A Celebration of Enda Colleran

A Celebration of Enda Colleran

Friday April 28th, Saturday April 29th and Sunday April 30th

A life-size bronze statue of the late, great Enda Colleran will be unveiled by incoming G.A.A. President Nickey Brennan in Endas native Moylough, Co. Galway, on Saturday April 29th at 6.00 p.m.

The ceremony will also feature a special tribute to Enda by his club and county team-mate Johnny Geraghty, goalkeeper on the Galway All-Ireland three-in-a-row team in the mid-1960s.

The organising committee behind the project, and a weekend of special activities, are inviting to Moylough and Mountbellew all former players, mentors, officials and supporters from within and outside the county whose paths crossed Endas during his glittering career.

Several special events will reflect Endas abiding interest in fitness, personal health and coaching, commencing on Friday night, April 28th, with the Enda Colleran Sports and Health Forum at the Franciscan Agricultural College, Mountbellew, at 8.00 p.m.

The panel of expert speakers will comprise Mickey Harte, who twice managed the Tyrone senior football team to All-Ireland Championship success, speaking on “Balance and Moderation in Team Preparation “; Corks All-Ireland winning hurling Manager in 2004, D?nal O Grady, who ll speak on “Winter and Summer Training Schedules in Hurling “; Professor Niall Moyna, Head of the School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, and Manager of the DCU Sigerson Cup winners 2006, speaking on “The Importance of Exercise in the Development of a Healthy Young Population, ” and Eddie Osullivan, acclaimed coach of the dual Triple Crown winning Irish rugby team, dealing with “Being Fit to Compete. ”

This major seminar is aimed at everybody interested in sports fitness and the health and welfare of all participants, of all ages, in sport.

Outdoor activities include a Football Challenge featuring a visiting adult team, Garryowen from London, and under-age football “Blitzes ” for boys and girls, at Moylough Sportsfield, and an U-14 hurling Blitz at Mountbellew GAA grounds. These events will also feature visits by Galway county football and hurling stars, and all young participants will be presented with an Enda Colleran commemorative medal and t-shirt.

The commemorative life-size bronze statue, by renowned sculptor John Coll of Galway ? whose Secondary School teachers at Col?iste Einde included Enda Colleran will be unveiled by Nickey Brennan at Moylough Town Square at 6 o clock on Saturday evening, April 29th. It will be blessed by Endas brother Fr. Gabriel Colleran and the priests of the parish.

Later that evening, there will be a Parish Social, organised by the local Community Council, at Moylough Community Centre.

 

 

07-Apr-06 by Brendan Doyle

Leitrim Ladies Notes

[b]TG4 Connacht Championship:[/b]
Leitrim take on Roscommon in a first round game in pool B of the Ladies Connacht Junior Championship on Saturday next. The game is scheduled as a home game for Leitrim but a venue has yet to be confirmed. Having been defeated in four of the last five finals, new Manager Jason Tanaine will be hoping to change the fortunes of the team in this years championship. There are a number of new faces 2006 which has added a freshness to the panel and competition for starting places has never been keener. Best of luck to all concerned.

[b]Colleges All Star:[/b]
Congratulations to Cloone and Leitrim player Aoife Kelly who picked up a replacement award on the Third Level Colleges representative team last weekend when representing Cavan.

[b]Club Leagues:[/b]
The postponed Division 2 games rescheduled for Sunday were unable to be played again due to poor weather conditions.

 

 

04-Apr-06 by Patricia Bohan – Ladies PRO

Weekend Action-

[b]Clubs:[/b]
The All County League for divsions 1 and 2 starts tomorrow evening with St. Marys v Fenagh and Aughavas v Annaduff opening the league at 6:15pm.

