Big game this Sunday (10th November) in Pairc Sean. We wish St Marys well as they represent the county in the Connacht Club Senior Football Championship Semi Final when they will do battle against Roscommon Champions and reigning All Ireland Champions St Brigids. All Leitrim football fans are urged to turn up to cheer on our representatives. Throw in 2pm.
10-Nov-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Lots of big games on next Sunday at three different venues throughout the county. We wish Eslin well as they represent the county in the Connacht Intermediate Championship when they will do battle against Roscommons representatives Boyle. The Gallogly Catering Leitrim Division One and Two titles will also be decided on Sunday with matches in Mohill and Ballinamore. A busy day in store for all football fans.
Gallogly Catering Leitrim Division 2 League Final
Aughnasheelin v Drumkeerin
in Mohill at 12 noon
Referee Francis Flynn
Connacht Intermediate Football Championship
Eslin v Boyle
in Pairc Sean at 1.30pm
Gallogly Catering Leitrim Division 1 League Final
Glencar Manorhamilton v Mohill
in Ballinamore at 3pm
Referee Eamonn OGrady
01-Nov-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Leitrim U21 A Championship 2013
A St Francis v St Manchans
B Greagh Gaels v Kiltoghert Gaels
C Glencar Manorhamilton v Ballinamore Seán OHeslins
SEMI FINALS
St Brigids v B
C V A
Leitrim U21 B Championship 2013
Preliminary Round
Dromahair v Carrigallen
SEMI FINALS
Glenfarne Kiltyclogher v Winners Preliminary Round
Drumkeerin v Melvin Gaels
03-Oct-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Anyone’s Game
All roads will lead to Carrick-on Shannon next Sunday afternoon when St Mary’s take on Mohill in the Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship Final. While the bookies have St Mary’s as slight favourites everyone knows this game is just too close to call. The last time the sides met in the final in 2006 St Mary’s were coasting to victory by five points with twelve minutes to go when Mohill staged a dramatic recovery to score six unanswered points and emerge victorious in the most thrilling of finishes. One thing is certain ‘€’ no-one will be leaving Páirc Seán before Ray McBrien blows the final whistle.
The Minor Final sees St. Manchan’s play Seán O’Heslin’s Ballinamore with the throw in scheduled for 1.30pm. St.Manchan’s will be hoping to go one better this year having been defeated by Fenagh/Gortletteragh in last year’s final after the first game went to a replay. Seán O’Heslin’s Ballinamore have a great underage tradition with a ‘€’never say die’€’ attitude and this match promises to be as exciting as the Senior Final.
Our Under 12 young stars of the future from St Mary’s, Glencar Manorhamilton, Aughavas and Dromahair will take to the field for exhibitionÓgames in both hurling and football during the half time interval in the minor game.
At the half time break in the senior final we will honour the great Aughavas team – the Leitrim Senior Champions from 1963 – a team featuring household names in the club and in the county.
Remember to keep you admission ticket as Connacht Gold, our Senior Championship sponsors, have generously donated vouchers for a free half time draw.
Be sure to get your copy of our 54 page full colour souvenir match programme at the entrance gates featuring specially written articles to celebrate the occasion. It would make a thoughtful and valued gift for those unable to be at the games on Sunday.
Minor Final commences at 1.30pm with the Senior Final scheduled for 3.30pm.
27-Sep-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
ONE MOMENT IN TIME ——
THE FINAL WHISTLE IN BALLINAMORE —-
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21st 2013
WHO WILL BE CHAMPIONS ??????
ESLIN or GLENCAR-MANORHAMILTON ??????
FIND OUT BY BEING THERE
SIXTY PLUS MINUTES OF END TO END ACTION
Dont forget to get your special souvenir 32 page full colour match programme.
At only €2 a copy why not post a copy to your absent friends abroad to commemorate their clubs appearance in the final
Please retain your admission ticket for a half time draw kindly sponsored by Connacht Gold
20-Sep-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship
“Up for the Match”
Leitrim GAA will be hosting an “Up for the Match” style programme from the Bush Hotel Carrick-on-Shannon this coming Friday 20th September featuring interviews with the team management and the captains from this years Senior County Finalists St Marys and Mohill and a stroll down memory lane with former greats from both clubs.
The inimitable Tommy Moran will be in the chair and the show throws in at 9.30pm with admission free.
An evening not to be missed.
18-Sep-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Glory beckons
Few imagined the county senior semi-finals without either the reigning champions Melvin Gaels or their four in a row predecessors Glencar Manorhamilton, but such is sport. So a new name will be inscribed on the base of the Fenagh Cup for 2013. Who will it be?
Each of the four teams going into action at the weekend will fancy their chances, but won’t be thinking of the county final just yet, they know there is serious business to be done first. Both football and hurling are at an all-time high at inter county level at the moment, with excitement at fever pitch as the championships draw to a conclusion. Our semi-finals here in Leitrim this weekend should have a comparative buzz about them, as local heroes don their club jersey with as much pride as if they were running out on to Croke Park.
From watching last Sunday’s thriller between Kerry and Dublin it was obvious both teams were intent on playing their ownÓgame, all-out attacks to get the scores on the board, for at the end it’s the scoreboard that tells the real story. So it was too with Mayo’s game plan against Tyrone, swashbuckling football and let the opposition try the same.
