Senior Championship: We played St. Mary’s, Granard in the Senior championship Relegation Play-Off on Friday night last in Kenagh and unfortunately we were not at the races and came out second best on a scoreline of 2-18 to 1-10. This disappointing result means we will be playing Intermediate championship in 2018. Hard luck to the team and management who gave it their all and were most unfortunate to find themselves in this situation having finished the championship group on 5 points.

The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum, Mickey Kelly, Cian Brady, Dan Gorman, Emmet Noonan (1-0), Mark Duffy, Nigel Kiernan (0-1), David Collum, Kevin Whelan, Eoin Keane (0-3, (3f)), Diarmuid Cooney (0-1), Pauric Gill (0-2), Martin Cassidy (0-1, (1f)), Petie Collum (0-2, (1f), Mark Hughes.

Substitutions used:

Seán Whelan, Liam Lynch, Dean Cosgrave, Aiden Gray, Ciarán Cooney.

We have 3 games left in the Division 1 league, all of which are vital if we are stay remain in the top flight. We were due to play Mullinalaghta this Sunday, however, this is postponed until a later date on account of their quarter final replay with Killoe this weekend.

ACFL Division 3: Our junior match with Abbeylara did not go ahead on Sunday last. The league is now over and we would like to thank all the players who put in a great effort throughout the year. Thanks also to the management team of Séamus Noonan and Ken Leonard.

Lotto: The draw was held in The Porter House , Drumlish on Monday last, August 28th. The Jackpot was €7,400. Results are currently available on the club website and will be in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

All-Ireland Hurling & Football Final Tickets: The club members draw will be made on Monday (28th August) in The Porter House, Drumlish for the All-Ireland Hurling & Football final tickets. The winners’ names will be on the website when available and will be in next week’s notes.

Executive Meeting: There will be a meeting of the executive this Thursday, the 31^st, in Monaduff at 8.30pm. All members of the executive are requested to attend.

Engagements: Congratulations to senior player Aiden Gray who got engaged to Fiona Toher recently. Congratulations also to senior selector Mike Mulleady who got engaged to Vanessa Hayden at the weekend. The club would like to wish both couples health and happiness for the future.

Sympathy: The club would like to extend its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Helen (Lea) Conlon (née Kiernan, formerly of Drumlish) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi.

Senior Championship: This Friday is a massive day for the club as we face St. Mary’s Granard at 8:30pm in the senior championship relegation play off in Kenagh. Please come out and support the team. The venue has yet to be confirmed but will be communicated in due course.

ACFL Division 3: Our Junior team have a league match this Sunday, August 27^th at 1pm in Monaduff against Abbeylara. Please support

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, August 14^th in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €7,200. The numbers drawn were as follows:

7, 17, 25, 27.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Kevin Heany, Drumgowna.
2. Colin & Maria Duffy, Lettergullion, Ballinamuck.
3. Marie Matthews, Teffia Park, Longford.
4. Dessie Brady, Drumlish.
5. Rebecca Mitchell, Mohill, Co. Leitrim.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Liam Lynch.
2. Thomas Gill.

The next draw is in The Porter House, Drumlish on Monday, August 28th. The Jackpot is now €7,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Marquee in Drumlish – August 18^th to 21st Our 8^th Annual Marquee in Drumlish Festival was held last weekend and we would like to thank everyone involved for helping make it such a tremendous success. Thank you to the artists who provided such wonderful entertainment on each of the 4 nights. On Friday we had Seán Rooney, State Lights, Chasing Abbey and DJ Fergal D’Arcy. On Saturday night we had Robert Mizzell and Derek Ryan. On Sunday we had Small Time Thieves (aka Top Shelf), The Blizzards and The Aftermath/Cronin and on Monday it was the Declan Nerney night with many special guests including Big Tom, Una Healy, Jimmy Buckley, Mick Flavin, Dominic/Barry Kirwan, John McNicholl, Philomena Begley, Séamus Moore and Trudi Lawlor.  Thank you to the Gray family for the use of the Old School site. Thank you to the many volunteers who worked in the preparation of the site and over the course of the weekend. There were many early starts and late finishes but your hard work paid off and is greatly appreciated. Thanks to all those who helped run the Monster Bingo in Ballinamuck on Sunday and to those who ran the youth event in the Marquee on Saturday afternoon. Thanks to the Order of Malta, Civil Defence and An Garda Síochána for their tireless work also.

A word of thanks goes to Mark Cunningham at Cunningham Design and Planning Chartered Engineers for his work in helping us secure our licence for this year’s festival. Thank you also to O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish who were our licencing partner. Thank you to Mike and Martin Mulleady at Mulleady Properties who sponsored the festival this year.

