Aughnasheelin GAA Club Notes 31/10/2017

Lotto on Sunday night in Priors – Jackpot €15,550 – make sure to have your ticead – well done to our younger members who are around our parish on their bikes selling lotto tickets so please support them if they call to you  – stay safe on the roads boys.

Fixtures: Under 21 championship kicks off on Sunday 5th November St Brigids play Gortletteragh – venue to be confirmed.

Coaching: Leitrim GAA Coaching and Games Development Committee is delighted to welcome back former Leitrim Senior Coach John Morrison to the county on Thursday evening November 9th next as he conducts a ‘Game Senses’ coaching workshop at County Centre of Excellence. Bookings are now being taken for this workshop and you can reserve your place by contacting Leitrim GAA Games Promotion Officer James Glancy on (086) 4082561 or email james.glancy.gda.leitrim@gaa.ie.The cost of the workshop will be €5.People interested in a DVD copy of the two Donie Buckley workshops and the Paddy Christie workshop may order them directly from James Glancy at the above contact details. Orders placed in advance will be available for collection at the November 9 workshop.

Gaeltacht Scholarships: Leitrim County Committee GAA is offering grants for attendance at Gaeltacht courses to Leitrim boys and girls as part of their promotion of an Ghaeilge. These grants are open to registered and paid-up members of Leitrim GAA clubs, boys or girls.Some of the grants are part-sponsored by Gaeltacht colleges. In the case of cash grants, when students return they can claim their grant money on production of evidence of having successfully completed the course. Application forms can be printed from the link on the leitrim gaa website or can be had from the Secretary of any GAA club.The closing date for applications is Friday 10 November 2017.

Comhghairdeas to our County U 16 footballers and their management team  who had a good win over Laois in the Fr Manning Cup at the weekend – next game is against Meath next Saturday – good luck to team and management.

Melvin Gaels GAA Club Notes 31/10/2017

50/50 Draw

Congratulations to Frank Mc Sharry, Glenade who won €240 in last week’s 50/50   Draw. Get your ticket now for this week’s draw.

More people are needed to help with the Draw. The proceeds from the draw are for Bord na Nóg and the Senior Board. If anyone would like to help out just contact any of the Club committees. Anyone who wishes to join in the selling of tickets would only be needed once every six weeks.

Gaeltacht Scholarships

Leitrim Co Board GAA is offering grants for attendance at Gaeltacht courses to Leitrim boys and girls as part of their promotion of an Ghaeilge. These grants are open to registered members of Leitrim GAA clubs, boys or girls.

Some of the grants are part-sponsored by Gaeltacht colleges. In the case of cash grants, when students return they can claim their grant money on production of evidence of having successfully completed the course.

Application forms can be printed from the Leitrim GAA website www.leitrimgaa.ie by searching Gaeltacht Scholarships 2018 or can be had had from the Secretary of any GAA club. Beidh na hiarratais le fáil i ngach meanscoil sa Chontae freisin

The closing date for applications is Friday 10 November 2017.

Leitrim Gaels GAA Club Notes 31/10/2017

Quiz Night – The Club are holding a table quiz in Carty bar on Friday 10th November at 9pm. Come along for a great night of fun with plenty of prizes on the night. Tables of 4 €40.

Sponsorship – The under 17 team and their mentors Joe Casey, Benny McLoughlin and John Donegan would like to thank John Pierce and his staff in The Barge for their sponsorship towards the team and providing a lovely meal after their Championship final win. They would also like to thank Linda Gavigan for all her work throughout the year and for sending out text messages.

Allen Gaels GAA Club Notes 30/10/2017

U-21 Championship: St. Francis had a comfortable win against St. Mary’s Bornacoola in the opening round of the 13 aside championship on Sunday morning in the park. A good start is half the battle and we led 3-06 to no score after 15 minutes & it was 3-10 to 1-00 at the break & we added a flurry of scores in the second half. Scorers were: Wayne Reynolds 2-08; Gareth Higgins 2-00; Cian Beirne 1-01; Niall McGourty 1-01; Kevin Moran 1-00; Padraig Clarke 1-00; Ciaran Walsh 0-02; Michael Crawford 0-01; Kyle Flynn 0-01; Ryan Crawford 0-01; Caleb Duffy 0-01. We play Kiltubrid away next Sunday morning at 12noon. Best of luck to the team & management.

U-16 Girls: The girls have a couple of games to play in what is the last underage competition of the year. Best of luck to them in their remaining fixtures.

AGM: Please take note that the Club AGM takes place on November 26th at 5pm in the clubhouse. More details in coming weeks.

Leitrim U-16’s: Hard luck to the U-16’s who lost out to Offaly in the Fr. Manning Cup on Saturday 3-12 to 2-10 but congratulations on a great performance away to Laois on Monday winning by 2-14 to 1-05. Well done to Colin Moran for representing the club so well in the competition. Best of luck to the team when they travel to Meath next Saturday.

