Progressive Co. Leitrim club Aughavas last week made history when they became the first Co. Leitrim to make their weekly Lottery available online.

The club have teamed up with Co. Galway company [link= “www.locallotto.ie “]www.locallotto.ie[/link] to make it possible for fans of the club all over the world to support them on a weekly basis.

“Sports clubs all over Ireland have been using [link= “www.locallotto.ie “]www.locallotto.ie[/link] to sell their weekly Lotto tickets for the last year, but we are the first club in Co. Leitrim to do so, ” said Terry Williams of Aughavas GAA Club.

“The weekly Lotto draw plays a huge part in our fundraising efforts. You can now take part in our draw on our club website [link= “www.aughavasgaa.com “]www.aughavasgaa.com[/link] or on [link= “www.locallotto.ie “]www.locallotto.ie/Leitrim/Aughavas/[/link]
whether you are in Aughavas, Dublin, Galway, London or New York.

“It is a safe and secure system, and it helps us reach people who live all over the world but who give their allegiance to Aughavas GAA Club. ”

The idea of [link= “www.locallotto.ie “]www.locallotto.ie[/link] came when founder Warren Healy lived in America, and realised he had no way of supporting his home GAA club, Carna-Cashel in Co. Galway.

“It grew from there, and now clubs all over Ireland are getting weekly revenue from supporters who no longer live locally, and are therefore not able to buy a weekly Lotto ticket in the local pub or shop, ” said Warren Healy, who runs [link= “www.locallotto.ie “]www.locallotto.ie[/link] from An Spideal, Co. Galway.

“We also discovered once we set up the site that people living locally also started to buy online, which is another welcome development for clubs like Aughavas. We realise how difficult it is to keep a club afloat and this definitely opens up a new source of revenue. ”

Clubs who require more details of how [link= “www.locallotto.ie “]www.locallotto.ie[/link] operates should contact Warren (warren.healy@locallotto.ie, 087-2365854, 091-553855.)

 

 

12-Jul-07 by Aughavas GAA

Connacht Council are this year honouring the Leitrim U21 Connacht Football Champions of 1977 on Connacht Final day this Sunday, July 8th. The panel will be introduced to the crowd following the Connacht Minor Final at 1:20pm.

Leitrim won their first Connacht U21 title in 1977 overcoming Roscommon with a courageous performance on a wet and windy day in Sligo. Leitrim had prepared well for this campaign and had caused a surprise in the first round with a merited win over Galway (1-09 to 0-10)

The Conancht final ended 1-3 to 0-5 in favour of Leitrim and the half back line of Joe Reynolds, Frank Holohan and Sean Leydon (RIP) were the heroes, as was Mickey Martin.

Unfortunately this team subsequently went down in the All Ireland semi-final to a great Kerry team with Jack Oshea, Seanie Walsh and Ogie Moran on display.

The 1977 Connacht U21 Champions as lined out in the programme are:

1 Gerry Beirne – Mohill
2 Michael Flynn – St. Marys
3 Dan Meehan – Glencar/Manorhamilton
4 James Flynn – Gortletteragh
5 Joe Reynolds – Eslin
6 Frank Holohan – Drumreilly
7 Sean Leyden(RIP) – Fenagh-St.Caillins
8 Des McNulty – Glencar/Manorhamilton
9 Seamus Mulhern – St. Marys
10 Frankie Bohan – Bornacoola
11 Frank Smith – Aughawillan
12 Michael Martin – St. Marys
13 Hugh Murphy – Sean O Heslins
14 Mel Kiernan – Annaduff
15 Gerry Logan – Sean O Heslins

16 Leo Logan – Sean O Heslins
17 Liam Flynn – St. Marys
18 Pat Flynn – Gortletteragh
19 Thomas McKenna – Drumkeerin
20 Sean Crossan – Sean O Heslins
21 Joey Bird – Dromahair
22 Richard Ellis – Fenagh-St.Caillins
23 Pat McDonald – Glencar/Manorhamilton
24 Charlie Kelly Aughawillan
25 Mickey Quinn Aughawillan
26 Tommy Mulvey – Allen Gaels

