GRASSROOTS
BALLYMOTE
BALLYMOTE Club AGM will take place 16th Nov at 9pm. Nominations and motions can be emailed to Secretary.ballymote.sligo@ gaa.ie.
LAST Friday we help a Table quiz in Gormelys Bar. It was very well supported and Thank you to Rogers Topline who sponsored 1st prize. Quiz master Joe Stagg did an excellent job.
25 card playing continues every Sunday till Xmas, starts at 6pm and next Sunday it will be in Haydens Bar.
U 6 nursey training continues every Friday at 6pm in Colaiste Muire school gym. BALLYMOTE GAA Club are launching a 2019 calendar. This is a great opportunity for local business to advertise. Contact Secretary.ballymote.sligo@gaa. ie for more information. CONGRATULATIONS to Shamrock Gaels winning Intermediate championship.
CALRY/ST. JOSEPH’S
THE Club awards night will take place this year in the Clayton hotel on Saturday night the 3rd of November at 7 PM.
WE invite everyone along to this free social night to see our teams both young and old pick up their medals and trophies which they won during the year. New Sligo Senior Football Manager Clr Paul Taylor will be our special guest on the night.
WELL done to the U21 Footballes who defeated Owenmore Gaels by 2-13 to 1-12 in the Championship at the weekend.
CLOONACOOL
THE club are running a table quiz in Brennans Lounge on Friday night 24th November next at 9.30 pm sharp. Teams from all the Townlands in the club area are asked to compete as well as competitors from other club areas. All are most welcome.
A big thank you to Chris Stapelton for providing sound equipment for the Co. Junior Championship final played in the community park recently.
INDEED Chris has given of his time so very generously on so many sporting occasions in the past, and this generosity of spirit has always enhanced each event. Anyone interested in representing the club at Scor coming up in a few weeks time, are asked to contact chairman Bill Carty, vice - chair Brian McIntyre or secretary Fergus Leonard in the coming days. SYMPATHY is extended to the family, relatives and friends of the late Seamus Durkin of Carrentubber, and also to the family relations and friends of the late Phyllis Booth mother-in-law to Sonia Booth of Cul Bui Cloonacool, who died in England, and to the family relatives and wider circle of friends of the late Bridget Johnston of Muckelty Achonry, who went to their eternal reward recently. May they all rest in peace.
HANDBALL
SLIGO HANDBALL NOTES THE County board AGM will be held in Castleconnor on Tuesday, 13-11-2018 at 8.30pm .Motions to the County secretary before 04-11-2018.
THE 4 Wall interclubs Sligo Final will be contested by Drumcliffe and Collooney. It will be played at the Drumcliffe Handball Club , Oxfield this Tuesday , 30-10-2018 , srarting at 7pm. ENTRIES for Juvenile and Adult 4 Wall blitz ,doubles and ladder competitions are now being taken.Names to club secretary or G.Coleman before 31-10-2018. FOLLOW us on facebook @sligohandball BALLYMOTE HANDBALL CLUB NOTES
THE Club are playing the Michael Hannon Memorial Tournament next
SUNDAY 04-11-2018 at the local court commencing at 11 am. PLAYERS from all clubs in the county will be taking part.
A draw will take place towards the end of week when all entries are confirmed. COLLOONEY HANDBALL CLUB NOTES UNDERAGE coaching takes a break for the Bank holiday Monday .
WE play in the Sligo Final of the interclub 4 Wall this Tuesday at 7pm in Druncliffe Handball Club , Oxfield.
BINGO takes place this Thursday at 9 p.m , the jackpot is now €2,050 in 43 calls.
FOLLOW us on facebook @collooneyhandball
OWENMORE GAELS
TEAM News
HARD luck to the U21 men’s team who suffered a 4 point defeat to Calry St Jospehs in Scarden on Friday evening last.
