Monday, June 6, 2011



Mon. 7.58pm.

It has been a week in which success has eluded us on the playing fields in the various grades.
The U12s’ lost to Castlerea in the Division 1 league on Monday last. They and their Division 5 colleagues will travel to Kiltoom on this Tuesday evening to take on St Brigid’s in their respective league competitions. Both of these teams will be in action again on Monday next the 13th when they will host Strokestown in the Divioion 1 and Division 5 Leagues.
Our U14s' will commence their Division 1 Championship campaign on this Thursday evening when they will welcome St Ciaran’s to the Abbey Park for a 7pm throw in. They will play their two remaining pool games in the Championship on the following two Thursdays against Strokestown and St. Dominick’s respectively. They lost to St Brigids in the Division 1 League in Boyle on Thursday evening last. This was just a whirlwind of a game and from a Boyle view it is best consigned to the delete button and the Feile performance against the same opposition is highlighted. It is an important age group as there is good U 16 and U 18 teams ahead of them and these teams will be the future of Boyle football but will always need some good players coming through. I am led to believe that there are some very skilful players at the even younger ages.
The McGovern Directional Drilling team lost by two points to Padraig Pearses in Woodmount on Sunday. This was a disappointing outcome to a game Boyle might have won as numerous scoring chances were missed over the hour. The point kicking coaches have work to do! Their next outing is on Saturday week the of 18th June when they will take on neighbours St Michael’s in a very attractive Intermediate Championship double header in the Abbey Park.(The other game involves Ballinameen and St. Barry’s). Their next scheduled O'Rourke Cup outing is against Kilbride in late June. Fisted points count…..
The Cooney Motors/ Cooney’s Centra junior team will play their next Tansey Cup fixture on Wednesday the 20th of July versus St Joseph’s.
The Club wishes to thank all who attended the sponsorship photocall which was held in the Clubroom on Tuesday evening last. Chairperson Aidan Lavin thanked all our generous sponsors on behalf of the Club members, players and team managers. The Club extends its best wishes to Fergal and the lads, and especially all our Boyle representative on the panel and the management, in their Connacht Senior Championship Semi Final in Carrick on Shannon on Sunday next. Tickets can be purchased from the County Board office through the week.
Just a reminder that tickets for the upcoming County Board Draw are avaiable from Club officers and it is adviseable to purchase immediatly to be included for the first (Early bird) tranche of draws. While it is no one’s favoured task it has to be done and it were better it was done sooner than later.
Don’t forget the Curlew Warrior event on Sunday the 19th in aid of M.S.
The position of coordinator for the scrap metal project is still on offer!!
Lotto Results: There was no Jackpot winner in the recent Club Draw held in Dodd’s Bar on Sat. the 4th. The numbers drawn were 8/22/24/25.The €20 winners were Carmel and Gerard Tivnan/Ml. and Sheila Furey/John Kelly (Elphin)/ Ml. smith Jnr./Bernard Hickey/ Heleneu Casey/ Jim Clarke (Snr.)/Tom Lynom/ Jordan Maye/ Colin Garvin. The House prize was won by Caolfinn. The next draw takes place on Saturday the 18th in An Craobhain with Ml. Gilmartin and team B in charge. Please support and thank you for the ongoing support as the Lotto is the club’s financial lifeline.
Congratulations to my good friend Colm Hannelly on the production of the Castlerea GAA History which was launched in Castlerea on Sunday the 5th. Colm is encyclopaedic in matters relating to Roscommon sport and the GAA in particular.
With John Joe Nerney I attended a very interesting event in Ballyforan on Saturday evening with the unveiling of a plaque to remember the great Roscommon footballer and radical T.D. Jack McQuillan who came from there. The plaque was unveiled by his brother Bill who spent a number of years in the early 5os’ in Boyle and played for the Boyle Club then.

Boyle Ladies Club;
Under 10 girls train on Friday evenings from 5.30 to 6.30. There will be a football blitz for all U10 girls later in the Summer. The U12 girls will play St Croans in the Division 1B County Semi Final in the Abbey Park on this Wednesday evening at 7pm. Please come along and support the girls in this important game. The U14 girls continue training every Wednesday and Friday evening at the usual time. Their next outing will an away game versus St Ciarans on 24th June. Boyle Junior Ladies next championship outing will be an away fixture versus Shannon Gaels on the weekend of 26th June. The Ladies Club extends its best wishes to the Roscommon U14 girls, and especially our Boyle panelists Melissa Goldrick, Sarah Halligan, Melissa Mattimoe and Sinead Meehan and Team Manager Pat Leonard, who will play Tipperary in the All Ireland B Final on this Saturday 11th June in Banagher, Co. Offaly, with throw in at 3.45pm.

Go raibh maith agaibh,
Martin Dolan (adapted T.C.)
P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club
086 2413529

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