Bainisteoir: Michael McGowan – Melvin Gaels
Selector: Eamonn McGowan – Allen Gaels
Selector: Joe Sorohan – Gortletteragh

Cathaoirleach: George O Toole – St. Marys
Runai: Tony McGowan – Allen Gaels

 

 

05-Jul-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Now that the dust has settled after the fantastic Feile Peil na nÓg Liatroma event that finished on Sunday evening its time to reflect on the effort by many to host such a spectacle.

The event captured the heart and imagination of may people in the support counties Roscommon, Sligo and the main host county Leitrim as it did with many of the visiting teams who traveled near and far to the picturesque North west.

It was a huge undertaking and the subsequent praise heaped upon the various local committees and the main event committee is justified. While the counties Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo may jostle on the field while in competition the unity if the three while under the Feile flag was very evident over the last number of months and in particular last weekend.

This event was a logistical nightmare with 170 plus teams participating in 11 competitions divided between boys and girls teams with all the visiting teams hosted in the local communities. An extra competition, Division 7 boys, was introduced for this event and the winners received a cup donated in memory of Niall Higgins, Drumshanbo.

The parade alone would have been enough of an event for any committee to organise and it went extremely smoothly considering over 5,000 team members were asked to assemble in an organised fashion on the field in Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada. Thankfully a large car park exists to handle the numbers of buses and coaches required to transport everyone. The Gardai, local stewards and local businesses must come in for praise for organising the parking and traffic arrangements on a very busy national route.

Throughout the weekend the results came flooding in to the results centre from the 41 event centres located throughout Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo. By Saturday afternoon almost 236 games were played and it was down to the 22 semi-finals for the evening. Saturday night the results were processed and we had 22 teams to play in the 11 finals on Sunday. The finals started at 9am and a great start for Leitrim with our first ever Feile winners- Drumreilly/ Aughawillan. The rest of the day saw thousands watch the remaining finals, including the skills final, all of which were recorded by Setanta Sports. Our new stand was never without a calling supporter or on occasion a tearful eye.

The results centre was a picture of calmness while the results website was anything but quiet as on Friday alone over 5,000 pages of results were served. Saturday was extremely busy as the administrative team verified and posted the results while 13,200 pages were demanded throughout the day. Sundays finals saw in excess of 7,000 requests for results and even on Monday as everyone recovered 5,400 pages were reviewed. A big thank you to the 41 coordinators for speedily relaying the results back to the centre and to the team there who quickly received, verified and uploaded each result into the software that managed 55 tables which were required to keep track of proceedings.

The curtains were drawn on a wonderful event on Sunday evening as the mix of elated winners, happy runners-up and supporters made their way home. Finally the Feile Committee made up of a very hard working group of people could take a collective sigh of relief. These individuals lead by Chairman Stephen Flynn and Secretary Patricia Bohan should be extremely proud of their efforts.

Thanks also is due to the National Feile Committee who were at hand throughout the weekend and the best of luck to the Cavan representatives who received the Feile flag on Sunday evening and who have 12 months to prepare for Feile Peil na nÓg 2008. To all the parents and members of local committees throughout Leitrim, Sligo and Roscommon please take a bow as you fed, entertained and housed the visiting teams. Each of you did your selves proud in the presentation and smooth running of your own local events. While Setanta Sports recorded the field action it was down to the 2 men James Molloy and Willie Donnellan to catch all of the action on camera and their efforts are on display via the Photo Gallery on this website.

To all concerned Feile Peil na nÓg Liatroma was a wonderful event and will stay in the memory of many for a long time.

 

 

05-Jul-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

The All Ireland Qualifiers between Leitrim and Donegal is this Saturday evening at 7pm in Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada. The game will be cash at the turnstiles except for the New Stand which will be by ticket only. Tickets will be distributed to the Clubs by tomorrow evening and you should contact your Club for details of local distribution.

