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On Thursday evening playing at home, our U14 boys played Westport in the West Mayo A Championship Semi Final. Kilmeena opted to play with the aid of the strong breeze and had raced into a three point lead within the first ten minutes with scores from Darragh Slattery(free), Liam Moore and Daniel Kelly. Westport replied with a pointed free, before Full-Forward Finley Gibbons scored 2 goals in quick succession. The visitors did manage to breakthrough the otherwise efficient Kilmeena defence for a goal of their own. The lads in black and white were crammed in the opposition’s half for the majority of the first half and kept the scoreboard ticking over with excellent points by Brian Durkan and Ciarán Kilcoyne and a tremendous effort by the hard working Liam Moore from 40 yards out. Kilmeena could have been further ahead if it wasn’t for a large number of wides and shots dropping short. Westport kicked the final score of the opening period to leave the half time score Kilmeena 2-6 Westport 1-2. Given the strength of the breeze many in the great local support were worried that the margin wasn't big enough ! The early part of the second half was a much tighter affair. Westport hit two consecutive points to leave just 5 points separating the teams. This was as close as the Coveys got with the Kilmeena back six consisting of the Hastings cousins Tom, Donal and Colin, Rian Kilcoyne, Conor Feehan and Captain Harry Sheridan heroically keeping them at bay. Westport lost a player to a second yellow and soon Kilmeena now playing with the numerical advantage hit the back of the net twice! Firstly, Conal Gill won a low ball, took on his man and rattled the back of the net. Soon afterwards an attempted shot by the mighty Jack Mulchrone dropped short only for Conal Gill to pounce to score Kilmeena’s fourth goal. The away team threw everything they had at Kilmeena in the final minutes but the home side managed to overcome this pressure to secure a famous victory helped by the fresh legs of Gavin Mulchrone and Adam O’Grady and some Cluxton like kick outs by Evan O’Donnell. Kilmeena Team: Evan O’Donnell, Tom Hastings, Rian Kilcoyne, Donal Hastings, Colin Hastings, Harry Sheridan, Conal Gill, Darragh Slattery, Liam Moore, Conor Kelly, Ciaran Kilcoyne, Brian Durkan, Jack Mulchrone, Daniel Kelly, Conor Feehan Subs used: Finley Gibbons, Adam O’Grady, Gavin Mulchrone Thanks Ollie for pictures of a memorable evening for all present ! Click here for images from the game.

To say that Wednesday evenings encounter between Kilmeena and Ballinrobe, in the U14 girls county semi-final, was a game of two halves, would be the understatement of the year. The two sides had met previously this season, in the league, with Kilmeena being victorious on that occasion. However, it was a Ballinrobe team ready to avenge the league game that took to Kilmeena pitch in the championship semi final. With a strong wind at their backs, Ballinrobe took a decisive lead in the first half, leading by 11 points at the break. However, the Kilmeena girls were not daunted by what appeared to be an insurmountable task and, within 5 minutes of the restart, had scored three unanswered goals to bring them right back into contention. It was a close encounter for the next 10 minutes with scores from both sides but Kilmeena gained the upper hand in the final quarter of the match and eventually won by 14 points. The squad now faces a county final within the next fortnight. Match report; Annette Keane. Final score: Kilmeena 9 - 5 4 - 8 Ballinrobe ...more match images HERE

Our U14 Boys play Westport on Thursday 16th August at home at 7pm. All Support greatly appreciated for what promises to be a good game!

A Player Pathway document has produced for the club by Club Coaching Officer, Michael Gavin. This player pathway is to serve as a guide to mentors, parents and players as to what they should broadly be doing at a particular time in their playing careers in Kilmeena GAA Club. It is intended as an aid to assist all concerned with getting the maximum enjoyment and stimulation at the various stages in their football career. It is designed with player welfare at the heart of the plan. We hope that it will provide assistance to all in ensuring the development of players to reach their full potential from their first steps into the Academy up to the adult teams of the club and beyond. A PDF copy of this document is available to download here (800Kb).

