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Members of Redmond O’Hanlon’s GAC, Poyntzpass took part at the weekend in a gruelling four-hour fitness challenge to raise money for PIPS Newry and Mourne suicide prevention charity.
Those who took part completed five continuous classes of 40 minutes each, including circuits, zumba, spinning, boxercise and an individual challenge.
O'Hanlon's presented PIPS volunteer Andrew McKeown with a cheque for £900.
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Senior Football / Peil Sinsearach
There was no Senior Football this week.
Next Match Friday 20 June 2014 Thomas Davis GFC V St Michael's
Under 8 Football / Peil Faoi 8
Tuesday 10th June 2014
South Armagh U8 Go-Games League
Clady v Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis Under 8’s upward trend continued with a fine performance away against Clady last Tuesday night with the Thomas Davis lads hitting some excellent scores from play & frees. Martin McKinley improves with every game registering 2-01 on the night. Calum Bradley also continues to impress with great defensive work and the ability to take a score with 5 scores in total. In midfield Rudi Fallone & Shae Gray also improve with every game winning vital possession & laying off good ball to their team.
In the forwards Toni Fallone, Jenson Lee, Dylan Gray & Comhghall Quinn all worked hard to create scoring opportunities & in defence Ryan Byrne impressed alongside Conall Havern & Nela Lesniak who all put in a great shift with some great moves showing all the skills learned on the training field. Played over 3 periods each player got a chance to play in goals, defence, midfield & forwards.
Thomas Davis:- Nela Lesniak, Rudi Fallone, Toni Fallone, Dylan Gray, Shae Gray, Martin McKinley, Jenson Lee, Conall Havern, Comhghall Quinn, Calum Bradley, Ryan Byrne.
Our U8 boys and girls continue to train on Tuesday evenings @7pm at the club grounds. Please Contact Anthony Havern Tel. 07805853032. Weekly subs £2.00 per child.
Under 10 Football / Peil Faoi 10
Well done to our U-10's who performed very well against St. Joseph's in Lisummon on Sunday morning.
Under 12 Football / Peil Faoi 12
Our U12’s traveled to Clady but unfortunately their hosts failed to show. They made the most of their time there having a training match between themselves.
Next Match Saturday 21 June 2014 Thomas Davis GFC V St Josephs
Under 14 Football / Peil Faoi 14
Ard Mhaca Under 14 Division 3 Football League
Thomas Davis Corrinshego v Madden
The last league game of the season for our young players before the league split was a tough examination at this level. Thomas Davis took on the table toppers Madden and more than matched their opponents for 25mins until 2 late goals at the end of the first half forced some heads to drop and Madden eased away to another win to claim the southern title. After winning their opening fixture, this young Thomas Davis team have found the going tough and with the split in the league it is hoped that they can compete at their level, starting with a home again against Clann Eireann on Tuesday night. Some newly registered players from local school St Malachy's started their first game against Madden and their presence has freshened the squad. In fact it is the younger players who have been leading by example this year, with the likes of Caolan Mallon and Junior Marron getting on the score board v Madden, even though half forward Jonjoe Cranney and Matthew Dowdall scored a brace apiece in the first half.
The away side in the end celebrated the win but there are many games yet to come and great to see so many new lads now playing at the club.
Line up was as follows:
Dean Sheridan, Niall Taggart, Matthew Dowdall, Sean Dowdall, Jarlath Jennings, Conor Lenagh, Brendan McLoughlin, Tiarnan Hanna, Jonjoe Cranney, Matthew Taggart, Karl Treanor, Ronan Casey, Glenn Murray, Bradley Murray, Ethan Casey, Jamie Gaskin, Junior Marron, Caolan Mallon, Joshua McAteer, Adam Coughlan and Christopher O'Hare.
U14 boys continue to train every Thursday evening @6.30pm at the club grounds. Please Contact Adrian McCourt Tel. 07745669419. Weekly subs £2 per child.
Under 16 Football / Peil Faoi 16
Thomas Davis GFC 6-15 Middletown GFC 2-10.
On a glorious Thursday evening in our adopted home of St. Pauls High School Bessbrook our own Under 16 warriors played a championship quarter final against Middeltown GAC. Throughout the years this has always been the two teams that have shared league and championship honors. However on this beautiful Thursday evening David Lenaghans young men came through with flying colours to win 6-15 to 2-10. Right from the throw in team captain Declan Loye rose like a salmon, caught the ball, soloed and delviered a pin point pass to Caolan Marron who dispatched a goal into the corner to stamp their authority on the game.
