Senior Championship: Our senior championship campaign got underway on Saturday evening last in poor weather conditions in Ardagh against Ballymahon. A last minute, long range point from Eoin Keane rescued a deserved draw for us leaving the scoreline 1-9 apiece at full time. We started the match the brightest, racing into a 1-2 to no-score lead, with Petie Collum tucking away a lovely goal. However, Ballymahon came storming back and just before half time they struck for a crucial goal and they went in at the break 1-6 to 1-3 ahead. Our lads battled tremendously hard in the second half and deserve great credit for coming back to earn the draw. The next match is against Colmcille, this Sunday at 6pm in Clonguish. Please come out and show your support. Thank you to Séamus Gallagher for providing refreshments for the squad afterwards. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum (0-1, ’45), Mickey Kelly, Cian Brady, Dan Gorman, Emmet Noonan, Mark Duffy, Nigel Kiernan, David Collum, Seán Whelan, Martin Cassidy (0-4), Pauric Gill (0-2), Kevin Whelan,Diarmuid Cooney, Petie Collum (1-1), Mark Hughes.

Substitutions: Eoin Keane (0-1), Dean Cosgrave

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, July 10^th in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €6,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

2, 14, 21, 25.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Caoimhe Smith, Cootehill.
2. Naney Walsh, Aughnacliffe.
3. O’Toole’s, Ballinamuck.
4. Joe Caldwell, Drumlish.
5. Peadar Cassells, Bohey.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Malachy Scott.
2. Thomas Gill.

The next draw is in The Olde Village Inn, Drumlish on Monday, July 24th. The Jackpot is now €7,000. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Junior League Division 3: Our junior side were well beaten on Sunday last in Monaduff against a much better Ardagh/Moydow team. The final score was 4-17 to 2-4 in favour of the visitors. We wish a speedy recovery to Darren Cawley who sustained a knee injury in the first half. The team and scorers were as follows:

Michael Heslin, Darren Cawley, James O’Neill, Cathal Howe, Micheál Kane, Seán Diffley, Kevin Whitney, Mark Breslin, Jonathan Connell, Scott Howe (0-3, (3f)), Aiden Gray, James Breslin, Seán Breslin (0-1), Derek McKeon (1-0), James McCann.

Substitutions: Anthony McKeon, Gearóid Nertney (1-0)

Marquee in Drumlish – August 18^th to 21st: The Launch Night for the Marquee in Drumlish Festival will be held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Friday night, July 21^st. Gerry Keenan will be providing the music and entertainment on the night. All are welcome to attend.

With all of our acts in place for the upcoming festival, we now need volunteers to help out for the weekend. If you would like to help out in any capacity please contact Pakie Duffy or any member of the Executive.

Clubrooms: Thank you to Brendan Ghee Painters for the excellent paint job done on the clubrooms in Monaduff.

Welcome Home: Welcome home to Mark Gillooley who is back after a number years in the UK.

St. Vincent’s Fun Day: Well done to St. Vincent’s on a fantastic fun day and Parish League on Saturday last in Monaduff. It was great to see such a large turnout and everyone enjoying themselves.

Senior Championship: It is championship time again and we face Ballymahon this Saturday in Keenan Park, Ardagh at 7pm. The team and management have been working hard all year and we wish them the best of luck in this very important fixture. Please come out and show your support.

Lotto: The draw will be held in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish tonight Monday, July 10th. The Jackpot is €6,800. 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.

Junior Team: Our Junior team were scheduled to play Ballymahon on Sunday last in Monaduff, however the match was called off as the opposition were unable to field. The next round of the league is this Sunday at 2.30pm in Monaduff against Ardagh/Moydow.

Senior League: Our seniors played Colmcille in round 7 of the Division 1 league on Friday night last in Monaduff. Unfortunately we came out second best on a score line of 2-11 to 0-9. The concession of two soft goals in the first half and a number of missed chances proved costly for us in the end. The team and scorers were as follows:

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

Substitutions used: Dan Gorman, Stephen Cosgrave, Gearóid Nertney, Seán Whelan

The Marquee in Drumlish – August 18^th to 21^st The Launch Night for the Marquee in Drumlish Festival will be held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Friday night, July 21^st. Gerry Keenan will be provided the music and entertainment on the night. All are welcome to attend. If you are interested in volunteering at this year’s festival please let any executive member know of what night(s) you are available.

Sponsorship: The club would like to thank David Collum for his very generous sponsorship of football gloves for the senior squad. It is greatly appreciated.

Gym Membership: A reminder that those wishing to use the gym in Monaduff must pay their club registration fee to Registrar Bridie Reilly, otherwise they are not covered by insurance.

Scór: If there is sufficient interest among clubs, An Coiste Náisiúnta will organise a scriptwriting workshop this Autumn to help clubs develop scripts for the Léiriú and Aithriseoireacht/Scéalaíocht segments for Scór. If you are interested in learning how to develop an idea and take it through scripting in order to make it suitable for stage production please contact siobhan.nichuana@gaa.ie as soon as possible.

Colm Meagher RIP: We were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of former Gaels and Longford great, Colm Meagher this week in the UK. Colm was a stalwart of the club, playing at full back in the 1950s and 1960s and played both in goals and defence for the county. The club would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the Meagher family. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Monday, June 26^th in The ‘98 Bar, Ballinamuck. The Jackpot was €6,600. The numbers drawn were as follows:

9, 10, 12, 30.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Mick Green, Brocklagh.
2. Seán Kelly, St. Patrick’s Court, Ballinamuck.
3. Sharon Curwin, St. Patrick’s Court, Ballinamuck.
4. Ray Noonan, Edgeworthstown.
5. Laura Foley, Newtownforbes.

Sellers’ Prize

1. Betty Creegan.
2. Peter Dillon.

The next draw is in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday, July 10th. The Jackpot is now €6,800. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Junior League: Our juniors are out in ACFL Division 3 action this Sunday in Monaduff at 2:30pm against Ballymahon. Please support.

Senior Team: Our seniors have a very important league match this Friday evening at 8.30pm in Monaduff against Colmcille. Please show your support.

Senior Challenge: Our senior team had a worthwhile challenge on Sunday morning last in Monaduff against Cavan side Redhills. We ran out comfortable 3-11 to 0-10 winners in the end. We would like to thank Redhills for travelling down for the match and wish them all the best for the rest of their season. The team and scorers were as follows:

Aiden Gray, Mickey Kelly, Cian Brady, Dan Gorman, Emmet Noonan (1-0), Mark Duffy, Nigel Kiernan (0-1), David Collum (0-1), Eoin Keane (0-2), Dean Cosgrave, Diarmuid Cooney (1-1), Ciarán Cooney, Petie Collum (0-3), Liam Lynch, Pauric Gill (0-3).

Substitutions used: Seán Whelan (1-0), Kevin Whitney, Stephen Cosgrave, Michael Heslin.

Longford Seniors: Commiserations to Paddy Collum and the Longford seniors on their gallant Qualifier defeat to Donegal on Saturday evening last in Ballybofey.

Marquee in Drumlish – August 18^th to 21st: With all of our acts in place for the upcoming festival, we now need volunteers to help out for the weekend. If you would like to help out in any capacity please contact Pakie Duffy or any member of the Executive.

Congratulations: Congratulations to Martin Mulleady on his election as Mayor of County Longford.

Lotto: The draw will held in The ‘98 Bar, Ballinamuck tonight Monday, June 26th. The jackpot is €6,600. Results will be available 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.

Reserve Team: Our Senior Reserve team had their last round of the championship against Ballymahon on Sunday last in Monaduff. There was only pride at stake as we were unable to qualify for the knockout stages and unfortunately, despite a good display were unable to finish the campaign on a high. The final score was 2-17 to 2-9 in favour of Ballymahon. The team and scorers were as follows:

Jason Nertney, Cathal Howe, Anthony McKeon, James O’Neill, Darren Cawley, Declan Donnelly, Aaron McGee (0-1), Seán Whelan, Mark Hughes (0-3), Emmet Noonan (2-3, (2f)), Anthony Kane, Rúairí Carthy (0-1), Kevin Whitney, Micheál Kane, Ryan Crowe (0-1).

Substitution used: Kevin Whelan for Darren Cawley.

Longford Seniors: We wish Paddy Collum and the Longford seniors all the best as they face a difficult task in the second round of the Qualifiers away to Donegal this Saturday.

The Marquee in Drumlish – August 18^th to 21^st The  line up for the Marquee in Drumlish has been finalised. It is now all systems go for August 18^th – 21^st. On the 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. As normal, the Monster Bingo will be held on the Sunday in the ’98 Hall in aid of charity and there will also be the Old Fair Day in Ballinamuck that day. A word of thanks goes to Mark Cunningham at Cunningham Design and Planning Chartered Engineers for his work in helping us secure our licence for this year’s festival. Thank you also to O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish who are on board again this year as our licencing partner. Finally, a special thank you to Mike and Martin Mulleady at Mulleady Properties who are sponsoring the festival this year. Without this kind of support from the people of the community it would be impossible for us to stage our festival. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.

Sponsorship: The club would like to thank Mike and Martin Mulleady at Mulleady Properties for their recent, generous sponsorship of club jackets for the executive. We would also like to thank the Davis Brothers at Green Pasture Meat Processors Ltd for their generous sponsorship of our new away kit. It is greatly appreciated.

Donation: We received a very welcome donation this week that will be of great interest to many members of our club. We have in our possession the medals won by the late, great Packie Thompson, who played with Drumlish in the 1940s, before emigrating to the UK. These medals have been very kindly donated to the club by Packie’s sons Paul and Mark and will be on display in the clubhouse in the near future. We would like to thank the Thompson family for this lovely gesture.

Gym Membership: A reminder that those wishing to use the gym in Monaduff must pay their club registration fee to Registrar Bridie Reilly, otherwise they are not covered by insurance.

New Arrival: Congratulations to senior player Liam Lynch and Breda Corrigan on the birth of their baby daughter, Róisín, at the weekend.