GRASSROOTS
BALLYMOTE
A great start to competitions for Ballymote this weekend with Ballymote Intermediate team beating Curry in Abbott Cup on Sunday in Corran Pk with a score line of Ballymote 6-19 to Curry 0-6. Congratulations to Dylan Martin and Shane Langton making their senior debut for Ballymote. Team M Flannery, C McGrath (R Kilgarriff), K Meehan (G Conlon), C McCann (K Tighe), M Healy, R Flannery, O Conlon, M Rafferty 0-1, A Caffrey, M Underwood 2-2, D Clarke 0-2 (Shane Langton), S Ross 3-1 (D Martin 0-1), C Byrne, M Irwin 0-5 ( D Tighe 0-1), P Lyons 1-6. Subs G Feely, G McTernan, C Mcgettrick, T Perry, S Stagg. Next weekend Division 3?competition starts with a home game against Owenmore Gaels.
MINOR team. beat Enniscrone/Easkey/Kilglass Gaels in Enniscrone with a scoreline Ballymote/Bunninadden 3-14 EEKG 0-6. Their next game is 29th March against Owenmore Gaels in Corran Pk.
U 16 beat Geevagh/St Michaels in Geevagh despite losing by 7 points at halftime. Final score B/B 2-13 GStM 2-9. Their next game is against Curry 2nd April 6pm in Corran Pk.
U 14 start their competition next weekend with an away game to Castleconnor 30th March at 6pm.
U 12 played very well in Peile competition but unfortunality were beaten. Training on Tuesday in Corran Pk at 7pm.
THANK you to Joe Stagg who was an excellent Quiz Master for our Table Quiz on Friday in Doddys Bar. Monster Auction and Cake Sale was a great success and Special Thanks to everyone who supported our fundraising events this weekend.
CALRY/ST. JOSEPH’S
WELL done to the Sligo senior football team on there fantastic victory over Derry on Sunday. ESPECIALLY well done to our Club players Darragh Cummins and Aidan Devaney.
AFTER an epic battle Sligo will play in Division 3 again next year.
OUR underage Academy got off to a flying start on Saturday morning last and they brought their skills to Markievicz Park on Sunday when they played at halftime against Shamrock Gaels. Training continues for the Academy next Saturday at 10 a.m. sharp. WE extend our sincere condolences to the Dolan Fermoyle, family on the death of Nuala. May she rest in peace. WE also send our sympathies to the Kennedy family on the death of Rosaleen Kennedy Fermoyle. GO ndeanfaidh Dia trocaire ar a anam uasal.
CLOONACOOL
THE new season begins on Sunday next for our senior men, when they open their league campaign with a home game against St. Marys in the community park at 2pm. New manager Brian McIntyre and his selectors Martin Quinn and Ger Kelly, and all the players are wished the best of luck in the weeks and months ahead. Training continues during the week at the usual times, All players are asked to give full commitment to the club for the duration of the playing season. A big thank you to everyone who supported the clubs fund raising ventures run in recent weeks. All club fixtures and results at adult and underage level are available on a weekly basis on the Sligo GAA website. Club membership is due and must be paid by the end of March. Sympathy is extended to the family, relatives and friends of the late Kathleen Mullarkey (nee Henry) formerly of Masshill who went to her eternal reward during the last week in the U.S.A. May she rest in peace.
COLLOONEY HANDBALL
BINGO takes place this Thursday at 9 p.m , the jackpot is €6,050 in 42 numbers .
UNDERAGE introduction to handball in Collooney continues on Tuesdays at 6-30, come along and give Handball a go.
FOLLOW us on facebook @collooneyhbc.
COOLANEY/MULLINABREENA
COULD all supporters please return their filled in Club Lotto tickets to a committee member as soon as possible.
ALL players must fill in their registration form and return them to the relevant team manager. This is compulsory for all players and must be completed in order for players to play and compete in competitions. THE club would like to congratulate senior player Barry Gorman for his part in the victorious DCU first year team that defeated L.U in their recent All-Ireland success.
OUR senior team is preparing for their first league outing of the year against Drumcliffe/Rosses Point on Saturday 31st of March.
A special thank you to all the local businesses who have purchased advertisement signs for Nace’O’Dowd Park. 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 14 and Under 16 training is on at 7:15 in Nace ‘O’ Dowd Park every Thursday.
GREAT work continues at Nace’O’Dowd Park with the new sand training area nearing completion THE club would like to extend it,s sympathies to the Kivlehan family upon the passing of Kathleen Kivlehan. THE Sligo Leader partnership currently have a vacancy for a 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.
