Our senior team welcomed Rathcline to Michael Fay Park on Friday evening for Round 8 of the Division 1 league. Slashers got off to a flying start, netting two early goals to take control of the contest. By half-time, the lads had built a commanding lead, going in 3-07 to 0-07 ahead.
Rathcline came out fighting in the second half and mounted a spirited comeback, but Slashers kept the scoreboard ticking with well-taken points to maintain their advantage. In the end, our seniors held firm to claim a hard-fought and deserved win on a final scoreline of 3-14 to 2-15.
Meanwhile, our junior team travelled to Ardagh on Sunday afternoon to take on Legan in Round 4 of the Division 3 league. Playing with a strong breeze in the first half, Slashers created several chances but couldn’t convert, while Legan were clinical on the break, bagging a goal. The hosts led 1-08 to 0-07 at the break. Despite a determined effort in the second half, Legan pushed on with two more goals, running out winners on a scoreline of 3-15 to 1-10.
🏆 County Minors – All-Ireland Champions Comhghairdeachas to Billy Maguire (Captain), Ray McNally, and Diarmuid O'Brien, our own Longford Slashers players who were part of the Longford Minor panel that claimed the All-Ireland Tier 3 Football title with a superb win over Wicklow at the weekend. Huge congratulations to the entire Longford Minor team on this fantastic achievement.
Main article photo courtesy of Longford GAA.
U8 Girls Blitz Well done to our U8 girls who took part in a blitz on Saturday morning hosted by Clonguish. The rain cleared just in time, and the girls had great fun in matches against Clonguish, Granard, and Ballymahon.
U10 Girls in Croke Park On Monday our U10 girls team travelled to Croke Park to take part in the U10 Go Games Festival Day. There was a great show of football on display from many of the matches played on the day. There was a lively sporting atmosphere and it was great to see so many girls taking part.
Thank you to Peter Leacy, one of our U10's coaches for all of the work that he has put in making sure that everything was ready on the day.
Click on the link for photos from the day: https://media.sportsfile.com/fotoweb/albums/aD3gy22f8uu3poyS/. U12 Action The U12 boys were in action against Wolfe Tones on Friday evening, while the U12 girls took on Clonguish on Monday. Both teams showed great skill and teamwork – well done to all players and coaches.
U14 Boys – 5 Wins from 5! Our U14 boys rounded off their league campaign in style with a great win over Shannon Gaels last Tuesday. With five wins from five games, they finish top of the league – a brilliant achievement.
U14 Girls Continue Winning Streak The U14 girls travelled to St. Brigid's last Thursday in the B Championship and put in another strong performance against the Ardagh side. That makes it four wins from four for this impressive team.
Family Fun Day Our much anticipated Club Family Fun Day will take place this year on June 15th at 2pm. 🌞🏐🥳🥳🥳 It promises to be a great event for club members and their families with a BBQ, DJ and plenty of fun activities for the children. The cost is €10 per adult and children go free. Prebooking is required for both children and adults via the form below which will remain live until the week before the event.
*Please do not share the link outside of the club or post on social media as this is a Slashers only event.
Best of luck in your exams! With the Leaving Cert, Junior Cycle & Leaving Cert Applied exams all starting today Wednesday 4th, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all students in the area well in the exams.
Good luck, you will do great!🩵🤍🤞
🕺🪩DISCO TIME! 🪩💃
Our next 5th & 6th class disco will take place on Friday June 20th.
Tickets MUST be bought in advance as there will be NO cash payments accepted at the door on the night.
Tickets can only be bought at the link below. Act quick because once they're gone, they're gone.
Our Kids Inclusion Football Training continues every Monday evening from 5:15 to 5:45 PM at Michael Fay Park.
These sessions are open to children with additional needs who want to play football, make friends, and have fun in a welcoming, supportive environment.
All are welcome! For more information or to get involved, contact Karen on 086 406 1701.
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Longford GAA Draw – Win a Car or €50,000 Cash! 🚘💰
As in previous years, the club has been allocated a number of tickets to sell for the Longford GAA & Club Longford draw. Prizes include a brand new car or €50,000 in cash.
If you’d like to support this fundraiser, please contact any member of the club executive to purchase your ticket.
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Community Employment Project Vacancies We currently have the following positions available under the Community Employment (CE) Programme:
1. Environmental/Grounds Worker – Jobs Ireland Ref: 2391379
2. Domestic Cleaner – Jobs Ireland Ref: 2388615
For more details and to apply, please visit JobsIreland.ie and search using the reference numbers above.
