GRASSROOTS
BALLYMOTE
HANDBALL: The ICHA 40X20 Doubles Intervarsities was played at St. Josephs Community Centre Wexford recently. Club member Laura Finn teamed up with Aisling Mullan to represent NUIG in The Woman’s A Doubles. Finn and Mullan first years students playing in their first Intervarsity Championship played some terrific handball when they defeated Clodagh Nash and Ciara Jordan DCU in the final in two closely fought games. We look forward to seeing more of the NUIG pair in the coming years and wish them well in their studies at NUIG. Juvenile Training continues at the local court on Friday evening starting at 6 pm.
EASTERN HARPS
THE final game of the 2017 season took place last Sunday where our U21 men lost to Shamrock Gaels on a score line of 1:16 to 0:12. Thanks to management and players for sticking with it so late into the year. Our Main Draw for €4,000 in prizes will be held this month in our ‘Buy a Block’ fundraiser. If you have yet to get a ticket for the main draw for €4,000 in prizes, please contact any Eastern Harps committee member as the draw is due to be held very soon. Bingo in association with Eastern Harps continues as usual in Gurteen Hall at 8.30pm. The jackpot has now reached €1,500 in 45 calls or less with the lotto jackpot 1 at €200. Thanks to all who help out on Friday nights and to those who support this bingo.
ST MICHAEL’S
THE club are running their only fundraiser at the moment. All households in the area would have received National Club Draw tickets over the last few days. The club are asking for everyone’s support in this venture as all money raised from it stay in the club and will help finish the development work on the new pitch which at the moment is 95% finished. This development will be a great asset to the area when completed. So please sell as many tickets as possible for the draw which has some fantastic prizes. All money and ticket stubs can be returned to any committee member and should you need more tickets they can also be got through the same avenue. We hope everyone will support this project and hopefully win some of the fantastic prizes. Lotto numbers for this week are 8.16.18.27. There was no jackpot winner, 1 match 3 was Riahanna and Erin Tighe Killery. The jackpot now stands at €5000. Next weeks draw takes place in Moran’s Ballintogher. The club wish to thank all who support the lotto on a weekly bases as well as those who take yearly tickets.
SHAMROCK GAELS
THE club finished the year on a high note with a great 1-16 to 0-12 win over Eastern Harps in the U21 B Championship Final. In an exciting close game, the Gaels went into an early lead which they held for the entire game but it was not until the last ten minutes that the Gaels pulled ahead with points from Captain Michael Kilkenny and substitute Stephen Willis and a goal from man of the match Shane Deignan which gave the Gaels a deserved seven point win. Well done to the panel and management Brian Boyd, Donal Tuohy, Frank Quinn and Liam O’Connell on a great win. The team was: Daniel Lyons, Ben Tuohy, Patrick Benson, Karl McKenna (0-1), Andrew Flynn (0-1), Evan Lyons, Alan Kelly, Enda O’Connell, Michael Kilkenny (C) (0-2), Daire Kearns, Cian McDermott, James Carroll (0-1), Luke Flynn, Darragh Hailstones (0-5), Shane Deignan (1-4). Subs: Seamus Hailstones for A Flynn (inj), Stephen Willis (0-1) for C McDermott, Dylan Willis for J Carroll, Mark Kearns for D Kearns, Stephen Keegan, Emmet Dodd, Paul Higgins, Caolan McCann, Darragh Merrick, Marc Keegan, Niall Whelan, Daniel Murphy. There was no winner of the lotto jackpot at the weekend with the numbers drawn 11, 23, 24 and 29. There was one match 3 winner, John Quinn. The jackpot now stands at €2,600 with the next draw on 16th December in Hartes. The winners of the November monthly draw were Mark Tuohy, James Conlon and Sean McKeon. The Bord Ná Nóg and main Club AGM’s were held at the weekend. The only change in officers for the coming year is Martin Cassidy who takes over as Bord Ná Nóg Chairman, we wish him well in his new role while the club has also appointed Mary Quinn as a club patron. The club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Sean Keighron (cousin of club patron, Michael Reynolds), Michael McGowan, in England (brother of Tommy, Coolbock), Thomas Devaney, Sligo, (father of Thomas Devaney, Sooey) all of whom died recently.
OWENMORE GAELS
THE club would like to congratulate Senior footballer Alan Flynn and his bride Roisin on their wedding last weekend. A wonderful day was enjoyed by many and the club would like to offer you both many years of happiness in the future.Best of luck to Conor Sweeney, Dylan Walsh, Adam Moran, Patrick Irwin and the rest of the Summerhill 1st Year Boys in the Connacht ‘A’ Final vs Athenry next Tuesday in the Centre of Excellence, Ballyhaunnis. SCÓR na nÓg: As the competitions wind down on the field in the county, attention is now turning to GAA matters off the pitch. This is a special Winter season for Sligo GAA and its Scór Committee as we host the All Ireland Finals at both Scór Sinsir and Scór na nÓg levels. Clubs are asked to make an extra special effort to get involved as we aim to have some home grown talent take to the stage of IT Sligo come Spring 2018. For the first time ever Scór na bPaistaí is being run for Primary School children in October in a bid to foster a relationship with the association and Scór. Anyone interested in music, song, dance or drama should contact Keith Henry 086-3357182 or Catherine Gallagher 087-6494568, any Scór Committee member or their club for more information.
ST PATRICK’S
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. 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.
ENNISCRONE/KILGLASS
OUR Abbott Cup final fixture against Tourlestrane has been pushed back to Saturday December 16th at 1pm with a venue yet to be announced. 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 a designated charity once again. 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. CONGRATULATIONS to the Enniscrone representatives who picked up the Runner Up prize in the Pride of Place awards in Letterkenny last Saturday night. This is a wonderful achievement and great recognition for our community. We were delighted to be part of the entry, when judges visited our new developments at Quigabar last August.
AED course
THANKS to Seamus Egan and Della Lindsay for providing defibrillator training for club members last Thursday evening in the Astro complex. We will be installing a new defibrillator at the clubhouse in the near future.
BLOTTO
THE blotto jackpot is now at its highest ever figure, now €13400. It continues every Saturday night – make sure you’re in the draw. If you’re not in, you can’t win!
DRUMCLIFFE/ROSSES POINT
THE club’s AGM for 2017 took place on Sunday evening in the Old School, Rathcormac. The majority of outgoing officers were re-elected for 2018:Chairman: Shane Campbell Vice-Chair: Pauric O’Grady Secretary: Seán Reynolds Assistant Secretary: Fergal McGrath Men’s Registrar: Jimmy O’Brien Ladies Registrar: Jacinta Monaghan PRO: Austin O’Callaghan Coaching Officer: Declan Carroll Insurance Officer: Geraldine Gibbons Ladies Co Board Delegate: Jacinta Monaghan Men’s Co Board Delegate: Pauric O’Grady Schools Liaison Officer (Rathcormac): Mary Power Schools Liaison Officer (Rosses Point): TBC Development Officer: Austin O’CallaghanPitch Committee: Phil Galllagher, Pat Davey, Pauric o’Grady, Damien Kerrigan, Jimmy O’Brien. The club wishes to acknowledge the contribution of Mick Hedigan who is stepping down from the role of Child Protection Officer. His successor - and the appointments of Club Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, and Healthy Club Officer have been deferred until the January club meeting.
A big thank-you to everyone who attended our Zero2Hero event in the Radisson Hotel last Thursday night. Our GAA panel which featured special guests Jack McCarron (Monaghan), Sarah Tierney (Mayo ladies football captain), Neil Ewing, Eamonn O’Hara and Brian McEniff, provided insightful and entertaining discussion and debate. That was followed by a spectacular fundraising auction, led in style by Niall Canning (ably assisted by Niall Collery). Niall’s auctioneering expertise and turnof-phrase kept the audience enthralled - and helped raise valuable funds for the club. Thanks to all the senior players who helped organise the various prizes. The club is also very grateful to event sponsors Clifford Electrical, Bank of Ireland, Dean Hall Tree Services and AVA systems for their generous support.
WE were delighted to host the Carrickmacross Emmets U14 footballers last Saturday in Oxfield for a special challenge match for the Denis Connolly Memorial Cup. Denis was a native of Teesan here in Drumcliffe, and also had a deep involvement with the Carrickmacross club in Monaghan over the years. An enjoyable and competitive match saw Carrick Emmets run out five-point winners. Our thanks to the Connolly family, Phil Gallagher, Mary Power and all those who helped with the organisation of the day. THE club’s End-of-Year adult awards evening has been provisionally fixed for Friday, December 29th in Davis’s Restaurant. More details soon. Our Annual Juvenile Awards night for 2017 will take place in January. Date and venue will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
CALRY/ST JOSEPH’S
THE winners of the raffle is on the night of our hugely successful “Stars in Their Eyes” as follows: First prize: Holiday for 2 in Costa Blanca, Spain - Eileen Nolan, C/o Fiddlers Creek, Rockwood Pardade, Sligo Second prize: 2 nights B & B plus dinner on 1 evening in Manor House Hotel, Ballina - Lily Towey, Cairde, St. John’s Hospital, Sligo Third Prize: 1 night B&B plus evening meal in the Clayton Hotel, Lepordstown - Ruth Walsh, Cartron, Slilgo Fourth Prize: Karen Neary, Drumcliffe, Co Sligo. The club AGM will take place on Sunday December 10th in the Clayton Hotel at 7pm.
ST JOHN’S
THE St Johns AGM was held on SUNDAY night in The Riverside Hotel. A full report will appear in next week’s notes. 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. 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.
In early January St Johns plan an exciting new health venture which will help the whole community, young and old, get back in shape after the excesses of the Christmas season.
So keep an eye on these notes for further information.