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On Saturday 21st November 2020 we lit a candle in our club grounds to remember the 14 innocent people who went to Croke Park on 21st November 1920 and never came home. They were killed when British Forces opened fire 10 minutes into a challenge match between Tipperary and Dublin. Hundreds of GAA Club across the country took part in remembering this sad occasion 100 years ago.
Orders for hurls are now being taken for Christmas – Contact Michael Dermody on 086-8865483 to get your order in!
Joe Millea, whose sudden passing on Thursday 30th January 2020 was a much loved and respected member of our parish. A man of great qualities, he endeared himself to all whose path he crossed in his 78 years.
A devoted family man, his wife Helen, daughters Tracy and Sinead, sons Sean and Niall were paramount to everything he did. As the family extended he welcomed them into the fold with open arms. He loved the company of his grandchildren.
He will be sadly missed by his many great neighbours and friends throughout the parish and county. He was an outstanding hurler who gave great service to Graigue Ballycallan GAA Club winning a Northern Junior title in 1970 and a Junior Football title in 1960. Read more
Graigue-Ballycallan GAA Club would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who entered our annual Match Forecast Competition.
Congratulations to the 2019 winners and we hope that we can look forward to your continued support in 2020.
Best of luck to all of the teams in the 2019 Senior and Intermediate Championships.
To see the full list of winners please click on the link: Standings after Final Round of Matches
| POSITION | NAME | PRIZE |
| 1st | Michael Kavanagh (St. Lachtain’s) | €1,500 |
| 2nd | Rory Burke (Thomastown) | €800 |
| 3rd | Pascal Connelly (Clara) | €400 |
| 4th | Dermot Lanigan (Thomastown) | €200 |
| 5th | Vincent & Brian c/o Village Inn | €200 |
| 6th | Pat Stapleton (O’Loughlin Gaels) | €200 |
Report by Philomena Brennan
Little did the founding fathers of our great club know back in the Spring of 1969 that their hopes and dreams of a united club would, fifty years later, culminate in a night of celebration which saw nearly 300 people pack into the Set Theatre in John Street to proudly announce that they were proud to be members of the Graigue-Ballycallan GAA Club.
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Friday 22nd November will be be a night to remember as we celebrate our club’s 50th year. We have a great night’s entertainment planned for The Set Theatre, Kilkenny!
We will be launching a book filled with great memories over the last 50 years and we have the legendary Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh as Special Guest on the night to launch the book. This will be followed by a ‘History of the Club’ presentation and there will be a Q and A with some of our former players. This is a free event but Please Note it is Strictly Over 18s.
Doors will open at 7.30pm with the book launch commencing at 8pm SHARP.
Pictured above is our Club Chairman, Dave O’Neill presenting the final draft of the book to Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh when he met him last week.
A date for the Diary – Thursday 26th September @ 7.30pm in Tom Ryall Park
We would encourage all our coaches/trainers in the club to attend this very useful presentation by Paul Kilgannon.
As you are all aware, 2019 sees Graigue-Ballycallan GAA Club celebrate the Golden Jubilee of its foundation. The GBC 50 Committee are in the process of compiling a special souvenir publication to commemorate this special occasion, which will be launched on the 22nd November.
We now need your help and are appealing for old photographs spanning the last fifty years. These photographs can be of past teams, mentors, officials, supporters, celebrations indeed any subject relating to the Graigue-Ballycallan GAA Club and its history since 1969.
Photographs to be published will be chosen by the editor but in order to have a pictorial record of what Graigue-Ballycallan GAA has meant to this community since its foundation, we need your assistance.
Photographs will be copied and returned in a timely fashion to those who wish to contribute.
Please contact Philomena Brennan (086) 0655854 if you feel you can help.
Congratulations to Tom Brennan, Ballyline (No.12) on winning the Michael Foley Tournament Shield recently with Kilkenny U16 Development Squads in Ferns, Co. Wexford. Well done Tom!
| Date | Competition | Opposition | Time | Venue | Result |
| 23/07/2019 | U13 B HL Round 7 | Danesfort | 7.30pm | Danesfort | |
| 26/07/2019 | U13 B HL Round 2 | Piltown | 7.30pm | Piltown | |
| 23/07/2019 | Minor B HL Round 6 | The Harps | 7.30pm | Kilmanagh | |
| 24/07/2019 | County HL Div 2 | Tullaroan | 7.30pm | Tullaroan | |
| 22/07/2019 | U13B HL Round 7 | Danesfort | 7.30pm | Danesfort | |
| 27/07/2019 | Minor B HL Round 7 | Conahy Shamrocks | 7.30pm | Jenkinstown |
We would like to wish all the Junior and Leaving Cert students from Graigue Ballycallan GAA Club and St. Brigid’s Camogie Club the very best of luck in their exams which start tomorrow, 5th June. We hope to see you all back on the playing field when exams are over!
Well done to our clubmen Killian Egan, Aaron Brennan and Stephen Keoghan who were crowned All Ireland Colleges champions with St. Kieran’s College on Saturday 30th March 2018 and to St. Kieran’s Manager Tom Hogan who has had such an important involvement with our club over the years. St. Kieran’s were up against Presentation Athenry and came out winners on a scoreline of 1-15 to 1-12 with both Aaron and Killian getting on the scoreboard, Aaron with 1 point and Killian with 2 long range points in the dying moments, both with a very significant contribution all over the pitch! Another very proud day for our little parish!
