Seamus, I got your post today and tried to mail a reply but it boomeranged. My secretary says that hotmail can do that. Anyway thanks for that. It is nice to see that there is a constituency out there. Have a good 2012. Karl represented youse well over Christmas. I'd like to have had a pic. of the 9 in the bar for here so if any relevant and publishable pics develop there, you might forward one, whenever. I'll try to re-send post tomorrow. This is aholding statement. T.

Quiz & presentation Night Photos ... click on any photo to view a larger version ...

Boyle GAA Club concluded 2011 on a high both on the playing fields and on the social scene. The highlight of the week has been the winning by the National Automation Limited minor team of the Division 1 Minor League County Final on Friday in Lisnamult. This win copperfastens this panel's status as the top minor team in the County as they have now done the Championship and League double. This league final victory showed the strength in depth of the panel as it had to be achived in the absence through injury of some prominent members of the panel.They went in at half time just two points in arrears, having played against the elements. It was truly a team effort but special mention must be given to the goalkeeping heroics of Jason McDermott and the ‘Man of the Match’ scoring endeavours of Eoin Lavin. While some of the panel will now graduate from minor ranks and will, no doubt, achieve success in the adult grades, there is a sizeable number who will still be eligible for further success at minor level in the coming year. The Club expresses its gratitude to the entire panel and to the management team of Vinnie, Tom, Liam et al and to their sponsors National Automation Limited and to our loyal supporters who made the trip to Lisnamult in difficult weather conditions. I will have a pic. of the winning Boyle Capt. receiving the trophy tomorrow evening.

The Club was also honoured to have been given the opportunity to host the County Roscommon U21 Division 1 Final in the Abbey Park on Thursday last. Thanks to all Club members who helped in any way to ensure that everything was in readiness for the game.

The annual Christmas Quiz and Presentation Night which was held in St Joseph's Hall on Wednesday night was once again a resounding success. Thanks is again extended to the many people who were involved, including Tony Conboy who prepared an interesting and challenging set of questions and compered the quiz with his usual applomb, also to his team of elves who assisted with correcting etc, to those who prepared the venue and helped in the clear-up on the following day, and also to the DJ Francis Candon and to Aaron and Kevin of the Moylurg Inn and their staff, to Ciaran O'Connor and James O'Boyle for the provision of computerised scoreboard which added to the occasion, to the winning quiz yeam which kindly refunded its quiz prize winnings to the Club and to all who contributed to great night and not forgetting the massive turnout at the event.

The following were award winners;- U21 Player of the Year - Tadhg Lowe, Junior Player of the Year - James Suffin, Senior/Intermediate Player of ther Year - Seán Purcell, Club Person of the Year - Michael Gilmartin. The Hall of Fame winner was Christopher (Kit) O'Connor. Special awards were also presented to Gary Wynne and Barry Greaney who are stepping down from senior team management.

The next big Club undertaking will be the staging of the play "The Pitch", written by award winning writer Shane Connaughton and featuring a semi professional cast including All Ireland winning actor and former Leitrim footballer Seamus O'Rourke. This play has the endorsement of the GAA at national level and is compulsive viewing not only for those interested in top class drama but for all GAA enthusiasts. It will be staged in St Joseph's Hall on Sunday night 15th January. This is the only venue in the region in which it is being staged.

The Club expresses its sympathy to former Club Secretary Martin Henry, Drum, and to his son Derek and daughter Debbie on the death of their wife and mother Mary, also to Betty McDermott, Ardagh on the death of her father and to the Roe family, Greatmeadow on the death of Bobby.

The Club extends a wish of a happy and sporting New Year to all its members and supporters. We hope that these notes provide an informative link with all those –especially abroad- who have an interest in Boyle GAA Club’s affairs. Feel free to forward ideas/material in 2012 to tconboy1@eircom.net. We thank Sean and realboyle for hosting the blog. Slan 2011.

Go raibh maith agaibh,

Martin Dolan/T.C./Fiona Mattimoe.

P.R.O. Dept. Boyle GAA Club

086 2413529.

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Aidan Lavin, Chairperson

Tony Conboy, Quizmaster

Sean Purcell, Mary Smith

Aidan Lavin, Kit O'Connor

Jim Suffin, Martin Dolan

Tadhg Lowe

Mary Clifford made a presentation to Tadhg Lowe

Mary Halligan, Gary Wynne

Michael Gilmartin

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Sympathy: Boyle GAA club extends its sincere sympathy to the Henry family, Drum, Boyle on the recent sad death of Mary Henry. Martin Henry was a very active club officer some time ago and Derek was a regular player for us especially at under age.

