CLUB SOCIAL: The Ballyroe Heights Hotel is the only place to be on this Saturday night (30th Jan) for the staging of our annual Club Social. Before festivities get underway you will have an opportunity to watch the Kerry .v. Dublin NFL game live in the hotel bar. The match will then be followed by dinner, band & disco ’til late. Some Tickets at €30 may still be available from the Club Bar or by texting 087 0559455 or 087 2461732.
One of the highlights of the night will be the Medals Presentation Ceremony to our Senior Footballers (winners of three competitions – SF Co. League 2014 and the 2015 Town League and Town Championship) and our Hurlers (winners of the Co. JH Championship and the South Kerry League).
MINOR FOOTBALL: Our Minors get the current season underway when they are due to line out against Kerins O’Rahillys in round 1 (of 3) of the Town League. The game is fixed for this Saturday afternoon (30th Jan) in Ballyrickard with a 3.30pm start.
In the remaining two rounds we are away to Na Gaeil (6th Feb) and at home to Ballymac (13th Feb). The top two teams qualify for the Final, the date for which has yet to be fixed.
SENIOR FOOTBALL: Our Seniors begin their season a fortnight later – also in the Town League. Five teams will play four games each – with each team playing two games at home and two away.
Our first two rounds are at home – against John Mitchels (14th Feb) and Na Gaeil (21st Feb). Our two away games are against Ballymac (28th Feb) and Kerins O’Rahillys (13th March). The top two teams qualify for the Final, on a date to be confirmed.
The Co. League fixtures have also come to hand. Round 1 gets underway on Sunday, 20th March and that involves a trip to Lewis Road for us for the round 1 clash which will also double up as last season’s League Final. In this season’s League we have six home games and five away.
Provisional weekend dates for our home games are – R2 .v. Glenbeigh/Glencar (27th March); R3 .v. Kenmare (10th April); R5 .v. Kerins O’Rahillys (12th June); R7 .v. Milltown/Castlemaine (Sat 2nd July – the Munster SF Final is scheduled for the day after); R8 .v. Castleisland Desmonds (17th July); and R10 .v. Kilcummin (14th Aug).
Our five away games are fixed for – R1 .v. Dr. Crokes (20th March); R4 .v. Killarney Legion (5th June); R6 .v. Dingle (19th June); R9 .v. John Mitchels (24th July); and the last round (R11) .v. Templenoe (4th Sept or 25th Sept).
And well done to Kieran Donaghy – a nice interview with Brian Carthy on Radio Éireann’s ‘Drivetime’ programme on yesterday afternoon and on RTE TV News later that evening.
WELL DONE: to neighbours John Mitchels who won their play-off game last Sunday, thus qualifying for Division 1 of the Co. League for the coming season. Congrats also to both St. Marys and Templenoe who had comprehensive wins in their respective All Ireland semi finals last Sunday and will now contest the All Ireland Intermediate and Junior Finals on the weekend after next in Croke Park.
SCÓR: Brian Caball write – (i) Kerry Senior Scór Quiz: 4pm 6th February (Satharn) in Oileán Ciarraí; do we have 4 brave souls to represent The Rock Club? (iii) Kerry Senior Scór final: 6pm 6th February (Satharn) in Oileán Ciarraí; (iii) All-Ireland final: 2nd April (Satharn) in the INEC, Cill Airne. BINGO: continues in our Clubhouse on this and every Saturday night commencing at 8.30pm.
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: To day (26th Jan) our good friend, Nora O’Connor, Connolly Park (wife of Denis) celebrates a significant birthday. Happy birthday Nora.
CLUBHOUSE: As always the Clubhouse is available for all types of Parties. For Bookings phone Des Griffin at 086 402 0808.
CARDS: The 45 Card Sessions continue in the Clubhouse on every Monday and Thursday nights, commencing at 9.30pm each night.
At the Cards last week a record was set which will be hard to equal or surpass. Jim O’Sullivan and his playing partner, Christy Murphy, won 14 games in succession and were just short of making it 15 out of 15 in the very last game. Well done Jim and Christy.
LOTTO: Last Night’s (25th Jan) Jackpot, worth €5,000, was not won. The numbers drawn were 1, 12, 22 and 28.
The €20 Winners were: Brian Collins, c/o Martin Collins; Mary O’Connell, c/o John O’Riordan; Mary Shanahan, c/o The Bingo; Jackie Power, c/o The Ladies; and Eleanor Carmody, c/o The Club.
SYMPATHY: Sincere sympathy is offered to the families of the following who died recently – Michael O’Connor, Lissanearla and late of Brewery Road; Michael O’Brien, St. John’s Park and late of Strand Street; and Hellen O’Connor Roche, Killeen Heights and late of Rathkenny, Abbeydorney.