GRASSROOTS

TUBBERCURRY

Results:

A number of fixtures fell foul of the weather over the weekend as pitches became unplayable due to the prevailing weather conditions, however a number of fixtures took place earlier in the week.

On Tuesday our Tubber / Cloonacool U15 “B” side suffered defeat away to Curry on a scoreline of 3-5 to 2-2, Wednesday evening saw our U15 “C” side travel to Monsignor Horan Park Grange to take on St Molaise Gaels who won out on a convincing scoreline. Our U18 Tubber / Cloonacool side having suffered an opening round defeat took on Ballymote/ Bunninadden in RD2 of the League in Cloonacool where they came out winners on a scoreline of 2-10 to 2-5. It was the ideal birthday present for their coach Mick Cully who’s birthday was during the week!!!!!

Well done also to the 30 Tubber / Cloonacool U11 players who togged out to face Ballymote in Cloonacool on Tuesday evening. It’s great to see so many children togging out and enjoying Gaelic Games. Some very good skills on display from both sides and well done to all the kids who played there first Go Games at this age group

Community Games Athletics: A reminder to all that the Tubbercurry / Cloonacool Community Games Athletics Competition is taking place on Sunday the April 28 in Kilcoyne Park. Registration will be open from 2:30pm with the first race taking place at 3pm sharp. Tubber Tigers Nursery

Our Tubber Tigers Nursery resumed and despite the heavy rainfall we had a great turnout. Our Nursery will be running every Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30pm and is open to boys and girls born 2019 to 2015 and newcomers are always welcome

Thanks to all the parents who have agreed to volunteer their time this year as coaches to ensure the continued success of the Nursery

Clothes Collection:

We are currently running a Clothes Collection to raise funds for the continued redevelopment of Kilcoyne Park If you have any unwanted items be it clothes / jackets or shoe wear we would be delighted to take them and aid your spring clean

Donations can be left in the tunnel area of the stand and can be dropped at anytime we thank you for your continued support

Sligo GAA:

The Sligo Senior Men’s Team are in Connacht Semi Final action against Galway this coming Saturday in Markievicz Park at 3:30pm. Best of luck to the Team and Management especially our Senior Men’s Players Eddie McGiunness and Oisín McCann

The Sligo U20 Footballers continued their Connacht Championship Campaign during the week when they played out a 2-11 to 1-14 draw with Leitrim in Markievicz Park. They are still in with a chance of progressing to the Final but need a win on Wednesday against Mayo in MacHale Park as well as other results going in their favour for that to happen

The Sligo Minors opened their Connacht Championship Campaign on Friday away to Galway in Tuam Stadium. Sligo led for a large portion of the game however Galway managed to clinch a draw near the death on a scoreline of 0-11 to 2-5. Next up is a home game against Leitrim on Friday at 6:45pm. Tubber / Cloonacool are represented on the Panel by Conor McDonagh, Farrell Moran, Fiachra Haughey and Donnacha Henry with Colm McGee involved in a coaching capacity

The Sligo U16 panel took part in the Ted Webb Blitz on Saturday playing against Mayo and Galway. Well done to Diarmuid

Cully who was part of the Panel.

The Sligo U15 panel took part in the Dermot Earley Blitz also on Saturday and played against Galway and Leitrim Tubber/Cloonacool were represented on the panel by Oran Clarke, Jason Davey and Tiernan Cooke

Wedding Bells: Congratulations to Fergal McDonagh and Deirdre O’Neill who tied the knot on Friday the 12th April and celebrated the day in the Diamond Coast Hotel in Enniscrone. Wishing you both many years of health and happiness together as Mr and Mrs McDonagh

Stronger For Longer Classes continue this Wednesday in St Brigid’s Hall. We have two women’s classes, one at 10:30 and the other at 11:30. We have a Men’s class also which will takes place at 11:30am. These classes are in association with Sligo Sports Partnership and are funded by Healthy Ireland. If you require any further details in relation to these classes please contact either Rebecca on 0851412186 or Danielle on 0861014213

ST FARNAN’S

U15 team had a season opening win against Tourlestrane on a scoreline of 2-09 to 1-10. The team sported new jerseys sponsored by Feeney’s Centra in Dromore West - thanks to Blair for sponsoring these new jerseys.

