Phase one of the New Thomas Davis GAC development, a full size Gaelic Pitch at Dorans Hill is now complete with Phase two a new community pavilion with 6 changing room, is also now at an advanced stage with the build planned for 2017-2018.
Phase 3, a new Irish language school & 2nd full size training pitch are currently going through the various stages within the education and planning Authorities.
We have huge ambitions for the club and are working tirelessly to bring these facilities to fruition and build a first class venue for the whole of our community.
Club Lotto
Winning lotto numbers w/e 14/05/2017 11 13 18 24 No winners this week
Next weeks jackpot £5400.00
Mens Senior Football
Hard work over the winter months is certainly paying off for the men with recent wins over An Port Mor, O' Hanlons & Clady, a draw game against Cullyhanna and two close games against Lissummon & Dorsey. A few players coming back from injury is a huge bonus and will add to the options available with players fighting for places on a weekly basis.
Next game Wednesday 23rd May 7pm at home against Crossmaglen.
Kellogg's - GAA Cúl Camps
Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls – between the ages of 6 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games.
Thomas Davis Cúl Camps runs from 31st July until the 4th August. Cost of one child Cúl Camps €50.00, 2nd (€45.00), 3rd/4th (€40.00). Places are limited, please register as soon as possible. Register now New Club Merchandise
Mentors and management will be distributing the new updating merchandise order forms which includes new hoodie and t-shirt. We will be placing an order with O'Neills in the coming weeks. Get your orders in as soon as possible. Delivery time normally 6 weeks
Sponsored Walk
Sunday 28th May at 11.00am Thomas Davis will be having a sponsored walk. Sponsor sheets will be distributed throughout all age groups this week. We want to raise as much money to help club development and to support all our teams.
We look forward to seeing you all out in support of the club on the day!
Match Reports
Peil Faoi 10 / Under 10 Football
Thomas Davis v Shane O’Neills 16 May 2017
Thomas Davis under 10’s played their first home game against Shane O’Neills at our Dorans Hill pitch on Tuesday night. From the throw in, the Thomas Davis lads took control of the game with some great long range points from Danny O’Neill, Martin McKinley, Shay Campbell & Rudi Fallone who added a few majors to the tally. Shane O’Neills battled hard throughout but were thwarted in the final third with some fine defending from Ryan Lennon, Conall Havern & Aoife Powell who turned defence into attack with some great passing moves to our midfielders. Debutant Jay McCabe didn’t look out of place with a good first touch and always first to the ball. In the second half the visitors dug deep to get some well worked scores to maintain a real competitive edge to the game throughout however the Thomas Davis lads were on top form hitting numerous scores from every angle. Jay Ferris & Shay Mallon both impressed on the night with their tackling & ability to win back possession at crucial times. In goal Luke Fegan played well with an excellent kickout. Jamie Murphy, Toni Fallone & Michela McNeill all worked their socks off in a good team performance.
In summary a great overall team performance that is improving every week, so well done to all concerned.
Peil Faoi 16 / Under 16 Ladies Football
Thomas Davis v Ballyhegan 12 May 2017
Our U16 girls travelled to Ballyhegan tonight for a refixed league game. Playing 13 a side on the full pitch, it promised to be an open game and thats how it turned out.
Lauren Travers and Siobhan Mc Kinley started powerfully playing one two's down the field, bringing Caitlinn Mackey into play and getting the first score of the game.
As Ballyhegan tried to break out, our girls kept up relentless pressure, forcing turnover after turnover and taking some well worked scores. Caitlinn Pinnigton tackled hard, won the ball and took a great score from out on the right. Rebecca Mone and Katie Murphy applied tremendous pressure on their markers, as did Olivia Pentony. As Siobhan and Lauren won virtually every kickout in the first fifteen minutes. Alas the effort and the big pitch began to take its toll, Ballyhegan sensed tiredness and swept upfield and despite a great save from debutant Natasha Mc Cann, the ball broke to an onrushing blue jersey, who despatched the ball to the net.
The game then flipped on its head as Ballyhegan took a strangle hold and levelled up the game. Natasha engineered some clever kickouts to alleviate the pressure, using Coaimhe Mallon to great effect who in turn passed to Lauren and as she looked up, found Siobhan, who hit a sublime pass to Caitlinn Mackey. Caitlinn spun and shot to the back of the net. A simple direct move, made easier by the unselfish off the ball running of the rest of the girls.
Now our defenders stood tall. Georgia White excelled under the high ball, Marsha Kinney again blocked and harried, while Eimear Park covered so much ground. However, the girls were tiring fast, a few positional changes made a difference for a while but Ballyhegan finished out the game three points up.
At the team huddle at the end of the game, each girl was visibly exhausted, testament to their effort and endeavour, had just one unlucky bounce gone our way, we would have taken home the points. Player of the week: The whole thirteen of them, absolutely outstanding!!
Marc Potts from Omagh riding for the English based Neon Velo team was the victor in the Newry Wheelers promoted Tour of the Mournes earlier this month.
