Andy Kettle RIP

Andy Kettle RIP

Leitrim GAA take this opportunity to extend our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and GAA colleagues of Dublin chairman Andy Kettle who passed away after a short illness.

We offer our heartfel sympathy to his wife Phyllis, sons Patrick, Peter and Eoin and his daughters Niamh, Orla and Ciara.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

 

 

17-Dec-14 by Leitrim GAA

Leitrim County Convention

Coiste Chontae Liatroma

Comhdháil Bhliantúil 2015

 

Ainmniúcháin Elected

 

Cathaoirleach: Toirealach Ó Baoill (Achadh na Síleann)

Terrenca Boyle (Aughnasheelin)

 

Leas Cathaoirleach: Sean O’Suilleabhain (Seán Ó hEislin-Béal an Átha Móir)

Sean O S’Suilleabhain (Ballinamore Sean O Heslin’s)

 

Rúnaí: Attracta Ni Raghailligh (Naomh Muire-Cill Tochairt)

Attracta O Reilly (St. Mary’s Kiltoghert)

 

Leas Rúnaí: Seán Ó Fhinín (Gort Leitreach)

John Keenan (Gortletteragh)

 

Cisteoir: Brian O Gordúin (Maothail))

Brian Gordon (Mohill)

 

Leas Cisteoir: Sean O Muilbhigh (Baile na gCleireach)

John Mulvey (Ballinaglera)

 

Oifigeach Forbartha: Pádraig Ó Ficheallaigh (Gleann an Chairthe/Cluainin)

Pat Feely (Glencar Manorhamilton)

 

Oifigeach Oiliúna: Padraig Mac Dhorchaidh (Gleann Fearna/Coillteclochair)

Padraig Mc Gourty (Glenfarne Kiltyclogher)

 

Oifigeach Cultúra agus Teanga: Máire Ní Mhaoilbhigh ( Achadh na Sileann)

Maura Mulvey (Aughnasheelin)

 

Oifigeach Caidreamh Poiblí: Déaglán Ó Buacháin (Barr na Cúille)

Declan Bohan (Bornacoola)

 

Comhairle Connacht:(2)

Eanna Mac Tighernáin (Cluain) Enda Tiernan (Cloone)

Seamus Ó Miacháin (Droim Da Thiar) Jim Meehan (Dromahair)

 

Árd Comhairle: Pádraig Ó Miacháin (Cill Tiobraid) PJ Meehan (Kiltubrid)

 

Comhdháil Connacht: (4)

Aodh Mac Raghnaill (Fiodhnach-Naomh Caillin)

Hubie Reynolds (Fenagh St. Caillians)

Seosamh O Floinn (Naomh Muire Cill Tochairt)

Joe Flynn (St. Marys Kiltoghert)

Diarmuid Mac Suibhne (Gleann an Chairthe/Cluainin)

Diarmuid Sweeney (Glencar Manorhamilton)

 

Comhdháil Bhliantúil: (4)

Sean O Muilbhigh (Baile na gCleireach)

John Mulvey (Ballinaglera)

Diarmuid Mac Suibhne (Gleann an Chairthe/Cluainin)

Diarmuid Sweeney (Glencar Manorhamilton)

Seosamh O Floinn (Naomh Muire Cill Tochairt)

Joe Flynn (St. Marys Kiltoghert)

Brian O Gordúin (Maothail))

Brian Gordon (Mohill)

 

 

15-Dec-14 by Colette Fox – PRO

Scór na nÓg County Final Results

Scór na nÓg County Final Results

 

The County Finals took place last Sunday 14th December in The Bee Park, Manorhamilton. Naomh Muires Laura Crossan did an excellent job hosting the afternoon’s competition as Bean an Tí.

The county finalists took to the stage to give their best polished performance to an eager audience and most importantly the judges from Longford. The level of competition was very tight among the Leitrim clubs, performances displayed a lot of time and energy was spent by the competitors to make their county final showcase memorable.

Medals were proudly presented to the winners by incoming Chairperson of Connacht Scór Gerry Mc Govern.

St Marys club were awarded the Cormac MacGiolla Shield for Club na Bliana. It was presented by Ailbhe McGill to Laura Crossan, Oifigeach Cultuir/Teanga for Naomh Muire.

