
Those of us who love the GAA and all it stands for are often torn on the one issue that is at the very foundations of which the association was built on. The ethos of the association is that of amateurism and the driving force being the association is the thousands of volunteers at grass […]
Feb 29 2012 | Posted in
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While the 2011 Pairs Tournament was successful, it was the first the club had run in over a decade and taking into account that it was limited to just three nights, this year must rate a few notches higher in terms of quality. This is borne out by the fact that there were four nights, […]
Feb 27 2012 | Posted in
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Children from south Down and south Armagh have in the last week attended the Newry & Mourne Fundamentals coaching day at Warrenpoint’s 3G facility. The coaching sessions included coordination, balance and agility games with a football. A fun and energetic environment was created for the children in school years primary 1 to 4 by coaches […]
Feb 27 2012 | Posted in
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The improvement in the weather saw all Premier division, First division and Junior cup ties go ahead as scheduled on Saturday. Premier Division Crieve pick up first league win of season Crieve Rovers picked up their first league win of the season after coming back from 3-1 down to defeat Cleary Celtic 5-3 at Jennings […]
Feb 26 2012 | Posted in
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Name: Marc Greer. Age: 25. Occupation: Baker/Personal trainer. Club: Finn Harps. Previous Club(s): Newry Celtic. Honours: Won everything at underage level, Carnbane division one winners medal x2, Fr Davis cup x2, Gilmore cup and I have represented NI in 5-aside football – UK champions! I have many more! Position: Full back. Favourite player: Pele. Favourite drink: Magners, plenty of ice. What team do you […]
Feb 26 2012 | Posted in
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Newry travelled to Ballymoney last Saturday morning (18th February) and continued their rich vein of form with a terrific and well deserved victory over Ballymoney. Newry set about their opponents straight away and from the first attack Gourley sent over a cross which just eluded Lenaghan and Cunningham. This set the tone for much of a first half […]
Feb 25 2012 | Posted in
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This week all roads lead to Meigh for bowlers as the Annual Pairs Tournament gets underway. This year there are four nights in succession and easy to remember; Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th from 7.00 pm with the finals on Tuesday 28th February. At the time of writing entries were coming […]
Feb 22 2012 | Posted in
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Recently, The Newry Times caught up with the Newry City Wanderers skipper Jake Redpath, who has enjoyed a leading role in the side’s defence since joining this season. Name: Jake Redpath Age: 17 Position: Right back Previous clubs: Banbridge Town, Hillsborough Boys and Seapatrick. Greatest achievement so far in your career? Winning the Ayr Tournament in […]
Feb 21 2012 | Posted in
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Following pitch inspections made by the council on Friday it was decided that only the pitches at Derryleckagh, Norman Brown park and Orior Park were deemed playable for football on Saturday. Premier division It was first against second in the league table as Windmill Stars took on Killeavy United at Olympic Park, Derryleckagh. Joe McEvoy […]
Feb 19 2012 | Posted in
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Crossmaglen staged a brilliant comeback in the All Ireland club semi-final today, beating Dr Crokes 3-08 to 2-08 in Portlaoise. Kerry side Dr Crokes dominated the opening 20 minutes and an unfortunate own goal from Rangers’ Brendan McKeown helped them go 1-05 to 0-01 ahead. Crossmaglen fought back and dominated the rest of the half, […]