Registration 2018

With the club registration deadline closing in we urge members to ensure they have their club membership paid. Currently we have only 80 members registered out of the roughly 550 members usually registered each year, so we have some distance to go yet. The Ladies will be hosting an open registration session on Thursday 22nd March in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh and hope to largely take care of registration for our female players at that evening. Membership can be paid at any time to Gerry Ferguson at Ferguson's Jewellers. Players can alsodownload registration forms from aodhruadh.org and submit this along with the relevant fee directly to their manager. Further registration sessions will be organised over the coming weeks and it is especially important all players are signed up club members.

 

Football

Kerry Ryan's under 16s will finally get their season up and running on Tuesday when they travel to Ardara.

 

Well done to the county under 17s who earned a 2-8 to 0-13 win over Tyrone in their opening fixture of the Ulster League played at Father Tierney Park last Saturday. Aodh Ruadh had strong interest in the game with Shane Gillespie anchoring the defence at centre back and Senan Rooney in the attack. Eoin Doherty was also an early sub as Donegal got the better of the Red Hands. Senan Rooney made a especially telling contribution, finishing the game with 1-1 to his credit. We have a great gallery of pictures from the game up onaodhruadh.org.

 

The under 12s will have a challenge game next Bank Holiday Monday at home against Grange. Throw in is at 10.30am and all players are to be up at the Park for 9.45am. Training continues on Friday evenings in the Mercy Hall from 7.15pm to 8.15pm. There is a charge of €3 per session.

 

Indoor underage training for boys continues this Friday. The under 10s are in the New Hall from 7.15pm to 8.15pm. Under 6 and under 8 training continues on Friday. The under 8s are in the New Hall from 6pm to 7pm. The under 6s are in the Mercy Hall from 6pm to 6.45pm. There is a charge of €3 per head, please note the new rate. Please bring your own water and wear runners as no other footwear allowed. Parents/Guardians are asked to please collect children promptly after their session is finished. Girls underage football resumption will be notified to the relevant age groups in due course.

 

Ladies

Under 6 girls training continues in Creevy School Hall this Friday and runs from 6pm to 7pm. There is a charge of €2  per child to cover the cost of the hall. Under 8 girls training continues on Tuesdays in the Mercy Hall and runs from 6pm to 7pm. There is a charge of €3  per child to cover the cost of the hall. Under 10 girls training continues on Tuesdays in the Mercy Hall and runs from the later time of 7.15pm to 8.15pm. There is a charge of €3  per child to cover the cost of the hall.

 

Under 12 girls training continues this Wednesday in the Mercy Hall from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Please bring €3 to cover cost of hall hire as well as water.

 

There was a big Aodh Ruadh representation in county action over the weekend. On Saturday the minors and the under 14s were taking on Tyrone at Killygordon. Briana Maher fielded at full back, with Cáit Gillespie at half forward and Ana Keon on the squad too. They had a tough battle with the Red Hands and it finished all square 2-5 to 3-2. The under 14 game also finished level at 2-7 to 3-4. Aodh Ruadh had three starters on the team. Áine Hill in goal, Lucy McGlynn at centre back and Caoimhe Hughes-O'Brien in midfield. Also on the squad were Katie O'Brien and Aoibheann McGarrigle. On Sunday it was the under 16s turn to take to the field as they tackled Monaghan at Inniskeen in the Ulster Championship group stages. They emerged with a 2-11 to 0-6 win over the hosts with Caoimhe Keon lining out at midfield and Caitlin McGarrigle also part of the panel. Well done to all the girls on flying the flag for the club at the top level.

 

Hurling

Underage hurling training continues on Sunday morning at 12 noon. Training is open to boys and girls from 5 years old upwards. Hurls and helmets are provided for training. Come along and learn the skills of our ancient game in a fun-filled environment. For any information contact John Rooney on 086-2587793.

 

The under 14s are training hard at the moment and have their first league game on Thursday 22nd March at home to Setanta.

 

Saint Patrick's Day

Aodh Ruadh will once again be taking part in the Saint Patrick's Day parade. Bord na nÓg players, underage ladies players and juvenile hurlers are invited to take part this Saturday. Players are to assemble at Gaelscoil Éirne at 1.40pm. Jerseys will be provided. Parents / guardians can collect players at the Market Yard after the parade.

 

Recycle fund-raiser

Aodh Ruadh Ladies are collecting any unwanted clothes, bags, belts, pairs of shoes and bed linen you might have. The aim is to collect as many 10kg bags as possible. To arrange a drop off or collection please make contact with Siobhán McGarrigle (086-6860178), Mairead Caldwell (083-1099434), Paul Gillespie (086-0430045) or Thomas O'Brien (086-6091852). Please spread the word as we'd like to see a big response to this much needed fund-raiser

 

Egg-citing news! The Duck Race is back!

The Aodh Ruadh ladies Duck Race returns to its traditional Easter slot this year and with that comes the return of the famous Easter Egg raffle giveaway. The Ducks go under starters orders at 2pm on the testing McKenna's Brook course on Easter Bank Holiday Monday, 2nd April. Members of the under 6, under 8, under 10 and under 12 teams should all have their cards by now with under 14 players receiving their cards over the next week. All players are asked to fill a card, except where there is more than one player in a household.

 

Easter Camp

Aodh Ruadh are running an Easter Camp from Monday 26th March to Wednesday 28th March. Each day runs from 10am to 2pm and welcomes children from junior infants to sixth class. It costs €30 per child, but family concessions are available. Contact Brian Roper on 087-6139065 for further information and bookings.

 

Last One Standing

Round five of Last One Standing only saw two players leave the competition. Galway, Tipperary and Mayo were the popular selections and as we head for round six there are still 58 people left in the hunt for the big prize.

 

Child Protection course

There will be a child protection course in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh on April 7th starting 2pm and running to 5pm. There are 20 places on the course with ten places available for Bord na nÓg coaches and ten for Ladies coaches. Contact Patricia Hill, David O'Donnell or Lisa McTernan to book your place.

 

Question time

A date for your diary. Bord na nÓg will be staging a Sports Quiz on Saturday 14th April in the Bridgend Bar at 9.30pm. There will be a raffle on the night and a big turnout of support is needed to help continue the great investment in underage football in recent years.

 

Scór

Well done to the Trath na gCeist team of Sylvester Maguire, Paddy Kelly, Eamonn Martin Maguire and John Hughes who took silver at the Irish language Ulster final in Armagh, just losing out to Cornafean after eight tough rounds of questions.

 

Bingo

Last week's €400 Bingo jackpot was won be Josie Lynch, Ballyshannon, whilst Mary Donagher took the stand up game prize of €140. There was no claim on the winter snowball so it rises to €475 on 47 numbers or less. Due to the drama festival taking place at the Abbey Centre this week, bingo will be held at Coláiste Cholmcille this Friday at 9pm. There will be a full €2,150 prize fund to play for, books priced just €10.

 

Aodh Ruadh Lotto

There was no winner of last week's Aodh Ruadh Lotto jackpot of €7,000. The winning numbers drawn were 1, 4, 5, 6, 13 and 15. In the lucky dip €20 went to Vivienne McCabe, Cluain Barron; Barry Sweeny, The Abbey; Margaret Campbell, Camlin; Glen Patton; and John McFadden. Next draw is in Pat's Bar with a jackpot of €7,100 on Monday at 8.30pm. Tickets are now available in the following outlets: Seán Óg's, O'Donnell's, Dicey Reilly's, The Limit, Pat's Bar, The Bridgend, Owen Roe's, Fin McCool's, The Lantern, McGinley's, Pearse O'Neill's, McCosker's Centra and Kernan's Spar and at the weekly bingo in the Abbey Centre. You have to be in it to win it!

 

The lotto team for McCosker's Centra on Saturday is: SENIOR HURLERS.

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