Newsletter 2026/01/06

Lotto Results for 03/01/2026

Winning Numbers: 4, 9, 15 and 25.

No Jackpot Winner

Lucky Dip Winners: Mary Sweeney and Joe Guillot

NEXT WEEK LOTTO JACKPOT WILL BE €6,600

The next draw will take place in O'Donoghues Pub, Kilcolgan on the 13th of January 2026.

Thank you again for your continued support of Ballinderreen Hurling and Camogie Club. By supporting our club lotto, you are helping raise much-needed funds for the club – your generosity is always most welcome and greatly appreciated. 

The lotto can now be played using ClubZap via the link below

https://ballinderreengaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/product

Other News

Noel Lane

Congratulations to Noel Lane who was announced as the latest entrant into the Galway Sports Hall of Fame. The induction will take place at the Galway Sports Stars awards presentation banquet on January 16th in the Galway Bay Hotel.

The Laochra Gael episode covering Noel's career is available on the TG4 Player. It is also available on YouTube.

Noel also participated in the The Bord Gáis Energy GAA Legends Virtual Tours 2021 which can be seen below.

Lisa Casserly

Congratulations to former Ballinderreen club member Lisa Casserly and her Athenry Camogie club teammates who were crowned as All-Ireland champions after a thrilling win over St. Finbarr's of Cork on Saturday night.

Lisa was named as player of the match by Galway Bay FM and you can listen to her interview here.

Her pass setup Clodagh Burke for the go-ahead score in injury time.

Cancer Care West Donation

Club members presented a cheque for €10,000 to Cancer Care West on December 23rd. The majority of this sum came from sales of Mattie Larkin's book, "Tales from the Village". Thank you to everyone who purchased a copy of the book or who participated in other fundraisers to raise funds for this cause.

Player of the Year Awards

Community Games AGM

The Ballinderreen Community Games AGM will take place on January 21st, 2026 at 8:15-9pm in the Ballinderreen Community Room.

Galway GAA Referee Recruitment

Galway GAA is running a recruitment campaign for new referees. Applicants can register their interest by emailing refereesadministrator.galway@gaa.ie.

Club Referee Incentive Programme

As we look to the future of hurling in our county and beyond, we’re concerned about the growing shortage of qualified and available referees. This threatens the sustainability of our sport, and we feel the county board has not done enough to address it in terms of training and recruitment.

To tackle this challenge, we propose introducing an incentive programme within our club to encourage the recruitment of new referees.

Here’s the proposal for all club members, specifically for those starting to referee from 2025 onwards:

- Free Membership: Active referees (and their spouse/children, if applicable) will receive free membership as long as they remain active and officiate in championship games. Referees can start by officiating in juvenile championships and progress to adult matches.

- Free Lotto Subscription: One free annual lotto subscription.

- All-Ireland Final Ticket: A free ticket to the All-Ireland final if Galway qualifies, plus the option to purchase a second ticket.

- Umpires' Ticket: The option for your nominated umpires to purchase one ticket to the All-Ireland final if Galway qualifies.

- Referee Bonus 1: A €500 bonus after you referee your first Senior Hurling Championship match in Galway.

- Referee Bonus 2: A €1,000 bonus after refereeing a Senior Intercounty match (League or Championship).

This programme is designed to support and incentivize new referees while rewarding those committed to officiating at a high level. We believe this will secure the future of refereeing and strengthen our club and county's commitment to the sport.

We encourage all club members to consider this opportunity to help grow the next generation of referees.

Mass Intentions

The 10:30am Mass in Ballinderreen on the 11th of January will be offered for

• Mikey Joe Nolan, Gortaboy (1st anniversary)
• John Lane, Mulrook (6th anniversary)
• Patsy (5th anniversary) and Teresa (4th anniversary) Fawle, Mulrook