Shamrock Gaels Club notes Monday 11th March
We held our senior awards night in McDermott's, Castlebaldwin last Saturday where Noel Gallagher, Vice Chairperson of the County Board presented our Men's senior team with the 2023 Division 1 winners medals. Ciaran Kenny was presented with the Boyd memorial cup for Senior player of the year by Brian Boyd on behalf of the Boyd family. Bridie Connolly presented Aarron McKenna with the Intermediate Player of the year on behalf of the Connolly family while John Joe Connolly presented  Niall Henry with the Junior Player of the Year award on behalf of the Connolly family. The Devina Duncan memorial Cup for Ladies player was awarded to Louise Merrick with the award presented by Simone Moss to Sharon Merrick on behalf of Louise. Congratulations to all the winners.
We also formally inducted former Chairperson, Seamus Cawley into our Hall of Fame. Current Chairperson, Andy Kearns read the citation on the night and the full text can be seen in this weeks Sligo Champion and Weekender and will be posted on line shortly.
Well done to Gaels players who starred with various teams during the week. First up was Coola U17 Team winning the B all Ireland Soccer final with a strong representation of Gaels players, Jade Lyons won the Ladies HEC O'Connor Cup with DCU, Ruby Clark won the Moynihan Cup with ATU Sligo, while Sophia Rose Henry starred at full back in Sligo LGFA U16 team's win over Galway on Saturday - well done to all. 
Reminder to all parents, coaches and players that it is essential to register now on foireann before the start of the new season. All players aged U6 up to adult need to register to ensure they are insured - players/coaches can not take the field unless they are registered. Fees remain unchanged from last year. Girls playing U10 and above (born 2015 or earlier) need to register as LGFA and players and girls born 2016 and after need to register as GAA. All boys should register as GAA. If you have issues with registration on the app please contact Michelle McMorrow or Mary Quinn.
The winner of last weeks 50/50 draw was Andy Hannon who won €680.
The club wish to express sympathy with Sligo GAA Chairperson, Sean Carroll on the passing of his mother, Maureen at the weekend. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam dílis.

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Shamrock Gaels Club notes Monday 4th March
Reminder, we are in the last few days where you can purchase National Club draw tickets - purchase though your foireann log in or contact Mary Quinn on 086 3757626 to secure your ticket with a chance to win a car and many more prizes.
We will be holding the 2023 Senior awards night next Saturday 9th March in McDermott's, Castlebaldwin at 9PM where we will present the Senior Div 1 league medals along with Player of the year awards - all welcome to join us on the night.
Reminder to all parents, coaches and players that it is essential to register now on foireann before the start of the new season. All players aged U6 up to adult need to register to ensure they are insured - players/coaches can not take the field unless they are registered. Fees remain unchanged from last year. Girls playing U10 and above (born 2015 or earlier) need to register as LGFA and players and girls born 2016 and after need to register as GAA. All boys should register as GAA. If you have issues with registration on the app please contact Michelle McMorrow or Mary Quinn.
The winner of last weeks 50/50 draw was Shanara Middleton who won €710.
Good luck to the 25 members who are participating in the couch to 5K over the next 6 weeks.    
The club wish to express sympathy with the family, relatives and friends of Michael John Walsh, Ballymote who died last week. Michael John played with Sooey and won a Foley Cup in 1965. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.

Last updated 04/03/2024 @ 09:36 Read More >>


Murphy and McGauran take key national roles at GAA Congress

While it was a big weekend on the playing fields for Sligo’s GAA teams with both the county’s senior hurlers and senior footballers winning their games against Louth and Antrim respectively, it was also a big weekend in the board room with Sligo GAA executives picking up two prestigious national roles at the GAA’s Annual Congress which was held in Newry Co. Down,

The Congress saw the election of a new GAA president in Armagh's Jarlath Burns but it also saw two long standing Sligo GAA volunteers take on two very senior national roles in the organisation.

John Murphy from Tubbercurry won the election to be elected as a Representative of Congress and Trustee of the Association when he defeated Cavan’s Tom Reilly by 147 votes to 118..

John comes from a family steeped in their contributions to the GAA in Tubbercurry, in Sligo in Connacht and indeed in clubs in Dublin and London also.

John himself had a distinguished intercounty playing career. While still a student he was part of Sligo’s Sligo Connacht senior championship side of 1975 and after his playing days he went on to serve as a selector for the county senior team before he entered the board room where he served in a number of roles up to and including Chair. He subsequently represented Sligo at Connacht Council level where he served as President for 2022 /23.

Bernardine McGauran from the Calry St Joseph's club has been appointed to the Central Competitions Controls Committee (CCCC) by the new President. The CCCC is the committee that is responsible for scheduling and arranging all games under the control of the GAA’s Central Council – all national league and championship games. It is also responsible for discipline within those games and receives and makes the initial response to referees' match reports at national level.

Bernardine also comes from a family that has a long association with their club, with Sligo and with Markievicz Park where her father Brian Snr. Has been a committee member for many years.

Bernardine served as Cultural Officer, Assistant Secretary and then Secretary to the Sligo County Committee. She was the first woman to fulfill that role and is now a flag bearer for Sligo at a national level.



