Lotto 

The lotto draw took place on Easter Monday last, April 18th, in Dillon’s of Ballinamuck. The Jackpot was €6,800. The numbers drawn were as follows: 

3, 14, 19, 24 

There was no winner. The Jackpot is now €7,000! The three €50 winners were: 

Kathleen Kelleher, Greagh 

Enda McKenna, Ohill 

Louise Brady, Gelsha 

Our Easter Egg winners were : 

John Farley, Clondalkin 

Orlagh Reynolds, Longford 

Niamh McCann, Clonaugh 

Thank you to all who support our lotto. The next draw takes place on Monday, May 2nd in Quinn’s Bar, Drumlish. Please download for free and play on our Clubspot app or at the below link making sure to select the Fr Manning Gaels lotto. Physical envelopes are available from the usual sellers & locations. 

https://member.clubspot.app/club/fr.manning-gaels-gaa/fundraiser/tickets 

Please note the feature to the Clubspot webpage which allows you to make your lotto purchase automatically recur each week. Just tick the box after picking your numbers and never worry about missing a draw again! 

April Bonanza Draw 

Our April Bonanza draw took place on Friday night last in The Mill Bar, Drumlish. Congratulations to our winners: 

1st prize €500 Mary Kelly, Sliabh Cairbre 

2nd prize €200 John Fitzpatrick, Clonrollagh 

3rd prize €150 Tommy McGee, Bandra 

4th prize €150 Bernadette Corrigan, Lettergullion 

5th prize Marquee Pass, Mark Cunningham, Gaigue 

Next draw will take place at the last lotto draw in May. Thank you to Owen Brady and Carol for doing the for the use of his premises and for providing refreshemnts. 

Afterwards the club made a surprise presentation to Thomas Gill to mark his retirement, in appreciation of his many decades of work as CE supervisor. Thank you to club and county legend Jimmy Hannify for doing both the draw and this presentation and for a wonderful speech in Jimmy’s own inimitable way! 

ACFL Division 1 

We came away from Higginstown with a hard-fought point against Granard. Both teams finished level on 9 points apiece. We lead 0-6 to 0-4 at the break with scores coming from Conor Keenan, two Martin Cassidy frees after fouls on Pauric Gill, a great outside of the boot point from distance by Sean Whelan, Eoin Keane after great work from Emmet Noonan and Mark Hughes and debutant Jamie Nertney slipped over a fine point when put in by Gill who received a great ball down the wing from Mark Breslin. Granard were reduced to 13 with two black cards and we failed to capitalise on this with numerous missed opportunities. Granard pulled it back level mid-way through the second half but we went in front again with points from Pauric Gill and frees by Cassidy after the former was fouled on both occasions. Granard converted a free in injury time to level the game. The team and scorers were as follows: 

Aiden Gray, Paul McGee, Cian Brady, Sean McKenna, JP Farley, Gary Connell, Conor Keenan (0-1), Emmet Noonan, Sean Whelan (0-1), Mark Hughes, Pauric Gill (0-1), Mark Breslin, Jamie Nertney (0-1), Podge Gill, Martin Cassidy (0-4, 4f) 

Subs used: 

Eoin Keane (0-1), Cian Cassidy, Kevin Whelan, Stephen Donnelly 

Speedy recovery to Podge Gill and JP Farley who both sustained injuries during the course of the match. Congratulations and best of luck to Emmet Noonan and Mark Hughes who were named as captain and vice captain of the team for the year. Well done also to the three young men who made their senior debuts, Jamie Nertney, Sean McKenna and Paul McGee. Thank you to Cathal Reilly for sponsoring food for the lads afterwards. 

The next round is away to Longford Slashers, this Sunday, May 1st in Michael Fay Park. Best of luck to the team and management 

Longford 

Best of luck to Paddy Collum and the rest of the team and management in the first round of the Leinster championship this Saturday against Westmeath. 

U20 

Best of luck to club man Frank McNamee who is a selector with the Dublin u20 side in the Leinster final this Thursday 

Lotto 

The lotto draw took place on Easter Monday last, April 18th, in Dillon’s of Ballinamuck. The Jackpot was €6,800. Thank you to all who support our lotto. Results are currently on the club website and social media and will be published in next week’s paper. Please download for free and play on our Clubspot app or at the below link making sure to select the Fr Manning Gaels lotto. Physical envelopes are available from the usual sellers & locations. 

https://member.clubspot.app/club/fr.manning-gaels-gaa/fundraiser/tickets 

Please note the feature to the Clubspot webpage which allows you to make your lotto purchase automatically recur each week. Just tick the box after picking your numbers and never worry about missing a draw again! 

