Registration Week
This week is club registration week where we ask all players to register for the year. You can register at https://www.foireann.ie/ (same as last year) or download the Andoid or IOS app. The fees remain the same as last year. If you have any difficulty in registering or maybe need to change your email address…etc contact the club registrars Kieran 086 283 5906 or Grainne 087 288 1149. We also have a dedicated page on our Club Website with all information and some helpful hints at https://traleeparnells.gaa.ie/registration. There are a number of membership options available where you can include a subscription to the club lotto at a discounted rate. Remember, when you register you will receive a discount code that can be used when buying match tickets online and also for GAAGO.
During this week, one of the registrars will be available at the training sessions to answer any queries. For insurance purposes all players must be registered by 31st March or before the date of your team’s first match, whichever is earlier. Thank you
Lá Fhéile Padraig
Míle buíochas do gach éinne a ghlac pairt sa paráid ar la fhéile Padraig. The club would like to thank all the young boys and girls that marched in the parade on St Patricks Day. We had a great turnout in fantastic sunshine. Many of the boys and girls displayed their hurling and camogie skills while others were busy waving the club flags and banners.
Scór na bPaistí
Our Instrumental Group, Solo Singer and Quiz team have been practicing extremely hard since qualifying for the Scór na bPaistí County final which takes place next weekend. The Trath na gCeist team of Anna Spring, Michael Broughton, Conor Reidy and Sean Lynch will be in action on Friday night 22nd at 6:30pm in John Mitchells. On Saturday morning at 11:30am at The Tintean Ballybunnion our Instrumental musicians Conor Reidy, Aoife Hobbert, Keelin Walsh and Sean Lynch will compete while Aoife Hobbert will take part in the solo category. We wish all participants the very best of luck next weekend.
Academy Training
We had another fantastic attendance at the academy training last Saturday. Well done to all the girls and boys who came along. Congratulations to our players of the week Kerry and Naoise. With just two Saturday sessions remaining at MTU we hope to see an extra large turnout next weekend. The session is for U6 to U10 boys and girls and takes place on Saturday from 3-4pm at MTU sports academy. Remember to bring a friend and if any parents are interested in getting involved in the Club please let us know! Boys and girls who have not tried hurling before are very welcome to come along and give it a go. Hurleys and helmets will be supplied by the club for the first few weeks. €3 to cover the cost of the hire of the hall.
U14 & U16 Camogie
The new season for u14s and U16s continues at the Crotta ballwall 6-7pm every Tuesday and at the St Pats, Astro Blennerville on Thursdays, 6-7 pm. €3 session to cover astro hire. We are looking forward to seeing everyone back, and new players are welcome to come and try out Camogie. Contact 085 1355566 for more details.
Schools Camogie
Congratulations to Presentation Tralee U16.5 Camogie Team who defeated Coachford College in the final of the Cork Colleges Cup with a score line of 1-7 to 1-1. The team was presented with the Kate Crowley Cup after playing an amazing game in terrible weather conditions. They led from the start with a huge team performance and sheer Kerry determination they came away with a well deserved win. Well done to all the Tralee Parnells players on the squad.
Senior Hurling
Abbeydorney hit the ground running in Caherslee last Saturday afternoon, no doubt having registered the result from Ballyheigue the previous week and realising Parnells intend to give the Senior Hurling County League a good effort in 2024.
The pitch was in reasonably good condition considering the inches of rain that had fallen in the previous days. We had a few hours of partly sunny and breezy conditions pre-match, but it was still a wet and slippery surface to deal with, like most pitches at the moment. In the early minutes this contributed to a slip by a Parnells defender attempting to turn and his Abbeydorney marker lost no time in pushing his advantage to find the net. It took Parnells a bit of time to find their scoring radar and by the time they opened their account, the visitors had added a few points to widen the gap.
In the latter stages of the first half, and on into the second period, the home side were more in the game and added regular scores to counter the Black and Amber tally.
Some stalwart defending and saves from Ryall in goals, kept the visitors from scoring as regularly as in the opening stages.. All clubs have to deal with the loss of county panel players when to comes to County League fixtures, but it probably has less impact on a club with a deep and strong panel, compared to ourselves who are still growing our club and panel and thankfully still integrating new players onto our squad. However the absences of our county men presented opportunities for more Parnells players to get game time.
The points went to Abbeydorney, but among the positives for the townies were our scoring that ran to double figures and the opportunity for panel members to get the chance to play together in another competitive fixture.
Final score: Tralee Parnells 0-10 Abbeydorney 1-22
Lotto
Congratulations to Edel Walsh and Majella O’Connell who won the lucky dip prizes of €25 each in last Monday’s draw. The numbers drawn were: 2, 5, 6, and 14. The next draw will take place on 25th March. You can play via the Clubforce app or follow the link at https://traleeparnells.gaa.ie All support greatly appreciated, thank you.
