Recent Fixtures

We received the points from Grattan Óg in the last round of the ACFL Division 2 league which means we finish in second place. We now await the conclusion of Divison 1 to see who finishes second fom bottom there where we then play in a promotion/relegation play off.

In the last round of the junior championship last week, we received the points from Granard. This now concludes the season for the juniors. Thank you to Anthony McKeon and the the squad for the effort they put in all year

Lotto

There was no lotto draw last weekend on account of the Marquee. The next draw is in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, August 26^th. The Jackpot is now €17,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. On lotto duty this weekend are Anthony McKeon and Derek McKeon. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

The Marquee In Drumlish

Our 10^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. 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.

Thank you to Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish and the Ledwith Family who were our licencing partner. Thank you to Mike and Martin Mulleady at Mulleady Properties who sponsored the festival again this year along with Imagine Lte.

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 our parish 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.

Win a weekend trip to New York

To celebrate 10 years of the Marquee in Drumlish Festival, we are holding a raffle in Quinn’s Bar on Friday night, August 30^th at 9pm where one lucky winner will win a weekend break to New York City (or a travel voucher worth €1,000). Tickets cost €5 and can be bought off any member of the club. Thank you to Cunningham Design  & Planning and Larkin Aluminium for their kind sponsorship of this great prize.

Lotto

The lotto draw was in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, August 26^th. The Jackpot was €17,400. 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. On lotto duty this weekend are Bridie Reilly and Brendan Corrigan. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

The Marquee In Drumlish – Monster Bingo

The 10th Annual Marquee Monster Bingo in conjunction with the Marquee in Drumlish, was held on Sunday August 18^th in the ’98 Hall Ballinamuck. This year it was in aid of ‘Meals on Wheels Longford’. The Marquee Bingo Committee would like to thank everyone who sponsored prizes for the raffle, gave donations and bought bingo books. Thanks also to the ‘98 Hall Committee for the use of the hall, FÁS who prepared the hall and having it looking so well on the day, Ballinamuck Bingo Committee for their support and all the other people who helped on the day selling raffle tickets etc, the Longford Leader for promoting the event, not forgetting Johnny Cooney and Tommy McVeigh for co-ordinating the traffic. On behalf of the committee and Fr. Manning Gaels, we thank you most sincerely. The event was a huge success and enjoyed by everyone. The Club appreciates your generosity and continued support to Fr. Manning Gaels.

Win a weekend trip to New York

To celebrate 10 years of the Marquee in Drumlish Festival, we are holding a raffle in Quinn’s Bar on Friday night, August 30^th at 9pm where one lucky winner will win a weekend break to New York City (or a travel voucher worth €1,000). Tickets cost €5 and can be bought off any member of the club. Thank you to Cunningham Design  & Planning and Larkin Aluminium for their kind sponsorship of this great prize.

St. Helen’s

Hard luck to St. Helen’s who were beaten in the semi final of the championship on Sunday last.

Sympathy

The club offers its’ sincere condolences to the family and friends of Liz Nicholson (Gaigue) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi

Lotto

The Lotto draw was held last Monday, September 9th, in The ’98 Bar, Ballinamuck. The Jackpot was €17,600. The numbers drawn were as follows:

7, 10, 24, 26

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Lily McWade, Drumlish
2. Jack & Louise c/o Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish
3. James Forde, Kiltycreevagh, Ballinamuck
4. Darragh Mulligan, Clonaugh, Drumlish
5. Nicole Garrigan, Kilnashee, Drumlish

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Liam Forde
2. Jimmy Courtney

The next draw is in Dillon’s of Ballinamuck on Monday, September 23rd. The Jackpot is now €17,800. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. On lotto duty this weekend are Frankie McGowan and Micheál Joyce. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Church Gate Collection

Thank you to all who supported our annual church gate collection at the weekend. Thanks to Thomas Gill and JP Murphy who manned the collection on Saturday evening in Drumlish and to Bridie Reilly, Lorraine Corrigan and Pauric Gill for Sunday morning in Ballinamuck and Aiden Gray and Séamus Gallagher for Sunday morning in Drumlish.

Recent Sponsorship

The club would like to thank those who have sponsored gear for the team recently. Thank you to Mike and Martin Mulleady of Mulleady Properties for sponsoring jumpers; to Niall Mulleady of The Mulleady Group for sponsoring tracksuit bottoms and to Seán Whitney of Emo Filling Station for t-shirts. This generosity is greatly appreciated.

Mulleady Group Intermediate Championship Final

All roads lead to Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, this Sunday, September 29^th where we play Ballymahon in the Intermediate Championship final. The Fr. Manning Gaels committee would like to wish all players and the management team of Jack Lynn, Dessie Connell and Niall Mulleady the very best of luck. We hope to see a large crowd on Sunday wearing the maroon and gold to support the lads who have worked so hard all year. Throw in is at 3.45pm.

