Unfortunately, following on from storms Ciara & Denis, it was Jorgé that caused the cancellation of all games at the weekend. Fingers crossed that there’s an improvement in the weather to allow games to take place next weekend and begin catching up on the backlog.

Juniors
Hard luck to Jake Dillon, who was in the Limerick District League Youth squad that failed to advance  to the semi-final of the FAI Inter-League Cup following their 1-2 loss to the Clare League on Sunday afternoon.

Next Sunday’s scheduled fixtures. Junior A, Premier A, Newport Town AFC v Corbally Utd, 11am (Derryleigh Park). Junior C, Div 3, Dromore Celtic v Newport Town AFC, 11.00am (Rathuard). U17 B, Div 2, Herbertstown v Newport Town AFC, 2pm (Herbertstown).

Schoolboys
Next Saturday’s scheduled fixtures. U12A, Div 1 v Lisnagry A, 1pm (Scanlon Park). U12B, Div 3 v Corbally Utd C, 11am (Derryleigh Park). U14, Div 1 v Caherconlish, 12.30pm (Derryleigh Park). U16, Div 1 v Regional Utd B, 2.15pm (Dooradoyle Astro).

Schoolgirls
Next Saturday’s scheduled fixtures. U11 Girls v Borrisokane, 11am (Borrisokane). U13 Girls Premier v Borrisokane, 10am (Derryleigh Park). U15 Girls v Ballymackey, 11.30am (Ballinree).

Lotto
There was no winner of this week’s club’s lotto and the jackpot is now €1,100 with the next draw taking place on Saturday, March 7 in Lee’s. The numbers drawn were 7, 16, 27 & 30. Tickets can be purchased from any committee member, in the local pubs, Nicky English Butchers, the Derryleigh Dugout and at our lotto stand at Ryan’s Centra on Sunday mornings. They can also be bought online via the club website. Thanks, as always, to everyone who supports the club’s main fund raiser. 

Last One Standing
There was absolute carnage in round 2 at the weekend, mainly due to the failure of Leicester, Liverpool & Chelsea to win their games. 129 started round 2 but by 4pm on Sunday afternoon, 125 were eliminated and now just 4 players are left standing going into round 3 next weekend with the chance to win €500. The remaining four players are Brendan O’Brien, Ger O’Brien, Thomas Williams, who all picked West Ham & John Tuohey, who picked Wolves. Best of luck lads.

Clothes Collection
If you are in the mood to start spring-cleaning, we can help. Our ‘Clothing Collection’ continues so drop your bags of clothes, shoes, handbags, blankets & bed linen to the clubhouse anytime. Just leave them in closed bags under the canopy and we will recycle them for you. This fundraiser is in partnership with the NCBI – Working for People with Sight Loss. Thanks for your support. If you have any questions or need bags collected, please contact Sarah 087 2826155.

Website Advertising
If you would like to advertise your business on the homepage of our website www.newporttownafc.com please contact Dave Noble on 086 6002534 or e-mail info@newporttownafc.com for details. We will also regularly feature your business on our popular Facebook page, which currently has over 2,200 followers, making it one of the highest-profile pages in the local area.