Drumcliffe/Rosses Point Ladies start there 2010 campaign on the 21st of March opposition to be finalised. Training continues Tuesdays at 8pm and Saturday mornings at 11:30. All newcomers are welcome please contact Hugh Slevin 086-0524629. We play Manorhamilton this Saturday at 11am in Oxfield players are asked to be there at 10:15.

Club underage coaching will continue on Saturday Morning usual times. Hurling coaching continues every Tuesday night in Oxfield at 7 PM.

U-16 Training will take place this Wednesday 10th Mar at 7.30pm in Oxfield. League commences with game vs Curry on Sunday 14 Mar at 11.00am in Oxfield.

Scór – congrats to Noelle Carroll, Eammon Bell, Elsa Kelly, Ted Kelly in winning the Grúpa Ceoil in Gurteen they are now in the Connacht Final and in the Table Quiz who came second Geraldine Gibbons, Gery Greamer, Tony Hallissy and to Maureen Mannion who did very well in the singing Competion.

GAA Lotto another year has commenced and our Lotto will be starting up very soon and we ask all to dig deep to support the club tickets can be purchase from all club executives and tickets sellers in the area.

GAA VHI Cul Camps run from the 12TH -16TH OF July in Oxfield.

City Board meeting Thursday 11th March in St Marys GAA Clubhouse at 9.30 PM.

Connacht Colleges A Championship Final on Saturday 13th March in Charlestown at 2.30 PM Best of luck to all the players from the Club involved in the Final.

Minor game V Castleconnor on Wednesday 17th March at 11 AM.

Deepest Sympathy to the Foley/O’Grady family on the recent passing of Rose Foley. Ar dheis Dé go raibh said.

A SLIGO mother has spoken
about her daughter’s rape horror
after the man convicted with
the crime was sentenced to four
and-a-half years in prison.
The 39-year-old Sligo man
pleaded guilty at the Central
Criminal Court to raping the
then 13-year-old girl at his home
between September 1 and October
15 2004.
In the years following the rape
the victim told no one about the
nightmare and tried to commit
suicide by taking pills and when
she told her attacker this he just
laughed.
The mother of the victim, who
can not be named, said the only
reason her child broke the silence
over the ordeal in 2006
was because the rapist was beginning
to grope and groom her
younger sister, who was also at
that time aged just 13.
“No matter how long a prison
sentence he got it would not
have changed the last six years
for us. No about of prison time
would be good enough,” the
inconsolable mother told the
Post.
She added that while the man
apologised in court, he did not
act sorry for three years when
he “said things about my daughter
that are too bad to repeat”.
“I lost myself when I found
out about it,” she said, adding
that she blamed herself for the
crime because she trusted the
man who did it and had been in
a relationship with him.
Their relationship ended several
years before the incident
happened.
“I blame myself like any mother
would. I think that I should have
seen the signs and should have
known but I wasn’t looking for
the signs because I trusted him.

The opening boy’s singles final was between Wexford’s Nicholas Murphy
and Sligo’s Danny Keown. These boys have duelled many times before in
finals with Keown ahead on titles. In the opening set Murphy was totally
focussed on his mission as he took the first set 21-17. Keown used his
experience in the second set and went on to win 14-21. The final set was
great viewing with Murphy slightly ahead at the mid point 11-9, Keown
levelled the score 11-11. Murphy kept his accuracy on court and both
players rallied very hard until Murphy began to make his presence on
court as he went on to take the title 21-16.

The girl’s singles final was an all Lisburn affair.Alannah Stephenson
took on her doubles partner Keady Smith. Stephenson took the opener
21-14, Keady dug deep in the second set as the rallies were tiring for
both girls, and this set went into a tiebreaker 22-22, 23-23 until
Stephenson composed herself as she took the title 25-23.

Danny Keown was back out on court again looking to take home a title to
Sligo, it was in the boy’s doubles final. His partner was lefthander and
fellow schoolmate Conor Scanlon and their opponents were Lisburn stars
of Ryan Stewart and Jonathon Harron. The Sligo boys took the opening set
21-15. In the second set the Lisburn players found form as they played
some of their best badminton on court, this match went 18-18,19-19…
all the way to 23-21 with Danny and Conor winning this outing and taking
the title back to Sligo.This was a great return for all the hard work
and the boys are looking forward to the nationals in a few weeks

Last match of the tournament was the mixed final and all four players on
court were from the infamous Lisburn Racket Club. Alannah Stephenson was
looking for a hat trick of titles and was partnered by Ryan Stewart.
Their opponents were once again Keady Smith and Jonathon Harron.
Stephenson and Stewart took the opener 21-15 and although their
opponents fought hard Stephenson made it a trice of titles as Stewart
took the double (21-15)

All these players will once again battle on court on the 6th & 7th
February up in Lisburn in the Irish U15 Championship. I would like to
say “well done” to Ita Marron and her team on a very well run
tournament.

