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Armagh grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat only for Monaghan to do the same in a thrilling Ulster Championship semi-final battle against Monaghan at a scorched Pairc Esler.
Throughout a frenetic first half, Armagh’s point-scoring was superb but they repeatedly left the backdoor ajar and the Farneymen ran goal after goal through their defence.
Conor McManus scored the first and then Jack McCarron seized on a misplaced kickout from debutant goalkeeper Shay Magill to bag the second. When McCarron set up Michael Bannigan to palm home the third, Monaghan led by seven points and although the outstanding Rian O’Neill replied with his fifth point of the game, Darren Hughes sliced through the Orchard rearguard with a simple one-two and beat Magill with a low drive that restored the gap to seven points and it was 0-14 to 4-9 at the interval.
Armagh tightened up defensively in the second half as Monaghan played a more conservative, possession-based game.
The Orchard County matched Monaghan score for score but their hopes were dwindling when they trailed by seven points with 50 minutes gone.
Then the game dramatically turned their way.
Rian O’Neill leapt to catch a Magill kickout and picked out substitute Conor Turbitt who bravely sent the ball into the net with a deft flick of his wrist and when Andrew Murnin added a point there was suddenly just three points between the Ulster rivals.
Armagh grabbed the momentum and Ross McQuillan and Rian O’Neill both registered points before Tiarnan Kelly beat two Monaghan defenders and placed a shot past Rory Beggan to give Kieran McGeeney’s side a one-point lead.
Oisin O’Neill doubled his side’s advantage and it seemed certain that Armagh, with the wind in their sails, would kick on to a famous win.
But the game took another twist.
Nerveless Conor McManus, an injury doubt before the semi-final, kicked three consecutive frees to edge his side ahead in injury-time and then O’Hanlon added the insurance point to break Armagh hearts at the finish.
However, there is no doubt that this Armagh side is making progress and another season in Division One will certainly benefit young players like Rian and OIsin O’Neill, Jarly Og Burns, Conor Turbitt and Tiarnan Kelly who should be a force again in 2022.
Manager McGeeney summed up the year: “It was decent but there’s much more in them.”
Meanwhile, Monaghan deserve great credit for battling back with such tremendous heart. The game was over-shadowed by the death of Monaghan U20 captain Brendan Óg Duffy who died in a two-car collision on Friday night just hours after he had captained his county to a semi-final victory of their own. The team wore black armbands at Pairc Esler.
Monaghan captain Ryan Wylie said: “I woke up this morning to the news and my heart sank.
"When you see things like that, a young lad at the peak of his powers just after a great game and win, then everything just changes. It was great to get the result, but it is irrelevant and it puts everything in perspective.
"We gathered this morning and we were thinking of him. The last five minutes, that's the way Brendan Og would have played, with heart, and that was for him."
Monaghan: R Beggan (0-2 frees); K Duffy, C Boyle, R Wylie; K O'Connell, K Lavelle, R McAnespie; D Hughes (1-0), N Kearns (0-1); M Bannigan (1-1), A Mulligan, D Ward (0-2); C McCarthy, J McCarron (1-1), C McManus (1-6, 0-4 frees)
Substitutes: R Farrelly, K Hughes, K McMenamin, C Walshe, S Carey (0-1), F Kelly, S O'Hanlon (0-2), D Wylie, A Woods, B McBennett, D Malone.
Armagh: S Magill; J Morgan, A McKay, R Finn; C O'Hanlon (0-1), G McCabe, C Mackin (0-1); N Grimley (0-1), O O'Neill (0-3); J Hall, R O'Neill (0-6, 0-3 frees), J Og Burns (0-2); R Grugan (0-3), A Murnin, S Campbell (0-1)
Substitutes: R Grugan, C O'Neill (0-1), B Donaghy, C Turbitt (1-1), S Sheridan, P Burns, R Kennedy, A Forker, R McQuillan (0-1), B Crealey, T Kelly (1-0).
Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final. Final score: Monaghan 4-17 Armagh 2-21
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Newry Ladies Bowling Club are seeking new members. The Club are encouraging locals of all ages to get involved and give the sport a try.
