GAA Club Notes: Congratulations to Athleague's U14s
The St. Brigid's Mothers and Others team, alongside their management of Brian and Tom Lennon, and John O'Connor, that took part in last Saturday's national blitz in Portmarnock.
Athleague club would like to congratulate the U-14 team who defeated Roscommon Gaels Eagles on Saturday afternoon last in Lisnamult, 3-2 to 2-0. Team: Éabha Kilcommons, Aimee Carr, Jessica Coyle, Erin Whyte, Leah Connolly, Claire Kelly, Lola Glennon, Ava Lynch, Abbie Kane, Lily Richardson, Carla Kilroe, Ciara Hourigan, Mia Lynch, Lauren Browne, Izzy Flynn, Kerrie Scanlon, Niamh Connolly, Ava Gore, Emily Lynch, Alanna Cleary and Claire Maloney. Afterwards the girls retired to Supermacs for refreshments. It was also a delightful comeback for the U-12 players who were defeated in their final last weekend; namely goalkeeper Éabha Kilcommons, defenders Leah Connolly and Claire Kelly, forwards Lily Richardson, Mia Lynch, Kerrie Scanlon and Niamh Connolly.
The club would like to thank the management team of Mike Lynch and Micheal Glennon, together with Martina Hourigan and Marita Richardson, for assisting throughout the season and bringing success to the club once again.
Hard luck to the junior team who were defeated by Clann na nGael in the quarter-final of the championship on Sunday afternoon. The club would like to thank the players and the management team of Enda Tully, Joe Kearns, Tony Conry and Gerry Shannon for all their hard work and dedication all year. The bonus ball draw took place on Saturday night, congratulations to the winners - Katelyn and Aimee Roddy and Frank Egan.
On Sunday morning the senior ladies continued their fantastic start to senior championship football with a great 3-21 to 3-5 win over Kilbride. This Sunday the senior men play their quarter-final fixture against Clann na nGael at 3.30 p.m. in Enfield.
The club has now completed drainage, tarmac and lining work on the entrance and car park. Huge thanks to all involved: to Ben, Sean and Liam Kerins, the Keenehan brothers John, Anthony and Noel, Colas, Roscommon County Council and Department for Rural and Community Development.
Boyle GAA’s Last Man Standing is back by popular demand, please enter through the club’s Klubfunder site. The cost of entry is €10 and the winner will walk away with €300. So put your association football knowledge to the test and enter today.
Well done to the intermediate team on reaching the county semi-final beating a tough St. Brigid’s team last Sunday. (See match report). Well done to players, Dara and his management team. Up next is Pádraig Pearses in three weeks’ time. The Junior B championship fixture versus Oran takes place this Friday evening at 8.30 p.m. in the Connacht GAA centre.
Well done to the lads’ minor team who have reached the Division Two county minor final after beating Pádraig Pearses last Saturday evening. Well done to Noel and Tommie. Best of luck to the U-14 and U-16 teams and management preparing for their county finals, no fixtures have been confirmed just yet.
There was no lotto jackpot winner, the lucky dip winners are Ollie O’Grady, Michael Guthrie, David gibbons, Kate Plunkett and Aisling Foley. Congratulations to Marie and Brian Stenson on their 40th wedding anniversary. Brian and Marie do trojan work for the club and everyone in Castlerea St. Kevin’s appreciates they effort they put in.
The intermediate men beat St. Patrick’s last Sunday, 1-17 to 2-7. They now advance to the championship semi-final on the weekend of October 7th/8th. The junior men lost to Cloonacool last Saturday, 2-12 to 1-6. That ends the season for the junior A men as they didn’t progress from the group. The intermediate ladies lost to Eoghan Rua by 3-21 to 5-5, and that ends the championship campaign for the intermediate ladies. The junior ladies play their final group game against Curry this Saturday at 6.15p.m. in Keash.
The club’s 50th anniversary dinner dance will take place on November 4th in the Landmark Hotel. Tickets will go on sale in the coming weeks. Deirdre Gillen and Amy McGovern, Gurteen won the weekly 50/50 Draw with a jackpot of €528.
