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| Cloone shock Marys to take B Shield (Wednesday, July 02, 2008) |
| An injury time Damian O Donnell goal saw Cloone claim a deserved victory in the Shield B Final last Sunday in Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, although nine minutes into the game, that seemed highly unlikely.
St. Marys season to date has been some way off the highs of last year although it was still imagined that they would have been too strong for Cloone when the sides met on Sunday last.
Prior to the game, four dedicated Leitrim GAA men, George O Toole, Jack McNally, Tommy Tiernan and Tommy O Riordan were remebered with a minutes silence while flags were flown at half mast.
The manner in which St Marys began the game seemed to indicate that Cloone would be in for a difficult afternoon as the opening eight minutes of the game were spent almost entirely in the Cloone half.
However, those opening minutes proved to be the highlight for St Marys as they began to make basic errors all over the field, lose their composure and lapse into the form that has seen them make such a disappointing start to this years league.
With Jimmy Guckian back from injury and taking his place in midfield, Marys began brightly scoring two points in the opening two minutes. With less than a minute played, Guckian was fouled and Niall Comerton scored the ensuing free.
Guckian made a huge impression in the opening stages and his importance to St. Marys was further illustrated when he scored the second point of the game.
Cloone found the going tough in the opening exchanges and while Declan Brennan did score a fine point to half the deficit, it was beginning to look ominous for the division two side.
Comerton scored an easy free before his third point of the game after some fine passing involving Jimmy Guckian, Ian McGreevey and Ray Mulvey.
With a lead of three points and playing much better than their opponents, Marys carved their way through the Cloone defence after seven minutes but were denied a certain goal when Mulveys well hit strike came back off the crossbar.
That goal could have gone a long way towards seeing St. Marys on their way to victory, and although Liam McTiernan scored a point from a 45 to open up four point lead, Cloone soon after began to fight their way back into the game.
While Cloone deserve great credit for the manner in which they fought back, it must be said that St Marys form for the remainder of the game was well below what they produced in the opening exchanges.
Where they had seemed dominant in every position, they were now beginning to look sloppy as Cloone fought back with purpose.
Two pointed frees from Damian O Donnell, who was beginning to prove himself to be a real handful as he won both frees, narrowed the deficit to two points.
While Marys were beginning to fade from the game, they were still capable of producing a moment of class as was illustrated when they went the length of the pitch with some very good passes and excellent movement to score a fine point.
Vinny McDermott began the move taking the ball out of defence before passing to Jimmy Guckian. He found Comerton who in turn picked out Clement Cunniffe who fisted the ball over the bar to restore StMarys three point lead 11 minutes before the break.
In the final ten minutes of the half, Cloone continued to force their way into the contest and an excellent point from Alan Canning gave further indication that the game, which seemed as good ADVERTISEMENTas won in the opening ten minutes, now had a long way to run.
The last minute of the half saw a Comerton free cancelled out by another fine point from ODonnell.
At the interval there were several questions being asked around Pairc Sean.
Would St Marys be able to rediscover the form they showed in the opening minutes? And how big a factor would the wind be?
In the first half Cloone had the advantage of the strong wind, but trailing at the break by (0-7 to 0-5) it would have been fair to say that St. Marys would still have been expected by most to emerge victorious.
Despite playing into the wind, it was Cloone who made the better start to the second half and their early pressure was rewarded when ODonnells free reduced the deficit to a solitary point.
Marys second half performance was a shadow of what they had produced in the early stages of the game but, nevertheless, Cloone were left thanking goalkeeper Dermot McCrann when he made two fine saves in the space of a minute.
The second half was more a war of attrition than a classic and that seemed to suit Cloone who were up for the battle.
ODonnell & Comerton exchanged points, with Comertons effort proving to be the Carrick clubs only score of the half.
Marys were guilty of kicking bad wides while at the other end ODonnell burst through the Marys defence to score a fine point to give Cloone the lead for the first time in the game and this would be a lead that they would not relinquish.
The final 15 minutes of the game saw St Marys run out of ideas while Cloone with Alan Canning and Gavin Reynolds coming to the fore in midfield threatened to add to their lead.
The closing stages of the game saw both sides push for the score that would result in either victory for Cloone or a St. Marys score that would have forced extra-time.
The final score of the game came with virtually the last piece of action as Damian ODonnell reacted quickest to a Mark Beirne 45 to fist the ball to the St Marys net to ensure victory for Cloone.
As was pointed out at the presentation of the Shield, it may not be the most prestigious of competitions within the county, but it is nevertheless a fine achievement for Cloone and will do their preparations for the intermediate championship no harm at all.
Cloone
Dermot McCrann, Seamus McCaffrey, Aidan Mulvey, Declan Tiernan, Declan Brennan (0-1), Mark Beirne, Seamus McGuire, Alan Canning (0-1), Gavin Reynolds, Mark Cregan, Damian O Donnell (1-6), Derek O Donnell, Ronan Mulvey, Brian Mulvey (0-1), Padraig Conboy.
Subs: Niall Brennan for Conboy (22 mins), Kevin Fitzpatrick for R Mulvey (HT)
St Marys
Anthony Conway, Jonathan Cassidy, Michael Greene, Vinnie McDermott, David Crowe, Conor Guckian, Jimmy Guckian (0-1), James McGrail, Austin Marron, Clement Cunniffe (0-1), Ray Mulvey, Liam McTiernan (0-1), Niall Comerton (0-5), Ian McGreevey. Subs: David Kennedy, David McTiernan and Brendan Guckian for Greene, Marren and Crowe (47 mins)
Referee: Jimmy Stenson.
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| Club AGM 2007 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008) |
| Our annual general meeting was held in the community centre on sunday last. This was a very important meeting for the club as a number of officer positions had to be filled. Our outgoing Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer gave their reports of the year ending 2007. The election of officers took place with a number of new faces added to the fold, list of officers are President: Pat McNamara, Chairman: Adrian Nicholls, Vice Chairman: Seamus Maguire, Secretary: Alan Canning, Vice Secretary: Martina Mulvey, Treasurer: Aidan Donohue, Finance Committee: Dermot Tiernan, Adrian Kelly, Michael Harte, Peter O'Donnell, Irish Officer: Damien Brennan, Register: Shane Tiernan, Insurance Officer: Louie Brennan, Development Officer: Sean McGovern, Coaching Officer: Padraig Quinn, IT Officer: Enda Tiernan, Park Committee:Sean McGovern, Timmy Beirne, Aidan Donohue, Seamus Tiernan, Enda Tiernan. Our underage team trainers Padraig Quinn, Geard Doherty and Joseph Bohan will have the welcome assistance of three of our senior panel Brian Mulvey, Kevin Fitzpatrick and Gavin McGovern. We wish all our new officers the very best of luck in their new roles in the club and I'm sure they will be well able to keep the club moving in the right direction in 2008. On behalf of the club I would like to thank our outgoing officers, Enda Tiernan, Seamus Tiernan, Louie Brennan and Dermot Tiernan for the many years of hard and sometimes un-noticed work they have put into the club and although they will no longer be at the head of the table I'm sure they will help our new officers settle into their positions.
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| Childrens Disco night. (Monday, December 17, 2007) |
| A Christmas disco is being ran for our underage players and youngsters in the parish on Sunday evening next from 7 to 9pm in the Community Centre. Refreshments will be provided and Leitrim Ladies All-Ireland winning captain Sinead Brennan will be there on the night with the Mary Quinn cup.
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| Annual General Meeting (Monday, December 17, 2007) |
| Our AGM has been fixed for Sunday January 13th at 3pm. All players and members are asked to keep this date free and to attend our annual general meeting.
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| New Lotto Format (Monday, December 17, 2007) |
| By coincidence just as our jackpot was won we are changing the format of our draw slightly. The prize fund for draws where the jackpot is not won is being raised as follows, first prize will be €50 with four prizes of €30 each. The house draw will remain at €20. Tickets are remaining at €2 each with the new option to purchase 3 for €5. The jackpot now reverts back to €1000 for our next draw in Creegans bar on Saturday night December 29th. This will be our bumper Christmas draw where we will have loads of extra spot prizes.
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| Lotto Draw Winner (Monday, December 17, 2007) |
| Our lotto draw took place on Sunday night last in McKeon's bar with a landmark jackpot of €18000. The numbers drawn were 3, 10, 17 and 24. And seven years after it was first won we had our second ever jackpot winner. The lucky winner was our own corner forward Mark Creegan. The house draw was won by Aidan Donohoe. Our thanks to McKeon's for hosting the draw and sponsoring a prize on the night. Congratulations to Mark and thank you to all who have supported the draw.
