ACFL Division 2 

We collected our first points of the new league campaign when registering a good 2-19 to 2-13 win over Ballymore in glorious conditions in Monaduff on Sunday last. Gaels started very well and raced to a 1-2 to nil lead early on, thanks to Martin and Cian Cassidy. We stayed in front until half time, with Mark Breslin and Kevin Whelan winning the battle for possession around midfield, and led 1-11 to 0-11. The scores came from Martin Cassidy frees for fouls on Cian Cassidy and Pauric Gill, Gill, Oisin Kane, Dean Cosgrave and five from the ever-dangerous Cian Cassidy. Great work from Paul McGee found Jamie Nertney on the edge of the square on the resumption and he made no mistake in planting the ball in the net. That, along with a neat Kane point saw the Gaels hold a commanding seven-point lead that was almost extended when Martin Cassidy just shot wide when going for goal. Ballymore came storming back and soon went into a one-point lead with two goals in rapid succession. However, the Gaels immediately restored their lead with two frees from Cassidy, both for fouls on Gill and they did not lose the lead again, as more points came from Nertney, Martin Cassidy and finally Cian Cassidy rounded off an excellent performance with the club’s first two-point score. The team and scorers were as follows: Cody Lee, Paul McGee, JP Farley, Sean McKenna, Dean Cosgrave (0-1), Aaron Quinn, Tom McGee, Mark Breslin, Kaelum Gill, Oisin Kane (0-2), Pauric Gill (0-2), Jamie Nertney (1-1), Cian Cassidy (0-7, 1tp), Kevin Whelan, Martin Cassidy (1-6, 5f). Subs: Sean Gibbons, Caelum McGee, Kevin Whitney. Best of luck to the team and management as the play Sean Connollys in Maguire Park, this Saturday at 7pm. 

 

Scór Sinsir 

Well done to our Quiz Team of Joseph Gill, Ciaran Cooney, Pauric Gill and Gabriel Higgins who won the Senior Scor Question Time on Thursday evening last in Pearse Park. We wish them, along with our Figure Dancers and Novelty Act, the best of luck in the Leinster Final this Sunday. 

 

St Vincents Annual Monster Bingo 

The Annual monster Bingo takes place on Sunday, April 13th in the ‘98 Hall in Ballinamuck at 3pm. There is €2,500 in prize money to be won as well as a monster raffle. Please support 

Corn Hill Challenge 

The Corn Hill Challenge is back this year after a hiatus of a number of years, this time in conjunction with Fr Manning Gaels, and kindly sponsored by Longford Precast. May 18th is the date for the big event, with the link for registration coming soon. Chipped time, T-shirt, medal and refreshments (kindly sponsored by ABC Childcare) all included. It is €35 to enter the 10-mile race, €25 for the 10k, €10 for the 5k and €5 for all U-16s. 

 

 

Lotto 

Our lotto draw took place in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, March 24th. The Jackpot was €3,800. The numbers drawn were as follows: 

4, 11, 12, 25 

There was no winner. The Jackpot is now €4,000! 

The three €50 winners were: 

Gerard Canning 

Paddy Maxwell 

Brenda Rogers 

 

Thank you to all who support our lotto. Thank you to Cathal for use of the premises, providing refreshments and facilitating the draw. The next draw will take place in Dillon’s of Ballinamuck on Monday, April 7th. Please play again on Clubspot by selecting the Fr Manning Gaels option or from the usual ticket sellers. 

 

Longford 

Best of luck to Paddy Collum, Enda McGahern and the rest of the Longford team and management this weekend in the Leinster championship against Wicklow. Well done to the Longford minors on their draw with Kildare at the weekend. It was great to see Alex Karytinos play a key role at corner back and well done also to Finbar Thomas who is on th panel. 

 

Sympathy 

The club extends its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Kathleen Conroy (nee Gray, formerly Currabawn) who died in New York recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi