GRASSROOTS
HOLLYWOOD
The next Hollywood GAA Club lotto will be held this coming Thursday night, February 7, in the Hollywood Inn for a jackpot of €8,400. Tickets can be purchased online at hollywoodgaa.com, from club members and from local businesses. Thanks for your continued support and good luck.
Tickets are on sale now for our Style Social Fundraising event. It is taking place in Tulfarris on March 23 at 7pm. Tickets are available online on the Style Social Facebook page or from committee members.
Membership is now due and can be paid online at hollywoodgaa.com or to any committee member.
RATHNEW
‘Rathnew Gaa 1885’ is the club’s one and only official Facebook page. Any other page with our name is not run by anyone in our club and is nothing to do with our club.
The new ladies football team have started training for the 2019 season. Every Tuesday at 8pm with another night to be decided on soon. The juvenile girls are also on Tuesdays at 7pm. We are always looking out for new members so if your interested contact Katrina Murphy 087 8837577 to get involved.
There was no winner of the lotto jackpot on January 28. Numbers: 5, 13, 22, and 28. No match threes. At the time of writing the jackpot stands at €9,300. You can get your tickets from Doyle’s, The Arches, The Village Inn, Rocky’s, Healy’s Mini Mart, Malone’s, Dowling’s butchers or any committee member.
The club has replaced and upgraded the equipment in the gym. Thanks to all who helped out getting the equipment ready. The membership for the gym is the cheapest around so if your interested contact Bobby on 085 1115514. Also, any existing member please be aware that the code for the gym cannot be passed around and must stop immediately.
With membership now due we are giving everyone a new incentive to pay. The national club draw is a draw run by Croke park for every club in the country. Tickets are €10 each with first prize a car and many more brilliant prizes. All the money raised from the ticket sales is retained by the clubs.
For further details see www.gaa.ie/ nationalclubdraw. So, with this in mind anyone who sells 10 tickets for the draw their membership will be covered it’s that simple. Managers from each team will be in contact for ticket collection or keep an eye on our Facebook page. Closing date is February 8.
Hard luck to both county teams on their defeats on Sunday in the national league. Next up for the footballers is a home match to limerick on Sunday while the hurlers are away to Donegal Sunday week the 17th. Best of luck to all involved.
Hard luck to Ross O’Brien and his DIT teammates on their defeat to UCD in the Sigerson cup.
The draws for the championships made last week has our seniors in Group A with Newtown, Tinahely, Hollywood, Kiltegan and AGB.
Our Intermediate team are in group B with Stratford, Kilcoole, Donard/Glen, Carnew and Dunlavin.
Our Junior ‘B’ team are in Group A with Baltinglass, Dunlavin and AGB.
BRAY EMMETS
Championship Draw - The Wicklow Championship draw took place recently in Ballinakill. Bray Emmets were drawn the following teams:
First Round of Senior Hurling Champi- onship: Bray Emmets vs Eire Og
Senior Football Championship Group 1: St Patricks, Eire Og, Avondale, Baltinglass, Blessington & Bray Emmets
Junior B Football Championship Group 3: An Tochar, Kiltegan, Bray Emmets & Tinahely
Upcoming sixth class/first year disco The next sixth class/first year disco is taking place in the clubhouse on February 15.
Tickets will be on sale in the club house 7pm-8pm on: Tuesday, February 5; Tuesday, February 12.
Senior Footballers Kick Off Their League Campaign - Our Senior football team play their first match of the league this Friday against Carnew. The game throws in at 8pm in Old Conna. As always, any support is greatly appreciated!
Lotto - The numbers drawn were: 20, 4, 14, and 25. The next jackpot will be: €1,300. Back to normal now with no jackpot winner this week. Congratulations to Fionnuala Downes who wins €25 in the Lucky Dip.
Please sign up to our club lotto, it’s a fantastic way of supporting the club and winning some cash.
Academy Success -We are over the moon with the response we have had to our request for new Acedemy players and volunteers. We have consistently now had over 180 kids for the first three weeks!
Our 2013/2014 group has increased from below 50 to nearly 80. Even more impressive has been the parents jumping in, giving a hand and getting involved in the fun. Well done, everyone! Let’s drive on and build on an already fantastic community! If you would like to get involved with this growing success, please get in contact.
