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4 January

Coast to Coast 2!
We are now live with Coast to Coast 2 with plenty of walkers and runners beginning their virtual journey to Howth, County Dublin. The way it works is you virtually run, jog or walk across the Ireland starting at Creevy Pier and heading for Howth. You will have two options to complete your 220km virtual challenge, in 40 days (or less) which is the most popular, or in 20 days. The clock starts ticking from the first day you submit your daily distance. As mentioned, the first participants have been going since 1st January, but new entrants are welcome to join up until the 10th January. To join, just head to myrunresults.com and register. This is a great challenge to get the healthy buzz going for 2022. Sign up and submit your distances daily and track your progress as you go with a certificate waiting for you when you finish. The challenge can be run or walked from any location you choose. You can run, jog or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, at the gym, or on the track. You take part at your own pace, and time it yourself. Registration Options are as follows: Adult entry - €20; Couple entry - €30 (from the same household); Family entry - €40; Student / OAPs - €15. Optional stylish event t-shirts, bobble hats and medals will also be available to order. Race packs will be sent out during the event. My Run Results have full responsibility for the purchases and distribution of merchandise. Orders can take up to six weeks to arrive.

Ballyshannon Bingo
Our online bingo returns this Friday night at 8.30pm. We will play 10 games of bingo including our snowball, jackpot and lucky numbers games. Books are now available and can be purchased up to 4.30pm on Friday.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
As before, books bought by 9am Thursday morning will be emailed at lunchtime on Thursday. Books bought by 9am Friday will be emailed at Friday lunchtime. Books then bought before the 4.30pm deadline will be emailed by 6pm Friday. The Zoom invite will be circulated with your books. The Zoom call will open at 8pm with the first game starting at 8.30pm. Make sure to check your spam or junk folder if you don’t think you received your books. We’re looking forward to meeting you all again and thank you as always for your continued support!

1996 MacLarnon Cup win remembered
Our thanks to the organisers of a great celebration of football at the School Field on Saint Stephen's Day. The MacLarnon Cup winning De La Salle team of 1996 took on a selection of local stars in front of an enthusiastic attendance to mark the second MacLarnon title captured by the school. It was a great to have highly respected inter-county referee Niall Cullen present to officiate the contest, as Niall is son of the late Tom Cullen who managed the side to success. Thanks to Niall and to everyone who turned out and contributed to a memorable day.

Congrats
Congratulations to Johnny Gallagher and Eimear Hoey on tying the knot over the festive period. Elsewhere, well done to Sean Taylor on being selected on the Sligo panel which took on Leitrim in the first inter-county fixture of 2022.

Club Calendar 2022 on sale
We still have a few 2022 Aodh Ruadh Club Calendar available for sale. You get copies in Kernan's Spar, A Novel Idea and Pearse O'Neill's. You can also book them with Lisa McTernan. At just €10 they are a great memento of the season.

Mind your mental health
As we move into the New Year Ulster GAA wishes to remind people about their Online Mental Health Programme with Inspire. Workshops will continue until March 2022, covering a range of topics. Below is a list of upcoming workshops in January 2022. The link to the full list is also provided. Register early to avoid disappointment.
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (4-week programme). Begins Monday 10th January at 7pm; and recurs every Monday evening for four weeks.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/181857640097
Personal Effectiveness - Wednesday 12th January at 7pm
Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/183533923907
Personal Effectiveness - Tuesday 18th January at 7pm
Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/181857640097
Other workshops are available in February and March 2022. To see the full list of remaining workshops, visit Ulster GAA's Eventbrite page.

Happy New Year!
With 2021 finally in the rearview mirror, the club takes this opportunity to wish all our players, volunteers, members and supporters a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

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11 January

Last Man Standing
The Juvenile Hurling committee with the support of Mr G’s are challenging you to test your football knowledge by picking a winning team for each of the seven rounds of the upcoming National League. There's €250 up for grabs, but the only catch is that you can only pick each team once! So, if you'd like to test your football smarts, just contact any member of the committee, or text or WhatsApp John Larkin on 0861076883. There are a number of ways to take part and pay electronically using Revolut, KlubFunder, and as always you can pay in cold hard cash. Closing date for entries is Friday, 28th January. Thanks as ever to Mr G's Liam Gallen for his sponsorship and his tireless support over the years. It's massively appreciated.

