Lotto - Jackpot now €3800. Next draw will be held in Hennessy's on 19 June. Thank you for your support.

Club Defib - In the interest of safety, the AED defibrillator has been moved to outside the blue containers. It is now in a temperature-controlled cabinet that is monitored 24/7 and therefore always available. Thank you to Dave Greville Heartbeat Safety Solutions for kindly donating this very important piece of equipment to the club. It is greatly appreciated.

Div 1 - Lost v St Pat's away on Wed 13 Jun. Next up is a home game v Rathnew on Thurs 21 June at 8.15pm.

Div 3 - Away v Shillelagh at 8pm on Tues 19 Jun. Away v Aughrim on Sun 24 Jun at 11am.

Jun B - Junior B won their Div 3 game tonight Tues 12 Jun at home to Eire Og 2.11 to 1.07. Team: Barry Behan, Damien Breen, Gareth Grogan, Patrick Nolan, Bradley Foster, Declan Fennessy, Ciaran Medical, James Kearns, Eoin Higgins (1.3), Fionn Walsh, David Behan, Ethan Cotter (0.2), Sean Mescall (1.3), Stephen Carroll (0.2), Ian Richardson (0.1). Subs: Fergal Hennessy, Geoff Elliott, Stephen Byrne, Adam Murphy.

Div 4 WS Cup Competition - No game this week.

Wicklow U20's - The Wicklow U20s concluded their season with a not unexpected heavy defeat to a better-prepared Kildare side in Newbridge on Saturday. Our three lads, Jack Cotter, Aaron Curran and Conall O'Gallchobhair were key players on this team and represented us very well. Special mention must go to Conall for the quality of his performances at full back, especially since he's being playing two years above his age.

Wicklow Ladies - Well done to Mick O'Rourke and his mentors on a great win with the ladies on Sun 17 Jun as the ladies faced Longford in the TG4 Ladies Leinster Intermediate Semi-final in Longford. The Wicklow ladies had a comprehensive won on a score line of 3-13 to 0-04.  Leinster Intermediate Championship Final on Sun 1 Jul in Dr Cullen Park, Carlow when Wicklow will play Laois . Well done to all but especially our club ladies Kim and Shona.

Senior Ladies - Not to be missed. A weekend of celebrating 25 wonderful years of our Ladies section of the club. Details tba very soon. Ladies are away v Bray on Sat 23 Jun at 7pm.

U14 girls - Our U14 girls team had their final games this week in their respective leagues.

On Tues 12 Jun, our White team played Coolkenno away. This was very much a game of two halves. Coolkenno started the game much stronger and but helped by a strong defensive display by our full back line of Aislinn, Erin and Sophie, we were able to keep their scoring down. The half time score was Coolkenno 4 points, Blessington 2 points. Our girls came out much stronger in the second half and eventually got the scores back on level terms. Our team pushed for the win but it was a game were the defences from both teams were on top in a low-scoring game and the game finished as a draw. Niamh, Ashling and Leila were the Blessington scorers. Thanks to the parents who travelled down to support our girls on Tuesday night. Final Score: Coolkenno 0 - 05, Blessington 0 - 05.

On Thurs 14 Jun our Blue team played AGB in their final game in Div 1. This was a competitive game with two evenly-matched teams. Blessington played against the wind in the first half and started strongly and had some good scoring chances but couldn't hit the target given the conditions. Blessington went in at half time with a deserved lead of 2 - 00 to 0 - 01 thanks to two well taken goals by Sadhbh and a strong defensive display. AGB started the second half strongly and the Blessington defence & midfield had to be at their best to keep them out, our girls then got on top in the final quarter with some great plays from Kayleigh O'N, Alana, Sophie and we ended deserving winners and are currently now joint top of Division 1. Thanks to all who came out and gave our girls such great support on the night. Final Score: Blessington 3 - 04 AGB 1 - 02. Training as usual on Tuesdays & Thursdays, it is important that all girls attend as we prepare for the upcoming Championship in July & August.

U12 girls - White at home v Ashford on Tues 19 June at 7.30pm. U12 girls v Kill at home on Thurs 21 at 7pm.

 

U8/U10 girls - The girls will attend a blitz in St Pats on Sat 23 Jun at 10.30am.

 

Juvenile boys

U12's - The ongoing wait for opposition to be clarified for the NKL U12 Cup semi-final is now resolved and we are playing St Edwards instead of Nass at home at 7pm on Tues 19 Jun on the main pitch.Should Blessington boys progress finals day is Sat 23rd next in Newbridge. Lads have put in some great performances of late to get to this stage.

