GRASSROOTS
Pats club shop in association with O Neills. For all club replica jerseys, socks,shorts available in all sizes.Sweatshirts, polo shirts,and much more also available. For further details please check stpatricks.sligo.gaa.ie
ANY players that has yet to register please contact any committee member or your team manager. ST Pats are delighted to announce the return of our Nursery on Tuesday’s evenings in the Community Centre from 6.30pm till 7.15pm. The Nursery is open to all national school children up to U8’s. ST Pats will host a Safeguarding 1 Workshop in the Community Centre @ 6.30pm on Thursday March 15th . For further details contact Children’s officer Anne on mannemcguinness@gmail.com or phone 087-6709114. ST Patrick’s GAA is having a Tractor/Car Battery Collection. If you have old Batteries lying around please drop them to the Community Centre on Friday 30th of March between 10.30am and 12noon. To arrange collection outside this time please call or text 086-1763298 or 086-1733572.
ST Pats will hold their annual roadside cleanup on Good Friday March 30th. Meet at the Community Centre at 10.30am. Bags provided.Bring Gloves and Hi Vis Vest. Please consider giving a couple of hours to contribute to cleaning the significant level of litter that exists along all our roadsides. Refreshments in Collery’s for all participants. Contact Mark Boland on 087-6183392 with any queries.
ENNISCRONE/KILGLASS
Our intermediate team will get their 2018 season up and running with a Benson Cup fixture against St Farnan’s on Saturday, March 24th. The league gets underway the following week with Easkey providing the opposition in the opening round.
The Enniscrone-Kilglass/Easkey minor team had an encouraging start to their Division One campaign following a hard-fought 1-10 to 1-6 win over Tourlestrane last Sunday. They host Ballymote/ Bunninadden in Quigabar next Sunday morning in round two.
Training continues for all underage groups at the usual time this week.
Well done to Aidan Morrison and the Sligo hurlers on their 3-13 to 0-15 win over Fermanagh last Sunday.
Congratulations to Intermediate team footballer John Paul Carden and his wife Caroline on the birth of a baby girl last week.
Best wishes to everyone taking part in the Enniscrone St Patrick’s Day parade next Saturday. It begins at 1pm from the Diamond Coast Hotel. Please support this great community event.
There was no winner of last weekend’s blotto jackpot. Next week’s jackpot will be €3600.
CALRY/ST JOSEPH’S
WE have our Club Registration evening at the Clayton Hotel next Wednesday 14th from 7-9pm. With the new season fast approaching, it is vital that we get everyone registered.
ALL coaches will be there to answer any questions and to talk to you all about plans for the upcoming season.
LOOKING forward to seeing you. WE will be taking part in the St Patrick’s Day Parade so keep an eye out for us!!!
OUR underage nursery program will be recommencing commencing soon, so keep an eye out here and on all our social media platforms .
WE extend our sympathy to the Hargadon family Ballinamona on the recent passing of Pat Hargadon.
GO ndeanfaidh Dia trocaire ar a anam uasail.
DRUMCLIFFE/ROSSES POINT
THE club is taking part in the St Patrick’s Day Parade this Saturday in Sligo. Any club members from U8 upwards are invited to don their club colours and join us. We’ll be assembling on the Mail Coach Road at 11:30am. The collection point when we finish is the Pearse Road outside the Mercy Primary School.
AFTER the Parades in both Sligo and Grange, why not join us in Harry’s Bar Rosses Point for the club’s annual St Patrick’s Day Hot Pot this Saturday. From 1:30pm onwards, we’ll be serving some delicious hot grub for all the family. You can also watch the rugby (England v Ireland) and the GAA club finals on the TV screens.
WELL done to the footballing pupils from Scoil Réalt na Mara Rosses Point and Rathcormac NS who performed with distinction at the Sligo GAAmigos competition last Friday in Summerhill College. The Rosses Point girls team won their section as did the Rathcormac boys team. Well done also to the Rosses Point boys and Rathcormac girls teams who finished second and third respectively. OUR senior footballers are scheduled to open their 2018 season with a Kiernan Cup Group 2 match against Coolera/Strandhill on Saturday March 24th. THERE will be no GAA nursery coaching on March 17th as it’s St Patrick’s Day. Coaching will resume the following Saturday, March 24th. This will include the first session of the year for boys and girls born in 2012 and 2013, starting at 9:45am (indoors). THE next club meeting takes place on Monday, March 26th, in Oxfield at 9pm.
IF you have any news items for inclusion in the DRP weekly club notes, phone/text/WhatsApp Club PRO Austin O’Callaghan on 0876855621 or email pro.drumclifferossespoint.sligo@gaa.ie. THE competitive football season kicked off at the weekend with a vey young St Molaise Gaels Minor boys team entertaining eastern Harps in the A league at Monsignor Hynes Park on Sunday morning. A very entertaining hour of football saw the visitors emerge winners on a scoreline of 2-11 to 1-05. This Sunday March 18th the team are away to Curry at 11.00am. ON Monday next March 19th our U10 and U12 Boys are playing challenge games against Aodh Ruadh in Ballyshannon at 10.30am.Our next Lotto Draw will take place on Tuesday next March 20th . REGISTRATION
THIS is a reminder that Coolera-Strandhill GAA Club member registration is now open online for the 2018 season. Access is through the club website on www. coolerastrandhill.com and by clicking on the green link. Team managers will not be responsible for accepting membership fees this year.
INDOOR Nursery Programme THE Under 5-8 Indoor programme continues this Friday March 16th in the Ursuline Hall from 6.00-7.00 ANNUAL Club Social
OUR annual Club Social takes place on Saturday March 24th in Coolera House. Food will be served at 9.00pm sharp and will be followed by the presentation of medals to our Senior Men and Junior Ladies and the announcement of the Club Person of the Year. This was a very enjoyable night last year and we hope that a large crowd will attend to honour the achievements of our adult teams. Tickets on sale from any committee member.
SCÓR Success CONGRATULATIONS to our quiz team of Trevor Hunter, Eamonn Mullen, Seán Carroll and Michael Heneghan which won the Scór Sinsir Quiz. They now go on to represent club and county in the All-Ireland Final on April 14th. Good luck lads.
THE club is once again participating in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Participants and helpers are asked to meet at the junction of Mailcoach Rd. and Gallows Hill at 11.00. Club colours to be worn. JUNIOR Ladies
THE junior ladies began their season with an away tie against Curry in the Spring League. Having lost a number of players from last year’s panel, we fielded a very young team. The home side proved too strong on this occasion and ran out convincing winners, but there were some very encouraging performances, particularly from Pamela Higgins in goals, Roisin Heneghan and Leah Kerrigan, making her return to adult football. Their next fixture is against Shamrock Gaels. Team; Pamela Higgins, Lauren McGarry. Kaela Kerrigan, Gráinne Redmond, Ellen Given, Aislinn Doggett, Ruth Goodwin, Attracta Halloran, Roisin Heneghan, Meadhbh Kenneally, Éilis Callaghan, Leah Kerrigan, Joanne Irwin, Ellen Monaghan.