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Lotto Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 1, 7, 14, 16 The weekly winners of €30 were • Elizabeth O’Neill, C/o Hyde. • Jessica Costello, Circular Road. • Moira Clancy, C/o Holly Tree. • Michael Belton, Oldwood. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 13 2018) A. Club Coaching Mentoring Programme 2018 – Important Date for all our Club Coaches (27 March) Following a meeting of our Clubs Team Managers to discuss the Club Coaching Programme, it was decided that we should participate in the programme. The first phase/session of the programme will take place starting at 8pm sharp on Tuesday 27th March in the Hyde. All Managers and Coaches are asked to attend. The first session will provide an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve Coaching and Coaching Structures in our club and will require us to conduct a S.W.O.T. analysis. B. Award 1 Football Course – Final Reminder Great that Roscommon Gaels has some coaches who have indicated they will sit the Award One Football Course on Friday April 6th, Saturday April 7th and Saturday April 14th in Scoil Mhuire Strokestown Secondary school. There may be a couple of places left on the course so, if you are interested in taking this course, can to book your place by contacting John Donnellan. Note: Coaches must have completed their foundation course and be involved with a team in 2018 to undertake the Award 1 C. Child Protection in Sport Course + Foundation Football Course + Foundation Hurling Course - Reminder We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan. D. Roscommon Gaels Website – Visit Coaching Button Check out Coaching Information by clicking on the Coaching Button on our new website. E. Upcoming Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches. FOOTBALL: Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coach’s workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Camogie U8 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym 6-6.40pm please bring €2 per child a drink and a sock to cover your hurl. U10 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 6:40-7:30pm. Please bring €2 per child to cover the cost of gym hire, a drink and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. U12 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 7.30-8.30pm. Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. All are welcome. We are delighted that our u12’s will be one of the 64 camogie teams from all over Ireland and 1 of the two teams representing Roscommon taking part in Camán to Croker on the 8th of April 2018.  Well done to our U14 team and management who defeated Oran on Monday 19th in the first round of the U14 feile championship. Conditions were dry but very cold this was our 2nd game having played a challenge the previous week. Roscommon Gaels settled well with Chloe Donohue dominating midfield. Hollie Harkin, Claire McNeill, Ellen Beisty and Ellen Tully impressing in their respective positions. We were playing with the wind advantage in the first half. The girls had a lot of possession but were struggling to hit the target. Eva Mulry, Isabelle Stephen’s and Zara Fallon were unlucky on a couple of occasions. Oran applied a lot of pressure in the second half but the girls held out well with Bebhinn Hoare, Eadaoin Walsh and Caoimhe Walsh proving strong in defence. It was a good win for our team. Final score Roscommon Gaels 2-01 to Oran 1-01. Round 2 of the Feile Championship we have a bye. Round 3 we play Dominic’s the 30th of March at 5pm in Lisnamult. Bernie will send out messages when training is on as we hope to put in a number of sessions before our next game. Hurling U8 hurling every Thursday Feb 15th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U10 hurling every Monday Feb 12th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U12 hurling every Wednesday Feb 14th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. Please bring €2 per child per night to cover cost of gym hire. Sock also required to cover hurl while playing indoors. All new members welcome! Well done to our U14 Feile Hurlers who defeated Oran last Monday the 19th Final score Roscommon Gaels 2-10 Oran 1-7. It's been a busy few weeks for the U-14 hurlers. We lost to Four Roads and beat Oran in the league stages of the county Feile competition. This morning we played Tooreen in an enjoyable and worthwhile challenge match in Lisnamult with Tooreen coming out on top. We play Athleague/Tremane next Saturday in the next round of the county Feile. Senior Hurlers are out on Saturday 31st of March in Group B when they play Padraig Pearses at 5.30pm in Lisnamult. Feile It's an exciting season ahead as this year, Feile known as Feile Na nGael is being hosted in Connaught. We are delighted to be one of the hosting clubs; it is a great honour to be able to do so. Close on 60 hurling clubs from the province and 12 more from Westmeath and Longford will be involved. There will also be close on 50 camogie clubs from the province hosting camogie clubs from all over Ireland. The dates for Feile na nGael 2018 are June 8th/9th and 10th. There will be group games on Friday evening and Saturday morning when the host team plays the visiting team. On Saturday afternoon the cup and shield quarter finals will be played. This all leads to the semi finals and finals of the cup and shield competitions in all divisions which will be played primarily at the Connacht GAA centre on the Sunday morning to evening. As part of our participation in Féile Na nGael 2018 our club is expected to provide host accommodation for a visiting team. This means that we will need to organise places to stay for players and at least three mentors. For any further queries on the Feile weekend please contact Tom O’Farrell on 083 1198389 this is going to be an amazing week end for our club. Below pictured are the Roscommon Gaels hurling and comogie Feile teams.
