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GAA Club Health and Wellbeing Officer Training in Bush Hotel on Friday

Training for GAA Club Health and Wellbeing Officers will take place in The Bush Hotel on Friday with registration at 7.45pm, and the session concluding at 10pm sharp.

Each club is encouraged to send two representatives to avail of this training, the first of its kind to take place in Leitrim. (The training is currently being rolled out across the country.) If your club hasn’t yet appointed a health and wellbeing officer, anyone interested in the role is welcome to attend.

The training will be delivered by Derek Kelleher, who was trained as a health and wellbeing tutor in Croke Park in January, and Colin Regan, GAA Community and Health Manager. It touches on a range of topics, including:

• What health and wellbeing is, and how to maintain it
• How sport and being a GAA member helps
• The role of the Club Health and Wellbeing Officer
• The Four Building Blocks of a Healthy Club
• How this work can benefit clubs, players, members, and communities
• How to respond to critical incidents

The training is interactive and engaging and each delegate will receive a participant workbook and a certificate while each club represented will receive a Healthy Club manual to help guide them.

Representatives from other sporting clubs/codes are also welcome to send a representative. Please email secretary.leitrim@gaa.ie to confirm who from your club will attend.   

09-May-16 by Declan Bohan – PRO

A Commemorative 1916 Mass

for  Sean Mc Dermott and Tom Clarke

The Church of the Sacred Heart, Arbour Hill  Dublin 7.

Date: May 12th 2016 at 6.30 pm

26.04.16

 A very special commemorative Mass will be offered, in The Church of the Sacred Heart  Arbour Hill (Church of the Defence Forces) for Sean Mc Dermott & for Tom Clarke on May 12th at 6.30 pm

This is planned for this specific date, because this was the exact date that Sean Mc Dermott was executed in May 1916.

Father Tom Colreavy will  celebrate the Mass.

As you know, both men have Leitrim connections. Sean Mc Dermott was from Kiltyclogher & Tom Clarke’s father was from Carrigallen. Our Dublin Branch held an annual mass in Arbour Hill Church, every May, over many years, for both these men.

We would greatly appreciate your assistance in spreading the word about this special Mass by notifying The Leitrim GAA Supporters Club Membership on our behalf.

You can contact me at 087 2564110 if you require any further details.

Yours sincerely,

_______________________
Gerry Flynn
1, St Joseph’s Cottages,
Blackhorse Avenue,
Dubln 7.

28-Apr-16 by Gerry Flynn

2016 Leitrim GAA Supporters Club Draw

Leitrim GAA would like to thank all the people who bought and sold tickets for the 2016 GAA Supporters Club. The Draw was once again a huge success. The Supporters Club Draw Committee would like to acknowledge the contribution of all its sponsors towards the success of this year’s draw. The draw took place in Cox’s Steakhouse, Dromod earlier tonight.                               

Main Sponsor: Cox’s Steakhouse, Dromod.

Other Sponsors: Westlink Coaches, Drumshanbo; Kevin Quinn, Embassy Rooms, Sligo; ScanMe.ie, Longford; Gerry O Rourke, Longford; Gerry Murray, Sligo; Rosebank Retail Park, Ck-on-Shannon; Lough Rynn Castle Hotel; Hollyrood Hotel, Bundoran.

Prize Winners

€5000

Francis McPadden, Beagh, Dromahair, Co Leitrim

€2000

Martin Craig, Warrington, Co Meath.

€1000

Jack Dolan, Kells, Co. Meath.

2 nights B and B + One Evening Meal for 2 at Lough Rynn Castle

Padraig McGarry and Colm Fox, Gortletteragh GAA.

2 nights B and B + One Evening Meal for 2 at Hollyrood Hotel

Cathal Harte, Annaduff. (Shared)

2 All Ireland Football Final Tickets

Mairead O Flaherty-Quinn, Aughawillan

2 All Ireland Hurling Final Tickets

Kevin Flynn, Fearglass, Mohill.

€100

Sean McGowan, Cloonturk, Dromod.

€100

Gerry Deane, Aughawillan.

€100

PJ Martin, Leckaun, 5 Mile Bourne, Co. Leitrim

20-Mar-16 by Declan Bohan – PRO

The late Frank Heavey, Ballinamore Sean O Heslins and New York

Frank Heavey, one of the greatest footballers to don the Ballinamore Sean O’Heslin’s jersey has died suddenly in New York. Frank played senior football for Leitrim in the early 1980’s and would have been on the team for longer only for emigrating to America during the lean years of the mid 1980s. Frank won three senior football championships with the Ballinamore club. His first was in 1982 and he captained the winning side in 1986. He was in America in 1988 and missed their successful run in the championship but was back playing at centre half forward when they won the final in 1990. He was an outstanding full forward and a gentleman both on the field and off. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Heavey family on their sad loss.

Go ndéana Dia trócaire air.

14-Mar-16 by Declan Bohan – PRO

GAA National Club Draw 2016

The GAA National Club Draw 2016 took place earlier today and there is good news for one lucky Leitrim GAA member and a Leitrim Club!!

The draw raised over €1.67m for clubs across the country.

The complete list of winners can be downlaoded here

11-Mar-16 by Declan Bohan – PRO

Croke Park 1916 Commemoration Event, 24 April 2016.

The GAA is calling on members from all of its clubs and members of the public to join in at Croke Park on Sunday April 24 for the Association’s national 1916 Commemorative Event.

The show, which will take place after the Division One and Two Allianz Football League finals, will present the story of Ireland in a theatrical production that will include the best elements of the Irish cultural entertainment.

To read the full text of the GAA Press Release please click here

10-Mar-16 by Declan Bohan – PRO