Senior - Well done to our senior team who had a good win over Bray Emmets on the 15 Aug in the league at home. Final score 1-12 to 0-10. Our seniors play in a league game away v Dunlavin on Tues 22 Aug at 7.30pm.

 

Junior B- Our Junior B team were up against Hollywood at home in a must win game on Thurs 17 Aug. Unfortunately, the lads drew and it is now the end of the road for this young team.  Final score 2-15 to 0-11.

 

U21 Wicklow hurlers - Congrats to the lads who are now in the U21 B Final v Kerry on 9 Sep in Thurles. The lads beat Kildare with a 0-15 to 0-13 victory.

 

Senior Ladies - The ladies play Tinahely in the semi-finals in Senior Championship on Wed 23 Aug in Baltinglass at 7.30pm. Admission for all championship games is €5 with U16's and Senior Citizens free. Please support our ladies team. Well done to two of our Senior ladies who played for Wicklow U17 Development squad in the All Ireland blitz in Abbotstown on 16 Aug. Nicole Walsh captained the team with Sophie Cronin alongside her. The girls had a super day out and some hard-earned wins and went on to defeat Kerry in the shield final. Well done to you both.

 

U16 girls - Well done to the girls on a fantastic win over Clann na Gael in the championship in Kilmac on Tues 15 Aug. This now puts them through to the semi-final on 12 Sept. Superb performance and team effort by all the girls.

 

U15 girls - Kildare League home v Kill on Tues 22 at 7.30pm.

 

U14's - Well done to Niamh Cullen and her team mates who won a Silver medal at the finals of the Community Games. U14 girl's Blue v Baltinglass at home Thurs 24 Aug 7.15pm. U14 girls White away v Kilcoole on Thurs 24 Aug 7.15pm.

 

U13 girls - Kildare League U13 white team away v St Lawrence's 7.30pm. U13 blue team v Maynooth at home 2pm.

 

U12 girls - No stopping our U12 girls. Fantastic first championship game for our Blue team tonight away v Newtown. Result 6-10 to 0-0. Some wonderful displays of football and great team performance with Player of the Match going to Erin McMahon who worked her little socks off from start to finish.

3 out of 3 for our U12 girls. Brilliant white team win on 17 Aug away v Baltinglass. Score 7-2 to 1-3. Again, so many great players involved with outstanding performances from Emily O'Rourke, Leah Richardson, Ava Jordan Dempsey, Ava O'Driscoll, Ella Richardson, Paige McDonald, Grace Swan and a deserved player of the match Robyn Brennan.  

 

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. For more information contact Michelle 0863734748, Sinead 0862446510 or Kevin on 0876123202. G4M are going to hold an Open Day and Cake Sale on Sat 9 Sep at the pitch from 9.30am to 12 noon. G4M blitz is scheduled for Sat 23 Sep.

 

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

 

Go Games U7's and U9's- Valleymount on Sat 19 Aug. Well done to the U9's who won all their matches.

 

U11's - We played AGB at home on Wed 16 Aug in the Wicklow league. Despite not playing to our full potential we still recorded a win to keep our good run in league intact. Final score 11-11 to 4-0. Our white team are away against Kilbride/Lacken on 23 Aug. 

Next Sun 27 Aug will be a busy day for all the lads when we play in our annual club blitz for U8/9/10/11's. This year's blitz will feature 32 teams from seven counties. This is Blessington GAA's second year running the blitz with over 400 children playing from counties all over Leinster. The following clubs are involved: Blessington, Baltinglass, Clonmore (Carlow), Cuala (Dublin), Edenderry (Offaly), Eire Og, Kill (Kildare), Naas (Kildare), Navan O'Mahony's (Meath), Portlaoise (Laois), Rathvilly (Carlow), Sarsfields (Kildare) and Two- Mile House (Kildare).  

 

U12/U13's - Training Wed and Fri 6.30 to 8pm. Well done to Finn Behan who got through to the All-Ireland Relay Final on Sun 20 Aug. Also, well done to all the lads and ladies who played at the Gig Rig at the Fleadh in Ennis on Thurs. The U12's was well represented on the stage with Cormac O'Loughlin, Oscar Higgins, James Dooley and Austin Brennan. U12's home v Clane Tue 29 Aug TBC.

 

U15's - U15's got their championship off to a winning start at home v An Tochar on Wed 16 Aug. The lads started well with an early goal but both teams traded scores after that. Half time 1-5 to 0-4. Blessington moved up a gear in the second half dominating the oppositions kick outs and never looked back and ran out eventual winners 2-13 to 0-5.

 

U17's - Match v Clara Gaels now on 21 Aug in Laragh at 7.15pm. Good luck lads.

 

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

 

Hurling - Mon 21 U13 MD away v Eire Og. Wed 21 U11 WG v Bray.

 

Lotto -No winner of lotto jackpot. Jackpot now €3000. Next draw in Bealins on 22 Aug. 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 087 7460327 or Arthur Hennessy for details 087 2396157. Remember you can also play online by logging onto www.blessingtongaa.ie.

 

AFL International Cup - Well done to Molly Cullen (Irish Banshees) and Gavin Murray (Irish Warriors) on their successful trip down under. Congrats to Molly and her team on a fantastic win over Canada on 19 Aug on a scoreline of 25-21. Molly played a big part and did us proud as always. Well done also to "Shrek" and the men winning their game for third place on 18 Aug.

 

Paddy Magee Memorial Cup - The Annual match v Ballymore will be held at Blessingon GAA on Fri 25 Aug at 7.30pm. Entrance €5. All proceeds to Blessingon and Ballymore Senior Citizens. The Pete Nolan Man of the match will be presented on the night. Light refreshments will be served.

 

Scor na nOg - Blessington GAA will proudly host the Scor na nOg on Fri 20 Oct. Scór is a GAA competition that combines all the colour and rivalry of Gaelic Games with the social/fun element of Ireland's traditional past-times. The competition was established by the GAA in 1969 with the aim of promoting Ireland's traditional pastimes and culture while offering club members the chance to meet up, have fun and represent their club during the winter months while Football and Hurling had ceased. There are eight events/disciplines in Scór that cover all aspects of Irish culture:  Figure/Céilí Dancing, Solo Singing, Ballad Group, Recitation/Scéalaíocht, Léiriú Stáitse/Stage Presentation, Instrumental Music, Set Dancing and Table Quiz. The competition is divided into two age levels, Scór na nÓg, for young people under 17 and Scór Sinsir, for those over 17. Anyone interested in finding out more information can contact Catherine Behan on 087 1224019.

 

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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