GRASSROOTS

U8-U10

Training has resumed on Saturday morning at 10 on the Astro Turf in Owenbeg for all U8 and U10s. Any parents interested in getting their children involved should call to training or alternatively contact Tommy Lavelle on 0877710536 U12- U14

Training has resumed for the u12 and u14 teams during the week. Easkey u14s played in a Pella tournament on Tuesday night in Enniscone. Easkey had two teams in the tournament of which one got to the final, but unfortunately lost by 1 point. Best of luck to Thomas Rolston and the management team for the coming season.

U16

The Easkey/ Enniscrone-Kilglass u16s are back training on Monday nights in the AstroTurf in Enniscrone. Best wishes to Eamon Connolly and Brian Taylor who are part of the management team for the coming year.

Minor

Easkey/ Enniscrone-Kilglass minor footballers began their 2018 season with a hard-fought 1-10 to 1-6 win over Tourlestrane on Sunday. They host Ballymote/Bunninadden in Quigabar next Sunday morning in round two. Best of luck to both the management team and players for the coming season. Senior

Our senior team is back training in preparation for the Benson cup games and Division 2 league games coming up in March and April.

Senior Hurling

Easkey take on Carrick Hurling Club (St Marys) in Senior Hurling on Saturday @ 12 o’clock in Easkey pitch. There has been no Senior Hurling club in Easkey since the 80s, so it is great to see it making a comeback. Easkey were victorious in 1961 and 1962, winning 2 senior hurling championships in Sligo so best of luck to the management and players for the upcoming season. Underage Hurling Underage Hurling training continues during the week as follows.

Saturday morning – u8s, u10s - 11.15am – 12.

Saturday morning - u12, u14s - 12-1 pm

Monday night u12-u14 8-9 pm in the factory (see Easkey/St Farnans page on Facebook). respective Connacht finals last week. Eoghan Smith, Ian O’Brien & Eddie Fitzpatrick are part of the junior squad while Ciarán O’Reilly, Cian Oates, Josh Brady, Ben Kelly, Hugh Keaney, Ciarán Smith and Desmond Gillen all feature on the college’s juvenile team. Our best wishes to Dessie who fractured his wrist at the weekend. Our girls U14 footballers produced a fine display in their Féile match against CT Gaels last Sunday afternoon before losing narrowly by two points. It was a great effort by the players. The competitive season is cranking up for several of our club teams. Our boys U16 footballers open their league campaign this Saturday morning with a home match against Tourlestrane at 11am. Later that day, our senior men’s footballers will begin their 2018 season with a Kiernan Cup (Group 2) game against Coolera/ Strandhill at 5pm. They will then open their Furey’s Coaches Division 1 league campaign the following weekend, on Saturday, March 31st, against Coolaney/ Mullinabreena at Oxfield. Throw-in: 6pm.A frozen pitch in Keash forced the postponement of the ladies intermediate footballers Spring League game against Eastern Harps at the weekend. They are scheduled to host CT Gaels in Oxfield this Sunday. The club’s monthly meeting for March takes place on Monday 26th in Oxfield at 9pm.

ST PATRICK’S

ST Pats Joker Jackpot now stands @ €1200 as the jackpot was not won in the latest draw. Next draw takes place in the Rafters Bar on Saturday March 24th @ 10pm. The club thank your for your continued support. Tickets available from all usual outlets. A new yearly Joker Jackpot ticket is now available which ensure you are entered into every draw for the next year at a reduced cost of €45. Contact Nigel on 086-8234898 or Claire on 086-1763298 for further details. SUPPORTERS Membership for 2018 is now due. For further details contact Mark on 087-6183392. or any committee member.

ST Pats start their season when the host Castleconnor on Saturday March 31st in the league @ 6.30pm. Players membership is now due it can be paid to Martin or Claire. St Pats/St Farnans Minors next game is home to Coolera on Friday April 6th @ 6.30pm. St Pats/St Farnans begin their league campaign on Saturday next March 24th @11am with a away game against Easkey/ Enniscrone in Easkey. They then face Calry/St Joseph’s on Tuesday March 27th @ 6pm in Templeboy. G.A.A Cúl Camp St Pats will host the Kelloggs Cúl camp from 30th of July till 3rd of August.