The race was run at high speed with Potts averaging 27mph over the course.
The Tour of the Mournes at 78 miles and with over 1300 metres of elevation is regarded as one of the biggest classics in irish cycling attracted one of its best fields seen in a long time.
Potts rode aggressively all day and attacked his breakaway companions at the climb of Elm Hall on the road to Santa’s cottage along with top junior Brendan Flanagan of the top team Powerhouse sport. The chase pack of Watson,Ward (Powerhouse Sport) Moore Caldwell cycles, Watson (Bikehouse), Donaldson and last years winner Fyffe and Halvey from Nicholas Roche performance team.
The break chased to the end but Potts was on a super day and wasn’t going to be caught and he took the bunch sprint in convincible fashion but Flanagan’s performance was also very impressive. The last podium spot was taken by Lindsay Watson of powerhouse sport.
Of the Wheelers in action Mark Mc Kinley, Des Woods, Sean Featherstone and Jude Sands all tried to chase but it was not to be a home win on this day but the positives are the lads all look in good shape.
Another star performance of the day came from the Newry wheelers marshals who covered many roads in the area to keep the high speeding pack safe around the towns and roads of the mournes.
Newry wheelers would like to thank the PSNI and all the motorbike marshals who helped out.
Our senior men maintained their 100% start to the season with a three-point win away to Keady on Sunday, 3 – 7 to 0 – 13.
A decent first-half from the Shanes saw them lead by five at the break, 1 – 6 to 0 – 4, the goal coming from Paul O’Rourke direct from a free whilst and the point scorers were David McCabe (0 – 2) with Paul O’Rourke, Mark McCabe, Connaire Mackin and Conal O’Brien getting one apiece. A slack first fifteen minutes of the second-half from the Shane’s saw their opponents draw level. The Shane’s then woke from their slumber and scored a quick-fire goal and point, the goal coming from Micheál Brady and the point from Paul O’Rourke to put them four ahead again, but a stubborn Keady hit the next two points to keep them firmly in the game. The Shane’s hit their third goal of the game with second-half substitute Oisín O’Callaghan finding the net to give his side a five-point advantage with Keady replying with the last two points of the game but the Camlough side held on to claim the win, 3 – 7 to 0 – 13.
Great credit most go the Shane’s for their commitment and discipline throughout the seventy-seven minutes of the game to keep their 100% start to league intact. The only down side to the day was a nasty head injury sustained by Ryan Quinn.
Next up for the senior men is a home game against Middletown on Thursday evening before another home game against Mullaghbawn next Sunday.
Shane O’Neill’s U10's at the An Ríocht tournament
Senior Ladies
Due to the unavailability of a number of county minors and a couple of players through injury it was a depleted senior ladies side which took on Lisummon on Saturday night. Despite putting in a decent performance the Shane’s lost out by six points, 3 – 13 to 3 – 7. The girls led by two at the break but two sin-bins during the second-half didn’t help their cause. They return to training on Tuesday night from 7.00pm – 8.30pm before a home game against Silverbridge next Saturday.
Minor Boys
The minor boys have a re-fixture at home on Monday night against Wolfe Tones. The game throws-in at 7.15pm and all players are asked to meet at the club no later than 6.30pm.
Minor Girls
Training for the minor girls continues on Tuesday evening from 7.00pm – 8.30pm.
U16 Boys
Our U16 boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankins lost out to a very good Naomh Eoin side on Thursday night.
U16 Girls
Our U16 girls have no game this week but will continue to train on Saturday afternoon from 4.00pm – 5.00pm.
U14 Boys
Our U14 boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankins were involved in high-scoring and entertaining game against St Pauls on Tuesday but unfortunately, they lost out by a few scores.
U14 Girls
Our U14 girls have a game on Wednesday away to Clann Eireann at 7.15pm.
U12 Boys
Our U12 boys were in action on Saturday afternoon but they lost out to a very good Crossmaglen side.
U12 Girls
Last Sunday U12 girls put in a great display of football but unfortunately lost out to a very strong Killeavy side. Well done to all the girls from both teams. The girls were back in action against Mullaghbawn on Sunday evening but the result was unknown at the time of going to press. Training continues Tuesday and Thursday evening from 7.00pm – 8.00pm in preparation for another game at home to Dromintee next Sunday.
U10s
It was an extremely busy week for our U1 footballers. On Tuesday night, they travelled to Corrinshego before travelling to Dorsey on Wednesday night. The young Shane’s enjoyed entertaining games on both nights and showed some great footballing ability and effort. They were back in action on Saturday when they travelled to An Ríocht to take part in the Down club’s annual tournament. After competing in a tough group containing Clann Eireann, An Ríocht, Bryansford and St Johns the Shane’s to face Fintona in the last 16 of the shield. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be for the youngsters and they fell to a narrow defeat. Training continues every Tuesday and Friday evening from 6.00 – 7.00pm with a match scheduled for Wednesday evening away to Whitecross at 7.00pm.