Finally, a massive thank you to all those who came from near and far to attend the Festival. We are sure you all had an enjoyable weekend and we are looking forward to seeing you all back in Drumlish next year. We are extremely grateful to the people of Drumlish/Ballinamuck for their continued support in running the festival. Without this kind of support from the people of the community it would be impossible for us to stage such an event. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.

All Ireland Ticket Draw: The draw for the football and hurling All Ireland final tickets will be held at the lotto draw on Monday, August 28^th in The Porter House, Drumlish.

Sympathy: We at Fr. Manning Gaels would like to express our sympathy to the family and friends of Marcella Hurson (formerly of Gaigue) who passed away recently. We also extend our condolences to the Reynolds family (Longford Road) on the passing of Bernard Reynolds (Carrigallen). Solas na bhFlaitheas orthu.

 

The Lotto draw was held last Monday, August 14^th in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €7,200. The numbers drawn were as follows:

7, 17, 25, 27.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Kevin Heany, Drumgowna.
2. Colin & Maria Duffy, Lettergullion, Ballinamuck.
3. Marie Matthews, Teffia Park, Longford.
4. Dessie Brady, Drumlish.
5. Rebecca Mitchell, Mohill, Co. Leitrim.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Liam Lynch.
2. Thomas Gill.

The next draw is in The Porter House, Drumlish on Monday, August 28th. The Jackpot is now €7,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you for your continued support.

Senior Championship: Hard luck to our senior team who exited the senior championship despite their 1-18 to 2-12 victory over St. Brigid’s, Killashee on Saturday evening last. We finished the group on 5 points along with Ballymahon. However, their superior scoring difference of +13 was greater than our scoring difference of +8. We now find ourselves in the unfortunate position of a relegation play off despite having won 2 matches and drawn another. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum (0-1, pen), Mickey Kelly, Cian Brady, Emmet Noonan, Eoin Keane (0-5, 4f), Mark Duffy, Nigel Kiernan, Seán Whelan, David Collum (0-1), Kevin Whelan (0-1), Diarmuid Cooney (0-3), Pauric Gill (1-1), Martin Cassidy (0-1), Petie Collum (0-5, 2f), Mark Hughes.

Substitutions used: Dean Cosgrave, Fergal Reilly, Anthony Kane, Ciarán Cooney

ACFL Division 1: We were due to play both Mostrim and Mullinalaghta in the senior league this coming week but both have been postponed until a lter date

Lotto: There was a mistake in last week’s notes, the draw will be held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, August 14^th, not the previous Monday. The Jackpot is €7,200. Results will be on the club website when available and will be in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

The Marquee in Drumlish – August 18^th to 21^st We are all ready go for this year’s Marquee In Drumlish Festival which starts this Friday night the 18^th until Monday the 21^st. A massive thank you to all those who have prepared the site during the week at the Old School in advance of the Festival. This is a weekend not to be missed, with something for everyone to enjoy over the course of the 4 days. On  Friday night we have Seán Rooney, State Lights, Chasing Abbey and DJ Fergal D’Arcy. On Saturday night we have Robert Mizzell and Derek Ryan. On Sunday, Small Time Thieves (aka Top Shelf), The Blizzards and The Aftermath/Cronin will entertain everyone for the night and on Monday it is the Declan Nerney night with special guests Big Tom, Una Healy, Jimmy Buckley, Mick Flavin, Dominic/Barry Kirwan, John McNicholl, Philomena Begley and Trudi Lawlor. We hope you have an enjoyable weekend and wish you a safe journey to and from Drumlish.

Annual Monster Bingo: The Annual Monster Bingo in conjuction with the Marquee in Drumlish will take place on Sunday, August 20^th in the ’98 Memorial Hall Ballinamuck at 3pm. There will be prize money of €2,500 plus a Monster Raffle on the day. All proceeds will be donated to County Longford Hospice Homecare. This service provides excellent, professional care to clients and ensures that they can be cared for with dignity and respect in their own homes. It also provides support to families that require this Hospice Homecare service. Please support this worthy cause as it can make a real difference to the lives of hospice patients in Co Longford. Please come out on the day or give a donation/raffle prize to any of the Marquee bingo committee.

 

Leaving Cert Results: Best of luck to all those who are receiving their Leaving Cert results on Wednesday.

Senior Championship: Congratulations to our senior team and management on their win over St. Mary’s, Granard on Saturday evening last in the third round of the championship. The final score was 1-14 to 0-9.The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum (0-2, 1 pen, 1 ’45), Mickey Kelly, Cian Brady, Emmet Noonan (0-1), Nigel Kiernan (0-1), Mark Duffy, Eoin Keane (0-3 (3f)), Seán Whelan, David Collum, Kevin Whelan (0-2), Diarmuid Cooney (0-1), Pauric Gill (1-1), Petie Collum (0-3 (1f)), Martin Cassidy, Mark Hughes.