TUBBERCURRY

RESULTS Minors Tubbercurry/ Cloonacool 0-9 0-13 Coolaney/ Mullinabreena. St Attractas juveniles 8-12. 1-4 St. Louis community school. St. Attractas 1st years 2-5 4-6 Mountbellew. FIXTURES: 22nd March @12:30 St. Attractas juveniles play St. Muredachs in the Connacht juvB final in the Connacht Centre of excellence.24th March @11 our u16 footballers play Owenmore Gaels in Collooney in the 1st rd of the league.24th March @5 our senior footballers play Eastern Harps in Kilcoyne Park. Best of luck to all. Can parents please ensure that their youngsters have paid their registration. If unsure please contact the relevant team management. Colm McGee and Pat Kilcoyne are hosting a three day GAA Easter camp in Kilcoyce Park, Tubbercurry from Monday 26th to Wednesday 28th March 10-2p.m. An action-packed and fun-filled three day of activities during the Easter holidays, which revolves around Gaelic Games. It is suitable for children aged 6 to 14 years old. It costs €30 per child, €50 for two children and €75 for a family. To book please visit Tubbercurry GAA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ TubbercurryGAA/ or contact Colm McGee 087-7737870 / Pat Kilcoyne 087-6384032. Early booking advised to avoid disappointment. All proceeds in aid of Kilcoyne Park development. Thank you for your support. Pat Kilcoyne is organising a cake sale and raffle on the 23rd of March in Teeling st. Tubbercurry as part of the fundraising drive for the development of Kilcoyne Park. So anyone available to bake or buy please get in touch with Pat. ACTORS have done their casting and now the wait begins to see what films they are going to star in. All will be revealed on Friday night the 30th of March in O’Cs. when the official ‘Night At The OsKaRs takes place. Time to be confirmed. CONGRATULATIONS to our senior footballer Fabio Cretaro and Gail Walsh from Rhue who tied the not on March the 16th. We would like to wish them a long and happy life together.

TOURLESTRANE

OUR senior ladies battled hard against a stronger St Nathy’s team who were The winners on a freezing cold St Patrick’s morning followed at 11am by the Senior Hurlers where the tables turned and Tourlestrane were the comprehensive winners against Western Gaels . After the wondrous Rugby victory it was on to Aclare to enjoy and take part in the 25th successful parade and congratulations to the committee on entertaining the crowds down through the years . OUR u14 Feile girls had their qualifying matches In Grange today and unfortunately lost out to Molaise Gaels in a playoff In Baltic conditions . Best of luck to Molaise Gaels in their final. Thank you also to various visiting teams who played our own teams this week in a few exciting challenge matches. Can we remind all clubs travelling to Tourlestrane for games that there is a boil water notice on going in the area for the foreseeable future so the water at the pitch is unsuitable for consumption. Please bring your water bottles filled. Good luck to our u12 boys team taking part in a football blitz in Cloonacool tomorrow Monday. Reminder of our Good Friday Family fundraising quiz night taking place again this year with great prizes to be had! Also our Easter Camp is getting well booked so get in there and don’t be disappointed ! It takes place on March 27th 28th and 29th. A big thank-you to everyone who supported the club’s table quiz held on Friday night in support of underage football, especially to the parents who came along to support this fundraising initiative. The new season kicks-off on Sunday next with an away game against Tourlestrane in the Abbott cup competition. Training continues during the week under the watchful eye of manager Brian McIntyre and his new management team. All club fixtures, senior and underage are available on the Sligo GAA website. The division three league starts on Sunday April 1st with a home fixture against St. Marys. All support at all the games through-out the year would be greatly appreciated by the players and management. Player registration and club membership is now due and must be paid in advance of taking part in club competition. Sympathy is extended to the family, relatives and friends of the late Jimmy McGurran Bundoran Co,Donegal who went to his eternal reward last week. He was the father of Martina McCarrick, Doomore. May he rest in peace.

