Leinster Club Championship Well done to Jack Lynn and the team on an excellent one point victory over O’Hanrahan’s of Carlow on Sunday. The team done extremely well do hold out for a 1-10 to 0-12 win. Aaron Quinn got our all important goal near the end of the first half when he intercepted a short kick out and powered his way through, blasting the ball to the roof of the net. Our next outing is against Rosenallis of Laois on Saturday, November 9^th in Pearse Park. The team and scorers were as follows: Paddy Collum (0-2, 2f), Darren Reilly, Cian Brady, Derek McCormack, Emmet Noonan, Gary Connell, Mark Hughes, Liam Lynch, Aaron Quinn (1-1), Dean Cosgrave, Ryan Crowe, Conor Keenan, Pauric Gill (0-2), Martin Cassidy (0-5, 4f), Cian Cassidy Subs used: Eoin Keane, Kevin Whelan The club wishes Emmet Noonan a speedy recovery from the injury sustained in the first half. The club would like to thank all the supporters who made the long journey down to Fenagh to help the lads across the line. A special word of thanks to Peter Davis (Green Pasture Meats) who once again sponsored the team after the match. Thanks also to Joseph Gill who provided a live stream of the match on Twitter for our supporters who could not make it down. Lotto The Lotto draw was held last Monday, October 21^st in The Olde Village Inn, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €18,200.  The numbers drawn were as follows: 15, 17, 19, 24 There was no winner. €30 winners

1. Tommy & Teresa Carolan, Drumlish
2. Gerry Crowe, Drumlish
3. Oliver Naughton, Breanross South, Mohill
4. Mary Joe Conboy, Cornakelly, Moyne
5. Betty Crowe, Drumlish

  €20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Paddy O’Neill
2. Jimmy Courtney

The next draw is in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, November 4th The Jackpot is now €18,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. On lotto duty this weekend are Liam Lynch and Kevin Whelan. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto Dinner Dance Our Dinner Dance will be held on the 18^th of Janaury in Lough Rynn. More details closer to the date

Leinster Club Championship

The first round of the Leinster club Championship takes place this Sunday, October 27^th in Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow against the Carlow champions at 1pm. Best of luck to Jack and the team and we hope to see a good crowd down to support the lads.

Patsy Reilly Cup Final

On Friday evening last we were well defeated by Granard in the Patsy Reilly Cup final on a scoreline of 1-16 to 1-4. Short a number of regulars we were always chasing the game having fell 1-4 to no score down  early on. A penalty from Paddy Collum after Pauric Gill was brought down helped close the gap mid way through the first half but Granard pushed on for a deserved win. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum (1-0, pen), Cian Murphy, Cian Brady, Derek McCormack, Mark Hughes, Liam Lynch, Conor Keenan (0-1), Aaron Quinn, Seán Whelan, Anthony Kane, Ryan Crowe, Kevin Whelan, Pauric Gill (0-2), Dean Cosgrave (0-1), Eoin Keane

Subs used:

Darren Reilly, Ciarán Cooney, David Collum, Stephen Cosgrave, Cian Cassidy

Lotto

The Lotto draw was held last Monday, October 21^st in The Olde Village Inn, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €18,200. Results are available on the club website and will be published in next week’s paper. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. On lotto duty this weekend are Robin O’Neill and Paddy McNally. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto

Hurling

Well done to Clonguish and our own Paddy Collum who won their Leinster championship match agains Bardarrig of Wickow at the weekend.

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.