Our club was set up in 2007 and has  grown from strength to strength over the past four years. We run 
a club  that is dedicated to the health and safety of all its members, its coaching  staff  and most of all 
it players. Our aim is not only to build  great basketball players but we also aim to help develop each 
child into   a great person in the process. We work hard to develop our young  players and we strive 
to ensure that each child enjoys their time with us. We cater for boys from 6 years to 16 years old and 
for girls from 6 years to 17  years old.If you are looking to play basketball and join
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LATEST NEWS

Celtics Training and Games schedule
February 1st to 8th 2012
Wednesday @ Salesians
7.45pmCeltics womens team v St Paul's Killarney Kerry Cup semi final
Thursday @ Salesians
6.40pm to 7.50pm
Under 14 & 12 boys & girls training
Thursday @ Presentation 8pm
Under16 boys v Lakers
Friday @ Salesians
8pm under 16 girls v Tralee Imperials
Saturday @ Scoil Carmel
10.30am to 11.45pm under 12 Panthers boys & girls
12pm under 14 tiger boys v St Paul's Killarney
1pm under 12 tiger Boys v St Paul's Killarney
2.30pm under 14 Girls v St Pauls Killarney
Saturday @ Salesians
10am to 11.45am under 16/18 girls training
11.45am to 1.30pm
Boys under 16 training
Under 12 girls away in Killarney @ Kerry Open tournament
Sunday @ St Clements
Boys away to Limerick Lions @ St Clements
12pm under 12 tiger boys v Lions
1pm under 14 Panther boys v Lions B
2pm under 14 Tiger boys v Lions A
3pm under 16 boys v Lions B
Training Scoil Carmel
9.45am to 11am under 14 girls
11am to 12pm under 10 boys & girls
Under 16 girls away to St Joseph's Abbeyfeale in Athea @ 5pm

Celtics Ladies team remain unbeaten in Limerick League
Our ladies team continued their unbeaten Limerick league campaign with a convincing 30 point win over St Colm’s Scholars on Tuesday night. Michelle Aspell opened the scoring with some great outside shooting. Shelly Quigley, Louise Lane and Rebecca Fitzgerald increased Celtics first quarter lead as our Celtics ladies took a commanding 22 – 5 lead. Celtics continued to dominate throughout this game with further scores from Nicola Doyle and Edel Quigley. Top scorers on the night were Michelle Aspell on 25, Shelly Quigley on 14, Nicola Doyle and Rebecca Fitzgerald both on  10 points.
Celtics bow out to St Pauls
Our ladies team were unlucky in their semi final lost to St Paul’s Killarney on Wednesday night. Our ladies again led from the start and had strong shots and fast breaks from Michelle Aspell and Shelly Quigley. Our ladies led for three quarters of this game but some strong rebounding and outside shooting from St Pauls gave the Kerry side a 7 point lead with 2 minutes to go. The Kerry ladies held on to reach back to back Kerry cup Finals but our girls can be very proud of a great performance against the reigning National Cup Winners. Top scorer on the night was Michelle Aspell on 35 points.

Congratulations to Adam Barry on his Irish Schools Team Selection
Congratulations to Adam Barry on his selection to the Irish Under 15 schoolboys squad. Adam was one of our first players to join Limerick Celtics when the club was set up four years and he has grown to be one of Ireland’s strongest under 15 players. From all the members we wish Adam the very best of luck with what is hopefully his first of many Irish caps.

Well done to our boys and girls under 12 teams on two fantastic performances in the Division One Kerry Cup finals last Sunday in Killarney. Our girls staged a fantastic comeback after St Mary’s Castleisland took a commanding early lead. Great scores from Allie Whiston, Jemma Duhig and Tess Mc Loughlin brought the game back to 23 – 21 in favour of Castleisland midway through the fourth quarter. Our girls battled really hard in the closing minutes but St Mary’s held on to their slim lead to take the title. Our girls can be very proud of themselves as they continue to go from strength to strength and up next is the Kerry Open tournament. Our boys under1 2’s came up against an unbeaten KCYMS team but took an early 10 -6 side at the end of the first quarter.It was basket for basket for the remainder of this very exciting Cup clash. Jordan Hehir, Adam Marshall and Kevin Dowling hit some superb scores to give our boys a two point league coming into the last minute of this fantastic game but a late score from KCYMS tied the game to bring it into extra time. Again some great scores from Hehir and Dowling kept our boys neck and neck with their strong Kerry opposition in extra time but two free throws from KCYMS  in the dying seconds of extra time sealed what was a cracker of a game for the Kerry outfit. Well done to the entire squad who have also improved so much over the course of this season.  Well done to Cian Reale, Mark Dillon, Diarmuid Curley and Leo Morrision on winning their All Ireland playoff tournament with Crescent Comp and progressing to the All Ireland semi final. Well done to all our schools players who had great performances for their school teams over the weekend.  Best of luck to Jamie Marshall and his St Clements side in their All Ireland under 16 Cup final this Thursday in Dublin.

 

 

 

Schedule for January 19th to 22nd
Thursday @ Salesians
6.40pm to 7.50pm
Friday @ Crescent Comp
7pm under 16 boys v Crescent Comp
Saturday @ Scoil Carnel
10am under 12 Panther girls v Newport
11am under 14 boys & girls
12.15pm under 16 boys & under16/18 girls
1.30pm to 2.45pm under 12 Tiger girls
Saturday @ Salesians
5.30pm to 6.30pm under 12 Tiger boys team
Sunday @ Scoil Carmel
9.30am to 10.45am under 14 boys & girls
10.45am to 12pm under 16/18 girls
12pm to 1pm under 10 boys/girls
Under 12.Tiger girls in Kerry Cup Final in Killarney
Under 12.Tiger boys in Kerry Cup Final in Killarney

 

LIMERICK CELTICS
Schedule January 13th – 15th
Friday Jan 13th
Crescent Comp
7pm to 8pm under 12 girls
Scoil Carmel
6pm to 7.15pm - Under 16 boys
6.45pm to 8pm - Senior ladies
Saturday Jan 14th
Under 12 boys & Girls in Thurles
Under 12 Tiger Girls Cup semi final on Killarney @ 5pm
Training in Scoil Carmel
9.45am to 11.15am under 14 girls & under 14 Panther boys
11.30am under 14 boys Kerry league game
12.30pm to 2.15pm under 16 boys v Lions A - game @ 1pm
2pm to 3.30pm under 16/18 girls
Sunday Jan 15th
Rathmore
Under 14 girls @ 11.30am
Under 14 boys @ 1pm
Under 12 boys @ 2pm
Castleisland
Senior women @ 4pm
Thurles
under 17 girls tournament
Scoil Carmel
10.45am to 12pm under 12 girls
12pm to 1pm under 10 boys & girls
1pm under 16 boys shooting session
2pm under 16 boys v Killorglin

 

Limerick Celtics
Schedule Saturday & Sunday Dec 17 & 18th 2011
Saturday Dec 17th
Under 12 boys in Cork
10am under 14 Tiger Girls in Newport
Scoil Carmel Sportshall
10.30am to 11.30under 14 Tigers & Panthers
11.30am to 12.30pm under 12 boys & girls
12.30pm to 2pm under 16/18 boys & Girls
* all club gear orders & club tops will be available for collection in Scoil Carmel between 11.30am & 2pm
Club Annual Bag Packing in Tesco Crescent Shopping 5pm to 9pm - PLEASE SUPPORT!!
Sunday Dec 18th
Boys under 16 in Killorglin @ 4pm - Kerry Cup game – Postponed to Jan 2012
Under 16 girls in Scoil Carmel @ 2.45pm - game v St Colms at 4pm
Have a very happy Christmas
From All at Limerick Celtics

limerick celtics schedule Dec 10th & 11th  2011
Saturday December 10th
Under 14 Panther girls away to Newport
Ard Scoil Ris
11am NM LEAGUE Boys Under 14 Tigers V Lakers
SCOIL CARMEL
10am to 1pm Under 10 Boys tournament
1.30pm to 2.45pm Under 14 Panthers & Under 12 Boys/Girls Training
ENNISTYMON
4pm NM LEAGUE Under 16 Girls Away to Cascaders
5pm NM LEAGUE Under 16 Girls Away to Cascaders
SundayDecember11th
Scoil Carmel
10.30am to 11.30am Under 10 Boys and Girls
Fun Games and Competitions
12pm KERRY LEAGUE Boys Under 12’s V Gneeveguilla
1pmKERRY LEAGUE Boys Under 14 Tigers V Gneeveguilla
2pm NM LEAGUE Boys Under 12 Boys V Lakers
3pm NM LEAGUE Boys Under 14 Panthers  V Lakers
Ard Scoil Ris
11am Under 14 Tiger Girls  V Gneeveguilla
Clonmel
2pm Under 12 Girls V New Inn
3pm Under 16 Girls V New Inn
4pm Under 18 Girls V New Inn

 

 

IMPRESSIVE WINS FROM OUR CELTICS TEAMS

• With some good wins over the past week six of  our club teams having taken top spots in their leagues. Our girls under 12 Tigers  had an impressive win over Newport and this was followed up with another win and strong performance from our under 16 girls with scores from Niamh Kierse and Emma O’ Donoghue. Our local league women’s team remain unbeaten to-date in the North Munster Division One league and had another good win over St Colm’s with top scorers in Michelle Aspell, Louise Lane, Nicola Doyle and Shelly Quigley. Our Under 14 Tiger boys put in a good team performance against Currow in their away Kerry Division one game while our under 14 Tiger girls had good wins over UL and Newport to stay top of both the North Munster and Kerry Division One leagues. Our boys under 12 team had an impressive win over local rivals Limerick Lions with some good scores from Jordan Hehir, Billy Molyneaux and Adam Marshall. Our under 12 Tiger girls also had an impressive win over UL to stay top of this Division one league. Our under 10 girls travelled to Springfield last Sunday and had good wins over St Colm’s and Springfield with good scores from Amy Bryne, Eimear Lane and Erika O’ Connell.

 

Three of our Celtics under 16 girls were selected to the Irish Under 16 squad and will attend the National Training Camp in December. Congratulations to Ashling Sargent, Sinead McKenna and Aoife Whiston on their fantastic achievement and well done to all our players who attended the trials. Our boys and girls teams had some great wins last weekend in their Kerry and North Munster league games Our under 16 girls kicked off last weekend with a  super win over Tralee Blues with some great scores from Amy Sargent and Niamh Kierse. Our girls followed this up with a 71 – 7 win over UL basketball club with high scores from Grace Goggin , Laura Molyneaux and Emma O’ Donoghue. Our boys under 12 Tigers had a convincing win over New Inn with some good scoring from Jordan Hehir, Adam Marshall, Enye and Kevin Dowling. Our boys under 16 side went down by a single point to New Inn but put in a very good team performance. Adam Barry and  Diarmuid Curley top scored for our boys on the day Our under 18 girl also had a great win over UL with some good scores from Jane Marsden, Sinead Mc Kenna and Aoife Whiston. Our  under 14 Panthers lost out to UL in their under 14 game with Roisin Moran, Allie Whiston and Ciara Griffin dominating on defense.  A great performance from our under 12 group who are getting stronger with each game. Our under 14 Tigers kept their top spot in the Kerry division one league with a convincing win over a talented Glenbeigh side with Jenny Morrison, Maria Conde-Pumpido and Niamh Fenton dominating on the day. Our boys under 14 team had a good win over Carrigaline in the Cork under 14 invitational tournament and went on to top their group. Our boys lost our to Blue Demons  in their quarter final but had top scorers in John Flynn, Darius Gaurilka and Stephen O’ Shea. Our girls teams had some good wins over Springfied in the North Munster league on Sunday while our boys under 14 Tigers also had a good win over Lions. A full weekend schedule for next weekend will be up on our website and Facebook page and all our Celtics training and game times will be available.

Limerick Celtics Games and Training Schedule
Tuesday 22nd November
7.45pm to 9pm boys and girls under 16/18
9pm to 10pm Local league womens
Wednesday 23rd November
Under 18 girls v Mary I @ 8pm in Mary I
Thursday 24th November
Under 12/14 boys and girls 6.40pm to 7.50pm in Salesians            
Friday 25th November
Girls Under 16’s away to Tralee Imperials
Saturday 26th November
Training @ Salesians
11.15am to 12.15pm Under 12 Tiger Girls & Under 14 Panther Boys training
Boys Under 14 Team in Cork @ Cork Open tournament
Girls Under 14’s Away to Glenbeigh in Tralee
Boys Under 12’s away to New Inn
Boys Under 16’s away to New Inn
Girls Under 14 B Away to UL @ 1pm
Games @ UL Arena
10am Under 16 Girls Celtics V UL
12pm Under 18 Girls Celtics UL
1pm Girls Under 14 B Away to UL
Sunday 27th November @ Salesians
10am Girls Under 12 Tigers V Springfield
11am Girls Under 14 TIgers V Springfield
12pm Girls  Under 12 Panthers v Springfield
1pm Girls Under 14 Panthers V Springfield
2pm Girls Under 18 V Springfield
3pm Girls under 14 Panthers v Newport
4pm to 5.30pm Local league women’s training
Boys teams away to Limerick Lions @ St Clements
1pm Boys Under 14 Panthers V Lions A
2pm Boys Under 14 Tigers V Lions B
3pm  Boys Under 16 V  Lions A

Celtics Under 16 Girls reach Kerry Cup Final

• Our under 16 girls had a fantastic five point win over Tralee Imperials in the Kerry Division one Cup Semi Final. This is the first time that a Limerick team has reached the girls Kerry Under 16 Cup final which will take place at the end of January 2012. Sinead McKenna, Niamh Kierse and Aoife Whiston top scored on the night. Our under 12 boys also won their quarter final game against St Brendan’s Tralee and had top scorers in Jordan Hehir, Kevin Dowling and Adam Marshall. Our under 14 Tigers were very unlucky to lose by just two points to St Mary’s Castleisland but bounced back on Sunday with a very impressive win over St Colms to go top of the North Munster league. Ciara Lane, Jenny Morrison, Siofar Keane, Niamh Fenton and Louise Ryan top scored for our Celtic side. Our under 12 Tigers also went top of the North Munster league with a great win over St Colms and had a very impressive win on Saturday in their Kerry Cup Division One quarter final. Our under 14 Tiger boys lost out to St Brendans in their Cup tie and almost tipped their Tralee opposition in the closing minutes of this exciting clash. Our under 18 girls put up a good display against a talented under 18 St Colms side. Our under 12 Panthers and Under 14 Panthers also played two great games in their North Munster home ties to St Colms.





 

Our under 15 girls has three great wins in the Cork under 15 Open tournament last Saturday in the Parochial Hall. Our girls overcame Brunell, Caragaline and Imperials 2 before losing out to Glanmire in the semi-final. Emma O’ Donoghue, Grace Goggin, Laura Molyneaux and Grace O’ Regan top scored for Celtics. Our under 12 and under 16 boys lost in their away games to Glenbeigh but had top scorers in Jordan Hehir, Adam Marshall and Kevin Dowling. Our under 16‘s had top scorers in Adam Barry, Jamie Marshall and Mark Dillon. Our girls under 18’s, under 16’s and under 12 sides all recorded good North Munster wins over New Inn. Allie Whiston, Tess McLoughlin, Gemma Duhig and Ciara Mc Dermott top scored for our under 12’s while Rebecca McCauley, Roisin Moran and Emily Mc Namara did really well for our under 12 Panthers side. Our under 16 had top scorers in Sinead mc Kenna and Niamh Kierse while Aoife Whiston, AIne Sargent and Leanne Ahern added some great scores for their under 18 side.

LIMERICK CELTICS TABLE QUIZ
ON THURSDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 17TH
@ 8.30PM IN MORRISON’S PUB/RESTAURANT
€50 PER TABLE WITH LOTS OF PRIZES AND
A GREAT EVENING’S ENTERTAINMENT.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TABLE QUIZ
MORE INFO FROM YOUR CLUB TEAM MANAGER!!

 

Training and games Schedule for Weekend Nov 12th & 13th.
Saturday Nov 12th @ Scoil Carmel
9am to 10am      Under 12 Tiger and Panther Girls
10am to 11.30am Under 16/17 boys
11.30am to 12.45pm Under 14 / under 12 boys and under 14 girls
Saturday Nov 12th @ Salesians

• Under 15 Girls Away at Cork Open Tournament
• Under 12 Panthers 11am in Newport

1pm to 2.30pm Under 16/18 Girls

Sunday Nov 13th @ Salesians
12pm Under 12 Tiger Girls V New Inn
1pm Under 16 Girls V New Inn
2pm Under 12 Panther Girls V New Inn
3pm Under  18 Girls V New Inn

• Under 12 Boys away to Killorglin @ 3pm
• Under 16 Boys away to Killorglin @ 4pm

Sunday Nov 13th  @ Scoil Carmel
9.45am to 11am Under 14 Boys training
11am to 12pm Under 12 Panthers Boys and Girls training

12pm to 1pm Under 10 Boys and girls training.

 

Check out the GIrls and Ladies fixtures on the Fixtures link.

Weekend schedule Nov 4th, 5th & 6th 2011
Friday 4th
Under 16 girls away to Tralee Imperials A
Saturday 5th @ Scoil Carmel
9.45am – 11.15am Under 12 Boys & Under 12 Panthers  training
11am – 12.15pm Under 14 Boys training
12.15pm – 1.30pm  Under 16/18 Boys & Under 18 Girls training

Saturday Nov 5th @ Ard Scoil Ris
11.30am KERRY LEAGUE Under 14 Tiger Girls V Tralee Imperials
12.30pm KERRY LEAGUE Under 12 Tiger Girls  V St Joseph’s Abbeyfeale
1.30pm KERRY LEAGUE Under 14 Tiger Girls V  St Joseph’s Abbeyfeale
2.30pm KERRY LEAGUE Under 16 Girls V St Joseph’s Abbeyfeale

Sunday Nov 6th @ Scoil Carmel
9.45am to 10.45am Under 12 Boys and Girls
11am Under 16 Girls v Cascaders
12pm Under 18 Girls V Cascaders
1.15pm to 2.15pm Under 10 Boys and Girls
2.15pm to 3.30pm Under 14 Boys and girls
3.30pm to 5pm Under 16/17 Boys

4.45pm Local League womens away to St Joseph’s Abbeyfeale in Athea

 





Limerick Celtics table quiz will take place in Morrisons Bar Ballysimon Road on Thursday October 27th. Please come along for a great evening entertainment!!. Information on the table quiz will be available from all club team managers and committee officers this coming weekend .  Your support is really appreciated!!
 
St Josephs College Athletics Director and former Irish Senior and Junior National Coach Bill Cardarelli will be arriving from the United States  on Thursday October 27th  for a six day visit. During his time with Limerick Celtics Bill will present two coaching workshops for all Celtics club coaches and also for anyone interested in coaching with Limerick Celtics. Bill has over thirty years of great coaching experience and has coached with some of the top coaches in the United States. Bill will also be coaching in the Secondary Schools camp which will also be run for all Secondary Players on Monday Oct 31st and Tuesday Nov 1st in Salesians from 10am to 2pm daily.
Don't miss out on a great opportunity to learn from one of the Connecticuts top basketball coaches!!

 

Friday night  October 14th @ Salesians
Kerry league games
7pm Under 12 girls game V St Mary's Castleisland
8pm Under 14 girls game v St Mary's Castleisland
Schedule Saturday October 15th
Salesians
9.45am - 11am Under 12 girls
11am to 12.30pm Under 14 girls
Scoil Carmel
9.45am to 11am Under 12 boys
11am to 12.15pm Under 14 boys
12.15pm to 2pm Under 16 boys/under 17/18 girls
Games  on Saturday
Under 16 girls in Cork Open tournament @ Parochial Hall Cork.
Schedule Sunday Oct 16th
Scoil Carmel
10am to 11.45am Under 16 boys
12pm to 1pm Under 10 boys and girls
1pm Under 10 boys Challenge game
2pm Under 12 Boys Kerry League game
3pm Under 14 boys Kerry League game
Games on Sunday
North Munster games in Hospital Co. Limerick
Under 10's, under 12's, under 14's and under 16
girls have league games v Morning Star
Times will be confirmed on Facebook later this week

 

Games & Training Weekend Oct 8th & 9th 2011
Kerry League Games
Saturday Oct 8th 2011
10am Under 14 boys away to St Mary’s Castleisland        
11am Under 16 girls away to St Mary’s Castleisland         
Games Sunday Oct 9th 2011
Under 12 Boys Away to St Brendans Tralee @ 12pm       
Under 14 Boys Away to St Brendans  Tralee @ 1pm         
Under 16 Boys Away to St Brendans Tralee @ 2pm          
Training this weekend
Trainging Sessions Saturday Oct 8th @ Salesians
9.45am to 11.15am Under 12 Girls                           
11.15am to 12.45pm Under 14 Girls                         
Training Sessions Saturday Oct 8th @ Scoil Carmel
11.15am to 12.30pm Under 12 & under 14 boys Adrian
12.30pm to 2pm Under 16/18 Boys & Under 18 girls Adrian/Rando
* Sports Factory not available this weekend.
Training Sessions Sunday Oct 9th @ Scoil Carmel Sportshall
9.30am to 10.30am
Under 12 boys and girls                                
10.30am to 11.45am
Under 14 boys and girls                                
12pm to 1pm
Under 10 Boys and girls                                                
Training Sessions @ Salesians on Oct 9th  12pm to 2pm
Under 16/18 girls and under 17 boys training       Tony







To All Limerick Celtics Club Members:
Please note that Basketball Ireland have introduced a new BI Pin number for all players for this season's competitions
All players must now have a PIN number this season to register to play.
Before you play any league games you will first need to register with Basketball Ireland. Unfortunately Basketball Ireland will be imposing an individual levy on most players from this season onwards.

