Updates from the Naomh Adhamhnáin, Letterkenny Gaels, Gleann tSuili, Aodh Ruadh and St. Nauls clubs. Naomh Adhamhnáin Membership lists are available for inspection at the double doors under the new stand. Players are asked to check that they are on this list for insurance purposes. All queries to Tom Ferrie. Preliminary Round Championship action got underway in O'Donnell Park on Sunday evening. The Reserves came through against a stubborn Glenswilly side in atrocious weather conditions, while the Seniors had a reasonably comfortable hour, winning by nine points in the end. League action resumes this weekend with all three adult teams away to Glenfin. Senior and Reserve games throw-in on Saturday at 5:30pm and 7pm respectively. Junior side are due to play also but no time has been confirmed at time of going to press - check fixtures in press. BORD NA nÓG: Sunday morning coaching for U6, U8 and U10s continues this Sunday at 11am. Well done to the minor hurlers who beat Setanta 2-13 to 2-12 in the A championship semi-final, Sean McVeigh capping a great display with a last minute winner. The minor final against MacCumhaills takes place this Sunday in O'Donnell Park at 6pm. Our U14 hurlers lost by two points to Burt in a game that they dominated for large spells especially in the second half. They play at home this Thursday against MacCumhaills and then travel to Clogher in Tyrone this Saturday for the Ulster Hurling Féile. The senior hurlers lost to Strabane on Saturday in the Ulster league. They take on Four Masters this weekend. U12 and U14 hurling training continues every Tuesday at 5pm in O Donnell Park. U8 and U10 hurling training is on every Friday at 6.30pm. Lotto numbers this week were 6,7,12 and 21. There was no winner. Three match 3 winners were Cliffy Kelly, Louise Devine and Sinead Ward and they win EUR25 each. Next week's Jackpot is EUR1975. Standing order forms for lotto still available. The North West Charity 10k takes place on Sunday May 4th and stewards are required. Anyone available is asked to go to the Athletic Club at 2pm on that day. Deepest sympathies are extended to Ann Forde and family on the death of her father Terry Russell, also to Tony Kelly and family and to the Flood family from Manorcunningham on their recent bereavements. Letterkenny Gaels The Senior reserves played Red Hughs on Saturday evening last at Pairc na nGael and recorded a victory 3.10 to 2.7  Training for the Seniors continues on Tuesdays at 7.30pm, Thursdays at 8pm. Next Saturday evening the seniors and reserves are at away to Carndonagh with 5.30 and 7.pm throw ins.     The U12s played neighbours St Eunans in a thrilling match on Wednesday evening last. In a game of two halves where Eunans dominated the first half. the Gaels forwards showed accuracy in the second half with some great points Best were Conor Coll, Shane Graham and Sean McDonagh in defence. Conor Browne, Paddy Doherty and Cormac Cannon in attack. They will play Fanad on Wednesday evening in Portsalon U 14 training has commenced and training will take place every Monday evening at 6pm sharp. All new players are welcome. U16 training continues on Friday evening at 6pm. The Northern shield semi finals are due to take place next week.   The Minor game versus Fanad was postponed on Monday last. The Minors are due to play Red Hughs next Monday evening at 7.30pm Underage Gaelic Football Training continues at Páirc na nGael, every Sunday for all age groups from U-6 to U-12 . Starts at 11.00a.m. and concludes at 12.30pm. The Undaerage hurlers make the long trip to Taurnafola in Co Limerick this coming weekend. They will play in a number of local tournaments. Many parents and hurling coaches will also make the trip. We wish them well for the weekend. The Undarage hurling training continues on Thursday evenings at 6.45pm. Application forms for Club membership are available from all the Team managers and Family Membership (Friends of the Gaels) is the popular choice with automatic entry in the Club lotto each weekend. This method will cost 11Euro per month. Alternative memberships will be priced at 40 Euro per child and 50 Euro per adult. We would ask that all members should come out and support their team especially for the home matches.  All senior and underage players are urged to support the new " Sell Lotto receive Kit" scheme which is currently in operation. Any player not involved in the scheme to date should contact their respective managers immediately. Club merchandise is now available in Donegal sports with a variety of hoodies, polo shirts jackets and playing Kit. A must for all players and supporters  Lotto Results: The Numbers for weekending 28th April  were 4,5,12 and 16 The match 3 Lucky Dip Winner was Leona Thompson, Glebe , Letterkenny.   