Latest Carndonagh Notes

Club Lotto

The winning numbers in the Club Lotto this week are 3-5-16-19-22

No jackpot winner
€30 – Robert & Mary C. McCool, Tiernaleague
€15 – Dermot Coyle, Ballyloskey, Carn
– Anne O’Donnell, Woodtop, Carn
– Dolores O’Donnell, Ballybeg, Carn
– John & Rita O’Brien, Glenmakee, Carn

Jackpot this week is €11,400 and the draw will take place in The Arch on Wednesday, January 29th.

Many thanks to all who support our draw.

If you wish to enter the prepaid, 52 weeks for €80, please contact Paul McDaid on 086-3799426.

You can also do the club lotto online now at https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Carndonagh_GAA_Club. Numbers need to be in before 11.30pm on Tuesday night to take part in Wednesday nights draw!

Membership
Club Membership for 2020 is now due and there will be a registration evening in the clubhouse on Wednesday, 29th January from 7pm-9pm.

The fees are as follows:
-Up to Under 12 €10
-Under 14 – Minor €20
-Student €30
-Adult playing member €60
-Adult non playing member €20

Any non-club members who would like to play Camogie or Hurling can also register on this evening. The fees are:
-Up to under 12 €5
-Under 14 – Minor €10
-Student €15
-Adult €30

Anyone playing football, hurling or camogie in the club must have their membership paid to play or train in the club. Club members will also have first preference for Donegal tickets for the coming season. There will also be the opportunity to take out a yearly lotto on the evening. Any club member who takes out our yearly lotto for €80 will get €10 off their membership. We can set up easy payments to pay for the lotto also – 4 x €20.

Old & New Shop

Our OLD & NEW SHOP will open in Costcutters Carndonagh on Monday 16th February at 10am and will run until 22nd March.

This is a good time of year to do a good tidy up and donate any unwanted items of clothing, books, toys, furniture or bric-a-brac, etc to any club member or by messaging the club page.

If you have some free time and wish to assist in the shop, please also message the club page.

Irish for Beginners

Irish for continues every Wednesday night from 7pm- 8pm. All welcome.

Cross Making

Join us in preserving the ancient tradition of St.Bridgets cross making in our clubhouse on Friday the 31st January from 6pm-7.30pm

There will be plenty of rushes to go around for everyone in our community and anyone from the surrounding areas who would like to join us. There will also be St.Bridgets colouring for our younger members and a wee cupan tae.

Senior Mens Fundraiser

Predict 12 teams to win in the Premier League over the coming weeks and win €500? Seems easy? Why not give it a go in our Senior Mens team’s fundraiser for 2020, Last Man Standing!

Anyone looking to enter can contact Cathal Doherty on Facebook or by phone 0868968996 for further details or any member of our Senior Panels

Get Our Kit On

Our online Club Shop with O’Neills is available for Club members to order club gear directly from O’Neills. Check out https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/clg-carndonagh.html to get what you need. You can also register with O’Neills to earn reward points for future purchases.

Club Notes

Any items for the notes or social media updates for the week should be forwarded to Annette at 087-6359936 or alternatively facebook private message to the club facebook site or send an email to the club email address pro.carndonagh.donegal@gaa.ie

Review of the Decade 2019

The major objective over the last few years within the club has been the building of our Sports Hall at Foden. This was a mammoth project which members undertook with focus and determination. As a result of a number of years of fundraising initiatives the club is now able provide a vital resource for club coaches. The final result is a much admired facility that has meant that winter training is possible for all codes and ages. The increase in underage participation and success is clear to be seen. The 2010s have seen a resurection of our Senior Ladies team with them winning the Junior League in their first year of competitive play in 2013 and then winning the Junior Champioship & Intermediate League in 2014. The ladies also went on to win the Intermediate Championship in 2016. We also seen the resurrection of our Senior Hurling team who won the Junior League during their first competitive year and made it to the Junior Championship Final. This senior team stemmed from a number of years of hard work by coaches taking players up through our underage structure. Our underage structure across all four codes is extremely busy with coaches putting in some great work and long hours. We are able to field teams in all four codes from U6’s to Senior level. There is large amount of work been done on the Cultural aspects of the club as well which resulted in us winning the Non Gaeltacht Donegal club of the year and and also receiving the Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha bronze medal, both for the first time in the Clubs history.