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| IFC Round 1. (Friday, July 27, 2007) |
| GORTLETTERAGH 0-9 Cloone 1-3
The scoreline here would suggest a close and hard fought GWP Intermediate Championship encounter but the reality was that Gortletteragh should have been out of sight if they had converted half their chances against Cloone in Pairc Sean MacDiarmada last Sunday.
Gortletteragh went into the game as favourites and, for the first ten minutes, they lived up to that billing as they cut through at will and racked up four points. But after that, the rot set in as they wasted too many chances and ran into cul-de-sacs as a floundering Cloone fought to get back into the game.
A penalty, against the run of play but rightly awarded, suddenly put Cloone within a point and set up the remainder of the contest. But despite two points in the next four minutes, Gortletteragh never put the game beyond doubt, leading to a few nervy moments in the closing minutes.
Gortletteragh were the better team but couldn't make it tell on the scoreline, something that will worry them for the rest of the campaign while they may also have to plan without former All Star Seamus Quinn who was brought to hospital after suffering a serious neck injury in the first half.
Gortletteragh were well served by Kevin McGrath, Patrick Kane, Padraig McGarry and Darren Duignan.
Cloone won't be particularly pleased with their display – too often promising positions were wasted by poor passing and bad choices. They had a few stand out displays from Seamus Maguire, Brian Mulvey and Gavin Reynolds but they will feel that they never really performed at all last Sunday.
Gortletteragh got off to a flying start – Darren Duignan scored a great point in the first minute. By the time he had his second nine minutes later, Cathal Quinn (free) and Cathal McCrann (fifty) had also got on the score sheet while Cloone keeper made a good save to deny Patrick Kane a goal.
But then the wides started and Gortletteragh were rocked when, 18 minutes in, a high Donal Brennan pass found his brother Niall. He charged on through but was impeded and a penalty awarded, expertly dispatched low to the net by Seamus Maguire.
That score undid all Gortletteragh's good work but they responded in the right fashion when Padraig McGarry finished a length of the field move with a point and Seamus Quinn fired over a bomb from the wing, after a Cloone attack broke down.
The game was held up for some time after the injury to Seamus Quinn and on the restart, Cloone did better but had wides before Ronan Mulvey fired over a good point from 45 yards, to leave the halftime score at 0-6 to 1-1 in favour of Gortletteragh.
Gortletteragh again started the second half best with two Patrick Kane points in the first ten minutes along with four wides. Dermot Kennedy traded points with Donal Brennan midway through the half.
There were yellow cards for Kevin McGrath and Seamus McCaffrey before Donal Brennan hit a well taken point with five minutes to go but it was to be the last point of the game. The wides continued, as did the yellow cards with Mark Beirne, Gavin Mitchell, Cathal Quinn and Terry Kellegher being booked.
There was also a red for Damien O'Donnell when he struck off the ball to bring Cloone's day to a sad end.
Gortletteragh
Conan Clarke, Kevin McGrath, Derek Kellegher, Charlie McDonnell, Eamon Reynolds, Terry Kellegher, Mark Mitchell, Padraig McGarry (0-1), Cathal Quinn (0-1), James Campbell, Cathal McCrann (0-1), Dermot Kennedy (0-1), Patrick Kane (0-2), Darren Duignan (0-2), Seamus Quinn (0-1). Subs: Niall Duffy for S. Quinn (31 mins), Gavin Mitchell for Campbell (51 mins), Michael Dorrigan for Kane (57 mins).
Cloone
Ciaran Casey, Brian Mulvey, Aidan Mulvey, Liam Reynolds, Seamus McCaffrey, Gavin Reynolds, Seamus Maguire (1-0), Alan Canning, Mark Beirne, Mark Creegan, Donal Brennan (0-2), Derek O'Donnell, Damien O'Donnell, Niall Brennan, Ronan Mulvey (0-1). Subs: Adrian Nicholl for Canning (47 mins).
Referee: Tom Quigley.
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| CLÁT Top Up Funding Granted (Wednesday, June 27, 2007) |
| Éamon Ó Cuív T.D. Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs announced that he has allocated top-up funding of to projects in CLÁR areas which were successful under the Sports Capital Programme 2007. Cloone GAA have been awarded €16,000 under the scheme. |
| Féile Peil na nOg 2007 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007) |
| Féile Peil na nÓg is a national festival of football for boys and girls under 14 years of age and is based on the GAA club unit. The event is being hostd in Leitrim this year and the Cloone Girls team is amalgamated with Gortletteragh for the competition. Our first game is at 3pm on Fri 30th at 3PM in Cloone when we take on St. Pauls from Antrim. On Saturday in Annaduff at 10:15 we meet Shelmaliers from Wexford while our final game is against neighbours Annaduff / Bornacoola in Annaduff at 11:45 on Saturday.
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| Upcoming Fixtures (Tuesday, June 05, 2007) |
| We are in action in the shield competition on Saturday evening next at 6:30 against Gortletteragh in Gortletteragh. The following weekend we play Glenfarne/Kilty in Cloone in the division 4 league on the Sunday at 2:00. |
| League Action. (Tuesday, June 05, 2007) |
| We played Aughnasheelin in the Division 2 league on Saturday evening last in Aughnasheelin and once again the two teams served up an exciting game which finished all square at the finish. This is several times these two teams have drawn in the last number of years. Two goals either side of half time proved vital to us at the finish and after a tight second half a draw was a fair result. We were scheduled to play Annaduff in the junior league on Monday but unfortunately due to injuries and exam commitments we were unable to |
| Shield Competition (Monday, May 21, 2007) |
| Cloone got their first points of the Shield Competition on Sunday 20th with a hard fought win over Dromahaire. Both sides were in front at various stages of the game with Cloone running out 1-10 to 0-11 winners at the final whistle. |
| Lotto Funding Provisionally Approved. (Wednesday, May 16, 2007) |
| Cloone have again been successful in our appliication for Sports Capital Funding from the National Lottery. Cloone have been awarded €80,000 toward the construction of a general purpose room and extended press facilities. It is also envisaged that we will receive an extra €16,000 under CLÁR funding based on the same application. |
| Defeat in Senior League Final (Wednesday, May 16, 2007) |
| Cloone ladies were defeated by old rival Aughawillian in the Senior League Final recently. A stronger Aughawillan side ran out 3-13 to 1-06 winners in an entertaining game in Fenagh. |
| Division 2 League Update. (Wednesday, May 16, 2007) |
| We opened our league campaign on Fri, 20-April-07 with a disappointing home defeat to Aughavas. Missed chances proved our downfall as Aughavas ran out 1-09 to 0-10 winners. In our second game we were comprehensively defeated by Gortletteragh on a scoreline of Gortletteragh 4-13 Cloone 1-06. Amends were made however on Mon, 7-May-07 when we beat St. Marys by Cloone 1-17 to 0-05. |
| Championship Draws 2007 (Tuesday, March 06, 2007) |
| The draws for the 2007 Intermediate football championship took place last night in The Bush Hotel. Cloone were the first team out of the drum placing them in group A. They are joined in this group by 2006 Senior side and near neighbours Gortletteragh and last years junior champions Eslin. Cloone haven't faced Gortletteragh in well over 10 years in the championship while Eslin created a shock the last time they met Cloone in the 1995 Intermediate Semi-final. This years championship is provisionally fixed to begin on the weekend of 21/22 July. |
| Leitrim V Offaly (Monday, February 05, 2007) |
| FROM the dizzy heights of floodlit Croke Park and a crowd of around 82,000 it was back to St Mary's Park, Cloone yesterday where the crowd was about 80,000 smaller for the meeting of Leitrim and Offaly in Division 2.
This is a lovely, almost quaint ground set in a hollow surrounded by trees but the picturesque aspect of Cloone will not be fondly remembered by Offaly. After relegation last spring this was to be the starting point for a quick return to the top flight but it was the worst possible result for them when they lost out by 0-11 points to 0-12 to a mad-for-action home team.
Leitrim manager Dessie Dolan is currently out of action through illness so selector Pat Prior stood in for him yesterday and what a job he did. The difference between the sides was simple enough - Leitrim wanted to win this game far more than their opponents. Granted the Cloone venue, where the fans can almost hear the players breathing, bestows a solid advantage on the home team but still Offaly were caught out badly.
They simply were not ready for the drive and passion of the Leitrim players in the first half and should have been further than three points behind at the break. The Duignan brothers, Ciarán at full-forward and Michael at midfield, orchestrated the Leitrim performance but it was the tight marking of the Leitrim backs that set the tone for the game.
Offaly have lots of talented forwards but you need more than talent to beat a sticky Leitrim backline.
Throw in razor-sharp tackling from players like Barry McWeeney and Barry Prior and suddenly the expression 'talented forwards' has a hollow ring about it. But Leitrim did not shock Offaly through negative play - far from it.
There were points scored by Ciarán Duignan and Michael Foley yesterday that were as good as anything we saw in Croke Park the night before. But because this was Cloone and they play for Leitrim the rave notices that Connolly, Cavanagh and Mulgrew got in Croker will pass the Leitrim lads by. Yet they and Cloone are as much part of the GAA as the stars and the glamorous stadium.
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| Club Meeting (Monday, January 08, 2007) |
| There will be a very important meeting of Cloone Ladies GAA on Saturday night February 10th in the community centre. It is vital that all players attend. Players will be notified closer to the time to remind them. |
| Cloone Ladies AGM (Monday, January 08, 2007) |
| On Saturday night last we held our AGM for 2007. Outgoing Chairperson Tara Mc Cabe read her report for the year in which she gave a run-down on events during the year both on and off the field. The highlight of the football year was undoubtedly winning the first ever Leitrim Ladies Intermediate Championship final on Saturday August 20th by beating Kiltubrid on a socreline of 4-10 to 3-5. After that game we went on t represent Leitrim in Connaught. We played Annaghdown of Galway on the 16th of September but unfortunately lost by one point on the day. We also contested two more finals playing old rivals Aughawillan in both the Senior Championship final and the Senior League Final. Unfortunately we were the losing team on both occasions.
Despite losing two finals it was still a very successful year for the club and we would like to thank trainer Alan Canning for all the hard work and dedication he put in with us during the year. Without his commitment we would not be Intermediate Champions at present.
2006 was also a very successful year for Leitrim Ladies. They beat Sligo in the Connaught final by one point. They also had great success in the League just narrowly losing out to Clare in the All-Ireland final by one point in Athlone on May 7th. The highlight of the year for them had to be lining out in Croke Park in the All-Ireland Junior final against old haunts Sligo. Sligo’s greater experience of playing in Croke Park showed on the day ensuring them a 4point winning margin. Clone Ladies were well represented on the Leitrim team during the year with Sinead & Lorraine Brennan, Teresa Mylott, Aoife Kelly and Carla Creegan all playing.
During Tara’s speech she also congratulated player Una Creegan on winning a British Colleges Championship with Liverpool Hope University. She sympathised with those who had deaths in the family during the year and also thanked the numerous and generous sponsors who helped us out during the year. And also to the men’s club for the use of the pitch and new lights, the lotto and for their general help and support throughout the year.
Club Secretary Aisling Mitchell also gave her report on the year in which she told of all the goings-on from the underage. The minor team were the most successful and with there amalgamation with St.Josephs won the minor competition. Aisling thanked Patricia and all the girls for looking after the underage teams during the year. Outgoing Treasurer Carla Creegan also gave her review of our finances for the year. The last item on the agenda was the election officers. And the following is the new committee for 2007. President: Pat McNamara, Chairperson: TBA, Vice Chairperson: Lorraine Brennan, Secretary: Aisling Mitchell, Asst. Sec: Eileen Donohoe, Treasurer: Una McKeon, Vice Treasurer: Grainne Tiernan, PRO: Louise Heslin, Registrar: Annette Donnelly. We wish them all the best for 2007.
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| Congratulations (Monday, January 08, 2007) |
| Congratulations to Annette Donnelly who was announced as Senior Club Player of the year. As everyone who plays with Annette knows she is a very deserving winner. Well done Annette. |
| Goal of the Year! (Monday, December 11, 2006) |
| Ladies club player Lorraine Brennan has been nominated for the TG4 goal of the year. Lorraine's goal for Leitrim against Longford in the All-Ireland semi-final has been short listed along with 14 others. Log on now to TG4 website and give hae your vote. http://www.tg4.ie/Bearla/Spor/cuil/sq2.asp |
| Connaught Club Semi-Final. (Monday, November 06, 2006) |
| Cloone will play host to another big fixture next weekend when Co champions Mohill take on Galway champions Corofin in the Connaught club semi final. As always we will be relying on the local community to assist us with running the fixture and those who are available for stewarding or helping out are asked to meet in the community centre at 1pm. We also would like to wish Mohill every success in their attempt to reach the final. |
| Congratulations (Monday, November 06, 2006) |
| Congrats and best wishes to senior player Mark Beirne who got married to Anaduff's Majella McGarry last week. The wedding to place in Anaduff parish church and reception took place afterwards in The Bush Hotel. Enjoy the honeymoon Mark - there's plenty of leagues to be won when you return! Congratulation also to club goalkeeper Kieran Casey and his wife Denise on the birth of son Thomas. Its good to know we have the U-12 manager for 2016 sorted already!! |
| League Shield Competition (Monday, November 06, 2006) |
| We played Aughnasheelin in Aughnasheelin at the weekend in our first game in the Tier 2 league competition. In a close and entertaining encounter a late Cloone point insured a draw on a scoreline of 1-09 to 0-12. |
| Connaught Club Semi-final set for Cloone (Thursday, November 02, 2006) |
| The Connaught club semi final between Leitrim champions Mohill and Galway champions Corofin will be played in Cloone on Sunday Nov 12th at 2:30. |
| Cloone qualify for League Final (Thursday, November 02, 2006) |
| The ladies team have qualified for the league final against Aughawillan. The girls defeated Kiltubrid in the Semi-Final on sunday evening last under lights in Cloone. |
| Intermediate Team. (Monday, October 09, 2006) |
| Well done to our intermediate team that defeated Allen Geals on Saturday last to retain their intermediate status. Cloone were comprehensive winners on the day and played some wonderful football so keep up the good work lads for the second tier of the league. We are scheduled to play Ballinaglera on Friday night next. Check fixture list for details. |
| Congratulations. (Monday, October 09, 2006) |
| Heartiest congratulations to our near neighbours Mohill on their big win on Sunday last and commiseration to a gallant St Mary’s team in what was a very entertaining final. We look forward to having Mohill team and supporters back with us again in the near future should their Connaught Semi-final be fixed for Cloone. |
| Half-Time Draw. (Monday, October 09, 2006) |
| Our thanks to all those who supported our half time draw at the match last weekend. The draw presented us with an opportunity to raise funds for our on-going park developments and we appreciate all those who purchased tickets. The winner of the draw was Angela Monahan, Cloone |
| Co. Final (Monday, October 09, 2006) |
| Our hosting of the Co. Final on Sunday last was a great success. Our sincere thanks to all those who helped in any way, to the many local people who were out stewarding or helping in various other ways we extend a huge gratitude. To the FAS workers who did magnificent work during the lead up to the game Leitrim Co. Council for their support and assistance and Leitrim Co. Board for their co-operation at all times. Our thanks also to the Gardai and local member Tony Byrne for their assistance on the day, to the local land owners who generously allowed their fields for parking we extend our deep gratitude. Finally in case we omitted anyone our thanks to anybody who assisted in any other way, you can all be justifiably proud of your efforts. |
| Co Final Arrangements. (Monday, October 02, 2006) |
| Sunday next is a big day for the club as we host our third Co. final. All stewards are asked to be in the park at 1pm. With two very attractive fixtures taking place a huge crowd is expected and supporters are asked to allow plenty of time to get to the grounds and your co-operation with the stewards is requested. There will be plenty of parking available and so long as people obey the steward’s instructions, traffic will be able to flow freely. We would also like to wish all participating teams the very best of luck in their respective finals. |
| Hard Luck to Leitrim Ladies (Monday, October 02, 2006) |
| Hard luck to the Leitrim Ladies team that was defeated in the All-Ireland Final on Sunday last. The girls gave a very spirited and committed performance and brought great pride to the county by reaching the final. It was a great and unique honour for the parish to have five players starting in an All-Ireland final in Croke Park and Teresa, Carla, Lorraine, Aoife and Sinead can be very proud of their achievement. Having put in huge effort and commitment since last Spring the girls are sure to be very disappointed but no doubt the experience will stand to them well and hopefully next year can go one better.
