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THE CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGN BEGINS...

Our Munster Senior and Junior Football Championship campaigns get under way on this Sunday at Fraher Field, Dungarvan when our teams play Waterford in the semi-final of Munster Senior Championship and Clare in the Munster Junior Football Championship semi-final. The day’s programme gets under way with the Bank Of Ireland Senior Football Championship game at 2.00 p.m. and the Junior game starts at 3.45 p.m.

It seems so long ago since our last competitive game at Senior level when we beat Dublin in the final round of the National League on Easter Sunday in early April. Since then the panel have been in intensive training in preparation for the Bank Of Ireland Championship campaign.

We wish all the players and the team management the very best of luck for this year’s championship campaign and the dearest wish of everybody who supports the Kerry team is that it will ultimately lead us to regaining our Munster title and winning the All-Ireland Final. But we must take every game as it comes and on Sunday next all of our attention and focus will be on winning a place in the Munster Final where either Cork or Tipperary await the winners on Sunday July 1st.

The Kerry Junior Football panel have been in training for some weeks now and Buddy O’Grady and his selectors, Donie O’Leary and Jim Foley have put a very strong panel in place. None of last year’s Munster and All-Ireland winning team is eligible this year because under the rules of the competition any player on the All-Ireland winning team is ineligible.

We urge the Kerry supporters to travel on Sunday next and give their full support to the Kerry Seniors, Juniors and to the boys and girls on the Kerry Primary Go Games Teams. The Primary Go Games between the Kerry and Waterford National School selections will be played at half time in the Senior game and we wish the young players the very best of luck on their big day out.

At half time in this year’s Munster Senior Championship games, with the help of the children from National Schools in the participating counties and Cumann Na mBunscol in the counties, there is an exhibition of a new initiative devised by The National Coaching & Games Development Committee under the guidance of Pat Daly, Head of Games in Croke Park, called The Primary Go Games.

“The Primary Game” remains as part of the Munster Council’s Senior Championship Match Day programme but it has been altered to the Go Games Format to reflect National Policy. The games are two 10 a-side games (one boys and one girls) with normal rules. Each county will have 22 children (11 boys and 11 girls). This includes two linesmen.

ADMISSION PRICES

No tickets will be issued in advance. Cash will be taken at the stiles for both Stand & Terrace. Seats in the stand will be on a first come first served basis, so people are advised to come early for the better seats.

The admission prices are as follows – Covered Stand - €20, Terrace - €15. Students and OAP’s concessions are €10 for the stand and for the terraces on production of a current and valid identification. Under 16’s will be admitted free of charge to the stand & terrace.

SUPPORTERS CLUB

The Kerry GAA Supporters Club are organising a trip to Dungarvan on Sunday. The departure times on Sunday morning are at 7.45 a.m. from The Square, Listowel, 8.00 a.m. from St. Brendan’s Church, Tralee and at 8.30 a.m. from Farranfore. They will return to Kerry after the game.

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.

MUNSTER UNDER 21 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Kerry have yet another trip to Dungarvan on Wednesday next June 6th, this time we play Waterford in the first round of the Munster Under 21 Hurling Championship at 7.30 p.m. at Fraher Field.

AIB COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP REPLAY

Dingle defeated Milltown/Castlemaine in last Sunday’s Round 2 replay of the AIB County Senior Football Championship to qualify for a Round 3 game against the reigning three in a row Champions, South Kerry at Dingle’s Páirc An Ághasaigh on Saturday June 9th.

CREDIT UNION COUNTY LEAGUE

After last weekend’s Round 5 of the Credit Union County Senior Football League Kerins O’Rahillys held on to the top spot in Division 1 table despite their draw with Dr. Crokes. Laune Rangers missed out on their chance of sharing the top with Kerins O’Rahillys when they also drew with Ardfert. Kilcummin are sharing second place with Laune Rangers after beating Austin Stacks. An Ghaeltacht have slipped to fourth place after losing to Gneeeveguilla, who are now just a point behind them on the table. Listowel Emmets and Rathmore were free last weekend to make way for their opponents, Milltown/Castlemaine and Dingle to replay their drawn County Championship game.

