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Left - the
U8 'B' team that lifted the plate in Burren on
Saturday 3rd October 2009 with their mentor John
Norris. Back L-R Jake Morgan, Seanan Gribben,
Eoghan Smith, Aaron Norris, Larry Lynch, Darragh
McAlinden, Conor Parr, Shane Close.Front L-R
Charlie Brown, Dan Rafferty, Patrick Cowan,
Aaron Gribben, Shea Morgan, Niall Ward.
(Missing from photo Ciaran Smith and Kieran
Mulholland) Above -
lifting
the Hospice Plate are Aaron Norris and Aaron
Gribben. Also included Jake Morgan and Eoghan
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"Brilliant, skilful, powerful", words used by
many to describe the Clonduff U8 footballers
on Saturday 3rd October 2009.
The U8s travelled to neighbouring club, Burren
to compete in the annual tournament in aid of
Southern Area Hospice. Hot on the heels of
their great victory at Moy, both teams were
outstanding in their performances.
The 'B' team, undefeated in Moy, progressed
through another tournament undefeated to lift
the Hospice Plate. Well done boys!
Like their team-mates the 'A' team, also
undefeated in The Moy, progressed through as
winners of their group undefeated meeting
Mayobridge in the semi-final, showing great
determination as they came from 4pts down to win
by 5pts after extra time. Things didn't go
their way when the boys lost a tightly contested
Cup final, by only 1pt to hosts, Burren. An
amazing game of football by such young players.
U8 management would like to take this
opportunity to congratulate all players on their
fantastic performance this season, to wish all
those joining the U10 squad continued success
and to thank parents and supporters for their
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Bryansford U16
Tournament
2009
– Clonduff U16s won the Peter Walsh Tournament
played in Bryansford. They had good wins over
All Saints (Ballymena), St John’s and Bryansford
which was good enough to get them to the Final
against An Riocht, who had beaten them in the
group stages.
The final was a close fought game with Clonduff
emerging winners on 0-9 to 1-4 scoreline after
extra time. It was a game Clonduff dominated
mainly due to some outstanding fielding by Aaron
Sherry and Shay Murnin at midfield. Shay Murnin
was captain for the day and the young Danny
Burns picked up the ‘Player of the Tournament’
award.
In all, the boys played two hours football and
had too many outstanding performers in the 22
players to single anyone out. They all played
their part in an enjoyable day’s football and
Clonduff wishes to thank the Bryansford Club for
their invite and great hospitality to all who
attended.
The
Panel, pictured above with mentors for the day
Sean Fearon and Liam McGreevy are: Liam McAleavey, Conor Pio Gribben, Rory
McQuaid, Declan Gribben, Peter Fitzpatrick,
Eamon Grant, Conal Brown, Shay Murnin (Capt),
Aaron Sherry, Barry O’Hagan, Connor Brown, Danny
Burns, Sean Downey, Conor Gribben, Darren
Harper, Jamie Curran, Niall Crowley, Shaun
Murnin, John Brown, Brendan Britton, David Quinn
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The U12
footballers
travelled to Mayobridge on
Saturday, 26th to take part in a 9-a-side
tournament.
The A team was in a group with Mayobridge B, An
Riocht and Drumgath. The B Team were grouped
with Warrenpoint, Glenn and Bryansford.
The B Team played very well all day but were
unlucky not to have beaten Bryansford but pushed
Glenn and Warrenpoint all the way; which brought
them to the quarter finals of the shield where
they came up against Carryduff who emerged
winners. A great effort boys, well done.
The A team won all their group games to set up a
quarter final place with Shamrocks B, they won
this game with ease. Shamrocks B failed to
score against Clonduff which put them in the
Semi final of the Cup against Shamrocks A -
unfortunately Shamrocks A were stronger on the
day but the lads played well and with great
determination all day. Well done boys!!!!
Panels pictured above and below: Conor Keenan, Niall O'Hagan, Lorcan
McAteer, Dara O'Hanlon, Charlie Carr, Darragh
McPolin, Connor Murray, Paudie Harper, Colm
Fearon, Conor Lowry, Aaron O'Hagan, Peter
McAleavey, Brendan O'Hagan, James McGreevy, Noel
Grant, Shane McGarry, Ryan McGreevy, Owen Ward,
Finn Campbell, Liam Geoghegan, Jack Walsh, Rory
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Clonduff U8 and U10 footballers made the
long journey to Moy Co T yrone
on Saturday 26th September for their
annual tournament which is unique to all
Moy tournaments. All teams entering the
tournament must enter an A and B team. A
teams only play other A teams and B teams
only play other B teams. Scores of both
teams are aggregated to produce the
winners.
Pictured above are the U10s who
played out of their skins and reached the
final. Aaron Devlin (left) was
chosen as 'Player of the Tournament' a
feat he achieved in the Moy U8 Tournament
two years ago and also as an U10 player in
The Newry Mitchell's Tournament in June
2009. Well done boys and
girls you did yourselves, your families
and your club proud.
Click
here to view a slideshow of photos
by Noleen Cairns.
The U8 boys and girls (pictured below) went one better -
they won their tournament and young
Charlie Kerr was selected as 'Player of
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Above - The U8 panel in Moy before the
tournament and below left the joint
captains - Charlie Kerr, Seanin Gribben
and Cain Rooney - with the cup and below
right 'Player of the Tournament' Charlie
Kerr.
Moy has been a happy hunting ground for
Clonduff teams in 2009 - at the
beginning of September the U12s secured
the Tournament Shield. (Click
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The U12 boys (above) went to the Moy Tournament
on Saturday 12th September
and as a good spell of weather appeared
so did a good spell of football for
the Clonduff lads. After the group games
Clonduff were in the Shield semi
final against Errigal Ciarán - this was a
great game; the B team won
6 points to 1 and the A team won 10 points
to 4 to
set up a final with Newbridge
of Derry. These two games had
everything! The B team got it going with a
brilliant performance winning 14 points to 3, the A
team drew 8 points each in a cracking
game.
This
tournament is unique in that clubs must
enter two teams – the A teams all play
against each other and the B teams only
play each other. Points are awarded for
wins/draws and are aggregated so that the
winner is the club whose A and B teams
combined secure the most points.
Back row (l
to r) Eoin Ward, Shane McGarry, Niall
O'Hagan, James McGreevy, Conor Lowry,
Michael Mulholland, Dara McPolin, Peter
McAleavey, Finn Campbell, Dara O'Hanlon,
Jack Walsh, Colm Fearon, Conor Murray.
