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Corrinshego Training Schedule
U12/14/16 Ladies training to commence Wednesday nights @ 7pm
U8/U10’s to start Tuesday 25 March @7pm & every Tuesday thereafter
U12/U14’s to commence Thursday nights @6.30pm
Under 16 & Under 18 to be confirmed
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Tuairiscíodh ballraíocht chlub /Club Membership
An Coiste of Craobh Rua ask that all outstanding Club membership fees be paid. Membership for this year is as follows, Adult £20 , Senior Hurlers £50 (includes insurance) Juvenile £20 per child with (Family) discount £15 for every other child
Senior\Minor Team/ Foireann Sinsear agus mionúr
Senior/Minor Training will take place on the pitch on Sunday mornings at 10am. It also takes place on Thursday nights 7-30.Patrick Brady 07742386296 Jake Hazzard +447729310565
Craobh Rua first competitive match takes place on Sunday the 30th of March and it is against Castleblaney.
Underage Teams / Foirne faoi aois
This week some of our senior players took the opportunity to return to their Primary Schools to chat with pupils there about the game of Hurling and Craobh Rua Camlocha. Information was given in relation to Coaching/Development nights and there were lively question and answer sessions in all three Primary schools visited St Peters Cloughreagh, St Malachys Camlough and St Josephs Bessbrook. Many thanks to these schools, their principals and staff for the warm welcome.
Under 12 - 14 & 16s/Faoi 12-14 & 16
Coaching/Training for these teams are all on this Monday night 6:30pm sharp on the Abbey school 3G pitch cost £2 each. Under 12 & 14 Contact Fiachra Bradley 07842796234 Under 16 contact Laurence Bradley 07736150103
Under 10/Faoi 10
Primary 3,4,5,6 Coaching\Training takes place in St Pauls High School 6-30 to 7-30 from Monday 3rd February. All are welcome. Henry Mc Cloy is the coordinator 07729857801.
Under 8/ Faoi 8
Coaching\Training takes place in St Pauls High School 6-30 to 7-30pm from Monday 3rd of February. All are welcome. Cost is £2. Davy O Brien (07775176614) is the coordinator for this group.
Under 6's/Faoi 6
The Programme in partnership with Meabh O Neills Camogie Club takes place each Saturday in Cloughreagh Community Centre at 11am. Cost is £1. All are welcome to attend. Anyone seeking further information should contact Michael Bradley at 07907219639
Community\Pobail
Facebook\Twitter
Craobh Rua Camlocha Twitter account can be accessed @Craobh_Rua We also have a Facebook Page "Craobh Rua Camlocha"
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Conal Gallagher – Down Squad 2014
Bosco Senior player Conal Gallagher is playing for the Down U21s in the Ulster Championship against Monaghan in Inniskeen on Wednesday 19th March. All Bosco members are urged to go along and ;lend the royal and amber support to the Down team.
Conal is the latest in a long line of Bosco players who have received their call up to the Down squad and al in the club wish him a long and illustrious career in the Down team.
St Patrick’s Day Parade
The club is again taking part in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade through Newry City – we are asking mentors/players to assemble at the Quays on the day at 11.30am. Let’s make a blue/yellow splash on the day. Pass the word around and urge all players to come along and be proud to represent the club in the parade
Defib Training
Maria Fox is presently organising DEFIB TRAINING & REFRESHER TRAINING for club mentors. It is vitally important that there is at least one mentor with each team trained in the use of the defib
Heart Health Checks
The club’s annual Heart Health Checks for players (Under 14+) has been organised for TUESDAY 8TH APRIL in the Social Club. This is a very important screening test for players - if you need more information please contact Paul O’Connor
Gaelic For Mothers
Gaelic4Mothers&Others (G4M&O,s) training continues every Thursday night in the Barcroft Community Centre from 7-8pm. All women over the age of 18 are very welcome to join the St John Bosco Club – only pre-requisite is as long as you haven’t played competition football in the past year for another team. G4M&O,s is a non-competitive sport played in a fun, friendly and relaxed manner. If you would like to join please just come along and you will be made to feel right at home. For more information you can contact Mo Rooney on boscomo@btinternet.com or mobile on 07544442519.
