Club Notes Archive - 2024
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October
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Football
Our minors and under 16 await confirmation of their next fixtures.The under 10s had their last training session of the season on Saturday morning with a run out on Father Tierney Park. The boys are now looking forward to an end of season trip to Ballaghadreen on Saturday, 26th October. Many thanks to Barry and all at O'Neill's Next Door off license for sponsoring the trip. Our under 9s are in action on Saturday, 5th October in game week four of the regional series blitz. Kinlough will be the hosts and further details will be posted on the WhatsApp group.
Our under 8 boys travelled on Saturday to the Dome in the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence, where they played Saint Naul's in a series of challenge games as an end of season treat. The boys had a great time and really enjoyed the experience. Thank you to all the parents for travelling.
Ladies
Our Division 2 minor final has been confirmed for this Saturday in Ballintra. The game will be part of a double header, with the Division 3 final between Saint Eunan's and Kilcar. The Division 3 final throws-in at 12 noon, with our decider against Saint Naul's following at 2pm. We'd love to see a big Ballyshannon support make the short trip to Páirc Naomh Bríd to get behind the Shamettes.Last Tuesday evening the under 13 girls suffered their first defeat of the season away to a strong Ardara team. While Ardara were on top throughout the first half, two Kayla McDermott goals and one from Halle McGowan and points from Jenna Britton and Leia Roper kept Aodh Ruadh in touch. The second half unfortunately was one way traffic as the schedule of a fourth game and the team's third away from home in ten days caught up with the girls. Points from Emily Gallagher, Katie McLoughlin, and an unlucky own point were all Aodh Ruadh had to show for their second half efforts. Louise Browne in half-backs was the standout player for Aodh Ruadh on the night with the final score 3-26 to 3-5. The Aodh Ruadh team and scorers was as follows: Bethany McNamee, Saoirse O'Donnell, Amy McNeely, Mia Duffy, Louise Browne, Emer McGarrigle, Tiah Kane, Jenna Britton (0-1), Niamh Patton, Halle McGowan (1-0), Leia Roper (0-1), Nicole McGrath, Kayla McDermott (2-0), Emily Gallagher (0-1), Katie McLoughlin (0-1). Subs: Eabha Hegarty (for Patton 25 mins), Shiloh Killalea (for Duffy 32 mins), Kali Gallagher (for E Gallagher 35 mins), Bronagh Waugh for O'Donnell 35 mins, Leah O’Malley-Malone for McLoughlin 37 mins, Catherine Garvey for McGowan 38 mins, Emma O'Neill for McGrath 40 mins, Alannah Brennan for McNeely 41 mins, Holly O'Neill for T Kane 42 mins, Anna Meehan for McDermott 43 mins, Sophia Hughes for Browne 43 mins, Emily Kane for McGarrigle 44 mins, Amelia Coyle for Roper 45 mins.
The girls showed great character to bounce back by beating Four Masters in Father Tierney Park on Friday evening. Emily Gallagher opened the scoring with a goal after intercepting a Four Masters kick out, it was followed quickly by a really well worked point by Kayla McDermott. Four Masters responded with a point quickly, but there was only one more score in the first half, a fine Leia Roper point, as Aodh Ruadh led 1-2 to 0-1 at the break. Ballyshannon started the second half with great intent, a Jenna Britton point was quickly followed by a well taken Halle McGowan goal. When Four Masters attacked they met a stubborn Aodh Ruadh defence with Amy McNeely, Nicole McGrath and Saoirse O'Donnell marking tightly and blocking well. When Four Masters did get through Bethany McNamee refused to be beaten in the Erneside goals. A brilliantly taken Kayla McDermott goal, followed by another Jenna Britton point eased Aodh Ruadh over the line, while the scoring was completed by a Four Masters own goal which left it Aodh Ruadh 4-4 Four Masters 0-1. A great team performance with stand out performances from Bethany McNamee in goals, Nicole McGrath and player of the match Amy McNeely in the full back line, Tiah Kane was brilliant at half back, while Jenna Britton and Niamh Patton worked superbly together at midfield. Leia Roper was play-maker in chief while Kayla McDermott and Emily Gallagher worked hard for the team and contributed important scores at crucial times.
The Aodh Ruadh team and scorers were as follows: Bethany McNamee, Saoirse O'Donnell, Nicole McGrath, Amy McNeely, Louise Browne, Tiah Kane, Emer McGarrigle, Jenna Britton (0-2), Niamh Patton, Kayla McDermott (1-1), Leia Roper (0-1), Ava Garvey, Emily Gallagher (1-0), Halle McGowan (1-0) Katie McLoughlin. Subs: Kali Gallagher for McLoughlin 39 mins, Mia Duffy for O'Donnell 40 mins, Emma O'Neill for A Garvey 41 mins, Eabha Hegarty for McNeely 42 mins, Bronagh Waugh for Browne 43 mins, Alannah Brennan for McGowan 44 mins, Catherine Garvey for E Gallagher 44 mins, Holly O'Neill for T Kane 45 mins, Emily Ryan for McDermott 46 mins, Emily Kane for McGarrigle 46 mins.
Next up for the under 13s are Killybegs this Saturday, with the final match of the group stages at home against Bundoran on Saturday 12th October.The under 12 girls wrapped up their season on Saturday with a trip to the Connacht AirDome. We had 31 girls in attendance and two squads played two games each against Melvin Gaels, it was a great experience for the girls and was followed by a trip to Supermacs on the way home! Thank you to all our coaches for their commitment and hard work throughout the season and well done to all the girls on a fantastic season.
The Ladies Football AGM takes place on Tuesday, 1st October in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh at 7.30pm. We extend a warm invitation to anyone interested in our games to come and join us as we look back over a successful seasons and make plan for an even more ambitious 2025.
Hurling
Our under 16s were very disappointed and disheartened to lose out on a place in the Championship final last Thursday. They made the long trek to Inishowen to meet Carndonagh in the semi-final. Playing against a strong wind in the first half, for the first 15 minutes or so, it was point for point. However, they then went into the break down by 1-3 and failed to fully recover in the second half, eventually losing out by five points. That sees the end of competitive play for this group but not quite the end of the season. They still have their under 16 tournament, the Billy Finn / John Larkin tournament which they will be hosting over the October bank holiday weekend.The under 12s continued to celebrate their fantastic B League win last Thursday night when all the players available enjoyed a fun training session and a big feast from Top Pizza. The parents made a presentation to coach, Patrick 'Spanny' McGarrigle, to show their appreciation for all his time and effort with this panel on what has been a great, successful season for the squad.
Our under 10s will have their last training session of the year on Sunday.
Our under 8s had a very enjoyable last training session of the year, where we held a sports day style session. Friday sees their last action of the year when they have their last all-county blitz of the year in the Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence.
Camogie
Social camogie for players aged 16 and upwards continues this Thursday evening at the Coláiste Cholmcille pitch. The session runs from 7pm to 8pm and all ages and skill levels are welcome for some fun camogie.Underage camogie continues this Wednesday evening on the top pitch at Páirc Aoidh Ruaidh from 7pm to 8pm. All are welcome.
Calling all GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association members aged 12-21
The GAA Youth Forum will be held in Croke Park on Saturday, 2nd November. The theme of the forum is 'Strengthening the youth voice for the next 140 years'. The GAA Youth Forum will offer a range of interactive workshops and speakers with topics to be addressed including:
- Decision making structures
- Communications
- Coach behaviour and education
- Addressing discrimination and accessibility
- Development and volunteering opportunities
The flagship session of the GAA Youth Forum will be the Youth Congress which will see attendees voting on a set of proposals generated throughout the day. The results of this Congress will be taken forward as recommendations by representatives of the GAA Youth Committee to GAA Congress 2025. A maximum of 300 delegates between from 12 and 21-years-old representing GAA, LGFA and Camogie clubs will attend so don’t wait to express your interest. If you or someone you know would like to attend complete this form by Wednesday 16th October.
Keep an eye on the gaa.ie website for updates leading up to November 2nd.Put your whistle where your mouth is!
This Friday, October 4th at 4pm at the GAA centre in Convoy, Donegal GAA Referees Committee are making available to anyone that wants to referee underage or adult games, a Referee Foundation course module 2 and 3 at 4pm, finishing by 6pm at the latest. Participants need to do module 1 and 2 online first. Please contact Don Langan 087-6274005, if you are someone that might attend. There may still be an opportunity to ref some under 13 games, school games, possibly do a line at under 21 games, and if not, then participants can look ahead to the 2025 season.Funding boost
Good news for Aodh Ruadh with the announcement that the application to the Sports Capital Scheme submitted by the Park / Development Committee has been successful and a grant of €152,000.00 has been allocated to the club. The application focused on the modernisation of some of our changing room facilities, including additional toilet facilities and shower facilities to better cater for our female players, changing to more energy efficient systems for water heating, a switch to LED lighting on our training pitch, etc. Plans for all of this work will be finalised during the first half of 2025, with works substantially completed in 2026, subject to a good performance by the club raising a certain level of match funding. The club would like to sincerely thank the public representatives who backed our application and we will have further opportunities to acknowledge this support in the future.RIP Anne Buggy
We extend our deepest condolences to PJ Buggy and the whole Buggy clan and their wide circle of friends on the passing of Anne Buggy recently.Ballyshannon Bingo
The Big money at last week's Ballyshannon Bingo went to Eileen Gormley in our Jackpot game on Tuesday, 24th September. The house winners were Rosaleen Rooney, Mary McGowan, Tina Gannon, Breda Gallagher, Rita Tuohy, Mary Reah, Abi Gallagher (with a line prize too), and Doreen McDonald. Aine McManus took the €100 prize in the snowball game. The line winners were Aileen Queenan, Conor Gallagher, Patsy McShea, Anne Kennedy, Jean Brolly, Mary Roper, Marina Kerrigan, Mary McGonigle, and Gerard Cullen. Ann Heron took the €50 on the double line in game 10. Our stand-up game went to Marie Gallagher for a second week in a row! Recently we announced an increase to the prize pot for the summer, with the second half house prizes increasing and as well as the snowball game! So our snowball survived again, and is in play with a €1,000 prize on 44 numbers or less, and we have €2,850 worth of prizes to play for, including €500 50/50 Jackpot and €330 Lucky Numbers Game. So come along and always spread the word for Tuesday night bingo at the Abbey Centre! Doors open 7.45pm for eyes down at 8.30pm, books only €10.
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