Update 17th August

The following were €20 winners at the most recent Club Lotto draw which was held in Dodds ;- Dessie McLoughlin, Liam Mullaney, Peter Gavican, David Monson, Marita McQuaid and Claremorris Scouts. The house prize was won by Kieran Spellman. The jackpot wasn’t won and it will be at €9,500 for the next draw which will be held on Saturday night in Bruno’s, with Team E in charge. Those who wish to be in with a chance of winning this record jackpot prize may purchase tickets in most businesses in Boyle during the coming week.

The McGovern Directional Drilling Seniors fought out a very exciting draw with St Croans in the fourth round of the Senior Championship in Hyde Park on Sunday. It was a game of fluctuating fortunes and a draw was perhaps a fair result. They are scheduled to play Strokestown in the final group game of the Senior Championship this coming weekend.

The Cooney Motors/ Cooney’s Centra Juniors suffered defeat to Fuerty in Mulhern Park, Fuerty on Tuesday last.

The U14s lost narrowly to Clan na Gael in the Division 4 Championship in the Abbey Park on Thursday.

The James Lannon Tyres minors had an impressive win over Strokestown in the Division 2 Championship in Strokestown on Friday.

Congratulations are extended to Kieran Supple (a member of the senior team management) and his wife Victoria, on the birth of their daughter Pippa.

The Club extends its thanks to the mentors and parents who helped in many ways to make Saturday’s U8 Football Blitz in the Abbey Park such an outstanding success.

LADIES FOOTBALL

The Green Street Veterinary Clinic Intermediate Ladies will host St Ciarans on Saturday in the final round of the group section of the Intermediate Championship on Saturday at 7pm in the Abbey Park.

The Minor Girls will play Strokestown in the Abbey Park at 7pm on Thursday.  They lost to Shannon Gaels in Croghan on Friday last.

The U14 Girls will play Eire Óg in Division A of the Championship in the Abbey Park at 7pm on Wednesday and they will travel to Kilbride to play the home side on Sunday next at 6pm.

Go raibh maith agaibh.

Martin Dolan

Chairperson Boyle GAA Club (on behalf of Shane Spellman P.R.O

Update 10th August

It was another busy week on the playing fields for Boyle teams in all age categories. The U12 Division 4 team lost to St Barrys in the Summer Football League in Tarmonbarry on Friday last. Their next outing will be a trip to Johnstown to play Clan na Gael in the next round of this competition at 7.3pm on Thursday. The U12 Division 1 team played St Ciarans in Fuerty on Monday in Division 1 of the Summer Football League.

The U14 Division 4 team is scheduled to play two games in the Division 4 Championship this week. They are to play Elphin in the Orchard Park at 7.30pm on Tuesday and Clan na Gael in the Abbey Park on Thursday at 7.30pm.

The James Lannon Tyres U16s had a good win over Western Gaels in the Abbey Park on Monday last in the Division 4 Championship.

The National Automation Limited Minors lost to Oran in Rockfield in the Division 2 Championship on Thursday last. They will travel to Strokestown on Thursday to take on the home team at 7.30pm in the next round of this competition.

The U8's hosted a very successful blitz with Clan na Gael, with over 50 participating players last Friday at the Abbey College pitch. The club thanks Michael Brennan and the staff of ACC for allowing the use of facilities

The Cooney Motors/ Cooney’s Centra Juniors will play Fuerty on this Tuesday at 7.45pm in Mulhern Park in the Junior B Championship.

The McGovern Directional Drilling Seniors had a convincing win over Kilmore in Strokestown on Sunday in the Senior Championship. They will have little time to rest on their laurels as they will meet St Croans in Hyde Park on Sunday next at 7pm in the next round of the Senior Championship.

All team managers are reminded that the training pitch in Abbey Park will be unavailable from Wednesday until Sunday (both days inclusive) as Circus Corvinni will be staged thereon.

Sympathy is extended to the Doory family, (Eire Óg Club) on the death of Niamh.

The Club extends its congratulations to Club player David Kelly and his bride Lorraine Toman who were married on Friday last.

Ladies

Well done to Intermediate Ladies who beat Castlerea on Saturday evening. Sincere thanks to Boyle Credit Union for sponsorship of Jackets and bags to the Ladies team. The Sean Daly Memorial Cup Final Wednesday at 7pm in the Abbey Park, Boyle V's Kilmore. Please support the girls. Minors ladies play Shannon Gaels in Croghan on Tues evening at 7pm.

Update 3rd August

The Following were €20 winners in the most recent Club Lotto draw which was held in the Moylurg Inn;- Deirdre and Ton Kearney, James and Eilish Goldrick, Tom Commons, Eddie Creighton, Seamus Neary and Rachel Sheerin. The house prize was won by Mary Flynn. The jackpot wasn’t won and it will be at the record figure of €9,400 for next Saturday night’s draw which will be held in Dodds. Team B will be in charge.

