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Clonduff People |
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Daniel Antonio Andre RIP |
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Eddie
Gribben - Hall of Fame 2009
Paula Gribben - Clonduff's Dual All
Ireland Winner 2006 |
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Clonduff's Ross Carr
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Clonduff's Cathal Murray |
Sean Spiers
2008 - Click on image to enlarge |
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Another great GAA Article from San Fran |
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Useful
Documents |
Co Scór
Records |
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Clonduff Manual |
Cardiac Screening |
Scór na nÓg |
Scór Sinsear |
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New! New! New!
Clonduff Park Training Schedule
(Until end March 2010) |
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Programme of Nights 2010 |
Clonduff Calendar 2010 |
Co Master Plan |
Ulster
Club Football League
Div 1 Football Fixtures |
ACPRFL Fixtures |
Ulster Club Hurling League
Div 2 Hurling Fixtures |
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Ladies Football (Senior, U16, U12) |
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Calling
all Newcomers to the Parish of Clonduff
Clonduff GAC
provides a wide variety of Gaelic Sporting,
Cultural and Social activities for males and
females from four years old upwards with no
upper age limit. Sports include Men’s and
Ladies Football, Camogie, Hurling, Handball.
We provide coaching in Scór activities for
adults and juveniles, run Irish Language class
and provide Clubrooms for a wide variety of
family and community social events. We would
gladly welcome newcomers to our Parish to come
along and join our dynamic Club. For more
information call Brian McGreevy (Chairman)
02840637237 / 07739540602, Anita Brannigan
(Secretary) 02840638237 / 07720062073, Teresa
Carr (Youth Officer) 02840338966 /
07872950297, Maura Quinn (Camogie Secretary)
02840630062, Sean Fearon (Registrar)
07734139040, Marie Milligan (Assistant
Secretary) 02840638916 / 07783502766
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Important! Defib
Training for Mentors
Clonduff is
recommending that at least one member of each
management team from Seniors right down to U8s
in Football, Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football
and Handball undertakes basic training in the
use of the Defibulator which is held in the Club
and which is available for every training
session and every game. Please God it won’t ever
happen but if it did how would you feel if it
was required on your watch and you didn’t know
where it was or how to operate it. Management
teams should nominate at least one member and
let the Club Secretary, Anita Brannigan, know as
soon as possible so that this will be in place
before the new playing season gets under way.
Contact Anita on 02840638237 / 07720062073 or
email
anita.brannigan1@btinternet.com
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 CALLING ALL ADULT PLAYERS!
IMPORTANT PLAYERS MEETING Re PITCH DEVELOPMENT
MONDAY 15th MARCH @ 8:00 pm
IN THE CLUBROOMS
ALL PLAYERS
TO ATTEND!!
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presentation - read then click to advance slides |
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Clonduff Gaels in San Francisco! |
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Recognise them? Proudly wearing the
Clonduff polo shirt is Kevin Mooney who
played all the way up for Clonduff before
heading off to experience another way of
life at a tender age, pictured with the
'Big D', his father Dalsey on a recent
visit to San Francisco. Dalsey captained
Down Minors to their first All Ireland
appearance back in 1966 and is still
involved with his home club. |
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Clonduff Camogie Club collect their 7th
'Club of the Year' Award
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The
Clonduff contingent at the Annual Co
Camogie Awards on 7th March 2010 who
collected the 'Club of the Year' Award!
Back row: Ursula Quinn (Co Secretary),
Kitty Fegan (National Coaching team), Sara
Louise Carr, Paula Gribben, Teresa Carr;
Front row: Noreen Tumilty, Maura Quinn
(Club Secretary), Dean Anthony Davies
(Club President), Guinevra McGilligan
(Club Chairperson) and Eileen Hamill
(previous Chairperson) Congratulations to
all involved!
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The
Premier Reserve Football League (Seconds)
got underway on Sunday 7th March when Clonduff
II entertained neighbours Kilcoo who took away a
narrow win.
