Annual Social & Presentation Night
One of the highlights of the year is always our annual social & presentation night which takes place on Saturday 20th February in the Hillgrove Hotel. This is always a very enjoyable occasion and this year’s social night will once again be something very special as it brings us all together to celebrate and acknowledge the incredible achievements of our senior footballers plus we will also honour the latest inductee into our Hall of Fame and the night will also include presentations to the senior and reserve players of the year. So folks, make sure you don’t miss out and make a note in your dairy Saturday 20th February. Admission is by ticket only and tickets can be purchased from any committee member and we look forward to meeting you and your friends to join us for a great PARTY.
Congratulations
On behalf of the Rockcorry GAA club I want to take this opportunity to congratulate County Board PRO Noel Duffy and his team on receiving a McNamme Award for Best GAA Website. Well done Noel.
Reserve Team Management
The club is now seeking expressions of interest for the position of Reserve Team Management / Team Selectors. If you are interested in managing our reserve team or would like more information please contact myself or any committee member as soon as possible.
Courses
During February & March, Monaghan Coaching & Games will be once again running a range of Coach Education Courses at Foundation and Level One. The dates and venues for the courses that they are running are as follows:- A Foundation Award on Friday 26th & Saturday 27th February Venue: Magheracloone (Football). Friday 4th & Saturday 5th March Venue: Cloghan (Football & Hurling) & Friday 11th & Saturday 12th March Venue: Ballybay (Football). The times for the above courses are Friday’s 7pm to 10pm and Saturday’s 9.30am to 4.30pm. The cost for coaches attending a Foundation Award is €30 per coach and the club will gladly cover this cost. A Level One Course will be held on Friday 5th & Saturday 6th February Venue: Cloghan (Child), Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th February Venue: Cloghan (Youth/ Adult). If there is enough interest (minumum 16) to do a Level 1 Hurling Award it will also be accommodated, otherwise it will be run in conjunction with other counties and the Ulster Regional Hurling Officers. The cost for coaches attending a Level One Award is €55 per coach but if a club get 4 coaches attending course, one will be for free. The venues for the two Level One Awards is currently set for the Monaghan Training Grounds but if any club would be interested in hosting one of these courses please get in touch ASAP.
Child Protection Courses
Monaghan GAA will be holding a Child Protection course on Thursday 18th February, starting at 7pm and finishing at 10pm. The cost per person is €10. Venue to be decided. All coaches who are working with young people must have completed their child protection course and this should be repeated every THREE years. This includes all coaches, committee members, referees, groundsmen, bus drivers and anyone else who may have direct contact with children. As discussed at last Youth Forum, one of the initiatives for 2016 from Monaghan GAA is that all names of managers, coaches and first aiders must be forwarded on in advance of the playing season for verification of completion of Garda vetting and child protection courses. Anyone who cannot demonstrate that they have successfully completed both of these will be asked to remove themselves from any participation in our juvenile activities. Courses are open to all members of the association, mens football, ladies football, camogie and handball. Further courses will be delivered subject to demand. Contact John McArdle (087-2508557), childrensofficer.monaghan@gaa.ie for further details.
Coaching Workshops
Monaghan Coaching & Games in conjunction with Ulster GAA are currently running a number coaching workshops that will cater specifically for coaches working with U14 to Senior teams. They cater for coaches working with the younger age groups and all workshops are FREE OF CHARGE. The final workshop is entitled ‘GOALKEEPING’ (Kickouts, Shot-stopping & positioning) and takes place on Monday 22nd February between 7.30pm to 9pm and the venue is Cloghan.
Parish Variety Concert
We all know that our parish is blessed with plenty of talent and colourful characters ranging from individual solo singers, ballad groups, dancers, musicians, actors, comedians and so on. The challenge now is for all groups and interested people to come together once again to put on an amazing fun show packed full of entertainment. We all need to smile and have a laugh and there’s no doubt that everyone in the community benefits from giving a little back and creating a feel-good factor into the bargain. This year’s Parish Variety Concert will be held over the St. Patrick’s weekend and they want to put on another memorable and spectacular show. If you are interested in taking part or helping out please make yourself known.
Club Membership
Club membership is now due once again and can be paid to our club Registrar Pat Brannigan. The annual subscription for adults is €20 with all juveniles under the age of 18 costing €5 and any student that can provide a valid student card the membership fee is €5. It is important that ALL players pay their membership as soon as possible otherwise you will not be covered under the GAA insurance scheme. Please note that club membership will close on Wednesday 30th March 2016.
Top 4 Lotto Results
The numbers drawn on Monday 8th February were 2, 11, 13 and 14. There was no jackpot winner of €5,900.00. The following won €15 each :- Christina & Noel, Rockcorry, Colin & Selina Reilly, Dartrey, Pauric & Aileen Reilly, Dartrey, Nickey Calvert, Rockcorry, Glenn Calvert, Rockcorry, Mick Brady, Newbliss, Stuart Family, Rockcorry, Clodagh McKenna, Dartrey. Next week the jackpot will be €6,000.00 and the draw will take place in Paddy Lynch’s. Thank you for supporting our Top 4 lotto draw.
Annual Top 4 Lotto Ticket
Don’t forget, you can support the club’s Top 4 lotto by entering for 12 months, 6 month or a 3 month period. To play simply select your four numbers between 1 and 28 complete the form and you need never miss a draw again! Tickets cost €90 for the 12 month option. Your continued support is always much appreciated and we wish you good luck in future draws.
Monaghan Rose
The organisers of Monaghan Rose of Tralee are now inviting all Monaghan GAA Clubs to put forward a player or someone connected with the club for Monaghan Rose 2016. They are now accepting applications for their selection night which takes place on Saturday 14th May in The Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan. This is a great opportunity for any female aged between 18-27 years. This year sees many changes to the Rose of Tralee Festival, one of them being that there will no longer be a Regional Selection in May meaning that ALL Roses chosen at County Selection Nights will go to Tralee in August. To apply visit www.roseoftralee.ie/roses and in addition applications are currently open to young men who also want to represent their county as a Rose Escort during the Festival in August. To apply to be a Rose Escort visit http://www.roseoftralee.ie/rose-escorts
News
If anyone would like to have some news, events or anything at all included in the club notes or advertised on our website then just get in touch on 086-1041165 or email pro.rockcorry.monaghan@gaa.ie
By Majella Boyd Tue 9th Feb
