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U21s
Our U21 amalgamation of Patrick Rankins begin this year’s campaign with an away game against Grange on Sunday 22nd October with a 12 o’clock throw-in. This is followed up with a home game against Carrickcruppen on 5th November and a final group game at home to Ballyhegan on 12th November.
Minor Boys
It was disappointment for our minor boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankins on Wednesday night, losing out by nine points to Maghery in the Division 2 championship final in the Athletic Grounds. Played in terrible weather conditions Maghery were the better team throughout the contest and fully deserved their win on a score-line of 2 – 14 to 2 – 5.
Minor Girls
Our minor girls were in shield final action on Sunday evening against Silverbridge in Crossmaglen but the result of the game was unknown at the time of going to press.
U6s
Training for all our U6s continues every Tuesday evening in Bessbrook Community Centre from 6.00pm – 7.00pm. Everyone please remember to bring water and £1. All new and current U6s are welcome to come along, starting from 3 years old.
Underage Meeting
An underage meeting will take place tomorrow night, Monday 9th October at 8.00pm in the club. Anyone interested in helping out in any way with any of our underage teams next year is asked to come along and make yourselves available.
Annual Golf Classic
This year’s Shane O’Neill’s Annual Golf Classic will take place next Saturday 14th October in Cloverhill Golf Club. The tournament will take the format of a 3 Ball Scramble with an entry of £75.00 per 3 ball team. The winners will receive a 1 night’s Stay and Play at Slieve Russel Hotel. For further information or to book your place please contact Gareth on 0044 7810 892439.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Aimee Mackin who has recently been nominated for another All-Star award.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 11, 18, 30 & 32. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x lucky dip winner. The jackpot now stands at a very impressive £6,700 so why not get yourself a ticket.... if you’re not in, you can’t win.
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Newry 1’s 3-1 South Antrim 1’s
Newry hosted South Antrim in their final game of the Kirk Cup league stage before their opening match of the league campaign. The teams were evenly matched in the open stages with neither side managing to get the break through or create any clear cut opportunities. However a mistake in the Newry defence midway through the half did give South Antrim the chance to take the lead which they took full advantage of to go one up. However the lead was short lived as Newry got back on level terms when David Hogg and Colin Henning linked up well on the left hand side before firing the ball into the circle were Alex Irwin picked the ball up and finished smartly with a reverse stick shot high into the goal.
In the second half Newry started to put the South Antrim defence under some more sustained pressure and were able to force a number of short corners. David England had been moved over the top of the corners and he made the most of the opportunity as he scored with a drag flick with 10mins gone in the second half. It was soon two as again David England scored from a short corner when he reacted first after his first attempt had been charged down to fire a rocket into the South goal. The visitors started to push forward in high numbers in search of a goal to get back into the game but found Newry’s defence tough to break down and could not find that elusive goal. Newry held on to win 3-1. The Belfast Road men open their league campaign against Queens next Saturday at home at 2.30pm.
Team: Beck, J. Greer, D. England, D. Hogg, N. McKnight, C. Henning, R. Irwin, D. Andrews, K. McCombe, C. McKnight, K. McWilliams, A. Irwin, M. McCullough. A. Baird
Newry 2’s 2-0 Cookstown 4’s
Newry 2’s booked their place in the semi-final of the league cup after a hard fought victory over Cookstown on Saturday. The match couldn’t have started any better as Alex Irwin scored with only five minutes gone when he was found in free in the circle before rounding the keeper and sliding the ball home. It was very quickly two when Darren Liggett pushed forward from left midfield and was found by Josh Porter, Liggett somehow managed to slip the ball under the advancing keeper as he dove full stretch to get to the ball first. Cookstown had chances of their own in the game but found Eddie Graham and Gareth Moffett in great form in defence as they smothered most attacks before they could become dangerous. Both sides were advancing in the second half trying to find another goal but neither could get the break through as the game ended 2-0 to Newry.
Team: A.Collum, G. Alderdice, D. Hogg, E. Graham, G. Moffett, M. McCaigue, D. Liggett, A. Marks, A. Irwin, S. McCafferty, J. Porter, M. McCullough, A. McMinn
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The Sports Association Newry, Down and South Armagh are launching the Slieve Gullion Sports Forum later this month in Mullaghbawn.
The Forum will be officially launched on Monday 16 October at 7.15pm in Mullaghbawn Community Centre, Tullymacreeve Road, Glebe, Mullaghbawn.