Clonduff
Team and Scorers: Gary Haughian, Gary McGinn,
Patrick Matthews, Noel McPolin (capt), Ryan
Farrell, Jamie Fegan, Peter Farnon (0-1), Paudi
Brown, Henry Brown, Marty Farnon, Bernard
Brannigan (0-1), Darragh Sherry (0-2), Kevin
Keatings, Finbarr McConville (2-1), Mark Downey
(0-1). Subs used: Conor Grant, Niall McPolin,
Karl O’Hagan (0-1), Cathal Trainor and Cathal
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Congratualations
to Ryan McShane and his Liverpool Universities
Camogie team which has won the British
Camogie Championship on Saturday 6th March
for the first time. The teams only been founded
two years ago, and beat Britain's all Ireland
Representatives London's 'Tara Camogie Club' on
the way. Clonduff's Ciara Murphy (Kieran and
Ursula's daughter) played brilliantly at corner
back for the team. Congratulations Ryan, Ciara
and all the rest for keeping the flag flying!
What a great ten days for Clonduff players
and mentors involved in football teams of
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Down
Senior Footballers
maintained
their unbeaten NFL Div 2 run, but only just, in
Pairc Esler on Saturday night 6th March. They
were five points up in the first half but
allowed the visitors, Tipperary back into the
game and with a scrambled goal just before half
time allowed them to take a 1-6 to 0-9 lead at
half time. Tipperary went two up on the re-start
before Down got their game going and eventually
took a three point lead but again allowed the
visitors back in by giving away the ball and
silly frees in crucial areas of the field. The
final score was Down 0-14 Tipperary 1-11 |
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Senior Hurlers get their Ulster League
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Clonduff won their first outing in
the Ulster League against a very physical
Antrim club side, All Saints Ballymena on
Saturday 6th March. At
half time the 'Yellas' led 1-5 to 1-4.
During the second half Clonduff increased
the tempo to get 4 points clear. A late
goal from All Saints left the bare minimum
between the sides but Clonduff's rear
guard held out for a good win. The final
score was 1-11 to 2-7. Team: Niall Quinn,
Danny Nugent, Damian Farnon, Francis
Quinn, Andy Quinn, Liam McParlan, J J
Gilmore, Kealim O'Hare (0-2), Ciarán
Smith, Jamie Lynch, Paudie Mathews (0-3),
Shane Murray (0-1) Chris Young (1-0),
Paddy Branagan (0-5), Eoin Murphy, Jim
Murnin, Owen Roe Brogan, Shea
McPolin, Shay Murnin, Christopher Brown,
Eamon Mathews, Hugh Murphy, Ciaran Downey,
Rory Mathews, Laurence Murphy
Next week the team
is away to Truagh Gaels in Monaghan.
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Clonduff continued
their winning ways in the Ulster League with a 1-11 to 2-6 win away to Mullaghbawn
on Saturday afternoon,
6th March. They were 0-5 to 1-5 down at half time but put in the hard graft in
the second half to emerge two point winners. Team and scorers:
Neil Trainor, John McPolin, Rory Grant,
James Killen, Jamie Fegan, Shane O’Hagan, Gary McDonald (0-1), Bernard Branagan,
Eamon O’Reilly (0-2), Gary Curran, Jason Brown (0-1, f), Conor óg O’Hagan (0-1),
Finbarr McConville (1-0), John Fegan (0-5, 3f), Marty Farnon (0-1).
Subs used:
Kieran Trainor, Mark McPolin, Ryan Farrell
This week-end's games are the final group games but Clonduff have one
outstanding game against the other unbeaten team in the group, Castlerahan,
Cavan - the game had to be postponed due to the snow - the group winners are due
to play in the quarter finals on 21st March. |
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Clonduff Boys
Play Big Part in St Colman's Corn na nÓg Win 2010 |
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More Congratulations
are the order of the day for St Colman's College on winning the Corn na nÓg
Final
on
Saturday 6th March. They came from four points down at half time, and five
down entering the final quarter against St Pat's Maghera in Derrytresk (Tyrone)
to secure the title by one point on a score of 1-14 to 0-16. Clonduff had eight
players in the panel pictured above, Back row:
Stephen McConville, Declan Gribben, Liam
McAleavey, Mark Devlin, Liam McGreevy; Front Row: Conal Brown, Rory
McQuaid, and Patrick O'Hagan |
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Heartiest Congratulations to St Mark's
High School who secured the McDevitt (U14) Schools Cup,
defeating St Paul's
Lurgan in Healy Park, Omagh on Thursday 4th March on a score of 3-10 to 4-4. St
Mark's put in a storming second half coming from 3-4 to 2-3 down at half time.
Clonduff's Caolan McAvoy was fullback and Jamie Gribben was right half back.
