Monday 6th August

11am Men's Shed; 6.30pm u10 & u12 Camogie practice; 7.15pm u14 Gaelic Longstone v An Riocht; 7.30pm u14 Camogie Championship Quarter Final An Riocht v Atticall; 9pm Lotto.

Tuesday 7th August

10.30am to 1.30pm KYC Summer Scheme Healthy Breakfast & Lego builders; 5pm to 7pm Drug & Alcohol awareness workshop; u8 Camogie Killeavy v An Riocht; 7.30pm in Clonduff u18 Camogie Championship Final An Riocht v Castlewellan; 7.15pm u18 Gaelic Glenn v An Riocht

Wednesday 8th August

10.30am to 1.30pm KYC Summer Scheme Healthy Breakfast & water sports day, water pistols, water balloons, slip & slide etc, bring a towel and change of clothes; 11am Men's Shed; 6.30pm u6 Camogie; 7pm An Riocht monthly Football committee meeting; 7.15pm u12 Gaelic An Riocht v Glenn; 7.30pm Senior Gaelic; Senior & Junior Camogie

Thursday 9th August

Car Boot Sale at Dunavil; 10.30am to 1.30pm KYC Summer Scheme Healthy Breakfast & kite making with 'Go Fly Your Kite'; 7pm Fund Raising gettogether, come along and share ideas; 7pm u8 Camogie; 7.15pm u16 Gaelic An Riocht v Warrenpoint

Friday 10th August

9am KYC Summer Scheme Healthy Breakfast & trip to Tayto Park (note earlier start time); 11am Men's Shed; Senior & Junior Camogie; 8pm in Burren, Senior Football Championship An Riocht v Mayobridge

Saturday 11th August

11am u12 Camogie Mayobridge v An Riocht; 11am P1 & P2 Gaelic; 12pm P3 & P4 Gaelic; 2.30pm in Mayobridge Junior Camogie Championship Darragh Cross v An Riocht

Sunday 12th August

11am u12 Gaelic Saval v An Riocht; 3pm Band practice; Reserve Football Championship Shamrocks v An Riocht; 8pm Bingo.

Monday 13th August

10am to 12.30pm Pirates & Mermaids, summer fun through the medium of the Irish language (must be pre-booked); 11am Men's Shed; 2pm Birthday Party; 6.30pm u10 & u12 Camogie practice; 7.15pm u14 Gaelic An Riocht v Shamrocks; 7.30pm Division Two Camogie Castlewellan v An Riocht; 9pm Lotto.

Tuesday 14th August

10am to 12.30pm Pirates & Mermaids, summer fun through the medium of the Irish language (must be pre-booked); 1pm to 4pm KYC Summer Scheme - decorating t-shirts; 7pm u14 Camogie An Riocht v Castlewellan; 7.15pm u18 Gaelic An Riocht v Saval

Wednesday 15th August

10am to 12.30pm Pirates & Mermaids, summer fun through the medium of the Irish language (must be pre-booked); 1pm to 4pm KYC Summer Scheme - frames and props; 6.30pm u6 Camogie; 7pm u14 & u16 Camogie; 7.30pm An Riocht monthly Executive committee meeting

Thursday 16th August

10am to 12.30pm Pirates & Mermaids, summer fun through the medium of the Irish language (must be pre-booked); 1pm to 4pm KYC Summer Scheme - picnic; 7pm u8 Camogie; 7.30pm An Riocht monthly Camogie committee meeting; 7.30pm An Riocht Planning & Physical Development committee meeting

 

At the u14 Gaelic An Riocht v Mayobridge, we performed very well but lost out 5-10 to 3-9.

 

In the Senior Gaelic in Kilcoo, An Riocht lost by two, 1-17 to 3-13.

 

In the u18 Gaelic An Riocht beat league leaders Eire Og 1-19 to 1-6.

 

In Division Two Camogie at Ballyholland, An Riocht won 4-8 to 4-3.

 

At the u16 Gaelic in Longstone, An Riocht edged an eight goal thriller 6-8 to 2-16.

 

The u10 Gaelic An Riocht v Atticall did not take place.

 

The u10 footballers took part in the Bryansford Gaelic Tournament enjoying games with Bredagh, Clann Eireann Lurgan, Burren, Roger Casements Portglenone and Clonduff. Thanks to the mentors and parents who travelled to support the boys.

 

At the u12 Camogie An Riocht beat Drumaness 7-3 to 6-1.

