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Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Daoibh
We would like to wish all our players, members, sponsors and supporters of our Club aHappy New Year
Underage Activities
Prior to the Christmas break over 70 Primary 5 children from four of our local schools were treated to a fantastic mornings hurling at Silverbridge GFCs indoor hall.
This was the end product of a club coaching strategy aimed at increasing participation levels and the coaching program was very well implemented by Armagh Coaching Officer James Mc Kernan.
Feedback from the young hurlers who participated indicated that they have indeed enjoyed their opportunity to learn the skills of the game. Hopefully we will and see some of these new learners come along to club sessions when they start back early next week.
Craobh Rua Under 10 manager Joe Mc Eldowney took time out to come and chat with the young hurlers, provide some information on the club and give out some rewards as a treat for the efforts of the children.
We would like to extend a míle buíochas to each of the schools, their teachers and James Mc Kernan for their support in this initiative and also to Silverbridge for the use of their excellent facilities.
Underage Training/Coaching
Our underage training/coaching is due to begin next week and members will be around the schools this week to update our notice boards and give out information of our training schedule for the January to Easter period.
Teams will also be notified through text lists and parents are asked to also keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter handels for further details.
Senior Hurling
Senior hurling players have been contacted in regards to participation this year and will continue with their pre season endeavours this coming Tuesday night 8:15pm at the clubhouse.
Ryan Lundy had been appointed as the Senior Team Player Representative for 2019. We wish Ryan well in this important role.
Armagh GAA club draw 2019
The club draw tickets are now available. 4 monthly draws, over 100 prizes, total prize fund over £90,000. First draw march 2019. Price £100 .Any member who wishes to purchase a ticket should contact a Committee member. £80 of every ticket sold (after minimum sales target reached) goes directly to the Club.
Support Your Club, Support Your County.
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New Years Day - New Year’s Jolly Joggers Annual 10k, Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
Esther Dickson had a fantastic road race performance at Emyvale on New Years Day.
Esther continued her trail of podium placings finishing as first female and 10th overall against a competitive field of 169 runners. She also notched a PB of 38:09 Well done Esther.
Saturday 6th January 2019 - Born2Run Tollymore Trail Race
Club Junior, Meadow McCauley competed in the Born2Run Tollymore Trail Race on Saturday.
The 15 year old ran a fantastic 5k race settling into the lead pack of runners against a field of 212.
Tollymore is one of Meadow’s favourite race locations as she enjoys its forest trail and neighbouring mountain terrain.
Meadow challenged young Markethill runner Jodie McMullan throughout the race and was pleased to sprint over the line in 2nd female placing and 14th overall in a time of 22:09 - just 3 seconds behind Jodie.
Joanne McCauley also competed in the 5k finishing as 8th female.
Saturday 6th January 2019 - Mountain Training
Newry AC athletes hit the Mournes this week to kick off their 2019 training ahead of the new mountain running season.
The Hill & Dales Series, NIMRA and IMRA races are all targets on the Newry AC calendar and the club aims to field a strong squad in 2019.
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in association with the Sports Association Newry, Down and South Armagh (SANDSA) have launched their inaugural sports awards and nominations are now open for the 13 award categories.
The celebration event will be held on Thursday 7 March 2019 in the Canal Court Hotel, Newry.
The awards will recognise the remarkable achievements of the local sporting community. Nominations are now open for the NMD Sports Awards in association with SANDSA, with sports clubs, local organisations and sports fans all encouraged to take part.
Speaking at the awards launch, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Deputy Chairperson, Councillor Oksana McMahon, said, “The Council is proud to launch these new sports awards and is keen to support the sporting communities of the district. Empowering and aiding sports clubs to develop and deliver sporting experiences will enable our citizens to be active, right across the range, from grassroots to the highest levels of performance.
“So many exceptional achievements have been racked up by sporting stars across the district and I know that competition will be notable for the 13 awards on offer as we recognise the amazing accomplishments of our local stars throughout 2018.”
The new awards will also pay tribute to the efforts of coaches, volunteers, mentors, teachers and parents who help make Newry, Mourne and Down District Council a healthy and active district.