COOLERA STRANDHILL
PLEASE remember to register on-line before March 31st on coolerastrandhill.com. Only those registered may train or play after the end of this month. OUR annual Club Social took place on Saturday. Vice-Chairperson Seán Carroll welcomed everyone, congratulated the senior men and junior ladies on their success and looked forward to more progress by the club in the years to come. Senior manager John McPartland presented the League medals to the panel and announced Seán Murphy as Senior Player of the Year while Colm Scanlon received the award for Junior Player of the Year from Séamus Kilrehill. It was fitting that, for the year in which he received an AllStar that Kevin Banks was named as Senior Hurler of the Year. In presenting the award, Kieran Tobin also paid tribute to the club players who played in the All-Ireland U21 Hurling Final and looked ahead to the 2018 season with justifiable optimism. The award for Minor Ladies Player of the Year went to Éilis Callaghan and Kaela Kerrigan received the Most Improved. 2017 was a notable year for the ladies as they marked their return to the adult ranks with victory in the junior championship ten years after their previous title. One of the players in that team, Ruth Goodwin, captained the latest group to victory and was awarded Player of the Year. The medals were presented by Liam Loftus of Loftus Insurance. THE final award of the evening, that of Club Person of the Year, went to Cathall Martyn in recognition of years of service to the club in multiple roles from player to manager to club secretary. AFTER the formalities the crowd was entertained by Perennial Halt, a fantastic young band containing two of our own former players, Conor Mahon and James Coggins.
OUR senior footballers began their season with an away tie against Drumcliffe/Rosses Point in the Kiernan Cup on Saturday 24th at 5.00. Earlier the same day the under 16 boys travel to St. Brendan’s Pk. Castleconnor for their first league game against their hosts at 11.00, while the junior ladies round off the Spring League with a trip to Collooney for a 10.00 start against Owenmore Gaels. Best of luck to all teams.
THE Ladies Football teams hold their annual Cake Sale and raffle on Easter Sunday. Cakes will be sold after Dawn Mass on Knocknarea, in Ransboro NS after 11.00 Mass and in Strandhill after 12.30 Mass. Cakes, buns, breads etc can be left into Ransboro NS on Easter Saturday from 6.00-7.00 and also from 10.00 on Sunday or to Mary Redmond in Strandhill.
The Minor footballers started their league campaign on bank holiday Monday in Cuilbeg with an exciting encounter against St John’s. It what was a very open game of football were attacking play was the order of the day and goals proved to be the difference between the sides. Our lads started the game slowly and struggled to get hold of the game but by half time they were in control thanks to two well worked goals. St Johns started the second half the brightest and quickly eroded our advantage to the minimum. This sparked our lads into life once again as they struck five second half goals to finish the game off in our favour. Strong performances throughout the team were very encouraging and shows this team has great potential. The next game is at home against Geevagh / St Michael’s on Thursday the 29th.
CUMANN NA mBUNSCOL
THE INTO Mini 7s football Finals are scheduled for Thursday 12th April in Connolly Park, Collooney. Through to the semi-finals in the boys’ competition are: Scoil Naomh Molaise Grange, Holy Family N.S. Tubbercurry, Ardkeeran N.S., and High Park. In the girls’ competition, qualifiers for the semis are: Ballisodare N.S., Holy Family N.S. Tubbercurry, Ransboro N.S. and Rathcormack N.S.
THE Girls semi-finals are scheduled to begin at 3.45 and the boys at 4.15. The draw for the semis will take place on the day. Best of luck to all involved.
DRUMCLIFFE/ROSSES POINT
THE senior men’s footballers opened their Kiernan Cup campaign last Saturday with an encouraging 2-15 to 1-14 win over Coolera/Strandhill in Scarden. Attention now turns to the start of the Furey’s Coaches senior football league Division 1 when we host Coolaney/Mullinabreena on Saturday evening at 6pm.
OUR ladies intermediate footballers were beaten in the Spring League last Sunday morning in Oxfield by a physically stronger and more experienced St Nathy’s side on a final scoreline of 5-15 to 3-4.
THE boys U16 footballers began their league campaign with an impressive 3-18 to 1-3 success over Tourlestrane at Oxfield on Saturday morning. Next up is St Mary’s at Kent Park, Ballydoogan this Tuesday evening.
OUR U14 boys opened their season with a challenge match away to Melvin Gaels last Sunday. Despite it being very early in the season, the quality of football from both sides was very high. Thanks again to Niall and all at Melvin Gaels for hosting the game. The U14s open their Division 1 league campaign with a home game against St Molaise Gaels this Friday evening at 6pm. BIG congratulations to the girls from Scoil Réalt na Mara, Rosses Point who won the Sligo GAAamigos skills title last week. The Rathcormac NS boys team can also feel very proud of their display, finishing runners-up overall in the boys final.
