Quiz Night
The club will be holding a quiz night in O’Donnells bar Mounthawk on Friday the 3rd of June at 8pm. Tables are limited so text Natalie at 086 8059666 to reserve your place. There will be lots of spot prizes on the night. All money raised will go towards sending our Under 15s to the Féile na nGael finals at the end of June.
Summer Camp
The booking link is now active on our social media pages for the Parnells Summer camp. The camp is for boys and girls aged 5 to 13 and will run from Monday 18th to Thursday 21st of July, 10 to 1pm.
Féile na nGael
The U15s were back to full training last week after a short break following their success in Lixnaw. The boys have also been busy selling lines for the fundraising raffle. A big thank you to Bensons Quikpick shop in Keel who donated the first prize. All cards should be returned by Thursday of this week as the draw will take place in Caherslee on Friday evening. A go fund me page is also now in place to help raise funds for the trip to the Féile final. We hope that friends and supporters of Parnells far and wide will show their support for the team on this momentous achievement. The page can be found at: https://bit.ly/TPFeile
Congratulations
Congratulations to the Kerry Camogie team and especially to our own Katie O Dwyer and Ciara Maloney who were on the team. Kerry had a great win over Laois in round 1 of the Intermediate championship on a final score 2-15 to 1-13. Best of luck in the next round against Carlow.
Tralee Parnells Ciara Maloney and Katie O Dwyer who were on the Kerry team who defeated Laois at the Weekend
U7 Hurling
Sunshine and hurling. The things that dreams are made of for Tralee Parnells under 7’s hurlers. The boys were delighted to be back in action in Caherslee last Friday, with smiles all round they worked on perfecting their skills in preparation for their match next week. Training ended as always with a few energetic games of hurling and the roar of PAR…..NELLS ringing around the pitch. Congratulations to last weeks player of the week Christian Boyle and this weeks player of the week Odhran Cullen, well done to you both.
U8 Camogie
There was a great turn out for by the U8s squad on Friday night with fantastic skills on display. The girls are making marked improvements week to week. Player of the week went to Serena Slattery. Congratulations.
U10 Camogie
The U10 girls enjoyed a great goalkeeping session with Alan Conway this evening in a fabulously sunny Caherslee on Friday evening. A big thank you to Alan for taking time out, the girls and coaches learned a lot.
U12 Camogie
Our u12 Amber team lined out against Abbeykillix team 2 in Caherslee last Monday evening. The girls played well and had some early chances but abbeykillix scored the first point of the game. After some tactical changes at half time Parnells started to gather momentum and scored a couple of hard fought goals. There was some great hand passing and teamwork. The girls gave it their all and deserved their first win of the season. Abbeykillix were worthy opponents and should be very proud of their performance. Well done all.
Meanwhile the Blue Team put in another excellent performance also on Monday evening against Abbeykillix Team 1. The girls are getting better with each game and really coming to grips with their positions on the field. The management were very proud of every player on the night. Well done to all.
Tralee Parnells U12 Amber Team who played Abbeykillix team 2 in Caherslee
Tralee Parnells U12 Blue Team who played Abbeykillix team 1 in Caherslee
U17 Hurling
Tralee Parnells 2-16 Lixnaw 0-17 AET
They say a rising tide lifts all boats and that seemed to be the case last Sunday evening in Lixnaw as Parnells U17s came out the right side of a terrific battle against the home side after extra time in the Div 2 Co. League semi-final. Back at the venue of the club’s historic Féile win a few weeks ago, this time the minors showed the battling qualities that were needed to win a tight match. There was little between the teams throughout the match. Parnells played with the wind in the first half and Andrew Kerins got Parnells off to a great start with a super long range point in the first minute. Points were exchanged for the rest of the first half, including a fine effort from Dylan Cunningham, and Parnells held a narrow 1 point advantage at half-time, 0-7 to 0-6. The second half followed much the same pattern with points being exchanged, though Lixnaw were putting the Parnells defence under serious pressure. However, as a unit, they held firm and ensured no goals were conceded. Diarmuid Galvin hit a great point to lift the siege. Barry Hamilton was causing the Lixnaw defence problems of their own with his solo runs up the right wing and with time running out, another run drew a foul. Oisin O’Sullivan stepped up and with nerves of steel, as he had done throughout the game, converted the resulting free to bring the match to extra time. Full-time Parnells 0-12 Lixnaw 0-12.
