Lotto:

The draw was held in The Porter House, Drumlish on Monday last, May 15^th. The jackpot was €6,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:

3, 10, 27, 29

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Geraldine Heslin, Church View Drive, Drumlish.
2. Emmett & Petie Collum, Barraghmore, Drumlish.
3. Malachy & Philomena Scott, Ballinamuck.
4. Seán & Ciara McDermott, Drumlish.
5. Lorraine Corrigan, Lettergeeragh, Ballinamuck.

Sellers Prize

1. Ken Leonard & Gearóid Nertney.
2. Paddy Howe.

The next draw is in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, May 29th . The jackpot is now €6,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Lotto: The draw was held in The Porter House, Drumlish on Monday last, May 15^th. The jackpot was €6,000. The 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.

Junior Team: There is Division 3 action for our Junior team this week as we are at home to Legan Sarsfields at 8.30pm this Friday.

Senior Team: We had our final Bertie Allen Cup match last Friday evening at home to Mullinalaghta. The match did not mean anything to either side as neither of us could qualify for the semi finals. Nonetheless, we did not perform as well as we could have and Mullinalaghta won out 1-12 to 0-8. The team and scorers were as follows:

Michael Heslin, Emmett Noonan, Cian Brady, Dan Gorman, Mark Hughes, Liam Lynch, Nigel Kiernan, Kevin Whelan (0-1), Seán Whelan, Ciarán Cooney, Diarmuid Cooney, David Collum, Martin Cassidy (0-3(2f)), Pauric Gill (0-1), Petie Collum (0-3(2f).

Substitutions: Dean Cosgrave for Ciarán Cooney, Mark Duffy for David Collum, Mickey Kelly for Nigel Kiernan, Mark Breslin for Pauric Gill and Mike Kiernan for Seán Whelan.

We wish Ciarán Cooney and Pauric Gill speedy recoveries from the injuries sustained during the course of the match.

Longford Seniors: Best of luck to Paddy Collum and the Longford team & management in the first round of the Leinster Championship away to Laois this Sunday coming in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise. Throw in is at 3pm.

Brian Collum’s Anniversary Mass: Brian Collum’s 3^rd anniversary Mass will be held on Saturday, May 20^th at 8pm in St. Mary’s Church, Drumlish.

Dublin U-17s: An interesting challenge took place on Saturday last in Monaduff between the U-17 teams of Dublin and Mayo. This match was of particular local interest given that our own Frank McNamee is the manager of Dublin. We wish Frank the best of luck in this role.

Welcome Home:Everyone at the club would like to welcome David Cassidy back home. David came back from Prague last Friday and it is fantastic to see him out and about once again.

Sympathy: The club would like to express its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Ellen McQuaide (née Whitney, Gaigue), Agnes Ryan (née Garvey, Cloncowley/London) and Rose Hynes (née Kiernan, Greagh/USA) who all passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas orthu.

Lotto: The draw was held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, May 1st. The jackpot was €5,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

3, 18, 24, 27

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Fergal Reilly, Ballinamuck.
2. Darren & Lisa Quinn, Aughadowry, Ballinamuck.
3. Michelle McManus, Dromard.
4. Marie Smith, Cairn Hill View, Drumlish.
5. JP Murphy, Cloonaugh, Drumlish.

Sellers Prize

1. Cian Brady.
2. Paddy O’Neill.

The next draw is in The Porter House, Drumlish on Monday, May 15th . The jackpot is now €6,000. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Reserve Senior Cup: The draw for the Reserve championship was made recently and we have been drawn in Group 3. In Round 1 we are away to Granard, in Round 2 we are at home to Ballymahon and finally in Round 3 we are at home to Colmcille. The dates and times have yet to be fixed.

Bertie Allen Cup: Hard luck to our senior team who were defeated by Colmcille on Friday night last in Monaduff on a scoreline of 3-12 to 3-17. Our lads put in a superb second half performance after being 13 points down at half time and came within 3 points with 5 minutes remaining but just came up short in the end. We started the match brightly and were 0-3 to 0-2 up after 10 minutes with the points coming from Pauric Gill, Martin Cassidy and Petie Collum. However, it all went wrong after that and Colmcille totally dominated the remaining 20 minutes of the first half and went in at the break with a commanding 3-11 to 0-7 lead. The Gaels came out a different side in the second half but needed a stroke of luck if there was to be a chance of getting back into the game. This came in the form of a fortuitous goal from an Eoin Keane free, 50 metres out, which the Colmcille keeper dropped into the net. This rallied the home side and further points from Gill, Cassidy and Collum gave us a glimmer of hope. Pauric Gill ran through to score a goal and not long after, Martin Cassidy weaved his way through the Colmcille defence and side-footed in a fine goal. Vital opportunities were missed in the closing stages of the game when there were only a few points separating the sides and Colmcille managed to tack on a couple of late points to leave the scoreline 3-17 to 3-12 in their favour. It was great to see Mike Kiernan return to action after a long absence through injury. The next and final Bertie Allen Cup match is away to Mullinalaghta next Saturday at 7pm. The team and scorers were as follows:

Aiden Gray, Nigel Kiernan, Dan Gorman, Emmet Noonan, Aaron McGee, Mark Hughes, Eoin Keane (1-1 (frees)), Anthony Kane (0-1), Pauric Gill (1-3), David Collum, Diarmuid Cooney, Ciarán Cooney, Seán Whelan, Martin Cassidy (1-2), Petie Collum (0-5 (2f)).

Substitutions used: Cian Brady, Mark Duffy, Dean Cosgrave, Stephen Cosgrave, and Mike Kiernan.

Annual Mass – Lá na gClub: The club would like to thank everyone who attended the annual Mass for deceased family members, relatives and friends of Fr. Manning Gaels, St. Vincent’s and St. Helen’s on Sunday last May 7^th  which coincided with Lá na gClub. It was great to see such a large attendance. Thanks especially to Fr. Bernard Hogan who celebrated the Mass, the choir and also to those people who took an active part. Gifts of a football, a St. Helen’s jersey and a pair of football boots were brought up by Philip Keane (representing Fr. Manning Gaels), Amanda Quinn (representing St. Helen’s) and Eoin Murtagh (representing St. Vincent’s) respectively. The Ministers of the Word were Ciarán Mulligan and Sinéad Corrigan (Gaeilge). The Prayers of the Faithful were read by: Pat Donnelly, Sinéad Breslin, Ciarán Cooney, Bronagh Brady and Niall Quinn. The Offertory Gifts of Bread & Wine were brought up by Yvonne Corrigan and Paddy Collum. The Ministers of the Eucharist were Anna B Corrigan and Mary Breslin and finally Micheál Joyce read the Reflection after Holy Communion. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.

Safe Trip: We wish Fergal Reilly the best of luck and a safe trip as he heads off on a 6 month peacekeeping tour of Lebanon with the Irish Army.

Competition Win: The club were the lucky €1,000 winners of a Facebook competition this week, which was ran by sports website Pundit Arena specifically for GAA clubs. Thank you to senior player Derek McCormack for entering us in the competition. It is greatly appreciated.

Lotto

The draw was held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, May 1st. The jackpot was €5,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

3, 18, 24, 27

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Fergal Reilly, Ballinamuck.
2. Darren & Lisa Quinn, Aughadowry, Ballinamuck.
3. Michelle McManus, Dromard.
4. Marie Smith, Cairn Hill View, Drumlish.
5. JP Murphy, Cloonaugh, Drumlish.

Sellers Prize

1. Cian Brady.
2. Paddy O’Neill.

The next draw is in The Porter House, Drumlish on Monday, May 15th . The jackpot is now €6,000. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

GAA Nursery Programme: Well done to all who attended and helped organise our first GAA Nursery Session. It was a great success – we had 50 boys and girls in attendance and we had great fun. The nursery programme caters for boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 6. The purpose of the programme is to introduce the children to the fundementals of Gaelic Football by following the ABC & Having a Ball programmes from the GAA Fun Do Learning Resource Pack. We continue this Saturday morning in the Community Centre at 10.30am. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Annual Mass: Sunday 7th May (La Na gClub 2017) – The Annual Mass for deceased family, relatives and friends of St Vincents Club, Fr Manning Gaels and St Helen’s Ladies Club will be celebrated in St Mary’s Church, Drumlish at 11am. Hopefully there will be a good representation from the Ballinamuck/Drumlish area.

Annual Mass: On Sunday 7th May (La na gClub 2017) the Annual Mass for deceased family, relatives and friends of St Helen’s Ladies football Club, St Vincent’s Minor Club and Fr. Manning Gaels will be celebrated in St Mary’s Church Drumlish at 11am. Hopefully there will be good representation from the Drumlish/Ballinamuck area.

Missing Jerseys: A set of u-14 jerseys seems to have gone missing. If you know anything about jerseys please contact a member of our executive or contact Paul on 0833046640.

Lotto: The draw was held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, May 1st. The jackpot was €5,800. Results will be available on the club website when available and will be in next week’s notes.

Tickets are available from the usual outlets and also from any member of the club executive.

