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Report by Sarah Hogan Our annual Kilmeena Valentines Dinner Dance was held on Saturday the 9th of February in Knockranny House Hotel. As always, the Kilmeena Dinner Dance was an opportunity for our community and club members to socialize and celebrate the fantastic achievements that our club teams had throughout the 2018 year. A brilliant night was shared between club members and the wider community with the success of the night marking the outstanding development our club has achieved in recent years. The Kilmeena Dinner Dance also acts as an awards evening for minor and senior teams from both our ladies and men’s clubs. Laura Moore was named as our Minor Ladies Most Improved Player of the Year. Laura excelled in training sessions, which in turn, showed in matches. Susannah Horgan was named as our Minor Ladies Player of the Year. Dave O’Malley presented Susannah with the Cleary Brothers Shield. Su who is the minor goalkeeper, was credited for her outstanding and crucial performances throughout the year. Helena Kelly was crowned as our Junior Ladies Player of the Year. Pete Feehan presented Helena the shield in memory of Noreen Feehan. Helena captained our junior team this year, which was also her first year playing for Kilmeena Ladies. Patrick Golden was named as the Senior Men’s Most Improved Player of the Year for his hard work and dedication to the team. A Kilmeena Club Certificate of Achievement was presented to Jack Carney for his involvement in the Mayo U-17 Panel. Conor Madden was named as the Senior Men’s Player of the Year. Conor was rewarded for his outstanding performances throughout the footballing year both in training and while playing matches. The inaugural Cillian McDonagh Memorial Players Player of Year was awarded to Niall Feehan. The inaugural Alan Browne Memorial Minor Player of the Year was awarded to Niall Mullin. Both of these awards are dedicated to honour our late club members, Cillian and Alan. The Barrett Family Memorial Young Player of the Year was awarded to Kevin Ryder. Kevin Ryder was credited for his influential role in securing The West Mayo Cusack Cup alongside side his teammates. A huge congratulations to all our Kilmeena ladies and men who were recognised for their dedication to the club and talent which was demonstrated on the pitch. Our Club Person of the Year was awarded to a very deserving Trish Hogan. Teresa Smyth, Midwest Furniture presented Trish with her trophy. Trish was one of the founding members of our Kilmeena Ladies Club alongside Willie Keaveney and John McDonald, she was credited for her hard work and dedication to the club over the past eight years. She recently stepped down as the secretary of Bord na nÓg and Kilmeena LGFA. Trish, for the past ten years, has continued the voluntary role of writing the Kilmeena/Carrowholly notes for the Mayo News. Kilmeena GAA Club are so thankful for Trish’s commitment to the club and community over the past number of years. Kilmeena GAA Club would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who made this night so successful, especially the event coordinators and event sponsors. Thanks also to our special guest Joe MacMahon, former Tyrone player and to Councillor Brendan Mulroy and Councillor Christy Hyland for attending. Here's to a great 2019 football season, which promise's to be an even more exciting one in the black and white!🏁🏁 Link to photos by Frank Dolan https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j9del95qma710we/AACiSG1OQCAfoOvvXNncXH_ra?dl=0

The new Gym at Kilmeena grounds is open and available for use.This facility is a huge addition to the Club and is a terrific facility for use by our Club Members. Club members are responsible for ensuring that this facility was provided and paid for. It is now important to inform the Club Membership that this facility is available to you, for your training requirements. It goes without saying that this facility is not available to anyone who is not a member and hasn't paid club membership. From here on, anyone wishing to use the Gym: Must sign in and sign out after their session in the log provided upstairs. Team managers must ensure that they enter a note indicating what team had training, and the times in and out. No one under 16 years of age is allowed use the facility without being supervised. This is to allow us comply with Health and Safety requirements and our insurance cover. The Gym will be left neat and tidy when the session is finished. Rubbish must be collected and the weights, etc. returned to the racks/shelves. John Reilly is the Club's strength and conditioning coach. Any Club member wishing to discuss a programme or work on an individual basis can do so but only after having discussed it with John. This is a strict requirement and must be adhered to. Failure to comply with these instructions will have consequences. Willie Keaveney Chairman

