Buncrana A limited number of tickets are now available for what is now becoming the club's annual New Year's Eve fundraising draw and can be purchased by contacting David McConnell, on 087 939 2767 or by getting in touch with any board member. This year's prize fund is ?10,000 which includes a first prize of ?4,000, a second prize of ?2,000, and a third prize of ?1,000. There are 20 cash prizes in total and tickets are priced at ?50 each. All funds raised go towards the upkeep of the club. The main purpose of this year's fundraising is to purchase a new lawnmower for use on The Scarvey pitches. The club would like to encourage all Buncrana GAA members to actively participate in ticket sales in any small way possible as every ticket sale counts and is greatly appreciated by the club. The club's monthly meeting is on Wednesday 10 December at 8.30pm in The Scarvey. Under-age training for next year has already commenced in the Crana College gym. Friday, U12 Football 5.30-7pm; U8 Football 7-8pm. There is also a Fundamentals session from 11-12noon on Saturday morning in the gym, this is geared towards U6's so they learn basic skills in fun environment. Hurling Sundays at 11-12 for U8's and U10's. The U12s are on after from 12 to 1pm. Thanks to the Crana College staff for the use of their fine facilities, and with all the above sessions new players are always welcome. The underage presentations are on 14 December in Lake of Shadows at 4.30pm. Burt The club's Annual General Meeting is on this Saturday, 6 December, in the Clubhouse at 3.30pm. Once again members are reminded a good turnout on the day is encouraged. This is the time for anyone who has any questions or motions they would like to bring to the meeting. All positions are open to nominations and if anyone wants to put their name for a position should get it into the secretary. We look forward to seeing you all there on Saturday. Congratulations to Sophie Doran (solo singing) and to Míceál-Piaras Ó Ceallaigh and his sister Cáit (novelty act) who gave wonderful performances in the Scór na nÓg county finals on Saturday night in Glenties. Sophie sang a tremendous version of She Moved Through the Fair, while the Ó Ceallaigh siblings entertained the large audience with a special version of An t-Uasal Tyrannosaurus. Unfortunately neither act won in their respective categories. They were among the youngest participants that performed in the competition and the club looks forward to them doing well again in the future. Congratulations to Ciaran Dowds who was part of the Donegal County Council team that retained their Ulster Junior Inter-firms championship recently. They will play in the All-Ireland semi-final shortly. The club's underage presentation is on Tuesday 30 December at 6.30pm. The venue is yet to be confirmed but all details will be confirmed shortly. Congratulations to Jonathan McGrath (Bonzo) and Anne-Marie McMenamin who got engaged last week. There was no winner of the lotto jackpot last week. Paddy McDermott won ?40. The numbers drawn were 5, 1, 6, 4, 3, 7, 2. Next week's jackpot is ?450. Anyone with lotto's should have them in the clubhouse by Thursday night or hand it to any club member. Indoor hurling has now commenced in the Aileach Youth Club every Saturday for the winter, coached by Colm Davis. Primary schoolchildren are from 10am to 11.30am and secondary school children are from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Carndonagh Congratulations to our senior team who defeated Red Hugh's, Killygordon by 0-13 to 1-6 and gained promotion to Division 2 of the All County League next season. Although it boiled down to this one match at the end of the season, promotion was won by the dedication of the management and players throughout a long and tough campaign. A fitness test in frosty conditions at the beginning of February marked the beginning of this commitment that did not falter all year. The winning of the Junior Championship and promotion to Division 2 were built on fitness, skill, hard work and team discipline. Again congratulations to the reserve team who went through the season undefeated. The final of the underage parish leagues were cancelled last Saturday due to the inclement weather. They will now take place on this Saturday 6 December. Juvenile hurling continues in the Gym on Friday evening. On Saturday night our club participated in the Donegal Scór Final in Glenties. Despite an excellent performance by