Shamrocks GAA Notes

August 17, 2010
Lotto:
The numbers drawn on Monday night were 6, 13, 16 and 27. There was one lucky match three winner of €200: Ed Davis (Annie Kelly's). Next week's jackpot prize will be €8 800 and the draw will be held in the Thatch. Thanks to Kelly's for hosting the draw this week.  

Pitch Advertising: 
We are presently asking any Business that is interested in advertising around Mucklagh Pitch and Stand to get in touch with the Chairman - Denis Condron or the Secretary - John Mollin.
This is a very cheap and effective form of advertising.
Many thanks to all those who have already signed up.  

Senior Football:
The senior footballers defeated Gracefield on Sunday morning on a score line of 1-09 to 0-06. This was an important victory, following on from last week, and well done to all involved.
(See full report elsewhere) 

Senior Hurling:
The senior hurlers take on Kinnitty in Banagher on Thursday evening at 7.15pm. All support would be welcome as they aim to get the campaign back on track.
Meanwhile the junior hurlers will take on Seir Kieran on Saturday evening at 6.00pm in Mucklagh. 

Official GAA Membership Cards:
This year the GAA have launched an official membership card to all members of the association. If you have not yet received yours, you can do so by contacting the club registrar Brian Kearney on the club phone in the coming days.  

Club Website:
The club would like to compile a central archive of all GAA related photographs, news paper articles and any other historical note of interest to the club. This will then be released as a publication later in the year. All members, friends and anyone involved in the club at any stage are asked to contribute what they can. All items will be properly cared for and itemised, with a guarantee of their return to you within a short space of time. Please do what you can to contribute to this important activity by contacting the club phone.  

Results:
The best of luck to all students who receive their Leaving Certificate results today. Many best wishes for the future. 

Speedy recovery:
Best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended to Neville Coughlan following his recent surgery. 

All island coaching forum: 
The 10th Coaching Forum "Playground to Podium" promises to be the most exciting and challenging forum to date. It will address coaching issues at all levels of Sport & Physical Activity. 
The key notes and workshops will be delivered by National & International experts, with practical knowledge and experience of dealing first hand with real coaching issues. 
Date: Saturday 11 September 2010 
Venue: Dublin Convention Centre, Spencer Dock 
Price: €75.00 
Includes: 7 Keynote presentations and 3 workshops of your choice
Tea/Coffee & 3 course Lunch 
Register on Line: www.fromplaygroundtopodium.com 
 
Shamrocks Underage News 
U10 hurling skills were cancelled for the last couple of Thursdays firstly, as a mark of respect to the late Jack Mooney, and last week, because of the Cúl Camp.
There are two Thursdays left to complete the leader board. Jason Minnock was the most recent winner (Week 8) of the "Most Improved Player" Cert.  
The U10 hurlers lost out narrowly to Na Fianna 6 - 03 to 6 - 02 in an exciting encounter in Killurin.  The finals of the u12 hurling league will now be in September when all are back at base.  

280 Andrew Cantwell, 280 Tony Hennessy, 276 Johnny Minnock, 275 Raymond Larkin, 266 Martin Looby, 261 Mark Buckley, 257 Alex Coughlan, 252 Aaron Lambe, 252 Padraig Cantwell, 251 Joey Minnock, 247 Mark Grennan ,231 Jason Minnock , 230 John Kinahan, 216 Darragh Neville, 214 Jack Hennessy  , 200 Conor Gibbons, 199 Dean Molloy, 188 Jamie Doolin , 177 Thomas McLoughlin , 160 Marcus Kinahan , 158 David Molloy , 156 Eoghan Buckley, 156 Darcy Flaherty  , 148 Mark Lee, 138 Éabha Fulton, 135 Brian Carroll, 91 Ciaran Burns, 71 Ellen Buckley, 62 Cian Crerand, 43 Rachel O Brien, 40 Alex Kinahan, 40 James Coughlan, 34 Darragh Carroll, 27 Jack Bryant 

U14 Football Semi Final:
Best of luck to the under 14 footballers on Saturday as they take on a strong St Vincent's side in Geashill. All support would be appreciated.  

Minor Hurling:
The minor hurlers suffered a defeat against Shinrone on Monday evening in the latest round of the championship.  

Minor Football:
The minor footballers defeated DER Gaels on Friday night last in Pullough on a score of 2-12 to 1-09.  
 

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