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29-Nov-06 by Thomas Keenan

Connacht AIB Intermediate Club Semi-final – Report

Carrigallen 3 ? 5
Menlough 1 ? 4

Carrigallen walked tall on Saturday when they convincingly defeated Galway kingpins, Menlough by double scores (3 ? 5 to 1 ? 4) in the Connacht intermediate football semi-final in Ballinamore.

Meanwhile Mayo champions, Tourmakeady, who defeated Roscommon?s Kilmore by three points (1 ? 8 to 1 ? 5) in the other semi-final, will be Carrigallen?s opponents in this weekend?s Connacht final.
Menlough grabbed an early lead in Saturday?s game when Brendan Costello put over a third minute free.

But CarrigallenÓgot on level terms some seven minutes later after Charles McGuinness found the target with a similar effort.
Following that Carrigallen took a grip on the proceedings when Andrew McManus and Noel Doonan combined well in the fourteenth minute for Doonan to shoot the game?s first goal.

A second CarrigallenÓgoal four minutes later from Terence Reynolds, after he fielded a ball that ricochet off the post, following a Charles McGuinness free, dealt a hammer blow to Menlough?s challenge.
The Galway men responded with points from frees, which were hit over by Robert Hughes and Brendan Costello over the next eight minutes.
Charles McGuinness converted a free before the interval that gave Carrigallen a five points halftime cushion (2 ? 2 to 0 ? 3).
Menlough made a determined effort to turn the game around in the third quarter but the Carrigallen defence plugged every gap with the result that the Galway side only managed to cut the deficit by a solitary point.
Robert Hughes registered this score when he tapped over a forty-third minute free.

Carrigallen went back resolutely on the offensive in the final quarter after Charles McGuinness hammered home his side?s third goal, following a piecing of indecisive fielding by two Menlough defenders close to their goalmouth.
Over the next ten minutes the Leitrim side ensured victory when Terence Reynolds, sub Derek Mulligan and Charles McGuinness added Carrigallen points from play.

It was proving to be an unpleasant trip to Leitrim for the Galway champions and there were further problems for the Menlough men before the end when Brendan Costello was dismissed for committing a second yellow card offence.
But Menlough did manÓge a consolationÓgoal when Robert Hughes drove to the Carrigallen net, deep in injury time, in a crowded goalmouth situation.

Carrigallen: Enda Lyons, Ciaran Harte, David Flynn, Dermot Mulligan, Garry Reynolds, J. P. McManus, Carl Ward, Noel Doonan 1 ? 0, Cliff Richardson, Eamon O?Malley, Andrew McManus, Terence Reynolds 1 ? 1, Ciaran Flynn, Charles McGuinness 1 ? 3, Benny O?Rourke. Subs Derek Mulligan 0 ? 1 for O?Rourke (37 mins.), Ray Reilly for C. Flynn (37 mins.), Darren McGovern for O?Malley (56 mins.), Derek Mulligan for A. McManus (57 mins.), Hugh Magee for Ward (57 mins.).

Menlough: Damien Concannon, Cathal Jordan, Thomas Hansberry, Barry Laheen, Derwin Costello, Peter Kelly, Joe Glynn, Robert Hughes 1 ? 2, Sean Mannion, Mark Costello, Damien Costello, David Laheen, Brendan Costello 0 ? 2, Fintan Finnerty, Seamus Mitchell. Subs RonanÓgeraghty for Mitchell (25 mins.), Hugh Keely for Geraghty (40 mins.), David Reilly for D. Laheen (46 mins.), Liam Lawless for Jordan (53 mins.).

Referee: Oliver Kelly (Roscommon).

 

 

29-Nov-06 by PJ Leddy

Note regarding walkovers in the 2006 League

The following is a response from the GAC with regard to the issue of Walkovers in the 2006 League.

