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Registrations 2008
Registration fees for 2008 are as follows:
Youth/Student £35
Adult Player £55
Social/Coach £25
Family membership £100
Parents are asked to note that no one under the age of six will be accepted to outdoor training.
Forms are only needed for new players or if details for last year have changed (e.g. address, contact or health details).
For further information contact Dermot on 078 8770 8827.
If you have not registered on or before the 9th March 2008 you will NOT be allowed to train in or outdoors as you will not be insured
Registration forms can be downloaded on this page. Click on your relevant tab below and send the completed form toClub Registrar - Dermot MacGreevy.
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Registered members 2008
2005 Review
You can keep your hat on at Bredagh! 170 boys and girls were presented with new Medicare Beanie hats after a very successful SUMMER CAMP with superb coaches from across the GAA spectrum in County Down. Senior footballer Eoin McCartan, former Down Ladies captain Jacqui Clarke, and Down trainer Jody Gormley were among the experts who passed on their knowledge to the future stars of the County Down. Places at the camp were booked weeks in advance as interest in Gaelic Games in South Belfast reached almost fever pitch! Thankfully, a superb group of helpers and coaches came forward in 2005 to run events like this and to form a much-needed new Youth Committee.
Other highlights included the U-14 hurlers representing Down at the All Ireland Féile in Cork after winning the Division Two title at the Down Féile in Portaferry (see picture above: captain Michael Guerin with camogie captain Peita McAllister); the U-10 hurlers landing a first indoor title; the U-12 girls footballers winning the Carryduff Tournament, and the camogs competing successfully in their first year in the U-12 and U-14 Leagues.
ROLL OF HONOUR
BOYS FOOTBALL
St Galls P5 Tournament ‘A’ …
… and ‘B’ Winners
East Down U-12 League & Championship Runners-up
St Teresa’s U-12 Tournament Winners
Mooney Cup Winners (U-16)
Óg Sport Shield Finalists (U-15)
GIRLS FOOTBALL
Carryduff Tournament Winners (U-12)
Castlewellan Tournament Finalists (U-12)
All County Finalists (U-12)
Bredagh Tournament Finalists (U-16)
HURLING
U-10 North Antrim Division 4 Indoor Winners
U-14 Division Two Championship Winners
Co Down Féile Division 2 Winners
Ulster Féile Division G Winners
U-16 Division Two League Winners
CAMOGIE
Down Féile Shield Finalists
BOYS FOOTBALL OVERVIEW
Trophies and triumphs were part of the story in 2005 but it really isn’t all about winning; Bredagh fielded seven boys football teams this year and they all had plenty of games and enjoyment, right through from the first game in mid-January through to the late Autumn. The U-16s completed memorable League doubles over Kilcoo and Carryduff, as well as winning the inaugural Mooney Cup. Some of the panel also had a brilliant day at the Óg Sport competition in Newry in August. Bredagh’s youngest footballers kicked off the year in style by taking not one but two trophies at the prestigious St Gall’s P5 Tournament on May Day. The U-10s reached two Finals and came agonisingly close to winning the East Down title for the third year in-a-row. The U-12s proved themselves the best team in Down outside of an exceptional Kilcoo team, and were rewarded for their tremendous efforts by a brilliant win at the St Teresa’s Tournament. The U-14s had a disappointing year though Conor McCloskey did become the first Bredagh player to qualify for the Final of the Skills competition.
UNDER-8s
A mixture of U-8s and U-10s made history by winning two cups at the St Galls P5 Tournament in early May, including the main prize on offer. The B team, made up of U-8s, won the Plate competition for Bredagh for the second year in-a-row and was captained by Declan Stewart.
The U-8s also reached the quarter-finals of the sunkissed Clonduff Tournament in June, and they won all of their group games at the inaugural Mayobridge Blitz in September and lost only to Crossmaglen in the semi-finals after a dramatic extra-time victory over Warrenpoint. There was a second trip to Dromintee and challenge matches played at Clann Eirean (third year in-a-row), Randalstown in August and of course with neighbours Carryduff.
