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News for 2009

 

1/09/2009

The Senior team had an excellent win against St Brigids in the championship on Saturday evening on a score line of 1-10 to 0-10.This was a very very tough game of football with us eventually coming away with the win(see match report for details).We now play Castlerea in the semi final with the fixture yet to be decided.
There was no winner of lasts weeks parish lotto. There were 4 match 3 winners. The names and numbers were,Nancy Kelly,James Martin,John Jennings,Ann Crosby,12,19,23,25.Well done to all. Next weeks jackpot is €19,000.
Up coming fixture:Minor Championship Friday Sept 4th v Michael Glaveys in Ballyforan at 6.45pm.Please support.

23/08/2009

There were no winners of last weeks Parish Lotto. There 3 match 3 winners. The winners and numbers were,3,4,22,24,Andy Lawler,Michelle Mc Loughlin,Lilly Finneran. Well done to all. Jackpot is now at €18,800.
The Senior team play St.Brigids this Saturday at 5pm in Hyde Park in the Quarter final of the Championship.(check fixtures to confirm) Hopefully everyone will make a big effort to come out and support the lads.

 

17/08/2009

The Senior team qualified for the Quarter final stages of this years championship after a hard fought win against Kilmore on Saturday evening last on a score line of 1-07 to 0-12.(See match report for details)They now play St Brigids with time and venue yet to be confirmed. There were no winners of last weeks Parish lotto. There were 9 match 3 winners. Jackpot in now at €18,600. Upcoming fixtures: Under 12 championship v Oran In Ballyforan on Sunday 23rd at 12pm. Special Minor league Final v St Michaels in Kilbride on Friday 21st at 7pm.Please support. 


09/08/2009

 

The Senior team kicked off their championship campaign with a thrilling draw against Clan Na nGael in Johnstown on Sunday evening last on a score line of 3-08 to 2-11.They now play Kilmore this coming weekend in Ballyforan in the final game of the group.(check fixtures for details)
There were no winners of last weeks Parish Lotto. There were 3 match 3 winners. The numbers and winners were,4,12,14, Mark Mc Loughlin,Susan Coleman,Ben Connaughton.Well done to all. Jackpot is now at €18,400.

 

03/08/2009

The Senior team bowed out of the semi final stages of the league against Elphin on Saturday evening last on a scoreline of 0-12 to 1-08.They now play Clan Na nGael in the first round of the championship(check fixtures for details).
There were no winners of last weeks Parish Lotto.There were 2 match 3 winners.The numbers and winners were:1,10,20,24, Sinead Kelleher,John & Luke Fallon Ballygar.Well done to all.Jackpot is now at €18,200.

 

20/07/2009

The Under 14 team claimed the Division 2 Championship  title on Thursday evening last with an excellent win over St Croans on a score line of 7-09 to 1-11.This was another great team performance from the whole panel with some brilliant defending and attacking throughout. This is a great achievement from all the players and the management team for having them in such good shape and playing so well. Under 14 Panel:J Healy, T Treacy, C Mulry, J Fitzmaurice, J Conroy, E Fallon, D Campbell, O Daly, C Arnold, M McDonnell,M Donoghue, N Kelly, C McGrath, J Kiernan, P Kelly, T Clogher, S Dolan.
The Minors had two games in the space of a week in the special Minor league. On Tuesday evening they played Eire Og and eventually won the game 3-15 to 3-12,and on Saturday they overcame Western Gaels on a score line of 2-10 to 2-09.
There were no winners of the parish lotto. The jackpot is now €17,800.Please Support.
 

