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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.

Our U10’s concluded a successful season on Thursday evening, 18th October. A quick match was followed by refreshments in the clubhouse and a presentation of a beanie hat embroidered with the Kilmeena crest, along with a team photo, to every player. Our GoGames fixtures this season involved matches against Tourmakeady, Louisburgh, Islandeady and Burrishoole and our lads acquitted themselves very well, usually finishing on top in most of the encounters. We had four blitzes this season starting with the Paddy Golden blitz in June. We competed in the second division and quickly found ourselves in the final following a series of easy wins. Unfortunately we narrowly lost - by two points - to Islandeady in the final. Our next blitz was for the Padraig Mulroe Cup in Tourmakeady in July. Having battled heroically in the early rounds, we made it to our second blitz final of the season, eventually losing to the hosts. We finished runner-ups - for the third time this season! - to Achill in our third blitz final, the Gearóid Murphy Memorial Cup in Achill. Blitz number four took us to Balla where we failed to get out of our group. Such were our numbers, we effectively had to field two teams per game. Each training session this season was very well attended and we were generally pleased with the progress of our players over the season. At our final session we gave verbal feedback to each player on their strengths and areas in which they need to improve. We wish our older lads the best of luck with the U12s next year and look forward to welcoming the new batch from the U8s.

On behalf of everyone at Kilmeena G.A.A. Club I wish to sincerly express the Club's thanks to everyone who took part in, or contributed in any way, to making the Day of Play a fantastic success. Fundraising is difficult, even in the best of times, but the cost of keeping the club doors open in any given year can be enormous and is a huge burden. We have to do our best to ensure that there is finance there to meet bills coming in, hence the need for days like today, and the National Club Draw. This year we undertook this fundraiser in an effort to try and spread the fundraising load to everyone in our Club. I wish to thank the various team managers for planning the various events - without their input it would be difficult to have held this day. It was great to see the innovation of some of our management teams. I also wish to thank all the teams that undertook the various challenges in magnificent spirit. I also want to thank all those who baked and made trays of sandwiches for todays event. It was heartening to see the wide array of food being brought upstairs. Once again, thank you for your generosity. The club is asking anyone with cards which have not been sold to please make a huge effort this week to sell as many lines as possible and return the cards to the various team managers. Our Club AGM takes place on Saturday, 24th November at 7 30pm, and it is our hope to have this process completed before the meeting. The purpose of events like yesterdays Day of Play is primarily fundraising, but we are also concious of the need to encourage more parents to become involved in coaching and mentoring teams. I think the Day of Play was a good first step. Once again, thank you for your generosity and continued support for the Club. Willie Keaveney Chairman

David is BACK for the final shift !!!! Molly can't quite figure out what all the fuss is about - "this is easy..." Damian may not make it to the finish -"Oh my goodness! I can't give in to the young lads now..." Ben is relaxed - Dom out of the saddle, desperate to keep up. Cheered on by the supporters - "keep it up guys - almost there" 'Almost there folks - one minute to go - 10, 9, 8...3, 2, 1 WELL DONE ALL" Damian, Ben, Dominick, David and Molly close out the Cycle-A-Thon ... "Thank God for that - now! will someone take me home and get my dinner...please"

Kilmeena GAA would like to express sincere thanks to all those who came out in numbers today to support our club fundraising events. Well done to all the Boys and Girls, Men and Ladies team events from under 6’s right up to the Juniors who all played their part in this fundraising initiative. Thanks indeed to all those who brought along sandwiches, buns, cakes, biscuits and tarts and to the ladies who worked tirelessly in the Clubhouse to ensure everybody was well looked after. Special mention must go to the Minor and Junior Ladies who completed a 24hr Cycle- A-Thon from 2:00pm on Saturday the 3rd to 2:00 pm today, Sunday the 4th of November. Check out the Kilmeena Ladies facebook page for details and photos of all the people who got their feet on the pedals for this tough 24hr assignment. All monies raised will go towards the ongoing development of the Club grounds. If you were not in a position to return your sponsorship cards today we would appreciate if you could return them to your teams manager or any of the club officers in the coming days. Click here to access photo album covering the activities which took place today. ALSO! more images here: Once again, the success of today would not have been possible without the involvement and support of the community. Mile Buiochas

