Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 21/05/2019

Schoolboys Win – Well done to our Schoolboys who won their final last Saturday against Kilnagross. It was exciting stuff, half time we were ahead 4-04 to 2-02 but Kilnagross cut our lead down to two points with two well-taken goals in the first minute of the second half. Our lads dug deep and put in some outstanding performances and came away with a win on a score line 7-09 to 5-05. Well done lads and coaches.

Westlink Coaches U15 – Our U15s travelled to Ballinamore last Thursday evening to take on Sean McDiarmuid Gaels which is an amalgamation of Kilturbrid and Ballinamore. We hit the ground running from the start. We never gave them an inch anywhere on the field. Half time score was Gort 13  Mc Diarmuid Gaels 03.  We continued the second half in the same style. Final score was Gort 3-17 MC Diarmuid Gaels 1-05. It’s a credit to the coaches and players to play such a nice style of football. Keep up the good work lads. Next up is Mohill on Monday at home (gone by at the time of reading this) and Manorhamilton away tomorrow (Thursday) evening.

County Juniors – Best of luck to Seamus Quinn and Sean Hynes who are part of the County junior management who take on Mayo in the Connacht Junior Football Semi Final on Saturday evening, the curtain raiser to Mayo v Roscommon.

Weekend Fixtures – Division 1 resumes on Sunday and we are away to Glencar Manor.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 30/04/2019

Garadice Concert May 18th – Garadice, a supergroup of some of Leitrim’s finest musicians, Eleanor Shanley, Dave Sheridan, Padraig McGovern & John McCartin, take to the stage for a special concert in the Community Centre, Gortletteragh on Saturday the 18th of May. Doors at 7 with the band onstage at 8 for what will be an unmissable night of music and song. Tickets cost €20 and can be obtained from any club officer. See our Facebook page for more details.
Weekend Results – The juniors had a one-point win over Leitrim Gaels at the weekend, picking up their second win of the campaign. Well done to the lads and management.

U15 – Our U15s were in action against St Joseph’s last Thursday evening in Carrigallen. The conditions for football were very poor to say the least with a rain-drenched pitch. We took a four-point lead early on but st Joseph’s hit back with a goal and half time the score was St Joseph’s 1-01 Gort 08. The second half was a stop-start affair with very little chance for either team to play to their strengths. The final score was Gortletteragh 14 points to st Joseph’s 1-06. Next up at home is St Bridget’s this Thursday evening.

Weekend Fixtures – No Fixtures down for this weekend as the Juniors have a bye and the county team prepare for the Roscommon game.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 06/02/2019

Club Draw Tickets Currently On Sale – Tickets for the 2019 draw are on sale and teams of sellers are currently making the rounds of the parish and surrounding areas as the big night draw near. Tickets are priced at €20 with a massive €5000 up for grabs as a first prize, which would definitely be a great way to round off the Winter.
Other prizes in the 2019 draw include;
2nd: €500

3rd: €200 Voucher for Spirit Clothing & Menswear, Longford.

4th: €100 sponsored by Costello Auto Repair, Tooman

5th: €100 sponsored by Colum Fox.

The Draw takes place on the 16th Feb 2019 in the Welcome Inn Cornageeha, with a great night in store.

Senior & Junior Player of the Year for 2018will be awarded and there will also be a House Draw for those in attendance on the night.

All support is hugely appreciated.

County Matters –Well done to the Leitrim Seniors on a brilliant away win over Wicklow on Sunday last. Antrim provides the opposition in Carrick on Sunday at 2pm. Best of luck to Jack Francie David and the lads.

Club Membership  –Club Membership is now due and is set at the following rates for 2019 Adult Players €60, Social Membership €25. Please contact Treasurer Colum Fox or any Executive member to pay membership.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 30/01/2019

Club Draw Tickets Currently On Sale – Tickets for the 2019 draw are on sale and teams of sellers are currently making the rounds of the parish and surrounding areas.

Tickets are priced at €20 with a massive €5000 up for grabs as a first prize, which would definitely be a great way to round off the Winter.

