Golf Classic

Leitrim GAA will host a Golf Classic in Carrick on Shannon Golf Course on Saturday 9th April, 2011 at 11am.   

Leitrim GAA is delighted to announce the inaugural Golf Classic to be held in Leitrim on Saturday 9th April.

This will be an ideal opportunity for Leitrim gaels to meet up and converse on gaelic and golf matters.  Past and present Leitrim players and officials as well as Leitrim supporters will have the opportunity to meet up at this event to be held at the wonderfully appointed Carrick on Shannon Golf Course. 

One of the main prizes will be free entry to the hugely successful annual Leitrim Golf Classic held in Dublin which is celebrating 21 years this year.  It takes place at the Edmondstown golf Course in Rathfarnam, Dublin on the 20th May, 2011. 

As many clubs hold Golf Classics of their own we would urge clubs to promote this event amongst their golf enthusiasts.  As always you dont have to be a club member to participate and team entry fee is 200 euro. 

For further details contact chairman.leitrim@gaa.ie or secretary.leitrim@gaa.ie

 

 

 

 

 

 

14-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Leitrim Intercultural Forum Information Fair

Leitrim Intercultural Forum Information Fair

Message

I am writing to invite you, or a member of your organisation, to take
part at the Leitrim Intercultural Forum Information Fair taking place
at the Bush Hotel, Carrick-on Shannon on Wednesday 23 March 2011
between 4pm and 7pm.

 

Leitrim Intercultural Forum is a new group being established to
provide training, information, advocacy, support, activities and
address issues affecting Leitrim’s newest communities from around the
world.

 

We are also starting Leitrim Intercultural Women, a group to provide
support, social activities, family information and practical guidance
for women settling into new communities.

 

Our programme so far has included a number of information sessions
around the county and family art weekend to create a carnival piece
for the Carrick-on-Shannon St Patrick’s Day parade.  Future activities
planned include a cross border trip for women to Fermanagh and the
production of an information pack for new communities.  There will
also be further meetings and training events in both Manorhamilton and
Carrick-on-Shannon to set up and support the county-wide Intercultural
Forum and Intercultural Women’s group.

 

The Information Fair will include various service providers in a trade
fair style setting, which will enable local people, particularly those
from new communities, to access information, raise concerns and find
out more about the services available to them in County Leitrim.

 

I have attached a booking form should you wish to host a stand at the
event.  We would appreciate it if you could return this to us no later
than Wednesday 16 March to allow us to confirm arrangements with the
venue.

 

Best regards,

 

Jane Waugh

Green Hat

 

30 Main Street

Maguiresbridge

Co Fermanagh

BT94 4RZ

 

Tel: 028/048 677 23766

www.greenhat.org.uk

 

 

13-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Leitrim Supporters Club Draw

LEITRIM SUPPORTERS’ CLUB 25TH ANNUAL DRAW

Only two weeks remain until the big Leitrim Supporters Club Draw for 2011.  Supporters are reminded that membership for the year costs €40.00 and all members will receive a Supporters’ Club Car Sticker and a 25th Anniversary Commemorative Scórf.  The prizes this year are as follows:-

1st Prize    €5,000  

2nd Prize   €2,000  

3rd Prize   €1,000  

4th Prize   32" Sony Flat Screen T.V.  

5th Prize   Tricity Bendix Washing Machine 

6th Prize   B&B for 2 with evening dinner in The Sliabh Russell Hotel  

7th Prize   Weekend break for 2 in any McNiffe Group Hotel

The Sponsors of Leitrim Supporters’ Club 2011 are as follows:-

Cox’s Steak House (Dromod), Kevin Quinn (Embassy Rooms Sligo), McGowans Coaches and Garage (Drumshanbo), Bernie Crossan Electric (Longford), Aoife Gorman (Longford), Gerry Murray (Sligo), Gerry O’Rourke (Longford), Reynolds Topline Hardware (Carrick on Shannon and Mohill), Sliabh Russell Hotel, McNiffe Group Hotels.

The Supporters’ Club Draw takes place in Cox’s Steakhouse Dromod on Saturday 26th March 2011.

Those wishing to join the Supporters Club can do so by contacting their Club Officials who have allocations or any County Board Official. LEITRIM GAA GREATLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF ALL OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS.

 

 

13-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Unsung Players

Unsung Players- Connacht Players feature prominently!

The Irish Independent recently published Unsung Heroes Football and Hurling teams, selected from a long list of nominations of top players from 1960 to 2010 who had never won All Ireland Senior Championship medals.

Connacht had five players selected on the Football team – Johnny Hughes of Galway at left half back; Dermot Earley of Roscommon at midfield, with the half forward line being comprised Ciaran McDonald of Mayo, Packie McGarty of Leitrim and Mickey Kearins of Sligo.
On the Hurling side the province had two Galway men chosen – Ollie Canning at left corner back and Joe Salmon at centre-field.
As well as being famed inter-county stars, all seven players also made their mark over the decades as members of the Connacht Railway Cup teams.

