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Sarah Jane Beattie part in the Castlewellan Parkrun on Saturday morning which are held in the beautiful surroundings of Castlewellan Forest Park. Sarah Jane crossed the line with first female position, 22nd overall out of a field of 208 park-runners and notched a new course personal best of 21:52. Well done Sarah Jane.
Armagh ParkRun
Meadow and Joanne McCauley took part in the Armagh Parkrun on Saturday morning held within the grounds of Armagh Palace Demense. Meadow crossed the line with first female and 5th overall placing out of a field of 104 park-runners and recorded a new course PB (for the 4thweek in a row) of 21:28. Joanne, completed in 25:38 as 5th female and 33rd overall.
NIMRA Glenariff Mountain Race, Waterfoot, Co Antrim
On Saturday and with challenging weather (rain, hail, sleet, wind, sun) and tough underfoot ground conditions, 4 hearty Newry athletes travelled to Waterfoot, Co. Antrim for the annual championship NIMRA race, known in the mountain running circles as the ‘Potato Race’. This race takes you from the school at Waterfoot, 2 miles flat cross country along the river bank to the base of a 1 mile 1,200 ft ascent before turning round for a return fast and technical descent. The flat river return is welcome, but this is where the legs of most runners start to feel the toll of the hard work done on the ascent and descent and places are won and lost on this return section. The turn onto the road for the final few hundred metres on hard tarmac is torture at this stage and the target for most of the runners is just to get over that finish line!
Rory Mulvaney, who is on form with his mountain running this season, was first home for Newry AC in 13th place in a time of 51:08. Esther Dickson who is the current NIMRA Female 2018 Title Holder followed in on Rory’s heels for 14th overall placing, and lifted a well-deserved 1stFemale title in a time of 51:12. Paul Le Blanc completed in 27th place with a time of 54:09 and lifted the M55 1st place category prize. Ciara Coffey in her debut mountain running year and smiling when others weren’t, came in under the hour with 59:46 and a 51st place and taking 2nd F40.
A great run by all the Newry AC athletes in very tough conditions. They were rewarded with the usual great food hospitality and a bag of spuds to bring home.
Irish Life Health Master Indoor Championships, Athlone
Joanne McCauley made the long journey down to the AIT in Athlone to compete in the Irish Life Health Master Indoor Championships. This prestigious event had a huge turnout of masters athletes from clubs from all regions of Ireland, hungry to lift a podium placing and a PB. Joanne, took part in 4 events (2 Field and 2 Track).
First up was the high jump of which she currently holds the F40 Ulster and Irish Outdoor Title, so was keen to gain the Indoor title. She jumped well and with good run up technique was able to lift her targeted Gold in the event. Straight after finishing the high jump she moved to the starting blocks of the 60m sprint race where she ran in a highly competitive and fast field, finishing 7th and two hundredth of a second off her PB!
The 400m race followed of which had a competitive All Ireland field of runners, Joanne ran a fast and hard race from the starting blocks in Lane 6, holding off Mary Cahill from Ennis Track AC by storming down the home straight to take a well-deserved and unexpected podium 3rd place and notching a fantastic PB.
Last event, was the Long Jump, an event of which she currently held the F40 Indoor Bronze. This event had been brought forward, leaving Joanne to come straight off the 400m finish line and onto the long jump runway. With legs not fully recovered, Joanne, with a good technique and a quickly measured run up was able to clear all 4 attempts with a good final jump which gained her another bronze in the championship.
Joanne was pleased to bring home to Newry, a Gold and two Bronze Irish medals as this was her final championship in the Female 40 Age Category Group as she now moves up to the F45 in April.
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SRC's Boys Team from Newry Campus recently won the Electric Ireland HE GAA Corn Comhairle Ardoideachais Final in Mallow, County Cork.
The boys beat Mary Immaculate College Thurles SRC 4-15 Mary Immaculate College 1-06.
The fantastic win follows a great semi-final win against Monaghan Institute and is the culmination of a great campaign, masterminded by coaches Stephen Ferris and Rory McGreevy and spearheaded by Captain, Dylan McKenna. Dean Rice was awarded Player of the Match after the game. This is the first time the college have played Higher Education football in 4 years and it is their first All Ireland win in 6 years.
Having lost the toss the SRC men were playing against a gale force breeze in the first half against a strong MIC Thurles team. The first ten minutes saw both teams exchanging points but, after great work down the left hand side, the SRC men grabbed a goal through Lyndon Brown.
For the rest of the first half the team fought extremely hard without the ball to stop MIC from taking advantage with the wind and made several key turnovers in dangerous areas. They grabbed two more goals before half time through Ryan McEvoy and Dean Rice to leave the halftime score 3-3 to 0-5.
In the second half with the wind at their backs the team kept working the ball well through the hands into scoring positions and picked off their points to establish a commanding lead. However, MIC hit back with a goal midway through the second half from a rebound after an excellent save from the SRC keeper Locky Leneghan. That was the only score they managed to get in the second half as the SRC defended well and kept the scoreboard ticking over with points.
The men finished the game strong and scored a goal in the last minute through Ryan McEvoy (taking his personal tally to 2-10) to leave the final score, Southern Regional College: 4-16 MIC Thurles 1-5.
Brian Doran, SRC Chief Executive congratulated the team “Well to done to our Boy's Gaelic Football team who won the Electric Ireland HE GAA Corn Comhairle Ardoideachais Final. Well done to the boys and to coaches Stephen Ferris and Rory McGreevy, all great ambassadors for SRC!”
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The Canal Court Hotel was the venue last night for the inaugural NMD Sports Awards hosted by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in association with Sports Association Newry, Down and Armagh (SANDSA). The awards recognised the talent and contribution to the area by local sportspeople.
Over 250 people attended the event including MPs, MLAs, Councillors, representatives from Volunteer Now, Disability Sport Northern Ireland, and Sport Northern Ireland, retired international Irish and Ulster Rugby player Chris Henry, local sports clubs, governing bodies, Sport Northern Ireland, invited guests and finalists.
The 13 award categories covered a vast range of sporting disciplines and showcased the array of skills within the district and the awards acknowledged the dedication of all those who take part in sporting and leisure activities. Broadcaster and journalist, Claire McCollum compered on the evening with invited guests presenting the awards to the deserved winners.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairman, Councillor Mark Murnin said, “The Council is proud to have such dedicated sports people and we are very fortunate to have a wealth of diverse sporting achievement across the district. The high standards of our sports clubs and their ability to deliver quality sporting opportunities for our local communities reflects their dedication and enthusiasm, not just to develop sporting stars, but to developing people.
“I want to congratulate both the finalists and the winners in the 13 categories—they make our district a better place for everyone.”
“Our Council will continue to support the area’s sporting communities to empower and enable individuals and sports clubs to develop and deliver sporting experiences so that everyone can enjoy an active lifestyle, from grass roots to high performance.”
Jane Gribbin, Manager of Community Engagement with Volunteer Now said, “Sports and exercise is the most popular activity that formal volunteers in Northern Ireland are involved in and we are delighted to see such development in sport across the district. Most volunteers, through their strong beliefs, behavior and generally selfless actions in the interest and wellbeing of others, believe in a better tomorrow.”
The disability awards were presented by Aubrey Bingham, Disability Sport Northern Ireland’s (DSNI) Community Sport Manager. He said, “We at DSNI work with people with physical, sensory and learning disabilities of all ages and with schools, disability groups, sporting organisations and district councils to ensure that everyone can gain from the health, social and education benefits of sport and active recreation.”
Macmillan Move More Programme participants shared their personal journeys on the night and explained the benefits of being active when living with a cancer diagnosis. They detailed how Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has provided an award-winning programme that has transformed their lives through participation in physical activity. Diarmaid McAuley, Macmillan Programme Services Manager attended the evening with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Macmillan Move More Coordinator, Laura McGrath.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chief Executive, Liam Hannaway closed the awards ceremony by congratulating all the awards winners on their achievements. He said, “We want to encourage all of our citizens to ‘Be Active.... Your Way Every Day’. As outlined in our Corporate Plan, our mission as a Council is to lead and serve a district that is prosperous, healthy and sustainable.
“We want to play our part in improving quality of life and reducing health inequalities, primarily through programmes and services. We are transforming our leisure and sport facilities and integrating up-to-date technology into our organisation to make it even easier for citizens of the district to participate in physical activity.”
The Winners
Junior Club Team of the Year 2018
Warrenpoint Golf Club, Irish Junior Foursomes
Senior Club Team of the Year 2018:
Kilkeel Hockey Club 1st XI
Team of the Year with a Disability 2018
Peadar Connolly - Sportability
Lifetime Services to Sport
Oliver McGauley – Newry Coarse Fishing Angling Club
Young Sport Volunteer of the Year 2018
Aaron Donnell – Ballynahinch Hockey Club
Senior Sport Volunteer of the Year 2018
John Cookson – Glenn John Martin GAC
Disability Coach of the Year 2018
Yvonne Smyth – Downpatrick School of Lifesaving
Young Technical Official of the Year 2018
Adam Brown – Killyleagh Table Tennis Club
Technical Official of the Year 2018
Helen McKee – Special Olympics Newry
Young Coach of the Year 2018
Stacie Cunningham – Newcastle Karate Club
Performance Pathway Coach of the Year 2018
Cathal Fegan - Taekwondo
Junior Sportsperson of the Year 2018
Tomás McKeever – CF Taekwondo
Senior Sportsperson of the Year 2018
Graham Ochiltree – Martial Arts, The Bryansford Academy
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Senior Hurling
Our senior team travelled to play St Fechins County Louth on Sunday past. The Louth side proved the stronger and claimed the points in this McGeary Cup fixture.
Craobh Rua seniors are scheduled to play Mattock Rangers Of Louth (Away) this Thursday night (7th March) at 8pm.Meeting & Travel arrangements will be arranged through the management channel.
Colm Geary Cup Result
Knockbridge (Louth ) 3-6 Craobh Rua 4-8
Craobh Rua travelled to Darver to face Louth club Knockbridge in their first round game of the Colm Geary Cup. It was a good exercise for both teams and the Craobh Rua team will be delighted with the hard fought win.
Senior Training this coming Tuesday night 8:15pm & Thursday night 8:15pm at the clubhouse.
For noting: The Armagh Hurling Championship dates Semi Finals : Last Week in July and Championship Final: 2nd Weekend in August.
Underage Fixtures
Under 14 Feile Round 1 (ReFixture)
Home match This Week
Craobh Rua v Cu Chullains (Match Details notified through usual Club procedures)
Under 9 Blitz
Underage hurlers participated in the Under 9 Blitz at the Dundalk Institute Of Technology (DKIT) on Sunday last.
Míle buíochas to all who helped with ensuring our young hurlers had an enjoyable and sporting mornings games.
Our Underage Coaching Schedule Arrangements are as follows. Please note there will be no activities on Monday the 18th of March
Monday night in St. Paul’s High School Green Road Bessbrook for all primary school ages Primary 1 - 7.
6:30-7:30pm
Rua Ógs (Primary 1 & 2) - In Assembly Hall
Under 8 1/2 - (Primary 3 & 4) in Gymnasium Hall
Under 10 1/2 - (Primary 5 & 6) in Sports Hall
Under 11 1/2 (Primary 7) in Sports Hall
Teams will also be notified through text lists and parents / guardians are asked to also keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter accounts for further details.
Current Underage Coaches & Coordinators
U6 Orla McCaul & Majella Bradley
U8 John Kelly & James McCartan U10 Joe McEldowney & Sean Cunningham
U14 Fiachra Bradley & David O’Brien
U16 Gareth Matthews, Paul Elshaw, Henry McCloy, Eamon McCann & Pearse McLaughlin
U18 Paul Cunningham
Underage Coaching
Training for Under 14 and 16s has resumed on Thursday nights in St Pauls Highschool from 6:30 to 8pm. All information will be conveyed through management. Anyone wishing to help in a coaching or support capacity with our Underage Activities is welcome to approach a team coordinator or Committee member to discuss. We welcome any support or help with all our club activities.
Craobh Rua Hurling Club encourage anyone who wishes to help with any aspect of our Club Activities to speak to an under age mentor or Committee member.We will be happy to give all appropriate support to any individual who wishes to become involved in our activities.
