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4 May

Football
The underage football training schedule this week is as follows:-
Under 5 and Under 7 - Friday, 6pm to 7pm @ Father Tierney Park.
Under 9 - Friday, 6.15pm to 7.15pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Main Pitch.
Under 11 - Monday, 6pm to 7pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Top Pitch; Thursday, 6pm to 7pm @ Father Tierney Park.
Under 13 - Wednesday, 6.30pm to 7.30pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Top Pitch.
Under 15 - Monday, 6.15pm to 7.15pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Main Pitch; Friday, 6.30pm to 7.30pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Top Pitch.
Under 17 - Monday, 7.30pm to 8.30pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Top Pitch; Friday, 4.30pm to 6pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Main Pitch.

Ladies
The ladies football training schedule this week is as follows:-
Under 6 and Under 8 - Tuesday, 5pm to 6pm @ Father Tierney Park.
Under 10 - Tuesday, 6.15pm to 7.15pm @Father Tierney Park.
Under 12 - Wednesday, 6pm to 7pm @ Father Tierney Park; Saturday, 11am to 12 noon @ Father Tierney Park.
Under 14 - Tuesday, 7.30pm to 8.30pm @ Father Tierney Park; Thursday, 7.30pm to 8.30pm @ Father Tierney Park.
Under 16 - Monday, 6pm to 7.15pm @ Father Tierney Park; Wednesday, 7.15pm to 8.30pm @ Father Tierney Park; Saturday, 9.15am to 10.30am @ Father Tierney Park.
Under 18 - Monday, 7.30pm to 8.30pm @ Father Tierney Park; Friday, 7.15pm to 8.30pm @ Father Tierney Park.

Hurling
We were delighted to finally get back out on the training pitch with our underage hurlers. As a committee we would like to thank the wider club for all their endeavours to get us back out training, and the huge amount of work that went on behind the scenes to make last week happen.

Our under 13s, under 15s and under 17s all started back on Tuesday evening and there was a real sense of excitement among the players as well as the coaches to be able to meet up and train together. We are very grateful to our committee, coaches and Covid officers for all their efforts in making our return to play run as smoothly as it did. Training continues next week for these groups at the times outlined below.

Under 13 - Tuesday, 6.15pm to 7.15pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Top Pitch; Sunday, 10.30am to 11.30am @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Top Pitch.
Under 15 - Tuesday, 6.30pm to 7.30pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Main Pitch; Thursday, 6.15pm to 7.15pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Top Pitch.
Under 17 - Tuesday, 5pm to 6pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Top Pitch; Sunday, 12.45pm to 1.45pm @ Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh Top Pitch.

Sunday morning saw the return of our younger age groups, with our under 9, under 7 and under 5s all starting out again. There was great energy and enthusiasm among our young stars and it was a joy to see them back out with hurls in their hands again. In what was a very successful morning we welcomed over 40 hurlers to Páirc Aodh Ruadh, and we look forward to seeing those numbers grow over the coming weeks. Again, a huge thanks to all of our coaches and our covid officers for all their work in helping make sure Sunday was a success.

If any parent would like their child to join any of our younger age groups, please contact John Larkin on 086-1076883. Children born in the years 2016 will be under 5; 2015 and 2014 are under 7; And those born in 2012 and 2013 are under 9.

Ballyshannon Bingo
We had another really enjoyable night of bingo last Friday with €2,200 paid out to 31 different prize winners. Well done to Linda Clyne taking the €500 jackpot and Patrice Cox taking the €250 mini jackpot. Our other house winners included Margaret McGarrigle, Ciara Kane, Melanie Lewis, Shay Cleary, Geraldine Gallagher, Clodagh Ward, Phyllis Crowe and Mairead McCormack. The €1,000 bank holiday snowball survived so it rolls on to €1,050 this week. We're looking forward to the next instalment of Ballyshannon Bingo this Friday night at the new start time of 9pm, where we'll have a total prize pot of €3,250 to play for. Once again we will be back broadcasting to the world from Bingo HQ via Zoom at our new time of 8.30pm. There will be single line, double line and house prizes on all games. If you haven't already played, you can find full details on the Ballyshannon Bingo Facebook page. Books are available to buy on our Klubfunder.com page right now. Remember, if you don't have access to a printer, Mary in A Novel Idea will be happy to print your book for a small fee.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
Please note, we have revamped the delivery schedule for Ballyshannon Bingo books as follows:

Books bought by 4pm on Wednesday will be emailed by lunchtime Thursday.
Books then bought by 8am on Friday morning will be emailed before lunchtime on Friday.
Books bought by Friday's final 4pm deadline will be emailed before 6pm on Friday.