Junior League: The Junior team had a useful challenge match last Saturday evening in Monaduff against Dromard, in which the visitors held on for a narrow victory.

Senior Team: Our matches in the Senior league versus Killoe and the Bertie Allen Cup versus Clonguish were both called off next week. The next match is this Friday evening at 8.45pm in Monaduff against Colmcille in the Bertie Allen Cup.

Annual Mass: The annual Mass for deceased family, relatives and friends of Fr. Manning Gaels, St. Vincent’s Minor Club and St. Helen’s Ladies club will be celebrated on Sunday, May 7^th at 11am in St. Mary’s Church, Drumlish. This date coincides with the GAA Lá na gClub and it is hoped there will be good representation from the Drumlish/Ballinamuck area.

Get Well Soon: Everyone at the club would like to wish talented minor Brian O’Connor a quick recovery after he sustained a serious leg injury during training at the weekend. David Cassidy remains in our thoughts and prayers as he continues his recovery in Prague.

Welcome Home: Welcome home to Gary Connell who is back in Ireland after a stint in the United States.

Get well soon David Cassidy: Activities on the football field were put into perspective when news came through last Wednesday morning that our long serving senior footballer David Cassidy had fallen seriously ill whilst on holidays in Prague. We held a special Mass for David on Thursday morning in St. Mary’s Church, Drumlish and we are grateful for the large attendance which turned out. We are glad to report that David is currently doing well and has begun his road to recovery. All of our thoughts and prayers are still with David and his family as he recuperates in hospital. We look forward to having you home soon David.

Lotto: The lotto draw was held in The Olde Village Inn, Drumlish on Monday last, April 17^th. The jackpot was €5,600. The numbers drawn were as follows:

6, 10, 28, 29

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Peter Wynne c/o Malachy Scott, Ballinamuck.
2. Seán Tobin, Clondra, Co. Longford.
3. Patsy Carthy, Drumbad, Ballinamuck.
4. Barry Kane, Drumlish.
5. Adrian Lennon, Ballinamuck.

Sellers Prize

1. Patsy Brady.
2. Johnny Cooney/Paddy O’Neill.

The next draw is in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, May 1^st . The jackpot is now €5,800. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Tickets are available from the usual outlets and also from any member of the club executive.

Junior League: Due to a breakdown in communication the league match with Killoe did not go ahead on Sunday last. A challenge match was played instead  in which Killoe ran out comfortable winners. There is no league match this weekend as we have a bye.

Senior League Division 1: Hard luck to our senior team who were defeated by Longford Slashers in the 3^rd Round of the Division 1 League on a scoreline of 1-13 to 1-7. Short numerous regulars, this was a brave performance from our lads despite the obvious, difficult circumstances in which the game was played. With only 10 minutes to go there was 3 points separating the sides. Slashers broke on the counter attack to score a goal when there had been a real chance of a goal of our own and this ultimately ended up deciding the match. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum, Mickey Kelly, Cian Brady, Dan Gorman, Emmett Noonan, Fergal Reilly, Eoin Keane (0-1,(1f), Anthony Kane, Pauric Gill (0-3), Ciarán Cooney (0-1), Diarmuid Cooney, David Collum, Mark Hughes, Aiden Gray (0-1), Petie Collum (0-1).

Substitutions: Aaron McGee for Fergal Reilly (inj), Nigel Kiernan for Ciarán Cooney, Mark Breslin for Anthony Kane, Seán Whelan for David Collum, Martin Cassidy (1-0) for Aiden Gray.

We were away to Killoe last night (Tuesday). Details in next week’s notes. We wish Fergal Reilly a speedy recovery from the nasty hand injury he sustained in the early stages of the first half. A special word of thanks to the Longford Slashers club for their kind gesture towards David Cassidy after the match. It is greatly appeciated.

Annual Mass: The annual Mass for deceased family, relatives and friends of Fr. Manning Gaels, St. Vincent’s Minor Club and St. Helen’s Ladies club will be celebrated on Sunday, May 7^th at 11am in St. Mary’s Church, Drumlish. This date coincides with the GAA Lá na gClub and it is hoped there will be good representation from the Drumlish/Ballinamuck area.

Monthly Meeting: The monthly executive meeting will be held this Thursday evening at 8.30pm in Monaduff.

Bertie Allen Cup: We are away to Clonguish this Friday evening at half 8 in Round 3 of the Bertie Allen Cup.

GAA Cúl Camp Coaches Wanted: Recruitment has begun for coaches and volunteers for the 7 weeks of Cúl Camps this Summer.All details about the positions can be found at the following webpage address: http://longfordgaa.ie/kelloggs-gaa-cul-camp-coaches-required/