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Senior Co Winners - 9 SFC - 1930, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1980, 2000, AI Football 7s 2009;
3 Senior Ladies FC - 2006, 2007, 2008; 2 Senior Camogie Championship - 2007, 2009, AI Camogie 7s Shield 2009; 2 Senior Handball Titles; 2 JHC; 41 County Scór Titles!

   


Clonduff Milestones - 1887 - 2013

Year

Event

2013

Hurling

Ø     Clonduff Hurlers belatedly (Jan 2013) declared Div 2 League Champions for 2012 

 

Handball

Ø   As in previous years Shane Milligan (aged 16) collected Clonduff's first County title of the
       year - U17 Handball title - Shane's 5th-in-a-row age titles (from U13 up)

Ø   Sean McNally won Ulster B Golden Masters Singles on Saturday 16th February

 

Camogie

Ø   Down Camogie Awards for 2012 (27th January 2013) - Kitty Fegan - Volunteer of the Year
      Award, Eileen Hamill - Brigid Maginn Services to Sport Award; Clare Magilligan, Elizabeth
      Wilson & Jenna Boden received Ulster Minor Championship Medals

 

Cultural and Social

Ø   Clonduff picked up three South Down titles in Scór Sinsir (17th February in Saval) - Set
      Dancers
 (Ursula Quinn, Francis Quinn, Joeleen Morgan, Wayne Farrell, Janine Branagan,
      Niall Quinn, Wendy Branagan, Jayme Farrell)
retained their title, Ceili Dancers  (Janine
      Branagan, Ellen Murphy, Niamh Canning, Lisa Gribben, Caroline McGreevy, Joeleen Morgan,
      Ursula Quinn, Wendy Branagan)
won for first time in many years as did the Instrumental
      Musicians (Stephen & Sean Murray with Paul Kelly) - The Musicians and Set Dancers won
      their respective County titles

 

Schools

Ø      10 Clonduff lads on St Mark's Year 12  (U16) team that won Arthurs Cup for for time since
        1997 - Connor  Murray, Michael Grant, Padraig Harper, Lorcan Branagan, Noel Grant, Conor
        Lowry, Darragh  McPolin, Michael Mulholland, Liam Geoghegan, Conor Keenan

 

Higher Educations

Ø   Southern Regional College (SRC) won HE Div 3 Championship (23rd Feb) - jointly managed
      by Mark Copeland with Niall Tumilty, Aaron Sherry both playing - Rory McGreevy was sub.
      They collected the League title a couple of months earlier

 

2012 - Clonduff's 125

Clonduff v Bryansford SFL game streamed to Facebook via Twitter on Friday 18th May 2012

 

Calendar of Events for 125 Celebratory Year

17th February                     Now and Then Chat Night

16th March                          St Patrick’s Eve Cultural Night

31st March/1st April          Inaugural Club Exchange Visit to Claregalway

April-Sept                           Erection of Townland Stone

16th May                              Launch of Five Year Plan

26th May                              Inaugural Daniel Andre U10 Football Tournament

9th June                                McGreevy U8 Football Tournament

6th-10th July                         Boley Fair

                                                         Clonduff GAA Club Exhibition

                                                         Family Fun Quiz

                                                         Gary Murray U12 Football Tournament

                                                         Big Boley Breakfast

                                                         Leading Boley Fair Parade

                                                         Poc Fada

                                                         Parish Social Football Sevens

28th July                                U10 / U12 Hurling Blitz

19th August                         ‘Join In’ Fun Day

Official Opening New Pitch

First Development Draw

6th, 20th, 27th Sept                 Additional Development Draws (All Ireland Tickets)

15th September                      U8 Parish Camogie Blitz

29th Sept                                 Inaugural U12 Ladies Football Tournament          

7th October                             U12 Parish Camogie Blitz

14th October                          Big Breakfast and Parish Adult Camogie Fun Blitz

4th November                         Grand Finale – Celebratory Mass and Banquet      

10th November                       Tree Planting – 450 trees planted by children of St Patrick’s and St  
 Paul’s Primary Schools at Clonduff GAA Campus

Cultural and Social

Ø       Clonduff host Tráth na gCeist Gaeilge an Dúin

Ø       Christina and Arthur McConville make a little bit of Clonduff and Down History on Sunday 
           8th January 2012 - Christina got Down's McKenna Cup campaign (v Armagh) under way
           with her rendition of Amhrain na bhFiann and Arthur came on as a sub on the Down team

Ø       Clonduff Set Dancers (Janine Branagan, Wendy Branagan, Lisa Gribben, Ursula Quinn,
          Joseph Farrell, Jayme Farrell, Francis Quinn and Niall Quinn) win South Down and County
          Scór Sinsir titles, Ceili Dancing team (
Janine Branagan, Wendy Branagan, Lisa Gribben, Orla
          Gribben, Niamh Murphy, Kerrie O'Hagan, Ursula Quinn and Ellen Murphy) and Quiz team
          (Brian Canavan, Paul Shields and Anita Brannigan) reach County Final. Set Dancers into
          Ulster Final

 

Handball

Ø       15-year-old Shane Milligan collected Clonduff's first silverware of the year when he won the
           U16 County Handball title - this is the fourth title in a row for Shane at different age levels

Ø       Rory McQuaid declared U17 Handball County Champion

Ø       Paul Shields reaches Ulster Junior Handball Singles final - defeated club mate Sean McNally
           in Co Final
Ø       Paul Shields and Sean McNally win Co Doubles Title

Ø       Sean McNally wins All Ireland One Wall title and reaches All Ireland Silver Masters Final;
          Won Ulster 60x30 Silver Masters (July 2012); O'Tooles (Dublin) and Clann Eireann (Lurgan)
          Tournaments

Ø      Clonduff players reached Co Finals - Eamon Brown (U12), Christopher McAleavey (U13),
         Charlie Kerr and Jude Campbell (U12 Doubles), Eddie Clancy (Intermediate Singles)

Ø       Senior team of Paul Shields, Colin Shields, Sean McNally, Eddie Clancy and Des McNeill
         win Ulster League

Ø       Senior team of Paul Shields, Colin Shields, Sean McNally, Conor Brown and Eddie Clancy
          win Down Team title (Oct)

 

Football

Ø       U10 Footballers win Burren Hospice Tournament

Ø      U12 Footballers Runners Up in An Riocht  and St John's Tournaments

Ø      Stephen McConville selected as one of five Down boys to attend Ulster U16 Elite Camp in
       UUJ

Ø      U14 Footballers in South Down A Final

Ø       U12 players Ryan Woods and Cara Boden attend Down Go Games in Croke Park (June)

Ø       Cathal Murray appointed Antrim Senior Football Trainer along with Frank Dawson (former
        Clonduff Senior Football Manager)

Ø       Minor Footballers win All County Minor League defeating Saval 2-12 to 0-7 in Clonduff Park

Ø       Clonduff IIIs won Fr Davies Shield in League Championship

Ø       Clonduff P5 Age team win An Riocht Indoor 5-a-side Gaelic Football Tournament for third
        year in a row. The P7 Age team are runners up in their tournament

 

Ladies Football

Ø       Down U16 Ladies won Ulster Minor C Final (28th July 2012). Caoimhe Morgan played at
        centre-half back, Petrina Lively at corner forward; Also crucial to team are Jenna Boden (on
        holidays) and Tara McNeill.

Ø       Six Clonduff girls play in Croke Park at half time in Down v Mayo Quarter Final - Amy
       Johnston, Niamh Fearon, Clara Cowan, Erin Rafferty, Summer Brannigan and Shannon
       O'Reilly - accompanied by coaches John Anthony Gribben and Joeleen Branagan (five girls
       from Warrenpoint made up the 11-person team)

Ø      Senior Ladies reach County Intermediate Championship Final

Ø      Sean Cowan takes up position in County U14 Development Squad as coach

Ø      Ryan McShane and Mark Copeland, Clonduff Ladies Managers until end of season take up
       positions in Senior County setup as trainers

Ø      Five U12 girls selected for U13 and U14 Development Squad Academies - Erin Rafferty and
       Ellen Lively (U13); Cara Boden, Clara Cowan and Shannon O'Reilly (U14)

 

Hurling

Ø      Rián Branagan and Jamie Lowry and the Down Minor Hurling team that annexed the Ulster
       Minor Hurling League on Saturday 14th April defeating Antrim 1-14 to 0-13!

