Training for all U10 - U13 Hurlers continues this Saturday the 5th of January in the ACORN Centre. All are welcome even if you haven't played before. All the training will be indoor and sticks will be provided.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all Club Members and best of luck for 2008 season.

Hopefully most of you now know where in the world I am! If not ask the new club secretary....

Happy Christmas to everyone at the club hope next year is as successful as this one!

Calling all U10-U13 hurlers. There will be a indoor holiday hurling session in the ACORN centre on Saturday 29th December. Time = 10.30am - 12.00. Please bring tracksuit, trainers & your helmet. Hurls will be provided !
Happy Christmas & see you on the 29th.

Hello everyone, I still have a few photo year books left, if anyone is interested in one please get in touch with me. This book is a one off and will not be reproduced and would make an excellent Christmas present.

Anyway happy Christmas to one and all.

Would you or know of anyone that would like to play camogie with a friendly and sociable club in London? If so, please find our contact details on our website: www.greenislecamogie.co.uk

Look forward to hearing from you!

1. A Quiz will be held in the ACORN centre on Thurs 27th Dec (8pm prompt to 10.30pm).
The quiz will be hosted by the Camogs, GAC & CRDA to raise funds for the Defibrillor.
Book your team with any of the groups early as places are limited.
Please try your utmost to bring a team as this kit may be used some day to save your life !

2. County Year Books and calendars are available at Lotto this Monday for sale. Each item costs a fiver each or get two for eight pounds.

wen will the new photo thingmabob b up so we can c the photos of da dinnerdance??

St. Benedict’s College is situated in Randalstown, County Antrim and officially opened on the first of September 2006.

My aim as college librarian is to raise the profile of the library in St. Benedict’s College and to bring authors, poets, storytellers and illustrators to the library.

Since March 2007 I have been contacting various Irish sports teams, individual sports stars and Irish celebrities from the world of entertainment asking them to donate a signed item to help raise funds for our college library.

Everyone who has helped to date has been very generous and taken a lot of time to provide us with worthwhile fundraising items. They have also been very complimentary about the fundraising idea for the library. Due to the wonderful response, we decided not to hold the event in the college but to approach the local media and GAA websites with the story and to obtain some useful coverage of the cause. The idea is to accept telephone and email bids from the public for the items.

I can be contacted at the following:

Email:-pagnew1@hotmail.com

Telephone:-Paula Agnew at St. Benedict’s College 029 94472411
Thank you.

Paula Agnew
College Librarian
St. Benedict’s College


1.Vodafone All Stars Printed Jersey signed by eight leading All Stars from 2007

2.The Irish News (limited edition) Ulster All Stars Jersey signed by the 2007 All Stars
Ulster winning team

3.All Ireland Senior Inter-County Gaelic Football Winners 2007 Kerry - Number 14 Kieran Donaghy Jersey signed by 2007 panel

4.All Ireland Senior Inter-County Hurling Winners 2007 Kilkenny – Jersey signed by 2007 panel

5.Picture of the 1989 Ryder Cup at the Belfry personally autographed by
Christy O’Connor Jnr

6.Copy of the current ‘U2 by U2’ book personally autographed by Larry Mullen Jnr drummer for the Irish rock band U2

7.Northern Ireland Goalkeeper Jersey signed by Northern Ireland Team after their
3 – 1 win over Liechtenstein August 2007

8.All Ireland Senior Inter-County Gaelic Football Final 2007 Runners-up Cork – Numbered Gaelic Football Jersey signed by 2007 panel

9.All Ireland Senior Inter-County Hurling Final 2007 Runners-up Limerick - Numbered Hurling Jersey signed by 2007 panel

10.Colm Cooper’s own Dr. Crokes Jersey personally autographed by Colm Cooper

11.John Duddy personally autographed Boxing Gloves and Photographs –
current holder of the IBA World Middleweight Title and the WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Title

12.Retro Antrim 1987 All Ireland Senior Inter-County Hurling Final Jersey

13.Leinster Senior Inter-County Gaelic Football Champions 2005 – 2007 Dublin – Number 10 Colin Moran (Captain) Jersey signed by 2007 panel

14.Monaghan Senior Inter-County Gaelic Football Kit including numbered jersey signed by the 2007 All Ireland Quarter Final panel

15.Three CDs personally autographed by Bill Whelan - the Grammy-award winning Irish composer of the music of Riverdance, as well as many orchestral works and well known film scores

16.Winners of the All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Club Championship 2007 -Crossmaglen Rangers, Armagh - Jersey signed by 2007 panel -
Winners of the Armagh County title 12 times in a row and winners of four
All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Club Championships