In the first period of extra time, and with the benefit of the wind, Lixnaw raced into a 3 point lead, with the ever-dangerous Ivan Conway hitting some fine scores. Parnells were creating panic in the Lixnaw defence when they got the ball into the full forward line, but just couldn’t breach the defence. However, just before half-time in extra time, Tomás O’Connell, on as a sub for Dylan Cunningham, picked up a loose ball and slammed it to the net. So, with the last ten minutes to play, the sides still couldn’t be separated. HT ET Parnells: 1-12 Lixnaw 0-15
The momentum was now with the Parnells lads, and they got off to a great start with a couple of fine points from Andrew, who caused Lixnaw trouble all evening. Highlight of this period was another run by Barry, this time through the heart of the defence to score an inspirational point. At this stage, Parnells held a 2 point lead and Lixnaw were now pressing for the goal they needed. Cian Harris was rock solid in the Parnells goal, however, and the rearguard couldn’t be breached. With Lixnaw out of position, a long ball over the top found Tomás unmarked and he cracked a great goal past the keeper from a tight angle to ensure the Parnells win. It would be unfair to single out anyone as this was a true team performance with all players and subs playing their part. We now await the winners of Ballyheigue and Causeway in the Final. Thanks to Lixnaw for a very sporting match and to Shane Conway, Kerry hurler, for offering congratulations and words of encouragement to the boys after the match. Team: Cian Harris, William O’Donoghue, John Joe Hanafin, Ben Cullinan, Barry Hamilton, Rory Reen, Cian Hennessy, Andrew Kerins, Dan Maloney (Oran Murphy), Sean Barrett (Jack Canty), Diarmuid Galvin, Oisin O’Sullivan, Mark Lynch (Will Somers), Peter Doyle, Dylan Cunningham (Tomás O’Connell). Subs: Donnacha Buttimer, Adam Kennedy
Tralee Parnells U17 Minor Team who defeated Lixnaw after extra time
Intermediate Hurling
On a beautiful Friday evening in Caherslee our Senior side completed their division 1 County League campaign with a hard fought game against Ballyheigue. The match was 7 minutes old before we got our first score (a pointed free from Gearoid Doc O’Doherty) by this time the visitors had 4 points on the board. The next score of the game was in the 11th minute when Darragh Moloney scored his 1st point of the game from play which was closely followed by another Doc free to leave the minimum between the sides. In the 17th minute the away side got the goal that they had been threatening, Darragh Moloney then scored his 2nd point but Ballyheigue struck for another goal and a point before half time. Half Time Score: Tralee Parnells 0-05 to 2-07 Ballyheigue. The second half started brightly for Parnells with Cathal Dunne winning a free from the throw in which Doc pointed, Cathal was to win 7 frees throughout the game in various positions around the field which highlighted the work he got through over the hour. Ballyheigue responded 5 minutes later with a point from play before Darragh Moloney won a high ball at the edge of the 21 turned his man and scored a lovely point (his 3rd of the day). In the 39th minute Mark Reale made a brilliant save to keep us in the game, the score was 0-07 to 2-08 at the time. A few Ballyheigue points from frees and play had them ahead 0-07 to 2-12 by the 45th minute. We kept battling away until the end and were rewarded with scores from Cillian O’Riordan from play and two more frees from Doc one of which was from inside his own 65yard line. Ballyheigue finished strong with the final two points of the game. Final score: Tralee Parnells 0-10 to 2-16 Ballyheigue. 1 Mark Ryall 2 Eddie Sheehy 3 Tim Kelliher 4 Stephen Morrissey 5 Jack Doyle 6 Tommy O’Connor 7 Jerome Daly 8 Cillian O’Riardan 9 Cathal Dunne 10 Barry Lyons 11 Tadhg Reen 12 Andrew Morrissey 13 Darragh Moloney 14 Doc 15 Donal O’Brien (Sub Stephen Ryan)
The focus now turns to the upcoming Intermediate championship, we have no date for the draw yet. Best wishes to the Kerry Senior Hurlers in the Joe McDonagh cup final next weekend.
Junior Hurling
Tralee Parnells B 3-12 Abbeydorney C 3-9
Tralee Parnells B got their second win of their Div 3 Co. League campaign in Caherslee last Wednesday evening. Both teams were very evenly matched and Abbeydorney held a narrow half time lead, though Ian Moynihan had a good goal for Parnells. At the start of the second half, it didn’t look great for Parnells as Abbeydorney converted a penalty. However, Parnells pushed on and 2 cracking goals, 1 each from Eddie Sheehy and Paul Daly, gave Parnells the breathing space they needed. In fact, Daly finished with 1-7, as he was unerring with placed ball. Despite Abbeydorney getting a third goal from a close in free and pressing for the equalising goal they needed, the defence remained resolute and Parnells held on for a well deserved win.
