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Our McGovern Directional Drilling Seniors reached the end of their Hodson Bay Hotel Group Senior Championship campaignon Sunday when they went down to a superior and physically stronger and more experienced St Brigids in the County Semi Final in Strokestown. It has been a great championship run for the team, reaching the semi final for the first time since 1927. No doubt this will be a great learning experience for all.Thanks a million to the entire panel for their commitment throughout the entire season. Thanks also to Michael Jordan and his excellent management team. We wish to thank Tony McGovern for providing food for the lads after the game on Sunday. Finally, we wish to thank our magnificent supporters who have followed us throughout the year,

Congratulations to our u14s on being presented with the Garda Cup for 2015 after receiving a walkover from Tulsk on Sunday. Thanks to the Boyle Garda Division and to Sergeant Frank Egan and Garda Michael Pilkington for presenting the cup and the medals. Thanks to those who provided food for refreshments after the presentations. Thanks also to Loyola Kelly who presented the player of the match trophy in memory of her husband the late Sergeant John Kelly. The trophy was presented to Stephen O’Connor for his performance in the A versus B game that was played among the Boyle panel, with the assistance of two Tulsk players. The 2016 Garda Cup competition will commence very shortly. Details will be provided. The Keenan Cup competition will also commence in the coming weeks.

The U20 Championship will commence on the weekend of 15th/16th October when Boyle will host  a Kilmore/ Shannon Gaels combination in Abbey Park.

The Cooney Motors/ Cooney’s Centra Juniors are due to play Padraig Pearses in a Division 4 relegation play-off very shortly.

LADIES FOOTBALL: The U-14s play Kilmore/Elphin in the Division 1b final in Ballyleague Sunday October 9th at 12noon.
We are delighted to announce that Boyle Ladies GAA Club and Boyle GAA Club are joining forces to start up a joint GAA Nursery Programme for school going Girls and Boys in Junior Infants, Senior Infants and 1st Class.

The Nursery Programme is a series of fun based exercises to develop movement, motor skills, agility, balance, coordination, running and jumping skills. These skills form the basis for the later development of the specific skills of Hurling, Camogie and Gaelic Football.
The Nursery Programme will be run in two 7 week blocks, Block 1 commencing on Monday 17th October 2016 (6-7pm, Indoor Venue) & Block 2 commencing February 2017 date to be confirmed.
Registration for the Nursery Programme will be held in Boyle GAA Clubhouse on Wednesday 5th October 2016 between 7pm-8pm. Information on the Nursery Programme will also be available there.
(Pic shows the Boyle Garda cup winning team)

 

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