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Weekly Kerry GAA Scene
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Co. PRO Willie O'Connor
4th May 2006
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QUEST FOR THE BISHOP MOYNIHAN CUP BEGINS... It’s that time of the year again when the quest for The Bishop Moynihan Cup begins with the Round 1 games of the AIB County Senior Football Championship on this weekend. Extra time will be played if necessary. South Kerry, Dr. Crokes, An Ghaeltacht and Legion have a bye into Round 3. Teams that lose their first round game will have a second chance to qualify in Round 2 on the weekend of May 28th. On this Saturday May 6th there is a double bill at Austin Stack Park when Kerins O’Rahillys play John Mitchels at 6.15 p.m. followed by Laune Rangers and Austin Stacks at 7.30 p.m. Also on the same evening Rathmore host Milltown/Castlemaine at 7.00 p.m. On the afternoon of this Sunday May 7th there is a double bill at Listowel when Shannon Rangers play Mid Kerry at 2.00 p.m. followed at 3.30 p.m. by Feale Rangers and St. Brendan’s. Also, on the same afternoon at 2.30 p.m., West Kerry play Kenmare play at Annascaul and St. Kieran’s play East Kerry at Currow. At 7.00 p.m. on Sunday May 7th Kilcummin host Dingle. NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE FINAL The Kerry Senior Hurling were well beaten by Dublin in last Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling League Division 2 Final at Semple Stadium, Thurles. The game never ignited and it could be said that our players are capable of playing much better than they did. In fact they played better in some of the league round games and against Mayo in the semi-final. They can take comfort and consolation from the fact that up until last Sunday they were unbeaten in the league and Dublin were highly fancied going into the game. Reaching the final was a great achievement for the players and the experience of playing at Semple Stadium is as good as it gets for any hurler, especially playing in the curtain raiser to Division 1 Final between Kilkenny and Limerick. Kerry’s focus now turns to the Christy Ring Cup and their first game in the competition is a home game against Kildare on Saturday June 3rd. MUNSTER MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Kerry Minors narrowly defeated Tipperary in the quarterfinal of the ESB Munster Minor Football Championship at Newcastlewest last Wednesday. They join Cork, Limerick and the winners of the playoff between Clare and Tipperary in the draw for the semi-finals, which will be played on Wednesday June 28th. The draw will be made after the winners of the playoff are known, to ensure that teams that have already played each other cannot be drawn as a semi-final pairing. Should Tipperary beat Clare then we could not be drawn against them in the semi-final. COUNTY LEAGUE The League table positions in Divisions 1 and 3 of the Credit Union County Senior Football League have changed after some of the back games were played over the Bank Holiday weekend. Rathmore and Laune Rangers have jumped into joint leadership at the top of Division 1 after their respective victories over Austin Stacks and Dr. Crokes last Sunday. In Division 3 there were victories for St. Pat’s against Kenmare and Glenflesk against Legion. COUNTY HURLING LEAGUES The Round 3 games in Division 2 of the Credit Union County Hurling League will be played on Wednesday May 10th at 8.00 p.m. COUNTY MINOR LEAGUES After last Friday’s Round 5 games and the results of some of the back matches the semi-final stages in Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Football Leagues have been reached and they will be played this Friday at 7.00 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary. Results should be phoned in to the County PRO (066) 71 24754 or faxed to (066) 71 81040 immediately after the game finishes. The 13 a side final of Division 2 of the Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Hurling League between Abbeydorney and Kenmare/Kilgarvan will be played at 7.00 p.m. on this Sunday at Lewis Road. Extra time will be played if necessary. In last Sunday’s Semi-final Abbeydorney narrowly defeated Causeway Kilmoyley have qualified for the Division 1 Final and they will meet either St. Brendan’s or Ballyheigue in the final. COUNTY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS The first round games in the Castleisland Co-Op Mart County Intermediate, Junior and Novice Championships will be played on the weekend of May 14th with most of the games on Saturday evening at 7.30 p.m. and a few games down for decision on Sunday at 2.30 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary. The county champions in these competitions now have the opportunity to aim for Provincial and All-Ireland honours as well the county title, a privilege that was previously reserved for the County Senior Club Champions. Ardfert and Finuge’s success in winning the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship Finals of the past two years will definitely have a positive impact on the standard of the County Intermediate and Junior Club Championships from now on. The road to All-Ireland glory could soon be starting for some Kerry club that weekend. 