Ballycomoyle GAA Club
Clg Baile Uí Chumaoil
LATEST NEWS
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Sunday June 4th 2023
Our Club Lotto.
We held our club lotto draw on Thursday night last 1/6/2023 in Halpins Bar and lounge Fore.
For a Jackpot of €1900
The 4 numbers drawn were 4- 8- 26- 27.
There was no jackpot winner.
The five Lucky winners of €30
were as follows
Melissa Fivey.
Hughie Reynolds.
Billy Gilligan.
Sean Gallagher.
James & Emma Andrews.
Congratulations to the five
lucky winners on receiving €30 each.
Our next draw will take place on Thursday 15/6/2023 in the Abbey House Fore for a jackpot of €2000.
Your support for our lotto is very much appreciated.
You can get your tickets or yearly tickets from any Committee member .
Split the pot.
Our next Split the pot takes place on Saturday night next 10/6/2023.
Your support would be greatly appreciated.
Junior men.
ACFL.Div. 7
Ballycomoyle v Ballymore
Date: Tuesday 6/6/2023.
Venue: Ballycomoyle.
Time: 7-30 pm.
Referee: James McGrath.
ACFL. Division 6. Final.
Ballycomoyle v Mullingar Shamrock's.
Date: Friday 9/6/2023
Venue: Cusack park.
Time: 7-30.
Referee: Ken Gunning .
Stand By Referee: Paul McCaughey.
Linesman: James Allard.
Note: Ballycomoyle are now promoted to ACFL Division 5.
For 2024.
Junior B Football Championship.
Ballycomoyle v Ballyncargy.
Date: Monday 12/6/2023
Venue: Ballycomoyle.
Time: 7pm.
Referee: Michael Gordon..
Please note.
Our Junior Division 6 team takes on Mullingar shamrocks .
In the ACFL Division 6 Final.
On Friday evening next the 9/6/2023 in Cusack Park.
Your support for the lads would be greatly appreciated.
Ladies.
Under 14 girls.
Ballycomoyle under 14 girls keep their 100% record intact.
Athlone were the visitors when they took on the home side Ballycomoyle. On a very warm evening for football this game proved to be Ballycomoyle girls toughest test yet in the league . Athlone going in at half time leading by 3 points.
In the second half the Ballycomoyle girls started to get their game going with fine football throughout the pitch and shooting fine scores it was a testing match for the girls. With the Ballycomoyle girls coming out on top at the end on a score line of Ballycomoyle 7-10
Athlone 6-03.
Congratulations girls on great win and also to their management team.
We like to thank Athlone for the match.
And to the Referee John Williams.
Our next match up for the under 14 girls is away match v Moate on Thursday evening next 8/6/2023. Keep an eye out for further information on social media.
Walkathon fundraiser.
Full Report to follow next week.
Help Needed
The JFK 50 Mile Walk takes place next Saturday 10/6 /2023. Seamus Maxwell was talking to me today from the JFK committee to see if we can help steward the walk.
From Ballycomoyle to Fore anywhere there would be junction. This is truly amazing event. We have always steward this event from the first year started. So, if you can help in any way. It would be very much appreciated. You can message us through Facebook.
Many thanks for Reading..
Sunday May 28th 2023
Ballycomoyle Walkathon Fundraiser..
Full Report to follow next week.
Lotto.
We hold our club lotto draw on Thursday night next 1/6/2023.
In Halpins Bar and lounge, Fore.
For a jackpot of €1900.You can purchase tickets from any committee member or you can purchase our yearly tickets from any committee member at a cost of €50 for the year.
Your support is greatly appreciated .
Split the pot.
Our Split the pot draw will resume on Saturday night the 10/6/2025.
We are very sorry for any inconveniences caused.
Junior Men.
Junior Men.
ACFL. Division 7. Result.
Our Division 7 team played at home to a very strong Tyrrellspass side on Tuesday evening last 23/5/2023. On a fantastic evening for football.
And that's what we got in a great scoring first half our lads going in at half time.
Ballycomoyle 0-09
Tyrrellspass 2 -5.
In the second half our lads played great football kicking some fantastic points. The point taking was fantastic to watch especially from the Ballycomoyle lads.
Final score. Ballycomoyle 1-21
Tyrrellspass 4-9..
St Michaels.
Under 15. Champions.
Congratulations to a fantastic team and Management team.
Under 15 Div 3 🏆 Champions for 2023.
Tuesday 23/5 2023.
St. Michaels u15s won the Div 3 league final against a very good Inny Shamrocks side in Ballynacargy last night. Our lads would have come into the game very much as underdogs after losing by 12 points to the same opposition less than 3 weeks ago. The lads were determined to make up for that defeat right from the off and in what was an entertaining 1st half the 2 teams went to half time 4 points apiece, with St. Michael's having most of the play but just not converting their chances. After the turnaround St. Michaels took over with Jamie Ó Neill getting 1-1 in quick succession to put our lads in the driving seat and they never looked back after that. While there were some superb individual performances a mention has to go to the goal keepers on both teams who at several times during the game kept their respective teams in the contest. Final score on the evening
St Michael’s 2-7
Inny Shamrocks 0-7.
St Michaels.
Shandonagh v St Michaels
U13 div 2 round 5
A comprehensive win for the home side on Wednesday night last 24/5/2023 in perfect conditions.
St Michaels finish the campaign with 2 wins, 2 defeats and draw......🖤❤️
Congratulations to team and Management team on a great league campaign.
The St Michaels Un13 team now move on to championship.
St. Michael's.
St Michaels u17s went to Ballinagore on Monday evening last 22/5/2023 to take on Lilliput Gaels in the last league game of the year. St Michaels started strong and scored the first score, but Lilliput Gaels who have been unbeaten this year so far, took charge and retaliated with a number of goals, and finished the first half ahead. St Michaels had a fantastic second half and took the game to Lilliput and outscored Lilliput in the second half but it wasn't enough to peg back the lead built up by Lilliput. A tough positive display by St Michaels and we look forward to the Championship to come.
Under 12 and 14 walkathon team.
Held a 2-day bag pack in Dunnes Stores last Friday and Saturday 19/20/5/2023 Just a special thanks to everyone who gave up their time to come in help out. Your support was very much appreciated.
St Michaels u13s didn't let the inclement weather put them off as they climbed the highest point in Westmeath on Sunday last 21/5/2023 as part of the Ballycomoyle 24hour walkathon.
Massive thanks to the kids who gathered sponsors and the parents for treats after....💙🤍💙🤍
Congratulations to the Castlepollard Camogie team on winning the Division 2 League title on Wednesday evening last 24/5/2025 Well done Ladies.
Fixture
Ladies.Underage
U14 league Thursday @6:30
Ballycomoyle vs Athlone.
Venue.Ballycomoyle.
Sunday May 21st 2023
Ballycomoyle GAA Walkathon
fundraiser.
Our 24-hour Walkathon starts this Friday 26th at 6pm in Fore. We have 26 teams participating who will meet for their designated walking hour at the green in Fore.
Our memorial hour will take place on Friday night at 10pm. This hour is open to anyone who would like to walk in remembrance of a loved one. Huge thanks to all who have donated and supported so far. The final team will finish at 6pm on Saturday, followed by barbecue and music in the village of Fore. All are welcome.
Our Club Lotto.
We held our club lotto draw on Thursday night last in, Comiskeys Bar and lounge, Castlepollard on 18/5/2023.
For a Jackpot of €1800.
The 4 numbers drawn were 1--5--10--16.
Unfortunately, no jackpot winner.
The five Lucky winners of €30
were as follows:
Theresa Nea.
Noel Devine,
Gerry Farrelly,
Regina Grall
Pat Burke.
Congratulations to the five lucky winners on receiving €30 each.
Our next draw will take place on 1/6/ 2023 in Halpins Fore.
For a jackpot €1900.
Your support for our lotto is very much appreciate.
Split the pot.
Split the pot draw will resume on Saturday 10/6/2023 .
We are sorry for any inconvenience cause.
Fixtures for the coming week.
St Michaels.
Under 17
Lilliput Gael's v St Michaels
Div 3
Venue Ballinagore.
Time: 7pm.
Date. Monday 22/5/2023.
Referee. Kieran Daly.
Under 13
Shandonagh v St Michaels.
Div.2
Venue: Shandonagh.
Time: 7pm
Date Wednesday 24/5/2023.
Referee. Damien Maher.
Junior Men.
ACFL. Division 7.
Ballycomoyle v Tyrrellspass.
Venue: Ballycomoyle.
Date: Tuesday 23/5/2023
Time. 7-30pm.
Referee. Dan Riggs.
Ladies:
Underage 16
Tyrrellspass v Ballycomoyle.
Venue: Tyrrellspass .
Tuesday 23rd May. 6.30pm.
Div 3 Rd 5. U16.
Ref : Kieran Daly.
Under 14 Girls
Ballycomoyle v The Downs.
Venue: Ballycomoyle
Date: Thursday 25/5/2023.
Time: 7-30
Junior Ladies.
Ballycomoyle v Goldsmith girls
Venue: Ballycomoyle.
Date: Friday.26/5/2023
Time: 7pm.
Referee: Barry Nea.
Ladies.
Underage
Our under 14 girls were due to travel away to Milltownpass on Thursday evening last 18/5/2023 The match was postponed as Milltownpass were unable field.
Under 16 Girls. Date 16/5/2023
Our under 16 girls travelled away to Shandonagh on Tuesday last to take on a very strong home side. In the first half we played extremely well going in at half time leading by 2 points.
Half time score: Shandonagh 0-5 Ballycomoyle 2-01. In the second half the home side play very well and took control of the match. At the final whistle. It was win for Shandonagh. Final score Shandonagh 2-11 Ballycomoyle 2-04. It was great to see both teams kicking some fantastic scores.
St Michaels.
St. Michaels u15s qualified for a league final with a 4-15 to 3-10 win v Tyrrellspass in Castletown last night. After getting off to a slow start, 1-2 to a point down after 10 minutes, the lads started to click and were the better team for the rest of the half going in at half time 1-7 to 1-4 ahead. The 2nd half got off to the best possible start with an early goal and St Michael’s never looked back from there. All 11 subs on the night were used which was another big positive to take from the game.
Féile
Regional Feile Saturday 1st July.
Based in Donaghmore Ashbourne.
Group contains
*Meath* : Donaghmore Ashbourne.
*Dublin* : Templeogue Synge Street
*Westmeath* : Ballycomoyle
*Roscommon* : Northern Gaels.
Blitz.
Thanks to all who facilitated a very successful blitz held in Ballycomoyle for under sevens and under nines on Saturday last 20/5/2023 with visiting teams from the Downs, Multyfarnham, and Milltownpass.
Under 12 and 14 walkathon team held a 2-day bag pack in Dunnes Stores last Friday and Saturday 19/20/ 5/2023. Just a special thanks to everyone who gave up their time to come in help out. Your support was very much appreciated.
Scór
Coole Hall was the place to be last night Friday 19/5/2023
Our scór walkathon fundraiser team produced one fantastic night of entertainment. To everyone in organising this concert, to all the fantastic Artists on the night and to all the audience who attended the concert, your support was very much appreciated.
Thank you.
Congratulations
Ballycomoyle GAA.
Congratulations to 2 of our Ladies Caoimhe McCormack & Sophia MacLoughlainn who were on the Westmeath team who won the Leinster minor title last Wednesday evening 17/5/23 beating Offaly in Carbury this evening. Ballycomoyle GAA
Sunday May 14th 2023
Club Lotto.
Our club Lotto Draw takes place on Thursday night next 18/5/2023 in Comiskeys Bar Castlepollard . For a Jackpot of €1800.You can get your tickets off any committee member. Or you can purchase our yearly tickets for €50 .
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Club Fundraiser.
Walkathon
24 hour Relay Fundraiser
Starting at 6pm on Friday 26th finishing at 6pm.
Refreshments will be available in the village throughout the event.
Saturday night music and Barbeque.
For further details contact.
Sinead. 087-2955587
Louise.083-8546752.
Thank you .
Our club Lotto Walkathon team
would like to thank everyone who attended our table Quiz on Friday night last 12/5 /23. Your support was very much appreciated .
Congratulations .
Junior men.
ACFL: Division 6
Venue. Bunbrosna
Date Saturday 13/5/2023.
Time 6:30
Referee. Jim Rock.
Result: Bunbrosna 0-12 Ballycomoyle 3-12.
We played Bunbrosna in our final league game in Div 6 on Saturday evening last 13/5/23.
On a perfect evening for a match. Both teams served up to be a fine game of football with brilliant point taking by both sides . At half time Ballycomoyle went in leading on a score line of Ballycomoyle 3-07 Bunbrosna 0-08. In the second half again, there was fine point taking by both sides. At the final whistle the 3 goals scored in the first half by Ballycomoyle were the difference at the final whistle.
A huge congratulations to the Bal lads who have now been promoted to Div 5 for next year and have qualified for the ACFL Division 6 Final. Date and opponents still to be confirmed . Many thanks to Bunbrosna for a fine game of football. And to Referee Jim Rock.
St Michaels
Under 15.
An undefeated St Michaels u15s played Inny Shamrocks in the 4th round of the league on Friday evening last 12/5/23 in Ballynacargy. Inny started quickly and scored 2 goals inside the first 3 minutes. Michaels then settled and matched Inny for the rest of the half to remain 6 behind at half time. After Inny missed a penalty at the start of the 2nd half, Michaels then got on top and scored 4 unanswered points to cut the lead to 2 points with 10 minutes remaining. While pushing up the field for more scores Michaels got caught on the break and conceded a goal. Inny then finished strongly to add on 5 additional scores late on.. final score Inny Shamrocks 6-5, St Michaels 1-8.. St Michaels are still joint top of the table ahead of the final league game vs Tyrellspass on Tuesday evening next..
St Micheals Under 17.
St Michaels u17s hosted Multyfarnham in the 4th league game of the campaign at Castletown pitch. Multyfarnham started the brighter and scored two early first half goals, but St Michaels replied and ended the half 2.11 to 1.7 down. The second half was to see St Michaels awaken, and provide all the supporters with a great second half display. In the end the lead was hard to peg back against a strong Multyfarnham side who have been dominant so far in the league, but St Michaels gave them a scare and deserve massive respect for their effort. Final score
2.17 to 2.15.
St Michaels.
Under 13.
Under 13 League, Division 2.
Venue, Ballycomoyle.
St. Michaels 5-15 Moate 1-3
Our under 13s came away with a comprehensive victory over a battling Moate team this evening in sticky conditions.
The lads set the tone from the throw in with a neat finish to the back of the net from Sam after a well worked move. It was play for play for much of the half after that, our backs were coming out on top in keeping their opponents scoring chances to a minimum, with our full back line powering out of defence time and time again and our half backs working like terriers against lively forwards. At the other end Lorcan and PJ knocked over scores from play to add to Senan's frees and we left a lot of chances behind us to keep Moate in the game at half time with a scoreline of 1-5 to 1-1, Moates goal coming after their corner forward reacted quickest to a fine save from the ever dependable Brogan in goals.
The first score of the second half was going to be vital and Kyle got the scoreboard moving straight away and further points from Billy and Lorcan and a couple more frees saw us establish a cushion before quickfire goals from Kyle and Senan effectively ended the contest, with the lads starting to open the Moate defence at will as they made light of the poor underfoot conditions. Lorcan, Kyle and Senan all added points from play before further goals from Colm and Oisin saw out the scoring. Our whole back line were excellent throughout as they repelled everything thrown at them and created the attacking platform for the lads further up the field. Next up is an away fixture against Shandonagh in two weeks time.
Team and Scorers.
Brogan Molloy, Conor Halpin, Luke Ward, Louis Styles, Oisin O’Farrell (1-0,) Joseph Mulvey, Louis Kiernan, Senan Brody (1-5), Conor McGrath, Sam Clerkin (1-1), Lorcan Masterson (0-4), PJ Flanagan (0-1), Liam Costelloe, Colm O’Rourke (1-1), Billy Ginnell (0-1). Kyle Carty (1-2), Eoin Smyth, Corey Brazil, Harry McCormack, Max Cassidy, Daniel Corrigan, Thady Gilsenan, Elton O’Leary, Luke Moynagh, Lorcan Fagan, Rory Morrissey.
Ref. Eoin Cawley (Bunbrosna).
Congratulations.
We would like to congratulate all the children who receive their first Holy Communion over the past number of weeks. We keep. them in our prayers as they continue on their journey of Faith.
Congratulations- Castlepollard CC.
Ballycomoyle Gaa would like to congratulate the junior and senior ladies teams of Castlepollard Community College on their Leinster Title wins.
We are so proud of these girls, especially those who play with our club.
What a fantastic achievement!.
Scór Walkathon team presents a Scór Concert.
In Coole Hall .
On Friday night next 19/5 2023 at 8pm.
This Concert is a night not to be missed. Raffle on the night.
Admission on the night is €10
Children Free.
In Aid of Ballycomoyle Gaa walkathon Fundraiser .
5 K
Lough Lane Inn Walkathon team are running a 5K Run and walk, on Saturday evening next 20/5/23 starting at 6pm.
Registration starts at 5 pm in the Lough Lene Inn Collinstown village.
€20 per family/ €10 per Adult.
Enjoy a BBQ afterwards and music and music by Anthony Pakenham.
Tractor run
Tractor run in Collinstown village on Sunday the 21st May at 2pm. Registration from 12pm.
Leaving at 2pm sharp.
All proceeds go to Ballycomoyle Gaa Walkaton.
For information contact- Micky Crone- 0861701342 or Darragh Gallagher 0872201450
Fixtures for this week
Ladies underage u16
Ballycomoyle Vs Shandongh
Tuesday 16/05
Division 3
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Shandongh Gaa
Referee: Paul O'Malley
Ladies underage u14
Ballycomoyle vs Milltownpass
Thursday 18/06
Time: TBC
Venue: Milltownpass Gaa
St. Michaels fixtures
U15
Tuesday 16/05
St. Michaels Vs Tyrrellspass
Time: 7pm
Venue: CFCW Gaa
Referee: Alfie Devine
U17
Division 3
Monday 22/05
St. Michaels Vs Lilliput Gaels
Time: 7pm
Venue: Ballinagore
Referee: Kieran Daly.
Sympathies
The death has occurred on Thursday May 11th of Jimmy Halligan, church street, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath. To his wife Maura, daughters, Claire and Deirdre,
his brother Paddy .
We send our Sincere Sympathy. May Jimmy's Soul Rest in peace.
The death has occurred of Richard (Reggie) MERRIMAN Freaghmore, Castlepollard, Our Sincere Sympathy to his loving family, Michael, Chloe, Oliva, Molly, and Tadgh.
Relatives and friends.
May Reggie's gentle Soul Rest in peace.
Sunday May 7th 2023
Club Lotto.
We held our club lotto on Thursday night last 4/5/2023 in Doynes pub Glenidan.
Our Jackpot was €1700.
The numbers drawn were
5; 17, 24, 25,
There was no jackpot winner.
The five Lucky winners of €30 were as follows.
Ita Halpin.
Pat Burke.
Aishling Dermody .
Toyota.
Olive Maxwell.
Congratulations to the five Lucky winners each receiving €30 each.
Our next Draw will take place in Comiskeys Bar, Castlepollard
For a Jackpot of €1800.
Your Support for our club lotto is very much appreciated.
Split the pot
Our next Split draw has been postponed till 27/5/2023
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
County Division 2 Féile Champions
Final Result
Ballycomoyle 1:03 St Joseph's 0:05
Our U15 Féile girls secured their 1st Féile title after a very hard fought 1 point win over a strong St Joseph's side.
With a very low scoring first half. Half time score read Ballycomoyle 0:01 St. Joseph's 0:02. We suffered the loss of our Capt Rebecca Ward through a back injury in the first half with Caoimhe Ginnell kicking our only score in the first half.
In the first 10 mins of the half St Joseph's put our girls under a lot pressure kicking some great scores but our girls defended with true grit and determination to withstand the St Joseph's pressure. Our girls never give up attitude was there to be seen. Some great saves from our goalie Clodagh Gallagher and brave defending kept us in the game.
With the game in its final quarter Ballycomoyle trailed by 4 points. A goal from Aine Brennan and 2 points from Emily and Keela Nolan put us one point ahead. St. Joseph's had one more final attack which was cleared again by our super defence. As the final whistle blew we were Division 2 Féile Champions
Team and scores.
1 Clodagh Gallagher
2 Caitlin Masterson
3 Doireann Manley
4 Aimee Gaffney
5 Kayla Kennedy
6 Lily O farrell
7 Keelan Kavanagh
8 Rebecca Ward (Captain)
9 Eleanor O Neill
10 Chloe Wong
11 Keela Nolan 0:01
12 Caoimhe Ginnell 0:01
13 Emily Nolan 0:1
14 Ava Murphy
15 Shona Gilsenan.
Subs Aine Brennan 1:00 for Ava Murphy
Amelia McCabe for Caitlin Masterson
Hannah Burke for Shona Gilsenan
Aideen Kavanagh
Arwen Briody
Emily O' Reilly
Grace Murtagh
Amy Higgins
Aleesha Kennedy
Skye McCormack.
Thanks to the management team for all your hard work. It has been a credit to you all.
Our club is so proud of this team of Girls.
Our girls move to the Regional finals on July 1st.
Venue TBC.
Ballycomoyle ABU.
Men's Junior Football
The junior men's second team travelled the long distance to Garrycastle to play the home side. This was our third game Div 7.
Unfortunately the game didn't go our way.
Final score Ballycomoyle 1:07 Garrycatle 1:11..
Ladies Junior Football.
Result.
Milltownpass 5:10.
Ballycomoyle 4:04.
Ballycomoyle Junior ladies travelled away to Milltownpass to take on the home side in their third league of the season . Unfortunately we didn't take home any points from the game. The ladies gave everything in this match. In the first half, our ladies played great football kicking fantastic scores. The Bal ladies would of been very disappointed going in at half time losing. Half time score Milltownpass 3:05. Ballycomoyle 3:01. The second half started as the first half finished playing some great football fighting for every ball. The team work was fantastic to see up to the final whistle.
Final score.Milltownpass 5:10 Ballycomoyle 4:04.
Keep up the great work ladies ye are doing in training and challenge games.
To the team management well done, keep up the great work ye are doing.
Many thanks thanks to Milltownpass for the match and to the referee Jim Rock.
Ladies.
Underage.
Under 14.
Result: Ballycomoyle 4-10
Caulry 1-06.
Date 4/5/2023.
Ballycomoyle under 14 girls keep their win record going.
With a fantastic win this evening at home to Caulry.
Our girls going in at half time leading. Ballycomoyle 1-06.
Caulry 0-02. Weather conditions didn't help in the second half. But the Ballycomoyle girls still played great football kicking fantastic scores. To run out winners on a final score line of Ballycomoyle 4-10
Caulry 1-06. It's fantastic to see great points been kick by both teams.
Congratulations to our Ballycomoyle girls. And to their team management. On a terrible evening for football.
St. Michael's u15
St. Michaels 3-7 Multyfarnham 0-12
St Michael’s u15 made it 3 from 3 with a 4 point win against Multyfarnham in Ballycomoyle this morning. The lads got off to a great start and took advantage of the strong wind in the first half to go in at the break 3-4 to 3 points up. Multy made a strong start to the second half and got a foot hold in the game and were the better team for the first 20 minutes of the half and took their scores very well with the wind. But as these games between St. Michaels and Multyfarnham have done so many times in recent years the last 10 minutes turned into a game of its own and our lads showed great character and will to win, back boned by a strong defensive display, to get over the line for a deserved win.
Next up for the u15s is a trip to Ballynacargy next Friday 12th to play Inny Shamrocks.
Ladies Underage.
Under 16.
Result.
Milltown 2-11
Ballycomoyle 3-04.
Our under 16 girls travelled away to a very strong Milltown side in a rescheduled match .
From the throw this was always going to be tough match for us. In the first half the Bal girls played great football going in at half time level 2-02 to 1-05.
In the second half Milltown were the strongest team due to the fact that we lost two girls with injury. Our girls battled to the very end scoring some fantastic scores. Unfortunately, it wasn't our evening. But great credit to our girls, they battled to the very end.
A speedy recovery to the two girls who picked up injuries in the second half of the match-
Ellie Fitzsimons and Doireann Manley. Looking forward to seeing the two girls back in the Blue and white very soon.
Ballycomoyle Lotto Walkaton team.
Are running a Table Quiz in Comiskeys, Castlepollard, on Friday night 12/5/ at 9 pm.
Come along and support our table quiz.
Your Support would be very much appreciated.
The Abbey House Fore, walkathon team Presents A 80's THEMED PARTY NIGHT on Saturday Night the 13th of May.
Dancing 9pm tell Late.
Admission on the Night is €5 .
So blow the dust of them 80s clothes an get them ready for Saturday night 13th May.
It promise's to be a great night.Your support on the night would be greatly appreciated.
Five a Side soccer Tournament.
The Under 17 lad's Walkathon team are running a Five a side soccer Tournament in Ringtown Astro pitch on Sunday 14/5/2023 Come on lads get your team's ready.
Please contact the Following to
enter your team.
Seamus .
087-7887870.
Vinnie.
087-2905547.
Ian.
085-271760
St Michaels Fixtures.
Under 17.
Div 3.
St Michaels v Multyfarnham.
Date 8/5/2023
Venue- CFCW.
Time 7pm.
Under 13.
Div 2.
St Michaels v Moate.
Venue CFCW.
Date 12/5/2023.
Time 7 pm.
Under 15
Div 3.
Inny Shamrock's v St Micheals.
Venue.Ballnacarrigy.
Date.15/5/2023.
Time.7 pm
Junior men fixtures.
Ballycomoyle 2 v St Joseph's 2
Venue. Ballycomoyle.
ACFL Division 7.
Time. 7pm
Date 9/5/2023.
ACFL Division 6.
Bunbrosna v Ballycomoyle.
Time 6:30
Date Saturday 13/5/2023.
Venue. Bunbrosna.
Sunday April 30th 2023
Split the pot..
We held our Split the pot draw on Saturday night last 29/4/2023 in Burkes, Coole.
Congratulations to Joe Potter on winning €330.
Our next draw will take place on Saturday night 13/5/2023.
Many thanks for your support it is very much appreciate.
Lotto.
Our club lotto draw will take place on Thursday night next 4/5/2023 in Doynes for a Jackpot of €1700.
Get your tickets now your support would be greatly appreciated.
Gaelic for Mother's and others.
Gaelic for Mother's and others Walkathon team are holding a Poker Classic in the Lough Lane Inn Collinstown on Friday night next 5/5/2023. Starting at 8pm
Give your support to a brilliant bunch of ladies.
Your support would be very much appreciated.
Féile
Our Feile girls travel to The Downs Sunday 30/4/2023 to play in the Div 2 competition. And what a day our girls had.
In the first game we played Milltownpass.
Result. Ballycomoyle 2-02
Milltownpass 0-02.
Up next was St Joseph's.
Result. St Joseph's 1-00 Ballycomoyle 2-03.
In our 3rd game it was Milltown.Result Milltown 0-02 Ballycomoyle 2-03. Our girls had Qualified for the semi final.What a fantastic team winning all 3 game's in their group.
Then it was Semi final time up against a very strong
Mullingar Shamrocks team. But our girls had no fear of anyone.
Result.Mullingar Shamrocks 1-03. Ballycomoyle 3-05.
Cusack park here we come.
Ballycomoyle v St Joseph's Monday 1/5/2023 in the Division 2 final.
Our match throws in at 12:30
Final report next week.
Walkathon .
Burkes of Coole walkathon team is holding a Pool Tournament on Saturday 6th May in Burkes Coole starting at 5pm. Here's a chance to show your class. Don't forget Pool Tournament on Saturday 6th May. Starting at 5pm..All your support greatly appreciated.
St. Michaels.
Friday. 28/4/2023
St Michaels. Under 15.
U15 Div 3
St Michael’s 4-4 Delvin /St Pauls 2-7.
St Michael’s u15s travelled to Clonmellon on Friday evening short a few players through injury to play Delvin/St Pauls in Div 3.
In what turned out to be a great result on the night St Michael's were on the back foot early on as the home side were deservedly 1-2 to 0-0 up after 15 minutes and but for an excellent performance from our Goalkeeper Sean Ginnell ( who was brilliant thought the game) this would have been a lot worse and gave the lads a good base to go in just a point down at the break 1-3 to 1-2 an excellent individual goal from Jamie Clerkin bringing us back into the game. In The 2nd half St. Michael's found their groove and were on top for most of the half and were deserved winners in the end. This is 2 out of 2 in the league for St. Michael's and next up is our neighbours from Multyfarnham in Ballycomoyle on Sunday 7th May.
St.Micheals
Under 13.
Date . Wednesday 26/4/2023
Under 13 League Division 2.
St Michaels 4-4 St Mary’s Rochfortbridge 1-13.
Our under 13s made the trip to play St Mary’s on in a well appointed Rochfortbridge this evening and returned home with a draw against a very strong and well drilled home team, in what were perfect conditions for football.
In a very fast end to end game the two teams had contrasting fortunes in front of goal with St Mary’s showing class ability to kick over points from all angles while St Michaels were guilty of some wasteful shooting from similar situations, however St Michaels were extremely clinical with our goal chances, with 4 very well worked majors, while St Mary’s were foiled several times by the excellent Brogan Molloy in goals, including a full stretch save from a penalty.
St Michaels closed a 6 point deficit to 3 points at half time before dominating for a large period of the second half to work our way to a 4 point lead, with St Mary’s finishing strongly to edge into the lead in the closing minutes. Both sides had chances to put the game out of reach in injury time with St Mary’s just off target with a free before St Michaels broke down the field with the final play on the overlap and finished the scoring with a point from close range when a goal could have snatched victory. However, the draw was a fair outcome and a loss would have been a cruel result for either side, both sets of players leaving everything they had on the field.
