A.G.M.
We held our A.G.M. in the Pollard Arms Hotel on Friday night  7th February.  The meeting was well attended and a number of key issues were discussed.  Outgoing Chairman Seamus Leahy opened the meeting, which was then followed by the secretary's report which was given by Marius Reilly who was standing in for outgoing secretary Des Carter.  Maureen Fay, outgoing treasurer, then gave a statement of accounts. Dermot McKenna was next up and gave a report on the underage astatines during the year. A more detailed report on the underage will be given at a later date.  Seamus McDermott who is involved in the Ladies football gave his report. An A.G.M./Presentation Night will take place for the Ladies, details of which will appear later. Following on from the reports the Lotto was discussed and it was agreed that it should be restructured at the next monthly committee meeting. The election of Officers were as follows: Chairman - John Smith, Secretary - Marius Reilly, Treasurer - Ann Dermody, Delegates to Co. Board - John Smith, Des Carter, Seamus Fay. Registrar - John Lynch, P.R.O. Ray Farrelly.  Representatives to St Michaels Club - John Smith, Michael McCormack, Andy McEoin, Enda Kieran and Dermot McKenna. The new trainers for the coming year were selected and are Marius Reilly and Tossy Brady, both of whom have given many years of service to the Club. We wish them well for the coming year.  The chairman thanked all for coming and wished the players a successful year in all grades.  Finally, we would like to wish Johnny Corrigan the best of luck in his new venture, Pollard Karting Ltd., Castlepollard.

Monday 16^th February 2004      (Back to the top)

TRAINING 
Training for the junior team has re-commenced on wednesday night last 4th February. The turnout was poor probably owing to the fact that people were not aware of starting date, training will be on wednesday nights at 8pm until further notice, everybody is encouraged to come along.  It is essential for the life of the club that we can get as many young players as possible involved in the junior team.  Players like Neil Salmon, Keith Weldon, Paddy Cooney, Steven Reilly, Gary Farrelly, Patrick Smith and Ian Coyle, all who made a big impact when introduced at various times last year and hopefully they will progress further this year.  It is proposed that we might be able to arrange a challenge game in the next few weeks, details will appear shortly.  A committee meeting was held on Tuesday night last 17th February in Murray's a number in key issues were up for discussion and a report will appear next week.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION
The Blood Transfusion Board will be in Castlepollard G.A.A. Centre on next Monday night 23rd February from 4.30 pm to 8.30 pm, Dermot and Co. are urging everyone to attend and new donors are always welcome.

FORE NATIONAL SCHOOL PARENTS ASSOCIATION
The parents association are presenting Brownstown Drama Group in Collinstown Hall on Saturday 21st February at 8.30pm in "Budding Blues" in aid of the extension and refurbishment of St. Feichin's National School, Fore.  All are asked to come and support this worthy cause.

Monday 23rd February 2004     (Back to the top)

FUND RAISING
We are holding a Grand Prix in Pollard Karting Centre on Thursday 4th March @ 7.30pm, 20 drivers will compete and they are currently looking for sponsorship of E5 per line.  It is hoped that we will be able to raise much needed funding and your support would be greatly appreciated.  Cards are available from Marius Reilly.

LOTTO
At our recent committee meeting our club lotto was discussed in detail.  It was decided that the only way for the lotto to survive if more people put their "shoulder to the wheel" and begin selling lotto tickets.  A yearly lotto scheme was discussed and our lotto committee shall decide at a further date as to whether to proceed with such a scheme or not. Our lotto was held in McCormacks on Tuesday night last and results will appear next week.

MEMBERSHIPS
Membership is now due, E40 per adult and E50 per family.  Seamus Fay was appointed to collect the memberships, especially among the players.  A special draw will take place at the end of March for all of those who have paid their membership before that date.

LADIES
he ladies are holding their A.G.M. in the Pollard Arms on Friday night the 5th March @ 7.30pm. All persons involved are asked to attend.  Following a good year for the ladies team, it is hoped that they might go one better this year.  A Presentation night will take place in the Town and Country @ 9.30pm on the same night. 

TRAINING
Training has now switched to Tuesday nights @ 8.00pm, a lot of players have yet to "air their boots".  It is essential that young players are encouraged to join our junior squad.  Players like Neil Salmon, Patrick Smith, Ian Coyle, Steven Reilly, Damien Clogher and Patrick Cooney all did well when called upon last year.

GAME
Our first outing of the year took place in Ballycomoyle on Sunday last.  We went down to a hungrier St. Fintans/Multyfarnham side.  A sheer lack of fitness and match practice was clearly evident and much improvement is needed.  Final score was St. Fintans/Multyfarnham 2. 08 to Ballycomoyle 0.06.

SYMPATHY
The Club would like to extend their sincere sympathy to the family of the late Sean Coleman, Loughpark and to the family of the late Joe Kilcoyne, Kiltoom.

Monday 1^st March 2004     (Back to the top)

A.C.L.F. Div.7
On Sunday last we travelled to Ballinagore to play them in this league fixture. Conditions were perfect for football and despite leading for most of the game we ended up having to share the spoils. It was very encouraging to see such a great turnout for this away fixture including some of our "A" players who came to support our "B" side. Some of our younger players played very well on the day John Molloy was steady in goals, Patrick Smyth done well in the back line while Paddy Cooney and "Digger" Doyne played exceptionally well in the forwards. Niall McKenna was outstanding at full back. Team: J. Molloy, P. Smyth, N. Mc Kenna, S.Carroll, G.Farrelly, B.Smyth, R.Fagan, T.Brady, B.Ryan, P.Molloy, J.Williams, K.Weldon, D.Doyne, D.Fagan, P.Cooney   Subs:S.Reilly, S.Farrelly, E.Kiernan, B.Halpin, N.Salmon, A.Fagan. Just a reminder, training is on Tuesday nights at 8 pm please make an effort to attend.

