County football - Well done to Rathnew who beat St Vincent's in Joule Park on Sun 12 Nov to progress and play the Kildare Champions Moorefield in the semi final at home in Joule Park on Sun 26 Nov.

 

Seniors - The Dunne Cup Semi-finals Blessington v Baltinglass will be played on Sat 18 Nov in Vallaeymount at 2pm.  

 

AGM - Blessington GAA AGM will take place in the Baile Coimin Centre on Thurs 30 Nov at 8pm. Papers have been emailed to paid up members of the club. If a member has not received the email please text Noreen 0872858375 with name and email asap [email protected].

Blessington GAA Club Race Day - Sun 19 Nov at Punchestown Race Course. First Race at 12.30pm. Tickets on sale now from committee and outlets in the town. Tickets will also be on sale in Dunnes Stores on Fri 17 and Sat 18 Nov from10am - 9pm on both days. €10.00 each which covers entry to the races on the day. Kindly sponsored by Dunnes Stores, Blessington. Loads of great prizes. 1st Prize: €1200 voucher for Dunnes Stores. 2nd Prize: €800 voucher for Dunnes Stores, 3rd Prize: €600 voucher for Dunnes Stores, 4th Prize: €200 voucher for Cremins Butchers, 5th Prize: €200 voucher for Supervalu, 6th Prize: €100 voucher for Hennessy's Hardware, 7th Prize: €100 voucher for Blessington Pharmacy, 8th Prize: Fuel voucher for Texaco Blessington, Numerous Raceday and Spot Prizes on the day.

 

Physio -Physio is now finished. Anyone seeking physio attention please contact Pat Molloy 0868230130. 

 

Ladies

G4M&O - Training on Wed 7pm to 8pm.  For more information on G4M contact Michelle 0863734748, Sinead 0862446510 or Lorcan on 087 6647625.

 

Girls Presentation Night - Girls Annual Presentation Night Wed 22nd Nov at 7pm in the Community College. Awards from U7 up to U16 will be presented on the night. Our Special Guests will be some of the All Ireland Winning Dublin Ladies Team with their manager Mick Bohan. A brilliant night in store to reflect on a great year for our girls' teams!

 

Juvenile - That's if for another year on the Juvenile front competition wise. It has been a good year for the club with lots to build on in 2018. Well done to all.

 

Juvenile Presentation - U12 - U17's. Sat 25 Nov. Time and venue TBC. Date still to be confirmed for the younger players.

 

U11's - We had a very busy end to the season this weekend when we played in the Ray Daniels Cup final and the Allen Cup final. On Fri 10 Nov in Baltinglass, one of our U11 teams mainly made up of U10 lads but captained by Ben Carroll Daniels won the Ray Daniels Cup. In a terrific match against Michael Dwyers which went to extra time we managed to get a deserved win in the end to bring the cup home to Blessington. 

On Sun 12 Nov our other team faced Dunlavin in the Allen Cup and unfortunately we didn't really play to our full potential against a very good home team. We had a lot of possession but couldn't get the scores with a lot of goal line scrambles which didn't go our way. Nevertheless, it was a good season and the first time Blessington have won the Ray Daniels Cup and the first time we've reached the Allen Cup final in 5 years. We all went back to the clubhouse for an end of season party and everyone was in good spirits and the parents thanked coaches for work throughout the year. 

 

U12's/U13's - U12's and U13's finished of the year this week.

 

U12's - The U12's played Raheens in Hawkfield in the NKL Shield final. It was a very competitive game throughout in wet windy weather. A very even game Blessington were denied two late goal chances by good Raheens keeping.  The score at the end Blessington 2-05 to Raheens 3-07.

 

U13's - The lads played Eire Og in the Div 1 Shield semi-final in Roundwood on Mon 6 Nov. Blessington were 4 points down at the break but a Blessington goal in the 2nd half put 1 point between the teams. Eire Og scored 2 late goals which put them through to the final. 

Well done to all the lads this year, training finished for the next few weeks will resume early January.

 

Hurling

Hurl repairs - Hurley repairs - €5 a fix, €2/hoop. Contact Ciarán 085 7145288 

 

Lotto - No winner of €4000 on 31 Oct. Numbers drawn - 20, 21, 23,24. Next draw in Mileys. Jackpot €4200. Thanks for your continued support. Tickets are available from players, committee members and in shops and pubs around the town. Don't miss a draw again and sign up for Direct Debit. Contact Noelle McGarr 0877460327 or Arthur Hennessy for details 087 2396157. Remember you can also play online at www.blessingtongaa.ie. 

Scór na n-Óg Leinster semis - Sun 10 Dec. Venue TBC.

Scór na n-Óg Table Quiz - The Scór na n-Óg Wicklow Table Quiz final will take place in Hollywood GAA Clubhouse on Fri 24 Nov at 7.30pm. 

Sympathies - Condolences to Susan Caldwell and her family on the passing of her father in law William Caldwell during the week. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilís.

X-Factor - please vote for Sean and Conor Price. Details on Blessington GAA Facebook page.

Clothing Collection ongoing - collecting good quality second hand clothing suitable for re-use. Please fill as many black bin bags as you can - the more we collect, the more our club receives. If you are unable to bring them to the GAA Grounds we can arrange collection. Please contact: John Magee Snr 086 871 7483 or Breda Brophy 087 225 3892. Thank you for your support.

Online shop - https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/blessington-gaa.html.

Remember to keep updated on what is happening in the Club log on www.blessingtongaa.ie and Blessington GAA on Facebook and on Twitter @blessingtongaa. If you wish to be on the Blessington GAA Supporters text list, please text your name to 085 1607808. 

 

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