Football Finals

A busy weekend is in store for CCC Liatroma as two league finals are scheduled to take place and the U21 B Football Champions will also be crowned.

St Marys and Melvin Gaels will contest the Gallogly Catering ACL Division 4 League Final this Saturday (19th Nov) at 3pm in Pairc Sean. On Sunday (20th Nov) at 2pm in Pairc Sean the Gallogly Catering ACL Division 3 League Final takes place between Leitrim Gaels and Annaduff. Extra time in both games if agreed in advance.

In the U21 B Football Championship Final, Gortletteragh and Carrigallen will be challenging for honours. The final takes place this Sunday (20th Nov) at 2pm in Cloone. Extra time if necessary.

Elsewhere in Coiste na nÓg the U16 FC 15aside Final takes place on Saturday at 3pm in Cloone between Mohill and Carrigallen.

We wish all teams the best of luck.

 

 

09-Nov-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Gallogly Catering ACL Division 1 League Final

Annaduff captured the Senior League title on Saturday last in Pairc Sean when they defeated Melvin Gaels on a scoreline of 1-11 to 0-11. We take this opportunity to congratulate them on a wonderful victory. Annaduff have been a team in the ascendency over the last number of years. For the last two seasons they contested the senior championship semi finals and last season they lost the League Final so the weekends victory was just reward for this group of players.

The Melvin Gaels club will be disappointed by the defeat but can certainly take a lot of pride in their performances and development over the entire season. They won the Intermediate and Junior A Championships and next weekend they will contest the Division 4 League Final. As already mentioned, this time last year Annaduff were defeated in the League final so maybe Melvin Gaels can look to that for motivation.

Well done again to Annaduff.

 

 

07-Nov-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Junior C Championship

Cloone captured the Junior C Championship crown on Saturday last in Ballinamore when they defeated a gallant Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher side in the replayed final.

Well done to Cloone on their great win but especially to both teams on producing two absorbing contests.

 

 

04-Nov-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

U21 FC Draws 2011

U21 FC Draws 2011

A Championship

Preliminary Round
St Francis v Greagh Gaels

Quarter Finals

A St Marys v Ballinamore-SOH
B Glencar/Manorhamilton v St Manachans
C Prelim Rd Winners v Sliabh an IarannÓgaels
D Melvin Gaels v Drumlea

Semi Finals
A v B
C v D

B Championship

Quarter Finals

A Dromahair v Bornacoola
B Carrigallen v Leitrim Gaels

Semi Finals

A v Gortletteragh
B v Drumkeerin

CCC Liatroma will issue fixtures following this weekend’s ACL D3/4/5 games and it is hoped that as many as the above games as possible will be played on Saturday November 5th, depending on this weekend’s results across all grades.

 

 

28-Oct-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Melvin Gaels fly the Leitrim flag

Melvin Gaels welcome the Mayo Intermediate Football Champions – Davitts this Sunday at 2.30pm in Pairc Sean. Hopes are high in the County that they can reach this years provincial decider and no doubt they will if they display the same appetite and self-belief as they did against the Sligo Intermediate Football Champions Coolaney Mullinabreena in the pre-lim game.

Coiste Chontae Liatroma take this opportunity to wish them the very best of luck on Sunday and we hope there is a large Leitrim following in Pairc Sean to support them.

Extra Time if necessary

 

 

28-Oct-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Junior C Championship Final Replay

An epic encounter last weekend and we expect more of the same in the replay this Saturday at 3.45pm in Ballinamore.

Both teams will feel they left it behind them last Sunday and this is sure to spur them both on in the replay. Another full-blooded contest is on the cards and don’t be surprised if extra time is required.

May the best team win.

 

 

28-Oct-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

GAAJOBBRIDGE INTERNSHIP SCHEME

GAA/JOBBRIDGE

The GAA aims to provide meaningful internships, which will enable interns to grow in competence and confidence as they develop their capabilities, on the basis of experience and reflection.

JobBridge is a new National Internship Scheme that will provide work experience placements for interns for a 6 or 9 month period. The aim of the National Internship Scheme is to assist in breaking the cycle where jobseekers are unable to get a job without experience, either as new entrants to the labour market after education or training or as unemployed workers wishing to learn new skills. The scheme will also give people a real opportunity to gain valuable experience to bridge the gap between study and the beginning of their working lives.

The GAA has always placed on emphasis on Social Capital – Scáth a Chéile – and Civic Contribution. The JobBridge initiative has provided the GAA with the means to make a contribution and to provide unemployed individuals with the opportunity to utilise the skills that they have learned during training or education in a practical work environment for the first time, or, indeed, to enhance the skills that they have already gained through previous employment.

The GAA/JobBridge Internship Scheme will provide unemployed individuals with the opportunity to develop and advance their skills in a practical work environment. In conjunction with the JobBridge initiative the GAA may be able to offer up to 200 internships, at any one time, in the areas of Games Development and Administration.

The first phase of internships as part of the GAA/JobBridge scheme have gone live today at www.jobbridge.gaa.ie and www.jobbridge.ie – both links are available on the Leitrim GAA Website.

 

 

24-Oct-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Junior C Championship Final

Ballinaglera is the venue next Sunday (23rd October) for the 2011 Junior C Championship Final.

Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher and Cloone provide the pairings after they recorded semi-final wins over Mohill and Bornacoola respectively.

We wish both clubs the best of luck in the final.

 

 

18-Oct-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

U21 Football Championship 2011

Please be advised that U21 FC 2011 will not commence until at least the first weekend of November all going well in the interim. It is CCC Liatroma’s intention to have all Leagues Compeiitions ACL D1-5 at least at playoff/final stages before commencing with the U21 Competitions.

 

 

18-Oct-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Race for the Park

Race for the Park We are having our fair share of Opinion Polls about the race for the Park. Ultimately, the people will decide very shortly and there will be a new name on the door of the Áras. In the run up to last Sundays Preliminary Rounds of the AIB Connacht Intermediate and Senior Championship games in Pairc Sean, local GAA opinion polls would have forecast a Leitrim double. Unfortunately the Leitrim public did not have the opportunity to decide the winners, it had to be sorted on the field. Melvin Gaels did deliver and in style, with established stars like Man of the Match Emyln Mulligan blending with new kids on the block like the highly impressive Peter McGowan to do the business for Kinlough and for Leitrim. Their march to Connacht glory has certainly begun on a high note, with the added bonus of a Leitrim home venue for the Semi-final clash with the Mayo champions Davitts. Undoubtedly that will be a major hurdle to overcome, but the hunger for a Connacht title will surely spur on the Gaels, so the noses will be to the grindstone until Sunday November 6th, when the whole county will rally to the support of the men in blue and white. Achieving four county senior titles in a row is no mean feat, so it looked fairly odds on for Glencar Manorhamilton to get the better of Sligo champions Tourlestrane and earn another tilt at St. Brigids of Roscommon. But form seemed to go out the window and despite the promptings of the large home support, Manor only seemed to perform in fits and starts and we saw just flashes of the free-flowing play of many other displays. Things looked good when six points up, but Tourlestrane showed every bit as much hunger for success as the Leitrim champions did and nobody could complain about the end result. The inquests will go on around the Market Square in the coming days, but nothing can detract from what has been achieved by the players to date, so any disappointment will have to be tinged with respect and acknowledgement for the massive efforts of all concerned. The half time score relayed from Hyde Park that Leitrim Gaels Juniors were level with Creggs lifted Leitrim hearts and hopes of a possible treble on the day, but it was not to be, as Creggs held out for a three point victory. So the race for the Park – for Croke park – is now in the sole hands of Melvin Gaels. Opinion polls may fancy them, but the Gaels realise only too well that what matters is what happens the next day and the day after and the day after that again. It is a long road, with the next test on 30th October. Go n-éirí libh, Gaeil na Meilge.

 

 

17-Oct-11 by Tommy Moran

Junior B Championship Final

Dromahair were crowned Junior B champions on Saturday last when they defeated neighbours Glencar Manorhamilton by the slenderest of margins (0-10 to 1-8).

This was a very entertaining final which had the large following of supporters from both clubs on the edge of their seats right up until the final whistle. Dromahair had the better of the exchanges in the first half and they led at the interval 0-5 to 0-2. They got the ideal start to the second half when they finished to the back of the net and pointed from play to leave seven points between the sides. For the remainder of the contest the Manor men dominated but their efforts to claim victory or at least force a replay just fell short. Well done to Dromahair on their fine win.

 

 

17-Oct-11 by Colette Fox – PRO

Junior B Final

Ballinaglera is the venue tomorrow (Saturday 15th) for the 2011 Junior B Football Final.

Neighbouring clubs Glencar Manorhamilton and Dromahair will be hoping to bring more silverware to their clubs; Glencar Manor will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of their Senior team who were crowned senior county champions while the men from Dromahair will want to emulate their Ladies team who captured the Senior Championship title.

Manor and Dromahair had unbeaten runs in the lead up to the final so expect a tight encounter and they both have great support so a large crowd is expected at the beautifully appointed Ballinaglera venue.

May the best team win.

THROW IN 4pm

Elsewhere, the semi finals of the Junior C competition take place on Sunday (16th Oct) at 11.30. Bornacoola v Cloone in Gortletteragh and Glenfarne Kilty v Mohill in Leitrim Gaels.
Best of luck to all teams.

 

 

14-Oct-11 by Colette Fox – PRO