Brave fight by the Kilmeena ladies against a well oiled Tourmakeady machine, played in ideal conditions today in Tourmakeady. Match report pending: Kilmeena 1 - 10 2 - 17 Tourmakeady ...more images HERE.

Louisburgh collect the spoils, on both counts, against Kilmeena, played on a murky evening in Louisburgh... Full match report pending: Final score: Kilmeena 0 - 1 2 - 7 Louisburgh ...more images HERE

The Kilmeena U14 girls got their championship off to a blistering start, at home, with a thrilling encounter with Moy Davitts on Friday August 10th. The game proved to be a very tightly fought contest with each side matching each others scores in the first half, leaving the difference between the teams at just a single point, in Kilmeena's favour, at half time. With Moy Davitts getting off to a great start in the second half, quickly getting two goals, the Kilmeena girls had to dig deep and fight back which they did admirably. A penalty for Kilmeena with five minutes left to play proved to be the fatal blow to Moy Davitts and even thought they fought back gallantly, scoring a point, it wasn't enough against a very determined Kilmeena side. This panel of players have shown great commitment and dedication in what is turning out to be a long season for them as they now go on to the semi-finals of the championship as well as the semi-finals of the league. Match report; Annette Keane Final score: Kilmeena 5 - 8 4 - 9 Moy Davitts ...more images HERE

The Club wishes to extend a special thanks to Julie and Peter Moore, who, on behalf of Internet Service Provider, WESTNET, and "BODY BALANCE PHYSICAL THERAPY" (Julie Moore) were the primary sponsors for the provision of a very stylish and elegant training kit for the U16 boys. A group from the squad are pictured, with their managers, Michael O'Grady and Padraic Moore, modelling the kit received from Peter Moore, centre of picture second row.

Kilmeena hosted Bohola Moy Davitts in this playoff match; at stake a place in the ‘A’ Championship Semi-final on Sunday next. Weatherwise, conditions were generally good for football – cloudy with a stiff breeze and a little damp in the second half. The visitors got off to the better start, scoring two points before Ronan O’Donnell converted a free to open Kilmeena’s account. A few minutes later Kilmeena scored their first from play to level matters at two points apiece on the ten minute mark. In truth were it not for some sloppy play and poor shot selection against a strong breeze, Kilmeena should have had a few more scores on the board as the men in black and white were effectively camped in the Moy Davitts half for much of this early period. Instead, Bohola Moy Davitts took the initiative and aided by the stiff breeze, they won the lion’s share of both their own and Kilmeena’s kickouts; which allowed them a period of dominance and a return of four more points to give a scoreline of 0 – 7 to 0 – 2 coming up to the small whistle. With Kilmeena struggling, a couple of positional changes were made and the home side got back on the scoreboard again with two further points before half time. Bohola Moy Davitts managed the final score of this period to leave it double scores at half time; Kilmeena 0 – 4, Bohola Moy Davitts 0 - 8 The second half began much as the first half had finished – both teams exchanged a couple of points but scores were generally difficult to come by in the opening 10 minutes of this period. Then a 4-minute purple patch for the home side yielded two majors. The two man full forward line of Cillian O’Grady and Sean Prenty linked up; with O’Grady the provider and Prenty the finisher on each occasion, Kilmeena were suddenly 3 points up. But Bohola Moy Davitts were not done just yet and when Kilmeena were reduced to 14 men in the last ten minutes, the visitors managed to outscore the home side by 4 points to 2 but alas it wasn’t enough to deny the men in Black & White a place against Castlebar Mitchells next Sunday morning. Not a game of supreme quality this evening but a win is a win...! The panel present this evening comprised of the following: Cathal Cawley, Harry Sheridan, Adam Sheridan, Tom Smythe, Oisin Grimley, Chris McGlynn, Robbie Staunton, Ronan O’Donnell, Mikey Hastings, Mark Hastings, Jason McGlynn, Ian Murphy, Sean Prenty, Chris McNally, Cillian O’Grady, Ben Lennon, Daniel O’Malley, Jack Walsh, Rory Nolan, Darragh Slattery, Liam Moore. Match report: Michael O'Grady Final Score: Kilmeena; 2 - 8, Bohola Moy Davitts; 0 – 13 More match images HERE

