Boyle GAA Blog ...by Tony Conboy

Mon. 1.45. The following were €20 winners at the most recent Club Lotto draw which was held in Creightons Bar;- Maeve and Seamus Brennan, Fergal and Marie O’Donnell, Hillary Clifford, John Gallagher, Gerry McCabe and Dominic Nicholson. The house prize was won by Paddy McLoughlin. The Jackpot wasn’t won and it will stand at €4,500 for this Saturday night’s draw which will be held in Daly’s. Team E will be in charge.

The U8s will participate in a ‘Go Games Blitz’ in Strokeston on Saturday.

It is expected that the eagerly awaited fixture list for the Garda Cup and Keenan Cup competitions will be announced this week.

The National Automation Limited U21s’ will commence their championship campaign on Saturday next at 5pm in the Abbey Park against Michael Glaveys.

The Cooney Motors/ Cooney’s Centra Juniors are awaiting details of their outstanding championship and league fixtures.

The highlight of the weekend was the victory by the McGovern Directional Drilling Intermediates in the John Corcoran Menswear Championship Semi Final over a gallant St Michael’s team in Strokestown on Sunday. It was an excellent all round team performance. They will play Tulsk in the County Final on 20th October. Well done to the entire panel and the management and no doubt they will be leaving no stone unturned in their preparations for the upcoming final. Thanks to the Strokestown Club for their hospitality and for their excellently presented facilities. Boyle Club wishes to express its appreciation of the sponsorship by Kevin Mullen of Abbeytown Express  of water for the team and of Martin and Marian Purcell  of Gala Foodstore for sponsorship of the after match sandwiches.

Thanks to all Club members who helped in the stewarding in the Abbey Park on Saturday of the Intermediate game between St Croans and St Ronans. 

Sympathy is extended to the Daly Family, Tarmon on the death of Francie Daly.

The Club extends it best wishes to the Mayo Seniors and Minors and it is hoped that they will bring Sam and Tommy back to Connacht. Congratulations to former Roscommon greats Harry Keegan, Tony McManus and the late great Dermot Earley who will be honoured in the Team of the Eighties in Croke Park on Sunday next.  

The Club wishes to stress that vehicles entering the Abbey Park grounds must obey the 5km/h speed limit in the interests of health and safety. Letters have been issued to those who have not renewed their Club Lotto subscriptions. The recipients of same are asked to make contact with any of the Club officers.

Ladies Club
The Intermediate Ladies bowed out of this years championship after an epic semi-final battle with Eire Og in Frenchpark on Saturday evening. The sides finished level at the end of normal time at 1. 8 each, with Boyle’s goal coming from the excellent Danielle Gaffney. There was never more than a few points between the sides throughout the game and this pattern extended  into the first period of extra time. However, the Eire Og girls secured the vital scores in the second period of extra time to secure victory on a score line of 3.12 to 1. 12. It has been a marvellous achievement for the girls to reach the semi final and to go so close to victory in their first year in the Intermediate grade. It is to be hoped that the panel and the management will stay together and come back next year with the aim to build on this year’s experience. Team;- Christina Healy, Saoirse Flaherty,, Sinead Keenehan, Shauna Moran, Natasha Regan, Catriona Leonard, Susie Keenehan, Catriona Hanmore, Maria Keenehan, Danni Gaffney, Nicole McDermott, Emer Killilea, Sarah Keenehan, Danni McLoughlin and Sinead O’Donoghue. Sub used Orla Nicholson for Sarah Keenehan. Other subs;- Mellissa Goldrick, Mairead King, Caoimhe Morris, Catherine Lynch and Nicole Kerins. Management Paul Beirne and Bernie Shannon.

 

Go raibh maith agaibh,

Martin Dolan/t.c.

P.R.O. Dept. Boyle GAA Club