 |
WEEKLY
NEWS
|
|
|
articles online |
Weekly Kerry GAA Scene
by
Co. PRO Willie O'Connor
5th December 2007
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
||||
5th December 2007 |
|||||
|
MUNSTER CLUB FOOTBALL UPDATE... It was joy and celebration for Annascaul and disappointment for Keel last Sunday in their Munster Club Championship games. In a cold, wet and windy day Annascaul ensured with a superb first half display against the wind at Fitzgerald Stadium that the Munster Intermediate Club Football Final trophy stayed in Kerry. In the second half they hit a late purple patch with six unanswered points to clinch the title from a gutsy Mallow team who like Annascaul in the first half played better against the wind. Tommy Farrell was a proud captain when he accepted the cup from Munster Council Vice Chairman, Sean Walsh to the ecstatic cheers of the strong band of Camp and Annascaul supporters present. It was a disappointing day for County Junior Champions, Keel at Carrigadrohid. They went in at half time with a commanding lead but on the changeover their fortunes took a turn for the worse and in the end the Cork Champions, Canovee triumphed with three points to spare to qualify for a place in the Munster Junior Club Final against the Clare Champions, O’Callaghan’s Mills. We wish Annascaul the very best of luck in the All-Ireland series in the New Year MUNSTER CLUB SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Killarney’s Fitzgerald Stadium is the venue this Sunday for the clash of the Cork Club Champions, Nemo Rangers and the Waterford Club Champions, Ballinacourty in the AIB Munster Senior Club Football Championship Final. The game has a 2.00 p.m. throw in. NOVICE FINALS Knocknagoshel and Fossa who finished level after extra time in the final of the Castleisland Co-Op Mart Novice Shield three weeks ago meet again at Castleisland on this Sunday December 9th at 2.00 p.m. in the replay to try and break the deadlock. Extra time will be played if necessary. Cromane defeated Ballydonoghue last Sunday at Austin Stack Park in the final of the Castleisland Co-Op Mart County Novice Football Championship. COUNTY LEAGUE An Ghaeltacht are the Division 1 Credit Union County Senior Football League Champions after their one point victory over Kerins O’Rahillys last Saturday at Strand Road. After last Sunday’s first relegation playoff game Listowel Emmets are guaranteed Division 1 status for 2008 with their win against Milltown/Castlemaine. Dingle play Milltown/Castlemaine at Strand Road on Sunday December 16th at 2.00 p.m. and the losing team form this playoff will be relegated to Division 2. John Mitchels defeated Dromid Pearses in the Division 2 relegation playoff at JP O’Sullivan Park, Killorglin last Saturday. That means that Dromid Pearses are relegated to Division 3 along with fellow South Kerry team, St. Mary’s. The Round 11 game between Annascaul and Castleisland Desmonds will be played at Annascaul on this Sunday at 2.00 p.m. The result of that game should decide the second promotion place to Division 1. St. Michael’s/Foilmore are already promoted as champions. In Division 4 Keel are promoted and the last round games involving Duagh and St. Pat’s will decide the second promotion place. Ballydonoghue, Cordal and Ballyduff have six points at the bottom of the table and Brosna are just one point above them on seven points. Four key games in Division 4 will be played on this Sunday at 2.00 p.m. to decide the promotion and relegation issues. At the top of the table St. Pat’s host Cromane, St. Pat’s need a win to be in with a chance of promotion. At the bottom end of the table Cordal need to take the points at home from the already promoted Keel. Ballydonoghue host Brosna in direct shoot out and in the final game Ballyduff who host Duagh need the points to stay up and Duagh need the points to be in with a chance of promotion. INTERMEDIATE SHEILD FINAL Templenoe is the venue for the Intermediate Shield Final between Glenflesk and Sneem on this Saturday at 2.30 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary. UNDER 21 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP In the Shield final played at Farranfore on Saturday last St. Michael’s/Foilmore defeated Ballylongford/Asdee. Thanks to the Firies club for giving the field at very short notice. The Cup Final between Dr. Crokes and Fossa/Listry was postponed because of a family bereavement in Dr. Crokes. The game will be rearranged for a date suitable to both teams because Fossa are playing the replay of the Novice Shield Final of this Sunday. No decision was made at the time of writing. U21 HURLING FINAL St. Brendan’s recorded a big win against Lixnaw in the final