Is your hurley the correct size? Grip, size and weight of Hurley. Length and weight of Hurley have a tremendous effect on the user. The traditional method of gauging the length of the Hurley by matching it to a player's hip has proved inaccurate and unsuitable. Two players of the same height can have a difference of 4 or 10 centimetres in hip height. Children and beginners are inclined to go for a longer Hurley, the perception being that - the longer the Hurley the longer the puck. The truth is quite the opposite - long Hurley’s equals no puck. Correct length and weight are more important than previously thought. Top players are now using Hurley’s 3 inches shorter than their counterparts of the 1960s and 1970s. This year Stephen Lucey, the 6ft 2 in full back from Limerick changed from a 36" Hurley to a 34" Hurley as he felt that he could quicken his stroke with the shorter Hurley. Time and space are very much reduced, tackling skills are improved; opportunities are lost in a split second if the Hurley is not completely manoeuvrable. The game is faster; there are less man to man contests of strength. The Hurley that suited those clashes has no bearing on today's game. Young children's wrists and arms are light and fragile. They can only use Hurley’s that are light and short. To assess the correct length, a child should stand straight, hands by side, shoulders square, place the Hurley (bas on the ground) by child's side, grasp the Hurley in the dominant hand, the distance from tip of bas to child's hand position is the correct length for that child. If the child can use the Hurley like a sword with one hand, it is about the right weight. It is agreed now that most of the trouble with the unorthodox grip comes from starting with Hurley’s that are too long and too heavy. Approximately 87% of the population are dominant right with only one per thousand having equal dominance. A player's development will be severely impeded if he/she starts with non-dominant hand on top. Some respected coaches say there is up to 50% loss in potential. Starting players correctly then is of utmost importance to the player's development and enjoyment as well as a club's ability to raise playing standards. Changing a player's grip is difficult for player and coach but where both parties are willing it is certainly possible and very rewarding. Babs Keating and John Fenton, both supreme stylists and legends of the game, changed from unorthodox to orthodox grip. Left-handed or cíotóg players need good models and sensitive coaches because they are the minority. A coach should learn how to demonstrate left-handed for the two or three players in every panel e.g. JJ Delaney (Kilkenny), Paul Kelly (Tipperary) and Jerry Quinn (Clare). Nowadays every player will write with their dominant hand, this is nearly the only safe way of determining hand dominance. Very small Hurley’s used in a one-handed game with light air balls will help guarantee dominant hand on top. Change: • It takes 3 weeks to change an old habit. • It takes 3 more weeks to learn the new skill. • It takes 3 further weeks for the new skill to become a habit. • It would take 9 weeks for the player to experience the full advantage of changing. • 9 weeks seems forever to a child but in overall career, it's a small price to pay for year of enjoyment.
 LGFA U12 Football is back in full swing with great numbers in attendance training is Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm to approx 7.30pm in Lisnamult a text will go out. We would love if each child had their own football (preferably size 3) to be practising their soloing at home. Our 1st leg of the league is Monday 2nd of April we will be playing St. Barry’s at 6pm in Lisnamult. Well done to our U16 today in the division 2 championship against Kilbride. The girls had a comfortable win over Kilbride. Final score Roscommon Gaels 6-10 Kilbride 2-6. Juniors: Training continues Tuesday evenings in the Hyde at 8.15pm and Sunday Mornings.Our girls in Dublin are meeting once a week to train. A training session for our ladies goalies from U14 up to and including Junior has been organised for Wednesday evening in the Hyde at 6.30-7.30pm. A huge thanks to James Fetherston from our Senior Team and County Team who is going to be facilitating. Well done to our Junior Girls Sarah Sharkey who came 1st in the Ronan McCormack 10k and Liz McHale who came 6th. We would like to wish Ruth McNeill a happy 18th from all of us at the Juniors. Football U8 Boys Football. Our U8 Boys football training will commence on Saturday 31st of March at 10am in the Hyde Centre Roscommon. Please ensure your registration is complete in advance so that your child is insured and eligible to play and that you are included in texts re matches and training. For U8’s please contact: Declan Hussey on 086 81477696. Our beginner boys will join our new Football Nursery commencing in May – further details to follow and again please ensure you are registered. Boys must have started school to be eligible to play. For beginners nursery please contact: Seamie O’Neill on 086 8688129. Our U12 had a challenge match today against Garrycastle. Well done all.  