An Riocht / Kingdom Youth Club
26 May 2008
This Weeks Activities:

Tuesday 27th 6.30pm Irish Dancing. 7.30pm U16 Football Annaderg v An Riocht. U14 Camogie Ballygalget v An Riocht.
Wednesday 28th Junior Camogie An Riocht v Mayobridge. 7.30pm U18FL Rostrevor v An Riocht. DYO Access Meeting in Newry. Powerade demonstration at Dunavil.
Thursday 29th 6pm Irish Dancing. 7.30pm U14 Football Bosco v An Riocht.
Friday 30th Senior Football Ballyholland v An Riocht. U18 Camogie Ballyholland v An Riocht.
Saturday 31st U8 Football Tournament at Shamrocks. U12 Camogie Liatroim v An Riocht.
Sunday 1st June 2pm Seconds Football Bryansford v An Riocht. 6pm Thirds Football Clonduff v An Riocht. 8pm Bingo at Dunavil. Raffle tickets draw will take place at Bingo. Please make sure your returns are in.
Monday 2nd 7pm U10 Football An Riocht v Atticall. 7.30pm Executive Committee meeting. 9pm Lotto draw. U16 Camogie Darragh Cross v An Riocht. Any Club member wanting tickets for Tyrone v Down should give in their name before tonights meeting.
Tuesday 3rd No Irish Dancing. No Club. Members, players, parents, families, supporters, and the plain curious are invited to Dunavil tonight to hear exciting news about the future of An Riocht and to have their say on the future direction of the club. It is vital that people do not miss this opportunity so a good attendance is expected. There will be NO games or practices that evening.
Wednesday 4th 7.30pm Minor Football Ballymartin v An Riocht. Junior Camogie Newry v An Riocht.
Thursday 5th 6pm Irish Dancing. U14 Football Clonduff v An Riocht.
Friday 6th Fourth annual Kingdom Golf Classic takes place at Mourne Park. Teams and Tee sponsors are being sought. The card is filling up well

Night of Traditional Entertainment
Thanks to everyone who supported or attended the traditional night. The show was great, it was just a pity there were not more people there.
Tir Conaill Harps Visit
The Glasgow party made a big impression at the football tournament on Saturday.
Bank Holiday Disco
Thanks to all who helped with the fundraising Disco.
Gaelic Games Camp
NMDC will hold a summer sports camp at Dunavil from Monday 21st July to Friday 25th July daily from 10am to 4pm for camogie, football and hurling. Also on Thursday 24th July Clubs for Young People will hold a Gaelic Games Skills Funday. The Festival of Mourne also takes place from Wednesday 23rd July to Saturday 26th July.

Vacancies
There are currently three vacancies at KYC, two permanent vacancies for Leader-in-Charge (15 Hours) & for assistant to Leader-in-Charge (9 Hours). Both positions are centre based to develop a programme of activities in line with the Youth Service Model for Effective Practice and a temporary Outreach Worker post (9 Hours) to build on current relationships with a range of organizations & to develop work with marginalised young people. Positions may be combined for job share or may be filled by one person. For further information please contact the Youth Club. Applications to be returned before 31st May.