The levies are as follows:
Juveniles - under 13 on 1st January 2012                          No Levy
Juveniles - under 13 but playing under 14                         €10
Juniors  -over 14 but under 18 on 1st January 2012           €10
Seniors  -over 18 on 1st January 2012                                €20

You can register with Basketball Ireland as follows:
Click here www.basketballireland.ie

• Click Basketball Ireland Registration
• Click Local Player Competition
• Click 'I am registering to this club for the first time'
• Select ‘Limerick Celtics’  from the drop down list
• Click Next
• Enter you details and click 'Child' if applicable
• Click Continue
• Only fill in fields that are compulsory, marked with a little red symbol.
• Area Board is North Munster
• Club 2010/11 is N/A
• Click Confirm

 You will be issued with your PIN number via email.

Please inform your team manager of your Basketball Ireland PIN number.

 

See Training Schedule and Fixtures & Results pages for info on this season



Limerick Celtics Training Schedule for Season
Saturday @ Scoil Carmel
10am to 11.15am Under 12 boys
11.15am to 12.30pm Under 14 boys
12.30pm to 1.45pm Under 16/17 boys
Saturday @ Salesians
10.15am to 11.30am Under 12 Girls
11.30am to 12.45pm Under 14 Girls
12.45pm to 2pm Under 16/18 Girls
Sunday @ Scoil Carmel
10.30am to 12pm Under 16/17 boys
12pm to 1.30pm Under 16/18 girls
Sunday@ The Factory Youth Space
9.30am -10.45am Under 14 boys and girls
10.45am – 12pm Under 12 boys and girls
12pm – 1pm  Under 10 boys and girls



Congrats to Limerick Celtics 1  under 12 team who were joint winners of the Celtics Under 12 tournament today.
Congrats also to our Celtics 2 team who had two great wins over Oblates and Moycullen.
Well done to alll the under 12 teams -Oblates, Templeogue, Fr Mathews, Moycullen, Celtics 1 and Celtics 2.
Great day of basketball and special thanks to all the parents, referees and table officials!!







Limerick Celtics
Training Schedule weekend of September 17th and 18th.
Saturday September 17th
Girls Under 12 Invitational Tournament.
10am to 3.30pm
Boys Training in Scoil Carmel
11am to 1pm Under 16/17 Boys.
Training in Galvone
Limerick Youth Service
“The Factory”
Under 14 Boys and Girls
3.30pm to 4.45pm
Under 16/18 Girls
3.30pm to 5pm
Sunday September 18th
Under 12 Invitational Tournament.
10am to 3.30pm
Training in Scoil Carmel
12pm to 1pm Under 10’s boys and girls
Training in Galvone Centre
Under 14 Boys and Girls
3.30pm to 4.45pm
Training in Salesians
Under 16/17 Boys
3.45pm to 5.15pm
Under 16/17 Girls
5.15pm to 6.45pm











Wednesday nights at Salesians
Under 16/17 boys 6.30pm to 7.45pm
Under 16/18 girls 7.45pm to 9pm
Thursday nights at Salesians
Under 12/14 boys and girls 6.40pm to 7.50pm
Saturday September 10th
Scoil Carmel Sportshall
10am to 11.30am Under 12 boys and girls
11.30am to 1pm Under 14 boys and girls
Salesians and Ard Scoil Ris
Under 16 girls tournament
Sunday September 11th
Scoil Carmel Sportshall
10am to 11am Under 12 Girls and boys
11am to 12pm Under 14 Girls and boys
12pm to 1pm Under 10 Girls and boys
Salesians and Ard Scoil Ris
Under 16 boys tournament.

 





REGISTRATION NIGHTS FOR LIMERICK CELTICS
Registration nights for this coming season will take place on Wednesday August 31st and Wednesday September September 7th for all under 16 and under 17/18 players. Registration nights for under 14 and under 12 players will be Thursday September 1st and Thursday September 8th. Players who cannot attend midweek sessions can also register at sessions on the first and second weekend of September.


LIMERICK CELTICS WELCOME COACH ROBERTO ONA LOSANTOS
Limerick Celtics are delighted to announce that Spanish Coach Roberto Ona Losantos will be joining our coaching staff for the 2011 – 2012 season. Roberto comes to us with a great basketball coaching career to date and will prove to be a big hit with all our boys and girls teams – Welcome Roberto and we hope you really enjoy your time with Limerick Celtics.

 

 

UNDER 10’s boys and girls sessions are back!!
Our very popular under 10 boys and girls sessions are back on Sunday’s from 12pm to 1pm in Scoil Carmel Sportshall. Our kids really developed in these sessions last year and we are currently accepting new members for this coming season. If your son or daughter is interested in learning how to play basketball then Sunday skills sessions are the place to go.


Celtics Preseason tournaments kick off this weekend

Limerick Celtics kick off the season this coming weekend with our boys and girls under 14 tournaments. There is a great line up of teams including some for the Ireland’s top clubs. Neptune, Blue Demons, Glanmire, Maree and Moycullen are just some of the clubs coming to play this weekend. Here’s to a weekend of great boys and girls basketball and special welcome to all the clubs attending.



LIMERICK CELTICS AWARD NIGHT A HUGE SUCCESS
Limerick Celtics Awards night was held in Salesians Secondary Sportshall last Friday night. It was an absolutely great night for as over two hundred people gathered in Salesians to celebrate a fantastic season for Limerick Celtics. Billy Marshal was superb throughout the night as he introduced the celebrities, players, coaches and managers. International basketball players Michelle Aspell and Michelle Fahy were joined by Limerick football and basketball star John Galvin for what was a super night of awards and entertainment for all attending. The MIP and MVP Awards were presented on the night and the winners for 2010 – 2011 season are:
Under 10 MIP Gilrs
Gemma Duhig
Ailbhe Brommell
Ciara Mc Dermott
Claire Goggin
Under 10 MIP Boys
Cathal Moane
Mark Hopkins
Under 12 Girls
MIP Eva Brommell
MVP Niamh Fenton
Under 12 Boys
MIP Emmet Browne
MVP Michael Fenton
Under 14 Girls
MIP Aoife Lane
MIP Grace Goggin
MVP Megan O’Shea
MVP Emma Moore
Under 14 Boys
MIP Jamie Marshall
MIP Ruairi Browne
MVP Adam Barry
Under 16 girls
MIP Aoife Lane
MVP Niamh Kierse
MVP Ashling Duhig
Under 16 Boys
MIP Andro Sanchez
MVP Cian Hehir



All Star Primary Camps and International Secondary Camps are now open
for booking.
See posters above and below  - Contact Michelle @ 086 8176937 for more information.



 

 











 



Great display by Under 11 Boys
Our under 11 boys had a great day out in Cork last Saturday when they played in the Neptune Emmett Neville Memorial tournament. Our boys lost out to the tournament winners Neptune in their first game but bounced back and had two great wins to finish off the day. They played super throughout the day and finished off with a 26 point win over St Brendan’s Tralee and had top scorers in Adam Marshall, Jordan Hehir and Kevin Dowling

 

Two National Titles for Limerick Celtics
Limerick Celtics had three teams in All Ireland finals in this seasons All Ireland Club Championships and what a weekend of our club teams. Our girls under 14 team won their All Ireland Under 14 Title in Galway while our boys under 14 team continued this fantastic weekend by winning their All Ireland  Title in Streete Co. Westmeath with a great win over Longford Falcons.  Our under 16 girls lost out to Maree in their All Ireland Final in Tralee but it was an overall fantastic weekend for Limerick Celtics. Our girls had a fantastic team performance to clinch their under 14B All Ireland and had top scorers over the weekend in Emma O’ Donoghue, Megan O’ Shea, Ciara Lane and Grace Goggin. Our boys under 14 had a convincing win in their Under 14 C All Ireland Final and also had a great team performance with top scorers in Adam Barry, Jamie Marshall and Ruairi Browne. Aoife Whiston, Sinead Mc Kenna and Niamh Kierse were top scorers for Celtics in their Under 16 AICC and a late comeback almost gave Celtics their third National Title of the weekend. Well done to all our coaches, players, managers and supporters on the fantastic results!!

 









Girls Trip to USA a Huge Success
Our girls arrived home last Saturday after a fantastic week in New York and Connecticut USA. The girls attended the University of Connecticut women’s training session and met the USA Women’s National Head Coach Geno Auriemma.  The girls also attended the Uconn womens game v Seton Hall and the Uconn mens game v Marquette in the XL centre in Hartford. The girls had a number of training sessions in St Joseph’s College  and games against some of Connecticut High Schools. Our Celtic girls had a super win over Chaffee Loomis High School JV Team with some great scores from Niamh Kierse, Leanne Ahern, Aine Sargent, Megan O’Shea and Sinead Mc Kenna.  Our girls lost out in a another great game to the Kingswood Oxford in a very close 48 – 44 lost with some good performances from Ashling Sargent, Ashling Duhig, Emma O’ Donoghue, Aoife Whiston, Amy Sargent, Sarah O’Sullivan and Elayne Ahern.  The girls trip also included a trip to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield and the entire trip proved to be a fantastic experience for each of our girls.

 











Girls win opening game against Loomis Chaffee School by 2 points.


Great team performance from all the Celtic girls



 





 





Limerick Celtics Under 12 Boys win Kerry Cup Final
Limerick Celtics became the first Limerick side to win the Kerry Under 12 Cup Title with a very impressive win over St Marys Castleisland. Our under 12 boys team had a fantastic win today over a the high fancied Kerry side in what was an action packed final with some super scores from both sides. Celtics held a narrow 2 point first quarter lead with some great scores from Emmet Browne, Dylan O’Dwyer and Darragh Moane. Celtics increased their first half lead to 10 courtesy of some great scores from Michael Fenton, Jordan Hehir and David Burke. St Mary’s made a good comeback late in the third quarter to reduce the lead to 1 point and set up a nailbiting fourth quarter. Celtics responded well and the end to end action gave the large crowd attending an excellent Cup Final. Some great scores from Michael Fenton, Emmet Browne and Daragh Moane gave Celtics the Celtic boys their first Kerry Cup Title. Congrats to all our boys!!
Under 14 boys lose out to St Mary’s
Our under 14 boys lost out to St Mary’s Castleisland in this entertaining Under 14 Cup final in Killarney on Sunday. Castleisland started with some good scores and held a six point lead early in the game. Our boys brought the game back with some good scores from Jamie Marshal  and Ruari Browne. St Mary’s increased their lead in the second quarter and despite some great scores from Adam Barry our boys just could pull back the St Mary’s side. Well done to our boys on a good performance and on reaching the Cup Final!!

