Friday August 23rd: Junior The Downs V St. Lomans (Home) 7.15p.m.
Saturday August 24th: Senior The Downs V Mullingar Shamrocks (TEG Cusack Park) 6pm
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Senior Ladies Result
The Downs Ladies made it three wins from three in the Championship as they took on Garrycastle on Thursday evening in Breedon Molloy Park. Garrycastle always formidable opponents set up a strong defence from the off making scores hard won. The scoring was opened by Michelle Bohan four minutes in and then Beth Maguire hitting the net with her first free followed by a Garrycastle point. Lucy Power then answered with a point from play. Garrycastle were next to reply but with The Downs defence playing a blinder, that would be their final score of the half. Francesca Walshe hit the net for The Downs again in the twenty-sixth minute. A Beth Maguire free and a point from Francesca Walsh brought the half-time tally to The Downs 2-4 Garrycastle 0-2. Holly Dowdall came storming out of the blocks in the 2nd half to score 1-1 within minutes. The Downs added points from Mary Lynam and Francesca Walsh along with frees from Niamh Nolan and Beth Maguire before Garrycastle came back fighting to hit the net twice in quick succession. It wouldn’t be enough, however, and the Downs Ladies responded with two more points from Francesca Walsh & Holly Dowdall to secure a well-deserved victory. Final Score : The Downs 3-11 Garrycastle 2-2.
Underage Results
The U12 boys were in action in the Garrycastle Tournament this week away to Tyrellspass. Both teams put in fine performances to produce a very entertaining game of football. Well done to all.
LGFA Underage Results
The U8 and U10 girls travelled to Ballymore on Saturday morning for the most recent Go Games. All our girls are showing great improvements and enjoyed a wonderful morning of football. Many thanks to Ballymore GAA for hosting.
On Tuesday evening last our U12 squad travelled to Springfield to play Mullingar Shamrocks. Each and every girl played with composure and skill beyond their years showing great progress by this group. Well done to all.
Our U16 ladies hosted Ballycomoyle on Tuesday evening in the 2nd round of the championship. Despite an early setback, the Downs took an early lead with some quality points. Ballycomoyle then got a foothold in the game with a goal and a couple of well taken points. However, our girls responded with some top quality finishes to the back of the net and some fine points to lead by 3-6 to 1-5 at the break. With the aid of the breeze, the girls in black and amber made a strong start to the second half, and some fine team moves moved us further ahead. Ballycomoyle rallied well towards the end, but a couple of late scores stretched the lead for the hosts to see The Downs run out victors by a final score of 5-13 to 2-11. A special mention to Rachel Montgomery from our U14 panel who stepped into goals at the last minute and had an outstanding game. Well done to all.
Club Shop
The club shop will be open this Friday from 6.30 to 7.30 at the clubhouse. For urgent orders please contact Carmel on 0879496347.
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: 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.
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