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Cancelled: Club Disco

The Club Disco due to have taken place on Saturday the 4th June has had to be cancelled due to a problem in Mount Ober.

A new calendar of social functions for the year ahead will be published soon.

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Persistence pays off for under 12 Hurlers

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> the start of the match at home on Saturday 28th May both Carryduff and

> Castlewellan never let the sliotar lie too long. It was fast and

> furious from start to finish. In the first half Carryduff played

> against a strong wind and finally just before the end of the half

> James Lavery put Carryduff in front with a good point. Both

> Midfielders James Lavery and Gareth Lynch seen a lot of play

in the match and showed their skill and determination no matter how big their opponents were. Eoghan Rodgers was unbelievable shoulder to shoulder against bigger adversaries.

Castlewellan were the stronger in most of the ground hurling challenges. This finally paid off for them midway through the second half when a series of four strong ground hits slipped passed four Carryduff players culminating in a shot too close to goal for Daniel McGlinchy to save. With 2 points behind it looked like Carryduff would go in front when they won a penalty. James Lavery lined up for the shot which was shot hard and on target but a brilliant save from Castlewellan denied this chance. Another ball shot into the Castlewellan box stopping at the upright was attacked by the Carryduff forwards but incredibly Castlewellan managed to keep this out too.

With just over five minutes left Carryduff kept up the onslaught against the busy Castlewellan defenders. Persistence paid off when James Lavery shot hard and accurate to deny a good Castlewellan goalkeeper a chance of a save. This was soon followed by a reliable point from distance from Eoin Conway. Two more shots from James Lavery resulted in one point and when the second shot dropped low another goal!

Full Time Score
Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh 2-03 Caisleán A' Mhuilinn 1-00

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Carryduff Scorers
James Lavery 2-02
Eoin Conway 0-01
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Reserves Loose To Bryansford

The reserves lost to Bryansford in the ACPRL II on Sunday afternoon. Trailing by four points with only a matter of minutes to go a Karl Lewis penalty brought the Duff men right back into it but it was not to be as Bryansford managed to hold out for the win.

Final score Carryduff 1-11 Bryansford 1-14
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u10 Football Tournament News

Jeff Harrison from sponsors Bank of Ireland along with Mark Hamill of Carryduff u10s
and Carryduff and Down Legend Greg Blaney

The Third Annual Bank of Ireland Carryduff Under 10 Football competition takes place on Saturday 11th June.

Twelve teams representing Down, Antrim, Tyrone and Armagh will compete to try and take the trophy of last years winners Carryduff.

The teams taking part are:

St. Gall’s (Antrim)
Castlewellan (Down)
Silverbridge (Armagh)
Carryduff A (Down)
St. Teresa’s (Antrim)
Saul (Down)
Rossa (Antrim)
St. Enda’s (Tyrone)
Carryduff B (Down)
St. Patrick’s (Antrim)
Lamh Dheárg (Antrim)
Teconnaught (Down)

Competition starts at 10.30a.m. and two time All Ireland winner Greg Blaney will present the trophies.

Please come along and support our under 10 teams who will be defending their cup.

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Royal County Visit

Chairperson Paul Lavery welcomes representatives of the Meath team to Carryduff on behalf of the club

Sunday saw another high profile visit to Carryduff when the Meath Senior Football squad came for a team training session at the Club's pitch prior to their big Leinster Championship game against arch rivals Dublin on Sunday.

All the stars were present including household names Graham Geraghty, Cormac Sullivan, Darren Fay, Nigel Nestor and Paddy Reynolds . Trevor Giles and Ollie Murphy were also present but were unable to take part due to injury.

Team manager Sean Boylan took time out to speak to some of the Club's u12 and u14 hurlers. Sean represented Meath hurlers for many years in the seventies and eighties before going on to be the longest serving inter-county manager.

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U-10 Girls Challenge Games

The U-10 girls played two 7-a-side games on Friday night against Bredagh Ladies at Carryduff. The U-10 girls had a comfortable win in their game while the U-8 game was a much closer affair with Bredagh shading it by a point.

Thanks to the many parents who turned up to encourage the girls who displayed great determination and skill in both games.
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Carryduff U12 girls win their first competitive league game
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U12 girl's 2nd half fight back against Bright was outstanding. 5 points down against a very determined Bright team, Carryduff girls "dug deep" and hit back with 6 great scores. Niamh Molloy lead the charge with one goal. Emma Hannah girl of the match followed this up with another fine goal and a spectacular long distance effort by Natashsa Harbinson left the Bright keeper stranded. Points by Fiona McCauley (Capt for the match) Erin Robinson and Ciara Doherty sealed Bright's fate .

The mid field and defence also played a vital part in this very exciting game. Aiofe O'Reilly fought hard to take control of the mid field area. While Hannah Magorrian, Ciara Crosbie and Maria Blaney had to repel several determined attacks from Bright's forward line.

Well done everyone !!!!

Full Time Score
Breachtan 4-00 Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh 4-05

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Carryduff Scorers
Capt Fiona McCauley 0-02
Girl of the match Emma Hanna 2-00
Niamh Molloy 1-01
Erin Robinson 0-01
Natashsa Harbinson 1-00
Ciara Doherty 0-01
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This week's winning numbers (31/5/2005)
4, 10, 13, 16
There were no winners of the Jackpot.
Congratulations to the Match 3 number winners who each won £70
Mr M Conway
Mr B Cowan