Ø      Rián Branagan in Down Minor Hurling team that drew with Antrim in Ulster Final

Ø      Senior Hurlers reach County Junior Final defeated by 2 points; sitting top of Div 2 League

 

Camogie

Ø      Clare McGilligan, Jenna Boden and Elizabeth Wilson on Down Minor team that won All
        Ireland C title - Won Ulster Title also

Ø      Four Clonduff girls on Down Development squad that played in All Ireland U14 Blitz on All
       Ireland weekend -
 Rachel Harper, Sinead McPolin, Hannah McAteer and Caoimhe Fitzpatrick

Ø      Michaela Murphy, Niamh Brown, Teresa Rooney on Down U15 Development Squad that
       played in Kilkenny

Ø      Six Clonduff girls on Down team that reached second successive Junior A Final - Fionnuala
       Carr (Capt), Sara Louise Carr, Paula Gribben, Karen Gribben, Orla Maginn and Lisa McPolin -
       team managed by Alistair McGilligan

Ø      Sara Louise Carr picked up an All Star Camogie Awards for 2012; Former Clonduff player
       Sarah Murphy, now with Sydney Michael Cusacks picks up Camogie All Star in Australasia
       Awards

 

Schools, Further and Higher Education

Ø       Six Clonduff girls on St Mark's team that won County Third Year Camogie title - Catherine
        Lively, Rachael Harper, Teresa Rooney, Mary Catherine Murray, Katie McGilligan, Ellen
        Kelly - team jointly managed by Clonduff's Lorraine McGinn

Ø       Four Clonduff lads on St Colman's team that annexed the Dalton Cup for the first time since
        1997 - Ross Óg Carr, Ben McConville, Lyndon Brown and Conor Woods

Ø       Niall McPolin and Niall Tumilty on SRC Football team that  reached All Ireland U19 Further 
        Education Final - team co-managed by Mark Copeland

Ø      Sarah Louise Carr (Capt), Paula Gribben and Lisa McPolin on UUJ Camogie team that won
       Ashbourne Shield

Ø      St Patrick's Primary School, coached by Plunkett McConville and Meave McNeill win first
       Schools title since 1988! Defeated the Paul Shields jointly trained Ballyholland PS

Ø      10 Clonduff lads on St Mark's Year 12  (U16) team that won Down Schools title - Connor 
        Murray, Michael Grant, Padraig Harper, Lorcan Branagan, Noel Grant, Conor Lowry, Darragh
        McPolin, Michael Mulholland, Liam Geoghegan, Conor Keenan

Ø      7 Clonduff lads on St Mark's Year 10 (U14) team that won County title - Patrick Branagan,
        John Boden, Callan Branagan, Sean Brannigan, Brandon Roe

Ø      Niall Tumilty (Capt) and Aaron Sherry on SRC team that won 5th in a row Ulster Higher
       Education 7s Football title. Mark Copeland jointly trained all five winning teams

Ø      Niall Tumilty, Aaron Sherry and Rory McGreevy on the Mark Copeland jointly managed SRC
       team that won All Ireland Higher Education Div 3 League beating Marino Inst of Ed

 

Miscellaneous

Ø       New Five-year plan launched to members on 16th May and adopted at EGM on 13th June

Ø       New pitch officially opened Sunday 19th August

Ø       New Executive Structure adopted at EGM on Wednesday 24th October 2012

Ø       125 Celebratory Mass and Banquet to be held Sunday 4th November

Ø      Plenty of recognition for Clonduff GAA Club at South Down Awards 2012 - Fintan Mussen
        (Hall of Fame), Chairman's Award to Club (2nd year in a row), Arthur McConville (Senior
        Player runner up - 2nd year in a row), Gerard (Ben) Brennan (Juvenile Ref of Year runner up),
        Sean McNally (All Ireland Handball Winner), Sara Louise Carr (Soaring Star Award)

2011

First Silverware of new season!

Cultural and Social
Ø      
One County and Two South Down Scór na nÓg titles plus Best represented Club in Scór na
         nÓg in South Down! Quiz and Novelty Act South Down Runners Up

         Ciara Kelly (Recitation) and Instrumental Music group of Sean and Mary Catherine Murray
         and Tanya McAleenan won respective South Down Titles

         Clonduff awarded Cathal Sands Memorial Trophy for Best Represented Club in Scór na nÓg

         Novelty Act by Patrick Downey, performed by Noel Grant, Michael Grant, Darragh O'Hanlon
         and Darragh Downey won Clonduff's first Novelty Act title in 20 years
Ø       Senior Set Dancers won South Down and County Scór Sinsir Finals and qualified for Ulster
        Final; our Ceili Dancers Runners Up in South Down and County Finals

Ø      
Juvenile Pool - Shane and Conor Milligan annexed the annual Club Pool titles at U16 and U12
        levels respectively on Sunday 30th January

Ø       Former Chairman Brian McGreevy appointed Chairperson of Club Down
Ø       'Hillbilli Ramblers' Hill Walking Club launched on 10th February as part of Clonduff's 'Social
        Initiative'. Registration Wednesday 9th March for first walk on Sunday 13th March - 45
        members set out
from Clubrooms at 7 45am and returned at 11 30am - great time had by all!

Ø       Clonduff  Social Initiative - Social Football (7s and 15-a-side) very popular - 8-team
        Tournament in July; Yoga for Beginners (Attracta Brown teacher) begins September; 45 Card
        Drive, Darts (first time) and Pool begin October; Adult Set Dancing Classes Thursday nights

Ø       Clonduff recognised at South Down Awards with Chairman's Award for its  multi-faceted
        contribution to the community - 5 Gaelic Sports, Culture, referees in all field sports, three
        playing surfaces

 

Ladies

Ø       Jenna Boden selected for Ulster Ladies U16 Elite Training Camp in UUJ

Ø       Newly formed U12 Ladies team play their first ever game under lights in Kilcoo on 17th May

Ø       Senior Ladies play in their first every All Ireland Sevens but relegated to Intermediate League

Ø       U16 Ladies in County Championship Final and League title playoffs

 

Ø       U12 players Callan Branagan and Colleen Brannigan attend Down Go Games in Croke Park

 

Camogie
Ø      
Clonduff  Camogie Club awarded Club of the Year (for 2010) for second consecutive year -
        first Down Club ever to do so. Fionnuala Carr and Grace Brown awarded Senior and Minor
        Player of the Year respectively

Ø      
U14 Camogs win County Div 1 Feile title and represent County in All Irelands in Galway -
        they also won the U14 League title

Ø       Six Clonduff players on Down team that won All Ireland C Camogie title - Shannon O'Hagan,

        Roisin Mulholland, Laura Grant, Jenna Boden, Eimear Tumilty, Jane McAleenan - honoured
        at South Down Awards - Ursula Quinn Co Secretary accepted the award

Ø       Clonduff Senior Players Fionnuala Carr and Orla Maginn awarded 'Soaring Stars' - (Junior
        equivalent of All Stars) Fionnuala's second award and Orla's first - Girls also honoured at
        South Down Awards

 

Schools
Ø      
Eight Clonduff Camogs help Our Lady's Grammar School Newry to Ulster Senior Colleges
        (U19) title -
Grace Brown (Capt), Christina McConville, Lisa McCarthy, Orla Gribben, Niohmi   
        Murray; Aoife Brown, Niamh McGreevy and Hannah O'Reilly
Ø       Ten Clonduff Camogs on St Mark's High School team that annexed Ulster U16 School title -
         Laura Grant (Vice Captain), Shannon O'Hagan, Rebecca Mussen, Jenna Boden, Caoimhe
         Morgan, Roisin Mulholland, Jayne McAleenan, Petrina Lively, Leona McGarry and Clare
         O'Hagan
Ø       Four Clonduff boys on the Cathal Murray managed St Colman's team that retained the
        MacRory Cup on St Patrick's Day - Tony McGreevy, Rory Lively, Henry Brown and Niall
        Tumilty. They went on to retain the Hogan Cup for the first time in their history (9th April)

        - Cathal jointly (with Principal Cormac McKinney) honoured at South Down Awards

Ø       St Patrick's Primary School, Ballymaghery win Conor McConville Cup and reached Co Final
Ø       Niall McPolin (2nd time), Conor Grant and Niall Tumilty on SRC Sevens team that won Ulster
        title for 4th year in a row - team jointly coached by Mark Copeland (and John Boyle)

Ø       Clonduff Players Ciara Tumilty, Niamh Brown, Cassie Fitzpatrick and Elizabeth Wilson
        represented Sacred Heart Grammar School in Dublin in an All Ireland Schools 7s

Ø       Clonduff U14 Camog Cassie Fitzpatrick has awarded ‘Player of the Year’ in Sacred Heart and
        selected for the NI Schools Netball team

Ø       Declan Rooney on St Colman's McFarland Cup Year 11 Hurling team that won Ulster Final

Ø       Rian Branagan and Shay Murnin nominated for Colleges Hurling All Star - Rian and Shay are
        both students at St Colman's College and were a members of Down Combined Schools team
        that took part for the first time in the senior competition

Ø       Clonduff boys backbone the County winning St Mark's Football team that annexed U14  
        Schools team for second year in a row -
Conor Keenan (GK), Noel Grant (Fullback), Michael
        Mulholland (Cornerback), Darragh O'Hanlon (Wingback), Darragh McPolin (left half forward)        Conor Lowry (right half forward); Clonduff subs were: Shane McGarry, Liam Geoghegan,
        Aaron and Brendan O'Hagan. The U16 team failed to retain their title losing to St Malachy's -
        the Clonduff boys on the team were Caolan McEvoy (full back), Jayme Gribben (left half
        forward), Padraig Harper (left corner forward); Clonduff subs: Conor Murray, Kevin Smith,
        Noel Grant

