Phillip McGuinness – Sunday

 

 

Due to an injury sustained in a match yesterday Phillip McGuinness remains critically ill.  Our thoughts and prayers are with him & his family at this difficult time.

 

Coiste Chontae Liatroma

 

 

 

 

 

 

18-Apr-10 by Leitrim GAA

Leitrim v Limerick Report

Limerick 1-22
Leitrim 0-9

Limerick totally outclassed Leitrim in the last game in Division 4 yesterday.  The result means Leitrim remain in Division 4 next year while Limerick and Waterford make the leap to Division 3.  

Limerick were quite impressive in this encounter and aside from their comfortable victory they are currently the leagues top scorers, are still in contention for the 10,000 Fair Play Award and now look forward to a League Final against Waterford (possibly in Croke Park).

To be fair to Leitrim they battled right to the final whistle and had they not wasted two goal chances the scoreline may have been different.  Leitrim opened their account when Michael Foley pointed the first of five frees for Leitrim in the ninth minute but by half time the homeside led by 0-11 to 0-5.  Leitrim only scored a point from play in the second half while Limerick converted a penalty and ran out easy winners on a scoreline of 1-22 to 0-9.

Next season the Leitrim Team will be joined by Roscommon and Fermanagh who made the drop from Division 3 so if it is any consolation there will be some interesting local derbies and short journeys at least!

Leitrim scorers: M Foley 0-5 (5f), D Gilhooley 0-2, S Canning and R Kennedy 0-1 each.

Leitrim: G Phelan, D Beck, J McKeon, D Reynolds (St Marys) B Prior, S Foley, C Clarke, S Canning, T Beirne, P McGuinness, D OConnor, M Foley, J Glancy, R Kennedy, D Gilhooley.

Subs: C Maguire for Beck, B Gallagher for Kennedy, R Cox for J Glancy (G Manor), C Richardson for Canning, D Sweeney for OConnor.

 

 

 

12-Apr-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

Leitrim v Longford – Report

Leitrim 0-13
Longford 0-12

The first half of this penultimate round of the league left a lot to be desired as the flow of the game was constantly eroded by free after free.  The wind assisted Longford team made the most of the elements with Francis McGee slotting over six frees for Longford who took a 0-8 to 0-6 lead into the break.

The pace of the second half intensified as Leitrim charged into the Tesco end determined to change the scoreline.  Within six minutes of the restart, Leitrim had leveled through points from substitute Ronan Kennedy and an on form Michael Foley. The teams swapped points through out the half and in the last 10 minutes Leitrims Colm Clarke, fresh on the field. took the ball in defense and soloed 50 yards to strike the ball clean over the bar from distance.  Leitrim fought hard during the remaining time and held out for a deserved win.

The quality of football was not as pleasant to watch as in recent games but this local derby was never going to be easy and Leitrims desire to up the tempo and grind out a result is heartening.

Next up for Leitrim is the last game of the league and a trip to the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick in what promises to be a keenly contested game as Limerick have a chance of promotion and need the points.  In our last visit south Leitrim visitors to Kilmallock in 2008 will remember the circumstances in which the green and gold were robbed of a crucial point to avoid relegation to Division 4 with literally the last kick of the game. 

scorers –
Leitrim: M Foley 0-8 (0-5f), J Glancy 0-2, C Clarke, R Kennedy, D OConnor 0-1 each.
Longford: F McGee 0-7 (0-5f), P Dowd, B McElvaney 0-2 each, R McGoldrick 0-1.

Leitrim: E Lyons; D Beck, J McKeon, D Reynolds; J Glancy (St Marys) G Reynolds, W McKeon; S Canning, T Beirne; P McGuinness, D OConnor, M Foley; P Howard, J Glancy (Glencar/Manor), D Gilhooley.
Subs: R Kennedy for Howard (29), R Mulvey for Gilhooley (56), C Clarke for G Reynolds (63), B Gallagher for J Glancy

Longford: D Sheridan; D Brady, B Gilleran, S Hannon; S Mulligan, E Williams, N Farrell; B McElvaney, A OConnor; D Masterson, F McGee, G DennÓgan; D Reilly, D Keenan, R McGoldrick. Subs: C MimnÓgh for McGoldrick (24), P Kelly for Gilleran (h-t), P Dowd for DennÓgan (h-t), J Martin for Keenan (58), P Foy for Reilly (71).

Referee: R ODonnell (Donegal).

 

 

04-Apr-10 by Brendan Doyle

Leitrim v Longford – Team

the Leitrim team remains unchanged for this weekends local derby against neighbours Longford in the 2nd last round of the national league in division 4.  This is a home game for Leitrim and throw-in is at 2:30pm on Saturday in Páirc Seán.

