CROMANE

MID KERRY LEAGUE: Our seniors will start their Mid Kerry League campaign this Sunday (February 10) when they travel to Keel to play the home team. The game starts at 2pm. Last weekend’s game against Beaufort was called off. MINI MAROONS: Our popular Cromane GAA Mini Maroons football camp (now it’s third year) for 4 to 6-year-olds started continued at Glenbeigh Sports Hall last Sunday.

The Mini Maroons lasts for the six weeks, and you can still get involved as this is a great event for your children. They pick up the skills of football, have fun, and make friends? By the way, it’s also FREE. Interested? Email Cromane GAA coaching officer Gavin O’Connor (on cromanecoachingoffer@gmail.com) or get in touch with the club via Facebook. SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Well done to the Intermediate School, Killorglin, Under-16 and a half team that qualified for the Munster Frewen Cup final last Thursday by beating Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee, 1-19 to 3-7. They play St Flannan’s, of Ennis, in the decider. The final is provisionally fixed for February 27 in Killarney. There was a healthy Cromane contingent involved with Darragh McKeefry, Éanna Healy, and Kieran O’Sullivan all playing prominent roles while Liam Joy (though a year younger) is also part of the panel. Well done lads.

Hard luck to the Killorglin Community College senior team who were pipped in the Under-19 football final by Scoil Pól, Kilfinane, in Rathkeale last Tuesday. The final score was Killorglin Community College 2-10, Scoil Pól, Kilfinane 3-9. Cromane players Jason O’Connor and Zein O’Flaherty were in the forward line for the Killorglin Community College team. Hard luck lads but well done on making the decider and doing your school, and club, proud.

CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2019: The deadline for club membership is Saturday, March 31. If you have yet to pay, then please get in touch with our club registrars Paul Patrick O’Sullivan, Patrick Casey, and/ or Liam Teahan to pay your membership for 2019. The Cromane GAA Membership rates for 2019 (unchanged from last year) are as follows:

Senior player: €60 Family: €60 Couple: €50 Adult: €30 Students: €30 Underage: €20

Membership must be paid to one of our club registrars Paul Patrick O’Sullivan, Patrick Casey, and/or Liam Teahan. REFEREES NEEDED: Cromane GAA Club, and Kerry GAA in general, are looking for young people who are interested in refereeing, to officiate under-12 and under-14 games, and an older person, perhaps an ex-player, that could be available to referee a senior game within a year or two with the proper training.

Our games cannot take place without players and equally so referees, courses for new referees will take place early in 2019. Interested? Please contact a club committee member. FIXTURES: Sunday, February 10 -- Mid Kerry League (round 2): Cromane v Keel in Keel at 2pm. Saturday, February 16 -- Minor County League Division 3A (round 1): Glenbeigh-Glencar/Cromane v Kilcummin in Kilcummin at 4pm.

LOTTO: The numbers drawn on 1st Feb in the Cromane Gaa Lotto were 11.13.19.30 There was no winner of the €11,400 Jackpot. Four prizes of €40 each went to Sean McGillycuddy, Dooks. Ticket sold by Jacks. Tony Teahan, Tulligbeg. Ticket sold by Hannah Marys Store, Sandra &Tracey Healy, Liss. Ticket sold by Patie Healy. Noreen Ahern, c/o Moss. Ticket sold by John Teahan. Monthly Draw Winner: Patrick Fleming. Beaufort. Next weeks Jackpot is €11,500.