Write a commentSenior Men
Our senior men continued their preparations for the upcoming season with two good wins over Dundalk Young Irelanders and Newry Bosco in challenge games over the weekend. The senior men begin the league campaign at home to Eire Óg on Sunday 8th April.
Senior Ladies
Our senior ladies begin their league campaign this Friday, 30th March at home to Sarsfields at 6.45pm.
U16 Girls
Our U16 girls have a friendly game against Carrickruppen on Tuesday evening at 6.30pm and all girls are asked to meet in Carrickcruppen no later than 6.00pm.
U12 Boys
Training for our U12 boys will be switching to the field this coming Friday evening, 30th March from 6.00pm – 7.00pm and all players at this age group are asked to attend.
U12 Girls
Our U12 girls hosted Clann Eireann on Sunday morning in another pre-season challenge game and by all accounts both sets of players put on a great display of football. Training for the girls continues this Wednesday as normal.
U10s
Training for our U10s will also be switching to the field this coming Friday evening, 30th March from 6.00pm – 7.00pm and again all players at this age group are asked to attend.
Shane O’Neill’s Club Membership for 2018
Club membership is now due and the rates for 2018 are as follows:
Senior Members: £40.00
Cairde Members: £30.00
OAPs & Students: £20.00
U18s: £15.00 for first player in a family, £10.00 for every other player
All membership must be paid before 31st March 2018.
Pre-Season Friendlies/Challenge Games
Any teams planning pre-season friendlies or challenge games, either at senior or underage, must inform the club secretary in order to ensure that the proper paperwork is submitted to County Board. All teams are asked to keep this in mind when arranging games.
Armagh GAA Club Draw
Tickets for the remaining three Armagh club draws can now be bought at a cost of £75.00 each which will see prizes of a Renault Clio and numerous monthly cash prizes on offer – 2nd prize £3,000; 3rd & 4th prize £1,000; 5th & 6th prize £500; 7th – 16th prize £100.
Shane’s Spring Clean Up
The club is having a Spring Clean Up on Saturday 7th April at 10.00am. We are calling on all our members to spare an hour or two for a big club clean up in preparation for the season ahead. If you consider yourself a DIY Handy Man or a Domestic Goddess call in to show us what you can do for your club!! All help is greatly appreciated. Refreshments served afterwards.
Senior Ladies Big Breakfast
Our senior ladies are holding a Big Breakfast in the clubhouse on Sunday 8th April before our senior men’s first home league game of the season. A full fry will be available along with tea, coffee, juice, fruit, buns & biscuits. At a cost of £5.00 per breakfast its sure to be a great mornings craic and we look forward to seeing everyone there.
Congratulations
Congratulations to our Cairde member Grace McLoughlin who got engaged to her now fiancé Ashton Finnegan in Paris over the weekend.
Well Done
Well done to all our players who were county action over the weekend, including Brianna Mathers who played in goals for the Armagh minor ladies on Saturday in their win over Derry before netting two goals playing for the U16 ladies against Monaghan on Sunday.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 8, 9, 11 & 27. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x match three winner. The jackpot now stands at a very impressive £7,850.
Condolences
Everyone at the club would like to offer their sympathies to the family of Raymond McArdle who passed away recently. Raymond was the brother of our good friend Violet Kenny and uncle of our senior ladies’ footballers Louise and Emma Kenny. May he rest in peace.
