Smith Monumentals IFC Quarter Finals – Match Ticket Information

At the most recent meeting of the Leitrim GAA Management Committee held on 09.09.2021, it was decided that for all remaining knockout games of the Smith Monumentals IFC admission would be by pre-purchased ticket only. (It should be noted that the only exceptions to what lies below will be the relegation final which will be a cash-on-the-day event). 
The details are as follows:
Smith Monumentals IFC Quarter Finals and Semi-Finals
Tickets for General Admission will be priced at €10 each with no concessions for Students/OAPs and Under 16s will be admitted FOC.
Smith Monumentals IFC Final
Tickets for General Admission will be priced at €15 each with no concessions for Students/OAPs and Under 16s will be admitted FOC.
Given that it is hoped that all games will be played at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada and given its rated capacity, it is considered safe to place these games on general sale to the public and while doing so, we expect to safely remain within the 50% capacity government restriction placed on sporting venues since September 6th last.
 
As regards admission of Players/Officials, it was also decided that each participating club in any of these fixtures will submit in advance to the Secretary of Leitrim GAA a list not exceeding 40 names of players/officials who will gain admittance to the venue. This list will be checked off by the stewards on duty on any given day. No admittance without a pre-purchased ticket will be given to any person unless he/she is on this list.
 

It is imperative to note that there will be no tickets on sale at the Matchday Venue

Tickets available now at:
https://www.leitrimgaa.ie/tickets/

If you are unable to attend please note that all Quarter Final Games will be livestreamed  on Live.LeitrimGAA.ie

Connacht Gold SFC Quarter Finals Match Tickets

At the most recent meeting of the Leitrim GAA Management Committee held on 09.09.2021, it was decided that for all remaining knockout games of the Connacht Gold SFC and Smith Monumentals IFC admission would be by pre-purchased ticket only. (It should be noted that the only exceptions to what lies below will be the respective relegation finals which will be cash on the day events). 
The details are as follows:
Connacht Gold SFC and Smith Monumentals IFC Quarter Finals and Semi-Finals
Tickets for General Admission will be priced at €10 each with no concessions for Students/OAPs and Under 16s will be admitted FOC.
Connacht Gold SFC and Smith Monumentals IFC Finals
Tickets for General Admission will be priced at €15 each with no concessions for Students/OAPs and Under 16s will be admitted FOC.
Given that it is hoped that all games will be played at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada and given its rated capacity, it is considered safe to place these games on general sale to the public and while doing so, we expect to safely remain within the 50% capacity government restriction placed on sporting venues since September 6th last.
 
As regards admission of Players/Officials, it was also decided that each participating club in any of these fixtures will submit in advance to the Secretary of Leitrim GAA a list not exceeding 40 names of players/officials who will gain admittance to the venue. This list will be checked off by the stewards on duty on any given day. No admittance without a pre-purchased ticket will be given to any person unless he/she is on this list.
 

It is imperative to note that there will be no tickets on sale at the Matchday Venue

Tickets available now at:  https://www.leitrimgaa.ie/tickets/

Electric Ireland Special Recognition Awards

To mark the culmination of the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Championships, Electric Ireland, in partnership with the GAA, has opened nominations for the 2021 Electric Ireland GAA Minor Special Recognition Awards, which will champion the outstanding off-the-pitch contributions of two Minor players during 2021.

The two unique Electric Ireland GAA awards will take into consideration the difficulties experienced this year by players and communities across the country and will see Electric Ireland recognise Minors who have gone above and beyond in their community during the challenges of Covid-19 – with one Minor honoured in each code – one hurler & one footballer.

The Electric Ireland GAA Minor Special Recognition Awards will be open to GAA players of Minor age at both club and county level and aim to bring a major moment back into this age group’s lives. Having missed out on a host of coming-of-age moments over the past eighteen months, the award will recognise that what these Minors have been doing for their communities during the Covid-19 pandemic, truly is major.

To nominate an extraordinary contribution made by a Minor during the course of the year, simply visit https://www.electricireland.ie/MinorAwards. Nominations can be made by any individual, parent, guardian, volunteer, club official or county official individual or sporting body. Nominations for the awards will close at 5pm sharp on September 1st, 2021.

We believe it is incredibly important to recognise the major impact of this brilliant age group, particularly in what has been an extremely challenging year for all.

Please do let us know if you have any questions or queries regarding the awards and the nomination process. You can also view the 2020 Special Recognition Award winners here.

The late Elizabeth(Betty) Keenan, Tooman, Gortletteragh. Co. Leitrim.

