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Kerry play Monaghan in the Bank Of Ireland Football Championship Quarterfinal at 2.00 p.m. on this Sunday afternoon at Croke Park. The game will be followed at 4.00 p.m. by the Guinness All-Ireland Hurling Championship Semi-final between Limerick and Waterford.

After our Senior Football team defeated Cork in the Munster Final way back on Sunday July 1st the players and team management were well aware of the six-week gap to the All-Ireland quarterfinal. This is a long interval between championship matches but I’m sure that notwithstanding this interval the players are fully focused to the task in hand of reaching the All-Ireland Semi-final. There is no question either of underestimating the opposition. They have shown in the Ulster Championship and in the qualifiers that they are in Sunday’s quarterfinal on merit and are coming to Croke Park fully prepared and confident of success. Monaghan have an impressive championship campaign by any standards and they will undoubtedly pose a strong and formidable opposition to Kerry in Sunday’s quarterfinal.

TICKETS

Members of the Kerry County Board 2003 – 2008 Ticket Purchase Scheme are advised that Scheme Tickets must be collected in person at The Pavilion, Austin Stack Park, Tralee. Scheme Tickets will not be posted.

Stand Tickets cost €45, Hill 16 Tickets are €30. Family Tickets and Concession Tickets for Students and OAPs are also are available. Family Ticket: Stand Only; Adult €45, Juvenile €5, Student and OAP tickets are €45 for Cusack Stand only - refund at the gates with valid ID. Tickets are also available online at www.gaa.ie and Ticketmaster.

There will be public sale of tickets at The Pavilion, Austin Stack Park on Friday August 10th from 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

SUPPORT OUR TEAMS

This Sunday at Croke Park, the players need to know that the county is behind them and there is only one way to assure them that the county is 100% behind them and that is to turn out in massive numbers on Sunday to give them loud vocal support as soon as they take the field and during the game right up to the full time whistle. We are well aware of the massive following the Monaghan players get from their supporters and the Kerry supporters need to match that.

Let’s see more flags, banners and bunting throughout the county this week, especially in the areas where our players live and work. On Sunday the players need to see the Green and Gold colours in profusion in the stands and on Hill 16. Get behind our team again this Sunday and it will have a positive effect on the players. They need to see and hear you to urge them on to victory. Give them that lift when needed and a cheer when they are going well.

SUPPORTERS CLUB

The Kerry GAA Supporters Club are organising a trip to Croke Park for our All-Ireland Quarterfinal against Monaghan on this Sunday. The departure times on Sunday morning are 6.00 a.m. from Farranfore, 6.15 a.m. from St. Brendan’s Church, Tralee and 6.45 a.m. from The Square, Listowel.

If there is a demand from supporters they will organise a bus for the Kerry v Galway ESB All-Ireland Minor Football Semi-final on Sunday August 19th.

For further information contact any member of the committee, Martin Leane at (068) 48116, John King at (066) 7124229 or Donie O’Leary at (064) 58099.

ALL-IRELAND MINOR QUARTERFINAL

Congratulations and well done to the Kerry Minor Football team and management on their magnificent victory against Tyrone in the ESB All-Ireland Minor Football Quarterfinal at Tullamore last Sunday. Earlier at the venue Galway easily overcame the challenge from Carlow in the other quarterfinal played. They will be our opponents in the All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park on Sunday August 19th. It will be played as the curtain raiser to senior semi-final between Cork and Meath.

ALL-IRELAND U21 “B” HURLING SEMI-FINAL

The Kerry Under 21 Hurling team were beaten by Roscommon in the All-Ireland Under 21 B Hurling Championship Final played at Semple Stadium, Thurles last Saturday. Kerry remained in touch for most of the game until Roscommon put in a very strong finish.

AIB COUNTY HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

St. Brendan’s play South Kerry in the preliminary round of the AIB County Senior Hurling Championship on this Wednesday August 8th at 7.00 p.m. The winners will play Ballyheigue in the quarterfinal.

COUNTY JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUES

The semi-finals in Division 1 of the Credit Union County Junior Football League will be played this weekend. On this Saturday at 7.30 p.m. Rathmore play Milltown/Castlemaine at Currow and on Monday August 13th An Ghaeltacht play Listowel Emmets at Na Gaeil pitch at 7.30 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary.

COUNTY LEAGUE

On Friday last Listowel Emmets defeated Gneeveguilla in a back game in Division 1 of the Credit Union County Senior Football League and this result had a big bearing on the bottom of the table positions. Laune Rangers, Emmets and Gneeveguilla now have 7 points and Dingle, Austin Stacks, and Dr. Crokes have 5 points each. Crokes have a game in hand against Laune Rangers.

At last week’s meeting of the Competitions Control Committee, Ardfert were awarded the points for the game against Kilcummin in Division 1 and this puts Ardfert level on points with An Ghaeltacht in joint third place, one point behind the joint leaders, Kerins O’Rahillys and Rathmore. Currow were awarded the points for their Division 2 game against Sneem and Valentia were awarded the points in their Division 4 game against Ballyduff.

In Division 5 Moyvane defeated Kilgarvan in their Round 10 game, which they brought forward and played on Saturday last.

The next round of games is Round 10, a midweek round, scheduled for Tuesday August 14th. The clubs has rearranged many of these games for the weekend of August 19th.

COUNTY MINOR FOOTBALL LEAGUES

The following finals will be played in the Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Football Leagues this week. Extra time will be played if necessary. Firies play Kilcummin in the Division 3A Final at Listry at 5.00 p.m. on this Saturday August 11th. Skellig Rangers play Gneeveguilla in the Division 4A Final at Beaufort at 7.30 p.m. on Monday August 13th.

UNDER 21 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

In the two remaining quarterfinals of the County Under 21 Football Championship played last Thursday, St. Brendan’s, the holders lost to East Kerry and Mid Kerry defeated Dingle. In the previous week St. Kieran’s and South Kerry qualified for the semi-finals.

A number of Under 21 Club Championship and Shield games will be played on this Thursday August 9th. All games are at 7.30 p.m. and extra time will be played if necessary.

JUNIOR CUPS

All games in the Junior Cups, Molyneaux Cup, McElligott Cup, Barrett Cup and Cahill Cup are straight knockout with extra time up to and including final.

Round 1 will be played on this Friday August 10th. All games are at 7.30 p.m. and extra time will be played if necessary. Round 2, which will be played Friday August 17th.

MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Three of the four quarterfinals of the Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Hurling Championship will be played on this Friday August 10th. Games are at 7.30 p.m. and extra time will be played if necessary.

Crotta O’Neills are at home to Abbeydorney, Kilmoyley host Lixnaw and St. Brendan’s are at home to Ballyduff. The quarterfinal between Ballyheigue and Causeway will be played on Monday August 13th at 7.30 p.m.

DIV 3 HURLING LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS

Lixnaw play St. Pat’s and Kilgarvan play St. Brendan’s in the semi-finals of the Credit Union Division 3 County Junior Hurling League on Wednesday August 15th at 7.30 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary.

VHI GAA CÚL CAMPS

From Monday August 13th to Friday August 17th next week the 2007 VHI GAA Cúl Camps conclude with the football camps at Austin Stack Park, Fitzgerald Stadium, Annascaul, Renard and Duagh while the hurling/camogie venue is at Austin Stack Park. 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.

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