Cumann Lúthchleas Gael - Gaelic Athletic Association

       
Winners of 9 SFC titles - 1930, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1980, 2000; 2 Senior Ladies FC - 2006, 2007; 1 Sen Camogie title 2007
 

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Men at Work! A look of total concentration of Vice Chairman, Tommy Kelly's face (left). Above, Chairman, Brian McGreevy with his hand in his pocket as Peter Hamill does the work - both photos getting the new Burger Stand ready for Boley Fair Activities 2008
 

 

 

P J we know the day was wet and cold but a mug of tea on the sideline! OK it was just before the start of the second half!

Photo 6th July 2008 in Pairc Chluain Daimh!

 
Clonduff GAC was well represented at the Down Strategic Planning Day held in St Malachy's School, Castlewellan in June 2008. On the left is the Clonduff group together with facilitators. Back row, (left to right): Rory Grant, Plunkett McConville (Club Language Officer), Bernard Branagan, Marie Walls (Club Treasurer), Eugene Young (Ulster Council). Front row (left to right): Moya Maginn, Sheenagh McConville, Kitty Fegan, Ryan Feeney (Ulster Council) and Brian McGreevy (Club Chairman). The photo on the right shows Kitty and Ryan deep in conversation.
 
Thanks to the hard-working Social Club sub committee a cleaning rota has been devised for each weekend consisting of players from each sector within the club and co-ordinated by a committee member. Some of those on duty on Saturday 21st June were: Hugh Murphy (Minor and Senior Hurling), Seamus McGreevy (Thirds Football) and Paddy Morgan (Committee). Do you think they are as handy at home with the cleaning materials?
 
 

THE IRISH NEWS unveiled the winners on Friday, of their highly contested Irish News Club and Volunteer Awards. The Awards initiative recognizes and rewards GAA Clubs, Schools and Volunteers throughout Ulster for their commitment to Gaelic Games and their community irrespective of their playing ability.
Noel Doran Editor of The Irish News, congratulated all the clubs, schools and volunteers that received awards adding that ‘the Irish News Club and Volunteer awards are tangible proof that our clubs, our volunteers and our schools are indeed the foundation of GAA.’
The Irish News is partnered in these awards by The Ulster Council, O'Neill's Sportswear, Energize Sports Drinks, and Mooney Hotel Group (Wellington Park, where the function was held, is part of the group).
It was a great day for Down Clubs with Clonduff winning and Carryduff runners-up!
Pictured above (left) isClub Chairman, Brian McGreevy receiving the award from Malachy Toner (Mooney Hotel Group). On the right are the Clonduff representatives at the Awards Ceremony - Jimmie Cousins, Anita Brannigan and Brian McGreevy. Photos courtesy The Irish News
Attendees were treated to a magnificent lunch in the Wellington Park Hotel and the inspiring after-dinner speaker was Brian McIver, Manager of Donegal Senior Football team. The winners of the awards were:
   

Small Club Award Winner
Highly Commended  Small Club
Medium Club Award Winner
Highly Commended Medium Club
Large Club Award Winner
Highly Commended Large Club
Special Recognition Award
Small Club Volunteer Award Winner
Medium Club Volunteer Award Winner
Large Club Volunteer Award Winner
Primary School Award Winner
Second Level School Award Winner
View video of the event
(courtesy of The Irish News)
Carey Faughs GAC (Antrim)
Cuchulainn Hurling Club (Armagh)
Teemore Shamrocks (Fermanagh)
John Mitchel's GAC (Glenullin, Derry)
Clonduff GAC (Down)
Carryduff GAC (Down)
St Comgalls GAC (Antrim)
 Con Mag Aoidh Glenravel GAC Kevin Carey (Antrim)
St Michael's Lissan GAC Brendan McRory (Tyrone)
Watty Graham's GAC Bronagh Mulholland (Derry)
St Patrick's Primary School, Armagh
St Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School, Belfast
 
Click to view my photosSt Patrick's Primary School celebrated its 150th anniversary during 2007/08. As part of those celebrations, President Mary McAleese was invited. She and her husband Martin visited the school in February 2008.
Clonduff GAC was there to meet and greet her - they made a presentation of 'The Clonduff Story' Parts 1 and 2 which she assured those present she would certainly enjoy.
Meeting the President on Clonduff GAC's behalf were Brian McGreevy (Chairman) Jerry (PRO) and Maura (Camogie) Quinn, former principal, Kevin Mussen (first to bring Sam Maguire north of the border) and former pupil, Ross Carr (2 All Ireland medals and current Down Manager). Click on the image above to view a snapshot of Clonduff GAC's involvement on the day. Unfortunately the PRO, Jerry Quinn is missing from the photos as he was the photographer!
 
