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28th March 2010
Senior Football Challenge - vs Crossmaglen Rangers
The Senior Football team travel to Crossmaglen this Sunday to play a challenge match againts Crossmaglen Rangers at 5pm
A bus is travelling from the club on Sunday and there are some places still available for supporters.
For details and to book a place on the bus please contact the clubhouse (8499140)
Best of Luck Padddy Joe!
The club wish Paddy Joe Moran the best of luck in his Leinster Final of Scór this Sunday!
Junior Ladies' first competitive match !
Thursday night the 25th March was a busy evening in the Clubhouse, with the launch of the Trad /Ash music festival AND the first outing of our Junior Ladies' Football team ! They came up against pretty tough opposition in the form of the Royal College of Surgeons Ladies' Football team, led by our very own Senior Ladies Captain, Catriona O' Shaughnessy, in a challenge match.
The RCSI Ladies prevailed, but our Juniors proved no slouches in the scoring stakes, with 5 goals and 7 points scored ! It was a fine team effort, with impressive all-round performances. Next up for the Junior Ladies is their first league match versus Seneschalstown "B" in the clubhouse on Tuesday evening, the 30th March, at 8:00 PM. All support for the ladies would be most appreciated in their debut fixture !
Last Week for Membership Registration!
If you have not paid membership then you will not be insured to train or play. Any member not registered by the end of March will not be entitled to a vote in our AGM at the end of the year. This is a directive from Croke Park and there can be no exceptions. Download the membership form from our website, or drop in to the clubhouse. Meath Camogie through to Div 3 Final
Meath take on Laois in the Division 3 League Final on Sunday 11th April.
Lizzy Lynch is representing the club on the Meath team and we wish her and all the girls the best of luck in the final!
The venue is not yet decided, we will update as soon as we hear anything.
Celebrity Chef, Club Tie & Dress Dance
Celebrity Chef, Club Tie & Dress Dance takes place in the Club Bar and Function Room on Saturday 10th April 2010 at 8.30pm.
Join us for an evening with a difference.
Pre meal drinks reception at 8.30pm in the Club Bar followed by a 4 course meal in the Function Room at 9.00pm. where our guests will be greeted by our Celebrity Chef.
Post meal entertainment will be provided by Top Comedian Alan Shortt to be followed by an evening of song and dance with Top Entertainer Sean Boland.
Numbers are limited to 100 and tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis and may be purchased from
Ray Lawton…………….087-2796354
Ali Fitzgerald………….. 085-7385913
Tickets priced at €45 each.
Go Raibh Maith Agaibh
The family of the late Christy Carroll (Dunboyne) would like to acknowledge the attendance and support provided by players, club officers and members of Donaghmore Ashbourne GAA Club during our recent loss. Your support is very much appreciated by his wife Nuala, daughter Catherine, son Joe and all his family. Go raibh mile maith agaibh uilig. Win for the Senior Ladies !
The Senior Ladies overcame Boardsmill Ladies in their first competitive league match of 2010, at the clubhouse last night. Final score 3-11 to 1-4 to Donaghmore / Ashbourne. Read the Match Report
U16 Football League
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 4 - 07 Skryne 4 - 17
Bus to Donegal v Meath Match
Donegal vs. Meath This Saturday Night 27th March.
Bus leaving Ashbourne at 10 am Saturday, Returning Sunday (Sometime) Spaces available on Bus but travellers would need to sort their own accommodation. For Accommodation the following hotels are close to the pitch in Ballybofey Jackson’s Hotel -074 9131021 Villa Rose - 074 913 2266 Contact Michael Doherty 0871222024 or Brendan O’Connor for further details. Results from the Weekend Tee Times from 1pm - 2.50pm (Four Ball)
Contact Laura for bookings (8499140)
Sponsored by Tormey Crash Repairs.
Total Cost: €55 (Includes Golf & Dinner in Club after)
Congratulations to Andrew Lynch! Matches This Week
Tuesday 23rd March Junior Hurling League Sunday 28th March 21st March 2010
Congratulations to Andrew Lynch!
Congratulations from all in the club to Andrew Lynch on his 2 winners at Cheltenham this week.
Its a fantastic achievement and well deserved!
Sports in the Club this Saturday!
Six Nations Rugby, Ireland v Scotland, 5pm
Division 1 League, Dublin v Cork, 7.30pm
All Pints €3 for both games!
