Senior - Our Seniors are gearing themselves up for Championship Sunday in Joule Park, Aughrim on Sun 2 Jul at 3pm v Kiltegan.

Division 4 Football League West - Lads are away v Dunlavin at 8pm on Thurs 29 Jun.

Senior ladies - Our ladies are away v Ballyboden at 7.30pm on Wed 28. Championship game away v AGB on Sat 1 Jul at 5.30pm.

U10 girls - U10 girls played Eadestown in our final Kildare league match. Great win again for the girls with plenty of scores from all the girls. Some exceptional hand passing by all. Well done to Hannah Keogh and Niamh Murphy who joined in, both under 8 girls. Thanks to Kayden and Fionn for giving us a dig out too.

U12 girls - Our U12 girls claimed the Kildare League on Wed 21 Jun with a brilliant win against a very good Kilcullen team at home. Another quality team performance but special mention to the following who have been consistently outstanding in all games: Elaine O'Dwyer, Emily Rose O'Toole, Orlaith Ní Gallaghoir, Sadhbh Fisher, Erin McMahon, Leila Shannon, Juliette Gough & Emma Stynes.

The U12 blue team are up against Tinahely at home on Tues 27 Jun at 7pm. This team has remained unbeaten this season and this is their last game in the Div 1 league. Please come up and support this fab team.

U16 girls - away v Valleymount on Tues 27 at 7pm.

Physio -Physio on Wed at 7pm in the clubhouse. €5 donation. Players training will have first preference.   

G4M&O - Training Wed as Normal 7pm to 8pm. Great turnout last week and thanks to Lorcan for taking the session. On Sun 25 Jun, the ladies played a 4 game blitz in Raheens against Milltown, Foxrock, St. Kevin's and Dunshaughlin. The ladies performed extremely well in all the games and came out on top in most. Well done and a good day's fun.

Juvenile - For upcoming fixtures, pictures and pitch rota please see our website and Facebook page.

U7's -  U7's played in the Go Games Little Buds in Ballinakill on Sat 24 Jun. They were split into two teams and played Rathnew. Slow start for both the blue and white teams but they played really well and came out on top in their games.

 

U8's- Our U8 footballers travelled to Kilcock on Fri 23 Jun for a NKL fixture. The first quarter took our lads to settle with big tackles coming in from both sides. The 2nd quarter saw our lads taking some great scores and good possession. It was tricky conditions but our lads kept them out for the 3rd and defended a good lead till the end. Great team performance with all lads giving 100%. Tough man of the match to call with Ryan Sargent, Oisin Kelly, Callum Jordan Dempsey & Dylan Callaghan all in the mix. Huge thanks to Elaine for organising the fixture plus team sheets and jerseys etc.

 

U9's - Well done to the U9's who played their hearts out at the Go Games Little Buds prog in Ballinakill on Sat 24 Jun. Happy birthday to Owen Vickers who was treated to the bumps by his team mates.

 

U10's - Played Kilcock away on Sat 24 Jun ending up with a good win.

 

U11's - Our U11 boys were in action on Wed 21 Jun in the Wicklow league. In group 1 our 2 teams played away against a competitive Annacurra. We played good football and came away with a good win. Unfortunately, our team at home came up short in the end against a good Shillelagh team. But best of all we had 35 lads playing on the night.

 

U12's - What a performance by the U12 team on Thurs 22 Jun in the Kildare league against Ardclough! From 1 to 15 they all played hearts out and by far and away put in their best performance of the year! Also want to say "Adios" to our little buddy Miguel Ricker, whilst your playing career with us was short, you made a great impact and scored 2 wonderful goals on the night! Safe journey home! We were up against Raheens on Tues 20 Jun. The lads outperformed Raheens throughout but didn't take all their chances and the final score was 2-07 to2-08 - a narrow win for Raheens.

 

U12 &13 boys - Training this week - Wed 6.30 to 8pm and Friday 6:30 to 8pm.

 

U13's - The lads play Feile Winners St Nicks on Thur 29 at home in Blessington at 7.15pm. Well done to all the U13's that played with U14 team on Wed 20. U13 Wicklow academy is every Sat in Ballinakill. Four lads from our U13's go every week. It would be great to have a few more lads joining the Wicklow squad.

U17's - Blessington Minors travelled to Baltinglass on Thurs 21 Jun with a bare 15 players and were well beaten by a strong Baltinglass squad. Next up is an away game on Mon 3 Jul v Luke O'Tooles.   

Hurling

U7/U9 hurling - Go Games Little Bud programme. Fri 30 June in Carnew 7pm.

U9 hurling - Only one team could travel to Rathangan Gaa on Tues 20 Jun for a hot (temp wise) NKL meeting. Most of our lads had an off day with Rathangan taking the scores. Both Sean Paralles Molloy and Callum Jordan Dempsey took men of the match for our team.

U11 hurling - At home v Kilcoole on Wed 28 Jun at 7.30pm.

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

Cul Camp - Cul camp bookings for 2017 have already doubled from this time last year. BOOK NOW on line to ensure a place. There will NOT be any bookings on the day in any of the camps.  It is very important that you register on line to ensure that your child has a place for the Go Games. Calling Chris is not sufficient as she will just provide information. Football 10 July - 14 July and hurling 24 - 28 July. Contact Chris O'Connor on 086 2239403 to register early. €60 first child. €50 second child. €40 for third and subsequent children. For children attending a second camp, without the complimentary gear the cost is 35. Attendance is open to school children ages 6 years to 13 years. Website is now open for online bookings www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie. No applications will be taken on the day.

Lotto - There was no winner of the €2200 jackpot on 13 June. Numbers drawn were 11,14, 22,28. Next draw will be on Tues 27 June in Hennessy's. Jackpot €2400. Thank you 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 Arthur Hennessy for details 087 2396157. Remember you can also play online at www.blessingtongaa.ie. 

Cash for Clubs - The club has registered again this year for Topaz Cash for Clubs. Every time you spend €30 and present your game tag you will get one point. We will need 2,000!!!!! Is there any bus companies, companies with a fleet of vans on the road or taxi drivers around to help us achieve this target. Please contact Noreen 0872858375 to let me know if you can help. Cash for Clubs will commence on Monday 15 May 2017 and will run for 12 weeks until Sun 13 Aug 2017. To participate in Cash for Clubs you will need to be a registered Play or Park member. Membership of Play or Park is subject to the Terms & Conditions of the scheme which can be found at www.playorpark.ie. FAQ - TOKENS - How do I collect Tokens? Simply scan your Play or Park game tag when you make a fuel purchase at any participating Topaz station. You will earn 1 Token for every €30/£20 spent in a single transaction. You can earn a maximum of 3 Tokens per transaction. Visit www.playorpark.ie, sign in to your online account and you can see how your Club is performing on the Cash for Clubs page. Blessington GAA Code is 10219.

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.

Car parking - For those who use Blessington GAA Grounds the club has a REVERSE IN, DRIVE OUT policy. This is for Health and Safety reasons. There is a lot of kids using our facilities and their safety is paramount. Yes, it's a pain but it must be done. You will make our parking attendants life a bit easier. The club are also implementing a NO PARKING section at the area immediately beside the astro. It would be great if all everyone would comply. It's not easy to implement change.

Shop at the pitch - Shop will be open for some home games. Boots for sale sizes 28 to 33 (age 4 to 8) €10. Tea, coffee and goodies. Gum shields also for sale.

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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