Update 9th November

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The Club won more silverware at the weekend when our U13s had a 4-05 to 2 -05 win over St Brigids in the County Final of the Féile competition. This is a great achievement for the boys and their management team of Gerry Cregg, Odran Feely and Evan McGrath. This means that they will be the Co Roscommon football representatives at 2016 Féile which will be hosted by Tipperary and Waterford County Boards. No doubt there will be a lot of on-field and off-field preparations required for this event.

The U 14s, which will include many of the victorious U13 panel, will play their Garda Cup semi final against Castlerea on Sunday week 22nd in O’Rourke Park at 12 noon.

The U20s have got a walkover in the first round of their competition. They are now straight into the semi final where the likely opposition will be Padraig Pearses.

The U21s will play their County A semi final against St Brigids next weekend - Details TBC. The club asks all supporters to get behind the team.

The Club Lotto draw was held recently in Kate Lavins. The following were €20 winners;-Brid and Conor McGowan and Deirdre Lennon. The house prize was won by Alan Emmett. Next Saturday night’s draw will be held in Wynnes and the jackpot will be a record €10,100. Team A will be in charge.

The “Get Active Today” initiative is in week six. There will be the usual programme of dawn and evening walks, keep fit and circuit training sessions.

Tickets for the National Draw have been circulated to Club officers, players, parents and supporters. There are fourteen very attractive prizes and tickets are only €10 each. We urge everyone to support. Sold tickets and remittances are required to be returned to the Treasurer by 30th November.

The social night of the year- the annual Christmas Quiz is going ahead in St Joseph’s Hall on Sunday night 27th December. Please put this date in your diaries.

Update 2nd November

It was a very successful weekend on the playing fields for Boyle teams. The U13s had a fine win over Clan na Gael in the County Semi Final of the Féile competition in Abbey Park on Saturday. They will play St Brigids in the County Final on Sunday next at 1pm-venue to be confirmed.

The National Automation Limited U21s had a dramatic last minute win over Padraig Pearses in Woodmount on Sunday. They will play St Brigids in the County Semi Final on a date to be determined.

The “Get Active Today” campaign moves into week five and numbers are holding up at all activities. There will be dawn walks on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and an evening walk on Tuesday. The walk distances are being extended as fitness levels are increasing. There will be circuit training on Saturday morning and a keep fit session on Monday evening. There will be an introduction to yoga in Trojan premises on Thursday at 7.30pm. The big feature event last week was a very informative talk in the Clubroom by Colin Regan, GAA Health Promotion Programmes Manager on mental health and wellbeing.

Scór na nÓg will take place later in November and the Club is making a special effort this year. The secondary school age category from Boyle parish who feel they could perform traditional music, set dancing, solo singing or form a ballad group, compete in quiz, are asked to contact any of the Club officers immediately.

The Club is offering excellent value in high quality black or blue Rugbytech tracksuits in small, medium or large sizes for children, for the super price of €20. The tracksuits are water repellent, fully lined and have the Boyle GAA crest. Please contact 086 8526329 or 087 2677865 for details.

Thanks to Aidan Lavin, Michael Brennan and Bernie Shannon for erecting the new endline nets in Abbey Park. Thanks also to John Keville for providing a hoist for the project.

Sympathy is extended to the Regan family, Breandrum and the McDermott family, Behy on recent bereavements.

Update 26th October

The Club Lotto jackpot will be at the record figure of €10,000 for this Saturday night’s draw which will be held in Kate Lavins. We encourage all to purchase a lotto envelope at any of the outlets at which they are available in Boyle, or from any Club officer. The winner would be in for a very pleasant Halloween surprise! The last draw was held in Patrick’s Well and the €20 winners were; Niamh and Shane Caslin, Joe O’Donnell, Paddy and Monica Daly, Patrick McEneney, Jimmy Flaherty and Michael Tormey. The house prize was won by Michael King. Team E will be in charge of the draw for this historic occasion.

It was a special weekend as our Cooney Motors/ Cooney’s Centra Juniors won the Division 5 County League title with a one point victory over Kilglass Gaels in Kilglass on Saturday evening. Congratulations to the entire panel for their efforts and commitment throughout the season and also to the management team of Aidan Lavin, David O’Connor and Bernie Shannon.

