GAA updates from the Letterkenny Gaels, Naomh Adhamhnain, Sean MacCumhaills, Na Cealla Beaga, Fanad, Aodh Ruadh and Naomh Pádraig Lifford clubs. Letterkenny Gaels The U16 team defeated Convoy in the first leg of their championship match last Tuesday night. It was a good team performance. The U14s got back to winning ways last Wednesday evening with a win over St Michaels. Next match v Glenswilly (away) is on Wednesday 11th July. Underage training continues for age groups U8 to U14 at the Letterkenny Vocational School pitch on the High Road on Sunday morning at 11.00am. All underage players and their parents are encouraged to come along to these training sessions. New members and beginners are most welcome. Parents are assured of adequate adult supervision of the children by qualified coaches at all times while they are at the training sessions. For further information contact Jim McGlynn at 086 227 1435, Sean McBrearty at 085 174 2175, Jim Frain at 087 2480790 or Gary Coll at 086 8114999. Both Senior and Reserve teams are in championship action this coming weekend. The Senior team play Carndonagh in the first round of the Junior A Championship this Saturday. Throw-in 7.30pm at the tech pitch. The reserve team are home St. Eunans in the first round of the Junior B championship this Saturday. Throw-in 6pm at the tech pitch. Senior team training continues on Tuesday and Thursday at 6:15 at the Tech Pitch. Contact John McDermott on 086 8561768 for further details. Underage hurling continues to get large numbers turning out.We encourage all parents to continue to bring their children along as we build a solid underage foundation for the future. Parents are reminded that it is important that children be registered with the club for legal and insurance purposes. Hurleys and helmets are available for purchase from the club. Hurling coaching continues every Thursday evening at 7pm at the vocational school pitch and all are welcome. All parents are welcome to stay and encouraged to help out in any way possible. For any further information contact Liam Emery on 086/2665274 or Tom Murray on 086/8341436. Club Lotto details will be published next week. Next week's jackpot is 2850 euro. Underage jerseys can be purchased from Donegal Sports in Letterkenny. Naomh Adhamhnain The Club is delighted to announce that our longest serving sponsor, Brian McCormick Sports, have signed up to be the club's 'Gold Sponsor' for the next three years. Well done to Brendan, Rory, Conal and the Donegal lads as they defeated Westmeath in Mullingar last Saturday. Well done also to the Donegal Hurlers as they beat Longford in the O'Donnell Park. Good luck against Armagh in the semi-final. Our Seniors and Reserves matches against Gaoth Dobhair did not go ahead last Sunday but are re-fixed for this coming Sunday. Throw in times are 3pm and 1:30pm respectively. The Junior B Championship campaign gets underway on Saturday night against the Gaels up at the tech pitch at 6pm. Minor Board news: Well done to the U16 Division 3 team who defeated Burt in a closely fought Northern Championship final in Glenswilly on Sunday evening. The final score was 1-10 to 0-10. Good luck to the U16 Div1 side who are due to play in the county final on Sunday evening. They will take on the winners of Cloughaneely v MacCumhaills, venue TBC. Our Minor Div1 side defeated Malin in the Championship quarter-final 1st leg on a scoreline of 3-09 to 1-06. The return leg takes place in Malin next Monday while the Div2 side host Moville in the Championship 1st round 2nd leg. On Wednesday 25th our U14 Div1 team play Cloughaneely at home. All games throw in at 7:30pm. Coaching for U10s, U8s and U6s goes ahead again this Sunday in the O'Donnell Park. Well done to the U12 girls football team who have reached the county final - date and venue TBC. Sean MacCumhaills Club Notes Club Lotto The Lotto numbers for the week 12/07/2007 were 4,5, 7 and 10 and there was no jackpot winner. Next week's jackpot is €7,300. There was 5 match 3 winners E Boyle S Moloney A McGee N McGroarty and C Doherty who won €30 each. U-14 Football Training every Monday at 6:45 and Fridays at 7:00 sharp. Please contact Gary Dunnion on 086-1511827 if any players are not able to make it. U10 Football Gaelic Football training for all 7,8 and 9 year olds will continue throughout the summer on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:15 at MacCumhaill Park. There is a charge of 2 euro each night to buy essential equipment to further enhance each child's enjoyment of the game. Any parent wishing to get involved in the training sessions are more than welcome and just need to contact any member of the coaching team. Adult Football Having held the lead for all of the game and playing the better football our Senior team