After the highs of the club dinner dance last saturday night week, it was time to knuckle down to get 2009 under way on the field of play as training got under way on Tue and Fri night last.
The club welcome Peter Bolger as Senior team trainer for 2009. Peter recently had success with Kilglass Gaels in Roscommon and will be assisted by selectors TJ Reilly (Dring) and Sean McGahern (Sonnagh). We wish them all the best for the coming year.
Anyone interested in playing for the club or becoming a member are more than welcome to join. The club caters for all ages with girls and boys (football) teams competing in a wide range of competitions. If you are interested, e-mail the club with your details and a club oficial will be in touch.
The senior club fixtures for 2009 were made on Monday night last in Pearse Park. The league and championships have taken on a new format for the next two years where league position will be based on championship standing. The senior and intermediate championships will be based on a group format and we have been drawn against our local rivals Dromard in Group 4. Full Draw Details are as follows.
Peter Hanley Motors Senior Championship 2009
Group 1
Round 1: Longford Slashers v Fr. Manning Gaels; Rathcline v Ballymahon.
Round 2: Ballymahon v Longford Slashers; Fr. Manning Gaels v Rathcline.
Round 3: Longford Slashers v Rathcline; Fr. Manning Gaels v Ballymahon.
Group 2
Round 1: Abbeylara v Sean Connolly’s; Ardagh St. Patrick’s v Mostrim.
Round 2: Mostrim v Abbeylara; Sean Connolly’s v Ardagh St. Patrick’s.
Round 3: Abbeylara v Ardagh St. Patrick’s; Sean Connolly’s v Mostrim.
Group 3
Round 1: Killoe Young Emmets v Granard St. Mary’s.
Round 2: Granard St. Mary’s v Clonguish.
Round 3: Clonguish v Killoe Young Emmets.
Group 4
Round 1: Colmcille v Dromard.
Round 2: Dromard v Mullinalaghta St. Columba’s.
Round 3: Mullinalaghta St. Columba’s v Colmcille.
All games at neutral venues.
Quarter-Finals Draw
(A) Winners Group 1 v Runners-Up Group 2
(B) Winners Group 3 v Runners-Up Group 4
(C) Winners Group 2 v Runners-Up Group 1
(D) Winners Group 4 v Runners-Up Group 3
Semi-Finals Draw
Winners A v Winners B
Winners C v Winners D
Mulleady Group Intermediate Football Championship 2009
Group 1: Killashee St. Brigid’s, Young Grattans, Fr. Manning Gaels, Killoe, Granard.
Group 2: Kenagh, Legan Sarsfields, Clonguish, Abbeylara.
Group 3: Shroid Slashers, Cashel, Colmcille, Longford Slashers.
Group 4: Carrickedmond, Ballymore, Dromard, Mostrim.
Quarter-Finals Draw
(A) Winners Group 1 v Runners-Up Group 2
(B) Winners Group 3 v Runners-Up Group 4
(C) Winners Group 2 v Runners-Up Group 1
(D) Winners Group 4 v Runners-Up Group 3
Semi-Finals Draw
Winners A v Winners B
Winners C v Winners D
Pat Corrigan Transport Junior Football Championship 2009
Group 1: Forgney St. Munis, Dromard, Cashel, Carrickedmond, Ballymore.
Group 2: Rathcline, Killoe, Sean Connolly’s, Ardagh.
Group 3: Clonguish, Fr. Manning Gaels, Kenagh, Killashee.
Group 4: Colmcille, Ballymahon, Mullinalaghta, Moydow Harpers.
Quarter-Finals Draw
(A) Winners Group 1 v Runners-Up Group 2
(B) Winners Group 3 v Runners-Up Group 4
(C) Winners Group 2 v Runners-Up Group 1
(D) Winners Group 4 v Runners-Up Group 3
Semi-Finals Draw
Winners A v Winners B
Winners C v Winners D
We kick off the Div1 league on Sunday March 1st against Abbeylara in Fr McGee Park.
Division One
First Round
Colmcille v Abbeylara
St Mary’s v Rathcline
Mostrim Emmet Óg
Clonguish v St Columba’s
Sean Connolly’s Fr Manning Gaels
St Patrick’s Longford Slashers
Ballymahon Dromard