U18 Easkey/St Farnan’s lost out to Curry on a scoreline of 1-12 to 2-07. FIXTURES for this week - U15 team play Easkey at 6.00pm on Tuesday 16th; JUNIOR team play Easkey at 7.15pm 17th on Tuesday 16th (both games in Easkey); U7 & U9 teams play Bunninadden at 7pm on Wednesday in Bunninadden; U18 Easkey/St Farnans play Ballymote/ Bunninadden at 6.30pm on Thursday 18th in St Farnans Community Park;

U13 team play Coolera/Strandhill at 6.30pm on Friday 19th in Ransboro; INTERMEDIATE team play Enniscrone/ Kilglass at 2pm on Sunday 21st in St Farnans Community Park REGISTRATION is open for all players & coaches on Foireann. All players and coaches must register to be eligible to play or coach and to have insurance cover in place.

COUNTY REPRESENTATION BEST of luck to hurlers Fionn Connolly, Finnian Cawley, Tomas Cawley, Gavin Connolly, James Weir & Donáll Hanley in second round of the Christy Ring Cup against London on Saturday in McGovern Park, Ruislip at 1.00pm on Saturday 20th. The team were defeated by Kildare in the first round last Saturday by 2-19 to 2-08. BEST of luck to Paddy O’Connor & the Sligo footballers in their Connacht semi-final against Galway on Saturday 20th April at 3.30pm in Markievicz Park. SLIGO minors drew with Galway on a scoreline of 2-05 to 0-11 in first round of Connacht minor championship; next round is against Leitrim in Markievicz Park at 6.45pm on Friday 19th. Darragh Toolan is a member of the panel.

BINGO

BINGO continues weekly in Dromore West Community Centre on Fridays at 8.30pm. Jackpot this week is €1000. More volunteers are needed to keep this fundraising initiative going during the summer months, please contact any member of the committee for details.

ST MICHAEL’S

THE St. Michael’s Academy for the under 7 boys and girls got under way on Saturday morning in Ballygawley Commmunity Park, It was great to see such a good turnout. Training for the U7s will continue on Saturday mornings at 9.30am. Training for the U9 and U11 boys and girls will continue in Ballygawley Community Park on Wednesday evenings at 7.00pm. DUE to bad weather many games were postponed over the course of the past week, however the men’s fixture went ahead on Saturday evening in Summerhill. This fixture against Ballymote was played in very difficult conditions, we put in a reasonable show, losing on a scoreline of 2-13 to 0-09. The team will learn a lot from these games. A word of congratulations to our young players Jamie Keady and Jake Cawley who made their senior debuts. This weekend sees the senior lads travel away to play Eastern Harps in Keash on Sunday afternoon at 2.00pm.

THIS Tuesday evening the Under 15 Boys are away to Tubbercurry/ Cloonacool at 6.30pm.

ON Thursday evening the Minor lads are away against Curry at 6.30pm. LAST Friday evening the under 12 girls recorded a victory away against Ballymote. There was a great display of skills and scoring from the girls on the evening. This Friday evening they are at home against Coolera/ Strandhill at 7.00pm

ON Friday evening the under 13 Boys are away against Ballymote/ Bunninadden at 6.30pm.

OUR club Development officer Darragh Mahon continues his work with Sooey, Kilross and Ballintogher national schools following the Easter break, he also continues to working with the underage teams within the club. Darragh will be on hand to work with the schools up until the end of the school term in June.

WELL done to Ella McGowan, Ballintogher National school, who was presented with a Sligo Jersey last week which she won at half time in the recent game between Sligo and Westmeath. CONGRATULATIONS to Michael and Aine McHugh, Ballygawley, the winner of this week’s Club €300 Draw in partnership with our official partners, Castle Dargan, with prize of €300. Don’t forget to buy your tickets for next week’s draw available in local shops and pubs. Online tickets can also be purchased at following the link on our social media pages. The club would like to thank everyone for their continued support.

