FIXTURES – We had a draw against Mohill on Saturday evening. The next game for our Div 2 team is an away game v Glencar/Manorhamilton in Boggaun on Sunday 26th at 3:45pm.

LOTTO – We had no winner of our Jackpot on Saturday night last in “Terry Shortt’s Heritage Bar.  Thanks to Terry & Agnes for their hospitality on the night. The numbers drawn were 6-4-5-3-7-2-0-1. €30 winners were Ann Gallogly, Colette Flanagan, Regina Kiernan, Anna Conefrey and Francis Flanagan.  The House prize sponsored by Terry Shortt was won by Padraic McKiernan.  Our next draw will be in “The Dugout” on Saturday 1st June with Pauline & Fintan’s team.  Jackpot now stands at €13,500.

MEETING – Club & Executive Meeting on Thursday night at 9pm in Clubrooms.

SYMPATHY – Aughavas GAA Club would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the Conefrey family, Lisgillock on the death of their mother/grandmother/great grandmother Sarah who passed away last Wednesday morning. May she rest in peace.

Fixtures – Our next game for our Div 2 team is an away game v Mohill on Saturday 18th at 7pm.  Hard luck to our Juniors who were defeated by Leitrim Gaels on Saturday evening last.

St Joseph’s Boys – Well done to our U15 boys on a good victory over Mohill on Thursday evening last in Aughavas.  This Thursday evening we travel to Manorhamiliton and on Monday 20th we have St Mary’s at home to complete our league fixtures.

Allianz Cumann na mBunscol – Hard luck to the Aughavas boy’s team that lost out to Drumkeerin in a very competitive and tight Division 3 final in Fenagh on Saturday morning.  Well done to the school girl’s team that came out on top by the slenderest of margins, in an exciting and nail-biting Division 3 final against neighbours Cloone.

Lotto – Our Jackpot now stands at €13,400 and the draw will take place in “Terry Shortt’s Heritage Bar” on Saturday 18th May with Dan & Noel’s team.  €2 per envelope and 3 for €5.

Golf Classic – Aughavas GAA Golf Classic will take place on Saturday 22nd June in Ballinamore Golf Club for the Owen McCaffrey Memorial Shield.  A Team of 4 is €160.  Please contact Colm on 0860470989 to book a team or any Club Officer.  Refreshments are served on the day.

Swan Bar Division 4 – Our Juniors have a home game on Saturday 11th at 7pm in the Park v Leitrim Gaels Please come out and support the lads.
St Joseph’s Boys – Our U15’s were defeated by MacDiarmada Gaels on Thursday evening last in Ballinamore, our next game is in Aughavas on Thursday 9th at 7pm v Mohill.
Lotto – There was no winner of the Lotto jackpot of €13,300 on Sunday night last.  The numbers drawn on the night were 3-0-4-6-5-7-1-2.  €30 winners were Margaret McKiernan, Chloe & Aaron McIntyre, Colette Flanagan, Lila McCabe and Darren McHugh.  The house prize sponsored by the Dugout was won by Chirsty Sweeney.  The next draw will take place on Saturday 18th with Dan & Noel’s team.  Jackpot is now €13,400.
Wedding – Congratulations to Trevor Farrelly & Lisa Byrne who got married on Friday 3rd May in Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Swinford, Co Mayo. We wish you every happiness in your married life.
Connacht Championship – Good luck to Leitrim who take on Roscommon in Hyde Park in the Connacht Championship  Quarter Final on Sunday 12th May at 3:30pm.  Tickets for the match are currently on sale from all usual outlets.

DIVISION 2 – Well done to our juniors who had a good win over Mohill in the Park last Sunday.  They play St Mary’s in Pairc Naomh Mhuire, Carrick-on-Shannon on Sunday 5th May at 12 noon.  Please come out and support the lads.