The fixtures are:

Saturday April 1
ACL 1 6.15
St. Marys —- —- Fenagh-St. Cs
Aughavas —- —- Annaduff

Sunday April 2
ACL 1 2.30
Gortletteragh —- —- MelvinÓgls
Kiltubrid —- —- AllenÓgls
Aughawillan —- —- Bornacoola
Mohill —- —- Drumreilly

ACL 2
Carrigallen —- —- Ballinaglera
Drumkeerin —- —- Glenfarne/K
Aughnasheelin —- —- S O Heslins
Dromahair —- —- St. Marys
Glencar/Manor —- —- Cloone

ACL 5
St. Osnatts —- —- Aughavas

[b]Ladies – County :[/b]
Offaly have conceded the last League Game which was scheduled for Sunday. The Ladies next game is first round of Connacht Championship on Saturday week 8th April at a Leitrim venue yet to be confirmed. The league quarter final is the following weekend.

[b]Ladies – Club:[/b]
Only one game this weekend in Division 3 – Aughawillan v Gortletteragh

[b]Underage:[/b]
Eight U16 games in total scheduled for this evening in the various 9,11,13 & 15 a-side competitions.

[b]County Minors:[/b]
The County minors travel tomorrow to Tuam to take onÓgalway in the League, throw-in 6:30pm.

 

 

31-Mar-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Nicky Rackard Cup

Nicky Rackard Cup

There are 3 Groups in the Nicky Rackard Cup with Leitrim hurlers inÓgroup B.

[b]Group B ? [/b]

June 10:
Cavan v Armagh,
[b]Leitrim v Louth[/b]

June 24:
Louth v Cavan,
[b]Armagh v Leitrim[/b]

July 8::
Louth v Armagh,
[b]Cavan v Leitrim[/b]

Groups A and C are as follows:

Group A ? June 10:
Fermanagh v Tyrone, Donegal v Sligo;
June 24: Sligo v Fermanagh, Tyrone v Donegal;
July 8: Sligo v Tyrone, Fermanagh v Donegal.

Group C ? June 10:
Derry v Longford (if Derry are involved in Ulster SHC final thenÓgame will be played on June 17),
Warwickshire v Monaghan;
June 24: Monaghan v Derry, Longford v Warwickshire; July 8: Monaghan v Longford, Warwickshire v Derry.

Quarter-finals: 15th & 22nd July

Semi-finals: 29th July

Final: 13th August

 

 

30-Mar-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

VHI C?L SUMMER CAMPS 2006

LEITRIM GAA VHI C?L SUMMER CAMPS 2006.

Our ever popular GAA summer camps are back again for 2006. This year the GAA have organised the camps on a national basis, with the VHI joining as main sponsor.

Dates and venues are now finalised for the Leitrim GAA camps. Eleven camps will take place during the month of July and will cater for children from primary school, between the ages 7 to 13yrs. C?l camps will commence on Monday 3rd July in Carrick-on-Shannon, Manorhamilton and Aughawillan. Camps will run from Monday to Friday each week.

Good news is that camp costs remain the same as last year, ? 60 per first family member and ?30 for additional family members. Due to the ever larger numbers attending the camps each year, we are asking parents to pre book camp places as we will not be able to guarantee places on the day of the camps.

Every child attending the camps will enjoy a week of GAA activities in a fun filled environment and will receive a special camp pack of jersey, togs, socks and back pack.

[b]Leitrim VHI Cul Camps dates & venues 2006[/b]

Carrick?on?Shannon, Manorhamilton and Aughawillan.
Monday 3rd July to Friday 7th July

Kinlough, Drumshanbo and Mohill
Monday 10th July to Friday 14th July

Dromahair, Aughavas and Gortletteragh
Monday 17th July to Friday 21st July

Drumkeerin and Fenagh
Monday 24th July to Friday 28th July

Booking forms will be distributed in the next few weeks.