all participants in the solo singing, ballad group and quiz sections we didn't progress to the Ulster Semi-Final this year. Congratulations go to Kate McCreanor and to our ballad group, Niamh McDonald, Stephen McLaughlin, Kerry-Lee Lafferty and Niamh McGonagle who were awarded 2nd place in the competition. The club would like to thank them and the quiz team, Pádraig Doherty, Martin McLaughlin and Feargal Doherty for their participation in this important cultural event. Also many thanks to all those have supported our competitors. This annual draw in aid of Juvenile football, hurling and camogie will take place on Wednesday 17 December. Tickets cost ?2 and can be purchased from any club member. The winning numbers in the Carndonagh GAA mini-lotto were 13, 7, 4, 5 and 17. There was no jackpot winner. The ?75 went to Michael McLaughlin (N), Whinpark. ?30 to Peter Doherty, Burnfoot. ?15 to Kathy Glacken, Bree, Malinhead. Sadie McGonigle, c/o Tully's Bar and Rita Bradley, Moss Rd. Carndonagh. The jackpot next week is ?2,000 and the draw will be held in Pat Kelly's. Malin Well done to the following who represented Malin in the Donegal Scór na nÓg finals in Glenties on Saturday. Band - Aiden McColgan, Aoife McColgan, Tanya McLaughlin, Niamh Monagle and Annah Lafferty; Recitation - Emma McDaid while a special congratulations goes to the dancers who won the County Scór and now progress to represent Malin and Donegal in the Ulster Final in Tyrone on Saturday 13th December. The dancers are: Emma McDaid, Tanya McLaughlin, Sinead McGonagle, Megan Doherty, Mary Collins, Olivia McColgan, Nicole McColgan and Mairead McLaughlin. The club AGM will take place on Friday 5 December in the GAA centre beginning at 7pm, all members are asked to attend. Any and all motions for debate on the night should be with the secretary by 5pm on Friday. The 2008 Under Age Presentations take place on Sunday 7 December. The U-8 presentations begin at 11am with the children giving a display of the skills they have learned during the year so all parents of U-8s are asked to attend. The presentations for U-10, U-12, U-13 and U-14 players takes place between 6pm and 8pm upstairs in the GAA centre with presentations first and a disco afterwards. Tea and sandwiches will be available for coaches and parents, again, all parents are asked to attend to support their children. Traditional Music Sessions continue on the first Friday of every month in the GAA Centre and all musicians are welcome. The next session takes place on Friday, 5 December at 7.30pm in the upstairs room in the centre, again, everyone welcome. Watch your Weight continues every Wednesday and Friday at 7pm for men and at 9pm for ladies (Wednesdays only for now) all ages welcome. Anyone who would like to purchase club gear for Christmas presents etc, should place orders in McClean's Shop as soon as possible so as to avoid disappointment. Replica senior shirts are currently available in all sizes but there is only a limited number at present so booking is advisable. Under 8/10 training continues on Sundays at the usual times. Training for girls interested in playing Gaelic football continues every Wednesday from 5/6 pm in the GAA centre. Girls have to be between 6th class in primary school to 3rd year in secondary school, all girls asked to bring boots and runners. There was no winner of this week's lotto jackpot. The sequence drawn was 7, 1, 3, 5, 2, 6, 4 with the ?50 prize going to Grainne Byrne, Beaugh and the ?20 seller's prize going to Conor Byrne, Beaugh. This weekend's jackpot is ?1,050 and as always we thank the local community for its continued support. Moville Uachtaran Cumann Peil na mBan Geraldine Giles and All-Star Enda McGinley were the guests of honour at the club's annual dinner dance in Caislean Mara on Saturday evening. Chairman Con O'Donnell welcomed the guests and thanked Geraldine in particular for making a quick dash from Tuam where she was officiating earlier in the day. Both guests congratulated the ladies team on their great season and in appealing to the men's teams. Enda McGinley stated that with the right commitment anything is achievable and they should think to themselves that at next year's event they will be the centre of attraction. County championship, all county league and Ulster runners up medals were presented to the victorious ladies team that took the first-ever county senior title to the club. The recently won ladies under-16 