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A big thank you to everybody who supported the clubs annual "Night at the Dogs" fundraiser. Once again a huge success and lots of fun for everyone there. Again congratulations to Marie Hand who won the Grattans lotto jackpot of €5,450  GRATTANS CUL CAMP will run from 7th-11th August and we urge as many families in the area as possible to take part in this fun filled week! To avoid disappointment book now at http://www.gaa.ie/kelloggsculcamps
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 Grattan OG and Grattan Gaels annual “Night at the Dogs” fundraiser will take place on Friday June 30th on Longford Dog Track. Tickets are already on sale and another fun night for kids and grownups is expected. The fun kicks off at 8pm, there will be a raffle with loads of prizes including a star prize of €500 cash.
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This weekend sees a huge weekend for the club To start off - Congratulations to all the boys and girls in the parish who made their communions and confirmations in the last few weeks! Monster Auction - News!! Monster Auction on Saturday at 2pm in the Mastertech business park (formally - Sale Warehouse) Saturday 27th May 2017 at 2PM (Viewing from 1PM) - for donations please contact - Pat 086 8592742, PJ 086 8121594, Mick 086 8368539! Parish Funday News the club plan to host a parish league fun day in Grattans on Sunday May 28th kicking off at 1pm with the Ladies Club Duck race - followed by an action-packed day of fun and entertainment with games and activities for all! Please come along for what promises to be a great afternoon of fun! Grattan Gaels The annual back packing fundraiser weekend is coming up on the June bank holiday weekend and any volunteers can they please contact their trainers with a time to help out as any time generously donated is greatly appreciated by the committee and will greatly assist in the day to day costs of the running of the club. On the field the minors & juveniles are currently approaching their break for the upcoming exams and we would like to take this opportunity to wish any of our players involved in the state examinations the very best of luck with them in the coming weeks! Having secured the Div 2 Special Minor League Title a number of weeks ago the u18's started their league campaign with a hard fought draw against Dromard in their 1st game. The visitors got off to a great start and a heafty lead at half time but credit to the lads who dug in deep to grind out a result in a sunny Clonbony! At going to print the result of the 3rd round encounter with Ardagh/Drumlish is not known but details will follow next week. Our Juvinilles finished their league campaign with an away trip to Clonguish last weekend. The home side proved too strong on the night and attentions now turn to the championship which is due to start mid-July! Well done to all involved in the league campaign. U10s are looking forward to hosting its U10 blitz on May 24th at 7 PM, where we will have the clubs of Southern Gaels, Ballymahon-Forgney and Granard in attendance. We expect to have near 10 teams in total, which will make it an exciting and bustling event, with the good weather as promised. U8s - Hosted our first blitz of the season, a big thank you for everyone who helped out, it was a wonderful day. Twitter @GrattanGAA web www.grattangaa.com Fb. www.facebook.com/grattangaels.gaa And www.facebook.com/Grattan-OG-Gaa Grattan Seniors Our Senior team where home to Sean Connollys on Saturday just gone in the Div 2 third Round. Unfortunately, the game went away from us (Grattan OG 0-6 to Sean Connolly’s 0-15) but we played well so there is plenty to be excited about this season. Lotto for 23rd April: 8, 9, 19 ,25 No Jackpot winner this week but €20 to Martin and Cathy Moran - James Cox and Sarah and John Shea. Newt weeks jackpot €5100 Grattan Ladies Senior Ladies - Well done to our Senior Ladies who had a good win in their Div. 2 home game against Rathcline with a score of 7.8 -4.9, this follows a win last week against Mullinalaghta in Div. 2 also so great performance all round. As this is our first year playing at Senior level we decided to incorporate the social side of Ladies Gaelic for our young squad to encourage them to meet and mix with the other senior teams in the County. We have a cup of tea and refreshments for both teams, officials, and supporters of both sides at all our home games. Special thanks to our invaluable Tea Ladies for looking after this initiative which is working so well. Next match Bank Holiday Monday when we are away to Ballymore Ladies in Div.2. Support is always appreciated. Senior Ladies training continues - Tuesday and Friday nights. U12 Ladies - Our under 12s had their first win of the season last Monday eve away to Drumlish, a big well done team. Registrations now being taken, Ladies 19+ is €50, Ladies 18 and under €35. Payment is also being collected for shorts, socks, 1/2 zips and gear bags. Please put payment in envelope with your name and order details on front and give it to Marie at training this week. Hard luck to Longford Ladies Minor team with our 6 Grattan Ladies who were narrowly defeated by Carlow in their Leinster Semi-Final final. Best of luck to Longford U16's especially Clodagh and Katie who play their Leinster Semi-Final next weekend. We wish Caoimhe Lohan a speedy recovery from an ankle injury and we hear Aoife Gerety is making very good progress having been out of action for the past few weeks. We look forward to having both players back in action for us soon again. Grattan Gaels U8s – First blitz of the season Tuesday last in Keenagh. It’s a credit to the size of our club now that we had two teams to play teams for keenagh and Carrickedmond. All boys and girls gave a very good effort and enjoyed what for many was their very first team game against another club. Western Gaels U14 experienced disappointment with defeat in the Feile Shield final against Ardagh on Easter Saturday, with a late goal resulting in a 2 point defeat, in what was a tight and compelling game. Ardagh were again the opposition 3 days later in the division 2 league, and again disappointment was our lot, with another late goal, again proving the difference. Round 4 of the league took place this Tuesday against Wolfe Tones, with no result available at the time of going to press. Western Gaels U16's – On Thursday we faced a very strong and determined Granard/Ballymore side in their Division 1 clash in Dunbeggan. The home side put up a very brave effort but we're unable to overcome their opponents. Next round is this Thursday (27th April) where they face Slashers in Michael Fay Park - throw in 7pm. U10's – Our first blitz of the season and to kick off the season it was in Pearse Park, with the GAA Go Games initiative (every child gets a go). Teams from all over Longford turned up and had lots of fun – a big thank you to the team at Pearse Park for their help on the night.  Under 10s at Pearse Park On Monday 24th the Minors faced Northern Gaels in the Div 2 special league final in Dunbeggan but at going to print we have no result - full report to follow next week!