Registration dates for the 2019 season: Fahy Community Centre on Wednesday evening the 13th February from 8pm to 9pm. Kilmeena Club house on Friday evening the 15th February from 8pm to 9pm. Kilmeena Club house on Sunday morning the 24th February from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Registration fees for 2019 as follows: Family membership + Lotto + County Board Draw €170 Family membership + Lotto €150 Family membership only €130 On all the above there is an LGFA levy of €30 for girls under 10 and €50 for girls over 10 up to Junior. Single membership under 8 €50 Single membership over 8 €100 We hope to see both old and new members registering for another year of fantastic football. Created by Sarah Hogan

The winners of the U14 Division 1 County Championship, as well as the U13 Division 2 Champions, were presented with medals by 2018 County Minor midfielder, Jack Carney, in the Kilmeena G.A.A. Clubhouse in December. Jack followed the presentation with an inspirational talk to the group that any player from the Club should be inspired to hear. Below is the full context of his discourse: Firstly, I’d like to thank all management including Gav (Michael Gavin), Mossy (Tómas Gill) and Mike (Slattery). I’d also like to congratulate the U14s on being crowned Division 1 County Champions and the U13s on recently winning Division 2. At your age I never had the opportunity of playing in division 1 – this just shows the talent we currently have in the Club at underage levels and the quality of management that guide ye along the way. I’d like to share a few things that worked for me and got me to where I am today which I feel would be of benefit to ye going forward; At your stage in your footballing career, it is most important never to forget the importance of enjoying the game and having fun. It’s important to challenge yourself constantly and always to strive to do better. If you’re the best on your team, strive to be the best in your Club and County. In football, your comfort zone isn’t ever where you want to be. If you find yourself in a position where you feel unchallenged work harder and create challenges for yourself. Writing down my goals was something I found hugely motivational. Setting specific and attainable goals for yourself is essential. Crossing your goals off the list as you achieve them is massively satisfying and motivating, building massive confidence in your ability. These goals can be short term or long term. Short-term goals can be as simple as improving and developing a particular skill over the period of a month. Long-term goals might be aiming to make the county team in the coming season. Finally, and often most importantly, setting a team goal at the beginning of each year can have a hugely positive impact on the team as all players are focused on achieving a mutual goal. We have everything in this club that young men like yourselves need to play at the highest level, the kicking wall to develop your ball handling skills, the gym for flexibility and strength and also incredibly helpful backroom staff (management and medical staff) to improve your overall game. As a 14-year-old, I went on my first development programme which consisted of basic stretches and strength exercises. To this day, I still use the schedule, and I can’t stress enough the importance of developing your flexibility and skill set as you move forward. Finally, as John Reilly often says, “Always focus on ABC” – ATTITUDE, BELIEF and CONFIDENCE. 95% of your success will come from a positive attitude. Your own attitude hugely influences your personal performance and the team’s performance. If someone has a poor attitude on your team, always ask what’s wrong and aim to help them to change to a more positive attitude. Once again, I’d like to thank the Kilmeena Legend, Michael Gavin, Big Man, Mossy Gill and Mike Slattery, for inviting me down this evening. I wish ye all the best of luck in the future, and if ever you need anything I’d be happy to help. Thank you.

The annual Kilmeena GAA Dinner Dance takes place on Saturday, February 9th 2019. This is always a great fun-filled night and we encourage all members of the club to attend. It's a great opportunity to meet up and get to know your fellow club members. We look forward to seeing you!

Kilmeena under 21 team travelled to Charlestown for the B division quarter final. Kilmeena started well playing against the breeze and traded points for the first 15mins at 3 points each. Charlestown made the best of their chances after that and went in at the break 8 points to 5. After the break kilmeena exerted some pressure and territory but did not get the return on the score board. Charlestown edged further ahead and it looked like it was not going to be Kilmeena's day when a goal was disallowed for being in the square! The final score was 15 points to 8. We wish Charlestown all the best in the remainder of the competition and I believe a lot of our lads have earned a well deserved rest. Happy Christmas to all . Kilmeena Abu. Match report: Darren Madden. Kilmeena 0 - 8 0 - 15 Charlestown ...more images HERE