ST MOLAISE GAELS

OUR Senior hurlers started there 2024 campaign on Sunday with Round 1 of the Martin Brennan Cup v Calry/St Joseph’s GAA in Hazelwood. Final score SMG 0-09, Calry 1-13. Special mention for Patrick Donlon, Diarmuid Dunleavy and Colm Egan who all made their senior debut. Huge thank you to the Doyle Family for sponsoring a new set of jerseys for the team.

WELL done to our Girls’ U14 Div 2 team who kicked off their league campaign with a good performance against Coolera Strandhill in Ransboro. We wish a speedy recovery to Thia Boyle and Melissa Burns who sustained injuries during the game. DESPITE the storm. cancelling most sporting events in the region on Saturday, our u7 and u9 Boys’ first blitz of the year still went ahead! Many thanks to Coolera Strandhill Gaa for helping facilitate a change to indoor and for travelling out to Grange. It was an especially proud day for the U7 Boys as it was their first appearance in a club jersey. To mark the occasion, we were delighted to see the boys togged out in a brand new set of jerseys that were kindly sponsored by Solar Generation

OUR U15C squad got their season up and running with a comprehensive win at home on Wednesday evening against an understrength Tubbercurry/Cloonacool. FOLLOWING on from the U15A’s squad excellent performance the previous night, these guys were in control from the outset. Aaron Watters was calm and assured in goals in the first half and his kick outs started a number of SMG attacks. Sean Stewart and Ciaran Feeney on the full back line were solid and the half backs had a familiar look in Bryan McGloin, Sean Jordan, Daithí Conway. Harry Noone and

Adam O’Halloran powered on from midfield linking the play in difficult conditions and the half forward line of Daniel White, Ethan Davis and Danny Hegarty caused a lot of damage on a young T/C side. Their movement and interplay created space for Jack McLoughlin who was on a goal scoring spree. Apart from goals there were some great points scored with Dylan Nicholson as well as substitutes Charlie Finlay and Darragh O’Sullivan also getting in on the scoring action. THANKS to the referee and to a gallant Tubbercurry/Cloonacool side who travelled for the match. Well done Molaise, lots of football ahead and to look forward to. CONGRATULATIONS to Adam Roberts, Sean McSweeney, Ruairí Cronin and Conor Lenihan who, along with club coaches John O’Callaghan, Stephen Crowe and Kevan Brennan were part of the Sligo set up who beat Westmeath by a point in the second round of the Celtic Challenge on Saturday.

COOLANEY/MULLINABREENA

BEST of luck to our senior Inter-County footballer Nathan Mullen, whose Sligo side takes on Galway this Saturday at 3.30pm in Markievicz Park in the Connacht Semi-Final. Nathan, who was included in the GAA’s national team of the week for his performance vs Leitrim in the quarter final, has been an outstanding ambassador for club and county over the past few years, and any support for him and the team at large is very much appreciated. Similarly, our county U-20 representatives Conor Johnston and Eoin Barrett have a season deciding match this week against Mayo in MacHale Park, Castlebar, on Wednesday evening. This final match of the group stage serves as a de-facto Connacht Quarter Final, with the winner advancing to a semi final against Leitrim or Roscommon up for grabs. With hopes of retaining the Connacht Championship on the line for much of this group, we hope the Yeatsmen, especially our contingent will be well supported in Castlebar, throw in is at 6.30pm.

IN more local activity, our underage teams have all now kicked off their league campaigns, with our minor, u-15 and u-13 outfits all in action over the past 7 days. Our under 15 side has a local derby upcoming against Tourlestrane on Wednesday evening, while our minors take on Shamrock Gaels on Thursday. Friday sees our Under 15s face neighbours Owenmore Gaels, while this Sunday our Senior side makes their first competitive appearance of the year when they take on Tubbercurry at home. Best of luck to all sides involved.

OUR younger age groups are also hard at work, with our Blue Kidz Academy in full swing every Saturday at 10am at Nace O’Dowd Park. The Academy caters to all age groups ranging from 5 to 10, and, under the watchful eye of CDO Gavin Connolly, they are excelling in all aspects of the game. Finally, Club Sligo membership is up and running for the year, and the club would wish to advertise the various subscription options available to members. Whether one buys individually or enters the club syndicate, each membership receives a multitude of perks, including entry into the monthly cash draw, which has already yielded a club winner this year. Furthermore, each signee affiliated with the club helps fill Coolaney/Mullinabreena’s subscription quota, while simultaneously helping support our intercounty teams, who have all provided us with top quality entertainment over the last number of months and years. For details, see the club’s social media channels

GEEVAGH

WELL done to Cormac Noone on his starting place in goals for Sligo U.16 Ladas in the Ted Webb Cup over the weekend. HARD Luck to Ava Duggan and her Sligo U.16 Girls colleagues on their Connacht “B” Final loss to Roscommon.

ST PATRICK’S

HARD luck to our U18 Boys who lost out to Castleconnor last Thursday in round 2 of their league campaign with a final score of 2-15 to 2-4. They are out again this Thursday @6.30pm away to Calry/ St. Joseph’s.

OUR U16 Girls are also out against St. John’s this Thursday, April 18th at home on St. Farnan’s pitch, Templeboy. Throw in 7pm.

OUR U12 Girls begin their Go Games competition on Friday 19th away to Eastern Harps at 7pm.

OUR Ladies team play Calry/St. Joseph’s on Sunday 21st in round 4 of their Division 3 League at home. Throw in 10.30am. Rounds 2 and 3 are to be refixed due to poor pitch conditions.

OUR Senior Men are also out at home on Sunday 21st to play their first spring league game of the season at home v Cloonacool. Throw in 2pm. They had a good start to their season this week with a win in a challenge match v St. Molaise Gaels.

BEST of Luck to all teams and their managements. CONDOLENCES

WE wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the families of Aoife Whyte, Dromard and Rite Burke, Skreen who passed away recently. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha. CONGRATULATIONS

WELL done to Canice Mulligan who was selected for the GAA football team of the week last week for his role in Sligo’s recent win over Leitrim.

WELL done to Danny Woodrow who lined out for Sligo’s U17 team who drew against Galway last week.

WELL done to Cormac Vereker who was part of the panel in Sligo’s U20’s hurling team who narrowly lost out to Roscommon two weeks ago.

SHAMROCK GAELS

THE Junior men take on Eastern Harps away on Friday at 8PM in the Spring League while the Senior men take on Drumcliffe/Rosses Point on Sunday in Riverstown Park at 2PM in the Spring League.

THE Senior Ladies play CT Gaels next Sunday in Riverstown Community Park at 10.30AM in the league.

THE U18 boys lost to a strong Owenmore Gaels side last Thursday. They now play Coolaney/Mullinabreena away next Thursday at 6.30PM.

THE U16 girls start their league campaign on Thursday away to Eoghan Rua at 7.00PM.

THE U15 boys had a good 4-10 to 3-3 win over Drumcliffe/Rosses Point in their opening game league last week. They now play St John’s away on Tuesday at 6.30PM.

THE club are delighted to be in a position to field two u14 girls teams this year. Our Division 3 team lost to a strong CT Gaels team last Monday.

BOTH U13 boys teams got their league campaigns off to wining starts last week. The U13 A defeated St Mary’s 3-8 to 2-8 in very difficult conditions last week and now play St John’s away on Friday at 6.30PM. The C team recorded a 6-8 to 0-7 win over St John’s and now play St Molaise Gaels away on Monday at 6.30PM.

THE U12 girls team had a very enjoyable game against St Mary’s in the opening round of go games last Friday. This Friday both U12 girls teams play St John’s away - the U11’s at 6.15PM and the U12’s at 7.15PM.

THE U11 and U9 boys played Coolera/ Strandhill last week. The U9 boys play Eastern Harps away this Wednesday. THE underage coaching continues every Saturday in Riverstown Park.The U6 and U7 Boys and Girls start at 9.45AM to 10.30AM, U9 Boys start at 10.00AM to 11.00AM while the U8 and U10 Girls are on from 10.30AM to 11.30AM - all welcome. THE winner of last weeks 50/50 draw was Eamonn Jinks who won €681.