Club Notes 28/08/2024

Good evening, we start off by wishing all the Wicklow athletes the very best of luck in the Olympics which are on in Paris. This afternoon there was brilliant stuff from our very own Blesso woman Erin King. Victory for Ireland over South Africa in the ladies 7’s, final score 38-0. Well done Erin you’re doing our club and the community proud.  To everyone who has family or friends taking part in the games we wish you all the very best of luck.

Senior Men and Junior A

Both teams are back out in Championship next weekend. Senior Men are in Blatinglass on Saturday 3rdAugust at 6pm against Kiltegan and Junior A are out on Sunday 4th in Laragh against Kilmac at 1pm.  Come out and support both teams if you can.

Junior B

Newtown were the visitors on Thursday night last in the second round of the junior B football championship , where we held on to win in the end by four points , 1.13 to 2.5 .

 We had to wait until fifteen minutes into the game for our first score , a point from midfielder David Johnston . We probably edged first halve possession , but only led six points to three at halve time . 

We kicked three early second halve points from substitutes Jonathan Behan (2) and Ciaran Mescal , however , Newtown were back in the game on ten minutes with a goal and a point . However , full forward Conor Dolan restored our lead with a goal a minute later .  Thereafter the final fifteen minutes were end- to -end , we held on with points from David Breen and David Phibbs (2) .

 Squad : Ben Carroll , Peter O’Connell , Çormac Roe , Damian Breen , Stephen Flanagan , Peter Manning (0.1) , Fionn O’Donovan , David Phibbs (0.2) , David Johnston (0.2) , David Breen (0.2) , Alan Ellis (0.1f) , Daniel Sarkausas, Cian Long , Conor Dolan (1.2,2f) , Thomas Walsh , Substitutes , Jonathan Behan (0.2) , Killian O’Reilly , Conor Mc Donald , Ciaran Mescal (0.1) .

U15 A championship

Blesso 1-13 V Kiltegan 2-03

Great second half performance from our U15’s to record a good win in the 1st rd of the A championship . Well done Lads .

U13 C championship

Blessington vs Eire Og

Missing a few regulars a number of the u11s stepped up to help us this evening .

Great start by the lads we scored goal with first attack. Pressure all over the pitch we dominated kick outs and started to kick some nice scores but still hitting a number of wides . The lads were a little complacent. Eire Og score a goal after a break away and that switched us back into gear.

Half time score leading 2:08 to 1:05.

Second half made a few changes , the rain came down and made it sloppy for both teams. The lads worked so hard in defence and attack with some nice combinations between our u12 and u11 players which was great to see.

Full time score Blesso 4:14 Eire Og 2:08

Thanks to all the parents for supporting and cheering us on in that nasty weather .

Thanks to Eire Og for travelling down on that long drive.

Special thanks to all the u11 who had to step up this evening , Josh, Tomas, Cian, Finn, Ewan and Callum. Great performance from everyone of them . Bring on the next game.

U8’s Boys

The U8s had a good run with Two Mile House this week in the North Kildare League Go Games. Great skills and determination on show with the lads increasing confidence on the ball clear to see. Thanks to TMH for travelling out.

Ladies Football

Blesso Under 16 girls played Clara on Thursday tonight in Blesso in the league. A brilliant game of competitive football played in a lovely spirit by each and every one of the girls. The game was preceded by a minutes silence as everyone stood together with Clara to share their grief after losing one of their shining lights this week Clodagh. We send our love and prayers to all at this very sad time  for all.

The first half was end to end and everyone played their hearts out. Breaking up ball and winning possession, half time came and Blesso were down by 1 point. Clara came out in the second half with the wind in their tails and pulled away to win the game. Didn’t stop the Blesso squad of 18 working till the end and they came off the pitch after giving it socks throughout.

Hard to pick POTM but 2 girls stood out tonight and their confidence is rising so fair play to Emily King and Kiera McNevin. Special mention to Emma and Jessie for stepping into goal- absolutely brilliant girls. Thanks again to our U14’s, unbelievable work rate from ye all. The supporters ye have been brilliant for the girls so thanks a million. We go again Saturday for our next game. Heads up to all as tonight doesn’t feel like a loss , it’s feels like great teamwork and fair play from both teams.

Blesso U16 girls played their final game of the league on a Sunny Saturday afternoon out in Greystones v Eire Og. The girls hit the ground running and clocked up some great scores on the day. The girls came away with a well deserved win after displaying some great play throughout. With the bare 16 on the day the girls worked really hard in the heat so a swim was on the cards when we were out that far. Well done to each and every one of them. POTM today goes to Abby ,well done girls. Thanks to everyone for the support

Healthy Club

The Healthy club section is looking for interested people to take on the Green Clubs program. If any of this interests you please contact myself or Michelle and we can point you in the right direction. The HCT have already received the gold standard award and next we’d love the bring The Green Flag to the club. Thanks in advance ,Healthy Clubs can also implement sustainability actions as part of their Healthy Club Programme journey. Find potential actions in the Green Club Toolkit, at designed specifically for the challenges and realities of volunteer-led Gaelic games Clubs. Not sure where to start? Visit the interactive Green Club map for ideas! The GAA is a recognised UN Sustainable Development Goal Champion.

Blessington GAA are delighted to announce that our All Stars were the Wicklow winners in the Texaco Support for Sports competition. Thanks to everyone involved with putting the application together and to the volunteers Karen, Rachel, Declan and Ella who run this fantastic group. Well done also to David Doyle for putting the video together. The prize of €5,000 will go towards the new Sensory Room which will be coming very soon.

All Stars

Our inclusive Cul camp takes place Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th July. We are looking forward to seeing our regular Sunday morning crew and also in welcoming some new faces. Thanks to all the volunteers taking part in the 2 day camp. Keep an eye on our social media pages for all the fabulous photos.

Blessington GAA would like to congratulate Eoghan Fitzgerald for playing in the half time game on All Ireland Final today. Eoghan plays with our u12 team and is one of the brightest talents in Wicklow with a big future ahead of him.

We are all proud of you, hope you had a great day .

Best Wishes

We send our best wishes to Mary Finnegan ( Little Nan) who is currently in hospital and wish you a speedy recovery. We need to see you waving the Blesso flag for the championship.

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For all thing LGFA related you can contact Olivia on 086 030 8395 and for everything else football or club related you can contact myself Lisa on 086 376 7534 and pro.blessington.wicklow@gaa.ie