Change of venue for Divison 2 Final

Next Saturdays Division 2 Final is switched from Aughnasheelin to Annaduff. The throw-in time of 2pm remains unchanged.

 

 

25-Jan-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

GMIT game will not be played

The previously postponed GMIT game in the FBD League will not be fulfilled as the result of the fixture will have no significance for either team in the competition table inÓgroup B.

Leitrim senior panel members can now turn their energies towards the Allianz League as this is a very important year with the overall placings determining the positioning for 2008.

 

 

23-Jan-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Launch of Leitrim Supporters Club 2007 in Dublin

tonight in the Herbert Park Hotel, Ballsbridge is the launch of the Leitrim Supporters Club 2007 by the Dublin Branch. This is the annual launch of the successful Supporters Club which last year raised almost ?100,000. tonights launch will be attended by many supporters who are living in the Dublin area and a considerable number of supporters will also travel from Leitrim for the occasion.

The membership this year remains unchanged at ?40 and this years target is ?120,000. The supporters club committee is chaired by county board assistant treasurer John Mulvey. John and his hard working team will co-ordinate the availability of tickets through normal channels. Membership is also available via this website, the link is available on the left hand menu.

Each member will receive a 2007 car sticker and of course there is the chance to win in the prize draw which will take place on the weekend of March 31st in Coxs Steakhouse, Dromod.

The Leitrim Launch will take place at the the forthcoming awards night this Saturday.

 

 

17-Jan-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Sean O Heslins progress in Div 2 League playoff

Sean O Heslins progress to play Glencar Manorhamilton next Saturday morning at 11am in the second playoff for the last place against Carrigallen in the Division 2 League Final.

Todays result:
Sean O Heslins 0-09
Glenfarne/Kiltyclougher 1-05

The second playoff, Sean O Heslins v Glencar Manorhamilton, is scheduled for Ballinaglera on next Saturday 20th Jan at 11am. The referee is Francis Flynn.

 

 

13-Jan-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Frustration as FBD Game postponed

There was understandable frustration all round in Mervue this afternoon as the FBD League game betweenÓgMIT and Leitrim was officially postponed by referee Oliver Kelly, at 1:40pm.

After a thorough inspection the pitch in Mervue was rightfully deemed unplayable due to water logging. Attempts to secure another venue failed and everyone had to turn around and head for home.

The game was originally scheduled for Pearse Stadium but that change was announced earlier in the week as Pearse Stadium is being rested at the moment. Castlegar was secured for the fixture but earlier this morning there was communication from Galway to say that the Castlegar field was unplayable and the game was hastily moved to Mervue

Every effort was made to inform all interested parties, from supporters to officials, of the last minute change of venue but to no avail. By 2pm when the throw-in should have happened the venue was all but deserted and the seagulls were left to their own devices to play in the puddles.

In this day and age better is expected.

 

 

07-Jan-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Change of venue – AGAIN !

The venue of the Liatroim v GMIT game has been changed from Castlegar to Mervue (behind GMIT)

 

 

04-Jan-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

County Board – Award Winners 2006

The following award winners have been announced for 2006. Congratulations to each and everyone on their worthy award.

Hall of Fame
[b]Michael McGowan[/b] – Gaeil na Meilge

County Player of Year:
[b]Colin Regan[/b] – Gaeil na Meilge

Club Player of Year:
[b]Brendan Guckian[/b] – Naomh Muire

Club Grounds of Year:
[b]Acadh na Sileann[/b]

Referee of Year:
[b]Tom Forde[/b] – Baile na gCleireach

 

 

06-Dec-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Connacht AIB Intermediate Club Semi-final – Report

Carrigallen 3 ? 5
Menlough 1 ? 4

Carrigallen walked tall on Saturday when they convincingly defeated Galway kingpins, Menlough by double scores (3 ? 5 to 1 ? 4) in the Connacht intermediate football semi-final in Ballinamore.

Meanwhile Mayo champions, Tourmakeady, who defeated Roscommon?s Kilmore by three points (1 ? 8 to 1 ? 5) in the other semi-final, will be Carrigallen?s opponents in this weekend?s Connacht final.
Menlough grabbed an early lead in Saturday?s game when Brendan Costello put over a third minute free.

But CarrigallenÓgot on level terms some seven minutes later after Charles McGuinness found the target with a similar effort.
Following that Carrigallen took a grip on the proceedings when Andrew McManus and Noel Doonan combined well in the fourteenth minute for Doonan to shoot the game?s first goal.

A second CarrigallenÓgoal four minutes later from Terence Reynolds, after he fielded a ball that ricochet off the post, following a Charles McGuinness free, dealt a hammer blow to Menlough?s challenge.
The Galway men responded with points from frees, which were hit over by Robert Hughes and Brendan Costello over the next eight minutes.
Charles McGuinness converted a free before the interval that gave Carrigallen a five points halftime cushion (2 ? 2 to 0 ? 3).
Menlough made a determined effort to turn the game around in the third quarter but the Carrigallen defence plugged every gap with the result that the Galway side only managed to cut the deficit by a solitary point.
Robert Hughes registered this score when he tapped over a forty-third minute free.

Carrigallen went back resolutely on the offensive in the final quarter after Charles McGuinness hammered home his side?s third goal, following a piecing of indecisive fielding by two Menlough defenders close to their goalmouth.
Over the next ten minutes the Leitrim side ensured victory when Terence Reynolds, sub Derek Mulligan and Charles McGuinness added Carrigallen points from play.

It was proving to be an unpleasant trip to Leitrim for the Galway champions and there were further problems for the Menlough men before the end when Brendan Costello was dismissed for committing a second yellow card offence.
But Menlough did manÓge a consolationÓgoal when Robert Hughes drove to the Carrigallen net, deep in injury time, in a crowded goalmouth situation.

Carrigallen: Enda Lyons, Ciaran Harte, David Flynn, Dermot Mulligan, Garry Reynolds, J. P. McManus, Carl Ward, Noel Doonan 1 ? 0, Cliff Richardson, Eamon O?Malley, Andrew McManus, Terence Reynolds 1 ? 1, Ciaran Flynn, Charles McGuinness 1 ? 3, Benny O?Rourke. Subs Derek Mulligan 0 ? 1 for O?Rourke (37 mins.), Ray Reilly for C. Flynn (37 mins.), Darren McGovern for O?Malley (56 mins.), Derek Mulligan for A. McManus (57 mins.), Hugh Magee for Ward (57 mins.).

Menlough: Damien Concannon, Cathal Jordan, Thomas Hansberry, Barry Laheen, Derwin Costello, Peter Kelly, Joe Glynn, Robert Hughes 1 ? 2, Sean Mannion, Mark Costello, Damien Costello, David Laheen, Brendan Costello 0 ? 2, Fintan Finnerty, Seamus Mitchell. Subs RonanÓgeraghty for Mitchell (25 mins.), Hugh Keely for Geraghty (40 mins.), David Reilly for D. Laheen (46 mins.), Liam Lawless for Jordan (53 mins.).

Referee: Oliver Kelly (Roscommon).

 

 

29-Nov-06 by PJ Leddy

Hurling Coach – Advert

Hurling Coach – Advert

 

 

29-Nov-06 by Thomas Keenan

Note regarding walkovers in the 2006 League

The following is a response from the GAC with regard to the issue of Walkovers in the 2006 League.

“The issue in question here has been addressed in the only manner that is feasible by the Regulations that have been approved in March towards the completion of the Leagues for 2006. I agree that if your team receives a WO then it has been in effect disadvantaged. However the most relevant section of the Regulations is at the very end, as posted on the front page of the website, ie a team cannot be relegated or denied the opportunity to play in a league or shield final on the basis of score difference alone. it will only serve to advance the stages of these playoffs and each team is guaranteed at least one play off game, no matter what the issue at hand may be. I presume that is the best that can be done and in effect this is what will happen, as it has been agreed and approved on March 13th 2006 at the March meeting of Coiste Chontae Liatroma. ”
-Deagl?n ? Buach?in, R?na?

 

 

28-Nov-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

?Playoff Regulations Leagues 2006?

We have had recent enquiries regarding the closing stages of the leagues and in order to answer these queries we are publishing the following which is an extract from an official GAC Liatroma document which outlines the ?Playoff Regulations Leagues 2006?:

?Second Tier Games ???

