John Mitchels 1-10

Templenoe 2-12

The fine weather over the weekend made for a pleasant trip down to Templenoe on Saturday evening, but it wasn’t a successful visit as the home side took the spoils in this County League Division 2 game. 

Mitchels started by far the brighter with an early point from Cian Holden, followed by a Darragh Cunnane goal, punching to the back of the net.  However, Templenoe settled with points from Michael Hallissey and Colin Crowley, before Crowley goaled in the 5th minute. 

It was evenly balanced for the next period, with Sean Moloney and Ciaran White points cancelled out by Aidan Crowley and a Micheal O’Mahony free. Mikey Kelliher levelled it with 20 minutes gone, but a strong final 10 minutes from the  home side saw them kick four unanswered points to lead by four at the break, 1-8- to 1-4.

The first 20 minutes of the second half were dominated by Mitchels, who really cranked up the pressure and had points from Darragh Cunnane (f), Paudie White and a Mikey Kelliher free to bring the gap down to one. 

This period also saw the introduction of David Sargent for his senior debut and he brought an additional element of pace and direct running to the game. 

However, try as they might, Mitchels couldn’t level the game and when Templenoe broke the pressure, points from Brian Crowley and O’Mahony (f), pushed the lead back to 3.

Mitchels continued to push, with Sargent seeing a shot for a goal crash off the crossbar before he pointed. Aidan Crowley and Mikey Kelliher exchanged points, but as Mitchels pushed for late scores, a late goal from Templenoe’s Conor Murphy saw them take both points. 

Team: Peter Nammock, Nathan Rogers, Brian O’Donnell, Darragh Hurley, Ciaran White, Pat Kearney, Andrew Kerins, Jack Myers, Stephen Bowler, Mikey Kelliher, Cain Holden, Sean Moloney, Padraig White, Darragh Cunnane, Alan O’Donoghue.

Substitutes: David Sargent, Peter Murphy. 

 

After a long trip to Gallarus last weekend, it was a much shorter trip last Saturday evening, when the John Mitchels B team went out to neighbours Ballymacelligott B and came home with the spoils, winning by six points. Congratulations to Sean O’Donnnell and team. 

 

Ahead of the forthcoming season Club Membership is now due. Details of the various memberships available, including family, patron, student and individual, can be found on ClubZap, or John Mitchels' Facebook page. Club membership is crucial in ensuring players are covered for insurance purposes. Those who have outstanding membership are asked to contact the club, and Club Registrar Jonathan Foley to finalise payment. Players who have not paid their membership will NOT be covered by insurance and will not be permitted to play 

John Mitchels U6 Boy's & Girl's Sun Day Fun Day had another busy season on Sunday last with some new members also joining in all the fun & games. The session was made up of exercise Ball work & of course loads of fun games!!

We are back next Sunday Morning from 10.00am before we break for the May Bank Holiday Weekend so we look forward to seeing you then all then. As always all Newcomers more than Welcome.

John Mitchels U8 Boy's had their first session of the year on Grass on Sunday Morning last. The Boy's practiced Handpassing & pick up's followed by & highly competitive training game. Well done to everyone on a fantastic 2026 season so far, great improvements being made each week!! Training continues next Sunday Morning from 10.15am All Newcomers Welcome. 

 

Our under 12s trained on Friday evening and Sunday morning on the main pitch. Coaches were very happy with the application from this group as they continue to improve from session to session.

After a challenge game against St. Pats and an Easter blitz in Castelgregory where we played 4 games we play our first games in phase 1 of the county league.

There will be training on Wednesday and Friday in advance and parents will be notified by WhatsApp.

 

Fixtures: Lee Strand U-12 County Football Go Games Phase 1 

26/04/2026 - Laune Rangers - Home 6pm

03/05/2026 - Austin Stacks - Away 6pm

TBC - Ballymac - Away

 

We played Ballyduff away last Tuesday in county league and played in terrible weather conditions we lost by 6 points. We have a vital home game v Currow next Tuesday and all support greatly appreciated

Congratulations to the John Mitchels u15 Féile team who took part in the Group Stages of the competition in Caherslee on Sunday evening.

The team were in a three team group in Division 2 and had games against Na Gaeil and Listowel Emmets. 

The first game against neighbours Na Gaeil saw the teams ending up level, before Mitchels recorded victory against Listowel Emmets. 

This meant that the game between Na Gaeil and Emmets was critically important. A victory for Emmets would put Mitchels through to the County Finals, while a Na Gaeil victory would see Mitchels and Na Gaeil have a free-kick shootout to see who would advance. 

In what proved to be a well contested game, Emmets took victory, putting Mitchels through to the County Finals.

 

Our u16 team played Churchill in round 3 of the Central Region last Thursday. Mitchels got off to a very impressive start with an early goal from Ronan Harrington and Liam Corkery with a point. Churchill registered their first point of the game but Mitchels took control for the remainder of the half. David Cullinane scored an outstanding goal after bursting through the Churchill defence with Liam doing likewise 4 minutes later to put the contest out of reach. 

The 2nd half was a lot more even with Churchill edging it by a point. David netted for his 2nd goal of the game which was followed by a fisted goal by Denis Kerins. Liam closed out the game by adding two further points to his tally. There were some excellent performances around the middle from Eamon Kissane, while Rory Bowler and Liam Costelloe worked tirelessly to keep the Churchill attack out.

With this win, the team have now secured a semi-final place with 2 group games remaining. The next game is Ballymac at home on Thursday 23rd April where the team will hope build on a positive performance.

 

Our under 12 girls trained again this week on Wednesday and Friday evening in preparation for the upcoming under 12s go games programme. 

 

Training continues for the u-16s girls as they continue their North Kerry League campaign

 

John Mitchels Mothers & Others continue their training on Monday nights at 7pm. No experience needed and new players welcome. Contact Aisling: 087-2428358.

 

John Mitchels GAA Club Lotto Results: Sunday 19th April 2026. There was no winner of the Jackpot of €4,250. Congratulations to our three lucky dip winners this week:

€25.00: Martha Kilgallen

€25.00: Mary Horgan

€25.00: Vourneen Burrows

Next week’s lottery jackpot will be €4,300. To take part, check out the Club Facebook page, or https://johnmitchelsgaa.clubzap.com/draws

We thank you for all your support.

A huge congratulations to Dermot Moore whose number was drawn and is our latest €1,000 winner in the John Mitchels Future Stars Confined Draw. 

A massive thank you to everyone who has signed up and continues to support our Future Stars initiative. Your contribution is making a real difference to our underage boy and girls.

Limited places are still available to join the draw! For just €5 per week, you’ll receive:

·         A chance to WIN €1,000 every month

·         Only 200 members — brilliant odds

·         Entry into the weekly lotto

·         Direct support for the future of John Mitchels

Details on how to enter on our Facebook page or ClubZap. This draw is limited to a maximum of 200 entries.

Since the launch of the John Mitchels history book, there has been significant interest in the publication, which holds 300 pages of history on John Mitchels and is a must for any GAA supporter. The book is available at the club and also from Polymath and O’Mahoney Bookshops in Tralee.