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Super performances from under 14 Girls
Our under 14 girls had good wins over Claregalway, Maree and Killester when they travelled to Galway on Saturday and their only loss on the day was against a very strong Liffey Celtics side. Grace Goggin, Ciara Lane, Emma O’ Donoghue, Jenny Morrisson, Louise Ryan and  Megan O’ Shea all impressed but each of the squad again played a huge role in these excellent wins. Laura Molyneaux, Grace O Regan, Alice Parks and Rachel McCauley also played vital roles in their sides wins over Maree and Claregalway. There was also some excellent debut performances from Aoife Lane, Helena Stewart and Tara Sanfrey. Well done girls!!

Convincing opening wins for boys teams
Limerick Celtics boys opened their Kerry Division 1 league with wins over Limerick Lakers under 12 and under 14 boys teams. Our under 12 boys were up first and played some really good team basketball which resulted in a 16 point half time lead. Michael Fenton got our boys scoring off to a fine start and he was given great support by Jordan Hehir, Michael Sheehan and Mark and David Burke. Emmet Brown, Dylan O’ Dwyer , Daragh Moane and Adam Galvin also played very well on the day as did Hugh Walsh, Calum Tobin and Kevin O’ Gorman in the first outing at under 12 level.  Our under 14 boys team also opened their league win a good win over Lakers with some impressive displays from Adam Barry, Jamie Marshall, Gary Guinane, stephen O’ Shea  and Luke O’ Dwyer and a very good team performance from our entire squad of players., Jordan O’ Neill, John Flynn and Michael Fenton  Also played very well on the day and we also have strong displays from Alex O’ Callaghan  and Eoin Guinane- well done boys!!

Schedule this coming week Oct 3rd to 10th
Wednesday 7pm Crescent Comp
Challenge game girls u17/16 v boys under 16
Thursday 6.40pm  @ Salesians
Under 14 & 12 boys and girls
Saturday @ Scoil Carmel
10am to 12pm under 16 boys & under 17/16 girls
Girls under 14 tournament Galway
Boys under 12 & 14 league games Limerick Lakers
Girls under 12 challenge game Limerick Lakers
Sunday @ Scoil Carmel
10am to 11am under 12 boys & girls
11am to 12pm under 14 girls/boys
12 to 1pm under 10 boys & girls
1pm to 2.30pm under 16 boys
Sunday @ Salesians
10am to 11.30am under 16 girls

Training Sunday Sept 26th to Sunday October 3rd
Wednesday Sept 29th
Crescent Comp
7pm to 8pm
Boys under 16 & 14
U16/17 Girls  away - challenge game
Thursday Sept 30th
6.40pm to 7.50pm
Salesians
Under 14 girls & Under 12 boys and girls
Saturday Oct 2nd
Scoil Carmel
Boys under 16 9.45am to 11am
Boys under 14 11am to 12.15pm
Boys  & girls Under 12 - 12.15 to 1.30pm
Salesians
9.45 to 11am girls under 16/17
11am to 12.15pm girls under 14
Sunday October 3rd
Scoil Carmel
9.30am girls under 14 & 16/17
11am girls & boys under 12
12 to 1pm boys & girls under 10
Crescent Comprehensive College
11am boys under 16 & 14

SCHEDULE FOR WEEK SEPTEMBER 20th to 26th 2010
WEDNESDAY
Crescent Comp 7pm to 8pm
Boys under 16 & 14
Mary I
7.30pm girls under 16
THURSDAY
Salesians 6.40 to 7.50pm
Girls under 14 & 12 & boys under 12
SATURDAY
Salesians 9.30  to 11am Girls under 16's
11.15 to 12.45 Boys under 14
SCOIL CARMEL
9.45 to 11.15am Boys under 16
1.15 to 2.30pm Girls under 14
SUNDAY
SALESIANS
10am to 11.15am girls under 16
11.30am Under 10 Girls tournament
CRESCENT COMP
11am to 12 noon Under 16 & 14 boys
12 noon to 1pm under 14 & 12 girls
SCOIL CARMEL
Under 10's Boys Tournament

Schedule September 11th to 18th 2010
Under 16's & 15's Wed 7 to 8pm @ Crescent Comp
Thursday Under 14 & 12 boys 6.30 to 7.30pm @ Salesians
Thursday Under 14 & 12 girls 7.30pm to 8.30pm @ Salesians
Friday Under 15 boys v Under 15 girls @ Salesians 7.30pm
Saturday tournament
under 15 girls tournament in Salesians Sportshall
Saturday training @ CRESCENT COMP
10am under 14 & 12 girls
11am under 14 & 12 boys
12 to 1pm under 15/16 Boys
Sunday Training in crescent comp
under 10's boys & girls training 12 to 1pm
Sunday tournament

Under 14 tournaments a huge success
Limerick Celtics boys and girls preseason tournaments produced some outstanding performances  on Sunday against some of Ireland’s strongest clubs. Our Tigers girls had a great win over Kilester Kubs from Dublin but lost out in their other pool game to Wildcats from Waterford. Some great scoring from Emma O’ Donoghue, Megan O’ Shea , grace goggin and Ciara Lane helped our girls to some impressive displays. Jenny Morrisson, Laura Molyneaux and Grace O’ Regan were impressive as they battled hard to control our boards and so were Louise Ryan, aoife lane, rachel malcauley and alice as they played their first under 14 games of the new season.   Our Panthers girls also produced some great performances and we  cot a welcome boast with the addition of ashling sargent, Sinead Mc Kenna, Amy Sargent and Aoife Whiston. The Panthers played some excellent games and were unlucky to lose out in some close games. Helena Stewart, Tara Sanfey and Niamh Fenton impressed in their first under 14 outings.  Emma Moore’s visit to the gym was one of the highlights of the day for all the committee, coaches and girls who showed how delighted they were to see Emma. Everyone at Celtics wishes Emma a speedy recovery and we are all awaiting her return to the court. Most of our under 12 boys also made the step up to under 14 grade and when you consider that they were playing against some of the strongest teams in the country  they really gave a very good account of themselves in each of their pool games. Overall they boys had a very impressive team performance with some great scores from Adam Barry, Mark Dillon and Ruari Brown.  Neptune won the boys tournament after a very exciting final against maree from galway while tralee Imperials went on to win the girls tournament beating templeogue in their final. Special thanks must go to all the committee and players who put so much effort into the under 14 tournaments. Thank you to each one of you for all the help!! .
Sessions this week September 6th – 12th
Midweek
Wednesday  @Crescent Comp – 7pm to 8pm for under 16 boys and girls
Thursday @ Salesians  - 6.45pm to 8pm for under 14 boys and girls.
Weekend
Saturday @ Scoil Carmel
10am to 11am Under 12 boys and girls
11am to 12 noon for under 14 boys and girls
12pm to 1.15pm under 16 boys and girls
1.15pm to 2.15pm for under 10 boys and girls.
Sunday Under 13 boys and girls touranments in scoil carmel and salesians – team managers will send training info for sunday to all players by text

Celtics Regular Season Training back this weekend
Our preseason sessions are up and running in for the past three weeks in Salesian’s Secondary school and will finish off this coming Monday and Tuesday nights. Regular season sessions will start this coming Saturday and we will then change to Tuesday nights in Salesian’s for our under 12’s and 14’s and Wednesday nights in Crescent Comprehensive for our under 16 boys and girls. Our boys and girls teams will compete in Kerry and North Munster division one this coming year and after a fantastic season last year we are eagerly waiting to see lots of more exciting games from all our teams  this coming season. Congrats to all our club players and coaches who did so well in the Community games competitions over the summer.  We have a number of tournaments planned for September and these will kick off on Sunday September 5th of both under 14 boys and girls.

Limerick Celtics Training Schedule
August 28th/29th 2010

Saturday August 28th
10am  to 11.15   Under 16 Boys and Girls
11.15 to 12.15    Under 14 Boys and Girls
12.15 to 1.15pmUnder 12 Boys and Girls
Sunday August 29th
10am to 11am     Under 12 Boys and Girls
11am to 12pm     Under 14 Boys and Girls
12 to 1.15pm       Under 16 Boys and Girls

Celtics preseason training sessions kick off on 3rd of  August 2010
Preseason training sessions will kick off in Salesians Sportshall, Fernbank on Tuesday August 3rd for all under 14 and under 16/17 boys and girls. Under 14 boys and girls sessions will run from 7pm to 8pm while under 16/17 boys and girls sessions will run from 8pm to 9pm. Under 12 preseason sessions for boys and girls will kick off on the following Monday August 9th  in Salesians and will run from 7pm to 8pm. These Monday and Tuesday night sessions will be run for the entire month of August and the cost for each player attending will be €2 – new members welcome!! Our Saturday and Sunday sessions will also kick off in late August and training times for each team for the coming season will be available on the website in the coming weeks.
All Star Primary School Camps
The All Star Primary Camp starts on Tuesday August 3rd  until Friday August 6th.  Four super days of fun games, skills and drills. The  Junior Camp is for boys and girls 1st class to 3rd class while the senior camp is for boys and girls 4th to 6th class If you need more information or want to book a place just  contact Michelle @ 086 8176937 or 086 8219145. There are still a few places available but call soon to book your place.
Celtics Summer Camp a huge success
Our Celtics summer camp proved to be a huge success with five days of great basketball for all attending. Each of the players improved so much over the week and all received their cool Celtics camp t-shirts. Check out the website for more information on future Celtics camps or email for more info us @ limerickceltics@gmail.com.
Cool website with some great college games

Globetrotters “ Meet and Greet “  our Limerick Celtics players
Our Limerick Celtics players were treated to a private “ Meet  and Greet” with some of the world famous Globetrotters stars. The stars chatted to our young Celtics players before this exhibition game  about their basketball careers and posed for some great snaps. Our players were called our individually before  tip off and did a lap of honour in front of the packed full house. It was a fantastic night for both our players and parents and a great achievement for our young Celtics Club to have over 100 people attending this Globetrotters game.

Celtics Tie up NBA Finals
Celtics tied the series at 1 -1 with a great win over LA Lakers in Los Angelus on Saturday evening. Some incredible first half shooting from Ray Allen and a great overall team performance gave the Celtics this great win. Rajun Rondo had an MVP performance in the fourth quarter and the Celtics return home for games 3 and 4. You can keep up to date with the final on www.celtics.com or www.nba.com.

