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Bredagh news in October 2007

Hurlers on Ulster U16 panel.
Paddy Woods and Donal Hughes represented the Ulster U16 hurlers on Sunady in a hurling/shinty compromise rules game against a southern Scotland select. Paddy lined out at full back and Donal at right half forward and both can be proud of their performances. Paddy was kept busy as the Sotland team were strong and there was plenty of action around the Ulster goals particularly in the first half when the Scots were wind assisted. Donal scored a fine long range point in the second half but it was not enough to prevent Scotland winning the match. Ulster then feilded a second team against Scotland (North) and again the Highlanders proved too strong which meant Scotland took the series. The matches were played at Lamb Dearghs pitch and the very wet underfoot conditions seemed to favour the Scottish lads. Their ground striking with the longer shinty sticks was very impressive as they were able to drive over points from distances of 40 to 50 meters. This was a great experience for the 2 Bredagh boys and congratulations to them on their selection.

Camogie notices
Senior & U16 Training Thur 1st Nov. A short but important meeting will be held at 7.00pm @ Queens PEC on Thursday 1st Nov followed by outdoor training at 7.45pm on the Astroturf Pitch. Please meet at the front door at 7 sharp as we will have a guest Coach in attendance and training will start promptly. If you cannot attend please ensure that you notify Anne,Bernie or Carol BEFORE Thursday. For those who have not yet paid please contact Louise.

U13 Boys football
Next game Sunday 4th October at Cherryvale v St.Marys. Meet at Cherryvale at 11.15am

U8 Hurling training
There is no U8 hurling training this weekend (27th Oct). Indoor training will commence on Saturday 17th November in Aquinas School (1pm-2pm).

U20 Mens football
U20s lost to Castlewellan in a tough contest. Read report and get details of the next fixture here

U-13 Hurling on Sunday
Bredagh return to Banbridge Leisure Centre this Sunday for another U-13 hurling Blitz on astroturf from 2-4.00pm. This competition is for 7-a-side teams so the Bredagh group will be split into two teams - an 'A' team and a 'B' team. Players are asked to meet at 12.45pm in Cherryvale. Games last seven minutes. The competition has to start and finish on time because this is a Leisure Centre booking.

Fine tuning the female athlete
November 7th Mid Ulster Sports Arena, Cookstown. By the end of the course the coach will:
Learn how and when to coach female players appropriately.
Understand factors influencing females in sport
Obtain practical Tips on Skill Development
The course will include the following:
Theory
Facts and general issues (injury prevention, nutrition advice etc...)
Female windows of opportunity
Top 10 Tips
Practical
Outdoor session on skill development
Drills to improve team play
Venue: Mid Ulster Sports Arena,Cookstown 8pm – 9.30pm
This is an outdoor practical participation session and participations should come prepared to take part with appropriate clothing and equipment.
Tutor: Una Mc Kay.
Ulster Council Regional Development Officer.
Ladies Football Tutor, Coach & Player.

Coordinator: Tony Scullion.
07795120438
tscullion@ulster.gaa.ie

Ladies 7s
After sabbatical from last year’s Bredagh 7’s the belles return to action this Saturday.

According to Siobhan McCarney, Bredagh Ladies was founded in 1893 and to date Siobhan is the only player still playing. In the early days Bredagh Ladies had a strict policy of only allowing those who lived within the City Bus zone to play for the mighty Belles.

They soon realised that to have any chance of winning they’d need to let the country bumpkins in to show them how to play football. To help the Country Bumpkins to adapt to the new city surroundings the Bredagh house in Rushfield Ave was bought. Once they got used to the electricity, running water and television they got down to serious training for Bredagh.

So with the new format for this years 7’s lets find out who really has the talent in Bredagh ladies.

Country bumpkins V Here’s me city slickers

Country bumpkins panel

1. Lorraine “faster than the speed of light” McCaffery
   
2. Cass ‘ive got Rory’s right foot and Raymie’s left foot’ Gallagher
   
3. Arlene ‘I wish I had Rory’s right foot and Raymie’s left foot’ McCloskey
   
4. Niamh “dolly bird united” Gallagher
   
5. Roisin ‘Geek’ Dooher
   
6. Joanne “the bomber” Corrigan
   
7. Ciara ”my surname couldn’t describe me better” Moane
   
8. Maura ‘’I’m too talented to retire’ McArdle
   
9. Grainne ‘Identity crisis, am I from Derry or Antrim’ O’Connell
   
10. Fionnuala “I really think I am Pasty Cline” McAtamney
    
11. Maeliosa Hardy
    
12. Cathy ‘If it’s the Championship I’ll turn up’ Gallagher
    

Here’s me city slickers panel

1. Laura “the fine irish fiddler” Willighan
   
2. Jamie ‘my Lasagne is the best’ Willighan
   
3. Lisa “I want to be a carpenter” Kelly
   
4. Nel ‘I can get you whatever jersey you need in the west’ O’Neill
   
5. Enya ‘im better than my Dad’ McCafferty
   
6. Niamh ‘Berry
   
7. Meabh McGourty
   
8. Polly Maone
   
9. Cassie Moane
   
10. Jenny ‘bend it like like beckham’ Agnew
    

U-14 Football--Time change
The U-14 football match against Kilcoo has been brought forward to a 12.30pm throw-in.Meet at Cherryvale at 10.45am to depart at 11am.
Any Player who is unavailable please notify the management team ASAP.
This message applies to all players who were in the squad for the U14 Championship final

Ladies training course
Click on senior ladies for details on the latest fundamentals training course.

U20 footballers Win
Bredagh got off to a great start in the East Down U-20 tournament, defeating Cnoc ni Drinn (Loughinisland/Teconnaught) convincingly. Read full report here Also, see notes at the bottom of the report for next fixture. Well done lads

Charity Sevens - Next Saturday
Peter McGinnity, Paddy Doherty, The Gunner Brady, Nudie Hughes, Joe Kernan, Enda Gormley. All former greats and legends of Ulster GAA. Role models for the youth of today.

That is until the 20th of October when Bredagh hosts it’s annual Charity Sevens tournament at Cherryvale.

Names of the past stand aside, the young of the Ormeau Road are about to discover new heroes. Players with style and finesse, charm and good looks. Players of the calibre of Paddy Finnegan, Donal Durkan, Marty Hannity, Sean Armstrong, Walter, Barry “the Afghan” Houston and Hugh “no one is sure what he does for a living” Daly. Soon to be household names.

The nominated charity this year is the Special Olympics Ulster Division. This is a charity with which Bredagh have strong links, former chairman and current senior player Liam McGarry being one of the most active volunteers locally. All proceeds (voluntary) will be greatly appreciated.

The competition this year will be played on a county basis. The Bredagh club have always had strong associations with other counties, indeed several of the founding members of the club originated from Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone and mid/south Co Down. While many of the people of Ormeau Road retain connections with their family roots outside Belfast, Bredagh and south Belfast has become their home. The Bredagh Sevens this year is a celebration of both. Teams and managers participating are as follows:-

Co. Down Liam McGarry
Co. Tyrone Paddy Finnegan
Co. Derry Oliver McWilliams
Co. Antrim Kevin Muldoon
Co. Armagh Conall Donnelly
Co. Fermanagh and the rest of Ireland Shane Donnelly
Bredagh U21s Sean Armstrong

Although a departure from previous years, our format is considered necessary due to objections from the majority of participates to playing with people from Derry on the basis of communication difficulties and general hygiene.

Review of the Teams

Co. Down (playing in Black)

Expected to be tournament favourites, the dirty tricks campaign has already commenced with manager Liam McGarry happy to do anything to secure the services of players and undermine the challenges of other teams.

While Liam believes he can call upon any player registered for the club, the reality is the success of his team will directly correspond to his personal popularity.

The team has an uncompromising backbone with players such as Mark Robinson and Goal-a-game Gilmore. This strength is nicely complimented with the grace and scoring potential of Conal Toland, Donal and Marty Durkan, Lorenzo McMullan, Charlie Pat McCartan and Marty Hannity.

Co. Tyrone (playing in white)

Co. Derry (playing in red)

Co. Antrim (playing in yellow)

Co Armagh (playing in orange)

Co. Fermanagh and the rest of Ireland (playing in green)

The Under 21s

Tournament Format

Pools

Fixtures

U13 Football squad
The following players are selected for the U-13 squad for the first match this Sunday:

U-14’s: John Mongan, Ruairi Sheridan, Matthew Duffy, Declan Magee, Dario Angelone, Ciaran McColgan, Ronan McKegney, Lorcán Smylie, Joseph Shields, Michael Deery, Diarmaid Kielty, Michael Woods, Lorcan McMullan, Stephen Dougal, Michael Robinson

U-12’s: Kelan Schablie, Niall Fitzpatrick, Rory Comiskey, Patrick McLaughlin, Niall Kelly, James Durkin, Daniel McGrenaghan, Nicholas McCafferty, Ronan Smith, Conor Francis, Aidan Donaghy

We will require help with transport to and from the match, so any parents available to give lifts would be appreciated.

Youth Disco
Bredagh GAC will be holding a disco on the 3rd November 2007, click here for full details

Camogie notice
Senior Friendly v Ballygalget ; Sat 13th Oct - please meet at Cherryvale 10am sharp.

U12 Hurling tournament
Carryduff Tournament on Saturday 13th October:Bredagh U12 hurlers please meet at Cherryvale at 9am on Saturday morning ( 13th October) -Note: The soccer matches on Sat have early kick offs so any hurlers are welcome to travel on to Carryduff. This is a 6 team tournament with Carryduff, Ballyvarley, Newry Shamrocks, Leitrim, Clonduff and ourselves competing for Cup & Shield.

U16 hurling notice
U16 HC Semi final v Warrenpoint is fixed for Sunday 14th October @ Warrenpoint at 1pm.

U14 Boy's football
The final U14 league match against Kilcoo has been rescheduled for Sat 20 Oct in Kilcoo. In preparation there will be a very important training session on Sun 14th October at 10:00.

U13 Boys football
An U13 league has been organised over the period Sunday 14th Oct until Sunday 25th November. There are seven teams in the group.This is a great opportunity for the U12 players who will be moving up to U14 next year .They will get a chance to play competitive matches with the current U14's who will still be playing in that age group next year.
First match v Drumaness on Sun 14th Oct, meet at 10:45am in Cherryvale, match at 12:00 noon in Drumaness.

Scor na Og
Bredagh requires representatives for Scór na nÓg.
Scór na nÓg is the GAA’s cultural competition for young people (aged under 17 on January 1st 2007).
The first round will take place at Saul on Sunday, October 28th at 3pm, with competitions in eight events:

Instrumental Irish music

Solo singing

Ballad Group

Quiz

Recitation

Set Dancing

Ceili Dancing

Novelty Act
Bredagh has been asked to participate, and we would be keen to enter as many events as possible.
If you are interested in taking part, contact Tom Mc Gonigle on 9040 3095 for further details.

U12 hurling tournament
Carryduff GAC Annual U12 Hurling Tournament Saturday 13th October(13 a side)at Carryduff 9.30am.

Bredagh players to meet at Cherryvale at 9am sharp. There will be a parade of all 8 teams before the tournament starts. A light lunch will be provided to all children but you can bring your own snacks & drinks if you wish. There will be a cup and shield with everyone receiving a medal at the end.

If you haven't already confirmed your attendance, please contact Aidan Smyth by email smyth995@btinternet.com by Wednesday at he latest to ensure we have sufficent numbers. We need to let Carryduff know by Thurs morning if we are attending. The following are available

Sean Mc Gourty
Daniel Devlin
Caolan Power
Rory Collins
Daniel Mulvenna
Mark Patterson
Sean Blaney

Hurlers march on!
Mullahoran (Cavan) 0-07 Bredagh (Down) 2-10

Bredagh eased themselves into an Ulster JHC semi-final spot when they ran out convincing winners over Mullahoran at Kingscourt, Cavan on Sunday. The south Belfast gaels started this game in a blistering pace rattling over 0-3 through Doole, McCamphill and a sweet Donnelly point before the Cavan champions had time to settle. Mullahoran replied with a pointed free from Anthony Sheridan but when the Cavan netminder, Darren Sheridan, spilled a longe-range effort from Bredagh's Anderson, McKillop was quickest to react notching the first of his two majors on the day. Bredagh had shown enough hurling superiorty in the opening quarter to signal an eventual victory but Mullahoran weren't giving up without a fight as Paul and Anthony Sheridan added further points to close the gap to three before an Ian Galway '65 and a close-in pointed free from the same player left five in it at half-time 1-05 to 0-03

Mullahoran started the second-half in determined mood with Brady and Dalton firing over minors to leave only a puck in it. Galway replied with a long range free but the turning point came in the 40th minute when Galway's delivery into the large square was palmed to the net by full-forward McKillop. This score drove Bredagh on as Donnelly, McCamphill and McLoughney tagged on further points to close out the game. In the final minutes Mullahoran concentrated on majors but the Bredagh defence led by man-of-the-match Danny Hughes together with keeper McMullan and full-back Whyte held out to return a clean sheet on the day.

