Monaleen GAA Club Notes:

Lotto:
The latest Lotto draw took place on Thursday Feb 16th. The jackpot was €12,900. The numbers drawn were 2, 5, 23 and 26. The €50 lucky dip winners drawn were E.Harrington (Monaleen Road), M/G Webster (Kylemore), S.Dolan (Carrigeen) and G.Twomey (Killonan).
The club lotto can also now be played online at: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=906#Anchor

Limerick Senior Footballers:
Where narrowly defeated by Louth last Sunday on a scoreline of 1:15 to 1:13 up in Ardee County Louth. Donal O’Sullivan, Eoin O’Shea and Brian Donovan were all involved on the panel.

Celebrations Dinner:
Takes place on Saturday the 25th of March 2023 at The Limerick Strand Hotel. This event will be hosted by Valerie Wheeler. Prosecco Reception followed by Medal Presentation and 4 Course Dinner. Entertainment on the night by The Prophets and DJ Richie. Tickets are on sale now at €70 per person. (See Attached Poster for further details)

Mayor of Limerck City and County Council:
Francis Foley held a Mayoral Reception for our All Ireland Intermediate Hurling Champions in the Council Chambers County Hall over the weekend.

Membership:
Monaleen GAA Club membership for 2023 is now due and must be paid prior to 31st of March 2023. Membership must be processed through Foireann at www.foireann.ie
Please note that only those who are fully paid up adult members prior to the 31st of March can be included in draws for All Ireland Tickets or to have a vote at the club AGM.
Please also note that Juvenile Members and Social Members (including Tennis Club and Golf Society) do not qualify for these entitlements. Any social member may pay the top up to become a full member of the club for ticket or vote purposes, provided the full rate is paid before March 31st.
For 2023, the club has streamlined its membership rates as follows:
All Adult Players and First Juvenile Players in a family €100.00
A €10 reduction is applied for each subsequent underage player in the same family.
All other Members including coaches/officers/committee members: €75.00
Social Membership: €30.00
All players must pay their membership prior to undertaking any club activities as you are not covered for any injuries prior to membership being paid.

Castletroy College:
Best wishes to Castletroy College Senior Hurlers who take on Hamilton High School Bandon in the Munster B U19 Hurling Final tomorrow Tuesday the 21st of February at 12:30pm in Kildorrery GAA grounds in North Cork. There is a very strong Monaleen influence on the team so best wishes to all involved.

Monaleen GAA Easter Camp 2023
Are taking place over the two weeks of the Easter school holidays.
The hurling camp is running from Wednesday the 5th of April until Friday the 7th of April.
The football camp is running from Tuesday the 11th of April until Thursday the 13th of April.
Cost of this is €60 per child per camp.
The link to book is https://member.clubforce.com/memlist_m.asp?ll_id=3231
Please see the attached poster for further details.

U15 Team:
Our victorious u15 team from 2022 were recently hosted in the clubhouse after a very successful year which involved winning The County Feile, The All Ireland Feile Division 4 and also the u15 A county football title.
Camogie and Ladies Football teams are back out training and are always happy to welcome new players to each age group. Catering for girls aged U6 to adult, if your daughter is interested in starting either or both of these sports, please do get in touch. (Please see attached poster)
Community walks will continue from Monaleen clubhouse on Monday evenings at 7.15pm with the route incorporating the Castletroy Urban Greenway.

Sportskey:
We have partnered up with *SportsKey* to manage our Pitch & facilities booking.
This will streamline our booking system and remove the need to book via WhatsApp , text, emails, call etc.
Coaches need to log in and create a username & password via the below link.
Choose the slot you need and complete the booking.
Trainings are 1 Hour slot.
Matches/blitz are 1.5 Hour Slots
The booking is only complete when you receive a confirmation approval from the administrator.
Championship fixtures will be inputted when released in the spring. Championship as always will override trainings. It’s the responsibility of the coaches to monitor the calendar to ensure they are up to speed with changes.
Weekly slots remain.
*Football*- Monday
*LGFA*- Wednesday
*Camogie*- Thurs & Sun
*Hurling*- Friday & Sat (go games)
https://portal.sportskey.com/venues/monaleen-gaa