Front row (l to r) Noel Grant, Pierce
Murnin, Aaron O'Hagan, Charlie Carr,
Paudie Harper, Ryan McGreevy, Liam
Geoghegan, Brendan O'Hagan and Lorcan
McAteer.
Well
done boys, you did Clonduff proud! Click
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Clonduff U10 Footballers enjoyed another
great day out in Downpatrick on Saturday
12th September in excellent weather
conditions. Thanks to Downpatrick,
Clonduff were allowed to enter two teams -
all 29 children got at least 1½ hours
football. Clonduff B found themselves in a
group with Rossa (Belfast), Teconnaught
and Bredagh, losing their three games.
They went on to meet Ballyholland in the
Shield Quarter Final. Many of the Clonduff
players are eligible again next year and
they bowed out after giving their best.
The A team won their group, beating
Bryansford, Ballyholland and Downpatrick
going on to lose the quarter final of the
cup to Rossa 1-2 to 2-4. Star of the Rossa
Side was Daire Matthews, son of former
Clonduff player Mark Matthews.
The Clonduff children playing on Saturday
and pictured above were: Conor Milligan,
Daniel McGivern, Deane McCabe, Lyndon
Brown, Pearse Murray, John Boden, Ross
Carr, Aaron Devlin, Darren Quinn, Ben
McConville (Capt), Ryan Matthews, Padraig
Wilson, James Carvill, Ryan Woods, Jack
Campbell, Ethan Lynass-Feehan, Christopher
McAleavey, Owen Murray, Tiernan McEvoy,
Dillon Downey (Capt), Jamie O'Hagan,
Tiernan Russell, Danny Markey, Conor
Fitzpatrick, Niall Doyle, Jack Devlin,
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The under 8 footballers attended
Mayobridge tournament on Saturday 12th
September 2009. They fielded 2 teams -
Clonduff A and Clonduff B. The A team
had an off day, but congratulations has to
go to the B team on reaching their first
final. They played with great passion and
determination to overcome Newry Shamrocks
in the semi-final with the score being 1-2
to 1 point. Each and everyone of them
played out of their skins. They moved on
to the final with great anticipation, but
alas, it wasn't to be, losing out to a
strong Ballymartin team. A special word
of thanks must go to their mentor, John
Norris. Well done boys!
The B team pictured above with their
medals are: Back Row L-R - Charlie Brown,
Seanin Gribbin, Darragh McAlinden, Jake
Morgan, Dan Rafferty, Eoghan Smyth,
Desmond Doyle, Conor Parr. Front row L-R -
Aaron Norris, Shane Close, Connor
McAlinden, Aaron Gribben, Shea Morgan,
Eoin Murray. Missing from photo are Cain
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Longstone U8 Tournament - Clonduff were able
to field two teams in the Longstone tournament
(August 2009) which resulted in 26 young Gaels representing
their club.
Clonduff A eventually won the tournament
defeating a gallant Warrenpoint side in the
final. They played with great heart and flair
and were without doubt the best team in the
competition
Clonduff B, who were the only B team in the
tournament, were defeated in the semi-final of
the plate by Drumgath. This young team played
some brilliant football against older
opposition.
Clonduff Panel, pictured above with their
mentors: D and C McAlinden, C and S Parr,
L, S and T Brannigan, R McKernan, T and S Close,
D Rafferty, N Ward, P Kelly, S and A Gribben, J
and S Morgan, C Rooney, A Markey, E and C Brown,
D Doyle, A Norris, O Tumelty, P Clancy and C
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very wet Monday morning, 3rd August 2009,
187 children aged 4-14 turned up at
Clonduff Park for the now well-established
VHI sponsored Cúl Camp. Fortunately
it was the only wet day of the week by the
end of which the sun screen was in big
demand and with more children joining in
there were 195 children in total,
including some youngsters who were on
their second camp this summer - either a
Cúl Camp in another club or the Campa
Chormaic which was run in Castlewellan
during July.
In administering the Cúl Camps in 2009,
Down County Board decided to admit 4-6
year olds at a reduced cost and instead of
having 4 hours in the camp, these little
Gaels had a magnificent two hours each
morning. Local camps are established in
such a way that youngsters play with their
own age groups in both Football (boys and
girls) and Camogie/Hurling.
The Cúl Camp was co-ordinated by Clonduff
Assistant Youth Officer Teresa Carr and
Club Secretary Anita Brannigan, ably
assisted by Marie Walls (Club Treasurer)
and Patricia McGreevy and was facilitated
by Down County Schools coaches Ciarán Murtagh and Benny Coulter but many of the
coaches employed were young men and women
who are actually playing members of
Clonduff.
Click on the picture above to view
some of the images depicting the wonderful week's fun and game and
Clonduff's own young coaches (all have at least Foundation Level) in
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(left) - the most photographed team in the club
in 2009 - took part in the An Riocht
Blitz Tournament of 30 teams on Saturday.
Clonduff were allowed the privilege of entering
two teams in the 11-a-side tournament and with a
panel of 29 children this ensured plenty of game
time for all. Clonduff B played in a tough group
playing Burren A, Michael Davitts Dromiskin,
Ardglass and Longstone, making a decent fist of
every game, and beating Longstone on the way.
They bowed out in the Quarter Final of the Plate
to An Riocht.
Clonduff A were in a group with Ballymartin,
Teconnaught, Burren, Aughlisnafin and Clann
Eireann - they won all their games except
against Clann Eireann to whom they lost by two
points. They reached the Cup play offs and went
on to beat St Brigid's Downpatrick and
Bryansford but once again they met the very
talented Clann Eireann in the final. After a
very tough and even first half, two early second
half goals by the Lurgan side were the crucial
scores as they went on to win on a score of 3-5
to 2-1.
Panel: Darren Quinn, Daniel McGivern, Dean
McCabe, Lyndon Brown, Pearce Murray, John Boden
(Capt), Ross Carr, Tiernan McAvoy, Aaron Devlin,
Ben McConville, Ryan Matthews, Padraig Wilson,
Jude Campbell, Jack Campbell, Niall Doyle, Ethan
Lynass-Feehan, Christopher McAleavey, Ryan
Woods, Jamie O'Hagan, Owen Murray, James
Carvill, James Keenan, Cara Boden, Connor
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In
July 2009, young Ben McConville went to Marbella, Spain on his holidays with his
parents Paddy (Sid) and Sharon and the
rest of his family. Ben joined the
'International Gaelic Football Academy'
(local Cúl Camp) which is run by some high
profile Gaelic Football players and none
higher than Peter Canavan, pictured on the
left with Paddy and Ben following Ben's
award for the 'U10 Player of the Week'.
On the right Paddy and Ben are pictured
with Bernard Flynn (Former Meath player
and current RTE pundit). Also in the
picture is Daire Matthews, son of former
Clonduff player Mark whose family were
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The U10
Footballers made their annual trip to
The Fiddlers Green Festival in Rostrevor
to take on the home side, Burren and
Warrenpoint with each team fielding an
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and a B team - the A teams compete for the
Shield whilst the B teams compete for the
Plate.
All 26 Clonduff children got plenty of
football in the 11-a-side competition. In
the Plate Clonduff B beat Warrenpoint but
lost to Burren and Rostrevor. In the
Shield competition Clonduff A won all
three games - it all hinged on the final
game Clonduff v Burren with both teams
having won their two previous games.
Burren led by 2 points at half time. In
the second half Clonduff were simply
fantastic showing all the skills of the
game outscoring Burren 4-4 to 0-2 to once
again become the Champions of Fiddlers
Green.
Panel (pictured above with their mentors
Paddy (Sid) McConville and P J McGreevy):
Darren Quinn, Daniel McGivern, Dean
McCabe, Lyndon Brown (Capt for the day),
Pearce Murray, Ben McConville, John Boden,
Tiernan McEvoy, Padraig Wilson, Aaron
Devlin, Ross Carr, Jude Campbell, Jamie
O'Hagan, Niall Doyle, Connor Fitzpatrick,
Ethan Lyness-Feehan, Tiernan Russell,
Danny Markey, Dillon Downey, James Keenan,
Jack Campbell, Shane Cairns, Eoin Murray,
Cara Boden, James Carvill, Jack Devlin.
Congratulations to Ben McConville
on being chosen as the best U10 player at
the Cúl Camp in Marbella, Spain last week,
run by Peter Canavan! (Main Photo courtesy
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staged the annual Gary Murray U12 Football
Tournament in glorious sunshine on Saturday
25th July 2009. Sixteen teams
from Down, Tyrone, Armagh and Louth participated
in what can only be described a a 'Feast of
Football' in the 11-a-side tournament. There
were four groups of four, guaranteeing each team
at least three games of 15 min duration.
Rostrevor, Glenn, Warrenpoint A and Clonduff A
emerged winners from their groups, each team
having won all their games. In the semi finals
Rostrevor beat Glenn and Warrenpoint A beat
Clonduff A in two tight games which could have
gone either way. Reigning champions, Warrenpoint
faced near neighbours Rostrevor in the Final -
and what a spectacle it was! Warrenpoint led by
a point at half time but with the help of a
rising wind Rostrevor pulled it out of the bag
in the second half to emerge as worthy winners.
The Murray family presented the trophy to the
Rostrevor Captain Joseph Morgan who was also
presented with the Lily Murray Cup for 'Player
of the Tournament' although there were close
contenders from many of the other teams who did
not reach the knock-out stages.
The tournament ran like clockwork - many thanks
to the organisers and particularly the match
officials Henry Brown, Tony McGreevy, Shane
McGreevy (Young Whistlers), Sean Fearon, Paul
Shields, Cathal Murray, Aidan Carr and Ben
Brennan (referees) - Ben took charge of the
Final and not forgetting to thank Niamh McGreevy
who acted as 'runner with results'. (Click on
the image above left to view a slideshow of the
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Campa Chormaíc 2009 - The first Campa Chormaíc
to be organised outside Tyrone took place
in Castlewellan (St Malachy's School) from
Monday 13th to Friday 17th July for boys
and girls aged 10 - 14 years. In the
mornings the young people had Irish
Classes and in the afternoons they honed
their skills of Football and Hurling/Camogie.
Congratulation to Cassie Fitzpatrick who
was chosen as the most impressive girl in
her group.
Pictured above is the Clonduff contingent,
the biggest representation from any club
in Down,
who attended attired in their distinctive
jerseys. They all agreed it was a
magnificent week despite the weather.
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What a day for these young Clonduff
players! On Wednesday 2nd July 2009
the Down U16 Development squad took part
in the inter county Youth tournament which
is held annually in the Croke Park. The
boys, pictured with two of their mentors
Jerome Johnston (Kilcoo) and Eugene
Branagan (Clonduff) are: Niall McPolin,
Rory Lively and Conor Grant (Photo
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Daniel Andre RIP (above) a juvenile dual player in
Clonduff who died tragically on Wednesday 24th June 2009
Click here to read a Clonduff
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fifth annual McGreevy U8 Tournament was
staged in Clonduff Park on Saturday 13th June.
Whilst the day dawned bright and clear, just as
the tournament was about to get under way the
rain paid a visit which affected all the first
round games but then the sun came out and some
people actually ended up with sunburn!
All 24 teams (from Down, Tyrone, Armagh and
Louth) turned up on time and the tournament
started precisely at 10 30 am on all four
pitches! There is always a sub-competition among
the co-ordinators to see who will finish the
group stages first - Sean McGreevy, just as he
did last year, blew the opposition out of the
water!
The top two teams in each group played in the
Cup Quarter final (this included the Clonduff A
team), the middle two played in the Shield
Quarter Finals and the bottom two played in the
Plate Quarter Finals (Clonduff B team). Each
team got a minimum of six ten-minute games!
By the time the finals came around at 3 40 pm 78
games had already been played and the schedule
was just ten minutes behind!
Drumgath defeated Attical in the Plate Final,
Shane O'Neill's of Carrickcruppen defeated
Longstone in the Shield Final and Bryansford
defeated Clann Eireann of Lurgan in the Cup
Final - all three winners being first-time
winners at any level of the Tournament! The
presentations were made by Seamus McGreevy
(brother of the later Brian, a Clonduff player
and captain, who died on the field of play in
1957), assisted by Club President Dean Anthony
Davies and Club Chairman Brain McGreevy.
A great day was had by all and many
complimentary comments came the way of the
organisers. Of course, an event of this
magnitude just does not happen - many volunteers
were involved in the organising and running of
the tournament - the McGreevy Family, senior and
juvenile members of the family and the club as
co-ordinators and 'runners'; the club's referees
and young whistlers, the ladies in the kitchen
keeping the adults happy with tea and
sandwiches, Eleanor, Denis, Christina and
Catherine in the Burger Bar, Noleen and Goretti
in the tuck shop, not forgetting Alistair the
overall co-ordinator and compiler of the league
tables! It may have been a long day for the
youngsters but as well as their own packed lunch
they were provided with a McGreevy Family
'Goodie Bag'.
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Clonduff's U10 footballers who reached the
Semi Final of the prestigious Mitchel's 40-team tournament (Saturday 6th
June 2009) Aaron Devlin (2nd from left front row) was selected as 'The
Player of the Tournament' award. The boys and girls above are pictured
with their mentors Artie Quinn, Paddy McConville and P J McGreevy. The
late Daniel Andre is extreme right middle row.
Aaron Devlin was
chosen as 'Player of the Tournament' - a a wonderful achievement to be chosen as
the best player from 40 teams
(700-800 players). Well Done Aaron! Aaron, son of
Jimmie (U12 Mentor) and Helen, Leitrim Road,
Hilltown is pictured on the left with his
coveted trophy and his two team mentors P J McGreevy and Paddy McConville
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Wednesday
3rd June 2009 saw the staging of the Annual
Connor McConville
Primary Schools
Tournament in Clonduff Park.
The day was one of the warmest of the year (as
evidenced by some of the photos).
The competition was eventually won by Burren 'A'
with Ballyholland (coached by Clonduff's Paul
Shields) as runners up.
This is
the 15th year of the Tournament and many thanks
go to the McConville Family for organising the
event which has now become an established event
in the end-of-year Primary Schools calendar.
Click on the picture on the left to view a
slideshow of the day's activities.
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Clonduff U8 Footballers (above)
took part in the
12-team Warrenpoint tournament on Saturday 23rd
May. They had a great tournament winning their
group beating Mayobridge, Rostrevor and
Glasdrumman. However, Glasdrumman as best
runners-up turned the tables in the semi final
and defeated the young Yellows. Many thanks to
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Congratulation
to the U9½ Football team who have won the
Down Community Games title for the fifth time in
a row. They will now represent Down in the
Ulster Finals to be held in Monaghan in June
after beating Glenn and St John's. This is a
great achievement for the children and their
coaches who have worked with them from a young
age at the Sunday Morning coaching Academies.
The team pictured above with their coaches Paddy
(Sid) McConville and P J McGreevy are: Conor
Milligan, Christopher McAleavey, Dylan Downey,
Eathan Lynas, Deane McCabe, Ben McConville
(Capt), Tom Close, Ryan Woods, Conor
Fitzpatrick, Owen Murray, Jamie O'Hagan, Jude
Campbell, Padraig Wilson, James Carvill, Enda
McAleavey, Cathal Fitzpatrick, Shane Cairns,
Cara Boden, Danny Markey, Tiernan Russell, Aidan
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silverware of the year when they won the Pat Meade Tournament in Drumgath
in April 2009. The panel is pictured with their mentors Patrick McConville
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Clonduff
U8 Footballers
kicked off their season with the An Riocht
Tournament on Saturday 11th April.
Twenty-six teams from Down Antrim, Tyrone and
Armagh took part. The teams were split into five
groups with each 11-a-side team playing four 8
min games. 25 children represented Clonduff in
two teams (grateful to An Riocht for allowing us
to enter two teams). There was great football
played by both teams at such an early stage in
the season. The teams played in the knock-out
stages of the shield with the ‘B’ team being
eliminated by Newry Shamrocks in the early
stage. The ‘A’ team, however, progressed to the
final of the Shield competition where they were
narrowly defeated by St Peter’s Lurgan in the
final. A great entertaining day’s football was
had by all. Back Row (l to r) Shea Brennan,
Ciarán Mulholland, Seánan Gribben, Jake Morgan,
Eamon Brown, Tom Close, Ruairi McKernan, Desmond
Doyle, Ethan Harper, Cian Rooney, Oisin Tumilty,
Darragh McAlinden, Gareth Cowan. Front row (l to
r), Padraig Kelly, Niall Ward, Jamie Walsh,
Conor McAlinden, Aaron Gribben, Jamie McDonald,
Padraig Clancy, Shane Close, Eoghan Smith,
Darragh Lavery, Charlie Brown, Aaron Norris.
(Report: Sean Gribben).
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Gary Murray U12 Football Tournament was held
in Clonduff Park on Saturday 30th August when 14
teams from Down, Armagh, Tyrone and Louth
attended. The top team from each of the three
groups plus the playoff winner from the second
place teams in the five-team groups qualified
for the semi finals - Warrenpoint v Burren 1 and
Glenn v Kilcoo. Warrenpoint and Glenn went on to
contest the final with Warrenpoint emerging
winners. A great day was had by all the
competitors, including Clonduff's two teams.
For the Murray Family this was a specifically
poignant occasion following the death of their
Mother, Lily earlier in the year. Consequently a
new feature was introduced to the tournament -
the Lily Murray trophy for the 'Player of the
Tournament', the recipient of which was chosen
in consultation among the Murray Family members
and the various referees. The inaugural winner
was Cormac McCartan for Warrenpoint.
Click on the image above to view a slideshow of the event
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VHI Cul Camp began in Pairc Chluain Daimh on Monday morning in glorious
sunshine – 210 boys and girls up to age U14 turned out to take advantage of the
coaching and camaraderie. More children joined throughout the week to bring the
total to 225 including three children home in Hilltown on holiday from Saudi
Arabia, a young girl from Dungannon, Co Tyrone, on holiday with her cousins in
Hilltown, three youngsters on holiday from Wicklow with their cousins in
Drumgath, a handful of children from Kilcoo, Drumgath, Burren and Warrenpoint.
Down Cul Camp administrators have said it is the largest camp in Down to date.
Unfortunately the good weather didn't last but this didn't dampen the enthusiasm
and didn't really spoil the fun as the rain generally kept away until the late
afternoon. Thanks to Dean Davies for the potential use of the Parochial Hall
which together with the Clubrooms and the four dressing rooms the youngsters
would have been well catered for but weren't really needed.
Following the distribution of the VHI packs
(jerseys, shorts, socks, rucksack, medal and certificate), co-ordinated by
County Star, Benny Coulter and distributed by Michael Walsh (assisted by Anita
Brannigan, Tommy Kelly, Patricia McGreevy, Ciarán and Rory McGreevy - all
Clonduffians) on Friday 8th August the youngsters (and their parents) received a
real treat when they witnessed the landing of a helicopter (owned by former
Clonduff man, now living in Dundalk, Damien Murray) and the arrival of a fire
engine as part of the 'Make a Wish Foundation' treat for a young Rathfriland
child. The local co-ordinators of 'Make a Wish Foundation' are Clonduff members
Briege Morgan and Andrea Gribben (former Ladies Football player).
