MONSTER BINGO: St Vincents Minor Club are holding our Annual Bingo Fundraiser on Sunday 14th April 2019 @ 3pm,  in the ’98 Memorial Hall, Ballinamuck.  €2,500 to be won in prize money and Easter Eggs to be won on every page.  There will also be a monster raffle on the day.  The Minor Club caters for Nursery Children up to age 17/18 years of age and support from our players Parents, Families & Friends is appreciated.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, April 1^st in The Olde Village Inn, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €15,400. Results are currently on the club website and will be published in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

ACFL Division 2: Our match against Legan Sarsfields was called off at the weekend and will be rescheduled at a later date. We play Kenagh, this Sunday, April 7^th in McGann Park at 2pm. Best of luck to the team and management.

ACFL Division 3: Our Juniors got their league off to a great start on Saturday evening last when they defeated Shroid Slashers on a scoreline of 5-14 to 2-2. Young Brian O’Connor was very impressive and he finished with 4-3 to his credit. Their next outing is this Saturday, April 6^th away to Dromard. The team and scorers were as follows:

Mike Mulleady, Timmy Bouvin, Cian Brady, Micheál Kane, Robbie Rehill, Stephen Cosgrave (0-1), Nigel Kiernan (0-1), Rúairí Carthy (0-1), Ryan Crowe (1-4, 1f), Kevin Whitney, Brian O’Connor (4-3), Scott Howe (0-2), Petie Collum (0-1), Derek McKeon (0-1), Paddy McNally.

Subs used: Brean Kane, Gordon Smyth, Robin O’Neill

Social Media: Make sure and keep up to date with all that is happening in the club via our various social media channels – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and the club website www.frmanninggaels.ie

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held in The ’98 Bar, Ballinamuck on Monday last, February 18^th. The Jackpot was €14,800. The results are currently on the club website and will be published in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Club Membership: Club Membership for the forthcoming year is now available. The cost is €30 for adults and €15 for students. Membership is required for all playing members and for use of the gym. Membership entitles you to attend monthly club meetings and if received before March 31^st, entitles you to a vote at next year’s AGM and entry into the draw for All Ireland tickets. To pay please contact Registrar, Bridie Reilly.

Challenge Match: We had our first get together of the year under the new management team of Jack Lynn, Dessie Connell, Niall Mulleady and Graham Lee on Sunday morning last in Monaduff when the lads faced Gowna in a challenge. It was an excellent workout for both sides with our lads emrging the victors 2-14 to 2-10. The team was follows:

Aiden Gray, James O’Neill, Derek McCormack, Aaron McGee, Emmet Noonan (0-1), Mark Hughes, Gary Connell, Seán Whelan (0-1), Anthony Kane (0-4), Ciarán Cooney, Martin Cassidy (0-3), Conor Keenan, Cian Cassidy (2-3), Dean Cosgrave, Brian O’Connor.

Subs used:

Cian Murphy, Ryan Crowe, Stephen Cosgrave, Tommy McGee, Robert Rehill, Michael Heslin, Kevin Whelan (0-1), Robin O’Neill, Scott Howe, Petie Collum (0-1,1f).

We wish a speedy recovery to Robbie Rehill who got injured during the match.

Longford Seniors: Best of luck to Paddy Collum, Pauric Gill, manager Padraic Davis, backroom team members Ian Higgins & Gordon Smyth and the rest of the Longford squad as they face Down in Round 4 of the National League this Sunday in Pearse Park.

Mullinalaghta: Commiserations to Mullinalaghta after their All Ireland Semi-Final loss to Dr. Crokes. It was a gallant effort after a historic season and the whole county is proud of your achievements.

 

Sympathy

 

The club extends its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of John Mallon (Lettergonnell) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas air.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, November 19^th, in Dillon’s Bar & Bistro, Ballinamuck. The Jackpot was €13,600. Results are on the club website and will be published in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Leinster Colleges: Well done to Gaels players Cian Murphy and Cian Cassidy who both played significant roles in St. Mel’s Leinster championship victory over St. Peter’s, Wexford last week. Cian Cassidy was the match-winner with 2-1 and Cian Murphy had a fine game at corner back. We wish the lads the best of luck for the rest of the campaign

National Club Draw: The National Club Draw tickets are back on sale again this year and this great initiative by the GAA has helped contribute vital funds to our club for the past number of years. There is a new prize for participating clubs whereby there is a chance to play a club championship match in Croke Park. Individual prizes include: A brand new Renault Clio 4 Expression; a €2,000 travel voucher; All Ireland Hurling & Football packages; various shopping vouchers and many more. Details of each prize available are on each ticket. Tickets cost €10 and can be bought from any member of the Gaels squad. As always, your support is greatly appreciated.

