Na Gaeil GAA Club News

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Lotto results: Lotto Tue 9th April 2024. Numbers drawn were 4, 13, 17, 21. No winner. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Moira Godley, Shane Murphy, Margaret O’Shea, Barry O’Donoghue, Christina Donovan. Our next draw will be tomorrow night and the jackpot will be €1,650. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto

Bingo: Na Gaeil Bingo tonight at 8pm sharp. Our Mini Accumulater Jackpot House tonight is €230 in 43 calls. We also have a Raffle and Split the Bucket at half time. Bus available on (087) 2817577. Over 18s only. Hope to see you all there for an excellent night out.

Volunteers: The club are looking for people to help out at bingo on Monday nights. If you can spare 2 hours every 5 or 6 weeks then Niamh (087-9863667) would be delighted to have you on board.

Scór: Yesterday saw the end of Na Gaeil’s Scór journey for this year. Helen Sugrue put on a stellar performance at the Munster final in Newport, Co. Tipperary, with a wonderful recitation. Her engaging stage presence and faultless performance had the audience captivated. We are extremely proud to have such a wonderful ambassador representing our club! We will resume our Scór journey once again in the autumn.

Scór: Scór is very much a ’niche’ activity within Na Gaeil. Of course we’re first & foremost a football club, but Scór is the cultural arm of the GAA and is a really great thing to be involved in – especially for kids. It gives them confidence & is good fun! If you’re reading this & think you might like your child to be involved, please contact Margaret at 086 0855008. Or better again, if you’re a parent with maybe something to offer to our small but enthusiastic Scór committee, please get in touch…

Primary Game: Best wishes to Na Gaeil lads Andy Costello & Ben O’Sullivan who have been selected to play in the Primary Game at halftime in the Kerry V Cork Munster senior semi-final next Saturday in Fitzgerald Stadium.

Kerry (Ladies) Munster Championship: Good luck to the Kerry Ladies, especially Deirdre Kearney, Mary O’Connell, Bríd O’Connor, Eilís O’Connor and Jadyn Lucey, when they face Tipperary in Round 1 of the Munster Senior Championship next Saturday in Fitzgerald Stadium at 1.45pm.

Kerry (Men) Munster Championship: Next Saturday v Cork at 4pm in Fitzgerald Stadium. Good luck to Diarmuid, Stefan & Damien.

Kerry Hurling: Good luck to the Kerry senior hurlers, especially the Na Gaeil lads, when they take on Westmeath in Round 1 of the Joe McDonagh Cup next Sunday at 2pm. Venue TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar.

Kerry U20s: Well done to the Kerry u20’s who defeated Clare last Wednesday night in Round 1 of  Phase 2 of the Munster u20 Championship. Next Wednesday they’re in Páirc Uí Chaoimh to take on Cork at 7pm.

Return of underage training 2024: Our juveniles are back in training for the 2024 season. Contact details for the various age groups are as follows: U5’s – Denis Sugrue (087) 2808719. U7’s – Shane Moriarty (086) 8380434. U9s – Bryan O’Mahony 087 9585331. New members are always welcome and can contact the relevant team coach above.

U5 Training: Great session yesterday morning with the under 5s..worked hard on everything, kicking, catching, bouncing. Great progress being made,,,and again a big thanks to coaches and parents

U7 Training: Our U7’s group practiced their handpassing, soloing, hook kicking and finished with two games yesterday morning. Thanks to all the players and coaches for an enjoyable morning. We will let you all know later in the week whether we return to Killeen next Sunday or remain in the Sports Complex. Keep up the great work and don’t forget to practice during the week.

U11 Boys Training: Well done to our under 11 boys who had an intense training session yesterday morning in the MTU. We hope to return to our home soil on Sunday next where we will take on Ballymac in the next game of the county league.

U15A Boys: Wednesday 10th April saw the start to the County League for our U15 A team away to Kilcummin. With the adverse weather over recent weeks preparations were hampered, but the boys in green fielded a committed team and took on the challenge head on.

Playing against the wind in the first half, the hosts capitalised pinning us in and registering some fine scores. At the break we trailed by 2-8 to 0-6 with Shane O’Donovan impressing on the forty. A half time rejig helped and Na Gaeil came out of the blocks.

Eoin Tansley broke from wing back to score a fantastic goal. Ben O’Sullivan made a terrific save from a Kilcummin penalty. Despite a huge effort from Darragh O’Callaghan, Danny Brick and Gearóid Moynihan, we couldn’t quite get parity and despite putting massive pressure on at the finish of the game, three points separated the sides at the finish. Kilcummin 2-10, Na Gaeil 1-10.

Seán O’Connell, Donncha Hartnett, Gearóid Moynihan, Eoghan Behan, Eoin Tansley, Maurice Costello, Ruadh O’Brien, Darragh O’Callaghan, Jacob Drzymala, Joseph Field, Shane O’Donovan, David Buckley, Danny Brick, Tom Slattery, Eoghan Daly, Ruairí Lacey, Aaron Donovan, James Kelly, Ben O’Sullivan, Jake Barrett.

U15B Boys: Our U15 B team got their County League campaign under way last Thursday evening with a trip to Laune Rangers. Na Gaeil started brightly chipping over some lovely scores through good work from Joseph Field, David Buckley and Aaron Donovan. At half time we led by the minimum.

The second half was a terrific contest and both teams contributed to an exciting match. With two minutes left on the clock Andy Costello rattled the net to give Na Gaeil the lead. However our hosts responded in style a scored 1-1 in injury time to take the spoils.

A terrific team performance were the standouts were Joseph Field, Danny Brick, and Eoghan Behan, Jake Barrett and debutant Finn Murphy. Laune Rangers 4-9, Na Gaeil 3-9.

Ben O’Sullivan, Rhys O’Connor, Eoghan Behan, Seán O’Connell, Jake Barrett, Ruadh O’Brien, Finn Murphy, Joseph Field, Danny Brick, Ethan Doyle, David Buckley, James Kelly, Aaron Donovan, Eoin Hannon, Ruairí Lacey, Kieran Fealy, Jonathan Sheehy, Eoghan Daly, Luca Cronin, Andy Costello

Minor Co. League: Well done to our u17 boys team who defeated Firies last Monday night in the Co. League Division 4 semifinal. They will face Cordal in the Div. 4 final at a later date.

Senior Men: In Round 4 of the Credit Union Co. League Division 2 our lads will be on the road again as they take on Castleisland Desmonds on Sunday at 2pm.

Girls Training: Na Gaeil Ladies juveniles (u8/u10/u12) are back training for the new season. New members are always welcome. For more information contact Eddie on 087-6791460.

U18 Girls: Our minor girls started their Co. League Div. 4 campaign last Wednesday with a win over Firies. In Round 2 tomorrow night the girls will be away to Moyvane/Duagh at 7.30pm in Knockanure.

Senior Ladies: Our senior ladies lost out to Southern Gaels yesterday in Round 2 of the Credit Union Donal Curtin Cup in Waterville on a scoreline of 2-5 to 1-2. Next up is a home game against Corca Dhuibhne next Sunday at 12.15pm.

Big Screen: All National Football league and championship games will be shown live on the big screen in the bar throughout the season.

Sponsorship Opportunity: If you have a business and would like to promote it with Na Gaeil we have various sponsorship packages available to suit all budgets. Enquiries to Donal (087-2577729) or Terry (086-8293261) or Colm (087-9080465) or Mike (086-2440158) or any member of the club Executive.

Club History: During the year Michael Golden spent many hours putting together a list of notable club results & other information about the club since its foundation in 1978. This can now be found on our website (www.nagaeil.ie). Click on “Club News” then “Weekly notes” and select ”Old results by Michael Golden”.

Kerry (Men) Munster Minor Championship 2024: Quarter-final v Cork on 30th April 2024 at a Kerry venue.

Hire the Hall: The hall in the clubhouse is available for parties or other events. Please emailnagaeilclubhouse@gmail.com if you’d like to make a booking.

Na Gaeil cycle club: Cycle each Saturday at 9.30am from Na Gaeil club. Everyone is welcome to come for a nice friendly cycle.

Cards: The weekly 45 card game is held every Wednesday night starting at 9pm. Everyone is welcome.

Notes: If you’d like anything included in the club’s weekly notes please send it to me at pro.nagaeil.kerry@gaa.ie before 9am on Monday and I’ll do my best to include it.

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