The Rounders annual Novice Tournament is taking place this year in Cloghan, Monaghan, on September 4th. This is a great opportunity for clubs in Ulster to test out whether they would like to start a proper Rounders team. 

The tournament has eligibility criteria, meaning that all players will have similar playing experience and ability. It is a great chance to get matches, gain experience and learn the rules. 

Registration is scheduled to close on 1^st August 2022

Event details

Sunday 4^th September 2022 - 9-7pm 

Entekra Monaghan GAA Centre of Excellence, Cloghan, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, A75 VE84

For any new clubs that have questions, they can get in contact with me or Iain, the rounder secretary. Whatever stage your new club is at, Novice day should be your focus for 2022. 

Contact Anna Bradley at: ulster.rounders@gaa.ie and/ or follow @UlsterRounders on Twitter.

Nominations are open for June submissions for the Translink Ulster GAA Young Volunteer of the Month award, celebrating outstanding contributions made by young members to their clubs & communities!

Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie, Rounders and Handball clubs across Ulster are encouraged to nominate young people aged 14-24 years old, whose actions best demonstrate the volunteering ethos and community spirit, for the monthly award.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Submissions are invited to celebrate young people who have made an outstanding contribution to their club during each month. The nomination process opens on the first Monday of each month and closes on the 25th of each month.

Each monthly winner will receive a certificate presented by Ulster GAA and Translink, as well complimentary Enterprise Class travel for two to Dublin, courtesy of Translink.

An overall Translink Ulster GAA Young Volunteer of the Year will be awarded at the end of the season, and the winner will receive a free set of jerseys for their club.

This is the sixth year of the initiative, and all of the young nominees will hope to emulate 17-year-old Oisín Coleman from Patrick Sarsfield GAC, Belfast, who was the winner of the prestigious award last year.

NOMINATE a young volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to be in with a chance of winning the Translink Young GAA Volunteer Monthly Awards.

*** CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE - https://ulster.gaa.ie/youngvolunteeraward/

The criteria for the Translink Young GAA Volunteer of the Year Award are as follows:

• Young volunteer (14-24 years old) who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to their role as a volunteer, as nominated by their club.
• Has dedicated a substantial amount of time to volunteering, and shown an ability to go above and beyond the typical expectation of someone their age.
• Has impacted on others and been an inspiration and/or positive role model.

For further information on the Translink Young GAA Volunteer Award, please contact Ashelene Groogan on ashelene.groogan.ulster@gaa.ie

In total 8 clubs took part in a very successful East Down Feis 7's held in Bright last Sunday - Kilcoo, Castlewellan, Bredagh, Loughinisland, Carryduff, Bright, RGU and St Paul's.

The event was sponsored by The Kitchen Outlet NI.

St Paul's

Carryduff

RGU Downpatrick

Referee's on the day Colm Gribben, Liam Morgan, Sean McCashin and Eugene O'Hare

Bredagh

Bright

Kilcoo

Loughinisland

Winning Castlewellan Team

Down GAA Gaeltacht Scholarships 2022

Tá lúcháir ar choise chultúrtha CLG An Dúin na scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta a thabhairt amach dár mbaill óga. The Down GAA Cultural Committee are delighted to be able to present Gaeltacht scholarships once more to some of our young members.

After a break of 2 years, it is heartwarming to see that the Irish Summer Colleges in the Gaelacht areas are re-opneing this summer. It is further a cause for celebration that so many of our young people are embracing the opportunity to attend these courses once more.

At the start of June, 75 young Down GAA members took part in our Gaeltacht Scholarship Interviews, which included questions as Gaeilge. The committee was ‘blown away’ with the high standard of Irish and cultural awareness of these young Gaels.

On 15th June, 25 successful participants received their £200 award towards their stay in the various Gaeltacht courses being run this summer. These young Down Gaels will bring so much to the various Gaeltacht courses and likewise, will return having further developed their Irish languages and cultural awareness and will be able to bring these new skills back into their clubs and our county.

Ag guí gach rath orthu.

Coiste Chontae an Dúin and the Family that is Down GAA are saddened to learn of the sudden death of Raymond Harbinson, Raymond was a committed  Bryansford  man and a man who was respected by teammates and opponents throughout his playing career.

He had a lifetime association with his Club, having played football at all levels from underage right through to Senior level. Raymond was a skilled footballer and was a regular as Goalkeeper on  Bryansford  teams that won the Kilmacud All-Ireland 7's. 

We offer our deepest sympathy to his wife Jacqueline, daughter Rebecca,  sons Marc, Christopher, Jack and Matthew, grandson Zach, his sisters Loretta, Gemma,  brothers Gerard and Patrick. 

To the Gaels of Bryansford we also offer our condolences on the loss of a valued Club member.

2022 Down GAA ACFL - Division 3 (Sponsors by O'Neills)

2022 Down GAA ACFL - Division 2 (Sponsors by O'Neills)

2022 Down GAA ACFL - Division 1 (Sponsors by O'Neills)