Lotto – No winner of Blessington GAA Lotto on 18 June. Numbers drawn 12,18,22. Marie Tivnan c/o D. Richardson matched 3 numbers and wins €300. Next draw in Murphy's on Tues 2 July. Jackpot €4600. Thank for continued support.

Bingo - Next Bingo on Wed 26 Jun at 8.15pm sharp in The Avon. Cost €10 includes jackpot and flyer sheets. Special June offer Double Book €18.

Date for your diaries: Blessington GAA Club is pleased to announce a Golf Classic as one of the big 2019 fundraisers, taking place on Friday 12th July in Craddockstown Golf Club. Cost is €300 for a team of 4 including the round of golf, dinner and plenty of prizes!! The day promises lots of fun, during and after!! Book early to ensure your preferred tee time by contacting one of the following: Arthur Hennessy 0872396157, Emer McIntyre Reape 0872262286, Lenny Gilligan 085804173, John Williamson 0868256556.

Div 3 – Our Div 3 team lost away to Knockananna on Sat 22 Jun 3.13 to 2.8. Well done to Sean Byrne who for the second time in as many weeks played Div 4, Div 3 and for the seniors. It was the final league game next up championship on 19 July. Team: Barry Behan, Damian Breen, Eoin Howlin, Eoin Kavanagh, Fionn Walsh, James Kearns, Ciaran Mescall, (0.1), David Phibbs, Sean Byrne (1.1), Fionnan Leahy (0.3), Alan Ellis, Bradley Foster (0.3), David Williamson, Michael Nugent (1.0), David Breen, Geoff Elliott, Stephen Doyle.

Juniors Div 4 – Avondale 1-17 Blessington 1-9. Next up is a home match v Kiltegan on Thurs 27 Jun at 7.30pm.

Wicklow U20’s - Despite mounting a very late rally Wexford progressed to the Leinster U20 Football Championship 1/4 Final after a 1-14 to 2-07 win against 14-man Wicklow in Enniscorthy on Sat 22 June. Well done to our club lads Conall O’Gallchobhair and Kevin Quinn.

Physio - Upstairs in the clubhouse this coming week on Wed 26 Jun at 7pm. Adults needing full physio appointments MUST go through Pat Molloy and Juvenile through Barry Cotter.

Ladies

Seniors – Away v Scoil UI Chonaill on Wed 26 Jun at 7.30pm.   

Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others - G4M team is looking for new members. We are having a relaunch next Tuesday 25th of June. Our training sessions are focused on building up fitness with a bit of football thrown in. If you fancy trying something new and meeting some new people, please come along and try it out. Updates will be on our Facebook page.If you fancy trying something new and meeting some new people, please come along and try it out.

U16 girls – Blessington U16 girls Blue away v AGB on Thurs 27 Jun at 7.15pm.

U14 girls Feile –Our U14 Girls are heading West for Feile Peil na nOg from 28-30 Jun. We will be hosted by Naomh Mhuire Oranmore in Galway. We will be departing Blessington at 12 noon Friday 28 June and we would love to see a huge club/community turnout along the street or outside St Mary’s JNS, to cheer the girls off on their outward journey to Oranmore in Galway. The management extend massive thanks again to all who have sponsored/donated and helped in any way in the build up to what will be a fantastic and memorable sporting occasion for the club. It has been 22 years since our girls last reached National Feile. We hope we can do everyone proud as this fantastic team always do.

U12 White – At home v Naas on Tues 18 June 7pm.

U10’s – Blitz in Carnew on Sat 22 June 10.30am.

U8’s- Blitz in Carnew on Sat 22 June 10.30am.

 

Juveniles

Blessington GAA supported St Mary’s Junior School active week on 18 June. What a fun day. Almost 6 hours coaching, about 300 children, 12 separate sessions. A MASSIVE thanks to Conor, Brian, Lauren & Jane. They were amazing coaches, so proud to have such brilliant young players part of our club. Róisín & Lorna were very grateful for the help! And thanks to Séanna also for the back-up with planning arrangements. Total group effort, Teamwork at its best.

U15's – Blessington BYE Wed 26 Jun.

