A Minor matter in Croker
County Board PRO Leona Twiss with all the GAA news
WE wish the Kerry Minors and Peter Keane the best of luck as they take on Galway in the All Ireland Minor Final on Sunday.
The game throws in at 1pm and Seán Hurson will referee the game. This is a huge occasion for the players and their families. We hope to be welcoming them back to Kerry on Monday as All Ireland Minor Champions.
The Kerry GAA Supporters Club will take a bus to the All Ireland Minor Final and all seats must be booked by Thursday.
For booking please contact Donal O’Leary, John King or Martin Leane.
The Kerry minor team will be announced at 8pm Friday on the Kerry GAA website. Please support the minors by turning the county green and gold over the next few days!
County SFC
THE Garvey’s Senior football Championship began last weekend with four round 1 games on Saturday and 1 qualifier game on Sunday.
On Saturday, there were wins for Dr Crokes, Mid Kerry, South Kerry and Killarney Legion. On Sunday St Brendans beat West Kerry to earn their place in Round 1. This Saturday, the remaining four County Championship Round 1 games will be played.
Dingle face Shannon Rangers in Dingle, East Kerry will play St Brendans Board in Fitzgerald Stadium, Feale Rangers meet Kerins O’Rahillys in Listowel and in Connolly Park it’s Austin Stacks versus Kenmare District Board.
All games throw in at 5.30pm.
Clubs Forum
THE Chairperson and Secretary of all the clubs in Kerry (both hurling and football) are invited to attend a meeting with the County Board Chairman Tim Murphy and County Board Secretary Peter Twiss on Thursday, August 30 at 7.30pm in the Rose Hotel Tralee.
This meeting is an opportunity for Senior Officers in the Clubs along with Senior Officers of the County Board to meet and exchange views on all aspects of GAA activity in the county, with a particular emphasis on strengthening the link between the clubs and the board.
It is envisaged that this type of meeting will become a regular feature going forward with perhaps two meetings per year being organised.
The agenda for this meeting will include the following: fixtures, county / club players availability, finance, county strategic plan and an open forum.