There was a winner of last weeks Ballybay Blotto Jackpot of €1,900. Former senior team manager Cathal Hand from Ballybay was the lucky winner collecting the jackpot. Congratulations Cathal and we wish you all the very best with your winnings.

The jackpot will start again at €1,000 with the draw held every Tuesday evening at the weekly bingo. If your not in you can’t win.

Bingo: Just a quick note to remind everyone that the club’s weekly Bingo takes place every Tuesday night at 9pm in the clubhouse. The bingo is a great opportunity for the community to come together midweek and have a good night while maybe even winning a few bob. This is a fundamental part of the club’s fund raising for day-to-day costs and we would all really appreciate if you, your friends or your family could support this if you can at all. And, don’t forget, there is transport available to the centre. Every week, our volunteers go to great efforts to keep this going so that all of the other voluntary members of the club have a good starting platform. Hope to see some new faces tomorrow night and over the coming weeks!

Fixtures: The Ballybay senior mens first involvement of the year takes place this Sunday afternoon when the reserves travel to near neighbour Cermartin for a 2pm throw in. Please come out and support the boys in the opening game of the year. This Saturday, the 12th of March see the U12 team at home to Corduff. Throw in time is again at 2pm. The senior team travel to Scotstown on Sunday the 20th of March to open their league campaign, throw in time is 2pm. On Saturday the 26th of March see the U14 team at home to Kileevan again a 2pm throw in time. On Thursday the 31st of March the St Patrick’s U16 team travel to Monaghan Harps to open their campaign, throw in time is 6.30pm.

Thank you to all you attended the juvenile registration night on Friday night last. It was great to see such a high turn out with the coaches encouraged & looking forward to the year ahead. It’s still not too late to sign up just contact any of the committee members or juvenile representative for additional info. Training will continue as per the coaches programme for each age group. All players will be informed on the dates and times.

Coaching Courses: This year the club are hosting a foundation level coaching course in Pearse Park on Friday evening the 10th & Saturday the 11th of March. Anyone interested in attending the course should contact either Evan Rutledge 0871351243 or Cillian McAviney 0867368078 for additional information. All are welcome to attend.

Best of luck to former senior team representative and current club member Barry Duffy who begins his term as captain of the Ballybay Golf Society this Saturday. Barry’s drive inn takes places at the Rosemore Golf Course Monaghan. All associated with the Ballybay Pearse Brothers club wish Barry all the best for the year ahead.

Ballybay Pearse Brothers Club membership for the 2016 season is now available. There are three options available this year.

Gold Membership – which consists of free entry into all senior & reserve home league fixtures, entry into the clubs Blotto each week, entry into the draw for tickets to this years All Ireland Final & general club membership for a fee of €240. (Payment via direct debit is available over a 12 month period)

Silver Membership – which consists of free entry into all senior & reserve home league fixtures, entry into the draw for tickets to this years All Ireland Final & general club membership for a fee of €100.

Bronze membership – which consists of free entry into the draw for tickets to this years All Ireland Final & general club membership for a fee of €30.

Current members will be approached in the hope of resigning as many as possible while continuing to build on previous numbers. So anyone who would like to become a club member please contact any committee member for additional information.

Marathon Runners: Two of our own, youth officer Cillian McAviney & club secretary John Connolly, set off to the flat lands of Spain to compete in this year Barcalona marathon this Sunday coming. Over the last number of months the boys have been spotted tramping the roads in the lead up to the big event and everyone involved in the club wishes both all the very best of luck, although some say they’ll not be finished the course before the return flight on Monday evening.

On-Line Blotto: The club’s blotto can now be purchased on-line. Please see the Ballybay Pearse Brothers facebook page for the link that’ll allow you to access the website for more details. Play now so that you don’t miss out on the chance to win the weekly jackpot.

Club gear: There is a new range of club gear available. If you are interested or would like more info please contact the facebook page or Cillian McAviney for more info.

Congratulation to the Monaghan county board on recently been award the 2015 GAA MacNamee award for the work and their website design. This is massive achievement for the county and well done to all involved.

Finally, should you wish to have any news/events included in the Ballybay Club notes please feel free to email the news to pro.ballybaypearsebrothers.monaghan@gaa.ie or call Niall on 0858082607.