NEWCASTLE: A reminder that the AGM of Newcastle GAA club takes place in Newcastle Community Centre at 8pm on Wednesday 15th February.

Also a reminder that football training continues every Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30 pm. New members and former players particularly welcome (Nice one "Doyler")

Finally the club wishes to express its sincere condolences to the O'brien family on the recent passing of Martin O' Brien, Newcastle.

KILTEGAN

Our Junior Football team were back in action in the West Junior Football League when we played Dunlavin in Dunlavin on Sunday morning and lost the match on a score line of 1-02 to 1-06.

Dunlavin dominated the game throughout and were deserving winners. Our scores came from Darren Hobson, 1-0 and Stephen Farrell 0-02. We play Donard/glen next Sunday in Kiltegan at 11am.

Our club held a committee meeting on Friday night and put the following committee in place for the year.

Finance committee: Siobhan Farrell, Michael Farrell, Mick Foley, John Lennon, Michael O'toole, Edel Wynne and Pat Keogh. Lotto Committee: Pat Keogh, Michael Lennon, Pat Ivory, Ned Doyle, Michael Flash Byrne, Seamus Farrell and Mick Foley. Field Committee: John Timmins, Danny Byrne and Christy O'toole. Jubilee Committee: Pat Keogh, Colm Doyle, Mary and Tony Kelly.

Our Officers for the coming year are: President; Danny Byrne, Vice Presidents; Peter Keogh, Matty Nolan and Jack Gartland. Chairman; Pat Judy Keogh, Vice Chairman; Ned Doyle, Secretary; Colm Doyle, Ass Secretary and Website Editor Dave Murray. Fixtures Secretary: Pat Ivory, Treasurer: Edel Wynne, PRO: John Timmins.committee Plus Officers: Michael Lennon, John Byrne, Siobhan Doyle, Paul Boland, Michael Farrell, Seamus Farrell, Ciaran O'keefe, Mick O'toole, Lorcan Byrne, Damien Byrne, Dave Murray, John Lennon, Mick Foley, Michael Flash Byrne, Noel Farrell, Liam Kavanagh, Rory Finn, Peter Coney Byrne and Ciaran O'toole.

Our club wish to extend their deepest sympathy to Michael Whelan, Carrignameil, Knockananna, on the sudden death of his wife Kathleen to his family, Mary, Rita, Rose, Thomas and James and also the Kavanagh family, Dave Murray, all in-laws, relatives and friends our sympathy. Kathleen will be laid to rest in Knockananna cemetery on Wednesday.

Kiltegan Camogie Club held a committee meeting on Thursday night in the GAA Club House and elected Trish Keogh and her sister Catherine Stanton to the vacant position of Chairperson and Vice chairperson. The club will be fielding an Intermediate team this year after been re-graded at a recent county board meeting. The club is holding a meeting for all girls from under-17 or to anyone who wants to play camogie this year. This meeting will be held on Saturday 18th February in the GAA Club House at 6.30pm.

The club will also be fielding teams from under8, 10, 12, 14, a registration night for all these players or members will be held on Friday 17th February at 7pm in the GAA Club House. It is very important that everyone registers for Insurance purposes a member from each family are requested to attend the registration night, membership will cost the same as last year, €20 under 17, €30 per adult and €40 family membership.

Lotto Draw Results: Winning Numbers: 01 - 02 - 14 - 19. No Jackpot Winner. Next week's Jackpot €7,000. Match 3 Winners: Keith Furlong, Susan & David Pierce. Next Draw takes place in Junior's on Monday night, at 10pm.

AGB

The ladies season kicked off last Friday night and started on a great note with 42 girls training. The Minor ladies didn't have much time to prepare as they squad took on St. Pat's of Wicklow in the opening game of the Ladies Minor League at Laragh.

Both clubs struggled to field a full squad as many of the girls are tackling their mock exams this week and good luck to all who find themselves in that challenging situation. AGB managed with help from under-16 and under-14's and a very spirited 12-a-side game was enjoyed by players and spectators alike.

St. Pat's made a very strong start and dominated at centre-field and in the forward positions and despite a brave defence by the Arklow side they went into the break with a 2-05 to 0-01 lead. Sinead Arthur was first on target for AGB and was unlucky not to add two more to her tally, sending them narrowly wide.

In the second half the Arklow girls enjoyed a very good spell in the opening 10 minutes. Hardworking Sinead Arthur added a second point and a goal and a point from Aine O'reilly kept the Arklow spirits up. Pat's rallied with two more points and then Georgina Canavan added two more for Arklow. Entering the final 10 minutes the score stood 2-07 to 1-05 and the contest was more even.

