All -Ireland Scór na nÓg 2017
No joy for Leitrim participants at this years All-Ireland. The new Question time quiz took place separately than the main event early on Saturday morning in The Waterfront Theatre, Belfast. Leitrim were represented by Fenagh Naomh Cailins. The 4 young men held up very well maintaining top 5 for the first half of the quiz. After the final round 10 with just 8 points between Leitrims position and the top of the leader board, they finished up in joint 8th place, and 13th as an overall on the final Scór board. It was a very tough and tricky set of questions set by Cork All-Star Valarie Mulcahy. The second and third places fended up tied and went to an additional round. The two teams then still tied had to go to sudden death to determine the places between Westmeath and Limerick. Fine and proud result for Fenagh.
St Marys Ballad group represented Connacht. The 5 Carrick-on-Shannon ladies sang beautifully but lost out to Moate, All-Whites from Westmeath. Fabulous singing from, the girls, and no doubt they will be back again next year.
Laura Crossan, St Marys had one of the hardest job of the days hosting proceedings from the stage as the Bean an Ti. Nonetheless, An honourable job she took on, conducting with ease, assuring competitors side stage before announcing them on to perform, a situation she herself has been in many times. Her delight at receiving a presentation from Antoin Mac Gabhann, Cathaoirleach of the National Scór Committee. An-math Laura, fabulous job done, representing club, county & province.
Despite no All-Ireland titles, a fine days entertainment was provided and each act and group truly earned their place in the final. Sincere thanks to all who travelled to Belfast, the support from the crowd certainly added to the atmosphere and eased the competitors nerves.
All-Ireland winners:
Rince Foirne: Whitecross, Armagh
Solo Singing: Niamh Mc Dowall, Glassdrumman, Down
Recitation: Emily Shaw,Westmeath
Ballad Group: Moate All-Whites, Westmeath
Léiriú: St Dominics, Roscommon
Instrumental Music: St Patricks DonnÓghmore, Tyrone
Set Dancing: Spá, Kerry
Tráth na gCeisteanna Boird:
1st Place: Donegal,
2nd Place: Westmeath,
3rd place: Limerick
Senior Scór :
The senior members are just at the starting block of their Scór journey with the County Final being held March 11th. Further details and notification has been issued to all club Secretaries for follow up with Cultural Officers.
Connacht Senior Scór – 25th March, Tubbercurry, Sligo (note change of date &venue)
Senior All-Ireland Scór – May 6th, waterfront hall, Belfast
14-Feb-17 by Claire Crossan – Oifigeach Cultura agus Teanga
Leitrim Team Announcement
County Football03-Mar-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
GAA Newsletter February 2017
GeneralGAA Newsletter February 2017
The February GAA Newsletter has been circulated to all units of the association and may be also accessed here.
28-Feb-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
Handball News
HandballConnacht Tile For Cormac
28-Feb-17 by Niall Scollan – Leitrim Handball
Kelloggs GAA Cul Camp Coaches 2017
CoachingKellogg’s GAA Cul Camp Coaches 2017
Leitrim GAA Coaching and Games development committee will operate 15 Kellogg’s GAA Cul camps throughout the County during the months of July & August. We now wish to recruit suitably qualified personnel to coach on these camps.
Those interested must be over 18 and preferably attending third level college, have attained as a minimum Foundation award coaching qualification, have completed the Code of best practice in youth sport and be Garda vetted.
Please forward CV complete with a copy of all certs, by email to thomas.keenan.gm.leitrim@gaa.ie or by post to Thomas Keenan, Leitrim GAA Games Manager, Pairc Sean MacDiarmada, Dublin Rd., Ck-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 15th March 2017 at 3pm
28-Feb-17 by Thomas Keenan – Leitrim GAA Games Manager
Handball News
Handball20-Feb-17 by Niall Scollan – Leitrim Handball
Fitness with the Ball through Games
CoachingFitness with the Ball through Games
Leitrim Coaching and Games Development Committee has organised Workshop Number 3 which will take place in Leitrim Gaels GAA Centre on Saturday February 25th.
All details are in the poster which may be accessed here
Places are booking out fast and only 10 remain as of this posting
16-Feb-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
2017 Refere Recruitment
Club Football2017 Referee Recruitment
A Foundation Level training course for New Referees will take place this Friday evening in the Bush Hotel at 7 30pm.
Could all clubs please make every effort to ensure the club has at least one person in attendance on the night.
We need to keep adding new members to our panel of Referees so as to ensure that we have enough referees to cover our games each weekend.
Each weekend when the season is in full swing at underage and adult level, it is a struggle to have enough referees to fulfil our fixtures and ensure that a game does not have to be postponed because of a Scórcity of referees.
All Clubs are required to make a special effort to recruit a new Referee and especially those Clubs who have none.
For further information contact Sean McCartin 0861267414 or Micheal Doherty 0851743293
14-Feb-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
Handball News
Handball14-Feb-17 by Niall Scollan – Leitrim Handball
All -Ireland Scór na nÓg 2017
ScórSenior Scór :
The senior members are just at the starting block of their Scór journey with the County Final being held March 11th. Further details and notification has been issued to all club Secretaries for follow up with Cultural Officers.
Connacht Senior Scór – 25th March, Tubbercurry, Sligo (note change of date &venue)
Senior All-Ireland Scór – May 6th, waterfront hall, Belfast
14-Feb-17 by Claire Crossan – Oifigeach Cultura agus Teanga
Allianz Leagues- Leitrim Team Announcement
County Football09-Feb-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO
Scór na nÓg All-Ireland Finals
Scór2017 Scór na nÓg All-Ireland Finals
The All-Ireland Scór na nÓg Finals takes place this Saturday 11th February in The Waterfront Theatre Belfast.
St Marys Ballad group and Fenagh Question Time will be hoping to bring the prestigious All-Ireland medals and glory back to Leitrim. Laura Crossan, St Marys has also been selected by the National Committee to host the days proceedings as the Bean an Ti. An honourable job to take on representing club, county & province. No stranger to the stage, she took part in a historic 4 items at last years Scór Sinsir final in Killarney. Wishing Laura the very best of luck hosting the final and to the Carrick girls and Fenagh men in their participation on Saturday. Go n-eiri an t-adh Libh.
Senior Scór : The senior members are just at the starting block of their Scór journey with the County Final being held March 11th. Further details and notification has issued to all club Secretaries for follow up with Cultural Officers.
Connacht Senior Scór – 25th March, Tubbercurry, Sligo (note change of date & venue) Senior All-Ireland Scór – May 6th, waterfront hall, Belfast
08-Feb-17 by Claire Crossan – Oifigeach Cultura agus Teanga
Allianz Leagues- Leitrim Team Announcement
County Football02-Feb-17 by Declan Bohan – PRO