LEINSTER CLUB FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: St. Mary's Rochfortbridge overcame a stiff chalange from Killeshin (Laois) last Sunday on a cold wintry day in Rochfortbridge and in doing so qualify for the final of the Junior Football Championship. This is a great achievement for St. Mary's only weeks after gaining promotion to the intermediate ranks of Westmeath football. They will face Moynalvey in the final in two weeks time, well done to St. Mary's LEINSTER SPECIALCLUB HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP: Fr Daltons lost out to Dublin side Naomh Barrog in this competition last weekend. The match was played in Ballymore and the weather conditions on the day didn't allow for any stylish hurling, however the home side were coping well and with eight minutes left in the match held a slender one point lead, eventually loosing out on a scoreline of 0-08 to 0-07. CO. CONVENTIONS: The Co. Convention will take place in Ballymore GAA Centre on Saturday 20th December @ 6.00pm, all delegates are requested to be on time. The Minor Board Convention will take place on Monday 15th December, time and venue will be announced later. Co. BOARD MEETING: At a recent Co. Board meeting Thomas O' Flaharta was ratified as the Manager for the Westmeath Senior football team for 2009, his selectors for the year are Paul Conway (Tang)and Pat Flanagan (Tyrrellspass) At the same meeting Eamonn Gallagher (St. Brigid's) was ratified as the new manager for the county senior hurling team for 2009,and the Selectors for the coming year will be Noel Geraghty (Castletown Geoghegan), Sean Loughlin (Clonkill) and Nick Weir (Raharney). I would like to congratulate them all on their appointments and wish them well for 2009. Chairman Tom Farrell paid special tribute to Sean Sheridan and James Savage, Chairman and Secretary respectively of the Co. Minor Board for their hard work and dedication to the progression of Westmeath GAA over the last number of years after both officers had informed the meeting that they would not be seeking re-election. Tom also paid tribute to Co. Hurling Board Chairman Billy Foley who will not be seeking re-election, for the excellent work he had done over his three-year period. Chairman Tom Farrell informed the meeting of a recent appointment to Westmeath GAA by Leinster Council. Noel Delaney Hurling Development Administrator Westmeath/Offaly/Longford, has accepted the position of Westmeath Games Development Manager. Noel, will assume his responsibilities effective from 1st February 2009. Noel has established an impressive record and accomplishment in the area of games development. He has over 15 years experience in this field serving in the positions of Laois GPO and Leinster Coaching Director for North Leinster. An accomplished hurler, Noel represented Laois senior county team from 1989-1999 - he's currently captain of The Harps GAA club. Noel, has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in his work over the years. The Leinster Council believes Westmeath GAA will benefit greatly from his understanding and experience of working in the county where he has been vital cog in developing hurling over the past three years. We wish Noel and Westmeath GAA every success in this new venture. THE GAA GAMES DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE: The Conference will take place on Friday November 28th and Saturday November 29th in Croke Park. The theme of the Conference is 'A Games Based Approach to Training and Development. The Conference will be held over 2 days, and will be a combination of key note and parallel break out sessions and will culminate with a practical coaching demonstration by top Inter County Coaches, Martin