Shannonbridge GAA Club Notes

Shannonbridge / Doon Lottery.
No winner last week. The numbers drawn were 9, 16, 27, 28. There was one match three winner. This week’s jackpot is €13,000.

Intermediate Football Championship.
Shannonbridge fought their way back into the championship with a win over Clonbullogue, in a close game, at Ballinamere on Saturday. The loss, through injury, of Niall Price, before the start and of John Egan, halfway through the first half, did not help Shannonbridge’s cause, but despite a number of missed chances they held an interval lead of 0-5 to 0-4. Clonbullogue started the second half with a series of attacking moves that yielded four wides in as many minutes, before taking a two point lead with a deflected goal in the eleventh minute. They held this lead for most of the half, until a goal from Declan Kelly put Shannonbridge back in front by two points at 1-7 to 1-5. With Clonbullogue pressing hard, Shannonbridge broke away and a foul on Declan Kelly was punished by a point from Paul Deeley, who followed this up with further points in injury time, from play and a free, to leave the final score 1.10 to 1-5. Team: Liam Griffin, Willie Keena, Mel Darcy, Colm Kenny, Shane Flannery (0-1), Eamon Kelly, Dermot Turley, John Egan, Conor Killeen, Peadar Kelly, Anthony Kelly (0-1f), Ciaran Flannery (0-1), Paul Deeley (0-5, 2f), Ciaran Kearns (0-1), Declan Kelly (1-1). Subs: Trevor Mahon for John Egan, Roger Ryan for Peadar Kelly, Rory O’Connor for Paul Deeley and Deeley for Declan Kelly.

Best Wishes.
Best wishes and a speedy recovery, from all in the club, to John Ryan, who sustained a serious shoulder injury in last week’s intermediate game.

Celebrity Bainisteoir.
Only two weeks now to the game v Castleisland Desmonds, which takes place, in Shannonbridge, on Saturday week, 28th August. Our Bainisteoir, Nuala Carey, will have been well impressed with the spirit shown in Saturday’s game.