Bray Emmets GAA Club
Draw Details for February 23 2025
| Prize |
Value |
Winners |
Jackpot
Match 4 numbers to win/share. |
€ 20,000.00 |
0 |
There was no on-line Jackpot winner this week with the Jackpot standing at a staggering €20,000.
The draw takes place live each Sunday night at 9.00pm in the clubhouse. Manual entries will be checked for winners after the on-line draw. In the event of winners among both the on-line and manual tickets the jackpot will be split equally.
The winner of the on-line Lucky Dip for €25 was. PJ Cunningham. Congratulations PJ.
Focal na Seachtain:
Each week we’ll have a word or a phase in Irish. Why not join in and try and use it in your conversations during the week.
“Agamsa!” = “I have it!”
As in “it’s my ball I have it covered.”
Dad Joke/ Groaner of the Week:
I’m not happy being a glue salesman, but I guess I’m stuck with it.
Tales of Ó Muireartaigh: The commentaries of Michael Ó M are the stuff of legend.
“The oldest hurley in Ireland is down in Offaly, I’m told…its down in Doon, the property of Roderick Mooney … they say a Mooney captained an Offaly team back in 1826… the hurley was discovered in an old chest and is there for all to see… not like the hurleys of today…”
Seanfhocail na Seachtain:
“Tá beocht sa seanmadhadra fós”
“There’s life in the old dog yet.”
This or That:
Pick between the two items below and see if you’re right.
Which country has a higher population: Indonesia or Japan?
They Said It:
“Tyrone are the Taliban of Gaelic football.”
- Colm O’Rourke getting a bit carried away with the physical nature of the Red Hands’ training regime.
Brain Teaser of the week:
During which month do people sleep the least?
Old Irish Customs:
The website duchas.ie has a treasure trove of Irish customs in times past
Long ago the children used to have to pay a shilling a quarter to the teacher for teaching them, and higher classes two shillings to two and six.
Answers to this week’s puzzles:
This or That:
Indonesia with a population of 282 million is more than double Japan’s population of 125 million
Brain Teaser of the Week:
February as there are fewer nights than any other month.