The Club started up in the early 1980's and is based at Willis Park, the home of Newry Bowling on the Warrenpoint Road in the City.
For present members it's a great social outlet and many friends have been made over the years. Sadie Rice from Barcroft Park (although she points out she's a Cooley woman!) has been playing with Newry Ladies from the very beginning. In fact she points out that she was actually there before the green in Newry was made!
Like many of her club mates the socialising and getting out and meeting other ladies at different Bowling Greens around the country is one of the major benefits of being involved.
Many of the members would be at Newry Bowling Club several times a week during afternoons and evenings. Sadie explains "It's very relaxing with these ones here, the carry on and laughing and we always have a good time."
Pre Covid at the end of the league season they would bring around 200 to 300 of the Northern Ireland ladies to the Canal Court for a meal. No doubt it's a tradition that will be eagerly anticipated when it returns.
Club member Ruth Agnew explains they would love new blood to join them, and points out you don't even need to have bowls as they will supply them! Ruth explains "All you need to do is just turn up on a Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm
"You can just turn up, throw some bowls, enjoy it, see what they think of it and come along regularly if you want."
When Newry.ie called the ladies were competing in a pairs competition against Newcastle but it's certainly not all competitions. Ruth says "We meet on Wednesday for a bit of fun, a bit of socialising, a bit of crack, it's just a fun day of bowls, and usually on a Thursday we are playing a match.
"At the minute because of Covid we are zoned with Newcastle and Castle Park, which also plays out of Newcastle. The three clubs play in a pairs competition and the Newry ladies are sitting top of the league."
When it comes to competitions the competitive streak certainly comes out "I don't think there's a lady on the green who isn't wanting to win. We'll go out and have fun and enjoy it and if we win it is a bonus, but we really do want to win!" explains Ruth.
Being involved is certainly therapeutic for the club members and a great way to keep your mental health right.
For Ruth the best part is just "Getting out of the house and doing something different, and 'me time' as they talk about, because I could be still ironing this afternoon only I said, no it's bowls day - and the iron goes down."
If you would like to get involved you can either turn up any Wednesday afternoon between 2pm and 4pm or if you have any questions about joining give Ruth a ring on 078 11667620
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Armagh are aiming to bridge a 13-year gap since their last Ulster final appearance when they take on Monaghan on Saturday.
Newry’s Pairc Esler will host the Ulster semi-final with a 4pm throw-in, although crowd numbers will be lower than the demand of tickets due to the latest Covid restrictions.
It is sure to be full-blooded contest between the two neighbouring sides and if the opening game of the National League is anything to go by, there shouldn’t be too much between the sides at the final whistle.
Armagh beat Monaghan 1-12 to 1-16 in May, but the Farney side weren’t at full strength and Orchard boss Kieran McGeeney won’t be reading too much into that result ahead of Saturday’s big game.
“The championship is a different type of player, there is no doubt about it,” McGeeney said. “If you lose by a couple of a points and you look back and think that ‘we could have scored that,’ then you are raising your game.
“If you win by a couple of points then you might say ‘we were lucky there’.
“So, it is how you approach the game that particular day, there is definitely lot you can do before the game that can make you lose it, but the only thing you can do to win it is what you do between when it starts and finishes.
“I would say it would have no relevance but if anything, it might give them a s slight edge because they might feel that they missed a few shots in the last couple of minutes when we were under pressure, ‘so we can take these fellas.’ It depends.
“An Ulster semi-final between next door neighbours it is like picking balls out of a hat and you just hope that the balls up pick out are the right ones and ready for the battle.
“I think that is what is keeping provincial football together as a province because you just don't know what you are going to get.”
Monaghan took care of Fermanagh with little fuss in the Ulster quarter-final, although the injury to talisman Conor McManus has put his participation on Saturday in doubt.
Players such as Drew Wylie and Jack McCarron will take some watching and McManus is likely to play some part too, so McGeeney and his management team will have their homework done.
