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- 2 February
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National Club Draw
All who have tickets sold for the National Club Draw are asked to return their ticket stubs and fees this weekend. Returns should be made directly to Tom Daly, David McLoone or Michael Daly. On Saturday the draw organisers will be at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh, beside the Fitness Trail, from 12 noon to 1pm to receive draw returns to facilitate individuals who wish to bring returns in a socially distanced manner. As we are reaching a vital stage in the process to renovate the Father Tierney Park playing surface those with remaining tickets to sell are asked to redouble their efforts over the next few weeks. Many thanks to those who have already made their returns.
The National Prize fund is underwritten by the GAA at National level, with an impressive array of prizes including a car and All-Ireland Final packages. Our Park Development Committee have put together an attractive array of prizes for a Local Draw which is also included in the €10 ticket price, with a further chance to win a cash prize in a draw at County Board level. All of these local prizes have been generously sponsored by supporters of the Father Tierney Park project from our area. Please support those who support us. Because the prizes are fully underwritten all income from the draw stays locally and helps to build the match-funding required to draw down the €100,000 grant aid already sourced by our Park / Development Committee.
We are really asking everyone in the club to 'up the ante' on this over the coming weeks, to make their returns quickly and if you haven't got a book to sell yet, contact any of the three organisers mentioned above. For those not living locally, a call or e-mail to any one of the organisers or a purchase online via our Klubfunder page is an option. Now is the time to put your shoulder to the wheel so that this ambitious project, with all that it offers for the future of our players and our games is delivered with works commencing in 2021.Sympathies
Aodh Ruadh would like to express our deepest sympathy to Maeve Fenton and family on the death of her nephew Piers White. Piers was son of Maeve’s sister Naomi and husband Jeff. He died after developing breathing difficulties while climbing on Mount Kenya. May he rest in Peace.
The club extends its sympathies to the family of the late Joe Pat Prunty, Newtownbutler, whose funeral took place on Sunday. A former Fermanagh footballer he founded Prunty Pitches and pioneered a new methodology for the construction of playing fields. His legacy is to be seen at GAA clubs throughout Ireland and at sports centres further afield. He and his son Joseph were frequent visitors to Aodh Ruadh and the two Prunty playing fields at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh are prime examples of their work. May he rest in Peace.Foundation Coaching Course
CLG Dhún na nGall are running an online a foundation course coaching course for hurling and football starting in February. Once you book onto the course one of a CLG Dhún na nGall coach will respond to you with details how to register for the online theory element of the coaching course. Coaches will also inform those who book onto the course of details for the online safeguarding course which is part of the overall course content. The practical assessments of the course will take place at a later date when we are able to arrange them with the easing of restrictions from COVID. Participants won't be accredited for completing the course until all three elements are completed in full (theory, safeguarding and practical). The course has limited spaces available and will be operated on a first come first serve basis for bookings through eventbrite. The foundation course coordinators are Declan Bushell and Marty McGrath. Any questions please reach out to them at declan.bushell.coach.donegal@gaa.ie or marty.mcgrath.coach.donegal@gaa.ie.Coast to Coast
Although a number have already completed their 200km, the Coast to Coast challenge is still going strong. Some participants are nearing Ardglass, while some aren’t out of Donegal yet! Remember to keep within HSE guidelines and please wear a hi-vis garment. Hi-vis jackets can be ordered for FREE from the RSA website. High quality hi-vis apparel is also available in McCosker's and Paddy McGurl’s. There's no excuse not to be seen!Club facilities
The Park / Development Committee have a rota of volunteers who are undertaking daily checks on our facilities. If any issues in relation to our grounds or buildings come to your attention during the current lockdown, please make direct contact with an officer of the Park / Development Committee.Fitness Trail at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh
The fitness trail at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh continues to remain open during daylight hours. This is subject to the facility being used only for individual exercise and with appropriate observance of social distancing. There are hand sanitisers available at fixed points which must be used on entrance and exit. The club hope to maintain this facility open for as long as it is safe to do so, as it is used regularly now by many in our community. All users are asked to turn to their RIGHT when they enter the fitness trail as you should always exercise there in an anti-clockwise direction.