13/07/2009

 

St Aidans through to U14 County Final.
The U14 Team defeated St Ciarans by 7-20 TO 2-4 on Thursday last in Kilteevan.
St Aidans were slow to settle, missing some easy chances early on, and led by 10 pts to 3 pts at half time.
In the second half the Aidans lads powered their way to a comprehensive victory finishing 7-20 to 2-4.Some fine tuning still needs to be done before the County Final, overall this was a good team performance by the whole panel. Training on Thursday 16 July at 7 pm, details for the County Final will be published at a later date.
U 14 Panel:J Healy, T Treacy, C Mulry, J Fitzmaurice, J Conroy, E Fallon, D Campbell, O Daly, C Arnold, M McDonnell,M Donoghue, N Kelly, C McGrath, J Kiernan, P Kelly, T Clogher, S Dolan.
This is a great achievement by the lads and they hope everyone supports them in the County final.
There were no winners of last weeks parish lotto.There was three match three winners.The numbers and winners were.7,15,18,19.Una Kellly Usa,Magaret Grehan Ballyforan,Olive Mc Grath Dysart.Well done to all.Jackpot is now at €17,600.

 

13/07/2009

St Aidans through to U14 County Final.
The U14 Team defeated St Ciarans by 7-20 TO 2-4 on Thursday last in Kilteevan.
St Aidans were slow to settle, missing some easy chances early on, and led by 10 pts to 3 pts at half time.
In the second half the Aidans lads powered their way to a comprehensive victory finishing 7-20 to 2-4.Some fine tuning still needs to be done before the County Final, overall this was a good team performance by the whole panel. Training on Thursday 16 July at 7 pm, details for the County Final will be published at a later date.
U 14 Panel:J Healy, T Treacy, C Mulry, J Fitzmaurice, J Conroy, E Fallon, D Campbell, O Daly, C Arnold, M McDonnell,M Donoghue, N Kelly, C McGrath, J Kiernan, P Kelly, T Clogher, S Dolan.
This is a great achievement by the lads and they hope everyone supports them in the County final.
There were no winners of last weeks parish lotto.There was three match three winners.The numbers and winners were.7,15,18,19.Una Kellly Usa,Magaret Grehan Ballyforan,Olive Mc Grath Dysart.Well done to all.Jackpot is now at €17,600.

 

06/07/2009
 

St Aidans win thiller in Frenchpark. The Under 14 team played Western Gaels in the championship on Thursday evening last.The first half was played at a frantic pace, at half time St Aidans were ahead by 7 pts to 4 pts. The second half produced some great football from both teams. St Aidans eventually ran out worthy winners 2- 11 to 2 - 9. St Aidans showed great team spirit, skill and commitment throughout the game. They now progress to the semi final against St Kierans , details to be finalised. U 14 Panel:S McCormack,J Fitzmaurice,C Mulry, C Meares, J Conroy, E Fallon, C Meares, O Daly, C Arnold, M McDonnell, M Donoghue, D Campbell, C McGrath, J Kiernan, P Kelly, M Healy, T Clogher.

The Senior team play Kilmore this Tuesday evening 7th in the Leo Kenny Connacht League Final in Kilbride at 8pm.Your support will be greatly appreciated.

 

 

30/06/2009

The Under 16 team had an excellent win in the league against Eire Og on Sunday evening last in a very a entertaining game on a score line of 7-04 to 4-11. There were no winners of the Parish Lotto last week. There were 3 match 3 winners. The numbers and winners were,11,12,25,Gearoid Kelly Ballygar,Nora Mc Grath Athlone,Josie Lunt Roscommon. Well done to all. The Jackpot is now at €17,200. Bingo in The Hook & Tackle is finished for the summer and will commence again in the winter. Congratulations to Bernice Kelly and Gerry Mochler who got married at the weekend. The Club wishes them many years of happiness together.

 

22/06/2009

 

It was a very quiet weekend on the playing fields with no teams in action. Apologies to any of our supporters who travelled to Kilbride on Tuesday evening last for the Leo Kenny Connacht Final against Kilmore which was cancelled.
Parish Lotto: There were no winners of last weeks lotto jackpot of €16,800.There were 5 match 3 winners. The numbers and winners were 2,5,17,24.Pat Denenhey,B G  c/o Fallons Dysart,John Doran,Helen Farmer,Saibh Connelly Ballygar.Jackpot is now at €17,000.Please support.
Bingo as usual every Saturday night at 9pm in The Hook & Tackle Balllyforan.Please support.
Please check fixtures for any up coming games this weekend. 
 