For the second week in a row, we were able to play a 3rd portion of 30 minutes to accommodate meaningful game time for every player as both teams had a very large panel togged out.
In what was an overall excellent team performance, Brogan was outstanding in goals, Lorcan and the 2 Conors solid at the back, Channing and Senan worked tirelessly at midfield and Liam and Louis had huge impacts when introduced.
Team and scorers
Brogan Molloy, Conor Halpin, Luke Ward , Louis Styles , Sam Clerkin , Joseph Mulvey 0-1, Conor McGrath , Channing Dafel, Senan Brody 1-1, Colm O’Rourke , Lorcan Masterson 1-1, PJ Flanagan, Odhran Devine 1-1, Billy Ginnell, Kyle Carty. Liam Costelloe 1-0,
Louis Kiernan, Elton O’Leary, Thady Gilsenan, Eoin Smyth, Max Cassidy, Harry McCormack, William Keogh, Daniel Corrigan, Luke Moynagh, Rory Morrissey.
U8/U10 Walkathon team.
Under 12 Disco.
We just want to thank everyone for supporting u8/u10 team fundraiser last night. Thanks to all the parents for bringing the children and we hope they had a great night. Thanks to everyone that helped out on the night as we couldn’t have done it without the support. Huge thanks to Nolan sounds for providing the sound system and lights. It was a great night and was lovely to see our underage have fun. Our fundraiser was a huge success and all your support is greatly appreciated...
Junior Men
ACFL Div6.
Result. Delvin 1-07 Ballycomoyle 5-10.
Venue.Delvin.
Time.7pm
Our First Team travelled to Delvin in Round 4 of the league on Thursday evening last 27/4/23 . Knowing a win would almost guarantee them promotion to Div 5 . Our lads took the game to Delvin from the throw playing great football as the half time whistle sounded the score line read Delvin 0-02 Ballycomoyle 3-06.In the second half both teams trade score's. But it was our lads that played the better football. At the final whistle the score line read.
Delvin 1-07 Ballycomoyle 5-10.
Well done to the team and Management team.
Speedy recovery to Warren Williams who suffered an injury in the match . Best wishes Warren.
Ladies.
Under 14 girls.
Milltown v Ballycomoyle .
Our under 14 girls travelled away to Milltown on Thursday evening last 27/4/2023.
From the throw in this game there was only one winner. The Ballycomoyle girls played fantastic football and kicked some fantastic scores
Milltown had to give second to our girls. There fantastic team work was fantastic to see.
Final score Milltown 2-05 Ballycomoyle 13-5.
Congratulations to team and Management team..
Fixtures.
Junior Men
Date .Tuesday 2/5/2023
ACFL. Div 7.
Time.7:45.
Venue.Garrycastle.
Garrycastle v Ballycomoyle.
St Michaels
Under 15
Div 3.
Date Sunday 7/5/2023
Venue Ballycomoyle.
Time. 11:00
Referee. Michael Gordon.
Junior Ladies.
Milltownpass v Ballycomoyle
Date Tuesday 2/5/2023
Venue.Milltownpass
Time.7:30..
Sunday April 23rd 2023
Club Lotto.
We held our club lotto draw on Thursday night last in Connie's of Castlepollard for a jackpot of €1600. The Numbers drawn were. 10, 14, 21,28. Unfortunately, the Jackpot wasn't won. The five winners of €30 each. Were as follows . Anne Molloy, Anna Marie McKenna, Andrew Sanchez, Carolla O'Brien , Ben O Hanlon, Congratulations to the five Lucky winners of €30 each. Our next Lotto Draw takes place on Thursday 4/5/2023 in Doyne's, for a jackpot of €1700.
Split the pot.
Our next Split draw takes place on Saturday night next 29/4/2023. Don't forget if you're not in you can't win.
Junior Ladies.
Result
Ballycomoyle 2 08
St. Lomans Mullingar 3 13
Our Junior ladies played their 2nd game of the league on Friday evening last 21/4/23 when they took on St Lomans. In a very evenly contested first half
St Lomans were very lucky to be going in at half time leading .St Lomans 1 09 Ballycomoyle 0 03. In the 2nd half our Ladies played fantastic football and brought the score down to a 2 pt game unfortunately St Lomans tacked on late score's to win out on score line St Lomans 3 13 Ballycomoyle 2 08. Well done to the ladies who played a fantastic game of football after losing three players during the match this bunch of ladies never gave up.
Also well done to the management team.
We would also like to thank St Lomans for a very sporting game.
And to John Williams the Referee. Well done John.
Ladies.
Underage.
Under 14 girls.
20/4/2023
Congratulations to our under 14 girls on fantastic win away to Loughnavalley. The girls played great football and show great team work through out the match.
Final score Loughnavalley 2 03 Ballycomoyle 7 04.
Congratulations to their Management team on a great win.
St Michaels.
St Michaels U17's travelled to Ballymore on Monday 17th to play Millmore Gaels in the 3rd round of the league. Millmore started the stronger and ended the first half a point ahead 1.4 to 1.3. St Michaels found their rhythm in the second half and pulled three points ahead. Millmore were not to be outdone, and replied with a goal and two points to snatch the win. A very competitive game with plenty of bite shown by both sides.
Josh Butler came off early in the second half with an injury, and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Walkathon Fundraiser
To keep up with all events happening on the walkathon Fundraiser please log on to this link for more details.
https://www.ballycomoyle.com/walkathon-2023.
Blitz
Well done to our under-sevens nines and elevens who took part in such large numbers in Blitz hosted by Tyrellspass on Saturday morning (15/04) showing an abundance of Talent. Thanks to the players, parents, and coaches. Many thanks to Tyrrellspass for running the Blitz.
Ladies Fixtures
Fixtures this week;
Tuesday 25/4/2023 U16 away to Milltown. Time 6:30pm
Thursday 27/4 2023 U14 away to Milltown . Time 6:30pm
Junior Ladies vs Milltownpass TBC.
St Michaels Underage Fixtures.
Wednesday 26/4/23 U13 away to St.Marys Rochfortbridge Time 7pm
Venue: Rochfortbridge
Friday 28/4/23 U15 away to Delvin St. Paul's Time 7pm
Venue: Clonmellon
Junior Men's Fixtures
ACFL Division 6 Thursday 27/4/23 away to Delvin Time 7pm
Vanue: Delvin
ACFL Division 7 Monday 1/5/23 away to Garrycastle Time 11:30am
Venue: Garrycastle
AFCL Division 6 Tuesday 9/5/23 away to Bunbrosna Time 7pm
Venue: Bunbrosna
Condolences
We would like to extend our sincere sympathy to Michael Gilsenan on the very sad passing of his father Owen Gilsenan. May his gentle soul rest in peace.
Sunday April 16th 2023
Split the pot
Our Split the Draw was held on Saturday night last 15/4/23 in Farrellys Castlepollard
Congratulations to Paddy Ivory who wins €346 .
Our next Split draw takes place week ending 29/30 of April.
Your Support is so much appreciated.
Lotto
Our next Lotto Draw takes place on Thursday night next 20/4/23.
For a Jackpot of €1600.
The Draw takes place in Connie's Castlepollard. Get your tickets now if you're not in you can't win.
Get your tickets from any lotto Committee member. Many thanks for your kind support towards our lotto.
Walkaton Fundraiser .
Ballycomoyle are hosting a 24-hour Walkathon on the Nancy to Nellie in Fore. Starting at 6pm on Friday 26th May to 6pm on Saturday 27th. Followed by music and BBQ. More details to follow. Put the date in your diary.
Men's Football
ACFL. Div 7.
Referee. Ken. Daly.
Result.
Ballycomoyle 0-10 .
Maryland 0-09.
Venue. Ballycomoyle.
Our Second team played their second game in the ACFL Div 7 on Thursday evening last 13/4/23. Our lads played great football against a very strong Maryland side and went in at half time leading 0-06 to 0-05.
In the second. Both teams traded some great scores but our lads continue to play great football to win out by the narrowest of margins on a score line of Ballycomoyle 0-10. Maryland 0-09.
We would like to thank Maryland for a very sporting game of football.
A.C.F.L
Div 6
Time.6 pm
Saturday 15/4/23
Referee. Michael Moran.
Venue.Ballycomoyle.
Result.Ballycomoyle 1-11
Loughnavalley 0-05.
Our Junior first team play Loughnavalley in A.C.F.L Div 6 of the league. Our lads went in at half time trailing 0-03 to 0-04 in a very well contested first half . In the second half we started very well with an early goal as we out score our opponents in the second half 1-08 to 0-01.Leaving the final score. Ballycomoyle 1-11
Loughnavalley 0-05.
Well done to our team and team management. Many thanks to Loughnavalley for a very sporting game.
Ladies Football
Ballycomoyle Ladies.
Result.
Our Junior Ladies travelled away to St Joseph's in Rosemount on Monday night last 10/4/23. In their first-round game in Div 5 of the league. In the first half St Joseph's played some great football. It took our ladies a while to settle into the game with our opponents going in half time leading. In the second half our ladies really got a grip on the game and played very good football. At the final whistle it wasn't our night with St Joseph's running out winners.
The conditions were absolutely atrocious we had everything from thunder, hailstones and heavy rain.
We would like to congratulate both teams on a very sporting and entertaining match.
St. Michaels Underage.
Our St Michaels under 17’s took on St Paul’s/Delvin Monday evening last 10/4/23 in Ballycomoyle some lovely football played by both teams half time seen us down by two points our opponents came out strong in the second half and led to the final whistle thanks to St. Paul’s/Delvin for a competitive game and our own players for putting up a good fight it just wasn’t our day.
Our U15 match scheduled for last Wednesday 12/4/23 Vs Tyrrellspass was postponed.
Result.
U13 division 2 league round 2
St Michaels 9-6
Killucan 1-13
St Michaels recorded their 1st points of the league this evening away to a Killucan a team in transition.
Early goals set the platform for a comfortable win in cool dry conditions.
27 players togged out....well done all....❤️🖤
Congratulations lads on fantastic win.
Ladies Underage
Ladies U16 Vs Killucan postponed due to the poor weather conditions.
Ladies U14 Vs Milltown postponed due to the poor weather conditions.
Ballycomoyle Underage
Well done to our under sevens nines and elevens who took part in such large numbers in Blitz hosted by Tyrellspass on Saturday morning showing an abundance of Talent. Thanks to the players,parents and coaches as well as Tyrellspass
Gaelic for Mother's.
Our Gaelic for mothers travelled to Rochfortbridge on Wednesday where they played a tough game of football in very wet conditions thanks to all the players for travelling over and thanks to our hosts for a very enjoyable game and refreshments after. Training continues every Wednesday night 8-9 Castlepollard Astro.
Condolences
We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the Byrne family on the death of Anne Byrne (née Grimes), Glenview, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath; peacefully, with her loving family by her side, at the St Camillus Nursing Centre, Killucan. Predeceased by her parents Jimmy and Chrissie. Sadly missed by her loving husband Michael, daughters Karen, Tracey, Amanda and Lynne, brother Pat, sister Mary, grandchildren Charlie, Aoife, Isobel, Robyn and Cara, best friend Maureen, sons-in-law David and John, brothers-in-law Pat and Tom, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Sunday April 9th 2023
Lotto.
We held our Lotto Draw in Burkes of Coole on Thursday night last the 6/4/23 for a Jackpot of €1500.
Unfortunately, there was no jackpot winner. The numbers Drawn were.2, 23 ,27, 28..
The 5 winners of €30 each were as follows. Mary Burke, Kevin Farrelly, Kate Tyrell, Adrian Duffy, Paddy and Croc.
Congratulations to all the 5 winners. Our next Club Lotto Draw will take place on Thursday 20/4/23 in Connie's of Castlepollard. For a Jackpot of €1600.
Your Support is very much appreciated..
Split the pot.
Our next Split draw takes place on Saturday 15th..
Play Online: http://www.ballycomoyle.com/home/split-the-pot.
All your Support is very much appreciated.
Fixtures.
This week's scheduled fixtures.
Week ending the 15/16 of April.
Adult and Underage Fixtures
Ladies.. Adult.
Date. Monday 10/4/23
Div5
St.Joseph's 2 v Ballycomoyle.
Venue. Rosemount .
Time. 6.00pm
Referee. Kieran Daly .
Ladies Underage.
Under 16
Date. Tuesday 11/4/23
League Div 3 .
Ballycomoyle v Killucan.
Venue. Ballycomoyle.
Time 630.
Referee. John Williams.
Adult Men's.
ACFL Div 7
Date. Thursday 13/4/23.
Ballycomoyle 2 v Maryland.
Venue. Ballycomoyle.
Time. 7.00pm
Referee. Ken Daly .
Adult Men's.
ACFL Div 6 .
Date. Saturday 15/4/23.
Bunbrosna v Ballycomoyle.
Venue. Bunbrosna.
Time.6.00pm
Referee. Micheal Moran.
Underage fixtures.
St Michael's.
Div 3.
Under 17.
Date. Monday 10/4/23
St Michaels v Delvin/St Paul's.
Venue. Ballycomoyle.
Time 6 45
Referee.Derek Heffernan .
Div 3.
Under 15.
Date. Wednesday 12/4/23
St Michaels v Tyrrellspass .
Venue Castletown Finea.C/W.
Time.6 45pm
Referee Michael Gordon.
Div 2 .
Under.13.
Date.Friday 14/4/23
Killucan v St Micheals.
Venue. Killucan.
Time.6 45.
Referee.Micheal Moran.
All Support for our matches would be greatly appreciated.
Ballycomoyle Ladies.
Well done to our own Caoimhe McCormack, selected for the u18 Leinster Rugby club squad. Wishing her all the best for the year ahead.
Underage girls.
Under 14 girls.
Result.
Ballycomoyle 10-08.
Shandonagh 0-04
Referee John Williams.
Venue. Ballycomoyle.
Date 6/4/23
Our under 14 girls took to the field for their first game of the season against Shandonagh . We couldn't single anyone out as every girl played their part to take the team over the winning line . With some very impressive scores . We would like to thank John Williams our referee for the night and of course Shandonagh , who we wish every success in the coming year.
Underage Training
Underage Training raining resumed on Friday evening and will continue going forward at 6.30 each Friday new players and coaches very welcome.
Congratulations.
Congratulations to Conor Williams who played for Coláise Mhuire 1st years in the Colleges Leinster final on Thursday last the 30/3/23 against Good Counsel of Wexford played at Éire óg Carlow. Conor score a point for the myullingar side as they went on to win the final.
Final score Coláise Mhuire. Mullingar.2 04 Good Counsel of Wexford 1 05.
🔔 REMINDER 🔔2023
2023 membership is now due to be paid.
If membership is not paid you are not allowed continue to train or take part in games.
If anyone has any issue regarding registration, please contact Maria Higgins
Sunday April 2nd 2023
Split the pot.
We held our Split the pot draw in Farrellys of Castlepollard on Saturday night last the 1/4/23
A huge congratulations to Sandra Masterson on winning €315 . Our next draw will take place week ending the 15/16th of April
Many thanks for all your kind support.
Adult results.ACFL Div 7.
Junior Men.
Tang v Ballycomoyle
Sunday 2/4/23
Time.11 30.
Venue.Tang
Our Junior men's second team travel to Tang. Where our lads took on the home side. In a very good first half both teams played some very good football. In the second half Tang push on to run out easy winners at the finish. It was a good work out our second team . Thanks to Tang for a very sporting game.
And also, for their lovely Refreshments during and after the match.
ACFL Div 6.
Ballycomoyle v Loughnavalley.
Match postponed.
Adult Ladies.
St Joseph's v Ballycomoyle.
Match postponed.
Underage Results
St Michaels.
Athlone 3-11
St Michaels 2-7
Under 13 division 2 league round 1.
St Michaels were outscored in a competitive game played in testing conditions.
Some great performances from a group who are playing together for the first time...better days are ahead for this team.
Thanks to Athlone for making the journey north playing with strength and style, we will meet again.
St . Michael's.
Under 15. Result.
Rochfortbridge v St Michaels.
St Michael's u15s got off to a winning start with a 5-10 to 3-2 win away to Rochfortbridge last Wednesday evening. Apart from a 10-minute spell in the 2nd half where Rochfortbridge done all their scoring St Michael's dominated the game with an excellent collective performance in very difficult playing conditions. We had 27 togged out with all 27 players getting game time.
Under 17
St Michaels. 1-15.
Milltownpass.4-10.
St Michaels U17s travelled to Milltownpass on Monday last the 27/3/23 to take on the hosts in their first league game of the year. Playing against a strong wind in the first half St Michaels matched the hosts and began the second half narrowly behind. However, Milltownpass began the second half the brighter, and capitalised on some handling errors to hit the net and extend their lead. St Michaels had their chances but the Milltownpass goalie came to the rescue on a number of occasions. Plenty of positives to take from the game, and a massive effort by all the lads throughout, with others players to return to the squad having been away and injured.
Lotto
Our lotto draw takes place on Thursday night next the 6/4/23.
In Burkes of Coole. For a jackpot of €1500.
Get your tickets now.
If you're not in you can't win..
Underage.
Underage training is back on Friday night next the 7/4 /23. Starting time 6 30 to 7 30.
Scór na nÓg.
A huge congratulations to our Scór competitors who represented our club in The Downs
Gaa club on Sunday afternoon last the 26/3/23 in the County Finals. We didn't pick up a county title, but we as a club are very proud of you all. We would also like to thank our very hard-working Irish and culture officer Catherine Daly.
Thank you to all our competitors and Catherine for representing our club so well. All your hard work is much appreciated.
Castlepollard Hurling Club
We would like to extend our thanks to Castlepollard Hurling Club for the use of their Astro Turf pitch over the last number of weeks. Due to the weather our own pitch was unplayable, we appreciate their support.
Bereavements
Deepest sympathy to the Thompson family, Castlepollard on the very sad passing of Patricia .
Sadly, missed by her loving husband John, daughter Julie and Son Marc.
May Patricia's gentle Soul Rest in peace. Amen.
Sunday March 26th 2023
Club Lotto.
Our club lotto took place on Thursday night last the 23/3/23.
Results.
The numbers drawn were as
Follows .2, 5, 9, 19.
There was no jackpot winner.
The 5 winners of €30 each were.
Ina Allen.
Trocaire.
Michael and Seamus.
Evan Gallagher.
Louis and Holly Costello.
Our next Draw takes place
on the 6/4/23 in Burkes Coole
For a Jackpot of €1500.
Your Support is very much appreciated.
Membership.🔔 REMINDER 🔔
2023 membership is now due to be paid.
If membership is not paid by 31/03/23 you are not allowed continue to train or take part in games.
If anyone has any issue regarding registration please contact James Mc Hugh or Maria Higgins.
Split the pot
Our next Draw takes place on Saturday and Sunday the week ending Saturday/Sunday the 1st and 2nd of April.
Your Support is very much appreciated.
Underage .
St Michael's fixtures.
For the coming week.
Under 17
League Div 3.
Date.Monday 27/3/23
Milltownpass v St Micheals.
Venue Milltownpass.
Time 6 15
Referee.Micheal Gordon.
Under 15.
League Div 3.
Date Wednesday 29/3/23
St Mary's Rochfordbridge.
V St Micheals.
Venue.Rochfordbridge.
Time.6 15.
Referee. Micheal Moran.
Under.13
League Div 2.
Wednesday 29/3 /23.
St Michael's v Athlone.
Venue. Ballycomoyle.
Time 6 30
Referee. John Williams
We would like to wish all lads
and Management teams the very best of luck for the coming Season.
Adult men Fixtures.
For the coming week.
ACFL. Div 6.
Date. Saturday 1/4/2023
Ballycomoyle v Loughnavalley.
Venue. Ballycomoyle.
Time 5.00 pm
Referee. Kenneth Gunning
ACFL Div 7
Date Sunday 2/4/2023
Tang v Ballycomoyle.
Venue. Tang.
Time. 11.30 am
Referee. Kieran Daly.
Adult Ladies fixture.
Div 5.
Time.12 00
St Joseph's v Ballycomoyle.
Venue TBC.
Sunday March 19th 2023
Split the Pot:
We held our Split draw in the Abbey house Fore on Sunday night last the 19/3. Congratulations to Ursula Flynn who received a pot of €430.
Many thanks to all the people on selling split the pot envelopes .
Your help is so much appreciated.
Our next Split the pot draw takes place week ending the 1st/2nd of April .
Lotto:
We hold our next club lotto draw on Thursday night the 23rd of March in Farrellys of Castlepollard. For a Jackpot of €1400. All your support is greatly appreciated.
Scór na Óg
Ballycomoyle GAA Club hosted the Westmeath County Semi Final of Scór na Óg in Coole Hall on Sunday, March 12th. We were very well represented on the night and have qualified for the County Final in Figure Dancing, Recitation, Ballad Group, Novelty Act and Set Dancing. Congratulations to all our participants. Well done to our Music group, who acquitted themselves very well and were unlucky not to make it to the final.
The following were the Ballycomoyle competitors:
Rince Foirne: Alesha Kennedy, Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne, Caragh Masterson and Aimee Manley. Aithriseoireacht: Clíodhna Fitzpatrick. Bailéad Ghrúpa: Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne, Caragh Masterson, Eva O’ Farrell, Skye McCormack, Caitlin Masterson. Nuachleas: Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne, Caragh Masterson, Skye McCormack, Cliodhna Fitzpatrick, Ava Williams, Holly Mc Cormack, Clodagh Gallagher. Ceol Uirlise: Andrea Smyth, Sophie Mac Lochlainn, Muire Mac Lochlainn, Rachel Bruton, Aoife Granahan. Rince Seit (2 groups): Caitlin Masterson, Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne, Caragh Masterson, Cliodhna Fitzpatrick, Clodagh Gallagher, Ellie Murtagh, Alannah Galligan, Aimee Manley. Ballycomoyle Ladies Team: Kerys Brady, Muirne Fagan, Teagan Rooney, Mikayla Morgan, Aimee Hardiman, Jade Hardiman, Erin Molloy, Beibhinn Fagan.
We wish all our Ballycomoyle representatives the very best of luck in the Final on Sunday, March 26th at 2pm in The Downs GAA Centre. All support greatly appreciated!
Junior Men:
A.C.L Div6
Date 17/3
Result Ballycomoyle 3-04.
Mullingar Shamrock's 0 -10.
Our Div 6 Team played their 2nd game in Div 6 this morning in very testing conditions our lads went in at half time leading by 2-1 to 0 -4.
Our lads put in a fantastic effort in the 2nd half to win out by 3 in the finish. Congratulations to our all our lads and management team.
Thanks to Mullingar Shamrock's for a very sporting game.
Referee Derek Heffernan.
Mothers and others:
Training every Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm on the Astro turf pitch in Castlepollard.
St. Patrick's day parade:
Congratulations to all who represented our club in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Castlepollard. A great effort was made by everybody, blue and white was very much the colour on the day.
Underage:
Training resumes this Friday night the 24th of March from 6pm to 7pm for this week only. We then go back to normal from 6:30pm to 7:30 pm for the following weeks.
A huge congratulations to our very own Celeste Dermody who completed the Tokyo marathon. It is great to see the blue and white being represented across seas
Sunday March 12th 2023
Club lotto
We held our club lotto on Thursday night last the 9th of March in the Lough Lene Inn Collinstown for Jackpot €1300. The numbers drawn were 4,10,18, 21. There was no jackpot winner.
The 5 winners of €30 were as follows. Mary Burke, Des Carter, Mick Sheridan, Tessa Kennedy, and Frank O'Rourke. Congratulations to the 5 Lucky winners. Our next Draw takes place in Farrellys of Castlepollard on Thursday night the 23rd of March. For a Jackpot of €1400.
Your Support is greatly appreciated.
Split the pot.
Our next Split the pot draw takes place week ending the 18/19 of March.
Your Support would be very much appreciated.
Minor ladies.
We would like to wish the very best of luck to two of our minor ladies who will represent us at County minor level this year.
Caoimhe Mc Cormack, and Sophia MacLoughlainn.
Best of Luck ladies.
St Patricks day parade.
Ballycomoyle are taking part in the St Patricks day parade. Everyone is welcome to participate, from children to adults. We are meeting outside the National School on Water Street at 4.45pm, just put on your club colours of blue and white.
Looking forward to seeing ye all then.
Gaelic for Mother's and Others.
Our Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others had their first game of the session against Mullingar Shamrocks an impressive display from all the ladies. Big thanks to our hosts for a very warm welcome and refreshments they provided.
Sunday March 5th 2023
Mens Football
ACL Div 6 Result:
Ballycomoyle 3-11.
Ballynacargy 1-08.
Referee. Declan Hogan.
Our men's first team played away on Saturday last the 4th March against Ballynacargy in their first league game of the season. In a very strongly contested Match, with Ballycomoyle running out winners at the finish.
Congratulations to our lads and management team on a great win.
Scór na Óg
All roads lead to Coole Hall next Sunday, March 12th, at 6pm where Ballycomoyle GAA Club will host the Westmeath County Semi Final of Scór na Óg. Clubs taking part on the evening are Ballinagore, Mullingar Shamrocks, Bunbrosna, Delvin and Killucan, in addition to our own club representatives.
Our participants have been busy preparing over recent weeks and we are delighted to be represented in every competition on Sunday.
The following are the Ballycomoyle competitors: Rince Foirne: Alesha Kennedy, Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne, Caragh Masterson and Aimee Manley. Amhránaíocht Aonair: Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne. Aithriseoireacht: Clíodhna Fitzpatrick. Bailéad Ghrúpa: Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne, Caragh Masterson, Eva O’ Farrell, Skye McCormack, Caitlin Masterson. Nuachleas: Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne, Caragh Masterson, Skye McCormack, Cliodhna Fitzpatrick, Ava Williams, Holly Mc Cormack, Clodagh Gallagher. Ceol Uirlise: Andrea Smyth, Sophie Mac Lochlainn, Muire Mac Lochlainn, Rachel Bruton, Aoife Granahan. Rince Seit (2 groups): Caitlin Masterson, Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne, Caragh Masterson, Cliodhna Fitzpatrick, Clodagh Gallagher, Ellie Murtagh, Alannah Galligan, Aimee Manley. Ballycomoyle Ladies Team: Kerys Brady, Muirne Fagan, Teagan Rooney, Mikayla Morgan, Aimee Hardiman, Jade Hardiman, Erin Molloy, Beibhinn Fagan.
We wish all our Ballycomoyle representatives the very best of luck. All support greatly appreciated!
Underage
Ballycomoyle Underage Training is scheduled to resume on Friday 24th March at Ballycomoyle. We cater for all age groups from u5s to u12 both boys and girls. All help is greatly appreciated and if you would like to get involved in coaching or helping out with an underage team in any way, please get in touch. We look forward to seeing you on the evening of 24th March (time to be confirmed). In the meantime, Ballycomoyle are taking part in the Castlepollard St Patrick's day parade. Any club members, children, parents or guardians who wish to get involved, we will be meeting at outside Castlepollard national school, Water Street, beforehand. Just wear your club colours blue and white. See you all then, the more the merrier.
Ladies Football
Congratulations to Lauren Kavanagh who represented the club at Number 5 for Westmeath v Laois in the first round of the under 16 Ladies Leinster championship at the weekend.
Split the pot
Split the pot was held on Saturday night. Congratulations to Sean Devine on winning €250. The next draw is on the 18th/ 19th March.
All your support is very much appreciated.
Lotto
Our lotto takes place next Thursday night, 9th March for a jackpot of €1,300 in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown.
All your support is very much appreciated.
Sympathy
We offer our sincere sympathy to Needham family, Milltown, Castlepollard, on the very sad passing of Caoimhe. May her gentle soul rest in peace.
Sunday February 26th 2023
Our junior lads played a Challenge this morning against a very well organised Mullingar Shamrock's team. With our lads coming out winners by the narrowest of margins it was a great work out for our lads with everyone on the panel getting a run out. Thanks to Mullingar for the game.
We also would like to Welcome our new manager, Mickey Dan Murtagh. His back-room team of John Smyth, Michael Lynch, Michael Connell, and Michael Fagan. We like to wish the team and management team the very best of luck for the coming Season.
Club Lotto.
We held our Lotto draw last Thursday night.
The numbers drawn were.
2, 8, 19, 28. No Jackpot winner.
The 5 Lucky winners of €30 were
Michael Buckley, Unicef, John Donoghue, Jack MC Cormack, Dermott McKenna. Congratulations to the five winners.
Our next Draw will take place on the 9th of March. In the Lough Lene Inn Collinstown.
For a Jackpot of €1300.
Split the pot.
Our next Draw takes place on the week ending the 4th and 5th of March.
Underage.
Our Underage resumes training on Friday night the 10th of March there will be no training on Friday 17th St Patricks day as club will be represented in the parade in Castlepollard .We will be back as normal on Friday the 24th.
Condolences
Our sincere Sympathy to the Nolan Family Castlepollard on the very sad passing of Ann.
May her gentle Soul Rest in Peace.
Sunday February 19th 2023
Split the pot:
We held our Split pot Draw on Feb 19th in Comiskeys Bar, Castlepollard, the lucky winner of €375 was Andrew Cosgrove, Collinstown. Congratulations Andrew.
Lotto:
Our lotto Draw takes place on Thursday night next the 23rd of February in the Town and Country, Castlepollard. With a jackpot of €1200 if the jackpot isn't won there will be a draw of five lucky winners of €30 each.
Scór na nÓg:
Ballycomoyle will host a first round of the competition on Sunday March 12th at 2:30 in Coole Hall. All support for our club representatives would be greatly appreciated.
Condolences:
We send our deepest sympathy's
to the Shaw family Collinstown, on the death of Phil and the Murtagh family Castlepollard on the death of Mary.
May their gentle souls rest in peace.
Sunday February 12th 2023
Lotto.