ACFL Division 1 

The senior campaign starts this Friday evening, April 22nd in Higginstown against Granard. Throw-in is at 7:15pm. Best of luck to Fintan, Mick and the team 

ACFL Division 4 

We had a very good 3-15 to 2-16 win over Ardagh Moydow on Saturday evening last in Monaduff. The team and scorers were as follows: 

Cody Lee, Mick Kane (0-1), Paul McGee, Jamie Nertney, Mark Duffy, Kaelum Gill, Mikie O’Neill (0-1), Philip Kane, Podge Gill (1-2) Eoin Keane (0-4) Aaron Crowe (0-1) Kevin Whelan (1-2) Petie Collum (1-4) 

Subs used: James McCann 

The Gaelic Field 

Longford county board recently launched The Gaelic Field, an excellent book giving a history of the playing pitches of each of the clubs in the county. There are a limited number of books on sale through the club. If you are interested in reserving a copy, please contact PRO Pauric Gill. Books cost €15. Well done and thank you to Eamonn Brennan and Seamus McRory on an excellent publication which is of great interest to all Longford Gaels and shows the value in contacting clubs to publish their history with information which otherwise may be lost. Comhghairdeas libh 

Lotto 

The lotto draw took place on Monday last, April 4th, in Cassidy’s Olde Village Inn, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €6,600. The numbers drawn were as follows: 

6, 12, 13, 26 

There was no winner. The three €50 winners were: 

Lorraine Corrigan, Siobhan Gearty and Sinead Heaney 

The Jackpot is now €6,800 

Thank you to all who support our lotto. The next draw takes place on Easter Monday, April 18th in Dillon’s of Ballinamuck. Please download for free and play on our Clubspot app or at the below link making sure to select the Fr Manning Gaels lotto. Physical envelopes are available from the usual sellers & locations. 

https://member.clubspot.app/club/fr.manning-gaels-gaa/fundraiser/tickets 

Please note the feature to the Clubspot webpage which allows you to make your lotto purchase automatically recur each week. Just tick the box after picking your numbers and never worry about missing a draw again! 

ACFL Division 4 

Short a number of regulars we were well beaten in the end by Mullinalaghta on Saturday evening last 2-10 to 0-4, despite only trailing 0-4 to 0-2 at half time.The team and scorers were as follows: 

Cody Lee, Mick Kane, Stephen Cosgrave, Paul McGee, Kevin Whitney, Gearoid Nertney, Ciaran Cooney, Mikie O’Neill, Philip Kane, James McCann (0-1), Jamie Nertney, Kaelum Gill, Petie Collum, Kevin Whelan, Stephen Donnelly (0-2) 

Subs used: Jim Rogers (0-1), Aaron Crowe, Orrin Greene, David Taylor and Paul Donnelly 

The next game is against Ardagh Moydow in Monaduff this Saturday, April 16th at 7pm. We wish Graham Lee safe journey and all the best as he heads off to Lebanon this week 

The Gaelic Field 

Longford county board recently launched The Gaelic Field, an excellent book giving a history of the playing pitches of each of the clubs in the county. There are a limited number of books on sale through the club. If you are interested in reserving a copy, please contact PRO Pauric Gill. Books cost €15. Well done and thank you to Eamonn Brennan and Seamus McRory on an excellent publication which is of great interest to all Longford Gaels and shows the value in contacting clubs to publish their history with information which otherwise may be lost. Comhghairdeas libh 

Sympathy 

The club extends its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Bernie Kane who passed away last week. Bernie was a terrific Gaels supporter and a very proud Drumlish man his whole life. He sponsored gear for the club in the 90s and was rarely without the maroon and gold flag wrapped around him at matches. Solas na bhFlaitheas air

Lotto 

The lotto draw took place on Monday last, April 4th, in Cassidy’s Olde Village Inn, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €6,600. Results are currently on the club website and social media and will be published in next week’s notes. 

Thank you to all who support our lotto. Please download for free and play on our Clubspot app or at the below link making sure to select the Fr Manning Gaels lotto. Physical envelopes are available from the usual sellers & locations. 

https://member.clubspot.app/club/fr.manning-gaels-gaa/fundraiser/tickets 

Please note the feature to the Clubspot webpage which allows you to make your lotto purchase automatically recur each week. Just tick the box after picking your numbers and never worry about missing a draw again! 