Minor AGM: St. Vincent’s Minor AGM takes place this Sunday, November 25^th at 5pm in Monaduff. All are welcome and encouraged to attend

Annual General Meeting: Our AGM was held last Sunday, December 16^th in Monaduff. Secretary Lorraine Corrigan gave a comprehensive report on the events of the previous year and Treasurer Stephen McDermott outlined the Income & Expenditure for 2018 in his report. Chairman Séamus Gallagher then expressed his gratitude to the outgoing committee and all those who supported the club in any way during the year. The officers elected for 2019 were as follows:

Presidents: Fr. Bernard Hogan, Jimmy Breslin, Frank McNamee, Jimmy Courtney, and Mary Gilhooley.
Chairperson: Séamus Gallagher.
Vice Chairperson: Mike Mulleady.
Secretary: Lorraine Corrigan.
Assistant Secretaries: Pauline Corr & JP Murphy.
Treasurer: Stephen McDermott.
Assistant Treasurer: Betty Creegan & Kathleen Brady.
Finance Sub Committee: Betty Creegan, Kathleen Brady, Pauric Gill, Ciaran Cooney, Mark Duffy, and Stephen McDermott.
PRO: Pauric Gill.
Registrar: Bridie Reilly.
County Board Delegates: Pat Corrigan, Paddy O’Neill, Pat Donnelly.

Sub-Delegate: Séamus Noonan.
Insurance Officer: Frankie McGowan.
(Joint) Development Officers: Thomas Gill & Brian Duffy.
Irish Officer: Michael Lennon.
Club Health & Well Being Officer: Darren Smith.
Children’s Welfare Officer: Dessie Connell

Scór Co-Ordinator: Lorraine Corrigan & Michael Lennon
Intermediate Team Manager: Jack Lynn. Selector: Dessie Connell

Junior Team Manager: Anthony McKeon. Selector: Séamus Gallagher

U20 Team Manager: Paddy Collum. Selectors: David Collum & Ciarán Cooney
The club would like to welcome all the new members on board and also express a big thank you to all the committee members who stepped down after their years of hard work and service. The club would also like to wish the new committee all the best for the coming year.

The following awards were decided on the night:

Player of the Year: Dean Cosgrave
U-20 Player of the Year: Aaron McGee
Club Personality of Year : Bridie Reilly

Congratulations to all concerned on their well-deserved accolades. Well done also to those who were nominated. The Senior nominees also included David Collum and Paddy Collum. The U20 nominees also included Ryan Crowe, Michael McKenna and Mark Hughes.

 

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, December 17^th, in The Olde Village, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €14,000. Results are on the club website and will be published in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Annual Christmas Quiz: Our annual Christmas table quiz will be held in The Mill Bar, Drumlish on Friday, December 28^th at 9pm. A great night’s entertainment is assured and there will be prizes for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place as well as a raffle on the night. A table of 4 costs €40. The Player of the Year and Clubperson of the Year awards will also be presented on the night

National Club Draw: The National Club Draw tickets are back on sale again this year and this great initiative by the GAA has helped contribute vital funds to our club for the past number of years. There is a new prize for participating clubs whereby there is a chance to play a club championship match in Croke Park. Individual prizes include: A brand new Renault Clio 4 Expression; a €2,000 travel voucher; All Ireland Hurling & Football packages; various shopping vouchers and many more. Details of each prize available are on each ticket. Tickets cost €10 and can be bought from any member of the Gaels squad. As always, your support is greatly appreciated.

Longford: Well done to Paddy Collum, Pauric Gill, Padraic Davis, Ian Higgins and Gordon Smyth on Longford’s win over Meath in the second round of the O’Byrne Cup on Saturday last.

Sympathy: The club would like to express its sympathy to the family and friends of Jimmy Reilly (formerly of St. Mary’s Street, Drumlish) and also to the family and friends of Lizzie Scott (née McQu:aide, formerly of Lettergullion) who both passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas orthu

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, December 17^th, in The Olde Village, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €14,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:

4, 9, 22, 27

There was no winner. There were additional prizes for Christmas.