“The issue in question here has been addressed in the only manner that is feasible by the Regulations that have been approved in March towards the completion of the Leagues for 2006. I agree that if your team receives a WO then it has been in effect disadvantaged. However the most relevant section of the Regulations is at the very end, as posted on the front page of the website, ie a team cannot be relegated or denied the opportunity to play in a league or shield final on the basis of score difference alone. it will only serve to advance the stages of these playoffs and each team is guaranteed at least one play off game, no matter what the issue at hand may be. I presume that is the best that can be done and in effect this is what will happen, as it has been agreed and approved on March 13th 2006 at the March meeting of Coiste Chontae Liatroma. ”
-Deagl?n ? Buach?in, R?na?

 

 

28-Nov-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

?Playoff Regulations Leagues 2006?

We have had recent enquiries regarding the closing stages of the leagues and in order to answer these queries we are publishing the following which is an extract from an official GAC Liatroma document which outlines the ?Playoff Regulations Leagues 2006?:

?Second Tier Games ???

In the event of an equality of points at the top of the table after the conclusion of the league games the following should apply:

1. Two teams tied for first place will play league final.

2. Three teams tied for first place the team with the highest score difference will automatically qualify for the final and meet the winners of a game played between the remaining two teams.

3. Four teams tied for first place then the team with the highest score difference should automatically qualify for the final. It will meet the winner of a playoff game between the second placed team on score difference and the winner of a further playoff game between the teams with the third and fourth best score difference.

Relegation

1. Two teams tied on equal points should play off to decide relegation in the event of one relegation place to be decided.

2. Three teams tied on equal points to decide one relegation place, then the team with the lowest score difference should be placed in the final relegation playoff where it will meet the defeated team in a relegation semi-final played between the teams with the best and second best score difference.

3. Three teams tied on equal points to decide two relegation places then the team with the lowest score difference should playoff with team with the second lowest score difference to decide the first relegation place. The winning team of this playoff should play the team with best score difference to decide the remaining relegation place.

4. Four teams tied on equal points to decide one remaining relegation place then the team with highest score difference should meet the team with the third best score difference in a relegation semi-final. The teams with the second and fourth best score difference should meet in a second relegation semi-final. The defeated teams in each of these games should playoff to decide the final relegation.

5. Four teams tied on equal points to decide two relegation places then the team with the least score difference should play the team with next best score difference to decide the first relegation place. To decide the second relegation place the teams with the best and second best score difference should playoff with the defeated team playing the winning team from the first relegationÓgame to decide the final relegation place.

In all of the above, in the event of any teams having equal score difference, then highest score for should be the next determining factor of differentiation. This to be followed, in the event of further equality by the result of the game(s) played in the series of games directly between the two or more teams concerned.

Should there be games conceded during the course of the league competition proper, points should be awarded in the league table as normal procedure dictates. There should be no recourse to claim of loss of score difference by the awarding of these league points by the clubs concerned, as no team can be prevented from progressing without recourse to a playoff to some degree or similarly relegated.

Extra time should be played in all playoff games including final relegation but not including League or Shield finals.?

 

 

27-Nov-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

FBD Insurance League 2007

Leitrim play in section B of the FBD Insurance League and play all 1 away game in Sligo and 2 away inÓgalway. With the first of the Galway games this weekend against GMIT in Castlegar at 2pm.

Section A

Round 1 – 7th January
Roscommon v Sligo IT in Elphin at 2pm

Round 2 – 14th January
Roscommon v NUIG in Woodmount at 2pm

– Wed 17th January
Sligo IT v Mayo in Ballinode at 7.30pm

Round 3 – 21st January
NUIG v Sligo IT in Dangan at 2pm
Mayo v Roscommon in Ballyhaunis at 2pm

Round 1 – Wed 24th Jan
NUIG v Mayo in Ballinrobe at 7.20pm

Section B

Round 1 – 7th January
Sligo v Galway in Tubbercurry at 2.00pm.
GMIT v [b]Leitrim[/b] in Pearse Stadium at 2.00pm.

Round 2 – 14th January
GMIT v Sligo in Dunmore at 2.00pm.
Galway v [b]Leitrim[/b] in Tuam at 2.00pm.

Round 3 – 21st January
Sligo v [b]Leitrim[/b] in Markievicz Park at 2.00pm.
GMIT v Galway in Indreabhan at 2.00pm.

Home Final: 18th February 2007

Final: 7th October in New York/Boston – Gaelic Park/Canton

Note:
Top Team in each section qualifies for Final Format for deciding League & Round Robin Format Where Teams finish with equal points for Qualification for the Concluding Stages, the tie shall be decided by the following means and in the order specified,
subject to Clause (d) below:-

(i) Scóring Difference (subtracting the total scores Against from total scores For)
(ii) Highest Total score For.
(iii) Where two Teams only are involved – the outcome of the meeting of the two Teams in the previous game in the Competition.
(iv) Scóring Average (divide total score Against into total score For).
(d) If Disqualifications, Retirements or Walk Overs
materially affect the outcome of the Points Totals
(scores) in the League Stage of a Championship, there shall be Play Offs to determine Qualification
for the Concluding Stages of the Championship,

Third Level Colleges have first call on the First 3 Players from a County.

 

 

24-Nov-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Connacht Minor League 2007

Round 1 – Mar 17th
Roscommon v Mayo in Ballinlough at 5.00pm
[b]Leitrim[/b] v Sligo in Drumshanbo at 5.00pm

Round 2 – Mar 24th – Saturday
Sligo v Galway in Tubbercurry at 5.00pm
Roscommon v [b]Leitrim[/b] in Kilglass at 5.00pm

Round 3 – Mar 31st – Saturday
Galway v Mayo in Tuam at 6.30pm
Sligo v Roscommon in Coola at 6.30pm

Round 4 – Apr 7th – Saturday
[b]Leitrim[/b] v Galway in Dromad at 6.30pm
Mayo v Sligo in Charlestown at 6.30pm

Round 5 – Apr 14th – Saturday
Galway v Roscommon in Ballinasloe at 6.30pm
Mayo v [b]Leitrim[/b] in Ballyhaunis at 6.30pm

Format for deciding League & Round Robin Format

Where Teams finish with equal points for
Qualification for the Concluding Stages, the tie shall be decided by the following means and in the order specified, subject to Clause (d) below –

(i) Scóring Difference (subtracting the total
scores Against from total scores For)

(ii) Highest Total score For.

(iii) Where two Teams only are involved – the
outcome of the meeting of the two Teams
in the previous game in the Competition.

(iv) Scóring Average (divide total score
Against into total score For).

(d) If Disqualifications, Retirements or Walk Overs
materially affect the outcome of the Points Totals
(scores) in the League Stage of a Championship,
there shall be Play Offs to determine Qualification
for the Concluding Stages of the Championship,

 

 

23-Nov-06 by Brendan Doyle

Leitrim County Teams Fixtures Programme for 2007

[b]CONNACHT SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2007[/b]

Sunday 13th May – Pre-Lim. (Extra Time)
New York v Sligo – Gaelic Park

Sunday 20th May (Replay – Saturday 26th May)
Galway v Mayo – Pearse Stadium

Sunday 27th May (Replay – Saturday 2nd June)
London v [b]Leitrim[/b] – Ruislip

Semi-Finals
Sunday 17th June (Replay Saturday 23rd June)
New York/Sligo v Roscommon – Hyde Park

Sunday 24th June (Replay: Saturday 30th June)
Galway/Mayo v [b]Leitrim/London[/b]
In Carrick-on-Shannon or McHale Park

FINAL: Sunday 8th July (Replay: Saturday 14th July)

[b]Connacht Minor Football Championship[/b]

Round Robin –

Round 1 – Saturday 28th April
Roscommon v [b]Leitrim[/b] – Hyde Park

Round 2 – Saturday 5th May
Sligo v Roscommon – Markievicz Park

Round 3 – Sunday 20th May
[b]Leitrim[/b] v Sligo – Pearse Stadium

Semi-Finals:

Saturday 23rd June (Replay Saturday 30th June)
Galway v Round Robin 2

Sunday 24th June (Replay Saturday 30th June)
Mayo v Round Robin 1
in Carrick-on-Shannon or McHale Park

Final: Sunday 8th July (Replay; Saturday 14th July)

[b]Connacht U-21 Football Championship[/b]

Pre Lim – 17th March Extra Time in all games.
A: Galway v [b]Leitrim[/b] inÓgalway

Semi-Finals 31st March
A v Mayo in Pearse Stadium/McHale Park
Sligo v Roscommon in Markievicz Park

Final: 7/8th April

AISF: 21/22 April
AIF: 5/6 May.

[b]Connacht Junior Football Championship[/b]

Friday 4th May (Extra Time if necessary)
Sligo v Roscommon – Roscommon
Mayo v [b]Leitrim[/b] – Carrick-on-Shannon

Final: Friday 11th May.

AISF: Sat, 18th June

AIF Sat, 30th June

[b]Under 21 ?B? Hurling Championship[/b]

Semi-Final – Friday 25th May
[b]Leitrim[/b] v Mayo – Carrick-on-Shannon
Roscommon v Sligo – Athleague

Final: 4th June

[b]AIB CONNACHT CLUB FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP[/b]

Pre-Lim 14th /21st October

A = [b]Leitrim[/b] v Sligo

Semi- Finals Sunday 11th November (Replay-17th November)

Winners of A v Mayo
Galway v Roscommon

Final:
Sunday 25th November (Replay-2nd December)

[b]AIB CONNACHT CLUB HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP[/b]

13th/14th October – Pre-Lim
Sligo v Roscommon
[b]Leitrim[/b] v Mayo

Monday 29th October Semi-Final.

Final – 18th November
Galway v Semi-Final Winners in Athleague

 

 

22-Nov-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Coaching News

GAA National Coaching Conference
The 4th annual GAA coaching conference will this year be hosted in Croke park from Friday, November 24th to Sunday November 26th. This year a new dimension has been added and for the first time the conference will address key medical issues specific to player welfare.

The conference will be officially opened on Friday evening with two discussion topics. On Saturday the conference programme will combine a cross sectional theme targeting coaches, administrators and referees as part of the GAA games development CARE foundation. This year the conference will also include a full GAA suppliers exhibition village. Cost this year will be 75 Euro per delegate. All clubs should check out the programme as there is something of interest for everyone including topics on pitch maintenance.
For further information on booking places ,
Please contact.. GAA National Coaching + Medical Conference, Invent building, DCU, Dublin 9. Telephone 01- 7007578 for delegates. 087- 9219217 for sponsorship / exhibition details.

Hurling in Leitrim ? The way forward
A very successful meeting was held on Thursday last with lots of discussion and debate on the development of Hurling. County Board Chairman Gerry McGovern and Secretary Declan Bohan attended the meeting and their contribution proved in-valuable. New arrangements and dates for competitions and also under 12 club blitz days along with primary school blitz days will be put in place for 2007. All underage hurling fixtures will now appear in the Coiste na nÓg fixtures calendar. To increase the number of Primary schools receiving coaching we will be recruiting at least one new hurling coach over the next few weeks. We will also asking clubs to assist us by introducing Hurling to their under 8 and 10 year olds. Not all children want to play football only and we should offer them every opportunity to play one of the best games in the world. Lets all move forward.

Foundation Level Hurling Course
To help get club personnel or teachers confident in coaching the skills of hurling, we have in conjunction with Sligo GAA, organised a Foundation Level Coaching course, which will take place in Tubbercurry GAA grounds on Saturday December 02nd , commencing at 10.00 am. We would appeal to anyone with an interest in hurling, male and female to attend this course. If you have already completed the foundation for Football you only need to do the practical part of this course. Details can be got by contacting Thomas Keenan 087-6591049 or members of the Hurling Board.

Under 17 Development Squad
Our under 17 development squad will continue training on Saturday next 27/11 in the Sports complex, Ck ? on ? Shannon commencing at 10.45. All players should report at the complex by 10.30 and bring runners. Bus routes are the same as last week. Further details can be had by Gareth Phelan 087 7989876 or Seamus Mallon 086 8334614.

Coaching Courses
Any club wishing to host a foundation level coaching course should contact Thomas Keenan or any member of the coaching committee. Our level one course will commence in early 2007.

