Lotto –No winner of jackpot on Tues 16 Jul. Numbers drawn 3,12,20,24. 10 winners of matched 3 numbers and each win €30. Aine Moran x 3, Dunne boys c/o Nora Nolan, Suzanne Murphy c/o Anto, Kathleen Magee c/o John Magee, Ken Madden c/o Hennessys, Brendan c/o Beechdale Green, Angela Kennedy c/o Luke McCormack, Michael O'Hagan c/o Tommy O'Hagan. Next draw 30 July in Murphy's. Jackpot €5000. Thanks for continued support.

Bingo - Next Bingo on Wed 24 July at 8.15pm sharp in The Avon. Cost €10 includes jackpot and flyer sheets. Special June offer Double Book €18.

Fundraiser: The club held a Golf Classic on 12th July at Craddockstown Golf Club. This proved to be a fantastic club day with our Senior panel being great supporters of the event. The weather was perfect for good scoring and the course, which is a challenging course, was in perfect conditions with well rolled greens etc. Thanks to the committees and course staff for their attention. Many thanks to the Captain of Craddockstown, Adrian Ryan, for attending and playing on one of our teams. In addition, Glen Robinson, the club professional who supplied the golf related prizes. Thank you also to the catering staff under Billy Rogers and to Cian Grimes (who is a part Blessington man). To our Starters & Finishers: Breda Brophy & Emer McIntyre–Reape who was our Social Media guru. Finally thank you to all teams, sponsors etc. The prize winners were as follows:

1st Prize: Patrick Brophy, Wes Callaghan, Wayne Callaghan & Stephen Doran. 109 Pts
2nd Prize: Seamus Breen, Kieran Malone, Vinnie Moran & Andy Doran. 108 pts (on back 9)
3rd Prize: Jerry Hennessy, Barry Hennessy, John Hennessy & Rory Higgins. 108 Pts
4th Prize: Jamie O’Toole, Matthew Nolan, Brian Wilson, & Gary Hull. 106 pts
5th Prize: Jerry Lambe, Frances Lambe, Rosaleen Prescott & Ciaran Lambe. 105pts (on back 6)
6th Prize: Mick Hanley, Mick Danaher, Sean Flynn & Billy Walsh. 105 pts
Longest Drive: Barry Hennessy. Nearest the Pin on 11th Hole: Mick Hanley - 43cms. Hole in One: Matthew Nolan on 2nd Hole.

Sponsors: Mick Mills, Kevin Gilmore, Murphy Gibbons Solicitors, Bewley’s, Rob Webb Auto’s, Brophy Brothers Builders, Declan Ryan, Pat Nolan /Lakeside Window Systems Ltd, Turlough Kinane /Thermodail Building Service Engineers, The Stationery Store, Naas, Bank of Ireland Naas/ Clodagh Hughes, Jack Cotter, Adam Boland, Aaron Curran & Stephen Carroll, Stephen Kitt, Eoin Keogh & David Boothman, In Memory of Gerry McIntyre (Past President, Chairman, Player & Manager of Blessington GAA), Martin Hennessy, Noonan Construction Ltd, Modia Consulting, Chartered Quantity Surveyors, & Project Managers.

Seniors – On Sat July 20 in Aughrim v Baltinglass Blessington made history as we beat Baltinglass for the first time since 2005 and second time since the 1983 County Final. We were 3 points behind at half time Balto 0-8 Blesso 0-5. In the second half Blessington found their shooting boots and stepped up a gear after a great goal from Jack Cotter. Final score Baltinglass 0-12 Blessington1-12. Scorers: Jack Cotter 1-0,Mikey O'Connor 0-3, Anto McLoughlin 0-2, Jordan Nolan 0-2, Patrick O'Connor 0-2, Kevin Hanlon 0-1, Stephen Carroll 0-1, Paul McLoughlin 0-1. 2 wins out of 2. Well done all. 

Juniors– Blessington had a great win on their opening match in the Championship v Hollywood in Valleymount on Fri 19 July winning on a scoreline of Hollywood 0-12 Blessington 2-16. Scorers: Kevin Quinn 1-7, Jordan McGarr 1-1, Bryan Carroll 0-2, Fionán Leahy 0-2, Craig Maguire 0-1, Sean Mescall 0-1, Michael Nugent 0-1, Adam Boland 0-1. A great start, well done all.

Physio - Upstairs in the clubhouse this coming week on Wed 24 July at 7pm. Adults needing full physio appointments MUST go through Pat Molloy and Juvenile through Barry Cotter.

Ladies

Wicklow Intermediate Ladies – Hard luck to the ladies who were beaten by Meath in Ashbourne on Sat 20 Jul. Next match is on Sun 28 Jul in Wicklow v Tipperary, venue TBC at 2pm.

Seniors – Away v Portobello on Wed 24 Jul at 7.30pm.

Juniors – Away v Ballymore on Tues 23 Jul at 8pm.

Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others - G4M team is looking for new members. If you fancy trying something new and meeting some new people, please come along and try it out.