Leinster U15 Open Terenure Final Results

Boys Singles: N Murphy bt D Keown 21-17,14-21,21-12 Doubles:D Keown/C
Scanlon bt R Stewart/J Harron 21-15,23-21

Girls Singles:A Stephenson bt K Smith 21-14,25-23 Doubles:A Stephenson/K
Smith bt K Butler/F McCourt 21-6,21-15

Mixed: A Stephenson/R Stewart bt K Smith/J Harron 21-15,21-15

The second game was a meeting of two of the unbeaten sides in the competition as Sligo Rovers 1 took on Globe House 1. In what was a real end to end game Rovers 1 won 8-4 to set up a title decider against the other side from the Sligo Immigrant Workers Organisation. Rovers 1 blitzed the Globe House side in the first half as they raced into a 5-0 lead thanks to goals from Nilo Ramos, Colin Feehily, Adam Hynes, Gavin O’Dwyer and an own goal. Two more goals at the start of the second half from Darragh Healy and Adam Hynes saw that lead stretch to seven. However the Rovers then eased up which is not something you can necessarily do as Globe House scored four goals in succession to get themselves back into the game. However Rovers regrouped as a second goal from Ramos proved to be the crucial score in the game as they picked up the win.

The last round of games including the title decider is on Wednesday night in the Ursuline College. The action gets underway at 7 o’clock.

Results:

Team 2 (Sligo Rovers Young Guns) 7 – 4 Team 4 (SIO 2)
Team 1 (Sligo Rovers 1) 8 – 4 Team 3 (Globe House 1)

Fixtures:

Team 4 (SIO 2) vs. Team 3 (Globe House 1)
Team 2 (Sligo Rovers Young Guns) vs. Team 6 (Globe House 2)
Team 1 (Sligo Rovers 1) vs. Team 5 (SIO 1)

Underage teams: We urgently require help with the running of the boys’ U12, U16 and U18 teams. If you would be available to manage or help out with the running of any of these teams please contact any member of the executive.

Fitness for Fun classes continue on Monday 8th February in Geevagh Community Resource Centre from 8 to 9pm. The cost for GAA club members is only €3 and €5 for non-members per night.

We would like to wish Louise Lavin well in her new position as vice chairperson of the Ladies County Board for 2010.

Congratulations to senior team member Seamus Bruen who graduated from the Garda College Templemore last week.

Sympathy is extended to Dympna McDonagh on the death of her mother, to the Higgins family on the death of John Higgins and to Sean Heslin on the death of his mother. May they rest in peace.

Membership for 2010 is as follows
Adults: Adult Player €100, Student/Unwaged(Adult Player) €60
Families: Families with U8 Player €60 (€100 if parents want use of Gym)
Family with 1 Player (aged 9 to 18 years)€80 (€100 if parents want use of Gym)
Family with 2 Players (aged 9 to 18 years) €100 (includes use of Gym for parents)
Family with 3 or more Players (9 to 18 yrs) €120 (includes use of Gym for parents)
3rd Level Student who is registering with family €30 extra
1 Adult Player with playing children €120, 2 Adult Players with playing children €150
(Concession available for unwaged families, but €60 is the minimum payment allowed)
Non Playing Members: 1 person €60 (without use of Gym) & €100 (with use of Gym)
Couple €80 (without use of Gym) & €120 (with use of Gym)
Gym Membership Only: 1 Person €100 (OAP €60), Couple €120 (OAPs €80)

Geevagh Community Resource Group Lotto Jackpot was not won this week.

Winning numbers were 8,19,22,2. Next draw on Saturday 6th Feb in Paddy’s Bar Jackpot – €2800, This weeks €20 winners were:

Jessica Gray, 41 Watervale Roskey. Angela Nangle, Geevagh. Billy Kelly, Geevagh. Maura Conlon, Flagfield. Claire Burke, C/o Abbott.

Items for inclusion in notes should be emailed to me at geevaghgaa@gmail.com by Sunday evening at 9pm.

See www.geevagh.sligo.gaa.ie for latest club news.

DINNER DANCE: The annual Dinner Dance took place on Friday night in the Sligo Park Hotel. A great evening was had by all. A big thanks to our special guests Johnny Pilkington of Offaly and John Murphy Chairman of the County Board who gave great speeches on the night. Thanks to the organising committee for all their hard work over the last few months, to the hotel for their hospitality and to the band on the night Crossroads who kept the crowd entertained all night. Well done to all our award winners on the night who were Minor Player of the year 2009- Glen Cryan. Sponsored by: Hunters Coal-Bord na Mona- Declan Caslin, Young player of the Year 2009 is Fintan Keown, Sponsored by Jim Flanagan & Sons – Building Contractor. Junior Player of the year 2009 –Bryan Mc Govern- Sponsored by RSS- Retrieval Storage Services:- John Cox. Club Player of the Year 2009– Brian Hynes.- Sponsored by Cunningham School of Motoring- Martin Cunningham. Ladies Senior Football Player of the Year 2009- Siobhan White. -Sponsored by :Eilis Mc Gowan –Kodak Express. Ladies Junior Football Player of the Year 2009- Winnie Feeney. -Sponsored by r Jimmy Devins. Special Merit Award presented to David Dykes. –Sponsored by John Keane Meats – Cartron. Supporter of the Year -2009- Margaret Raymond –Sponsored by Coach Hire & Driving Instructor. Andrew Murray. Club Person of the Year 2009-Pat Woulfe.- Connollys Bar- Gerry Nicholson. Hurler of the Year – Keith Raymond. Special 25yr achievement award – Ronan “Uisce” Watters. Club Personality of the Year (Shane Cunningham memorial shield) – Tony Gallagher. Special Award to Tony Gallagher for achieving 3 in a row by the players.

