Monday, June 13, 2011




The following were €20 winners at the Boyle Club Lotto draw which was held recently in Dodd’s;- Carmel and Gerard Tivnan, Michael and Sheila Furey, John Kelly (Elphin), Michael Smith Jnr, Bernard Hickey, Helena Casey, Jim Clarke Snr, Tom Lynam, Jordan Maye and Colin Garvin. The house prize was won Caoilfhionn Dodd. The next draw will be held in An Craoibhin on Saturday night next with Team ‘B’ in charge. A jackpot of €3,600 will be on offer.
Our U12s’ lost to St Brigids during the week. They have two scheduled games this week-both at home. They will play Strokestown on Wednesday and Clann na Gael on Fiday. Both fixtures are scheduled for 7pm and they will be accompanied by Division 5 games with the same opposition. (I didn’t know there was a Division 5. T.C.)
The U14s lost their first championship outing against St Ciaran’s on Thursday last. They will play Strokestown in the Abbey Park on this Thursday at 7pm in the next round of the championship.
Abbey Park will be the venue for a George Bannon Intermediate Championship third round double header on Saturday evning next. Boyle' McGovern Directional Drilling team will take on neighbours St Michael’s while Ballinameen take on St Barrys. All Boyle Club members are asked to assemble at the Clubrooms an hour in advance of the commencement of the first game to be allocated stewarding duties. All who have been allocated tickets to sell for the County Board Draw are asked to complete their sales immediatly and return the counterfoils and money to Mary Smith, Treasurer. Those who wish to purchase tickets are asked to contact any of the Club officers immediatly so that they can be included in the first tranche of draws.
The Cooney Motors/ Cooney's Centra junior team is scheduled to play St Joseph’s on Wednesday week the 20th of June.
Congratulations are extended to Fergal and the Roscommon team on their excellent Connacht Senior Semi Final win over Leitrim on Sunday.
(“The Middle East oil sheik was very upset after buying Brighton and Hove Albion soccer club when he was told it was just one not two clubs!” Tommy Doherty.)
Boyle Ladies;
Commiserations to our U12 panel who were unlucky in their Division 1B Semi Final against St Croan’s. Good luck to Croan’s in the final. This panel continues training every Monday and Friday as they will be hosting a challenge match with Westport in July. The U14s’ continue training every Wednesday and Friday evening. Their next game is scheduled for 24th June away to St Ciaran’s. The U16s’ are awaiting confirmation of arrangements for their County Final versus Padraig Pearses. The Junior Ladies next game is away to Shannon Gaels in the Championship on the weekend of June 24th. They also have their League Final versus St Mary's scheduled for the wekend of 3rd July at a time and venue to be confirmed. Hard luck to the Roscommon U14 girls who lost to Tipperary in the All Ireland Final in Banagher on Saturday last. Well done to the panel including four Boyle girls and to team Manager Pat Leonard and his assistants.

Go raibh maith agaibh
Martin Dolan
P.R.O Boyle GAA Club
086 2413529

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