U6s
Our U6s continue to train on Wednesday evenings from 6.00pm – 7.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre.
Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie
Camogie training continues as normal this week with the senior camogs having a game away to An Port Mor on Wednesday night.
Best Wishes
Best wishes to our U16 footballer Lewis Boswell who suffered a couple of broken bones in his arm during the U16 game last week. Get well soon Lewis and we hope to see you back in the Shane's jersey in the near future.
Congratulations
Congratulations to all our younger members who made their Confirmation at the weekend….we hope you all had a great day.
Well Done
Well done to Sinead McDonnell who was part of the Armagh U14 ladies team which beat Donegal in the Ulster B final on Saturday. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be for the Armagh minor ladies, including our own Kirsty Murphy, Sorcha McDonnell, Blaithin Mackin, Ciara Jones and Ellen Hannaway, who lost out to Tyrone in the Ulster A final.
Divisional Cup Winners
Well done to our darts team who won the Divisional Cup on Friday night, defeating local rivals Slieve Gherkin 5 – 4 in the final. The game was tied at 4 each before team captain Peter Lynch stood up to the oche to claim the win for the Shanes. The winning team on the night was: Peter McKeown, Ciaran Mackin, Gareth McLoughlin, Paul O’Neill, Noel McTaggart, Kevin Barry, Mick Mackin, Nathan Morgan and Pater Lynch.
Thank-You
The club would like to thank those who spent a couple of hours cleaning up around the club on Friday evening, it was greatly appreciated.
Club Merchandise
There will be club socks on sale in the club on Monday night, 22 May from 8.00pm. Sizes 12 – 2 and 2 – 4 will cost £6.00 whilst size 4 – 7 will cost £7.00. The socks will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 9, 12, 20 & 31. There was no jackpot winner and 1 x match three winner. The jackpot now stands at a very impressive £5,700.
Siúl at the Shane's
As most of you know we ran a very successful Pave the Way scheme last year which led to the installation of a brilliant concrete driveway in and around the club. To everyone who donated to that scheme we are extremely grateful and a sign will be erected shortly thanking you all. The next phase of development at the club has now been completed and has the seen construction of a first-class Community Walkway around our main pitch. As with all development work it costs money and this is where you, our friends and members, can help out. Siúl at the Shane's is a scheme where, even though the walkway has been completed, people can still donate to or sponsor a metre of concrete as we attempt to raise the necessary funds for the new walkway. The walkway itself will be available for use by the whole community and will give people the opportunity to walk in a safe and friendly environment all year round. Anyone wishing to make a contribution to the scheme please contact our club chairman, Mick Mackin, on 07746 242231.
A new foundation to help forge links between GAA clubs promoting increased use of the Irish Language has been embraced by St John Bosco GAC in Newry with summer schemes, classes for adult learners, GCSE and A Level revision courses, Irish language choirs and much more planned for the near future.
Attendees at the Newry launch of the Joe McDonagh Foundation on Thursday night
The Joe McDonagh Foundation was established by The Gaelic Athletic Association and Glór na nGael is dedicated to the Irish language. The Foundation sets out to forge links between GAA clubs promoting increased use of our native language. The Foundation, which was launched in December 2016, has seen a huge uptake from clubs in Down and Armagh who are committed to developing the use and learning of Irish within the clubs in a more measured and planned fashion. Registered clubs, on implementing a certain number of actions with regards the promotion of the language within the club, will be presented with the Joe McDonagh medal and receive the help and support of Glór na nGael officers as well as the opportunity to apply for support grants throughout the year.
Speaking at the event, Frainc Mac Cionnaith, Glór na nGael said; “tá gach club ag cur na Gaeilge chun cinn ar bhealach amháin nó bealach eile. Aithníonn Glór na nGael é sin agus is é atá i gceist le Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonnchna ná na hiarrachtaí sin a fhorbairt ar bhonn tomhaiste agus pleanáilte”.
The theme of the evening’s events was ‘journey’, as Glór na nGael recognises that each club is going on its own individual language journey. Séamas Mac Dháibhéid from the Newry branch of the Gaelic League explained how this language journey “can trace its history back to Michael Cusack teaching in Saint Colman’s College” but is also a journey into the future, into self-discovery and bilingualism. He encouraged clubs and their members to embrace their language journey, quoting the psycholinguist Frank Smyth who said ‘One language sets you in a corridor for life - Two languages open every door along the way.’
Closing the evening’s procedures Áinín Uí Chaiside, Glór na nGael spoke about some of the endeavours that clubs have planned including summer schemes, classes for adult learners, GCSE and A Level revision courses, Irish language choirs and much more. She said “We at Glór na nGael are delighted that so many clubs in Armagh and Down have signed up to the Joe McDonagh Foundation and we encourage other clubs to do likewise. We wish them every success on their language journey and we look forward to helping them reach their destination. As the proverb says, 'ní neart go cur le chéile, there is no strength without unity".
