Congratulations to all our young people and their mentors who took part in County Handball Finals at the weekend, best wishes to those who still have to play and to all our County Champions in the Ulster Championships.
Very best of luck to our Senior Camogie team who play in All Ireland Club Semi Final v Piltown (Kilkenny) in Clane on Sunday 1st February. This is the first time ever a Clonduff team has reached this stage in a field competition!

Best wishes for speedy recover to Senior Camogie manager Robert Wilson who is currently in hospital and to Club PRO Francis Quinn who is recovering from a second operation on his collar bone following injury sustained in RFL final!

DOWN CLUB DRAWS TICKET DEADLINE EXTENDED!
You haven't missed out!
The deadline date for the return of tickets has been extended until Saturday 31st January! Let's make a big final push - every 10 tickets sold this week brings in another £960 towards our club gym! We are nearly there! Let's make it!

REGISTRATIONS
All players should complete the Registration Form and pay the appropriate Fee asap. If an unregistered player is injured during training he/she is not covered by the GAA Insurance, and they are certainly not covered to play in challenge games.
Registered Players are reminded that if injured during training and they are not using mouthguard they are not covered by GAA Insurance.

JUVENILE AWARDS NIGHT REARRANGED FOR FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY @ 7PM
All U6 to U12s Children who have represented Clonduff Club in any code is invited to attend the re-arranged event and bring their parents along too! Food served @ 7pm following by distribution of certificates.
U14/U16 Trip to Croke Park
A group of 45, U14s and U16s set out on Sunday to visit Croke Park and take in the sights and sounds of our National Stadium. All codes were represented with Football, Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football and Handball.
Following the cancellation of our Juvenile Awards Night, all eyes were on the weather but with club colours on we all departed from the Clubrooms on a brisk morning in expectation of an entertaining day. Following a quick stop at the AppleGreen Station the bus made it's way through the traffic of the Capital and towards Croke Park.
The tour started with a behind the scenes video of Croke on the first and third Sunday in September. From here is was round to view the Players Lounge where the rival teams meet up post match. The dressing rooms were opportunity to hear stories of the habits and superstitions of each team as they prepare for the big game whether it was Joe Kiernan throwing his losers medal against the wall or the All-Ireland winning Dublin Team cleaning the dressing rooms up before they left. As the atmosphere builds and the nerves level increase the knock comes on the door to say it's time and it's out through the tunnel and the PITCH.
Photographs were taken on the Hogan Stand and an opportunity to dream of the day when you lift the cup and make the winners speech. Our U16 manager, Ross Carr, was able to remind our youngers players of those two great September Sunday's in 1991 and 1994. From here it was round to the Canal End and a chance to avail of some refreshments and look out over the magnificent pitch and dream of great days in the future where Clonduff Boys and Girls will wear the Yellow Gold of Clonduff or the Red and Black of Down.
Our tour was concluded in the Stadium Museum and a chance to practice some of the skills of our games and view the extensive memorabilia. This was a very enjoyable day for all that were there and we all look forward to the next time.

Camogie
Huge congratulations to our senior player Fionnuala Carr on her 'Gaelic Life' Ulster Camogie Player of the Year award, presented at the Gaelic Life All Stars Saturday night in the Hilton hotel Belfast!!!!
Well deserved!!!!
Thank you to the people who attended the Poker Night on Saturday night. Thanks also to the big crowd who turned up to support the Big Breakfast. Hope everyone enjoyed it and got plenty to eat. Your continued support is very much appreciated. Club Flags will be available this week - contact Maura on 02840630062
Camogs are hoping to run a Supporters Bus to the All Ireland Semi Final next Sunday in Clane. Anyone interested can give their names to Maura (02840630062)or any committee member

JUVENILE HANDBALL - FIVE COUNTY CHAMPIONS - Keeps getting better!
Clonduff had a total of 8 lads contesting county titles in Saval on Sunday 25th January and it seems every year the standard rises with almost every game a tight battle to the end.
It was in the doubles games where our boys found the going most difficult .
Up against Downpatrick in both games Ben Magee and Aodhan Quinn (U14) and Shane Close and Daire Lavery (U13) found it tough going against the very talented RGU boys. They did however gave a good account of themselves and deserve huge praise for their efforts both in the final and in the practice they put in since beating Mayobridge in the semi final.
In the U15s Singles Finals Conor Milligan came up against Tim Prentor of RGU. Unfortunately Conor lost but also tried hard against one of the very best in Ulster .
The tree Clonduff lads in the singles claimed their County titles but not without a mighty fight.
In the U17s Lee Murnin defeated his opponent by a single point in what was the game of the day while Jayme McDonald produced a stand out performance to win his first County Handball Title (u13).
Reigning Down U12 Champion Patrick Cowan completed the hatrick of Clonduff Honours with back to back County Titles at this age group.
Orlaith and Aoife McCusker (two-thirds of the triplets) won the U12 Ladies Doubles without hitting a ball, as did Lyndon Brown in the U16 Boys - no other club had entries at these levels!
Our youngsters have a chance of three other titles next weekend - Paudie Clancy (U14), Ella McCumiskey (U12) and Eve Matthews (U13) - Good Luck!
Well done to all involved - Players and Coaches!
SOCIAL HANDBALL
Clonduff Social Handball got off to a flying start on Saturday afternoon 24th January with some great contests .
Two teams from Clonduff were put in place for the upcoming social league which begins 5 February.
NB. Social Handballers will stay with the Saturday (3 - 5pm) slot for now and Monday evenings @ 7.30 for practice.
Anyone else interested in getting involved come into Handball alley on Saturday for a game or ring Sean 07762168624 for inquiries.

MEETING FOR POTENTIAL JUVENILEMENTORS/HELPERS
Over 40 mentors and interested parents attended the Clubrooms last Monday night (19th January) to hear what Enda Gormley of Watty Grahams Maghera was saying about juvenile coaching and how his own club has achieved four consecutive Ulster Minor Football titles.
He gave a great insight into discipline, coaching/training, mentoring and said he believed that Clonduff were heading in the right direction with the introduction, last year, of the Football Development Review. He stressed the importance of adherence to Club Rules and Codes of Conduct. There was open and frank discussion in the forum at the end of the presentation.
If you hadn't thought about getting involved in coaching before last Monday then hopefully you may have left feeling inspired enough to lend a hand! Don't leave it to someone else. Use your own initiative!

SCÓR SINSIR 2015
It's that time of the year again when we ask our adults to dust off their dancing shoes, oil their singing/reciting voices, tune up their musical instruments and hone their general knowledge!
If you wish to participate in Ceil and/or Set Dancing, Solo Singing and/or Ballad Group, Instrumental Music, Leíruí, Recitation or Quiz please contact Jimmie Cousins (07802545282), Maura Quinn (02840630062) or Anita Brannigan (07720062073)
Clonduff had a full complement of participants in Scór na nÓg - can our adults measure up to the enthusiasm of our juveniles?

IRISH CLASS IN CLUBROOMS
 Ciarán Dunbarr's Irish Class for Adults in Clonduff Clubrooms will resume on Tuesday 20th January 2015 @ 8pm. There will be two teachers - one catering for completely new beginners and one for the existing, slightly experienced group.

Dogs are strictly not allowed in Clonduff Park!

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