Games Played
May 1st – St Galls P5 Tournament – 5 games, won
May 29th - Bredagh v Carryduff - 2 games
June 11th - Clonduff Tournament - 5 games
June 18th - Clann Eireann v Bredagh
August 14th – Randalstown (Creggan) v Bredagh
September 3rd – Dromintee Tournament – 4 games, semis
September 17th – Mayobridge Tournament – 5 games, semis
October 16th – Bredagh v Carryduff – 3 games
Registered U-8 players in 2005 (including hurlers): Conor Nolan, Padraic Woods, Pearse Woods, Eimeir Woods, John McNamee, Lorcan Short, Niall Smyth, Alessandro Angelone, Fionntan Quinn, Tiarnan Quinn, Liam Francis, Brendan Gallen, Shaun Lyttle, Alex Symes, Fintan Meehan, Stephen Mongan, Peter Mongan, Brendan Stewart, Peter McManus, Connell Hughes, Sean Blaney, Mark McLaughlin, Daniel Graham, Oisin O'Callaghan, James Carson, Conor Kelly, Ronan Costello, Rory McCluskey, Ella Durkan, Conor Dornan, Conall McHugh, Rian Woods, Conor Wilson, Ryan Goldsmith, Niamh Fitzpatrick, Andy Harney, Eamon Carvill, Peter Woods, Ciaran Guthrie, Daire Magee, Conall Deery, Michael Browne, Oran Kelly, Sean Kelly, Paul Mellon, Matthew Hamilton, Niall Shannon, Simon Atkinson, Rosa O Farrell, Sam O'Farrell, Conor Guerin, Conall Doyle, Daniel Legget, Matthew Leggett, Conor Boyle, Lorcan Fahy, Conor Leggett, Cillian Durkan, Dara Curran, Emmet Curran, Cillian O’Hare, Daire Cumiskey, Conall O'Rawe, Ryan Noble-Walker, Christy O'Kane, Eoin Sweeney, Michael Reid, Matthew Knight, Ronan Cunningham, Tim Cunningham, Henry McGuigan – 71 (up from 58 in 2004)
St Gall’s Shield Winners
Ryan Goldsmith, Conor Leggett, Conor Doran, Odrhan Devlin, Cormac Meehan, Eoin McCluskey, Donal McLaughlin, Thomas Gallen, Conor Kelly, Declan Stewart, Vittorio Angelone, Padraic Woods, Alex Symes.
Coaches: Kieran Kelly, Paedar Doyle, Jim McLaughlin, Damian O'Kane, Mickey Curran, Conor O’Keeffe, Louise Fitzpatrick
UNDER-10s
Here's a remarkable statistic... for the third year in-a-row Bredagh have beaten Mayobridge on their own pitch.
It may be the home of Mickey Linden, Benny Coulter and the rest of the Senior County Down champions, but Bredagh completed a hat-trick this year in the first match of the League. They followed up with a hard-earned home wins over Saval and Burren, both of which were cracking contests, but after a fourth win at Glenn the run ended at Warrenpoint. The U-10s were unlucky in losing the finals of two Tournaments, at Lavey and Downpatrick, where they came within a whisker of winning the East Down Blitz title for the third year in-a-row. However, they did make history by becoming the first Bredagh team to win the prestigious A competition at St Gall’s by beating St John's in the Final, 3-0 to 1-4. Among the heroes on the day were James Durkan, Oisin Smylie, goalkeeper Conor Francis who made a matchwinning save near the end, and captain Niall Kelly who lifted the cup at the end of a great day.
