14/06/2026
Club Notes 14th June 2026
Family Fun Day report
What a day we had on Sunday, the afternoon had it all with a packed attendance enjoying many activities, including face painting, carnival games, pony rides, mini football matches featuring our U9 boys and U10 girls, pop up Gaeltacht and G4M stalls, old school sports day, Hatty Patty, Blessington Fire Service, the ever popular Dunk Tank where the kids got to dunk their coaches & adult players, and of course the highlight and the legend himself, Mick Dempsey’s pop up chip shop
The smiling faces came from near and far and all enjoyed a wonderful day, the dedication to the long queue for the famous “bit of onion & red” burgers & chips, was nothing short of phenomenal. We could all taste and feel the nostalgia! The cooking continued long into the evening with Mick’s final serving saved for the hard working volunteers who put Trojan work in to the running of the day.
A massive well done and thank you to our Fundraising Committee and ALL their helpers, who were powerfully led by Stephen Willo whose vision and planning the event was outstanding.
We had so many helpers on the day and beforehand getting everything set up, it is all very much appreciated.
Raffle Prize winners :
Thanks to Peter Behan who drew all the winners on the day
Kaleidoscope Family Pass - Caron Flynn
2 All Ireland FB Tickets - Edel Finnegan
4 Ball In Tulfarris - Rob Walsh
Season Pass to Wicklow GAA Games - JP Moran
Season Pass to Wicklow GAA Games - Cian Harrington
Hamper of Wine & Chocs - Rob Walsh
Hamper of Wine & Cheese - Karen Richardson
Newbridge White Bowl - Derek Reid
€30 Voucher Brew 21 - JP Moran
Bottle Wine & Choc - Anthony Mc Loughlin
Bottle Wine & Choc - Paddy O Connor
Bottle Wine & Choc - Aaron Goodier
Bottle Wine & Choc - Brendan Mc Garr
Two Bottles Prosecco - Neala
Sweets Hamper - Billie Mernagh
Cash prizes won on the day :
Carnival games €150 (various winners)
Skill Zone Winner Jack Reddy €100
Cow Pat Bingo:
8 × €20 prizes - Daniel Flynn, Danny Nugent, Conall Pender, Megan Carroll, John Curran, Jack Harrington, Jack Power, Isobel Reddy
and the overall winner Ned O’Loughlin taking the top prize of €400.
Sincere thank you to every single person, young and old, who supported this fantastic club/community day. We were delighted to see you and already look forward to next year! Thank you and well done
Your support helped us raise over €4000 which will be put to good use for our teams & investing in much needed new juvenile goals.
Thanks a million to Alan Bruce for capturing all the action. See just some of these on our post or head over to Alan’s page for the full photo album
Go Raibh Maith Agaibh Ăł do Chlub
Senior Men
The senior team were presented with the Herbie Hill Cup on Friday evening for their league division 1 win. Thanks to Chairman Damian Byrne for the very encouraging speech to the lads. They had just played Bray in the first round of the Dunne cup and were unfortunately beaten. Next up they are away to Baltinglass this Friday evening 19th June with a later throw in of 8.15pm. Hope to see as much support as possible for the team and management.
Junior A
The lads were away to Newcastle on Sunday morning and came away with a great win. Final score Newcastle 2-12 to Blessington 2-13.Next match is at home to AGB on Sunday 21st June at 11.45am
Blesso vs Eire Og u15 Div 4
A great performance on Thursday evening by the lads , first half playing against the wind, the lads worked hard all over taking some lovely scores with some great movement across the midfield / forward line . When required we defended in packs forcing the turn over . First half a narrow lead.
Second half we took our scores early but some sloppy play allowed Eire Og back into the game scoring a couple of goals to put us on the back foot . A couple of injuries disrupted our play but the lads dug deep to finish strong .
Hoping for a quick recovery for couple of lads who picked up injuries this evening after putting in a great shift - Ronan and Danny.
Thanks to Eire Og for travelling this evening. Thanks to all parents for cheering on the lads . Thanks to the u15 lads , Conor and Alex . Thanks to u13 lads for stepping up , Kian, Josh, Kevin and Ollie.