Newry City AFC held their annual Awards Presentation Evening on Friday night in the Canal Court Hotel after a successful season which has seen them deservedly promoted to the Championship.
A representative from the club thanked Gary Wilson, The Canal Court Hotel, Kevin McAllister, Mojo for the entertainment and all those present who enjoyed a night which capped off another successful season for the club.
The First team's Thomas McCann took the Managers Player of the Year award and Club player of the year went to Kevin McArdle.
The Awards
Under 16s Awards:
Most Improved Player – Shea Morgan
Players Player of the year – Jake McLaughlin
Leading goal scorer – Joint: Tiernan O’Reilly and Tiarnan Murphy
Managers Player of the Year Award presented by Gary O’Reilly to – Sean McConville
Under 17s Awards:
Most Improved player – Alex Fernadez
Players Player of the year – James Irwin
Leading goal scorer – Kaylem Elliott
Managers Player of the Year Award presented by Johnny Elliott to – Zach Annett
Outstanding Contribution Awards: Ally McKenzie, Tommy Harris & Andrew Boyd.
NCAFC Supporter of The Year: Daniel Murphy
Newry City AFC Reserves Awards:
Players Player of the year – Ryan Quinn
Leading goal scorer with 14 goals in 10 games – Sean McMullan
Coaches Player of the Year Award to – Cian Feehan
Managers Player of the Year Award to – Brian Hobden
Sam McCullough Memorial Young Player of the Year: Shealan Fegan
Newry City AFC First Team Awards:
Travel Club player of the year presented by Declan McParland – Kevin McArdle
Leading goal scorer with 16 goals – Declan Carville
NewryCityAFC.co.uk player of the year – Kevin McArdle
Players Player of the Year – Kevin McArdle
Tommy O’Hanlon Memorial Club Player of the Year – Kevin McArdle
Our senior men made it three wins from three on Sunday with a hard-fought victory over Eire Og on a score-line of 0 – 15 to 0 – 11.
Both sides swapped early frees with David McCabe on target for the Shanes before another McCabe free put the Shanes in front. The game remained scoreless for the next ten minutes before another Eire Og pointed free was quickly cancelled out by a fine point from the Shane’s captain Micheál Brady. Eire Og tied the game soon after but two quick-fire points from Ryan Quinn and David McCabe gave the Shanes a two-point advantage approaching the break but another pointed free from Eire Og saw them trail by just the minimum at half-time, 0 – 5 to 0 – 4.
Eire Og got themselves level again in the opening minutes of the second period but Mark McCabe replied almost immediately for the home side. The teams then swapped points from play with Paul O’Rourke firing over for the Shanes but another point from a placed ball saw Eire Og tie the contest again. Two points from Connaire Mackin and Ryan Quinn edged the Shanes in front before great work from Marc Feehan set up David McCabe to slot the ball over the bar and give his side a three-point advantage. A great point from Connaire Mackin stretched the Shane’s advantage to four but Eire Og were by no means out of the game and they scored next three points to get back to within one. Marc Feehan won another great ball in midfield and found Paul O’Rourke who coolly slotted the ball over before Oisin O’Callaghan linked up with Micheál Brady and Brady tapped over to keep the Shane’s out in front. Eire Og replied with their eleventh point to keep them right in the game but late points from Paul O’Rourke and Oisin O’Callaghan saw the Shane’s over the line and record the all-important win.
The senior men return to action next Sunday away to Keady.
Senior Ladies
Our senior ladies will be training on Tuesday evening from 7.00pm – 8.30pm ahead of their next league game away to Lisummon next Saturday at 7.30pm.
Minor Boys
A brilliant game of football last Monday night between our minor boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankins and Granemore saw the Rankin’s side lose out by just two points, 7-11 to 7-9. Despite trailing for most of the first-half, 5 – 4 to 0 -3 at one stage, the lads put in a fantastic second-half performance but unfortunately, they came up just short. The lads are back in action on Monday evening at home to Wolfe Tones at 7.15pm
Minor Girls
Our minor girls will be training on Tuesday evening from 7.00pm – 8.30pm.
U16 Boys
Our U16 boys are training on Monday evening from 6.00pm – 7.00pm in Correnshigo before a game against Naomh Eoin on Thursday at 7.00pm in Correnshigo.
U16 Girls
Due the exam period there will be no U16 girls game for a couple of weeks.
U14 Boys
Our U14 boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankins have a game at home on Tuesday night against St Paul’s and all players our asked to meet at the club no later 6.10pm for a 7.00pm throw-in.
U14 Girls
Our U14 girls are scheduled to be away to Clan na Gael on Monday night.
U12 Boys
The U12 boys were in action on Saturday against Carrickcruppen with all the young lads getting some important game time. The Shane’s dominated the game throughout and recorded an impressive win.
