Grattan Notes 9th August 2020GRATTAN ÓG GAA
SENIOR CLUB We played Killoe away in the secomd round of the Division 3 league on Saturday 1st Aug , even though we came up short in the end by 0-12 to 0-9 it was still a good competitive game that will hopefully stand to us come championship, We play our first game in the Junior Championship away to Mullinalaghta on Wednesday 26th Aug. MINOR CLUB Underage training continues every Monday with brilliant numbers, as always new members are always welcome. Call PJ on 086 8121594 for more details. U16s: We have played 4 games in the championship so far, we put in a great performance against Southern Gaels on Thursday 30th July at home in Dunbeggan but just came up short in the end by a point Grattan Gaels 3-9 Southern Gaels 3-10, Next up we played Ardagh away where we put in a huge performance and won convincingly in the end Grattan Gaels 7-12 Ardagh 2-7, We played St Francis at home on Saturday last 8th Aug , what a game this turned out to be with an outstanding display of football and never give up attitude by all the squad, we won in the end by two points Grattan Gaels 5-7 Dromard 4-8, Having lost our opening game to Kenagh and also to Southern Gaels we know we have to win all our games from here on to be in with a chance of progressing further in the competition , with two games left Saturday’s win v Dromard has given us a great boost of confidence, well done to all the squad on a super effort so far. CLUB LOTTO Our lotto is up and running again. Next weeks Jackpot is €8,350, If anybody would like to buy a ticket or if you would like to pay for a year of half year , please call 086 8077312 for details. Your support is always appreciated and you are in with a great chance to win a lot of money. If there is no winner then we draw out 3 envelopes for a prize of €20 each. Last weeks results: No Jackpot Winner , Numbers drawn: 6-15-18-24 €20 winners: Nicola Waltron, Derek Stewart, Bernie Mulvihill SOCIAL MEDIA Any club updates or information can be found on www.grattangaa.com, our FB page ( Grattan Og Gaa), our Twitter page ( @grattanoggaa) and also our Istagram page ( grattan_og2020) LADIES CLUB The Collection of all Clothing gathered so far as a fundraiser for the Ladies Club will all be collected this coming Friday 15th from the clubhouse.
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Grattan Notes 26th July 2020GRATTAN ÓG GAA
SENIOR CLUB We played our first game in the Div 3 league on Sunday last at home in Dunbeggan where we took on our good rivals Legan , played in ideal conditions and with a good crowd in attendance where the club made every effort to have all the Covid Safety Regulations in place on the day , we lead at half time 0-9 to 0-4 our first half scores from the John Hand 0-4 ( 2F ) who was in excellent form throughout , Rory Howlin with 3 excellent points from play along with Reuben Murray with 2pts from play , Legan came back into it more in the second half but in the end we were able to hold out in what was a well deserved and hard fought victory , Final Score Grattan Óg 0-16 Legan 0-11, our second half scores coming from John Hand 0- 2 , James Finn 0- 1 , James Moran 0-1 , Karl Murray 0-1, Reuben Murray 0-2 ( 1 from a brilliant sideline take ) , next up we play Killoe next Saturday evening in Killoe at 7pm, well done to all for a great effort and also to the management who have a tough task of trying to pick a team with such big numbers , the main thing is we all stick together. Team: Conor Gallagher, Padraig Dennigan, John Balfe, Gary Hewitt, David Trappe, Stephen Farrell, Niall Nerney, Karl Murray, James Moran, Emmet Clarke, John Hand, Reuben Murray, Rory Howlin, Kevin Jones, Gary Gilchrist Subs Used: Jimmy Ruske, Sean Campbell, Jack Finn, James Finn. Thanks to all on the committee who helped out on the day with Stewarding etc so as to make sure things ran smoothly throughout. MINOR CLUB Underage training continues every Monday with brilliant numbers, as always new members are always welcome. Call PJ on 086 8121594 for more details. U16s: We played our first game in the U16 C championship on Wednesday last 22nd July away to Kenagh , played in tough conditions we unfortunately lost out in the end , Darragh Campbell in goals could not be faulted his kick outs were excellent , out fullback line of Willie Duignan & Kielan Ruske did well under extreme pressure at times , our