Results/Games Played
April 2nd - East Down Blitz, Downpatrick – 3 games
April 17th – Bredagh - Carryduff – 2 games
May 1st - St Galls Tournament – 5 games, won trophy
May 22nd - Bredagh - St Brigid's
June 4th - Newry Mitchels Tournament - 2 games
June 4th – East Down Blitz, Liatroim - 3 games
July 2nd – East Down Blitz, Kilclief – 4 games
August 6th – East Down ‘Super’ Blitz, Downpatrick – 4 games
August 14th – Randalstown (Creggan) - Bredagh
August 27th – Lavey Tournament – 5 games
September 10th – Banbridge Tournament – semi-finals, 6 games
September 17th – Downpatrick Tournament – q-finals, 5 games
October 2nd – Bredagh – St Enda’s
October 9th – Bredagh – St Teresa’s
October 16th – Bredagh – Carryduff
Mayobridge League
May 9th – Mayobridge 2-2 Bredagh 4-1
May 16th - Bredagh 2-2 Saval 0-6
May 24th – Glenn 1-3 Bredagh 4-4
June 7th – Bredagh 3-4 Burren 3-2
June 19th – Warrenpoint 3-9 Bredagh 2-4
Registered U-10 players in 2005: Tomas Flanigan, Donal Smyth, Ronan Smyth, Vittorio Angelone, Oisin Smylie, Conor Francis, Thomas Gallen, Cormac Meehan, Sean McGourty, Declan Stewart, Dominic McConville, Tiarnan Curran, Fionn Price, Daire McPeake, Eoin Acton, Patrick McLaughlin, Brenainn O'Callaghan, Tiarnan O'Callaghan, Niall Kelly, Conor Costello, Daniel Mulvenna, Eoin McCluskey, James Durkan, Niall Fitzpatrick, Cian Deery, Daniel McGrenaghan, Daniel Devlin, Caolan Schiable, Aidan Donaghy, Nicholas McCafferty, Donal McLaughlin, Matthew Smyth, Christopher Madden-McKee, Eoin Mageean, Rory Collins, Enda McGonigle, Donal O Kane, Mark Patterson, Eoin McLaughlin, Patrick McCarney, Tom Doherty, Andrew Woods, Ruairi Doyle. Odhran Devlin, Paul Leggett, Ruairi Cumiskey, Justin Gilmore, Ciaran Foster, Seamus McCloskey, Lawrence Whiffen – 50 (up 5 from 2004)
St Gall’s Cup Winners
Tom Doherty, James Durkan, Niall Kelly, Daire McPeake, Daniel Mulvenna, Donal O’Kane, Dominic McConville, Ruairi Doyle, Conor Costello, Conor Francis, Oisin Smylie, Tiarnan Curran.
Coaches: Micky Young, Marty Hannity, Eamon Mulvenna, Aidan Fitzpatrick, Eamon McCloskey, Boyd Devlin
UNDER-12s
The club's busiest and biggest football squad owe a huge debt of gratitude to their management team. In Donal Durkan, Lorenzo McMullan and Eugene Irwin, they had the most dedicated and enthusiastic of coaches, while organiser-supreme Sean Nolan ensured that both the 'A' squad and the Development Squad had regular football for nine months of the year. The boys responded by winning most of their games and by reaching the East Down Championship Final where Bredagh gave an outstanding Kilcoo team their toughest game of the year. In most other years, this U-12 squad would have swept the boards, though at least they were rewarded with a magnificent victory at the St Teresa's Tournament in September, where the organisers named Tim Durkan as Player of the Tournament. Late in the year, Bredagh defeated Carryduff, St Brigid's and Burren, the latter contest proving that our boys had a strong claim to be the second best U-12 team in the entire county.
Results
(C = Challenge, L – League)
March 6th - Bredagh 7-4 St Galls 2-7 (C)
March 20th – Bredagh 5-15 Bryansford 1-7 (L)
April 3rd – Downpatrick 3-5 Bredagh 5-6 (L)
April 10th – Castlewellan 2-4 Bredagh 7-13 (L)
April 17th – Bredagh 11-6 Carryduff 2-0 (L)
April 24th – Bredagh beat St Brigid’s (C)
May 8th – Bryansford 4-6 Bredagh 9-8 (L)
May 15th – Bredagh 9-12 Downpatrick 4-1 (L)
May 23rd – Bredagh 5-11 Castlewellan 5-2 (L)
May 31st - Bredagh 2-11 Kilcoo 10-7 (L)
June 12th – Carryduff 5-8 Bredagh 6-5 (L)
June 26th – Kilcoo 8-7 Bredagh 6-2 (L)
Section A League Table
1 - Kilcoo - 10 games 20 points
2 - Bredagh - 10 games 15 points
3 - Carryduff - 8 5
4 - Bryansford - 7 4
5 - Downpatrick - 8 4
6 - Castlewellan - 7 2
Note: Kilcoo and Bredagh were far and away the best teams in this top section of the League. Also, Bredagh managed to score 2-11, 6-2 and 6-3 in their games with Kilcoo. The next best scores against them in the entire season were 2-4 and 3-6.