Connacht Club Championship:  Best wishes to Mohill who play Castlebar Mitchells away on Saturday next.

25 Card Drive: Allen Gaels 25 Card Game continues every  Sunday evening in Aras Phadraig at 8:30pm. Refreshments served. All welcome.

Lotto: There was no winner of the lotto jackpot & the numbers drawn were 05-15-18-24. The 5 prize winners of €20 each were: Seamus Keane, Drumshanbo; Aoife, James & Emma Barry, Drumshanbo; Terry Mann, Jamestown; Pauric Sweeney, Mahanagh and Louise Keaney, Aughacashel. The jackpot now stands at €1,700. Also a reminder that annual lotto tickets are available from any club officers for €85 for the year.

New Arrival: Congratulations to Conor O’Brien & Irene McCormack on the birth of their son, Bobby, last week.

Sympathy: The Club extends deepest condolences to the Moran Family on the very sad passing of Mrs Peggy Moran, Convent Avenue, who was laid to rest last Thursday. A guard of honour was performed at the church as a mark of respect and our thoughts & prayers are with Aidan, Fergus, Maeve, Ann & their families at this difficult time. Ar dheis De go raibh a h-anam. Sincere sympathy also to O’Rourke & Kehoe Families on the sudden passing in London of Colm O’Rourke, Lisnabrack, Manorhamilton in recent weeks. May he rest in peace

Ballinaglera GAA Club Notes 30/10/2017

U-21’s: The 21’s had an 8-16 to 2-05 win over Bornacoola/St Mary’s on Sunday. They play Kiltubrid next at 12:00 pm on this Sunday in Kiltubrid. Venue TBC.

Good Luck: Best of luck to Mohill as they represent Leitrim in the Connaught Senior Club Championship this weekend against Castlebar Mitchells.

Dinner Dance: There has been work going on behind the scenes regarding a Dinner Dance in December to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Junior Double and our Division 2 League title. All details should be confirmed in the coming days.

New Arrivals: Congratulations to Conor O Brien and his partner Irene who gave birth to a baby boy last week. Also to Enda Gilmartin and his partner Catherine who gave birth to twin girls recently also.

Aughavas GAA Club Notes 30/10/2017

LOTTO

There was no winner of the Lotto Draw on Sunday night last.  The numbers drawn was 6-0-5-7-1-3-2-4.  €30 winners were Jason Kenny, Rose Moran, Kian Larese, Martin McIntyre and Shane Morton.  The house prize sponsored by “The Dugout” was won by Diane Charles.  The next Lotto draw is on Saturday 11th November hosted by St Joseph’s Ladies. Lotto Jackpot is €9,500.  Envelopes €2.00 each or 3 for €5.00

U21’s

St Joseph’s U21’s play Dromahair on Sunday 5th November in Glencar Community field at 12 noon. 

FUNDRAISING DRAW

We launched our annual fundraising draw in “The Dugout” on Sunday 29th October.  The draw will take place on Saturday 20th January 2018.  Tickets cost €20 for 1 or a book of three tickets for €50.  1st Prize is €3,000, 2nd Prize €1,000 and 5 Prizes of €100.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Trevor Farrelly, Aughavas players “Player of the year” for 2017. Trevor received his award in the Dugout bar on Sunday night 29th October last.

Congratulations also to Aughavas GAA Club President Terry Shortt who was presented with the Unsung Hero Award at the Environmental & Community Awards 2017 recently.

AUGHAVAS GAA GEAR 

Check out the Aughavas GAA Online Shop/O’ Neills GAA oneills.com. If you wish to order something for Christmas it takes three weeks for delivery so shop now while you have plenty of time.

AGM

A date for your diary, our A.G.M. will take place on Friday 1st December @ 9pm.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Congratulations to Rossan twins Ciaran & Vincent McCabe who celebrated a “significant birthday” at the weekend. An enjoyable night was had by all and welcome home to all the visitors from the U.S.A.

Fenagh St Caillin’s GAA Club Notes 30/10/2017

Sponsorship
Many thanks to Michael McGovern and Donohoe’s Supervalu Ballinamore for their generous sponsorship of 50 footballs for Fenagh St Caillins underage teams.
U21
This year’s u21 Championship commences on Sunday next 5th Nov with Fenagh/Gortletteragh taking on St Brigids.