Well done to the intermediate footballers who qualified for the county semi-final against Elphin in three weeks’ time after defeating St. Croan’s in Orchard Park. Also well done to the ladies footballers who defeated St. Barry’s in their championship match played at James Timothy Park on Sunday morning.
Hard luck to the combined Éire Óg/Michael Glavey’s U-16 team who were beaten in their county Final on Sunday evening in Croghan. The Éire Óg lads involved in the team were Jack Green, Cathal McDonagh, Shane Flanagan, Mark McDonnell, Sean Óg Bergin, Niall McGreal, Austin Mahon, James Fitzmaurice, DJ Kelly. A sincere thank you to Ray Flanagan who sponsored the post-match meal for the lads. Your generosity is much appreciated Ray, thank you.
The Elphin Junior team played out a hard-fought draw against Boyle, 1-7 to 0-10. There was little between the teams with both sets of players working hard in what was an entertaining game. Well done to the Intermediate team on their quarter-final win over Fuerty Saturday evening, Elphin now play Éire Óg in the semi-final in three weeks’ time. Hard luck to the U-13 team that were narrowly beaten by a very strong Western Gaels side in the Shane Beirne Shield Final. Wishing Henry Gunne a speedy recovery and a special word of thanks to all supporters on the day.
The senior ladies travelled to Boyle on Sunday morning for round five of the championship without Aisling Hanly, who was on International futsal duty. Boyle were out of the blocks from the minute the game commenced and were well ahead at the halfway mark, 1-10 to 0-1. The Kilbride girls knew they were in real trouble and improved in the second half. Boyle kicked on and showed that they will be well in contention when it comes to the knockout stages. Final score, Kilbride 3-5 Boyle 3-21. Kilbride have a bye next weekend and will have time to reflect on their poor performance.
Rachel O’Grady, Aoife Feely, Blaithin O’Beirne, Alice Kelly, Aoife Leonard, Jenny Fannon, Amy Shanagher, Aisling Shanagher, Fiona Tully, Caoimhe Shanagher, Sinead Clabby, Niamh Shanagher, Aoife Tully, Casey Keane, Eilish Fannon. Subs: Ellen Tully for Caoimhe Shanagher, Niamh Tully for Aoife Feely, Alex Gigon for Fiona Tully. The U-12s will conclude their season next Saturday at the finals blitz day in St. Faithleach’s. They will play St. Michael’s/St. Ronan’s at 3.30 p.m.. Hopefully all involved enjoy the game.
The Kilglass Gaels men had a great victory over the neighbours on Sunday in the quarter-final of the championship. Kilglass got off the mark quick but failed to keep up the tempo and allowed Barry’s to go in one point up at the break. The second half saw the lads come into their stride and with a great interception in the defence, worked the ball to the forwards for a crucial goal. It finished 2-11 to 0-8 (see match report). Kilglass Gaels now face St. Michael’s in three weeks’ time.
The minor team are also in to the county final after beating St. Faithleach’s last weekend. The U-12 girls claimed the Daly cup in Boyle last Saturday also.
Niamh Hall and Eoin Grehan were crowned Connacht champions at the weekend in Handball. Hard luck to the other competitors. Congratulations to Kilglass men’s player Kevin Feeney and his stunning wife Charlene who got married last Friday. Wishing you all the best for the future. Kevin played on Sunday just 48 hours after his wedding day, so a busy weekend was had!
Well done to the Kilmore intermediate team who defeated St. Aidan’s on Tuesday night last in the relegation playoff in Strokestown. Thanks to the players and management for their efforts and work during the year.
Well done to the U-16 Division Four Kilmore/Shannon Gaels team on defeating Oran/St Croan’s last Friday evening. Huge thanks goes to the management team of Gerry Holahan, Pádraig Holahan, Jarlath O’Connor and Cian Harman for the amount of work they have put in with the U-16 Division One and Division Four teams during the year. Best of luck to the U-14 Division Four Kilmore/Shannon Gaels team on Thursday evening in the semi-final v Roscommon Gaels at 7 p.m. in Lisnamult. Also best of luck to the Kilmore U-12 team on Tuesday (tonight) v St. Brigid’s at 7 p.m. in Kiltoom. On Sunday the team face Éire Óg at 11 a.m. in Kilmore.