In the event of an equality of points at the top of the table after the conclusion of the league games the following should apply:

1. Two teams tied for first place will play league final.

2. Three teams tied for first place the team with the highest score difference will automatically qualify for the final and meet the winners of a game played between the remaining two teams.

3. Four teams tied for first place then the team with the highest score difference should automatically qualify for the final. It will meet the winner of a playoff game between the second placed team on score difference and the winner of a further playoff game between the teams with the third and fourth best score difference.

Relegation

1. Two teams tied on equal points should play off to decide relegation in the event of one relegation place to be decided.

2. Three teams tied on equal points to decide one relegation place, then the team with the lowest score difference should be placed in the final relegation playoff where it will meet the defeated team in a relegation semi-final played between the teams with the best and second best score difference.

3. Three teams tied on equal points to decide two relegation places then the team with the lowest score difference should playoff with team with the second lowest score difference to decide the first relegation place. The winning team of this playoff should play the team with best score difference to decide the remaining relegation place.

4. Four teams tied on equal points to decide one remaining relegation place then the team with highest score difference should meet the team with the third best score difference in a relegation semi-final. The teams with the second and fourth best score difference should meet in a second relegation semi-final. The defeated teams in each of these games should playoff to decide the final relegation.

5. Four teams tied on equal points to decide two relegation places then the team with the least score difference should play the team with next best score difference to decide the first relegation place. To decide the second relegation place the teams with the best and second best score difference should playoff with the defeated team playing the winning team from the first relegationÓgame to decide the final relegation place.

In all of the above, in the event of any teams having equal score difference, then highest score for should be the next determining factor of differentiation. This to be followed, in the event of further equality by the result of the game(s) played in the series of games directly between the two or more teams concerned.

Should there be games conceded during the course of the league competition proper, points should be awarded in the league table as normal procedure dictates. There should be no recourse to claim of loss of score difference by the awarding of these league points by the clubs concerned, as no team can be prevented from progressing without recourse to a playoff to some degree or similarly relegated.

Extra time should be played in all playoff games including final relegation but not including League or Shield finals.?

 

 

27-Nov-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

FBD Insurance League 2007

Leitrim play in section B of the FBD Insurance League and play all 1 away game in Sligo and 2 away inÓgalway. With the first of the Galway games this weekend against GMIT in Castlegar at 2pm.

Section A

Round 1 – 7th January
Roscommon v Sligo IT in Elphin at 2pm

Round 2 – 14th January
Roscommon v NUIG in Woodmount at 2pm

– Wed 17th January
Sligo IT v Mayo in Ballinode at 7.30pm

Round 3 – 21st January
NUIG v Sligo IT in Dangan at 2pm
Mayo v Roscommon in Ballyhaunis at 2pm

Round 1 – Wed 24th Jan
NUIG v Mayo in Ballinrobe at 7.20pm

Section B

Round 1 – 7th January
Sligo v Galway in Tubbercurry at 2.00pm.
GMIT v [b]Leitrim[/b] in Pearse Stadium at 2.00pm.

Round 2 – 14th January
GMIT v Sligo in Dunmore at 2.00pm.
Galway v [b]Leitrim[/b] in Tuam at 2.00pm.

Round 3 – 21st January
Sligo v [b]Leitrim[/b] in Markievicz Park at 2.00pm.
GMIT v Galway in Indreabhan at 2.00pm.

Home Final: 18th February 2007

Final: 7th October in New York/Boston – Gaelic Park/Canton

Note:
Top Team in each section qualifies for Final Format for deciding League & Round Robin Format Where Teams finish with equal points for Qualification for the Concluding Stages, the tie shall be decided by the following means and in the order specified,
subject to Clause (d) below:-

(i) Scóring Difference (subtracting the total scores Against from total scores For)
(ii) Highest Total score For.
(iii) Where two Teams only are involved – the outcome of the meeting of the two Teams in the previous game in the Competition.
(iv) Scóring Average (divide total score Against into total score For).
(d) If Disqualifications, Retirements or Walk Overs
materially affect the outcome of the Points Totals
(scores) in the League Stage of a Championship, there shall be Play Offs to determine Qualification
for the Concluding Stages of the Championship,

Third Level Colleges have first call on the First 3 Players from a County.

 

 

24-Nov-06 by Brendan Doyle – PRO