St Vincents Minor Football Club – AGM – we are holding our AGM on Sunday 26th November at 5pm in Monaduff Club House. All Parents & Friends of the Club are invited to come along.

U21: Training continues as normal this week for the U21 panel. The date of the next match has finally been fixed. We are out against Mullinalaghta on Sunday, November 12th in The Laurels.

Lotto: The draw was held in Gallagher’s Bar on Monday last, October 23rd. The Jackpot was €8,200. The numbers drawn were as follows:

1, 6, 21, 28

There was no winner

€30 Winners:

1. Claire Heaney, Barraghmore, Drumlish.
2. Sarah Rehill, Ballinamuck.
3. Seamus Rodgers, c/o Gallagher’s Bar.
4. James Campbell, Gortletteragh
5. Johnny Canning, Currabawn, Drumlish.

€20 Sellers’ Prize:

1. Tess Murphy
2. Jodie Corrigan

The next draw will take place in The Village Inn, Drumlish on Monday, November 6th. The Jackpot is now €8,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to all who continue to support our lotto.

Monthly Meeting: Apologies for the error in last week’s notes, the monthly Executive meeting will take place this Thursday, November 2nd at 8.30pm in Monaduff. All members of the Executive are requested to attend.

GAA Season Ticket: The season ticket for 2018 is now available for renewal/purchase. The adult ticket is €99, juvenile ticket is €20 and the Adult Club+ ticket is €200. The club+ ticket allows entry for all grades of adult championship matches within Longford. For further details please see www.gaa.ie

October Mudfest: Thank you to those of you who represented the club at last weekend’s Mudfest in Ballinalee. Well done to Rúairí Carthy who placed 5th overall. Well done to the Seán Connolly’s club on another well organised and entertaining event.

Upcoming Workshops: Longford Sports Partnership are running the following courses in November which can be booked atwww.eventbrite.ie:

First Aid/Sports Injuries in the EDI Centre, Mastertech Business Park, Athlone Rd, Longford on Saturday November 11th from 9am until 5pm. Fee is €50.

Safeguarding 2 (Club Children’s Officer) Workshop. This takes place on Thursday evening, November 9th from 7pm until 10pm in the Longford County Council offices. You must have completed Safeguarding 1 before doing this course.

Sympathy: We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Joe Brady (Aughadowry) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas air.

U21: Training continues as normal this week for the U21 panel. The date of the next match is still unknown but will be relayed to all concerned as soon as details have been made available to us by the county board.

Lotto: The draw was held in Gallagher’s Bar on Monday last, October 23rd. The Jackpot was €8,200. 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. Thank you to all who continue to support our lotto.

Monthly Meeting: The club’s October Executive meeting will take place this Thursday, October 26th at 8.30pm in Monaduff. All members of the Executive are requested to attend.

GAA Injury Benefit Fund: The GAA have entered into Preferred Medical Provider Agreements with a network of hospitals and clinics countrywide with effect from October 1st 2017. The key aims of this are to reduce medical costs and to deliver high quality healthcare to our registered members through the GAA Injury Benefit Fund. For further information please contact Lorraine or Pauric.

Congratulations: Well done to Padraic Davis, Pete McWade and Ian Higgins and their Mohill side who completed the Leitrim double last weekend when they clinched the league title courtesy of victory over Melvin Gaels.

U21: U21 training continues as normal this week. Details of the next match will be relayed as soon as they are confirmed by the county board.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, October 9^th in The ‘98 Bar, Ballinamuck. The Jackpot was €8,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:

 10, 11, 21, 30.

 There was no winner.

 €30 winners

1. Mark Gilhooley, Drumlish
2. Margaret Gibson, Newtownforbes Rd, Drumlish.
3. Bernie Collum, Barraghmore, Drumlish.
4. Frankie & Teresa McGee, Drumlish.
5. Liam Shanley c/o Malachy Scott.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Aaron McGee & Kevin Whitney.
2. Ciarán Cooney & Mickey Kelly.

The next draw is in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, October 23rd. The Jackpot is now €8,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continue to support our lotto.

New York Champions: Congratulations to the Longford team in New York who won the Intermediate championship title on Sunday last courtesy of a 1-12 to 1-9 victory over Sligo in Gaelic Park. Well done in particular to our club man Darren Farley who played a starring role at centre half forward.

Annual Convention: Please note that the Annual Convention of CLG Coiste Chontae Longfort (Longford GAA County Committee) will take place on Thursday, 14th December 2017 at 7.30 pm. This years Convention will be hosted by CLG Baile Uí Mhatháin in Cooney’s Hotel, Ballymahon. Nomination and Motion Papers will be forwarded later in the month. The closing date for return of same shall be before 6pm on Monday, 13th November.