were knocked out of this years championship by a late free deep into to injury time which levelled the scores for the St Nauls. Our Reserve team made it through to the next round defeating St Nauls in the first match. Training continues for all adult players every Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30pm. Donegal Well done to our Senior Footballers who won their Second qualifier match against Westmeath at the weekend. They now play Monaghan on Saturday 28th July at 7:00pm in Omagh. Senior Hurling Well Done to Donegal Senior Hurlers on Beating Longford at the weekend in the Nicky Rackard Cup. They now meet Armagh in the Semi-final at Keady on Saturday 21st July at 3.00pm Minor Football Our Minors play Downings this Friday evening at 8.00pm in the League Semi-final. All players are requested to be at the centre at 6.15pm on Friday evening. Ladies Football Good luck to PJ and the team as they play in the County Semi-Final against Kilcar on this Wednesday evening. Kick off at 8pm in Donegal town. All support would be greatly appreciated. Training continues every Wednesday for at 7.30pm sharp and Sundays at 6.30pm. Any queries please contact PJ McArdle on 074-9131501. U16Ladies Well done to all who played in the first game against Convoy. The team won 9 points to 2 goals, this was a great start to the season and a good team performance by all. Next Match is this Thursday at home against Milford at 6pm. Training times has now changed and will take place at 6 pm sharp on Mondays. Training continues for this group of players on Mondays 5:15. Any queries please contact Joanne Deward 086 1010557. Club Website/Club Notes If you would like to put any information or match reports up on our new website www.seanmaccumhaills.donegal.gaa.ie or Club Notes please email to [email protected] or contact Gareth Doherty or Mickey McMahon Hurling Training continues on Monday all new players welcome. For any information please contact Andrew Barron 086-1600379 or Marcel McGhee 086-0524707. Juvenile Ladies U12 and U14 Girls training take place every Monday on the Training field at 5:15pm sharp. Any queries please contact Margaret Foy on 086 1936950 Minor Hurling Minor Hurling Training takes place every Sunday at 6.00pm U12 Football and Hurling Training for U12 Football and Hurling takes place on Mondays and Fridays at 5.30 and Sunday Morning for Hurling at 12.00 Best Wishes The club would like to send best wishes to Mark Cannon and Madeline McGroary who are getting married on Friday. Na Cealla Beaga The club's minor board held a successful night at the races on Friday night last in the Harbour Bar. The club would like to thank all those who sold lines and helped out on the night. Best of luck to our girls U-12 team who play St Michaels in the county semi-final in O'Donnell park Letterkenny on Friday 20th at 3:30. The club's U-16 team were defeated by Dungloe in a first round play off by one point in Glenties on Friday last. Our minor team are due to play Naomh Conail in the first round of the championship with the game taken place this Wednesday the 18th in Glenties. The numbers drawn in this week's galotto were 14,18,20 and 22. Their was no jackpot winner. The consolation prize of 50 euro went to Frankie Murrin, Killybegs and the 25 euro prize went to David Murrin, Killybegs. Next week's sellers will be Peter Mc Ginley's team. Their was no winner of this week's bingo jackpot. The consolation prize was won by Mary Breslin, Killybegs. Fanad Notes: The senior and reserve teams are due to play league matches this weekend, please check county board fixtures for opposition and dates.  There was no jackpot winner in the lotto at the weekend. Eur100 went to Eddie McConigley, Ballinacrick and Eur50 to Angela Blaney Rosnakill.  Next week's jackpot will be Eur3950 and held in Paddy Mor's.  There will be a park development meeting in the clubhouse in Portsalon on Thursday evening at 8.30 pm. Bord Na nOg/Ladies board u-10 team play away to Termon on Friday evening.  Bus will leave Fanavolty at 5.30 & Kerrykeel at 5.45pm. Aodh Ruadh ~ SENIOR FOOTBALL ~ Aodh Ruadh blew hot and cold at Towney last Sunday where failure to close out the game saw the Ernesiders going down on a scoreline of 0-14 to 2-06. Missing a number of regulars, Ballyshannon romped into a six point lead in the first half, only to be reeled in and passed out by a gritty Kilcar fight back.¬† League debutants PJ McGee and Diarmuid McInerney were the two liveliest forwards on show with McInerney clocking up two goals and McGee two well executed points. Their contribution should provide good options up front for Aodh Ruadh as the season progresses.