To keep in touch with everything on a week-to-week basis you can keep an eye on the Coaching & Games section where fixtures and notes will be updated weekly.
20/20 Communication
As per contact from Damien all correspondence with clubs will now be conducted via email and through the club secretaries’ address ONLY. There are two addresses per club, one for the adult club (secretary.clubname.longford@gaa.ie) and one for the underage section (secretarybng.clubname.longford@gaa.ie). It is all clubs responsibility to ensure someone is monitoring these accounts and passing the information to the relevant people.
20/20 Vision For Longford Coaching Workshops
Code Of Ethics Course
On this Friday the 5th of June we will be holding a Code of Ethics and Best Practice in Sport Course. Places are very limited and must be booked by contacting Damien on 087 912 6556.
Award 1 Youth Course
All five Clubs involved in this program have now completed at least their 3rd session with one club now fully complete. To date everything has been going smoothly so we would like to congratulate and thank each club for their organisation and we look forward to the remaining sessions in the weeks ahead.
U13 All County Competition
Our U13 Competition enters the finals stage this Thursday as both the Shield and Cup finals take place in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, see below for fixtures. Last Thursday seen Northern Gaels qualify for the Cup Final where they will meet Longford Slashers and in a very close and hard fought Shield semi final North Longford will take on East Longford in the first game of the night.
This U13 competition was designed so as to give more players the chance to play 15 a side football against teams of a similar ability. There are 11 teams taking part which are made up of 5 Clubs, 2 Amalgamations and 4 Regional Units and those teams are as follows: Clonguish Óg, East Longford (Wolfe Tones Óg/Clonbroney/St. Vincents), Granard Ballymore, Killoe Óg, Longford Slashers, Mid Longford (Carrick Sarsfields/St. Dominics Moydow Harpers Óg), North Longford (St. Colmcilles/St. Francis), Northern Gaels, South Longford (Ballymahon Forgney Gaels/Southern Gaels), St. Patricks Óg and Western Gaels.
The competition had been drawn up in a blitz type format that would allow each team two matches per fixture with winning teams progressing and losing teams going through the back door with the chance of still reaching one of two finals.
Thursday, 28th May 2015
U13 Longford Competition Week 4 Finals
Please note:
North Longford = St. Colmcille’s, St. Francis
South Longford = Ballymahon Forgney Gaels, Southern Gaels
East Longford = Wolfe Tones Óg, Clonbroney, St. Vincents
Mid Longford = Carrick Sarsfields, St. Dominic’s/Moydow Harpers Óg
Shield Semi Final
Venue: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
North Longford V East Longford 6:45pm
30 minute halves, 60 minute game
Cup Final
Venue: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
Longford Slashers V Northern Gaels 8pm
30 minute halves, 60 minute game
U12 Competitions
This year see’s the expansion of our link up with Leitrim GAA as for 2015 there will be 10 Longford Clubs and 10 Leitrim Clubs competing in two different divisions of our cross border league. In division 1 and 2 we will have a two group or 5 where everyone plays each other in the group and then qualifies for a knockout round which will give all teams 4 group games plus at least one knockout round. The eight remain Longford clubs will make up two groups of four teams who will play each team in their group and then qualify for a knockout round. This makes up phase 1 of our U12 season and phase 2 will kick in with just the Longford Clubs as they compete in the Longford League which will conclude in early October. Dates for all the rounds of the Longford Leitrim competitions and the Longford competition are on the Master Fixtures list with round 1 games taking place on Tuesday 9th of June and all fixtures have been forwarded to club secretaries since last week.
