The talk on here of Ballykinlar over the past couple days got me thinking- what is the situation of the Ballykinlar club at the moment?
I was under the impression the club had folded, with them not fielding a team in Division 4 this year. Similar to Newry Mitchells.
But their social media is still active. They have raffles and monthly draws, and, most interestingly, according to their Facebook, there were membership fees for this year.
This would mean the club is still going? But it simply does not field an adult men's football team in the ACFL?
Do they field underage teams?
There's bound to be a couple fellas in the area who would be playing football- do they simply play for neighbouring parishes like Dundrum or Bright?
If Ballykinlar fielded a team next year, what would be a successful year for them?
Very unique situation for a club, and hope that some day they do return to competitive football.
Regardless of anyone's opinion on choosing Ballykinlar as the site of a centre of excellence, if the project does indeed come to fruition, would it encourage an uptake of GAA in the area and a revival of the club?
I was under the impression the club had folded, with them not fielding a team in Division 4 this year. Similar to Newry Mitchells.
But their social media is still active. They have raffles and monthly draws, and, most interestingly, according to their Facebook, there were membership fees for this year.
This would mean the club is still going? But it simply does not field an adult men's football team in the ACFL?
Do they field underage teams?
There's bound to be a couple fellas in the area who would be playing football- do they simply play for neighbouring parishes like Dundrum or Bright?
If Ballykinlar fielded a team next year, what would be a successful year for them?
Very unique situation for a club, and hope that some day they do return to competitive football.
Regardless of anyone's opinion on choosing Ballykinlar as the site of a centre of excellence, if the project does indeed come to fruition, would it encourage an uptake of GAA in the area and a revival of the club?