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6 December

Football
Aodh Ruadh booked their place in the last four of the under 21 B Championship thanks mainly to an authorative second half where they outscored their opponents 0-9 to 0-1. Conditions were cool and little heavy underfoot in Killygordon and Gaeil Fhánada made the better fist of things in the first half, with Liam McGrenaghan their go-to man for scores and creativity in open play. It took Aodh Ruadh eight minutes to get off the mark, and that came courtesy of a classy effort by Shane Delahunty which levelled the game at a point a piece. Fanad were edging matters and tagged on the next two points before Harry Howarth cut the deficit after some good work by Senan Rooney. A Cian Rooney free then squared things up with six minutes of the half remaining, but the Gaels registered two further points with only a Colm McGloin point in reply to leave it Aodh Ruadh 0-4 Gaeil Fhánada 0-5 at the turnaround. Fanad picked up where they left off on the restart with Liam McGrenaghan popping over a free a minute in. However, that was to be the last time the Blues troubled the score board operator, and from there to the final whistle Aodh Ruadh dominated. The introduction of the electric Jack Gallagher had a big impact, and Aodh Ruadh reeled off four points in a two-minute spell which effectively finished the game. The first of the foursome was a Cian Rooney free which was swiftly followed by a thumping effort by Odhran McGarrigle. Jack Gallagher then hit two in quick succession as the Ernesiders introduced Mark McGlynn to really turn the screw. From there to the finish Ballyshannon were able to work their scores and Cian Rooney was a big beneficiary, converting three frees and adding another from play. Eoghan Kelly was on the mark too, while the injury time coup de grace was delivered in fine fashion by Darragh Flood Dolan, a lad who is clearly eating his Weetabix. It was an assured display by Barry Gallagher's charges and very much a team performance. Mitch McLaughlin had a very good outing and wasn't afraid to help out the attack. Colm McGloin put himself about to good effect in midfield, while up front Cian Rooney's consistency from dead ball was a great asset. The subs also made a great contribution to the victory. The Aodh Ruadh team and scorers were as follows. Aaron Cullen; Ryan Keenaghan, Shane Gillespie, Mitchell McLaughlin; Shane Delahunty (0-1), Kyle Murray, Daire Gallagher; Odhran McGarrigle (0-1), Colm McGloin (0-1); Cian Rooney (0-7, 6f), Senan Rooney, Harry Howarth (0-1); Damian Weber, Matt Gillespie, Eoghan Kelly (0-1). Substitutes: Jack Gallagher (0-2) for Matt Gillespie 34 minutes; Mark McGlynn for Damian Weber 38 minutes; Eoin Doherty for Howarth 48 minutes; Darragh Flood Dolan (0-1) for Mitch McLaughlin 54 minutes; David Roper for Cian Rooney 57 minutes. Aodh Ruadh will now take on Glenfin in the semi-final which takes place this Sunday in Donegal Town's Tir Chonaill Park at 12 noon, with the winners facing either Glenswilly or Malin in the decider.

The Bakery Cup finals took place on Saturday night under the floodlights of Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh. It was a lovely night for football and the four teams didn’t disappoint.
First up was the Shield Final, with Eoghan Gallagher's troops taking on Joe Gibbions' team. Joe's side took an early lead and managed to keep in front for much the game, but were regularly reigned in to within a score or two. Their six-point half-time lead was maintained until the final quarter before they were able to pull away and win out on a scoreline of 8-13 to 6-8. Some great performances in this match, with both captains showing real leadership qualities and landing quality scores from outfield. Again, some of the youngest players on the pitch caught the eye, with Ciaran McGuinness landing a hat-trick of goals for the winners.
Next up was the Bakery Cup final, and it lived up to its billing as both teams really fancied their chances. And for good reason too, as they were very evenly matched with a strong midfield, good defensive shape and plenty of firepower. Again, both captains stood out in leading their teams throughout the match and delivering some magnificent scores. Corey's team held a two-point half time lead of 0-8 to 1-3, and looked to be on top. However, Gareth's lads rallied in the second half and notched up some lovey scores to bring the game level. Both teams traded points and there was nothing to separate the sides until a late winner from Gareth's side saw them over the line by the narrowest of margins, winning 2-8 to 0-13. It was a really enjoyable evening of football with the crowd treated to two great games. Roll on Bakery Cup 2023!
The squads across the semi-finals and finals were as follows:
Joe Gibbions' team: Joe Gibbions (C), Finn Doogan (VC), Antoin Duffy, Cole Connolly, Anthony Duffy, Oisin McCadden, Dara Vaughan, Alex Kerrigan, Micheál McGrath, Ciaran McGuinness and Joseph Devanny.
Eoghan Gallagher's Team: Eoghan Gallagher (C), Bobby Melly (VC), Callum Dorrian, Darragh McCready, Eoghan McCadden, Daithi Sheerin, Jack Hassett, Eoghan McNulty, Oisin McGrath, Liam Merrifield and Thomas O’Loughlin.
Gareth Brennan's Team: Gareth Brennan (C), Fionn Hartin (VC), Eoghan Blake Gallagher, Jack Gormley, Manus Conlon, Ethan Kerrigan, Iarla Hartin, Cian Doherty, Alfie McGowan, Senan Ward and Alex Hoey.
Corey Sheridan's Team: Corey Sheridan (C), Max Roper (VC), MJ Ward, Markko Branley, Aaron McLoone, Shaun McGarrigle, Conor Greenan, Conor Grimes, Conor McGloin, Daniel McLoone, Ciaran.

