This Week’s Colmcille GFC Club Notes
Match Results:
A massive congratulations to our minors who on Sunday defeated neighbours Western Gaels to win the Glenn Brady Cup. The final score was 5-14 to 0-05. Well done to our management team of Eamon Farrell, Declan Farrell, and Dave Donnelly (Colmcille) & Breandan Brady and Niall Vance (Dromard) and of course a massive shout out to our players and the players from St. Francis and Ballymore. Well done!
Upcoming Fixtures:
The very best of luck to our Senior team who will play Abbeylara in the Longford Senior Football Championship final on Sunday at 4 pm. We would love to see lots of green and red around the parish in support of our seniors in the quest to win the Sean Connolly Cup for the eighth time. Best of luck to the team and management.
Best of luck also to our U16s who will face off against Grattan Gaels on Sunday at 11 am in the fifth round of the U16 championship.
50/50 Draw:
Our 50/50 Draw took place last Monday, the 30th in Murtagh’s Bar. We want to thank everyone who participated in the draw. Congratulations to Joe, Ger & Michelle Mulligan, the lucky winners of our €1,665 jackpot. You can enter the 50/50 draw by purchasing envelopes at any local shop or pub or by entering online. The link can be found on any of our social media platforms.
Club News:
We have been successful in an application to Clár in respect of upgrade works of the carpark at Fr. McGee Park. We would like to thank our own development committee for doing the grant application and also local councillor Garry Murtagh, senator Michael Carrigy and minister Heather Humphreys for their help, representations and consideration on our behalf. Also, a word of thanks to the staff in Longford County Council for their advice and help with the application. We have been granted €49,750 from the fund for our project, which aims to upgrade the GAA ground’s car park. The upgrade will involve installing tarmacadam surfacing, markings, and better drainage. Additionally, the project will include creating wheelchair-friendly access and implementing a one-way system to improve traffic control in our unfinished car parking area.
We had a fantastic evening at Fr. McGee Park last Friday as we finished up U6, U8, and U10 training for the season, with a special appearance from our senior players who lent a helping hand.
A huge thank you to all the dedicated coaches for their hard work and commitment throughout the year. The future of Colmcille GFC is looking bright with these young stars!
Thanks to everyone involved for making it a great season.
Well done to former player Aaron Jones and his Owenmore Gaels teammates on reaching the Intermediate final in Sligo.
We would like to invite all our supporters, near and far, to join us at Colmcille Community Centre on Sunday morning for our ‘County Final Breakfast.’ This event is in aid of the player injury fund. Please come and enjoy a cup of tea and some breakfast while discussing the big match. We will start from 10 am to 12 pm, but feel free to join us after mass. Don’t forget to wear your Colmcille colors!
If you have any photos of supporters, signs, or decorations in support of the team for the county final, please send them to us on social media or by email to pro.colmcille.longford@gaa.ie.
We want to thank all of the businesses and generous donors that have contributed to the club in the last week or so in preparation for the County Final. We have been posting our sponsors on our social media pages and will continue through the week. A full list of our sponsors will be published after the county final.
The Colmcille Christmas Club Shop is now open until midnight, October 14th. Place your order for Colmcille GFC merchandise from CICO through the link on our website or social media. All orders will be processed after October 14th, with a minimum 6-week delivery time. Check the size guide before ordering, as returns or exchanges are not possible. For gear needed before the county final on October 13th, please order from O’Neill’s.
