Happy New Year

A New Year has arrived and with it new challenges but also plenty of opportunities. On behalf of the Rockcorry GAA club I wish you a great, prosperous, blissful, healthy, bright, delightful, energetic and extremely Happy New Year. 2015 was a magical year for the club so let’s hope 2016 will provide as many great memories. Here’s hoping and wishing for a Great 2016!

Breakfast with Champions

In my book you can beat a drum BUT you can’t beat community spirit and over the last couple of months our club, village and community has been buzzing with excitement and pride after the exploits of our senior footballers in the Ulster Junior Football Championship campaign. We are a small community and the sense of pride and togetherness was very much in evidence last Sunday morning (3rd January 2016) when we hosted our ‘Breakfast with Champion’s’ in St. Mary’s Hall. This was our first attempt at doing a BIG Breakfast event and I have to say it was ‘Eggcellent’ and a ‘Sizzling’ success. There was a superb community atmosphere and the level of support was really overwhelming as the whole community and indeed from right across the county came out in force to attend our ‘Breakfast with Champions’ where our senior footballers along with a number of highly distinguished cooks & volunteers served up a traditional ‘Fry-Up’ feast. It was a very enjoyable morning and a great opportunity for kids and parents to get their photograph taken with both the Packie Boylan & the Paul Kerr Cup & the Players while also wishing them all the best in the upcoming All-Ireland semi-final encounter against Ardnaree Sarsfields. The feedback was very positive and on behalf of the Rockcorry GAA club I want to thank everyone who travelled and supported our ‘Breakfast with Champions’ or made donations towards this fund-raising event. A massive thank you to all the cooks, cleaners and all the lads who put in a lot of effort to help out on the day to make this event highly successful and very enjoyable. Well done everyone.

THANK-YOU

On behalf of Rockcorry GAA club I would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank the following companies & individuals for sponsoring the ingredients or for making donations towards our Breakfast with Champions. Gerry & Martin Quinn Butchers, Mac Lennon, Shortts Butchers, Eugene Larmer, Gerry Duffy Pork & Bacon, Gerry & Andrea Coyle, Mickey Gallagher, Brendan McMahon, Campbell Foods, Pauric & Bernie Sherry, Ann Lynch, Gavin Sheridan, Paul & Nina McKeown, Stranooden Water, Lacpatrick, Ann Carroll & Family, John Foy (Super Valu, Cootehill), Paddy & Martina McKeown, Sharon Fox, Noel McKeown, McElvaney Waste & Recycling, Gerry & Martina McKeown. It is deeply appreciated and we look forward to you continued support in the future.

All-Ireland Sem-Final

Our AIB All-Ireland Junior Club Championship Semi-Final against Ardnaree Sarsfields (Mayo) has been confirmed for Sunday 24th January at Pairc Sean MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon and the game has a throw-in time of 2pm.

Monaghan GAA Awards Night

The date for the Monaghan GAA Awards night is Friday 22nd January and it will take place in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan. This will be a proud and great night for the club after a very successful and historic year and Niall McKeown will receive his ‘Junior Football of the Year’ award and the club will also receive their ‘Club of the Year’ accolade. Also on the night the 2015 Monaghan Senior Panel will be presented with their Ulster Winning Medals.If you want to attend the Monaghan GAA Awards Night please send me a text message to 086-1041165 specifying your name and quantity of tickets required.

Gala Awards Night

The Gaelic Life Gala Awards Night will take place on Friday 15th January at the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan. Dress code is ‘Black-tie’ and the meal will be served at 7.15pm sharp. Compere on the night will be Darragh Maloney (RTE) and tickets cost £60 each. As this is a provincial event it is advisable to pre-book or book tickets early in order to avoid disappointment. Please contact Darren/Mairead on 028 (048) 8241-5060 for further details.

National Club Draw

The club are participating in the GAA National Club Draw which features some sensational prizes. The tickets cost €10 each and are printed in books of 5 and are NOW AVAILABLE from all committee members and senior players. I am sure you will agree that there are some fabulous prizes on offer with first prize a new Opel Corsa. You can support the club by buying and selling tickets. Those who buy tickets will be entered into a draw, with prizes provided by GAA Central Council. Each club will retain the proceeds of the tickets sold by their club. For full details please log on to www.gaa.ie/nationalclubdraw.

Committee Positions Vacant

The management committee is open to all who wish to sit on the committee or indeed any of our sub-committees. New faces, new opinions, new ideas are the lifeblood of any club and with your input the possibilities of today can be achieved tomorrow. At our annual general meeting held in December the following positions of Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer & Cultural Officer were not filled. We are now looking to co-opt members to fill these important roles. If any club member is interested in taking up any of these roles or perhaps sitting on the management committee please get in touch. The bottom line folks, and its quit simple, the future of the club is in our own hands. Everything that we do today or indeed everything that we don’t do will have a serious impact on the performance of the club in the future. It’s you club, get involved.

Club Membership

Club membership is now due once again and can be paid to our club Registrar Pat Brannigan. The annual subscription for adults is €20 with all juveniles under the age of 18 costing €5 and any student that can provide a valid student card the membership fee is €5. It is important that ALL players pay their membership as soon as possible otherwise you will not be covered under the GAA insurance scheme. Please note that club membership will close on Monday 30th March 2015.

Scór Sinsear

If anybody is interested in representing the club in any of the following events please contact myself Michael Carroll 086-1041165 or any committee member (Figure Dancing, Recitation, Solo Singing, Instrumental Music, Ballad Group, Novelty Act, Question time and Set Dancing)

Monaghan GAA Yearbook

The official Monaghan GAA yearbook is now available to buy and once again this year’s publication gives a comprehensive review of all Monaghan GAA activity in 2015 and records the fortunes of Monaghan county teams in all codes and recounts the story of the various club championships within the county and is available to buy at €10 each.

Table Quiz

Aghabog GAA are holding a table quiz in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation and will take place on Saturday 16th January in the Aghabog GAA Centre. The entry fee for a table of four will cost €40 and there will be quiz prizes and raffle prizes on the night. The club has already committed to putting in a team and if you would like to be a part of team then please get in touch with myself as soon as possible. This is a great cause so please feel free to share this Event & Invite as many of your buddies as possible as all support would be very much appreciated.

Top 4 Lotto Results

The numbers drawn on Monday 4th January 2016 were 8, 14, 16 and 28. There was no jackpot winner of €5,400.00. The following won €15 each :-Pauric & Aileen Reilly, Dartrey, Eugene Cleary, Rockcorry, Mickey Gallagher, Swans Cross, Trisha & Tristan, Rockcorry, Michael Greenan, Aghabog, Laura Hagan, Greenan’s Cross, Sean & Megan, Rockcorry, Joey & Phyllis, Rockcorry. Next week the jackpot will be €5,500.00 and the draw will take place in Thompson’s, Newbliss. Thank you supporting our Top 4 lotto draw.

News

If anyone would like to have some news, events or anything at all included in the club notes or advertised on our website then just get in touch on 086-1041165 or email pro.rockcorry.monaghan@gaa.ie