Presentation Night: This Saturday night the 14th of March will be a very special night for the clubs players and supporters.  Dromard GAA along with Dromard Ladies GFC will be hosting a Presentation Night in The Breffni Arms Hotel, Arvagh, to present the Senior League Division 1 winners, and the Ladies Junior Championship winners, with their medals.  We invite all club members and supporters to join us as we celebrate the success of 2014 and pay tribute to the dedication and hard work that was put in, both on and off the pitch, by all members of both clubs. It promises to be a great night with a buffet style dinner, followed by tea/coffee and dessert.  Presentation of the medals to both panels will then be followed by music from Peter Masterson and DJ Black Steel. There will also be a raffle with a number of exceptional spot prizes and a few surprises on the night. There will also be a very reasonable €10 charge on the door. It's important that the night gets off to an 8pm start so please be there before that time. We look forward to seeing players from all panels, past and present, as well as club members and supporters to cheer and honour these winning teams and celebrate with them on the night.

Lotto:  Lotto Results for Monday 2nd of March 2015. The numbers drawn were 2, 14, 19, & 30. There was no jackpot winner. The winners of the draw were Tom Bermingham, Tony Galligan, Laurence Pike and Mary Kane.  The seller's prize was won by Damien Sheridan.

County U21 Football:  Congrats to Ross McNerney on his excellent contribution to Longford u21s victory over Louth last Wednesday night in Newtowncashel. This victory propels this team to a Leinster Semi-Final meeting with reigning Leinster and All Ireland champions Dublin. The big game takes place next Wednesday night 18th of March in Páirc Tailteann, Navan, at 7.30pm, and we wish Ross and his team mates all the best in this mouth-watering encounter.

Reserve League 1: Dromard 1-6 v Fr. Manning Geals 1-9. We opened the 2015 season when we played our neighbours in a tight game in a wet and windy Mondaduff on Saturday night last.  Dromard gave a very good account of themselves and took the game to the opposition throughout the hour. We started strong and held the lead for the first quarter, but over the next two quarters the Geals kept the scoreboard ticking over and after scoring a well taken goal they and went into a 5 point lead early in the second half. However, Dromard kept working hard and pulled the game back to a two point gap after a well taken goal of our own by Gary Maguire, stup by Niall Vance who had moved to full Forward to great effect. At this stage we were unlucky on several occasions not to put more scores on the board, indeed the end result probably wasn't a fair reflection of the effort that this team put in. Lack of accuracy in front of the posts, giving away vital yardage through indiscipline, plus the unavailability of a number of players all contrived to cost us the points on this occasion. Having said that, it was a very hard working performance throughout and if they have a full squad at their disposal this will be a team that will be in the final shake up. Great to see Conor Duffy back in the ranks this year after his extensive travels.  We have a bye in the next round of this competition, but hope to have a challenge game organised for the Div 3 panel that start their season with an away game the following weekend.

County Seniors Football:  Well done to Longford seniors on achieving victory over Waterford in the 4th round of the national league on Sunday last thus keeping themselves in pole position for promotion. In what turned out to be a hard fought victory, Longford were pushed all the way by Waterford at Pearse Park but McGee's contribution of 1-4 proved vital. Longford have joined fellow midlands Offaly on seven points at the top of Division 4.  Again congrats to our Dromard representatives who did their club proud, namely Francis McGee, Diarmuid Masterson who was a commanding figure at number 6, and Ronan McEntire who won great possession from his left half forward position. Next up its Wicklow in Aughrim on this Sunday the 15th in Round 5 at 2pm. A win here is crucial in the push for promotion so best wishes to all concerned.

Congrats on County U15 & U16 Development Squads: Congrats to Dylan Mc Cormack who has made the County U16 football squad for 2016, and also to Joseph Hagan, Luke McEntire and Ronan Bleakley who have made the County U15 panel.

Resistance Training Workshop 11th of March: Longford GAA will be running a Resistance Training workshop for coaches of teenage players on Wednesday 11th of March in St. Mels from 7:30 - 9pm. This workshop is designed to assist coaches in delivering exercises that will prevent injury, increase player mobility, speed and power. The type of exercises covered will all be age appropriate for the teenage player and will cover in detail the coaching points to help understanding and to aid in performing the exercise correctly. On completion of the program all coaches will receive a hand-out with a bank of exercises which they will have gained the knowledge in delivering.

Fixtures:  Sat 14th, at 11am, in Pairc Na Geal, Feile Peil na nOg, St Francis v Northern Geals, followed by St Francis v Wolf Tones at 12:30pm.  Sunday 15th, at 12pm, in M.F. Park, Special Minor Lg Div 1, Rnd 2, St. Francis/St.Vincents v Flipadeoiri Longfort. Sunday 15th, 2pm, in Augrim, Longford v Wicklow. Wed 18th, 7:30pm, in Páirc Tailteann, Leinster U21 Semi Final, Longford v Dublin.

Club Meeting on 16th: There will club meeting on Monday night the 16th at 8:50pm to look at setting up various committees and filling various roles. This is an open meeting for anyone to attend so feel free top contribute.

Happy St Patrick's day to all club members. No doubt we will be meeting neighbours and friends at various parades in Longford, Arvagh or Carrigallen or perhaps in Croke Park for what promises to be terrific All Ireland Club finals, but wherever you are remember to stay safe, and be especially careful driving.

County U14 Trials and U13 Skills School  on 21st, 25th and 28th March: Details of county U14 trials can be found on the Longford Website and there are also details of an U13 Skills School.

Code of Ethics Course on the 23rd of March:  Longford GAA are holding a Code of Ethics course on Monday the 23rd of March there are still some places still available but must be book in advance by contacting Damien on the number below. This is the last course that will be run this year and costs €10 which is payable on the night.

Gaelic 15 Injury Prevention Workshop On Wednesday 25th of March Longford GAA will be holding a workshop on Gaelic 15 which is a series of exercises that can be used to prevent injury in our players or as a standard warm up routine prior to training or matches. The exercises are broken into 6 key areas (running, strengthening, sport balance, jumps, hamstrings and sport specific activities). Places are free of charge for both workshops but must be booked by contacting Damien on 087 912 6556.

Kelloggs GAA Cúl Camp Dates:  Please see below for details as you start planning your summer holidays. Although its early days yet, with 90,000 kids, preparation has to begin this early. The county coaches have been ordering kits already, which will see a half zip warm up top and modern jersey replace the traditional jersey, shorts and socks as well as including the trusty school bag in county colours. Dates for Dromard and your diary are July 6th - 10th., Damien Sheridan 087 912 6556.

Scheduling of Facilities: Anyone who is organising games, challenge matches, meetings, minor pitch, Astroturf pitch bookings, etc., please ensure that Thomas Donohoe (087 4134636) is notified and kept up-to-date at all times of any changes in order to avoid clashes.

Items for the club notes: If you would like to have an item included in the club notes please email [email protected] by 8pm on Sunday nights, failing that, text 086 4083851. All managers and mentors are strongly encouraged to submit notes for their teams.

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