Well done to the senior men on their win over Strokestown on Saturday last in the relegation playoff, which keeps the club in senior championship for 2024. Congratulations and well done to the panel of players and to Iain Daly and his management team of Ger Doherty, David Birningham, Michael Flatley, Bernie Osgood Daly, Sinead Osgood and Joe Garvey. Thanks too to S&C coach Adrian Cregg and physio Lorcan Higgins. Special thanks too to hardworking secretary Cathy Daly for her admin work. Thanks too to Pat and Anita Murphy of Connacht Contractors for their continued sponsorship and to Dolores and Pat Donnellan of the Three Counties for their sponsorship of training tops.
Well done to our junior ladies who defeated Pádraig Pearses by 5-17, to 4-11 in the junior championship, played at home on Sunday last. Well done to Regina Finnegan and her management team and umpires, Pat Heneghan and PJ Fleming, linesman James Heneghan, scoreboard operator Sheena Fleming and refreshments Sinead Osgood.
Congratulations to rounders chairman Sean Bailey who has been chosen as All-Ireland male rounders intermediate player of the year. This is a great honour for Séan, his family and club.
The U-14s had a hard-fought victory over Kilglass/St. Barry’s in Ballyleague on Thursday evening. Against a very talented Kilglass/St. Barry’s side, the opposition got off to the better start with a well-taken goal. Oran fought back with great scores from Coman Shaughnessy and Conor Muldoon. Harry McDermott, Evan Featherston and Cillian Hoare were rocks throughout. Joe Coyne and Dan Monaghan both had fine games but the day belonged to James Murray who was superb throughout, magnificent in the air, brilliant with the ball and wonderful to supply ball to the other players. Oran now have a county final to look forward to, well done to everyone involved.
Hard luck to Oran/St.Croan’s U-20s who lost out to a strong Éire Óg/Michael Glaveys in the championship semi-final. It was a tense game which was tight all the way through, with Éire Óg/Michael Glaveys getting a goal at the death to put distance between the teams. Scores from Kevin Lambert (0-2) and one each from Shane Walsh, Micheál Hussey and Eoghan Murray were not enough for the two parishes.
The U-12 Hurlers ended their season on Saturday last on a high following a comfortable win against Four Roads in the B Hurling Final in Ballyforan. The boys were very disappointed with their loss in the semi-final the previous week against Tooreen but they dusted themselves off and came out with a fighting spirit for the B Final and got their win. That’s it for the 2023 season, thank you to Nicola Crosbie and her management team of Teresa Hession, Dion Hegarty and Pádraig O’Rourke, Ricki Moran and Ronan Clogher for the endless hours of training and support they have provided to the group of hurlers. The U-16 Hurlers finished off their championship on Sunday last in the semi-final stages following a defeat by Four Roads.
The U-14 Camogie Finals were held in Lisnamult on Saturday last. The Roscommon Gaels Eagles and Hawks teams experienced very tough luck in what were two great games for onlookers. The girls played their hearts out and had great starts in both finals. The wind was a factor in the second half in both matches. The Eagles went very close, however Athleague came out on top by four points at the end. The Hawks were extremely unlucky to be defeated by one point when Four Roads scored their only goal in injury time, despite the brave efforts of everyone to stop them. Sincere thanks to Fiona and her team of six coaches who have shown huge dedication to this group of 42 girls over a long season, who were league winners earlier in season. A lot of work went into organising today’s finals also so a huge thank you to parents who answered Fiona’s call and came on board to help in so many ways.
The senior footballers are preparing for their championship quarter-final clash with neighbours Oran on Sunday next in Kiltoom at 1 p.m.. Best of luck to all the team and management. The team are thankful for all the support throughout the championship so far. The Junior A Footballers had a disappointing defeat on Saturday in Frenchpark against St. Michael’s, which brings their championship to a close for the season. The U-12 purple and yellow squads played their second games of the summer league out in Mulhern Park against St. Ciaran’s on Sunday last. The boys didn’t come out on top on this occasion. Keep working hard lads.
