GRASSROOTS
CASTLECONNOR
HOPE everyone is keeping well and staying safe during this lockdown. As it stands it has been confirmed that there will be no on field activity until after Easter at the earliest. We will update with any further developments.
LOTTO
LAST weekend’s results are as follows... JACKPOT €11,400.Numbers drawn 10, 16, 17, 39. No winner of jackpot. Consolation winners Jean Gordon, Josh Taylor and Josephine Healy. Next week’s Jackpot is €11,500
2021 Club Membership
ONLINE registration is now open and can be completed at the link below. Subscribe before end of March for a chance to win a club gilet.
EOGHAN Rua Ladies EOGHAN Rua ladies club are looking for all our supporters to assist. They are looking for a new set of jerseys and we can all help by downloading the “Lidl Plus” app on our phones. Every time you spend €30 or more ask the cashier to scan and a token will be allocated to Eoghan Rua. They need to reach 300 tokens. BEREAVEMENT
ALL in Castleconnor GAA were saddened to learn of the death of Tony Price, Attychree and Anne Chester, Scurmore. Our thoughts are with their family and friends at this difficult time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
ST PATRICK’S
ST Pat’s Joker Jackpot now stands at €1300 as there was no winner in the latest draw. Next draw will be on Sunday March 7th. A feature of Joker Jackpot is you can now enter online by purchasing your ticket via Pay Pal
It’s still €2 per entry and the link is https://www.paypal.me/StPatricksGAASligo
The Club thank you for your continued support. Tickets available from the following Aurivo Skreen, Ardabrone Stores, Beltra Po, Collery’s or any Committee Member or Senior Player. An annual Joker Jackpot ticket is available which ensure you are entered into every draw for a year priced €45.
Please contact Nigel on 086-8234898 for further details.
Winners in draw were Padraic Clarke, Adrian Kelly, & Grainne Devaney.
St Pat’s club shop in association with O’Neills Sport.
For all club replica jerseys,socks,shorts available in all sizes.
Also Jacket,polo shirts and a lovely club bobble hat a must for all supporters.
For further details check stpatricks. sligo.gaa.ie
St Pat’s Senior A.G.M took place virtually recently.
There was over twenty five people online.
The new committee was elected as following;
Chairperson Gerard Clarke Secretary Rose Davis Treasurer Gerry O’Connor.
The club wish to thank Donal, Una, & Keith for all their work during the year. Further details of meeting in the coming weeks.
EASTERN HARPS
WE want to thank Shane and Sarah Gallagher, George and Martha Garvey, their families, and Eimear Henry for their assistance last Saturday week when the RTE cameras came to do a piece on our “Get Up Get Moving” event.
There continue to be big turnouts at our Zoom baking classes on Saturday mornings.
The current six-week programme of “Get up, Get moving” finished last Sunday. We are preparing another three-week schedule due to phenomenal demand, so if anyone else wishes to join the fun, please text the Healthy Club Phone on 087 1720236 to register your interest.
Congratulations to Sharon and Patrick Gallagher on the birth of their baby girl recently.
Mary Tighe, Cloonloo won our weekly 50/50 Draw with a jackpot of €527.
The draw takes place every Monday evening, and there will be one guaranteed lucky Jackpot winner each week.
Tickets cost €2 or three tickets for €5 and can be played online via www.lottoraiser.ie/EasternHarps and can also be played by purchasing a ticket in Centra, Gurteen.
ST FARNAN’S LADIES
ALL of us involved in the club and beyond would like to congratulate our own Jacqui Mulligan on recently being chosen as one of the participants in LGFA’s second “Learn to Lead” Female Leadership Programme.
This programme has been set up to support and develop the next generation of female leaders within the sport.
Jacqui, who will be one of just twenty four participants selected nationwide, will be operating within the field of officiating.
Now in the twilight of a long playing career, it is heartening to see someone of such calibre showing an interest in continuing her links with the sport into the future.
We wish her well.
The “Last Man Standing” fundraiser is now in full swing but it’s been very much a mix of some good and some bad news to date. The good news is that 330 names made it into the hat before the deadline thereby raising much needed revenue for the club’s coffers but unfortunately it’s bad news for many of those participants with over half of them eliminated after the first weekend.
