There was no winner of the jackpot of €11,200 in our draw held on 7th of April last.

Numbers drawn: 17, 18, 25, 31

Weekly winners of €30: Imelda Hasson, Marty Woods, Ciara McDermott, Oliver Shortall, Eleanor Claffey

Seller’s prize: Carmel Geoghegan 

Thank you for your support.

Next Jackpot is €11,400 on 14th of April 2024.

Tickets can be purchased online via ClubZap.

Anybody interested in purchasing tickets for Westmeath GAA’s fundraising draw can contact Richie on 0868364951 or Roisin on 0868820195. 

Many thanks to everyone who supported our kids’ and adults’ table quizzes last weekend. 

The official opening of our new dressing rooms and gym takes place on the May Bank Holiday Sunday. We will be hosting a myriad of activities in the park involving both underage and adult teams. Our successful Girls U14 team and Boys Minor team will be presented with their medal on the day. Activities start at 2pm with the official opening taking place at 3:30pm. Later that night, our Junior B winning team will be presented with their medals in Egan’s Marquee from 9pm. A full itinerary of the day will follow on social media. We can’t wait to see you all there. 

Caulry 9-13

Lilliput Gaels 1-8

Our U16 boys had a comprehensive win over Lilliput Gaels in the park on Monday evening last for their second game of the league.

Our boys started the game with intent as Gavin McSharry fired home a goal straight from the throw-in. Lilliput Gaels kicked the first point of the game after two minutes. Kevin O’Brien set Darragh Martin up for his first goal of the game then after a good pass in. The opposition kicked two consecutive points to reduce the gap somewhat. Our boys then got three goals in quick succession; Rhys Mason after a good run through the centre, Martin after Mason caught the ball at midfield and Mason again, this time with a soccer-style effort. At this point in the game, our boys never looked back with six players adding further to the scoreline between the 14th and 28th minutes (McSharry, Martin, Mason, Luke Berry, O’Brien and Sam Hatton). Lilliput Gaels saw out the half though with 1-1 to trail at the break.

The second half followed in much the same vein with the Caulry boys dominating throughout. Early scores from McSharry and Martin furthered the margins between the sides. The Caulry subs done well when introduced with a couple of them adding to the scoreline. Ultimately, our boys proved too strong for the opposition and ran out winners.

Team & Subs: Devon Martin, Conor Padden, Tom Madden, Cathal Casey, Brian Moran, Luke Berry, Darragh Belton, Ewan Kelly, Gavin McSharry, Caelan O’Neill, Rhys Mason, Kevin O’Brien, Ryan Doyle, Sam Hatton, Darragh Martin, Senan Hatton, Marcus Grant, Sionnach Winters, Stephen O’Reilly, Evan Allen 

Caulry 6-10

Garrycastle 6-8

Our U14 girls and Garrycastle served up an entertaining hour of football in the park on Thursday evening last for their opening game of the league. 

Our girls started the game well with Lexi Grady scoring straight away. Garrycastle opened their account on the 5th minute with a free. The visitors tapped over the next two points to take the lead. Grady pointed for a second time then after a good run forward. However, the gap between the sides was widened within minutes as Garrycastle rattled off 3-2 in quick succession. Grady drew back one of these goals after a pass in by Chloe Doyle on the 13th minute. But, Garrycastle saw out the half, adding 1-1 to our 0-1 (this from Gemma Dungan) to lead by six at the break.

Kelly Lynam kicked the first two scores of the second half to chip away at the deficit. However, this progress was shortly overturned as the Garrycastle girls rattled off an unanswered 1-1. To credit our girls, they never gave up as Lynam, Cara Winters and Roisin Mulvihill all added to the scoreline then. Doyle’s goal on the 45th minute made it just a two-point game (Lynam and Caoimhe Browne playing important roles in setting up this score). However, our relief was short-lived as Garrycastle registered their fifth goal of the game within seconds. This didn’t deter our girls though as Mulvihill added a point before further goals from Lynam and Winters put our girls in front for the first time since the start of the game. In a game of twists and turns, it was like Deja Vu as the concession of 1-1 saw the visitors take the lead once again. Kate Corcoran’s point on the 60th minute left just one point between the sides. At this stage in the game, our girls dug deep as Corcoran strode forward and snuck a goal past a packed Garrycastle defence to take the lead. The referee allowed one more play to transpire but ultimately, Garrycastle couldn’t overturn the deficit as our girls pick up their first brace of points of the campaign.

