Donaghmore GAA Club Notes. Web: https://donaghmoregaa.ie
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Lotto:
3-5-6-8. 10 Match 3 winners; get £10 each; Brid Conlon; Turlough Tally; Marie Mackle; Eoin Devlin; M Hetherinton; Tess Mc Donnell; Ethna Mc Gee; James Hetherington; Pat Powell; Victor Patterson. NEXT DRAW: Mon 9th March. JACKPOT £4500. Thanks as always for your great support and good luck everyone.
Presentation night:
Perhaps more low key than usual the club presentation night turned out to be a great night’s craic. The committee hopes that all who attended had a good night and are very thankful to those who organised it. Huge congratulations to those who received recognition for their performances last season. Hopefully it will help inspire further growth this season.
Ladies First: Minor Awards went to Lauren Mc Kernan – Most Committed; Grainne Mc Cormick – Most improved; Leah Mc Veigh – Player of the Year.
Ladies Seniors; Rebecca Mc Cann and Aishing Hegarty shared Most Committed; Megan Muldoon and Beth Deery shared most improved while Sorcha Mc Namee won Player of the year.
Mens Minor Player of the Year went to Conor Cush while Brodie O’Neill won most improved.
Reserve Player of the year went to Jerome Grimes whilst James Mc Cann lifted most improved Senior player and Cormac Mc Cann proudly lifted senior player of the year.
Well done to all and thank you for your commitment and extra effort from all at the club.
Health and Well Being: Positive Steps Talks
**NEW DATE**
An exciting series of interesting talks is coming to the village. It will bring several excellent speakers including Oisin Mc Conville to Donaghmore. The presentations will cover thought provoking topics promoting healthy choices, moderation and examining lifestyle options. They will question and discuss the impact in our own lives, our families and within our local society.
The first talk ties in with the beginning of Lent which is traditionally a time for thinking about moderating or reducing alcohol. Presenter Glen Hinds poses the question “If alcohol is the answer, what is the question?”
This is an excellent talk which will be of interest to all ages in the community. Why not come along to the Torrent PV Hamil suite on Thursday 5th March at 7:30pm to hear Glen’s take on how to rationalise if alcohol is helping us to be the people/society we want to be….Or is it getting in the way?
Further talks are scheduled for March and April, and presenters/ dates will be announced soon. A great first step by our new Health and Well Being Committee.
Registration:
It’s that time of year again. The club would ask that as many people as possible register by signing up to Club Donaghmore. You also get entered in the Club Donaghmore members monthly draw. It represents great value for money for our members and is an essential revenue for the development of the club. Contact Mark Nugent (registrar) on 07833367485 or John Mc Kenna (Club Donaghmore Rep) 07515288224.
Apart from that, annual membership can be purchased on Monday 9th at our registration evening in the PV Hamill suite at 7PM.
Last man Standing:
Thanks to everyone who entered this year's LMS. Due to cup competition and limited premier league action, last week was skipped. Anyone still in should get their week 4 entries in to Mark before next Friday 6th March. Good luck to the 154 still in.
Ladies Senior:
We welcome the introduction of Ciaran Loane as new coach for our senior ladies. I’m sure everyone around the club will make Ciaran very welcome. Good luck in the 2020 season girls. Training continues as per whatsapp info.
Ladies minors:
Thank you to all the parents for their great support in MUSA for the girls first game of the season V Edendork. Weather was only mildly better than lately and played a big part. With the wind in the first half our girls didn't capitalise enough and Edendork took their scores to earn the win. Next up is Errigal away on Monday 9th at 7pm. Please come along and show your support. Ádh mór girls.
U14 Ladies:
League starts on Sat 7th March away to Edendork at 4pm. Training continues as per group chat on the training pitch. Ádh mór to the girls and their mgt team.
Senior and Reserves:
Training continues as normal. The teams look positive and progress is evident. League is only four weeks away and Championship draw pitted us against Ardboe.
Is it You? The senior team and management are in the hunt for a physio to assist the team on match days. If you know of anyone keen, willing and capable please get them to contact Darren Torres 07909 996450.
Referees: We are also appealing for anyone inside or outside the club to come on board as our club referee. The challenges are well documented but when you look at the success of parish neighbour Sean Hurson it's about character. Are you passionate about football; fair, decisive, strong? We will support you in all ways possible through courses and resources. You don’t have to have experience we will ease you in through youth football at a pace you are comfortable with. If you have any questions or are in any way interested please contact Darren Torres 07909 996450.
Youth Football:
This year’s youth season is set to be a challenging one in the best way possible. We have 2 teams entered in U14/16 and Minor age groups. The two teams at each age group will be entered in different grades ie 2 & 4. We have had experience of this last year and it does bring challenges in terms of coaching manpower and fixtures. As well as that the changes to how the season is run in terms of County Board fixtures could pose issues. Ultimately both the club and county board aim to provide more meaningful football to more players so we need all the support we can get and lots of patience and understanding too.
Minor Lads:
The weather caused all games to be rescheduled last weekend. Training continues Wednesdays 7:30- 8:45pm. Next up for 2A this Sunday 8th March is a home match V Cookstown at 2.15pm while 3A have a bye this week. Please check Tyrone website or social media for results. Please keep an ear for changes. All support welcome.
U14 lads:
Again the weather caused all games to be rescheduled last weekend. Training continues Thursdays at 7:30pm. Next up for 1A this Thurs 5th March is an away match V Cookstown (in MUSA) at 7:30pm. While on Sat 7th March 3A are away V Moy at 11am. Please check Tyrone website or social media for results.
U12.5 Lads: Training started last Monday and will continue Mondays at 6:30pm.
Any newcomers to the club/village are welcome. Contact Martin O’Neill (Youth Co-ordinator) on 07801819631 or Mark Nugent (Registrar) on 07833367485. Alternatively, just bring your boots to one of the above sessions and speak with one of the coaches.
U8/U10 lads: Saturday mornings indoor sessions continue for the U8 lads 10:30-11:30am while Sunday mornings 11-12noon are for the U10 lads again indoors for the next few weeks.
Wee Pats: the ever popular Wee Pats continues this Fri 6th March 6:30pm – 7:15pm. (4 more weeks). Aimed at delivering basic skills in the funnest fashion possible the sessions are open to U6 boys and girls. (P1-P2). Just come along in your runners and bring £1.
Gold Mark Award: We are lucky to have such a generous bunch of volunteers. The Gold Mark award is a way of recognising the next generation of club volunteers for all their help in the community. Over the past 12 months our young volunteers have helped with the Horticultural Society’s great work; Torrent camps; underage coaching; Youth club; Tuck shop on match days; after school classes; selling lotto tickets and Wee Pats. We have nearly 20 GoldMark volunteers aged 14-24. These volunteer hours are recorded and recognised by Ulster GAA and when a volunteer reaches landmark hours they are awarded a certificate.
11 of our volunteers have reached landmark hours and are being awarded their certificates at an award ceremony on Wednesday 11th March hosted by Ulster GAA IFA and Ulster Rugby in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast.
We are very proud of all our young volunteers but particularly those below who have worked so hard and made themselves available all year.
100 hours Award: Cara Hamill & Daniel Baird.
50 Hours Award: Anna Mc Kenna; Aoibhinn Mc Caffrey; Anna Mc Keown; Ella Mc Donnell; Cassie Mc Nally; Ellen Cassidy; Morgan Mc Mahon; Meabh Hughes & Kila Kirby.
Keep an eye on Club social next week for pics of this prestigious and well deserved awards ceremony. If anyone aged 14-24 would like to volunteer in the community under the Gold Mark
Scheme, please contact the Club Goldmark Co-ordinator – Stevie Mc Nally at donaghmore stpatricks.tyrone@lgfa.ie. Well done again to our youth volunteers and thank you from all at the club. Great experience and accolade for our youth.
Tyrone fixtures link:
You can check all the club fixtures and results using the tyronegaa website on this link. http://tyronegaa.ie/fixtures-results/
Fitted Mouth Guards:
Sincere thanks once again to James and Helen Kelly for their now annual offering of this service. Go raibh maith agaibh.
Save the Date:
Please look out for an appeal for support in hosting the Feile na Og in June (Fri 26th- Sunday 28th). The club will be hosting both a boys and a girls team for this year’s feile which will be held locally. This is one of the biggest events in the GAA youth calendar and for those who visited Mayo last year is not only a football tournament but an exhibition of generosity and hospitality. This will be a great opportunity to put Donaghmore on the map and will undoubtedly bring out the best the club has to offer.
Irish Class/Rang Gaelige:
Our rang gaelige is growing from strength to strength. Our last class is next Tues at 7pm for beginners/8pm for intermediate. Finishing just before St Patrick’s Day. Contact Seán Antón Ó Conalláin on 07709714100 or saconlon15@hotmail.co.uk to register interest. New comers still welcome to join at any time drop in for a free taster class anytime.
Also please look out for our new conversation circle (coircal comhra) run by club member John Gallagher as part of his Irish Diploma. Starting next week Thursday 12th March at 7pm in the PV Hamil suite. Aimed at extending the reach of our current course and offering all gaeilgeoir in the community a chance to use our mative tongue in a very informal setting. Maith Thú John.
Scór
Thank you to Niamh Mc Crystal for continuing to fly the Scór flag for the club this year again. An exceptional talent and a joy to go and see. Look out for Niamh and sister Ciara on their facebook page.
Culture: St Patrick's Day
After last year's very successful St Patrick's Day Breakfast the culture committee are planning an even bigger event. Make sure you stay at home on 17th of March for our ‘Lá na gClubanna’ day; craic agus ceol, dancers, big breakfast, coircal comhra (irish conversation group) and much more. We welcome the entire community. Sure to be a great morning for the family so why not join in for a feed and a few tunes. Contact Mari Mc Donnell on 07866 718341 if you can help or offer any ideas for our St Patrick’s Day Celebrations.
Sympathies & support:
We continue to offer our thoughts, prayers and support for all families in our club and our community dealing with sickness and bereavement at this time. Two families very close to the club continue to deal with serious illness, please pray especially for the O’Neill and Gallagher families. Please remain considerate to the elderly and anyone who finds themselves alone and make an extra special effort to call or visit.
A special EGM:
Comghgairdeas agus maith sibh to our new committee and all who have taken up positions on the new sub committees. These include Culture; Youth Coaching; Finance and Facilities Development; Volunteering; Governance; Child Protection and Health and Well Being; Football Development; Public Relations. More information on all these will be available on the Club website shortly. If you feel you can offer your experience, energy, enthusiasm in any of these areas please jump on board.
Club Maith:
For those members not familiar, the club has undertaken a programme to achieve Club Maith Accreditation. Club Maith is a Club accreditation scheme which is unique to the GAA. It allows Clubs to be benchmarked against best practice standards across the full range of GAA Club activity. A Club Maith award makes a clear, proven statement about the quality of a Club, right across the board.
Club maith will compliment the clubs ambitious plans for future development. It will also see the club transform in a number of key areas. This will involve a lot of restructuring and will of course involve a lot of local talent, expertise and commitment. Please look out for opportunities where you can best place yourself moving the Club forward in the community. http://ulster.gaa.ie/club-maith/
