Golf Classic
Owenmore Gaels are delighted to
announce that we will be running a Golf Classic on Friday eve 19th (after 5pm)
and Saturday 20th July at Castle Dargan Golf Club. After our great success on
the last outing, we are hoping everyone can come out and support our
fundraiser.
To book a team or be part of one, you can book your tee time from Michael on
0861520126 or James on 0863818829.
Golf Scramble - Entry €120 per Team of 4
Lots of Prizes to be won, including Longest Drive, Nearest to Pin, Best GAA
Team etc.
Senior Mens
Division 2
SLD2 result: Owenmore Gaels 0-19 St. Farnans
2-13
Draw game in a thriller at Connolly Park. Massive second half effort from our
lads.
A win next week away to Geevagh is needed in
order to give us a chance of staying up.
Senior Ladies Intermediate Championship
Ladies inter
championship: Owenmore Gaels 7-16 Curry 4-5
Brilliant
display girls, well done all on a massive performance.
U16 Girls
Well done to the U16 girls who won their
opening championship game at Connolly Park Wednesday evening. An impressive
performance winning out by 5-12 5-4.
U12 Boys
Well done to the U12 lads on a super
performance yesterday evening. The lads beat top of the table
Coolera/Strandhill 0-15 0-8. Well done players and management
U10 Girls
Last Wed our u10 girls took on their Owenmore Gaels counterparts in their
second challenge match of year at Ransboro Park last Saturday. A very well
contested game showed how far along our girls have
come in a short time with some excellent skills on show. Thanks to the Owenmore
Gaels girls and their mentors for travelling.
Féile 2019
Last weekend
saw a very busy weekend for our club with us competing and hosting national
Féile competition.
On
the field both our teams did extremely well. The boys won two of three group
games to make the cup knockout stages. They travelled to Carrick on Saturday
for a quarter final vs Leitrim Gaels, and despite a stirring second half effort
lost out in a close game. The team played some brilliant football over the two
days and this team will produce some top players for club and county. The girls
got off to a slow start in Curry, losing narrowly in their first two group
games. However returning to Connolly Park on Saturday re-energised the girls
and a good win over Warwicksire instilled confidence going into the shield
quarter finals. In Geevagh we put in a powerhouse display to overcome
Hertfordshire and progress to finals day on the Sunday. We traveled to Castlerea
and in a really tough and grueling encounter the girls made the final, beating
Scotland 2-2 to 1-1. This set up a final against Drumcliffe/Rosses Point. We
came up against a physically stronger and older team who blitzed us in the
first half with 5 goals seemingly putting the game out of reach. However the
girls refused to throw in the towel. A massive second half effort yielded 3
goals while we conceded none. Only for some heroics from the Drumcliffe
goalkeeper we could have pulled the game out of the fire, however Drumcliffe
prevailed on a 5-6 to 3-4 scoreline, congratulations to them on a deserved win
overall.
Off
the field this was a massive undertaking for the club. Much fundraising was
done in the form of a Marathon relay, a bag pack and a table quiz, these events
organised by the mentors and parents of the teams involved. Thank you to all
involved in arranging and co-ordinated these.
We received sponsorship from a number of business’s in the area including
Herrons, Tom McNicholas, VHA architects, Pharmaceutical Stainless Supplies,
Poweright, with Whitesides Supervalu providing the bag-pack oppoutunity. We are
very grateful for the support.
We
hosted 8 games in total over Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Connolly Park. Huge
thanks to Noel, Oliver, Martin and Marty-Joe for their work in preparing the
grounds so well. We received hugely positive feedback on our facilities from
all clubs who visited.
The club hosted two teams who had travelled for the competition, Warwickshire
girls and Naomh Eoin (Belfast) boys. Thank you to the families who took in
children for the weekend, it was very much appreciated and the kids were very
well looked after. To all who helped with the setting-up of the food and disco
on Saturday evening thank you very much, and to Johnny Banks for accommodating
us at the Teeling Centre.
The
weekend showed the value of this competition. The bond forged between the teams
we hosted was lovely to see. Football is a wonderful avenue for our kids to
meet new people and make new friends, while also been active and learning new
skills. Life lessons learned as we win and lose together and celebrate and
commiserate together.
Ladies
Refereeing Course
Attention
club members who may be interested in refereeing Ladies games.
The course
dates are Saturday 27th July and Saturday 17th August.
Those
interested must sign up using link below
Level 1
Referee Course - Over 2 days. 20 Euro cost for day. Time: 10-5pm
Address for
post of cheque and postal order.
Claire
Burke
21st Century,
Moneen Road,
Castlebar,
Co. Mayo
Nursery
Programme 2019
Owenmore
Gaels Nursery programme continues this Saturday morning the FAIRGREEN in
Collooney from 11 to 12. This is an introduction to Gaelic Football for kids in
the community in a fun filled environment. This is aimed for children aged
between 4-6. Parents are invited to participate in activities. Please note all
kids must be registered to participate. Any queries please contact Paddy
Watters on 0858512889.
Cul Camps
Owenmore Gaels are
delighted to host Cul Camps this summer from Monday 29th of July to Friday the
2nd of August. For more info contact our facebook page.
Foundation Course
We are delighted to
host a foundation football course on the 20th June. If you have an
interest in getting involved in coaching, please contact Liam óg at liamog.gormley.gm.sligo@gaa.ie.
Pitchside Signs
The club are
currently reaching out to local businesses to advertise at Connolly Park in the
form of a pitch side sign.
With our new stand and excellent location we are getting more major games each
year with large attendances guaranteed. Contact
Niall on 0877609420 or mail treasurer.owenmoregaels.sligo@gaa.ie for further
details.
Lotto
The Lotto draw took place in Connolly' Bar on
Monday 24th June. The numbers drawn were 6, 9, 13 & 20.
There was no winner of the €10,000 Jackpot.
Congrats to our ‘Lucky Dip’ Winners Declan Foley, John Kenny, Eamonn Watters
and Declan Foley who each win €30.
The next draw for our €10,000 Jackpot will take
place on Monday 7th July in Connolly's Bar.
Thanks to everyone who bought tickets throughout
the year and continues to support the club.