Senior Notes:

Seniors: -Campus Oil Football League Div 1 Rd 7 Blessington away to St Pat's on Tues 5 May at 7.30pm. Good luck lads.

Intermediates - Hard luck to our Intermediates beaten by Kiltegan on Sun 3 May at home in Div 1A League 2-9 to 0-8. Blessington opened up the scoring with a point from Michael Nugent followed  by a point from Kiltegan's Paidraic Keogh. Seanie Furlong found the net following a penalty. Jonathan Kelly scored a point followed by a point from Barry Finan. Kiltegan's Cathal Fitzgerald found the back of the net followed by 3 points from Seanie Furlong (0-2) and Padraic Keogh (0-1) without any answer from Blessington. Half time score Kiltegan 2-4 Blessington 0-3 points. Blessington came out after the break and scored 2 points scored by Jonathan Daniels which Kiltegan answered Seanie Furlong (0-1) and Cathal Fitzgerald  (0-1). Blessington finished off with a point by Kyle Geraghty. Blessington had plenty of chances with 7 wides while Kiltegan found themselves also off target with 9 wides. Blessington Scorers - Jonathan Daniels 0-3, Michael Nugent 0-2, Barry Finan 0-1, Kyle Geraghty 0-1, Jonathan Kelly 0-1. The lads now prepare for Championship next Sat 9 May v AGB in Roundwood at 6pm.

Junior B - Campus Oil football League Div 4 West Round 4 away to Donard Glen at 7.30pm.

Wicklow Minors - Wishing John Murphy (Manager) and Wicklow Minors the best of luck against Laois on Wed 6 May in O'Moore Park, Portlaoise at 7.30pm especially our club lads Patrick O'Connor, Martin Shannon, Peter Manning, Conor Kenny, Jack Cotter and their Kilbride colleague Aaron Curran.

Ladies Notes:

Senior Ladies: Senior Ladies Cup v St Nicks away Wed 6 May 7.30pm.

Junior Ladies - Round 5 Blessington 2 away to Newtown at 6.30pm. (to be confirmed).Training 7.45pm - 9.15pm on Weds.

U16's - U16 girls travelled to Eire Og Greystones where they put in an an amazing performance. They went into half time all level but came out in the second half and displayed some great football and teamwork. Finishing score Eire Og 3-4 Blessington 5-10. Still undefeated in the League going into our next game which is at home to AGB on Tues 12 May.

U14's - U14 girls beat Carnew on 23 Apr in the League in a great match and also won their group in the Wicklow Feile Blitz in terrible weather last Sat 25 Apr.

Wicklow Minors: Best of luck to our Wicklow Minor Players and management in the Leinster Final on Mon 4 May v Meath in Clane at 3.30pm especially our own Molly Cullen, Shauna Byrne and Amy Ryan (& Jess Carroll management).

Gaelic for Mothers & Others: Training Wed 7pm to 8pm. The ladies will be competing in a 5K run in the coming weeks to raise funds. Please support the G4M&) team. New members always welcome call Sinead 0862446510 or Kevin 0876123203 for info or just turm up at 7pm at training session. Get well wishes for a speedy recovery to Michelle Richardson. We hope to see you out and about soon.

Fixtures at  a glance

Mon 4 May - Western Gaels v ARP in Ballinakill

                      - Wicklow Ladies Minor Leinster Final v Meath in Clane at 3.30pm

Tues 5 May - Seniors away to St Pats at 7.30pm

Wed 6 May - U12 football NKL away to Raheens 2 at 7pm

                      - U14 football away to Luke O'Tooles in Aughrim at 7.15pm

                      - Senior Ladies Cup away v St Nicks at 7.30pm

                      - Wicklow Minors v Laois at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise at 7.30pm

Thurs 7 May- Campus Oil football league Div 4 West Rd 4 away to Donard Glen at 7.30pm