 

16/06/2009

 

The Senior team continued their good form with an excellent win against Tourlestrane of Sligo in the Leo Kenny Connacht semi final on a scoreline of 3-12 to 1-11.They are now through to the final which will be played this Tuesday evening against Kilmore in Kilbride at 8pm.We hope people can make an effort to support the team.
Anyone looking for tickets for the Roscommon Mayo match this Saturday contact John on 0876682011.Best of luck to the Roscommon team and hope they can come away with the win.
Up coming event: St Aidans Golf Classic is on August 1st in Ballinasloe team of 4 is €130.Contact Terence on 0868061519 for booking.
The Lotto is going very well with the jackpot at €16,800.Tickets can be purchased at all local businesses around the parish.Last weeks numbers and match three winners were:2,10,12,27 Mark McLoughlin,Bernie Harney,Mary O Flaherty,Brendan Murray,Shay & Orla Galvin.Well done to all.
Bingo continues as usual in The Hook & Tackle every Saturday night at 9pm.Please Support.

 

08/06/2009


Our Senior team had a busy week,firstly defeating St Brigids on Tuesday evening last in the Connacht league on a score line of 1-09 to 0-08.They are now through to the semi final where they will meet Tourlestrane of Sligo this Tuesday evening at 8pm in Ballyhaunis.Please Support. They also had a good win against Pearses in their final league game on Sunday with the score line finishing 3-11 to 3-06.They are now through to the semi final stages which will be played at a later date.
The parish lotto has risen to 17,000 euro,if your not in you cant win. Also we hope that people can support bingo in the Hook and Tackle every Saturday night at 9pm sharp.
The Club Website is almost up and going any photos old or new would be of great benefit. Please contact Thomas on 0863081066 or e-mail
tnaughton24@hotmail.com. We would greatly appreciate any input or ideas for the website.
 

02/06/2009

The Seniors had an a hard fought win against Kiltubrid of Leitrim in the Connacht league last Tuesday evening on a scoreline of 2-13 to 2-10,they now play St Brigids this Tuesday evening in the Quater final(check fixtures for details).They also play Pearses in their final league game this weekend.A win would see them making the semi final stages of the competition(check fixtures for details)
The Junior team continued their excellent run win a comfortable win over St Brigids on Friday evening last.This leaves the team Top of the table with five wins from five games.
Our club website is currently under development and any imput from our supporters including photos or club records would be of great benefit. If you wish to contribute please contact Thomas on 0863081066 or
tnaughton24@hotmail.com. Any informaition would be greatfully apprietiated.
The parish lotto has risen to over 16,000 euro and we encourage everybody to take part and be in with a chance of winning this very nice price. Also we hope that people can support bingo in the Hook and Tackle every saturday night at 9pm sharp.

 

26/05/2009

Our senior team enjoyed a comfortable victory over Kilbride in Ballyforan on sunday afternoon. it means we are very much in contention for a league semi final berth. our final league game will take place against Pearses in Ballyforan in two weeks time.
Our club website is currently under development and any imput from our supporters including photos or club records would be of great benefit. if you wish to contribute please contact Thomas on 0863081066 or
tnaughton24@hotmail.com. Any informaition would be greatfully apprietiated.
The parish lotto has risen to over 16,000 euro and we encourage everybody to take part and be in with a chance of winning this very nice price. Also we hope that people can support bingo in the Hook and Tackle every saturday night at 9pm sharp.
finally everyone involved with the club would like to wish Roscommon the best of luck in Carrick on Shonnon this Sunday and we hope they get the right result.
 

