An Riocht club notes

November 19, 2018

Tuesday 20th November

6pm Irish Dancing; 7pm Spanish Class; 7pm to 9pm Boys (8 to 12 years) activity-based programme; 8pm u16 Gaelic Presentation

Wednesday 21st November

11am Men’s Shed; 3pm Grange After Schools Gaelic; 6.30pm P1&P2 indoor Camogie; 7.30pm u12 (born 07/08) indoor Camogie; 7.30pm An Riocht Annual General Meeting, if the Club matters to you, you will be there; 8pm Cards – 45 – at Dunavil; 8.30pm boys indoor Gaelic born 2001 or 2002.

Thursday 22nd November

6pm Ladies Circuits; 7pm u14 indoor Gaelic; 6.30pm to 8.30pm aged 4 to 7 years boys/girls activity based; 7pm to 9pm Girls Night for aged 8 to11; 7pm u10 Gaelic Presentation, players and parents are warmly invited; 7.30pm Planning & Physical Development committee meeting.

Friday 23rd November

11am Men’s Shed; 2.15pm St Colmans After Schools Gaelic; 3.30pm Birthday Party; 5.30pm P5 indoor Gaelic; Drop-in Night 6.30pm to 8pm for Primary School age and 8pm to 9.30pm for High School age; avail of our games room, sports hall and new music room or just come in for a chat or hang out

Saturday 24th November

11am P1/P2 indoor Gaelic; 12pm P3/P4 indoor Gaelic; 1pm setting up hall for Christmas Fayre.

Sunday 25th November

10am Breakfast; 2pm to 5pm An Riocht Camogie Christmas Fayre, something for everyone including Bear Necessities, Make-up with Catherine, Head Pieces by Helena, Nails by Tierna, Kids Glitter Tattoos & Make-up with Lorna; Heaven Scents, Nana’s Creations, Aloe Vera Plants & Products, DC Cakes, Scentsy, Frames by Claire, Avon, Handbags & Jewellery, Candy Crafts, Soaps & Candles, Club gear, Elf Stall, Kids Korner, Home Baking, Tombola, Songs & Tunes, Teas & Refreshments, vouchers, display of all entries to the colouring-in competition, visit from Santa; 8pm Bingo

Monday 26th November

11am Men’s Shed; 6.30pm P3&P4 indoor Camogie; 7.30pm P5&P6 indoor Camogie; 8.30pm u15 (born 04/05/06) indoor Camogie; 9pm Lotto

Tuesday 27th November

6pm Irish Dancing; 7pm Spanish Class; 7pm to 9pm Boys (8 to 12 years) activity-based programme.

 

Home Bingo Week 15 (purple) £200 Jackpot winners were J&J Higgins and Peter Clare; Week 16 (blue) Bingo on sale now.

 

Super Draw Tickets on sale from the club only £10 each, prizes include Car, Travel vouchers, All Ireland Final tickets, Shopping vouchers, etc.

 

Declan Campbell, Football Chairman & Seamus Curran, Football Coaching Officer have issued an open invitation to former players, current players, coaches, parents of juvenile players & supporters for a coffee & a chat at 7.30pm on Thursday 6th December at Dunavil to discuss the way forward for An Riocht Football in 2019 & beyond. Its important to gather in as many views as possible so if An Riocht football once mattered or still matters to you, then please give back one hour tonight.

 

At the An Riocht Annual Awards, the following presentations were made: Down Senior Camogs All Ireland Finalists Nicole Kelly, Maria Higgins; Down Minor Camogs All Ireland Finalists Aoife McDowell, Rachel Cunningham, Cerys Clarke; Ulster Colleges Camogie Allstar Aoife McDowell; Senior Camogie Player 2018 (joint) The Arterton Family Trophy Marie Trainor & Aine Fearon; Senior Camogie R/up 2018 Aine O’Reilly; Senior Camogie Players’ Player 2018 Louise Rodgers; Junior Camogie Player 2018 (joint) Sophie Bowater & Shaunece Harper; Junior Camogie R/up 2018 Cerys Clarke; Junior Camogie Most Improved 2018 Caoimhe Donnan; Minor Camogie Player 2018 Aoife McDowell; Minor Camogie R/up 2018 Ciarrai Connor; Minor Camogie Players Player 2018 Cerys Clarke; Reserve Footballer 2018 Brendan Allen; Reserve Footballer R/up 2018 Christopher Mulligan; Minor Footballer 2018 Eoin Sloan; Minor Footballer R/up 2018 Caomhan Campbell; Senior Footballer 2018 The John Morgan Trophy Conor Clarke; Senior Football Players Player 2018 Paul Allen; Senior Football Rising Stars 2018 (joint) Ryan Spiers & Ryan Clarke; The Conor Walsh Young Player Award 2018 Christopher Flanagan; The Conal Baldwin Volunteer Award 2018 Jane Eakins; Chairperson’s Awards 2018 Barney McCartan & Anne McArdle; On behalf of Senior Footballers, Paul Allen made presentations to the management; A presentation was made to Special Guest Fr Nicky Hennity. Team presentations to Minor Camogie Championship winners’ presentation of the Shield & medals to captain Sophie Bowater and Ciarrai Connor, Holly Killen, Caoimhe McAlinden, Aoife McDowell, Andrea O’Neill, Caoimhe Leigh Spiers, Rachel Cunningham, Eve Doran, Clare Fearon, Orlaith O’Rourke, Cerys Clarke, Caoimhe Donnan, Mollie Ireland, Nanette Campbell, Shannagh Campbell. Junior Camogie Championship runners up presentation of medals to captain Aisling Clarke, Cerys Clarke, Louise Clarke, Ciarrai Connor, Emma Cousins, Rachel Cunningham, Eilish Curran, Caoimhe Donnan, Laura Donnelly, Clare Fearon, Shaunece Harper, Danielle Higgins, Ellie Hughes, Megan Hughes, Caoimhe McAlinden, Niamh McDowell, Andrea O’Neill, Orlaith O’Rourke, Sinead O’Rourke, Tierna Rooney, Rosanne Small, Caoimhe Leigh Spiers. Felix Darby Cup winners & Reserve Football League runners up medals presentation to captain Brian Rodgers, Brendan Allen, Ronan Campbell, Conor Clarke, Michael Clarke, Ryan Clarke, Conor Cole, James Colgan, Richard Doran, Conor Doyle, Paddy Gartland, Michael Harper, Dane Matthews, Deaglan Morgan, Conor Morgan, Christopher Mulligan, Joe McCartan, Paddy McComiskey, Brendan McVeigh, Aiden O’Hanlon, Brian Sloan, Conor Sloan, Ryan Spiers, Michael Trainor, Adam White, Ryan White.

 

The ‘Pudsey Games’ took place at Dunavil on Friday evening with over £100 raised for Children-in-Need, well done to everyone.

 

All Camogie Coach Application forms are due to be returned on or before Wednesday 21st November; to clarify, these are application forms for people to declare an interest in helping with teams, they are not forms for people to choose the team they want to ‘manage’.

 

The Ladies group enjoyed a movie night in the club cinema room during the week.

 

St Louis Senior Camogs played Sacred Heart Newry at Dunavil during the week.

 

Congratulations to Aoife McDowell, awarded an Ulster Colleges Camogie All Star.

 

Congratulations to Patricia Clarke, returned as County Secretary at the Down Camogie Convention which An Riocht Camogie Chairperson Paula and Camogie Secretary Clara attended on Sunday.

 

On Friday 30th November we have the official turning on of our Christmas Tree lights at Dunavil and unveiling of our Christmas themed novelty space which is replacing the popular haunted house at Dunavil.


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