Lotto
Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER
Numbers Drawn - 4, 12, 23, 25

The weekly winners of €30 were
• Martina McGrath, Sliabh Bawn View.
• Mercedes Lyons. C/o K. Collins.
• Patsy & Joan, C/o N Comiskey.
• Margaret McHugh, C/o Hospital.

Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. 

Cards 
Well done to Monday’s joint card winners Noel Mcdermott and Colin Kilcline. Cards continue Monday evenings at 8.30pm in the Hyde Centre.

Registrations
Just a quick reminder that our annual Registrations are now due. All Registrations must be paid by 8th of February 2019.
Here’s some important facts which you may or may not be aware of regarding Registrations:

• If you’re a player, part of your Registration goes towards registration fees with the GAA. All players must be registered with the GAA to take part in competitions.
• The fee also covers insurance for players; it’s very important that all players are covered should any injuries occur.
• This also means that if a player is not paid up once competition starts we simply will not be permitted to play them.
• The easiest way is to pay at Club Registration Night on 8th February,
• Did you know: Some health plans offer cash-back for joining sports clubs ? Handy to know. For example, Irish Life Health offer €30 per child who joins. Not massive, but not to be sniffed at either. Also; you may be able to claim last year so if you have private health care, check your benefits statement to see if it’s worth a claim. They usually have a simple “submit your receipt” service so worth a look!

Your Club is absolutely reliant on all members paying their Registration Fees.
Almost the entire amount raised through membership fees is used to pay affiliation and registration fees and the cost of the GAA insurance/players benefit scheme. 
Players will not be registered or insured until payment has been made. 

Annual Subscriptions 2019: 
Family - 2 children U18 €135 
Family - 3 or more children U18 €155 
Family - 1 child U18 €85 
Academy Player €30 
Student (Over 18) €70 
Student – Over 18, where family are 
already paying family membership €55 
Single Child €65 
OAP €25 
Adult player €75 
Non playing Adult €55 .

Spread the word.

To speed up registration members can log onto  www.roscommongaels.ie go to about on the menu a dropbox will appear and go into documents and print of your own document and fill it up and bring it along to registration night.

Club Mass
The mass for deceased members and friends of Roscommon Gaels Club was held this morning in the Sacred Heart Church. A good crowd turned up to remember and pray for all those who gave so much to the club and to their community and now are sadly no longer with us.  A general thanks to all who helped in any way , our participants in the mass and especially the congregation who attended the mass, you all helped to make it a wonderful occasion. What better way to celebrate than to simply remember.

LGFA 
There will be an EGM of the Roscommon Ladies Football on Thursday 31st of January at 8.30pm in The Hyde Centre.  We will be electing managers for U8’s, U12’s, U16’s and Junior. Your attendance is important.

Thank you to all those who contributed this weekend at the the Church Gate Collections for the Roscommon Ladies Football.  Thanks to those who stood at the collection in the freezing cold and to the people of Roscommon Parish for their ongoing support for the Roscommon Ladies Football.  It is very much appreciated.

Congratulations to Marie McAleer, Secretary of Roscommon Ladies Football and a Roscommon Gaels member who is being awarded the first ever hall of fame award for Connacht at a function in Claremorris on Saturday 9th of February.  Well done Marie.
 
Hurling
Well done to the Roscommon Hurlers today who defeated Louth especially our two Gaels men Georoid and Cillian Egan.
Roscommon 3 -18 Louth 1-11. Next week double header v Monaghan in Dr Hyde Park.

Pictured are some of our Roscommon Gaels lads who were on the County U14 panel last year who attended a training session with Galway Hurler Cathal Mannion Yesterday

Lotto
Jackpot - €10,000
Numbers Drawn - 14, 18, 19, 30

The weekly winners of €30 were
• John Corcoran.  The Walk.
• Kathleen Carr, C/o The Hyde.
• Ross & Patricia Shannon, Carrowmore.
• John Kennedy, Ballymoe.

Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. 

Cards
 Well done to Monday nights card winner Ann Corcoran and to the runner up Pat Dillon.  Cards continue Monday evenings at 8.30pm in the Hyde Centre.

How can I help out around the club?
There are many roles/tasks that need to be filled/completed on each team. There is something for everyone, just mention that you are interested in helping to the team mentor. Help and training will be available for all roles.

Registrations
Just a quick reminder that our annual Registrations are now due. All Registrations must be paid by 8th of February 2019.
Here’s some important facts which you may or may not be aware of regarding Registrations:

• If you’re a player, part of your Registration goes towards registration fees with the GAA. All players must be registered with the GAA to take part in competitions.
• The fee also covers insurance for players; it’s very important that all players are covered should any injuries occur.
• This also means that if a player is not paid up once competition starts we simply will not be permitted to play them.
• The easiest way is to pay at Club Registration Night on 8th February,
• Did you know: Some health plans offer cash-back for joining sports clubs ? Handy to know. For example, Irish Life Health offer €30 per child who joins. Not massive, but not to be sniffed at either. Also; you may be able to claim last year so if you have private health care, check your benefits statement to see if it’s worth a claim. They usually have a simple “submit your receipt” service so worth a look!

Your Club is absolutely reliant on all members paying their Registration Fees.
Almost the entire amount raised through membership fees is used to pay affiliation and registration fees and the cost of the GAA insurance/players benefit scheme.
Players will not be registered or insured until payment has been made. 

Annual Subscriptions 2019: 
Family - 2 children U18 €135 
Family - 3 or more children U18 €155 
Family - 1 child U18 €85 
Academy Player €30 
Student (Over 18) €70 
Student – Over 18, where family are 
already paying family membership €55 
Single Child €65 
OAP €25 
Adult player €75 
Non playing Adult €55 .
Spread the word.


When You Give A Girl A Pair Of football boots
It's more than a pair of shoes.
When you give a girl a pair of boots, you are giving her far more than a new pair of shoes. You are giving her new friends and new challenges and so many lessons and some of her best memories.

When you give a girl a pair of boots, you are giving her a team. You are giving her a group of girls that she might not have ever talked to if it wasn’t for these common boots. A group of girls who will teach her how to be a teammate. A group of girls who will laugh with her and yell at her and train with her and win with her and lose with her. With a pair of boots comes a group of mismatched people with a common goal who are learning from each other and working together.

When you give a girl a pair of boots, you are giving her a coach. This coach is going to play an instrumental role in her love or hate for the sport. This coach will work her hard. This coach will train her and teach her and encourage her and yell at her and make her cry and hug her and cheer her on. This coach wants to see her succeed. This coach knows what these boots mean, what this sport means. And this coach will be someone that she will watch. She will watch the way that her coach talks to her and talks to her teammates and talks to the other team and she will see her coach’s responses to games that are won and games that are lost. This pair of boots comes with a role model, for better or for worse.

When you give a girl a pair of boots, you are giving her team practices. You are giving her practice that will instill discipline and dedication and commitment. You are teaching her that she is on a team and she is expected to put in time. You are teaching her that her presence is important and that people are relying on her. You are teaching her how to balance her time, because, now, she has school and practice and games and teammates and friends and family. And for the first time in her life, she has to establish priorities. With this practice time comes some of the hardest conditioning and training. With this practice time comes some of her favorite memories as she bonds with her teammates and laughs with them and works hard with them. This pair of boots comes with quite the time commitment.

When you give a girl a pair of boots, you are giving her game days. You are giving her bus rides and warm up playlists and team matching hair ribbons and orange slices at half-time and constantly looking for your water bottle on the sidelines. You are giving her a competitiveness that can only come out on the field. You are giving her the cheers from the sidelines and the screams of her coach and the exhaustion in her legs at the end of the game. You are giving her handshakes with opponents and a winning attitude even when she loses. With a pair of boots comes pasta dinners and game days; These will become her favorite days.