half back line of Ryan Casey & Stephen Oates were solid , our midfield pairing of Matthew Hawes & Harry Mulvihill worked well together and came up with good scores between them, our half forward line of Gary Hand & Eoin Kinlan were in great form throughout we were very unlucky to lose Eoin through injury early in the second half , our full forward line of Daniel Gallagher & Niall Hawes did very well , we introduced John McHugh , Willie Stokes , Peter Farrell & Conor McHugh at different stages throughout the game and they all did their utmost to get us a win which wasn’t to be , we went into the game without a couple of our panel through injuries and holidays , 11 a side is a tricky game to play especially with the running involved on a full pitch , things certainly didn’t go our way on the evening but we learn from it and move on , on another day with a full panel the result would have been different We have still five games left to play so it’s still all to play for , well done to all for the huge effort on the evening and thanks once again for the great support , Final Score Grattan Gaels 5-6 Kenagh 8-10. Next up we are away to Ardagh this coming Saturday. CLUB LOTTO Our lotto is up and running again. Next weeks Jackpot is €8,250, If anybody would like to buy a ticket or if you would like to pay for a year of half year , please call 086 8077312 for details. Your support is always appreciated and you are in with a great chance to win a lot of money. If there is no winner then we draw out 3 envelopes for a prize of €20 each. Last weeks results: No Jackpot Winner , Numbers drawn: 6-18-21-28 €20 winners: Mick Burke, Colly Clarke, Nicola Waltron Once again we would like to thank everyone for their continued support. NATIONAL LOTTERY BONUS BALL DRAW SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST This replaces our Grand National Draw which was due to be held in April but had to be postponed due to Covid , Lines are €5 , these can be purchased from any of the Grattan Óg Panel or from a committee member , all support greatly appreciated, for more information contact 087 2908940. SOCIAL MEDIA Any club updates or information can be found on www.grattangaa.com, our FB page ( Grattan Og Gaa), our Twitter page ( @grattanoggaa) and also our Istagram page ( grattan_og2020) GRATTAN ÓG GAA SENIOR CLUB Our footballers play their first game in the Div 3 at home in Dunbeggan Park against Legan on Sunday next 26th at 2pm. All Fixtures can be found on the Longford Gaa Website www.longfordgaa.ie Many thanks to all the helpers on Saturday last with helping getting the pitch in order for the coming season, Thanks to players Sean, Niall Jnr , John & Emmett. Committee members Niall, John, Kevin, Mick Hand, Tommy, Eddie, Mick Maguire, Caretaker Colm & Carmel for the grub. SCOREBARD Our scoreboard is now back up and running and a big thank you to John Clarke for sorting it. MINOR CLUB Underage training continues every Monday with brilliant numbers, as always new members are always welcome. Call PJ on 086 8121594 for more details. Thanks to Mary Conlon & Ursula Hawes for their help the last couple of Monday’s with registrations and our covid procedures and making sure all the kids have a safe and enjoyable training session. Best Wishes to our U16 club player Dan Devlin who picked a serious injury last weekend which will keep him out for a while. CLUB LOTTO Our lotto is up and running again. Next weeks Jackpot is €8,200, If anybody would like to buy a ticket or if you would like to pay for a year of half year , please call 086 8077312 for details. Your support is always appreciated and you are in with a great chance to win a lot of money. If there is no winner then we draw out 3 envelopes for a prize of €20. each. Last weeks results: No Jackpot Winner , Numbers drawn: 10-16-17-29 €20 winners: Nicola Waltron, Aaron & Lily Victory, Tara Hogan Once again we would like to thank everyone for their continued support. SOCIAL MEDIA Sincere thanks to Seymour Platt for getting our website www.grattangaa.com back up and running , all things going on within our Adult & Underage Clubs can be found on it so its well worth a visit. It’s a great asset to have as it can be viewed by far and near. PHOTOGRAPHY Thanks to Ken Keenan Photography who has come on board to take a few photo’s now and again of our new development and also any action on the pitch.   The Game 23rd April 2018Grattans OG
