Lotto –No winner of the Blessington GAA lotto of €5400 on 27 August. Lucky numbers were 6,10,17,28. May Curran c/o Mick Mills matched 3 numbers and wins €300. Next draw 10 Sep. Jackpot €5600. Tickets available from players, committee members and businesses around the town.

Bingo - Next Bingo on Wed 4 Sept at 8.15pm sharp in The Avon. Cost €10 includes jackpot and flyer sheets. Jackpot now €3100! Please spread the word and support. 

Seniors – Blessington GAA took part in the Kilmacud All Ireland 7's on Sat 31 Aug. The lads lost the first match v Carryduff, Co Down, lost by 1 pt against Thomas Davis in the 2nd round and beat Fingallians in the 3rd round. Team: M. McLoughlin, A. McLoughlin, J. McGarr, W. Callaghan, D. Boothman, E. Higgins, S.Bohan, P. Manning, J. Nolan, K. Hanlon, A. Curran and E. Howlin.  

Physio - Upstairs in the clubhouse this coming week on Wed 3 Sep at 7pm. Adults needing full physio appointments MUST go through Pat Molloy and Juvenile through Barry Cotter.

Ladies

Wicklow Ladies Adult Finals - Blessington GAA will host the Wicklow Ladies Adult Finals on Sat 7 Sep. Junior A final 12pm, Intermediate final 2pm and Senior Final 4pm. There will be mini games at half-time. If you have never gone to a ladies’ final before now is the time to do it in our own home grounds.

Seniors – Hard luck to our ladies who battled so hard at the Wicklow Ladies Senior Football Semi-final Championship v St Patricks on Sat 31 Aug in An Tochar. Final score – St Pat’s 2-15 to Blessington 2-09. Scorers: A. Vas 2-0, J. Brennan 0-5, s. Bohan, N. Cullen, M. Richardson, R. Ellis 0-1 each.  

U16’s – Away v Eire Og on Tues 3 Sep at 7pm.

U12’s - U12 girls blue team claimed the league cup in Bray. They have been unbeaten for the whole year. This is an amazing team with super performances from every one of the girls. On a score line of 3-20 to 0-02 points, we couldn’t have asked for anymore. Led by captain fantastic Erin McMahon. POTM was Emily Cully who played her heart out. Well done to all the girls. Super proud coaches as always. 

U8’s - Well done to our U8 Girls who travelled to St Patrick’s GAA in Wicklow Town on Sat 31 Aug. It was a great blitz. 3 matches with one match testing our girls. But Blesso were on fire. They stormed out that second half. Unbelievable stuff. Thank you to the parents for making the effort, it’s a bit of a journey but look how the girls enjoyed it! Really enjoyable morning of football for all.

Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others – G4M team is looking for new members. If you fancy trying something new and meeting some new people, please come along and try it out on Tues evenings at 7pm.

Juveniles

Leinster Blitz – Date for the diary. Blessington GAA will host our annual boys’ blitz for U8,9,10,11 on Sunday 8th September with 32 teams taking part from all over Leinster.

Rounders - Blessington GAA are looking at the possibility of starting Rounders teams for juvenile ages (boys & girls). It's an official GAA sport and even has own Féile. If any parent is interested in training and attending coaching, please contact Kevin Gilmore on 0872324197.

U17’s – Blessington GAA Minors were out on Mon 26 Aug v St Nicholas in the first match of the Championship. The lads put in a lot of hard work and effort on a glorious evening in Donard. In the end the match ended level Blessington 2-08 St Nicks 0-14. They were unlucky not come out with a win. Next game Rd 2 on Mon 9 Sep at home v Baltinglass at 6.45pm.

U15’s – Blessington GAA U15 are away V St Pats in Round 4 of Championship on Wednesday 3 Sep at 6:45pm. Training on Friday at 7pm. On Saturday 6 Sept the lads are going kayaking in Russborough ahead of the final couple of championship games. Well done to the U15 Wicklow hurlers Austin Brennan, Sam Gough, Conor Richardson and Adam Williamson on their All Ireland win.

U13’s – U13 Blue squad played Div 1 Round 1 of Championship last night away to Eire Og. Lads started very well and created great chances but unfortunately didn't finish. We were unlucky with some chances coming off posts and cross bar, so bit of luck wasn't with us. We were two points down at half time and we had a good half time chat. The lads knew we still had a lot to do in the second half. Unfortunately, Eire Og struck first with a goal straight from throw in. But the lads didn't drop their heads and they lifted their game. We finished some great moves with scores. We closed the gap to 3 points but just couldn't finish chances we worked hard to create. We came away losing 4.07 to 2.07 but lads played immense throughout and that's all we ever ask of our players. Hard luck lads and heads up and we move on. U13’s Div 1A at home v St Pats on Mon 9 Sep at 6.45pm.

U13’s - Div 3 away v Eire Og in Laragh on Mon 9 Sep at 6.45pm.

U12’s – U12 NKL lads played Naas on Sat 31 Aug at home in a rescheduled game from last term. Naas fielded a strong team and our lads started strong and took the lead 3.04 to 1.04 at halftime. Second half we lost a bit of control in the game for reasons we discussed after game and we could then have perhaps won game. But the lads do what they do best work hard to the end and game finished in a draw 4.09 each. Well done lads. NKL at home v Cappagh on Sat 7 Sep at 4.30pm.

U11’s – U11’s White away v Bray White on Wed 4 Sep at 7pm. Blessington Blue away v Eire Og Greystones Blue on Wed 4 Sep at 7pm.

U10’s – NKL at home on Sat 7 Sep v Balyna at 3.30pm.

U8’s – NKL at home on Sat 7 Sep v Clane x 2 at 2.30pm.

Academy – Saturday mornings at 10am.

Hurling

County U15’s – Well done to the Wicklow U15 hurling team who beat Meath in the All Ireland intercounty Hibernia Cup on Sat 30 August in Leixlip. There were 6 Michael Dwyers players incl 4 from Blessington GAA - Sam Gough, Austin Brennan, Adam Williamson and Conor Richardson. Also well done to Coach Pat Brennan.

Minor Hurling – Michael Dwyers Next up is Rd 4 away v Carnew Emmets on Mon 2 Sep at 7pm. Michael Dwyers away v North Wicklow Gaels on Fri 6 Sep at 7pm.

U15’s – Michael Dywers Championship Rd 4 v Carnew Emmets at 7pm.

U13’s – Michael Dywers Div 1 Championship Rd 3 v Carnew Emmets on Mon 2 Sep at 7pm.

U13’s – Michael Dwyers Blue Div 2 Championship Rd 2 v Eire Og Greystones White n Ballinakill 7pm.

U11's - Western Gaels at home v Barndarrig produced an excellent evening of hurling. End to end stuff with some fine saves and scores from both sides. Hard to pick potm between Paddy, Callum & Dylan on the night. Mentors delighted to see as many subs as players and more than happy with the overall performance. Barndarrig pulled away at the end to win by 8 scores. Next up Western Gaels v Eire Og Green in Ballinakill on Tues 3 Sep at 7pm.

U7/U9’s – Monster hurling blitz in Ballinakill on Sat 7 Sep. Time TBC.

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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