Intermediate Championship
The championship resumes this Friday when we play Cashel 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 Friday evening in Clonbonny against Rathcline. The lads had a good win on a final score of 0-19 to 0-7. Team and scorers: Cody Lee, David McKenna, Caelum McGee, Rory McEvoy (0-1), Sean Hourican (0-1), Ciaran Cooney, James McCann (0-2), Nigel Kiernan, Darren Farley (0-1), Jack Nertney, Petie Collum (0-5, 2f), Orrin Greene (0-1) Padraig O’Neill, Aiden Gray (0-2), Christopher Crowe (0-6, 1f). Sub: Nigel Kiernan for Jack Nertney (inj). We wish Jack Nertney a speedy recovery from the nasty head injury he received in the early stages of the match. We play Mostrim this evening, Wednesday, at 8pm in Monaduff. Best of luck to the team and management.
Junior C Championship
The Junior C championship continued last Wednesday evening in Leo Casey Park against Ballymahon. Unfortunately, we were beaten, 2-12 to 1-5. Team and scorers: Ryan Francis, Brean Kane, Derek McKeon, Nathan Maher (0-1), Mick Kane, Ciaran Cooney, Darren Cawley, Mark Duffy, Eamon Nertney, Padraig O’Neill, Auley Thomas (0-2), Colm Jordan (1-1), David Taylor, Tyrone Crowe (0-1), Ciaran Mulligan. Subs: Cathal Curwin, Darren Smith, Anthony McKeon, Gareth Donnelly. We play Cashel tomorrow, Thursday, at 8pm in Monaduff. 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. 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. Please play again on Clubspot by selecting the Fr Manning Gaels option or from the usual ticket sellers.
The Marquee in Drumlish Festival
Our 13th 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 four 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 aid of St Vincents MFC in Ballinamuck on Sunday and to those who ran the youth event in the Marquee on Saturday afternoon. Thanks to An Garda Síochána and the emergency services for their tireless work also.
Thank you to Cathal Quinn of Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish who was our licencing partner this year. Thank you to Mike and Martin Mulleady at Mulleady Properties who sponsored the festival once again this year. 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 Marquee. 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.
New Arrivals
Congratulations to Paddy Collum and wife Ailbhe on the birth of their twin boys last week, Dan and James. Two future Gaels and Longford stars!
Intermediate Championship
We had a good win in the championship on Sunday afternoon last over Ardagh Moydow in Michael Fay Park. The full-time score was 2-15 to 1-9. We got off to the perfect start when a high ball went in on top of Seán Whelan who broke the ball to the oncoming Conor Keenan, who was outstanding, to palm to the net. Jamie Nertney followed this up with a converted free for a foul on Pauric Gill and more scores came from Gill, Nertney, Cian Cassidy, Conor Keenan, Aaron Quinn and an excellent left footed effort from Seán Whelan. Just before the short whistle Cian Cassidy worked his way round the defence after a terrific long ball from Paddy Collum and was hauled down for a penalty, which Collum dispatched. The half time score was 2-8 to 0-4. Ardagh Moydow came back into the game in the second half when they converted a penalty but Jamie Nertney responded, converting some excellent frees for fouls on Dean Cosgrave, Aaron Quinn and Conor Keenan as well as firing over a wonderful effort from play off his left. The remaining scores came from Gill and Keenan as Gaels maintained a commanding lead throughout. Team and scorers were as follows: Paddy Collum (1-0, pen), Paul McGee, Cian Brady, Darren Reilly, Dean Cosgrave, JP Farley, Aaron Quinn (0-1), Seán Whelan, Mark Breslin, David Collum, Conor Keenan (1-3), Kaelum Gill, Jamie Nertney (0-6, 5f), Cian Cassidy (0-1), Pauric Gill (0-2). Subs: Mark Hughes, Martin Cassidy, Ryan Crowe. It was great to see all the lads out afterwards celebrating Cian Brady’s 21st!
Junior Championship
There are two fixtures this week in the Junior Championship. We play Ballymahon in the C championship tonight Wednesday in Leo Casey Park at 7.30pm, then we play Rathcline in the B championship in Clonbonny on Friday at 7.45pm. Best of luck to the team and management
The Marquee in Drumlish
The Marquee is in full swing as I type and the club would like to thank everyone who helped make it a success again this year. A full run-down on the weekend will be in the notes next week
Get Well Soon
Everyone at the club would like to wish Lisa Brady a speedy recovery as she recovers from a tragic accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family at this difficult time.
Lotto
Our lotto draw was held on Monday last, August 5th, in The ‘98 Bar, Ballinamuck. The Jackpot was €18,600. The numbers drawn were as follows: 15, 16, 17, 26. There was no winner. The Jackpot is now €18,800 The three €50 winners were: Imelda Jones, Podge Gill, Mel Greene. Thank you to all who support our lotto. The next draw will take place in Dillon’s of Ballinamuck on Monday, August 19th. Please play again on Clubspot selecting the Fr Manning Gaels option, or from the usual sellers. On lotto duty this week is Pauric Gill
The Marquee is back this year, starting this Friday August 9th until Monday the 12th. We have a fantastic line up to ensure another entertaining weekend. On Friday night have Allie Sherlock, The Highstool Prophets and Ruaile Buaile. On Saturday we have Jimmy Buckley and Derek Ryan. On Sunday night the line-up is Qween, Chasing Abbey and Cronin. We round off the festival on Monday night with the main event – The Declan Nerney Night, which promises to finish a terrific festival in style, as always and includes acts such as Nathan Carter and many others.
Admission free. Thank you to our event sponsors Mike and Martin Mulleady of Mulleady Properties who are back on board again this year. We look forward to seeing you all there!
The Marquee in Drumlish Festival August 9th – 12th
The Marquee is back this year, starting this Friday August 9th until Monday the 12th. We have a fantastic line up to ensure another entertaining weekend. On Friday night have Allie Sherlock, The Highstool Prophets and Ruaile Buaile. On Saturday we have Jimmy Buckley and Derek Ryan. On Sunday night the line-up is Qween, Chasing Abbey and Cronin. We round off the festival on Monday night with the main event – The Declan Nerney Night, which promises to finish a terrific festival in style, as always and includes acts such as Nathan Carter and many others. Thank you to our event sponsors Mike and Martin Mulleady of Mulleady Properties who are back on board again this year. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Monster Bingo
Monster Bingo and raffle will take place in the ‘98 Hall in Ballinamuck this Sunday, August 11th at 3pm. All proceeds are in aid of St Vincents minor club. All welcome
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.
Intermediate Championship
We had a good hard-fought win over Ballymore last Sunday in the championship. The final score was 2-7 to 1-6. We led at half-time 1-4 to 0-1, with the goal coming from Cian Cassidy just before the whistle. Paddy Collum had earlier brilliantly saved a penalty. Ballymore came back in the second half and reduced the margin to a point with time running out. Pauric Gill finished to the net after Cian Cassidy cut through and squared the ball and the same players combined for a point shortly after to secure a very important win. Team and scorers: Paddy Collum, Paul McGee, Darren Reilly, Aaron Quinn, Kaelum Gill, JP Farley, Dean Cosgrave, Mark Breslin, Sean Whelan, Jamie Nertney (0-1), Cathal Quinn (0-1), Mark Hughes, Cian Cassidy (1-3), Pauric Gill (1-0), Conor Keenan (0-2). Subs: Cian Brady, David Collum. The next round is this Sunday against Ardagh Moydow in Michael Fay Park at 4pm. Best of luck to the team and management.
Junior B Championship
The Junior B championship got underway last Friday evening in Monaduff against Granard. Unfortunately, we were beaten 2-9 to 1-7. Team and scorers: Cody Lee, Sean McKenna, Declan Donnelly, David McKenna, Tom McGee (0-1), Darren Farley, Caelum McGee, Jim Rogers (0-1), Kevin Whitney, Christopher Crowe (0-3, 1f), Rokas Stoskus, Orrin Greene (0-1), Sean Hourican (0-1), James McCann, Jack Nertney (1-0). Sub: Nigel Kiernan. There was no Junior C match last Monday as we received the points from the Connollys
Lotto
The lotto draw took place in The ‘98 Bar, Ballinamuck, on Monday last, August 5th. The Jackpot was €18,600. 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. Please play again on Clubspot by selecting the Fr Manning Gaels option or from the usual ticket sellers.