U 14 Div 1 League - Tuesday 20th March - Kiltoom In our first outing for the Div 1 U 14 team we had a facile win over a very disappointing St Brigid's team last Tuesday Evening. The game was over as a contest after Ryan Conlon hit the hit after the 1st minute and further goals followed very quickly. As it turned out it was 1 way traffic in the 1st half. The 2nd half was a non event - Ryan Conlon finished the game with 1-14, DJ Hession followed with 4-04 from an excellent full forward. Final Score Roscommon Gaels 12-22 St. Brigid’s 2-04. The U14 Division 1 football lads had their second outing of the week on Saturday at home vs Kilbride. It was a tough game but the lads had a comprehensive win over Kilbride. Final Score Roscommon Gaels 6-8 Kilbride 2-8. Well done to all involved. Our u16 Football League Div Two are out on Monday 2nd April when they take on St Ciarans in Mulhern park at 12pm. Our Senior Team were out on Saturday in the O’Rourke Cup Division 1 Football League against Elphin. On a cold evening we were entertained by a high level of commitment and energy by both teams. The communication on the field by our players shows how close this group of lads have become. Elphin scored 2 points two minutes in, our lads responded by two nice scores coming from Kieran Kilcline in the 2nd and 4th minute. We picked our scores off early in the first half with the lads taking their own shots when in the right place. Cian Connolly scored the first goal in the 20th minute. The score line at halftime was Roscommon Gaels 1-5 Elphin 0-3. Our lads settled back into the 2nd half and were using their spaces. A goal from Kieran Kilcline in the 42nd minute and a goal from Peter Gilooly in the 53rd minute pushed our lads well ahead. We won on a score line of 3-0- to 0-07. With a great performance from our lads throughout. Kieran Kilcline 1-02, Cian Connolly 1-01, John McHale 0-01, Tim Lamb 0-01, Cillian Egan 0-01, Paul Allen 0-01, Paul Gleeson 0-01, Peter Gilooly 1-00, Richard Hughes 0-01. Next up our seniors play Padraig Pearses on the 1st of April. Our Junior Lads Team was out today in the Division 4 League against Tulsk Lord Edwards unfortunately they lost on a score line of Roscommon Gaels 1-09 Tulsk Lord Edwards 3-11.  Shona Kennedy with her pet lamb wearing her Gaels Colours with Pride at the recent Lamb Festival Launch in the Harrison on Thursday evening last. Interested in becoming a member of Roscommon Gaels contact Harry on 086 3436225 for info. Registration forms can be found on our website http://www.roscommongaels.ie it’s never too late to join. Registration closes on 31st March all our players, mentors and administrators as well as general non playing members must be registered or they will not be allowed to play or be involved in teams/club, voting rights etc. Bingo It is a case of eyes down and legs 11 for our bingo every Sunday Night at 8.30pm. There is a guaranteed payout of €1,370 per night. It is a popular event and very well organised by a band of dedicated volunteers. A highly entertaining night is on the cards with the venue, The Hyde Centre, likely to attract a capacity crowd. “We have regular and very loyal supporters and it is a lovely opportunity to get together with them for a social night out” The fun gets underway at 8.30pm every Sunday Evening.  They're back, the greatest Summer Camp, it's not summer without the Cul Camps Here is the link to book https://www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/booking/?county=Roscommon&venue=3527&week= Dates for the Hyde 2nd to the 6th of July 23rd to the 27th of July Call Willie Hegarty on 086 8356227 for further info.  Cumann na mBunscoil Well done to our Gaels girls who participated in the Roscommon Cumann na Mbunscol in St. Faithleach's GAA grounds today. The blitz will help the committee to pick their primary school boys and girls that will participate and represent Roscommon in Croke Park exhibition matches during the All-Ireland football & hurling championships along with the exhibition match during half time in the Connacht senior football final. Well done all. Well done to our Gaels girl Siofra Hession who will be representing Roscommon on All Ireland final day in Croke Park. Cash for Clobber
we will be holding a Cash for Clobber initiative later in the year but we will accept a collection on a Sunday night 8.30pm-9.30pm using the bar entrance in the Hyde Centre or alternatively you can contact Harry Hoare on (086) 3436225 to arrange a drop off. Please donate all your clean unwanted clothes, bed linen, towels, curtains, shoes, bags, belts and soft toys etc. Also accepted are mobile phones, laptops, so if any house is doing a clearout please contact us and we will store the bags. We ask that bags are not left unattended at any time. It’s a great opportunity to do a clear out and to easily earn money for the Club in the process. So if you are thinking of doing a spring clean get de cluttering! A.O.B There will be a meeting tomorrow evening 26th to discuss upcoming Easter parade at 9pm in the Hyde. We need as many volunteers as we can possibly get. Card Games Winner of last Monday evenings 25 card game in The Hyde Centre was Frank Naughton and runner up was Packie Feeney. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Mondays at 8:30pm in the Hyde Centre. 