Substitutions used: Anthony Kane, Ciarán Cooney, Dean Cosgrave

This result means that we now must defeat St. Brigid’s, Killashee in order to have a chance of progressing to the quarter finals. That match is this Saturday, August 12^th at 7.30pm in Rathcline. Please support

ACFL Division 3: It was a busy week for our juniors with two matches in the space of 5 days. Unfortunately we came out on the losing side in both encounters. The first match was against Killoe on Wednesday evening last and we were comprehensively beaten by a much better side on a score line of 5-9 to 0-7. The team and scorers were as follows:

James McCann, Darren Smith, Derek McKeon, Seán Breslin (0-1), Stephen Cosgrave (0-1), Leon McKeon, Rúairí Carthy, Mark Gilhooley (0-1), Ryan Crowe (0-1), Peadar Cassidy, Micheál Kane (0-2), Scott Howe (0-1), Micheál McCann, Kevin Whitney, Robin O’Neill.

Substitutions used: Mervyn Leonard.

On Sunday afternoon we faced Longford Slashers and despite playing some nice football and leading for throughout the first half, Slashers kicked on in the second half and pulled away to win out 1-12 to 0-9. The team and scorers were as follows:

Jason Nertney, Ciarán Quinn, Derek McKeon, Darren Smith, Anthony McKeon, James O’Neill, Darren Cawley, Jonathan Connell (0-1, (1f)), Ryan Crowe (0-1, (1f)), Tyrone Crowe (0-2), Micheál Kane, Gearóid Nertney, Mel Greene, Brean Kane, Seán Breslin (0-3)

Substitutions used: Mike Kiernan, Mike Mulleady (0-2), Mervyn Leonard, Micheál McCann

Lotto: The draw will be held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday 14th, August. The Jackpot is €7,200. Results will be available on the club website. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

The Marquee in Drumlish – August 18^th to 21^st Thank you to all who signed up to volunteer for this year’s festival at our registration night last Friday. If you would like to volunteer please contact any member of our executive. Everything is set to go and we are all looking forward to the fantastic festival which is now less than a fortnight away.

Annual Monster Bingo: The Annual Monster Bingo in conjuction with the Marquee in Drumlish will take place on Sunday, August 20^th in the ’98 Memorial Hall Ballinamuck at 3pm. There will be prize money of €2,500 plus a Monster Raffle on the day. All proceeds will be donated to County Longford Hospice Homecare. This service provides excellent, professional care to clients and ensures that they can be cared for with dignity and respect in their own homes. It also provides support to families that require this Hospice Homecare service. Please support this worthy cause as it can make a real difference to the lives of hospice patients in Co Longford. Please come out on the day or give a donation/raffle prize to any of the Marquee bingo committee.

Sympathy: The club would like to extend its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Kathleen Prunty (née Mulleady) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi.

Senior Championship: Our senior team are out in the third round of the championship this Saturday evening, August 5^th, at 7pm in Páirc na nGaeil, Dromard against St. Mary’s, Granard. This is a do or die encounter for both sides so we wish Gary, Mike, Anthony and the squad all the best. The lads have been putting in a massive effort so it would be great to see big support out from the parish to help them across the line.

Jimmy Flynn ACFL Division 3: There is a busy week ahead for our juniors as we face Killoe in Clonee tonight (Wednesday, August 2^nd) at 8.30pm and then our lads are out again on Sunday, August 6^th at home to Longford Slashers at 2pm. Please support. Please note the above fixture change.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, July 24^th in The Olde Village Inn, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €7,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:

7, 9, 13, 20.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Seán Tyrell, Drumgowna.
2. Mary Gearty, Drumlish.
3. Michael McGarry.
4. Enda Hughes, Drumlish.
5. Michael Reynolds, Kiltycon, Moyne.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Packie Duffy.
2. Thomas Gill.

The next draw is in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, August 14th. The Jackpot is now €7,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Marquee in Drumlish – Volunteer Night: We are holding a volunteer registration night this Friday night, August 4^th between 8.30 and 9.30pm in Monaduff for anyone who can help steward or work behind the bar at the Marquee.

Referee Debut: Well done to clubman Kenneth Leonard who refereed his first senior championship game at the weekend. Ken took charge of the Colmcille and Granard encounter and we wish him all the best in his refereeing career.

