GRASSROOTS
HOLLYWOOD
The next Hollywood GAA lotto club draw will be held on Thursday, August 17, at 7.30 pm in The Hollywood Inn for a jackpot of €11,000. Thanks for your continued support and good luck.
The Hollywood Fair is on this weekend, for a list of events go to the hollywoodfair.com/events
BLESSINGTON
Senior – Our Seniors played Tinahely in the last game of the Renault Senior Football Championship Group A Round 4 on Saturday in Joule Park, Aughrim.
This was a must-win game for the lads and they didn’t disappoint. Blessington won on a scoreline of 1-15 to 0-4.
They face St Pat’s in the quarters. Balto will face Eire Og. Arklow will face Avondale. Kiltegan will face the winners of Annacurra against Rathnew. The losers of Annacurra and Rathnew join Newtown, Bray, Tinahely and Coolkenno in the Keating Trophy. The lads will play Bray in the league on Tuesday at home 7.30pm.
Junior B - Our Junior B team played Kiltegan away in the championship on Thursday and drew. Kiltegan 3-03, Blessington 1-09. Scorers for Blessington: Adam Boland 0-6, Peter O’Connell 1-0, Stephen Carroll 0-2 and Sean Mescall 0-1.
The lads now are up against Hollywood at home in a must win game at home on Thursday, August 17, at 7.30pm. Please support the lads.
Senior Ladies – Hard luck to our Senior ladies who lost by two points to Clara in Laragh on Saturday.
However, all is not lost. As three teams tied for second the group is decided by score difference between the tied teams.
The group standings are 1. AGB. 2. Blesso. 3, Bray. 4. Clara. Senior semi-finals: St Pats v AGB; Blesso v Tinahely. Senior B finals: Balto v Clara and Valleymount v Bray.
The ladies travelled from Laragh following their game to support the lads.
Under-16 girls – The girls will played Clann na Gael in the championship in Kilmac on Tuesday, August 15.
Under-12 girls – What a win for our under-12 girls White team at home to AGB tonight absolutely brilliant performance, 4-15 to 3-0. Super start to the championship so proud girls keep it up now. Thanks a mil to the under-10s that joined the squad they were fantastic.
Excellent team performance but a deserved player of the match went to Ella Richardson super stuff.
Physio - Physio on Wednesday at 7pm in the clubhouse. €5 donation. Players training will have first preference.
G4M&O - Training Wednesday as normal 7pm to 8pm. For more information contact Michelle 086 3734748, Sinead 086 2446510 or Kevin on 087 6123202.
G4M are going to hold an Open Day and Cake Sale on Saturday, September 9, at the pitch from 9.30am to 12 noon. G4M blitz is scheduled for Saturday, September 23.
Juvenile – For upcoming fixtures, pictures and pitch rota please see our website and Facebook page.
Go Games under-7s and under-9s– Valleymount on Saturday, August 19 at 11am.
Under-11s – Home v AGB on Wednesday, August 16, at 7.15pm. Under-11s (B) away v Kilbride/Lacken 7.30pm.
Under-15s – Home v An Tochar on Wednesday, August 16 at 7.15pm.
Under-17s – Match v Clara Gaels now on August 21. Date and Time TBC.
Wicklow under-15s – Well done to the squad who took part in the Adam Mangan Memorial blitz in Offaly on Sat urday. T
he lads overcame Limerick, Galway and Wexford to reach the final against Carlow. The lads were unlucky to lose by three points.
This is a great bunch of hardworking lads and well done to them. We had two lads on the panel – Jake O’Kelly and Oisin Brogan. Well done to all.
Hurl repairs - Hurley repairs - €5 a fix, €2/hoop. Contact Ciarán 085 7145288.
Lotto – No winner of lotto jackpot. Jackpot now €3,000. Next draw in Bealin’s on August 22. 13 matched 3 numbers and win €25 each. Jack Broe c/o Chris Broe x 2 Sean Dalby c/o Pat Molloy James Kelly c/o Anto Murphy Sheila Bohan c/o Steven Pa Brophy Lisa Charles Dac/Jafa c/o Nora Nolan Fergus Daly Nicole Bell McDonnell Steve McManus Michelle/Mark Richardson Sinead Clow.