It was a week of mixed fortunes on the playing fields. The U14s lost to St Brigids in Kiltoom on Thursday evening last in the Division 4 Championship. They are due to play Elphin in the next round of this competition on Thursday evening at 6.45pm in the Orchard Park.

The James Lannon Tyres U16s lost by an agonising one point margin to a Kilglass Gaels/ St Barrys combination in a very high scoring Division 4 Championship game in Tarmonbarry on Monday evening last. They got back to winning ways on Sunday in the Abbey Park in the next round of the competition when they had a convincing victory over a Western Gaels/ Ballinameen combination.

  

The McGovern Directional Drilling Seniors had a third consecutive O’Rourke Cup victory when they overcame Elphin in the Abbey Park on Saturday evening last. They now have one game remaining in the league stages of this competition. They will travel to Strokestown on Sunday next to take on Kilmore in the third round of the Senior Championship at 4pm. This is a very important game for the lads and for the Club and we are asking all our supporters to go along and support them. The Club wishes bon voyage to Damien Keenehan who is returning to Australia this week, having played a major role in our recent O’Rourke Cup games. Hopefully we will see him play for Boyle again in the not too distant future.

The U12s are scheduled to play St Barrys in the Summer Football League Division 4 in Tarmonbarry on Saturday next at 12 noon.

The National Automation Limited Minors are scheduled to play Oran in Rockfield on Thursday evening in the Division 2 Championship.

The Cooney Motors/ Cooney’s Centra Juniors will play Michael Glaveys on Wednesday evening at 8pm in the Abbey Park in the Division 5 League. It is anticipated that they will play their next round of the Junior B Championship on Tuesday 11th against Fuerty in Fuerty.

Team managers are advised that the training pitch in the Abbey Park will be unavailable for use on the weekend of 14th/15th/16th August as it will be the venue for a circus.

Ladies: Commiserations to the Roscommon U16 Ladies team but it was a great achievement to reach the All Ireland final. The last round of the Sean Daly Memorial Cup this week, Boyle travel to Kilmore on Tuesday at 7:30pm. Sean Daly Memorial Cup Final in the Abbey Park Sunday 9th August. The Minors are out in the first round against St. Faithleachs Tuesday at 7pm in the Abbey Park. The Green Street Veterinary sponsored Intermediate team are away to Castlerea in the championship next Saturday at 6pm.

Sympathy is extended to the Scanlon, Woods and Kerins family on their recent bereavement.

Update 27th July

Our U14 Division 1 team was well beaten in the Championship by Clan na Gael in Johnstown on Thursday last. The Division 4 team is scheduled to play St Brigids in the Championship in the Abbey Park on this Thursday at 7.30pm.

The James Lannon Motors U16s were due to play Kilglass/ St Barrys in the Division 4 Championship in Tarmonbarry on Monday evening.

The National Automation Limited Minors had a fine win over Roscommon Gaels in the Division 2 Championship in the Abbey Park on Wednesday evening last.

The McGovern Directional Drilling Seniors had another good O’Rourke Cup win on Wednesday evening last when they beat Strokestown in Strokestown. They will play Elphin in their penultimate game in this competition, in the Abbey Park on Saturday evening next 1st August at 7.30pm.

The coaching presentation was well attended, with over 15 attending. Thank you to all coaches who attended. A goal keeping presentation will be held in the next few weeks, more details to follow.

Best wishes are extended to the Roscommon U16 Girls and especially the Boyle players Sinead Glennon, Aine Mullins, Roisin Wynne,  Ruth Cox and Sinead Keenehan (management team), who will play Waterford in the All Ireland Final in Nenagh on Wednesday evening at 7pm

Ladies:  The Green Street Veterinary sponsored ladies were defeated by Shannon Gaels on Saturday last.  

Update 20th July

The following were €20 winners at the most recent Club Lotto draw which was held in Daly’s;- Martin Henry, Mary and Liam Clifford, Loyola Kelly, John McGuinn, Kay Mullaney and Micheál O Reilly. The house prize was won by Daniel Quinn. The jackpot wasn’t won and it will be worth €9,300 for next Saturday night’s draw which will be held in the Moylurg Inn with Team C in charge.

It is a busy time on the playing fields at all age levels.

The U12 Division 4 team played out a well earned draw with Roscommon Gaels in Lisnamult on Friday evening last in the Summer Football League. The U12 Division 1 team will travel to Kiltoom on this Tuesday evening to take on St Brigids in the Summer League ay 7.30pm.

The U14 Division 1 team lost to a much stronger Strokestown in the Championship in the Abbey Park on Thursday last. Their next outing is a trip to Johnstown on this Thursday evening to play Clan na Gael at 7.30pm. The U14 Division 4 team is scheduled to play St Croans, also on Thursday evening at 7.30pm in Enfield.

The James Lannon Motors U16s had a good Division 4 Championship win over Clan na Gael in monsoon like conditions in the Abbey Park on Saturday.

The National Automation Limited minors will play Roscommon Gaels in the Division 2 League in the Abbey Park on this Wednesday at 7.30pm

The Cooney Motors/Cooney’s Centra Juniors suffered a disappointing defeat to Kilmore in the Junior B Championship in Kilmore on Friday evening.

