THE DOWNS GAA NOTES May 22nd 2023
Men’s Round 9 League Fixtures
Tuesday May 23rd: Division 4 The Downs V St. Josephs (Home) 7.30 p.m.
Thursday May 25th: Division 3 The Downs V Bunbrosna (Home) 7.30 p.m.
Sunday May 28th: Division 1 The Downs V Tang (Away) 11.30 a.m.
Tuesday May 30th: Division 4 The Downs V St. Lomans (Home) 7.30 p.m. (back fixture)
Underage Results
On Thursday we fielded 2 teams of U’11s against our near neighbours Kinnegad. A great evening of football was had by all with lots of fantastic skills on show.
The U15’s travelled to Shandonagh last Friday evening. Despite the lads best efforts, they came up short against a well drilled opposition who ran out deserving winners in the end.
Our U7’s and U9 boys were up early on Saturday morning when they travelled to Ballycomoyle for the most recent series of Go-Games. Some superb performances yet again from both sides made for a very enjoyable morning. Thank you to our hosts Ballycomoyle GAA.
The U13 Division 4 team travelled to Delvin early on Sunday morning last. All square at half-time, it was Delvin who kicked on with a couple of late goals to take all the points on offer. Final score Delvin 4-06 The Downs 1-07.
U7 & U9 Go Games in Ballcomoyle
LGFA Results
The U16 girls had an impressive win on Wednesday evening last against St. Paul’s Delvin at home. A great performance from all the panel.
Our U14’s earned themselves a very hard fought win against Milltown last Thursday evening away from home on a final score of 3-05 to 3-04. The girls showed great resilience to hold on for the win. Well done to all.
The highlight of the weekend was our Senior Ladies Division 1 win against Garrycastle, their first league win of the season. A hard fought battle that took an excellent save by Sarah McGuire late in the game to claim all the points on offer. Well done to all.
Best of Luck
Best of luck to all our underage club members who are playing in the Cumann na mBunscol Finals this week in Cusack Park. We wish them all the very best and hope they enjoy the occasion.
Club Shop
The next club shop opening will be during training from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Friday May 27th
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 continue their training from 8 to 9p.m. every Wednesday. Please contact Anne-Marie on 0874140184 for further information.
Bingo
Bingo continues every Friday night at 8.30 p.m. All new members welcome.
Clubhouse Bar
The Clubhouse bar is open on Fridays and Saturdays nights.
Club Lotto
We are asking all members to please support our club lotto. Sellers will be around the next few Friday evenings during underage training. The lotto is one of our main sources of income and we would be grateful if all our members could support it.
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.
