Clonduff GAA Notes

April 14, 2014
Congratulations to our dual player Karen Gribben who tied the knot on Friday 11th April with James Haughey, Annaclone
Congratulations also to our Senior referee Ciarán Branagan who took charge of the Dublin v Cork League semi final in Croke Park on Sunday

CLONDUFF FIXTURES for week ending Sunday 20th April 2014
Day/Date Fixture
Monday, 14th Apr SD U14 FL, Clonduff v Shamrocks@ 7.00
Monday, 14th Apr AC FL Div I, Rostrevor v Clonduff@ 7.00
Tuesday, 15th Apr AC MFL, Bryansford v Clonduff @ 7.00
Tuesday, 15th Apr U16 Camogie Lge, Kilcoo v Clonduff
Wednesday, 16th Apr MHL, Ballyvarley v Clonduff @ 7.00
Wednesday, 16th Apr U14 Ladies Football, Ballymartin v Clonduff @ 7.00
Wednesday, 16th Apr Ulst Sen Camogie, Ballymacnab v Clonduff
Saturday, 19th Apr P4/P6 Hurling Blitz
Saturday, 19th Apr PRFL Re-Fixture, Mayobridge II, Clonduff II @ 5.00
Saturday, 19th Apr Ladies Int FL, Brightv Clonduff, 2, Bright, 7.00
Sunday, 20th Apr SD U12 F Blitz @ 11.00

CLONDUFF EASTER EGG HUNT
A re-run of last year's very successful event!
Clonduff Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Easter Tuesday at 12:00 to 14:00 in the Clubrooms
There will be an Easter egg hunt in the field, and a family fun quiz in the clubrooms.
Special prize also for the best Easter Bonnet
Come along and enjoy a family fun day 

ANNUAL SCÓR CELEBRATION NIGHT
Tuesday 22nd April in Ballykinlar Club @ 8.30 pm
For Adult, Juvenile and aspiring participants
Great entertainment and a wee bite of supper!

FOOTBALL
SFL - Clonduff 1-11 v Tullylish 3-4
The Senior Footballers got their League Campaign off to a winning start on Friday night, but only just. They got off to a good start but trailed 1-5 to 2-3 at the break. They conceded another goal in the second half but dug deep to recover. Bernard Branagan scored the winning point deep into injury time. Team and scorers: Gary Haughian, Kieran Trainor, Eamon O'Reilly, James Killen, Connor Brown (0-1), Aidan Carr, Shane O'Hagan, Damien Canning, Paudraig Brown, Conal Brown, Arthur McConville (0-3), Paul Lively (0-1), Gavin McGreevy, Jason Brown (0-2), Shane Ward (1-0): Subs used: Barry O'Hagan (0-1), Liam McGreevy, Patrick O'Hagan (0-2), Bernard Branagan (0-1), Eamon Grant
PRFL - Liatroim II v Clonduff II
Clonduff Seconds recorded a big win in Liatroim on Sunday afternoon and now lie joint top with a game in hand.
SD Cup Competitions
Clonduff III 1-8 Saval III 2-11
With one win, one defeat and one group game remaining, whether Clonduff play in Semi finals of Felix Darby Cup or Fr Davis Shield remains in the balance.
ACMFL - Clonduff 3-5 v CPN3-8
the minor footballers had their first league game at home to CPN on Tuesday evening. falling nine points behind at one stage. The  boys showed a lot of character to score two late goals but were unable to pull back the deficit.
Team: Mark Bradley, Lorcan Branagan, Niall O'Hagan, Darragh O'Hanlon, Patrick Gribben, Thomas Murnin (1-0), Shane Milligan, Niall O'Hare (0-1), Stephen McConville (0-1), Conor Lowry, (0-2), Charlie Carr, Noel Grant, Conor Murray, Mark Devlin (2-0), Pierce murnin (0 -1); subs used: Ryan Ward, Darragh McPolin, James McGreevy, Ryan McGreevy, Michael Grant.
On Saturday  the boys had a very enjoyable day in Silverbridge returning home with
the Paul Hearty Shield after beating Burren in the final. Team, Charlie Carr, (captain), Mark Bradley, Lorcan Branagan, Darragh O'Hanlon, Conor Lowry, Thomas Murnin, Pierce Murnin, Conor Murray, Ryan Ward, Niall O'Hagan.
The U12 boys attended the Blitz in Drumgath on Sunday morning.
Clonduff played host to the P4/P5 blitz on Saturday morning entertaining teams from Mayobridge, Tullylish, Bosco, Clann na Banna, St Michael's and Clonduff.

HURLING
What would have been Clonduff's first appearance in a Minor Hurling League game v Carryduff for quite some time was postponed.
U14 HL CPN v Clonduff
Clonduff boys went down 4-4 to 2-2 in Warrenpoint on Friday night though there were some great passages of play.

LADIES FOOTBALL
SLFL Clonduff v Bosco
The Senior Ladies had a bad night in their first game of the season against a very strong Bosco side. They were missing a few girls due to an imminent wedding and work commitments but those who played made a great effort but just were not able to convert their possession into scores. With a bit more dedication and commitment to training things will get better!
U12 LFL - Burren v Clonduff
The Clonduff youngsters put on a magnificent display in Burren on Sunday morning for their first game of the year. They ran out comprehensive winners. Twenty girls attended and they all got game time.
Training continues on Wednesday evenings at 7pm.

HANDBALL
End of Season Blitz for boys and girls
The Clonduff boys and girls who played Handball in Clonduff Handball Alley brought their season to an end with a couple of very successful internal blitzes in the last week. Upwards on 40 young people participated and every child received an Easter Egg courtesy of Clonduff Club and Lorraine Bloomfield.
The mentors wish to thank all the children who attended throughout the season and wish to extend their thanks to the parents who stayed to help out with supervision and transport.
Clonduff Club wishes to thank the mentors who gave their time and expertise to the young people who are the future of Handball in Clonduff.
Upcoming Handball Events
U15 and U12 One Wall blitz in Saval and Mayobridge on Saturday 17th May - Boys and Girls will all get a chance to play on the One Wall courts at both venues.
Down Handball Awards Night in Mayobridge Saturday 15th June 

CONVERSATIONAL IRISH IN CLONDUFF CLUBROOMS
Continues every Tuesday night in Clubrooms
 @7:30 for Beginners and @8:30 for intermediate
 The classes are free of charge and aimed at people sixteen and over and not restricted to Clonduff Parishioners.
Contact HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]" [email protected]

DANCING CLASSES IN CLONDUFF 
Nolan School of Irish Dance Classes in Parochial Hall Monday nights 6.30pm - all welcome
Juvenile Set Dancing Classes (P2 up) continue in Parochial Hall on Thursday nights 7pm-8pm
Adult Set Dancing Classes in Parochial Hall Thursday night @ 8pm

CLONDUFF MERCHANDISE
New stock of Club merchandise available from shop
As well as some Club Mugs, Phone Covers, Key Rings, etc available!
Contact Lorraine Bloomfield or Goretta Cairns for further details

REMEMBER! MOUTHGUARDS ARE COMPULSORY FROM 1ST JANUARY 2014 for all Male teams and Ladies teams up to an including Minors!

DOGS ARE STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED IN CLONDUFF PARK!

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