An Riocht club notes
May 18, 2015An Riocht picked up 2 prestigious awards at the GAA presentation in Belfast last week.
· Raymond Tumilty of O'Neills presents Tara Campbell with Club of the Year Award
JUDGE'S COMMENT: This club has really developed an excellent coaching ethos which went hand and hand with a research initiative among their membership that allowed them to draw into the club the skills and expertise of members that were not currently involved in the club as well as the establishing of the Men's Shed community organisation
· Wendy Osborne of Volunteer Now presents Seamus Curran with Volunteer of the Year Award
JUDGES COMMENT: The medium club volunteer winner was selected based on his implementation of a new coaching programme that has doubled the number of children attending each week. There is now a huge emphasis on the positive progression of children.
AN RIOCHT / KINGDOM
Tuesday 19 May
10am Ladies Keep-fit 6pm Irish Dancing; 7pm U12 Gaelic Practice; U16 Camogie away v Bredagh; U18 Football away v Carryduff; 8pm Development meeting.
Wednesday 20 May
11am Men's Shed; 3pm Grange Coaching; 6pm Pilates class @ Dunavil; 6.30pm U8 Camogie; 7.30pm U10 & U12 Camogie; 7pm Finance & Social meeting; 7.15pm Senior Camogie home v Portaferry; 7pm Senior Football; 7.30pm to 9pm KYC Staff & Volunteer meeting and training event.
Thursday 21 May
6pm Irish Dancing; 7pm Girls Bullseye project; 7.30pm U16 Football away v Saval.
Friday 22 May
6.30pm P5/P6 Gaelic Practice; 7.30pm Kids Movie & Pizza Night; 7.30pm Senior Football v Dromara in Ballykinlar; 7.15pm Senior Camogie Practice.
Saturday 23 May
10am P5/P6 Football Go Games in Warrenpoint; 11am P1/P2 Gaelic Practice; 12pm P3/P4 Gaelic Practice; U12 Camogie home v Liatroim.
Sunday 24 May
11am U12 Football home v Tullylish; Feis Sevens Football; 8pm Bingo.
Monday 25 May
11am Men's Shed; 7pm Senior Football; 7.15pm Senior Camogie; 7.30pm U14 Football away v Rostrevor; 7.30pm Executive committee meeting; 9pm Lotto Draw
Tuesday 26 May
10am Ladies Keep-fit; 6pm Irish Dancing; 7pm U12 Gaelic Practice; U14 Camogie home v Aghaderg; 7.30pm Football Committee meeting; Ladies Group meeting.
*Any Club members who wants tickets for Derry v Down on 7th June must book them (with payment) before 27th May.
*An Riocht Bi-annual General Meeting 7.30pm on Tuesday 2nd June.
*Any suggestions/requests for activities to be included in the Kingdom Summer Scheme should be made before 31st May.
*Kingdom to Cooley Cycle on Saturday 4th July. This year there is a shorter run available also when cyclists can begin their return journey at the stop outside Pairc Esler in Newry while others will continue to Cooley; for further details contact Dunavil on 02841763681 or at [email protected]
*An Riocht Kelloggs Cul Camp Monday 29th June to Friday 4th July. Nursery Camp (P1 & P2) 10am to 12.30am £25; Cul Camp (P3+) 10am to 2.30pm £40.
In the Reserve Football League An Riocht lost at home to Clann Na Banna on Wednesday past, 1-7 to 3-6. Points from Conor Cole and Kory Colgan got An Riocht off to a good start and when Michael O'Rourke got on the end of a long Michael Clarke pass and rounded the keeper to goal, the home side led 1-2 to 0-1. The visitors played hard and from limited chances kept in touch and were buoyed by an injury time goal which saw them trail by two, 1-6 to 1-4 at the break.
An Riocht never got going on the restart and by the twelfth minute Bann had drawn level. Both sides missed chances to go ahead before entering the final ten minutes a two goal salvo in quick succession propelled Bann well clear. Conor Cole scored An Riocht's only second half point with five minutes remaining but it was too little too late to influence the final outcome. Best for An Riocht were Stephen Corr, Chris Cunningham, Michael Clarke and Kory Colgan.
Team: Brendan Allen, Chris Cunningham, Stephen Corr, Andrew Harper, Declan Clarke, Aidan O'Hanlon, Sean McArdle, Michael Clarke 0-1, Kory Colgan 0-2, Ryan Spiers0-1, Conor Cole 0-2, Aidan McVeigh, Joe McCartan, Michael O'Rourke 1-1, Shane Sloan. Subs Ryan Clarke, Nathan McComiskey, Marc Rooney, Darragh Campbell.
The Senior Camogie match at home v Ballygalget did not take place as the Ards team did not travel.
The U14 Camogs travelled to Mayobridge and played brilliantly winning 4-2 to no score with some superb play from Caitlin Small, Clare Fearon and Mollie Ireland. Team: Rachel Cunningham, Amy Clarke, Orlaith O'Rourke, Caoimhe Donnan, Caitlin Small, Clare Fearon, Cerys Clarke, Shannagh Campbell, Eve Doran, Anna Rose McKay, Mollie Ireland, Nanette Campbell.
The U18 Camogie match at home v Atticall was postponed by County Board for exams.
The U18 Footballers lost at home v Burren 2-8 to 3-14. An Riocht led early on but a fifteenth minute Burren goal helped the visitors to a 1-7 to 0-4 interval advantage despite a couple of good long range scores from Deaglan Morgan. Possession was shared in the opening half but Burren's attack was much more potent than the home side. On the restart Conor Clarke set up Marc Rooney for a goal and the gap was back to four. Despite a couple of good saves from Thomas Sloan, Burren stretched nine clear with ten minutes remaining before a well taken Ronan Campbell goal off a Ronan White pass set up a great finish. With four between the teams An Riocht missed a goal and Burren stepped it up to finish nine clear at the final whistle. Thomas Sloan, Shane Cunningham, Liam Rodgers, Deaglan Morgan and Ronan White were outstanding for An Riocht.
Team: Thomas Sloan, Michael Harper, Shane Cunningham, Aaron Eastwood, Daniel Hardy, Liam Rodgers, Marc Rooney 1-0, Deaglan Morgan 0-3, Andrew Harper, Ronan Campbell 1-3, Conor Clarke 0-1, Dane Matthews, Ronan White, Darragh Campbell 0-1, Paddy McComiskey.
In the U16 Football home v Burren, An Riocht fell to two late goal for a heart breaking 3-10 to 3-14 defeat.
The Senior Footballers were at home v St Johns and produced a stunning performance to win 4-12 to 0-3.
An Riocht had 2 teams in the Juvenile Football Festival in Kilmacud, Dublin on Sunday. Thanks to the mentors and parents who made it possible by giving up their Sunday to travel.
An Riocht took part in the Minor Football Sevens on Sunday.
The Reserve Footballers beat Longstone at home on Sunday evening 0-11 to 2-4.
Two first half goals kept the visitors on terms at the break 0-8 to 2-2 and the teams were still level with only minutes to play when Aidan McVeigh popped up with the winning score. Best for An Riocht were Ryan Clarke, Nathan McComiskey and Declan Clarke.
Team: B Allen, C Cunningham, S Corr, R Clarke, D Clarke 0-1, C McVeigh, S McArdle, M Clarke, C Cole, N McComiskey 0-1, N McArdle 0-5 (5f), R Spiers 0-1, S Sloan, M O'Rourke 0-1, A McVeigh 0-1. Subs: S Clarke 0-1, A Harper, R Foley.
The U12 Football match at home v Clan Na Derg was an entertaining affair which the visitors won 6-13 to 4-5. Team: Curtis Flanagan, Lorcan Donnan, Ben Matthews, Michael Greenan, Ryan Cunningham, Eoin Killen, Jerry Lee McVeigh, Reece Flanagan, Reece Curran, Ryan Quinn, Matthew McCartan, Luke Quinn.
The U14 Footballers lost at home v Glan Na Derg 2-7 to 2-11 and have now lost one, drew one and won one; the boys did well against an amalgamation of 3 teams.
The P5/P6 Football match at home v Glasdrumman was an exciting affair which An Riocht just edged before a good attendance on Monday past.
In the Brian O'Hare Cup 9-a-side U12 Football at Dunavil An Riocht reached the Cup semi-final losing to eventual winners Burren who defeated O'Donovan Rossa Magherafelt in the Final; in the Shield Final Shane O'Neills beat Rossa 'A'. Thanks to all the teams for a hassle free tournament and to all the club helpers who ensured the whole day ran off smoothly.
Now taking orders for new O'Neills gear, please contact Tara 07921 829544 or Shona on 07712 444148 or look out for the 'Order Evening' coming soon.
We are hoping to form U17 traditional music and ballad groups over the summer with a view to taking part in Scor Na nOg in the autumn. So far there is interest from a guitar player and a flautist so if it's something you may be interested in contact the Club asap.
The Jim Mulholland Cup & Shield U10 Football 11-a-side sanctioned tournament will take place at An Riocht on Saturday 6th June; to date 32 teams from 9 different counties have entered, for further information contact [email protected]
