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At Craobh Rua we are keen to involve as many young players as possible. The club has been and is continuing to develop a strong coaching structure, the fruits of which are beginning to be seen.
Schedule of training, games, blitzes and away trips over the coming summer months. Below are some of the key dates which we have penned in.
July
Thursday 24th – Under 12 Match @ Derrynoose – Players to be at Craobh Rua 6:30pm
Saturday 26th July – Under 10 and 12 Trip to Wexford – Contact managers for more details
August
Sunday 10th - Under 8 and 10 Blitz @ Portadown - Players to be @ Craobh Rua 9am
Monday 11th to Friday 15th Craobh Rua Summer Hurling Camp (all ages boys and girls) – Contact managers for more details
Sunday 17th August – Trip to Croke Park and All Ireland Hurling Semi Final (all ages) Contact managers for more details
Under 6 training for both Boys and Girls continues at Craobh Rua EVERY Saturday morning from 11am to 12.
Under 8s - 10s and 12s continue with their training night Every Monday @ Craobh Rua from 7-8pm
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Senior/Minor
Our senior team face Newry Shamrocks in the Ulster Táin League (tonight) Monday 7th July in Pairc Esler at 8pm. Craobh Rua would appreciate as much support as possible at the game so we extend an invitation to all.
Under 16
Craobh Rua Under 16 hurlers travelled to Lisburn last Saturday evening to participate in the inaugural Loch Mór Dál gCais 7 a side Blitz. It was a successful evening as we claimed the Shield beating the hosts Antrim team Rasharkin. Well done to all involved and many thanks to those who organised the Blitz
Craobh Rua Camlocha Summer Schedule 2014
Thursday 24th – Under 12 Match @ Derrynoose – Players to be at Craobh Rua 6:30pm
Saturday 26th July – Under 10 and 12 Trip to Wexford – Contact managers for more details
August
Sunday 10th - Under 8 and 10 Blitz @ Portadown -Players to be @ Craobh Rua 9am
Monday 11th to Friday 15th Craobh Rua Summer Hurling Camp (all ages boys and girls) – Contact managers for more details
Sunday 17th August – Trip to Croke Park and All Ireland Hurling Semi Final (all ages) Contact managers for more details
PLEASE NOTE:
Under 6 training for both Boys and Girls continues at Craobh Rua EVERY Saturday morning from 11am to 12.
Under 8s - 10s and 12s continue with their training night Every Monday @ Craobh Ruafrom 7-8pm
Street Collection
Craobh ruaCamlocha extend our thanks to all who contributed to our "Street Collection held in Camloch village on May 3rd 2014. We raised a total of £900. Many thanks to those who helped with the collection.
Craobh Rua continue to raise much needed funds to sustain our activities and the continued development of the game of hurling and in particular our young people within the community. We deeply appreciate the support of all those who have contributed financially or their time to the Club.
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St John Bosco Gaelic for Mothers
Bosco Gaelic4Mothers travelled to the County Antrim village of Randalstown to take part in the Ulster Gaelic4Mothers&Others Blitz. The sun shone bright on the Tir Na nOg club as the Bosco ladies arrived for the 10.00am registration.
After the long Journey Ulster Council coordinator Owen Mooney furnished Bosco coach Mo Rooney with the days fixtures.
First up on pitch no. 1 was a very fun filled game against hosts Tir Na nOg and whilst it is important not to keep and record scores both teams served a treat of attacking football from the start but it was the accuracy of the Bosco forward line which caught the eye.
After a sunny start to the days blitz the dark clouds soon rolled in and in the Bosco,s second match versus St. Marys from Convoy in Donegal neither team could record a score due to the torrential rain but credit to both teams the battled through the storm. In game 3 the Bosco G4M&O,s faced Creggan Kickhams in what was another face paced high scoring game played in the sunshine this time. Mo Rooney was delighted to get to lunch time not only because at this stage he was starving but also that the team got through the morning with no injuries well some midget bites may count as injuries.
After the well deserved lunch time break in the boiling Co Antrim sun the Bosco ladies faced Bredagh in what was to be their last game of the day and like the Convoy game the heavens opened and spoiled what was sure to be another fun filled fast paced game of football.
