Following Monday night’s meeting of the Leitrim GAA County Committee, the following are the decisions taken concerning motions submitted to Convention 2023, which were referred to the County Committee 2024.
Motion 1
2024 Senior Football Championship
Senior Football Championship to consist of 10 teams with rounds 1 to 4 to be an open draw. The draw, if possible, and at the discretion of CCC Liatroma, to take place on the weekend prior to the following weekend’s set of games. The draw to factor in that each club to have two home and two away games at the round-robin stages. Teams can only play a team once in the group stages. After the round-robin games are complete the top 2 teams with the highest number of points automatically qualify for the semi-finals with the teams that finish 3rd to 6th to play off in the quarter-finals. (3rd plays 6th, 4th plays 5th). At semi-final stage the 2 top ranked teams, after the group stages, to be placed on opposite sides of the draw. The teams finishing 7th to 10th to play in relegation semi-finals (7th plays 10th, 8th plays 9th) with the two defeated teams to be relegated to IFC 2025, the winning teams to play a relegation final with the defeated team to also be relegated to play IFC 2025.
Net Result: SFC 2025 to comprise 8 teams
2024 Intermediate Football Championship
Intermediate football championship to consist of 10 teams with rounds 1 to 4 to be an open draw. The draw, if possible, and at the discretion of CCC Liatroma, is to take place on the weekend prior to the following weekend’s set of games. The draw to factor in that each club to have two home and two away games at the round-robin stages. Teams can only play a team once in the group stages. After the round-robin games are complete the top 2 teams with the highest number of points automatically qualify for the semi-finals with the teams that finish 3rd to 6th to play off in the quarter-finals. (3rd plays 6th, 4th plays 5th). At semi-final stage the 2 top ranked teams, after the group stages, to be placed on opposite sides of the draw. 2024 IFC Champions promoted to SFC 2025. The teams finishing 7th to 10th to play in relegation semi-finals (7th plays 10th, 8th plays 9th) with the two defeated teams to be relegated to JFC A 2025, the winning teams to play a relegation final with the defeated team to also be relegated to play JFCA 2025.
Net Result: IFC 2025 to comprise 10 teams.
2024 Junior A Football Championship (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4 with each team playing each other in round-robin series. The top Team in each group qualifies for the Semi-final, second and third-placed teams play each other 2 v 3 and 3 v 2 across the respective groups. Semi-Final Draw to ensure that the top-placed teams avoid each other at this stage. Winner of Junior A Football Championship promoted to IFC 2025. The bottom-placed team in each group to play each other in the relegation final with the defeated team to be relegated.
Seeding 2024
Pot A 2023 Defeated Finalist plus 2023 IFC Relegated Team. (2 Teams)
Pot B 2023 Beaten Semi-Finalists (2 Teams)
Pot C 2023 Beaten Quarter Finalists (2 Teams)
Pot D 2023 Remaining Team plus Junior B Championship Winners 2023 (2 Teams)
Net Result: JFCA 2025 to comprise 10 teams.
2024 Junior B Football Championship (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4, inclusive of the relegated team from the JFC A 2023, and the six remaining teams that competed in JFC B 2023 and JFC C winners 2023, with each team playing each other in a round-robin series. The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1). Winner of Junior B Football Championship promoted to JFC A 2025. The bottom-placed team in each group to play each other in the relegation final with the defeated team to be relegated to the Junior C Football Championship 2025. There shall no seeding in this draw.
Net Result: JFC B 2025 to comprise 8 teams.
2024 Junior C Football Championship 2024 (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4, inclusive of the relegated team from the 2023 Junior B Championship, plus any additional teams that are eligible and participating in 2024. The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1). In the event of there being six or nine teams, these will be placed in groups of 3 teams each, if seven teams these are placed in groups of four and three respectively. In a three-group scenario, semi-finalists will comprise the top team in each group and the best-placed runner-up across the three groups. No two teams from the same group meet in the semi-final. Winners of JFC C to be promoted to JFC B 2025. There shall be no seeding in this draw.
GAA Code 11.1 2024 to apply in determining final group placings in each of the above championships.
Draws for the Junior A, B, and C Football championships shall be made to establish the groups in accordance with the above. CCC Liatroma shall retain to power to determine the order of games to be played at the round-robin stages of Junior B and C Football Championships.
