Latest News – 24-02-2019

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held in The ’98 Bar, Ballinamuck on Monday last, February 18th. The Jackpot was €14,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

1, 4 ,20, 24

There was no winner.

€30 Winners

  1. Tom O’Toole, Ballinamuck
  2. Liam Gill, Ballinamuck
  3. Lorraine Kelly, Cornakelly, Moyne
  4. Philomena Scott, Ballinamuck
  5. Marie Gill, Corrick, Drumlish

€20 Sellers’ Prize

  1. Jimmy Courtney
  2. Liam Forde

The next draw is in Dillon’s Bar & Bistro, Ballinamuck on Monday, March 4th. The Jackpot is now €15,000. 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 Down at the weekend. We wish the lads all the best in their efforts to bounce back next Saturday against Laois, particularly our representatives Paddy Collum and Pauric Gill along with manager Padraic Davis and backroom team members Gordon Smyth and Ian Higgins.

Challenge Match: The club’s pre-season preparations continued with another good challenge match last Saturday evening away to our neighbours Cloone. We came out on the right side of a 2-10 to 0-7 scoreline. The team was:

Michael Heslin, Cian Murphy, Derek McCormack, Stephen Cosgrave, Emmet Noonan, Mark Hughes (1-0), Aaron McGee, Anthony Kane, David Collum, Ciarán Cooney, Martin Cassidy (0-4, 2f), Darren Farley (0-1), Brian O’Connor (1-1, 1f), Dean Cosgrave (0-1), Cian Cassidy (0-1)

Substitutions used: Conor Keenan (0-1), Kevin Whitney, Tom McGee, Kevin Whelan, Scott Howe, Eoin Keane (0-1), Rúairí Carthy

Sympathy: The club offers its condolences to the family and friends of Terry Lawrence (Church View Drive) who passed away recently. Solas na bhFlaitheas air.