Buncrana GAA Notes for Week Ending Sunday 26th January 2014
Comhgairdeas Scor na nOg The Club is immensely proud of the eight young members who won the Ulster Final of Scor na n-Óg in Armagh on Saturday. These talented youngsters were the sole Donegal representatives left in this year’s competition and they did themselves, the town and the county proud!
They were competing in the Léiriú section of the competition, performing a drama about St. Columba’s arrival on the Scottish island of Iona. The piece was written and produced by Patricia Doherty (Tinney).
Club Scor Officer, Sinéad Mc Laughlin, praised the young actors for their commitment and hard work in preparing for the Ulster Final and she’s looking forward to the team doing well in the All Ireland finals to be held in Castlebar in March. Well done to everyone involved in this great success and hopefully we’ll win our own All Ireland for Donegal in March! Buncranncha Abu..
Membership registration nights will be held in The Clubhouse from 6.30pm to 8.00pm as follows – Tues 4th Feb U8s, 10s & 12s; Wed 5th Feb U14s, 16s & minors; Thu 6th Feb Adults. U6 registrations will be taken at their training session on Fri 7th Feb. There will be underage managers available on the appropriate nights to discuss registration fee, contact details, training, match information and various courses for helpers. Club gear will be available to buy on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of February from 6.30pm to 8pm to coincide with the Underage Membership Registration nights. Mouth guards are now compulsory for all football players and will be available to purchase. It is vital that all players be properly registered as non-registered players will not be covered by our insurance. Not necessary for families to come to every registration night, only the ones relevant to your child.
NB:- membership does not guarantee match tickets and only adult members can be considered for ticket allocation. Please see our Facebook page, Website and notices in The Clubhouse for membership fees, or contact secretary.buncrana.donegal@gaa.ie if you have any further queries.
CLG Bun Cranncha is in the process of recruiting team managers for our Senior, Reserve and Under 21 football teams for the 2014 year. If you are interested in applying for any of the posts, please contact the secretary at secretary.buncrana.donegal@gaa.ie on or before Friday 31st January 2014.
A special word of thanks to outgoing football managers, Paul McMenamin, Lawrence Hegarty, Stephen and Paul McGonigle for their contributions in 2013. We wish them every success for the future and look forward to their continued involvement in the Club. Go raibh mile maith acu go leir.
First Aid Course After the successful completion of the First Aid course we are now taking names for a second course. The course numbers are limited to 10-12 people, and it is highly recommended for anyone, even as a refresher course. The group who completed it the first course were really pleased with it and how much they learned. Once numbers are confirmed we will organise times and dates. Course fee is €40.
Please forward confirmed names to Aidan Mulholland 0862762671 asap.
Best wishes to Claire Doherty who will be traveling to Laois next Sunday as part of the Donegal Ladies Team. We are losing a brilliant coach and thank you for all the hard work over the past few years from all your Under 6’s.
Well done to the Under 12’s who were very unlucky on Sunday in Division 1 in the Antrim League. They were up against the top teams in Antrim and the boys gave it 100%. They won 2, drew 1 and lost 2.
U14 hurling/football training takes place every Monday and Thursday 6.30 – 7.30pm until further notice
U10 Football (children born 2004 and 2005) will start back 31/01/14 – Fri @ 6-7pm in the Youth Club Sports Hall. All attending should bring appropriate shoes for indoor, a drink and a gum shield. Please be at hall 5-10min before start time.
NO GUM SHIELD – NO TRAINING.
Please contact Stephen on 086 8589102 if you have any queries/questions.
U8 Football Friday evenings at 7.30pm in Crana College. Please note that if your child was born in 2006 or 2007 and they would like to learn GAA footballing skills then bring them along, they will learn new skills, get some exercise and have great fun into the bargain! All new and existing members welcome.
A hurling foundation course will take place on Friday, 21st and Saturday, 22nd February in McCumhaill Park. If you are over 18 and interested in taking part in this Course, please email Club Secretary on secretary.buncrana.donegal@gaa.ie
St Brigid’s Cross-making 8pm this Friday in The Clubhouse. If you can bring your own rushes that would be great but we should have supplies. All welcome to this social event.
RTE’s Nationwide show was recording at the Better Together Awards held before Christmas in the Mansion House, Dublin. Buncrana CLG was shortlisted but unfortunately pipped for first prize. The programme featured the Club entry which RTE considered to be of very high quality and gave a great example of how deeply rooted and important the club is in the community. The video was produced for the club for free by The Memory Factory and Crana Communications.
GAA Dinner Dance Now that everyone has recovered from Christmas and New Year we’d like to announce that our annual dinner dance has been set for Saturday 22nd February in the Inishowen Gateway. Tickets are €25 and details to follow.
Please Note: Patricia McMenamin and the McLaughlin Family (Malin) are holding a fund-raising table quiz in memory of Club stalwart, the late Eamon Mc Menamin, in the Malin Hotel on Friday 28th January at 9pm. All proceeds go to the Oncology Unit, Letterkenny hospital.
Referees Course A beginners’ course for potential new referees will take place on Saturday the 8th of Feb in Jacksons Hotel Ballybofey @ 10:00am. If you’re interested in applying or want to find out more about it then please contact secretary.buncrana.donegal@gaa.ie. More referees are urgently needed to cope with the growing number of games at all levels and all codes in the county.
Buncrana GAA Lotto
The five €10 winners were:
Andrew Mc Cracken, Grianan Park, Buncrana
Shaun Mc Gonagle, Trillick
William Coyle, Sarida, Ballymagan
Bernard Lynch, Shandrum
Mary Doherty (W), Buncrana
Their fellow club members would like to thank Davy McConnell and Colm McColgan for collecting the Lotto last Saturday. Please donate generously to Deirdre Ní Theimhneain and Angela Ryan who will be collecting around the pubs next Saturday night (1st February).
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