Shamrocks Notes

March 09, 2010
Lotto:
The winning numbers in this week's draw were 2, 4, 17 and 25. There were two lucky match three winners and will receive €200 each. They were Martin hand (Dermot Buckley) and Noel Cleary (Mary Coyne). Next week's draw will be held In Kelly's Roadhouse for a jackpot of €4 200. Many thanks to the Thatch for hosting the draw.
Colin Dunne Golf Classic:
Colin Dunne Golf Classic will be held on Friday 2nd April and Saturday 3rd April at Esker Hills Golf Club. The format is a Three Ball Scramble costing €180 per team including meal. The Dunne Family are kindly donating a valuable cup for this event. It is to the memory of Colin Dunne our esteemed playing member who died on the 1st March 2009 RIP while competing in the Barcelona Marathon. The proceeds of the event will be shared equally with Colin's Charity C.R.Y a body to set up to research sudden death in young sports people. All support will be gratefully appreciated. Contact Liam Mooney at 087 9286701; Joe Monaghan at 086 8565138; John Mollin at 086 8044993; Michael Egan at 086 8728400
'Take a Chance':
The tickets for the clubs main fundraiser for the year are currently on sale and can be had from individuals all over the parish as well as the usual outlets and committee members. Tickets costing anything from €1 to €21 are up for grabs with only the buyer knowing the actual cost of his/her ticket. This is a novel fundraiser and there are great prizes with €1 500 first prize and €1000 second prize. More details can be had by contacting any committee member.
Membership:
Membership is now due and should be paid as soon as possible to registrar Brian Kearney or any committee member. Players must be fully paid up before training resumes in the coming weeks. The following are the rates as passes at the AGM: Senior players €150, students €25 and non playing members €30.
Training Resumes:
Training has started back for football and hurling and all players are asked to attend training on the appointed nights.
Junior hurling:
The junior hurlers played Belmont on Saturday last in the first round of the league and were defeated by 3 points following an excellent game of hurling on a score-line of 3-12 to 2-18. There was a great turnout of players and hopefully this continues and the results will follow.
Team: A O Connell, D Smyth, R Kearney, L Mollen, A Kidney, D Buckley, D Heffernan, I Mc Dermott, B Kelly, P Hannon, K Grennan, J Bryant, A Flaherty, T Darcy.
Subs used: C Buckley

Senior Hurling:
On Sunday morning in Mucklagh the senior hurlers got their 2010 campaign off to a winning start when they defeated Lusmagh on a score-line of 0-09 to 0-08. Two points down at half time, Shamrocks showed some great spirit to get back in front and hold on to the slender lead.
Team:
S Molloy, D Conroy, J Conway, R Kearney, C Clavin, K Mollen, E Comerford, M Conroy, D Minnock, B Kelly, K Cummins, K Grennan, D Condron, P Hannon, P Kelly
Subs used: C Buckley, T Darcy and A Kidney
Well done:
Well done to the members who completed a gruelling marathon course in Barcelona at the weekend and in the process raised some funds for defibrillators for Shamrocks area. Sponsorship cards are still going around if you have not yet supported this very worthwhile cause.
U12 Hurling:
Under 12 hurling training will resume this Saturday evening from 5.00 to 6.00 in Rahan G.A.A field. It is important that all players attend and new players welcome.
Club Phone:
If you want to receive the clubs text messages, please send an SMS with your name and mobile phone number to 086 1985416

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