Two Offaly winners in GAA's National Club Draw
There are two Offaly winners in the GAA's 2021 National Club Draw for 2021.
There was an individual and a club winner from Offaly, with Martin Ryan of Drumcullen GAA winning a cash prize of €500.
Meanwhile, Belmont GAA was among the club winners, claiming a prize of €1,000.
Overall, a phenomenal total of €1,464,670 has been raised by clubs through the GAA National Club Draw.
GAA President Larry McCarthy presided over the eighth annual draw which took place in Croke Park.
All of the money raised by clubs through the selling of tickets is retained by the clubs, with the list of prizes provided by Ard Chomhairle (Central Council). The draw was independently observed by Brian Cormack, Audit & Assurance Director, Mazars.
McCarthy said: “I’m delighted to tell you that in this harrowing year for us all, clubs across Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, the Camogie Association and the LGFA raised a total of €1.46m through our draw.
“That’s a tremendous achievement under any circumstances and since 2014 when the draw started, a total of €13.2m has been raised by our clubs."
“The beauty of the draw is the money is kept by the clubs because all the risk is taken by Central Council. Central Council provides the prizes, prints the tickets, prints the promotional material and administers the draw so, there is no risk to a club, they simply go out and sell the tickets and a club can raise up to €25,000 every year.
“Do the math on that; if a club sold the maximum number of tickets since the draw started a club would now have €200,000 - and that’ll buy a lot of sliotars. I thank all the clubs who participated this year, all the ticket sellers and of course the Central Council staff who administered the draw,” McCarthy added.
The top prize of a new Renault Clio went to Claremorris, Co. Mayo. All the winners are listed below.
National Club Draw - prize winners:
1) All-New Renault Clio – Christy, Anita, Mya and Grace Phillips, Claremorris GAA, Co. Mayo.
2) €2,000 Cash Prize – Stevie Lee, Kilkerrin Clonberne GAA, Co. Galway.
3) All Ireland Hurling & Football Final Package – Cormac Flynn, Lucan Sarsfields GAA, Co. Dublin.
4) All Ireland Hurling & Football Final Package – Christy Fay, Dunderry GAA, Co. Meath.
5) All Ireland Hurling & Football Final Package – Bronagh Mullen, Mountnugent GAA, Co. Cavan.
6) €1000 Cash Prize- Neil A O'Donnell, Naomh Muire Lower Rosses GAA, Co. Donegal.
7) All Ireland Hurling Final Package – Amanda Deaton, Na Fianna GAA, Co. Dublin.
8) All Ireland Football Final Package – Michael O'Connor, Crusheen GAA, Co. Clare.
9) All Ireland Hurling Final Package – Kevin Colman, O'Dwyers GAA, Co. Dublin.
10) All Ireland Football Final Package – Noel Pepper, Naomh Barrog GAA, Co. Dublin.
11) €500 Cash Prize- Martin Ryan, Drumcullen GAA, Co. Offaly.
12) €500 Blue Book Voucher- Jamie Connolly, Tooreen GAA, Co. Mayo.
13) €500 Cash Prize- Denis O'Brien, Shannon Gaels GAA, Co. Roscommon.
14) €500 Shopping Voucher- George McGrath, Portobello GAA, Co. Dublin.
15) €300 Cash Prize- Ciaran Porter, Naomh Mhuire Convoy GAA, Co. Donegal.
Club Specific Draw:
Clubs who won €5,000 in the National Club Draw for clubs who sold a minimum of 200 tickets)
1) Coolboy GAA, Co. Wicklow
2) Shankill GAA, Co. Dublin
3) St. Patricks Donabate, Co. Dublin
Clubs who won €1,000 in the National Club Draw:
Galway - Menlo Emmetts GAA
Leitrim - Drumkeerin GAA
Mayo - Tooreen GAA
Roscommon - Shannon Gaels GAA
Sligo - Shamrock Gaels GAA
Carlow - Muinebheag GAA
Dublin - Good Counsel GAA
Kildare - Raheens GAA
Kilkenny - Tullogher Rosbercon GAA
Laois - Camross GAA
Longford - Legan Sarsfields GAA
Louth - Sean O'Mahonys GAA
Meath - Wolfe Tones GAA
Offaly - Belmont GAA
Westmeath - Ballinagore GAA
Wexford - Faythe Harriers GAA
Wicklow - Glenealy GAA
Clare - Whitegate GAA
Cork - St. Nicholas GAA
Kerry - Abbeydorney GAA
Limerick - Ballysteen GAA
Tipperary - Killenaule GAA
Waterford - Abbeyside Ballinacourty GAA
Cavan - Mountnugent GAA
Donegal - Naomh Brid GAA
Monaghan - Aughnamullen GAA
The clubs who had the highest ticket sales in each province (€1000 each):
Leinster - Fingallians, Lucan Sarsfields, Na Fianna (all Dublin, each sold: 2500).
Ulster - Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal (sold: 1422).
Connacht - Micheal Breathnach, Co. Galway (sold: 2430).
Munster - Tralee Parnells, Co. Kerry (sold: 827).