 

Handball
Ø      
Twelve Clonduff youngsters participated in the first County Cumann na mBunscoil Handball
        Tournament in Saval in January - Conor Milligan, Jake Morgan, Padraig Clancy, Eamon
        Brown, Charlie Brown, Christopher McAleavey, Rory McKernan, Charlie Kerr, Tom Close,
        Jude Campbell, Shane Close and Shea Morgan
Ø       County Juvenile Handball - Shane Milligan is U15 Co Champion becoming the first Clonduff
        boy to win three County Singles titles in a row at three different ages (U13, U14, U15)
        Rory McQuaid is U16 Co Singles Champion (both represented Down in Ulster series but
        beaten in Quarter Finals)

Ø       Sean McNally won County and Ulster Silver Masters title; Des McNeill reached Ulster Final
       of Ruby Masters and Paul Shields contested Ulster Junior Final

Ø       Eddie Clancy and Des McNeill win Co Junior Doubles title

Ø       Eddie Clancy wind Down Intermediate Singles defeating Sean Digney, Saval 21-13, 21-15

Ø       Clonduff Senior team of Colin Shields, Eddie Clancy, Sean McNally and Paul Shields win
        County title after replay

Ø       Clonduff's Sean McNally appointed County Handball Chairperson

 

Football
Ø      
Clonduff U9½ Football team win County Community Games title for sixth time and claimed 
        their second Ulster title and represented the Province in All Ireland Finals in Athlone in
        August

Ø       Clonduff  U13 Footballers invited to participate in Rose Cup in Tralee (courtesy of Nicole
        Curran selected as the Down Rose. Boys did really well in reaching the final

Ø       Clonduff U8 footballers win Anna Kearney (Ballyholland) Shield

Ø       Clonduff U10 A & B teams win Fr Soraghan Memorial Cup in Moy Tournament and
        Warrenpoint Cup and Plate competitions in Warrenpoint tournament

Ø       Clonduff U14s win McAlinden Memorial Trophy in Burren Tournament

Ø       Clonduff U8s win Rostrevor Tournament Cup

Ø       Clonduff U16s Runners Up in South Down League (Div 1) and Minors Runners up in All
        County League (Div 1)

Ø       Senior Footballers reached County Final for first time since 2000

Ø       Arthur McConville selected as runner-up (to Kevin McKernan) Player of the Year at South
        Down Awards

 

Hurling
Ø      
Clonduff  Senior Hurlers take part in St Jude's All Ireland Junior Sevens (3rd September) for
        the second time time (2003) - acquit themselves very well by reaching quarter finals of Shield 
        competition

Ø       Clonduff U14 Hurlers win All County League Div 2

 

Inter-County Managerial Involvement

Ø       Brian Canavan selector of Down Senior Camogie Team that reached All Ireland Premier
        Junior Final

Ø       Mark Copeland Senior Ladies Football County Manager and Joint Manager SRC

Ø       Cathal Murray manages St Colman's College to second successive Hogan Cup success

 

Referees
Ø      
Five young Clonduffians completed the Young Referees Course and will be available to 
        referee games up to and including U12 level club tournaments. Our five young referees are:
        Stephen McConville, Shane Milligan, Mark Devlin, Natasha Boyle and Sarah Bloomfield

2010

Referees
Ø      
Paddy Branagan qualified as Hurling Referee. Paddy is the Club's second active Hurling
        Referee following in the footsteps of Eddie Clancy who qualified last year (both are still
        playing). There are three Football referees - Kieran Branagan (Paddy's brother), John Francis
        Murray and Ben (Gerard) Brennan; four Camogie referees - Eileen Hamill, Guinevra
        McGilligan, Deborah Kearney and Noreen Tumilty and one active Ladies Football referee -
        Paula Cairns along with numerous 'Young Whistlers' in all Codes who regularly take charge
        of in-house juvenile games and tournaments!
Ø       Ciarán Branagan linesman at Ulster Final 2010 and All Ireland Minor Semi Final, participated
        in his first Kilmacud Tournament and took charge of RTE's 'Celebrity Bainisteoir'

Cultural
Ø      
Quiz team of Katherine Milligan, Mark Devlin and Ciara Kelly won Co Scór na nÓg title
Ø       Clonduff awarded 'South Down Scór Club of the Year'
Ø       Set Dancers (Ursula Quinn, Niall Quinn, Elaine Farrell, Jayme Farrell, Wendy Farrell, Francis
        Quinn, Joleen Morgan and John Cunningham) and Novelty Act (Sean Downey, Eamon
        Devlin, Kealim O'Hare, Chloe Nelson, Anthony Brogan and Owen Roe Brogan) win their
        respective South Down and County Titles; Quiz team (Marie Walls, Mary McGreevy and
       Anita Brannigan) win South Down Title
Ø       Murray Family - Stephen, Sean and Mary Catherine entertain at All Ireland Convention in
        Newcastle and Down Post Match Banquet in City West Hotel after All Ireland Final

Ø       Clonduff Banner selected as 'Best Banner' at County Feile Parade
Ø       Clonduff Set Dancers appear on 'An Jig Gig' on Irish Language TV (TG4)
Ø       Over 60 Clonduff youngsters participate in 2011 Scór na nÓg

Social
Ø      
Clonduff Club Pool Team of Darren McKevitt, Caolan McPolin, Shane Milligan, Conall
        Gribben, Kieran Morgan and Captain Patrick McPolin win Pool League Team Championship

Handball
Ø      
Sean McNally is All Ireland Masters One Wall Champion
Ø      
Eddie Clancy is Co Junior Handball Champion
Ø       Shane Milligan is U14 County Handball Champion
Ø       Rían Branagan and Conor Brown are U16 County Handball Doubles Champions
Ø       Team of Paul Shields, Sean McNally, Colin Shields and Des McNeill retain County League
        title and win the Club's first ever Ulster Club Title

Football
Ø      
Senior Footballers win Co Feis Sevens and Lahm Dearg (Belfast) Sevens (both in June)
Ø      
U15 Footballers win County Óg Spoirt title and represented Down in the Ulster competition
        in September, where they reached the Final but were beaten by a single point
Ø       U14 Footballers win South Down and County Championship Shield Finals
Ø       U8 Footballers won Rostrevor Tournament and Runners Up in Moy Tournament, they also
        won the Burren Hospice Shield
Ø       Niall McPolin wins second successive Ulster Further Education Sevens medal with SRC
        (formerly Newry Tech). The team is jointly managed by Mark Copeland and have won the
        title for the third year in a row

Ø       Clonduff P5 boys from both St Patrick's (Ballymaghery) and St Paul's (Cabra) won the An
        Riocht P5 Tournament
Ø       Minor Footballers win All County League defeating Kilcoo by 7 pts
Ø       U11 Footballers retain South Down League
Ø       Danny Burns captains Newbridge Integrated College to the inaugural Integrated Schools 13-
        a-side Blitz title

Ø      
The Keith Farrell trained Tullylish team won Intermediate Championship

Camogie
Ø      
Clonduff awarded 'Camogie Club of the Year' for 7th time in their history
Ø       Three newly qualified Camogie Referees - Guinevra McGilligan, Deborah Kearney and
         Noreen Tumilty
Ø       Fionnuala Carr wins Ulster Poc Fada and is Runner Up in All Ireland Poc Fada
Ø       Senior Camogs retain County Championship with 2-17 to 1-3 win over Ballycran and beat
        Armagh Champions Ballymacnab by a single point after extra time to reach Ulster Final, but
        they were defeated by Eoghan Rua of Coleraine

Hurling
Ø      
Clonduff compete for first time in Armagh Junior League with a Seconds team and finish
        third
Ø       Adult Hurlers win County Junior title for first time since 2002
 

Schools
Ø      
Patrick O'Hagan and Eamonn Grant on St Colman's Peadar Barry U15 7-a-side winning team
Ø       Caolan McAvoy and Jamie Gribben on St Mark's (County and Ulster) winning McDevitt Cup
        (U14) team.
Michael Grant, Padraig Harper, Connor Murray and Darragh McPolin also on the
        panel
Ø       Rory and Paul Lively, Shane and Tony McGreevy on St Colman's Hogan Cup and MacRory
        Cup winning team.
John McAleavey, Ché Curran, Patrick Matthews, Karl O'Hagan and
        Darragh Sherry  also on the panel - Cathal Murray the manager - honoured at South Down
        Awards - Cathal Murray accepted the award
Ø       Liam McAleavey, Liam McGreevy; Conal Brown, Rory McQuaid, Patrick O'Hagan. Stephen
        McConville, Mark Devlin and Declan Gribben on St Colman's team that won Corn na nÓg