¬† The next action for the seniors is a trip to Glenfin this Sunday for the next round of the League. The match throws in at Pairc Ghleann Fhinne at 3.00pm and will be preceded by the reserve game, which gets underway at 1.30pm. Senior and reserve training continues at 6.45pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Kilcar's thirds were overrun by Aodh Ruadh by 0-05 to 2-10 in a dead rubber left over from the 2007 Division 3 South League campaign on Sunday. The thirds are likely to be out in Championship action this Saturday against Glenfin. Precise dates, times and venues have yet to be confirmed so watch the local media for further details. See pigs fly!!! Pig racing comes to Ballyshannon on Saturday August 18th when Aodh Ruadh runs a seven race card in the Bridgend / East Port area of the town starting at 9pm. Races can be sponsored at Eu250 with pigs available at Eu100. In addition there are also advertising slots on offer in the race card. Contact Eunan Doyle on 087-2973295 for more information. Off-track there will be a signed county jersey raffled on the night and plenty of craic guaranteed as Ballyshannon welcomes the country to the town. As you will be aware Aodh Ruadh is undertaking a major draw to fund the redevelopment of Munday's Field as a top class training facility. There is an impressive line-up of prizes with something there for everyone. First prize is a four door 1.4 Nissan Almera; second prize is Eu3,000 in cash; third prize is a two week sunshine holiday for two valued at Eu1,500; fourth prize is a 32 inch LCD Television and DVD player; fifth prize is a golf weekend for two at the Slieve Russell Hotel; sixth prize is a weekend for two in the Camden Court Hotel, Dublin with two All Ireland Football OR hurling tickets; seventh prize is a weekend for two with the White Group; eighth prize is Eu250 worth of household goods from Slevin's Department Store, Ballyshannon; ninth prize is a Eu250 shopping voucher sponsored by Mace in Ballyshannon; the tenth prize is Eu200 in cash. Tickets priced Eu30/¬£20 each or Eu50/¬£35 for two are out now, ask any club member. With the draw taking place in the last week of August all sellers are asked to redouble their sales efforts to ensure the maximum possible revenue from the draw. Fashionistas might be interested to know that Aodh Ruadh club jackets are now available in Ballyshannon Shoe Company. ~HURLING ~ Underage training for under 12s and 14s continues at 12 noon on Sunday. The under 16s and minor hurlers are training at 6.45pm in the Park on Mondays and Wednesdays. ~ LADIES ~ The club sends their best wishes to Aoife Buggy who will be part of the Donegal panel taking on Sligo in the Senior Championship in Tubbercurry on Sunday 22nd July at 2pm. The under 12s concluded their season with a game against Saint Naul's last Tuesday.¬† The girls concluded a full programme of fixtures and made considerable progress along the way, not to mention having a great deal of fun in the process. Many thanks to the players and all those who helped out with the team over the course of the season. Senior training continues at 7pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. ~ BORD NA NvìG ~ The under 10s had a great outing to the Bundoran blitz last Saturday. The ‚ÄòA' team had games against Naomh Brv?d, Kinlough and Bundoran and won them all. Paul Cummins put in a number of fine displays in goals whilst Donal Sweeny went through an ocean of work in the backs. Oisv?n Roper was class at midfield and showed brilliant attitude. Meanwhile, up front Nathan Boyle took a number of fine scores. ¬†The ‚ÄòB' team won one and lost one with Caelan Drummond giving an outstanding performance in the backs.¬† Under 10 training continues this Saturday at 11am. This will be the last training session for the under 8s for the foreseeable future. There will be a blitz in Saint Naul's on Saturday, July 28th. The bus leaves for Mountcharles at 10.45am sharp from Father Tierney park. This blitz will be the last competitive action for the under 10s until the start of the new school year. Aodh Ruadh's annual Summer Camp continues with over 60 youngsters taking part in the final week of the camp.  The camp runs from 10am to 3pm from Monday to Friday. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday feature Gaelic Skills plus fun and games. Thursday is swimming with fun and games. Friday is the sports day.  