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Shamrock Gaels Club notes Monday 26th February
The winners of our monthly members draw were, Sean McHugh, €125, Cormac Kearns, €65, Paul Higgins, €40, Keith Candon €25 and Keith Mc Morrow €25.
Welcome to our new Club Development Officer, David Keely who joined us this week and will be working with the schools in the area along with assisting all our underage coaches for the season ahead.
Reminder to all parents, coaches and players that it is essential to register now on foireann before the start of the new season. All players aged U6 up to adult need to register to ensure they are insured - players/coaches can not take the field unless they are registered. Fees remain unchanged from last year. Girls playing U10 and above (born 2015 or earlier) need to register as LGFA and players and girls born 2016 and after need to register as GAA. All boys should register as GAA. If you have issues with registration on the app please contact Michelle McMorrow or Mary Quinn.
The National Club draw is entering its final week. Tickets are available from any club member but you can also purchase though your foireann log in. 100% of ticket sales are retained by the club and will be invested back into our underage structures. We would encourage all members and supporters to support this is any way you can. Tickets are €10 each with option to buy anywhere from 1 to 10 on the app.
The winner of last weeks 50/50 draw was Meave Lyons who won €624.  
We will be holding the 2023 Senior awards night in McDermott's, Castlebaldwin on Saturday 9th March at 9PM where we will present the Senior Div 1 league medals along with Player of the year awards - all welcome to join us on the night.
The club wish to express sympathy with the family, relatives and friends of John Joe Coen, Ballintogher, Joe Kelly, Dromahair, 
Micheál Killoran, Ballyfarnon, Ricky Devine Jnr, Keash and Lily Collery, Ballygawley who died recently

Last updated 26/02/2024 @ 09:26 Read More >>


Drumcliffe/Rosses Point Club notes Monday 19th February
This Saturday, Feb 24th, all our club coaches, from Saturday morning All-Stars to senior teams are invited to our Coaches 'Throw-in' morning, which will take place at Oxfield from 9:30am to 12pm. We encourage all club coaches to make every effort to attend as the session will be very beneficial for coaches planning and activity for the season ahead.  Please note the venue for this Saturday's coaches session, starting at 9:30am - it's Oxfield (not Rathcormac) .
We are looking for additional coaching help in hurling on Saturday mornings this year -as we want to give your younger players more opportunities to develop their hurling skills. If you would like to be part of this, please contact Austin on 0876855621.
A warm welcome to our new Club Development Officer, Michael Langan, who will be working with DRP on a number of local schools and club coaching activities during the 2024 season. Michael is a club member of our neighbours St Molaise Gaels. We will be 'sharing' him with Calry/St Joseph's this year. Welcome aboard Michael.
Well done to Eoghan Smith and Cian Lally who both started for Sligo in last Sunday's Division 3 league win over Limerick in Rathkeale. Sligo host Antrim this Sunday in Markievicz Park at 2pm.
Hard luck to Rianne Smith, Sinead Regan, Isabella Henry and the Sligo LGFA footballers who lost out to Roscommon in Keash on Sunday.
This Thursday's Club Lotto Jackpot now stands at €5,700. To be in with a chance of winning, play online via drp.gaa.ie. Last Thursday's numbers were:  3, 16,  25 & 27. Congrats to Peadar Power who won the €25 Lucky Dip prize.
A reminder that Club Membership for 2024 is now open via the GAA's onine Foireann system. You'll find the link to it on the club's website drp.gaa.ie/membership. Membership fees remain unchanged from 2023.
We encourage members to use their existing account profiles on Foireann. If you can't remember login details, use the 'Forgot Password' option. Please ensure when using Foireann that you register male players as GAA members - and female players as LGFA members.
Our Club Meeting for February takes place this Thursday (Feb 22nd) in Oxfield at 8:30pm sharp.

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Shamrock Gaels Club notes Monday 19th February
Registration is now open for 2024 and can be completed in www.foireann.ie - all coaches and players aged U6 up to adult need to register to ensure they are insured in advance of the new season - players/coaches can not take the field unless they are registered. Fees remain unchanged from last year. Girls playing U10 and above (born 2015 or earlier) need to register as LGFA players and girls born 2016 and after need to register as GAA. All boys should register as GAA. If you have issues with registration on the foireann app please contact Michelle McMorrow or Mary Quinn.
The club is participating in the National Club Draw for a first prize of a car. Tickets are available from any club member but you can also purchase though your foireann log in. 100% of ticket sales are retained by the club and will be invested back into our underage structures. We would encourage all members and supporters to support this is any way you can. Tickets are €10 each with option to buy anywhere from 1 to 10 on the app.
The winner of last weeks 50/50 draw was Majella Muldowney who won €676.  
The final amount raised from our St Stephen's Goal mile walk was €1,439 with over €630,000 raised nationally which will go towards providing humanitarian and development programmes for people across the world facing the devasting impact of disease, climate change and conflict - thanks to all who contributed to this worthy cause.
We kick off our Couch to 5K this week in conjunction with Sligo Sports Partnership starting Wednesday 21st in Riverstown Park. The cost is €30 for 6 weeks. Please contact Marina Swann to register your interest.
We will be holding the 2023 Senior awards night in McDermott's, Castlebaldwin on Saturday 9th March at 9PM where we will present the Senior Div 1 league medals along with Player of the year awards - all welcome to join us on the night.
The club wish to express sympathy with the Hever and Quigley family, relatives and friends on the passing today of Betty Hever, Carrickbanagher. We also express sympathy with Finbar McCormack and the McCormack family on the passing of Finbar's brother Harry in Monaghan last week and with Terese Duignan and family on the passing of her brother in law, John James Duignan, Longford. 

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