Club Lotto

No winner of Club Lotto on Sunday. Numbers drawn were 12, 15, 17 & 21. 3 Match 3 - Eddie Toremy Snr, Isabella Hegarty & Mary Bardon. Sellers prize - Hughie Tormey. Next draw on Sunday 10th April. Jackpot €9800.

Underage

Well done to our U9s and U11s who got their season underway in Clonmellon on Saturday morning. 

Our U9s played two games against our hosts St. Paul's and Shandonagh. Our U11s played an extremely well contested and competitive game against St. Paul's that was a joy to watch with end to end football all the way. A great start to the year!

Many thanks to St. Paul's GFC for hosting us.

Inny Shamrocks U15s

On Friday 25 March Inny Shamrocks played their first competitive match with a home game in Bunbrosna vs St Michaels. Spectators were treated to a fast and free-flowing game of football, with both sides competing well in a tough but fair encounter. 

Due to a number of regular players being absent through illness, Inny Shamrocks fielded an experimental and very young side. This showed in the early stages as the bigger and stronger St Michaels team made that advantage count, scoring 4 goals in an open first half, but once Inny Shamrocks clicked into action they mounted a brilliant comeback, with a display of real character, determination and skill, and were ultimately edged out on a scoreline of 6-13 to 4-13.

James adapted very well to goalkeeper, providing great security and assisting in particular with his accurate kickouts. Jack Keena took an early knock after a brave interception, and was replaced by Adas Butkas, who marked his debut at U15 with an assured display of defensive work. 

Greg Penrose continues to develop as one of the best readers of the game with a commanding display at full back, and Aiden Keane also marked his debut at U15 with a tigerish display at corner back.

Dylan Brown's move to centre back paid dividends as his strength was to the fore in breaking up a number of St Michaels attacks, and he marshalled his defence very well from that position. He was ably assisted by flying and fearless wingback Jack Atkins on one side and cool, composed and tenacious Thomas Kerrigan on the other. 

At midfield Tristan Jordan provided a powerhouse display with an impressive work ethic and Jimmy Baird gave a tireless, all-action performance capped with a number of fine scores. Killian Mooney was at the heart of Inny Shamrocks attacking threat, taking some fine scores, setting up teammates, and matched this with a display of real graft around the middle of the pitch also, seizing control of the game on a number of occasions by winning vital kickouts. 

Stephen Clancy put in a hugely effective performance, providing an outlet for his defence, firing over a fine score under pressure in the first half and winning a penalty with some brave play in the second. Liam Óg Maxwell was a constant threat and his ability to take on and beat his man saw him take a number of excellent scores, among them vital goals. 

Mikey Linehan continues to develop into a very promising player and his good running and excellent positional play marks him as one to watch. Jack Keena showed his resilience and versatility on his re-introduction in the second half with a very intelligent performance at wing forward. Cathal. Keena showed his quality and character by taking on responsibility for scores during a difficult period in the first half. His fine attacking display was allied to some excellent defensive work, with a goalmouth interception and a fine block in the second half two notable highlights. 

Leo Penrose provided an excellent outlet as a target man at full forward and was constantly available as an option, and made clever use of his free role at kickouts to increase the pressure on the opposition defence. 

This was a wholehearted and extremely pleasing display from this group, and thanks to their management and coaches for helping them to produce such a good performance. 

Best wishes to all the players who were unavailable due to injury / illness and we hope to see you back soon!

The U15s were out again on Sunday evening at 5pm in Ballynacargy. Match report in next weeks notes.

Scór na nÓg

Heartiest congratulations to Béibhinn Nic Gabhann Caomhán Mac Gabhann, Brian Mc Gowan & Áine Newman who have qualified for the Instrumental Music Leinster Final of Scór na nÓg next Sunday in Dundalk. They put on a tremendous performance in the Leinster Semi Final at the weekend.

Schools Rugby

Well done to Jack McGovern from our U17 panel who was part of the Wilson’s Hospital School Junior Rugby team that won the Fr. Godfrey Plate Final on Wednesday last when they defeated CUS in Terenure RFC.

Hard to Adult team players Eoghan Murray and Eddie Glass who were part of the Wilson’s Hospital Senior Cup team who were narrowly beaten by Gorey CS in the McMullan Cup on Friday last.

Clann Gaels

Congratulations to the Clann Gaels Ladies who celebrated their 2021 Junior Title at their Dinner Dance and medal presentation last Saturday night in the Greville Arms Hotel. This capped off a wonderful 2021 for them.

Congratulations

Congratulations from us all at the club to our Treasurer Colm McCormack and his wife Paula McCormack on the birth of their son Cónal earlier this week. We wish the three of you a lifetime of health and happiness.

All Ireland Champion

Well done to Alfie Jordan who won the All Ireland 2022 Boxing title at the 44KG weight division at the National Stadium in Dublin last Sunday.

Westmeath Hurling

Well done to Shane McGovern and the Westmeath Senior Hurlers who defeated Kerry in the Division 2A League Semi Final on Saturday. Shane was introduced as a second half substitute.

Well done also to Enda Newman who was part of the Westmeath Minor Panel when they defeated Down in the Leinster Minor Championship also on Saturday.

Westmeath Ladies Football

Hard luck to Ciara & Maeve Molloy, and the Westmeath Ladies Minor team who lost out to Wexford in the first round of the Leinster Championship on Sunday. 

Westmeath Camogie

Well done to Aine Newman who was Co Captain of the Westmeath Minor Team that won the All Ireland B Shield Final on Sunday when they defeated Roscommon. This has been an incredible year for Aine who has represented Westmeath at minor and senior level as well as excelling on stage at Scór na nÓg as she prepares for a Leinster Final appearance next weeked in the Instrumental competition.

Membership

Membership for 2022 is now due. The rates of membership this year are as follows: Family - €120, Adults - €60, Juvenile - €30, Student - €30, OAP - €30. All membership must be done through Foireann this year. 

In order to register, log on to your Foireann account and follow the membership prompts. If you don’t have a Foireann account just log onto www.foireann.ie and register a new account and select Bunbrosna as your club. Once you have this done you will be able to select the membership option that suits you best.

Condolences 

All at Bunbrosna GAA wish to offer our sincere condolences to the Flood and Mitchell families, Rathowen, on the sad passing of Mary Flood.

To her daughter Sandra, sons Liam and John, brothers Desmond, Brian and Colm, extended family and friends, we offer our deepest sympathies to you all at this sad time.

We also wish to offer our sincere condolences to the Grifferty family, Knockdrin, on the sad passing of Martin.

To his wife Sarah, daughters Caroline and Noeleen and son Damien, his brothers Bill, Chris, Paddy, sister Margaret, extended family and friends, we send our deepest sympathies to you at this sad time.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh síad.