Football
There is a meeting in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh this Thursday at 7pm for players eligible to play under 17 football in 2022 (2005 and 2006 boys) to discuss plans for the coming season. All eligible players welcome and we look forward to welcoming back those players who may have not have been invovled over the past number of years for whatever reason.

Club registration
We hope that 2022 will be a less disrupted season than we have had for the past two years. With that in mind we ask all club members to start thinking about submitting their club registration. To facilitate registration we have an online option on Klubfunder.com available. Click on the link or search for 'Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon' on the Klubfunder.com site. Membership can also be paid to Gerry Ferguson at Ferguson's Jewellers. Players can also download registration forms from aodhruadh.org and submit this along with the relevant fee directly to their manager. It is essential all players are signed up club members. 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 All-Ireland final tickets in the event of Donegal contesting the decider. Only adult members registered by 31st March may vote at the club AGM.

Ballyshannon Bingo
It was great to be back with our first bingo of 2022 last Friday evening. Well done to our winners on the night. Marie Ward won €250 on the 50/50 Jackpot game. The Snowball survived to roll to €550 next week. House winners were Caroline Javed, Teresa Campbell, Mary McLoughlin, Joan Keaveney, Sarah Gallagher, Josie Lynch, Frances Daly, Bernadette Sweeney and Daniel O’Brien. Line winners were Rita McGullion, Theresa Richardson, Bridie O’Connor, Mary Cleary, Mary Fletcher, Sonia Kelly, Mary McGonigle, Sally Burrows, Regina Dolan, Teresa Campbell, Margaret Gallagher, Kieran Drummond and Ursula McGreevy! We also had eight winners of free books for next bingo!
We're looking forward to doing it all again this Friday night at the same time of 8.30pm with a total of over €2,500 up for grabs. Be sure to follow our like and share competition during the week to be in with a chance to win free books! We will play 10 games of bingo including our snowball, jackpot and lucky numbers games. Books are now available and can be purchased up to 4.30pm on Friday.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
As before, books bought by 9am Thursday morning will be emailed at lunchtime on Thursday. Books bought by 9am Friday will be emailed at Friday lunchtime. Books then bought before the 4.30pm deadline will be emailed by 6pm Friday. The Zoom invite will be circulated with your books. The Zoom call will open at 8pm with the first game starting at 8.30pm. Make sure to check your spam or junk folder if you don’t think you received your books. We’re looking forward to meeting you all again and thank you as always for your continued support!

Mind your mental health
As we move into the New Year Ulster GAA wishes to remind people about their Online Mental Health Programme with Inspire. Workshops will continue until March 2022, covering a range of topics. Below is a list of upcoming workshops in January 2022. The link to the full list is also provided. Register early to avoid disappointment.
Personal Effectiveness - Wednesday 12th January at 7pm
Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/183533923907
Personal Effectiveness - Tuesday 18th January at 7pm
Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/181857640097
Other workshops are available in February and March 2022. To see the full list of workshops, visit Ulster GAA's Eventbrite page.

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18 January

Football
We at Aodh Ruadh would like to welcome everybody back to Underage training for the 2022 season. We would especially like to invite newcomers to attend our sessions. Why not come and give it a go, in a fun and inclusive environment.
The following information is for Boys football only. Girls football and hurling information will be sent out in due course.
All Boys are asked to bring their own ball to training. Gus Culkin from Ballyshannon Shoe Company will be at the first training for each age group, with the age appropriate balls for sale, for those needing to purchase one.
Under 5 Boys (Born in 2017 only please)
Starting Friday 11th February, Mercy Hall, 6pm to 6.45pm, Manager: Ivan O'Mahony (086-1714701).
Under 7 Boys (Born 2016 and 2015)
Starting Monday 24th January, Mercy Hall, 6pm to 7pm, Manager: Philip O'Reilly (086-8955141).
Under 9 Boys (Born 2014 and 2013)
Starting Friday 18th February, New Hall, 6pm to 7pm, Manager: Barry Travers (086-1927823).
Under 11 Boys (Born 2012 and 2011)
Starting Monday 31st January, The Lakeside, 6pm to 7pm, Managers: Packie McGrath (087-9794696) and Liam Hassett (086-8262120).
Under 13 Boys (Born 2010 and 2009)
Starting Monday 31st January, The Lakeside, 6pm to 7pm, Managers: Damian Conlon (087-2750986), Niall McCready (087-2115790) and Michael Ward (087-6169765).

Ladies
Congratulations to Ciara Larkin and Megan Murphy who made their county debut with the Donegal under 14s as they scored a comfortable win over Sligo in a challenge at Bundoran over the weekend. Ciara was at wing back, while Megan anchored the defence at full back.

Ballyshannon Bingo
Well done to our winners at Friday night's bingo. Collette Roper won €250 on the Jackpot game, along with a line. The house winners were Sean Coughlin, Mark Newell, Laura Gilfedder, Rosaleen O’Brien, Regina O’Connor, Ella O’Driscoll, Marie Gallagher, Bernadette Gallagher and Sally Burrows. The line winners were Mary Griffin, Sharon McDonald, Theresa Richardson, Marie Gallagher, Teresa Campbell, Grace Martin, Rebecca Rouse, Michael Kerrigan, Ellen Cullen, Sally Burrows, Sarah O’Shea and Kathleen McGee. We had nine free book winners as well, who will all be emailed a free book for bingo next week. The Snowball survived so rolls to €600 next week!
We're looking forward to doing it all again this Friday night at the same time of 8.30pm with a total of over €2,500 up for grabs. Be sure to follow our like and share competition during the week to be in with a chance to win free books! We will play 10 games of bingo including our snowball, jackpot and lucky numbers games. Books are now available and can be purchased up to 4.30pm on Friday.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
As before, books bought by 9am Thursday morning will be emailed at lunchtime on Thursday. Books bought by 9am Friday will be emailed at Friday lunchtime. Books then bought before the 4.30pm deadline will be emailed by 6pm Friday. The Zoom invite will be circulated with your books. The Zoom call will open at 8pm with the first game starting at 8.30pm. Make sure to check your spam or junk folder if you don’t think you received your books. We’re looking forward to meeting you all again and thank you as always for your continued support!

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25 January

Hurling
The Juvenile Hurling Committee will hold their first committee meeting of the year in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh on Tuesday, 25th January at 7.30pm. All attendees from our AGM, and anyone not currently involved who was unable to attend the AGM are welcome. We have one team management position still to be filled, and anyone with an interest in coaching and management of underage players is asked to attend. We are also looking for all retired hurlers within the club to get involved in our Sunday Mornings coaching sessions, if you don’t think you can commit to managing a team just yet, but would like to get involved we would be glad to have you on board for 2022. Finally, a call out to any parents who don’t come from a hurling background, we would still welcome your coaching involvement. We will be running a number of coach the coaches sessions through the year and this will help any new volunteers pick up the basic skills they need to lend a hand. For more information, contact John Larkin on 086-1076883.

Congratulations to the Aodh Ruadh players who took part in the recent under 17 challenge between Donegal and Tyrone: Tommy Winters, Mickey Doogan, Tommy Clyne, Cian McDonald, Matthew Tierney, Rian Kane, Caelum McNulty and Killian Bradshaw.

Football
Aodh Ruadh would like to welcome everybody back to Underage training for the 2022 season. We would especially like to invite newcomers to attend our sessions. Why not come and give it a go, in a fun and inclusive environment.
The following information is for Boys football only. Girls football and hurling information will be sent out in due course.
All Boys are asked to bring their own ball to training. Gus Culkin from Ballyshannon Shoe Company will be at the first training for each age group, with the age appropriate balls for sale, for those needing to purchase one.
Under 5 Boys (Born in 2017 only please)
Starting Friday 11th February, Mercy Hall, 6pm to 6.45pm, Manager: Ivan O'Mahony (086-1714701).
Under 7 Boys (Born 2016 and 2015)
Starting Monday 24th January, Mercy Hall, 6pm to 7pm, Manager: Philip O'Reilly (086-8955141).
Under 9 Boys (Born 2014 and 2013)
Starting Friday 18th February, New Hall, 6pm to 7pm, Manager: Barry Travers (086-1927823).
Under 11 Boys (Born 2012 and 2011)
Starting Monday 31st January, The Lakeside, 6pm to 7pm, Managers: Packie McGrath (087-9794696) and Liam Hassett (086-8262120).
Under 13 Boys (Born 2010 and 2009)
Starting Monday 31st January, The Lakeside, 6pm to 7pm, Managers: Damian Conlon (087-2750986), Niall McCready (087-2115790) and Michael Ward (087-6169765).

Ladies
The senior ladies are training on Wednesday evenings in the Mercy Hall from 7.30pm to 8.30pm and Sunday mornings at the Lakeside Centre at 10am. All newcomers welcome!

Last Week of Last Man Standing
The Juvenile Hurling committee with the support of Mr G’s are challenging you to test your football knowledge by picking a winning team for each of the seven rounds of the upcoming National League. There's €250 up for grabs, but the only catch is that you can only pick each team once! So, if you'd like to test your football smarts, just contact any member of the committee, or text or WhatsApp John Larkin on 0861076883. There are a number of ways to take part and pay electronically using Revolut, KlubFunder, and as always you can pay in cold hard cash. Closing date for entries is this Friday. Thanks as ever to Mr G's Liam Gallen for his sponsorship and his tireless support over the years. It's massively appreciated.

Last week of the Aodh Ruadh Online Shop too!
Aodh Ruadh are currently taking orders for a great range of gear on the O'Reilly's online shop, but the clock is ticking, with the deadline for orders closing at midnight, Sunday 30th January. Exclusively available via the online shop is the boys and adults Aodh Ruadh Academy jersey sponsored by Kernan's Spar. Another online exclusive is a specially commissioned ladies training jersey, sponsored by the Creevy Pier Hotel, with LGFA branding. These are two beautiful pieces of kit featuring the classic green band and we are delighted to have both Kernan's Spar and Creevey Pier Hotel as sponsors of these items. There is plenty more great gear available to purchase at oreillysofficial.com, with an attractive array of tops, bottoms, snoods, and kit bags to choose from. There won't any further orders placed in the next few months, so it's important to make use of this sales window. All gear is expected to be delivered in around six weeks.

Monthly Club Executive Meeting
The Aodh Ruadh Monthly Club Executive Meeting will take place, via Zoom this Thursday, 27th January at 8.30pm. All executive committee members are asked to attend. Items for Any Other Business should be with Secretary Lisa McTernan by 3pm on Wednesday.

Saint Patrick's Day 2022
There will be a meeting for Saint Patrick's Day parade 2022 in Dorrian's Imperial Hotel this Wednesday, 26 January at 8pm. After two years without the parade, we'd like a big support there to make the 2022 one extra special.

Ballyshannon Bingo
Well done to all our winners at last weeks bingo! Agnes Ryder took home €250 on the 50/50 Jackpot game. The Snowball survived another week. House prize winners were: Jason Kelly, Doreen McDonald, James Gallagher, Christina Gallagher, Mark Newell, Rosaleen O’Brien, Angela Nicholson, Josephine McDonagh, Margaret McCafferty and Vanessa Brennan. The Line winners were Ursula McGreevy, Lauren Downey, Louise Mahon, Linda Clyne, Sharon Reynolds, Caroline Javed, Mark Newell, Kathleen Flanagan, Lesley Lynch, Letitia Doherty, Marian McAndrews and Mary McGowan. A total of nine free books for next week were also won.!
We're looking forward to doing it all again this Friday night at the same time of 8.30pm with a total of over €2,500 up for grabs. Be sure to follow our like and share competition during the week to be in with a chance to win free books! We will play 10 games of bingo including our snowball, jackpot and lucky numbers games. Books are now available and can be purchased up to 4.30pm on Friday.
Click this link to buy a SINGLE BOOK for €10.
Click this link to buy a DOUBLE BOOK for €15.
As before, books bought by 9am Thursday morning will be emailed at lunchtime on Thursday. Books bought by 9am Friday will be emailed at Friday lunchtime. Books then bought before the 4.30pm deadline will be emailed by 6pm Friday. The Zoom invite will be circulated with your books. The Zoom call will open at 8pm with the first game starting at 8.30pm. Make sure to check your spam or junk folder if you don’t think you received your books. We’re looking forward to meeting you all again and thank you as always for your continued support!

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