Draw made for the O’Donoghue Cup

THE draws for the 2017 East Kerry Championships were made on Friday night in the Gleneagle Hotel and threw up interesting pairings.

In the O’Donoghue Cup East Kerry Senior Championship, sponsored by the Aquila Club, Gleneagle Hotel, three teams get a bye to the quarter-finals. These are the previous years finalists, who get an automatic bye to the quarter finals and the third bye is determined by draw.

Teams with players on the Kerry Senior team are entered into the draw but teams eliglble to play in the Fr Galvin Cup Intermediate championship are not eligible for this draw.

This meant that Legion and Kilcummin were in the draw for the third bye and it was Legion were drawn. The round 1 pairings are as follows: Fossa V Firies, Listry V Kilcummin, Scartaglen V Cordal, Currow V Gneeveguilla, Spa V Glenflesk. Rathmore, Dr Crokes, Legion have byes.

Since none of these pairings are repeats of last year’s games, the first named team has home venue. The quarter finals see the winner Spa /Glenflesk host Rathmore, the winner Scartaglen/Cordal at home to the winners Currow / Gneeveguilla. Dr Crokes host the winners Listry/Kilcummin and the winners Fossa/Firies are at home to Legion.

The draw for the Fr Galvin Cup East Kerry Intermediate Championship, sponsored by the Aquila Club, Gleneagle Hotel Preliminary Round game sees Cordal at home to Fossa. The semi-finals are Firies V Winners Cordal/Fossa and Listry are at home to Scartaglen.

Finally, in the O’Sullivan Cup East Kerry Junior Championship sponsored by Killarney Carpets & Furniture Centre first round draws are Listry V Cordal, Dr Crokes V Currow, Rathmore V Legion, Spa V Glenflesk, Fossa V Scartaglen. Firies, Kilcummin, Gneeveguilla – Byes.

All games will be fixed for the first available dates.

East Region U14 League

THE East Region U14 league promises great games. Round 1 which is fixed for Monday June 19 sees Dr Crokes at home to Glenflesk, Kenmare host Fossa and Firies entertain Currow in Division 1 A.

While in division 1B Kilcummin host Killarney Legion, Listry/Keel play Beaufort in Listry and Kilgarvan/Tuosist have a bye. Group C, Division 3 sees Gneeveguilla at home to Rathmore, Dr Crokes B host Spa and Cordal/Scartaglin have a bye.

Clubs (home club for any game) are reminded to send results to East Kerry Coiste na nÓg immediately after games to Sheila O’Mahony 085 7524307 or Louise Moriarty proeastkerry@gmail.com Best of luck to all teams in the league.

Best of luck

VERY best of luck to East Kerry Under 14 team and management in the County U14 divisional championship final on Wednesday night and to Eoghan Ruadh team and management in the Plate Championship. Go n-éirí an t-adh libh