GRASSROOTS
BALLYMANUS
The AGM is on this Friday evening at 8pm in the hall. There was no lotto jackpot winner from 10, 13, 24, and 26.
Match three winners were Bill Quigley, Kim and Ger c/o Lawless’s and Brendan Tallon.
RATHNEW
‘Rathnew Gaa 1885’ is the club’s one and only official Facebook page. Any other page with our name has nothing to do with our club and is run by someone with also nothing to do with our club. Please dislike any other page with our name thanks.
With Christmas only around the corner all club jerseys and any other gear are now on sale on the Rathnew shop on the O’Neill’s website or just follow the link on our Facebook page
We had no winner of the lotto jackpot on October 29. Numbers 10, 13, 17, and 27.
We had three match threes, Sinead and Richard c/o Catherine Kavanagh, Ellen Quinn c/o Hazel Quinn, George and Ann Murphy c/o Cissie Murphy.
At the time of writing the jackpot stands at €13,700. Get your tickets from Doyle’s, The Arches, The Village Inn, Rockies, Healy’s Mini Market, View hair & beauty, Malone’s, Dowling’s Butchers and Centra every Friday and Saturday evening. Thanks to everyone who supports our lotto.
Good luck to the under-20s team who are down to play St Nicholas at home on Sunday morning at 11.30am in the championship.
AUGHRIM
A big thank you to all those who made our Race Night in Paddy’s Bar last Saturday night such a great success.
To all who bought horses,sponsored races and all who attended on the night,their support is very much appreciated.
This annual fundraiser and social event for all associated with the club was very much enjoyed by all.Thank you to Paddy’s Bar for hosting the event and a special thanks to Paul Phelan for doing auctioneer on the night.
AGB
Arklow Geraldines Ballymoney are seeking expressions of interest for the position of Senior men’s manager for the 2020 Season. The team participates in Division 1 of the Wicklow league and reached the Senior football championship final in 2019.
All interested parties are to apply to agbseniorsec@gmail.com. Closing date for Application is Friday, November 8, 2019.
Arklow Geraldines Ballymoney LGFA is seeking expressions of interest in the position of Senior ladies football manager for the 2020 season.
The ladies reached the semi-final stage of the championship in 2019. Interested parties should apply to arklowgeraldinesballymoney.wicklow@lgfaclubs.ie.
AGB’s under-20s will play Bray Emmetts on Thursday evening away in Bray, following postponment of the fixture last Sunday due to a water logged pitch. The team will then play St Pat’s at home on Sunday morning in Pearse’s Park at 10.45am. All support welcome for our under-20s.
AGB’s annual general meeting will take place on Friday, November 29, in the AGB Complex, Shelton.
Please ensure nomination and motion papers are returned by Wednesday,
November 27.
Save the Date: AGB’s annual Christmas Jumper Table Quiz takes place in The Olde Ship, Main Street, Arklow at 8pm on Friday, December 6.
Congratulations to this week’s winner of AGB’s 50/50 Draw: Week 46, Carlow Team; Ticket G068 - Winner: Shelley and Rocco Menton.
And last week’s winner - Week 45: Kildare Team, Ticket H075; Winner: Billy Manley.
HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood GAA Club lotto draw results, October 30. The numbers drawn were: 2, 19, 23 and 28. There was no winner of the jackpot.
The sellers prize went to Susan Tutty (536). The €50 winners were Mollie Burke (83), Matthew Kelly (360) and Annie Burke (86). The next draw for a jackpot of €12,400 will be held in The Hollywood Inn on November 13. Thanks for your continued support.
Hollywood GAA AGM will be held on December 1, at 4pm, in The Hollywood Community Centre.
Nomination forms will be emailed to all members who have provided us with an email address and can be downloaded from the club website.
If you cannot get access to a nomination form contact the Club PRO at 0851196301 and they will forward one to you.
Signed nomination forms must be returned to our secretary by 10th November, by email to secretary.hollywood. wicklow@gaa.ie.
Congratulations to Caolon Halpin on winning the Hollywood GAA Rugby World Cup Competition.
Caolan picked South Africa as his team for Stage 2 and wins €200. Niamh Brophy was runner up (England) and wins €100. Many thanks to everyone who entered and we hope it increased your enjoyment of the tournament.