- 9 February
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Bingo is back
After a bit of a lockdown break, bingo returns in an online format this Friday at 8pm. The session will be staged via Zoom so make sure you have the Zoom app downloaded to your smart phone, tablet, laptop or computer ahead of time.
So how does it work then? Well, you'll receive an email with your book(s) prior to the bingo. There will also be a Zoom link in that email to join the bingo on Friday. When the bingo starts, our host for the evening, David McLoone, will call out the numbers and you mark them off. Please remember to mute your microphones on Zoom as the numbers are being called. Once you have circled all the numbers in a line, unmute yourself and call, 'Check!', to stop the game. It's the same process for subsequent lines and houses.
It is best if you can print out your bingo card ahead of time and circle the numbers as they are called out. However, if you are using a smartphone or tablet, you can also take a screenshot of your bingo ticket and save it to your photos. You can then mark the numbers on your device. Our recommendation is to print the bingo card as it better replicates the real bingo experience.
One innovation with the online version of the game is that the caller will know via their interface when any card in the game has checked. This means if you have bought a book you can win even if you are not online to claim. Prizes can be claimed up to 12 noon on the Wednesday following each bingo session. Unclaimed prizes will go into the following week's prize pot.
Books are available to buy on our Klubfunder.com page right now.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
Books bought before Thursday 3pm will be emailed Thursday evening. Books bought between 3pm Thursday to 3pm Friday will be emailed Friday evening. If you have not received your book in good time prior to the bingo please check your spam folder. If you are using a work mail address, it is possible bingo mail will be caught by the company firewall. For this reason, we recommend using a personal address for your bingo.
Go to the Ballyshannon Bingo Facebook page and hit Like, Share and tag three friends in order to be in with a chance of winning a free bingo book for this Friday’s bingo. We'll be posting updates on the prize fund here across the course of the week. See you all on Friday!National Club Draw
All who have tickets sold for the National Club Draw are asked to return their ticket stubs and fees this weekend. Returns should be made directly to Tom Daly, David McLoone or Michael Daly. On Saturday the draw organisers will be at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh, beside the Fitness Trail, from 12 noon to 1pm to receive draw returns to facilitate individuals who wish to bring returns in a socially distanced manner. As we are reaching a vital stage in the process to renovate the Father Tierney Park playing surface those with remaining tickets to sell are asked to redouble their efforts over the next few weeks. Many thanks to those who have already made their returns.
The National Prize fund is underwritten by the GAA at National level, with an impressive array of prizes including a car and All-Ireland Final packages. Our Park Development Committee have put together an attractive array of prizes for a Local Draw which is also included in the €10 ticket price, with a further chance to win a cash prize in a draw at County Board level. All of these local prizes have been generously sponsored by supporters of the Father Tierney Park project from our area. Please support those who support us. Because the prizes are fully underwritten all income from the draw stays locally and helps to build the match-funding required to draw down the €100,000 grant aid already sourced by our Park / Development Committee.
We are really asking everyone in the club to 'up the ante' on this over the coming weeks, to make their returns quickly and if you haven't got a book to sell yet, contact any of the three organisers mentioned above. For those not living locally, a call or e-mail to any one of the organisers or a purchase online via our Klubfunder page is an option. Now is the time to put your shoulder to the wheel so that this ambitious project, with all that it offers for the future of our players and our games is delivered with works commencing in 2021.Get club gear online
Aodh Ruadh club gear can now, for a limited time only, be bought directly through O'Reilly's website. You'll have to move quickly though as orders must be placed by Sunday, February 21st.Superbowl box draw
Bord na nÓg ran a Super Bowl Box Draw fund-raiser for Sunday's clash between Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The winners in the draw were as follows: First-quarter - Ann Ferguson; Half-time - Philip McLoone; Third-quarter - Michael 'Sticky' Ward; and Full Time - Micheal 'Sticky' Ward. Congratulations to all our winners. Thanks to David O'Donnell, Packie McGrath, Daithi Breen and a big thank you to Sean O'Mahoney who put in the hard work to make this fund-raiser a success.Officers ratified
We would like to welcome the new club officers who were ratified at last week's club executive committee meeting. Ladies Chairperson, Sarah Daly; Ladies Secretary, Louise Larkin; Juvenile Hurling Chairperson, John Larkin; Senior Hurling Secretary, Rossa McCosker Jr; Assistant Treasurer, Liam Hassett; Assistant Secretary, Paul Gillespie; and Oifigeach na Gaeilge / Scór, Paddy Kelly. Once again, we thank out-going officers for their sterling service to the club.Auto renew your Lotto
The online lotto has been a real lifeline for the club over the past year, and we are very grateful to all our online players. We are pleased to announce that our online lotto providers, Klubfunder.com, have now enhanced their service to allow auto renewal of lotto subscription. This means, when you pay using Stripe you will get the option to play the same line every week until you decide to stop. This will save time and effort for many of our online lotto players who play faithfully every week. Why not head along to our page on Klubfunder.com if you'd like to sign up for the auto-renew option?Keep up the good work
The Coronavirus Pandemic and the current extended lockdown continue to curtail our normal lives. However, it is wonderful to see many of our senior footballers, hurlers and ladies out running and keeping active. It isn't easy to keep motivated while the future remains so uncertain. Hopefully, if and when normal life returns we will be well prepared to hit the ground running.Coast to Coast
We're nearing the end of our Coast to Coast challenge, but there are still plenty of runners and walkers out there clocking up their last few miles. Just a wee reminder to keep within HSE guidelines and please wear a hi-vis garment. Hi-vis jackets can be ordered for FREE from the RSA website. High quality hi-vis apparel is also available in McCosker's and Paddy McGurl’s. There's no excuse not to be seen!Club facilities
The Park / Development Committee have a rota of volunteers who are undertaking daily checks on our facilities. If any issues in relation to our grounds or buildings come to your attention during the current lockdown, please make direct contact with an officer of the Park / Development Committee.Fitness Trail at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh
The fitness trail at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh continues to remain open during daylight hours. This is subject to the facility being used only for individual exercise and with appropriate observance of social distancing. There are hand sanitisers available at fixed points which must be used on entrance and exit. The club hope to maintain this facility open for as long as it is safe to do so, as it is used regularly now by many in our community. All users are asked to turn to their RIGHT when they enter the fitness trail as you should always exercise there in an anti-clockwise direction.
- 16 February
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Ensure you're Garda vetted
Our Children's Officer, Paul Tuohy, reminds all club members involved with the club's teams in any capacity that they must complete their Garda Vetting by the end of February in order to be permitted to undertake their role in 2021. The vetting system has now gone online and is more streamlined. It can be accessed at gaa.flowforma.com. Two forms of identification are requested during the vetting process. People can either scan and upload direct their documentation directly or they can take a picture on their phone and send this to Paul Tuohy or Lisa McTernan, who will then process this as appropriate. If you have any other issues or would like assistance, please contact an executive member of your relevant sub-committee.Ballyshannon Bingo
Once we got into the swing of things it was a fun first evening of virtual Ballyshannon Bingo and we're already looking forward to this Friday. Congratulations to our house winners on the night Aisling McGullion, Mary Hoey and Mary Clancy, Caitlin Matthews and Sandra Maloney, Ashley Cox, Marion Matthews, Noelle Newell, Peggy Coughlin, Patricia Hill, Grace Kelly, and Sonia Kelly. Our €400 snowball survived its first online outing and will rise to €450 next week.