 

The Leitrim County Champions are as follows:

 

Rince Foirne: Naomh Muire

Amhranaíocht Aonair: Kathy McLoughlin, Leitrim Gaels

Ceol Uirlise: Leitrim Gaels

Aithriseoireacht: Sarah Mc Weeney, Aughnasheelin

Bailéad Ghrúpa: Leitrim Gaels

Trath na gCeist: Bornacoola

Leiriú: No Compeditors

Rince Seit: No Compeditors

 

Club of the Year – St Mary’s

 

The Connacht Final will be held on January 17th in Claremorris, details to follow in the New Year.

Wishing all of the clubs the very best of Luck.

 

 

15-Dec-14 by Claire Crossan – PRO – Scor

Ladies Section

Players meeting with County Management :

The venue for all players – current, past and new to meet with the new Leitrim Intermediate Management team of Pat Costello and Larry Cunningham will take place this Friday the 12th of December at 8:30pm in Annaduff Club Rooms.

 

2014 Convention:

We will be holding our AGM this Sunday the 14th of December at 2pm in Allen Gaels Club Rooms. All clubs are encouraged to send 3 delegates as per official guide.

 

 

09-Dec-14 by Ladies PRO

Leitrim GAA Awards night Saturday January 24th Bush Hotel

 

Leitrim GAA Annual Awards Ceremony takes place in Bush Hotel on this Saturday night January 24. Patrons are equested to be seated by 8pm. Ticket orders through Runai Coiste Chontae Liatroma Attracta O Reilly at secretary.leitrim@gaa.ie or 086 1708499.

Leitrim Minor Team, Connacht MFL Winners 2014, will be presented with their medals and in addition to the following Award Winners, the function will feature the Leitrim Launch of the 2015 Leitrim GAA Supporters Club.

Coiste Chontae Liatroma Awards 2014

Jim Lynch Hall of Fame Gerry Finneran (Glenfarne Kiltyclogher) 

County Player of the Year Emlyn Mulligan (Leitrim) 

Senior Club Player of the Year Ciaran Gilheaney (Aughawillan) 

Intermediate Club Player of the Year Kieran Meehan (St. Patrick’s Dromahair) 

Junior Club Player of the Year Colin McWeeney (St. Mary’s Kiltoghert) 

Referee of the Year James McCaffrey (Aughnasheelin) 

Club Grounds of the Year Carrigallen GAA 

U16 Player of the Year Fintan Gallogly (Aughavas) 

Minor Player of the Year James Mitchell (Mohill) 

Coiste na nÓg Referee of the Year Declan Tiernan (Cloone) 

County Hurler of the Year David McGovern (Naomh Peregrine, Dublin) 

Club Hurler of the Year Clement Cunniffe (Carrick Hurling) 

Young Hurler of the Year

Juvenile Handballer of the Year Alan Wrynne (Fenagh St. Caillins)

Senior Handballer of the Year Martin Raftery (Fenagh St. Caillins)

Ladies County Player of the Year Michelle Guckian (St. Mary’s Kiltoghert) 

Ladies Senior Club Player of the Year Anna Conlon (St. Patrick’s Dromahair) 

Ladies Intermediate Club Player of the Year Ciara McPartland (St.Francis) 

Ladies Junior Club Player of the Year Caroline Guckian (Fenagh St. Caillins)

 

 

 

 

07-Dec-14 by Leitrim GAA

News from the Ladies

New Management

Leitrim management Pat Costello & Larry Cunningham invite all players – current, past and new, to meet with them on Friday 12th December at 8.30pm – venue TBC.  Come along and introduce yourself to the new Leitrim LGFA management to kick start the journey that will lead you to CrokePark on the last Sunday in September.

2014 County Club Players of the Year 

Congratulations to the following players who have been voted Senior, Intermediate and Junior Club Players of the Year. Senior Club Player of the Year – Anna Conlan, Dromahair, Intermediate Club Player of the Year – Ciara McPartland, St Francis and Junior Club Player of the Year – Caroline Guckian, Fenagh. Awards will be presented at the Leitrim GAA Awards night in The Bush Hotel, in January. Congratulations to all the deserving winners!

Leitrims County Players Player of the Year

Michelle Guckian, St Marys was voted the CountyPlayers Player of the Year for 2014. Michelle was the goalkeeper for the Intermediate team this year and a well deserving winner. Congratulations Michelle.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Leitrim Ladies Intermediate Team who won Ladies Team of the Year at the Leitrim Sports Partnership Awards at the weekend.

 

 

04-Dec-14 by Ladies PRO

Coaching News

Leitrim GAA Coaching & Games Development 

Hi all, just wanted to up-date you all on the child conference in Sligo IT which I would encourage as many as possible to attend, especially coaches working with children up to U12 both hurling and football. Also please see our planned coach education courses for spring 2015. To inform clubs on the new FRC requirements on coach qualifications for 2015, I will send out the details to you all later in the week.

 

Child Coaching Conference   

We would encourage all coaches working with children to attend this conference on Tuesday evening next in Sligo IT. The conference will incorporate a sit down and a practical session. The keynote address will be given by Paudie Butler and will look at the ABC/Fundamental development of the child. The practical demonstration will be hurling based but can be adapted for all gaelic games. This is one of those not to be missed opportunities for coaches to listen to and observefrom one of the foremost coaches on child development in the Country.                                                                                                         

There is no charge for attending this conference.

 

Venue: IT Sligo             

Date: Tuesday December 9th 

 

Title – Inspiring Children – Developing a pathway

 

7.00pm – Conference registration.  

7.15pm – Opening Address

7.30pm – Keynote speaker “Putting the Child first” – Paudie Butler

8.30pm – 10pm – Practical in Hall – Paudie Butler + Damien Coleman, assisted by County GPOs.

 

 

Coach Education courses 2015

 

Award 1 youth/Adult course

Friday January 9th & Saturday 10th

Friday January16th & Saturday 17th

Friday January 23rd & Saturday 24th

 

Award 1 Child – venue Annaduff GAA club

February 20th & 21st

February 27th & 28th

 

 

Foundation award – Football

Friday January 30th & Saturday 31st – Manorhamilton

Friday February 6th & Saturday 7th – Mohill

Friday February 6th & Saturday 7th – Drumshanbo

 

On-Line Foundation award

For coaches who cannot attend the face to face courses, we will be running an on-line Foundation award course during January. I will forward full details with regard booking etc in the next few days.

 

Code of best practise in youth sport                                                               Courses will be given as part of the foundation award courses. These courses will be open to coaches who may have completed foundation at another time.

 

For further details on any of the above contact. Padraig McGourty 086-8106431 or coachingofficer.leitrim@gaa.ie

Thomas Keenan 087-6591049 or thomas.keenan.gm.leitrim@gaa.ie

 

 

03-Dec-14 by Leitrim GAA

Scór na nÓg County Finalists

The Leitrim Scór na nÓg semi-final took place last Saturday in The Mayflower, Drumshanbo. As always the entertainment was fantastic, the competitors were a credit to their clubs and mentors who coached the young participants.

The County Final is being held on Sunday 14th December in the Bee Park Community Centre Manorhamilton at 2pm.

Leitrim Scór na nÓg County finalists are as follows…..

 

Rince Foirne:

Naomh Muire A

Bornacoola

Mohill A

Naomh Muire

Mohill B

 

Amhranaíocht Aonair:

Naomh Muire A- Soracha Nic Chonemara

Leitrim Gaels – Kathy McLoughlin

Fenagh – Katie Conefrey

Leitrim Gaels C- Jordan Mulvey

Naomh Muire B – Tara Noone

 

Ceol Uirlise:

Naomh Muire A

Dromahair

Kiltubrid A

Mohill

Leitrim Gaels

 

Aithriseoireacht:

Aughnasheelan – Sarah McWeeney

Leitrim Gaels – Patrick Sweeney

 

Bailéad Ghrúpa:

Dromahair

Glencar

Leitrim Gaels

 

 

Trath na gCeist:

Bornacoola

Ballinaglera

Glencar

Leitrim Gaels

 

Léiríu:

No Competitiors

Rince Seit:

No Competitors

 

Found: 2 hoodies left behind in the hall; contact Maura – 087/6486967 for collection

