St. Helen's Club Notes

Posted by admin on August 28, 2017

Minor News – 11-05-2017

Under 12: – On Saturday last, the u12s travelled to Colmcille to take part in their u12 tournament which comprised of 16 teams from Longford and Leitrim.
It took St. Vincent’s a game to get into their stride, but when they did they played some great football.
After losing to Leitrim Gaels (3-02/0-05) they recovered with wins over Mohill (3-06/2-05) and Northern Gaels (8-08/0-03) to qualify for the top tier of the cup. In the quarter final they had a very compehensive win over Allen Gaels (7-09/0-01) to reach the semi final where they played Carrick Sarfields.
After putting in a brave effort, they just fell short in a tight game (1-06/2-06). Despite missing a few key players, it was a great effort from the lads on the day. The squad that took part were:
Cian Tierney
James Garvey
Eoin Murtagh
Arron Kiernan
Eoin Kieron
Jack Nertney
Nathan Maher
Aron Brady
Ronan Larkin
Anthony Bohan
Caelum mc Gee
Oisin Kane
Chris Crowe
Leitrim Gaels went on to will the final beating Carrick Sarsfields.
We would like to thank Colmcille for their hospitality and for putting on a great tournament. The players can now look forward with confidence on their trip to Breafy in Mayo to compete in their tournament.
Well done to Eamon Gill and all the St. Vincent’s coaching team.
 
Annual Mass: The club would like to thank everyone who attended the annual Mass for deceased family members, relatives and friends of St. Vincent’s Club on Sun May 7th. It was great to see such a large attendance. Thanks especially to Fr. Bernard Hogan who celebrated the Mass, also to those people who took an active part including the choir.
Posted by admin on August 28, 2017

Latest News – 07-05-2017

Lotto: The draw was held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, May 1st. The jackpot was €5,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

3, 18, 24, 27

There was no winner.

€30 winners

  1. Fergal Reilly, Ballinamuck.
  2. Darren & Lisa Quinn, Aughadowry, Ballinamuck.
  3. Michelle McManus, Dromard.
  4. Marie Smith, Cairn Hill View, Drumlish.
  5. JP Murphy, Cloonaugh, Drumlish.

Sellers Prize

  1. Cian Brady.
  2. Paddy O’Neill.

The next draw is in The Porter House, Drumlish on Monday, May 15th . The jackpot is now €6,000. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Reserve Senior Cup: The draw for the Reserve championship was made recently and we have been drawn in Group 3. In Round 1 we are away to Granard, in Round 2 we are at home to Ballymahon and finally in Round 3 we are at home to Colmcille. The dates and times have yet to be fixed.

Bertie Allen Cup: Hard luck to our senior team who were defeated by Colmcille on Friday night last in Monaduff on a scoreline of 3-12 to 3-17. Our lads put in a superb second half performance after being 13 points down at half time and came within 3 points with 5 minutes remaining but just came up short in the end. We started the match brightly and were 0-3 to 0-2 up after 10 minutes with the points coming from Pauric Gill, Martin Cassidy and Petie Collum. However, it all went wrong after that and Colmcille totally dominated the remaining 20 minutes of the first half and went in at the break with a commanding 3-11 to 0-7 lead. The Gaels came out a different side in the second half but needed a stroke of luck if there was to be a chance of getting back into the game. This came in the form of a fortuitous goal from an Eoin Keane free, 50 metres out, which the Colmcille keeper dropped into the net. This rallied the home side and further points from Gill, Cassidy and Collum gave us a glimmer of hope. Pauric Gill ran through to score a goal and not long after, Martin Cassidy weaved his way through the Colmcille defence and side-footed in a fine goal. Vital opportunities were missed in the closing stages of the game when there were only a few points separating the sides and Colmcille managed to tack on a couple of late points to leave the scoreline 3-17 to 3-12 in their favour. It was great to see Mike Kiernan return to action after a long absence through injury. The next and final Bertie Allen Cup match is away to Mullinalaghta next Saturday at 7pm. The team and scorers were as follows:

Aiden Gray, Nigel Kiernan, Dan Gorman, Emmet Noonan, Aaron McGee, Mark Hughes, Eoin Keane (1-1 (frees)), Anthony Kane (0-1), Pauric Gill (1-3), David Collum, Diarmuid Cooney, Ciarán Cooney, Seán Whelan, Martin Cassidy (1-2), Petie Collum (0-5 (2f)).

Substitutions used: Cian Brady, Mark Duffy, Dean Cosgrave, Stephen Cosgrave, and Mike Kiernan.