Ø       Conor Gribben (U16 Player) member of St Colman's All Ireland Cross Country School team-
        title winning team
Ø       St Mark's High School won Down U14 Camogie title - ten Clonduff girls on team which
        was managed by Lorraine Maginn - Roisin Mulholland selected as 'Player of the Match' in
        Down Final -  Shannon O'Hagan (capt), Petrina Lively, Elaine Murphy, Clare O'Hagan, Jenna
        Boden, Cliodhna Crothers, Rachel Harper, Leanne McAleavey and Caoimhe Morgan
Ø       St Mark's High School won Down U14 Ladies Football title - ten Clonduff girls on team
        which was also managed by Lorraine Maginn - Roisin Mulholland, Jenna  Boden, Caoimhe   
        Morgan, Tara McNeill, Cliodhna Crothers, Leanne McAleavey, Shannon O'Hagan, Cecelia
        Devlin, Petrina Lively and Clare O'Hagan - play Virginia, Co Cavan in Ulster Semi Final
 
Ø      Five Clonduff boys on St Mark's High School U14 Hurling team that won Down Schools title
        and  progressed through Ulster competition - Rhys Ward, Darragh Downey, Michael Grant,
        Dean Byrne and Lorcan Branagan
 
Ø    Twelve Clonduff lads on St Mark's High School Hurling team that won County U16 title -
        Darragh Downey, Christopher McShane, Conor McShane, Sean Downey, Conor Grant,
        Brendan Britton, Pearce Branagan, Shea McPolin, Conor Pio Gribben, Shane Branagan, Jamie
        Lowry and Barry O'Hagan
Ø       Eight Clonduff boys on St Mark's U14 and U16 teams that won Down Schools titles (on
        same day) by beating St Malachy's in both finals. On the U16 team was Caolan McAvoy and
         Jamie Gribben; on the U14 team was
Darragh McPolin, Conor Murray, Padraig Harper,
         Michael Grant, Lorcan Branagan and Darragh O'Hanlon. The U16s reached Ulster Final

Ø       Nine Clonduff lads on St Mark's High School Football team that won Year 8 Down County
        title - Liam Geoghegan, Matthew Murnion, Darragh O'Hanlon, Conor Lowry, Michael
        Mulholland, Noel Grant, Aaron O'Hagan, Brendan O'Hagan and Darragh McPolin

Further and Higher Education
Ø      
Fionnuala Carr wins a fourth Combined Universities Ashbourne All Star Award
Ø       Niall McPolin on SRC team that won Ulster U18 Further Education Sevens - Mark Copland
        managed the team (Gary Maginn on SRC B team beaten in Semi Finals)
Ø       Mark Downey at corner forward on SRC that won All Ireland Over 19 Further Education Cup
        Mark Copeland jointly managed the team. Both Marks involved in SRC team that won Div 3
        Higher Education League
Ø       James Killen on UCD team that won All Ireland Freshers title
Ø       The Ryan McShane managed/trained Liverpool University Camogie team wins British
        University Championship
Ø       Ciara Murphy wins British Combined Universities All Star Award (with Ryan McShane's 
        Liverpool team)
Ø       SRC won third in a row Ulster Sevens, jointly managed by Mark Copeland. Niall McPolin
        won second successive medal

National Youth Forum
Ø      
Niomhi Murray and Katherine Milligan among nine Down Youth Delegates (16-20 year olds)
        at Forum held in Croke Park on Saturday 20th February 2010

Co Committee Administration
Ø
      Jerry Quinn Chairperson of Referees Co Administration Sub Committee. Anita Brannigan
         and Mary McGreevy on Co Language and Cultural Sub Committee

National Congress
Ø      
Ciarán McGreevy elected Co U21 representative to attend National Congress held in Slieve
        Donard, Newcastle in April 2010
       
CONGRESS MASS - Clonduff people played a big part in the Congress Mass, concelebrated
        by Bishops McAreavey and Farquhar  in the Marquee on Saturday evening.  As well as a
        big number of club members attending the Mass, Ruby Crothers was in the choir (specially
        formed for the occasion from Scór representatives), the Murray Family provided the
        music and Ross Carr (Jnr) carried up the gifts along with a juvenile player from Bryansford,
        Castlewellan and Kilcoo GAC clubs. 

2009

125 Events
Ø       Members issued with Commemorative certificate/membership card
Ø       Inter-club Table Quiz (7th May) - won by 'Goward Dolmens' (Clonduff)
Ø       Townlands Project - first stone unveiled by Jarlath Burns (Chairman National 125 Committee)
        on 8th May

Ø       Club Day 10th May 2009 - (Noon to post Midnight) Sunshine, Mass, Parade (from
        Ballygorian Church to Playing Fields; '125' by participants on pitch; U8, U10, U12 mixed
        Football and Camogie/Huring games, mixed Adult Football and Camogie/Hurling; Skills,
        Long Puck/Kick, Penalty Kick competitions for U14 to U18, Rounders, Set Dancing, Handball
        ('One wall'), Time Capsule buried, Memory Tree planted, Ceili and Scór Concert
Ø       Inter-club Handball Tournament (Clonduff, Downpatrick, Saval) - Saturday 4th July - Finals
        played on 125 Wall Monday 6th July
Ø       Townlands Community Quiz (confined to Parish) - Saturday 4th July - Boley Fair)
Ø       Big Breakfast followed by walk to Goward Dolmen via Old Downpatrick Road, now laneway
        behind St Patrick's Primary School (Sunday 5th July - Boley Fair)
Ø       Poc Fada on Hen Mountain (Monday 6th July - Boley Fair)
Ø       Parish Sevens (Football and Camogie) (Tuesday 7th July - Boley Fair)
Ø       Big Clonduff participation in Downings Ulster Scór Concert - 22nd July
Ø       Tribute Night to Kevin Mussen and Patsy O'Hagan to mark 50th Anniversary of Down's first
        Ulster Championship win (Kevin was the Captain) 14th August
Ø       Bus trip to Croke Park and Glasnevin Cemetery in conjunction with Clonduff Historical
        Society Wednesday 14th August

Social
Ø       Clonduff Club honoured their two clubmen who were pivotal in Down's first Ulster title 50
        years ago - the forerunner to a glorious chapter in Down's history. On a great night - 14th
        August, Kevin Mussen and Patsy O'Hagan were feted in front of their families and former
        team mates to mark the momentous occasion which occurred on 9th August 1959.
Ø       Big Fundraiser - Strictly Come Jiggin' - Club members the participants
Ø       Dean Davies, Clonduff President, recognised at Down Awards for services to Camogie and
        at South Down Award for Services to Gaelic Sport
Ø       Clonduff GAC honoured at South Down Awards for winning Kilmacud Double

Referees and Coaches
Ø       Three new referees - John Francis Murray (returns after 10 year break) and Ben (Gerard)       
         Brennan (football) and Eddie Clancy (Hurling)
Ø       18 new Foundation Level coaches

Development
Ø       Planning Permission granted for provision of new flood-lit playing field, entrance, parking
Ø      Clonduff granted payout from County Board (one of ten projects) to benefit from County's
        share of profits from renting out of Croke Park for Rugby and Soccer matches
Ø       Funding secured from Sport NI and Contracts signed on Thursday 22nd October
Ø       Work on new pitch and driveway officially started Monday 26th October

Scór - 40th Anniversary
Ø       Murray family - Stephen, Sean and Mary Catherine win South Down Scór na nÓg
        Instrumental Music title (Stephen also reached All Ireland Final (having won Dromore and
        Ulster) in Readorí Competitions
Ø       Mixed Set Dancing Team and Novelty Act win South Down and County Scór Sinsear titles-
        narrowly beaten in Ulster Final
Ø       Big Clonduff contingent take part in Ulster Scór concert in Downings, Co Donegal on
        Wednesday 22nd July - Senior Set Dancers, Novelty Act, Recitation and Junior Instrumental
        Musicians
Ø       Clonduff double winning dancers from 1993 invited to participate in Ulster Scór Celebration
        Concert in Saval on 14th November
Ø       Scór na nÓg Quiz team of Katherine Milligan, Mark Devlin and Ciara Kelly win County title

Handball
Ø       Shane Milligan wins Down U13 Singles title becoming the first player in 17 years to
        win a juvenile Handball title
Ø       Paul Shields and Sean McNally are Down Senior Doubles Handball Champions
Ø       Des McNeill and Eddie Clancy are Down Junior Doubles Handball Champions
Ø       Boley Fair Tournament big success with U15 and U18 finals played on 125 One Wall at
        Clonduff Park
Ø       Clonduff team of Paul Shields, Colin Shields, Eddie Clancy, Sean McNally and Des McNeill
        win County Division One title
Ø       Sean McNally selected to play for Ireland at World Championships in Portland, Oregon in
        Silver Masters grade
Ø       Sean McNally selected as Ulster's Masters Player of the Year and nominated for National
        All Star at the grade
Ø       Paul Shields retains County Senior Handball title

