Ballyheigue host annual badminton tournament

THE annual Ballyheigue Badminton tournament takes place this Sunday at Ballyheigue Community Centre with the club is hoping that up to 100 men and women from the nine clubs in Kerry officially registered with the Kerry Badminton Association will take part in the event.

Ballyheigue Badminton club was established back in 1983 and over the past few years has seen a huge growth in membership numbers and they regularly have in excess of 30 adults taking to the courts on a Monday or Thursday night during the winter months.

According to the club Chairperson Kathleen Gilbride “We are looking forward to playing host to badminton players from throughout the county this weekend and are hoping it will be a very successful event” We would like to thank everyone that helps make this tournament happen every year especially the volunteers and sponsors”.

This year the Division 3 competition will be sponsored by Ballyheigue Castle Golf Club. AOH Valeting will sponsor the Division 4 competition and Division 5 will be sponsored by Purchase.ie

The action gets underway with the Division 5 competition from 11.45am. Division 4 is due to commence at 2.30pm and Division 3 from 5pm.

Players interested in taking part are asked to either contact their own club secretaries by Friday (Jan 18th) or contact Ballyheigue Club Secretary Patsy O Connor on 087 2750380

At the launch of the 2019 Ballyheigue Badminton Tournament which takes place this Sunday were, from left: Kathleen Gilbride, Club Chairperson, Colm Griffin, Purchase.ie, Maurice Lawlor, Club Treasurer, Alan O’Halloran, AOH Valeting, and Patsy O’Connor, Club Secretary