Leitrim GAA, in informing you of the recent death of the late Elizabeth(Betty) Keenan, Tooman, Gortletteragh, expresses its deepest sympathies to Leitrim GAA Games Manager Thomas Keenan and CCC member John Keenan, sons of the deceased, and their extended families. Ar dheis Dé do raibh sí.

Leitrim Club Championships Souvenir Programme 2021

This is the culmination of months & months of work to showcase the 1,100+ players who will take part in the Leitrim Football & Ladies Football Club Championships this summer.

You can get your copy of this publication online here or at the following Outlets:

The Reading Room Bookshop, Carrick on Shannon
Corrib Oil, Carrick on Shannon
Corrib Oil, Ballinamore (Edentinny)
Murphys, Ballinamore
McCormack’s Mace, Leitrim Village
McCormack’s Mace, Manorhamilton
McGowan’s Spar, Kinlough
Clancy’s, Glenfarne
McGoldrick’s Centra, Dromahair
Gala, Dromahair
Nearby, Drumkeeran
Gibbons Centra, Drumshanbo
Cardiff’s, Drumcong
Sheemore Lounge, Kilclare
Berry & Brew Cafe , Mohill
Hunt’s Supermarket, Dromod
The Dugout, Aughavas
Higgins, Cloone
Masterson, Carrigallen

Any other outlets who would like to stock copies of the publication can order them from Breifne at 083 4853420 or info@leitrimdaily.com

The book will also be available at pop-up shops at some championship venues over the weekend.

This publication is introduced by Larry McCarthy, President of the Gaelic Athletic Association and Michael Naughton, President of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association as well as welcomes from Enda Stenson, Chairman of Leitrim GAA and Aidan Heron, Chairperson of Leitrim LGFA.

With a photo & profile of every player from all 23 Gaelic Football & 13 Ladies Football clubs it is a must have companion for players, coaches and supporters of each club across the entire county.

The complete championship guide includes results, fixtures, competition details and articles from plenty of Leitrim GAA stalwarts including former champions, commentators, pundits, coaches and county GAA & LGFA officials.

The publication was compiled by the Leitrim Daily / Final Whistle team including:
Editor: Philip Rooney / Research: Con Doyle / Producer: Breifne Earley

Drone footage and imagery: David Regan  /  Front cover design & layout: Daniel Moran

With the assistance of contributors from all GAA & LGFA clubs across the county.

Vistamed 2020 Junior B Championship Final Match Tickets

The long-awaited 2020 Vistamed Junior B Football Championship Final, Allen Gaels v Mohill, will take place at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada on Saturday next, July 31st, at 7 pm. This will be a fully ticketed event, limited to an overall capacity of 500 Supporters. The tickets for this match, priced at €5 each, have been placed on general release and are available to purchase from the link located on the main page of this website https://www.leitrimgaa.ie/

All supporters attending the game will require a match ticket, irrespective of age and there are no concessions.

Anybody who wishes to attend this game will be required, once they access the link, to supply a working email address which will ensure that the ticket, once paid for by card, will arrive at this address. You will then have the choice to print the ticket or just present the barcode on your phone at the venue for scanning. It is worth noting that this method of ticketing is most likely to be used in the future at all knock-out championship matches in the county.

Mohill GAA Allen Gaels GAA

Leitrim Volunteer Centre.

Leitrim Volunteer Centre, Carrick on Shannon

 

We would like to introduce the newly established Leitrim Volunteer Centre.

 

The centre was launched by Minister Joe O’Brien on May 18th. Now that we’re up and running we would like to introduce ourselves and our services.

 

If you have any queries or suggestions please give us a call on 071 9622537, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

 

 

Centre Staff

 

Josephine – Centre Manager, Orla –  Garda Vetting Officer and Charlotte – Placement Officer are available to you, providing the following services:

  • Advertising and promoting volunteer opportunities for all non-profit organisations in the county. We use our i-vol database to reach hundreds of volunteers in Leitrim:
  • Providing training on finding, retaining and managing volunteers.
  • Providing ongoing information, advice and support on working with volunteers.
  • We provide a Garda Vetting service.

If you are involved in any not-for-profit community group and need volunteers, please register with us on www.i-vol.ie

If you like to become a volunteer, you too can register on www.i-vol.ie

Currently we are seeking volunteers for the following roles:

 

  • Mentor with Foroige’s Big Brother Big Sister Programme;
  • Retail Assistant at the NCBI Shop;
  • Chef, Drivers and Gardener at Glenfarne Community Development;
  • Call Operators with Leitrim Calling and Rossinver Community Development,
  • Befriender to Older People with Leitrim Development Company;
  • Conversational English language tutor with Failte Isteach;
  • Facilitator and Board Member with Smart Recovery Ireland;
  • Tidy Towns Assistant in Drumsna;
  • Board Member with the Carrick Family Life Centre;
  • Social Media Assistant with Leitrim Volunteer Centre
  • Reserve Driver with Childhood Days.

