Newsletter 2025/12/16

Results

All results are available on ClubZap.

Fixtures

All fixtures are available on ClubZap.

Lotto Results for 13/12/2025

Winning Numbers: 12, 13, 20 and 24.

No Jackpot Winner

Lucky Dip Winners: John Greaney and Iesha Rowan.

NEXT WEEK LOTTO JACKPOT WILL BE €6,300

The next draw will take place in Donoghues Pub, Kilcolgan on the 13th of December 2025.

Thank you again for your continued support of Ballinderreen Hurling and Camogie Club. By supporting our club lotto, you are helping raise much-needed funds for the club – your generosity is always most welcome and greatly appreciated. 

The lotto can now be played using ClubZap via the link below

https://ballinderreengaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/product

Other News

Seamount College

Congratulations to the Seamount Junior camogie team who won the Junior B Connacht Colleges cup. They will play the Leinster champions in February.

Christy Burke

Ballinderreen Hurling and Camogie Club is saddened to hear of the passing of Christy Burke of Oldham, Manchester and originally from Ballinderreen. 

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Burke family and the rest of his extended family and friends.

Reposing at Corless Funeral Home, Kinvara, on Thursday evening, December 18th from 5pm to 7pm.

Requiem Mass at 1pm on Friday, December 19th, in St. Colman's Church, Ballinderreen, followed by interment in Drumacoo Cemetery.

Condolences can be left at the following address: https://rip.ie/death-notice/christy-burke-galway-ballinderreen-614487

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Pitch Repair

Repair work has been completed on the main pitch. Please stay away from these areas until further notice.

Christmas Party in Jordan's

Community Games AGM

The Ballinderreen Community Games AGM will take place on January 21st, 2026 at 8:15-9pm in the Ballinderreen Community Room.

Arctic Challenge 2026

Sinead Leyne is fundraising for the Irish Heart Foundation in order to participate in the Arctic Challenge 2026. 

Donations can be made at the following link: https://fundraise.irishheart.ie/fundraisers/sineadleyne/arctic-challenge-2026

Glór na nÓg

The GAA and Amazon have launched Glór na nÓg, giving 13-18-year-olds a chance to share what makes their club special and their vision for its future. Parents - take a minute with your teen to enter and you could win €8,000 for our club!

Visit http://gaa.ie/glornanog to enter.

Galway GAA Referee Recruitment

Galway GAA is running a recruitment campaign for new referees. Applicants can register their interest by emailing refereesadministrator.galway@gaa.ie.

Club Referee Incentive Programme

As we look to the future of hurling in our county and beyond, we’re concerned about the growing shortage of qualified and available referees. This threatens the sustainability of our sport, and we feel the county board has not done enough to address it in terms of training and recruitment.

To tackle this challenge, we propose introducing an incentive programme within our club to encourage the recruitment of new referees.

Here’s the proposal for all club members, specifically for those starting to referee from 2025 onwards:

- Free Membership: Active referees (and their spouse/children, if applicable) will receive free membership as long as they remain active and officiate in championship games. Referees can start by officiating in juvenile championships and progress to adult matches.

- Free Lotto Subscription: One free annual lotto subscription.

- All-Ireland Final Ticket: A free ticket to the All-Ireland final if Galway qualifies, plus the option to purchase a second ticket.

- Umpires' Ticket: The option for your nominated umpires to purchase one ticket to the All-Ireland final if Galway qualifies.

- Referee Bonus 1: A €500 bonus after you referee your first Senior Hurling Championship match in Galway.

- Referee Bonus 2: A €1,000 bonus after refereeing a Senior Intercounty match (League or Championship).

This programme is designed to support and incentivize new referees while rewarding those committed to officiating at a high level. We believe this will secure the future of refereeing and strengthen our club and county's commitment to the sport.

We encourage all club members to consider this opportunity to help grow the next generation of referees.