Club Calendar 2023 on sale
The 2023 Aodh Ruadh Club Calendar is hot off the presses and is now on sale. You can grab your copy 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 lovely stocking filler and a great memento of the season.

Tying the knot
Two Aodh Ruadh stars on the pitch are getting hitched off it! Best wishes to Ciaran Slevin and Kate Cunnigham on their nuptials this coming weekend!

Question time in Seán Óg's
On Thursday 15th December Seán Óg's will be staging a quiz night. Peter Gallagher will be quiz master on the evening and the questions start flying at 9pm. The proceeds from this fun night will go towards the purchase of a new pitch lining machine for the Aodh Ruadh playing facilities. There'll be loads of prizes up for grabs on the night, including four rather fetching Donegal GAA tops for the winners.

Santa Party
A date for your festive diaries! On Sunday, 18th December, Aodh Ruadh ladies host a Santa Party in Dorrian's Imperial Hotel. There will be a live DJ, plenty of fun and games, a free selection box for each child and, of course, the chance to meet big man himself, Santa Claus! The event will run from 3pm to 6pm and tickets, priced €12, are available now from Klubfunder.com.

Millstone reunited
One more date for your Christmas schedule! The Millstone Reunion night takes place on Friday, 30th December with the usual mayhem and craic in store! More details in due course.

Suim agat sa Ghaeilge?
Interested in using your own level of Irish in a relaxed, enjoyable conversation group? Aodh Ruadh GAA Club invite you to GAEILGE DO GACH DUINE. Join us in Owen Roe’s, Ballyshannon where we will meet every Tuesday for six weeks commencing Tuesday 15th November from 8.30pm to 9.45pm. All levels of Irish are welcome to join in, speak, listen, or just do whatever you are comfortable with. This event is free of charge. Bain triail as, beidh fáilte romhat.

Ballyshannon Bingo
Bingo has moved to Tuesday nights starting 6th December at the earlier time of 8.30pm. We play for a great prize fund of over €2,300 including the €600 snowball and €500 Jackpot. Players can either play online over Zoom, or at the Abbey Centre. Online players must buy their books before 4.30pm Tuesday at the Aodh Ruadh on KlubFunder.com page. Doors open at the Abbey Centre at 7.45pm. We hope to see a good crowd so please spread the word and bring along a friend.

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13 December

Football
It was semi-final heartbreak for the under 21s in the County Centre of Excellence on Sunday, as Glenfin edged to the narrowest of victories, booking a final berth on a scoreline of 1-12 to 1-11. Glenfin made the early running and had built up a 0-4 to 0-1 lead ten minutes in, a Cian Rooney free Aodh Ruadh's sole response. Rooney added another dead ball, but then Glenfin hit back with 1-2 to put six points between the sides. Ballyshannon then finally roused from their slumber and started to pick off scores. First Colm McGloin and Jack Long swapped points before Damian Weber hit the net with a wonder-strike from distance. Further points from Rooney (2) and Jack Gallagher meant that, after a decidedly middling first half, Aodh Ruadh trailed by the minimum at the interval, 1-7 to 1-6. Glenfin got the first points of the new half, but these were quickly answered by white flags from Jack Gallagher and Damian Weber. Glenfin rallied again though and hit three points with the Ernesiders only mustering a Cian Rooney free in reply. With time running down two phenomenal dead ball conversions by Jack Gallagher made it 1-12 to 1-11 as Aodh Ruadh battled desperately to take the game to extra-time. Unfortunately, Ballyshannon couldn't find the leveller and bowed out after a hard-fought contest. Our thanks to the team for the quality of football they have played in their run to the semi-final. It just wasn't to be on the day, but a lot of players will have marked themselves out for consideration for the senior ranks in 2023. The Aodh Ruadh team and scorers were as follows. Aaron Cullen; Ryan Keenaghan, Shane Gillespie, Daire Gallagher; Shane Delahunty, Kyle Murray, Eoghan Kelly; Odhran McGarrigle, Colm McGloin (0-1); Cian Rooney (0-4, 3f), Senan Rooney, Harry Howarth; Damian Weber (1-1), Matt Gillespie, Mark McGlynn. Subs: Jack Gallagher (0-5, 3f) for Harry Howarth 23 minutes, Eoin Doherty for Ryan Keenaghan HT. Our thanks to Barry Gallagher and his back-room team for all their work with the squad over the past few months.

Question time in Seán Óg's
On December Seán Óg's will be staging a quiz night. Peter Gallagher will be quiz master on the evening and the questions start flying at 9pm. The proceeds from this fun night will go towards the purchase of a new pitch lining machine for the Aodh Ruadh playing facilities. There'll be loads of prizes up for grabs on the night, including four rather fetching Donegal GAA tops for the winners.

Santa Party
On Sunday Aodh Ruadh ladies host a Santa Party in Dorrian's Imperial Hotel. There will be a live DJ, plenty of fun and games, a free selection box for each child and, of course, the chance to meet big man himself, Santa Claus! The event will run from 3pm to 6pm and tickets, priced €12, are available now from Klubfunder.com.

Millstone reunited
One more date for your Christmas schedule! The Millstone Reunion night takes place on Friday, 30th December with the usual mayhem and craic in store! More details in due course.

Congratulations
Congrats and best wishes for a long and happy marriage to Ciaran Slevin and Kate Cunningham who were married last Sunday!

Suim agat sa Ghaeilge?
Interested in using your own level of Irish in a relaxed, enjoyable conversation group? Aodh Ruadh GAA Club invite you to GAEILGE DO GACH DUINE. Join us in Owen Roe’s, Ballyshannon where we will meet every Tuesday from 8.30pm to 9.45pm. All levels of Irish are welcome to join in, speak, listen, or just do whatever you are comfortable with. This event is free of charge. Bain triail as, beidh fáilte romhat.

Ballyshannon Bingo
We held our first Tuesday night bingo in the Abbey Centre last week and it was a lucky night for the players in the Abbey Centre, with over three quarters of the prizes staying in the hall. Well done to Regina Ayres who won the Jackpot and a €50 line. The house winners were Teresa Anderson, Philip Doherty, Regina Dolan (with a line), Martina Brady, Eileen McIntyre (also with a line), Teresa Campbell, Rosaleen O’Brien and Mary Gilfedder. The other cash winners on the lines were Mary Donagher, Fiona Murphy, Celine McGrath, Denis Sheerin, Bill McGonigle, Diane Quinn, Josie Lynch (twice!) and Lisa Galligan. We also had eight free book winners! There was no winner of the snowball so it rolls to €650 next week, as we play for a prize fund of nearly €2,400. Note that Bingo next Tuesday will be held at Colaiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon, as the pantomime is taking place at the Abbey Centre. Eyes down at the new time of 8.30pm. Online players must buy their books before 4.30pm Tuesday at the Aodh Ruadh on KlubFunder.com page. Doors open at the Abbey Centre at 7.45pm. We hope to see a good crowd so please spread the word and bring along a friend.

Lotto Christmas Hamper up for grabs!
Aodh Ruadh have teamed up with McCosker’s Centra and Kernan’s Spar to bring our loyal lotto players some seasonal cheer. We have FOUR festive hampers filled with Yuletide goodies up for grabs. Lotto tickets bought this week will be entered in a draw for the hampers in our Christmas lotto draw at the Bridgend on Sunday. Four more reasons to get your club lotto ticket this week, apart from the hefty €9,000 jackpot!

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20 December

Mary Grimes RIP
Aodh Ruadh were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mary Grimes. Mary was club treasurer from 2008 to 2011 and a great supporter of Aodh Ruadh throughout her life. Mary was a lovely, gentle woman and the many tributes paid to her over the past few days are a testament to the great esteem and affection she was held in. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Mary was laid to rest on Monday after Funeral Mass in Saint Patrick's Church, Ballyshannon with Aodh Ruadh supplying a guard of honour. We extend our sincere sympathies to Mary's family and friends at this sad time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.

Ladies
Big congratulations to Cádhla Dolan and Ciara Larkin who have been selected for the 2023 county under 16 panel.

Millstone reunited
The big club event of the festive period is the Millstone Reunion night which takes place on Friday, 30th December with the usual mayhem and craic in store! Dicey Reilly's is the venue and doors open at 9pm. Admission is €10 and tickets are available from Lisa McTernan, Brian Gillespie, or from Dicey Reilly's directly. This is a fund-raiser for Bord na nÓg. Get up da yard!

Club Calendar 2023 on sale
The 2023 Aodh Ruadh Club Calendar is on sale now and you can grab your copy in Kernan's Spar, A Novel Idea and Pearse O'Neill's. You can also pick them up from Lisa McTernan. At just €10 they are a lovely stocking filler and a great memento of the season.

Successful Santa Party
We have some great pictures by Andrea Whelan up on the Aodh Ruadh CLG Facebook page from Sunday's spectacularly successful Santa Party in Dorrian's Imperial Hotel. A huge thank you to all the boys and girls who came along to meet the big man. Big thanks also to all the volunteers who helped make sure the day went off so well. A special thanks also to Cyril Brennan, Dorrian's, MCM, The Abbey Hotel, and Ciaran Smith for sponsoring our raffle prizes. Happy Christmas to all!

Enda has the answers!
There was a great turn out for last Thursday's quiz night in Seán Óg's. The winners on the night were the team captained by Enda McFadden and the runners up by a single question were the David McCadden's team. Huge thanks to Peter Gallagher for putting the night together with €900 being raised for the Park Committee.

Suim agat sa Ghaeilge?
This Tuesday is the last week of our GAEILGE DO GACH DUINE get-togethers in Owen Roe’s, Ballyshannon. It has been a very enjoyable few weeks of craic and conversation. Why not join us for our festive final outing? All levels of Irish are welcome to join in, speak, listen, or just do whatever you are comfortable with. This event is free of charge and runs from 8.30pm to 9.45pm. Bain triail as, beidh fáilte romhat.

Ballyshannon Bingo
Well done to our bingo winners last Tuesday. Margaret Meehan took home the 50/50 Jackpot! The house winners were Diane Quinn, Mary Reynolds (plus a line), Rosaleen Deane, Dolores Kelly, Tom Flanagan & Mark Newell shared, Emer Molloy, Shannon Bowman, Maggie McGarrigle, and Toni-Anne McGowan. The cash winners on the lines were Mary Donagher, Mary McGowan, Teresa Hannon, Marion Matthews, Mary Travers, Bill McGonigle, Margaret Gallagher, Ann Patterson, Aisling Feely and Siobhan Gallagher. There was no winner of the Snowball so it climbs to €700 on 47 numbers this week, as we play for nearly €2,500! This Tuesday night is our Christmas Bingo where we will have festive spot prizes to give away! Please note we now play at the earlier time of 8.30pm. Online players must buy their books before 4.30pm Tuesday at the Aodh Ruadh on KlubFunder.com page. Doors open at the Abbey Centre at 7.45pm. We hope to see a good crowd so please spread the word and bring along a friend.

Nollaig shona
Aodh Ruadh wishes all associated with the club and everyone in the wider Ballyshannon community a happy, peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

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27 December

Ballyshannon Bingo
We had a very enjoyable Christmas Bingo last Tuesday night. Well done to all bingo winners and spot prize winners over the course of the evening! The bingo jackpot was shared between Margaret Gilmartin and Owen Duffy. The house winners were Regina O’Connor, Ciara Smith, Gerard Cullen, Teresa Campbell, Kaleigh Doherty and Sharon McGarrigle shared, Mary Reynolds, Emer Molloy, Mary Cleary and Brid Barrett. The cash winners on the lines were Claudia McCrea, Regina Dolan (twice!), Caroline Finnerty, Teresa Anderson, Letitia Doherty, Marian McDermott, Philomena McGarrigle, Marie Gormley, Patricia Bradshaw, Majella Gettins and Rebecca Rouse. We also had 10 free book winners! There was no winner of the winter Snowball so it rises to €750 next week. We go again for our last bingo of 2022 on Tuesday 27th December, both Online and in person at the Abbey Centre where we’ll play for a prize fund over €2,500! Online players must buy their books before 4.30pm Tuesday at the Aodh Ruadh on KlubFunder.com page. Doors open at the Abbey Centre at 7.45pm. We hope to see a good crowd so please spread the word and bring along a friend. Thank you to all our players for their continued support, merry Christmas to all.

So long, 2022
We would like to wish all our members and our supporters in Ballyshannon and around the world a peaceful and prosperous New Year.

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