For further information or details contact Thomas Keenan 087-6591049

 

 

30-Mar-06 by Thomas Keenan

Leitrim Ladies Notes-

Leitrim Ladies Notes:

[b]League Round Up:[/b]
Due to the poor weather conditions a number of games had to be called off at the weekend. In the games that went ahead in Division 1 Aughawillan continued their winning ways with a 7.09 to 2.02 win over Mohill while Kiltubrid had to withstand a strong comeback from Cloone to hold out for a one point win. Kiltubrid enjoyed a good opening half with Siobhan Kelly very accurate in front of goals and finished with a personal tally of 2.04. The final score was Kiltubrid 4.07 to 2.12 for Cloone. All three games in Division 2 were called off but in Division 3 Fenagh enjoyed a 4.17 to 0.02 win over newcomers Glenfarne while Dromahair travelled to Aughnasheelin and scored a comprehensive 7.17 to 3.01 win. Next weekend Aughawillan B and Gortlettragh meet in Division 3 of the league.

[b]Colleges Finals:[/b]
The All Ireland Colleges finals were hosted by Dundalk IT at the weekend with a number of Leitrim players involved in the finals. In the premier competition Sharon Kerrigan from St Josephs was part of the UCD team that defeated Sligo I.T. in the O?Connor Cup Final by 6 points while Aughawillan?s Eimear McGlade and Deirdre McDermott from Mohill featured for the DCU team that comprehensively beat British Colleges Champions Liverpool in the Lynch Cup. Finally the Cavan Colleges team featuring Cloone?s Aoife Kelly were unlucky to lose the Donaghy Cup Final when they conceded two late goals to GMIT who took the title with a five point win. Well done to all concerned.

[b]County Round Up:[/b]
After a break of four weeks Leitrim host Offaly in the final round of the league on Sunday next. A win or a draw will see Leitrim top Division 3A and earn a quarter final game against the winners of Kilkenny and Antrim two weeks later. Leitrim travelled to Portlaoise on Saturday evening last to play a challenge game against Wexford, their opponents in last years All Ireland Quarter Final. The game was a useful workout for all of the panel and ended in a a 3-7 to 0-10 win for Wexford. On Saturday next our Minor team travel to play Roscommon in the first round of the Connacht Championship. See fixtures for details of next weekends games.

 

 

28-Mar-06 by Patricia Bohan – Ladies PRO

Leitrim?s night in Connacht Scór

[b]Leitrim?s night in Connacht Scór[/b]

Once again it was Leitrim?s night in the Connacht Scór Finals when they won four of the eight events in Tubbercurry last night.

Bornacoola had a double win with Aidan Dockery winning the Recitation and the club also won the Tr?th na gCeist. Aughnasheelin won the Ballad Group and Glencar/Manorhamilton won the Rince Foirne. The high standard of Scór in Leitrim was evident in those wins as the other titles went to Galway with two wins and Roscommon and Sligo one each.

The full results were as follows:

Rince Foirne ? Figure Dance : [b]Glencar/Manorhamilton, Leitrim[/b]

Amhr?na?ocht ? Solo Singing : Na Piarsaigh, Galway

Ceol Uirlise ? Instrumental Music : Eastern Harps., Sligo

Aithriseoireacht ? Recitation : [b]Bornacoola, Leitrim[/b]

Bail?ad Ghr?pa ? Ballad Group ; [b]Aughnasheelin, Leitrim[/b]

Trath na gCeist ? Question Time : [b]Bornacoola, Leitrim[/b]

Nuachleas ? Novelty act ; Mountbellew/Moylough : Galway

Rince Seit ? Set Dance : Naomh Dominic, Roscommon.

The All Ireland Finals are in Killarney on 22 April

 

 

27-Mar-06 by Scor Sinsear

Winners of the Leitrim Supporters Members Draw

On Saturday night, 25th March, the draw was held for the Leitrim Supporters Members 2006 in Cox?s Steakhouse, Dromod.