COOLANEY/MULLINABREENA

COULD all supporters please return their filled in Club Lotto tickets to a committee member as soon as possible. The Lotto is the principle fundraiser for the club every and your support is as always greatly appreciated. Our minor team got off to a great start to their league campaign with a win over local rival Tubbercurry/Cloonacool. A great performance was underlined by a scoreline of 0-12 to 0-09. Our senior team is preparing for their first outing of the year against Curry, scheduled for 17:00 in Curry on Saturday the 24th of March as part of their Kiernan Cup campaign A special thank you to all the local businesses who have purchased advertisement signs for Nace’O’Dowd Park. Please contact any of the club’s committee members if interested in acquiring on of these signs for your business. Under-6/8/10’s training is ongoing in the Teeling centre, Coolooney, at 9:00,10:00 and 11:00 respectively. New players are very much welcome. Under-12 training at Bunninadden Community Centre is taking place from 7 to 8 on Tuesday evenings. Under 14 and Under 16 training is on at 7:15 in Nace ‘O’ Dowd every Thursday. Great work continues at Nace’O’Dowd Park with the new sand training area nearing completion. The Sligo Leader partnership currently have a vacancy for a position based in Nace’O’Dowd Park for the maintenance and caretaking of the grounds. Anybody interested should contact Sligo Leader at 0719141138 for further information.

SHAMROCK GAELS

THE Junior team start their campaign next Sunday with a home game against St Marys in the Abbot Cup at 12.00PM. The postponed Minor game against Eastern Harps takes place away next Sunday at 11.00AM. The deposits for the London trip are now overdue - a copy of passport and deposit of €150 needs to be submitted to any club member. The lotto draw takes place next Saturday 24th March in Des McDonagh’s with the jackpot at €3,300. The club’s dinner dance takes place in the Clayton Hotel on Friday 6th April at which medals will be presented to the U21 Championship winning team. We will also be inducting founder member and first chairman Paddy Joe Quigley into the Shamrock Gaels Hall of Fame on the night. Tickets are now in circulation and available from any club member. We are currently running an U6 Nursery Program for boys and girls born in 2012, 2013 and 2014 every Friday from 6.30-7.15 indoors in Coola Complex (beside school) - all welcome. Registration is still open for underage players, please contact Michelle McMorrow on 087 6157455 to arrange registration. The fees are the same as last year, €35 per child up to a maximum of €100 per family - this fee also covers insurance for the year.

ST MOLAISE GAELS

THE competitive football season for our senior men gets underway this Saturday evening March 24th with a Group 2 Kiernan Cup fixture away to St Mary’s in Kent Park at 5.00pm.On Tuesday March 27th our U16 Boys have their opening League fixture with St John’s the visitors to Monsignor Hynes Park for a 6.00pm throw in. Our Minor boys team were defeated 4-14 to 2-04 by a strong Curry squad in the 2nd round of Fixtures in the Division I League on Sunday last. After a series of qualifying games at Monsignor Hynes Park on Sunday last our U14 Girls are in the final of the Feile qualifier against CT Gaels. Our next Lotto Draw will take place on Tuesday April 3rd at 8.30pm in the Clubhouse. Thank You to everyone for their continued support for this important Club fundraiser and to Londis and Supervalu Grange for facilitating us with our fortnightly Sales stand. Underage Coaching resumes at the Pitch this Saturday March 24th. Girls 10.00am to 11.00am and Boys 11.15am to 12.15am. Our new Hurling Academy will run from 12.15pm to 1.15pm and is open to Boys and Girls U12. Registration can be done at Coaching for the next number of weeks. Our annual “Cash for Clobber” fundraiser is also underway . if you have any unwanted clothes or shoes they can be left at the Club Building at any time. WE will be holding our registration night on Sunday, March 25th from 6-8pm in the Astro Turf at Quigabar. All players must be registered for insurance purposes and non-playing members are also required to renew their membership. The various options are: Adult player: €70; Non-playing adult member: €50; U-18: €40; Family: €120

OUR intermediate team will get their 2018 season up and running with a Benson Cup fixture against St Farnan’s on Saturday, March 24th at 5pm in Quigabar. Best wishes to Con, Pat, Keith, Declan and all the squad for the year ahead.