We played Ballymore in the Div 2 league on Saturday evening, and it was a very entertaining game. Unfortunately for us Ballymore won 1-14 to our 1-10 Team: O Kelly - J Moran - D Mchugh - J Ruske - N Nerney - J Balfe - S Farrell - K Murray - D Trappe - G Victor - P Dennigan - R Murray - G Gilchrist - E Clarke - J Hand We play again Friday 27th at home in Dunbeggan Park. A big thank you to everyone who came out to watch our team play. A special thanks to Jim Devine for his hard work down at the pitch and all he does for our club. lotto 19 - 21 - 23 - 28 No Jackpot winners but: Tom McGuire , David Casey and Donal Bohan all won €20 in the spot prize. Next week Jackpot up to €3,100 Grattan Gaels Our first training session happened last week, and the weather just held for us. Of course it helped that due to the official “Buy a Brick” launch there were cakes, sandwiches and sweets. U8 We had our first blitz of the season in Ardagh, and everyone from all the teams got to play and have fun. Grattan Ladies Our Senior Ladies were narrowly beaten by Dromard in the Division 2 Semi-Final on a score line of 4.8 to 5.8. Registration now due with completed forms and fee to be returned please as soon as possible. Official Launch News As you may have seen in the edition already we had our official launch for our Buy a Brick initiative. We believe it’s going to really benefit the area with a new venue for the community, and with all the Gaels running around on Monday, the ladies matches, our seniors playing, training and we always seem to have a full car park....it is all about community. Option 1 – Buy a Brick Name on a Large Brick in the Clubhouse + Full Family Membership €25 per Month Option 2 – Buy a Brick Name on a Large Brick in the Clubhouse €21.25 per Month Option 3 – Buy a Brick Name on a Small Brick in the Clubhouse €8.33 per Month  lotto
1 - 11 - 20 - 30 No Jackpot winners but: Ciaran Woods, Paul Victory and Joan Kiernan all won €20 in the spot prize. Next week Jackpot up to €3,100 Grattan Gaels Training started!! U14’s Western Gaels U13s made the trip all the way to Castledermot Gaa Kildare to play their long awaited Div 4 plate final in the Leinster Cross County league on Saturday last 14th April. We played in ideal conditions, at a well-maintained venue, a very entertaining game right from the off. Luke Dowd in goal once again had a brilliant game with two crucial saves midway through the second half. Our full back of Dan Devlin & Cormarc o Dowd had great games with their excellent workrate not only on Saturday but all through this campaign. The half back line of Sam Murphy , Rasheed Yeobah & Kieren O’Dowd had super games with their tremendous workrate and eagerness to show for the ball. Our superb midfield pairing of Beau o Connor & Harry Mulvihill were a torn in the side of Castledermot right from the off with their brilliant running abs work ethic. the half forward line of Jimmy Farrell, Stephen Oates & Niall Hawes were outstanding on the day contributing 4-3 between them. Niall had one of the picks of the goals on day especially with what he had to do to score it and by what a goal. Our full forward line of Gavin Nulty & Michaél Smith had super game also who both were very unlucky not to get on the scoresheet. We went in at the break Western Gaels 3-5 Castledermot 1-0 but on resumption of the second half we felt we were in a great position and after making a couple of positional switches with Kielan Ruske & Conor Farrell. Now on our second half performance as a squad of players was outstanding. Our workrate was immense with a never give up attitude and that was the key to a great victory, Jack Tiernan, Tadhg Tiernan, Peter Farrell & John McHugh who were all introduced at different stages during the game put in huge efforts that got us over the line. Final score Western Gaels 5-11 Castledermot 2-3, Scorers on day Harry Mulvihill 1-9 , Stephen Oates 3-2 , Niall Hawes 1-0 , A huge thanks to Castledermot Gaa for their hospitality before and after the game A very special mention has to go to the players , parents and supporters who made the long journey to Kildare on Saturday, it showed true dedication and we as a management team thank you for that it made all the journey more worthwhile when our two great joint captains Jimmy Farrell ( Shannon Gaels ) & Rasheed Yeobah ( Grattan Gaels ) received the trophy from Tadhg Fennin from