• It is good to see some former GAA people 'HOME FOR CHRISTMAS' such as Karl Keenan from Oz and Caoimhin Young from London with others en route. We wish those abroad, especially our large constituency in Oz, the very best over the holiday period and in the New Year.
• I am still looking for information as to the whereabouts of the H.J. Feely Tropy which was traditionally awarded to the 'Player/Clubperson of the Year'. Perhaps someone might notice it mixed up with their other trophies and let us have it for Wednesday night.

If anyone has any Boyle bunting we could use same that night also.

Although it's Christmas Week, the Club will still have a busy schedule both on and off the field. The annual quiz and "Player of the Year" presentation night will be held in St. Joseph's Hall on this Wednesday night 28th December as advertised on Martin Purcell's poster above. This is traditionally the social event of the year and the amalgamation of the quiz and the awards presentations and the moving to the more spacious surroundings of St Joseph's Hall will add to the sense of occasion. Full bar services will be avaiable as will sandwiches and finger food and late night music. The all-in admission is €10 per person.

The Club Lotto will be held on Friday night in Dodd's with a jackpot of €5,000.

For those wishing to see a very attractive game in the Abbey Park, the Under 21 Division 1 County Final between Roscommon Gaels and Strokestown will be played in Boyle on this Thursday at 2pm. All Club members are asked to be present to help with stewarding. The Club intself is involved in a very important game when Boyle Minors play the County Division 1 League Final versus Clan na Gael in Lisnamult (Roscommon) on Friday at 2.15pm. Full support is requested for this game.

Preparations are also under way for the staging of the award winning play "The Pitch" in St Joseph's Hall on Sunday 15th January. This play will be performed by a professional cast, will be of special relevance to GAA supporters as well as drama enthusiasts and it will be its only staging in this region. Wishing everyone a happy and sporting New Year.

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

Tuesday 12.15 am.

Mary Clifford receiving a plaque in recognition of Boyle being confirmed as 'Roscommon Club Ground of the Year'. Left to right: Hugh Lynn, Dev. Officer Ros. Co.Bd. (Hugh lived in Boyle for a short time when young); Frank Kenny, St. Brigid's, Co. Parks Comm.; Micheal Fahey, Ch. Ros. Co. Bd., managed Boyle a few years ago. Mary, Boyle Co. Bd. Delegate; Martin Dolan of the Boyle GAA P.R. Dept. and More. Pic. taken at County convention at Kilglass.

Mon. 12.14am:

The following were €20 winners at the most recent Club Lotto draw which was held in the Moylurg Inn on Saturday night last;- John and Olivia Kelly, Brendan McQuaid, Rory O'Donohue, Aidan Sheerin, Lorcan Egan, Martin Lannon, Hal Cawley, Joe Kilcullen, Lochlainn Conboy and Lyndsey Masterson. The house prize was won by Patricia Cullen. The jackpot wasn't won and it will stand at €5,000 for the next draw which will be held in Dodd’s on Friday night the 30th of December. The Club extends its sincere thanks to Pat Brogan of Brogan’s and Natural Options Pharmacies who has commenced sponsorship of the Club Lotto envelopes.
The National Automation Limited minors received an unsatisfactory entry into the Division 1 League Final following concession of the semi-final by Michael Glaveys. This concession is symptomatic of difficulties which are faced by fixtures committees and is a contributory factor to the late competion of fixture schedules. Boyle will play Clan na Gael in the final of this competition on Friday the 30th of December at a venue and time to be arranged.
The Club achieved a significant success last week when the Abbey Park was named as the Co. Roscommon ‘Club Ground of the Year’ winner. This is an honour which the Club deeply appreciates and it is just reward for the efforts of the hard working Park Committee which is ably led by people such as Michael Brennan, Martin Purcell, Aidan Lavin and others as well as the dedicated FáS workers led by Gerard Tivnan.
All is in readiness for our social event of the year which will be held in St Joseph's Hall on Wednesday 28th December. The format is changed somewhat this year with the amalgamation of the annual quiz with the presentation of the player of the year awards. It promises to be a special night with the quiz and the awards followed by music, with bar facilities.
The Club is also pleased to announce that it will be one of the regional locations chosen for the staging of the play "The Pitch" which will star National award winning actor Seamus O'Rourke, on Sunday 15th January in St Joseph's Hall. More details nearer the date.
The Senior Club, the Minor Club and the Ladies Club extend Christmas wishes to all our supporters, players, officials, sponsors and our always helpful media.

