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COOLEY KICKHAMS
THE Committee elected for 2018 is as follows:
Sean Marks - Chairman; Nicholas Rafferty - Vice Chairman; Brian Rafferty - Secretary; Pauline Malone - Assistant Secretary; Gerry Malone - Treasurer; Kevin McDaid - Assistant Treasurer; Andy Quinn - County Board Rep; Leo McGuigan - Minor Board rep; Jamie Farrell - PRO; Collette Sheelan - Assistant PRO; Antion Watters - Insurance Officer; Aidan Faughey - Irish Language officer; Gabrielle Hanlon - Health and Wellbeing officer; Gavin White - Coaching Officer; Kevin Smyth - Development officer,
Committee members: Patrick Carron, Veronica Traynor, Anne McDonald, Martin Rice, Brendan Sheelan, Seamus Malone, Keith White, Gerry Fearon, Peader Gallagher, Michael Farrell, Niall Brady, Oisin White, Joan Duffy, Marie Quigley, Adrian Sheelan.
Numbers drawn in last week’s lotto were 5, 8, 12, 17 and the €5,600 jackpot was won by John Callan (c/o Ann Callan). The jackpot for the draw last night (Monday) reverted to €2,000.
DOWDALLSHILL
NUMBERS drawn in last week’s lotto were 1, 6, 22, 23 and the €25 prizes went to James and Michael (c/o Stephen Martin), Michael Mc Gahon and Anne Gormley (both c/o Doylesfort Grove) and Siobhan Mc Keever (c/o Aileen Mc Ginn). This week’s jackpot stands at €9,400.
The club has its annual Flag Day this coming Saturday when club members will be collecting all across town over the course of the day, and all support is welcome.
DREADNOTS
TICKETS for the National Club Draw are available from committee members and senior players for €10 each. Top prize is a Renault Clio and all monies raised from tickets sold by the club are kept in the club.
With the Seniors back in training, Minors to follow in the next few weeks and our Juveniles not far behind, we would like to remind everyone that club membership is now due.
Operation transformation: On Monday nights from January 22nd the pitch will be open from 7 to 9pm for anyone who wants to walk in a safe and floodlit environment. Tea and coffee will be available in the clubhouse and all ages and abilities are welcome.
DUNDALK GAELS
ASHLEY Copas has joined the committee and is to fill the post of Insurance Officer left vacant at the annual meeting. Ashley is daughter of Gerry Copas, a former player and selector, and current committee member.
Votes of sympathy were passed at a recent meeting with the families of the late Patrick O’Connor, Patsy Reenan and Paul McFadden.
Still needing to shed those Christmas pounds? Our Astro pitch is available, and slots can be booked by contacting Dave at 0851987362. Dressing-room facilities and showers are provided.
Anyone who has not yet received tickets for the National GAA Draw should contact either G Copas or J Carroll. The cut-off point for the return of tickets is at the end of January.
There was no winner of the jackpot in last week’s lotto. Winners of the consolation prizes were Nowel Clarke, Mairead Donegan, PJ O Lochrain, Beda O’Shaughnessy and Donal Bolger. Tonight’s jackpot is €10,800.
GERALDINES
NUMBERS drawn in last Tuesday’s lotto were 11, 15, 27, 29 and the match-three winner of €200 was Sheila & Thomas Quigley, Clermont Park, Blackrock.
The jackpot for the draw tonight (Tuesday) at 8.15pm stands at €17,000 and you can play the Geradlines lotto online at https:// www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Geraldines_
GLEN EMMETS
GLEN Emmets’ Junior Champions are one of the nominees for Team of the Year and Tom Grimes is up for Sport Star of the Year. You can vote as often as you like by filling in the form in the Drogheda Independent each week until January 23rd. Get voting!
Club Registration takes place on Sunday morning February 4th and 18th from 10am to noon. Due to the outstanding contribution from the community in our New Year’s Grand Prize Draw, our registration fees for 2018 will not increase.
Numbers drawn in last week’s lotto were 9, 20, 22, 23 and the lucky dip winners of €25 were David Cusack, Ailbhe O’hUallachain, Derrick Johnson and Emma Markey.
