Last Call for Dinner Dance Tickets

Due to unprecedented demand, there are only a limited number of dinner dance tickets remaining.

Any tickets not paid for after Sunday 5th February cannot be guaranteed as we have to confirm numbers with the hotel.

The All Saints GAC Annual Dinner Dance will take place on:
Saturday 11th February 2011
7pm Sharp @ Tullyglass House Hotel, Ballymena
Live Entertainment by The Raparees
Cost: £25 per ticket

Tickets can be purchased by contacting any committee member.
Tables of 10 can only be reserved on up-front complete payment.

Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 25-01-12

Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg

(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)

 

 

U12 North Antrim Indoor League Final

A large crowd gathered at 7 Towers Leisure Centre last Saturday for the finale of the GAAkit.com U12 North Antrim Indoor League when six divisional titles were up for grabs.

 Teams qualified for the finals by competing in a series of blitz style grading and qualifying games that were played over the previous two weeks. After an initial hiccup in their first match, in week one, All Saints went through the rest of the league unbeaten to qualify for the Division 3 final with Bredagh. When the two teams met previously, in a qualifying round, All Saints edged the contest by a single goal so confidence was high when they lined out on Saturday.

 At the throw in Bredagh came out of the traps with all guns blazing and with deep penetrating runs they caused the All Saints midfield to be pulled out of shape and put severe pressure on the defence. Bredagh scored two goals before the Ballymena boys  had time to recover from the initial onslaught. However they didn’t panic and in goals Conor O’Rawe held on to the ball, allowing the team to settle and rediscover their shape. Cormac Magill went man to man with the Bredagh full forward and nullified their main scoring threat. Ryan McGarry moved into fifth gear tackling and striking well and supplying good ball to the forward line where Eoin McNally and Ruairi McAllister started to torment the opposition back line. The tide was quelled and the half time whistle provided a respite and a chance to plan a fight back.

 Alex O’Boyle, Seamus O’Hara and James O’Boyle were introduced in the second half. They added an extra dimension to attack and mid field but the St Bredagh net minder was in top form and he intercepted all goal bound shots.

 Mid way through the second half a cruel blow scuttled any attempt of a come back. An attack by Bredagh was well marshalled by the All Saints defence when a ball which looked to be cleared from danger was deflected off a stick and ended in the Ballymena net. Despite fantastic efforts by each one of the lads, goals eluded them and Bredagh went on to win the match 3:0.

 Although disappointed to lose, the boys can be proud of their performance on the day and throughout the competition. Congratulations to St Bredagh for a well deserved victory – we look forward to meeting them again during the season.

 All Saints Team

Ryan McGarry, Cormac Magill, Ruairi McAllister, James O’Boyle, , Conor O’Rawe, Eoin McNally, Alex O’Boyle, Seamus O’Hara, Eamon O’Donnell, Luke Mulholland, Eoin McGuigan, Calum McGarry.

 Appreciation

All Saints U12 team and mentors would like to thank::

• North Antrim Board for running the competition, in particular Owen Elliott who was chief co-ordinator and organiser.
• Dominic McKinley who refereed the matches.
• Brian Kearney of GAA Kit.Com for sponsoring the competition.
• The management and staff at 7 Towers Leisure for the excellent facilities and friendly service..
• All the teams we played, for their sportsmanship and competitive games.
• Parents and guardians who bring their children to training and matches – and take them home again.
• All those who came along to matches – your support is much appreciated.

 

 

Co Down Indoor League

The U12s bounced back from Saturday’s loss when they travelled to Bangor’s Eddie Irvine Centre on Sunday to play in the third round of the Co Down Indoor League.

They kept their 100% record in this competition by winning all their matches.

The boys return to Bangor next Sunday for the final round of matches. After that it is the U10s turn. They have been invited to play over the next four Sundays in the U10 league.

We would like to thank Michael McCullough (Down Hurling Development Officer) for inviting us to participate in this competition

 

 

Weekend Fixtures

 U10 North Antrim Indoor League Round 1

Date - Saturday 28 January

Venue – St Patrick’s College

Time – 10:00 – 12:30

Players should be at the school for 09:40.

 

U12 Co Down Indoor League Round 4

Date – Sunday 29 January

Venue – Eddie Irvine Centre, Bangor

Time – 12:00 – 14:00

Transport – cars will leave the chapel car park at 10:15.

 

 

Hurling Training Times

U10/U12 – Training returns to St Louis on 01 February.18:30 – 20:00

P1 – P4 – Hurling nursery programme will start on Wednesday 15 February at St Louis – more details will be released closer to the time.