We held our first draw of the new year in the Abbey House Fore for a jackpot €1,100.
The numbers drawn were.2, 4, 12, 23. No jackpot winner.
The 5 Lucky winners of €30 each were Ted Fagan, Callum Williams, Derek Doyne, Therese O Keeffe, and Aoife Mc Dermott.
Our next draw will take place on Thursday night the 23rd Feb.
In the Town and Country, Castlepollard. Your support for our lotto is greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to Maeve Frawley who was appointed Child protection officer and Louise Farrelly who was appointed DLP officer for the coming year at our first executive meeting.
Our split pot was cancelled last weekend. The draw has now been rescheduled for Saturday night 18th of February.
Results to follow next week. All your support is greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to Caoimhe Ginnell, and Eleanor O Neill who have made it onto the under 14 County panel for 2023.
Our Junior men and ladies football teams have started back training for the coming season. We wish them every success.
The death occurred of Patrick ( Paddy) Hughes. Knockaville, Gaybrook, Mullingar.( Formerly of Hilltown, Ballymanus,) Co. Westmeath.
Paddy played junior football for Ballycomoyle in the 50s reaching a junior final in these years and playing county for Westmeath.
To his wife Bridie, son James, and daughter Mary.
We send our deepest sympathy.
May Patrick's ( Paddy) gentle soul rest in peace.
Sunday February 5th 2023
Membership.
At our AGM.Our membership was set for 2023.
Adult player 50 euro.
Youth player 30 euro.
Family 90.euro.
Adult Non player. 30.euro.
All new members very welcome.
Lotto.
Our Lotto Draw returns on Thursday night February 9th after the usual post Christmas Break.
Our draw will be held in the Abbey House Fore for a Jackpot of 1,100 euro.Results will follow next week.
Scór na nÓg:
Preparations are underway for this year's Scór na nÓg competitions. Participants for Scór na nÓg need to be under 17 years of age on January 1st 2023. Anyone interested in participating is asked to contact Catherine Daly as soon as possible. The competitions are Figure and Set Dancing, Solo singing, Recitation, Instrumental music, Ballad Group and Question Time.
Ballycomoyle GAA will host a first round of the competition in Coole Hall on Sunday, March 12th at 2.30pm. All support for our club representatives greatly appreciate
50/50 Draw.
Our 50/50. Takes place on Saturday night the 4th February.
Thanks so much for your continued support.Results will follow next week.
Coaching.
We are looking for additional Coaches across the club.Boys and Girls.Anyone interested contact Coaching Officer.
Paddy Hannon on. 0876640923.
Child Protection course.
We hold a child protection course one on Friday night next the 10th of February in the Castle Varagh Hotel Castlepollard from 7-10pm
Gaelic for Mother's and Others.
Training takes place every Wednesday night from 8-9 in the Castlepollard Astro pitch. All new members are very welcome.
Condolences.
The club sends sincere sympathy to Maureen Masterson Ballymanus on the very sad passing of her sister Angela Kaupert ( nee Blacoe ) Castlepollard.
May her gentle Soul Rest in Peace.
Sunday January 29th 2023
AGM
Our AGM took place last Monday night the 23rd. It was fantastic to see such a huge turnout in the Castle Varagh Hotel in Castlepollard.
This is the new executive that was elected on the night:
Chairperson: Gerard Halpin
Vice Chairperson: Sean Dermody
Secretary: Sinead Williams
Assistant Secretary: Deirdre Devine
Treasurer: Stephen Maxwell
Registrar: Maria Higgins
Assistant Registrar: James McHugh
PRO: Gerry Farrelly
Ladies Chairperson: Darren Tyrell
Ladies Secretary: Shaunagh Maher
Underage Chairperson: Vincent Reynolds
Underage Secretary: Mike Ginnell
Development Officer: Seamus Farrelly
Coaching Officer: Paddy Hannon
Child Protection Officer: Maeve Frawley
DLP Officer: TBD at first executive meeting.
Cultural Officer: Catherine Daly
Mens County Board Delegates: Aidan Keogh & Gerry Farrelly
Womens County Board Delegates: Michael Gilsenan & Shaunagh Briody
Mens Player Rep: Brendan Doyle
Ladies Player Rep: TBD
We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the Executive of 2022 for all their hard work.
We are very grateful for the support of the Castle Varagh Hotel.
We also wish the Executive of 2023 the best of luck for the year ahead.
Scór na nÓg.
Practices for the forthcoming competitions are getting underway.
Scór competitions. Figure and Set Dancing, Solo Singing, Recitation, Ballad Group, Instrumental Music, Novelty Act and Question Time. Participants must be Under 17 on January 1st 2023. Anyone interested in these competitions please contact Catherine Daly, on 087 9185962 as soon as possible.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh.
Sunday December 19th 2021
Ladies Minor Final.
Our Minor ladies team took on Mullingar Shamrocks in the county final on Saturday last down in Ballycomoyle. We started the proceedings with a minute’s silence of respect for Liam Ward and Martin Reilly. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anamnacha. “Minor ladies” is first of all a bit of a misnomer for our team since most of them are still eligible to play under 16 and some of them only in their first year at under 16. There was little evidence of this however, after referee Barry Nea threw in the ball. These girls played like adults and it was clear from the start that Colm Murphy, Ray Dobson and Damian Mulcahy had this team coached to win. By the first water break we were 1-2 to no score ahead and were looking strong. Our defenders were containing a strong Shamrock’s forward line who had demolished The Downs only a week earlier. The second quarter was a more even affair with even scores and the half finished 2-3 to 4 points. We came out in the 2nd half blazing and notched up another 4 unanswered points before the 2nd water break.. The last 15 minutes saw Mullingar Shamrocks putting up the fight that we had expected from the start. They got a goal and a point from play plus two goals from the penalty spot that made for an edgy finish. Luckily our girls popped over another four points to keep the scoreboard ticking over and came out well deserved champions on a final score of Ballycomoyle 2-11 Mullingar Shamrocks 3-5. The player of the match award was presented to the sublime Caoimhe McCormack and winner’s trophy to captain Rachel O’Neill by Geraldine Giles Westmeath LGFA Chairperson. What a way to end the year and what a way to cheer us up for Christmas.
Ballycomoyle team: Rachel O’Neill, Lucia Holland, Ciara Keague, Ciara Smyth, Sophia MacLochlainn, Alva McCabe, Jess Ginnell, Caoimhe McCormack (0-3), Reanna Kennedy (1-1), Cara Murphy (1-3), Orlaith Winters, Emma Gilchrist, (0-1), Áine Moore, Zara Guinan (0-2), Kara Mulcahy. Subs: Leah Brady (0-1) Áine Brennan, Chloe Mulcahy, Ellie Fitzsimons, Gillesa McCabe, Rebecca Ward, Kayleigh Fagan.
Ballycomoyle Christmas raffle.
We held our Christmas raffle on Sunday December 19th. We streamed the draw live on Facebook down in Ballycomoyle. Unfortunately, our original plan to hold the draw in The Lough Lene Inn was shelved due to Covid concerns. The winners were as follows: First prize of Two night’s Bed and Breakfast in the Five Star Carton House plus One Dinner with a bottle of wine and spa treatments to the value of €200 went to James Gilsenan. Second Prize of One Night’s Bed and Breakfast in Cassidy’s Hotel with Dinner in Restaurant Six, went to Alex McNicholas. Third prize of €150 went to Shannon Farrelly. Thanks to everyone who sold tickets or bought tickets. A particular thanks to Damien Cassidy who was a great help in organising the first and second prize and to the small committee who worked hard in getting tickets distributed and collected in a short space of time.
Sympathy.
We offer our sympathy to the family of Liam Ward who died on Thursday last. The Ward family have a long and ongoing association with Ballycomoyle GAA. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam.
Gaelic for Mothers and Others.
Ballycomoyle’s Gaelic for Mothers and Others finished out the year with a training session and a few “warmer uppers” supplied by Deirdre Devine. They’ll be back in action on January 12th. Louise Farrelly has all the details. Give her a call on 083 8546752
AGM.
The AGM which was scheduled to take place on December 5th fell foul of the Covid gremlins. We will reschedule as early as possible in the new year.
Split the Pot.
The last Split the Pot of 2021 was held on Sunday 12th of December. The winner was Danny Skelly who scooped €305. The draw will resume on February 5th after our usual post-Christmas. break. Tickets bought online for multiple draws will still be valid for the same number of draws.
Happy Christmas.
We wish all our players, scór participants, club members and supporters a happy and safe Christmas and we hope to see everyone back and rearing to go in 2022.
Sunday November 7th 2021
BALLYCOMOYLE GAA TO CREATE 5 YEAR PLAN
Ballycomoyle GAA are holding a public meeting on Friday night November 12th in Castlepollard Hurling Club hall to decide how they propose to develop the club going forward. The meeting will be facilitated by former GAA President, Liam O’Neill and is the start of a process that will ultimately lead to the publication of and implementation of a 5 Year Plan. They say that if you “fail to prepare” you “prepare to fail”. This is as true for a rural GAA club as it is for a Multinational corporation. On Friday night next all members of Ballycomoyle GAA along with members of the wider community who have an interest in the future of the club will get an opportunity to have their voices heard on all matters pertaining to the development of the club and facilities..
Matters for discussion include Coaching, Communication, Club Structures, Fundraising and Club Facilities. Be there yourself and have your say rather than leave it to others.
Sunday October 31st 2021
Clarke’s Bar Junior Championship
We played neighbours CFCW in the Clarke’s Bar Junior Championship semi-final on Saturday last in Teg Cusack park. The first half went very much in favour of CFCW and they scored 1-6 to our 0-2 to leave Ballycomoyle with an uphill battle. Ballycomoyle started the second half well and whittled the lead back to 2 points. However CFCW finished the stronger and went on to a deserved win on a score of 1-11 to 0-8. We wish them the best of luck against Bunbrosna in the final. We are glad to report that Jamie McGuigan who was stretchered off midway through the second half has made a good recovery from his injury. A big thank you to Shane Brody, Vinnie Reynolds, Paddy Hannan, Roy Smyth and Micheál Fagan for their tireless work with this team throughout the season.
5 Year Plan meeting.
We are holding a meeting on Friday night November 12th in Castlepollard Hurling Club hall to decide how we propose to develop Ballycomoyle GAA going forward. This meeting is open to all members of the club and community and we encourage as many people as possible to attend to make their voices and opinions heard. Further details can be found on our website at www.ballycomoyle.com.
Gaelic for Mothers and Others.
Ballycomoyle have started Gaelic for Mothers and Others on Wednesday evenings from 9 to 10pm on the Astro Turf at Castlepollard Hurling Club. A great evening of fun and exercise is guaranteed and Louise Farrelly has all the details. Give her a call on 083 8546752
Split the Pot.
Derek McNicholas won €460 in Saturday night’s Split the Pot draw. The draw was held in Farrelly’s Bar. Next Draw on Saturday November 13th. Get your tickets online at www,ballycomoyle.com
Sunday October 24th 2021
Scór Sinsear Leinster Final.
The long awaited Leinster final of Senior Scór took place on Saturday last in Gibbstown, Co. Meath. Ballycomoyle, having come through County final and Leinster Semi-final in Spring 2020, were represented in Ballad Group and Novelty Act categories. Our Ballad Group of Cliodhna Daly, Zara Geraghty, Bláthnaid Daly, Aoibhinn Dolan and Naomi Fitzpatrick were first up and sang beautifully as usual. The Novelty Act group consisted of Lauren Devine, Seamus McDermott, Seán Daly, May Gilsenan, Helen Coyle, Gráinne Healy, Piaras Walsh and Seamus Coyle. When the votes of the three judges were cast neither group progressed to the All-Ireland. The Novelty act honours went to near neighbours Oldcastle and the Ballad Group title was retained by Offaly champions, Ferbane. We wish them both the best of luck in the All-Ireland final. Bunbrosna Set-Dancers were the only Westmeath group to progress and we wish them the best of luck in Claremorris on November 20th.
Clarke’s Bar Junior Championship
Having won our quarter final against a very good Downs team on Saturday October 16th, we now have a mouth-watering semi-final against neighbours CFCW. The match will take place in Cusack Park on Saturday next October 30th. Tickets will be available online during the week.
Gaelic for Mothers and Others.
Ballycomoyle have started Gaelic for Mothers and Others on Wednesday evenings from 9 to 10pm on the Astro Turf at Castlepollard Hurling Club. A great evening of fun and exercise is guaranteed and Louise Farrelly has all the details. Give her a call on 083 8546752
Sympathy
We offer our sympathy to the family of Martha Furley McCabe who died on Saturday October 16th. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Split the Pot.
Kaiden Shaughnessy won €430 in the draw on Saturday October 16th. Next draw on Saturday October 30th. Tickets can be bought online at www.ballycomoyle.com
Sunday October 3rd 2021
Clarke’s Bar Junior Championship
The lads had the last of the first round junior championship games on Saturday last against St. Joseph’s. A win here would guarantee a place in the quarter final of the competition. St. Joseph’s were first out of the traps with two points before Ballycomoyle got on the score sheet. At the first water break we trailed by four points to two. By half time that lead had been overturned and we were ahead by 7 points to five. Five of our points from the boot of Tommy Doyle with the other two coming from Derek McNicholas. The second half was all Ballycomoyle and the game finished 2-12 to 0-09. We had plenty more players on the score sheet with points coming from Eoin English, Adrian Leahy and Marcus Kennedy as well as a third from Derek McNicholas. There was one more who I don’t have a scorer for. The two goals came from Brendan Doyle and Derek McNicholas. .We now have a quarter final with date and opposition to be confirmed at the time of writing.
End of year Barbecue.
We are holding the traditional end of year barbecue in Ballycomoyle on Friday next October 8th. This is to mark the end of underage training and to celebrate a very successful year. It’s been a year very much in the shadow of covid and entailed a lot of extra work for coaches who had to get stuff done with all the restrictions and regulations in place. But we never heard a complaint and the “just get on with it” attitude that was displayed by all involved was great to see. The kids who are the beneficiaries of all this were allowed to enjoy their football while all the work went on in the background.
Scór Sinsear Leinster Final.
We mustn’t forget that we have a whole bunch of Ballycomoyle people waiting in the wings since March 2020 to contest the Leinster final of senior Scór. Now that covid restrictions are being lifted this event is set to go ahead in mid October and Ballycomoyle will be represented in a record three categories at provincial final level. Catherine Daly has been rounding up the troops for Recitation, Ballad group and Novelty Act, all of whom progressed from the Leinster semi-final on March 7th 2020 . All three are brushing off the cobwebs and are rearing to go.
Split the Pot.
Taurin McLaverty won €438 in the draw on Sunday night. Next draw on Saturday October 16th. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ballycomoyle.com
Clothes Collection.
We are running a clothes collection fundraiser at the moment and would welcome any contributions of unwanted clothes you might have. All clothing except duvets or pillows are acceptable as are paired shoes. Bag them up and drop them in Ballycomoyle on Friday evenings between 7 and 8pm.
Sunday September 26th 2021
St. Michael’s Under 17s are County Champions
On Sunday evening the under 17s from St. Michael’s headed to Killucan in terrible weather conditions to play Cill Óige (an amalgamation of Castledaly and Rosemount) in the division 3 county football final. With the pedigree of Cill Óige’s two constituent clubs in mind this was always going to be an onerous task. The early stages of the game went to Cill Óige and they led by a goal at the first water break. In the second quarter the lads from St. Michael’s scoped out the opposition net no less than three times which left them in a strong position at half time trailing by a solitary point. At the water break in the second half, we trailed by the same point and were up against it. However, the afore mentioned pedigree of the opposition counted for nothing with our fantastic bunch who closed out the game with three unanswered points to win with a score of 4-06 to Cill Óige’s 1-13. The coaching team of Vinnie Reynolds, Noel Morgan Jeff Morrissey and Noel Gaffney deserve great credit for the amount of work that has gone into preparing these lads throughout the year. A huge thank you also to Castlepollard Community College who so willingly gave the use of their pitch every Friday evening for training this team and other teams.
St Michael’s Under 13 vs Delvin St. Paul’s.
Saturday saw the first of our St. Michael’s finalists take on Delvin/St. Paul’s in Shandonagh at 12 noon. These two teams were well matched and the score was very close throughout. At the first water break we trailed by a point but by half time had overturned that to lead by a point. The third quarter went to Delvin/St. Paul’s and they capitalized on that in the end to win by 4 points. Delvin/St. Paul’s 2-09 St. Michael’s 1-08. The defeat is painful but these lads and their coaches, James McHugh, Pat Coyle, Ollie Gaffney & Cian Shryane can hold their heads high after a great year of football.
Sympathy.
We offer our sympathy to Sarah and Shane Brody and family on the death of Sarah’s mother, Hazel, last Thursday.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Under 11 Boys.
The Under 11 boys played in the Matt Slevin memorial tournament in Ballynacargy on Saturday last. They played three outstanding games of football against strong opposition and were only pipped by a goal in the final. In the words of David O’Rourke “the ball hit off crossbars uprights and the goalkeeper but we couldn’t get it over the line” This was a fantastic event and huge thanks to Ballynacargy GAA for their hospitality on the morning. As well as every participant getting a medal from the event, they were all treated to an ice cream to reward their efforts.
End of year Barbecue.
We plan to hold the traditional end of year barbecue in Ballycomoyle on Friday October 8th. This is to mark the end of underage training and to celebrate a very successful year. It’s been a year very much in the shadow of covid and entailed a lot of extra work for coaches who had to get stuff done with all the restrictions and regulations in place. But we never heard a complaint and the “just get on with it” attitude that was displayed by all involved was great to see. The kids who are the beneficiaries of all this were allowed to enjoy their football while all the work went on in the background.
Scór Sinsear Leinster Final.
We mustn’t forget that we have a whole bunch of Ballycomoyle people waiting in the wings since March 2020 to contest the Leinster final of senior Scór. Now that covid restrictions are being lifted this event is set to go ahead in mid October and Ballycomoyle will be represented in a record three categories at provincial final level. Catherine Daly has been rounding up the troops for Recitation, Ballad group and Novelty Act, all of whom progressed from the Leinster semi-final on March 7th 2020 . All three are brushing off the cobwebs and are rearing to go.
Split the Pot.
The next draw will be on Saturday October 2nd. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ballycomoyle.com
Clothes Collection.
We are running a clothes collection fundraiser at the moment and would welcome any contributions of unwanted clothes you might have. All clothing except duvets or pillows are acceptable as are paired shoes. Bag them up and drop them in Ballycomoyle on Friday evenings between 7 and 8pm.
Sunday September 19th 2021
5K Fun run.
We held a 5K fun run in Fore on Sunday September 19th with an optional shorter route for families with smaller children. Well over two hundred men, women and children participated between both events. The day was an outstanding success both as a fundraiser for the club and as a community event. It wouldn’t have happened without a lot of effort from the organisers and a lot of help on the day from people too many to mention. Stewards, registrars, water “giver outers” Bike marshals ticket sellers and the rest. We had great sponsorship for both runners prizes and raffle prizes. A full list of sponsors is up on our website at ballycomoyle.com
Clarke’s Bar Junior Championship.
On Friday night last the men’s junior team travelled to Kinnegad to play the fourth round of the championship against St. Paul’s. Having lost the first two games and drawn the third we were hoping the trajectory would continue upwards. For the most part the sides were evenly matched, on the scoreboard at least. First quarter was level pegging at St. Paul’s 1-2 to 5 points for Ballycomoyle. By half time that had become 1-3 to 6 points. The third quarter belonged to St. Paul’s but the final stages were very much Ballycomoyle. We finished with a 4point win. Final score Ballycomoyle 4-8 St. Paul’s 1-13. Our next outing is against St. Joseph’s in just over a week’s time.
Ladies Buckley SuperValu Championship
Ballycomoyle played host to a very strong Clann gaels outfit on Sunday last arriving at Ballycomoyle with a squad of 30 plus girls while Ballycomoyle had the bare 15. Our ladies battled away and were very competitive until the last quarter where the abundance of fresh legs told and Clann gaels ran out comfortable winners in the end .Our next match v Shandonagh is on Sunday 26/9 in Shandonagh. We hope to have a squad of 20 plus on the day and again improve on our previous performances this year .
Ladies U16 championship
Loughnavalley 5-8 v Ballycomoyle 5-5
Our girls faced a strong Loughnavalley side on Tuesday evening knowing a win would send them to a county final on score difference. However, a sloppy start conceding 2 goals in the first 5 minutes didn’t help our cause with the home team dominant in the first half leading by 6 points at half time . The second half began just like the first. Our girls conceded 2 quick goals to go 12 points adrift with Loughnavalley looking certain to progress to the county final. However, from this point on with 20 minutes left Loughnavalley scored just a solitary point as Ballycomoyle fought tenaciously and whittled the lead to only 2 points with a few minutes on the clock. Caoimhe McCormack was hauled down while in on goal and suddenly the unthinkable was possible. The free was saved, however, and Loughnavalley weathered the storm to emerge narrow winners. We wish them good luck in the final .It was a great display of spirit and guts from our girls who have endured yet another “nearly year”. A last second goal denying county feile win and a last second goal v Athlone denying a county final u16 place. If you keep knocking hard at a door eventually it will open; we look forward to a luckier year next year
Girls under 14.
The under 14 girls played their last game of the season in Ballycomoyle on Thursday last against Garrycastle. There was a spirited performance from the Ballycomoyle ladies in this game, as in every game throughout the season, but sadly they finished second on a score of 4-04 to Garrycastle’s 5-10. Michael Gilsenan and Marta Perez have worked hard with this bunch all year and deserve great praise,
Under 12 Girls end of year celebration.
The under 12 girls headed to Jump Zone in Liffey Valley last weekend to celebrate their outstanding year. Mary Egan with the help of Olive Briody and Sharon O'Reilly headed off on Salmon's Bus with 25 girls. A surprise awaited the girls when they boarded the bus. An O'Neil's football in a high viz gear bag. After the fun and games in Jump Zone they had a picnic and then everyone signed each other’s footballs. 25 very happy and exhausted girls then returned to base to start practicing for next year.
Two finals for St. Michael’s
We have two St. Michael’s teams involved in finals next weekend. First up on Saturday 25th at 12noon are the under 13s against Delvin/St. Paul’s in Shandonagh. On Sunday 26th the Under 17s play Cill Óige at 5,30pm in Kilucan. We wish them the best of luck. There will be a €5 charge payable at the gate for both of these games.
Under 11 Boys.
The Under 11 boys played a challenge match against Granard on Thursday last in Collinstown. Great football was played by both sides. Thanks to Granard for travelling up and to David O'Rourke for organising the fixture Thanks also to Lough Lene Gaels for the use of the pitch.
Split the Pot.
We held the most recent Split the Pot draw on Sunday September 19th in Fore after our fun run The winner was Michael McKenna who scooped a prize of €445. Next draw on Saturday October 2nd. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ballycomoyle.com
Clothes Collection.
We are running a clothes collection fundraiser at the moment and would welcome any contributions of unwanted clothes you might have. All clothing except duvets or pillows are acceptable as are paired shoes. Bag them up and drop them in Ballycomoyle on Friday evenings between 7 and 8pm.
Sunday September 12th 2021
5K Fun run.
We are holding a fundraising 5K fun run on Sunday September 19th on the famous Fore motorcycling circuit. The event is scheduled to start at 12 noon. There is the option of a shorter walk on the “Nancy to Nellie” route for families with smaller kids. Entry is €10 for an individual or €20 for a family. Prizes will be awarded to the first and second male and female to finish and also to the first and second male and female under 18 to finish.
Men’s Junior team.
The men’s junior team have played three rounds of the championship to date. Two losses and a draw so far with the next game against St. Paul’s in Kinnegad on Friday September 17th at 8pm.
Ladies Junior and Under 16s
Ballycomoyle ladies adult and U16 teams both had tough assignments against St. Joseph’s last week and despite both teams turning in really good, determined performances St. Joseph’s proved too good on both occasions. Our adult ladies had a minutes silence before their game on Saturday as a mark of respect for Betty McCabe, grandmother of Alva and Sophie McCabe, who sadly passed away this week. May she RIP.
Girls Under 12.
The under 12 girls finished their season with another win n Saturday morning. Mary Egan has this team on song all season long and regrets that this age group don’t have a competition with silverware up for grabs. If there was, they would be bringing it back to the Ballycomoyle trophy room. Out of ten matches they won eight.
Girls under 14.
After a great game against Shandonagh last Thursday in Div. 3 of the championship our girls came away with a draw at 6-05 each. A goal fest by the looks of it. The next game is against Garrycastle in Ballycomoyle on Thursday 16th at 6.30pm
Féile
On the last weekend in August we sent a Féile under 15 team on a mission to Clonmellon to represent us against the pick of the county. On Saturday in the Féile north they contested four games against Delvin/St. Paul’s, Mullingar Shamrocks, Clann Gaels and The Downs. They won all four games which was an outstanding achievement. This qualified them for the County semi-final on Sunday against Milltown. Sadly, they lost to Milltown by a mere two points and Milltown went on to win the division. Well done to all involved, both team and coaches, who are really making everyone aware that there is serious footballing talent tucked away here in the north of the county.
St. Michael’s Under 13
The St. Michael’s under 13s are through to the County Final having beaten St. Loman’s in the semi-final. They now play Delvin/St.Paul’s in the final. The date was yet to be confirmed at the time of writing.
St. Michael’s Under 15.
The St. Michael’s under 15s were narrowly beaten by Multyfarnham in the championship semi-final on Wednesday last. These lads have played great football during the year and can hold their heads high. The management team of Seamus, Cathal and Brian together with Orla on admin gave everything they had during the season and deserve great thanks.
St. Michael’s under 17
The St. Michael’s under 17s are through to the county final having beaten Delvin/St. Paul’s in the semi-final. They play Cill Óige in the final on Sunday September 26th.
Under 9 Boys.
The under 9s had a great morning of football in Kinnegad on Saturday last where they played two outstanding games.
Sympathy.
We offer our sympathy to the families of Betty McCabe and Jimmy Smyth who died recently. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnimneacha.
Split the Pot.
We held the most recent Split the Pot draw on Saturday September 4th in The Lough Lene Inn. The winner was Keith Fitzpatrick who scooped a prize of €420. Next draw on Saturday Sept.18th. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ballycomoyle.com
Clothes Collection.
We are running a clothes collection fundraiser at the moment and would welcome any contributions of unwanted clothes you might have. All clothing except duvets or pillows are acceptable as are paired shoes. Bag them up and drop them in Ballycomoyle on Friday evenings between 7 and 8pm.
Sunday July 4th 2021
Junior Men.
Our lads were up against St. Loman’s last Tuesday evening in the Junior B Championship. We came up short on a score of 1-20 t0 1-08. Our next 2 outings are next weekend. On Saturday evening we meet Tang in the Division 6 Cross League at 6.30pm in Ballycomoyle. On Sunday morning in Castledaly we will be looking to make it three from three in Division 5B against Castledaly in Castledaly at 11.30am.
Ladies Junior.
Our Ladies will have their first competitive outing of the year on Sunday next in Ballycomoyle when they meet Goldsmith Girls at 12 noon.
Juvenile teams.
Plenty of action for the underage teams all week as well. Under 7s, under 8 girls and under 11 boys were all in action in a mixture of blitz evenings and challenge games. Great commitment by coaches and parents in all cases.
Sympathy
We offer our sympathy to the family and many friends of Brigid Walshe who died, after a hard fought battle, on Sunday June 27th. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam
Dads and Lads Football.
The latest initiative in Ballycomoyle is the Social Football for Dads and Lads. It take place on Sunday evenings at 6pm and is a fun kick around for men who want the fun of football but no longer want to be involved in more full on training. Mike Ginnell is the man who is organising it and you’ll get him on 086 3516065 if you’re interested in taking part or finding out a bit more about it.
Split the Pot.
Tickets can now be purchased online at www.ballycomoyle.com for our next draw on Saturday July 10th
Clothes Collection.
We are running a clothes collection fundraiser at the moment and would welcome any contributions of unwanted clothes you might have. All clothing except duvets or pillows are acceptable as are paired shoes. Bag them up and drop them in Ballycomoyle on Friday evenings between 7 and 8pm.
Sunday June 27th 2021
Tribute to Ned Flynn
Ballycomoyle hosted CFCW in round 2 of the league on Friday night June 25th. Before the game Tommy Gallagher, Tommy Doyle and Larry Masterson made a presentation, on behalf of Ballycomoyle players who had played with St. Michael’s, to Brendan Dermody (chairman of CFCW) and Tom Flynn honouring Ned Flynn’s legendary commitment to football in St. Michael’s (The underage amalgamation of Ballycomoyle and CFCW clubs) to his home club CFCW and football generally in the county throughout his life. The presentation was followed by a minutes applause in tribute to Ned. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam
Men’s All County League Div. 5B
We played CFCW in round 2 of the league on Friday evening last in Ballycomoyle. Having beaten St. Mary’s Rochfortbridge in the first round our lads were well primed for this local derby. A good few of the players from both teams having played together under the St. Michael’s banner made for what turned out to be a great game of football. The opposition opened the scoring with two unanswered points before Ballycomoyle got three back from Max Charles, Dan Higgins and Adrian Leahy before the water break. CFCW pointed first in the second quarter to level the score before Ballycomoyle scored three more from the boots of Eoin English (2) and Cian Shryane to finish the half 6 points to three. Some good goalkeeping at both ends had kept the nets empty thus far. Ballycomoyle made a few tactical substitutions early in the second half and were the first to score with a point, CFCW netted after 10 minutes to open the game up. Another point from Adrian Leahy and a point from CFCW before the water break ensured an exciting final 15 minutes with just a point separating the sides. The last quarter was to belong to Ballycomoyle with the all important goal coming from Odhran Hannan and points from Adrian Leahy (2) and Charles Flynn. The game finished Ballycomoyle 1-11 CFCW 1-7.