Leinster Gaa. Well done to all involved on a super journey in this Leinster competition. Best of luck to all our squad with their respective clubs in their competitions to come. The Western Gaels U13s Leinster Champions 2018 as follows: Luke Dowd, Kieren o Dowd, Cormarc o Dowd, Jimmy Farrell, Conor Farrell, Sam Murphy ( Shannon Gaels ). Dan Devlin, Beau o Connor, Harry Mulvihill, Kielan Ruske, Michaél Smith, Gavin Nulty, Rasheed Yeobah, Stephen Oates, Niall Hawes, John McHugh, Willie Stokes, Jack Tiernan, Peter Farrell, Tadhg Tiernan, Conor McHugh ( Grattan Gaels ) Grattan Ladies Mixed fortunes for our Senior Ladies in recent Div 2 matches beating Drumlish and losing to Ballymore. Outdoor training on Grattans pitch Wednesday and Friday night. Registration now being taken so please return forms and payment asap. We must also wish Trainer Niall a very happy BIG birthday and hope he enjoyed his special coffee birthday cake presented to him from all the team! Official Launch News We are officially launching our Buy A Brick Scheme for the new development: Monday 16th of April at 7.30pm own at Grattan’s, Dunbeggan Park, Stonepark. Refreshments served and all welcome! Option 1 – Buy a Brick Name on a Large Brick in the Clubhouse + Full Family Membership €25 per Month Option 2 – Buy a Brick Name on a Large Brick in the Clubhouse €21.25 per Month Option 3 – Buy a Brick Name on a Small Brick in the Clubhouse €8.33 per Month Hi all. As we build up to the summer and our program of 13 Cúl Camps over 7 weeks between July 2nd and August 14th we are now looking for Coaches to assist in the roll out of this program.
We promote these positions as best we can through our website, Facebook and Twitter but as a secretary within your Club you have a far greater reach to potentially interested people so can you please promote within all your Club communications that we are hiring coaches for summer work and all details on how to apply can be got by following the below link, many thanks Damien http://longfordgaa.ie/kelloggs-gaa-cul-camp-coaches-wanted-2/ Damien Sheridan Games Development Administrator Longford GAA Senior Ladies Unfortunately, our match against MTA was called off as their pitch was unplayable so our next match will be on Sunday 8th at home, in Div 2 League v St Helens at 11.30am. Well done to our all team members playing on U14 County team winning against Dublin and on U16 County beating Carlow. Training for all ages now in full swing as U16 and U12 competitions start this week. Registrations now being taken as well as final orders for Club Gear which must be ordered and paid for this week. Western Gaels U13s played their rescheduled semi-final game in the Leinster Cross county league on Tuesday last 27th away to Tubberclair (Westmeath). We Played under lights at a fine venue in a game played with great spirit and determination by both teams. Our goalkeeper Luke Dowd was in fine form with some good saves and his fine kick outs. Our full back line of Cormac O’Dowd & Dan Devlin had super games with their tight marking and great work rate while our half back line of Sam Murphy, Rasheed Yeobah & Kieren O’ Dowd all had super games with their excellent work rate. Our midfield duo of Harry Mulvihill & Beau O’Connor had super games, Harry scoring 1-3 to his credit with Beau unlucky not to get on the scoresheet. The half forward line of Jimmy Farrell, Stephen Oates & Willie Stokes were in outstanding form right from the off with Jimmy & Stephen scoring 3-6 between them. Our full forward line of Niall Hawes and Gavin Nulty were in super form also Gavin scoring two super goals in the first half after some great work by Niall, we went in at half time Western Gaels 5-4 Tubberclair 1-6. Having started the second half with a good lead we continued to keep it as the game went on, a couple of early points set us on our way to a super win. Conor Farrell, Jack Tiernan, Peter Farrell, Michael Smith, John McHugh, Tadhg Tiernan were all introduced at different stages during the game and each played their part in a fantastic team performance. We will eagerly await our final with great excitement within the coming weeks, it’s provisionally down for Saturday 14th April with venue & time to be confirmed. Well done to all our Panel of players on the evening: Jimmy Farrell, Conor Farrell, Luke Dowd, Sam Murphy, Kieren O’Dowd, Cormarc O’Dowd (Shannon Gaels) Dan Devlin, Beau