AN RIOCHT / KINGDOM - Notes week beginning 25th July 2016

Monday 25th July 2016

AN RIOCHT / KINGDOM - Notes week beginning 25th July 2016

Monday 25 July

11am Men’s Shed; 11am KYC Summer Scheme Kids Basketball Camp and Tops Activities; 6.30pm U14 Football practice; 7pm Senior Camogie Ballycran v An Riocht; 7.30pm Senior Football practice; 8pm Lotto Duty Pauline McKeown

Tuesday 26 July

11am KYC Summer Scheme Kids Basketball Camp and visit to Cocos; 7pm U12 Football; 7pm U16 Camogie An Riocht v Kilclief; 7.30pm U18 Football Drumgath v An Riocht; 8pm Meeting.

Wednesday 27 July

11am Men’s Shed; 11am KYC Summer Scheme Kids Basketball Camp and Ice Cream Cinema treat; 6pm Ladies keep-fit; 6.30pm U14 Football practice; 6.15pm U6/U8 Camogie; 7.15pm U10/U12 Camogie; 7.30pm Senior Football practice.

Thursday 28 July

10am Car Boot Sale; 11am KYC Summer Scheme Kids Basketball Camp and Cooking 4 Kids; Cleaning Crew: Pauline Mc Keown, Lorraine Connor, Aine Donnan, Sharon Rice, Sharon Murnaghan, Maureen Greenan; 7pm U14 Camogie Shield Semi-final An Riocht v Clonduff; 8pm Basketball.

Friday 29 July

11am KYC Summer Scheme Kids Basketball Camp and Kids Jewellery Making; 6.15pm P5/P6 Football; 7pm Senior and Minor Camogie; 8.15pm in Liatroim IFC An Riocht v Darragh Cross; 8.30pm Senior Member Activities (aged 13+).

Saturday 30 July

P1/P2, P3/P4, & P5/P6 Camogie Blitzes in Liatroim; 11am Celebrity Chefs meet Mourne Youth to inspire them with local food; 11am P1/P2 Football; 12pm P3/P4 Football; 3.30pm U12 Girls Overnight Residential at Carlingford Adventure Centre.

Sunday 31 July

10am Breakfast at Dunavil; 11am U12 Football Rostrevor v An Riocht; 2pm/5pm Birthday Party; 8pm Bingo at Dunavil.

Monday 1 August

11am Men’s Shed; 11am KYC Summer Scheme NMDC Football & Camogie Camp; 7.30pm Senior Camogie An Riocht v Liatroim; 7.30pm U14 Football Championship An Riocht v Tullylish; 8pm Lotto Duty Lorraine Connor

Tuesday 2 August

11am KYC Summer Scheme NMDC Football & Camogie Camp; 7pm U14 Camogie Darragh Cross v An Riocht; 7pm U18 Camogie Liatroim v An Riocht; 7.30pm U18 Football An Riocht v Bosco followed by monthly Football Committee meeting (8.45pm approx.)

The Summer Scheme highlights were the sea animal models created by the children at the Jumping Clay workshop; the trip to the Butterfly House in Seaforde; and the visit by Carnival Puppet & Magic Show who put on a marvellous show. Meanwhile all week a group of pre-teen boys were away on a cross community residential at Glebe House (photo attached).

In the Senior Camogie, An Riocht v Darragh Cross, the girls put up a great show with Andrea O’Neill in goals, Hayley McDowell and Aoife McDowell, Sophie Bowater and Nicole Cunningham all impressing while Joanna Sloan controlled the play with a display of tackling and passing from centre back.

Team: Joanna Sloan, Clara Killen, Louise Rodgers, Shaunece Harper, Colleen Fearon, Nicole Cunningham, Sinead O’Rourke, Sophie Bowater, Tiarna Donnan, Aoife McDowell, Maria Higgins, Carrie Killen, Lauren Clarke. Subs: Kirstie Cunningham, Ciarrai Connor, Hayley McDowell, Emma Cousins, Andrea O’Neill.

Subway An Riocht Player of the Match: Carrie Killen

Unsurprisingly the U14 Camogie An Riocht v Shamrocks did not take place, at least on this occasion An Riocht did not incur the cost of a coach.

Big turnout required at Wednesday’s wee Camogie practice ahead of the U6, U8 and U10 Blitzes on Saturday so numbers can be confirmed for travelling.

At the Kingdom Men’s Shed Annual General Meeting, Tom Cunningham was returned as Chairman, Martin McConville as Treasurer and Joseph Donnan as Secretary.

In his Chairman’s Address Tom commented that since our last Annual General Meeting, we have purchased a new polytunnel with help from the DARD Rural Micro Capital Grants Programme. It is now up and functioning, witness the abundance of window boxes etc around the Club, and now we await our first crop of tomatoes.