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Jackpot €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn 1, 5, 10, 32 The weekly winners of €30 were • Phelim Henry, Athlone Road. • Josephine Kilmartin, Antogher Road. • Zara, C/o Tom Doolin. • Bernie Gately, Mote Park. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Card Games Winner of last Monday evenings 25 card game in The Hyde Centre was Frank Naughton and Colin Kilcline. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Monday’s at 8.30pm. Camogie U10 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 6:40-7:30. Please bring €2 per child to cover the cost of gym hire, a drink and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. U12 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 7.30-8.30. Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. All are welcome. We are delighted that our u12’s will be one of the 64 camogie teams from all over Ireland and 1 of the two teams representing Roscommon taking part in Camán to Croker on the 8th of April 2018. Camán to Croker is a blitz for U12 teams. They will play in three 12-a-side games, meeting teams from all over the country. This is a wonderful day for all teams and mentors and one we hope they will cherish forever ? ? U14 Camogie training Saturday Morning’s 10.00-11.00am in Lisnamult please wear warm clothes. Our U14 girls had a challenge match last Tuesday evening against Fohenagh/Ahascragh in preparation for their Feile game tomorrow. Half way through the game news broke out of Tommy Doran’s untimely passing. Jessica Doran plays with the U14’s and Doran’s kindly sponsor our girls Jerseys. Tina and family you are in our prayers and thoughts. Our girls have their first Feile game tomorrow 19th of March at 11.30am in Oran. We are hosting Feile this year it’s important we get as many families as possible to help with the hosting. If you are interested please contact Tom O’Farrell on 083 1198389 this is going to be an amazing week end for our club. Several of our girls were on the Roscommon Minor Camogie Panel that played Laois on Saturday in Athleague. Izzy Cullen, Mia Fallon, Lisa Mullen, Niamh Madden, Amy McNeill and Ruth McNeill. It wasn’t Roscommon’s day but well done girls for making the panel and keep the flag flying high. Hurling U8 hurling commences Thursday Feb 15th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U10 hurling commences Monday Feb 12th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U12 hurling commences Wednesday Feb 14th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. Please bring €2 per child per night to cover cost of gym hire. Sock also required to cover hurl while playing indoors. All new members welcome! Our U14 Hurlers our playing Oran in Lisnamult tomorrow 19th of March at 12pm. Well done to our u17 hurlers this evening who played Four Roads in the U17 Championship in what was Baltic conditions. Final score Roscommon Gaels 4-9 Four Roads 1-03. We led from the start and held Four Roads scoreless for the first half. Good fast hurling played by us. It was a physical game but the Gaels had the drive to push on from start to finish. All players put on a great display. We had 22 togged. That’s 3 wins from 3 next up is St Dominic’s. Well done lad’s great performance. LGFA U12 Football is back Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm in The Hyde a text will go out. Apologies to players and parents for no training last week. Our 1st leg of the league is Monday 2nd of April we will be playing St. Barry’s at 6pm in Lisnamult. U14 Football training continues Tuesday evenings in Full Body Workhouse at 8.15pm €5 this is a combined training of both footballers and camogie players. U16 girls were out today against Shannon Gael’s in Lisnamult. Conditions were cold to say the least. Like many other clubs the Gaels have a big drop off in U16’s fairplay to our U14’s who stepped up today. We were beat by a stronger side if we can cut out the basic errors, turnovers and take our scores we will be able to compete with any team. Final Score Roscommon Gaels 0:1 Shannon Gaels 3:4. Training continues Wednesday evening’s 7.30pm at the Hyde bring water, Mouth shield and Gloves. Next game is on Sunday 25th of March against Kilbride in Kilbride at 4pm. Management Cancelled training Tuesday evening due to the untimely passing of Tommy Doran. Rachel Doran is one of our star players. Words seem inadequate to express the sadness we are all feeling for Rachel and her family at this time. Junior Ladies Football training continues Tuesday evening’s 8.15pm in the Hyde and Sunday Morning’s 11am full attendance is requested. For those living in Dublin management are in the process of setting up zone training. Unfortunately due to the backlog of games and the difficulty in finding dates to play are division was split into 2. Meaning we had only 1 game in our division. Management will be organising lots of challenges in the interim. 
Pictured during the week were Roscommon U-14 ladies team & management of Paddy McTeague, Brian Lennon, Ray Doorey, Fiona Gavin, Natalie McHugh (missing from photo Amanda McLoone)looking well in their new tops thanks to MCL Agri Lanesboro. Roscommon Gaels have a strong presence on this U14 Panel in Ellen Beisty, Hollie Harkin, Chloe Donohue and Eimear O’Farrell Football U14 Football: Well done to all the lads who are turning out to train. Great numbers to date. Our Div 1 lads play St Brigids in their first league game on Tuesday evening at 7.45pm in Kiltoom. Details will be sent by text Hard luck to our Minors who played St Aidan’s in Lisnamult on Saturday final score Roscommon Gaels 1:8 St. Aidan’s 2:11. Well done to James Featherstone who again made the panel today for Roscommon against Cavan. John McManus came off injured in Roscommon’s last game against Clare. Keep the flag flying lads yea are doing great. COACHING NEWS (WK 12 2018) A. Club Coaching Mentoring Programme 2018 – Important Date for all our Club Coaches (27 March) Following a meeting of our Clubs Team Managers to discuss the Club Coaching Programme, it was decided that we should participate in the programme. The first phase/session of the programme will take place on Tuesday 27th March in the Hyde. All Managers and Coaches are asked to attend. The first session will provide an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve Coaching and Coaching