THE DOWNS GAA NOTES Feb 27th 2023
Men’s Round 2 League Results
On Friday evening the Division 1 team faced Shandonagh in their second league game of the season. An evenly contested first half saw The Downs just about ahead at the half-time break. The black and ambers were the team to kick on in the second half with some well worked scores to get back to winning ways on a score-line of 0-18 to 1-08. Next up for Lar Wall’s charges is Tyrellspass next Sunday morning.
On Saturday afternoon, the Division 3 team suffered a heavy defeat against St. Malachys at home. Next up for this group is away to Mullingar Shamrocks next Saturday.
Finally, on Sunday morning the Division 4 team were home to Milltownpass. The lads came away with a share of the spoils in an evenly matched game. Final score was 1-10 a-piece. There is no fixture for Division 4 next weekend.
Men’s League Fixtures Feb 24th 2023
Fixtures for the weekend March 3rd are as follows:
Saturday March 4th: Division 3 The Downs V Mullingar Shamrocks (Away) 4pm
Sunday March 5th: Division 1 The Downs V Tyrellspass (Away) 11.30 am
Registration
Registration for 2023 is now live. All registration can be paid with the click of a button. All you have to do is visit our website www.thedownsgaa.com and click membership.
If you are a prospective member or new to the area and are interested in joining The Downs GAA club, please note that we have a registration day next Saturday during training from 3 to 4 here at the 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 and Anne-marie Corroon, Ed Quinlan for organising.
Underage Training Resumes
Underage training resumes this Saturday March 4th for all age-groups from nursery up to U12’s for boys and girls. If your child is a current player, you will receive a message from the relevant coach with further details. Training will revert to Friday evenings in April.
We’re moving!
We've some exciting news about our online solution provider at Na Dúnta. In the next days we will move our services to new online club service provider, ClubZap. We will do our utmost to ensure your transition to ClubZap is as smooth as possible but would ask for your continued support and patience as we make this significant change. The ClubZap Mobile Phone App, our Website (www.thedownsgaa.com; www.naduntagaa.com) and social media channels (Facebook & Twitter) will become our primary sources for sharing club information with you. You can expect the following notifications via the ClubZap Mobile Phone App:
· Lotto Draw notifications & results
· Match fixtures & Results
· News (weekly Newsletter)
· Team & Club communications
What do we ask you to do? If you haven’t already, please download the ClubZap application to your smart phone with notifications enabled.
Two easy ways to get the ClubZap App:
- You can download the app directly from your App\Play Store and add The Downs GAA as your club.
- Use the following link on your phone: https://clubzap.page.link/imnhaGexit8i32S37
Our 2022 members will receive a 2023 membership renewal notification by email in the coming days. Access to membership can also be found here: https://naduntagaa.clubzap.com/pages/membership Plus access our lotto fundraising here: https://naduntagaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products. We look forward to our next chapter in Online Club Communications.
Clubhouse Bar
Clubhouse bar open Friday's and Saturday's nights
Job Vacancy Updated Link
New Updated Link: https://jobsireland.ie/en-US/job-Details?id=2237602
The vacancy for the position of Caretaker/Groundsperson position at The Downs GAA Club is still available. Please see new updated link for information regarding same. This is a Community Employment Position with MSCO Ltd.
Gaelic for Mothers and Others
G4M&O will be back soon in The Parish Community Centre Mullingar at 8.15 p.m. Please contact Anne-Marie on 0874140184 for further information.
BINGO
Our Numbers Draw continues every Friday night at 8.30 p.m. All new members welcome.
Weekly Fundraising Draw
We will continue to live stream our Fundraising 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.
