Kenmare five-a-side returns

INTER Kenmare Football Club HAS launched its annual five-aside tournament with Killarney Credit Union announced as main sponsor. The competition which will commence on Monday July 23 in Kenmare and is open to senior men, ladies and underage boys and girls competitions.

Speaking about the competition, Seán Murphy, Chairman of Inter Kenmare stated “we are delighted to have such an influential sponsor such as Killarney Credit Union involved in our tournament for the second year running.

“They are a vital asset in small communities like Kenmare as they are always keen to support a variety of clubs and without their support clubs we would find it more difficult to run big fundraisers such as our five-a-side,” he concluded.

The tournament, which has been in existence for the past 26 years, opened up the competition to younger players over last two year and has been a tremendous success.

Helen Courtney Power, Business Development Officer, Killarney Credit Union commented “the Credit Union has always been a keen supporter of clubs in South Kerry and we are delighted to be main sponsor of the Inter Kenmare five-a-side competition the second year running.

“It is great to be able to support an event that involves such a wide age group of competitors,” she stated.

The entry fee for the competition for Senior Men and Ladies is €120 and Under 8 to Under 14 is €5 per player. Application forms are available from PF McCarthys Bar, Kenmare, Majella O Sullivan Auctioneer, Main Street, Daybreak, Main Street and all Killarney Credit Union branches. Fees and application forms can be returned to any of the venues listed.

The draw for the competition will take place on Friday, July 20 in PF McCarthys.

The closing date for receipt of application forms and fees is Friday, July 20.