Tickets and final details for the All-Ireland Quarter Final trip are now available and known.
The club currently have 119 supporters travelling to roar on the red & black and these are travelling by bus and car.
For those with seats booked on the bus and travelling separately but with
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There are some changes to Thursday night's club fixtures for U16's and Seniors.
The U16 game away to Loughinisland has been postponed to a later date due to the move of the seniors game away to Drumaness from Friday night to Thursday (at the request of Drumaness).
For the senior
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The club order for tickets for this Saturdays All Ireland Quarter Final Triple header have now been submitted via the County office and via Croke Park and as expected for the eye-catching set of fixtures, there's been a heavy interest from Saul.
Saturdays games are:
- Tyrone v Kerry (12noon)
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The All Ireland Football Quarter finals this weekend will be All Ticket Fixtures
Saturday:
12noon: AllIreland Minor Quarter Final: Tyrone v Kerry
2pm: AllIreland Senior Quarter Final: Down v Kerry
4pm: AllIreland Senior Quarter Final: Tyrone v Dublin
Please have orders with the club secretary (Mobile: 07779 351405; Email: p.fitzsimons@btinternet.com)
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Saul GAC Notes – 26th July 2010
Saul football really gets back in to the swing of things this week following the holiday break. The under 16s travel to Loughinisland on Thursday for the resumption of the leagues , while on the same night, the seniors also travel to play
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Saul GAC Notes – 11th July 2010
Saul had a relatively quiet week in terms of competitive football. However we did have an extremely successful Cúl Camp with 90 boys and girls enjoying a great week. Many thanks to the coaches led by Down Captain Ambrose Rogers. Many of the
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Saul GAC Notes – 4th July 2010
There is great buzz about the club this week with the annual Cúl Camp in full swing. There will be no under 14, under 12 or kids training this Thursday or Saturday but the Thursday 6pm sessions will resume next week for those
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Saul GAC Notes – 27th June 2010
The family summer BBQ on Friday night past was a roaring success with a large crowd of all ages enjoying the grub, craic and floodlit football matches.
The under 12s hosted a Go-games blitz on Saturday. This was a great event - thanks
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Saul GAC Notes – 20th June 2010
The under 10s and under 8s are continuing Saturday morning and Thursday evening football with excellent attendances each week resulting in obvious skill improvement for all players. The under 8s travel to Ballykinlar for their under 8 tournament this Saturday afternoon. They will
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Saul GAC Notes – 14th June 2010
The Seniors enjoyed a victory over Newry Bosco at Saul on Friday night. A sizeable crowd enjoyed a close encounter but it took to the last minute before Saul edged in front with a cracking point from the composed Leigh Cunningham. Even Saul
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A big thanks to all who gave their precious time on Saturday to help us with the bagpack in Asda, Downpatrick and to the shoppers who contributed throughout the day. It was a big success.
From 9am on Saturday right through to 7pm, playing and non-playing members and friends worked
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The ticket and pricing details for the Ulster semi-finals at Casement Park, Belfast involving Down and Tyrone at both minor and senior grades have been released.
NOTE - this game is not an All Ticket Fixture and the current arrangement is that only 2 stand tickets per club can be
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The draw took place on Tuesday night for the 1st round of the IFC. With the ties to take place between 5th and 9th August and with venues still to be decided, the full draw is:
Ardglass v St Johns
Annaclone v Shamrocks
Glenn v Clann na Banna
Kilclief v
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Saul GAC Notes – 7th June 2010
Things are really hotting up for the summer at Saul. Most of the club teams will be back in action shortly after a small break for exams.
Teams: Saul will host an under 10 blitz this Saturday with the club hoping
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Irish Language classes will be commencing on Sunday (6th June) between 7 to 8pm in the clubrooms. This is a chance for all to either enhance their existing language skills through conversation or for beginners to develop their knowledge and abilities in the native tongue. Admission is £2 per person
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The minors league game in Ardtole tonight (Tues) and the Senior Ladies fixture at home to St Johns scheduled for tomorrow night (Weds) have been postponed due to a heavy exam commitment. These games will be refixed in due course.
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Saul GAC Notes – 23rd May 2010
Saul had another busy week's football.The under 14s fell to their first defeat of the season against a lively Teconnaught side who were worthy winners on the night despite the best efforts of Mark McGrady and James Gordon amongst others.Previous facile victories for
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The Down v Donegal game on 30th May is NOT an All Ticket Fixture.