Reports
U8 Football Tournament
Twenty teams, sixty six games and a bright if cold day made for a great wee tournament on Saturday. With half the teams from outside the county the opportunity was there to meet new players and make new contacts for further matches to be arranged. Ballyholland won the Cup with Atticall runners up while Longstone won the Shield with St Johns (Belfast) runners up. All 340 players received a medal for participating. Thanks to all who helped make the day a success especially the refs, the shop staff, the tea ladies, the administrators, the set up and tidy up crews.
U12 Football An Riocht v Mitchels
The U12 footballers beat Mitchels to maintain their 100% record in the league. An Riocht went into an early lead through a Deaglan Morgan goal off a Jack Walker pass and points from Stephen Flood and Darragh Campbell. Mitchels replied with a goal before An Riocht finished the half on top. Michael O’Rourke placed a shot low to the corner of the net and added a point from JP Farrells pass. On the restart further major scores from O’Rourke and Morgan moved the game beyond the visitors and Nathan McComiskey, Darragh Campbell and Larry Shields chipped in with points. Mitchels ended the game in fine form forcing two great saves from Stephen Doran before scoring a penalty and another goal from play. They were denied however by strong defensive play in the main from Shane Cunningham, Ronan White and Andrew Harper. Team: S Doran S Cunningham K Colgan D Keenan B Rafferty R White A Harper JP Farrell N McComiskey L Shields M O’Rourke D Campbell S Flood D Morgan J Walker. Subs M Harper J Rafferty.
U14 Football Ballymartin v An Riocht
An Riocht beat Ballymartin in the championship and progress to a quarter final match with Atticall or Clonduff.
Reserve Football An Riocht v Glasdrumman
An Riocht Thirds beat local rivals Glasdrumman at Dunavil on Sunday evening past after a nine goal thriller, 5-13 to 4-10.
In a game in which both sets of attackers had the measure of the oppositions defence the scores flowed from the first minute to the last. Johnny McBurney blasted a goal direct from a twenty metre free and then placed Declan Campbell for a point before taking a Darren Doyle pass to point himself. The visitors hit back to level by the twelfth minute and after Ruairi Doran had placed Diarmuid Flanagan for a lead score Glasdrumman equalized again. Paddy Gartland pointed in the twentieth minute and then a great length of the field move was finished to the net by Johnny McBurney to give An Riocht a four point lead. Glasdrumman stunned the home side with two goals in as many minutes to take the lead, 3-3 to 2-4. There was still time for Declan Campbell and Johnny McBurney to tie the match before the half time break.
They were level again five minutes into the restart but after that Glasdrumman were playing catch up..
Points from Ruairi Doran and Johnny McBurney edged An Riocht clear before Diarmuid Flanagan goaled after a shot from Johnny had been blocked. Johnny and Darren Doyle added further points for An Riocht but Glasdrumman were not finished yet. Four points in a row took them to within a goal and a goal line clearance from Daryl Bowater denied them an equalizer. Conor Cole chipped over a much needed point for An Riocht before a penalty goal for the visitors left the minimum in it, 3-12 to 4-8. Paddy Gartland placed Johnny for his hat trick goal, Darren added a point and Paddy blazed home An Riochts fifth goal before two late frees for Glasdrumman ended the scoring.
Team: B Allen G Keenan M Murney S White G Cunningham JL Cordell D Morgan R McCartan D Doyle R Doran D Flanagan P Gartland D Cunningham J Mc Burney D Campbell. Subs K Kearney W Morris S Corr D Bowater C Cole. Everyone got a game.
Premier Reserve An Riocht v Kilcoo
A poor showing saw An Riocht fail to score in the first half with Kilcoo pouncing for three early goals to put the game beyond the home side. There was little improvement after the break though Darren Cunningham, Darren White and Gary Cunningham did add points.
Senior Football An Riocht v Saval
An Riocht failed to build on their win in Liatroim last week with Saval securing an easy win at Dunavil on Thursday, 3-10 to 1-7.
U12 Camogie Longstone v An Riocht
In the Valley Road pitch An Riocht defeated Longstone in the U12CL on Saturday. Centre fielder Sarah Carvill scored the opening goal in the first five minutes but a Longstone equaliser sent the teams in level at the break. An Riochts Clare Fearon, Sinead O’Rourke and Tierna Donnan all came close to restoring the lead but Longstone had chances too and only good play by Kayleigh Spiers and Laura Magee denied them. Eventually the match was decided by an Aine Fearon puck which clipped the bar and went over.
U16 Camogie An Riocht v Ballycran
An Riocht played Ballycran on Monday morning.
U18 Camogie Atticall v An Riocht
An Riocht defeated Atticall on Friday evening in the U18 league.
Junior Camogie Longstone v An Riocht
An Riocht defeated Longstone on Sunday morning in the Junior league.