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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Click to view my photosAdult Awards and Dinner Dance 2007
(Click on the picture of the 'Rose among the Thorns' (right) to view a slideshow)
A great night was had by all at the Annual Awards night in the Balmoral Hotel on Friday 14th March. Guest of Honour was Jarlath Burns and with aspiring Fír an Tí, Francis Quinn taking charge of proceedings it was certainly a night of great entertainment - Jerry Quinn was also to hand - or was it the other way round?. Other guests included Maureen O'Higgins and Deirdre McGrath (Down Camogie Board), Brian McEvoy (Down Co Board Vice Chairman and former Hurling Chairman) and Maria Fox (Ladies Co Secretary).
Winnings teams - Senior Ladies - Championship and League, Senior Camogs - Championship and League, Seconds and Minor Footballer Champions were presented with their medals;
Special Presentations to Danny Nugent and Arthur McConville who were acknowledged as members of the All Ireland Hurling Minor C title; Karen Gribben, Fionnuala Carr and Jackie Gilmore acknowledged as University Camogie All Stars and Paula Gribben and Sara Louise Carr as Schools Camogie All Stars! Clonduff representatives on the Ulster Camogie team that won their first Interprovincial title in 40 years - Moya Maginn, Karen Gribben, Fionnuala and Sara Louise Carr.
Individual Award winners:
Senior Footballer of the Year                     - John Fegan                        
Intermediate Camogie Player of the Year - Clare Haughian                 
Senior Hurler of the Year                            - Kieran Smith                      
Minor Footballer of the the Year               - Patrick McGreevy
Senior Ladies Player of the Year               - Michaela Downey             
Minor Hurler of the Year                            - Danny Nugent
Senior Camogie Player of the Year           - Fionnuala Carr                   
U20/21 Player of the Year                           - Conor óg O'Hagan
Seconds Football Player of the Year        - Kieran Trainor                   
Minor Camogie Player of the Year            - Lisa McPolin
Hall of Fame                                                 - Dean A Davies                  
Club Personality of the Year                     - Anita Brannigan (Tommy Kelly accepted the trophy on Anita's behalf)
 

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Over 200 youngsters were entertained with a meal and disco in Clonduff Clubrooms at the annual Juvenile presentation awards for 2007. Guests of Honour were Barney McAleenan (former Head of PE at St Mark's High School); Gareth 'Magic' Johnston (Down Hurling) and Fionnuala Carr (Clonduff dual player and national Camogie Star). The evening was co-ordinated by the Youth sub-committee and co-ordinated by Paul Shields (Youth Officer) and Alistair McGilligan (Assistant YO) who was Fír an Tí on the night.

