Club membership is now open for 2020.
As in 2019 all membership is on line and the link is listed is on our web site.
The membership cost of Ballymac GAA Club, as agreed at our AGM in December, is as follows for the 2020 season.
(1) €75.00 per adult member.
(2) €50.00 per juvenile with the exception of girls over 12.
(3)€25.00 Plus LGFA Levy for all girls and ladies who play LF over 12 years of age
(4) €50.00 for OAP and students.
(5) €10.00 per Adult for Adult Scór participants
(6) €5.00 per juvenile for Juvenile Scór participants
MAIN PITCH CLOSED
As of 28th January The Club Field Committee has closed the pitch until further notice.
This decision was taken to preserve the pitch playing surface due to the inclement weather.
Hopefully it will not be for long and we will inform you all immediately when it is reopened.
Due to the ongoing poor weather conditions we ask all patrons to keep a close eye on our web site for changes of times and venues for all our upcoming games:
Senior Team News
Junior Premier Club Championship
The draw for the junior Club Championship 2020 took place on Monday 17th February. The Junior Premier Club Championship draw saw Ballymac drawn to Churchill in the first round. The first Round games are fixed for the weekend of 28/29th March
The full Draw of Group 3 is as follows:
Churchill V Ballymac
Brosna V St Michael’s Foilmore.
Minor Team
Due to a number of schools playing Munster finals, there were no minor league games played last weekend. Our next game is on Saturday next V Kilcummin and this is fixed for Ballymac at 3.30pm. Any changes will be posted on our web site.
The CCC will rearrange round 1 that was postponed due to poor weather conditions for the earliest possible date available.
The remainder of the fixtures are as follows:
Round 2: 29th February
Ballymacelligott V Kilcummin
Round 3: 7th March
Ballymacelligott V Kerins O’Rahillys
Level 1 Coaching Course
Dates: March 11th,18th,25th and April 1st
Time: 7 – 9.30 each Night Cost: 25€ per person
Venue: Tralee CBS hall.
It is expected of any coach who doesn’t have this course done that they now attend this course. Please contact Stephen O’Brien, Club Coaching Offcier if you are interested or have any queries about coaching courses.
Annual Fixture calendar 2020
The County Committee ratified the County Fixture Calendar last Monday night and the fixtures for the next 11 months can be seen and planned for. The full calendar for the year and this includes intercounty and club games can be downloaded now from our web site. This means players and supporters can plan their diaries for the year!
Scór News
The first round of Scór Sinsear (Tralee/St Brendan’s Board District) will be held in Na Gaeil Club on Friday the 6th March at 8.30pm and are as follows:
County Final of Scór Sinsear Fri. 13th March, at MILLTOWN Community Hall, Quiz at 6.30pm, Competitions @ 7.30pm
Munster Finals; Saturday 28th March at Cappamore, Co. Limerick, Quiz @ 4.30 pm, Competitions @ 6.00 pm.
All Ireland Finals; Saturday 25th April at INEC, Killarney
Scór na bPaistí Dates: District Boards Finals by Sun 5th April,
Co. Semi Finals; “North” – Sun.19th April at Knocknagoshel @ 1.00 pm
Co. Finals; Monday 4th May at Glenbeigh Glencar GAA Complex, Quiz at 11.00 am, Competitions 1.00 pm
At the moment Ballymac have a rince, solo singer & question time team in the pipeline and are still looking for participants. If you are living in the towns land of Ballymacelligott and are between 5 and 95 years of age we are looking for YOU !
For more details, log on to the national GAA website or give me a call ~ Josephine 086 160 7355.
Coiste na nÓg News:
Ballymac GAA Coiste na nÓg wishes to sincerely thank everyone who supported our Church Gate Collection on Sunday last.
Ballymac Cóiste na nÓg continues to grow at a remarkable rate, and the year ahead holds a lot of excitement.
A big, heartfelt thanks from all of us at Ballymac Coiste na nÓg and we hope to see you at our games during the year.
U12 Boys Teams
This year we have two boys teams at Under 12. The Blue team plays in Division 1 and The Gold team in Division 3.
Both have games next weekend as follows:
Gold Team:Their first game is at 4pm on Saturday next the 29th February when they play Na Gaeil at home.
The remainder of the fixtures are s follows:
29th February @ 4pm Ballymac Gold V Na Gaeil
March 7th @4pm John Mitchel’s V Ballymac Gold
March 14th @4pm Ballymac Gold V Austin Stacks Amber
March 21st @4pm Ballymac Gold V Churchill
We wish the team and mentors every success!
Blue Team:
2020 sees our U12 Blue team will play in Division 1 of the Timberland Kitchens sponsored Coiste Trá Lí League. Their first game is at 4pm on Saturday the 29th February when they travel to Kileen to play Na Gaeil.
Both teams had a bye in the first round that took place on the 22nd February and there are no finals in this competition. We wish the team and mentors every success in this competitive competition.
U14 Boys Team
Our U14 Teams game did not go ahead as planned on Sunday morning V Ardfert. The weather conditions are affecting our games and hopefully we will have better luck next weekend when the boys are due to play Austin Stacks at 11.00am at home. The remaining fixtures for this competition are as follows:
1/03/2020 @11.00am Ballymac V Austin Stacks
8/03/2020@11.00am Ballymac V Churchill
We wish the team and mentors every success for this competition.
Academy
U10 Boys
Ballymac U10 Boys had a good turn out on Sunday morning at the IT Astro pitch , we did plenty of skills and finished up with a match ,see everyone next Sunday again at the IT Astro pitch. .
Ballymac GAA Lotto Results from 17:02:20
This weeks lotto draw took place in O’Riadas
The Numbers drawn were: 8,22,24 & 26
The Jackpot was €6,600.00.
There was no winner.
Congratulations to the following Lucky Dip winners (€30 EACH)
- John Maunsell c/o Tom Leen
- Padraig McGilliculddy c/o Paula Silles
- Mossy Leen c/o Mossy Leen
- David Allman c/o David Allman
- Siobhan Leen c/o Paula Silles
Sellers Prize – Tom Leen
We thank all our lotto sellers and supporters. All your support is greatly appreciated.
Next Weeks Jackpot is €6,700.00 and the draw will take place in Ballygarry House Hotel on Monday 24th February 2020.
Tickets can also be purchased on line by logging on to our web site www.ballymacgaa.com and you could win the €6,700.00 jackpot!
Tickets for our Lotto are also for sale at The Half Way Shop & Bar, O’Riadas Bar, Boyles Hardware Clash and Horan’s Fruit and Veg, The Horan Centre Tralee.
We thank all our lotto sellers and supporters.
All your support is greatly appreciated.