KILCUMMIN

CREDIT UNION CO. LEAGUE DIV one – Austin Stacks 1-16 Kilcummin 2-10. This was a great performance from our senior team in Connolly Park on Saturday night. Played at a real championship pace we matched our illustrious opponents for the entire 60 minutes and at the end it took a great save and the crossbar to deny us a well-deserved league point. A point that would have a great influence on the final round of the Co. League. As it is we are depending on a highly unlikely win by Rahillys over Mitchells in the final round to give us the opportunity to maintain our Div one status. Credit is due to our players for a heart-warming performance and gives us confidence facing our championship games against Milltown/Castlemaine and Glenflesk in the coming month. Team Tommy Brosnan, Seán Brosnan, Damien O’Leary, William Maher, Daniel O’Leary, Gavin O’Connor, Daniel Moynihan, Shane McSweeney, Kevin Gorman, James Devane, Noel Duggan, Eric O’Connor, Chris O’Leary, Kevin McCarthy, Richie O’Connor. Subs used Philip Casey, Paul O’Riordan, Shane Smyth.

UNDER 11 BOYS – Play Rathmore away on August 21 at midday.

CONGRATULATIONS to Laura Teahan and Kate Maher on winning back to back All-Ireland titles at under-16 with Kerry. Well done to both players who each had great games. Well done also to the Kilcummin senior ladies on their recent 1-20 to 1-05 victory against Spa that sees them qualify for the Junior a final with date and venue to be confirmed. COMMUNITY GAMES Athlone was the venue this weekend for the National Finals of Community Games and we had 16 competitors representing Parish and County at this wonderful gathering. And what a weekend it was for our young under-12 music group who performed superbly to sweep to glory and bring six All-Ireland Gold Medals back to Kilcummin.

With Olwyn Evans on concertina, Julieanne Friel on guitar, Michael Healy and Ryan McGurl on tin whistle, Liam Kerrisk on accordion and Ewan Evans on tin whistle and mandolin, these young musicians gave perfect renditions of Frank Thorntons Highland and Chase me Charlie Slide and it was celebrations all around as Kilcummin and Kerry were announced as All-Ireland champions. Well done to all involved and a big Thank You to Grania Evans for her time and effort in preparing the group over the past few months.

Well done to out under-12 Singing Group who also put in a super performance but were outside the medals in a very competitive event. No doubt but Clare Culhane, Molly O’Connor, Amy Sexton, Kayla Shine and Ruth Doyle will benefit from the experience and many thanks to Lily Foley for her help in preparing this group.

Finally well done to our very young under-16 Music Group who performed perfectly but came up against some very experienced musicians in this competition. Four of this group of Claire Stagg, Shauna O’Leary, Kirill Healy, Liam Randles and Brandon Griffin are under age again next year. Many thanks to Stephen O’Leary for his work in preparing them.

Finally thanks to Marie O’Leary for her sterling work in co-ordinating events since competitions started last January – take a well-deserved break before preparations begin again for another season of Community Games. GAA LOTTO There was no winner on Sunday, August 14. Numbers drawn were 9, 20, 23, 24. Consolation prizes were €100 Phil Breen. €60 John Dunlea. €60 Marie Cronin. €30 A. Guerin and Mat O’Callaghan. €30 Olivia Lynch. Next Draw Monday, August 29. Jackpot now €5,500.