title and medals were also presented. Framed photographs of the ladies team were presented to sponsor Liam Grimley and the team bus driver Donal Skelly in appreciation of their support throughout the year. Con O'Donnell presented former treasurer Joe McGeady with a special award in recognition of his many years. Joe has been a stalwart in the club long before we entered senior football and was treasurer up until a few years ago. Players that represented the county at different levels in both men's and ladies football all received commemoration plaques. The biggest interest in the night was the announcement of the players of the year award. Jason Reynolds was a popular winner of the reserve award. Danny Murphy who two years previous won the reserve award went one better this year when he was the players' choice as senior player of the year. It has been an exciting week for senior ladies player Loirin Melarkey, last Sunday she made her senior debut for Donegal and on Saturday evening she was selected as ladies senior player of the year. Under-10s should note that there will be no more Saturday morning training until early 2009. There is a large selection of club gear available from Treasurer Bridget Harkin. A new addition to the stock is club underage jackets. Our thanks to the Inishowen Independent and the Derry Journal for providing photographic coverage on the night. Naomh Colmcille Congratulations to our 150 winners this month. 1st Prize - Phonsie Barr; 2nd Prize - Mary O'Hannigan; 3rd Prize - Mark & Irene Geoghegan. Our Lotto numbers this week were 1-3-4-2-6-7-5 with no winners. Closest winners with ?20 each were Mary Gallagher, John Gildea, Monica McDaid and Pat Doran. Next week's lotto jackpot is ?1,560. Our 25th anniversary book will be available in the next two weeks - contact any committee member. If anyone is interested in having parties or functions in the clubhouse please contact any member of the committee or Dympna Whoriskey on 9156567. For up to date club news and match photos, visit our website at www.naomhcolmcille.donegal.gaa.ie Urris There will be a special Club meeting on Sunday, 7 December at 5pm in the Clubhouse to discuss the Senior managers position. All interested parties are asked to attend this meeting with as many players as possible in attendance too. The Club wishes to thank all its officers for the work they put in over the course of 2008 and wishes all the best to the newly elected Club Committee. The Officer Board for 2009 is as follows: President - Fr Charlie Logue; Vice President - Charlie Farren; Chairman - Danny Friel; Vice Chairman - Mark Gilmore; Secretary - David Hession; Treasurer - Edward McLaughlin; Asst Treasurer - Brendan Donaghey; Asst Secretary - John Friel; Youth Officer - Paul McLaughlin; Cultural Officer - Patsy Devlin; PRO - David Hession The Executive Committee will be made up of the following members: Danny Friel, Edward McLaughlin, David Hession, Mark Gilmore, John Friel, Paul McLaughlin, John McDaid, Michael McLaughlin, Mickey Kelly and Sean Doherty. The Finance Committee will be made up of the following members: Edward McLaughlin, Brendan Donaghey, Sean McDaid and Neil Gabriel McLaughlin, more members may be co-opted to this committee as the need arises. The Development Committee after much discussion has been reduced to five members, these will be: Mark Gilmore, Adrian Doherty, Sean Paul Doherty, Brian Doherty and Shane Doherty. The Club's County Board Reps are John Joe McDaid and Danny Friel; Northern Board rep, Adrian Doherty; Inishowen Board rep Edward McLaughlin. Reps to the County Convention will be John Joe McDaid, Danny Friel and Patsy Devlin. Club membership fees for 2009 will remain the same as the year gone by, so adult members will be ?20 and juvenile members will be ?3. The Club Iorras winners for this month were; John Joe Doherty, Tiernasligo, ?50, Paul Friel, Dunaff, ?30 and Charlie and Ann Doherty, Clonmany ?20. The Club's Annual Mass for the Deceased takes place this coming Thursday at the Clubhouse in Straid. The mass starts at 7.30pm with everyone invited to attend. There was no winner of the Match and Win jackpot last week, next week's jackpot will now be ?700, the years drawn were: 1969, 1970, 1978 and 1982. The winners of ?15 were; Matthew & Kyle, Cloontagh; Shane Quinn, Meenagory, Buncrana; Susan Roddy, Ballyhallion; Kevin G Kelly, Dunaff; Pat McGonagle. Tweet

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