Subsidiary League
July 4th - Downpatrick 6-10 Bredagh 2-5
July 24th - Castlewellan 4-7 Bredagh 4-6
July 31st – Bredagh 15-8 Bryansford 2-2
August 21st - Bredagh 1-4 Kilcoo 6-16
August 24th – Bredagh – St Gall’s (C)
September 1st – Bredagh – Carryduff
Championship
Round One - May 1st - Saul 2-7 Bredagh 8-8
Quarter-finals - May 29th - Bryansford 1-6 Bredagh 3-12
Semi-finals – August 28th – Bredagh 7-7 Castlewellan 4-5
Final – September 10th - Bredagh 6-3 Kilcoo 7-13
Tournament Win
September 17th at St Teresa’s – 6 games - beat Ballyshannon, Glenravel, Gort na Mona, Daviits, Carnlough and An Riocht
Development Squad
April 17th – Bredagh - Carryduff
April 21st – St Paul’s 4-6 Bredagh 7-3
May 8th – Bredagh 2-5 Carryduff 3-0
June 5th – Bredagh - Carryduff
June 12th – St Teresa's - Bredagh
August 11th – St Paul’s 2-6 Bredagh 8-6
October 16th - Bredagh - Carryduff
September 6th – Bredagh - Carryduff
October 23rd - Bredagh - St Brigid’s
Late Season Challenges
October 2nd – Bredagh - St Enda’s
October 9th – Bredagh - St Teresa’s
October 16th - Bredagh 2-11 Carryduff 2-1
October 23rd - Bredagh 4-14 St Brigid’s 4-6
October 30th – Burren lost to Bredagh
Registered U-12 players in 2005: Ryan McGarry, Daniel Nolan, Jude Moreland, Gerard Whyte, Joseph Shields, Dario Angelone, Stephen Dougal, Lorcan Smylie, Michael Deery, Michael Moynagh, Niall Irwin, Daniel Steele, John Mongan, Connor McManus, Eoghan Curran, Conor McEvoy, Robert Graham, Emmet Dougan, Ben Scullion, Stephen O'Connor, Luke McKenna, Peter Rice, Mark Quinn, Michael Cassidy, Jack Hollywood, Ciaran McColgan, Ronan McKegney, Tim Durkan, Kevin Dornan, Patrick Nevin, Declan Magee, Lorcan McMullan, Michael Robinson, Daniel Robinson, Michael Woods, Aaron Maguire, Ciaran McFarland, Michael Doran, Caolan McWilliams, Diarmaid Kielty, Kieron Cleary, Sean McGuigan, Ruairi Sheridan, Oisin Jayat, Kealan Devlin, Matthew Duffy, Connor Dunlop, Ryan McCartney, Michael Hughes – 49 (down 2 from 2004)
Coaches: Eugene Irwin, Donal Durkan, Sean Nolan, Lorenzo McMullan
UNDER-14s
A disjointed year started with a home defeat by Kilcoo in a renewing of rivalries from the U-12s two years earlier. There were good League victories over Downpatrick, Liatroim and Castlewellan and the team fought gamely in the A section of the Féile. Six players regularly attended East Down Development Squad training and matches - Michael Magee, Conor McCloskey, Declan O’Hara, Niall Wright, Emmett Costello and Donal McKegney. Conor McCloskey became the first Bredagh player to qualify for the Final of the U-14 Skills competition on County Final day.
