Spa Club Notes 12th October 2015

October 14, 2015 Spa GAA

Intermediate County Final

Spa v.St. Mary's in Fitzgerald Stadium

Sunday October 18th at 2pm

Best of luck to Manager Sean Moynihan and his management team as they try to gain back the title since 2009. Get your club colours out in support of the senior team. The team has a great mixture of youth, experience, skill and with the great display against John Mitchels, hopefully we'll see Captain Aidan Cahill bring the Cup back to Spa once again.

Coiste na nÓg

U-6 and U-8 Training Saturday morning 11-12am. Please Bring boots and mouth guards. New members welcome

U-16 Co District Championship

Well done to East Kerry on a great victory today over West Kerry.

East Kerry 3-16 West Kerry 1-1.

Ladies Football

Well done U-15 Girls defeating Abbeydorney in a cracker of a game with a huge scoreline 5-12 to 6-2. Next step Final against Ballymac next Sunday October 18th.

Gaelic 4 Mothers and Others

We will be participating in the All Ireland Tournament will in Portmarnock, Dublin on October 17th. This is a non competitive blitz. Grace Brosnan O'Connor is busy organising this event with accommodation and travel arrangements.

Scór na nÓg

East Kerry final will take place in Killarney Racecourse on Friday 23rd October at 6.00pm. Best of luck to our competitors. Figure dancing : Aine Brosnan, Meghann Cronin, Ava O'Sullivan, Carrie Hickey, Ciara Moynihan, Kate Lawlor, Aishlinn O'Donovan, Erin Holland and Lea Murphy. Set dancing : Katie Cronin, Aine Brosnan, Anna O'Connor, Ava O'Sullivan, Liam Spillane, Kianan O'Doherty, Eoin O'Donoghue and Gary O'Sullivan. Schools Link Lissivigeen Parents Association would like to invite everyone to a great social night out on Friday 23rd at 9pm at the Plaza. Complimentary glass of wine upon arrival followed by finger food. €10 euro a ticket. Contact Emma Daly 086 3632461. St Brendan's. Best of luck to Transition Year Stephen McKenna, from St Brendan’s College, who has been invited to try out for the International Junior European and World Science Olympiad teams. He and a classmate were selected based on their performances in Mathematics and Science in the 2015 Junior Certificate exam.

Awards night Sat 28th November

2nd Annual awards night will be held once again in the Torc Hotel.

Annual Clothes Collection

We are collecting All Year Round. All types of clean (any condition but clean), books (no school text books) cuddly toys, shoes, bags etc... Can be dropped off to clubhouse or contact Anne Holland 085 7780883.

Club Merchandise

Please contact Mathilda McCarthy 087 6487356 to purchase our new range of Club gear.

Hall Rental

Please contact Eileen Casey by text 087 6577312 for availability to book our indoor meeting rooms or Hall. Johnny Looney, a lover of Farming, Football and Drama. The recent passing of Johnny Looney, Tullig removes one of the final links with the early days of the Spa GAA club. Johnny who spent the major part of his adult life farming in his native Tullig, was closely linked with the early years of the club both, as a player and a life long supporter of it's games and functions. He was also actively involved with the Spa Dramatic Society after it's formation in the late 1940s and which helped to fund the activities of the fledging Spa GAA club. He played leading parts in many of it's shows which included "Fledged and Flown" "The Miser" and "The Marriage Plan" which won the final of the East Kerry Macra na Feirme Drama competition. This was the era when Drama replaced dancing during the Lenten period and when the Spa Dramatic Society packed the halls of East Kerry and the county with the aforementioned shows. Johnny was also an avid card player and rarely missed a 3I session in the clubhouse and was a regular supporter of the Spa 3I Championship of Kerry each season. Despite being in failing health in recent times he still retained a close interest in all the activities of his native Spa. As a gesture of their appreciation of his contribution former Spa playing colleagues and supporters formed a Guard Of Honour at his removal, to St. Mary's Cathedral, on Friday evening. Sympathy is extended to his sisters and family members. May He Rest In Peace.

Spa Social Evening at Castlerosse Hotel

As part of the GAA social Initiative programme former playing members of the Spa teams of the 1960s and 70s will assemble at the Castlerosse Hotel for a social get together. The event will commence on Saturday 24th Oct with a nine hole golf outing at the Castlerosse Course at II.3Oam. Followed by a meeting with up with former members, including Jackie Foley, now residing in Dublin, who as well as winning a Hogan Cup medal with St Brendans College in I969, also won three O'Donoghue Cup medals with Spa. A good turnout is expected and those wishing to participate in the golf and social evening are advised to contact Seanie Kelliher at 087 62986I3, Jim Gleeson 064 6632470 or John Kelly 086 394I769.