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. Tickets available from the following Rafter’s Bar, Aurivo Skreen, Audrie, Ardabrone Stores, Beltra Po, The Beach Bar, Collery’s or any Committee Member or Senior Players. A annual Joker Jackpot ticket is available which ensure you are entered into every draw for a year priced €45. Please contact Nigel on 086-8234898 for further details. SENIOR Team Manager 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 at 087-9695477.
ST MICHAEL’S
Training has commenced for the Junior team on Tuesday evening’s. Contact Hugh McGowan manager. Registration night for all under age players up to Minor grade will take place in Ballintogher Community Centre on Friday 21st February from 7pm to 9pm.Membership for 2020 is as follows, Male: Underage = €30. Family of 2 = €50. Family of 3 = €60. Seniors = €60 (Students = €40). Option for Senior Players €120 which includes Yearly Lotto Ticket. Non playing members €30. Female: Underage (12yrs -18 yrs) €40 (€32 registration & €8 club membership). Senior €60 (€50 registration &€10 membership). Option for Senior Players €120 includes Yearly Lotto Ticket. A date to book in your diary. St Michael’s Annual Dinner Dance will take place on 28th March in Castle Dargan Hotel, music on the night by The Conquerors. Tickets will €35 each and will be available from the end of February.
Congratulations to club stalwart John A McAndrew on receiving the GAA President’s Award. We wish John all the best at the presentation night.
Lotto Numbers for this week are 5 6 13 16. No Jackpot winner or match 3 winner. Drawn winners who receive €25 each are Michael Mannion Collooney. Seamus McKenny Lavalley. Kitty Foley c/o Marie Clancy Ballintogher. Patricia Mc Loughlin Carnagh Ballintogher. Next weeks draw is in Moran’s Bar Ballintogher Jackpot now stands at €1,900. The club wish to sincerely thank everyone for their continued support. The club wish to express sympathy to the following families on their recent bereavement. The Mullaney family Geevagh on the death of
Pat Mullaney Geevagh and New York. The Lyons family Ballygawley on the death of Charles Lyons. The Mahon family Skreen on the death of Kathleen Mahon. The family of the Late Gertie Russell former housekeeper for the Late Canon Foran. The Ward family Carraroe on the death of Packie Ward. The Kelly and Clarke families Dromahair and Ballintogher on the death of John Kelly Dromahair. To Harry Clarke Ballintogher on the death of his nephew in England. To Fr Yashin Jo’s Sooey on the recent loss of his father.
ST FARNAN’S LADIES
THE following management teams have been confirmed for the coming year: U-8 Paula Hargadon, Mary Scott, Sean Healy; U-10 Kieran Kilgannon, Chantel McCloat; U-12 Jackie Donlon, Adrian Scott, Gregory O’Brien; U-14 TBC; U-16 Tomas Scott, Emer McHugh; Minor Don McCloat, Raymond Lang; Intermediate Paul and Angela O’Brien. We wish to express our thanks to these individuals for making themselves available to carry out the important work of preparing our girls football teams for the coming year. CLAIRE Dunne, Rachel O’Brien and Leah Kelly all started for Sligo Ladies against Kildare in the sides Lidl National League Div. 3 clash in St. Conleth’s Park, Newbridge on Sunday. Left corner forward O’Brien opened Sligo’s account with a point and later found the net for the second week running to give her side a 1-4 to 0-3 lead on twenty-one minutes. However both herself and defender Dunne had to be withdrawn at the interval due to injury concerns with their side leading by 1-7 to 1-4 while Kelly, wearing the number thirteen shirt, also made way midway through what turned out to be a disappointing second half for the visitors. On the resumption the Lilywhites took complete control, kicking 1-7 before Sligo registered their first and ultimately only score of the half, a point twenty-two minutes in, and ran out convincing winners by 2-13 to 0-8. It all means that next Sunday’s home game against joint table toppers Down takes on even more significance if the side are to retain any hope of promotion to Div. 2. Good luck to all concerned. SYMPATHY is extended to former club player Leslie Kee of Beltra and her family on the death of her grandmother, Maud Unkles. Sympathy is also extended to the relatives of the late Norah Gallagher, Chaffpool, Tubbercurry on her passing and especially to her grand-daughters Jacqui, Virginia and Fidelma and greatgrand-daughters Kayleigh, Megan and Aveen, all current wearers of the “Blue
EASTERN HARPS
OUR weekly walk was in Monasteraden last Sunday with a good turnout. Please stay tuned to our social media pages where we will have details of upcoming walks. If you would like to be added to the text message group then send your name and number to 0871720236. Zumba continues on Monday and rowing on Tuesday and Thursday. Sligo Ladies are playing Down in Keash this Sunday with throw-in at 1pm. Please come and show your support. Bingo continues, as usual, every Friday night at 8.30pm in Gurteen where the jackpot is €2,500 in 47 calls or less and the in house lotto is €800.
SHAMROCK GAELS
THE Club’s annual dinner dance takes place on Friday 21st February in the Clayton Hotel. Tickets are available from committee members - put the date in your diary. The lotto jackpot stands at €3,300 with the next draw this Saturday 8th February in Des McDonaghs.
IF you missed the registration night, there is a second chance this Friday evening 7th February between 6.30PM and 7.30PM in Riverstown Hall for all boys and girls from U6 to U18. The cost is €35 per child and a maximum of €100 per family and for those from U12 up, both a parent and child need to attend to sign the club code of conduct as part of registration. THE winners of the monthly members draw were Michelle McMorrow, Ann Boyd and Sean Higgins. 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 on an important win over Antrim last Sunday. The club wish to express sympathy with club members, Padraig and Sean McKeon and the McKeon family on the death of their mother Dympna last weekend.
CLOONACOOL
THE 11th annual Cloonacool 5km road race took place on Sunday in glorious February sunshine. Just over 200 runners and walkers took to the roads. Thanks to all who took part and all those who helped behind the scenes. A great community effort and social event for all. Operation Transformation continues this week with classes as usual on Tuesday and Saturdays and forest walk on Wednesday. Sunday’s walk location to be confirmed. Anyone looking to help out within the club we are currently looking for underage coaches at U12,U16 and U18 levels. Please contact Bill Carty if interested.
DRUMCLIFFE/ROSSES POINT
THERE were two DRP men on the Sligo team which beat Antrim in dramatic fashion on Sunday at Markieivcz Park to go top of Division 4 of the NFL. Well done to Neil Ewing and Cian Lally for their contributions to that win.
HARD luck to the Sligo women’s footballers who were beaten by Kildare in Division 3 in Newbridge by 2-13 to 1-8. Rachel Quigley and Sinead Regan were part of the Sligo team. The club can claim a tiny portion of the credit for Kildare’s win as former club captain Siobhán O’Sullivan lined out at midfield for the Lillywhites. THANKS to everybody who came along to our registration morning in Oxfield last Saturday. We’ll hold a similar event in Rosses Point soon – and a reminder that you can register online at any time for 2020. All the info and membership fee details are available at drp.gaa.ie. BEST of luck to Eoghan Smith and the Sligo under 20 Gaelic footballers who are getting ready to play Roscommon in the Connacht under 20 football championship semi-final on Saturday, Feb 15th, in Markievicz Park at 2pm.
THE club’s adult awards night for 2019 will take place at Davis’s Restaurant in Drumcliffe later this month. Confirmation of the date and time will appear on the club website and Facebook page shortly. THE GAA Nursery for 2020 will begin on Saturday, February 29th on the outdoor playing fields at Rathcormac NS. This is open to girls and boys born between 2010 and early 2016. Keep an eye on the club Facebook page for more info.
EASKEY HURLING
CONGRATULATIONS to our players who were part of Sligo senior football and hurling teams who were both successful in their respective league games at the weekend. Well done to Mikey Gordon who picked up a Sigerson Cup medal with DCU in the final on Wednesday last. OUR senior team and minor team will be presented with their medals on Saturday night in The Castle Inn at 9pm. The senior team will be presented with their Dermot Molloy league medals and Martin Brennan Cup medals. The minor team will receive their championship medals. All welcome. UNDERAGE hurling training continues this week for all ages. New players always welcome.
ST FARNAN’S
CONGRATULATIONS to our players on both the county football and hurling teams on two great wins in the league at the weekend over Antrim and Lancashire respectively. Good luck to the senior football team on Sunday next against Wicklow. CLUB registration takes place on Thursday, Feb 5 at 8pm in Dromore West Community Centre. Cost for adult players €75, under12-18 players and non players €50, u 10’s €20, family €200. All players must register before the playing season starts to comply with insurance rules. WELL done to Lorraine Healy winner of €148 in the 50 /50 draw. This was Lorraine’s second consecutive win in the draw. Next draw on Sunday, February 9. Play online http://bit.ly/StFarnans THE club extends sympathy to the family relatives and friends of the late Nora Gallagher,Chaffpool(mother of Mary Mulligan). Ar Dheis Dé go raibh sí.
ST JOHN’S
CONGRATULATIONS to St John’s clubman Paul Mc Namara and his Sligo teammates on their great start to the National League with victories over London and Antrim. In Ruislip Paul came head-to-head with former St Johns and Sligo player Eoin Flanagan who now plays for London. We wish the team all the best against Wicklow in Aughrim next Sunday and in their remaining fixtures.
ST Johns LOTTO; 14, 15, 23 and 31 were the numbers drawn on Sat Feb 1st. There was no winner of the Jackpot prize. The winners of the E25 consolation prizes were Sharon Conboy, Riverside; Gerry Mc Morrow, Cairns Rd.; F Barry, Ballisodare and Olive Carolan, Heatherview. The next draw for a Jackpot of E14,300 will take place in the Clubhouse on Sat Feb 15th at 9.00pm. Lotto tickets can be purchased for E2 each or 3 for E5 in Molly Fultons, Carraroe; Clifford Electrical, Carraroe; Cannings House & Garden, Cornageeha; Applegreen Service Station, Pearse Rd.; Mc Morrow’s Mace Cairns rd.; Crozon Inn, Caltragh and Londis Supermarket, Cleveragh Rd.. The LOTTO can also be done ONLINE, so check the st johns facebook page.
ST JOHNS LIGHT UP 2020; Our walking groups continue each Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6.30 to 8.30pm under the lights at Stenson Park, Cuilbeg. So please come along and enjoy a relaxed or energetic walk at your own pace in the safe paths around the pitch. Bring a friend and have a great chat. This facility is there for all the community to enjoy.
HANDBALL
Castleconnor Handball Club hosted the Annual Gerard Jones Memorial Handball Tournament last weekend. Everyone who participated and attended as spectators will all agree that some fine games of handball were played. It was a day where the young guns showed us all how a game of handball should be played and what a performance from all of the young lads. We also had exhilarating games between old rivals who battled it out to the bitter end and left everything in the alley.
In the end the winners of the coveted Gerard Jones Memorial cup were two young players Cormac Finn and Eoin Fox who showed everyone that the future of handball in the area is very much alive and kicking.
Hard luck to club members Martin and Patrick Cooney who were battled to the final ace, but were beaten in the final.
The plate final gave us handball supporters something to salivate over as the pairing of Jason Earlis and Sean Leonard fought a tough battle against Michael Browne and Darragh Sweeney to take the plate title for 2020.
Well done to all players who came from Castleconnor, Bofield,Collooney, Drumcliff, Ballinrobe and Killala.
We also would like to thank Bofield handball club for the use of their alley and facilities.
A big thank you to all the kitchen helpers and to all who baked,cooked, served, and cleaned. Thank you to all the spectators who made the day and had the craic. We want to say a big thank you to Gerry Curley from Office Pro who sponors us every year and gives his time.
It’s very much appreciated. We look forward to next years tournament already and no doubt we will have more young guns ready to show off their handball skills.
SLIGO HANDBALL NOTES; Cumman na mBunscoil finals will be played in Collooney this Friday, starting at 6-30pm, good luck to all our upcoming stars.
Cormac Finn played in the All Ireland Colleges Finals in Kingscourt, Cavan last Saturday. He beat Clare’s Sean Coughlin in the semifinal but lost to Kilkenny’s Billy Drennan in the final. County Board meeting on Tuesday Febraury 4th in Drumcliffe is cancelled and will be held at a later date.
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 Mondays, all welcome. Bingo is this Thursday at 9pm, the Jackpot is €3,150 in 45 numbers. Follow us on facebook @ collooneyhbc.
ST MOLAISE GAELS
CLUB Registration for all Players and Members, Underage and Adult, will take place in the Club Building this Saturday Feb 8th from 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Fees: Single Child and Non –working Adult €65, Working Adult €80 and Family Membership ( 2 Adults and all children under 18 years of age) €130. This Saturday morning at 10.15am in the Clubhouse our Mini Stars 5 Week Fun Fitness Programme for 4 and 5 year old Boys and Girls continues. All welcome even those who missed our first session last week. Further details from Siobhan Cronin at 086-6065947. Our “Operation Transformation Programme continues with two Circuits Classes on Thursday night at 7.20pm and then 8.00pm, Group Walk, which is attracting great crowds each week, 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 next Feb 10th at 8.30pm in the Clubhouse. The Jackpot now stands at €6,000 Thanks to all for their continued support for this important Club fundraiser. IF anyone has old clothes they no longer need the Club would be delighted to receive same as part of our annual “Cash for Clobber” fundraiser. Bags can be left in or at the Club Buildings at any time and will be taken in and stored.
THE Club extends sincere sympathies to Catherine Keogh Newtown on the death of her mother Mary Timoney Donegal Town.