Costello to represent Great Britain & Ireland in Junior Vagliano Trophy

Roscommon’s teenage golf sensation Oliva Costello has been selected as part of a six-person team to represent Great Britain & Ireland in the Junior Vagliano Trophy. The Vagliano Trophy is a women’s amateur international match between Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1959 and in 2011 the Junior Vagliano Trophy was added to the competition. Both the Vagliano Trophy and the Junior Vagliano Trophy are being played from June 30th to July 1st at Royal Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands. This year’s competition will be the first time it has been

C’mon The Town

(Roscommon Town Youth Soccer)

In association with the

Cup Fever…

We wish our boys’ U-14 and U-18 teams well in their finals on Saturday evening in Newbridge!

The U-14 Cup Final has a 5 pm kickoff while the U-18s play at 7 pm. Your support for the lads is greatly appreciated. C’mon the Town!

Sincere thanks to Barry Miley of Tulsk Fuels Ltd/Flogas for his generous sponsorship of training tops ahead of the U-14 Cup Final.

Kennedy Cup

Well done to Ruairi, Eoin, Conor and Lewis who represented the club at the Kennedy Cup last week. The lads now turn their thoughts to their cup final and competing for the league title. Thanks to our parents who helped guide and support the lads.

A word of appreciation too for Padraic Clarke for his contribution to this successful national soccer tournament in University Limerick. Padraic is our league secretary and is also SFAI Chairman.

On the pitch…

Last weekend, our boys’ U-11 teams staged since 2019. Olivia joins Oughterard’s Kate Dillon, Sadie Adams (Royal Birkdale, England), Isobel Kelly (Erewash Valley, Wales), Rosie Kim (The Buckinghamshire, England), Chloe Tarbard (Royal Norwich, England), and team captain Janet Melville. in recent weeks.

When the sides met in the league, Monaghan won by a point with a last-minute free so there is not much between them.

Roscommon will welcome back Aisling Hanly, who was badly missed when the team went down to Wexford by a point two weeks ago, and her presence will add a lot of punch to the attack. It is hoped that Lisa O’Rourke might be able to play some part in the game too but she remains an injury doubt.

Monaghan have been a powerhouse in ladies football in the past but they have slipped down the pecking order in recent years and were defeated by Tyrone and Antrim in the recent Ulster championship before going down to Wexford by 3-8 to 1-9 last Sunday.

Roscommon can consider themselves quite unlucky this year and they have suffered a number of very narrow defeats which included that one-point loss to Wexford in round one.

Surely they’re due a dose of good fortune and perhaps if they get enough ball into Aisling Hanly, Laura Fleming and Aisling Feely in the full-forward line they might just strike it lucky with a place in the last eight this Sunday.

Prediction: Roscommon

GAA Results

5th & Mad - East Side, New York Division One O’Rourke Cup Oran 0-19 Western Gaels 2-9 Roscommon Gaels 0-15 St Dominic’s 1-7 Clann na nGael 1-13 Elphin 0-12

Tulsk Lord Edwards 4-11 St Faithleach’s 0-8

Pádraig Pearses 2-11 Fuerty 0-6 St Brigid’s 1-15 Boyle 0-5 Leydon Bros London Division Two O’Gara Cup Strokestown 1-13 Creggs 1-8 Michael Glavey’s 6-22 Shannon Gaels 1-5 Kilmore 0-15 Éire participated in a blitz in Newbridge in what was an enjoyable event. Thanks to the coaches for their efforts in facilitating their teams to play.

On Monday last, our U-14 Rovers team were at home to Dunmore. Eoin Naughten netted three and Lewis Smyth and Aaron Miley also scored in a 5-1 win. Star Player was Conor Keaveney.

Atletico and Real were away to CP Ajax and Glen Celtic respectively. Despite scoring five, Atletico lost out to CP Ajax. Joao Victor Santes (Star Player) scored three and Daniel Hamrock and Yunas Magomayeva also scored.

Real beat Glen Celtic 5-3. Max O’Reilly (3), Senan Grogan and Luiz Fellipe da Silva were on target for the Town. Star Player was Jacob Szela. We extend our best wishes to all our teams in action this week and to our coach Dion and club members who are in the Community Games County Final this Friday evening.

Sports Park sponsorship

We would also like to thank Treacy Decor in Roscommon Town for their generous sponsorship of paint for the picnic benches in Roscommon Community Sports Park. It is very much appreciated and will enhance the complex.

Town 1 team with Barry Miley of Tulsk Fuels Ltd/ Flogas who sponsored training tops ahead of this weekend’s cup final.

Wise Words…

The capacity to learn is a gift. The ability to learn is a skill. The willingness to learn is a choice - Brian Herbert

Player Profile

Name: Russ Reynolds Team: U-12s

Position: Defender

Three words that describe me: Funny,

Competitive, Happy

Skill strength: Slide tackling

Skill weakness: Making runs

Favourite team: Manchester United (Ed

– The only correct answer!)

Favourite player: Rafa Varane

Favourite Irish player: Roy Keane (Ed –

See above)

Best stadium in the world: Old Trafford

Messi or Ronaldo or Neither: Ronaldo

PlayStation or Xbox or Neither: Neither

Favourite film: Braveheart

Favourite food: Rice

Favourite book: Diddly Squat by Jeremy

Clarkson

What makes me happy: Sport

Person you admire the most: My

Parents

Why I play soccer: I like it

(Group A) Pádraig Pearses 0-15 Tremane 1-10

Kepak Senior Hurling League (Group B) Four Roads 5-18 Oran 0-13

Fixtures

Friday, June 23rd

Sidero AFL Division Four (8 pm)

At Kiltoom: St Brigid’s v Elphin

At Lisnamult: Roscommon Gaels v Kilmore

At Peadar Earley Memorial Park: Michael Glavey’s v St Faithleach’s

At Mulhern Park: Fuerty v Boyle

Cora Systems AFL Division Five (Section A) (8 pm)

At Tulsk: Tulsk Lord Edwards v Shannon Gaels

At Kilronan Park: St Ronan’s v St Barry’s

At Davonna Park: Ballinameen v Éire Óg

Cora Systems AFL Division Five (Section B) (8 pm)

At Lisnamult: Roscommon Gaels v Oran

At Creggs: Creggs v Pádraig Pearses

At Johnstown: Clann na nGael v St Aidan’s

At Enfield: St Croan’s v St Dominic’s