 

1 Enda Lyons
2 Daniel Beck
3 John McKeon
4 Dermot Reynolds (St M)
5 James Glancy (St M)
6 Gary Reynolds
7 Wayne McKeon
8 Shane Canning
9 Tomas Beirne
10 Philip McGuinness
11 David OConnor
12 Michael Foley
13 Philip Howard
14 James Glancy (G/M)
15 DeclanÓgilhooly

Subs

Gareth Phelan            Ronan Kennedy
Barry Prior                 Shane Foley
Colm Clarke              Keith Moran
BrendanÓgallagher      Philip Maguire
Clifford Richardson     Dermot Reynolds (Aduff)
Ray Mulvey                Darren Sweeney
Colm Maguire            Ciaran Egan

 

 

 

 

 

02-Apr-10 by Brendan Doyle – IT Officer

Handball News – 28 March 2010

Results.

Over the weekend Leitrims Ladies Connacht champions encountered tough opposition at the
all Ireland semi-final stage of the championship. Last years junior C singles all Ireland champion, Mary Shanley travelled all the way to Kilkenny city on Saturday to play Marie T ONeill. Mary had to bow out to a much more experienced player. Her Kilkenny opponent
dominated the game through out. Also on Saturday at Roscommon Ciara McLoughlin battled with great heart against a very accomplished player in Aoife McCarthy of Westmeath. The doubles pairing of Michelle Gaffney & Lenora Nellis also found the same Aoife MCarthy with doubles partner Niamh Egan a formidable duo.

Juvenile B Championship finals at Castlebar.

U12D Ruadhan O Curraoin & Oisin O Cualain (Galway) dft
Jarlath Scollan & Alan Wrynn(Leitrim)15-9,15-10.

U16S Colm MacDonnachadha (Galway) dft Paul Hazlett 15-4, 15-6.

U17S Tony Keane (Galway) Defeated James Hazlet (Leitrim) 15-14,15-10.

All Ireland Semi-Finals.

Ladies Junior C at Mullingar.
Aoife McCarthy & Niamh Egan (Westmeath) dft
Michelle Gaffney & Lenora Nellis (Leitrim) 21-11,21-8.

At Roscommon Aoife McCarthy(Westmeath) dft Ciara McLoughlin (Leitrim) 21-10,21-5.

In the Ladies Junior at O Loughlins Kilkenny.
Marie T ONeill(Kilkenny) dft Mary Shanley (Leitrim) 21-5, 21-6.

Fixtures.

Enter County Juvenile B team of 6 at Salthill Monday 5th April.
Trials to pick a Leitrim team for this competition are ongoing.

Community games semi-finals at Oxfield County Sligo on Saturday 10th April.
Leitrim will be represented by the Fenagh Club with an U13 team.

Entry forms for the Irish Nationals competition and the Williamstown One-Wall Tournament are available for download from the irish handball homepage. Also available from your local club.

 

 

30-Mar-10 by Stephen Wrynn – Handball PRO

Allianz National Hurling League Division 4 – Report

Allianz NHL Div 4 – Round 5

Monaghan 2 – 11
Leitrim 1 – 12
Lady luck certainly did not smile on the Leitrim hurlers on Sunday afternoon in Ballinamore when they took on Allianz NHL Division 4 unbeaten side and table toppers Monaghan.
Monaghan came from behind to grab a Scórcely deserved victory over Leitrim with goals by Sean Leonard and Brian Phelan in the last five minutes of an entertaining tie.

Prior to that Leitrim led this encounter from the 24th minute until Phelans strike in the 70th minute, which put the Farney men, who had been facing an unexpected defeat, ahead again. After controlling the exchanges for 46 minutes it certainly was very disappointing for Leitrim to surrender the win in the closing stages of this contest.

Despite the defeat it was undoubtedly Leitrims best all round display in their five games of the league, even though only slightly better than their come from behind win over South Down a few weeks ago in Carrick.

All the Leitrim backs performed well and curtailed the Monaghan forwards to limited Scóring opportunities until the crucial final five minutes while Vinnie McDermott at fullback and young Sean McWeeney at wing back were rock solid.

Keith Connolly turned in an excellent display at midfield while his partner Michael Poniard put in a tremendous amount of good work. All the Leitrim forwards worked hard with Ian Bermingham, Clement Cunniffe and Liam Burns to the fore.
It is hoped that all our suspended, injured and unavailable players get back to training now for the Lory Meagher Cup and build on this great hearted performance.

