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GAA Gleanings | 06 February 2012

League action makes welcome return

FEBRUARY IS one of my favourite months of the year. My birthday is in February and, besides, it marks the beginning of spring.  more >

Death of dedicated GAA supporter

A HUGE crowd attended the funeral Mass for the late Paddy Finneran in St. Ronan’s Church, Taughmaconnell on Saturday last. He was grandfather of present county midfielder Michael.  more >

Wisdom of the early morning Blues

NIALL MOYNA, Professor of Health and Human Performance in DCU, was interviewed on national radio during the week on matters relating to fitness and health.  more >

Disappointing start to the season

ROSCOMMON’S U-21and senior footballers had mixed fortunes at the weekend. Nigel Dineen’s charges lost narrowly to Cavan despite leading by four points with a few minutes remaining. I didn’t get to Kilbride on Saturday so I cannot comment on the game.  more >

Rossies return to FBD League action

THE ROSCOMMON footballers return to action next Sunday when they take on GMIT in the FBD League in Ballyforan at 2p.m.. It will provide an opportunity for the new manager Des Newton and his selectors, Enon Gavin and Iain Daly, to try out some new players before the league begins in February.  more >

A year of disappointments and highlights

I HOPE you had a very pleasant Christmas and that you are enjoying the break. I am always fascinated by people who say, “ah, it was a very quiet Christmas”, as if complaining about the quietness.  more >

History making win for Garrycastle

SANTA CLAUS is hardly likely to deliver a more welcome present around the Coosan area of Athlone than the one the Garrycastle players delivered on Sunday in Tullamore by defeating Dublin champions, St. Brigid’s, by 1-8 to 0-10 in the Leinster club final.  more >

Unique game lights up Kiltoom

THE CLASH of the two county senior football and hurling champions, St. Brigid’s and Four Roads, provided a unique and hugely entertaining match under lights in Kiltoom last Saturday night.  more >

Assured Brigid’s are safely through

ST. BRIGID’S footballers qualified for a second successive All-Ireland semi-final appearance with an easier than expected win over London champions Fulham Irish in Ruislip on Sunday last.  more >

Trip to Ruislip to be a successful one

THIS YEAR it is the turn of the Connacht champions to take on the London champions in the All-Ireland quarter-final.  more >

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