The 10 winners were:

10th Prize:
[b]Neville Murray, Aughnasheelin [/b]won [b]? 300 [/b]sponsored by [b]Sean Clarke, Rynn Valley Lodge, Mohill[/b]

9th Prize:
[b]Christopher MimnÓgh, Drumreilly [/b]won [b]? 300 [/b]sponsored by [b]Commercial Hotel, Ballinamore[/b]

8th Prize:
[b]Johnny Clancy, Sligo [/b]won [b]? 300 [/b]sponsored by [b]Gerry O?Rourke, Longford[/b]

7th Prize:
[b]James & Phill Moran, Carrick [/b]won [b]? 300 [/b]sponsored by [b] Gerry Murray, Foodstore, Sligo [/b]

6th Prize:
[b]Pat Feely, Manorhamilton [/b]won [b]? 300 [/b]sponsored by [b] Aoife Gorman, Longford [/b]

5th Prize:
[b]Shauna & Cormack Faughnan, London [/b]won [b]Sony DVD Recorder[/b] sponsored by [b] Berney Crossan Electrical, Longford [/b]

4th Prize:
[b]Sean Mulhern, Sligo [/b]won [b]28? Colour TV[/b] sponsored by [b]Mohill Hardware[/b]

3rd Prize:
[b]Marie Murray, Sligo [/b]won [b]?1,000[/b] sponsored by [b]Joe Layden, Dublin[/b]

2nd Prize:
[b]Aidan Foley, Kinlough [/b]won [b]? 1,500[/b] sponsored by [b]Kevin Quinn, Embassy Rooms, Sligo[/b]

1st Prize:
[b]Gerry Gurn, Sligo [/b]won [b]? 5,000[/b] sponsored by [b]Cox?s Steakhouse, Dromod.[/b]

Many thanks to all our supporters and sponsors and congratulations to the 10 lucky winners !

 

 

25-Mar-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

This Weekends action-

This Weekends action:

Lots of actions for football followers in Leitrim as there are many games at Underage, Club and County level:

[b]Underage:[/b]
There 8 are U16 league games scheduled for this evening in the various categories.

[b]Clubs:[/b]
More League games scheduled for Divisions 3,4 & 5 with 8 of the games on Saturday followed by 7 on Sunday morning.

[b]Ladies:[/b]
Ladies have 7 games fixed for on Sunday in divisions 1, 2 and 3.

[b]County Minors: [/b]
The County Minor football team take on Roscommon in Dromod tomorrow evening at 5pm in the League.

[b]Supporters Draw[/b]
The draw for the 10 prizes in the Leitrim Supporters Membership draw is this Satruday night in Coxs Steakhouse in Dromod.

[b]Senior Team: [/b]
The Seniors are playing Round 6 of the Allianz League against Roscommon in Pairc Sean on Sunday at 3:30pm.

This game should be a very competitive local derby.

Last year Leitrim proved worthy winners as the beat Reocommon by 6 points in Cloone.

[b]Scór[/b]
Best of luck to all the competitors in the Connacht Senior Scór in Tubbercurry on Sunday evening starting at 6:30pm

[b]County Board Meeting[/b]
There is a county board meeting arranged for this Monday night at 8:30pm in the Bush Hotel.

 

 

24-Mar-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Are YOU a Member ?

Are YOU a Member of Leitrims Supporters Club – if not then you have only days left to join and enter the draw which takes place this Saturday night at Cox?s Steak House in Dromod.

This year there are 10 prizes worth a combined total of over ?10,000 with a top prize of ?5,000

It?s easy to enter online ? click on the Supporters Club link on the left hand menu and follow the instructions. Alternatively contact any of the Committee members as soon as possible as time is running out !

Tickets ?40 each and you also receive a Supporters Car Sticker.

 

 

20-Mar-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

St Patrick?s Weekend action

St Patrick?s Weekend action:

Another busy weekend for football followers in Leitrim as there are many games at Underage, Club and County level:

[b]Underage:[/b]
The minor games scheduled for today are postponed however the U16 league games are expected to be played as scheduled on Sunday.

[b]U21: [/b]
The County U21 football team take on Mayo in the preliminary round of the Championship in P?irc Se?n Mac Diarmada at 3:30pm on St Patrick?s Day. Six of the senior panel are also eligible for the U21?s.

[b]Clubs:[/b]
Attempt number 2 to get the All County League off the ground after the bad weather last weekend. Most of last weekends postponed fixtures have been rescheduled for this weekend and Division 5 games start this weekend.

