We’ve opened our account in County League, Division 4. Beale seniors’ trip to Cordal was worthwhile on Saturday evening when we came away with two valuable points in the third round. Goals were the order of the day, and we were indeed unlucky not to get two more in the first half.

A re-energised and more focussed team, we dominated during a slick first half which saw us three points ahead at the short whistle, 1-6 to 0-6. A bad mistake in our defence early in the second half ended in a goal to level the game and brought Cordal back into it.

However, we controlled the game, despite been reduced to fourteen men on two occasions with a black card and a red card. We added three more goals, one from the penalty spot, and some delightful points. Our backs soaked up the pressure, especially in the closing stages. While our opponents got a rather questionable goal, it only put a minor dent in the overall score line and we came away victorious on a score of 4-12 to 2-13.

Beale team: Seán Dee, John Griffin, Shane Joy, Jack O’Sullivan, Fionnán Toomey, Jeremy King, Seamie O’Sullivan, Philly Blake, Diarmuid O’Mahony, Conor Toomey, Robert Stack, Barry O’Neill, Ian Mannix, Neilus Mulvihill and Ger O’Gorman. Substitutes, Podge Holly, Tom Joy, Callum McSweeney, Tommy O’Neill, Rory Mulvihill, Seán Maloney, Daithí Toomey and Philip Hornyak.

We will be hopeful that home advantage will pay dividends when we play our next three games in Páirc de Staic. On April 24th, we host Scartaglin and then, in May, we play host to Duagh and Knocknagoshel.

We play St Senans in the semi-final of the North Kerry League, Division 1. Details to be confirmed. Tarbert are our opponents in the opening round of Group 3 of the County Junior Club Championship. We await details.

Best of luck to the Beale lads and their teammates when Ballyduff play Ardfert in the semi-final County Minor League, Division 2, on Monday evening (April 11th). Throw-in 6.30 in Ardfert.

Get FREE Club membership with an Annual Beale Lotto ticket. Your numbers will be entered in the lotto draw every week for a year and you get complimentary club membership when you purchase an Annual Lotto ticket for €100. Get your annual ticket by logging onto Foireann.ie or contact any club officer.

The numbers drawn on Sunday night for this week’s Beale Lotto were 8, 9, 19 and 28. There was no jackpot winner and no Match-3 winners. Lucky Dip winners each won €25: Matt Joe Lynch and Pâdraig O’Callaghan (online) and Kaiya Browne and Eamon Clancy.

 Next week’s jackpot is €3,550. Draw takes place on Sunday night in Mikey Joe’s at 9 o’clock. Ticket €2 each or 3 for a fiver. To be in with a chance of winning our lotto, get your weekly tickets in Joyce’s Newsagents or in the local pubs.

 You can also play online by downloading the Clubforce app or simply click the link on our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram pages or log onto https://clubforce.com/clubs/beale-gaa-kerry/. All online entries to be registered by 6.00pm on the day of the draw. Entries after 6.00pm will be entered in the next draw.

 A huge ‘míle buíochas’ to everyone who supports and promotes the Beale Lotto.