Aidan Forker’s return is a huge boost, he missed Armagh’s 13-point win over Antrim and Ryan Kennedy should be in contention for a starting place, having missed much of the season through injury. Of course, the two O’Neill brothers Oisin and Rian are key to Armagh’s recent progression, and they need to be on fire against Monaghan. Jemar Hall, Greg McCabe, Connaire Mackin, Jarly Og Burns and substitute Conor Turbitt have all impressed this year too, while Rory Grugan is still putting in top notch performances, but he insists that what Armagh produced against Antrim won’t be good enough on Saturday.
“We are going to have to improve a lot for Monaghan, we watched the game and since the day we played them [in the National League opening weekend] they have been in brilliant form,” Grugan said.
“And it was a real tight game against Galway, and they came out the right side of it and they had a good win [against Fermanagh] so that is going to be a step up again. Monaghan have been at the top table longer than us over the last eight or ten years, so we are going to need a massive improvement for that.”
It is sure to be an exciting contest, while the other semi-final between Donegal and Tyrone shouldn’t be too shabby either.
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I really enjoyed watching Italy win the Euros on Sunday evening … and it was especially pleasing and thrilling when the tournament finished with a penalty shoot-out.
My joy was heightened as I had Italy in a family sweepstake. In common with most Irishmen (plus Welsh and Scots) I always want to see England beaten.
I swore when Luke Shaw gave England the lead after just two minutes and I leapt from my chair, roaring like a madman, when Leonardo Bonucci equalised.
I love the drama of penalty shoot-outs and was like a man possessed when England missed three spot-kicks and Italy won. It was high class entertainment.
My latest hero is the Italian captain, the long-in-the-tooth Giorgio Chiellini. He was stunning at the back for the Italians throughout the tournament and he never put a foot wrong against England. And on one occasions he even out-paced the lightning-fast Sterling. For me Chiellini was the personality of the Euros.
But afterwards, believe it or not, I felt sorry for the England trio of Rashford, Sancho and Saka, who each missed penalties. They will take those misses to their graves.
Also I felt really sorry for the English manager Gareth Southgate. He appears to be an honest guy. He says all the right things and I admired him in the aftermath of defeat as he tried to console his gutted players.
I also admired Mason Mount who after his team’s semi-final win over Denmark showed remarkable kindness when he went into the stand to give his shirt to a young fan.
As I said, I wasn’t as happy as I might have been after Italy won. But I would have been absolutely in bits had England carried off their first trophy in 55 years.
Which brings me to the purpose of this story.
Quite a few years ago I wrote a wee article which keeps coming back to me.
Then I said: ‘The lows of losing are much, much lower than the joys of winning are high.’
In effect it means it’s great to win and it brings joy. But defeats bring unbelievable despair and will be remembered far longer than the greatest of victories.
Last Saturday night I had my book ‘The History of Newry Celtic’ launched in Nan Rices. And in that book several players, such as Larry Griffin, Decky Downey and Liam Blair bore out that ‘despair of losing’ sentiment when they said they remembered the defeats much more vividly than the victories.
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Nursery & Primary Football Training: Please note that there will be no training for our Nursery and Primary 1 footballers next week due to St Mark’s being closed – training will resume as usual on Sunday 25th July.
U7 Football: The U7s made the trip out to Rostrevor on Sunday morning (11th July) to play some matches. It was great to see so many kids out representing the Super Blues and even better to see the skills on show...some great kicking, toe-picks, toe-taps, tackling and scoring. The future is bright! A big thank you to the coaches and parents who came out to show their support.
U11 Boys' Football: It was a busy week for our U11 Footballers with two matches played within five days. On Tuesday 6th July, the Warrenpoint boys made the short trip to Mayobridge to take on an energetic 'Bridge team. After an even opening to the game, the young 'Point side settled down and played some lovely attacking football. The hosts however had some great passages of play themselves to take a one-point lead at half time.
The young Blues realised they had a real battle on their hands and rolled up their sleeves in the 3rd quarter to play their best football of the season so far to take a commanding lead.