Other prizes in the 2019 draw include;

2nd: €500

3rd: €200 Voucher for Spirit Clothing & Menswear, Longford.

4th: €100 sponsored by Costello Auto Repair, Tooman

5th: €100 sponsored by Colum Fox.

The Draw takes place on the 16th Feb 2019 in the Welcome Inn Cornageeha, with a great night in store.

Senior & Junior Player of the Year for 2018 will be awarded and there will also be a House Draw for those in attendance on the night.

All support is hugely appreciated.

County Matters – Leitrim opened the Division 4 campaign with a great win at home to Wexford. Jack Heslin started in the forwards, with Francie Flynn named on the bench and David Mulvey also on the panel currently injured. Next up is a trip to Aughrim on Sunday at 2.30 to face Wicklow.

Club Membership – Club Membership is now due and is set at the following rates for 2019

Adult Players €60, Social Membership €25. Please contact Treasurer Colum Fox or any Executive member to pay membership.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 14/01/2019

Fundraising Club Draw – Tickets for the 2019 draw are on sale and teams of sellers will be making rounds in the coming weeks. 2019 will be one of our biggest in recent years.
16th Feb 2019 in the Welcome Inn Cornageeha, with a great night in store.
A massive €5000 is up for grabs as a first prize, which would definitely be a great way to round off the Winter.
Other prizes in the 2019 draw include;
2nd: €500
3rd: €200 Voucher for Spirit Clothing & Menswear, Longford.
4th: €100 sponsored by Costello Auto Repair, Tooman
5th: €100 sponsored by Colum Fox.
Tickets are priced at €20 and are currently on sale from club officers and players.
County Matters – Well Done to Jack Heslin, David Mulvey and Francis Flynn who are all currently part of the County Senior Panel at the moment.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 02/01/2019

Santas vs Elves – The battle of the festive season was renewed again on St Stephens Day as the Santa’s got one over on the Elves in an entertaining contest played in festive spirits. Thanks to all the players for tagging out for the seasonal spectacle and to Terry Kelleher for organising the match day uniforms.

A sum in the region of thousand Euro was raised on the day with all proceeds going to the Leitrim / West Cavan branch of Down Syndrome Ireland.

Underage Medal Presentation – Huge thanks to All-Star Rory Beggan for presenting medals to our U12’s, U13’s and U15’s Sunday evening 16th. Our MC on the night was Terry Kelleher. Rory was a great example to all our young footballers and he gave a great insight into what it takes to become the best. Terry did an excellent job on the night- it was as good as the Sunday Game.! Thanks, Terry.

We’d like to thank all who supported our Christmas hamper draw on the night too. First prize: Danny Costello
Runner up prizes; Carla Mitchell, Tom Crowe, Margaret Reilly, Tomas Hynes, Sarah O’Leary, Colum Fox.

We’d like to thank everyone who helped out on the night from doing the sound, taking photos, organising the hall and helping to put away all the chairs and tables afterwards, serving out the refreshments/food and all who sponsored prizes for the hamper. A special thanks to Santa for making an appearance on the night!! A big thanks to all the Underage footballers who made the Christmas hamper draw a great success. A big well done again to the successful U12’s, U13’s and U15’s. Wishing you all a very Happy new year and looking forward to more successes in the future.

Fundraising Club Draw – Our Annual Fundraising Draw is our main fundraising initiative every year and the 2019 draw will be one of our biggest in recent years. A massive €5000 is up for grabs as a first prize, which would definitely be a great way to round off the Winter.
Other prizes in the 2019 draw include;
2nd: €500
3rd: €200 Voucher for Spirit Clothing & Menswear, Longford.
4th: €100 sponsored by Costello Auto Repair, Tooman
5th: €100 sponsored by Colum Fox.

Tickets are priced at €20 and are currently on sale from club officers and players.

