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St Patricks GAA Club Dromahair-Club Notes

Celebrity Bainisteoir

Our great run in the Celebrity Bainisteoir is over. While everyone was very disappointed with our defeat last Friday night it was still a night that will be remembered for a long time to come for all the right reasons except the result. To be at the pitch before the game and see such huge support and colour for our team and to see familiar faces from all over Leitrim really made you feel how special an occasion the final was. The club, officials and team would like to thank everyone for all the support we have received; it was great to see all the flags and banners around the locality and all the signs and messages of support all over the county. I know that the players were really lifted by the send off they received in Dromahair and the sight of all the supporters in Dublin. Thanks to our main sponsors for the competition Connacht Gold, SL Controls and Kerrigan Quarries. Also to all the local businesses who helped us out so much over the last few months. Thanks to Martina, Noel and staff of The Blue Devon for providing a meal for the team on their arrival back from Dublin, to Niall Gallogly Outdoor Catering Ballinamore for looking after food for the players after training, to Doctor Ballintine and John Russell for providing medical cover for the team. There are loads more to thank and we will have a more comprehensive list next week.

Everyone involved with the club should be very proud of the way we represented the parishes of Dromahair. At the start the players committed to making a huge effort for the competition and they didnt let us down and the lads that spoke on camera portrayed us all very well. The club executive committee put in huge work over the last 6 months to have everything right for the cameras especially our Chairman Kevin Torsney and Secretary Adrian McMorrow who were on call all the time by the production company. Our management team of BrendanÓgreen, Mickey Quinn and Fergus Torsney put huge work into preparing the team and we are delighted that Mickey is going to stay on for the rest of the season; he has helped us all immensely and is a brilliant ambassador for Leitrim football. Finally thanks to our Celebrity Bainisteoir Katherine, since the first day she arrived in Dromahair she has been a friend to everyone in the club and has always put a smile on our faces both young and old. Hopefully Katherine will visit us again during the summer and we can relive the brilliant memories that we will all have for the rest of our lives.

11-May-09 by Eoghan Sweeney

St Patricks GAA Club Dromahair

Club Notes

Guess the score

The winners of the guess the score competition for the Rockwell Rovers match are Tony HennÓgan c/o John Evans, Karl Gethins Sox Line, Mike Whelan c/o Martin Kelly, Sean Travers Dromore, Shirley Moffatt c/o Adrian Fowley, Brian McMorrow, and Andrea Rankin.

Intermediate team

We won against Annaduff last Sunday in Division 2 on a scoreline of 0-12 to 0-08. We play league leaders Carrigallen next Saturday at 6.30pm in the park. On Sunday our junior team play Bornacoola at 2pm in the park. Hopefully all our supporters will be able to come to both games.

U14

Our U14 team had a good win over Mohill last week on a scoreline of 6-12 to 1-5. Our team was Cian McHugh, Enda Fowley, James Morrison, Cathal McTiernan, Dean Kelly, Terry O Rourke, Michael Clancy, Keith Conlon, Gary Fowley, Martin Feeney, StephenÓgordon, JasonÓgallagher, Ryan Kerins.

Minors

Our Minor team beat Annaduff last week. The Dromahair team was Michael O Hara Ciaran Maguire, Rory Kelly, Cillian McDermott, Mark Kelly, Wayne Wallace, Martin Clancy, Mark Rooney, Cian Clinton, Gerard Kelly, Colin Hamilton, Niall Hopper, Fergal McMorrow. Sub used Terry O Brien.

Celebrity Bainisteoir

Preparation for the final are now been organised and we will have more details next week. The match is on Friday evening 8th of May at 7pm. Anyone going to the game who intends staying the night should contact the Skylon Hotel in Dublin they are offering a special rate for all our supporters. Details are on our website.

23-Apr-09 by Eoghan Sweeney

St Patricks GAA Club Dromahair-

Club Notes

Intermediate and Junior Team

Our Intermediate team played Glenfarne / Kiltyclogher last Saturday evening; we won on a score line of 0-06 to 0-04. Thanks to all our supporters who travelled to the game. We wish a speedy recovery to all our injured players.

Good Friday

The team will be travelling to Tipperary on Friday but before they leave they will be hosting a training session for the national school children from Ardvarney NS, BallinÓgar NS, Drumlease NS and Newtownmanor NS. The training session will commence at 12.30 and last for one hour. The team will depart on the Tripp to Tipp at 2pm from the park. Everyone is invited along to give the team a good send off.