This was a major improvement on Bredagh's last outing when they were lucky to squeeze past Portadown, the defence was back to it's brilliant best with the return of Hughes and Dillon from injury, McMullan was faultless as usual in goal and was well protected by Whyte and Heron at the back. Bredagh's strongest line was at half-back led by Hughes with excellent support from captain, Liam McCollum and Ali McAllister. Cormac Hughes and McGinley replaced Heron and Dillon at half-time both putting on sterling performances especially from Hughes who will no doubt give management a headache when selecting the starting line-up come the semi-final.

At midfield Galway was as accurate as ever from the placed ball with his partner Gilmore covering every blade of grass as usual. The half-forward line of Donnelly, McCamphill and Anderson played well scoring 0-4 between them with Anderson unlucky not to have registered a major as he saw his pile-driver come back off the bar. The inside line of McLoughney, McKillop and Doole all made the scoresheet but it would be fair to say the trio were not firing on all cylinders but hopefully they can cut loose when it matters in the semi-final. In the final quarter subs McCaughey, Bonnar and McAfee all came on to good effect.

Coach Rory Galway saw an improvement on the previous week but said "our performance today was just ok, we are still making too many elementary mistakes and taking the wrong options, we will need another big improvement if we are going to stay with Setanta who beat us out of sight in an Ulster league match at the start of the season -the extra week gives us a chance to hone our stickwork which we should benefit from".

The Ulster semi-final against Setanta (Donegal) that was scheduled for next Sunday the 14th has been postponed to the 21st October due to some of the Setanta's players involvement on the Ireland shinty team. The prize for the winners will be a run out on Ulster finals day at Casement Park against the winners of Armoy (Antrim) and Naomh Colmcille (Tyrone).

Panel and Scorers: Lorenzo McMullan, Mark Heron, Michael Whyte, Charlie Dillon, Liam McCollum (capt), Danny Hughes, Alistair McAllister, Ian Galway0-4, 3f, 1 '65, William Gilmore, Eoghan Donnelly 0-2, Fergal McCamphill 0-2, Jack Anderson, Seamus McLoughney 0-1, Seamus McKillop 2-0, Paul Doole 0-1, Cormac Hughes, Mark McGinley, Rory McCaughey, Cathair Bonnar, Matthew McAfee, Mark Sidebottom, Brian Connolly, Ultan Power, David Brady, Vincent McCool, Colin O'Neill, Mark Galway.

Well done Tim
Congratulations to Tim Durkan on winning the skills competition at yesterday's county final, a magnificent achievement!

Ladies football
U16's, Intermediate and Senior training continues on Saturday morning's @ 10.30am sharp in Cherryvale

Footballers defeated
Bredagh Seniors lost to Dundrum in their last playoff match in Downpatrick.Dundrum 0-09 Bredagh 0-05. Bad luck lads

U-13 Hurling Correction
There's a busy weekend for Bredagh U-13 hurling. First, there is a game on Saturday at 2 O'Clock in Carryduff. Second, there is a 4-team Tournament on astroturf at Banbridge Leisure Centre on Sunday from 2-4.00pm. This competition is for 7-a-side teams so the Bredagh group will be split into two teams - an 'A' team and a 'B' team. Players are asked to meet at 12.30pm sharp in Cherryvale. Games last seven minutes. The competition has to start and finish on time because this is a Leisure Centre booking.

FIXTURES
2.00pm sharp - Liatroim B v Ballyvarley B
2.10 - Bredagh B v Carryduff B
2.20 - Ballyvarley B v Carryduff B
2.30 - Bredagh B v Liatroim B
2.40 - Liatroim B v Carryduff B
2.50 - Bredagh B v Ballyvarley B

3.00 - Ballyvarley A v Liatroim A
3.10 - Bredagh A v Carryduff A
3.20 - Ballyvarley A v Carryduff A
3.30 - Bredagh A v Liatroim A
3.40 - Liatroim A v Carryduff A
3.50 - Bredagh A v Ballyvarley A

Directions - go off the main road towards Banbridge, go past the Coach Inn, over the river, then turn right, and 20 yards up that road you will see the Leisure Centre on the right-hand-side, so it's more or less in the town centre, easy to find.