LADIES
Our ladies are holding their A.G.M. in the Pollard Arms at 7.30pm on Friday night next, 5th March.  All persons involved are asked to attend.  We are especially appealing to the parents of underage girls to attend.  A presentation night follows in the "Town and Country" at 9.30pm for our Junior Championship runners-up.  A good night is expected. 

LOTTO
We held our lotto on Tuesday night last, directly following a committee meeting. Details of both next week. 

FUND RAISER
Our Grand Prix in Pollard Karting Centre has switched to next Thursday night 11th March at 7.30pm.  A rumor of unofficial practice has been circulating as people are trying to get into gear for what promises to be a very exciting and enjoyable night.  We already have a stockcar/hot rod champion in our club and I believe the pressure is on him to show his talents on the night. Sponsorship cards are out and support would be greatly appreciated.

Monday 8^th March 2004      (Back to the top)

LOTTO
We held our club lotto in McCormacks Bar and Lounge in Tuesday night last 2nd March.  There was no jackpot winner, numbers were 2,21,23,28.  E30 winners were Ronan Fagan, Seamus Farrelly, Brian Smith, Dermot Sheridan and Sheila Behan. Next draw is Farrelly's on 16th March, jackpot E2,200.  Remember if you're not in you can't win.  Full marks has to go to Tossy Brady this week whose idea for the lotto will change the way in which we look at the lotto from now on, all will be revealed in due course.

LADIES
Our ladies held their A.G.M. in the Pollard Arms on Friday night last 5th March, the meeting was quite well attended, officers were elected as follows: Chairman - Seamus McDermott, Secretary - Claire Coyle, P.R.O. - Theresa Nea, Ladies finances - Maureen Fay, who is also going to assist Ann Dermody in the overall treasurers position.  A presentation night was held for the Junior Championships runners-up in the Town and Country on the same night. The turnout was small but a good night was had by all who attended,  compliments to Gerry and Theresa Nea for putting such an effort into the night.  Training for the ladies gets underway on Saturday evening 13th March at 6.30pm sharp, Marius Reilly has taken charge of training again and is looking forward to a successful season.

FUND RAISER
With the Australian Grand Prix still ringing in our ears, we are getting ready for our own Grand Prix in Pollard Karting Centre in Thursday night 11th March at 6.45pm sharp.  Please bring cards and sponsorship monies on the night.  It promises to be an exciting and enjoyable night and who knows maybe Eddie Jordan might have a spy present to see if we have any potential F1 drivers.  Remember, 6.45pm sharp, please be on time.

Monday 15^th March 2004   (Back to the top)

FUNDRAISING
We held our Grand Prix in Pollard Karting Centre on Thursday night last 11th March and boy was it a huge success.  Firstly, may I say that Johnny and the boys might have to change the name over the door to "The Ultimate Experience Centre".  These machines provide the driver with a mixture of emotions.  There is a similarity to the F1 scene yet, you can throw these karts around the place like a Mark 2 Escort Rallycar with armfuls of opposite lock.  The competition that ensues with the other drivers is just fantastic.  The night began with a 10 lap practice session followed by 6 computerized timed laps and this is where things started to "hot up" both on the track and off.  Friendly banter was the order of the night and there was lots of that.  Next we proceeded with quarter finals which determined the grid positions for the semi-finals and then it was down to the "shoot out" of the final to see who would be crowned "speed king of Ballycomoyle".  Tossy Brady, Noel Smith, Ciaran Smith and Derek Cheevers we the contenders and at the end of an exhilarating 10 laps, Noel Smith came out victorious with the tidy Ciaran Smith second, Derek Cheevers third and Tossy Brady fourth.  The three first placed drivers received beautiful trophies as mementos of their achievements.  Over all it was a superb night, our thanks to Johnny Corrigan and all his staff who are so professional in their duties.  Marks out of 10 I'd have to say 10/10, so for any club or group of people who want on inexpensive night out Pollard Karting Centre is the place to go, I guarantee that you will not be disappointed.  Finally, I would like to thank all who took part on the night and a special word of thanks to everyone who supported through sponsorship.  Any cards not yet returned, please get them to Marius as soon as possible.

TRAINING
Our training continues for the junior and minor players on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 8.00pm. Attendance at training has been quite varied, but we are appealing to everyone to please make an effort to come down.  It was good to see some semi-retired faces back at training last week in the shape of "Pepe, Liam and Noodles".  Keep up the good work lads.  The ladies were back training on Saturday evening last and I believe that there was a good turnout.  We are scheduled to play Ballynacarragy in A.C.L.F. D.6 on St. Patrick's Day.  Full report next week and the results from the Lotto.

SCOR
At a recent committee meeting it was decided that we should enter Scor in as many events as possible in both Scor na Nog and Scor Sinsear for next season.  An organising committee will be set up in the coming months to prepare for such a large task.  Full details later on during the year.