Mayobridge refused to lie down however and chipped away at the lead. In a nail-biting finish the Warrenpoint boys dug deep and held out for a well-deserved victory of 2-7 to 1-7. Hats off to both teams for a thoroughly entertaining match.
Under 11 Boys Football: The Under 11s also made the visit to Pairc Esler on Sunday 11th July to take on their Newry Shamrock counterparts. Playing into the breeze, the young Point lads fell behind to an early goal and were it not for some wayward shooting from the home team could have been further behind. The boys really got going around the 10-minute mark and took some great scores and also defended resolutely.
In the second half the Blues were aided by the breeze and really made the advantage count to run out handsome winners. Well done boys and a special thank you to all of the parents who come out in all weather to support this committed young bunch!
U13 Boys' Football: On Tuesday 6th July, the U13s welcomed Annaclone to Milltown in the second league play-off match. The match was a tense affair with both teams playing great football. In the first period the teams went score for score, however, after the first water break Annaclone took the lead which they held at half time.
Once again, this group of young Blues showed great determination and skill to overturn the deficit and took the lead, a lead that they kept until the final whistle. The coaches would like to thank the large number of supporters who cheered on the boys in blue to a deserved victory.
*PLEASE NOTE: The U13 League-decider game vs Tullylish originally scheduled to be played on Tuesday 13th July will now be played at a later date.
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Seniors agonising defeat in final minutes of close encounter
Clonduff 2-15 V Cumann Pheadaír Naofa 2-10
What an absolute nerve shredding final ten minutes this match turned out to be! The last time these two sides met, almost a year ago the Yellas had a comfortable fourteen-point win.
But having stayed in Div1 and grown used to the intensity of the challenge Sean Mallon, Tom Daly & Liam Boyle had brought the sea-siders on to the next level.
Missing at least five/six key starting players through injury, the management gave senior starting debuts to young starlets Jake McNabb & James Murray, who did not disappoint.
Playing with a breeze in the first half points from Oisín Kelly, Cathal Fagan & Tomás Magill saw the blues take the lead midway through the first half. Unfortunately, Matthew Teague had to retire through injury, but the introduction of Tiernan Murphy gave a fresh impetus to a stalling half-forward line and it wasn’t long before he gave the Clonduff backline another problem to solve. Kevin McCullough, Fagan & Murphy gave the visitors a two-point lead at half time & the momentum they richly deserved, Clonduff 0-6 Cumann Pheadaír Naofa 0-8.
Playing against the wind in the second half the fear of Paddy Brannigans’ powerful runs at defence and the threat of Chrissy Hynes frees were now a bigger problem to worry about. Hynes, finished with an impressive five placed ball scores on the day, whilst Brannigan mirrored that from play over the hour. Clonduff had opted for the long ball into the blues fourteen, in an effort to cut out the Warrenpoint’s half backs of Conan O’Neill, Mark Murtagh & Mark Rafferty who were outstanding in the first half and rarely put a foot wrong throughout the hour. Warrenpoint battled hard and had stand out players throughout the field, none more so than Ali Higgins, starting at full forward he moved out the field as the game progressed and even though he failed to score, he peppered the Clonduff backs with well-timed passes and brought many of the blues forwards alive with the quality of his passes and was constantly a threat when in possession.
As we entered the final quarter the game was evenly balanced as Clonduff nervously held a two-point lead, 1-12 to 1-10. Within moments of the restart, Cuman Pheadaír Naofa’s Murphy had the sliotar in the back of the net as the game approached its finale. The blues were now in front, but once more a Hynes free and two quick Brannigan points gave the hosts the advantage. With only minutes left to play Clonduff won a twenty-metre side-line and as the sliotar travelled to the blues six-yard box, Oran Wilson flicked it past Anthony O’Brien to give the home side a five-point victory.
Scorers: C Fagan 0-6, T Murphy 1-1, N McParland 1-0, O Kelly 0-1, T Magill 0-1, K McCullough 0-1
U13s win comfortably at home
Patrick Rankins 8-8 V Craobh Rua 0-1
Patrick Rankins faced Craobh Rua on Friday night knowing they were up against a tough opposition after narrowly losing out a few weeks ago.
