North Kerry football in 2016: facts and figures

A short summary of the 92nd year of football in North Kerry, our leagues started in February with five divisions, and a huge thank you to our sponsor Con McCarthy of McCarthy Insurance Listowel for his support of all divisions the winners were as follows Division 1 Awarded to Tarbert Division 2 Ballylongford Division 3 Listowel Emmets B Division 4 Finuge B Division 5 Brosna B Minor Leagues Division 1 St Senans Division 2 Castleisland Desmonds

Cups

INTERMEDIATE Cup: Ballydonoghue B Junior Cup: St Senans Novice Cup: Brosna B

Championships

SENIOR Championship went to Ballydonoghue for their eighth time in the club’s history to bridge the gap from 1992 to present day. Man of the Match went to Ballydonoghue’s Paul Kennelly.

Minor Championship

DIVISION 2 went to Ballylongford/ Asdee and we are down to Division 1 Final were Listowel Emmets will play St Senans on Sunday January 15 at 2pm

Under 21

THE U-21 Championship is at quarter-final stage and will kick off on Saturday, January 7 at 2pm

Ballylongford/Asdee/Beale v Brosna/Knocknagoshel Venue: Duagh

Finuge v Castleisland Desmonds: Venue: Brosna

Ballydonoghue v Listowel Emmets: Venue: Con Brosnan Park, Moyvane

Moyvane/Tarbert v St Senans: Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel

Thanks to McElligott Oils Asdee for their very kind sponsorship of Coiste na nÓg and man of the match at all underage finals.

Scor

AT the minute Scór na nÓg is at the Munster Final stage where in .Instrumental Music - Ballydonoghue, representing North Kerry Football are through to the Munster Final. The musicians are Alan Foley, Aoife Lynch, Ryan O’Neill, Roisin Kissane, Caoimhe Barry.

The Munster Finals of Scór na nÓg will take place at the Community Centre, Ovens, County Cork, on Sunday, January 8 at 2pm

Moving on to Scor Sinsear and the County Finals of Scor Sinsear sponsored by Estuary Print, Ballylongford, will be held in Bunscoil Mhuire gan Smál, Castleisland, on Saturday, February 18 at 8pm with the County Finals in the Quiz at the same venue with a starting time of 6pm.

Scór na bPáistí

SEMI-FINALS for North of the County which will include North Kerry Football, North Kerry Hurling, West Kerry, Castleisland District and Tralee/St. Brendans with Saturday, March 11 pencilled in Venue to be confirmed County Finals on Sunday, March 26 at the Foilmore Community Centre, 2pm with the Quiz County Finals 11am to be held at a separate venue to be confirmed.

Thanks

THANKS to all our the clubs who have helped during 2016, to Chairman Billy Enright a huge thank you for all the work you have put into North Kerry Football and for being a guiding figure always honest and fair during our five years together.

Also to fellow officer Maurice Mannix for all the work he has done at underage level and filling in for PRO and Secretary duties throughout the year.