GRASSROOTS
BALLYMOTE
There are some upcoming fundraising events to note for the club over the coming weeks. The 25 card playing continues every Sunday evening at 6.30pm in Doddys. On the 8th December there will a flag day with the monthly club draw to follow later that night in Gormleys. Your support is appreciated for these events.
Nursery training takes place every Wednesday at 6pm in Colaiste Muire Gym.
OWENMORE GAELS
DRUG Awareness Night a huge success! WELL done and thank to all who attended our drugs awareness evening last night in the Clayton Hotel. An excellent and informative evening for our young people and parents alike. Thank you to the Clayton hotel for their hospitality. Also to Eugene Gilligan who stepped in late in the day to MC the evening, he did a fantastic job, a brilliant clubman always ready to step in and deliver. Our panel was made up of Christina McEleney of the North West Region Alcohol & Drugs task force, Niall Davey detective sergeant of the Sligo-Leitrim drugs unit and 6 time All-Ireland winner Philly McMahon. Huge thanks to Philly who stayed around for an hour after the event to sign autographs and pose for pictures. The man was a gentleman, and it was an honour that he would come down to our club. We hope that people were able to take from the evening and that it will start conversations in the home around this topic. As Philly said our time is our most valuable asset, we must use it in the best way we can. Also thank you to the great crowd that showed up and donated to our chosen charity for the evening, The Sligo Samaritians. A huge thank you to all who competed in our poker tournament last Sunday evening. Justin ‘Gussie’ Gilmartin scooped the top prize with Aaron Tansey finishing second. Thanks to the Owenmore Inn for the use of their facilities, the back room was an ideal setting for the event. Special word of thanks to Martin Brannigan, who was the main organiser of the event and who ran a very efficient and professional game. We may run a similar event at Christmas so stay tuned for details! We have a winner…. Congratulations to Barry Gilhooley who sneaks it in the end with a strong finish!! Barry will collect €250 as part of his winnings. Well done to Aidan McGoldrick who came 2nd and Francis Tighe who came 3rd. They get €100 and €50 respectively. Thanks to everyone who entered our Sports Prediction Quiz. Visit our facebook page to see a full list of results.
HANDBALL
THE first 4 Wall Juvenile blitz was held in Collooney last Sunday with 50 children taking part. Details of the next blitz will be available from club coaches. The Adult 4 Wall doubles competitions started in Collooney last week with some exciting games. Team B has taken a slender lead, with team D in second. Teams A and C are close behind. This week sees Teams A V C and B V D. Details are available on facebook. Names are now being taken for the 4 Wall ladder which will start in early December. Follow us on facebook @sligohandball BALLYMOTE HANDBALL NOTES THE Annual Michael Hannon Memorial Cup was played at the local court recently. Players from Ballaghadereen,Bofield,Glenties,Castleconnor,Coolooney, Drumcliffe,and Ballymote took part. In the final local pair Francis McCann and Cormac Finn defeated Jason Earlis (Castleconnor) and Clive Slevin (Drumcliffe).In the plate final Dave Mulhern (Glenties) and Tom Foody (Castleconnor) was defeated by Michael Ginley (Bofield) and Colin Slevin (Drumcliffe).Jason Hannon grandson of the late Michael Hannon presented the cup to the winners and thanked the club for continuing to organise the Tournament every year. The AGM of The Sligo Handball Board was held last week. Local club member Francis McCann is into his second term as Chairman. In his address to AGM he congratulated all the achievements at Provincial, All-Ireland and World Level by adult and juvenile players. He called on the promotion of One Wall and the construction of one Wall Court into areas of the county where there is no Handball tradition and also into schools where young people could be introduced to the game. Club member Michael Finn was re elected as Juvenile Development Officer. COLLOONEY HANDBALL CLUB NOTES CONGRATULATIONS to Aleise Gibbons and Simon Kavanagh who celebrated their wedding recently. Bingo takes place this Thursday at 9 p.m , the jackpot is now €2,200 in 43 calls. Collooney club had an enjoyable social night last Friday night. The first 4 Wall Juvenile blitz was hosted by Collooney last Sunday, with 15 of our young handball players taking part. All played well with some excellent displays of skill. Underage coaching continues this Monday at 6.30 pm. Follow us on facebook @collooneyhandball.
ST PATRICK’S
BLOOD Donation Day St Pat’s will host the the Irish Blood Transfusion Clinic on December 4th in the Skreen/Dromard Community Centre. The clinic run from 5pm till 8.30pm. We need over 130 people to donate on the day. So the club ask for your support. Your donation could be a early Christmas present for someone in need.
U14’S & U12’s Team News. West Divisional U14’s/U12’s skills development training continued on Sunday last which .was well attended by St Pat’s players. They club thank the team managers and all they players for all their times and efforts. ST Pat’s A.G.M St Pat’s will hold their A.G.M on Sunday December 9th @3pm in the Community Centre. All members are asked to attend and new members are welcome.
ST FARNAN’S
THE Club AGM will take place on Sunday, December 9 at 2 pm in Dromore West Community Centre. All members are asked to attend. New members welcome. Nominations for club officers positions should be emailed to secretary.stfarnans. sligo@gaa.ie in the coming week. DROMORE West Community Centre was the venue for the Sligo county final of Scór na nÓg on Sunday last. Thanks to our cultural officer Sean Kilgannon for organising the event and to all who helped out. A big thank you to Alan Scott who represented the club in recitation and the instrumental music group members Holly Browne, Edel Dunne, Ciara Mc Gee and Eleanor Culkin.
SCÓR na nÓg table quiz is on Sunday, Dec 9 in Ballintogher Hall at 4pm. If interested in taking part contact Sean Kilgannon.
BEST wishes to our players who are part of the Easkey senior hurling team in the Dermot Molloy hurling league final against Coolera/ Strandhill on Sunday at 2pm in Scarden.
LADIES:
Thanks to all who supported the recent table Quiz which was held in the Still Bar. Well done to the Broderick family who were the winners on the night while Annie Hartes team came a close second. Well done also Mollie, Rachel and Ava, the members of the victorious team in the underage section. Sean Kilgannon was quizmaster on the night. Thank to Kirsty for the use of her premises and for the lovely food.
The Sligo Ladies Co. Bd. are holding a “Strictly come Dancing” fundraiser this Friday November 30th in the Clayton Hotel. Our club will be represented in the event by Joanne McAndrew, Jackie Donlon, Mary Scott, Leah Kelly and Cassandra McCloat all of whom will perform together as a group. The proceeds from the event are being divided equally between the participating clubs and the Co. Bd. so it is in our interest to raise as much money as possible. Any support on the night would be greatly appreciated by the participants.
Our club AGM is taking place on Thursday the 6th December in the Still Bar at 8pm. More volunteers are needed to help in the day to day running of the club so please email our secretary Joanne if you wish to nominate anyone for any position. It is important that everybody’s views are heard at our annual gathering to assist in the formation of policy going forward.
Well done to Tourlestrane on winning the Connacht Ladies Junior C’ship recently and to the Easkey GAA Junior team on a similar achievement.
Well done also to James Weir from Aughris on winning both an All-Star Award and the Player of the Year award in the Lory Meagher competition.
Wedding bells were ringing in Australia recently for former club underage player Orla Marley and her husband Owen McCole from Donegal. We wish them both all the best in the future.
CLOONACOOL
A big thank you to all the sponsors, supporters, players and parents who turned out to support the club’s fundraising table quiz held in Brennans Lounge in the village on Saturday night last, which was a great success. Well done to quiz master John McIntyre and his assistants Brid Calvey and Ann Brennan for keeping a well organised scoreboard. Chairman Bill Carty and club stalwarth Michael Armstrong kept things moving along smoothly in the background. Thank you also to our hosts the Brennan family for their great support not only on this occasion but on many times in the past. Anyone wishing to represent the club at either junior or senior Scor should contact club secretary Fergus Leonard by next weekend. Any player who is not involved with the club at present and wishes to become involved next season can do so by contacting the senior team manager Brian McIntyre or any of the selectors as soon as possible. All motions and nominations for the annual convention to be held in mid - December should be with the club secretary by this coming weekend. The best of luck to the Tourlestrane girls team as they bid to bring home All-Ireland honours to the county in the coming weeks. Sympathy is extended to the family, relatives and friends of the late James Murphy of Castleisland Co. Kerry (father of Emer Neary of Ballyglass) who went to his eternal resting place in recent weeks. May he rest in peace.
SHAMROCK GAELS
THE U21 team eased into the final of the A Championship with a comprehensive 4-16 to 2-5 win over Coolera/Strandhill last Saturday in Scarden. The team was: Daniel Lyons, Ben Tuohy, Evan Lyons, Alan Kelly, Patrick Benson, Karl McKenna, Enda O’Connell, James Carroll (0-1), Dillon McDermott, Daire Kearns (0-1), Shane Deignan (2-3), Sean Carroll (1-2), Darragh Hailstones (0-5), Dylan Willis, Seamus Hailstones (0-2). Subs: Niall Whelan for B Tuohy, Luke Flynn for P Benson, Mark Kearns (1-1) for D McDermott, Steven Willis for J Carroll, Michael Barry for A Kelly, Brendan Hailstones for D Kearns. They now take on St Marys in the final next Saturday at 7.30PM in Tourlestrane - please support. The AGM of Bord Ná Nóg takes place this Thursday evening 29th November in the clubhouse at 8.30PM - this is your opportunity to have a say in the running of the underage structures in the club and we would appeal to all Parents and Coaches to attend. There will be a short Senior Board meeting after the AGM in the clubhouse. The AGM of the Senior Club takes place on Friday 7th December at 8.30PM. Best of luck to Eilis O’Connor who represents the club in the Sligo LGFA Strictly come Dancing this Friday in the Clayton hotel and thanks to all who have supported Eilis’s fundraising efforts so far. THE lotto jackpot stands at €5,100 with the next draw this Saturday 1st December in Sean Macs.
THE club wish to express sympathy with the family and relatives of Eddie McGoldrick, Portarlington and formerly of Riverstown who died last week.
ENNISCRONE/KILGLASS
THERE was disappointment for the Enniscrone-Kilglass/Easkey U-21 footballers aftet they bowed out of the A Championship following a 4-14 to 3-14 loss after extra time to St Mary’s in last Saturday’s semi-final at Scarden. The sides couldn’t be separated in normal time, 4-9 to 3-12, but it extra-time St Mary’s registered five points to our two and thus progressed to the decider. Thanks to the players and management for their efforts in recent weeks.
THANKS to Michael Moyles who led our second week of pre-Christmas underage coaching last Friday in the Astro Turf. It continues next Friday, with U-8s from 6-7pm, U-10s from 7-8pm and U-12s from 8-9pm. All welcome.
WITH Christmas on the way, check out the club’s online shop with O’Neills for some high quality club gear. There’s a great selection and any item would make for a great present. To visit the site, visit the O’Neills website and search for Enniscrone/Kilglass under the GAA club section.
THERE are a limited number of lapel pins showcasing the club crest – and importantly the correct spelling of Enniscrone as Gaeilge agus as Béarla – available at present. They are a quality item that would make a great present, and also show your support for the upcoming plebiscite on the town name. They are available from any committee member for €10. There was no winner of last weekend’s blotto draw. The draw continues every Saturday night. This week’s jackpot will be €3200.
CALRY/ST JOSEPH’S
WE had a great turnout at the table quiz to support Mairead Gonley’s fundraising campaign for the Sligo LGFA’S Strictly Come Dancing which takes place at the Clayton hotel on Friday night next 30th. We wish Mairead the best of luck as she represents our club in this fundraising venture. There was no winner of this week’s lotto of €7,200. We had one match three winner Mary McGoldrick Hazelwood. The promoters prize was won by Daveys Shop, Hazelwood. The numbers drawn where 4,7,19,25. We extend our sincere condolences to the Mannion family Cartron Pt on the death of our former player and 1st team manager Padraic. We also extend our deepest sympathies to the Flynn family Ballure, on the recent death of Mary Lynch, née Flynn. Go ndeanfaidh Dia trocaire ar a anam uasail.
DRUMCLIFFE/ROSSES POINT
THE club’s AGM takes place this Sunday evening, December 2nd, in the Old School Rathcormac at 7pm. All club members are invited to attend.
THE club’s Cake Sale raised €680 at the weekend to raise funds for the Sligo LGFA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ event next weekend. Best wishes to Eileen Leonard who’ll be representing the club at the event next Friday 30th in the Clayton Hotel. We hope that as many locals as possible will come along and support her on the night. Thank you to everyone who baked, helped or bought cake sale items over the weekend. INDOOR hurling coaching has started on Sunday afternoons in Oxfield at 5:30pm for juveniles aged 10 and under. New players are very welcome. For more info, contact Aidan on 0879785311. CONGRUALTIONS to our U12 footballer Gemma O’Callaghan who won an excellent bronze medal for North Sligo AC last Sunday at the National Cross Country Championships in Abbotown. Several local athletes performed with distinction. Well done all.
TICKETS for the Oxfield Centre Christmas Draw are now on sale. The club encourages members to support this important fundraiser for the Oxfield centre which will benefit the GAA club as well as all the other clubs and community groups who use the facility on a regular basis.
ST MOLAISE GAELS
THE AGM of the Club will take place on Tuesday next Dec 4th at 8.00pm in the Clubhouse. We hope to see a good turnout of Players, Coaches and Members on the night. This is the opportunity for all interested in the Club to have their say in the review of 2018 and the Plans for the year ahead.
THE Quiz finals of Bord na nOg re scheduled for Sunday Dec 9th in Ballintogher at 4.00pm.
OUR next Club Lotto Draw takes place on Tuesday Dec 11th at 8.30pm. Thank You to everyone for their continued support for this important fundraiser.
ST MICHAEL’S
ANYONE interested in getting involved with the underage structure in Si Michael’s for 2019. Please contact coaching officer Brian Taaffe.
DATES to remember. The last club meeting before the AGM is on November 27th with the AGM taken place on 4th December.
LOTTO numbers for this week are 4.8.31.32. There was no Jackpot winner or match 3. Drawn winners who receive €25 each are Sinead Kearins Sooey. Matthew Law. Charlotte Feeney Ballygawley. Patricia McLoughlin Carnagh Next weeks draw Kellys Bar Ballygawley Jackpot now stands at €10,000. The club wish to thank everyone for their continued support. CONGRATULATIONS to Easkey who the Junior Connacht Final and to Tourlastrane Ladies who will represent Sligo in the Junior Ladies All Ireland Final against Glanmire of Cork
THE club wish to express sympathy to the Mannion Family Carton Sligo on the death of Padraig Mannion.