Charlie Phelan opened the scoring with a goal, followed by a Jamie Lock point. Rankins kept up the pressure with some great skill and teamwork on display.
In goals Oliver Murdock pulled off several great saves and further scores from Danny Doyle left a halftime score of 3-4 to 0-1.
Patrick Rankins pushed on with Eoin Campbell and Jason Duffy, along with Niall McManus, Tiernan Fitzpatrick and Eoin Gorman shutting down the visitors attacks as quick as they started. The midfield pairing of Doyle and Ciaran McMahon left their counterparts often chasing shadows, whilst the half forwards gave plentiful supply of the sliotar to a potent full forward line.
Team: Jason Duffy, Eoin Campbell, Niall McManus, Tiernan Fitzpatrick, Eoin Gorman, Danny Doyle (2-5), Ciaran McMahon, Malachi Sherwin, Senan Rogan, Conal Gallagher (1-0), Jamie Lock (2-3), Charlie Phelan (2-0), Danny McManus, Oliver Murdock.
Camogie News
On Saturday the U13 Camogs travelled to Kilclief were they showed up to play. Lead by Fíanna Murney the girls displayed teamwork as well their growing confidence in themselves and each other. Both Kate McCafferty and Emily McFerran kept the sliotar in the Warrenpoint territory throughout the match. Shannon Quinn and Lacey Close we’re strong on defence. Fitting right into the team was Sive McCoy having her debut match. Alicia Jones scored 2-1. Abigail Naughton scored 2-0. Olivia McFerran scored 1-0. Fíanna Murney scored 1-0 and Tegan Carvill scored 0-1. Defeating Kilclief with the final score of 6-2 to 2-1. The girls final match before the U13 championships is at home next Saturday @11:00 v Kilcool. Come on out to support the girls.
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The word Barrackovian will not be found in the Oxford dictionary. But people who lived in the old Linenhall Square will doubtless know the meaning of the word. For the uninitiated, it refers to the residents of the Square, formerly an old soldiers’ barracks.
It was a poor area in the town of Newry but amazingly it bred more than its share of talented men and women. Linenhall Square was knocked down in 1963 with Mourneview Park built in its place.
Recently Michael Cavanan posted a piece on Facebook, asking if anyone knew a man called Joseph Conway Guinan, who wrote a book called ‘A Poet of Newry’s Past.’
I remembered the man well as I lived in the Square and am proud to call myself a Barrackovian. I recall Joseph as being an absolute gentleman who lived beside the Fire Station in Linenhall Square and was a man who ran shows in the Newry Town Hall called Little Lyrics of Loveliness.
I also recall some of the boys from the Barracks going to the shows just to ridicule him. But Joseph had an answer for them. When the booing and catcalls eased the poet addressed them, saying: ‘You may well scoff, but I have YOUR money in MY pocket.’ That shut up the hecklers.
Joseph was a Barrackovian and just one of many famous Linenhall Square residents.
Charlie Casey
Charlie Casey is probably the best known Barrackovian as he was twice the Chairperson of the Newry and Mourne Council (in 2012 and 2019) but there were quite a few others.
Patricia Grattan
Indeed did Newry ever produce a better singer than Patricia Grattan?
In many people’s opinion she was simply the best. The wee songstress, currently living in America, was popularly known as Tishy, though in her Showband career she was often billed as Patricia O’Kelly.
She had a magical voice. From country and pop to her great love Jazz, she could sing them all. And how her audiences loved her. She idolised Shirley Bassey but Patricia could sing the Welsh singer’s songs as good as the lady herself.
While with the Hilton Showband she shared the lead vocals with Ricky McVeigh and Peadar Cowan, both tremendous singers in their own right, but in fact it was worth the admission money alone to see Patricia and Peadar sing Ike and Tina Turner’s River Deep, Mountain High. Listening to the duo belt out that tune was experiencing rock music at its raunchy best.
One time The Hilton played the Flamingo in Ballymena, supporting the great Tom Jones who went on record as saying that both Patricia and Peadar were fabulous artistes.