Once again this Friday's session will be staged via Zoom so if you weren't there last week, make sure you have the Zoom app downloaded to your smart phone, tablet, laptop or computer ahead of time. You'll receive an email with your book(s) prior to the bingo. There will also be a Zoom link in that email to join the bingo on Friday. When the bingo starts, our host for the evening, David McLoone, will call out the numbers and you mark them off. Please remember to mute your microphones on Zoom as the numbers are being called. Once you have circled all the numbers in a line, unmute yourself and call, 'Check!', to stop the game. It's the same process for subsequent lines and houses.
It is best if you can print out your bingo card ahead of time and circle the numbers as they are called out. However, if you are using a smartphone or tablet, you can also take a screenshot of your bingo ticket and save it to your photos. You can then mark the numbers on your device. Our recommendation is to print the bingo card as it better replicates the real bingo experience.
One innovation with the online version of the game is that the caller will know via their interface when any card in the game has checked. This means if you have bought a book you can win even if you are not online to claim. Prizes can be claimed up to 12 noon on the Wednesday following each bingo session. Unclaimed prizes will go into the following week's prize pot.
Books are available to buy on our Klubfunder.com page right now.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
Books bought before Thursday 3pm will be emailed Thursday evening. Books bought between 3pm Thursday to 3pm Friday will be emailed Friday evening. If you have not received your book in good time prior to the bingo please check your spam folder. If you are using a work mail address, it is possible bingo mail will be caught by the company firewall. For this reason, we recommend using a personal address for your bingo.Give the ladies a lift with your Lidl shop
Lidl have launched a club rebate initiative which offers clubs the opportunity to raise up to €20,000 by using the Lidl Plus app. It works like this. You download the app on to your mobile phone, follow the prompts, and then select the club you want to support - in our case Aodh Ruadh Atha Seannaigh. Then whenever you spend over €30 in store and scan your Lidl Plus card you earn a stamp. Spend over €60 you earn two stamps, and so on. Collect six stamps and submit your completed stamp card by Sunday, April 11th. Users can submit multiple completed stamp cards.National Club Draw
All who have tickets sold for the National Club Draw are asked to return their ticket stubs and fees this weekend. Returns should be made directly to Tom Daly, David McLoone or Michael Daly. As we are reaching a vital stage in the process to renovate the Father Tierney Park playing surface those with remaining tickets to sell are asked to redouble their efforts over the next few weeks. Many thanks to those who have already made their returns.
The National Prize fund is underwritten by the GAA at National level, with an impressive array of prizes including a car and All-Ireland Final packages. Our Park Development Committee have put together an attractive array of prizes for a Local Draw which is also included in the €10 ticket price, with a further chance to win a cash prize in a draw at County Board level. All of these local prizes have been generously sponsored by supporters of the Father Tierney Park project from our area. Please support those who support us. Because the prizes are fully underwritten all income from the draw stays locally and helps to build the match-funding required to draw down the €100,000 grant aid already sourced by our Park / Development Committee.