ST JOSEPH’S BOYS – Hard luck to our U13’s who lost out in the Div 2 final replay on Friday evening last in Cloone. St Brigids 1-14, St Joseph’s 2-6.  Our lads gave it their all but unfortunately, we went down to our opponents who found it a little bit easier to score.  We were trailing by 6 points to 3 at half time, we came out in the second half with a lot of work to do, an early goal and a point put us in front for a while but St Brigids kept the scoreboard moving with some nice points. As was normal for our lads, they never gave up and scored another goal with 10 minutes to play but we just could not follow it up with more scores to get in front again.  Well done to both teams for two games of enjoyable football and we might meet again later in the year in the championship.  Many thanks to the management team of Dan O’Brien, Charlie McCabe and Michael Lee for their work with this team over the last number of weeks.  Championship action will likely commence in June.  Our panel of plays for the league were Gavin Gallogly, Conor Downes, Eanna McNamara, Bradley Cowdell, Jack McIntyre, Charlie Kearney, Andrew Lee, Matthew McCabe, Cian Nolan, Joey McBrien, Thomas O’Brien, Conor Shortt, Dessie O’Kelly, Charlie Wilson, Conor McLoughlin, Dermot Tierney, Darragh Gormley, Jack McManus, Jamie Stoddart, Naoise Feeney, Mark McDermott, James Kilkenny, Calvin Reynolds, Fiachra McHugh, and Lucas Kotterman.

U15’s had their second league game on Thursday evening last v Gortletteragh, after an exciting hour of end to end football we lost out by a couple of points.  Well done lads for battling hard to the end, keep up the good work.  Our next game is in Ballinamore v MacDiarmada Gaels on Thursday evening.

LOTTO – Our Jackpot now stands at €13,300 and the draw will take place in “the Dugout” on Sunday 5th May with Colm & Gerry’s Team.  €2 per envelope and 3 for €5.

MEMBERSHIP – A reminder for members and gym users that membership now runs from 1st January – to 31st December each calendar year.  There are still a number of members not paid for 2019 and it is vital for all members to be paid up to date. Please contact Diane on 0860871550.

LOTTO – Our next Lotto draw will be held in “The Dugout” on Saturday 23rd March.  The Jackpot now stands at is €13,000. Lotto envelopes €2 each or three envelopes for €5.
ST JOSEPH’S BOYS – Well done to our U13 team who had a good win on Monday against Melvin Gaels in Carrigallen. We were short a few of our panel on the day but all the lads played well and the win puts us through to the knock out stages of the competition.  Thanks to Melvin Gaels for travelling to Carrigallen as this game was listed as a home fixture for them.
LEITRIM HEALTH IS WEALTH 2019 – Promoting positive health and well being in the Bush Hotel on Wednesday 27th March at 7pm.  All are welcome and admission is free.

Lotto – There was no Jackpot winner in the Lotto on Saturday 9th March: the numbers drawn were 3-4-0-2-7-5-1-6.  €30 winners on the night were Fintan Gallogly, Michael Moran, Nahuel Biofini Seropi, Brendan Kiernan and Gavin Farrelly.  The House prize sponsored by the Dugout was won by Sean McCartin. The next Lotto draw will be on Saturday 23rd March with the Player’s Team hosting the draw. The Jackpot now stands at €13,000.

 

St Joseph’s Boys – Well done to our U13’s team who played and defeated Rinn Gaels on Saturday last in Carrigallen.  We made good use of wind advantage in the first half and scored some fine points, the win should move us into the semi-final league places.  Training continues as per text information sent out and we hope everyone can keep up the great effort. Our U 17’s played Mohill on Sunday afternoon in Mohill. Game was called off with about 10 minutes to go due to heavy snow showers, the boys were leading well at the time, and next up is MacDiarmada Gaels at the weekend.

 

Leitrim Wall – Please show your support for the development of Leitrim football by purchasing a brick on the Leitrim Wall by contacting our representative Ray McBrien (087669752).  Work will commence on this project very soon so If you have received a letter and brochures already or if you wish to buy a brick please contact Ray.

CONGRATULATIONS – Congratulations to the Leitrim Senior Team who will now gain promotion to Division 3 after winning five games in a row.  The final score in Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada on Sunday was Leitrim 1-09, London 0-07. What a fantastic achievement. Well done to the team and management.

DIVISION 4 – We were narrowly beaten by Aughawillan on Sunday morning on a score line of Aughavas 1-10 to 0-15.  Our next game is in Aughavas against Kilturbid on Saturday 9th March at 4:30pm.