HERE are Club Lotto draw results for February and March: FEBRUARY - Numbers drawn: 2, 10, 20, 27
NO Jackpot or Match 3 winner. The four winners of @25 were: Ruth Campbell, Brian Murphy, Phil Gallagher & Tom Horkan.
MARCH - Numbers drawn: 3, 8, 11, 12 THERE was no Jackpot winner. THE Match 3 winner (€100) was Sophie McDonagh.
OUR Saturday morning nursery coaching continues at Oxfield as usual over the Easter period. Session times are:
PLAYERS born 2012 & 2013 - 9:45am (till 10:30am)
PLAYERS born 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011: 10:30am to 11:30am. NEW players are welcome to join at any stage.
WELL done to all the juvenile handballers with Drumcliffe Handball Club who reached various provincial finals in recent weeks. You’ll find full details of their success on drumcliffehandball.ie.
GOOD luck to all club members taking part in the very popular Carney/ Lissadell 10K on Easter Monday, April 2nd. Race and registration details are available on oxfield.ie.
EASTERN HARPS
ALL roads lead to Croke park on Saturday April 7th where St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghderreen are in the schools All Ireland B final. We are represented by Alan Davey, Bryan Molloy, Shaun O’Hara, James O’Hara, Bryan O’Hanlon and Jake Stephenson. St. Nathy’s beat Lucan CBS of Dublin in a pulsating semi-final coming out on top on a score line of 1-11(14) to 2-7(13). Our senior men lost their opening game of the Kiernan cup last Saturday to Tubbercurry on a score line of 1:16 to 1:11. Attentions turn to the league where they take on Coolera/ Strandhill in round 1 of the league which takes place in Gurteen at 6pm. Our junior team lost to Owenmore Gaels last Sunday on a score line of 3:12 to 1:09 in round 1 of the Abbott Cup. They are away to Shamrock Gaels in round 1 of the league on Sunday at 2pm. Our minor team lost to Shamrock Gaels last Sunday on a score line of 1:19 to 0:07 in round 2 of the minor league. They play Curry on Thursday at 6.30pm in round 3 where the venue has to be confirmed. Our U16 boys lost to Curry in round 1 of the league last Sunday on a score line of 7:16 to 4:10. They are away to Tourlestrane Tuesday at 6pm in round 2. Our ladies lost to Tourlestrane last Saturday morning. They are away to Drumcliff on Saturday at 6pm. Thanks to all who donated clothes during operation transformation where all funds went to the clubhouse development. We would like to extend sympathies to the family and friends of Norah Benson, Mount Irwin who passed away recently and also to the family and friends of Nora Fallon (nee O’Connell) of Maugheraboy, Sligo and formerly of Clooneen, Gurteen, Sligo. Bingo continues every Friday night at 8.30pm in Gurteen Hall. Jackpot is €3,000 in 48 calls or less. The in house lotto is €600.
ENNISCRONE/ KILGLASS
A reminder that all players and non-playing members are requested to complete their registration as soon as possible as it is now overdue. Please contact the relevant team managers for information.
OUR intermediate team got their new season off to a positive start with a 5-17 to 0-8 win over St Farnan’s at Quigabar last Saturday evening in the Benson Cup. They commence their Division Two campaign next Friday evening at 6pm when they play Easkey in Easkey. THE Enniscrone-Kilglass/Easkey minor team suffered a disappointing 3-14 to 0-6 defeat to Ballymote/Bunninadden on Sunday. They are scheduled to play St Molaise Gaels in Grange on Thursday evening at 6pm in the next round.
THE Enniscrone-Kilglass/Easkey U-16 team were beaten 5-5 to 3-7 by St Farnan’s/St Pats last Saturday morning. They play Shamrock Gaels on Tuesday evening in Coola.
OUR U-12s put in an excellent effort to reach the final of the county Pella (indoor) competiton in Sligo last Friday. They got the better of south division winners Tubbercurry Cloonacool in their semi-final, before losing out by a single point to St Mary’s in the final. Despite the loss it was a very useful workout and bodes well for the year ahead.
WELL done to our U-10 boys who played in the half-time games at Markievicz Park last Sunday during the meeting of Sligo and Derry. Future stars who will no doubt wear the black and white in the years ahead!
GEEVAGH
THE Senior ladies had a great win over Eoghan Rua in Easky on Sunday morning and they now play Tourlestrane in Geevagh on Saturday next at 6pm in a cup semi-final clash. THIS week sees the return of our Children’s Easter GAA Camp. Many thanks to Teresa O’ Rourke and all who helped to organise this eagerly anticipated event.