There are though a limited number of Stand Tickets available to Clubs, these will be priced as follows
Adult £23.00 Covered Stand
Adult £21.00 Open Stand
Family Open Stand Only Adult £21.00 Child £5.00
OAPS Open
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Tues 11 May 2010 7.30pm Minors v Teconnaught (OFF)
Wed 12 May 2010 7.30pm U12s v Bredagh B
Wed 12 May 2010 7.30pm Teconnaught v Senior Ladies
Thu 13 May 2010 7.30pm Carryduff B v U16
Fri 14 May 2010 7.30pm Seniors v Drumgath
Sat 15 May 2010 1pm Teconnaught
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Fixtures confirmed for the next week. Note that Sunday (April 25th) is fixture free to allow supporters to make their way to Croke Park to roar on the red & black (See separate news item on tickets for that game)
Mon 19/04/2010 19:00 U14s v Carryduff B
Tue 20/04/2010 19:00
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The National Football League finals for Div 1 and 2 on Sunday April 25th will be all-ticket. This of course includes Down in a rematch with neighbours Armagh after the red and black victory in the league proper last month in Newry.
Allianz GAA Football National League Division 2 final
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Saul GAC Club Notes for week of April 11th 2010
Teams: The senior team started their 2010 Div 3 campaign on Easter Monday at home to Darragh Cross and then travelled to Newry to take on Bosco on Friday night. Unfortunately these games resulted in 2 narrow defeats. Against
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There are 2 changes to the ladies fixtures scheduled for this weekend (today and tomorrow).
Senior Ladies: Drumgath have informed us that they're unable to field for the senior ladies rescheduled league game on Saturday night in Saul so we have arranged at short notice a challenge game with
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Despite overnight rain the ACL DIv 3 game at St Patrick's Park is on (the pitch passed an early afternoon inspection).
Throw-in @ 5pm
Referee: John Killen
Match Programme - complete with starting teams and subs - here
[Note: this is a 2MB PDF file and needs Adobe Acrobat
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Happy Easter and we're up and running for all teams this week - weather permitting.
With 10 fixtures down to play over the next 8 days and 8 of those fixed for St Patrick's park its about to get busy. Here's hoping the poor weather lifts or some of these
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Teams: The U12’s and the U14Girls joined the U16’s in starting their season on Sunday past when the 2010 leagues took a further step to full action. The U12 boys travelled to Dundrum to play Loughinisland and with a strong team performance came out on top to maintain the good
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This Saturday night's NFL Div 2 top of the table clash between unbeaten Down and 2nd place and neighbours Armagh at Pairc Esler, Newry is now an all-ticket game.
Tickets will be priced as follows
Stand
£13.00 €15.00
UNDER 16 £4.00 OR €5.00
Terrace
£10.00 or €13.00
Under
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Teams: Though there were no league fixtures at the weekend, the club teams were were busy with a number of challenge games with the Under 14s playing De La Salle on Monday and the under 12s travelling to near neighbours RGU for a competitive and sporting encounter at the weekend.
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Congratulations to our own Scor-meister Gareth McGreevy who last week, not content with coaching the 2009 All-Ireland Ballad Group Scor-na-nog champions and also operating on the East Down and Saul committees, was successful in being elected as President of the Students Union at Queen's University, Belfast. Well done Gareth :)
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Teams: All teams have now resumed training. The under 10s and under 8s play on Saturday morning at the pitch (10.45am), with the under 12s and under 14s taking to the field on Sunday mornings. In Ladies football, the U12 and U14 girls are training at 12.45pm on a Sunday
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Teams: All teams are now back training for the season ahead with good turnouts at the registration sessions, on the pitch and in the hall – For details of training times, please contact respective team managers or the club secretary (secretary@saul-gac.com ).
Sunday past also saw the first competitive
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Registration: Despite the heavy overnight snow which hampered driving and training conditions, there was a good turnout for the club registration and open day on Sunday. A full blanket of deep snow covered Saul pitch but the clubrooms saw good numbers signup for the 2010 season and to hear about
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With the heavy fall of snow overnight locally, the planned U16 challenge game with St Marys is off along with training scheduled for the other teams but please note that the Registration will still go ahead as planned between 12noon and 4pm today. Of course this is dependent on the
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A meeting of the full committee will be held on Weds night next (Feb 24th). All committee members are asked to attend. The meeting will start at 8pm. All apologies must be registered in advance with the chairman or secretary (07779 351405). Thanks
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Open Day and Registration for the club takes place this Sunday (21st Feb) between 12noon and 4pm. For those of you unable to attend that day, registration can also be completed between 7:30pm and 9pm on Monday next (Feb 22nd) iin the clubrooms.
