Lotto: The draw was held in The Mill Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, June 25^th. The Jackpot was €11,600.  The results are currently on the club website and will be published in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Challenge: We had a challenge match last Sunday morning against Ballymahon in Monaduff with the visitors ending up victorious on a scoreline of 1-17 to 2-7. The team and scorers were as follows:

Paddy Collum, Dan Gorman, Cian Brady, Mickey Kelly, Mark Hughes, Liam Lynch, Mark Duffy, Seán Whelan, Anthony Kane (0-1), Ryan Crowe (0-3,1f), Diarmuid Cooney, Emmet Noonan (0-1), Aiden Gray (1-0), Dylan Quinn (1-0), Seán Breslin. Substitution used: Tom McGee (0-2).

Thanks to Jimmy McCormack for refereeing and to Catriona Gallagher for providing refreshments afterwards.

Longford: Hard luck to Paddy Collum, Pauric Gill and the rest of the Longford team and management on their unlucky defeat to Kildare in the Qualifiers. Well done to all involved on a good year overall for Longford football. Well done also to our young St. Vincent’s players who got the opportunity to play at half time.

Upcoming Fixtures: We are playing Grattan Óg in the Division 2 league, next Sunday, July 1^st at 2pm in Monaduff. Best of luck to the team and management.

Monthly Meeting: The monthly Executive meeting will be held this Wednesday, June 27^th at 8.30pm in Monaduff. All members of the Executive are requested to attend.

Sympathy: The club would like to extend its’ sympathies to Anna B Corrigan and her family on the recent death of her brother Pauric Heslin. Solas na bhFlaitheas air.

Lotto: The draw was held in The Olde Village Inn, Drumlish on Monday last, May 28^th. The Jackpot was €11,200. Results are currently on the club website and will be in next week’s notes. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Bertie Allen Cup: We played Clonguish in the Bertie Allen on Thursday evening last in Newtown and were unfortunate to end up on the losing side by one point. Having played poorly in the first half, we were down 9 points but managed to pull it back level after an excellent second half display but unfortunately Clonguish kicked on to secure the win. The final score was Clonguish 1-14 Fr. Manning Gaels 2-10. The team and scorers were as follows:

Michael Heslin, Dan Gorman, Liam Lynch, Stephen Cosgrave, Mark Hughes, Mark Duffy, Nigel Kiernan (0-1), David Collum (0-1), Seán Whelan (1-0), Ryan Crowe (1-5), Anthony Kane, Rúairí Carthy, Emmet Noonan (0-1), Kevin Whelan, Dean Cosgrave (0-2). Substitutions used: Martin Cassidy, Darren Reilly, Kevin Whitney

Longford Seniors: Well done to Paddy Collum, Pauric Gill and the rest of the Longford team and management on their terrific win over Meath in Pearse Park in the quarter final of the Leinster Championship. Best of luck to all in their preparations for the Leinster semi final against Dublin in two weeks’ time in Croke Park.

Fixtures: We are away to Grattan Óg in the Summer Football League this Saturday, June 2^nd at 7pm. This is a competition which excludes all county players at every level. Best of luck to the team and management.

Monthly Meeting: The monthly meeting of the executive takes place this Thursday, May 31^st at 8.30pm in Monaduff. All members of the executive are requested to attend.

FR. MANNING GAELS AND

BALLINAMUCK ENTERPRISE GROUP

PRIVATE MEMBERS LOTTO

FOUR IN ANY ORDER WINS JACKPOT

04,06,11,19

JACKPOT WINNER

NO Winner

Five €30 Winners:                                      

1. O’ Toole Family, Ballinamuck.   
2. Paul Dowler, Drumlish. 
3. Seamus Sorohan.    
4. Marie Quinn, Cloonaugh, Drumlish.
5. W. Courtney, Cloonmacart, Drumlish.

Next Draw in: Olde Village Inn, Drumlish– 28.05.2018

 Jackpot:             €11200

Sellers Prizes:     Jodie Corrigan, Anthony Keane.

Lotto: The draw was held in Gallagher’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, May 14^th. The Jackpot was €11,000. Results are currently available on the club website. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our lotto.

Championship Draw: We were drawn in Group 2 of the Intermediate championship along with Seán Connolly’s, Ardagh/Moydow and Cashel. The top team qualifies for the semi final with 2^nd and 3^rd place going into quarter finals and the last placed team into a relegation play-off. The first round is against Seán Connolly’s on the first weekend in August. The Junior championship draws will be made at a later date.

Bertie Allen Cup: Hard luck to our lads who were defeated by Dromard on a scoreline of 1-14 to 1-9 on Saturday evening last in Monaduff. The team and scorers were as follows:

Michael Heslin, Cian Brady, Dan Gorman, Stephen Cosgrave, Nigel Kiernan, Mark Duffy, James Breslin, David Collum, Seán Whelan, Rúairí Carthy, Kevin Whelan, Eoin Keane (0-6), Cian Cassidy (0-1), Aiden Gray, Dean Cosgrave (0-2). Subs used: Mike Kiernan, Ryan Crowe (1-0), Kevin Whitney and Liam Lynch. Speedy recovery to Mike Kiernan who got injured during the game.

Padraic Gearty Cup: Our Junior reserve team were well beaten by Seán Connolly’s last Sunday in Maguire Park, Ballinalee on a scoreline of 2-21 to 2-10. The team and scorers were as follows: James McCann, Brean Kane, Timothy Bouvin, Brian O’Connor, Mark Breslin, Cathal Howe, Jonathan Connell, Paddy McKeon, Ryan Crowe (0-3), Rúairí Carthy (0-1), Seán Breslin, Cian Cassidy (2-4), Derek McKeon.

Substitutions used: David Cassidy (0-2).

Annual Mass: Our annual Mass was held last Sunday in St. Mary’s Church, Drumlish. Thank you to all who came and to those who participated. A special word of thanks to Bridie Reilly who co-ordinated it again this year.

Sympathy: The club wishes to extend its sincerest sympathy to the Rogers and Davis family on the recent passing of Mary Rogers (Mill Road, Drumlish). Mary always supported the club and had an enormous impact on so many lives in the parish as a great educator for many years in the National School. Solas na bhFlaitheas uirthi.