 

11/05/2009

It was a very busy week on the playing fields firstly The Junior team had a comfortable win over Pearses on Wednesday evening last.This was their fourth win in four games which leaves them top of the table.
The Senior team also had an excellent win over Strokestown on Friday evening with the score line finishing 2-10 to 0-12.This was a tough encounter but the lads held out in the end for the two points which leaves them third in the league.
Under 16 Championship:The under 16 team bowed out the championship on Saturday evening against Castlerea on a scoreline of 1-05 1-04.They played excellent football in the first half and were unlucky not to come away with a win.The club would like to thank the Management and team for their effort throughout the year.
La Na gClub: The Club celebrated the 125th anniversary of the GAA on Sunday.The club were delighted with the turnout.Plenty of games and fun were had by young and old alike.We would like to thank everyone who contributed on making it an excellent day out.
We also wish Shay Galvin a speedy recovery after an unfortunate injury.He will be a big loss to the Senior team and we all hope he gets back to action as soon as possible.
Congratulations to Maria Hoey on Winning the Rose of Roscommon and we wish her the best of luck in the next stage of the competition.Also well done to Anna McCormack on winning the the division 3 Ladies  football title with Roscommon on Saturday.
Bingo as usual in the Hook & Tackle every Saturday night at 9pm.Please support.
 

 

04/05/2009

The Under 14s defeated Tulsk on Thursday evening in the league.This was a great team preformance from the lads.
The Minor team had a comfortable win against St Faithleachs on Sunday in the league.The team was:N Fallon,M McLoughlin,M Coyle,W Galvin,S Beirne,M OBrien,G McDonnell,P.Higgins,C kelly,D Fallon,E Mulry,Robbie Kelly,Ronan Kelly,B Donnelly,R kennedy,F Galvin.
The Senior team narrowly lost out to Elphin on a scoreline of 1-09 to 0-10.This was a spirited preformance from everyone and the lads were unlucky not to come away with something in the end.
Up Coming Event:This Sunday the GAA will be celebrating its 125th anniversary.The Club will be marking the occasion by having a family day out on Sunday the 10th at 2pm at the pitch.This promises to be a very enjoyable day out with various activities taking place throughout the day.Everyone very welcome to attend.
Bingo as usual every Saturday Night at 9pm in the Hook and Tackle.Please support.

 

26/04/2009

It was a very busy week for all our teams.The Seniors had a hard fought win over St Croans on Saturday evening with the scoreline finishing 1-07 to 0-06.The Juniors recorded their third win in the league over Fuerty on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-03.The Minor team lost out to Tulsk in the league on Tuesday evening last 
on a  scoreline of 0-15 to 0-11 in a very enjoyable game of football.The team was:N.Fallon,M.Coyle,S.Byrne,M.OBrien,P.Higgins,C.Kelly,R.Kelly,N.Hannon,E.Mulry,
W.Galvin,R.Kelly,B.Donnellly,J.Lawlor,R.kennedy.The Under 16 team progressed to the semi final of the championship with a great win over Strokestown after an excellent second half profermance with every player working very hard all over the field.The team was:G.Kelly,O.Daly,M McLoughlin,F.Galvin,C.Dolan,D.Fallon,
L.Conroy,M.O Brien,R.Kelly,C.Arnold,D.Fallon,M.Donohoe,J.Fitzgearld,R.Kennedy,R.Keane,O.Fallon,G.Kennedy,J McKiernen,J Conroy,C Coyle,N Kelly.The Under 14 team had a convincing win over St Ciarans in the league on a scoreline of 7-11 to 4-06.The Team was:S McCormack,T Clogher,O Daly,C Mears,J Conroy,C Mulry,C Mears,C Arnold,M Donohoe,M McDonnell,O Fallon,S Dolan,C McGrath,N Kelly,J Kiernen,M Healy,P Kelly.
Up coming fixtures:Juniors play Pearses this Wednesday 29th in Woodmount at 7.30pm.Under 14s play Tulsk this Thursday 30th in Ballyforan at 7pm.Seniors play Elphin in Elphin next weekend(check fixtures for time).Please support.
Bingo as usual every Saturday night in the Hook & Tackle at 9pm.Please Support.
 

