Well done to the seniors on a fine victory in the County final v Mullinalaghta last Sunday. Congrats to the senior committee and all involved with the team. Unfortunately our Juveniles bowed out of the Championship v Clonguish in the semi final by 2 points. This panel had already won the Juvenile league and put…
Commiserations to our U14 panel who were defeated by Longford Slashers in a thrilling Championship final on Saturday. This panel and mentors – Kevin Prunty. David Donnelly, Kevin Dooner, Brian Finneran, Paul Bracken and Padraig McCormack- have put in a huge commitment all year and were already successful in U14 League and County Feile. Well…
Next Sunday sees our senior team compete in the county final of 2014 and it is undoubtedly the biggest day in the clubs year. We wish every success to Tommy, Joe and the team and hopefully we will be celebrating on Sunday night. On Friday night coming, before the county final we host a great night of fun,…
Minors exited the Championship with a 3-10 to 2-10 defeat by Longford Slashers last Friday. Mentors Kevin Mollaghan, Sean McGuire, Darragh Bennett , John Kiernan and all the panel have put in a huge commitment throughout the year. Juveniles in a hard working display defeated Granard/ Ballymore in a close game and next meet Clonguish…
We have the two most important weeks in the clubs year coming up as our junior and senior teams make final preparations for their upcoming county finals. Our junior team start the ball rolling when they take on a very strong Longford Slashers team in the junior A county final this coming Sunday in Pearse…
The Killoe GAA webite has undergone an upgrade and facelift in September 2014. The upgrade sees a new design and layout, giving the viewer an enhanced experience with fixtures and results to the fore. The new design includes over 300 team images and 45 news items from mid 2012 to the present. The Archive section includes…
Killoe Emmet Og 0-10, Carrickedmond 0-7 Deniese O’Flaherty reporting for Longford Leader Three late points without reply clinched the win for the Killoe juniors who overcame the challenge of the Carrickedmond second string in the ‘A’ Championship semi-final at Pearse Park on Sunday last. Killoe had been in front throughout the game but Carrickedmond fought back to…
County Champions On a sunny Saturday afternoon last in Pearse Park our senior ladies wrote a new chapter in the history of our club and Longford ladies football when they were crowned county senior champions for an historic fifth year in a row. Final score Killoe 3.10 Ballymore 1.11. After a lightning start which saw…
Annual fundraiser draw was held in Begley’s on Sat night with a great crowd present. Many thanks to all who helped out and donated spot prizes and to the Begley family for their hospitality. Winners on the night were 1st prize 200 Euro – Noeleen Brady, Soran Cross, 2 nd 150 Euro – Mary Gearty,…
Another fantastic weekend on the playing fields for our great club with our ladies team taking pride of place, creating history by becoming the first club in county Longford to capture the senior championship trophy for 5 years in a row. In a tight game played on Saturday In Pearse Park they showed great character…
On Saturday September 13th our Ladies Senior team took to the field in Pearse Park to compete in the clubs 14th county final since the competition first started in 1982 and have not only claimed another championship title with victory over Ballymore, but have also completed the first ever 5-in-a-row of Senior Championship titles in…
County Final 2014 This Saturday our senior team compete in their 14th county final in the history of the club, their ninth in a row, and are hoping to extend their reign to five championships in a row. Killoe qualified for the final with wins over Colmcille, Clonguish and Saturdays opponents Ballymore. We wish manager…
U14s defeated Granard/Ballymore 3-11 to 0-05 in the Championship semi final last week. U12’s meet Clonguish in Allen Park on Thursday 11th at 7.00pm in league quarter final. Next round of Minor Championship is Sunday 14th v Longford Slashers in Fay Park 2pm. Well done to U10’s who performed very well in reaching the semi final of the Cup…
Last week was a fantastic week on the pitch for Killoe with both our junior and senior teams progressing in the Championship. First up were our juniors who welcomed Sean Connolly’s to Emmet Park in the quarter final on Wednesday evening last, and after a sturdy test from our neighbours, we eventually shone through to record…
Longford Leader – Padraig O’Brien In one of the best club games witnessed at Pearse Park in many years, Killoe are back in the county final after defeating Dromard in a classic clash that thrilled the big attendance in the region of 1,500 and it must be said that Emmet Og showed a lot of…
Our 125th anniversary celebrations took place last weekend and judging by the feedback were extremely successful with events over the two days enjoyed by all in attendance. Saturdays events in Emmet Park were primarily aimed at our underage stars with leagues for all age groups from 8 to 18 taking place. Our senior stars were on…
Longford Slashers reign as the county senior football champions is over as the stronger Killoe side gained sweet revenge for their disappointing defeat at this same stage last year and were worthy winners of the quarter-final clash at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Sunday evening last. Showing the significant greater pace throughout a generally poor…
2014 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of the first GAA club in Killoe. The first GAA club in the parish was named Killoe Erins Hopes, and quickly renamed Killoe Erins Pride. By the start of the 20th century a single unified team emerged in the parish called Killoe Emmets, soon to be renamed Killoe…
2012 county champions Killoe Emmet Og made light work of a poor Mostrim outfit as they ran out convincing winners in the Senior Football Championship Round 1 game in Granard on Sunday evening last. It was all too easy for the Killoe side who dominated from start to finish. Nothing went right for Mostrim and…
Congratulations to our Schoolboys (Championship winners), Schoolgirls (Championship winners), U-16 lads (League winners) and Ladies Senior teams (League winners) all of whom captured county titles in one week to end the month of May 2014 on a very positive note. Our Schoolgirls team made history by capturing their first ever Championship title by beating Dromard…