Consultation Process for “Connecting for Life” – SuIcide Prevention Action Plan: The HSE, in partnership with the community, voluntary and statutory organisations, is developing a Suicide Prevention Action Plan for the counties of Longford/Westmeath, Laois/Offaly, Louth/Meath. It will be based on the national Connecting for Life Strategy *National Strategy as outlined below. This process commenced in April 2017 and will be completed and launched in early 2018.

Given the complexity and the cross-cutting nature of suicide and self-harm, consultation will play a key role in the development of the Plan. This provides an opportunity for individuals, service providers, community organisations and those at increased risk of self-harm and suicide to give their views, contribute their knowledge and expertise and have their say regarding what should be included in the Plan. This will help to ensure that the national goals are translated into local actions that are consistent, efficient and effective.

You are invited to take part in this consultation by completing a short online survey which can be found at the following website: www.connectingforlifemidlandslouthmeath.ie The website contains surveys aimed at both service providers and members of the public.

If you have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to contact Eddie Ward by email: eddie.ward@hse.ie or by phone: (043) 335-0169 Mob: (086) 380-1152

St. Vincent’s Success: Pride of place this week goes to our magnificent St. Vincent’s U-12 team who captured the Div. 2 title last Saturday morning against Dromard in Pearse Park. They showed great courage and determination to overcome a 0-4 to 0-0 deficit at half time and emerged victorious on a score line of 2-8 to 1-6. Well done to the team and management and all involved in our minor club who are doing tremendous work for underage in the parish. We would like to wish the best of luck to our U-14 team who are in the county final this Saturday in Pearse Park against Grattan Óg.

U-21 Championship: Our U-21 team are out in the first round of the championship this Saturday evening at 5pm in Monaduff against Granard/Ballymore. Best of luck to the squad and management team of Séamus Noonan, Ken Leonard and Gearóid Nertney.

Lotto: The draw was held in Dillon’s Bar, Ballinamuck on Monday last, September 25th. The Jackpot was €7,800. 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.

Congratulations: Well done to clubmen Padraic Davis, Pete McWade and Ian Higgins who helped guide Mohill to another Leitrim senior county final last weekend with a hard fought one point victory over Carrick. We wish the lads all the best in their preparations for the final.

Club Meeting: The monthly executive meeting will be held this Thursday, September 28^th in Monaduff at 8.30pm. All members of the executive are requested to attend. This will be followed by a club meeting at 9.30pm which is open to all members of the club.

Sympathy: The club would like to extend its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Margaret Rose Collum, née Lennon (formerly of Cartron) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi.

ACFL Division 1: Hard luck to our senior team who drew with county semi finalists, Mostrim on a scoreline of FMG 2-9 Mostrim 1-12 on Friday night last. This result means that we will be playing Division 2 football in 2018. The team and scorers were as follows:

Patrick Collum (0-3, (2 45s, 1 free)), Mickey Kelly, Dan Gorman, Emmet Noonan, Nigel Kiernan, Pauric Gill (0-1), Mike Kiernan, Seán Whelan , Mark Duffy,  Anthony Kane, Ciarán Cooney, Cian Brady, Diarmuid Cooney (0-1), Martin Cassidy (1-2), Petie Collum (1-2, 2fs).

Substitutions used:

David Collum, Dean Cosgrave, Mark Hughes, Kevin Whelan.

Thank you to our loyal group of supporters who are with us through thick and thin. Thank you to our management team of Gary Donohoe, Anthony McKeon and Michael Mulleady. Thanks also to our back room team of Bridie Reilly, Ken Leonard and Paul Dowler who have been with us all the way.

The club would like to wish a speedy recovery to Pauric Gill, who sustained a hamstring injury in the early stages of the second half.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, September 4^th in The Porter House, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €7,600. The numbers drawn were as follows:

4, 9, 27, 28.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Martin Collum, Lettergullion.
2. Aisling O’Hara, Cloonagh, Drumlish.
3. Cormac Gobal, Killoe.
4. Elaine Collum, Barraghmore, Drumlish..
5. Bernadette & Orla Noonan, Monaduff.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Kevin Davis.
2. Derek McKeon

The next draw is in Dillon’s Bar, Ballinamuck on Monday, September 19th. The Jackpot is now €7,800. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

St. Vincent’s U-12 Final:Best of luck to our team and management against Dromard in the county final this weekend

Church Gate Collection: Thank you to those who supported our annual collection this year. Thanks especially to Stephen McDermott, Kevin Davis, and Frankie McGowan who manned the collection box on Saturday in Drumlish and to Betty Creegan and Lorraine Corrigan who were in Ballinamuck on Sunday and to Lorraine and Packie Duffy who were in Drumlish on Sunday.

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.