A spirited performance from a depleted side wasn’t enough to get the win needed to see them advance in the competition. Hard luck lads. CONGRATS to The IT Sligo Ladies Freshers 7s team who won the intermediate blitz final in DCU. Owenmore Gaels was represented by Leah Sweeney on the team. CLUB News OWENMORE Gaels are holding a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament in The Owenmore Inn on Sunday 18th November. TOURNAMENT begins at 4pm. Limited places so get there early. €20 entry, €20 buy-back, €20 topup. Half of the prize pool goes to Owenmore Gaels GAA Club. To enter contact Niall on 0877609420 THANKS to everyone who entered our Sports Prediction Quiz. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for score updates!
CLUB Lotto
THE Lotto draw took place in Cullen’s Bar on Monday 15th October. The numbers drawn were 1, 9, 10 & 19.
THERE was no winner of the €10,000 Jackpot. Congrats to our ‘Match 3’ Winners Claire Connellan, Stephen Davey/Rory O’Connor & Hannah Kerins who each win €35.
AS there was no Jackpot Winner this week, the Jackpot stays at €10,000.
THE next draw will take place on Monday 29th October in the Owenmore Inn. THANKS to everyone who bought tickets throughout the year and continues to support the club. THANK you to all who continue to support the lotto.
SHAMROCK GAELS
IT has been a long time coming but it was worth the wait when the Gaels lifted the Intermediate Championship beating Curry in the replay on a scoreline of 1-13 to 1-10 in Bunninadden last Sunday. The Gaels got off to a blistering start racing into a five point lead at half time, however a different Curry emerged in the second half and chipped away at the Gaels lead only to go one up with five minutes remaining,
THE Gaels however confounded the critics and dug deep as they have done on so many occasions this year to level the game and it was minor star Dylan Willis who had the final say with a goal in the closing stages to give the Gaels a deserved victory and our third Intermediate Championship. THE team was: Donal Tuohy, Declan Willis, Evan Lyons, Keith McMorrow, Karl McKenna, Paul Higgins (C), Andrew Flynn, Dillon McDermott, Joe Henry, Shane Deignan (0-1), Brian Boyd (02), James Carroll, Darragh Hailstones, Frank Quinn (0-1), David Quinn (0-9). Subs used: Ciaran O’Connor for J Carroll, Seamus Hailstones for S Deignan, Dylan Willis (1-0) for D Hailstones. WELL done to the team and management John McPartland, Gerry Monaghan, Seamus Cawley and Hilary Lyons.
THANKS to all of our supporters who again travelled in large numbers to support the team. We now take on Fenagh-St Caillins from Leitrim next Saturday at 2PM in Enniscrone in the Connacht Championship.
ST. FARNAN’S
OUR Hallowe’en Two Day Football Camp takes place on Thursday and Friday, November 1and 2 in St. Farnan’s Park from 10- 2 pm for boys and girls aged 4-14. Cost :€30 (includes a gift). THANKS to all who supported our “Strictly” fundraisers last week. On Friday night at 8 in Dromore West Community centre Aoife Connolly and James Weir hold a flower demonstration at 8pm . Admission : €10. On Saturday in The Flying Horse Jennifer Foy and Cormac Hallinan hold their raffle with super prizes on offer. Music on the night by Roisin Kilgannon. TICKETS for “Strictly Come Dancing” are on sale at €20. THIS includes the raffle with a top prize of €500 on offer and a number of other valuable prizes.A great night in store in The Diamond Coast Hotel on November 10. Please support. EASKEY/ St. Farnan’s under 16 hurlers lost to Four Roads of Roscommon in the Connaught semi final on Sunday last by 2-14 to 0-10.
BEST wishes to the minor hurlers who play the final of the minor hurling championship on Friday in Scarden.
THE under 21 team will play in the semi final of the under 21 B championship this weekend . REMINDER that the county final of Scór na nÓg takes place on November 25 in Dromore West Community centre. Anyone wishing to take part should contact Sean Kilgannon.
ST. JOHN’S
ST Johns Lotto
THERE was no winner of the Jackpot prize in the draw that took place on Sat. Oct 27th, where the numbers drawn were 1,8,20,30. The winners of the E25 consolation prizes were Ronan Currid, Marymount; Denise Leonard, Greenfort; Tony Mooney, Cairns Hill and Pat Benson, Carraroe.
THE next draw will take place in Harry’s Bar, High St. on Sat Nov 10th at 11.00pm for a Jackpot of E12600.
