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23/05/2010 * John Paul, Kory, Nathan and Stephen attended the South Down U14 practice on Sunday.

U14 Football 20/06/2010
The U14 footballers were in Saval on Monday and on the night every one played well moving the ball quickly and getting some nice scores. We got the first point, then they got the next four in a row. We kept in touch with points from Darragh and Nathan, two each. They got another three points and Nathan got two more for us. Then they scored a goal and a point with Darragh and John Paul getting points for us to leave the half time score, An Riocht 0.9 Saval 1.8.
On the restart John Paul got a point and Michael and Nathan got a goal each. Saval hit the next goal and two points to leave it all square, 2.10 to 2.10. Darragh got another two points and John Paul one. Back came Saval with the next three points then Nathan got a goal, they got another point that left two in it. Then with time almost up, we lost the ball in mid field they went up the field and won a penalty which Steven Doran saved and cleared the ball to Darragh in mid field and he soloed in for a free which he scored to leave it An Riocht 3.14 Saval 2.14. Team: Steven Doran, Dominic Keenan, Kory Colgan, Andrew Harper, Aidan Sloan, Stephen Mc Dowell, Ben Rafferty, Nathan Mc Comiskey 2-4, John Paul Farrell 0-3, Deaglan Morgan, Jack Walker, Ronan White, Shane Cunningham, Michael O Rourke 1-1, Darragh Campbell 0-6. Subs Michael Harper, Liam Rodgers, Thomas Sloan, Ryan Matthews.

U14 Football 13/06/2010
The U14 footballers beat Glenn at Dunavil in the Championship and now play Rostrevor in the quarter final.

Paul Farrell Cup 06/06/2010
Nineteen teams turned out for the annual Paul Farrell Cup U14 7-a-side football tournament on Saturday with Liatroim taking the honours while Ballymartin won the Shield. Thanks to all who participated or helped.

U-14 7s PAUL FARRELL R/UP AN RIOCHT

u14 7s LIATROIM WINNERS PAUL FARRELL CUP

u14 7s BALLYMARTIN WINNERS PAUL FARRELL SHIELD

u14 7s SAVAL RUNNERS UP PAUL FARRELL SHIELD

U14 Football 06/06/2010
The U14 footballers lost to Ballyholland in the league, 2-6 to 0-15, despite the best efforts of Stephen Doran in goals, Stephen McDowell in defence, John Paul Farrell at centre field and Darragh Campbell (2-3) in attack.

31/05/2010 U14 Football v Drumgath
The U14 footballers beat Drumgath.

23/05/2010 U14 Feile Peil
Saval beat An Riocht in the Feile Peil semi final on Saturday at Burren. Saval led 1-1 to 0-1 at half time, Deaglan Morgan scoring our point. A goal from Nathan McComiskey leveled the match on the restart. Once Saval went ahead again Darragh Campbell pointed an equalizer and with extra time looming Saval won a fortuitous penalty which sent them through to the final.

Action from An Riocht Saval Felie "B" Semi Final which Saval 2-2 to 1-2

23/05/2010 U14 Football v Glenn
Once again An Riocht were slow to start and were getting beat 1.6 to 0.6 when Declan Morgan got a goal then a lovely length of the field move sent Jack Walker in for a second goal and at half time the score was 2.6 to 1.6 .We started playing some good football in the second half with some nice movement from the forwards especially Darragh Campbell and Stephen Flood which let us in for some lovely scores. The backs started to get on top and move the ball a lot quicker which helped us pull away and end up comfortable winners 7-14 to 1-9. Team and scorers: Stephen Doran; Dominic Keenan, Kory Colgan, Andrew Harper; Aidan Sloan, Stephen McDowell, Ronan White; Nathan McComisky, John Paul Farrell 2-1; Deaglan Morgan 1-1, Jack Walker 1-2, Stephen Flood 0-3; Michael O’ Rourke 2-2, Darragh Campbell 1-5, Michael Harper. Subs Liam Rodgers, Thomas Sloan

16/05/2010 U14 Football Ballymartin v An Riocht
The U14 footballers won in Ballymartin 5-8 to 3-6 after an entertaining game. Nathan McComiskey scored An Riochts first half goal as they led 1-2 to 1-1 at the break. A second goal from Nathan and others from Michael O’Rourke, Ronan White and Jack Walker were the significant second half scores. Ben Rafferty and Dominic Keenan impressed at the back.

09/05/2010 U14 Football Feile
The preliminary rounds of Feile Peil took place at Dunavil on Saturday. An Riocht played Bosco, Glenn and Ballymartin on their way to qualifying for the finals which take place on 22nd May. There was some good play throughout the field with all the players getting game time. Particularly memorable were a couple of great blocks from Kory Colgan and Ben Rafferty, a clean sheet kept all day by Stephen Doran and a Nathan McComiskey hat trick in the final match.
Team and scorers S Doran; R Mathews, K Colgan, A Harper; B Rafferty, S McDowell 1-1, A Sloan; N McComiskey 4-2, JP Farrell 1-3; D Morgan 1-4, R White 0-1, J Walker 0-1; K Doran, M O’Rourke 1-0, D Campbell 0-4. Subs D Keenan, S Cunningham, M Harper, T Sloan.

