U21 Championship: The U21 championship takes place Saturday evening, October 7^th at 5pm in Monaduff against Granard/Ballymore. This was due to take place last week, however as a result of a minor championship fixture clash, it was postponed. Best of luck to the team and management. Please come out and support.

Lotto: The Lotto draw was held last Wednesday, September 27^th in Dillon’s Bar, Ballinamuck. The draw was postponed on Monday night as a result of the Senior Ladies football championship final replay which was played in Monaduff. The Jackpot was €7,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

13, 17, 22, 26.

There was no winner.

€30 winners

1. Niall Gannon, Abbeycartron, Co. Longford.
2. Danny Toole, Moyne, Co. Longford.
3. Diarmuid Cooney, Barraghmore, Co. Longford.
4. Philip Collum, Longford.
5. Rose Collum, Barraghmore, Drumlish.

€20 Sellers’ Prize

1. Paddy O’Neill.
2. Brean Kane & Johnny Kane

The next draw is in The ‘98 Bar, Ballinamuck on Monday, October 7th. The Jackpot is now €8,000. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

St. Vincent’s U-14 Final: Hard luck to our gallant U14 side who were defeated by Grattan Óg in the championship final on Saturday last on a score line of 5-11 to 1-11. The team deserve great credit for the way they battled until the final whistle and never gave up. Unfortunately it was not to be, however if this group stays at it there will be better days in the future. Thank you to the squad for their effort all year and also to the management team lead by Eamon Gill, who has done phenomenal work, and helped guide them all the way to the final.

Longford GAA Gaelic Football Award 1 Coaching Course: This is a hugely important course due to the fact that all adult club teams must have an Award 1 coach involved since the start of 2016 and by the start of 2018 all adult Club Head Coaches/Managers must be Award 1 qualified.

This course is aimed at coaches of teams from U13 up to and including adults and coaches wishing to attend must hold the Foundation Award for at least the last 12 months.

This course will be ran over 3 Saturdays (10 – 4:00) and 2 Friday nights (7 – 9:30) in November/December and all sessions must be attended in order to complete the course and receive your Award. Lunch will be provided on the Saturdays. Places are available on a first come first served bases (provided the above Foundation requirement is met) and limited to 24 in total. Please contact the office 043 3345 219 to book your place and to pay the earlybird booking fee of €80 (available until Friday November 3rd). If payment is not made by this date the standard cost of €100 will apply and this must be paid in advance of the first session. Cheques made payable to Longford GAA please and posted to Damien Sheridan GAA Office Pearse Park Battery Road Longford or cash/cheques can be dropped in to the office Monday – Friday 10 – 5. All those wishing to book must supply the following details: Name, Club, DOB, Postal Address, Email Address, Year Foundation Completed, Venue Foundation Completed, Mobile No.

The venus is St. Mel’s College Sports Hall on November 18^th (10am – 4pm), 24^th (7 pm-9.30pm), 25^th (10 – 4pm), December 1^st (7pm – 9.30pm) and December 2^nd ( 10am – 4pm)

The topics to be covered are: Introduction, Communication & The Role of The Coach; Technical Proficiency; Tactical Prowess/Decision Making; Team Play & Tactical Ploys; Physical Fitness: Components & Principles Youths; Physical Fitness: Components & Principles Adults; Playing Facts & Psychological Focus; Lifestyle, Planning & Conclusion

Please reply/call in with your completed application form and payment to reserve your place.

Leitrim County Final: The club would like to wish the best of luck to our clubmen Padraic Davis, Pete McWade and Ian Higgins who are in charge of Mohill in the Leitrim county final this Sunday against Glencar/Manorhamilton at 3.30pm in Carrick on Shannon.