Football
Ø       Senior Footballers win first ever Kilmacud All Ireland Sevens title
Ø      
U10s win Pat Meade (Drumgath) Tournament, retain Fiddlers Green Tournament title
        (Rostrevor) and Runners Up in An Riocht Tournament
Ø       Aaron Devlin selected as 'Player of the Tournament' in Mitchels U10 Tournament (40 teams)
Ø      
U9½s win Down Community Games title (6th time)
Ø       U8s win Longstone Tournament
Ø       U12s (A and B) win Moy Tournament and Burren B Tournament
Ø       U14s runners up in League and championship
Ø       Minors reach All County League Playoffs
Ø       Rory Lively wins place on Ulster U16 team
Ø       Peter Withnell on Masters (Over 40) Compromise Rules team
Ø       U11s win South Down League

Camogie
Ø       U14s win Féile Shield
Ø       U12s win County title
Ø       Seniors win League and Championship titles; Kilmacud Sevens Shield
Ø       Kitty Fegan appointed to National Coaching Committee in Croke Park
Ø       Ursula Quinn (Personality of the Year - Mother Maura won in 1974), Lisa McPolin (Minor
        Player of the Year) and Grace Brown (U16 Player of the Year) all picked up County Awards
        for 2008

Ladies Football
Ø       Michaela Downey awarded Newry and Mourne Sports Personality of the Year (for 2008)
        following on from her National All Star Award at the end of last season
Ø       Clonduff Senior Ladies win Feis Sevens Competition at first ever attempt
Ø       U14s reach County Final - beaten by a goal in extra time
Ø      
U16s runners up in League

Hurling
Ø       Senior Hurlers reach semi finals in Ulster League
Ø       U12 Hurlers top Go Games League
Ø       U16 Hurlers win Div 2 League and Shield Championship final

Schools
Ø       Lisa McPolin awarded Schools All Star Awards for 2008
Ø       Jamie Gribben, Caolan McAvoy, Michael Grant, Connor Murray and Padraig Harper on St
        Mark's U14 team that won Schools Co Final (December)
Ø       Jenna Boden (Capt), Petrina Lively (Player of the Tournament), Clare O'Hagan, Cliodhna
        Crothers and Caoimhe Morgan on St Mark's Year 8 Camogie team that won Down title
        (Lorraine Maginn was manager)
Ø       Leona McGarry, Laura Grant, Shannon O'Hagan, Roisin Mulholland, Rebecca Mussen,  
        Petrina Lively, Jenna Boden, Jane McAleenan, Sarah O'Hagan and Nicola McAleenan on St
        Mark's team that Won Down Year 9 title and reached Ulster Final

Further and Higher Education
Ø Fionnuala Carr wins her fourth Universities All Star Award
Ø       Orla Maginn on Purcell Winning Team with QUB
Ø       Ryan McShane awarded English Universities Hurling All Star (He is player/coach of the
        Hope University Hurling team, coach of the Camogie team as well as Chairman of the Club)
        He was also received a Special Recognition award at the University Sports Awards night
Ø       Niall McPolin on SRC team that won Ulster U18 Vocational Schools Sevens Blitz (October)
        Mark Copeland was the manager
Ø       Mark Copeland (Minor mentor) jointly managed SRC to All Ireland Vocational Over 19 glory
        Mark Downey a playing member of the team

2008

Clonduff awarded Irish News Club of the Year (Large Club Category)

Camogie
Ø       Clonduff Camogs received an award for services to sport from Newry and Mourne District 
        Council in their 40th anniversary year
Ø       Sara Louise Carr and Paula Gribben awarded Schools All Star Awards for 2007
Ø       Clonduff Camogs win Dubai Sevens and Fionnuala Carr is awarded 'Player of the 
        Tournament'!
Ø       Clonduff awarded 'Camogie Club of the Year' in Down for 2007
Ø       Fionnuala Carr awarded third consecutive Universities All Star
Ø       Moya Maginn, first Clonduff girl to captain Senior County Camogie team; Paula Gribben
        Minor Camogie captain for 2008
Ø       At the first ever integrated Down Awards night, Moya Maginn and Paula Gribben selected
        as County Senior and Minor Player of the Year respectively. Kitty Fegan also received
        Award as joint County Minor Manager on winning Ulster Final and reaching All Ireland
        Final
Ø       Clonduff II win Intermediate Co Final
Ø       Clonduff Seniors just fail by 2 points in extra time in replay to retain Co title

Football
Ø     Senior Footballers participate in their first ever Ulster League - top their group
Ø       St Colman's College win Corn na nÓg title with five Clonduff boys involved - Conor Brown
        played at full back and the other panellists were: John Brown, Shea Murnin, Conor Gribben
        and Eamon Grant. Of course Cathal Murray was involved as the Head of PE in St Colman's!
Ø     U9½ Footballers win Down Community Games title
Ø     Seven Clonduff boys qualified as 'Young Whistlers' - course organised by P J Quinn and 
        delivered by Frank McDonald. The budding referees are Rory McGreevy, Darragh Sherry, 
        Paul Lively, Ché Curran, Henry Brown, Gary McGinn and Conor Grant. Gary and Conor   
        officiated in the Croke Park Juvenile Tournament on 16th July
Ø       U10 Footballers win Moy Tournament
Ø       Clonduff runs 32nd Gary Murray U12 and 4th McGreevy U8 Tournaments

Ladies Football
Ø       Michaela Downey first Clonduff girl to captain Senior Ladies Football team; sister
       Aoibheann one of two vice captains
Ø       Michaela on Ulster team that won Inter Provincial title
Ø       Paula Cairns and Shane McGreevy qualify as Ladies' Football referees - Paula officiated in
        'Gaelic for Girls' Tournament in Croke Park on 13th July
Ø       Ladies Junior team fielded as Second adult team
Ø       Clonduff Senior Ladies win 3-in-a-row County Championship titles - miss out on the double
        by a single point - Lorraine Maginn receives 'Player of the Match' award in Co Final
Ø       Michaela Downey 'Runs To Africa' in Down Leg of of Charity
Ø       Michaela picks up Down's first ever Ladies All Star Award - Clonduff's second (Ross Carr)

Hurling
Ø       At the first ever integrated Down Awards night, John Murphy and Paul McCusker, members
       of Down Junior Hurling team comprised of  non-Ards players (renamed South Down) 
       received their medals for winning Leinster Shield. Brian Canavan as part of the management
       also received recognition. Arthur McConville and Danny Nugent also received All Ireland
       Minor 'C' winning medals
Ø      Clonduff Senior Hurlers beaten in County Junior Final
Ø      U14 Hurlers win 'B' League

Handball
Ø      Clonduff Senior Handball team gained promotion to Elite Ulster League and win Divisional
         Championship title - Team: Paul Shields, Colin Shields, Eddie Clancy, Sean McNally
Ø      Paul Shields, Sean McNally and Des McNeill represented Clonduff at the One Wall
         National Championships in Sligo over 28th and 29th June weekend. Paul and Sean played in
         the Men’s B competition and Des played in the Diamond Masters. Both Paul and Des got
         to their respective semi-finals.
Ø       Team reaches Ulster Final in Junior Club Championship - first Down team to do so
Ø       Sean McNally and Brian Havern (Saval) won the Ulster 60x30 doubles Silver Masters title

Scór
Ø       Two  County Scór Sinsear titles for Clonduff - Set Dancing - Wendy Farrell, Ursula Quinn,
        Lisa Parr, Andrea Gribben, Onagh Gribben, Laura McShane, Gayle Kane and sub Niamh
        Pritchard (for the injured Joleen Morgan)
:
and  Quiz - Brian Canavan, Marie Walls and Mary 
        McGreevy - both reached Ulster Final - Ciarán McGreevy was a worthy sub in County Semi
        Final
Ø       Murray Children - Stephen, Sean and Mary Catherine included in entertainment in Pairc Esler
        at half time in Inter-County Championship games

Ø     Clonduff Scór na nÓg singer, Christina McConville sings Amhrán na bhFiann before Senior
        Championship games in Pairc Chluain Daimh and Senior League Final in Pairc Esler
Ø       Clonduff Scór singer, Eadaoin Hynes wins major talent competition 'De X-Factor' for Gaelic
        Clubs in South Down and South Armagh - Finals in Canal Court in November. Prize £5,000 -
        half for herself and half for Club

Higher Education
Ø     Orla Maginn (Capt) and Karen Gribben playing members of the QUB team that retained the
        Purcell Shield in Camogie
Ø       Fionnuala Carr awarded third consecutive Universities All Star

Schools
Ø       St Colman's College win Corn na nÓg - There were five Clonduff boys on the panel - Conor
       Brown played at full back and the other panellists were: John Brown, Shay Murnin, Conor
       Gribben and Eamon Grant. Of course Cathal Murray was involved as the Head of PE in St
       Colman's!

