An Ríocht News
Home Bingo Jackpot Winners £200 John Greene. 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.
A huge thank you to DR Group, the new headline sponsor for An Ríocht’s senior football jerseys. DR Group is the UK’s largest independent owner-operator of guard boats and utility vessels. The company supports offshore build, maintenance and survey work for the oil and gas and offshore energy sectors in European Waters. Pictured – Jim Sloan (An Ríocht Chairperson), Daiva Shepcar (DR Group), Russell Shepcar (DR Group)
Prize winners in the An Ríocht Lucky Envelope Draw were 1st Emma Fegan, 2nd Oliva Gordan, 3rd Fintan Connolly. Thanks to everyone who sold or bought a ticket.
Congratulations to Diarmuid Cahill, An Riocht Treasurer on his appointment by GAA President Jarlath Burns as Chairperson of the National GAA Féile Competitions, the John West Féile na nGael and Féile Peil na nÓg festivals of Hurling, Football, Camogie, Rounders and Handball. Diarmuid is pictured with Féile Ambassadors, from left Derry footballer Conor Glass, Mayo ladies footballer Danielle Caldwell, Waterford camogie player Beth Carton and Kilkenny hurler Eoin Murphy at the launch in Croke Park.
Time is running out to purchase a Down Draw ticket, our biggest annual fundraiser and is key to ensuring our future success on and off the field. Without these funds we wouldn’t be able to provide all the activities and opportunities that we do, particularly for our young people. For £10 per month can you help?
Specsavers in Newry have teamed up with An Ríocht in an initiative to reconnect older and more vulnerable people within the GAA community. As part of the initiative the Newry branch provided a bursary fund to An Ríocht GAA Social Initiative group to the Down v Offaly game at Páirc Esler.
The u16 Camogs lost 3-4 to 2-10 at home to Castlewellan in their opening league fixture on Tuesday past at Dunavil. An Ríocht dominated possession in the first half but failed to convert several chances in front of the posts while some excellent free taking from the visitors kept them in the game. Mya Campbell won a number of frees from running straight at the Castlewellan defence which kept the An Ríocht side ticking over. Goals from Cliona Finnegan, Annalise White and Grace Hughes were well taken and lifted An Ríocht in the second half. There was some expert hooking, blocking and tracking back but Castlewellan edged past An Ríocht in the last ten minutes with a handful of well taken points from play to snatch the result. Team: Annie McAleenan, Alex Donnelly, Ella Small, Olivia Fegan, Katie Rose Rooney, Sarah Hughes, Lily McConville, Olivia Sloan, Shayna Sloan, Mya Campbell 0-1, Cliona Finnegan 1-2, Tia Maddocks, Grace Hughes 1-0, Annalise White 1-1, Cara O’Neill, Orlaigh Small, Kayleigh Donaghy.
The Senior Football league began with a narrow away defeat in Rostrevor by 1-13 to 0-13.
The Reserve Football away in Darragh Cross did not take place.
The u18 Camogie Blitz was cancelled.
An Riocht musical youth group meets on Mondays at 7pm, why not come along and give it a try.
This Week’s Fixtures:
Tuesday 9th u16 Camogie away v Mayobridge; u18 Football away v Saval.
Wednesday 10th Senior Camogie away v Atticall; u16 Football away v Warrenpoint.
Friday 12th Senior Football home v Shamrocks
Saturday 13th Premier Reserve Football away v Longstone; u12 Camogie Blitz in Clonduff; p3/p4 Camogie home v Atticall; u12 Hurling Blitz home v Kilclief & Warrenpoint; u10 Girls Football away v Shamrocks
Sunday 14th Reserve Football home v Bredagh; u14 Girls Football home v Burren
Monday 15th u14 Football home v Saval; u14 Ogs Football home v Bryansford
Tuesday 16th u16 Camogie home v Clonduff; u18 Football home v Bosco.
