Donal
O’Connor and Rachel Lavin were €20 winners at our most recent Club Lotto draw
which was held in Wynne’s Bar. The house prize was won by Niall Toolan. The
jackpot wasn’t won at it will be at €1,300 for next Saturday night’s draw which
will be held in Creighton’s Bar. Team C will be in charge.
It was a great weekend for our
McGovern Directional Drilling Seniors who had a wonderful win over Clan na Gael
in the final group game of the Hodson Bay Hotel Group Senior Championship in
Enfield on Saturday evening last. This victory means that Boyle has qualified
for the County Senior Quarter Final in which they will play St. Faithleachs on
Sunday week. It furthermore means that Boyle will remain in Section A of the
Senior Championship for another year.
In the meantime the Seniors
are scheduled to play Western Gaels in the final round of the Division 1 League
(O’Rourke Cup) this weekend. Details will be provided when available.
The National Automation
Limited Minors suffered a one-point loss to Michael Glaveys in the Division 3
Championship on Monday last in Ballinlough. They got back to winning ways on
Thursday evening last when they had a convincing win over Western Gaels. They
will host St Ronans in their next championship outing on this Thursday at
7.30pm in the Abbey Park.
The U14s will travel to Pairc
an Phiarsaigh on Thursday to play Padraig Pearses at 7pm in the Division 1
Championship.
The U12 Division 5 team had an
exciting win (after extra time) over Roscommon Gaels in the Abbey Park on
Sunday. This victory qualifies them for the final of the Summer League
competition.
The U12 Division 1 team will
play their Summer League Final against Clan na Gael on Saturday next at 12
noon. Please come along and show your support to these promising young boys.
Well done to the U-8 team who
travelled to Centre of Excellence, Ballyhauis on Saturday last to
take part in a blitz.
The
Club was proud to have been chosen as the location for the Wheelchair Hurling
Interprovincial competition. Boyle Sports Complex was the perfect venue and it
proved to be a most exciting and inspiring event. Thanks especially to Barry
Lowe, who is Roscommon’s representative on the Connacht GAA Games for All
Committee for bringing the event to Boyle. Thanks are extended to all Club
members and others who helped with the staging of the event.
Those
who wish to empty out their wardrobes at the end of summer are reminded that
the Club is holding another Cash for Clobber collection. Old clothes, footwear,
mobile phones etc are most welcome. Please contact any Club officer to arrange
for delivery of bags of material to the Clubroom.
The Club extends its sympathy
to County Underage Committee Chairperson Frank Egan, Knockroe, on the death of
his mother Mrs. Dolly Egan, Castleplunket. Sympathy is also extended to the
Butler family, Boyle on the passing of Padraig Butler, Carrick Road and Curlew
View, Boyle.
LADIES FOOTBALL:
The Minors travel to Johnstown Saturday
evening to play Clan na nGael in the Division 1 championship semi-final,
throw-in is at 6pm. Please come out and support the girls.