U18: Training Thursday night, meeting at club 8-15.
Comhghairdeas
All involved with Craobh Rua congratulate our U18 hurler Seán McVerry on being appointed Captain of Armagh County Minor football team. Séan who plays his football with St Michaels Newtownhamilton, has been involved with Craobh Rua at all levels of underage hurling. His leadership, example and commitment ensured great success for those underage teams he played with and we have no doubt Seán will bring these same qualities to the County team.
Fund Raising Quiz
The family & friends of the late Seán Burns have organised a Fund Raising Table Quiz in The Yellow Heifer Camloch on Wednesday 13th March.
Helmet Recycling Scheme
Our club has commenced a a Hurling Helmet Restoration & Recycling Scheme. We would ask anyone with hurling or Camogie helmet that they no longer use to leave them at our Clubrooms on any Tuesday or Thursday evenings. The scheme under the guidance of Paul Cunningham hopes to restore helmets to a safe and appropriate standard so that they can be reused. It is a worthy scheme and we urge all to support it.
Combhrónna
All involved with Craobh Rua extend our deepest sympathies to the family & friends of recently deceased Paddy Britton.
Paddy was an uncle of our esteemed former senior player, Club coach & mentor Damien Britton
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anam
Dates For Diary
Cúl Camp – confirmed week of 22nd July
Under 8 & Under 10 County Blitz
Craobh Rua will host an all County Under 8 & Under 10 Hurling Blitz on Sunday 2nd June. The first all County U8/U10 Blitz will take place in Killeavy on Sunday 28th April.
Hooley Around Cooley Cycle
The date for this annual Cycle has been confirmed as Sunday the 29th September.
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Senior Men
Our senior men travelled to Ballymartin on Friday night for their second challenge game in as many weeks. Played in in terrible weather conditions the lads put in another decent performance with all players getting some game time. Training continues as normal this week.
Minor Boys
There will be a meeting for our minor boys in the clubhouse on Monday night, 4th March at 6.45pm and all boys eligible to play minor football are asked to attend.
U16½ Girls
Well done to the U16½ girls who defeated Burren in a challenge game last week on a score-line of 7 - 11 to 3 – 14.
U12 Boys
Our U12 boys had the challenge game of the year away to Correnshigo on Saturday. It was a good start to the season for the lads trading scores with their opponents throughout the game. The U12s are looking for more challenge games over the coming weeks and if any clubs are interested please contact Damien Beattie on 07733 405769.
Club Membership for 2019
The membership rates for 2019 have been set as follows:
Full Adult membership: £50.00Juvenile membership: (U8’s – Minors): £30.00Family Membership (2 Adults & Children U16): £100.00Students & OAP’s: £40.00Cairde Members: £25.00U6’s: £10.00
The club will be holding a number of registration events over the coming weeks to give everyone an opportunity to register to become a member of the club. All membership must be paid before 31st March 2019.
Movie Night
The club is hosting a night at the movies for our underage members this coming Friday, 8th of March @ 7.00pm in the Shane’s clubhouse. The children will get party bags with sweets and popcorn on the night and the entry cost will be £5 per child. They can wear their pjs if they wish and are encouraged bring blankets, cushions or beanbags to sit on.
We hope to see you all there and please invite your friends!
Armagh GAA Club Draw
The very successful Armagh GAA Club draw is running again in 2019. The draw takes place over 4 months - March, April, May and June - with 16 prizes on offer each month. The first prize each month is a Renault Clio, right down to a 16th prize of £200.
Tickets are priced at £100 each with £80 from every ticket going directly to the club after we reach our minimum target of sales. They can be bought by paying the £100 up front or 4 monthly instalments of £25 per month.
Tickets can be purchased from any of our committee members and the more tickets we sell, the more money the club raises. We are encouraging all our club members, families and friends to purchase a ticket either individually or maybe as a group of 4 friends or family members clubbing together at £25 each.
It is brilliant opportunity to raise much needed funds for the club whilst also being in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes.
Anyone with any sold tickets is asked to bring them to the club on Monday night from 8.30pm onwards.