 ST JOSEPH’S BOYS – Well done to the U17’s who had a good win over St Mary’s on Friday evening last in Aughavas, this was a great team performance with everybody playing their hearts out.  Next game is against Mohill at the weekend.  Hard luck to our U13’s who lost out to Leitrim Gales on Sunday morning last in Leitrim Village.  We were trailing by 5 points at half time and kept trying hard to catch up in the second half, Leitrim Gaels defended very well and went on to win by 1 point.  We hope both teams can meet again later in the competition.  Congratulations to the members of our U 13 team who received the Sacrament of Confirmation in Aughavas on Saturday.  We hope everyone had a great day.

LOTTO – Our next Lotto draw will be on Saturday 9th March with Fintan & Pauline’s team hosting the draw. The Jackpot now stands at €12,900. Envelopes €2 or three for €5.

LEITRIM SUPPORTERS TICKETS – The annual Leitrim Supporters tickets are on sale and in big demand at the moment.  To secure your ticket, please contact any Aughavas Club Officer.  Tickets are €50.   First prize is €5,000. Draw takes place on Saturday 9th April, 2019.

LEITRIM WALL BRICKS – Please show your support for the development of Leitrim football by purchasing a brick on the Leitrim Wall by contacting our representative Ray McBrien (087669752).  Work will commence on this project very soon so If you have received a letter and brochures already or if you wish to buy a brick please contact Ray.

MEMBERSHIP – Club membership is now overdue. Membership runs in the calendar year from 1st January to 31stDecember.  Application forms can be got from Anna McKiernan 0877607026, Diane Charles 0860871550 or Ciaran Moran 0863686063. The membership Fees for 2019 are Adults/Senior Players €50, Students €25, Underage €20, Families €100, Gym Membership within Parish €50 Gym Membership outside parish €100.

LOTTO – There was no Jackpot winner in the Lotto on Sunday 24th February: the numbers drawn were 1-0-7-6-2-4-5-3.  €30 winners on the night were Tess O’Connell, Niall Maguire, Darragh McBrien, Bernie & Gerry, Peter McBrien.  The House prize sponsored by the Dugout was won by Darren McHugh. The next Lotto draw will be on Saturday 9th March with Pauline & Fintan’s team hosting the draw. The Jackpot now stands at €12,900.

ST JOSEPH’S BOYS – Our U13’s had a good win over Glenfarne on Saturday morning in Aughavas, all the lads played well and we took some lovely scores.  Our next game is against Leitrim Gaels and this is an away game and we’ll send out a text nearer the weekend.  Our U17’s had no game last weekend check with management for next fixture.

LEITRIM SUPPORTERS TICKETS – The annual Leitrim Supporters tickets are on sale.  We have an allocation of tickets to sell and can be purchased from any Club Officer.  Tickets are €50.   First prize is €5,000. Draw takes place on Saturday 9th April, 2019.

NEW ARRIVAL – Congratulations to Barry & Joanne Moran, Melican on the recent birth of their beautiful baby daughter, a little sister for Emma and a future footballer for St Joseph’s Ladies.

CONGRATULATIONS – Congratulations to the Leitrim Senior Team who secured a great win over Limerick on Saturday last. Well done to the team and their management.  Congrats also to our own Fintan McBrien who was Willie Hegarty’s sidekick in the commentary box on the day and did a great job.  Send your CV to RTE Fintan with Michael Lyster retiring you could be on the Sunday Game.

OTHER NEWS – It’s great to see our past Club President Terry Shortt out and about again after his visit to the Galway Clinic.  It’s important to keep your Aughavas hat on now Terry.

LOTTO – There was no Jackpot winner in the Lotto on Sunday 10th February: the numbers drawn were 6-7-5-2-3-1-0-4.  €30 winners on the night were McKiernan Family Monaghan, Nuala McCabe, Mary Moran, Peter & Ellen Curran, Anna McKiernan.  The House prize sponsored by the Dugout was won by Gerry Kiernan. The next Lotto draw will be on Saturday 23rd February with Dan & Noel’s team hosting the draw. The Jackpot now stands at €12,800.

CLUB & EXECUTIVE MEETING – Our next meeting takes place on Friday 15th February in the Clubrooms at 9pm.

LEITRIM SUPPORTERS TICKETS – The annual Leitrim Supporters tickets are on sale and can be purchased from any Club Officer.  Tickets are €50.  First prize is €5,000. Draw takes place on Saturday 9th April, 2019.