On Thursday, the U-14 Division Four lads play Roscommon Gaels at 7 p.m. in Lisnamult in the county semi-final. On Sunday the senior ladies play Kilglass/Kilmore at 11 a.m. in Kilglass, the U-12 Division One boys play Roscommon Gaels at 11 a.m. in Lisnamult, and the U-12 Division Five boys play Roscommon Gaels at 12 p.m. in Lisnamult.
KSG beat Oran/St.Croan’s in the U-16 Division Four Football Championship, 2-7 to 0-9, but they were beaten by Roscommon Gaels, 4-9 to 3-6. Hard Luck to the senior ladies who were defeated by St. Brigid’s on Sunday morning, and to the intermediate men who were defeated by Pádraig Pearses in the Intermediate quarter-final on Saturday afternoon.
Just over two weeks to go to Marathon day on October 8th, places are filling fast for the usual 3/4 Marathon, Half Marathon and 8k runs. Resister now at https://www.njuko.net/tarmonbarry2023/ JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: St. Barry’s adult men’s junior championship campaign petered out in disappointing fashion in the end with defeat to Kilglass in Kilmore. Midway through the second half, a point separated the sides following a good long-range Eoin Diffley point, but it was to be St. Barry’s last score of the game as Kilglass took control of the last quarter. St. Barry’s started slowly. After an early Kilglass point, the kick out strategy was malfunctioning. The lads eventually got going and had the better of the half. Scores from Keenan, Finbar, Kyle, and Ciaran McManus left the sides level, before a good Keith McGowan point after a good team move left it 0-5 to 0-4 at the break. The teams were canceling each other out after the break, and a second Cawley free tied it at six apiece on 42 minutes. The decisive score came soon though, as a good Kilglass team move ended with a cross being fisted to an empty Barry’s net. St. Barry’s did score two quick points in response, but couldn’t summon the energy to maintain a strong challenge, especially around the middle third, and Kilglass finished the game stronger. An injury time goal put a bad look on the scoreboard, but Kilglass deserved their win, now progress to meet St. Michael’s in the semi-final (see match report).
So, the year ends for the lads. Thanks to all for their efforts during the year, and to Colin, Gerry, Peter, and everyone else who helped in the backroom during the year. The manner of the defeat will be hard to take this evening, but it’s clear that there are plenty of reasons to be positive after the year. After a couple of years without a championship win, the lads were very competitive, and progressed comfortably from the group. A number of younger players have emerged and made their mark during the year. ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ as they say, but with these guys bedding in along with the more experienced players in the squad, there is plenty of hope for the future.
The adult ladies were beaten by Éire Óg in Loughglynn on Sunday morning in the intermediate championship.
Thanks to Stephen Coy, The Shannon bar, who presented a set of training top to St. Barry’s adult men’s squad before last week’s Junior quarter-final.
Men’s IFC Q/F, Castlerea St. Kevin’s 2-5 St. Brigid’s B 0-7. Mens JFC B, St. Brigid’s C 1-15 St. Faithleachs 0-6. LGFA SFC, St. Brigid’s 1-13, Shannon Gaels 0-7.
JFC B: St. Brigid’s C v St. Dominic’s, Friday at 8 p.m. in Kiltoom. SFC Q/F: St. Brigid’s v North Roscommon, Saturday at 6 p.m. in Strokestown. LGFA SFC: Clann na nGael v St. Brigid’s, Sunday at 11 a.m. in Johnstown. In addition, the club will hosts the men’s SFC Q/F between Roscommon Gaels and Oran at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Well done to the St. Brigid’s Mothers and Others team who travelled to Dublin for the All-Ireland National Blitz. The team played five games and won five.
St Brigid’s had the privilege of hosting the All-Ireland Masters finals on Saturday. Limerick overcame Armagh after extra time on a score line of 2-14 to 1-13 in the Spirit Final, and in the main final for the Dr Michael Loftus Cup, it finished Tyrone 0-12, Kerry 0-6. Stephen O’Neill, Conor Gormley and Ciaran Gourley played for Tyrone while Aidan O’Mahoney played for Kerry. The legendary hurler Ciarán Carey played for Limerick. Thank you to the volunteers who helped out on the day.