20/04/2009
 

 

The Under 16 Team had a comfortable win against St Faithleachs in the championship.This was a great team performance with some excellent defending and attacking throughout.The team was:G.Kelly,M McLoughlin,O.Daly,F.Galvin,C.Dolan,N.Fallon,L.Conroy,R.Kelly,M.O Brien,C McCormack,D.Fallon,O.Fallon,M.Donohoe,
R.Kennedy,R.Keane,M.Lennon,G.Kennedy,J.Conroy,J.Kiernen,T.Clogher,C.Coyle. 
The Seniors team had a mixed week in the O Rourke Cup firstly beating  Clan Na nGael in a tough encounter on Monday last on a scoreline or 1-11 0-08,and on Friday night losing out to St Brigids on a scoreline of 1-13 to 1-06.Our next game is against St Croans this weekend(check fixtures for details) 
The Club would like to congratulate Anna Mc Cormack on her recent All Ireland successes in both football and soccer,this was a great achievement and we wish her every success in the years ahead. 
Bingo as usual in The Hook & Tackle every Saturday night at 9pm.Please support.

 

13/04/2009
 

 

The Under 16 Team had a comfortable win against St Faithleachs in the championship.This was a great team performance with some excellent defending and attacking throughout.The team was:G.Kelly,M McLoughlin,O.Daly,F.Galvin,C.Dolan,N.Fallon,L.Conroy,R.Kelly,M.O Brien,C McCormack,D.Fallon,O.Fallon,M.Donohoe,
R.Kennedy,R.Keane,M.Lennon,G.Kennedy,J.Conroy,J.Kiernen,T.Clogher,C.Coyle. 
The Seniors team had a mixed week in the O Rourke Cup firstly beating  Clan Na nGael in a tough encounter on Monday last on a scoreline or 1-11 0-08,and on Friday night losing out to St Brigids on a scoreline of 1-13 to 1-06.Our next game is against St Croans this weekend(check fixtures for details) 
The Club would like to congratulate Anna Mc Cormack on her recent All Ireland successes in both football and soccer,this was a great achievement and we wish her every success in the years ahead. 
Bingo as usual in The Hook & Tackle every Saturday night at 9pm.Please support.

 

06/04/2009


The Senior team lost to Kilmore on Sunday last on a scoreline of 1-06 to 1-03.Next game is Monday 20th against Clan Na Gael in Johnstown(check fixtures for time).Lets hope this is an improved performance from the lads.
The Minors continue their league campaign this Tues 7th against Tulsk in Ballyforan at 7:30pm, also the Juniors play Clan Na Gael this friday in the league(check fixtures for details).Please support.
Our Grand National Sweeps draw took place on Thursday night last.It was a great success,the club would like to thank everyone who purchased a ticket and to everyone who helped selling them.The results were:1st Place Frank Carty Turpane €1500,2nd Place Paudie O Leary & Brendan Houlihan €750,3rd Place Peter Healy Taughboy €350,4th Place Jack & Ciaran Fallon Dysart Membership for Roscommon GAA draw,5th Place Luke Cunningham Muckloon 1 year membership for the parish lotto.Congratulations to all.
At our recent Club Social in The Bridgehouse Athleague the following awards were given.Senior player of the year:Mark Higgins,Junior:Des Higgins,Minor:Shane Byrne,Club Person of the Year:Terence Kelly.Well done to all.
Bingo as usual in The Hook & Tackle every Saturday night at 9pm.Please support.

30/03/2009


The Junior team started off their league campaign with a win against St Dominics in Ballyforan on Saturday evening last.This was a very enjoyable game of football with the scoreline finishing 1-12 to 1-07.The Team was:S.Gilligan,R McDonnell,J.Coyle,S.Byrne,N.Hannon,C.Kelly,A.Higgins(1),P.Neary(2),R.Kelly,P.Higgins(1-03),M.Connolly(2),J.Waldron,D.Coyne(1),N.Corbett(2),J.Ward,P.Naughton(1),S.Galvin. 
Our Grand National Sweeps Draw takes place this Thurs 2nd April in the Club Meeting Room.Anyone with tickets please drop them in at 9pm as draw takes place at 10pm sharp.Everyone is very welcome to attend.
Also bingo as usual in the Hook & Tackle every Saturday Night at 9pm.Please Support.