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| Good luck. (Monday, September 25, 2006) |
| Best wishes to the Leitrim ladies team who are taking on Sligo in the Ladies Junior All-Ireland final on Sunday next in Croke Park. Its a great honour for Cloone to have five players representing Leitrim in Croke Park so hopefully a large crowd will travel up to support Sinead, Lorraine, Teresa, Aoife , Carla and the rest of the team. |
| County Final (Thursday, September 14, 2006) |
| At the meeting of Coiste Riarachain na gCluichi Liatroma of 12 September it was agreed that Cloone will host the SFC/IFC Championship finals on 8 October 2006. This is as a result of construction work being carried out at Pairc Sean. |
| Ladies ChampionshipFinal Report (Friday, September 01, 2006) |
| Cloone 4-10 Kiltubrid 3-05
Inspired by team captain Eileen Donohue, Cloone turned back the years with a powerful display to capture the Intermediate Championship title against a brave Kiltubrid challenge in Ballinamore on Saturday evening last. While Cloone dominated the game with a solid and sometimes perfect performance, they met a very determined Kiltubrid resistance and it was only into the second half before they finally got the scores to seal the game. Both teams put in a great hour’s effort throughout the game, and must be pleased that all of the players on the field played to their full potential in the final. In the end the experience of the Cloone players was a big factor in the outcome of the game with Donohue, her sister Annette, Teresa Mylott, Carla Creegan and the three Brennan sisters, Tara McCabe and Aoife Kelly all contributing well to the Cloone effort. Kiltubrid will be disappointed with the result but can take great encouragement from the efforts of a number of players on the day including Miranda Burke, Blaithin McKiernan, Sinead Meehan, Emer Kelly, Emer Horan and in particular younger players Aine Tighe and Aoife McWeeney. Straight from the throw in Cloone won possession and set up the first attack of the game with Aisling Brennan, Eileen Donohue and Lorraine Brennan all involved before Aoife Kelly fired over the opening score. This was quickly followed by a Donohue wide. Moments later midfielder Sinead Brennan hit in a dangerous ball that was well dealt with by Kiltubrid keeper Emer Horan but Cloone won posession again and pass from Aisling Brennan to Andrea Beirne resulted in a foul on the Cloone forward. However the opportunity was wasted as Tara McCabe hit the free wide. Five minutes into the game a sideline ball to Cloone resulted in Kiltubrid possession but in overcarying the ball in an attempt clear, Tara McCabe made no mistake from the resulting free. Kiltubrid eventually worked the ball up field and a testing ball into the square was only half cleared by the defence and Miranda Burke hit the loose ball over off the ground to open Kiltubrids account after nine minutes. Moments later Cloone were awarded a 45 and a good ball in from Sinead Brennan fell nicely to sister Aisling who hit a similar shot over the bar to reestablish the Cloone lead. Two Kiltubrid attacks were well won back by Carla Creegan at full back to keep the Cloone goal intact. Another attack was set up by Donohue as Lorraine Brennan hit a wide. As the half progressed Cloone dominated the midfield battle and had another opportunity of a score as a great ball in from Sinead Brennan was won by Tara McCabe who fed Donohue and she set up Sinead again for a fine point. Kiltubrid were under serious pressure to win their own kickout but Emer Kelly became more prominent as they began to make some inroads into the Cloone defence. However Annette Donnelly and Teresa Mylott cut out a number of Kiltubrid attacks before Emer Kelly was fouled but the free was sent wide. Another sweeping move from Cloone upfield was started by Grainne Tiernan and found the impressive Aisling Brennan in space, however Tara McCabe missed a great opportunity to extend the Cloone lead. Moments later Miranda Burke found Aine Tighe in the corner and as she attacked was fouled but hit over the free to leave just two points between the teams. This free seemed to inspire Kiltubrid into action but Regina Bohan missed a chance to narrow the gap with her effort. A poor clearance from keeper Aisling Mitchell fell to Sandra Early who was fouled but this time Tighes free went narrowly wide. With ten minutes remaining in the half Tighe had another free to reduce the gap to the minimum and this time she obliged as Kiltubrid enjoyed their best period of the game. However Cloone responded immediately when Aisling Brennan sent in a great ball to Aoife Kelly who was fouled and McCabe pointed the free. Kiltubrid again won possession with Aoife McWeeney’s pass to Aine Tighe who was supported by a great run from Siobhan Kelly who blasted over the bar when a goal was on to leave the half time score five points to four in Cloone’s favour. Within twenty seconds of the resumption, Cloone were two points up as Sinead Brennan won the throw in and found Aisling Brennan who was supported again by Donohue and her perfect return pass was pointed by Aisling. Three minutes later Cloone were rocked by a Kiltubrid goal as Emer Kelly took advantage of a loose ball after a clash between two players and her intended pass across the square deceived keeper Aisling Mitchell and ended in the far corner of the net. Cloone responded immediately with a Tara McCabe free after a foul on Lorraine Brennan to level matters. As they had threatened all through the game, Cloone suddenly found another level and went into the lead again with a great point from McCabe after solid defending from Noreen Colreavy. A minute later they doubled that lead when Sinead Brennan found Aoife Kelly in space and she fired over a point. The turning point came two minutes later after Andrea Beirne did well to keep in play a long range free from Lorraine Brennan and her pass set up Tara McCabe for Cloone’s first goal of the evening. A great win by Donohue in the middle of the field found Aisling Brennan and when her initial shot hit the crossbar, Aoife Kelly was on hand to blast to the net as Cloone moved into an eight point lead. Kiltubrid were now on the back foot but responded immediately with an attack from Regina Bohan and Aoife McWeeney who found Siobhan Kelly but she was unlucky to see her goal chance go narrowly wide. Three minutes later Cloone went eleven points up as Aoife Kelly was again at the end of a sweeping Cloone move and she finished with and unstoppable effort to the back of the net. Kiltubrid tried to make an impression up front and twice Aine Tighe tried her best to find the net but a commanding back line snuffed out her efforts. They did have a great chance of a goal midway through the half but Aoife McWeeney’s effort hit the crossbar and Emer Kelly hit the rebound wide. However two minutes later they were rewarded as a Regina Bohan free found Tighe on the edge of the square and she scored a well placed goal. Aoife Kelly and Andrea Beirne hit wides for Cloone and a Sinead Brennan effort was well dealt with by Emer Horan. Another Kiltubrid effort was held by Mitchell but she over carried in an attempt to clear and Tighe pointed the 13m free. With five minutes remaining Eileen Donohue was rewarded with a point for her efforts following a good attack by Aoife Kelly. Kelly herself had two more opportunity’s to add to her tally but one went narrowly wide while Emer Horan saved well at her near post. As the game moved into injury time there Kelly hit her third goal of the game for Cloone following another great Cloone move up the field to confirm their superiority on the day, however there was time for a last attack for Kiltubrid and sub Lisa McWeeney finished well to the net for a consolation goal. The presentation the new Mary O’Brien Kelly Memorial cup for this first Intermediate Championship title was made by County Board Chairperson Geraldine Creamer to the winning captain Eileen Donohoe. Cloone: Aisling Mitchell, Grainne Tiernan, Carla Creegan, Annette Donnnelly, Teresa Mylott, Louise Heslin, Noreen Colreavy, Sinead Brennan (0-1), Lorraine Brennan, Andrea Beirne, Eileen Donohue (0-1), Carmel Monaghan, Aisling Brennan (0-2), Tara McCabe(1-04), Aoife Kelly (3-02). Subs: Una McKeon, Una Creegan, Patricia Beirne, Brenda Reynolds, Aisling McCabe, Olivia Reynolds, Niamh Brennan, Andrea Kelly, Katie Moran, Catherine Murphy, Sinead Creegan. Kiltubrid: Emer Horan, Claire Kelly, Sinead Meehan, Grainne Gill, Sinead Tighe, Blaithin McKiernan, Tara Evans, Linda Tighe, Emer Kelly (1-0), Regina Bohan, Siobhan Kelly (0-1), Sandra Early, Aoife McWeeney, Miranda Burke (0-1), Aine Tighe (1-03). Subs: Tracey Costello, Kathy Beirne, Lisa Mcweeney (1-0), Sinead Byrne, Aine Meehan, Claire Judge, Stephanie Reynolds, Cloda Foley, Helene Duignan, Martina Gilmartin, Kara McLoughlin, Orlaith Heeran, Shiela Guckian, Siobhan Carroll, Deirdre Harris. Referee: Ray McBrien |
| Championship Winners (Tuesday, August 29, 2006) |
| Well done to the ladies team that captured the Leitrim Intermediate Championship on Saturday last in Ballinamore. After a strong challenge from Kiltubrid in the first half Cloone put in a very strong second half performance to run out comfortable winners. |
| Carrigallen go through. (Tuesday, August 29, 2006) |
| CARRIGALLEN 1-10, CLOONE 0-9 Carrigallen qualified for the quarter-finals of the GWP Intermediate Championship after they overcame a tough Cloone challenge last Saturday evening in Ballinamore. After their draw with Drumreilly in the group stages, victory over Cloone ensures Carrigallen's place in the quarter-finals and they must await the result of the Cloone and Drumreilly game to see if they top the group. But it was not a straight forward victory for Carrigallen as Cloone made a better start and it took a goal seven minutes from halftime to put the eventual winners in control. Indeed, the second half saw Cloone out-score Carrigallen by four points to three but they couldn't get close enough to cause a shock. County player Donal Brennan opened the scoring on eight minutes before Ciaran Flynn equalised for Carrigallen. Cloone then went two points clear when a good solo run from Derek O'Donnell yielded a point while brother Damien pointed on 13 minutes. Andrew McManus and Damien O'Donnell swapped points before Carrigallen took control of the game in the last eight minutes of the half. Sub Benny O'Rourke pointed a 22nd minute free. Andrew McManus then scored the game's only goal, following-up after an initial save from Cloone keeper Ciaran Casey. McManus and Ciaran Harte added further points before Donal Brennan pulled back a point from a 29th minute free. However, Carrigallen finished the half strongly with two O'Rourke frees, leaving them 1-7 to 0-5 in front at the break. Cloone set about reducing that five point gap with a Damien O'Donnell point four minutes into the second half but Carrigallen were not in charitable mood and points from J.P. McManus and Charles McGuinness followed either side of a Donal Brennan free. Brennan added another free on 12 minutes while Dermot Tiernan reduced the gap slightly with a 17th minute point. But the last score of the game fell to O'Rourke as Carrigallen booked their place in the quarter-finals. Carrigallen: Enda Lyons, Ciaran Harte (0-1), Noel Nash, Dermot Mulligan, Hugh Magee, David Flynn, Karl Ward, Cliff Richardson, Noel Doonan, Eamon O'Malley, J.P. McManus (0-1), Charles McGuinness (0-1), Gary Reynolds, Ciaran Flynn (0-1), Andrew McManus (1-2). Subs: Benny O'rourke (0-4) for Richardson (20 mins) Gary Reilly for Eamon O'Malley (48 mins), Terence Reynolds for Harte (50 mins), Rory Harte for Flynn (53 mins). Cloone: Ciaran Casey, Brian Mulvey, Aidan Mulvey, John Creegan, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Gavin Reynolds, Seamus Maguire, Mark Beirne, Damien O'Donnell (0-3), Derek O'Donnell (0-1), Niall Brennan, Ronan Mulvey, Dermot Tiernan (0-1), Donal Brennan (0-4), Mark Creegan. Subs: Alan Canning for J. Creegan(HT). |
| Tommy Murphy Cup Final (Friday, August 25, 2006) |
| The bus to to Dublin for the Tommy Murphy Cup final will leave Cloone on Sunday morning at 9:00. Cost is €10 for adults and €5 for U-16's. |
| Ladies into Co. Final (Friday, August 25, 2006) |
| Good luck to the girls team who contest thw Co. Final against Kiltubrid on Saturday evening. The game will be played in Ballinamore at 7pm. |
| U14 final. (Friday, August 25, 2006) |
| Hard luck to our U-14 team who were defeated by Gortletteragh in the championship final after a replay recently. |
| Good Luck. (Tuesday, July 18, 2006) |
| Best wishes to former senior player Francie McHugh and bride to be Rosemary McMenamin who tie the knot on Friday next. No doubt Francie will Lord it in Donegal on Friday just as he did many times in Pairc Sean .
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| Pitch Sanding (Tuesday, July 18, 2006) |
| Our thanks to the FAS workers who have been sanding the pitch in recent days. The sanding greatly assits the drainage of the field. Monday last also seen a first for the pitch when the recent dry spell required that it be watered.
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| League Win. (Tuesday, July 18, 2006) |
| We played Dromahaire in Division two league on Saturday last and won on a scoreline of 5-08 to 2-07. That was our final game in this tier of the league. Thank you to Creegans Bar for refreshments after the game.
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| Championship Win. (Tuesday, July 18, 2006) |
| The Ladies Senior team recorded a good win in the Senior Championship on Sunday last over Annaduff. Next game is against Aughawillan. |
| Hard Luck Leitrim. (Wednesday, June 28, 2006) |
| Hard luk to the Leitrim Senior and Minor teams who were defeated by Mayo in the Connaught Championship on Sunday last. Cloone were represented on both teams with Mark Creegan coming on as a substitute for the minors and scoring Leitrim' second goal. Donal Brennan put in a fine performance for the seniors at full forward scoring one point. |
| Mohill Vocational School (Tuesday, June 20, 2006) |
| Mohill Vocational School
The Cloone club would like to congratulate Mohill vocational school on there recent Connaught final success, the club was well represented both on the team and on the panel so congratulations to all involved, well done lads.
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| Leitrm V Mayo Tickets. (Friday, June 16, 2006) |
| Tickets for the Leitrim V Mayo match next weekend will be available from Cloone club officials at the lotto draw tonight (Saturday). The lotto draw takes place in Creegans Bar. Tickets are priced at €25 for seated and €15 for standing. Tickets will also be available from club officials during the week up until 12:00 Friday morning. There will be no tickets available after this as all unsold tickets must be returned at that stage to enable us to get refunded. |
| Draw for Juniors (Tuesday, June 06, 2006) |
| The junior team earned a draw against Leitrim Geals on Sunday last on a scoreline of 2-09 to Leitrim Geals 15 points. |
| Win for Intermediate Team (Tuesday, June 06, 2006) |
| On Saturday evening our intermediate team travelled to Drumkeerin and recorded our first win of the campaign. Playing without county players Cloone scored 1-18 in a good all round performance. Our thanks to the Drumkeerin club and Davitt’s bar for the refreshments after the game. |
| Share of the spoils in Cloone (Monday, May 29, 2006) |
| Cloone and Glenfarne-Kilty enjoyed a share of the spoils in this division two encounter played in ideal conditions in Cloone on Saturday evening. After six minutes of play a close encounter was always on the cards as the sides were level at two points each. Cloone then went two points in front with scores from Donal Brennan and Damien O'Donnell. however the North Leitrim side pegged back Cloone's lead through the excellent free taking of Michael Maguire. This was to be the story of the first half as frees were exchanged for the remainder and Cloone went in at the break leading on a scoreline of nine points to eight after a well taken point from play from Seamus Maguire. The second half closely was a contested thirty minutes with Brennan and Maguire exchanging numerous scores to leave the sides tied at thirteen points each with ten minutes remaining. Both sides had opportunities to take the lead in the closing stages but neither side could find that elusive winning score.
Cloone. Ciaran Casey, Brian Mulvey, Niall Brennan, John Creegan, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Aidan Mulvey, Gavin Reynolds, Ciaran McGovern, Mark Beirne, Adrian Nicholls, Damien O'Donnell (0-2), Derek O'Donnell, Mark Creegan, Donal Brennan(0-10), Seamus Maguire (0-1). Subs: Dermot Tiernan for Niall Brennan, Ronan Mulvey for Adrian Nicholls, Alan Canning for Ciaran Mcgovern (inj).
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| 9 Aside (Monday, May 29, 2006) |
| We play Kiltubrid this Sunday in the 9 aside league. The match is in Cloone. Please check fixtures for the time. |
| Inter Provincals (Monday, May 29, 2006) |
| Well done to Sinead Brennan who participated again this year in the Inter Provincals last weekend. No doubt she was as ever a great representative for the Club and County! |
| Leitrim U14 Blitz (Monday, May 29, 2006) |
| Congratulations and well done to Keeldra Gaels who participated in the Leitrim U14 blitz in Annaduff last Saturday. Keeldra Gaels are an amalgamation of Cloone and Gortlettreagh U14 girls. Despite the girls never playing together before the blitz, they all played with great heart and determination and won all 3 games beating St Judes, St Francis and Mohill.
Playing from Cloone on the day was Andrea Kelly, Emma Dillion, Catherine Murray, Katie Moran, Sinead Creegan and Sarah Mulvey. Playing from Gortlerreagh was Lisa Keighran, Lena Mitchell, Jacqueline Quinn, Karen Ward, Fiona McCann, Tina Kane, Grace Flynn, Ciara Fox, Teresa Mitchell and Sinead Sorohan.
The girls will be back playing together on the 10th of June in the Connaught Feile with Cloone pitch as the venue. Good luck in the Feile girls, I'm sure you'll do your club proud! |
| County Team (Monday, May 08, 2006) |
| Hard luck to the leitrim ladies who were defeated by clare in the all-ireland division 3final in the last minute on sunday. well done to all concerned on getting that far however and especially to club members Carla Creegan, Sinead Brennan, Teresa Mylott, Lorraine Brennan and Aoife Kelly.