The National Automation Limited U21s will commence their championship campaign this coming weekend with a visit to Woodmount to play Padraig Pearses.

The U14s were in Garda Cup against Shannon Gaels/Kilmore on Bank Holiday Monday.

The “Get Active Today” project has had three very successful weeks to date with keep fit sessions, walks and pilates. This programme of activities will continue with the special event of this week being a talk on mental wellbeing in the Clubroom on Thursday at 8pm. The Club will still accept new participants for a proportionately reduced fee of €40.

Our U8s and U10s had a very enjoyable trip to Dublin on Saturday where they were hosted by Clontarf GAA Club against whom they played challenge games. Thanks to the Clontarf Club for their hospitality. They then went on to Croke Park for a memorable tour of the stadium. Thanks to the adults who accompanied the boys on the trip and to Damien Regan who drove them on the impressive Club Rossie bus.

Congratulations to club player Roch Hanmore and to club stalwart and referee Henry Clifford and their respective fiancés on their recent engagements.

The Club extends its sympathy to the Simon family on the death of Lily Simon, Ardagh.

update 19th October

The Cooney Motors/Cooney’s Centra Juniors will play their postponed Adult League Division 5 Final against Kilglass Gaels in Kilglass on Saturday next at 5pm. Strong support will be appreciated.

The U14s will commence their Garda Cup campaign with an outing against a Shannon Gaels/Kilmore combination in Abbey Park on Monday (Bank Holiday ) at 1pm. The National Automation Limited U21s and U20s will commence their championship campaigns on the weekend of 30th/31st Oct/1st Nov and weekend of 6th/7th Nov respectively. The U21s will face Padraig Pearses while the U20s will play Oran.

The “Get Active Today” fitness and wellbeing campaign has been a resounding success to date with morning and evening walks and Monday evening and Saturday morning fitness sessions. Those who would like to join at this stage may do so at the rate of €50 which will enable participation for the remaining 5 weeks. This week we will have the Tuesday and Thursday morning and evening walks and Saturday’s circuit training, as well as an introduction to pilates on Thursday in Trojan premises, Elphin Street.

The Club wishes to announce that it can supply “Rugbytech” tracksuits in a choice of navy or black for the fantastic offer of €20 for its underage players (male and female). They are available in small, medium or large and they would make ideal Christmas presents. The jackets will have an embroidered Boyle GAA crest. Details are available from officials of the male Club or the Ladies Club or from boylegaatreasurer@gmail.com .

The Club Lotto will be at a record €10,000 at its next draw on Saturday 31st October. Tickets may be purchased in most outlets in Boyle. 

The Club will shortly be embarking on a programme of development of its training pitch for which we gratefully acknowledge notification of allocation of Sports Capital Grant of €32,000.

Update 12th October

Club Lotto €20 winners in last draw in Clarkes were, Colm Brennan, Deirdre O'Connor, Tom Conneely, Jonathan Lyons, Richie Walsh and John Joe Queenan.  House prize was won by Mary Phelan.  The Jackpot wasn't won and it will be at a record €9,900 for next Saturday nights draw, which will be held in Patrick's Well.  Team D will be in charge. The Cooney Motors/Cooneys Centra Juniors had a great win over Michael Glaveys in Ballinlough on Saturday. They will play Kilglass Gaels in the Division 5 League Final in Kilglass on Saturday next at 5pm. Support will be greatly appreciated.

The club is still awaiting details of the U20 & U21 championship and Garda Cup fixtures.

Week 2 of the Get Active initiative has commenced, with great feedback all around. Those of you who still wish to sign up, can do so for €60, with the Welcome Pack of vouchers worth in excess of €100 still on offer.  

The club extends its sympathies to the Keenaghan, Meehan and Sheerin families on their recent bereavements.

Update 5th October

There was a large attendance at the Boyle GAA Clubs (Male and Female clubs) “Get Active Today” fitness and wellbeing launch in King House on Friday evening last. The launch was performed by Professor Niall Moyna of DCU who delivered a most interesting and thought-provoking lecture on the importance of exercise and fitness for all age groups. He complimented the Clubs on the initiative and he implored people of all age categories and levels of fitness to participate.