Leitrim: Paul McKiernan, Kevin McGrath, Vincent McDermott, David Tiernan, Morgan Quinn, Sean McWeeney, Kieran Boyle 0 – 1, Keith Connolly 0 – 2, Michael Poniard, Paraic McWeeney, Clement Cunniffe, Ian Bermingham 0 – 6(2f.), Michael Burns, Liam Burns 1 – 0, Cathal McCrann 0 – 1. Sub Kevin OConnor 0 – 1 for M. Burns (12 mins).
Referee: Ashley Stapleton (Laois).

 

 

 

29-Mar-10 by Paddy O Connor – PRO – Hurling

Leitrim V Carlow – Match Report

Leitrim Footballers had a hard earned but well deserved victory over Carlow in Dr Cullen Park on Satruday last (27/3/10) on a scoreline of 1-16 to 1-12.

Leitrim raced into a 1-5 lead within the opening 15 minutes before Carlow got on the scoresheet with a 17th minute free.  The visitors made excellent use of the first half wind advantage and at the interval they held a 6 point lead (1-11 to 1-5).

Carlow made every effort to claw back Leitrims lead in the second half but the closest they came was within 3 points of the visitors.  The loss of two of their players on second yellow card offences did not help their cause and Leitrim were reduced to 14 men late on when right half-back James Glancy received a second yellow card.

This was an excellent victory for the Leitrim team and next up is a local derby with neighbours Longford next Saturay 3/4/10 (Easter Saturday) in Páirc Seán.  Throw in time is 2.30 and all support would be greatly appreciated.

Leitrim Panel and scorers: E Lyons, D Beck, J McKeon, D Reynolds (St Marys), James Glancy (St Marys), G Reynolds, W McKeon (0-2), S Canning, T Beirne, P McGuinness (0-1), D OConnor (0-2), M Foley (0-7 3F), P Howard, James Glancy (0-3)(Glencar/Manorhamilton), D Gilhooley (0-1). Subs: B Prior for Reynolds (40), R Kennedy for Howard (50), R Mulvey for Gilhooley (54). (P Cashin (1-0 o.g.) Gareth Phelan, Colm Clarke, BrendanÓgallagher, Clifford Richardson,, Colm Maguire, Damian ODonnell.

 

 

29-Mar-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

Leitrim v Carlow (National Football League Divisoin 4) Round 7

LEITRIM SENIOR PANEL V CARLOW 27/3/10

1. Enda Lyons (Eanna De Leon) Carrigallen
2. Daniel Beck (Domhnaill De Beic) Mohill
3. John McKeon (Seán Mac Eoin) Drumreilly
4. Dermot Reynolds (Diarmuid Mac Raghnaill) St Marys
5. James Glancy (Seamus Mac Fhlannacha) St Marys
6. Gary Reynolds (Garrai Mac Raghnaill) Carrigallen
7. Wayne McKeon (Wayne Mac Eoin) Ballinamore Seán OHeslins
8. Shane Canning (Seán Ó Cainin) Mohill
9. Tomas Beirne (Tomas Ó Beirn) Eslin
10. Philip McGuinness (Philib Mac Aonghusa) Mohill
11. David OConnor (Daibhid Ó Conchubhair) Bornacoola
12. Michael Foley (Michéal Ó Foghlú) Kilcock
13. Philip Howard (Philib Ó hÍomhair) Bornacoola
14. James Glancy (Seamus Mac Fhlannacha) Glencar/Manorhamilton
15. DeclanÓgilhooly (Deaglan Mac Giolla hUallaigh) Allen Gaels

16. Gareth Phelan (Gearóid Ó Faoláin) Melvin Gaels
17. Barry Prior (Barra Mac an Phriora) Aughawillan
18. Colm Clarke (Colm Ó Cleirigh) Drumkeerin
19. BrendanÓgallagher (Brendán Ó Gallachoir) Lucan, Sarsfields
20. Clifford Richardson (Clifford Mac Risteard) Carrigallen
21. Adrian Croal (Adrian Cról) Glencar Manorhamilton
22. Ronan Kennedy (Rónán Ó Cinnéide) Mohill
23. Colm Maguire (Colm Mag Uidhir) Aughavas
24. Ray Mulvey (Réamann Ó Maoilmhiaigh) St Marys

Management : Mickey Moran, John Morrison, Martin McGowan

 

 

26-Mar-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

Allianz National Hurling League Division 4

Allianz NHL Div 4 – Round IV

Longford 3-20
Leitrim 1 -08

Leitrim and Longford played out a very disappointing Allianz NHL Division 4 in Pearse Park, Longford on Sunday last.

scores were level on a number of occasions early on and little by little Longford began to pull clear and when Conor Burns got a red card after an altercation with his opponent, Leitrim were trailing and facing an uphill battle and went in at half time 7 points down.
On resuming, Leitrim upped their game but missed a number of chances early on. The game then turned into a very scrappy affair and Longford duly took the honours with some long range points. Leitrim badly missed Clement Cunniffe through injury.

