Monaduff Park 40th Anniversary
This Sunday, September 22nd, is a special occasion as we mark the 40th anniversary of the official opening of Monaduff Park between 2 and 5pm. On the day there will be the Parish League final, club parade, skill challenges, Kids Corner, U-10 match and a match between the Mothers & Others and Dads & Lads. Refreshments will be served and there is no admission. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Championship
The final round of the Intermediate Championship group stage takes place this Saturday in Killoe when we play Sean Connollys at 8pm. The Junior C championship is on tonight Wednesday in Monaduff against Cashel at 8pm and the Junior B Championship is on Friday against Carrickedmond in Michael Moran Park, with the time still to be confirmed. Best of luck to all our teams and management.
Lotto
The lotto draw took place in The Mill Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, September 16th. The Jackpot was €19,200. Results are currently on the club website and social media and will be published in next week’s notes.Thank you to all who support our lotto. The next draw will take place in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, September 30th. Please play again on Clubspot by selecting the Fr Manning Gaels option or from the usual ticket sellers.
Oskars Launch Night
The Launch Night for the Oskars will take place on Friday night, September 27th in The Mill Bar from 7pm. Music by Graham Feeney and a great night is ensured!
Oskars Fundraisers
There are loads of fundraisers ongoing at the moment to support our Oskars initiative and we ask if you can support whatever you can. This Friday night there is a table quiz in The Mill Bar at 9pm. Table of 4 costs €40 and there are prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Sympathy
The club extends its deepest sympathy to the McCormack family, Gaigue, on the sad passing of John McCormack in Navan. Solas na bhFlaitheas air.
Executive
The club would like to thank Paul Dowler for all his years of hard work after he recently stepped down from his role as Insurance Officer. We welcome Aiden Gray to the role and wish him the best of luck.
Church Gate Collection
Thank you to everyone who so generously supported our Church Gate collection last weekend in Ballinamuck and Drumlish. Thanks to Stephen McDermott, Kathleen Brady, Michael Lennon, Pauline Corr, Pauric Gill, Lorraine Corrigan, Dessie Connell and Pat Donnelly for helping out.
Junior B Championship
The Juniors had another great win in the championship on Wednesday evening last in Monaduff, defeating Abbeylara 0-14 to 0-3. The team and scorers were as follows: Cody Lee, Sean McKenna (0-2), Mark Duffy, David McKenna, Caelum McGee (0-1), Ciaran Cooney, Tom McGee (0-1), Darren Farley (0-1), Jim Rogers (0-2), Petie Collum (0-2), Aiden Gray, Kevin Whitney, Orrin Greene, James McCann, Chris Crowe (0-5, 2f). Subs: Padraig O’Neill, Sean Hourican, Eoin O’Hara, Aaron Crowe, Philip Kane.
Lotto
The lotto draw took place in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, September 2nd. The Jackpot was €19,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:
8, 17, 20, 29
There was no winner. The Jackpot is now €19,200! This is the highest our Jackpot has ever been since the club launched it in 1995!
The three €50 winners were:
Sharon Curwin
Sinéad Breslin
Joe Cassidy
Thank you to all who support our lotto. The next draw will take place in The Mill Bar, Drumlish on Monday, September 16th. Thank you to Cathal Quinn for doing the draw, use of the premises and for providing refreshments. Please play again on Clubspot by selecting the Fr Manning Gaels option or from the usual ticket sellers.
Oskars Launch Night
The Launch Night for the Oskars will take place on Friday night, September 27th in The Mill Bar from 7pm. Music by Graham Feeney and a great night is ensured!
Sympathy
The club extends its deepest sympathy to the Donnelly and Campbell families on the sad passing of Seamus Campbell, Clonmacart, last week. Solas na bhFlaitheas air.