The History sub-committee that was responsible for putting together the Club's updated history 1984-2007, completing a record of the the Club's 120 year existence. Front row (l-r) Darren Gribben, Guinevra McGilligan, Rosemary Carr, Dean A Davies, Adrian Travers, Marie Walls, Anita Brannigan. Back row (l-r) Tommy Kelly, Brendan Murray, Fintan Mussen, Jerry Quinn, Maura Quinn, Leo Lowry, Brian McGreevy, Artie Quinn
 
 
Clonduff achieved a Platinum Award in the Club Maíth programme! Club Maíth is a 'Best Practice' award equivalent to the Quality Assurance scheme in industry. The portfolio was compiled by Jimmie Cousins, assisted by Anita Brannigan, Nigel McPolin and Marie Walls. It is a recognition of the effort of the voluntary input - ranging from Committee Members, Coaches, Groundsmen, Cleaners, People who wash Jerseys, Transport Juveniles, etc, etc, etc. Pictured at the presentation in The Stormont Hotel are Back Row: Maura Quinn, Marie Walls, Teresa Carr, Sheenagh McConville, Jimmie Cousins, Kitty Fegan, Ursula Quinn. Front Row: Christy Cooney (Croke Park Games Development Officer), Jerry Quinn, Anita Brannigan, Tommy Kelly, Nicky Brennan (National President of GAA), Brian McGreevy (Club Chairman), Tom Daly (Ulster President) and Nigel McPolin
Click here to view a slideshow of the day
 
Clonduff Camogs organise an annual Coffee Morning, proceeds of which are donated to the Southern Area Hospice. Pictured at the 2007 morning are (l-r) Susie Hynes, Noreen Tumilty, Juvenile Player, SA Hospice Representative and Maura Quinn (Camogie Secretary)
 
Following the McGreevy Tournament on Saturday 25th August, 2007, Dean A Davies, PP (Club President) blessed the newly erected plaque to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the death of Brian McGreevy, Captain of the Clonduff team who died on the field of play on 21st May 1957. This tragedy happened in Saval while playing Carrickcruppin in a Tournament game. Just before half time, Brian, in going for the ball and keeping his eye on it, whilst moving backwards, fell and failed to rise again. The picture on the right shows Brian's remaining brother, Seamus (Gerry died in June 2007) in the centre with Club Secretary Tommy Kelly, assistant PRO Jerry Quinn, and on the right Dean A Davies, Club President and Brian McGreevy (jnr), Gerry's son, current Club Chairman
 
Two well-known faces at the GAA Statistics and Analysis forum held in Dundalk on Saturday 5th May 2007. Artie Noel was one of the Clonduff representative and Micko was one of the presenters.
 

Six Clonduff representatives completed a course on Wednesday 4th April 2007 in clubrooms on using the defibulator acquired by The Clonduff Club. The participants were as follows:
Sheenagh McConville, Roisin McConville, Fionnuala Carr, PO McConville, Paddy Brannigan and Marty McEvoy.

The Clonduff trainees were joined by Danny Fetes (Kilcoo), two representatives from Burren Sean O’Hare and Mickey McAteer and two representatives from Mayobridge viz Noel Rooney and Miriam Dinsmore.

Some of the participants are pictured on the left including Clonduff's Fionnuala Carr and Sheenagh McConville (back row, right)

   

When Down Minors won the Tom Markham Cup in 2005, Shane O'Hagan was a member of the team. He took the cup to the primary schools in the parish. Shane and Tom (left) in St Paul's Cabra with Principal Vincent Devlin. Above, Shane in his alma mater, St Patrick's Hilltown surrounded by the stars of the future.
   
