Cloich Cheann Fhaola – Cloughaneely

Club executive meeting 

The monthly club executive meeting will take place on Thursday, 26th January in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh from 8pm. All executive committee members are asked to attend.

Last few days for Last One Standing

 

The Juvenile Hurling committee with the support of Mr G’s are once again 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 086-1076883. 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, 27th January. Thanks as ever to Mr G's Liam Gallen for his sponsorship and his tireless support over the years. It's massively appreciated.

Club registration 

 

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. 

 

Pat's Bus bash in the Bridgend  

This Saturday night, 21st January, 9pm, Pat McGrath will celebrate his 70th birthday party in the Bridgend, and he will use the night as a fund-raiser, with all proceeds going to the Donegal Cancer Bus. He is extending a big invite all Aodh Ruadh club members to attend what promises to be a fun-filled night. There will be an auction and raffle on the night, MCed by Billy Grimes, and music by John Meehan and Jason Kelly. Hope to see ye there!

 

Ladies football

It was a busy few days for our representatives on various county squads. Big congratulations to Cáit Gillespie who made her senior inter-county debut in the Division 1 National League clash between Donegal and Galway. Cáit also bagged a nomination at half forward for the Gaelic Life Club Team of the Year, and we wish her the best of luck on the night. Well done also to Emma O’Donnell, Ellen Monaghan, Laoise Foy, Cadhla Gillespie and Rachel Gillespie who were part of the under 14 Donegal team who took on Mayo over the weekend.

Return of the Dinner Dance!

The Aodh Ruadh Dinner Dance makes its long-awaited return on Saturday, 4th February in Dorrian's Imperial Hotel. It has been three long years since the last dinner dance, so we are all looking forward to what should be a big night of craic and celebration. Thankfully the club had a successful 2022 on a number of fronts, so we have quite a bit of achievement to mark. We will also be belatedly remembering the 25th anniversary of the club's only senior ladies title, claimed by the class of 1995. In addition, we will be inducting a club legend into our Hall of Fame, as well as distributing all our usual individual awards on the night. Doors open at 6pm and the proceedings commence at 7pm with a banquet, followed by presentation of awards and then music from The Rockhill Ramblers. Tickets, priced €35 are available online now from Klubfunder.com, or you can also book tickets by contacting club Secretary Lisa McTernan on 085-1061456.

 

 

Calling all coaches!

This Tuesday Aodh Ruadh Academy are welcoming Ulster GAA coach to introduce their new ABC programme of coaching. The sessions will take place on each Tuesday in the Mercy Hall from 8pm to 9.30pm. The sessions are aimed at coaches of our younger boys and girls, and we invite all coaches of under 5s, under 7s and under 9s, and any parents or guardians of these groups who have no experience, but would like to get involved. There is also an open invite to any club members interested in getting involved in coaching. The programme covers the first stage of the new Player Development Pathway. A specific programme of skills and activities has been developed on user friendly coaching cards for coaches with little or no experience. The aim of the programme is to support the developmental stages of all children, regardless of ability and offer a variety of progressive, challenging and fun activities, including warm-up games and skill development activities. The advantage to all club coaches is that all activities can be set up quickly and easily, involving large or small numbers. We look forward to seeing a great turn out this Tuesday in the Mercy Hall!

 

Scór na nÓg

We are looking for acts to represent the club in Céilí Dancing, Solo Singing, Recitation, Ballad Group or Historical Presentation. If anyone might be interested or wants more information, you can contact Eamonn Martin Maguire at eamonnmartinmaguire@gmail.com.

Ballyshannon Bingo

Bingo resumes this Tuesday after a weather interruption last week. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. All books bought for the online game last week are valid for this week. We’ve a great prize fund of up to €2,700 to play for this week including €900 snowball and €500 Jackpot. Online players can buy their books by 4.30pm Tuesday at the Aodh Ruadh page on KlubFunder.com. Online players looking for their books early can buy before 2pm Monday to get their books emailed on Monday evening. Players coming to the Abbey Centre can buy their books on arrival at 7.45pm. First game at 8.30pm. Thank you as always for playing and please spread the word and bring along a friend.

Aodh Ruadh lotto

There was no winner of the Aodh Ruadh Lotto jackpot of €9,400. The winning numbers drawn were 1, 5, 8, 11, 13 and 17. In the lucky dip prizes of €20 were won by Turlough McIntyre, Ann McGowan, Regina Ayers, Mary B Butler and Catherine McKee. The next draw is for a jackpot of €9,500 on Sunday in Pat's Bar. Lotto tickets are available in Kernan's Spar and Pearse O'Neill's. You can play also play the lotto online. Log onto klubfunder.com and then search for and select Aodh Ruadh Ballyshannon. Users can now avail of the auto-renew option to play the same line every week until they decide to stop when they pay using Stripe. If you're not in, you can't win!

The lotto team for McCosker’s Centra on Saturday is: SENIOR HURLERS.

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