The Lotto draw was held last Monday, August 14^th in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €7,200. The numbers drawn were as follows: 7, 17, 25, 27. There was no winner. €30 winners

1. Kevin Heany, Drumgowna.
2. Colin & Maria Duffy, Lettergullion, Ballinamuck.
3. Marie Matthews, Teffia Park, Longford.
4. Dessie Brady, Drumlish.
5. Rebecca Mitchell, Mohill, Co. Leitrim.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Liam Lynch.
2. Thomas Gill.

The next draw is in The Porter House, Drumlish on Monday, August 28th. The Jackpot is now €7,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you for your continued support.

Senior Championship: Hard luck to our senior team who exited the senior championship despite their 1-18 to 2-12 victory over St. Brigid’s, Killashee on Saturday evening last. We finished the group on 5 points along with Ballymahon. However, their superior scoring difference of +13 was greater than our scoring difference of +8. We now find ourselves in the unfortunate position of a relegation play off despite having won 2 matches and drawn another. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum (0-1, pen), Mickey Kelly, Cian Brady, Emmet Noonan, Eoin Keane (0-5, 4f), Mark Duffy, Nigel Kiernan, Seán Whelan, David Collum (0-1), Kevin Whelan (0-1), Diarmuid Cooney (0-3), Pauric Gill (1-1), Martin Cassidy (0-1), Petie Collum (0-5, 2f), Mark Hughes.

Substitutions used: Dean Cosgrave, Fergal Reilly, Anthony Kane, Ciarán Cooney

ACFL Division 1: We were due to play both Mostrim and Mullinalaghta in the senior league this coming week but both have been postponed until a lter date

Lotto: There was a mistake in last week’s notes, the draw will be held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, August 14^th, not the previous Monday. The Jackpot is €7,200. Results will be on the club website when available and will be in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

The Marquee in Drumlish – August 18^th to 21^st We are all ready go for this year’s Marquee In Drumlish Festival which starts this Friday night the 18^th until Monday the 21^st. A massive thank you to all those who have prepared the site during the week at the Old School in advance of the Festival. This is a weekend not to be missed, with something for everyone to enjoy over the course of the 4 days. On  Friday night we have Seán Rooney, State Lights, Chasing Abbey and DJ Fergal D’Arcy. On Saturday night we have Robert Mizzell and Derek Ryan. On Sunday, Small Time Thieves (aka Top Shelf), The Blizzards and The Aftermath/Cronin will entertain everyone for the night and on Monday it is the Declan Nerney night with special guests Big Tom, Una Healy, Jimmy Buckley, Mick Flavin, Dominic/Barry Kirwan, John McNicholl, Philomena Begley and Trudi Lawlor. We hope you have an enjoyable weekend and wish you a safe journey to and from Drumlish.

Annual Monster Bingo: The Annual Monster Bingo in conjuction with the Marquee in Drumlish will take place on Sunday, August 20^th in the ’98 Memorial Hall Ballinamuck at 3pm. There will be prize money of €2,500 plus a Monster Raffle on the day. All proceeds will be donated to County Longford Hospice Homecare. This service provides excellent, professional care to clients and ensures that they can be cared for with dignity and respect in their own homes. It also provides support to families that require this Hospice Homecare service. Please support this worthy cause as it can make a real difference to the lives of hospice patients in Co Longford. Please come out on the day or give a donation/raffle prize to any of the Marquee bingo committee.

 

Leaving Cert Results: Best of luck to all those who are receiving their Leaving Cert results on Wednesday.

The Lotto draw was held last Monday, July 24th. The Jackpot was €7,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:

07, 09, 13, 20

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Sean Tyrell, Drumgowna
2. Mary Gearty, Drumlish, Co. Longford.
3. Michael McGarry.   
4. Enda Hughes, Drumlish, Co. Longford.
5. Michael Reynolds, Kiltycon, Moyne.

Sellers’ Prize

1. Thomas Gill.

2. Packie Duffy.

The next draw is in O’Reilly’s Bar Drumlish on Monday, August 14. The Jackpot is now €7,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

 

Club Lotto

We are very excited to announce that our club lotto, together with Ballinamuck Enterprise, is back up and running with online tickets available for purchase from 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 mobile phone app should be available for download in the next few weeks. 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

ACFL Division 2

As a result of Kenagh conceding to Seán Connolly’s our senior team’s season has come to an end. It is a disappointing way in which to finish the year but we would like to thank the management team of Jack Lynn, Dessie Connell, Graham Lee and Niall Mulleady and the panel of players for their hard work and dedication all year.

ACFL Division 4

We received the points from Mullinalaghta last Sunday in the second last round of the Reserve League. Our final fixture is against Ardagh/Moydow. This has yet to be fixed.

Sympathy

The club was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of club great Mickey Bissett in Dublin at the weekend. Mickey was a dashing forward for St. Mel’s, Longford and the club in the 1950s and 1960s. The club also extends its sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Kathleen Sweeney (née Farrell), Brocklagh who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas orthu.

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