Results
March 13th – Rostrevor 2-6 Bredagh 3-7 (C)
February 13th - Bredagh 3-10 St Brigids 1-0 (C)
April 7th – Bredagh 0-4 Kilcoo 3-3 (L)
April 14th - Downpatrick 1-13 Bredagh 5-3 (L)
April 21st – Bredagh 1-10 Carryduff 1-11 (L)
April 28th - Bredagh 1-9 Bryansford 2-10 (L)
May 12th – Liatriom 0-4 Bredagh 5-7 (L)
May 21st - Bredagh 6-9 Carryduff 4-6 (C)
May 26th – Bredagh 3-12 Castlewellan 1-1 (L)
June 9th – Kilcoo 4-12 Bredagh 0-7 (L)
June 23rd – Castlewellan 3-7 Bredagh 1-6 (L)
July 28th – Bredagh 5-3 Downpatrick 5-6 (L)
August 4th – Bryansford - Bredagh DNF (L)
August 11th – Bredagh 3-16 Liatriom 0-2 (L)
September 8th – Carryduff beat Bredagh (L)
November 12th – Bredagh beat Steelstown (C)
Section A League Table
1 - Carryduff - 12 games 20 points
2 - Kilcoo - 12 games 20 points
3 - Bryansford - 11 14
4 - Downpatrick - 12 10
5 - Bredagh - 12 8
6 - Castlewellan - 10 6
7 - Liatroim - 11 2
Championship
Round One - May 11th - Ballykinlar 1-9 Bredagh 6-10
Quarter-final - June 2nd - St John's 0-2 Bredagh 6-16
Semi-final – August 20th – Bredagh 0-3 Kilcoo 4-11
Co Down Féile, Saturday May 14th – 5 games
Bredagh 0-0 Bryansford 3-3; Bredagh 3-4 Downpatrick 3-1; Bredagh 1-1 Mayobridge 1-5; Bredagh 3-4 An Riocht 4-1; Bredagh 0-1 Kilcoo 3-6
Registered U-14 players in 2005: Rowan Blaney, Conal Mulholland, Niall Wright, Ciaran Kelly, Ben McCaughey, Donal Hughes, Aaron McPeake, Michael Guerin, Declan O'Hara, Niall Browne, Emmett Costello, Kieran McKavanagh, Pearse Leitch, Mark Kelly, Donal McKegney, Patrick Woods, Shane McCarron, Matthew Mullan, Damien Moreland, Michael McGarry, Conall Devlin, Michael Magee, Ciaran Fitzpatrick, Patrick Hannity, Ryan Curran, Nathan Moreland, Matthew McMullan, Daniel Higgins, James Mulligan, Ben Horner, Niall Boyd, Damhan Farmer, Stephen McSherry, Conor McCloskey, Daniel Russell – 35 (up 2 from 2004)
Coaches: Damien Canavan, Damian McCloskey, Maurice Rooney
UNDER-15s
Bredagh reached the Final of the Shield on Saturday, August 13th at the All County 7-a-side Tournament. The Bredagh boys beat An Riocht and Loughinisland to reach the semi-finals, where they were up against Kilcoo. Our opponents were disqualified so Bredagh met Saval in the final, where there were four scores each but Bredagh lost by 1-3 to 0-4. A very magnanimous Saval manager singled out Sean Armstrong as 'the best goalkeeper in the competition' and Conor McCloskey for special praise. However, Player of the Tournament was undoubtedly stand-in midfielder Sean Irwin, who gave his best performances of the season against the cream of Down football.
UNDER-16s
A new management team of Frank McKenna, Jim McElroy and Paddy Quinn led this squad to a number of milestones in an exceptional year. The U-16s completed League doubles over both Carryduff and Kilcoo, and they became the first winners of the Mooney Cup which was the brainchild of Jim McElroy. The competition was designed to provide regular football for large squads in Bredagh, St Brigid's and St Enda's. It proved to be a great success for everyone concerned. The 2005 season started in mid-January with a home challenge against Dublin visitors Fingallians. It continued with several challenge games and an opening day triumph at Carryduff. Then came the sensational home defeat of Kilcoo in a thrilling match, where Bredagh raced into a big lead and held on to win by a point. Kilcoo gained revenge in the Championship, but the U-16s showed their mettle by winning the return League match in another classic, 3-15 to 3-12. Unfortunately, narrow home defeats by Bryansford and St John's put paid to League title hopes, but this group has definitely raised the bar at U-16 level for Bredagh teams to come.
