Some information for those attending the Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter Final

Some information for those attending the Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter Final in gaelic Park New York next Sunday.

Regular admission $20 – Senior admission $10.

Tickets available at the gate on match day.

Directions to the ground:

From the South:

Driving Directions: Take Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) North, and proceed to the Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Stay straight and go under elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right (W. 240th St.).

By Subway: Take the “1” train to the last stop, which is 242nd street. As you exit the train, walk two blocks south and make a right onto 240th Street. Gaelic Park will be on your right.

From the North:

Driving Directions: Take New York State Thruway South (I-87) into the Bronx and exit at Van Cortlandt Park South. Turn right at traffic light and go straight until you pass under the elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right.

By Subway: Take the “1” train to the last stop, which is 242nd street. As you exit the train, walk two blocks south and make a right onto 240th Street. Gaelic Park will be on your right.

From the East:

Driving Directions: Bronx Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway South (I-95). Take Major Deegan Expressway North (I-87) to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Stay straight and go under elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right (W. 240th St.).

By Subway: Take the “1” train to the last stop, which is 242nd street. As you exit the train, walk two blocks south and make a right onto 240th Street. Gaelic Park will be on your right.

From the West:

Driving Directions: Take George Washington Bridge to Major Deegan Expwy. North (Route 87). Proceed to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over the Expressway toward Broadway. Stay straight and go under elevated train. Gaelic Park will be on your right (W. 240th St.).

By Subway: Take the “1” train to the last stop, which is 242nd street. As you exit the train, walk two blocks south and make a right onto 240th Street. Gaelic Park will be on your right.

NEW YORK Secretary Mary Murphy Tel: 001 914 439 5124 or email  secretary.newyork.usa@gaa.ie

 

 

29-Apr-13 by Colette Fox – PRO

Leitrim GAA Open Evening

LEITRIM GAA

OPEN EVENING

 

Friday 10th May in Páirc Seán

 

 

To celebrate the national launch of this year’s All Ireland Championship Leitrim GAA invites you to an open evening at Páirc Seán.

 

It’s your opportunity to meet members of our senior hurling and football teams.

 

Fun and games for all the family, everybody welcome.

 

More details to follow on www.leitrimgaa.ie

 

 

 

23-Apr-13 by Colette Fox – PRO

Into the Lions Den

Into the Lions’ Den

Kiltoom is a name on every GAA lip after St. Brigid’s enthralling last-gasp victory in the AIB All Ireland Club Football Final on St. Patrick’s Day. There will be an extra air of confidence all through Roscommon, as Kiltoom hosts the Semi-final of the Cadbury’s Connacht Under 21 Championship on Saturday between old rivals, the Rossies and Leitrim.

Home advantage is always a plus and this week especially so for the primrose and blue. But it is all to be played for, as the St. Brigid’s players themselves showed in Croke Park, when they were odds on to lose the game after ten minutes, with their backs firmly against the wall.

Probably few will be tipping Leitrim to upset the Rossies, but this should be a motivational factor for the boys in green and gold. When your mind-set is right you can work wonders. The players and their mentors Brendan Guckian, Padraig Kenny and James Holohan have left nothing undone in their preparations, so it is all down to sixty minutes on the field. Go for it lads.  

Collette Fox

PRO

 

 

21-Mar-13 by Colette Fox – PRO

Allianz Football League Division IV

There are two games each on Saturday and Sunday in Division IV of the Allianz Football League as the battle for promotion reaches the crucial half-way juncture.  

Allianz Football League Division IV Previews

Saturday, March 9


Clare v Tipperary, Cusack Park, Ennis, 2pm

The meeting of Clare and Tipperary in Division IV on Saturday afternoon in Ennis has the potential to really separate the two teams in the fourth tier. A Clare win would see them move four points ahead of their Munster rivals, while a Tipperary win would put them level with Clare on four points.

Peter Creedons Tipperary side finally got their first points on the board last weekend when they defeated London, while Clare picked up their second win in a row with an impressive win away to Offaly. Clare will look once more to forward David Tubridy, who hit 0-4 from play against Offaly. For Tipperary, anything less than a win here would realistically see their promotion ambitions for 2013 come to an end.