Next weekends jackpot is 1800Euro Gleann tSuili A disappointing display by the seniors in O Donnell Park on Sunday evening last saw them easily brushed aside by reigning Donegal Senior Football Champions St. Eunans. The Glen, without the services of Michael Murphy and Joe Gibbons, were hit by two first-half goals and any chance of a comeback was ruled out early in the second-half when Brendan Devenney struck for his second and Eunans third goal of the day. It's back to the Glen next week-end for the second leg and let's hope the lads can give a better account of themselves and get a home victory. The Reserves now look forward to their second leg game after a very spirited and hard working team effort which saw them go down by three points. Two goals from Cathal Gallagher kept the Glen well in touch and this game will have boosted their confidence and their chance of taking St. Eunans to a third game. Both teams are away to Four Masters this week-end in the league. Goals from Brian Mc Daid and Brian Farrell and a good all-round team performance gave the Minors a comfortable 2-15 to 0-04 win in Buncrana on Monday evening last with Daniel Mc Connell being named as Man of the Match. The Official Opening of our new Sports and Concert Hall, Halla Naomh Columba took place on Sunday the 20th and the large crowd that turned out were delightfully entertained by a host of local talent. A huge thank you to all those who helped to make this a most enjoyable and memorable night and in particular the club would like to acknowledge the following; Local man Barney Pat Mc Daid and Club Chairman Charlie Peter Mc Daid for jointly performing the official opening, Fr. Sweeney and Rev. Tony Adamson for the blessing, Dietmar Goeppart for supplying and installing state of the art, sound and lighting equipment to the hall and indeed for engineering on the night, Pheilim Molloy who was M.C., Shea Farrell for stage management, Teachers from the National Schools who helped prepare the children and especially Geraldine Galligan from Glenswilly National School and Therese Mc Monagle from Glendowan National School. The club would also like to thank those who assisted with parking, the ladies who provided the food, Barry Molloy for door duties and all those helped to clean and prepare the hall for the opening. We are delighted to announce that the total donations received on the night amounted to ?1349.95 which has been presented to the Donegal Hospice. A final word of thanks to all those who provided the entertainment on the night. The new hall is now available and can be booked by contacting Charlie Peter Mc Daid on 087 2600245. Under 14s training kicks off at 6pm on Tuesday evening next the 6th at the pitch. Under 10s training continues on Thursdays 6.30 to 7.30pm. Training for Under 12s continues on Saturdays 1pm at the pitch. Under 12s and Under 14 Girls will now also train on Saturdays at 1pm. There was no jackpot winner of this week's lotto. Match 3 winner was Christopher Mc Fadden (Bobby). Numbers drawn were 4,9,15 and 20. Next weeks jackpot is ?1540. Lotto sellers for this Saturday night the 3rd are Barry Mc Daid and Brian Mc Hugh. A reminder that notes should be with the PRO no later than Sunday at 6pm for inclusion in the weekly notes. (086-8383386) Aodh Ruadh ~ SENIOR FOOTBALL ~ Aodh Ruadh made the long trip to Inishowen last weekend to take on Malin missing a large number of players. There was disappointment for both seniors and reserves. The seniors lost by 1-11 to 1-8, whilst the reserves went down by 2-17 to 2-11. In the senior game Hugh McNeill and Simon Gillespie both did well in their respective back row corners. Brian McCafferty had an excellent game at half back and really put his body on the line. Stephen Ward did well overall at midfield. In the forwards the best news was that Michael ,ÄòSticky' Ward came through a full match at centre forward without any ill-effects. Both sides are back in Inishowen this weekend when they travel to Buncrana on Saturday 3rd May. The reserve game throws in at 5.30pm followed by the seniors at 7pm. Training continues at 6.30pm in Lakeside on Tuesday and 6.30pm on Thursday in the De La Salle field. The thirds are defending their league title this year, but they had a tough start to the season when they travelled to Ardara for their opening fixture. Ardara were fielding with ex-County star Damien Diver in his first game back from injury in last year's championship. They were strong all over the pitch and ran out 1-14 to 1-7 winners. For Aodh Ruadh, Michael Ward had a good game at the back whilst captain, Christy Dolan, provided a robust and effective presence in the middle of the park. Up front young Francis McShea played well in his first game for the thirds. Meanwhile at the other end of the age spectrum Colman Kerr showed that class is permanent as he bagged 1-1. Third team training continues on Wednesdays at the Lakeside from 6.45pm to 8pm. There is a meeting of the Senior Club next Thursday, 8th May, in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh. All committee members are asked to attend. ~ PARK COMMITTEE ~ Junior and senior kit bags are now available in the club shop priced Eu27 and Eu30 respectively. With the restricted availability of facilities priority is being given to official fixtures, all codes and age groups, in Father Tierney Park. Training and other such activities should be scheduled for alternative locations. Bookings and cancellations for Father Tierney Park should be notified to Peter Conlon at 9851386 or 087-6838024. No exceptions allowed. This is in order to ensure the smooth running of games in absence of Munday's field over the summer. ~ CLUB HISTORY ~ The Donegal Democrat archive for 1948 is now available to view in the history section of aodhruadh.org. ~ HURLING ~ The Senior hurlers where narrowly defeated by Mullahoran in Cavan on Saturday evening last. The final score was: Aodh Ruadh 0-11, Mullahoran 2-12. The club extends its best wishes to Thomas Gallagher who got injured at start of the second half and wishes him a speedy recovery. The annual Alan Ryan / Seamus Grimes under 16 Memorial Tournament takes place this Bank holiday Monday in Father Tierney Park and commences at 11.00am. The under 14 Donegal League starts this Thursday evening and Aodh Ruadh are at home to Burt for their opener. All players are asked to be to be at Father Tierney Park for 6pm. On Saturday the under 14s will be off to Tyrone to take part in the Ulster Feile. All players should be at the park at 7.45am. Everyone should bring a packed lunch. Anyone who has any enquires can call Kevin Loughlin on 086-3062209 Underage hurling training continues in Father Tierney Park on Sunday at 12 noon for under 10s, 12s and 14s. All welcome, especially beginners. For enquiries contact John Rooney (086-2587793) or Billy Finn (9851289). ~ LADIES ~ The under 10 girls continue to train on Tuesday evenings from 6-7pm. The under 12s travelled to Donegal town last Saturday to take on Four Masters in a challenge. There was 32 on the bus for the short trip down the N15. Two full games were played with Aodh Ruadh winning one and losing one. Everyone got a game and a good day's fun was had by all. Under 12 training continues on Tuesdays from 7pm to 8.15pm in Father Tierney Park. The under 16 county team are in championship action on Tuesday 29th April at home to Tyrone. Best wishes to the Aodh Ruadh representatives, Dearbhaile McNeill and Tara Khan. Aoife Buggy and Katie Flood were on the county minor team that took on Monaghan last Saturday. Unfortunately they lost out against a very determined Farney outfit. The girls will be looking to erase the memory of that loss when they take on Clare in the Division 2 final on Sunday at 2.30pm. Bizarrely the game has been fixed for Ennis, but Aodh Ruadh wishes the girls the best of luck as they attempt to bring back some silverware to the county. Senior training continues at the Lakeside on Saturday evening at 6.45pm. Please bring Eu2 to cover the cost of the facilities. ~ BORD NA N?ìG ~ There is a meeting of the Bord na n?ìg next Tuesday, 6th May, in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh. All committee members are asked to attend. The first under 10 blitz of the year takes place this Saturday 3rd May in Ballintra. Team management will notify players of travel details during the week. Please note that all players need to be registered before they can take to the field for Aodh Ruadh. Registration forms available are available >from the team management or aodhruadh.org. The registration fee is Eu12. The under 12s chalked up their second win on the bounce with a victory over Ardara in Father Tierney park last Friday. It was a high scoring encounter for both sides with the final score of 5-8 to 4-5 giving Ballyshannon a six point winning margin. It was a classic, good all-round performance from Ballyshannon. Matthew Maguire had a stormer at centre half back. Once again the midfield axis of Stephen Thompson and Colm Kelly had a great game. Kelly capped his performance with a goal and a point. Conor McShea top scored with 2-1, whilst Philip Patton was next with his haul of four points, along with Colm Kelly. Also on the score board were Gareth Ferguson, who impressed with two well-taken points, and Gavin McDaid and Shane McGrath who both bagged a goal apiece. The next outing for the under 12s is a trip to Glenties to take on Naomh Chonaill on Wednesday 30th April. The bus leaves Father Tierney Park promptly at 5pm. Throw in at Glenties for the ,ÄòB' game is at 6.30pm with the ,ÄòA' game starting at 7.00pm. Under 12 training continues at the Lakeside on Tuesdays from 6pm to 7pm and Saturdays >from 12 noon to 1pm. The under 14s are training in the Lakeside on Wednesdays at 6.30pm and Saturdays at 3pm The under 16s concluded their league programme with a home victory against Dungloe on Monday evening. They beat the Gaeltacht side by 3-12 to 3-6. It was a confident display by Aodh Ruadh. Niall Thomas was very effective coming out of defence and did a lot of work relieving pressure on the back division. There were also notable displays in the backs from Ronan Drummond and Paddy Meehan, both of whom did a lot to keep Dungloe's scoring opportunities to a minimum. Martin Gallagher had a solid display in the nets. Up front Martin Larkin sealed a good day's work with an excellent goal. The result puts Aodh Ruadh second in the final table with 12 points behind Bundoran on 13 points. The sides will now go head to head in the Divisional final on Friday 2nd May. The likely venue is Donegal town, but at the time of writing the venue and time had yet to be confirmed. Please check the Southern Minor Board notes for full details. Under 16 training continues at the Lakeside this Thursday from 8pm to 9pm and on Saturday from 2pm to 3pm. The minor's final league match is away to Saint Naul's on Wednesday 30th April, with the throw in at 7.00pm. Minor training continues with the seniors at the Lakeside on Tuesdays between 6.30pm to 8pm and Thursdays in the De La Salle field from 6.30pm to 8pm. ~ LOTTO ~ There was no winner of the Eu12,200 Aodh Ruadh Lotto jackpot. In the lucky dip Eu100 went to: Caroline Ryan, Ernedale Heights; Eu20 went each to: Rose Whoriskey, Cashelard; Tommy Morrow, Doobally; Christina McDonald, Ernedale Heights; Mary Conlon, Corn Hill; and Amy Cullen, Cluain Barron. The numbers drawn were 4, 5, 6, 7, 14 and 18. Next draw is on Monday night in Fin McCool's at 10pm sharp. The jackpot has now hit Eu12,400 so get out there and buy your ticket; if you're not in, you can't win! 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]. St. Nauls NIGHT AT THE RACES Everyone is invited to Godfathers on Saturday night where the annual night at the races is taking place commencing at 10 o'clock. SENIORS / RESERVES The reserves lost on Saturday last away to Termon while the seniors did well to fight back for an 11 point draw (against the same opposition) after trailing by 7 points to 1 in the early stages. No games for either team this weekend with both away to St. Michaels the weekend after. SLOTTO There was no winner of last weekend's jackpot. Winners of ?40 each for nearest to correct sequence were Fiona McLaughlin, Inver and Eamon Breslin, Frosses. Next weekend's jackpot will be 370 euro. LADIES The senior ladies played their first league game at home to Malin on Sunday last and were unlucky to lose out narrowly. The team and scorers - Lisa Henry, Connie McGroarty, Orla McGettigan, Geraldine Sheerin, Allison McGready, Shauneen Campbell, Sharon McIntyre (0-3), Annalee Breslin, Donna Kelly, Alisha McBrearty, Jodi McInaw (1-0), Sofie Gallagher and Ciara Boyle (1-0) subs used Laura Kenny (0-1), Niamh Kane, Leeanne McInaw, Breda Ryan and Linda Kenny. There will be no training on Thursday evening 1st May, instead training for seniors and underage will be in Frosses on Friday the 2nd May at 6.30pm. The under 14s will be having their first match of the league on Tuesday 6th May at 6.30 in Mountcharles against Aodh Ruadh and because of this there will be no training for the under 12s that evening. Training on 8th May will take place in Mountcharles as normal unless further notification. We wish Mark and the u14s the best of luck on the start of their campaign and all support for the girls would be greatly appreciated Tweet

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