The Bosco ladies can hold their heads up high after a very successful day of football and the way they represented the club both on and off the pitch is a credit to this bunch of ladies.
Great credit also must go to Owen Mooney from the Ulster Council who organised a great day. The home team of Tir Na nOg supplied their fantastic pitches and changing facilities and after match entertainment and for this they must be congratulated and the rumours are true that they couldn't get Mo out of the bar.
Next up for the Bosco G4M&Os is the Saval blitz on the 19th of July, details to follow.
St John Bosco U12 Girls Annual Tournament
The club’s annual 8 team u12 tournament will take place on Saturday 30th August in Jack Mackin Park with the Whitegates centre again the base for the teams. To date the following teams have confirmed their attendance:-
Bosco; Warrenpoint; Clonduff; Burren; Saval; Rostrevor and St Brides (Louth) and it is planned to have a team also from Armagh.
St John Bosco Under 8s
The St John Bosco U8s had a challenge match against Drumgath this week in St Patrick’s Primary School – a great game from both teams
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Upcoming Events – Don’t Forget to Book!!!
Thomas Davis will be holding Kelloggs Cul Camps this year 21-25 July 2014.
Bookings online at Kelloggs GAA https://secure.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/booking Or contact David O’Brien at secretary.corrinshigothomasdavis.armagh@gaa.ie
Senior Football / Peil Sinsearach
On Friday night past our seniors took to the St. Colmans surface for a league game against Crossmaglen 2nds. With the heavily depleted team due to work and injury problems our boys were determined right from the start. Before we would have seem the team use this as a excuse but not anymore and within the past 18 months these boys are making great strides. The team took to the field expectant of the win and right from the throw captain David Lenaghan caught the ball and delivered a killer pass for the first score of the game. More pressure followed by the boys and kept picking up points and centre half back Ryan Courtney on his debut was having a super game, sweeping up and giving his man no breathing space.
Indeed the defence was on top and Cross had channelled 12 players back in order to stop the storm. Our boys were struggling to score and but we came into half time 0-06 to 0-02 up and exhausted after giving everything to the team. On the resumption Cross experienced started to show and eventually got the game level.
An injury to full forward Danny Cinnamond meant veteran player Gerry O'Reilly had to be introduced to the game and his impact was immediately felt with Steven Tranior and Patrick Smith feeding off Gerry for a two point lead. However with only a few minutes left their killer instinct showed and they got four quick points to eventually run out winners 0-11 to 0-09. Speaking after the game team manager commented how pleased he was with the boys effort and also how unlucky they were to end up on the losing side after dominating for long periods of the game. O'Reilly pointed out although ten players were missing he still had a panel of 20 players and that five 18 year olds were on his team. Overall it was a good performance but poor result however the boys will bounce and get more points on the board.
Team, K.Kimmons, S.Bradley, J.Dinsmore, J.Bradshaw,T.Kane, R.Courtney, C.Loye, D.Lenaghan, M.McAteer, C.Trainor, P.Finnegan, P.Heatly, L.Quinn, D.Cinnamond, S.Trainor. Subs Nathan Burns, Neil Markey, Jordan King, Calum Murphy, Gerry O'Reilly
Next Match Friday 11 July 2014 Thomas Davis GFC V Keady
Senior Fixtures of the Season
Friday 25 July 2014 Ballyhegan V Thomas Davis GFC
Friday 8 August 2014 Thomas Davis GFC V Dorsey Emmets
Sunday 24 August 2014 Collegeland V Thomas Davis GFC
Under 8 Football / Peil Faoi 8
Tuesday 01th July 2014 South Armagh U8 Go-Games League
St.Michaels v Thomas Davis
A depleted Thomas Davis Under 8 squad due to holiday commitments made the journey to Newtown to take on St.Michaels in the lastest round of the league in what proved to be an excellent game from both sides who showed all the skills on the night. Shae Gray improves with every game registering 2-01 on the night. Calum Bradley had a good night running himself up and down the park and registering some great scores from play & frees. In midfield Brian Quinn & Thomas McCabe also improve with every game winning vital possession & laying off good ball to their team.