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Brian McGreevy Memorial U8
Tournament on Saturday 14th June - 24 teams from Down, Armagh, Tyrone and
Louth took part in what was a great spectacle (despite one or two intermittent
drizzles of rain). The teams were divided into four groups with each team
playing 5 ten-minute games before the knock-out stage. The top two teams from
each group then competed in the Cup competition, the middle two teams in the
Shield and the bottom two in the Plate. There was some great football by these 'tinies'
and great refereeing by Clonduff's own young referees. A number of the young
people who recently went through 'The Young Whistlers' course - Henry Brown,
Gary McGinn, Conor Grant and Rory McGreevy - took charge of the round robin
games along with recently qualified referees Paula Cairns and Shane McGreevy.
Other young people refereeing games were Rory Grant, Conor óg O'Hagan, Darren
O'Hagan and Paul Shields, as well as a few visiting neutrals when Clonduff teams
were playing. Ross Carr took charge of the Plate Final between An Maigh (Moy) Co
Tyrone and Attical before leaving to lead his own band of warriors into the
successful reply of the Ulster Championship - Moy were the eventual winners,
thus becoming a new name on the Plate. The club's senior referee, John Anthony
Gribben took charge of the Shield final between previous winners (2005)
Longstone and Ballyholland. This game went into extra time with the 'Stone
emerging as winners. Paula Cairns took charge of the Cup final between defending
back-to-back champions Clann Eireann A and Bredagh. Bredagh were the winners and
collected the cup for the first time.
The late Brian McGreevy's brother Seamus addressed the players, giving a short
résumé of his brother's life and thanked the participants and the co-ordinators.
The tournament had run like clockwork with a very quick turnaround between
games - 81 games were played between group and knock-out games! Other young
Clonduff members and McGreevy family members acted as 'runners' with results
from the four pitches, linespersons umpires, stewards, tea makers, burger bar
cooks and attendants, and league compilers. Seamus and his nephew Brian, the
Clonduff Chairman, assisted by numerous McGreevy children of the next
generation, presented the medals and silverware to the winners and runners up.
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Clonduff Players in Healy Park, Omagh on Sunday 8th June
2008 weren't just confined to John Fegan and Aidan Carr
on Senior Team and Darren O'Hagan and Paul McPolin on
the Minor team! Down captain and Clonduff Ladies
kingpin, Michaela Downey, who is employed by Ulster
Council and Clonduff U12 player Stephen McConville (son
of Arty Noel and Roisin) who played on the Down Primary
Schools team at half time in the Tyrone v Down drawn
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 Fourteen teams took
part in the Annual Connor McConville Tournament on Wednesday 4th June in Clonduff Park. Kilcoo were the
eventual winners beating Mayobridge in a very close
final. St Patrick's Ballymaghery (A) were knocked out in
semi final by Kilcoo, and Mayobridge beat St Colman's
Annaclone in the other semi final.
The surprise of the day was the visit of Adrian Logan of
UTV Sport to interview Ross Carr in the run up to the
big Championship game - Tyrone v Down (8th June). 'Logie'
also interviewed some of the locals about Sunday's
outcome - the Ross interview was shown on UTV at 6 20 pm
on Wednesday evening and the background was Clonduff
Park and the youngsters taking part in the Tournament.
He really enjoyed the Clonduff hospitality and wished
the county the best of luck for Sunday but that was
probably a bit tongue in cheek as he's a big Tyrone Man
(in more ways than one)!!
Once again many thanks to the McConville Family for
organising this great event which has now become
established in the end of year Primary Schools Calendar.
Click on this picture of the Clonduff A team to view
a slideshow of the teams taking part, Adrian Logan in
Clonduff Park and the Presentation. |
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St Colman's panel that collected the Corn na nÓg trophy for
the first time since 1997. The boys are: John Brown, Shea
Murnin, Connor Brown, Connor Gribben and Eamon Grant.
The Captain of the team was Ryan Johnston from Kilcoo,
whose mother was Clonduff woman, Ann Doran (Mourne View Bar) |
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St Colman's College won the
Ranafast Cup in 1997 - their first major trophy in eleven
years! Three Clonduff boys, Darragh Sherry, Shane McGreevy and
Paul Lively played every game. Five other Clonduff boys were
on the panel, some of whom made substitute appearances
throughout the campaign and were stalwarts of the training
sessions - Ché Curran, Tony McGreevy, Karl O'Hagan, Rory
Lively and Rory McGreevy. The Clonduff contingent is pictured
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U10 Football team
2007: Back Row: James McGreevy, Shane McGarry, Conor
Woods, Charlie Carr, Darragh McPolin, Lorcan McAteer,
Padraig Harper, Oran Fitzpatrick, Finn Campbell
Front Row: Conor
Keenan, Colm Fearon, Rory Killen, Conor Murray, Darragh
O'Hanlon, Michael Mulholland, Eoin Ward, Peter McAleavey.
Missing from photo: Ryan McGreevy, Noel Grant, Pierce
Murnin, Niall O'Hagan, Brandon Roe.
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U12 Football team
2007: Back row: Jamie Gribben, Liam McGreevy, Mark
Devlin, John Brown, Patrick O'Hagan, Colm Rooney, Conal
Brown, Stephen McConville, Jack O'Hagan, Rory McQuaid,
Raymond Matthews.
Front row: Mark
Bradley, Michael Grant, Niall O'HARE, Declan Gribben,
Brendan Britton, Shane Milligan, Kevin Smith, John McPolin,
Caolan McAvoy, Darren Harper, Ryan Ward
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Minor B Champions
2007 flanked by their mentors before they defeated An Riocht
in the Final in Rostrevor on Saturday 20th October 2007.
