St Vincents Minor Football Club – Fund Raising Event:  in O’Reillys Bar, Drumlish, music on the night with Graham Feeney on Sunday night 28th October 2018……Get ready to dance the night away!! Your support would be greatly appreciated especially from all our players families & friends. 

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, October 8th, in The Mill Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €13,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:

7, 14, 15, 27

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Bernie McCann, Cloonaugh, Drumlish
2. Séamus Sorohan
3. Liam Forde, Ballinamuck
4. Jackie O’Toole, Annagh, Moyne
5. Ita Ryan, c/o Tom O’Toole, Ballinamuck

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Jimmy Courtney
2. Liam Forde.

The next draw is in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, October 22nd. The Jackpot is now €13,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

County Championship: Congratulations to Mullinalaghta on winning the senior championship for the third year in a row. Well done to Rathcline on winning the intermediate final. We wish both sides, as well as Ardagh/Moydow, the best of luck as they go forward to represent the county in their respective provincial competitions.

Schools Coaching: Vacancies are available for anyone who is willing to assist with football coaching in Drumlish and Ballinamuck national schools. If interested please contact Colin Crowe.

Scór: This year is the 50^th anniversary of Scór and the club would like to participate in as many categories as possible this year to mark the occasion. Scór represents an important part of the GAA in terms of our heritage and culture and the club has a proud history in this competition. If you would like to compete in any of the events (Céilí, Set Dancing, Solo Singing, Ballad Group, Recitation, Instrumental, Drama or Quiz) please contact Lorraine Corrigan or any member of the Executive.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, October 22nd, in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €13,200. Results are available 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. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Patsy Reilly Cup: We had thought our year was over after our defeat in the championship but the withdrawal of Cashel from the Patsy Reilly Cup has meant that we now are in the semi-final this Saturday, October 27^th away to Carrickedmond at 4pm. Best of luck to the team and management

Challenge Match: The team had a useful challenge match on Friday night last in Monaduff in preparation for the Carrickedmond match against Granard. Granard ran out winners 3-12 to 3-10. Our team was as follows:

Paddy Collum (0-1), Stephen Cosgrave, Cian Brady, Gearóid Nertney, Michael Heslin, Mark Hughes, Anthony Kane, Seán Whelan, David Collum, Kevin Whelan (0-1), Ciarán Cooney (1-0), Diarmuid Cooney (0-4, 1f), Rúairí Carthy (0-1), Martin Cassidy (0-2), Dean Cosgrave (2-1).

Substitutions:

Gary Connell, Emmet Noonan and Derek McCormack

Thank you to Granard for coming down for the match.

Monthly Meeting: Our monthly Executive meeting takes place this Thursday, October 25^th at 8.30pm in Monaduff. All members of the Executive are requested to attend. This will be followed by a club meeting at 9.30pm where all club members are invited to attend.

Pitch Work: Work on the upgrading on the training pitch is progressing well thanks to the spell of relatively good weather we have had lately. Please see the club website for photos of the work carried out to date.

Patsy Reilly Cup: On Saturday afternoon last we played Carrickedmond in the semi final of the Patsy Reilly Cup. Short a number of players and out of action for the last six weeks it was always going to be a struggle and we ended up losing on a scoreline of 3-14 to 0-4. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum, Derek McCormack, Cian Brady, Stephen Cosgrave, Aaron McGee, Emmet Noonan, Gary Connell, Seán Whelan, David Collum, Ryan Crowe, Kevin Whelan (0-1), Ciarán Cooney, Eoin Keane (0-3, 2f), Diarmuid Cooney, Dean Cosgrave

Substitutions Used:

Kevin Whitney and Gearóid Nertney

We wish a speedy recovery to Derek McCormack who sustained a nasty facial injury in the second half.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, October 22^nd, in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €13,200. The numbers drawn were as follows:

7, 11, 16, 18.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. The Connolly Family, Drumlish Hill
2. John Forde, Drumlish
3. Mick Griffin, Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
4. Frances Courtney, Kilnashee, Drumlish
5. Aiden Kelly, Kilnashee, Drumlish

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Olde Village Inn.
2. Jodie Corrigan

The next draw is in The ‘98 Bar, Ballinamuck on Monday, November 5th. The Jackpot is now €13,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

National Club Draw: The National Club Draw tickets are back on sale again this year and this great initiative by the GAA has helped contribute vital funds to our club for the past number of years. There is a new prize for participating clubs whereby there is a chance to play a club championship match in Croke Park. Individual prizes include: A brand new Renault Clio 4 Expression; a €2,000 travel voucher; All Ireland Hurling & Football packages; various shopping vouchers and many more. Details of each prize are available on each ticket. Tickets cost €10 and can be bought from any member of the Gaels squad. As always, your support is greatly appreciated.

September Sports Star of the Month: Congratulations to our own Darren Farley who has been nominated in the Longford Leader for the September Sports Star of the month award as a result of his performances for the succesful Longford team in New York, of which Darren was the captain. You can still vote for Darren on the Leader website. Please do so before 9pm tonight, Wednesday 31^st!

Get Well Soon: The club would like to extend its best wishes to one of our great supporters, Jimmy Kane (Monaduff) who is in hospital at this time. We look forward to seeing you out and about again soon Jimmy.

Sympathy: The club extends its sympathy to the family and friends of Austin McManus (formerly of Derryheelan) who passed away recently in England. Solas na bhFlaitheas air.