Boyle Ladies Club;
The U16s held their last training session for 2011 on Friday last. The panel will be notified by text of the date of resumption of training early in January.

Go raibh maith agaibh agus Nollaig Shona dhíbh.
Martin Dolan
P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club
086 2413529

Wed. 11.19 P.M. I just heard that Boyle won ‘The GAA Grounds of the Year’ in Co. Roscommon at the County Convention. That is a nice achievement especially for the principals Martin Purcell, Ml. Brennan, Aidan and Eoin Lavin, Shane Filan and Gerry Tivnan and his FAS group and x. It does not come as any surprise to me as it is a fine facility in a lovely, historic setting.
Odds: If you are outside the Abbey Park on a Wednesday evening and there are empty garbage bins there just drag them inside the gates if there are two of you there. As Tess Flaherty used to say: "An ounce of help is better than a ton of pity”.
At the Club convention a little important (oxymoron) detail was Barney Supple's request that ALL players should equip themselves with GUM SHIELDS. I endorse this fully. I thought it was par for the course now but apparently the efforts of a few years ago, to promote this, have eroded. So perhaps team managers might come up with some directive on the issue and perhaps an arrangement might be made with a local dentist, to provide same, as happened a few years ago.
I heard that there was a vote orchestrated for Team Manager of our sister club, St. Brendan’s, in Dublin in opposition to the incumbent. This came as a big surprise to me as the 2011 manager just had his team promoted for the second straight year. What else could he do? There is perhaps too much expected of managers. This shows the pressure they are under. What was the promoter of this coup thinking of? Anyway the coup was roundly defeated and it is onwards and upwards for St. Brendan’s in 2012 though I believe they ARE adhering to the Croke Park directive re. closed season in December for training.
How often can you recycle a bike?
Goodnight.
Regards to Oz/N.Z./Canada/London and New York Towns and Wolkingham.

Monday 1.50 am.
There was a large and enthusiastic attendance at Boyle Senior Club AGM which was held in the Clubroom on Sunday evening last. Chairperson Aidan Lavin welcomed the attendance and thanked all who have been involved in any way with the Club, including the many panels of players and their respective management teams, the many Club sponsors, those who participated in fundraising, the pitch co-ordinator and the Pitch Committe, Gerard Tivnan and the FAS workers,to the local media for their excellent coverage of our activities, the supporters and his fellow officers. He congratulated all teams and their managements on their successes in 2011 and those who had got chosen on County panels during the year and those from the Club who had formed part of County team managements. He especially congratulated Donal and Enda Smith and Tadhg McKenna on winning Connacht Minor Championship medals and Donal on being chosen as Roscommon's Minor Footballer of the Year. The Chairperson extended best wishes to the many representatives from the Club who are becoming involved with county team managements in varying roles, including Jonathan Conroy, David Casey, Barry Greaney, Joe Sweeney and James O'Boyle.

Club Secretary Kathleen Hanmore's report chronicled a busy year for the Club, the highlight of which was the winning of the County Minor Division 1 title.

The Treasurer, Mary Smith outlined the financial position of the Club and detailed the various fundraising initiatives which are required to keep the Club in operation.
The following officers were elected for 2012;- President-John Joe Nerney, Vice Presidents-Paddy McDermott and Barry Feely, Chairperson-Aidan Lavin, Vice Chairperson-Martin Dolan, Secretary-Kathleen Hanmore, Assistant Secretary-Mary Clifford, Treasurer-Mary Smith, Assistant Treasurer-Mary Halligan, PROs -Martin Dolan and Tony Conboy, Insurance Officer- Michael Furey, Registrar-Brian Supple, Childrens'/ASAP Offficer-Jan Flanagan, County Board Delegates and History Committee-M.Clifford, M.Dolan and T.Conboy, North Western Board Delegates-Michael Brennan and Paul Beirne. Pitch C-ordinator-Martin Purcell, Pitch Management Cttee-M.Purcell, P.Beirne, John Cummins and Shane Spellman.
Tributes were paid to Gary Wynne who is stepping down from the position of senior team manager after two years due to family committments. Gary, in giving a detailed account of his term as team manager returned thanks to the players and officials for their co-operation and he expressed his dissappointment that greater success wasn't achieved.

