Boyle Celtic Youth meeting

There is a Boyle Celtic Youth meeting tomorrow night, Wednesday 1st October, in the Clubhouse from 8pm to 9pm. If possible, can we have a representative from each age level attend.

Condolences

Boyle Celtic FC offer sincere condolences to the McNama family following the recent death of Sean, the Corrigan family following the recent death of Jimmy Barry and the Ryan family following the recent death of Paddy – may they rest in peace.

Boyle Celtic meeting

There is a Boyle Celtic meeting TONIGHT, Tuesday 23rd Sept, in the Clubhouse at 9.30 - please let Richard (086 8323322) know if you can't make it.

Boyle Celtic's Last Man Standing competition returns

It's back...for all you footie experts out there, the Boyle Celtic Last Man Standing competition makes a triumphant return...to be in with a chance of proving you know your stuff, and pocketing a tidy sum of Euro in the process, please go to:-

Boyle Celtic Last Man Standing

and make your first selection by 12.30pm, Saturday 27th September.

Cost of entry is €10.40 (€0.40 is to cover admin costs, your entry fee is €10)

10% of the pot goes to Run Last Man who run the competition on our behalf and the balance is then split between Boyle Celtic FC, 60%, and the Last Man Standing, 40%.

Have a bit of fun, get the banter going and support Boyle Celtic in the process - support that is, as always, very much appreciated.

Boyle Celtic Fuel Draw

The Boyle Celtic Fuel Draw took place last Saturday in The Railway Bar and the winners were:- 

1 - 10' x 6' Trailer of Turf - Oisin Prior, c/o Paula Kerins

2 - 20 bags of Cosy Glo (sponsored by Arigna Fuels) - Ronan McCrann, Frenchpark

3 - 10 bags of Black Diamond (sponsored by Joe Simon) – Mary O’Hara, Erris View

4 - 10 bags of Eco Brite (sponsored by Arigna Fuels) - Dara O’Callaghan, c/o O’Dowd Solicitors

5 - €75 Fuel Voucher (sponsored by Connacht Gold) – Mick, c/o Alley Bar

6 - 2 x Cylinders of Gas (sponsored by Tulsk Fuels) - Emma Butler, Granny, Ballinameen

7 - 10 bales of Brickets – Mike Smith Jnr, Bramble Hill

8 - 10 bags of Timber Blocks – Heather Kerins, c/o Sean Kerins

Our congratulations to all the winners and our sincere thanks to all those who bought tickets and, in particular, sponsored the prizes – your unstinting support is very much appreciated by everyone at the Club.

Congrats Colm & Mairead

Boyle Celtic FC send many congratulations and best wishes to Colm & Mairead Sheerin on a long and happy future together following their wedding last week.

Boyle Celtic U11 Registration

Boyle Celtic will be hosting a Registration Night for U11 players on Monday 15th September at 7pm in the Clubhouse. Players born in 2004 & 2005 are invited to register - new players are very welcome.

Please note that, at present, we have one management team in place and if numbers are sufficient (as they have been in previous years - more than 30 in 2013/14) we will need a second squad which will require its own management team - and so we will be looking for volunteers from the players' parents. 

Regrettably, if we do need a second squad but cannot find a management team, we will have to consider entering one team comprising of players born in 2004 only. This is not something we want to do so we would ask that parents liaise with each other and organise a prospective management team if the need should arise for a second squad.

2nd Annual Boyle Celtic Croagh Patrick Challenge

The 2^nd annual Boyle Celtic to Croagh Patrick challenge was a huge success with the weather providing a welcome boost to the brave souls who departed at 8am(ish) last Saturday. Participants had a brilliant day out. We wish to extend a huge thanks to all of our helpers and sponsors.

Sandra McCrann played a stormer as usual as head of nutrition and also doubled up as the broom wagon early on while Owen O Donohoe Snr. got an extra hour sleep for himself. That said, Owen Snr. was a key motivator all day, keeping spirits up with his sharp wit. He drove “The Drumderrig Nursing Home Bus” with suitable aplomb. The club would like to thank Mickey and Paula Cull for kindly giving us the loan of the bus for the day to bring all the cyclists home. Gerry Emmett and Kevin Flynn were kind enough to marshall the Grand Depárt and wished us well (I think). Sean O’Dowd (RealBoyle) and Brian Nerney (BoyleToday) were on hand to take photographs of everyone and we thank them for their continued support and publicity.

We cycled out through Ardagh, Cloonloo and Gurteen without incident and energy levels were enthusiastic to say the least. Enda Madden and Gavin Brennan controlled the pace and the enthusiasm, thankfully. These two lads deserve great credit for ensuring the safety of all. The left turn at Carn National School features a small but sudden hill and this saw the peleton squeezed up slightly. Declan Martin had a chain slip and Richard Kennedy showed admirable skill to avoid him but alas he came down. A band aid was applied to the knee and the hero was able to continue. He never cried once.

James Woods and family had setup a water stop at Cuilmore cross which was appreciated by all and he also gave us an extra medical bag in case Richard took another dive. From there it was onto Charlestown and “Evel Knievel” aka “Padge” aka Alan McPadden made use of the finish chute and podium finish line constructed for a running race on Sunday to display his incredible ability to dodge a wall of cones which were blocking his exit. On the other side of Charlestown at the Swinford turn we had our food stop. Tea, coffee, sandwiches, biscuits, buns, cakes, bananas. Sandra McCrann Catering leaves no stone unturned. Fuelled to the gills after that, we made record time through Castlebar, through Westport and out the coast road to Croagh Patrick.

Our logistics team of Brendan Tiernan, Peter Noone, John Finneran, John Moran and Enda Madden got the bikes packed and transported to Boyle for us. Thanks lads for giving your time up. This allowed the cyclists to transform into mountaineers and tackle the reek. Once the climb and descent were complete we were treated to soup, sandwiches, chips and a very warm welcome by the staff of Campbell’s pub. We also had not a small amount of Guinness to quench the thirst. The club would like to thank Padraic Fitzpatrick and his brother Richard (both of Forest View, Boyle) for arranging this for us.

Once the Tour De Force that is Micky Reid (65 years young) had completed the 101km cycle, the 3 hour climb and his bowl of soup, he then drove us back to Boyle where we enjoyed a few more pints. All in all a great days work. He’s some man for one man. Well done to all.

Boyle Celtic 2nd Croke Patrick Challenge

The 2^nd Annual Boyle Celtic to Croagh Patrick Challenge takes place this Saturday (6th September) and our challengees have been putting in the hard yards on the tarmac around Boyle!

You can still get involved in the Challenge – too late really for the cycle, but if you want to make your way over to Westport for approx 2pm, you can make the climb with our challengees – please contact Eddie Conroy in The Railway Bar. 

Sponsorship forms are available for the Croagh Patrick Challenge and, as always, your support is very much appreciated.