Note that It saves time for
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Saul GAC Club Notes for week of February 14th 2010
The 2010 competitive season should be commencing shortly. We complete all our registrations this Sunday, 21st February at an OPEN DAY @ the clubrooms between 12 noon to 4pm. All returning and new, players and members of all ages
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The committee meeting scheduled for Thu, Feb 11th has been postponed to a later date. Watch this space for details
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Training for the 2010 season gets underway on Sunday at St Patricks Park.
Are you eligible to play senior, reserve or minor football in 2010? Whether you are a new or returning player, we invite you to be a part of the new start in Saul under the guidance of
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Wishing all our members a happy new year in 2010. 2009 had many notable achievements but as we turn into a new decade in the 21st century it's time for everyone to look forward and work together for even greater involvement, success and community. See you in January - Sabhall
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The committee and members of St Patrick's G.A.C. Saul deeply regret the death of Kieran Magill, father of our playing members Conall and Mark. Deepest sympathies to Conall, Mark and to Deirdre and the whole Magill family. All available members are asked to note the funeral arrangements for Thursday (Dec
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We wish all our club members and friends a peaceful and relaxing Christmas and a Happy New Year. Enjoy the break and time with families
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Juvenile Presentation: The underage presentation was a real marathon effort on Friday past, a reflection of our rapidly increasing participation and success at youth level. A large number of players and their families attended for the function at the recently purchased Saul GAA Community Hall which was decked in Blue
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The club’s underage presentation takes place in Saul GAA Hall this Friday. All players, friends and parents are invited and are requested to be in their seats for 7pm sharp. After the presentation, there will be a small snack for the kids and we would expect to finish up by
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In the Ulster Scor-na-nOg semi-final on Saturday night past, Down county solo singing champion Sarah McVeigh was narrowly beaten into 2nd place in the contest with the Armagh and Antrim champions. Sarah overcame a sound malfunction and was identified by many in the hall as the one to progress but
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This Saturday sees Saul Songbird, Sarah McVeigh take to the stage in the Ulster Semi Final of Scór na nÓg in solo singing! A member of last year's All Ireland winning Ballad Group, Sarah is currently 3rd in Ulster in Solo Singing in her age group in the Fleadh and
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Annual General Meeting: The club’s annual general meeting takes place this Sunday at the clubrooms starting at 3pm. This is the opportunity for club members to have a say in the future of your club so come along and have your say. After a very healthy response in terms of
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Dinner Dance and Presentation Night: Credit crunch or not , Saul gaels were determined to celebrate GAA125 in style on Friday past as well over a hundred guests enjoyed a great night out at the Millbrook, Ballynahinch. Club chairman Peter Craig was MC for the night and a variety of
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Paddys 10K: Freezing cold, torrential rain, high winds and floods didn't deter over 200 athletes who took to the roads for our big race on Sunday. With widespread participation and help from age 6 months to 60+, male & female, cooperation with sporting colleagues and local businesses - Paddy's 10k
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Scor-na-nOg: Saturday night was county finals night in junior Scor with 3 Saul entrants going for county titles in Saval. A large Saul support, fresh from the 10K, cheered on Saul’s Sarah McVeigh in Solo Singing, Instrumental Music (Brian and Paul Riordan, Sarah McVeigh, Aoife Byrne and Kevin Burns) and
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Successful weekend for Saul in Scor: What a weekend for the club on the cultural front with a triplet of notable events taking place and ending with triple success on the stage. On Friday night, the club’s All-Ireland winning Ballad Group performed and were honoured at the county 125 Dinner
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As the ball was thrown in for the first ever primary school final under floodlights in Down, the heavens opened and everyone hoped that it would only be a quick shower so the two teams from Saul/Ballycruttle & Lower Mourne could showcase their talents. Unfortunately the rain continued throughout, but
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More Details on the Paddy's 10k and 5K events (sponsored by Paddys Barn (Saul).
Both the 10K race/run and the 5K run/walk are on roads (country & scenic routes around Saul) starting at finishing at the football club grounds on St Patrick’s Road. See the Map
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Scor: The competitive action for Scór started on Sunday with the East Down semi-final taking place at Teconnaught and it was a very successful night for Saul. The club were represented in five out of eight competitions with four acts advancing to the next round! Sarah McVeigh was in fine
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The big end of season 10K race and Fun Run/Walk will commence at 1PM from the clubhouse gates on Sunday November 22nd and is an event for the serious and fun athlete or walker.