THE Enniscrone-Kilglass/Easkey U-16 team play their first competitive game next Saturday at 11am when they meet St Farnan’s/St Pats. Good luck to the players and management for the coming year. WE will be holding a two-day Easter Camp on Monday March 26th and Tuesday March 27th for boys and girls aged 5-12. It will take place from 10.30am to 2pm with club coaches and Sligo GAA coaches on hand during the day to provide the coaching. Registration takes place on the Monday morning from 10am, with a cost of €20 per child with discounts for multiple children from the same family. It promises to be a great two days. For more information, contact Cathal Mullaney (087) 0577947.

WELL done to everyone involved in an excellent St Patrick’s Day parade in Enniscrone last Saturday. THERE was no winner of last weekend’s blotto jackpot. Next week’s jackpot will be €3600.

GEEVAGH

CONGRATULATIONS to the boy’s indoor hurling team of Geevagh NS who bridged a seven-year gap and claimed the Cumann na mBunscol title by defeating Rathcormac NS in the Teeling Centre recently. Geevagh found themselves in arrears at half times but delivered a powerful second half display to run out comprehensive winners. The team, captained by John Corcoran also included Dara Mostyn, Shane O’Reilly, Dara Mostyn, Kyle Gabbidon, Jamie Brehoney, Sean Jordon, Odhran Conlon, Niall Donagher and Liam Cullen.

WELL done also to our neighbours in Ballintogher NS, coached by Kitty Conlon who took the girls title at the same venue. TRAINING for U-8’s starts this Saturday March 24th on the ‘Astro Turf ’ from 10 -11.15 am. All participants must be registered with the club in advance.

A meeting of all underage and adult coaches takes place in Geevagh NS on Thursday evening, March 22nd at 8pm. Every team should be represented on the night. GEEVAGH / St Michaels play St Farnan’s / St Pats in the Minor Football League Division 2 on Tuesday 19th March in Geevagh while the U-16 ‘s takes on Ballymote / Bunninadden in Ballintogher on Saturday 24th at 11 am. On the same evening, March 24th our intermediate footballers get their season underway when they face St Michael’s in Pairc Ailbhe at 5pm in the first round of the Benson Cup. Good luck to all concerned. OUR Annual Dinner Dance has been rescheduled and will now take place on Friday April 20th in Kilronan Castle. Tickets will be available shortly from members of the executive.

THE club extends deepest sympathies to Tommy Harte, Corrigeenboy on the death of his brother Bernard and to the Frazer and Wall families on the death of Mr Fred Perry. Ar dheis De go raibh said.

EASTERN HARPS

OUR senior men make their first outing of 2018 where they are away to Tubbercurry on Saturday at 5pm. Our senior ladies game against Drumcliffe was postponed due to the cold snap. They are away to Touestrane Saturday at 10am. Bingo continues every Friday night at 8.30pm in Gurteen Hall. Jackpot is €2,900 in 48 calls or less. The in house lotto is €500.

ST MARY’S

WELL done to all our participants who braved the cold weather to be in the St Mary’s entry to the St Patricks Day Parade. This has become a great tradition for the Club and is a sign that Saturday morning coaching is just around the corner. This year coaching will start on Saturday March 24th, and parents might note that registration (where not already completed) will be taken on the day. Boys and girls aged 6-14 are invited to attend an Easter camp in Kent park on 26th & 27th March which Mark Breheny is running. All proceeds will go to the ladies / men’s senior teams training fund. At the even younger ages, the club has been holding a Tuesday evening nursery