Upcoming Activities: Tuesday 30th No Irish Dancing tonight. No Club tonight. Wednesday 31st No Club tonight. Canoeing at Warrenpoint Baths. Thursday 1st November 6pm Irish Dancing. 6pm KYC Senior Members meeting. 7pm Defibrillator Training. Forty Five at Dunavil. Friday 2nd Uganda trip meeting in Jims at 7pm. Saturday 3rd U14 footballers swim trip to Lisburn. 2pm PRFL An Riocht seconds v Downpatrick. Sunday 4th U13 Football Saval v An Riocht leaving 10am. U20 Football An Riocht v Shamrocks/Banbridge is off. 8pm Bingo. Free Bus. Monday 5th 7.15pm Executive Committee meeting. 9pm Lotto Draw. Tuesday 6th 6.30pm Irish Dancing. 7.30pm GAA volunteers. Ocean Youth Trust project evaluation and visit to Funderland.7.30pm Arts & Crafts with Clare. Wednesday 7th South Down Board. Thursday 8th 6pm Irish Dancing. 7pm Clubs for Young People U12 boys & girls indoor football. Forty Five at Dunavil. County Board meeting. Formula Karting with Jims. Friday 9th An Riocht Annual General Meeting at 7pm. U14 Camogie The league final v Ballycran was played on Saturday in Downpatrick and the Ards girls proved too strong. Still congratulations to our team for proving the pick of the mainland teams. Senior Football The Seniors beat Kilcoo in the League Final under the Newry lights on Friday and created history bringing the first of the two major trophies in Down to Dunavil. Ireland and Down triple All Ireland winning boss Peter Mc Grath has worked the oracle at humble An Riocht delivering the Mourne club both the Division Two and Division One League Titles in an eleven month period of unparalleled success. Mind you he will be the first to acknowledge the contribution of returned Aussie Rules star Martin Clarke to his home club in terms of boosted morale, score making and score taking over the past month. An Riocht certainly went the hard way about securing this first ever League Title. Trailing three one, then ten five and with star forward John Clarke harshly red carded just before the break the champions produced a second half display of courage and guile to stun the favourites and bring the cup home to Mourne. Kilcoo were the more purposeful side at the start. Marty McClean burst through to take a Conor Laverty pass and score their first point. An Riocht replied with Martin Clarke pointing after a strong solo from James Cunningham but it was Kilcoo who were enjoying the better of the early exchanges and finding space inside the Mourne defence though Sean Kelly and Gary McEvoy both opted to point when faced with the imposing figure of county keeper Brendan McVeigh in the An Riocht goals. Then eight minutes in An Riocht struck for their first goal. Martin Clarke was the architect with a good pass to John Clarke and he squared the ball to Chris Killen who carried it in and placed a great shot wide off Emmett Devlin in the Magpies goals. The Clarkes combined again for John to hoist over a point and An Riocht were right back in the match. Conor Laverty leveled with two points in quick succession and after An Riocht had spurned a goal chance at the other end Kilcoos number six Aidan Branagan advanced to restore their lead. Laverty fisted another and then in the twenty fifth minute Laverty finally engineered a goal. Once more free inside, this time he held the ball up and jinking bided his time for support to arrive in the shape of Paul Devlin who with Mc Veigh drawn to Laverty had the simplest of tasks to finish Lavertys fist pass to the gaping net. Paddy Cole fired over from distance and John Clarke rode a hefty challenge for another pointed response to leave a goal between the teams. From that score Clarke saw red for an indiscretion signaled by the umpire and An Riocht went in with fourteen men. At the break Pete McGrath switched Martin Clarke to full forward and Kilcoos extra man doubled marked him thus making no constructive contribution to the Magpies cause. An Riocht restarted with Chris Killen taking a Martin Clarke pass to point. Then in the thirty fifth minute the roof almost came off the stand when Clarke goaled to put his team ahead. The move began near the dugouts with Paul Sherry dispossessing a Kilcoo attacker and releasing Paddy Cole down the line, he then slipped the ball inside to substitute Kieran McVeigh and he helped it on over the top where clever Clarke with two defenders hanging off him and the keeper racing out to crunch him deftly slid the ball along the greasy grass to the net. Neil Doran added a pointed free and a three point deficit had become two point advantage. Kilcoo made a couple of changes to try and get back into the match but the next chance fell to the leaders when Emmett Devlin fumbled and Kieran McVeigh arrived just too late to force the loose leather to the net. Paul Devlin from a free and a brilliant long range effort leveled the match for the fifteen men with ten minutes to go. An Riocht defended deep sometimes only Clarke was in the Kilcoo half and the Magpies could not find a way through the congested An Riocht half of the field. The vital next score fell to An Riocht with Clarke attracting defenders before slipping the ball to James Cunningham who pointed the Mourne men ahead with seven minutes remaining. Momentum fully restored An Riocht swept forward again, Clarke still received the attention of three Kilcoo defenders leaving space for others to build a promising attack. Paddy Cole took possession just over the halfway line and in one movement looked up and placed a perfect pass into the hands of Clarke who shrugged off his marker, took a stride forward and lobbed the advancing keeper for a goal quite magnificent in its simplicity, creation and execution. With four added minutes flashing on the fourth officials board An Riocht defended strongly and hit on the break. Sean Kelly did register a late free but this was only Kilcoos third score of the second half and nowhere near enough to see off the determined challenge of the fourteen men. Indeed it was An Riocht in possession and on the attack when the referee brought proceedings to a close. DVDs of the Final available from the Club. Seconds Football This Seconds play Downpatrick at 2pm on Saturday at Dunavil. U20 Football We play the winners of the Shamrocks v Clann Na Banna match in the 'A' quarter finals either midweek or on Sunday 4th November. U13 Football On Sunday we complete our programme with a visit to Saval leaving Dunavil at 10am. *Bingo continues on Sundays and Lotto on Mondays and Cards - 45- on Thursdays. Dinner Dance The An Riocht Dinner Dance will take place on Friday 8th February at the Canal Court Hotel in Newry. Equipment All team managers are requested to return changing room keys, team jerseys, balls and medical kits immediately after teams finish up for the season. Juvenile Presentation The An Riocht Juvenile Presentation evening took place on Thursday. Individual award winners were U8 Most Improved Footballer Mathew Carvill; U8 Footballer Runner-up Ronan Campbell; U8 Footballer of the Year Conor Clarke; U10 Most Improved Footballer Shane Cunningham; U10 Footballer Runner-up Deaglan Morgan; U10 Footballer Runner-up Darragh Campbell; U10 Footballer of the Year Ronan White; U12 Most Improved Footballer Ryan Spiers; U12 Footballer Runner-up Declan Clarke; U12 Footballer of the Year John O'Rourke. U14 Most Improved Footballer Stephen Curran; U14 Footballer Runner-up Ryan White; U14 Footballer of the Year Ryan Clarke; U16 Most Improved Footballer Stephen Corr; U16 Footballer Runner-up Michael Spiers; U16 Footballer of the Year Paul Allen; U10 Most Improved Camogie Player Leah Colgan; U10 Runner-up Camogie Player Lauren Clarke; U10 Camogie Player of the Year Sarah Carvill; U12 Most Improved Camogie Player Tierna Rooney; U12 Runner-up Camogie Player Tara Bowater; U12 Camogie Player of the Year Orla Mc Alinden; U14 Most Improved Camogie Player Rebecca Cunningham; U14 Runner-up Camogie Player Sinead Branagan; U14 Camogie Player of the Year Susie Reilly; U16 