Ainm an Chlub: C.L.G. Carndomhnaigh
Dathanna an Chlub/Club Colours: Red & Green
Alternative Colours: Blue & Yellow
Club Ground: Pairc Ui Dhochartaigh

Carndonagh – Senior Board

Carndonagh – Bord na nÓg

Carndomhnaigh – Feile na nGael Div 9 2019 Shield Champions

The Club Year 2019

At the adult level in the club this year our biggest success was fielding a Senior Hurling team again in the club and this team going on to win the league and getting to the county final. Club player Padraig Doherty was a member of the Donegal Senior Hurling squad. Our Senior ladies came out this year with a very young team and did very well to get to a Championship semi-final. Deirdre Foley and Treasa Doherty also played a very big part in the Donegal Senior Ladies team who won a 3rd consecutive Ulster title. Michael McLaughlin (M) was involved in the Donegal Masters who went on to win the All Ireland Final this year also. Conor O’Donnell was called up to the Donegal Senior panel but was extremely unlucky to get injured during the Super 8’s. At an underage level the club was very successful with county success in football, hurling and camogie. Numbers at training keep growing week on week meaning our pitches and Sports Hall are very seldom unoccupied our our news Sports Hall helped the club win the Donegal Ground of the Year.

We had a very successful year in the cultural side of the club. We won the non-Gaeltacht Donegal club of the year and were presented with a Bronze medal in Croke Park in our first year participating in Fondúireacht Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonncha award scheme. This was a very proud night for the club and we are working very hard to earn our Silver medal.

Our Under 8 and Under 10 footballers played very well in their GO Games and enjoyed the blitzes that they took part in. There is very large numbers involved in these two particular groups which is great to see. The Under 12 boys had a very successful year coming away with the two Inishowen Division 1 Cups. A large portion of this group was also involved in the successful Under 11 group who won the Inishowen cup also. The Under 14 boys won their Inishowen & county titles. The Under 16 boys played some fantastic football and were so unlucy to lose both their Inishowen final and Division 1 County Shield final by just one point each time. The minor footballers had a disjointed season due to lack of games and long gaps between those games. Fantastic work from the boys though as they stuck together to win the County Division 3 Final.

The number of underage girls joining the club continues to rise. 2019 was a year where our ladies teams put in a massive effort fielding teams at u8, u9, u10, u11, u12, u13, U14, U16 and Minor level competing in county competitions. There was good representation of the club on County teams with Amy Porter, Imogen Diver, Ellie Long and Brónagh Butler featuring on the Under 14 squad and Lucia Doherty on the Under 16 squad. Amy Porter secured the County Under 14 Player of the Year award also.

This year has been of the most successful to date in the underage hurling within the club. Our U8/10 have competed well in All County Blitzes and in tournaments throughout Derry. Our Under 12 hurlers won the Division 3 league title. The Under 14 hurlers won the U14A league and qualified for the National Feile in Cork in June. After a great weekend of hurling the boys won the Division 9 shield, a first All Ireland Title for our club. Our Under 16 hurlers won the County B championship. We had a large number of players feeding on to the County teams-in Under 14 we had Brendan O’Carroll, Odhran O’Donnell, Ben McDaid, Ben Clarke, Danny Diver, Michael Noone, Davin McLaughlin, Philip Devlin, Daire Tully and Tiernan McLaughlin. Darragh McCormick went on to play with the Donegal Minor Hurlers.

It has been a busy year for camogie in CLG Carndomhnaigh currently fielding 8 teams. Our Under 16 team and Under 14 team won their league titles this year. The Under 13 team were County winners with the Under 14 team securing the Donegal Féile title. This group travelled to Cork to represent Donegal in Féile and had a great experience. Being the only Camogie Club in the North Inishowen area we enjoy the benefit of having players from the surrounding clubs of Urris, Muff, Malin and Moville playing for Carndonagh. This has been really beneficial for everyone fostering friendship and building strong relationships with our neighbouring clubs. Camogie is in a strong place at the moment within the club and thanks must go to all the coaches, parents and players down through the years who have shown great commitment, enthusiasm and love for the game of camogie. Our Camogie players were well represented at County level with Amy Porter, Laura McCrossan, Brónagh Butler, Aoife McCarron, Aoibhinn McLaughlin and Niamh Toland playing on the Donegal Under 14 team. We also had 9 Carn players feature on the County Under 16 team who won the Progress to Success All Ireland Final – Rhianna Gallagher, Mary Kate McCrossan, Brianna Tully, Blaíthin Toland, Niamh Diver Hall, Ciara O’Donnell, Erin McLaughlin, Sadhbh Mullan and Eimear O’Donnell.

2019 Roll of Honour:

Senior Hurlers: League Winners and Championsip runners up

Under 16 Hurlers: County B Championship

Under 14 Hurlers: County A League winners, qualifying for Feile in Cork in June and going on to win the Division 9 Shield in Cork

Under 12 Hurlers: Division 3 League winners

Minor Boys: Division 3 Championship winners

Under 16 Boys: Inishowen A runners up & County Division 1 Shield runners up

U14 Footballers: Inishowen B winners & County Division 2 Championship winners

Under 12 Footballers:Maurice McMenamin Division 1 Cup Winnners, Gerry O’Neill Division 1 Cup winners.

Under 11 Footballers: Stranorlar Dental Surgery U11A Cup