Referees
Ø     Paula Cairns and Shane McGreevy newly qualified as referees in Ladies Football - Paula
        refereed in Croke Park in 'Gaelic 4 Girls' initiative
Ø     Seven boys - Rory McGreevy, Darragh Sherry, Paul Lively, Ché Curran, Henry Brown, Gary
        McGinn and Conor Grant completed the 'Young Whistlers' programme - Gary Maginn
        refereed in Croke Park in 'Gaelic 4 Boys'  initiative

Inter-County Managerial Involvement

Ø       Ross Carr reappointed Senior County Manager; Alistair McGilligan his statistician

Ø       Kitty Fegan reappointed County Minor Camogie Manager; also retained as UUJ Manager

Ø       Brian Canavan reappointed to South Down Hurling management team; Sean Cairns re-appointed as 'Stick Man'

Ø       Paul McShane re-appointed County Senior Ladies Manager

 

Community Involvement

Ø       Eadaoin Hynes representing Clonduff GAC wins major talent competition -  'De X-Factor' for Gaelic Clubs in South Down and South Armagh - Finals in Canal Court in November. Prize £5,000 - half for herself and half for Club

Ø       Francis Quinn, Fionnbharr Murphy, Orla Maginn and Sheenagh McConville initiate 'Yellow Globes' Awards based on playing season just ended
 

2007

Clonduff achieved a Platinum Award in the pilot scheme of the Club Maíth programme

 

Camogie

Ø       Camogs win first ever County Senior title beating Portaferry. They also win League and reach Ulster Club Final – beaten by one point

Ø       Down Minor Camogs lift Ulster title a week after losing All Ireland Final - Kitty Fegan, Join Manager and 5 Clonduff girls on team - Sara Louise Carr, Paula Gribben, Lisa McPolin, Nicola O'Hagan and Ciara Murphy

Ø       Four Clonduff girls – Karen Gribben, Moya Maginn, Fionnuala and Sara Louise Carr on Ulster team that won Gael Linn Interprovincial title for first time in forty years

Ø       U14 Camogs win Div 2 County Féile na nGael

Ø       Senior Camogs win Patricia Bateson Memorial Tournament in Ballinderry

Ø       Minor Camogs win 5-in-a-row Feis Sevens title

Ø       Minor Camogs in County Final

Ø       Jackie Gilmore wins University All Star (second in a row) in England; Fionnuala Carr and Karen Gribben win All Stars in Ashbourne/Purcell week-end

Ø       Fionnuala Carr gains 3rd Place in her first ever All Ireland Poc Fada on Cooley Mountains – achieved her second nomination for a Camogie All Star Award
 

Ladies Football

Ø       Senior Ladies win back-to-back Championship titles and win first Senior League title

Ø       Michaela Downey nominated for Ladies Football All Star Award

Ø       U14 Ladies reach County B Final

Eight Young Ladies from Clonduff are ‘Double Double’ County Senior Winners!

Hurling

Ø       Hurlers play in Ulster League for first time ever

Ø       John Murphy on County Senior Hurling team

Ø       John Murphy and Paul McCusker playing members on All Ireland winning Junior Hurling team.

Ø       Youthful Senior Hurling team win Junior Feis 7s title

Ø       U16s in B Final at time of going to press

Ø       U14 and Minor Hurlers reach finals of respective B Championships only to fall to St Josephs, an amalgamation of Ballyvarley and Ballela

Ø       Danny Nugent and Arthur McConville playing members of non-Ards Minor Hurling team that won All Ireland C Final - they beat Sligo

Ø       U12 Hurlers win their League and Ballela Tournament
 

U14 Hurlers and Footballers both win B titles in Down Féile competitions - ten boys play both codes. Hurlers went to All Ireland series in Kilkenny and Footballers went to Ulster series in Cavan.
U14 Footballers win Div 3 of Ulster Féile Peil

Football

Ø       Seconds Footballers win PRFC

Ø       Minors win B Championship Final and South Down League

Ø       Cathal Murray nominated for Ulster Minor All Stars during last 25 years

Ø       U16 Footballers in B Championship Final

Ø       U14 Footballers win Warrenpoint Tournament

Ø       U12 Footballers win Kilcoo and An Riocht  Tournaments; represent Down in Moy Tournament

Ø       U10 Footballers win Kilcoo and Fiddlers’ Green Tournaments

Ø       U8 Footballers win Moy (Tyrone), Longstone, Burren and An Riocht Tournaments

Ø       U13 and U20 footballers still involved at time of going to press

Scór

Ø       Murray Family - Stephen, Sean and Mary Catherine plus Keith Mackey won the Down Instrumental Music in Scór na nÓg. They had also won South Down as did Christina McConville in the Solo Singing.

Ø       Three County Scór Sinsear titles for Clonduff - Eileen McCusker (Recitation);  Sean and Paddy Downey, Cailim O'Hare, Therese White and Danny Nugent (Novelty Act); Marie Walls, Mary McGreevy and Anita Brannigan (Quiz) - all three acts reach Ulster Final

Referees

Ø       Ciarán Branagan appointed to National Referees' List for Inter-county League and Championship - voted South Down's Senior Referee of the Year.

Handball

Ø       Handball Club plays in Ulster B League and stages first ever Juvenile Tournament in conjunction with Boley Fair

Ø       Seven boys reached respective County Championship Finals

Ø       Paul Shields won Down Senior Handball Championship

Ø       Paul Shields and Sean McNally won Down Senior Doubles Championship

Community Involvement

Ø       Cross Community Treasure Hunt, Townlands Quiz, Poc Fada and Parish Sevens Football (2nd year) and Camogie (1st year) in conjunction with Boley Fair; also facilitated a number of field events

Ø       Updated Sceal Cluain Daimh (Clonduff Story) launched in Clubrooms on 8th December

Inter County Managerial Involvement

Ø       Ross Carr reappointed Senior County Manager; Alistair McGilligan joins him as statistician

Ø       Kitty Fegan reappointed County Minor Camogie Manager; also appointed as UUJ Manager

Ø       Brian Canavan reappointed to South Down Hurling management team; Sean Cairns appointed as 'Stick Man'

Ø       Paul McShane, current Senior Footballer and former Ladies trainer appointed County Senior Ladies Manager

Schools

Ø       St Paul’s PS, Cabra won Down PS GAA Quiz

Ø       St Patrick’s won the cup  and St Paul's won the Shield in Annaclone inaugural PS Tournament

Ø       Our Lady’s Grammar School, Newry are Ulster Colleges Champions with a strong Clonduff representation  – Sarah Farnon, Sara Louise Carr, Lisa McPolin, Ciara Murphy, Megan O’Reilly, and Hanna O’Reilly all playing an active part. Grace Brown was on the panel.

Ø       St Mark’s HS Warrenpoint are Down U16 Hurling Champions with 12 Clonduff players on panel – reach Ulster Semi Final. Clonduff panellists were: Arthur McConville, J J Gilmore, Hugh Murphy, Christopher Brown, Eamon Matthews, Jamie Lynch, Gavin O’Hagan, Kyle Boland, Liam McParlan, Darren O’Hagan, Niall McPolin and Des McGarry

Ø       St Colman's College win Ranafast Cup - 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 training sessions - Ché Curran, Tony McGreevy, Karl O'Hagan, Rory Lively and Rory McGreevy.

Higher Education

Ø       Jackie Gilmore wins her second Camogie All Star playing for her University in England

Ø       Karen Gribben wins University Camogie All Star in Purcell Shield week-end.

Ø       Fionnuala Carr wins University Camogie Long Puck and an All Star in Ashbourne week-end - her second University All Star Award in a row!

