ATHLETICS: Lusk It was another busy weekend for the athletes. On Saturday they travelled to Santry to take part in the Dublin Indoor Championship of the 60m races. Kyle McNally, Sean Larkin, Adam McNally, Tara Gleeson, Kathalin Ivory, Ciaran Archer and Brian Flynn all did very well in what was a very competitive series of races.

On Sunday many of the same athletes travelled to Tallaght AC to take part in 500m, 600m and 800m races. Despite the cold it was a most enjoyable and competitive day.

Next weekend Shane McNally will take part in the 1500m championship race and the Under-14 boys will represent the club in a relay race.

To find out details of training or upcoming competition, check out our website at luskathleticclub.ie.

A number of adult races are coming up in the near future. Of special note is a 5K run at 4.15am in Phoenix Park on Saturday May 8th. This race is organised by Pieta House who assist those dealing with suicide and self-harm. The race is symbolic of the journey from dark into light. Your support of this very worthy cause is appreciated and you can register online at www.pieta.ie.

GAA

Ballyboughal

Well done to the first team who had a hard-fought one-point win over St Finians of Newcastle in the Division 4 league. The second team lost to St Maurs in the league.

Best of luck to Richie Downey and Gerry Seaver who are both on the Dublin panel who play Louth in the Leinster Under-21 Football Championship quarter-final on Saturday in Dundalk.

Club membership for 2010 is now due. Please contact Ian McGill, Hugh Fitzsimmons, Lar Lynch or a committee member for more details.

The Ladies football team has started back – new players welcome. Please contact Michelle Wogan on 086-2258850 for more details.

Well done to the Under-13 juvenile team who won their match at the weekend.

There was no winner of the lotto. Make sure to do your envelopes weekly or set up a direct debit and enjoy four free weeks.

Clann Mhuire

The Intermediates defeated St Margarets in their first league outing of the year, whilst the Juniors were defeated by Wild Geese. The ladies beat St Patrick's of Stamullen in a challenge.

The Intermediates play St Sylvesters in the Loving Cup on Sunday at 12.30pm, whilst the juniors face Craobh Chiarain in the Murphy Cup at 3.30 later that day – both matches in Naul.

Membership is now overdue and is as follows: playing adult € 100, adult social € 30, juvenile € 30 and family membership (one or two adults and their children) € 120.

A Poker Classic takes place in Killians on Tuesday March 16th. Tickets are € 25 and available from all committee members.

Envelopes for the club lotto are only € 2 and are available from Reilly's Daybreak, along with other local businesses and the usual sellers.

The sports hall is available for bookings. Contact the number below for details.

If you have any news you would like included in the club notes, please text 086-3040583.

Fingallians

Last weekend saw wins for the Junior 6 footballers, the U-11A, U-11B and U12A teams and also great performances from our U-11 and U12A hurlers. The senior footballers were narrowly beaten by Skerries in the league.

In the Sigerson Cup Final it was DCU 1-11 UCC 0-10, with a notable performance from Paul Flynn for the victors.

Please note that Fingallians will now host the Foundation Award course on Friday March 12th at 7pm sharp, Monday 22nd and Wednesday 24th at 7.30pm sharp, finishing at 9.30pm.

The course will be geared towards new mentors / parents / guardians who are willing to get involved.

If you are interested in participating in the course could you please e-mail details to padraig.durkan.gpo.dublin@gaa.ie.

Club members and supporters can sign up to the Vodafone Support Your GAA Club Programme and Vodafone will donate 5% of your pay monthly bill or any Top Up to Fingallians GAA club – without any extra cost. Visit www.supportyourgaaclub.ie to sign up today, and remember – it won't cost anything extra at all.

This new programme has enormous fund-raising potential for clubs and we encourage all members and supporters to sign up and support Fingallians. So far over 170 have signed up to the programme. However we need everybody to get behind this great initiative.

Fingal Ravens

There will be a Poker Classic in Kettles Hotel on Thursday March 25th, Contact Peter Kettle to book tickets, which cost € 50 each.

The Cheltenham preview night last Thursday was a great success. Thanks to all who helped to make this night happen and thanks in particular to Maura Norton and John Hussey and of course the MC and panel on the night.