Tickets are from players, committee members and in shops and pubs around the town.
Don’t miss a draw again and sign up for Direct Debit. Contact Noelle McGarr 087 7460327 or Arthur Hennessy for details 087 2396157. Remember you can also play online by logging onto www.blessingtongaa.ie.
AFL International Cup - Well done to Molly Cullen (Irish Banshees) and Gavin Murray (Irish Warriors) in their wins in Melbourne. Molly won lady of the match on Wednesday against the European Crusaders.
Scór na nÓg – Blessington GAA will proudly host the Scór na nÓg on Friday, October 20. Scór is a GAA competition that combines all the colour and rivalry of Gaelic Games with the social/fun element of Ireland’s traditional past-times. The competition was established by the GAA in 1969 with the aim of promoting Ireland’s traditional pastimes and culture while offering club members the chance to meet up, have fun and represent their club during the winter months while football and hurling had ceased.
There are eight events/disciplines in Scór that cover all aspects of Irish culture: Figure/Céilí Dancing, Solo Singing, Ballad Group, Recitation/ Scéalaíocht, Léiriú Stáitse/Stage Presentation, Instrumental Music, Set Dancing and Table Quiz.
The competition is divided into two age levels, Scór na nÓg, for young people under 17 and Scór Sinsir, for those over 17.
Anyone interested in finding out more information can contact Catherine Behan on 087 1224019.
Clothing collection ongoing - collecting good quality second hand clothing suitable for re-use. Please fill as many black bin bags as you can – the more we collect, the more our club receives. If you are unable to bring them to the GAA Grounds we can arrange collection.
Please contact: John Magee Snr 086 871 7483 or Breda Brophy 087 225 3892. Thank you for your support.
Car parking – For those who use Blessington GAA Grounds the club has a REVERSE IN, DRIVE OUT policy.
This is for health and safety reasons. There is a lot of kids using our facilities and their safety is paramount.
Yes, it’s a pain but it must be done. You will make our parking attendants life a bit easier. The club are also implementing a NO PARKING section at the area immediately beside the astro. It would be great if all everyone would comply. It’s not easy to implement change.
Online shop – https://www.oneills.com/shopby-team/gaa/ireland/blessington-gaa.html
Remember to keep updated on what is happening in the Club log on www.blessingtongaa. ie and Blessington GAA on Facebook and on Twitter @blessingtongaa. If you wish to be on the Blessington GAA supporters text list, please text your name to 085 1607808.
AN TÓCHAR GAA
Cycling event for Strictly - Jane Pierce is running a fundraiser for her Strictly Campaign - Saturday, August 26, 20km/10km bike ride followed by BBQ at Raheen Farm (vegetarian options available).
All abilities welcome. €10 euro per person. Meet at Raheen Farm at 10am ...(parking available.) Please contact Jane on 085 8600710 if you would like to take part ...so the chef knows you are coming!
Clothes Bank: Our Clothes Bank has been emptied and is ready for re-filling.
However, we are in danger of losing this clothes bank, and therefore the income it generates for the Club, as soiled and unsuitable items are being placed in it.
Please note the list below of suitable and UNSUITABLE items.
Thank you for your support. And as always, please like and share this post. We are looking for Clothes (incl School Uniforms), Shoes, Bed Sheets & Linen, Belts, Bags, Soft Toys. Please DO NOT deposit duvets,pillows,rugs, soiled clothes or rubbish
Strictly Sugarloaf! If you have been looking for an excuse to climb Sugarloaf....here it is! As part of her “Strictly” fundraising for An Tóchar GAA, Rita Leacy is organising a walk up Sugarloaf on Wednesday, August 23, at 7pm. €5 per person. Family rates apply. Car park will be supervised. Light refreshments for all afterwards. Looking forward to seeing you all there.
NEWTOWN
Unfortunately there was another disappointing result in the Senior championship last weekend against Éire Óg. Newtown is now facing a relegation battle to remain in the Senior championship.
Our junior Magpies nursery resumes next Saturday and we are entering the final few weeks of this term. The nursery runs each Saturday at 10am on the pitch, the nursery is for kids aged 4-8 and great fun is had by all every week.
