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FINAL LEAGUE POINTS ESSENTIAL...

Kerry’s two remaining games in the Allianz National Football League are at home to Tyrone in Round 6 at 7.30 p.m. under floodlights on this Saturday March 31st at Austin Stack Park, Tralee and away to Dublin at Parnell Park in the last round on Easter Sunday April 8th. Kerry’s game against Dublin will be an All-Ticket game.

These two games are of vital importance to Kerry and we must play to our full potential to earn the league points in those games and stay in touch on the table. Donegal are assured a place in the semi-final but below them on the table Mayo after beating Cork on Saturday night last are in second place with Dublin, Kerry and Tyrone on six points each with Dublin having the better scoring difference.

The rivalry between the two counties, Kerry and Tyrone will be ignited once again on Saturday night and what better way to get the team into full focus and the Kerry supporters out in big numbers than with the prospect of playing against Tyrone. The team relies on good home crowd support and we ask our supporters to come to our last home game in big numbers to get behind the players.

Donegal are still the unbeaten table toppers of Division 1A after their victory against Kerry at Letterkenny in last Sunday’s Round 5.

Kerry, who were very impressive in the first half, suffered the loss through injury of Kieran Donaghy and it seemed a bridge too far after that as Donegal clawed their way back into the game. In the end Kerry were struggling to find scores as Donegal began to dominate and pulled away in the closing quarter. In spite of the defeat there were some very strong positives from a Kerry perspective to be taken from the game and we certainly did not deserve to lose by a five-point margin.

ADMISSION PRICES

The admission prices for the league games are decided by Central Council and for Division 1 entry to the stand is €15 and this includes the seated area in front of the Pavilion, admission to the terrace is €13. The admission for students and senior citizens is €5 on production of a current and valid identification. Juveniles under the age of sixteen are admitted free.

MATCH PROGRAMME

The match programme for Saturday’s Allianz Football League game is compiled and produced the Kerry Colleges Committee. The cost of the programme is €2 and it will have an account of the work and achievements of the affiliated colleges as well as background to the Kerry V Tyrone game. All proceeds from the programme will go towards funding the activities of the colleges in their promotion of football and hurling in the county’s post-primary schools.

The teachers in all the schools prepare and train teams at all age levels from First Year up to Senior in the local county competitions and for the Munster Colleges competitions putting in many hours of voluntary work outside of school hours. Their commitment and dedication is not acknowledged frequently enough and it should never be taken for granted. Your support for their match programme will be of great benefit to them in their work of promoting and developing our games in the County’s Secondary Schools.

ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CLUB FINAL

We all wish the best of luck to Dr. Crokes in the replay of the AIB All-Ireland Club Final between Dr. Crokes and Crossmaglen Rangers on this Sunday April 1st at Port Laois at 2.00 p.m.

CREDIT UNION COUNTY LEAGUE RD. 3

Round 3 of the Credit Union County Senior Football League will be played on this weekend with most games fixed for Sunday at 2.30 p.m.

The Round 2 games last Sunday were played in ideal weather conditions and we had some very competitive fare in all the Divisions.

Laune Rangers and Kilcummin continued their winning ways in Division 1 with victories over An Ghaeltacht and Gneeveguilla to hold the top spot on the table. Kerins O’Rahillys defeated Listowel Emmets and Austin Stacks defeated Ardfert while Milltown/Castlemaine accounted for Dingle. The Rathmore v Dr. Crokes game was postponed.

In this round Kerins O’Rahillys host Laune Rangers, Kilcummin are at home to Listowel Emmets, Austin Stacks travel to Rathmore and Ardfert host Dingle. Milltown/Castlemaine are at home to Gneeveguilla while the game between An Ghaeltacht and Dr. Crokes is postponed.

In Division 2 the race for promotion has heated up with South Kerry teams Waterville and St. Michael’s/Foilmore the early pace setters with full points and Sneem are just a point below them. There were wins last Sunday for Spa who defeated Annascaul and Beale who put up a very high score to beat Castleisland Desmonds. Sneem and John Mitchels had to share the spoils. The game between Dromid Pearses and Finuge was postponed.

In this round Beale are at home to Waterville and St. Michael’s/Foilmore travel to John Mitchels. Currow have a home game against Finuge, Dromid Pearses host Castleisland Desmonds, Annascaul travel St. Mary’s and Spa are at home to Sneem.

In Division 3 Na Gaeil, newly promoted to this division have set the pace with their second victory of the league along with Tarbert and Kenmare who are also on maximum points from the opening two rounds. Tuosist, also promoted to the division faced a tough assignment when they travelled to Castlegregory and came home with a victory. Glenflesk recorded an important home win against Skellig Rangers. Ballymacelligott lost at home to Legion.

In Division 4 Ballyduff and Valentia top the table with victories against Cromane and Brosna. Duagh, playing their first game since their Croke Park appearance in the All-Ireland Junior Club Final defeated Cordal, Firies defeated Ballydonughue and Valentia defeated Brosna. Keel won at home against Scartaglin and St. Pat’s won their home game against Glenbeigh/Glencar.

