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KERRY & CORK TO MEET AGAIN...

The replay of the Bank Of Ireland Munster Senior Football Championship Final will be played on this Sunday July 16th at 3.30 p.m. at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. The afternoon’s programme will begin with the final of the Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship between Cork and Tipperary at 1.45 p.m.

It is an ALL-TICKET game.
Because of the time limitations for ticket distribution and that the tickets will not be available in the county before this Wednesday it is not possible to process and send tickets by post to members of the 2003-2008 Kerry County Board Ticket Purchase Scheme. Scheme tickets will have to be collected in person at The Pavilion, Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

Club Tickets and Scheme Tickets will be available for collection at The Pavilion, Austin Stack Park, Tralee on Wednesday and Thursday from 1.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. and from 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. Opening hours on Friday are from 12.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Collection of Scheme Tickets will be accommodated up to Thursday night.

Tickets will go on sale at Fitzgerald Stadium on Wednesday night and Thursday night from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

Covered Stand Tickets cost €30, Uncovered Stand €25 and Terrace Tickets €20, Over 2000 Family Tickets will also be available at €30 or €25 per adult ticket and €5 per child depending on whether they are Covered or Uncovered Stand seats. Family Tickets must be pre-ordered, preferably through clubs.

SUPPORTERS CLUB BUS

The Kerry Supporters Club are organising a bus to Cork for Sunday’s Munster Football Final Replay.

The departure times on Sunday are 10.00 a.m. from The Square, Listowel, 10.30 a.m. from St. Brendan’s Church, Tralee and at 11.00 a.m. from The Tralee Road Roundabout in Killarney.

Contact Martin Leane at (068) 48116, John King at (066) 7124229 or Donie O’Leary at (064) 58099 before Friday evening at the latest for booking and for further information.

MINOR & JUNIOR INTERCOUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to the Kerry Minors on their Munster Final victory over Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday last and to the Kerry Junior Football team on their All-Ireland Semi-final victory over Meath at Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow last Saturday. We wish them the very best in their preparations for the All-Ireland Minor Quarterfinal and the All-Ireland Junior Football Final. Kerry will meet the winners of the second semi-final between Roscommon and Warwickshire in the All-Ireland Junior Final.

CHRISTY RING CUP

The Kerry Senior Hurling team lost to Mayo last Saturday at Austin Stack Park. They travel to Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow on this Saturday to play Carlow at 3.30 p.m. for the last round game. The team could still avoid the relegation playoff if they win and if Wicklow beat Mayo.

UNDER 16 & MINOR & U21 INTERCOUNTY HURLING

The Kerry Under 16 and Minor Hurling teams were both victorious in their games against Roscommon at Nenagh last Saturday. On this Wednesday Kerry play Laois in the Semi-final of the All-Ireland Under 21”B” Hurling Championship at 7.30 p.m. The venue is the Claughaun Club in Limerick. Kerry play Wicklow in the semi-final of the All-Ireland B Hurling Championship on this Saturday at 2.00 p.m. The game is fixed for Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow as a curtain raiser to Kerry’s Christy Ring Cup game against Carlow.

McNAMEE AWARDS PRESENTATION

The 2005 McNamee Awards will be presented to the recipients by Mr Nickey Brennan, President of the GAA at a function in Dublin’s Burlington Hotel on this Saturday, July 15th.

Pride of place goes to John Barry, former Sports Editor of The Kerryman, recipient of the Hall of Fame Award. This is due recognition for his outstanding journalism and editorial skills with The Kerryman for over 40 years.

The second award to Kerry is The Special Merit Award for our annual publication of the Eolaire. This year’s Eolaire is the 16th edition and its successful compilation is due to the collective efforts of Rúnaí, Eamon O’Sullivan, PRO, Willie O’Connor and Kate, Catherine and Breda at the Austin Stack Park Office.

There are eight recipients of the 2005 Awards. The six other award winners are: Best Website - Fintona GAA Club, Tyrone http://gaa.fintona.org Best County Final Programme - Clare Hurling and Football Finals, Best Local Radio Programme - Clare FM for Jamesie (presenter Mike McCartney), Best County Yearbook – Tipperary, Best Club Media Presentation - Castlewellan, Co Down, Best Article in a National or Provincial Newspaper - Damian Lawlor.

COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Valentia had a one-point victory over Glenflesk in a back game in Division 3 played last Friday.

On this Saturday at 7.30 p.m. Castleisland Desmonds play An Ghaeltacht in a back game in Division 1.

Round 7 is arranged for the weekend of July 30th.

AIB & CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

Only one of the three replays in the AIB County Senior Football Championship, Milltown/Castlemaine v Legion can now go ahead on this Saturday at 7.30 p.m. at Milltown. Extra time will be played if necessary. The other Round 3 replays East Kerry v Laune Rangers and An Ghaeltacht v Dingle have been postponed due to the Munster Final Replay.