Michael Grant,
Padraig Harper, Connor Murray and Darragh McPolin were also on the panel. This
wins makes St Mark's the most successful team in this competition having won it
eight time but it is their first title since 1993! |
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Congratulations and Best wishes to the Shields Brothers Colin and Paul
who progressed to the Ulster Junior
Doubles final after beating Armagh pair Tommy Turley and Patrick Sherry at
Eugene Quinn handball court in Armagh on Wednesday 3rd March 2010. |
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Congratulations to James Killen
who
was on the UCD Freshers Football team that secured the All Ireland Title on
Wednesday 3rd March 2010 when they defeated Cork IT. James has been playing at
corner-back (No 4) for Clonduff during the Ulster Club League this season and
doing a great job. |
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Congratulations to Cathal Murray and St
Colman's Footballers
on securing a place in the MacRory Cup
Final on 17th March by defeating holders St Patrick's Dungannon on a score of
2-9 to 1-8 on Tuesday night (2nd March) under lights in Casement Park. The
diminutive Tony McGreevy (No 15) from Clonduff scored the two goals and his
brother Shane (No 2) had a good game at corner back. Rory Lively (No 4) was in
the other corner and his brother Paul was in the half backs (No 7). Ryan and
Jerome Johnston, cousins of the Lively Boys (mother Anne Doran) were also on the
starting team. Clonduff had five other lads on the panel - John McAleavey,
Darragh Sherry, Patrick Matthews, Karl O'Hagan and Ché Curran. |
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U14/U16 Hurling Training starts Friday 12th
March at 5 30 pm! |
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Paul Brady, three times World Champion at County
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A crowd of
up on one hundred people attended the County
Handball Awards presentation in Saval Sports and
Leisure Complex on Friday 26th
February when the Achievements of the County’s
three Handball Clubs – Saval, Downpatrick, and
Clonduff – in 2009/10 season were marked.
Clonduff had plenty to celebrate!
Shane
Milligan U14 Singles Champion
Rían
Branagan and Conor Brown U16 Doubles Champions
Paul
Shields County Senior Champion
Paul
Shields and Sean McNally Down Senior Doubles
Champions
Des
McNeill and Eddie Clancy Down Junior Doubles
Handball Champions
Clonduff
team of Paul Shields, Colin Shields, Eddie
Clancy, Sean McNally and Des McNeill County
Division 1 Champions
Sean
McNally selected to play for Ireland at World
Championships in Portland, Oregon in Silver
Masters grade and selected as Ulster’s Silver
Masters
Player of the Year and nominated for National All Star
Des, Sean
and Colin were all on the County Handball
Committee
Sean won
Ulster 60x30 Silver Singles title
Des Won
Ulster Ruby Master title
Guests of
honour at the event included three-times World
Senior Champion Paul Brady from Cavan, newly
crowned World U17 Champion Lorraine Havern from
Saval and newly elected Chairperson of County
GAA Board, Seamus Walsh, Chris Curran, National
Manager Irish Handball Council, Mickey Quinn,
Chairperson, Ulster Council Handball, Down
Handball officials, the Down players, their
families and friends. A great night, which
started with a buffet supper (provided by
Downshire Arms Hilltown) was had by all. |
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Down
Senior League Champions, with Paul
Brady (back left) and Martin Murphy (front
right) - Eddie, Sean, Paul Shields;
Des, Colin, Paul Brady |
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Senior Handball Champion Paul Shields
receives his trophy from County Handball
Chairman Martin Murphy |
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The
Clonduff Juvenile and Senior Handballers who
received their awards at the County Handball
function in Saval on Friday 265h February
with World Champion Paul Brady |
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Junior Handball Champion Eddie Clancy with
County Handball Chairman Martin Murphy and
Collie Turley, Saval (left) Runner Up |
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Camogie News
County Seniors:
Down 1-13 v Wexford 2-10
Down travelled to Dublin for their second
encounter in the league and once again a depleted Down side (through injury and
work commitments) fought hard for their first point of the season. Down found
themselves 5 points down at half time (1-04 to 2-06) but finished very strongly
scoring the last 5 points of the game. Clonduff’s Fionnuala Carr had an
excellent game in the half forward line scoring 8 points, with Paula Gribben
equally as effective and strong in the middle. There was a debut for Clonduff
Grace Brown at corner back who handled herself exceptionally well on such a big
stage – Congratulations Grace!
County U16: Armagh 3-07 v Down 2-04
This was a fairly close encounter with Armagh pulling away only in the last few
minutes of the game. Clonduff players Jane McAleenan, Laura Grant, Niamh
McGreevy and Lauren Andre featured for Down.
Big Breakfast: In club rooms on Sunday 7th March from
9.30am – 12.30pm. Everyone Welcome!
Training: continues on Tuesday and Friday at 6.30 for all Senior,
Intermediate and Minor players.
U14 only Starting Thurs 4th March at
5pm-6pm
U14 – U16 Saturday in Field from 11.00 – 12.15
U12 Saturday in Field from 12noon – 1pm
It is very important that all the above age groups attend these training
sessions. The U14 team have only 6 weeks to prepare for County Feile which
looks likely to be hosted by Newry this year.
Development Meeting: has been changed to Monday 15h March at
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Commiserations to Down U21 Footballers
who were beaten in Final of Shamrock Cup
(Ulster inter-county League organised by Cremartin, Monaghan) on Sunday 28th
February 2010. Clonduff's Darren O'Hagan and Paul McPolin (normally forwards)
played as the half backs and Arthur McConville was among the subs. |
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Commiserations to Shane Milligan
who
was beaten today (Sunday 28th February) by Monaghan player Ramunas Ramuskas at
Kingscourt in the Ulster U14 Semi Final. Shane tried very hard but little went
right on the day. All in all a great experience for Shane though |
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Scor Sinsir
County Champions 2010 |
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Clonduff's two reigning County Scór Sinsir
Champions retained their titles
in an amazingly high standard of
competition in Saval Sports and Leisure Complex on Sunday 28th February 2010.
The Novelty Act (above) with Co Language and Cultural Officer Ryan Doyle (Left)
and Co Chairperson Seamus Walsh (right) -
back row: Owen Roe Brogan, Sean Downey,
Anthony Brogan; front row: Eamon Devlin,
Chloe Franks, Kealim O'Hare, were involved in a tight competition - all four acts
had the audience 'in stitches'. The Set Dancers below - back row: John
Cunningham, Francis Quinn, Niall Quinn,
Jayme Farrell; front row: Jolene Morgan,
Wendy Farrell, Ursula Quinn, Elaine
Farrell - had the packed house and the adjudicators in raptures with
their footwork and energy. The Ceili Dancers (Ursula Quinn, Elaine Farrell,
Wendy Farrell, Jolene Morgan, Gayle Kane, Kerri O'Hagan, Janine Branagan and
Niamh Murphy), Sean Downey (Recitation), Colleen Walls (Solo Singing) and Quiz
team (Marie Walls, Brian Canavan and Anita Brannigan) all had hard luck in one
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Clonduff Senior Footballers
maintained their unbeaten run in the Ulster League following a good team
performance away to Clonoe (Tyrone) on Sunday afternoon 28th February 2010,
despite missing the County U21 contingent and a couple of other regulars. A big
crowd of Clonduff supporters had again travelled to the game. The half time
score had been 2-5 apiece with one of the Clonoe goals resulting from a penalty.
Clonduff ended the second half strongly to win the game on a 2-10 to 2-8
scoreline.
As is normal in this League the team was treated to soup and sandwiches after
the game. A surprise awaited Clonduff! The home side, whom Clonduff had beaten
in the Semi Final of the Kilmacud Sevens competitions back in September,
presented them with a gift to mark their achievement in winning the All Ireland
Sevens!
Team and scorers: Gary Haughian, John McPolin, Rory Grant, James Killen, Jamie
Fegan, Shane O'Hagan, Gary McDonald (0-1), Eamon O'Reilly (1-0), Bernard
Branagan, Finbarr McConville (0-1), Jason Brown (0-1), Conor óg O'Hagan (0-1),
Mark Downey (0-1), John Fegan (1-5), Marty Farnon. Subs used: Niall McPolin,
Conor Grant, Rory McGreevy.
Mark Downey was making his Senior debut as
was Niall and Rory when they came on as subs. Conor had made his senior debut
last week.
The next game is away to Mullaghbawn and will be played on Saturday afternoon at
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Congratulations to Mark Copeland, Mark
Downey and the SRC
who have won the All Ireland Over 19
Further Education Trophy played in Maynooth on Friday 26th February 2010. They
defeated
Cóaliste Ide
of Dublin on a scoreline of 3-17 to 1-6! Mark Downey scored 2 points at
corner forward and Mark Copeland is joint manager. |
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