Leitrims Health is Wealth
‘Leitrims health is wealth’ is a seminar that will be hosted by Hubert McHugh on the 3rd of May in The Bush Hotel, Carrick on Shannon at 7.30pm.
This event aims to promote positive health and well-being.
‘When I got the news I had been selected as the 2017 Leitrim Guardian Person of the year I was genuinely shocked’, said Hubert McHugh, the current recipient.
He is following in the footsteps of very influential Leitrim men and woman who have been honoured with this award. They have had a major influence in shaping Leitrim in many ways locally, nationally and internationally.
Hubert set about thinking how he might leave a small imprint on the people of Leitrim during this year. While chatting with his colleague Valerie Cogan, the idea of promoting the theme of volunteering and better communication among young people was born.
In his role as Leitrim Guardian Person of the Year for 2017, he hopes that he can instil in our young people the importance of volunteering. We live in a world where we can communicate with one another like never before. The Internet, emails, facebook, Instagram, texts, Skype and Snapchat are at our young people’s fingertips and we can’t change that. However, as far as he’s concerned there is nothing to beat the physical contact of a face-to-face conversation.
Hubert feels that we need to show our young generation that there is life beyond technology and if we can all urge our sons, daughters and grandchildren to take the time to just put all of that aside, if only for one hour a day, and TALK to them about the values of conversation and helping others without any financial reward.
Through his work as a community mental health nurse for the past 42 years, the one common denominator that causes the most problems is loneliness and the feeling of isolation. Indeed, some of us know all too well from our own experience just what that is and what it feels like. Sometimes the most connected people are the most disconnected.
Talk costs nothing. Helping others costs even less and the satisfaction they get from doing that ‘one good deed’ will encourage them to do more and more. If that happens we will live in a much better place.
M.C on the night will be former Leitrim footballer Colin Regan who is now the Community and Health Manager with the GAA. Guest speakers on the night will include
– Dr Sutha Murthy, Consultant Psychiatrist with Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Service. She will be discussing ways in which we can all protect and maintain positive mental health and well-being
– Elenor Shanley our very own internationally renowned singer from Leitrim, who has also volunteered in Africa now for many years.
– Alan O’Mara, former Cavan goalkeeper and author of ‘The best is yet to come’. He will be discussing his experience of suffering with depression and the stigma associated with mental health
– Professor Patricia Casey, Consultant Psychiatrist in The Mater Hospital, Dublin and regular contributer to the Irish Independent. She will be talking on the topic of bullying and cyberbullying.
Mr Tomas Murphy, Director of Nursing with the Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Service. Tomas will be outlining the suicide reduction plan for Leitrim and the ‘Connecting for Life’ Strategy.
This event is fully supported by the Leitrim GAA County Board and we hope that many of the clubs throughout Leitrim will represented on the night. We also hope that this seminar would be of interest within the school systems, to the senior students, teachers and parents. It is an open to all members of the public. There will be free admission on the night.
Spend time not money!
26-Apr-17 by Community Health and Wellbeing
Allianz Football & Hurling Leagues 202518th January 2025 - 10:15 am
All-Ireland Scór Finals
ScórAll-Ireland Scór Finals
An incredible weekend for Leitrim Scór as 6 acts from the county take part in this weekends All-Ireland final in Belfast.
Glencar Manorhamilton represents Connacht in both Figure & Set dance competitions. Having won the figure on 2 previous occasions, the club will be hoping to add to their medal count this Saturday. Aidan Dockery from Bornacoola is taking part in Recitation. He will also be a strong contender for a medal, having won previously. Aisling Maxwell from the Sean O Heslins club is the participant in Solo Singing. No stranger to the Scór stage, Leitrim will be behind the Ballinamore lady. St Marys Instrumental music group are taking part for their second time, the club only has 1 prior All-Ireland medal for recitation, their strong participation for the last number of years may hopefully be rewarded this weekend. Bornacoola Quiz team are taking part in the All-Ireland Table Quiz.
Quiz starts at 11am sharp in the Waterfront hall, Belfast. Entry to this competition is free of charge. The main stage competition starts at 3pm. There is a box office available on the day, Tickets are priced at €20.
Wishing all of the Leitrim Competitors the very best of luck, Liatroim Abú.
05-May-17 by Claire Crossan – Oifigeach Cultura agus Teanga
Leitrims Health is Wealth
GeneralLeitrims Health is Wealth
‘Leitrims health is wealth’ is a seminar that will be hosted by Hubert McHugh on the 3rd of May in The Bush Hotel, Carrick on Shannon at 7.30pm.
This event aims to promote positive health and well-being.
‘When I got the news I had been selected as the 2017 Leitrim Guardian Person of the year I was genuinely shocked’, said Hubert McHugh, the current recipient.
He is following in the footsteps of very influential Leitrim men and woman who have been honoured with this award. They have had a major influence in shaping Leitrim in many ways locally, nationally and internationally.
Hubert set about thinking how he might leave a small imprint on the people of Leitrim during this year. While chatting with his colleague Valerie Cogan, the idea of promoting the theme of volunteering and better communication among young people was born.
In his role as Leitrim Guardian Person of the Year for 2017, he hopes that he can instil in our young people the importance of volunteering. We live in a world where we can communicate with one another like never before. The Internet, emails, facebook, Instagram, texts, Skype and Snapchat are at our young people’s fingertips and we can’t change that. However, as far as he’s concerned there is nothing to beat the physical contact of a face-to-face conversation.
Hubert feels that we need to show our young generation that there is life beyond technology and if we can all urge our sons, daughters and grandchildren to take the time to just put all of that aside, if only for one hour a day, and TALK to them about the values of conversation and helping others without any financial reward.
Through his work as a community mental health nurse for the past 42 years, the one common denominator that causes the most problems is loneliness and the feeling of isolation. Indeed, some of us know all too well from our own experience just what that is and what it feels like. Sometimes the most connected people are the most disconnected.
Talk costs nothing. Helping others costs even less and the satisfaction they get from doing that ‘one good deed’ will encourage them to do more and more. If that happens we will live in a much better place.
M.C on the night will be former Leitrim footballer Colin Regan who is now the Community and Health Manager with the GAA. Guest speakers on the night will include
– Dr Sutha Murthy, Consultant Psychiatrist with Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Service. She will be discussing ways in which we can all protect and maintain positive mental health and well-being
– Elenor Shanley our very own internationally renowned singer from Leitrim, who has also volunteered in Africa now for many years.
– Alan O’Mara, former Cavan goalkeeper and author of ‘The best is yet to come’. He will be discussing his experience of suffering with depression and the stigma associated with mental health
– Professor Patricia Casey, Consultant Psychiatrist in The Mater Hospital, Dublin and regular contributer to the Irish Independent. She will be talking on the topic of bullying and cyberbullying.
Mr Tomas Murphy, Director of Nursing with the Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Service. Tomas will be outlining the suicide reduction plan for Leitrim and the ‘Connecting for Life’ Strategy.
This event is fully supported by the Leitrim GAA County Board and we hope that many of the clubs throughout Leitrim will represented on the night. We also hope that this seminar would be of interest within the school systems, to the senior students, teachers and parents. It is an open to all members of the public. There will be free admission on the night.
Spend time not money!
26-Apr-17 by Community Health and Wellbeing
Wheelchair Hurling Inter-Pro comes to Ballinamore
County HurlingWheelchair Hurling Inter-Pro comes to Ballinamore
The town of Ballinamore will create a little bit of history on Saturday, April 29th when it becomes the first ever Leitrim venue to play host to the M. Donnelly Interprovincial Wheelchair Hurling competition. With the kind permission of BAM and the school authorities, the event will take place in the new Community School opposite Sean O’Heslin’s GAA ground.
Uachtaráin Tofa Cumann Luthchleas Gael John Horan will be in attendance at the event to present the GAA Wheelchair Hurling All-Star awards prior to the games. Enda Tiernan, Leitrim delegate on the Connacht GAA Games for All Committee described the event as “a unique competition which brings together the competitive action of the GAA with the promotion of inclusion and integration amongst all of our members”. Connacht GAA is the sponsor of this event in which teams and players travel from Ulster, Munster and Leinster as well as Connacht, competing in the competition.
Wheelchair Hurling is a new and exciting sport for manual wheelchair users. The games are an action packed, skilful team sport in which the competitiveness of the players and pride of representing their province rivals that of any team sport. The Interprovincial Wheelchair Hurling League and Championships were formed in 2013 and provide a competitive sporting environment for wheelchair users. The competition has gone from strength to strength with the Provincial Councils providing the platform for the players to compete.
The opening ceremony commences on Saturday at 11am and the games begin at 12pm. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend. The Connacht GAA Wheelchair Hurling team is hoping for strong home support to help them in their quest to get their 2017 campaign off to a winning start.
The Connacht GAA Wheelchair Hurling team have been in training under the expert guidance of coaches Adrian Hession (Mayo), Tadhg Morley (Mayo), Tim Hynes (Sligo) and Cathal Cregg (Roscommon).
25-Apr-17 by Wheelchair Hurling Committee
Connacht 40×20 Girls U14 Final
HandballConnacht 40×20 Girls U14 Final
The postponed girls U14 Connaught Final between Leitrims Edel O Donnell and Nicole Sweeney from Galway was Played in Drumshanbo on Sunday 23rd at 2pm.
Edel O Donnell was narrowly beaten in a great Final and came home with a Connaught Silver Medal.
Edels Silver adds to the existing quota of medals won by Leitrim Handballers this year. 2 Connaught Gold and 6 Connaught silver Medals, Our congrats to all the medal winners so far this year.