Kiltubrid GAA Club Notes 30/10/2017

Kiltubrid ExPat Guest of Honour – Congrats to former Kiltubrid footballer Joe McGirl who was recently honoured as the “Guest of Honor” at the Rocklands GAA Pavilion Dance on Sat 14th October in New York.  Joe’s outstanding service to the Rocklands Club is a mark of the man who has taken his GAA roots to his adopted City by immersing himself in the ongoing development at Rocklands GAA on and off the field of play.  Well done Joe.
U21 Championship – Game against St Francis at 12 noon on Sunday at home.
Club meeting – Important club meeting Friday next at the pitch.
Race Night – Kiltubrid GAA & Kiltubrid Ladies LGFA are running a Night at the Races on Sat 25th November in Gerties Bar, Keshcarrigan.  All proceeds from this event will go directly to the Maintenance and Development of Pairc Cill Tiobraid.  Horses, Trainers and Jockeys are now on sale at €20, €10 and €10 respectively with prizes for the winners of the races.  If you or your business are interested in Sponsoring one of the Ten races please contact Eoin 0863153438 or Louise 0879105328.  Please keep an eye on these notes via the Leitrim Observer, Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates in the lead up the Race Night.

Gaeltacht Scholarships – Leitrim Co Board GAA is offering grants for attendance at Gaeltacht courses to Leitrim boys and girls as part of their promotion of an Ghaeilge. These grants are open to registered members of Leitrim GAA clubs, boys or girls.  Some of the grants are part-sponsored by Gaeltacht colleges. In the case of cash grants, when students return they can claim their grant money on production of evidence of having successfully completed the course.  Application forms can be printed from the Leitrim GAA website www.leitrimgaa.ie by searching Gaeltacht Scholarships 2018 or can be had had from the Secretary of any GAA club. Beidh na hiarratais le fáil i ngach meanscoil sa Chontae freisin. The closing date for applications is Friday 10 November 2017.

Cloone GAA Club Notes 30/10/2017

History Part 3

In response to last week’s quiz, Sean Doherty was first in with the right answers. The game was against Gortletteragh, the County Champions of 1970 and the game was played in the Grange. Next in the trilogy, was a game played on Sunday, March 28th, 1971, in what would now be considered an away game. The game is remembered for activities off the playing field, more so than the quality of football played. The motto was all shoulders to the wheel, but in fact, it was limbs lower than the shoulder that became the dominant feature of the game. Our present sponsor played a blinder on the side line, and umbrellas were used for purposes that they were never intended for. Sure it was a day out for all the family and surely a day not to be forgotten. The Cloone team lined as follows: Paddy Kelly, Tommy McNamee Pat Beirne, Luke McNamee, Kevin Lennon, Peadar Moran, Gerry Moran, Jim McCabe Damian Brennan, Kieran Brennan, Mattie Joe Lennon Bertie Scanlon, Sean Smith, Tommy Derwin (RIP) Timmy Beirne. Subs used Willie Mitchel for Sean Smith. We were really upmarket back then, as we had a meal for the team after the game, which cost £ 17.00. Even before the advent of the GPA or the CPA, weren’t we really extravagant. Now, where was the match played, who were the opposition, and who was the referee? I can name one umpire, who got a serious lecture from the referee about his impartiality.

At that time we seemed to run league games and concerts in tandem, as that night we hosted the Drumreilly players in Doherty’s hall, and the proceeds amounted to £32.00. At least we more than broke even for the day.Now the Cloone GAA notes office was in a little bit  of a quandary this weekend, as to the name of the play by the Drumreilly playgroup, but following great and indeed intensive work by our research team we can now reveal that the name of the play was the hilarious Tom Coffey 3 act comedy “Anyone Can Rob a Bank”. Having spent £ 17.00 on a meal, no doubt the minds of the Cloone officials that evening was seriously focused on banking matters and were hoping to get some inspiration from the play. Next week we hope to feature some underage history.

HALLOWEEN TRAIL

Once again our Halloween trail was a fantastic success with huge crowds participating. It was no doubt one of the best to date with people coming from far and near. The response was phenomenal, and the comments afterwards were so rewarding to hear. The club would like to thank everybody who gave freely of their time to participate in the activities on the trail and to frighten the daylights of all and sundry, also to the stewards who manned the roads ,to everyone who helped out in any way, and most importantly to the people who came from far and near to participate. It was a fantastic occasion and sincere thanks to everybody.

FITTEST FAMILIES

With the return of the T.V. programme, The Fittest Family now back on our TV screens, we in Cloone could now be in a position to boast of our fittest Community. On Sunday last our Community were represented at the Dublin City Marathon by, Damian Kelly, Philip Charles, Eugene and Veronica McNamara, Eileen and Aidan Donohue, Peter Logan, Keith Conefrey, and Paul McNamara. Congratulation and well done to all our local participants.

LOTTO

There was no winner of the Club Lotto at the weekend and the numbers drawn were 5, 8, 18 and 20. The following were winners in the draw € 50 Adrian Kelly Drumbore Cloone, € 30 Martin McCaffrey, Cloone € 30, Vickie McCaffrey Adoon Cloone. The club would like to thank our loyal supporters who continue to support our lotto week in, week out. Your support is much appreciated.