For those who remain it’s a case of fingers crossed as we head into the second weekend of fixtures.
A huge thank you to all who have supported the venture.
The club is also seeking the help of all supporters and the wider public to help it in raising substantial funds through the Lidl initiative “Level the Playing Field”.
The retail group are major supporters of the LGFA and this latest initiative is aimed at helping clubs all over the country. Participants nominated club will receive stamps based on the amount they spend in any of the groups branches.
All you need to do to get started is get set up on the Lidl Plus App and watch your club reap the rewards.
GEEVAGH
CALLING all Lidl shoppers, our underage Girls team are looking for a new set of jerseys and are asking for your support to achieve that.
All you have to do is download the Lidl app on your phone and every time you spend €30 and scan your app; Geevagh Girls team will get a token.
It requires 300 tokens to get a set of jerseys.
Our girls would really appreciate your support.
Our U.14s provided a season of top quality entertainment in 2020, why not show your appreciation by helping them get a new kit.
After being granted funding from the Sports Capital Fund, Gaobhach CLG & Geevagh Community Resource Group will be meeting shortly to progress the installation of ball stop nets at Pairc Ailbhe, this work will be completed in the next few months. The pitch Floodlights in the Sports Field will be switched on every Monday, Wednesday & Friday night from 6.30pm to 8pm for those who wish to avail of the facility while still adhering to Covid-19 regulations. Anyone using the facilities are requested to run/walk in the direction of the new erected signage.
Sympathy is extended the the family, relatives & friends of the late Margaret Ann Waters, Carrownaclaune.
Following the GAA’s announcement during the past week, there will be no activity until Easter.
As we wait for a return to the playing fields we encourage all our younger players to keep practising their skills at home.
Interested in becoming a referee this year? Sligo GAA are looking for referees at all age levels. You must be over 16yrs to apply. Follow the link https://forms.office. com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx
Please see a link to the GAA Club newsletter for January 2021;
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Any items for inclusion in club notes or to be posted on our Facebook page can be forwarded by text, what’s app or messenger to 087 1305671.
SHAMROCK GAELS
WEEK 2 of the Healthy Club’s walk/run challenge and it continues to be a close battle with a total of 6,512km covered by both teams in the last week, a 19% increase on the previous week.
The 104 Gals N Pals have an average of 41.17km while the 61 Lads N Dads have an average of 39.45km.
Well done to everyone involved, it has been a great effort and the Lads N Dads have it all to do if they want to claim bragging rights in the final week.
The annual National Club draw tickets are now in circulation and the closing date has been extended, so if you still have tickets in the kitchen drawer, get them back to Mary Quinn as soon as you can. If you have not yet received tickets, don’t worry, you are on our list.
The tickets cost €10 each with a top prize of a car. 100% of proceeds go to the club and we would be grateful for your support.
We are currently upgrading our website and it will be off-line for a while.
Well done to Kathleen Kane on her LGFA Volunteer Hall of Fame award, a recognition well deserved for a lifetime of service to the Ladies game as a player, manager and administrator.
The club wish to express sympathy with Amanda Cassidy and family on the death of her father Kevin Byrne, Dublin and we also wish to express sympathy with Alice Higgins and the Higgins family on the passing of her brother John Kelly, Dromahair.
ST MARY’S
THIS week we launched our new club website: www.stmarys.sligo.gaa.ie
We designed the site to help people learn about the history of St. Mary’s GAA Club and to get involved with the present and future of it.
The website hosts a wealth of information about our club and will be updated weekly to include the latest news and fixtures. With a gallery of photos dating back to the 1960s and a history section that documents all club activities since 1937, it’s the perfect place to learn all about our club. There are also details about the teams we field, information on how to become a coach, and a club shop run by John Kent Sports where you can buy a range of club gear. Check it out now at www.stmarys.sligo.gaa.ie
ENNISCRONE/KILGLASS
THE Enniscrone/Kilglass GAA club AGM takes place on Friday next (February 26th) at 8pm. The meeting will be held online, and a link for attendees has been circulated in recent weeks. If you wish to attend and haven’t received the link, please get in touch via email with club secretary Shane Hargadon on secretary. enniscronekilglass.sligo@gaa.ie