U16 hurling notice
Match against Leitrim is now off. Next game away to Warrenpoint on the 13th October 2007

U16 hurling championship
Bredagh breezed into the semi final of the Under 16 hurling Championship with this overwhelming victory over a weak Carryduff team on Saturday evening. It did take Bredagh 5 minutes to settle but once Michael Guerin opened the scoring with a pointed free the scores began to flow and midway through the first half the game was over as a contest. Bredagh were solid in all departments and had many stars. Michael Guerin took the Man of the Match award with a superb display at midfield scoring a personal tally of 1-6. Donal Hughes was also on fire topscoring from centre forward with 2-5 all from play. Michael Magee covered every blade of the big Carryduff pitch and was rewarded for his endeavours in the second half when he swept in from the left for a stunning goal. Ben McCaughey playing his first match in attack hammered in 2 great goals and Ryan Curran who only took up the game this year contributed 1-1 and looks to have a bright future. In defence the half back line of Daniel Higgins, Donal McKegney and Matthew Mullan were outstanding and rarely was this line breached by the Carryduff men. Anything that did get through was expertly dealt with by Paddy Woods and his corner men James Cormican and Conall Mulholland. In fact the defence were in such a mean mood that keeper Jack Holywood was totally redundant not having a single shot for the entire game.

Second half
At half time leading 5-8 to 0-0 the full forward line were replaced by Danny Robinson, Niall Irwin and Caolan Devlin all from the U14s and just fresh from last weeks successfull trip to Mayfield (Cork). They piled on the misery for the Carryduff defence with Danny Robinson scoring 2 goals. The young Carryduff team must be given credit for sticking to the task right to the final whistle and no doubt they will be back stronger next season. For Bredagh its on to the semi final on Saturday 6th October where they meet Liatriom , again away from home. This will be a much sterner test and the boys must reproduce this form if they are to progess to the final.

U14 Camógie League
Bredagh 5-04 Portaferry 0-0: Bredagh qualified out of their league section in this specially arranged play-off to decide who will go ahead to meet An Ríocht in the county league semi-final. This was a considerably better performance by the Belfast girls than their poor showing in Portaferry the previous month. On this occasion the girls in maroon were always in control, leading 3-02 to no score at half time. Once again there were a wide range of scorers with Rebecca Holywood scoring two goals and Shannon Murray getting a third. Rachel Graham and Niamh O’Connor got the first half points. The second half saw Catríona McDonnell score a fine point, added to by another point by Rachel Graham and Gemma Mullan topped off the scoring with 2 goals.

U-13 Hurling Tournament
Calling ALL Under-13 hurlers - this is a brand new experience for you, playing on a special all-weather pitch at Banbridge Leisure Centre and in a 4-club competition with 7-a-side teams. Everyone will play in all of the matches and there will be two Bredagh teams - an 'A' team and a 'B' team. It starts this Sunday, October 7th from 2-4pm so everyone will need to meet at 12.30pm in Cherryvale. The other clubs taking part are Liatroim, Ballyvarley and Carryduff. Training continues every night at 6pm and on Saturday at 1.30pm.

Camogie Notices
Sunday's Senior Camogie League match v Longstone has been cancelled.
This outstanding game will not be played as the league has been declared finished by the Down County Board.
Training for most age groups will stop during October ie U8, U10, U12, U16 and Senior.Training will restart in Nov with U8, U10s and U12s likely to train at Aquinas Grammar on Saturdays, times to be confirmed.U16s and Seniors will train outdoors at Queens PEC on Thursday nights from 8-9.00pm

Great win for U16 hurlers
The U16 hurlers beat Carryduff in the Championship on Saturday.
Result: Carryduff 0-0 10-14 Bredagh, report to follow.

Ladies Underage
U12's Saturday's @ 10am Cherryvalle, U10's as of October are indoors in The St Bernadette's Parish Centre Saturday's @ 9am

U10 Camogie Blitz
South Antrim blitz - Bredagh have been invited to take part in the South Antrim U10 Camogie Blitz on Sunday 7th October in Aghagallon. We will meet in Cherryvale at 9.30am and need parents to help with lifts please.We are only allowed to bring 12 players so please contact Kevin on 07730 817392 as soon as possible.

U16 Hurling
Bredagh U16 hurlers play Liatroim in the Semi Final of the Championship on Saturday next, 6th October. The game is in Liatroim with a 5.00pm throw in.Best of luck lads