 

23/03/2009

Our Minors had their second league game against Strokestown on Sunday Last.Unfortunately they could not continue their winning run eventually losing by three points in the end.Club Membership:Is now due,all team management are asked to collect membership.Please contact Club Registrar Martin Kenny on 0879836508 to renew.
Bingo as usual every Saturday night at 9pm in the Hook & Tackle.Please Support.

 

09/03/2009

Our Minors got their season off to a winning start with a comfortable victory over Ballinameen in Ballyforan on Sunday last in the league.The team was:N.Fallon,P.Donnelly,M.Coyle,G.McDonnell,P.Higgins,C.Kelly,R.Kelly,S.Byrne,J.Waldron,N.Hannon,
B.Donnelly,W.Galvin,J.Lawlor,R.Kelly,M.OBrien,N.Donohoe,R.Kennedy,D.Fallon,C.Dolan,M.McLoughlin.
Upcoming Events:There will be a club night out on Friday March 20th in the Bridge House Athleague tickets €20 available from all Club Officers also Grand National sweep tickets widely available from all club members.Draw takes place April 2nd in the clubhouse tickets €20.
Club Membership:Is now due,all team management are asked to collect membership.Please contact Club Registrar Martin Kenny on 0879836508 to renew.
Bingo as usual every Saturday night at 9pm in the Hook & Tackle.Please Support.

 

09/03/2009

Our Seniors recorded an excellent win against Western Gaels on Sunday last in Ballyforan.This was a great team performance from the panel with the score line finishing 2-10 to 0-05. That will be our last league game for a month with action resuming again in April.
Upcoming Events:There will be a club night out on Friday March 20th in the Bridge House Athleague tickets €20 available from all Club Officers also Grand National sweep tickets widely available from all club members.Draw takes place April 2nd in the clubhouse tickets €20.
Club Membership:Is now due,all team management are asked to collect membership.Please contact Club Registrar Martin Kenny on 0879836508 to renew.
Bingo as usual every Saturday night at 9pm in the Hook & Tackle.Please Support.

 

 

23/02/2009

 

Our Senior team drew with St Failteachs on Friday night last in a very entertaining game on a scoreline of 2-10 to 1-13.We have another league game this weekend against Western Gaels.Check fixtures for details.
Also Club Membership is now due please contact Club Registrar Martin Kenny on 0879836508 to renew membership.
Upcomimg Events:There will be a club night out on March 20th in the Bridge House Athleague tickets €20 available from all Club Officers also Grand National sweep tickets available from all club members.Draw takes place April 2nd Tickets €20.Please Support.
Bingo as usual every Saturday night at 9pm in the Hook & Tackle. Please Support.

 

 

15/02/2009

The Seniors narrowly lose out to Castlerea in a tight encounter in Ballyforan. The team showed great effort and put up a good display for our first outing this season but lost out by 2 points.  
Also Club Membership is now due please contact Club Registrar Martin Kenny on 0879836508 to renew membership.
Upcoming event:A very important Family Registration night will take place Friday Feb 20th between 7pm and 9pm in the clubhouse, this is very important for all underage players wishing to play during the 2009 season.
 

08/02/2009
 

 

A Football Foundation Course for all underage coaches in South Roscommon will take place in St Aidans Gaa Club House this Friday evening Feb 13th at 7.30pm and Saturday morning Feb 14th at 10.30am.Please attend.
Also Club Membership is now due please contact Club Registrar Martin Kenny on 0879836508 to renew membership.
Upcoming event:A very important Family Registration night will take place Friday Feb 20th between 7pm and 9pm in the clubhouse.
Bingo as usual in the Hook & Tackle every Saturday night at 9pm. Please support.
 

 

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