In the forwards Conall Havern got on the scoresheet with a well-executed goal. Dylan Gray, Comhghall Quinn & Justin Cauldwell also improve with each game with some excellent possession on the night. Played over 3 periods each player got a chance to play in goals, defence , midfield & defence.
Thomas Davis:- Dylan Gray, Shae Gray, Conall Havern, Calum Bradley, Brian Quinn, Comhghall Quinn, Justin Cauldwell, Thomas McCabe
Under 10 Football / Peil Faoi 10
There was no U10 football this week.
Under 12 Football / Peil Faoi 12
There was no U12 Football this week
Under 14 Football / Peil Faoi 14
Ard Mhaca Under 14 Division 3 Football League
Ballyhegan v Thomas Davis
4-13 v 2 – 4
Thomas Davis made the long journey to Ballyhegan and the young players of Thomas Davis more than matched their opponents for 25mins until a late goal at the end of the first half put more than two scores between both sides.
The young Thomas Davis team have found the going tough but they have never lacked spirit or heart and they showed this in abundance as they attempted time after time to play their running and supporting football in the heat of a sultry summer evening.
It is the younger players who have been leading by example this year and with the likes of Matthew and Sean Dowdall missing it was important that others stood forward to take the lead and once again in his first season Jamie Gaskin showed why he is a handful for any defence, as he scored the first point for Thomas Davis and ran at the heart of the Ballyhegan defence time and again in the first half, before leaving the field in the second half due to injury. The away side unfortunately wasted at least 3 free kicks in each half and in the second half especially, the away side should have closed the scoring gap, as they had quite a few goal chances. The only Thomas Davis player able to put the ball away was young full forward Christopher O'Hare who had the ability to sniff out two goal scoring opportunities and looks one for the future. Jonjo Cranney and captain Brendan McLoughlin also got on the scoresheet but it was the home side in the end who celebrated the win but the future is bright. Roll on Tuesday night at home.
Line up was as follows:
Niall Taggart, Jarlath Jennings, Conor Lenagh, Brendan McLoughlin, Tiarnan Hanna, Jonjoe Cranney, Matthew Taggart, Ronan Casey, Jamie Gaskin, Marron, Caolan Mallon, Joshua McAteer, Adam Coughlan and Christopher O'Hare.
Under 16 Football / Peil Faoi 16
U16 championship Semi Final
Thomas Davis Corrinshego 2-13 An Port Mor 1-10
On a bright and sunny Thursday evening in Whitecross GFC our U16 team took the field for the Semi-Final of the Championship against An Port Mor. With expectations of this team now reaching sky high levels our boys were expected to coast into the final! With team mentor David Lenaghan dishing out pre match instructions a lazy warm up was noticed by the spectators. As the ball was thrown in An Port Mor had done their homework signalling out team captain Declan Loye and scoring sensation Caolan Marron for man marking duties. Indeed it was the opposition who started brightly going 3 points to no score up inside 10 minutes and showing no signs of taking the pressure off. With the defence under constant pressure it needed someone to provide something special and we had that in goalkeeper Ryan Gray who kept out 3 goal chances in a row along with some help from the cross bar. The switch of a star corner back Shane Keenan to mark their No.11 danger man proved the key moment in the first half. Indeed Shane's relentless marking and desire for the ball proved to much for his man. With Conor Jennings at half back showing brilliantly a Caolan Marron wonder point settled the nerves slightly.
An Port Mor tagged over a few more points to be 0-07 to 0-01 up with 5 minutes to go but as with all good teams the quality players cannot be stifled for long and inside these thrilling 5 minutes Caolan Marron turned on the craft and pinged over 3 points in succession. As the 1st half drew to a close the vast majority in ground could not believe there was only a 3 point deficit. It would have been easy for coach Lenaghan to turn on his troops and point the blame however he demanded more from his team and boy did they deliver. What happened in the next half was one of the finest displays of team work and fight shown from a Thomas Davis GFC team.
