Talk on Men’s Health
“To return to football at
the age of 47, and to start that new journey with the old familiar agony of a
session on the hills of Lough Key Forest Park takes a certain mindset. The sort
of mindset that sees a man through the much bigger undertaking of overcoming
two bouts of cancer with a smile on his face and more to contribute”. So wrote
Colin Regan in the Leitrim Observer on Oct 25th 2017 referring to
Martin McHugh of Aughnasheelin. Martin is the former Leitrim goalkeeper, a
member of the last Leitrim team to win the Connacht Championship in 1994. In
2009 Martin, after noticing a lump in his groin was diagnosed with testicular
cancer. He underwent surgery, and after a three year recovery process, he
resumed his football career. He was later to be diagnosed with prostate cancer
in 2015. Despite this, Martin won his first Leitrim Intermediate Championship
with his native club last October at the age of 47. He has since retired, and
now gives talks on the topic of Men’s Health. Our welfare officer Geraldine
McGuinn has arranged for Martin to address our members, and any other
interested parties, on Friday Feb, 23rd in Strand Celtic Clubhouse
at 7.30. A very informative and enjoyable evening is in store, with tea/coffee
afterwards.
Lotto
The lotto numbers drawn on
Monday Feb. 19th were 10, 17, 24 and 29. There was no winner, nor
were there any Match Three winners. The jackpot now stands at €5500. The draw
takes place each Monday in the clubhouse at 9.00.
Registration
This is a reminder that Coolera-Strandhill GAA
Club member registration is now open online for the 2018 season. Access is through the club
website on www.coolerastrandhill.com and by clicking on the
green link. Team managers will not be responsible for accepting membership fees
this year. Members who have been paying by direct debit may continue to do so
if they wish, or they can opt for on-line registration. If you want to register and cannot remember
your password, please click the “Reset
Password” button and follow
the steps. We ask that you register as soon as possible so as to reduce the
significant burden of managing this process on the club registrar and
committee. Here's looking forward to a successful 2018 for us all...!
Indoor Nursery Programme
Please note that the start
date for the Under 5-8 Indoor programme is now FRIDAY MARCH 2nd in
the Ursuline
College gym from
6.00-7.00. Contact Myra McDaniel for further details.
Annual Club Social
Our annual Club Social
takes place on Saturday March 24th in Coolera House. Food will be
served at 9.00pm sharp and will be followed by the presentation of medals to
our Senior Men and Junior Ladies and the announcement of the Club Person of the
Year. This was a very enjoyable night last year and we hope that a large crowd
will attend to honour the achievements of our adult teams. Tickets will be on
sale this week. Any enquiries to Frank O’ Sullivan, pr check our website and
Facebook page for updates.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Following the success of
our first venture into the St. Patrick’s Day parade last year, the Bord na nÓg
committee has decided to participate again this year. We hope to have a large
number of children taking part, representing all ages and codes.