Friday August 9th: Junior The Downs V Mullingar Shamrocks (Away) 7.30 p.m.
Saturday August 10th: Senior The Downs V Shandonagh (Kinnegad) 7pm
Tuesday Aug 6th:U20 The Downs V Kinnegad (Breedon Group Molloy Park)
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Senior Ladies News
The Senior ladies commenced their Village Barn Championship campaign away to Mullingar Shamrocks last Thursday evening. The ladies put in a steady and solid performance to come away with a 6-point win. The first half saw Niamh Rowan firing in a goal with Shauna Conneely making a superb save and Britanny McNamee shooting 2 long range frees leaving the half time score at 1-02 to 0-3. In the second half, Lucy Power added 1-02 to the tally making the tie look over, however Shamrocks were awarded 2 penalties late in the game only to be saved by the hero of the day Shauna Conneely. The final score was Mullingar Shamrocks 1-05 The Downs 2-08. Next up for the ladies is St. Lomans on Saturday evening next at home.
LGFA Underage Results
Our Division 5 U14 team continued their winning ways with a good win in the championship last Thursday against Multy. In a very evenly contested and entertaining game our girls held on to their lead to run out winners on a 3-12 to 3-04 score-line.
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Club Shop
The club shop will be open this Friday August 16th from 6.30 to 7.30 at the clubhouse. For urgent orders please contact Carmel on 0879496347.
Get Well Wishes
We would like to extend best wishes and a speedy recovery to senior player Luke Loughlin who sustained an injury playing hurling for Clonkill last Sunday.
The Downs Ladies Social Group
The Downs Ladies Social group is a group of ladies living in the area with regular meet ups and social events. The ladies are having their next outing on August 10th with some food and a bus excursion around Westmeath. Anyone that is living in the area and would like to attend the event or be a part of this very well organised group, please contact Elaine Egerton on 0868785006
Sympathy
We extend our sincere sympathy to the family of Ethna Catherine Monaghan late of Anneville Rd., Moylicar, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
ExWell Medical
ExWell Medical are offering medically supervised exercise classes to people with various chronic illnesses in The Downs GAA Hall on Mondays and Thursdays from 2-3 p.m. Starting date June 23rd. For further information please contact info@exwell.ie or Phone 01 8339561
Gaelic4Mothers&Others
The G4M&O are in action every Wednesday night. Anyone from the area looking for a bit of fun as well as a bit of exercise are all welcome. This programme has been a huge success for the club. Please contact Martha on 0871427400 for any further inquiries.
Bingo
Bingo continues every Friday night at 8.30 p.m. All new members welcome.
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:
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.