Wave after wave of attack came from our boys built on by great work in midfield from Dean Fallon. With 10 minutes played our boys were leading by 8 and after a brief spell from the opposition the boys put their shoulder to the wheel with a work rate that could be not be matched.
The full-back line superbly marshalled by fullback TJ Hughes stood tall and firm constantly tharwting anything that came their way. When any team wants to raise their game its usually their captain who leads by example and in Declan Loye (3-05) Thomas Davis GFC has a player of the highest calibre. Declan effortlessly killed the game as contest before half-time with a scintillating a goal and a wonder point from a sideline ball, indeed his overall performance was breathtaking and inspiration to teammates. Entering the 2nd half leading 2-07 to 1-02 Middletown scored a goal and 3 points to what seemed like a revival. However Niall McShane and U14 captain Brendan McLoughlin regrouped stemming the flow and began to dominate once more.
Then the Caolan Marron (2-06)show began, constantly giving nightmares to full backs scoring points and goals with such ease. Our young men always had a second gear and with the defence on top and forwards bombing through we finished with another Loye wonder goal. Over the last two games Ryan Gray has filled in as a Goal Keeper putting the team first and his ability to read the game mixed with his precision kickouts has been like finding a new diamond. This team is full of young men who give their all and work hard. Conor Jennings finally found his shooting boots (1-02), Calum Kilcoyne's (0-01) workrate and Karl Tranior passion make this group a joy to watch. Plus an another highlight for the club is Matthew Taggart making his U16 debut stepping up for the night from U14 level.
The boys comfortably won 6-15 to 2-10 but its the work rate and team first attitude that really stood out. Hopefully now this group will make this a fourth U16 title in row, although no finals are won yet surely this must be aim for them.
After being interviewed after the game team manager David Lenaghan praised his teams work rate and passion. David also was delighted to see so many club members at the game and hopefully continue to support us throughout the year. In 5 years time most of these young warriors will be gracing the pitches of the Dorans Hill Development, so indeed the future is bright both on and off the field.
Our U16 boys continue to train every Sunday morning @10.30am at the club grounds. New members welcome. Contact David Lenaghan Tel. 07707177360. Weekly subs £2 per child.
Under 18 Football / Peil Faoi 18
There was no U18 Football this week.
Under 14 Girls / Peil na mBan Faoi 14
Next Match Sunday 22 June 2014Thomas Davis GFC v Tir Na Nog
QUARTER FINAL of the CHAMPIONSHIP THURS 26th JUNE
Thomas Davis GFC v Keady
Under 16 Girls / Peil na mBan Faoi 16
On Thursday past the u16 girls travelled to Mullabrack . The girls started brightly and both teams traded scores. The Thomas Davis girls were winning a lot of ball round the middle with Leah McLoughlin and Dearbhla Kearns dominating midfield. The forward line was being led by Nicole McCann who was winning every ball that came her way and the Thomas Davis girls were rewarded when Leah McLoughlin scored a fine goal.
This brought the teams level and it stayed that way until half time. On the restart Mullabrack eventually gained the upper hand and finished really strong to run out worthy winners. This was a tough game for the girls but they battled admirably against an established team. Special mention must go to Hanna Mullholland, Danielle McClorey, Nicole McCann, and Aoife Millar who all had great performances and especially Millie Kinney who was outstanding in nets. Well done girls!
Player of the week- Millie Kinney
Next Match Monday 23 June 2014 Pearse Ogs v Thomas Davis GFC
U16 Division 3 Ladies Fixtures for the Season
Our under 16 girls continue to train every Monday & Wednesday evening @7pm at the club grounds. New members welcome. Contact Archie Kimmins Tel. 07704025212. Weekly subs £2 per child.
Lotto
Numbers: 9, 20, 21, 23
Date: 11/06/14
No winners
Jackpot stands at £2,400
Lets dig deep folks, tickets only £1
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Three local players from the Mid-Ulster Youth League football squad are kitted out and ready to kick-off their games in the U13 Foyle Cup tournament this summer courtesy of local gas supplier firmus energy.
Included are players Ryan Haughey and Cormac Ferris from Brookvale FC and Tiernan Kelly from Camlough Rovers who were selected from almost 70 boys from across the region to make the team.
The 18-strong squad has been working hard over the last six weeks, with several more training sessions and four friendlies planned before they travel to Derry~Londonderry for the tournament.
Michael O’Kane, from the Mid-Ulster Youth League explained: “This will be the fourth year that we have entered a team into the Foyle Cup. It really is a great experience for all the young footballers and gives them a taste of a big competition. Many of our players have gone on from the Foyle Cup to be selected to represent their county for the Milk Cup.
“We had a wealth of talent to choose from in the Mid-Ulster League and the boys had to go through two trials before being selected - so it already is a great achievement to be picked for the squad. Although the expense of taking a team to the tournament can add up, having a company such as firmus energy on board is a great help and we are very grateful. We have also had great support from a number of people behind the scenes who have worked so hard to make this possible, including Leslie Lyness as Manager, the coach Chris Chambers, Nigel Davison the Registrations Secretary, Geoffrey Davison as League Treasurer and Chris Davison the Goalkeeper Coach. Now we can focus on preparing for the competition and are aiming to try and beat our excellent result last year where we came third and won the shield to add to add to our trophy cabinet.”
Michelle Coleman for firmus energy added, “We are delighted to support the Mid-Ulster Youth League in their quest for Foyle Cup success and congratulate all the players who were selected! With the World Cup now in full swing, football fever has certainly hit so it will be an especially exciting time for the squad. We commend the Mid-Ulster Youth League for their commitment to providing young people in the area with this opportunity and we look forward to developing our relationship with them in the future. I wish all those participating in the tournament the best of luck and hope they come home with some silverware!”
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Last week saw the annual Newry Junior Netball Awards taking place.
The presentations included a run down of the club's achievements in the last year.
The U14 team finished second in their league which is a fantastic effort from our young players. The U16 team finished fourth in their section after some great matches this season. Special mention was given to those players selected onto Regional Academy squads. This included five u14 players who were selected onto the U13 Southern Regional Academy. Lara O'Neill won silver with her team at the Northern Ireland Youth Games. Four U16/14 players were also selected onto the U15 Southern Regional Academy with Ciara Scott and Jessica Watters winning gold at the Northern Ireland Youth Games. Two U16 players, Emily Murphy and Zara Powell were members of the Southern Area Schools select team at U19 level.
Miss Maeve Murray Junior Club Manager thanked club volunteers for their time and effort over the past year. Miss Charlene Malone and Mrs Jacqueline O'Gorman managed players and undertook administrative duties efficiently and assisted in the fulfilment of fixtures. A special mention to Mrs Gemma Hamilton, Newry and Down Active Communities Netball Coach, who has worked closely with the club over the last number of years.
Awards
Most Improved Beginner - Maeve Mccartan
Beginner of the Year - Leah Finnegan
U14 Most Improved Player - Ciara Byrne
U14 Player of the Year - Aoibheann O'Hare
U16 Most Improved Player - Georgia Heaney
U16 Player of the Year - Zara Powell
New awards presented this year:
U14 Players Player - Molly O'hagan
U16 Players Player - Christianah Adegbamiye
Special commitment awards to Katie Boyle and Rachel Curtis in recognition of their dedication to the club and teams when injured.
Club training will resume again in September for Junior and Senior netball players.
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Historic Weekend Visit by London Hurlers
Craobh Rua Camlocha were hosts to the London GAA Féile Hurling team and the historic first ever visit proved to be an enjoyable and memorable weekend for all involved. The visitors which included young hurlers, mentors and supporters were welcomed to the area last Friday afternoon by Mayor of Newry & Mourne Cllr Dáire Hughes and Craobh Rua Camlocha personnel. An entertaining game played at the pitch in Highstreet near Bessbrook,between London & Craobh Rua, saw the home side narrowly defeat the skilled young hurlers from London. Both Clubs participated in the memorable Féile Parade which took place in Armagh on that Friday night. Craobh Rua and their guests travelled to Inniskeen County Monaghan on Saturday where they played teams from the home County, Galway, Leitrim and Wexford. Both teams put up credible performances and went out at the quarter final stage of the All Ireland Féile Shield Competition.
Crossmaglen Rangers hosted the visitors to a visit and all involved enjoyed this aspect of their Féile weekend. On Saturday night in Doyles Camloch there was a night of Ceol & Craic for all.
The visiting London team was managed by Roddy Walsh and the accompanying secretary was Noreen O Neill.A panel of twenty young hurlers travelled to Craobh Rua and spent the weekend with designated host families whilst another thirty parents and supporters who accompanied the team also stayed in the locality.
The London Panel
Granualie: Robert Moffitt, Harry Logan (Captain), Finn McGrath
Father Murphys: James King, Derek Brown, Jonjo Whelan, Dillion Madden
Sean Patterson, Finn Vardy
Kilburn Gaels: Brendan Prior, Joseph O’ Connor, Caolan Doyle-Creamer, Ethan McDonnell, Joseph McCarry, Cirarain Cinniede
Thomas McCurtain: Thomas Grannell, Callum Gardener, Timothy Kelly, Eoin ODriscoll
Craobh Rua Camlocha would like to thank all those Club members, players, parents and supporters who ensured that our London visitors had a safe and enjoyable time. We also thank Mayor of Newry & Mourne Cllr Dáire Hughes, Crossmaglen Rangers GAA Club, Inniskeen GAA, Doyles Camloch, Transport Facilitators and all involved in organising the All Ireland Féile Hurling Weekend.
Senior
The Senior team have a game this Wednesday, it is away to Knockbridge of County Louth. All players should be at the Clubrooms for 6-45pm
Underage
Well done to our Under 8 &Under 10 teams who participated in the Underage Hurling Blitz at Annyalla County Monaghan last week. The next Blitz is on Monday the 30th of June in what will be a historical first ever hurling blitz held by Mullaghban GAA. This is great to see and will hopefully be the start of a new generation of hurlers in South Armagh.
Our Underage teams continue to train on the allocated evenings. Training Times : Under 6s Craobh Rua Pitch Saturday mornings11am to 12 noon: Under 8/10 Monday night 7-8pm : Under12/14/16 Wednesday nights7.30pm to 8.45pm. Can parents/ guardians ensure that all young children participating have appropriate footwear and clothes wear.
Club Activities
We thank all those Businesses and individuals who have and continue to financially support our Clubs activities.
Congratulations to Rita Lewis who won the Craobh Rua Monthly Draw (£100) which took place in Doyles Camloch last Saturday night.
Misc
Fund Raising Sponsored Walk: There will be a sponsored walk on Monday 23rd of June 2014 in aid of our Club and all players, parents, mentors and supporters are asked to get involved and come along for the day. There will be a Barbecue after the Walk. All should be at the Club for 7pm
Annual Cycle: The date has been announced for our annual fundraising Cycle. The "Hooley around Cooley" Cycle will take place on Sunday the 26th of September.
Sympathies
Craobh Rua Camlocha offer it's sincerest sympathies to our friend and well known GAA event sponsor Martin Donnelly (MD) on the death of his mother Mary from Cooraclare County Clare
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The Mayor of Newry and Mourne District Council, Councillor Daire Hughes presided at the launch of the second annual Newry City Festival of Water and Newry City Triathlon.
He was delighted to announce that the title sponsor of this year’s Triathlon would be firmus energy, the local natural gas company and also confirmed that the Department of Social Development and Peace III Southern Partnership have provided the necessary funding to host the Festival of Water on the Canal.
Speaking at the Launch Mayor Hughes said “My Council is delighted to be associated with both these events which will showcase the new Public Realm Scheme along the Canal Bank. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking our title sponsor firmus energy and the Department of Social Development for their generous sponsorship”
Michael Scott, general manager of firmus energy, commented; ‘This exciting event is bringing sports such as swimming, cycling and running, to an even wider audience, as well as showcasing Newry as leaders in sporting excellence.
“firmus energy has been active across the City since 2007, bringing the environmental and cost-saving benefits of natural gas. We have laid more than 80 km of pipes and connected around 1,600 homes and businesses along the way.
“We hope that our support of the firmus energy Newry City triathlon will ‘energise’ the programme of activities around the Newry City Festival of Water even further! I know registrations are exceeding expectations and that our support will allow the competition to be opened up to even more entrants.’
Both these exciting events will take place on Sunday 31st August 2014.The firmus energy triathlon will comprise of a750m open water swim in Newry Canal, followed by a 20km closed road cycle culminating in a 5km flat run that takes in key attractions around the City.
Registration for the firmus energy Newry City Triathlon is now open and anyone wishing to take part should visit the website www.firmusenergynewrycitytriathlon.com for more information and for registration
www.myraceentries.co.uk/nct2014
All relevant information regarding these events is available on the Council’s website and facebook page.
Entry fee for the Triathlon is £25 and each participant will receive a complimentary t-shirt and finisher’s award.
Details of the Festival of Water will be available through the Council’s Community Services Department and firmus energy Newry City Triathlon Website in the near future. It is anticipated that both these events will attract huge attendances which will no doubt create a great festival in the City.
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Upcoming Events
Thomas Davis will be holding Kelloggs Cul Camps this year 21-25 July 2014.
Bookings online at Kelloggs GAA https://secure.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie Or contact David O’Brien 07775176614028 30888879 / 07775176614 email secretary.corrinshigothomasdavis.armagh@gaa.ie
Senior Football / Peil Sinsearach
All –County Armagh Junior A League
Friday 20th June 2014
Thomas Davis Corrinshego 2-9 St. Michael’s Newtownhamilton 0-8
On glorious Friday evening in the St.Colmans sports complex our senior team continued the push for promotion with a fantastic 7 point victory over a physical and strong St. Michael’s outfit. The game started in lightening speed with Newtown opening their account on 6minutes with a point then doubled two minutes later. Thomas Davis responded in style with a J. McIlory point after a good penetrating run from D. Lenaghan. By the 17min Newtown extended their lead. Thomas Davis had the opportunity to reduce the deficit on 21minutes when D. Jennings was fouled but K. Kimmins resultant free went agonisingly wide. Indeed 18 year old Jennings runs had now began to create semi-chaos in the Newtown defence. After 25 minutes of play St. Michael’s added another point to make it 0-4 to 0-1, but this is a changed Thomas Davis GFC senior team before we would have witnessed a collapse or even seen heads dropping but our senior team responded in positive fashion with a outstanding goal from D. Jennings after good interchangeable play from J. McIlroy and D. Cinnamond. Showing unbeatable composure L.Quinn added a wonder point from a free and D. Jennings scored an pressure point to leave the half time fully dissevered score 1-3 to 0-4 at half time. Our boys met the halftime whistle with determination and none more so than half back Mark McAteer who covered every inch of the pitch.
Newtown had been playing with 13 men behind the play and the level of composure shown by our young warriors holding onto possession and not wasting the play was a joy to watch. On the resumption our boys continued to outwork the opposition with the industrious C. Trainor scoring a nice point only for our opponents to add 0-2. On the 44minute A. McCourt scored 0-1 after good work by substitute P. Finnegan. Newtown once again replied with a point. However Jordan King added to the score sheet on 49 mins and this in turn was cancelled out by a well worked Newtown score. A battling performance by J. Dinsmore set up P. Finnegan for a handy point. As the game reached its concluding stages C. Trainor and P. Finnegan chipped in with two crucial points. A. McCourt killed the game off with a goal to leave the final score 2-9 to 0-8. This took a huge effort and as a performance ranks up there with some of the most vibrant football this club has witness. This was a whole team/panel effort and besides doing the double over our opponents it eases the pressure of demotion and makes promotion to intermediate football a realistic possibility. It was unbelievable sight after the game with club stalwarts Liam Mullan and Frank Harvey delighted after the game. Special thanks to umpire Gerard Trainor reporting for duty each week. Onwards now to next Friday away to Cullyhanna.
Thomas Davis: K. Kimmins, J. Bradshaw,J.Dinsmore, M. Bradshaw, M. Mc Ateer, J. McIlroy, T. Kane, Ryan Mc Williams, D. Lenaghan, L.Quinn, C. Trainor, J. King, A. McCourt, D. Cinnamond. Subs: P. Finnegan, C. Loye, P. Heatley, R. Mc Loughlin, S. Bradley, P. Smith, N. Markey
Scores: D. Jennings 1-01, AmcCourt 1-01, P. Finnegan 0-2, J. McIlroy 0-1, C. Trainor 0-2, J. King 0-1, L. Quinn 0-1,
Ref: G. Marshal (St. Peter’s)
Next Match Friday 27 June 2014 St Patrick's V Thomas Davis GFC
Under 8 Football / Peil Faoi 8
Our Under 8's play St. Joseph's Tuesday evening at home.
Under 10 Football / Peil Faoi 10
Our U-10's have no training on Tuesday evening instead they have a game away to Whitecross on Wednesday
Under 12 Football / Peil Faoi 12
Thomas Davis v St Josephs 7-4 V. 4-5
This U12 game was definitely a game of two halves.