 

In the Reserve League Final An Riocht v Mayobridge, we lost by seven, 2-8 to 1-18. The score line flatters the Bridge for with five minutes remaining the sides were level and we had played thirty minutes a man short. Conor Cole opened the scoring from a free and added a second, but a Bridge penalty goal moved them 1-2 to 0-2 clear. Michael Harper pulled one back, but the Bridge finished the half on a high with four unanswered points to lead 1-6 to 0-3 at the break. Michael Harper sent in an exquisite pass to Conor Sloan who blasted to the net and then added two frees with Harper floating over a point from play. The Bridge led by a goal when Brian Sloan flicked the ball on to Michael Harper who bundled it over the line to draw the match, 2-7 to 1-10 and they were level again five minutes from time before the Bridge pulled clear to win. Brendan Allen made a couple of decent saves in goals, Brian Rodgers tried his heart out in defence, Brian Sloan was always available for kickouts and upfront Conor Sloan and Michael Harper carried most threat. The teams meet again in the Felix Darby Cup Final later in the month.

 

In the u12 Gaelic Atticall beat An Riocht 9-18 to 0-5.

 

In the Senior Camogie Championship Quarter Final at Downpatrick, An Riocht beat Ballycran 3-8 to 1-10. Former County Senior champions in 1980, 81, 82 & 83, this was our first win in a Senior Championship match in over 30 years and richly deserved for all the work that has taken place, on and off the pitch, these past few years by players and officials. The win which saw us overturn a 23-point aggregate deficit from our two league meetings with Ballycran will surely boost self-belief within this talented group and with a month to put in place the necessary improvements, we can contest the semi-final v Portaferry or Ballela on 5th September.

On Sunday we played against a stiff breeze in the first half and took a while to settle before opening the scoring with the first of 3 Aine Fearon frees as we went three nil clear by the seventeenth minute. At the back we battled bravely to crowd out the Ballycran attackers, putting in some great tackles and as our confidence grew the quality of ball coming out of defence improved immensely and we should have had more scores. Eventually Ballycran came more into it and in the nineteenth minute Catherine McGourty got them onto the scoreboard from a free, she added a forty-five minutes later and tied the game with the first score from play in the twentieth minute. An Riocht kept their composure and a cross from Aoife McDowell was batted to the net by Colleen Fearon to give An Riocht a real fillip. Almost single-handed Catherine McGourty kept Ballycran in it pointing her fourth score and when An Riocht spurned several chances, the favourites seized the initiative and finished strongly with three unanswered points for a slender one point advantage going in at the break, 0-7 to 1-3.

An Riocht were very much on the front foot on the restart and launched several unsuccessful attacks before in the thirty-eighth minute Colleen Fearon rounded the keeper but was wrestled to the ground and Aine converted the resultant penalty to the net and then added her fourth point eight minutes later. With An Riocht failing to show their superiority on the scoreboard, Ballycran still posed a threat and made it a two point margin with a fifty-third minute free. Then two minutes later Colleen Fearon took a Carrie Killen pass and fired low to the net and from the puck out Aoife McDowell returned the ball over the bar to put six between the teams. Catherine McGourty then shot home a fine solo goal to set up an exciting finish but Aine Fearon replied with two points, a free and a sixty yarder from play before in added time Carrie Killen tagged on the insurance score. Ballycran converted a sixty-seventh minute free but An Riocht held out for a deserved victory.

 

There were two 'camps' at Dunavil last week, a morning Basketball camp with the ever-popular Sherman Hall and an afternoon Dance camp with Laura Murtagh Fitness plus the annual trip to Dublin Zoo.

 

The OCN Level 2/Level 3 Certificate in Youth Work 15-week course facilitated by Youth Action was completed on Monday past and we now have 9 more accredited youth workers in the club, well done.

 

Raffle tickets on sale now for 2 All Ireland Football Final tickets in aid of club funds.

 

Winners in the u16 Gaelic Raffle were 1/ Sinead Killen 2/ Emily Murney 3/ Emily Murney 4/ Grace McManus 5/ Leo Harper 6/ Christopher Mackey; thanks to everyone who supported the draw.

 

Play Bingo in the comfort of your own home, An Riocht Home Bingo has been relaunched with a guaranteed £200 weekly Jackpot to be won; tickets £2 with six chances to win on each sheet are on sale now, first jackpot must be claimed by 12pm on Sunday 12th August.

 

The Atticall u10 Gaelic tournament has been rescheduled for Saturday 18th August.

 

PIPS Mental Health First Aid workshop at Dunavil on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th September, sign up now!

 

Saturday 15th September has been provisionally scheduled for the Carmel Doran Camogie and JG Donnan Football tournaments, if this date doesn't suit participants please let us know asap.

 

Keep Saturday 29th September free for a 'Night at the Races' in aid of club funds.

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