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Cumann
Lúthchleas Gael - Gaelic Athletic Association |
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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 |
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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! |
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| 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. |
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| 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? |
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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:
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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 |
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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! |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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) |
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 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 |
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| 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. |
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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) |
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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. |
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 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. |
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| 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. |
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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 |
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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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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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 |
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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
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| 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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