St. Vincent’s Monster Bingo 

Monster Bingo in aid of our St. Vincent’s minor club takes place on Sunday, April 10th in the ‘98 Memorial Hall in Ballinamuck at 3pm. There will be €2,500 in prize money on the day. Please support 

ACFL Division 4 

We got our first win of the year thanks to a hard-fought win over Granard in Monaduff on Sunday afternoon last. We lead by 6 at one stage but Granard rallied to go two in front in the closing stages before our lads fought back with Stephen Donnelly kicking an injury time free to win the match on a scoreline of 1-9 to 1-8. The team and scorers were as follows: 

James McCann, Paul McGee, Stephen Cosgrave, Declan Donnelly, Sean McKenna, Darren Farley, Ciaran Cooney, Mark Breslin, Mikie O’Neill, Kevin Whitney, Podge Gill, Jamie Nertney (0-1), Petie Collum (0-2,1f), Kevin Whelan (1-0), Stephen Donnelly (0-6,3f) 

Subs used: 

Gearoid Nertney, Kaelum Gill, Micheal Kane 

The next round is this Saturday, April 9th at 7pm against Mullinalaghta in The Laurels. 

Lotto 

The lotto draw took place on Monday last, March 21st in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish. The Jackpot was €6,400. The numbers drawn were as follows: 

3, 10, 19, 25 

There was no Jackpot winner. The Jackpot is now €6,600. The three €50 winners were: 

Michael McAvey, NYC 

Ciaran Corr, Killoe 

Declan Corr, Drumlish 

Thank you to all who support our lotto. The next draw will take place on Monday, April 4th in Cassidy’s Olde Village Inn, Drumlish. Please download for free and play on our Clubspot app or at the below link making sure to select the Fr Manning Gaels lotto. Physical envelopes are available from the usual sellers & locations. 

https://member.clubspot.app/club/fr.manning-gaels-gaa/fundraiser/tickets 

Please note the feature to the Clubspot webpage which allows you to make your lotto purchase automatically recur each week. Just tick the box after picking your numbers and never worry about missing a draw again! 

Monthly Bonanza Draw 

Our monthly draw for March took place immediately after the lotto draw and the results were:
 

1st prize €500 Mary & Enda McKenna, Ballinamuck 

2nd prize €200 Gearoid Nertney, Clonmacart 

3rd prize €150 Celine Lennon, Crowdrummin 

4th prize €150 Matthew Gray, Drumlish 

5th prize Marquee Pass, Kevin Masterson, Gortletteragh 

Thank you to everyone who entered our draw. Next draw will take place on a date in April. Thank you to former player Cathal Reilly for doing the draw and for the use of his premises 

Club Membership 

Club Membership for the forthcoming year is now available. The cost is €50 for adults and €40 for students/OAPs. Membership is required for all playing members. 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 or through the Clubspot app.  

Longford 

Well done to Paddy Collum and the Longford team and management on their great win over Laois on Sunday, which secured their position in Division 3 for another year. We wish them the best of luck in their preparations for the Leinster championship 

St. Vincent’s Monster Bingo 

Monster Bingo in aid of our St. Vincent’s minor club takes place on Sunday, April 10th in the ‘98 Memorial Hall in Ballinamuck at 3pm. There will be €2,500 in prize money on the day. Please support 

Congratulations 

Congratulations to long serving senior player Sean Whelan on his recent engagement to Rachel Murphy. Everyone at the club wishes the happy couple the very best for the future. 

ACFL Division 4 

The club’s season officially last Saturday in Michael Moran Park when we played Carrickedmond in the first round of the Division 4 league. Ahead by 4 points at half time, we let this lead slip and were eventually beaten 2-12 to 0-12. The team and scorers were as follows: 

Cody Lee, Paul McGee, Stephen Cosgrave, Declan Donnelly, Ciaran Cooney, Darren Farley, Tom McGee, Mark Breslin (0-1), Mikie O’Neill, James McCann, Eoin Keane (0-3), Jamie Nertney (0-2), Petie Collum (0-1), Podge Gill (0-2), Stephen Donnelly (0-3) 

Subs used: 

Philip Kane, Kevin Whelan, Gearoid Nertney, Kevin Whitney and Scott Howe 

It is not too often we see a father and son playing alongside each other but that’s what happened in the second half when Gearoid Nertney came in and played alongside his son Jamie. A proud moment for the Nertney household. 

Sympathy 

Deepest sympathy to Breda Murphy and family on the passing of Breda’s mother Bridie Gray in Killoe recently. Condolences are also extended to the family and friends of Anna Rose McKenna, Drumlish. Solas na bhFlaitheas orthu.