U12 Girls
Our U12 girls were in action last Sunday evening Our U12 away to a strong amalgamated Silverbridge/Cullyhanna team. It was a close encounter throughout with some great football on display but unfortunately the young Shane's came up just short but did themselves proud throughout...well done everyone. The girls were back in action at home on Sunday evening against Killeavy but the result was unknown at the time of going to press. They will train on Tuesday and Thursday evenings this week before a game away to Mullaghbawn next Sunday.
U10s
On Wednesday evening, we split our U10 squad before they travelled to two different venues, one team heading to Whitecross and the other team to Belleek. Both teams put in great displays and every member of our squad got lots of vital playing team. There is another busy week ahead for the U10s coming up, with two games away to Corrinshego and Dorsey. Training continues on Friday from 6.00pm -7.00pm.
U10 Girls
Training for the U10 girls continues on Saturday mornings at 11.00am at the field.
Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie
The senior and camog minors will train on Monday and Wednesday this coming with the U8s, U12s and U14s training on Wednesday also. The camogie club would like to thank everyone who helped out with and contributed their bucket collection in Camlough on Sunday. Your help and generosity is greatly appreciated.
Best Wishes
Best wishes to our club and Cairde member Patsy McParland who is spending a short time in hospital. Best wishes also to Sheila Osborne who is recovering at home following a fall. Get well soon folks.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 3, 11, 23 & 24. There was no jackpot winner and 2 x match three winners. The jackpot now stands at a very impressive £5,650.
Articles for Weekly Notes
Anyone who has anything for inclusion in the weekly club notes – match reports for all age groups (boys, girls, camogie), scores from matches etc - please forward their article to Brendy Osborne (PRO), no later than 4.00pm on Sunday afternoons.
Siúl at the Shane's
As most of you know we ran a very successful Pave the Way scheme last year which led to the installation of a brilliant concrete driveway in and around the club. To everyone who donated to that scheme we are extremely grateful and a sign will be erected shortly thanking you all. The next phase of development at the club has seen construction start on a Community Walkway around our main pitch. As with all development work it costs money and this is where you, our friends and members, can help out. Siúl at the Shane's is a scheme which people can donate to or sponsor a metre of concrete as we attempt to raise the necessary funds for the new walkway. The walkway itself will be available for use by the whole community and will give people the opportunity to walk in a safe and friendly environment all year round. Anyone wishing to make a contribution to the scheme please contact our club chairman, Mick Mackin, on 07746 242231.
Newry City Manager Darren Mullens has made his first signing of the summer, signing up Stephen Hughes (Rambo)
Speaking to Newry City AFC Stephen commented, “I can’t wait to get started, it’s great that it’s a team made up largely of local players some of whom I’ve played with before. The facilities at the club are brilliant with one of the best pitches in the Irish League. Since being with Newry City FC I’ve gained more experience playing at a higher level with Warrenpoint Town and Portadown and now the club is going in the right direction and I want to be part of that and get that one more promotion to get into the Premier League. Whether that happens next season or after that, we will work hard to get there. All being well I’ll finish my career at Newry in the Premiership.”
Newry CITY AFC
Newry Manager Darren Mullen “To sign someone of Rambo’s ability shows the progress we are making at the club. Once we knew he was available we moved quickly and are delighted to have him back at his hometown club. Moving up to The Championship will be a lot tougher for us but having players of Rambo’s ability will only strengthen us. I’m sure the fans will be delighted as are the current players who he knows well. Seeing him back in a Newry jersey is a great boost for the club and I’m looking forward to working with him next season.”
Next Sunday, May 14th the Shane O'Neill’s club will be hosting an evening barbecue for all players, families and coaches associated with our underage teams across all codes, boys and girls football and camogie. We extend a warm welcome especially to new players and parents to come along and enjoy a relaxing social occasion, meeting and getting to know our underage coaches and many other families and club members. There will be plenty of burgers and refreshments available, with entertainment and fun games for all our young players. The barbecue begins at 6.00pm, immediately after our U12 girls game against Killeavy. We are looking forward to seeing everyone, new and not so new, coming along to what should be a very enjoyable evening.
Patrick Rankin’s U12s at the An Ríocht blitz
Senior Men
Our senior men travelled to St Pauls on Sunday afternoon and recorded another great away win, defeating the home side on a score-line of 3 – 12 to 0 – 6.
St Paul’s opened the scoring with a close range pointed free which was cancelled out soon after by a point from Paul O’Rourke. Two points in as many minutes edged St Paul’s ahead with David McCabe replying for the Shane’s with a well taken point before Greg McCabe put his side in front when he drove at the St Paul’s defence before rifling the ball to the back of the net. A pointed free from Paul O’Rourke gave his side a three-point lead but St Paul’s reduced the deficit to just one with the next two points of the game. A free from David McCabe put the Shane’s two in front again before a great long range point from Connaire Mackin gave his side a three-point half-time advantage.
A point in the opening minute of the second-half saw St Paul’s get back to within two but this proved to be their one and only score of the second period as the Shane’s took total control of the contest. Three points on the trot from Paul O’Rourke (2) and Connaire Mackin put the Camlough side five points in front before Greg McCabe rose highest to flick the ball to the net for his and his side’s second goal of the game. The game remained scoreless for the next ten minutes before the Shane’s hit a real purple patch, scoring 1-4 in the closing minutes to seal the all-important win, the scores coming from Paul O’Rourke (1 – 1) and the McCabe trio of David, Ryan and Greg getting a point apiece.
Whilst the Shanes’s racked up an impressive scoring total of 3 – 12 great credit must go their defensive unit who restricted their opponents to a total of six points, with just one of them coming in the second-half.
Next up for the senior men is a home game against Eire Og next Sunday.
Senior Ladies
It was a mixed week for our senior ladies, losing out to a very good Clann Eireann side mid-week before It was a mixed week for our senior ladies, losing out to a very good Clann Eireann side mid-week before returning to winning ways on Saturday evening with an emphatic win over Killeavy. The game was nip and tuck in the opening ten minutes before the Shane’s stepped up a gear and went into the break with a fourteen-point advantage. The Shane’s ladies continued to boss proceedings in the second-half scoring a further 7 – 6 to Killeavy’s 1 – 2 and run out comfortable winners. The girls will be training in St Paul’s on Tuesday evening at 7.00pm.
Minor Boys
Our minor boys return to action on Monday night away to Granemore at 7.15pm. All players are asked to meet at the club for 6.15pm and all available lifts would be greatly appreciated.
Minor Girls
The minor girls were scheduled to play Clann Eireann last Thursday evening but the game was postponed and re-fixed for Thursday 25th May. The girls do have a match this Thursday evening, 11th May at home to Silverbridge.
U16 Boys
A great performance from our U16 boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankins saw them earn a fully deserved draw against Keady on Thursday evening, Keady 2-10 Patrick Rankins 3-7. In fact, the lads were unlucky not to claim the win as Keady scored a last-minute goal to draw the game. The U16 boys will be training on Thursday evening and all Shane’s lads are asked to meet at the club at 5.40pm.
U16 Girls
It was disappointment for our U16 girls last Monday night losing out to near neighbours Carrickcruppen in their latest league game. It was also a bad night for Orlaith McArdle who suffered a broken finger and we wish her a speedy recovery. The girls are back in action on Monday night at home to Armagh Harps at 7.00pm.
U14 Boys
Our U14 boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankin’s have a home game against Tullysaran on Tuesday evening with a throw-in time of 7.00pm.
U14 Girls
Our U14 girls are scheduled to be action at home on Wednesday evening.
U12 Boys
Our U12 boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankin’s travelled to An Ríocht on Saturday and fielded two teams in the competition. Both sets of players on both teams played some great football throughout the day with one of them narrowly losing out in the quarter-final of the cup competition.
Sport NI’s Thomas McStravick taking a coaching session with some of the Shane’s U10 footballers
U12 Girls
Our U12 girls were in action late on Sunday evening and the result of the game was unknown at the time of going to press. Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7.00pm at the field.
U10s
Our U10s travelled to Dromintee on Wednesday evening. We fielded two teams with all our boys and girls enjoying plenty of football and a word of thanks to Dromintee for hosting us. This week’s fixture is still to be confirmed but training continues every Tuesday and Friday 6.00pm – 7.00pm.
U10 Girls
Training for the U10 girls continues on Saturday mornings at 11.00am at the field.
U6s
Training for our U6s continues every Wednesday evening from 6.00pm – 7.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre and all boys and girls are welcome to attend.
Weekly Fixtures
We have had several requests to publish the weekly fixtures, home and away, for all our teams - senior men, senior ladies, senior camogs, underage boys, underage girls and underage camogs. On that basis could all managers please forward their weekly fixtures to Damien (Dee) Beattie either by PM via Facebook, email (deebt@hotmail.co.uk) or text (07733405769) no later than 7.00pm on a Sunday evening. Some of you may already have a list of all your fixtures – so you can send this to Dee. Dee will put together a list of fixtures (home and away) for the coming week for all age groups, in all codes which will then be published on our Facebook page. This approach will make everyone aware of all weekly fixtures, home and away, and your co-operation would be greatly appreciated.
Sport NI Coaches
Thomas McStravick from Sport NI visited the club on Friday night to take a coaching session with our U10 footballers. Thomas, along with other Sport NI coaches, will be working with various teams throughout the club. The children and club coaches were delighted with the training session on Friday and are looking forward to future training sessions with Thomas and the other Sport NI coaches.
Well Done
Well done to Jarleth Lennon, Oisin Lennon, Ruairi O'Brien, Keegan Grant and Jamie Beattie who were all part of the St Paul's team which won the Irish News Cup last week.
Congratulations
Congratulations to our younger members who made their Holy Communion at the weekend. We hope they all enjoyed their day.
