Granagh notes for 1st & 2nd April

Granagh Utd F.C
Lotto results:
There was no winner of the €3,300 in the lotto draw last week.
Numbers drawn were 6. 8.24.30
Lucky dip winners of €20 each were M O` Keeffe Croom, Jimmy Stapleton Granagh, Donie Daffy Croom.
Next weeks jackpot is €3.400.


Lotto results:
There was no winner of the €3,400 in the lotto draw this week.
Numbers drawn were 4.11.24.30
Lucky dip winners of €20 each were Tom O Shea Granagh, Nuala Stapleton Granagh, Shaunagh Fitzgibbon Granagh.
Next weeks jackpot is €3.500.

U10:
On Saturday the 14th our U10 team were away to Newcastle West B in the league.
As always we were treated to a very entertaining game of football.
Newcastle West were first to score with an early strike and when they were awarded a penalty late in the half,
it made the half time score 2-0 to the hosts.
Granagh tried hard in the second half to get back in to the game and forced some fine saves from the Newcastle
goal keeper, but with all their effort the goals never came and so Newcastle West took all three points.

U14:
Also on Saturday the 14th our U14 team were away to Div 1 side Newcastle West Rovers A in the 2nd round of the cup.
The lads really stepped up to this challenge and after five minutes were unlucky not be one up when Danny Shelton took a
shot that shaved the upright, but to be fair Rovers had a few good shots too that went very close as the half went on but with
no goals the half time score read 0-0. The second half was a very similar contest, with chances at both ends until Jack Walsh
netted, with one minute of normal time left, to give Granagh a 1-0 lead in which you would think game set and match, but as
football all to often proves it’s never over until the final whistle sounds. When Rovers got a corner from the tip off we failed to pick
up the loose man on the edge of the box and so paid the price when he slotted home a fine goal, to level things up again and take
this game to extra time.
Five minutes into extra time Padraig Lynch added his name to the score sheet with a superb long range shot that beat the keeper
to give Granagh the lead again, which they held on to this time and progressed to the quarter final stages of the cup.
Well done lads.

TEA DANCING:

We had a big crowd at our afternoon dance on the Sunday 15th, with music by Liam O'Sullivan. It was one of those beautiful spring
evenings and once our dancers got going we turned off the heating and had to open the doors while the tea was being served.
All our usual dancers turned up and we had some new faces also.
The Ballingarry bus was first to arrive, closely followed by Pat Quinn's ' Love Bus' from Newtown.
The Monagea and Knockainey gangs were a little late but made it just in time. The glamorous ladies from Ardagh, along with the
men of course, had their usual table in the corner. The Moloneys, Mulqueens and numerous others make up a great crowd whom we
look forward to meeting each month. On Sunday, Mrs Maureen Lynch celebrated her birthday and she was presented with a bouquet
by Mick Fitzgerald.
Once again we had loads of prizes for the raffle, due to the generosity of the people attending the dance.
Of course, without the ladies who bake and supply us with delicious pastries for the tea, we would not be able to keep going at all.
Sincere thanks to Nora Mulqueen, Anne O'Rourke, Mary Boyce, Mary Carroll, Mary Lynch ,Anne Hickey and Marian Noonan.
Also our helpers who serve teas, sell tickets, wash up etc - many thanks to Marietta Sheehan, Anne Fitzgibbon, Eileen Noonan,
Martin Carroll, Pajoe Boyce and Sean Cagney. Hope I haven't forgotten anyone.
Our last dance for this year will be on April 19th, music by John Shanahan & The Nightingales.


U13 CHOIR:

After a number of cancellations, the U12 choir eventually got to perform in the community games competition last Friday night in
Rathkeale. They were competing against three other choirs and were last up to perform. They had to sing three songs and they
chose 'Feelin Groovy', 'A Mhuire Mhathair' and 'The Lion sleeps Tonight'
They gave a wonderful performance which gained them second place and Silver Medals.
Their leaders Susie Butler and Noelle Dunworth wished to compliment the choir on their performance and how well behaved they were
as they sat and listened to the other performers. They also wish to thank the parents who stay on at the practices to help out with
supervision.
Congratulations to Noelle and Susie also, for giving so generously of their time every week and for giving the children the experience and
opportunity to take part in this competition for the first time.

YOUTH CLUB:

Next club night is Friday 3rd April, 8pm to 9.30pm. Finally, we got around to arranging our course on car and motorbike engines.
This is made possible by the Moloney family, who have kindly agreed to share their vast knowledge and their wide variety of bikes,quads,
cars etc with our members. It is a fabulous opportunity to examine the vehicles up close and to have questions answered.
Ger has actually built a motorbike himself and they hope to go to Mondello racing shortly. Kevin is a qualified mechanic and he hopes to
have a very rare Japenese import to show us. Paul has recently taken up car photography which he uses to put together calendars etc.
We have a number of limited places for non-members who are really interested in learning more about cars, but please contact me on
087-9139902 (evenings) for further details.

UPCOMING COURSES:

1. County Limerick Local Sports Partnership are running a one-day Active Leadership course on 28th March in Croom Community Centre.

This course is aimed at adult coaches/leaders who work or wish to work in a wide range of locations including local sports clubs, community
groups, workplaces and community centres.
Course Content: • Planning a Session. • Core Leadership Skills. • Effective Communication. • Observation. • Group Management.
• Safety and Injury Prevention. • General Administration.
A ‘Certificate of Competence’ will be awarded on completion of a satisfactory course assessment. Participants are assessed throughout
the course on attendance, application, leading a warm up session, planning ability and leadership skills.
Date: March 28th : Venue: Croom Community Hall. Time: 9:00am – 6:00pm. Course Fee: €30 per person.
Please contact Kathleen Kennedy at 061-496463 for further information and booking form.

2. Level 7 Diploma in Drug and Alcohol Studies. (Part-time September 2009 to May 2010). University of Limerick.
Course brochure and application forms can be obtained from The Department of Lifelong Learning & Outreach
(061) 202530/202047, email: lifelonglearning@ul.ie


DRAMA:

The last few nights of the comedy ' The Curse of Josey Ward ' will be held in the Con Colbert Hall, Athea on 26th, 28th and 29th March at
8p.m. A great nights entertainment assured.

NEW ARRIVAL:

Congratulations to Louise and Steven Kiely on the birth of their first baby, a little boy who arrived safely on Monday.