Fri 9 May     - NKL U9 football at home v Leixlip at 3.30pm

                      - NKL U11 football at home v Cappagh at 4.30pm

                      - Junior Ladies Rd 5 away v Newtown at 6.30pm

                      - Darcy Sands Intermediate football C/ship Rd 1 in Roundwood Blesso v AGB at 6pm

                      - Senior Ladies v Naas fundraiser at home with U8/U10 game at half time at 7pm

Sun 10 May - NKL U10 hurling away v Kill at 11.30am       

Juvenile Notes:

U8's -The Go Games took place in Donard on Sat 2 May but unfortunately the weather was poor and we only got to play two games. Despite the bad weather we had 19 kids taking part and our two teams performed very well. Many thanks to our hosts Donard/Glen for putting on such a good array of food etc. Our NKL match scheduled for Sat afternoon against Naas was cancelled and will be played mid week in a few weeks time. The U8/10 Go Games which we are due to host on Sat 16 May will have to be rescheduled as it clashes with the charity cycle race who will be using our grounds for parking and it's also the communion date in some local schools. The new date is likely to be on Sat 23 May. Final details will be in next week's notes.

U9s - NKL at home on Sat 9 to Leixlip at 3.30pm.

U11's - NKL at home on Sat 9 to Cappagh at 4.30pm.

U10 - U10 Lakeside Community Games team competed in Dunlavin last weekend. There were 4 players from each of the clubs, Blessington, Lacken/Kilbride, Valleymount and Hollywood. Blessington was represented by Adam Smith, Finn Behan, Sean Ellis and Oscar Higgins. After a great win against Roundwood, we went down by just one score against Westside (Dunlavin, Donard/Glen). Great credit to all concerned and a super battling performance to the end. Really entertaining and big well done to the lads.

U10 North Kildare League game cancelled this weekend owing to biblical meteorological conditions but despite this the Go Games in Donard went ahead. We had two U10 teams in Donard and a total of 24 players. Once again the kids did the club proud in their two matches and special mention to Tristan Will Whelan and Tomás Walsh for outstanding contributions to the cause. Onwards and upwards.

 

U12's - NKL away to Raheens 2 at 7pm on Wed 6 May.

 

U14's  - U14's away to Derry Gaels on 6 May. Match in Aughrim at 7.15pm. 

 

Féile Peil na nOg - Plans and actions are now in place for the Féile Peil na nOg which will be hosted in South Leinster (Wexford, Wicklow and Carlow) on 26 - 28 June 2015.  7 weeks and counting. Blessington are hosting a boys team from Ardnaree, Ballina, Co Mayo and  a girls team from Leitrim. We don't know the club yet. The boys will be playing in Division 5 and the girls will be playing in Division 4. On the Friday night the boys will play a team from Shamrocks, Wexford and (Team unknown) Derry at 5pm and 6pm. On Friday 5pm and 6pm the girls will have to travel to Kilanerin, Wexford and play Kilanerian, Wexford and (team unknown)Derry. Our boys and the girls will play our visiting teams at home on the Sat morning at 11am. In the afternoon it will be very busy as Blessington GAA is a centre for Quarter Finals for the Cup. While Hollywood GAA will host the Shield Quarter Finals. The Semi finals and Finals will be held in Ballinakill, Wicklow Centre of Excellence. The Blessington Girls will be playing their Quarters, Semis and Finals for Cup and Shield in Ferns, Co Wexford.

 

Feile School visit on Tues 12 May where the GAA President Aogan O Fearghail will visit most of the schools. More details to follow. Wed 13 May is the Official Launch of Feile 2015 in The Ferrycarrig Hotel in Wexford.

 

Please Like and Share our Blessington GAA Feile 2015 Facebook page. Lots of photos from Feiles' 1996, 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2013. If anyone has any pictures or any information that can be used on the page please contact Noreen on 087 2858375. We are doing so well with 235 LIKES on our page. If you were a Feile player please send on a video no more than 30 seconds to [email protected]  and it will be uploaded to Blessington gaafeile2015.  A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY - RACE DAY FEILE FUNDRAISER ON 12 JUNE 2015 IN MURPHYS. Cards are in circulation this week to U14 players and committee members. Horses can be purchased at €10 each. If you would like to purchase a horse please contact Noreen on 0872858375.