Prices:

Stand – €20
Terrace/Uncovered Seats – €15
Student/OAP* – €10
Under 16s – Free

*Note that a limited number of OAP tickets (€10) will be available for the stand and will be distributed through the clubs.

 

 

02-Jul-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

FEILE PEIL na nÓg 2007
29th /30th June, 1st July

Leitrim will host the 26th Feile Peil na n Og this year, with the kind help and support of our neighbouring counties Roscommon and Sligo. This is Leitrim’s first time to host the national competition and it is a great honour to be able to do so.

Feile na n Og is one of the largest events in the National G.A.A. calendar, and was launched by the President of the G.A.A. Mr. Nicky Brennan at a special ceremony in the Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon on Wednesday 23rd May.
The President of the Ladies Football Association Ms Geraldine Giles, along with officials from G.A.A. and Ladies Boards in the three counties and participating clubs were all present on the night.

This year, a total of 164 teams have registered to take part in Feile, made up of 104 boys teams and 60 girls teams. There will be over 4000 players in total between visiting and host teams in the three counties for the weekend from Friday June 29th to Sunday 1st July.

Feile is an international competition for U14 Gaelic footballers with approximately 4100 children taking part this year. Amongst those participating in the competition this year will be a club team from each county in Ireland, teams from England, Scotland and the United States.

One of the highlights of the weekend for all of the players is a parade of all 164 teams in Carrick on Shannon on Friday evening. A total of ten bands have been confirmed to take part in the parade starting in the newly developed Pairc Sean Mhic Dhiarmada which was officially opened by the President of the GAA Nickey Brennan on Sunday last, and parading through the town.

Bands taking part in the parade are The Artane Boys Band, Western Command Band, Longford Pipe Bank, Kiltubrid Pipe Band, Mullingar Town Band, Catlerea Brass Band, St. Michaels Band, Enniskillen, Boyle Marching Band and Killoe N.S. Band, Longford.

Each team will parade in their club colours behind their club banner and there are prizes for best Banner, Visiting Team and Host Team. The Presidents of the GAA and Cumann Peil na mBán will present Pennants to each team captain at the review stand which will be situated at The Town Clock. The parade will be a colourful spectacle and not to be missed. This will be the biggest parade ever in any of the 3 counties and there will be huge crowds in Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday evening to watch it. People are advised to arrive in town early as traffic restrictions will be in place by the Gardai on the approach roads to the town.

During the course of the weekend there will be a total of 271 games played. On Friday 29th June each host club will play their visiting team in the opening round of the competition and the second round games and semi-finals will be played on Saturday at the following venues.

LEITRIM ROSCOMMON SLIGO
Bee Park, Manorhamilton Kiltoom St. Patrick’s
Aughavas Roscommon Town Calry
Leitrim Gaels Michael Glaveys Geevagh
Annaduff Boyle St. Mary’s Sligo
Ballinamore Clan na Gaels Tourlestrane
Drumshanbo St. Dominics Drumcliffe
Carrick-on-Shannon St. Ciarans Tubbercurry
Ballinamore Strokestown Shamrock Gaels
Fenagh St. Croans St. Johns
Drumkeerin Castlerea Eastern Harps
Mohill Croghan Curry
Aughnasheelin Cootehall Coolera
Dromod Elphin St. Farnans
Gortletteragh Enniscrone

On Sunday July 1st, the finals will take place in Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon, commencing at 9.00am. There will be 11 finals in total,
7 boys and 4 girls games.

During the second round games on Saturday 30th June a competition in the skills of Gaelic football also takes place. This involves 1 nominated player from each team going through set routines from different distances. The skills finals are held on Sunday July 1st with an overall winner in both the boys and girls competitions.

If you would like further information on any aspect of the Feile weekend please contact Mary Glancy at 086-8446960.

