Happy New Year:
It's been a while since the site was last updated so there's a lot to read through. The club would like to wish all our members and community a happy and peaceful New Year. Let's all hope for a successful 2009 for the club both on and off the field.
'Wags and Wellies' a Big Success:
A fresh St.Stephen's Day morning gave us perfect conditions for our first Wags and Wellies match. This was an idea brought forward by Karen bell earlier in the year and it was certainly worth the wait. Porkey (Town mayor) threw in the ball at 11am and for the next hour there was a mixture of chaos and craic even though at times there was some mighty tackling from the ladies (Wags).
With the lads wearing the wellies, they adapted a hand passing game which certainly took the Wags a while to adapt to defending. However the wags started to get the upper hand with the help of some good scores and a faulty scoreboard!
The last 10 minutes saw most of the action as Mick Spenser took over the refereeing duties from Henry Barrett. Some of the lads threw on the Wags jerseys and things certainly heated up with some super tackles ending up in a sending off, countless frees and a penalty which ended up being being the final kick of the match. Karen Bell stepped up against Paddy Maher and the finish was fantastic as she slammed the size 4 into the top corner. After the final whistle, it was Amy Moran who captained the Wags to victory and lifted the Emigrant Cup kindly given to us by Chairman John Mulhall and presented by Club President Pat Lynch. The match was organised to raise funds far a defibrillator for the club and local community. We would like to thank all those who supported us on the day and Karen Bell who organised the day which was enjoyed by all present.
DVD's of the match are available to purchase. Please text or phone 085-1060730 for details.
Under 16's Presentation Night:
The date for the prentation of the U16's 'B' Championship medals has been set for Friday 16th January in the clubhouse. All family and friends of the players are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided on the night with no less than Mick O'Dwyer presenting the medals to the players.
Christmas Hamper Draw:
Chris Harris, c/o Bardons, was the winner of the Monster Hamper first prize in the annual Christmas draw. Linda Price, also c/o Bardons, won the second prize of a turkey and ham, while a cake and bottle of whiskey was taken home for Christmas by Sinead Hamilton, on a ticket sold by Mark Brophy. Other winners were Maurice Baxter of Kilcullen, Anne Birchall of Gilltown, Seamus Pembroke from Ballymore, and Tom McCarton of Conroy Park.
Weekly Lotto Draw:
The Kilcullen GAA Weekly Lotto numbers were drawn in Sunday Night the 4th January. The numbers drawn were:
5 - 12 - 14 - 16
The weekly spot prize winner of €50 was: Joe Aspell
The weekly sellers prize of €20 went to: Emma Doyle
There was no winner of the jackpot making next week's jackpot €1,100.
Training Resumes:
The Senior team will resume training on Saturday 23rd January. All players are asked to attend. Any new players are more than welcome to attend also.
Meanwhile, the Under 16 ladies team have already resumed training on Tuesday and Friday evenings. All new players are welcome and can contact Ger Comerford on 087-7672957 for training times.
Club Phone Number and E-mail address:
Kilcullen GAA now has an official phone number (085-1060730) and E-mail address (kilcullengaa@gmail.com). Please feel free to e-mail, call or text if you have any queries in regards to the following:
- How to get involved in the Club
- Training Times
- Game Times
- Sponsorship
- Club Events
- Purchasing Club Merchandise
Kilcullen GAA e-Newsletter:
Kilcullen GAA are currently in the process of setting up a weekly e-newsletter. To recieve this newsletter simply send your e-mail address to kilcullengaa@gmail.com or write your e-mail at the bottom of your club lotto ticket or text it to 085-7203574. All those who submit their e-mail address before the 23rd of January 2009 will be put into a Draw for a €50 Voucher.
*Voucher will be a choice of either 1 €50 Dunnes Stores Voucher or 1 €50 One4all voucher or 1 €50 Vehicle Fuel voucher or 1 €50 Marks & Spencers Voucher
This draw will take place the end of January and the winner will be notified Via E-mail.
Kilcullen GAA Calender 2010:
All members and non members are invited to get snap happy through out 2009 as we hope to produce a Kilcullen GAA Calender for 2010. Please submit your Kilcullen GAA photos to kilcullengaa@gmail.com through out the year. For further details feel free to call to e-mail the above address or call Kevin Fagan on 085-7203574.