Kit Bags for Sale
The club have a number of kit bags for sale at a price of £15.00 each (usually £25.00 each). They can be purchased in the club on Monday from 8.30pm on a first come, first served basis.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 9, 14, 18 & 31. There were no jackpot winners and 2 x match three winners. The lotto jackpot is slowly, but surely creeping up again and now stands at £3,200.
Club Volunteers
The club is always on the lookout for new volunteers, whatever your skills. Maybe you’ve got time on your hands and fancy doing something different, maybe you’re new to the area and are looking to play a part in the community, perhaps your children or grandchildren are players at the club and you’d like to get involved. Whatever your reasons our doors are always open to new members and new ideas whether it be working with our underage teams, helping with fundraising, washing strips, cleaning, upkeep of the grounds, selling lotto, recruitment, club development, lining out the pitch, doing the gate and a host of other tasks. You can be part of Shane O’Neill’s in so many ways, and you can give as much or as little time as suits you – so why not come along a get involved.
Condolences
The club would like to offer their sympathies to the family Dearbhla Twomey, from Enniskeane Co Cork who passed away recently. Dearbhla was the niece of our good friends and club members Pauline and Peter Lynch, and Christina and Paul McMenamin. Dearbhla was also first cousin to Declan and Kieran Lynch, and Hannah and Caroline McMenamin. Sympathies also to the family of Pat McAllister who has passed away last week. Pat was the grandfather of our senior ladies manager Stephen Mooney. May both Dearbhla and Pat rest in peace.
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Ryan makes his comeback in Derry
SGR Ryan Monaghan ran in his first race in almost two years on Saturday at the Derry 10 Mile race. Ryan made a great come back to running in what started as ideal weather conditions quickly changed to high winds and a wet second half in the maiden city, this did not put Ryan off as he came across the line in a great time of 01:06:04 in a very strong field of 1,300 runners. We are so glad to see Ryan back and know he'll be back to top form very soon .
Strong SGR Team at Carlingford
Saturday saw SGR take a large team to Carlingford for the Annual Carlingford Half Marathon. This is a very popular event with 1,500 runners taking part and the SGR team played their part by finishing with some amazing times at the seaside village. Great to see so many SGR support this event and kicking off their running season in style.
Half Marathon Results
Barry Mc Carroll 01:17:17
Peter Rodgers 01:21:11
Stephen Quinn 01:21:58
Marty Chipper 01:27:41
Colm Choc Murphy 01:28:37
Hugh Morgan 01:31:07
Ronan Halpenny 01:36:59
Cathal O Brien 01:38:00
Catherine Brito 01:47:26
Kevin Mc Sherry 01:51:20
Caroline Martin 02:02:37
8 Weeks Hill Repeats Programme
The third hill repeat takes place this Thursday 7th March from 6.30-7.30pm. 1-mile hill repeats. Start: Bottom of Dublin rd (Dromalane Chapel) Turn: top of Dublin rd (Cloughue Chapel) This is a 1 hr session to do at your pace. Please allow time for potential traffic and finding a parking space. We would like to start on time and leave together.
SGR Monday Club Run
SGR have a club run every Monday evening meeting at Pairc Elser from 6.45pm .please wear reflective gear and headlights
SGR Womens Dublin Mini Marathon Bus
SGR club member Tina Crawley will be once again running a bus to the Vhi Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin on Sunday 2nd June. This is open to SGR members as well as non-members. There will be a 49 seater so please contact us at SGR Facebook page via PM or contact Tina at her page.
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Slieve Gullion - Mountain Race Season Opener
Newry AC took the first NIMRA race of the season by storm. After weeks of tough training and course recces, their dedication was rewarded.
The venue was the North side of Slieve Gullion and as with every year the wind and rain were on cue combined with the usual mud and bog conditions.
The club fielded 8 athletes who all had superb performances with 5 of them lifting first in their categories.
Rory Mulvaney was first in for Newry AC with an impressive 5th after a strong and determined run over this technical course.
Esther Dickson was next to cross the line with an overall 6th place and lifting the crown of 1st Female. Esther dominated the ladies race and with good route choice and technical running she crossed the finish line well ahead of the 2nd Female and placed in the top 10 overall.