London v Waterford, Ruislip, 2pm

The other game on Saturday afternoon in Division IV is in Ruislip, where London host Waterford. Waterford are looking to bounce back from last weekends defeat to Limerick, while London are still chasing their first points of the campaign.

Waterfords narrow defeat to Limerick in Dungarvan last Saturday night somewhat halted their impressive progress under Niall Carew in the fourth tier, but a win this Saturday would put them firmly back in the promotion hunt. London will be eager to get some positive results in the league as soon as possible, as Manager Paul Coggins looks to build confidence in the Exiles camp ahead of their Connacht Championship clash against Sligo on May 26.

Sunday, March 10


Limerick v Carlow, Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, 2.30pm

That Limerick have top billing at the Gaelic Grounds this Sunday on a double header that also involves the county’s hurlers is a real sign of just how well the Shannonsiders have been moving this year. Last Saturday’s 0-8 to 0-6 win over Waterford was their third in a row and they are now clear at the top of Division IV with maximum points and the meanest defensive record across all four divisions.

Following an excellent start to the year under new Manager Anthony Rainbow, Carlow encountered their first major hiccup last weekend when they lost to Leitrim by seven points. The Barrowsiders had been a touch fortunate to beat Tipperary and London by the minimum in the previous rounds so it was no major surprise when their luck ran out at Dr. Cullen Park last weekend. A very settled Limerick side, devoid of any of the major injury problems that have blighted previous campaigns, present an even more intimidating hurdle on Sunday.

Leitrim v Offaly, Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, 2.30pm

In previous seasons, Leitrim probably would have settled for a mid-table finish had they lost their first two games in Division IV. However, with expectation levels increased by their FBD success, joint Manager Barney Breen is already talking about being back in the promotion race after last weekend’s excellent and badly needed win over Carlow.

Offaly have shown a marked improvement this year under Emmet McDonnell, but their only win from three games so far has come against London. After failing tests against Limerick and Clare, a win over Leitrim would be a major confidence booster for the Faithful County. McDonnell has made two changes for the game, with Derek Kelly and Willie Mulhall included from the start.

 

 

 

 

09-Mar-13 by Colette Fox – PRO

Two More in the Bag

Two more in the bag

Not a bad weekend. Two points for Leitrim in a do or die match in Carlow and team captain Emlyn Mulligan named on the Team of the Week. Things are looking up again and it’s no more than the players and Brian Breen, George Dugdale, the backroom team and the CountyBoard deserve. It’s all systems go now for the remainder of the Allianz League, because promotional hopes will be in the balance until the very last round. So the scene is set for an exciting few weeks ahead – amazing what a vital win can do.

 

We welcome Offaly to Páirc Seán on Sunday and the two points will be hard earned, so vocal and moral support will be vital. Leitrim followers have never found wanting, so have an early dinner and be in Carrick inÓgood time to welcome the team on to the pitch and keep that “Leitrim Leitrim” chanÓgoing from the throw-in. There will be stages in the game when Offaly will dominate, so the war cry will be needed even more then and the players will respond, as they always do.

 

Over the coming weeks we will be keeping a close eye on other results form Division IV and how they might impact on us, but really we just need to keep winning and be in the shake-up at the end.

 

Every game is now a vital one, so Leitrim followers should rally to the cause on Sunday and keep the pot boiling. Offaly are renowned for their fighting spirit and never say die attitude, so we will have to match them mentally as well.  Barney and George are busy men this week, plotting a game plan with the players and looking for another high Scóring performance on Sunday. Hopefully supporters will be there in large numbers and come home happy with another two points in the bag.

 

 

05-Mar-13 by Tommy Moran

Leitrim v Offaly

Fixture Details Allianz League Division 4 – Round 4

Leitrim v Offaly this Sunday 10/3/13 at 2.30 in Páirc Seán.

Please put Sunday in your Diary – Lets ALL get behind the team.

 

 

04-Mar-13 by Colette Fox – PRO

Carlow v Leitrim

Link to an article on todays match against Carlow by John Lynch on Shannonside and an interview with Barney Breen.

 

 

03-Mar-13 by Colette Fox – PRO

Post Match Reaction

Joint Leitrim Manager Brian Breen in a post match interview with Shannonside FM reporter Seamus Gallagher after our victory over Carlow today. 

