Our U6s held their last training of the year on Saturday morning and some of our senior players were in attendance on the morning and helped in handing out medals to all participants.
Well done to all!
U10 End of Year Blitz
Our U10's had their last outing of the year this morning.
We played Dr. Crokes and John Mitchels in Lewis Road. We put out 2 very even teams as did Crokes and Mitchels. All teams played 4 games and there was great skill and determination shown in all games.
We would like to thank John O'Shea of Dr. Crokes for inviting us in and hosting a great morning of football.
Also as a lot of these boys are moving up to U12 next year, we would like to thank each and everyone of them for the huge amount of effort they put in at training all year and we wish them all the best for next year.
Health & Wellbeing Report (October 2019)
Assummer has gone and we enter the latter end of 2019 our club continues to gofrom strength to strength with many of our Dancers, Footballers and Handballersparticipating in competitions many returning with successful outcomes.
Handballis a sport that continues to grow in our club and fair play to all involved inhosting The Munster One Wall Championships in June. The Chairman Tadhg OSullivan and his committee continue to work to promote Handball at an underagelevel but all are welcome to try out this growing activity within our club.
Welldone to all involved in making the SPA Review happen again this year a lot ofwork goes into bringing this Magazine to Print and distribution among the clubby already very busy people in our club.
OurClub Fun-day on September 28th was a huge success in showcasing ourclub and enjoyable evening despite the weather.
Wecontinue to host events on a social level as well throughout the year with aclimb of Stricken Mountain on July 27th to many walks, more recentlyon October 5th down around Ross island and Copper-mines. Theseevents along with being Health and Wellbeing have an Educational element tothem as well.
Inmy July Report I mentioned that there is always room on the “Health andWell-being bus” and that as the Clubs Health and Well-being Officer I am alwaysopen to ideas for Autumn/Winter .
Onesuch Event is happening at the end of our ABC and under age academy year end. OnOctober 19th when we host a Coffee morning from 10am to 12 noon.This is in conjunction with the Irish Cancer Society and to give back to theirexcellent palliative care teams who care for so many and support their familiesat this extremely difficult time.
Ourclub is at present grieving the loss of many members whose contribution to ourclub is deeply appreciated and we will continue to support their families inwhatever way we can and hold their loved ones memory within the club goingforward.
Socome along on this special morning in our club and show your appreciation. Home-bakingwill be welcome.
Ifyou feel you have an idea that would be of interest to your club or team, whynot let me know and I will make every effort to facilitate on the clubcalendar.
Thanksagain to all who strive to make our great club an even better club goingforward.
Margaret Doyle, Health and Well-being Officer.
Club Notes (October 14th 2019)
O’Donoghue Cup Championship Rd1: Spa 0-16 Glenflesk 1-12
Spa only just about edged past Glenflesk on Saturday afternoon in the first round of this year’s O’Donoghue Cup Championship.
Match report available online through this link
This game was also doubled up as the East Kerry Senior League Division 1 Final and after the game Jemma Fleming was on hand with East Kerry Chairman Johnny Brosnan and sponsor Frank Doran to present the Jimmy Fleming Cup to Spa captain Michael O’Donoghue.
Spa Team: James Devane, Eoghan Cronin, Brian Lynch, Shane Lynch, Ciaran Spillane, Eoin Fitzgerald, Gary Vaughan, Liam Kearney, Shane Cronin, Michael McCarthy, Michael Foley, Niall McCarthy, David Spillane, Michael O’Donoghue, Evan Cronin, Subs: Niall O’Mahony, Dan O’Donoghue, Andrew Garnett, Ryan O’Carroll
Lotto Results 07/10/2019
Numbers drawn: 5, 10, 11, 13. No winner and €50 Lucky Dips going to Ger Galvin, K Cronin, Karen Smith and Billy & Marian Mahony. Next week’s draw will take place in the Killarney Oaks and jackpot is now €5600. Play online spagaa.com or tickets available at the following locations: Clubhouse Reception; Dalys Supervalu; Centra Muckross Rd; Killarney Heights Hotel; Torc Hotel; Killarney Oaks Hotel; McSweeney Arms; Arbutus Hotel; Royal Hotel; Jimmy Briens
Coffee Morning for the Irish Cancer Society
Coffee Morning at the Spa clubhouse next Saturday Oct 19th from 10am-12noon in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Lots of baked goodies & some great raffle prizes to be won! This event is open to the whole community – hope to see you there! All home baking welcome. For details or more information please contact Elaine 0876960442 or Deirdre 0851216359
Sports Hall & Meeting Room Hire
Meeting Rooms and Sports Hall available for hire. For enquiries contact Eileen on 0876577312 (after 6pm only) or Ann on 0879403508
Coiste na nOg Dates for the Diary
ACADEMY END OF SEASON: Our Academy will finish up on Saturday October 19th.
