THE DOWNS GAA NOTES Feb 26th 2024

Round 2 ACFL Fixtures 2024

The ACFL Round 2 continues this week. Fixtures are as follows:

Saturday March 2nd: Division 1 The Downs V Milltownpass (Away) 2pm

Sunday March 3rd: Division 4 The Downs V Garrycastle (Home) 11.30 a.m.

Tuesday March 5th: Division 5 The Downs V Tubberclair (Away) 8 p.m.

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ACFL Round 1 Results

The Division 1 side faced current county champions St. Lomans in their opening fixture for 2024 last Friday evening at home. A draw at half-time at four points a-piece. The second half was more of same with both teams leaving with a share of the spoils in a very tight and even game. Final score 0-9 to 0-9.

The Division 4 side got off to a roaring start under new manager Joe O’Sullivan. The lads faced St. Mary’s Rochfortbridge away on Saturday turning in an impressive performance to take all the points on offer.

The Division 5 team with manager Sean Carroll were at home on Sunday morning against Ballycomoyle. The Downs were the stronger on this occasion running out comfortable winners. Well done to all.

Registration

We had our registration day at the Clubhouse last Sat 24th. All new nursery members picked up their free Dragons Jersey. Don’t worry if you haven’t done so already there are some still available (Jerseys for nursery children born 2018- 2020 only)

Online Registration: Registration for 2024 is now live. All registration can be paid with the click of a button. All you have to do is visit our website www.thedownsgaa.com and click membership. The Downs Ladies registration can be paid via Foireann. Please click Ladies Football to access. Please do not hesitate to contact any committee member for further instruction.

If you are a prospective member or new to the area and are interested in joining The Downs GAA club, please don’t hesitate to contact us or visit our Facebook Page for further information.

Ireland Lights Up/Couch to 5K

Ireland Lights up continues every Thursday at 7.30 p.m. in conjunction with our Healthy Clubs Initiative.

Club Shop

The Club shop will be open next Saturday afternoon during underage training from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. for all your essentials for the year ahead.

Congratulations

Massive congratulations to one of our U12 players Diarmuid Staunton who was bestowed the honour of leading out the Irish rugby team in the Aviva Stadium last Saturday against Wales. Well done Diarmuid.

Sympathy

The Downs GAA extend their sincere sympathy to the family of Dick Whelehan late of Wooddown, The Downs, Mullingar. Dick served as the club’s solicitor for over 40 years.

We also send our condolences to Rita Monaghan and extended family on the sad passing of her sister-in-law Olivia Woods living in Boston, formerly Dublin and Killucan.

Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.

Vacancy Updated Link

New Updated Link: https://jobsireland.ie/en-US/job-Details?id=2237602The vacancy for the position of Caretaker/Groundsperson position at The Downs GAA Club is still available. Please see new updated link for information regarding same. This is a Community Employment Position with MSCO Ltd.

Bingo

Bingo continues every Friday night at 8.30 p.m. All new members welcome.

Clubhouse Bar

The Clubhouse bar is open on Fridays and Saturdays nights.

Club Lotto

We will continue to live stream our Lotto draw via our Facebook page for the foreseeable future. Tune in at 9-30 on each Monday night to catch the draw.

1.Add a discounted bundle to your Downs GAA club membership by clicking here.
2.Play online at our website www.thedownsgaa.com
3. Play online at Clubzapp http://bit.ly/3ItlksQ
4. Contact your regular draw collector for your area or any Committee member who will enter
your numbers on to our Perma Book which is retained at the club.
5. Send a cheque for €100 to club secretary Tommy Kelly, Coralstown, Mullingar (one year’s
subscription).
6. Or scan here:

Thanks to our supporters for their loyal commitment to our Fundraising Draw and to those new players who have signed up online and in hard copy.

Keep up to date with club activities
There are lots of ways to keep up to date with our activities. Our award-winning website can be viewed at www.thedownsgaa.com where you can sign up to receive our weekly newsletter by email. Also check us out on Twitter, Facebook YouTube and Instagram.