Our 2019 Club Draw will be held on 16th Feb 2019 in the Welcome Inn Cornageeha, with a great night in store. As always, support for the draw is sincerely appreciated

Happy New Year – Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year from all at Gortletteragh GAA Club

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 20/12/2018

SANTAS vs ELVES RETURNS DEC 26TH – Gortletteragh GAA grounds will again host the annual Santas vs Elves charity match on St Stephens Day. Last year’s match was a huge success raising over €1,700 for University Hospital Galway Oncology Unit. This year all proceeds will go to the Leitrim / West Cavan branch of Down Syndrome Ireland. Players of past and present are welcome to take sides in the battle and join in on the day. Throw in is at 2pm. Admission is optional. Everyone invited and encouraged to come along and show their support. Players interested in taking sides on the day get in touch with Darren or Terry.

AGM – The Club AGM was held last Thursday night and was well attended. Excellent reports were delivered by our secretary and treasurer and all sitting officers were returned to their positions for 2019. Lots of progress and initiatives planned for 2019 so keep up to date by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

Congratulations – Congratulations to one of our stalwart forwards Conor Reynolds, Gortletteragh, and Fiona McLoughlin, Tavneena, Charleston, Co. Mayo, who were engaged last week. Conor has represented the club and indeed Leitrim at Minor and U21 level with distinction for many years and we all you the best in the preparations for your big day.

Key of the Door – Congratulations to another stalwart club player Conor Woods who celebrated his 21st in the Welcome Inn at the weekend. Many happy returns Conor.

Underage Medal Presentation – Monaghan GAA All Star Rory Beggan was on hand on Sunday evening to present our championship winning U15 and U13 teams with their medals. The U12 Cross Border Team also received their Plate Winners Medals on the night. Rory gave a brilliant talk on the evening and Santa even made an appearance to the delight of our younger supporters. Thanks to the coaching committee and everyone involved in the organising of the event.

Merry Christmas – Seasons Greetings to all our members, players, coaches, supporters parishioners and anyone connected with the club at home and abroad. Here’s to a peaceful holiday season and prosperous 2019.

Thanks – To John Connolly and Staff at the Leitrim Observer for their sports coverage of our teams and facilitation of our weekly notes throughout 2018.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 13/12/2018

AGM – Club AGM takes place this Thursday night the 13th December in the Community Centre at 8pm. All welcome.

Underage Medal Presentation –  Medal Presentation is on this Sunday 16th December, in  the Community Centre at 5:30pm. We have Monaghan’s 2018 All Star Rory Beggan coming to present the U-12, U-13 and U-15 winning teams with their medals. Tea / Coffee refreshments will be served afterwards, so please come along and join in with our celebrations on this night to remember

Underage Christmas Fundraiser – Gortletteragh’s Underage Section have a Christmas Hamper up for grabs, €2 for a line for anyone feeling lucky! Sheets of lines are circulating at the minute, thanks to all who have supported so far, and there’s still time left for anyone who hasn’t had the chance yet! We will make the draw in the Hall on the night after the Medal Presentation, good luck to all.

Club Draw 2019 – Our Annual Fundraising Draw is our main fundraising initiative every year and the 2019 draw will be one of our biggest in recent years.
A massive €5000 is up for grabs as a first prize, which would definitely be a great way to round off the Winter.

Other prizes in the 2019 draw include;
2nd: €500
3rd: €200 Voucher for Spirit Clothing & Menswear, Longford.
4th: €100 sponsored by Costello Auto Repair, Tooman
5th: €100 sponsored by Colum Fox.
Tickets are priced at €20 and are currently on sale from club officers and players.
Our 2019 Club Draw will be held on 16th Feb 2019 in the Welcome Inn Cornageeha, with a great night in store.
As always, support for the draw is sincerely appreciated.
New Leitrim Jersey – The JP Clarke’s Era began at the weekend as the new Leitrim Jersey was launched in New York with our own club chairman Barry Costello in attendance. We hope there’s great days ahead for  Seamus and Caitriona as main sponsors and for Leitrim also.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 04/12/2018

Medal Presentation –  All-StarRory Beggan will be presenting the victorious U-12, U-13 and U-15 teams with their much deserving Championship medals at our presentation evening on Sunday 16th of December.
Please come and join our celebrations, get to meet this year’s All-Star Rory Beggan and our own young stars of the future on what’s promised to be a fun filled evening, with refreshments served.

