Tarbert GAA Notes



	Tarbert Notes - Week Ending 4th July

	COMMUNITY GAMES: Congratulations and well done to all our athletes who competed so well in the county Community Games finals held in very bad weather conditions for running last weekend in Tralee. Pride of place goes to our medal winners who ran and jumped and walked superbly. Gold medal winners were Gareth O’Connell in the U14 long jump and Sorcha Prendiville in the U13 walk, Darragh McDonnell won bronze in the U8 80m, Denis Gallagher earned a certificate by coming fourth in the U10 100m. Certificates also went to the U14 boys relay team comprising of Gareth O’Connell, Sean Holly, Kevin Enright, Niall Kelleher and sub Sean Considine. Tarbert had a number of other athletes who made it to the finals and gave it their best and so deserve a mention. They are Róisin Considine in the U8 80m, Éadaoin Wall in the U10 hurdles, Julie Prendiville in the U12 60m, Sinead Prendiville in the U14 800m, David Culhane in the U12 100m. The mixed U10 relay comprising of Cormac Wall, Róisin Considine, Evelyn Stack and Denis Gallagher and the girls U14 relay comprising of Sínead Prendiville, Sorcha Prendiville, Grace Flynn and Edel O’Connor. Unfortunately a number of Tarbert athletes did not turn up in Tralee and this was disappointing for their team mates in the relay races. The gold medal winners will go forward to the National finals which will be held in Mosney in August.

	SEAFOOD NIGHT: On this Saturday night, July 6, the Regatta Seafood night hosted by Tarbert Maritime Club will be held at the Shannon Ferry Bar. Everyone is welcome. Tickets (numbers limited) €10 each are available from committee members, Shannon Ferry Bar or phone (068) 36488.

	REGATTA: The Tarbert Island Regatta will be held on this Sunday, July 7. Due to the early tides the first event will commence at 2pm. If you have a boat, raft or swimgear, come along and take part in the regatta activities. All are welcome.

	LOTTERY: There was no winner of the €4500 jackpot in the GAA lottery draw held at Coolahans Bar on Sunday night. The numbers drawn were 1, 5, 18, 23. Lucky dip winners of €30 each were Michael Wilmot, Richard Prendiville, Maureen and Jonathan Stack, Finbarr Carrig. Bar prize winners were bottle of brandy, sponsored by Coolahans Bar to Willie Flavin; €15 each to Jackie Holly, John McGinley, Maureen Considine. Promoters prize €15, Joe Langan. The next jackpot will be €4600 and the draw will be held at Carmodys Bar on this Sunday night. All are welcome.

	THANKS: The Kerry Branch of the National Council for the Blind wish to thank sincerely all those who subscribed so generously to their recent Church gate collection taken up in Tarbert recently and thanks also to the people who helped to take up the collection.

	SUMMER CAMP: Computer Summer Camp for Primary School pupils will commence at Community IT Access Tarbert on July 8, 10am to 12 noon, Monday to Friday. Cost €30 per student. For further information phone (068) 36938.

	U14 VICTORY: Congratulations to our U14 football team who scored a good victory over Beale in the final of Div 2 of the NK League played in Shannon Park on Wednesday evening. Tarbert won by a score of 3-9 to 0-11 and led at half time with the wind by a score of 2-3 to 0-5 with Gareth O’Connell scoring an excellent opportunistic goal just before the break. Tarbert played much better in the second half against the wind with outstanding displays given by Kevin Shanley, Shane Enright, James Wrenn and Stephen O’Connor who finished with a total of 1-8 scoring some great points from play. Overall this was a solid team performance with all players and subs playing their part in the victory. Team captain Conor Flynn accepted the trophy on behalf of the team and to the delight of the supporters. The team line out was Micheal Normoyle, Seán Holly, Kevin Shanley, Stephen Mullane, Niall Kelleher (1-0), Niall O’Connor, Conor Flynn (capt), Shane Enright (0-1), Stephen O’Connor (1-8), James Wrenn, Edward Mulcahy, Gareth O’Connell (1-0), Kevin Enright. Subs who played: Isac Healy, Kieran Lehane, James Enright and S Considine. Team trainers were Mike Carrig and Tom Enright.

	JUNIORS: At Shannon Park on Friday evening, Tarbert juniors scored a good victory over Clounmacon in the county league winning by a score of 2-11 to 2-7. This win puts the team in a good position to qualify for the semi-final stages of the competition. The next game is against Knockanure on this Friday evening at 8pm. All players are asked to be in Knockanure at 7.45pm, for this vital game.

	U12: Tarbert U12 team lost to Cordal in the county league on Sunday evening by a score of 3-12 to 2-7. This was a good performance as the team was missing a number of regulars.

	U16: The U16 team are fixed to play St Senans in Mountcoal on Monday, July 8.

	U8 AND U10: Our u10 and u8 teams had two great games against Beale in Shannon Park last Thursday evening. Both players and supporters are now eagerly awaiting the return match in Ballybunion in a couple of weeks time.

	LONDON DEATH: The death has taken place of Mr Tim Dowd, Rosebank Ave, Wembley, London and late of St Patricks Tce, Tarbert. Tim, who was in his 90th year was a native of Castlemaine and lived in Tarbert for over ten years before emigrating to London over 40 years ago. Over the years he never lost his love for Tarbert people and always attended the functions run by the London-Tarbert Association. He was a tradesman of many skills and during his years in Tarbert was a well known building contractor. The burial took place in Wembley last week and many Tarbert people living in the London area and friends and relatives of the deceased attended. He is survived by his wife Nora (nee Fitzgerald), formerly of Glin, Co Limerick, sons Timmy and John, daughter Noreen, sisters in law Helen McCarthy, Glin; Anna Wyncoll and Mary Fitzgibbon, Australia, brother in law Michael Fitzgerald, Ballyguiltenane, Glin; relatives and friends to whom sympathy of the community is extended.

	DEATH: Sincere regret was occasioned in the area at the death of Mrs Nora Mai Flavin (nee Daly), Glencullare, Tarbert, which took place on June 25, in the loving care of the staff in the Kennedy Nursing Home, Listowel. A native of Ballybunion, she was a lady of a quiet and gentle nature and was held in affectionate esteem by her family and neighbours. The deceased lady, who was in her late 70’s, was a woman of great faith and a kind and caring wife and mother. She loved flowers and her well kept flower garden in front of the family home on the Tarbert-Ballylongford road was much admired by passers-by. There was a large attendance at the removal of the remains from Lyons Funeral Home to St Marys Church, Tarbert and again at the con-celebrated funeral Mass and burial which took place to Lislaughtin Abbey. The chief concelebrant at the Mass was Very Rev Mossy Brick PP, Tarbert. The other concelebrants were Very Rev Philip O’Connell PP, Ballylongford; Fr Tommy O’Hanlon and Fr Jim Lenihan CC. Listowel. Family members participated in the readings, prayers of the faithful and offertory procession. Mrs Flavin is survived by her husband Eddie, son Donal (Listowel), daughters Mrs Bridget Shanahan (Kilcolgan, Tarbert), Patricia (England), son Maurice (Ballylongford), daughters Mrs Mary Ferry and Mrs Eileen Carr (England), sister Mary Reilly, sisters in law, brother in law, daughters in law, sons in law, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends to whom sympathy of the community is extended.

	BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service will be holding a blood donation clinic in the Listowel Arms Hotel, Listowel, on Wednesday, July 10 and Thursday, July 11, from 6pm–9pm.

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