Blarney GAA news

Blarney GAA Annual General Meeting is on Sunday 27th of November at 3pm in clubhouse hall. A number of officers of the club are stepping down at our upcoming Annual General Meeting. Club members are asked to consider possible suitable candidates for all officer positions and members of the executive over the coming weeks. Nomination forms are available at the clubhouse and on www.blarneygaa.ie .

Minors visit local schools. Our minor hurling team visited the Gaelscoil in early October, who turned out in red and white for the team. The lads also visited Blarney national school and Rathpeacon national school.

Hurling Parish Leagues. Huge thanks to all our coaches, parents and star players for a great Parish League Finals on the first Saturday of October. We all had a fantastic time. The Parish Leagues still remains one of the highlights of the year for our club.ParishLeagues

Club Development Update. Huge thanks to all who have made a donation to our development fund. We are on schedule to complete our 3G Artificial Grass Pitch and Ball Alley by the end of November. We have fund raised in excess of €80,000 to date. Thank you. Development Cost Total cost €270,000 Approved Grant €110,000 Funding Required €160,000 Club to raise €160,000 in 3 Phases. Phase 1 nearly completed.

Last Blitz of the year for Fe8s. Well done to our Fe8s who took part in an under 8 blitz in Na Piarsaigh on the 15th of October last. As well as our mentors, Alan Cadogan who was also there to encourage our stars. We had 2 teams of 8 players each on the day and played teams from Eire Og, Passage, Douglas and Na Piarsaigh. Great performances by all involved. This was our last blitz of 2016 and the lads cannot wait for next year to begin. Huge thanks to all those who helped this year and to the parents for their continued support.

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