Happy Birthday
A big happy birthday this week to our long-serving and esteemed club member Oliver Doran who celebrated his 70th birthday at the week-end.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 2, 13, 25 & 31. There was no jackpot winner and 1 x match three winner. The jackpot now stands at a very impressive £5,600.
Condolences
The club would like to offer its sympathy to the family of Sean Canavan, late of Derrybeg. Mr Canavan was the grandfather of our U12 & U14 player Molly Canavan. May he rest in peace.
Articles for Weekly Notes
Anyone who has anything for inclusion in the weekly club notes – match reports for all age groups (boys, girls, camogie), scores from matches etc - please forward their article to Brendy Osborne (PRO), no later than 4.00pm on Sunday afternoons.
Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill
We are planning on increasing the membership of our Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill scheme over the coming weeks and months and following up with current members. Membership of the scheme costs only £10.00 per month and will contribute enormously to future development around the club. Thanks to the contribution of our current Cairde members we have been able to upgrade the playing surface of our main field and construct a new training area beside the clubhouse and concrete the driveway around the club. We still have plans to construct a new spectator area and other works around the club and we would like everyone associated with the club to be part of all future development and are encouraging people to become a Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill member. For further information on how to become a member of the scheme please contact Brendy Osborne on 07543806274.
Our senior men began their league campaign with a comprehensive thirteen point away win over Clonmore on Sunday afternoon, 5 – 11 to 3 - 4.
Playing against a strong wind the Shanes bossed the opening exchanges and went ahead thanks to a goal from Greg McCabe but they soon found themselves one in arrears thanks to a quick Clonmore goal and point. David McCabe restored the Shanes lead when he got on the end of a flick from Paddy Maughan to palm the ball to the net for his side’s second goal. However, the lead was short-lived when a wind assisted line ball caught out the Shane’s keeper and found its way to the net to put Clonmore a point ahead. A fisted point from Paddy Maughan levelled game before Nathan Morgan broke the ball in the middle of the field which was picked up by Connaire Mackin and he cut through the Clonmore defence to rifle home the Shane’s third goal. Ryan Quinn followed up with a well taken point before a late pointed free from Clonmore saw the home side trail by three at the break, 3 – 2 to 2 – 2.
The Shane’s had the wind at their backs in the second-half and they made a great start with David McCabe scoring an early goal and point to put his side firmly in control. Connaire Mackin followed up with a superb point from a side-line ball before Paul O’Rourke popped over from close range. Another side-line ball from Mackin made its way over the bar to put the Shane’s ten to the good. Clonmore responded with a pointed free before a fantastic pinpoint ball from Connaire Mackin found Greg McCabe who needed no second invitation to drive at the Clonmore defence and plant the ball in the net. Clonmore slotted over another pointed free but the Shane’s replied with four points in a row with the scores coming from Paul O’Rourke, Ryan Quinn, Greg McCabe and David McCabe. Clonmore replied with a late consolation goal but the final score of the game went to the returning Neil Paul Lennon who confidently knocked over a close range free to leave the final score 5 – 11 to 3 – 4 in favour of the Shanes.
The senior men return to action on Friday evening with a home game against Middletown before travelling to St Pauls next Sunday.
Senior Ladies
It was a busy week for our senior ladies with two home games, the first against Grange on Tuesday evening and the second against Forkhill on Saturday. The girls went into Tuesday’s game on the back of two defeats but they were much more clinical against Grange and recorded a comfortable victory, 8 – 11 to 1 – 1. Grange opened the scoring on Tuesday evening with an early point but the Shanes scored 4 – 4 without reply before Grange scored a late first-half goal. The second-half was completed dominated by the Shanes, scoring a further 4 – 7 whilst keeping their opponents scoreless.
The senior ladies continued their good run of form with a comfortable win over Fork hill on Saturday night. The Shane’s hit the front early on and maintained a consistently high tempo throughout the game to keep a valiant Fork hill team at bay and secure another all-important two league points. The game was especially significant, in that we saw debuts for our recent additions to the panel, all the way from Brazil to South Armagh. Dhebora, Rayza, Jacqueline, Luany and Elenize all received a warm welcome from the Shane’s football family and we look forward to seeing them in the green jersey in the coming weeks.
Next up for the senior ladies is a home league game against Clan Eireann on Tuesday night at 7.15pm.
Minor Boys
Our minor boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankins recorded hard fought three-point win over Keady on Monday evening, 4 – 12 to 4 – 9. The Rankins trailed by two at the interval but a strong second-half performance saw them claim the win. No further league fixtures have been issued for the minor boys but they continue to train on Mondays and Thursday from 6.30pm – 7.45pm.