We are really asking everyone in the club to 'up the ante' on this over the coming weeks, to make their returns quickly and if you haven't got a book to sell yet, contact any of the three organisers mentioned above. For those not living locally, a call or e-mail to any one of the organisers or a purchase online via our Klubfunder page is an option. Now is the time to put your shoulder to the wheel so that this ambitious project, with all that it offers for the future of our players and our games is delivered with works commencing in 2021.Get club gear online
Aodh Ruadh club gear can now, for a limited time only, be bought directly through O'Reilly's website. You'll have to move quickly though as orders must be placed by Sunday, February 21st.Auto renew your Lotto
The online lotto has been a real lifeline for the club over the past year, and we are very grateful to all our online players. We are pleased to announce that our online lotto providers, Klubfunder.com, have now enhanced their service to allow auto renewal of lotto subscription. This means, when you pay using Stripe you will get the option to play the same line every week until you decide to stop. This will save time and effort for many of our online lotto players who play faithfully every week. Why not head along to our page on Klubfunder.com if you'd like to sign up for the auto-renew option?Well done Paddy
Congratulations to local man Paddy Travers who was returned as a member of the Laois minor management for a second year in succession. The Portlaoise College teacher was in the back room team as the O'Moore men made it to the Leinster semi-final in 2020.Coast to Coast
The Coast to Coast challenge comes to an end this Sunday, so best of luck to all the runners and walkers out there pushing for the tape. Keep it going, you're almost there! Just a wee reminder to keep within HSE guidelines and please wear a hi-vis garment. Hi-vis jackets can be ordered for FREE from the RSA website. High quality hi-vis apparel is also available in McCosker's and Paddy McGurl’s. There's no excuse not to be seen!Club facilities
The Park / Development Committee have a rota of volunteers who are undertaking daily checks on our facilities. If any issues in relation to our grounds or buildings come to your attention during the current lockdown, please make direct contact with an officer of the Park / Development Committee.Fitness Trail at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh
The fitness trail at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh continues to remain open during daylight hours. This is subject to the facility being used only for individual exercise and with appropriate observance of social distancing. There are hand sanitisers available at fixed points which must be used on entrance and exit. The club hope to maintain this facility open for as long as it is safe to do so, as it is used regularly now by many in our community. All users are asked to turn to their RIGHT when they enter the fitness trail as you should always exercise there in an anti-clockwise direction.
- 23 February
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Monthly club meeting
The Aodh Ruadh Monthly Club Executive Meeting will take place this Thursday at 9pm via Zoom. All committee members are asked to attend. Any committee member wishing to receive the link for the Zoom meeting should text Lisa McTernan on 085-1061456 by 3pm on Wednesday.Garda vetting reminder
Our Children's Officer, Paul Tuohy, reminds all club members involved with the club's teams in any capacity that they must complete their Garda Vetting by the end of February in order to be permitted to undertake their role in 2021. The vetting system has now gone online and is more streamlined. It can be accessed at gaa.flowforma.com. Two forms of identification are requested during the vetting process. People can either scan and upload direct their documentation directly or they can take a picture on their phone and send this to Paul Tuohy or Lisa McTernan, who will then process this as appropriate. If you have any other issues or would like assistance, please contact an executive member of your relevant sub-committee.Ballyshannon Bingo
Last Friday saw night two of the virtual version of Ballyshannon Bingo and I think it's fair to say we're starting to get the hang of this. We have the technical gremlins on the run now and a great crowd enjoyed a bumper night of bingo craic. Congratulations to our house winners on the night Frances Daly, Aisling Newell, Rosie Branley, Patrice Warnock, Sally Heraty, Jo Jo McNulty, Teresa McGloin, Aisling Newell and Teresa McGloin. Our €450 snowball survived and will rise to €500 next week. With numbers playing increasing we are also delighted to announce an enhanced prize pot of €2,000 for this Friday's session. Hopefully numbers playing will continue to rise and we'll be able to keep nudging the fund up further as the weeks go on.
Once again this Friday's session will be staged via Zoom so if you weren't there last week, make sure you have the Zoom app downloaded to your smart phone, tablet, laptop or computer ahead of time. You'll receive an email with your book(s) prior to the bingo. There will also be a Zoom link in that email to join the bingo on Friday. When the bingo starts, our host for the evening, David McLoone, will call out the numbers and you mark them off. Please remember to mute your microphones on Zoom as the numbers are being called. Once you have circled all the numbers in a line, unmute yourself and call, 'Check!', to stop the game. It's the same process for subsequent lines and houses.
It is best if you can print out your bingo card ahead of time and circle the numbers as they are called out. If you don't have access to a printer, Mary in A Novel Idea can print your book for a small fee. However, if you are using a smartphone or tablet, you can also take a screenshot of your bingo ticket and save it to your photos. You can then mark the numbers on your device. Our recommendation is to print the bingo card as it better replicates the real bingo experience.
One innovation with the online version of the game is that the caller will know via their interface when any card in the game has checked. This means if you have bought a book you can win even if you are not online to claim. Prizes can be claimed up to 12 noon on the Wednesday following each bingo session. Unclaimed prizes will go into the following week's prize pot.
Books are available to buy on our Klubfunder.com page right now.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
Books bought before Thursday 3pm will be emailed Thursday evening. Books bought between 3pm Thursday to 3pm Friday will be emailed Friday evening. If you have not received your book in good time prior to the bingo please check your spam folder. If you are using a work mail address, it is possible bingo mail will be caught by the company firewall. For this reason, we recommend using a personal address for your bingo.Give the ladies a lift with your Lidl shop
Lidl have launched a club rebate initiative which offers clubs the opportunity to raise up to €20,000 by using the Lidl Plus app. It works like this. You download the app on to your mobile phone, follow the prompts, and then select the club you want to support - in our case Aodh Ruadh Atha Seannaigh. Then whenever you spend over €30 in store and scan your Lidl Plus card you earn a stamp. Spend over €60 you earn two stamps, and so on. Collect six stamps and submit your completed stamp card by Sunday, April 11th. Users can submit multiple completed stamp cards.National Club Draw
All who have tickets sold for the National Club Draw are asked to return their ticket stubs and fees this weekend. Returns should be made directly to Tom Daly, David McLoone or Michael Daly. As we are reaching a vital stage in the process to renovate the Father Tierney Park playing surface those with remaining tickets to sell are asked to redouble their efforts over the next few weeks. Many thanks to those who have already made their returns.
The National Prize fund is underwritten by the GAA at National level, with an impressive array of prizes including a car and All-Ireland Final packages. Our Park Development Committee have put together an attractive array of prizes for a Local Draw which is also included in the €10 ticket price, with a further chance to win a cash prize in a draw at County Board level. All of these local prizes have been generously sponsored by supporters of the Father Tierney Park project from our area. Please support those who support us. Because the prizes are fully underwritten all income from the draw stays locally and helps to build the match-funding required to draw down the €100,000 grant aid already sourced by our Park / Development Committee.
We are really asking everyone in the club to 'up the ante' on this over the coming weeks, to make their returns quickly and if you haven't got a book to sell yet, contact any of the three organisers mentioned above. For those not living locally, a call or e-mail to any one of the organisers or a purchase online via our Klubfunder page is an option. Now is the time to put your shoulder to the wheel so that this ambitious project, with all that it offers for the future of our players and our games is delivered with works commencing in 2021.Auto renew your Lotto
The online lotto has been a real lifeline for the club over the past year, and we are very grateful to all our online players. We are pleased to announce that our online lotto providers, Klubfunder.com, have now enhanced their service to allow auto renewal of lotto subscription. This means, when you pay using Stripe you will get the option to play the same line every week until you decide to stop. This will save time and effort for many of our online lotto players who play faithfully every week. Why not head along to our page on Klubfunder.com if you'd like to sign up for the auto-renew option?Coast to Coast
The Coast to Coast challenge officially wrapped up on Sunday. There were people of all ages and fitness abilities, from different places across the globe taking part and it was a great boost to see so many pictures and accounts of people’s virtual journeys. A serious effort by everyone and a huge thanks for taking part. You never know, we might see you all again next year! We know people are still waiting on gear, and we expect the last of it will be out by the end of this week.Fitness Trail at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh
The fitness trail at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh continues to remain open during daylight hours. This is subject to the facility being used only for individual exercise and with appropriate observance of social distancing. There are hand sanitisers available at fixed points which must be used on entrance and exit. The club hope to maintain this facility open for as long as it is safe to do so, as it is used regularly now by many in our community. All users are asked to turn to their RIGHT when they enter the fitness trail as you should always exercise there in an anti-clockwise direction.