THE DOWNS GAA NOTES                                         July 29th 2024 

 

The Senior ladies will open their Village Barn Championship campaign away to Mullingar Shamrocks on Thursday evening August 1st. All support would be greatly appreciated. We wish Martin Murtagh and his management team the very best of luck.

Round 2 Adult Championship Results

The seniors continued their winning ways with a second win in Group B of the championship last Sunday evening in a warm and humid TEG Cusack Park against St. Malachys. In an evenly contested battle, it was The Downs who got scores at vital times to just about but the tie to bed. Two well taken goals by Ian Martin and Oisín Murphy left 6 points between the sides at half-time. A palmed score from Liam Moran in the second half left St. Malachys with just too much to do leaving The Downs with two wins out of two. Final score The Downs 3-12 St. Malachys 1-10. Next up for the seniors is Shandonagh in a fortnights time.

The junior side had to be content with a draw in their second round clash against Coralstown Kinnegad on Sunday morning at home in Breedon Group Molloy Park. They were very unlucky not to take all the points on offer putting in a very good performance. Final score 1-15 to 2-12. The goal from the boot of Dylan Carroll.

The U20’s were away to a strong Tubberclare side on Tuesday evening last in the Division 1 championship. Tubberclare came out on top of this particular fixture in comprehensive fashion. The final game in the preliminary stages is against Kinnegad next week.  

The minor boys had a good win this week in round 2 of the championship on a score-line of 3-14 to 3-08 versus Lilliput Gaels. In a highly competitive and enjoyable game, the boys lead throughout but were pushed all the way.

 

The U16’s also got off to a winning start in the Division 1 championship opener at home to Coralstown Kinnegad on Monday evening in difficult and wet conditions. A hard-working performance in the first half saw us lead by 5 points at half-time. As expected, the opposition lifted their game in the second half but The Downs stuck to their task and held on for their victory on a score-line of 1-14 to 2-06. Next up for this group is St. Lomans on Monday August 15th. 

 

The Division 1 U14’s continued this good vein of results by overcoming Athlone in their first round clash on Wednesday evening last in convincing fashion. A great start for this bunch of players.

 

And finally, on Friday evening, our U12’s were in action against our neighbours from St. Lomans. Our amber team with a number of our U10 panel put on a very brave performance unfortunately losing out to a stronger side. Our black team also put in a magnificent fighting performance against a very strong St. Lomans team. No doubt that these two teams will meet each other in the future in competitive circumstances. Well done to both teams. 

 

The draw took place in the Clubhouse on Friday for two All-Ireland tickets. The winner was Paul Quinn from Raharney. Congratulations to Paul. We hope you enjoyed the epic battle between Galway and Armagh. Thanks to all who support the draw.

 

Our U8’s and U10’s girls were in action in the latest Go Games blitz in Multy GAA. Opposition was provided by Killucan, Multy, Ballycomoyle and St. Paul’s Delvin. We fielded 2 teams at both age groups with some terrific performances on show. Thanks to Multy for being wonderful hosts as usual. 

 

Our U14’s Division 2 side made it three wins from three in the championship last Thursday evening in a very competitive game against Louhnavalley away. Final score 6-02 to 1-06. Our Division 5 side had their second win in the championship against Tyrellspass at home on Saturday afternoon in a very evenly contested game. 

 

 

On a lovely evening weather wise last Friday, our underage stars were treated to a visit from the ice-cream van much to the delight of all the kids in attendance. Many thanks to Vinny Conneely and Eddie Quinlan for organising. A generous and kind gesture much appreciated by all. 

The club shop will be open this Friday August 2nd from 6.30 to 7.30 at the clubhouse. For urgent orders please contact Carmel on 0879496347.

 

 

The Downs Ladies Social group is a group of ladies living in the area with regular meet ups and social events. The ladies are having their next outing on August 10th with some food and a bus excursion around Westmeath. Anyone that is living in the area and would like to attend the event or be a part of this very well organised group, please contact Elaine Egerton on 0868785006

 

 

ExWell Medical are offering medically supervised exercise classes to people with various chronic illnesses in The Downs GAA Hall on Mondays and Thursdays from 2-3 p.m. Starting date June 23rd. For further information please contact info@exwell.ie or Phone 01 8339561

 

The G4M&O are in action every Wednesday night. Anyone from the area looking for a bit of fun as well as a bit of exercise are all welcome. This programme has been a huge success for the club. Please contact Martha on 0871427400 for any further inquiries.  

Bingo

Bingo continues every Friday night at 8.30 p.m. All new members welcome.

We will continue to live stream our Lotto draw via our Facebook page for the foreseeable future. Tune in at 9-30 on each Monday night to catch the draw.

1.Add a discounted bundle to your Downs GAA club membership by clicking here.
2.Play online at our website www.thedownsgaa.com
3. Play online at Clubzapp http://bit.ly/3ItlksQ
4. Contact your regular draw collector for your area or any Committee member who will enter
your numbers on to our Perma Book which is retained at the club.
5. Send a cheque for €100 to club secretary Tommy Kelly, Coralstown, Mullingar (one year’s
subscription).
6. Or scan here:

Thanks to our supporters for their loyal commitment to our Fundraising Draw and to those new players who have signed up online and in hard copy.

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