Summer Basketball Camps

AWARDS DAY A HUGE SUCCESS
Our awards day and 3 V 3 “Stuart Robbins Memorial “ tournament had a huge turnout on Sunday last when over eighty of our club players and their parents turned out for what was  a fantastic fun day of basketball. Our under 12’s were up first and after some really exciting games, Garry Guinane, James Smith and Niamh Fenton ran out winners while our runners up in a very close final were Jenny Morrisson , Allie Whiston and Jordan Hehir. In our under 14/16 section Adam Barry, Emma O’Donoghue, and Ciara Joye were winners while Amy Sargent, Ashlng Sargent and Luke Dwyer where runners up. Our under 10 winners were Jordan Hehir, Mark Hopkins, Alex Bordanovic and Danny while runners up Daragh Moane, Gemma Duhig and Danny. Our MVP and MIP award winners  for this season were as follows:  Under 10 girls Allie Whiston and Tess Mc Loughlin. Under 10 Boys : Jordan Hehir . Under 12 Girls: Ciara Lane, Jenny Morrisson and Louise Ryan. Under 12 Boys: Michael Fenton and Garry Guinane. Under 14 Girls:  Ashling Sargent, Sinead Mc Kenna, Ashling Duhig and Grace Goggin. Under 14 Boys: Mark Dillon and Jamie Marshall. Under 16 Girls: Leanne Ahern and Niamh Kierse. Under 15 Boys: Micheal Lynch. We would like to pay special thanks to all our managers who have done such an outstanding job this past year: Boys managers: Nuala Galvin, Niall Smith and Maureen Moane and girls managers: Carol Mc Loughlin, Saundra Morrisson, Judy Ryan, Bronwyn O’ Sullivan, Maura Sargent, Pamela O’ Donoghue and John Ahern. We would also like to thank our committee  members Donal Mc Kenna, Shay Whiston , Gerry Garvey and all the other parents who have helped us with tournaments and fundraising over the past season.  Our website will have details over the next few months on  pre-season training and tournaments – so please feel free to check it out.

Under 14 Tigers win Tournament.
Celtics under 14 girls beat Moycullen Galway to win their under 14 girls tournament last Sunday in Scoil Carmel. The under 14 Tigers squad took a convincing lead with great scores from Sinead Mc Kenna, Emma O’Donoghue and Ashling Sargent. Good fastbreak scores from Aoife Whiston, Niamh Keirse, Amy Sargent and Ciara Lane gave the Celtic’s side a comfortable tournament final win. Moycullen had a slender win over Panthers in their semi final win. Panther’s Grace Goggin, Aoibheann O’Sullivan, and Laura Molyneaux gave their side an early two point lead. Moycullen regained the league with four minutes to go and held on to win by two despite some great scores and defense from Grace O’Regan and Louise Campbell. Our boys and girls under 12 teams lost out to Fr Mathews from Cork in two very exciting finals on Saturday. Our girls overcame some good opposition in Waterford Wildcats and Panthers to reach this final. Some good scores from Ciara Lane, Jenny Morrisson, Louise Ryan and Aoife Lane keep the Tigers within reaching distance for the talented Cork side but strong scores from the Cork team gave them a well deserved win. Our Panther girls also did really well in this tournament with a great two point victory over Wildcats. Tess Mc Loughlin and Ailbhe Brommell did really well in their first under 12 tournament. Our boys team – who recently won the North Munster under 12 Division one league - had some great wins over Panthers and Moycullen and put up a great performance in their final against the tough Fr Mathews side. Stephen O’Shea, Jordan Hehir, Michael Fenton scored some great baskets for the Tigers side and were given some great support by Johnny Flynn, Gary Guinane and Darragh Reale. Our Panthers were also impressive with some great scores from  Adam Barry, Jamie Marshall, Joe Lynch and Darragh Moane.. Our boy’s under 14 tournament  and boys and girls under 10  mini tournament are taking place this coming Sunday and we wish all our players the best of luck. Our under 10’s mini tournament kicks off at 10.30am and runs until 11.45am in Scoil Carmel. While our under 14 tournament starts at 12 noon and runs until 5.30pm.
“Stuart Robbins Memorial 3 V 3 Club Tournament”
We are running an interclub 3 V 3 tournament on the morning of Sunday May 30th in memory for the late UL Eagles star Stuart Robbins. Stuart was a fantastic basketball player who had helped out with coaching our under 16 girl’s team this past season. His sudden and tragic death was a huge shock and he is be sadly missed by everyone at Celtics Basketball club. Celtics would like to honour his memory by holding this 3 V 3 tournament for all the boys and girls in the club.
The tournament will run next Sunday and will comprise of three sections/ age groups: Under 10 boys and girls,Under 12 boys and girls & Under 16/14 boys and girls. Rules are as follows:  4 players per team, the following combinations are allowed: 2 boys and 2 girls, 3 girls and 1 boy or 4 girls, teams must be registered before the start of the event, registration is free and you can enter you team by texting the name to your team manager or filling in an entry form this coming Sunday in Scoil Carmel. Each team is allowed to have one non club member on this team. Each team will have three players playing and one substitute at all times with all players getting equal court time. To enter  a team you will need to fill in or text each of your team players name and a name for you team. Closing date for text entries is 26th of May. Prizes for winners and runners up in each age group and there will also be some competition prizes on the day. Full details of 3 v 3 schedule will be up on the website next week.

Boston Celtics Lead Eastern Conference finals
Boston Celtics have won the first two games in the best of 7 games against the Orlando Magic in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo top scored in their 95 – 92 win over the Magic. To keep up to date with the finals just go to www.nba.com or www.celtics.com.

Upcoming Awards Day and tournaments for Limerick Celtics
The committee are working on organising tournaments for each of our club teams over the coming weeks. So watch this space for more info on each of these tournaments.  The club awards day will take place on Sunday May 30th and will include MVP awards for all age groups for boys and girls plus the overall MVP Boy and Girl Players of the year awards. We will also have refreshments and competitions for all attending so make sure you don’t miss out on this exciting day!!
Good wins for Tiger’s under 14 girls
Our under 14 Tigers team had two impressive wins over Presentation School Killarney and Malahide Secondary in our challenge games last Saturday in UL. Some impressive scores from Sinead Mc Kenna. Ashling Duhig, Niamh Kierse and Ciara Joye gave the Tiger’s an comfortable win over their Kerry opposition.  Tiger’s followed this up with another good win with Ashling Sargent, Aoife Whiston, Emma O’ Donoghue and Emma Moore leading  the scorers in a convincing win over the Dublin secondary  school outfit.

Training this coming weekend May 10th and 11th
Saturday NO TRAINING
Sunday May 11th
9.45am – 11.15am Under 15 Boys and Under 14/16 girls
11.15am – 12.15pm Under 12 Girls
12.15pm – 1.15pm Under 10 Boys and Girls
1.15pm – 2.30pm Under 12 Boys training.
Congratulations
For our club players who were part of the Crescent Comprehensive 1st Year Girls team who won the Limerick Schools League.
Club players on the Crescent Comp team were as follows: Amy Sargent ( Co-captain) , Ciara Joye, Louise Campell, Hazel Fenton ,Julia Walsh and Nicole Hackett.

SAQ Training
SAQ was back up and running on Thursday evenings in Salesians and is proving to be a huge success for all attending. If you haven’t tried it yet then please come along for a really enjoyable session!!

Congratulations
For each of our club players who were selected to the Area board teams for the recent Area Board tournament in UL.
The following players were selected and played really well over the course of the day.
Under 16 girls: Aine Sargent and Leanne Ahern.
Under 14 girls: Ashling Sargent, Emma O’ Donoghue, Sinead Mc Kenna and Ashling Duhig.
Under 14 Boys: Cian Reale, Diarmuid Curley and Adam Marshall.

Celtics Under 12 Boys win North Munster League
Our Boys under 12 Tigers team finished an unbeaten league campaign with an impressive win over Limerick Lions to take the Under 12 North Munster League title. Our boys have some super performances over the season from the entire squad and the squad will be presented with their medals and league trophy at the club awards day in early May. All our other teams finished up runners up in their leagues which was  a super achievement for each of these sides playing their first season in Division one league. Our under 14 boys finished the season with some super wins and had it not been for a lost to Ennsitymon in the early part of the season they would have finished as league winners also. Our under 12 Panthers made a good showing in their first year in North Munster leagues with some great performances in their last outings. Our under 14 and 12 Tigers both finished joint top of their division one leagues – losing out on their league titles on score aggregate-  with both sides only losing one game all season in their North Munster leagues. Our under 14 Panthers also did really well with some excellent wins over St Colms and UL. Our Under 16 girls also finished up in runner up spot in Division one with some great wins over New Inn, UL and Cascaders. We are very proud of the achievements of all our teams this season and well done to all the players, coaches and managers!!

SAQ Training
There will be no SAQ training on Thursday April 8th or 15th. SAQ training will return on April 22nd at Salesians.

Training Saturday and Sunday’s April 10th/11th and 17th & 18th
Scoil Carmel
Saturday April 10th and 17th
10am  to 11.30am Under 14/16 Boys and Girls
11.30 am – 12.30pm Under 12 Boys and Girls
Sunday April 11th and 18th
10am  to 11.15am Under 14/16 Boys and Girls
11.15am – 12.15pm Under 12 Boys and Girls
12,15pm to 1.15pm Under 10’s Boys and Girls

ALL STAR CAMPS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Scoil Carmel Sportshall Limerick.

Camp 1 Tues & Wed March 30th & 31st

Camp 2 Tues & Wed April 6th & 7th

Junior Camp 9.30am to 12.30pm 1st to 3rd Class

Senior Camp 1.30pm to 4.30pm 4t - 6th Class & 1st Year Secondary.

Contact Michelle @ 086 8219145 to secure you place.

 

Training Schedule for March 27th  to April 4th

Normal training sessions OFF due to the UL Eagles Superleague Final in Dublin.

Saturday March 27th

9am to 10.30am Under 14 Tigers Session.

Sunday March 28th

12pm to 2pm Under 10 Boys and Girls @ Limerick Lakers tournament in Presentation Gym

Boys Under 12's and Under 14's away to Limerick Lions @ St Clements.

Girls Under 14 Tigers in Division One top Four in Tralee.

Monday March 29th @ Salesians

7pm Under 14 Panthers V St Colms

8pm Under 16's V St Colms

Tuesday March 30th @ Salesians

7pm Under 12's V St Colms

Thursday April 1st

SAQ & Skills Training @ Salesians

6.05pm to 6.45pm Under 12 boys and girls

6.45pm to 7.45pm Under 16 & 14 boys and girls.