A strong showing in the first half saw our young men get off to a flyer with Junior Marron bursting the net in the first couple of minutes, followed by a Ronan Casey point and a fine point by forward Jamie Gaskin. St Joseph's responded with a goal and two points of their own before the home side put their stamp on the game with a goal that was finally scored by Sean Dowdall but was set up ...by the busy Adam Coughlan, who eventually got himself on the scoreboard with a sweet strike that hit the back of the net 2 minutes before the end of the first half. The first half concluded with a first half point from midfielder Ronan Casey and a flurry of saves from man of the match Bradley Murray.
St Joseph's began the second half like a steam train and boxed the home side into their 22 for long periods, scoring 3 goals in succession, leaving them ahead and if it wasn't for the tenacious play of full back Ethan Casey it may have been more. However it was the busy forward line of Junior Marron and Adam Coughlan on his u12 debut who both again put the ball in the net. A point from the away side and one from Jamie Gaskin left the last two minutes very nervous but it was late goals from Sean Dowdall and a well worked goal from Jarlath Jennings who put the result beyond doubt and gave Thomas Davis their latest victory.
Well done All! A big thanks to Adrian Mc Court for doing ref. Player of the week is Bradley murray
Next Match Saturday 28 June 2014 Naomh Lorcan O'Neills CLG V Thomas Davis GFC
Under 14 Football / Peil Faoi 14
A big well done goes to our young U14 charges who went down fighting against a strong Clann Eireann team in their first league game since the league split.
An outstanding performance from our U14 Thomas Davis Captain Brendan McLoughlin who scored four points, two in each half from open play and hit the post countless times. His work ethic tonight was matched by team mates Jamie Gaskin (1-1) and Jonjoe Cranney, who scored 1-4
Fantastic also to see so many of our new young Primary 6&7 St Malachy's players fielding for the first time, with Christopher O'Hare and Adam Coughlan standing out in particular.
Under 16 Football / Peil Faoi 16
Our U16 boys continue to train every Sunday morning @10.30am at the club grounds. New members welcome. Contact David Lenaghan Tel. 07707177360. Weekly subs £2 per child.
Under 18 Football / Peil Faoi 18
Weekly subs £2 per child.
Under 14 Girls / Peil na mBan Faoi 14
The U14 girls took on Tir Na Nog at home. In a great game of end to end football the girls put in a great performance. The first half started poorly for the girls conceding 1-2 without reply until we scored a well worked goal which seemed to kick the girls into life and then both teams traded scores up until half time. The game continued like this with exciting end to end football. The sizeable crowd of parents were treated to some great determination and no lack of skill from both sides.
Tir Na Nog eventually ran out winners but this game could have went either way. Special mention must go to Karolina Kolasa, Dearbhla Kearns, Siobhan McKinley, Aoife Millar and Laura Lesniak who all had superb games and finally Lauren Travers who won herself player of the week. Well done girls!
Next Match Thursday 24 July 2014 Ballyhegan v Thomas Davis GFC
QUARTER FINAL of the CHAMPIONSHIP THURS 26th JUNE
Thomas Davis GFC v Keady
Under 16 Girls / Peil na mBan Faoi 16
The u16 girls were well beaten by a Sarsfields side in Derrytrasna. The girls battled hard though especially in the second half and special mention must go to Aimeelee Mc Shane , Aoife Miller and young Siobhan McKinley who all had great games. But well done to Toni Finnegan who but in a super performance to earn herself player of the week. Keep it up Toni!
Next Match Monday 7 July 2014 Thomas Davis GFC v Ballyhegan
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St John Bosco U16s
St John Bosco vs An Riocht Jack Mackin Park Thursday 19th June 2014
Bosco under 16s began the second half of their season with a home game with An Riocht on Thursday last.
Bosco won the toss and elected to play with the breeze in the first half. Although dominating possession, with Aidan Mc Namara and Paul Hadden prominent in launching attacks from midfield, and Stephen O' Connor showing well at half-forward, Bosco weren't making it count on the scoreboard. Points from Devin Quigley and Stephen O' Connor finally got the show on the road. An Riocht kept in touch though with a few frees. Things improved though when Stevie O' Connor bagged Bosco's first goal after good approach play from Ruairi Lavery and Ryan Mc Aleavey. Further points from D. Quigley and Mc Aleavey consolidated the lead. Bosco lost their way then and some silly frees allowed An Riocht to claw back the lead. Half time had level scores at Bosco 1-04 to 0-07.