Results
January 15th – Bredagh v Fingallians (C)
January 30th - Bredagh 0-8 St Brigid’s 1-1 (C)
February 20th - Bredagh 1-10 St Endas 0-5 (C)
March 5th - Bredagh 7-11 St Brigids 1-2 (C)
April 5th – Carryduff 1-5 Bredagh 1-10 (L)
May 3rd - Castlewellan 1-8 Bredagh 1-5 (L)
April 12th – Bredagh 3-7 Kilcoo 2-9 (L)
April 19th – Downpatrick 0-9 Bredagh 3-6 (L)
April 26th – Bredagh 0-8 Bryansford 1-7 (L)
May 17th – Bredagh 2-7 St John’s 2-8 (L)
June 14th – Bredagh 0-10 Carryduff 0-5 (L)
June 22nd – Kilcoo 3-12 Bredagh 3-15 (L)
August 2nd - Bredagh 1-6 Downpatrick 5-8 (L)
July 26th – Bryansford 1-10 Bredagh 1-8 (L)
August 23rd - St John’s 1-8 Bredagh 2-5 (L)
September 10th - Saval 1-9 Bredagh 2-5 (C)
Section A League Table
1 - Bryansford - 12 games 18 points
2 - Downpatrick - 12 games 17 points
3 - Kilcoo - 12 17
4 - Bredagh - 11 11
5 - Castlewellan - 10 7
6 - St Johns - 12 6
7 - Carryduff 11 4
Championship
Round One - May 10th - Kilclief 0-3 Bredagh 0-13
Quarter-final - June 7th - Kilcoo 2-17 Bredagh 3-5
Mooney Hotels Cup
April 24th - Bredagh 1-11 St Enda’s 2-6
May 15th - Bredagh 3-11 St Brigid’s 2-9
June 12th - St Brigid’s 1-8 Bredagh 3-11
Registered U-16 players in 2005: Niall Colton, Sean Armstrong, Brian Wright, Christian Hunter, Niall Nolan, Matthew McAfee, Kevin McIlroy, Mark McIlroy, Cormac White, Aaron Moreland, Peter Graham, Oisin Quinn, Sean Irwin, Michael Mullan, Ben McReynolds, Ryan McAlinden, John McKenna, Ruairi O'Kane, Cormac Hughes, Matthew Hollywood, Conall Doherty, Owen Costello, Rowen Smart, Donal Murphy, Michael Coffey, Mark Devlin, Dermot Colton, Gabriel Doran, Michael McAllister, Patrick Sheridan – 30 (down 7 from 2004)
Coaches: Frank McKenna, Jim McElroy, Paddy Quinn, Eugene Irwin
UNDER-18s
Bottom place on the table tells the story of a frustrating campaign. However the squad, which was unfortunately made up mainly of U-17s, was capable of reaching the heights, like when they beat leaders Teconnaught and when they reaped revenge on St Paul’s in the Championship.