COME DINE WITH ME

A date for your diary 2nd Dec, Come Dine With Me. Get the aprons out, as hosts are now being recruited.

Mohill GAA Club Notes 30/10/2017

Connacht Club Championship

We wish the Senior management and panel the best of luck as they travel west to meet Castlebar in the Connacht Club Championship. Our boys are well prepared and will not fear the Mayo boys. Castlebar star Barry Moran has a strong Mohill connection with both his parents Martin and Mae hailing from the town of Mohill. Martin has a senior Championship medal from 1971 and over the years has held many high places on our executive. One thing for sure there will be a big welcome for everyone in Castlebar on Saturday next.

Recent death

We extend our deepest sympathy to Ann Early and her sons Alan and Paul and her extended family on the death of her lovely mother Peggy Moran Drumshanbo during the week. 2017 was a bad year for Ann as she buried her husband Luke, our great supporter this year. May she experience happiness in 2018 and may Peggy rest in peace. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí

Aughnasheelin GAA Club Notes 25/10/2017

AIB Connacht Club Connacht Intermediate Championship Our Championship run came to an end in atrocious weather conditions at the Centre of Excellence  in Ballyhaunis on Saturday it was one of those days where things just did not go our way – the scoreline did not do our lads justice as with wind and rain lashing down our lads did play some good football.  Lads what a summer you have had – you have lifted the hearts and souls of all Achadh ná Síleann people the world over – each and every one of you can hold your heads up with pride and be very proud of what you all achieved in 2017.  A big go raibh a maith agaibh to Team, Management and all at our Club who have put in such a huge effort all year to be crowned Intermediate Champions 2017.  Go raibh maith agaibh to our wonderful supporters who travelled from near and far all summer to cheer on the lads and especially those who made the journey to  Ballyhaunis on Saturday last in terrible weather conditions – hope none of you gets the flu from the drenching you got.

 Photo Memories Summer 2017  –  The Club will be compiling a Souvenir DVD/Photo Book of the Championship 2017, if anyone would like to have their photos included can you email them to shirleysammon@gmail.com or send by Whatsapp to 086 608 3516 or stick them on a USB – whatever suits.  Please send them on Friday of this week October 27th.

Lotto Results from Draw October 23rd –  Numbers drawn were 4, 13, 21, 25 – House Draw Patricia Flynn – Sponsored Mickey Flanagan, Monthly Draw Declan Sammon, €25 Jennifer Prior, Sean Mahon, Senan McTeigue, Catherine Prior, Cora Gill.

Fixtures – Under 21 championship kicks off on Sunday 5th November.

Coaching – Leitrim GAA Coaching and Games Development Committee is delighted to welcome back former Leitrim Senior Coach John Morrison to the county on Thursday evening November 9th next as he conducts a ‘Game Senses’ coaching workshop at County Centre of Excellence. Bookings are now being taken for this workshop and you can reserve your place by contacting Leitrim GAA Games Promotion Officer James Glancy on (086) 4082561 or email james.glancy.gda.leitrim@gaa.ie.The cost of the workshop will be €5.People interested in a DVD copy of the two Donie Buckley workshops and the Paddy Christie workshop may order them directly from James Glancy at the above contact details. Orders placed in advance will be available for collection at the November 9 workshop.

Gaeltacht Scholarships – Leitrim County Committee GAA is offering grants for attendance at Gaeltacht courses to Leitrim boys and girls as part of their promotion of an Ghaeilge. These grants are open to registered and paid-up members of Leitrim GAA clubs, boys or girls.Some of the grants are part-sponsored by Gaeltacht colleges. In the case of cash grants, when students return they can claim their grant money on production of evidence of having successfully completed the course. Application forms can be printed from the link on the Leitrim GAA website or can be had from the Secretary of any GAA club.The closing date for applications is Friday 10 November 2017.

Comhghairdeas  – to our neighbours Sean O’Heslins on their Pyramid Bookmakers Junior A Championship win on Sunday and also our neighbours on the other side Ballinaglera on their Dunnes Bar ACL Division 2 win.

Gortletteragh GAA Club Notes 25/10/2017

The Cavan Curse comes to Cornageeha this Saturday Night Seamus O’Rourke brings the Cavan Curse to Cornageeha Community Centre this Saturday Night the 28th November. Tickets still available and there will be a limited number of tickets available on the door on the night. The show begins at 8.30 with doors from 7.30. This hilarious show promises a night not to be missed

Sympathy We extend our sympathy to the Ward family, Fearglass North on the passing of Lizzie’s aunt Kathleen Kelleher, Fenagh, last week. Ár dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.