Lotto: The draw was held in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, April 2^nd. The Jackpot was €10,400. 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. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

U20 Championship: Our U20s were well beaten by Abbeylara/Mullinalaghta on a score line of 3-19 to 1-5 in the last round of the U20 championship on Good Friday. This concludes our involvement in the championship and we would like to thank the panel of players and management team of Cian Brady, Aiden Gray and David Collum for the effort put in

Michael Moran ACFL Division 2: The first round of the league was called off last Sunday due to a bereavement in the Grattan Óg club. We send our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. The next round is away to Cashel, this Saturday, April 7^th at 7pm. Please support

Drumlish Ballinamuck Men’s Shed: The Drumlish and Ballinamuck Men’s Shed is opening this Wednesday night, April 4^th at 8pm in Drumlish. Fr. Manning Gaels would like to wish the best of luck to all those involved with this great initiative as it is vitally important to combat isolation and encourage social engagement in rural communities. It would be great to see large support from the GAA community on the night.

Padraic Gearty Cup: Our Juniors were out in the Padraic Gearty Cup on Easter Monday last against Legan Sarsfields in Monaduff. Details will be in next week’s notes.

Club Captaincy: Well done to Paddy Collum who was selected as club captain again this year. Well done also to Emmett Noonan who was appointed vice captain. We wish both men the best of luck in their important roles for the coming year

Sports First Aid Course: Longford Sports Partnership are running a Sports First Aid Course on Saturday the 21st April from 10am to 5pm. If you are interested in enrolling on this course please send your details to info@longfordsports.ie

Coaching Officers Workshop & Information Night: There is a training and information night for all Club Coaching Officers on Thursday 5th April at 7pm in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park. This is to launch the new “TURAS” Coach Development Programme that will be ran out with all Clubs in the County in the coming months

Referee Shortage: There is currently a shortage of referees in the county. Without referees we will have no games so this situation needs to be urgently rectified by all clubs in the county. If you are interested in becoming a referee please contact Lorraine.

Sympathy: We extend our sincere sympathy to footballer and underage coach Graham Lee on the recent death of his mother. Our condolences also to Mary McCormack, Gaigue, on the recent passing of her mother. Solas na bhFlaitheas orthu.

2017 Season: Competive action has now concluded for 2017 and we would like to sincerely thank all the players and management involved with the senior, reserve, junior and U21 teams for their effort throughout the year.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, November 6^th in The Village Inn, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €8,400. The numbers drawn were as follows:

5, 22, 28, 29.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. JP Murray, Newtownhamilton, Co. Armagh
2. Richard Maher, Esker Glen, Drumlish.
3. Tommy McGee, Bandra.
4. Ryan Lee Smith, Mill Oaks, Drumlish.
5. Kate Murray, Clonmacart, Drumlish.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Paddy O’Neill
2. Nigel Kiernan.

The next draw is in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, November 20^th. The Jackpot is now €8,600. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continue to support our lotto.

Data Protection Seminar: In order to assist GAA Clubs to understand specifically what they must do to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (which comes into effect in 2018), a Data Protection seminar will be held in Croke Park on Saturday, November 18^th 2017.  The seminar will start at 10:00 am, will last approximately 3 hours and will be repeated in the afternoon, starting at 1:30 pm.  Attendees can choose to attend whichever session, morning or afternoon. If interested, please contact Lorraine or Pauric for further information.

Get Well Soon: We wish a speedy recovery to our club captain and county keeper Patrick Collum who sustained a nasty leg injury recently.

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.

Welcome Home and Slán go Fóill: We welcome home Fergal Reilly from his 6 month tour of duty in Lebanon this week. At the same time we wish his brother Darren all the best as he heads off for his 6 month tour. A unique situation which everyone at the club is proud of.

Sympathy: We would like to extend our sincere condolences to the Kane family Drumlish on the recent passing of Alex in Edgeworthstown. Our sympathies are also extended to Mary Breslin (Shanmullagh) on the passing of her sister Bernie Heaney in England. Solas na bhFlaitheas orthu.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, December 4^th in The Porter House, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €8,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

17, 18 ,19, 29.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Meabh Kane, C/O Welcome Inn.
2. Vincent Doyle, Ballinamuck.
3. James Devaney, Killoe.
4. Cathal Howe, Ballinamuck.
5. Ciarán Lennon, Drumlish.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Old Village Inn
2. Patsy Carthy.

The next draw is in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, December 18^th. The Jackpot is now €9,000. Please note that there will be extra prizes for this draw for Christmas. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continue to support our lotto.

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.

Annual Table Quiz: Our annual table quiz will take place on Friday the 29^th of December. More details will be included in next week’s notes.