ANNACURRA
Lotto results for January 28, numbers: 4, 6, 12, and 23. Next week’s jackpot is €4,650.
We wish to sympathise with the Loftus and O’Connor families on their recent losses and also the Codd family on Sam’s passing.
AVONDALE
Our most recent Avondale lotto draw took place in Miley’s on Tuesday, January 29. Numbers drawn were 3, 4, 12, and 19. We had no jackpot winner. One match three winner wins €200: Marie O, Toole c/o Sharon Doyle.
Next draw is in the Cartoon Inn on Tuesday, February 5. Jackpot will be €2,900. Thanks for all your continued support. Our Senior footballers play Kilmacanogue on Friday. Please see fixtures for further details.
Avondale GAA are now using Clubforce to collect registration for nursery, juveniles and adults. Please find the link on our Facebook page or, if you are looking for the family membership please come to complex on Tuesday, February 5, between 7.15 and 8.15pm.
COOLKENNO
Two of our club members met with success in the Interfirms competition last week. Eamon and Cathal Rossiter were part of the Roadstone team which beat Kerry Foods on Wednesday night last on a score of 2-12 to 0-8.
They’ll be playing AIB Galway in a fortnight in the All Ireland semi-final. Go n-éirí libh a fheara!
There was no winner of the club lotto jackpot of €2,700. €25 lucky dip were Myles Keogh, Mick Butler, Corey Rossiter and Ned Deegan.
It’s now less than two weeks until our Scór na nÓg quiz team head to Castlebar to take part in the All-Ireland final of the Scór na nÓg Tráth na gCeist competition. Tá na buachaillí ag obair go dian faoi láthair!
ST PATRICK’S
Hard luck to all involved especially our own county football captain Dean Healy and Stephen Duffy with the Senior county footballers who took on Leitrim in Aughrim on Sunday.
Congratulations to Niamh McGettigan on the honour of captaining the Senior county ladies this year.
It was not to be for the Wicklow ladies who made the long trip to Kiltoom, Roscommon to take on the home side with the final score: Roscommon 4-10, Wicklow 2-06.
Hard luck to all involved especially our own Niamh McGettigan, Sarah Delahunt, Clodagh Fox, Megan Dunne, Kate Hennessy and Erynn O’Brien.
We are all delighted that St Patricks Andy O’Brien has rejoined the Senior county hurlers. In the first game of the double header in Aughrim the result did not go Wicklow’s way. Full-time: Wicklow 0-15, Down 1-23.
Congratulations to Senior player Sinead McGettigan who will captain the County Minor ladies team this year. St Patrick’s GAA Club are very proud of their three county captains - Best of luck for the year ahead Sinead, Niamh and Dean.
St Patrick’s GAA Club’s annual dinner dance will be held on Saturday, March 9, at 8pm in the Arklow Bay Hotel. Reserve the date now.
Tickets €35. Bus return trip €10. Tickets available from John Gill 087 0601669, Nicola McGettigan 086 4048451 and Peggy King 086 6006070.
Are you dinner dance ready? Get your St Patrick’s tie now limited stock only €20 Contact treasurer James Phelan +353 (87) 228 4441
Best of luck to all our players starting mocks next week
Camogie returns: Under-8s and 10s will be starting in St. Patrick’s GAA Hall on Thursday, February 21, at 6-30pm to 7-45pm and will continue every Thursday in the GAA hall, February 28, March 7, and March 14.
Contact Margaret Leonard 0877827881
Camogie returns: Under-12s will be starting back in St.Patrick’s GAA Hall on Thursday, March 14, at 6.30pm to 7-45pm
Contact Margaret Leonard 0877827881.
Your club needs you. As you are all aware the success of our ladies section in the club is forever growing and we are always looking for help . If anyone can help in any way with ladies teams this year but in particular with our under-16 ladies please contact ladies secretary Siobhan Hollingsworth 087 2556356.
Under-7 boys football (born 2012/2013) starts on Saturday, February 9, from 11am to 12pm in the hall in Dunbur. Contact Shane Mitchell on 0868504541. Gumshields are compulsory. New members are welcome.
Under-7 boys hurling (born 2012/2013) starts on Saturday, February 15, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm in the hall in Dunbur. Contact Shane Mitchell on 086 8504541. New members are welcome.
Under-14 boys Féile football (born 2005/2006) starts on Wednesday 6th February from 5.30pm to 6.30pm in East Glendalough School all-weather pitch. Contact John Smith 086 8130477. Gumshields are compulsory. No blades or studs. New members are welcome.
Thank you to everyone who supports our club lotto. Draw on Monday, February 4 in the Clubhouse.
Last Monday, January 28, lotto numbers: 3, 9, 24 and 29, and bonus number 21.
No match five jackpot winner for €10,000. No match four jackpot winner for €3,800. One match three winner: Jimmy, Joe and Katie c/o Aine. This week’s match four is €3,900.
Next draw is on Monday, February 4, in the Clubhouse.
Please send any information for club notes to Pro.stpatricks.wicklow@gaa.ie before 9pm on Sunday evenings. You can contact St Pats at Facebook St Patrick’s GAA Club Wicklow Town or Twitter @ StPatsGAAWick.
SHILLELAGH/COOLBOY
The process to amalgamate Shillelagh and Coolboy G.A.A clubs has been ratified at County Board level , A huge well done to the members of both clubs who put a huge amount of time and energy in getting the process over the line , thanks also to County Chairman Martin Fitzgerald and his fellow County Board members for their assistance.
Michael (Mick) Lennon Coolboy passed to his eternal reward on Friday, February 1 last. To Mick’s daughter Caroline, sons Jimmy, David and Michael their families and to his extended family and friends all connected with Shillelagh - Coolboy G.A.A club extend their deepest sympathy, Ar dheis Dé go raibh a ainm dilis.
Tickets are now in circulation for the national club draw 2019, the draw will take place on Wednesday, March 6, and tickets costing €10 must be returned by Monday next, February 11. A fantastic array of prizes on offer here including the top prize of Renault Clio 4-expression, tickets are available from committee members, players and supporters.
We would appeal to members of both communities to support this venture as 100 per cent of all funds raised will be retained by the club.
The Junior ‘A’ football team have been drawn in a Championship group that includes Lacken/Kilbride, Hollywood, Blessington and Aughrim. A competitive group but one we are well capable of emerging from, training for all panel members has commenced under the supervision of Rathvilly native John Smith who will be ably assisted by a management team of Pat Doyle, Francis Simpson, Donal Wafer and Noel Murphy.
Training resumes next Friday, February 8, on the Fairgreen at 8pm. A full turnout is expected.
Juvenile - Outdoor activity at juvenile level is of course somewhat curtailed at this time of year, but the nursery which caters for our youngest gladiators, boys/ girls in the four to six-year age group continues on this Friday evening in the Coolboy handball facility commencing at 7pm.
Well done to talented juvenile club member Ross Whelan who was successful in the competition to design the new Shillelagh - Coolboy club emblem/logo. Well done also to Des Willoughby who has done Trojan work on this project and also on the design of the club playing kit.
The amalgamation of both Shillelagh and Coolboy G.A.A clubs at adult and juvenile level is the culmination of a lot of hard work by members of both communities and it goes without saying that the hard work is only just starting. But for everyone interested in promoting and preserving Gaelic Games in the area it is an exciting venture and we all hope a successful one.
LACKEN/KILBRIDE
The club AGM was held on February 3. Thanks to all for attending, the officers for the year ahead are: John Ward (Chair), Vice Chair (Ken Balfe), Secretary (Tim Broe), Fixtures Secretary (Diarmuid Haughian), Treasurer (Daniel O’Riordan), PRO (Diarmuid Haughian), Coaching Officer (Paddy Broe), Children’s Officer (Paddy Broe) Irish Cultural Officer (Liz Broe), County Board Reps (Tim Broe and Paddy Nolan).
Club pre-paid lotto forms will be distributed over the coming days, €100 to enter your four numbers into the draw, which currently stands at almost 10k.
Contact any committee member if you do not have a form. All returned forms should be sent to Daniel O’Riodran, Manor Kilbride, Blessington, Co. Wicklow.