Ballycomoyle team: Joe Higgins, Jamie McGuigan, Dan Reilly, Tauran McLaverty, Micheál Daly, Ciarán Fagan, Colm Dermody, Charles Flynn Dan Higgins, Cian Shryane, Max Charles, Noel Breslin, Eoin English, Marcus Kennedy and Adrian Leahy. Subs used: James McHugh Jordan Williams, Odhran Hannan, Killian Daly, Alan Fitzsimons and Kevin English.
Ladies Under 16
Ballycomoyle u16 girls made it third time lucky on Tuesday last recording a brilliant 7-10 to 4-7 win over The Downs. Leading all the way with great performances all over the pitch the visitors ran out deserved winners after losing both previous games narrowly by 4 points to Killucan and Delvin St. Paul’s respectively. They finally got what their hard work deserved this evening. Next game v Clann gaels.
Ladies Under 12
The girls under 12 team had a great win on Tuesday 22nd against St. Paul’s/Delvin. Ballycomoyle 3-4 St.Paul’s/Delvin 1-6
St. Michael’s Under 15.
The under 15 St. Michael’s team travelled to Lakepoint park on Sunday afternoon for the first round of the championship against St. Loman’s whites. The game finished in a good win for St. Michael’s on a score of 7-11 to 5-2.
Dads and Lads Football.
The latest initiative in Ballycomoyle is the Social Football for Dads and Lads. It take place on Sunday evenings at 6pm and is a fun kick around for men who want the fun of football but no longer want to be involved in more full on training. Mike Ginnell is the man who is organising it and you’ll get him on 086 3516065 if you’re interested in taking part or finding out a bit more about it.
Under 9s and 11s Boys
There was a feast of go games in Ballycomoyle on Saturday as we hosted Ballynacargy in under 9s and our under 11s played Ballynacargy and Milltownpass. The teams provided a hugely entertaining morning of football with an abundance of talent and skills on show. Thanks very much to Ballynacargy Gaa and Milltownpass Gaa for making the journey over and to Vinnie, James and Killian for helping out with the refreshments.
Split the Pot.
We held the most recent Split the Pot draw on Saturday night in Balycomoyle. The winner was Sammy Smyth from Milltownpass club who had bought the ticket on Saturday morning at the go.games. When told of his good fortune Sammy very generously donated his €285 winnings back to Ballycomoyle GAA to spend on the underage teams. Thank you Sammy. Tickets can now be purchased online at www.ballycomoyle.com for our next draw on July 10th
Clothes Collection.
We are running a clothes collection fundraiser at the moment and would welcome any contributions of unwanted clothes you might have. All clothing except duvets or pillows are acceptable as are paired shoes. Bag them up and drop them in Ballycomoyle on Friday evenings between 7 and 8pm.
Sunday March 15th 2020
Lotto.
Congratulations to our jackpot winners Aimee and Kaitlyn Burke on winning our €10.000 jackpot. The winning ticket was bought in Burke’s of Coole and Ita Halpin picked out the winning numbers when the draw was held in The Seven Wonders Bar on Thursday last. The draw scheduled for Thursday March 26th has been cancelled in light of the Corona Virus restrictions and draws in the immediate future will be reviewed as they are due to occur.
Congratulations
Congratulations also to Karen Murtagh and Mark McNicholas who were married last Friday. We wish them a long and happy life together.
Sympathy
We offer our sympathy to the family of Margaret Carley, Glenview, Castlepollard who died recently. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Club Iarmhí Draw
This year’s Club Iarmhí draw (Formerly Westmeath Supporters Club Draw) is taking a slightly different format. There is more of an input from each club and each club is expected to sell a minimum amount of tickets. In Ballycomoyle’s case, as a junior football club, we must sell a minimum of 20 tickets. Many club members have been buying these tickets on an annual basis in any case so this year we ask that you buy your ticket through our club. Larry Masterson is handling the sales and you can reach him on (087) 2194163.
Tickets are priced at €100 and there is a total of €30,000 in prizes. The first prize is a Renault Clio valued at €18,000.
Corona Virus
There’s hardly any need to mention the Corona Virus here but just a short note to encourage everybody to hang in there and when this passes, as it will, Ballycomoyle will be here for all our members and supporters to get back to their regular routine. In the meantime, do your bit to help stop the spread. Ní neart go cur le chéile.
Sunday March 8th 2020
Senior Scór Leinster semi-final.
Great success for Ballycomoyle in last Saturday’s Senior Scór Leinster Semi-final. Our Ballad Group and Novelty Act who qualified from last week's County Final both progressed to the Leinster Final. In addition, Bláthnaid Daly, who was narrowly defeated in the County Final Recitation competition, got a wild card as a replacement for the county final winner who was unable to attend, and was also successful. Ballycomoyle will therefore be represented in three categories in the upcoming Leinster Final The big event will take place in The Solstice, Navan on Sunday March 22nd at 2 pm. Catherine Daly will do a group ticket booking before the end of the week. That way our supporters can sit together. If anyone would like tickets please let Catherine know 087 9185962. Adult tickets are €10 & children's €5. Price will increase to €15 on March 16th.
Ladies Adult Team
Ballycomoyle ladies began their 2020 campaign with a daunting fixture against the reigning senior county champions, St Mary’s Rochfortbridge. After a nip and tuck battle against our young team St. Mary’s went in 3 points in front at half time. Ballycomoyle 1-1 St Mary’s 0-7
Ballycomoyle made 5 substitutions at half time as our u16 girls had to leave for dress rehearsal for Oliver in Mullingar. We battled away tenaciously, however, and were just 2 points adrift with 8 minutes on the clock. A late goal and 3 unanswered points saw the county senior champions run out 8 point winners over a committed Ballycomoyle team in the end. Overall, it was a great display from all 22 girls who lined out today and a very positive start to the season. Scorers Ballycomoyle Áine Brennan 1-0 Cara Murphy 1-0 Shaunagh Maher 0-1.
Registration
We had a very successful registration evening in Hotel Castlepollard on Friday 28th. If you missed the event you can contact any of our three registrars, Sinéad Williams, Aisling Brady or Maria Higgins and they will happily look after you.
Gaelic for Mothers and Others
The very popular Gaelic for Mothers and Others will be resuming shortly. Louise Farrelly is in the process of gathering names of those interested in participating and you can contact her on (083) 8546752.
Lotto.
The next draw will be in The Seven Wonders Bar on Thursday March 12th for jackpots of €10,000 and €9,600.
Split the Pot
Pat Burke won €237 in last Saturday’s Split the Pot. The draw was held in Bartley’s of Drumcree.
Sunday March 1st 2020
Scór Sinsir
Ballycomoyle competed in The County final of Senior Scór on Saturday last in The Downs GAA Hall. We were represented in the following categories. Quiz: Seamus McDermott, Killian Daly, Peter McKenna and Nicholas Isdell. Figure Dancing: Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Shauna Cribbon, Naomi Fitzpatrick, Alisha Fitzpatrick, Sian McLaverty, Elisha Gavigan, Ella Connell and Bláthnaid Daly. Solo Singing: Cliodhna Daly. Recitation: Bláthnaid Daly. Ballad Group: Killian Hogan, Marie Egan, Zara Geraghty, Bláthnaid Daly and Cliodhna Daly. Novelty Act: Seamus McDermott, Helen Coyle, Gráinne Healy, May Gilsenan, Lauren Devine, Dermot McKenna, Piaras Walsh and Seamus Coyle. Set Dancing: Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Shauna Cribbon, Naomi Fitzpatrick, Alisha Fitzpatrick, Sian McLaverty, Elisha Gavigan, Ella Connell and Caitlin Devine. All our competitors gave their all on the stage and when the judges votes were cast the first award of the evening, Club of the year, was awarded to Ballycomoyle. This award is based, firstly, on the number of categories in which the club is represented and secondly, on where they finish in that category. Our success in this category, winning it for the second time in three years is testament to Catherine Daly’s hard work in keeping Scór alive and well in Ballycomoyle down through the years and ensuring that we were represented in all but one of the eight categories on Saturday last. As the rest of the results were announced we emerged victorious in two categories, Ballad Group and Novelty Act. These two groups now progress to the Leinster semi-final in The Downs GAA Hall on Saturday next March 7th at 4pm.
Registration
We had a very successful registration evening in Hotel Castlepollard on Friday last 28th. If you missed the event you can contact any of our three registrars, Sinéad Williams, Aisling Brady or Maria Higgins and they will happily look after you.
Gaelic for Mothers and Others
The very popular Gaelic for Mothers and Others will be resuming in March. Louise Farrelly is in the process of gathering names of those interested in participating and you can contact her on (083) 8546752.
Lotto.
The Lotto Draw of was held in The Town & Country on Thursday 27th of February. The numbers drawn for the €10.000 were 5, 16, 20, 28. The numbers for the second jackpot of €9,500 were 7, 19, 25, 26. Neither was won and the following people were drawn for prizes of €30 each. Eamon Reilly. Pat Keane, Ciaran O’Neill, Roisín McDermott & Seán Gallagher. The next draw will be in The Seven Wonders Bar on Thursday March 12th for jackpots of €10,000 and €9,600.
Gaelic for Teens
After a very well attended first night of Gaelic for teens on Thursday last, Mary Egan is still recruiting so you haven’t missed the boat. Training, initially, will be in Ringtown Hall. Girls aged 13 to 17 are eligible as are 12 year olds who will be thirteen before 31st December 2020. Contact Mary (086) 3762225 for details.
Sunday February 23rd 2020
Registration Evening.
We are holding a Registration evening on Friday evening next February 28th in Hotel Castlepollard from 6 to 8pm. All age groups are invited to attend and register for the coming season. It’s absolutely compulsory that all memberships are up to date before a ball is kicked for insurance purposes.
Ladies Junior Team.
The team meeting for any ladies interested in being part of the Junior panel for the coming season was moved to Friday next, February 28th, at 8.45pm in Hotel Castlepollard. This will include players from the Under 16 and Under 18 categories. If you’re interested in taking part but can’t make the meeting give Colm a ring on (086) 8348477.
Scór Sinsir
Ballycomoyle will be competing in the County Final of Senior Scór on Saturday next February 29th in The Downs GAA Hall. We will be represented in the following categories. Quiz: Seamus McDermott, Killian Daly, Peter McKenna and Nicholas Isdell. Figure Dancing: Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Shauna Cribbon, Naomi Fitzpatrick, Alisha Fitzpatrick, Sian McLaverty, Elisha Gavigan, Ella Connell and Bláthnaid Daly. Solo Singing: Cliodhna Daly. Recitation: Bláthnaid Daly. Ballad Group: Killian Hogan, Marie Egan, Zara Geraghty, Bláthnaid Daly and Cliodhna Daly. Novelty Act: Seamus McDermott, Helen Coyle, Gráinne Healy, May Gilsenan, Lauren Devine, Dermot McKenna, Piaras Walsh and Seamus Coyle. Set Dancing: Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Shauna Cribbon, Naomi Fitzpatrick, Alisha Fitzpatrick, Sian McLaverty, Elisha Gavigan, Ella Connell and Caitlin Devine. All support welcome and appreciated.
Gaelic for Mothers and Others
The very popular Gaelic for Mothers and Others will be resuming in March. Louise Farrelly is in the process of gathering names of those interested in participating and you can contact her on (083) 8546752.
Sympathy:
We offer our sympathy to the family of Sheila Farrelly, Clonnagerragh, who died on February 9th last. Ar dheis De go raibh a hAnam,
Lotto.
The Lotto Draw of was held in Comiskey’s on Thursday 13th of February. The numbers drawn for the €10.000 were 11, 17, 21, 24. The numbers for the second jackpot of €9,400 were 8, 9, 18, 21. Neither was won and the following people were drawn for prizes of €30 each. Megan Devine, Seán Óg Doyne, Carolla O’Brien, Andrew Leahy and Peter McKenna. The next draw will be in The Town and Country on Thursday February the 27th for jackpots of €10,000 and €9,500.
Gaelic for Teens
Ballycomoyle Ladies Club has been selected for this year’s Gaelic for Teens programme. Gaelic for Teens is a coach education based initiative, incorporating fun coaching sessions and a National Festival Day. It’s aimed at increasing the retention rate of teenage girls aged 13 to 17 years old in clubs, which is an age group where the dropout rate has been noticed to be abnormally high. Our training sessions start this Thursday February 27th in Ringtown Community Centre.
Girls aged 13 to 17 are eligible as are 12 year olds who will be thirteen before 31st December 2020. Contact Mary Egan (086) 3762225 for details.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw was held on Saturday last February22nd in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown. Anne Marie Nash scooped the pot of €260.
Club Gear.
Log onto www.ballycomoyle.com and click on the O’Neills Club Gear link to get all your club gear in time for the new season.
Sunday February 9th 2020
AGM
We held our AGM recently and between new and returning officers this is the top table. Chairman: Seamus McDermott, Secretary: Aidan Keogh, Ladies Secretary: Ruth Daniels, Underage Secretary: Louise Farrelly, Treasurer Sharon Halpin, PRO Seamus Coyle, Vice Chairman Larry Masterson, Assistant Secretary Seán Daly. A full list of officers can be seen on our club website www.ballycomoyle.com
Ladies Junior Team.
There will be a team meeting for any ladies interested in being part of the Junior panel for the coming season in Hotel Castlepollard on Saturday February 22nd at 8.45pm. This will include players from the Under 16 and Under 18 categories. If you’re interested in taking part but can’t make the meeting give Colm a ring on (086) 8348477.
Gaelic for Mothers and Others
The very popular Gaelic for Mothers and Others will be resuming in March. Louise Farrelly is in the process of gathering names of those interested in participating and you can contact her on (083) 8546752.
Lotto.
The first Lotto Draw of 2020 was held in Meehan’s on Thursday 30th of January. The numbers drawn for the €10.000 were 4, 12, 23, 28. The numbers for the second jackpot of €9,300 were 6, 10, 20, 27. Neither were won and the following people were drawn for prizes of €30 each. Ita Halpin, Teresa Leahy, Ita Halpin, Dermody Girls and Michael Halpin {Jnr). The next draw will be in Comiskey’s on Thursday February the 13th for jackpots of €10,000 and €9,400.
Sympathy
We offer our sympathy to the families of Aidan Ginnell and Billy Connell both of whom died in the recent past. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnamnacha.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw resumed for the new year on Saturday last February 8th. The draw was held in Meehan’s and the winner of the €398 pot was Saoirse Goode.
Club Gear.
Log onto www.ballycomoyle.com and click on the O’Neills Club Gear link to get all your club gear in time for the new season.
Sunday November 24th 2019
Scór na nÓg
The second semi-final of Scór na nÓg took place in Milltown on Sunday last. Ballycomoyle Ladies were represented by the following people. Figure and Set Dancing: Orlaith Dolan, Ava Meenaghan, Doireann Manley, Zara Morgan, Sara Hollande, Gileesa McCabe, Caitlin Masterson , Alva McCabe
Recitation: Cliodhna Fitzpatrick. Our dancers were successful in the set dancing category and Cliodhna got through in the recitation. They will join last week’s successful dancers, Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Elisha Gavigan, Caoimhe McCabe, Leah Brady, Ciara Smith, Elisha Kennedy, Hannah Boyle and Rebecca Murray, in the county final in The Downs GAA hall next Sunday December 1st. We were represented in the quiz on Fri night by Orlaith Dolan, Sara Hollande, Caitlin Masterson and Lorcan Masterson. They are a very young team and did extremely well, coming in fourth. A big thank you to Catherine Daly and all these young people for flying the Ballycomoyle flag and keeping alive our strong association with Scór.
Medal Presentation.
On Saturday night we had a night of celebration in Hotel Castlepollard for the St. Michael’s under 14 team who recently won the county final. Firstly, the group watched a video of the final, which was very generously provided by Kevin Coffey of Multyfarnham who provided the opposition in the final. This was followed by some finger food and the medals were then presented by John Heslin who freely gave his time on the night. John is a great role model for these young players on and off the field and we really appreciate him giving of his time and his words of encouragement to the lads.
Barbecue Evening
On Saturday we had a very well attended barbecue in Farrelly’s Bar, Castlepollard to say thank you to all our coaches, mentors, sponsors, parents and anybody who helped the club in any way throughout the past year. A great night was enjoyed by all who attended.
Santa’s annual visit to Fore.
Santa will be back for his annual visit to The Abbey House, Fore on Sunday December 1st. He’s looking forward to meeting all his old friends and maybe making a few new ones. As usual there will be plenty of hot chocolate and fruit punch flowing and the craft activity area will be in full swing.
The entrance fee is €5 per child.
Lotto.
The Lotto Draw was held in Farrelly’s on Thursday 21st. The numbers drawn for the €10.000 were 8, 12, 21, 27. The numbers for the second jackpot of €9,000 were 3, 10, 15, 27. Neither were won and the following people were drawn for prizes of €30 each. Gerry Nea, Kelly Coyle, Ita Halpin, Tanya Andrews, Tess and Billy Kennedy. The next draw will be in The Lough Lene Inn on Thursday December 5th for jackpots of €10,000 and €9,100.
Club Gear.
Log onto www.ballycomoyle.com and click on the O’Neills Club Gear link to start your Christmas shopping early. Everything you need in the line of club gear is there.
Sunday November 17th 2019
Scór na nÓg
The first semi-final of Scór na nÓg took place on Sunday November 17th in Delvin. Ballycomoyle were represented in the following. Solo singing - Niamh Louise Ledwith Byrne. Figure and Set Dancing (same girls in both) - Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Elisha Gavigan, Caoimhe McCabe, Leah Brady, Ciara Smith, Elisha Kennedy, Hannah Boyle and Rebecca Murray. All contestants gave great performances on the evening but there was no luck for our singer. The dance troupe got through in the Set and will represent us in the county final on Sunday December 1st in The Downs GAA Hall at 2pm. The second semi-final will be in Milltown on Sunday next November 24th.
Busy weekend Ahead.
Next weekend is one for celebration. On Friday night Vinnie Reynolds has organised a match video viewing and medal presentation in Hotel Castlepollard for the victorious St. Michael’s under 14 team who recently won the county final.
On Saturday we have a barbecue in Farrelly’s Bar, Castlepollard to say thank you to all our coaches, mentors, sponsors, parents and anybody who helped the club in any way throughout the past year. Pop in and have a bite to eat and a chat.
Santa’s annual visit to Fore.
Santa will be back for his annual visit to The Abbey House, Fore on Sunday December 1st. He’s looking forward to meeting all his old friends and maybe making a few new ones. As usual there will be plenty of hot chocolate and fruit punch flowing and the craft activity area will be in full swing.
The entrance fee is €5 per child.
Split the Pot.
Geraldine Boyce won €305 in Saturday’s Split the Pot. The draw was held in Comiskey’s. The next draw will be on Saturday November 30th.
Lotto.
The Lotto Draw was held in The Abbey House on November 11th. The numbers drawn for the €10.000 were 14, 21, 27, 28. The numbers for the second jackpot of €8,900 were 2, 10, 17, 21. Neither were won and the following people were drawn for prizes of €30 each. Rosie Leonard, Oliver McCormack, Mary Doyne, Niall & Therese, Michael Halpin (Snr). The next draw will be in Farrelly’s on Thursday November 21st for jackpots of €10,000 and €9,000.
Club Gear.
Log onto www.ballycomoyle.com and click on the O’Neills Club Gear link to start your Christmas shopping early. Everything you need in the line of club gear is there.
Sunday October 20th 2019
St. Michael’s under 14.
St. Michael’s under 14 will play in the final of their division on Saturday next October 26th. The game is fixed for 11am in Cusack Park and the opponents are Multyfarnham. Vinnie Reynolds has worked hard with this bunch of lads all year with assistance from Larry Masterson and Paddy Hannan. They deserve all the support they get on Saturday so we encourage you to pop in to Cusack Park on Saturday morning and give them a shout on.
Club Gear.
Log onto www.ballycomoyle.com and click on the O’Neills Club Gear link to start your Christmas shopping early. Everything you need in the line of club gear is there. There is 20% off all online shopping from 25th to 28th of October. All over the bank holiday weekend.
Lotto
The most recent lotto was held in McCormack’s, Castlepollard on Thursday October 10th. The numbers drawn for the €10,000 jackpot were 6, 16, 23, 28. The numbers for the second jackpot of €8,700 were 7, 9, 13, 23. Neither were won on the night and the following people won €30 each. John Carter, Michael Halpin, Johnny Coleman Barry O’Donnell, Seamus & John Lynch. The next draw will be held in Doyne’s on Thursday October 24th for jackpots of €10,000 and €8,800.
New York draw.
Our New York holiday draw will be held in Farrelly’s Bar on Sunday October 27th. Make sure you get your tickets well in time. If you’re looking for tickets to buy or sell contact Sinéad Williams (087) 2955587
Split the Pot.
Yvonne Marron won €215 in our Split the Pot draw held in Hotel Castlepollard on Saturday October 19th. The next draw will be in two weeks time.
Scór
Catherine Daly is still recruiting participants for this year’s Scór na nÓg in a few categories. The categories are Ballad Group, Léiriú (Sketch), Instrumental Group and quiz. If there is someone in your house who’d like to get involved give Catherine a ring on (087) 9185962.
Sunday September 22nd 2019
Clarke’s Bar Junior Championship Semi-final.
Our adventure in the Junior championship came to an end on Sunday in the semi-final against a strong Ballynacargy side. This is the second year in a row that we have lost at this stage and to the same opposition. This Ballycomoyle team have definitely got more in them and their day will come. We thank them for providing us with a good summer of football in an unbeaten run to this point and we thank Tom Keague, Seamus Farrelly, Paddy Hannan and Micheál Fagan for their dedication and hard work over the year.
End of season Barbecue
Friday night underage training came to an end on Friday last with a great evening of fun and burgers. The weather gods definitely looked after us and the turnout for the barbecue and medal presentations was indicative of the strength of the club at underage level. This doesn’t happen by accident so we must thank the fantastic team of coaches and administrators that are working all season on Friday nights and all week to organise training and games. We also thank the parents for their continued support and of course the players for their pride in the jersey throughout the year. Roll on Spring 2020 when we’ll do it all again.
Club Gear.
Log onto www.ballycomoyle.com and click on the O’Neills Club Gear link to start your Christmas shopping early. Everything you need in the line of club gear is there.
Lotto
The next draw will be held in The Seven Wonders Bar on September 26th for jackpots of €10,000 and €8,600.
New York draw.
Our New York holiday draw is coming into focus now as the football season is coming to an end. We had a great crew of volunteers on duty at Tesco Castlepollard over the weekend and they had a very successful outing. The draw will be held in Farrelly’s Bar on Sunday October 27th. Make sure you get your tickets well in time. If you’re looking for tickets to buy or sell contact Sinéad Williams (087) 2955587
Scór
Catherine Daly is currently recruiting participants for this year’s Scór na nÓg. If there is someone in your house who’d like to get involved give Catherine a ring on (087) 9185962. The categories are as usual, Singing (solo and Group) Dancing (Set and Figure), Recitation, Léiriú (Sketch), Instrumental Group and quiz.
Split the Pot.
Jason Bartley scooped €301 in last Saturday’s draw which was held in The Abbey House, Fore. The next draw will be in two weeks’ time.
Sunday September 8th 2019
Clarke’s Bar Junior Championship.
The semi-final awaits for the second year in a row for our hard working men’s team and their management. St. Joseph’s were the opposition in the quarter final on Friday evening last in Kinnegad. Ballycomoyle had taken the honours on both occasions when the sides met in the group stages but it counted for nothing in this hard fought knockout stage. St Joseph’s brought all they had to this match and looked threatening at times. However they came up short in both halves to allow Ballycomoyle through. The first half score was 4-6 Ballycomoyle to 3-4 St. Joseph’s and the final score was 4-11 to 3-11. Ballycomoyle lined out as follows: Vinnie Reynolds, Ciarán Fagan, Dan Reilly, James McHugh, Jamie McGuigan, Dan Higgins, Jamie Ward, Charles Flynn, Colm Dermody, Benny Doyle, John Egan, Eoin English, Jack Coyle, Billy Ryan, Paul Dermody. Subs used Shane O’Donnell, Jordan Williams and Micheál Daly.
The semi-final will be against Ballynacargy, the same opposition as last year, and is scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 20th/21st.
Westmeath Camogie.
Well done to the Westmeath Camogie team and mentors who lifted the Intermediate All-Ireland championship on Sunday last. In particular congratulations to all the locals who were involved. Caoimhe McCrossan, Aoife Higgins, Jane Nangle, Aideen Dermody and Michelle Murtagh.
Underage Results.
The underage football season is getting to the business end for all teams at the moment and there has been mixed fortunes for our teams, both ladies and lads. Some have bowed out heroically from their competitions some are still standing. Whatever their final placings great credit must go to all our players, mentors and parents who came out week in week out throughout the season in all weathers for both training and games.
Season Ending Barbecue.
The training for all teams up to under 12 will finish on Friday September 20th with the usual barbecue and presentations to celebrate the season. If you have any spare biscuits or cakes in the house don’t be afraid to bring them down on the night.
Lotto
The most recent lotto was held in Burke’s Bar, Coole on Thursday August 29th. The numbers drawn for the €10,000 jackpot were 2, 12, 14, 26. The numbers for the second jackpot of €8,400 were 23, 26, 27, 28. Neither were won on the night and the following people won €30 each. Michael Byrne, Martin Brennan, Jim McCormack, Eugene Gallagher and Camillus Reynolds. The next draw will be held in The Town and Country, Castlepollard on September 12th for jackpots of €10,000 and €8,500.
New York draw.
Our New York holiday draw is coming into focus now as the football season is coming to an end. The draw will be held in Farrelly’s Bar on Sunday October 27th. Make sure you get your tickets well in time. If you’re looking for tickets to buy or sell contact Sinéad Williams (087) 2955587
Scór
Scór Laighean held a very successful concert in The Midlands Hotel in Portlaoise two weeks ago to celebrate 50 years of Scór. Ballycomoyle were well represented on the night by our Senior Ballad Group and our Junior Set Dancers. Catherine Daly is currently recruiting participants for this years Scór na nÓg. If there is someone in your house who’d like to get involved give Catherine a ring on (087) 9185962. The categories are as usual, Singing (solo and Group) Dancing (Set and Figure), Recitation, Léiriú (Sketch), Instrumental Group and quiz.
Sunday July 14th 2019
Sympathy.
We offer our sympathy to club secretary Aidan Keogh and his family on the death of his father Mickey on Thursday last. We offer our sympathy also, to Anne Flanagan and her family on the death of her daughter Áine on Monday last Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnamnacha
Clarke’s Bar Junior Championship.
Our lads got off to a great start on Sunday .in the Junior Championship. Loughnavalley were the opposition on the day but the result was never in doubt. Ballycomoyle went in at half time with a lead of 3-10 to 3 points and the final result was 6-18 to 4 points. The team was Vinnie Reynolds, Ciarán Fagan, Dan Reilly, James McHugh (0-1), Colm Dermody, Brian Caffrey (0-1), Jamie Ward (0-1), Tommy Gallagher (0-1), Charles Flynn, John Egan (2-3) Adrian Leahy (0-3), Benny Doyle (2-1), Shane Brody (2-1), Jack Coyle (0-4), Billy Ryan (0-2), Subs used Eoin English, Luke Roddy, Jamie McGuigan and Warren Williams. In the other game from our group St. Joseph’s beat Delvin 4-13 to 1-13. Our next outing is scheduled for July 24th against Delvin. And the final game will be against St. Joseph’s.
Castlepollard Tidy Towns.
Castlepollard Tidy Towns have started a new initiative whereby they invite local clubs and organisations to partner with them on an occasional basis to help keep Castlepollard and its environs looking at its best. Ballycomoyle have stepped up to the plate on two evenings so far and did our bit for the community. We thank the club members who gave up their evenings for this worthy endeavour.
Lotto
The most recent lotto was held in The Abbey House on July 4th and the results were as follows. Draw I Jackpot €10,000 Numbers drawn 12, 20, 25, 28. No winner Draw 2 Jackpot €8,000 Numbers drawn 1, 10, 15, 20. No winner. Five prizes of €30 each go to: John Coyle, Anna Fagan, Anne Comiskey, John Joe Fagan , John & Avril. The next draw will be in Comiskey’s on Thursday July 18th and the jackpots will be €10,000 and €8,100.
New York draw.
On Sunday we had a team of ticket sellers at the Mullingar Show selling tickets for our upcoming “Trip to New York” draw. In return for selling tickets we also provided a number of car parking marshals for the event. Thanks to all who gave up their day to help out in either capacity and to Shane Brody for organising it.
Split the Pot
We held the Split the Pot draw in Farrelly’s after the Junior Championship game and the lucky winner was Chrisy Benson. Chrisy wins €380. The next draw will be in 2 weeks’ time.
Sunday April 28th 2019
Fixtures
Tues. April 30th Under 16 Ladies vs Clann Gaels. Bunbrosna 6.30pm.
Wed. May 1st Under 12 Boys vs Multyfarnham. Multyfarnham 7pm
Thurs. May 2nd Under 14 Ladies vs Clann Gaels. Bunbrosna 7pm
Thurs. May 2nd Under 14 St. Michael’s vs St. Loman’s. Lakepoint Park 7pm
Sun. May 5th Men’s League rd. 7 vs Coralstown/Kinnegad. Ballycomoyle 11.30am
Tues May 7th Under 12 Girls vs Clann Gaels. Ballycomoyle 6.30pm
Men’s Team
Our Men’s team lost out to Multyfarnham in round 6 of the league on Sunday last by 3-9 to 1-9. The next league outing will be against Coralstown/Kinnegad on Sunday May 5th in Ballycomoyle at 11.30am.
Under 12 Girls.