However, Pat's showed their superiority in the closing stages, running at the tiring Arklow defence and added a point and two late goals. Arklow's Sinead Arthur took another point for her side and Katie Furlong added a super goal at the close. The final score was 5-8 to 2-6 and while there remains a lot to be done, the Arklow trainers were very encouraged by many aspects of the game, primarily the girls' determination to contest every ball up to the final whistle. Well done to Kayleigh Carter, Emma Furlong and Joy Earls who made their minor debut and contributed greatly to the game. The Minors will be out again next weekend and are looking forward to building on a very positive start.

Our on the Greens Programme will commence this Saturday the 11th with a FUN introduction to GAA football for children from 4-14 between 121pm. We will be playing football at Knockmore, Meadow Vale, Lamberton, Church View, The Pines, Woodlands and Cluain Ard over the next three Saturdays so if you can't make it this Saturday we'll be at one of the above venues again on either, Saturday the 18th or the 25th so you have plenty of opportunity to join in the fun.

AGB Juvenile Club Presentations will take place on 19th February at 2pm in the Arklow Bay Hotel. The event will be held in the upstairs conference room and will be followed by a disco. All team coaches are asked to attend with their groups on the day. We hope to see all our juvenile members and their families there to help us celebrate 2011 Season!

Sam Maguire comes to Arklow, yes the Sam Maguire will be doing a tour of National Schools on the 24th of February under the stewardship of our Games Development Officer Darren Magee.

Sam will also be on display on the 26th for our registration day in the Gael Colaiste so why not get your photo taken with Sam while you're registering for the new season.

Congratulations to those from the club who attended the code of ethics course in CBS last and also to those who attended level 1 coaching course for the ladies/girls in Glendalough Hotel on Saturday.

Well done also to Niamh Arthur and the Wicklow Ladies who played their first league match against Wexford and came away with a one point victory.

We would like to wish Lorraine Bracken a speedy recovery from the knee operation she underwent recently. Best of Luck to Steph Martin who is Australia bound! And a huge best of luck to the O'brien family, who are moving to Australia this week, all will be greatly missed by their team mates and coaches and everyone in the club.

ANNACURRA

The juvenile club had its AGM recently where there was a decision to change the joint name of Annacurra/aughrim back to the old reliable, Derry Gaels. The officers elected on the night were as follows: Chairman - Brian Barnes, Vice Chairman - Sean O'shea, Secretary - Deborah Doyle and Treasurer - Dorothy Shannon. Good Luck to all the juveniles in the club for the coming year and hopefully the return to the old name will bring a new found look. The date for the Dinner Dance has been set for Friday 24th February at 8pm in Murphy's Pub, Tinahely. Music on the night is by Theresa & The Stars. The tickets cost €25 and there is a limited number of tickets so get your tickets fast before they're sold out.

Tickets can be bought from Declan Finn (0862037343), Declan Byrne (0877839872) or Martin Fitzgerald (0868327666). Promises to be a good night for all. Finally, comiserations to the Byrne and Howard families on the recent death on Vera.

BLESSINGTON JUVENILES

The 2012 season kicks off this Sunday 12 February in Blessington with our Minor team facing Baltinglass in Group 2 of the league at 11.30am.

Next Sunday 19 February they meet Eire Og Greystones also at home at the same time. A Hurling Foundation Course being held in the No 1 School on Monday 13 and Wednesday 15 February from 7.30pm - 10.30pm each evening.

This is the introductory award for coaches if Gaelic games. The course is aimed at beginner coaches and will enable participants to assist a coach in the organisation of activities to develop hurling.

You must attend both evenings to qualify for certification. This course costs €10 and is open to any parent, teacher or anyone interested in hurling. Please contact Ciaran on 0857145288. A Code of Ethics course will be held in the clubhouse on 20 March and this course is is a must for all those involved in sport for young people. This is a certified Code of Ethics and Best Practice Awareness (Child Protection) workshop for coaches/leaders within our club. Any parents' interested in helping out any team in our club must complete this course and be Garda Vetted. There are only 16 places on this course so booking early is advised. Call Noreen on 0872858375. Places will be awarded on a first come first served basis.

Under-12 hurling will recommence training on 21 February from 6pm - 7.30pm. This team plays under the name of Western Gaels. Training will be split between Blessington and Hollywood. A Coiste na nog meeting will be held in Aughrim tomorrow evening 9 February at 8pm. The fixtures calendar for the year will be launched at this meeting. Our under-16's have entered the Leinster League again this year and will kick off their defence of their title on 3 March.