Celebrity Bainisteoir

The semi final is on next Saturday in New Inn, Co. Tipperary at 2pm against Andrea Roches Rockwell Rovers. Hopefully everyone and more who travelled to Dublin will now travel to Tipperary and support the team. We would welcome support from all the other clubs in Leitrim, this is also an opportunity for all Leitrim people in Munster to come along and support a Leitrim team, so if you have any relatives in Munster let them know the game is on. The club would like to wish the best of luck to Katherine, Mickey and the team.

Club Social

The club have organised a club social for Easter Sunday night in the Clubhouse Bar. Music is by DJ Baldy Mick. There will be an optional cover charge and a raffle on the night.

08-Apr-09 by Eoghan Sweeney

St Patricks GAA Club Dromahair –

Club Notes

Table Quiz

The club has organised a fund raising table quiz next Friday night 27th of March in the Blue Devon at 9.30pm. Your support would be appreciated.

Celebrity Bainisteoir

The cameras were in the village all weekend doing interviews and filming training. Thanks to everyone who helped out over the weekend especially to Patrick Hugh and Ann Kelly of the Clubhouse Bar who let us use their premises. The first program was shown on Sunday night with all the celebrity Managers been introduced to their teams it will be a few more weeks before our quarter final with Cuala will be shown. Over the next few weeks we will have more details of the arrangements for the "Trip to Tipp" hopefully everyone who travelled to Dublin will now travel to Tipperary and support the team. We will have details of buses next week.

Guess the score

No one had the exact score for Cuala game; however two people had the exact points total and they share the prize money of €250. They were Joe McGoldrick, Main Street and Kenny Casey, The Acres, Dromahair. We are now selling Guess the score for our next game and these can be brought from any player or in local businesses.

Team Gear

Club polo shirts, hoddies and jackets with our new crest are still available to buy in the following local businesses: OHaras Corner Deli, McGoldricks Londis, Gilmors Spar, Dromahair Pharmacy, The Blue Devon Bar and The Clubhouse Bar.

Intermediate and Junior Team

Both our adult teams had no league games at the weekend. We play Allen Gaels away next Saturday evening in Division 4. Best of luck to Pat Curneen who has been appointed as Manager of our junior team.

U16

Our U16 team are fixed to play Aughavas next Saturday at 12 noon in the park.

U14

The U14 team got off to a great start in the league with a 3 point victory over Drumreilly last Saturday. The team was Cian McHugh, Joseph Maguire, Enda Fowley, James Morrison, Cathal McTiernan, Dean Kelly, Terry ORourke (4pts), Michael Clancy (1-1) Keith Conlon, Gary Fowley (1pt), Martin Feeney, StephenÓgordon, JasonÓgallagher (1pt). Subs; Stephen Rooney, Darragh McMorrow. Training continues on Wednesday evening at 6pm in the Park.

28-Mar-09 by Eoghan Sweeney

Update – The draw for the next round of Celebrity Bainisteoir has been made and Dromahaire are playing away to Rockwell Rovers in Tipperary on Saturday 11th of April.
 

St Patricks GAA Club Dromahair
Club Notes

Departure

The cameras were out early in Dromahair last Friday to prepare for the teams departure to Dublin. Katherine Lynch and the camera’s visited local businesses, Drumlease National School and Dromahair Playschool. Thanks to Mr. O’Farrell, all the staff and students in Drumlease National School for all their hard work preparing banners flags and songs. Thanks also to Teresa, Paula and Caroline who had Dromahair Playschool decked out in the Dromahair colours and all the students wearing their red and white. After all the visits it was time to prepare for departure. Katherine and the team were paraded down Main Street as far as their bus by a huge crowd. Thanks to Joe Fowley for providing the lorry. After all the excitement the team departed for Dublin at 3pm.

The Match

After an epic match on Saturday we progressed to the next round with a one point victory after two periods of extra time. Everyone that was at the game witnessed a great game between two evenly matched sides. Everyone in our club and area should be very proud of the way our team played, on a few occasions they looked like they had missed their chance but they would dig deeper and get straight back into the game. Well done to the entire panel on a great performance.

Ladies

The Ladies team played Cuala on Saturday morning unfortunately they were not successful. The club would like to thank the ladies for all the great support they have given our team over the weekend. Special thanks to the ladies Manager Doctor Ballintine who also helped out with our injured players during the Celebrity Bainisteoir match.