The Minor and Junior Ladies teams got their 24 hour Cycle-A-Thon fundraiser off to a flying start at the Kilmeena GAA pitch at 2pm this afternoon. Setting the pace were; Chloe McGing and Susannah Horgan, from 2pm - 3pm today...so get down to the pitch today and show your support for the girls. Firing the gun! (metaphorically) John McDonald gets the Cycle-A-Thon underway at 2pm today... Chloe, Katie and Susannah get warmed up for the event... Susannah - all ready for the off! Expecting a "fun hour" - Chloe gets ready... A lot of miles to go! Providing moral support...

Kilmeena GAA club invite you to attend their “Day of Play” Fundraiser this Sunday the 4th November from 12:30 to 4:00 pm. There will be light refreshments served on the day and all donations will be greatly appreciated. Activities will commence at 12:30 with the National School Kids Winter League. The football Finals should be completed by 2:00 pm. The skills tests will follow in parallel with the other team events taking place as outlined below. Boys; U-6/8, Parents and boys to kick 500 points – to start from approx. 1:00 pm. U-10, Fun obstacle course for parent and child – to start from approx. 2:00 pm. U-12, Penalty kicks and kicking footballs through Tyre targets to start from approx. 2:00 pm. U-14, Family Fun table quiz to be held on Thursday night 8th November. U-16, Held a Pool & Darts competition with silent auction on Saturday the 27th October. Minor & Junior teams are performing a 26-mile Solo-A-thon on Sunday the 4th November. Girls; U-6/8/10, Fun skills and drills games. U-12, Kick ball into a “spot prize” square. U-14, To be determined. U-16, Fund raising Disco on Friday night the 2nd November. Minor & Junior Ladies teams are holding a 24hr cycle-A-thon from Saturday 3rd to Sunday the 4th November finishing at 2:00 pm.

We appeal to everyone to make a final push to sell as many lines as possible before the cards are due back. Remember your efforts are for the club and ultimately you! Each team in each age category, both boys and girls teams, will endeavour to raise funds for the club by selling lines on sponsorship cards for their novel fundraising activities. The activities will be agreed by players and management of each team. The activities on the day will be varied and will be, above all else, fun - actual football may or may not be even played! It will be driven by each team and should only involve a hour or so of your time.

Congratulations to the 5th & 6th class girls from Myna NS who claimed a historic first West Mayo Mini 7's title on Friday 21st September 2018. The blitz was held at Kilmeena GAA grounds so you could say these girls had home advantage on a very windy day. In the qualifying round they played teams from Scoil Padraig, Lankill and Cornanool, coming out top of the group with 3 wins from 3 games. In the semi final they played their neighbours and last year's winners Newport NS. The victory was Myna's this time round with a scoreline of 4-3 to 1-1. Gaelscoil Na Cruaiche were the opposition for the final and the Myna girls displayed a great team effort to claim the title. Final score 4-1 to 2-3. They were cheered on all day by their classmates and Ms Kitterick. Mr Carney was absent and had to rely on texts and phone calls whilst concentrating at a conference. The team members were Patricia Moore, Laura O'Grady, Aoife Walshe, Lisa Hastings, Katie Moran, Amy Carney, Emma Barrett, Kayleigh Muldoon and Ruby McDonnell. Absent: Siofra Hughes.

Kilmeena GAA Club were honored to host the 2018 LGFA Senior Club County Final this afternoon, Sunday the 21st October between Carnacon and Knockmore. Huge thanks to all our club members who turned out in great numbers to help ensure things ran smoothly on the day. Congratulations to Carnacon on their County Title. Commiserations to Knockmore who battled right to the end and never gave up. Click here for images from the day.