Rhode Senior footballers qualified for the quarter final of the Leinster Club Championship when they had a 2-9 to 0-10 win over St. Patrick’s of Louth in O’Connor Park on Sunday. Rhode started well and led by 1-3 to 0-4 in the opening 17 minutes the goal coming from Anton Sullivan and points from Niall McNamee, Niall Darby and Rhode led at the interval 1-6 to 0-5. Rhode got their second goal on 52nd minute from Conor McNamee. Before the game a minutes silence was observed for the St. Patrick’s player Eamon Carroll who died on the 30th of September just two after the Louth county final. All at the Rhode club send their deepest sympathy to the Carroll family and the St. Patrick’s GAA Club. May he Rest In Peace. Rhode now play the Meath champions Naven O’Mahonys in two week’s time in O’Connor Park. Well done also to the Shamrocks in the Leinster Junior hurling championship they had a good 3-6 to 0-6 win over Clontraf in the first round. They will play a Carlow team in O’Connor Park in two weeks.
The best of luck to the Kilcormac/Killoughey senior hurlers who play Shelmaliers of Wexford in Wexford Park on Sunday.
The best of luck also to the Raheen intermediate footballers who play Ballinlough of Meath on Sunday at a Meath venue.
John Glennon, Robert Kellaghan, Ken Gerry, Michael McNamee, Niall Murphy and Vivian Grennan all attended the launch of the Leinster football and hurling championship at the Irish Stud and Japanese Gardens in Kildare on Saturday. It was a great day out and a great venture by the Leinster Council.
Congratulations and many more years of health, wealth and happiness is extended to to former Rhode player and excellent club man Declan Gorman who celebrated his 40th birthday on Saturday night with his family and friends in Killeen.
The Rhode GAA Annual General Meeting is provisionally fixed for the 5th of December in Rhode Hall at 7.30pm. All members and interested members are requested to attend.
The Offaly GAA county convention will take place in the meeting room in O’Connor Park under the stand on Tuesday 9th of December. The Rhode delegates for the convention will be elected at the clubs AGM which take places on Friday 5th of December in Rhode Hall.
Get well wishes is extended to all the people of the parish who are ill or hospitalised at the moment especially to great Rhode supporter Minnie Owens who had a fall during the week and is in hospital at the moment.
Congratulations and well done to Rhode’s flat jockey Pat Smullen who for the seventh time in his career on Saturday at Leopardstown was crowned Irish Flat Racing Champion Jockey. This is a remarkable achievement for Pat who is an excellent ambassador for his family, for the Rhode parish and for the county of Offaly. The Smellen family are also great supporters of all Rhode and Offaly teams and all at Rhode GAA send congratulations to Pat.
Rhode GAA is currently selling tickets for the GAA National Club Draw. All funds will be retrained by the Club and all prizes are sponsored by Croke Park.
The draw will take place on Friday 22nd February.
Tickets are €10.00 each, the following are the prizes.
1. Trip with the 2015 All-Stars.
(2 persons. All-Ireland Football
Final tickets, All-Stars banquet
Tickets, tour & airline tickets &
Accommodation.)
2. Trip with the 2015 All-Stars.
(2 persons. All-Ireland Football
Final tickets, All-Stars banquet
Tickets, tour & airline tickets &
Accommodation.)
3. Trip to New York.
(2 persons. Airline tickets & 3
Nights’ accommodation.)
4. Travel voucher to the value
Of €1500.
5. All-Ireland Hurling & Football
Final Corporate Package 2015.
(2 persons. Corporate hospitality &
2 nights’ accommodation with
1 evening meal for both weekends.)
6. All-Ireland Hurling Final
Corporate Package 2015.
(2 persons. Corporate hospitality &
2 nights’ accommodation with
1 evening meal.)
7. All-Ireland Football Final
Corporate Package 2015.
(2 persons. Corporate hospitality &
2 nights’ accommodation with
1 evening meal.)
8. Shopping voucher to the value of
€1000 at a retailer
Of your choice.
9. Shopping voucher to the value
Of €1000 at a retailer of your
Choice.
10. All-Ireland Hurling & Football
Final Package 2015.
(2 persons. Premium tickets &
Overnight accommodation
For both weekends.)
11. All-Ireland Hurling & Football
Final Package 2015.
(2 persons. Premium tickets &
Overnight accommodation
For both weekends.)
12. All-Ireland Hurling & Football
Final Package 2015.
(2 persons. Premium tickets &
Overnight accommodation
For both weekends.)
13. All-Ireland Hurling & Football
Final Package 2015.
(2 persons. Premium tickets &
Overnight accommodation
For both weekends.)
14. All-Ireland Hurling Final
Package 2015.
(2 persons. Premium tickets,
Overnight accommodation with
An evening meal.)
15. All-Ireland Football Final
Package 2015.
(2 persons. Premium tickets,
Overnight accommodation with
An evening meal
Tickets can be purchased from any of the following
Daybreak Post Office
Dumphy’s Centra Rhode
Doyle’s, Killeen’s, O’Toole’s pubs Rhode
Ryan’s Pharmacy Rhode
Shaz Hair Saloon Rhode
The following committee members
Robert Kellaghan, Declan Nolan, Mary Hannon, Fionnuala Hickey, Marie McDermott, James Murphy, Cathal Swords, Declan Gorman, Patricia McManus, John Glennon who also organised the draw or any other committee member. All proceeds from the tickets goes to the club.
There was no winner of the Rhode GAA Lotto for the week ending 20th of October for a Jackpot of €15,000. The numbers drawn were 2 5 12 13 The club like to thank all those who supported the draw and thanks to Doyle;’s for the use of their premises and for their help and cooperation. The following matched three numbers and received €30 each
Brigid Donoghue, Croghan
Nuala Kavanagh, Coolcur Rhode
Martin Aspel, Dunville Rhode
Winnie Smullen, Clonin Rhode
Tom Maguire, Croghan
Declan Nolan, Laurencetown Rhode
Joseph Kilmurray, Ballybryan Rhode
The Rhode GAA Lotto is the main source of income the club has and now you can play online though our website. The good news is when you play the lotto online you are entitled to free draws, for example pay for seven draws receive the eighth one free, pay for fourteen draws receive two free and so on. In other words, the more you play the more free draws you are entitled to!!