Maurice Harte placed 8th overall and took 1st MV40.
Warren Cartmill placed 12th overall and took 1st MV45.
Kevin Murdoch placed 22nd overall and 1st MV50. Paul LeBlanc placed 16th overall and 1st MV55.
Sarah Quinn deservedly took podium with 3rd female and placed 28th overall.
Ciara Coffey in her Mountain Race Debut placed 32nd overall and took a fantastic 5th Female with a big finish line smile.
Well done everyone in tough weather and ground conditions.
Kearney & McBride Cup 5k Bush Co Louth
Sarah Jane Beattie travelled to Bush, Co Louth for the 50th Anniversary 5k race hosted by Glenmore AC.
Weather conditions were not good but the competitors courageously braved the high winds and driving rain to complete the 5k.
Sarah Jane had a good race braving the elements and taking on a tough competitive field of female runners. She completed the race in a time of 22:03, 42nd overall and 8th female.
A top 10 female placing to be proud of on a day of tough running conditions.
Rostrevor ParkRun
Saturday morning saw the four members of the Patterson clan take part in the beautiful surroundings of Kilbroney Forest Park.
Ethan continued his top performances on this challenging course taking 2nd place in a great time of 20.58.
Ryan finished in 9th place with a fantastic PB of 23.27. Fiona & Erin completed in 32.19.
Armagh ParkRun
Meadow McCauley took on the hills of the elegant but damp and windy Palace Demesne in Armagh for her Saturday morning training run.
Meadow took 1st Female, 5th overall and for the 3rd week in a row a new course PB of 21:36.
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Senior Men
Our senior men had their first outing under new manager Aidan Farrell on Sunday afternoon and recorded a very impressive eight-point home win over Saul, 2 – 15 to 1 – 10.
The sides were level on two points each after fifteen minutes with Cormac Feely and Ryan Quinn getting the scores for the Shane’s before the same two players both got another point each to put their side two the good. A free brought Saul back to within one before the sides swapped points with David McCabe on target for the home side but points from Matthew Girvan and Paul O’Rourke extended the home side’s advantage to three. A late first-half point from Saul saw them trail by two at the break, 0 – 7 to 0 – 5.
An early second-half Saul point was quickly cancelled out by a Ryan Quinn effort before two points on the bounce had Saul back on level terms. A free apiece kept the sides level pegging but two quick-fire points from the home side put them back in front, Padraig Magee and David McCabe getting the scores. The Shane’s continued to dominate and further points from Padraig Magee and Matthew Girvan extended their lead to four but another pointed Saul free kept them well in touch. A brilliant flowing move from the home side ended with David McCabe firing the ball to the roof of the net to put the Shane’s firmly in control but Saul replied almost immediately with a three pointer of their own to keep themselves right in the game. However, this proved to be their final score of the contest as the Shane’s finished the game the stronger side and they scored a further 1 – 2 without reply with the goal coming from Neil Paul Lennon and a point each for Cormac Feely and David McCabe.
The lads continue training on Wednesday before another challenge game away to Ballymartin on Friday night.
Senior and Minor Girls
Our senior and minor girls have moved to outdoor training and would like to thank Emmett Murtagh and Michael Smith at EST28 for the fantastic work they have done with the players over the past three months of preseason training.
Minor Boys Training
Training for our minor boys continues on Monday night and all players eligible to play minor football this year are asked to meet at the club at 6.30pm.
Underage Training Schedule
U16½ Boys: Sunday morning: 11.15am – 12.15pm at the field
U16½ Girls: Tuesday & Thursday night: 8.30pm – 9.30pm in EST28 gym and from next Sunday morning, 3rd February 11.30am – 12.45pm at the field
U14½ Boys: Sunday morning: 11.15am – 12.15pm at the field
U14½ Girls: Sunday morning: 10.30am – 11.30am at the field
U12½ Boys: Boxing training in Sacred Heart Boxing Club on Wednesday night: 700pm – 8.00pm and Saturday afternoon: 3.00pm – 4.00pm at the field
U12½ Girls: Wednesday night: 7.15pm – 8.15pm in Cloughreagh Community Centre
U10’s: Boxing training in Sacred Heart Boxing Club on Wednesday night: 700pm – 8.00pm and Saturday afternoon: 3.00pm – 4.00pm at the field
U8’s: Wednesday night: 7.30pm – 8.30pm in Bessbrook Community Centre
U6’s: Tuesday night: 6.00pm – 7.00pm in Bessbrook Community Centre
If anyone is willing to help out in a coaching, mentoring or supporting role with any of our underage teams please contact any of our committee members. We would greatly appreciate and welcome any help or assistance with any of our underage teams or any club activities.