Decision Night a Huge Success!
Our White Collar Boxing night took place on Saturday night, and what a night it was! From the first fight to the last, each one of the players gave it their all. They were a credit to the club in the commitment they gave and the money they helped raise. Many thanks also go to those club members who once again gave up their time to help make the night such a success. There was great support there on the night and hopefully this will be first of many successful nights held in our indoor arena. Clubhouse Open Day and Membership Registration Day Join us in the clubhouse on Saturday 20th March, from 10am – 1pm, as the club opens its doors to the community! Come along and see what our club has to offer… fun and games on the day from all our codes - Camogie, Hurling, Football and Ladies Football! All Ages Welcome! No Experience Necessary! Fun & Games for All! All members who are not registered yet are welcome to come along on the day and pay the membership fees for the year. Membership Now Due! All members are reminded that their Membership Fees for 2010 are now due. All players must be registered by March 29th or they will not be insured to play or train. Any member not registered by the end of March will not be entitled to a vote in our AGM at the end of the year. This is a directive from Croke Park and there can be no exceptions. Download the membership form St. Paddy’s Eve
Join us in the club on the eve of St. Patricks Day! Our Senior Footballers will play a challenge game against Kilmacud Crokes at 8pm. Gael Force will be entertaining the crowd in the bar after with some trad music with attitude! All Pints €3 on the night! Results from the weekend Junior Hurling Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-10 St. Peters Dunboyne 1-08 Minor Hurling Championship Quarter Final
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-10 Moylough/Kilskyre 1-06
TradAsh Music Festival!
TradAsh Music Festival is taking place from Friday 23rd April to Sunday 25th April. It will be a celebration of traditional irish music with 4 great gigs to keep everyone entertained! Friday 23rd April – Craic & Ceoil in Fox Inn, Ballymadun. Saturday 24th April – Songwriter & Comedian Open Mic Night in Don/Ash GAA Club. Music Session in the bar afterwards. Sunday 25th April – Sunday Morning Session, 12.30pm in Foxes Den, Ashbourne Sunday 25th April – World Record Attempt in Donaghmore/Ashbourne GAA! All Ireland Senior Club Finals on St. Patrick Day!
Reminder to all members that the Senior Club Finals take place in Croke Park next Wednesday 17th March. Details on tickets are as follows: Croke Park are encouraging everyone to purchase their ticket before match day.
Adult tickets are available at discount price of €15 from now until March 16th.
There are no concessions on the discounted Adult tickets, i.e. No Concession Rebates for Students or Senior Citizens on discounted tickets. Juvenile EUR 5 - at all times Juvenile tickets are available in the Cusack & Davin Stands (301-323) only. As with every fixture in Croke Park, everyone needs a ticket to gain entry. Reserved seating applies on the day. Tickets can also be purchased via www.gaa.ie A Group Pass Application form is also available: 3 euro per Juvenile and with every 10 juveniles one adult goes free! Contact the club for more details.
There will of course be a number of sales points on match day. Match Day Prices are as follows: Adult Stand EUR 25 Juvenile EUR 5 Senior Citizen EUR 20 - Cusack or Davin Stand tickets only. Concession rebate available from Block D turnstiles with valid ID prior to entry only. Student EUR 20 - Cusack or Davin Stand tickets only. Concession rebate available from Block D turnstiles with valid ID prior to entry only. Monday 15th March Minor Hurling Championship Semi Final
Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Kildalkey
Clubhouse @ 11am
U16 Ladies Football March 12th 2010
The Countdown is On!
The final countdown is on to the DonAsh Decision Night! With over 600 tickets sold already, Saturday night is proving to be a big talking point around Ashbourne... and further afield! Talk has started on who will be fighting who… join the debate on the website message board! The fight night takes place in the Indoor Arena and the first fight will be at 7.30pm. Tickets are €20 and are available from the club or on the door on the night! Come along and see who will earn their bragging rights for the year! Mothers Day Special - Sunday 14th March
3 Course Lunch
Main Course, Dessert & Tea/Coffee
€15 per person
All Ireland Senior Club Finals on St. Patrick Day!
Reminder to all members that the Senior Club Finals take place in Croke Park next Wednesday 17th March. Details on tickets are as follows: Croke Park are encouraging everyone to purchase their ticket before match day.
Adult tickets are available at discount price of €15 from now until March 16th.