Club Draw 2019 – Our Annual Fundraising Draw is our main fundraising initiative every year and the 2019 draw will be one of our biggest in recent years. A massive €5000 is up for grabs as a first prize, which would definitely be a great way to round off the Winter. Other prizes in the 2019 draw include 2nd: €500 3rd: €200 Voucher for Spirit Clothing & Menswear, Longford. 4th: €100 sponsored by Costello Auto Repair, Tooman 5th: €100 sponsored by Colum Fox. Tickets are priced at €20 and are currently on sale from club officers and players.

Our 2019 Club Draw will be held on 16th Feb 2019 in the Welcome Inn Cornageeha, with a great night in store. As always, support for the draw is sincerely appreciated.

AGM –Club AGM will take place on Thursday the 13th December @ 8pm in the Community Centre. Any motions etc. to be with the secretary no later than Sunday 9th December. All Welcome.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 28/11/2018

Club Draw 2019 
Our Annual Fundraising Draw is our main fundraising initiative every year and the 2019 draw will be one of our biggest in recent years.
A massive €5000 is up for grabs as a first prize, which would definitely be a great way to round off the Winter.
Other prizes in the 2019 draw include;
2nd: €500
3rd: €200 Voucher for Spirit Clothing & Menswear, Longford.
4th: €100 sponsored by Costello Auto Repair, Tooman
5th: €100 sponsored by Colum Fox.
Tickets are priced at €20 and are currently on sale from club officers and players.
Our 2019 Club Draw will be held on 16th Feb 2019 in the Welcome Inn Cornageeha, with a great night in store.
As always, support for the draw is sincerely appreciated.
AGM – The Club AGM will take place on Thursday the 13th December @ 8pm in the Centre.
Congratulations – To Phillip & Catriona Bohan, Farnaught, on the birth of their son Bobby last week.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 14/11/2018

U20 – Well done to our U20 team and management on their win in the opening round of the U20 Championship on Sunday morning against Drumkeeran.

Club Draw 2019 – Our Annual Fundraising Draw is our main fundraising initiative every year and the 2019 draw will be one of our biggest in recent years.

A massive €5000 is up for grabs as a first prize, which would definitely be a great way to round off the Winter.

Other prizes in the 2019 draw include;

2nd: €500
3rd: €200 Voucher for Spirit Clothing & Menswear, Longford.
4th: €100 sponsored by Costello Auto Repair, Tooman
5th: €100 sponsored by Colum Fox.

Tickets are priced at €20 and are currently on sale from club officers and players.

Our 2019 Club Draw will be held on 16th Feb 2019 in the Welcome Inn Cornageeha, with a great night in store.

As always, support for the draw is sincerely appreciated.

AGM – The Club AGM will take place on Thursday the 13th December @ 8pm in the Centre.

Weekend Fixtures – The U20 will contest the U20 Championship Semi Final Sunday @ 11 am. St Mary’s will provide the opposition, the game is an away fixture. We wish the lads the best of luck and all support for them is much appreciated.

Connacht Club Championship  –Hard luck to Aughawillan who represented Leitrim well at the weekend but came up short against Mayo’s Ballintubber.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 25/10/2018

Intermediate Final – Congratulations to Fenagh GAA Club who took home the Intermediate title at the weekend, with many past players from victorious Fenagh Gortletteragh Minor and U21 teams featuring in both games. Commiserations to a gallant Annaduff side who we’ve shared many battles with down the years

U15 – Our U15 semifinal is set for this Friday evening under lights at 7 o’clock in center of excellence Annaduff. All support greatly appreciated. These lads have done exceptionally well throughout the group stage winning all their games. Best of luck to the team and mentors.

Goalkeepers Training Camp – Goalkeepers camp 30th & 31st October in the Centre of Excellence ages between 12-18. Time 10am – 1 pm. Contact 085 1594191 for more info.

Mindfulness Classes – Taking place in the Community Centre on Monday nights, 8-10 €5 entry with refreshments.