Irish News schools competition
Don’t forget we’re continuing our partnership and supporting our local Primary Schools so please cut out the tokens from the Irish News and leave them with John in the club.
Club Registrations- Reminders
Just over half of all players and club members are registered! We are depending on team mentors to follow-up on those who have not completed a Registration Form. If players get injured during training or games they are not covered by insurance if they are not registered with the club. Just because a player is representing the club does not mean that they are automatically registered for insurance purposes. As a matter of urgency please check which players are not officially registered with the club
U12’s 2014 League
The U14 leagues will commence on Mon 7th April finishing end of June. Championship(Round Robin) starting end of July through to September.
St John Bosco U14’s are drawn with Longstone, Baileglas, Newry Mitchels, Glenn & Drumgath in Division 3.
U12’s First Game of 2014
This Sunday sees the U12’s turning out against St Peter’s Warrenpoint in their first game of the 2014 season. The match due to be played in Jack Mackin Park has a throw in time of 11:00 a.m. and will provide the team mentors Peadar Gallagher, David McNulty, Kevin Hughes, Hugh Gray and Paul McCormack with an ideal opportunity to see the benefits of the winter training programme which took place in St Colman’s College on the 3G pitch.
U12’s 2014 League
U12 league will commence in May and sees St John Bosco in the company of Longstone, Atticall, Baileglas, An Riocht, Rostrevor and Newry Mitchels.
U8’s and U10’s
P3/4(2nd Saturday of month) and P5/6(4th Saturday of the month) blitzes will commence in April running through to September.
Down County Board Presentation February
Having heard the great news at the end of 2013 Saturday night was pay night in Paírc Esler for Cumann Naomh Eoin Bosco.
Club secretary Mo Rooney and treasurer Damian Ruddy were on hand to accept the £25,000 cheque from County Board Chairman Seamus Walsh
Cumann na mBunscol
U12 player Pól Óg MacCormac had the honour of turning out in the Down colours at half time in the Saturday night Down vs Louth national league game.
Persistent rain and a heavy pitch didn’t dampen the enthuasism of these young players as they relished playing front of a packed stand in Pairc Esler. The 18 young players were representing their clubs and were drawn from all over the county from Carryduff,
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Nineteen new Armagh GAA referees have attended a recent refereeing conference in the Athletic Grounds in Armagh.
Tutoring at the conference were Henry McCloy, Paudie Hughes and Jim Burns, the Armagh Referee Administrator.
A Spokesperson for Armagh GAA said "Armagh County Board are delighted with this positive start to the new season and wish all the new and more seasoned referees the very best in their important work on behalf of GAA in County Armagh."
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Local lad Cathal Clarke's racing season has gotten of to a great start scooping 2nd place in the annual Clann Eireann St.Patrick's day race in Derrymacash. Cathal is now part of the U18 FBD Irish Talent Team and studies at St Colman's.
Seventy riders took part in the 48 Mile race and on the 3rd lap Cathal, Jude Sands and 5 other riders rode across to 3 riders who broke clear on the 1st lap. This strong group settled at a 40 second gap but disaster struck when Jude was taken down with 4 others in the break on the 4th lap leaving Cathal in a 5 man break. However this group which contained 3 juniors just kept working and still had a slim 15 second advantage at the finish. Cathal was edged out by local lad Declan Mulholland in the final sprint to the checkered flag.
Great result for the 1st year junior. Newry Wheelers Gary Henning, Conor Curran and James Mulligan rode well throughout with young Mulligan putting in a gallant effort before being forced to pull out due to illness.
Great performance by Cathal at Boyne GP A3 Race.
