We held the official opening of our new walking track on Sunday last. I think that everbody will agree that this was a really great day. The weather did not work exactly as planned but a great crowd turned out. There were various activities such as tog o war,face painting, bouncing castles, races and lots more for adults and children. We want to thank everybody for coming along and makibg this such a special day for the club.
A special thank you to Margaret Murray who opened the walking track. Margaret is the wife of the late Michael Muray who the track has been dedicated to. Thank you also to pat cahil, pj murphy from leinster gaa, michael quinn who presented medals to our under 16s, fr. Tom and rev. Kingston who all helped out on the day. A special thank you to Robert Greene from the lcrl, without whom, we could never have completed the walking track. Well done to the leavy’s team who won the tog o war.
We also continued the celebrations that with a fancy dress party in gav’s bar. We were absolutely delighted with the crowd who turned up on Sundaynight. It was a really brilliant night and there were some crazy costumes on display. Spot prizes were awarded on the night. We would like to thank all of our sponsors for these prizes.
We would also like to thank everybody who helped out during the week and on the day. As usual, we could never do something like this without your help.
Well done to our under 21team who beat rathcline in the championship on Saturday last. This was the first time that kenagh and moydow played together this year. The team started to gel inthe second half and were very impressive to be honest. They played some excellent football and lok to be very promising team. We would urge the lads to turn up to training this week and try to fulfill your potential.

Lotto 21st October 2012: The numbers drawn were 1, 2, 12 & 16. There were no match three winners and so four names were drawn from the drum. They are May Fox, Paddy Finnegan, Sean Grady & Ray Joyce. They receive 20 euro each. Next week’s jackpot is 15,000 and the draw will be held in O’Boyles on the Monday night of the Bank Holiday.
The official opening of the Kenagh GAA walking track will take place this sunday, October 28th, at 1pm. There will be various family events on the day such as Tug o war beginning at 2:30pm, Bouncing castles, Smaller games for kids (egg & spoon race etc), Wellie throwing, Horse shoe throwing,Face painting for kids, Fancy dress, Best Halloween costume, Music, Pushing tyre on track (100m fastest time), Penalty shootout, Balloons for kids, Throwing the sheave & Shot putt. We re hoping that there will be something for everybody on the day which should be hugely entertaining. There will also be refershments available. There will be a presentation of medals to our underage teams by All-Star nominee Michael Quinn. Family admission is 10 euro which includes admission to all activities.
We are holding a function in Gav’s bar on the night of the 28th from 9:30pm. Fancy dress is optional and there will be a prize for the best outfit. Admission will be 5 euro which entitles you to entry for a prize. We are hoping to see a big crowd at both events so please spread the word and make the effort to come down to what should be a brilliant day & night.
Please note that our A.G.M will take place on the 24th of November 2012 @5p.m.
All members should make this date available to attend this important meeting.

Lotto 07-10-2012: The numbers drawn were 12, 15, 26 & 27. There was one match three winner. She is Marcella Egan and she wins 75 euro. Next week’s jackpot is 15,000 euro and the draw will be held in Leavy’s.
The official opening of the Kenagh GAA walking track will take place on sunday October 28th at 1pm. There will be various family events on the day from bouncy castles to facepainting to toddler’s races and much more. There will be a tug of war competition on the day which should be hugely entertaining. There will also be refershments available. There will be a presentation of medals to our underage teams by All-Star nominee Michael Quinn. Family admission is 10 euro which includes admission to all activities.
We are holding a function in Gav’s bar on the night of the 28th from 9:30pm. Fancy dress is optional and there will be a prize for the best outfit. Admission will be 5 euro which entitles you to entry for a prize. We are hoping to see a big crowd at both events so please spread the word and make the effort to come down to what should be a brilliant day & night.
Congratulations to our Senior team who defeated Cashel in the Jimmy Smith memorial match on Sunday last. This was a very entertaining game and we want to thank Cashel for the refreshments afterwards.
Congratulations to Paul & Caroline McDermott on the birth of their baby daughter, Cara.