€30 Winners

1. Samantha Tully, Newtownforbes
2. Cormac McGann, Kenagh
3. Brendan Dillon, Drumlish
4. Dara McGann, Kenagh
5. David Cox, Rooskey, Co. Roscommon

Turkey Winners

1. Michael McAvey, Drumlish
2. Stephen Cosgrave, Drumlish
3. Kathleen Gill, Corrick, Drumlish

Bottle of Whiskey Winners

1. Mary Buckley, Gala, Ballinamuck
2. John Collum, Lettergullion
3. Michael Cox, Drumlish

Tin of Biscuits Winners

1. Mary O’Toole, Ballinamuck
2. Paddy Howe, Ballinamuck
3. Brian Duffy, Drumlish

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Rúairí Carthy
2. Paddy O’Neill

The next draw is in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, January 7th. The Jackpot is now €14,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Annual Christmas Quiz: Our annual Christmas table quiz will be held in The Mill Bar, Drumlish on Friday, December 28^th at 9pm. A great night’s entertainment is assured and there will be prizes for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place as well as a raffle on the night. A table of 4 costs €40. The Player of the Year and Clubperson of the Year awards will also be presented on the night. Please come out and support

National Club Draw: The National Club Draw tickets are back on sale again this year and this great initiative by the GAA has helped contribute vital funds to our club for the past number of years. There is a new prize for participating clubs whereby there is a chance to play a club championship match in Croke Park. Individual prizes include: A brand new Renault Clio 4 Expression; a €2,000 travel voucher; All Ireland Hurling & Football packages; various shopping vouchers and many more. Details of each prize available are on each ticket. Tickets cost €10 and can be bought from any member of the Gaels squad. As always, your support is greatly appreciated.

Club Membership: Club Membership for the forthcoming year is now available. The cost is €30 for adults and €15 for students. Membership is required for all playing members and for use of the gym. Membership entitles you to attend monthly club meetings and if received before March 31^st, entitles you to a vote at next year’s AGM and entry into the draw for All Ireland tickets. To pay please contact Registrar, Bridie Reilly.

Happy New Year: We would like to wish all our members, players, supporters, coaches and sponsors a very happy 2019 and with hard work hopefully we can make next year a more successful one. Thank you to everyone who helped us in anyway way during the last 12 months. Athbhliain faoi shéan is faoi mhaise daoibh.

Thank You: Thank you to Padraig O’Brien and all the sports team at the Longford Leader for their publication of our club notes during the year and their continued, excellent coverage and promotion of our games. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.

Annual Christmas Quiz: Our annual Christmas table quiz was held in The Mill Bar, Drumlish on Friday last, December 28^th. With over 30 tables it was our biggest and best quiz to date and a great night was had by all. Before the quiz started our club award winners were presented with their trophies. Dean Cosgrave was presented with the Eamon Kerrigan Senior Player of the Year Trophy by Eileen Kerrigan; Bridie Reilly was presented with the John Joe Brady Clubperson of the Year Trophy by Kathleen Brady and Aaron McGee was presented with the Jimmy Tully U20 Player of the Year award by Patrick Tully. Well done to all the award winners. In the quiz in first place was Eamon Bennett’s team (Tarmonbarry) on 76 points; 2^nd place was Marie Gill’s team on 75 points and 3^rd place was Packie Duffy’s team on 71 points. Thank you to all three teams who kindly donated their prize money back to the club. There was a special prize (a case of Bulmers, sponsored by McKeon’s Wholesale Bottlers) for the best team name and that went to the Women’s Shed for their name “The Hen House”. The raffle prize winners were as follows: Christmas Hamper (sponsored by McCarrick’s Cash & Carry) – Aoife and Sophie Mallon; Meal Voucher for Dillon’s Bar & Bistro, Ballinamuck (sponsored by Peter Dillon) – Edel Sheridan; 2 bottles of Brandy (sponsored by Mike and Martin Mulleady at Mulleady Properties) – Helena Brady and Brian Duffy; Case of Bulmers (sponsored by McKeon’s Wholsesaler Bottlers, Longford) – Martin Mulleady; Bag of Goodies (sponsored by Lorraine Corrigan) – Johnny Duignan. Thank you to Eoin Brady, Caroline and all the staff at the Mill Bar for the use of the premises and their hospitality. Thank you to Lorraine Corrigan for the difficult task of setting 100 questions; Billy Kellegher for doing MC on the night; Von Corrigan and Betty Creegan for correcting all the answer sheets and to Séamus Gallagher, Bridie Reilly and Mike Mulleady for collecting sheets and helping out. Finally, thank you to all who came and took part and bought raffle tickets. Without all this work and support, the event would not be the success it was.