02/05/2010 U14 Football An Riocht v Saval
An Riocht just edged this entertaining U14 football match match by 4-12 to 3-11. We got off to a great start when Michael O’Rourke blasted a goal in the first minute. Stephen Doran was in action with a couple of vital saves but Saval eventually got through to net and go on to lead 1-6 to 1-3. A second goal from Michael off a Deaglan Morgan pass levelled the match and points from Jack Walker and Ronan White helped An Riocht to a three point interval lead, 2-6 to 1-6.

Following a great length of the field passing move Stephen Flood volleyed An Riocht seven points clear. Aidan Sloan and Kory Colgan blocked well but Saval were more and more dangerous and scored two goals in as many minutes to level the match at 3-8 apiece. The visitors went ahead when Stephen brilliantly tipped over the bar but An Riocht soon hit the front, John Paul Farrell advancing from midfield to goal. Stephen again denied Saval an equalising goal before Deaglan pointed the insurance score to secure a deserved victory. Scorers M O’Rourke 2-2, JP Farrell 1-0, S Flood 1-0, R White 0-3, D Campbell 0-3, D Morgan 0-2, J Walker 0-2.

Best tonight were Stephen Doran Andrew Harper Nathan McComisky for his six points from midfield and player of the match Aidan Sloan .We have to praise the boys for the way they played in the second half, they never dropped their heads and played some wonderful one touch football but time just ran out on them with Ballyholland hanging on to win 2-8 to 0-13.
Team: Stephen Doran; Dominic Keenan, Kory Colgan, Andrew Harper; Aidan Sloan, Ronan White 0.1, Ben Rafferty 0.1; Nathan Mc Comisky 0.6, John Paul Farrell ; Deaglan Morgan 0.3, Jack Walker, Stephen Flood; Shane Cunningham, Michael O’ Rourke,  Darragh Campbell  0.2. Subs Michael Harper, Ryan Matthews, Garreth Curran, Aaron Eastwood, Thomas Sloan.

19/04/2010 U14 Football An Riocht v Glenn
An Riocht started slowly and went three points behind before settling and started to play some good football, moving the ball a lot faster and scoring some nice points. Then we got our first goal, Darragh got the ball out the field and soloed in to score. Further points followed to leave the half time score 1-11 to 0-3. We started the second half where we had left of, adding points before we got our second goal from Ronan White, then a third from Michael O’ Rourke and finally John Paul Farrell with the fourth to leave it 4-27 to 2-7. Best on the night were Stephen Doran in goal Kory Colgan at full back and player of the match Ronan White. Team: Stephen Doran; Dominic Keenan, Kory Colgan, Andrew Harper; Aidan Sloan, Stephen Mc Dowell, Ben Rafferty; Nathan Mc Comisky 0-3, John Paul Farrell 1-2; Jack Walker, Ronan White 1-2,  Deaglan Morgan 0-4; Stephen Flood 0-1, Michael O Rourke 1-4, Darragh Campbell 1-1. Subs Shane Cunningham, Michael Harper, Laim Rodgers, Ryan Matthews, Garreth Curran, Arron Eastwood, Tomas Sloan.

11/04/2010 U14 Football v Ballymartin
This match was switched to Dunavil as Ballymartin was unplayable. An Riocht got the first point through Darragh Campbell before Ballymartin got the next three scores. An Riocht got a lucky goal when John Paul Farrell’s shot for a point went all the way to the net, and John Paul added another point. An Riocht got a penalty which Nathan McComiskey took well, then the best move off the match followed, three passes and the ball was in the net. Kory Colgan won the ball at corner back and gave a long pass to Darragh Campbell who was in front of his man, he gave the ball to Deaglan Morgan who moved it on to Kevin Doran and he put it to the net.
From 0.3 to 0.1 down An Riocht went in winning 3.2 to 0.3 at half time. Ballymartin started better in the second half scoring three points before Ronan White scored a point for An Riocht. Ballymartin scored another three points with Stephen Flood getting a point in reply. Aidan Sloan and Stephen McDowell were good in defence for the winners. The teams shared points, Michael O’Rourke and Stephen Flood adding to An Riochts total, then a good ball into Michael O’Rourke and he bagged a goal. Darragh Campbell got another point, then Nathan McComiskey also, before Darragh Campbell finished the scoring, 4-9 to 0-13. Team: Stephen Doran; Dominic Keenan, Kory Colgan, Andrew Harper; Aidan Sloan, Stephen Mc Dowell, Ronan White 0-1; Nathan McComisky 1-1, John Paul Farrell 1-1; Jack Walker, Kevin Doran 1-0, Deaglan Morgan; Stephen Flood 0-2, Michael O’Rourke 1-1, Darragh Campbell 0-3. Subs Shane Cunningham, Michael Harper, Liam Rodgers, Ben Rafferty, Ryan Matthews, Garreth Curran.

12/10/2009* In the Paul Farrell Cup on Saturday Burren defeated Mitchels in the final while Glasdruman beat An Riocht in the Shield final. Thanks to all who helped.

