1,000 Mile Cycle Challenge

The countdown is on to our fundraiser on the Saturday (May 1) and Sunday (May 2) of the May Bank Holiday weekend.

Kilbeggan Shamrocks GAA and LGFA will come together to run a 1,000 Mile Challenge with the aim of raising €5,000 for badly-needed funds for player and pitch development. From 8am to 8pm on both days outside Centra Kilbeggan, we will have volunteers cycling to meet our target of 1,000 miles. Each cyclist will be assigned their own time slot of 30 or 60 minutes, and the bikes will be sanitised after each person uses them. Social distancing will be observed at all times.

We are calling on everyone in the community to get involved. If you would like to be allocated a time slot for cycling or are available to steward either day, please contact Adrian Carroll on 087 1043068 or Shaun Pidgeon on 087 9428171.

For those away from home, you can participate in the challenge virtually and tag our social media pages to help us meet our goal. Donations can be made on our GoFundMe page, while there will be collection buckets outside the shop each day.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our main sponsor Centra Kilbeggan for accommodating us and Fit Factory Kilbeggan for use of their turbo bikes.

National Club Draw

Tickets for the GAA National Club draw are available to purchase from any club member up until Friday, May 14, with the draw taking place on Friday, June 4.

Tickets cost €10 with all proceeds going to the club. Prizes vary from a Renault car to All-Ireland final tickets and a variety of cash prizes.

Return to training

Ahead of the planned return of non-contact training for underage players next Monday, April 26, we are finalising mentors and times for our different age groups. Parents should keep an eye on our WhatsApp groups for details.

Coaches are reminded that they must complete the GAA’s Temporary Safeguarding 1 Programme online if they haven’t done so already. It takes just an hour-and-a-half to complete.

Lotto

Our lotto, which has been suspended since Christmas due to the pandemic, is set to return on the May Bank Holiday weekend with a jackpot of €2,600.

Sympathy

The club was saddened to learn of the passing of Tom ‘Pop’ Darcy, Horseleap last week. In his 93rd year, Tom was a great GAA man and was the father of the former Rosemount and Westmeath full back of the same name. RIP.

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