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| Girls U-14 (Monday, May 08, 2006) |
| The under 14 girls have so far played two games in the league, the first day we travelled to kinlough to take on melvin gaels and despite a great second half comeback we lost out on the day on a scoreline of 4-12 to 6-1. cloone lined out, patricia tiernan, Catherine Murray, Katie Moran, Andrea Kelly, Sinead Creegan, Sarah Mulvey and Joanne McCaffrey. sub used was Emma Dillon. last wednesday the girls had better luck when the defeated aughawillan by 4points. it was an excellent performance all round the field right from Patricia Tiernan in goals to corner forward imelda reynolds. the teamon the day was Patricia Tiernan, Katie Moran, Catherine Murray, Andrea Kelly, Sinead Creegan, Sarah Mulvey and Imelda Reynolds, sub used was Patricia Forde. well done to all the girls concerned and we hope to see you all out again in force on Saturday against Kiltubrid. check fixtures for time and venue of game.
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| County Team (Monday, May 08, 2006) |
| Hard luck to the leitrim ladies who were defeated by clare in the all-ireland division 3final in the last minute on sunday. well done to all concerned on getting that far however and especially to club members Carla Creegan, Sinead Brennan, Teresa Mylott, Lorraine Brennan and Aoife Kelly. |
| Division 2 League (Monday, May 08, 2006) |
| On Saturday last we drew with Aughnasheelin in a hard fought encounter in Cloone. Although having the lions share of posession Cloone failed to establish a lead and Aughnasheelin came back at the end of the game with a late goal to level the sides. |
| Senior League (Monday, May 08, 2006) |
| This weekend the seniors take on mohill in the next round of the league. the game is fixed for mohill on sunday, check fixtures for time of the game. |
| Leitrim Ladies Game (Monday, April 24, 2006) |
| Congrats to the Leitrim Ladies on an impressive 2-10 to 2-04 victory over Fermanagh at the weekend in the NFL Semi Finals. Cloone on the day was well represented with Sinead Brennan and Teresa Mylott both starting. Carla Creegan and Lorraine Brennan both came on in the second half to help Leitrim overcome a tough Fermanagh side and go forward to the NFL Final scheduled for Sunday the 8th May. The Ladies are in action again this weekend playing Sligo in the Connaught Championship so best of luck girls.
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| Intermediate team earns a draw (Monday, April 24, 2006) |
| Our intermediate team drew with St. Marys on Saturday evening last on a scoreline of 10 points each. Our Junior team was defeated by Ballinaglera on Sunday in Cloone by one point. |
| Training (Monday, April 24, 2006) |
| Training takes place Friday night at 9pm and again on Sunday morning, time to be arranged. Please ensure that all players attend |
| Cloone GAA Lotto (Monday, April 24, 2006) |
| Cloone ladies will be holding the GAA Lotto draw on Sunday the 7th of May. Could all team members please ensure they get tickets from Eileen to sell. Your support as always will be greatly appreciated |
| 9 A-side Action (Monday, April 24, 2006) |
| We played our opening game in the 9 aside league against Aughawillan Saturday the 15th April. Due to crossed wires the Referee was not notified that the game was changed to the Saturday evening. Thanks to Aughawillans Maeve Quinn who kindly stepped in as Ref for us and did an excellent job.
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| Cloone 1-7 v Glencar Manorhamilton 1-12 (Monday, April 03, 2006) |
| Our intermediate team were defeated in the first round of the senior league in Cloone on Sunday. A strong second half performance by Cloone was not enough to avoid the North Leitrim men take both ponits. Pictures from the game can se seen here |
| Defeat for Juniors (Tuesday, March 28, 2006) |
| Our Junior team were defeated in their league game against St. Marys last Saturday. Despite putting in a very spirited performance the team was defeated by 1-07 to 1-06. |
| 3rd Level Action (Tuesday, March 28, 2006) |
| Last weekend the finals of the 3rd level colleges games were held in Dundalk, two cloone players were in action. Una Creegan was part of the Liverpool Hope University team who were defeated in the Lynch cup by DCU and Aoife Kelly was part of the Cavan team who were defeated by GMIT in the final of the Donaghy cup. Hard luck to both girls but congratulations on getting that far. |
| Church Gate Collection (Tuesday, March 28, 2006) |
| Cloone ladies Gaa would like to thank all those who contributed to our recent church gate collection. Your support is greatly appreciated. |
| Celebrations (Tuesday, March 28, 2006) |
| Congratulations to club players Brenda Reynolds and Patricia Byrne who celebrated their 21st in Chris Reynold's and Burkes recently. we hope the girls had a great night from all your teammates. Congratulations to former Cloone Ladies player Colette Brennan who got married on St.Patricks weekend to Philip Charles, Aughavas. We wish Colette and Phil many happy years together. |
| League Game (Tuesday, March 28, 2006) |
| On sunday morning last we played kiltubrid in our second league game of the year. despite a good start cloone faded out of the game in the first half. cloone came out in the second half a different team and almost managed to turn the game around cutting an 11point defecit down to just one. unfortunately time ran out for the girls on the day as to much damage had been done early on. our next game is a 9 a side fixture easter weekend. |
| Park Development Draw Results (Wednesday, March 22, 2006) |
| We held our park development draw in Creegans Bar on Saturday night last. The draw was an outstanding success with all 400 tickets sold. We were also very fortunate to receive some very significant sponsorship towards the prize fund. Substantial sponsorship was received from Kevin Quinn at the Embassy Rooms in Sligo, Tommy and Pat Creegan and family in Cloone and Modular Panel Systems in Mohill. We are particularly grateful to Cloone Community Development Assocation who sponsored the first prize of €5000 in the draw. The officers of the club also joined together to sponsor €500 towards the prize fund. The full list of winners on the night was as follows: €5,000 John Joe Donohoe, Esker, Cloone. €2,000 Louie Moran, The Bective, Navan, Co. Meath, €1,000 Caroline Mitchell, Streamstown, Cloone. €500 John Kelly Drumbore, Cloone. €500 Bradys Garage Syndicate, Arva, Co. Cavan. The five €200 winners were: Doonan family, Fenagh, Mairead & Mark Darnell, Ardara, Co. Donegal, Damian Reynolds, Fenagh. Michael Cunniffe, Cloone and Anne Reynolds, Corduff, Cloone. All prizes will be presented at a special presentation function in McKeon's Bar in Cloone on this Saturday night with music on the night by Michael Solan & Friends. Our sincere thanks to all those who sold or purchased tickets and to those who contributed in anyway to making the draw such a success.
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| The London View (Wednesday, March 01, 2006) |
| The Irish Post newspaper carries a preview of this weekends London game in Cloone..... Click Here |
| Cloone Man heads GAA in Britain. (Thursday, February 23, 2006) |
| Former Cloone club member and player John Gormley was elected to the position of President of British Provincial Council of the GAA at their annual convention in London last weekend. This is a huge honour for John and for his home club of Cloone as it is the most senior GAA position in Britain. Continued success to John during his reign in his new job. |
| Mount Everest Base Camp Challenge (Monday, February 20, 2006) |
| There will be a fundraiser in Nitelinks Mohill, on
Friday Febuary 23rd for the charity childaid as Cloone
ladies player Tara McCabe attempts to climb to
basecamp in Mount Everest in aid of the Street
Childrens projects in Nairobi. Music on the night
will be by DJ Eamonn Mac with lots of spot prizes on
the night. your support will be greatly appreciated. |
| London Game confirmed for Cloone. (Thursday, February 16, 2006) |
| Croke Park have confirmed that the Leitrim V London National League match will take place under lights in Cloone on Saturday March 4th. This will make Cloone only the fourth ever grounds in GAA history to host a National Football League game and the first in either Connaught or Ulster. |
| Floodlights go on.... (Friday, February 10, 2006) |
| On Thursday Feb 9th Cloone GAA grounds officially became the first fully floodlit grounds in the county. The power was connected earlier that day and the lights were left on for club members to inspect for an hour that night. |
| Weekend Away in Galway. (Friday, February 10, 2006) |
| Some new pictures of the weekend away to Galway have kindly been given to us by Louise. There available here. |
| Intermediate Championship 2006 (Thursday, February 09, 2006) |
| Cloone have been drawn in group 3 of the 2006 intermediate championship along with Carrigallen and Drumreilly. |
| Club Player of the year (Monday, January 23, 2006) |
| The club would like to congratulate Carla Creegan on winning club player of the year for 2005 as voted by the county board. Carla is a very deserved winner who put in a tremendous effort for both club and county. |
| Engagement (Monday, January 23, 2006) |
| Congratulations to former club player Mary Teresa McNamara who got engaged recently. We wish her every happiness for the future. |
| Club AGM. (Tuesday, January 17, 2006) |
| AGM. Our AGM took place on Friday night last in the Community Centre in Cloone. Before one of the largest ever attendences the officers of the club gave their reports and outlined the activities of the club for 2005. The large attendance and puncutal start to the meeting gave great encouragement for the year ahead. A lot of reflection was given to last year, a year that brought a large mixture of emotions for various reasons. The election of officers took place with the sitting officers allowing their names to go forward for another year. The only change in officers was the election of Pat McNamara as Uachtaráin of the club replacing the late Mike Joe Brennan RIP. The full list of officers for the year ahead is as follows: President: Pat McNamara, Chairman: Enda Tiernan, Vice Chairman: Seamus Tiernan, Secretary: Louie Bnennan, Assistant Secretaries: Paul Brennan and Gerard DOherty, Treasurer: Dermot Tiernan, PRO: Donal Brennan, Registrar: Shane Tiernan, Cultural and Irish Officer: Damien Brennan, Development Officer: Sean McGovern, Insurance Officer: Aidan Donohoe, Coaching Officer: Damien Brennan. The various sub committees for the year ahead were also elected to include the park committee, finance committee and Bord-na-nÓg committee. The meeting concluded with a prayer for the deceased.