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The U8
Footballers, with mentors Jimmie Devlin and Paddy McConville
displaying the four trophies that they won during 2007. They
won Moy (Co Tyrone), An Riocht, Longstone and Burren
Tournaments
Back l to r: Callum Branagan, Jack Campbell, Ryan Matthews,
John Boden, Lyndon Brown, Ross Carr, Niall Doyle. Middle (l to
r) Daniel André, Ryan Woods, Tiernan McEvoy, Ben McConville,
Dean McCabe, Christopher McAleavey, Daniel McGivern, Ciara
O'Reilly. Front (l to r) James Carville, Cara Boden, Darren
Quinn, Aaron Devlin, Conor Milligan, Conor Fitzpatrick, Jamie
O'Hagan, Charlie Brown, Jude Campbell, Eamon Brown. Missing
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Vhi Cúl Camps - are run
throughout the summer in different clubs each week in all 32
Counties. Clonduff hosted one of the most successful in Down
during 2007. 128 children aged 5-13 years turned up to enjoy
the 5-day coaching event. The coaches on the Cúl Camps are
experienced quality coaches (male and female), who have GAA
qualifications. They are enthusiastic people who have a proven
record of interacting personally with children. Three local
coaches were involved in 2007, Onagh and Paula Gribben Sara
Louise Carr
Click on the logo (left) to view a slideshow of Clonduff's
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The 31st Gary Murray U12
Tournament took
place on Saturday 28th July 2007 - 12
teams participated in sunny Clonduff Park. The teams were
divided into 4 groups of 3 ensuring at least 2 games for
participants (some teams, not involved in playoffs took
the opportunity to play a challenge game - viz Warrenpoint v
Bryansford. The teams taking part were Clonduff A, Saval,
Bryansford, Rostrevor, Mitchels, Longstone, Kilcoo,
Warrenpoint, Dromintee, Clonduff B St John's and Burren. The
winners from each group - Clonduff A, Burren, Rostrevor and
Dromintee played in the Semi finals with Burren and Rostrevor
meeting in the final, which was refereed by Peter McClorey.
Rostrevor defeated Burren to lift the trophy. The trophies
were presented to the runners up by Ciaron Murray and the
winning trophies were presented by Cathal Murray (Snr). Other
referees on the day included John A Gribben, Peter Brannigan,
Cathal Murray (Jnr), Alistair McGilligan, Johnny McAleavey.
The event was co-ordinated by Tommy Kelly, Alistair McGilligan
and Anita Brannigan.
Click on the image above (of the winners) to view a
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The Conor McConville Tournament
Conor was the second son of Artie Noel and Roisin, who
tragically died at the tender age of 4 in 1990. Four years
later the family started organising a Football Tournament for
Primary School children. That first tournament attracted ten
teams. When the photo on the left was taken (of the McConville
Family at the Tournament in 2007) there were 15 teams including 3 from St
Patrick's and one from St Paul's. Click on the photo and
follow the link to see a slideshow of Clonduff boys and the
referees who in 2007 were Finbarr McConville, P J Quinn, Aidan
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Following their success in Down, the boys, their mentors,
Collie Lynch (left), Seamus Morgan (back), Roger Sherry
(right) with Club Chairman, Brian McGreevy, participated in
Div 3 of the Ulster Féile Peil on Saturday 2 June 2007. It may
have been a long day but it was certainly worth it as they
secured the title! Well done boys!
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Congratulations
to the U14 Footballers who won Div 2 of Féile Peil 2007 and
will be one of the Down representatives in the Ulster
competition to be held in Cavan at the beginning of June. Pic
1 shows the team before the final, Pic 2 shows Vice Captain
Shay Murnin accepting the Shield from County Youth Officer,
Willie Gribben. Pic 3 shows the injured Captain, Conor Brown
with Mentor Colum Lynch.
The U14 panel for 2007 is: Rory Lively,
John Gallagher, Peter Fitzpatrick, Niall McPolin, Ryan
McPolin, Conor Grant, Shay Murnin, Aaron Sherry, Eoin O'Hare,
Shane Branagan, Barry O'Hagan, Conor Gribben, Conor Brown,
Shaun Murnin, Sean Downey, Brian McGreevy, Daire Brown, Rian
Branagan, Eamon Grant, Jamie Curran and Niall Crowley - ten of
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21st October 2006 was a good day for the young footballers of
Clonduff. In the afternoon the Minors defeated Longstone in
Newcastle by a single point to collect the County B
Championship title.
Front Row (L-R): Kevin McShane, Neil Burns,
Michael Gribben, Patrick McGreevy, Darren O'Hagan, Arthur
McConville, Jamie Lynch, John Grant, Cathal Maginn, Liam
McParlan.
Back Row (L-R): Rory Haughian, Ciarán
McGreevy, Ryan Farrell, Noel McPolin, Kevin Parr, Paul
Bloomfield, Paul Gribben, Matthew McPolin, Neil Trainor,
Bernard Branagan, Conor óg O'Hagan, Paul McPolin.
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Clonduff
U11s in celebratory mood after retaining the U11 Championship
title in Banbridge on Saturday morning 21st October 2006. The
boys are pictured with their mentors Liam McGreevy, Vincent
Devlin (partly obscured) and P J McGreevy |
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of Clonduff boys - all from Cabra helped St Malachy's
Castlewellan lift the All Ireland U16 Schools Football title
in 2006. Paul McPolin, holding the cup was the Captain. Other
players (l to r) Patrick Gribben, Paul Bloomfield, Paul
Gribben, Michael Gribben, Noel McPolin |
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Tom Markham visits Clonduff Primary
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the All Ireland winning team in 2005. Shane brought the Tom
Markham Cup to the Parish's Primary Schools. He is pictured
above with the St Paul's (Cabra) children (and a couple of
adults too). Below he is surrounded by the youngsters of St
Patrick's whilst the adults look on from the back. |
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| Clonduff U10 panel displaying the
shield they won on Saturday 4 June 2005 - the first time
a Clonduff team has ever won the competition in its 30
year history! Most of this panel was on the Community
Games team that won Down and Ulster titles to reach the
All Ireland Final. Back Row: Finbarr Greenan,
John McPoln, Gerard McAleavey, Jamie Gribben, Patrick
O'Hagan, Jack O'Hagan, Liam McAleavey, Stephen
McConville, Kevin Smith, Sean Murray, Conal Brown.
Middle row: Mark Devlin, Declan Gribben, Darren
Harper, Rory McQuaid, Caolan McAvoy, Conor Murray, Kevin
Darby, Shane Milligan, Jason Smith. Front row:
Ryan Ward, Brendan Britton, Colm Rooney, John Brown,
Charlie Carr, Michael Grant, Padraig Harper, Liam
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| Clonduff U11s
secured the South Down League in 2004 for the first
time. They are pictured here with their mentors (left)
Sean Cairns, Liam Brown, P J McGreevy (seated) and on
the right Liam McGreevy and Colum Lynch |
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| A jubilant U10 team
display their trophy won at the Rostrevor Fiddlers Green
Festival - the only team, other than Rostrevor to do so
since the start of the competition! |
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St Patrick's Primary School Football team (above) who
reached the Schools Final in 2004. Front (l to r) Shay Murnin, Barry
O'Hagan, Tony McGreevy, Rory Lively. Back (l to r) Henry brown,
Niall McPolin, Lee Fitzpatrick, Gary McGinn and Niall Tumilty |
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U16 Footballers in 2001 were the Club's first team to win a B
Championship. They also won the South Down League. The double
winners, pictured above were: Colin Brannigan, Noel McParlan,
Eamon O'Reilly, Gary Curran, Mark Morgan, Mark McPolin, Gary
Haughian, Aidan Carr, Kieran Smith, Damian Henning, Barry John
Killen, Liam Brogan, Paudi Brown, Jason Brown, Niall Brown, Caimhín óg O'Hare, Ryan McShane, Ryan Quinn, Kevin Branagan,
Gerard Kearney |
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The U12 team that won the 25th Gary
Murray Tournament
The boys are pictured in Clonduff Park
with their young managers - household names in Clonduff - Eugene Brannigan, Rory
Matthews, John Fegan and Gary McDonald |
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U16 B Championship and
League Runners up 2000 - Back (l to r) Barry John
Killen, Kieran Killen, Jason Brown, Colin Brannigan,
Oliver branagan, Liam Ward, Mark McPolin, Neil McGeough.
Middle (l to r) Mark Morgan, Finbarr mcConville, Gary
Haughian, Conor Maginnis, Aidan Carr, Kieran Smyth,
Kevin Branagan, Conor Dickson. Front (l to r) Damien
Henning, Liam Brogan |
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The Different ends of the age
spectrum in Clonduff in 2001!
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The Over 40s at the Barney Cunningham
Memorial Sevens Tournament held at Bryansford on Saturday 26 May 2001
Back row: Harry Brown, Peter Hamill, Colm Rodgers, James McConville, Sean
(Bubbles) Fitzpatrick
Front row: Brian McGreevy, Fintan Quinn, Tom Gribben, John Francis Murray,
Aidan Brown (with little son Lyndon and his friend) |
The U10s who competed at the Mitchels
Blitz on Saturday 2 June 2001 pictured with their mentor, Sean Cairns and
Damian Fearon (Youth Officer). Back row: Michael Carlisle, Henry Brown, Des McGarry, Paul Lively, Anthony Brogan, Gary McGinn, Gary Morgan, Patrick
Matthews, Peter Farnon Middle row: Peter Morgan, Michael Graham, Rory McGreevy, Shane McGreevy, Ché Curran, Eamon Matthews, Stephen Murray
Front row: Christopher Young, Karl O'Hagan, Tony McGreevy, Niall Tumilty,
Rory Lively, Gavin McGreevy |
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| John Fegan (Full Forward) and
Martin Farnon (Selector) on the All Ireland Winning Minor team
1999 were honoured when they visited the local primary
schools. They are pictured above with Mrs Kathleen Cousins,
Vice Principal and Dean A Davies in St Patrick Primary School
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John and Martin are pictured
above in St Paul's Primary School, Cabra with Tommy Kelly
(Club Secretary), Bernard Branagan, Caolan McPolin, Karon
McParlan, Brendan Murray (Club Chairman) and Vincent Devlin
(Principal St Paul's) |
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| Clonduff players who
helped St Mark's to another All Ireland U16 crown in
1996 were honoured at the annual Awards Night. Front
row: P J McGinn, Paul McConville, Gary Smyth, Liam
Arthurs. Back row: Lorcan Mussen, Glynn McPolin, Shane
Ward, Ciaron Murray and Brendan Murray (Club Chairman) |
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| Down Minor Feis Sevens
Winners 1996 - Front row: Shane Ward, Paul McConville,
Padraig Matthews, Lorcan Mussen, Eugene Branagan. Back row:
Conor Donnan (Coach) Daniel McPolin, Damian Smyth, Gary Smyth,
Paul Shields, Keith Farrell, John Morgan (Coach) |
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Minor Football Champions and League winners
1995 - (L to r) Front row: Padriag Matthews, Damian
Fearon, Glynn McPolin, Lorcan Mussen, Paul McConville, Jayme
Farrell, Eugene Branagan, Liam Arthurs. Back row: Kevin
Kearney, Seamus Sexton, Shane Ward, Ciarán Dunbar Mark
Dickson, Daniel McPolin, Paul Shields, Gary Smyth, Seamus
Morgan, John Morgan Damian Smyth |
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| County Minor Football
Champions 1994! - Back row (l to r) Seamus Sexton, Seamus
Morgan, Damian Fearon, Kevin Kearney, Shaun Wilson, Paul
Shields, Paul McShane, John Morgan (Ballydoo), Francis Quinn.
Middle row (l to r) Tom Grant, Conall Gribben, Lorgan Mussen,
Mark Dickson, Eugene O'Hagan (Capt), John Morgan (Cabra),
Jayme Farrell, Paul McConville. Front row (l to r) Daniel
McPolin, Liam Arthurs, Shane Fitzpatrick, Damien Smyth,
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| 1993 was a great year for
Juvenile Football in Clonduff - they won County Championship
and League titles at U14, U16 and Minor levels - Shane Ward
was a member of all three teams! He went on to win three
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| U14 Football County
Champions 1993 - Front row (l to r) Mark Trainor, Colin
Duggan, Gavin Fegan, Chris Branagan, Kevin Faloon, Stephen
Branagan. Middle row (l to r) Ciarán McBride, Hugh McShane,
Paddy Arthurs, Gerard Morgan, Shane Ward, John Ward, Eugene
Branagan, John Fegan, Niall McCann. Back row (l to r) Liam
Arthurs, Connor Maginn, Ciarán Fearon, Daniel McPolin, Gary
Smyth, Peter O'Hagan, Paul McConville, Keith Farrell, P J
McGinn, Gerard Morgan |
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| U16 Football County
Champions 1993 - Back row (l to r) Peter Martin
Fitzpatrick (Mentor), Colm Curran (Mentor), Lorcan Mussen,
Seamus Morgan, Jayme Farrell, Paul Shields, Gary Smyth,
Padraig Matthews, Eugene O'Hagan, Shane Ward, Paul Russell,
Desi Monaghan (Mentor). Middle row (l to r) Paul McConville,
Connor Maginn, Niall McCann, Keith Farrell, Gavin McCann,
Damian Fearon, Damian Smyth, Mark Dickson, Glynn McPolin, Tom
Grant, John Morgan. Front row (l to r) Declan Hudson, Eugene
Branagan, Liam Arthurs, Daniel McPolin |
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| Minor Football Champions
1993 - Back row (l to r) Damian Smyth, Plunkett
McConville, Shaun Wilson, Paul McShane, Damian Fearon, Sean
Curran, John Morgan, Seamus Morgan, Rory Matthews. Middle row
(l to r) Francis Quinn, Eugene O'Hagan, Padraig Matthews,
Paddy Branagan, Nigel Monaghan, Joe McGivern, Mark O'Reilly.