PAUL FARRELL GAA TOURNAMENT

Liam Farrell presents the Paul Farrell Memorial Shield to Glasdrumman captain

Glasdrumman winners of the Paul Farrell Shield

Liam Farrell presents the Paul Farrell Memorial Cup to Burren captain

Burren winners of the Paul Farrell Cup

 

30/08/2009 U14 Football
An Riocht U14 footballers did not travel to Tullylish on Monday past.

U14 Football v Bosco 24/08/2009
Bosco were visitors to Dunavil on Friday. The game followed a by now familiar trend of An Riocht playing the better football, leading early on but succumbing to bigger, stronger players by the games end. At half time An Riocht led by four 2-6 to 1-5, but at the finish the visitors led by six 3-12 to 2-9. Team S Doran, B Rafferty, K Colgan, A Harper, C Cunningham 0-1, J O’Rourke 1-0, D Clarke, JP Farrell, N McComiskey, J Walker 0-1, C McConville, D Morgan 0-3, R Spiers, M O’Rourke 0-2, D Campbell 1-2, A Sloan, S Cunningham, J Rafferty. Thanks to Bosco for putting the game back a day to facilitate championship football at Dunavil.
*Well done to John O’Rourke An Riocht Skills participant at the SFC.

24/08/2009 Trip to Croke Park
The U12 & U14 football squads enjoyed a trip to the All Ireland football semi-final on Sunday at which end of season awards were made to Darragh Campbell, Aidan Sloan and Deaglan Morgan at U12 level and John O’Rourke at U14. Thanks to Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney for making the presentations.

09/08/2009* The U14 footballers beat Ballyholland. They started well and were leading two goals to no score before we got our first goal and then Nathan got another goal. We were playing well in the first half, moving the ball fast and best for us were Ryan Speirs and Darragh Campbell. At half time the score was An Riocht 4.4 Ballyholland 3.7. In the second half we let them start fast and we played too many short passes giving the ball away. Ballyholland were leading by five points before we started moving the ball fast again and getting the scores that brought us back into the game. We were getting beat by eleven points with ten minutes left when we got back into it and were led 9.11 to 7.11 when they got a penalty which was the last score of the match. Best for An Riocht were Nathan for his scores, Ryan for his running and passing off the ball, and Darragh for his winning of the ball and his five frees.

* The U14 footballers beat Glenn at Dunavil on Thursday. Team S Doran, Ben Rafferty, Kory Colgan, Andrew Harper, Ciaran Cunningham, John O’Rourke 1-0, Brian Rodgers, Nathan McComiskey 1-1, John P Farrell, Ronan White 0-2, Ryan Spiers 0-2, Deaglan Morgan 0-1, Colin McConville, Michael O’Rourke 3-4, Darragh Campbell 0-6, Jack Rafferty 1-1, Jack Walker 1-0.

U14 Football v Ballyholland 05/07/2009
An Riocht exited the B Championship on a 3-7 to 0-7 score at Dunavil on Sunday morning. Conceding size as usual the boys were overran in the first half but did a lot better after the break. John Paul Farrell and Nathan McComiskey never gave up at centre field, Declan Clarke saw a lot of the ball as a roving corner forward and centre half back John O’Rourke finished top scorer. Scorers J O’Rourke 0-5, D Morgan 0-1, N McComiskey 0-1.

U14 Football v Mitchels 28/06/2009
The U14 footballers lost in Mitchels even though Michael O’Rourke scored 3-4.

U14 Football v Ballymartin 21/06/2009
Playing with the wind An Riocht U14 footballers were wining by three points at half time but only scored a point in the second half. There were a few scoring chances but they were not taken, the bar was hit and some other shots came close but it was hard to get the ball up the field against the bigger Ballymartin team into the wind .The boys all tried hard. Best tonight were Kory Colgan Darragh Campbell and Declan Morgan, Andrew Harper came on at half time and played well also. Darragh Campbell scored 1-2 in the first half and Michael O' Rourke (0-3) hit the bar when An Riocht were winning by two points then Ballymartin got their goal to leave them one in front and though An Riocht replied with a Nathan McComiskey point to leave it all even the visitors struck for a late winner, 1-7 to 1-6.

U14 Football v Longstone 21/06/2009
An Riocht progressed in the U14 football 'B' Championship with a big win over Longstone at Dunavil. All those hard matches and narrow defeats in Division Two stood to An Riocht when they faced the Division Three leaders. Playing some delightful football An Riocht blossomed against a team of similar stature to themselves and the large attendance were well entertained by the efforts of both teams. An Riocht: S Doran, B Rafferty, K Colgan, C Cunningham, D Clarke, J O'Rourke 0-1, S McDowell, JP Farrell 0-1, N McComiskey 0-3, R White 0-4, J Walker 0-1, D Morgan 1-3, R Spiers 0-1, M O'Rourke 4-1, D Campbell 1-5. Sub A Harper.

U14 Football v Rostrevor 16/06/2009
Reds won this championship encounter with plenty to spare, 8-11 to 2-1. An Riocht conceded size in every position on the park but played with great spirit and will get another chance in the ‘B’ series against more equitable opponents.

U14 Football v Tullylish 09/06/2009
The U14 boys lost to Tullylish 4-8 to 2-9. Ahead three points to nil and playing some delightful football, particularly Ronan Whites catch and shot, An Riocht were rocked by three gifted Tullylish goals and fell away to trail by 3-7 to 0-3 at the break. However we settled for the restart and carried the game to the visitors. Ryan Spiers and Michael O’Rourke bagged goals apiece as An Riocht ate into the deficit and Stephen Doran made a fantastic save to frustrate Tullylish at the other end. However time ran out on the recovery and Tullylish finished with five points to spare.

U14 Football v Bosco 31/05/2009
This game failed to materialize as Bosco had not enough players and called the game off saving An Riocht a trip to the city.

U14 Football v Ballyholland 17/05/2009
The U14 footballers lost to Harps by 4-8 to 2-6 in an exciting match in which the visitors always had an edge. Ballyholland raced into a 2-1 to nil lead but once An Riocht settled Michael O'Rourke placed a shot to the bottom corner of the net and Ryan Spiers fired over two points to reduce the deficit to just two points, 1-2 to 2-1. Harps hit back with 1-2 before Michael O'Rourke pointed for a 1-3 to 3-3 interval score line.

On the restart An Riocht pointed through Nathan McComiskey and Darragh Campbell but Ballyholland continued to pull away. Towards the end of the half Ryan Spiers fired in a goal and John O'Rourke tagged on a point but it was too late to influence the result with a few other chances not completed.

Best for a game An Riocht side on this occasion were Stephen Doran in goals, Kory Colgan with some great blocking in defence, Nathan McComiskey at centre field, and Ryan Spiers and Michael O'Rourke in attack.

U14 Football v Glenn 10/05/2009
An Riocht drew in Glenn on a very bad night. The referee had to stop the game because of a hail storm and a couple of players had to come off because of the cold and wet, still well done to both teams for completing the match. Team: Stephen Doran; Ben Rafferty, Kory Colgan, Marc Higgins; Ciaran Cunningham, John O’Rourke 0-1, Stephen McDowell; Nathan McComiskey, JP Farrell; Ronan White, Ryan Spiers 0-3, Deaglan Morgan; Jack Walker 1-1, Michael O’Rourke 3-3, Darragh Campbell 0-2. Subs Declan Clarke, Andrew Harper.

U14 Football An Riocht v Mitchels 27/04/2009
The U14 footballers lost to Mitchels at Dunavil. The much bigger and stronger visitors raced into a six point lead but once An Riocht settled they began to move the ball intelligently and by half time led 1-8 to 1-6. The second half proved one way traffic however with An Riocht running out off steam and the visitors coming strongly for a comfortable 2-14 to 1-8 win.

U14 Feile Peil 27/04/2009
An Riocht lost their semi-final to Downpatrick by 2-5 to 1-4. An Riocht played poorly with the wind and trailed seven one by the break. On the restart An Riocht played some great football to get on level terms but the Hoops finished strongly with an injury time goal. John O’Rourke played very well at centre half back while the An Riocht scorers were Darragh Campbell 1-1, John Paul Farrell 0-2, Nathan McComiskey 0-1.

20/04/2009 U14 Football Ballymartin 3-11 An Riocht 5-10
An Riocht trailed by eleven points at half time having played against a stiff breeze but it was not only the wind which caused the deficit as the An Riocht boys did not work hard enough giving up against the bigger home players. A better attitude on the restart resulted in the scores starting to flow and by the finish a great recovery had been completed. Stephen McDowell, John O’Rourke and Ciaran Cunningham were best in a hard pressed defence, while Michael O’Rourke, Darragh Cambell and Jack Walker provided a potent attack. Team S Doran; B Rafferty, K Colgan, M Higgins; C Cunningham, J O’Rourke, S McDowell; N McComiskey, JP Farrell; R White 0-1, R Spiers 0-1, D Morgan 0-1; J Walker, M O’Rourke 4-2, D Campbell 1-5.

06/04/2009 * U14 Football v Atticall
An Riocht warmed up for the start of the league with a challenge match v Atticall at Dunavil. At half time An Riocht led 1-2 to 1-0 and maintained that two point advantage to finish winners 2-8 to 3-3. Best for An Riocht were Nathan McComiskey at midfield and Ronan White in attack. Team: Stephen Doran; Ben Rafferty, Kory Colgan, Marc Higgins; Ciaran Cunningham, John O’Rourke, Stephen McDowell; John Paul Farrell, Nathan McComiskey 0-2; Ronan White 0-1, Ryan Spiers 1-1, Deaglan Morgan; Jack Walker 0-1, Michael O’Rourke 1-2, Darragh Campbell 0-1. Sub Dominic Keenan.

06/04/2009 * Feile Peil
An Riocht hosted and won their section of the football feile on Saturday morning. In the first game An Riocht came from behind to pip Longstone 3-4 to 2-1. Despite ceding height and going four down, An Riocht settled to play some good football. Michael O’Rourke struck a post before getting An Riocht off the mark with a flicked goal and then just before the break repeated the feat for a second goal. Points from Ronan White, Deaglan Morgan and Ryan Spiers were cancelled by Longstone’s second goal. Deaglan added another point before Darragh Campbell tucked away the third goal.
Ballyholland edged Longstone in the next game to set up a decider with An Riocht. the Harps were even bigger but An Riochts movement and range of passing nullified that advantage. Michael O’Rourke and Ryan Spiers scored early points before Michael fired home a goal to move An Riocht five nil clear. Three points either side of the break brought Ballyholland back into contention. Ryan Spiers replied with an An Riocht point before Ronan White placed a shot wide of the keeper for a second goal. A Ballyholland goal two minutes from time ensured a nervous finish but An Riocht responded in fine fashion with a long range Marc Higgins strike going all the way to the net for a 3-3 to 1-3 victory. Best for An Riocht were Kory Colgan, John O’Rourke, Ben Rafferty, Nathan McComiskey, John Paul Farrell and Jack Walker.

07/09/2008* The U14 footballers were in Saval playing in the Canon Murtagh Shield on Saturday.

31/08/2008* In U14 football Declan Doyle took part in the Down Skills competition at the weekend.

25/08/2008* The U14 football match v Bosco took place in the Town on Thursday with the visitors edging a thriller 3-12 to 3-10. There were good displays from Declan Doyle, Adam White, Ciaran Cunningham and Ronan McAlinden.

19/08/2008 The U14 football match v Bosco was postponed for a week due to the Newry clubs involvement in the Junior Championship.

12/08/2008 In the U14 football match v Warrenpoint at Dunavil An Riocht won a high scoring affair with scores from Adam White 5-1, Ronan McAlinden 1-5, Kevin Sloan 1-4, Conor Morgan 1-3, Declan Doyle 1-3, Aidan Donnelly 1-2, John O’Rourke 1-0.

Football 13/07/2008
The next match is on Thursday 31st July in the league in Clonduff.

U14 Football v Clonduff 06/07/2008
Holidays hit hard as an U14 football team laden with U12 boys put it up to Clonduff for fifty minutes before faltering in the closing stages. Championships should not be played in July.

U14 Football 28/06/2008
The U14 footballers failed to complete a double over Rostrevor on Thursday past conceding three goals in as many minutes just before the break. Both teams contained an above average sprinkling of quality players but Reds also had some size in their ranks and that proved to be the difference. Aidan Donnelly and John O’Rourke shared An Riochts first half scores while other highlights were a great diving save from Nathan McComiskey, blocking by Ciaran Cunningham and Declan Clarke, some high catches from Declan Doyle and lively forward play from Adam White.

U14 Football v Burren 23/06/2008
In Burren on Thursday An Riocht were well beaten by a powerful home side.

Paul Farrell Cup 23/06/2008

Glenn winners of the Shield at the Paul Farrell Tournament

Bryansford winners of the Cup at the Paul Farrell Tournament

At the Paul Farrell Tournament on Saturday Bryansford pipped An Riocht by a point in the Final. In the Shield Final Glenn defeated Ballymartin. Liam Farrell presented the medals. Well done to the seventeen teams for turning out on the worse day yet of the summer.

U14 Football An Riocht v Mayobridge 16/06/2008
The U14 again served up a thrilling match losing by two points, 3-11 to 5-7. Declan Doyle was in unstoppable form at centre field scoring six points, James Reilly chipped in with 2-2 and Adam White volleyed a spectacular third goal. Ronan McAlinden converted two frees but An Riocht fell just short.

U14 Football Clonduff v An Riocht 10/06/2008
The U14 football match was postponed by Clonduff.

U14 Football Bosco v An Riocht 02/06/2008
The U14 boys beat Bosco in Newry on Thursday.

U14 Football Ballymartin v An Riocht 26/05/2008
An Riocht beat Ballymartin in the championship and progress to a quarter final match with Atticall or Clonduff.

U14 Football An Riocht v Warrenpoint 18/05/2008
Well done to the U14 footballers who beat Warrenpoint at Moygannon on Thursday evening..

U14 Football An Riocht v Glenn 12/05/2008
On Friday evening at Dunavil An Riocht again just fell short in the closing stages. James Reilly opened the scoring with a goal running on to a long ball and blasting to the net. Kevin Sloan added a second and Declan Doyle and John O’Rourke points apiece. Glenn rallied and leveled with a twenty sixth minute goal, despite the best efforts of Aidan Donnelly and Declan Clarke. It was left to Declan Doyle to edge An Riocht ahead by the break and he doubled that advantage on the restart. Glenn however hit the front in the fortieth minute with a second goal and though Ronan McAlinden (f), Adam White and Declan Doyle all replied with points, Glenn were five clear at the finish.

U14 Football Rostrevor v An Riocht 06/05/2008
The U14 boys lost in Rostrevor.

U14 Football 28/04/2008
Dunavil hosted Feile Peil on Saturday with An Riocht, Rostrevor and Mayobridge competing.

