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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SENIORS AND MINORS...

Congratulations to our Senior and Minor Football Teams on reaching the All-Ireland Finals. Both teams gave passionate displays, showed pride in the jersey and breathtaking intensity right up to the full time whistle. We can be justifiably proud of the way in which our minor and senior teams exuded such a strong and determined commitment to the task of reaching their respective All-Ireland Finals on Sunday September 17th. They had plenty of loud and colourful support from the big number of Kerry supporters at Croke Park last Sunday for the All-Ireland Semi-finals.

They must however, very quickly put their feet firmly back on the ground and prepare for what are certainly going to be very tough and challenging All-Ireland Finals. We play the winners of Meath and Roscommon in the Minor Final and either Mayo or Dublin in the Senior Final. The senior and minor teams are assured of the whole-hearted support of all Kerry people at home and abroad. They are fully behind them in their preparations for All-Ireland Final Day.

Inter-County Scene 2006

SUPPORTERS

We must pay a special tribute to all our Kerry Supporters who were in Croke Park on Sunday last. Your presence, colour and your loud vocal support was a great source of inspiration to the players on the field. The players and the management of our two teams appreciate and are very grateful for the many sacrifices Kerry people made in order to be in Croke Park to cheer them on.

COLOUR

With just over three weeks to go the All-Ireland Finals let’s make a whole-hearted effort in every town, village, school, shop, garden and other vantage point to cover this great county of ours in Green and Gold, especially in the areas where our players live and work. Flags, banners and buntings should be seen everywhere in the county. So let’s do it for our teams who have done so much for us already this year. With Kerry playing in the All-Ireland Minor & Senior Finals the summer is extended for at least another four weeks.

Seeing all the Green and Gold colours around the county will give the teams a great boost. They certainly appreciate the efforts people and indeed whole communities have made for the quarterfinal and semi-final. It is very gratifying to see so many of our younger supporters wearing the Kerry Jersey as their leisure wear. Now that we are in the final we should make every effort to show our support and our appreciation to our teams by proudly showing our colours.

Inter-County Scene 2006

CHURCH GATE COLLECTION

The Annual Church Gate Collection in aid of the Kerry Senior & Minor Team Training Fund will take place on the weekend of September 10th. We urge all clubs to make a great effort this year especially now that we are in the All-Ireland Finals. The proceeds of the collection should be returned to either of the two County Board Treasurers, John McMahon or John Joe O’Carroll or to the County Board Office during the week after the collection is taken up.

TICKETS

Stand Tickets for the All-Ireland Football Finals cost €60 and Hill 16 Tickets will cost €30.

The allocation of All-Ireland Final Tickets in the participating counties is always going to be difficult. Even though Croke Park can accommodate 80,000 people it must be borne in mind that Premium Level and Corporate Level tickets, which are pre-booked and paid for as long term contributions are included in that figure. There is also a big demand for All-Ireland Final Tickets from all the non-participating counties. Each non-participating county receives an allocation as well as the members of their Senior Football panels. Schools and Colleges units and the overseas units are also given allocations.

In Kerry we are committed to allocating tickets to the senior and minor players, the team managements, Clubs, County Committee Delegates, District Boards and other sub committees, Schools Bodies, Senior All-Ireland Medal holders and members of the Ticket Purchase Scheme.

There is going to be a big demand for tickets and we know from past experience that some people will be disappointed but our supporters can be assured that the limited number of tickets that are allocated to us will be distributed in the fairest possible way.

TICKET SCHEME

Members of the Kerry County Board 2003-2008 Ticket Purchase Scheme are reminded that Wednesday September 6th is the closing date for receipt of their application for tickets under this scheme for the Bank Of Ireland All-Ireland Final at Croke Park on Sunday September 17th. Stand Tickets will cost €60.

Due to the limited number of tickets allocated to Kerry for the All-Ireland Finals it is only possible to allocate one ticket per unit purchased in the Ticket Scheme.

Applications should be addressed to Éamon Ó’Súilleabháin, Rúnaí, PO Box 125, The Pavilion, Austin Stack Park, Tralee. A stamped addressed envelope should accompany the application and the cost of the Stand Ticket (€60). Members of the scheme who wish to apply in person at the County Board Office should also have a written application with them when they call and have an addressed envelope marked “To be collected.”

Tickets allocated to the scheme will be reallocated to the clubs and other units after the closing date.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS

Playing in the All-Ireland Final costs a lot of money and in order to raise funds there will be a number of official fund-raising events organised by Kerry County Board prior to the All-Ireland Final and also in Dublin during the All-Ireland weekend. We will be asking our clubs and supporters to give their full backing and support to the official fund-raising events that will be organised by Kerry County Board leading up to the final. Further details of these fund-raising events will be in next week’s column.

