Lotto: Ther was no winner of last week’s jackpot prize €2400.  The number’s drawn were 4, 19, 24 and 26.  No match 3 winners.  4 Lucky Dip €25 winners were Ann McKenna Corryarabeg, John Sherry Castleshane, Rowena McDermott and Owen Connell.  Next week’s jackpot is €2600.

1975/1995 Celebration Dinner:  Our Celebration Dinner has been rescheduled to Sat 6th February 2016 when we will honour the 1975 Intermediate Championship Winning Team at a Celebration Dinner in St. Mellans.  Live Music on the night.  Tickets are on sale from Bronagh 0876749872.

NAtional Club Draw:  Tickets available from committee members cost€10.  Range of prizes include a car, holidays, All-Ireland packages etc.  All money raised is retained by the club.

Club Development Plan Workshop:  The club have started work on developing a strategic plan that will guide development for the next 5 years.  An important step in this process is the Club Planning Workshop,  where we are inviting all club members to attend a facilitated open night on all aspects of club activity.  Keep Free Friday 2016 and come and have your say on the future development of the club.

Ladies:  Keep Free this Saturday 16th January at 8 pm for Presentation night for juveniles and adults.  Please come out and support the efforts and achievements of the girls.  Our AGM is on Friday 22nd January.  All parents of juveniles, players or anyone interested in helping out during the coming year should attend.

Liathroid Laimhe.

Juvenile County Doubles Championships. The girls played the U12 & U13 Doubles competition Saturday past the 9th in St.Mellans, we had 6 pairs of girls in the U12’s and it was an all club affair in the U13’s, first in was Keva Treanor & Maria Flood where they took on a Harps pairing of Juste Audiejaityte & Emily Mc Ginnity, the first game could have went anyway with all girls trading shots but it went the way of the harps girls 15-4, in the second Juste power in the serve proved too strong and they took the second 15-0, the 2nd semi was an all club game with Emma Keenan & Sarah Mc Kenna up against Aoife Maguire & Holly Haligan, these was a close and very entertaining game, the first game Sarah & Emma won it 15-12 with some great serving from all girls and some nice rallies inbetween, the 2nd game was even closer, going tit for tat throughout point for point, then after being 12-12 Aoife & Holly went 14-12 in front and serving seemingly to take it to a tie-breaker but the other girls had a different plan and put Aoife & Holly out and then Emma & Sarah served and won 15-14, the final was more of straight forward affair for the Harps girls as Juste serve yet again proved too powerful for Emma & Sarah and they lost it 15-1, 15-0, but the score line in the final didn’t reflect on how the girls played throughout, the U13 final saw Eythna Boyle & Sarah Lavery take on Mia O Reilly & Clodagh Mc Meel, Mia & Clodagh steam-rolled the first game 15-3 and were more clinical in their finishing and also seemed to be in the 2nd game when winning 12-1 Ethyna called a time-out, then they put Mia & Clodagh out they went into a 14-12 lead and also serving to bring it to a tiebreaker where put out again and Mia & Clodagh took the game and title 15-14, it was a pity Eythna & Sarah didn’t get a  3rd game because their fight back in the 2nd game definitely deserved it, a big “Well done to all girls that took part on the day even though not everyone can be a winner i would think that all there in attendance on the morning would agree that handball was the winner. Some of the boys competitions takes place this weekend, the U12’s are in St.Mellans this Saturday the 16th @ 10am, the U13’s in Tydavnet this Saturday the 16th @10am, the U14’s in the Harps also this Saturday the 16th @11am and the U15’s are the following Saturday the 23rd in St.Mellans @10am, good luck to all taking part.
Mono League. The Mono league is being drawn up this week, keep an eye at the alley for fixtures.
Adult County Single Championships. The club have 20 players going forward to represent the club in the county championships in minor, U21, Junior and from Nov1-Nov4, good luck to all and please ensure that all games are fulfilled, if a serious problem arises and a fixture can’t be fulfilled then you must contact the club secretary “Brendie” and then he will make contact with the county secretary to re-fix the game, “Do not leave a player standing in the alley waiting on YOU”.
Refurbishing. We must apologise for and inconvenience caused in the glass alley as the seating area is being refurbished, even though it is an inconvenience at a very busy time of the season unfortunately it is a necessary evil as to get this problem sort once and for all, we thank you for your patience.