Author: Douglas Kelly

Swinford GAA Weekly News

50/50 Draw

This weeks draw for Swinford GAA 50/50 draw was held in Quinns on 24th November and Mary Connolly c/o of Ellen McDonagh won €588.00. The winning envelope was sold in Swinford National School. Envelopes are available in most business premises and online through www.swinfordgaa.ie where tickets can be purchased in bundles of 10/25/52 weeks. Next draw in Sheepwalk Bar on 1st December. Draw envelopes are now also available at 3 for €5.

M D Roof Services Under 21 B Championship

Please note change of time.
The semi final between Swinford and Charlestown has been fixed for Saturday 28th November 1-30pm at Connacht Centre of Excellence.

Full report of our quarter final win over Belmullet is on our website.

Swinford GAA AGM

The annual general meeting of the club will be held in the Gateway Hotel on Sunday 29th November at 6pm. Closing date for nominations and motions is Wednesday 25th, please return to club secretary. Please note the time as the incorrect time was printed in Swinford Church newsletter.

Swinford Memorial Garden

The club has made a presentation of €1,200 to the committee of Swinford Memorial Garden being the proceeds of the raffle held at the Phil Coulter concert.

November 25, 2015
M D Roofing Services Under 21 B C’ship

Our semi final in the M D Roofing Services Under 21 B Championship against Charlestown Sarsfields has been fixed for Saturday 28th November at 6-30pm in the Connacht Centre of Excellence, Bekan.

November 23, 2015
Under 21 Swinford v Belmullet

On a cold cold afternoon at the Connacht Centre of Excellence in Bekan Swinford dispensed with Belmullet in the quarter final of the MD Roofing Services Under 21 B Championship. We march into the semi-final against neighbours Charlestown.

It was a game that we controlled from start to finish and finished with eight different scorers and 21 points on the scoreboard.

From the throw in we attacked the Belmullet defence and James Devaney soon had us off and running. This first score was soon followed by points from Kevin McDonagh, Johnny Burke, Mark Forkan and a free from Liam Moran. Belmullet could not get a look in and our dominance continued with more points from Johnny Burke and two more from Liam Moran and one from Michael Walsh.

With twenty minutes gone with us leading by 9 points Belmullet got their first score and this was soon followed by another point and a goal to bring them back to within 4 points. With no wish to let Belmullet back into the game Kevin McDonagh added a free and Liam Moran with fourth point. Belmullet added two more points split by a point from James Devaney to leave the half time score at Swinford 0-12 Belmullet 1-4.

From the start of the second half there was no relaxing and Liam Moran went on a great run, leaving four defenders in his trail and scored a great point. This was quickly followed by a point from Johnny Burke, Kevin McDonagh, Mark Forkan and James Lavin to give us a ten point lead after ten minutes.

Jonathan Giblin was called into action and made a very good save and from their next attack Belmullet sent a long range shot off the upright and wide. You are never going to dominate a game for the entire sixty minutes and Belmullet scored the next three points but this was as close as they got in the second half. Another point from Mark Forkan and a free from Liam Moran eased the pressure. Both teams swapped a couple of points with scores from Ryan Convey and the final score coming from Kevin McDonagh to finish at Swinford 0-21 Belmullet 1-9.

It was a dominant performance from Swinford and we will now play Charlestown in the semi final.

Swinford: Jonathan Giblin, Alan McLoughlin, Steven McNicholas, Sean Prendergast, Sean Brady, James Lavin, Michael Walsh, Mark Forkan, James Devaney, Liam Moran, Kevin McDonagh, Ryan Convey, Johnny Burke. Sub: Conor Conway

Scorers: Liam Moran 0-6, Kevin McDonagh 0-4, Johnny Burke, Mark Forkan 0-3 each, James Devaney 0-2, Michael Walsh, James Lavin, Ryan Convey 0-1 each

November 21, 2015
Swinford GAA Weekly News

This weeks draw for Swinford GAA 50/50 draw was held in Julians on 17th November and Jane McNicholas of Oakdrive won €654.00. The winning envelope was sold by Mary Ryland. Envelopes are available in most business premises and online through www.swinfordgaa.ie where tickets can be purchased in bundles of 10/25/52 weeks. Next draw in Quinns on 24th November. Draw envelopes are now also available at 3 for €5.

M D Roofing Services Under 21 B Championship

The quarter final between Swinford and Belmullet has been fixed for next Saturday 21st November 3pm at Connacht Centre of Excellence, Bekan.

Swinford GAA AGM

The annual general meeting of the club will be held in the Gateway Hotel on Sunday 29th November at 6pm. Nominations or motions must be with the club secretary by Wednesday 25th.

November 18, 2015
Swinford GAA Weekly News

50/50 Draw

This weeks draw for Swinford GAA 50/50 draw was held in Moores on 10th November and Mattie Carroll of Tullinacurra won €759.00. The winning envelope was sold in O’Donnells Pharmacy, Market Street. Envelopes are available in most business premises and online through www.swinfordgaa.ie where tickets can be purchased in bundles of 10/25/52 weeks. Next draw in Julians on 17th November. Draw envelopes are now also available at 3 for €5.

Underage Development Seminar

On Saturday 14th Nov there will be a seminar in relation to underage development. It will be held in the Gateway Hotel from 7.30pm to 9pm. All club players, all underage coaches and interested parents are invited. The seminar will be presented by Brian Galvin and there will be other speakers. It will be of huge benefit to all concerned.

M D Roof Services Under 21 B Championship

The quarter final between Swinford and Belmullett has been fixed for next Saturday 14th November 3pm in Ballina

Swinford GAA AGM

The annual general meeting of the club will be held in the Gateway Hotel on Sunday 29th November at 6pm.

November 11, 2015