Download 10k & Fun Run Application
Registration for the event is open now and
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Last week, the football action has been minimal with only the under 16 girls and under 10 boys still in training. The under 10 boys football continues on Saturdays at 10:45 with the U16 girls training on Sunday at 12.30, up until the league runners-up fixture is decided. Across all
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Football Roundup: In on the field action, the U16 girls are still awaiting a date for their league runners-up playoff & the U10 Boys continue their Saturday morning training and are reminded to bring both boots and trainers for these sessions from 10:45 to 12noon.
Congratulations to the Saul/Ballycruttle school
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** Football Roundup: The seniors were disappointed on Sunday when their final league match with Aghaderg failed to go ahead. As a number of the final round matches were rendered meaningless, surely the county board must look again at our club league structures. While Saul will be pleased to have
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The seniors had a disappointing end to their season when the competitive season ended without kicking a ball as opponents Aghaderg couldn't field due to a clash with a Ballyvarley hurling game. The players will have a final get-together in the coming week with the management team before breaking for
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The seniors play their final match of the season this Sunday in Saul at home to Aghaderg and will be keen to finish off 2009 with a victory, with players keen to stake a claim for a place in the 2010 squad. Following that, the focus will be on recharging
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Season Roundup: The competitive season is winding to a close with most club teams having completed their fixtures in what has surely been the most successful season in recent memory. The club has been competitive at all levels and can mainly look forward to the winter break before reengaging in
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On Sunday, the club handed over a cheque for the fantastic sum of £3300 to Marie Curie Cancer Care via coordinator Claire Magilton who came to the clubrooms to gratefully receive the contribution. This superb donation to a very worthwhile charity was the proceeds of a well supported coffee morning
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Last weekend was a busy one for the club on the football front with the seniors securing 2 critical league points away to Teconnaught to almost pull clear of relegation playoff involvement with two games remaining. The U16 girls were also in action in a league title playoff with Annaclone
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Club Notes - Sept 21st
U14s are East Down Section A Runners-up: Bryansford 1-9; Saul 2-8 - Last Thursday evening the U14 boys travelled to Newcastle to play their final league game to determine which team finished runners-up in Section A of the East Down League. Bryansford started the strongest
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Saul U12's sealed the East Down League, Section B title on Thursday night with victory over St Johns at Drumanaquoile. Congratulations to the Saul squad and management team of Kevin Fitzsimons, Gary Hazard and Kevin Magee who maintained a 100% record through the league campaign. Well done lads, you've brought
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Committee Meeting: There will be a full meeting of the Club Committee on Weds night (Sept 9th) at 8.15pm at the clubrooms. We need a full attendance of members as we have a lot to cover. Any problems, contact the club secretary on 07779351405
Congratulations to the U12s - Saul
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Games and times for matches this week (as currently in the schedule):
Mon, Aug 31st @ 6.45pm - Bright v Reserves (East Down League)
Tues, Sep 1st @ 6.45pm - Downpatrick v U16 Girls (Challenge game pre-championship quarters) - UPDATE: straightforward win for Dpk. Saul training now on Thurs at
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It's been a busy week for Saul, hosting 2 East Down finals, ongoing preparation for the supplementary leagues for our U16, U14 and U12 boys teams and success on the field for the Seniors and U12s in the league.
East Down Championship Finals: Despite the recent inclement weather and heavy
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The All-county league game scheduled for tonight (Fri) will now be played at Boucher Road playing fields as Cherryvale changing rooms are unavailable. Throw-in for the game is down for 7pm.
How to get to the venue
otherwise the entrance to the playing fields is on the left
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Saul GAC Club Notes for week of August 24th 2009
All-Ireland Minor Semi-Final trip - Saul under 12 and under 14 boys are travelling to support Down minors in their quest to win a place in the All-Ireland final when they take on Mayo in Croke Park this weekend in
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Saul GAC Club Notes for week of August 17th 2009
Seniors – the senior side had a disappointing week in firstly exiting the Intermediate championship early last week when the finishing power of Dundrum’s Paul McComiskey proved too much to handle and then succumbing to defeat in the league to
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The ladies championship semi-finals took place over the weekend and an excellent display of football was served up to the large crowds attending the games.
In the Senior division the Clonduff v Saval game was postponed but Bredagh cruised through to the final with a very accomplished display against close
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Best of Luck to the U14 boys for Thursday night when they take on Bredagh in a tough East Down 'A' Championship Quarter Final. Throw-in is at 7.30pm at home in St Patrick's Park so if you can, come along and lend your support.