In the Castleisland Co-Op Mart, Junior and Novice Championships the following games are down for decision on this Saturday at 7.30 p.m. will also be played on the same weekend. Skellig Rangers play at Austin Stack Park, Tralee, St. Pat’s are at home to Duagh and Ballylongford are at home to Cordal. In the Novice Championship Moyvane are at home to Ballydonoghue, Derrynane host Listry and Fossa are at home to Tuosist. In the Novice Shield Brosna host Templenoe, Knocknagoshel are at home to Kilgarvan, Gale Rangers play Clounmacon and Asdee host Knockanure.

Results should be phoned in by the home club to the County PRO (066) 71 24754 or faxed to (066) 71 81040 immediately after the game finishes.

COUNTY HURLING LEAGUES

Round 5 of the Division 3 County Junior Hurling League is on Wednesday July 19th at 8.00 p.m. Results should be phoned in to the County PRO (066) 71 24754 or faxed to (066) 71 81040 immediately after the game finishes.

The final of Division 2 between Kilgarvan and Kilmoyley will be played on this Thursday July 13th at 8.00 p.m. The venue was not arranged at the time of writing.

JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUES

Round 8 in Divisions 1 of the Credit Union County Junior Football Leagues will be played at 8.00 p.m. on this Friday July 14th. It has reached the semi-final stages in the other divisions and most of them are down to be played on this Friday at 7.30 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary. In Division 2 St. Mary’s play Gneeveguilla at Killorglin and Sneem play Spa at Templenoe. Na Gaeil play Lispole in a back game on Friday and Castlegregory play Ardfert in a semi-final at Ballymacelligott. In Division 4 Churchill and Moyvane are through to semi-finals and they will be joined by either Ballyduff or Brosna, Beale or Emmets C. Renard, Dromid Waterville and either Valentia or Glenflesk will contest the Division 5 semi-finals.

Clounmacon, Duagh, Fossa and Templenoe are in the Division 6 semi-finals. The draw was not made at the time of writing but the games are down for decision on this Friday July 14th.

Results should be phoned in to the County PRO (066) 71 24754 or faxed to (066) 71 81040 immediately after the game finishes.

CÚL CAMPS

From Monday July 17th to Friday July 21st next week the 2006 VHI Cúl Camps continue with the football camps at Rathmore, Dingle, Cahersiveen and Causeway while the hurling/camogie venues are Abbeydorney andAustin Stack Park, Tralee. The camps are from 10.00 a.m. in the morning up until 2.30 p.m. in the afternoon. If you have not registered yet but would like to still join the camps then registration will be taken the morning of the camps.

The camps will include a wide range of football, hurling and camogie activities, providing children with learning experiences in an environment of fun and enjoyment. All ranges of football and camogie skills will be taught. Children will take part in mini leagues, fun games and a variety of skill-based activities.

The following are the Players of Week and winners of the Signed Kerry
Jerseys from week one of the VHI Cul Camps. The first named from each venue is the Player of the Week and the second names won a signed Kerry Jersey. Listowel Football - Michael Horgan, Chloe Horan, Tralee Football - Cian Sheridan, Cian Lehane, Waterville Football - Mark O’Donoghue, Eilish Galvin, Causeway Hurling - Billy Lyons, Patrick Dineen, Kenmare Hurling - Caroline McCarthy, Michael McCarthy.

PARK LIVE

Park Live, the live and energetic GAA mid-week magazine show on RTE will be broadcasting from Croke Park every Wednesday at 10.00 p.m. starting this Wednesday July 12th until the end of the Championship.

CIARRAÍ ABÚ

On this Wednesday’s Ciarraí Abú on Radio Kerry for 9.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. half an hour will be devoted to the IT Tralee Hurling School of Excellence, which is happening during this summer. It is a joint venture between the GAA and the Institute of Technology and funded by The Irish Sports Council.

HANDBALL

Community Games
Three Teams from the County took part in last weekends Community Games Munster Handball Finals, which were held at Limerick venues. Ballymac pulled off a remarkable double as they won the U13 Girls and U15 Girls Munster Titles, while the U15 Boys from the Ghaeltacht were pipped at the finishing line. It was a great achievement for Ballymac to pull off the two Munster Titles in the Girls Section, as they were up against a very strong outfit from Clare [Clooney] in both Finals.
The U15 Team powered their way to a comfortable victory by 107-58, a victory that reflected well on a very well balanced group of players: Fiona Griffin, Aine Casey, Hazel Prendeville and Lorraine Horan, constitute a formidable outfit and are well capable of going all the way this year. Their younger compatriots on the U13 Team did themselves proud, by winning their Final by seven aces: Ciara Griffin, Cornelia Prendeville, Nicola Horan, Laura Keane, and Anna Prendeville put the icing on the cake as they completed a double for the Ballymac Club. The Ghaeltacht U15 Boys Team knew they were up against it in their Semi Final, as they were drawn against Tulla [Clare]. The West Kerry outfit entered this game knowing that they were up against the favourites, and that it would take a mighty effort to pull off a victory. Sean O Se, Cian Mac Eoin, Colm O Luing, Caoimhin O Se, Eoin O Cathain and Eanna Mac Gerailt played out of their skin and were still in the match going into the last singles game. Alas they went down by eleven aces overall, but they really pushed the Banner boys all the way to the finish line.
So the County has two Teams heading for the Finals in August. Kerry have a very good record at Community Games Level: An Ghaeltacht U15 Girls won Gold at last years National Finals, while the Ballymac U13 Girls won Silver. We wish Ballymac all the best at the National Finals, and thank everyone for their work in preparing all the Teams.

