Write a commentSenior Men
Our senior men played two challenge games at the week-end as they finalise their preparations for their opening league game next Sunday at home to Wolfe Tones. The lads took on the Bosco on Friday night before traveling to play Saul on Sunday. Both proved to be very useful workouts with all players getting game time ahead of next Sunday. Training continues as normal this week.
Senior Ladies
Our senior ladies got their season off to a winning start on Sunday morning with a hard-fought win away to Forkhill. Played in very windy conditions, the Shane’s girls had the better of the first-half and led by seven at the break. Forkhill mounted great comeback in the second-half with only some great defending by the Shane’s keeping the score in their favour and they held on to win on a score-line of 3 – 4 to 1 – 8. The Shane’s scorers on the day were Sinead McDonnell 1 – 1, Abby Shields 1 – 0, Hayley Mackin 1 – 0, Ciara Jones 0 – 2 and Sorcha McDonnell 0 – 1. We would like to wish both Abby Shields and Hayley Mackin who suffered injuries during the game.
The next league fixture is at home to Lisummon on Saturday 6th April at 6.45pm.
U14 Boys
Our U14 boy’s amalgamation of Patrick Rankins are through to the semi-final of the Féile Shield following a great win over Keady on Saturday afternoon. Keady started the game much better than the rather sluggish home side, but some wayward shooting saw them fail to make the most their bright opening. The home side then managed to bag a couple of goals but Keady still continued to play the better football overall. Another few scores for both sides saw the young Rankin’s side go in at half-time three points to the good.
The opening exchanges of the second-half proved to be keenly fought, with only one point between the sides after ten minutes before the home side stepped up their performance and opened up a clear advantage. Keady kept working hard and a few goals kept them right in the hunt but ultimately the home side did enough to claim the win.
Everyone got a run-out and the introduction of the second-half substitutes certainly made a difference. All in all, it was good to get the win but a better performance will be required at home to Silverbridge next Saturday at 4.00pm in the semi-final.
U12 Boys
Our U12 boys have a challenge on Wednesday night at home to Glenn at 6.15pm.
Club Membership for 2019
The membership rates for 2019 have been set as follows:
Full Adult membership: £50.00
Juvenile membership: (U8’s – Minors): £30.00
Family Membership (2 Adults & Children U16): £100.00
Students & OAP’s: £40.00
Cairde Members: £25.00
U6’s: £10.00
The club will be holding a number of registration events over the coming weeks to give everyone an opportunity to register to become a member of the club.
Registration Morning
The club held is first registration morning on Sunday and we would like to thank all those who came along to sign-up to be members of the club. We will be holding a few more registration mornings over the coming weeks.
Well Done
Well done to Abbie McVerry and Caoimhe Feehan who were both part of the Armagh U14 team who won both of their Festival of Football group games on Saturday against Fermanagh and Derry.
Armagh GAA Club Draw
The first of the Armagh GAA Club draws takes place this coming Wednesday night, 27th March. We would like to thank everyone who has purchased a ticket to date and we wish them all the very best of luck for Wednesday night.
Armagh County Board Gaeltacht Scholarship Scheme 2019
The annual Feis CLG Ard Mhacha for Gaeltacht part-scholarships will be held on Friday 12th April at 7.00pm in the Ceannáras at the Athletic Grounds. This will involve an oral test in small groups.
Young people from clubs across the county will have an opportunity to win a part-scholarship to attend a Gaeltacht course during the summer. Young people who would like to be considered for Feis CLG Ard Mhacha must complete the application form and scan and return to irishculturalofficer.armagh@gaa.ie or leave in to the office in the Ceannáras.
Closing date for submission of forms is Monday 1st April and forms must be signed by our club secretary Yasmin Mackin. Please contact Yasmin for more information.
Cúl Camp
This year’s Kellogg’s Cúl Camp will take place at the club from Monday 15th July - Friday 19th July. Online registration for the camp is now open and anyone planning to attend should register online asap using the following link – www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie
Kit Bags for Sale
The club still have a number of kit bags for sale at a price of £15.00 each (usually £25.00 each). They can be purchased in the club on Monday from 8.30pm on a first come, first served basis.
Bucket Collection
The club would like to thank everyone who contributed to our bucket collection in Camlough village on Saturday and all the people who gave their time to help out.
Club Volunteers
The club is always on the lookout for new volunteers, whatever your skills. Maybe you’ve got time on your hands and fancy doing something different, maybe you’re new to the area and are looking to play a part in the community, perhaps your children or grandchildren are players at the club and you’d like to get involved. Whatever your reasons our doors are always open to new members and new ideas whether it be working with our underage teams, helping with fundraising, washing strips, cleaning, upkeep of the grounds, selling lotto, recruitment, club development, lining out the pitch, doing the gate and a host of other tasks. You can be part of Shane O’Neill’s in so many ways, and you can give as much or as little time as suits you – so why not come along a get involved.
