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On June 24th immediately before the 2pm start of the Connacht Championship Semifinal game the official opening of the new seated stand will be performed.

The Galway game is the perfect showcase in which to open the stand which is on schedule and will be completed shortly.

The facility is a much needed replacement for the old dressing rooms and media area. The new stand has 4 well proportioned dressing rooms with communication and media links to respective Team Analyst boxes on the upper most tier.

The middle tier will provide much needed Administrative office space and meeting rooms for the day to day running of Leitrim GAA. It also has a Museum / Display area which will be opened later in the summer.

The upper tier (over the seated area) is a state of the art media centre with fully sound proofed Radio boxes and ample space for other media types. Towards the ends of the stand is space for meetings and a corporate area. On the evening of June 24th after the big match this area on the N4 side will be transformed into a Studio for RTE for the purposes of performing the Qualifier draw which will be aired live.

The main stand area provides well appointed panoramic views of the playing field and the angle of the stand gives you a feeling of close proximity to the playing area.

The Get on the Team fund raising campaign is ongoing and has now reached the €600,000 mark. There has been a marked increase in donations in recent weeks all of which is very much appreciated. If you are not on the Team Fundraiser and wish to do so then please contact an officer of the County Board as soon as possible as every euro invested at this stage will reduce the cost of any borrowings that Leitrim GAA may have to endure. Click on the Developments Link on the left hand side to obtain more specific info. and instructions. Donations that are not Tax Relief compatible are also most welcome.

The unveiling of the Get on the Team plaques is planned for another date later in the summer.

 

 

01-Jun-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Last weekend was a special one for the members of Leitrim Gaels who staged their first game on their magnificent new Community Field facility in Leitrim Village. They drew with Aughavas in the Masonite League Division Four Clash on Saturday evening on the wonderful new surfac e.

The new facility features a full-size all weather pitch with room for an additional training area and a running track, a large car park as well as a state of the art dressing room complex, with a fully fitted stainless steel kitchen, function room and offices.

Prior to this Leitrim Gaels had used the facilities of neighbouring club Kiltubrid.

Congratulations to all concerned on a fantastic development.

 

 

16-May-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Are you on the team yet ?

The fundraising scheme Get on the team devised by Leitrim County Board as the main source of fundraising for the development of the new stand at Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, has been hailed a huge success as the contributions received to date has now well passed the half million mark.

The scheme which was launched late in 2006, is now gathering momentum as the stand reaches its completion date and presently donations are now coming in on a daily basis.

Speaking on behalf of the County Board Chairman Gerry McGovern has expressed the gratitude of the board to all who have made their donations to date and to all who have committed to making donations in the near future. He says “its an indication of the commitment of Leitrim people everywhere to support the development of Gaelic games in the county and the pride that Leitrim have in their County as Leitrim GAA provide one of the newest and most modern facilities in the country”

The Stand which is scheduled to be completed at the end of the month will boast the most modern facilities for players and supporters alike and something that every Leitrim person will be duly proud. Press facilities at the stand will be also of the highest standard.

Providing a facility of this nature is a huge achievement for a county like Leitrim as the County Board aim to provide state of the art facility for its players and supporters.

It is the aim of the County Board to have the stand paid for by its completion date, which is achievable with the assistance of all Leitrim supporters, and as the completion date looms the County Board are once again making a special appeal to people who wish to contribute to the cost whether it be through the scheme Get on the team or people who just want to make a donation of any nature, if they could to do so as soon as possible, as there is now a huge demand on funding to bring this new brilliant facility to a conclusion.

The following have made donations to date, and as the list gets longer we will bring the names of all who have made contributions to this magnificent development.

The following have made donations to our campaign:

