MONALEEN GAA CLUB NOTES
GET IRELAND WALKING: Monaleen GAA Club is delighted to announce their engagement with Operation Transformation and Get Ireland Walking. As a community, we will walk one night per week, starting and finishing at the clubhouse. So kick start your health plan for 2020 and have some fun by taking part! Participants are requested to meet at Monaleen GAA Clubhouse to register. The walks take place on six Mondays from Monday, January 13 to Monday, February 16 at Monaleen GAA Clubhouse from 7.30pm.
There is no cost involved and the event is open to all members and non-members. However, no dogs are allowed and all children must be accompanied. Participants are asked to wear high visibility clothing, to bring torches and let’s light up our community. This event was well supported in 2019 and we hope to see as many as possible in 2020.
Monaleen GAA Healthy Club Committee recently announced that their application to join Phase 4 of the GAA Healthy Club Project had been successful. This allows the Club to move forward with plans and activities to be recognised as a Healthy Club.
FUNDRAISING TABLE QUIZ: Monaleen GAA club is holding a Table Quiz Fundraiser on Friday, January 17 at 8pm in Monaleen Clubhouse. Proceeds will go towards our newly crowned Intermediate footballers and Ladies football team expenses. Please support by taking a table on the night. The cost for a table of four is €40.
AWARDS NIGHT: The Monaleen GAA Awards Night takes place on Friday, January 31 in the Monaleen GAA Clubhouse. Join us for a night of celebration! Further details to follow.
VICTORY CELEBRATIONS: The victory celebrations for Junior Footballers 1969 & 2019 will take place on Saturday, February 15, at the Kilmurry Lodge. Further details to follow.
SYMPATHY: Monaleen GAA Club would like to extend sincere sympathy to the family of the late Alan Kavanagh, Bloomfield, Annacotty and formerly of Newbridge, Kildare, who passed away recently. Alan is sadly missed by his loving wife Eileen (nee Murray), sons Scott and Jamie, daughter Amy, his mam Ann, brothers Gerry, Des and Brian, sisters Margaret, Frances, Gillian and Ann Marie, mother-in-law Winifred, relatives, neighbours, work colleagues and friends. Following Funeral Mass in St Conleth’s Parish Church, Newbridge on Friday last, burial took place in St. Conleth’s Cemetery, Newbridge. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
LOTTO RESULTS: The latest Lotto draw took place on January 2, with the jackpot standing at €20,000. The numbers drawn were 12, 18, 26 and 31. Winners of the €50 lucky dips were S. Walker, Killonan; J. McDevitt, Ashleigh Wood; P. Kelly, Golflinks Rd; G. Cummins @ Leos. Tickets can be purchased on a weekly basis from local shops and pubs and the draw is held every Thursday night in the club at 10pm.