Football league continues this weekend

Mitchelstown will make the journey to the Kerry border this coming Sunday, May 12 when they take on bottom of the table Ballydesmond in game five of nine in the McCarthy Insurance Division Five Football League. A win is a must for Mitchelstown to keep their slim hopes of making the Final alive and to ensure relegation for the second year in a row is kept at bay. Throw-in is at 11.30am.

CAVANAGH’S OF FERMOY CENTENARY DIVISION 3 FOOTBALL LEAGUE

The top of the table clash between Mitchelstown and Kildorrery takes place in Kildorrery on Sunday next, May 12 with throw-in at 6pm. Both teams have six points each with Mitchelstown having played a game less, so a win would guarantee them a place in the final.

MITCHELSTOWN GAA FIELD DEVELOPMENT LOTTO

The lotto draw was held on Thursday, May 2 in Paul Roche’s Bar for a jackpot of €3,800 with the following numbers drawn 1, 5, 19 and 22. There was no winner with the following winning €50 spot prizes. Mella Finn, Mulberry, Paddy and Will c/o JJ O'Brien’s. Due to the Bruce Springsteen concert in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh our next draw will take place in Walsh’s Bar on Saturday, May 18 at 5pm with a jackpot of €4,000. Tickets can be purchased by logging on to mitchelstowngaa.com or at numerous retail outlets in town.

PITCH SANDING

Repair works at O’Connell Park and pitch sanding at Limerick Rd have now been completed and both playing fields are now open again. The playing surface had 150-ton U.S.G.A spec sand spread along with Verti draining, it also received 500kgs of Multigreen 28-3-15 fertiliser. The investment into both fields is just shy of €9,000 but must be done due to the amount of matches being played and the benefits should be seen in the coming weeks. The Field Development Lotto is funding this investment but needs your support which can be done by purchasing a yearly half yearly or even a tenweek lotto ticket by logging mitchelstowngaa.com and choosing play lotto now with the present jackpot €4,000

VOTES OF SYMPATHY

The club extends its sympathy to the O’Mahony family, Kilglass on the death of their mother Mary and to the family of the late Mick Creed. May their gentle souls rest in peace.