Aidan Kilkenny, Manorhamilton
Anna Devaney, Manorhamilton
Barry Cox – Coxs Cleaners, Carrick
Barry Donnellan, Dublin
BenÓgilmartin, Manorhamilton
Berney Crossan, Longford
Bob O Callaghan, Dublin
Brendan Drumm, Dublin
Brendan Mulvey, Dublin
Brian Gordon, Mohill
Brian Reilly, Carrigallen
Bryan Dobson, Ballinaglera
Cathal McBrien, Aughawillan
Charlie Rinn, Dublin
Ciaran Mahon, Ballinamore
Colm Reynolds – Reynolds Hardware, Mohill
Conal Gibbons, Drumshanbo
Cyril Loughlin, Ballinaglera
Cyril McKeon, Drumshanbo
Danny McLoughlin, Carrick
Declan Bohan, Bornacoola
Declan Dunne, Dublin
Declan Loftus, Drumshanbo
Declan McCabe, Sligo
Declan O Carroll, Carrick
Declan Quinn, Longford
Denis Flynn, Hillstreet
Dermot Doran, Dublin
Dermot Gallagher, Carrick
Dermot McKeon, Drumshanbo
Des Quinn, Aughawillan
Donal McDwyer, Carrick
Eamonn Daly, Drumshanbo
Eamonn Price, Carrick
Eamonn Tubman, Fenagh
Edmund Doyle, Kiltubrid
Emer Hargaden, Fenagh
Enda Gilrane, Ballinaglera
Erin Recyclers, Kinlough
Fergal McGill, Bornacoola
Fintan Cox, Carrick
Fr. Liam Kelly, Kiltubrid
Fran Faulkner, Manorhamilton
Frank Brennan, Ballinamore
Frank Feighan, Boyle
Frank McKiernan, Longford
Frank McSharry, Dublin
Frank Mulvey, Ballinaglera
Frank Murray, Carrick
Frank Reynolds Plant Hire, Mohill
Frankie Reynolds, Ballinaglera
Frankie Smith, Carrick
Gabriel Glancy, Carrick
Gabriel McLoughlin, Fenagh
Gabriel O Malley, Kinlough
Garry Reilly, Newtownforbes
George McGoldrick, Sligo
George O Toole, Carrick
Gerald Fitzgerald Anthony, Carrick
Gerard A Flynn, Sligo
Gerard Nangle, DublinÓgerard O Rourke, Longford
Gerard Taylor, Carrick
Gerry Beirne, Mohill
Gerry Donnellan, Leitrim Village
Gerry Mahon, Ballinamore
Gerry McGourty, Ballinaglera
Gerry McLoughlin, Mohill
Gerry Murray, Sligo
Gus Oshea, Carrick
Henry Sorohan, Drumshanbo
Hugh McLoughlin, Sligo
Ivan Keaney, Carrick
James Farrell, Dromahaire
James Moran, Carrick
Jerome Quinn, Aughawillian
Jim McNaughton RIP, Carrick
Jim Meehan, Dromahaire
Jimmy Holohan, Drumreilly
Jimmy O Donnell, ManorhamiltonÓgerard Stenson, Maynooth
JJ 0 Rourke , Mohill
Joe Connolly, Dublin
Joe Dolan – Bush Hotel, Carrick
Joe Flynn, Carrick
Joe McMorrow, Ballinaglera
Joe McNamee, Dublin
John Fitzsimons, Maynooth
John Keenan , Gortleteragh
John McDwyer, Carrick
John McLoughlin, Carrick
John Moffatt, Kilmore
John Mulvey, Ballinaglera
John Reilly, Carrigallen
Jones Oil, Carrick
Joseph P Layden , Drumkeeran
Keelan Doran, Dublin
Ken McManus, Jamestown
Ken Moran, Carrick
Kevin Foley, Cloone
KevinÓglancy, Carrick
Kevin Harkin, Drumkeeran
Kevin Kennedy, Carrick
Kevin P. Kilrane, Mohill
Kevin O Malley, Kinlough
Kevin Quinn, Sligo
Kevin Torsney, Dromahaire
Killian McKiernan, Dublin
Killian Prior, Aughawillian
Leitrim Enterprise Board,
Leitrim Supporters, Leixlip
Liam Deane, Aughawillian
Liam Doherty, Leitrim
Liam McEllgunn, Carrick
Liam McNiff, Dublin
Marian Harkin, Sligo
Marian Kerrigan, Dublin
Marie Quinn, Aughawillian
Martin Cunniffe, Carrick
Martin Kelly, Carrick
Martin McGowan, Drumshanbo
Maura Duignan, Mohill
McGoverns Brothers, Aughavas
Mel Gorman, Longford
Merenda, Manorhamilton
Michael Doherty, Leitrim
Michael Feeney , Killargue
Michael Foley, Boyle
Michael Gannon, Carrick
Michael James McKiernan, Kiltubrid
Michael Loughlin, Ballinaglera
Michael McGowan, Kinlough
Michael McKeever, Carrick
Michael Reynolds , Portlaoise
Niall Gallogly, Ballinamore
Noel Deane, Kilkelly
Noel Dolan, Ballinamore
Noel McCloskey, Bornacoola
Noel Reynolds, Gortletteragh
Oliver Curran, Carrick
Oliver McGuiness , Carrick
Ollie Cull, Aughnasheelin
Packy McGarty, Mohill
Paddy Phelan, Carrick
Padraig & Mary White, Kinlough
Padraig Brown, Mohill
Padraig Kenny, Drumshanbo
Pat Glancy, Carrick
Pat King, Kilmore
Pat O Brien, New York
Pat Prior, Aughawillian
Pat Reynolds, Dublin
Patricia Bohan, Bornacoola
Patrick Egan, Fenagh
Patrick Farrell, Leitrim
Patrick Flanagan, Aughawillain
Paul Moreton, Dublin
Peadar Griffin, Carrick
Peter Foley, Carrick
Peter Gordon, Dublin
Peter Layden – Arigna Fuels, Arigna
Peter Meehan, Kells
Peter Reynolds, Dublin
Phil Brady, Arva
PJ Meehan, Kiltubrid
Ray Gilmartin, Ballinaglera
Robert Mulvey, Carrick
Seamus Clarke, New York
Seamus Devaney, Manorhamilton
Seamus Duignan, Drumkeeran
Seamus Heron, Drumshanbo
Seamus Lavin, Dublin
Seamus McGovern, Gortletteragh
Seamus McManus, Kiltubrid
Sean Maxwell, Drumreilly
Sean Flynn, Dublin
SeanÓglancy, Glenfarne
Sean McGoldrick, Carrick
Sean McGovern, Cloone
Sean Nolan, Dublin
Sean O Suilleabhain, Ballinamore
Sean Quinn, Ballyconnell
Shane Kerrigan, Dromahaire
Thady McTiernan, Manorhamilton
Thomas Eddie McGovern, Ballinamore
Thomas Guckian, Kiltoghert
Thomas Keenan, Gortletteragh
Tom Connefry, Sligo
Tom Feely, Sligo
Tommy Creegan, Cloone
Tommy Larkin, Bornacoola
Tommy Moran, Ballinamore
Tommy O Riordan, Dublin
Tommy Prior, Dublin
Tony Hayden, Sligo
Tony & Kevin Mulvey, Ballinaglera
Tony Gannon, Dublin
TP Leonard, Annaduff
Una Brady, Cavan
Walter Sharpely, Ballinamore
Willie McHugh, Dublin