Kilmeena 7-07 to Carnacon 6-10 The kilmeena U-16 ladies played Carnacon in a challenge match on Thursday evening the 2nd August. The match was played in Kilmeena and was a game of two halves. Carnacon with the aid of a Westerly breeze outscored Kilmeena by 6-09 to 2-05 in the first half. The second half saw a resurgence from the Kilmeena girls who managed to turn around the halftime deficit of 16 points to draw level. Carnacon did score a point in the second half and both teams had changes to win it towards the end. The game ended in a draw which was a fair result on the night. Congratulations to both teams and management for a good competitive enjoyable game of football. Thanks indeed to Carnacon for travelling down to Kilmeena and to Bertie for providing light refreshment afterwards. Click here for some images from the game.

Well done to our super U10s, runners-up - silver medalists - in the Tourmakeady blitz today. Every player played his part in contributing to a fantastic team performance that they, along with their parents and club, can be extremely proud of. The first of four matches saw our boys comfortably overcome Clonbur in 24 degree heat. Fortunately, for the rest of the day, the sun took a break behind the clouds. Next up were The Neale. This proved a tighter encounter than the first but after trailing at half time, Kilmeena pulled away in the second half and ran out winners with seven points to spare in the end. The hosts, Tourmakeady, were the next opponents and for a short spell in the first half Kilmeena heads dropped and Tourmakeady took full advantage, running in several scores which, in the end, proved an insurmountable lead. A rallying pep talk from Pat Mulchrone before the final fixture against Ballinrobe fired the team up and they tore into Ballinrobe from the throw-in, chalking up some early scores. Some super-human defending then ensued for the the remainder of the first half, limiting an exasperated Ballinrobe to a single score. Kilmeena started the second half as they did the first, taking their chances with a few points and a couple of goals and ran out comfortable winners in the end. After a busy few months, we're going to take a well-deserved break: there'll be no training for the next three Thursdays. We'll return to training on the 16th August. Enjoy the break! Front row, left to right: Adam Moran, Shane Durkan, Tom Cox, Jason Feehan, Eoghan Cannon, Kyle Mulchrone, Cian Moran, Sean Keane. Middle row, left to right: Sean Kilcoyne, Felix Zeray, Tiernan Aherne, Tadhg Daly, Cormac Slattery, Alan Gannon, Jamie Durkan, Robbie Murphy. Back row, left to right: Coaches Pat Mulchrone, Barry Murphy, Mairead Durkan, Kieran Hastings, Dominic Keane.

Kilmeena and Burrishoole contested the West Mayo Minor B Championship Final yesterday evening, Friday the 20th July. This game was played in Islandeady in ideal weather conditions. The first half was a nip and tuck affair with both sides trading scores leaving the score at half time 1-06 to 1-08 in favor of Burrishoole. The second half started in the same vein where both sides traded scores leaving it 1-13 to 1-15 as the game entered the final quarter. However, this is as good as it got for Kilmeena. Burrishoole tagged on a few points followed by a vital goal to seal the victory. Well done to both sides for a good competitive game. Final Score, Kilmeena 1 – 13 to Burrishoole 2-18 Click below link for photos from the match.

The West Mayo Minor B Final takes place in Islandeady on Friday evening 20th July at 7 30 pm.It is being contested between Kilmeena and Burrishoole, a real local derby. Our Club is asking that everyone in the Club and the Parish get behind these young men,and be there in Islandeady on Friday evening to shout for them. Remember nothing beats being there.

Kilmeena Senior Ladies Football Club will host a Quiz Night on Friday 3rd August starting at 9pm  in the Mill Times Hotel. Should be a good night. All Welcome.

On a still, muggy morning, our U10s were in action again last Saturday, 7th July, this time against Burrishoole. Both clubs had sufficient players to field two teams, ensuring two games for everyone. Our boys were incredibly competitive and displayed some fine passing and skills, a tribute to their hard work this season. The day was further enhanced by some fine referring on both pitches. All in all, a great day for the club. Next up, a blitz in Tourmakeady on July 22nd.