Owen Roe O'Neills GAC

FIXTURES AND EVENTS (subject to change)

Thurs 12^th May – Ladies U-14 League: Owen Roe’s v Pomeroy at 7.30pm.

Fri 13^th May – Coaching for girls and boys in classes Primary 2 to Primary 7 from 7pm to 8pm. See Youth section below for more details.

Meeting for all parents of U-14 (boys) at 8.15pm.

Sat 14^th May – U-8s Blitz (Primary 3 and 4) at 10.30am in Newtownstewart. All eligible players are asked to attend.

Sun 15^th May – Ladies U-14 League: Moy v Owen Roe’s at 12 noon.

Tues 17^th May – Cards (25) every Tuesday night at 9pm – new players welcome!

Wed 18^th May – coaching for U-12s (Primary 7 and first year) from 7.30pm to 8.30pm – new players welcome!

Tyrone Academies Coaching Course at Sigerson’s starting at 7.30pm. See below for more details. If interested please contact Anne Daly

Sat 21^st May – U-10s Blitz (Primary 5 and 6) at 10.30am.

Sun 22^nd May- Ulster Championship: Derry v Tyrone at 2pm. Th match will be shown live on the big screen in the Clubrooms. Doors open 1.30pm.

Sun 28^th May – Ladies Ulster Intermediate Championship: Fermanagh v Tyrone in Clones.

Thurs 23^rd June – Owen Roe’s 5K – more details soon!

SOCIAL

The Clubrooms are now open on a Thursday evening for the summer months from 8pm. They are also open every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 8pm and Sundays from 7pm.

The Clubrooms and Glenmornan Community Hall are both available for any family functions or fundraising event – contact Anne-Marie Conwell for more details.

If you would like to run a quiz in aid of charity or fundraising please contact Joe Hegarty.

Cards (25) continues every Tuesday night at 9pm and new players are always welcome to come along for the craic!

DARKNESS INTO LIGHT WALK

A big well done to all from Owen Roe’s who took in the Darkness into Light, either walking or stewarding, on Saturday morning last helping make it a big success! Well done also to Strabane Sigerson’s who got the ball rolling with this and to all who helped out in any way with organising it and helping out!

STRABANE HALF-MARATHON

The Strabane Half Marathon & 5K will take place this Sunday 15th May 2016 commencing at 10.30am.

The organisers are appealing for Stewards to come along and assist with the smooth running of the event and to ensure the safety of the participants.

If you are available to volunteer your services on Sunday then please get in touch with Aodhan Harkin or Ivan Barr as soon as possible.
Anyone who is stewarding should be available from around 9.30am on Sunday morning right through to approximately 1.30pm and to meet at Melvin Sports Complex.

SUMMER CAMPS

The Tyrone GAA Summer Camp will be held at Owen Roe’s from Monday 4^th July to Thursday 7^th July. Camp application forms are now available to download from the Tyrone GAA website at 
http://tyronegaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Tyrone-Summer-Camps-2016-A5.pdf

 OR you can apply online at 
http://tyronegaacentre.com/events/week-one-owen-roes-4th-7th-july-2/

The Michaela Foundation Summer Camps and the Campa Chormaic application forms are also now available to download from their respective websites.

TYRONE "GAA-FOR-ALL" PROGRAMME

Tyrone GAA are providing a coaching programme which is inclusive, stimulating and fun for all children and adults from within the County with a disability who wish to play Gaelic Football.at the Tyrone GAA Centre, Garvaghey on the following dates: 16th, 23rd May and the 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th June. The coaching will run from 7 – 8pm.

All participants in the programme will have the opportunity to represent their County at the following games/events: Ulster Senior Championship Semi Final

Activity Day to Croke Park and the Tyrone Club Championship in Healy Park.

To obtain more details regarding the programme or to reserve a place please contact Anne on 028 85567723 / anne.daly.gda.tyrone@gaa.ie

TYRONE ACADEMIES COACHING COURSE

GAELTACHT GRANTS

Tyrone GAA Gaeltacht Grant Forms for anyone attending this year can be printed off from the Tyrone GAA website at http://tyronegaa.ie/2016/05/gaeltacht-scholarship-application-form-2016/gaeltacht-application-form-2016/

Applications are also being taken for Gaeltacht scholarships sponsored by the

Ulster Ladies Council. There will be 4 x €250 scholarships available and the application form can be downloaded from www.ulsterladiesgaelic.com/   Closing date is May 20th 2016.

CAIRDE EOGHAIN RUAIDH LOTTO

YOUTH AND LADIES NEWS

Coaching for the U-12s (Primary 7 and first year) every Wednesday night from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. New players welcome anytime!

Coaching for children aged 5 to 10 continues this Friday night in Glenmornan from 7 to 8pm. New players welcome to come along! Please bring indoor and outdoor gear!

The next U-8s Blitz (Primary 3 and Primary 4) is on this Saturday 14^th May at 10.30am. The next U-10s Blitz (Primary 5 and Primary 6) is on Saturday 21^st May.

The Owen Roe’s Minor Ladies lost out to Edendork in the Championship last Tuesday night.

The Ladies U-14 team overcame their hosts Aghyaran last Thursday night. They were due to travel to Moy on Sunday but the match was postponed. They are at home to Pomeroy tomorrow night, Thursday 12^th May with throw-in at 7.30pm and on Sunday they travel to Moy for the refixed game. Throw-in at 12 noon. They are then away to Trillick on Tuesday 24^th May. Throw-in at 7pm.

Well done to the Minor boys team and thier Clann na nGael teammates who beat Both Domhnaigh last night in the semi-finals of the Championship in Urney. They now meet the winners of Stewartstown v Coalisland who play on Sunday evening.

Congratulations to the Clann na nGael Under 14 boys (and the Owen Roe's contingent!!!) who won the Grade 2 Feile on Monday evening. Well done to all on an excellent team performance!!

The U-14s are home to Stewartstown this Saturday in the preliminary round of the Championship with throw-in at 1pm.

Well done to Owen Roe’s Caolan O Neill who was part of the St Columb’s College, Derry, team who lifted the Corn Colmcille trophy last week.

SENIOR AND RESERVE NEWS

The Reserves and Seniors travelled to Brockagh last Sunday. Whilst the Reserves had a good win the Seniors lost out by 2 points to their hosts. Neither team have a game this weekend.

Congratulations to Senior team player, Sean Mc Bride on the recent birth of his son.

TYRONE NEWS

Congratulations to Caoimhe Barr and the Tyrone U16 girls who collected the Ulster B Championship title with a 5-11 to 1-10 victory over Monaghan on Sunday.

Best wishes also to Conall Mc Cormack who has been selected for the Tyrone Minor Championship panel for 2015.

Good luck to the Tyrone Ladies Minor team who play Armagh in the Ulster Final this Sunday in Truagh at 3.15pm.

Tyrone take on Derry in the Ulster Championship on Sunday 22^nd May in Celtic Park.

Any paid up Full or youth member wishing to be considered for tickets is asked to have their order with Club Secretary, Pat Mc Nulty before 9pm tomorrow night, Friday, 13^th May. Please specify how many tickets are required, what youth, student, adult or senior citizen tickets are required at time of request. The Club’s Ticket Allocation Guidelines will apply. No membership fees – no tickets!