Longford Leitrim U12 League Division 1 & 2
Tuesday 9th June 2015
Under 12 Longford/Leitrim Football League Division 1 Group 1 Round 1
All games at 7:30pm
Granard/Ballymore V BYE
Páirc Sheán Ui Heislin: Ballinamore-Sean O’Heslin’s V Longford Slashers
Pairc Philib Mhic Aongusa: Mohill V Clonguish Og
Under 12 Longford/Leitrim Football League Division 1 Group 2 Round 1
All games at 7:30pm
St Mary’s-Kiltoghert V BYE
Leitrim Gaels: Leitrim Gaels V St. Patrick’s Og
Allen Gaels: Allen Gaels V Killoe Og
Under 12 Longford/Leitrim League Division 2 Group 1 Round 1
All games at 7:30pm
Wolfe Tones Og V BYE
Carrigallen: Carrigallen V Shannon Gaels
Fenagh-St. Caillin’s: Fenagh-St Caillins V St. Colmcille’s
Under 12 Longford/Leitrim League Division 2 Group 2 Round 1
All games at 7:30pm
Aughavas V BYE
Kiltubrid: Kiltubrid V Carrick Sarsfields
Annaduff: Annaduff V St. Francis
Longford U12 Football League
Monday 8th June 2015
U12 Football League Division 1 Group 2 Round 1
All games at 7:30pm
Ballybrien: Ballymore V Gratten Gaels
Thursday 11th June 2015
U12 Football League Division 1 Group 1 Round 1
All games at 7:30pm
Monaduff: St Vincent’s V Northern Gaels
Maguire Park: Clonbroney V Ballymahon Forgney Gaels
U12 Football League Division 1 Group 2 Round 1
All games at 7:30pm
Páirc Chiarán: Southern Gaels V St. Dominic’s
Go Games Fixtures
Go Games at all age grades and both codes are now up and running and will continue in the months ahead. Please see below for all up to date fixtures in our Go Games program.
All blitzes to start at 7pm unless stated differently.
3/6/15 Respect Exhibition Go Games U10 Blitz 5 – 7pm
Ardagh: St. Patricks Óg, Carrick Sarsfields, Killoe Óg, Longford Slashers
Drumlish: St. Vincents, Clonguish Óg, St. Colmcilles, St. Francis
Edgeworthstown: Wolfe Tones Óg, Granard, Grattan Gaels
Forgney: Ballymahon Forgney Gaels, Shannon Gaels, Southern Gaels, St. Dominics/Moydow Harpers Óg
Ballymore: Ballymore Shamrocks, Clonbroney, Northern Gaels
10/6/15 Respect Exhibition Go Games U8 Blitz 4 – 7pm
Killoe: Killoe Óg, St. Francis, St. Patricks Óg, St. Vincents
Longford Slashers: Longford Slashers, St. Dominics/Moydow Harpers Óg, Wolfe Tones Óg, Clonguish Óg
Abbeylara: Northern Gaels, St. Colmcilles, Clonbroney
Lanesboro: Shannon Gaels, Granard, Grattan Gaels, Ballymore Shamrocks
Cashel: Southern Gaels, Ballymahon Forgney Gaels, Carrick Sarsfields
Club Development
Our three club development facilitators have been busy getting around to all our Underage Sections conducting a review or where the club is currently at as regards club development needs and this process will continue in the weeks and months ahead as clubs identify there most pressing developmental need and Longford C&G will deliver a workshop to address these needs throughout the summer.
Schools Coaching
Our school coaching has now entered its final few weeks. In the last few weeks we have offered schools the opportunity to have blitzes run within their own school and we have a full program set out until Friday the 19th of June. This is a great opportunity for school kids to get to play organised games where otherwise they might not get the chance.
Our Primary Schools outdoor hurling championship Division 1 continued last week as all 3 rounds are now complete with only finals to be fixed. Last week seen the Division 2, 3 and Camogie blitz finals take place with Killasonna claiming the Division 2 title, Ballinalee taking home the Division 3 title and Colehill capturing the Camogie title.
Development Squad
Our U14 squad are out on Saturday at 10am for a coaching session and a game the following week against Westmeath. The U13 Gaelic Football Skill School which will consist of all skill based development sessions and will run throughout the year commences on Saturday 13th at 10.00 am in Clonguish. This Skill School will be open to all boys born in 2002 ONLY who wish to attend.
All updated development squad news can be got on the Longford GAA website at https://longfordgaa.ie/development-squad-news/
Kelloggs GAA Cúl Camp Dates
The Kellogg’g GAA Cúl Camp website is now live and the bookings have already started to come through thick and fast as the TV advert rolls and the promotional material appears on boxes of Cornflakes and Rice Krispies. The website can be viewed at www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie The kits this year will see a half zip warm up top and modern jersey replace the traditional jersey, shorts and socks as well as including the trusty school bag in Blue & Yellow colours. Due to a number of reasons we have had to change our schedule slightly this year so please see below for details as you start planning your summer holidays.
July 6th – 10th: Abbeylara, Dromard & Longford Slashers
July 13th – 17th: Ballymahon, Killoe & Newtownforbes
July 20th – 24th: Ardagh & Granard
July 27th – 31st: Legan (formerly Carrickedmond) & Lanesboro
Tommy Mc Loughlin 086 191 4626, Paddy O Connor 086 190 4060, Damien Sheridan 087 912 6556 or follow us on Twitter @OfficialLDGAA & www.longfordgaa.ie