 

 

15-May-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Leitrim GAA are pleased to announce that the Get On the Team fund raising initiative has reached the half million euro mark over the weekend. There has been a considerable number of individuals sending in their donations in recent days at a time when funding is most needed. We are now one third of the way towards our target of €1.5 million.

This projects aim is to replace the old dressing rooms and media area with a fantastic new structure that not only replaces the old but gives us an extra 3,000 seats for spectators.

The new stand is progressing well as we get closer to its completion date in 5 weeks time. The ground floor which includes 4 large dressing rooms are at an advanced stage (painting and tiling) and the middle suite of offices are well progressed. A lot of work is currently happening at the Media area as there is a body of work involved in enclosing this area. The spectator area is now ready for seating and the task of installing the 3,000 seats will begin this week.

This stand will have state of the art facilities for players, spectators and the Media. It will have the most modern communication facilities of any GAA stadium in Ireland.

If you are not on the Team Fundraiser and wish to do so then please contact an officer of the County Board as soon as possible as every euro invested at this stage will reduce the cost of any borrowings that Leitrim GAA may have to endure. Click on the Developments Link on the left hand side to obtain more specific info. and instructions. Donations that are not Tax Relief compatible are also most welcome.

This is a project where everyone wins – please support it.

 

 

30-Apr-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

The recent introduction of the online Polls has been very well received as many hundreds of votes have been cast each week in polls covering various topical issues.

Virtual Championships
Over the past number of weeks the various teams in the [b]Senior Championship[/b] groups have been presented and you having been playing a virtual championship by voting for the team you consider most likely to top each group. We will shortly be continuing this virtual championship to its conclusion by providing more Polls showing the Semi finals and finals for the Senior Competition.

In the mean time we would like to run a similar virtual Championship for the [b]Intermediate Championship[/b] groups. We start today with Intermediate Championship Group 1 and the poll for this group will be active for 5 days.

View the Results
[b]If you wish to see the results of all the polls then click on the new Poll Results link on the left hand side menu.[/b]

Happy Voting !

 

 

21-Apr-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

As the Liatroim v Monaghan NFL Round 7 game will now be played on Sunday this weekend will see the commencement of the Shields A,B and C Round 1.

The fixtures are available via the shield Tables link on the left hand menu.

 

 

06-Apr-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO