Fr. Manning Gaels 0-06

Longford Slashers 1-09

It was an evening to forget for our Reserve team as they went down by 6 to a much slicker Longford Slashers outfit. In wet conditions in Monaduff, the young Slashers side punished every mistake made and once they converted a penalty in the 6th minute they never looked like losing. The Gaels were down 1-7 to 0-2 at half time with our only scores coming from Petie Collum in the 2nd minute and an excellent long range effort from Eoin Keane just before half time. The home side showed much more spirit in the second half and had the same battling qualities been on display in the first a much closer contest would have taken place. In particular, Nigel Kiernan and Mickey Kelly in the half back line put in a lot of hard work and never gave up. Placed balls from Eoin Keane, Petie Collum and an excellent individual score from substitute Scott Howe were unfortunately not enough to reduce the deficit sufficiently and Slashers ended up the victors on a score line of 1-9 to 0-6.
Team & Scorers:
Aiden Gray, Derek McCormack, Cian Brady, Stephen Cosgrave, Mickey Kelly, John Paul Farley, Nigel Kiernan, Seán Whelan, David Collum, Ciarán Cooney, Kevin Whelan, Anthony Kane, Petie Collum (0-2, (1f)), Eoin Keane (0-3, (2f)), Stephen Donnelly.
Substitutes:
James Breslin, Scott Howe (0-1), Mike Mulleady, Anthony McKeon.

St Helen’s: 10-13
Killashee:     1-3

St Helen’s dominated from beginning to end in another Gold Cup victory yesterday against a younger Killashee side. Each player stepped up to mark especially our younger girls; Zoe Connell, Aine McKenna and Chantelle Connell all had a huge impact on the game. There was outstanding scoring from our forward line throughout the game.

Team: Annemarie McKeon, Amanda O’Hara, Louise Quinn, Catriona O’Hara, Kerrie Donnelly,  Patricia O’Hara, Rachel Murphy, Aisling O’Hara, Ellie Collum, Zoe Connell, Aine McKenna, Ciara Donnelly, Chatelle Connell.

St Helen’s seniors are in the League semi final against Killoe next Sunday. The game will take place in Killoe at 11am. Please come out an support the girls.

There was no jackpot winner. The numbers drawn were 3, 9, 22 and 29. The following won €30 each: Mark Connelly Ballinamuck, Pete McWade Drumlish, Pauline Smith Drumury Moyne, Teresa Heaney Barraghmore Drumlish and Bridget McGrath Drumlish P.O. Sellers prizes: Gala Ballinamuck and Liam Forde. Next draw in the Porter House on Monday 9th May. Jackpot €7800.

Club Lotto: There was no jackpot winner. The numbers drawn were 3, 9, 22 and 29. The following won €30 each: Mark Connelly Ballinamuck, Pete McWade Drumlish, Pauline Smith Drumury Moyne, Teresa Heaney Barraghmore Drumlish and Bridget McGrath Drumlish P.O. Sellers prizes: Gala Ballinamuck and Liam Forde. Next draw in the Porter House on Monday 9th May. Jackpot €7800.

Senior Team: Our Seniors made it 3 wins out of 3 in div. 2 of the league on Friday evening by beating Legan comfortably on Scoreline of 3-17 to 1-1.
Team: Paddy Collum, JP Farley, Fergal Reilly, Derek McCormack, Mark Duffy 0-1, Dylan Quinn, Aaron Quinn 1-0, David Collum, Pauric Gill 1-2, Emmet Noonan, Darren Farley 0-1, Eoin Keane 0-1, Martin Cassidy 1-5 3F, David Cassidy 0-3, Petie Collum 0-3 1F. Subs: Cairan Cooney, Cian Brady, Kevin Whelan 0-1, Anthony Kane, Mickey Kelly and Nigel Kiernan.

Annual Mass: On Sunday 8th May (La na gClub), the Annual Mass for deceased family relatives and friends of Fr. Manning Gaels, St Vincent’s Minor and St Helen’s Ladies Club will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Church, Drumlish at 11am. Hopefully there will be good representation from the parish and please wear club colours.

 Club Membership: Club membership is now overdue, there are still some players who have not paid up for this season.   

Congratulations: Congratulations to Eimear Kellegher and Barry Maxwell and also to Damien McKenna and Sharon Ellis who were married recently.

ACFL Division 2

Legan 1-1 Fr. Manning Gaels 3-17

Our senior team continued their winning ways in the league with a comprehensive 3-17 to 1-1 victory over a battling Legan Sarsfields side. This was the last game to be played at Flood Park before it is refurbished. The Gaels dominated from the first whistle to the last with the Cassidy brothers Martin and David particularly to the fore. The first twenty minutes were not as comfortable as the Gaels would have liked, with many missed chances and handling errors giving reason for concern. These concerns were alleviated when the powerful Aaron Quinn raided forward from wing back to slot in an excellent goal after receiving a tremendous pass from Mark Duffy. This move ended the game as a contest and the half time score was 1-10 to 0-1. The Gaels added two further goals in the second half from Martin Cassidy and Pauric Gill and ran out comfortable 22 point winners despite conceding a sloppy goal midway through the second half

Team & Scorers: Paddy Collum, JP Farley, Fergal Reilly, Derek McCormack, Mark Duffy (0-1), Dylan Quinn, Aaron Quinn (1-0), David Collum, Pauric Gill (1-2), Emmet Noonan, Darren Farley (0-1) , Eoin Keane (0-1), Martin Cassidy (1-5 (3f)), David Cassidy (0-3), Petie Collum (0-3 (1f))

Substitutes: Ciarán Cooney, Cian Brady, Kevin Whelan (0-1), Anthony Kane, Mickey Kelly, Nigel Kiernan