Shane O'Neill's Club Notes 20th June 2016

Senior Men

Our senior men travelled to Dromintee on Friday night for the next round of the South Armagh Cup and credit must go to both teams for serving up a high scoring and hugely entertaining affair, with Dromintee eventually winning by seven points, 4 – 13 to 3 – 9.

The Shanes began brightly and got the first two points on the board courtesy of Mark McCabe and Danny Monaghan. Dromintee replied with a point of their own before the Shanes hit three on the bounce with Paul O’Rourke, Sean McLoughlin and Mark McCabe all on target. With the Shanes leading by four Dromintee got themselves right back into the game with a well taken penalty and they levelled things up soon after with their second point of the game. A Danny Monaghan point edged the Shanes ahead again before two points in a row from the home side put them in front for the first time. However their lead was short-lived as two quick fire points from Mark McCabe had the Shanes back in front again but a period of dominance from Dromintee saw them score 1 – 3 to now lead by five. Another Sean McLoughlin free reduced the deficit to four and when great skill from Mark McCabe found Danny Monaghan he coolly slotted the ball home to see the Shanes trail by just one at the break.

Dromintee were on target early in the second-half with their eight point of the contest before a foul on Danny Monaghan saw Paul O’Rourke dispatch the resulting penalty to the net to put his side one in front. Minutes later the Shanes were awarded a second penalty when Mark McCabe was upended and despite missing the spot kick Paul O’Rourke did manage to find the net on the rebound following some good work from Danny Monaghan. Unfortunately for the Camlough side this proved to be their final score of the game as Dromintee added a further 2 – 5 to their total to claim the win.

U16 Girls

Training continues on Tuesday evening from 6.30pm - 7.30pm in the field. With the GCSEs finishing we have a number of U16 back fixtures to fulfil and we need full attendance at training to arrange suitable dates. Can anyone who is unavailable to attend training on Tuesday please notify Keith or Paul asap. 

U12s

Our U12 footballers travelled to Ballyholland on Saturday to take part in their annual tournament. The Shanes found themselves in tough group alongside Ballyholland, Bosco and Shamrocks but some good performances saw them qualify for the cup semi-final and a game against Mayobridge. The Down team proved to be tough opposition for the Shanes but the Camlough side dug deep to record an impressive three point win. The host club Ballyholland were the opponents in the final and it proved to be a great game of football and the two sides could not be separated at the end of normal time. The contest went to extra time and unfortunately for the young Shanes it was Ballyholland who eventually claimed the win by a couple of scores. Great credit to all the players who gave their all for the jersey throughout the competition, particularly Jarleth Lennon who was named the Player of the Tournament. The club would like to thank Ballyholland for the invite to a well-run tournament. Training continues every Tuesday and Friday night at the club from 6.00pm – 7.00pm.

U10s

A number of U10s fixtures have been played over the past few weeks with the Shanes playing some very good stuff. Saturday saw them travel to Clonduff for their blitz of the season. The young Shanes players done extremely well to reach the quarter final of the shield competition. The young players are progressing well and are really enjoying their football. Training continues every Tuesday and Friday evening at the club at 6.00pm and all new players are welcome.

U8s

The U8 football season is now well under way and it’s been a busy couple of weeks for our players with games against Mullaghbawn and Cullaville before taking part in the Clonduff blitz. Some great performances saw the Shanes youngsters’ progress to the semi-final of the shield, where they were narrowly beaten by the eventual winners Bryansford. The next match for the U8s will take place on Tuesday evening away to Carrickcruppen.

Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie

Training for all U14, U12, U10 and U8 takes place at the Shane's pitch every Wednesday evening at 6.00pm. All new members aged from 4 and upwards are welcome to attend. Any past or present camogie or hurling players who could spare one hour per week on Wednesday evening to help coach some of our underage camogs is to contact Sandra on 07599640444 - your help would be greatly appreciated.

The camogie club is organising a car boot sale on Sunday, 26th June from 11.00am – 3.00pm in Shane O’Neill’s club grounds and every second Sunday from then on. Cars and small vans will cost £5.00 whilst large vans will cost £10.00. Everyone is welcome to attend and for further details please contact 07599640444.