25-Apr-17 by Niall Scollan – Leitrim Handball
Connacht Gold SFC Fox Monumentals IFC and Pyramid Bookmakers JFC A
Club FootballConnacht Gold SFC 2017
Fox Monumentals IFC 2017
Pyramid Bookmakers JFC A 2017
24-Apr-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
Newtowngore Engineering Under 17 and Barna Recycling Under 13 League Fixtures
Club Football13-Apr-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
Club Leadership Development Programme
GeneralClub Leadership Development Programme
Club Leadership Development Programme, Bush Hotel, 7pm on Tuesday 18th April Training for all Club Chairpersons, Secretaries, Treasurers and PROs
Programme Overview
The Club Leadership Development Programme is designed to provide GAA Club Officers with the basic knowledge and core leadership skills required to fulfil their roles effectively.
Officers will learn from trained Leadership Associates who have experience of being a Club Officer and of facilitating training sessions for adults. Learning will take place in a relaxed training environment in appropriate venues in the participating counties. All courses involve an initial Induction Module followed by specific modules for each of the core officer roles and involve a lot of learning activities to encourage problem-solving and idea sharing with fellow club officers. Officers who complete the programme will:
– Gain a better understanding of what their role involves
– Develop basic leadership, management and communication skills
– Experience increased role satisfaction
– Have an awareness of where to access resources and supports
– Be able to share ideas and solve problems with fellow officers
– Be better prepared for future roles in the Association
See more information here
12-Apr-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
Fixtures 11th-16th Aibrean 2017
Club Football07-Apr-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
CCC Master Fixture Plan
Club Football05-Apr-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
Scór News
ScórScór na mBunscoileanna
The 2 nights of Scór na mBunscoileanna took place in Cloone Community Hall Friday 31st of March the Mayflower Drumshanbo on Saturday April 1st. Fourteen schools took part over both nights. The standards of performances were an absolute credit to the schools, parents and teachers, the children really promoted the culture and talent of the schools. Some very strong and youthful contenders to possibly go forward to Scór na nÓg next Autumn. Question Time was a tough competition with teams with top marks right to the end on both nights.
Many thanks and credit to our Mná an Ti, Friday night was compered by Carrigallens, Grainne Ni Mhaille and Friday was hosted by St Marys Laura Crossan.
The best performance on each night in each event got medals in first and second place. Very strong performances and big numbers in Solo Singing & Recitation on Friday night, to which the judges also gave highly, commended medals.
The Cormac Mac Giolla shield for the best school overall was won by Scoil Muire National School, Carrick-on-Shannon.
Leitrim Scór na mBunscoileanna winners:
Rince Foirne: Fri – Scoil Muire, Carrick, Sat – Aughnasheelin NS
Amhranaíocht: Fri – Anna Rose McLoughlin, Leitrim NS, Sat – Jessica Mulvey, Aughnasheelin NS
Ceol: Fri- St Hughs NS, Dowra, Sat – Carrigallen NS
Recitation: Fri – Michael Connorton, Scoil Muire NS Carrick, Sat – Tommy Reilly, Aughnasheelin NS
Trath na gCeist: Fri – St Josephs NS Leitrim. A, Sat – Drumcong NS B Team
Leiriu : Fri – Scoil Muire NS, Carrick, Sat – no competitors
Bailéad Ghrúpa: Fri – Annaduff NS, Sat – Drumcong NS
Rince Sean Nós: Friday – Shane Lowe, St Hughs NS Dowra, Sat – Eoin Reynolds, Aughnasheelin NS
Rince Seit: Fri – Annaduff NS, Sat – Aughnasheelin NS
All Ireland Scór Finals 2017
The Senior Scór All-Ireland Final will be held in the Waterfront Theatre, Belfast on Saturday, May 6th. The quiz starts at 11am. This event is free of charge for supporters. The main stage competition is at 3pm.
Please note it is a ticket only event and non-refundable. Single ticket is €20 & a Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 children) is priced at €60. They can be ordered through Club Cultural officers. All orders must be placed by Friday, April 7th.
04-Apr-17 by Claire Crossan – Oifigeach Cultura agus Teanga
Handball News
Handball2 Finals were played. Aimey O Donnell and Aoibhe Logan (Girls U13D) were narrowely beaten
in Collooney and got the Connaught Silver Medal.
Edel O Donnell (Girls U14) has to wait to another day as her Galway opponent was sick
and her game will be played this week.
Evan Foley travelled to Bofield and put up a great performance and just lost
the second game to claim the Silver Connaught Medal
A great performance from all in their first Connaught Championships.
03-Apr-17 by Niall Scollan – Leitrim Handball
The late Mary McBrien (nee Prior) Aughalough Aughavas
GeneralThe late Mary McBrien, Aughavas, Co Leitrim
The death has occurred of Mary McBrien (nee Prior), Aughalough, Aughavas, Co Leitrim and formerly of Aughawillan, Co Leitrim on Sunday 2nd April 2017.
The late Mary McBrien is the mother of Seamus, Peter, Ray, Noel (New York), Fintan and Mary, all well known in GAA circles, to whom we send our deepest sympathies. She is survived by her brother Patsy (Aughawillan) and sister Roseann (Meath).
Funeral arrangements here
Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí.
02-Apr-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO