An Ríocht News
Home Bingo Jackpot Winners £200 Sinead Kerr & Louise Morgan. Home Bingos on sale now from
Morgan’s Newsagents, McVeigh’s Costcutter and a number of individuals. If you could sell as few as 5
Home Bingo each week it would be a tremendous help. Thank you for your support.
An Ríocht Golf Classic date is Sunday 26 May at 1pm. To book a tee time or to sponsor a tee contact
Michael 07480662828 or Brian 07397851847.
There are still a few spaces for match day football / sliotar sponsors for our senior football and camogie
teams. If you would like to sponsor a game, get in touch with Paul or Clara.
An Riocht cultural youth group meets on Mondays at 7pm, why not come along and give it a try.
There was a good attendance for the Your Mind Matters Health & Wellbeing event. A huge thank you to
Diarmuid McConville, Colette McBride and Oisin MacManus for their touching stories, advice and
techniques that they shared with club members, players and others from the local community. Thank you too
to everyone that helped organise the event. (PHOTO)
Thank You to Seamus Donnan Plumbing – Heating – Tiling who sponsored jerseys for the u14 Girls
Football team.
Thank You to Donnelly’s of Mourne ‘Floors, Doors & Carpet Retailer, Building Supplies & Hardware
Store, Paint & Household’ sponsors of the Minor Camogie jerseys.
Congratulations to Luke and Ryan Quinn part of the Down u21 team that won Ulster and to Lisa McVeigh
£200 and Fidelma Mackey £1,000 winners in the April Down Draw.
This Week’s Results
An Ríocht u12 Footballers had an unusual league fixture when the Gaels and the Ogs played each other on a sunny Sunday morning. An enjoyable, competitive game of football was played and both sets of players gave their all in an evenly matched affair with both sides scoring loads of goals and points. Big thank you to Ciara’s Beauty & Piercing Cabin for sponsoring the match ball.
The u14 Footballers won away v Rostrevor 5-10 to 1-9.
The u14 Ogs won 7-8 to 0-3 at home v Teconnaught.
The u18 Footballers won at home 2-8 to 1-7 v Liatroim.
The u18 Camogie enjoyed a Challenge game away v Castlewellan. Anyone looking games, An Ríocht are up for it. We can play strict u18 or add in senior subs to give a game to any Junior teams looking matches.
The Senior Camogie at home v Ballycran came to an abrupt finish when the referee could take no more stick
from the visitors and blew the game off at half time. Match sliotar kindly sponsored by the Small Family
Ballymagart.
The u16 Footballers lost at home v Tullylish, An Riocht scored well, 1-16 a healthy return but for the second successive game conceded five goals, it finished 1-16 to 5-12.
The Senior Footballers rich vein of form continued away v Saval on Friday with a 1-11 to 1-10 victory. Ronan McAlinden was again impeccable from placed balls while Rory Cunningham stepped up with 0-4 from play, attacking wing back Cormac Clarke slammed in the goal and Declan Doyle took on the responsibility to kick the winning score from distance two minutes into added time. Match ball kindly sponsored by Patricia Clarke & Family.
In the Premier Reserve Football home v Loughinisland, we were unable to complete a double having won away at McCartan Park on the opening day of the season. This time it was the Blues who triumphed 3-12 to 1-9 after a very disjointed display by An Riocht lacking energy. We scored the last four points to give a better look to the final score and it could have been worse but for some excellent shot stopping from Curtis Flanagan in goals.
Dunavil hosted the Primary age Hurling Blitz on Saturday, thanks to everyone who helped in the prep and on the day, it’s great to see hurling established at Dunavil again.
The u12 Camogie Blitz was off as a suitable venue was not forthcoming.
The u12 Footballers had 3 weekend games home v Burren, Gaels away v Kilcoo and Ogs home v Mayobridge.
The u14 Girls Footballers enjoyed the long trip to East Belfast.
The Reserve Footballers failed to field in East Belfast
This Week’s Fixtures:
Wednesday 8 th u16 Football home v St Johns..
Friday 10 th Senior Football home v St Johns.
Saturday 11 th Premier Reserve Football away v Drumgath; u12 Hurling Blitz at Warrenpoint; u12 Camogie
Blitz in Carryduff; u10 Girls Football away v Rostrevor.
Sunday 12 th u12 Football away v Ballyholland; u12 Gaels home v Clonduff; u12 Ogs away v Bosco;
Reserve Football home v Bright.
Monday 13 th u14 Football away v Warrenpoint; u14 Ogs home v Ballyholland.
Tuesday 14 th u14 Camogie home v Darragh Cross; u18 Football home v Rostrevor.
Wednesday 15 th May Senior Camogie home v Ballyholland; u16 Football away v Rostrevor.