So it will be with St.Mary’s, Mohill, Carrigallen and Gortletteragh. Not too much time will be spent on mind games or on playing up the opposition. No, the team Managers and players will be concentrating on their own plans and let the opposition look after themselves. None of the four clubs will hear of defeat and all have their own reasons for wanting another appearance in a county final. The winners are hard to forecast, which makes the games real crowd pullers for supporters.
For two of the teams, glory beckons. But that’s for another day.
05-Sep-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
| Saturday 7 Setember 2013 | |||||||
| Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship | |||||||
| Venue | Grade | Round | Fixture | Time | Referee | Line | Line |
| Pairc Sean | SFC | Semi Final | Carrigallen v St.Marys | 5pm | |||
| Pairc Sean | SFC | Semi Final | Mohill v Gortletteragh | 6.30pm | |||
| Sunday 8 Setember 2013 | |||||||
| GWP Intermediate Football Championship | |||||||
| Venue | Grade | Round | Fixture | Time | Referee | Line | Line |
| Drumkeerin | IFC | Semi Final | Glencar Manorhamilton v Glenfarne Kiltyclogher | 12 E.T. | |||
| Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship | |||||||
| Venue | Grade | Round | Fixture | Time | Referee | Line | Line |
| Ballinamore | SFC | Rel Semi Final | Aughawillan v Drumreilly | 12 E.T. | |||
31-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Subject to results in this evenings quarter finals, the draw for the Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship semi finals will take place in the Allen Gaels club rooms at 8.20pm this evening
24-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Following the Open Draw for the Semi Finals of the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship this evening in Drumshanbo the following are the pairings;
Carrigallen v St Marys/Melvin Gaels
And
Mohill v Gortletteragh
Dates, times and venues TBC.
24-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
Its KNOCKOUT this Saturday in the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship with four mouth-watering quarter-final clashes and no obvious favourites.
The vagaries of the draw are such that the four unbeaten teams from the group stages of the competition have all been paired together, so two of them will exit before the semi-finals!
Glencar Manorhamilton were the only team in the group stages to record maximum points with the other three unbeaten teams – St Marys, Melvin Gaels and Mohill recording a draw apiece. The first double bill takes place in Drumshanbo where Champions Melvin Gaels take on a St Marys in the first game at 5.30 with Glencar Manorhamilton coming up against Mohill on the same programme at 7pm. Saturdays other two quarter-finals, which form a double-header at Cloone, are Annaduff versus Gortletteragh at 5.30 and Allen Gaels against Carrigallen at 7pm.
ANNADUFF V GORTLETTERAGH (5.30pm in Cloone)
The step up to from Intermediate to Senior has been a seamless one for Gortletteragh but on Saturday they face their toughest assignment yet against a seasoned Annaduff side who will have the benefit of an extra game under their belts having qualified as the 8th place winner last weekend. Gortletteragh will know they are up to the task having already narrowly defeated Annaduff at home in the league on the11th May (2-5 to 1-7) while they also had the better Group form winning two of their group games with Annaduff winning one. Annaduff wont be too bothered about previous meetings or where they finished in their group, experience is what counts and they have plenty of it in recent times at the knock out stages!
ALLEnÓgAELS V CARRIGALLEN (7pm in Cloone)
Coincidentally, Carrigallen and Allen Gaels are the only Quarter Final teams plying their trade in the Division 2 League so when the Open Draw was made both clubs were unsurprisingly content. With a semi final appearance at stake both teams will obviously go hell for leather for victory. This game is too close to call – it could even come down to Hawkeye in Cloone! In the group stages they both recorded one win from three and when they met in the league way back on the 24th February in Carrigallen they couldnt be separated on a scoreline of 2-11 to 3-8. Perhaps another draw is on the cards!
MELVIN GAELS V ST MARYS (5.30 in Drumshanbo)
Champions Melvin Gaels face a tricky assignment against a strong St Marys side that have been knocking on the door for the last numbers of years in the Senior Championship. When the two sides met in the league in Carrick on the 21st April the home side were 1-12 to 0-11 winners. Both teams are brimming with talented players and our expectations are for a high intensity game with no quarter asked or given. Will it be the Gaels or the Saints – Your call?
GLENCAR MANORHAMILTON V MOHILL (7pm in Drumshanbo)
They haven’t met in the league yet but what we do know is both teams play an open, attractive brand of football. A young Mohill side with some exciting up and coming players eager to make their mark, come up against an experienced Glencar Manor outfit. There is a weight of expectation for both teams – can Manor restore pride after loosing last years county final or can Mohills well documented talent deliver?
– Knockout brings out the best in players –
– Expect games full of passion and intensity –
The Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship Quarter Finals this Saturday in Cloone and Drumshanbo.
23-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
GWP Leitrim Intermediate Football Championship 2013
Semi Finals
Eslin v Dromahair
Glencar Manorhamilton v winners Glenfarne Kiltyclogher v Drumkeerin
Relegation Final
Aughavas v Leitrim Gaels
18-Aug-13 by Colette Fox – PRO