And while with the Hilton, Patricia recorded an excellent song, probably the best ever recording by a Newry singer, called Carlingford Bay, written by Frances Hall, who also hailed from our wee town.
Lottie McKeown
Another famous Barracks’ lady in the entertainment business was Lottie McKeown (RIP).
In Linenhall Square, the good lady began her lifelong devotion to making music, laughter and helping others. She organised the Canal Street team in the Top Talent competition, a competition in which almost every district in the town entered and where Lottie’s team consistently won.
But the huge highlight in her life came on November 5, 1990 when she met the late Princess Diana at a Golden Awards ceremony in London’s Hilton Hotel
As Diana was leaving the ceremony, she walked straight down the hall, making just one stop, and that was at Lottie’s table, there shaking hands with the Newry lady, before asking how she keeping, and having a little chat with her.
Lottie laughed and sang her way into the hearts of tens of thousands and made loads of money for charity along the way. And in summing up the good lady it was said: ‘Lottie’s cheerful outlook on life ought to be bottled and sold as blueprint for happiness.’
The Sons of Rest
Meanwhile I must admit to having a vested interest in another ‘famous’ Barracks’ musical story … as I was the bass player in one of Newry’s first ever pop groups - The Sons of Rest.
We were based in Linenhall Square with Gerry ‘Wigger’ McEvoy as singer, Willie Reilly on drums, Kevin ‘Blue’ McCamley as rhythm guitarist, with John Casey (older brother of Charlie), on lead guitar. Sadly, Wigger, Blue and Willie have each passed on.
We were founded in 1962, playing Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry songs - with John Casey always saying we were the first Rhythm & Blues group from the Newry area.
We played mostly in ‘The Cavern Club’ which was in fact the old St Colman’s hall, and was more commonly known as the ‘Bucket’ or the ‘Colehole.’
The wee dances or Hops, as they were then called, were run by Carlin’s Record’s boss Mickey Carlin who paid us £2.50 per group, per night.
The first time the Sons played on stage was at the St Colman’s Parochial Hall as part of Lottie McKeown’s Top Talent team. And joining us there was 12-year-old Patricia Grattan who sang ‘Then I kissed him,’ in the process bringing the place down.
Our first paid gig was in the Blue Anchor bar near Dundalk. Joe ‘McDokes’ McDonald was our manager and he hired a small car, not much bigger than a mini. However, somehow we managed to get all five members of the group into it … along with the band gear, Joe McDonald, the driver and a couple of ‘fans’.
Feet, arms and legs were hanging out of the windows as a cheering crowd waved good luck to the Sons as they left the ‘Barracks’.
The gig was a success but the car wasn’t and after getting two punctures the Sons had to walk home halfway from Dundalk, carrying their gear.
I also remember getting a booking in Dublin where nobody turned up and we were paid 50 pence between the five of us.
Tony Hadden
However, it was sport where the Barracks really excelled and there were many stars, including Tony Hadden, Billy Fitzpatrick, Joe Larkin and Marty McCabe.
Tony Hadden took centre stage for Down as they became the first team from the six counties to win the All-Ireland. At Croke Park on Sunday September 25, 1960 the blond bomber from the Barracks fired over the first point for the red and black-shirted Mourne men as they defeated Kerry to bring the Sam Maguire Cup across the border for the first time.
And the next year Tony and Down proved that winning that first All-Ireland wasn’t a fluke as they won a second Sam when they defeated Offaly.
And although Linenhall Square was a soccer-based community, the residents celebrated spectacularly as one-of-their-own played a big role in creating GAA history.
Marty McCabe
Marty McCabe, who sadly passed away a few short months ago, was another who wore the red and black of Down with great pride. The highspot of his GAA career was saving a penalty kick from the legendary Dublin full forward Jimmy Keaveney.
Though in fact the big goal-keeper, a great character, mostly played soccer and won three Mid-Ulster Shield medals.
Joey Larkin
Joey Larkin, a relative of Marty McCabe’s, was a youthful soccer star and at only 13-year-of-age and playing for Oliver Casey’s Colman’s team, actually was the leading goal-scorer in the Carnbane Open League.