It is very important players enter the email address they need the book to be sent to. Late changes are problematic and we cannot guarantee they will be facilitated. Look forward to seeing you all again this Friday evening!

Aodh Ruadh 2021 Golf Classic
The club are hosting a Golf Classic in Bundoran Golf Club on Friday, 11th June. Tee Times are available from 8am to 5pm and can be booked through the golf club on 071-9841302. Entry is €120 per team. We have eight team prizes, as well as prizes for the longest male and female drives, and nearest the pin. Up for grabs are fourballs at Ballyliffin, Murvagh and Slieve Russell; four golf bags, golf shoes, golf hats, plus loads more prizes. To obtain a tee sponsorship contact William on 087-2799855.

Supporting Pat
We are encouraging club members to get behind a fund-raiser being run by Carlow Town hurling and camogie club. Well-known Ballyshannon exile Pat O'Brien is taking part in the Barrowside Challenge fund-raiser. Remarkably, Pat will complete his 5km walk with the use of his walking aid, which he uses in his battle against Parkinson's disease. Pat is very proud of his Donegal links, and has immersed himself in Carlow GAA. He is a former county secretary, a former secretary of Coiste na nÓg, a former chairman of Carlow camogie and past president of Carlow GAA. Pat has given a lifetime of service to the promotion of our national games, as a player, mentor and administrator. If ever anyone was deserving of our support, Pat surely is. To sponsor Pat head along to clubcarlow.ie.

Covid-19 Club Education eLearning Module
We ask players, parents and guardians, team mentors and indeed anyone thinking of being in the environs of a GAA pitch in the next few months to complete the GAA's online Covid-19 Club Education eLearning Module. This eLearning module aims to inform those involved with GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association clubs on their roles and responsibilities for the safe resumption of Gaelic games activities. It is particularly aimed at Covid supervisors and officers, players, team personnel, and the parents and guardians of underage players. However, anyone present at training sessions or games should complete it to gain an understanding of the Safe Return Guidelines.

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11 May

Fáilte ar ais!
We would like to issue a big welcome back to our adult players as they prepare to return to on-field action. It's hard to believe our adult players haven't been able to get out on the pitch since last September, but it's a long road without a turn, and we are delighted to see our footballers, hurlers and ladies footballers lacing up the boots once again. All players, adult and underage, should have now paid their membership. The club does not permit non-members to participate in any form of on-field activity, and this includes training. Membership can be paid online at our Klubfunder page. Non-playing members should also note that they will need to have their membership paid by May 31st in order to have a vote at the club's annual general meeting, as well as to be eligible for consideration for All-Ireland final tickets should Donegal make the decider at the end of August.

Hurling
Training continues next week for our older groups at the times outlined below.

Sunday morning saw another great turnout for our younger hurlers, with our under 9, under 7 and under 5s all out again for their second session of the year. In total we had 50 youngsters in action and we look forward to seeing even more new faces! If any parent would like their child to join any of our younger age groups, please contact John Larkin on 086-1076883. Children born in the years 2016 will be under 5; 2015 and 2014 are under 7; And those born in 2012 and 2013 are under 9.

School sports days
It's that time of year when the schools are organising their sports days and availing of our facilities. Scoil Caitriona are in Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh from 11am to 1pm on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st May and will also use the Fitness Trail there. Other bookings can be made via Tom Daly. We can also accommodate schools in Father Tierney Park at certain times.

Ballyshannon Bingo
Yet another enjoyable night at the Ballyshannon Online Bingo with 32 different winners of the €2,200 paid out. Well done to Mark Newell winning the €500 jackpot and Mary Gregg taking the €250 mini jackpot. Our other house winners included Tracy McGlone, Ailish Ward, Denise McGlinchey, Grace Martin, Elaine McLoone, Carmel McCadden, Diane Travers and Tracey Fitzpatrick. The snowball evaded capture again so rolls to €1,100 this Friday night on 47 numbers or less, Remember our new start time of 9pm. Once again we will be back broadcasting to the world from Bingo HQ via Zoom at our new time of 8.30pm. There will be single line, double line and house prizes on all games. If you haven't already played, you can find full details on the Ballyshannon Bingo Facebook page. Books are available to buy on our Klubfunder.com page right now. Remember, if you don't have access to a printer, Mary in A Novel Idea will be happy to print your book for a small fee.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
Please note, we have revamped the delivery schedule for Ballyshannon Bingo books as follows:

Books bought by 4pm on Wednesday will be emailed by lunchtime Thursday.
Books then bought by 8am on Friday morning will be emailed before lunchtime on Friday.
Books bought by Friday's final 4pm deadline will be emailed before 6pm on Friday.