Lotto – Our next Lotto draw takes place on Sunday 10th February with Colm & Gerry’s team hosting the draw. The Jackpot now stands at €12,700.

Date for Diary – Andy McGovern will celebrate his 86th Birthday on Saturday 9th February in “The Dugout”.  Andy is also raising funds for the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association and all donations big or small are most welcome.  Happy Birthday Andy.

Membership – Club & Gym membership is now due.   Application forms can be got from Anna McKiernan 0877607026, Diane Charles 0860871550 or Kieran Moran 0863686063. The membership Fees for 2019 are Adults/Senior Players €50, Students €25, Underage €20, Families €100, Gym Membership within Parish €50 Gym Membership outside parish €100. 

Lotto –  There was no Jackpot winner in the Lotto on Saturday 26th January; the numbers drawn were 5-2-4-6-3-0-1-7.  €30 winners on the night were Kieran Moran, Caoimhe Casey, Andy Duffy Ballinamore, Anthony Brennan and Pauline Harte.  The House prize sponsored by the Dugout was won by Thomas McLoughlin. The next Lotto draw will be on Saturday 9th February with Colm & Gerry’s team hosting the draw. The Jackpot now stands at €12,700.

Membership – Club membership is now due.  Our registration weekend will be held in February, due to new GDPR rules each member has to complete an application form.  Application forms can be got from Anna McKiernan 0877607026, Diane Charles 0860871550 or Ciaran Moran 0863686063. The membership Fees for 2019 are Adults/Senior Players €50, Students €25, Underage €20, Families €100, Gym Membership within Parish €50 Gym Membership outside parish €100.  All club players must have their membership paid by end of February.

Congratulations – Aughavas GAA would like to congratulate Martin McCartin in his new role as Treasurer of the Connacht Council GAA 2019-2021.  We wish you every happiness in your new job Martin.

Leitrim – Well done to Leitrim in securing a great win over Wexford in their first Allianz League game.  We wish the management and team the best of luck as they travel to Aughrim to take on Wicklow.

Fund Raising Draw – We held our annual fundraising draw on Saturday 19th January in The Dugout.  The winner of the First Prize of €3,000 (sponsored by Tony & Bernadette McGovern, London) went to Rob Maguire, Drumreilly.  The 2ndPrize of €1,000 (sponsored by Sambo Reilly) went to Michelle Earley.  €100 winners were Adrian Tiernan, John Bohan Keshcarrigan, Sean Heaney Fenagh, John Casey Donegal and Roger Guiney, Tullamore.  €50 winners were Sheila Holohan, Diarmuid Brady, Catherine Charles, Erina Delaney, Regina Canning and Hannah Bohan Australia.  €50 Voucher for the Kilbracken Arms sponsored by the Caden Family was won by Martin McIntyre, €20 sponsored by James McIntyre was won by Seamus McManus, Bottle of Jameson sponsored by Ciaran & Marion McCabe was won by Damien Maguire, Bottle of Powers sponsored by Terry & Martina Williams was won by Barry McKiernan, Bottle of Gin sponsored by Ciaran & Marion McCabe was won by Ciaran Toole. We would like to thank Cllr Paddy O’Rourke, Peace Commissioner who oversaw the draw, Gerry McGovern, London who pulled out the tickets of the winners with the exception of the 2nd prize which was pulled by Pauline Harte. Thanks also to Pauline for the beautiful food and music by D.J. Mike Darcy from Shannonside.  Thanks to Terry for his photography and finally we would like to thank all of you who bought tickets and supported our draw and of course our hard working ticket sellers.

Lotto – Our next Lotto draw is on Saturday 26th January in the Dugout out with St Joseph’s ladies hosting the draw. The jackpot now stands at €12,600.

Membership – Club membership is now due.  Our registration weekend will be held in February, due to new GDPR rules each member has to complete an application form.  Application forms can be got from Anna McKiernan 0877607026, Diane Charles 0860871550 or Ciaran Moran 0863686063. The membership Fees for 2019 are Adults/Senior Players €50, Students €25, Underage €20, Families €100, Gym Membership within Parish €50 Gym Membership outside parish €100.  All club players must have their membership paid by end of February.