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Senior Championship Final 21 years in the Making!!

The excitement had been building all week in the run up to our semifinal clash with Mohill with good look wishes and images of BSOH flags flying high coming in from all Corners of the globe, we had messages from supporters in Australia, Canada, California, and the Middle East and all over Europe and Ireland.

It was fantastic to see such great support and well wishes from all our fans and to see the large numbers that were in attendance at the game with many players who took to the field in our last final 21 years ago there on the day to cheer on the new stars,. Support for these great lads is what we wanted and certainly what we got and we are sure it helped the lads in this stern test against Mohill.

Speaking to our own fans before the game there was certainly excitement and a bit of nervousness thrown in for good measure, it’s alright people saying your favorites but as many critics have told us you haven’t been tested, not something we would agree with and Mohill certainly brought a test on Sunday, a team with a wealth of experience at this level who have contested and won many a semifinal knocking out the Willies this season on the way to our game..

If you were to call Sunday a test its one the lads certainly passed with flying colors, they played with determination, believe, skill and heart showing that they were worthy of a place in a county final and certainly proving that they are ready to give it their all.

We are not going to call out any individual performances this was a fantastic team effort from everyone on the pitch and off; football is a squad game now a days and even those not involved on the day play their part on the training pitch helping the team prepare.

Some things have changed since we were last in a senior county final 21 years ago.
21 years ago there was no social media or internet, On Sunday we went live on social media for the last 10 minutes of the game and had over 150 Ballinamore fans from around the globe join us to watch the lads secure their deserved place in the County Final. Social media doesn’t make up for being at the game but it certainly helps when you’re on the other side of the world.

After Sundays result we could already see the messages of support coming in from around the world as Ballinamore fans near and far began to plan their trips home to support the lads in person, they’ll certainly be a few extra in attendance in a couple of weeks’ time !

Well done lads enjoy the buildup and good look in the final you deserve to be there. For all our fans home and away get the flags out and show your support.

Sponsorship

Special thanks to Bryan Cribbin and Emer Mc Devitt of Mc Devitts Pharmacy Ballinamore for their very generous sponsorship of zip tops for the team. All the lads would like to thank Bryan and Emer and wish them well with the launch of their new loyalty scheme which is available in store now.

Special thanks also to Chef ! Niall and Karen Of Gallogly OutdoorCatering for their generous sponsorship of Murphy’s socks for the senior team

MacDiarmada Gaels

Our Black and Amber u15 teams were in action in the second round of their Championship matches at the weekend with the Black team at home to St Marys in a tough match in which we were comfortably beaten, all credit must go to the lads their heads did not drop and they kept fighting to the end and hopefully all the hard work they have put in on the training ground will pay off in their next game

Our Amber team followed on their first round win against Mohill with another impressive win this time against St Marys in Ballinamore on Saturday, the lads put in a good display and were deserving winners by a score of 5:06 to 3:09

Nursery, u9 and U11s

Our season came to an end on Monday evening with a fantastic party in the club rooms for all of our nursery , u9 and u11 kids, it was certainly noisy with a sea of yellow every ware to be seen. The children have been fantastic all season and it was fitting to give them a good send off, special thanks to the senior players that attended, it certainly gave the kids and I am sure the players a great buzz after Sundays result to hear the chants of Ballinamore reverberating around the stand. Special thanks as ever to all the Mentors and Coaches who give up their time to train the kids and to everyone that helped out over the season and on Monday night

Club Gear

We will be taking orders on Wednesday night for the new black zip tops from 20:00 till 22:00 in the club rooms, please note we have been advised they will not be here in time for the final ! so if you want one and your okay for it not be here on time please come down. Gear is available direct from O’Neils – if you Google Ballinamore and O’Neils you will reach the store.

Flags

Only a couple of weeks to get the flags and bunting out to show your support for the team in this year’s county final. If you do not have a flag check out Murphy’s newsagent they have a wide range of flags, scarfs and headband.

Club Lotto Monday 30.09.19

Numbers Drawn : . 1 0 4 6 2 5 7 3.
Ní raibh aon bhuaiteoir den Lotto ar Dé Luan seo caite. Duaiseanna do dhaoine a bhí i láthair ar an oíche:
House Draw: Philip McHugh
Sponsored Tom Burns
€40 each: Kay Maguire, Main St. Aodhan Mac Samhrain, Trathnona. Samuel & Oran Dolan & Chloe Creamer, C/o Mona Creamer. Kevin Prior, Drumrane
Next week’s draw takes place in McGirls with a jackpot of €4,800

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Senior Championship

A fantastic performance on Sunday by the senior team in the quarterfinal clash against Drumreilly. The lads were a goal up after only 50 seconds and never looked back. There was some Fantastic scores and play from the lads in a very solid performance. Next up for the lads will be against Mohill with a place in the final up for grabs. This match will be in the 30th of September in pairc Sean at 16:00

Best of luck also to our junior lads who have a semi final of their own this weekend against Fenagh. The lads will be in action in Drumshanbo at 1730 this Saturday. Hopefully you can all make it to cheer the lads on.

MacDiarmada Gaels

Our u17 were in action last Friday in the championship final replay against St Mary’s it was a great performance by the lads who unfortunately lost by a single point. The lads should take heart in the fact that they put in a fine performance on the day and over the course of the season and were deserving finalists. Hopefully this great bunch of lads will be in many more finals over the coming years and will get the victory they deserve. A special word of thanks to the lads for the great football and evenings out we have had watching them and also special thanks to the selectors and management team.

Best of luck to our u15 lads who will be starting their championship campaign this Saturday when they are away to Glencar Manor at 12:00.

St Felims Ladies Minor final

Well done to the minor girls who put in a fantastic display on Friday night under the floodlights in Cloone against Allen Gaels in this years. The girls won by a score of 2:11 to 0:07 and looked to be always in control in a match with great football played by both the teams. Well done to the management and all of the players on a fantastic achievement.

Nursery and u9

Well done to all of our nursery players who played in their first away game in Bornacoola on Saturday morning. The children had a great time and were warmly welcomed by Bornacoola. Our u9 were also in action on the day in a very good game with the hosts. Special thanks to the hosts for making us welcome and as ever all the coaches and parents. Next up for the nursery and u9 is a blitz this Saturday against Mohill

Club Lotto Monday 16.09.19

Numbers Drawn : 5 6 7 2 0 1 3 4.
Ní raibh aon bhuaiteoir den Lotto ar Dé Luan seo caite. Duaiseanna do dhaoine a bhí i láthair ar an oíche:
House Draw: Gerry Mahon
Sponsored Sean O Suilleabhain
€40 each: Bridie Tiffoney, Kinlough. Joseph O’Connell, Keshcarrigan. Karen Griffin, Dernahelty Beg. Austin Quinn, Ardrum.
Next week’s draw takes place in The Heritage with a jackpot of €4,600

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Senior Championship

Unfortunately it looks like we will not have a championship game this weekend as Aughnasheelin have conceded the game.

MacDiarmada Gaels

Our u17 lads our in the County Championship final this Friday at 1830 against St Mary’s in Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada. This promises to be an exciting final with two great teams. We would like to with lads and the management all the best and hopefully as many of you as possible can get to Carrick to cheer the lads on.

Club Lotto Monday 02 09 2019

Numbers Drawn : 5 2 3 7 0 6 4 1
Ní raibh aon bhuaiteoir den Lotto ar Dé Luan seo caite. Duaiseanna do dhaoine a bhí i láthair ar an oíche:
House Draw: Simon Power
Sponsored Sean O Suilleabhain
€40 each: Eileen O’Brien, Stonebridge, Co Leitrim. Fintan McBrien, Aghavas & Conor Dolan, Carrigallen. Brian & Damien Mitchel, Drumreilly. Aoife Donohue, Knockanroe.
Next week’s draw takes place in An Bhainc with a jackpot of €4,400

Club notes Béal an Átha Móir Seán Ó hEislin

A great loss

On Saturday morning we all began to hear the sad news of Tommy “Spike” McCormack Junior’s passing and all our hearts began to break as we tried to process this devastating news.

Spike and his family have always been deeply connected to Ballinamore Seán O’Heslins with Spike playing both Hurling and football for the club.

As a hurler Spike usually lined out in goals and with his bravery and his massive puck out he excelled in the position. Indeed the sliotar was not the only ball he was known to strike as Tommy was also a noted golfer. But when it came to Gaelic games, Spike’s first love was football. Speed of thought and the quickness of his feet were his attributes. Indeed Spike prided himself on the fact that nobody was really sure if he was right footed or left footed; he was that good with either!

Spike represented the Club at all grades including senior, with one of his finest moments being when as joint captain he led us to a Junior B Championship in 2015. Spike was a determined man on the football pitch as well as off and this drive helped him to be a success in all he has done, as a club we were proud of him as a player and equally as proud when he did so well in the European and World powerlifting championships.

He never forgot his roots and was proud to wear his yellow Seán O’Heslins socks whenever he competed at the powerlifting. Spike was a Ballinamore man to the core loving the town and the club and and we were all proud of him when he was asked to open the festival in recognition of all he had achieved.

As Karen his lovely wife has said yellow was Spikes favorite colour and he was surely always proud to wear that Yellow Ballinamore Jersey. As a club it is hard to put into words how saddened we are and the sorrow we feel for his family and friends and we would all like to pass on our deepest sympathies and love to his wife Karen, his parents Tommy and Teresa, his sisters Majella, Elaine, Leona and Emma and all of Spikes family and friends at this difficult time.

Spike was a true Ceannabó man and he will certainly be missed by us all.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Senior Championship

The senior lads started their championship campaign on Saturday evening in Drumshanbo against Dromahaire ,after hearing the sad news on Spikes passing they lined out across the pitch as one and observed a minutes silence for their fallen friend.

The lads started the game with what looked like a point to proof and came out flying with Barry McGovern opening the scoring after less than 1 minute and after that it was one way traffic with the stand out point of the game coming from young Tom Prior a jinking 60 yard run from the 50 evading three Dromahair men and then a long range point .

Ballinamore led by 16 points at the Break only conceding 1 free to Dromahaire, The second half was similar with the Lads playing well and pushing forward at every opportunity and adding scores. The final score was 4:26 to 1:02 to the lads and an impressive win one we are sure Spike would have been proud of, next up is the neighbours Aughawillan on Saturday at 1900 in Pairc Sean MacDiarmada.

Intermediate Championship

As with the senior lads our intermediate lads showed their respect to Spike with a minutes silence before their opening match against Leitrim Gaels. The lads put in a good performance but a number of wides and a missed penalty against a very good wife left us with to much to do. The lads put in a great effort and started the second half well with 3 scores to no reply but it was not enough and we lost by a score of 3:12 to 0:07 next up for the lads is a match against Cloone on Sunday at 12:00 in Carrigallen.

Club Crest and Cairde Ceannabo

For the first time in many years the club is updating its crest. The old crest has been worn with pride for many years but it was felt that the time is right to revamp our logo.

The new layout incorporates the original S.O.H. into a sleek, modern design which works well on all backgrounds.

The new crest incorporates the S.O.H layout of the original crest along with the Club name and the Club motto (CEANN NA BÓ GO DEO). You will also notice in the centre of the crest the 3 arches which represent the main bridge in the town at the canal basin… One of Ballinamore’s most iconic landmarks. Did you know that the name Ballinamore derives from the Irish Béal an Átha Móir which literally means “The Mouth of the Big Ford”. The Ford was a crossing point on the river where the town was first established. Now this landmark crossing point is emblazoned on our new crest!

The crest is being launched in conjunction with our new supporters club, CAIRDE CEANNABO! Membership is now open for 2019 Cairde Ceannabo at a cost of €50. Members will receive a stylish new 2019 car sticker along with entry to a draw for 2 All-Ireland tickets complete with overnight accommodation for 2 in Buswells Hotel, Dublin. Membership is limited, so ask any member of the executive for details. CEANN NA BÓ GO DEO!

