Denn GFC Club Notes

June 20, 2017

Blotto
The Blotto Draw took place on Monday 19th June. The winning numbers were 11,14,17,22. There was no jackpot winner. The weekly winners of €25 were Michael McEvoy Virginia, Ben Smith Drumheel Virginia, Dessie Geraghty Pullafree, Garrett Rothwell Killavalley, Sean Gaffney Crimlin. The next draw will be on Monday 26th June in The Crosskeys Inn. Jackpot is now €3,750.

Joh West Feile Peil na nOg 2017
Feile Peile na Nog 2017 is here, taking place from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th June 2017 and promises to be a busy weekend with both the Under 14 boys team and the Castleraahan / Denn Under 14 girls team competing. A huge welcome from Denn GFC to Thomastown from Killkenny which the club will be hosting and Claregalaway from Galway who Castlerahan/ Denn are hosting. The boys team will play in Division 7 and the girls team in Division 1. The action begins on Friday evening. The boys will be heading to Munterconnaught at 5pm to play two matches against Cappaghwhite from Tipperary and Munterconaught. The girls team will be at home in St Matthews Park, Crosskeys where they will play Crosserlough and Foxrock / Cabinteely starting at 4.30pm.
On Saturday morning at 11am the boys will play our host team Thomastown in St Matthews Park, Crosskeys and the girls will play their host team Claregalway in Castlerahan. 
In the afternnon the girls will be playing in Lacken. On Saturday afternoon, 8 clubs, 2 from Cavan including Denn, 2 from Monaghan and 1 each from Killkenny and Tipperary,  will descend on St Matthews Park, Crosskeys to play the quarter finals starting at 2pm. Final preparations are underway and we ask that all parents and supporters of the club get out and help the committees in their organisation of the weekend as they prepare and look forward to Thomastown arriving on the Friday. This is a wonderful opportunity for the Under 14s to participate in competition, meet new friends, and have an opportunity to have a great weekend of fun and enjoyment.
The Juvenille Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who have help out so far with organising this weekend in any way they could.  A special word of thanks goes to all our sponsors who donated so generously to make the weekend a success.  We look forward to a great weekend of football and we hope to see as many people there to support our young players. There will be updates on Facebook and Twitter throughout the weekend.

U-14 Feile Team 2017 
Well done to our u-14 team who reached the Semi- Final stage of the Feile Camogie Competition last weekend in what was an amazing experience for all. 
Aisling Collins,(C) Aisling MC Enroe, Aoibhinn Lynch, Alanna Brady, Alannah Tierney, Aoibhe Conaty, Clare Tierney, Erin Collins, Emma Brady, Emma Maher, Hannah Fitzsimons, Natasha Hyland, Hazel McSherry, Maeve O" Reilly, Mia Hughes, Maria Smyth, Orla MC Cabe, Leah Smith, Shauna MC Breen, Shannon Smith, Jessica Anderson. 
Our host club was St. Mullins Carlow.Thanks to all parents, mentors, supporters who travelled down to make this weekend a memorable weekend for all.  
 
Denn Juvenile Committee Summer Raffle
Denn Juvenile Committee would like to thank everyone who helped out to make our Summer raffle a great success, from the ticket selers to the people who gave generously and bought them to help support our juvenile teams. A special thanks to all the individuals and businesses that donated the prizes for the raffle. A great night was had at the draw on Saturday night and we hope to see everyone next weekend to support our Under 14 team in Feile. The winners were;
1st Prize - Seamus O'Reilly, 2nd Prize - Bertie Brady, 3rd Prize - Philip McMahon, 4th Prize - Joanne Cusack, 5th Prize - Emer Tobin, 6th Prize - Dolores Cahill, 7th Prize - T&S Reilly, 8th Prize - Tyrone Farrelly, 9th Prize - Charlie McDoneld, 10th Prize - Daryl Cusack, 11th Prize - Damien Rudden, 12th prize - Marie O'Reilly, 13th Prize - Linda Rathcliffe, 14th Prize - Benny Moore, 15th Prize - Kevin Cullivan.