The Division 11 team had a good win away to St Brendans in the league, and the Minor team play St Sylvesters in the league at 11am next Sunday in Malahide Castle.

All adult teams have cup games next weekend, the firsts at home to Thomas Davis, the seconds away to St Annes both at 12.30; and the third team away to Erins Isle at 3.30pm.

Membership must be paid now. Please see your mentor, any committee member or Nick Halligan at 087-2214992.

Congratulations to Darren McCarthy and his partner Marie on the birth of their son Jamie.

There will be a committee meeting this Thursday at 7.30pm in the clubhouse.

Anyone looking for club gear, please contact Tony Byrne at 0872667866.

The lotto numbers were 4, 8, 14 & 30, with no winner. The € 20 prizes go to Tom McGrath, Catherine Flanagan and Richard Daly, and the € 50 sellers' prize to Shane Maxwell. The jackpot now stands at € 1,020.

Garristown

Congratulations to the Under-14s who beat Oliver Plunketts last Saturday. Hard luck to the Intermediate and Junior teams who were beaten at the weekend.

Juvenile fixtures will be notified by text through the relevant mentor.

The Intermediate Team are due to play St Brigids in Russell Park on Sunday at 12.30pm in the cup.

There was no winner of the lotto last week. Numbers drawn were 2, 9, 13, and 37 and the € 20 winners were Jerome Moore, Bryan Ennis and Margaret Clince. The sellers' prize went to Phyllis Managan.

This week's jackpot is € 2,780. Direct debit forms are now available from any committee member. You can play three lines for € 20 per month or one line for € 8 per month. Membership is now due – player € 100, non-player and students € 50, OAPs € 40 and family € 120. It must be paid by March 15th.

Training for adult men's teams is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8pm in the pitch. Ladies train on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7pm. New members are always welcome. Juvenile training is on Tuesdays at 6.30pm.

The dinner dance took place last Friday night. Thanks to all those who supported it and congratulations to all those who received medals on the night.

Finally, congratulations to Niall and Sarah on their recent engagement.

Man O'War

The first team got their Division 4 league campaign off to a tremendous start, with a 12-point win over Erins Isle – 2-11 to 0-5.

Juvenile training continues on Tuesdays in North County CC – 7 to 8pm for Under-8s/9s and 8 to 9pm for Under-10s/12s. New players are always welcome.

The first team will play St Monicas in the Loving Cup next Saturday in Edenmore at 6pm.

Visit our website www.manowargfc.com for information on the club, and if anyone has anything they would like to include in the weekly club notes, contact 086-1009273.

Naomh Mearnóg

Our Senior footballers got off to a good start in the league with a deserved win over Cuala. Well done to young Jamie Walsh who scored a goal and four points.

We had wins also at Under-8, 9, 10 and 11 level for our young hurlers. The Under-15 footballers put on a fine display to defeat a strong Castleknock squad.

Our three adult hurling teams are in action next weekend. We ask all players to ensure that they are available.

We wish to remind the ladies football mentors that the Juvenile competitions commence this weekend.

On Friday March 12th we are holding a major fund-raising quiz for our Juvenile section – four people per table, € 40 euro per table. Please support this important event. Contact Cecil Ryan or Conor Kavanagh for more details.

St Patrick's night sees the return of the popular group Loose Chippings, and on the 27th Joe Fortune will entertain us.

We remind all members that oustanding membership fees must be paid immediately.

O'Dwyers

Please note that the weekly skills camp has moved indoors for the winter, and the nursery now takes place in the Sunshine House from 10.30 to 11.50 on Saturday mornings.

Adult training – football every Tuesday and Thursday from 7.30 to 9pm in O'Dwyers; camogie training every Tuesday and Thursday on the all-weather pitch from 8pm; and hurling training every Wednesday at 8pm.

Hard luck to the Inter and Junior footballers who both were beaten at the weekend.

Bingo continues every Wednesday night in O'Dwyers GAA Club at 8.55pm – all welcome.

If you are interested in having a party in O'Dwyers GAA Club, please contact Barry for more details on 0879694767.

Membership is due for 2010. Please contact registrars Paul Finn or Fiona Reynolds for more info at info@odwyersgaa.com or they are available on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8-10pm in the clubhouse. Application forms can also be posted in or left in the club mailbox for the registrar's attention.

Results of first Members Draw - 1st Niall Tuckey, 2nd Catherine Ryan, 3rd Billy Troy, 4th Terry O'Leary, 5th Pat Pyne. Well done and a big thank-you to all participants for supporting your club .

Well done to all who represented the club in solo singing, ballad group and set dancing at the recent County Final of Scor.

The O'Dwyers Awards Night is taking place on Saturday March 13th in the clubhouse. There will be music and food on the night. Doors open at 8.30pm and tickets are € 10 each or € 15 for you and a partner – all welcome. Our Bumper Draw will take place that night. Tickets for the Bumper Draw are € 10 each, or € 20 for a book of three. First prize is a holiday in France, second prize a weekend away and third prize an Easter hamper.

St Colmcilles

An understrength adult team were beaten away to Clontarf in the league opener last Sunday in St Annes Park.

Training continues tonight and Thursday at 7.30pm sharp, and if you can't make it, then please let your manager know.

Cup action resumes on Sunday with a home fixture against Erins Isle – throw in at 3.30pm.

The Under-14s train on Monday evening – no game this weekend as it's a hurling weekend. A full list of fixtures for the season is posted on the noticeboard and copies were given our to players last week at training.

Outstanding and renewal membership should be paid as soon as possible, and club lotto envelopes are available at a cost of € 2.

Nominations for the 75th All-Time Team are available from Thursday. A schedule of events for the 75th Anniversary of the club is work in progress and the club would welcome any suggestions for the year.

The Easter Draw will take place on Sunday April 4th, and tickets cost € 10.

St Finian's Swords

Our adult teams had a mixed weekend, with our first team winning against Clontarf and our other two teams going down to Naomh Barrog in both ties.

Our Under-10 hurling team finished in third place in the Gormanston Indoor Tournament.

The Coaching Evening for Hurling Mentors has been deferred until next Monday at 8.30pm. The next Juvenile Committee meeting is tonight ( Tuesday).

The Easter Camp is on from Tuesday April 6th to Friday the 9th. The cost is € 40 per child, € 60 for two children and € 70 for three children.

The camp is proudly sponsored by Peacocks Steakhouse and an application form will be available early next week. Each child will receive a new St Finian's t-shirt and medal and the Dublin footballers will be stopping by to have a look in on the action of the week.

Application forms and fee can be given to James Devlin, Maree McDonagh or any team manager.

The Lotts pub are proudly sponsoring the adult ladies team for this year. Thanks to Declan and Dave in the Lotts for the new set of jerseys. There was no winner of last week's € 4,700 lotto jackpot, with the numbers drawn 12, 14, 19, 21. The € 50 winners were Johnny & Dee Doyle and Linda Kelly. The jackpot now stands at € 4,800.

St Patrick's Donabate

Congratulations to our first team who beat Naomh Mearnóg 1-13 to 2-8 – a hard-fought win! There are no Juvenile results to hand.

We are running a race night next Tuesday in Keelings at 8pm, with a special appearance from Barry Geraghty – admission € 10. Tickets are available from Tracey Kiernan or Jody McGahan.

Tickets are also still available for our Legends Gala Night. See the noticeboard or website for contact details.

There was no winner of the club lotto last week. Numbers drawn were 4, 12, 11, bonus 1. This week's jackpot is € 880 (match 3) and € 1,420 (Match 3+ Bonus). For other club info and events see our website – www.stpatsgaa.com.

St Sylvester's

It was a great start to the adult football leagues, with three wins and a draw for the four teams. The senior team had a six-point win at home to Judes and hope to continue their winning start to the season when they travel to Saggart on Wednesday to play St Mary's in the semi-final of the 2009 Vincent de Paul Cup. Both of the junior football teams had good home wins.

Ireland's flag-bearer and Sylvester's hurler Shane O'Connor's 51st place in the men's slalom at the Winter Olympics was a great achievement. Shane is certainly a rare talent.

The adult ladies are running a Quiz Night Fundraiser on Friday March 12th at 8.30pm. There promises to be lots of challenges, craic and prizes, including a monster raffle, so come along and join the ladies and help to get their season off to a great start. Contact anyone in the ladies section to book a table for your team.

Many thanks to firefighter Fergus Byrne for again giving an excellent first-aid course to mentors.

