Annual General Meeting: The following managerial appointments were made at our recent AGM.

Senior Team manager: Gary Donohoe;  U20 Team manager: Cian Brady.

We wish them all the best of luck for the coming year.

Club Membership: Club membership is now available for the coming year. The fee is €30 for Adults and €15 for Students. Please contact Registrar Bridie Reilly if you would like to become a member.

Lotto: The draw was held in Dillon’s Bar, Ballinamuck on Monday last, January 22^nd. The Jackpot was €9,400. Results are currently available on the club website and will be in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Scór Sinsir: Please note that the Senior Scór date has changed. It now takes place in Ardagh Community Centre on Friday, February 23rd at 7:30pm. Competitions in Scór include: Rince Foirne – Figure Dancing; Amhránaíocht Aonair – Solo Singing; Aithriseoireacht / Scéaltaíocht – Recitation; Bailéad Ghrúpa – Ballad Group; Léiriú Stáitse – Sketch; Ceol Uirlise – Instrumental Music; Rince Seit – Set Dancing; Rince Sean Nós – Sean Nós Dancing. If anyone is interested in competing in the Figure Dancing please contact Mairéad O’Reilly at 0872606494. Please contact Lorraine Corrigan at 0864017301 if you are interested in competing in any of the other events. The club has a proud history in this competition and it would be great if we could get back competing in as many sections as possible.

Longford Seniors: Best of luck to Paddy Collum, Pauric Gill and the Longford squad in the first round of the National League this Sunday in Tullamore against Offaly.

National Club Draw 2018: Tickets for the National Club Draw are currently available to purchase. If anyone would like to buy a ticket, please contact any member of the senior squad. Tickets cost €10. There are many great prizes to be won such as a new Renault Dynamique, a travel voucher worth €2,000 and All Ireland Hurling & Football final packages.

Ballinamuck/Drumlish First Responders: Ballinamuck/Drumlish First Responders will be delivering CFR and AED training on Thursday 1st Feb @7.15pm in the ‘98 Hall Ballinamuck – this training is certified by Irish Heart Foundation and Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council. We welcome all members involved in the club especially trainers, selectors etc to do this valuable course and anyone who is due for renewal to come along. Please give your name beforehand to Bridie Reilly, Yvonne Leslie or Paddy Howe

Sympathy: We would like to express our sincere condolences to the Lennon family on the recent passing of their mother Bridget. The Lennon family is steeped in our club with Pauline our assistant secretary, Kathleen our assistant treasurer and Seán is a former player, PRO and Chairman. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this time. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi.

Annual General Meeting: Our AGM was held last Saturday, January 13^th in Monaduff. There was a large crowd in attendance which was great to see. Secretary Lorraine Corrigan gave a comprehensive report on the events of the previous year and Treasurer Stephen McDermott outlined the Income & Expenditure for 2017 in his report. Chairman Packie Duffy then expressed his gratitude to the outgoing committee and all those who supported the club in any way during the year. The officers elected for 2018 were as follows:

Presidents: Fr. Bernard Hogan, Jimmy Breslin, Frank McNamee, Jimmy Courtney, Mary Gilhooley and Jimmy Mimnagh.
Chairperson: Séamus Gallagher.
Vice Chairperson: Mike Mulleady.
Secretary: Lorraine Corrigan.
Assistant Secretary: Pauline Corr.
Treasurer: Stephen McDermott.
Assistant Treasurer: Betty Creegan & Kathleen Brady.
Finance Sub Committee: Betty Creegan, Kathleen Brady, Pauric Gill, Ciaran Cooney, Mark Duffy, David Cassidy & Stephen McDermott.
PRO: Pauric Gill.
Assistant PRO: Micheál Kane.
Registrar: Bridie Reilly.
County Board Delegates: Pat Corrigan, Paddy O’Neill, Pat Donnelly.

Sub-Delegate: Paraic Brady.
Insurance Officer: Frankie McGowan.
Development Officer: Thomas Gill.
Assistant Development Officer: Brian Duffy.
Irish Officer: Michael Lennon.
Club Health & Well Being Officer: Brendan Corrigan.
Children’s Welfare Officer: Dessie Connell.

Scór Co-Ordinator: Lorraine Corrigan
Events Controller & Health & Safety Officer: Pat Donnelly, Martin Mulleady, Pete McWade & Padraic Davis.

The club would like to welcome all the new members on board and also express a big thank you to all the committee members who stepped down after their years of hard work and service. The club would also like to wish the new committee all the best for the coming year.

The following awards were decided on the night:

Senior Player of the Year: Pauric Gill
U/21 Player of the Year: Mark Hughes
Club Personality of Year : Packie Duffy

Congratulations to all concerned on their well deserved accolades. Well done also to those who were nominated. The Senior nominees also included Emmett Noonan, Cian Brady and Petie Collum. The U21 nominess also included Timothy Bouvin and Tom McGee.

Packie Duffy – Thank you: At the AGM Packie Duffy announced that after 9 years as chairman he was stepping down. The club would like to sincerely thank Packie for all the tremendous work he has done for Fr. Manning Gaels over the years. Indeed, it must be noted that before Packie took the top seat for the Gaels, he was the St. Vincent’s chairman for the previous 6 years. Packie has done gaelic games in our parish some service and we are all greatly appreciative of this. Go raibh míle maith agat.

Club Membership: Club membership is now available for the coming year. The fee is €30 for Adults and €15 for Students. Please contact Registrar Bridie Reilly if you would like to become a member.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, January 8^th in The ‘98 Bar, Ballinamuck. The Jackpot was €9,200. The numbers drawn were as follows:

12, 15 ,29, 30.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Ann Griffin, Gortletteragh.
2. Michael Conboy, New Jersey.
3. Mark Breslin, Drumlish.
4. Mark Gillooley, Drumlish.
5. Mickey Quinn, Drumlish.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Jodie Corrigan
2. Sales Team B.

The next draw is in Dillon’s Bar , Ballinamuck on Monday, January 22nd. The Jackpot is now €9,400. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continue to support our lotto.

Scór: Senior Scór takes place in Ardagh Community Centre on Friday 9th February at 7:30pm. Competitions in Scór include: Rince Foirne – Figure Dancing; Amhránaíocht Aonair – Solo Singing; Aithriseoireacht / Scéaltaíocht – Recitation; Bailéad Ghrúpa – Ballad Group; Léiriú Stáitse – Sketch; Ceol Uirlise – Instrumental Music; Rince Seit – Set Dancing; Rince Sean Nós – Sean Nós Dancing. If anyone is interested in competing or knows of anyone who would be interested in competing this year please contact Lorraine Corrigan as soon as possible. The club has a proud history in this competition and it would be great if we could get back competing in as many sections as possible.

Longford Seniors: Hard luck to Paddy Collum, Pauric Gill and the Longford squad on their defeat to Meath after a free kick shootout in the O’Byrne Cup semi final on Sunday last.

National Club Draw 2018: Tickets for the National Club Draw are currently available to purchase. If anyone would like to buy a ticket, please contact any member of the senior squad. Tickets cost €10. There are many great prizes to be won such as a new Renault Dynamique, a travel voucher worth €2,000 and All Ireland Hurling & Football final packages.

Sympathy: We would like to express our sincere condolences to the Dillon Family, Ballinamuck on the recent passing of Declan in New York. We would also like to extend our sympathies to the family and friends of Peter Hagan, Pilltown, Kilkenny (formerly of Kilnashee), Michael Courtney, Cashel (formerly of Cloonaugh) and Brigid Eddiford (née Kennedy, formerly of Currabawn) who all passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas orthu.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, December 18^th in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €9,000. The numbers drawn were as follows:

3, 17 ,24, 29.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Michael McGovern, Gortletteragh.
2. John Caldwell, Drumlish.
3. Brendan Larkin, Ballinamuck.
4. Seán Lennon, Drumlish.
5. O’Toole Family, Ballinamuck.

Turkey Winners

1. Philomena Scott, Ballinamuck
2. Mark & Martha Duffy.
3. The Ferry Family

Bottle of Whiskey Winners

1. Mick Gibson, Drumlish
2. John & Mia Quinn C/O Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish
3. Séamus Sorohan

Tin of Biscuit Winners

1. James Devaney
2. Eileen Quinn, Drumlish.
3. The Joyce’s, Drumlish

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Liam Forde
2. Jimmy Courtney.

The next draw is in The ’98 Bar, Ballinamuck on Monday, January 8^th. The Jackpot is now €9,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continue to support our lotto.

Annual Table Quiz: Our annual table quiz will take place on Friday, December 29^th in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish at 9pm. Tables cost €40 for a table of four. There will be also be a raffle with many fantastic prizes to be won. A great night’s entertainment is guaranteed as always. Please come out and support.

Longford Seniors: Best of luck to Paddy Collum, Pauric Gill and the Longford squad as they face Louth in the first round of the O’Byrne Cup this Saturday in Drogheda

National Club Draw 2018: Tickets for the National Club Draw are currently available to purchase. If anyone would like to buy a ticket, please contact any member of the senior squad. Tickets cost €10.

Thank You: Thank you to Padraig O’Brien and the Longford Leader for the publication of our club notes and the excellent coverage of gaelic games in general throughout the year. Such coverage is vital in the promotion of our games. Go raibh míle maith agaibh

Happy New Year: Happy New Year to all our players, supporters, members and mentors. We hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas and we now look forward to 2018. We would like to thank everyone who supported the club in any way throughout 2017 and we look forward to your continued support next year. Bliain Nua faoi mhaise dhaoibh.

Lotto: On account of the Christmas, the next draw is in The ’98 Bar, Ballinamuck on Monday, January 8^th. The Jackpot is now €9,200. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continue to support our lotto.

Annual Table Quiz: Our annual table quiz took place on Friday last in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish. As always it was a great evening’s entertainment so thank you to all who took part and well done to all who won prizes. In first place (after a tense tiebreaker asking how many square feet is the White House!) winning €100, was Table 1 – Ciarán Carey, Margaret Ann Carey and Michelle Mollaghan. In second place, winning €60, was Table 12 – Séamus Gallagher, Stelia Hopkins, Tony Clarke and Eleanor Beirne, who kindly donated their prize back to the club. In third place, winning €40, was Table 3 – Seán Mahon, Catherine Mahon, Vanessa Hayden, Mike Mulleady, Imelda McIntyre and Majella Farmer, who also kindly donated their prize back to the club. The raffle prize winners were as follows:

1^st prize winning the Hamper (kindly sponsored by McCarrick’s) was Emma O’Connor.

2^nd prize winning the bottle of wine and chocolates (kindly sponsored by the Corrigan family) was Michael McNally.

3^rd prize winning the bottle of whiskey (kindly sponsored by Gallagher’s Bar) was Seán Tobin.

4^th prize winning the box of biscuits (kindly sponsored by the Duffy family) was Mickey Phillips.

A massive thank you to Séamus Gallagher and his staff for their hospitality and the use of the premises. Thank you to Catriona Gallagher for doing an excellent job as MC for the night. Thank you to Lorraine Corrigan for doing the difficult task of setting 100 questions for the quiz. Finally, thank you to those who sponsored the raffle prizes and also those who donated prizes back to the club. It is greatly appreciated.

Longford Seniors: Well done to Paddy Collum, Pauric Gill and the Longford squad on their 6 point victory over Louth in the first round of the O’Byrne Cup. We wish them the best of luck in the next round against Kildare this Sunday in Pearse Park.

National Club Draw 2018: Tickets for the National Club Draw are currently available to purchase. If anyone would like to buy a ticket, please contact any member of the senior squad. Tickets cost €10.

AGM: Details of the AGM will be circulated shortly and will be in next week’s notes.