Friday Morning April 2nd

3 V 3 Tournament for all under 16, 14 and 12 players.

Saturday April 3rd and Sunday April 4th
EASTER WEEKEND - NO TRAINING

 

Boys have impressive wins over Limerick Lakers
A fantastic weekend of Celtics basketball was witnessed last weekend with some super performances from both our boys and girls teams.First up on Friday night were our under 12 girls team in a top of the table Kerry Division one game against Tralee Imperials. This was  a super game with both sides going basket for basket for the entire game. Tralee won on the final score of the game but it was an overall great team performance and Ciara Lane, Louise Ryan and Aoife Lane doing really well throughout this game. Our girls under 14 Tigers team were in action at 9.15am on Saturday morning against local side St Colm’s and again the large attendance were treated to some great basketball with both sides scoring some excellent scores. Our girls went on to win by two and we had some super scores from Ashling Duhig, Emma O Donoghue and Niamh Keirse. Our boys teams were up next against Limerick Lakers and our boys under 12 continued their undefeated record in North Munster competitions with a good six point win over a good Lakers side. Michael Fenton top scored and with one game remaining this side look on course to win the North Munster under 12 Division one league.  Our under 14 boys had an impressive win over Lakers under 14’s with some great scores from Adam Barry, Mark Dillon and Leo Morrison. Our under 12 Panthers boys also played Lakers and have a good performance for their second league game. David Shanahan and Daragh Moane were impressive throughout the game. Our under 14 Panthers have a good challenge game against a Ballina, Mayo side in UL with score good scores from Aoibheann O’ Sullivan and Julia Walsh while our under 16’s also won against the Ballina under 16’s with Leanne Aherne and Aine Sargent top scoring. Our under 12 girls travelled to Kerry on Sunday for the Division one top four competition but lost out to Tralee Imperials by two points in what was a super underage basketball game which again went all the way to the final whistle. Ciara Lane, Jenny Morrison and Orla Walsh top scored in the exciting game.  Our under 10’s  boys and girls are playing in Limerick Lakers under 10’s tournament this coming Sunday while our under 14 Tigers are playing in the Kerry Division one top four competition.

Friday March 19th @ Crescent Comp
6pm Under 12 girls v Tralee Imperials

Saturday March 20th @ Scoil Carmel
9.15am Under 14 girls Tigers v St Colms
10.15am Under 12 girls v Under 14 Panthers challenge game
11.15am Under 15 Boys v under 16 girls challenge game
12.30pm Under 12 Tigers boys v Lakers
1.30pm Under 14 boys v Lakers
2.30pm Under 12 panthers boys v Lakers
3.30pm Under 12 Tigers boys v Under 12 Panthers boy
Games @ UL Arena
4pm under 14 panthers v Ballina
5pm under 16's   V Ballina

Sunday March 21st @ Scoil Carmel
10am under 12 boys & girls training
11.15am  Under 14/15 boys & under 16/u14 girls training

Schedule March 12th to 14th
Friday March 12th
Salesians Fernbank
6pm Under 14 Tigers V St Joseph’s Abbeyfeale
7pm Under 12 girls V St Joseph’s Abbeyfeale
Saturday @Scoil Carmel
10am Under 12 Girls V Springfield
11.15am to 12.45pm Under 14 Girls & under 15 boys training
12.45 to 1.45pm Under 12 boys and girls training.
Sunday @ Scoil Carmel
10am Boys under 10 tournament
11.15am Girls Under 10 tournament

Schedule for March Saturday March 6th and Sunday 7th
Saturday March 6th  @ Scoil Carmel
10am Boys Panthers V Limerick Lions
11am Under 12 Boys and Girls Training
12.15 Under 16 and 14 Boys and Girls training
Sunday  March 7th @ Scoil Carmel
10am Under 14 & 16 Boys and Girls training
11.15 to 12.15pm Under 12 Boys and Girls training.
12.15pm to 1.15pm Under 10’s Boys and Girls

Good wins for boys and girls teams

Good League Win for Under 14 Tigers
Our under 14 Tigers girls team had a great Division One Kerry league win over St Mary’s Castleisland in an exciting clash last Saturday. The Kerry side took the early league but some great scores from Sinead Mc Kenna, Niamh Keirse, Aoife Whiston and Emma Moore gave our Celtics sides a 6 point lead at the end of the first quarter. It was basket for basket in the second quarter with scores from Ashling Duhig , Ashling Sargent Emma O Donoghue and Megan O’ Shea keeping our girls slightly ahead. A great team performance in the second half gave Celtics  the lead early in the fourth quarter and solid defense kept the Limerick side in front to give them a great league win and two valuable league points. Our under 12 ‘s were up against a much physically bigger St Mary’s side in their division one game. St Mary’s took a commanding first half lead but our girls put in a great second half performance and although they did not get the league points  they showed great improvement throughout  this game. Louise Ryan, Helena Stewart, Jenny Morrisson, Niamh O’ Sullivan, Grainne Hackett and Ashling Montano- King had some good performances on the day. Our boys are back in action this coming Sunday with North Munster league games in Presentation gym against Limerick Lakers. Our Under 12 Tigers are up first followed by under 14 and under 12 Panthers  up at 4pm in what should be a really exciting afternoon of basketball games. Our under 10’s also have a tournament this coming Sunday in Scoil Carmel starting at 11.30am.  Team managers will text on all games and training info before Thursday please call either 086 8176937 or 086 8219145 if you fail to get a text message.

Schedule February 27th and 28th
Saturday 27th Feb @ Salesians
10am to 11.15am   -    Under 12 Boys and Girls
11.15 to 12.15        -                Under 14/15 Boys
12.15 to 1.45pm       -  Under 14 Tigers/Panthers & Under 16’s
Sunday 28th Feb @ Scoil Carmel
11.30am to 12.30pm Under 10 Girls games
12.30pm to 1.30pm   Under 10 Boys games
2pm Under 12 V Springfield
3pm Under 14 Tigers V Springfield
4pm Under 14 Tigers V Panthers
5pm Under 16 girls V Under 15 boys.

from 2pm to 5pm

Good wins for Boys teams
Our under 12 and 14 boys had two good wins over Limerick Lakers in their Kerry Division one league games. Both games were very exciting and entertaining for the large crowd attending and it was basket for basket near the end of both games.  Gary Guinane, Micheal Fenton and John Flynn hit some great scores for the under 12’s  to give them a well deserved win while Cian Reale, Leo Morrisson and Jamie Marshall hit the deciding baskets to give our under 14’s a very valuable league win. Credit to both clubs for such entertaining games. Our under 12 girls had a weekend of Kerry tournament games and North Munster league games. On Saturday they were up against some very tough opposition from Dublin and Galway and lost out in both games but had good performances from Jenny Morrisson and Ciara Lane. On Sunday it was back to business in the North Munster Division one league and with a great team performance the girls had a convincing win over Morning Star in Hospital. Our under 14 Panthers side had a good performance in their division 2 clash and were neck and neck until midway through the second half with good scores from Louise Campbell and Hazel Fenton. Our under 10 girls had their first away tournament in Hospital while our boys under 10’s had a great tournament in Scoil Carmel.  All at Celtics  wish all our under 14 girls the very best of luck with the North Munster Trials and wish James Smith a speedy recovery and hopefully we will see him fit and well over the next few weeks.

Great wins for Under 16 girls
We had an action packed weekend with some great wins for our boys and girls teams. Our under 16 girls were up against a strong UL side on Saturday but with outstanding performances from Niamh Keirse, Ashling Duhig,Sinead Mc Kenna and Leanne Ahern our girls ran out winners by 15 points in a very fast paced game. On Sunday our under 16 team beat New Inn by 2 with a fantastic comeback in the closing minutes. Down by 6 with one minute to go our girls scored 8 points in the closing 50 seconds to win by 2. Aine Sargent, Ashling Sargent hit some great scores to give our girls their second win of the weekend. Our boys had a very good win over New Inn in the North Munster league and some fine s cores from Mark Dillon, Jamie Marshall and Michael Fenton sealed a well deserved victory. Our under 14 and under 12 girl teams had some convincing wins over UL on the Saturday in UL arena. Up first were out under 12’s and they ran out winners on a 22 – 8 scoreline with Jenny Morrission, Ciara and Aoife Lane and Louise Ryan scoring some super scores. Our under 14 Tigers won their division 1 clash convincingly and had really good displays from Amy Sargent, Megan O’ Shea, Emma Moore, Nicole Hackett and Ciara Joye. Our under 14 Panthers also have a  convincing win with Grace Goggin, Grace O’ Regan, Aobhainn O’ Sullivan scoring some excellent scores. Our under 12 girls travel to Killarney this coming Saturday for the Kerry Open Tournament while our other boys  while our boys are in Kerry and under 14 panthers and under 10’s girls teams have games  in Hospital. Our under 10 boys have a tournament in Limerick this coming Sunday. All training and games times will be on our website www.limerickceltics.com or call 086 8176937 or  086 8219145.

See training schedule page for schedules for January 30th/31st & February 6th/7th

Under 14 girls lose out in Cup Final

Celtics Under 14 girls lost out  by a narrow margin to Tralee Imperials in a super under 14 Kerry Cup final in Killarney on Sunday last. Tralee led by 9 in the first quarter but some great scores from Niamh Kierse, Sinead McKenna and Emma Moore cut the Tralee lead to 4 at halftime. Celtics took the lead in third quarter with scores from Ashling Sargent, Ashling Duhig , Megan O’Shea and Emma O’Donoghue and it was neck and neck for the remainder of the game. The Tralee side just edged ahead in the closing minutes and went on to win the fantastic Cup final.Cup final team were: Sinead Mc Kenna and Ashling Sarent co-captains, Niamh Kierse, Aoife Whiston, Amy Sargent, Emma O’Donoghue, Megan O’Shea, Emma Moore, Ashling Duhig, Nicole Hackett and Ciara Lane.  Our boys teams had a number of games over the weekend with some super performances on both days. On Saturday morning our boy teams lost out to two very strong St Mary’s club sides. Our under 12’s then had a great 2 point win over St Brendans Tralee in a Division one clash and gave a very good account of themselves on the Sunday when they played a very strong Blue Demons side in a challenge game prior to the Superleague game. John Flynn, Eoin Guinane and  Our under 14’s lost out to fast paced St Brendans side but had good performances from Mark Dillon and Adam Barry.  This coming weekend our girls are in UL arena for a division one under 14 game and two challenge games against UL basketball club while our boys are at home to Cascaders in North Munster Div 1. Our under 10’s will have a home blitz on Sunday and all parents are invited to come along and watch these exciting games.

Saturday January 23rd
Salesians Fernbank
10am to 11.15am
Under 14 Panthers , 12 girls and Under 12 Boys Skills Session
11.15am to 12.15pm
Under 14 Panthers and under 12 girls –  Game tactics and cross court games
12.15pm to 2.30pm
Under 14 Tigers – Preparation for Cup Final.
Scoil Carmel
Kerry Boys League Games
10am Under 12 V St Mary’s Castleisland.
11am Under 14 V St Mary’s Castleisland
1pm Under 12 V St Pauls Killarney
2pm Under 14 V St Pauls Killarney.