Clonduff Referee, John Anthony Gribben or John A as he is often called started refereeing way back in 1971 and he was still going strong in 2006 - 35 years later. He cut back somewhat in 2007 due to injury but still turns out when the need arises in 2008. John A has refereed Football, Hurling, Camogie and Ladies Football at various levels from underage and junior, through to senior and has been an inter-county referee in one code or another since 1974. He has taken charge of McCrory Cup (Ulster Colleges Football) and Mageen Cup (Ulster Colleges Hurling); Ulster Senior Club Football and Hurling  finals. He has refereed National Football and Hurling league games including the Division 3 Final in 2001 as well as All Ireland underage and Junior Hurling Championship finals, having opted for Hurling after Croke Park insisted that inter-county referees had to choose one or the other!
In 2001 when Clonduff formed the Ladies Football Club John A became, not only involved with managing the Ladies at Club level but also became involved with the County Board taking on the role of Referees Appointments Secretary.
   
Clonduff's Jerry Quinn, at Down convention, 2004, became the first person from the club to hold the County Chairman's seat. Jerry (centre) is flanked by Clonduff's other Down officials - Fintan Mussen (left) Ulster Delegate and Hugh John Harper (right) County Treasurer.
 
Clonduff GAC have organised a 'Golf Classic' in conjunction with the local Clonduff Golfing Society. The Proceeds are shared between the club and the Southern Area Hospice. Following the 2003 event a cheque for £5,500 was handed over. Front (l-r) Attracta brown, Eileen Mooney, Marian Farnon, Pat Rice (SAH). Back Martin Farnon, Pat McParlan, Gregory O'Hagan, Aidan Brown
 
Clonduff were awarded South Down Club of the Year in 2002. Club Chairman, Johnny McPolin is pictured with the trophy flanked by his wife Cathy (left) and Club Treasurer Marian Farnon (right). Back (l-r) Tommy Kelly (Club Secretary), Jerry Quinn (Club PRO), Sean Rooney (South Down Chairman) and Martin Farnon (Senior Team Manager)
 
The Clonduff party at the presentation for AIB Club of the Year 2001 - a competition for administrators - Clonduff won the County and Ulster Award. Back row (l to r) Jerry Quinn (PRO), Maura Quinn (Camogie), Eugene McGrath (AIB), Jimmy Cousins (Clonduff and National Board), Tommy Kelly (Secretary). Front (l to r) Johnny McPolin (Chairman), Cathy McPolin (Language Officer), Anita Brannigan (Cultural Officer/Assistant Secretary/Web Master) and Sean McCague (GAA President)
 
In the AIB inaugural Club of the Year Awards, Clonduff picked up the County Award for Down at the ceremony in Croke Park. L-R Sean McArdle (AIB), Jerry Quinn (PRO), James McGrath (AIB), Sean McCague (Uachtaran CLG), Brendan Murray (Chairman), Anita Brannigan (Assistant Secretary), Tommy Kelly (Secretary)
 

The interior of Ceannaras Chluain Daimh (above), laid out to receive guests, who attended the opening, which took place on 3rd May 1998 - Jack Boothman was the special Guest of Honour.
The newly developed facility is available to community groups (Hilltown Gateway Club, Senior Citizens Club, Newry Wheelers, Boley Fair, etc) and for family functions (Confirmation and Funeral meals, Birthday and Wedding Anniversary celebrations).
The club holds the annual juvenile awards, occasional adult awards (honouring former winning teams, etc),  in the clubrooms and uses it regularly for  fundraising functions

 
 

Club Chairman, Brendan Murray and Field Committee Chairman, P J McGreevy accepting the plaque for "Best Kept Ground" in 1999, from County Chairman, Kevin Bell on County Final Day (17th September) in Newcastle. County and Ulster Grounds awards were also picked up in 2000 and the County title again in 2003

   
   
Scéal Chluain Daimh (The Clonduff Story) reporting the history of Clonduff from its inception in 1887-1984 and published in the Centenary Year of the GAA picked up the McNamee Award for GAA publications. Pictured at the awards ceremony in Dublin are: Front (l-r) Barney Morgan, Dr Mick Loftus (Uachtaran CLG), Fintan Mussen. Back (l-r) Dan McCartan (County Chairman), Jerry Quinn, P D Kearns (Author), Mauris de Burca, Marie Walls, Leo Lowry
 
 
 

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