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Lotto

3 November 2024
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There was no winner of the lotto jackpot of €4,700.
Next draw is Sunday in the Bridgend Bar at 8.30pm with a jackpot of €4,800
Lotto Rota:
- Bord na nÓg
- Juvenile Hurlers
- Senior Footballers
- Senior Hurlers
- Reserve Footballers
- Ladies
- Camogie
The lotto team for the McCosker's Centra on Saturday is:
Juvenile Hurlers

In the lucky dip cash prizes of €20 went to Barry Travers, Eunan McGrath, Ann Kelm, Mary McElwaine, and Margaret Meehan.

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5 November 2024

Football
Damian Weber kicked a last gasp winning free to earn a deserved win for the under 21s in Father Tierney Park on Sunday afternoon. Glenswilly came into the game on the back of an impressive win over Four Masters while Ballyshannon had to pick themselves up after a one point defeat away to Naomh Conaill. The opening stages of the first half saw Aodh Ruadh running out into an early three point lead, but from there to half-time the scores were shared evenly. Jack Gallagher was very much on song for the Ernesiders clipping five points over the course of that first half, with Matt Gillespie and Darragh Flood Dolan also raising white flags. Meanwhile Reid Kelly opened the scoring for the visitors with points from Mark Bonner, Jamie McCauley and a mark from Daithi Gildea leaving it at 0-7 to 0-4 come Shane Murnin's half-time whistle.
The intensity stepped up a notch in the second half, with plenty of hard hitting and strong tackling as the sides really got stuck in. This style suited the visitors better and Shane Tinney was to be the prime beneficiary. He got his first point of the game five minutes in, adding a free two minutes later to cut the deficit to a point. James Gallagher kept his side's noses in front with a beautifully struck 46 metre free off the ground. Glenswilly continued set the tempo though and two Tinney frees had the game level by the 43rd minute. Four minutes later and Glenswilly had finally hit the front with a Daithi Gildea dead ball. Parity was quickly restored when Murnin penalised an off-the-ball infraction with a 20 metre free which Jack Gallagher was never going to miss. That was followed by the best score of the match with Matt Gillespie making a glorious fetch in the middle of the park from Aaron Cullen's kick out. Gillespie then hit Jack Gallagher in space and he took on his man and curled over the bar. Glenswilly came right back and it was Tinney once more who delivered the goods splitting the posts with a quality left-footed effort. Four minutes from time Reid Kelly pointed for Glenswilly, and when Aiden Friel hared through an under-manned Erneside defence and fisted over it looked like the visitors might just edge this one. There had been an extensive stoppage in play earlier though following a heavy clash between Darragh Flood Dolan and Donal Gallagher, so, with plenty of injury time to be played Ballyshannon duly rolled up their sleeves. A Damian Weber free put the hosts back in touching distance, but with Glenswilly now playing keep-ball it wasn't looking promising. That was until Barry Campbell finally intercepted an overhead pass at full stretch and sent Aodh Ruadh off on the attack. Glenswilly had to concede the free and Jack Gallagher converted. Then with seconds remaining Aodh Ruadh went on the attack one last time. A despairing tackle from Donal Gallagher in the centre of the park saw him getting a black card for his troubles. From the restart Aodh Ruadh raced the ball into the danger zone where James Ward was up-ended, allowing Damian Weber to clinch the win with the last kick of the game.
For the hosts, Jack Gallagher was a menace any time he was on the ball, while Matt Gillespie and Barry Campbell both had strong outings, with James Ward providing a big impact off the bench.
The Aodh Ruadh team and scorers were as follows: Aaron Cullen; Shane McGloin, Ryan Keenaghan, Aidan Sweeny; Darragh Flood Dolan (0-1), Colm McGloin, James Gallagher; Matt Gillespie (0-1), Shane Delahunty; Jake Foley, Cian Rooney, Mitch McLaughlin; Damian Weber (0-2f), Jack Gallagher (0-9, 6f), Barry Campbell. Subs: Ted O'Donnell for Shane Delahunty (inj.), James Monaghan for Jake Foley; James Ward for Mitch McLaughlin 40 minutes; Garvey Meade for Shane McGloin 56 minutes; Aengus Sweeny for James Gallagher 61 minutes.
We have a gallery of shots from the game live now on aodhruadh.org. The under 21s will are at home against this Sunday when Gaoth Dobhair will be the guests in Father Tierney Park. Throw-in for that one will be at 12 noon.

The annual general meeting of Bord na nÓg takes place on Thursday, 7th November at 8pm. All interested in the development of underage football in Ballyshannon are warmly invited to attend as we review 2024 and make preparations for the coming season.

Hurling
The Juvenile Hurling committee were delighted to have been able to host the Billy Finn and John Larkin memorial tournament recently. Despite two late withdrawals and horrendous weather conditions, the tournament was a great success. Teams travelled from Ballycastle, Dungannon and Mullingar to participate. There was some great hurling on display throughout the day and some fierce competition. The Finn Larkin Memorial Cup was won by Oliver Plunkett's from Mullingar in a hotly contested final with Ballycastle, and the Finn Larkin Memorial Shield was won by Dungannon who netted a last minute goal to beat the hosts, Aodh Ruadh, by two points. Teresa Larkin was on hand to present the awards and to say a few words about her late husband, John and family friend, Billy on behalf of both the Larkin and Finn families. Many thanks to all the teams for travelling such long distances in inclement weather and to our under 16 parents and guardians who played a blinder with the post match refreshments in the Áras. That is the last bit of hurling action for our underage teams this season and we hope all the boys and girls enjoy a good rest over the off-season!

The Juvenile Hurling Committee recently held its 2024 AGM. In front of a large attendance, and in the absence of any new nominations, the following officers were returned for 2025; Chairman - Eoghan Ruadh O'Neill, vice Chairman - John McCadden, Secretary - Orla Bannon, Lotto co-ordinator - Teresa Maguire. The position of vice-secretary was unfilled on the night and remains open. There was an extensive review of the 2024 season with reports from the Chairman, Secretary and all underage managers. Special mention was given to all the many sponsors who supported us throughout the year - Liam Gallen at Mr G's, Kevin Loughlin Plumbing, Diarmaid Whoriskey of Rathmore Mechanical Services, Paul Duffy, Owen Roe O'Neill, Beirne Racing, Lioscarran Group Ltd., Liam Gallagher, Aiden and Margaret Carty, Gary O'Brien, Kenny McDonald, James O'Donnell, John McGlynn, Letterkenny, MCM, J Kelly, Stranorlar and McPhelim coaches. Highlights of the year were identified by many and included the fantastic League title won by our under 12s, the inaugural hurling summer camp, the annual trip to Croke Park and the mammoth under 16 trip to Limerick. There was also a robust discussion on plans and projections for 2025. Many thanks to all who attended on the evening to lend their support.

Ladies
Best of luck to our under 23s who are taking on Saint Eunan's in the county A final between this Sunday. The decider takes place in Lifford with throw-in at 12.30pm, and we'd love to see a big crowd make the trip to get behind the girls for their last game of the season.