U16’s – Congratulations to Blessington Girls U16 Blue Team who had a great win over Baltinglass on Tues 16 Jul in the first group game of the U16 A Championship. Their next game is against AGB on the 1st of August. Girls U16 White Team Upcoming Fixtures. Division 3 League Blessington Vs Kilcoole on Thursday 25 Jul 19:30pm in Blessington. B Championship Blessington vs Tinahely Sunday 28 Jul 11am in Blessington. 
Blessington Blue v Baltinglass at home on Tuesday 16 July at 7.30pm. Blessington White at home v Kilcoole on Thurs 18 Jul at 7.30pm.

County U12’s – Wicklow Under 12 squads travelled to Portlaoise on 6 Jul to take part in the Leinster Blitz. Blessington was represented by Robyn Brennan, Ella Richardson, Leah Richardson, Annie O’Riordan, Paige McDonald, Erin McMahon, Susie Cronin, Emma Carpenter, Eilis Reid, Ava O’Driscoll, Cria Cullen.

U12’s – Under 12’s girls White team played away to Ashford in the league on Thursday night. They were brilliant, especially in the 2nd half when they really got going and listened at half time. Only for Orlaith Taylor’s save in the goal we wouldn’t have won the game by 3 points. Great tackling again from all the girls, super improvements from some of the newcomers to the team also, what a great squad you are building for yourselves girls. We are there as coaches to advise and teach what we can, you are putting in all the hard work so well done. POTM was a hard one but both Orlagh Murphy and Robyn Knowles deserve it, the attacking of the ball in defence was brilliant. Score ended 1-3 to 9 pts to Blesso. Next match is on Tues 23 Jul at 7pm v Valleymount at home.

Under 12 girls Blue team played Rathnew at home on Friday in the league. Another good day at the office for the girls. On a scoreline of 6-15 to 1-1 it was an amazing result for the girls. Each one of them played their part, from backs to forwards. Between last night’s white win and tonight’s result, the coaches are over the moon with each one of the girls. Well done kids, keep up the super work. POTM goes to Paige, she played out of her skin in midfield.

What a super morning for the Under 12 girls blue and white teams. A massive 32 girls togged out. 3 wins out of 3 for both teams. Tough games to start off with but once we got going there was no stopping us. The tackling, the passing, the scoring, well done to all of you. Blesso are a force to be reckoned with in Wicklow and don’t they all know it. Thanks to all the parents and supporters, it’s not an easy journey on a Sunday morning. Lastly happy birthday Robyn, have a super day.  

U8’s and U10’s – A massive well done to all the U8 & U10 girls who participated in the blitz at home on Sat 13 July. What a brilliant turn out, 21 teams involved. A big thanks to all the coaches and parents for their help. It was all hands-on deck! Terrific morning of football.

Leinster Blitz – Date for the diary. Blessington GAA will host our annual boys’ blitz for U8,9,10,11 on Sunday 8th September with 32 teams taking part from all over Leinster

Juveniles

2019 Hurling/Football Cul Camp – Mon 22 – Fri 26 July.

U15’s – At home on Wed 24 Jul at 7.15pm v St Kevins.

U13’s – On Mon July 15 we managed to get two teams out despite missing 12 players for various reasons.

White Squad were away to Eire Og in Div 03 and we could only travel thanks to 4 2008 players involvement. Ciaran Butler, Alfie Callaghan, Ethan Elliott and Patrick Balfe and lads played extremely well on step up to u13 football. Overall, the team played very well and were very unlucky to lose out by one score. Thank you to all parents who travelled in big numbers to support this squad.

Blue Squad were at home to Eire Og in Div 1 and fell well behind on scoreboard right from the start. In the second half the lads were up against a travelling team who were aggressive in tackling and movement off the ball. So back to the training ground on Wednesday to work on a few tactics with the lads. Some games just don't go right from the start to the finish and tonight was one of those nights!

U11’s – U11 white squad travelled to play Kilmacanogue under the Sugar Loaf on Mon 25 Jul. The lads were on their game from the first whistle and kicked some very good team scores early on. Kilmac fought their way back into the game but the lads really moved through the gears to win comfortably in the end on a scoreline of 40pts to 7pts. Special mention for the fine long-range scores taken in second half. The lads look forward to playing Arklow in a top of the table class in their next outing. The coaches are very proud of this team’s development and look forward to the summer ahead. U11 Blue v An Tochar Blue at home on Wed 24 Jul at 7.15pm. U11’s White at home v AGB Navy at 7.15pm on Wed 24 Jul.

Academy – Blessington GAA Academy will take a break for 2 weeks and will return on Saturday 10th August.

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.

U13’s –Michael Dwyers v Bray Emmets Green in Blessington on Mon 22 Jul at 7.15pm.

U11’s – Away v Avondale on Tues 16 Jul. TBC.

U7’s/U9’s – Go Games in Aughrim on Fri 26 Jul at 6.45pm.

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. 

Remember to keep updated on what is happening in the Club log on to Blessington GAA on Facebook and on Twitter @blessingtongaa. If you wish to be on the Blessington GAA Supporters Whats App please text your name to 087 2858375. 

 

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