Lotto results: Lotto Tue 30th July 2024. Numbers drawn were 22, 25, 29, 30. No winner. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Shane Murphy, Declan Healy, Johnnny Maunsell, Thomas White, Tommy Reidy. Our next draw will be tomorrow night (Tuesday) and the jackpot will be €2,450. 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 John Kearney and his family on the passing last week of his grandmother Mary Kearney (nee O’Connor) Abbeydorney. May she rest in peace.
Wedding Bells: Congratulations to our club’s juvenile secretary Johnny Quaid and his bride Grace Madden who got married last Thursday. We wish them all the very best in their future together.
All-Ireland Senior Championship (Ladies): Congratulations to the Kerry Ladies team and management on their impressive win in the All-Ireland final yesterday. We as a club are incredibly proud of our players Deirdre, Mary, Bríd, Eilís & Jadyn and the part they all played in this brilliant win. Hopefully its only the first of many titles for them. Congratulations too to all those in our club who have coached these 5 girls since they began playing football.
Hurling: It was a wonderful day for Abbeydorney hurlers yesterday too when they defeated Ballyduff to win their first County Championship title in 50 years. Congratulations to everyone involved, especially the lads who play football with Na Gaeil.
Bingo: Na Gaeil Bingo tonight (Monday) at 8pm sharp. Our Mini Accumulater Jackpot House is worth €390 in 59 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.
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 this month. 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.
U7s: New members are always welcome.
U15 Boys: Well done to our U15A team who defeated Laune Rangers last Wednesday in the Division 1 Central Region semi-final. Unfortunately our U15B lost to the same opposition.
Minor Co. Championship: Tonight (Monday) the Keane’s Supervalu Minor County Championship 2024 kicks off. Good luck to the St. Brendan’s Board team who will be taking on South Kerry in Waterville at 7pm. There are a number of Na Gaeil lads involved in the team.
Senior Men: Round 2 of Club Championship, played in Dingle, Saturday evening last. Final score Dingle 1–17 (4 Geaneys 1–15), Na Gaeil 0–06. Give us the Geaneys, or at least drop them, and we will play again. Played in a very cold breeze we never really got to grips with a physically stronger Dingle outfit that were much more clinical in their finishing and stronger in the back. We won the throw in per Diarmuid and Morgan but try as we could we were unable to force any gaps in which to attempt a score. Our forwards were retaining the ball and had some good movement outside the D that included Goggin, Devine, Sean Barrett, Diarmuid and Andrew. We tried a shot after 3 minutes that was forced wide by some excellent defending. We won the kickout but again we were kept at bay, outside the D, resulting in another wide after 4 minutes. Again, we had the ball for long periods but finished with a wide on 6 minutes after some good defending by stronger backs. We forced a 45 after 10 minutes but dropped the effort short. For those 10 minutes we played very well all over the field with centre field sending in some great ball which was met by a rock-solid defence. Our defence played excellently with the result that Dingle had no clear shot at goal. On the 12th minute Conor Geaney pointed a free. We replied with a wide on 13. From there to half time Dingle scored 1–07 to 0–02 for us. Dara Devine pointed a free on 24, the only scorable free that a very disciplined Dingle gave away, and Diarmuid got a fine point from play just before half time. Half time Dingle 1–08, Na Gaeil 0–02. Playing with the slight breeze we managed to get off a few shots in the second half. Dara Devine got a point from play after some good passing with the final pass coming from Morgan. Jack Bourke got a point on 3 minutes following a good pass from Peter Doyle. Dara Devine scored from a free on 13 minutes. Kieran got our final score on 23 following some good play by Jack Doyle. Dingle carried on as in the first half leaving the final score Dingle 1–17, Na Gaeil 0–06. We, once again, played with a very depleted side with many of our regular seniors away for various reasons. We can take heart from the fact that the whole panel gave 100% and there were a lot of positives for the management to work on. Referee Brendan Griffin and his team were invisible for the hour. No drama. Good job. Round 3 will see us host Dr. Crokes next Saturday at 4pm.
Senior Ladies: Unfortunately last Monday our senior ladies lost to Scartaglen in Round 3 of the County League.
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.
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.