After some stern words at half time Bosco came out well fired up and opened a 5 point gap with a goal from the excellent Caomhan Boyle and points from Rory Mc Parland and P. Hadden. This start rocked An Riocht but to their credit they never quit. With Devin Quigley dominating in the forward line and the tigerish defending of Lucas Rossiter and Ciaran Byrne in the full back line they could get a hold of the game though. Another goal and point from James Harken extended the lead. An Riocht went all out for goals to get back into the game but could find no way past a rock solid Bosco defence. Final score Bosco 3-09 An Riocht 0-11
St John Bosco Gaelic for Mothers
In preparation for their next 2 blitzes our Gaelic4Mothers&Others have been training hard throughout the latter part of May and all of June to ensure that they are as fit, strong and ready for both blitzes.
On Saturday 28th June the ladies travel to the Mid Ulster Sports Arena in Cookstown to take part in an invitational 9 aside blitz and the following Saturday the 4th of July the team head to Randalstown in County Antrim to play in the Ulster Blitz. This will be a momentous day for the club and indeed the ladies as it will be the 1st time the Bosco have been represented in a G4M&O blitz at provincial level.
Coach Mo Rooney has stated that whilst the ethos for G4M&O is fun and non competitive the ladies have been working non stop to ensure the skills they have learned and developed since early January will be on show come the 5th of July.
The ladies will also be attending the Leinster Blitz in late August and of course the big one , The National Blitz in October in Portmarnock and yes the rumours are true the ladies have 10 rooms in the neighbouring Portmarnock Golf and Spa Hotel booked.
We wish the mothers and others all the best in the coming weeks and look forward to seeing them play at home in the very near future.
St John Bosco U12s
St John Bosco U12s vs Attical Jack Mackin Park Sunday 22nd June
Sunday morning in bright sunshine, Jack Mackin Park in great condition, a squad of the best players a club could wish for warming up and all looking forward to a competitive U12 match with a throw in time of 11:00 a.m. - it doesn’t get much better than that.
Despite missing 8 key players through holidays, injury and a myriad of entertaining excuses that only children could present, the Bosco mentors faced a squad of 16 children that only wanted to play football, have fun and try their best to win.
The biggest problem that Bosco mentors, Paedar, Hugh, Kevin and Paul (other mentor Davey MacAnulty missing in action away on holiday, which we don’t mind apart from the fact that he brought his son Cal our midfielder away with him!) have is how do we ensure that all the players get game time especially with the U12 games supposed to be 11 a side. Once we talked to Mickey the other Attical mentors and the referee this problem was soon rectified. Attical had arrived with 15 players so it was agreed that we would go with 15 a side. After a quick pitch adjustment to make room for the additional personnel the referee threw the ball in at 11:15 a.m.
The first 5 minutes of football illustrated that both teams were very evenly matched and despite some excellent passages of play neither team was able to register any scores. However it was Attical that settled first and soon had the first score of the game with a fine score from close in despite the attention of the Bosco defence. Kealan McStay in the Bosco nets for the first time was called into action after this and responded excellently saving two shots at goal. Pól Óg McCormack soon had Bosco on level terms with a long range point from out on the left wing. Matthew Monroe operating at half back was having a great game and surged forward to register two points for the Bosco team before Attical drew level with two points of their own. James Boyle and Jack O’Hare added two more points for the Bosco team to leave the gap of 2 between the teams at half time.
Half time Bosco 0:05 Attical 0:03
The second half started in blistering fashion with a long ball into the Attical back line from Pól Óg which Padraig Caldwell latched onto and coolly finished it into the net. Matthew Monroe continued the second half where he left off in the first with more great play from the half back line and added two more points to his tally to leave Bosco ahead by 7 points with a couple of minutes to go. Despite some great pressure from Attical the Bosco defence held firm with Nathan Gribben, Conall Shields, Caolón Gormley, new man Sean Torley and David McCreesh holding firm and restricting the Attical players to shooting from outside the 45. The Attical pressure was rewarded in the last minute of the game when a shot from distance beat young McStay and dropped into the back of the net. Rising to the challenge the Bosco lads responded immediately and from the resultant kick out charged down the pitch and Ruaraí O’Hare got the last score of the game with a fine point.