ST PATRICK’S
Best wishes to Casey and all involved with our Senior footballers on Sunday, November 10, in Aughrim when they play the Laois champions Portlaoise in the Leinster Senior football quarter-final at 1.30pm.
Panel: Shane Doyle, Patrick O’Keane, Shane Murley, Wayne Doyle, Ciaran Doyle, Conor Ffrench, John Crowe, Dean Healy, Matthew Traynor, Jonathan Delahunt, Padge McWalter, Paul O’Brien, Jordan Petticrew, Stephen Duffy (Captain), Tommy Kelly, Conor O’Brien, Padraig Higgins, Ciaran McGettigan, Bryan Doyle, Luca Rampersaud, Jack Dunne, Paul Earls, Donie Fitzgerald, Hugh Humby, Colm Byrne, Aidan Dunne, James Kavanagh, Ronan Murray, Rossa Marron, Ruairi Marron, Niall Donnelly, Cian O’Brien, Niall Earls, Ian Murphy, Ken O’Grady, Paul Earls.
Management: Casey O’Brien, Gary Duffy, Damien O’Brien, Ronan Connolly, Alan O’Brien, Richard ‘Chico’ Murphy, Adam Quinn.
Please support your team in Aughrim on November 10.
The Annual General Meeting will be held in the club house on Thursday, November 28 at 8pm.
Agenda:
Approval of 2018 AGM Minutes Report from Secretary
Report from Treasurer Address of Cathaoirleach Election of 2020 Executive Committee Members
Notice of motions
All nominations for the 2020 Executive Committee and motions to be put before the AGM must be sent to the undersigned on or before Thursday, November 7, signed by proposers and seconders.
Forward to: secretary.stpatricks.wicklow@gaa.ie.
Bryan Doyle, secretary.
The first two St Patrick’s GAA Club Development draws took place in Fitzpatrick’s Bar & Lounge on Friday, October 25, at 10pm. The results are as follows:
Draw 1: €1,000: Neasa McGillacuddy, €700: Peadar De Hora, €400: Eamonn O’Brien, €200: Niall Earls, €100: Ruairi & Rossa Marron, €50: Michelle Hender-Phillips and €50: Niamh, Joe and Katie.
Draw 2: €1,000: Amy Dunne, €700: Barry Lynn, €400: Billy O’Rourke, €200: Michelle Driver, €100: John Sinnott, €50: Pat ‘Bash’ Barry, €50: Denise Luddy.
Thank you to all who bought tickets in our most successful draw to date.
Your town! Your teams! Your club! Naomh Padraig abú.
It was a week of two games for our under-20 footballers in the championship.
On Wednesday night they travelled to Newtown to take on Bray and came away with a good result with the Full time score: St Pats 2-17, Bray Emmets 3-10.
On Sunday the opposition was Clara Gaels in a sunny Laragh at 11.30am. It was a day when nothing went right for the lads with the final score line St Pat’s 0-9, Clara Gaels 6-21.
The final group game is against AGB in Pearse’s Park on Sunday, November 10, at 10.45am.
Panel: Pat Sammon, JJ Power, Rossa Marron, George O’Brien, Conor Brennan, Ken O’Grady, Niall Delahunt, Ronan Murray, Luca Rampersaud, Reese Kelly, Callum Kelly, James Byrne, Ciaran Byrne, Jack Dunne, Cian O’Brien, Aaron Byrne, Dylan Kavanagh, Caolann Mooney, Frank Reynolds, Matt Ryan, Scott Sheridan, Cian Kelly, Mike Griffin, Jack Fox.
Management: Mick Humby, Ken Doyle, John Smith Donal Marron, Brian O’Connor and Bryan Doyle.
St. Patrick’s club gear is available from the club online shop with O’Neill’s.
Https://www.oneills.com/shop-byteam/gaa/ireland/st-patrick-s-gaa.html.
Thank you to everyone who supports our club lotto.
Draw on Monday, November 4, in the club house.
Lotto numbers: 8, 17, 26 and 27. Bonus: 22.
No match-five jackpot winner of €10,000. No match-four jackpot winner of €4,000. One match-three winner of €250: Teddy Russell c/o John Gill.
