GRASSROOTS
ST PATRICK’S
JOKER Jackpot St Pat’s Joker Jackpot now stands at €1500 as there was no winners in the latest draw. Next draw take place in The Beach Bar on Saturday February 8th at 10.15pm. The Club thank you for your continued support. Please contact Nigel on 086-8234898 for further details. Winners in last weekend’s draw were Michael James, James Dowdican, & Holly Davis.
ST Pat’s are looking to appoint a management team for our adults men’s team for the coming season. Anyone interested can email stpatsdromard@gmail.com or contact Chairperson Donal @ 0879695477.
EASKEY
BEST wishes to Mikey Gordon, Finnian Cawley, Rory McHugh, Joe McHugh, Eoghan Rua McGowan, Dónall Hanley, Andrew Kilcullen, Gavin Connolly, James Weir and Sligo senior hurlers in their opening league game against Lancashire on Saturday at 1pm in Markievicz Park. Please support the team’s fundraiser “Sticks and Scones” in St. Mary’s clubhouse at 10 30 am. Meet the team and enjoy lots of home baking before the match. Only €5. Raffle on the day with lots of great prizes. Good luck to Mikey Gordon and DCU in the Sigerson Cup final on Wednesday night. Indoor hurling training continues for underage players in Easkey Sports Hall. All welcome.
ST FARNAN’S
WELL done to Patrick O’Connor and Sligo senior football team on a great start in the league against London on Sunday last. Great to see James Hynes on the starting line up for London. Good luck to Patrick, Eamonn Kilgannon and Kevin McGee on Sunday next against Antrim. Best wishes to Gavin Connolly, James Weir, Finnian Cawley and Dónall Hanley with Sligo senior hurlers in their opening league game against Lancashire on Saturday at 1pm in Markievicz Park. Congratulations to Claire Dunne on being selected as captain of Connaught Post Primary Schools team. A great honour for a terrific young player. Hard luck to Jacqui Mulligan, Rachel O’Brien, Leah Kelly and Sligo ladies in their opening league game against Roscommon. Competitors are required to represent the club in the Sligo final of Senior Scór on February 29. Anyone interested should contact Sean
Kilgannon 0862617193.
ST FARNAN’S LADIES
WELL done to Claire Dunne who captained the Connacht Post Primary Schools side in the Inter Provincial Series which took place in Kinnegad on Saturday. It is an indication of the growing esteem in which the Coláiste Iascaigh Leaving Cert student is held in Ladies Gaelic Football circles far outside the boundaries of her own home patch. She lined out at fullback for the side which reached the final of the competition by virtue of wins over Ulster and Leinster in the group stage and although Munster, who had earlier beaten them in the group stages also proved too strong in the decider, the girls from the West gave it their all and can be well pleased with their day’s work. The Sligo Ladies Intermediate team went down to neighbours Roscommon by 3-12 to 2-8 in their opening Div. 3 match in the current National League. The game, which was played in Boyle, proved to be a historic occasion from our club’s perspective in that four of our players were in the squad and all got game time. Last year’s panellists Jacqui Mulligan and Leah Kelly started the game at right corner back and right corner forward respectively whilst Rachel O’Brien made her Intermediate inter county debut in the opposite corner forward position. The newcomer managed to get her name on the scoresheet with a goal in the second half. The afore mentioned Claire Dunne showed no after effects from her exertions with her province the previous day when introduced at centre half back for the second half. The side travel to play Kildare in Round 2 next Sunday. Best of luck to all concerned. Coláiste Iascaigh Senior Girls football team currently top their group in the Sligo Post Primary Schools league following wins over Colaiste Mhuire Ballymote, Jesus & Mary Secondary School Enniscrone and St. Attractas Tubbercurry and as a result have qualified for the final. There is a strong St. Farnan’s presence in the side with players such as Rachel and Emma O’Brien, Claire and Edel Dunne, Ciara Connolly, Katie Golden, Shona Lang, Ciara McGee, Leanne Rowlette, Eanna McGowan, Áine Weir, Jamie Murray and Eleanor Culkin all among the ranks. Their opponents in the final should become known in the coming week. Well done also to St. Farnan’s GAA player Paddy O’Connor on making a winning start as captain of the Sligo GAA team in their NFL Div. 4 clash with London on Sunday. Hopefully the victory will bring
HANDBALL
SLIGO HANDBALL NOTES; Congratulations to Laura Finn who won the Ladies B plate in She’s Ace Handball Festival, beating Michelle Warren. Laura’s game was played in Ballaghaderreen last Saturday Well done to all Sligo players who took part and many thanks to the Castleconnor club who hosted games on Saturday. County Board meeting on Tuesday February 4th in Drumcliffe. All Clubs are asked to complete their registration details and forward the completed forms as soon as possible. Follow us on facebook @sligohandball COLLOONEY HANDBALL CLUB NOTES; Underage Coaching on Monday, all welcome. Club meeting on Tuesday night. Bingo is this Thursday at 9pm the Jackpot is €3,100 in 45 numbers.Follow us on facebook @collooneyhbc.
SHAMROCK GAELS
THE Club’s annual dinner dance takes place on Friday, 21st February in the Clayton Hotel. Tickets will be available shortly from committee members - put the date in your diary. The monthly club meeting takes place next Thursday 30/1/20 at 9pm in Club House. There was no winner of the club lotto at the weekend with the numbers drawn 2, 17, 23 and 26. There were no match 3 winners while Jody Cooney won the house draw. The jackpot now stands at €3,300 with the next draw on Saturday 8th February in Des McDonaghs. If you missed the registration night last Saturday, please contact Michelle McMorrow to sign up to ensure eligibility to play this year. The cost is €35 per child and a maximum of €100 per family. Tickets are now in circulation for the annual club draw with 20 great prizes including a first prize of a Renault Clio. Tickets are €10 each available from any club member. All of the proceeds go directly to the club - please support. Well done to Sligo who got the league campaign off to a winning start in London and hard luck to Sligo Ladies who lost to Roscommon despite a spirited second half performance. We were well represented with Aoife Morrisroe, Louise Merrick and Jade Lyons starting. Congrats to Jade on what was her debut for Sligo.
EASTERN HARPS
CONGRATULATIONS to Paul Taylor and the Sligo squad on a very successful start to their National League campaign where they beat London in Ruislip on a scoreline of 5.09 to 0.11. A special mention also to former club player Robert Reid who was on the subs bench for London. Bingo continues, as usual, every Friday night at 8.30pm in Gurteen where the jackpot is
CLOONACOOL
THE countdown is now on for the 10th annual Cloonacool 5k Road Race which takes place this year on Sunday 2nd February at 12pm. The race is a Fast Flat course and plenty of PBS are expected. Starting at the Community Pitch, Cloonacool (Postcode:F91EC65). Runners, Joggers, Walkers all welcome. Entry on the day from 10:30 at pitch. Race starts at 12. Entry fees €10 for adults, €5 for children and €25 for a family. Changing and shower facilities available. Refreshments afterwards. Well done to all that have completed the third week of Operation Transformation. Week 3 of Operation Transformation complete. The weekly Sunday morning walk took place around Lough Talt week. Next week is our annual 5k road race. Next week’s plan is as follows: Tues classes with Nathaniel, Wed torch lit walk in forest walk in Tubbercurry at 6pm, Sat morning classes with Sandra, Sunday morning’s walk will be the Cloonacool 5k at 12pm. Registration is open from 10.30am in the Community Park.
DRUMCLIFFE/ROSSES POINT
CLUB registration is now open at drp.gaa. ie for 2020. There, you’ll find the full list of the various membership fees for the season ahead. A reminder that membership for non-playing adults this year is just €20. We will also be holding two registration events in Oxfield and Rosses Point. The Oxfield registration session takes place this Saturday morning, Feb 1st, from 10am to 12:30pm. Date, time and venue for Rosses Point tbc. There were two DRP players on the Sligo senior men’s team in Sunday’s impressive NFL win against London in Ruislip. Cian Lally started at centre forward while club captain Neil Ewing was introduced as a second-half substitute. Sligo host Antrim in Markievicz Park this Sunday afternoon. Hard luck to Rachel Quigley, Sinead Regan and the Sligo women’s team who lost their Division 3 league opener to Roscommon on Boyle on Sunday afternoon. Sligo travel to face Kildare this weekend. The Lillywhites include former DRP club captain Siobhán O’Sullivan in their panel. Saturday morning nursery coaching will begin a new season on February 29th on the outdoor playing fields at Rathcormac NS. The nursery caters for girls and boys born 2010 to early 2016. Session details and further info will be communicated in the coming weeks. In the meantime, for more ‘new player’ info, contact Austin on 0876855621.
CALRY/ST JOSEPH’S
THE Club AGM was held on Saturday 4th January in the Clayton Hotel. There was a good crowd in attendance and all reports were reviewed and approved. Edel Hackett and Loretta Kearins both stepped down from their positions and many new people were appointed to the committee. Joe Gonley will be Chairman with Edel Hackett acting as Assistant Chairperson. Sandra Moran will be Secretary with Brenda O’Boyle taking on the Assistant Secretary role. Shane Ward will be the Treasurer for the year. Dave O’Hara will take on the role of PRO and Deirdre Norton will be the Cultural Officer for the year. Damien O’Boyle will be Childrens Officer and Eamon Norton will be the Urban Board Delegate. John Scanlon, John Foy and Gerry Tuohy will be the schools officers. Pat Harney will be the Communications Officer. The remaining positions were retained by the existing members. David Cummins was ratified as Senior Football Manager for 2020 and we wish him and the team the very best for the year ahead. Thank you to all who attended the AGM and we look forward to a very successful year in 2020. Thanks to everyone who attended our two recent registration at the clubhouse. If you did not get to either night you can print a form from our Facebook page and contact any committee or relevant team manager. LOTTO Draw: Winning Lotto Numbers were 1, 26, 27, 29, Jackpot: €8,150. – No Winner. No Match Three Winner. Promoters Prize: Village Inn, Cartron. Thank you for your support. All sold Lotto envelopes to be returned. The jackpot now stands at €8200. The next draw is in the clubhouse on January 30th at 8.30 pm. Tickets are available from the usual outlets. Remember you can do the annual lotto and include it when paying your membership if you wish. Congratulations to Liam and Leonie Reidy on the recent birth of their baby boy Billy. The club would also like to extend its congratulations to Cliona Walsh who won the national under 16 indoor tennis championships recently. The club would like to congratulate Paul Taylor and the entire Sligo team on their victory against London in the national league and well done to our club players involved Aidan Devanney, Conor Griffin and Daragh Cummins. The club will be hosting an indoor hurling open day at IT Sligo in the Knocknarea Arena on Saturday next the 1st of February from 14.15pm to15.45pm. This presents a fantastic opportunity for any boys and girls under 8, under 10, under 12 and under 14 to try hurling and all indoor hurling equipment will be provided on the day. If your child is interested please text David Collery on 086 342 3864. This open day is being sponsored by the club and the session will be coached by some of Sligo’s top hurling players. On behalf of our club may we take this opportunity to wish all our members and friends a healthy and happy New Year. If you have any notices for the club notes please email pro.calrystjosephs@gaa.ie
ST MOLAISE GAELS
THIS Saturday February 1st at 10.15am in the Clubhouse our Mini Stars 5 Week Fun Fitness Programme for 4 and 5 year old Boys and Girls kicks off. All welcome. Further details from Siobhan Cronin at 086-6065947. We will have details next week of our Club registration Night. Our “Operation Transformation Programme continues with two Circuits Classes on Thursday night at 7.20pm and then 8.00pm, Group Walk from the Village Car Park in Grange on Saturday morning at 11.00am and Yoga Classes Sunday morning at 10.00am and 11.00am. Weigh Ins continue each Monday evening between 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Well done to our Healthy Club Committee on the excellent Programme they have put in place and which has seen 140 people sign up for Operation Transformation. Our next Club Lotto draw will take place on Monday Feb 10th at 8.30pm in the Clubhouse. Thanks to all for their continued support for this important Club fundraiser. The Club extends sincere sympathies to Senior Player Diarmuid Feeney and the Feeney family Derrylehan Cliffoney on the death of Teresa Feeney.