Cathal Clarke takes 10 spot and 2nd Junior in the 75km Boyne race. With a strong field of 80 riders and a rolling course it was difficult for a break to establish early. However around 50k a group of 8 riders escaped with classy vet Sean Bracken the main man. Cathal and National Junior road race champion Finn Ryan got a good gap opened and stayed away for several miles but on the main Navan to Slane road the big bunch had too much power and reeled them back in.
However the 2 young guns were not giving up without a fight and although the 8 man break stayed away, the duo of Clarke and Ryan led home the bunch in a hectic bunch sprint.
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Cormac Clarke - 3rd in Boyne GP
Cormac Clarke took 3rd in annual Boyne GP in Slane, Co Meath at the weekend.
The 100K race on the rolling roads around Navan and Slane. The race was fast and furious on dry roads but conditions were blustery.
Cormac was in several early breaks which were all dragged back by the 80 strong group of A1/A2 riders. However as often happens 2 riders Ryan Sherlock and Greg Swinnard were somehow allowed away building up a gap of over 1 minute.
Several attacks saw 4 more riders getting clear and they gained time rapidly as the bunch started playing about. By the start of the last lap the 2 leaders had 1 minute on the 4 chasers who had almost 1 minute on the peloton. Cormac soloed across the 1 minute gap catching them with just 2 km to the line.
After such a massive effort very few would have the legs to sprint but in the final burst Cormac took 3rd spot with ease to chalk up his first podium finish in 2014.
Womens Race
In the women’s race it was Newry Wheelers Kerri Campbell & Alwynne Shannon who represented the club well. The race was plagued with a few crashes however the ladies rode well throughout avoiding the crash with Kerri finishing in a respectable 10th position overall, the ladies racing well early on in the season.
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Senior Football / Peil Sinsearach
Congratulations to our senior team who won the inaugural Patrick Rankin Cup with a 1-05 to 0-02 win over Newry Shamrocks last Friday night played under lights at St.Colmans College. Team Captain Cathal Trainor accepted the cup on behalf of his team from Cásca PRO Ruairi Vallely.
Membership / Ballraíocht 2014
Club membership for 2014 is now due- Senior members £30, Underage members £10.00 .Cairde members are free from membership fees plus free from underage players subs which are needed to cover essential transports costs & insurance. Please see any committee member for registration forms. Underage players are asked to contribute £2 per week, Direct Debit members are exempt.
Committee Meeting / Cruinniú Coiste
A meeting of the executive committee is scheduled for Wednesday 26 March @ 8pm in the committee room. All members are asked to attend.
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Down U14 Girls are Ulster Champions
For the first time Down won the Ulster U14 Blitz on Saturday to be crown Ulster champions beating Monaghan 1.05 to 1.03 in the final. The three Bosco girls, Orlagh Burke, Sarah O'Hanlon and Aoibheann Quinn all played their part in this outstanding success. Aoibheann scored 1:03 against Fermanagh and 1:01 against Antrim during the league stages.
U12 Girls
St John Bosco vs St Brides
The U12 girls played an excellent challenge match on Sunday in St Colman’s 3G against St Brides from Co Louth with over 35 girls getting to play and develop their skills in a very competitive game played in the correct spirit. Many thanks to our visitors for travelling down.
U16 Girls
St John Bosco vs Rostrevor
The U16 girls earned a hard fought victory against Rostrevor in their league match played today in Jack Mackin Park with a scoreline of 3:06 to 2:06. The Rostrevor team pushed to the very end to level the match. The girls were 4 points to 1 down at half time but played an excellent second half with Sinead O'Hare and Aoife Jackson dominating midfield. The Bosco scorers were; Nicole Osborne 2:01; Dearbhala Quinn 1:03; Aoibheann Quinn 0:01; Sinead O'Hare 0:01
Shauna Hickey, Alex Shortall and Cliona Doherty defended resolutely in the game assisted by the Down County u16 goalkeeper Roisin Kelly. The team was also served well by five u14 players, Orlagh Burke, Aine McCabe, Sarah O’Hanlon, Rachel Hanna and Aoibheann Quinn who were excellent. Vicky Grattan, Niamh McCullagh and Dearbhla McGovern all put in huge efforts to secure the win The girls next match is away to Teconnaught
Gaelic4Mothers Mud Run!
