Latest News – 03-03-2019

Lotto

The lotto draw was held in Dillon’s Bar & Bistro, Ballinamuck on Monday last, March 4th. The Jackpot was €15,000. The 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.

Club Membership

Club Membership for the forthcoming year is now available. The cost is €30 for adults and €15 for students. Membership is required for all playing members and for use of the gym. Membership entitles you to attend monthly club meetings and if received before March 31st, entitles you to a vote at next year’s AGM and entry into the draw for All Ireland tickets. To pay please contact Registrar, Bridie Reilly.

Longford Seniors

Hard luck to Longford seniors who were beaten by Laois at the weekend. We hope they can get back on track to secure their position in Division 3 in two weeks’ time against Sligo

Challenge Match

The club’s pre-season preparations continued with another good challenge match last Friday evening away to Tubber in Offaly. In what was a very good game of football we were narrowly pipped on a scoreline of 1-18 to 3-11. The team was:

Michael Heslin, Tom McGee, Derek McCormack, Stephen Cosgrave, Emmet Noonan (2-0), Mark Hughes, Aaron McGee, Seán Whelan, Gary Connell (0-1), Conor Keenan (1-0), Anthony Kane, Ruáirí Carthy, Dean Cosgrave (0-3), Martin Cassidy (0-6, 3f), Darren Farley (0-1, 1f)

Substitutions used: Kevin Whitney, Kevin Whelan, Seán Breslin, Cian Brady, Ciarán Cooney

Leitrim

Well done to our former manager Gary Donohoe who is a selector with the Leitrim team who gained promotion from Division 4 at the weekend after their win over London