TICKETS at E2 each or 3 for E5, can be purchase at Molly Fultons, Carraroe; Clifford Electrical, Carraroe; Cannings House and Garden,Cornageeha, The Blue Lagoon, Riverside, Gerry Mc Morrow’s Shop, Cairns Road and The Crozon Inn, Caltragh. Thanks to all who support our club Lotto OPERATION Transformation THE latest Operation Transformation begins this Tuesday Oct 30thand continues until Friday Dec 7th.
BOTH young and not so young are welcome to join in. Why not give it a go for 5 weeks and put yourself in a good place for the Christmas activities.
THE cost is E50 for five weeks which allows you to attend 2 Circuit classes and one Pilates class per week.
ALL classes will run for 60 minutes and will take place on Tuesday at 7pm and Friday at 8pm for Circuits and Saturday at 8.45am for Pilates class. All fitness levels will be catered for.
TO book a place please text or call Seamus on 085 2498067 . CAKE Sale
OUR club are holding a cake sale in The Carraroe Community Centre on Sat next Nov 3rd and Sunday Nov 4th after mass in support of our Chairman Seamus Casey who is our “Marty Morrisey or Des Cahill” in the Sligo LGFA Strictly Come Dancing competition PLEASE check our club web site or Facebook for up to date information on all activities at St Johns GAA.
ST. MOLAISE GAELS
IT was a disappointing weekend of championship action for our Boys and Girls.
ON Friday night our Minor Boys went down to a 2-13 to 2-08 defeat by St Mary’s Leitrim in the Connacht Championship quarter final at the Conanacht Centre of Excellence
WHILE our lads battled bravely throughout the game the winners combined good skill with a strong physical advantage that our very young side were unable to match on the evening. HOWEVER given that so many of this squad are eligible at this grade again next year it emphasises again the fantastic achievement in winning a County A title this year. ON Saturday morning our U16 Girls took on CT Gaels in the A Championship final in Kent Park. Both sides deserve great credit for producing such an entertaining contest.
THE final scoreline of CT Gaels 4-10 St Molaise Gaels 2-05 was very harsh on our Girls who led by a point five minutes into the second half. HOWEVER congratulations to CT Gaels but well done to our squad on their achievement in reaching an A Championship final INVITATIONS are invited for the following Team Management roles in the Club for 2019: Senior Men, Development Men and Ladies Junior.
ANYONE interested is asked to give their name to the Club Secretary at 087-2626849 by Sunday evening November 18th. OUR next Club Lotto Draw takes place on Tuesday November 13th at 8.30pm.
THANK You to everyone for their continued support for this important fundraiser.
ST. PATRICK’S
JOKER Jackpot St Pat’s Joker Jackpot now stands @ €2800 as their was no winner in last weekends draw.
NEXT draw takes place in The Rafters Bar on Saturday November 3rd @ 10pm. The Club thank your for your continued support. TICKETS available from all usual outlets.
A new yearly Joker Jackpot ticket is now available which ensure you are entered into every draw for the next year at a reduced cost of €45. Contact Nigel on 0868234898 or Claire on 086-1763298 for further details.
ST Patrick’s G.A.A Club Shop. St Pats club shop in association with O Neills.
FOR all club replica jerseys, socks,short available in all sizes. Sweatshirts, polo shirts,and much more also available.
NEW line now available. For further details check stpatricks.sligo. gaa.ie
BLOOD Donation Day St Pat’s will host the the Irish Blood Transfusion Clinic on December 4th in the Skreen/Dromard Community Centre.
THE clinic run from 5pm till 8.30pm. We need over 130 people to donate on the day.
SO the club ask for your support. Your donation could be a early Christmas present for someone in need.
CONGRATS Congrats to all the local who ran the Dublin City Marathon last Sunday.
ALL your hard work paid off well done.
ST Pat’s GAA Club St Pat’s would like to take this opportunity to thank Eva & Sam Kelly & Family for their support to the club over the years.
NEXT Wednesday see Dromard Post Office close it’s door for the final time.
THE Post Office was a outlet for the Joker Jackpot. All at they club wish all a very happy retirement.