Banner day as title defence starts

CLARE will meet Kerry in Killarney this Sunday at 3.30pm in the Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final.

It will be Kerry’s first outing in the Munster Football Championship and a large crowd is expected to see the Kerry panel in action. The management will be wearing the new championship gear, which is available for purchase in the Kerry GAA Store, Killarney.

Tickets for the Munster GAA Senior Football Championship are now on sale. Tickets are available for purchase via gaa.ie/ tickets and in participating Centra and Supervalu outlets and in the Kerry GAA store, Killarney. Adult: €15 General Admission, Under16s: Free of charge all areas, Student/OAP: Concession of €5 with valid ID prior to entry at the designated stile.

These prices are pre-purchase prices, applicable until midnight of the night before the game. All adult ticket prices increase by €5 on the day. The game is part of a double header with the opening game being the Kerry ladies taking on Waterford in their Munster Championship game.

Patrons can enter via Dalton’s Avenue or Lewis Road. We ask you to follow the instructions of the stewards and we remind those travelling to the game to park responsibly. Match programmes, produced by the Munster Council, will be on sale before both games.

The Kerry senior football team will be announced at 9pm on Friday on the Kerry GAA website.

Meeting

SNIPPETS from last Monday night’s Committee Meeting –

• a presentation was given to all present on Safety and Insurance. Examples of best practice were highlighted and cer tainly it was eye opener to us all how clubs may unwittingly leave themselves open to lawsuits and insurance claims. We were reminded not to have inflatables such as bouncy castles on our proper ty as they are not covered under insurance. The slides from the presentation can be got from the Development Officer Éamon Whelan and would be useful as a topic of discussion at your next Club Executive meeting

• The Chairman offered his sympathy to the family of the late Michael Fitzgerald, Ardfer t

• The Chairman announced Maurice O’Meara as the new Kerry GAA Commercial Fundraising Manager

• Clubs were reminded to return their completed ‘3 year strategic plan’ survey before June 9

• Clubs were invited to have representatives present at the launch and Round 1 draw of the Garveys’ Senior Hurling Championship at the Tralee Bay Wetlands tonight at 7pm

Post Primary AGM

COISTE Iarbhunscoileanna Ciarrai / Kerry Post Primary Schools are holding their AGM tonight in the Meadowsland’s Hotel at 6pm.

Cathaoirleach Fergus Clifford along with delegates from the 22 schools will review the activities and competitions of a very busy and challenging school year and make plans for next school year. All schools are urged to be represented at this meeting.

Lotto

THERE was no winner of the €20,000 jackpot prize for this week’s Lotto.

The numbers drawn were 9, 12, 16, 28. Lucky dip winners are Tim Fitzgerald from Abbeydorney and Pauline Leonard from Palmerstown, Co. Dublin, both winning €50. The winner of our special monthly prize of two tickets to The Taylor Swift Concert in Croke Park on June 15 is Jason O’Connor of Kilcummin.

Thanks to everyone who plays Kerry GAA Lotto and congratulations to our lucky winners!

Photo by Michelle Cooper Galvin The Realt Na Mara NS, Cromane football team that participated in the Mid Kerry Schools Mini Sevens in Beaufort on Sunday.