Historical display

Seán Ó Súilleabháin and his team have recently completed an historical display of images in our club rooms which chart all of our successes over the years. There are some fantastic images and we would recommend all our followers to take a look over the coming weeks, special thanks to Sean and his team for all the hard work they have put into this fantastic display.

Minor ladies

Well done to our Minor ladies who defeated Allen Gaels on a scoreline of 7-14 to 2-6 in the opening round of the Championship last night. A great performance from all of the team.

Next up, we play St Brigid’s on Wednesday, 31st July at 7pm in Ballinamore. Please come out to support the girls!

Sympathy

Deepest sympathies are extended to the family and friends of the late Mick Prior who passed away after illness on Sunday. Mick’s Nephews, nieces, grand nephews and grand nieces are all involved with the club and we wish them and all his family and friends deepest sympathy at this difficult time

A speedy Recovery

Best of luck to club and county star Aoibhinn Keegan who is recovering from her cruciate knee surgery, everyone at the club wishes her a speedy recovery.

Club Lotto Monday 29 07 2019

Numbers Drawn : 1 4 7 0 2 6 5 3
Ní raibh aon bhuaiteoir den Lotto ar Dé Luan seo caite. Duaiseanna do dhaoine a bhí i láthair ar an oíche:
House Draw Martina Farry
Sponsored Martina Farry
€40 each: Aaron Mahon, Lucan. Bernie Beirne, Ardrum. Sarah Corby, Mobile No. Mark Kinsella, c/o David McTiernan
Next week’s draw takes place in McGirls with a jackpot of €3,900
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Senior League Match 

Well done to the lads on a fantastic victory on Saturday evening against Gottletteragh, the lads won by a score of 3:12 to 0:14, the result leaves us second in the league one point behind Mohill, the next couple of weeks will be busy for the lads with two games a week first up this week is a match against Melvin Gaels at 20:00 on Wednesday evening followed by a match on Saturday at 1900 against St Mary’s. Your support would be greatly appreciated.. 

Division 4 

Hard luck to the division 4 lads who were defeated by Aughawillan on Sunday in the play off with the final score 3:17 to 2:10 

U12 Cross county Final 

Well done to the MacDiarmada Gaels boys and girls who won the Cross County cup on Saturday in Pairc Sean. The team defeated a very good Rinn Gaels team on the day playing some great football, they never gave up in a match that was played in warm conditions and required extra time to find a winner giving it their all. It was great to see Louis Quinn team captain defying his years and delivering a fitting speech to the assembled crowd thanking his team, the opposition and the mentors. Hopefully this will be the first of many speeches by Louis 

Team: Liam Cunnane, Riain McManus, Michael Keegan, Luke Ruddy, Tom Moolick, Oisin Mulvey Gildea, Mark Aherne, Dara McCormack, Louis Quinn, Jack Moolick, James Winters, Harry Prior, Niall Aherne, Marcel Zelias, Adam Winters, Romy McAllister, Lucy Murphy, Sinead Martin, Aisling Maguire, Ciara Cunnane, Dearbhla O’Connell, Tina Regan, Eppie McAllister. 

Nursery, U9 and U11 

Nursery will return this Saturday at 10:00 after it’s break for the Feile, U9 and U11 training will be on Monday at 1900 

Club Lotto Monday 08.07.19 

Numbers Drawn : 7 1 2 5 3 0 6 4. 

Ní raibh aon bhuaiteoir den Lotto ar Dé Luan seo caite. Duaiseanna do dhaoine a bhí i láthair ar an oíche: 

House Draw P S Mac an Phriora. 

Sponsored Andrias O’Dubhthaigh 

40 each: : Anna Maxwell, Carrickmakeegan. Ruairi Sullivan, Gleann Dara. Paul Cullen, Aghadark. Brian Banks, Willowfield Rd 

Next week’s draw takes place in the Commercial Hotel with a jackpot of €3,600