Award Categories
Junior Club Team of the Year
Senior Club Team of the Year
Sportsperson/Team of the Year with a Disability
Lifetime Services to Sport
Young Sport Volunteer of the Year
Sport Volunteer of the Year
Disability Coach of the Year
Young Technical Official of the Year
Technical Official of the Year
Young Coach of the Year
Performance Pathway Coach of the Year
Junior Sportsperson of the Year
Senior Sportsperson of the Year
Nominations by 24 January
These prestigious awards are open to nominations from all sports clubs, local organisations or sports fans within the district. Forms will be available from Wednesday 9 January at:
Leisure and Sport Department, Newry Leisure Centre, 60 Cecil Street, Newry, BT35 6AU
Leisure and Sport Department, Down Leisure Centre, 114 Market Street, Downpatrick, BT30 6LZ
The closing date for entries is Thursday 24 January 2019 at 4pm.
Nominations can be returned to either Newry Leisure Centre or Down Leisure Centre or via email: leisureandsport@nmandd.org
Tickets for the awards evening will be available from Friday 8 February until Friday 22 February 2019.
Please contact Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Leisure and Sport Department for further ticket information. T: 028 3031 3131. E: leisureandsport@nmandd.org
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St Stephen's Day - The Burren Townland Run
Newry AC fielded 5 runners on St Stephen's Day for the annual Burren Townland Run which is in aid of the Southern Area Hospice and PIPS Hope & Support. The run offered a 12 mile and 6 mile race on undulating country roads.
In the 12 mile race, Ciara Coffey lifted 1st female position in a time of 1:28:17 and a 16th overall placing. Rory Mulvaney finished in 6th position and a time of 1:21:02; Andrew Knapton finished in 7th position in 1:21:45 and Cathal McGreevy finished in 17th position with a time of 1:28:32.
In the 6 mile race, Jonny Gregg finished in 4th place with a time of 37:04.
Thursday 27th December- Run for Raff, Poyntzpass
Esther Dickson took part in the annual Run for Raff Charity Race in Poyntzpass on Thursday.
Running on a very hilly 10k course, Esther had a strong and comfortable performance striding over the finish line in a time of 39:05 to lift the 1st Female prize and 6th overall.
Saturday 29th December - Castlewellan Christmas Cracker Race
Newry AC were out in force to take part in the annual charity Christmas Cracker race organised by Newcastle AC.
An event that attracts runners from throughout the province covers an 8 mile course over the challenging trails and Slievenaslat within the beautiful Castlewellan Forest Park.
This race is done in pairs of which both must finish together for a placing. 677 competing pairs participated some in very impressive festive costumes. The Newry AC athletes all had great finishing places with special mention to Rory Mulvaney who finished in the top 20.
The paired teams results were:
19th 1:02:55
Conor Morgan NCR
Rory Mulvaney Newry AC
44th 1:06:11
Dale Mathers Mourne Runners
Lee Maginnus Newry AC
82nd 1:09:57
Ronan Mynes Newry AC
Noel Carr Newry AC
95th 1:10:53
Paul Le Blanc Newry AC
Cathal McGreevy Newry AC
117th 1:13:23
Gavin Crilly Newry AC
Andrew Knapton Newry AC
312th 1:27:48
Charles Burns Newry AC
David Burns Newry AC
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In the last weekend before Christmas only 2 Newry AC athletes were out racing.
Jonny Gregg and Meadow McCauley joined hundreds of fellow runners to run the annual festive themed Born2Run Race in Kilbroney Forest Park.
The race postponed the previous week due to Storm Deidre was rewarded this week with perfect mild weather conditions in this beautiful trail setting.
The race started in Rostrevor Square and the route took the runners down into the forest park and through its undulating trails.
Meadow McCauley raced in the 5k and knowing the trails and hills in the park paced her race well. Her tactics paid off and Meadow finished 5th overall in a time of 22:45 and lifted a podium place for 2nd Female.
Jonny Gregg took part in a very fast paced 10k and consistently held his position within the top ten. Jonny’s cool head and good pacing on the hills afforded him a fantastic 5th overall placing in a time of 38:59.
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Shinken Shobu Ryu Judo club member Dawid Jurkiewicz has won bronze in the masters category of the Irish Open at the weekend.
Shinken Shobu Ryu Judo club although being one of the smaller clubs in Ireland are proving that it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog, when competing against clubs from Belfast, Derry and Dublin.
The club also came home with medals from the recent North West Open Judo competition in Derry.