The new senior team manager is David O'Connor with Bernie Shannon, Dave O'Daly and Stephen Bohan. Junior team manager will be Bernie Shannon, with Aidan Lavin and Paul Beirne. The Under 21s will be managed by David Casey with Martin Purcell, Ciaran Supple and Joe Sweeney.
The meeting passed a vote of sympathy to all Club members who suffered bereavements in 2011 and it sent good wishes to all Club members and family members who are experiencing illness at present.
The long awaited U16 Division 1 League Semi Final versus Michael Glaveys is due to be played in the Abbey Park on Sunday next at 2.30pm. This depends on an U21 result next Friday.

Plans are being finalised for the social night of the year which will be held in St. Joseph's Hall on Wednesday 28th December. This year the format will be changed as the annual quiz will be amalgamated with the annual presentation of players of the year awards. The event will also feature music and bar facilities,to make a very interesting night's entertainment.
Go raibh maith agaibh,
Martin Dolan
P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club
086 2413529

The following are the Ballinameen and Boyle Senior teams above.(If someone can send me the under-age teams I'll post same if that is ok. tconboy1@eircom.net):
Boyle, Back; G.Wynne, T. McGarty, L. Harrington, Ml. O'Donnell, C. O'Neill, J.S. Lyons, S. Tonra, Ml. Bermingham, J. Suffin.
Front: E. lavin, M. O'Connor, K. Feighan, C. Beirne, A. Sharkey, M. Goldrick, D. Smith, B. Supple, M. O'Donohoe.
Ballinameen:
Back Row L – R:
?.Finneran, John McLoughlin, Aidan Cunningham, Alan Harrington, Gerard Mc Dermottroe, Noel Cunningham, ? Watson, Michael Corrigan, James Carty, John Murtagh, Robbie Wynne, Jason McDermott, Aaron Harrington, (Mark o'Connor, Boyle).

Front Row L-R:
Nathan Ward, Mark Ward, John Connolly, Declan Filan, Ciaran Harrington, Dessie Carlos, David Wynne, Lee Mc Killeen, Padraig Cryan, Padraig Brehony.

Thurs. 8.30 pm. Above and below are the Boyle and Ballinameen U 12 teams and the 'Senior' teams from both sides, from the Mari Connolly-Kane games on Sunday. Thanks to Mairead Supple for the pics. If I could get the names I'd add same. So if the people who know the names of some of the teams forward same to tconboy1@eircom.net I'll add them. Double click the pics. in the blog to enlarge same. Thurs. Dec. 8th 12 noon.

Boyle Band’s Dublin C.D. Launch.
The band ‘Come on Live Long’ which includes David O’Connor and Louise Gaffney will launch their C.D. in ‘Crawdady’s’ (which I presume is a pub, though I haven’t heard of it, odd) on tomorrow night Friday the 9th at 8. Since there are plenty of young Boyle people in Dublin perhaps they could spread the word on that or turn up at the gig please. it would be nice and reassuring for the Boyle membership. If we were sent a pic. from the launch it could be put up hereabouts. The band will play in Galway on Sat. night in Kelly's which is located beside O'Brien's Bridge on the edge of the Latin quarter. Pass the word to Boyle people in Galway.

The minor match on Sunday is OFF. It will probably/possibly be played the following Sunday or after that.....

Lotto: There was no winner in last Sat’s. Draw in Daly’s. The numbers drawn were 5/6/18/25. The €20 winners were: Gerry/Nuala Morris, Joe Mahon (shop)/Chris Callan/Ann Gilmartin/Gerry Nerney/ Alan McPadden/Josie Daly/Shane Feely/Jason Harrington/Micheal Rushe the House Prize was won by Sheila Cunningham. The Jackpot now stands at €4,900 and the next draw on Sat. the 17th of Dec. with Team ‘E’ in charge.

Lotto Team Members Please read the followig note!