Minor Girls
Our minor girls had their second league outing on Thursday evening against Cullyhanna, with the game being played in Dorsey. With several players missing through injury and school commitments, the Shanes played with a strong wind in the first-half, dominating possession but failing to find the target as much as they should have, taking a seven-point lead into half-time. Despite playing against the wind in the second half, the girls played intelligent football, staying strong in defence while using the ball wisely to move forward and pick off major scores to finish well ahead at the final whistle. The final- score was 5 – 5 to 0 – 8 in favour of the Shanes and well done to both teams on a sporting and skilful game. Next up for the minor girls is an away fixture against Clann Eireann on Thursday evening.
U16 Boys
Our U16 boy’s amalgamation of Patrick Rankins were in action on Thursday evening at home to Derrynoose. Despite putting a decent performance, the home side were defeated on a score-line of 4 – 18 to 2 – 4. The lads will be training in Correnshigo on Monday evening at 6.00pm before returning to action on Thursday with an away game against Keady.
U16 Girls
Our U16 girls make the short journey to take on Carrickcruppen on Monday evening, 1st May at 7.00pm and all girls are asked to meet at the Shane’s for no later than 6.10pm. Training continues every Saturday afternoon from 4.00pm – 5.00pm at the field.
U14 Boys
The U14 boys have no game this coming week but will be training as normal. They return to action on Tuesday 9th May with a home game against Tullysaran.
U14 Girls
The U14 girls will be training from 6.00pm – 7.30pm on Wednesday.
U12 Boys
Our U12 boys’ amalgamation of Patrick Rankins recorded a great win over their Dromintee opponents in their first league of the year on Saturday. The game saw a couple of our U10s step up to play for the U12s and they all put in great performances.
U12 Girls
Well done to our U12 girls who took on a very good Crossmaglen side last Sunday evening in their first league game of the season. It was a great game of football by all accounts but unfortunately our girls just came up short. The girls were back in action on Sunday evening against Correnshigo and put in a brilliant performance to record a very comprehensive win…well done everyone. Training for the girls continues every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 7.00pm - 8.00pm at the field before they travel to Silverbridge next Sunday evening for their next game.
U10s
Thursday evening saw our U10s take on Lisbrack and a lot of good football was produced by all the boys and girls…keep up the good work. Training continues on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 6.00pm – 7.00pm at the club.
U10 Girls
Training for the U10 girls continues on Saturday mornings at 11.00am at the field.
U6s
Training for our U6s continues every Wednesday evening from 6.00pm – 7.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre and all boys and girls are welcome to attend.
Meabh O’Neill’s Camogie
The senior camogs were in action recently against Clan na Gael and put in a fantastic performance to record a comprehensive win over the Lurgan side. The club hosted a very successful U12 Go Game blitz on Saturday which saw all the young camogs play a couple of great games against Ballymacnab and Mullaghbawn…well done everyone. Training will continue at the usual times during the week with the minor camas scheduled to play next Friday evening.
Weekly Fixtures
We have had several requests to publish the weekly fixtures, home and away, for all our teams - senior men, senior ladies, senior camogs, underage boys, underage girls and underage camogs. On that basis could all managers please forward their weekly fixtures to Damien (Dee) Beattie either by PM via Facebook, email (deebt@hotmail.co.uk) or text (07733405769) no later than 7.00pm on a Sunday evening. Some of you may already have a list of all your fixtures – so you can send this to Dee. Dee will put together a list of fixtures (home and away) for the coming week for all age groups, in all codes which will then be published on our Facebook page. This approach will make everyone aware of all weekly fixtures, home and away, and your co-operation would be greatly appreciated.
Special Presentation
Last week saw the club make a special presentation to local photographer Brendan Monaghan. Louise Kenny and Aimee Mackin, on behalf of our senior ladies, presented Brendan with a signed jersey in recognition of the fantastic coverage he afforded our senior ladies during their journey to last year’s All-Ireland final
Best Wishes
Best wishes to a good friend of the club Anthony Sloan who is currently recovering at home following a short spell in hospital.
Darts Team
Well done to our darts team who recorded a great win over Magee’s in the cup semi-final on Friday night. They now meet local rivals Sleeve Gherkins (Quinn’s Camlock) in the Divisional cup final on Friday May 19th.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 9, 10, 25 & 27. There was no jackpot winner and 1 x lucky dip winner. The jackpot now stands at an impressive £5,500.
Articles for Weekly Notes
Anyone who has anything for inclusion in the weekly club notes – match reports for all age groups (boys, girls, camogie), scores from matches etc - please forward their article to Brendy Osborne (PRO), no later than 4.00pm on Sunday afternoons.
Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill
We are planning on increasing the membership of our Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill scheme over the coming weeks and months and following up with current members. Membership of the scheme costs only £10.00 per month and will contribute enormously to future development around the club. Thanks to the contribution of our current Cairde members we have been able to upgrade the playing surface of our main field and construct a new training area beside the clubhouse and concrete the driveway around the club. We still have plans to construct a new spectator area and other works around the club and we would like everyone associated with the club to be part of all future development and are encouraging people to become a Cairde Sheáin Uí Néill member. For further information on how to become a member of the scheme please contact Brendy Osborne on 07543806274.
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