Well done to the U-14 girls who had a comprehensive victory over Roscommon Gaels last week in their Division Four quarter-final. The girls progress to the county final next week. Hard luck to St. Croan’s/Oran U-20 Lads who lost out to a strong Éire Óg/ Michael Glaveys in the championship semi-final last week. It was a tense game which was tight all the way through with Éire Óg/Michael Glaveys getting a goal at the death to put distance between the teams. Scores from Kevin Lambert (0-2), Shane Walsh (0-1), Micheál Hussey (0-1) and Eoghan Murray (0-1) were not enough for the two parishes. Hard Luck to our U-12 lads who were defeated by Eire Óg in the first round of their Summer League, and hard luck to the combined Division Four U-16 St. Croan’s/Oran Lads who were narrowly defeated by Kilmore/Shannon Gaels in their final group game. The lads have qualified for the semi-finals which will take place next week.
Hard luck to the intermediate ladies who were defeated by St. Ciaran’s, bringing their championship campaign to a close. Also hard luck to the intermediate lads who were defeated by Éire Óg in the quarter-final over the weekend, 0-14 to 0-10 (see match report). Thanks to Malachy Gately and his backroom team for their dedication and commitment to the players.
LGFA U-19 Division Three County Final, St. Croan’s vs Pádraig Pearses, venue TBC, Friday at 6.30 p.m.; GAA U-16 Division One County Final, Croan’s/Oran vs Castlerea, venue TBC, Saturday at 1 p.m.; LGFA U-14 Division Four County Final, Croan’s vs Boyle II, venue and time TBC; GAA U-12 Summer League, Croan’s vs Michael Glaveys, Sunday at 11 a.m. in Enfield.
It’s now time for annual lottery subscriptions to be renewed. Please contact any committee member to do so. Thank you for your continued support.
Well done to the Junior ladies who had a fantastic victory over St. Mary’s, 3-8 to 1-12, earning a semi-final place in two weeks’ time. Date, time and opponent to be announced in due course.
St. Faithleach’s GAA club will host a Hospice coffee morning in the clubhouse on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Come along enjoy a coffee and chat and support this worthy cause. All welcome.
The Junior men played St. Brigid’s on Sunday afternoon in the championship, losing out.
This championship final is fixed for next Saturday against St. Ciarán’s, throwing in at Ballyleague at 1 p.m.. Best of luck to team and management. Please support.
A great day out was had by all involved in the G4MO National Blitz held in Dublin again this year. The team headed off early Saturday morning and upon arrival, got themselves set up near their playing pitch and headed off the warm up. Everyone taking part in the blitz took part in the warmup, which consisted of a lot of energetic moves! The first game got underway at 12 noon and from then on the day ran very smoothly with games being played in a very friendly, enjoyable and non-competitive manner. Thanks must go to Theresa White who took charge of the team this year and had them well prepared. Thanks also to Peadar from McGowan Buses who was the bus chauffeur, ensuring safe passage. If you wish to join the G4MO team please do come along, training every Monday night at 8.45 p.m. in Ardcarne Park.
Best of luck to the St. Michael’s representatives on the North Roscommon panel who play St. Brigid’s in the quarter-final of the senior football championship on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Strokestown.
Both adult men’s teams were in championship action this weekend. On Saturday evening in Frenchpark, St. Michael’s progressed to the Junior A semi-finals with a dominant first half performance laying the foundation for a comfortable 4-11 to 0-4 victory over Roscommon Gaels. Then on Sunday St. Michael’s hosted Fuerty in the second round of the Junior B Championship in Ardcarne Park. Another excellent opening period had the lads 2-10 to 0-2 ahead at the interval. The visitors fought their way back into the contest with two goals within minutes of the restart and were competitive throughout a high quality game which nonetheless finished in a convincing win for the home team, St. Michael’s 3-17 Fuerty 2-8. St. Michael’s play St. Aidan’s in the third round at 1 p.m. on Sunday 24th in Ardcarne Park.