The McGovern Directional Drilling Seniors had a great win over St Brigids in the O’Rourke Cup in Kiltoom on Wednesday last. They will travel to Strokestown to take on the local team in the next round of this competition at 8pm on the Wednesday evening.

All Team Managers are reminded that the main playing pitch in the Abbey Park will remain closed to training until further notice to enable it to recover from recent adverse weather and recent heavy usage, and to ensure that the surface is suitable for the many games that are scheduled for the coming weeks.

The Club extends it sympathy to the Keenan families ,Ballinameen and Boyle and the Hatter family, Boyle on recent bereavements.

Ladies Club; Well done to Roscommon U16 lades who defeated Cavan in the All Ireland Semi Final.  All Ireland final on 29th July, venue tbc.  Boyle host Elphin in the Sean Daly Memorial  Cup on Tuesday at 7.30. Green Street Veterinary sponsored ladies play Shannon Gaels on Saturday at 6pm in Croghan, Round 3 in Intermediate Championship

Update 13th July

The McGovern Directional Drilling sponsored Senior team travel to Kiltoom to face St. Brigid's in the Division 1 league Wednesday at 8pm.

The Cooney Motor's/ Cooney Centra sponsored Junior team were due to play Fuerty in the Junior B championship last week but was postponed due to a hurling fixture involving Fuerty. They are scheduled to play Kilmore away in the Junior B championship next Friday, please check fixtures for confirmation.

The U-14 Division 1 boys team went down to a stronger St. Dominic's in the league on Thursday last in the Abbey Park, their next outing is against Strokestown this Thursday at 7:30pm in the Abbey Park.

The U-12 boys Division 4 had a great win over Michael Glaveys in the league Sunday morning. The U-12 Division 1 team are to play Roscommon Gaels in the league this Friday at 7:30pm away.

The club wishes to thank all club members who helped with the smooth running of the Warrior's Run over the weekend.

The deadline to apply for Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Initiative 2015 is July 19th, open to individuals male and female aged 15-18 years old. The programme is run by the GAA, Foroige and NUI Galway and it aims to give young people the skills and confidence needed to be leaders in their communities and full details can be viewed at http://goo.gl/dtF32j

LADIES

Roscommon Ladies U-16 All Ireland Semi Final v Cavan on Wednesday July 15th at 7pm in Ballinamore.Best wishes to Boyle players Sinead Glennon, Aine Mullins, Roisin Wynne, Ruth Cox and Sinead Keeneghan (management team).

Boyle will host Western Gaels in the Sean Daly Memorial Cup on Tuesday at 7:30pm. Hard luck to the Green Street Veterinary sponsored Intermediate Ladies who narrowly lost out to Kilglass on Saturday evening.

Update 6th July

The following were €20 winners at the most recent Club Lotto draw which was held in Creighton's Bar on Saturday night last;- Padraig Langan, Eamon Perry, William and Martina Beirne, Kevin Breheny, Eileen Regan and Emma McMorrow. The house prize was won by Bridget Healy. The jackpot wasn’t won and it will be at €9,200 for next Saturday night’s draw which will be held in Daly’s. Team B will be in charge.

The U12 Division 4 team drew with Shannon Gaels in the Div 4 League on Friday last in the Abbey Park. The U12 Div 1 team will play Roscommon Gaels in the Div 1 League on Friday next at 7.30pm  in Lisnamult.

The U14 Div 4 team lost to Roscommon Gaels in the Championship. The U14 Div 1 team lost narrowly to Oran in the Championship on Thursday last. They will play St Dominics in the next round of the Div 1 Championship on Thursday at 7pm in the Abbey Park.

The James Lannon Motor Repairs U16 team defeated St Michaels in the Division 4 Championship in the Abbey Park on Sunday evening.  Well done to all involved

The Cooney Motors/ Cooney’s Centra Juniors defeated Ballinameen in the Div 4 League in the Abbey Park on Wednesday evening last. They lost narrowly to Kilglass Gaels in the Junior B Championship in the Abbey Park on Sunday.

Please  note that the Club Rossie draw is scheduled for this coming weekend and those who wish to support Roscommon GAA are urged to purchase tickets for very substantial prizes within the next few days.

Well done to Enda and Donie and the Roscommon Seniors on the Championship win over Cavan on Saturday. Looking forward to a favourable draw in the next round of the Qualifiers.

Ladies; Congratulations to Roscommon Ladies U16 Connacht B Champions, especially Boyle players Sinead Glennon, Aine Mullins, Roisin Wynne, Ruth Cox and Sinead Keeneghan (management team).  Roisin Wynne was player of the game. The U15 Sean Daly Memorial Cup competition starts Tuesday 7th July.  Thanks to Elphin, Kilmore, St Michaels and Western Gaels for taking part. Boyle will play away to St Michaels on Tuesday at 7.30 in the first round of the  competition.  The Intermediate Ladies were defeated by Western Gaels in their Championship game on Saturday evening