In all of the above Championship Series Rule 6.21 TO 2024 shall be used to determine ties at the concluding stages of Round Robin Championship formats.
2025 Senior Football Championship
Senior Football Championship to consist of 8 teams with rounds 1 to 4 to be an open draw. The draw, if possible, and at the discretion of CCC Liatroma, is to take place on the weekend before the following weekend’s set of games. The draw to factor in that each club has two home and two away games at the round-robin stages. Teams can only play a team once in the group stages. After the round-robin games are complete the top 2 teams with the highest number of points automatically qualify for the semi-finals with the teams that finish 3rd to 6th to play off in the quarter-finals. (3rd plays 6th, 4th plays 5th). At the semi-final stage the 2 top-ranked teams, after the group stages, to be placed on opposite sides of the draw. The teams finishing 7th and 8th to play in the relegation final with the defeated team to be relegated to IFC 2026.
Net Result: SFC 2026 to comprise 8 teams
2025 Intermediate Football Championship
Intermediate football championship to consist of 10 teams with rounds 1 to 4 to be an open draw. The draw, if possible, and at the discretion of CCC Liatroma, is to take place on the weekend before the following weekend’s set of games. The draw to factor in that each club has two home and two away games at the round-robin stages. Teams can only play a team once in the group stages. After the round-robin games are complete the top 2 teams with the highest number of points automatically qualify for the semi-finals with the teams that finish 3rd to 6th to play off in the quarter-finals. (3rd plays 6th, 4th plays 5th). At the semi-final stage the 2 top-ranked teams, after the group stages, to be placed on opposite sides of the draw. The teams finishing 7th to 10th to play in the relegation semi-finals (7th plays 10th, 8th plays 9th) with the two defeated teams to be relegated to JFC A 2026, the winning teams to play a relegation final with the defeated team to also be relegated to play JFCA 2026.
Net Result: IFC 2026 to comprise 8 teams.
2025 Junior A Football Championship (10 Teams)
Two groups of 5 with each team playing each other in round-robin series. The top Team in each group qualifies for the Semi-final, second and third-placed teams play each other 2 v 3 and 3 v 2 across the respective groups. Semi-Final Draw to ensure that the top-placed teams avoid each other at this stage. Winner of Junior A Football Championship promoted to IFC 2025. The fifth-placed team in each group is to be relegated to JFC B 2026. The fourth-placed team in each group to play a relegation final with the defeated team also relegated to JFC B 2026.
Seeding 2025
Pot A 2024 Defeated Finalist plus 2024 IFC Relegated Teams. (4 Teams)
Pot B 2024 Beaten Semi-Finalists (2 Teams)
Pot C 2024 Beaten Quarter Finalists (2 Teams)
Pot D 2024 Remaining Team plus Junior B Championship Winners 2024 (2 Teams)
Net Result: JFC A 2026 to comprise 10 teams.
2025 Junior B Football Championship (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4, inclusive of the relegated team from the JFC A 2025, and the six remaining teams that competed in JFC B 2024 and JFC C winners 2024, with each team playing each other in the round-robin series. The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1). Winner of Junior B Football Championship promoted to JFC A 2026. The bottom-placed team in each group is to be relegated to the Junior C Football Championship 2025. There shall be no seeding in this draw.
Net Result: JFC B 2025 to comprise 10 teams.
2025 Junior C Football Championship 2024 (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4, inclusive of the relegated team from the 2023 Junior B Championship, plus any additional teams that are eligible and participating in 2024. The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1). In the event of there being six or nine teams, these will be placed in groups of 3 teams each, if seven teams these are placed in groups of four and three respectively. In a three-group scenario, semi-finalists will comprise the top team in each group and the best-placed runner-up across the three groups. No two teams from the same group meet in the semi-final. Winners of JFC C to be promoted to JFC B 2025. There shall be no seeding in this draw.
Net Result: JFC B 2026 to comprise 10 teams.
GAA Code 11.1 TO 2025 to apply in determining final group placings in each of the above championships.
Draws for the Junior A, B, and C Football championships shall be made to establish the groups per the above. CCC Liatroma shall retain to power to determine the order of games to be played at the round-robin stages of Junior B and C Football Championships.
In all of the above Championship Series Rule 6.21 TO 2025 shall be used to determine ties at the concluding stages of Round Robin Championship formats.
