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November

3 November

Test your Premiership smarts
With the Premiership up and running now, there's a fair bit of form to go on now. So, no better time to sign up for a Premiership Snowball fund-raiser being run by senior and reserve footballers. Cards can be obtained from any player, from Lisa McTernan or on the Aodh Ruadh CLG Facebook page. It's €10 to enter - payments can also be made through our page on www.klubfunder.com in the general payments section, with the teams being texted to Lisa on 086-2338636. The rules are simple. You pick one team per week, and you can't pick the same team twice. We are grateful for €500 sponsorship generously donated by Colin at MR OIL MAN! All monies raised will go straight back into the club.

Slán agus beannacht
All in the club wish our senior joint-captain Johnny Gethins and member of senior back room team Ronan Matthews all the very best of luck as they head away on overseas deployment later this month.

Last one standing
We have 15 left in our Last One Standing Competition kindly sponsored by Liam Gallen of Mr G's. All left standing were asked to pick their provincial winners and; All-Ireland winner. You need to win your provincial to stay standing, that is, you need to win Ulster, Connacht, Leinster and Munster to move on. Best of luck to all 15, and here are their picks.

Diarmaid Doherty: Mayo, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Kerry.
Donagh Ryan: Galway, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Dublin.
Mark Gallagher: Galway, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Kerry.
Susan Sheridan: Roscommon, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Kerry.
Paul Bannon: Mayo, Dublin, Kerry, Down; All-Ireland Kerry.
Helen Mealiffe: Galway, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Dublin.
Oisin Rooney: Mayo, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Dublin.
Aisling/Jayden McGrath: Mayo, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Kerry.
Niamh McGrath: Mayo, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Kerry.
Mike Lynch: Mayo, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Dublin.
Mark Tansey: Mayo, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Kerry.
Eamon Maguire: Galway, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Kerry.
Shane Harron: Mayo, Dublin, Kerry, Donegal; All-Ireland Dublin.

AGM diary
AGM season is almost upon us. Below are the various upcoming committee and club AGMs in chronological order.

The Bord na nÓg AGM will take place via Microsoft Teams this Sunday at 5pm. Anyone with an interest in the development of underage football in Ballyshannon is warmly invited to attend. To attend simply send your email address to Lisa McTernan by this Thursday.

The Juvenile Hurling AGM has been scheduled for Thursday 12th November at 8pm. This will be a Zoom meeting. All parents and interested parties more than welcome to attend. To take part, just send a text to Orla Bannon at 086-8035316 to receive the meeting ID and passcode.

The Ladies AGM will take place on Sunday 15th November at 6pm via Microsoft Teams. Those who wish to take part in the AGM should email Patricia McShea Hill at rusheen50@gmail.com as soon as possible. All managers are asked to please forward their team report by 1st November as all paperwork has to be gathered and emailed to those taking part in the AGM.

The Club AGM will take place on Sunday 29th November via Microsoft Teams. All sub-committee reports should be with Club Secretary, Lisa McTernan, by Friday 20th November. All adult members should have by now received an email with AGM nomination and motion forms. The deadline for return of these is 13th November.

Coaching corner
Donegal GAA’s Games Development Manager Aaron Kyles is staging a weekly webinair over the run up to Christmas. The first of these, on Wednesday will be an introduction to Donegal GAA Club Support Programme. The webinairs will be via Microsoft Teams. The Club Support Programme is there to assist clubs in developing a club coaching plan alongside developing and mentoring of club coaches through coach the coach’s workshops. Check outtheDonegal GAA website for full detailson the programme of webinars.

Supporting mental health
We invite members to support a fund-raiser organised by our senior player, David McGurrin on behalf of Connect Mental Health. He is running the distance from where he currently lives in Dooradoyle, Limerick back home to Ballyshannon, a distance of approximately 270km. This will be completed within a 5 km radius over the duration of the Level 5 Restrictions ending on December 1st. David will be posting updates online on his progress. Connect Mental Health is a community mental health organisation promoting positive mental health in Donegal through an annual programme of events, online workshops and supports delivered directly to young people and adults in the local community. To donate go tothe GoFundMe.com page for this event.