U-14 HURLING: U-14 hurling training on Saturday at Ballinode College from 4pm-5pm.

UNDERAGE HURLING: Underage hurling starting for U-8 up to U-12 in Sligo Grammer School on Monday nights at 6pm to 7pm. Hurleys and Helmets are provided at cost of €3.

LOTTO: There was no claim on the Jackpot of €3,000 at the Club Lotto Draw held in the Hargadons Bar Calry on Sat 30th Jan 2010. Match three winner Ciara Cunningham c/o Keanes Meats Cartron, Promoters prize Ian Kearins, Cartron. The next Lotto Draw will be held in Connollys Bar on Sat 20th Feb 2010 with a Jackpot of €3,150. Tickets cost €2 and please support.

All managers are asked to email match reports and the training schedule every week to calrystjosephs@hotmail.com Notes or any items to be included in the notes should be emailed to Gary Dillon at calrystjosephs@hotmail.com before Sunday at 9pm.

On this Friday night coming a ‘Celebrity Jigs and Reels’ will be held in the Radisson in Sligo at 8pm which will see Eastern Harps very own Sligo Rose Sinead Mc Gill & Queen of the Coleman Country Aoife Mc Donagh dance for their chosen charities The Special Olympics and The Downes Syndrome Society . There will be 12 other ”celebs” dancing for 12 other charities which touch all of our lives in some way so please come along and support as it promises to be a great night.

Shauna and Joe competed against the winners from the grand prix events in London, Dubai and New York. Although London and Dubai proved very strong, Shauna and Joe put up a brave fight and did themselves proud. Coach Olwyn O’Toole commented ‘ the standard of play at community venues in London and Dubai is phenomenal – it really goes to show that with a little dedication and match practice you can achieve a top level of tennis irrelevant of the facilities you are playing in.’

The match-ups with New York were a much closer affair with Joseph taking 5 games from Caleb Williamson and Shauna pushing Sabrina Bragerton-Nasert to 7-5 in the second set.

The players were awarded their prizes by two time US Open doubles champion Roger Taylor, who during his career also reached the singles quarter finals of the French Open, semi finals of the Australian Open and was Wimbledon semi finalist on three occasions including in 1970 when he defeated defending champion Rod Laver en route. Olwyn pointed out ‘ it was amazing to have a player who has achieved so much on hand for the presentation – especially a player who started playing on park courts.’

Steve Riley – Director of Will to Win commented ‘Tennis is a great game played all over the world, we want to develop community themed tournament to be a worldwide experience for parks and public centre players. It is a fantastic opportunity for younger players from different countries to be brought together via sport.’

Olwyn O’Toole of Allwin Tennis added ‘we are delighted to be asked to take part in an event like this. Grass roots sports is where it all starts and we are starting to make some impact on grass roots tennis in Ireland now, with over 500 children availing of coaching at park and community facilities across Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Mayo on an ongoing basis throughout the year. To have an event like this now in London that showcases the best players from community programmes around the world just shows you don’t have to be a member of a fancy club to get your shot on the international scene. We look forward to next years event and hope to make the Irish qualifiers a national event in 2010 – so keep a look out for your opportunity to take part in next years event.’

For more information on tennis coaching and competitive opportunities in your area check out www.allwintennis.com

Intermediate:

Pre season training continues for the intermediate side with the first game of the season in the Benson cup against Enniscrone due to take place on the weekend of Feb 20/21st.

Membership Lotto:

Lotto membership tickets are now available and once again we appeal to all club members to renew their membership for the New Year. Membership is Eur100 for the year and this includes entry into the monthly lotto draws plus the Christmas bonus draw. The current jackpot stands at Eur8800. It could be you! Monthly prizes of Eur200 are also drawn. This is the club’s principal fundraiser for the year and we appeal to all club supporters to sign up by contacting any club member or on the club website.

Notes:

Anyone with items for inclusion in this column can contact ollielee@hotmail.com alternatively text/ring 087 7981827. Deadline is 9pm on Sundays. Check our club website for all the latest news – www.coolaneymullinabreena.com