Monday 22^nd March 2004  (Back to the top)  

FUNDRAISING
We held our Grand Prix in Pollard Karting Centre on Thursday night last 11th March and boy was it a huge success.  Firstly, may I say that Johnny and the boys might have to change the name over the door to "The Ultimate Experience Centre".  These machines provide the driver with a mixture of emotions.  There is a similarity to the F1 scene yet, you can throw these karts around the place like a Mark 2 Escort Rallycar with armfuls of opposite lock.  The competition that ensues with the other drivers is just fantastic.  The night began with a 10 lap practice session followed by 6 heats of 6 computerized timed laps and this is where things started to "hot up" both on the track and off.  Friendly banter was the order of the night and there was lots of that.  Next we proceeded with quarter finals which determined the grid positions for the semi-finals and then it was down to the "shoot out" of the final to see who would be crowned "speed king of Ballycomoyle".  Tossy Brady, Noel Smith, Ciaran Smith and Derek Cheevers we the contenders and at the end of an exhilarating 10 laps, Noel Smith came out victorious with the tidy Ciaran Smith second, Derek Cheevers third and Tossy Brady fourth.  The three first placed drivers received beautiful trophies as mementos of their achievements.  Over all it was a superb night, our thanks to Johnny Corrigan and all his staff who are so professional in their duties.  Marks out of 10 I'd have to say 10/10, so for any club or group of people who want on inexpensive night out Pollard Karting Centre is the place to go, I guarantee that you will not be disappointed.  Finally, I would like to thank all who took part on the night and a special word of thanks to everyone who supported through sponsorship.  Any cards not yet returned, please get them to Marius as soon as possible.

TRAINING
Our training continues for the junior and minor players on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 8.00pm. Attendance at training has been quite varied, but we are appealing to everyone to please make an effort to come down.  It was good to see some semi-retired faces back at training last week in the shape of "Pepe, Liam and Noodles".  Keep up the good work lads.  The ladies were back training on Saturday evening last and I believe that there was a good turnout. A challenge game has been organised for next Saturday evening in Ballycomoyle v Tyrrellspass at 5.00pm. Everyone concerned please attend. 

SCOR
At a recent committee meeting it was decided that we should enter Scor in as many events as possible in both Scor na nOg and Scor Sinsear for next season.  An organising committee will be set up in the coming months to prepare for such a large task.  Full details at a later stage.

A.C.L.F.Div.6
On St. Patrick's Day we travelled to Ballynacarrigy to play them in this fixture and after a good performance we ended up sharing the spoils. Defence played well on the day, Jim Ward was outstanding at midfield while our forwards showed lack of match practice. It is hoped that we will organise challenge games in the coming weeks.  Team: M. Reilly, S. Carroll, D. Cheevers, P. Smith, R. Fagan, B. Smith, P. Molloy,T. Brady, J. Ward, J. Williams, B. Ryan, D. Cunningham, P. Cooney, N. McKenna, D. Doyne.  Subs: E. Kiernan and D. Fagan.

LOTTO
We held our Lotto in Farrelly's on Tuesday 16th March and there was no winner.  Numbers drawn were 1, 16, 17, 18. The following are the E30 winners; Maggie Doyle, Tomas Burns, Eddie Rooney, Kathryn Cooney and Alan Charles. Next Lotto in Kennedy's on Tuesday 30th March following our committee meeting.

BEST WISHES
The Club would like to extend their best wishes to Michael and Anne Lynch who have taken over Kennedy's Bar in Castlepollard recently.

Monday  5^th April 2004     (Back to the top)

LOTTO
We held our lotto in Kennedy's Bar, Castepollard on Tuesday night 30th March, directly following a well attended committee meeting. There was no winner and the numbers drawn were 9,13,16,23.  The E30 winners were as follows Johnny Hannon, Patricia Lynch, Nan Hughes, Sean Fay and Michael, Peter and Grace McKenna.  The next lotto draw is on 13th April and the jackpot is €2,600.

LADIES
On Saturday evening 27th March we had a challenge game against Tyrellspass.  It was a very good exercise for both teams and Ballycomoyle came out victorious. A number of our younger players got a chance to show their talents.  Our thanks to Tyrellspass for making the journey up.  On Sunday evening last 4th April, our junior team of Ballycomoyle/St, Paul's entertained Loughnavalley in the first round of the league.  It would have to be said that Ballycomoyle were very understrenght, but after a gritty performance they held on to win by 6 points.  Sinead Kilmurray was outstanding and we were also served well by Carla and Orlene Smith and Orla Doolin.  The next game is fixed for 18th April against Tyrellspass.

UNDERAGE
Our underage training begins in earnest on Friday 16th April at 7.00pm.  We are having an enrolment/registration on the same night which will take place before and after training. It is important for parents to encourage their children to take part in sporting activities, so we are asking for all boys and girls under 8, under 10, under 12 and younger to be in Ballycomoyle at 6.45pm.

MEMBERSHIP
Membership is now due and has been very slow in coming in .  We are urging people to pay as soon as possible, as everybody knows the running of a club in this day and  age is a very costly job.

TRAINING
Our junior and minor teams are training on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm.  Turnout has declined in recent weeks and with a championship just around the corner we have to get down to business.  A special word of praise must go to our minors who were on the St. Michael's team which defeated The Downs on Saturday evening last, well done lads.  A challenge game has been organised for our junior team against St. Brigids in Ballycomoyle on Friday evening 9th April at 4.00pm  This should be a very good hard-fought contest similar to previous encounters.