Most Improved Camogie Player Emily Keenan; U16 Runner-up Camogie Player Ella Colgan; U16 Camogie Player of the Year Orla Cunningham. There were also presentations to the An Riocht representatives with St. Columbans College Ulster Camogie winners (Orla Cunningham, Laura Donnelly, Emily Keenan, Nicole Kelly, Susie Reilly, Louise Rodgers, Shauna Sloan, Christina Trainor) and the All Ireland Football winners (Conor Cole, Darren Doyle, Diarmuid Flanagan, Patrick Gartland, Tom Cunningham). Also team presentations were made to U14 footballers winners South Down Division Two and Longstone tournament; U12 footballers runners up Castlewellan tournament; U10 footballers winners Mourne League and Longstone tournament; U8 footballers runners up Longstone and Mayobridge tournaments. U16 camogie runners up in the Down League; U12 camogie winners Down league; U10 camogie winners Down tournament. Jersey presentations were made to U12 Camogie by Fair Green Oysters; to U16 Camogie by RZC; to U10 Football by Pat Rodgers Ltd; to U12 Football by Press Xpress; to U14 Football Paul & Kevin Plastering Contractors; to U16 Football by E & E O' Rourke Contracts Thanks to those who helped with the preparations and on the night. Defib. Training in the use of the club defibrillator will take place at 7pm on Thursday 1st November. All places are now taken. A further training night will take place in January. AGM The An Riocht Annual General Meeting will take place at 7pm on Friday 9th November. Kingdom YC Notes Youth Club Rota: (please not changes) Mondays: Club Open 6pm to 10pm. Primary School children to be collected by 8.30pm. Seniors Projects (aged13+). Tuesdays: Club Open 6pm to 10pm. Primary School children to be collected by 8.30pm. Arts & Crafts with Clare from 7pm to 8.30pm. Wednesdays: Club Open 6pm to 10pm. No Primary School children tonight. Senior Drop-in. Thursdays: Club Open 6pm to 10pm. Primary School children to be collected by 8.30pm. Seniors Projects (aged 13+). Fridays: Club Open 6pm to 10pm. Primary School children to be collected by 8.30pm. Junior & Senior Drop-in. Hall Rota: Mondays: 6.30pm Booked; 7.30pm Camphill Residents; 8.30pm Free; 9.30pm Camphill Volunteers. Tuesdays: 6.30pm Irish Dancing; 7.30pm Free; 8.30pm Band Practice. Wednesdays: 6.30pm U14 Hurling; 7.30pm Ladies Keep-fit; 8.30pm Booked. Thursdays: 6pm Irish Dancing; 7pm Free; 8pm Free; 9pm Free. Fridays: 6pm Booked; 7pm Juniors; 8.15pm Seniors. Saturdays: 10am Kung Fu class. Life Project. Well done to Andrew, Gerard and Peter for completing the Fire Brigade training last week and thanks to the Fire Brigade for providing this opportunity. Irish Dance Murtagh School of Irish Dancing continues Irish Dancing classes at the club on Tuesdays 6.30pm & Thursdays 6pm. Wanted - Singers, Dancers, Musicians, Recitation, Novelty Acts, etc. for fun and competition & also people to help prepare them Clothing Collection Can you spare your old, unwanted all types of clothing, paired shoes, all household textiles, bed linens, curtains, towels, etc. Every bag collected results in a donation to the Clubs Youth section. Please help raise funds for your local club & help developing communities abroad. Please leave bags at the Kingdom Club, 10 Dunavil Road. There is now a community clothes bin at Dunavil for all day use. * The full youth club programme is available locally or online at www.anriocht.com * Arts & Crafts for 7 to 13 year olds with Clare continues from 7pm to 8.30pm on Tuesdays. * There is a social event between KYC & Jims planned for Thursday 8th November, aged thirteen plus. See Sheila for details or attend the Senior Members meeting at 6pm on Thursday. * Clubs for Young People will run indoor football for boys and girls at KYC - U12 on 8th November, U14 on 22nd November, U16 on 13th December. Uganda There is a meeting in Jims centre at 7pm on Friday 2nd November. All those involved in the Uganda trip must attend. Tweet

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