When you give a girl a pair of boots, you are giving her a challenge. She is going to grow and learn, and she’s going to want to quit at times, but she is going to look down at her feet and remember why she’s doing this. She’s going to remember her teammates and her coaches and the amount of time she’s poured into this sport, and she’s going to realize that it’s worth it. She’s going to be covered in bruises and her socks are going to stink, and she’s always going to be looking for a sock or needing a hair elastic. She’s going to be tired, and she’s going to get hurt. But those boots are going to establish lessons that she’s going to remember for the rest of her life, friends that she is going to learn to love, and discipline that she is going to be thankful for. If you’re the girl with the boots, soak it in. Love the long practices and the exhaustion and the sound of the whistle that starts the game. If you’re the girl without the boots, go get some. Try something new. Take the risk. Sign up for the team, the musical, the club. You will regret it if you don’t. Even if you fail, few things can teach you the lessons that those boots will.

Sincerely,
The Girl Who Hung Up Her boots.

Club Mass
Our Annual Club Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 27th January at 10.30am at the Sacred Heart Church Roscommon. Roscommon Gaels wishes to invite all members, past and present to attend and asks that if possible could members attend in the club colours.

While every effort will be made to notify the large numbers of people involved, Roscommon Gaels would welcome your assistance in spreading the word to former Club members who may have moved from the locality.

Camogie 
U14 Camogie
Training for U14 Camogie girls has started Saturday morning in Lisnamult at 10.30am.
Good luck to Peter Mullen on his new role as Coiste Iomána coaching officer.

LGFA 
Roscommon LGFA Church gate collection is on 26th and 27th January 2019.

Lotto
Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER
Numbers Drawn - 4, 8, 26, 30
The weekly winners of €30 were
• Jim Dunne, Ballybride.
• Denie Healy, Golf Links Road.
• Con Doolan, Circular Road.
• Theresa Gorman.

Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. 

Cards
Roscommon Gaels Cards Christmas League Winners 1st Noel Maguire. 2nd Noel Mc Dermott. 3rd Willie Little. Well done lads. Monday nights 7th January 2019 Winner Frank Naughton. Runner up Damien McSharry. Cards every Monday evening in the Hyde Centre at 8.30pm.

​​Scór
This is the 50th Anniversary of Scór and Coiste Cultúr & Scór RosComáin is keen to ensure that Roscommon is well represented in this years competitions.  We are proposing to hold the Scór Sinsir county final at the end of February 2019, as the Scór Sinsir Connacht Final is set for Sunday, 10th March 2019.

Scór is the GAA’s competition which supports the traditional aspects of Irish culture and promotes participation, enjoyment and inclusion at all levels within the Club.  Scór Sinsir is specifically for all GAA Club members, aged 17 and over as of the 1st January 2018, who may represent their Club in at least one of the following eight disciplines: Figure Dancing, Solo Singing, Instrumental Music, Recitation, Ballad Group, Question Time, Drama (Léiriú Stáitse) and Set Dancing.

The Scór Sinir “Tráth na gCeist” (Quiz) will be run in a Table Quiz format.  Each club may enter up to two teams to the County Final, the winner of the County Final Table Quiz will qualify to represent Roscommon in the All Ireland Final in Castlebar, Co Mayo, on Saturday, 13th April 2019.

Every Club has members who can sing, dance, act, or take part in a quiz team, and we sincerely hope that your Club will participate this year.  If you would like any support from us in helping to get your Club on board please get in touch.
We will be in further touch with you to confirm dates and venues for the Couny final, but could I ask you all to get started!!!

Any queries and/or entries may be forwarded by email to roscommonscor@gmail.com -please don't hesitate to get in touch!

Garda Vetting
Reminder to all our incoming managers, coaches and mentors and Pro’s to apply for your garda vetting now.  Existing persons please check expiry date as vetting is only valid for 5 years and may need to be re vetted.