2006 MUNSTER CHAMPIOSHIPS DATES In the Bank Of Ireland Munster Senior Football Championship Kerry will play Waterford in the quarterfinal on at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday May 21st at Killarney. The Kerry Juniors will Waterford in the curtain raiser at 1.45 p.m. The winners will play Tipperary in the semi-final on Sunday June 11th and if Kerry are in it the venue is Killarney. The Munster Final is on Sunday July 9th. In the Guinness Munster Hurling Championship the first round game between Tipperary and Limerick will be played at Semple Stadium, Thurles on Sunday May 14th at 2.00 p.m. The winners will play Waterford in the semi-final on Sunday June 4th at either Semple Stadium or Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Clare play Cork in the other semi-final at Semple Stadium on Sunday May 28th at 4.00 p.m. The Munster Hurling Final is on Sunday June 25th. VHI CÚL CAMPS The “VHI Cúl Camps”, will run throughout the summer from Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 2.30 pm, and in addition to learning the skills of Gaelic games under the tutelage of qualified GAA coaches, participating children will receive a full set of playing gear (jersey, togs and socks) and a knapsack. The huge growth in numbers attending the summer camps established a need for their organisation on a national basis, thus enabling the promotion of the camps in a more streamlined manner and ensuring that quality of standards and principles of best practice will be observed nationwide. A national promotional programme has been initiated to publicise VHI Cúl Camps and children will be able to apply for inclusion in the camps this year by contacting their local camp co-ordinator at the Coaching Office, The Pavilion, Austin Stack Park, Tralee or through a special website www.vhiculcamps.gaa.ie. This website can also be accessed through a link from the Kerry GAA Website. The recommended prices are €55 for the first child, €45 for second child from the same family and €30 for the third and subsequent children. The football and hurling camps will be of five days duration from 10.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. each day. The venues and dates for the Kerry camps have been published in the Kerry Coaching and Games Manual and on the special website. Application forms are also available from the Games Promotion Officers and coaches. Vhi Cúl Camps - Summer Camps 2006 SYMPAYHY We extend our deepest sympathy to the McElligott Family, Knocknagoshel on the death of Mossie McElligott, former Knocknagoshel and Castleisland District player and father of Sean MacElligott. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. HANDBALL Foundation Coaching Course An Ghaeltacht Handball Club will host a Foundation Coaching Course on Saturday May 6th. The aim of this Course is to train more people, to get involved coaching Juveniles at Club Level. There is an increasing interest in the game at County Level, and more coaches are needed at Club Level to help those people already involved. Anyone can become a Foundation Course Coach-there is no previous experience necessary. This Course is based in West Kerry, and we would ask all the Clubs in that area to get as many people involved as possible. Anyone from any part of the County is welcome to attend-further Courses will be held throughout the County at a later stage. We would ask all interested parties to get in touch with their local Clubs as soon as possible Upcoming Events The Adult and Juvenile players from the County, are in a quite period at present as there was no handball activity on the playing scene last weekend. This is the first competition free period since the start of the year, so it is a good time to re charge the batteries. The next outing for our adult players will be in the 60x30 Senior Championships, which are due to start their first round games on weekend of 13 May. The Senior Championships is an Open Competition, where all players apply to Croke Park. We should have full list of names, and draws in the coming week. Munster 60x30 Juvenile Competition Fixtures May 13/14: 60x30 Senior Singles and Doubles-First Round
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