Doire Colmcilles annual under-age presentation and awards day took place last Saturday in the Glen Community Centre. We would like to thank our special guests on the day who included Double Olympic Gold medallist, Jason Smyth, and Derry County Footballer Paul Murphy who presented the awards to the players! With the chance to see an Olympic gold medal all of the children and parents had a great day. Many thanks to both Jason and Paul for being an inspiration to all the children and players who attended on Saturday and thanks for taking the time out of their busy schedule to come and meet the players and athletes of the future. Award winners on the day were: Under 18 Player of the year: Pearse O'Doherty, most committed was Mathew Mauire and most Improved was Michael Malloy. Under 16 Player of the year was Vincent McCormick, most committeed was Shay Healy and Most Improved Sean Devlin. Under 14 Player of the year was Caolan McGrath, most committed Coalan Shiels and Most improved Jack Casson. Under 14 girls player of the year was Anna McAree, most committed was Erin Daly. Under 12 player of the year was Damian Watson, most committed was Connor O'Connell and Most dedicated was Ryan Loughran. Under 10 player of the year was Jack Tierney, most committed was Anna McAree and most improved was Ryan Watkins. Under 8 player of the year was Jason McAleer, most committed was Connor Doherty and most improved was Liam Curran. Under 6 player of the year was Rory Doherty, most committed was Adam Rankin and most improved was Shay Wade. Congratulations go to all the players who received medals and certificates on the day for a years work and commitment to playing gaelic football and also to the parents of the players for taking the time to support their children in playing Gaelic games. All under 16s are asked to attend training on Saturday morning at 10.30 am. Contact Mark on 07841638558 for further details. Training also continues on Saturday mornings for Under 14s, 12s, 10s and 8s outdoors at Saint Columbs College at 10.30 am. All players are asked to bring boots and all weather gear for appropriate outdoor conditions. Training for Nursery age (under 6) children shall take place at 6pm to 7pm on Tuesday evenings indoors at Saint Columbs College. Contact Ronan on 07724306766 for further details. Training for under 8s, 10s and 12s takes place indoors at St. Columbs College on Tuesday evenings from 7pm 'til 8.30pm. You can download a membership form for the 2009 season from www.doirecolmcille.net and present to any coach at training sessions above. There are a number of excellent CPD courses and coaching qualifications now available in the 'City' and beyond. The Club would love to hear from anyone wishing to get involved in the development of Gaelic Games in the City in any function or capacity and if you are interested you can contact the Club at [email protected] or on any of the coaches numbers in the notes. The jackpot in this week's lotto was £2200 with the numbers drawn being 1,7, 13 and 17. There was no jackpot winner with 2 people sharing the match 3 numbers prize. Shane O'Doherty c/o the Phoenix, B Higgins c/o Enagh share £50. Next weeks prize draw increases to £2,300. Tickets can be purchased from club members James McQuillan and PJ Loughran. Contact [email protected] for further details. Doire Colmcille would appeal to all club players, members, officials and supporters to show their support to Steelstown GAC on their drive to increase blood donors following the untimely passing of promising young footballer Brian Og McKeever. Many of our own club members and family have benefited from the receipt of blood transfusions and we would stress that giving blood regularly is essential. All members are asked to give Blood on Monday the 15th December at the Steelstown GAC club house on the Ballyarnett Road. For further details on how to become a donor you can visit the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service website on www.nibts.org and you can also sign up to become a donor by downloading a form from www.doirecolmcille.net Tweet

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