A Chairde,
We hope you are keeping well and are enjoying the weekly updates. See below this week’s notes:
“Bits & Bytes”
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Tickets are now on general sale for all Joe Mallon Renault SFC, The Auld Shebeen Athy IFC & Tom Cross Transport JFC games on the following link https://embed.futureticketing.ie/c/kildare-gaa/?ftredirect=1 – Please note all fixtures are ticket only events.
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Did you know that Club Kildare Membership will entitle you entry to all Club Championship matches including the County Finals. To sign-up now click https://member.clubforce.com/memberships.asp?LL_ID=493&intMF_ID=4072&CLB=1#topp
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This Heritage Week the GAA are celebrating hurling by releasing all four episodes of “The Game – The Story of Hurling. Click on the following URL to access episode 2 https://youtu.be/4kPGQVByTHU
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The latest seminar in the GAA “Be Ready to Play Summer Series” is now available to download https://youtu.be/sjaW4J9c0GQ The episode sees Kevin McGuigan & Colm Clear focussing on “Translating the Analysis to the Pitch”
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Kildare GAA Club Draw will take place in September & October this year. Each ticket bought will assist your Club with projects they are completing. Contact your local Club to purchase your ticket or alternatively you can purchase online https://member.clubforce.com/kildareclubdraw2021 The early bird draw will take place on 29th August in St. Conleth’s Park.
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The Kellogs GAA Cúl Camps are concluding today for 2021. Over 9,000 children attended camps across the County during the Summer months. Many thanks to David Murphy who coordinated all the coaches and Kildare ambassador Jimmy Hyland & Paul Divilly who paid special visits to each of the camps offering advice and answering questions. The future is certainly looking good.
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The official GAA match programmes for Sunday’s All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final are now available to pre-order. Click on the following link to purchase your match day programme https://www.dbapublications.ie/product/2021-gaa-hurling-all-ireland-senior-championship-final/
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Kildare GAA in conjunction with the Mick Sammon Commemoration Committee have developed a Referee Award Scheme for referees at County and Club levels in the name of Michael Sammon, who refereed the tragic game that was ended by the Bloody Sunday shootings, 21 November 1920, when 14 people lost their lives and hundreds more were injured. As part of the programme all Clubs are encouraged to recruit new referees so that we can keep our fixtures programme going.
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The GAA & the RNLI are asking everyone to #RespectTheWater. If you are heading to the coast, riverbank or lake this weekend please be mindful of the Water Safety Tips. If you see anyone in trouble to dial 112 or 999 and ask for the Coast Guard.