The costs involved in preparing all our intercounty teams continues to increase each year. This year alone the successes of our teams has come at a very high financial cost, our Senior team reaching the All-Ireland Final and winning the National League Final, the minors reaching the All-Ireland Final, the juniors in their All-Ireland winning campaign, the senior hurling team reaching the National League Division 2 Final and the Minor Hurling team in their All-Ireland winning campaign.

All of this success comes at a substantial cost to Kerry County Board in transport costs, hotel accommodation, medical and physiotherapy treatment, playing gear and equipment to mention but a few.

UNDER 16 UNTERCOUNTY HURLING

The Kerry Under 16 Hurling Team lost to Meath last Saturday at Nenagh in the semi-final of the All-Ireland Under 16 “B” Hurling Championship. We wish to thank the players and their trainer Maurice Leahy for their dedication and hard work during the campaign.

AIB COUNTY HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

The two semi-finals of the AIB County Senior Hurling Championship will be played this weekend. Ballyduff play Kilmoyley on Saturday at 6.45 p.m. and on Sunday at 6.45 p.m. Causeway play Abbeydorney. Both semi-finals are at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

Co. Championship 2006

MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Semi-finals of the Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Football Championship have been postponed until after the All-Ireland Final.

COUNTY INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Three of the four quarterfinals of the Castleisland Co-Op Mart County Intermediate Football Championship will be played on this Sunday. Ardfert are at home to Waterville, Spa host Annascaul, these games are at 2.00 p.m. and at 4.00 p.m. Castleisland Desmonds are at home to Currow. Extra time will be played if necessary.

Co. Championship 2006

COUNTY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

At Connolly Park Renard play Ballylongford in the first of the semi-finals on this Saturday at 7.00 p.m. Lispole play Skellig Rangers in their Round 1 game also on this Saturday at 7.00 p.m. at Con Keating Park, Cahersiveen, the winners are away to Beale in the quarterfinal and the quarterfinal winners play Duagh in the semi-final. Extra time will be played if necessary.

Co. Championship 2006

COUNTY NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP

The semi-final between Listry and Na Gaeil is fixed for this Saturday at 7.00 p.m. at Farranfore and in the other semi-final Fossa play Moyvane at Na Gaeil pitch.

In the quarterfinals of the Novice Shield on this Saturday at 7.00 p.m. Clounmacon host St. Senan’s, Brosna are at home to Templenoe and Knocknagoshel are at home Kilgarvan. The date for the Asdee v Churchill quarterfinal was not available at the time of writing.
Extra time will be played if necessary.

COUNTY LEAGUE

Teams not involved in the club championship games this weekend will play their Round 9 games where possible in the Credit Union County Senior Football League. See fixtures section for details.

Co. Leagues

RESULTS

The home club is responsible for phoning the match result to the county PRO immediately after the game finishes. Results should be phoned to (066) 7124754 or faxed to (066) 7181040.

Short match reports can be faxed to the above fax number or e-mailed to prokygaa@gofree.indigo.ie at any time on Sunday. They can also be phoned after 8 o'clock on Sunday night. These reports need only be sixty or seventy words long and should include the half-time score and the important scores and scorers of each half as well as any incident that was of significance in the game, such as a penalty or an important save by the goalkeeper. The full-time score, however, should be phoned immediately after the game in order to meet the deadlines for the national papers and radio.

INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Dr. Crokes play Kilgarvan in the semi-final of the County Intermediate Hurling Championship on Tuesday next August 29th at Fitzgerald Stadium at 7.00 p.m. Kilmoyley play St. Brendan’s in the second semi-final also on Tuesday next at Abbeydorney at 6.45 p.m.

In the preliminary round of the Intermediate Hurling Shield Ballyheigue play Lixane on Tuesday next at 6.45 p.m.

Causeway play Abbeydorney in the semi-final of the Division 3 County Junior Hurling league on Tuesday next at Lixnaw at 6.45 p.m.
Extra time will be played in necessary in these games.

CÚL CAMPS

The following are the Players of Week and winners of the Signed Kerry
Jerseys from Weeks 6 & 7 of the VHI Cúl Camps. The first named from each venue is the Player of the Week and the second names won a signed Kerry Jersey. Milltown Football –Aisling O’Meara, Triona Clifford, Kenmare Football –Sean O’Shea, Pat Spillane, Annascaul Football –Fintan Herlihy, Jack O’Connor, Glenbeigh Football –Conor Blunt, Sarah Griffin, Cahersiveen Hurling –Conor Daly, Thomas O’Connell, Renard Football– Peadar Keane, Conor O’Leary, Austin Stack Park Football- Lynn Cosgrove, Thomas Leen, Fitzgerald Stadium Football, Jordan Kiely, Sean McGrath, Mountcoal Football, Mark Behan, Con O’Keeffe.

Well over 2500 children attended the camps this summer and the specially designed Cúl Camp gear, jersey, socks, togs and water bottle were very popular. The coaches wish to express their thanks to the clubs that hosted the camps.

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