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| County Senior club Player of the Year (Tuesday, January 17, 2006) |
| Congrats to Carla Creegan who has won the Leitrim Ladies GAA Senior club player of the year for 2005. Carla also won the Cloone Ladies Senior club player of the year for 2005. |
| Lotto Draw (Monday, January 16, 2006) |
| CLoone Ladies GAA will be co-ordinating the next lotto draw in Creegans on Saturday Jan 28th. All members are asked to sell an allocation of tickets. |
| Dinner Dance Photos added. (Thursday, January 12, 2006) |
| Photos from the recent dinner dance in the Bush Hotel have now been added to the photo gallery. Check the out here... |
| Club AGM (Monday, January 09, 2006) |
| Our AGM takes place this Friday night Jan 13th at 8:15 sharp. All nomination forms should be returned on the night. |
| Development Draw Launch (Wednesday, November 30, 2005) |
| At our lotto draw on Saturday night we will be launching our massive Park Development Draw. This will be a limited draw with significant prize money on offer. All players and members are asked to attend the draw launch. Further details will follow next week. |
| Club Dinner Dance 2005 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005) |
| Our club dinner dance takes place this year in The Bush Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday December 30th. The function is being held to mark the anniversary of the opening of the park in 1980 and to honour the that years senior team who won the Senior Football championship. The night commences with mass for deceased players and members of the club at 6:30 in Cloone. A coach service will be available afterwards to the hotel. Music on the night is by Nite Fever and tickets are priced at €30. |
| Mike-Joe Brennan RIP (Tuesday, October 18, 2005) |
| It was with deep sadness that we learned last weekend of the passing of club president Mike-Joe Brennan. Mike Joe has been a loyal and dedicated servant of the club all his life as a player, team selector and official. Mike-Joe served as treasurer of the club for many years before going on to become club president, a position he held for the past twenty-five years. Mike-Joe was a well-recognised face at Cloone games for many years and for generations of Cloone players will be remembered for been the first man there with the bag of jerseys on his back. Together with his wife Nancy they assumed the job of looking after jerseys for all Cloone teams for many years. Mike Joe also played a key role in the procurement and development of our club grounds in the late 70's. Mike-Joe was much liked character in the club and his wit and good humour endeared him to all. The many roles and tasks he took within the club down through the years has meant his memory and place in the history of our club will be forever assured. Mike Joe was very generous with his time and skills to the club and during a different era around Cloone Mike-Joe's Morris Minor served as team bus and committee meeting room! The large crowd who turned out in Cloone for his removal and funeral at the weekend also evidenced Mike-Joe's popularity within the community. To his wife Nancy, sons Damien, Kieran, Louie, Pacelli and daughter Mary, son in law, daughters in law, grandchildren, brother, sisters and large circle of friends we extend our deepest sympathy. Ar dheis De go raibh a hAnam Dilis. |
| Senior Shield (Thursday, October 13, 2005) |
| After a good victory over Glenfarne last week the Seniors played the second game of the Senior Shield on Sunday last against Aughnasheelin. Having lead for most of the game Cloone let Aughnasheelin back into the game in the closing stages and lost by one point on a score line of 0-14 to 1-12. Clone now play Ballinagleara on Sunday next, the winner of which will advance to the final against the winners between Glenfarne and Aughnasheelin.
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| U-14 Team wins Championship. (Thursday, September 29, 2005) |
| Congratulations to Cloone under 14 girls football team who won the 7-a-side Championship on Wednesday evening last against Melvin Geals in Ballinagleara. Our sincere thanks to Damien Brennan for all his time and hard work, training them throughout the year.
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| Club All-Ireland Tickets. (Thursday, September 22, 2005) |
| The winners of the clubs allocation of All-Ireland tickets this year were Kevin Doherty and Kevin Foley. |
| Defeat for U-16 Team (Tuesday, September 06, 2005) |
| Our U-16 team were defeated by 3 points against Aughnasheelin in the U-16 Championship. Two missed penalties were to prove very costly in the end. |
| Juniors Go Out (Tuesday, September 06, 2005) |
| Our junior team were beaten by Dromahaire in the Junior B semi final on Sunday last. Leading by a point at half time with the strong breeze was not enough to ensure a county final appearance. Final score Cloone 1-09 Dromahaire 0-17. |
| Junior Semi-Final this Weekend. (Tuesday, August 30, 2005) |
| Our junior team play in the Co. Junior B Semi-final this Sunday in Pairc Sean at 12:00. The opposition is Dromahaire so it is hoped to have large turnout of supporters. |
| Floodlighting Project out to Tender. (Tuesday, August 30, 2005) |
| Plans to floodlight the pitch in Cloone are at an advanced stage with the project currently out to tender. A number of the key players in the field have surveyed the ground and it is hoped to proceed as quickly as possible with the project. |
| Cloone win local derby. (Monday, August 29, 2005) |
| Cloone overcame neighbours Aughavas in the Senior B Championship in Carrigallen on Sunday. Aughavas took an early lead of 0-3 to 0-1 but a goal for Cloone after 20 minutes saw them take the lead. Despite Aughavas drawing level with 5 minutes remaining Cloone broke back up the field to score 1-1 in the closing stages. Final score Cloone 2-6 Aughavas 0-8. |
| Minors go out in Semi-Final (Wednesday, August 17, 2005) |
| Our minor team, who are amalgamated with Aughavas were defeated by Dromahaire yesterday evening in St. Marys in Carrick. Both teams played well and managed to go a few points in front at different stages but the concession of a goal in either half by the Camber Geals team proved their downfall. The final score was 2-8 to 0-13 in favour of Dromahaire. |
| U-14 defeat Bornacoola. (Wednesday, August 17, 2005) |
| Our U-14 team defeated Borncoola in the U-14 championship on Monday evening last. Playing attractive football Cloone moved the ball well and took some good scores. The team now have two wins out of three games. |
| Juniors Register first round win. (Monday, August 08, 2005) |
| Our junior team got their championship campaign off to a good start with a 0-13 to 1-9 victory over neighbours Mohill yesterday in Aughavas. Despite leading at half time Cloone found themselves 5 points down after just ten minutes of the second half but fought back at the finish to snatch an injury time winner. |
| Funding from Lotto Grant Secured. (Saturday, August 06, 2005) |
| The club have recently been fortunate to the Dept. Arts, Sport and Tourism for capital funding from the lotto grants scheme. Having put forward a good submission the club recieved €80,000 towards out upcoming developments. While we are still a long way short of the funding we need this still is a very welcome start. |
| Ladies Defeated in Championship (Saturday, August 06, 2005) |
| Hard luck to our Senior Ladies team who were defeated in the Championship quarter final last weekend. Despite missing a few of their regular players the girls gave a very good performance. |
| Minors into Co. Semi Final (Saturday, August 06, 2005) |
| Our amalgamated minor side with Aughavas Camber Geals have qualified for the 13-a-side Minor Semi-final by virtue of their walkover over Kiltubrid last week. |
| Senior Championship Quarter Final. (Friday, July 29, 2005) |
| Good luck to our Senior Ladies team who play Kiltubrid in the quarter final of the Senior football championship in Bornacoola on Saturday evening (July 30th) at 7:00. |
| Minor Game goes ahead on Thursday (Friday, July 29, 2005) |
| Our amalgamated minor team Camber Geals play their final group game on Thursday next in Aughavas at 8:00pm. The game is against Kiltubrid and a win will see the team through to the Co. Semi-final. Please support. |
| U-12 Continue Winning Ways. (Tuesday, July 26, 2005) |
| Well done to our U-12 team who had a comprehensive victory over Eslin on Monday last in Cloone. Cloone ran out victorious in a high scoring encounter that sets them up well to make the semi-final. |
| Michael Creegan RIP (Monday, July 25, 2005) |
| For the second time in nine months our club was devastated with the tragic and saddening news of the death of one of our senior players. It was with shock and disbelief on Tuesday evening last as we prepared for training that we learned of the passing of our club mate and friend Michael Creegan. Michael's passing shocked and saddened the entire Cloone community and further a field.