U13 A Boys
A game of mixed fortunes against Dunlavin on Monday as we had our first U13 A championship match. We were looking for a fast start with the breeze in our back but unfortunately Dunlavin were the ones to register some early goals. The lads clawed back a double digit deficit to trail by just 2 points at half time.
The second half was evenly matched for long periods but Dunlavin were able to use the breeze to make sure that they reopened up a lead. While we never got back on level terms, the game remained finely balanced until the final 10 mins when Dunlavin put the result beyond doubt with another couple of goals.
U10 Boys
The U10 boys played an away match to Moorefield this week for NKL Go Games. We had one big match with the lads getting use to playing with more bodies on the pitch. The lads adapted their play quickly when long kicks weren’t working due to the wind and playing through the hands, keeping possession and working scores in together helped them do really well despite the windy conditions. Well done to both sides for giving their all in a later than usual weekday fixture. Thanks to Moorefield for hosting and the parents and lads for travelling
U14 Girls League
The girls travelled over to Ballincor on Friday night and got their first win of the season against Clara 4-11 to 3-9. Winning by 2 at HT the girls drove on and were winning by 6 with 5 to play but clara got 2 goals to level the scores but a super second goal from Ellie won the match for us. We kicked some brilliant team scores with our defenders starting off some great moves. It was a great effort from all and you can see the girls are starting to click. Special mention for Caoilainn for travelling up from Limerick for the match
NEW AllStars Teen Group – Coming This September!
We’re excited to launch a new Sunday evening AllStars group at Blessington GAA for ages 12–18
This group will offer:
More structured sessions
Focus on balance, coordination & movement
A fun, inclusive space to build confidence and friendships
If your child would be interested, we’d love to hear from you!
Register your interest here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/UgK5D9Q1aX?origin=lprLink
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Please share with anyone who might be interested
Quote of the week: "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." (Shakespeare from Hamlet).
Word of the week: 'Discombobulated' means (1) Taken apart piece by piece. (2) Feeling disappointed. (3) Made to look foolish. (4) Confused or disconcerted.
CĂşinne Gaeilge, 14Ăş Meitheamh.
Seanfhocal na seachtaine:
Déanann seilbh sásamh
Possession makes satisfaction.
Ceist GAA na seachtaine:
CĂ© hĂ captaen ar fhoireann sinsear peile na mban Cros Bhaile CoimĂn?
Who is the Blessington ladies Senior football captain?
Freagra na seachtaine seo caite:
Cé a bhuaigh corn Riobáird Ó Chaoimh Dé Sathairn seo caite?
Who won the Bob O'Keeffe cup last saturday?
Gaillimh. Galway. (Leinster Senior Hurling Champions.)
Lotto
There was no winner of Tuesday’s Lotto jackpot. 3 people matched 3 numbers so each wining €100. Our next draw takes place on 23rd June with the jackpot standing at €6,200
Wicklow News
Wicklow Senior
Well done to everyone involved yesterday in the match against Antrim. Final score Antrim 3-15 to Wicklow 2-19.
County U15s Boys.
Wicklow U15 squads played two games on Saturday 13th at home V Carlow and away V Antrim lads had a good win V Carlow and a very competitive close game against Antrim with a very narrow 1point loss away against Antrim. Dylan Murray and Liam Ellis had impressive performances, unavailable and missed on the day due to injury were Max Power and Noah Bruce.
Wicklow GAA will hold an All-Star Workshop for Coaches involved in the Club GAA All Star Programme on Thursday 18th June @ 7pm - 8.30pm in Echelon Park Aughrim. This is a great opportunity for Coaches to become qualified All Star Coaches. All Clubs in Wicklow who run an All-Star Programme are invited to send their coaches. This is a Practical workshop providing guidance and adapting sessions for varying needs and abilities. Those who attend will have access to a growing online HUB of supporting videos and resources.
All Coaches who are attending are asked to pre register on the LINK BELOW - Please share with your ALL STAR COACHES.
https://forms.office.com/e/P9dNE08VQG
You can keep up to date with all things club related news across our social media platforms. For everything LGFA related you can contact Kim 085 207 9649 and for all club related information contact Lisa 086 376 7534 email [email protected]