Front row (l to r) Shane Ward, Shane Hannaway, Kevin Kearney,
Paul Shields, Christopher Dickson, Stephen Brannigan |
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Clonduff lads played pivotal roles in Ulster's most prolific
winner (5 titles) of the Hogan Cup, St Colman's Newry on
winning their 4th title in 1993. The boys are: Back (l-r)
Plunkett McConville, Paul McShane, John Morgan. Front Mark
O'Reilly with Fr Malachy Finnegan, College President and later
to be Parish Priest of Clonduff |
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1992 All Ireland Feile Peil Na Nog Winners
Back Row (left to right) - Brian Dickson, Gary Smith, Paudie
Matthews, Shane Ward, Tom Grant, Paul McConville, P J McGinn: Middle Row
- Brendan Murray (Chairman) Dessie Monaghan (Manager) John Morgan, Glyn McPolin,
Paul Shields, Paul Russell, Lorcan Mussen, Conor Maginn, Damian Murray, Collie
Curran RIP (Manager) Fr Malachy Finnegan PP (Club President): Front Row
- Stephen Brannigan, Niall McCann, Eugene Brannigan, Damian Smith, Paul Parr,
Daniel McPolin, Keith Farrell |
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| U12 County Football
Champions 1990! Front row (l to r) Marty Farnon, Sean
Fegan, Gerard Ward, Stephen Branagan. Middle row (l to r)
Eugene Branagan, Padraig Matthews, Paul Shields, Shane Ward,
Paul McConville, Tom Grant, Gary Smyth, John Fegan, Sean
Simpson, Damien Smyth. Back row (l to r) John Ward, Niall
McCann, Cathal Brannigan, Paul Russell, Keith Farrell, Lorcan
Mussen, John Morgan, Paul Parr, Brian Dickson, Glynn McPolin |
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1988 Primary Schools' Team
The team that won the parish's first ever Primary
Schools Competition!
Back (Left to right): Sean O'Neill (Teacher
and coach) Gary Smith, Francis Cousins, Matthew McGinn, Gavin Carvill, Tom Grant, Keith
Farrell, Paul Brannigan, Declan Monaghan, Martin Murtagh, Kevin Mussen (Principal):
Middle (Left to right): Paul McPolin, Paul McConville, Eugene O'Hagan, Stephen
Brannigan, Shane Ward, James McCartan, Lorcan Mussen: Front (Left to right):
Jayme Farrell, Paul Shields, Conall Gribben, Francis Quinn (Captain), Damian Smith, Damian
Fearon |
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| Schools Together -
St Patrick's and St Paul's pictured with Cathal Murray and
Sean O'Neill. Back row (l to r) Martin Murtagh, Paul
McConville, Paul Brannigan, John Morgan, Damien Fearon, Paul
Shields, Conall Gribben, Stephen Brannigan, James McCartan,
Eugene O'Hagan, Kevin Kearney, Jayme Farrell. Middle row (l to
r) P J Smith, Lorcan Mussen, Gary Smith, Paul McPolin, Mark
Dickson, Shane Ward, Francis Quinn, Damien Smith, Tom Grant,
Padraig Matthews, Colm Woods. Front row (l to r) Seamus
Sexton, Keith Farrell, Declan Monaghan, Gavin McCann |
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| Down Minor Championship
Winners 1987! Front row (l to r) Paddy Murray, Martin
McCumiskey, Mark Matthews, Brian Arthurs, Cathal Murray
(Capt), Sean Mooney, Ciarán Branagan, Martin McAlinden, Colm
Gribben. Back row (l to r) Gary Woods, Dominic Brannigan,
Marty McAvoy, Andrew Carr, Patrick Hannaway, Robert Wilson,
Thomas McKay, Oliver Morgan, Tony Wilson, Gavin Macken, Eugene
O'Hare |
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| St Colman's
College Newry on winning their third Hogan Cup in 1986. (Clonduff's
Matt McGinn was on the first in 1957 and his son Joe was on
the team that won in 1998). Clonduff boys on the team
are: Mark Mooney (second from right front row), Mark Matthews
(second from left front row) and Cathal Murray (back row
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Down U16 Football Champions 1985! Front
row (l to r) Eugene O'Hare, Tony Wilson, Oliver Morgan,
Dominic Brannigan, Patrick Hannaway, Mark Watterson, Thomas
McKay, Paddy Murray, Robert Wilson. Back row (l to r) Cathal
Murray Snr (Team mentor), Dermot Fitzpatrick, Rory Arthurs,
Gavin Macken, Mark Matthews, Lawerence Branagan, Cathal
Murray, Andrew Carr, Martin McCumiskey, Gary Woods, Desi
Monaghan (Team mentor) |
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Down Minor Football Champions 1985!
Front row (l to r) P J Gilmore, Maurice Brown, Liam McGreevy,
Hugh Grant. Middle row (l to r) Mark Matthews, Eugene O'Hare,
Mark Mooney, Colm Curran, Gavin Macken, Ciarán Downey, Gerard
McShane. Back row (l to r) Rory Arthurs, John Lowry, Louis
Brown, Niall Murray, Dominic Brannigan, Cathal Murray, Patrick
McCumiskey, Patrick Hannaway, Liam Brown |
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| Patrick McCumiskey, son of Peter and Bernie
(Spelga Park) won the U15 Óg Sport Penalty Kick competition in 1983 |
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after
a hard-fought game emerged winners 1-9 to
0-7. Safe in the knowledge that they had
secured the League, they finished with a
surprisingly easy victory over Mayobridge
6-17 to 0-1, on Sunday 29th November. This
final game meant they had won nine out of
their ten games. The quality of football
these young lads played was fantastic
given the time of the year and ground
conditions. Well done boys and your
mentors too - P J McGreevy, Patrick
McConville and Brendan McGarry!
