The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
Another all-action weekend awaits with second round GAA Scene
County Board PRO Leona Twiss with all the GAA news
LAST weekend was an extremely busy weekend with so many games taking place around the county.
Great crowds turned out to support their clubs and they weren’t disappointed as the majority of games were tight encounters with a few ‘surprise results’ thrown in for good measure! Next weekend it’s Round 2 games in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Premier competitions with first named teams at home and its Round 1 games in the Junior Championship at neutral venues. A reminder that there is no extra-time in these games and if there is a clash of colours, both sides must change. The Kerry players are back training with Kerry but will continue to lineout with their club sides at the weekends. Home PROs are asked to forward a report to their county league coordinators. My thanks to Eileen Clifford, Eileen Casey, Joan McGillycuddy and Jack Hennessy for their commitment and diligence to co-ordinating these reports.
Munster MFC
NEXT week (Wednesday, April 11) the Kerry Minor Footballers will begin their Munster campaign with a quarter-final away fixture to Tipperary in Semple Stadium, Thurles at 7pm.
If they win their opening game, they have a break until May 8, but if they lose to Tipperary they will be out again one week later to face the loser of the Limerick V Clare game.
As was agreed at a County Committee meeting, the captain will be chosen by the manager, the County Chairman and the Liaison Officer, for this year there will also be consultation with East Kerry. The captain will be announced later this week.
We also wish Kerry referee Brendan Griffin the best of luck as he takes charge of the quarter-final between Cork and Waterford also on Wednesday night.
Munster Groundsman Education Day
THIS course will be run in Páirc Uí Chaoimh next Saturday at 9am and is open to all groundsmen maintaining club grounds. Lunch will be provided at 12 noon. You will find further information on our website.