THE PARISH:

Coolaney-Mullinabreena

CONDOLENCES

Sympathy is extended to the Muldowney family on the recent passing of Mark Muldowney, Coolaney. Condolences, also, to the Conmy family on the death of Paul Conmy, Culleens.

KIERNAN CUP

Coolaney-Mullinabreena’s senior team were beaten by St Molaise Gaels, 2-12 to 1-10, last Sunday at Oxfield Park in the Kiernan Cup quarter-final. The Coolaney-Mullinabreena team was as follows: Ryan McAuley, Aiden Coleman, David Barrett, Kian Golden,

Shane Gormalley, Enda Kivlehan, Pearse Gorman, Sean Gorman, Ray Connolly,

Conor McCormack, Stephen Connolly, Niall Connolly, Shane O’Brien, Declan McCormack, Paul Connolly. Subs used: Keith Kirrane, Cathal Davey, Niall Connolly, Kieran Gorman.

Owenmore Gaels

BENSON CUP

The club’s senior men’s team returned to action last Saturday evening at Connolly

Park, with a Benson Cup quarter-final against Easkey. Matters went to extra-time as the visitors won by two points, 2-18 to 3-13.

It was level at full-time, 2-13 (Easkey) to 3-10 (Owenmore Gaels), after a late equaliser from Easkey. Before that a converted penalty from Ryan Phillips put Owenmore Gaels a point up. Matters were also tied midway through normal time, 2-3 (Owenmore Gaels) to 1-6 (Easkey).

The Owenmore Gaels team (and scorers) was as follows: Diarmuid O’Grady, Garrett Lavin, Liam Gilligan, Shane Maye, Ryan Quigley, Simon Cashman, Joe Walsh, Tommy Trill, Nathan O’Malley, Aaron Walsh (1-0), Stephen Fallon (0-1), Conor Davey (0-2),

Ryan Phillips (2-6), Michael Casey (0-2), Glen McCormack (0-2). Subs used: Ben Foley, Adam Moran.

Meanwhile, Owenmore Gaels’ junior side lost heavily to Enniscrone-Kilglass on Friday last in the opening round of the Sligo Senior Football League Division 4B.

Enniscrone-Kilglass

FUNDRAISER

The countdown continues to the climax of the club’s exciting fundraiser that has a campervan worth over €70,000 as the main prize. The draw takes place on July 16. To enter, to go www.winyourdreamcampervan.ie.

Drumcliffe-Rosses Point

SPOT-KICKS

A penalty shoot-out was required to separate Drumcliffe-Rosses Point and Ballymote in last Saturday evening’s Benson Cup quarter-final at Corran Park. It was level after normal time and then level again at the end of extra-time. Ballymote prevailed on spot-kicks to progress to the semi-final.

Geevagh

U-12 SUCCESS

On Sunday last Geevagh won the 2020 Shield of the Sligo U-12 ‘B’ Football League. Although a Boys U-12 competition, there were two girls in the Geevagh panel that won by 19 scores to four at the Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence. Geevagh were leading at half-time, nine scores to five. The Geevagh panel was as follows: Cormac Noone, Charlie Harte, Owen Lavin, Callum McDonagh, Pat Corcoran, Jake Noone, Alex Smith, Aidan Gabbidon, Liam Mostyn, Callum Brady, Michael Bruen, Aine Mostyn, Leanne Egan.

VICTORY

The club’s senior team began their campaign last Sunday with a one-point defeat of Castleconnor, 1-7 to 0-9, in a Benson Cup quarter-final at St Brendan’s GAA Park, Corballa. This fixture marked the debuts of Thomas

HURLING BROTHERS: Gerard, Tony and Liam O’Kelly-Lynch, who play their club hurling with Naomh Eoin, were part of the Sligo Senior hurling panel that secured the Allianz Hurling League Division 3A title last Saturday. They are pictured after a fixture at O’Neill’s Healy Park, Omagh, where Sligo won 1-18 to 0-14.

Flynn and Dylan Gabbidon, but there was an unfortunate injury for Daithí O’Reilly.

CONDOLENCES

Sympathy is extended to the family, relatives and friends of the late Fr Seán Gildea.