Ballyshannon lights up
The club were delighted to make a €100 donation to the Ballyshannon Business Chamber's campaign to raise funds to light up the town this Christmas. Just a small token of thanks to the businesses who support our club and community. You can still donate to this great cause at the Halloween Virtual 5K GoFundMe page.

Club Newsletter
The monthly GAA club newsletter is now live. In an interesting edition they look at the split season proposal for GAA calendar; Getting your club winter ready; The science behind the yellow sliotar; The events of Bloody Sunday 1920; and a new hurling skills and drills video for children. To view / download the newsletter, head along to gaa.ie.

Dander for Danny
The club would like to thank all teams that supported the Dander for Danny appeal. We raised €125 which was matched by the club, so Aodh Ruadh made a donation of €250 to this great cause. Thanks to all who contributed and best of luck to Danny and the McLoone family in the future.

Win a house in Dublin!
We renew our invitation to our members to support Donegal GAA's house draw. You could win a semi-detached home in Dublin with Club Donegal. With over 134 square metres of living space, this four-bed residence is located in Brownsbarn, adjacent to Citywest. On 4th December one very lucky person will win this brand-new house in our capital. Second prize in the draw is a brand-new Mazda 2. Tickets, priced €100, are available to buy online now at winyourhouseindublin.com.

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10 November

Bord na nÓg AGM
The 2020 Bord na nÓg AGM was held on Sunday, via Microsoft Teams with almost 30 attending virtually. The secretary report was read out and Lisa McTernan began by paying tribute to Packie McGrath for his work with the Academy throughout the 2020 season. Lisa thanked all the managers and coaches for their hard work and commitment throughout what was a challenging year for underage football. She then thanked the people who came on board as Covid Officers. Lisa finished off her report by thanking the players for their commitment and respect that they showed to all the new Covid regulations. David O'Donnell's Chairman’s report followed and underlined Lisa's words and also thanked the club referees, the Park committee and all who helped support Bord na nÓg during 2020. David finished up his report by congratulating Barry Ward and the senior team on winning the Intermediate Championship. Filling the positions of Chairperson, Secretary and Southern Regional Board delegate were postponed, to be filled by the first Monthly Club Executive Meeting of 2021. Packie McGrath, through the Aodh Ruadh Academy, is currently sorting managers for all age groups. Packie submitted a report on the Academy to the meeting. He began by thanking all the sponsors who made it possible. He outlined the importance of each player having their own jersey and football and how them each having their own football helped improve skills throughout the year. Packie said an objective of the Academy was to get more people involved and this was very successful in 2020. The meeting was informed that in 2021 football will be played at odd age groups, i.e. under 5, under 7, under 9, under 11, under 13, under 15 and under 17. It is still unknown as to whether or not there will be an under 19 competition. The 2020 AGM came to a close with Chairman David O'Donnell thanking everyone for taking time out to join the call.

AGM diary
AGM season is almost upon us. Below are the various upcoming committee and club AGMs in chronological order.

The Juvenile Hurling AGM has been scheduled for this Thursday at 8pm. This will be a Zoom meeting. All parents and interested parties more than welcome to attend. To take part, just send a text to Orla Bannon at 086-8035316 to receive the meeting ID and passcode.

Gone, but not forgotten
Aodh Ruadh have made a donation towards the memory tree for all deceased members of our club. We also invite our members to head along to the GoFundMe.com page and contribute to this lovely fund-raiser as we look to light the town up in these dark times this Christmas.

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17 November

Club AGM
The Club AGM will take place on Sunday 29th November via Microsoft Teams. All sub-committee reports should be with Club Secretary, Lisa McTernan, by Friday 20th November. All adult members should have by now received an email with AGM nomination and motion forms. The deadline for return of these is Friday, 13th November. Anyone who wants to attend the meeting should forward their email address to Lisa McTernan at secretary.aodhruadh.donegal@gaa.ie by this Friday, 13th November.