Cuala

We would all like to thank the Cuala club for making us feel so welcome at the weekend and for having everything organised so well. On the Friday Cuala organised an up for the match presented by Des Cahill and had an Après match on Saturday as well as having food organised to feed all our supporters. On Saturday all our team and supporters went back to their club house for a great night of song and dance.

Match Program

The Cuala club produced a program for our Celebrity Bainisteoir match, we would like to thank the following businesses for taking ads: Holgate Fencing, The Blue Devon, Gurns Milestone Lounge, McL Assessors, Ciaran Clinton Taxi, Stanfords Inn, All-plant, Connacht Gold, SL Controls, Kerrigan Quarries, Breffni Plant Hire, The Clubhouse Bar, McGoldricks Londis, McPadden Construction, Woodview Inn, Gilmor’s Spar, Dessie Fowley Taxi, Oriel Fuels and Flanagan Electrical.

 

Support

The club and players would like to thanks all our supporters who attended the match in Dublin and cheered on the team so well. Thanks also to everyone who put out their flags in Dromahair especially all the local businesses. It was great to see so many from other clubs in Leitrim at the match to give their support. We would also acknowledge all the messages of goodwill we received over the past few weeks from near and far.

Team Gear

Club polo shirts, hoddies and jackets with our new crest are still available to buy in the following local businesses: O’Hara’s Corner Deli, McGoldrick’s Londis, Gilmor’s Spar, Dromahair Pharmacy, The Blue Devon Bar and The Clubhouse Bar.

Intermediate Team

Training continues for our adult teams on Tuesday and Friday night. Our next match is on Saturday in Ballinaglera in the Shield Competition at 5pm and our junior team play St. Mary’s at 11.30 on Sunday next in Carrick on Shannon. Any players in our area who would like to join the panel are welcome just contact the team management or member of club executive to get details of training and matches

11-Mar-09 by Eoghan Sweeney

Club Notes

Social night

The club held a social night last Saturday in the Clubhouse Bar. Presentations were made on the night by Chairman Kevin Torsney to our Club President Josie Torsney and Vice Presidents John Madden, Terry Leyden and Teddy Loughlin. Club players of the year for 2008 were announced, Ronan Fowley was named Intermediate Player of the Year and Thomas Kelly won Junior Player of the Year. There was also a presentation for our Scór na nÓg instrumental group who won the Leitrim title and to our Scór officer Stephen McInerney. Thanks to all the Scór dancers and musicians who performed on the night and also to Vivian OLoughlin. The U21 medals for 2007 were also presented. Thanks to all our supporters who came along and to Patrick Hugh, Ann and staff for providing their premises and food on the night.

St. Brigids Visit

The St. Brigids Club from Dublin were visiting Dromahair over the weekend and by all accounts they had a great time. We played them in a challenge match on Saturday which St. Brigids won by one point. Thanks to Joe and everyone in the Woodview Inn for looking after St. Brigids on Friday night and to Fergus and staff in Stanfords Inn for looking after both teams after the match on Saturday.

Members Draw

The Members Draw for January took place as well last Saturday in the Clubhouse Bar. The winners were €300 Michael McGoldrick, €200 Lisa McMorrow, €150 Ronan Fowley and €100 Jacinta Torsney. Anyone interested in joining the draw can contact a member of the club executive. To join the draw it costs €20 per month, and members are entitled to full club membership and entry in a monthly draw for €750 in prizes.

Team Gear

We have ordered some new club tops and jackets with our new crest; these will be available to buy in local shops from next weekend.

Celebrity Bainisteoir

The cameras are returning to film training next Sunday, Sunday 22nd Feb, and Sunday 1st March. The cameras will be filming around the village and in local schools on Friday 6th of March before the team depart for Dublin at 2pm. The Cuala club have organised a lot of activities on the day of the match. Our ladies team will play Cuala ladies at 11.30 before the Celebrity Bainisteoir match and our junior team will play their juniors after the match. During the day there will also be bouncy castles, face painting and loads of other entertainment. After the match Cuala have organised an Apres match hosted by Des Cahill.

Match Program

The Cuala club are organising a program for our Celebrity Bainisteoir match and we have to put together some articles for it. If anyone wishes to submit something for the program please let me know. We are also looking for adverts for the program and if any local business wants to place an advert they should contact a member of the executive.

11-Feb-09 by Eoghan Sweeney