The under 12 girls hosted Mullingar Shamrocks in Ballycomoyle on Tuesday April 23rd. The girls put in a brilliant effort all over the field and finished with a narrow victory. Ballycomoyle 3-06 Mullingar Shamrocks 3-04.
St. Michael’s under 16.
St. Michael’s under 16s travelled to Rosemount on Friday evening to play Cill Óige (Castledaly/Rosemount amalgamation) In the eye of storm Hannah our boys emerged with a victory on a score line of St. Michael’s 5-08 Cill Óige 2-14.
Underage 8s and 10s Tournaments
We had a tournaments for our under 8 and 10 boys and our under 10 girls in the past week. On Easter Monday evening April 22nd the girls travelled to Multyfarnham where they had a fantastic evening. Thanks to Multyfarnham for hosting the event and for honouring the festive weekend with an easter bunny for all the participants. On Saturday morning it was the boys turn and Ballycomoyle were the hosts. Three clubs Ballycomoyle, St. Paul’s and Bunbrosna were present for a great morning of fun and football. A big thank you to our coaches and to all the parents who turned up to give a hand on a very windy morning.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw took place in McCormack’s Castlepollard on Saturday April 20th. Kathleen Farrell won €402. The next draw will be held on Saturday May 4th.
Lotto
The Lotto draw was held in Burke’s bar on Thursday April 25th. The Numbers drawn for the €10,000 were 9, 13, 18 and 25. The numbers for the second jackpot of €7,500 were 14, 17, 18 and 21. Neither was won and the following people were drawn for €30 prizes. Conor Barry, Conor Halpin, Seán Doyne, Jamie Blake and Gerard Tobin. The next draw will be held in The Town & Country, Castlepollard on Thursday May 9thth for jackpots of €10,000 and €7,600.
Sunday April 7th 2019
Fixtures
Tues. April 9th Men’s League Rd.4 vs Mullingar Shamrocks. Ballycomoyle 7pm
Tues. April 9th Under 12 Girls vs Rochfortbridge. Rochfortbridge 6.30pm
Wed. April 10th Minor St. Michael’s vs Milltownpass. Milltownpass 6.30pm
Sunday April 14th Men’s League rd.5 vs Rochfortbridge. Rochfortbridge 11.30am
Sunday April 14th Intermediate Ladies vs Mullingar Shamrocks. Springfield 12 noon
Monday April 15th Under 16 St. Michael’s vs The Downs. Castletown 6.30pm
Tuesday April 16th Under 16 Ladies vs Shandonagh. Shandonagh 6.30pm.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw took place in Comiskey’s, Castlepollard on Saturday April 6th. Jamie Ward won €330. The next draw will be held on Saturday April 20th (Easter Saturday) in McCormack’s, Castlepollard.
Underage Games.
We had a number of underage games during the last week for both ladies and gents. Our under 14 and under 16 ladies teams recorded victories against St. Paul’s and Athlone respectively. St. Michael’s Minors had a victory against St. Paul’s, St. Michael’s under 16s defeated Mullingar Shamrocks and St. Michael’s under 14s were narrowly defeated by St. Paul’s. To finish a great week our under 8 and under 10 boys had the first blitz of 2019 in Ballynacargy on Saturday morning and it was a huge success. A big thank you to all the coaches and mentors who look after all these teams.
Lotto
The Lotto draw was held in The Lough Lene Inn on Thursday March 28th. The Numbers drawn for the €10,000 were 2, 8, 12, and 16. The numbers for the second jackpot of €7,300 were 19, 21, 22 and 23. Neither was won and the following people were drawn for €30 prizes. Eamon Reilly, Michael Buckley, David O’Keeffe, Valerie McDermott, Grace, Peter and Michael McKenna. The next draw will be held in Farrelly’s, Castlepollard on Thursday April 11th for jackpots of €10,000 and €7,400.
Scór Dinner Dance
Westmeath Scór celebrate ‘50 years of Scór’ with a dinner dance in The Greville Arms hotel, Mullingar on Saturday April 27th. Ballycomoyle have had a lot of involvement and success in both junior and senior Scór over the last number of years and this is a great opportunity to acknowledge that success. Tickets are available from Catherine Daly at 087 9185962.
Sunday March 24th 2019
Men’s Team
The 3rd round of the league against Killucan was held on Sunday March 24th. The Ballycomoyle team who fielded in Killucan were as follows. Alan Fitzsimons, Jamie Ward, James McHugh, Jordan Williams, Paul Dermody, Colm Dermody, Brian Caffrey, Charles Flynn, Billy Ryan, Eoin English, Vincent Reynolds, Daniel Higgins, Cian Cheevers, Shane Brody, Jack Coyle. Subs. Warren Williams, Luke Roddy, Shane O’Donnell, Cian Smyth Conor Bannon. The first half went very much Killucan’s way and we trailed them by 9 points at the interval. The second half was a different matter and Ballycomoyle came back to level the game only to concede two late points and the game finished Killucan 3-7 Ballycomoyle 2-8. The general feeling was that this one ”got away” Round 4 will be against Mullingar Shamrocks in Ballycomoyle on Tuesday evening April 9th at 7pm.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw took place in The Town & Country, Castlepollard on Saturday March 23rd. Gerardine Mulvaney won €265. The next draw will take place on Saturday April 9th.
Underage Training.
Our regular Friday evening training for boys and girls up to under 12s resumed on Friday March 22nd. The training will take place at the pitch in Ballycomoyle and will be from 6-7pm until the clocks change and from the usual 7–8pm thereafter. Registrars will be on hand for the first few Fridays to take care of your registrations.
Lotto
The next draw will be on Thursday March 28th in The Lough Lene Inn when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €7,300.
Sunday March 17th 2019
Men’s Team
The 2nd round of the league due to take place on March 9th didn’t go ahead. The next game is set for Sunday March 24th against Killucan in Killucan at 11.30am.
Scór Sinsir Leinster Final.
Ballycomoyle’s very talented Ballad group, featuring Aoibhínn Dolan, Orla Fox, Zara Geraghty, Bláthnáid Daly and Cliodhna Daly took part in the Leinster Final of Scór Sinsir on Sunday March 10th last. They gave a faultless performance in the magnificent Wexford Opera House but didn’t get the nod from the judge. The provincial title went to Ferbane representing our neighbouring county Offaly. Congratulations to Bunbrosna who were the only Westmeath qualifiers when they won the Set Dancing.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw took place in The Abbey House, Fore on Saturday 9th and the pot of €300 was won by Sarah Brody. The next draw will be held in The Town & Country, Castlepollard on Saturday March 23rd.
Underage Training.
Our regular Friday evening training for boys and girls up to under 12s will be starting on Friday next March 22nd. The training will take place at the pitch in Ballycomoyle and will be from 6 – 7pm for the first two weeks, until the clocks change and from the usual 7 – 8pm thereafter. Registrars will be on hand for the first few Fridays to take care of your registrations.
Lotto
We held the Lotto draw Thursday March 14th in Comiskey’s, Castlepollard. The jackpots were €10,000 and €7,200. Numbers drawn were 3, 12, 19, 28 for the €10,000 and 2, 16, 24, 28 for the €7,200. Neither were won and the following won prizes of €30. Johnny Hannon, Kelly Coyle, Una Hole, Teresa & John and Tessa Kennedy. The next draw will be on Thursday March 28th in The Lough Lene Inn when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €7,300.
Sunday March 3rd 2019
Men’s Team
The lads got the 2019 season off to a good start on Sunday when they beat Delvin in the first round of the league. This was a home game for Delvin in miserable weather conditions. Ballycomoyle, depleted by the fact that the County hurlers were also out came away with a three point win on a scoreline of 1-14 to 2-8. Next up is Bunbrosna away next Saturday March 9th at 4pm.
Scór Sinsir Leinster Final.
Ballycomoyle’s very talented Ballad group, featuring Aoibhínn Dolan, Orla Fox, Zara Geraghty, Bláthnáid Daly and Cliodhna Daly, will contest The Leinster final of Scór Sinsir on Sunday next March 10th in the magnificent Wexford opera house. The girls took the Westmeath title on Saturday February 23rd and we wish them well in the Leinster final.
Split the Pot.
The first Split the Pot of 2019 was held in The Seven Wonders Bar on Saturday February 23rd. The winner was Kit Daly and he scooped €406. The next draw will be held on Saturday March 9th in The Abbey House, Fore. Draws have been moved to Saturday nights for 2019.
Lotto
We held the Lotto draw Thursday February 28th in Doyne’s, Glenidan. The jackpots were €10,000 and €7,100. Numbers drawn were 11, 12, 23, 28 for the €10,000 and 5, 7, 17, 28 for the €7,100. Neither were won and the following won prizes of €30 Grace McKenna, Seán Leonard, Alex Swan, Molly McDermott and Eamon O’Reilly. The next draw will be on Thursday March 14th in Comiskey’s when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €7,200.
Sunday February 24th 2019
Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars.
Regrettably our Fittest Superstars event has been cancelled. The event management company couldn’t proceed with the night, which had been planned to take place on March 23rd, for reasons to do with their insurance cover.
Lotto
We held the Lotto draw Thursday February 14th in The Abbey House Fore. The jackpots were €10,000 and €7,000. Numbers drawn were 6, 8, 16, 20 for the €10,000 and 1, 3, 10, 23 for the €7,000. Neither were won and the following won prizes of €30 Mick Lynch, Colm Briody, Brian Clune, Karl Cully & Larry Masterson. The next draw will be on Thursday February 28th in Doyne’s when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €7,100.
Sympathy.
We extend our sympathy to the family of Molly Cahill who died during the week. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Scór Sinsir.
The County final of Scór Sinsir took place in The Downs on Saturday night February 23rd. Ballycomoyle were well represented by the following. Solo singing: Bláthnáid Daly. Recitation: Sean Daly. Ballad group: Aoibhínn Dolan, Orla Fox, Zara Geraghty, Bláthnáid and Cliodhna Daly. Stage Presentation: Seamus McDermott, Helen Coyle, Gráinne Healy, Seán Daly, Lorraine Ledwith, Piaras Walsh, Seamus Coyle & Catherine Daly. Set Dancing: Anne Flanagan, Elaine O Doherty, Aoife Kelly, Jacqui Craig, Caitlin Devine, Alisha Fitzpatrick, Sinead Fitzpatrick and Catherine Daly. After a great night’s entertainment, the judges gave their decision and our ballad group were crowned Westmeath champions. They go forward to the Leinster final in the magnificent Opera House in Wexford on Sunday March 10th. We all wish them the best of luck.
Men’s Team
Our men’s team are up and running again and field for the first round of the league on Sunday March 3rd against Delvin in Delvin at 11.30am. The championship draw was held recently and Ballycomoyle will play old foes Loughnavalley in the first round which will be out in the year.
Sunday February 10th 2019
Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars.
Preparations for our Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars fundraising event are ongoing. We have the teams in and they are secretly working on their fitness levels in the hopes that they will be crowned Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars on Saturday March 23rd in The Park Hotel. Davy Fitzgerald will be there with his usual motivational skills to encourage all the participants. Over the coming weeks we will give you a profile of some of the teams, but the next big date will be our launch night in Hotel Castlepollard on February 21st. We will be introducing the teams and you’ll get a chance to decide who you think will be the serious contenders on the big night on March 23rd.
Lotto
We held the first Lotto draw of the new year on Thursday January 31st in McCormack’s, Castlepollard. The jackpots were €10,000 and €6,900. Numbers drawn were 7, 14, 17, 24 for the €10,000 and 10, 13, 17, 25 for the €6,900. Neither were won and the following won prizes of €30. Roisín McDermott, William O’Keeffe, Mary Doyne, Teresa & John and finally Brendan Bardon & Seamus McDermott. The next draw will be on Thursday February 14t in The Abbey House Fore when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €7,000.
Sympathy.
We extend our sympathy to the families of Noel O’Neill and Feichin Flynn who both died during the week. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a n-Anam.
Registration Day.
We are having a registration day for all age groups from juvenile through to adult on Saturday February 23rd in Hotel Castlepollard from 1pm to 3pm. Our registrars will be on hand to deal with new and renewing members.
Scór Sinsir.
The County final of Scór Sinsir will take place in The Downs on Saturday night February 23rd. Ballycomoyle as usual will be well represented and I’ll have a full list of our competitors next week. Catherine Daly is putting us all through our paces in preparation.
Sunday December 16th 2018
AGM
We held our AGM in Hotel Castlepollard on Friday night last December 14th. Chairman, Seamus McDermott, opened the well-attended meeting and invited reports from Aidan Keogh (Club Secretary) Sinéad Williams (Ladies Secretary) Paddy Hannan & Aisling Brady (Underage Chairman and Secretary) Catherine Daly (Scór) and Ann Dermody (Treasurer). All reported a very positive year for the club with great attendance and participation in all activities and our finances are in a healthy state going forward.
We proceeded to elect officers for the coming year and there was little change from last year. Chairman Seamus McDermott, Secretary Aidan Keogh, Ladies Secretary Sinéad Williams, Underage Chairman Larry Masterson, Underage Secretary Aisling Brady, Treasurer Ann Dermody Culture and Language Officer Catherine Daly PRO Seamus Coyle. A number of other positions were filled, and a full list can be seen on our club website at www.ballycomoyle.com. After discussing other club business, the chairman thanked everybody who had contributed in any way to making 2018 such a success and wrapped up the meeting with a vote of sympathy to anyone who had been bereaved during the year.
A Date with Davy Fitzgerald
Ballycomoyle are bringing Davy Fitzgerald to the Mullingar Park Hotel on March 23rd next. We are presenting Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars in conjunction with Davy and his team who are the creators of Ireland’s Fittest Family. We invite Clubs, Charities, Schools or indeed any organization to enter the competition to be crowned Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars. You can win the coveted title and €1000 for your Club, Charity or Organization. We have place for 12 teams and already have a lot of interest. Each team is made up of 4 participants a mentor and a coach. Six in total. The entry fee is €100 for each of the 6 members of the team but we encourage you to raise more in sponsorship if possible. The team with the most sponsorship gets a wild card straight to the final on the night. A team must have 2 male and 2 female members All team members must be over 16 and one member must be over 50. To register your interest contact Aisling Brady on (087) 2023025 or Seán Daly (086) 0394302. Check our website at www.ballycomoyle.com or email ballycomoylefs@gmail.com.
Sympathy.
The Ballycomoyle community extend our sympathy to the family of Kathleen Kennedy, Kilcumny, who died on Saturday December 15th. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Club Lotto.
The club lotto draw took place in Burke’s Bar, Coole on Thursday December 6th. The numbers drawn were as follows. Draw 1 €10,000: 1, 17, 21, 23. Draw 2 €6,700: 2, 6, 13, 26. Neither jackpot was won, and the following were drawn for €30 each. Liam Leahy, Joe Reilly, Ciarán Fagan, Matthew Farrelly, St. Vincent De Paul. The next draw will be the Christmas Special and will take place in The Seven Wonders Bar on Friday night next December 21st. The jackpots will be €10,000 and €6,800. There will be numerous extra prizes on the night including some house prizes reserved for those in attendance.
Happy Birthday
One of the stalwarts of the lotto, Ann Gallagher, celebrated her 80th birthday recently and we couldn’t let the recent lotto draw pass without marking the occasion. Pat Burke and a few of the lotto committee members decorated the venue in her honour and we presented her with a cake that aptly described her as “Queen of the Lotto”. Seamus McDermott cracked open a bottle of bubbly and the night went so well that we are already looking forward to her 90th.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot Christmas special will take place in Farrelly’s, Castlepollard on Saturday December 22nd. The lucky winner on the night will be guaranteed a prize of €500.
Christmas Wishes.
The Chairman and executive of Ballycomoyle would like to wish all our players. scór participants, members and supporters a happy and holy Christmas and a healthy new year. We extend our sympathy to the many people in the club who were bereaved during 2018 and ask that we all stick together and look out for each other at this festive time and always.
Sunday December 2nd 2018
Santa Claus in Fore.
Santa Claus came to visit us in The Abbey House, Fore on Sunday last December 2nd. He got a fantastic welcome from the nearly 70 children who had come out to see him. We had three fantastic elves lined up to help entertain the young visitors. Laoise Dolan (who postponed a shopping trip to Dublin to make herself available), Ciara Earle and Jesse Ginnell. They, along with our adult helpers, marshalled the children into Santa’s grotto and supervised the artistic activities during the course of the evening. A big thank you to the three of them, to Beatrice and Rosemary for organizing the event and to the main man for coming all the way from the North Pole at this very busy time of year. Thanks also to John Keane who met Santa’s Sleigh at a nearby location and transported him in great style on the last leg of his journey to Fore.
A Date with Davy Fitzgerald
Ballycomoyle are bringing Davy Fitzgerald to the Mullingar Park Hotel on March 23rd next. We are presenting Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars in conjunction with Davy and his team who are the creators of Ireland’s Fittest Family. We invite Clubs, Charities, Schools or indeed any organization to enter the competition to be crowned Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars. You can win the coveted title and €1000 for your Club, Charity or Organization. We have place for 12 teams and already have a lot of interest. Each team is made up of 4 participants a mentor and a coach. Six in total. The entry fee is €100 for each of the 6 members of the team but we encourage you to raise more in sponsorship if possible. The team with the most sponsorship gets a wild card straight to the final on the night. A team must have 2 male and 2 female members All team members must be over 16 and one member must be over 50. To register your interest contact Aisling Brady on (087) 2023025 or Seán Daly (086) 0394302. Check our website at www.ballycomoyle.com or email ballycomoylefs@gmail.com.
Scór na nÓg.
We had two groups of dancers representing Ballycomoyle in Milltown on Sunday December 2nd at the county final of Scór na nÓg. Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Shauna Cribbon, Alisha Gavigan, Ciara Smith, Caoimhe McCabe, Ella Connell, Leah Brady and Elisha Kennedy were dancing in the set and Zara Morgan, Doireann Manley, Orlaith Dolan, Alva McCabe, Hannah Boyle, Ava Meenaghan, Sara Holland and Caitlin Masterson were dancing in both the figure and set competitions. Both groups danced magnificently but sadly neither got the nod from the judges on this occasion. We thank them and all our Scór participants for representing the club and we thank Catherine Daly and her team for the trojan work involved in preparing them.
Sympathy.
The Ballycomoyle GAA community offer our sympathy to Catherine Daly and her family on the death of her mother, Carmel Doherty, on Tuesday last November 27th. Carmel was an unassuming presence at many Ballycomoyle events, particularly Scór, where she quietly supported her daughter and grandchildren. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Under 12 Girls.
The under 12 girls rounded off their very successful year with a medal presentation, to recognize their league victory, in Ballycomoyle on Saturday December 1st. Thanks to Marta Noel and Michael for looking after them so well all year.
Under 10 Boys Training.
Under 10 boys indoor winter training has started in Ringtown hall on Friday evenings from 6.30 to 8pm. The sessions will be skills based with a big emphasis on fun.
Club Lotto.
Our next lotto draw will take place in Burke’s Bar, Coole on Thursday December 6th where the jackpots will be €10,000 and €6,700.
Split the Pot.
Michael Sheridan won €300 in the Split the Pot draw on Sunday December 2nd. The draw was held in Bartley's, Drumcree.
Sunday November 25th 2018
A Date with Davy Fitzgerald
Ballycomoyle are bringing Davy Fitzgerald to the Mullingar Park Hotel on March 23rd next. We are presenting Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars in conjunction with Davy and his team who are the creators of Ireland’s Fittest Family. We invite Clubs, Charities, Schools or indeed any organization to enter the competition to be crowned Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars. You can win the coveted title and €1000 for your Club, Charity or Organization. We have place for 12 teams and already have a lot of interest. Each team is made up of 4 participants a mentor and a coach. Six in total. The entry fee is €100 for each of the 6 members of the team but we encourage you to raise more in sponsorship if possible. The team with the most sponsorship gets a wild card straight to the final on the night. A team must have 2 male and 2 female members All team members must be over 16 and one member must be over 50. To register your interest contact Aisling Brady on (087) 2023025 or Seán Daly (086) 0394302. Check our website at www.ballycomoyle.com or email ballycomoylefs@gmail.com.
Santa Claus is coming back to Fore.
Santa Claus will be making his annual trip to The Abbey House in Fore on Sunday next December 2nd. He'll be arriving at 3 o’clock and he's looking forward to meeting all his friends from previous years and making some new friends this year. As usual there will be plenty of hot chocolate and fruit punch for everybody. The craft activity area will also be in full swing.
The entrance charge is €5 per child and the proceeds go to Ballycomoyle GAA.
Scór na nÓg.
The second semi-final of Scór na nÓg took place in Milltown on Sunday November 25th. Ballycomoyle were represented in figure & set dancing by Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Shauna Cribbon, Alisha Gavigan, Ciara Smith, Caoimhe McCabe, Ella Connell, Leah Brady and Elisha Kennedy. We were represented in the recitation by Cliodhna Fitzpatrick. In spite of an excellent performance by both there was no luck for our girls in the figure dancing or for Cliodhna in the recitation. The dancers did get through to the county final in the set
They will be joined in the final by the group who qualified for both figure and set dancing in last week’s semi-final; Zara Morgan, Doireann Manley, Orlaith Dolan, Alva McCabe, Hannah Boyle, Ava Meenaghan, Sara Holland and Caitlin Masterson. The final will be held in Ballymore on Sunday December 2nd at 2pm and we wish all the girls the best of luck.
Sunday November 18th 2018
Brendan Morgan.
The entire community were left reeling in shock in the middle of last week with the sad news of the death of Brendan Morgan. Ballycomoyle GAA would like to extend our sympathy to his wife Sarah, his four children Kayleigh, Cíalann, Síomha and Fíachra, his parents Fechin and Charlotte, his sister Fiona, his brothers Noel, Fechin and Cathal and to all his family and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam.
A Date with Davy Fitzgerald
Ballycomoyle are bringing Davy Fitzgerald to the Mullingar Park Hotel on March 23rd next. We are presenting Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars in conjunction with Davy and his team who are the creators of Ireland’s Fittest Family. We invite Clubs, Charities, Schools or indeed any organization to enter the competition to be crowned Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars. You can win the coveted title and €1000 for your Club, Charity or Organization. We have place for 12 teams and already have a lot of interest. Each team is made up of 4 participants a mentor and a coach. Six in total. The entry fee is €100 for each of the 6 members of the team but we encourage you to raise more in sponsorship if possible. The team with the most sponsorship gets a wild card straight to the final on the night. A team must have 2 male and 2 female members All team members must be over 16 and one member must be over 50. To register your interest contact Aisling Brady on (087) 2023025 or Seán Daly (086) 0394302. Check our website at www.ballycomoyle.com or email ballycomoylefs@gmail.com. We expect to close entries on December 1st and hold a draw to select the 12 participating teams.
Santa Claus is coming back to Fore.
Santa Claus will be making his annual trip to The Abbey House in Fore on Sunday December 2nd. He'll be arriving at 3 o’clock and he's looking forward to meeting all his friends from previous years and making some new friends this year. As usual there will be plenty of hot chocolate and fruit punch for everybody. The craft activity area will also be in full swing.
The entrance charge is €5 per child and the proceeds go to Ballycomoyle GAA.
Scór na nÓg.
The first Westmeath semi-final of Scór na nÓg took place in Milltown on Sunday November 18th. Ballycomoyle were represented by the following: Solo.singing: Austin O’Grady. Ballad group: Orlaith Dolan, Zara Morgan, Abbie Gilsenan, Caitlin Masterson & Austin O Grady. Figure & Set dancing (same group of girls): Zara Morgan, Doireann Manley, Orlaith Dolan, Alva McCabe, Hannah Boyle, Ava Meenaghan, Sara Hollande, Caitlin Masterson.
Our Figure & Set dancers got through to the county final. Our ballad group and solo singer sadly didn't qualify despite great performances.
The second semi-final will take place in Delvin next Sunday November 25th. Ballycomoyle will be represented in figure & set dancing by Saoirse Fitzpatrick, Shauna Cribbon, Alisha Gavigan, Ciara Smith, Caoimhe McCabe, Ella Connell, Leah Brady and Elisha Kennedy. We will be represented in the recitation by Cliodhna Fitzpatrick.
The county final will take place in Ballymore on Sunday December 2nd at 2pm.
Sunday November 11th 2018
A Date with Davy Fitzgerald
Ballycomoyle are bringing Davy Fitzgerald to the Mullingar Park Hotel on March 23rd next. We are presenting Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars in conjunction with Davy and his team who are the creators of Ireland’s Fittest Family. We invite Clubs, Charities, Schools or indeed any organization to enter the competition to be crowned Westmeath’s Fittest Superstars. You can win the coveted title and €1000 for your Club, Charity or Organization. We have place for 12 teams and already have a lot of interest. Each team is made up of 4 participants a mentor and a coach. Six in total. The entry fee is €100 for each of the 6 members of the team but we encourage you to raise more in sponsorship if possible. The team with the most sponsorship gets a wild card straight to the final on the night. A team must have 2 male and 2 female members All team members must be over 16 and one member must be over 50. To register your interest contact Aisling Brady on (087) 2023025 or Seán Daly (086) 0394302. Check our website at www.ballycomoyle.com or email ballycomoylefs@gmail.com. We expect to close entries on December 1st and hold a draw to select the 12 participating teams.
Santa Claus is coming back to Fore.
Santa Claus will be making his annual trip to The Abbey House in Fore on Sunday December 2nd. He'll be arriving at 3 o.clock and he's looking forward to meeting all his friends from previous years and making some new friends this year. As usual there will be plenty of hot chocolate and fruit punch for everybody. The craft activity area will also be in full swing.
The entrance charge is €5 per child and the proceeds go to Ballycomoyle GAA.
Lotto
The lotto draw took place last Thursday in Farrelly’s, Castlepollard and the numbers drawn for the jackpots were as follows. Jackpot 1 €10,000: 4, 12, 23, 27. Jackpot 2 €6,500: 3, 11, 24, 28. Neither jackpot was won, and the following people won €30 each. Pat Cullen, Billy Kennedy, Oliver Gilsenan, Larry Masterson, Robbie & Olivia Costello. The next draw will be held in The Town & Country on Thursday November 22nd
Scór na nÓg.
Preparations are at an advanced stage for this year’s Scór na nÓg. Catherine Daly tells me that we will be well represented in the competition, with participants taking part in both county semi-finals. The first on Sunday next November 18th in Milltown and the second in Delvin the following Sunday November 25th. We have two sets of figure dancers, two sets of set Dancers a ballad group, a solo singer, a recitation and a music group. We wish them all the best of luck.
Split the Pot.
Jockser Dunne won €335 in the Split the Pot draw held in The Lough Lene Inn on Sunday November 4th. The next draw will be held on Sunday November 18th in Doyne’s Glenidan.
Ringtown’s Strictly LipSync.
Best of luck to everybody taking part in Ringtown’s Strictly LipSync on Friday next in The Park Hotel. A special shout out to all the Ballycomoyle connected participants, Catherine & Seán Daly, James McHugh, Derek Cheevers, Charles Flynn, Shane O’Donnell, Aoife Higgins & Christy Brady and to our chairman Seamus McDermott who will be on the judging panel.
Sunday October 28th 2018
New York Draw.
We held our draw for the New York trip for two on Saturday night last Oct 27th. The host for the evening was The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown. First out of the drum and the winner of the New York trip was Eoin O’Neill from Castlepollard. The seller’s prize went to Seamus McDermott who very generously donated his prize back to the club. The second prize was won by Carmel Hill, Collinstown and third prize went to Josie Murphy, Castlepollard. A big thank you from the club to all who sold or bought tickets, to David in the Lough Lene Inn for hosting the event and to the people who gave so much of their time shepherding the fundraiser through from start to finish over the past number of months.
Sympathy
We’d like to extend our sympathy to the Murtagh and Egan families on the recent death of Bridget (Ciss). Ciss was a very valued member of the St. Feichin’s Church choir for a number of years and will be sadly missed by her husband James (Scan), her sister Cath, brother Paddy, extended family and many friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h’Anam.
Men’s Junior League.
Our men’s junior team had a very valuable league win on Saturday against St. Joseph’s. This will see us playing in a higher division in next year’s competition and our players and management are looking forward to the challenge.
Lotto
The lotto draw took place last Thursday in The Lough Lene Inn and the numbers drawn for each jackpot were as follows. Jackpot 1 €10,000 7, 14, 20, 22. Jackpot 2 €6,400 9, 14, 17, 18. Neither jackpot was won and the following people won €30 each. Peter Kermath, Liam Jackson, Phyllis Bohan, Liam McLoughlin and Ann Gallagher. The next draw will be held in Farrelly’s on Thursday November 8th.
Congratulations
A big shout out to Olivia Kenny and Robbie Costello who tied the knot recently. We wish them many years of health and happiness together.
Split the Pot.
Jody Manley won €270 in the Split the Pot draw held in Burkes’s Bar, Coole on Sunday October 21st. The next draw will be held on Sunday November 4th.
Sunday October 21st 2018
Lotto.
Our Lotto draw was held in Comiskey’s, Castlepollard on Thursday October 11th. Numbers drawn for the first jackpot of €10,000 were 16, 19, 26, 27. The second Jackpot which is creeping up nicely is at €6,300 and the numbers drawn for it were 10, 25, 26, 27. Neither was won so we held the usual draw for 5 prizes of €30. The following people were the lucky winners. Jude Davitt, Elaine Leahy, Ita Halpin, Michael Moran and William O’Keeffe. The next draw will take place in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown on Thursday October 25th
Ladies Under 14
Ballycomoyle u14 girls wrapped up a great season with a narrow 1 point victory over Meath champions Oldcastle in an end of season friendly at a sun drenched Ballycomoyle pitch Sunday 14/10/18. The girls had an amazing year beating the first teams of Mullingar shamrocks, Milltown and even the Downs, all clubs who are household names in Westmeath, before losing to Garrycastle in the u14 county final. This group of hard working girls have only ever competed at the highest level since they were 11 years of age and with their ethic of hard work and desire to improve are a great example to the younger girls. Pictured here wearing their new training gear kindly sponsored by Ballycomoyle/T k equipment ( Tom Keague) and Kraft Hair Salon (Olive Murphy). Hopefully next year they will go one step further and win a championship for Ballycomoyle
Split The Pot.