Intermediate Championship
Well done to the team and management who had a 1-13 to 1-4 win over Ballymahon on Thursday evening last. This win means we have qualified for the semi-final with one round of the group stage left. The game started evenly and we equalised when Jamie Nertney pointed a free for a foul on Pauric Gill after good work from Sean Whelan. A couple more scores came from Gill and a Nertney free for a foul on Martin Cassidy, before Ballymahon struck for goal. Gaels responded well to this setback and fired over points from JP Farley (an excellent effort from long-range) and Cian Cassidy after superb direct ball was played in by Conor Keenan to Gill who played Cassidy through. Then a wonderful solo effort goal from Paul McGee put the Gaels in a commanding position. Paul tore up the pitch, evading many challenges and planted an excellent shot into the bottom left corner. Paul later took a very heavy frontal challenge, but played a stormer until the end. The first half scoring was closed with two further points from Gill and Martin Cassidy, after a great turnover, to leave it 1-7 to 1-11. The second half started off as the first finished with a good point from distance from Mark Breslin, then Martin Cassidy intercepted a kickout to place Pauric Gill for a point. Jamie Nertney fisted a score in response to two Ballymahon points. Cian Cassidy chipped over a lovely point when Sean Whelan won a great ball on the edge of the square and played it out to him. The scoring came to a conclusion in injury time with two more points from Mark Hughes and Gill, to leave it 1-13 to 1-4 in our favour. The team and scorers were as follows: Paddy Collum, Paul McGee (1-0), JP Farley (0-1), Cian Murphy, Kaelum Gill, Mark Hughes, Dean Cosgrave, Mark Breslin (0-1), Sean Whelan, David Collum, Conor Keenan, Jamie Nertney (0-3, 2f), Cian Cassidy (0-2), Martin Cassidy (0-1), Pauric Gill (0-4). Subs: Cian Brady, Ryan Crowe, Kevin Whelan, Cathal Quinn. We have a bye in the next round and then we play Sean Connollys in the last round on the weekend of September 21/22. There were a couple of errors in the teamsheets for the Cashel and Ardagh Moydow matches. Cashel should have read Conor Keenan (1-1) and Jamie Nertney (0-5, 5f). Ardagh should have read Sean Whelan (0-1)
Win a €1,000 Travel Voucher
Congratulations to the winner of our €1,000 Travel Draw Voucher:
John Davis, Gortletteragh
Thank you to Cathal Quinn for doing the draw and use of his premises as well as providing refreshments. Thank you to Cunningham Design & Planning and Larkin Windows for their sponsorship. Friday night was also our Marquee volunteer appreciation night. The highly talented Impulse provided the entertainment. Thank you to all those who worked so hard before, during and after the festival
Junior B Championship
The Junior B championship continued last Wednesday evening in Monaduff against Dromard. The lads had a good win on a final score of 3-12 to 0-1. Jim Rogers was in terrific form with 1-6 from play while Petie Collum also had a significant contribution with 1-3 from play. James McCann scored the other goal, a cracking effort into the top corner after an excellent run along the endline. Team and scorers: Aiden Gray, David McKenna, Declan Donnelly, Sean McKenna, Caelum McGee, Ciaran Cooney, Tom McGee, Mark Duffy, Darren Farley, Petie Collum (1-3), Kevin Whitney, Chris Crowe (0-1), Jim Rogers (1-6, James McCann (1-1, 1f), Padraig O’Neill. Subs: Orrin Greene (0-1), Sean Hourican, Rory McEvoy. We play Abbeylara this evening, Wednesday, at 8pm in Monaduff. Best of luck to the team and management.
Junior C Championship
The lads were playing Ardagh Moydow in the championship on Saturday last and were well-beaten 7-11 to 0-5. Two missed penalties unfortunately did not help our case. The team and scorers were as follows: Ryan Francis, James O’Neill, Francis Lennon, Brean Kane (0-1), Darren Cawley, Micheal Kane (0-1), Ruairi Mimnagh, Ciaran Quinn, Eamon Nertney (0-1), Tyrone Crowe, Cathal Curwin (0-1), Anthony Bispo, David Taylor, Kieran Mulligan, Paul Donnelly (0-1).
Lotto
The lotto draw took place in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, September 2nd. The Jackpot was €19,000. Thank you to all who support our lotto. Results are currently on the club website and social media and will be published in next week’s notes. The next draw will take place in The Mill Bar, Drumlish on Monday, September 16th. Please play again on Clubspot by selecting the Fr Manning Gaels option or from the usual ticket sellers.
Get Well Soon
Everyone at the club would like to wish our hard-working executive member Von Corrigan a very speedy recovery after her recent procedure. We look forward to seeing you out and about again soon Von!
Intermediate Championship
Well done to the team and management on a hard-fought 1-7 to 0-9 win over Cashel last Friday. Gaels led 1-4 to 0-3 at half-time with the goal coming from a fortuitous dropping shot from Conor Keenan. Cashel led early on but Gaels equalised with a free from Jamie Nertney for a foul on Pauric Gill after great work from Cian Cassidy to keep the ball in play. Keenan and Gill fired over points before Nertney struck another free for a foul on Gill and then Keenan got the all-important score. Gaels were unlucky not to score a goal at the start when Sean Whelan’s palmed effort from a Gill centre was very harshly adjudged to have been in the square. The start of the second half was dominated by Cashel and we failed to register a point until midway through the half when Conor Keenan was fouled and Nertney converted the free. Cashel brought the game back level in the closing stages and the very accurate Nertney came to the rescue with two late converted frees for fouls on Gill. The team and scorers were as follows: Paddy Collum, Paul McGee, Darren Reilly, Aaron Quinn, Mark Hughes, JP Farley, Dean Cosgrave, Mark Breslin, Sean Whelan, David Collum, Conor Keenan (0-1), Jamie Nertney (0-5, 4f), Cian Cassidy, Martin Cassidy, Pauric Gill (0-1). Subs: Cathal Quinn, Kaelum Gill. The championship resumes tomorrow Thursday when we play Ballymahon at 8pm in Newtownforbes. Best of luck to the team and management
Win a €1,000 Travel Voucher
The Travel Draw, in conjunction with The Marquee in Drumlish, is also back this year where for just €5 you can win a €1,000 travel voucher. You can also buy 5 lines for €20 or 10 lines for €40. Tickets are on sale from any of the players or executive as well as on Clubspot. The prize has once again been kindly sponsored by Cunningham Design & Planning and Larkin Windows. The draw will take place on August 31st in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish.
Junior B Championship
The Junior B championship continued last Wednesday evening in Monaduff against Mostrim. The lads had a good win on a final score of 0-16 to 0-1. There was some excellent point scoring from James McCann, Petie Collum, Jim Rogers and Chris Crowe in particular. Aiden Gray pulled off a brilliant save just after half-time and the team kicked on from there. Team and scorers: Aiden Gray, David McKenna, Declan Donnelly, Sean McKenna, Caelum McGee, Ciaran Cooney, Tom McGee (0-1), Kevin Whitney, Darren Farley, Sean Hourican (0-1), Petie Collum (0-3), Chris Crowe (0-5), Orrin Greene, James McCann (0-3, 2f), Padraig O’Neill. Subs: Jim Rogers (0-3), Rokas Stoskus, Rory McEvoy, Aaron Crowe, Eoin O’Hara. We play Dromard this evening, Wednesday, at 8pm in Monaduff. The Junior C team play Ardagh Moydow on Saturday at 7pm in Ardagh. Best of luck to the team and management.
Lotto
The lotto draw took place in Dillon’s of Ballinamuck, on Monday last, August 19th. The Jackpot was €18,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:
15, 18, 23, 26. There was no winner. The Jackpot is now €19,000
The three €50 winners were:
Louise Cadam
Séamus Brady, Dring
James Hanafee, Longford
Thank you to all who support our lotto. The next draw will take place in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, September 2nd. Thank you to Dillon’s for use of the premises and for providing refreshments.
Please play again on Clubspot by selecting the Fr Manning Gaels option or from the usual ticket sellers.
St Vincents
Well done to our juvenile team and management of Niall Mulleady, JP Farley and Martin Cassidy, on winning the Division 2 league last week against Longford Slashers.