To sign up for the final week of the camp contact Sylvester Maguire on 086-0532495. The highlight of the club's year so far took place in Convoy last Friday when Aodh Ruadh's under 12 claimed the county title in a fiercely fought contest with Termon. ¬†In whirlwind weather conditions Termon got off to a whirlwind start with two goals in first five minutes. This Aodh Ruadh outfit have showed buckets of fighting character this year however and they showed it once again as they clawed their way back into contention. ¬†A superb individual goal by midfielder Pauric Patton was the key score as the first half ended level at 2-3 to 1-6. ¬†With Patton more tightly marshaled in the second half; James Kelly gave a great display at midfield to help dictate the pattern of play in Aodh Ruadh's favour. ¬†There was a point in it with five minutes to go when Johnny Gettins popped up to score the goal that sealed it for Ballyshannon. David McGurrin shot over two further insurance points before the referee blew the whistle to confirm Aodh Ruadh as under 12 champions of Donegal for 2007 on a scoreline of 2-11 to 2-05. ¬†David McGurrin got six points in total, with Matthew Gettins shooting over three points and Colm Kelly another two.¬† Commiserations to a gallant Termon team who gave their all in what was a great game of football. Special recognition goes to their centre full back who had an exceptional game. Check out the club website (www.aodhruadh.org) over the course of the week for a full report and pictures. The under 14s suffered a 3-11 to 1-5 loss to Saint Naul's last Wednesday. The scoreline is not an accurate reflection of the game as Aodh Ruadh owned the ball for much of the game with Ruairv? Drummond and Ronan McGurrin ruling the roost at midfield in very difficult weather conditions. The main problem was the inability to convert scoring chances. Ben McGowan led the scoring for Ballyshannon with a goal and a point. He was followed by Martin Larkin who added another two points. Martin Gallagher and Ronan McGurrin also chipped in with a point apiece. This loss brings the under 14s league season to an end. The next competitive action is a trip to Ardara in the first round of the championship on 13th August.¬† Training continues on Wednesdays at 8pm in the park. Aodh Ruadh emphatically overturned a first leg loss to Naomh Columba last Wednesday when they ran out 2-16 to 2-05 winners in Father Tierney Park. This strong performance was anchored by a good showing at midfield by David Dolan and Donagh McIntyre. Peter Boyle had another fine game between the posts with Jason McMenamin, Ciaran Slevin and Damien Cleary giving great cover in the back sector. Up front Diarmuid McIntyre, PJ McGee and Aidan Murray all starred in what was a great team performance. Aodh Ruadh and Naomh Columba now go forward to a play-off game to decide this preliminary round match-up. The game takes place on Wednesday 18th July at 6.30pm in Dunkineely. The bus leaves >from the park at 5.15pm sharp. The winners of that match will then go forward to play the winners of Dungloe and Four Masters, who also play a decider this Wednesday. The first round fixture is down for Friday 20th July with full details to be confirmed once the competing teams have been sorted out. ~ LOTTO ~ There was no winner of the Eu4,000 Aodh Ruadh Lotto jackpot. In the lucky dip Eu100 went to: Colin Drummond, The Abbey; Eu20 went each to: Sheila Killalea, Assaroe View; Liam McGowan, Clyhore; Roisin Maguire, The Mullans; Nelly Blake, Parkhill; and Tom Gallagher, Cluain Barron;. The numbers drawn were 1, 2, 6, 8, 13 and 15. Next draw on is Monday night in Josie's Bar with a Jackpot of Eu4,200. You can receive the club notes by e-mail every Tuesday morning. To subscribe, enter your details on the website, www.aodhruadh.org, or e-mail your request to [email protected]. Naomh Pádraig Lifford Our adult teams had mixed results last weekend.  The senior team lost to Robert Emmett's 1-9 to 1-6 and the reserves had a comprehensive 6-14 to 1-2 victory over Robert Emmett reserves.  It is unclear what fixtures our adult teams will have for the next two weeks.   Our under-14s had another very good victory, this time over Naomh Colmcille, while our minors were beaten by Downings in the championship.    There is a very interesting article about the Naomh Pádraig club in the current edition of 'Hogan Stand' magazine.  The article features both up-to-date and archive material including a number of photographs.   The VHI Cúl Camp for children will be held in Lifford from July 23-27.  The cost is •60 per child with a •40 charge for each additional family member.  Further information is available >from Dessie Mc Dermott 0749142973, Orla Mc Gee 9144994,  www.gaa.ie or <>www.vhi.ie   There was no Jackpot winner in our Lotto draw this week.  Nobody matched 3 numbers.  The 5 lucky names drawn >from the hat were Ellen Roulstone, Carrigans, Paul Armstrong, Drumboy, Damien Tourish, Curraghlane, David Mc Loughlin, Porthall & Bernie Driver, Rossgier.  Each won •20.  Next week's Jackpot is •4,000.   If tickets are required for the Donegal v Monaghan championship game please contact any committee member.   Check out our website www.lifford.donegal.gaa.ie Tweet

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