GRASSROOTS
AUGHRIM
Congratulations to our club member Oisín Doyle who recently founded St Finnians GAA club in Vancouver, Canada. We wish Oisín the best of luck in his new venture.
Our annual Christmas raffle takes place in O’Tooles Bar and Lounge on Saturday, December 21.
Tickets are available from all club members. Thank you in advance to all of our sponsors of the fabulous prizes.
Our inaugural 24-hour walkathon will take place in the Community Field on Friday, March 13.
This event will begin at 6pm on Friday 13th and continue right up until on 6pm on Saturday 14th.
Sponsorship cards will be out with all our competitors in the New Year. We are very much looking forward to this club event. All of your support would be greatly appreciated.
RATHNEW
‘Rathnew Gaa 1885’ is the clubs 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 November 18. Numbers: 1, 11, 20, and 22. We had two match threes: Anthony Connolly c/o Deckie Byrne, Geraldine Keogh c/o Doyle’s.
The turkey went to Kevin Clark and Paddy O’Neill won the ham. At the time of writing the jackpot stands at €14,300. 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.
A massive congratulations to Eoin Doyle on winning Wicklow Minor club player of the year and also club Chairman Bobby Dignam for winning Wicklow club person of the year.
Eoin was a massive player in the club’s Minor championship win this year and also a key player on the county minor team.
He will be hoping 2020 can be as successful as he is under age again for the minor grade.
Bobby was a very worthy and popular winner of his award. He puts in countless hours every week for the club and never looks for any praise. He does it all for the love of the club.
Our annual Christmas match will be held on Sunday, December 29, at 2pm. We are going with the married folk versus the unmarried folk this year and should be a lot of fun.
BALLYMANUS
Congrats to Mark Kenny who won the 2019 Wicklow Senior County Footballer of the Year recently.
The Ballymanus annual Christmas hamper and bottle draw will be held Friday next, December 21 at 9pm in O’Toole’s Aughrim.
Everyone who bought a lotto ticket this week will be automatically included in the draw. All welcome.
There was no lotto jackpot winner last week from 3, 6, 14, and 27, with Noel Murphy the only match-three winner.
Finally, the club wish all our members, players and supporters a very Happy Christmas. SHILLELAGH-COOLBOY
The Committee of Shillelagh - Coolboy G.A.A club are pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Hynes as adult team trainer for the coming 2020 season. Jon brings a wealth of experience to the role and we wish him well. All playing members will be advised of training schedule, start date etc., as early as possible in the New Year.
The combination drawn in the Fairgreen development lotto draw on Monday, December 9, was 3, 9, 15, and 21. There was no jackpot winner.
The following matched three numbers and shared €100: Rory Kavanagh c/o Lil Hennessey and Margaret O’Neill, Station Road. Pat Keogh won the promoter’s prize.
The final draw of 2019 will take place in Kenny’s Central House on Monday next, December 23, with the jackpot an extremely enticing €6,700, ( it could be you). Tickets costing just €2 are available in all local business outlets and from our hardworking loyal promoters to whom the Fairgreen Development Committee would like to extend compliments of the season and best wishes for a happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
As 2019 draws to a close and 2020 rapidly approaches all involved with Shillelagh-Coolboy GAA Club can reflect on our first year as an amalgamated club (adult and juvenile) with a great deal of pride and satisfaction and as we look forward to what we hope will be an even more successful year in 2020.
The committee of Shillelagh-Coolboy GAA Club would like to wish our players and their families, our generous sponsors, our loyal supporters, our talented juvenile members and their parents, juvenile committee members, coaches and mentors a very happy Christmas and all the best for a peaceful, healthy and prosperous New Year.
VALLEYMOUNT
Our next lotto draw will be on Saturday, December 21, with a jackpot of €9,200. Tickets are €2 and available from all members. There will be a few extra prizes for Christmas, so make sure to purchase your tickets early.
If anyone would like to buy a yearly lotto ticket please contact Michael Nolan on 087 2964476.
Our social night and Christmas raffle took place in Cullen’s Lakeview Lounge at the weekend.
Big thanks to those who bought and sold tickets and donated prizes. The winners of the raffle were: 1st Prize (Hamper)Mona Healy, 2nd Prize (Hamper)- Martin O’Connor, 3rd Prize (Whiskey)- Kelly O’Neill, 4th Prize (Whiskey)- Mick Miley (Baltyboys), 5th Prize (Whiskey)- Detta Boylan, 6th Prize (Gift-set)- Ollie Stones, 7th Prize (Crimin Voucher)- Conor & Eoin Reid, 8th Prize (Lidl Voucher)- Laura Kelly.
A big thank you to Liz and the staff for accommodating us and providing music and food!
