Lotto results: Lotto Tue 23rd July 2024. Numbers drawn were 2, 12, 13, 14. No winner. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Louis Byrne, Claire Kelly, Kitty Moynihan, Tom Rice, Liz Heaphy. Our next draw will be tomorrow night (Tuesday) and the jackpot will be €2,400. 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 (Monday) at 8pm sharp. Our Mini Accumulater Jackpot House is worth €380 in 58 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.
Na Gaeil Abrew: Our new Coffee Dock will be open during matches and some training sessions over the summer serving tea, coffee and snacks. Club lotto tickets will also be on sale there. Cash and card payments accepted.
All-Ireland Senior Championship (Ladies): Best wishes to our girls Deirdre, Mary, Bríd, Eilís & Jadyn and the Kerry Ladies in the All-Ireland Final next Sunday in Croke Park v Galway. Hopefully it will be third time lucky for the girls as they aim to end the 31 year wait for the return of the Brendan Martin Cup.
Hurling: Good luck to Abbeydorney in the Garvey’s Supervalu Senior Hurling Championship final next Sunday against Ballyduff.
Rowing: Congratulation to former player Seán Morris who has been selected to row in the stroke seat of the Irish Men’s Junior 4x team in the Junior Rowing Worls Championships in Canada in August. It’s a brilliant achievement for Seán and we wish him every success.
Underage training 2024: Contact details for the various age groups in Na Gaeil 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. Just contact the relevant team coach above.
Club Summer Camp: Our annual Campa Samhraidh Peile will be held this year from Aug 5th to 9th for children aged between 5 and 13 and places are filling up fast. The camp will run from 10am until 2pm each day. The cost is €45 for 1 child, €80 for 2 children from the same family while 3 or more children from the same family will cost €105. The link to register is: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG
U5s: Yesterday our u5s had their last training before our summer break. They worked on improving their kicking and soloing with both legs.
U7s: New members are always welcome.
U11 Boys: Our u11 boys will be away to Kerins O’Rahillys in the Central Region competition next Thursday at 6.30pm in Ballyrickard.
U15 Boys: Well done to our U15A team who defeated An Ghaeltacht last Wednesday by 4-12 to 1-6 in Division 1 of the Central Region competition.
U16 Girls: Despite a great effort by our young team we were defeated by Beaufort last Thursday in the County League.
U17 Boys: Unfortunately our u17 lads went down to St. Michaels Foilmore/Skellig Rangers in the Club Championship Shield final in Cromane last Monday.
Senior Men: Last Saturday night our Senior men took on Milltown/Castlemaine in Round 1 of the Senior Club Championship in Austin Stack Park. The first half was evenly contested with never more than 2 points between the sides. The pick of the scores was a neat point from Dan Goggin following a slick move involving Diarmuid O’Connor, Andrew Barry and Enda O’Connor. Jack Bourke was very much to the fore in that first half helping himself to 3 points, one from a mark. A point each from Dara Devine, the impressive Kieran O’Connor and Oisin O’Brien kept the scoreboard ticking over but it was wind-assisted Milltown/Castlemaine who went in at halftime ahead by 10 points to 8. A swift start to the second half by our lads led to a pointed free from Dara Devine and another mark from Jack Bourke to level the match. A pointed free from Milltown/Castlemaine was cancelled out by another point from Jack Bourke from play. Neither team managed a score for the next 8 minutes until Jack Doyle kicked a great score to put Na Gaeil ahead for only the second time in the game. The game was in the balance at this stage and the next few minutes were probably where the game was lost. In the space of 5 minutes our lads twice went for goal when maybe a point was the better option. We also kicked an effort into the Milltown/Castlemaine keeper’s hands. Eventually two frees and a point from play by Dara Devine were matched by 4 from our opponents to leave the sides level after 29 minutes. Milltown/Castlemaine got the next point to edge ahead once more with the game in injury time. From the kickout Diarmuid O’Connor drove at the Milltown/Castlemaine defence and shot from 40m out. It looked to be the equaliser but the umpire waved it wide. Again our lads won the kickout and gained a 45m free. Diarmuid O’Connor stepped up to take it only for the ball to come back off the upright and the referee blew the final whistle. Despite the loss it was a great display by our lads considering how depleted our team was on the night. Next Saturday the lads will be away to Dingle in Round 2. Final score: Na Gaeil 0-15, Milltown/Castlemaine 0-16. Team: Jack Rodgers, Ryan O’Neill, Damien Bourke, Seán Barrett, Oisín O’Brien, Andrew Barry, Jack Doyle, Diarmuid O’Connor, Enda O’Connor, Peter Doyle, Kieran O’Connor, Kieran O’Donovan, Jack Bourke, Dara Devine, Dan Goggin. Subs: John Kearney, Mark Lynch, Kevin O’Donoghue, Oisín O’Sullivan, Liam Óg Kingston, Seamus Looney, Shane Kelly, Shawn Duggan, Rory Reen, Aaron Dewey, Shane Daly, Tadhg Reen, Fergal Barry.
Senior Ladies: Last Monday our senior ladies lost/beat Rathmore in the second round of the Senior League. Tonight (Monday) will see us take on Scartaglen in Killeen at 7.30pm in Round 3.
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.
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.
Big Screen: The Ladies All-Ireland Final will be shown live on the big screen in the bar next Sunday.
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”.
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.
