[2024-10-02]

On Wednesday, the under-10 girls had their end-of-year party. The team had a great time and enjoyed pizzas from “Centre Perks” – where Fergal makes the best pizzas according to the team! 

On the night Annabelle Ganly received an award for her goalkeeping skills from former Roscommon Senior Goalkeeper Darren Lennon, having made numerous saves which were undoubtedly better than Gordon Banks save in the ‘66 World Cup! 

Sofie, Shona, Ella and Ava were acknowledged for their near 100% training attendance. 

There was a raffle on the night for Garrycastle water bottles with beanie hats for the winter to follow. 

Well done to all the players and parents for making it a fantastic season. A special shout out to team manager Thomas Duignan and all the team mentors, and a very special shout out to FLO Stella Devine.

[2024-09-28]

On Saturday the under-10 girls played their final blitz of a very long season. We fielded two teams and played Rosemount, Ballynacargy and St Josephs. 

Hanna put in a great performance in goals with Sophie solid in defence all day, showing great determination and grit. Mia was fantastic supporting the team across the pitch, making great runs through the centre of the pitch and scoring points from afar. 

Eimear and Michelle ran all day, giving critical passes and creating scores. Fiadh scored a great point from the sideline. 

Ella who is out injured came to watch her team mates play. 

Well done all and enjoy the break. See you in 2025!

[2024-09-21]

On Saturday we travelled to our near neighbours in Athlone GAA for our penultimate blitz of the 2024 season. We fielded two teams and played matches against Moate All-Whites, Milltownpass, Kilbeggan & Ballynacargy. On a very windy day, the girls did extremely well in all of their matches. Once again, Lauren was great in the forwards and Isabelle continued her great form showing fantastic determination. Lucia and Ava were excellent with their support play. We wish Ella a speedy recovery following her injury picked up during a match. Ella showed true spirit by wanting to play on regardless but after consultation, had to step aside. Well done to all the players, mentors and supporters. 

[2024-09-15]

Garrycastle recently welcomed Naomh Ciaran of Ferbane and our neighbours Athlone to an under-10 blitz in Garrycastle. We fielded two teams and played three matches. The teams put in another great display of skills and determination. Hannah and Annabelle were brilliant in defence with Sarah shining in attack. Niamh stood out in mid-field. Thanks to Naomh Ciaran for travelling over to us and to Athlone for volunteering two of their under-12 players to play in goals. 

[2024-09-07]

Last week our u10 girls travelled to Castledaly for a blitz, and played St. Marys Rochfortbridge, Castledaly and Athlone. We fielded two teams and played four matches in glorious weather. Once again, all of the  hard work at training paid off. Lauren was excellent in midfield and Isabelle had her best game of the season so far. Grace was clinical in front of goal and her concentration and focus was superb. Many thanks to Jarlath for getting the team a well-deserved ice pop after the blitz!

[2024-08-28]

On a beautiful autumnal Wednesday evening, Padraig Pearses travelled over to Garrycastle bringing 25 players for two challenge games. Once again, the Garrycastle girls put in another great display of skills and determination against a very strong Roscommon side. We played two, twenty minute matches with a brief half time break. Among the many outstanding performances, Ava’s solos and hand passing was excellent. Sofie and Annabelle worked well in defence with Grace and Isabelle outstanding in goals. Nicole covered every blade of grass making critical tackles. In midfield, Fiadh, Ella and Mia worked very well, with Fiadh scoring a point from a free. Lottie’s kick outs were excellent and Caoimhe was solid in defence. Well done to all players. Thanks to all the parents for their support especially with all the players returning back to school during the week.

[2024-08-21]

On Wednesday evening the Garrycastle u10 girls welcomed Roscommon “Kingpins”, Clann Na nGael, fielding two teams of ten players and playing two matches. The matches were a whopping 20min per game with no break. Both teams played their hearts out and were not phased by the duration of the game. On the evening, Saoirse and Caoimhe was outstanding in goals making some critical saves, and some spectacular kick outs. Rosiekate had another great game, scoring and and assisting in other scores. Sophie and Lucia set up some great scoring opportunities for Ella, Mia and Fiadh. Meave, Eden and Evie were also solid in throughout the game. Lauren worked hard in defence, clearing the ball and setting up the forward line for scores. Well done to all the girls. This was their fourth blitz this month with four more to go.

[2024-08-17]

On Saturday we welcomed Castledaly, St. Mary's Rochfortbridge, Kilbeggan & Tyrrellspass to the club. Garrycastle fielded two teams and played four matches. All the girls were fantastic, most notably Rosiekate who was outstanding in defence. Thanks to our FLO Stella who looked after the jerseys and took excellent photos. 

A big thank you to the referees who took time out on a their Saturday to help out. They are a shining example to all.

[2024-08-07]

On Wednesday evening we welcomed Saint Manchan’s of Offaly to Garrycastle. A great turn out from the girls as we fielded three teams and played six matches overall. The girls were excellent against a very competitive Offaly team. Maeve, Saoirse and Shona took some great scores with Caoimhe, Rachel and Isabelle solid in defence. Well done to all.

[2024-07-31]

On Wednesday we travelled to St. Dominic’s in Knockcroghery, Roscommon. We had a fantastic turn out, fielding three teams playing three matches of 15 minutes per game. The girls are progressing very well with solos, hand passing and kick passing. Shona, Evie and Sophie were outstanding in defence, Mia, Ella and Ava covered the midfield with distinction with Lauren and Nicole up front taking some great scores. Well done to all the girls, it is evident that your hard work in training is paying off. 

Thank you to all the parents for travelling. We will host St. Dominic’s on Wednesday 14th August.

[2024-07-27]

On Saturday we fielded three teams in Caulry and played six games against very strong opposition in Milltown, Caulry, Kilbeggan and Castledaly. 

The girls put in another great performance with Nicole, Lucia showing their skills.  Evie was fantastic in defence and Maeve holding midfield. Well done to all.

[2024-07-13]

On Saturday, the girls travelled to St. Josephs in Streamstown, and played against St. Josephs, Tyrrellspass and Rosemount. 

We fielded one team with five rolling subs. On what turned out to be a very warm morning, the girls put in another fantastic performance. Lottie was great in goals and her kick outs were spot on. Shona, Sophia, RosieKate and Sophie were solid in defence with Annabelle putting in some fierce tackles and winning the ball back for her team. Ava and Sarah showed great work in attack and set up some great scores as well as scoring themselves. Saoirse was clinical again in front of goal scoring two and covered every blade of grass on the pitch. Sophies solo skills were on display and she helped out greatly in defence slowing down and halting many an attack.

Amalie and Eimear showed their hand passing and their kicking skills. Mia worked very well in midfield catching passes, scoring points from a far out distance and setting up Fiadh, who made two great solo runs to score two points in the last game. Well done to the whole team and thank you to parents/guardians. 

Thank you to Stella our FLO who looked after the subs and made sure the team had plenty of water. We hope the girls received an ice-cream or two on the way home!

[2024-07-07]

On Sunday morning as part of the celebrations to mark the official opening of the new gym, a clash of the titans took place between the U10 girls and U10 boys. In all there were six games as the girls fielded two teams. 

The over all display by the girls was excellent, most notably the goal keeping by Caoimhe, Saoirse & Fiadh. Ella showed great skill with a solo run down the centre of the pitch to score a winning goal in the first match. Eva's soloing skills and hand passing were excellent. 

Well done to all players. A special thanks to Michael Mulvihill and Niall Ward for refereeing the games.

[2024-06-29]

On Saturday, Garrycastle fielded two teams at the Athlone blitz. The team played Goldsmith Girls, Tyrrellspass and Ballymore. Yet again, the girls put in a fantastic performance. The support play and hand passing was evident for all to see. The goal keeping skills have much improved which can only be attributed to Darren Lennon taking time out to coach the girls on this very difficult position. 

A big thank you to the team for welcoming Fiadh’s cousin Joe, who is on holidays from Nova Scotia. It was Joe’s first time at an LGFA match and he is eager to tell his friends at home of the great day he had with Garrycastle. 

Well done all!

[2024-06-22]

On Saturday, Garrycastle hosted a “Fun Day Blitz” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LGFA. 

The blitz comprised of Roscommon teams Padraig Pearses, Clann Na nGael and Westmeath teams, Goldsmiths Girls, Caulry and Garrycastle. 

In all we had 120 girls playing six games over three pitches. It was a fantastic day and a great opportunity to play our Roscommon neighbours. The skills on display from all were fantastic and the players put in some great performances on what turned out to be a very warm day. 

Many thanks to all the clubs who travelled on the day to make this happen. 

Special thanks to our club referees notably, Andrew Henson, Ellen Parker, Sarah Galvin and Alanna Gaffey and FLO Stella Devine for all the hard work.

[2024-06-15]

On Saturday, Garrycastle Under-10s fielded two teams at a blitz hosted by Kilbeggan. The girls used their hand passing skills combined with tackling with great results. Well done all.

A big shout out to Lottie O Shea who recently joined the Garrycastle U10 girls and to “Scooby” the dog pictured here with Shona. Scooby is our U10 girls mascot. 

[2024-04-24]

On Wednesday evening the Under-10 girls had their first blitz of the season when they hosted their friends and neighbours from Athlone GAA Club. Garrycastle had three teams participating with many of the girls playing their first U10 blitz. Great skill and determination was on display by all and we are looking forward to a great season ahead. 

Huge congratulations to our U10 girls’ team who participated in a blitz day at GAA headquarters Croke Park on Monday last. It was an early start for all, but the girls were in top form despite this & sang the whole way to Dublin.  They played 4 games in total with some fantastic skills on display. One of their games was against Clontarf GAA, the Dublin club where the late, great and sadly missed Enda Mulvihill was a member.

Thanks so much to our coaches today Seán, Ciarán and Nuala, always so positive and encouraging. Thanks to all the parents (& grandparents) & supporters who travelled to Croke Park to cheer the girls on. Thank you to all at Croke Park & Westmeath LGFA who were involved in organising this event.

Finally, massive congratulations to all our brilliant under-10 girls who were fantastic ambassadors for our club, both on and off the field. We are so proud of each and every one of you. The future for Garrycastle GAA is certainly bright! 

Comhghairdeas libh go léir !

Under-10 Blitz - Ballynacargy - August 14th, 2021

Well done to our u10 girls and coaches  who competed in a blitz at Ballynacargy on Saturday 14/8. Some fantastic football skills were on display on a wet Saturday morning. Looking at these girls play, the  future of Garrycastle ladies continues to look bright.  Thanks to parents who travelled and to Ballynacargy for a brilliantly organised blitz.

2020 Report

Under-10 Girls 

The under-10 girls enjoyed some very beneficial training sessions before the end of this season. They enjoyed participating in ever popular Street League Competition before this was discontinued due to Covid-19 restrictions. The focus this year was on developing confidence and mastery of basic skills. They played 2 matches vs. Castledaly in July and September, and the progress that all players had made in that space of time was very evident. Well done to all. 

Mentors: Karl Henson & Sinéad Cosgrove

2020 Street Leagues, Sunday September 27th 2020

On Sunday morning the Garrycastle U7 and U9 Boys once again joined forces with the U8 and U10 girls to contest Rounds 5 and 6 of the Garrycastle Street Leagues.

With plenty of skills and determination on show; the team spirit, sportsmanship and team work was outstanding in all teams.  With the full time whistles barely blown, focus immediately switched to the penultimate weekend of games as the players compared scorelines and talked tactics for the matches ahead.

2020 Street Leagues, Sunday September 13th 2020

Sunday morning saw the start of the annual Garrycastle Street League tournament at the Club grounds. For the 2020 competition, mixed teams from Under 10 and Under 8 Girls along with the Under 9 and Under 7 Boys squads took to the field to do battle. 

On a hugely enjoyable morning's football, 63 players took part in the opening round of fiercely competitive fixtures in a wonderful showcase of skill, teamwork, fun and friendship. 

The organising committee would like to express most sincere thanks to the local schools, Cornamaddy NS, Clonbonny NS, St Ciaran's NS Baylin, Coosan NS, Scoil na gCeithre Máistrí and Ballinahown NS for their fantastic show of community support to provide jerseys for the teams.

Garrycastle Under-10 girls with Westmeath's 2019 silverware,
the O'Byrne Cup and the Allianz NFL Division 3 Trophy

U10 Blitz (Saturday June 8th)

Garrycastle hosted a very successful blitz on Saturday with over 100 girls taking part. Despite the poor weather a great day was had by all. 

All teams also had an opportunity to be pictured with Westmeath's 2019 silverware, the O'Byrne Cup and the Allianz NFL Div3 Trophy brought to Garrycastle by James Dolan. 

Many thanks to all the organisers for another very successful blitz.

County Blitz in Mullingar : March 9th

Well done to our U10 girls who took part in the first blitz of the year on Saturday 9th March in Mullingar. They played a total of three games and performed well in all games. A big thank you to all the parents and children who travelled. Training will resume later in the month, details to follow.