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A Chairde Kilmeena GAA is now accepting ticket requests from fully paid club members only for All Ireland Final tickets. Requests should be sent via email to secretary.kilmeena.mayo@gaa.ie to include – Name, Surname, email address and phone number. Ticket prices are as follows: Stand - €90.00 Terrace – €45.00 There are no Juvenile tickets. If your ticket request is successful your tickets will be allocated through ticketmaster/directly to the email address provided. Patrons will receive an email from Wednesday the 1st of September 2021 to the address provided and will have 48 hours to purchase the tickets. The deadline for expression of interest to the club is Thursday evening, 26h August @ 9:00pm. No requests after this time will be accepted. We anticipate that demand will be greater than the ticket allocation available to the club. We will do our best to accommodate everyone but we may not be in a position to fulfil all ticket requests. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Former Mayo stalwart, Dermot Flanagan, arrived at St Brendan's Park Kilmeena this Saturday morning as part of his fundraising initiative for the oncology unit in Mayo University Hospital. A condition without parameters, Dermot was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2018, a form of blood cancer. He is now in full remission following treatment, in which the oncology unit at MUH played a considerable part in his recovery. This initiative started eight days ago; Dermot's goal was to visit every GAA club in the county as part of his drive to raise funds for the unit in Castlebar. This morning saw him on the final day of his campaign. With his son Patrick, Pat Mulchrone prepares for the arrival of Dermot and his entourage while also declaring his bold enthusiasm for the upcoming All-Ireland final. Dermot and his entourage arriving at St Brendan's Park Kilmeena Renewing old acquaintances, Willie Kelly in Conversation with Dermot. Club treasurer, Padraic Moore, presents Dermot with a cheque for his fundraising efforts on behalf of the club and its members. Reminiscent of the not too distant past, Dermot using the "ciotóg", scores a point on the recently surfaced pitch in Kilmeena, as he has done in every club he has visited on his rounds. Acknowledging the fabulous work of all Frontline workers across the country, Dermot with John Mc Donald, Club Chairman; Willie Kelly, Mary Slattery, Club Secretary and Padraic Moore, Club Treasurer. Driver and project co-ordinator John Flanagan, brother to Dermot more...

A sincere thank you to Fr. Jim Walsh & to Fr. Charlie McDonnell, who joined us this morning (Saturday) to bless the newly laid pitch at St. Brendan's Park. After the blessing, the Club presented both men with the 'Community Person of the Year' award in recognition of everything they do for our community and parish. This was especially evident over recent times when despite the challenges of Covid-19, they continued to provide the sacraments, support young and old alike and keep our spirits lifted, for which we are very grateful. John McDonald, Club Chairman. Fr. Jim Walsh and Fr. Charlie McDonnell receive their community awards from John McDonald, Club Chairman. more...

Another remarkable win for Kilmeena Junior ladies over Hollymount B in the Kelly Cup Memorial League yesterday in Hollymount. Kilmeena 6 - 16 1 - 10 Hollymount more...

On Sunday 18th July 2021under intense heat at Ballyheane pitch Kilmeena took on Swinford Killasser in a very close encounter. After being reduced to 14 players in the 16th minute they played the game with huge effort and determination until the end. Final score: Kilmeena 2-10 Swinford Killasser 2-13 Thank you to Ollie Mulchrone for the photos and Robert Moran for recording the game. Match report by Maura Hasting. Click here to see the full album of photos from the match. https://photos.app.goo.gl/bZPWUBDHwGd1g5XN7

Lack lustre performance cost Kilmeena the points in their clash with Parke/Keelogues/Crimlin in Division 3A of the mayo GAA league this evening in Kilmeena. more...

U12 girls serve up an enjoyable feast of football to entertain the supporters from both sides this evening. more...

Resounding victory for Kilmeena against Achill in the Ladies Kelly Memorial League game in Kilmeena yesterday evening. Kilmeena 6 - 18 1 - 3 Achill more...