Leitrim: Paul McKiernan, Kevin McGrath, Niall Guckian, Shane Guckian, Seán McWeeney, Michael Poniard, Kieran Boyle, Vincent McDermott, Keith Connolly, Paraic McWeeney, Ian Bermingham, Conor Burns, Michael Burns, Mark Hayes, Liam Burns, Subs Gary Coone for Mick Burns, David Tiernan for Kieran Boyle(inj), Morgan Quinn for P. McWeeney and Kevin


 

 

23-Mar-10 by Paddy O Connor – PRO – Hurling

2010 Championship Draws

2010 Championship Draws 

There was great excitement in the Bush Hotel last night as the draws for the Senior, Intermediate and Junior A Championships took place. This year, the Senior Championship is sponsored by Connacht Gold and Leitrim GAA is delighted to welcome them on board. GWP continue their association with Leitrim GAA and sponsor the Intermediate and Junior A Championships for the coming year.

The business end of the football season now commences for all clubs in the County and as ever supporters can look forward to some mouth watering encounters throughout our championship summer of 2010. The Junior A, Intermediate and Senior Championships all have 12 teams (4 groups with 3 teams in each).  The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarter final stages, while the losing team in each group will enter the relegationÓgroup.

Below we take a look at the three championship draws which can be viewed in PDF format elsewhere on this website.

Junior Championship

Of the 12 teams in the Junior A Championship, two of them are first string teams, eight are second string teams and two are third string teams. Groups 1 and 4 are made up of all 2nd string teams and with the standard so evenly matched we can expect evenly contested matches in these two groups. InÓgroup 3 Annaduffs 3rd string will compete against the 2nd string teams of Drumkerrin and Allen Gaels – a group that looks on paper too close to call. Certainly the group which generated the most excitement was Group 2 which consists of 1st string teams Leitrim Gaels and Eslin who of course were last years Junior A Championship beaten finalists. Add to the mix their neighbours St Marys and this group is sure to generate a lot of interest and excitement during the summer.

Intermediate Championship

The Intermediate Championship threw up some interesting ties also. It consists of nine first teams and three second string teams. You would have to strongly fancy a 1st team club to claim the Intermediate Championship since they can draw on all their player resources. The last 2nd string team to win the Intermediate Championship was Glencar Manorhamilton back in 2005.
Group 1 includes last years beaten finalists Aughawillan and the 2008 beaten finalists, Drumkeerin. Both teams have the potential to deliver but will face stiff opposition from a proud Annaduff outfit.
Group 2 sees a much fancied Gortletteragh paired against St Marys who always produce a strong second team and North Leitrims Ballinaglera who have real potential. This group looks too close to call. 
Group 3 is made up of all 1st teams in Fenagh-St Caillins, Aughnasheelin and Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher. This group is sure to produce some fantastic games and the two teams to advance will have certainly earned it.
Group 4 sees newly promoted Junior A Champions Aughavas battle against North Leitrim neightbours Glencar Manorhamilton and last years beaten semi-finalists Dromahair. This group could go down to the wire.

Senior Championship

In the Senior Championship, all teams will be hoping to put a stop to Glencar Manorhamiltons hopes of doing 3 in a row and the County Champions will have it all to do in the group stages as they were drawn with South Leitrim neighbours and rivals Allen Gaels and St Marys in Group 4 which was dubbed the Group of Death!

InÓgroup 1 Annaduff and Bornacoola will renew local rivalries as they were pitted against each other.  However, the neighbours wouldnt want to take their eye of the ball as Drumreilly could upset the odds by waiting in the long grass!

Group 2 will be an intensely contested group with Mohill, Melvin Gaels and Sean OHeslins. On past form all three teams will have realistic hopes of becoming 2010 County Champions so expect titanic battles in this group and call the two to advance if you dare!

Group 3 sees last years beaten Senior finalists Carrigallen paired against the 2009 Intermediate Champions Cloone and Championship specalists Kiltubrid. If Cloone can re-produce their 2009 form – they are sure to cause trouble for both Kiltubrid and Carrigallen.

While none of the teams will be looking past the group stages that doesnt stop you making your own predications on who you think will qualify from each of the groups! ThenÓgo a few steps further and check out the quarter and semi final pairings and make your predications on who will be crowned Senior, Intermediate and Junior A Champions for 2010.