Team captain Declan Loye turned on the power and class with a complete domination of midfield. Time after time his penetrating runs led to scores and the opposition tactics of dropping a sweeper in front of Marron could no longer hold up. Now our team had started to dominate with the scores level coach Lenaghan made the brave decision of moving defensive rock TJ Hughes from full back to midfield and meaning Declan Loye could no longer be singled out by the opposition. With TJ gone it needed someone else to be that rock in defence and Conor Jennings decided that now was his day to have a career game. After a opposition storming run, young Jennings faced with a man mountian charging at him took one for the team and put in a inch perfect shoulder to his opponent, freeing the ball and releasing Declan Loye for a breathtaking goal that raised the entire team. Thomas Davis now were on top, with some heavy tackles being dished our players kept the football flowing tagging over points with ease and riding the wave of pressure before running out winners 2-13 to 1-10.
It was a complete 2nd half performance with some stunning performances. The boys now move onto the final and hopefully will take home the first trophy of the season. It is always hard to single out one player over the others however special mention will go to TJ Hughes, Declan Loye 1-02, Caolan Marron 0-11, Shane Keenan, Connor Jennings, and goalkeeper Ryan Gray.
Under 18 Football / Peil Faoi 18
There was no Minor Football this week
Under 14 Girls / Peil na mBan Faoi 14
There was no Ladies Football this week.
Next Match
Under 14 Div 3 Championship Semi Final Thursday 10th July Clan Na Gael -v- Corrinshigeo
Ladies U14 Fixtures for the Season
Thursday 24 July 2014 Ballyhegan v Thomas Davis GFC
Sunday 10 Aug 2014 Thomas Davis GFC v Clan Na Gael
Thursday 21 Aug 2014 Granemore v Thomas Davis GFC
Under 16 Girls / Peil na mBan Faoi 16
There was no Ladies Football this week.
Next Match Monday 21 July 2014 Tullysarron v Thomas Davis GFC
U16 Division 3 Ladies Fixtures for the Season
Monday 4 Aug 2014 Keady v Thomas Davis GFC
Thursday 14 Aug 2014 Thomas Davis GFC v Mullabrack
Lotto
Winning numbers w/e 29/06/2014
6 12 20 24.
No jackpot winner,
1 match 3 winner Mary Convery, Chancellors Road.
Next weeks jackpot £2525
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Kelloggs Cul Camps
Don’t forget to book your Kelloggs Cul Camp for 21-25 July. Booking link below.
Under 16 Ladies
Our u16s travelled to Omeath this week with a depleted team due to holidays. The girls battled well though and this was hugely encouraging. There were some great performances with Milly Kinney in nets, Colleen Loye at full back backed up by Aimeelee Mc Shane and young Lauren Travers who also had a great game. Mention must also go to Aoife Millar and Dearbhla Kearns who put in a huge amount of work and young Caitlin Mackey and Shauna Collins who again put in a great shift. Nicole Mc Cann was superb up front and scored some nice points, but Hannah Mulholland put in a huge effort and worked tirelessly in midfield to earn herself player of the week. Well done !
Lotto
Lotto Numbers for week ending 9 July 2014
13, 20, 25, 26
No winners
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The second Newry City Triathlon, organised by the Newry and Mourne District Council will take place on Sunday the 31st of August.
Last year’s event was a super success story, and indeed everyone who participated was glowing in their assessment of the race that incorporated a 750-metre swim in the Albert Basin, a 20-kilometre bike ride on the pancake-flat Warrenpoint Road and an around-the-city five-kilometre run.
Mark McElroy had a great race last year, finishing seventh overall and second from the Newry Triathlon Club (fellow-club member Barry Convery won it) and Mark is hoping to do even better this time out. The Ballyholland man said of the original event: “It was a brilliant race from start to finish - on a fast and flat course.”
31-year-old Mark, married to Helen with a young son Jack, started his triathlon career with the first Crooked Lake race in 2003 and since then he has come on in leaps and bounds. The athletic and fun-loving McElroy was originally a member of the Newry and Mourne Swimming Club but now sees himself as stronger on the bike. He trains with Kevin Lynch, and his punishing sessions with one of Newry’s top time triallists, together with racing on the Newry Wheelers team, has improved his pedalling power no end.
Also he runs with flying machines Rory Loughran and Dermot Mathers and says that this duo have really helped his leg speed. Although Mark says that a persistent knee problem curtails his run training.