17.Winners of the All Ireland Senior Hurling Club Championship 2007 –Ballyhale Shamrocks, Kilkenny - Henry Shefflin Jersey signed by 2007 panel plus sliothars signed by individual players on the team
Winners of four All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships

18.Copy of Mick O’Dwyer’s autobiography ‘Blessed and Obsessed’ personally autographed by Mick O’Dwyer current Irish Gaelic Football Manager and former
player from County Kerry

19.Cork Senior Inter-County Hurling Jersey signed by 2007 panel

20.Armagh Senior Inter-County Gaelic Football Manager’s Polo Shirt signed by Joe Kernan – All Ireland Winning Manager 2002

21.Hurling Stick donated by Andrew O’Shaughnessy 2007 Vodafone GAA Hurling All Star and signed by members of the 2007 Limerick Senior Inter County Hurling panel

22.2007 Vodafone GAA Hurling All Star Andrew O’Shaughnessy personally signed sliothar

23.Tipperary Senior Inter-County Hurling Jersey – Numbered Jersey signed by 2007 panel

24.Laois Senior Inter-County Gaelic Football Jersey – Number 2 Jersey – signed by 2007 panel

25.Derry Senior Inter-County Gaelic Football Jersey – Numbered Jersey – signed by 2007 panel

26.Wexford Senior Inter-County Hurling Numbered Jersey signed by 2007 panel

27.Christy Moore, popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist and well known as one of the founding members of Planxty, personally autographed autobiography and CD

28.Antrim Senior Inter-County Hurling Jersey – Numbered Jersey – signed by 2007 panel

29.Fermanagh Senior Inter-County Gaelic Football Jersey signed by 2007 panel

30.Tyrone Senior Inter-County Gaelic Football Jersey signed by 2007 panel

31.A framed photograph of Tyrone Senior Inter County Gaelic Football Captain Peter Canavan holding the Sam Maguire Trophy after winning the All Ireland in 2003 persoanlly signed by Peter Canavan

32.Meath Senior Inter County Gaelic Football Jersey signed by 2007 panel

33.Down Senior Inter County Gaelic Football Jersey signed by 2007 panel

34.Armagh Senior Inter County Gaelic Football Jersey signed by current panel

FINE TUNING THE FEMALE ATHLETE (CAMOGIE AND FOOTBALL)

7TH JANUARY 2008 7.15pm -9pm
BELFAST VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED
FREE OF CHARGE
For coaches of under 16 to senior level

By the end of the course the coach;
Learn how and when to coach female players appropriately.
Understand factors influencing females in sport Practical Tips on Skill Development and conditioned games to improve team plays

This is partly 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.

If you want to attend the Ulster Coaching Seminar (see earlier posting) then register with me before Wed 12 December 6pm.
Thanks.

Was just wonderin if there was any chance replica senior football and hurling tops could be bought?

The fourth Annual Coaching and Games Development Conference, organised by Comhairle Uladh, will take place on Saturday 19th January 2008 in the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown. This conference has an excellent track record in providing the most innovative workshops, which have been designed to better equip our coaches for the difficult task they face in striving to make their players the best that they can be. Combined with a range of highly skilled, professional guest speakers, this conference promises to benefit all who register to attend it. This year we would like to see a greater number of Ladies Gaelic Football / Camogie coaches attending to better their knowledge and skills so that we can continue to improve the standard of coaching our players are receiving.

Examples of some of this year’s workshops include:
* ‘Talent Ientification: “Criteria Led or Gut Feeling” ’
* ‘Children: “What to Coach and How to Coach it”

While Keynote speeches will include
* “Nurturing Talent – Developing Champions”.
* “Systems that Challenge Coaches and Support Development”

The conference attendance is limited to 350, and places will be distributed on a first come first served basis. The cost of attending this one-day event is £15 / €20 per person, and you must pre-register, by contacting JOHN KELLY on 07718105795 & he will register the group - After this date you can register yourself, by contacting Bernie Mc Glinchey on 028 37 521900, or email at bmcglinchey@ulster.gaa.ie . The deadline for registration is Tuesday 15th January at 4.00pm.
This conference will cater for all coaches, regardless of ability or qualification level, and anyone who is interested in attending to further their own personal development is welcome.

The AGM will take place in the committee rooms on Thursday 13th December 2007 at 7.15pm. All players, committee members and anyone interested in helping with the running of the club please attend.

From this week we'll have the New Cooper Helmets in 2 new colours. Maroon and also White. These will be in the shop from Thursday on.

Micheal Scullion
Scullion Hurls

micheal@scullionhurls.com