Vocational School Connacht Final
Congrats to our County Vocational Schools team and their mentors on reaching the final of the Connacht B championship. We play Roscommon on this Wednesday 22/11 in Drumshanbo at 12.00 subject to weather . Good luck lads.

 

 

22-Nov-06 by Thomas Keenan

Leitrim U21 A Final

Oughteragh Gaels 2 ? 14
Glencar/Manor 1 ? 6

Oughteragh Gaels comfortably retained their Leitrim U21 A title when defeating Glencar/Manor by eleven points in Drumshanbo on Saturday.

The Leitrim U21 ?A? final was a game of two halves with Glencar/Manor staying in contention with Oughteragh Gaels in the first thirty minutes but then disappearing off the radar in the second period.

The Aughnasheelin/Sean O?Heslin?s combination side, Oughteragh Gaels claimed a 1 ? 5 to 0 ? 2 lead in the first thirteen minutes.

In this spell Cathal Egan opened with a Gaels? goal and Wayne McKeon converted two frees while Vincent Mulvey and Anton Arandelovic added a point apiece.

Glencar/Manor?s Adrian Croal and Ronan McGourty responded with a point each.

However Glencar/Manor staged a fight back and turned the tables on Oughteragh Gaels by the nineteenth minute, to claim a one-point lead.

The all important Glencar/Manor revival scores were delivered by Alan Hickey, a goal, Ronan McGourty, two points and Gary Hickey, a point.

But Oughteragh Gaels got back on level terms and regained a 1 ? 6 to 1 ? 5 lead by the interval after Shane Murphy and Anton Arandelovic shot a point each.

Points were exchanged by Oughteragh Gaels? Wayne McKeon and Glencar/Manor?s Anthony McDonald in opening five minutes of the second half.

After that Glencar/Manor?s challenge collapsed and Oughteragh Gaels pulled well clear thanks to a goal and two points from Ronan O?Rourke while Finian Sharpley, Cathal Egan, Wayne McKeon, Liam Ferguson and Anton Arandelovic added a point each.

Oughteragh Gaels: Joe Murphy, Kevin Prior, Wayne Gilgunn, David Duignan, Wayne McKeon 0 ? 4, Barry McWeeney, Liam Ferguson 0 ? 1, Anton Arandelovic 0 ? 3, Fergal McManus, Ronan O?Rourke 1 ? 2, Cathal Egan 1 ? 1, Gavin Sammon, Shane Murphy 0 ? 1, Finian Sharpley 0 ? 1, Vincent Mulvey 0 ? 1. Subs DamienÓgilheaney for Prior (22 mins.), Philip Murphy for Sammon (60 mins.), Naoise Hayden for Sharpley (60 mins.).

Glencar/Manor: Mark Ryan, Shane Kerrigan, David Poniard, Shane Loughlin, Stephen O?Hara, Adrian O?Flynn, Gerry Hickey, Alan Hickey 1 ? 0, Darren Sweeney, Gary Hickey 0 ? 1, Ronan McGourty 0 ? 3, Padraig Kerrigan, Adrian Croal 0 ? 1, Anthony McDonald 0 ? 1, Colin Ryan. Subs Patrick Maguire for Sweeney (38 mins.), Paul Clancy for P. Kerrigan (42 mins.), Sean Watters for Gary Hickey (62 mins.).

Referee: Kieran Moran (Mohill).

 

 

19-Nov-06 by PJ Leddy

Connacht Junior Club Hurling Final

Skehana 1?10
St. Mary?s 0?6

St. Mary?s, aided by a strong breeze, grabbed a 0 ? 6 to 0 ? 4 halftime lead over Skehana in Sunday?s Connacht Club Junior final in Athleague.

Clement Cunniffe shot three points for Mary?s with Dana Regan, James Glancy and Vinny McDermott Scóring a point each.

Skehana halftime sub John McHugh, who hit a goal and two points, put his side on the road to victory in the second period when St. Mary?s failed to score.