In the first game An Riocht lost 1-5 to 2-5 to a Rostrevor team which included several huge players. James Reilly scored the opening two points and Ronan McAlinden a third but the bigger Rostrevor boys burst through for two goals to lead 2-1 to 0-3 at the break. Aidan Donnelly and Ciaran Cunningham made some terrific blocks in the An Riocht defence during the first half. Declan Doyle pulled a point back on the restart but Rostrevor strung four like scores together at the other end. An Riocht were playing the better football but were not able to turn it into scores. In a storming finish Ronan McAlinden drove a free to the net and pointed another to leave just a goal in it but time had ran out on their brave challenge.
An Riocht played again straight away v Mayobridge. The Bridge were a more evenly sized outfit and both sides had chances before after seven minutes Declan Doyle goaled. Mayobridge hit back with a point but James Reilly and Ronan McAlinden with scores apiece put An Riocht 1-2 to 0-1 in front at the break. The Bridge went on to level six minutes into the second half but points from Ronan McAlinden and James Reilly restored An Riochts advantage and secured the win. Others to impress were JP Farrell and John O’Rourke in defence and Adam White and Brian Rodgers in attack

Though Rostrevor beat Mayobridge in the third and final game to qualify, its An Riocht who will take most out of the days action with their small team showing big hearts and great skills which augur well for the future.
In the league a goal separated An Riocht and Burren at Dunavil on Thursday. An Riocht can more than match their opponents for football but are still lacking in size and over an hour are worn down by the finish. Still growth will come in time and the skills learnt now will stand to these players in the future.

U14 Football An Riocht v Clonduff 22/04/2008
The U14 boys began their season with a draw against Clonduff. It was a match An Riocht could have won but were relieved to come away with a share of the spoils at the finish. Niall Murnion in the home goals saved two penalties.

U14 Football Mayobridge v An Riocht 22/04/2008
Mayobridge just shaded this one with three points to spare over An Riocht at the Bridge on Wednesday evening.

U14 Football 05/11/07
The U14 footballers spent Saturday at Lagan Valley waterplex.

U13 Football 05/11/07
On Sunday we completed our programme with a loss in Saval 1-10 to 1-7. Team N Murnion; M O’Rourke, A Donnelly, R Spiers; N McComiskey, R McAlinden, C Cunningham; D Doyle, J O’Rourke; B Rodgers, A White, K Sloan; C Morgan, J Reilly, C McConville. Niall Murnion saved a penalty, Ronan McAlinden scored 1-3 from frees, Declan Doyle got three points from midfield, while Conor Morgan was the only forward to score from play in another display of attractive football.

U13 Football 28/10/2007
On Sunday we complete our programme with a visit to Saval leaving Dunavil at 10am.

U13 Football 22/10/2007
On Sunday the U13 team had Ballyholland as visitors. The first half was fairly even with An Riocht just 1-6 to 1-4 ahead at the break but by the finish we led 3-10 to 2-4. This was a really good team performance with everyone playing their part. Team N Murnion; R Magee, A Donnelly, N McComiskey; R Spiers, R McAlinden 0-1, D Clarke; J O’Rourke, D Doyle 1-2; B Rodgers, A White, M O’Rourke; C Morgan 0-1, J Reilly 2-5, C McConville 0-1. Subs C Campbell, K Sloan, R White, D Morgan all played.

U13 Football 15/10/2007
On Sunday the U13 team visited Shamrocks and came away with a win, 2-11 to 1-5. Deaglan Morgan got us off to a great start with a goal in our first attack and we held that advantage for the rest of the half going in 1-5 to 0-4 ahead at the break. Adam White was dictating the play with some fine ball winning and great passes and one led to James Reillys second half strike which wrapped up the result. Team: N Murnion R Magee A Donnelly N McComiskey J O’Rourke 0-1 R Spiers R McAlinden 0-2 D Doyle 0-1 M O’Rourke 0-1 A White C McConville 0-1 C Morgan 0-2 J Reilly 1-3 D Morgan 1-0.

U13 Football 08/10/2007
On Sunday the U13 League began with a home game against Clonduff. We lost by six points, 2-10 to 4-10. The team was Niall Murnion; Ronan Magee, Aidan Donnelly, Caolan Campbell; JP Farrell, John O’Rourke, Declan Clarke; Declan Doyle 1-2, Ronan Mc Alinden 1-5; Brian Rodgers, James Reilly 0-1, Kevin Sloan; Conor Morgan 0-1, Adam White 0-1, Colin Mc Conville. Subs N Mc Comiskey, M O’Rourke, K Colgan, C Cunningham, R Spiers, S Doran, S Mc Dowell, M Higgins.

U14 Football 03/09/2007
In the league we played Ballyholland and finished the season on a high with a good win. The League Shield was also presented.

U14 Football 27/08/2007
In the league we lost in Longstone.

U14 Football 20/08/2007
In the league Ballymartin were visitors to Dunavil.

U14 Football An Riocht v Glenn 13/08/2007
In the league we played Glenn at Dunavil and came away with the win.