Full time Bosco 1:08 Attical 1:03
St John Bosco U10s
St John Bosco U10s Clonduff Tournament Sat June 21st
The U10 were involved in a tournament on Sat 21st June in Drumgath. In their opening game they defeated a much fancied Clonduff team by 2-4 to 2-0 helped in large part by a blistering goal scored by Aaron Downey at the start of the second half and by a string of fine saves from Josh Hanna. In the second game a buoyant Bosco team were surprisingly beaten by Drumgath. Fine performances were given by Cormac White and Ciaran McAlinden. In our third game a now tiring team were beaten by a very fit Burren A team. (Fellas - we'll have to work on our fitness!). And so into the final of the Shield where a great team performance produced a draw of 1-3 apiece against Burren B. The photo shows Joe Hanna skilfully fisting to the net after a wonderful sweeping move up the field from Joshua Madigan and Cormac Flanagan. Extra time proved our gallant battlers downfall but all the players can hold their heads high and be very proud of their achievement and battling performances.
The other players were Jack McElherron, Dessy McAleavy, Ryan Larkin, Matthew and Callum Kane, Jonny O'Hanlon, Marco Cafolla, Sal Merindino, Shay Malone, Shay Sullivan, Callum Quinn and Gerard McEvoy.
A big thank you to Dumgath GAA for a superbly organised day and for their exceptional hospitality.
St John Bosco Under 6 / Under 8 Academy
On Sunday morning (22/06/14), St John Bosco GFC Academy hosted Glenn in 2 matches at both Under 6 and Under 8 level in St Patrick’s PS Newry.
The weather was glorious as was the football, with both sets of young players showing their skills and providing wonderful entertainment to the large crowd in attendance.
Next up for the young Bosco Academy footballers is a set of matches against Ballyholland Harps next Sunday 29th June 2014. The start time is to be confirmed this week, so keep a look out on our Facebook page and Twitter feed.
This week Bosco Academy training will continue as usual on Tuesday evening at 6pm – 7pm and on Friday afternoon at 4pm – 5pm in St Patricks PS.
Many thanks again to all the players, parents, coaches and St Patricks PS (Mr C Mackin, Principal) for a great morning’s football.
St John Bosco GFC Under 8 squad.
Lorcan Comiskey, Padraig Rooney, Ruairi Doyle, Callum O’Neill, David Toner, Matthew Preece-McLoughlin, Shea McElroy, Fionn McCaul, Lorcan Gormley, Cahir Rooney, Marcus Fegan, Amy Harte, Kayla Gartland, Caitlin Harte, MacKenzie Morgan, Ffion McAteer, Ruairi O’Connor.
St John Bosco GFC Under 6 squad.
Isabella Leary, Michael Sullivan, Chloe Kavanagh, Charlie Fox, Niamh Larkin, Cahir McCaul, Ryan Morgan, Dylan Harte, Bliana Tumilty, Aoibheann Gartland, Ellie McDonald, Caoimhin Griffin, Ella Larkin, Conor Young, Danny Doyle, Josh Cunningham, Peter Cunningham, John Paul Morgan, Owen Comiskey.
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The Mayor of Newry and Mourne District Council, Councillor Daire Hughes launched the Willie Maley Soccer Tournament yesterday.
Speaking at the Launch Mayor Daire Hughes said "It gives me great pleasure to formally launch the Willie Maley Soccer Tournament and I wish all the teams every success in what we hope will be a week long festival of soccer. I would wish to commend you Chairman and your Club for entering into this collaboration with Newry & Mourne District Council and the host venue Nan Rices.
"Those of you here tonight who were involved in the original event many years ago will recall the success of the tournament that hosted many clubs from outside of the District including Ardoyne Shamrocks, Newington FC, West Belfast Select, Malachians and clubs from the south. Many of these clubs will also be here tonight and will have fond memories of the very successful event which ran for many years with Barcroft FC and the Council as host organisations."
"This new event we hope will have the same success and I would like to cordially welcome al the soccer clubs who are here tonight and in particular the teams from outside of the District. It is also the hope of Newry Celtic FC and the Council that this event will be the catalyst for raising the profile and story of the most famous son of Glasgow Celtic FC - Willie Maley - and his links with Newry and the area of Mournview and Linenhall in particular."
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