Club Membership for 2019
The membership rates for 2019 have been set as follows:
Full Adult membership: £50.00Juvenile membership: (U8’s – Minors): £30.00Family Membership (2 Adults & Children U16): £100.00Students & OAP’s: £40.00Cairde Members: £25.00U6’s: £10.00
The club will be holding a number of registration events over the coming weeks to give everyone an opportunity to register to become a member of the club. All membership must be paid before 31st March 2019.
Physio Required
Th club is currently on the look-out for a physio for our senior men’s team. If anyone is interested in taking on the role or know of someone who may be interested please contact Brendy Osborne on 07543 806274.
Armagh GAA Club Draw
The very successful Armagh GAA Club draw is running again in 2019. The draw takes place over 4 months - March, April, May and June - with 16 prizes on offer each month. The first prize each month is a Renault Clio, right down to a 16th prize of £200.
Tickets are priced at £100 each with £80 from every ticket going directly to the club after we reach our minimum target of sales. They can be bought by paying the £100 up front or 4 monthly instalments of £25 per month.
Tickets can be purchased from any of our committee members and the more tickets we sell, the more money the club raises. We are encouraging all our club members, families and friends to purchase a ticket either individually or maybe as a group of 4 friends or family members clubbing together at £25 each.
It is brilliant opportunity to raise much needed funds for the club whilst also being in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes.
Anyone with any sold tickets is asked to bring them to the club on Monday night from 8.30pm onwards.
Kit Bags for Sale
The club have a number of kit bags for sale at a price of £15.00 each (usually £25.00 each). They can be purchased in the club on Monday from 8.30pm on a first come, first served basis.
Street Collection
The club would like thank everyone who contributed to our street collection in the village on Sunday and to everyone who helped organised it and helped out on the day.
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 4, 5, 25 & 28. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x lucky dip winner. The lotto jackpot is slowly, but surely creeping up again and now stands at £3,150.
Club Volunteers
The club is always on the lookout for new volunteers, whatever your skills. Maybe you’ve got time on your hands and fancy doing something different, maybe you’re new to the area and are looking to play a part in the community, perhaps your children or grandchildren are players at the club and you’d like to get involved. Whatever your reasons our doors are always open to new members and new ideas whether it be working with our underage teams, helping with fundraising, washing strips, cleaning, upkeep of the grounds, selling lotto, recruitment, club development, lining out the pitch, doing the gate and a host of other tasks. You can be part of Shane O’Neill’s in so many ways, and you can give as much or as little time as suits you – so why not come along a get involved.
Fundraising Night
The club is hosting a fundraising night on Saturday 2nd March for a couple of good friends of Shane O’Neill’s whose baby daughter is currently in hospital in England awaiting heart surgery. A waxing night, along with a host of other fun activities is planned for the night, and we are encouraging everyone to come along for a good night’s craic whilst raising some much-needed funds for a very worthwhile cause. It will definitely be a night not to be missed with music and great prizes to be won and you will even get the opportunity to inflict some pain on our senior boys as they will be getting waxed also.
Condolences
The club would like to offer its sympathies to the family of Ann Murphy who passed away recently. Ann was the sister of our late club member and good friend Marty McCone. May she rest in peace.