The Bosco Gaelic4Mothers travelled deep into the heart of County Down to take part in the 1st ever Aughlisnafinn Mud Run.
Mo Rooney and 17 of his very brave ladies endured what could be called Hell on Earth to complete the course but most important laughed the whole way round. From the very start the knee deep mud caught the team out with a few running shoes being temporarily lost but after some tightening of laces the team quickly moved on the scale a number of tricky obstacles and barriers.
The ladies laughter could be heard all around the course mainly directed at Mo who was being systematically targeted by his team and soon the Bosco G4M coach was weighing 4 stone heavier with the amount of muck and dirt he had gathered.
One of the highlights of the course was the tunnel slides into a freezing mud filled river which was quickly followed by 3 barrel dams in the same foul smelling water but everyone got over the obstacles without much bother. After a gruelling 45 minutes of running, wadding, crawling, jumping and fighting through the muck and dirt the Bosco team made it to the finish line slightly dirtier than when they started the run.
After a well-deserved hot shower and refreshments courtesy of the folks from the "Finn" the Bosco ladies made their way back to the Social Club for some much needed refreshments. Well done to Mo and his ladies and many thanks to Aughlisnafinn for their magnificent organisation.
Gold Marks
Congratulations to Chris and Kathryn Quinn on receiving awards for 200 hours volunteer work they have both done in the Club.
Coffee Morning 29th March
Eimear O’Hare is holding a Coffee Morning in the club on 29th March, raising funds for Friends of Africa – make sure you support this worthy cause.
Saturday 29th March 11am -1pm All welcome!
Maracycle Challenge
The 2014 Maracycle is the 30th anniversary of this great cross border event. The club is investigating the possibility of entering a team. Interested then please let John Tumilty know. The dates
Saturday 28 June 2014 Belfast – Newry – Dublin
Sunday 29 June 2014 Dublin – Newry – Belfast
Heart Health Checks
The club’s annual Heart Health Checks for players (Under 14+) has been organised for TUESDAY 8TH APRIL in the Social Club. This is a very important screening test for players - if you need more information please contact Paul O’Connor
Irish News schools competition
Don’t forget we’re continuing our partnership and supporting our local Primary Schools so please cut out the tokens from the Irish News and leave them with John in the club.
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Three Newry boys were among five selected to join the Swansea hopefuls at the Newry qualifier at the 3G Pitch at St Colmans Sports Complex recently
Young people from Newry & Mourne District were given the chance to showcase their soccer skills in a series of Street Striker challenges including free styling, target shooting using tyres/boxes, obstacle courses and 5-a-side matches
Newry & Mourne was a new venue this year and was one of a number taking part across the North including, Derry/Londonderry, Larne, Cookstown, North, South, East & West Belfast.
The cross community event is aimed at targeting young budding footballers aged between 14-17 years old and encourage youth from right across the political and religious spectrum.
Each qualifier kicked off with an educational workshop facilitated by local Irish League players, Stephen Garrett of Cliftonville and Michael Gault of Linfield who play for clubs across the religious divide. The workshops explore how cultural expression can be celebrated and embraced
Sinead O’Hanlon, Duty Manager at Newry 3G Pitch at St Colmans Sports Complex said ‘Newry & Mourne District Council was delighted to be selected as one of the venues for the Playball Street Striker project. The event was a great success and attracted a great selection of talented young local footballers to showcase their skills on the soccer pitch. This is the calibre of event we aspire to be running’.
Five budding footballers made the cut on the night and will now go through to the final and are one step closer to winning the life changing opportunity to spend a week’s trial at Swansea City FC. They are Jordan Copeland, Newry High School, Brennan Magennis, Abbey Grammar School, Craig Taylor, Killcoaine Junior High, Arnas Irzikevicius, Dungannon Integrated College, Eoghan Campbell, Abbey Grammar School.
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