ROCKCORRY G.A.A.

CLUB NOTES

13th April 2017

TOP 4 LOTTO

The TOP 4 LOTTO jackpot of €1200 was up for grabs on Monday night past but with no winner another €100 was added to the pot to bring it up to €1300 for the Easter Monday draw on the 17th April. The luck dip winners were Mary & Dominic Monaghan Rockcorry, Noah & Enda Sheridan Aghabog, Harry Lennon Latton, Mary Reilly Dartrey, Noeleen Fitzpatrick Rockcorry, Eugene Mc Gorman Rockcorry, Eugene Cleary Rockcorry and Malachy Matthews BlackKesh. ..Next draw takes place in the Aghabog GAA complex. Get your numbers in early and thank you for your continued support.

On the field

It was another week of mixed results for our teams representing the club. Our minors who are amalgamated with Eire Og got off to a winning start in Smithboro with a victory over Tyholland. It was great to see the players from both clubs gel together as a team and credit must go the management team of Raymond Leonard and Sean Greenan who are working hard on the sideline. The next outing for the minors is against Clontibret, however we had no result when going to print. Our U14’s got back to winning ways with a comfortable victory over Sean Mc Dermotts, unfortunately the U16’s fixture against the same opposition had to be stopped due to an injury picked up by one of the Sean’s players. Thankfully the player in question has made a full recovery after been removed to hospital and credit must go to the officials and those that administered first aid on the pitch. It is never a situation you want to see on any field of play and credit also to the teams and management on how it was dealt with. The senior team had their first outing in the Junior league with a trip away to Scotshouse to take on Currin. Short a number of our regular players, it was a performance that provided plenty of food for thought and while coming out on the wrong side of a 2 point defeat it was heartening to see a number of our younger players make their senior debut. Our seniors were back out in action last night Wednesday against Sean Mc Dermotts.

Upcoming Fixtures

It is another busy weekend and indeed few days of fixtures, tonight Thursday 13th, Castleblayney will be the visitors to Pairc Mhuire at 7pm to take on our U16’s , while on Saturday the U12’s make the trip to Scotshouse to take on Currin at 2pm, on Saturday evening the senior side make the trip to Smithboro to take on Eire Og at 7pm, while that same venue will see our minors in action on Tuesday 18th when they take on Patrick Emmetts also at 7pm. As always your support at any of the fixtures for the teams is greatly appreciated.

Lidl Ladies National league

Well done to the Monaghan ladies who secured their status in Division 1 of the Lidl ladies league for 2018 with a 3-11 to 2-11 win over Armagh in their relegation playoff on Sunday past in the Athletic grounds. It was a result that sees the farney ladies make it a 26th consecutive year in the top flight, an incredible achievement for any county. Next up for Paula Cunningham and her side is the Ulster championship where they will get the defence of their title underway with a derby game against Cavan on June 17th.

Membership

Club membership is now due and can be paid to our club registrar Pat Brannigan or indeed by contacting any member of the committee.

The annual subscription for adults is €30 with all juveniles under the age of 18 €10 per child. Any student that can provide a valid student card the membership fee is €10

News

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