COFFEE MORNING: On Saturday the 19th there will be a coffee morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society from 10am - 12pm. Call up during or after our Academy to grab yourself a hot cup. Any baking on the day is welcome and appreciated. The coffee morning is open to everyone so please come along and spread the word for a good cause.
NIGHT OUT: There will be a night out for parents and coaches on Saturday the 19th at 9pm in the Torc Hotel Bar. All are welcome.
HALLOWEEN PARTY: Our Halloween Party will take place Friday October 25th in the clubhouse from 18.00-19.30
Co. Championship Quarter Final
Best of luck to the East Kerry seniors in the Co. Championship QF v Dingle next Saturday night (7pm in Austin Stack Park).
East Kerry Minor Championship: Spa 3-11 Firies 3-15
Spa welcomed Firies on Sunday afternoon in the EK Minor Championship play-off and although Spa had a one point lead at half time, Firies put in a very strong second half to win out by four.
Spa had a strong opening half and kept the Firies keeper busy, but did get one goal at the end of the first quarter from Michael Horgan. The Firies goal came shortly before half time from Darragh O'Donoghue, and at the break Spa were leading 1-8 to 1-7.
Firies had a great third quarter and with an unanswered 2-6 they raced into a big lead at 3-13 to 1-8. Spa kept the pressure on the Firies keeper but two late penalties, both finished to the net by Liam Spillane, reduced the gap to 3-11 to 3-15 at the end.
Spa Team: Ollie Cremin, Diarmuid Cahill, Liam Spillane, Conor Brosnan, Thomas Cronin, Connie Cremin, Keith Myers, Michael Kearney, Calum Neher, Oisin Walsh, Cian Murphy, Ryan Kelliher, Alan O’Sullivan, Michael Horgan, Roiri O’Connor. Subs: Donagh Fahy, Rian O’Neill
Spin the Wheel
Best of luck to Spa player Michael Foley who was selected as a participant for this weekend’s Winning Streak!
Club Notes
Any items for the club notes please contact Deirdre at pro.spa.kerry@gaa.ie or 085 121 6359 before 8pm on Sundays
O'Donoghue Cup Championship Rd 1
Spa 0-16 Glenflesk 1-12
Spa only just about edged past Glenflesk on Saturday afternoon in the first round of this year's O'Donoghue Cup Championship.
Glenflesk were first off the mark with two quick points from wing forward Patrick D'Arcy. Evan Cronin and David Spillane levelled the game before Darragh Roche broke free of his marker and was closing in on goal, but keeper James Devane got his foot to it to pull off a super save. Spa were soon on the attack again at the other end and Michael O'Donoghue tapped over two close range frees before a Darragh Roche point made it 0-4 to 0-3 at the end of the first quarter.
Spa increased their advantage with more points from Evan Cronin and Michael O'Donoghue (2) before Darragh Roche replied for Glenflesk to make it 0-7 to 0-4. Scores from David Spillane and Michael O'Donoghue soon made it 0-9 to 0-4 before Darragh Roche was on target again for the home side. The Spa keeper was put under pressure again when Kieran A O'Donoghue dropped a high ball in front of goal but it was tipped over the crossbar. A Liam Kearney point for Spa made it 0-10 to 0-6 at the half time break.
Right from the throw in Glenflesk were attacking again and within seconds Darragh Roche rattled the net. Dara Fleming followed up with a point for Glenflesk and just four minutes into the second half and the sides were level at 0-10 to 1-7. Evan Cronin edged Spa in front but Jeff O'Donoghue levelled before another point from Patrick D'Arcy put the home side ahead. Niall McCarthy and D'Arcy exchanged points before substitute Ryan O'Carroll's effort was on target for Spa, and the game was level yet again at 0-13 to 1-10.