The main purpose of Sports Association Newry, Down and South Armagh is to promote the development of sports by providing community sports clubs with funding opportunities. Community sports clubs will be encouraged to seek independent accreditation for their club while aiming to provide or secure the provision of educational, training and recreational programmes.
SANDSA will also work towards advancing the physical education of our citizens throughout South Armagh, especially amongst young people while also raising awareness among the general public about the opportunities for improving their quality of life and reducing health inequalities through a range of programmes and services.
Membership of the SANDSA will be open to any community based amateur sports club who is registered with their governing body.
To gauge numbers please rsvp before the 11th October 2017 to Edel O’Neill, Chair SANDSA Slieve Gullion Sports Forum to edel_oneill@hotmail.com
The event is run in conjunction with Newry, Mourne and Down District council.
Refreshments will be served on the night and all clubs represented will be entered into a draw for £100 of sports equipment.
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The Red Bull Foxhunt returns to Rostrevor Mountain Bike Trails this weekend, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October.
Red Bull has reversed the roles of hunter and fox - the hunted becomes the hunter. Two of the ‘foxes’ are worldwide, professional mountain bikers, Gee Atherton and Loic Bruni, with Gee holding several Downhill World Championship Titles and Loic currently holding the 2015 and 2017 UCI Downhill World Title. Three time winner local rider, Colin Ross from Rosco Lines also joins the ‘fox’ line-up. There will also be 50 additional riders racing down the trails this year, bringing the total number of competitors to 450.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Chairperson, Councillor Roisin Mulgrew said, “I am delighted to welcome the return of the Red Bull Foxhunt to the fantastic mountain bike trails in Rostrevor. Newry, Mourne and Down is positioning itself as the Outdoor Capital of Ireland and ‘epic events’ such as Red Bull Foxhunt, are instrumental in helping to showcase the district’s diverse outdoors.”
Councillor Mulgrew continued, “The focus of the Council’s Tourism Strategy, launched this year, is on creating destination experiences that are associated with the mountains and coastline. To assist in refining this ambition, the Council has been working on an Event Sport Tourism Framework. The Framework, following industry collaboration and in recognition of the superb range of outdoor event opportunities and activities, has recommended Newry, Mourne and Down positions the region as the ‘Outdoor Capital of Ireland’. In the coming months, the Council will be working with the industry to provide a platform to raise awareness of the region’s ambition to become ‘Outdoor Capital of Ireland’ and events such as Red Bull Foxhunt are paramount in helping deliver this profile internationally.”
Tourism NI Director of Marketing, Naomi Waite said, “Red Bull Foxhunt will have impact across social media before, during and after the event. Images and video footage of the stunning scenery and hair-raising mountain bike trails from the riders, their peers and mainstream media will be streamed across our key markets, resulting in many more visitors wishing to come to Northern Ireland to explore what we have to offer.”
This year’s Foxhunt has received support from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Tourism Northern Ireland and Tourism Ireland.
For more information on the Foxhunt, contact Newry Visitor Information Centre at 028 3031 3170.
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Minor Girls 7-Aside Blitz
Saturday saw the club host a very successful minor girls 7-aside blitz with a total of thirteen teams battling it out for the silverware: Carrickcruppen, Corofin, Magheracloone, Dromore, Emyvale, St Patricks, Cooley, Warrenpoint, Ballymaguigan, Shane O’Neill’s, Finbarrs, Killeavy and Silverbridge.
Following a great mornings football in the group and knock-out stages four teams were left standing, with host team Shane O’Neill’s taking Carrickcruppen in the shield final whilst Corofin (Galway) faced Derry side Ballymaguigan in the final of the cup. Both finals served up brilliant games of football with all four teams playing some great stuff but when the final whistles sounded Shane O’Neill’s claimed the shield win whilst Corofin picked up the cup title. Corofin player Leanne Coen was also named as the player of the tournament.
The club would like to thank all the teams who took part in the competition and helped to make it such a great success. We would also like to thank all those who helped to organise the blitz, who helped out on the day – referees, score-keepers, pitch managers, umpires, burger-makers, tea-makers, shop attendants and anyone else who helped out in any way. The club also extends its sincere gratitude to local company BM Steel who were the generous sponsors of the inaugural Shane O’Neill’s minor girls 7-aside blitz.
Minor Boys
Our minor boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankins were scheduled to play Maghery last Wednesday night in the Division 2 championship final. However due to the very heavy rain the game was postponed and re-fixed for last night, 4th October at 8.15pm in the Athletic Grounds and everyone is encouraged to come along and give the lads your support.