Motion Passed
Motion 2
Each club shall supply at least one active referee for all competitions to the panel for refereeing club games within Leitrim. New referees, once trained, will be appointed to officiate games initially in the underage games structure. Failure of a club to provide a referee for the training/games programme in 2024 will lead to sanctions incorporated into the 2025 programme.
Coiste Chontae Liatroma
Motion Withdrawn
Motion 3
To establish a subcommittee of Leitrim GAA to oversee Bord na nÓg affairs and all Bord na nÓg competitions and Bord na nÓg structures. This committee would convene a meeting of all clubs at least four times in the calendar year.
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion already covered by County Bye-Law
Motion 4
Players who are involved with County Under 17 and County Under 20 squads who are not in receipt of meaningful game time should be freed up to play with their clubs/regions which may be running at the time.
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion Passed
Motion 5
Leitrim CCC explores the possibility of St Marys’s 2nd team being placed in ACL Div 3 for 2024, this is to be reviewed annually by CCC. (Such a placement be to give a better standard of football to these eligible players, and that the team is confined to Division 3, and irrespective of their performance in said league, promotion to ACL Division 2, be confined to the two best-placed First Teams).
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion Lost
Motion 6
Unlimited substitutions at all Bord na nÓg games including finals.
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion Lost
Motion 7
Leitrim GAA provides clear guidelines as to when and where amalgamations (Independent Teams) can occur.
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion Passed
2025 Fixtures – League & Connacht19th December 2024 - 10:00 am
Leitrim Senior Team & Squad v London Announced
Team Announcementor selected Centra & SuperValu stores.
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LEITRIM SENIOR HURLING TEAM CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED
County HurlingLeitrim GAA are delighted to announce the selection of Stephen Goldrick, Leitrim Gaels as captain of the Leitrim Senior Hurling Team for 2024 and Gavin O Hagan, Cluainín Iomáint (Glencar Manorhamilton) and Conor Hackett, St Mary’s as Joint Vice Captains.
We wish Stephen, Gavin, Conor and the entire Squad and Management every success for the 2024 playing season.
LEITRIM SENIOR TEAM AND SQUAD V WATERFORD ANNOUNCED
County FootballGaeltacht Grants 2024
GeneralGaeltacht Grants 2024
Leitrim Co Board GAA in conjunction with Comhairle Contae Liatroma is offering grants for attendance at Gaeltacht courses to Leitrim boys and girls as part of their promotion of an Ghaeilge. A number of grants for €300 and €200 will be awarded. These grants are open to boys and girls living in County Leitrim.
Application forms can be found on the link leitrimgaa.ie/gaeltacht and can be completed and submitted online.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 1 March 2024. A draw will be made to select the successful candidates. When students return from the Gaeltacht, they can claim their grant money on production of evidence of having successfully completed the course.
Link to Printed version of application form:
Scoláireachtaí Application forms 2024
or
Link to Online version of application form:
leitrimgaa.ie/gaeltacht
Leitrim GAA County Committee Meeting 22.01.2024 – Motions
Club FootballFollowing Monday night’s meeting of the Leitrim GAA County Committee, the following are the decisions taken concerning motions submitted to Convention 2023, which were referred to the County Committee 2024.
Motion 1
2024 Senior Football Championship
Senior Football Championship to consist of 10 teams with rounds 1 to 4 to be an open draw. The draw, if possible, and at the discretion of CCC Liatroma, to take place on the weekend prior to the following weekend’s set of games. The draw to factor in that each club to have two home and two away games at the round-robin stages. Teams can only play a team once in the group stages. After the round-robin games are complete the top 2 teams with the highest number of points automatically qualify for the semi-finals with the teams that finish 3rd to 6th to play off in the quarter-finals. (3rd plays 6th, 4th plays 5th). At semi-final stage the 2 top ranked teams, after the group stages, to be placed on opposite sides of the draw. The teams finishing 7th to 10th to play in relegation semi-finals (7th plays 10th, 8th plays 9th) with the two defeated teams to be relegated to IFC 2025, the winning teams to play a relegation final with the defeated team to also be relegated to play IFC 2025.