Killoe v Longford Slashers: We held our first senior championship match on Sunday last as Killoe and Longford Slashers faced off in the second round. A massive thank you to all our volunteers who stewarded, parked cars, directed traffic and sold lotto envelopes at half time. Thanks also to Thomas Gill and his team who had Monaduff looking so well.

Water Safety & Awareness Information Evening: Annagh Sports & Lesiure Group & Longford Sub Aqua in conjunction with Dromard Healthy Club and the RNLI ( the charity that saves lives at sea) will host an information evening on Water Safety and Awareness for our community this Thursday 3rd August at 8.15pm at the Dromard GAA clubhouse.  This event is open to all the community both young and old particularly parents and teenagers. A guest speakers from the RNLI will give a presentation on the current campaign they are running which is “Respect The Water” and the speakers from Longford Sub Aqua will talk about their role in the community and the basic water safety skills each of us need to call on if you find yourself in difficulty in the water.

The Lotto draw was held last Monday, July 24th. The Jackpot was €7,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:

07, 09, 13, 20

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Sean Tyrell, Drumgowna
2. Mary Gearty, Drumlish, Co. Longford.
3. Michael McGarry.   
4. Enda Hughes, Drumlish, Co. Longford.
5. Michael Reynolds, Kiltycon, Moyne.

Sellers’ Prize

1. Thomas Gill.

2. Packie Duffy.

The next draw is in O’Reilly’s Bar Drumlish on Monday, August 14. The Jackpot is now €7,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

The GAA nursery for children aged 4-6 continues this weekend at 10:30am at the astro-turf pitch in Drumlish. All children are welcome to attend, it does not matter if they have out before or not. All new faces are welcome.

 

Senior Championship: Our senior championship campaign got underway on Saturday evening last in poor weather conditions in Ardagh against Ballymahon. A last minute, long range point from Eoin Keane rescued a deserved draw for us leaving the scoreline 1-9 apiece at full time. We started the match the brightest, racing into a 1-2 to no-score lead, with Petie Collum tucking away a lovely goal. However, Ballymahon came storming back and just before half time they struck for a crucial goal and they went in at the break 1-6 to 1-3 ahead. Our lads battled tremendously hard in the second half and deserve great credit for coming back to earn the draw. The next match is against Colmcille, this Sunday at 6pm in Clonguish. Please come out and show your support. Thank you to Séamus Gallagher for providing refreshments for the squad afterwards. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum (0-1, ’45), Mickey Kelly, Cian Brady, Dan Gorman, Emmet Noonan, Mark Duffy, Nigel Kiernan, David Collum, Seán Whelan, Martin Cassidy (0-4), Pauric Gill (0-2), Kevin Whelan,Diarmuid Cooney, Petie Collum (1-1), Mark Hughes.

Substitutions: Eoin Keane (0-1), Dean Cosgrave

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, July 10^th in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €6,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

2, 14, 21, 25.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Caoimhe Smith, Cootehill.
2. Naney Walsh, Aughnacliffe.
3. O’Toole’s, Ballinamuck.
4. Joe Caldwell, Drumlish.
5. Peadar Cassells, Bohey.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Malachy Scott.
2. Thomas Gill.

The next draw is in The Olde Village Inn, Drumlish on Monday, July 24th. The Jackpot is now €7,000. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Junior League Division 3: Our junior side were well beaten on Sunday last in Monaduff against a much better Ardagh/Moydow team. The final score was 4-17 to 2-4 in favour of the visitors. We wish a speedy recovery to Darren Cawley who sustained a knee injury in the first half. The team and scorers were as follows:

Michael Heslin, Darren Cawley, James O’Neill, Cathal Howe, Micheál Kane, Seán Diffley, Kevin Whitney, Mark Breslin, Jonathan Connell, Scott Howe (0-3, (3f)), Aiden Gray, James Breslin, Seán Breslin (0-1), Derek McKeon (1-0), James McCann.

Substitutions: Anthony McKeon, Gearóid Nertney (1-0)

Marquee in Drumlish – August 18^th to 21st: The Launch Night for the Marquee in Drumlish Festival will be held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Friday night, July 21^st. Gerry Keenan will be providing the music and entertainment on the night. All are welcome to attend.

With all of our acts in place for the upcoming festival, we now need volunteers to help out for the weekend. If you would like to help out in any capacity please contact Pakie Duffy or any member of the Executive.

Clubrooms: Thank you to Brendan Ghee Painters for the excellent paint job done on the clubrooms in Monaduff.

Welcome Home: Welcome home to Mark Gillooley who is back after a number years in the UK.

St. Vincent’s Fun Day: Well done to St. Vincent’s on a fantastic fun day and Parish League on Saturday last in Monaduff. It was great to see such a large turnout and everyone enjoying themselves.