On Thursday evening the Eire Og U-16’s made the short journey to Dunavil to play An Riocht in what can only be described as a game of two halves. A slow start from the Eire Og lads left a bit of a gap between the teams; it could have been more if it wasn’t for the outstanding goalkeeping skills of Matthew Brennan who looked extremely confident between the posts. After a penalty kick for Eire Og at the end of the first half there were only 3 points separating the sides with the advantage to An Riocht.
After the team talk at half time the Eire Og boys began to click together and the scores kept coming. Substitute Nathan Mills got on the score sheet with a well taken goal – something like you might have seen in the Euros! Another penalty, deep in the second half for Eire Og after an An Riocht technical foul in the square saw the Eire Og boys take the lead. An Riocht came attacking to bring the scores level once again. Strong midfield possession from Johnny McVeigh and Rory Quinn allowed for plenty of chances going forward and they were taken well by the forward line to leave the scores at the final whistle – An Riocht 3-15 Eire Og 5-11.
A well-deserved win for the Eire Og boys and everyone played their part, leaving everything out on the pitch. Well done again lads!
The Eire Og U-14’s had a brilliant, well fought win on Monday night beating Atticall by 2 points in the first game of the top 4 Division 3 play offs. Training continues on a Wednesday evening at Pats Road from 6.30pm until 7.30pm. There have been extra training sessions organised by the mentors over the two week break and details of these will be sent out in a text message. The U-14’s next play off game is a home fixture against Tir Na nOg on Monday 25th July.
The Eire Og U-12’s have no league game until Sunday 24th July when they face Shamrocks at home. This Saturday 16th July they will take part in the Ambrose Rogers tournament in the Longstone where they hope to defend the shield they won last year. Training continues on a Tuesday evening at 6.30pm at the Quarter Road Pitch.
The Eire Og U-10’s continue training in Ballymartin on a Saturday morning at 10am in preparation for upcoming tournaments.
The Glasdrumman U-6’s and U-8’s are continuing to develop their skills each Sunday morning. Their training continues at the Quarter Road pitch on Sundays at 11am. New players will be very welcome.
The recently formed Glasdrumman Walking Group is continuing to grow. They meet at the clubrooms on a Tuesday evening at 6.30pm. Its a good way of keeping fit and having a bit of craic. Everyone is Welcome.
The committee and members of Glasdrumman GAC deeply regret the death of Andy Murphy, brother of our former manager, player and current committee member Liam, brother in law of our Child Protection Officer Carol and uncle of playing member Cormac Murphy and we tender our deepest sympathy to the entire Murphy family circle on their sad loss.
Ar Dhéis Dé go raibh a anam uasail dhilis
On Friday the Club hosted our Annual golf Classic at Kilkeel Golf Club. We thanks all those who participated in the tournament, Kilkeel Golf Club for their customary hospitality and all who sponsored prizes. We would not be in a posotion to run this event without the continuing generosity of these sponsors: TEAM PRIZES 1st Economy Glass 2nd J & R McDowell Stonemasons 3rd DoorFix Ring-Gard 1st Club Team GMG Joinery INDIVIDUAL PRIZES Longest Drive Northern Switchgear Nearest to the pin 8th C olette & Seamus Burden 11th Granden Design 15th John McComb.
THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED IN ANY WAY TO THIS GOLF CLASSIC .
