Latest News

Lavan Coaches hope to run a bus to Dublin on Sunday morning for the match. This  will depend on demand. Seats MUST be booked before Friday. Bus will leave Kiltimagh at 8am and return straight after the match.  No Under 16’s allowed unless accompanied by an adult. Bookings may be made to Nancy Lavan at 094-9381397 or her mobile 087-2608852  before Friday 12th February 2010

TICKETS - Tickets can be purchased on the day but to avoid queues Croke Park have asked to order as many as we can before the game. Orders for Tickets will be taken at the Community Centre from 9pm on Tuesday 9th February 2010 and distributed on Thursday 11th February 2010 at 9pm.

Never has the town seen such feverish excitement building up as it has due to the Club’s appearance in the All-Ireland Final on Valentines Day. The town is becoming a mass of blue and white and everybody is getting involved to show their support for the team. The team and management had great words to say for the effort made to erect the flags and bunting prior to the semi-final and they said it really gave the team a lift. They must be delighted with the effort being made for the final. It is hard to describe the great pride that all Club members have due to the heroic efforts of the team in reaching the final. Although the bookies have Castlegregory as red hot favourites, and were you to believe the press we should not even bother to turn up, but we all know the great spirit and determination that these young lads have and we know that they will give this their best and, when they do, they are capable of beating any team in the country. The Club, players and management are astounded and humbled by the huge volume of good wishes flowing in from all corners and from other clubs in Mayo and by the great effort of people in Kiltimagh to provide assistance to the team, financial otherwise. It truly shows what a great community we have here in Kiltimagh. The fact that we are playing a team from Kerry adds a little extra dimension to the game and it would be nice to show that a Mayo team can beat a Kerry team in an All-Ireland Final!

This Historic weekend for Kiltimagh and the GAA Club kicks off on Thursday night with a table quiz in Ryan’s Bar. This will be a table quiz with a difference where the questions will certainly have distinct sporting flavour. While there will be a fund raising element (as usual) to the night, it will generally be one for a bit of craic and entertainment to get people focussed on the weekend ahead. The quiz will kick off at 9.30pm and entry fee is €30 per table.

The Coilltes are storming the Croke Park Hotel on Saturday 13^th February next and it is intended that the Hotel will be the focal point for all Coilltes in Dublin that night to meet up for some pre-match chat and entertainment. It is expected that people will gather there from 8.30pm on Saturday evening.

The Club’s annual Dinner and Presentation Dance will take place in the Park Hotel on Saturday 27^th February 2010. Win or lose on the 14^th February next, this promises to be a great night as we have a lot to celebrate from 2009. Music is by the Brian McDermott Band and tickets are €35.00 and are for sale from any member of the executive. Due to the exceptional demand this year people should reserve their tickets early so as to avoid disappointment.

Moving away from Junior football for a while, the Draw for the 2010 Intermediate Championship took place on Wednesday night, 3^rd February 2010. The draw for Kiltimagh is a tough one with a repeat of their 2007 journey down to Belmullet on the cards. The club are favoured with 2 home draws, however, and we will play host to the considerable challenge posed by Bonniconlon and Mayo Gaels in Gilmartin Park.

Kiltimagh 1-10 Emyvale 1-05

Kiltimagh’s Junior team made history in Longford on Sunday when they qualified for the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship final. In doing so, they became only the third team from Mayo to reach the All-Ireland decider. Kilmeena and Belmullet both fell at the final hurdle so here’s hoping Kiltimagh can bring the cup back to Mayo on this occasion. This team once again showed their mettle, coming from behind to turn a 4 point deficit into a 5 point win. Make no mistake this was a marvellous encounter. Don’t let the 5 point margin give the impression this was a comfortable win as the coilltes had to dig deep into their reserves of spirit and determination to pull this one out of the bag.