Up For the Match

On Friday night next the 27th of September Fr Manning Gaels will be hosting an ”Up for the Match” night in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish at 9.30pm. This promises to be a great night’s entertainment for all with interviews from past and present players plus special guests. Music and refreshments on the night. Admission is free

Sponsorship

Fr Manning Gaels are in the Intermediate County Final on Sunday next the 29th of September. This is a great achievement for the players and management. If anyone would like to give a donation to the Club to help cover costs it would be greatly appreciated. All sponsors will be recognized publicly. Any donations can be given to a committee member. All donations would be greatly appreciated.

Lotto

The Lotto draw was held in Dillon’s of Ballinamuck on Monday last, September 23rd. The Jackpot was €17,800. Results are currently available 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. On lotto duty this weekend are Conor Keenan and Cian Cassidy. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Get Well Soon

The club would like to wish Petie Collum a speedy recovery from his recent operation

U20 Championship

The draw for U20 Championship was made recently and we were drawn in a group with Ardagh/Moydow and Abbeylara/Mullinalaghta in the 13 a-side B Competition. First round is fixed for Saturday, 5^th of October against Ardagh/Moydow.

All Ireland Masters

Well done to the Longford/Leitrim Masters who won the All Ireland Shield at the weekend where they came back from behind to defeat Laois. The club was well represented by Mike Mulleady, Micheál Kane, Anthony McKeon, Derek McKeon, Frank Noonan and Enda McGahern, as well as manager James Breslin.

Donation

A special presentation was  made on Friday night by the Crowe Family to the club. The medals won by the late, great Pat Crowe are now on display in the clubrooms. Pat was one of the stars of the teams of the 50s and 60s and worked tirelessly for the club throughout his life so it is a great honour to have his medals in Monaduff. Thank you to the Crowe family for this lovely gesture.

Congratulations

Well done and best of luck to Club President Mary Gilhooley on her well-deserved nomination for Longford Person of the Year

Mulleady Group Intermediate Championship Final

Pride of place this week goes to our team who won the Intermediate championship and secured senior status for the club by virtue of an excellent 2-14 to 0-11 victory over Ballymahon. The Fr. Manning Gaels committee would like to thank all players and the management team of Jack Lynn, Dessie Connell and Niall Mulleady who worked so hard all year. We also sincerely thank the backroom team of Graham Lee (who could not be there as he is serving our country in the Lebanon), Gerry Whelan (Dublin Trainer), Bridie Reilly, Lorraine Corrigan and Gareth Donnelly. Thank you to all our supporters, the backing from the parish was terrific and it was great to see so many flags and posters from houses and businesses across the parish and the support on the day in Pearse Park was like a 16^th man. A massive thank you to our various sponsors, in particular our main sponsors the Davis Brothers (Peter, Liam and John) who once again sponsored the players after the match. Thank you to Peter Dillon and staff at Dillon’s of Ballinamuck for sponsoring a lovely meal for the team and management after the match. Massive congratulations to young Conor Keenan on his well deserved Man of the Match award. Hard luck to Ballymahon, we thank them for a very sporting game and wish them all the best for the future. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum (0-1, 1f), Darren Reilly, Cian Brady, Derek McCormack, Mark Hughes, Gary Connell, Emmett Noonan (0-1), Aaron Quinn, Liam Lynch (0-1), Dean Cosgrave (0-1), Darren Farley, Conor Keenan (1-2), Pauric Gill (1-3), Martin Cassidy (0-3, 1f), Cian Cassidy

Substitutions used:

Cian Murphy, Anthony Kane (0-2), Ryan Crowe, Seán Whelan, David Collum, Eoin Keane

There is still lots of football to be played with a league promotion match against Longford Slashers, the U20 championship, the Patsy Reilly Cup and the Leinster Intermediate club Championship away to the Carlow champions. Keep an eye on the fixtures for when they will be played

Sympathy

The club expresses its’ sincere sympathy to the Murphy and Cawley families on the very sad, untimely passing of Nicola Murphy (née Cawley). We also extend our condolences to the family and friends of Pauline Taite (Fardromin) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas orthu.

Lotto

The Lotto draw was held last Monday, September 23rd, in Dillon’s of Ballinamuck. The Jackpot was €17,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

5, 21, 23, 29

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Alesha McNally, Crott, Moyne
2. Fergal & Bridie Reilly, Ballinamuck
3. Wifi Sing & twins, Co. Louth
4. Patsy McNally, Greagh, Drumlish
5. Margaret Gibson, Newtownforbess Road, Drumlish

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Ann Carthy
2. O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish

The next draw is in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, October 7th The Jackpot is now €18,000. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. On lotto duty this weekend are Séamus Gallagher and JP Murphy. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto

U20 Championship

First round is fixed for Saturday, 5^th of October at 7pm against Ardagh/Moydow in Monaduff. Best of luck to manager Paddy collum and the team

Up For the Game

Our “Up for the Game” night last Friday in Gallagher’s, was a great success. Thank you to Seamus Gallagher and Paraic Brady for doing MC and all who got up on stage for interview. Thanks to Seamus Gallagher and the staff at Gallagher’s Bar for the use of the premises and the refreshments. A great night’s craic was had by all.

Patsy Reilly Cup Final

The final is scheduled for this Friday evening, October 18^th against Granard. Check the fixtures for throw-in time and venue.

Lotto

The Lotto draw was held last Monday, October 7^th, in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €18,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:

4, 8, 10, 19

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Anthony Gearty, Drumlish
2. Gavin Mitchell, Drumlish
3. Maureen Forde, Ballinamuck
4. Ciarán Donohoe, Killoe
5. Gerry White & Debbie, c/o Olde Village Inn, Drumlish

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Lorraine & Von Corrigan
2. Dillon’s of Ballinamuck

The next draw is in The Olde Village Inn, Drumlish on Monday, October 21^st The Jackpot is now €18,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. On lotto duty this weekend are Martin Cassidy and Petie Collum. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto

U20 championship

Our U20s were beaten by Northern Gaels last Sunday. Thank you to the management team  of Paddy Collum, David Collum and Ciarán Cooney. Thanks to the players Eoin Garvey, Shane Hagan, Cian Murphy, David McKenna, Brian O’Connor, Conor Keenan, Aaron Crowe, Philip Kane, Michael Courtney, Ryan Crowe, Rúairí Gallagher, Cian Cassidy and Brendan McCann

Hurling

Well done to Clonguish and our own Paddy Collum who won the county senior hurling championship at the weekend

Club Meeting

The monthly club meeting is this Thursday, October 17th, at 9pm in Monaduff. All club members are invited to attend

Parish League

Saturday July 6th, starting at 12 noon.

Cul Camps

Are back in Monaduff again this year: 5th – 9th Aug. Booking can be done online. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Parish League

Saturday July 6th, starting at 12 noon.

Cul Camps

Are back in Monaduff again this year: 5th – 9th Aug. Booking can be done online. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Lotto

The lotto draw was held in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, June 24^th. The Jackpot was now €16,600. 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. On lotto duty this weekend are Stephen McDermott and Mike Mulleady. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Reserve League 3

We played Legan Sarsfields in the Junior Reserve League last Wednesday evening in Monaduff and we were well beaten on a scoreline of 3-13 to 1-5. The team and scorers were as follows:

James McCann, Brean Kane, Micheál Kane, Robin O’Neill, Darren Reilly, James O’Neill, Rúairí Carthy (0-1), Mark Breslin, Tom McGee, Mike Mulleady, Seán Breslin (0-1), Stephen Donnelly (0-3), Derek McKeon (1-0)

Subs used:

Kevin Whitney, Paddy McNally, Gearóid Nertney,

Upcoming Fixtures

We played Seán Connolly’s in the Division 2 League, last night, Tuesday. Details will be in next week’s paper. We are away to Cashel in the league this Saturday at 7pm. Best of luck to the team and management

Congratulations

Congratulations are extended to long serving club player Ciarán Cooney, on his recent engagement. Congratulations also to former player Niall Kiernan who got married recently

Longford

Hard luck to Longford who were beaten by Tyrone on Saturday last.

Recent Sponsorship

The club would like to thank Brendan Larkin at Larkin Aluminium for his generous sponsorship of togs for the squad. It is greatly appreciated.

Sympathy

The club extends its’ sympathy to the family and friends of Molly McKeon (Clonmacart) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi.

Lotto

The lotto draw was held in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, June 24^th. The Jackpot was €16,600. The numbers drawn were as follows:

14, 15, 19, 29.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Niall Mulleady, Ballinamuck
2. Siobhán Devlin, Drumlish
3. Bernard Courtney, Drumlish
4. Peter Collum, Drumlish
5. Kathleen Dowler, Moatfarrell

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Dillon’s Bar & Bistro, Ballinamuck.
2. Séamus Noonan.

The next draw is in The Village Inn, Drumlish on Monday, July 8th. The Jackpot is now €16,800. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. On lotto duty this weekend are Nigel Kiernan and Jonathan Connell. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

ACFL Division 2

We received the points from Seán Connolly’s last Tuesday evening week. We then played Cashel in Páirc Chiaráin on Saturday. Unfortunately we conceded a goal in the eighth minute of injury team and lost out on a score line of 2-13 to 0-17. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum (0-1, ’45), Darren Reilly, Liam Lynch, Cian Murphy, Mark Hughes, Emmet Noonan, Aaron McGee (0-1), Seán Whelan, Pauric Gill (0-3), Conor Keenan (0-2), Darren Farley, Dean Cosgrave, Cian Cassidy (0-2), Kevin Whelan (0-2), Martin Cassidy (0-6, 6f)

Subs used:

Anthony Kane, Eoin Keane, Cian Brady, Stephen Cosgrave

We play Ballymore this Friday, July 5^th at 8.30pm in Monaduff in the Division 2 League. Best of luck to the team and management

Sympathy

The club extends its’ sympathy to the family and friends of Elizabeth McVeigh (née Collum) formerly of Barraghmore who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi.