Club Notes 16th September 2024
Lotto results: Lotto Tue 10th September 2024. Numbers drawn were 12, 12, 16, 31.No winner. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Cathy Carey, Eddie Sheehy, Declan Healy, Maria O’Neill, Mag Shanahan. Our next draw will be tomorrow night (Tuesday) and the jackpot will be €2,750. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto
RIP: Our sincere sympathy to the Clear and O’Connor families on the sad passing of Siobháin Clear (nee O’Connor) last week. May she rest in peace.
Bingo: Tonight, Monday 16th, our Mini Accumulater Jackpot House will be worth €250 in 45 calls. We also have Split-the-Bucket and a raffle at half time. Starting time is 8pm sharp. 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.
Hospice Coffee Morning: Margaret Doody has advised that a coffee morning in aid of Kerry Hospice will be held in Na Gaeil on Sunday 29th Sept. from 10am to 12pm. Please support this very worthy cause.
Wedding bells: Congratulations to our senior player Kieran O’Donovan and his wife Orla on their wedding last week. We wish them a long & happy life together.
Fé 11: Well done to our u11 boys team who put on a great display of football against Churchill last Thursday evening in Killeen.
Fé 13 cailíni: Comhghairdeas to our u13 girls team who defeated Knock/Brosna last night in the quarter-final of the u13 County Championship. Their semi-final will be played next Sunday. Time and venue TBC.
Fé 14: Last Saturday our u14 boys took part in the annual Lee Strand Tournament in Connolly Park. The lads topped their group following wins over Ballymac and Na Piarsaigh but then went down to Austin Stacks in the semi-final.
Fé 15: The u15 Central Region Division 1 final will go ahead at 7pm in Austin Stack Park next Wednesday (18th) featuring Na Gaeil and Austin Stacks. Go n-éirí libh!
Fé 17 cailíní: Good luck to our u17 girls who will host Kerins O’Rahillys on Wednesday in the County Championship at 6.30pm.
Senior Men: Round 1 of the Garvey’s SuperValu County Championship took place last Saturday night in Austin Stack Park where our opponents were Shannon Rangers. A first minute free from Dara Devine gave Na Gaeil an early lead but Rangers levelled on the 7th minute following a point from their full forward Jack Kennelly. Rangers enjoyed a lot of possession in the first quarter but kicked multiple wides. A Dara Devine free on 13 minutes put Na Gaeil ahead 2-1 before 2 frees from Rangers either side of a Darragh Reen point from play levelled the game at 3 points each after 20 minutes. The final 10 minutes of the half were shaded by Na Gaeil with points from Dara Devine (free), Dan Goggin and Peter Doyle to 2 points from our opponents leaving Na Gaeil ahead 6-5 at halftime. Unfortunately for us Shannon Rangers dominated the early minutes of the 2nd half, especially around midfield, and added 4 points on the trot. Peter Doyle then cut the gap to 2 with still plenty time remaining. But it wasn’t to be our night. Kennelly scored another for Rangers and 2 minutes later they struck for a killer goal to leave them with a 6 points advantage. From there there was going to be no way back for our lads. A late goal from Dan Goggin and a Mark Lynch free were only consolation scores as Shannon Rangers ran out winners by 1-13 to 1-9. Next Saturday in Round 2 we hope for a better outcome when we take on Spa in Milltown at 4pm.
Changes to Car Park: We would like to make patrons aware of the new wheelchair accessible parking bays and the yellow box for ambulance parking which have been added to the club’s car parks recently. Please keep them free at all times for people who need them.
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 the 3 lines in the top right hand corner. Select “About” then “Results over the Years”.
Hire the Hall: The hall in the clubhouse is available for parties or other events. Please email nagaeilclubhouse@gmail.com if you’d like to make a booking.
Na Gaeil cycle club: Cycle each Saturday at 9.30am and Wednesdays at 6.30pm 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.