U14s – Date for start of U14 hurling training has not been decided yet, however U14 football training started last Sunday (11:30 – 13:00). John and Martin put the lads through a mighty session split between indoor circuits in the hall and outdoor ball work on grass.  All U14 players are encouraged to attend these sessions.

 

 

Ethnic Minority Coaching Project

The Club has embarked on a programme to coach Gaelic games to children from ethnic minority backgrounds. The programme started last Saturday morning when over sixty children, mainly from Eastern Europe, received top class tuition in football from a group of All Saints’ coaches. The programme is funded by Sport NI and runs for eight weeks. During the next three weeks participants will hone their football skills before switching to hurls and sliotars for a four week hurling/camogie programme. Sessions are held at the Ballymena North Centre on Saturday mornings (10:00 – 12:00). Dates for the hurling/camogie component of the programme are 18th Feb, 25^th Feb, 03rd Mar and 10^th Mar.

 

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Events Calendar

 

Games and Competitions
U12
Sun 29 Jan	U12 – Down Indoor League Rd 4	Bangor
Sat 03 Mar	U12 – NA Indoor Air Borne League Rd 1	TBC
Sat 10 Mar	U12 – NA Indoor Air Borne League Rd 2	TBC
Sat 24 Mar	U12 – NA Indoor Air Borne League Final	TBC
U10
Sat 28 Jan	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 1	St Patrick’s College
Sat 04 Feb	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 2	TBC
Sun 05 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 1	Bangor
Sat 11 Feb	U10 – NA Indoor League Finals	Leisure Centre
Sun 12 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 2	Bangor
Sun 19 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 3	Bangor
Sun 26 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 4	Bangor
Events
Sun 05 Feb	Juvenile Presentation	Slemish Park
Sun 26 Feb	Club Registration Day	Parish Centre
Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads)
Sat 11 Feb	All Saints GAC Dinner Dance	Tullyglass House
Coaching Courses
Sat 25 Feb	Ulster Hurling Road Show	Dunloy

 

Visit: All Saints website: http://www.allsaintsgac.com for all the latest club news

Juvenile Football Training Times

The  following times are the times for juvenile football training until such times as we move to a Monday night at Slemish Park/Quinn Park.

Under 6 Boys and Girls (Yr 1 & Yr 2) (FUNdamentals) starts this Monday, 30th January, St Louis GS Sports Hall, 6.30pm – 7.30pm.

Under 8 and 10 Boys and Girls start this Sunday, 29th January, at St Patrick’s College All Weather pitch, 11:15 a.m - 12:45

Under 12 Boys starts this Sunday at St Patrick’s College, 11:15 a.m - 12:45

Under 14 Boys continues this Sunday at Slemish Park 11:30 – 13:00

Under 16 Boys starts this Sunday at Slemish Park 11:30 – 13:00

Minor Boys continues at St Patrick’s College on Monday nights at 7pm

Ethnic Minorities Coaching Project Starts With A Bang

Upwards on 50 youngsters recently took part in the club’s coaching project developed specifically for children from countries other than Ireland. 12 club coaches coached the children in Gaelic Football on Saturday 21st January in the Ballymena North Centre. The coaching programme will continue with football for the next 3 weeks before hurling/ camogie is introduced for the last 4 weeks. The project is supported by Sport NI.

Historic Memories Of 2011 – A Commemorative Collage

U14 Footballers Get Their Season Underway

Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 17-01-12

Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg

(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)

 

U12s Reach North Antrim Indoor League Final

Congratulations to our U12 hurlers who qualified for the GAAkit.com North Antrim Indoor League final.

The qualifying stages of this competition were played last Saturday at six venues across Antrim and Derry. At each venue teams competed in a round robin for the prize of a place in the final for the two top placed teams.

All Saints played in section three at St Patrick’s College. They played four matches winning three and drawing one to finish in pole position in their group, Bredagh finished in second spot; the two teams will meet next Saturday in the section 3 final at Seven Towers Leisure Centre.

This promises to be an intriguing contest between two evenly matched teams. When they met on Saturday the contest was a close affair and with both defences in uncharitable mood scores were at a premium. The game was decided by a single goal in All Saints favour.

Some veterans of this squad played in last year’s final when they lost out to Rossa in a nail biting encounter which needed extra time to decide the winner. Last year’s experience should stand them in good stead and we wish the lads good luck as they try to go one better this time.