At this stage the game looked like it could go either way but Darragh Roche, with two, gave Glenflesk the advantage at 1-12 to 0-13 with less than ten minutes on the clock. Evan Cronin clawed one back for Spa and Niall O'Mahony kicked the equalizer to put it 0-15 to 1-12 with five minutes remaining.
A great score by Evan Cronin had Spa leading by just one, and with a few minutes of injury time to be played, it looked like extra time could be on the cards. Deep in added time Glenflesk had a free to equalise, but it tipped off the outside of the post and back into play, but to Spa's relief the last kick went right and wide. Final score Spa 0-16 Glenflesk 1-12.
This game was also doubled up as the East Kerry Senior League Division 1 Final and after the game Jemma Fleming was on hand with East Kerry Chairman Johnny Brosnan and sponsor Frank Doran to present the Jimmy Fleming Cup to Spa captain Michael O'Donoghue.
Spa: James Devane, Eoghan Cronin, Brian Lynch, Shane Lynch, Ciaran Spillane, Eoin Fitzgerald, Gary Vaughan, Liam Kearney, Shane Cronin, Michael McCarthy, Michael Foley, Niall McCarthy, David Spillane, Michael O'Donoghue, Evan Cronin, Subs: Niall O'Mahony, Dan O'Donoghue, Andrew Garnett, Ryan O'Carroll
Glenflesk: Marc Kelliher, Shane Courtney, James McCarrick, Oran Donoghue, Kieran A O'Donoghue, Chris O'Donoghue, Denis O'Connor, Jeff O'Donoghue, Alan Murphy, Michael O'Shea, Brian O'Donoghue, Patrick D'Arcy, Ian Roche, Darragh Roche, Stephen O'Donoghue. Subs: Dara Fleming, Sean Doherty
Referee: Tom Moriarty
Photos: Anne Holland
Coiste na nÓg Dates for Your Diary
Academy End of Season
Our Academy will finish up tomorrow week meaning just two trainings left; today the 12th and Saturday the 19th.
Coffee Morning
On Saturday the 19th, there will be a coffee morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society from 10am - 12pm. Call up during or after our Academy to grab yourself a hot cup. Any baking on the day is welcome and appreciated. The coffee morning is open to everyone so please come along and spread the word for a good cause.
Night Out
There will be a night out for parents and coaches on Saturday the 19th at 9pm in the Torc Hotel Bar. All are welcome.
Halloween Party
Our Halloween Party will take place Friday the 25th in the clubhouse from 18.00 - 19.30.
Coffee Morning for the Irish Cancer Society
There will be a Coffee Morning at the Spa clubhouse on Saturday Oct 19th from 10am-12noon in aid of the Irish Cancer Society.
Lots of baked goodies & some great raffle prizes to be won! This event is open to the whole community - hope to see you there!! ☕💙💛
Spread the word!
For details or more or more information please contact Elaine 0876960442 or Deirdre 0851216359
Club Notes (October 7th 2019)
U10 Blitz in Glenflesk
Congratulations to our U10 boys on winning the Glenflesk annual blitz on Saturday. We took on very strong teams from Rathmore, Kenmare and Gneeveguilla; coming out winners on all 3 games. Next up was the final against a very strong Glenflesk side who also won their 3 games.
Glenflesk got off to a flying start scoring 2 early goals leaving Spa trailing 4 points at half time. Our boys came out fighting in the second half and with 2 minutes to go they took the lead for the first time in the game. Glenflesk threw everything at us in the final minutes but our lads just about held on and came away one-point winners in what was a very exciting game. Final score Spa 1-05 Glenflesk 2-01.
A magnificent game of football played in very wet and windy conditions. Also, congratulations to our very own Maurice Joy on receiving Player of the Tournament. Thanks to all at Glenflesk GAA for organising such a great tournament, especially James Furlong who put in a huge amount of work. Well done again to Spa and thanks to all the players and the parents who braved the bad weather conditions, it was all worth it in the end!