The jackpot stands at €3,400 for the draw this Tuesday night in The Morning Star, Tullyallen.
HUNTERSTOWN ROVERS
THE Hunterstown Rovers Social Night takes place this coming Saturday in the Hunterstown Inn at 8pm. The Senior, Junior and Minor player of the year will be announced as well as the Hall of Fame award. Everyone is welcome!
Our U-14 boys and girls teams will participate in Féile Peile Na nÓg on June 29th, 30th and July 1st. Host families are still needed to provide accommodation for teams travelling to the competition - you do not need to have a child involved in the Féile to provide accommodation. If you can help out in any way please contact Anne-Marie Martin.
Hunterstown Rovers bingo takes place every Friday in the Ardee Parish Centre from 8pm. There are some great cash prizes to be won on the night, including the winner takes all flyer.
Numbers drawn in the club lotto last week were 3, 13, 18 & 27. Congratulations to Aiden Byrne who won the jackpot of €10,000. Next weekend’s jackpot is €9,000. The five €20 winners were Stanley Woods, Aine Taaffe, John Levins, Kay Taaffe and Lenny & Maggie Hatrick, and the previous week’s €20 winners were John O’Callaghan, the Delvin family, Anne Trainor, Cepta Devine and Ben Finnegan. Hunterstown Rovers lotto takes place every Sunday night in the Hunterstown Inn. Lotto sheets can be bought from any committee member, from the Hunterstown Inn or from the Hunterstown Rovers bingo.
KILKERLEY EMMETS
MEMBERSHIP fees for 2018 are now due.
The club lotto will resume in February for a carry-over jackpot of €6,800.
The Community Alert annual Christmas Party for senior citizens takes place next Sunday at 2pm in the Community Centre. It had been planned for Sunday December 10th but was postponed due to bad weather.
LANNLEIRE
CONGRATULATIONS to Carl O’Connell, recent winner of the Lannleire lotto jackpot prize of €15,000. Carl picked the lucky numbers of 3, 8, 22 and 24 for the draw on January 3rd.
In last Wednesday’s draw the numbers were 2, 3, 21 and 22, with no winner of the jackpot prize. The small prize winners were Mary O’Connell and Shane Kelly and this week’s jackpot stands at €7,900.
MATTOCK RANGERS
NUMBERS drawn in last week’s lotto were 6, 7, 13, 17 and there were two match-three winners - Ann Monaghan and Ruairi O’Reilly. The jackpot for the draw last night (Monday) stood at €5,400.
MILLMOUNT HANDBALL
WELL done and congrats to young sharpshooter Oran Fay who managed to defeat a strong field of challengers to win our juvenile Top Ace score competition with a fine score of 12 aces.
Our juvenile 40x20 coaching will resume at Gormanston College sports complex this Tuesday at 6.30pm. Transport as usual departs from the Pheasant car park at 6pm sharp.
Club membership for the 2018 handball season is now due - adult fees €40, Juvenile fees €10. Players should please note that our club registrations will take place at Coke community hall this Friday at 8pm.
GAA Handball are running a series of club workshops at the National Sports Campus, Abbottstown, on Saturday February 3rd. Any club delegates wishing to attend this event should contact club secretary J Kelly asap please.
Our juvenile onewall perpetual shield competition will resume this week and all juveniles are asked to wear their club colours during their games please.
Juvenile handball coaching for boys and girls continues every Friday night at Coke hall. The cost is €2 each. Newcomers are always welcome and can register at reception. For more information contact Catriona on 087-7592258. You can also visit our Facebook page for more club updates.
NAOMH MALACHI
THE next lotto draw will be on January 28th, with a jackpot of €1,000.
Operation Malsformation will commence over the coming weeks should there be sufficient interest. For those interested in getting out, getting active and getting fit for the New Year through a variety of exercise nights (from walking to running to circuit training), contact Tracey to kickstart your 2018!
Training has commenced for the new football season, with sessions taking place on Tuesdays and Fridays at 8pm, and Sundays at 9am. All are welcome. Best wishes to Thomas Duffy and his team of selectors.