Lotto: On account of Christmas and New Year, the next draw is in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, January 7th. The Jackpot is now €14,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Longford Seniors: Best of luck to Paddy Collum, Pauric Gill, manager Padraic Davis, and backroom team members Ian Higgins and Gordon Smyth as Longford play Louth in the O’Byrne Cup on Saturday next, January 5^th in Pearse Park.

National Club Draw: The National Club Draw tickets are back on sale again this year and this great initiative by the GAA has helped contribute vital funds to our club for the past number of years. There is a new prize for participating clubs whereby there is a chance to play a club championship match in Croke Park. Individual prizes include: A brand new Renault Clio 4 Expression; a €2,000 travel voucher; All Ireland Hurling & Football packages; various shopping vouchers and many more. Details of each prize available are on each ticket. Tickets cost €10 and can be bought from any member of the Gaels squad. As always, your support is greatly appreciated.

Club Membership: Club Membership for the forthcoming year is now available. The cost is €30 for adults and €15 for students. Membership is required for all playing members and for use of the gym. Membership entitles you to attend monthly club meetings and if received before March 31^st, entitles you to a vote at next year’s AGM and entry into the draw for All Ireland tickets. To pay please contact Registrar, Bridie Reilly.

Welcome Home: Welcome home to Darren “Chippy” Farley who is back on these shores after a couple of years living and working in New York. It is great to have Darren back and he will be a massive addition to us on the playing field.

Sympathy: The club would like to express its sympathy to the family and friends of Frank Kelly (formerly of Drumlish) who passed away in Dublin recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas air.

Drugs, Alcohol & Cyber Security Awareness: Fr Manning Gaels & St Vincents are hosting an Information Evening on Drug, Alcohol and Cyber Security Awareness on Friday January 18th ‘19 in the clubhouse Monaduff from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. This promises to be a very informative evening given by Professionals. Every parent and child should know about the disease of addiction, both substances and behavioral & it’s effects on the family, also to learn about the basic cyber security tips to protect you and your family. It is open to the wider Community, to all Parents and Secondary school children age group up. All welcome so please come and join us. This is a free event, there will be a question and answer session also light refreshments.

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

4, 10, 14, 26

There was no winner.

€30 Winners

1. Seán Beirne, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
2. John Davis, Ballinamuck
3. Pat Faughnan, Kilnashee, Drumlish
4. Lucy Powell, c/o Dillon’s, Ballinamuck
5. Muriel Jones, Newtownforbes

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Cian Brady and Aiden Gray
2. Quinn’s Pub, Drumlish

The next draw is in The Mill Bar, Drumlish on Monday, January 21^st. The Jackpot is now €14,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

National Club Draw: The National Club Draw tickets are back on sale again this year and this great initiative by the GAA has helped contribute vital funds to our club for the past number of years. There is a new prize for participating clubs whereby there is a chance to play a club championship match in Croke Park. Individual prizes include: A brand new Renault Clio 4 Expression; a €2,000 travel voucher; All Ireland Hurling & Football packages; various shopping vouchers and many more. Details of each prize available are on each ticket. Tickets cost €10 and can be bought from any member of the Gaels squad. As always, your support is greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Club Membership

 

Club Membership for the forthcoming year is now available. The cost is €30 for adults and €15 for students. Membership is required for all playing members and for use of the gym. Membership entitles you to attend monthly club meetings and if received before March 31^st, entitles you to a vote at next year’s AGM and entry into the draw for All Ireland tickets. To pay please contact Registrar, Bridie Reilly.

 

Longford Seniors

 

Hard luck to Longford who were beaten by Westmeath in the O’Byrne Cup semi-final on Saturday last. Best of luck to the squad as they now prepare for the National League.

 

Drug, Alcohol and Cyber Security Awareness: 

 

Fr. Manning Gaels and St Vincent’s are hosting an information evening on Drug, Alcohol and Cyber Security Awareness on Friday, January 18th  in Monaduff from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. This promises to be a very informative evening given by professionals. Every parent and child should know about the disease of addiction. Substances have a physical and behavioural impact on individuals and families. You will also learn about the basic cyber security tips to protect you and your family. It is open to the wider Community, parents and children of secondary school age and up. All welcome so please come and join us. This is a free event, there will be a question and answer session and also light refreshments.

 

 

Congratulations

 

Well done to Raymond Gallagher who won the clubperson of the year award for the Longford GAA club in New York. Ray is club treasurer and has done trojan work in helping Longford secure a historic first senior championship title.