Louise Farrelly won our Split the Pot draw on Sunday October 7th in Hotel Castlepollard. Louise gets €230.
Scór na nÓg
Catherine Daly (087) 9185962 is still recruiting for Scór na nÓg. Contestants must be under 17 on January 1st, 2019. Competitions take place towards the end of November so contact Catherine now if there is someone in your house with an interest in any of the categories listed here.
Rince Fóirne (Céilí Dancing), Amhránaíocht Aonair (Solo Singing), Ceol Uirlise (Instrumental Music), Aithriseoirecht/Scealaíocht (Recitation/Storytelling), Bailéad Ghrúpa (Ballad Group), Léiriú (Stage Presentation), Rince Seit (Set Dancing) and Tráth na gCeisteanna (Question Time).
New York Draw
Our fundraising raffle night will be held in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown on Saturday night next October 27th. Excitement is growing to see who will win the coveted trip to New York. Please come along next Saturday and support the event.
Sunday October 7th 2018
Men’s Junior Team
Our championship came to an end with defeat in the semi-final against Ballynacargy. However, we still have a league final to contest and 2018 overall has been a great success for our men’s team. Tom Keague, Seamus Farrelly, Paddy Hannan and all the backroom team have put in great work this past year in assembling and coaching a 30 strong panel of players who will be serious contenders for a junior championship within the next couple of years. Well done to each of them and a special thank you to their sponsors throughout the year. Stephen Nolan (Robotics and Drives) sponsored a set of training tops. Mace, Castlepollard sponsored a set of jerseys, Ciarán Cullen sponsored Shorts and socks, Michael McNicholas & Andrew Dowdall sponsored footballs.
Underage Training.
Underage training ended for the 2018 season on Friday night September 21st. The occasion was marked with a barbeque and medal presentation. This is a lovely way to finish the season and to acknowledge the work and commitment of all our younger players throughout the year. A big thank you must also go out to the many coaches and helpers who gave up their time so generously all year to make ours one of the best underage clubs in the county.
Lotto.
Our Lotto draw was held in The Abbey House, Fore on the 27th of September. Numbers drawn for the first jackpot of €10,000 were 3, 8, 9, 24. The second Jackpot which is creeping up nicely is at €6,200 and the numbers drawn for it were 2, 8, 14, 25. Neither was won so we held the usual draw for 5 prizes of €30. The following people were the lucky winners. Adrian Duffy, David Cunningham, Andrew Dowdall, Louise Farrelly and Ann Gallagher. The next draw will take place in Comiskey’s on Thursday October 11th.
St. Michael’s
The St. Michael’s club, which is an amalgamation of Ballycomoyle and near neighbours CFCW for boys football from under 14 to minor, was re-established this year and has been a great success. The norm at these age groups, particularly in rural communities, is for neighbouring clubs to amalgamate to achieve the numbers required to field throughout the summer months. The three teams involved, Under 14s, Under 16s and Minors had varying degrees of success with the under 14s reaching the final of their grade and the under 16s reaching the semi-final. However, all three showed great commitment and were all coached by dedicated mentors from both parent clubs.
Ladies Under 14 and 16.
Our under 14 and under 16 ladies teams both reached the final of their division in recent weeks. Unfortunately, having battled hard all year to get this far neither was successful in their final. This doesn’t take from their achievement in reaching this stage and again a big thank you to their coaches without whom these or any other of our teams wouldn’t exist.
Scór na nÓg
Catherine Daly (087) 9185962 is now recruiting for Scór na nÓg. Contestants must be under 17 on January 1st, 2019. Competitions take place towards the end of November so contact Catherine now if there is someone in your house with an interest in any of the categories listed here.
Rince Fóirne (Céilí Dancing), Amhránaíocht Aonair (Solo Singing), Ceol Uirlise (Instrumental Music), Aithriseoirecht/Scealaíocht (Recitation/Storytelling), Bailéad Ghrúpa (Ballad Group), Léiriú (Stage Presentation), Rince Seit (Set Dancing) and Tráth na gCeisteanna (Question Time).
Win a trip to New York.
Our fundraising raffle night is fast approaching on the 27th of October. The first prize is a trip to New York for three nights for two people to the value of €1,850 with $1000 spending money. This is a fabulous prize and tickets will only cost you €5 each or three for €10. We had ticket sellers in a number of locations over the past couple of months and we would like to thank them all for their time and dedication to a job that isn’t easy. If you haven’t got your tickets yet there is still time. Contact Seamus McDermott (Club Chairman) or Aidan Keogh (Club Secretary) and they’ll sort you.
Castlepollard Community College Parents Association,
Castlepollard Community College Parents Association are holding a meet and greet evening along with their brief AGM on Thursday October 11th at 7pm. All parents are encouraged to attend to get to know what the association gets up to during the year. There will be spot prizes on the night and light refreshments will be served throughout the event courtesy of David Smyth Catering.
Castlepollard Community College Gaelic Football.
Gaelic football training for boys at Castlepollard Community College is up and running again and takes place on Wednesday evenings after school at 4pm. Ballycomoyle’s Noel Morgan and Paddy Gilsenan from the school are coaching. You can contact Noel on (087) 6627600 for information.
Sunday 16th September 2018
Fixtures.
Tue. September 18th.Girls Under 14 Championship vs The Downs (Replay). Ballycomoyle 6.15pm
Sun. Septmber 23rd. Men’s Juior Championship Semi-final vs Ballynacargy. Cusack Park. 4pm
Men’s Junior Championship.
The hard work that has been put in all year by Tom Keague, Seamus Farrelly, all the backroom team and in particular the entire panel of players blossomed on Sunday in Kinnegad when Ballycomoyle overcame neighbours CFCW in the quarter final of the junior championship. In a game where we started as underdogs it wasn’t long before the large attendance looked up and realised that this Ballycomoyle team had come of age. The first half was all Ballycomoyle with scores coming from Tommy Doyle 2-03 John Egan 0-3 Vinnie Reynolds 0-3 Adrian Leahy 0-1 Benny Doyle 0-1. One of Tommy Doyle’s points showed the real class of the man. A free from the ground by Vinnie Reynolds was just drifting wide when Tommy got a fist onto it, at what seemed like 10 feet off the ground, to redirect it between the posts. The half finished 2-11 to 1-4. The second half started as the first finished with Tommy Doyle adding a goal for Ballycomoyle and Billy Ryan another point. However, as was to be expected, this CFCW team weren’t going to let 60 minutes of football pass without putting up some bit of a fight. From here they scored 3-05 but luckily we punctuated this with points from Vinnie Reynolds, Shane O’Donnell and Brian Caffrey to finish 3-15 to 4-09.
Team: Robbie Cooney, Jack Coyle (Capt.) James McHugh, Dan Higgins, Brian Caffrey (0-1) Ciarán Fagan, Colm Dermody, Charles Flynn, Tommy Doyle (3-03) Billy Ryan (0-1) John Egan (0-3) Adrian Leahy(0-1) Benny Doyle (0-1) Vinnie Reynolds (0-4) Dan Higgins. Subs used Mark McNicholas, Shane O’Donnell and Jordan Williams. The semi-final will be against Ballynacargy in Cusack Park on Sunday next September 23rd at 4pm.
Lotto.
We held the lotto draw In Doyne’s on Thursday September 13th. The numbers drawn were as follows. Draw 1 €10,000 4, 5, 6, 19. Draw 2 €6,100 7, 8. 9, 24. Neither jackpot was won so we had five winners of €30 each, Valerie McDermott, Shannon Farrelly, Rosemary Coffey, Ann Fitzsimons & Girls, Fidelma Gallagher. The next draw will be held in The Abbey House, Fore on Thursday September 27th for jackpots of €10,000 and €6,200.
Win a trip to New York.
We are holding a fundraising raffle on the 27th of October next. The first prize is a trip to New York for three nights for two people to the value of €1,850 with $1000 spending money. This is a fabulous prize and tickets will only cost you €5 each or three for €10. Tickets are out and about with club members coaches etc so make sure you get your hands on at least one before October.
Sunday 2nd September 2018
Fixtures.
Mon. September 3rd. Under 16 Girls vs Shandonagh. Shandonagh 6.45pm
Tues. September 4th. Ladies Intermediate Championship vs Kilbeggan . Ballycomoyle 7pm
Tues. September 4th. Girls Under 12 vs Kilbeggan/St. Joseph’s. Streamstown 6.45pm
Fri. September 7th. Under 14 St. Michael’s vs Mullingar Shamrocks. Castletown-finea 7pm
Sat. September 8th. Under 10 Boys Tournament. Ballynacargy 10am.
Sat September 8th. Under 12 Boys Final vs Tyrellspass. Ballycomoyle 11am
Sat September 8th. Under 16 St. Michael’s vs Inny Shamrocks. Bunbrosna 2.30pm
Sun. September 9th. Men’s Junior Championship vs Loughnavalley. St. Loman’s 12.30pm
Sun. September 9th.Girls Under 14 Championship vs The Downs. The Downs 12 noon.
Men’s Junior Championship.
We have one game left in this round, against Loughnavalley on Sunday next in St. Loman’s at 12.30pm. Regardless of the result we are assured of a quarter final place. With the business end of the competition approaching it would be nice to see the support coming out to reward the hard work which has been put in by the players and management.
Lotto.
We held the lotto draw In McCormacks, Castlepollard on Thursday August 30th. The numbers drawn were as follows. Draw 1 €10,000 2, 5, 17, 22. Draw 2 €6,000 12, 13, 18, 25. Neither jackpot was won so we had five winners of €30 each, Seamus McDermott, Maureen Fay, Niall & Therese, Ann Fitzsimons & girls, Aoife & Roisín McDermott. The next draw will be held in Doyne’s, Glenidan on Thursday September 13th for jackpots of €10,000 and €6,100.
Sponsored Walk.
With the underage season drawing to a close we are holding our annual sponsored walk on Friday evening next in Mullaghmeen. This will take the place of the usual Friday evening training. This event has proved very popular in the past and this year should be no different.
Win a trip to New York.
We are holding a fundraising raffle on the 27th of October next. The first prize is a trip to New York for three nights for two people to the value of €1,850 with $1000 spending money. This is a fabulous prize and tickets will only cost you €5 each or three for €10. Tickets are out and about with club members coaches etc so make sure you get your hands on at least one before October.
Split The Pot
The most recent Split the Pot was held in Farrelly’s Castlepollard on Sunday August 26th. Feila Comiskey won €375 via her mother Julie-Ann Thompson. Next draw will be held on Sunday September 9th.
Sunday 26th August 2018
Fixtures.
Tues. August 28th. Ladies Intermediate Championship vs Moate. Moate 7pm
Tues. August 28th. Girls Under 14 vs Clann Gaels. Ballycomoyle 6.45pm
Tues. August 28th. Under 10 Boys League. Tang 7pm.
Wed. August 29th. Under 12 Boys vs Kilbeggan/St. Joseph’s. Kilbeggan 6.45pm
Thurs. August 30th. Under 14s St. Michael’s vs Millmore Gaels. Castlepollard Community College 6.45pm
Sat. September 1st. Under 14 St. Michael’s vs Mullingar Shamrocks. Ballycomoyle 2pm
(Postponed League game.)
Ladies Intermediate Championship.
The Ladies had a championship game against a very strong Coralstown/Kinnegad team on Tuesday last August 21st. Despite a spirited performance from the girls we came out second best from the fixture. They are out again on Tuesday 28th against Moate in Moate.
Men’s Junior Championship.
The second last game in Group 2 of the championship was set to take place on August 18th against Delvin. Delvin Regrettably decided not to contest the fixture so the 2 points go to Ballycomoyle. With one game left, against Loughnavalley, in this round we are now assured of a quarter final place. With the business end of the competition approaching it would be nice to see the support building accordingly.
Under 8s and 10s.
The underage season is drawing to a close with our under 8s and under 10s involved in their last tournaments of the year over the weekend and early this week. This has been an exceptional year of football for these age groups and great credit must go to our mentors who were to the forefront in organising tournaments and games both within and outside the county.
Lotto.
We held the lotto draw In The Seven Wonders Bar on Thursday August 16th. The numbers drawn were as follows. Draw 1 €10,000 5, 8, 14, 22. Draw 2 €5,900 6, 9, 25, 28. Neither jackpot was won so we had five winners of €30 each. Mary Kenny, Phyllis Bohan, Sharon Halpin, Camillus Reynolds, Jennie & Mairead O’Rourke.
The next draw will be held in McCormack’s, Castlepollard on Thursday August 30th for jackpots of €10,000 and €6,000.
Win a trip to New York.
We are holding a fundraising raffle on the 27th of October next. The first prize is a trip to New York for three nights for two people to the value of €1,850 with $1000 spending money. This is a fabulous prize and tickets will only cost you €5 each or three for €10. Tickets are out and about with club members coaches etc so make sure you get your hands on at least one before October.
Sunday 12th August 2018
Fixtures.
Wed. August 15th. Under 12 Boys vs Cill Oige (Rosemount/Castledaly) Away 7pm.
Thurs. August 16th. Under 14 St. Michael’s vs The Downs. The Downs 7pm
Thurs. August 16th. Under 12 Girls vs Kilbeggan/St. Joseph’s. Away 7pm
Sat. August 18th. Men’s Junior Championship vs Delvin. Kinnegad 5.45pm
Mon. August 20th. Under 16 St. Michael’s vs Kilbeggan/St. Joseph’s. Kilbeggan 7pm
Tues. August 21st. Ladies Intermediate Championship vs Coralstown/Kinnegad. Ballycomoyle 7pm
Sat August 25th. Under 8 boys blitz. Ballycomoyle
Camping Night.
Ballycomoyle will host a camping night for players and members of all ages on Saturday night August 18th. The night will be fun packed and will include a barbeque, cinema and breakfast on Sunday morning. This has proved too be very popular in the past and is gaining momentum on this occasion also. It costs just €5 per person or €20 per family to cover the price of the food. Let Aisling O’Neill-Brady know if you are attending as soon as possible to give her a chance to do the necessary shopping. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and obviously there will be no alcohol allowed on site.
Under 8s Blitz.
Our fabulous bunch of under 8 boys travelled to Milltown on Saturday last for their final away blitz of the season. Shane Brody who has been looking after this gang for the year took them to Supermacs in Ballinalack for a treat on the way home as a reward for their trojan efforts throughout the year. They have one more home blitz in Ballycomoyle on August 25th.
Lotto.
The next draw will be held in The Seven Wonders Bar on Thursday August 18th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5.900.
Win a trip to New York.
We are holding a fundraising raffle on the 27th of October next. The first prize is a trip to New York for three nights for two people with $1000 spending money. This is a fabulous prize and tickets will only cost you €5 each or three for €10. Tickets are out and about with club members coaches etc so make sure you get your hands on at least one before October.
Bon Voyage
Sabrina Dermody is heading to Dubai this week for a working adventure. Sabrina has been one of the most popular and reliable members of the Ballycomoyle ladies club since it was founded nearly 20 years ago. She was presented with a training top, at her last training session, by team coach Tommy Gallagher and her colleagues on the intermediate team to remind her of her roots. We know she will have a fantastic time and no doubt will find an O'Neill's size 4 before she's too long on the ground there.
Sunday 5th August 2018
Fixtures.
Tues. August 7th. Boys Under 10 league. Castlepollard Community College 6.30pm
Tues. August 7th. Girls Under 14 Championship vs Milltown. Ballycomoyle 7pm
Thurs. August 9th Minor St. Michael’s vs Killucan. Killucan 7pm.
Wed. August 15th. Under 12 Boys vs Cill Oige (Rosemount/Castledaly) Away 7pm.
Thurs. August 16th. Under 14 St. Michael’s vs The Downs. The Downs 7pm
Men’s Junior Team.
Our lads had a table top clash against St. Paul’s in the championship on Sunday last in teg Cusack Park. Unfortunately, it didn’t go our way from the start. St. Paul’s got the goal in the first half that would eventually decide the fixture and led by 1-6 to 5 pts at half time. In the second half we had a slightly better performance but failed to convert a few goal chances. The final score was Ballycomoyle 0-9 St. Paul’s 1-9. We have 2 games left in this round of the championship against Delvin and Loughnavalley. A quarter final place is still up for grabs if these matches go our way.
Sympathy.
The Ballycomoyle GAA community would like to extend sympathy to the Nolan and McLaverty families on the death of Jackie Nolan on Tuesday last July 31st.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam.
St. Michael’s Under 14.
Result St Michael's 3:06 Tyrellspass 9:11.
St. Michael’s under 14s suffered their first defeat in the championship on Thursday last August 2nd. We were missing a few of the older players due to holidays and fielded a very young team. Great to see younger lads getting stuck in and making the coach’s job harder when it comes to team selection. Thanks to Dara Kennedy and Ciaran English for manning the goals in the absence of Ronan Reynolds. Special mention for Lee Cribbon who is under 12 and always makes himself available when we're tight on numbers and never looks out of place mixing it with older lads. Scores by Conor Gaffney 1:02 Kaellum Morgan 1:00 Darragh McCormack 1:00 and David Williams 0:04. Thanks to James McGrath for allowing us to use the school pitch.
Lotto.
The lotto draw was held in Town & Country on Thursday August 2nd for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,800. Numbers drawn for the €10,000 were 2, 14, 19, 22. The numbers for the €5,800 were 13, 16, 17, 24. Neither was won and the following people got prizes of €30 each. Ava Duffy, Tanya Andrews, Jude Davitt, Hughie O’Reilly and Gerard Gilsenan. The next draw will be held in The Seven Wonders Bar on Thursday August 18th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5.900.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw took place in The Abbey House Fore, Fore on Sunday July 29th. Half the pot was won by Gerard (Cub) Gilsenan. Gerard got €310. The next draw will be held on Sunday August 12th.
Sunday July 22nd 2018
Fixtures.
Mon. July 23rd. St. Michael’s Under 16s vs Lilliput Gaels. Ballycomoyle 7pm.
Tue. July 24th. Under 14 Ladies vs The Downs. The Downs 7pm.
Thur. July 26th. St. Michael’s Minor vs Rochfortbridge. Castletown-finea 7pm.
Wed. August 1st. Under 12 Boys vs Tyrellspass. Ballycomoyle 7pm.
Thur. August 2nd. St. Michael’s Under 14s vs Tyrellspass. Castletown-finea 7pm.
Men’s Junior Team.
Two great wins in the championship keeps our lads on course to come out of the group and into the next round. First up were Loughnavalley on Wednesday evening last in The Downs. The result of this game was never in doubt as the half time score of 4-09 to a single point indicates. The second half was no different and, in the end, Ballycomoyle emerged clear winners on a score of 6-14 to 2-02.
The test on Sunday in Springfield against Delvin was a bit tougher. On a balmy day we were well in control in the first half and it ended 1-13 to 1-03. Delvin came back at us in the second half and caused a few missed heart beats but in the end our lads rallied and sealed the win with a score of 3-17 to 3-10. The next three championship games are a repeat of the first three so still a lot of football to be played in this competition.
St. Michael’s Under 14.
St Michael’s under 14s travelled all the way to Caulry on Thursday last July 19th. Teams from our end of the county don’t traditionally fare well in that neck of the woods but reputation counts for nothing with this bunch of lads. We came away with the spoils on a final score of St. Michael’s 7-08 Caulry 3-14. St. Michael’s scores were taken by Daragh McCormack 2:01, Kaellum Morgan 1:03, David Williams 3:04 and Aaron Fagan 1:00. Fantastic performance by Ronan Reynolds in goal which included a penalty save. Well done to all players. Keep up the good work.
Girls Under 12.
Our under 12 girls played away to Coralstown/Kinnegad on Thursday last but unfortunately came in second. Ballycomoyle were missing 3 or 4 strong players but still managed a trojan second half performance. A minutes silence was observed by both teams and supporters for Mick Kiernan from Kinnegad who passed away recently.
Under 8 Blitzes for boys and girls.
Saturday was a busy day for under 8s with organised blitz tournaments for both boys and girls. The girls were in St. Loman’s where they competed against Goldsmith Girls, Rochfortbridge and Milltown. The boys were in Multyfarnham where the competition was provided by the hosts and St. Paul’s. Thanks to both Multyfarnham and St. Loman’s for hosting the events and to all the parents who travelled on the day.
Lotto.
The lotto draw was held in Burke’s Bar, Coole on Thursday July 19th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,700. Numbers drawn for the €10,000 were 12, 13, 15, 23. The numbers for the €5,700 were 2, 3, 4, 28. Neither was won and the following people got prizes of €30 each. Majella Walsh, Mary Clogher, Leo Murtagh, Owen O’Flaherty and Louise Farrelly. The next draw will be held in The Town & Country, Castlepollard on Thursday August 2nd for jackpots of €10,000 and €5.800.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw took place in The Seven Wonders Bar, Fore on Sunday July 15th. Half the pot was won by Andrew Dowdall snr. Andrew gets €343. The next draw will be in The Abbey House, Fore on Sunday August 29th.
Sunday July 8th 2018
Fixtures.
Monday July 9th. St. Michael’s Minors vs St. Paul’s/Delvin. Ballycomoyle 7.00pm
Wednesday July 11th. St. Michael’s Under 16s vs Multyfarnham. Castletown-Finea 7pm.
Saturday July 14th. Under 10 Girls & Under 8 Boys play in Paddy Kenny/Barry Hanlon memorial tournament. Moylagh 10.30am
Monday July 16th. Minor St. Michael’s Championship vs Lilliput Gaels. Ballinagore 7pm
Tuesday July 17th. Under 10 Boys League. Milltown 6.30pm
Wednesday July 18th. Men’s Junior Championship vs Loughnavalley. The Downs 7pm.
Wednesday July 18th. Under 12 Boys Championship vs St. Paul’s. Ballycomoyle 7pm.
Thursday July 19th. Under 14 St. Michael’s vs Caulry. Caulry 7pm
Men’s Junior Team.
Our men’s team bounced back quickly from last weeks defeat to Kilbeggan when they played away against Multyfarnham on Sunday morning July 8th. Again missing key players we went in at half time trailing by a point. The second half belonged to Ballycomoyle, however, when we managed to hold the home team to 2 points and emerged with the spoils on a score of 3-9 to 2-6. This victory sets us up nicely for the second round of the championship against Loughnavalley which is fixed for Wednesday July 18th in The Downs at 7pm.
Under 12 Boys.
On Wednesday last July 4th we travelled the long journey to Caulry to play the local team. We travelled with a very depleted team for a number of reasons. Family holidays and the clash with the local Cúl camp were just two. While the numbers were low the spirits were high, however, and our nine players managed to hold a full strength Caulry team to a draw. Result Caulry 8-3 Ballycomoyle 6-9.
Wedding Bells.
Everyone in Ballycomoyle would like to wish a long life of health and happiness together to Sade Fitzsimons and Dan Carty who got married on Thursday last July 5th.
Lotto.
The lotto draw was held in Farrelly’s Bar, Castlepollard on Thursday July 5th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,600. Numbers drawn for the €10,000 were 7, 10, 13, 15. The numbers for the €5,600 were 18, 22, 27, 28. Neither was won and the following people got prizes of €30 each. James Bardon, Emma McCorry, Collette Grace, Andrew Dowdall and Therese O’Keeffe. The next draw will be held in Burke’s Bar, Coole on Thursday July 19th when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €5,700.
Split the Pot.
The next draw will be held on Sunday July 15th in The Seven Wonders Bar, Fore.
Sunday July 1st 2018
Fixtures.
Tuesday July 3rd. Boy’s Under 10 League. Ballycomoyle 6.30pm.
Wednesday July 4th. Boys under 12 vs Caulry Whites. Caulry 7pm.
Saturday July 7th. Men’s Team vs Milltown. Ballycomoyle 7.30pm. All county league.
Monday July 9th. St. Michael’s Minors vs St. Paul’s/Delvin. Ballycomoyle 7.00pm
Tuesday July 10th. Men’s Team vs Multyfarnham. Multyfarnham 7.30pm
Wednesday July 11th. St. Michael’s Under 16s vs Multyfarnham. Castletown-Finea 7pm.
Under 16s and Under 14s St. Michael’s.
Two great wins for St. Michael’s during the past week. First up, on Monday 25th, were the under 16s. They travelled to Clonmellon to face a St. Paul’s/Delvin selection and came away with the spoils. St,Paul’s/Delvin 1-8 St. Michael’s 2-16.
On Thursday June 28th the Under 14s were also away. They travelled to play Rochfortbridge in Rochfortbridge. This was their second game of the championship having beaten Killucan on the previous Thursday evening. They continued the momentum and made it two wins from two.
Rochfortbridge 2-12 St. Michael’s 5-09.
Men’s Junior Team.
The men’s team suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday last, June 26th, when they played Kilbeggan Shamrocks in the all-county league. Ballycomoyle fielded with some key players missing through holidays and injuries and narrowly lost the game on a score of Kilbeggan Shamrocks 3-8 Ballycomoyle 2-9. They have two further rounds of the league in quick succession on Saturday July 7th against Milltown in Ballycomoyle and Tuesday July 10th away to Multyfarnham.
Under 8 Boys Blitz.
A hardy bunch of our under 8 boys went to Multyfarnham on Friday evening last to take part in a blitz. They had a great evening of football and fun and managed a couple of wins for good measure.
Lotto.
The next draw will be held in Farrelly’s Bar, Castlepollard on Thursday July 5th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,600.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot was held in Bartley’s, Drumcree on Saturday June 30th. The winner was Darren Murtagh and he got €235. Congratulations Darren. The next draw will be held on Sunday July 15th in The Seven Wonders Bar, Fore.
Sunday June 24th 2018
Fixtures.
Monday June 25th. Under 16 St. Michael’s vs St. Paul’s. Clonmellon 7pm.
Thursday June 28th. Under 14 St. Michael’s vs Rochfortbridge. Rochfortbridge 7pm.
Saturday June 30th. Men’s Team vs St. Josephs. All County League Rd. 3 (Game postponed from April 26th)
Tuesday July 3rd. Boy’s Under 10 League. Ballycomoyle 6.30pm.
Under 14 St. Michael’s.
The St. Michael’s Under 14s got off to a winning start in the Div 2 Championship on Thursday last in Ballycomoyle. The opposition was Killucan and our boys emerged victorious on a score of St. Michael’s 2-15 Killucan 0-7.
Under 12 Boys Play in Cusack Park.
Our under 12 boys got the opportunity to play in teg Cusack park last Saturday. The event was a football blitz to round up the league fixtures for the year. Ballycomoyle played two half games against two different Caulry selections. The result couldn’t have been fairer in that we won one and lost one. All involved enjoyed the experience of playing in the county grounds.
Lotto.
The Lotto draw was held last week in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown. The numbers drawn for the jackpot of €10,000 were 11, 17, 25 and 26. Numbers for the second jackpot of €5,500 were 2, 8, 15 and 27. Neither was won and the following people won €30 each. Emma Halpin, Paddy Ivory, Stephen Bohan, Joanne Kaupert and Kelly Coyle. The next draw will be held in Farrelly’s Bar, Castlepollard on Thursday July 5th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,600.
Split the Pot.
The most recent Split the Pot was held in Doyne’s, Glenidan on Sunday June 17th. The winner was Ellie McKenna and she got €409. Congratulations Ellie. The next draw will be held in Bartley’s, Drumcree on Sunday July 1st.
Sunday June 17th 2018
Fixtures.
Monday June 18th. Under 12 Girls vs Moylagh (Challenge). Moylagh 6.30pm
Tuesday June 19th. Under 12 Boys vs CFCW. (Snowed off in March). Ballycomoyle 7pm
Thursday June 21st. Under 14 St. Michael’s vs Killucan Div. 2 Championship. Home Game (Possibly Ballycomoyle)
Saturday June 23rd. Under 12 Boys vs Caulry. Cusack Park 11.30am.
Great Start to the Junior Championship.
Our lads took to the field on Thursday evening last in the first round of the championship. This bunch of lads, quite a few of who have only recently graduated from underage, have been working hard under the new management team since early in the year. Their league results have been positive and morale has been high but the true test of a team comes in championship football. The tests came early as a more seasoned St. Paul’s team started with an intensity that we weren’t used to. Some of the short game passes weren’t sticking and the turnovers were being used well by St. Paul’s. Towards the end of the first half we trailed by 1-5 to 3 points. Our points came from Adrian Leahy, Caolan McLaverty and a great point from well outfield by John Egan. We traded a couple of points with them towards the end of the half from Benny Doyle who split the posts with a free from 40 plus yard and Jack Coyle (Capt.) and this steadied the ship before the whistle. Half time score 1-7 to 5 points.
The second half was a different game. Our lads having been refreshed and calmed by the team talk the game started to turn. The pressure we were applying paid of when we earned a penalty which was well blocked and put out for a 45. The first score of the half came from Ballycomoyle, however, when Charles Flynn scored a long-range point. St. Paul’s replied with a point and 5 minutes later Billy Ryan powered through and blasted to the back of the net. We were down to 2 points. St. Paul’s managed 2 points after that while we finished the stronger with points from Jack Coyle and three points from frees. Two from Benny Doyle who was unerring on the night and one from John Egan to leave the game 1-10 apiece at the full-time whistle. Overall a very positive nights work with a team who stuck to the game plan throughout and played a very disciplined game, conceding very few frees. Tom Keague and Seamus Farrelly can be proud of their work.
Team: Vincent Reynolds, Daniel Reilly, Jack Coyle (Capt.) (2 pts), James McHugh, Benny Doyle (3 pts Frees), Colm Dermody, Charles Flynn (1 pt.), Daniel Higgins, Billy Ryan (1 goal), Brian Caffrey, John Egan (2 pts 1 free), Adrian Leahy (1 pt.), Caolan McLaverty (1 pt.), Jamie Ward, Shane O’Donnell. Subs used. Shane Brody for Jamie Ward Jordan Williams for Caolan McLaverty. Both injuries.
Under 14 Girls.
Ballycomoyle’s under 14 girls had another victory on Thursday June 14th. They played a fancied Clann Gaels team away and came away with the spoils. Clann Gaels 1-4 Ballycomoyle 3-5.
Under 10 Girls Blitz.
The under 10 girls were involved in a blitz in St. Loman’s on Wednesday night last June 13th. They had a great evenings football and recorded 2 victories and one narrow defeat on the night. More importantly they are getting a good introduction to competitive football.
Under 10 Boys Blitz series.
The very successful under 10 boys blitz series continued on Tuesday night last in Rochfordbridge. The remaining nights are, July 3rd Ballycomoyle, July 17th Milltown, August 7th Ballycomoyle, August 28th Tang.
Lotto.
The next draw will be held in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown on Thursday June 21st for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,500.
Sunday June 10th 2018
Fixtures.
Tuesday June 12th. Boys under 10 league. Rochfordbridge 6.30pm
Wednesday June 13th. Girls Under 10 Blitz. St. Loman’s 7pm.
Thursday June 14th. Men’s team vs St. Paul’s. 1st Rd. Championship. The Downs 7.30pm.
Thursday June 14th. Under 14 Girls vs Clann Gaels. Away. 7pm
Tuesday June 19th. Boys Under 12 vs Caulry. Cusack Park 8pm.
Men’s Championship First Round
The flagship tournament for any team is the championship and it now beckons for our men’s team. On Thursday evening next June 14th in The Downs our lads will play St. Paul’s in the championship first round at 7.30pm. We have had a great run in the league and this team along with their management team of Tom Keague and Seamus Farrelly have earned a big turnout of support for this game and remaining championship fixtures.
Under 12 Girls.
Ballycomoyle’s under 12 girls had another victory on Thursday evening last against Mullingar Shamrocks in Mullingar. At the end of a low scoring first half Ballycomoyle trailed by a goal on a score of Ballycomoyle 2 pts Mullingar Shamrocks 1-2. The second half saw the tables being turned and, in the end, Ballycomoyle had 3-4 to Shamrock’s 2-2. Well done again to team and mentors.
Under 10 Boys.
Last week saw our under 10 boys play in two separate events. On Monday June 4th they travelled to St. Loman’s for a football blitz which involved all the senior clubs in the North Westmeath area. On Tuesday June 5th they were involved in the ongoing under 10 league. This was played in Ballycomoyle at short notice due to a bereavement in Castletown and a big thank you to the volunteers who set up the pitches in Ballycomoyle when the call went out.
Split the Pot.
The latest Split the Pot draw took place in Hotel Castlepollard on Sunday June 3rd. The winner on the night was Olive Kennedy who won €370. The next draw will be held on Sunday June 17th.
Moylagh Under 8s make a trip to Ballycomoyle.
On Friday evening last Moylagh brought their under 8s to Ballycomoyle for a great evening of football. Thank you to the Moylagh team and mentors and to Shane Brody who did the networking to organise the game. There was a skilful display of football from both sides despite the thunder showers.
Lotto.
The lotto draw was held in Comiskey’s, Castlepollard on Thursday June 7th. The numbers drawn for the first jackpot of €10,000 were 15, 18, 19 and 23. The numbers for the 2nd jackpot of €5,400 were 19, 21, 22 and 24. Neither jackpot was won so five prizes of €30 each went to Nigel Doyle, David Kelly, Seamus Lynch, Paddy Mangan snr and Brendan Burke. The next draw will be held in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown on Thursday June 21st.
Sunday June 3rd 2018
Fixtures.
Monday June 4th Boys Under 10 Invitational blitz. St. Loman’s 10am.
Tuesday June 5th Boys Under 10 League. Castletown 6.30pm.
Wednesday June 6th Boys under 8 vs CFCW. Castletown 6.30pm.
Thursday June 7th Girls Under 12 vs Mullingar Shamrocks. Springfield 7pm.
Friday June 8th Boys Under 8 vs Moylagh. Ballycomoyle 7pm
Sunday June 10th Men’s team vs Ballinagore in round 6 All county league. Ballycomoyle 11am.
Men’s All County League.
The men’s team are fixed to play the next round of the league on Sunday next June 10th at 11pm. The opposition on this occasion will be Ballinagore and we have a home venue. We will be hoping to keep our 100% record in this competition, so all support would be appreciated.
Girls Under 14s.
Colm and Olive Murphy had a home venue on Tuesday evening for their under 14 girls team against Mullingar Shamrocks. As usual this team relished the challenge of the big-name team and emerged victorious on a score of Ballycomoyle 5-9 to Shamrocks 2-5.
St. Michael’s Under 14s
The much anticipated match against Tyrellspass took place on Thursday 31st May at 7:30pm at the Castlepollard Community College pitch. Tyrellspass started the strongest with an attack almost right away from winning the throw in. The St. Michaels players seemed to be on the back foot for most of the first half as Tyrellspass players pushed forward at every given opportunity. Some fine scores were taken by both sides resulting in Tyrellspass taking the lead and retaining it through to the end of the first half. First half score line of Tyrellspass 6.06 to St Michaels 3.02, Goals from Diarmuid Fagan, Conor Gaffney and Kaellum Morgan kept the St Michael’s side in the match with points from Aaron Fagan and Daragh McCormack adding to the tally. The old Cliché a game of two halves came true as the St. Michaels lads hit the ground running and turned the game on its head. With a strong side such as Tyrellspass it was never going to be easy to recover a deficit of 13 points, but our lads did put up a massive fight. A goal from Dara Kennedy and points from David Williams, Daragh McCormack and Conor Gaffney certainly helped close the gap. With the renewed energy for the second half St. Michael’s held Tyrellspass to a tally of just 3 points which was a massive turnaround from the first half. All the signs are positive going forward with seven of our players registering scores and others just not fortunate enough to get on the score sheet. One of the hardest positions to fill on a team sheet is the goalkeeper and over the last couple of games Ronan Reynolds has eagerly jumped at the opportunity to mind the nets for St Michaels. Ronan’s performance was the stand out of the match and if there was a man of the match being awarded it would definitely go to Ronan. Training continues every Monday at 7pm in Ballycomoyle and 6.30pm on Fridays in Castlepollard Community College.
Under 10 Boys.
The under 10 boys continue to be involved in the weekly league fixtures. The most recent took place in Delvin on Tuesday May 22nd. For this current week they have the Tuesday evening fixture in Castletown and in addition an invitational blitz in St. Loman’s on bank holiday Monday. They will be competing against players from Westmeath’s most successful senior clubs in this event and Mike Ginnell deserves a big thank you for his tireless pursuit of games for these lads at the highest skill level.
Under 8 girls.
Our under 8 girls travelled to Shandonagh on Monday evening last for their latest blitz. Una was delighted with their performance in the two games and to use her words “they’re a class act”. It’s great to see so many of these blitz/tournament style events taking place for all our younger players. Both male and female. Thanks as ever must go to the mentors who are giving their time and to the parents who travel to the various venues.
Mergon Ladies Team in LGFA Interfirm Blitz.
Well done to the Mergon ladies team who travelled to Portmarnock on Saturday May 26th to take part in the LGFA Interfirm Blitz. This tournament is only in its infancy and comprises two competitions. One for less serious footballers and one for more competitive teams. Mergon took part in the latter which was eventually won by AIB Bank whose team boasted a number of all-Ireland champions. Great credit must go to the girls and to Mergon International for committing to this event.
Lotto.
The next draw will be held in Comiskey’s, Castlepollard on Thursday June 7th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,400
Sunday May 27th 2018
Fixtures.
Monday May 28th Under 8 Girls blitz
Tuesday May 29th Under 14 Girls vs Mullingar Shamrocks. Ballycomoyle 7pm
Thursday May 31st Under 16 Girls vs Goldsmith Girls. Ballycomoyle 7.30pm.
Tuesday June 5th Boys Under 10 League. Castletown 6.30pm
St. Michael’s Minors
St. Michael’s minors were out on Sunday morning May 26th against Kilbeggan/St. Joseph’s. The closely contested match was played in Ballycomoyle and our lads edged it by 2 points. St. Michael’s 5-10 Kilbeggan/St. Josephs 3-14.
St Michael’s U16s
St. Michael’s under 16s hosted Moate all whites on Friday 25th May in the 4th game of the league. Moate came into this game undefeated and represented a tough challenge for St Michael’s, but St. Michaels didn't falter and ended the first half trailing by just 7pts at 2-6 to 1-4. The second half was tougher playing against the breeze and Moate pulled away winning in the end. There were some nice scores from St. Michael’s by Dylan Brady, Mark Cunningham and Taurin McLafferty, with Seán Dermody, Breffini Moore and Kevin English impressing also. A farewell was given to German exchange student Theo Meyer who played with us recently. He was a huge asset and made the transition to Gaelic Football seamlessly. St Michael’s wish him well and thank him.
St. Michael’s Under 14s
St. Michael’s under 14s had a comprehensive victory away to Delvin/St. Paul’s. The result was never in doubt as St. Michael's continue on their winning streak. They now sit on op of their division with a games against Tyrellspass and Milltownpass yet to come in the league.
U12 Boys
Ballycomoyle under 12s travelled away to play Tyrellspass on Wed 24th May. There was a great turn out and a huge thanks must go to all parents for their efforts and continued support. It showed in the game display. This was a game which saw Tyrellspass dominate the first half leading by 6pts at the break. Ballycomoyle began the second half strongest and managed to score 2-5 without reply and led by 6pts with 5mins left. Two late goals against the run of play by the hosts ensured the draw in what was a cracking game of football played at a very high tempo with plenty of skill on show. Every player gave their all, with Conor Nolan, Lee Cribbon, Iain Mulvey, Martin Boyhan, Ryan Williams and Manus Brannigan standing out.
Under 12 Girls.
The success continues for our under 12 girls. Their latest victory came at the expense of Milltownpass who they comfortably beat. Ballycomoyle 4-9 Milltownpass 0-3.
Under 8s Blitz.
Our under 8’s travelled to The Downs on Saturday morning for their latest blitz. We played selections from St Lomans in both our matches on the day and our lads showed no shortage of skill or effort as they passed both tests with flying colours. Thanks to the players and parents who made the trip and to The Downs GAA who were excellent hosts.
Next blitz is on the 6th or 7th June in Cusack Park.
We also have Moylagh under 8’s making the trip over for a challenge next Friday evening at 7pm
Lotto.
The lotto draw was held on Thursday May 24th in the Abbey House, Fore. The numbers drawn were as follows. Jackpot 1. €10,000 12, 13, 23, 26. Jackpot 2 €5,300: 6, 8, 15, 17. Neither was won and the 5 prizes of €30 go to. Paddy Buggy, Evan Farrelly, Michael Halpin Jnr., Philomena and Gordon, Geraldine O’Rourke. The next draw will be held in Comiskey’s, Castlepollard on Thursday June 7th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,400
Underage players attend Leinster quarter final.
Ballycomoyle were well represented at the Leinster SFC quarter-final on Saturday last in O’Connor park, Tullamore. Club stalwart Larry Masterson organised concession tickets & transport and a good number of our underage players made the trip. A great time was had by all and no doubt this experience will whet the appetites of those who attended to “play county” in the future. It was a particularly special day for a few of our lads. The Westmeath goalkeeper, Stephen Gallagher, gave his gloves to Ryan Smyth as a keepsake and the Brody brothers, Senan & Evan, managed to invade the pitch to get a photo taken with their cousin, Graham Brody who plays in goals for Laois. A big thank you to Larry for organising the day out and to all the parents who helped to facilitate it.
Sympathy.
The Ballycomoyle GAA community would like to extend our sympathy to the O’Neill and Corrigan families on the untimely death of Dympna O’Neill (Nee Corrigan) on Tuesday last May 22nd. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Sunday May 20th 2018
Fixtures.
Tuesday May 22nd Boys Under 10 league. Delvin 6.30pm
Wednesday May 23rd Boys Under 12 vs Tyrellspass. Tyrellspass 7pm
Thursday May 24th Under 12 Girls vs Milltownpass. Ballycomoyle 7pm
Thursday May 24th Under 14 St. Michael’s vs St. Paul’s. Clonmellon 7pm
Friday May 25th Under 16 St. Michael’s vs Moate. Castletown 7pm.
Tuesday May 29th Under 14 Girls vs Mullingar Shamrocks. Ballycomoyle 7pm
Men’s All County League.
The men’s team travelled to Delvin on Sunday last May 20th for round 5 of the league. Unfortunately, with the Ballycomoyle team togged out and ready to go and the referee in attendance it emerged that the local team couldn’t field. In the circumstances the points were awarded to Ballycomoyle which puts us on top of the division. The next game is a home fixture against Ballinagore.
Under 12 Girls.
Our under 12 girls played a home game on Thursday last against a very fancied Killucan team. Reputation, however, holds no sway with the girls from Ballycomoyle and after a very tough game they emerged victorious on a very tight score line of 5-5 to 5-3.
Under 10 Boys League.
Our under 10 boys were involved in the first of a series of league fixtures in Mullingar Shamrocks on Tuesday last May 15th. Mike Ginnell thanked the parents for the huge turnout and said that the future for Ballycomoyle is bright with this crop of dedicated players coming through. The next outing is to Delvin on Tuesday May 22nd.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw held on Sunday May 20th in McCormack’s, Castlepollard was won by Michael Farrell. Michael gets €255. The next draw will be held on Sunday June 3rd.
Sympathy.
The Ballycomoyle GAA community would like to extend our sympathy to the McLoughlin family on the death of Essie McLoughlin (Nee Boylan) on Wednesday last May 16th. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Lotto.
The next draw will be held in The Abbey House, Fore on Thursday May 24th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,300
Tickets for Westmeath vs Laois Saturday May 26th. Leinster SFC Quarter-Final.
GENERAL
Stand - €20 Terrace - €15
FAMILY TICKETS:-
1 Adult and 2 Juveniles etc.
Family Tickets are available for Stand
Stand:- Adults €20 Juveniles €5 each
1 Adult and 2 Juveniles etc.
Family Tickets are available for Terrace
Terrace:- Adults €15 Juveniles €5 each
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Wheelchair Tickets:-
The Wheelchair Ticket is free of charge and the Assistant's ticket is €20
Group Pass (Under 16's) – (Terrace Only)
Groups Passes are provided for groups of Juveniles U-16 €3 per Juvenile and you are permitted to bring 1 adult free with every ten Juveniles, any additional adults pay full price for their tickets.
Tickets can be purchased from the following locations:-
(a) the participating County Boards
(b) GAA Ticketline 1890 92 46 48
(c) Tickets.ie
(d) www.gaa.ie
(e) Centra & Supervalu Shops
Sunday May 13th 2018
Fixtures.
Tuesday May 15th Boys Under 10 league. Mullingar Shamrocks 6.30pm. (Brought back from May 8th)
Thursday May 17th Girls Under 12 vs Killucan. Ballycomoyle 7pm
St Michaels U16s
St Michaels U16s (Ballycomoyle/CFCW) travelled to Ballynacargy on Wednesday evening 9th May to play Inny Shamrocks (Bunbrosna/B.Cargy) for the 3rd game in the league. The opening score came after five minutes when Conor Lennon for St Michaels slot the ball to the Inny net after great link up play by Mark Cunningham. The game continued in a free-flowing manner with plenty of scores for both sides. St Michaels had a penalty well saved and hit the crossbar on two occasions. Both teams were very evenly matched but, in the end, Inny Shamrocks prevailed 6-10 to 4-7. They were more clinical with their scoring opportunities. Ronan Manley, Mark Cunningham, Taurin McLafferty, Breffni Moore and Conor Gavigan stood out for St. Michaels.
Ballycomoyle Under 12 Boys.
Ballycomoyle U12's hosted Inny Shamrocks on Friday 11th in Castlepollard Community College. It was a great credit to some of the Ballycomoyle players who played their second game that day having lined out for St. Feichins National School earlier in a Cumann na mBunscoil semi-final, which they sadly lost narrowly. This U12 game was competitively contested, with Inny leading by 2pts going in at half time. Ballycomoyle were the better in the second half, leading as the game came to a conclusion, but 2 late points by Inny meant the spoils were shared with the game ending in a draw. Conor Nolan, Lee Cribbon, Iain Mulvey, Eoin Kennedy, Cathal Óg Fagan and Evan Gallagher played very well. Thanks to Castlepollard Community College for the use of the pitch.
Under 12 Girls.
Our under 12 girls travelled to Clonmellon on Thursday last to play St. Paul’s/Delvin in the league. In a very close first half Ballycomoyle finished just 1 point ahead on a score of 2-2 to 2-1. The second half was a different story when Ballycomoyle added a further 3-1 and held the opposition scoreless. The game finished 5-3 to 2-1. Well done girls. Marta and Noel are very proud of these girls and said they are a pleasure to work with. Their next outing is in Ballycomoyle on Thursday evening May 17th against Killucan.
Split the Pot.
The Split the Pot draw held on Sunday May 6th in Farrelly’s, Castlepollard was won by Billy Gilligan. Billy got half the pot which gave him a prize of €420. The next draw will be held on Sunday May 20th.
Sympathy.
The Ballycomoyle GAA community would like to extend our sympathy to the Ennis family on the death of Tom Ennis on Saturday last May 12th. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a Anam.
Lotto.
The lotto draw was held in Doyne’s, Glenidan on Thursday May 10th. Numbers drawn were as follows. Draw 1 €10,000. Numbers drawn: 4, 10, 14, 19. Draw 2 €5,200. Numbers drawn: 11, 19, 23, 25. As neither jackpot was won there were five prizes of €30 won by each of the following, Larry Halpin, Marvin, Emma Halpin, Jimmy Scully and Seamus Leahy. The next draw will be held in The Abbey House, Fore on Thursday May 24th.
Tickets for Westmeath vs Laois Saturday May 26th. Leinster SFC Quarter-Final.
GENERAL
Stand - €20 Terrace - €15
FAMILY TICKETS:-
1 Adult and 2 Juveniles etc.
Family Tickets are available for Stand
Stand:- Adults €20 Juveniles €5 each
1 Adult and 2 Juveniles etc.
Family Tickets are available for Terrace
Terrace:- Adults €15 Juveniles €5 each
Senior Citizens/Students: (Stand/Terrace):- Purchase full price tickets and on the day of the match they can claim a rebate of €5 when they produce appropriate I.D. at Stile No: 8 (Stand) and Stile No: 18 (Terrace) PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO THE STADIUM.
Wheelchair Tickets:-
The Wheelchair Ticket is free of charge and the Assistant's ticket is €20
Group Pass (Under 16's) – (Terrace Only)
Groups Passes are provided for groups of Juveniles U-16 €3 per Juvenile and you are permitted to bring 1 adult free with every ten Juveniles, any additional adults pay full price for their tickets.
Tickets can be purchased from the following locations:-
(a) the participating County Boards
(b) GAA Ticketline 1890 92 46 48
(c) Tickets.ie
(d) www.gaa.ie
(e) Centra & Supervalu Shops
Sunday May 6th 2018
Fixtures.
Wednesday May 9th Under 16 St. Michael’s vs Inny Shamrocks. Ballynacarrigy 7pm.
Thursday May 10th Under 12 Girls vs St. Paul’s/Delvin. Away game.
Thursday May 10th Under 14 St. Michael’s vs Milltownpass. Home venue 7pm
Friday May 11th Under 12 boys vs Inny Shamrocks. Castlepollard Community College 6pm
Sunday May 13th Ladies Intermediate Chmpionship vs St. Paul’s/Delvin. Away venue 12 noon.
Tuesday May 15th Boys Under 10 league. Mullingar Shamrocks 6.30pm. (Brought back from May 8th)
County Under 14 Girls Win Leinster Final.
On Saturday May 5th Westmeath Under 14 girls took to the field in the Leinster final against Wexford. Two of our girls from Ballycomoyle, Shannon Reilly and Cara Murphy, were a very influential part of the team. Having already disposed of Offaly, Laois and Kildare on the way to the final the Westmeath girls were well up for the challenge. The game went very much Westmeath’s way from the start and the final score was 7-9 to 3-2. Our two Ballycomoyle stars accounted for 4-3 of this between them.
Double Header in Ballycomoyle.
We had two big matches in Ballycomoyle on Sunday May 6th. First up were the ladies against Clann Gaels in the first round of the intermediate championship. We were down several players due to injury but still came very close to causing an upset. In the end we finished just 2 points short of the opposition on a final score of 2-12 to 3-7. We face St. Paul’s /Delvin away in the next round on Sunday May 13th.
The men hosted old rivals Loughnavalley in the second game. This was round 4 of the league. Having won the first two rounds and round 3 being postponed our lads were anxious to resume their early momentum. We started off on the right foot and within a short time were 7 pts to 1 ahead. The dominance continued up to half time when the score was 1-12 to 1-1. Loughnavalley managed to bag a couple of goals in the second half but our lads were not for turning and collected their third win out of three outings on a final score of 1-19 to 3-4. The next game is away to Delvin.
Under 14 Girls Féile.
Our under 14 girls run in Féile came to an end in Kinnegad on Tuesday last May 1st. Despite a magnificent performance against a strong Athlone side, our girls finished second best. In the other semi-final Milltownpass beat Milltown and eventually won the Division 2 title when they defeated Athlone.
Under 8s Boys Blitz.
Ballycomoyle hosted a very successful boys under 8s blitz on Friday evening last, May 4th. Teams from C.F.C.W, Multyfarnham and St. Paul’s took part along with our own future all-stars. A big thank you to our coaching officer Shane Brody for organising the event and to everybody who helped on the evening,
Under 8s Girls Blitz.
Una Darcy took her under 8 girls to Multyfarnham for an equally successful blitz on Monday April 30th. Taking part were teams from Ballycomoyle, Multyfarnham, St. Paul’s and the Downs. A great nights football was dished up by all four teams.
Lotto.
The next draw for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,200 will be held in Doyne’s, Glenidan on Thursday May 10th.
Sunday April 29th 2018
Fixtures.
Monday April 30th Girls Under 8s Blitz. Multyfarnham 6.30pm
Tuesday May 1st Under 14 Girls Féile semi-final vs Athlone. Kinnegad 7pm. Final immediately after.
Wednesday May 2nd Minor St. Michael’s vs Inny Shamrocks. Castletown.
Sunday May 6th. Ladies Intermediate Championship 1st Round vs Clann Gaels. Ballycomoyle 12 noon.
Sunday May 6th Men’s League round 4 vs Loughnavalley. Ballycomoyle 7.30pm
Tuesday May 8th Boys under 10 league. Mullingar Shamrocks 6.30pm.
Men’s League.
Our lads travelled to Streamstown on Thursday evening to play St. Joseph’s in round 3 of the league. Both teams lined out for an eagerly anticipated table top clash but unfortunately no referee turned up for the tie. Round four takes place against Loughnavalley in Ballycomoyle next Sunday May 6th at 7.30pm.
The postponed round 3 St. Joseph’s game will now go ahead on Saturday June 30th at 7.30pm in Streamstown.
Under 14 Girls Féile.
Our under 14 girls took part in the first round of Féile on Sunday 29 April. In a tightly fought competition these were the match results. Ballycomoyle 2-1 Milltown 1-3, Milltown 2-3 Shandonagh 1-0 and Shandonagh 2-2 Ballycomoyle 1-5. With 3 points in the bag Ballycomoyle progress to the Westmeath semi-finals. They play Athlone at 7pm on Tuesday May 1st . The other semi-final is between Milltown and Miltownpass. The final will be directly after the two semi-finals and is scheduled for 7.45pm. Best of luck girls.
Under 12 Girls.
Ballycomoyle played Clann Gaels in Bunbrosna on Thursday last and emerged with an emphatic victory. Ballycomoyle 3-8 Clann Gaels 0-4.
Under 14 Girls county success continues.
Same headline as last week because our two county stalwarts, Shannon Reilly and Cara Murphy, were once again on the winning Westmeath girls under 14 team. This time it was in the Leinster semi-final against Kildare where they emerged victorious on a score line of 3-7 to 2-8. They will play the Leinster Final against Wexford in Clane, Co. Kildare next Saturday May 5th at 2pm. We wish them the very best of luck.
Lotto.
The lotto was held in McCormack’s, Castlepollard on Thursday April 26th where the numbers drawn were as follows. Draw 1 €10,000: 1, 5, 6, 12. Draw 2 €5,100: 2, 11, 22, 23. Neither jackpot was won on the night. The following win €30 each. Cathy Nolan, Michael McKenna, Larry Masterson, Caroline O’Rourke and Michael & Mary Farrelly. The next draw for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,200 will be held in Doyne’s, Glenidan on Thursday May 10th.
Sunday April 22nd 2018
Fixtures.
Thursday April 26th Men’s league game vs St. Joseph’s in Streamstown 7.30pm.
Thursday April 26th Girls Under 12 vs Clann Gaels away. 7pm
Sunday April 29th Ladies Senior League vs Milltown. Milltown 12 noon.
Tuesday May 1st Under 14 Girls vs St. Loman’s. Ballycomoyle 7pm
Two from two in Men’s League.
Having started the league with a win against Ballymore our lads had a home fixture against Killucan on Saturday last April 21st. We lined out as follows: Michael McKenna, Jordan Williams, Jack Coyle, Daniel Reilly, Charles Flynn (0-1), Colm Dermody, John Egan (0-1), Daniel Higgins, James McHugh (0-1), Adrian Leahy (0-1), Vincent Reynolds (0-3), Jamie Ward (0-2), Caolan McLaverty (1-0), Shane Brody (0-7), Billy Ryan (0-1). At half time we led by 1-6 to 0-5 and we went on to win the game by 1-17 to 3-9 against a dogged Killucan team. Our next game in this competition is away to St. Joseph’s on Thursday April 26th at 7.45pm.
Under 12 Girls.
Our under 12 girls faced a strong St. Loman’s side on Thursday night last April 19th. Despite a very good performance, particularly in the second half, we came away second best on a score line of 2-3 to 1-8. Next up is St. Paul’s /Delvin on May 10th.
Under 16 Girls.
Colm and Olive Murphy led their very young under 16 team to a hard-fought victory against Shandonagh on Thursday last in Ballycomoyle. Despite being three points down with 5 minutes to go our girls dug deep and turned it into a three-point win. Ballycomoyle 3-7 Shandonagh 1-10.
Under 8s Blitz.
The first under 8s blitz of the year was held in Ballynacargy on Saturday last April 21st. Shane Brody led our troopers out and was happy to report that they won both their games.
Under 14 St. Michael’s continue as they started.
The St. Michael’s under 14 team headed to Bunbrosna on Sunday morning where they played Inny Shamrocks. This was their second game of the league having disposed of Multyfarnham 6-13 to 2-5 earlier in the competition. Their victory on this occasion was even more emphatic and the final score was 13-10 to 5-5. These are “a great bunch of lads” according to their coach Noel Morgan and their next league fixture is against Milltownpass on May 10th.
Under 16 St. Michael’s.
The St. Michael’s under 16s weren’t as fortunate as their younger colleagues when they met Kilbeggan in Castletown on Sunday evening. They conceded too many first half scores which was their undoing. Vinnie Reynolds said that a robust half time talk steadied the ship and they had a much better second half but had left themselves too much to do.
Under 14 Girls county success continues.
Congratulations to Ballycomoyle girls Shannon Reilly and Cara Murphy who along with a team of talented young footballers helped propel Westmeath to the Under 14 girls Leinster semi-final next Saturday. Westmeath had a 6 point win over a much fancied Laois side in the quarter final on Saturday last April 21st in McCann park Portarlington. Cara Murphy put the visitors on the scoreboard after only one minute of play and Shannon Reilly applied the finishing touch with a 58 minute goal to put the Leinster quarter final beyond Laois. All in Ballycomoyle GAA wish the entire team, particularly our own two girls, the best of luck next weekend.
Split the Pot.
We held our Split the Pot draw in The Town & Country, Castlepollard on Sunday April 22nd. Benny O’Connor scooped the prize of €271. Congratulations Benny. Next draw will be held on Sunday May 6th in Farrelly’s, Castlepollard.
Lotto.
The next draw will be held in McCormack’s, Castlepollard on Thursday April 26th. The jackpots will be €10,000 and €5,100. Make sure you have your ticket.
Sunday April 15th 2018
Fixtures.
Wednesday April 18th St. Michael’s Minor vs St. Paul’s/Delvin in Clonmellon. 7pm.
Thursday April 19th Under 12 Girls vs St. Loman’s Home 6.30pm
Thursday April 19th Under 16 Girls vs Shandonagh Ballycomoyle 7pm
Saturday April 21st Men’s Team vs Killucan in the league. Ballycomoyle 6pm
Sunday April 22nd Ladies Team vs St. Joseph’s in the league. Ballycomoyle 12 noon.
Sunday April 22nd Under 14 St. Michael’s vs Inny Gaels in Ballynacarrigy 6.30pm
Monday April 23rd Under 16 St. Michael’s vs Kilbeggan/St. Joseph’s in Ballycomoyle 7.30pm.
Tuesday April 24th Boys Under 10 League 1st round in Bunbrosna 7pm
Ladies Senior League.
Our Ladies Intermediate team had their first game under new management on Sunday April 15th against Garrycastle. While Garrycastle took the game on a scoreline of 3-8 to 0-7 there were a lot of positives in our girl’s performance. New coach Tommy Gallagher said he was very happy with the girls work rate but that the second half goals killed us. He’s looking forward to the task ahead and to working with his backroom team of Martin Williams and Mícheál Fagan.