Registration
Can all managers inform players the importance of being registred.  You are not covered by the GAA Insurance if you are not registrated.  i.e they will not pay out for a player injured before registration of a player.  Our clubs registration night is the 8th of February.  
  
Fitness Classes
Great way to start the new year.  Every Tuesday & Thursday 8-9pm €5 and you can pay as you go.

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Coaches
Roscommon Gaels Club-Primary School Link Coaches who are rolling out the GAA Fundamentals of Movement (ABC and RJT) to Junior Infant Classes in St Comans Wood, Gael Scoil and Kilteevan National Schools
 
Back Row L-R :  Dion Hegarty, John Connelly, Mick Byrne, Adrian Tully, Deckie Walsh.
Front Row L-R : Seamus O’Neill, John Donnellan, Paul Hoare.
Missing from photo : Teresa Hession, Enda Daly.

Lotto
Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER
Numbers Drawn - 5, 6, 10, 26

The weekly winners of €30 were

• Ciaran Leyden, C/o Riona Leyden.
• Patricia Torpey, Carrowmore.
• Gillian Kelly, Golf Links Road.
• John Doorly, Castle Street.

Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. 

Gaeltacht Scholarships 2019
Rules for Gaeltacht scholarships 2019
This year there will be six scholarships of €300 with two confined to entrants who have competed in Scor/Scor na nÓg competitions.

All entrants must be members of a GAA club in Co. Roscommon and a secondary School student in 2018/19 school year.

Three of the scholarships are sponsored by and are confined to Colaiste Cu Chulainn in Gweedore. Courses in Gweedore are €595 and last for two weeks.

Successful entrants in 2017/2018 are not eligible to enter in 2019. Scholarships are for attendance at residential Gaeltacht courses.

To enter please complete an entry form and one essay from the two titles -
1.        Na rialacha nua atá molta don pheil Gaelach – an bhfeabhasóidh siad an pheil mar chluiche? 
 
2.       An chóir níos mó a dhéanamh chun an iomáint agus camóige a chur chun cinn i gcontae Ros Comáin?

Entries must be emailed (application form and essay) to the cultural officer at irishculturalofficer.roscommon@gaa.ie or dropped in/posted to the county board offices to arrive by Friday January 11th, 2019.

There is no cash alternative to the scholarship and successful candidates will have to complete a residential Gaeltacht summer course to receive the grant. Decision of the committee is final.

Cards
Reminders there are card every Monday Evening in the Hyde Centre from 8.30pm.  Cards will resume 7th of January thank you to everyone who helped out and supported.

Gaelic Player Development
If your coach:player ratio for U6s or U8s is greater than 1:5 it’s time for a recruitment drive. Think about using an U16 squad on a rota. The players can become your Assistant Coaches, copying your lead and making numbers manageable. You’ll be surprised at the naturals you find. 

Are you in to win in 2018?
The Club Lotto is an important fundraising tool for the club. If you are not already playing the lotto please consider signing up. You can sign-up and play for only €2 a week. You can also pick up an envelope in most shops and bars around town and play an individual draw, again for only €2 a draw. The póta óir/jackpot is now a massive €10,000!.  Roscommon Gaels Club Lotto committee is sending out an appeal to all members and friends of the club looking for anyone who could assist in promoting and selling the club lotto. At present and for many years now a small but dedicated group of Roscommon Gaels members have been keeping our club lotto alive resulting in much needed funding flowing into the club. This funding is vital to ensure that we have the financial resources to support one of the finest GAA clubs in the country.
Anyone who could assist with weekend ticket sales would be greatly appreciated.
If you can help to make the above initiative a success you will be contributing in a significant way to the ongoing success of Roscommon Gaels.
Please respond ASAP if interested.  

Socialize are you following?
The club has very active social media channels. We now have over 2567 fans on Facebook, over 2625 followers on Twitter which is a great way to see pictures of different events in the club and matches and to keep up to date with club news. You can follow us on twitter @Roscommongaels  and facebook @roscommon.gaels. 

Defibrillator Locations
We would like to make members and parents aware of the location of Defibrillator in the club. Hopefully they will not be needed but can be a life saver. We have a Defibrillator on the outside wall of the new changing rooms.

Lotto
Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER 
Numbers Drawn - 2, 12, 21, 27 
  
The weekly winners of €30 were:

• Eddie, Dec & Eamon Bannon, Athleague
• Patsy & Maura Costello, C/o N Comiskey
• Willie Colllin’s, C/o P Menton
• Patsy Costello & Evan, C/o N Comiskey

  
Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated.  
 
Gaeltacht Scholarships 2019
Rules for Gaeltacht scholarships 2019 
 
This year there will be six scholarships of €300 with two confined to entrants who have competed in Scor/Scor na nÓg competitions. All entrants must be members of a GAA club in Co. Roscommon and a secondary School student in 2018/19 school year. Three of the scholarships are sponsored by and are confined to Colaiste Cu Chulainn in Gweedore. Courses in Gweedore are €595 and last for two weeks. 
 
Successful entrants in 2017/2018 are not eligible to enter in 2019. Scholarships are for attendance at residential Gaeltacht courses. 
  
To enter please complete an entry form and one essay from the two titles - 1. Na rialacha nua atá molta don pheil Gaelach – an bhfeabhasóidh siad an pheil mar chluiche?    2. An chóir níos mó a dhéanamh chun an iomáint agus camóige a chur chun cinn i gcontae Ros Comáin? 
 
Entries must be emailed (application form and essay) to the cultural officer at irishculturalofficer.roscommon@gaa.ie or dropped in/posted to the county board offices to arrive by Friday January 11th, 2019. 
 
There is no cash alternative to the scholarship and successful candidates will have to complete a residential Gaeltacht summer course to receive the grant. Decision of the committee is final. 
 
Cards
Reminders there are card every Monday Evening in the Hyde Centre from 8.30pm.  Cards will resume 7th of January thank you to everyone who helped out and supported. 

Winners in the Club Rossie Draw 
Well done to all  involved great achievement. 

1st Prize - House in Dubin - Kumar Gangah, Dublin
2nd Prize: €5,000 Cash - Maire Allen, Roscommon
3rd Prize: A Mediterranean Cruise, in association with Brady Travel, Carrick on Shannon - Michael Dinlly and Larry Keenahan Kildare
4th Prize: A 49″ Ultra HD 4K LG TV, in association with King and Moffatt Euronics Electrical Store, Carrick on Shannon - Ruth Kelly Roscommon
5th Prize: A Two Night Hotel Break, in association with the Hodson Bay Hotel Group - Francis Finneran Roscommon
6th Prize: A Two Night Hotel Break, in association with The Twelve Hotel, Barna, Co. Galway - Linda Mc Cauley Dublin
7th Prize: A pair of All-Ireland Senior Football Final Tickets - Paul Kearns Sligo
8th Prize: A pair of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final Tickets - Tom McGuire Dublin

Table Quiz
There was a great turn out at the annual Christmas table quiz last Thursday night in Carthy’s. A lot of craic was had by all at this very enjoyable event. Our quiz master Deckie Hoare did an excellent job to make it such an enjoyable night. The club would like to thank everyone who came along to the quiz, Paul Carthy for facilitating and all those who donated raffle prizes and the many people who helped out in any way on the night. Many thanks to Liam McNeill and our senior lads who organised the event. 
 
Dunnes Bag Pack 
A big thank you is due to all those involved in the bag packing in Dunnes Stores on both days. These activities help our club immensely so well done all, and thanks to all who donated some of their change! 
 
Pictured are Kieran O’Reilly, Éadaoin Walsh, Ethan O’Reilly & Caoimhe Walsh.