Monday 12^th April 2004      (Back to the top)

Challenge Match
On Good Friday evening our juniors travelled into the "Royal County" to play our near neighbours Ballinacree.This was a very typical example of the kind of football that you expect from a Meath team ;tough, rough and sporting. After an evenly contested first half we went in at half time with a three point deficit and with wind advantage in the second half, a win looked possible. Our opponents had other ideas and really turned up the "wick" towards the end of the game and came out convincing winners in the end. Truth told, it was very much of a learning process for us as we had a very youthful and experimental side out on the night. Ronan Fagan and Seamus Carroll played well in defence whilst the high fielding of Jim Ward was a pleasure to watch at midfield, Billy Ryan and Joey Williams tried hard throughout and Derek "Gooser" Cheevers was a tower of strength at full forward. Brian Conlon, Damien Clogher and Brendan Halpin gave a good account of themselves when called upon: Team and Subs: M.Reilly, P.Smyth, R.Fagan, S.Carroll, B.Halpin, B.Smyth, G.Farrelly,  T.Brady, J.Ward, D.Gorman, B.Ryan, J.Williams, D.Clogher, D.Cheevers, P.Molloy, K.Peppard, A.Smith, C.Smyth, E.Boylan, M.Halpin, B.Clonon.

A.C.L.F. Div.6
On Easter Sunday morning we travelled to Drumraney to play Maryland in this fixture, we were very much understrenght for this and despite the best efforts of those that bothered to show up, Maryland came out easy winners. The trainers and management were very disappointed with the turnout for this fixture and unless there is a serious improvement in numbers at training, drastic measures will have to be taken. Training is on Thursday nights at 7.45pm please be there.

UNDERAGE
Training for the Boys and Girls U.12,U.10,U.8 and younger commences this friday evening 16th April at 7pm.There will be enrolement before and after training so arrive in good time. Parents are encouraged to help out as much as possible in training especially at this age group to ensure that the children get as much enjoyment as possible out of football.

LADIES
Our junior ladies are scheduled to play Tyrellspass on Sunday evening next 18th April, for all those concerned please check with Marius for details of time and venue. Full report next week. 

Monday 19^th April 2004      (Back to the top)

LOTTO
We held our lotto draw in The Pollard Arms Hotel, Castlepollard on Tuesday night 13th April, the numbers drawn were 11,22,25,27.There was no winner, the E30 winners were Matt Moore, Paddy Smyth, Seamus Leahy and Niall Mc Kenna.The next draw will be in The Seven Wonders Bar, Fore on Tuesday night 27th April, the jackpot now stands at E2,800. Also on the same night and in the same venue we will hold our monthly committee meeting at 9.30 pm sharp, all relevant persons are asked to attend.

CHALLENGE MATCH
On Thursday evening last 15th April, we made the long journey down to Geashill in Offaly to play them in a challenge game. We had an excellent turnout for this game and despite playing some very good football in the second half, we were forced to come out second best on this occasion. Our thanks to Geashill for this very good workout and also our thanks to everybody who made the trip down. We were scheduled to play Delvin in A.C.L.F. Div.7 on Saturday evening last, but due to weather conditions the match had to be called off at a very late stage. After our excellent challenge game on Thursday evening we were eager to get in a league match, but unfortunately this was not to be. Again our thanks to everyone who made the journey to Delvin on Saturday evening. Training continues for our juniors and minors on Thursday evenings at 7.45pm and we are once again appealing to everybody to make the effort to attend.

LADIES
Our junior Ladies travelled to Tyrrellspass on Sunday morning last to play in Div. 2.  This was a very poor performance by everybody and we ended up giving way to a more eager, fitter and better drilled side.  On Friday next 23rd April, we are scheduled to play the Downs in Ballycomoyle at 7.00pm.  We are asking everybody to be in the Park no later than 6.45pm.  Our under 14 girls are away to Loughnavalley this evening, Thursday at 7.00pm we are leaving Castlepollard at 6.00pm. On Tuesday evening next 27th April, our under 12 girls are away to Mullingar Shamrocks in Springfield at 7.00pm, again we will be leaving Castlepollard at 6.00pm. For further details contact Claire.

UNDERAGE
Our underage training for the boys and girls U.12, U.10, U.8 and younger got off to a good start on Friday evening last. Despite the fact that our training clashed with an U.12 hurling game between Lough Lene Gales and Castlepollard we still managed to attracted a large crowd.  We are very thankful to the parents that helped out on the night and we are encouraging more parents to become involved.  Our U.12 boys were scheduled to play C.F.C.W. on Wednesday evening last 21st April, full report next week.  Training continues every Friday evening at 7.00pm in Ballycomoyle.  Our U.12 girls played Clan Bronnin recently and were beaten.  We also played the Downs U.12 and despite playing very well we lost on a score line of 2:1 to 1:2. Great credit must go to our U.14, U.16 and Minors that are playing with St. Michael's, so far they have won all games played.

Monday 3^rd May 2004     (Back to the top)

LOTTO
On Tuesday night last 27th April, we held our club lotto in "The Seven Wonders Bar",Fore. The number's drawn were as follows 2,4,23,25.There was no winner, the E30 winner's were, Aidan Campbell, Pauric Sheridan, Charles Kennedy, Kathy Brady and Aisling Duffy. The next draw will be in the Town and Country, Castlepollard on Tuesday 11th May and the jackpot shall be E3,000. Sincere thanks to everybody involved in running the lotto.

A.C.L.F. Div.7
On Saturday evening 24th April, our second team made the journey to Delvin for the second week in succession. We were short a few of our key players on the night and at the end of the game the scoreboard duly reflected this.  The only thing that we could take home from this game is that even though we were very much understrenght for this game, we still managed to play some nice football.  Training for our Junior and Minor teams continues on Thursday night at 7.45pm and we are also having a training session Saturday evening next at 4.45pm, which will be followed by a very important players meeting.  It is essential that everybody attends this training session as a number of key issues shall be discussed at the meeting i.e. Captain, memberships, commitment, etc.