Net Result: SFC 2025 to comprise 8 teams
2024 Intermediate Football Championship
Intermediate football championship to consist of 10 teams with rounds 1 to 4 to be an open draw. The draw, if possible, and at the discretion of CCC Liatroma, is to take place on the weekend prior to the following weekend’s set of games. The draw to factor in that each club to have two home and two away games at the round-robin stages. Teams can only play a team once in the group stages. After the round-robin games are complete the top 2 teams with the highest number of points automatically qualify for the semi-finals with the teams that finish 3rd to 6th to play off in the quarter-finals. (3rd plays 6th, 4th plays 5th). At semi-final stage the 2 top ranked teams, after the group stages, to be placed on opposite sides of the draw. 2024 IFC Champions promoted to SFC 2025. The teams finishing 7th to 10th to play in relegation semi-finals (7th plays 10th, 8th plays 9th) with the two defeated teams to be relegated to JFC A 2025, the winning teams to play a relegation final with the defeated team to also be relegated to play JFCA 2025.
Net Result: IFC 2025 to comprise 10 teams.
2024 Junior A Football Championship (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4 with each team playing each other in round-robin series. The top Team in each group qualifies for the Semi-final, second and third-placed teams play each other 2 v 3 and 3 v 2 across the respective groups. Semi-Final Draw to ensure that the top-placed teams avoid each other at this stage. Winner of Junior A Football Championship promoted to IFC 2025. The bottom-placed team in each group to play each other in the relegation final with the defeated team to be relegated.
Seeding 2024
Pot A 2023 Defeated Finalist plus 2023 IFC Relegated Team. (2 Teams)
Pot B 2023 Beaten Semi-Finalists (2 Teams)
Pot C 2023 Beaten Quarter Finalists (2 Teams)
Pot D 2023 Remaining Team plus Junior B Championship Winners 2023 (2 Teams)
Net Result: JFCA 2025 to comprise 10 teams.
2024 Junior B Football Championship (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4, inclusive of the relegated team from the JFC A 2023, and the six remaining teams that competed in JFC B 2023 and JFC C winners 2023, with each team playing each other in a round-robin series. The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1). Winner of Junior B Football Championship promoted to JFC A 2025. The bottom-placed team in each group to play each other in the relegation final with the defeated team to be relegated to the Junior C Football Championship 2025. There shall no seeding in this draw.
Net Result: JFC B 2025 to comprise 8 teams.
2024 Junior C Football Championship 2024 (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4, inclusive of the relegated team from the 2023 Junior B Championship, plus any additional teams that are eligible and participating in 2024. The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1). In the event of there being six or nine teams, these will be placed in groups of 3 teams each, if seven teams these are placed in groups of four and three respectively. In a three-group scenario, semi-finalists will comprise the top team in each group and the best-placed runner-up across the three groups. No two teams from the same group meet in the semi-final. Winners of JFC C to be promoted to JFC B 2025. There shall be no seeding in this draw.
GAA Code 11.1 2024 to apply in determining final group placings in each of the above championships.
Draws for the Junior A, B, and C Football championships shall be made to establish the groups in accordance with the above. CCC Liatroma shall retain to power to determine the order of games to be played at the round-robin stages of Junior B and C Football Championships.
In all of the above Championship Series Rule 6.21 TO 2024 shall be used to determine ties at the concluding stages of Round Robin Championship formats.
2025 Senior Football Championship
Senior Football Championship to consist of 8 teams with rounds 1 to 4 to be an open draw. The draw, if possible, and at the discretion of CCC Liatroma, is to take place on the weekend before the following weekend’s set of games. The draw to factor in that each club has two home and two away games at the round-robin stages. Teams can only play a team once in the group stages. After the round-robin games are complete the top 2 teams with the highest number of points automatically qualify for the semi-finals with the teams that finish 3rd to 6th to play off in the quarter-finals. (3rd plays 6th, 4th plays 5th). At the semi-final stage the 2 top-ranked teams, after the group stages, to be placed on opposite sides of the draw. The teams finishing 7th and 8th to play in the relegation final with the defeated team to be relegated to IFC 2026.
Net Result: SFC 2026 to comprise 8 teams
2025 Intermediate Football Championship
Intermediate football championship to consist of 10 teams with rounds 1 to 4 to be an open draw. The draw, if possible, and at the discretion of CCC Liatroma, is to take place on the weekend before the following weekend’s set of games. The draw to factor in that each club has two home and two away games at the round-robin stages. Teams can only play a team once in the group stages. After the round-robin games are complete the top 2 teams with the highest number of points automatically qualify for the semi-finals with the teams that finish 3rd to 6th to play off in the quarter-finals. (3rd plays 6th, 4th plays 5th). At the semi-final stage the 2 top-ranked teams, after the group stages, to be placed on opposite sides of the draw. The teams finishing 7th to 10th to play in the relegation semi-finals (7th plays 10th, 8th plays 9th) with the two defeated teams to be relegated to JFC A 2026, the winning teams to play a relegation final with the defeated team to also be relegated to play JFCA 2026.
