Well done to The Longford senior team including Mark Hughes and Larry Moran who had a fantastic win over a strong Dublin team in the semi final of the O Byrne cup in Pearse Park on Sunday last. It was great to see such fight and spirit in the team. Lets hope they continue in…
Our Dinner dance took place on Saturday evening last in the magnificent Landmark hotel in Carrick On Shannon and was well attended with almost 300 people including special guest Oisin McConville sitting down to a magnificent meal. After such a successful year we had plenty of silverware at the top table with the Sean Connolly cup proudly…
Our annual general meeting took place on Sunday last in the club house and was well attended. Our chairman, secretary and treasurer presented very successful statements for last year with the club in an extremely healthy position all round. Our chairman Jimmy Halpin stepped down after 3 successful years at the helm as did our…
Preparations are well under way for our annual dinner dance which will take place this year in the Landmark Hotel Carrick On Shannon on Saturday night the 9th of January. Tickets priced at €30 are available now from all committee members or Jimmy Halpin on 086 4107389. Tickets are also available in the Olde Forge and Begleys…
LEADER CUP FINAL. At last we brought the curtain down on what we can consider to be a very successful 2015 season when we captured the Leader Cup in a damp and cold Glennon Bros. Pearse Park on Sunday last. Owing to the recent inclement weather this game was postponed a number of times and great credit…
We held our annual club fundraiser which this year was the musical extravaganza ‘beat in the barracks’ at the weekend. Despite the best efforts of Storm Desmond which battered us for the two nights, we had two memorable nights in the red barn. We would like firstly to thank all who supported the event by attending on either of…
Our ‘Xmas Beat in The Barracks’ is literally takes place this Friday and Saturday nights and the excitement is really starting to build. We have 2 great nights of entertainment lined up with a fully heated Marquee and proper hardwood dance floor for your comfort and enjoyment. First off on Friday Night is the brilliant and…
The 2015 Longford GAA All Stars award night was held on Saturday 28th November, with Killoe dominating the Team of the Year with 8 awards in total, Abbeylara with 4, Dromard with 2 and Clonguish with 1. Congratulations to all winners and to all those who were nominated. The full list of awards presented to…
Two great nights of entertainment guaranteed with the excellent Patrick Feeney on Friday night the 4th December followed by Brave Giant and DJ Justiy on Saturday the 5th December. Tickets are on sale from any committee member, in our local shops as well as Coy and Farrell’s in town for Friday night only. Pay on the…
Unfortunately our Leinster championship voyage came to a shattering end in Portlaoise on Sunday afternoon last. Going into the game as hot favourites, Portlaoise certainly thought us a lesson in how to play football winning in clinical fashion on a score of 5-12 to 11 points. After an excellent start with fine points by Danny…
Longford Leader – 20th November 2015 The entire Killoe team that started in the senior football championship final win against Abbeylara are among the 30 nominations for the 2015 Team of the Championship, a clear reflection of the dominance they have enjoyed in recent years. Winners of back-to-back county titles for the first time, Emmet…
On Sunday last we contested the under 21 A championship final in dreary weather conditions in Pearse Park and unfortunately came out on the wrong end of a 1-12 to 2-4 result. Trailing by 4 at half time after an early Jamie King goal, we pulled level after the restart thanks to a Darren Kelly…
LEINSTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP: Our Senior team took another step along the Leinster Club Championship road on Sunday last when at a damp and windy Glennon Bros. Pearse Park we overcame a determined Navan O’Mahony’s (Meath) team to set a up a Semi Final clash with old rivals Portlaoise. Emmet Og took the game to O’Mahony’s…
By Deniese O’Flaherty Killoe Emmet Óg 0-11 Navan O’Mahony’s 1-06 Six second-half points in a row helped Longford champions Emmet Og advance to the Leinster Club semi-finals with two points to spare over Navan O’Mahony’s. Despite taking an early lead, the Killoe side found themselves trailing by two points at the break thanks to Ruairi…
We finished off our senior league campaign with an agonizing 1 point defeat to Abbeylara on Sunday last in Emmet Park. In a game we looked like winning with 10 minutes to go, Abbey got 3 late points to edge themselves ahead by 13 points to 12 and despite late chances, we couldn’t engineer an equalizer….
We got our Leinster championship campaign off to a fantastic start on Sunday last with an emphatic victory over Saint James of Wexford. A lightning start saw Mark Hughes rattle the back of the net for the first score before further first half goals by Sean McCormack, Larry Moran and Denis McGoldrick left it almost game…
Our senior team continued their recent great form over the weekend with a fine win over Fr. Manning Gaels in the league. Final score Emmet Òg 4-17, Fr Manning Gaels 10 points. This leaves us top of the table on score difference with our biggest challengers Abbeylara left to play. Unfortunately our minor team fell to…
Peter Hanley Motors 2015 Senior Football Championship Final Killoe Emmet Óg 1-14 Abbeylara 1-11 Report by Padraic O’Brien – Longford Leader Killoe Emmet Óg won back-to-back senior football championship titles for the first time in the proud history of the club when they overcame Abbeylara by the narrow margin of three points in a highly entertaining county…
Sunday last was a historic day in our great clubs history when for the first time ever we put back to back championships together. We headed for Pearse Park on Sunday last knowing we faced a massive test against a strong Abbeylara team. After 20 minutes we certainly knew we were in a game when we…
This coming week is one of the most important ever in the modern history of our great club when we have the chance to put back to back senior championship titles together for the first time. Standing in the way is a mighty test from Abbeylara who will have their own designs on taking the…