U14 Football 06/08/2007
The U14 footballers played a great second half to overcome Newry Mitchels at Gerry Brown Park on Thursday. Team: N Murnion; A Higgins, A Donnelly, C Cunningham; G O’Neill, R Clarke, D Higgins; R McAlinden, D Doyle; A McVeigh, J Reilly, R White; B Rodgers, S Knox, A White. Subs C Campbell, C Mc Conville, C Morgan, D Clarke, J O’Rourke.

Coaching 31/07/2007
The South Down U14 Development Squad coaching session took place at Dunavil last Saturday

U14 Football 31/07/2007
An Riocht lost by a point to Ballyholland. We suffered from an awful start and though we rallied in the second half we had left ourselves too much to do and fell just short of taking something from the match.

U14 Football 24/06/2007
The U14 footballers played Longstone in the league and Bosco in the Championship.

U14 Football 18/06/2007
The U14 footballers played Ballymartin in the league and Tullylish in the Championship winning both games. In Ballymartin after a close first half we pulled away with the wind after the break. Stefan Knox was top scorer with 2.3. Then in Tullylish a great first half display laid the foundations for victory. Gareth O’Neill and Aidan Donnelly in defence, both midfielders and Ryan White in attack were our best players. Team N Murnion; A Higgins, A Donnelly, S Curran; E Phillips, R Clarke, G O’Neill; D Doyle, R Mc Alinden; R White, J Reilly, A Mc Veigh; A White, S Knox, B Rodgers. Subs C Campbell, R Magee, C Mc Conville, C Morgan. 

U14 Football 11/06/2007
The U14 footballers lost to Warrenpoint in the Championship. 

U14 Football 05/06/2007
The U14 footballers played Glenn away winning 2:11 to 2:3. the first half was a close affair with goals by Stefan Knox and James Reilly and good performances from Ronan Mc Alinden and Ryan Clarke. The second half saw An Riocht hold Glenn scoreless with Stephen Curran, Aaron Higgins and Eoghan Phillips all playing well. Team N Murnion; S Curran, A Donnelly, A Higgins; E Phillips, R Clarke, G O’Neill; D Doyle, R Mc Alinden 0:5; R White 0:2, J Reilly 1:2, K Sloan; B Rodgers, S Knox 1:0, A White0:1. Subs C Mc Conville, R Magee, C Campbell, C Morgan, A Mc Veigh, D Higgins 0:1. 

U14 Football 29/05/2007
The U14 footballers beat Mitchels at Dunavil. An under strength team, due to school trips, performed heroically to overcome the bigger city side 4:12 to 4:9. The first half was mighty close, Ronan Mc Alinden and Ryan Clarke had played manfully at midfield with two late goals flattering us on a 2:9 to 1:4 interval lead. The second half was closer still with Mitchels managing three goals though we replied in kind through Kevin Sloan and Declan Higgins. Other good displays came from Stephen Curran, Aidan Donnelly, Aaron Higgins and Stephan Knox. Team John O’Rourke; Stephen Curran, Aidan Donnelly, Aaron Higgins; Caolan Campbell, Gareth O’Neill, Eoghan Phillips; Ryan Clarke, Ronan Mc Alinden; Kevin Sloan, Ryan White, Aidan Mc Veigh; Brian Rodgers, Stefan Knox, Declan Higgins. Subs Conor Morgan, Colin Mc Conville, Ronan Magee, Jason Sloan. 

U14 Football 22/05/2007
The U14 footballers had no game

U14 Football 14/05/2007
The U14 footballers drew in Ballyholland 4:7 to 3:10. We began well and led by six points at the break but tired in the second half. Many of the players had school football earlier in the day. Ballyholland went level then four points ahead before with the switch of Stefan Knox to centre field we regained control and were soon back on level terms. Indeed it was An Riocht who had the better opportunity to snatch both points towards the end but perhaps Ballyholland did deserve something from the game. Team: N Murnion; S Curran, A Donnelly, A Higgins; G O’Neill, R Clarke, E Phillips; D Doyle, R Mc Alinden; K Sloan, J Reilly, R White; B Rodgers, S Knox, A White. Sub D Higgins. Player of the Match Stefan Knox (2:1). 

U14 Football 07/05/2007
The U14 footballers beat Longstone at the Valley Road pitch. This was a good team performance. James Reilly made amends for missing an early penalty with a cracking goal from play and two well taken points. Ronan Mc Alinden and Declan Doyle took control of centre field in the second half. In defence Aidan Donnelly, Gareth O’Neill and Stephen Curran played well while in attack Adam and Ryan White and James Reilly delivered the scores. Team N Murnion; A Higgins, A Donnelly, S Curran; E Phillips, R Clarke, G O’Neill; D Doyle, R Mc Alinden 0:9 (8f); K Sloan, R White 1:2, J Reilly 2:3; B Rodgers 0:2, S Knox 0:2, A White 1:2. Subs C Morgan C Campbell A Mc Veigh C Mc Conville 0:1 J Sloan. 

U14 Football 30/04/2007
The U14 footballers had Ballymartin at Dunavil and collected two more points. In the Feile we did really well to hold Bredagh to a one point margin but found Kilcoo and Rostrevor too strong. Thanks to everyone who helped with hosting the Feile. 

