Lotto Results 22/09/2019

Numbers: 1, 6, 13, 17, 22.
No jackpot winner. 
€100 Winner: Mary McVeigh (Online).

Next week’s Jackpot: €8450!!!

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🏻‍♂️Play in Person: Tickets available from committee members, in local shops and bars. John will be outside Kerrykeel shop on Saturday from 10am-12.30pm.

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*Online sales close midnight Saturday each week.

U10 Girls

The U10 girls have a game this Saturday 28th at 11am v Mc Cumhaills in Portsalon.

Parish League

Hopefully the sun will shine this Sunday as our U10s and U8&U6s Parish league continue. It was unfortunately cancelled last week due ro the adverse weather conditions. 
There is very little between each team as evidenced by only the smallest of margins between them in the results to date. Players are asked to arrive in Portsalon at 10.45. Come along and cheer our stars of the future.

U9 Boys

Our U9s certainly enjoyed their games in sunny Downings on Saturday last. We fielded two teams who put on some great displays of football. The coaching team are delighted with the progress this group is making and attribute the improvement in their skills and their games to the large numbers that are attending the coaching on a regular basis. A big thank you to Downings for organising the event.

U13 boys defeated in Ballybofey

No luck for our U13 boys as they went down to a strong McCumhaills side this evening played in wet and cold conditions. In the end, the absence of six key players for various reasons along with injuries sustained to Cormac Sweeney and Caolan McElwaine during the game meant the gallant Gaels side were stretched very thin by the time Tony Gallagher blew for full time. 
Credit to McCumhaills who played a slick brand of football and were very strong in the tackle. For Fanad, Cormac Shovelin, Jamie McAteer, Shane Carr, Ciaran 'Baker' McElwaine and Daibhid Lynch battled hard while Adam Ward hit a lovely goal.

A playoff awaits this weekend to see who progresses to the county quarter final stage. More details to follow as we get them.

Gaeil Fhánada Club Shop

A small number of items in the Gaeil Fhánada Club Shop are part of the O’Neills sale. Check them out!

https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/gaeil-fhanada.html

Well Done Siobhan!

Well done to Siobhan, who refereed the Intermediate final today and also to her team of umpires, including clubmen, John Patrick Coyle, Hughie Shiels and John Cushnan. Maith sibh!

Congratulations ‘Coshia’

On the back of a massive result for our senior team in Burt, we have further good news this evening in that we have an All Ireland medal on its way back to the parish.

We’d like to send our congratulations to Seamie Friel and the Donegal Masters team who were victorious in the All Ireland Final in Roscommon this evening.

Seamie has been a phenomenal servant to Gaeil Fhánada over the years, and will be central to Bernard Mc Gettigan’s plan as he prepares for a championship quarter final next weekend. Seamie has featured in the county’s green and gold in the past and has enjoyed a great run with the Donegal Masters team this year.

They put in a superb second half performance today to defeat Dublin by two points on a score line of 0:09 to 0:07.

Comhghairdeas leat ó gach duine sa chlub! Enjoy the celebrations!!! 

Gaeil Fhánada Le Chéile - Cash Draw Winners!

A big well done to both Catherine McAteer and Joe Logue who were the lucky winners of €500 each in our final cash draw for Gaeil Fhánada Le Chéile. 
Watch the below video for the draw in full and more information on the program.

Thanks to Bernard McGettigan for helping coordinate the draw!

Scór 50 Bliain

A concert to celebrate 50 years of Scór takes place in An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny on the 29th September.

It’ll be a bilingual event with some fantastic acts who have won County, Provincial and All Ireland Scór titles. Contact an Grianán Box Office for tickets.

Beidh an-oíche go deo ann, agus ár gcultúr is teanga lárnach sna himeachtaí. Ticéid ar fáil ó Amharclann an Ghrianáin ar €10.

Massive finish secure Intermediate status in Burt

Gaeil Fhánada 2:11
Beart 1:08

The introduction of Conor Mc Gonigle and Darren Mc Elwaine in the closing stages proved crucial for Gaeil Fhánada as they powered Aidan Mc Ateer’s team over the line to gain two valuable championship points to secure Intermediate status for 2020. 