Ø       Aidan Carr wins Sigerson medal with QUB
 

2006

First appearance of Clonduff Scór na nÓg Quiz team in Ulster final having won Down
Clonduff win 3 County Scór Sinsir titles and all progress to Ulster Final - Novelty Act, Set Dancing and Quiz
Clonduff Ladies win Senior Championship at first time of asking - they beat Castlewellan
Clonduff Minor Footballers win B Championship defeating Longstone
Minor Camogs win League and Championship Double as well as Feis 7s
Senior Camogs win Feis 7s for first time ever
U12 Hurlers are runners up in inaugural Sciath na nÓg - losing to Carryduff by one point
U11 Footballers successfully defended their South Down title
Down Minor Camogs, under the leadership of Clonduff's Kitty Fegan (and Ballyholland's Lilian Tinnelly) lift All Ireland Minor B title with five Clonduff girls on board - Sara Louise Carr, Paula Gribben, Sarah Farnon, Lisa McPolin and Ursula Walls
Down U16 Ladies collect All Ireland B Championship with Paula Gribben at Centre Half Back - making her the Club's first All Ireland Dual Winner! She played every minute of every game in both sports - in between the two All Irelands she picked up 'Player of the Game' in the Down County Ladies Final (which Clonduff won)
Michaela Downey became the first ever Clonduff player to play on International Compromise Rules team
Rory Grant corner back on Abbey CBS Newry winning first ever Hogan Cup
U16 Miller Cup - Paul McPolin Captained St Malachy's to lift the title -  Noel McPolin, Paul Bloomfield, Paul Gribben, Michael Gribben and Patrick Gribben were also on the panel
Fionnuala Carr won Poc Fada (Camogie) at Kilmacud Sevens competition in September
Fionnuala was on the Ulster Interprovincial Camogie team that lost to Connaught
Karen Gribben captained QUB Camogs to Purcell Shield victory - Mary McPolin also on panel
Fionnuala Carr and Moya Maginn on UUJ Purcell Cup winning team - Fionnuala won an 'All Star'
Jackie Gilmore wins a Camogie All Star playing for her University in England
Ross Carr takes charge of Down Senior Football team

2005

Set Dancers win County Scór Sinsir title
Clonduff Referee, John Anthony Gribben takes charge of All Ireland Junior Club Hurling Final
Clonduff win Ulster Div 2 Handball League title
Minor Footballers win South Down Feis 7s title
U9½ Footballers win Ulster Community Games final
First
ever Brian McGreevy Perpetual tournament for U8s staged by Club
Ladies Footballers collect Intermediate Championship and League double
U10s clean up in Tournaments including All Ireland Mitchell's Tournament
U12 Hurlers collect Club's first ever title at this level - the League
Clonduff second string Camogs win Intermediate League
Clonduff Handballers secure Div 2 Ulster League - they will compete in Div 1 in 2006

2004

Three County titles in Scór Sinsear - Céilí and Set Dancing and Quiz
Senior footballers win South Down Feis 7s
U11 Footballers win first title at this level
U21s win South Down and Down County Championships
Clonduff referee, Ciarán Branagan awarded Senior Referee of the Year
Jerry Quinn first Clonduff person to be Chairman of Down Co Board

2003

Quiz team and Set Dancers win County Scór Sinsear titles with Set Dancers also winning Ulster
Ladies win Junior Football League and Championship
Seconds win Premier Reserve Football Championship

Camogs win Minor Championship, Minor Feis 7s, 2 x Minor 7s Tournaments; U14 League and Championship Double; Co Féile Title
Down U14 Player of the Year; Down Referee of the Year

2002

April 7 - Clonduff Ladies take field for first time in Challenge Game. Play first competitive game a week later. 8 girls selected for various Down teams

Seven Branagan siblings (children of Oliver and Margaret) don the Clonduff jersey - Christine and Jolene (Ladies Football and Camogie); Eugene and Stephen (Adult Football); Oliver, Kevin and Bernard (Juvenile Football)
Clonduff's John McCumiskey joins the Down Senior Management with Paddy O'Rourke
Ross Carr takes charge of Down Minors
Martin Farnon teams up again with Trixie Dougherty, this time to manage the Down U21s
Club Referee John A Gribben officiates in Munster Hurling Final
Camogs pick up Junior League and Championship, Minor Championship and League; Runners Up in Senior League

Colleen Walls becomes first Clonduff Camog to win Down Minor Camogie Player of the Year
Hurlers do the treble in the shape of the Down Junior Championship, Division 2 League and Betsy Gray Shield
Paul Shields picks up Down Novice Handball title
Footballers win Premier Reserve League and are Runners Up in South Down U21s
U12s reach South Down Final
U10s Joint winners of League and Runners Up in Mitchell's Tournament
Clonduff are South Down Club of the Year 

2001

Thirds Footballers collect Reserve Championship and League titles
U16s win first ever B Championship and South Down League
The Ross Carr trained Newry Mitchell's collect Junior Championship. Ross appointed Down Minor Manager for incoming season.
The John McCumiskey trained Warrenpoint collect Intermediate Championship.
Clonduff referee, Kieran Branagan takes charge of Premier Reserve Championship Final.
U12 Camogie and Championship (3-in-a-row Championships); U14, Senior, and Junior Camogie teams reach respective Co Finals; win Minor Camogie Championship, League RU
Susie Hynes (nee Lively) the first successful All Ireland Minor captain in 1974 lines out with her daughters in Clonduff Senior and Junior Finals. Susie and her five girls all donned the Clonduff colours at some level during the year- God help you, Eamon!

AIB Club of the Year in both Down and Ulster
Sean Downey wins County Scór na nÓg Recitation title
Clonduff Set Dancers reach Ulster Scór Sinsear Final

2000

What a year! Scór na nÓg Set Dancers narrowly miss out (on a count back) on All Ireland Title.  Clonduff only Club in Down to compete in all eight Scór Sinsear competitions - make history by collecting four County Titles - Ceili Dancing and Ballad Group for the first time ever.  Solo Singer (Niamh O'Hare) and Novelty Act reach Ulster Final.
Clonduff Handball pair in All Ireland Final! Tony Wilson and Paul Girvan, the Down Champions won the Ulster title with victories over Monaghan, Derry and Antrim.  Then they beat Mayo in All Ireland Semi Final to set up Final against Wexford.  This was groundbreaking stuff for Clonduff.  Unfortunately they lost out in Final! 
Senior Footballers Win Championship for ninth time! They also won the League
Reserve Footballers Win All County League for third time in a row!
Camogs collect three County titles and 3 League titles!
John A Gribben and Eileen Hamill, Club Referees, participate in Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Finals as Lines persons - Eileen wins Down Camogie Referee of the Year

Leann McParlan U18 Camogie player of the year; Sarah-Louise Carr wins County Skills Feile na nGael title and plays in INTO Mini Sevens on All Ireland Hurling Final Day! 
St Pat's Primary School wins INTO Camogie Sevens County Final; St Mark's wins County Year 8 Camogie title with five Clonduff girls on the team - Carol Rooney, Colleen Walls, Jenna Lynch, Rachel O'Reilly and Laura Killen.  
Clonduff win Intermediate, Minor and U12 Championship and League titles, Runners up in U18 League and U14 Championship and League; Win Minor Feis Sevens
Win inaugural Camogie/Shinty tournament in Dunoon, Scotland; Kitty Fegan Player of the Tournament

Club Awards won - Best kept Ground in Down (3rd in Ulster) Awarded by Ulster Council; Club of the Year in South Down; Club of the Year in Down Awarded by AIB and Croke Park

1999

Clonduff wins award for the best kept GAA ground in Down

John Fegan plays at Full Forward and Martin Farnon involved in Management of All Ireland Minor Football winning team

Rachael O'Reilly and Jenna Lynch - Club's first ever representatives in Croke Park in INTO Sevens on All Ireland Semi Final Day
U12 Co Camogie Championship; U14 Camogie League and Championship; Minor (U16) Co Camogie League; U18s Reach League Final
St Patrick's Primary School win first ever Cumann na Bunscoil/INTO Camogie Competition

Clonduff GAA Club goes On Line on 14 June!

1998

Paddy Brannigan the 1st Clonduff player to be named in a Down Senior Hurling squad

Minor Camogie Championship; Div 2 Camogie Championship
Set Dancers, Ceili Dancers and Quiz team win County CCD title (no Ulster or All Ireland Competition)

1997

Senior Footballers back in their 1st County final since 1982 but are narrowly beaten by Burren
Clonduff win their first ever Scór Sinsear Quiz title (Marie Walls, Anita Brannigan, Francis Quinn)

U12 Camogie League and Championship; County Camogie Feile na nGael
Clonduff competitors win three All Ireland titles in CCD competitions - Set Dancing, Solo Singing and Quiz

1996

The big break-through in Hurling – Clonduff win the Junior Hurling Championship, League Division 2 and Junior Feis 7s.