Minor Girls
Having defeated Cullyhanna last week our minor ladies now face Silverbridge in the shield next Sunday, 8th October at 7.30pm in Silverbridge. Ahead of the final the girls trained on Tuesday evening from 6.30pm – 7.30pm at the field.
U12 Girls
Our U12 girls had a challenge at home against Keady on Sunday morning. Despite the poor weather there was excellent football on view from both sets of players. Well done to all.
U6s
U6 training has now changed to indoors in Bessbrook Community Centre starting from next Tuesday, 3rd October and will continue every Tuesday from 6pm-7pm. Please bring water and £1. All new and current U6s are welcome to come along, starting from 3 years old.
Underage Meeting
An underage meeting has been organised for next Monday 9th October at 8.00pm in the club. Anyone interested in helping out in any way with any of our underage teams next year is asked to come along and make yourselves available.
A Party for Paddy
As most of you know our senior footballer Paddy Doran was seriously injured in a car accident recently. Paddy will be out of work now for the foreseeable future and the club is organising a fundraising "Party for Paddy" next Saturday night, 7th October in the Shane's clubhouse. The fantastic DJ Sammy will be providing the tunes from 8 to late and everyone is encouraged to come along to show your support for one of our own.
Annual Golf Classic
This year’s Shane O’Neill’s Annual Golf Classic will take place on Saturday 14th October in Cloverhill Golf Club. The tournament will take the format of a 3 Ball Scramble with an entry of £75.00 per 3 ball team. The winners will receive a 1 night’s Stay and Play at Slieve Russel Hotel. For further information or to book your place please contact Gareth on 0044 7810 892439.
Congratulations
Congratulations to our senior footballer Kevin McParland and his new fiancé Orla Craven who got engaged at the week-end.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 5, 9, 10 & 16. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x lucky dip winner. The jackpot now stands at a very impressive £6,650 so why not get yourself a ticket.... if you’re not in, you can’t win.
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The long awaited Newry Leisure Centre, phase two of the councils leisure plans will open in November.
There will be a chance for everyone to take their first look inside the new leisure and sports centre on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson Councillor Roisin Mulgrew said “Newry Leisure Centre Phase II is due to officially open soon and promises to be a first class venue, with state-of-the-art facilities, to improve everyone’s health and wellbeing. Everyone is welcome to come and see on Saturday 4 November and Sunday 5 for a fun filled weekend of activities showcasing the new facilities.”
Cllr Mulgrew continued, “In addition to the eight lane swimming pool and leisure learner pools which opened in 2015, the new facility will include an eight court and four court sports hall, children’s soft play area, 80 station gym with cutting edge technology, racquet sports courts, multipurpose rooms and studios, 47 bike spin studio, dry changing facilities and a café. The opening of the new Newry Leisure Centre will be a fantastic moment for the community, the Council, and indeed the district.”
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Newcastle Nomads 3-3 Newry Ladies
Newry travelled to Newcastle for their first away game of the new campaign. Right from the first whistle Newry were on top, dominating the play with some great passing moves. They were coming up against a resolute Newcastle defence however which they struggled to break down. They eventually got the break through after 20 minutes with Shannon Robinson popping up at the back post for a tap in after some good play from Stephanie Smart on the right wing. Newry soon made it two with Smart and Robinson again linking up for Robinson to sweep home and double Newry’s lead. Newcastle managed to pull one back against the run of play just before the break to get back into the game.
Again Newry started well in the second half and soon made it three when they were awarded a penalty stroke when the ball was stopped on the line by a Newcastle foot, Taja McIlroy stepped up and coolly slotted home. Newry then became complacent at the back as they tried to push forward to really put the game to bed. They were very wasteful in front of goal which proved costly as Newcastle pulled another goal back with 10 minutes to go. Newry then went to sleep at the back as the game moved into injury time and Newcastle got the equaliser right on the final whistle. Newry came away with a point but it will feel more like a loss after leading the game for so long.
Team: Lambe, A. Blakley, T. McIlroy, V. Lewis, R. Murdock, K. Baird, S. Rollins, K. McCullough, S. Smart, S. Robinson, L. Inns, R. Lockhart, C. Ferris, M. Gregg
Newry 2’s 3-2 Ballymena 1’s
Newry hosted Ballymena in their third game of the league cup on Saturday at their Belfast Road home. Having drawn with Kilkeel last week Newry needed a win here but this was always going to be a tough test. However they made it look easy at the start as they flew out of the traps and went one up with only five minutes gone, when a long ball from David Hogg was latched onto by alan McMinn who threaded a ball through to Simon McCafferty who showed great composure as he rounded the keeper and slide the ball home from an extremely tight angle. Newry continued to create chances but had to wait to just before half time to get their second when David Andrews picked out a great aerial ball which Alex Irwin controlled brilliantly first time and before the ball hit the ground he unleashed a ferocious shot which the Ballymena keeper could not get near. It was two nil at the break and the home side were well worth their lead.
Ballymena put up a fight in the second half and pulled one back quickly after the break to put the pressure on Newry. The pressure was building on the home side and the visitors were soon back on level terms as they got their second of the day. They could well have taken the lead only for Newry Keeper Ashley Collum to pull off some great saves to keep them at bay. With 15 minutes played in the second half David Hogg got Newry’s third firing home a great strike from a short corner. The game ebbed and flowed as both sides pushed forward. However neither goal could find the break through and the match ended 3-2 to Newry, a great hard fought victory.
Team: Collum, D. Hogg, J. Lawson, E. Graham, G. Alderdice, G. Moffett, M. McCaigue, A. Baird, D. Andrews, A. Marks, A. Irwin, M. McCullough, S. McCafferty. M. McCullough, A. Foster
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Kilkeel 5-1 Newry 1’s
Newry played their third Kirk Cup group stage match taking place in Kilkeel on their brand new surface. Newry started the brighter of the two teams pinning the home side back for the open exchanges. As the half wore on Kilkeel grew into the game and were starting to look threatening on the break using their speed to great effect. Newry failed to clear the ball from their circle and Kilkeel made them pay dearly as they took a one nil lead. Only a matter of minutes later it was two as the home side scored from their first short corner of the game as Newry failed to get to the rebound first. Before Newry knew what was happening it was three as Kilkeel were showing how clinical they could be in front of goal. Newry were still getting chances of their own and were unlucky when a Matty Russell short corner was cleared off the line. Before the half time break Kilkeel made it four and effectively finishing the game.
Newry again started the half the better of the two teams but as in the first half Kilkeel soon got into it can could have easily added to their four first half goals but were more wasteful in front of goal in the second half. However they did get their fifth when they stole the ball from Newry in midfield and sliced through the defence for an easy tap in at the back post. Newry did manage to get a consolation goal as they were awarded a stroke for a stick tackle on the line which Colin McKnight slotted home. Newry now have a break before they play South Antrim in their final group game in which they will be hoping to get back on the winning trail.
Team: Beck, C. Henning, D. England, A. Baird, J. Greer, C. McKnight, N. McKnight, R. Irwin, M. Russell, K. McCombe, M. McCullough, K. Fletcher, A. Irwin
Newry Olympic Ladies 1st XI 7 – Donaghadee 2nd XI 1
On Saturday 23rd September 2017, Newry Olympic Hockey Ladies 1st XI played Donaghdee at home in the first match of their new season.
Donaghadee won the toss and chose pass back. Within the first 20 seconds Donaghadee kept possession where their centre forward drove the ball up into the Newry circle and scored. With this early goal Newry were quick to retaliate and were soon to win a short corner where Shannon Robinson took a shot on goal and the ball was deflected into the goal off a Donaghadee stick. The scoreline didn't remain 1 each for long as through great team effort in mid field, Taja McIlroy played a great ball to Kathryn Baird who sent the ball into the circle from outside the 25m line where Laverne Inns inside the circle deflected the ball into the goal for her first of the game. Newry maintained strong possession where they had a few more chances but Donaghadees defence kept the score 2-1 until half time.
During the second half Newry continued to keep the pressure on Donaghadee right from the start with some great play by forwards Stephanie Smart and Inns and it wasn't long before Newry scored again. Smart yet again won a short corner for Newry where Laverne Inns scored from a straight strike deflected off the keeper into the net. Donaghadee didn't have many chances as Newry showed strong defence from Laura Simpson and Abbie Blakley who made some great passes down the pitch to the forwards where Robinson played a splendid pass into to Inns who popped the ball into the net scoring to complete her hat trick.
Newry continued to play hard and by the final whistle the score was 7-1 to Newry. Player of the match was captain Kathryn Baird in midfield.
NOHC Team: K Baird (Captain), T McIlroy, L Simpson, A Blakely, V Lewis, L Gamble, C Lambe, S Rollins, G Davidson, DL Inns, S Robinson, S Smart, A Murphy
Result
Kilkeel 3’s 1-1 Newry 2’s
Goal Scorer: Alan McMinn
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Minor Boys
All roads lead to the Athletic Grounds this coming Wednesday night, 27th September when our minor boys’ amalgamation take on Maghery in the Division 2 championship final. The game throws-in at 8.15pm and everyone is encouraged to come along and the lads your support. The lads and management have worked hard all year and hopefully they can end the season by picking up the silverware on Wednesday night.
Minor Girls
Our minor girls are at home on Monday night, 25th September against St Patrick’s Cullyhanna in the shield semi-final at 6.30pm and again everyone is encouraged to along to lend the girls your support.
U14 Girls
Our U14 girls took part in a blitz in Correnshigo on Saturday and some great performances saw them qualify for the semi-final before losing out to Silverbridge.
U10s
Our U10 attended Killeavy’s annual tournament on Sunday to bring an end to their footballing season. They found themselves alongside Dromintee, Pearse Ogs and Culloville in the group stages and following some tough games where the where the young Shane’s put in a great effort they progressed to the shield quarter-final. This game saw them face another Dromintee team and the Shane’s came out strong from the start and clocked up a couple of early scores which helped them qualify for the semi-final. Killeavy awaited the young Shane’s in the semi-final and again they started the stronger side and went into an early three-point lead. Killeavy got back to within a point but the Shane’s stood firm and tagged on a couple of further points to see them through to the shield final. Culloville were the opponents in the final, a side which had beaten the Shanes convincingly in the group stage, so the Camlough side knew they were in for a tough game. Culloville began the much better side and led by two points early on but the Shanes showed some great skill and determination to cancel out the deficit and the sides went into the half-time interval all-square. Both sides served a brilliant second-half of football exchanging scores throughout but it was the young Shanes who eventually emerged victorious by one point to claim the shield. A great day was had by all and it was great to finish the season with another great win. Well done to all the players and their management team for all their hard-work and commitment throughout the year.
7-A-Side Minor Ladies Blitz
Our 7-A-Side minor ladies blitz, kindly sponsored by BM Steel, takes place next Saturday 30th September. Spaces are filling up very quickly and there are only a limited number of places remaining. At the minute, we have teams from Armagh, Down, Louth, Antrim, Derry, Donegal and Galway competing in what should be a great day's ladies football. Any team interested in taking part but still haven't registered please do so asap to avoid disappointment. Registration for the competition begins at 9.30am next Saturday morning.
Gaelic4Mothers & Others
The Shane's Gaelic4Mothers & Others continues this Tuesday evening, 26th September from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. All participants must be over 18 and not currently playing football. Anyone who is interested in a combination of exercise, football and craic... not necessarily in that order... should consider themselves invited and bring and friend along for 1 hour of guaranteed fun.
All enquiries to Peter Lynch on 07876 453546.
A Party for Paddy
As most of you know our senior footballer Paddy Doran was seriously injured in a car accident recently. Paddy will be out of work now for the foreseeable future and the club is organising a fundraising "Party for Paddy" on Saturday, 7th October in the Shane's clubhouse. The fantastic DJ Sammy will be providing the tunes from 8 to late and everyone is encouraged to come along to show your support for one of our own.
Annual Golf Classic
This year’s Shane O’Neill’s Annual Golf Classic will take place on Saturday 4th October in Cloverhill Golf Club. The tournament will take the format of a 3 Ball Scramble with an entry of £75.00 per 3 ball team. The winners will receive a 1 night’s Stay and Play at Slieve Russel Hotel. For further information or to book your place please contact Gareth on 0044 7810 892439.
Merchandise Orders
The club will be taking orders for skinny bottoms tomorrow night, Monday 25th September in the clubhouse from 9.00pm. The prices are:
ADULT: Small – XL £34.00
KIDS: 5/6 – 12/13 £26.00
Please note that this will be the Christmas order and full payment is required when ordering. All other club merchandise can be ordered directly from www.oneills.com
Well Done
Well done to all our underage footballers who represented their schools at last week’s Cumann na mBuscol blitz.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 7, 12, 23 & 26. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x lucky dip winner. The jackpot now stands at a very impressive £6,600 so why not get yourself a ticket.... if you’re not in, you can’t win.
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