Lotto

Lotto results 18/07/16

Jackpot: €14,000 

Numbers drawn: 4, 7, 14, 19

Result: No jackpot winner

2 x €100 winners: Tom Tuite, 7 Nolans. 

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Underage Coaching

Underage coaching continues on Friday evenings 6.30 to 7.30
Players can register at any training session. 

Croke Park

Well done to Mikey Moffett who played in the halftime games in at the Leinster Final in Croke Park.

Fixtures

Senior Championship V Castledaly in Moate Friday 22^nd .@ 7.30pm

Junior Championship  Tyrrellspass in Tyrrellspass Thursday 21^st @ 7.30

U16 Championship: V St Lomans Away @ 7.30 Monday 25^th

Don’t Miss a Chance to Win

Forms for a yearly Lotto subscription are available, also forms for direct debit.

Club Shop

Give Carmel a call at 087 9496347 if you wish to purchase any club gear or. Brochure can be viewed on our website and Facebook page.  

Just a reminder regarding our free text message service which over 400 supporters have signed up to.
Occasional messages are sent to remind supporters about various club activities. Send your name and number to 087 8362297 if you wish to sign up

Bingo

Bingo continues every Friday at 8.30, come along and bring a friend for an enjoyable night’s entertainment.

Website

www.thedownsgaa.com.

The Downs Ladies Football

Results

U16 Division 1 Championship                    The Downs 4-6                  Moate 6-0

Last Tuesday evening The Downs travelled to Hogan Park in Moate for their final group game eventually coming out on top after a tough physical encounter. This win leaves us unbeaten in our group and secured a place in this year’s Division 1 U16 Final.

Moate put our girls under pressure from the kick off with a number of goals but as the game progressed our defence stared to gel and our forwards took some well taken goals & points which kept us in touch going in level half time – The Downs 4-6 Moate 6-0

In the 2^nd half Moate went ahead again with a number of points but when the Downs eventually settled and outscored Moate 2-2 to 0-4 taking control of the game. Downs Squad on the day Caoimhe Hunt, Clodagh Kelly, Emma Thompson, Aoife Mullen, Hannah Dalton, Lauren Collins, Ciara Faulkner, Sheila McGrath (1-0), Megan Dowdall (1-0), Grainne Smyth, Lucy Power (2-3), Olivia Glynn, Britney McNamee (2-1), Erica Hynes, Orla Murray (0-4), Alex O’Connor, Roisin Murray.

Well done Girls.

 U14 Girls Championship,            The Downs  2:6                 Mullingar Shamrocks 1:4

 Our U14 girls panel continued their impressive run in this year’s championship with a hard fought victory against a strong Mullingar Shamrocks side. After the concession of an early score, The Downs dominated possession in the first half and the defence was resolute. Scores from Ellie O’Brien and Caoimhe Scally meant we led by 1-4 to 0-1 at the break. After swapping 0-2 early in the second half, both sides created further scoring chances as Mullingar Shamrocks dominated possession to narrow the gap to 2 points. However, our defence stood strong and a late goal by Francesca Walshe allowed The Downs to run out victors by a score line of 2-6 to 1-4. Aideen Gilbride, Isabel Hunt and Katie Murphy stood out amongst an excellent defensive display whilst the hard work of Caoimhe Scally and Caoimhe Monaghan at midfield was outstanding. In the forward line, the scores of Ellie O’Brien and Grace O’Sullivan were vital along with the hard running of the remainder of the attack which created many scoring opportunities. In truth this game could have gone either way with scores at crucial times making the difference.

 Our unbeaten run in the Championship means we are now directly into the semi finals in early September. In the coming weeks we play our remaining league and championship games along with a number of challenges in preparation for the final phase of the season. Our next league game takes place on Friday July 22^nd at 7.45 in The Downs versus Caulry. All support is appreciated.

 Squad: Helen Tansey, Aideen Gilbride, Aoife Murtagh, Isabel Hunt, Gemma Faulkner, Kayleigh Reidy, Katie Murphy, Caoimhe Monaghan, Caoimhe Scally, Zara Murtagh, Laura Robson, Katie Moore, Grace O’Sullivan, Ellie O’Brien, Amy Gilgan, Francesca Walshe, Katie Cribben, Katie Meyler, Louise O’Rourke, Ciara Mangan-Lynch, Amy Mulreid, Robyn Dagg, Rachel Harte

Intermediate Championship:

On Thursday last we played the opening game in the championship against Kinnegad. The Downs went into an early lead but by halftime trailed by 2 points, unfortunately in the second half we didn’t get to the pace of the game and Kinnegad emerged winners. Team: Sarah McGuire, Gillian Ferguson, Amy Dagg, Rebecca Kelly, Aoife Rowan, Emma Murtagh, Claire Crowley, Niamh Nolan, Leanne Duncan, Mary Lynam, Laura Wynne, Beth McGuire, Britney McNamee, Bernie Corroon, Niamh Rowan, Amy Kenny, Roisin Scally, Aisling  Egerton, Georgina Crowley, Hanna McGrath, Laura Smullen, Ellen Tate.

Lidl Cash for your Club

Thanks to everone who support the club in the Lidl’s LGFA promotion.

We also entered the video competition   , thanks to Shauna Conneely who took on the project, you can see the video online or through our The Downs  facebook page.

Underage Coaching

Underage coaching started on continues on Friday evenings 6.30 to 7.30

Players can register at any training session with their coaches.

Under 16/18

Training on Thursday evenings at 7

Thanks to everyone who helped out with the U16 cakesale.

Clothes Collections

The Ladies Football are collecting bags of clothes as a fundraiser, so you can now de- clutter and help the club raise funds. Bags of clothes can be left with any team coach or committee member. Please ask family, neighbours, friend and co-workers to fill a bag.

Clothes can be left in the Blue Bin beside the scoreboard.