The Qube

The club is hosting The Qube as a major fundraising event on Saturday 20th August in the club grounds in conjunction with The Fight On Campaign for Séanín. Anyone wishing to be a competitor on the night is asked to contact any committee member and submit their name asap as spaces are filling up quickly. As this will be a major fundraising venture for the club we are asking all club members to get involved and make it a huge success.

Coláiste Bhlinne Camloch

The forms for Coláiste Bhlinne Camloch 2016 are now available in St. Malachy's PS Camloch, St Joseph's Bessbrook, St Peter's PS Cloughreagh, Bunscoil an Iúir and Camloch Post Office. The course runs from Monday 4th July to Friday 15th July at a cost of £70 for one child or £55 per child based on 2 or more siblings attending. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy two weeks of fun, games and craic.

Well Done

Well done to the U14 hurlers of Craobh Rua who reached the semi-final of the All-Ireland Feile on Saturday evening only to narrowly lose out by two points to Carnew Emmets, 3 – 6 to 3 – 4. Despite the defeat the young lads can take great pride in their performances over the weekend.

Lotto

Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 2, 4, 7 & 12. There were no jackpot winners and 4 x match three winners. The jackpot now stands at £3,400. For all our ex-pats now living abroad you now take part in the Shanes lotto by clicking on the following link www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Shane_ONeills

Shane O’Neill Notes 13/6/2016

Senior Men

Whitecross were the visitors to Camlough on Friday evening in the South Armagh Cup and after a decent game of football it was the Shanes who emerged victorious by two points, 2 – 10 to 1 – 11.

Despite missing a number of key players the Shanes put in a decent performance and were good value for the win. They trailed by two points with less than ten minutes left on the clock but a flurry of late scores was enough to see them claim the spoils. On another positive note it was great to see Danny Monaghan back in a Shanes jerseys and also young Conor Magee making his competitive senior debut.

Next up is a game away to Dromintee next Friday night in the south Armagh Cup.

Senior Ladies

Our senior ladies went into last Monday night’s game against Clann Eireann missing a host of players due to a number of various different reasons. It was always going to be a difficult game against the Lurgan side and so it proved as they ran out comfortable winners.

Minor Boys

Our minor boys were scheduled to play Killeavy on Monday night but due the Armagh minor game next Sunday the game has been postponed. The minors will train on Monday evening instead and all players are asked to meet at the club at 6.45pm.

U16 Girls

The U16 girls game v Clan Eireann on Monday 13th June has been cancelled. Training will continue as normal on Tuesday evening from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, can everyone especially those finished exams please make an effort to attend training.

The U16 players and management wish Kirsty Murphy a speedy recovery following her recent injury.

U12s

Training for the U12s continues every Tuesday and Friday at 6.00pm at the club.

U10s

Training for the U10s continues every Tuesday and Friday at 6.00pm at the club.

U8s

Training for our U8 footballers continues every Tuesday and Friday at 6.00pm at the club.

U6s

Training for our U6s continues every Wednesday evening in Bessbrook Community Centre at 6.00pm.

Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie

Well done to our U14 camogs who took part in a tough game away to Mullaghbawn last Tuesday which saw the Camlough side claim the win by a single point.

The club hosted a very successful U10 Go Games blitz last Saturday with a total of teams taking part. Well done to everyone who took part and helped to make it a great day. 

The club held a car boot sale on Sunday and will host another one on Sunday 26th June from 11.00am – 3.00pm. 

Fundraising Meeting

The club is in the process of organising a major fundraising event in August, namely “The Cube”. We are asking all club members to get involved in this venture and a meeting will take place on Monday night, 13th June at 9.00pm in the club to begin planning for the event and anyone who would like to be involved is asked to come along.

Best Wishes

Best wishes to two of our club and Cairde members, Barney Osborne and Patsy McParland, who are both recovering following short spells in hospital.

Lotto

Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 5, 14, 19 & 20. There were no jackpot winners and 5 x match three winners. The jackpot now stands at £3350. For all our ex-pats now living abroad you now take part in the Shanes lotto by clicking on the following link www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Shane_ONeills