O’Connell’s GFC Club Newsletter [04/02/25]

O’Connell’s GFC Club Newsletter for the week of February 4th, 2025

Lotto

Lotto Numbers for 4/2/25: 11, 12, 13, 19

No Jackpot Winner

2 Match 3 Winners Receive €100

Winner: Eileen Begley | Promoter: Bingo

Winner: Kay Tuite | Promoter: Bingo

Upcoming Fixtures: O’Connell’s GFC v Westerns GFC [23/2/25 11am] Kevin Mullen Shield R1

Social Dancing

A huge thank you to all who helped out at Monday night’s social dancing. Social dancing will return to the clubrooms on Saturday, 15th February with music by Curtis Magee. Any members who wish to help out at social dancing should contact Malcom at 087 271 6526

Bingo

Bingo will continue in the clubrooms on Wednesday, February 5th at 8pm, the current jackpot is €2,300 in 48 numbers or less. Anyone interested in helping the club by working at our bingo should contact Malcolm at 087 271 6526

O’Connell’s GFC Coaches Meeting

The 2025 Coaches meeting took place in the clubrooms on Thursday, January 30th. Thank you to all the coaches that attended and volunteered to help out with underage teams. Anyone wishing to help out throughout the year with mentoring a team should contact Mandy Furey at 087 962 7510

Allianz National League Round 2

Louth returned to Drogheda for a league match for the first time since 2019 when the Wee County welcomed Roscommon to the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday, February 2nd. Despite losing all-star Craig Lennon to an early injury, Louth put up strong opposition to a Roscommon team who showed their division 1 experience, coming out eventual 1-17 to 1-15 victors. It was a promising display for Louth, who will take a lot of positives from the chances they created throughout the game. Louth will travel to Breffni Park in two weeks to take on Cavan side who currently sit bottom of the division.

Local College Football

DKIT’s Trench Cup semi-final will take place on Thursday evening with the opposition to be confirmed following a refixed game between SETU Waterford and TUS Midwest on Tuesday evening. The freshers team continue their championship group stage against Trinity College on Thursday evening, as the team looks to build on last week’s 1-11 to 0-9 win over St. Marys University

Louth GAA Óg Sport Blitz

The Louth GAA Óg Sport Blitzes will start on Saturday, February 8th in DKIT Sport Indoor Facility. O’Connell’s GFC have entered two teams, one at U8 level and one at U10 level. The U10 blitz will start at 10am with the U8 blitz starting at 11am

Louth GAA FRC Workshop

Louth GAA are hosting a series of Official GAA FRC Workshops across the county over the coming weeks. There will be a session in O’Connell’s GFC on Thursday, February 13th at 7pm in the clubrooms. Anyone who wishes to attend this session can contact Darragh at 087 399 6244 for the registration form.