U11's -  Blue squad home to Eire Og 1. Lads probably had best start of a game this year to date and played excellent football against the very strong wind and short passing was key to their excellently worked scores and they pushed on well in second half to win out well in the end.

White squad home to Ashford again started well and it was a very close game at half time but after a great talk between players and coach really pushed on in second half with excellent play from all players and won out well at the end.

Red squad had short away trip to Lacken/Kilbride and played some excellent football throughout and came away with great win which is never most important part for all our squads development is key.

Thanks to Eire Og and Ashford for travelling on very bad night of weather and thanks to Kilbride/Lacken for hosting.

Thanks to refs also did a great job on such a bad night.

U10's - At home v Allenwood on Thurs 21 Jun at 7.30pm. U10's at home v Eadestown on Sat 23 Jun at 3.30pm.

U9's - The under 9's played at home to Ardclough on the Astro in Nkl. The lads had a lightning start to the game and produced some of their best football of the year. One of the biggest highlights for the coaches was that we played very well in all 4 quarters and delivered on all the instructions they were given. Brilliant score taking, moving the ball without touches and fast tackling were on show throughout ... Well done lads. U9's Go Games in Ballinakill on Sat 23 Jun at 11am.

U8's - At home v Cappagh and Eadestown at home on Sat 23 Jun at 2.30pm.

U7's -  We hosted Raheens and Eadestown in U7 NKL at home on Sat 16 Jun. We had 20 players togged out and came out on top in both games. We played some good football BUT it's the work rate of these kids that makes them stand out in matches. 

Academy - Blessington GAA Academy present "A Festival of Fun" on Sat 23 June at 10am to 11.15am on the Astro. Come down and see how the 4-6 year olds (the future of the club) have gained skills and confidence.

Go Games - We host Football Go Games on Sat 23 Jun with teams from Kilbride/Lacken, Valleymount and Hollywood attending at 11am.

 

Hurling

U12's -Western Gaels - NKL Shield winners. Congratulations to all the Blessington players who formed part of the Western Gaels under 12 hurling squad that won the Div 3 Shield in Hawkfield, Newbridge on Sat16 Jun v Moorefield. Another epic encounter between these two committed teams. Western Gaels started well to lead at half time, but with 5 minutes left Moorefield had come back very strongly to trail by only 3 points. The Gaels held on to win in the end by 4-6 to 3-3 - in a terrific match.Blessington players on team, Oisin O'Neill, Frankie Kerr Gibbons, Max Kehoe, Senan Gardiner, Fergal Brogan, Luke Higgins, Dean Carey, Philip Hopkins & Thomas Walsh - Well done all.

 

Hurling Go Games - We hosted a hurling GO GAMES against Kilcoole and Kiltegan on Fri night 15 Jun. We had two under 9 teams and one under 7 team. Thanks so much for everyone's help with marking pitches, moving goal posts, managing teams, refs and helping out in the kitchen afterwards. Well done to all the players especially to Aoife Keogh on her debut. This bunch would make any manager proud. See you all at training next week. 

 

U9's - Away to Confey on Sun 24 at 11am.

 

Kelloggs Cul Camps - Football Cul Camp on Mon 9 July to Fri 13 Jul and Hurling Cul Camp on Mon 23 Jul to Fri 27 Jul. Contact Paul Garrigan on 0834366801 for more information or register on linewww.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie. There will be NO BOOKINGS/SIGN UPS ACCEPTED ON THE MONDAY (DAY 1) of any camp this summer and that camps will have registration caps so it is best to book online early to avoid disappointment.

 

Club physio - Physio will be at the clubhouse on Wed 20 Jun at 7pm. Contact Pat Molloy regarding any enquiries/emergencies on 0868230130.

 

Get well wishes - The club sends Get Well wishes to Mick Mills. We hope you will be up and about real soon Mick.

                                                                                                       

Fixtures - All our fixtures for the week can be found on the Blessington GAA Facebook page and the club website.

 

Important information for volunteers - Important notice to all Blessington GAA volunteers working with underage players (i.e. coaches, admin and regular senior player or parent helpers). It is a legal requirement that anyone working with players who are under 18 must be Garda vetted. Therefore, anyone who has not submitted a Garda vetting application by 22nd June 2018 will not be permitted to continue working with underage players, until their Garda vetting application has been submitted. Please contact the Club Children's Officer, Niamh (Bailey) Milliken on Ph: 086 3839621/[email protected] if you require any guidance in relation to the vetting process.

 

Cul Camp Coaching Application Form 2018 is available on our website. Wicklow GAA Cúl Camps Coaching positions are still available. Applicants must be over 18 years and be Garda Vetted. Interested persons are asked to contact Garret Doyle on 0834357460 if they have any queries.

 

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.

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