U12 Camogie Championship; Bronze in All Ireland Community Games
Moya Maginn U14 Camogie Player of the Year

Clonduff - Down Camogie Club of the Year

Set Dancers win All Ireland CCD title; Ulster Quiz, Solo Singing

1995

U12 Camogie League; Down Camogie Feile na nGael

Céili Dancers win All Ireland CCD title; Ulster Recitation and Quiz

Maura Quinn voted Down Camogie Personality of the Year

1994

Padraig Matthews and Francis Quinn in the Down Minor Hurling teams that wins the Ulster championship
Down win their 5th All-Ireland Senior Football title  with Ross Carr and Cathal Murray
Intermediate Camogie League

Set Dancers win All Ireland CCD title; Ulster Recitation; County Quiz and Ceili Dance

1993

At All-Ireland Scór Na nÓg finals, Clonduff makes history when they won both Céili and Set Dance Competitions using only nine different children. This was the first time ever that a club won both titles on the same day
Clonduff win the first of their three-in-a-row Minor Football Championships.  They also win U16 and U14 Championship.  Shane Ward, now a member of the Down Senior Panel plays on all three winning teams!
Mary Morgan, Mary Kelly, Marie Walls win All Ireland CCD Quiz; County Instrumental Music and Recitation titles

Marie Walls - Down Camogie Referee of the Year

1992

Clonduff Seconds make history on winning Down Junior championship. They also won All County Premier Reserve League
U14s win All-Ireland Féile Peil na nÓg
Young Céili and Set Dancers win All Ireland CCD titles; Ulster Quiz and Recitation

1991

Ross Carr is the star in Croke Park when Down beat Meath to win their 4th All Ireland title. Cathal Murray is also in the squad.  Ross wins an All Star
Clonduff Set Dancers appear live on Television programme "Up for the Final"
Clonduff Hurlers win U16B Championship

All Ireland Scór na nÓg Set Dancing

CCD Ulster Quiz and Set Dancing

1990

Ciara McGreevy County U14 Camogie Player of the Year

CCD Ulster Quiz, Set Dancing and Recitation titles; County Ceili Dance

1989

Eileen McCusker wins All Ireland CCD Recitation; CCD Ulster Set Dancing

1988

(June) St Patrick’s Primary School win their first ever Co Down 13-a-side final. They beat Mayobridge 2-2 to 0-5

Junior Camogie League

CCD Ulster Set Dancing; County Recitation

1987

Four Clonduff boys on Down All-Ireland winning Minor panel – Cathal Murray, Pat Hannaway, Mark Matthews, Dominic Brannigan

CCD Ulster Set Dancing

1986

Intermediate Camogie Championship

CCD County Set Dancing

1985

Junior Camogie Championship

1984

Clonduff wins the McNamee Award for the best Club History in GAA Centenary Year

Minor Camogie League; Minor Camogie Feis Sevens; CCD County Novelty Act

1983

Clonduff boys win their 1st Hurling awards – U14 Special Feile competition
Club Secretary, Fintan Mussen, in his report to the Annual General Meeting pays tribute to Sean Matthews, Pat Matthews and Sean Cairns for their efforts in the development of Hurling in the club.
The Senior team was beaten in the final of the Special Junior Hurling Championship
Clonduff boys win County Óg Sport to qualify for All-Ireland.
Patrick McComiskey wins All-Ireland Penalty Kick competition
Johnny McAleavey Goalkeeper when Down won 4th National Football League

Minor Camogie League; U14 Camogie Championship

1982

Intermediate Camogie League; Minor Camogie League and Championship

1981

Minor Camogie Championship; U12 Camogie League and Championship

Eileen Hamill selected to play for Ulster

1980

Clonduff win their 8th Senior County Championship. Johnny McPolin was the captain. His father, also John was captain when Clonduff won their 1st Senior title in 1930. Johnny further followed in  his father's footsteps by becoming Chairman of the Club

U12 Camogie League and Championship double

CCD County Quiz and Recitation titles

1979

Harry Brown on Down U21 panel which won All-Ireland title

1978

The Senior Football team wins promotion to the first division of the All-County League. Team managers were P J McAlinden, Ronnie Hollywood and Jerry Quinn.

CCD Ulster Novelty Act and County Solo Singing titles

1977

Clonduff win their 1st County Camogie Championship beating Mayobridge 6-3 to 1-2 in the Intermediate Final
Club organised 1st Hilltown Festival, a five-day event which was subject of a special feature programme on RTE Radio presented by Donnacha O’Dulaing
Club President Fr Arthur Bradley cc, was instrumental in reviving the Pilgrimage to Alt An tSagairt Mass Rock
Clonduff win All-Ireland Scor Sinsear title in Novelty Act in Limerick. Mary McGinn wrote the script. She, Eileen Hamill and Anne Quinn were the participants

1976

Kathleen Crilly, Eileen Hamill and Susie Lively in the Down team which won the 2nd All-Ireland Junior Camogie title

1975

(October) Susie Lively is selected to play for Ulster
Mary McGinn Wins All Ireland CCD Recitation; Novelty Act won Ulster title

1974

Down Minor Camogie team captained by Clonduff’s Susie Lively won the inaugural All Ireland Minor Championship

CCD Co Quiz title

1968

On 16th June Pairc Chluain Daimh is opened

1967

At a meeting on 25th April, Clonduff Camogie Club was reformed. Maura Hamill was elected Treasurer. (In 2009 as Maura Quinn,  Clonduff Camogie Club Secretary)

1966

Down win Ulster Senior title captained by Patsy O’Hagan
Down win Ulster Minor title captained by Dalsey Mooney. (Dalsey is a member to the Y2K committee)
Clonduff win Feis Sevens in a historic final against Leitrim
In March Mussen’s Meadow is bought

1964

Clonduff win County League title

1962

Down tour America. Chicago’s welcoming committee included former Clonduff man John Abernethy

In San Francisco, Clonduff’s Sean Spiers played for the home team while his brothers, Liam and Vincent, are part of the organising Committee

1961

Down win the Sam Maguire again with Kevin Mussen and Patsy O’Hagan representing Clonduff

1960

Patsy O’Hagan scores 3 goals in Down’s 4-11 to 3-7 victory over Galway in the Wembly Tournament
Down win their first All-Ireland Senior Football title. Kevin Mussen at right half back captains the team. Patsy O’Hagan is the full forward

1959

Patsy O’Hagan scores 2 goals in a 3-9 to 1-4 victory for Down in the Wembly Tournament

1957

The two Parish teams – Cabra Harps and The Shamrocks – meet in County Senior Championship final – Shamrocks win

1956

Cabra Harps win Down Junior Championship

1953

Clonduff’s 19 year old Kevin Mussen selected on Ulster Railway Cup

1952

Clonduff win League, Championship (6th) and County Sevens

1950

Kevin Mussen and Sean Spires on St Colman's team that won McCrory Cup

1949

Clonduff win their 5th Senior County Championship
James Brown on Railway Cup panel

1947

Clonduff win their 4th Senior County Championship

1946

Down win Junior All-Ireland and Clonduff have on the panel: Henry, Tom and Pat Brown, Eddie Grant, Paddy O’Hagan and Andy Murnin

1945

Clonduff win their 3rd Senior County Championship

1944

Clonduff win their 2nd Senior County Championship

1943

Clonduff defeat Ardtole by 15 points to 11 to win Down Junior Championship on 12th September but Ardtole awarded game on an objection

1938

Armagh play Down in National League in Hilltown with Jimmy Doyle starring at right full-forward

1937

Clonduff re-enters South Down and Mourne League

1935

Jimmy Doyle in Ulster Railway Cup panel

1934

George Mussen captains the first Down team to play in Croke Park

1932

Club wins The Shanahan Cup outright

1931

On 13th September, Dan Mussen becomes first Clonduff man to play in an All-Ireland Football Semi-Final

1930

Clonduff win their first Down Senior Championship

1926

Clonduff win McLoughlin Cup

1922

Clonduff win Shanahan Cup

1921

George Mussen chosen on the Railway Cup Panel

1920

A new Parish team called Clonduff Shamrocks was formed and entered in Shanahan Cup Competition by Willie Woods and John McPolin. "The jerseys were yellow and there were Shamrocks embroidered on them. Two girls, Maggie O’Hare and Sarah Magennis it was who sewed them on. Their playing pitch was John Murphy’s and it was Paddy Murphy who gave the pound to enter the team."
Clonduff win Shanahan Cup

1918

Clonduff men John McPolin and John McAlinden play for Down on 9th May against Louth in Newcastle
Clonduff take part in "The Gaelic Sunday" protest matches of 4th August, 1918 called in defiance of the ban on Gaelic matches under The Defence of the Realm Act

1916

Registrations – still extant – show that two teams, known as "Emeralds Gaelic Football Club" and "Cabra", were registered with the Down County Board of 1916-17
An unofficial team known as "John Attey’s Men" or "Faugh an Ballagh" played games here and there during this period. A report of a famous match between Mullaghmore and John Attey’s Men, played on Easter Sunday 1916 still lives on in the folk memory of the district

1912

The "Frontier Sentinel" dated 9th April 1912 gives a report of a 1st round County Championship meeting between Mayobridge and a Clonduff team called "Hilltown". The Hilltown team read: John Crilly, Bernard O’Hagan, Patrick Morgan, James Magill, James Brady, Michael Fegan, Arthur Ronan, Hugh Doyle, Hugh Morgan, Michael Morgan, James Brown, Frank O’Hare, John O’Hagan

1898

A team from Cabra called "The Harps" and one from Hilltown called the "Ninety-Eights" took part in the ’98 tournament organised by the Young Ireland League to commemorate the Centenary of 1798

1888

A team from Lenish (one of Clonduff’s 14 townlands) competed in a Gaelic Football Tournament for a "set of crosses"
A Clonduff team known as the "Red Hands" played two games against St Patrick’s Mayobridge in May 1888

1887

The Banbridge Chronicle of 5th November, 1887 carried an account of a Gaelic Football match between Ballyroney (Rathfriland) and a Clonduff team known as The Hilltown Amateurs

 

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