Drumkeerin GAA notes

June 15, 2009
Division Two We had a heartbreaking end to our Division Two match against Glenfarne in the pitch on Saturday evening. Final Scoreline Drumkeerin 1-08, Glenfarne 1-10. After controlling the game for long periods and leading by two points heading into stoppage time we conceded an unlucky goal which proved to be our undoing in the end. Well done to all involved for a much improved performance from previous outings. Hopefully there will be a turnaround in results when the same two sides meet in the first round of the championship. Best wishes The club would like to extend best wishes to Eddie McTiernan who suffered a bad injury during the match on Saturday evening. Thanks to everybody from both the club and Glenfarne who endeavoured to bring him off the field in the safest of fashions. We wish Eddie a speedy recovery from his operation on Monday and hopefully it won't be that long until we see you slotting over those frees again. Bon Voyage Good luck to Seamus Dolan, Thomas Davitt and Enda McNama who set sail for Canada yesterday. Although the lads will be sorely missed on the football field while they spend the Summer abroad, we will hopefully see them back in action come September. All-Ireland Finalists Well done to Drumkeerin's Kate Beirne, Ann Marie Gallagher, Shauna Clancy, Deirdre Davitt, Shannon O'Grady, Michaelagh Nolan who were all involved in the Leitrim Under 14 team who won the Under 14B Shield All-Ireland Semi Final on Sunday. The girls put in a tremendous result to beat Fermanagh in Templeport, Cavan. Final scoreline: Leitrim 6-15; Fermanagh 0-06. They now can look forward to contesting the All-Ireland Final against Offaly in Two Weeks. Fixture yet to be confirmed. Club meeting A club meeting will be held in the Rowanberry on Wednesday evening at 9pm. All club members are asked to attend. Lotto Lotto takes place again this weekend. Can all sellers please co-ordinate with Eamon O'Grady. Thanks to everyone for their continued support. Table Quiz The first of the club's four table quizzes was held in the Cosy Bar on Sunday night. Thanks to everyone that attended by all accounts it was a great success. Ten tables took part on the night. After a hotly contested encounter the team consisting of Eamon O'Grady Snr, Joe Early, Maeve Gallagher and Janet Doherty won out. Thanks to the Rooney's for kindly providing sandwiches on the night and also for sponsoring first prize in the raffle. The same to Anne and Tomas Fallon who also sponsored a prize. Gabriel Flynn once again showed why many are touting him as the next presenter of Blackboard Jungle after another impressive display as Quizmaster. He was supported by Catherine Clancy who organised the questions. The second quiz takes place this Sunday (the 21st of June) at 9.30pm in Forde's. A table of four will cost Ä40 for adults and Ä20 for >juveniles. We are asking that everybody gets behind this really worthwhile cause, the young players are the lifeblood of our club and all of them deserve the best they can get. Guess the Score There was no winner of our recent Guess the Score competition for the Leitrim v Roscommon Connacht Championship match. There were however a number of runners-up who scooped Ä50. They were Gabriel Clarke, Christina Byrne, Donal Gallagher and Seamus Fallon. Well done and thanks to everyone for their support. Under 16 Final Our Under 16's are gearing themselves for the U16 15-a-side league final which takes place this Friday. The lads will take on St Mary's, Carrick-on-Shannon on @ 7pm. A venue has yet to be confirmed but check this paper for details. Felix McPartland A guard of honour from the club led the procession at the removal of Felix McPartland who died on Saturday, the 13th of June. Felix was one of the club's great servants and was the last surviving member of the 1939 side who won the North Leitrim Championship and were engaged in the four game epic County Junior Final. Playing at right half forward, Felix more than played his part in one of the club's most famous teams that went down to Ballinamore after the fourth and final game. He was laid to rest at St Brigid's Church, Drumkeerin on Monday money following his funeral mass. We extend.

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