Kilmeena U21's travelled to play Ballintubber in a winner takes all encounter. The weather was wet and under foot conditions were challenging. Kilmeena started well with a strong defence well on top. Our team broke into the Ballintubber half and kicked some super scores and raced into a 5 point to one lead. All of a sudden we were camped in our own half struggling to win a kick out. Ballintubber tagged on the next few points to go two points up at half time 0 - 8 to 0 - 6. As the second half started, Ballintubber had the upper hand and their inside forwards were very accurate. The men in red raced into a 7 point lead 0 - 7 to 0 - 14. Kilmeena worked their way down the field to score our first goal. This was the moment our lads kicked into gear. From that moment on we dominated possession and scored 3 further goals in the space of a few minutes. Well done lads, great preformance, great win and fantastic entertainment. On behalf of our team and management we would like to thank all our supporters that made the trip. KILMEENA ABU Match report: Darren Madden Final score: Kilmeena 4 - 08 0 - 17 Ballintubber ...more images HERE

The Kilmeena Ladies football club would like to thank Pete Feehan and family for their generous sponsorship of an away set of jerseys for the senior girls team and a first set of jerseys for the U6/U8 girls team. The Feehan family have also kindly sponsored a 'Young Player of the Year' shield in memory of the late Noreen Feehan, Pete's wife. Pete and his son Joe are pictured presenting the jerseys and shield to our senior ladies captain Helena Kelly and to Lisa Hastings who was representing the U6/8 girls. Emma-Jane Gill, Laoise Kelly, Caragh Ryan, Helena Kelly, Pete Feehan, Rachel Gibbons, John McDonald, Maura Hastings, Lisa Hastings & Ciara Joyce Michael Moore, Helena Kelly, Pete Feehan, Rachel Gibbons, Joe Feehan & Pat Mulchrone

Burrishoole dominate, as they secure the championship points against Kilmeena played in glorious sunshine in St Brendan's Park today. Match report pending: Kilmeena 1 - 08 6 - 07 Burrishoole ...more match images HERE

There are two sets of important coaching courses to take note of: 1) Foundation Courses: Balla 27th and 28th November 2) Award 1 Youth and Adult: Breaffy 19th February 21st February 26th Februrary 28th February It is recommended and encouraged that as many coaches from the club attend a relevant course. For those interested, contact Shane Quinn, West Board Secretary or Martin Costello on (086) 4053088. .

The Kilmeena Bord na nOg presentations took place this afternoon in the Castlecourt Hotel Westport. The Underage teams from U-6/8's up to U-16's in both boys and girls were presented with Medals, Trophy's and Cups won during the year. Full report to follow shortly with details of all the recipients of the various awards today. Click here to view photos from the presentations and thanks to all for attending.

The Annual General Meeting of Kilmeena G.A.A. Club takes place in the Clubhouse Kilmeena on Saturday evening the 24th of November 2018 at 7 30 pm. Nominations and Motions for consideration must be with the Club Secretary on or before the 19th November 2018. It is expected that there will be a good attendance of all full members of the Club.The A.G.M is a really important event in our Clubs life so please make the effort to be there.

The U14 Boys team are having a Family table quiz in the Community Centre on Thursday 7th Novemeber at 7pm. Each Table will consist if 3 or 4 team members from the same Family. 1st prize will be a 2018 Family Club membership subscription. 2nd Prize Annual Entry for the Club lotto. Spot prizes also on the night. No entry fee, just return the Sponsorship sheets on the night ! If anyone needs a sheet just contact any of the team management ! Remember to keep working on getting as much as possible on the sheets. The emphasis will be on fun on the night, not competition, everyone come along on the night and we'll make it work.

Thanks to all our parents and kids that made the Day of Play a fantastic success. Great craic was had by all. It was fantastic to see so many parents turn out to support their kids and their club. Special thanks to Ollie Mulchrone for his amazing photos which captured the spirit of the day perfectly. You can see his photos here and here. Congratulations to Kyle Mulchrone and his dad, the aforementioned Ollie, for completing our obstacle course in the quickest time, winning a €20 voucher for Elverys.