There are no concessions on the discounted Adult tickets, i.e. No Concession Rebates for Students or Senior Citizens on discounted tickets. Juvenile EUR 5 - at all times Juvenile tickets are available in the Cusack & Davin Stands (301-323) only. As with every fixture in Croke Park, everyone needs a ticket to gain entry. Reserved seating applies on the day. Tickets can also be purchased via www.gaa.ie A Group Pass Application form is also available: 3 euro per Juvenile and with every 10 juveniles one adult goes free! Contact the club for more details.
There will of course be a number of sales points on match day. Match Day Prices are as follows: Adult Stand EUR 25 Juvenile EUR 5 Senior Citizen EUR 20 - Cusack or Davin Stand tickets only. Concession rebate available from Block D turnstiles with valid ID prior to entry only. Student EUR 20 - Cusack or Davin Stand tickets only. Concession rebate available from Block D turnstiles with valid ID prior to entry only. Comhghairdeas!
Comhghairdeas le Paddy Joe Moran a bhuaigh a chomórtas i Leath Chraobh Scór Cúige Laighin agus atá ag dul ar aghaidh chuig Craobh Laighin le scéalaíocht aonair - "Operation Transformation". Mi-ádh leis an mBailéad Ghrúpa, Martin, Niamh, Tommy, Ian agus John a rinne an iarracht ach faraor níor éirigh leo an bhabhta seo. Táimid bródúil astu ar fad.
Congratulations to Paddy Joe Moran who won his heat in the Leinster Semi-final of Scór and who will now represent the club in the Leinster Final with his recitation - "Operation Transformation". Hard luck to our Ballad Group, Martin, Niamh, Tommy, Ian and John who gave it everything but unfortunately they did not suceed on this occasion. We're very proud of them all. Membership Now Due!
All members are reminded that their Membership Fees for 2010 are now due. All players must be registered by March 22nd or they will not be insured to play or train. Any member not registered by the end of March will not be entitled to a vote in our AGM at the end of the year. This is a directive from Croke Park and there can be no exceptions. Download the membership form, or drop in to the clubhouse. Information on fees
Mixed Weekend for our Junior Teams Our three junior teams were in action this weekend as they opened their 2010 league campaigns. On Saturday afternoon our second adult football team travelled to Seneschalstown and managed to come back down the N2 with full points. On Sunday we had our Division 3B team hosting Moynalvey at home where they recorded a 1-10 to 0-10 opening day victory. Our 4th team travelled to Athboy, but despite playing well lost out on a 2-12 to 1-07 scoreline. The important thing from a club development point of view is that we managed to get 54 different players in action this weekend alone. Final Scores: B League Div1: Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-10 Seneschalstown 2-08 B League Div3: Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-10 Moynalvey 0-10 B League Div5: Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-07 Clann na nGael 2-12 Senior Camogie League Our Camogie ladies had an early start on Sunday morning in their second match of the senior league against Navan O’Mahony’s. The girls battled hard in the first half, and were within a point of Navan at half time. Unfortunately, Navan proved to be the stronger team and their experience won out in the end. Final Score: Donaghmore/Ashbourne 4-01 Navan O’Mahony’s 3-13 Clubhouse Open Day! Join us in the clubhouse on Saturday 20th March, from 10am – 1pm, as the club opens its doors to the community! Come along and see what our club has to offer… fun and games on the day from all our codes - Camogie, Hurling, Football and Ladies Football! All Ages Welcome! No Experience Necessary! Fun & Games for All! U9 Football
Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Blackhall Gaels Clubhouse @ 11am U14 Ladies Football Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Seneschalstown Community Pitch, 11am Ladies Football League
Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Dunboyne Clubhouse @ 2pm
U14 Football League
Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Dunboyne Clubhouse @ 4.30pm Junior Hurling League Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Navan O’Mahony’s Community Pitch @ 5pm Sunday 14th March Minor Hurling Championship Quarter Final Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Moylough/Kilskyre Clubhouse @ 11am U16 Ladies Football League Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Royal Gaels Clubhouse @ 11am Junior Hurling League Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs St. Peter’s Dunboyne Clubhouse @ 4pm March 8th 2010
Your Country, your CallArd Stiurthoir of the GAA, Mr Paraic Duffy, has endorsed a new initiative by Dr Martin Mc Aleese called Your Country, Your Call. Your Country, Your Call is a competition to find and reward two transformational proposals which will help secure jobs and prosperity for Ireland - proposals which could help change the way we do things, allow businesses to grow, employment to be created and prosperity to flourish. The two winning proposals will be awarded a prize of €100,000 each and both will then be implemented with the support of an independent working group, and with a development fund of up to €500,000 for each project. Your Country, Your Call is all about Ireland. It's about helping to create future prosperity, whilst at the same time generating hope, confidence and positive thinking. It is about encouraging everyone in the country to look at what they can do to make use of our innate ability as a people to be creative and imaginative, and generate fresh thinking. Details regarding the application process, other participants and their proposals, possible collaborations and a message board can be found on www.yourcountryyourcall.com. The competition is open for entries until the 30th April 2010, after which the entries will be reviewed, assessed and whittled down to the final two submissions in the middle of September 2010. The GAA believes this to be an inspiring and timely initiative, and is proud to promote and encourage the involvement of members of the GAA in this competition. U16 Meath Camogie Congratulations to Cathy Giblin, Maggie Randle and Shelby Leahy who have all been selected to represent Meath on the U16 Camogie team.
