Senior: The Senior side will have the short spin to Duleek on Saturday evening when they take on their hosts in Round 2 of the Division 1 League at 19:00.
Following their draw at home to Blackhall Gaels the team will be looking to pick up their first win of the campaign against Duleek Bellewstown.
Following the draw for the Hoganstand.com Meath Senior Football Championship we have been drawn in Group B alongside Navan O’Mahonys, Ballinlough, St. Patrick’s, Skryne and Donaghmore/Ashbourne.
Round 1 will be a repeat of last year’s opener when we play reigning champions O’Mahonys. In Round 2 we play Skryne before meeting Donaghmore/Ashbourne in Round 3. The penultimate group game will be against St. Patrick’s before taking on 2014 Intermediate champions Ballinlough in Round 5.
In the Feis Cup the team has been drawn against Blackhall Gaels in what will be a repeat of the Round 1 fixture from the League. Like the League game this match will also be played in Fr. Tully Park.
Junior B: A foggy Grangegodden was the venue on Sunday morning for the opening game of the 2015 season for the Junior B panel. An inspirational two goals and a point from Ross Howard just failed to inspire the side to victory as two late points from Gaeil Colmcille helped the home side to emerge victorious on a score of 3-10 to 2-11.
After Monday night’s Championship draw we are in Group of the Seamus Connolly Catering Junior B Football Championship. Our opponents will be Gaeil Colmcille, Navan O’Mahonys, St. Colmcilles, Slane and Dunderry.
As is the case in the Senior Championship the first game will be against Navan O’Mahonys. St. Colmcilles will provide the opposition in Round 2 before a local derby versus Slane in Round 3. The men from Dunderry will be the opposition for Round 4 before the group stage will be brought to its conclusion with a game against Gaeil Colmcille.
Junior D: The year got off to a shaky start for the depleted Junior D team when they were defeated by Carnaross in the league on Sunday afternoon. Next up for them is an away fixture against Wolfe Tones.
The side will be in Group A of the Junior D Football Championship where they will face Duleek/Bellewstown, Boardsmill, Bective, Ballinabrackey and Moylagh. Bective will be the opponents in Round 1 while the remainder of the fixtures are not to hand just yet.
Under 14: The season commences for the U-14 side this weekend when they take part in Féile Peile na nÓg an Mhí. Over Friday and Saturday they will play four matches in Dunganny with two on each day. First up will be a game against Skryne at 18:30 and next will be a game against Slane at 19:00.
Saturday commences with a match against Round Towers at 15:30 before Wolfe Tones provide the opposition in the fourth game of a busy weekend at 17:30.
Strictly Come Dancing/Presentation Evening: The Newgrange Hotel will be the venue on March 6th when we launch Strictly Come Dancing. It has been a major success in both 2013 and 2014 and no doubt this years will be a brilliant occasion once more. The dance partners will be unveiled on the night before they knuckle down to perfect their routines for the big night which will take place in the Knightsbrook Hotel in May.
Also on the night of the launch the victorious teams from last year will be presented with their medals.
Club Membership: Membership rates for the year are as follows:
Adult Player (Over 16) €80
Juvenile Player €45
Adult (Non Player) €50
Family (2 Non playing Adults and Children U16) €125
Social Membership €10
Gym €110
Deposit for Fob Card for GYM €20
Membership is due by March 17th and can be paid to any committee member.
Strength and Conditioning: Congrats to Darren O’Brien who was this week’s topdog at the Strength and Conditioning session. From the outset he put in a huge effort and was thoroughly deserving of his award. The sessions continue this Saturday at 16:00 in the clubhouse.
Girls Under 14: Training for the girls U-14 team has begun for the year. Training takes place on Monday evenings from 18:30 – 19:30 and will take place in the hall for the next couple of weeks.
Lotto: The numbers drawn in this week’s Lotto were 9, 15, 19 and 26. There was no winner of the jackpot of €5,900. Next week’s jackpot will be worth €6,000. The 5 x €25 winners are Ann Carolan, Liam Byrne, Brian Heffernan, Joe McAuley and Breege Conneely.
Tickets for the Lotto are €2 or 3 for €5. They can be purchased from committee members, Lotto sellers, local shops or you can also play online at http://www.helpourclub.ie/localhome.asp?
Meath: The Meath team bounced back to winning ways following a gritty display against Kildare on Saturday. Trailing at half time they turned in an improved second half performance to emerge victorious by two points. The League takes a short break now before resuming on March 1st when they travel to Kiltoom to take on Roscommon.
Meath Minors: Best wishes to the Meath Minors as they begin their season on Saturday when taking on Louth in the first round of the Leinster League. Joe Sheridan is a selector this year while Adam Carey and Niall Hickey are part of the panel.
St. Pats: Alan Mulvany would like to thank all those who supported the car park in St. Pats on Saturday evening for the Meath v Kildare game. All proceeds raised goes towards the schools French student exchange program.
Schools Coaching: Our schools coaching programme continued last Thursday when Junior Infants and Sixth Class in Kentstown and Junior Infants plus First Class in Yellow Furze received coaching.
Meath Ladies: The Meath Senior Ladies picked up their first point of this year’s Tesco Homegrown National Football League when drawing with Clare in Kilmihil last Sunday.
The Minors commence their Leinster Championship on Sunday when they travel to the Garden County to take on Wicklow. Best of luck to Eamon Murray and his panel.
Ladies Coaching & Referees: The Ladies Co. Board have organised a Fundamentals Course on February 21st in Walterstown. There are only a few places left and anybody interested in doing this is encouraged to sign up as soon as possible.
They are also organising a referee refresher course on February 17th from 19:30 – 22:00. This is for all referees who wish to officiate at matches this year. Without referees matches cannot go ahead so anybody with an interest in this is urged to strongly consider it.