Results (all League)
February 6th - Loughinisland 1-8 Bredagh 0-8
February 13th – Bredagh 1-4 Drumaness 0-5
February 27th – Dundrum 4-14 Bredagh 1-5
March 6th – Bredagh 1-8 Dromara/St Johns 1-7
March 20th – Liatroim 2-13 Bredagh 3-9
March 27th – Bredagh 1-6 Teconnaught 1-5
April 3 – Bredagh 0-5 Loughinisland 2-7
April 6th – Drumaness 3-7 Bredagh 4-4
April 13th – Bredagh 0-8 Dundrum 1-15
April 20th - Dromara/St John’s 1-12 Bredagh 2-5
May 11th – Bredagh 3-6 Liatriom 5-11
May 25th – Bredagh DNF Drumaness
Section B League Table
1 - Teconnaught - 12 games 18 points
2 - Liatroim - 12 games 18 points
3 - Dundrum - 12 17
4 - Loughinisland - 12 12
5 - Dromara/St Johns - 11 8
6 - Drumaness - 11 6
7 - Bredagh 11 3
Championship
May 6th - St Paul’s 1-10 Bredagh 6-10
June 5th - Bredagh lost to St Colman's
June 15th - Bredagh lost to Banbridge
Registered U-18 players in 2005: Conal Short, Niall Boyle, Patrick Cassidy, Jonathan Arthurs, Christopher Kelly, Richard Murphy, Joseph Steele, Matthew Quinn, Stephen McGettrick, Eoghan Donnelly, Paul Boyd, Niall Devlin – 12 (up 6 from 2004)
Coaches: Kieran Boyle, Paul Boyd, Eamonn Gray, Mick Coffey, Cillian Short
GIRL’S FOOTBALL OVERVIEW - to see this, click on 'Ladies' at the top of the home page
HURLING OVERVIEW - to see this, click on 'Hurling' at the top of the home page
CAMOGIE REVIEW - to see this, click on 'Camogie' at the top of the home page
SCHOOLS REVIEW - to see this, click on 'Schools League' on the side of this page
REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
U-10 hurling star Daniel Devlin became the first Bredagh person to play in Croke Park for five years when he represented Down schools in August. Senior ladies star Arlene McCloskey also played there a few weeks later for Tyrone against Dublin, and Bredagh had players and management involved in the All Ireland Junior ladies win by Armagh in October.
Bredagh had their best ever year for representatives on Cumann na Bunscoil teams, including two on one day at the Ulster SFC game in Omagh and the Ulster SFC game in Casement Park (Declan Magee and Niall Irwin, pictured above), as well as on various county development squads.
PRESENTATION NIGHTS & AWARDS
We needed two separate Presentation Nights this year, with a Hurling/Camogie event in January (see picture above) and the Football event on March 5th.
The latter saw the first Bredagh FIRST TRUST BANK Youth Football All Stars:
Jonathan Arthurs (U-16), Diarmaid Kielty (U-10), Lisa Kelly (U-16), Cathy Short (U-12), Emmett Costello (U-12), Hannah Murray (U-16), Aidan O'Neill (U-16), Cormac Hughes (U-14), Amy Cunningham (U-16), Conor Francis (U-8), Joe Shields (U-10), Polly Moane (U-14), Conal O'Neill (U-18), Declan Magee (U-10) and Dominic McConville (U-8).
Special guests at the night were Down ladies football stars Micheala and Aibheann Downey, and former Down mens captain Brian Burns.
2004 Club Players of the Year
Boys Football - Cormac Meehan (U-8), John Mongan (U-10), Daniel O'Rourke (U-12), Cormac White (U-14), Marty McManus (U-16) and Shane Matthews (U-18). Girls Football - Nikki Pauley (U-12), Anna McAlinney (U-14), Clare Byrne (U-16).
2004 Most Improved Players of the Year
Boys Football - Tom Doherty (U-8), Ryan McGarry (U-10), James Mulligan (U-12), Dermot Colton (U-14), Joe Steele (U-16), Paddy Cassidy (U-18). Girls Football - Bláthnaid Ní Smaolaigh (U-12), Aine Hannity (U-14), Jamie Willigan (U-16).
SUMMER CAMP
The second Bredagh Summer Camp was held at Cherryvale in the second week in August with five days of football, hurling and camogie. 200 people attended each day - 170 children joined by 30 teenage and adult coaches/helpers. Everything went very smoothly, thanks to the superb voluntary back-up and organisation by the Youth Committee. In particular, Paula Durkan performed the thankless task of registration with great professionalism and fairness.