Looking forward to the 2010 Leitrim Championships and the very best of luck to all our teams.

 

 

23-Mar-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

Update on Club and County Competitions and Fixtures

Club Competitions 

tonight all eyes and ears will be on the championship draws (Senior, Intermediate and Junior) which takes place in the Bush Hotel at 9.pm.  The draws will be broadcast live on Shannonside Radio. 

The draw for the Liatroim Shield Competitions has taken place and compeitions get into full swing this weekend.  A full list of the teams, groups and fixtures is now available in the Club Competitions Section of this website.  Division 4 (Round 2) & Division 5 (Round 3) league compeitions are also scheduled to take place this Sunday.

Next Saturday also sees Round 2 of the U14 Football League take place (all games at 12noon. 

County Competitions

This weekend our Senior Footballers take on Carlow on Saturday at 2.30 in Dr. Cullen Park.  On Saturday evening at 5pm our County Minor Footballers host Roscommon in Pairc Sean in Round 2 of the Connacht Minor Football League.  The Minors recorded a fantastic first round victory over neighbours Sligo on a scoreline of 1-11 to 2-16 on Saturday last in Markievicz Park.  On Sunday the Leitrim County Hurlers have home advantage over Monaghan in the National Hurling League at 2.30 in Ballinamore.  We wish all our county teams the very best of luck. 

TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE  – ALL LEAGUE TABLES (CLUB AND COUNTY) CAN BE VIEWED ON THIS WEBSITE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES.

 

 

22-Mar-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

Leitrim V London (Division 4 Football League)

Leitrim registered their second win of the NFL Division 4 when they proved too strong for London in their home fixture with the exiles yesterday (Sunday 21/3/10).  Leitrim excelled in all sectors of the field and recorded an impressive 15 point victory (25 points to Londons 0-10)

The home side started impressively and raced into a 0-5 to no score lead in the first 10 minutes thanks to scores from James Glancy (Glencar/Manor), Shane Canning, James Glancy (St. Marys) and Wayne McKeon.  The Exiles responded with fine scores from Johnny Niblock, Kevin McMenamin and Derek Hayden but Leitrim responded assertively by Scóring nine unanswered points to take a commanding 0-15 to 0-4 lead at the half time whistle.

Leitrim had a major let-off at the start of the second half when the impressive former Donegal Player Kevin McMenamin rattled the crossbar.  The home side steadied themselves after this and they went on to record a facile win. Final score Leitrim 0-25, London 0-10.

Leitrim:

Enda Lyons Carrigallen, Daniel Beck Mohill, John McKeon Drumreilly, Dermot Reynolds St Marys, James Glancy St Marys (0-1), Gary Reynolds Carrigallen, Wayne McKeon Ballinamore Seán OHeslins (0-1), Tomas Beirne Eslin (0-2), Shane Canning Mohill (0-1), Philip McGuinness Mohill (0-2), David OConnor Bornacoola (0-1), Michael Foley Kilcock (0-7 4f), Philip Howard Bornacoola (0-2), James Glancy Glencar/Manorhamilton (0-6), DeclanÓgilhooly Allen Gaels (0-1), Barry Prior (Aughawillan) for DeclanÓgilhooly, Ray Mulvey (St Marys) (0-1) for Philip Howard, Colm Clarke (Drumkerrin) for Shane Canning and Colm Maguire (Aughavas) for Michael Foley, Gareth Phelan Melvin Gaels, Ronan Kennedy Mohill, BrendanÓgallagher Lucan-Sarsfields,  Clifford Richardson Carrigallen, Adrian Croal Glencar Manorhamilton.

London:

Evan Byrne, Donal Conlon, Conor Beirne, Declan Egan, Ritchie Ormbsy, Johnny Niblock 0 – 1, Kevin OLeary, Derek Hagan, Eamon McGee, Conor Conneely, Derek Hayden 0 – 1, Ciarán McCallion, Eoin ONeill 0 – 1, Brian Smyth 0 – 1, Kevin McMenamin 0 – 4(2f.). Subs Jack Cott for Ormbsy (26mins.), Pádraig Whelan for Conneely (44 mins.), Killian Phair 0 – 1(f.) for McCallion (44 mins.), Niall Egan 0 – 1 for Whelan (64 mins.), Philip Morgan for D. Egan (67 mins.).Noel Tuohy, Niall Doherty, Darren Horan, Brendan Mulrooney, Declan Lally,

Referee: Declan Corcoran (Mayo).

 

 

 

 

 

 

22-Mar-10 by Colette Fox – PRO