Leitrim GAA Senior Football Team Manager Announcement

Leitrim GAA has been informed by Senior Team Manager Terry Hyland that he has decided to step down from the role. We wish to express our eternal gratitude to Terry and his entire backroom team, for the professional, wholehearted, and energetic manner in which they have carried out their respective duties to the team and all associated with it over the past three seasons. In his first year in charge, Terry oversaw the Allianz League promotion to Division 3 in 2019 and a rare appearance in a Croke Park Final which gave Leitrim GAA, its players, and supporters the biggest lift since the days of 1994. Over what has been the most difficult sixteen months in living memory since the onset of the Covid pandemic, Terry and his management team managed to navigate our players through difficult times for all concerned, while always respecting and abiding by the various levels of restrictions that we have experienced across these unprecedented times. Progress was inevitably affected by the huge disruptions that this caused to all involved.
Leitrim GAA is hugely appreciative and proud of its association with Terry and his professional and practical manner of dealing with both the board and its players over his three seasons in charge. We appreciate his many sacrifices on our behalf. Indeed his contribution to the activities of Leitrim GAA went way beyond those expected from a Senior Team Manager, particularly during the course of the pandemic. We will be always grateful for his very positive efforts with us and the wealth of experience he brought to the role of Leitrim Senior Team Manager. We wish Terry the very best of luck in the future.
We wish to also acknowledge the excellent contributions of Jason O Reilly, Gary Donohoe, Padraig McGourty, Kevin Downes, Padraig Dolan, Damien Eames, Colin McCabe, Shane Bohan, Fergal Wynne, Alan Loftus, and Ronan O Rourke as the various members of Terry’s backroom team over the past three years, while not forgetting the unsung heroes Leo Duignan, Kevin Lee and Brian Blake.

The Late Kitty Nangle RIP

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Leitrim GAA are sad to hear of the passing of Kitty Nangle Castleknock Dublin. Kitty was a fanatical Dub supporter married to a fanatical Leitrim supporter the late Gerry Nangle who passed away on the 25th April 2019.

On Morning Ireland on  Radio 1 in a piece compiled by Eileen Magnier  Eamonn Duignan Chairman of The LEITRIMWALL committee told the story of two bricks in the leitrimwall.

The story told was of Gerry & Kitty Nangle. Gerry from Drumshanbo met Kitty a Dub  at a dance  in the  National  Ballroom in Dublin  and Gerry left  her home.

She said  she  wasn’t  interested  in boys  she was only   16.   Friends  of hers   from Arigna were friends  of Gerry   & her name  came  up  after  being  lost  for  6years

Gerry and Kitty were married in 1963 -56 years ago

Gerry Nangle bought a brick in  the wall and his message is

Gerry Nangle Drumshanbo- 40 years a publican in Dublin – great leitrim supporter

Two weeks later Kitty asked Eamonn Duignan for a brick in the wall and Eamonn told her Gerry had bought one. She said ‘ I know , and I want to buy one as well’

Kitty a   fanatical Dublin Supporter message was  Up the Dubs- Thanks Leitrim -for Gerry

Kitty became known to everybody when she told her story to Eileen Magnier  on the RTE main evening news at the official opening of the Leitrim GAA Centre of Excellence.

Leitrim GAA would like to extend their sympathy to Kitty’s children ,Gerard, Caitriona, Finbarr and Paula and the entire Nangle family

Funeral arrangements later

Nicky Rackard Cup Mayo v Leitrim Livestream

Leitrim Hurlers are currently in action in the Nicky Rackard Cup versus mayo in Elvery’s McHale Park. Livestream coverage courtesy of Aidan Morley Livestream is available here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4FDbl68JR0

 

Eirgrid Connacht Under 20 Football Championship Streaming Details

The Eirgrid Connacht Under 20 Football Championship match, Roscommon v Leitrim, on Tuesday next at 7pm in Dr. Hyde Park has now been declared a sellout.

However, the game will be streamed live. All information with regard to this streaming service is located here

Eirgrid Connacht Under 20 Football Championship Leitrim v Roscommon

Ahead of next Tuesday’s Connacht Under 20 Football match, Roscommon v Leitrim in Dr. Hyde Park, a limited number of tickets have been placed on general online sale. These are available to purchase on a first come first served basis at the following link. Tickets cost €10 each.

https://www.universe.com/events/u20-connacht-football-championship-quarter-final-tickets-Z6MBWQ?ref=universe-discover