Féile U14 Boys Footballers
Pride of place goes to the boys U14 footballers who, as part of a combined team with neighbours St Molaise Gaels, won the All-Ireland Féile Peile na nÓg Regional Plate title last Saturday with impressive wins over Salthhill-Knocknacarra (Galway) and Four Masters (Donegal). The team comprised 12 players from Drumcliffe/Rosses Point and 12 from St Molaise Gaels.
The Drumcliffe/Rosses Point & St Molaise Gaels U14 footballers who won the Féile Regional Plate final at Scarden last Saturday.
We were hosts to the Douglas GAA Club from Co Cork. The team had lost both group matches in Oxfield earlier on Saturday against Douglas and Corofin but gelled quickly as the day wore on and grew in statue with every game in the knockout stages, played at Scarden. Huge thanks go to our organiser Jimmy O’Brien and our band of parents and volunteers who were all terrific hosts.
Aaron Sheehy, his Dad Pascal of RTÉ news fame, and the Sheehy family were part of the Douglas GAA Club visiting party to Oxfield last weekend.
Saturday’s Féile U14 team mentors: Jimmy O’Brien, Fergal Keane & Steven Carroll.
A special word too for our pitch committee, car park stewards and helpers who had Oxfield looking so well for this memorable event. The Féile panel of players was: Ruairi Carroll, Augustine Watters, Ewan Rippon, Hugh Keaney, Mark Herrity, John Herrity, Josh Brady, Ciarán O’Reilly (joint Capt), Luke Casserly (joint Capt), Cian Oates, Ciarán Smith, Jack McGovern, Paul O’Brien, Seán Keane, James Donlon, Eoin Kerrigan, James McDermott, Daniel O’Connor, Keelan Harte, Evan Ballantine, Desmond Gillen, Ronan McGowan, Darragh Hallisey, Adam O’Boyle. The success more than made up for the U14 footballers’ league semi-final defeat last Monday evening against an impressive Ballymote/Bunninadden team who were deserving winners on the day.
U14 Girls Footballers
Our girls U14 footballers travel to Hazelwood this Wednesday evening to face Calry/St Joseph’s in their league semi-final at 7 o’clock. This will be a big ask for the team but they can take great encouragement from their impressive run to the last four of the competition. Best of luck to the players and management.
Sligo Ladies
It’s a big week for the Sligo ladies football team as they take on Leitrim in the Connacht Intermediate championship this Sunday afternoon in McHale Park, Castlebar at 2:30pm. The club wishes Sinéad Regan, Michelle McNamara and Rachel Monaghan the very best of luck. There will be live coverage of the match on Ocean FM.
Meath v Sligo
Good luck to our senior club captain Neil Ewing who leads Sligo out against Meath in Round 2A of the All-Ireland football qualifiers in Navan this Saturday evening at 5pm.
Senior Footballers
The senior men’s footballers completed their Kiernan Cup campaign last Sunday with a narrow one-point defeat, 3-9 to 2-13 at home to St Mary’s. Both teams were without their county contingent. The seniors next game is an important Division 1 league match away to Eastern Harps in three weeks time.
Juniors Win Again
Our junior men’s footballers habit of securing one-point victories in the league continued yet again last Friday evening when they made it six wins out of six in Division 4 with a 3-11 to 1-16 success against Calry/St Joseph’s.
The Sligo GAA u16 Poc Fada finalists on Knocknarea last Friday evening.
Sligo Poc Fada Finals
We want to acknowledge the efforts of Benbulben Gaels hurler Patrick O’Connor (above) who came very close to winning the Sligo GAA U16 Poc Fada competition on Knocknarea mountain last Friday night. Patrick acquitted himself admirably before losing out narrowly Easkey’s Fionn Moylan on a ‘Poc-Off’.
Hurling Final
No rest for the Benbulben Gaels U14 hurlers. Just back from the hurling Féile, they now prepare for their U14 league final this Thursday evening at the Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence (Please note change of venue) against Naomh Eoin. Throw-in is at 8pm.
Our U12 hurlers drew with Castleconnor in the league last Tuesday.
Parish Presentations
Special congratulations to our club patron Michael McTighe, and our Club Person of the Year 2016 Mary Power, who were among 10 recipients of received special awards from Fr Michael Donnelly and the Parish Council in Rathcormac last Friday evening. The presentations marked Michael and Mary’s contribution to community life over the last 25 years. Well deserved on both counts
U8 & U10 blitz
Our thanks to St Mary’s GAA Club for hosting ourselves and St Molaise Gaels in a very enjoyable U8 and U10 football blitz at Kent Park last Wednesday evening.
Community Games
Well done to all the track and field athletes from the Rosses Point and Drumcliffe areas who competed in last weekend’s Sligo Community Games county finals at IT Sligo.
A reminder that all registered club members are entitled to avail of the GAA’s rewards scheme ‘GRMA (Go Raibh Maith Agat). The scheme enables you to avail of offers as a ‘thank you’ or ‘go raibh maith agat’ for engaging in GAA activities and going to games. See our Facebook page for more info.