U13 boys - White squad had a tough task away to Carnew in Div 3 on Mon 24 Jun which was always difficult against another clubs first team. We were well beaten on the night, but lads tried their best and thankfully the next few fixtures are against clubs with two teams in U13 like ourselves. Special mention to Alfie Callaghan and David Caldwell from the U11 group who helped us fulfil the fixture especially when it was so far to travel. Thanks to all parents who took long trip and coaches. Blue squad were at home to An Tochar Mon 24 Jun and with game level 2.08 each at half time we had an injured player (Jack Byrne) who was eventually taken away by ambulance but after two nights in hospital is back out and gone on planned holidays. Thanks to agreement by An Tochar and referee the game was stopped. Thanks to anyone who helped made Jack comfortable on pitch until help arrived on the night. Match is rescheduled for Fri 21 Jun at home and with another great game of football played by both sides An Tochar went away with win of 3.15 to 3.07. Our lads played extremely well and did all we asked of them in a well contested game. Best wishes and speedy recovery to Jack. (Who managed to show his face briefly at our training on Wednesday evening - no stopping him!!). Training Monday and Wednesday 18.30 to 19.45. Next up is U13 Wicklow league Mon Jul 1 with both squads out on the night.

 

U11’s – Blessington White home v St Pats White on Wed 26 Jun at 7.15pm. On the same night at home Blessington Blue v St Pat’s Blue also at 7.15pm. NKL U11 boys at home v Caragh on Sat 29 Jun at 4.30pm.

U9’s – At home v Leixlip (x 2) on Sat 29 Jun at 3.30pm.

U8’s –We finished off the spring NKL U8 last night against Allenwood at home on Sat 22 June. We played great football in both games coming out we a win in each. Not for the first time this year we had the opposition compliment how good these kids are. We will be getting plenty of challenge matches over the summer while waiting for Autumn NKL. Thank you to the parents for continued support.

U7’s – NKL at home v Caragh (x2) at home on Sat 29 June at 2.30pm.

Academy – Academy for boys and girls aged 4 to 6 is held every Sat at 10am. Further info from Graham 0876393125. The boys and girls are enjoying the fresh fruit provided by the club to the academy. This is an initiative of our new Health and Well Being Officer Lisa Jackson. Thanks to the Senior men and ladies who help every week.

Hurling

Hurling – Girls and boys of all abilities aged 6 and upwards are invited to join the Blessington GAA Hurling Club where you will learn to play an exciting sport in a fun and relaxed environment. All ages train regularly. If any child is interested please join our WhatsApp group b sending your name and phone number and email to Jack Whelan @0876678936 and we will keep you up to date with everything that is happening with hurling in Blessington, Valleymount, Kilbride and Lacken. Volunteers are always needed, so if any Mums or Dads wishing to relive their glory days on the pitch are welcome to help. Send your details to Jack and register your interest. All welcome. We look forward to meeting all our new players.

Lightening Protection Ireland Wicklow Senior Championship – In Blessington on Sun 30 Jun at 11am. Eire Og  Kiltegan.

Celtic Challenge – Hard luck to Wicklow GAA who lost out to Limerick GAA 2-10 to 0-7 in the GAA Celtic Challenge in the Semi-Final held in Ratheniske on Sat 22 June. Well done to our lads Oisin Brogan and Jake O’Kelly.

Wicklow U14’s - Win for Wicklow vs Antrim 2.9 to 2.5 in the Wicklow U 14 Hurling in Inter Provincial Blitz in Termonfeckin Louth vs Westmeath & Antrim. Antrim 3-10 Wicklow 4-02.  Well done to Finn Behan and Brian Richardson.

U11’s – Our home match on 19 June was end to end hurling v Bray Emmets. A slow start but settled half-way through the first half. Bray were fast in the tackles but with some quick hands got the scores off them. Consistently players working hard for each other led us by 5 at half time. Some great free taking by Callum, Cormac and Conor but POTM goes to James for his cool head and quick hands relieving the pressure at the back. We won by 21pts to 4 in the end.

U8’s – Away v Ardclough on Sun 30 Jun at 10am.

U7’s/U9’s – Hurling Go Games at various locations 18.45pm.

Wicklow Cul Camps 2018 – www.wicklowculcamps.gaa.ie. Only a few places left on the football camp (8 July) and for the dual hurling/football camp (22 July).

Congratulations – Congrats to K.J. Rogers and Tracey on the safe arrival of baby daughter Leah on Tues.

New website – Log onto our new website Blessington GAA. (https://sites.google.com/view/blessingtongaaclub/home?authuser=0)

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
 

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