The Louth GAA C&G’s Conference 2018 will take place this coming Saturday in Louth GAA Centre of Excellence. Contact Tracey for further details.
Our club shop section has been added to the O’Neills website where you can purchase club merchandise. A portion of the revenue from these sales will go back into the club.
NAOMH MONINNE
THE club held their agm in the the Dowdallshill clubrooms last Friday evening where the gathering reflected back on 2017 where it captured the following titles - Senior and Minor Champioship, South Ulster Minor League, U-13 League and U-11 McCreesh ‘B’ Shield.
Details of the latest developments on the new pitches in Toberona were also given to those in attendance, with the club’s Honorary President Jim Mc Guinness turning the first sod at the field on Saturday morning.
The following officers were elected to serve in 2018: Honorary Presidents Fr Kane and Jim McGuinness. Chairman Ger Collins; Vice Chairman Stephen Ryan; Secretary Josephine Maguire; Ass Secretary Caroline Whyte; Treasurer David Duffy; Ass Treasurer John Murphy; PRO Maurice Murphy; Co Board Rep Maurice Murphy; Club Children’s Person Charlie Geoghegan; Club School Link Co Ordinator Jim McGuinness; Language & Cultural Officer TBC; Club Registrar Darren O Hanrahan; Insurance Officer Paul Drumm; Club Health & Wellbeing Officer Stephen Ryan; Club Juvenile Coaching Co Ordinators Diarmuid Warren, Paul Delaney, Stephen Rafferty, Pascal Phelan; Development Officer Eddie McArdle; Players Reps Darren O Hanrahan and Stephen Ryan; Committee members Kevin Joyce, Kieran Somers, Eamon Reilly, Padraig O Hora, Paul Heaney, James Murphy, JJ Murphy, Paul Challoner, also TBC are Andrew McArdle, Shane Connolly, Colin Fee, Paul Cumiskey, Gwen Cumiskey, Tim Murphy, Tommy McArdle, Gerry Blundell, Eoin Murphy, Declan Byrne.
Moninne took part in the first round of the Ulster Indoor U-8 hurling at the DkIT Centre on Sunday morning. The panel of players was Harry O’Callaghan, Conal Cairns, Ronan Goss, Aoife Dowdall, Orla and Odran McCourt, Dillon Heaney, Oisin Cunningham, Donal Brady, Josh Murphy and Oisin Maguire.
The first round of the Ulster Indoor U-10 hurling goes ahead at the DkIT Centre next Sunday at 10am.
Club juvenile training for all players U-6 to U-16 continues at the DkIT Centre on Saturdays from 2 to 3pm, with the usual €2 contribution still applying.
Three players, Ronan Geoghegan (1-5), John Martin and Diarmuid Murphy, were part of the Louth team that beat DCU St Patrick’s by 3-13 to 1-12 in the Kehoe Cup in Darver on Sunday afternoon.
NEWTOWN BLUES
NUMBERS drawn in last week’s lotto were 2, 9, 18, 19 and the €25 winners were G Heeney, Bernie Healy, Kevin McDonnell, Des Levins and Alice McGrath. This week’s jackpot stands at €5,200.
Astro training is on in St Joseph’s Secondary School each Wednesday - 6 to 6.45pm for boys and girls aged seven to 10 and 6.45-7.30pm for boys and girls aged 11 to 12. The cost €3 per person - all welcome.
Our senior men’s team are up for Team of the Year and our captain Andy Mc Donnell is up for Sport Star of the year in the Drogheda Independent Sport Star Awards. So, folks, get voting each week. Forms are available in the Drogheda Independent.
Our annual dinner dance will be on Friday March 16th in the Westcourt Hotel - more details to follow.
The club would like to extend it sympathies to the friends and family of the late Mrs Delaney and Mr Mc Gahey. May they rest in peace.
O’CONNELL’S
NUMBERS drawn in last Tuesday’s lotto were 8, 11, 23, 31 and there were seven match-three winners, each receiving €30. This week’s jackpot stands at €20,000.
Bingo will continue in our clu-