In Division 5 victories for Listry against Asdee and Fossa against Derrynane puts them on top the table with full points from the two opening rounds.

Easter Sunday is given over to Divisional Board competitions and on the weekend of April 15th we have Round 4 of the County League, which is the very popular local derby round.

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.

COUNTY MINOR LEAGUES

The Round 3 games Keane’s Super Valu County Minor Football Leagues will be played at 4.00 p.m. on this Saturday March 24th some games will be played on Friday at 6.30 p.m. Games involving clubs with players on the Tralee CBS Senior Football team are postponed. The home club is responsible for phoning in the result to the County PRO immediately after the game finishes.

In the minor hurling league the Round 2 games will be played on Easter Sunday. The first round games in Division 2 will be played on Sunday April 15th.

NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE

The Kerry Senior Hurling team play their final round game in Division 2B of the Allianz National Hurling League away Kildare at 3.30 p.m. at Clane on this Sunday in Round 5. The team need to win this game to avoid relegation and rely on favourable results from the other games.

COUNTY HURLING LEAGUE

Abbeydorney defeated Causeway in their first round game in Division 1 of the Credit Union County Senior Hurling League last Saturday. There is one game between Ballyduff and St. Brendan’s outstanding from the first round. Round 2 will be played on Easter Sunday.

2006 CO. U21 HURLING FINAL

Kilmoyley defeated St. Brendan’s in a very hard fought and exciting game to win the 2006 County Under 21 Hurling Championship Final played last Saturday at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

UNDER 16 HURLING

The Kerry Under 16 Hurling Team defeated Carbery in the quarterfinal of the Munster Under 16 Interdivisional Championship at Bandon on Saturday last.

HOGAN CUP SEMI-FINAL

We wish the senior team from Tralee CBS the very best of luck when they take on St. Patrick’s College, Navan at 2.00 p.m. at Templemore, Co. Tipperary on this Saturday March 31st in the semi-final of the Hogan Cup, the All-Ireland Senior Colleges Football Championship.

UNDER 21 CLUB FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

It is proposed to organise an All County Club based U21 Football Championship. Only clubs are invited to participate in this competition. Clubs who have not an U21 team affiliated and insured may do so up to April 1st (450 euro insurance). Each team will have two games, Cup and Shield competitions will be organised, there are no restrictions other that players must be over 16 and under 21. All club U21 teams already affiliated will be included in draw. Games will be scheduled by Competitions Control Committee - probably mid week - but will not be postponed because of players involved in inter-county games.

SCÓR SINSEAR MUNSTER FINAL

Best of luck to the Kerry competitors in the Munster Finals Scór Sinsear which take place at the INEC, The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney on this Saturday March 31st at 6.00 p.m.

Kerry will be represented by the Spa club from Killarney in four of the eight categories, the Figure Dancing, Ballad Group, Set Dancing and Ciara O’Donovan in the Solo Singing. Brian Caball representing Austin Stacks is Kerry’s hope in the Recitation, Glenflesk in the Instrumental Music, Abbeydorney in the Novelty Act and Rathmore in the quiz.

The All Ireland Finals will also be held in the INEC Killarney on Saturday April 28th.

WORKSHOP ON NUTRITION

The Kerry County Board is holding a Nutritional Workshop on Wednesday 4th April at 8.00 p.m. at The Pavilion, Austin Stack Park, Tralee. This workshop will cover all aspects of nutrition for Gaelic Games and will be of major benefit to Coaches and Players.

Aoife Ahern, who has experience of working with the Kerry Senior Footballers in this area over the past 12 months, will present the workshop.

She will outline in detail the food and hydration requirements for players involved in Gaelic Games. Nutrition plays a huge part in preparation for and recovery after games and training. Nutritional deficiencies lead to players not performing to their maximum on the field. This is a great opportunity for coaches and players to improve their knowledge of what is a very important area. The Cost of the workshop is 10 euros per person. Additional details can be obtained from the Kerry County Board Offices at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

WATERVILLE MEDAL PRESENTATION

At a very pleasant function at the Waterville Inn on Monday evening March 19th. “The Legend” himself, Mick O’Dwyer, presented the young players, male and female, with their medals.

The under 12 boys were runners up in the South Kerry “A” Final. The under 12 girls won out their section in the South Kerry Championship while the under 14 boys were victorious in South Kerry for the second year in a row and they also won their section in combination with Dromid in the County League.

This was a huge achievement for these young footballers and their dedicated coaches. Mick O’Dwyer made a special trip from Wicklow to attend the occasion and make the presentations along with former county minor captain Patrick Curran. Micko congratulated all involved and gave some good advice to these young people, which will guide them in their sporting and personal lives in the years ahead.

Tony Donnelly presented the under 12 team with a new set of jerseys for the coming year and the club appreciates this generous gesture. After refreshments and finger food the evening concluded with a lively disco.

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