of the County Under 21 Hurling Championship at Ballyheigue last Sunday at 2.00 p.m. TOYOTA CAR WINNER The draw for the Toyota Car and a number of other big prizes in the Kerry Senior Team Holiday Fund Draw took place at the All-Ireland Medal Presentation Banquet at The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney last Saturday. The following is the complete list of prizewinners. Toyota Car - Eileen Moran, c/o Shop, Strand Street, Tralee All the proceeds of the raffle go to the Players Holiday Fund. 2008 MUNSTER CHAMPIOSHIPS DATES At last Thursday’s meeting of the Munster Council Competitions Control Committee the dates, venues and draws for the 2008 championships were made. In the Munster Senior Football Championship Kerry will play the winners of Clare and Waterford in the semi-final on Sunday June 8th at Killarney. The Kerry Juniors will play their semi-final as the curtain raiser to the senior fixture. The Munster Senior and Minor Finals are on Sunday June 29th. Kerry are home to Limerick in the quarterfinal of the Cadbury Munster Under 21 Football Championship on Saturday March 15th and the winners play Cork in the semi-final on Saturday March 22nd. The Munster Under 21 Final is on April 5th. In the first round of the ESB Munster Minor Football Championship Kerry play Clare at Ennis on Wednesday April 9th. The playoff games for the first round losing teams are on Wednesday April 16th and 23rd. The semi-finals are on Wednesday May 14th. This earlier date for the minor football semi-finals is due to Senior Football Final being played on June 29th, a week earlier than normal, and minor players are sitting their Leaving Cert exams up to the end of June. Kerry are participating in the Munster Minor Hurling Championship and they will be at home to Waterford on April 30th. Kerry will not play in the Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship. The Kerry Senior Football team are not taking part in the McGrath Cup due to the early rounds and quarterfinals taking place on the two first weekends of January during the Team Holiday to Hawaii. 2007 MUNSTER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS The Munster Council at it’s Development Committee meeting last Thursday allocated a total of €2.61 million in development grants for physical development in clubs grounds in each county in the province and to major county grounds. Kerry were allocated €441,080 with 38 clubs benefiting for an expenditure of €2.5m. The clubs were given grant aid for physical development work that included field purchase, dressing rooms, floodlighting, pitch drainage, stands, embankments, dug-outs, First Aid accommodation, Medical Room, car park facilities, scoreboard, nets behind goals, boundary and playing pitch fencing, purchase of mowers, hurling walls and pitch sanding. Lisivigeeen National School grounds in Killarney also benefited from the annual grants awards. When they received a €5000 grant allocation MUNSTER COUNCIL AWARDS The Annual AIB Munster GAA Awards will be presented at a function on Friday night Dec. 7th at Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Hotel, Glanmire, Cork. Darragh Ó Sé will receive the Footballer of the Year Award and Ardfert will receive the Munster Club of the Year Award. Also at the function the M. Donnelly Interprovincial Hurling Final Medals will be presented to Munster Hurling Team that defeated Leinster in the semi-final and Connacht in the final. SCÓR NA nÓG FINALS The County Finals of Scór na nÓg are on this Sunday December 9th at 7.00 p.m. at The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney. The following clubs are competing in the eight categories: Figure Dancing: Glenflesk, Kilgarvan, Castleisland Desmonds & Na Gaeil, Solo Singing: Foilmore, Glenflesk, Lispole & Lixnaw, Music: St. Mary’s Caherciveen, Glenflesk, Ballydonoghue & Causeway, Recitation: Glenflesk, Glenbeigh / Glencar, Causeway & Moyvane, Ballad Group: Keel, Kilcummin, Ballylongford & Lispole, Trath na gCeist: Laune Rangers, Glenflesk, Asdee & Causeway, Novelty Act: Derrynane, Legion, Scartaglen & Na Gaeil, Set: Renard, Kilcummin, Lixnaw & Ballylongford. The standard of competition is expected to be very high in all eight categories and the finals will be exceptionally entertaining and closely contested. CONVENTION The Annual Convention of Coiste Chontae Chiarraí will be held on Monday next December 10th at The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney at 7.30 p.m. FINALE Next week will be my last GAA Scene column. I will look back on the ten years where it was my privilege and honour to chronicle the games and events of the GAA in Kerry. : : Back to Top : : : Full list of Articles : :
|