LADIES
Our ladies continue to keep the flag flying high for Ballycomoyle, when on Friday evening 28th April they overcame The Downs in a very competitive Div.2 game.  It is hard to single out any players because this was a wonderful team performance. Their next outing in Div.2 is tomorrow evening Friday 7th May in Ballycomoyle v Clan Gaels at 7.00pm.  This is going to be an extremely tough game and more especially as, it is our first meeting from when they defeated us in last years final. All ladies are asked to be in the park, no later than 6.45pm.  Support would be greatly appreciated for this game.  Our U.12 girls recently played Shandonagh and won, the following week they played Mullingar Shamrocks and despite playing very well, they were defeated.  Our U.14 girls played Loughnavalley last week and won, a great result, and hopefully they will continue their winning ways in the following weeks.

UNDERAGE
Our under 12 boys played their old rivals Finea on Wednesday 21st April in Ballycomoyle and were beaten by a narrow margin, better luck next time. All members of the team played very well and it was only the first time a lot of them played as a group together.  They were due to play Delvin on Wednesday 5th, result next week.

COMMITTEE MEETING
On Tuesday 27th April we held a meeting in the Seven wonders bar, Fore and despite a very late start, we had a very constructive meeting.  One of the main topics on the night was the registration/enrolment of our underage player.  It was decided that Mrs. Fay will be enrolling children in Ballycomoyle at training on Friday evening next 7th May at 7.00pm.  We would encourage all parents of girls in the Coole/Whitehall/Collinstown areas to bring their children to training and register on Friday evening.  Another burning issue in the club at present is the lack of paid up membership.  This will have to be addressed in the coming weeks.

SPONSORED HEAD SHAVE
On a lighter note, in a bid to raise much needed funds for the ladies side of the club, a sponsored head shave has been organised.  It is due to take place in the Seven Wonders Bar on Saturday night 10th July at 10.00pm. Marius Reilly (who has much experience in this department) was deemed to be master of ceremonies on the night.  It promises to be a great night and already we have at least 10 heads volunteered. More details to follow in the coming weeks.

CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Christy Brady and Aisling O'Neill, who were married recently. Christy has been a long standing member of the Ballycomoyle club and we look forward to both Christy and Aisling possibly helping out in the future at underage training.  We wish them both well in their new home in Freighmore.

Monday 10^th May 2004      (Back to the top)

UNDERAGE
Our U.12 girls played Rochfordbridge on Tuesday evening last and were defeated.  Our thanks to everyone who travelled to the game.  Our U.14 girls are not due to play until May 20th.  Our U.12 boys travelled to Delvin on Wednesday evening last and they too were also defeated.  We were short a number of our stronger players on that evening and at best we have a small squad with a number of our players still playing U.10.  So keep the heads up lads. Training continues every Friday evening for all boys and girls from U.12 and younger.  It starts at 7.00pm and lasts for approximately an hour.  For the last number of weeks there has been a great turnout for the U.10's and we hope to organise a number of games in the not too distant future.

ST. MICHAELS
Our U.14's started off the year with a good win away to Streete/Multy. However, in the next round we had to play both The Downs and Mullingar Shamrocks and on both occasions found these teams much stronger.  Our U.16 team and Minor team are progressing well and both have a number of victories under their belts.

LADIES
The ladies game versus Clan Gaels was cancelled on Friday evening last due to the county team playing at the weekend.  Our next game is on Friday evening in Kilbeggan against Kilbeggan and this will be a very tough task.

JUNIORS
On Thursday evening last 6th May and Saturday 8th May, we had a very big turnout at training.  It was very encouraging to see so many, some old and some new faces.  After training on Saturday evening we held our players meeting.  This was very constructive and some times argumentative.  The main issue on the agenda was the underage coaching levy.  There was unanimous opposition to this levy, especially as only 1 school out to 3 in our area is receiving coaching.  However, despite all the opposition and the financial burden that this is going to put on the club, everyone present expressed their desire to play competitive football in Westmeath and the only way of doing this was by giving into the County Board and pay the levy.  This is definitely not the last that we will hear about this levy as a number of the smaller clubs, like ourselves, have said that they will fight tooth and nail for its removal.  The other issue that night was the election of team captain, a very important position.  David "The Rocker" Gorman was elected without opposition and was applauded by all present.  David has been and still is a very influential player in our club and we wish him and the rest of the squad the best of luck in the months ahead.

SNIPPETS
Our sincere thanks to Niall McCormack for keeping the pitch looking splendid.  It has to be one of the best in the county at present.  We welcome Gerry Farrelly onto the U.10 coaching team.  He joins up with Liam Leahy and Frank Gilsenan and all are doing a great job.  Birthday wishes are extended to Billy Corrigan, Mooretown, who celebrated his birthday recently.  Speedy recovery to John Ward, Loughpark, who had an operation recently, we look forward to seeing John back in the "Bal" colours in the near future.

Monday 17th May 2004       (Back to the top)

LOTTO
On Tuesday night last 11th May, we held our club lotto in the "Town and Country".  Numbers drawn were 1, 11, 14, 28. There was no winner. E30 winners are as follows; Stephen Bohan, David Murphy, John Lynch, Gerard Halpin and Anthony Rogan. Next draw will be in Doynes, Glendian on Tuesday 25th May which will be preceded with our monthly committee meeting. The new jackpot now stands at E3,200.