Team & Subs: Grace O’Rourke, Annie Doyle, Ellie Buckley, Carla Grant, Sarah Dolan, Ellen Shortall, Grace Berry, Cara Winters, Tara Ledwith, Grace Hallissy, Roisin Mulvihill, Lexi Grady, Emme Fitzgerald, Chloe Doyle, Lily Ann King, Caoimhe Brown, Katie Claffey, Kate Corcoran, Gemma Duncan, Kelly Lynam

Caulry 1-8

Killucan 5-10

Killucan proved too strong for our minor boys when the yellow bellies made the journey to the park on a fine Friday evening last.

Despite Caulry launching the first two attacks, it was the opposition who opened the scoring with a point from play after two minutes. Killucan’s first goal of the evening then preceded our opening point; this from the boot of Simon O’Gady having availed of the solo and go rule. Dean Martin then converted a fine two-pointer after Eoin McCormack intercepted the Killucan kick out. By the 7th minute, it was all-square after Luke Berry’s point. Things took a turn for the worse then from a Caulry point of view as the concession of 2-2 helped Killucan into a healthy eight-point lead. Cian Malone was the next Caulry player to score with his effort coming on the 23rd minute after Lee Corcoran won the opposition’s kick out. However, Killucan were very much in charge of the running order as they converted another 1-1 to lead well at the break.

A similar second half was in store as the boys in yellow and white ran riot, adding score after score, occasionally using the game as target practice as their tally of wides grew as high. It took our boys until the 55th minute to re-open our scoring when O’Grady converted a penalty after a foul on Berry. O’Grady (from play and from a free) and Corcoran (a free) added late points. But, ultimately, Killucan ran out comfortable winners on the evening.

Team & Scorers: Fionn O’Donovan, Michael McSharry, Rory Hatton, Gavin Quilty, John McDermott, Eoin McCormack, Gavin McSharry, Lee Corcoran (0-1, 1f), Dean Martin (0-2, 1 2pt.), Daniel Lynam, Simon O’Grady (1-3, 1f), Luke Berry (0-1), Aaron Buckley, Cian Malone (0-1), Ciaran Dunning

Subs: Sam Hatton, Fionn Murphy, Tristan Dolan, Darragh Martin, Adrien Lefebure, Luke Quilty 

Caulry 3-4

Loughnavalley 3-21

Our ladies suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Loughnavalley on a wet and cold Sunday morning last.

The homeside started well and had notched up 1-2 before our girls got off the mark; Ava Hallissy doing so on the 8th minute after Aine Gaynor’s initial attempt dropped short. Karrissa Burns was unlucky on the 10th minute when her effort rattled back off the crossbar as it was the opposition who were next two score as they added two points from play. The teams exchanged points then with Hallissy adding Caulry’s second score of the game. Our girls patched together two consecutive goals on the 17th minute to momentarily take the lead; Hallissy firing home the first one after Loughnavalley’s defence broke down and Gaynor adding the second from a way out. Burns put Caulry two points the good then with her effort on the 20th minute (Molly Connaughton combining here to set up the score). However, Loughnavalley weren’t long about putting things right as they saw out the half with 1-5 in quick succession to lead at the break.

Inside the third quarter, only three scores were exchanged with Burns tapping over a Caulry point on the 41st minute. Our girls were dealt a blow then as Aishling Gaynor was forced to the sideline due to injury and at this point in the game, the homeside completely took charge adding 1-7 to their tally. Connaughton and Aine combined well on the 60th minute to set up the Gaynor for a goal, but ultimately, Loughnavalley had done enough to secure their win.

Team & Scorers: Rachel Maguire, Ciara Nally, Ruth Martin, Anna Malone, Susan Duignan, Aishling Gaynor, Aoife Collins, Jasmine Maloney, Ella Corcoran, Leah Hallissy, Aine Gaynor (2-0) Katie Killane, Ava Hallissy (1-2), Molly Connaughton, Karrissa Burns (0-2)

Subs: Siun Lyons for Aishling Gaynor, Aisling Murphy for Ciara Nally, Laura Woods for Ava Hallissy, Caoimhe Lawless for Katie Killane, Michelle Flynn for Leah Hallissy

Girls’ U16 League Round 1 away to Killucan on Tuesday, April 15th at 6:30pm

Girls’ U12 Go Games on Tuesday, April 15th at 6:45pm in Garrycastle

Division 4 ACFL Round 4 away to Ballinagore on Thursday, April 17th at 7pm

Division 1 ACFL Round 6 away to Shandonagh on Saturday, April 19th at 7pm