Structures in our club and will require us to conduct a S.W.O.T. analysis. B. Roscommon Gaels Website – Visit Coaching Button Check out Coaching Information by clicking on the Coaching Button on our new Website. C. Child Protection in Sport Course + Foundation Football Course + Foundation Hurling Course - Reminder We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan. D. Award 1 Football Course – Final Reminder Great that Roscommon Gaels has some coaches who have indicated they will sit the Award One Football Course on Friday April 6th, Saturday April 7th and Saturday April 14th in Scoil Mhuire Strokestown Secondary school. There may be a couple of places left on the course so, if you are interested in taking this course, can to book your place by contacting John Donnellan. Note: Coaches must have completed their foundation course and be involved with a team in 2018 to undertake the Award 1. E. Upcoming Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches. FOOTBALL: Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coach’s workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Club Coaching Support/Mentoring Programme 2018 – Important Date for all our Club Coaches (27 March) Following a meeting of our Team Managers to discuss the Club Coaching Programme, it was decided that we should participate in the programme. The first phase/session of the programme will take place on Tuesday 27th March in the Hyde. All Managers and Coaches are asked to attend. The first session will provide an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve Coaching and Coaching Structures in our club and will require us to conduct a S.W.O.T. analysis. Congrats to Cathal Cregg on his new GAA appointment: Roscommon Gaels would like to congratulate Roscommon senior footballer and Western Gaels club man Cathal Cregg on his appointment as the new Connacht GAA Provincial Games Manager replacing the retired John Tobin. This is a great honour for Cathal and the County and we wish him every success in his new role. Roscommon Primary schools mini-sevens blitz: Roscommon Cumann na Mbunscol are holding their annual mini sevens Go Games blitz in St. Faithleach's GAA grounds Ballyleague on next Wednesday March 21st. The blitz will afford the committee the opportunity to pick their primary school boys and girls that will participate and represent Roscommon in Croke Park exhibition matches during the All-Ireland football & hurling championships along with the exhibition match during half time in the Connacht senior football final. Roscommon Coaching and Games Development staff will support and assist the planning of the blitz. Roscommon senior schools football B final: The Roscommon senior schools football B championship final between Castlerea CS and Roscommon CC will be played in Kilbride GAA Park on next Wednesday March 21st at 11am. Primary school coaching programme: Roscommon Coaching and Games Development primary school football and hurling coaching programme will commence on Monday April 9th for nine weeks in our national schools. Our GPO’s and part-time school coaches will be in touch with all Primary schools this week to confirm their rota and schedule. U14 football development squad trials. Roscommon Coaching and Games Development will shortly commence trials for this year’s U14 football development squad. Clubs will be asked to forward players in their final year at U14 to take part in the trials. Employment for Third level Kelloggs Cul Camp coaches: Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are seeking applications from third level students/coaches to work on our Kellogg’s Cull camps for 2018. All students must have GAA Garda Vetting and are requested to forward application letter and CV to Roscommon GAA Games Manager at willie.hegarty.gm.roscommon@gaa.ie Important club check-list: Foundation course: Award One: Sport awareness child protection course: Garda Vetted Club mentoring programme: Club coaching officers in place. Club coaching committee in place: Club/school link.
Ronan McCormack Charity Challenge 2018 Only a few weeks to go until the Ronan McCormack Charity Challenge 2018 kicks off. This year's event in aid of The Roscommon Special Olympics, Children’s Special Needs Services Galway and Pieta House West. For the serious Athletes there is moonlight 10k run and also includes a shorter run of 5K on the Friday. There is also a cycle challenge on the Saturday a 65k and 125k For many this is a poignant day to remember Ronan and is a highlight in our local calendar as everyone gathers and spends a week=end supporting each other and having a laugh whilst raising vital funds for deserving charities. And let’s not underestimate the craic that is to be had afterwards on the Saturday Night The eagerly anticipated darts competition takes place in Foxes Bar, Athlone Road Roscommon. REMEMBER TO REGISTER ONLINE to guarantee your Technical T-Shirt (High quality sporting T-shirt) AND your Jam-Packed Goodie Bag (full of unbelievable goodies - some also containing Spot Prizes for extra lucky participant’s) And as usual all registered participants will be treated to fantastic post-event hot food! ? https://www.active.com/roscommon-coroscommon/running/distance-running/the-ronan-mccormack-charity-challenge-2018?int= Bingo It is a case of eyes down and legs 11 for our bingo every Sunday Night at 8.30pm. There is a guaranteed payout of €1,370 per night. It is a popular event and very well organised by a band of dedicated volunteers. A highly entertaining night is on the cards with the venue, The Hyde Centre, likely to attract a capacity crowd. “We have regular and very loyal supporters and it is a lovely opportunity to get together with them for a social night out” The fun gets underway at 8.30pm every Sunday Evening. Condolences Roscommon Gaels GAA Club would like to offer our most sincere condolences to the Doran Family Tina, Jason, Rachel and Jessica and the extended Doran family on the untimely passing of Tommy Doran. Tommy sponsored our U14 Girls Jerseys and was often on the sideline cheering on Jessica and Rachel at matches and will be greatly missed Ar dheis Dé raibh a anam. Off the Ball Our own John Nolan (Woggy) is as passionate about his Country as he is about his County and his Club. John was interviewed at the Ireland V’s England Rugby game in Twinkenham. Here is the link encase you missed it!!!!!!