LADIES
Our ladies suffered a defeat at the hands of a very sharp Kilbeggan side on Friday evening last.  Our opponents were sharper, fitter and more eager on the night and above all they played as a team.  We face Loughnavalley on Friday night 21st May in Loughnavalley.  Further details contact Marius.

LEVY CAUSES TURMOIL
Despite the players deciding to give into the "bully tactics" of the county board and pay the underage coaching levy, it has caused much concern with other committee members.  Hopefully in the very near future we shall decide, what course of action to take with this matter.  Training continues for our Junior and Minor squads on Thursday evening at 7.45pm.  We are hoping to arrange a challenge match for Saturday evening next.

SYMPATHY
Sincere sympathy is extended to the Briody family, Moylough on the sudden death of Benny, affectionately known to many as "Big Benny".  Benny was a true and loyal follower of Meath football but he often frequented games in Westmeath to support his workmates from Dromone Engineering.  The huge attendance, both at the removal and funeral bore testament to the high esteem in which he was held.  May he rest in peace.  Sympathy is also extended to the Heery family, Ballinacree on the tragic death of Raymond.  May he rest in peace.

SNIPPETS
Best wishes to Jim Ward, Loughpark who recently opened his garden centre in Collinstown. Word has it that the club Chairman is well rested after his recent holidays.  Marius is reported to be looking for "direction" when it comes to refereeing !!!  Seamus Leahy is still not giving into pressure to get his head shaved for the sponsored "Head Shave".  It is definitely worth a lot of money.  More bits next week......

Monday 31^st May 2004       (Back to the top)

LOTTO
On Tuesday night 29th May, we held our club lotto in Doyne's of Glenidan, there was no winner.  The numbers drawn were 1,11,17,18.  The E30 winners were Ollie Lee, Mel Leahy, Paul Meehan, Groetti Goldrick and Nadine Farrelly.  The next draw will be in Meehan's Coole on Tuesday 8th June and your support would be greatly appreciated.  The new jackpot now stands at E3,400.

"RYAN HITS FORM"
On Saturday evening last 24th May, our Junior team were rewarded with a win after a very evenly contested game against Milltownpass.  Billy Ryan, playing at centre forward, really did hit form and scored 6 points out of a final score of 1 - 10 to 1 - 08.  We were short a lot of key players on the night, notably David Gorman, Sean McEoin, Marius Reilly, Keith Weldon, Paddy Cooney, Daniel Carty and Mark McNicholas.  On the night we were very well served by Niall McKenna and Tossy Brady in defence and the work rate of Joey Williams and Enda Kiernan was outstanding.  Overall this was a huge team performance and with the same attitude going into the championship, the "Bal" will be hard stopped.  A special word of thanks to the Ringtown Hurling Club for loaning us their jerseys at very short notice. The team that lined out: R. Farrelly, P. Smith, N. McKenna, B. Halpin, G. Farrelly, T. Brady, I. Coyle, J. Ward, R. Fagan, S. Reilly, B. Ryan, D. Fagan, J. Williams, E. Kiernan, S. Carroll. Subs: D. Cheevers for R. Farrelly, D. Cunningham for I. Coyle, R. Farrelly for S. Carroll and I. Coyle for B. Halpin.  A reminder that training continues every Thursday evening at 7.45pm for Junior and minor squads.

UNDER 12
Our U. 12's were quite busy last week with games against Multy/Streete and Shandonagh.  They drew with Multy/Streete and were narrowly defeated by Shandonagh.  There is a serious problem with players not making themselves available for the U.12 games and unless this changes we will have to withdraw from all U.12 fixtures. Our U.10's are doing very well in their training and it is hoped to have a tournament in the near future.

LADIES
At the time of going to press there was no information available regarding ladies games and fixtures.  Apologies to all concerned, hopefully we will be able to resolve this issue for next week.

COMMITTEE MEETING
We held our monthly committee meeting in Doynes on Tuesday night last.  It was very poorly attended and certain important issues were unable to be discussed.  All committee members must attend in order for the Club to move forward.

SNIPPETS
St. Feichin's National School are holding a sponsored walk in Mullaghmeen forest on Sunday 20th June at 3.00pm.  This is in aid of the school building fund.  Cards are available from the parents association or from the school principal.  All support would be greatly appreciated.  Word has it "Dessie" is looking for a new gate!!!

Monday 7th June 2004       (Back to the top)

CHAMPIONSHIP
On Saturday evening last 5th June, we were defeated quite convincingly by Loughnavalley on a scoreline of 2 -9 to 0 - 8.  This is a game that we will have to try and leave behind us as quickly as possible.  Nothing seemed to go right for us on the night and I suppose, the result reflects the effort that has been put in at training in recent months.  The game itself was of poor quality but Loughnavalley were fitter, sharper and better prepared on the night.  Barry Smith got us off to a perfect start with a well taken point in the first minute, than a couple of bad wades followed and then against the run of play, a defensive error let Loughnavalley in for a goal.  They piled on the pressure and freely scored some points in quick succession to leave the half time score 1-5 to 0-3. Stern words at half time did instill some very good moves which resulted in some well taken scores after the interval, which closed the gap to 1 point.  However another defensive error let our opponents in for a soft goal and from there on they controlled matters to leave the final score 2-9 to 0-8. Overall we were second best in every sector.  On a positive note Ballycomoyle was well served again by the every reliable Niall McKenna, Tossy Brady and Joey Williams.   Derek Cheerves made his presence felt when introduced and has a bright future ahead of him.  Training continues on Thursday nights at 8.00pm for our junior and minors squads, and after last Saturday night we most knuckle down to the task.  For anybody that feels they need a little extra there will be physical training on Tuesday evenings at 8.00pm. This is optional but we would appreciate if as many people could attend as possible.

LADIES
The Ladies scene had been quiet for the past few weekends, however, preparation for the Junior Championship continues with training at usual time on Saturday evenings and now also on  a Thurdsay evening at 7.00pm.  It is essential that everybody makes an effort to attend.  Our U.14 girls played St. Pauls last week and this was a very entertaining  game.

SPONSORED HEAD SHAVE
Our head shave night on Saturday 10th July promises to be a great night, which will be held in "The Seven Wonders Bar".  Notable volunteers at the moment are David "The Rocker" Gorman, whose hairstyles are often a talking point, next up is "Pats Hat", who said that if enough was raised he would lose the beard.  The main character, who at the moment is looking for a cheap flight to Spain, is a certain "Mr. Leahy", enough said.  Sponsorship cards are now available from Marius and it is important to try and raise as much funds as possible.  More later.

SNIPPETS
Great to see Dessie back in dressing room again, next time bring the boots!!!  "Crock" is reported to be looking for a forklift with wheels on the side!!!  Very well done to the Westmeath Senior team on Sunday last.    

Monday 21st June 2004       (Back to the top)

LOTTO
We recently held our club lotto draw in Meehan's of Coole.The numbers drawn were as follows,2,6,12,24:There was no jackpot winner ,the E30 winners were Ciaran Ring, Martha Mc Cabe, Hazel Sellers, Declan Coffey and Helen Mc Enerney.The next draw was in "The Abbey House", Fore, on Tuesday night last 22nd June. This draw was preceded by a monthly committee meeting, report on both to follow next week.

A.C.L.F. Div.6
We were defeated by Bunbrosna recently in a Div.6 game. It was a game that we really should have won but a very poor turnout on the night did not help our cause. The team that lined out was: B.Conlon, B.Halpin, G.Farrelly, P.Smyth, P.Cooney, E.Kiernan, B.Smyth,B.Ryan, R.Fagan, K.Weldon, D.McNicholas, S.Reilly, M.Halpin, D.Cheevers, D.Fagan, D.Clogher, T.Brady. We were due to play Finea in another Div.6 game on Wednesday night 23 June, full report next week. Training continues on Thursday nights at 8pm,and it is great to see so many new faces appearing and showing great potential.

LADIES
Our ladies are preparing for the semi-final of the junior championship vs Tyrellspass on 14th July, which promises to be a very tough encounter. We wish them well in their quest for a place in the final. With exams almost all complete now, we are urging everyone to attend training on Monday and Thursday evenings.

COMMUNITY GAMES
Well done to all our members who represented their various different regions in the community games which was held in the Mullingar Harriers grounds on Sunday last, and also well done to the organisers for running a tremendous event.

SNIPPETS
Enda Kiernan is said to be coming in the "back door" to dressing rooms lately.......It was reported that a lot of W.D.40 was needed up Glendian direction, after a certain gent made a comeback to training......Keith Weldon is taking up fishing in a big way!!.......Paddy Cooney is the latest victim to have been volunteered for the "Head Shave" on 10th July....more bits next week.

Monday 28th June 2004      (Back to the top)

LOTTO
We recently held our club lotto in the "Abbey House", Fore  on Tuesday night last 22nd June.  The numbers drawn were 9, 18, 22, 26.  There was no jackpot winner.  E30 winners were Paddy Creggy - seller Commiskeys, Groetti Goldrick - seller Laura Owens, Valerie McDermott seller Seamus McDermott, Naoise McCabe seller Brian Smyth and John Lynch seller Farrellys.  The next draw will be in Farrelly's Bar, Castlepollard on Tuesday 6th July and the jackpot now stands at E3,800.  Your support would be gratefully appreciated.

A.C.L.F. Div. 6
On Wednesday the 23rd June we played Finea in Finea and we were defeated following a good sporting game.  Again our fitness levels were to blame.  Our opponents opened the scoring very early on and it was always going to be an uphill struggle.  We can be quite content with the way we finished the game but unfortunately it was too little too late. Team: M. Reilly, E. Kiernan, N. McKenna, D. Clogher, G. Farrelly, T. Brady, P. Smyth, D. McNicholas, B. Ryan, B. Conlon, B. Smyth, S. Reilly, K. Weldon, J. Ward, D. Fagan.  Subs: R. Farrelly for D. Clogher (inj) R. Fagan for R. Farrelly, I. Coyle for S. Reilly(inj) M. Halpin for N. McKenna, L. Boylan for B. Conlon and D. Peppard. Full credit to everybody for turning up and a reminder that training continues on Thursday evenings at 8.00pm.

LADIES
Our Ladies are busy preparing for the semi-final of the Junior Championship versus Tyrellspass and  as a run up to this game we have had a few challenge games and also Div. 2 games.  The latest game was played last Thursday night against Tyrellspass and despite a wonderful team performance we were defeated by a single point.  It was a game of trial and error and we did some experimenting and we were quite happy with the results.  Training continues on Monday and Thursday evenings and we urge everyone to attend.

UNDERAGE
Our under 12 girls were defeated by Tyrellspass last week, while our under 14 girls played The Downs and won.  We would like to wish Grace McKenna a speedy recovery following her accident.  Also belated birthday wishes to Tracey Kelly. Our under 10 team is performing well and only had two narrow defeats in their games against Multyfarnham and Delvin. They were due to play St. Paul's on Saturday afternoon in Ballycomoyle, report next week.  Training continues every Friday evening at 7.00pm. Our under 12 boys have been very quiet of late and it is hoped that we might organise some challenge games in the coming weeks. We welcome Ray Farrelly onto the management team of the under 12s, who joins Paddy Fagan and Mick Commiskey.