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Newry Olympic Ladies Hockey 1ST 0 South Antrim Ladies 1ST 2
Newry Olympic Ladies Hockey 1ST XI headed to Friends School Lisburn on Friday night past, at 8.00 p.m. 22nd February to face top of the Leader board, South Antrim Ladies 1ST XI. Having been beaten at home in the first half of the league NOHC Ladies knew that this was going to be a battle. Newry fielded a squad of 15 strong in order to play roll on and roll off throughout the match in midfield and the forward line. Five minutes into the first half Newry were the first to put SA under pressure with a shot on goal and from then on things became heated. SA were the first to be sent off and consequently the game became extremely physical. No allowances were made, players were penalised at every turn for any mistakes and to top it all the game was more like a game of tennis due to the bounce of the pitch. Newry were the first to be awarded a corner but the ball again was saved by the SA goalie. At the end of 35 minutes neither side had scored.
The second half continued more or less like the first however within fifteen minutes SA had driven down the right hand side of the pitch and switched the ball back into the Newry goal where the SA forward slipped the ball to the right of the Newry goalie putting then into the lead. Newry continued to battle hard but ten minutes later SA were awarded their first corner and deflected the ball into the Newry net. The final whistle blew ten minutes later with the Newry Ladies being unable to equalise. Player of the match was goalie Collette Lambe. Newry Ladies will play Donaghadee at home next Saturday 2nd March with the match ball sponsored by Gary Hazley from Cyro Spa Ice Baths and Physio Banbridge.
NOHC Ladies: C Lambe (goalie), K Baird (Captain),E McCullough, L Simpson, G Davidson, L Ervine, V Lewis, R Murdock, R Greer, S Rollins, T McIlroy, S Smart, A Benson, L Inns and S Robinson.
Newry 1's 3-3 Bangor 3's
Newry hosted Bangor on Saturday hoping to make a mends for their heavy defeat away to Mossely last week. Bangor started brightly with plenty of possession but were unable to find a break through. Newry fought back and were unlucky to find the back of the net on a few occasions. First blood was drew by Bangor when they stuck with a short corner with 20 minutes gone. However this lead was short lived as Newry got back on level terms when Greer picked out Kris Fletcher with a superb cross field ball before he deflected it into McKnight who rounded the keeper coolly before squaring the ball back to Fletcher to make it 1-1.
In the second half Newry were dominant for long periods without finding the break through with Bangor happy to wait and break on the counter attack. This tactic worked as they went 2-1 up with ten minutes gone in the second half. Newry did not sit back and drove forward for the equaliser again, this time coming through a short corner which Ryan Simms improvised pulling the ball to his reverse side and slotting home.
Bangor continued to hit on the counter and after winning a shot corner they went ahead again. For the third time in the game Newry were going to have to find an equaliser, and they did with a swift move down the right with clever interplay from Fletcher Russell and McKnight, before the ball was square to Russell to slot home. Newry were back level and had momentum. It should have been three points for the home side as they won another short then having worked the ball in from the right again which looped up in the air, Fletcher smashed the ball towards the goal only to see it deflect to safety off the keepers helmet. The match ended 3-3
Team: McGivern, C. Henning, A. Baird, J. Greer, N. McKnight, R. Simms, R. Irwin, M. Russell, K. McWilliams, K. Fletcher, C. McKnight, K. McCombe, S. Megaw, D. England, N. Davenport
Newry 2's 0-2 Civil Service 2's
Newry Hosted run away league leaders Civil Service having to reshuffle the pack after a number of injuries. Newry started well but as Civil Service are into the game they began to put Newry under further pressure. The Homeside were unable to convert their early short corners and were made to pay dearly as Service took the lead with a near post effort beating Newry's stand in keeper.
Newry should have been back on level terms however McCafferty and Irwin both missed clear cut opportunities, Irwin being in with a shout for miss of the season. Service went further into the lead as they pounced on a mistake in the Newry midfield to get their second of the day. As they game wore on to half time it looked like Newry were out of ideas.
In the second half it looked like Service were happy to sit back and protect their 2-0 lead. Newry tried to get back into the game forcing numerous short corners but time and time again they came to no end. As the game wore on Newry began to wear out of patince resorting to the long ball which did get them into attacking opportunities, without resulting in a goal. Newry had to settle for a 2-0 home defeat but will hope to rectify this next week.
Team: Porter, A. Patterson, E. Graham, D. England, J. Boyd, D. Hogg, M. McCullough, S. Graham, J. McWilliams, S. McCafferty, A. Irwin, M McCullough, G. Moffett
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