The under-7 and under-9s have two blitzes left to finish out the season one in Bray this Friday, August 18, and one in Ballinakill on Saturday, September 2. Both of these teams are training on Tuesdays at 6.30pm.
The under-11s are starting to gain a bit of momentum as players return from the holidays, they are playing Bray tonight at home and training is on Wednesdays at 7pm.
The under-13s are doing well in the league and although beaten by Annacurra recently we still remain in the top four play-off places they train on Mondays at 6.30pm.
The under-8 and 0 girls train Wednesdays at 6.30pm. The under-12 girls were away to Baltinglass for the first match of the championship and even though the girls were beaten they kept going till the end and never gave up, their next match is at home to Blessington. Training continues every Tuesday and Friday at 7pm.
The under-14 girls are due to play Tinahely in the championship next week however there is no date confirmed as yet, training is Mondays and Thursdays at 7pm.
The under-16 girls were beaten by Baltinglass in a game which they were well in however they didn’t make the most of their chances while on top.
Despite missing a few girls on the night we gave a good account of ourselves on our first game in the top flight, training has been stepped up and we really need everybody to attend all sessions. Next match is at home to AGB tomorrow night at 7.30pm.
If you need more info about any of our juvenile teams please give Shay a ring on 087 2699620.
There is a good stock of club gear now available to buy for any enquiries regarding club gear please contact Amy at 086 3332195.
All at Newtown GAA send get well soon wishes to Newtown GAA stalwart and legend Eamon Doyle who is recovering at home after a stay in hospital, wishing you the speediest of recovery’s Eamon.
Three winners took home €70 each after matching three lotto numbers, the jackpot however rolled over to €5,200 this week. Numbers drawn were 7, 17, 19, and 22.
KILBRIDE
Get all club news on our club Facebook page. Kilbride GAA Lotto. No winner last night, Numbers drawn: 1, 8, 12, and 30.
Nest draw Sunday, August 20, and the jackpot will be €2,600. €20 winners: Joyce, Stephen Cummins, John Sheedy, Sean Blake, and Mary Lambe.
Kilbride Lacken Juvenile Club News - Go Games blitz in Valleymount for under-7 and under-9 teams next Saturday, August 19, in Valleymount at 10.30am, training starts back next Monday as usual at 6.30pm.
Men’s team play Saturday, August 19, at Aughrim, Boom Platform Hire Junior A Championship Newcastle v Kilbride 5pm .
Ladies team play semi-final of Junior B championship in Greystones on Friday, August 25, at 8pm against Eire Og.
BALTINGLASS
No winner of our lotto jackpot last week. Numbers were 3, 13, 19, and 29. Winners of match three won €35 each. Jackpot is now €17,200. Draw will be held on Monday, August 14.
Thank you for your continued support and don’t forget you can play online at www.baltinglassgaaclub.com.
Our under-10 girls were in Fingallians for their annual under-10 girls blitz at the weekend. The girls played Duleek /Bellewstown Meath in their first match and lost in a tight game. They then played St Pats Stamullen Meath and won comfortably.
The girls’ third game was against the hosts Fingallians Dublin and in another very tight game lost out 1-02 to 0-04.
The fourth game before lunch was against St Mary’s Donore in Meath and our girls played with great heart to come out on top.
So with two wins and two narrow defeats they found themselves 3rd in their group.
They went on to play the third placed team from Group 2 Mattock Rangers from Collon in Meath and won to be named as third place. Well done to all girls who represented the club so well and showed excellent skill and teamwork in all games.
Plenty of championsip action last weekend with our Senior ladies, Senior men and Junior A men all out. First were our ladies on Friday night who lost out to Tinahely on a scoreline of Tinahely 3-17, Baltinglass 2-04. Well done to Marie Kealy 0-1, Kelly Keane 0-1.Evelyn Deans 0-1, Maggie Nolan 2-1 all getting on the scoreboard.
The girls will now go on to play Clara in the Senior B semi-final.
Next up were out Junior A men on Saturday evening who came away with a win of 0-15 to 1-5 against St Pats.
Our Senior men rounded off the weekend with a draw against Rathnew in a great game of team work and fantastic scoring. Our Senior men will face Eire Og next in the Senior quarter-finals.
