GRASSROOTS
ed a community Blood Donation Clinic in the Community Centre on Thursday last. A huge thanks to all who attended. It is hope the Donation Clinic will return in October. CONGRATS Congrats to all they local winners in the County Finals of the Community Games.
NAOMH EOIN
CONGRATULATIONS to our players on the double All Ireland winning Sligo hurling teams over the past week and a half. We had six players on the Lory Meagher Cup winning team panel in Croke Park with Gerard O’Kelly-Lynch, Niall Feehily, Tony O’Kelly-Lynch, Matt Davey, Tom O’Callaghan and Cathal Jordan all involved. Great to see the cup being brought back to Sligo and so many of our players playing their part.
WE also had a major involvement with the victorious Sligo U-17 (Minor) hurling Celtic Challenge Cup team with eight players on the panel of 22. They beat Mayo in the semi-final last Monday and then Donegal on Saturday evening in Tullamore in the All Ireland final. Darragh Cawley, Liam O’Kelly-Lynch, Paul Gallagher, Michael Munnelly, Fergal O’Kelly-Lynch, Ethan Scully, Donal Keaveny, and Anthony Fidgeon all played in both games and throughout the group stages. Both Liam and Fergal O’Kelly-Lynch scored early goals as the Sligo lads lead from the off, winning 3-12 to 2-8. Many thanks to former Sligo GPO Benny Kenny and his backroom team for his work with this squad. OUR senior hurlers made a great start to the Sligo senior hurling championship with a convincing 2-23 to 0-10 win at home to Tourlestrane in Round 1 of the group stage. Great team performance in the second half following a tight first period after which we lead by a point (0-8 to 0-7). The lads built up a good lead from the restart and with goals from Tony O’Kelly-Lynch and Donal Fidgeon, we never looked like losing our grip on the contest. It took a fine save by netminder Michael Healy and some sturdy defending in a well-contested first 30 minutes to keep us in the game. Special mention to our championship debutants Niall Campbell, Roan Conneely, Tom Armstrong and Conor Darcy.
NEXT up is a Round 3 tie (we have a bye in Round 2) away to Easkey on the weekend of 21st/22nd July. SENIOR team v Tourlestrane and scorers: Michael Healy; Niall Campbell, David Hickey, Evan Davey; Thomas O’Callaghan, Niall Feehily, Matt Davey (0-2); Gerard O’Kelly-Lynch (0-5), Tony O’Kelly-Lynch (1-5); Roan Conneely (0-2), Paul Kilcoyne (0-5), Donal Fidgeon (1-2); Colm Dolan, Kevan Brennan (0-2), Niall Rooney. SUBS used: Tom Armstrong and Conor Darcy.
WELL done to Robert O’Kelly-Lynch who represented Sligo in the National Skills Feile and also as part of the St. Mary’s GAA team in the football Feile last weekend. Well done also to Treasa O’Kelly-Lynch who was part of the St Mary’s girls Feile team who reached the final on Sunday. Busy and successful few weeks for all six of the O’Kelly-Lynch family! OUR U-12 hurlers play Coolera/ Strandhill in Round 6 of the league in Kent Park at 7pm on Wednesday evening.
SINCERE condolences to John Doyle on the passing of his father James (Jim) which was commemorated at the Meagher Cup final in Croke Park last Saturday week.
TOURLESTRANE
OUR senior men took to the field at home in a league game v Coolaney /Mullinabreena on a somewhat cooler afternoon than we have had for a week or more but it proved to be a hot exciting game of football between the two teams which served up great entertainment for all the spectators from both parishes. After swapping leads a number of times in the opening part of the game our lads were ahead at the break by 2/6 to 5 points.
IN the second half we were slow to score and the visitors scored well taken points coming back into the game but eventually we came out the winner by 2/11 to 11 points . HARD luck to the senior Hurlers who were beaten on Saturday night .
WELL done to our u16 boys who had a great win v St John’s and a huge win for our u14 Hurlers who were crowned league champions on Monday last !
CÚL camps kick off this week in Tourlestrane and you can still book your place in the morning. Please remember to hydrate all children well in the very hot weather promised again for the week and again a reminder to all to Bring your Water with you as the boil notice is still in place. Enjoy the week !!
CALRY/ST. JOSEPH’S
The Senior Footballers booked their place in the Fureys Coaches Division 2 League final after a convincing win over St Patrick’s on a sun drenched Hazelwood pitch on Sunday by a score line of 18 pts to 12. To celebrate the Sligo Hurlers winning the Lory Meagher Cup we marking this great achievement of our Calry Hurlers on Friday night at 8.00pm at the clubhouse. We look forward to a great Calry welcome for the cup.
