GRASSROOTS
BALLYMOTE
Ballymote GAA club held AGM last Saturday night. There are no changes to the committee, and we welcome new committee members. Chairman Frank Gallagher played tribute to all players, coaches, supporters and sponsors for a very successful year.
On Sunday Junior team played their last match for 2017 as we lost Abbot Cup semifinal to Tourlestrane.
Please support Corran Players Christmas Panto Yee Haw, The Wild West Panto which take place in Art Deco 30th Nov to 3rd Dec at 8pm, tickets available from Lavins Menswear. Players and committee members taking part are Mark Irwin, Daniel Clarke, Andy Brehony and Pat Hough.
25 card playing continues next Friday at 9pm in Gormelys Bar.
BUNNINADDEN
Ballinalack Community Park committee would like to thank everybody associated with a wonderful evening on Sunday last at the fundraising auction. It was a hugely successful event, thank you to those who contributed, to the buyers and our host Denis and Betty Scanlon (Miller’s Inn), the auctioneers and everybody who attended. This will ensure the upkeep of the park for another year and we are very grateful to all who contributed.
The walk way is open until 10pm each night and provides a fully lit, safe and peaceful setting for your walk or jog. We hope the community gets as much benefit from the facility as they can.
The Club would like to congratulate our own Padraic Doohan on playing for Sligo in the Masters all Ireland final recently in Ballymote.
Congratulations to our club members Patrick Rogers and Jenny Dwyer also Michael Gormley and Karen Maloney who got married recently. Wishing both couples all the best in their married life.
Work was carried out recently on both the Gaelic and soccer pitches, anyone wishing to train please use the training pitch at the back of the Gaelic goals.
CALRY/ST. JOSEPH’S
AN amazing night of entertainment was had on Friday night last at the Clayton Hotel where we had our fundraiser “Stars in Their Eyes”. Congrats to the organising committee and to all those brave acts who took part and made it such a memorable night!
CONGRATS in particular to the 2 winning acts , “Elvis” performed by Vianney Tully and “Sister Act” performed by a host of local Nuns!!
SPECIAL thanks to you the public for coming out in such numbers to raise some much needed funds for our pitch!! THERE was no winner or match 3 of our lotto which took place on Friday night. The Promoters prize was won by Edel Hackett. THE numbers drawn were, 3, 13, 16 and 25.
CLOONACOOL
PRIDE of place this week goes to the Cloonacool/Tubbercurry U/21 team who recaptured the County championship title for the first time in ten years. After a hard fought victory over neighbours Tourlestrane on Saturday evening last in very winter-like conditions. This very exiting game went all the way to the wire and finished with a hard fought win for the away side by the narrowest of margins on a 2-12 to 1-14 scoreline. Our club was represented on the field of play by Oisin Grehan, Jordan Brennan, Conor Prendergast, Aaron Moylan and Gerard Mullarkey. The management team included James Lawrence, Kevin Gallagher, and Fergus Leonard. This brings the curtain down on a long playing season and now everybody can take a well earned rest. The club are seeking contestants to represent it at Junior and Senior Scor in the coming weeks and months. All those interested should contact cultural officer Belinda Henry, Secretary Fergus Leonard or vice-chairman and chairman Brian McIntyre and Bill Carty respectively in the coming days and weeks. CONGRATS to the Cloonacool/Tubbercurry minor hurling team who won the minor hurling Expert Electrical shield final recently. Well done lads.
COLLOONEY HANDBALL
THE Collooney club hosted various games in the Ladies 40 x 20 Nationals last Saturday , overseen by Martin Brannigan ,many thanks to all who helped to make the occasion a success. CONGRATULATIONS to Laura Finn , winner in the 40 x 20 Ladies A Doubles Collegiate playing for NUIG last week. WELL done to Sligo players , Shane Bruen , Clive Slevin and Gerry Coleman who played in the Nationals last weekend , congratulations to Shane and Gerry who won National titles in the M.A. and M.B. plate competitions , well done lads. WELL done to Castleconnor who hosted Sligos second underage 40 x 20 blitz last Sunday , it was enjoyed by over 40 players from u 16s to u 8s, thanks to all who looked everyone so well on the day. BINGO next Thursday at 9 p.m , the jackpot is €5,450 in 42 numbers , please come early.
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DRUMCLIFFE/ROSSES POINT
ZERO2HERO This Thursday
THE excitement is building towards the club’s Zero2Hero event in the Radisson Hotel this Thursday, November 30th, at 7pm. This is the club’s main fundraiser of the year and is being organised by the senior men’s football panel. Zero2Hero will be an evening of entertaining and informative GAA discussion which several family members will enjoy. The evening will feature well known GAA personalities such as Shane Walsh (Galway), Jack McCarron (Monaghan), Sarah Tierney (Mayo), Donegal’s Brian McEniff as well as Sligo duo Eamonn O’Hara and Neil Ewing. The chat will be followed by a players fundraising auction with an array of spectacular prizes and goodies on offer. Admission is €10. All are welcome. For more, see drp.gaa.ie.
AGM
THE club’s AGM for 2017 will take place this Sunday evening, December 3rd, in the Old School, Rathcormac at 7pm sharp. We would encourage as many club members as possible to attend.