BLESSINGTON

Club Sevens kicked off Sunday last with wins for Galway, Cork and Armagh. Thanks to Sharon and Noelle for the lovely hot soup.

If you didn't get to the pitch come up next Sunday 6pm to 7.30pm, the banter is great anyone wishing to purchase hats or scarves or any club gear there will be some available every Sunday during the 7's.

Club Lotto on Tuesday 7th February in Mick Reid's - Jackpot is €5,000 as usual you can leave your tickets to Michael Sargent or Chris O'connor, thanks for your support it is really appreciated.

Wicklow played Kilkenny in the opening League game away and won well 3-25 to 1-1. Barry Murphy and Anthony Mcloughlin were in the panel, with Barry playing the full match with a good performance.

They play Waterford next in Aughrim on the weekend of the 4th/5th March.

The Ladies Minor team played their first match on Sunday last at home against Bray and unfortunately after a great performance they lost. Scorers: Shauna Byrne 3-0, Niamh Allen 2-1, Molly Cullen 1-0, Laura Kilmartin 0-2, and Olivia Kinsella 0-1.

Great performances by all the team particularly Amy Ryan, Shauna Byrne, Emma Reid, Shona O Connor, Molly Cullen, Niamh Allen, Laura Kilmartin and Sinead O Donovan.

They play St Nicholas next Sunday at 11am in Dunlavin. Ladies under-16 trials took place on Saturday and the club was represented by Molly Cullen, Laura Kilmartin, Niamh Allen, Niamh Ellis, Olivia Kinsella and Lauren Thomas.

Well done to Wicklow Ladies who beat Wexford by a point. Roisin Ellis and Niamh Carroll both took part in the match.

Peil Abu/tag Gaelic took place in Blessington last Wednesday - it was very good and great banter went on, well done to our club team organised by Paddy O'connor - they were Gary Kilmartin, John Magee, Fergus Daly, David Richardson, Damien Breen, Pat Brennan. Kellogg's Summer Camp (Football) will take place from Monday 9th July to Friday 13th July inclusive.

This year we will also host a Hurling/camogie Camp Monday 23rd July to Friday 27th July inclusive.

Costs: first child €55, second child €45, third and subsequent child €40. All must be from the same family. Also if you attend two camps the second camp is just €35 but there is no gear. For further information contact Club Co-ordinator Chris O'connor on 086 2239403.

Pitch rota is now up and running so if you have not booked your slot please contact Chris at 086 2239403 ASAP.

Birthday wishes to Peter Manning, Declan Mcenroy, Ciaran Mcenroy, Daragh Broe Foster, Declan O'connell, Dean Patton, Lorna Flanagan and Suzanne Murphy.

The Junior C team played Valleymount in the West Winter League on Sunday last where Valleymount got revenge and won 0-14 to 1-9. There were some good performances throughout the match with a lot of our young players doing well.

Best of luck to all the young members in the club that are sitting their Junior and Leaving Cert Mock Exams.

Reminder all club gear available in Blessington Sports above Dunne Stores.

The under-15 Development Squad had trials on Saturday last - Conor Kenny, Caolan Mcgorman and Aaron Broe Foster attended on the day.tthe full panel will meet on Saturday 18th February. On the under-16 we have Jordan Nolan, Mikey O'connor, Jack Mills and Jack Gilligan.

The Wicklow Minors play Tipperary in Bagnelstown Sunday 12th February - best of luck to all our lads.

The clubs sends speedy recovery to Wesley Callaghan following his recent operation. The club sends its deepest sympathy to Liam Kavanagh and family on death of his mother during the week.

BALTINGLASS

Well done to Joan Sheerin who scooped the Lotto Jackpot of €10,000. Happy spending Joan. The numbers were 17-15-27-29. Match 3 winners were Peter Byrne, Grangecon and Bernie Keogh each received €150. Next week's Lotto starts at €5,000.

Our Senior team are back training under the guidance's of Brian Heaslip, Ben Kirwan and Gary Kilmartin. Best of luck with the year ahead lads. Well done to the Wicklow lads and Ladies who kicked off their League with a good win.

HOLLYWOOD

The club are holding a Texas Hold 'em night this Saturday, the 11th in the clubhouse. Registration starts at 7pm, see you there. Membership for 2012 is now due with Membership Forms now making their way around to all households.

Please return these as soon as possible. The club wish to offer their sympathies to the Kavanagh family, Valleymount and Dublin, on the recent death Ann Kavanagh.