 

 

 

12-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

2011 GAA Presidents Awards

Coiste Chontae Liatroma congratulates Gerry Mahon, Ballinamore Sean O Heslins GAA Club who has been chosen as one of the recipients of the 2011 GAA Presidents Awards in light of his outstanding voluntary contribution to the GAA over a prolonged period.

These awards are organised and presented on an annual basis to honour those who go above and beyond the call of duty in their commitment and dedication to their chosen field within the wider GAA family.

A special banquet will take place at Croke Park on the evening of Wednesday March 16 at which all winners will be present.

Tickets for the banquet event, priced at €30 per person, can also be purchased through Paula OBrien at 01-8658672 / accountsreceivable@gaa.ie

The closing date for purchasing tickets is 11.3.11.

Well done Gerry.

 

 

08-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Sean Nos dancing group in the All Ireland Talent Show

My names Edwina Guckian from Drumsna, Co. Leitrim. Im am writing to you about my Sean Nós dancing group in the All Ireland Talent Show. Heres a quick bit of info about us.
 
Were called Sean Nós ar an tSionann and were representing Daithí Ó Sé and the West in The All Ireland Talent Show.
The 10 of us come from Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Kerry and range from 8 – 26 years old.Between us all we have 6 all ireland titles, to world titles, an all ireland champion bodhran player and oireachtas sean nos champions.
On New Years eve we took to the stage on the first of the live shows. We topped the Public vote putting us straight through to the semi finals in March.
 
On March 13th we take to the stage again to battle it out with 4 other contestants in a bid to win the All Ireland Talent Show.
If we win we want to give €10,000 of the prize money to Our Ladys Hospital for sick children, Crumlin.
There are quite a few very special children who attend my sean nós classes every week that would not be dancing with us if it were not for Our Ladys Hospital. We want to do it for those children and everyone who attends that hospital. They receive no Government funding so its a very worthy cause. Doing it for sean nós, for Daíthí, for our counties, for Our Ladys Hospital and FOR THE WEST!
VOTE SEAN NÓS AR AN tSIONANN MARCH 13TH RTE 1,   6.30PM.
 
The public vote is what makes the difference so we need every vote we can get.
 So if you could pass the word on to all your club members or publicise us in anyway we would really appreciate it.
 
Heres a link to a promo video i made including our performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VddYKGMG_p0
 
Thank you for your time.
 
Edwina & Sean Nós ar an tSionann

 

 

07-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

New Connacht PRO

Coiste Chontae Liatroma extend congratulations to Tommy Moran from the Ballinamore Sean OHeslins Club who has taken up the role of Connacht GAA PRO.  Tommy takes over from Mick Rock from Roscommon. 

Tommy will no doubt bring his unique style to the role and we look forward to working with him over the next 3 years. 

 

 

07-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Tony Hayden RIP

Coiste Chontae Liatroma extend deepest sympathy to the family of the late Tony Hayden.  Tony played on the great Leitrim teams of the late 1950s which contested 4 Connacht titles in a row.   He played Railway Cup for Connacht and was selected at left half back on the Leitrim Team of the Millennium in 2000.  He captained the last Bornacoola team to win a Leitrim Senior Championship in 1957 and remained a loyal supporter of his native club throughout his life.  He is survived by his wife Nina (nee McSharry), brothers Seamus and Noel, sons Cathal and Darragh and daughter Ciara. 

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Death Notice for information purposes:-

Tony Hayden, Ex ESB, Oakfield Road Sligo, and late of Bornacoola, Co. Leitrim. Remains reposing at his home today Saturday and tomorrow Sunday from 3 to 9 pm.  Removal on Monday morning to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for 12 o clock mass of the ressurection followed by burial in Sligo cemetery.  House private on Monday morning please.

 

 

 

 

06-Mar-11 by

Scolaireachtai

Scoláireachtái do dhaoine a ghlac páirt i Scór

Michaelaigh Nolan, Drumkeerin – 200 Euro
Fiach Mac Conmara – Cara Droma Ruisc – 100 Euro
BronÓgh Ní Ruairc – Carraig Alainn – 100 Euro
Meghan Ni Cuinn – Aughawillan – 100 Euro

Scolaireachta­ Eile

Jack Ledwith – Carrigallen – 250 Euro
Robert Lee – Drumkeerin – 100 Euro
Roisin Rooney – Manorhamilton – 100 Euro
Cormac Whelan – Carrigallen – 100 Euro
Enda Charters – Dromahair – 100 Euro
Éanna OHara – Kinlough 100 Euro
Leah Egan – Drumshanbo – 100 Euro
Tara Drugan – Drumkeerin – 100 Euro

 

 

05-Mar-11 by Maura Mulvey

Sligo GAA Coaching night

Leitrim coaches/clubs welcome to attend.

