SENIOR FOOTBALL
A youthful and inexperienced Malin side completed their Ulster Intermediate League campaign with a 2.6 to 0.12 draw against Ogra Colmcille in Cookstown on Sunday, with Ryan Green netting both the goals. Malin recorded a win and a draw, from their 4 group games. As always, the competition allowed the management the opportunity to look at some of the fringe players, all who performed superbly and gives manager Terence Colhoun a welcome selection headache, for when the league begins in little over a months time.
UNDER 21 CHAMPIONSHIP
After last weeks revised draw Malin will now entertain Cloughaneely in the first round of the A championship.
SENIOR TRAINING
Circuit training continues for the senior and reserve panel at 7-00 on Tuesday and Thursday in the club gym. Any players who have not paid their club membership must do so before the beginning of the season. Any outstanding membership will be collected by Paul Mc Laughlin (Fildara) at training.
LADIES TRAINING
Training continues Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30, training will now take place outside, so please bring suitable footwear and clothing.
UNDERAGE BOYS TRAINING
Training continues for the Under 6 age group in the club, gym on Sunday mornings from 10 to 11-15. The sessions are based on GAA Fundamentals; a Croke Park initiative based on research aimed at bettering your child’s coordination (including hand eye) balance, agility and basic fitness in a fun filled environment. It is also an introduction into the basic skills of Gaelic games. All children are welcome to attend.
Training for the Under 8 age group takes place in the club gym from 11 to 12-30 on Sunday mornings also in the club.
This is followed by training for the Under 10 age group, which runs from 12.30 to 1.30.
The underage 16-football squad are currently training in the club gym on Tuesday at 5.00 and in the Malin stables on Saturday evening at 7.00.
UNDERAGE GIRLS TRAINING
Training for the U16/U14 girls is now in full swing as they prepare for the first game of the season in the coming weeks. Training continues on Wednesday at 5:15 and is now moved to outdoors so everyone is advised to bring suitable footwear and clothing,
U12 Girls training continues at 4:15pm on Wednesday’s in the Clubhouse, with the girls preparing for the “Off The Wall” competition, which will be held shortly.
U10/U8/U6 girls had the first training session of the year on Saturday, with a total of 19 girls attending. Those in the Under 8/10 bracket are currently practicing for the “Off The Wall” competition. It was great to see so many new faces at the session, and we hope to see a few more in the coming weeks.
All sessions cost just €2 and newcomers are welcome to attend in each age group.
HURLING
Training continues for girls and boys continues at 5-6pm for under 6′s and under 8′s and 6-7pm for under 10′s and 12′s. Each session costs 2 euro and all equipment is provided. We would love to have new coaches to help out; no experience required just energy and enthusiasm, as we will provide training. If you need further information contact Grace on 0868047199
25 CARD DRIVE
The club will be hosting a 25 Card Drive on Friday March 1st in the clubhouse at 8.30. €10 to play and half of the pot will be paid out in prizes. Everyone welcome, for more details contact John Byrne on 086 2507380.
CLUB SHOP
The Malin GAA club shop will be open in the clubhouse on Saturdays from 12-2 and on Sundays from 11-15 to 1-30. There are a large selection of club merchandise in stock, which can be purchased on the day. Also the club will submit an order to the suppliers on the first day of each month for any club stock, which is currently not available in the shop. Please note that the replica shirts are loose fitting, not the tight fit that the senior side wears. A list of other club gear, hoodies, rain jackets, shorts, socks, hats, scarves, kit bags etc are also available to order. For more details, contact Susan on 07493 70638.
BIG BREAKFAST
Malin GAA Ladies will be holding a Big Breakfast morning in the clubhouse on St Patricks Day. More details will be available in the coming weeks but remember to make a date in your diary.
LOTTO
There was no winner of this weeks lotto jackpot. The sequence drawn was 2-5-6-4-3-1-7. The €50 winner was Christina Crumlish, Malin Head with the €20 sellers prize going to Ryan Coffey. Next weeks lotto jackpot is €550 and we thank the local community for its continued support.
NEW TO YOU
Have you any spare clothes cluttering up your home? Well don’t throw them out!! Malin GAA are opening a NEW TO YOU shop in Malin in the coming days with all money received going to help fund the under 14 trip to Leeds. So why not start your spring cleaning and put any unwanted clothes into a large sack. More details will be available shortly on where to drop them off.
MATCH DAY VOLUNTEERS
Your club needs you!!! We are looking for volunteers to give 3 hours of their time during the season to help man the club tuck shop during home games. Duties include serving tea, coffee and snacks. If we can get enough people on board to help share the workload, it would mean you would only be required to help out for just one game during the entire season. Anyone interested is asked to send their name and contact number to Paddy on 0868668531.
BAZAAR
The club are hosting a Monster Bazaar in St Patricks Hall, Malin on Friday March 8th to help raise funds for the under 14s trip to Leeds in the summer. There will be some great prizes up for grabs, televisions and hampers, to name just a few, all for as little as 50 cent per ticket. Proceedings get underway at 8 o clock. More details will follow next week. If anyone would like to donate a prize, just contact Packo Mc Laughlin (Fildara).
PITCH BOOKINGS
Could all team managers contact hughie mccolgan(0863543210) to advise of your training and match times for the season ahead. Hughie will keep a timetable for the field to avoid double booking. Any team that do not the field booked in advance can not be guaranteed that it will be available when requested.
NOTES
Anyone wishing to have information included in the club notes are reminded to contact Martin Doherty on 086 1585880, or alternatively send an email to the new club email address pro.malin.donegal@gaa.ie at no later than 9 o clock on the Sunday evening. Please note the new club email address.
MAILING LIST
Anyone wishing to be included in the club text service, to avail of club fixtures and news are asked to send their number to 0868668531 or also you can follow the club and receive regular updates on the clubs facebook page and on Donegal Daily.