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Jubilee Celebrations and more......

November 8, 2018

Coolaney/Mullinabreena GAA

 

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Jubilee Celebration:

Plans are at the final stages for the upcoming celebration to mark the golden jubilee of our club’s famous senior championship win in 1958. There has been a fantastic response to date and we continue to encourage anyone with connections to Coolaney/Mullinabreena GAA club to come along for the historic commemoration. There are a number of tickets still available, priced at €55, so book immediately. Ticket sellers are: Oliver Lee(087 7981827), Eugene Henry(087 2447098), Shane O’Brien(086 3097483) and Brendan Kivlehan(087 2845687). 

                                               

Outlined below is the running schedule for the day. A memorial mass will take place in the church of the Sacred Heart, Mullinabreena at 11.30am on Sunday October 26th. This is a dedicated mass to remember the deceased members of the 1958 panel and of our club throughout the years. Following this, the club will host a reception in St. Nathy’s Hall, Mullinabreena at 12.15pm, providing an opportunity to meet old teammates and friends. We feel this to be an integral part of the day giving people a chance to chat in a more relaxed environment. Refreshments will be offered and a photographic slide show will be on display during the reception to entertain the guests.

 

We will then adjourn to the Clarion Hotel at 7.15pm for a drinks reception followed by the Gala Banquet with dinner seated for 7.45pm. We look forward once again to the celebration on a day that promises to be a fantastic occasion for the team of ’58, family members, friends, our club today and the wider community.

 

Banquet Guest Speaker: Coolaney/Mullinabreena GAA club are delighted to welcome RTE’s Sunday Game Live commentator and analyst, Martin Carney as guest speaker for the club’s 1958 Jubilee team celebration. Carney, a Donegal native is a renowned footballer of the 70’s and 80’s and holder of six provincial medals, two with Donegal and four with Mayo. He’s a former captain of the UCG Sigerson Cup team and holds a Railway Cup medal from the combined universities team in 1973. Having previously managed Mayo at both minor and U-21 level, he is currently involved with the Mayo senior football management team and is a regular contributor on television and radio sporting programmes. The former All-Star nominee also acted as a selector for the International Rules Series in 2002 and 2003. Working as a secondary school teacher in Swinford, he presently resides in Castlebar.

 

1958 Panel: The winning team on duty in 1958 included two players from Bunninadden and was captained by the incomparable Nace O’Dowd was as follows; Liam Marren, Frank Lang(RIP), Jerry McManus, Eamon McGuinness, Seamus McGuinness, Joe Gorman, Peter Gallagher, Roger McCarrick, Pat Hunt, Tom Johnston, Nace O’Dowd(RIP), Padraig Gorman, Padraic Gallagher, Batty McLaughlin and Harry McGowan. Tom Walsh, Joe Johnston(RIP), Pat McGuinness(RIP), Peadar Gorman and Jim Brett were also members of the panel. Sean Gorman(RIP) was club chairman at the time and Mickey Gannon(RIP) was club Secretary.

 

Connaught: Well done to Eastern Harps on their fine victory over Glencar/Manorhamilton in the Connaught Club Championship at the weekend. This acts as a timely boost for Sligo football and lets hope they can progress even further.

Hard luck to St. Molaise Gaels who lost out to the Leitrim champions in the curtain raiser to the senior match.

 

Sponsorship: The club wish to thank Frank Gilmartin of Gilmartin Electrical who very generously sponsored the post match meal for the Intermediate panel following the drawn Intermediate final three weeks ago.

 

U-13: Our U-13 side received a walk over from Cloonacool in the Féile competition last weekend. The next fixture is against Bunninadden this coming weekend.

 

Congratulations once again to Catríona Connolly who has been nominated for an all-star in ladies football for 2008. We wish Catríona the best of luck at the selection dinner dance in Dublin next month.