CLUB

GLEN EMMETS

IN the Paddy Sheelan Shield it finished Glen Emmets 0-10 St Joseph’s 0-12.

There’s a league match for the Minor team this Friday at 5.30pm against O Raghallaigh’s in Cusack Park.

For the third year we are hosting our 5k Fun run. It’s on Sunday 8th April at 2pm. It’s a great community day for the whole family! Buggies are welcome and you can register now on fitlive.ie.

Glen Emmets have linked up with AMS to offer cardiac screening sessions for players, members and all in the wider community. We would encourage as many as possible to attend. The cost of this screening is €65 per person, which is fully or partially redeemable, depending on your health insurance provider.

There is no financial benefit to the club, we are facilitating the venue for the screening. Its on Saturday 14th April from 9.30am-5pm. Register your place on www.ameds.ie, click ‘online booking’ and enter Clinic code: GEGFC.

Numbers drawn in last Tuesday’s lotto were 5, 8, 18, 30, the lucky dip winners of €25 were Tracy Dawe, Micky & Tom, Harry Reilly and Joey Carolan. The jackpot is €4,400 for the draw this Tuesday night in The Morning Star, Tullyallen.

MILLMOUNTHANDBALL

CONGRATS and very well done to Cian Byrne who managed to defeat all challengers in our juvenile Top Ace score competition last week with an excellent top score of 16 Aces.

The club are delighted to announce an all stars handball players line up for our promotional handball demonstration day. Ladies All-Ireland senior singles champion Martina Mc Mahon from Limerick, and also All-Ireland ladies intermediate singles champion Megan Mc Cann from Armagh will be the ladies line up, Mens All-Ireland intermediate singles champion David Hope from Offaly,and All-Ireland Minor singles champion Sean Kerr from Tyrone will be the mens line up. GAA Handball president Joe Masterson will also be attending on the day. The Venue for this top class event will take place at St Marys Diocesan School on Sunday 29 April at 2pm. This not to be missed event is free so come along and enjoy the fun. Refreshments will be served throughout the day, spot prizes, face painting etc. More information on this fabulous event will be posted shortly.

Our 40x20 training will continue at Gormanston sports complex for the next few weeks transport departs as usual from the Pheasant car park at 6pm.

A new schedule for our 60x30 Softball training at Kingscourt handball club will be announced shortly, any club players wishing to purchase new 60x30 handballs for their training can contact Niall Farrelly.

Don’t forget to keep those unwanted clothes, shoes, coats, handbags, belts etc coming for our fundraising appeal please bring them along to Coke hall reception or you can contact Maria on 0879821594 to arrange

NAOMH FIONNBARRA

THERE was no jackpot winner in Naomh Fionnbarra G.F.C. and St. Anne’s Camogie Club Lotto draw held on Wednesday 21sth March. The winning numbers were 3, 4, 19, & 27. There were 2 match 3 winners Angela Reynolds, Clonmore, Maura Devlin, Boicetown who won €75 each. Next weeks jackpot stays at €10,000. Tickets are available from the usual local outlets, Lotto sellers and any committee member. Funds raised from our Lotto draw go towards the running of the club and your support is greatly appreciated.

The Naomh Fionnbarra Intermediate team lost to St. Fechins in the 1st Round of the Paddy Sheelan Shield in Beaulieu on Saturday 24th March on a scoreline of 4-14(26) to 2-10(16).

Due to the upcoming Louth v Meath re-fixture in the National League the 1st Round of Division 2 League v Kilkerley Emmets has been postponed.

The Louth ladies headed north today and managed to make it 5 wins out of 6 with a 2 points victory over Antrim.Full time score Antrim 0-06 Louth 0-08. The minors followed in their footsteps with a convincing 3-15 to 1-08 win against Offaly. Well done to all involved especially the Finbarrs players.

Naomh Fionnbarra/ Lannleire Feile team are holding a fundraiser Table quiz on Friday 13th of April at 8.30pm in the Grove Hotel Dunleer. This is in aid of the upcoming Feile weekend in June. Please help us and support this night. Thank you.

Naomh Fionnbarra Ladies are hosting a clother collection at Naomh Fionnbarra clubrooms at John Markey Park on April 13th 7:30-9:00pm and on April 14th 11:00am-1:00pm. Planning a wardrobe clear out or have some clothes away in the attic you need to get rid of?? Take it to our clothes collection day and help raise funds for our club.

Féile Peile na nÓg 2018 Very exciting year ahead for our U14/ U13 team!! The John West Féile Peile na nÓg 2018 tournament is being hosted by Down, Louth & Meath on the weekend of Friday 29th June – Sunday 1st July 2018 and our Club along with Lannleire will be hosting teams and games in our Parish watch out for further details soon .

Supporter’s of the club can buy club gear directly from the O’Neills Website. There are some new items available online.

We are hosting a Kellogs GAA Cúl Football and Hurling Camp again this year from Monday 30th July to Friday 3rd August. Online booking commences on 1st March.

NEWTOWN BLUES

THE Easter Camp takes place on April 3rd, 4th & 5th from 10am to 2pm for all boys and girls aged six to 14. The cost is €30 per child, and €50 per family for members. Pay on the morning of the camp.

Please ensure each child has a gumshield, football boots, water, lunch and rain gear.

All proceeds raised go towards the U-14 boys and girls Féile teams.

Well done to the U-16 boys who took on Wolfe Tones last Thursday in the first round of the league as the lads dusted off the cobwebs.

It was great to see great scores from both teams and luckily the Blues finished out on top in this encounter. There were plenty of missed opportunities by the Blues lads but a great start to the league.