COMMITTEE MEETING
We held our monthly committee meeting in the "Abbey House" on the 22nd June.  This was a very constructive meeting with a lot of serious issues discussed.  Cards are now out for our sponsored "Head Shave" on the 10th July.  It is important that everyone gets a card and tries to sell as many lines as possible.  There will be a draw on the night for everyone that has pledged money.  First prize will be a portable TV, the other prizes will be announced at a later stage.  On Saturday 3rd July, we are meeting in Ballycomoyle at 2.00pm to line out the pitch permanently and also to clean up the grounds.  We are looking for as much help as possible.  Also on Saturday 3rd July, we are hoping to organise a meeting of all team mentors at 3.30pm in Ballycomoyle.  It is hoped that this meeting will help everyone concerned. For more information contact Marius on club phone.

Monday 5th July 2004       (Back to the top)

A.C.L.F.Div.6

On Tuesday evening 29th June we played Loughnavalley in Ballycomoyle and since this was the first meeting from when they defeated us in the championship we were eager to make amends. On the night we were again short a number of key players, but however following a good, hard sporting game we emerged victorious by a margin of two points. It was great to see a number of dual players back in the "Balle" colours and indeed they were very influential in the final result. One item that must be mentioned at this point is the disregard that some people have for time, if training or a game is fixed for a certain time, a number of people are arriving late, which makes life difficult for everyone. Team that lined out against Loughnavelly; M.Reilly, S.Carroll, N.McKenna, P.Smyth, K.Weldon, T.Brady, R.Fagan, B.Ryan, D.Carty, J.Williams, B.Smyth, D.McNicholas

s,D.fagan,D.Cheevers,M.McNiochlas:J.Ward for D.Fagan,E.Kiernan for P.Smyth,G.Farrelly for K.Weldon,D.Clougher,D>Cunningham,D.Peppard,E.Boylan,I.Coyle.Overall this was a great team performance and just to remind everybody that the Junior B Championship will soon be coming our way.

LADIES
Our ladies are busy at the minute preparing for their semi-final against Tyrellspass on Wednesday evening next, at time of going to press the venue and time was not yet fixed. For further information, contact Helen or Claire. Support would be greatly appreciated for this fixture, which should be a very  evenly contested game, we wish them the best of luck

UNDERAGE
Our U.10 boys are going extremely well at the moment and great credit must go to the team mentors who are putting in such a big effort, Gerry Farrelly, Liam Leahy and Frank Gilsenan. Keep up the good work lads. The draw for the finals of the U.10 league was due to take place last Monday night, full details next week. Training continues on  Friday evenings at 7pm sharp we are appealing to all U.12s to make a special effort to attend as we are hoping to get a number of games in the near future. Our U.10s had a good win over Multy recently, well done to all concerned.

SPONSORED HEAD SHAVE
Our sponsored head shave which was due to take place on this Saturday night 10th July had to be postponed due to a various number of reasons, it is now scheduled to take place next Saturday night 17th July. It promises to be a fun filled night and what better way to prepare for the big game on Sunday than a night like this. Cards are now out and your support would be greatly appreciated, the victims so far are "rocker" Gorman, "Pats Hat", Mad Max- Conor McDermott, Paddy Cooney, rumour has it that Enda Kiernan was going to be volunteered. A certain hairy gentleman has just returned from Spain and who knows what might happen on the night. There will be a draw on the night for everyone that has pledged money full details next week.

SNIPPETS
Well done to the St.Michaels U.16....Best of luck to the Clann Lir Groupai Ceoil who take part in the Leinster Fleadh this weekend......Welcome home to Seamus Leahy who was on holidays recently......Rumor has it that Ballycomoyle was well represented recently at the Bryan Adams concert.....Well done to everyone who took part in clean up last Monday evening...... Club Chairman is well rested after weekend break in Lacinch as is Tossy Brady after his break....fair dues to Niall Mc Cormack for keeping pitch looking so well....Bon Voyage to Elaine L who is off to Spain rumor has it basket will be out soon again!!!!!!.......

Monday 12^th July 2004       (Back to the top)

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Our ambitions of reaching the final of the junior Championship took a serious blow when we suffered our second defeat of the year on Friday evening last by Delvin.  The game started at a cracking pace and everything seemed to be going right for Ballycomoyle.  We had some very good passes of play. Barry Smith opened the scoring for us with a well taken point followed by Jim Ward with another point.  Billy Ryan converted a free for another point and the n Barry Smith had a superb point from a side-line lick.  The sides had only one point between them at the half time.  Missed opportunities proved costly for us in the second half, when against the run of play,Delvin scorched down the field and the ball ended up in our net, moments later, an exact replica of what had  happened, resulted in another goal.  We were six points down at this stage and an excellent solo effort from David Cunningham resulted in a well taken goal followed by a point from Mark McNicholas.  Final score was 2:08 to 1:09 in favor of Delvin. On the night we were well served by Enda Kiernan, Joey Williams, David Cunningham and Barry Smith. Team: M. Reilly, D. Clogher. Brady, S. Carroll, P. Cooney, E. Kiernan, G. Farrelly, R. Fagan, B. Ryan, J. Williams, D. Cunningham, D. Gorman, B. Smyth, J. Ward, M. McNicholas, D. Fagan for D. Gorman, N. McKenna for S. Carroll, P. Smyth for G. Farrelly, K. Weldon for E. Kiernan.

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