But Joey’s claim to fame was that he signed for Chelsea, the crack English League team.
Incidentally Joey’s son Adrian scored the winning goal for Newry Town in their only excursion into Europe. In 1999 the Town defeated Hrvatatski Dragovojac 2-1 in the Intertoto Cup at the Showgrounds.
While the other Town goal in that match was scored by Robbie Casey, son of old Barrack warhorse Eric Casey.
Billy Fitzpatrick
Meanwhile the late Billy Fitzpatrick, known to everyone as Mousey Fitz, and formerly a star with the famous Linenhall Square team Mountainview, is the only person from the Newry area to ever sign for the mighty Liverpool.
Those are just a sample of the Barrackovians who made a name for themselves, though undoubtedly there are many, many more.
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Senior Ladies
Training returns on Monday night at 7.
The first half of league fixtures have been completed and we have had good numbers out for each game.
There are new people joining each week and more are most welcome
Senior Men
Saturday evening Thomas Davis and Killeavy battled out a great contest.
The game started out score for score and there wasn't much between the sides at half time with Killeavy leading at the break.
The games intensity was increased and a long ball into the square was punched to bring Thomas Davis within a point. David Hankin burtst through straight after to level the sides.
Some fast flowing football and some classic hard hitting shoulder tackles made the match an enjoyable watch. Towards the end Killeavy picked up momentum and got a goal of their own and chipped away at the scoreboard to finish comfortably in the end
Training
Underage training continues every Monday evening from 6:30-7:30 for age groups u7's - u11's
New members always welcome
Club Lotto
Winning lotto numbers w/e 27/06/2021
04, 08, 14 and 31
No winners this week
Next weeks jackpot is £7825
Cul Camp
This year our Cul Camp will run from 19th July- 23rd July
To book simply follow with link on our Facebook page - Thomas Davis Newry
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Nursery & Primary Football Training
Please note that there will be no training for our Nursery and Primary 1 footballers for the next two weeks due to St Mark’s being closed – training will resume as usual on Sunday 25th July.
U13 Boys' Football:
On Tuesday evening (29/06/21) our U13 boys made the trip to Banbridge to play local side, Clann na Banna. The game started as expected with both teams pushing hard to get on top. Fortunately, the boys in blue managed to get in front and were in the lead at half time.
Being motivated to make up for the only defeat of the season so far previously against Clann na Banna, the boys in blue played some fantastic football to leave Banbridge with the two points secured.
All 18 players who took to the field made a massive contribution to the performance and the victory!
Hurling News
U13s win away from home
Ballela 4-7 V Patrick Rankins 5-6
Having been well beaten several weeks ago by Ballela, Patrick Rankins knew they were going to get a tough return fixture on their victor’s home turf on Friday night.
Ballela were a strong team and it would be a big ask to get a result, but Rankins took to the field in a very determined manner.
Jamie Lock opened the scoring with a point, But Ballela were quick to reply with the opening goal. A Ciaran McMahon goal, a Danny McManus point and a brace from Lock left the visitors trailing by just two points.
The second half saw Rankins lift their game and aided by some brilliant pieces of interplay they started to turn the game in their favour. Further scores from McMahon, Eoin Gorman & McManus left them two-point winners at the final whistle.
Team: Lorcan Rowntree, Niall McManus, Jason Duffy, Tiernan Fitzpatrick, Eoin Campbell, Conor Treanor, Danny Doyle, Eoin Gorman (1-0), Senan Rogan, Malachi Sherwin, Danny McManus (2-2), Jamie Lock (0-3), Ciaran McMahon (2-0)
Ladies Football News
Senior Ladies Continue To Impress
Warrenpoint 6:14 V St. Michael’s, Magheralin 2:5
Another brilliant performance from Warrenpoint’s senior ladies last night when they played St. Michael’s, Magheralin, in Mogannon. After their defeat last week, the ladies were determined to comeback winning again and with a great amount of support play and high work rate the ladies came off the field at half time with a comfortable lead of 3:14 - 0:3. With a great team talk from management and players the ladies knew what they had to do to stay on top and keep pushing, always knowing that the match was not over. St. Michael’s proved that by coming back into the game with two goals in the second half. Our ladies worked hard and came off the field at the end as the winners. Well done to all players, substitutes and management.