Easkey

WINNING START

Easkey’s Intermediate team began their campaign on a winning note – last Saturday’s Benson Cup quarter-final defeat of Owenmore Gaels. An excellent point by Joseph Dunphy in the dying seconds of the match brought matters to extra-time. It finished with Easkey winning by two points, 2-18 to 3-13.

UNDERAGE FINALS

Two Easkey-St Farnan’s teams recently completed their schedule from 2020. In the Plate final of the Sligo U-12 ‘A’ Football

League, Easkey-St Farnan’s lost to another amalgamation, Ballymote-Bunninadden, by 14 scorers to seven. At U-14 level, in the

‘B’ Plate final, Easkey-St Farnan’s defeated Ballymote-Bunninadden by eight points, 3-9 to 1-7. The winners’ goals came from Conor Lang, Michéal McDonagh and Niall Willis.

LOTTO

The first draw of the combined lotto draw (with Eoghan Rua LGFA Club) took place on Monday evening of last week. The numbers drawn were as follows: 2, 10, 13, 40. There was no jackpot winner. The winners of consolation prizes (€30 each) were Mary Burke-Feeney, Seamus Murray, John O’Sullivan, Keith Sheridan and Martina Scanlon (Collooney). The jackpot for the next draw is €5,100.

Bunninadden

WELL DONE

Congratulations to the Boys U-12 teams – amalgamated with Ballymote – that won county titles (2020 finals) at ‘A’ and ‘C’ level last weekend.

VICTORY

The club’s Intermediate team, under the guidance of new manager Willie Gormley, defeated Tourlestrane by five points, 0-15 to 0-10, in last Sunday’s Abbott Cup quarter-final.

Coolera-Strandhill

WELL DONE

Congratulations to club member Rose Cawley on being one of the two ‘early bird’ draw winners in the Club Sligo fundraiser. Well done, also, to the club’s Junior Ladies Footballers who recovered from a five-point deficit to beat Calry-St Joseph’s 0-15 to 1-9 last Sunday.

The Girls U-16 team scored 6-6 at home

against St Mary’s – but lost by six points as the visitors shot 6-12.

HURLING WIN

The club were represented by four of its players – Kevin Banks, Eoin Comerford, Kieran Prior and Luke Comerford – in the Sligo Senior hurling panel that secured the Allianz Hurling League Division 3A title last Saturday. These lads presented the club’s latest batch of young hurlers (U-6 age group) with their new hurls.

Shamrock Gaels

CLUB LOTTO

There was no winner of the lotto draw which took place last Monday. The numbers drawn were as follows: 7, 9, 27 and 31. The jackpot now stands at €4,000.

THREE TEAMS

Last weekend Shamrock Gaels fielded three men’s adult teams for the first time – the club was represented in Division 4C of the Sligo Senior Football League, Kiernan Cup and Abbott Cup.

Shamrock Gaels defeated Cloonacool in the Division 4C fixture (2-14 to 1-9), lost to Tourlestrane in the Kiernan Cup (1-15 to 1-7) and overcame St John’s in the Abbott Cup – this game finished 1-14 to 1-8. The players that featured in each game (plus scorers) are detailed below.

DIVISION 4C SELECTION: Ultan McKenna, Aaron McKenna, Patrick Barrett, Daniel Murphy, Michael Hannon (0-1), Willie Joe McHale, David Barlow (0-1), Liam Tuohy,

Jason Kilkenny (0-3), Damien Lyons, Peter Henry, Brendan Baker (1-0), Mark Tuohy (0-5), Shane Dwyer, Michael Kilkenny (1-3), Eoin McDermott, Keith McMorrow (0-1), Aodhan Eivers.

KIERNAN CUP SELECTION: Daniel Lyons, Shane Barry, Paul Higgins, Ben Tuohy, Andrew Flynn (0-1), Daire Kearns (0-1), Ciaran O’Connor, Patrick Benson, Dylan Willis, Dillon McDermott (1-0), James Carroll, Darragh Hailstones, Brendan Hailstones, Shane Deignan (0-3), Johnny Quinn (0-1), Conor Merrick, Frank Quinn.