CLOONACOOL
THE Cloonacool /Tubber U-12 hurlers will play Easkey in Kilcoyne Park on Tuesday evening next 3rd July at 7pm. The U -14 footballers will take on Ballymote/Bunninadden on Thursday evening next 5th July at 7pm. The U-16s will take on Castleconnor in Tourlestrane in a a league play-off during the coming week, possibly Friday evening at 7pm. The Mens senior team will play Tourlestrane away in a re-arranged league fixture on this coming Friday evening 6th July at 8pm. A big thank you to Lawrence Engineering and Brennans Bar for sponsoring a set of Jerseys for the senior squad, and also to Arken Construction and Surlis supervalue for their kind sponsorship of a set of underage Jerseys in recent weeks. All club fixtures and results can be found on the Sligo G.A.A.Website on a weekly basis. Sympathy is extended to the family, relatives and friends of the late Joe Gallagher of Leicester England and formely of Newtown who went to his eternal reward recently. May he rest in peace.
TUBBERCURRY
RESULTS.
SENIOR. Tubbercurry 2-18. 2-9 Eastern Harps. TUBBERCURRY 2-20 2-4 Shamrock Gaels.
U16 Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 5-15. 3-16 Calry/St. Joseph’s.
U14 Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 6-5 9-9 Castleconnor. FIXTURES.
3 July @7 our u12 hurlers play Easkey at home.
5 July @7 our u14 footballers play Ballymote/Bunninadden in Tubbercurry.
6 July @8 our seniors play St Molaise Gaels in Bunninadden in The Kernan cup final.
7 July @7 our senior hurlers play Coolera/Strandhill in Ransboro. U16 footballers also play Castleconnor this week in a playoff game. Time and venue to be decided. A Night At The OsKaRs.
IT’S coming back. For anyone who missed our exciting production ‘A Night At The OsKaRs’ do not fret as you will get another opportunity to see it on Friday the 6th of July in St. Brigids Hall. Admission is E10 which includes the event brocure. CT Gaels
WELL done to CT Gaels feile team who gave a great account of themselves in The National Feile going down by two points in the cup semifinal after winning their three group games and quarterfinal. While very disappointing to lose out at the sf stage the experience and friendships gained will live with them for years to come. CLUB meeting.
ON the 11th of July the club are holding a very important meeting of all it’s members to discuss the development of Kilcoyne Park. HURLING.
WELL done to Mark Burke and the Sligo hurlers on capturing the Lory Meagher cup with a victory over Lancashire in Croke Park.
ST. FARNAN’S
WHAT a week for Sligo’s hurlers and for our county players. Following James Weir’s win in the Lory Meagher final he was also named on the Hurling team of the week in corner back. Our under 17 hurlers, Cahan Hallinan, Fionn Connolly, Thomas Cawley and Shane Molloy were part of Sligo’s under 17 team which captured the Michael Feery Cup in the Celtic Challenge final against Donegal on Saturday in Tullamore. We congratulate the players and their team mates of Easkey/ St. Farnan’s on this great win.
THE intermediate team had to satisfied with a draw against St. John’s on Sunday in the league. The score was 1-12 each. St. Farnan’s had chances to win but a few errors and a saved penalty shot proved costly. St. John’s dominated the first half and led by 9points to 5 at the break with David Rooney scoring eight of those. St. Farnan’s improved their performance in the second half and when Niall Crean got a goal in the eighteenth minute the sides were level 1-8 to 0-11. St. Farnan’s led by three with two points from Ciaran O’Connor and one from Iarla O’Connor. St. John’s capitalised on a short kick out and found the net. Finnian Cawley got the last point of the game to equalise. The junior team play Owenmore Gaels on Sunday at 1pm in Templeboy.
LADIES - Well done to Claire Dunne on making her competitive Intermediate inter county debut when donning the “Black and White” against Roscommon in the Connacht Final in McHale Park on Sunday week last. For somebody so young and only in the panel a matter of weeks she acquitted herself very well and visibly grew in confidence as the game progressed. She has been one of the leading players in the county at underage level in recent years and it is great to see her now bringing that form into adult football. She was one of two St. Farnan’s players in the squad on the day, Leah Kelly having just recently re-joined the group after taking time out to concentrate on her Leaving Certificate studies. Unfortunately, victory on the day went to the Rossies thus depriving the Yeats county of a three-in-a row of provincial titles in the grade, but the new look Sligo side will have learned a lot from the experience which no doubt will stand them in good stead in years to come.
The U-14’s continue on their winning ways and have qualified for the final of the Group 3 League. The side finished the Group stage of the competition in a three way tie for second place along with Curry and Geevagh thus necessitating playoffs to decide which team would advance to the decider. The side was drawn to face the former in the first playoff, a game which they won comfortably on a scoreline of 7-10 to 5-4, thereby advancing to face Geevagh. This game was a much tighter affair between two evenly matched sides but our girls persevered and emerged victorious by four points to claim that spot in the final in which they will play St. Nathy’s. Details of this fixture will be available locally. Good Luck to all involved.
Our Gaelic for Mothers and Others group was one of twenty six teams which participated in the Connacht Blitz recently. The team played three games with The Neale, Tuam/Cortoom and Kilglass Gaels providing the opposition, and victory was achieved in all three games and the whole event proved to be most enjoyable. The players who travelled on the day were: L. Harte/Gilroy, G.Watters, A.Toolan, I.McNulty, S.Dunne, J.McAndrew, A.Griffin, S.Tempany, J.Scott, K.Henry, P.Hargadon. The team also travelled to Crossmolina to play the local side and wre treated to refreshments after the game by their hosts. Training continues every Monday and Thursday and new members are always welcome.
Well done to the following players on winning the U-12 “A” League plate recently: S. O’Connell, R. McAndrew, M. O’Connell, E.Scott, S.Gillespie, R. Cormack, A. O’Connell, J. Murray, C. Burns, A. Broderick, A. Donlon, A. Rowlette, M. Walsh, L. O’Brien, S.Burns, M. Scott, K. Walsh, E. Tempany, L. Kilrehill.
Congratulations and best wishes for the future to club player Deborah Kelly and Daniel O’Hara who were married in Templeboy Church on Saturday last.
OWENMORE GAELS
FEILÉ Shield Champions! THE U14 Boys were crowned Feilé Division 8 Shield Champions last Sunday in Louth after beating Cordal/Scartaglin 1-03 to 0-2 in the final. To reach the Shield final, the boys finished third in their group beating Roach Emmetts of Dundalk while losing by the narrowest of margins to both Cooraclare and Cooley Kickhams. From there they beat Oliver Plunketts of Louth in the Quarter-Final 5-6 to 2-7 and St. Marys GFC of Louth 2-9 to 2-4 in the Semi-Final.
THE team and managers arrived back to the clubhouse on Sunday evening with huge support present to kick off the celebrations. A massive thank you to all players, team managers Gary Mullen and Garrett Lavin, all the parents and supporters who came in great numbers to cheer on the boys and the Cooley Kickhams host families who put up all the players and were extremely helpful throughout the whole weekend. Well done lads you have done your club and county proud on this massive achievement. For all match reports please see our Facebook page.
MEN’S division 3 result: Owenmore Gaels 3-24 Curry 0-4. The men’s team secured a place in the division 3 final on Saturday evening with a comprehensive victory. We dominated from start to finish against an understrength Curry side to set up a league final against Ballymote in 3 weeks’ time. BEST of luck to the Senior Ladies who take on Shamrock Gaels in the Division 3 League Final this coming Sunday in Tubbercurry at 2pm.
CLUB News
THE club is running “Gaelic for Mothers & Others” starting this Monday. Get fit while having fun. For more information contact Anthony on 086-4110692. OUR Saturday morning coaching continues this Saturday from 10am-11am in Connolly Park. For ages 4-10 years. A fun introduction to football. To participate kids must be registered. See the club Facebook page for further details. Please share and spread the word! 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.
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 Club shop is now online. Club Merchandise includes jerseys, socks, shorts, club tops, trousers and jackets. Get yours now! Visit our Facebook page for details. OWENMORE Gaels GAA Club are delighted to announce they will host the All Ireland u16 ‘A’ Championship semi-final on Wednesday, July 4 @ 7:30 p.m. The semi-final will see Galway and Donegal do battle and will go to extra time if necessary. Good luck to both teams and we look forward to welcoming the teams and their supporters to Connolly Park. THANKS to everyone who recently entered our Sports Prediction Quiz. Keep an eye on our facebook page for score updates! CLUB Lotto
THE Lotto draw took place in The Owenmore Inn on Monday 25th June. The numbers drawn were 5, 6, 24 & 27.
THERE was no winner of the €9,400 Jackpot. Congrats to our ‘Match 3’ Winner Nadia Cam who wins €100.
AS there was no Jackpot Winner this week, the Jackpot rolls over to €9,500. The next draw will take place on Monday 9th July in Connolly’s Bar.
THANKS to everyone who bought tickets throughout the year and continues to support the club.