Skehana: Tomas Hansberry, Cathal Jordan, Damien Costello, Padraig Scanlon, Mark Farrell, Derwin Costello, Eamon Hansberry, Sean Mannion, Jarlath Fahy, Brendan Costello, Peter Kelly 0 ? 1, Joey Glynn 0 ? 6, Thomas Costello, Simon Roche 0 ? 1, Fintan Finnerty. Subs John McHugh 1 ? 2 for Roche (ht.), Mark Costello for E. Hansberry (60 mins.), Fergal Costello for Fahy (60 mins.).

St. Mary?s: Alan O?Shea, James McGreal, Niall Clancy, David Tiernan, Padraig McWeeney, James Keane, Sean Walsh, Fearghal Carroll, Clement Cunniffe 0 ? 3, Vinny McDermott 0 ? 1, James Glancy 0 ? 1, Thomas Cronin, Breian Carroll, Donal O?Grady, Dana Regan 0 ? 1. Subs Martin Coles for B. Carroll (45 mins.), Olcan Conway for Cronin (54 mins.).

Referee: Michael Carroll (Roscommon).

 

 

19-Nov-06 by PJ Leddy

Club Grounds of the Year

Congratulation to Aughnasheelin on winning the Leitrim County Club Grounds of the year for 2006. In a close run competition the outright winners were chosen after Connacht Officers inspected the short list recommended by the Leitrim County committee. The runners up were Bornacoola and Drumreilly.

All 3 have paid excellent attention to detail in recent years and this has culminated in the excellent quality of the grounds for both players and spectators alike.

Aughnasheelin have been particulary busy with recent major upgrading of the pitch and surrounding area. The awarding of this years title is well justified and congratulations to all concerned and well done on the win.

 

 

15-Nov-06 by Brendan Doyle

Coaching News

GAA National Coaching Conference
The 4th annual GAA coaching conference will this year be hosted in Croke park from Friday, November 24th to Sunday November 26th. This year a new dimension has been added and for the first time the conference will address key medical issues specific to player welfare.

The conference will be officially opened on Friday evening with two discussion topics. On Saturday the conference programme will combine a cross sectional theme targeting coaches, administrators and referees as part of the GAA games development CARE foundation. This year the conference will also include a full GAA suppliers exhibition village. Cost this year will be 75 Euro per delegate. All clubs should check out the programme as there is something of interest for everyone including topics on pitch maintainance.

For further information on booking places ,
Please contact: GAA National Coaching + Medical Conference, Invent building, DCU, Dublin 9. Telephone 01- 7007578 for delegates. 087- 9219217 for sponsorship / exhibition details.

Hurling in Leitrim ? The way forward
A meeting will take place in the Bush Hotel on Thursday 16/11 at 8pm to discuss the way forward for both Hurling and camogie in Leitrim. All clubs are asked to send a delegate to this meeting even if they don?t field teams at present. Mr. Damien Coleman, Hurling director for Connacht will attend this meeting. Primary and Post Primary Teachers and any personnel from other Counties currently working in Leitrim are asked to attend.

Under 17 Development Squad
An under 17 development squad will commence training on Saturday next 19/11 in the Sports complex, Ck ? on ? Shannon, commencing at 10.45 am. Players to report by 10.30. All players on the under 16 panel of 2005 and players from this years minor squad still eligible for minor in 2007 are asked to attend. Other players will be contacted by either Gareth Phelan 087 7989876 or Seamus Mallon 086 8334614. All players are asked to bring runners as the session will be indoors. Bus routes as follows:

Ballinamore 9.00, Carrigallen 9.15, Aughavas Pitch 9.30, Cloone Pitch 9.45, Mohill 10.00, Dromod 10.10, Annaduff 10.20, Complex 10.30.

Kinlough 8.45, Manorhamilton 9.15, Dromahair 9.30, Drumkeerin 9.50, Drumshanbo 10.15, Complex 10.30.

Coaching Courses
Any club wishing to host a foundation level coaching course should contact Thomas Keenan or any member of the coaching committee. Our level one course will commence in early 2007.

 

 

14-Nov-06 by Thomas Keenan