Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's club notes

September 23, 2020

Maith sibh to our Reserves who beat the Moy in the Championship on Sat 19th Sept past 3-08 to 1-08. The Barrys led at 1-05 to 1-02 at the small whistle with points from Oisin Gordon and Shane Crewe and Liam Cushnahan causing the Moy all sorts of trouble racking up 1-03. The second half saw Shane Hanna again to the fore with some fantastic saves to deny the Moy whilst at the other end Derrylaughan turned the screw with goals from Owen Cushnahan and Shea Coney and a point from Seamus Mc Cann and two more great points from Liam Cushnahan. Scorers: Liam Cushnahan 1-05, Shea Coney 1-00, Owen Cushnahan 1-00, Oisin Gordan 0-01, Shane Crewe 0-01 and Seamus Mc Cann 0-01. The Quarter-final of the Championship has been confirmed as V neighbours Clonoe O’Rahilly’s at 2pm on Sat 03rd Oct in O’Rahilly Park. The next League game is Senior only V Donaghmore away at Dungannon Eoghan Ruadh Hurling Club on Thurs 24th Sept at 7.30pm.

The U14s played superbly in the League Grade 4 Knockout Final V Eskra Emmet’s last Mon 21st Sept in Eglish kicking a massive 6-10 to Eskra’s 4-16 bringing the game to a replay, now confirmed for Sat 26th Sept in Aghaloo at 11am. Scorers: Barry Mc Erlean 3-01, Adam Cushnahan 2-03, Andre Devlin 1-04 and Caoimhin Hughes 0-02. See Social Media for TeamTalkMag’s Full Match report on this ‘incredible game!’ Maith sibh agus ádh mór Team and Management again! The U14s also then have the Grade 4 Championship Final V Eskra Emmet’s planned for Sat 3rd Oct 11am Venue TBC. Training as per WhatsApp group. The U12 Footballers play Stewartstown away on Thurs 24th Sept at 6.30pm. The Gerard Quinn Cup is on Sun 27th Sept 10-11am. See WhatsApp Groups for more info for all still active age groups.

The Senior Camogs were beaten by Dungannon in the League 1-06 to 1-03 on Wed 16th Sept past. Ádh mór to our Seniors in the Championship Final V Eglish in Eglish on Sun 27th Sept at 10.30am. All support welcome.  The Minors game V Edendork was not finished. Trainings for Minors and Seniors as per WhatsApp group. The U6/U8/U10 Young Camogs had a great evenings Camogie with visiting neighbours Brocagh on Tues 21st Sept past, thanks to all organisers and coaches. Training continues Fri evenings from 6-7pm – contact Paula Mc Court 07707704006.

GAA CoVID-19 guidance and the GAA eLearning module required to be completed before entering Club facilities for training or games is available at https://courses.gaa.ie/Covid19ClubEd and the CoVID Health Questionnaire is available at https://returntoplay.gaa.ie which must be completed before your first training session and reconfirmed prior to each subsequent training session. The Club CoVID Supervisor is Enda Cushnahan at [email protected]  or contact the Club PRO at [email protected] or any Committee Member for further info.

In order to play all players must be registered members and register asap - £20 Individual, £30 Couple, £10 Senior Citizen. Cairde Caoimhin de Barra is also still open for Club Membership - you may pay at www.klubfunder.com/clubs/derrylaughan_gac (underscore not space) - click ‘Make a payment’ and select payment amount and payment type drop-down tab for Membership. Please note that in order to be covered by club Insurance all players must have paid their membership before training/playing.

The Washingbay Green Run 2020 fundraiser has now moved to the 31st Oct with online registrations remaining valid for the revised date. Please note that registrations are not available on the day – online only. For further information on the 5K Walk/Run, 10K Run and Half-Marathon or  the revised arrangements please visit www.wbaygreenrun.com or contact Brendan Quinn on +447784516133.

The Black Tie 75th Anniversary Gala Dinner that was due to be held on October 31st 2020 in Armagh City hotel in conjunction with our Grand Fundraising Draw for £20,000 in prize money have been postponed until October 23rd 2021. Tickets are £100 or £1000 per table, strictly no U16s - please contact any committee member for more information or purchase via Klubfunder website at www.klubfunder.com/clubs/derrylaughan_gac (underscore not space). Please watch Social Media and Club Info WhatsApp for more information.

Lotto numbers drawn 20th September 2020 - 4, 15, 24 and 28. No one matched 3 or 4 numbers so a draw was made. Number 113 was drawn and that was Elaine Gordon who wins £50. Next lotto draw is on 27th Sept at 9pm. Entry must be made online by 1pm on 27th September. Jackpot now stands at £800.   Lotto is available online at www.klubfunder.com/clubs/derrylaughan_gac  (underscore not space). The minimum purchase is £5 – this can be used to purchase 5 week’s worth of 1 line or 5 lines in 1 week. There is also a quick pick (lucky dip) option! Ádh mór!

For Club Merchandise enquiries please contact Sinead Donaghy on +447708772982. Thank you kindly to John and Mary Mac Oscar of Vivo Shop Aughamullan for facilitating the orders. Anyone interested in borrowing any equipment/resources from the club please contact Petsie Kennedy +447801933381. The Shamrocks are back training Mon evenings with Brian Taggart at a cost of £2 each and Wed also at 7.15pm – contact Bruce Hunt 07788973669 for further information. Pilates is back up and running every Tues at 8pm at Sean Robinson PT’s Core Performance Gym with Pilates for Athletes on Thurs at 7.35pm - contact Sean on 07851158364 for further info.

Please visit us on Twitter Kevin Barrys @DerrylaughanGAC and on Facebook Derrylaughan Kevin Barrys GAC for daily updates on all aspects of club life. Please forward daily any information for Facebook and Twitter and club notes should be with the PRO by 10pm each Monday. 


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