Club Notes (June 6th 2022)

KILLARNEY CLUB 7s  
Over the June Bank Holiday weekend Spa GAA Club hosted our first ever Killarney Club 7s event, and what a tremendous success it was!!. With months of preparation, and incredible support and help from the local community, as well as the best volunteers in the world, the club welcomed people from across Ireland and beyond to our club grounds.

The games began early on Saturday morning with mens and ladies teams playing in group stages throughout the day to qualify for the quarter final stages on Sunday. Throughout the day, there was the 7-a-side qualifying stages on both pitches, the food vendors and outdoor seating area soon filled, the kids play area was kept very busy and the Rockshore marquee was rocking from 12noon onwards. Live music began from 12 and played right up until 10pm, with our own juvenile Spa set dancers taking to the stage on Saturday afternoon.

Sunday was busy from early morning onwards as the quarter finals began at 11am and continued up to the mens and ladies shield and cup finals in the afternoon.

Our winning teams were:

Ladies 7-a-side tournament

  • Shield Winners - Southern Gaels LGFA

  • Cup Winners - Clonakilty LGFA

Mens 7-a-side tournament

  • Shield Winners - Cuala GAA

  • Cup Winners - Mitchelstown GAA

Well done to all teams, players and mentors who took part.  

The support from near and far has been incredible, and huge credit to our volunteers and the support of the local community. With the event itself taking months of planning, over the past number of weeks the effort to get the club and grounds ready to host thousands of people over the weekend has been monumental.

A huge thank you to one and all, roll on next year! 

  

UPCOMING FIXTURES 
Sunday June 12th: Co League Rd9 Spa v Dr Crokes (2pm in Spa). Best of luck to the team and management.

Fixtures may change closer to the date so for the most up to date fixtures list please check the calendar on the spagaa.com.  

 

LEAVING CERT & JUNIOR CERT EXAMS 
Wishing the best of luck to all students starting their junior and leaving cert exams this Wednesday June 8th. 

 

KERRY MINORS 
Good luck to the Kerry minor team & management against Tyrone next Saturday June 11th in the All-Ireland Minor Quarter Finals. Throw in 4pm in O'Moore Park, Portaloise.

  

U13 DIVISION 3A SPA V KILCUMMIN
Our U13’s welcomed our close neighbours Kilcummin to a sun drenched spa on Sunday evening and served up an absolute cracker of a game. Both sides went at it right from the word go and there were some super scores from both sets of players in a hugely entertaining first.
HT. Spa 2-4 Kilcummin 1-9. The second half began where the first half finished with both sides playing end to end football and again some great scores taken by both teams. Spa had the better of the exchanges at the beginning of the first half which saw us draw level and there was no more than a score between the sides for the remainder of the game. With neither side able to claim a decisive score in the final stages both sides finished on level terms.

FT Spa 2-10 Kilcummin 1-13. 

 

LEE STRAND U-11 COUNTY FOOTBALL GO GAMES Phase 2 

A & B Group Games: Group Name: David Clifford/Paudie Clifford  

  • Rd 1: Spa v Churchill (Home) on Thursday 02/06/2022 at 6.30pm

  • Rd 2: Spa v Fossa (Away) on Thursday 09/06/2022 at at 6.30pm

  • Rd 3: Spa v Kenmare (Home) on Thursday 16/06/2022 at 6.30pm

  • Rd 4: Spa v Listry (Away) on Thursday 23/06/2022 at 6.30pm

  • Rd 5: Spa v Kilcummin (Away) on Thursday 30/06/2022 at 6.30pm  

 

SPA GAA SUMMER CAMP 
Up and Active Summer Camp returns to Spa from July 11th - 15th. The camp is for primary school children and activities include gaelic football, treasure hunts, rounders, tag rugby, athletics, art, handball & more!

Details on spagaa.com or contact Dan (085 7386444) or Evan (087 1496951) to book.

*Places will be limited.

 

LOTTO 30/05/22 
Numbers Drawn: 23, 24, 25, 26. No winner and €50 Lucky Dips to Janet Finnegan, Tucker family, Norrita Cronin and Catherine Carroll. Next Monday's JACKPOT is €4,800. Play online on spagaa.com or tickets on sale in usual outlets. 

Thank you for your continued support.   

  

CONDOLENCES 
Our condolences to the O’Connor family, Ballaugh on the passing of Jimmy O’Connor RIP. May he Rest in Peace.  

 

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