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AGM
The club’s AGM will take place on Sunday 20th January in the clubhouse. This is undoubtedly the most important meeting of the year and we are asking all current and past members, players (past and present), parents of our underage footballers and anyone else with a genuine interest in the club to come along. 2019 promises to be any busy year for the club and we are encouraging everyone to get on board to help make it a successful one.
Cookies with Santa
The club had a brilliant Cookies with Santa in the clubhouse on Sunday. As the adults enjoyed some lovely home-baking the kids spent time telling Santa what they wanted for Christmas. The club would like to thank all those who helped to make the morning a great success.
Well Done
Well done to our senior footballers Connaire Mackin and Greg McCabe who were both part of the Armagh team which defeated St Mary’s on Sunday in the McKenna Cup. Well done also to Abbie McVerry and Rachel McCabe who have both been selected to represent Armagh U14 Ladies in 2019.
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.
Club Merchandise
A full range of club merchandise is now available to buy from the O’Neill’s website – www.oneills.com
Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 4, 16, 17 & 23. There were no jackpot winners and 3 x match three winners. The jackpot now stands at £2,750.
Condolences
Everyone at the club would like to offer their sympathy to the family of John O’Reilly who has passed away. John was grandfather to our senior ladies footballer Ellen Hannaway. Throughout his life John was a tremendous Gael which saw him serve as Chairman of both the Armagh County Board and the Ulster Council. May he rest in peace.
Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year
On behalf of the committee of Shane O’Neill’s I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone associated with the club a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year – to all those who sponsored the club in any way this year, to all those who contributed in any way to the successful running of the club, to all the local papers, websites and photographers who continued to promote our club, to everyone who bought lotto tickets and those all who helped with our fundraising efforts throughout the year, to all our Cairde members, to all our players (senior and underage) and their families and to anyone else involved with the club in any way.
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All Ireland Irish Life Unevens Cross Country Championships - Navan, Co. Meath.
Meadow McCauley travelled on Saturday down to Navan, Co. Meath for the All Ireland Unevens (U17s) Cross Country Championships. Meadow was representing in the Ulster Provincial Squad.
The athletes had not only a tough course to negotiate but also Storm Deidre adding to the challenge with heavy rain and strong winds.
The course started off the gun with 104 young athletes stampeding and battling for places up a hill before settling into the undulating course.
Meadow ran well and consistently maintained her placing throughout the race. She completed to the finish line with a great 200 metre uphill race pack battle in torrential rain and head winds.
Meadow was very pleased to complete the 2.6 mile course in 47th position and be the 9th Ulster athlete over the line in a time of 17:24. The Ulster team came 3rd overall in the girls U17s.
Race Round the Lake, Camlough
On Sunday morning, Rory Mulvaney, Esther Dickson, Ciara Coffey and Nuala Boyle took part in the popular Race round the Lake at Camlough.
The race route took the athletes on a 7 mile course around the waters of Camlough, starting and finishing at Cowan's Yard.
The race had 213 participants with many in festive attire and spirit as well as fine running form.
Rory Mulvaney finished in 12th place in 45:52; Esther Dickson lifted 1st Female and 13th overall in 45:54; Ciara Coffey was 5th Female, 45th overall in 51:17; Nuala Boyle in festive attire was 13th Female, 80th overall in 56:08.
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Portadown 2 Newry 3
Newry traveled to Portadown on Saturday for their penultimate game before the league split. The visitors needed a win to keep their chances of making the top half split. It was a wet and wild day which hampered the play at times however both sides were going all out for the win. Newry had a couple of early chances with Keith McWilliams slimming the post his an effort and a snap shot from Kris Fletcher going narrowly wide. Portadown's best chance was thwarted by Matty Russell who deflected the ball off the line from a short corner on the reverse side.
In the second half Newry took an early lead with Keith McWilliams finishing from a short corner. However the lead was short lived as the home side equalised from a short corner of the own when Greer could only deflect the ball into his own net.
Both sides were battling to get the next goal which finally fell to Newry with Neil McKnight applying the finishing touches to a goal mouth scramble. Again Portadown fought back and got back on level terms with a tap in at the back post. With only 5 minutes remaining Newry got a third when Kris Fletcher rocketed home a low strike from a short corner. Newry held out to come away with all 3 points.
Team: Beck, R. Simms, N. Davenport, J. Greer, N. McKnight, R. Irwin, J. Taylor, C. McKnight, K. McWilliams, K. Fletcher, M. Russell, R. McGivern, A. Baird, S. Megaw
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