10 Year Anniversary
This year marks the tenth anniversary of ladies’ Gaelic football in Cumann Pheadair Naofa, Warrenpoint. To help mark this milestone, the primary 7 pupils at St.Dallan’s school in Warrenpoint were tasked with designing a poster, on this theme. A large number of high-quality entries were sent into the judging panel, who after much deliberation, decided upon a winning entry & two runners up. The winning entry was produced by Kate McCaffery, with Grace Lunny & Molly O’Neill taking the runner’s up spots. Kate received a framed copy of her poster to take home, with another framed copy going up in the Cumman Pheadair Naofa club rooms. All three prize winners also received gift vouchers for the club’s shop.
Club chairman Larry Byrne & senior ladies’ vice-captains, Lucia Morgan & Caoimhe Shannon, presented the prizes.
Camogie News
Our camogie section travelled to Clonduff on Saturday 3rd July, for their 1st tournament since 2019. Since we returned to training our numbers have increased and so we were able to field 2 U11, 2 U9 and 1 U7 team. Once again our girls displayed great skill and determination against tough opposition with our U9 team reaching the final of their group.
Thank you to all who came out and supported the girls and to Clonduff GAA for hosting the event.
The Camogie and Hurling camp runs from Monday-Friday in St Mark's. We hope everyone enjoys the week.
There will be no camogie training on Friday 9th or Friday 16th July. We look forward to seeing all our camógs back after the break.
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GAA For ALL
St Peter's GAA Club is proud to operate at the heart of the community for the whole of family for the whole of life. Today saw the launch of an exciting and innovative new initiative within our club – ‘GAA for ALL’.
Whilst GAA Clubs provide participation opportunities for all children, irrespective of ability, ‘GAA for ALL’ is a bespoke programme designed for children with additional needs who may not be in a position to take part in a typical team game. The focus of the programme is to assist participants with ball skills (across all GAA codes), exercise and most importantly, fun and inclusion in a safe, child-centred and friendly environment.
New members are very welcome - if you feel that your child would enjoy/benefit from ‘GAA for ALL’ please contact our Club ‘GAA for ALL’ coordinator declancarvill@yahoo.co.uk for more details.
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Armagh surged ahead in the second half and cantered home by 13 points to book an Ulster Championship semi-final against Monaghan on July 17.
Visitors Antrim had been written off by all sundry before the ball was thrown in at the Athletic Grounds but they gave a good account of themselves throughout a competitive first half that finished with the Orchardmen, who never seem particularly comfortable with the favourites’ tag, leading by just two points.
Rory Grugan had scored Armagh’s goal in the first half but the Ballymacnab forward also missed another golden opportunity while Antrim came close to a goal off their own when Ruairi McCann broke through the Armagh rearguard after 27 minutes.
Carrickcruppen clubman Hughes was off his line smartly to deny McCann and, after a frank appraisal of their performance from Kieran McGeeney at half-time, Armagh upped the ante in the second period. Rian O’Neill converted a penalty to leave clear daylight between the sides and although Antrim continued to enjoy moments of success they tired and goals from substitutes Conor Turbitt and Tiarnan Kelly added some gloss to the scoreline.
Armagh struggled to find the fluency many expected in this game but still won by 13 points. There is better to come from McGeeney’s side and they will need it against a Monaghan outfit that blew Fermanagh away at Clones on Saturday.
Afterwards McGeeney reflected on a patchy performance from his side.
“But I thought we didn’t put in the workrate they are capable of and they changed it,” he said.
“And the fellas that came in showed that’s what happens if you don't there are fellas there that will.
“It was a good lesson for us but not to take away, Antrim’s ability to keep possession in the first half and their pace inside caused problems, and that was a big factor as well.”
Final score: Armagh 4-15 Antrim 0-14
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