Sympathy: Dromard GAA offers its condolences to the Kiernan Family on the death of Pauric Kiernan, Enaghan, whose funeral took place last Wednesday in Arva. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
We start this week by congratulating our under 20 team and management on a fine win in the championship semi final on Wednesday evening last over Longford Slashers on a score of 3-12 to 2-10.
Higher Education GAA has announced the names of exciting young talents in Gaelic Games who make up the Electric Ireland HE GAA Rising Stars in football and hurling for 2018.
"Are we too nice now that we are partnered with the GAA? Yes we have to be on the same page as them, yes we have to work with them but we also have to be there for our players."
Sympathy: Dromard GAA offers its condolences to the to the Bissett family and Seamus Daly, Fostra, on the sad passing of Rebecca (Becca) Bissett. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam.
"His status at the moment is that both Diarmuid and I agreed that what was best was that he would take a rest over these games. He has had a long number of years playing senior inter-county football, as have a lot of this group, so that decision was made in his best interests."
"We lost the first two games by three points. Potentially we could have won one or both of those two games. I'm not saying we should have but we were in a position where we might have. Three points is not a big losing deficit by any means. Obviously, we were tipped very strongly to be playing a relegation battle. But our ambition wasn't to do that of course."
HOLDERS Cork and TG4 All-Ireland senior champions Dublin booked their Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 semi-final spots, while Kerry were relegated to the second tier on a busy weekend of action.
The GAA's soon-to-be-published Towards 2034 - the 150th anniversary of the GAA document is proposing the payment of an allowance to inter-county players.