Ballybay Club Notes

There was no winner of last weeks Ballybay Pearse Brothers Blotto. Number drawn were as follows: 2, 7, 12 & 19

The following people won €20:

Teresa Connolly, Ballybay

Liz Cunningham, Latton

Christine Duffy, Ballybay

Gertie O’Brien, Latton

Aidan MCQuillan, Ballybay

Next weeks jackpot is €4,500

Results: The Ballybay senior team host Traugh in the semi-final of the Monaghan Credit Union Senior Football League this Sunday afternoon. This is the last home of the year so please come out and support the boys in maroon. Throw up in Ballybay Pearse Park is at 2pm on Sunday afternoon.

Due to football commitments on the field, functions in the club house & host of other reasons the Ballybay Pearse Brothers raffle draw has been pushed back until the weekend of 19th of November. Tickets are still available from a whole host of sellers. Total prize fund of €10,000 with the first place winner walking away with a cool €8,000 along with 3 other fabulous prizes on offer. Tickets are priced at 1 for €20 or 3 for€50. Keep an eye out on the club notes & social media for more info as the date draws closer.

Congratulations and best wishes to senior team player & county star Drew Wylie who married his partner Aoife Grant/Wylie in her native Donegal last weekend. All in the club are delighted for them both and wish them many years of joy & happiness together. Congratulations again.

Keep free: The Annual General Meeting of the Ballybay Pearse Brothers is fixed for Sunday the 27th of November in the club rooms. Club officer nomination forms will circulated around all members in the next coming week. Please contact the person for approval before nominating anyone and return to current committee members before the meeting takes place. Additional info will follow in the coming weeks.

As part of the Cavan Monaghan Science Festival they have put together a Panel of Experts to speak about how advances in Science and Technology are impacting Sport and improving athletic performance.The panel will be facilitated by Irish Times Journalist Malachy Clerkin and speakers on the night are:Enda King (Lead Performance Rehabilitation Physiotherapist at the Sports Surgery Clinic Santry), Colin Mc Aree (Player GPS Analyst), Sharon Courtney (Sports & Exercise Nutritionist/DKIT Lecturer) & Dick Clerkin (Gaelic Footballer)

This event takes place in the Iontas Centre (Choral Suite) on Tuesday 15th November @ 7.30pm. For more information contact kmccague@monaghancoco.ie

A massive congratulation to former senior team player Emmet McAviney who run 1000miles when he crossed the finish line of the Dublin City Marathon on Sunday past. Emmett started the journey on the 1st of August and run in a lot of counties throughout the country. All his

time and effort was to raise much needed money for the children charity Barnados. Congratulations and well done Emmett from all at the Ballybay Pearse Brothers club.

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.

If you would like to get items into the club notes please contact Niall Duffy by 8pm on Monday evening and he’ll gladly include.