We want to thank Tomás Blake, Ray Dobson, Gerry Farrelly and Carmel Reynolds for their work with the team thus far in the season.
Registration.
Our registration team will be on hand for the next few Friday evenings at underage training to collect membership fees.
Lotto.
We held the lotto draw in The Seven Wonders Bar, Fore on Thursday last April 12th for jackpots of €10,000 and €5,000. Neither jackpot was won, so we proceeded to draw five winners of €30 each. They were Pat Carey, Seán Dunne, Lena Reilly, Seamus Leahy and Raymond Halpin. The next draw will be held in McCormack’s, Castlepollard on Thursday April 26th. The jackpots will be €10,000 and €5,100.
Great wins for Girls Under 14s and 16s.
Our Under 14s and under 16s girl’s teams both recorded victories against St. Paul’s last week. The under 14s scored 7-9 to St. Paul’s 1-3 on Tuesday April 10th and their older comrades, not to be outdone, recorded a 9-7 to 2-4 victory two days later. Both teams are coached by the successful husband and wife team of Colm and Olive Murphy.
Under 14 St. Michael’s win.
The St. Michael’s under 14 team reaped the rewards of their hard work on Thursday last when they defeated Multyfarnham. Noel Morgan and Geoff Morrissey have been putting these lads through their paces for a number of weeks now and the early start has paid off.
Under 12 Boys late equaliser.
A great performance from our under 12 boys on Wednesday last April 11th saw them come from behind against a strong St. Paul’s team to finish the game level on a scoreline of 1-5 each. This was their first outing of the season and their coaching team of Vinnie and Cathal are very pleased with their charges.
Sympathy
The Ballycomoyle GAA community would like to extend our sympathy to the Shields family on the recent death of Eileen Shields. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Sunday April 8th 2018
Fixtures.
Monday April 9th St. Michael’s Under 16 vs Multyfarnham in Ballycomoyle 6.30pm
Tuesday April 10th Ballycomoyle Girls Under 14 vs St. Paul’s/Delvin away. 6,30pm
Thursday April 12th St. Michael’s Under 14 vs Multyfarnham in Multyfarnham. 6.30pm
Saturday April 14th Under 8s Go-Games blitz. Venue and time to be confirmed.
Sunday April 15th (Senior League) Ballycomoyle Ladies vs Garrycastle in Ballycomoyle 12 noon.
Wednesday April 18th St. Michael’s Minor vs St. Paul’s/Delvin in Clonmellon. 7pm.
Great League Start for Men’s Team.
Ballycomoyle’s men got off to a great start in the league on Easter Monday when they played Ballymore away. Under the new management team of Tom Keague and Seamus Farrelly training has been going very positively but the proof of the pudding is in the eating and the positivity carried through to the field of play. We started a team made up of youth and experience and the combination delivered an impressive 2-10 to 0-7 victory. The team fielded as follows Michael McKenna, Jordan Williams, Jack Coyle, Charles Flynn, Ciarán Fagan, Benny Doyle, James McHugh, Dan Higgins, Aaron Leahy, Brian Caffrey, Caolam McLaverty, Shane Brody, Vinnie Reynolds.
Subs: Billy Ryan for Caolam McLaverty. Warren Williams for Shane Brody, Robbie Cooney for Warren Williams.
While this was an overall great performance Jordan Williams, Benny Doyle and Brian Caffrey deserve particular mention.
Warren Williams had to go off injured and we wish him a speedy recovery. Our next game is at home to Killucan on a date yet to be confirmed.
Féile na nÓg.
St. Michael’s under 14s took part in Féile on Saturday last in Kinnegad. Our lads had 2 games. We had a good win against Millmore Gaels but sadly came unstuck against a strong Kinnegad team in spite of a spirited performance. We wish Kinnegad the best of luck going forward in the competition and we wish our own Aaron Fagan a speedy recovery from an injury he picked up on the day.
Ladies Senior League.
Our Ladies Intermediate team had a tough match against Moate on Easter Monday in the Senior League. Unfortunately, Moate proved too strong on the day and our girls came off second best.
County Players.
Congratulations to Ballycomoyle U14 girls Shannon Reilly and Cara Murphy who helped Westmeath to a massive Leinster championship U14 win over Offaly today in Tubberclair Westmeath 13-12 Offaly 0-3. Their next outing is against Laois on Saturday April 21st in Portlaoise.
Split the Pot
The Split the Pot draw was held in Burke's Bar, Coole on Sunday April 8th. Winner of €222 was Willow Hill c/o her generous granny Kathryn Cooney who purchased the ticket. Congratulations to them both.
Next draw Sunday April 22nd.
Congratulations.
Congratulations to Catherine Daly who has been appointed to the National Scór committee by Seán Ó hÓráin, Uachtarán CLG. The committee will sit from 2018 to 2021.
Best of Luck.
Best of luck to the figure dancers and set dancers from The Downs and to the quiz team team from St. Joseph’s who will represent club and County in the all-Ireland Scór Sinsir final next Saturday April 14th in Sligo.
Lotto.
The next draw will be held in The Seven Wonders Bar, Fore on Thursday April 12th. The jackpots will be €10,000 and €5,000.
Sunday April 1st 2018
Fixtures.
Ladies Senior League vs Moate in Moate Monday April 2nd 12 noon
Men’s Junior League vs Ballymore in Ballymore Monday April 2nd
Under 14 Girls vs Killucan in Ballycomoyle Tuesday April 3rd at 6.30pm.
Under 14 St. Michael’s in Féile Saturday April 7th in Kinnegad. 12 noon.
Under 16 S. Michael’s vs Multyfarnham in Multyfarnham Monday April 9th at 6.30pm
Under 14 St. Michael’s vs Multyfarnham in Mulyfarnham Thursday April 12th at 6.30pm
Pitch Calendar.
Now that the clocks have changed to Summer time our pitch will be coming under increased demand. To help manage that demand we have created a Pitch timetable/calendar which can be viewed on our website at www.ballycomoyle.com. If you want to book a slot, be it a regular training slot or a one-off game slot, drop a text to Seamus Coyle (087) 6855808 or Seán Daly (086) 0394302.
Lotto.
The Lotto draw for jackpots of €10,000 and €4,900 was held on Thursday March 29th in The Town & Country, Castlepollard. The numbers drawn were Draw1: 1, 10, 23, 26. Draw 2: 7, 8, 18, 27. There were no jackpot winners and the following people won €30 each. Gerry King, Moira Halpin, Nigel Doyle, Bernadette O’Reilly and Paddy Mangan Jnr. The next draw will be held in The Seven Wonders Bar, Fore on Thursday April 12th. The jackpots will be €10,000 and €5,000.
Membership.
If you haven’t already paid your membership for 2018 contact any of our registration team of Sinéad Williams, Louise Farrelly or Maria Higgins as soon as possible, to remedy the situation. You’ll find their contact details on the club website at www.ballycomoyle.com
Blood Donors wanted.
There will be a blood donation clinic in Hotel Castlepollard on Thursday April 5th from 4.30 to 8pm. Remember that only 3 per cent of us are regular blood donors and 25 per cent of us will need a blood transfusion at some point in our lives. If you are one of the regular blood donors why not bring a friend in with you and help to narrow the gap between that 3 and 25 percent.
Sunday March 25th 2018
Ladies Intermediate.
The Ballycomoyle Intermediate Ladies Team faced Clann Gaels in their first outing of the League on Sunday 25th March. 22 players fielded for Ballycomoyle which is a testament to the big panel of players that have been training hard this year. The half time score was 2 -8 to Clann Gaels and 1-2 to Ballycomoyle. The Bal ladies came out fighting in the start of the second half and showed what they're capable of by scoring 3 goals and a point to lead by a point before there was a reply from Clann Gaels. Unfortunately Clann Gaels got the upper hand again and the game finished up Clann Gaels 4 -13 to Ballycomoyle 4-5.
Team: Alma Hayden, Niamh Smyth, Rebecca Craig, Lizzie Hannon, Shauna Coghlan, Aoife Gallagher, Jade Crone, Laura Kilcoyne, Ally Murphy, Rebecca Ayres, Ruth Daniels, Emily Barker, Megan D'Arcy, Mary Quinn, Kaitlin Walsh. Substitutions made Aoíbhínn Dolan, Ashleigh Mortimer, Clodagh Williams, Fiona Lawlor, Niamh McCarthy, Sarah Fagan, Sinéad Connell.
Fixtures.
Under 12 boys vs CFCW in Castletown on Wednesday 28th March at 6.30pm
Under 14's St Michaels vs Tyrellspass in Castletown on Thursday 29th March at 6.30pm.
Minor St. Michael’s vs Milltownpass in Ballycomoyle Sunday 1st April at 11.30am
Under 14 Girls vs Killucan in Ballycomoyle Tuesday April 3rd at 6.30pm.
Pitch Calendar.
Now that the clocks have changed to Summer time our pitch will be coming under increased demand. To help manage that demand we have created a Pitch timetable/calendar which can be viewed on our website at www.ballycomoyle.com. If you want to book a slot, be it a regular training slot or a one-off game slot, drop a text to Seamus Coyle (087) 6855808 or Seán Daly (086) 0394302.
Lotto.
The next draw for jackpots of €10,000 and €4,900 will be held on Thursday March 29th in The Town & Country, Castlepollard.
Underage training.
The regular underage training time of 7 to 8pm on a Friday evening returns on Friday 30th March. As usual we are still looking for all the help we can get to make this a success. In addition to Coaches there is always a need for extra supervisory help. Don’t assume it’s somebody else’s job. Contact our Underage Secretary Paddy Hannan (087) 6640923 if you think you have something to offer.
Sympathy
The entire Ballycomoyle GAA community would like to extend our sympathy to Orla Gallagher on the recent death of her father, Jimmy Kenny. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Split the Pot.
We held the Split the Pot draw in Comiskey’s on Sunday March 25th. The winner was Geraldine O’Rourke who gets €203. Congratulations Geraldine. The next draw will be held on Sunday April 8th.
Membership.
If you haven’t already paid your membership for 2018 contact any of our registration team of Sinéad Williams, Louise Farrelly or Maria Higgins as soon as possible, to remedy the situation. You’ll find their contact details on the club website at www.ballycomoyle.com
Sunday March 18th
Table Quiz.
We held a Table Quiz in The Lough Lene Inn on Friday last March 16th. A fantastic night was had by all who attended. A big thank you to our hosts on the night, to Anne Gallagher who spent half the day preparing food and to anybody who sponsored prizes for the event.
Lotto.
The Lotto draw was held in Burke’s Bar, Coole on Thursday 15th March. The numbers drawn were Draw 1: 14, 17, 22, 24 & Draw 2: 3, 5, 10, 24. We had no jackpot winner and proceeded to draw the following for prizes of €30 each. T.P. Loftus, Clodagh Router, Laura Owens, Bernie O’Connor and finally a syndicate ticket bearing the names Mick, John, Pat and Brendan. The next draw for jackpots of €10,000 and €4,900 will be held on March 30th in The Town & Country, Castlepollard.
Ladies Minor Team.
Calling all Ladies Minor players. Ballycomoyle Ladies want to enter a team in the minor age group (Under 18s) and we are putting the call out to any player in that age group who may have lapsed from the game to give Carmel Reynolds (086) 8752324 or Tomás Blake (087) 9156981 a call and they’ll put you in the picture.
Split the Pot.
We held the Split the Pot draw in The Lough Lene Inn in conjunction with our Table Quiz on Friday March 16th. The winner was Tess Gilhooley who scooped €258. Congratulations Tess. The next draw will be held on Sunday March 25th.
Membership.
If you haven’t already paid your membership for 2018 contact any of our registration team of Sinéad Williams, Louise Farrelly or Maria Higgins as soon as possible, to remedy the situation. You’ll find their contact details on the club website at www.ballycomoyle.com
Sunday 11th March 2018
Table Quiz.
We are holding a Table Quiz in The Lough Lene Inn on Friday next March 16th at 9.30pm. What better way to kick off the St. Patrick’s weekend than by rounding up a few of your friends and heading for Collinstown on the night.
Scór Leinster Final.
Ballycomoyle were represented in the Scór Sinsir Leinster final on Sunday March 11th by Catherine Daly in the Aithriseoireacht (Recitation) and by Seán Daly, Seamus McDermott, Helen Coyle, Dermot McKenna, Gráinne Healy, Piaras Walsh, Elaine Caffrey and Seamus Coyle in the Léiriú Stáitse (Stage Presentation). Unfortunately neither act pleased the judges enough to warrant the medals. It was a great adventure to get this far and great credit is due to each one of the competitors.
Wedding Bells
Congratulations from everyone in Ballycomoyle to Louise Brennan and David Cunningham who got married on Friday last March 9th. We wish them many years of health and happiness together.
Ladies Minor Team.
Calling all Ladies Minor players. Ballycomoyle Ladies want to enter a team in the minor age group (Under 18s) and we are putting the call out to any player in that age group who may have lapsed from the game to give Carmel Reynolds (086) 8752324 or Tomás Blake (087) 9156981 a call and they’ll put you in the picture.
Lotto
The lotto draw originally scheduled for March 1st was snowed off and the rescheduled draw was cancelled as a mark of respect on hearing of the death of Darren Fitzpatrick. The lotto will now go ahead on Thursday March 15th in Burke’s Bar, Coole for jackpots of €10,000 and €4,800.
Darren Fitzpatrick.
The entire Ballycomoyle community were saddened to hear of the death of Darren Fitzpatrick during the week. Our thoughts and prayers are with His father, Kevin, his three brothers, Niall, Eric & Seán and all his relatives and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam óg.
Sunday 4th March 2018
Snow News week.
We often have a slow news week in the GAA world but this week is very much a “Snow news week” Every event that should have happened was snowed off. Many of us were cut off from the outside world and owe a great deal of thanks to the many local farmers who gave of their time and machinery to keep local roads open.
Scór Leinster Final Beckons.
The Leinster semi-finals of Scór Sinsir were two of the many events that came a cropper because of the snow. They were scheduled to take place on the 3rd and 4th of March. Because the final is taking place in The Helix just a week later on Sunday 11th March, a date that couldn’t be changed, it has been decided to dispense with the semi-finals entirely and allow all County winners advance straight to the Leinster final. Ballycomoyle will be represented by Catherine Daly in the Aithriseoireacht (Recitation) and by Seán Daly, Seamus McDermott, Helen Coyle, Dermot McKenna, Gráinne Healy, Piaras Walsh, Elaine Caffrey and Seamus Coyle in the Léiriú Stáitse (Stage PresentationRince. We wish each of them the very best of luck. Tickets for the event can be booked directly on The Helix website. www.thehelix.ie
Lotto
The next draw was to be held in Burke’s bar, Coole on Thursday March 1st for jackpots of €10,000 and €4,800. It was rescheduled because of the snow to early this week and results will be here next week.
Sympathy.
The executive and membership of Ballycomoyle GAA would like to extend our sympathy to the McMyler family on the death of Margaret last week. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
Underage training.
The names and contact details for coaches/mentors for most of the underage teams are now on the club website www.ballycomoyle.com/contacts.The remaining few will be added as soon as they are finalised.
Split the Pot.
Next draw takes place in Comiskey’s, Castlepollard on Sunday March 11th at 7.30pm.
Sunday 25th February 2018
Scór success.
Ballycomoyle had a very fruitful evening in The Downs GAA hall last Saturday night in the Scór Sinsir county final. We were represented in four of the seven competitions. . Aithriseoireacht (Recitation): Catherine Daly, Bailéad Ghrupa: Siobhán Friary, Alisha Fitzpatrick, Seán Daly, Gráinne Healy & Catherine Daly. Léiriú Stáitse (Stage Presentation): Seán Daly, Seamus McDermott, Helen Coyle, Dermot McKenna, Gráinne Healy, Piaras Walsh, Elaine Caffrey and Seamus Coyle. Rince Seit (Set Dancing): Anne Flanagan, Aoife Kelly, Catherine Daly & Elaine O’Doherty-Masterson. When all the votes were cast we emerged with county titles in two categories Aithriseoireacht (Recitation) and Léiriú Stáitse (Stage Presentation). In addition we won the Eugene Doherty perpetual cup for “Club of the Year”. Congratulations to all our contestants for their individual efforts on the night. The County Winners will proceed to the Leinster Semi-final which takes place in The Downs GAA hall next Sunday March 4th. A big thank you must go to Catherine Daly for her continued commitment to keeping Scór alive in Ballycomoyle. There is no doubt that we wouldn’t be boasting nine county medals today without her efforts. In particular the Club of the year award is a testament to her powers of persuasion on these wintry evenings when it would be all too easy to sit at home by the fire. We appreciate the little push.
Split the Pot.
Split the Pot took place on Sunday February 25th in The Abbey House Fore. Ciaran (Slim) Cullen won €210. Congratulations Ciaran. Next draw will be held on Sunday March 11th. You’ll find the envelopes and buckets in our many supporting businesses around the area.
Lotto
The next draw will be held in Burke’s bar, Coole on Thursday March 1st when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €4,800.
Registration Evening.
Our registration evening was a huge success and our registration team will be hanging around training for the various teams over the next month rounding up anyone who they didn’t get on Friday last.
Sunday 18th February 2018
Scór
The county final of Scór sinsir will take place on Saturday February 24th in The Downs GAA Centre. Ballycomoyle have qualified through the semi-finals in the following competitions. Aithriseoireacht (Recitation): Catherine Daly, Bailéad Ghrupa: Siobhán Friary, Alisha Fitzpatrick, Seán Daly, Gráinne Healy & Catherine Daly. Léiriú Stáitse (Stage Presentation): Seán Daly, Seamus McDermott, Helen Coyle, Dermot McKenna, Gráinne Healy, Piaras Walsh, Elaine Caffrey and Seamus Coyle. Rince Seit (Set Dancing): Gráinne Healy, Naomi Fitzpatrick, Anne Flanagan, Sinéad Fitzpatrick, Aoife Kelly, Fiona Culleton, Catherine Daly & Elaine O’Doherty-Masterson. The best of luck to each of them.
Split the Pot
The next draw will be on Sunday February 25th in The Abbey House Fore. For €2 you can win half the takings. You’ll find the envelopes and buckets in our many supporting businesses around the area.
Referee.
Congratulations to Noel Morgan who just recently completed the referee’s course. You’ll soon see him out on the field with the whistle. If he brings the same dedication to refereeing as he does to his multiple roles within Ballycomoyle we know he’ll be very successful.
Lotto
Our Lotto draw took place on Thursday Feb 15th in Farrelly’s, Castlepollard. The jackpots were €10,000 and €4,700. The numbers drawn were as follows. Draw1: 8, 9, 10, 28. Draw 2: 8, 11, 16, 26. Neither jackpot was won and we proceeded to draw the following people who get prizes of €30 each. Ann Cullen, Billy Costelloe, Stephen Leahy, Ciaran O’Neill and Emily O’Hanlon. The next draw will be held in Burke’s bar, Coole on Thursday March 1st when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €4,800.
Registration Evening.
We are holding a registration evening in Hotel Castlepollard on Friday 23rd of February from 6 to 9pm. This is for all age groups juvenile to adult. Our registration team of Sinéad, Louise and Maria will be on hand with registration forms and information to take care of everybody. Registration fees are individual adult €50, individual juvenile €30 and family €90.
Congratulations.
Big congratulations to The Downs Léiriú Stáitse (Stage Presentation) team who lifted the gold medal in last weekend’s Scór na n’Og all-Ireland final. Hard luck to their set dancers and to the solo singer and quiz team from Ballinagore who didn’t get the nod from the judges.
Club Website
Our website is up and running at www.ballycomoyle.com. If there is anything you would like to see included on the website drop me an email to seamuscoyle@yahoo.com
Sunday 11th February 2018
Scór
The county semi-finals of Scór sinsir took place on Friday Feb 9th and Saturday Feb 10th. Ballycomoyle were competing in Ballymore on the Friday night. We were represented in the following competitions. Amhrániocht Aonair (Solo Singing): Seán Daly, Aithriseoireacht (Recitation): Catherine Daly, Bailéad Ghrupa: Siobhán Friary, Seán Daly, Gráinne Healy & Catherine Daly. Léiriú Stáitse (Novelty Act): , Seán Daly, Seamus McDermott, Helen Coyle, Dermot McKenna, Gráinne Healy, Piaras Walsh, Elaine Caffrey and Seamus Coyle. Rince Seit (Set Dancing): Gráinne Healy, Naomi Fitzpatrick, Anne Flanagan, Sinéad Fitzpatrick, Aoife Kelly, Fiona Culleton, Catherine Daly & Elaine O’Doherty-Masterson. We got through to the county final in the Aithriseoireacht (Recitation) Bailéad Ghrupa & Léiriú Stáitse (Novelty Act). Hard luck to our solo singer and set dancers.. The final takes place in The Downs GAA Centre on Saturday night February 24th.
Speedy Recovery
We wish a speedy recovery to Alisha Fitzpatrick who was to have been taking part in Scór with the ballad group and the set dancers. Due to illness she had to withdraw. I’m sure she’ll be back in action in time to compete for a county medal with the ballad group on Feb. the 24th.
St. Michael’s Minor.
St.Michael’s Minors had their first game in the league on Sunday morning against Killucan. The game didn’t go our way but our lads played very well considering it’s the first outing of the year and the first game under the newly amalgamated St. Michael’s banner. They are out again next Sunday against Kilbeggan/St. Joseph’s. Home venue to be confirmed.
Adult Teams
Mens and Ladies teams are training away in spite of this arctic weather and are always on the hunt for new players or players who have lapsed and feel like making a return. The men can contact Tom Keague 087 9610053 and the ladies should contact Tomás Blake 087 9156981
Split The Pot
Split the Pot is back after the Christmas break The draw took place in The Seven Wonders Bar on Sunday February 11th and our first winner of 2018 is Paddy Cheevers. Paddy gets €305. The next draw will be on Sunday February 25th.
Lotto
The next Lotto draw will be on Thursday Feb 15th in Farrelly’s, Castlepollard when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €4,700.
Registration Evening.
We are holding a registration evening in Hotel Castlepollard on Friday 23rd of February from 6 to 9pm. This is for all age groups juvenile to adult. Our registration team of Sinéad, Louise and Maria will be on hand with registration forms and information to take care of everybody. Registration fees are individual adult €50, individual juvenile €30 and family €90.
Club Website
Our website is up and running at www.ballycomoyle.com. If there is anything you would like to see included on the website drop me an email to seamuscoyle@yahoo.com
Sunday 4th February 2018
Scór
The semi-finals of Scór sinsir take place next weekend Friday Feb 9th and Saturday Feb 10th. Ballycomoyle will be competing in Ballymore on the Friday night. We will be represented in the following competitions. Amhrániocht Aonair (Solo Singing): Seán Daly, Aithriseoireacht (Recitation): Catherine Daly, Bailéad Ghrupa: Siobhán Friary, Alisha Fitzpatrick, Seán Daly, Gráinne Healy & Catherine Daly. Léiriú Stáitse (Novelty Act): , Seán Daly, Seamus McDermott, Helen Coyle, Dermot McKenna, Gráinne Healy, Piaras Walsh, Elaine Caffrey and Seamus Coyle. Rince Seit (Set Dancing: Alisha Fitzpatrick, Naomi Fitzpatrick, Anne Flanagan, Sinead Fitzpatrick, Aoife Kelly, Fiona Culleton, Catherine Daly & Elaine O’Doherty-Masterson.
Lotto
Our first Lotto draw of 2018 was held in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinsttown on Thursday last Feb 1st. The numbers drawn for the €10,000 were: 13, 22, 24, 25. The numbers drawn for the €4,600 were: 5, 7, 9, 11. Neither jackpot was won on the night so we proceeded to draw the following people who get €30 each. Tanya Kenny, John Coyle, Suzy Gavan, Anna Marie McKenna & Dee O’Reilly. The next draw will be on Thursday Feb 15th in Farrelly’s, Castlepollard when the jackpots will be €10,000 and €4,700.
Junior Championship Draw.
The draw for the men’s junior championship took place last week. Ballycomoyle are in group 2 and will face St. Paul’s in the first round. There are 2 further teams in this group, Loughnavalley and Delvin. The top 2 teams from the group will proceed to the knockout stages of the championship with the top team also gaining promotion to group 1 for the following year’s competition.
Sympathy.
The executive and members of Ballycomoyle GAA Club would like to extend our sympathy to the Carter family on the death Of Elizabeth (Betty) last week. We also extend our sympathy to Majella Walsh on the recent death of her sister Martina in England. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a n-anam.
Club Website
Our website is up and running at www.ballycomoyle.com. If there is anything you would like to see included on the website drop me an email to seamuscoyle@yahoo.com
Sunday 28 January 2018
Dinner Dance
Our 2018 Dinner Dance was held in Hotel Castlepollard on Saturday night last and was a huge success. Everybody was well looked after by Russell and his team and nobody left the place hungry or thirsty. The proceedings were kicked off by a brilliant performance from our Scór na nÓg ballad group who have just recently won the Westmeath county title. We had medal presentations to our Ladies team who won the County Junior Championship in 2017 and special recognition presentations to their management team. Individual presentations were made to members of our ladies and men’s teams for outstanding performances during the season. Player of the final went to Ruth Daniels for what was one of the best individual displays of football ever witnessed in a Ballycomoyle jersey. Player of the year deservedly went to Aoife Gallagher. Caoimhe McCrossan was presented with a special recognition award for her achievement as a county player with the Westmeath camogie team. Caoimhe was player of the match in the All-Ireland final when Westmeath lifted the junior title. She went on to win a “soaring star” award, the Intermediate and Junior grades equivalent of an all-star. Player of the year on the men’s team went to John Egan who has given stellar commitment to the club since his underage playing years. On the Scór front we had presentations to the aforementioned Ballad Group and to our Quiz team who in the previous season had won the county title and were narrowly defeated in the All-Ireland final in Belfast. Chairman of the club Seamus McDermott did an outstanding job as Fear an Tí for the evening and we were joined by a number of special guests. Father Oliver Skelly from the parish of Coole/Whitehall attended and we had apologies from Fr. Patrick Moore, Castlepollard, Father Patrick Donnelly, Fore/Collinstown and Rev. Damien Ó Cathain. Geraldine Giles Chairperson of the ladies’ county board attended and presented medals to the ladies’ team. We were also joined by Patrick O’Reilly Secretary men’s county board, Olive Leonard Chairperson Westmeath Scór and of course our own Catherine Daly who in between all her work for Ballycomoyle is also chairperson of Scór Laighean.
New website
We have our new website up and running. Over the coming weeks and months the website will hopefully become the go-to place for all club information. As of now it’s very much in the “under construction” phase so please have patience. You’ll find it at www.ballycomoyle.com.
Membership
Watch this space for details of Membership/registration events over the next couple of months. Membership fees for 2018 are individual adult €50, individual juvenile (under 18)) €30 family €90.
Lotto
The first lotto draw of the new year will be held in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown on Thursday February 1st. Jackpots are as follows. Draw 1: €10,000 Draw 2: €4,600. Make sure you have your tickets.
Sunday 21 January 2018
Scór
Our very talented ballad group travelled all the way to the opera house in Wexford on Sunday January 14th to represent us in the Leinster fina of Scór na nÓgl. Having won the County final and progressed through the Leinster semi-final our group of Aoibhinn Dolan, Orla Fox, Bláthnáid Daly, Zara Geraghty and Killian Hogan sadly didn’t get the nod from the judges on this occasion. The provincial title went to our near neighbours Killoe from County Longford. Well done to our five for their fabulous performances and for flying the Bal’ flag for so long.
Meanwhile preparations for Scór Sinsear are proceeding at a pace. The county semi-finals will take place on the weekend of 9th /10th of February with the final scheduled for the 24th of February.
AGM
Our club AGM took place on Friday night 12th of January. At a well attended meeting the following were either newly appointed or re-appointed. Chairman: Seamus McDermott, Secretary: Aidan Keogh, Ladies Secretary: Sinead Williams, Underage Secretary: Paddy Hannon, Treasurer: Ann Dermody. There were other very important positions filled on the night and full details will be listed on our website.
Membership.
Membership and registration for 2018 is being handled by our team of registrars Sinead Williams, Louise Farrelly and Maria Higgins. Fees for the coming year are as follows. Individual adult €50, individual juvenile €30 family €90.
Dinner Dance.
The highlight of the Ballycomoyle social calendar in past years has been the Club dinner dance. We expect this year to be no different when we get together for our dinner dance and medal presentation night in Hotel Castlepollard on next Saturday January 27th. Our Ladies team had a great year in 2017, taking the junior title, and we will be honouring them and others with presentations. A night definitely not to be missed. If for some reason you still haven’t sourced your ticket contact Ann Dermody (Club Treasurer) on 086 8264803.
Lotto.
The Ballycomoyle club lotto has been running for the last 24 years. Over that time it has been the single biggest and most consistent contributor to Club funds. The average profit per year, taking good years and bad, was €9,500.
To January 2018 our lotto has raised close to €230,000 for the club. This figure is net of all prize money paid out.
The first draw for 2018 will take place in The Lough Lene Inn, Collinstown on Thursday February 1st when the jackpots will be as follows: Draw 1: €10,000. Draw 2: €4,600.
Adult Teams.
Both our ladies and mens adult teams are back in training. The mens management team comprises Tom Keague and Seamus Farrelly. The ladies management team is Tomás Blake, Ray Dobson and Gerry Farrelly. We wish them the best of luck for the season ahead and encourage as many people as possible to go out and give them a shout at their games.
Split the Pot
Our “Split the Pot” fundraiser will resume in February and run on alternate weeks to the Club Lotto. This fundraiser which started last year has proved very popular and brings in much needed funds to help with the running of the club. In addition it has raised funds for LARCC Cancer Support Centre.