Ulster Minor Championship
Good luck to Oisin Kieran and the Cavan Minor Team and Management who face Down in the Ulster Minor Championship semi-final on Saturday 24th June in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh at 5pm.

All-Ireland Football Championship
Good luck to Tomas Corr and the Cavan Senior Team & management who play Offaly in the Round 1B of the All-Ireland Football Qualifiers on Sunday 25th June in O'Connor Park, Tullamore at 6.30pm.

Denn Camogie
Primary School Training continues on Mondays from 6-7pm.
Senior Championship - Round 1 Denn v Laragh on July 12th.
U-16 County Training on Tuesday nights. Check out the official camogie Facebook page for updates on this.

Underage Competitions
Under 16

Denn and Lavey have amalgamated for the upcoming Under 16 Championship under the name Sliabh Glah. The team will compete in both Division 1 & Division 4. The competition starts on Thursday 6th July.
Under 14
The Under 14 team were defeated by Laragh Utd in Round 6. Round 9 is on Monday 19th June v Belturbet at 7.15pm in St Matthews Park, Crosskeys, Round 10 is against Castlerahan on Tuesday 27th June in Fay Park, Ballyjamesduff at 7.15pm and Round 11 is against Drumgoon on Friday 30th June in St Matthews Park, Crosskeys at 7.15pm.
Under 12
The Under 12 Summer League will begin on Tuesday 4th July. Denn will play in the Grey Group with Cootehill, Castlerahan, Cornafean, Drumlane & Cavan Gaels. The first game on Tuesday 4th July is against Cootehill in St Matthews Park, Crosskeys at 7pm. Round 2 is against Castlerahan on Tuesday 11th July in St Matthews Park, Crosskeys at 7pm, Round 3 is against Drumlane on Tuesday 18th July in Drumlane at 7pm, Round 4 is against Cavan Gaels on Tuesday 25th July in St Matthews Park, Crosskeys at 7pm and Round 5 is against Cornafean on Tuesday 1st August in Cornafean at 7pm.

Reserve Championship
Denn are playing in Division 2 of the Reserve Championship and the opening game is against Killinkere on Wednesday 28th June at 8pm in Killinkere.

Denn GFC Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of Denn GFC will take place on Friday 30th June at 9pm in the clubrooms. All members are asked to attend.

Notice To General Building Contractors
Construction of Two Storey Clubrooms and associated works at Denn GFC, Crosskeys, Co. Cavan. Applications are invited from suitable qualified Building Contractors to tender for the above project. Tender documentation are available if you contact; email [email protected]  or 049-4361096 The Tenderers  must be returned to the offices of DMC Architects Ltd, 21 Church View, Cavan not later than 4pm on Wednesday the 12th July 2017 

Denn GFC Legends Cup
The draw for the 2017 Denn GFC Legends Cup was made on Saturday evening last. The finals will be played on Saturday 15th July. The draw is as follows; Ramor Utd V Killinkere, Lavey V Denn, Killygarry V Laragh Utd, Crosserlough V Ballyhaise.
The times and dates for the Legends qualifier games have been arranged as follows: 
Friday 07th July 
Denn v Lavey @ 7:30pm 
Laragh v Killygarry @ 8:15pm 
Saturday 08th July 
Crosserlough V Ballyhaise @ 6:30pm 
Ramor v Killenkere @ 7:15pm 
The Finals are to be played on Saturday 15th of July starting at 5pm. 
It promises to be two good evenings of football so come along and support your Legends team and help out two good causes.

Kellogg's Cúl Camps 
Kellogg's Cul Camps will be held in Denn from 24th - 28th July 2017.

Denn Running Club
Denn Running Club Couch to 5K is ongoing. Personal trainer Donal Briody will continue to be onsite. Classes continue every Tuesday and Thursday night from 8pm - 9pm. Everyone welcome - all ages, walkers, joggers, runners. The cost is just membership and E2 per session. Registration is E10. New members welcome.

Twitter & Facebook
Denn GFC can be followed on Twitter @DennGAA and on Facebook at Denn Gfc


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