March 5th ‘13
Senior Blitz
Due to a National Hurling League Fixture, the Senior Blitz which had been scheduled for Gratten Park Inniskeen has now been switched to the O’Neill GAA playing fields, Clontibret. Throw in time has been arranged for 12 noon and teams are encouraged to come early to ensure a prompt start to proceedings.
Blitz – 10th March 2013 in Clontibret at 12noon. (10 mins a side)
1st Round Inniskeen v Blayney
Truagh v Clontibret
2nd Round Clontibret v Inniskeen
Blayney v Truagh
3rd Round Blayney v Clontibret
Inniskeen v Truagh
12-a-side competition. On the basis of fair-play, this could reduce to 9-a-side if the opposing team have insufficient numbers. All games to be played on smaller field.
Top 2 teams play off in Final – 15 mins a side.
Mick Dunne Memorial Awards
The Camogie Association Media Awards and RTÉ Mick Dunne Memorial Awards were presented at Croke Park last Friday March 1st by President of the Camogie Association Aileen Lawlor. Lily Dunne, wife of the late Mick Dunne and Paul Byrnes, Acting Head of TV Sport, RTÉ. were special guestson the night. In total, eight recipients were presented with awards which acknowledged their outstanding contribution to the promotion and development of camogie. This is the seventh year of the awards scheme and Ulster Camogie Council won the Camogie Association Media Award for Social Media for their website www.ulstercamogie.ie
County Board Meeting
The March meeting took place in the Westenra Hotel Monaghan where newly appointed Chairperson, Gary Carville got proceedings underway with a good turnout of delegates. Ger Gribben Regional Development Co-Ordinator for North Leinster / South Ulster introduced a power point presentation of a new membership proposal which the Camogie Association have rolled out and are hoping that delegates will vote in favour of at Camogie Congress which takes place on the weekend of 22nd. March in County Mayo.
The new proposal would mean that U18’s and down would have to pay a registration fee of 13 euro per head and adult players would pay 23 euro each compared with the current system whereby clubs pay 430 euro regardless of its numbers. Ulster Camogie Council have arranged a Meeting in Armagh on March 19th to discuss this and other motions which are applicable to Ulster teams at Congress.
Eithics Training
Clubs were invited to send a representative to the Ethics Training programme in the Enterprize Centre on Wednesday 13th. March.
Draws were made for the upcoming Camogie Senior Championship and are follows:
Friday 5th July
Inniskeen V Truagh
Castleblayney V Clontibret
Friday 19th July
Truagh V Castleblayney
Clontibret V Inniskeen
Friday 26th July
Clontibret V Truagh
Castleblayney V Inniskeen
Next Meeting will be held in Shirley Arms, Carrickmacross on Tuesday 2nd. April at 8pm.
Caman To Croker
.Following the success of the Inaugural Caman to Croker in association with John Torpey Hurls, Caman to Croker is returning to Croke Park on Saturday April 6th. The Camogie Association invites U12 Camogie Club teams to submit an entry form and be in with a chance to take part in Go Games in Croke Park as well as avail of a tour of the stadium. Last year, 720 girls from 28 counties took part and they are once again looking for entries Applications close on Friday next March 8th.
Clontibret Camogie
Well the time for ‘putting your money where your mouth is’ has definitely arrived and on Sunday our seniors play their first competitive matches of 2013 when they participate in the Senior Blitz, which has been switched to Clontibret, and starts at 12 noon.
Clontibret take on Truagh first, followed by Inniskeen and finally Castleblayney. Traditionally this is a competition where we have tended to give our newer, younger members their first taste of the game at senior level and this year will be no exception. However, as the Club has never won this competition, perhaps it’s a good opportunity to set out our stall for the year ahead. Players are asked to meet at the pitch at 11.15 sharp on Sunday.
Armagh Board launched their fixtures booklet on Monday evening last. Some interesting observations – especially for our younger players! Our U-16 and U-14 teams will play their matches on alternating Tuesday evenings from April 9 to Sept 10. First off is the U-16 team who host Aghagallon on April 9 while our U-14 team, who apparently have been promoted to Division 1, following the withdrawal of Castleblayney from U-14 competition in Armagh this year, open their season with a trip to Keady on April 16! This team face a tough schedule of matches but if the determination and doggedness of last year’s panel is anything to go by, they will emerge stronger and unscathed at the end of the year.
The club had applied to play in Division 1 at senior level in Armagh (a drop from Premier Division) and we host Castleblayney on April 10in the first match of this competition. However the girls will have played Truagh on Sunday April 7 in the Monaghan League beforehand.
Under 12 Go Games Blitzes take place on Saturday April 13, April 27, May 4, May 11 and May 18 and the team must play in 3 before being allowed to play in the U-12 League.
So a busy start to April by the looks of things!
Registration for all our underage players takes place on Thursday evening, March 7th, at 7.45 and concludes at 8.15. This meeting is scheduled to take place in the Community Centre but due to dancers in every nook and cranny this past few weeks rehearsing for ‘So you think you can Dance’ an exact room has not yet been allocated. Registration for all U-16 players is €15 and parents may join the club for €5.Following a short presentation on the Code of Behaviour for our players, both parents and players will be required to complete the Registration form and Code of Behaviour acceptance form. A draw for a club hoodie will then take place for those who have just registered. Senior players and members are reminded that their registration is now due and the €35 can be paid to Marie on or before Sunday.
Many thanks to Marie, Catherine, Karen K, Nicola and Shauna F who attended and represented the club at the Monaghan Board meeting on Tuesday evening.
And with the deadline of March 22 drawing ever closer preparations for ‘So you think you can Dance’ have really intensified. Participants, which include Marie, Tara and Eleanor, have been seen jogging the roads/fields/beaches of Louth, cycling, abseiling, skipping, mountain-climbing, hill-walking and swimming complete with headphones blasting their chosen dance music. Anything to give them an edge over their rivals … and impress the judges on the night!!! Tickets have gone on sale and the parish is awash with PR material! So don’t miss out on what promises to be a wonderful start to Clontibret O Neills ‘Club 100’ celebrations.
Finally congratulations to Eleanor who has taken up an appointment as a physiotherapist in Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital this week.
Inniskeen Camogie
Comhghairdeas Brigid – Monaghan Camogie Volunteer of the Year
Congratulations to our very own Brigid McKenna who was honoured as the Monaghan Camogie Volunteer of the Year at a prestigious awards ceremony held in Croke Park last Saturday.This award was made in order to acknowledge the huge effort put in by many people in clubs within the county and the Inniskeen Camogie Club and Monaghan County Board took great pleasure in nominating Brigid
Senior Training
Senior training has resumed under the watchful eye of Inniskeen hurler David McGahon. There was a good turnout last Monday evening and all attention is focused on the All County Blitz this Sunday. A big “welcome home” to Sharon McGahon who is back from Oz and hopefully has the travelling bug out of her system and will be around for the coming season!
Please note that Monday night training is purely Camogie skills and on Wednesday night the Camogie & Ladies Footballers will double up for fitness training.
Anyone interested in playing Camogie is more than welcome to join – whether it be just for fun, playing matches or just “having a go” please don’t hesitate in contacting Lorraine on 087 2785614
All County Blitz
The All County Blitz takes place this Sunday in O Neill Park Clontibret beginning at 12noon
All players are requested to be at the pitch no later than 11.30am. Please let Lorraine know if you are unable to attend.
Registration Evening
Thank you to all the parents & players who attended the registration evening and joined up for the coming year. With a return to the long evenings it won’t be long ’til we’ll be back with underage training. Parents will receive notice in advance.
By michael Thu 7th Mar