This week’s match-four is €4,100. Next draw is on Monday, November 4, in the club house.
Thanks to the weekly club lotto sellers who give up their time to help raise funds for the club. It’s greatly appreciated.
As part of club development and potential additional playing facilities, we are requesting that each age group team support the lotto selling rota by providing a team of four on their designated Saturday.
Are any of you available to sell in the pubs on Saturday nights from 9pm? Contact your team manager for details.
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.
COOLKENNO
PEIL na nÓg: Comhghairdeas to Ballyconnell NS girls who were victorious in Roinn 2B of the Carlow Cumann na mBunscol competition recently.
This was the school’s second victory in a row in the competition. After last year’s comfortable victory, this one was a far tenser affair.
Opposition, Newtown-Dunleckney battled all the way and Ballyconnell relied on some superb goalkeeping and stout defending to win the day. An Scór deiridh: Baile Uí Chonaill 2-4, Baile Nua 0-4. Maith sibh, a chailíní.
LATÓ There was no winner of the recent club lotto draw. The jackpot was €6,600. The four lucky winners of the lucky dip were: Liam Butler, Patrick Murphy, Imelda Keogh and Patrick Murphy.
The next draw was due to take place on Monday 4th November in Byrne’s, Clonmore.
LACKEN-KILBRIDE
Club social event in Avon Ri an November 22 from 8pm. All welcome.
This invite is for everybody involved in the club and not inviolved in the club and everybody in the wider community - everybody is welcome and encouraged to attand.
The ladies team who had a really successful season have organised a social event for the club, to be held in the Avon Ri, to celebrate their great season.
The date is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, and everybody in the community is welcome, club members, past players, etc, there will be live music and finger food.
Tickets cost €15, which you can picked up from Grainne (087 7855372) or Aoife (087 6061222).
The juveniles finished off a great year with a presentation of medals and kit bags last Friday with plenty of goodies all round!
This year, we had over 50 kids playing across our four teams of under-7, under-9, under-11 and girls under-14 – each team did really well during the year, with the final match for the under-9s last Wednesday in the floodlit blitz in Donard.
Diarmuid Haughian will shortly be going into the Kilbride National School, to pick up the slack in the winter months! Thanks to all the coaches: Under-7: Joanne Gahan with help from Daniel O’Riordan, Mick Byrne and Tadhg Duggan.
Under-9: Donal Gahan, Sinead Keely, Anne Smith.
Under-11: Patrick Broe, Maria Tipper, Adam Kiernan.
Under-14 Girls: Donal Gahan, Rionach Craul.
The kids (and parents) will take a few well-deserved months off now and we will regroup in March!
Juvenile bag packing – November 23 in Dunnes Stores, Blessington.
The club are looking for volunteers for a bag pack on November 23, 9am to 7pm in Dunnes Stores, Blessington. You only have to donate an hour or two of your time at a minimum. Please help if you can. Contact Liz Broe on 087 3250663 (you must be over 16).
Latest Lotto Results:
Recent club lotto results – Jackpot stands at €13,600.
No winner on November 3 and results from October 28 and November 3 will follow shortly.
SHILLELAGH/COOLBOY
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - We are holding a fundraising race night in Kenny’s Central House Lounge on Friday, November 22.
First race goes to post at 9pm and as soon as the horses are stabled following the last race the very capable DJ JOEY will provide music and entertainment until late.
We would of course appeal to anyone wishing to sponsor a race (cost €50) or help out in any way to get in touch with any committee member.
Your continued support is much appreciated.
The Annual General Meeting of Shillelagh/Coolboy GAA Club will take place on Friday, November 29, in Coolafancy Hall.
A full review of our first and very successful year will take place and it would be encouraging to see a huge attendance of current and intending members present.
The combination drawn in the Fair Green Development lotto on Tuesday, October 29, was 7, 10, 23, and 28.
There was no jackpot winner. The following matched three numbers and shared €100: Carol Horton c/o Mick Simpson and Sue Dagg, Coolboy.
John Cullen won the promoter’s prize. The next draw with the jackpot a very enticing €6,400 will take place in Kenny’s Central House on Monday next, November 11.
Tickets costing just €2 are available in all local business outlets and from Lotto promoters, your continued support is valued and appreciated.