Michael was a member of our senior side and had made his senior championship debut just two weeks ago. A talented and courageous footballer that had a keen eye for goal, Michael swung that left foot of his with great confidence. He had been a member of one of our most successful underage teams in recent years and had won several medals from U-12 right the way up through underage ranks.
Michael was also one the real characters of the club and his unique way made him a very popular and well-liked member of the team. You'd always know when he was on his way to training from sound of the car coming in the distance and when he'd arrive in the dressing room it was always with a smile as he'd surely have something humorous to say to some of the other lads. Michael's potential as a footballer was only starting to be realised and he would no doubt have gone on to be a key player on our senior side.
To Michael's father Tommy, mother Pat, sisters Alma, Rona, Carla and Katie and his brothers Mark and Clifford we extend our deepest and heartfelt sympathies. Michael was a good natured and obliging character who will long be remembered in Cloone for his good-humoured ways and there's no doubt his skill and determination on the field will be sorely missed in the years to come. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam dhilis.
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| Senior Championship 2nd Round. (Tuesday, July 19, 2005) |
| We play Sean O'Heslins in the second round of the senior championship on Saturday evening next in Fenagh at 7:00. This is a vital game for us and your support would be appreciated.
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| Charity Fundraising Night (Thursday, July 14, 2005) |
| In four weeks time, Tara McCabe and Marie Conboy are off to Africa to climb the Kilimanjaro in aid of Childline. The Charity supports the Street Children of Nairobi. The girls are holding a fundraiser in Clarke’s Hotel, Mohill on this Friday 15th July. Music is by DJ Eamonn Mac and your support would be greatly appreciated.
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| New Arrival. (Thursday, July 14, 2005) |
| The Club would like to congratulate Eileen and Aidan Donohoe on the birth of their second child. A little brother for Brian. The future is looking good for Cloone football.
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| Senior League Win (Thursday, July 14, 2005) |
| On Sunday morning, we took on Annaduff in the Senior League. Despite Annaduff getting off to the better start, Cloone went in at the break leading by one point. Cloone upped their game in the second half and even with Annette Donnelly and Doreen Colreavy enjoying a spell in the “sin-bin”, we were winners in the end on a scoreline of 4-18 to 4-12. Cloone lined out as follows Annette Donnelly, Grainne Tiernan, Louise Heslin, Noreen Colreavy, Teresa Mylott, Kiera Brennan, Carla Creegan, Lorraine Brennan, Aisling Brennan, Andrea Beirne, Aisling McCabe, Tara McCabe, Aoife Kelly. Subs Andrea Kelly for Kiera Brennan, Sinead Creegan for Aisling McCabe.
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| Minors Register first Victory. (Wednesday, July 13, 2005) |
| Our Camber Geals minor team registered their first victory in the minor championship yesterday evening against Carrigallen. Although behind at half time by one point the team played well in the second half to win by 2 at the finish. |
| Meath boss Boylan talks of Leitrim roots (Tuesday, July 12, 2005) |
| Legendary Meath football manager Sean Boylan spoke of his Leitrim roots shortly after the Royals’ narrow defeat of Leitrim at Pairc Sean.
Meath scraped an extra-time win over Dessie Dolan’s charges in a closely-contested qualifier and a relieved Boylan was quick to reveal that he took no satisfaction from his role in Leitrim’s downfall:
"I don’t know if you know this, but my mother is from Cloone. I go to see them when Meath aren’t involved and I would like to see them winning." |
| Charity Fundraiser. (Tuesday, July 12, 2005) |
| Tara McCabe will be holding a fundraiser for her trip to climb Kilimanjaro in aid of the charity Childaid on Friday night next July 15th in Clarkes Hotel Mohill. Music on the night is with eamon mac. Childaid supports the street children of Nairobi and all support would be greatly appreciated.
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| Senior Championship (Tuesday, July 12, 2005) |
| The first round of the senior championship took place on Saturday evening last in Ballinamore where Cloone took on Bornacoola. This was always regarded as the toughest fixture of our group and so it proved to be. In a tight first half Bornacoola lead at half time 0-06 to 0-04. The second half seen Bornacoola pull futher ahead and run out winners on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-06. With a number of players having shortly returned from injury this game should have been of huge benefit to Cloone. |
| U-14 League (Monday, July 11, 2005) |
| Our U-14 team have just completed their league campaign having emerged from their group after a play-off with Leitrim Geals. Unfortunately we were beaten in the co. semi final by a stronger Eslin side. Training resumes for the championship on Wednesday evening at 7:30
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| U-12 Championship. (Monday, July 11, 2005) |
| Our U-12 championship campaign began on Friday July 1st last with a defeat to a stronger Fenagh side. The team was P Tiernan, R McCaffrey, M McGovern, C Reynolds, N Quinn, Z Manek, A Beirne, S Farrell, S Mulvey. Subs used were K Brennan, P Crosbie, & L O'Donnell.
On Friday last we got our first victory against Aughnasheelin on a scoreline of 4-11 to 3-06 with a great display in Cloone. Lineout in this game was P Tiernan, K Brennan, Z Manek, C Reynolds, N Quinn (2-05) M McGovern (0-4) S Mulvey, S Farrell (2-2) P Crosbie, Sub used, L O'Donnell.
The U-12 team has a bye this week and training continues in the park at 7:30 on Wednesday evening.
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| Minors Defeated in 1st Round. (Thursday, July 07, 2005) |
| Our minor team who are amalgamated with Aughavas under the name Camber Geals played the first round of the minor championship yesterday (Wednesday) evening in Aughawillan. Conceeding a goal early in the second half left us constantly chasing the lead. The team must win their remaining two games to stay in the competition. |
| Hard Luck Leitrim (Monday, July 04, 2005) |
| Hard Luck to Leitrim who were defeated by Meath after extra time on Sunday last. It was a great performance and great credit is due to all involved in the wonderful progress that has been made this year. |
| Senior Championship. (Monday, July 04, 2005) |
| We play our first game in this years senior championship on Saturday evening next in Ballinamore against Bornacoola at 7pm. Hopefully all supporters will be out in full voice for the game. |
| 9-A-Side Game (Friday, July 01, 2005) |
| We played Kiltubrid in the final game of the 9-a-side league on Sunday morning. Kiltubrid were by far the better team on the day and were deserved winners.
Team was; Annette Donnelly, Grainne Tiernan, Louise Heslin, Noreen Colreavy, Andrea Beirne, Aisling Brennan, Tara McCabe, Aoife Kelly and Carmel Monaghan. Subs; Patricia Byrne, Una Creegan, Kiera Brennan, Niamh Brennan, Andrea Kelly and Sinead Creegan.
Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday nights with the possibility of a challenge at the weekend.
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| U-10 Training (Friday, July 01, 2005) |
| Training for all U-10 boys and girls takes place each Saturday in the park at 11 O Clock. Parents are reminded that children must be collected when training finishes. |
| Minor Training. (Friday, July 01, 2005) |
| Our amalgamated minor team Camber Geals (with Aughavas) had their first training session on Thursday last in Cloone. They play the first round of the championship in two weeks time. |
| Training for Senior & Juniors (Friday, July 01, 2005) |
| Training takes place this Friday night(1st July) in the park at 8:30. There will be a challenge game on Saturday evening and training again on Monday. |
| Club Lotto Draw (Friday, July 01, 2005) |
| Our lotto draw takes place in Creegan’s Bar on Saturday night next. Jackpot is now at an attractive €11,500. Team on duty is Seamus Tiernan, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Mick Harte and Gerard Doherty. Your support is as always appreciated.
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| Jersey Presentation (Friday, July 01, 2005) |
| On Saturday night next in Creegan’s Bar, the club are holding a presentation function to coincide with Tommy & Pat’s sponsorship of new jerseys for the senior teams. Music on the night is by Liam Fitzpatrick and refreshments will be served. All players and members are asked to attend for what should be a good night. |
| Good Luck Sinead (Friday, July 01, 2005) |
| The club would like to wish Sinead Brennan the best of luck as she sets off for America during the week. Hopefully she will be coming back to the County Final!
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| County Team Victory (Friday, July 01, 2005) |
| Congratulations to Leitrim ladies who beat Roscommon in the Connacht Junior Championship at the weekend.
Those representing Cloone on the day were Sinead Brennan, Lorraine Brennan, Carla Creegan and Teresa Mylott, we also wish the ladies best of luck as they take on Galway this weekend.
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