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November 7, 2018

CROTTA G.A.A NIGHT AT DOGS  
The Crotta Hurling Club Night at the Dogs will be taking place in the Kingdom Greyhound Track in Tralee on Saturday 24th July, at 8.00 p.m.
A great night will be had by all with entertainment and spot prizes for both young and old. The money raised will go towards the pitch development works which are progressing nicely. Tickets are available at Parkers or Herbert�s Bars in Kilflynn Village or from any club officer at only 5 euro and children will be admitted for free.
CUL CAMP
Crotta Hurling Cul camp will take place on Monday August 2nd to 6th in St Senans pitch.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES:
Crotta Senior hurlers will play Causeway in Round 1 of The AIB Senior County Hurling Championship on Sunday 25th July at 2.00 p.m. in Austin Stack�s Park, Tralee. Extra time if necessary
Ballyduff play Lixnaw at 3.30 p.m. on Friday evening. St Brendan’s  play  Ballyheigue  and O’Dorney play Kilmoyley on Saturday evening. All games will be played in Austin Stacks Park. Best of luck to the lads in Green and Red.
CROTTA LOTTO JACKPOT HITS 12,000:
 The four numbers picked out of the drum by Independent Observer : Mike Leen, Clounametig Abbeydorney for This week’s Club Lotto Jackpot of �11,900, on Monday night, 19th July  in Parker�s Pub, Kilflynn were: 9,12, 13 and 21. However no one came up with the correct combination of numbers and the Jackpot survived for another week. The Lucky dip prizes winner each receives �35: Christina Hickey, Kilflynn, T. Joseph Kirby, C\o Half way Bar, Glenoe, Listowel  and Jeremiah O�Sullivan, Lixnaw.
The next draw will take place in Herbert�s Bar, Kilflynn on Monday 26th  July, with a Jackpot of 12, 000. Tickets are available at 2 euro each or 3 for 5 euro from Club tickets sellers or from Herbert’s Bar, Kilflynn Parker’s Pub, Kilflynn, Byrnes Gala Shop, Kilflynn, Kilflynn Post Offices, Galvins Shop, Lixnaw, Foleys Shop, Lixnaw J.J Walshs Bar, Lixnaw, Quilter’s Bar, Lixnaw and from The Half Way Bar, Glenoe, Listowel.
KERRY MINOR HURLERS:
The Kerry Minor hurling team begin their All Ireland B Campaign in The All Ireland Quarter finals when they play Kildare in Newbridge at 3.30pm on Saturday 7th August.
SILVERWARE FOR CROTTA U-21 HURLERS
Well done and Congratulations to Crotta u-21 hurlers who captured the Paddy Kelly Perpetual Cup when they defeated Kilmoyley on a score of 4 – 11 to  3 – 7 in the North Kerry Under 21 Championship Final On Monday, 19th July, at Abbeydorney. Darren Twomey was the Crotta captain.  Well done to trainer Paul Shanahan and all mentors involved in training and selecting the team.
Victories Crotta panel: Eoin O�Sullivan, Thomas Quille, Darren Twomey (Capt), Keith Hannifin, Shane McAulliffe, Paul Costello, Alan Leen, Richard Nolan (0-01), Darragh McAuliffe
Luke Ward, Johathan Caffrey (1-01), Padraig O�Leary (1-00), Shane Dolan, Sean Weir (1-00), and  Shane Nolan (1-09). Subs Paul  Leinhan for L. Ward, Aaron Sheehan for S.Dolan and Maurice McElligott for A.Leen..
VODAFONE SUPPORT YOUR GAA CLUB PROGRAMME
Support Crotta Hurling Club with the Vodafone GAA Club Programme. Vodafone Ireland has teamed up with the GAA to launch the Vodafone Support Your GAA Club Programme. This provides you with a terrific new opportunity to support Crotta hurling Club at no extra cost to yourself! With the Vodafone Support Your GAA Club programme, 5% of a Vodafone Ireland customer’s mobile phone Pay Monthly bill or Top Up will go to Crotta hurling Club, without costing customers a cent extra.
There are also additional incentives for the Club if any of our members or supporters switch from their current network to Vodafone Ireland. In fact the club receives a bonus of �5 per person who switches, PLUS 5% of their Pay Monthly bill or Top Up.
And remember you don’t have to be living in the area to help us. Supporters anywhere in Ireland can log onto www.supportyourgaaclub.ie and register Crotta hurling Club as the club they would like to help.
This new programme has enormous fund-raising potential for us so we really encourage all supporters who use Vodafone to sign up and all others to consider switching.
To sign up or to read more on this fantastic offer visit: www.supportyourgaaclub.ie