 
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Clonduff held their Annual Awards and Dinner Dance for 2006 in The Golf Inn, Newry on Friday 16th March. Upwards on 200 patrons attended to recognise the success of the  Club on the field of Play.
Fear an Tí Jerry Quinn introduced the proceedings and the special guests. Club President Dean A Davies and Club Chairman Brian McGreevy both addressed the patrons with short speeches.
First up were the triple winning Minor Camogs - League and Championship double and Feis 7s.  Maureen O'Higgins (Down County Camogie Chairperson was the Guest of Honour). Awards were: Senior Player of the Year Fionnuala Carr; Intermediate Player of the Year Sheenagh McConville:  joint Minor Players of the Year Sarah Farnon and Naoimh Hynes. Special Club presentations were made to Kitty Fegan joint Manager Down Minor All Ireland winning team and the Clonduff representatives on it - Sarah Farnon, Paula Gribben, Sara Louise Carr, Lisa McPolin and Ursula Walls. Sarah Farnon also made a presentation to Kitty on behalf of the Clonduff Minors whom she also managed. Third Level Education winners (Purcell Shield) - Karen Gribben, Orla Maginn and Mary McPolin were also acknowledged - Karen's All Star was also acknowledged as was Fionnuala Carr's Ashbourne All Star and her two Long Puck titles (Ashbourne and Kilmacud).
The Senior Ladies County Football Champions were next up - Paul Kelly (Down Ladies Chairman) singled out Paula Gribben's dual All Ireland successes in Football and Camogie during 2006 as a feat that will seldom be repeated.  Karen Gribben and Aoibheann Downey were joint winners of the Senior Player of the Year award. The Club made a special award to Paula Gribben on her dual All Ireland success and to Michaela Downey on her Compromise Rules call up. On behalf of the Senior team, Karen Gribben made presentations to mentors Paul McShane, John A Gribben, Austin Ward and Johnny McAleavey and to the ladies involved Rita Kearney and Anita Brannigan.
Fear an Tí, in introducing the Hurling awards mentioned the inclusion of Clonduff players on the Down Senior team and St Mark's High School Warrenpoint, - ten Clonduff players on the team when they won the Down title;  Clonduff was also fielding Hurling teams at U12 to U18 level in the coming season and the special challenges this would present so that young people would have to opportunity to play both football and Hurling. Paudie Matthews presented the James Matthew trophy to Senior Player of the Year and County Player John Murphy
Pride of Place in the Men's Football scene went to the Minor team who clinched the B Championship. Individual awards were as follows: Minor Player of the Year Darren O'Hagan; U21 Player of the Year Shane O'Hagan, Thirds Player of the Year (joint) Austin Ward and Liam McGivern; Seconds Player of the Year (joint) Rory Grant and Paudi Brown; Senior Player of the Year Paul Shields (he also won this award in 1999). Special Club awards were made to Rory Grant (Hogan Cup with Abbey CBS) and Aidan Carr (Sigerson Cup with QUB).
The County Secretary Seamus Walsh addressed the crowd as did Nigel McPolin, Chairperson Clonduff Development committee who gave a rundown on developments to date.
Hugh McShane Memorial Cup - Club Personality of the Year presented by Gerard McShane to  Sean Milligan, son-in-law of the next recipient.
P J McAlinden Memorial Cup -  'Hall of Fame' award presented by Club Chairman Brian McGreevy to John 'Darner' O'Hagan who took great pleasure in the award and told the gathering that he had made club history as his father had won the award in 1982. To the delight of the crowd he told them the jersey he wore was not yellow but 'Gold'.
In conclusion, Fear an Tí Jerry Quinn congratulated all the individual winners and on behalf of the Club, wished Clonduff's new County Football manager Ross Carr every success in the remainder of the League and the forthcoming Championship.
 

Senior Award Winners for 2005!

Tommy Kelly (An Rúnai), Dean A Davies (President) and Brian McGreevy (Chairman) with the Football Players of the Year award winners - Conor óg O'Hagan (U21 - he also shared the Minor award), Mark McPolin (Seconds), Paudie Matthews (Senior) and Nigel McPolin (Thirds)
   
Paddy Morgan presents the INF trophy to Bridget Kearney for Senior Ladies Player of the Year. Looking on is Catherine McConville Down Ladies Board Lisa Matthews presenting the James Matthews trophy to Damian Farnon for Senior Hurler of the Year
 
These four lovelies from Clonduff were involved in Universities Camogie during 2005-06. Moya Maginn (UUJ), Karen Gribben (QUB), Fionnuala Carr (UUJ) and Mary McPolin (QUB). Karen captained the winning Cup team and Mary was on the team. Moya and Fionnuala were on the Runner-up Shield team. They are pictured with Helen McAleavey (Clonduff and Ulster Camogie Secretary), Eileen Hamill (Chairperson Clonduff Camogie) and Maura Quinn (Clonduff Camogie)
   
Gerald McGreevy (Snr) receives the P J McAlinden  'Hall of Fame' Award from Bronagh McAlinden. Gerry has been a player and an administrator (including Chairman) and still takes an active interest in the Club's activities Sean Cairns accepts the Hugh McShane Trophy for 'Club Person of the Year' from his wife (and the late Hugh's daughter) Goretti. Sean is actively involved in Juvenile football and Senior Hurling
   
Minor Players who were honoured at the Annual Awards for 2005 - Conor óg O'Hagan and Bernard Branagan (Joint Players of the Year) and Shane O'Hagan (All Ireland Champions 2005)
 
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