ST. MARY'S CHURCH NEWS: On Wednesday 1st February, mass will be celebrated at 10.00 a.m. and on 7.00 p.m. on Friday 3rd February mass will be celebrated for the First Friday. Mass will be celebrated on Saturday 4th February for Peggy Kelly (Month's Mind) and Michael Kelly (Anniversary) Crotta, Kilflynn and on Sunday morning 4th February, Mass will be celebrated at 10.00 a.m. Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament:-kilflynn: Monday 6.00 p.m. - 9.00p.m. Eucharistic Ministers: Vigil, Saturday: Anne Sheehan, Sunday morning: John Cashell. Readers: Vigil, Saturday evening: Kelly Family. Sunday Morning: Joe Mcauliffe. To book masses, baptisms etc please phone 066 7135146. Lourdes collection next weekend 4th and 5th February. Please support. SPECIAL OFFER: You can now purchase you annual Crotta hurling club membership and a Crotta hurling club yearly lottery ticket, which entitles you to one ticket in the weekly lotto draw for 52 weeks . Membership and yearly lotto ticket can be obtained from all club officers now for only 100 euro QUIZ: St. Teresa's National School, Kilflynn Annual Pub will held in Parker's Pub and Herbert's Bar on Friday 24th February at 9.00 p.m. Fund raising for the School's Astro Turf pitch will be launched on the evening. DARTS: Sixteen dart players participated in the weekly dart doubles in Parker's lounge on Saturday night 28th January, Phil Morris and Mike Fealy defeated Jerry Carmody and J.P Twomey in the final. The next darts doubles tournament takes place on Saturday night 4th February at 10.30 p.m. in Parkers lounge Bar. Names MUST be in for 10.15 p.m. NO Names after this Time. First game of the Tournament must start at 10.30p.m. Sharp. DRAMA: The rehearsals are in full swing with the new drama group who will be performing very soon, watch this space. CROTTA MEMBERSHIP: Crotta hurling club membership is now up for renewal for current members. New members always welcome. Membership is as follows: 30 for players, 30 for general members, 15 for students and O.A.P. To join this years membership contact Club Registrar, Eoin Lynch now. MEN'S SHED: Public Meeting/information at Lyreacrompane Resource Centre, on Thursday 9th February at 8.00 p.m. John Evoy, Co-ordinator of men's sheds in Ireland will facilitate the meeting. All welcome. Limited transport available from Tralee, Castleisland and Listowel. Ring 068 -23429 by February 7th to book your seat. CROTTA COISTE NA NOG A.G.M: Crotta Coiste na nog Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday night February 10th in St Columbas Centre, Kilflynn at 8.30pm. All welcome. SYMPATHY: Sincere sympathy is extended to the Family, Relatives and Friends of the late, Kevin Diggin, Alderwood Rd., Tralee. Kevin was a staff member of The Community Employment (CE) programme in St Columbas Centre, Kilflynn May he rest in peace. HERBERT'S BAR: Back by popular demand, Live music next Sunday evening with Robert Quinlan. SINGING CLASSES: For primary and secondary school pupils with Mary Mulvihill every Tuesday at Sheehan's Thatched House, Finuge, ( 4.45 to 5.45 p.m.) for further details, contact Mary on 087 6228766. CROTTA LOTTO RESULTS: The four numbers picked out of the drum by Independent Observer, Paul Sheehan, Castletown, Kilflynn for the weekly Crotta Hurling Club Lotto draw with a Jackpot of E5,400 were: 2,7,12 and 14, at Parker's Pub, on Monday night 30th January. The Lucky dip prizes winner each receives E35: Collette Cronin, Keel, Lixnaw, Margaret Conway, Ballyrehan, Lixnaw and Rose and Tom Dillion, St. Brendan's Park, Tralee. The next draw will take place in Parker's Pub, Kilflynn on Monday 6th February with a Jackpot of 5,500. Tickets are available at 2 Euro each or 3 for 5 euro from Club tickets sellers or you can also play on the Crotta lotto on line now, check out the crottagaa.ie MENS GROUP: Meets every Monday evening at the FRC, upcoming courses-beer making and cooking. New Parents Support Group: A get together for mum's or dad's with new babies. A great way to meet other new parents in your area, an opportunity for exchanging ideas, experiences and share advise. Also enjoy a variety of workshops specifically for new parents including baby massage, paediatric first aid, speech and therapy, nutrition plus lots more. Start date Wednesday 29th March 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Cost E2 per family. For further information or if you have any ideas of courses or groups you would like to see running in the area, please contact Cathy or Laura on 066 7198018 COLLEGES HURLING: Tralee C.B.S, played Gael Colaiste, Tralee. in Colleges Hurling Championship on Monday. The Crotta players accounted for 307 of the CBS total of 4-07. Raymond Nolan (2-03) Sean O'donoghue (1-00) Dominic Nolan(0-02) Adrian Mahony(002), Darragh Ryan, Darragh Dineen and Darragh Sheehan were also on the victories CBS team. Gearoid Galvin and Shane O'neill were the Crotta players on the Gael Coláiste team. NOTES: Anyone interested in submitted items for the Kilflynn notes, can contact Mike on 066 7135129 or 087 