ENNISCRONE
ABBOTT Cup
IT might be the start of December next weekend but our intermediate team will be in action on the field. They will play Tourlestrane in the Abbott Cup final (time, date and venue TBC) in the last club fixture of the year. This is a warm-up competition designed to conclude in the early part of the football season, but various reasons out of our control have pushed it back. Nonetheless the team and management will attempt to finish their year on a hight. Best of luck to manager Pat and all the players. Your support would be appreciated - we’ll make the fixture details available when they are made available. MARRIED vs Singles
OUR very popular Married vs Singles match will take place this year on Wednesday December 27th at 2.30pm in Quigabar. We are also hoping to involve our Gaelic for Mothers and Others in proceedings. It promises to be another fantastic day, all in aid of our two designated charities: this year, they will be the Civil Defence and the River Moy Search and Rescue. Management teams are set to be appointed in the coming week, and no doubt both teams will eagerly start their preparations ahead of the big encounter! Keep an eye on our social media platforms for further updates in the coming weeks. PROVINCIAL duty
WELL done to Marty Duffy on refereeing the Connacht Club Football final between Corofin and Castlebar Mitchels last weekend. Karl Finnerty was one of Marty’s umpires.
SYMPATHY
AT last Friday’s club meeting, votes of sympathy were extended to the Sweeney, Farris, McDonnell, Foody, Hannon and O’Dowd families following their recent bereavements.
BLOTTO
THE blotto jackpot is now at its highest ever figure, now €13200. It continues every Saturday night – make sure you’re in the draw. If you’re not in, you can’t win!
SHAMROCK GAELS
THE Bord Ná Nóg AGM takes place this Friday 1st December at 8.00PM while the main club AGM is on this Sunday 3rd December at 5.00PM. We would encourage all members and supporters to come along to the AGM’s when we reflect on 2017 and put plans in place for 2018. THE U21 B Final against Eastern Harps was postponed due to weather and is now due to take place this weekend - date and venue to be confirmed.
THE lotto draw takes place this weekend in Tommy Macs this Saturday 2nd December with the jackpot at €2,500.
THE club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Joe Kelly, Riverstown, John Cummins, Sooey and Tommy Crefin, formerly of Riverstown, who died recently.
ST. FARNAN’S
HUGE congratulations to St. Farnan’s instrumental music group who won the county title at Sligo Scór na nÓg final on Sunday last in Ballintogher.The group came first in a very competitive final with eight music groups involved.The members of the group are Ciara Mc Gee, Lorna Mc Guinness, Holly Browne, Claire and Edel Dunne. Thanks also to Teresa and Jason Mc Guinness for their work with the group.The group will represent Sligo in the Connaught final on January 14th in Claremorris.
WELL done to Catherine Hannon, winner of €118 in the 50/50 draw.The next draw is on Sunday, December 3rd. CONGRATS to Windmill Players on yet another successful production at the weekend in Dromore West.”Tom, Dick and Harry” delighted huge audiences and provided great laughter.Well done to all involved.
THE club extends deepest sympathy to Sheila Mc Govern and family on the death of her brother Jack O’Connor, Kerry.Ar Dheis Dé go raibh sé.
ST. JOHN’S
ANNUAL General Meeting
THE St Johns AGM will be held on SUNDAY night next Dec 3rd at 7.00pm in The Riverside Hotel. This AGM involves all activities within the club including adult, underage and girls teams. Hot bites and snacks will be served afterwards with tea/coffee and a chat to round off a great year for our club. All club members are invited along as well as anybody else in our area – Carraroe/St Annes Parish- who is interested in getting involved in playing on teams, in coaching/managing teams or in helping out in administration or with pitch development/maintenance. This is a very important year for our club as we once again take part in the Senior Championship and move forward on the great work done at adult and underage level over the last few years so please come along.
30 Year Celebration Book
OUR 30 year celebration book is on sale in local shops and from club members. The book is full of interesting articles from club members and local celebrities and tells the story of our club since it was founded in The Carraroe Social Centre in 1987. It tells stories of the joys and sorrows, the wins and losses of our club teams over those years and the effects they have had on the players and those involved with the teams. It is a great publication and it would make an ideal Christmas present for somebody at home or abroad. STEPHEN’S Day Home Boys V Away Boys
ON St Stephen’s Day in Stenson Park a novel game will take place when the St Johns Homeboys will take on the St Johns Emigrants. This will be a great way to meet up with old mates and have a great days fun as a player or a supporter. So keep an eye on the St John’s Facebook page for updates. NEW Year Event for all the community IN early January St Johns plan an exciting
ST. PATS
ST Pats A.G.M St Pats will hold their Annual General Meeting on Friday December 8th @ 9.30pm in the Community Centre. All members are asked to attend. All welcome.
JOKER Jackpot St Pats joker Jackpot now stands @ €500 as the Jackpot was won in the latest draw. The lucky winner was Lesley Kee who collected the jackpot of €4400. Congrat to Lesley from all at the club. Next draw takes place in The Beach Bar on December 9th @ 10.15pm. The club thank you for your continued support. Tickets available from all usual outlets. The other winners in the draw were Padraig Leonard & Aoife Higgins.
TOURLESTRANE
HARD to believe that on the last week of November we had a county Final and semi final to play this weekend!!! Our u21 team played Tubbercurry/Cloonacool in the u21 final under lights on Saturday night in Tourlestrane and this game proved to be one of the most exciting and close encounters of the season as indeed was last week’s semi final. Our very young team played their hearts out to the bitter end. The two teams were very evenly matched throughout the 60 minutes and until added injury 4 minutes it looked like we were heading into extra time but Tubbercurry scored the deciding winning point to claim the county title Congratulations to the team and management. SUNDAY afternoon saw us back in action again in Tourlestrane v Ballymote in the Abbott Cup semi final where some of the u21s braved it out again on a very miserable afternoon for the Juniors. At the half time whistle the lads went in a point ahead 1/7 to 1/6 but the second half saw lots more action and another 5 goals scored as well as some fine taken points !! the teams swapped leads more than once in the second 30 minutes but Tourlestrane pulled ahead and the game finished Tourlestrane 4/11 to Ballymote 3/9 at the final whistle. Well done to the team and management and best of luck in the final.