[b]Ladies:[/b]
Ladies division 2 games are on Sunday with 6 teams in action in three different league pairings.

[b]Senior Team: [/b]
The Seniors are playing Round 5 of the Allianz League against Carlow across country in Carlow on Sunday. Leitrim played in the same venue last year and came a cropper as Carlow proved difficult opponents on their home turf and ran out eventual winners.

 

 

17-Mar-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Blast from the Past – Part 4 – Minor & U15 League

Part 4 in a series by Sean ? Suilleabh?in. This time we look at the Minor Football Leagues and even an U15 competition that ran from 1979 to 1984.

[b]MINOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE (Overall winners up to 1977)[/b]

Year – Winners
1956 – Mohill
1957 – Aughavas
1958 – Ballinamore
1959 – Ballinamore
1960 – Carrick on Shannon
1961 – Ballinamore
1962 – Carrick on Shannon
1963 – Manorhamilton
1964 – Gortletteragh
1965 – Manorhamilton
1966 – Drumshanbo
1967 – Ballinamore
1968 – Drumshanbo
1969 – Ballinamore 3-6 —- Dromahair 0-7
1970 – Drumkeerin
1971 – Drumkeerin
1972 – Mohill
1973 – Carrick on Shannon
1974 – Garadice Gaels
1975 – Ballinamore
1976 – St Manachans

[b]TOWNS- 9 a-side[/b]

1977 – Ballinamore
1978 – Ballinamore
1979 – Ballinamore
1980 – Glencar/Manor
1981 – Ballinamore
1982 – Glencar/Manor
1983 – Mohill
1984 – Mohill
1985 – Mohill
1986 – Mohill
1987 – Drumshanbo
1988 – Carrick on Shannon
1989 – Carrick on Shannon
1990 – Carrick on Shannon
1991 – Carrick on Shannon
1992 – Glencar/Manor – awarded
1993 – Carrick on Shannon
1994 – Drumshanbo
1995 – Carrick on Shannon
1996 – Mohill 3-14 —- St Marys 0-10
1997 – Mohill 2-12 —- St Marys 0-3
1998 – Mohill beat Glencar/Manor
1999 – Mohill 2-11 —- Allen Gaels 2-6
2000 – St Marys 2-5 —- Glencar/Manor 0-8
2001 – Not completed
2002 – Not played

2003
Mohill 0-17 —- St Marys 2-7 —- (13 a side)
Aughnasheelin 3-7 —- Glenfarne/Kilty 2-8 —- (9 a side )

2004
Mohill 2-16 —- Carrigallen 2-10 —- (13 a side)
Annaduff 2-6 —- Ballinaglera 1-8 —- (9 a side)

[b]RURAL – 9 a-side[/b]

1978 – Gortletteragh
1979 – Aughawillan
1980 – Aughawillan
1981 – Fenagh
1982 – Dromahair
1983 – Aughnasheelin
1984 – Cloone
1985 – Drumreilly
1986 – Carrigallen
1987 – Carrigallen
1988 – Aughawillan
1989 – Carrigallen
1990 – Melvin Gaels
1991 – Melvin Gaels
1992 – Dromahair
1993 – Aughavas
1994 – Aughavas
1995 – Drumkeerin
1996 – Bornacoola 2-15 Glenfarne 0-7
1997 – Bornacoola 5-9 Kiltubrid 1-7
1998 – Bornacoola 2-11 Gortletteragh 1-6
Played Nov 1999
1999 – Gortletteragh 3-9 Bornacoola 1-10
2000 – Rural not completed
2001 – Kiltubrid 1-10 Dromahair 0-6
2002 – Not Played

[b]UNDER 15 FOOTBALL OGSPORT COMPETITION[/b]

1979 Ballinamore
1982 Aughavas
1983 Mohill
1984 Drumkeerin

 

 

15-Mar-06 by Compliled by Sean O Suilleabhain, web format – PRO