The men’s leagues resume this week with our Div 1 and Div 3 teams in action. Best of luck to all management teams and players for the year ahead.

What a morning at Na Dúnta last Sunday! We had a fantastic turnout for our annual 5k 10k Valentines dash. Well over 200 entries took to the start lines between our 2 distances as people of all ages turned out. 

Congratulations to our prize winner 

 

Female 5K

1st Niamh Rowan

2nd Niamh Nolan

3rd Helen Porter

O40F Gerldine Heery

U18F Liadadn Gavin

 

Male 5k

1st Mark Ronan

2nd Gareth Glennon

3rd Daniel Glennon

O40M Conor Carley

U18M Antonio Bertolo

 

Female 10K

1st Orlaith Flanagan

2nd Monika De Almeida

3rd Aisling Corcoran

040F Caroline Mullen

 

Male 10k

1st Andy Nevin

2nd Barry Mooney

3rd John Glennon

O40M Cormac Minnock

 

Huge thanks to all of our prize sponsors 

Grange Motors

Smyths Hardware Killucan

Smyths Hardware Mullingar

Killucan Gala

Newbrook Tyres

Mulhalls Supervalu

Wallace Waste

Kilmurray Hardware

Mullingar Pewter

KC Sports

Kinnegad Plaza

Buckleys SuperValu 

Westmeath County Council

Westmeath Sports Partnership

 

Thank you to all who continue to support the event, which is fast becoming a popular fixture on the Athletic calendar, with representatives travelling from 11 different athletics clubs to compete. A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers for their time & efforts today and in the run up to the event. And thanks to Barry Monaghan for capturing such great photos on the day. Many thanks also to An Garda Síochána for their help and expertise also. We'll see you all again next year!

Registration

Registration for 2025 is now live. All registration can be paid with the click of a button. All you have to do is follow the link https://linktr.ee/Thrdownsgaa and get registering. Please note GAA and Ladies Club memberships are separate. 

If you are a prospective member or new to the area and are interested in joining The Downs GAA club, please don’t hesitate to contact us or visit our Facebook Page for further information. New members are always welcome – Many thanks to all that helped distribute our flyers.

The Downs Dragons continued last Saturday with an array of great fun had by all.  It continues every 2nd Saturday at 12 p.m. in the clubhouse. New members always welcome. Next date for the diary is Saturday Feb 29th. Free jersey on registration for new members.

The Downs LGFA  will be running a Pre Loved Gear Shop over the coming weeks. 

If you have any football boots, jerseys, half zips, shorts etc that don't fit but have plenty of life in them why not donate to our Gear Shop. The items can be passed to Liz (Kids Cove) or contact Paula 087-6411149/ Niamh 085-837 9798

The date of our sale shop will be confirmed in due course. Please ensure all items are clean and in good condition.

The club extends its deepest sympathies to our club treasurer Anthony Rowan his wife Trudie and their daughters senior footballers Aoife and Niamh on the sad passing of Anthony’s mother Lena Rowan late of Marlianstown, Mullingar earlier this week. We also extend our sympathy to the extended Rowan and Kirby families on Lena’s sad passing

Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

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.

Keep up to date with club activities
There are lots of ways to keep up to date with our activities. Our award-winning website can be viewed at www.thedownsgaa.com where you can sign up to receive our weekly newsletter by email. Also check us out on Twitter, Facebook YouTube and Instagram