9794541 or email mikeparker@eircom.net before 12 noon on Monday There is a cover charge for use of the centre of E2 per child. Training for U12 and U14 at Causeway hurling wall on Tuesday from 7 to 8pm. E2 charge to cover costs please. GAA NEWS: JUVENILE AGM: Coiste na nóg AGM this will take place on Monday 6th February at 9pm at the clubrooms at Pairc Naoimh Eirc Kilmoyley. Anyone with an interest in continuing the great work carried out last year with our young hurlers are very welcome to attend. It is important that we give as much support to the Juvenile club as possible. If your child is interested in playing hurling with Kilmoyley please come along on the night and show your support for them. 50TH ANNUAL GAA SOCIAL: Kilmoyley hurling club 50th annual dinner dance will take place at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday the 11th February. Tickets on sale at E25. Medal presentations and special guest on the night. Buses leaving Tochar Ban at 7.30pm. Committee members will be selling tickets during the week, or if anyone wishes they may also contact any committee member for tickets. This is a great achievement for the club to be holding its 50th dinner dance and the club is looking forward to a great turnout. CHRISTY RING AWARDS – Congratulations to James Godley and the three other Kerry players namely Jason Casey, Shane Nolan and Darragh O Connell who received Christy ring 2011 Champion 15 awards at Croke Park on Saturday night. THE WATERFORD CRYSTAL CUP SENIOR HURLING – Preliminary round – The Kerry hurlers recorded their first Waterford Crystal Cup victory at Fitzgerald stadium Killarney on Sunday last with Shane Brick back in action scoring 012p. Kerry 1-20, IT Tralee 1-15. Kilmoyley were also well represented with great performances by Tom Murnane and James Godley, while John B O'halloran and Adrian Royle were subs. Former Kilmoyley hurler Christy Walsh was a selector. Best of luck to the Kerry team who now play Cork on the 5th February. DOODLE 4 GOOGLE VOTE FOR RONAN: Congratulations to Ronan Walsh second class student of Kilmoyley National School who has been named a finalist in the fourth annual Doodle 4 Google art competition. Ronan needs your vote for his art work and you can vote by logging into www.google.ie/doodle4google and give him your support. This is a great achievement as only two other students from Kerry are also finalists. Best of MACRA CLUB: Kilmoyley Macra will be hosting Shave or Dye at An Tochar Ban on April 21st in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Any Non-kilmoyley Macra members interested in volunteering there head for the shave or dye campaign or just to lend a hand for the event are more than welcome. All sponsorship, donations and spotprizes are welcome. Hairdresser volunteers are required for the event, if any of you are free. All enquires to John Collins on 0872398376 or email johncollins10090@yahoo.com or add Kilmoyley Macra as a friend on Facebook. Next Macra Meeting is Wednesday 8th of Feb at 9.30pm at An Tochar Ban all are welcome. GIVE BLOOD: The Blood donor clinic will be visiting Tralee at the Brandon Hotel. Monday 6th February from 5 to 8.30pm. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 3 to 5pm and 7 to 9pm. Three thousand donations are needed every week. MINOR FOOTBALL TEAM: Training continues every tuesday and thursday nights at 7.30pm in Ardfert sportsfield. Trainers Gerard O'mahony 0876621433 and Pat O'driscoll, Tralee welcome all lads in this age group. The first game in the Co. League is at home to Dingle on the 25th of February SYMPATHY EXTENDED: Sympathy is extended to the relatives of James Carmody , Knockatee, Cordal , who died recently. KERRY V DUBLIN: All roads lead to Croke Park on Saturday next for the clash of Kerry and Dublin in the opening game in the National League . After the disaster in last year's All Ireland final, Kerry will want to start team building as last years panel will not do in 2012. Local interest will be on the performance of Michael Mc Carty the 22 year old Dublin , forward whose parents are local . This game maybe coming a little early in the year for the local Walsh brothers to play on the Kerry team. BIDDY: The custom of going out in the Biddy this coming weekend is expected to be maintained by a local group. Knocknagoshel GAA: North Kerry U21 C'ship 2011: The Knock/brosna U21s drew with Castleisland Desmonds in the semi-final last Sunday 29th January 2012. The game itself was an exciting affair throughout with the teams ending level on 12 points each at the end of normal time and, after two extra-time periods of ten minutes a side, the teams still could not be separated with the final score being 16 points each. The replay has been fixed for Saturday 4th February 2012 at 3PM in Duagh. Senior Team Trainer 2012: Knocknagoshel GAA Club would like to welcome Duagh's Thomas Dillon as the senior team trainer for 2012. No doubt but that Thomas will draw on all of his experience in order to ensure that the team is in peak physical condition for the coming season.