St John’s Lotto
The Lotto
draw took place in The Blue Lagoon, Riverside on Saturday 18th. The numbers
drawn were 20, 21, 22, 25 and there was no winner of the E10,400 Jackpot. The
winners of the consolation prizes were Gene Flynn, Cairns Hill; Katrina, c/o Cannings House and Garden,
Cornageeha ; Celine Clerkin, Rusheen Ard ; Frances Kelly, Cranmore. Congratulations
to all the winners. The next draw will take place on Saturday April 1st.
Draw tickets can be purchased in Mc Morrow’s Shop, Cairns Rd. ; Crozon Inn ; Clifford Electrical, Carraroe ; The Blue
Lagoon, Riverside ; Canning’s House and
Garden, Cornageeha and Molly Fulton’s
Restaurant, Carraroe.
Under Age Coaching
Starting on
Saturday next March 25th and on every Saturday until 1st
July football coaching will be provided by qualified coaches from 10.00 to
11.30 on the Cleveragh GAA pitch ( Opposite the Sports Complex ). The age
groups catered for are U8 and U10 Boys and U8, U10 and U12 Girls. The Under 12 Boys coaching will be held on
Monday evenings from 6.00 to 7.00 beginning on Mon March 27th. New players are very welcome to join. Club
members must reside in the Parishes of St Annes or Carraroe which is the club
area irrespective of which Primary School the child attends.
The Under 6
Program will commence on May 6th with registration taking place on
Friday 7th April Further information
on St Johns Gaa club can be found on our website www.stjohnsgaa.ie
or Facebook Page @stjohnsgaaclub
or Twitter @stjohnsgaasligo
Senior
Football
The Dara Mc
Garty- managed, Burns Car Sales- sponsored senior team got off to a great start in the Benson
Cup with a 5 -16 to 1 – 5 victory over Owenmore Gaels in Stenson Park
on St Patricks Day. The team on duty was N O’Donnell; E Roche, D Burke, A
Clerkin; R Fahy, O Cox, S Kilcawley; D Rooney, S Stenson; C Greene, B Mc Gowan,
C Jordan; D Smith, I Rossiter, R Gordon; R Galvin, C Keaney, J Reilly . The
next outing for the team is on Sat next
March 25th at 5.00 away to Easkey.
Under 14 Football
The Under 14
Boys team commence their league campaign on Sunday next 26th at
11.00 against Eastern Harps in Stenson Park, Carraroe. Many thanks to Liam
Kelly and Clement Devaney of K&D Developments who have sponsored a set of jerseys for the team for the coming
season. The best of luck to the team and management for the coming year.
St Patrick’s Day Parade
Congratulations
and well done to all the club members – young and not-so-young – who took part
in the Sligo St Patrick’s Day Parade. This was a gallant first effort for our
club and many thanks to all who took part on a day that was not made for
marching.
St John’s Magazine
Members,
past and present, are requested to help us out with photographs of St Johns
club activities and articles. If you are interested in writing an article –long
or short- on any aspect of the life of St Johns over the last 30 years then
please get in touch with me at 086 0793791.