We encourage everyone to come along on Saturday to support the team and hopefully see them collect the first silverware of the year for All Saints.

 

All Saints Team

Ryan McGarry, Eoin McGuigan, Cormac Magill, Luke Mulholland, Ruairi McAllister, James O’Boyle, Calum McGarry, Eamon McDonnell, Conor O’Rawe, Eoin McNally.

 

Paths to the Final

All Saints 4  Tir na nÓg 1                                         Bredagh 6  Tir na nÓg 0

All Saints 4  Creggan 0                                             Bredagh 2  Creggan 1                                    

All Saints 3  Glenariffe 2                                          Bredagh 1  Glenariffe 1

All Saints 1  Buncrana 1                                           Bredagh 5  Buncrana 0

                                        All Saints 1  Bredagh 0

 

Appreciation

We would like to thank:

• Owen Elliott for organising and refereeing the matches and his son Eamon who kept him right on technical issues and updated the score board.
• Brian Kearney of GAA Kit.Com for sponsoring the competition.
• The principal and staff at St Patrick’s College for use of the hall.

 

 

Co Down Indoor League

Following their exploits in the North Antrim League the U12s travelled to Bangor’s Eddie Irvine Centre on Sunday to play in the Co Down Indoor League.

While the North Antrim competition is designed to promote ground hurling the Down league allows catching and striking from the hand. Again the lads did extremely well, winning all their games. They return to Bangor next Sunday for another round of matches.

We would like to thank Michael McCullough (Down Hurling Development Officer) for inviting us to participate in this competition and to the other teams we played against for a very enjoyable day’s hurling.

 

 Weekend Fixtures

 U12 North Antrim Indoor League Final

Date - Saturday 21st January

Venue – Seven Towers Leisure Centre

Time – 13:30 – 15:30

Players should be at the leisure centre for 13:30.

 

U12 Co Down Indoor League

Date - Sunday 22^nd January

Venue – Eddie Irvine Centre, Bangor

Time – 12:00 – 14:00

Transport – cars will leave the chapel car park at 10:15.

 

 Training Times

U10/U12 – Training for U10s and U12s moves to St Patrick’s College for the next two Wednesday nights 18^th and 25^th January. We return to St Louis on 01^st February.

Time – 18:30 – 20:00

 

Events Calendar 

Games and Competitions
U12
Sat 21 Jan	U12 –  NA Indoor League Finals	Leisure Centre
Sun 22 Jan	U12 – Down Indoor League Rd 3	Bangor
Sun 29 Jan	U12 – Down Indoor League Rd 4	Bangor
U10
Sat 28 Jan	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 1	St Patrick’s College
Sat 04 Feb	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 2	TBC
Sun 05 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 1	Bangor
Sat 11 Feb	U10 – NA Indoor League Finals	Leisure Centre
Sun 12 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 2	Bangor
Sat 18 Feb	U10 – Ulster Indoor Hurling Blitz	Magherafelt
Sun 19 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 3	Bangor
Events
Sun 05 Feb	Juvenile Presentation	Slemish Park
Sun 26 Feb	Club Registration Day	Parish Centre
Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads)
Sat 11 Feb	All Saints GAC Dinner Dance	Tullyglass House

 

 

Visit: All Saints website: http://www.allsaintsgac.com for all the latest club news.

Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 11-01-12

Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg

(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)

Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Daoibh

Happy New Year! We hope you had a great Christmas and that Santa was good.

Our U10 and U12 hurlers started the New Year with a bang last Wednesday night. The lads burned off any residual turkey and sweets with an action packed session at St Louis Grammar. It didn’t take long for the boys to get into their rhythm and start hurling with enthusiasm.

At the end of the night there were a few blistered hands indicating that some of the lads had allowed their hurls to gather a few cobwebs over the winter. However, with an action packed season ahead, hands will soon toughen up and any tenderness will be a distant memory.

U12 North Antrim Indoor Blitz

The U12s did not have long to wait for competitive action as they played the first round of matches in the North Antrim Indoor League on Saturday at St Patrick’s College. They did really well, finishing joint top of their section. They learned from a narrow defeat to Dungannon in their first game to win their next three matches with Patrick Pearse’s, Shane O’Neill’s and St Gall’s.

The final match against St Gall’s was a real edge of the seat affair with both teams evenly matched. The score was three each approaching full time. Just at the finish Ryan McGarry shot from an acute angle sending the sliotar goal ward, as the ball ricocheted off the back wall the whistle blew and the referee declared a draw. As the two teams shook hands the St Gall’s manager stepped forward to declare that Ryan’s shot had in fact entered the goal before passing through the net and hitting the wall, the game was duly awarded to All Saints.

