Dinner Dance News
The Mullingar Shamrocks GAA Club dinner dance will take place on 2 February 2019 in the Greville Arms Hotel starting at 7.00 pm sharp to allow plenty of time for the meal presentation and dancing later in the night. The music will be supplied by The Afters and when they are finished DJ Mugs will take to the stage.
All members, families and friends of Mullingar Shamrocks are welcome and tickets at €40 each are now available from members of the executive and can also be purchased at www.mullingarshamrocksgaa.com or via the Mullingar Shamrocks ClubifyApp.
ACL Div.5: Mullingar Shamrocks 3-10 St Loman's 1-16
The curtain was drawn on the 2018 season on Sunday morning at Springfield when Mullingar Shamrocks hosted St Loman's in the final game of the ACL Div.5. Both sets of players are to be complimented for their dedication to the cause and while we are dishing out the compliments we should not forget the ground's men as the Springfield pitch was in superb condition despite the heavy rain that fell in the previous few days.
Mullingar Shamrocks thanks to two goals from Dublin All-Ireland medallist of 1995, Robbie Boyle held an interval lead of 2-6 to 0-6 and a Shane Colleary goal immediately after the restart sent Shamrocks into a nine point lead. However St Loman's were not finished and outscored Shamrocks 1-10 to 0-4 for the remainder to earn a deserved draw.
Mullingar Shamrocks: Killian White; Marc Eivers, Mark Butler, Cormac Murphy; Dillon Matthews, Ross Corroon, Jack Kelly; Nathan Smyth, Pearse Corroon; Adam McCormack, Gary Corroon, Pádraic McKenna; Jordan Warde, Robbie Boyle, Shane Colleary (Matthew Maslin).
Séan Nolan: a great servant of Mullingar Shamrocks GAA Club
Our recent county final victory was a poignant occasion for Madge, Damien, Brendan, Aisling and Fiona Nolan as the date coincided with the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Seán Nolan, a man who gave outstanding service to Mullingar Shamrocks, the Pearses Hurling Club when it operated, Oliver Plunketts and Westmeath GAA in general. Seán's sons Damien and Brendan were present in Cusack Park on the occasion of the historic all-Mullingar final, Brendan travelling from California for the weekend and Damian from Paris.
Seán was an extraordinary life-long servant of Mullingar Shamrocks and held various offices including treasurer and PRO and was also assistant secretary of the Westmeath GAA board for many years. At the time of his death, Seán was in the process of organising a function to recognise the anniversary of Micheál O'Hehir's first commentary on a GAA match, the All-Ireland semi-final between Monaghan and Galway which was played in Cusack Park in August 1938 from Cusack Park (Yes, it was played in Cusack Park and Monaghan were in the semi-final).
Seán was also a lover of the Irish language and never passed on an opportunity to promote the language or use it in conversation. Seán was Station Master at Mullingar Railway Station where a very visible notice informed customers that if they wished to converse in Irish or conduct their business through the medium, then Seán Nolan was available to facilitate them.
Seán and his brother Davy were natives of St Bridget's Terrace an area that supplied several dual players to the Mullingar Shamrocks and Pearses Club in the 1960s. Davy Nolan was a key player on the Mullingar Shamrocks team that won county titles in 1964 and 1966 and on the Pearses Club that won the county senior hurling title in 1962 and represented the county in both codes for many years.
Christmas Greetings
We would like to wish all our members, friends, rivals and supporters a very Happy Christmas and a great 2019.
Thanks
Thanks to the various traditional forms of media for the wonderful coverage given to Mullingar Shamrocks GAA Club during the year. For many, the local press still remains the main source of information for the club and its activities and we appreciate the value of this means of communication.
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