Sunday January 24th Scoil Carmel
10am to 11.15am
Under 14 & Under 16 Boys and Girls – Skills and cross court games session
11.15am to 12.15
Under 12 Boys and Girls– Skills and cross court games session
12.15pm to 1.15pm
Under 10’s Boys and Girls– Skills and cross court games session
1.30pm
Under 12 Boys Challenge game V Blue Demons.

Our girls and boys teams has a number of challenge games last Saturday with some great wins for all our teams. Our boys and girls  under 12 and 14’s played against each in challenge games with the boys getting the wins this time round.These were games for our boys and girls teams so there are sure to be a few rematches before the end of the season.  Both our boys and girls  had two strong performances on the day with some fine scores from Eoin Guinane, John Flynn, Michael Lynch , Jake Mc Donnell, Megan O’ Shea, Aoife Whiston and Aobhainn O’ Sullivan to mention a few. Our girls had some great wins over Waterford Wildcats and Presentation Thurles with some of these games going right down to the wire. In the under 12 games both Wildcats and Celtics treated the spectators to a very exciting game with Ciara and Aoife Lane scoring some super baskets and given great support by Jenny Morrisson, Louise Ryan and Niamh Fenton. Our under 14 game between our Tigers team and Wildcats was also a very close game with our girls coming out winners in the end. Panthers also had a great 4 point win with a great overall team performances from Grace Goggin, Aoibheann O’ Sullivan and Grace O’ Malley. Our under 14 Tigers finished with a convincing win over Presentation Thurles  2nd years with  Sinead Mc Kenna, Aoife Whiston top scoring. Ciara Joye, Nicole Hackett and Emma Moore also played really well for our Tiger’s team. Our boys under 14 played again on Sunday against a very strong Glenbeigh side. Leading by two in the final quarter with some great scores form Diarmuid Curley and Cian Reale our boys were looking good but the Kerry team regained the lead and went on to win this Kerry Division one clash. Special thanks to all the Wildcats and Pres Thurles coaches for travelling up with their teams on Saturday

Celtics Under 14 Cup  Final date confirmed

Celtics under 14 team lost out by three points in a thrilling under 14 boys game against Limerick Lions on Sunday morning in Scoil Carmel. Cian Reale opened with scoring for the Celtics side and their were some fine scores from Mark Dillon, Diarmuid Curley and Luke Dwyer. Overall it was a good fast paced game which saw Lions score some good fast break scores to give them a narrow victory in the end. Impressive defensive play from Jamie Marshall, Leo Morrisson kept this game a tight affair with Micheal Fenton finishing off the game with a impressive jump shot.  Our girls games against Castleisland and Springfield were all postponed due to the weather conditions but hopefully home games will go ahead next Saturday for our under 14 and under 12  squads. Despite the poor weather we had good attendance at training sessions over the weekend  and our players were rearing to go for the second half of the season.Our under 10’s were back after their Christmas break and with Tess Mc Loughlin, Allie Whiston , Jordan Hehir and Adam Marshall all playing really well over the two days they should be ready to go  for their first games of 2010 in the the coming weeks. Our under 10’s sessions run each Sunday from 12.15 to 1.15pm in Scoil Carmel so please feel free to come along to and join in to our fun sessions.  Our girls Division One Kerry Cup final has been now scheduled for January 24th against Tralee Imperials for what should be a really good and exciting cup final.

Cetlics have good league wins over Cascaders.
Our under 14 and under 16 girls teams finished 2009 with two very impressive North Munster league wins over two impressive Ennistymon sides. Our under 14 girls were up first and this was a very close first half clash with both sides showing the signs of the Christmas break. Sinead McKenna, Amy Sargent and Emma O’ Donoghue then made some strong moves and gave Celtics a ten point lead midway through the second quarter. With some strong plays  from Ashling Duhig, Megan O’ Shea and Ashling Sargent our girls increased their lead to go on to win by 20 in the finish. The under 16 game was a much tighter affair with both teams playing tough defense and running the ball well. Leanne Ahern, Aine Sargent and Alex Molyneaux gave their side the well needed edge in the first quarter but some strong inside scores from Niamh Keirse kept Celtics ahead and gave them the four point lead to finish out well deserved winners in the end. Our boys and girls teams are all back to normal training and games this weekend and with some tough Kerry and North Munster league games. First up are our under 12 girls against St Mary’s Castleisland and with some North Munster games against  Limerick Lions and Springfield also scheduled  it should prove another exciting weekend of basketball for all attending. If games do not go ahead due to the severe weather conditions then training will be run instead of these games so please bring your training gear with you.

Celtic’s have very impressive win over Lions

Celtics boys and girls had a hectic weekend of games when they competed in both Kerry and North Munster games last weekend. Up first were our boys against St Bridget’s in Division one boys and after a super exciting game our boys lost out by 1 point to their Kerry opposition.  A fantastic game and our boys were so unlucky to lose out by one point but they bounced back quickly and on Sunday our boys were back in action in the North Munster division one clash and with some great play they went on to win by 30 points against Limerick Lions. Our boys lead from start to finish and totally dominated this game. Our under 14 team have grown from strength to strength and had a thrilling under 14 game also against Lions but ran out of steam and lost out by 9 after  a great comeback. For our under 12’s Micheal Fenton, Garry Guinane, Jordan Hehir and John Flynn were most impressive over this weekend. For under 14’s Adam Barry, Luke Dwyer and Mark Dillon scored some great baskets.
Our girls under 17’s lost out in their Kerry Div 1 game but had good performances from Aine Sargent, Leeanne Ahern and Alex Molyneaux. Our girls teams were in action against St Colm’s on Sunday with the highlight game of the day been the under 14 Division one clash. A thrilling and very close game in which St Colm’s came out winners but we had some great displays from Niamh Kierse, Aoife Whiston, Amy Sargent and Ashling Sargent. Our Panther’s team had a great win over St Colm’s with some great scores from Grace Goggin, Grace O’ Regan, Laura Molyneaux and Eibheann O’ Sullivan. Our under 16 won one and lost one in their two league games with Emma O’Donoghue and Sinead Mc Kenna hitting some good shots. Our under 12 side lost out but had some good performances from Jenny Morrison, Louise Ryan and Allie Whiston.  Up next are away games to Springfield next Sunday.

Our girls teams had some great wins over Athea and St Joseph’s Abbeyfeale last Saturday in Athea. First up were our under 14 Tigers team and with some great performances from the full squad our girls went on to win. Good scores from Emma O’ Donoghue, Ashling Sargent , and Sinead Mc Kenna gave Celtics a 38 – 32 Kerry Division 1 win. Our Under 14 Panthers went to have a great win over Athea in division 2 with some super scores from Grace Goggin, Louise Campbell, Grace O’ Regan , Hazel Fenton and Rachel Costello. Again a great overall team performance and this was followed up by an excellent  North Munster Div 1 win over Athea with some great scores from Amy Sargent, Niamh Kierse, Megan O’ Shea and Nicole Hackett.
Our  under 16 girls lost out to a talented Athea under 16 team with Leanne Ahern, Grace Garvey and Sinead Mc Kenna  most impressive. This coming weekend we will have a really busy schedule with our under 17 girls in Kerry and our boys Kerry Div 1 games both on Saturday. We also have an action packed Sunday with our playing North Munster Division 1 games at home to Limerick Lions and  our girls have away games to St Colms in all age groups.

Schedule for this weekend is as follows:

Saturday Nov 7th@ Scoil Carmel.
Training:
10am - 11.15am – Girls under 12 and Panthers under 12 boy’s team.
11.15am to 12.30 Under 14 / 15 boys and  under  14 girls
Games:
12.45pm Under 12 Tigers v St Brigids Castleisland
10.30pm in Listowel or Ballybunion:  Under 17 girls away to Causeway

Sunday November 8th @ Scoil Carmel.
11am Boys Under 12 Tigers v Limerick Lions
12 noon Boys under 14 v Limerick Lions
1pm – 2pm  Under 10's boys and girls 
2pm to 3.15 Under 12 Panthers boys V Under 12 Panthers Girls  - Challenge game and training.
Sunday November 8th North Munster Girls games in CBS Sexton Street gym:
9.45am            U12 Tigers V Scholars
10.45am          U16 V Saints
2.15pm            U14 Panthers V Saints
3.15pm            U14 Tigers V Scholars
4.15pm            U14 Panthers V Poets
5.15pm            U16 V Scholars

Our girls under 14 & 12 teams lost out to very strong Tralee Imperials opposition last Friday night.
Tralee started both games with some very intense defense but both our teams were impressive on the night and we had good first half scores from Ciara & Aoife Lane while Louise Ryan and  Jenny Morrison also had good performances on the night. Imperials also ran out winners of the under 14 league game but Niamh Kierse and Megan O’ Shea played super for our Celtics team . . Our under 14’s were back in action on Saturday in their Division one game against UL. Our girls took a commanding first half lead with great scores from Amy and Ashling Sargent. Emma O’ Donoghue, Emma Moore and Nicole Hackett continued the scoring spree in the second half to give Celtics a comfortable 20 point win over UL.
Up next is our North Munster league games in Athea on this coming Saturday.  Our under 12’s, both under 14’s and our under 16 teams are in as we play Blazers in the North Munster league in what should be some very entertaining and exciting games. New orders for club hoodies and tracksuit bottoms will be taken over the next two weeks so please contact Donal Mc Kenna on Sunday mornings if you would like to place an order.  

Training this coming weekend
Saturday October 31st

Under 14 and Under 12 girls in Athea.
Boys training  in Scoil Carmel 10am to 11.30am for Under 15’s and Under 12’s
Sunday November 1st
Training at normal times for all teams

It was another packed weekend of games and training for our boys and girls squads. Last Saturday our boys and girls under 14 girls travelled to Killarney for Kerry Division one league games and also the Kerry Open Under 14 girls tournament. Both our boys teams won their Division one games against St Pauls and there were some impressive displays from Adam Barry, Garry Guinane and Stephen O’ Shea. Our girls under 12’s also had a super one point win with some great scores from Ciara Lane, Louise Ryan and Jenny Morrisson. Our under 14 Tigers team won their opening tournament game  by 16 points but came up against a very strong Ballincollig team and lost out on a semi final place. Emma O’ Donoghue, Sinead Mc Kenna and Niamh Kierse impessed over the two games.On Sunday our girls under 12 side played their second game of the weekend when they had a home win over Morning Star in the North Munster division one league game. Aoife Lane and Niamh Fenton hit some great scores for under 12 side. Our Under 14 panthers team had their opening game and their first game together against Morning star in the North Munster Division 2 league. Morning Star went on to win but we had some great play by Hazel Fenton, Julia Walsh, Grace Goggin, Laura Molyneaux and Louise Campbell and the rest of the panthers team. Our under 10’s boys and girls had an action packed tournament on Sunday and some great basketball on display. Jordan Hehir, Calum Tobin, Tess Mc Louglin and Amy O’ Bryne scored some super scores and their were fantastic skills on show from all of our under 10’s. Our under 14 boys won their second game of the weekend with an convincing display over Limerick Lions. Adam Barry, Evan Patterson , Michael Fenton and James Smith had some put in some big performances but it was an overall great team performance which saw our boys score over 70 points in this entertaining North Munster  Division one clash. Our girls under 14 tigers team have two games this coming weekend when they play away  with our under 12’s in  a double header to Tralee Imperials on Friday night and are home to Ul Aughinish on the Saturday morning in Scoil Carmel .

Training this coming weekend October 24th and 25th @ Scoil Carmel

Saturday

9.45 A.M. to 11A.M. : Under 14 Girls
11 A.M. to 12 P.M.Under 14 league V U.L.
12 P.M. to 1.15 P.M. Under 12 Boys & Girls
1.15 P.M. to 2.30 P.M. Under 17 Girls and Under 15 Boys

Sunday
10 A.M. to 11.15 A.M. Under 17 Girls and Under 15 Boys
11.15 A.M. to 12.15 P.M. Under 14 Girls
12.15 P.M. to 1.15 P.M. Under 10 Boys and Girls
1.15 P.M. to 2.30 P.M. Under 12 Boys and Girls

Our boys and girls under 14 and 12 teams travel to Killarney on Saturday for Division one games against St Paul’s. St Paul’s have a huge tradition in basketball and will be tough opposition for each of our squads. Our under 14 girls are also in action in Killarney on Saturday in the Kerry Area Board Under 14 girls Open tournament with tough games against Ballincollig and Carrig Na Bhfear.
On Sunday we are back to North Munster fixtures with under 14, 12 and under 10 games against  Morning Star in Scoil Carmel. Our under 14 boys are also in action in Salesians when they play Limerick Lions @ 1.30pm.
Training for this weekend is as follows:
Scoil Carmel Boys Under 12 Panthers team 10am to 11.15am and Under 17 girls team11.15pm to 12.30pm
Sunday
Scoil Carmel: 10am Under 12’s V Morning Star,11am Under 14’s v Morning Star, 12 noon to 1.30pm Under 10’s boys and girls tournament, 1.30pm to 2.45pm Under 14 Tigers and Panthers training, 2.45pm to 4pm Under 17 girls and under 15 boys training.
Salesians: 1.30pm Under 14 boys v Limerick Lions.

Good performances from our boys and girls teams

Our young girls travelled to Dublin and had a fantastic day, winning each of their four games against some tough Dublin and Waterford opposition. Emma O’ Donoghue, Ciara Lane, Nicole Hackett, Emma Moore and Jenny Morrison put in some outstanding displays in each of their tough pool games as did all of the players who travelled. Some great wins over Wildcats, Drimnagh, Kestrlels and Templeogue with some fine performances from Louise Ryan, Aoife Lane, Laura Molyneaux, Cliodhne O’ Shea , Gillian Garvey and Allie Whiston in each of our four games.

Our boys under 14 team had their away game to Limerick Lions on Sunday  in St. Clements. Our young squad which are mainly under 12 played some great basketball and hustled for every lose ball. Adam Barry, James Smith, Gary Guinane, Cian Reale  and  Jamie Marshall had impressive displays . Celtics led for most of the first two quarters but some good Lions scores in the second half allowed Lions to take control and go on to win.  It was a really good performance from our young team and  we had some good performances from Stephen O’ Shea, Michael Fenton, Jonathon Cuddy, Dara Reale, and Ruairi Browne. This coming weekend our girls under 15 team are in Dublin on Saturday for the Oblate tournament while our boys under 13’s are in Cork for the under 13 Cork Open tournament. Travel information for both trips will be on the website on Wednesday evening or will also be available for each of the team managers. Training times are as usual in Scoil Carmel and new members are still welcome to come along and try out at any of our training sessions..
For further information on all team training times just call any of our committee members or team managers.

Change of training venue this coming Saturday
Due to the unavailability of Scoil Carmel the venue for training this coming Saturday September 19th is Salesians Fernbank Secondary School Sportshall. There is only a change in training venues so normal training times still apply. If you need directions please call any of our club officials or team managers. Training is as normal in Scoil Carmel on Sunday September 20th.

Tournaments confirmed to-date
Our boys under 13 team will compete in the Cork Open under 13 tournament on October 3rd in the Parochial Hall in Cork.  They face tough opposition against Blue Demons, Cork  and Moycullen from Galway in their pool games with the winner of  the pool going forward to the tournament semi final.
Our girls Under 12’s and Under 15 squads will travel to Dublin for the Drimnagh Invitational tournaments. Under 12’s in on Saturday  September  26th and the under 15’s is scheduled for the 10th/11th of October. Fixtures for both tournaments  will be on the website in the coming days.

Leagues for this coming season
Our girls will have under 12’s, two under 14 teams and one under 16 team in the North Munster leagues while we will have under 12’s, under 14’s and under 17’s in the Kerry Leagues. Our boys will have under 12’s and under 14 teams in both Kerry and North Munster Div one leagues. Our under 15 boys and girls teams will be busy preparing for cup and tournament competitions throughout the season with the first of  these kicking off in early October. Our under 10 boys and girls are just back training and will have their first jamboree skills and games day on the first weekend of October. Watch this space for more info.!!

Players of the Month
Each month starting in October we will be picking our player of the month for both boys and girls and putting up each of their player profiles on our website. So start working hard!! ... the first player of the month will be selected on the last week of October.

Cool stuff for our website

If there is any items that you think we should have on our website feel free to email us at limerickceltics@gmail.com. Feel free to send us on your suggestions

Celtics Registration Days this coming weekend.
Our new season starts officially this coming Saturday Sept 5th and Sunday Sept 6th in Scoil Carmel Sportshal.  Training times are listed in the training schedule page for all club teams as are dates for tournaments in September and early October in the fixtures and results page. If you are any questions regarding training times or competitions for this coming season please feel free to talk to any of our team managers or Committee officers .

Michelle top scorer against Netherlands

Congratulations to  our boys coach  Michelle Aspell  who was the top scorer on eighteen points in Ireland’s incredible win over the Netherlands in Dublin last Saturday. This was a famous victory for the Irish Senior women’s team and an incredible achievement to win against a Dutch side who have ten professional players in their squad.  Ireland were very unlucky not to qualify for the playoffs and we would  like to congratulate Michelle on her outstanding performances. More info on www.basketballireland.ie

MANCHESTER TRIP

Limerick Celtics had a fantastic preseason tournament in Manchester with some great wins over Cheshire Jets and Bury Blue Devils. Our group had a great start to the weekend when they met the famous Jack Nicholson in Shannon Airport and got lots of photos with the world famous actor.
Our Under 14 girls were first up on the Saturday against Sheffield and had some great performances from each of the 13 players on this squad.. Our under 13 boys team had some very tough games against an extremely talented and strong Manchester Magic team. Our boys did themselves very proud with some great displays from all players. Our Under 16  girls got off to a great start with a fantastic six point win over Bury Blue Devils  and again we had great performances from all our players. Our under 14’s had a thriller of a  final game on Sunday against Manchester Mystics and very unlucky to come out on the wrong side of a 58 – 56 scoreline. Overall this proved to be a fantastic trip for the entire group with some great displays from all our teams and some great fun at the Chill Factore !! Photos from this trip will be up on the Photo Gallery Section in the next week!!

Girls win back to back titles

Our girls team came out tournament winners  on Saturday and Sunday with two great tournament wins in Scoil Carmel. A fantastic performance in Saturdays final against Athlone was followed up with an even more convincing win against Ballincollig in a fast paced final on Sunday in Scoil Carmel.  Sinead Mc Kenna captained the girls on Saturday while Ashling Sargent was the captain of our tournament winning side on Sunday.  Our boys team did us proud when they lost out to Killester cubs by a single point in their tournament on Saturday in Scoil Carmel. Our boys team have some great performances on the Saturday with a great win over Limerick Lakers. Adam Barry,  Evan Patterson, Michael Fenton and Gary Guinane hit some great scores to give Celtics a 17 to 5 point win. Celtics lost to both Athlone and Killester in two very exciting clashes and the Limerick team were unlucky to lose out by two points in both these games. The overall winner of this tournament were the talented Killester Kubs from Dublin . The Celtics team were Gary Guinane, Alex O Callaghan, Micheal Fenton, Eoin Guinane, Ruari Brown, Daragh Reale, Jordan Hehir, Luke Dwyer, Evan Patterson and Graham Garvey.  Our girls were split into two squads and Celtics 1 had a great opening win against a good Ballincollig side.  Some great skill was on show throughout the day and our Celtics 2 squad had a super win over Drimnagh Dublin with some fantastic scores from Hazel Fenton, Aoife Lane, Ciara Leahy and Louise Campbell.  Our Celtics 1 team defeated UL to reach the final and once again meet Ballincollig in an fast paced final. Celtics took control of this game early with great scores from Sinead McKenna, Emma Moore and Aoife Whiston. Amy Sargent, Ciara Lane and Jenny Morrisson increased the lead and the young Limerick squad went on to win 36 – 12.  Celtics 1 team was Sinead Mc Kenna, Ashling Sargent, Amy Sargent, Emma Moore, Ciara Lane, Ciara Joye, Clodagh Coffey, Jenny Morrisson, Aoife Whiston , Aobhainn O Sullivan and Hazel Fenton . Celtics 2 team was Katie Slattery, Ciara Leahy, Orla Walsh, Laura Monloe, Louise Campbell, Chelsea Busseussoli, Julia Walsh and Grace O Regan.

AWARDS DAY
Limerick Celtics finished off their regular season with a hugely successful awards day in Scoil Carmel on Sunday MAY 17TH 2009.Liam Cantwell and Tracey Mahedy from Limerick Sports Partnership presented the Player of the Year awards and the winners were as follows:
Under 10 Boys: Michael Fenton
Under 10 Girls: Niamh O’Sullivan
Under 12 Boys: Adam Barry
Under 12 Girls: Emma O’Donoghue
Under 14 Girls: Leanne Ahern
Under 16 Girls: Aine Sargent
Overall  Celtics Player of the Year: Sinead Mc Kenna
Our Photo Gallery has photos of all award winners.
Our under 14 girls team were presented with the North Munster shield and medals and also with their shields from their last two tournament outings.  Our under 12 boys team received their runners up medals for Kerry and North Munster leagues.
Training for next season will commence in early September so please make sure to get your form and booking fee in early as with numbers growing quickly we will have to put a limits on numbers for next season.  If you need more information on booking your place for next season please feel free to  contact Gerry Garvey @ 086 2576363. Watch this space for more updates !!

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