North Kerry Senior Hurling Championship dates fixed at Convention

THE Annual Convention of the North Kerry Hurling Board took place at Lixnaw last Thursday with the following officers elected: Chairman - Pat Dineen (Kilmoyley); Vice Chairman - Tommy O’Connor (St. Brendan’s); Secretary - Joe Walsh (Kilmoyley); Treasurers Paudie Dineen (Abbeydorney) & James O’Connor (Ballyheigue); Development Officer - Tom Lawlor (Ballyheigue); Cultural Officer - John Lucid (Ballyheigue); Fixtures Secretary - Timmy Weir (Abbeydorney); Children’s Officer - Fiona Casey (Causeway).

Dates for the 2018 North Kerry Senior championship: Round 1 on Friday, Aug 30, Semi-finals on Sept. 8 & 9 Final on Saturday, 22 Sept.

The Allianz Hurling League Division 2A series for the Kerry senior hurlers gets underway on this Sunday with an away game against London in McGovern Park, Ruislip in London with a 1pm throw-in. Kerry will have just two home games in the league - versus Carlow on Sunday, February 4 and against Meath (12.30pm) on Sunday, February 25 – as part of a double bill with the senior footballers, who play Galway. The away games will be against Kildare at Newbridge on Sunday, February 18 and in the last round of the League against Westmeath on Sunday, March 4. The top two teams after the league stages will contest the Final on Sunday, March 11.

Crotta O’Neill’s will hold a victory social on Friday week, February 2 at Ballyroe Heights Hotel to mark their 2017 County Minor Hurling Championship win. Causeway GAA Club will hold an U-21 & Intermediate Victory Social on the same night at McHale’s Stretford End in Causeway.

Abbeydorney will hold their Club Awards in their Clubhouse on Saturday, February 3.

Tralee Parnells have organised a coaches’ workshop at the IT Tralee on Friday, February 2 from 6.30pm to 8pm. Two of the top hurling coaches in the country will conduct matters – Kilkenny’s Martin Fogarty, the current National Hurling Development Manager, and Joey Carton, the Coaching Games Manager for Munster GAA. All club managers, coaches and parents thinking of getting involved with coaching should attend as should all current Parnells managers and coaches.

Parnells are also running a 7-week hurling Academy for children born from 2005 – 2013 at Tralee Sports Complex, starting on Tuesday, February 6.

Equipment is available to borrow and all boys and girls are welcome.