O’Connor, Niall Hawes, Stephen Oates, Harry Mulvihill, Michaél Smith, Gavin Nulty, Jack Tiernan, Peter Farrell, Tadhg Tiernan, Willie Stokes, John McHugh, Rasheed Yeobah (Grattan Gaels) Gaels 1st Training Session of the new season on the 9th April at 6:30pm – We are taking registrations over the first few weeks of training as usual, and all are welcome. All children will get to play and it’s a lot of fun…promise Easter Bunny news There was a break in the weather, the sun shon and the Easter bunny was spotted down at Grattans on Saturday and it left loads of eggs for our children to find. Every child managed to find an egg and there was a quiz for all the age groups and even a few prizes for parents, (although some of the questions where very difficult). A big thank you to everyone who came to support the club and all the children for having such great fun. A special mention to several older children who helped the younger ones found eggs in our great little community. Buy a Brick Our Buy a Brick scheme is open to anyone who would like to be immortalised with their name on a brick at the new Clubhouse. Option 1 – Buy a Brick Name on a Large Brick in the Clubhouse + Full Family Membership €25 per Month Option 2 – Buy a Brick Name on a Large Brick in the Clubhouse €21.25 per Month Option 3 – Buy a Brick Name on a Small Brick in the Clubhouse €8.33 per Month  Ladies Team
Senior Ladies played Dromard in Gold Cup on Sunday winning 7.8 to 3.8 Next match away to Mullinalaghta on Good Friday at 5pm. Training continues Wed in Fitness Factory. Best of luck to our County underage players all out this week. Gaels We are gearing up for the 1stTraining Session of the new season on the 9th April at 6:30pm – We are taking registrations over the first few weeks of training as usual, and all are welcome. Every year we have a fantastic turnout from U6 right the way the ages in fact one of the biggest Gael Clubs in the county. So just pop along, all children will get to play and it’s a lot of fun. Easter Bunny News Saturday 31st at 4pm. Our Gaels are having an Easter Egg Hunt down at the clubhouse, there will be chocolate, there will be Eggs, there will be refreshments, there will be Eggs, there will be fun and there will be Eggs. See you there...... The Tea Party A big thank you to everyone who came to the Tea party on Saturday - a great night was had by all. Buy a Brick Our Buy a Brick scheme is open to anyone who would like to be immortalised with their name on a brick at the new Clubhouse. We talked about all our plans for the new clubhouse, the drawings and our “Buy A Brick” scheme. Option 1 – Buy a Brick Name on a Large Brick in the Clubhouse + Full Family Membership €25 per Month Option 2 – Buy a Brick Name on a Large Brick in the Clubhouse €21.25 per Month Option 3 – Buy a Brick Name on a Small Brick in the Clubhouse €8.33 per Month Twitter @GrattanGAA web www.grattangaa.com Fb. www.facebook.com/grattangaels.gaa And www.facebook.com/Grattan-OG-Gaa letter from the Longford GAA children's Officer.GIVE RESPECT GET RESPECT /DiSIPLINES
In the GAA world we are the biggest voluntary organisation that brings many people together at weekends. mid week or at functions organised to fund our clubs or county. That somebody or some one that helps out with any of the duties that help benefit a club or county are ordinary working people who give their time willingly because they are proud of who they are and their club and want others to enjoy the benefits of a committed community spirit in representing their club and county. We as adults on our club committees set the stepping stone for our youth from a very early age and at all times should lead by good example despite being tested many times with behaviourial issues. This is why the GAA has a policy on the code of behaviour of which each parent/guardian must sign while registering their child/children to play with their club.The code of behaviour addresses the minimum levels of behaviour ,practice and conduct required from our young players,coaches,officials,managers,suporters, parents/guardians and clubs This is to protect all persons from any misdemeanour while officiating with the GAA Each club also has the GAA anti-bullying policy statement which is defined as repeated aggression,be it verbal,psychological. Anti racial or physical abuse conducted by an individual or group against others The GIVE RESPECT GET