Lotto Results 30/09/2019
Numbers drawn: 5, 15, 25, 27. No winner and €50 Lucky Dips going to Anne McCarthy, Friary Downs; Colm Cronin, Spa; Eoin Casey, Rathmore; Andrea & Eileen Houlihan c/o Eileen Hickey. Next week’s draw will take place in the Arbutus and jackpot is now €5300. Play online spagaa.com or tickets available at the following locations: Clubhouse Reception; Dalys Supervalu; Centra Muckross Rd; Killarney Heights Hotel; Torc Hotel; Killarney Oaks Hotel; McSweeney Arms; Arbutus Hotel; Royal Hotel; Jimmy Briens
Coffee Morning for the Irish Cancer Society
There will be a Coffee Morning at the clubhouse on Saturday October 19th from 10am to 12noon in aid of the Irish Cancer Society's Palliative Care Night Nurses. This event is open to everyone in the community. Hope to see you there.
Sports Hall & Meeting Room Hire
Meeting Rooms and Sports Hall available for hire. For enquiries contact Eileen on 0876577312 (after 6pm only) or Ann on 0879403508
Co. Championship
Well done to the East Kerry seniors, especially all our Spa people involved, in Rd3 of the Kerry Co. Championship against Kerins O’Rahillys to qualify for the quarter finals.
Final call for Scór participants for 2019/2020
Any juvenile club members who may be interested in participating in the forthcoming Scór competitions are invited to contact Spa Scór Officer Eileen Aherne at 087-9940594 by Monday 30th Sept. Scór na nÓg is for members under the age of 17 on Jan 1st 2020 and Scór na bPaistí is for Primary school children. Scór categories: Figure Dancing, Solo Singing, Recitation/Storytelling, Instrumental Music, Léiriú/Drama, Ballad Group, Set Dancing and Table Quiz
Upcoming Fixtures
- Monday October 7th: U13 East Kerry League Spa v Kilcummin (in Spa at 6pm)
- Saturday October 12th: O'Donoghue Cup Spa v Glenflesk (in Glenflesk at 4.30pm)
- Sunday October 13th: East Kerry Minor Championship Div 3/4 Spa v Firies (in Spa at 12noon)
Spa Photos
We are in the process of putting up new photos around the clubhouse and are asking anyone with any photos or news clippings they might have from Spa events, teams, games or club members down through the years to contact Michael on 085 8213027 or Deirdre on 0851216359 for details.
Juvenile Training
Our ABC, U6, U8 and U10 boys and girls training continues every Saturday morning from 10am. For more information on training times, please contact the Coiste na nÓg Secretary on 0871385612.
Merchandise
The Spa Merchandise Shop is located at the top of the stairs in the main reception. For enquiries and opening times contact Mathilda on 087 6487356.
Sympathy
Sympathy is extended to the family of Donie O'Sullivan (RIP), Ballaugh and UK
Club Notes
Any items for the club notes please contact Deirdre at pro.spa.kerry@gaa.ie or 085 121 6359 before 8pm on Sundays
U10 CUP WINNERS
Congratulations to our U10 boys on winning the Glenflesk annual blitz this morning!
We took on very strong teams from Rathmore, Kenmare and Gneeveguilla; coming out winners on all 3 games.
Next up was the final against a very strong Glenflesk side who also won their 3 games.
Glenflesk got off to a flying start scoring 2 early goals leaving Spa trailing 4 points at half time. Our boys came out fighting in the second half and with 2 minutes to go they took the lead for the first time in the game. Glenflesk threw everything at us in the final minutes but our lads just about held on and came away 1 point winners in what was a very exciting game. Final score Spa 1-05 Glenflesk 2-01.
A magnificent game of football played in very wet and windy conditions.
Also congratulations to our very own Maurice Joy on receiving Player of the Tournament.
Thanks to all at Glenflesk GAA for organising such a great tournament, especially James Furlong who put in a huge amount of work.
Well done again to Spa and thanks to all the players and the parents who braved the bad weather conditions, it was all worth it in the end!
2019 O'Donoghue Cup Championship
Fixtures have come through for Rd1 of this year's O'Donoghue Cup East Kerry Championship.
Spa will be away to Glenflesk at 4.30pm on Saturday October 12th 💙💛