A note of observation on the Lotto teams. If someone cannot turn up on the night team members SHOULD make every effort to;
1. Get a ‘SUB’ . Indeed a couple of draw people could come up with an understanding that they could call on each other to ‘SUB’ when necessary.
2. At least ring/text the team captain to say they cannot attend on the night and have failed to get a sub. It is not good form to leave the ‘Team Captain’ wondering. It is really necessary to have at least seven people on each night i.e. 3 teams of two and the Team Captain back at the venue. The Lotto is the lifeblood of the current expenditure of the club and even though it is under pressure and has contracted its return it has to continue and be maximised. In fairness the people and pubs are great in their support and the attitude is nearly always good. No one likes to interrupt what they are doing on a cold Sat. night but with the five teams of now it is only once every ten weeks or so. They seem to come around quickly but c’est la vie. It might be great to live life with the handbrake on but we seem to live it with a breaststroke. Hopefully it will be like the band name above.
P.S. To people with WITHELD NUMBERS please leave a message as I’ve given up answering such numbers as they are generally selling x/y/z and as Vincent Browne might say ‘They’d wreck your head’.

A.Y. enquire re the the origins of the phrase; 'The road to heaven is well signposted but it is badly lit at night'!

I am a collector of these phrases. eg. 'Home is a place, when you have to go there, they have to take you in'. 'I used to indecisive but now I'm not so sure' et al. They used to be on the desk calendars with the striking red date.

Thurs. 5 pm. I had always hoped that this blog would have generated a lot more interative input than it does -which is almost nil-however I did get a little bit today, Since it comes from M.O'D. I'll give it a whirl.
"There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did".

M. mentions a famous yellow card....I presume that is for the quality of the joke above!

Monday 9 pm. This is a very good picture of Boyle GAA personel (mostly) taken at John and Jackie Finneran's wedding in April (?) 1993 in County Down.
Back Row: Kit O'Connor, Tom Kearney, Gerry Hannon, Derek Caldbeck, Peter Bolger, Chris Callan, Kevin O'Connor, (back Frank Mescal/Miskell brother-in-law of John), Sean Young, John Finneran, Gabriel Lavin, Phonsie Gorman, John Finn, Jnr. Smith, Billy Roe, Frank Feighan, Joe Sweeney, Pat Leonard, Gerry Emmett, John Keenehan, Canon Peadar Lavin, John O'Dowd,.

Front; Seamie O'Dowd, Paul Kearney, Sean Kearins, Geno Mattimoe, Richie Fitzpatrick, Aidan Lavin, Francis Tarpery, Dessie McLoughlin, Ronan Hever, Vinnie Flanagan. (by kind permission of J.F.)

Sunday 11. 56 pm.
The Club extends its thanks to Canon Gerry Hanley for celebrating a very uplifting Mass for the speedy recovery of Kyle on Friday night last. The large attendance is testament to Kyle's popularity in the Club.
Thanks are also extended to all who supported the fundraiser on Sunday in the Abbey Park for the Mari Connolly-Keane Fund. Thanks to Pat Casey, Chairman and friends in Ballinameen Club for their work in jointly organising this fundraiser. Boyle had a narrow win over Ballinameen at under 12 where there was some good football on view from both sides. Ballinameen had reached the Division 3 final this year going down to St. Faithleach’s. Conditions were a bit severe on the day. Ballinameen had a comprehensive win in the Intermediate game which was played in a very good spirit but I thought was overlong, as it seemed to peter out, on a cold afternoon. Anyway it was nice to see an event organised on a joint basis and hopefully it is something that can continue, in what format I don’t know. Thanks to both referees and also the ladies who provided very welcome refreshments. It was nice to see Richard Connolly and extended family present and great to see Richard making good progress.
Congratulations are extended to Donal and Enda Smith and to Tadhg McKenna who were presented with their Connacht Minor Championship winners medals in Roscommon on Saturday night last. Special congratulations are extended to Donal on being selected as Roscommon Minor ‘Player of the Year’. It's a well deserved award for Donal.
The National Automation Limited U16s’ will play their long awaited Division 1 League semi final on Sunday next at 1 pm in the Abbey Park.
Sunday next the 11th, is also a big occasion for the Club as it stages its AGM at 5pm in the Clubroom. All who are in any way interested in the continued development of Boyle GAA Club are asked to attend. It is an occasion to take stock and to plan for the future and all are invited to come along.
Work is in progress in the planning of the big social night for the Club with the presentation of awards for achievements in the Club in 2011 and the annual quiz. This will be held in St Joseph's Hall on Wednesday 28th December.
Go raibh maith agaibh,
Martin Dolan,
P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club
086 2413529

