Following a Special County Committee Meeting held tonight (13/9/13), Coiste Chontae Liatroma is delighted to announce the appointment of Sean Hagan as the Leitrim Senior Football Manager for 2014.
Leitrim GAA wish to acknowledge the contributions of the outgoing management team of Barney Breen and George Dugdale and wish them well in the future.
13-Sep-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Glory beckons
Few imagined the county senior semi-finals without either the reigning champions Melvin Gaels or their four in a row predecessors Glencar Manorhamilton, but such is sport. So a new name will be inscribed on the base of the Fenagh Cup for 2013. Who will it be?
Each of the four teams going into action at the weekend will fancy their chances, but won’t be thinking of the county final just yet, they know there is serious business to be done first. Both football and hurling are at an all-time high at inter county level at the moment, with excitement at fever pitch as the championships draw to a conclusion. Our semi-finals here in Leitrim this weekend should have a comparative buzz about them, as local heroes don their club jersey with as much pride as if they were running out on to Croke Park.
From watching last Sunday’s thriller between Kerry and Dublin it was obvious both teams were intent on playing their ownÓgame, all-out attacks to get the scores on the board, for at the end it’s the scoreboard that tells the real story. So it was too with Mayo’s game plan against Tyrone, swashbuckling football and let the opposition try the same.
So it will be with St.Mary’s, Mohill, Carrigallen and Gortletteragh. Not too much time will be spent on mind games or on playing up the opposition. No, the team Managers and players will be concentrating on their own plans and let the opposition look after themselves. None of the four clubs will hear of defeat and all have their own reasons for wanting another appearance in a county final. The winners are hard to forecast, which makes the games real crowd pullers for supporters.
For two of the teams, glory beckons. But that’s for another day.
05-Sep-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
The following are the winners of our Annual Draw which took place at our Coiste na nÓg meeting on Monday night. Many thanks to all who supported our annual fundraiser.
05-Sep-13 by Barbara – PRO – Coiste na nÓg
Please check the attached letter from An Garda Siochana with timely advice for anyone attending club training sessions or matches particularly in Leitrim and Sligo.
03-Sep-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
| Saturday 7 Setember 2013 | |||||||
| Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship | |||||||
| Venue | Grade | Round | Fixture | Time | Referee | Line | Line |
| Pairc Sean | SFC | Semi Final | Carrigallen v St.Marys | 5pm | |||
| Pairc Sean | SFC | Semi Final | Mohill v Gortletteragh | 6.30pm | |||
| Sunday 8 Setember 2013 | |||||||
| GWP Intermediate Football Championship | |||||||
| Venue | Grade | Round | Fixture | Time | Referee | Line | Line |
| Drumkeerin | IFC | Semi Final | Glencar Manorhamilton v Glenfarne Kiltyclogher | 12 E.T. | |||
| Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship | |||||||
| Venue | Grade | Round | Fixture | Time | Referee | Line | Line |
| Ballinamore | SFC | Rel Semi Final | Aughawillan v Drumreilly | 12 E.T. | |||
31-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Under 8/10 Blitz
Round 7 Saturday 31st August.
Allen Gaels v Ballinamore-SOH
St Marys v Leitrim Gaels
Kiltubrid v Annaduff
Drumkerrin v Dromahair
Cloone v Garadice Gaels/Fenagh-St Caillins
Bornacoola v Aughnasheelin
Glencar-Manor v Melvin Gaels/Glenfarne Kilty
Carrigallen v Aughavas
Gortletteragh v Mohill
This is the Final Round of Blitzs for 2013. We are aware that most clubs have already met before and we thank all clubs , teams and mentors for making the effort to host and attend these blitzes.
27-Aug-13 by Gerri Mulhern – PRO – Coiste na nÓg
The draw for the 2013 Leitrim Club Hurling Semi-Finals was held this evening at Leitrim CCC meeting:
26-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
No Joy For Shane
26-Aug-13 by Niall Scollan – Handball PRO
| Minor Football Championship | ||||
| Wednesday 28/08/13 | ||||
| Venue | Grade | Round | Fixture | Time |
| Carrigallen | MFC(15) | Semi Final | St Bridgets v Ballinamore-Soh | 7pm |
| Kiltubrid | MFC(15) | Semi Final | St Manachans v Fenagh-Gortletteragh | 7pm |
| Aughnasheelin | MFC(15) | A Shield Semi Final | Glencar-Manorhamilton v Kiltoghert Gaels | 7pm |
| Drumkeerin | MFC(15) | A Shield Semi Final | Dromahair v St Francis | 7pm |
| Cloone | MFC(13) | Semi Final | Annaduff v Carrigallen | 7pm |
| Manorhamilton | MFC(13) | Semi Final | Melvin Gaels v Drumkeerin | 7pm |
| Ballinaglera | MFC(13) | B Shield Semi Final | Bornacoola v Glenfarne-Kiltyclogher | |
| Winner of above v Kiltubrid in B Shield Final | ||||
25-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
“The association with Leitrim GAA is worth 25 GAA club dinners a year to the hotel,” the owner of the Bush Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon told the Sunday Independent.
Its a world away from the Dubs, whose main sponsorship by Vodafone cost more than €3m over four years, encompassing an ultra-slick corporate relationship and carefully planned “development strategies to maximise commercial development”.
The Bush Hotel, on the other hand, is a small, respected family business – “a meat and two veg” operation, as owner Joe puts it.
His five-figure sponsorship means the Bush Hotel logo emblazoned on the county jersey has been seen all over the world, including by more than 19 million TV viewers in China and millions in the UK.
“I was watching Ronnie OSullivan at the world snooker final on TV and there, near the front row in the Crucible in Sheffield, was a lad wearing a Leitrim jersey with the hotel logo. That event was seen everywhere, including on Chinese TV which showed the snooker hour after hour,” said Joe.
The hotelier is proud of his association with his native county, and admits his decision to sponsor the GAA team came from the heart as much as the head.
“Its a good fit for us,” he said. “We pride ourselves on being the peoples hotel with a strong local base.
“With the GAA involvement comes links with the IFA and so the business benefits. I give good value to Leitrim GAA and they give good value to me.
“I get more bang for my buck pro rata than Vodafone gets from Dublin.
“This is rural Ireland. People have a leaning and are drawn to the local GAA hotel, not just in Leitrim but, say, if Roscommon are playing in Carrick, where would all the fans be going for a few pints afterwards? They will all go to the local GAA place.
“You have the direct return from the GAA, but from that you would also get people coming home from England visiting friends and relatives and they will know the name and will drop in when they visit Carrick.
“And, of course, you get the other bits and pieces that go along with sponsoring the county. Its like buying a computer – you get add-ons which you didnt expect, like the hotel name at Scór functions and the county handball players, which does no harm at all.
“Its a two-way street. Yes, it comes from the heart, but we are shrewd, tough business people. We need a return and we get a return from the sponsorship.
“Its a serious commercial decision, albeit in a smaller way than the Dubs.”
Article courtesy of the Sunday Independent (25/8/13) http://shar.es/zGMja
25-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Following the Open Draw for the Semi Finals of the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship this evening in Drumshanbo the following are the pairings;
Carrigallen v St Marys/Melvin Gaels
And
Mohill v Gortletteragh
Dates, times and venues TBC.
24-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Subject to results in this evenings quarter finals, the draw for the Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship semi finals will take place in the Allen Gaels club rooms at 8.20pm this evening
24-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