One Wall Championships
The World Championships in Edmonton next August, were on the minds of three Kerry players last weekend as they made their way to the One Wall Nationals in Sligo. Ashley Prendeville [Ballymac], Maebh Prendeville [Ballyamac] and Colm O Luing [Ghaeltacht] are playing One Wall at the World Championships, so they pitted their skills against the best in Ireland in this annual competition. Ashley was Runner up in the Ladies Open-her sister Maebh bowed out at Semi Final stage in the U16 girls, while Colm captured the U14 Plate Trophy.
Ashley was one of the favourites for the Ladies Open Event, with the biggest threat expected to come from the Roscommon girls. The Ballymac girl cruised through her first round game against Marie Gilligan 38-10, and had an equally convincing win against Katie Costello [Roscommon] in her Semi Final. Both these games were played on the Saturday, with the Final set for Sunday against Marianna Rushe. The first game went to the Roscomon girl on the tightest of score lines 15-13. Marianna had a wider margin of victory in the second game, winning by 15-8. Maebh Prendeville put up a mighty show in her Semi Final of the U16 Girls, going down by just three aces to one of the strongest girls on show-Laura Mannion. Colm O Luing encountered an odyssey in his games in the U14 Boys section, playing four games on the one day. He accounted for John Tighe in his first game, which set him up for a second round clash with the raging hot favourite M Donaghy [Tyrone]. Donaghy stormed into an early lead 11-3 and was threatening to make short work of O Luing. However the Gaeltacht boy tapped into reserves of courage and stamina that he has used before to telling effect. He stormed back into the game to not only reel in his opponent, but lead him by 12-11 to set up a grandstand finish. This superhuman effort drained Colm, and Donaghy sensing this responded to edge away from him to eventually win by 25-16. Colm then went into the Plate Competition, where he had a titanic struggle with O Beara from Galway pipping him by one ace 15-14. He accounted for R Hogan [Galway] in the Final, by a very convincing margin 30-10. It was a tough day for Colm with the number of games he had to play, but he kept plugging away in true West Kerry style.
One Wall is a very specialized form of handball, requiring a huge amount of court time and brain power to succeed. Every shot has to be placed and directed with the right amount of power, and fitness is vital in this close quarter game. This was great training for the three Kerry players, and will stand them in good stead next August in Canada.

Tom O Connor 60x30 Tournament
The Annual Tom O Connor Tournament will take place on Sunday July 16 at Ballymac Handball Alley. There is a big entry [over twenty] with players from Cork, Clare and Kerry taking part. This will be an Open Doubles Competition, players will be seeded and doubles pairing will be decided in advance by a steering committee. Starting time will be 11am:

Handball Summer Camps
There was a very good attendance at the Lispole Summer Camp last week-over twenty players taking part. The remainder of the timetable is set out below-Enrollment will take place at all venues half an hour before the stated starting time. As Ballymacelligott has the only 60x30 Alley in the County, applications are invited from players with experience from other Clubs to join the morning sessions on 18th and 19th July in Ballymac.

18th and 19th July: Ballymac: Time: 11am-2 30pm-Experienced
Time: 3pm-5 30pm-Beginners
26th and 27th July: Brandon/Cloghane: Time: 11am-2 30pm
24th and 25th August: Ghaeltacht: Time: 11am-2 30pm-Experienced
Time: 3pm-5 30pm-Beginners

Results

Community Games Munster Finals [July 8th]:
U13 Girls Final: Ballymac dftd Clooney [Clare]
U15 Girls Final: Ballymac dftd Clooney [Clare] 107-58
U15 Boys Semi Final: Tulla [Clare] dftd An Gaeltacht [Chiarrai]

One Wall Nationals-Sligo [July 1st/2nd]
Ladies Open Final: Marianna Rushe [Roscommon] bt Ashley Prendeville 15-13, 15-8
U16 Girls Semi Final: Laura Mannion [Roscommon] bt Maebh Prendeville [Ballymac] 20-17
Boys U14 Plate Final: Colm O Luing [Ghaeltacht] bt R Hogan [Galway] 30-10

Fixtures
Sunday July 16th: Ballymac @ 11am
Tom O Connor 60x30 Tournament

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