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7 January 2024

Football
Best of luck to Jack Gallagher, Cian Rooney and the ATU Donegal squad who take on MTU Cork in Abbotstown this Wednesday, as well as Matt Gillespie and Kyle McNulty who are part of the ATU Sligo panel taking on reigning Sigerson Cup champions, Ulster University.

There is good Ballyshannon interest in Saturday's All-Ireland senior football club championship semi-final between Coolera Strandhill and Cuala in Breffni Park. We wish Sean Taylor and his team-mates the very best of luck against their Leinster opponents. Meanwhile Niall Cullen is on duty with an officiating team which includes Sylvester Maguire as umpire and we also wish them the very best for a good game at the weekend. You can watch the action live on TG4.

Well done to our neighbours up the N15, Four Masters, on claiming back to back Ulster club minor titles with a win against Magherafelt O'Donovan Rossa on New Year's Day.

Ladies
Congratulations to our own Rachel Gillespie and Cadhla Gillespie who have been selected for the 2025 under 16 county panel. Best of luck to the girls and the rest of the squad for the coming season.

New Year, New You
Get out and get active this winter. Join us at the fitness trail in Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh to walk or run and keep active in a safe and sociable environment this winter. Everyone welcome to come and get active after the festive period. All age groups children and parents, and all levels of fitness. You can come for a walk, or for those that want a push can join our Couch 2 5k programme. We have training programmes for all levels. Refreshments will be available!

Club Calendar
The 2025 Aodh Ruadh Calendar is still on sale and can be purchased at Kernan's Spar, A Novel Idea and Pearse O'Neill's shop.

GOAL Mile
A big thank you to everyone who came to Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh on Sunday for the GOAL Mile walk. We had a great turnout to help raise funds for this great cause. Thanks also to everyone who helped with the organisation and refreshments on the day.

Last One Standing
Test your football knowledge by picking a winning team for each of the seven rounds of the upcoming National League, the only catch is that you can only pick each team once! There's a prize fund of €250 to be won by the player or players that manage to correctly predict the winning teams right through to the finals and of course, the smugness of being the Last One Standing! This is a fund-raiser for the Juvenile Hurling Committee, supported by Liam Gallen at Mr G's. Entry costs €10 and cards can be collected from Owen Roe's Bar or from any committee member and can be sent via WhatsApp or email - contact Orla Bannon on 086-8035316. Payment can be made in cash, via Revolut or Klubfunder.com. Get your entries in before Friday, 24th January and let the best one win!

A night with the History Maker in Óg's
Seán Óg's will be the venue for a darts exhibition with the History Maker, Brendan Dolan, on Friday 24th January. Proceeds from what is sure to be a great night of top quality arrows will go to Aodh Ruadh Bord na nÓg. To play on the night go to the Seán Óg's Facebook page and drop them a message, but don't hang about because spaces are limited spaces.

Dinner Dance 2025
Not long now until our annual club Dinner Dance on Saturday, 8th February. As usual the action takes place in Dorrian's Imperial Hotel, and we are all looking forward to what should be a big night of craic and celebration. Thankfully the club had success on a number of fronts in 2024, so we have quite a bit of achievement to mark. Attendees will be greeted with a complimentary glass of fizz on arrival from 6pm, before proceedings formally get under way with the banquet at 7pm sharp. After the fine dining, Master of Ceremonies Sean Perry will take to the rostrum to introduce the presentation of awards. As well as our usual individual presentations we will be saluting our minor four-in-a-row county championship winning teams of 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 on the night with our under 21 hurling championship shield winners and Junior B Shield winning ladies receiving their medals. With the gongs given out, the fabulous Rockhill Ramblers will take to the stage to entertain the crowd into the small hours. Tickets priced €40 are now available on klubfunder.com or by contacting Lisa McTernan on 086-2338636. Don't delay, get yours today!

CPR / AED course
The club will be organising a CPR / AED course in March for all club members 16-years-old and above, parents and underage coaches involved in Aodh Ruadh. We are encouraging at least one coach from each age group to register. The course is €15 and should take about two and half hours which could potentially save a life. To register send Chris Kelly a text at 086-8813553 with your name and phone number. Precise dates and details to be confirmed in due course.

Club membership
We ask all club members to make arrangements for their 2025 club registration ahead of the new season. Once again, we are using the official GAA online platform, Foireann, as the primary channel for processing club membership. To obtain or renew membership go online to foireann.ie, and your membership status will be displayed on the dashboard after you login, with the option to register, if you have not yet paid your membership for 2025. Anyone running into problems with Foireann can contact the club Secretary, Louise Larkin, for assistance. Alternatively, membership can also be paid to Gerry Ferguson at Ferguson's Jewellers. All players, without exception, must be signed up club members prior to the commencement of training. Non members are not covered by the GAA's injury insurance scheme and cannot line out for the club. Adult members will receive first priority for the club's allocation of Ulster or All-Ireland final tickets in the event of Donegal contesting these deciders. Only adult members registered by 31st March may vote at the club AGM.

Ballyshannon Bingo
We return to the Abbey Centre for bingo on Tuesday, January 7th for the usual time of 8.30pm. We wish all our bingo players and supporters a happy and prosperous New Year!

Last modified: Monday, 6 January 2025 at 10:14pm

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