Our U15 development team and management, plus Antrim Camogie chairman Liam Vallely had the pleasure of meeting their new kit sponsor’s last week. First up was Theresa Dunlop Mortgages who has kindly sponsored the playing kit for the U15 squad. After meeting Theresa the team headed north to Dirty Cars Wanted and thanked Brian and Sean Mullan who have kindly sponsored the new Training kit for the u15 panel. Antrim Camogie are delighted to have the support of these two local businesses for the new season and would encourage all its members to support these local businesses. If you would like to find out more information on how to support Antrim Camogie get in touch with Secretary. Antrim @camogie.ie
Naomh Gall Clg held their much anticipated Golf Classic at Balmoral Golf Club on Friday 25th of August. With team prizes, GUI, Non GUI, Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin prizes on all five Par 3s, players were queing up to get going on what was mainly a dry day. Dual player Ryan Irvine was first to tee-off on the day, with some 100 golfers following, plotting their way through the South Belfast venue. Players travelled from all over to take part, and it was most welcome to see several females teeing it up, hopefully this is a sign of things to come. Other than Antrim members, there were Tyrone clubs represented, Down clubs, Derry, Armagh, and even one player from West Philidelphia USA. Naomh Gall would like to send a massive thank you to all the sponsors on the day, and all of those who made the day possible. Special thanks to Balmoral Golf Club’s hospitality and the wonderful menu provided by their restaurant.
Winners on the day:
Team Prize: The Owens Family GUI 1st: David Sheehan Non GUI 1st: Paddy Friel
Longest Drive: Leo Morgan
Closet to the Pins: Paddy Flanagan Andy McClean Martin Burke Pairais McCaffrey
Can we please bring to your attention the following important information about our Comhaltas Registration for Classes:
Portglenone CCE Registration and Classes for the incoming 2023-2024 Term:
NOTE: Registration for the new term is on Monday 11th September 2023 at 7.00pm in Roger Casements GAA Social Club (on Main Street beside Fullan’s Spar opposite The Wild Duck Inn)
We will be enrolling for the following instruments:
Fiddle, Tin Whistle, Flute, Banjo/Mandolin and Bodhran. We will also be registering for Traditional Singing classes with Mairead Walls.
(Button Accordion/Concertina, Bodhran and Guitar will be offered but are subject to Tutor availability and numbers)
Irish Music Classes Commence in St Mary’s Primary School on Monday 18th September 2023. The first class is from 7.00pm to 8.30pm to get everyone placed in a class of their appropriate level.
If you can please download the Registration Form below and fill it out and print it off before you come to the Registration to speed up the process.
Northern Switchgear Senior Football Championship – Group 4
Moneyglass 1-13 Aghagallon 3-10
With a good crowd assembled for this winner takes all contest, it was the beaten finalists from the last two years who settled to the poor underfoot conditions better, getting the first score from corner forward Gareth Magee, and things were to get better for the away side when Magee sent an intercepted moneyglass kick to the net to give his side an early four point lead with less than 5 mins gone.
Not the start the Moneyglass men were wanting but credit to the home side who settled into the game taking next two scores through a Colm Duffin free and one from play by Tiernan McCormick. With both teams now up to pace and mistakes aplenty the scoring continued with teams trading points through Stephen Devlin and Pauric Maginnis for Aghagallon and Colm Duffin for Moneyglass to leave the score 0-03 to 1-02 after ten hard fought minutes.
Aghagallon again turned the screw reeling off three in a row through Gareth Magee, Eunan Walsh and Marc McAfee and things got a lot worse for the home side when a scramble in the box ended up in the back of net, Adam Loughran getting the vital touch for the visitors to leave it 0-03 to 2-05 with 12 minutes gone.
Moneyglass now had a real battle on their hands to get back into the game, but they showed they weren’t about to throw in the towel and two quick points from Colum Duffin and Pat McCormack steadied the ship. The next phase of play would see the game turned on its head when following a fine move the Marrion Hill men hit the net through midfielder Sheanachan Duffin to cut the gap back to just three after 20 minutes. (1-05 to 2-05)
With questions now been asked of the away side Moneyglass upped the pressure even more when they reeled off the next two scores through Colum Duffin and Aidan McErlean to leave the bare minimum between sides with just five minutes of the first half left to play. However just when it looked like the home side were starting to dominate proceedings another turned over ball from Aghagallon was sent inside, leading to a penalty which was dispatched to the net by Adam Loughran for the visitirs first score since the 11th minute. More importantly it gave the Aghagallon men a four point lead, though Colum Duffin pointed an injury time free to cut the gap back to three by the time the half time whistle sounded.
With the pitch starting to cut up due to the heavy rain conditions were not ideal, but Moneyglass made a bright start to the second half, winning loads of possession, but unfortunately for them it didn’t register on scoreboard as a few good chances were missed.
It was the St Marys side who would register the next score through Marc McAfee to restore his team’s four point lead to ease the pressure a little but the St Ergnet’s men continued to create chances and two points, one from a Colum Duffin free and one from play by substitute Jimmy McMeel brought the gap down to just two with twenty minutes still to play.
The teams then traded points with Magee pointing a free for St Mary’s and Conor Boyd finding the target for Moneyglass, as the tension grew by the minute. Aghagallon steadied the ship again and restored their four point lead as Magee and midfielder Jack Lenehan found the target. With eight minutes left to play they stretched that advantage to five when substitute Niall McShane found the target, but it was to be their last score of the game.
The travelling fans had to endure a few nervous episodes as Moneyglass closed the gap with pointed frees from Conor Boyd and Colum Duffin to close the gap to three, but Aghagallon held on to book a quarter final meeting with champions Cargin in two weeks’ time, a repeat of last year’s final.
Overall an absorbing game of football which was added to no doubt by the fact that it was winner takes all, and both teams must take credit for the sporting manner in which it was played, considering how much was at stake.
MONEYGLASS
Danny McErlain, Fearghal Duffin, Peter McCormick, James McCormick, Tiernan McCormack, Paul Duffin, Patrick McCormick, Colum Duffin, Seanchann Duffin, Kevin McCann, Dermot McErlain, Conleth McCann, Sean Boyd, Aidan McErlain, Conor Boyd.
SUBS – Kevin McErlain for Kevin McCann; Ronan Campbell for Jimmy McMeel; Conor O’Kane for James McCormack.
AGHAGALLON
Luke Mulholland, Ciaran Maginnis, Aidan Mulholland, Kieran Hamill, Padraig Gowdy, Jamie Lamont, Stephen Devlin, Jack Lenahan, Pauric Maginnis, Enda McCartan, Adam Loughran, Marc McAfee, Eunan Walsh, Ruairi McCann, Gareth Magee.
SUBS – Patrick Brannigan for Enda McCartan; Niall McShane for Marc McAfee
OB Construction Intermediate Football Championship
Naomh Padraig Lisburn 1-9 St Teresa’s 1-15
Two goals inside a minute from substitute Robert Gallagher late in the game, booked St Teresa’s place in the knock out stages of the Intermediate Football Championship at Kirkwood Park, Lisburn on Sunday. With just there minutes of normal time left to play St Teresa’s were holding onto a one point lead, but a great diagonal ball to John Mallon found the right half forward in space and he in turn sent Gallagher in on goal and the substitute made no mistake as he fired home past the Lisburn keeper to put his side four up. Lisburn were in deep trouble and in their anxiety to get back in the game the kick out was rushed and St Teresa’s intercepted to find Gallagher in behind the defence on his own again, and he gratefully accepted the gift to drill the ball home once again and seal the win. Naomh Padraig substitute Conor Dixon pulled a couple back to cut the gap to five in injury time but the damage had been done and St Teresa’s had secured their place in the knock out stages.
St Teresa’s had the better of things in the opening half and Niall McCann put them ahead on two minutes. Colm Burns brought the home side level a minute later but points from Luke Cassin, Conor O’Rawe, John Erskine and John Mallon had the visitors 0-5 to 0-1 clear by the 13th minute. A point from Francis McMeel kept the home side in touch, but when John Mallon and Philly Maguire tagged on two more for the Glen Road side the gap was out the five. (0-7 to 0-2).
The Lisburn men were in danger of losing touch, but they finished the half really well and three points on the trot from McMeel, Isin Gorman and Ben McMullan left just two between the team. Paul McGoldrick got it out to three when he pointed on 23 minutes and after McMeel brought the home side back within two Niall McCann came back with one from a free to his team a three point cushion in first half injury time.
Lisburn would probably have been happy enough with that considering how they had trailed badly for most of the first half but things got a lot better for them in the 34th minute when Eoin Dixon broke through on goals, and though his shot was parried by the St Teresa’s goalkeeper, right half back Oisin Gorman was on hand to palm the breaking ball to the net to send his team in at the break on level terms.
The second half followed a similar pattern to the first with St Teresa’s pushing ahead, with Lisburn reeling them in again. John Mallon (2) and Philly Maguire added points for the Belfast men, while Francis McMeel and Conor Dixon replied for Naomh Padraig. There was just a point in it when substitute Robert Gallagher struck his telling double and though the home side got a couple back for Conor Dixon, the damage had been done and St Teresa’s will now prepare for a semi-final