The Burt men had the advantage of the wind during the first period and moved into an early lead, scoring a point from play in the fourth minute. Neither side was prepared to open up properly in what was a cagey start. A Burt goal shook the Gaels rearguard a few minutes later. A high speculative ball was hit in towards the sqaure, and Burt corner forward Ciarán Bradley sneaked in around the back for the easiest tap into the net. The lads were probably unlucky to go four down as they had started reasonably brightly. Oisín Shiels led the Gaels fight back with a confident score of his right foot. The lads upped their game and the full back line of Frank Sweeney, Paddy Heraghty and Fergal Friel were playing well, Heraghty making a great block to prevent a certain Burt score. Burt did stretch their lead to four points again on 13 minutes before Gaeil Fhánada responded with a big score. Shaun Kerr found a pocket of space in behind and confidently strode forward unleashed a pin point shot into the corner of the net. A few minutes later, Bernard Mc Gettigan who played with loads of width all day squared up the game in the twentieth minute. Fanad pushed on with Jimmy Coyle and Fergus Friel driving forward linking with the men inside. Shaun Kerr pushed Gaeil Fhánada ahead after a fine move involving Friel, Coyle and Michael Sweeney. Burt responded with an Oisín Kelly point, although there was controversy over whether it actually went over the bar. Undeterred, the lads went again, with Eoghan Carr on target from a placed ball and Brian Mc Veigh also split the posts to push the Gaels two ahead approaching the break. Burt had the final say of the opening half, converting a free to leave a point in it at the break. Gaeil Fhánada 1:05 Beart 1:04

Aidan introduced Mark Friel and James Gallagher at the break as the Fanad men tried to build on the decent first half. Burt however came strongest and equalised the game in the second minute. The hosts pushed themselves into the lead in the eighth minute after a stop start few minutes. They were completely on top at this stage but hit several bad wides to keep the Gaels in touch. Two quick fire points did stretch the Burt lead to three in the twentieth minute. 

A big turning point arrived in the next play, when they had an opportunity to stretch it to four, but a combination of Eoin Mc Gonigle and the woodwork pushed the ball wide, and Fergal Friel powered out of the corner with the ball beating three Burt men as he went. It really seemed to lift the team, and within a minute Brian Mc Veigh pointed for the Gaels. Mc Gonigle was reintroduced, as was Darren Mc Elwaine. The lads got joy of the next Burt kickout and Oisín Shiels came steaming through. His goal bound effort skimmed the top of the crossbar and over to reduce the gap to one. Darren Mc Elwaine started winning loose ball and Michael Sweeney became a bigger threat. Shiels boomed another one over from a difficult angle to tie the to tie the game before an almost carbon copy effort from Shaun Kerr edged Fanad ahead with a minute left. The scores kept coming from the Gaels, Conor Mc Gonigle getting on the end of a pass inside and sensibly fisting over the bar. As the game entered injury time, Mc Elwaine did brilliantly down the left side of the attack and popped a dangerous ball across the sqaure to the onrushing Mc Gonigle who palmed to the net. Eoghan Carr rounded off the scoring with the point from a free a minute later to secure the Gaels win, and importantly to ensure the weren’t dragged into the relegation play off. 

The lads stood tall yesterday evening, led by Fergal Friel, Jimmy Coyle and Fergus Friel at the back. Oisín Shiels made some massive plays, while Shaun Kerr was also bright throughout. It was the double switch of Mc Elwaine and Mc Gonigle however, that gave the lads the impetus in the final minutes to drive the team to victory! Well done to the team and management. 

It seems that the result won’t be enough to secure a passage to the quarter finals, but we’ll keep an eye on the games in Group B today to see if the very unlikely scenario works out for us. Either way, well done lads on an important result! 

Eoin Mc Gonigle 

Fergal Friel
Paddy Heraghty
Frank Sweeney

Conor Mc Gonigle (1:01) 
Jimmy Coyle
Fergus Friel

Oisín Shiels (0:03)
Michael Sweeney

Bernard Mc Gettigan (0:01) 
Brian Mc Veigh (0:02) 
Shaun Kerr (1:02) 

Matthew Gallagher 
Niall Carr
Eoghan Carr (0:02) 

James Gallagher for Frank Sweeney 
Mark Friel for Conor Mc Gonigle 
Seamus Coyle for Fergal Friel (b/s)
Conor Mc Gonigle for Niall Carr
Darren Mc Elwaine for Matthew Gallagher

 

Reserve Quarter Final

Intermediate B Championship Q/F
Gaeil Fhánada v Aodh Ruadh 
Saturday, September 28th @ 12:30pm 
Páirc Aodh Rua, Red Hughs

It’s a big weekend for Bernard Mc Gettigan and the reserve outfit as they face into their championship quarter final against Aodh Ruadh. The lads also faced the men from Ballyshannon at this stage of the competition last year, when the men from the south of the county came out on top. 

Best of luck to Bernard and the lads, we’d appreciate a good support on Saturday.

 

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