 

 

03-Mar-13 by Colette Fox – PRO

Allianz Football League – Carlow v Leitrim

Leitrim Supporters Club are organising a bus (subject to numbers travelling) to Carlow v Leitrim Allianz National League game on Sunday 3 March.

Venue Carlow.
Fare €15
Booking essential to Shay Reynolds 0879030882 or Attracta O Reilly 0861708499 on or before Thursday 28 February.

Bus Route
Drumshanbo 9.15am
Carrick on Shannon 9.30am
Dromod 9.50

 

 

21-Feb-13 by Colette Fox – PRO

Letting down the Blade

Letting down the Blade

When my uncle, Joe Sweeney, would tell me he had to let down the blade, it never made a lot of sense to me. But of course I let on I understood, as he lowered the mowing arm on the horse drawn machine to get every last sprig of grass off the meadow in Killaneen. He wanted to shave off the minutest strand, to get the best value he could out of the few acres of grass he had to work on.

I thought of Uncle Joe last Sunday, as Mary Flynn and Noeleen Noone poured the tea in a rather subdued atmosphere at half time. There were happy Clare faces of course, but the stewards and supporters and everyone in a green and gold jacket hovered inÓgroups, like in the hallway of the High Court and wondered what in blazes had happened in the run up to half time.

We appeared to be on a roll, but play was rightly held up to care for worrying looking injuries to Cathal McCrann and then Adrian Croal and suddenly we were behind and Clare had risen from the dead.

Micko will probably be getting plaudits today for pulling some master stroke inside that wise old head. But he didn’t really, he probably just told his players to go back out and keep the stolen momentum going. Anyway, they did and we could have had no complaints at full time, Clare deserved to go home with the two points.

Of immediate concern to us is that Cathal and Adrian make full and speedy recoveries – and not just for football reasons, they don’t deserve to be in pain or discomfort or unable to work or socialise for giving their all for the county jersey. But hurry back, lads!

If George or Barney talk this week about letting down the blade, we will all know what they mean. What has beenÓgiven on the training field to date, will pale a little compared to what is to come, every last ounce will be demanded from everyone in the team party. It’s not the end of the world. We have lost two matches in a row before. And don’t forget we had won four in a row just before these last glitches.

The rest of us can let down the blade a bit too – if we could all get just one more member each into the Supporters Club, it would make such a difference. Shay Reynolds and Michael Feeney would be quite happy if they had to bale the Euro notes. The banks are open for business, well, some of them anyway.

And George and Barney and the players are still open for business.

Let down the blade, lads, we are all still behind you.

 

 

 

11-Feb-13 by Tommy Moran

Calling on Leitrim Followers

 

 

 

Calling all Leitrim Followers

 

Your support is needed to help us over the line

 

Maybe you can’t make New York in May

But you could make Carrick on February 10th

 

 Emlyn and the boys need that sideline chant of

Leitrim ….. Leitrim ….. Leitrim

 

Leitrim v Clare

See you in Páirc Seán on Sunday at 2pm

 

Go raibh maith agaibh

 

 

 

07-Feb-13 by Colette Fox – PRO

The GAA national website (wwwgaaie) has a preview of all teams participating in this years Allianz Football League

The GAA national website (www.gaa.ie) has a preview of all the teams participating in this years Allianz Football League.  Follow this Link to preview the Leitrim team ahead of our Allianz Football League opening match against Limerick on Sunday.  And dont forget if you intend travelling to Sundays game on the Leitrim Supporters Bus you are advised to book your seat as soon as possible.  Latest date for booking your seat is Thursday 31st. January but seats will be reserved on a first come basis and as the man says “when theyre gone, theyre gone.”

Booking details:

Shay Reynolds, Bornacoola 087 903 0882

Attracta O Reilly, St. Marys 086 170 8499

€15 per person

Departure Sunday 03/02/2013

9.15 am Drumshanbo swimming pool
9.30 am Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada
9.50 am Bornacoola GAA, Dromod 

Be there to cheer them on to a winning start

 

 

 

 

29-Jan-13 by Colette Fox – PRO