Lotto – No winner of the Blessington GAA Lotto of €5600 held on 10 Sept. Numbers drawn were 2,3,10,7. Congrats to Mary Finnegan who matched 3 numbers and wins €300. Next draw on 24 Sept. Jackpot €5800. Thanks for continued support.

Bingo – The nights are closing in and time to pencil in your local bingo every Wed evening. Next Bingo on Wed 18 Sept at 8.15pm sharp in The Avon. Cost €10 includes jackpot and flyer sheets. Jackpot now €3300! Please spread the word and support.

Seniors – The lads met Tinahely on Sun 15 Sept in the Quarter Finals in Aughrim. Half time score was 1-07 to 1-03 but the lads did what they had to do, and they now march on to the semi-final on a convincing final scoreline of 1-19 to 1-08. Well done to the team and management. Scorers: C. Geraghty 1-03, P. O’Connor 0-0=606, A. McLoughlin 0-3, S. Carroll 0-2, M. O’Connor 0-2, D. Boothman, E. Keogh and W. Callaghan 0-1 each. The lads face AGB in the semi-finals of the SFC and Avondale will meet St Pats. Date TBC.

NEW BLESSINGTON STRIP O’Neills Online shop – New Blessington GAA jerseys for sale in O'Neills online. Adult €55.00. https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/blessington-gaa.html

Juniors – Our Junior A team were up against Shillelagh/Coolboy in Ballinakill on Fri 13 Sept in Round 5 and they had a great win on a scoreline of 0-14 to 1-03. Scorers: K. Quinn 0-7, S. Mescall 0-3, E. Higgins 0-2, E. Devlin 0-1, M. Nugent 0-1. Thanks to Barry Cotter and Martin Doyle for doing umpire. Next up is a quarterfinal v Baltinglass. Date TBC.

Physio - Upstairs in the clubhouse this coming week on Wed 18 Sep at 7pm. Adults needing full physio appointments MUST go through Pat Molloy and Juvenile through Barry Cotter.

Ladies

Juniors – At home v Ballymore on Tues 10 Sept at 6.45pm.

U14 Girls Championship - Our U14 White team defeated Kilbride/Lacken on Thurs 12 Sep to secure their place in the Shield Final of the C Championship. (POTM) Roisin, Aoife K & Clodagh. Both U14 teams (blue & white) will now contest their respective county finals next Sat 21st Sept. Details to follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Well done all.

U12’s - Well done to the Under 12 girls on a great walk on Tues 10 Sept. Thanks a mill to Lisa Jackson (our club health and well-being officer) for supplying the fruit for afterwards.

U8’s/U10’s – Blitz at home on Sat 21 Sept at 10.30am.

U8’s –The older of our U8 girls joined the U10’s training session on Tues 10 Sept. Great to see how well prepared they are for moving up next season. Well done girls. 40 children at the session. Thanks to the U10 coaches and team for welcoming us.  

U7’s - Our U7 girls were out on their own on Tues 10 Sept, without the back up of our older U8 girls who they normally play with. They played Kilcullen GAA at home. These matches were a big challenge for our younger players, and we are so proud of them. They were fantastic. So good for their confidence. A first match for a few of our players.

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 – On Sun 8 Sept Blessington GAA held our fourth annual juvenile blitz where we welcomed U8/9/10/11 teams from all over Leinster. In total 32 teams were involved from four counties. The blitz format is based on eight teams at each age level with the teams split into two groups of four. Each team played three group games and depending on results ended up in the Leinster, Connacht, Munster or Ulster final against a similar placed team in the other group. At any one time 8 matches were in progress. The 400+ kids who attended played very entertaining football throughout and most importantly enjoyed themselves and luckily all games were played in brilliant sunshine. A day such as this brings out the best in the GAA and we had so many volunteers involved right from the executive down to older kids not playing in the blitz. It is impossible to name them individually so, thanks everyone – you know who you are. Thanks to the parents of each Blessington team who provided food and drinks for the visiting teams, club members and parents who helped with car-parking, as pitch coordinators, selling raffle tickets and various other jobs. A big thank also to everyone in the shop for keeping everyone in tea/coffee and food and Conor Wilson for hot food. Thanks to all the referees who had a busy morning including Liam Cullen, our club coaches / adult players and young whistlers who gave up their Sunday morning to ref all the matches. Also, thanks to Ivan Smyth who provided the sound system and David Boothman for photography and drone. Thanks to our senior players who presented medals and helped all day at the blitz alongside our junior players. Finally, a special mention to our sponsors Panda Group and to everyone who helped or contributed to our recent bag pack in Dunnes Stores. All going well we hope to do it again next year.

U17’s – Mon 23 Sept Minor Football League Division 1 A Championship Round 3 at 7.00pm Group 2 Bray Emmets V Blessington in An Tochar.

U15’s – Blessington played St Pats away on Wed 4th Sep and came away with a win on a score of 2:09 to 1:07. On Wed 11 the lads secured a fourth win on the trot V St Kevins in what was a tight game and came a way with a 2 point advantage on 2:12 to 3:09.Next up is Aughrim on Wed 18 Sep and a win will see lads through to championship final on Oct 4th. Training Friday 7 to 8pm.

U13’s – U13 blue squad played St Pat's at home in Round 2 of Div 1 championship on Mon 9 Sep. Lads started game with intensity which we needed to do against League champions, and we kept it up right to final whistle. What a fantastic match and we ran out winners on a scoreline of 1.11 to 2.05. Huge congrats to all the panel tonight and it's no more than what they deserve.Thanks to St Pat's for Great sporting game of football as usual. U13 Div 3 White team were away to Eire Og in Laragh on Mon 9 Sep in Round 3 of championship and battled hard but couldn't get the win. We lost 7.07 to 4.07. Thanks to the 2008 lads travelling with squad - Daniel Smith, Ciaran Butler and Patrick Murray. Well done to Ben and team. Mon Sept 23 U13 Football Division 1 A Championship Round 3 Group 1 Blessington V Bye.

U12 NKL - On Sat 14 Sep our lads played their last game in NKL away to Maynooth.11 2007 lads travelled and 4 from 2008 (Ciaran/Alfie/Ethan and Jamie). Lads started really well and our finishing was exceptional. Maynooth fought hard early in second half, but Blessington lads battled to the end to finish year on a great win and looking forward to Final. Thanks to parents for travelling on a busy sporting day.

U11’s – Wed 18 Sept U11 Football Group 1 Round 13 at 6.30pm St Patricks Blue V Blessington Blue. U11 Football Group 3 Round 13 at 6.30pm Blessington White V Eire Og Greystones White.

U10’s – Away v Clane on Sat 21 Sept at 3.30pm.

U9’s – Fri 20 Sept U9’s at home v Naas x 2 at 7pm. Sat Sept 21 U9 GO Games Football Monster Blitz in Ballinakill at 10.00am.

U8’s – Away v Naas x 2 on Sat 21 Sept at 2.30pm.

Academy – Only a couple of weeks left of our academy. Depending on weather it will wind up around Halloween. If your child is 4 or over, please send them down to the astro at 10am on Sat to try out for free.

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.

Hurling

Minor Hurling – Sat 21 Sept Minor Hurling Championship Semi Finals at 11.00amMichael Dwyers V Avondale /Parnells at Pearse Park. The club lads on the team are Jake O’Kelly, Oisin Brogan and Conor Gilligan.

U11’s - Our U11s Western Gaels played Eire Og's first team on Wed 11 Sep at home. Eire Og came out strong in the first half and it took the whole half for us to settle. Some fine blocks and tackles kept us working hard. In the 2nd half our players upped the work rate and some great scores followed. For his work rate alone POTM goes to Paddy Balfe closely followed by Alex Toolis playing in goal and midfield. Mentors are delighted to see everyones higher workrate and efforts improving. Home v Edenderry on Sun 22 Sept at 11am. Away v Maynooth on Sun 22 Sept at 12 noon.

Condolences - Sincere sympathies to Annmarie Nolan and family on the tragic passing of her first cousin Gerard O'Dwyer (Dunlavin). Details on RIP.ie. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam.

Sincere sympathies to Maura Reid and family on the sad passing of her Aunt Rita Reid. Details on RIP.ie. Ar dheis De go raibh a h'anam.

All Ireland Tickets - Winners of the Blessington GAA All Ireland tickets is John Magee Snr and Eamon Elliott.

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.

Instagram - Blessington GAA is now on Instagram. Keep up to date with all the action by following us - Username @blessingtongaa.

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