Annual Mass – Lá na gClub: The club would like to thank everyone who attended the annual Mass for deceased family members, relatives and friends of Fr. Manning Gaels, St. Vincent’s and St. Helen’s on Sunday last May 7th  which coincided with Lá na gClub. It was great to see such a large attendance. Thanks especially to Fr. Bernard Hogan who celebrated the Mass, the choir and also to those people who took an active part. Gifts of a football, a St. Helen’s jersey and a pair of football boots were brought up by Philip Keane (representing Fr. Manning Gaels), Amanda Quinn (representing St. Helen’s) and Eoin Murtagh (representing St. Vincent’s) respectively. The Ministers of the Word were Ciarán Mulligan and Sinéad Corrigan (Gaeilge). The Prayers of the Faithful were read by: Pat Donnelly, Sinéad Breslin, Ciarán Cooney, Bronagh Brady and Niall Quinn. The Offertory Gifts of Bread & Wine were brought up by Yvonne Corrigan and Paddy Collum. The Ministers of the Eucharist were Anna B Corrigan and Mary Breslin and finally Micheál Joyce read the Reflection after Holy Communion. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.

Safe Trip: We wish Fergal Reilly the best of luck and a safe trip as he heads off on a 6 month peacekeeping tour of Lebanon with the Irish Army.

Competition Win: The club were the lucky €1,000 winners of a Facebook competition this week, which was ran by sports website Pundit Arena specifically for GAA clubs. Thank you to senior player Derek McCormack for entering us in the competition. It is greatly appreciated.

Posted by admin on August 28, 2017

Lotto – 01-05-2017 – No Winner – Jackpot €6000

Lotto

 

The draw was held in O’Reilly’s Bar, Drumlish on Monday last, May 1st. The jackpot was €5,800. The numbers drawn were as follows:

3, 18, 24, 27

There was no winner.

€30 winners

  1. Fergal Reilly, Ballinamuck.
  2. Darren & Lisa Quinn, Aughadowry, Ballinamuck.
  3. Michelle McManus, Dromard.
  4. Marie Smith, Cairn Hill View, Drumlish.
  5. JP Murphy, Cloonaugh, Drumlish.

Sellers Prize

  1. Cian Brady.
  2. Paddy O’Neill.

The next draw is in The Porter House, Drumlish on Monday, May 15th . The jackpot is now €6,000. Tickets are available from the usual outlets and from any member of the executive.

Posted by admin on August 28, 2017

St. Vincent’s News – 01-05-2017

GAA Nursery Programme: Well done to all who attended and helped organise our first GAA Nursery Session. It was a great success – we had 50 boys and girls in attendance and we had great fun. The nursery programme caters for boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 6. The purpose of the programme is to introduce the children to the fundementals of Gaelic Football by following the ABC & Having a Ball programmes from the GAA Fun Do Learning Resource Pack. We continue this Saturday morning in the Community Centre at 10.30am. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Annual Mass: Sunday 7th May (La Na gClub 2017) – The Annual Mass for deceased family, relatives and friends of St Vincents Club, Fr Manning Gaels and St Helen’s Ladies Club will be celebrated in St Mary’s Church, Drumlish at 11am. Hopefully there will be a good representation from the Ballinamuck/Drumlish area.

Get Well Wishes: to David Cassidy & Brian O’Connor – we wish you a full and speedy recovery lads.
Posted by admin on August 28, 2017

St. Helen’s News – 01-05-2017

Annual Mass: On Sunday 7th May (La na gClub 2017) the Annual Mass for deceased family, relatives and friends of St Helen’s Ladies football Club, St Vincent’s Minor Club and Fr. Manning Gaels will be celebrated in St Mary’s Church Drumlish at 11am. Hopefully there will be good representation from the Drumlish/Ballinamuck area.

Missing Jerseys: A set of u-14 jerseys seems to have gone missing. If you know anything about jerseys please contact a member of our executive or contact Paul on 0833046640.

Seniors: Hard luck to our seniors who were defeated by Mostrim in the league last Sunday. Our next game is against Longford Slashers on bank holiday Monday, away at 11:30.

Training: U -12 Training continues every Wednesday at 6:45 to 8 in Monaduff and U-16/U-14 Tuesday’s at 6:30 to 7:30.

GAA Nursery Kicks Off: This Sat April 29th, St Vincent’s & St Helen’s will commence its first GAA nursery programme which will run for an initial 6 week period on Saturday mornings from 10:30-11:30 in the Drumlish Community Centre/Astro Turf and will be FREE of charge. The nursery programme will cater for boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 6 and the purpose of the programme is to introduce the children to the fundamentals of Gaelic Football by following the ABC & Having a Ball programmes from the GAA Fun Do Learning Resource Pack.

Get Well Soon: The Club wishes a speedy recovery to Fr. Manning Gaels player David Cassidy on his recent illness.