Net Result: IFC 2026 to comprise 8 teams.
2025 Junior A Football Championship (10 Teams)
Two groups of 5 with each team playing each other in round-robin series. The top Team in each group qualifies for the Semi-final, second and third-placed teams play each other 2 v 3 and 3 v 2 across the respective groups. Semi-Final Draw to ensure that the top-placed teams avoid each other at this stage. Winner of Junior A Football Championship promoted to IFC 2025. The fifth-placed team in each group is to be relegated to JFC B 2026. The fourth-placed team in each group to play a relegation final with the defeated team also relegated to JFC B 2026.
Seeding 2025
Pot A 2024 Defeated Finalist plus 2024 IFC Relegated Teams. (4 Teams)
Pot B 2024 Beaten Semi-Finalists (2 Teams)
Pot C 2024 Beaten Quarter Finalists (2 Teams)
Pot D 2024 Remaining Team plus Junior B Championship Winners 2024 (2 Teams)
Net Result: JFC A 2026 to comprise 10 teams.
2025 Junior B Football Championship (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4, inclusive of the relegated team from the JFC A 2025, and the six remaining teams that competed in JFC B 2024 and JFC C winners 2024, with each team playing each other in the round-robin series. The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1). Winner of Junior B Football Championship promoted to JFC A 2026. The bottom-placed team in each group is to be relegated to the Junior C Football Championship 2025. There shall be no seeding in this draw.
Net Result: JFC B 2025 to comprise 10 teams.
2025 Junior C Football Championship 2024 (8 Teams)
Two groups of 4, inclusive of the relegated team from the 2023 Junior B Championship, plus any additional teams that are eligible and participating in 2024. The top two teams in each group will play semi-finals (1 v 2 and 2 v 1). In the event of there being six or nine teams, these will be placed in groups of 3 teams each, if seven teams these are placed in groups of four and three respectively. In a three-group scenario, semi-finalists will comprise the top team in each group and the best-placed runner-up across the three groups. No two teams from the same group meet in the semi-final. Winners of JFC C to be promoted to JFC B 2025. There shall be no seeding in this draw.
Net Result: JFC B 2026 to comprise 10 teams.
GAA Code 11.1 TO 2025 to apply in determining final group placings in each of the above championships.
Draws for the Junior A, B, and C Football championships shall be made to establish the groups per the above. CCC Liatroma shall retain to power to determine the order of games to be played at the round-robin stages of Junior B and C Football Championships.
In all of the above Championship Series Rule 6.21 TO 2025 shall be used to determine ties at the concluding stages of Round Robin Championship formats.
Motion Passed
Motion 2
Each club shall supply at least one active referee for all competitions to the panel for refereeing club games within Leitrim. New referees, once trained, will be appointed to officiate games initially in the underage games structure. Failure of a club to provide a referee for the training/games programme in 2024 will lead to sanctions incorporated into the 2025 programme.
Coiste Chontae Liatroma
Motion Withdrawn
Motion 3
To establish a subcommittee of Leitrim GAA to oversee Bord na nÓg affairs and all Bord na nÓg competitions and Bord na nÓg structures. This committee would convene a meeting of all clubs at least four times in the calendar year.
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion already covered by County Bye-Law
Motion 4
Players who are involved with County Under 17 and County Under 20 squads who are not in receipt of meaningful game time should be freed up to play with their clubs/regions which may be running at the time.
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion Passed
Motion 5
Leitrim CCC explores the possibility of St Marys’s 2nd team being placed in ACL Div 3 for 2024, this is to be reviewed annually by CCC. (Such a placement be to give a better standard of football to these eligible players, and that the team is confined to Division 3, and irrespective of their performance in said league, promotion to ACL Division 2, be confined to the two best-placed First Teams).
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion Lost
Motion 6
Unlimited substitutions at all Bord na nÓg games including finals.
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion Lost
Motion 7
Leitrim GAA provides clear guidelines as to when and where amalgamations (Independent Teams) can occur.
Naomh Mhuire Cill Tochairt
Motion Passed
NEW LEITRIM GDC APPOINTMENT
CoachingJack is a graduate of IT Carlow with a degree in strength & conditioning. He has completed his Award 1 coaching qualification and is currently working towards the Award 2 qualification.
Jack is currently playing football with his club Oran and has previously played with Roscommon from minor up to senior.
Leitrim GAA extends a warm welcome to Jack and wishes him every success in his new role.
Leitrim GAA Supporters Club Bus to Dungarvan Sunday January 28th
GeneralLeitrim GAA Supporters Club will charter a bus to the Allianz League Division 4 League Round 1 encounter with Waterford in Fraher Field, Dungarvan on Sunday, January 28th, if there are sufficient numbers interested. Anybody who wishes to book a seat on the bus is advised to contact Jerome McWeeney ASAP at 0876370051. Bookings need to be confirmed by next Thursday evening latest.
LEITRIM SENIOR FOOTBALL TEAM CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED
County FootballLeitrim GAA are delighted to announce the selection of Donal Wrynn, Fenagh – St Caillins and Mark Diffley, St Mary’s Kiltoghert as Joint Captains of the Leitrim Senior Football Team for 2024 and Darragh Rooney, St Jude’s, Dublin as Vice Captain.
We wish Donal, Mark, Darragh and the entire Squad and Management every success for the 2024 playing season.
FBD Semi Final Leitrim v Galway
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The late Tony McGovern, London and formerly of Aughavas, County Leitrim.
GeneralIt is with great sadness that we learned on New Year’s Day of the passing of the late Tony McGovern, formerly of Aughavas County Leitrim and London. The late Tony was a most generous contributor to the fundraising efforts of Leitrim GAA over the years. Most recently he, together with his wife Bernadette, made a significant contribution to the aptly named McGovern Aughavas Centre of Excellence in Annaduff, coinciding with the official opening of the facility in September 2019. This generosity has been officially recognised in the awarding of the naming rights on the centre and ensures the McGovern Aughavas name lives on to be associated with the training and nurturing of many present and future county players in all codes and levels.
Indeed the generosity of the McGovern family has not been a recent thing, as Tony’s late brother James, who passed away in January 2023, was the main contributor to the team sponsorship of the Leitrim Senior Football team of 1994 which went on the claim the Connacht Senior Football Championship of that year. The team jersey logo in that era was simply iconic McGovern Aughavas. The following decade saw the development of the new stand facilities at Avant Money Pairc Seán Mac Diarmada and again the McGovern family was a significant contributor to this development. With its official opening in 2007, the stand was given the name McGovern Stand, in honour of their late brother Fr. Andy McGovern.
Across three separate decades, the McGovern Family has been associated with acts of generosity to Leitrim GAA and indeed their home club Aughavas GAA and we are most conscious of recording this at the passing of the most recent family member Tony. We extend our sympathies to his wife Bernadette, son Anthony, and daughters Anita and Tara. Tony is also survived by his brothers Gerry and Tom and extended family members to whom we extend our heartfelt sympathies.
Funeral details will be posted later.
The following article was published by the Leitrim Observer in September 2019 in conjunction with the official opening of the McGovern Aughavas Centre of Excellence in Annaduff.
https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/national-sports/475989/its-about-the-heart-for-tony-bernadette-mcgovern.html
50 MILES JANUARY CHALLENGE 2024
50MilesChallengeThe 50 Miles Challenge for January kicks on on home turf at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada at 1pm on Monday, Jan 1st with a super turnout promised from all the clubs in the county.
Every GAA club will be represented and we hope to see lots of colour with the new 2024 hats & club jerseys.
Eleanor Shanley and her fellow Garadice band members, John McCartin, Padraig McGovern & Dave Sheridan will be there to kick off the first mile of the Challenge and also play a few tunes. We look forward to Eleanor singing Lovely Leitrim.
Karina Crowe from St Mary’s who runs the Shop in Avant Money Páirc Seán will provide complimentary Tea and Coffee for everyone who attends.
These funds raised are essential for the development of our men’s and ladies teams from underage development squads to our senior teams.
It should be a great occasion, so come along and join the fun!
Remember also to
1 – Register & claim your FREE 2024 hat here: https://www.leitrimgaa.ie/challenge/
2 – Join the special 50 Miles Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/50mileschallenge2024