Kilmeena 5-15 2-6 Burrishoole Our under 13s put in a season's-best performance with a comprehensive win over Burrishoole in Kilmeena this evening. We dominated in every position and quarter. Our defence and midfield were solid and our big front men caused consternation at the other end. The work-rate was fantastic and the overall performance indicated how much this team has improved from the first game of the season. We ended up winning a very respectable three of our seven games, including the last two on the trot. The boys should be incredibly proud of themselves. It's truly amazing what can be achieved with application and team spirit. Well done lads - your coaches couldn't be happier with you!

KIlmeena fielded two seven-a-side teams with interchanging subs to play four quarters of entertaining football last week against neighbours Westport. Great to see our youngest team making their club debut. John Reilly more...

Kilmeena 6-7 - 4-12 Kiltimagh In a thriller of a game, Kilmeena U13s secured both points for the second time this season with a one-point win over Kiltimagh on a sunny evening in Kilmeena. Playing with the wind, our boys started brightly netting four goals and kicking four points in the first half. It was nip-and-tuck in the third quarter but in the final quarter our backs were to the wall. Finding it difficult to get get the ball out of defence, Kiltimagh took full advantage, raining shots down on our goal, eating away at our lead. With only thirty seconds to go and four points behind, Kiltimagh were awarded a free which resulted in a goal, leaving us with only a one point advantage. Thankfully we won our kick out and retained possession for the final few seconds and won the game. It was fantastic for the boys to win a game given the recent results but this was no fluke: their application and tenacity this evening was the best we've seen from them this season and we know they have more to give. Only one league game left - a home fixture against Burrishoole next Thursday, 22nd July. Fingers crossed they can keep the momentum going. Well done boys!

This weekend saw the start of something new in Kilmeena GAA as we got our Social Rounders off to a flying start. Most people would know Rounders as a fun bat and ball game we played at school. But, it's actually a long-standing GAA sport, and, as we found out this weekend, it's about more than just whacking the ball and hoping for the best!! The Rounders Development Officer, Elaine Sheehy, travelled up from Cork to take us through our paces and bring us up to speed with all the tactics and skills that we will need to get our teams up and running. After a few expressions of interest over the summer, Club Chairman, John McDonald, was very keen to get this off the ground. In true Kilmeena style, it wasn't long before we had a willing gang of Club members happy to get involved. Club Officers Julie Moore and Eimear O'Connell got to work, and it was fantastic to bring everyone together on a Sunny Sunday to get things started. The aim was for this event to be a social gathering bringing club members together under a slightly different banner. Judging by the banter and laughter on Sunday, we definitely achieved this. Sessions will be weekly, and having fun remains our top priority, but participating in a Junior Blitz in September is now on everyone's radar. We have a lot to learn, but bring it on. Who knows where this could lead us! Julie Moore. From left: Elaine Sheehy, National Rounders Development Officer; Julie Moore, Rounders Club Chairperson; John McDonald, Club Chairman and Eimear O'Connell, Rounders Club Secretary. "First" Rounders Club members. First introductions... Elaine introduces the fundamentals of the game... more...

Google Maps tells us that it takes 38 minutes to drive from Kilmeena to Tourmakeady. The reverse journey felt a lot longer after a punishing Thursday evening there in 20 degree heat. In footballing terms, the difference felt the same as top-of-the-table Tourmakeady ran riot with their athleticism and skill - they were simply too hot to handle. We actually played reasonably well in the first and second quarters but come the third, our heads dropped and the floodgates opened. As we approach our final two games (mercifully, at home, first against Kiltimagh this coming Thursday and then the following Thursday against Burrishoole) we'll need to retain and build upon the positive attitude we showed during our first half performance and who knows what might happen? Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all. Emily Dickinson Thanks to Ollie Mulchone for the photos. You can view the gallery here.

Kilmeena Junior Ladies consolidate their meteoric improvement with a comfortable win over Balla in the Kelly Memorial League game in Balla yesterday. Kilmeena 4 - 19 2 - 05 Balla more...

Try as they might, Ballycroy couldn't contain a rampant Kilmeena side in the Michael Walsh Junior League game played in Ballycroy yesterday evening. Kilmeena 3 - 18 1 - 7 Ballycroy Supporters and players had more to contend with than the Michael Walsh competition yesterday evening in Ballycroy; our photographer, doing his utmost to ward off the scourge of rural Ireland on a mild clammy summer's evening - MIDGES! (Image by Amy Gibbons McIntyre) more...