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The senior ladies are playing a Junior League match on Thursday night away to St Johns (Drumnaquoile). All players are asked to meet at Saul for 6pm (or go direct to St Johns for 6.30pm). Note that if you're going direct then please let the management know (send an sms
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There will be a coffee morning held in St. Patrick's Park on Saturday morning from 10am- 12.30pm in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and in Memory our late cultural officer and esteemed member, Phil Stratton. This is part of a year long campaign by the Stratton family to raise
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The Under 12s continued their unbeaten league campaign with a convincing away win over a sporting Dromara side on Sunday. They executed their game plan perfectly, scoring four points in the first four minutes of play, setting up a lead that was never challenged despite the best efforts of the
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The senior ladies match at home to Teconnaught on Saturday night (July 4th) has been postponed due to a clash with the Down match in the All-Ireland qualifiers in Newry (against London) at the same time - to which a number of players are intending to go to support the
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In an historic (let us know if this has happened before!) 1st double header when 2 pairs of teams from the same clubs went head to head in competitive games, it was Saul who tasted double success over hosts Castlewellan in a warm night in front of a good support
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Wednesday night sees a double header of league fixtures taking place with the meeting of Castlewellan and Saul in both the Ladies county U16 league and in the East Down U16. Due to the double fixture, the throw-in times have had to be adjusted. With both games taking place at
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There will be a meeting of the full club committee on Thursday night (July 2nd) at 8.30pm in the clubrooms. All committee members are asked to attend as there are a number of key items to discuss and finalise at the meeting. Any problems, contact the club secretary on 07779
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Saul Barbeque a big success
In Mediterranean-like weather conditions, the Saul members, in large numbers, enjoyed an excellent night of food, drink, music and craic at the clubrooms last Friday night. Thanks to everyone who turned out to support the club on a great night, to Richard McGreevy and Joe
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The annual club Summer BBQ takes place this Friday night (June 26th) at the clubrooms with plenty of food, drink, live music and entertainment on offer. The barbeque will follow Friday night’s home game with Drumaness so why not come along, support the seniors and enjoy the evening. Great food
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Departing from the usual schedule, the U14 'A' championship takes place on Monday night with all teams looking for a place in the quarter finals. Saul, who have been going well in the league, travel to Loughinisland for their game which has a 7.30pm throw-in. Good Luck to the lads.
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• Wed, 17th June @ 7.30pm - U16s v Cill Darrach
• Fri, 19th June @ 7.30pm – Aghaderg v Seniors
• Sat, 20th June @ 1pm – U12 Girls v Castlewellan
• Sun, 21st June @ 12.30pm - St Johns v U12s
• Sun, 21st June @ 12.30pm –
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Saul GAC Club Notes
Teams Roundup – There were wins last week for the U16s at home to Bryansford (see report), the U12 boys and girls at home to Cill Darach and Loughinisland respectively and the U16 girls maintained their push for league honours with victory in Rostrevor. Also in
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The draws have been made for the U16 and U14 Girls championships. The U16 girls will be first in knock-out action with a home game against Castlewellan on Sept 6th with the U14's receiving a bye to the semi-finals of their championship.
U16B Championship:
23/8/09 Preliminary Round
Rostrevor v
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5 Saul under 14 players James Gordon,Ciarán Harney,Conor Marron,Tony Molyneaux and Mark McGrady will be representing the Red High in the Corn Colmcille, Ulster Final in Casement Park this Thursday.
They have a tough task against St. Mary's Belfast,but they are a skilful hard working team,well prepared by their coaches,and
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Teams Roundup
- In a busy week for the club, the U16 girls and the reserves opened with wins at home over visitors Bright, the U14s kept their good form rolling with a battling win in Castleweellan and the U16s made the long trip to Holywood and lost out to
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Saul GAC are looking for some members take part in Scór na nÓg this year. We hope to match last year's All Ireland success, but to get there- we need your help!
There are places available in our Ceili Dance team, Instrumental Music team, Novelty Act, Set Dancing, the Quiz
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The Cul Camps will take place again this summer with Saul’s week starting on Monday, July 6th . Boys and Girls aged 7 to 13 years are invited to register and attend to take part in the games between 10am to 2.30pm throughout that week. The camps are structured so
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What a day on Sunday as the Saul community gathered in numbers to celebrate 125 years of the GAA on La na gClub and besides the games, races, culture and history, the weather played a fabulous part in making it a great day for the families.
Detailed preparation for the
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