KILBRIDE

The AGM was held on Sunday night. Declan Bealin returned as Chairman, Austin, Andrew and James also returned as Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary respectively other committee members on board are Rionach Craul, Orla Donohoe, Mai Duggan, Mic Ruttle, Micheal Renaghan, Bill Walsh, Anne O'brien, Esther Clarke, Aisling Caffery, Mick Bealin, Eoin Kavanagh, Feargal Donoghoe, Pat Donohoe, Liam Creighton, Tom Mckeon and Angela Collins we wish them well for 2012.

The Lotto was not won on Sunday; numbers drawn were 1, 5, 23 and 29. Next week's Jackpot is €7,100 well worth a ticket, the €20 winners, all from the R759 Sally Gap Road, were Jennifer O'brien, Fionn and Justin Cummins, Mick Duffy, Adam Mcgrath and Peter Mcgrath.

Training recommences Tuesday and Thursday nights at 7.30pm in the field. Jonny Willis takes the helm assisted by Declan Nugent, James Cahill, Pat Donohoe and Tom Mckeon.

The final game in the West Winter league was on Sunday against Lacken. The team lined out Alan Wright, Paul Cruise, Eoin Cripps, Francis Craul, Ger Cruise, Niall Keogh, Patrick Donohoe, Shane Kelly, Shane Craul, Stephen Cashin, Diarmuid Haughian, Finn Craul, Mark Keogh, Noel Kinsella and Paul Duffy. Subs were Shane Mcguire, Martin O'shea, David Cummins, Austin Tisdall and Larry O'connor

It's membership time again, Adult playing members €80, students and non playing members €50, family membership is €80. Reps will be appointed at the first committee meeting to collect it, so be prepared.

Grants are available for Gaeltacht Scholarships for 2012. Club Members who would be interested in applying get in contact with James at secretary.kilbride.wicklow@gaa.ie or 086-6024228 closing date for applications is March so get onto it now.

NEWTOWN

With the new season rapidly approaching, we welcome Peter O'neill as new Senior manager. Peter will be ably assisted by Wayne Hamilton and Eoin O'riordan, and we wish the entire team of both management and players a very successful season. Calling all ladies interested in playing football - a new ladies team is being formed - watch this space for further information. Lotto is now up to €3.000, so have a go.

SHILLELAGH

The St Mary's Dinner Dance takes place this Friday 10th February in Mount Wolsley Hotel in Tullow.

Tickets need to be purchased early during the week for confirmation of numbers. Contact any committee member to purchase these tickets at €25 each.

A reminder also that membership is now due for payment. Players' membership is €50 and non players €20.

Our fortnightly lotto has now reached a jackpot of €10,000. The next draw is next Monday 13th February. Tickets available from the usual sources.

The club wish to extend sympathy to the O'brien Family, Millbank, Shillelagh and also extended family on the recent death of Jim O'brien. May he RIP.

VALLEYMOUNT

The club will hold its lotto draw on Saturday 11th February in Leo's. The jackpot is worth €1,450. Please have all tickets back, sold or unsold, by 9pm. Tickets are only €2 and are available from players, committee members, Leo's and John Crimmins, Blessington.

Well done to the lads who had a good win over Blessington in the West Winter League in Valleymount on Sunday, with a score line of 0-15 points to 1-09.

The team were; C. Fitz, D. Harper, J. Byrne, A. Browne, C. O'connor, B. Cullen(0-1), P. Foster, D. Miley(0-1), J. Miley(0-3), S. Geoghegan(0-1), D. Miley(0-3), S. Carroll(0-1), K. Leonard, C. Ryan(04), S. Geoghegan(0-1). Subs were; H. Byrne, L. Reid, C. Toomey and W. Miley.

They are out again on Sunday morning against Stratford, please check fixtures in the paper for time and venue. Training continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8pm sharp in the field for all teams.

The last few Wicklow Year Books are available from Michael Nolan at €10 each. The VYC is in full swing on Friday nights for 5th and 6th classes from 6.30 to 8pm and from first year to under-18's from 8.30 to 10pm.

All involved with the club who wish to use the field must contact our field manager, Liam Kavanagh on 087-6706994, to book for matches or training.

If there is non-compliance with this rule, the person who has officially booked will be accommodated first.

Well done to the Wicklow Senior team who had a massive win over Kilkenny on Sunday and also well done to the Wicklow Ladies who beat Wexford in the first game in the Intermediate League and to our own Eimear Miley, in goals.

Bon voyage to Shane Hughes who returns to Australia this week.

For news or information to be included in the club notes please contact Michael Nolan 0872964476 by 5pm on Sunday.

Finally, the club extends its deepest sympathies to Liam, Shay and their families and all relatives and friends of the late Ann Kavanagh who died last week.