Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>Young soccer players took inspiration from the recent World Cup games and brought that excitement to the pitch on Friday last.&nbsp;</h3>
Killarney Celtic organised a mixed blitz for U10s, U11s, and U12 players made up of youngsters from all around the county. They also had a bake sale with the &euro;1,000 raised going towards taking their U11 team to an international youth football tournament in Barcelona this Easter.&nbsp;
&#8220;They travelled from Tralee Dynamos, Killorglin, Ballyhar, QPR, MEK, Mastergeeha and Killarney Athletic. There was a total of 91 kids who played on the day who made up eight teams,&#8221; Mikey Lyne from the club said.&nbsp;
&#8220;It was a World Cup themed blitz with kids playing as Brazil, Argentina, France and more top countries. England beat France in one final and Croatia beat Denmark in the other final. A great day was had by all.&#8221;&nbsp; He added a big thanks to the organisers and parents for helping out.&nbsp; &#8220;We got very lucky with the weather, there wasn&#8217;t a drop of rain.&#8221;&nbsp;
Celtic members have organised a fundraising draw to help pay for the upcoming trip. Prizes include match tickets for the UEFA 2024 qualifier Ireland V France as the 1st prize, and there&#8217;s also a one night stay in the 4 star Herbert Park Hotel up for grabs. The draw was to take place on Monday of this week but due to 10 more prizes being added it&#8217;s now extended by a month. Tickets are &euro;5 each or three for &euro;10.&nbsp;

Celtic organise World Cup blitz

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