Training continues on Tuesday from 6.30-7.30pm. We hope to see you all then.

Numbers drawn in last week’s lotto were 12, 20, 28, 29, the €25 winners were Kim O’Hara, Brendan Clinton, Bertha Dowd, Bernie Healy and Seb & Emma and the jackpot for this Tuesday’s draw is €2,500.

The club would like to extend its sympathies to the family and friends of the late Bruno Byrne. May he rest in peace.

O’CONNELL’S

THE lotto numbers for 20th March are 12, 22, 24, 29. The four match-3 winners each receive €50. Next jackpot €7,000.

Our championship winning presentation dinner dance will take place on Easter Sunday, April 1st in our clubrooms at 8.00pm sharp. Music by The Great Escape, tickets €30 available from any committee member.

There will be social dancing on Bank Holiday Monday 2nd April in the clubrooms from 9pm, music by Images, admission €10 and refreshments will be served.

Bingo will continue in the clubrooms this Wednesday 28th March at 8.00pm, jackpot €3,400 in 48 numbers.

O RAGHALLAIGH’S

OUR Minor team will play Glen Emmets away from home this Friday. Throw in is at 5.30pm. All support welcome.

This week sees our U10, U11 and U12 teams back training. All new players are welcome.

Our annual juvenile awards night will take place on Friday 6th April at 7.30pm. Players, as well as their families, are all invited to attend.

The lotto numbers for 19th March were 2, 18, 20 & 21. No Jackpot Winner. Lucky Dip winners: Janet Griffin, Carol Woods, David Duffy & Ciaran Brassill. This week’s jackpot is €10,000.

The club extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friend of Brendan (Bruno) Byrne, who passed away this week.

Don’t forget our function room can be booked for all your party needs, as well as for charity functions. Please contact Kevin on 041 9837132 after 5.00pm daily.

ST JOSEPH’S

NO winner of the lotto jackpot of €7,200. The numbers were 7, 21, 25, 26 The €50 winners were: Stephen Caraher c/o Jim Corrigan, Paul Murtagh c/o Self, Colin Dooley c/o Green White Gold Club.

No winner the week before last either. The numbers drawn were 11, 26, 30, 32. The €50 winners were: Jim Corrigan c/o Ollie Corrigan, Sara Dooley c/o Centra, David Murtagh c/o Green White Gold Club.

ST MARY’S

NUMBERS drawn in last week’s lotto were 6, 14, 15 and 23. The lucky dip winners were as follows: €50 Richard McCormack, €20 Jenny McElhinney, €20 Colette Bowhan and €20 G Flanagan. This week’s jackpot is €3,700 and you can play online by visiting http://www.stmarysgfc.com/lotto or the Ardee St Marys Facebook page.

Membership is now due. Are you planning a fun night? like a 21st, 40th, 50th or children’s birthday party? Whatever the occasion is, why not check out our clubhouse. We also have an Astroturf pitch available to rent for parties or a friendly match with your mates. Call 085-7191131 for more details.

ST NICHOLAS

NUMBERS drawn in last Tuesday’s lotto were 8, 11, 16, 25. The five €30 winners were Mary Cluskey (c/o Lorcan Downey), C McKenna (Hillview), Anne McLernon (Highlands), C Finglas (c/o Mary Coogan) and Katelyn Holland (c/o Rowan Heights). This week’s jackpot is €1,180 and the lotto is now available online on the Klubfunder website.

We are working closely with Wolfe Tones GFC who have been selected to run a Gaelic 4 Girls programme. This is aimed at girls aged eight to 12 who have never played before and aims to give them all the basic skills they need to integrate into Gaelic football.

The programme will start on Wednesday April 11th from 7 to 8pm and run for eight weeks. All participants will receive an official LGFA Gaelic for girls training t-shirt and will be eligible to play in a provincial blitz on June 16th.

For more information get in touch with LGFA Gaelic 4 Girls coordinator Stephanie Leonard at 086-8301553 or turn up on April 11th. The cost for the eight weeks is €10.

The club would like to thank Darren Kelly, Brian Carter, Hugh Downey, Sean White, Tadgh Martin and Shàhìn for giving up their free time to promote the club on Saturday during the PR Day in Scotch Hall. We got talking to lots of people with a great interest in joining us in the club and we hope to see you all soon in the field.

Adult training continues this Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30 in the field, while our U-16s/Minors train on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Pitch lights on for walkers/runners on Mondays and Wednesdays 6.30-9pm.

WESTERNS

THERE was no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot of €20,000. The numbers drawn were 4, 9, 23 and 32. One match ‘3’ winner, Caoimhe O’Neill who receives €150. Next weeks lotto jackpot is €20,000 and Match ‘3’ is €150, the draw takes place Thursday 29th March in the Danny Boy’s, Reaghstown. You can purchase your tickets at the following: Hughie O’Neill’s Menswear, Ardee; Post Office, Ardee; Brady’s Bar, Edmondstown; Danny Boy, Reaghstown; Aclint Hall, Aclint or any Committee Member.

Membership for 2018 is now due for renewal. All Players, Coaches & Club/Committee members must register. Our membership fees are as follows: Full Member €35; Student €20; Family €80 & Membership+Lotto €120.

On Saturday 31st March at 5pm Westerns take on Naomh Malachi in Reaghstown in Division 3.

Easter Sunday Cake Sale at Reaghstown Old Post Office after 10am Mass. Calling all bakers – can you support this fundraiser for our juveniles. More details soon.

If you would like to put anything into our notes email: lorraineking32@hotmail.com.