INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL SPA 4-18 BEAUFORT 1-19 
Congratulations to our senior team & management on their victory over Beaufort to claim the long-awaited 2020 Intermediate Club Championship title. There was huge support for Spa in the Stadium on Sunday afternoon and thank you to everyone who got behind the team on the day and who sent in messages of support and tuned in online and on Radio Kerry.  

Full match report available here

Played in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the difference at the end of the day was a hatrick from man-of-the-match Cian Tobin, that gave the Spa side a comfortable cushion as the game progressed. Spa had no less than twelve different scorers on the day, and great teamwork across all sectors earned them a first Intermediate title since 2009, just the third time in the club’s history they have won the Co. Intermediate Championship after suffering defeat in their last three final appearances (2012, 2014 and 2015). Massive congratulations to the team, extended panel and management side of Ivor Flynn, Neily Kerins, Kieran Herlihy, Brian Gleeson and Arthur Fitzgerald. 

Spa now step up to compete in the 2021 Senior Club Championship and our first game out will be against neighbours Dr Crokes next Sunday September 19th at 2.30pm in Fitzgerald Stadium. It also means that Spa will compete on their own in the 2021 Co. Championship and will not be part of the East Kerry divisional side this year.  

U15 EAST REGION LEAGUE DIVISION 1 FINAL 
East Region U15 League Division 1 Final Spa v Keel / Listry this Monday September 13th 2021 at 6pm in Fitzgerald Stadium. Best of luck to our U15 team & management. 

SENIOR LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP RD1 
Senior Ladies Intermediate Championship v Kilcummin 6th Sept 2021: Spa 0-11 Kilcummin 0-11
Team: Niamh Hickey, Elisabeth Stack, Aisling Mahony, Isabel Waters, Cass Buckley, Ciara Moynihan, Niamh Plunkett, Loretta Maher, Liadh Tobin, Saoirse Kelly, Niamh Kearney, Niamh Clifford, Alma O Mahony, Mags Cronin and Grainne Spillane. Subs: Katie O Connor. Elena O Donoghue and Aoife O Donoghue. 

BAKE SALE IN SPA ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH
Calling all bakers! We are looking for people to bake or buy cakes, buns, biscuits etc for our fundraising Cake Sale next Saturday 18th September at Spa GAA club. Goodies can be dropped off on the Saturday morning from 9am. Thanks in advance for your support! Join is for coffee, cakes & chat and there will also be a raffle on the morning. If there is anyone that would like to help out please contact Helena on 087 2613659. 

U12 GIRLS FINAL SPA V JOHN MITCHELS 
8th September 2021: Our U-12 Girls County League adventure came to an end last week in Tralee with an 8-point loss in the final to worthy winners John Mitchels. We were slow to start off & to get to the pace of things and John Mitchell's used this to their advantage leading at the break by 5 points. Credit to our girls, they upped the ante in the 2nd half, a goal early on reduced the deficit & this seemed to invigorate our girls, who pushed forward at every opportunity to try to tighten the margins further. We missed a couple of scorable opportunities thereafter & John Mitchell's who had some very strong players took theirs well. In the end, they just had too much for us on the night & finished up as winners on a score-line of 3-05 to 1-03. 

On behalf of the Management Team, I'd like to thank all the girls for their commitment throughout this competition & throughout the year. I'd like to thank all the parents who dropped the girls to training every week and were there to support us at all the matches. We will take a break from training for 1 week & will train again Saturday 18th September at 10am. Johnny, Ger, Margaret & Mike 

UPCOMING FIXTURES  

• Monday September 13th: U15 East Region League Div1 Final Spa v Keel/Listry (Fitzgerald Stadium, 6pm)  

• Tuesday September 14th: U9 Go Games Spa v Templenoe (away, 6pm) 

• Wednesday September 15th: U13 Girls Championship Spa v Dr Crokes (home, 6.30pm) 

• Thursday September 16th: U11 League Spa v Keel/Listry (home, 6.15pm) 

• Saturday September 18th: Minor Co Championship East Kerry v Kenmare District (Fossa, 4pm) 

• Sunday September 19th: U13 East Kerry League Spa v Gneeveguilla (home, 11.30am) 

• Sunday September 19th: Ladies Senior Championship Rd2 Spa v ISG (away, 12noon) 

• Sunday September 19th: Senior Club Championship Rd1 Spa v Dr Crokes (Fitzgerald Stadium, 2.30pm) 

Best of luck to all teams and managements. In the event of any changes to fixtures, the most up to date list will be on the spagaa.com website calendar.  

SPA LOTTO RESULTS 06/09/21
Numbers drawn: 3, 4, 19, 24. No winner and €50 Lucky Dips to Assumpta O’Donoghue, Peggie O’Connor, Conor Gleeson and Denise Gleeson. Annual ticket holder’s monthly draw winner is Denis Casey, San Francisco. Next week’s JACKPOT is €5,200 and tickets are on sale online on spagaa.com or from Dalys Supervalu, Killarney Hardware, Centra Muckross Rd, Spa clubhouse or from usual sellers.  

Thank you to everyone for your continued support for our club lotto.    

CLOTHES DRIVE
Spa Coiste na nÓg are doing a Clothes Drive fundraiser. Please drop any clean previously-loved clothes, bedding, handbags, shoes (in pairs) etc to the clubhouse before Saturday Sept 18th. All donations greatly appreciated! Any questions contact Anne 085 7780883. 

JUVENILE TRAINING
Juvenile training continues each week, with the ABC Academy every Saturday morning from 10am – 11am. Spa GAA is open to everyone in Killarney parish and new members are always welcome. Contact the coaches or Coiste na nÓg Secretary Denise on 0871385612 or spacoistenanog@gmail.com with any queries.  

SPA MERCHANDISE SHOP
The Spa GAA merchandise shop (top of the stairs in reception) will be open on Saturday mornings from 10am - 11am. Any queries on gear for adults or juveniles please contact Mathilda on 087 6487356.   

WIN A HOUSE WITH KERRY GAA
Kerry GAA are giving one lucky winner a prize of a lifetime, a brand new 3-bedroom house in Killarney. This is the top prize in the April 2022 draw, but there will be several bonus draws for ticket holders between now and then, including cash prizes and match tickets!    

Tickets for the Draw are €100 and the link to purchase is on the Kerry GAA website, they can be purchased at the Kerry GAA Store in the Outlet Centre or hard copy tickets available from John O’Leary (0863026041). When entering your details don’t forget to mention your club SPA GAA in the ‘Additional Information’ section. NB: The sooner you purchase a ticket, the more draws you will be included in.  

ITEMS FOR NOTES
Any items for the club notes please contact pro.spa.kerry@gaa.ie or 0851216359 before 8pm on Sundays.