Kathleen Hanmore outlined the 7 week programme of activities to the gathering.

Boyle GAA's "Get Active Today" this week...
1: Monday 5th 7.30pm: Keep Fit Session in St Joseph’s BNS Gym
2: Tuesday 6th 7.30pm: Town Walk/jog from Kelly's Londis.
3: Tues/Thurs 5th/7th: 7am Dawn walks/jogs of 3k and 5k

All walks/jogs will commence at Kelly’s Londis, the Crescent.

There will be a presentation on healthy eating and nutrition in the GAA Clubroom on Thursday at 7.30pm.

There will be Keep Fit Sessions  on Saturday at 10am in the Sports Complex and again in St Joseph’s BNS Gym on Monday week 12th.

Details of the entire programme are available on the Club website and Facebook page. Registration can be made before any of the event this week. We encourage the entire community to become involved and participants from neighbouring parishes and clubs are very welcome. 

A weakened McGovern Directional Drilling senior team lost to Roscommon Gaels in the O’Rourke Cup Semi Final in Abbey Park on Saturday. This brings the curtain down on what has been an excellent season-having finished second in the league section of the O’Rourke Cup (Div 1 League) and having reached the quarter final of the Senior Championship and thus guaranteeing senior status for at least the next two years. This is a young panel and it is hoped that they will build on progress made this year. Thanks to the entire panel and to Michael Jordan and his excellent management team.

The Cooney Motors/Cooney’s Centra Juniors will play Michael Glaveys in the Division 5 League Semi Final in Ballinlough on Saturday at 5pm. Support will be appreciated.

The U14s will commence their Garda Cup campaign very shortly. The National Automation Limited U20s/U21s will also shortly be in action.

The Club extends its best wishes to the proposed new County Senior Management team, and especially to its Boyle connections, Club Coaching Officer Stephen Bohan, former player David Casey and Boyle resident Fergal O’Donnell.

Ladies Club

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Photo taken (courtesy of Shane Spellman) at the presentation of training tops to U14 Ladies team. Thanks to sponsors Alan Simon (Joe Simon Home, Garden & Build) Pat Brogan (Brogan's Totalhealth Pharmacy ), Tom & Deirdre Kearney Quality Meats.

Congratulations to the U14 Girls and their management team on their great victory over Padraig Pearses in the County Div 1B Final in Kilbride on Sunday.

GET ACTIVE TODAY

Professor Niall Moyna to Launch GET ACTIVE TODAY on Friday

Exercise as part of a group makes the activity more enjoyable and it will also motivate you to keep a regular schedule. (www.getirelandactive.ie)

After weeks of careful planning, Boyle GAA are ready to launch the Kelly’s Londis sponsored GET ACTIVE TODAY in King House on Friday 2 October at 7:30pm. The keynote address on the night will be delivered by Niall Moyna of Dublin City University and Operation Transformation fame. Niall is a passionate advocate of the health benefits to be gained from exercise, and we look forward to a very interesting talk.

The seven week exercise programme will commence with a Keep Fit Session in St Joseph’s Boy’s National School on Monday October 4 and participants can look forward to Keep Fit and Circuit sessions, walks, an introduction to Yoga and Pilates and further talks on nutrition and mental well-being. Absolutely everyone, no matter what your current state of readiness might be, is welcome to come along and participate in a programme that will culminate in a 10K walk or jog from Boyle town centre to Lough Key. 

The registration fee for the seven week programme is €70.  Each participant, on signing up, will receive a range of money-off vouchers which are worth over €100. Our event sponsor Neil Kennedy and Kelly’s Londis is offering everybody who signs up €70 worth of money off vouchers to be used over the seven weeks of the campaign. There are also money off vouchers from Elvery’s, Aura Leisure, Sasta Fitness and Margaret Mcloughlin Homeopathy and Reflexology.

Registration continues in Abbey Park, Boyle on Thursday night, October 1, from 8:30pm while you can also register before and after the launch in King House on Friday evening.

The detailed programme together with a full list of the member benefits is available on www.boylegaa.com