Nominations and motions for the agm on April 22nd should be submitted in writing to the club secretary by April 8th.

The week before last the Under16s lost to Na Fianna by 3-7 to 1-5. Na Fianna enjoyed good height advantage in midfield and were able to feed their inside forwards for the vital goals.

The Under-12A team lost their unbeaten record by losing to Clontarf. The score was 1-7 to 1-4. Clontarf got the all-important winning goal with five minutes to go.

The Under-12B team claimed the honours against St Vincent's. After a slow start with some missed opportunities they found their shooting range and kept their unbeaten record intact.

Skerries Harps

The Senior footballers, sponsored by McMeel's Pharmacy, had a great win against Fingallians – 1-12 to 3-5 – in the first round of the AFL2 on Sunday last, while the AFL6 footballers also prevailed over O'Tooles to start their league campaign in impressive fashion. The Junior 2 team lost to St Margarets by the minimum margin.

The Minor 1 team play St Vincents on Sunday away at 11am, while the Minor 2 team entertain St Judes at 11am. There were good wins for the Under-10 hurlers and Under-16A footballers.

All this week's fixtures are on website skerriesharps.ie.

Well done to Bryan on DCU's victory in the Sigerson Cup, and congrats to Ross McGarry and Denis Murphy (manager) on Fingal's win over Sligo in the NHL3. Hard luck to Skerries Community College on their narrow defeat in the Senior Colleges quarter-final against Benildus.

Membership for 2010 is now overdue. All players must be paid up in order to play. Forms are available to download on the website.

The big Cheltenham Tipster fundraiser is now in full swing, so please support it. Forms are available to download on the web or from Fergal (086-8984657) or Andy (087-2857539).

The Vodafone promotion is ongoing. See www.supportyourgaaclub.ie and follow the links – five per cent of all your bill pay or top-ups will go to the club for free.

Zingo result – 5-6-1-7-4-3-2. There was no winner and the jackpot stands at € 2,600.

Starlights

There was no winner of last week's club lotto jackpots. The number drawn in Draw 1 were 10, 15, 16 & 18 and in Draw 2, 7, 16, 19 & 20. The € 50 winners were Poker Face, Sean Boylan and John Moran and the next jackpots will be € 10,000 (Draw 1) and € 2,450 (Draw 2). Please continue supporting the club lotto by buying and selling tickets.

Well done to the lads on a great win against Thomas Davies in the league on Sunday. The next fixtures will be sent by text as usual when available. Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30pm sharp. All players are excepted to attend.

Many thanks to all for attending the agm last Thursday.

Wild Geese

Last week's club lotto numbers were 6, 16, 31, 38 and the € 20 winners were Maggie Donnelly, Maura Lynch and PM (c/o Maggie). The jackpot now stands at € 1,125.

The Junior footballers play AIB in the Murphy Cup at Oldtown next Sunday at 3.30pm. On the same day the Junior hurlers play Na Fianna in the Fag a Bealach Cup at Mobhi Road (2pm).

GOLF

Donabate

Result of Sunday's men's fourball stableford: 1st Paul Sloan (5-4=1) & Padraic Looney (10) 40pts ob9; 2nd Owen Coyne (12-2=10) & Paul Spierin (27-2=25) 40pts ob9.

Saturday's men's competition: Class 1 winner Jack Fetherston (114=7) 34pts, 2nd Jim Carroll (10) 32pts; Class 2 winner Tom O'Malley (15) 37pts, 2nd Peter Barry (15) 34pts ob9; Class 3 winner Ivor Fitzpatrick (18) 34pts ob9, 2nd Henry McMahon (186=12) 34pts; Class 4 winner Brian Cummins (20) 34pts, 2nd Fintan Clancy (23) 33pts.

Sunday's ladies 12-hole lamb voucher stableford winners: Class 1 - Derval Sloan (21) 23pts; Class 2 - Kathleen Fetherston (24-4) 17pts; Class 3 - Bernie Cuthbert (29) 22pts; Class 4 - Carmel Tuck (35) 23pts.

Last Tuesday's 12-hole stableford lamb voucher competition: 1st Anne Carroll (29-2) 28pts, 2nd= Jacqui O'Beirne (15) 24pts, Helen Magill (29) & Mary Clinton (31) 24pts.