Best of luck to the Junior Ladies team and management as they contest their championship semi-final against St. Dominic’s in Knockcroghery at 6.15 p.m. on Friday. The U-14 girls are also expected to play their B Final against Oran next weekend (details to be confirmed) while the U-12 girls teams will have their end of season Blitz finals in Ballyleague on Saturday. Well done to both U-12 girls teams who performed excellently in the Sean Daly Blitz in Boyle on Saturday last. Finally, the U-10 girls played a very enjoyable blitz on Friday last. Boyle U-10 girls travelled to Ardcarne Park, where both clubs had 20 girls taking part. Thanks very much to everyone from St. Michael’s for taking part and also to Boyle for travelling to be part of a fantastic display of football skills in a very sporting occasion.
Well done to the St. Michael’s/St Ronan’s U-12 boys and their coaches on a superb performance in their Summer League game with St. Aidan’s on Sunday in Ballyforan.
Many thanks to all the volunteers who help to ensure the shop can open on match days. It is very much appreciated.
Pride of place this week goes to the U-16 team and their management team of Leo Shiel and Daniel Rogers who defeated Michael Glaveys/Éire Óg on Sunday evening to claim the Division Three Championship Title. Panel: Micheal Tiernan, Gavin Fallon, Malachy Glover, Cathal Shiel, Dylan Tynan, Harry Lavin, Conor Tighe, Sean McDonnell (1-3), Thomas Gill, Cathal Tynan (0-4), Ryan Tiernan, Vinny Lavin, Stephen Tighe (0-5), James Shiel, Ross Tighe, Noah Crowe, Tom McDonnell.
Hard luck to the Junior A team who were defeated by St. Ronan’s on Sunday afternoon in the quarter-final of the championship. The lads played some excellent football throughout, but unfortunately were left to rue some missed chances when final whistle went. Thanks to all the players and their management team of John Cullinane, Pierce McGinley and David Neary for all their hard work and efforts this year, which saw them promoted to Division Two for next year’s league (see match report).
Well done to our Junior B team who recorded their first win of their championship campaign after a great display against St. Dominic’s on Sunday. Panel: Kenny Bosquette, Kevin Curley, Damien Caslin, Ben Foy, Jason Owens, Thomas Hanley, Jack Walsh, Ryan Owens, John McHugh, Gary Galvin, Luke Corcoran, Robbie Regan, Nathan Greene, John Cullinane, Ben Jordan.
Hard luck to the senior Team who were defeated by Michael Glaveys on Saturday afternoon. The result means the lads will now face Western Gaels in the relegation final, with the winner retaining their Senior Championship status for 2024 (see report).
Wednesday, U-14 Division Two Shield Final vs Boyle. Saturday, U-12 League vs Castlerea in Castlerea at 5 p.m.. Sunday, Senior Relegation Final vs Western Gaels in Elphin at 3 p.m..
St. Ronan’s defeated Strokestown in the Junior A Championship quarter-final in Boyle on Sunday last, 2-8 to 2-6. Next up is Clann na nGael in the county semi-final in two weeks’ time. Thanks for the great support, it is greatly appreciated. There was no winner of the lotto jackpot when the draw was held at the weekend. Consolation prizes were won by the following - €70 The Bruen Family, Keadue; €30 Julie Quinn, Keadue; €20 Michael Gilchriest, Keadue; €20 Angela Phelan, Ballyfarnon; €20 The Monaghan Girls, Knockvicar.
The club’s Junior team ended their season with a win over St. Dominics in the Junior A Championship Relegation Final on Saturday, 2-10 to 1-7. This win secures Junior A football for the lads for next year.
P. Beirne, D. Flynn, J. Murray, E. Farrell, A. Usher, F. Moylan (1-01), S. Lennon, T. Murray, E. Carlos (0-01), J. Egan (0-01), E. O’Connor, S. Crann (0-02), C. Moylan (1-00), L. Galvin (0-05), J. Conlon. Sub used: F. Rogers. Well done all.
Western Gaels play Strokestown on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Orchard Park, Elphin in a bid to retain Senior status for 2024. Good Luck lads! The U-20 men’s Division Three semi-final, Western Gaels play St. Aidan’s on Wednesday evening (tomorrow) at 8 p.m. in Kilbride. Good luck to them. All fixtures can be viewed on the club’s social media pages.