Main club sponsors Medicare insisted on rewarding all of the coaches were fabulous new coats (thanks to Deirdre Fitzpatrick for the contact and distribution) and there were also new Medicare/Bredagh hats handed out on the last day. Furthermore, 300 t-shirts were handed out at the one-day link-up with St Brigid’s at Harlequins rugby grounds. This day was sponsored by the Bank of Ireland and Belfast City Council, along with special guest Stevie McDonnell. The coaching team at the Bredagh days were first-class - Tyrone star Arlene McCloskey, Down trainer Jody Gormley, Fermanagh goalkeeper Ronan Gallagher, Armagh Junior Ladies coach Jacqui Clarke, Crossmaglen's Hugh Daly, Maeve McAtamney, Jackie & Collie McAllister, and Down footballer Eoin McCartan. Refreshments were provided each day, with fruit from McCormick's on the Ormeau Road and water from Cantrell & Cochrane.
SUMMARY (by Jerome Quinn, Youth Coordinator)
The facts and reports above say it all - 2005 has been another year of tremendous progress and success for our youth set-up, both on and off the fields of play. We had more coaches, more registered players, more teams, more games, more trips, a superb Summer Camp and a new Youth Committee, which was a major and necessary step forward in our development. My biggest thanks go to them for their support and help throughout the year in so many ways. They can all take a bow….
2005 BREDAGH YOUTH COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON - Jerome Quinn
REGISTRATION OFFICER - Simon Francis
FIXTURES & PITCH BOOKINGS - Paddy Quinn
FUNDING & SPONSORSHIP - Deirdre Fitzpatrick
GIRLS FOOTBALL REPRESENTATIVE - Cera McArdle
CAMOGIE REPRESENTATIVES - Anne Costello, Maria Graham,
Nancy McGarry, Rosie Rocks
HURLING REPRESENTATIVES - Eamon Mulvenna, Eugene Irwin
DIRECTOR of COACHING - Martin Hannity
EQUIPMENT OFFICER - Paula Durkan
CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER - Edel Teague
RESULTS SECRETARY - Jerome Quinn
SCOR/IRISH OFFICERS - Michael Flanigan, Paddy McAlinney
PHOTOGRAPHER - Carlo Angelone
EAST DOWN REPRESENTATIVES - Various
SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS - Various
All of the above contributed individually and as a team to make a tremendous difference to the running of the youth set-up. We moved to a new professional level with a new registration scheme, a new Code of Conduct, a new pitch-booking system, a new inventory of equipment and so on. All of the people approached were more than willing to come onto the first ever Youth Committee and they all played a part in a ground-breaking season.
YOUR COMMENTS - are very welcome on any of the above or on ideas for 2006. Email: jeromequinn@yahoo.com
TOTAL YOUTH GAMES PLAYED IN 2005 (apart from schools)
Boys Football
U-8 - 26
U-10 - 45
U-12 - 42
U-14 - 23
U-16 - 19
U-18 - 14
Total - 168
Girls Football
U-10 - 5
U-12 - 18
U-14 - 9
U-16 - 12
Total - 44
Hurling
U-8 - 2
U-10 - 40
U-12 - 22
U-14 - 17
U-16 - 12
Total - 93
Camogie
U-8 - 4
U-10 - 9
U-12 - 8
U-14 - 14
Total - 35
Overall Total – 340 (up 46 from 2004)
SCÓR
This year saw a revival of Scór with two officers appointed – Michael Flanigan and Paddy McAlinney - and significant developments such as an internal club Quiz competition. There were also successes at the East Down Scor na nOg in Castlewellan in October in three events - recitation, novelty act and quiz – with our representatives progressing to the final in all three. The quiz team consisted of Rowan Smart, Niall Colton and Owen Costello became East Down Champions. The Novelty act was Gabriel Doran, Ciaran Conlon, Paddy Woods, Michael Magee and Mary Flanigan, while Mary also took first place in the recitation semi-finals.
PICTURE CD & WEBSITE
A new Bredagh Picture CD proved to be an innovative development, featuring 800 photographs and a video montage. Thanks go to Conal Donnelly for his expertise in this production, as well as with the ever-popular Bredagh website. The Down Yearbook, with a three-page contribution from Bredagh, once again won a national award. Sincere thanks go to the South Belfast News for their wonderful and consistent coverage of all of our teams and events, particularly the Schools Leagues
Bredagh kept up with the times by introducing their very own wristbands in April 2005.
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