Long after the euphoria of winning has abated the boys will remember this display of sportsmanship from the St Gall’s management and team. Sportsmanship like this is not unusual in juvenile hurling games; nonetheless, it is always a privilege to witness and is a great example for youngsters to emulate as they grow and mature. We hope that this magnanimous gesture brings St Gall’s good fortune in the rest of the competition.

All Saints Team

Ryan McGarry, Eoin McGuigan, Cormac Magill, Luke Mulholland, Ruairi McAllister, James O’Boyle.

Appreciation

We would like to thank:

• North Antrim GAA for organising, and Brian Kearney of GAA Kit.Com for sponsoring the competition.
• Owen Elliott who refereed the matches and his son Eamon who kept him right on technical issues and updated the score board.
• The management and teams from Pearses, St Gall’s, Dungannon and Shane O’Neills for their sportsmanship and competitive opposition..
• The principal and staff at St Patrick’s College for use of the hall.

Weekend Fixtures

The U12s have another busy weekend ahead. The second round of the North Antrim Indoor League is on this Saturday at St Patrick’s while on Sunday they travel to Bangor to take part in the Co Down Indoor League.

U12 North Antrim Indoor League

Date - Saturday 14^th January

Venue – St Patrick’s College

Time – 10:00 – 12:30

Players should be at the school for 09:40.

U12 Co Down Indoor League

Date - Sunday 15^th March

Venue – Eddie Irvine Centre, Bangor

Time – 12:00 – 14:00

Transport – cars will leave the chapel car park at 10:15.

Training

Training for U10s and U12s moves to St Patrick’s College for the next two Wednesday nights 18^th and 25^th January. We return to St Louis on 01^st February.

Time – 18:30 – 20:00

We would like to thank the principals and staff of St Patrick’s and St Louis who are always very supportive to the club.

Events Calendar

Games and Competitions
Sat 14th Jan	U12 – NA Indoor League Rd 2	St Patrick’s College
Sun 15th Jan	U12 – Down Indoor League	Bangor
Sat 21st Jan	U12 –  NA Indoor League Finals	Leisure Centre
Sat 28th Jan	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 1	St Patrick’s College
Sat 04thFeb	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 2	TBC
Sat 11th Feb	U10 – NA Indoor League Finals	Leisure Centre
Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads)
Sat 11th Feb	All Saints GAC Dinner Dance	Tullyglass House

All Saints GAC Annual Dinner Dance

February 11, 2012

7:00 pm

The All Saints GAC Annual Dinner Dance will take place on:
Saturday 11th February 2011
7pm Sharp @ Tullyglass House Hotel, Ballymena
Live Entertainment by The Raparees
Cost: £25 per ticket

Tickets can be purchased by contacting any committee member.
Tables of 10 can only be reserved on up-front complete payment.

It is the time of year when we look forward to the highlight of the All Saints GAC social calendar… the annual Dinner Dance.
We hope that this year will be the biggest and best as we have plenty of silverware to hand out, including our Minor Footballers who won the South West league, and of course our Senior Footballers who took us on an unforgettable journey in the Antrim and Ulster Intermediate Football Championship. As usual, we will also have all the individual awards for the respective teams.

Tickets are priced at £25 per head and this includes a 4 course meal and live entertainment by The Raparees. We will also have video highlights of the year, raffles and plenty of other things going on.

Tickets are limited so everyone are urged to book their places early.

All Saints GAC Annual Dinner Dance

The All Saints GAC Annual Dinner Dance will take place on:
Saturday 11th February 2011
7pm Sharp @ Tullyglass House Hotel, Ballymena
Live Entertainment by The Raparees
Cost: £25 per ticket

Tickets can be purchased by contacting any committee member.
Tables of 10 can only be reserved on up-front complete payment.

It is the time of year when we look forward to the highlight of the All Saints GAC social calendar… the annual Dinner Dance.
We hope that this year will be the biggest and best as we have plenty of silverware to hand out, including our Minor Footballers who won the South West league, and of course our Senior Footballers who took us on an unforgettable journey in the Antrim and Ulster Intermediate Football Championship. As usual, we will also have all the individual awards for the respective teams.

Tickets are priced at £25 per head and this includes a 4 course meal and live entertainment by The Raparees. We will also have video highlights of the year, raffles and plenty of other things going on.

Tickets are limited so everyone are urged to book their places early.