The under 13 girls hosted Malin in their county quarter-final on Saturday morning, and unfortunately a good season came to a disappointing end. The first half started slowly with little in the way of scoring chances, a Katie McLoughlin point opened the scoring before Malin hit the next three points. A really well worked Halle McGowan goal following link up play between Kayla McDermott and Emily Gallagher looked to settle the hosts, but Malin got the final score of the half to leave it a draw at half time 1-1 to 0-4. The second half unfortunately saw a number of fortuitous Malin goals as they stretched out in front, Aodh Ruadh, while far from their best kept fighting and stayed in the game through a brilliant Jenna Britton goal, and a point from Kayla McDermott and two points from Leia Roper. Unfortunately they ran out of time and ended up bowing out at the last eight stage on a final score of 2-4 to 3-6. On a day with no stand out performers the girls should be commended for their never say die attitude when things weren't going their way. While a disappointing defeat to end the campaign, It has been a positive season with the young team securing third place in the league.
The Aodh Ruadh team and scorers were as follows: Bethany McNamee, Saoirse O'Donnell, Amy McNeely, Emily Kane, Ava Garvey, Tiah Kane, Emer McGarrigle, Jenna Britton (1-0), Niamh Patton, Kayla McDermott (0-1), Leia Roper (0-2), Leah O'Malley-Malone, Emily Gallagher, Halle McGowan (1-0), Katie McLoughlin (0-1). Subs: Emma O'Neill for O'Malley-Malone HT, Bronagh Waugh for O'Donnell HT, Mia Duffy for Garvey 29 minutes, Kali Gallagher for E Gallagher 41 minutes, Catherine Garvey for McLoughlin 46 minutes, Eabha Hegarty, Shiloh Killalae, Sophia Hughes, Holly O'Neill, Alannah Brennan, Anna Meehan, Amelia Coyle.
We have a great gallery of shots from the game live now on aodhruadh.org. With the season at an end, thanks to all our committed coaches for their dedication all year through both the under 12 and under 13 season.

Camogie
Underage camogie training has concluded for the season. We would like to thank all the players for their commitment this season and all the mentors and trainers for their hard work in 2024, as well as all the sponsors who gave us such great support over the course of the year.

Club AGM
The deadline has now passed for nominations and motions for the Aodh Ruadh Annual General Meeting. Details of these will be circulated before the AGM. The AGM will take place in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh on Sunday 24th November at 5pm.

Clothes collection
The Juvenile Hurlers annual clothes collection is ongoing for the month of November. Bags of clean, dry clothes can be dropped to Owen Roe's Bar during business hours. If collection is needed, please contact Orla on 086-8035316. Please note: duvets and pillows are NOT accepted.

Condolences
The club extends their condolences to the whole Quinn family and their wide circle of friends on the passing Bridget Quinn at this sad time. Funeral mass will take place in Saint Patrick's Church on Tuesday at 11am.

Suim agat sa Ghaeilge?
Interested in using your own level of Irish in a relaxed, enjoyable conversation group? Aodh Ruadh invite you to, GAEILGE DO GACH DUINE Dorrian's Hotel, Ballyshannon every Tuesday for six weeks. Starting Tuesday 12th November from 8.30pm to 9.45pm Free of charge. All levels of Irish welcome. Join in, listen, whatever you are comfortable with. Bain triail as, Beidh fáilte romhat.

Ballyshannon Bingo
We had good craic at our spooktacular Ballyshannon bingo last Tuesday, with plenty of players getting into the spirit! Well done to all our winners on the night. Ellen Maguire won the Jackpot game. The Snowball again went unclaimed, with Karina Halliday taking the €100 house prize. The house winners were Karen Gallagher, Mary McGonigle, Geraldine Kane, Irene Anderson, Mary B Kerrigan, and Shane O’Connor. The game three house was split three ways between Maria McLoughlin, Jude Rooney and Mary Ferguson, while in game eight Rosaleen Rooney won €240 on a trebler! The €50 lines were won by Bill McGovern in game six, and Brid Kelly and Ann Heron in game ten. The other line winners were Margaret Meehan, Bill McGovern, Mary Roper, Madeline Gibbions, Gareth Brennan, Rita Tuohy, Mary Donagher, Brid Kelly, Mary Ferguson and Teresa Campbell. The stand up game saw Cathy Joyce bag the €110 prize, with Regina Dolan winning €50. The free book winners Jean Brolly and Sarah Brady Coughlin. We look forward to Ballyshannon Bingo again at 8.30pm Tuesday at the Abbey Centre. Doors open 7.45pm and books still only €10 with over €3,000 in the pot! It's going to be another evening of great craic, so don't miss it!


Last modified: Monday, 4 November 2024 at 6:38pm

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