Lotto 30th September 2012: The numbers drawn were 12, 15, 19 & 23. There were three match three winners. They are Ann Carberry, Bill Rogers & Colm Murray. They receive 25 euro each. Next week’s jackpot is 15,000 euro and the draw will be held in Newman’s.
Congratulations to our Under 16 team who won the Under 16 C Championship final on Saturday last in Pearse Park. The lads were joined up with Moydow in this Championship which helped to produce a very strong team. They beat St. Mels Shroid on a scoreline of 3-12 to 3-8. Well done to everybody who was involved.
The U8 indoor league is starting this Thursday, Oct 4th, from 6:30-7:30pm in the Kenagh Community Centre. Children born in 2004 and 2005 are eligible to take part in this league.
Training continues this Saturday for our U21 team. We would urge all Under 21′s to come down to this training.
Congratulations to St. Mary’s who were crowned Intermediate Champions for 2012. Hopefully 2013 will be the year that Kenagh can get their hands on the illusive Gerry Hennessy Cup.

Lotto 16th September 2012: The numbers drawn were 7, 17, 23 & 29. There was one match three winner. He is Raymond O’Boyle and he wins 75 euro. Next week’s jackpot is 14,900 euro and the draw will be held in Gav’s Bar.
There is no football games to report on this week and so we would like to take this opportunity congratulate all of our young members who received their Junior Certificate results last week. We would also like to wish the best of luck to all of our members who are starting starting out in college this month. Make sure to continue to come home at the weekends and make training. Best of luck to all of the people in the community who have connections to either Mayo or Donegal. We hope that it will be a great game and the general feeling is that either county would be popular All Ireland champions.

Our inaugral 10K Run & 5K Walk was held on Sunday, September 9th last. A lot of organisation and preparation went into this event and we were glad to see that this was a success for the club. A lot of competitors travelled to this event and there were some very impressive times posted for the winners. We would like to take this opportunity to say well done and thank you to everybody who got involved on the day from competitors to organisers. We want to say thank you also to the stewards and people who provided the refreshments and also to all of the families who took part in the walk. Thank you also to everybody who got sponsorship for the event. We got some positive feedback on the day and we would be hoping to build on this and make this an annual event.
Lotto 9th September 2012: The numbers drawn were 1, 5, 11 & 27. There were two match three winners. They are Margaret Fitzgerald c/o Dara McGann & Sharon McNamara. They each win 40 euro. Next week’s jackpot is 14,800 euro and the draw will be held in Leavy’s.
Hard luck to our Senior team who were comprehensively beaten by a very impressive Longford Slashers team last week. This was probably the final game in the league for the team and we would like to take this opportunity to thank the lads for training hard and putting in some good performances in the league this year. This was our first year back in the senior ranks for some time and the team acquitted themselves very well. If we had a bit of luck, some of those games could have gone our way and the year would have a different complexion. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be and so we will have to try even harder for promotion again next year.

Lotto 26th August 2012: The numbers drawn were 2, 4, 20 & 25. There was one match three winner. She is Denise Hughes from Clonard and she wins 75 euro. Next week’s jackpot is 14,600 euro and the draw will be held in O’Boyle’s.
Our first ever 10K run & 5K walk fundraising event is now taking place on Sunday, September 9th, at 12pm. Registration will take place at 10:30am on the day at the Kenagh community center. Sponsorwhip cards are available from Enda McGann, James Rowan, John Rowan and Sean Canavan. We would really appreciate your support on the day whether that involves taking part or helping out on the day. Please go to www.kenaghgaa.com or check out our facebook group for more details. If anybody is interested in helping out, please contact Enda McGann on 086 864 3761. We would really appreciate your support in promoting this event so please encourage friends and family members to take part on the day.
Our Senior team are playing against Grattan Og in a relegation playoff of the Intermediate Championship this weekend. We will keep you posted with regards to the time & venue but we would appreciate your comtinued support.
Well done to our U16′s who are now in the semi-final of the championship. Our U10′s played Monday evening in Pearse Park in the last game of their stay n Play Blitz. Well done to all the children who played brilliantly throughout this competition. Also, congratulations to Shane Farrell and Thomas McGann, both of whom are on the Longford U14 team and recently played superbly in a intercounty blitz recently.
Well done to Thomas McGann who came third in the U14 100m finals in the National Community Games Finals in Athlone. This was a great acheivemnet to be the 3rd fastest in the country.
Also, well done to the U14 relay team who came fourth in their final and narrowly lost out on a medal. The team consists of Shane Farrell Cian Carberry Aaron Kelly and Thomas McGann. This was another great achievement.
We would like to say well done to all of the other competitors and mentors from Kenagh who took part in the Community Games this year.