The annual Wicklow GAA Yearbook is now available for €10 each. If anyone would like to buy one please contact Badger on 087 2964476.
Deepest sympathy to the Murphy family, Ballinatona, on the passing of Sheila Kearns at the weekend. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Valleymount GAA is now on Instagram. Keep up to date with all the action by following us - Username @valleymountgaa_.
COOLKENNO
Scór na nÓg Tráth na gCeist: Well done to our Tráth na gCeist team of Rioghan O’Callaghan, Oran O’Callaghan, Iain Walker and Patrick O’Byrne who acquitted themselves well in Ballinakill Centre of Excellence on Friday night at the Scór na nÓg Tráth na gCeist County Final.
Going in as defending champions, it was always going to be a tough task to retain the title and so it proved. We squeaked into the top three to make it into the On Stage section of the competition but, faraor, we couldn’t close the gap to eventual winners, Kilmacanogue.
Go raibh maith agaibh leis na buachaillí as an traenáil ar fad a rinneadar agus leis na tuismitheoirí as a gcuid tacaíochta. Thanks to the boys for their commitment to training and to their parents for their support. Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach!
LATÓ: There was no winner of the club lotto jackpot of €7,200. The winners of the €25 lucky dip were Niall and Róisín Bailey, Jane and Michael Butler, Michelle Moriarty and Martina Bowes.
COMHBHRÓN: Sincerest sympathies to the Wilson family on the loss of James. Sincerest sympathies also to the Dolan and Keogh families on the passing of Martha Foster (née Dolan). Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha uaisle
AVONDALE
Our most recent Lotto draw results from December 10 at Jacobs Well: numbers drawn were 4, 17,18 and 28.
No jackpot winner. Four match three winners: Henry kearns c/o Catherine; Mark Byrne c/o Johnny Coffey; Aoife Doyle c/o Catherine; Basketball club c/o Seamus Doyle/.
Our next draw will be the Christmas draw on Saturday, December 21, at 9.30 pm
All tickets bought will be entered in a draw after the lotto draw for vouchers and hampers.
The jackpot is now €7,400 and tickets available from sellers and around the business in the town.
All welcome on the night. Avondale GAA Club would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the ticket sellers who put in a huge effort every week to sell their books of tickets all year round, without your help our lotto wouldn’t be a success!
Also, thanks to everyone who buys tickets and supports our club! Wishing you all a happy Christmas and peaceful New Year!
The Wicklow GAA Yearbook is now on sale, you can get yours in PJ Rowleys Fairgreen and the Mill Store, Lower St.
BALTINGLASS
Congratulations to Noel Howard winner of the Balto lotto jackpot of €9,500.
Promoter Tom Whelan. Numbers: 5, 6, 7, and 12. Match three winners for €30 each: Deirdre Kelly (promoter S. Kelly), Anne Whelan (promoter A. Whelan), Paula Boland (promoter Patterson’s Butchers), Shefali, Arun, Tanisha Daly Danne (promoter R. Danne), Breda Coffey (promoter B. Coffey), Mary O’Keeffe (promoter E. O’Keeffe), Mary O’Keeffe (promoter E O’Keeffe), Sean Barrett (promoter P. Barrett), Eamonn O’Keeffe (promoter E. O’Keeffe), Maire Swinburne (promoter P. Byrne).
Voucher winners: Pat Nolan (promoter A. Whelan), Michael Kehoe promoter M. Kehoe, Catherine O’ Brien promoter K O’ Brien, Emily Coleman promoter M. Coleman, Arthur and Marion O’Toole (promoter Jo Coogan), and J. Kernaghan (promoter W. Keogh).
This week’s Jackpot is €6,000. Next draw is on Monday, December 16, in Lizzie Keogh’s pub. Thanks for supporting the club lotto. Please continue to play.
Baltinglass LGFA are currently recruiting for a manager for their ladies senior football team. Expressions of interest should be forwarded to secretary.baltinglass.wicklow@gaa.ie.
Sincere sympathies to the Dooley family on the passing of Bridget and to the Lawlor and Groves family on the passing of Ann. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.
We wish all our players, officers, coaches, members, sponsors and supporters a very happy and peaceful Christmas.
DUNLAVIN
Dunlavin GAA would like to welcome Gavin Wynne as our new senior manager. We wish him all the best with our team in the coming years.
Gavin has great experience and will be a great addition to Dunlavin GAA Club.
Dunlavin GAA would like to congratulate our county award winners, Cian O’Sullivan, who was named Intermediate player of the year, Jill Heatley Fadian as ladies footballer of the year, and Myles Carrol as handballer of the year.
Happy Christmas to all of our members who have supported us all year and wishing you all the best for 2020.