Fogarty (Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team) and Michael McGeehin (Limerick Senior Football Team). The cost of attendance is ?100 which includes all meals, refreshments and the delegate pack consisting of a coaching bag, folder and pen, USB Key with access to all presentations and the GamePlanner resource. LEAGUE TABLES: DIV 1: Team P W L D P+ P- Pts Garrycastle 9 7 1 1 158 97 15 The Downs 8 6 1 1 114 84 13 Mullingar Shamrocks 8 4 2 2 115 107 10 Coralstown-Kinnegad 7 3 2 2 87 82 8 Athlone 7 3 4 0 83 96 6 Ballynacargy 5 2 2 1 62 73 5 St Lomans Mullingar 7 2 4 1 69 88 5 Tyrrellspass 6 1 3 2 66 80 4 Castledaly 7 2 5 0 96 112 4 Killucan 6 0 6 0 68 99 0 Updated: 16 November 2008 DIV 2: Team P W L D P+ P- Pts Bunbrosna 7 6 0 1 84 48 13 Tubberclair 7 4 1 2 89 72 10 Tang 6 2 0 4 78 58 8 Ballymore 7 3 3 1 76 71 7 Maryland 7 2 2 3 77 73 7 Kilbeggan Shamrocks 8 3 4 1 96 115 7 Milltownpass 7 3 4 0 70 78 6 Shandonagh 6 3 3 0 71 83 6 Moate All Whites 9 2 7 0 77 100 4 St Malachys 6 1 5 0 54 74 2 Updated: 22 November 2008 DIV 3: Team P W L D P+ P- Pts Castletown F/C/W 10 8 1 1 146 69 17 Caulry 9 7 0 2 83 48 16 Rosemount 9 7 1 1 116 65 15 St Josephs 9 6 1 2 120 76 14 Ballinagore 8 5 1 2 72 53 12 Milltown 8 4 4 0 59 67 8 Loughnavalley 6 3 3 0 68 78 6 St Fintans Multyfarnham 9 2 7 0 84 95 4 St Pauls 8 2 6 0 51 86 4 St Marys Rochfortbridge 4 1 3 0 65 40 2 Tang 3 1 2 0 29 39 2 Ballycomoyle 8 1 7 0 45 133 2 Delvin 11 0 11 0 9 98 0 Updated: 23 November 2008 SCÓR na Nóg: The County finals of Scór na nóg took place last weekend in a packed GAA Center in Ballymore with the standard of competition being of a very high nature, with nearly all clubs in the county participating at some stage during the competition. This is wonderful to see as the social/entertainment side of the GAA is as important as what happens on the field of play. The winners of this years competitions are as follows: Figure Dancing: St. Mary's Rochfortbridge Solo Singing: St Malachy's (Cathrine Nea) Instrumental Music: Ballycomoyle Recitation: St Malachy's (Eimear Clarke) Ballad Group: Moate All Whites Question Time: Ballycomoyle Novelty Act: St. Malachy's Set Dancing: The Downs St. Malachy's were chosen as Scór club of the year for 2008 Congratulations and well done to all concerned. WESTMEATH GAA DEVELOPMENT LOTTO: (Results 18th November) NO JACKPOT WINENER: WINNING NO'S: 3, 4, 9, 22. NEXT WEEKS JACKPOT ?3,100 11 MATCH 3 WINNERS @ ?30 EACH: Meg & Tom Crumm C/O Westmeath Ladies GAA Thomas Gaffney C/O Delvin GAA Keith Glennon C/O St. Lomans GAA Milltown Ladies GAA Mary Farrelly C/O Delvin GAA Shane Shorthall C/O Ballynore GAA Tony Irwin C/O St. Oliver Plunketts GAA Paul Coll C/O Delvin GAA Aishling & Eimear Lyons C/O St. Oliver Plunketts GAA Lill Maguire C/O St. Oliver Plunketts GAA Michael Fagan C/O Mullingar Shamrocks GAA NEXT DRAW DATE: TUESDAY 25th November 2008. RESULTS FOR WEEK ENDING 23-11-08: Leinster Junior Club FC Semi-final: St Mary's Rochfortbridge 1-08, Killeshin 1-04; Leinster Junior Club Special HC Semi-Final: Naomh Barrog 0-08, Fr. Dalton's 0-07 Fe 21 FC 13 aside: The Downs 1-09, Bunbrosna 0-12; Maryland 3-10, Tyrrellspass 2-12; Junior "B" FC Sect F: Ballynacarrgy 3-14, Milltown 0-05; ACFL Div 2: Mlltownpass 0-08, St. Malachy's 0-06; Kilbeggan Shamrocks 2-07, Moate All Whites 1-09; Feis Cup Football Final: St. Lomans 1-12, Tyrrellspass 0-07; ACFL Div 3: Castletown Finea/C/W 1-11, Loughnavalley 1-08; Rosemount 0-05, Caulry 0-05; Fe 21 HC 13 aside: Crookedwood W/O, Delvin Scratch; Fe 21 HC 2007 Semi-Final Replay: Raharney P, Clonkill P; WEB SITES: Senior: http://www.westmeathgaa.ie/ Minor: http://coistenanog.westmeath.gaa.ie Tweet

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