 

 

24-Nov-14 by Claire Crossan – PRO – Scor

Comhghairdeas le Proinsias

Comhghairdeas le Proinsias

Coiste Chontae Liatroma would like to join in congratulating Dr. Frank Brady, New York on his nomination as the 2015 Leitrim Guardian Person of the Year. At a function in the recently refurbished Ballroom of Romance in Glenfarne on Friday night he was presented with his richly deserved award by last years recipient Eleanor Shanley. A former member of the Glencar Manorhamilton club in the 1970s, he travelled from New York with his wife Helen and daughter Sharon for the occasion. Among his many achievements Frank co-authored and published in 2004 (along with the late Joe McInerney from Aughavas) “A Century of Leitrim Football in New York”. In addition to maintaining an active role with the New York club, he continues to support his native county through his involvement with the annual Leitrim Supporters Club Draw. Comhghairdeas le Proinsias. Copies of the 47th edition of the Leitrim Guardian magazine – Irelands only county journal – is available in shops now or online at leitrimguardian.ie and would make an ideal Christmas present.

 

 

22-Nov-14 by Leitrim GAA

Gaeltacht Scholarships 2015

Gaeltacht Scholarships 2015

Leitrim Co Board GAA is offering grants for attendance at Gaeltacht courses to Leitrim boys and girls as part of their promotion of an ghaeilge. These grants are open to registered and paid-up members of Leitrim GAA clubs, boys or girls. 

Some of the grants are part-sponsored by Gaeltacht colleges. In the case of cash grants, when students return they can claim their grant money on production of evidence of having successfully completed the course. 

Application forms can be downloaded from this link or can be had from the Secretary of any GAA club or from Seán Ó Súilleabháin, Rúnaí Cultúir agus Teanga, Béal an Átha Móir, Co Liatroma. 

Beidh na hiarratais le fail i ngach meanscoil sa Chontae freisin. 

The closing date for applications is Saturday 6 December 2014. 

Return to, 

Seán Ó Súilleabháin,

Rúnaí Cultúir agus Teanga,

Béal an Átha Móir,

Co Liatroma

 

 

18-Nov-14 by Leitrim GAA

Sympathy

Coiste Chontae Liatroma expresses deep sympathy to the Wrynn family, Ballinamore following the death of former Leitrim Gael, Patsy Wrynn.  Patsy won a Leitrim Senior Championship with Ballinamore in 1956 during a long playing career with the club.  He was very involved with Leitrim underage teams in transporting players to training and matches and was a lifelong Leitrim supporter.  We sympathise with his son Adrian, daughters Siobhain Cullen and Sylvia ODonnell, sons in law, daughter in law and grandchildren and the Ballinamore Sean OHeslins club.

Ar dheis de go raibh a h-Anam uasal.

 

Funeral Arrangements

Reposing at his home from two o’clock until eight o’clock this evening Tuesday (11th November). Removal to St. Patrick’s Church, Ballinamore tomorrow (Wed 12th Nov) for Funeral Mass at eleven o’clock. Burial afterwards in Fenagh Abbey Cemetery.

 

 

 

11-Nov-14 by Colette Fox – PRO

Sympathy

Coiste Chontae Liatroma extends sincere sympathy to the wife and family of the late Sean Flanagan.  Sean was a star player with Aughawillan, Leitrim, the Leitrim club in New York and the Sean McDermott club in San Francisco.  His brothers Pat and Martin also played with Aughawillan and Leitrim and another brother Micheal is a well know club referee.  Our thoughts are with Seans wife Carol, his brothers, sisters Mary and Ellen and extended family and the Aughawillan GAA Club. 

Ar dheis de go raibh a h-Anam uasal.

 

Funeral Arrangements

Reposing in the home of his brother Martin and sister-in-law Kathy Kilnacreevy, Garadice, on Tuesday (11th November) from 6pm until 10pm and on Wednesday (12th November) from 12 noon until 5pm. House private at all other times. Removal to St Patricks Church, Aughawillan, on Wednesday evening arriving at 7pm. Funeral Mass on Thursday (13th November) at 11am with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if so desired, to Irish Cancer Society.

 

 

 

11-Nov-14 by Colette Fox – PRO