Club Lotto Please continue to support our club lotto at the following website: https://member.clubspot.app/club/fr.manning-gaels-gaa/lotto/tickets To support Fr. Manning Gaels please purchase from either the 1 line for €2 option or 3 lines for €5 option under the Fr. Manning Gaels GFC lotto section. The Jackpot is €3,200 and the draw will be held on Monday, October 26^th. Where the Jackpot is not won, there will now be three €50 winners selected at random as opposed to previously where there were five €30 winners Outstanding Fixture The club has just one outstanding senior fixture for this year, the last round of the Division 4 league against Ardagh/Moydow, where the winner will take the league title. As all club activity is currently off it is not yet known if or when this will be played National League Best of luck to Paddy Collum and the Longford team and management as they travel to Derry to play the home side in the national league this weekend.

Senior Championship

On Sunday afternoon last we played Longford Slashers in the senior championship quarter final. We were defeated on a score-line of 1-9 to 1-7. Having been defeated by Slashers by 14 points in the first round, the team performed admirably. We were unlucky not to emerge victorious after Pauric Gill was fouled for a penalty and Martin Cassidy converted in the closing stages but the team as a whole gave it everything and the club is very proud of all involved. Thank you once again to Mike and Martin Mulleady for sponsoring lovely jackets for the team and management. This is greatly appreciated by all

Junior Championship

 

Our Junior team bowed out of the championship last week as a result of Longford Slashers’ victory over Granard. Thank you to Darren Smith and Graham Lee and the team for their effort throughout the year

Sympathy

The club extends sympathy to the family and friends of Mary Kenny (née McLoughlin, formerly Shanmullagh) who passed away in the USA recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi.

 

ACFL Division 2

Our senior team had a very good win over Cashel on Saturday evening last in Monaduff. The full-time score was 1-17 to 1-6 in our favour. The team and scorers were as follows:

Aiden Gray, Cian Murphy, Cian Brady, Derek McCormack (0-1), Mark Hughes (0-1), Liam Lynch, Emmet Noonan (0-3), Paddy Collum, Seán Whelan, Cian Cassidy (0-5), Pauric Gill (1-3), Conor Keenan, Ryan Crowe, Eoin Keane (0-2), Podge Gill (0-1)

Subs used:

Stephen Cosgrave, Nigel Kiernan (0-1, 1f), Mark Duffy, Kevin Whitney, Philip Kane.

Thank you to Joseph Gill for live streaming the match for our supporters.

Our next game in the league is this Saturday, September 19^th against Kenagh in McGann Park at 6pm.

The club wishes Martin Cassidy a speedy recovery from the injury sustained in the championship against Slashers

 

ACFL Division 4

Our Reserve team played Carrickedmond on Sunday afternoon last in Michael Moran Park. We won on a scoreline of 3-10 to 1-11. The match was played as 13 a-side. The team and scorers were as follows: Aiden Gray, Cian Murphy, Cian Brady, Micheál Kane, Stephen Cosgrave, Nigel Kiernan (1-1), Mark Breslin (1-0), Mark Duffy, Kevin Whitney, David Cassidy (0-2), Ciarán Cooney (0-1), Petie Collum (0-5, 3f), Podge Gill (1-1, goal from penalty)

Subs used:

Mike Kiernan, Jonathan Connell, Gearóid Nertney, Mark Prunty, Shane Hagan

 

The Reserves have their next match this Sunday, September 20^th, at 2pm in Monaduff against Ardagh/Moydow

 

Danny McGee Tribute

In memory of Danny McGee, money raised from last year’s SingForMe Festival in Cavan was for The Kevin Bell Trust. A portion of the money raised was put towards a plaque to remember Danny, not just for the night of the festival but for years to come. The quote on the plaque is some of Danny’s words from his SmileForMe post. The club was deeply honoured to be presented with the plaque on Saturday last and it is now proudly on the wall in Monaduff. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Sympathy

The club extends sympathy to the family and friends of Mary McKiernan (née Martin, formerly Ballinamuck) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi.

ACFL Division 2

Our senior team had a very good win over Kenagh on Saturday evening last in McGann Park. The full-time score was 3-19 to 1-12 in our favour. The team and scorers were as follows:

Aiden Gray, Mark Hughes (0-1), Cian Brady, Derek McCormack, Emmet Noonan, Darren Farley, Conor Keenan (0-2), Paddy Collum, Seán Whelan, Cian Cassidy (0-4), Pauric Gill (0-3), Ryan Crowe (0-1), Eoin Keane (0-2, 1f), Podge Gill (2-1), Petie Collum (0-3, 2f)

Subs used:

Kevin Whelan (1-1), Mark Breslin and Philip Kane (0-1, 1f).

We await the result of the Kenagh Seán Connolly’s match next weekend to see if we progress further in the competition

Slán

The club wishes clubman and senior selector Graham Lee a safe trip as he heads off with Óglaigh na hÉireann for 6 months to Syria. We look forward to seeing Graham back on the sideline in 2021.

Upcoming Fixtures

We await the result of the Kenagh Seán Connolly’s match next weekend to see if we progress further in the Division 2 league. This match was postponed last weekend on account of the minor final. We have two remaining games in Divison 4 against Ardagh/Moydow and Mullinalaghta respectively. Dates for these have yet to be finalised

Club Lotto

Our club lotto is due to return very shortly via the online Clubspot app. Keep an eye on social media and the notes over the coming days and weeks for more details.

Monthly Meeting

Our monthly club meeting takes place this Thursday evening, October 1^st, at 9pm in Monaduff. All club members are invited to attend.

Dublin Final

There was a local link to last Sunday’s Dublin county final with Mark McNamee playing in goals for Ballyboden. Mark is a son of club and county legend Frank McNamee. Unfortunately, the result didn’t go Ballyboden’s way but a bright future certainly lies ahead for Mark.

Sympathy

The club extends its sincere sympathy to Joe Prunty (New York) and the Prunty family, Ballincurry, on the recent passing of Joe’s sister Angela Macken. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi