MENS FOOTBALL
Our Senior footballers suffered their second defeat in the ACL Division 1 on Sunday going down by 0-10 to 0-2 in Ardara.
The side were missing many regulars but will have a busy weekend ahead of them when they will
be in action twice over the Easter weekend. First up is a trip to Glenties where they take on N. Conaill on Good Friday,
this will be followed by a home match v Four Masters on Easter Sunday.
Throw in details will appear on the club social media sites within the next few days.
LADIES FOOTBALL
Ladies Senior Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30pm to 8:30pm.
Training sessions are now held outside and all players are asked to bring the outdoor gear,
boots ect. This year the ladies will enter Division 4 in the League & the Junior B Championship,
the season gets underway in the next few weeks when Lifford travel to Connolly Park.
All new players are welcome to attend.
EASTER CAMP
Our Annual Easter Camp will begin this Wednesday 23rd of April & run
until the 25th of April for Children aged 5- 13 years old.
This three day Easter Camp was very successful last year with 100 Children in attendance.
With qualified coaches & Camp Coordinator Charlie Byrne this Easter Camp is sure to a big success.
The Camp will run from 10am -2:30pm each day,
we would ask that Children bring a lunch, bottle of water & suitable out door clothing,
Each child will receive a O’ Neills Football & A Easter Egg for their participation in the camp.
We will be holding a registration morning next Sunday morning the 20th of April from 11:30 -12:30.
Our camp prices are €30 1st Child, €25 2nd Child, €20 for 3rd Child.
Please inform anyone you think that may be interested in attending.
For more information contact Danny Lafferty on 0868988180 or Jennifer on 0861072281.
U14 BOYS: Well Done to the U14 Team who defeated Burt during the week.
With the attendance of a full squad the Malin side were able to record
a comfortable win by a scoreline of 11:17 to 2.0 against their opposition.
Scores came from Liam Doherty, Cormac Conway, Sean O Neill, Ciaran Doherty,
Seamus Houghton, Jack Fildara, & Josh Conlan. Well Done to all involved.
U12 BOYS: The Malin U12 side took to the pitch on Tuesday in the opening match of the Maurice Mc Menamin Cup.
Both Malin teams were noted for giving a great team effort against the stronger Muff side.
U10 BOYS: On Thursday, 36 of our young U10 Boys travelled up to Glenswilly for a friendly blitz.
The teams played 3 matches each & we have been told that there was alot of noise created.
Well done to the U10 team for travelling so far & taking part in this blitz and
a big thank you to the Glenswilly club for their hospitality.
U10/U8 GIRLS: Training continues this Saturday from 11:10- 12:15,
All girls from Junior Infants to 3rd Class are invited to attend.
Contact Christina on 0861980399 for more information.
FUNDAMENTAL COACHING COURSE
There will be a fundamental coaching course taking place on the 26th of April,
with the venue yet to be confirmed. This course is aimed at anyone wishing to coach underage girls
and we would like to see some more parents get involved.
Any parent or club member wishing to coach is asked to contact Christina on 0861980399 for more information.
COUNTY HURLING
Congratulations to the Donegal senior hurling squad who secured promotion to Division 2 at the weekend.
CLUB SHOP
The Malin GAA club shop will be open in the clubhouse on Saturdays from 12-2 and on Sundays from 11-15 to 2-00. There are a large selection of club merchandise in stock, which can be purchased on the day.
A list of other club gear, hoodies, rain jackets, shorts, socks, hats, scarves, kit bags etc are also available to order.
The Malin half zipped training tops sponsored by Mark Monagle of 4Mark Construction
are also available to order and are proving very popular.
Club vouchers are now also available and would make an ideal birthday present, or for any occasion.
For more details, contact Susan on 07493 70638.
DRAW WITH A DIFFERENCE
The club draw is now in full swing, with the big night less than one month away.
Ticket sellers will be travelling the parish and surrounding areas in the coming weeks.
We would urge everyone to please support the draw as proceedings will go towards the refurbishing of the new club gym.
Remember there are some wonderful prizes on offer “Pure Bred Charolais Heifer” worth €2000 or the cash equivalent
“Pedigree Suffolk Ram Lamb” worth €100o or again, the cash equivalent.
A weekend for 2 in Luton, with return flights, accommodation, breakfast and an evening meal
€500 cash or a weekend for 2 in the Ballyliffen Lodge.
Tickets cost just €10 or 3 for €20.
Draw will take place on Sunday May 4th 2014 in the GAA Centre.
For more information contact John Byrne on 086 2507380, Patrick Houten on 086 8988506,
David Gallagher on 086 8073786 or Martin Mc Colgan on 086 2938634.
LOTTO
Congratulations to Bill Monagle, Dunegard who matched the correct sequence in our lotto draw
and scooped the €2200 jackpot. The sequence drawn was 3-1-7-6-2-5-4.
The winner of the 20 euro sellers prize was Mc Cleans Bar, Malin .
Next weeks jackpot is €500 and as always we would like to thank the local community for their continued support
of our weekly lotto draw.
Envelopes are just €2 or 3 for €5 euro and are available in most pubs and shops
in the area or alternatively from our band of young eager sellers.
On the subject of our sellers, we would like to thank Conor Gallagher,
who has recently retired from our lotto sales team for all his hard work over the past few years.
CLUB NOTES
Any items for the notes should be forwarded to Martin on 0861585880 or
Christina on 0861980399 or alternatively send an email to the club email address pro.malin.donegal@gaa.ie
at no later than 9 o clock on the Sunday evening.
By Sinéad Breen Donegal PRO Mon 14th Apr