Best of luck to the girls who play their first match, against Carlow, this Sunday at 3pm in Ratoath.
A League Division 1
Donaghmore Ashbourne maintained their winning start to the 2010 league campaign with a deserved home win over Blackhall Gaels on Sunday Final Score: Donaghmore/Ashbourne 3-07 Blackhall Gaels 0-09 See match report U19 Ladies Football Quarter Final
A disappointing day for the U19 Ladies in the quarter final of the 2009 Championship
Final Score: Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-3 Royal Gaels 1-9
A very entertaining night was had by all at the Cheltenham Preview Night, held on Friday evening last, the 26th February in the club function room. We had a wealth of experience and in-depth knowledge of horseflesh available, namely our guests Jim Dreaper, Tom Taafe,Adrian Mc Guiness, Patrick Mullins, Andrew Lynch, Brian Flanagan and of course, RTE's Tony O' Hehir.Our own Paddy Joe Moran was his usual witty self during his introduction of the guests , then handed the MC reins over to Tony O' Hehir. Every race was given an in-depth analysis from all perspectives, and when the Preview was complete, the raffle of the array of prizes began. Top prize was a trip for two to Cheltenham, courtesy of Freddie Grehan of Sporting & Special Events Limited. Congratulations to the lucky winner, Ms Eileen Higgins. After the raffle was complete, the successful Donaghmore / Ashbourne Scor team were presented with their individual, and the club trophies, by Executive member Conor Tormey. Everyone then reconvened in the bar, where music was provided by Peter Finnegan and finger food was served. The evening was topped off by Paddy Joe reprising his winning Scor sketch, donning his jockey's outfit for added effect ! A big thank you to all our guests, our sponsors Bambury Bookmakers and Mr and Mrs Jim Finlay, and all the attendees ! The whole evening ran smoothly as clockwork, thanks to the hard work of our committee, and its Chairman P,J, Durkan. Don/Ash Decision Night!
Joining the rise of the popular White Collar Boxing Night… Donaghmore Ashbourne GAA Club presents Don Ash Decision Night!
Donaghmore Ashbourne Senior Footballers have joined with former Olympic boxer Cathal O'Grady as they prepare for the 2010 season. This professional boxing night will take place on Saturday 13th March in the club's indoor facility in Ashbourne. A knockout time is guaranteed with over 15 fights on the night involving club players and all judged by qualified judges. This entertainment spectacular will be a night to remember and one not to be missed! Come along and see the senior panel face their Decision Night! Tickets are available from the clubhouse at €20. Phone 01-8499140 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Photos of the lads in training to follow...!
Code of Ethics & Child Protection - Information Night
Information Nights will be held in February for Mentors and Parents.
Dates as follows:
Information Night for Parents
Monday 1st March @ 9pm, in the Function Room
Membership Now Due!
Membership Fees are now due for 2010. Membership registration forms have been sent to all members and should be received this week. All players are reminded that they will not be able to train or play unless their membership is up to date. For further information please contact Laura 01-8499140 Matches This Week
Saturday 6th March
B League Division 1 Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Seneschalstown Seneschalstown @ 4.30pm Sunday 7th March Senior Camogie League Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Navan Clubhouse @ 10.45am B League Division 3 Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Moynalvey Clubhouse @ 3pm B League Division 5 Donaghmore/Ashbourne v Clann na Gael Athboy @ 3pm
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