Club Lotto: There was no jackpot winner in the club lotto draw on Monday night last 11th. Mar. The numbers drawn were 1, 2, 25 and 30. The following won prizes of €30.00 each: Jodie Corrigan Lettergeeragh, Teresa McGee Kilnashee, Mary Finnigan c/o P. McGee, B. Duffy Drumlish and Gerry Mollaghan Drumlish. Sellers prizes : Team B and Gala Ballinamuck. The next draw will be in O’Reilly’s Bar on Monday 25th April with a jackpot of €7600.00. thanks for your support.

Congratulations: A special word of congratulations to Jimmy Hannify who was our representative on the 1966 Longford team that won the National League. Jimmy, along with all his surviving team mates, were honoured at a special function in Longford on Friday night last. He also went on to play a major role on the 1968 Leinster championship winning side in what was a golden era for Longford football. He also played a major part on the Fr. Manning Gaels team of the mid 70’s taking the club from junior up to senior status. Well done Jimmy on an award richly deserved.

Best Wishes: Congratulations and best of luck to Paddy McKenna, Currabawn who got drawn out to appear on next week’s Winning Streak. Paddy is a loyal club supporter and his hard work at Monaduff over the years has helped keep our grounds in great condition. 

Fixtures: Check the fixture list for details of up-coming matches.

Junior Team: Our Junior Team were defeated 1-16 to 0-4 by a strong Abbeylara side in the second round of the division 3 League last Sunday.

FMG Team : Ken Leonard, Ciaran Quinn, Anto McKeon, Jason Nertney, Ruari Carthy, Michael Kane, Kevin Whitney, James Breslin, Michael Mulleady, Tommy McGee, Jonathan Connell 0-3 2F, Mark Prunty, Niall Quinn, Alan McKeon, Gearoid Nertney. 

Seniors: Our Seniors had no league game last week after our scheduled game away to Killashee was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Check fixture for up-coming fixtures.

Senior Challenge Match: Our seniors played St Faithleach’s of Roscommon in a senior challenge match last Friday night in Monaduff. Both teams fielded under-strength teams with St Faithleach’s winning 0-13 to 0-9.

Team: Leon McKeon, Stephan Cosgrove,  Fergal Reilly, Derek McCormack, J. P. Farley, Mark Duffy, Nigel Kiernan, Dylan Quinn, David Collum, Emmet Noonan 0-1, Darren Farley, Sean Whelan, Martin Cassidy 0-4 4f, Anthony Kane 0-1, Petie Collum 0-3 3f, David Cassidy and Ciaran Cooney.

Reserve League: On Saturday our Reserve team were defeated by Colmcille in a very tight game with a goal always going to make the difference but unfortunately for us Colmcille scored it. Final score, Fr. Manning Gaels  0-07, Colmcille 1-7.

Team: Gabriel Higgins, Stephen Cosgrove, Derek McCormack, Leon McKeon, Mickey Kelly, J.P. Farley, Ciaran Cooney, Kevin Whelan 0-2, Sean Whelan, Nigel Kiernan, David Cassidy 0-1, Anthony Kane, Petie Collum 0-3 1f,  Paul Donnelly, Mark Prunty and James Breslin 0-1.

Check fixtures for details of up-coming senior league matches.

Club Registration Reminder: As it is approaching March 31^st. any player who has not paid their registration fee will not be registered with the Club for the coming year. If an injury occurs you will not be covered by insurance. Fee €30, Students €15. Anyone else outside the club that would like to become a member are welcome to join also. This entitles them to vote at the AGM later in the year and also to enter a draw for an All Ireland Football and Hurling ticket in Sept. Membership Fee payable to Bridie Reilly (Club Registrar) or any member of Fr Manning Gaels Executive.

Reserve League: The reserve team had a good but narrow win over Granard at the weekend. Read the match report here. Check fixture list for details of upcoming matches.

Meetings: An executive meeting of the club will take place on Thursday night next at 8.30 followed by a club meeting at 9.30. Please attend.

Lotto Draw: Check website for results of Monday nights club lotto draw.