Twitter @GrattanGAA web www.grattangaa.com Fb. www.facebook.com/grattangaels.gaa And www.facebook.com/Grattan-OG-Gaa Grattan Ladies Senior team wearing their new jerseys sponsored by Macari's Deliburger :
The Management and Team photo with Elio Macari and his daughter who kindly sponsored a set of jerseys for our new Senior Ladies Team : Management & Team Back Row: (left to right) Niall Nerney, Claire Shaw, Caoimhe Lohan, Roisin Leen, Clara O'Shea, Emma Campbell, Chantelle Yorke, Laoise Nerney, Clodagh Lohan, Mick Lohan. Front row (kneeling left to right) Aoife Gerety, Una Clarke, Eve Nerney, Orla Kenny, Katie Devlin, Aoife Sheridan, Rebecca O'Kane. (2) Members of the Grattan Ladies Committee Pat Tiernan, Marie Leen and Kevin Campbell with Elio Macari and his daughter, and two of our underage players Tessa Tiernan and Mia Campbell. Grattan Óg GAA
Don’t forget our phone /tablet APP - The Grattan Óg GAA app is now available to download from ITunes and Android You can use it to play the lotto, link to our website and much more. (When installing the app, please ensure you allow "push notifications") Grattan Gaels Monday 3rd April saw the new season underage training in Grattans and it was a great turnout of new and old faces! and winners from the Prize draw for all those who register on Friday 31st March, were announced. The training takes place each Monday from 6.30 to 7.30 and you can register your child on the day, we have Blitzes (games with other clubs) for U8's and U10's and they get going later in the month. The U13 league starting in May and the U12 in June. There will be further updates in the coming weeks so please keep an eye out here. U18 - Congratulations to the Western Gaels U18's who continued their winning ways in Div 2 of the special league with a hard-fought victory over Ardagh/Drumlish in Dunbeggan last Friday evening. Poor weather conditions hampered the game somewhat but the home side battled on to grind out a victory! The final round game takes place this Sunday with the visit of Northern Gaels to Clonbony, with a victory securing a final spot in the competition. Best of luck to Mick, Mark and all the lads! U16's - start their Div 1 League Campaign with the visit of Killoe to Dunbeggan this Thursday evening. Best of luck to the team and management in their game and indeed the coming season ahead! U14 - Western Gaels U14 qualified for the Feile Shield Final with a victory over Dromard in Dunbeggan last Saturday. In what was a perfect example of a game of two halves due to a strong wind, Western Gaels went in for the half time oranges with a significant lead, but only raised a single white flag in the second half, to run out victors by 5 points in a nervy finish. There was some excellent football played, especially in the first half, and good contributions from all the players. We now look forward to the Feile Shield final, and the chance to represent Longford at the National Finals. U13 - Western Gaels U13s played their Leinster final on Saturday last 25th March in the brilliant surroundings of the Abbottstown National Games Development Centre where they came up against a very strong and well organised Seneschalstown from County Meath. We played in beautiful sunshine and in good spirit this game took on a life of its own at different stages, the going was tough at times especially playing on a bigger pitch but we went in at the break full of confidence for the second half after getting back into the game just before halftime. At the start of the second half Seneschalstown superiority came to fore. Try and try as we did to compete for every ball in the second half Seneschalstown were getting the better breaks and eventually ran out comfortable winners, but the one thing we never did was give up no matter what the score was so great credit goes to all the players involved on the day. Overall the day was very enjoyable and the competition itself was a good workout for this team as they look forward to the Longford U13 competition later in the year. Well done to all the players who played and to all the support we received in this competition. Watch out for Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps this year at Grattans – 7th to the 11th August Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls – between the ages of 6 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games. Its lots of fun and we are really excited to host it this year. Check it out at https://www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/ Grattan Ladies Lidl are running a fantastic competition that gives clubs the chance to earn a €500 shop. The competition ends on Sunday week, April 9th. All clubs need to do is tell Lidl why they deserve the €500 free shop and they could be stocking up on water, fruit, veg or even their new range of gaelic games gear Just follow this link and tell us why your LGFA club should win a free shop at Lidl: http://www.lidl.ie/en/lgfa.htm Also we would like to encourage parents and players like and follow us on Facebook - Grattan Ladies Football Club Twitter @GrattanGaels web www.grattangaa.com Facebook www.facebook.com/grattangaels.gaa  No big winner I'm afraid. But well done to Kate, Tom and Jason.
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