ABBOTT CUP SELECTION: John

Craig, Daniel Murphy, Gavin McMorrow,

Eoin O’Connell, Daire Kearns (0-1), Keith McMorrow, Michael Barry, Conor Merrick, James Carroll (0-1), Luke Flynn, Frank Quinn (0-3), Conor Kearns (0-1), Steven Willis (0-5), Paddy O’Grady (0-1), Mark Kearns (0-1), Jason Kilkenny (1-0), Darragh Hailstones (0-1), Liam Tuohy.

LOSING START

Shamrock Gaels Ladies Footballers lost to Eoghan Rua last Sunday in Division Two of the Sligo LGFA Senior League. The team was as follows: Mairead Tuohy, Catherine Tuohy, Ellie McDermott, Eillis O’Connor, Ruby Clark, Naomh Quinn, Amy Healy, Siobhan

Brennan (0-1), Isobel Clark, Rachel Boyd, Eba McCann, Louise Merrick, Erin Mullaney, Aoife O’Connor (0-2), Jane Benson (0-4). Subs used: Grace Carroll, Hannah Willis, Grace Callaghan (0-1), Ana McCann, Kate Brehony, Sorcha Mullaney.

SUCCESSFUL

The Boys U-12 team won last year’s 2020 Sligo U-12 ‘C’ Football League Plate on Tuesday evening of last week – they defeated Tubbercurry-Cloonacool.

CONDOLENCES

The club extend sympathy to Majella Muldowney and the Muldowney family on the passing of her brother Mark, Coolaney. Condolences also to the family and relatives of Fr Seán Gildea OFM, Rossnowlagh (formerly of Riverstown), John Anthony Coen (Riverstown) and Rose Atkins (Lavally). Fr Seán, John Anthony and Rose all died recently.

St Patrick’s

JOKER JACKPOT

There was no overall winner in this week’s Joker Jackpot draw – the prize now stands at €2,100. The next draw takes place on Sunday week, June 27. The winners of consolation prizes were Lorcan Finnerty, Jack Clarke and Paul Dixon.

QUARTER-FINAL LOSS

The club’s adult men’s team were beaten by St Michael’s, 2-12 to 2-9, in last Saturday’s Abbott Cup quarter-final. The St Patrick’s panel that featured was as follows: Jack Cadden, Patrick Kevany, Conor Kevany, Kenneth Moore, Peter Ward, Patrick Farrell, Ciaran Giblin, James Clarke, Tomas McMunn, Oisin Kevany, David Giblin, Donal Brady,

Cian Lacken, Padraic Clarke, Pierce Kearins, Augustine Clarke, Dean Mahon, Enda Clarke, Fiachra McCrann, Donal Kilcullen.

CONDOLENCES

The club extends sympathy to the following families on their recent bereavements: Corcoran (Lisnarower); Giblin (Carrowconnor); O’Brien (Carrowkeel); Muldowney (Carrowkeel).

St Michael’s

LOCKDOWN LIFT OFF

The closing date for the club’s fundraiser gets closer – the draw for the holiday of a lifetime (four nights in Vegas and four nights in New York, along with €2,000 of spending money) is on Sunday, July 4. Tickets cost €20 each (of three for €50). To enter, go to www. stmichaelsgaasligo.com.

QUARTER-FINAL WIN

The club’s Junior men’s team defeated St Patrick’s away last Saturday in the Abbott Cup quarter-final. James Mackey scored two goals in the 2-13 to 2-10 win. The players on duty were as follows: Fintan Ruddy (0-3), Gavin Walsh, Cian McGowan, Paul Flanagan, Hughie McGowan, Sean Clancy, Jack Haran, Colm McTiernan, Gavin McGowan (0-1), Conor Feeney, Kyle Carty, Niall Mullen,

Ryan Walsh (0-4), James Mackey (2-1), Simon McKeon (0-1), Ross Mcloughlin (0-1), Paddy Kelly, Kevin Baker, Harry Clancy, Dermot Clancy, Jack Clerkin.

HARD LUCK

Commiserations to the club’s Boys U-12 team that lost the 2020 final of the Sligo U-12 ‘B’ Football League Plate decider. St Michael’s were beaten by Tourlestrane, 0-13 to 0-9, at Scarden last Saturday.

CONDOLENCES

The club extend condolences to the

Coen family on the passing of Tony Coen, Riverstown (and formally of Castlebaldwin). Sympathy, also, to the Atkins family, Ballintogher, on the death of Rose Atkins, who was a former principal of Kilross NS.