 

 

29-Jun-07 by Mary Glancy – Feile Peil na nÓg PRO

Two new Feile Peil na nÓg websites are unveiled today in time for the big event which commences tomorrow (Friday) in Sligo, Roscommon and in the host County Leitrim.

Both sites, one web based and one mobile phone based, are updated by an administrative team and the WAP site is specifically for those on the move who which to keep in touch with fixtures and results as they happen. The sites are FREE* to use however a minor operator charge will apply when using the WAP site.

The main site is web based and is: [b][link= “feileresults.LeitrimGaa.ie “]feileresults.LeitrimGaa.ie[/link][/b]

If you are on the move the latest scores, live results and other information, is available FREE* on your mobile phone.

The mobile phone version* of the site can be accessed via a Feile link at [b]wap.leitrimgaa.ie[/b]

(* Std. Mobile Operator WAP Charges will apply)

 

 

28-Jun-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Due to the Feile Peil na nÓg event that commences on Friday afternoon and continues through to Sunday evening there will be no fixtures for Clubs. We hope to release fixtures for the following weekend by next Sunday.

 

 

26-Jun-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Qualifier:
The Qualifier draw between Leitrim and Donegal is fixed for Saturday evening July 7th at 7pm in Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada.

Photos:
James Molloy has uploaded 12 pages of photos of yesterdays game, click on the Photo Gallery link on the left hand side.

Feile:
This weekend its the Feile Peil na nÓg Competition which commences Friday afternoon and finishes on Sunday evening. More details to follow.

Club News:
Results for the weekends shield games will be uploaded tonight.

 

 

25-Jun-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Congratulations to our Senior Football Team panelist Fintan McBrien whose wife Theresa gave birth to their first born, Joey – a bouncing baby boy, last Saturday afternoon just in time for Fathers day.

Both mum and baby Joey, a possible future star of Leitrim GAA, are doing well. Fintan on the other hand is facing a busy week preparing bottles for baby Joey and boots for himself for the big game this weekend against Galway !

 

 

19-Jun-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

The decision to invite people to visit the facility over two days last weekend proved to be a huge success with supporters coming from all over the country to view what is your facility put there on behalf of all Leitrim people by Leitrim GAA.

Approx. 1,100 visitors took the time to tour the new facility over the assigned 10 hour visiting period. Your good wishes and continued financial support to date has been a source of great encouragement so that we can on your behalf bring to Leitrim – training, playing and spectator facilities in line with the most modern within the GAA.

The stand will be opened this weekend but the Get on Team campaign will continue to operate over the Summer until such time as the cost of the stand is paid for. The total cost of the facility is approx. €3 million and we need to raise the outstanding amount of approx. €750,000 through donations or through the Get on the Team campaign. This campaign is open to all individuals and is particularly appealing to those who pay tax at 20% or 41%. If you are not on the tax system you can still make a donation and your contribution will be acknowledged.

Its your GAA grounds so please help out by making a donation or running a fund-raising campaign in your local area !

 

 

18-Jun-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

The President of the GAA, Nickey Brennan will be available for the opening ceremony of the New Stand Facility during the half time break of the Connacht Championship Semifinal game between Leitrim and Galway. Lauri Quinn, vice President and Connact President alongside Leitrim Chairman Gerry McGovern will also be present at the official opening ceremony.

Due to a change in his travel arrangements the President is able to attend the game in Carrick and he will also perform the Qualifier draw which will be aired live on RTE from the the temporary studio in the new Media Centre overhead the seated area of the stand.

The Schedule for the day is:

12:10 – Connacht Minor Semi-final
Sligo v Galway

2:00pm – Connacht Senior Championship Semi-final
Leitrim v Galway

5:00pm – Ted Webb Cup
Leitrim v Galway

6:00pm* – Qualifer Draw Live on RTE.
(*approx. time)

 

 

18-Jun-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Tomorrow morning (Tuesday) we will publish the revised combined list of donors to our Get on the Team campaign and also a list of non tax relief donors.

 

 

05-Jun-07 by Brendan Doyle – PRO