The busy-bee McElroy, in addition to his full time work, is also a part-time fitness and spinning instructor in Newry Sports Centre and has also set up his own sports massage business called SMART Clinic Newry.
Mark, who cites his father Eddie as his biggest influence, says he was first drawn into the three-discipline sport after watching the exploits of Eamon McConvey, Martin Patterson, Tony Bagnall and Sean Hughes who were the local pioneers of triathlon in the Newry area. He says: “Those guys were doing triathlons when no one knew what the word meant.”
On his own career, Mark has competed in most of Ireland’s triathlons, including the Kenmare half iron man, Kilkee - Hell of the West, and Lough Neagh.
As well training for the Newry City Triathlon, Mark is heavily involved with getting the BSB Duathlon Series off the ground this year. Along with Barry Duffy, Tony McAteer and Paddy Duffy, he is helping to organise run-bike-run events in Bessbrook, Slieve Gullion and Ballyholland, scheduled for September/October.
Council Officials have been carrying out testing on the water quality at the Albert Basin and Newry Canal for the event and the quality is showing up as excellent.
Prizes for Triathlon
Each participant will receive a specially designed bespoke medal and air-tech Tee Shirt. There will be cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Male/Female overall.
There will also be section prizes for the following age groups:
16-19, 21-24, 25-29, 30-34, 34-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-70
All prize winners will receive free entry into the 2015 Newry City Triathlon.
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Electric Ireland, proud sponsor of the GAA Minor Championships presented Armagh Minor footballer Aidan Rushe with his #PoweringMinors Award at the Ulster Final at the weekend.
Electric Ireland are awarding iPads to current Minor players who have reached the provincial final stages of the 2014 campaign.
Players on Minor football and hurling panels have nominated one player on their team who they feel has stood out in terms of performance and attitude throughout this year’s campaign.
The #PoweringMinors award demonstrates Electric Irelands’ commitment to the futures of current minor players.
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Summer Camp:
Our annual summer camp is from the 11th to 15th August. The cost is £15 and £10 for each other sibling thereafter.
Under 8, 10, 12: Training on Monday night 7-8pm.
Under 14s:
There is a match away to Keady this Monday (22nd) night. All players should be at Clubrooms for 6-15. Training continues on Wednesday nights at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 11am. . Thanks to John Crossey for putting on an excellent coaching session on Saturday morning for 12/14's.
Under 6s:
Coaching sessions take place Saturdays at 11am and this section of the club is growing on a weekly basis and all newcomers are more than welcome .
Merchandise
It is hoped that there will be a date set this week for an order night of new club merchandise. All Ireland Ticket Draw: The £10 ticket draw has now been launched. 1st prize) Night for 2 in Dublin with 2 tickets to all Ireland hurling final (2nd prize - Voucher for The Yellow Heifer Restaurant afor £75 (3rd prize - Voucher for O'Neills sportswear for £50. Everyone in the club have been asked to sell tickets and these are available from any of our players, coaches and committee members.
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Northgate Vehicle Hire in Ireland has announced an exciting new partnership with The Armagh County Board of The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), through the provision of a free of charge vehicle to be used to broadcast as many Armagh GAA games as possible live across the world.
With Gaelic football being the most popular sport in Ireland in terms of attendance, and following the team’s success this season, Northgate’s support will allow even more people to be able to watch the games throughout the 2014 season.
Darren McKinney, Sales Manager Northern Ireland, commented “Here at Northgate Vehicle Hire we are always looking at ways to support local businesses and talent, and are very excited about this new partnership. Gaelic football is causing a real buzz across Ireland and we’re looking forward to the season ahead!”
Brian Smyth, Development Officer at Armagh GAA, commented "We are delighted to have partnered with Northgate Vehicle Hire for the 2014 season. Having a well-known and valued company such as Northgate on board will help to further raise our profile with the Gaelic football audience.”
He continued “Through the help of the market leader in flexible vehicle hire, fans across Ireland will be able to watch these fantastic games. On behalf of the whole team I’d like to thank Northgate for its support and look forward to what the new season has in store.”
Northgate has sites across five locations in Ireland with its head office in Dublin. For further information please visit www.northgatevehiclehire.co.uk Follow Northgate on Twitter at http://twitter.com/northgatevhire
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