In Division 2 St. Michael’s/Foilmore’s had their fifth successive victory in as many rounds when they beat second placed Currow. Sneem have jumped into second place by beating Beale. Desmonds’ victory over Spa sees them climb the table to share third place with their neighbours, Currow. St. Mary’s, John Mitchels and Dromid Pearses are the teams badly in need of points at this stage of the league to avoid the prospect of relegation. All three teams lost their games in this round.

In Division 3 Tarbert are the only team on full points from the five opening rounds after they had a good home win against Legion. Kenmare defeated Na Gaeil to hold the second place on the table and Glenflesk’s win against Beaufort are in third place ahead of Na Gaeil who continue to lose some ground after making a great start to the league in the early rounds. Skellig Rangers and Ballymacelligott are making progress up the table with their respective wins against Tuosist and Castlegregory in this round. Some teams at the bottom end of the table badly need to pick up points as the leading teams have opened a wide gap at the top of the table.

In Division 4 Duagh lost their pole position on the table after they lost St. Pat’s in this round. Keel defeated Glenbeigh/Glencar to share the top spot with St. Pat’s as Duagh slipped to third place. Cromane, Valentia, Ballydonoghue and Ballyduff all made up for some lost ground earning valuable league points last weekend while Brosna and Cordal prop up the table.

In Division 5 Fossa top the table with full points after their victory in a top of the table clash against Ballylongford. Listry have gone into second place after their one-point victory against Moyvane,who are now in third place with six points sharing Templenoe and Knocknagoshel.

Round 6 will be played on the weekend of June 24th.

JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUES

The Round 4 games of the Credit Union County Junior Football Leagues will played at 7.30 p.m. on this Friday June 3rd.

The home club is responsible for phoning in result immediately after the game.

CO. HURLING LEAGUES

The Round 6 games of the Credit Union County Senior Hurling League were played last weekend as Kilmoyley jumped into the lead on the table on ten points after their game against St. Brendan’s was not played.
Causeway defeated Crotta O’Neills, Abbeydorney lost the top of the table spot after losing to Ballyheigue and Ballyduff are now in third place after easily beating Lixnaw.

On this Wednesday May 30th there are two quarterfinals of Division 2 of the Credit Union County Senior Hurling League. Kilgarvan are at home to Lady’s Walk and Ballyheigue are at home to Kenmare. All games are at 7.30 p.m. Extra time will be played if necessary.

Kilmoyley and St. Brendan’s are already through to the semi-finals having finished top of the table in Divisions 2A and 2B.

The home club is responsible for phoning in the result to the County PRO immediately after the game finishes.

NEW YORK NEWS

The Kerry Seniors had a one-point victory over Sligo 1-11 to 2-7 on the opening day of the New York Championship. Sligo were 1-5 to 0-7 ahead at half time but five minutes from full time Ross Donovan crashed a penalty to the net and pointed a 45m free. Glacken and Riney defended stoutly.
In a lively forward line Donovan, O’Donnell and Langan took their scores well. P. O’Connor, Cloghane, M. Cronin, Gneeveguilla and Brendan Henchy, Lisselton are in charge of the team with John Riordan and Joan Kiely Henchy playing major roles in running the Kerry Club.

Team: S. Clifford, Laune Rangers, N. Corbett, Firies, D. Riney, Sneem, Ó Cruadhlaíóch, An Ghaeltacht, G. Cronin, Spa, 0-1, D. McSweeney and P.
Maguire, New York, P. Coffey, Waterville, D. Breen 0-2, Beaufort, J.
O’Donnell 0-1, P.Mulvihill, Ballydonoghue, R. Donovan, 1-4, Spa, S.
Langan 0-2, Tarbert, C. Kelly 0-1, Armagh.

Back again supporting the team were S. Healy, Kilgarvan, T. Keating, St.
Mary’s, D. Galvin, Lixnaw, J. Mackessey, Tarbert, T.S. Stack, Ballylongford,. J McAuliffe and Timmy Curtin, Knocknagoshel and John Riordan, Castlegregory.

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