Longford Leader Sport Extra

The following are some sport items that were submitted too late for publication in the print edition of this week’s Longford Leader: 

GAA Club News

ARDAGH MOYDOW   

Festive Season Greetings: We wish all our players, managers, volunteers, supporters and sponsors a happy Christmas and a successful New Year.

Ardagh Challenge - Invite to club teams: Ardagh Challenge invite GAA Club Teams to enter our "GAA Club 5K" at 1pm on 30th Dec 2023. A minimum of 4 team members, open to both playing and non-playing members of any GAA football/hurling/camogie club is required to make up a team. There is no limit on the number of team members. The 4 best placed finishers win points for their club team. €€€ Cash Prize and 2023 Ardagh Challenge club team trophy for both 1st placed Mens and Ladies teams. Open to over 16s only.

Ardagh Moydow Community Club Draw: Tickets are still available for the Ardagh Moydow Community fundraiser to support facility upkeep in the Parish. First prize is a Volkswagen ID4 and there are many more excellent prizes. The draw will take place on 28th December 2023. Tickets are €20 each, or 3 for €50 and 7 for €100.  Tickets can be purchased from the Club Draw Committee and also at https://www.idonate.ie/raffle/AMCF. We encourage our members and supporters to support this important draw.

Ardagh Classes with Tess & Enda Gillen (Keenan Park): Monday: 6 - 6.30pm (Spin); 6.30pm (Spin & Tone); Tuesday: 6.15am. (Bootcamp). Wednesday: 6 - 6.30pm (Spin); 6.30pm (Spin & Tone). Thursday: 6.15am (Bootcamp); 6 - 6.30pm (Spin). Friday 5.45 - 6.15pm Spin. Saturday: 11 - 11.45pm (Spin). 30 mins classes: €6 for non-club members; €5 for club members. 60 min classes: €10 for non-club members;€8 for club members. Bootcamp sets €75 for non-club members; €60 for club members. For bookings text Tess (0857607248) or Enda (0869270658). Tess and Enda would like to thank the local community for their continued support.

Lotto Results: Lotto Numbers were 16, 18, 20 & 25. There were no Jackpot winners. Lucky Dip winners were Marie Mulhern, Clem Sullivan, Ciaran Trautt, Anthony Thompson, Michael Conway, Martin Smyth, Olivia Maher, Danny Keenan, Seanie Leonard and Liam Victory. Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone for supporting our draw this week. Next week's jackpot is €6,100. The draw will be held in Kearney's Bar on Wednesday 27th December. Tickets are available at www.ardaghmoydowgaa.com and in Lyons, Clarkes and Kearneys public houses.

CASHEL

Lotto: Draw held on Monday 18th December. No's drawn 2-3-11-28, . No jackpot winner. Double draw for Christmas. Draw winners: €30, €5 envelopes Packie Feeney and Eoin Flood; €30 to Martin Skelly and Jack Sweeney; €20 each to Liam Connerton, Bernie McCabe, P. J. Mulvihill and Linda Merrigan. Next week's jackpot is 8,700 thanks for your support.

Festive Season Greetings: to all our members. We hope you have a lovely festive period and thanks for all your support throughout the year and we look forward to seeing you supporting our club and team in the coming year.

Appreciation Night: Cashel GAA would like to invite all to our annual appreciation night in The Local on Saturday night next the 30th December.  There will be refreshments on the night and a raffle to celebrate the year, looking forward to seeing you there. 

DROMARD LADIES  

Festive Season Greetings: To all our players,parents and supporters. We hope your Christmas celebrations are all that you wish and we are looking forward to seeing you back training in the New Year.

County Panels: U16 Panel will be chosen in the New Year with 3 Dromard Ladies,Grace Tierney,Lauren Maguire and Eleanor O'Reilly all in the running for selection.The U14 Panel has been selected from a massive 94 triallists.Dromard Ladies were represented by no fewer than 7 girls,Kara Duffy,Grace Duffy,Hannah O'Reilly,Sarah Hagan,Emily McEntire,Shauna Reynolds and Chloe McDonald.Huge Congratulations to Kara Duffy on being selected for the final panel and we wish her well for the upcoming season.Well done also to her 6 clubmates for attending all the trials,and although not selected for the final panel,we are sure you will all have benefitted from the experience.3 of these girls will be eligible again next year and we are sure they will give it another go. Another year older with another seasons football under their belts can only stand them to the good.

Longford Ladies Minor Manager: Congrats to our Senior Ladies Manager Paul Hourican on being appointed County Minor manager for 2024.We wish you all the best Paul and hopefully you will inspire some of our Dromard girls to trial for the Panel just like the Dromard girls who trialled for the U14 and U16 Panels.Also congratulations to clubman Kevin Hourican on becoming part of the management team for next year's Masters International Rules Series against Australia,and also James Martin,our Muireann's Daddy on being selected for the Panel.Good Luck lads from all the girls.

Monthly Draw: Thanks to everybody who signed up in time for the last of the Early Bird draws and good luck every month in 2024 where there are E900 in prizes to be won.The 5 winners were Padraic Jones,John Donnelly,Sandra/Paul Dobson,Colm McStay and our Robyn's Mammy and Daddy Brendan and Lorraine Brady.

Ladies Annual Fuel Draw: Tickets are now available in all the local shops and from every Ladies player. There are 7 great prizes to be won this year thanks to all our sponsors,Corrigan Fuel Stores, Norman and Michelle Hall Transport, Marty McNerney Turf, Gortermone Stores, Moyne Stores,Clutterbug Arva and Aughnacliffe Surgery.We hope to launch an online option in January for our ex players and supporters who have moved away,and credit to them, still support their Ladies club.

Birthdays: Just one to celebrate this week,so from all of us in Dromard Ladies its Happy Birthday to Shauna O'Reilly.Shauna is not only a valued member of our Senior Panel,but until recently when further studies took her up to Dublin she was also valued by a dozen or more of our Active Age Ladies for whom she provided a weekly hours workout which was greatly appreciated by them.However true to her nature she ensured the continuity of the classes and they are all now kept in trim by new instructor Tristan Noack Hoffman.A great club woman,we all wish you the best of days Shauna.

GOLF CLUB 55 

Showers were part of Thursday morning experience before the golf game last week.  Another discomfort was the shower experienced when playing the 9-hole golf competition.  Rain wasn’t the only discomfort as a very cold strong wind also made its impression during the day.  

Jimmy Leavy was the overall top golf achiever as he recorded 19pts, to which he supported with a par on the index one hole, the sixth.  Liam Faughnan was next with his score of 18 pts, which was supported with a par and three points on the 7th hole.  Liam Keane recorded 16pts, which won him the third spot. 

Weather conditions (it seems!) didn’t allow a birdie to be recorded on any of the nine holes played!  Pars were recorded by John Kavangh and Kieran O’Brien on the 2nd and Jimmy Leavy when playing the 6th. 

Congratulations to Jimmy Leavy, Liam Faughnan, and James Finnan, who were rewarded with one of the hamper prizes, which they won on the previous Thursday’s competition.  

Please play for Joe McGreal’s sponsored prize on this Thursday as his prize may generate a lot of heat and comfort for the winner!