We also got support from Newry, Mourne and Down Council for tools, ground work and for horticultural advice and advice on health and safety issues. A Southern Health & Social Care Trust Small grant helped us pay room hire and for activities, equipment, insurance, etc. We were able to get outdoor protective clothing with a grant from the Department of Social Development Volunteer Small Grants scheme and this also helped with heating and other electricity bills.

This time last year we were carrying a boiler full of water back and forward across the yard in order to make a cup of tea. This year we have our own hot water system and sink where we can wash our dishes.

We were asked to tidy up the surround at the scoreboard. This we duly did and it is now a fine accompaniment to the new scoreboard. In May Grange Primary School asked us to help with a clean-up of the school/church carpark, during this clean up a large naming stone was found partially hidden in the hedge. This was given a more prominent position and the lettering was repainted. Then in June, St Colman’s Primary School was awarded the Eco Flag for their involvement in environmental issues and again we answered the call and the flagpole was raised and now the flag flies proudly.

On Mondays Claire Convery and then Thomas McStravick helped us with some keep fit work; this has now stopped for the summer but we would hope to have them back again in the Autumn.

I would like to thank Martin McConville for his work as treasurer. That involves looking after the £1 membership collected at each meeting and overseeing the lodgement of monies / cheques from the various awarding agencies. This year Martin looked after our ‘Savings Club’, these were monies paid in towards the Christmas Dinner in the Kilmorey Arms and then towards our overnight trip to Slieve League on the Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal. We also collaborated with Terry Ruddy and Men About Town in Newry to organise a day trip and cruise on Lough Erne in County Fermanagh. This was a worthy venture and something we should try to continue.  We also had Ronan McQuigan Solicitor here on ‘Making a Will’, and other speakers on First Aid and on Budgeting for Seniors.

Of course the one thing that makes life enjoyable is our health. Some of our members have had a challenging time but I hope that the Shed will offer some respite and will continue to offer us all the opportunity to socialise and keep our minds active as the years catch up on us.

Projects agreed to pursue in the coming year include installing a ramp to assist access to the Shed, a possible extension to the Shed, planting potatoes, IT equipment and workshops, more raised beds, a gardening equipment store and attendance at the Irish Men’s Shed Association Celebration Event in Belfast on Saturday 22^nd October and more trips.

The Kingdom Men’s Shed supports the improvement of older people in a rural setting by strengthening connections to the local community and increasing opportunities. Kingdom Men’s Shed is a place where men can meet to socialise, learn new skills and hone old ones, share company, have a project to work on etc. It is a place to come together with other men, be yourself, engage at your own pace. It is a dedicated friendly and welcoming meeting place, new members are always welcome and can be assured that as the men have ownership of the project and decide their own programme of events that there is something of interest for everyone. Why not call out any Monday or Wednesday between 11am and 1pm.

The Senior Footballers drew seventeen points apiece with Annaclone in a real thriller at Dunavil, with a draw probably a fair result as both sides had periods of dominance though An Riocht will look at two spurned goal chances, one in either half, which could have made the difference.

Though James Fegan opened the scoring for the visitors, the home side were soon into their stride and went three one ahead by the seventh minute with points apiece from midfielders Ronan McAlinden and Kory Colgan and a third from Declan Doyle.

Points from Tom Pyers and Rory Simpson after a superb Kevin Anderson solo tied things but Declan Doyle soon had An Riocht back in front and Sean Clarke had a fisted effort bounce over off the bar.

In an end to end encounter Annaclone got back on level terms with points from Rory Simpson and Niall Higgins and the teams were level on three further first half occasions before Rory Simpson sent over a free with the last kick to give the visitors the lead for the first time on a 0-9 to 0-8 score line.

The third quarter continued in similar style with Annaclone stretching their advantage to fourteen twelve by the forty-fifth minute before four points in succession turned things in An Riocht’s favour but it was a Chris McCartan save on the boot of Rory Cunningham which was probably more significant act as it left the home side catchable and late scores from Owen Pyers and Colin Farrell did just that.

An Riocht: Brendan McVeigh, Michael Clarke, John O’Rourke, Liam McVeigh, James Cunningham 0-2, Paul Allen, Conor Doyle, Ronan McAlinden 0-1, Kory Colgan 0-1, Conor Cole 0-1, Martin Clarke 0-4 (2f), Sean Clarke 0-1, Rory Cunningham 0-2, Noel McArdle 0-1 (f), Declan Doyle 0-4.

Sub: Brian Rodgers

An Riocht Subway Player of the Match: Ronan McAlinden

Longstone failed to field in the Reserve Football League on Sunday bringing that competition to a close. An Riocht won the league with 11 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses but five of those wins came from walk overs so the boys only played nine matches, hardly enough for the season; hopefully we can get a run in the Championship to provide more games.