Sunday, May 13, 2012

Quiz;
Friday night next the 18th in the Moylurg at 9pm in aid of Cancer Care West. Dessie Mcloughlin and a number of Curlieu Wheelers are supporting with their cycle in France this July. (Note to organisers re. quizzes: they have to be promoted/pushed. They don’t just happen in terms of getting a crowd. This happened not long ago with a Girl Guides quiz in Daly’s t.c.)   
Dia dhibh,
The following were €20 winners in the last Club Lotto draw which was held in Creighton's Bar;-Gerry Nerney, Perpetua McGee, Gary Wynne, Aiden Sheerin, Joe Tormey, Karen Dwyer, Maria Coleman, Peter McDernott, Arthur Wheeler and John McGuinn. The house prize was won by Marcus Lyons. The next draw will be held on Saturday night next in Daly's, with Aidan Lavin's team in charge. 
The Club completed its successful fundraising campaign with the holding of the draw for the trailer load of timber and other prizes on Sunday last in the Clubroom.The load of firewood will be wending its way to Daniel Doherty, Knockroe, Castlerea (seller Michael Bermingham). The second prize of a voucher for heating oil, kindly sponsored by David O'Connor (Corrib Oil), was won by John Naughton, Drum, Athlone (seller Ernie Keenan). The third prize- a cash prize of €100 was won by Henri Clifford, Maple Drive (seller Mary Clifford). The Club extends its thanks to all who promoted and supported this fundraiser. Thanks is especially extended to Michael Furey, whose brainwave this was, and for the provision of his trailer to display the firewood, also to Michael and to Billy Hanmore and Michael Brennan who assisted in the movement of the trailer to the various locations  during the campaign.Thanks also to David O'Connor for his sponsorship and to Martin Purcell (Purcell Print) for his generosity with the draw cards.
It was a dissappointing week for the Club on the playing fields, with narrow defeats in four fixtures with the exception being the National Automation Limited minors. The U14s lost narrowly to Roscommon Gaels in Lisnamult. They will play Strokestown in their next league outing, in the Abbey Park on Thursday evening. The U16s also suffered a narrow defeat to Padraig Pearses in Woodmount at the weekend. Their remaining league game versus Western Gaels will be re-fixed after the termination of the Junior Cert exams. Meanwhile, they will commence their Championship campaign on this Friday in the Abbey Park when they will meet Roscommon Gaels. As stated, the minors had a good 0. 11 to 1.7 (scoreline?) win over Western Gaels in what was a good team performance in windy conditions on Sunday. They will now have a break until after the state exams.
The Cooney Motors/ Cooney's Centra juniors lost to St Ronans on Sunday in the Abbey Park. They are scheduled to meet Western Gaels next weekend-see fixtures.
The McGovern Directional Drilling intermediates suffered a one point loss to Tulsk in the O'Gara Cup on Saturday in Tulsk. Best wishes for a speedy recovery is extended to Cian Smith who was accidently injured in the game. Their next outing will be in the championship on Saturday week 26th when they will play St Barry's in the Abbey Park at 7pm. It is expected that there will be a double header on that occasion with Tulsk and St Ronans also doing championship battle.
The Club made a special presentation to All Ireland medal winner and club stalwart John Joe Nerney, to mark his recent ninetieth birthday. In expressing his appreciation of the award, John Joe showed that he is fully tuned in to GAA activities by making some astute comments on football happenings at local and national level.
Liam Conroy was formally presented with his cheque in the amount of €5,800 which he won on the Club Lotto recently.
The Club expresses its thanks to Michael Gilmartin, Kathleen Hanmore and Michael Costello for completing and submitting a lengthy Sports Capital Grant application form within a very short schedule. It is to be hoped that their hard work will yield results.
Best wishes are extended to the Roscommon senior panel and management in the Connacht Championship versus Galway on Sunday next, and especially to our Boyle representatives, Sean Purcell, Donie Smith, Tadhg Lowe (Donie and Tadgh getting called up after theri U 21 heroics) and also to Joe Sweeney and James O'Boyle of the manageemnt team.The Club will also be assisting the Club Cairde Ros Comáin bridge collection at the weekend.
Boyle Ladies Club;
The junior ladies went down narrowly to Claregalway in an exciting Connacht League game in the Abbey Park on Monday last. They lost to Ballinameen in a junior league game played in galeforce conditions in Ballinameen on Sunday. A disappointing first half performance, when they had the wind advantage, left too much to do despite a gallant second half effort.The U12 girls played a thrilling draw with St Michaels in a wet Cootehall last week.

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

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