Some off the GAA pitch successes this week also for our juvenile members: Well done to Robert McHugh on coming tied fifth in the Titleist Footjoy Leinster Boys U13 series final in Dun Laoighre.
And well done to Jack Kenny, Jamie Furlong and Dean Kelly from our under-13 boys team who have been away since Wednesday representing Carlow & District League in the Galway Cup. Jamie is playing with the under-13 Carlow team who finished third overall in the 2004 Elite section.
This is the highest a Carlow team of this age has ever finished. Jack and Dean are on the under-12 who remained undefeated all week and today won the Shield final against Kerry 4-1.
Keep up the hard work in all your sporting achievements boys.
Last few days for the Super Valu competition ‘Behind the Ball’ to win some footballs for the club, closing date is August. 17Don’t forget to pop you receipt in our slot! Thank you to all who have donated their receipts so far.
ASHFORD
Lotto results from Tuesday, August 8, for a jackpot of €3,200: Numbers drawn: 7, 26, 27, and 28.
Match threes: Kerri Higgind c/o Shay; Glenn O’ Gorman c/o Trina; Ann Mitchell c/o T Glynn; Phil Glynn c/o T Glynn.
After a very encouraging first half our Intermediate team gave way to Donard-Glen in Aughrim last Sunday. Final score was 2-06 to 2-15.
Meanwhile the Junior team had a great victory over Fergal Og in Ashford last Thursday on a scoreline of 4-09 to 1-11. Next up is an away trip to Stratford.
From Tuesday, August 15 to Friday, August 18, the Ashford Summer Camp takes place from 10am to 2 pm. Cost is €45 per child with reductions for siblings.
On Saturday, August 19, in conjunction with Centra, Ashford GAA are hosting a Fun Day and Grand Opening of our new clubhouse - Face painting, Funfair rides, Go- Games, Bar-B-Que etc.
The Sam Maguire and Liam McCarthy cups will be on display. East Coast Radio will be in attendance. Action starts at 1.00pm. and everyone is invited along.
Our lotto will be going online soon. Further information to follow.
Further information on Ashford GAA activities can be found via Facebook and from our web page, www.ashfordgaa.com.
KNOCKANANNA
Lotto - Numbers drawn: 4, 6, 16, and 26. No match 3s. Lucky dips Ava Mai O’Keeffe, Sharon Byrne, Aine O’Keeffe, Abie Jacob. Sellers prize Willie O’Keeffe. Next week’s jackpot: €4,500.
Knockananna had a great win against Kilbride last Sunday morning in Knockananna, this win leaves us just two points away from promotion.
It was a very nervous start from the lads and didn’t register a score until the 10 minute from the boot of Paddy Byrne, this was after Kilbride took the lead with a well worked goal.
Lorcan Tyrrell rattled the Kilbride net before the break leaving the score 1-05 to 1-02 in favour of Knockananna at the break.
The second half continued in the same vein as the first with both sides trading points and it wasn’t until the introduction of Damien Byrne that we finally got a foothold in the game.
Damien is returning after three months out injured and he was soon back in the groove with brilliant foot passing and superbly taken goal.
Kevin Tyrrell also hit the net and this left us in a comfortable position with ten minutes left on the clock.
But Kilbride weren’t about to roll over and they dominated the remainder of the match scoring 1-02 with out reply leaving the full time score 3-08 to 2-08.
Next up is a winner take all game against Laragh in Aughrim on Saturday evening at 6.45 with a place in the quarter final of the championship up for grabs.
Friday night, August 25, Knockananna GAA club will launch their Super Draw in the Wagon Wheels.
Our top prize is three nights in the Killarney Heights Hotel with two evening meals, sponsored by Eileen Kehoe, formerly of Knockananna.
Also on the list is a €400 Christmas shopping voucher in the Fairgreen complex in Carlow town, an overnight stay in the Ashling Hotel in Dublin plus an evening meal.
In total we have 25 prizes to the value of €5,000. Our good friends in the Wicklow People will have the full details in next week’s edition as well as our Facebook page and parish newsletter. Tickets are priced at €10 each and will be on sale on the night of the launch.