Club Notes 17th August

Intermediate Football Clash – “Ends All Square”

We locked horns with Doohamlet in the first round of the McGuigan Builders intermediate championship campaign last Friday evening and at the end of, at times a very scrappy but entertaining, game of football it ended all square Rockcorry 1-8 Doohamlet 1-8. The game was by no means an epic as the quality of football on display was not the highest standard but there was no shortage of effort and determination from the players and as expected there was very little between the sides and Doohamlet just shaded the opening half and at the interval they led by the narrowest of margins 0-5 to 1-3. Despite creating chances early in the second half we found ourselves trailing by four points as Doohamlet were more clinical with their scoring chances and led 0-5 to 1-6 after ten minutes. At this stage we appeared to be dead and buried as nothing was working but to the lads credit they showed they had fire in their bellies and continued to battle away and an inspirational point from Noel Carroll midway through the second half kick started our comeback and when Martin Carroll was fouled outside the forty-five metre line Mark Daly glided over a fabulous long range free-kick to reduce the gap back to 0-2. Both teams exchanged scores before the turning point of the game arrived in the 25^th minute when Johnny Reilly was brought down in the large parallelogram and Mark Daly showed nerves of steel and coolly converted the spot kick to put us ahead 1-8 to 1-7 with five minutes remaining. As the game reached a dramatic climax it was tense, it was edgy, it was very nerve-racking and the question on everyone’s lips, could we hold on? The answer was, unfortunately, no as Doohamlet put our defence under severe pressure and while we defended stoutly, in the last minute of ordinary time a Doohamlet player showed good composure to curl over a point to take the game to a replay. In fairness, a draw was probably a fair result as both teams were guilty of squandering several scoring opportunities through-out the course of the game and no doubt they will work on this before the replay which takes place tonight Thursday 19^th August and is fixed for St. Mary’s Park, Castleblayney and has a throw-in time of 7.45pm. Best of luck lads.

Streamline Coaches Intermediate Football League

Our senior team our back in action this Sunday 22^nd August when we travel to play Tyholland in the league campaign. The game has a 1pm throw-in and all players are requested to be in the dressing-rooms no later than 12.15pm.

Monaghan Electrical Reserve League Division 4

Our game against Currin scheduled for Wednesday 18^th August was cancelled as our senior team drew with Doohamlet in the championship. Please check official fixture list elsewhere for confirmation of fixtures.

Thank You

Following on from our fantastic vintage festival weekend, on behalf of the club I would like to thank the following individuals or companies that generously sponsored the event. It was very much appreciated and we look forward to your continued support in the future. Sammy Wilkin, Anthony Clerkin, Cathal Furey, Pauric Reilly, Margaret Dooney, John McPhillips, Marvin Gilmore, Joey Clegg, Seamus Greenan, Declan McCullagh, Noeleen Fitzpatrick, Stephen Rice, Brendan McGahey, Lisdoonan Vintage Club, Sean Moan, Cathal Dempsey/Derek McGorman, Colin Reilly, Ivan Fitzpatrick, Rockcorry Poultry Club, John Tibby, David Miller, Frank Carney, Laurence Lee, Thomas McCormick and all the ladies that made cakes, buns and other treats a sincere Thank you.

“Hunt for the Hunk”

The committee has decided to host a “Hunt for the Rock Hunk” competition at a date to be confirmed in October. While many men within the parish and surrounding areas would consider themselves worthy of this title, we require a minimum of ten men to put themselves forward for selection and it will be up to the audience on the night to vote for the person who they think is the best “Rock Hunk”. The winner will then go on and represent the club in the county final at the end of October. So come on ladies put forward your man and see if they got what it takes to be the “Rock Hunk”. This promises to be a very entertaining night and for more details about becoming a possible hunk please contact our club chairman Jimmy McGeough.

GAA Oral History Project

Every club has its own unique stories, personalities and experiences and the GAA wants to preserve the story of our club and its members. The GAA Oral History Project wants to make sure that our club’s history is recorded so that future generations will know the contribution that our club and individual members in our locality have made to the association. The GAA Oral History Project aims to record the fullest possible picture of what the GAA has meant to the Irish people, in their own words. The project will record face-to-face interviews with thousands of people in Ireland and internationally, including GAA members and supporters, current and former players, managers, officials and administrators, jersey washers, stewards, drivers – anyone who has ever had any involvement with the GAA. This is not just a story about the famous players and famous matches, but about the grassroots who are responsible for keeping the Association alive. This project aims to be a representative survey of attitudes to and experiences of the GAA among Irish people – be they good or bad. Please log onto www.rockcorrygaa.ie and you will find a questionnaire which I encourage you to download, complete and return to me. Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact myself, Michael Carroll 086-1041165 or email info@rockcorrygaa.ie Make sure your story is told and that our club has its place in the history of the GAA.

Under 8 Coaching

Coaching sessions for all under 8’s continues on Wednesday night’s from 6.0 – 7.30pm in St. Mary’s Hall or weather permitting on Pairc Naomh Mhuire. All five, six, seven and eight year olds are welcome to attend.

Under 12 Shield Semi Final

Our under 12 team are back in action this Saturday when they travel to play Scotstown in the Shield semi-final. Please check official fixture list elsewhere throw-in time. Best of luck lads.

Top 4 Lotto Results

The numbers drawn last Monday night were 7, 16, 19, and 28. There was no jackpot winner of €3,400.00. The following people won €15 each: Noel Craven Clontibret, Mickey Wynne Rockcorry, James Fox Rockcorry, Raymond Traynor c/o Maple Bar, Jim Graham Newbliss, Maggie, Mickey & Niall c/o Maple Bar, Rachel Keough c/o Sean McCormill, Simon Calvert Rockcorry. Next week our jackpot will be €3,500.00 and the draw will take place in Paddy Lynch’s, Lisnalong at 10.30pm sharp. Thank you for supporting our Top 4 lotto draw.

New Arrival

Congratulations and the very best of luck to my younger brother Paddy and his wife Eilish on the birth of their beautiful baby boy Cillian Bosco. Let’s hope he follows after his uncles for his football abilities, only joking!!!

Club Notes

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