 

Hurling :

Hurling U8 /U10 - Go Games in Stratford. Teams participating Stratford, Blessington, Dunlavin, Tinahely and St Kevin's.

Hurling U10 - NKL away to Kill at 11.30am

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Hurling U12 - Western Gaels v Arklow Rock Parnells in Ballinahill on Mon 4 May. NKL Blessington GAA U12 hurling away to Confey v Western Gaels at 7pm.

Hurling U16 - Michael Dwyers v Avondale. Blessington is represented by Eoin Higgins and David Williamson.

Cul Camp 2015 - Blessington GAA will host a football Cul Camp on 6-10 July and hurling Cul camp on 20-24 July. €55 first child, €45 second child and third child €40 (must be from the same family). Gear included. Club contact is Chris O'Connor 086 2239403.

Wicklow GAA Open Night - Tues 5 May from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in the Wicklow GAA Centre of Excellence, Ballinakill. There will be U10 Go Games on the night as well as a Penalty King and Long Pac Fada King for all competing teams. Come along and meet out Senior County Hurlers and Footballers.

Wicklow GAA Youth Seminar 2015 will be held in Ballinakil on 15 May at 7.15pm. Open to all members aged 16 - 21 age bracket. 2 members from the club are asked to attend (1 male, 1 female). If interested in attending contact Billy Byrne at [email protected] or 087 9205999.

Lotto: Our latest lotto jackpot of €10,600 was NOT won. Numbers drawn were 6, 13, 27, 28. The next jackpot will be €10,800 on Tues 5 May in the Mileys. We thank you for your continued support returning your tickets and don't forget you can also buy tickets online at www.blessingtongaa.ie. If you would like to support the club by selling 5 lotto tickets every fortnight please contact Michael Sargent on 086 2443640.

Fundraisers - Topaz Cash for Clubs - Blessington GAA are registered to participate in the Topaz Cash for Clubs promotion. Our unique ID number is 10209. All cards must be returned to Noreen (087 2858375) by the 5 May.

The Ladies Senior Team have a double fundraiser coming up on Fri 8th May at 7pm. It will be a half rugby half GAA match v Naas at home. We will be running a mini games for our U8 and U10 girls at halftime also v Naas. Afterwards we will have a table quiz in Murphy's Bar. Posters and further information to follow.

General club notes

    Well done to the 15 players and coaches who took part in the First Aid Training on Sun 3 May at the clubhouse. Thanks to Simon Taylor and Mark Daly from Blessington Cardiac First Responders Unit who gave their time and expertise to the group. Eddie Boylan, Daragh Ryan, Steven Bohan, Kevin Hanlon, Rachel Hanlon, Jess Carroll, Sarah Dore, Emma Sargent Kelly, Kate Hennessy, Nicole Walsh, Katie Charles, Emma Reid, Molly Cullen, Lauren Bird and Olivia Kinsella. If anyone wishes to take part in the next training course please text Noreen on 087 2858375. As soon as I have 15 names I will get a date organised. According to the participants today it was very comprehensive and covered the main areas that would be encountered on a football pitch and surrounds.
    Best wishes to our young members from Blessington Educate Together and No 1 School  who celebrate their First /Communion on Sat 9 May. We hope you and your families have a super day.
    Birthday greetings -  Aislinn Flanagan, Daniel Keogh, John O'Malley, Claude Tounou, Kealon Sherratt, Hanna Jukowska, Anna O'Donovan and Ronan Smyth.
    Remember to keep updated on what is happening in the Club log on Blessington GAA , Blessington GAA  and Blessington GAA Feile 2015 on Facebook. We have a Club Text Phone for all alerts on Fixtures, Lotto and Club Events, if you wish to be added please text the phone 085 1607808 with your name, you must be 18 or over to receive the texts.
    If anyone would like to have anything included in the notes, please email or text Noreen by 8pm on Sunday night. [email protected] 0872858375.

 

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