Sat. 8 pm.
Luka’s Star Turn:
I had meant to mention this earlier but….I didn’t! Perhaps I was unwittingly waiting for the Ecumenical season. I’ve seen a good few fine performances this year, mostly, as it is my game, in Gaelic. I think of the Smiths, McKenna and a plethora of other under-age players such as Cian McKeon, Furey, Brennan, Lavin and co. However it was only on Friday night of last (not this) week that I saw a contender for the performance of the year on the field. It happened in soccer on a terrible evening at Celtic Park under lights.
I missed nearly all the first half and heard a groan as I entered the arena which meant that it was a goal for the opposition. So it was and so ‘City’ of Sligo had gone 2:1 up. Though Boyle had played against the elements, the fact that they had a player dismissed early on, did not bode well. I’m close to the point of this tale. Not long into the game’s second half came the first sign, with a headed goal from Michael Corrigan. 2:2. Then it started, as the star of the show, Luka Roddy, raced through for the third goal 3:2. Not long after, a similar scenario obtained for the same man, 4:2. The goals seem to mesh in my mind as they were of very similar origin and style of execution. In that they were clinical, precise, no fumbling or messing and were dispatched with the precision of an assassin. The great goal scorers I remember have been Gerd Muller, Van Basten, Rush and so on. Still I never remember x number of chances followed by x number of goals. Then came Luka’s third goal as City could not cope with the long high ball as it bounced over the last line of that defence, which was keeping a high line, 5:2. ‘Bomber’ reeled off; “5 chances 5 goals” as Johnny counted down the time, with veteran supporters Paddy and the Kearns clan in close attendance. We could relax. Then Luka got another chance with the same result. The goalie just shaking his head and Luka’s marker, who had earlier teased his young opponent, wasn’t smiling now though. In fairness to ‘City’ they seemed to go with the flow and no nasty stuff obtained. They might not have been amused but they could have been bemused. Anyways-as my old uncle used to say- then came number 6, same man, same route down the middle of the open highway, same clinical finish 6:2. Then came a consolation score for City to end 6:3 or was there another goal. I had forgotten the severe weather early in my stay which was made very almost benign by the fare on display and this from a team with the manager a pivotal on-field player. We left heads wagging, smiling and smug.
In any event Luka’s tally was four in one of the star turns, from a Boyle sportsperson, this year.
I had seen this side play some fine football in an earlier win against Cliffony, 2:1. So in the off –Gaelic-season if you see the lights beaming around Celtic Park you could do well to get down there for some good football, in great facilities and perhaps be lucky enough to see Luka or maybe Lee or someone else giving a star turn for the hoops.
The side was: Kyle Suffin, Ml. McHale, Ml. Corrigan, John Connolly, Noel McKenna, Owen O’Donohoe, Lochlainn Conboy, James Carty, Aaron Calpin, Luka Roddy, Lee McKilleen with Conor McPadden, Ciaran Harrington also Alan Duffy, Conor McGowan. Unavailable Sean Purcell, Colm Brennan and Dessie Carlos.
Here you have the legendary mix of youth and experience. Legends (not as in calendars or anything like that) like McKenna, McHale, O’Donohoe and the young guns of McKilleen, McPadden, Carlos and Carty with ‘Top Gun’, on this occasion, Roddy.
Happy Christmas.


Thurs. 10 p.m.
Mass this Friday evening at 8.15.
The Club has arranged a special Mass in St Joseph’s Church, Boyle on this Friday evening the 2nd of December at 8.15pm. The Mass will be offered for a speedy recovery, to good health, of our popular playing member Kyle McLoughlin, who is currently undergoing medical treatment. All who know Kyle and the McLoughlin family are invited to come along. Refreshments will be provided in the Clubroom after Mass.

Sunday Fundraising Game:
Boyle Club will join forces with neighbours Ballinameen on Sunday next 4th December with an attractive fundraiser in support of the Connolly-Keane fire tragedy, which will be held in the Abbey Park. It will commence with an Under 12 friendly between Boyle and Ballinameen at 1.30 pm. This will be followed by a game involving the adult panels from both clubs at 2.30 pm. Meet after in the Moylurg Inn. Support will be appreciated for this very worthy cause.