Aodh Ruadh 2021 Golf Classic
The club are hosting a Golf Classic in Bundoran Golf Club on Friday, 11th June. Tee Times are still available, but they are now filling out fast. Book through the golf club on 071-9841302 at your earliest opportunity to be sure of your slot. Entry is €120 per team. We have eight team prizes, as well as prizes for the longest male and female drives, and nearest the pin. Up for grabs are fourballs at Ballyliffin, Murvagh and Slieve Russell; vouchers for Bundoran Golf Club and Druids Golf, four golf bags, golf shoes, golf hats, plus loads more prizes. To obtain a tee sponsorship contact William on 087-2799855.

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18 May

Hurling
Training continues next week for our older groups at the times outlined below.

Sunday morning saw another great turn out for our younger hurlers, with our under 9, under 7 and under 5s all out again for their second session of the year. In total we had almost 50 youngsters taking part in activities to help improve their fitness, balance, agility, as well as the basic core skills of ground hurling. If any parent would like their child to join any of our younger age groups, please contact John Larkin on 086-1076883. Children born in the years 2016 will be under 5; 2015 and 2014 are under 7; And those born in 2012 and 2013 are under 9.

Boot exchange
Aodh Ruadh Academy are setting up a club boot exchange. Anybody who has boots that are too small can exchange their boots for a bigger pair at no expense. All the club need now to get this project up and running is football boots! We ask that all club members take a look through their house or garage and gather as many pairs of old boots as possible to help get this project kick-started. You can drop your boots into the boot bin this Saturday at Centra, beside the lotto stand. It’ll be there 10am to 5pm. Thanks in advance to members and parents for your donations and support for this project.

Training sessions
With all our adult teams in football, hurling and ladies football back training and generally coming in after underage coaching sessions, a punctual start and finish to all sessions is now important so that all teams and units get fair access to our pitches. Things have got off to a good start in this regard so it is a matter of continuing to adhere to allocated time slots.

Clothes collection
Aodh Ruadh Juvenile Hurling committee are running their annual cash for clothes recycling campaign for the next four weeks. This is a great chance to get rid of any unwanted clothes, shoes, belts, bed linen, towels, etc., and help us raise some much-needed funds for promotion and development of underage hurling in the club. For any information regarding this campaign or arrange drop off of clothes contact any of the following John Larkin (086-1076883), Denis Daly (086-3269550), Sabrina Brosnan (087-9287965), Orla Bannon (086-8035316), or Gregory Gallagher (087-2210570).

Ballyshannon Bingo
Yet another enjoyable night at the Ballyshannon Online Bingo with 30 different winners of the €2,190 paid out. Well done to Kathleen Brennan winning the €500 jackpot and Mary Patton taking the €250 mini jackpot. Our other house winners included Bríd Barrett, Mary McGowan, Mark Newell, Hugo Gilmartin, Joe Devanney, Kathleen Brennan, Liz Dunne, Killian Bradshaw, Mary Patton and Leanne McGrath. The snowball evaded capture again so rolls to €1,150 this Friday night on 47 numbers or less. Once again we will be back broadcasting to the world from Bingo HQ via Zoom at 9pm. There will be single line, double line and house prizes on all games. If you haven't already played, you can find full details on the Ballyshannon Bingo Facebook page. Books are available to buy on our Klubfunder.com page right now. Remember, if you don't have access to a printer, Mary in A Novel Idea will be happy to print your book for a small fee.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
Please note, we have revamped the delivery schedule for Ballyshannon Bingo books as follows:

Books bought by 4pm on Wednesday will be emailed by lunchtime Thursday.
Books then bought by 8am on Friday morning will be emailed before lunchtime on Friday.
Books bought by Friday's final 4pm deadline will be emailed before 6pm on Friday.

Aodh Ruadh 2021 Golf Classic lead sponsor announced
We are delighted to announce Mr Oilman as the main sponsor for the Aodh Ruadh Golf Classic on Friday, 11th June. Club chairmain, William Doogan, thanked Colin Maguire of Mr Oilman for coming on board as the title sponsor and Colin said he was delighted to be part of the fund-raiser and wished everyone who was taking part the very best of luck. The event was a huge success last year and we are looking forward to another great classic next month. Tee times are still available, but they are now filling out fast. Book through the golf club on 071-9841302 at your earliest opportunity to be sure of your slot. Entry is €120 per team. We have eight team prizes, as well as prizes for the longest male and female drives, and nearest the pin. Up for grabs are fourballs at Ballyliffin, Murvagh and Slieve Russell; vouchers for Bundoran Golf Club and Druids Golf, four golf bags, golf shoes, golf hats, plus loads more prizes. To obtain a tee sponsorship contact William on 087-2799855.

Local winners in the Aodh Ruadh Club Draw
Prizes for the local Aodh Ruadh part of the GAA’s National Draw were drawn tonight in the Fr Tierney Park in Ballyshannon with the assistance of some of the club’s youngest players who played a stormer.

In what is a difficult time to sell tickets for anything due to Covid-19 restrictions, the draw raised just over €14,000, the highest figure ever raised locally from this draw, which is a great tribute to all who bought tickets and to those who sold them, a big effort was put in on this one.

Chairman of the Aodh Ruadh Park / Development Committee, Tom Daly, thanked all of the local draw sponsors and everyone who assisted in promoting the draw locally.

"This has brought in over €14,000 and brings sourcing of funding for the new playing surface at the Fr Tierney Park close to €150,000. We are gearing up to start the project next month and in mid-summer will launch a major initiative to help close the remaining funding gap. There is great enthusiasm in the locality and further afield for this project and we want to maintain the momentum and get the job done and paid for," he said.

There are three elements to the draw, local, county and national, so those who supported the draw still have two more chances to win some great prizes as the county and national elements still have to be drawn. The county draw will take place at the Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence in Convoy tomorrow, Tuesday, and the GAA National Club Draw will take place on Friday 4th June.

WHO WON WHAT?

There were 11 local prizes, grateful thanks to the sponsors of these for their generosity and congratulations to the winners, who are as follows:

£250 Sterling voucher for O’Neill’s Sports Superstore, Strabane: Aisling Gallagher, Coolcholly, Ballyshannon.
White Hotel Group Voucher for 3 nights B&B and two dinners for two people in Lisdoonvarna or Earl of Desmond, Tralee: Jim Kane, Cluain Barron, Ballyshannon.
£250 Cash Voucher: John Travers, Coolcholly, Ballyshannon.
Sandhouse Hotel & Spa, Sunday Lunch (for two) voucher: Pat O’Brien, Carlow and Ballyshannon.
Aodh Ruadh Black Puffer Jacket and Bobble Hat: Kate Slevin, Boa Island Road, Belleek, Co Fermanagh.
Four Weekend Tickets for next Rory Gallagher Festival: Dan Tunney, Main Street, Ballyshannon.
€200 voucher for BMG Hardware and DIY, Bundoran: Paddy McGurl Motorfactors, Ballyshannon.
Pair of Stand tickets for next senior Ulster Championship final: Frances Kane, Ballyshannon and Derrygonnelly, Co Fermanagh.
Sandhouse Hotel & Spa Voucher for Sunday lunch (for two): Ronan Kilganon, Athenry and Ballyshannon.
€100 Fuel Voucher for E&J Oil: Edward Gillespie, 16 Lawne Park, Ballyshannon.
Pair of Weekend tickets for next Ballyshannon Folk Festival: Anthony Travers, Creevy, Ballyshannon.

Prizes will be distributed during the coming week.

Congratulations Tom
Best wishes to Tom Daly who has been appointed as a Trustee of the National Camogie Association and as a member of its Ard Comhairle. For the past three years Tom has served as a member of the Association's Governance Committee and has been asked to continue in that role.

Membership reminder
All players, adult and underage, should have now paid their membership. The club does not permit non-members to participate in any form of on-field activity, and this includes training. Membership can be paid online at our Klubfunder page. Non-playing members should also note that they will need to have their membership paid by May 31st in order to have a vote at the club's annual general meeting, as well as to be eligible for consideration for All-Ireland final tickets should Donegal make the decider at the end of August.

Sympathies
The club extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Teddy Loughlin who passed last week. Teddy played for the Aodh Ruadh and Donegal, before emigrating to London at the age of 20. He maintained a great love for his homeplace and will be missed by his many friends locally.

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25 May

Monthly club meeting
The monthly Aodh Ruadh club executive meeting takes place this Thursday via Zoom at 9pm. All committee members are asked to attend. Any items for AOB should be forwarded to club Secretary Lisa McTernan by 3pm on Wednesday.

Coaching Workshops
The club will be holding two coaching workshops on Saturday 5th June, in Father Tierney park. The first workshop from 12.15pm to 1.15pm will be for coaches from under 5 to under 11. The second workshop form 1.30pm to 2.30pm is for under 13 to under 17 coaches. We encourage all current coaches to attend these workshops. Anyone interested in coaching with the club in the future is also invited to attend.

Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh booking
Apart from club activity in the coming week the Park / Development Committee have a number of other bookings in the coming weeks. On Thursday 27th and Friday 28th May the Scoil Chaitríona Sports Days take place. These activities were previously deferred due to weather conditions. This Saturday from 3.45pm to 6.15pm LGFA minor trials take place on the main pitch in Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh. On Tuesday June 8th Gaelscoil Éirne will hold its Sports Day at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh.

Maintenance and improvement works
Some works to complete two small additional playing spaces are underway at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh. These works will be completed shortly. In the interim those in charge of youth teams are asked to ensure that those in their care stay away from the locations of these developments. Our work teams are catching up on a backlog of maintenance works caused by the lengthy lay-off due to Covid restrictions. Work to complete the current phase of terracing at the Fr Tierney Park has recommenced. Meanwhile, work to provide two additional team changing rooms has been completed.

Hurling
Training continues next week for our older groups at the times outlined below.

Ballyshannon Bingo
Another great night of bingo was held last Friday night with 29 winners taking home prizes. Well done to Aine Cleary winning the €500 jackpot and Lauren Downey who won the €250 mini-jackpot. Our other house winners included Leanne McGrath, Margaret Meehan, Melissa Boyle, Hazel Milligan, Fionnuala Crowe, Laura Gilfedder, Mary Brosnan, Danielle McDonagh, Bernie O'Shea and Caroline Heron. The snowball evaded capture again so rolls to €1,150 this Friday night on 47 numbers or less. Once again we will be back broadcasting to the world from Bingo HQ via Zoom at 9pm. There will be single line, double line and house prizes on all games. If you haven't already played, you can find full details on the Ballyshannon Bingo Facebook page. Books are available to buy on our Klubfunder.com page right now. Remember, if you don't have access to a printer, Mary in A Novel Idea will be happy to print your book for a small fee.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
Please note, we have revamped the delivery schedule for Ballyshannon Bingo books as follows:

Books bought by 4pm on Wednesday will be emailed by lunchtime Thursday.
Books then bought by 8am on Friday morning will be emailed before lunchtime on Friday.
Books bought by Friday's final 4pm deadline will be emailed before 6pm on Friday.

Tee sponsorship slots for Aodh Ruadh 2021 Golf Classic
We still have a small number of tee sponsorship slots available for the Aodh Ruadh Golf Classic on Friday, 11th June. The event was a huge success last year and we are looking forward to another great classic next month. To obtain a tee sponsorship contact William on 087-2799855. We now only have six tee times available, so book through the golf club on 071-9841302 at your earliest opportunity to be sure of your slot. Entry is €120 per team. We have eight team prizes, as well as prizes for the longest male and female drives, and nearest the pin. Up for grabs are fourballs at Ballyliffin, Murvagh and Slieve Russell; vouchers for Bundoran Golf Club and Druids Golf, four golf bags, golf shoes, golf hats, plus loads more prizes.

Boot exchange
A big thanks to everyone who contributed to the first week of our boot exchange scheme, we had a great response. The scheme will allow anybody who has boots that are too small to exchange their boots for a bigger pair at no expense. We are continuing to collect boots, so please take a look through your house or garage and gather as many pairs of old boots and drop them into the boot bin this Saturday at Centra, beside the lotto stand. It’ll be there 10am to 5pm. Thanks in advance to members and parents for your donations and support for this project.

Clothes collection
Aodh Ruadh Juvenile Hurling committee are running their annual cash for clothes recycling campaign for the next three weeks. This is a great chance to get rid of any unwanted clothes, shoes, belts, bed linen, towels, etc., and help us raise some much-needed funds for promotion and development of underage hurling in the club. For any information regarding this campaign or arrange drop off of clothes contact any of the following John Larkin (086-1076883), Denis Daly (086-3269550), Sabrina Brosnan (087-9287965), Orla Bannon (086-8035316), or Gregory Gallagher (087-2210570).

O'Reilly's Summer Gear shop live
The O'Reilly's Aodh Ruadh Summer Club online shop is now live. O'Reillly's have a wide range of club merchandise available for purchase including tops, jackets, hoodies, vests, training jerseys, shorts, leggings, bottoms, gear bags and hats. The closing date for orders is June 6th with all orders set to be delivered by July 18th. There's a free pair of club socks with every three items purchased.

Local winners in the Donegal National Club Draw
Congratulations to the local winners of prizes in the county element of the National Club Draw. The Donegal draw took place at the Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence last week and Paul Gallagher scooped a second prize worth €500 while Sarah Daly and Tian Kane both each won prizes of €100. Best of luck to all our ticket holders for the GAA National Club Draw which will take place on Friday 4th June.

Club Constitution
The club constitution has been updated in accordance with the recent amendments made by the GAA.

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