WELL done to Aysha Rellihan and her team who defeated Claire Costello’s team to win the Geevagh N.S. Intermediate Lunch-time League. Well done also to Aine Mostyn who won ‘player of the match’ award in the final. THE Intermediate footballers got their season off to a disappointing start when they slumped to a resounding defeat at the hands of near neighbours St Michaels in the Benson Cup last Saturday. Our opening Division 2 league fixture takes place this weekend when we travel to play St John’s in Carraroe. GEEVAGH/ST Michaels U-16 team was unlucky to lose out to Ballymote / Bunninadden in a Division1 league fixture in Pairc Ailbhe on Saturday morning last. The home team were in front for long periods and were worth at least a share of the spoils.
OWENMORE GAELS
ONLINE registration is now open. See www.owenmoregaels.ie for more details. Some teams have already commenced training and other will begin in the coming weeks. OUR Football Nursery continues on Tuesdays in the Parochial Hall Collooney. For ages 4-6 years. A fun few weeks guaranteed. See the club Facebook page for further details. Please share and spread the word!
THE U-8 boys and girls are currently training, anybody looking to join can contact Jude on 0876721905. FOR anyone to join up with any of our underage team from U-10 to U-18 or to play senior football please contact Niall on 0877609420.
THE list of 2018 elected committee members can now be found on our website.
THE senior men got their season underway with a win over Eastern Harps at Connolly Park. After Harps registered the first score we settled to the task and led 3-5 0-1 at the interval, with two goals coming from new recruit Colin Smith and one from Aaron Nicholson. A lacklustre start to the second period saw Harps come back into the game but we tagged on scores to keep the opposition at bay. Next up is our first league game when we take on Ballymote away next Sunday at 2pm.
THE club minors continued their league campaign away to Tourlestrane on Friday evening last. They lost on a scoreline of 1-8 to 2-9.
WELL done to the senior ladies who made it 2 wins from 2 in the warm-up league with a resounding win on Saturday morning over Coolera/Strandhill. HARD luck to the U-16 boys who came up short against Tubbercurry/ Cloonacool in Connolly Park on Saturday morning, we play Coolaney/ Mullinabreena in the next round. THE U14 boys get their league campaign underway when they face Tubbercurry/Cloonacool away on Good Friday.
THE club hosted the All-Ireland Rice Cup PPS final between St.Cuans of Galway and Colaiste Ailigh of Letterkenny last Saturday. We were treated to an extremely competitive and high standard game with St.Cuans winning out by a single point in the end. CHECK out our new underage kit now available to buy at Jako Sports. This will be the playing kit for our U-10 and U-8 teams. The T-shirt (a requirement for U-8 and 10’s) is €15, with an option of shorts and socks for €22 total. Sizes catering right down to our nursery kids. THE Lotto draw took place in the Owenmore Inn on Monday 19th March. The numbers drawn were 7, 26, 27 & 32.
THERE was no winner of the €8,700 Jackpot. Congrats to our Lucky Dip Winners Maria Collery, Mary McNally, Shane Lavin and Paul Queenan who get €30 each. As there was no Jackpot Winner this week, the Jackpot rolls over to €8,700. The next draw will take place on Monday 2nd April in Connolly’s Bar Collooney. THANKS to everyone who bought tickets throughout the year and continues to support the club.
SHAMROCK GAELS
TICKETS are now available from any club member for the Dinner Dance on Friday week April 6th in the Clayton Hotel.
THE Minor boys had another good win in the league away to Eastern Harps on a score line of 1-19 to 0-7. They now play Tourlestrane at home next Thursday at 6.00PM.
THE Senior team kick off the league campaign at home to St Molaise Gaels this Saturday at 6.00PM while the Juniors are at home on Easter Monday at 2.00PM to Eastern Harps.
THE U16 Boys have their first game this Tuesday at 6.00PM at home to Easkey/Enniscrone.
THE Ladies Junior team had mixed fortunes in the warm up league this week, defeating Coolera/Strandhill last Monday 4-4 to 2-7. The scorers were Sonia McDermott (1-2), Naomh Quinn (0-1), Erin Mullaney (1-0), Mairead Tuohy (0-1), Siobhan Brennan (1-0), Jade Lyons (1-0). On Saturday last they lost narrowly to Curry on a scoreline of 2-13 to 3-12. The team was: Sonia McDermott, Catherine Tuohy, Aoife Morrisroe, Roisin Durey, Aisling Boyd, Chloe McTiernan, Jade Lyons (0-3), Siobhan Brennan, Erin Mullaney (0-2), Naomh Quinn (0-1), Roisin Kearns,