February 16, 2011
By Staff Reporter
The 41-year-old Shamrock Soccer Club, which lost its equipment and memorabilia in the recent fire at J.J. Gilligan’s, is holding a raffle to help the club retool for the upcoming Cosmopolitan Soccer League season, according to club president Scotty Shevlin. The drawing will be held at the club’s annual general meeting on Aug. 5 at a time and location to be determined.
Tickets are $20 and the draw is limited to 500 tickets. First prize is two round-trip tickets to Ireland and tickets for the sold-out World Cup qualifier between Ireland and Holland Sept. 1 at Lansdowne Road. Second prize is $300 and third is $200.
For ticket information, call John Moore at (718) 729-7680.
Project Children Run
Project Children will hold it’s Second annual 5-kilometer run on Aug. 16 in the South Mountain Reservation, Maplewood, N.J. The awards ceremony, sponsored by Coors Light, will be held at the Shilleagh Club on Prospect Avenue in West Orange. For details, call Tom Wester at (973) 762-2930.
Celtic Training
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The Celtics train Tuesdays at 5 p.m. at Alley Pond Park in Queens, and in the Bronx each Wednesday at 5 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 10:30. Details, Eugene McArdle, (718) 624-3774.
Astoria Gaels Training
Astoria Gaels Gaelic training takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at Astoria Park. Details, Vivion at (646) 594-6629.
Chicago Celtic
Chicago Celtic are looking for experienced players for their men’s outdoor team. For more information, please call John O’ Sullivan at (773) 736-5391 or e-mail Josulli887@aol.com.
Camogie Players
The Washington, D.C., Gaels camogie team is recruiting players for the 2001 season. The team trains on Wednesdays and Sundays in Virginia and Maryland, and all training sites are Metro accessible. Please call coach Niall Dempsey at (301) 495-7740 or check out:www.wdcg’ls.com or email wdcg’ls@hotmail.com.