Sligo County GAA
Coaching night

Sligo Park Hotel
Wednesday, 9th March 2011 – 7-10pm

Sligo County Coaching & Games Committee are delighted to announce
details of their upcoming Coaching night, which will be held in Sligo
Park Hotel, on Wednesday March 9th, starting at 7.00pm Sharp

With an expert panel of coaches and players including Packie Bonner,
Matin Carney, Mark Breheny, Maurice Sheridan and Mickey McGeehin, this
is sure to a fantastic evening. Along with discussing the various
aspects of coaching, video coverage will also be included illustrating
coaching drills/techniques in the areas of Goalkeeping, Tackling and
Attacking Play.

MC for the night will be well known analyst and commentator, Martin
Carney, who also had a distinguished career as a footballer, and more
recently as an analyst and coach.

Goalkeeping:
Packie Bonner has enjoyed legendary status in Ireland for his
goalkeeping heroics playing with both Ireland and Glasgow Celtic.
Packie has also commanded senior goalkeeping coaching roles, and will
discuss the different aspects of goalkeeping coaching.

Tackling
Mickey McGeehin, director of Coaching Ireland, is an expert coach,
previously working with the Ulster Council GAA, and has vast
inter-county coaching experience with Mayo, Fermanagh, Roscommon,
Laois and Clare. Mickey will speak about coaching the tackle, and
demonstrate various coaching exercises and conditioned games held at a
recent U21 training session.

Attacking Play
Mark Breheny & Maurice Sheridan are two of the games masters in the
art of free-taking and attacking play. Having played at the highest
level in the game, they will discuss the finer points of forward play
and free-taking techniques, included some excellent exercises from a
recent workshop.

This is an excellent opportunity for all coaches to learn from these
leading coaches/players.

Tickets are €20 each, and are available from Mattie Coleman
(087-6296914), Liam Óg Gormley (086-8254420), Stephen Carty
(086-8326908) and Eamonn McMunn (087-0524574)

 

 

05-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Seamus Dillon RIP

It is with deep sadness that Coiste Chontae Liatroma report the passing of former Leitrim Footballer Seamus Dillon.

Seamus was one of lifes true gentlemen.  He had a great love for his club Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher and always took great pride in togging out for them.  He had the distinction of captaining their senior team on a number of occasions and he also won an U21 County medal with GlenManor Gaels in 1998. In recent years he was also involved in managing underage teams for his club.

He was an extremely talented player who represented the Green and Gold with distinction.  Seamus played for the Leitrim senior team in the 1998/1999 season and made his senior championship debut against Roscommon in 1999 and made his league debut against Dublin in 1999.  

Despite his recent injury Seamus remained a loyal supporter of both his Club and County.  Chontae Liatroma take this opportunity to extend our deepest sympathy to his family, the Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher GAA Club and his many, many friends.

Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam dilis.

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Please be advised that due to the sad passing of Seamus the following weekend games have been postponed as a mark of respect:

ACL D1 Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher v Glencar/Manorhamilton

ACL D5 Mohill v Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher

Funeral Arrangements;

Seamus Dillon, Kiltyclogher, Co Leitrim. Peacefully at Sligo General hospital. Reposing at his home in Kiltyclogher this evening (Thursday) from 7pm.  Removal from his home on Friday at 7.45 pm to arrive at St. Patrick’s Church Kiltyclogher at 8pm.  Funeral mass on Saturday at 11am.  Burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.   

 

 

 

 

03-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Message from Comhairle Chontae Liatroma

COMHAIRLE CHONTAE LIATROMA AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARTS AND CULTURE IN COUNTY LEITRIM

Leitrim County Council is conscious of the huge contributions that are made to Arts and Culture in all their forms by people and groups in County Leitrim.  For this reason it is proposed to initiate an Awards Scheme which will be held annually to recognise outstanding contributions to arts and
culture in the County.

It is acknowledged that Arts and Culture cover a wide span of headings including music and dance in all their genres, stage and film, the spoken and written word, Irish language and culture, painting, sculpture, drawing and many other forms. In recognition of this, it is not proposed to make awards for specific categories, but to present a total of five awards for outstanding contributions to Arts and Culture in the County by individuals or groups under the following general headings;-

One award for outstanding contributions by youth (under18),

Three awards for outstanding contributions by adults,

One award under the hall of fame/lifetime achievement
category.

We need the assistance of community groups and organisations (national and local) who have a role, however small, in the promotion and development of Arts and Culture in Co. Leitrim.  It is proposed to establish a panel of nominating bodies who will, in due course, be asked to submit nominations to be considered by the adjudication panel.  If your organisation feels that it could play a role in the nomination of worthy nominees-either individuals or groups, please respond in writing to the undernamed not later than 5pm on Wednesday 2nd March 2011.

Your response should give basic details of the activities of your organisationÓgroup and details of its role in the promotion and development of Arts and Culture in County Leitrim.

Director of Services,
Arts and Culture Department,
Aras an Chontae ,
Carrick on Shannon,
Co. Leitrim

 

 

02-Mar-11 by Colette Fox – PRO