Upcoming Fixtures Mon 19th March @ 12pm in Lisnamult U14 Feile Hurling. Tues 20th March U14 Football League Division 1 19.45pm in Kiltoom Roscommon Gaels V’s St. Brigid’s. Saturday 24th March 7.30pm in Lisnamult O’Rourke Cup Roscommon Gaels V’s Elphin. Saturday 24th March U14 Football Division 1 Roscommon Gaels V Kilbride at 12pm in Lisnamult. Sunday 25th March U16 Football LGFA Championship Roscommon Gaels V’s Kilbride in Kilbride at 4pm. Sunday 25th March Div 4 League 11.30am in Tulsk Roscommon Gaels V’s Tulsk Lord Edwards. 
Three greast Rossie supporters spotted at the Rossie game against Clare. The scarves are a giveaway. See if you can guess who they are? 
Enjoying Ireland’s great win in Twickenham yesterday was Rusty and Andy Hession. 
 Lotto Draw Jackpot €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 7, 8, 19, 30 The weekly winners of €30 were • Johnny Crehan, Oran. • Kathleen Shannon, C/o Hyde. • Michael Flahive, Ard Aoibhinn. • Seamus Shannon, C/o Hyde. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Card Games Winner of last Monday evenings 25 card game in The Hyde Centre was Packie Feeney and the runner’s up were Liam McNeill and Ann Peter Mullen. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Monday’s at 8.30pm. Camogie U10 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 6:40-7:30. Please bring €2 per child to cover the cost of gym hire, a drink and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. U12 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 7.30-8.30. Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. All are welcome. U14 Camogie training Saturday Morning 10.00-11.00 am in Lisnamult please wear warm clothes. We are hosting Feile this year it’s important we get as many families as possible to help with the hosting. If you are interested please contact Tom O’Farrell on 083 1198389 this is going to be an amazing week end for our club. Hurling U8 hurling commences Thursday Feb 15th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U10 hurling commences Monday Feb 12th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U12 hurling commences Wednesday Feb 14th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. Please bring €2 per child per night to cover cost of gym hire. Sock also required to cover hurl while playing indoors. All new members welcome! Today wasn’t to be our day for our U14 Feile Hurlers the score finished Four Roads 4-11 Roscommon Gaels 0-6 hard luck lads. Well done to our U17 hurling Roscommon Gaels 6-21 Ath/Tremane 1-03 well done lad’s great performance. There is a bit of debate on the final score Pat Clancy is telling me 6-21 and John Walker is saying 5-18 to 1-3 either way a win is a win. I am awaiting the score to go up on the GAA Website and we will see who is paying attention!!! Well done to Roscommon Hurling today against Warwickshire they are now through to a National Final. We have two representatives from the Club Cillian Egan and Georoid Egan well done lads. LGFA U12 Football is back Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm in The Hyde. Our first game of the league was to be a home game on Sunday 25th of March against Faithleach’s but we have been informed that they are not going to be fielding an U12 team this year. U14 Football training continues Tuesday evenings in Full Body Workhouse at 8.15pm €5 this is a combined training of both footballers and camogie players. U16’s were out against Strokestown on Saturday evening. We just about had a panel of 15 girls. The first half the girls were leading. Nessa Madden is consistent in her full back position made some great breaks through the forwards, Sioda McGuinness goal saving showed what a great head she has at reading the ball. Eva Beisty impressed and showed why she is on the county u16 panel to name but a few from this panel of girls. This team like the juniors put far too many wide and should have narrowed the margin in the second half. Final score Roscommon Gaels 0-4 Strokestown 2-3. Junior Ladies Football Tuesday evenings 8.15pm in the Hyde and Sunday Mornings 11am. We went outdoor for the first time since we started on Tuesday evening great to see so many turning up. We had our first game of the League today against St. Croans. The girls put on a great display of football and showed great team spirit from start to finish. This amazing bunch of girls has come so far in such a short space of time. We missed a lot of goal chances and put far too many wide but at least we know what we need to be working on. The score did not reflect the game. Final score St Croans 7-6 Roscommon Gaels 1-3. Training continues Tuesday evening 8.15pm in the Hyde. A huge welcome back to Bernie Ryan and Sarah Sharkey. Or junior team Football Well done to our U14 Div 4 Football Team who played well against St Brigids in Kiltoom on Sunday 11 March in their opening League Fixture. Training continues for full panel of players on Thursday evening 7-8pm unless otherwise notified. Attendance at Training to date has been very good. Well done to our Minors who had a great win over Faithleach’s Friday evening in the division 2A football League final score Roscommon Gaels 4-10 Faithleach’s 3-7. Well done to James Featherston and John McManus for making the Senior Panel today in the game against Claire in Ennis Well done lads. COACHING NEWS (WK 11 2018) A. Roscommon Gaels Website – Visit Coaching Button Check out Coaching Information by clicking on the Coaching Button on our new website. B. Child Protection in Sport Course + Foundation Football Course + Foundation Hurling Course - Reminder We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan by next Friday 16 March. C. Club Coaching Mentoring Programme 2018 – Reminder Team Manager from all codes meeting to discuss programme at 8.30pm on Monday 12 March in the Hyde. D. Award 1 Football Course Great that we have some coaches who have indicated they will sit the Award One Football Course on Friday April 6th, Saturday April 7th and Saturday April 14th in Scoil Mhuire Strokestown Secondary school. If you are interested in taking this course, can to book your place by contacting John Donnellan. Note: Coaches must have completed their foundation course and be involved with a team in 2018 to undertake the Award 1. E. Upcoming Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches. FOOTBALL: Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coaches workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coach’s workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. GARDA E-VETTING STEP BY STEP GUIDE 1. The applicant clicks this Garda E-Vetting Application Form link, which opens an online form in another screen. This is to be filled out with as much information as possible, including all the sections marked with the red asterisk* 2. Towards the end of this first form you will be asked to verify your identity. There are two ways to do this: 2a. Fill out this Garda E-Vetting ID form and hand it to your Clubs Children’s Officer, with a copy of a photographic ID and a utility bill. The Club Children’s Officer holds on to this information until the applicant has been vetted, then this documentation must be securely destroyed or passed back to the applicant. OR 2b. Show this documentation (photographic ID and a utility bill) to your Club Children’s Officer, then scan it in and attach it to the application as noted in the last point on the online form. * Please note the acceptable forms of Identification are listed on the 2nd page of the ID form. You will see that each item has a score marked beside it; you must provide Identification up to a minimum score of 100 points. 3. When you complete the form and hit ‘Submit’ it will generate a reference number, you will then receive an email with a document similar to the Application Form, and this will contain all your details along with your application reference number. Your own Club Secretary will also receive an email at this time to inform them that you have applied for Vetting under that Clubs name. 4. The information you submitted will then be verified by the National GAA Garda Clerical Officer, who will in turn email you back one further and final online form to complete. Please be advised that you must have access to the email address provided on the first form as this will be used for all correspondence to you from either the GAA or An Garda Siochana. 5. Applicants under the age of 18 and over the age of 16 will also have to fill out a Parental Consent Form – this will be required when filling out the final form (Link to Blank Sample). 6. Upon receipt of this final form the GAA Garda Vetting office will process your application. As noted above any replies or queries will be emailed ONLY to the address you submitted on the first form. 7. When your application is successful, your Garda Vetting Clearance letter will be emailed to both you and your Club Secretary. Your Club Secretary must contact your Club Children’s Officer and inform them of the decision. At this time the Club Children’s Officer must either return the ID documents or securely destroy them. 8. The club is planning an evening at the club when members unsure about the online process can be assisted by fellow club members to complete the forms. Upcoming Fixtures Tues 13th March @ 19.45pm in Kiltoom U14 Football League Division 1Roscommon Gaels V’s St. Brigids. (lads) Sat 17th March Minor Football League Division 2 A (Lads) 12pm in Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels V’s Four Roads. Sun 18th March 11.30am in Tulsk Division 4 Roscommon Gaels V’s Tulsk Lord Edwards. Mon 19th March U17 Hurling Championship 11am in Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels v’s Four Roads. Monday 19th of March U14 Feile Hurling 12pm Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels V’s Oran. U16 Girls Football Championship @ 4pm in Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels v’s Shannon Gaels. Internet Safety I cannot recommend this talk enough. It’s important we know what are kids are up to!!!!! St. Coman's Wood Parents’ Association have organised an Internet Safety talk with Online Safety Expert @waynedenner on Thursday 15th March @ 7.30pm (Convent/Junior Site). All are welcome to attend this important event. Additional info https://waynedenner.com Defibrillator Training Roscommon Gaels plan to organise a course on Defibrillator use. Keep an eye on newsletter for dates. FYI did you know that we have a defibrillator in Lisnamult it is stored under the stares in the changing rooms. Bingo It is a case of eyes down and legs 11 for our bingo every Sunday Night at 8.30pm. There is a guaranteed payout of €1,370 per night. It is a popular event and very well organised by a band of dedicated volunteers. A highly entertaining night is on the cards with the venue, The Hyde Centre, likely to attract a capacity crowd. “We have regular and very loyal supporters and it is a lovely opportunity to get together with them for a social night out” The fun gets underway at 8.30pm every Sunday Evening.       Lotto Jackpot €9,850 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 3, 17, 30, 31 The weekly winners of €30 were • Yvonne Donohue, Quarry View. • Kevin Johnson, Wilson Close. • Jamie Lawlor, Four Roads. • John Igoe, Abbey Street. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Card Games Winner of last Monday evenings 25 card game in The Hyde Centre was Liam Corcoran and the runner’s up were Frank Naughton and Ann Mulhern. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Monday’s at 8.30pm. Camogie U10 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 6:40-7:30. Please bring €2 per child to cover the cost of gym hire, a drink and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. U12 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 7.30-8.30. Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. All are welcome. U14 Camogie training Saturday Morning 10.30-11.30 am in Lisnamult please wear warm clothes. Hurling U8 hurling commences Thursday Feb 15th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U10 hurling commences Monday Feb 12th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U12 hurling commences Wednesday Feb 14th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. Please bring €2 per child per night to cover cost of gym hire. Sock also required to cover hurl while playing indoors. All new members welcome! LGFA U12 Football is back Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm in The Hyde. Our first game of the league is a home game on Sunday 25th of March against Faithleach’s. U14 Football training continues Tuesday evenings in Full Body Workhouse at 8.15pm €5 this is a combined training of both footballers and camogie players. Junior Ladies Football Tuesday evenings 8.15pm and Sunday Mornings 11am. We have been using Roscommon Leisure Zone for out training sessions. Please bring €2, a text will be sent through the what’s app group to notify players of any changes to venue. Our first game of the league against Kilmore was postponed. Our next game of the League is a home game on Sunday 11th of March against St. Croans. Football Very good turnout at U14 Football Training, Sunday 04 March. Training continues on Thursday evening in Lisnamult 7-8pm. We have a League fixture next weekend. Well done to the CBS on their great win in the Junior Football Championship on Monday last. CBS Roscommon: 7-15(36) Claregalway: 2-4(10). COACHING NEWS (WK 10 2018) A. Club Coach Information Session + Jigsaw Presentation : Tuesday 06 March One of the areas that our Coaching Committee discussed last autumn was to provide information to our coaches on the practical aspects of our club. We have prepared a short presentation which we will run through with our coaches on 06 March commencing at 07.45pmin the Hyde. Immediately after the Info Session, Sinead O Brien (Jigsaw Roscommon) will speak with us. Jigsaw Roscommon is part of the National Jigsaw network which is an organisation that supports young people’s mental health. As well as providing a service for 12-25 year olds to receive support in relation to mental health concerns, Jigsaw also provide support and information to young people, adults, communities and clubs who would like to increase their knowledge of and ability to support young people’s mental health. In response to an increasing number of sports coaches approaching us with concerns around the mental health of the young people they work with, Jigsaw has developed a talk called ‘One Good Coach’. Following the talk participants will:- · Have a greater understanding of Mental Health · Have a greater understanding of the importance of their role as a ‘One Good Adult’. · Have a greater awareness of how to promote and support young people’s mental health in their role as a coach. · Learn about their local Jigsaw and how young people can access the service. B. Child Protection in Sport Course & Foundation Football Course - Reminder We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan by next Friday 09 March. C. Club Mentoring Programme 2018 – Reminder This important programme will include an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve Coaching and Coaching Structures in our club. We are planning to commence the Programme shortly and will ask all coaches to participate. D. Upcoming Coaching Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches. FOOTBALL: Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coach’s workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Upcoming Fixtures Sat 10th March @ 7.30pm in Lisnamult Round 2 of the O’Rourke Cup Roscommon Gaels V’s Boyle. Sat 10th March U14 Feile Hurling Roscommon Gaels V’s Four Roads in Four Roads. Sun 11th March Round 2 U16 Ladies Football Championship @ 4pm in Strokestown Roscommon Gaels V’s Strokestown. Sun 11th March Round 2 Junior Ladies @ 11am in Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels V’s St. Croans. Sun 11th Lads U16 Division 2 Football in Ardcarne Park at 11 am Roscommon Gaels v’s St. Michaels. Internet Safety St. Coman's Wood Parents’ Association have organised an Internet Safety talk with Online Safety Expert @waynedenner on Thursday 15th March @ 7.30pm (Convent/Junior Site). All are welcome to attend this important event. Additional info https://waynedenner.com/ Rossie the Snowman Well done to Clubman Gerry Donohue and Co. for winning The Club Rossie Competition there were lots of entries for the most creative snowman and I think you will all agree this was the deserved winner. Captioned #RossieTheSnowman “Chillin” in between matches with Darragh, Yvonne, Bronagh & Megan Donohue.  Ronan McCormack Charity Challenge 2018 Only a few weeks to go until the Ronan McCormack Charity Challenge 2018 kicks off. This year's event in aid of The Roscommon Special Olympics, Children’s Special Needs Services Galway and Pieta House West. For the serious Athletes there is moonlight 10k run and also includes a shorter run of 5K on the Friday. There is also a cycle challenge on the Saturday a 65k and 125k For many this is a poignant day to remember Ronan and is a highlight in our local calendar as everyone gathers and spends a week=end supporting each other and having a laugh whilst raising vital funds for deserving charities. And let’s not underestimate the craic that is to be had afterwards on the Saturday Night The eagerly anticipated darts competition takes place in Foxes Bar, Athlone Road Roscommon. REMEMBER TO REGISTER ONLINE to guarantee your Technical T-Shirt (High quality sporting T-shirt) AND your Jam-Packed Goodie Bag (full of unbelievable goodies - some also containing Spot Prizes for extra lucky participant’s) And as usual all registered participants will be treated to fantastic post-event hot food! 🍽 https://www.active.com/roscommon-coroscommon/running/distance-running/the-ronan-mccormack-charity-challenge-2018 Dermot Hughes Cars
On Tuesday 6th March from 10-5.30pm drop into Dermott Hughes Cars to check your child car seat is fitted correctly. RSA experts will be at hand throughout the day. Best of all, its free! Congrats Congratulations to Eithne and David Waldron, on the birth of their baby boy last week. |
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