RESPECT campaign is aimed at players,coaches,PARENTS,SUPPORTERS AND Referees .These initiatives are to ensure that the Gaelic games are promoted and played in a positive fair and enjoyable manner. At the end of the day it all boils down to basic good manners of which we are all resposible for. and in passing on to your younger generation. We are set out guidelines to assist in the best possible way of running our clubs /county by means of mandotary E-vetting of all coaches and committee members and completion of the code of ethics which is also mandatory for anyone involved with underage or involved with their club/county.No person shold be involved while dealing with underage if both E-VETTING AND CODE OF ETHICS ARE NOT COMPLETED. You and your club are breaking the law which is a criminal offence. This is all for the protection of our underage In completing the code of ethics all aspects of the code of behaviour are explained in detail for our 1.young players, 2.coaches,mentors,trainers 3.parents/guardians 4.supporters 5.Referees 6.Give respect Get respect 7.The club 8.Dealing with alleged breaches of the of the code of best practice in youth sport 9.GAA Anti-bullying statement 10.Juvenile membership application forms 11. Code -declaration/signatory many coaches complete coaching cources to enable them give the best coaching skills. Parents/Guardians please take the time to explain these few guidelines to your children as it will benefit your child /children your club and the people assisting in officiating the running of your club/county There will be zero tolerece for any bad behaviour; bad language ,bullying or any unacceptable behaviours at trainings or matches from children,coaches;supporters or any person on GAA grounds. Remember you are representing your club with honour and pride and if a child/person doesn't abide by the guidelines they are letting down themselves and their club and the people left to deal with such matters are volunteers who's time is equally as precious as any other persons. We all want the best for our youth in their involvement with the GAA and as endless hour's of work are given by voluntary people for the maintenance of club and county to make our community's a better place for all wishing to make use of the park facilities . It is here the skills of football/hurling/rounderstwhile are passed on to our children through cul camps and coaches and the skills of life in dealing with others and situations.The difference in winning and losing and reasons why this came about. Any parent/guardian reading this please help your child understand the need for basic rules and regulations and the need for them to be abided by in order to successfully maintain proper structure in your club. We need the support of all parents/guardians to improve and maintain the discipline required for effective management of our underage while being involved with club and county.help your children understand what is acceptable or not acceptable by your club. Teach them the value of being involved,committement, fair play and understanding of what a club provides to its community.the honour and pride of their club and wearing that jersey with honour and pride To everyone out there involved in the GAA through club or county I wish ye all fun filled and happy times with the minimum of troubles. Remember it is the biggest organisation that brings families,let it be cousins aunts and uncles neighbours and friends and parishes-together Marie Ni Raghallaigh Cianain Childrensofficer Longford county board U8 to play respect exhibition in door BlitzesFriday, 8th September 2017
U8 Respect Exhibition Go Games Indoor Football Kenagh Hall: Southern Gaels, St. Dominics & Grattan Gaels 6:30-7:15pm Carrick Sarsfields & St. Patricks Óg 7:15-8pm Friday, 15th September 2017 U8 Respect Exhibition Go Games Indoor Football Edgeworthstown Sports Hall: Wolfe Tones Óg, Northern Gaels & Grattan Gaels 6:30-7:15pm Friday, 22nd September 2017 U8 Respect Exhibition Go Games Indoor Football Newtownforbes Hall: Clonguish Óg, Grattan Gaels & Longford Slashers 7:15-8pm Friday, 29th September 2017 U8 Respect Exhibition Go Games Indoor Football Kenagh Hall: St. Dominics & Grattan Gaels 7:15-8pm Friday, 6th October 2017 U8 Respect Exhibition Go Games Indoor Football Kenagh Hall: Grattan Gaels & Carrick Sarsfields 7:15-8pm |
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