Ladies AGM
The Aodh Ruadh Ladies AGM took place virtually on Sunday evening. There were reports on an unusual year on the pitch and preparations made for what everyone hopes will be a much more conventional 2021. The following appointments were made on the evening. Chairperson, Sarah Daly; Secretary, To be confirmed; Under 6 manager, Denise Martin; Under 8 manager, To be confirmed; Under 10 manager, To be confirmed; Under 12 manager, to be confirmed; Under 14 manager John Hughes; Under 16 managers, Sandra Sheerin and Thomas O'Brien; Minor managers Paul Gillespie and Sylvester Maguire; Senior managers Paul Gillespie and Sylvester Maguire. We extend heartfelt thanks to our outcoming chairwoman, Patricia Hill who has given great service in her time in the post. Our deep thanks also to Kathleen McGarrigle who served as Secretary. Thanks also to all who gave their time for Ladies Football in the club over the past year, with a special mention those who took on the role of Covid Officers with teams. Thanks also to Packie McGrath who gave a well-received presentation on the Aodh Ruadh Academy. If anyone would like to become involved in ladies football, in whatever capacity, or has any ideas or issues they would like addressed, our incoming Chairwoman Sarah Daly asks you to contact her on 083-8648342.

Juvenile Hurling AGM
Last Thursday saw the Juvenile Hurling AGM take place remotely. Secretary Orla Bannon's report reflected on two big highlights of the year, capturing the under 14 county title, and the successful Billy Finn, John Larkin fund-raising event. Chairman John Rooney reiterated those sentiments and thanked all those who had worked to develop underage hurling in the club over the past year. The respective manager's reports followed. All managers paid tribute to the time and commitment of their players and passed on their thanks to the committee and all the parents for their support. After 30 years of involvement and 10 years as Chairman of the juvenile hurling committee, John Rooney said he would not be seeking re-election. With no one present willing to take on the position, it was decided to hold over the election of officers and appointment of team managers to the first meeting of 2021. On behalf of Aodh Ruadh, club Chairman William Doogan thanked John for his many years of hard work and for all his time and efforts over the years for hurling in the club.

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24 November

Club AGM
The Club AGM takes place this Sunday at 5pm via Microsoft Teams. It is essential that anyone who wants to attend the meeting should forward their email address to Lisa McTernan at secretary.aodhruadh.donegal@gaa.ie by this Thursday. Lisa can also be reached at 085-1061456. Participants should be logged in ten minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting to minimise potential disruption due to technical issues and to allow the meeting to proceed with a minimum of disruption.

Test your Premiership smarts
Not long left now to sign up for the Premiership Snowball fund-raiser being run by senior and reserve footballers, with the first round of games in the competition taking place this weekend. Cards can be obtained from any player, from Lisa McTernan or on the Aodh Ruadh CLG Facebook page. It's €10 to enter - payments can also be made through our page on www.klubfunder.com in the general payments section, with the teams being texted to Lisa on 086-2338636. The rules are simple. You pick one team per week, and you can't pick the same team twice. We are grateful for €500 sponsorship generously donated by Colin at MR OIL MAN! All monies raised will go straight back into the club.

Juvenile Hurling
Aodh Ruadh are seeking a new person to take on the role of Juvenile Hurling Chairperson. John Rooney has left big boots to fill in this section of the club, but it is essential we have a new chair in post as soon as possible to continue to steer the great work being done in underage hurling in Ballyshannon. Those interested in taking up the position are asked to text club secretary Lisa McTernan on 086-2338636 by Monday, 30th November.

Win a house in Dublin!
Time is running out to get in on Donegal GAA's house draw. You could win a semi-detached home in Dublin with Club Donegal. With over 134 square metres of living space, this four-bed residence is located in Brownsbarn, adjacent to Citywest. On 4th December one very lucky person will win this brand-new house in our capital. Second prize in the draw is a brand-new Mazda 2. Tickets, priced €100, are available to buy online now at winyourhouseindublin.com.

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