U14 Football 24/04/2007
The U14 footballers beat Glenn on Thursday. 

U14 Football 16/04/2007
The U14 footballers beat Mitchels in Newry on Thursday night in their first league game of the season.

U14 Football 28/03/2007
The U14s found Rostrevor much too strong on Sunday morning in the latest in a series of challenge games. Team: J Sloan; C Campbell, A Donnelly, S Curran; D Higgins, R White, E Phillips; D Doyle R Clarke; C Mc Conville A Mc Veigh B Rodgers; K Sloan A White C Morgan. Subs N Murnion J Rooney. 

U14 Football 15/03/2007
The U14s played Rostrevor at the weekend. 

U14 Football 05/03/2007
The U14s were in action v Saval and Davitts giving a good account of themselves. 

U14 12/09/2006
Indoor football will begin soon in the hall.

U14 v Burren 06/09/2006
The U14 boys were left disappointed when Burren failed to fulfil this, the final fixture of the season.

U14 v Atticall 28/08/2006
In their first game of the week the U14 footballers met Atticall for the third time in quick succession and lost again despite showing continued signs of improvement.

U14 v Longstone 28/08/2006
Three days later Longstone visited Dunavil and again we finished the wrong side of the score line but again played some delightful football. The visitors huge keeper was the main difference between the teams as we fell 3:12 to 7:12.

Skills 28/08/2006
Well done to Ronan McAlinden who scored full points in the Bord na nOg Skills competition.

U14 v Annaclone 22/08/2006
Minus several players we made the long trip to Annaclone and though we lost the team on duty did well. When you score 6 goals and 7 points you would expect to win but it wasn’t to be for the boys. Niall Murnion, Ryan White and Declan Doyle tried very hard at the back while Ryan Donnelly (3:1) and Adam White (2:0) were our top marksmen. A bit of support on Thursday for the last home game of the season would be appreciated and is no more than these players deserve after a long hard campaign. This wee team had not won a game before this season and have acquitted themselves well.

U14 v Atticall 12/08/2006
Ryan White and Declan Doyle were outstanding in a battling display that we deserved to take something from but ended up on the wrong side of a 3:8 to 0:11 score line. Team N Murnion; G O’Neill M Donnelly S Curran; R Clarke C O’Rourke R White; D Doyle 0:1 J Mc Culla 0:1; R Mc Alinden 0:4 R Donnelly 0:2 J Reilly 0:2; A Mc Veigh 0:1 A Higgins A White.

U14 v Atticall 30/07/2006
The U14 lost this ‘B’ Championship match 5:15 to 0:10. Atticall were too big around the middle of the field and we did not compete directly. All our play needed to be short and quick and it proved impossible to sustain that style for the hour. At half time we trailed 4:6 to 0:6, Eoghan Phillips had made two decent saves and we had come close to two goals ourselves. An early goal on the restart for the visitors ensured there would be no comeback but to their credit the boys played away to the finish. Team: Eoghan Phillips; Gareth O’Neill, Michael Donnelly, Aaron Higgins; Ryan Clarke, Ryan White, Christopher O’Rourke; James McCulla, Sean Colgan; James Reilly, Ryan Donnelly 0:7, Ronan McAlinden 0:2; Aidan Donnelly, Adam White 0:1, Aidan McVeigh. Sub Stephen Curran.

U14 Football v Mayobridge 26/06/2006
Despite a great start during which we led by 1:3 to 0:1 we fell away badly in the quarter hour before the break and Mayobridge ran in a lot of goals. A better second half saw us make a match of it but the Bridge held on for the win. James Reilly scored 2:4.

U14 Football ‘Paul Farrell Cup’ 26/06/2006
Fifteen teams took part and after a mornings football the quarter –final draw was in the Shield Bosco 6:4 Clonduff  ‘B’ 1:6, St. Johns 9:5 An Riocht ‘B’ 0:5, An Riocht ‘A’ 0:4 Ballymartin 2:4, Longstone a bye; and in the Cup Kilcoo 5:6 Downpatrick 0:4, Glenn 6:3 Clonduff ‘A’ 1:3, Shamrocks 4:4 Castlewellan 0:2, Saval 2:3 Rostrevor 1:4. The Shield semi-final results were St. Johns 3:2 Ballymartin 3:0, Bosco 4:1 Longstone 1:4; and in the Cup Kilcoo 2:6 Glenn 1:0, Shamrocks 1:1 Saval 2:3.

The Finals produced clear cut wins for Bosco over St. Johns in the Shield and for Kilcoo over Saval in the Cup. Liam Farrell presented awards to all four finalists from the podium in the new stand. Thanks to all who took part, who helped with the teas, the shop, the matches, and the organisation. Its all to do again next Saturday at U12 level, the Brian O’Hare Cup.

U14 Football v Aghaderg 19/06/2006
The under fourteen footballers won against visiting Aghaderg at Dunavil reversing a defeat at the west Down club earlier in the season. Another sign of the improvement this team is enjoying.

U14 Football v Mitchels  12/06/2006
The U14s had a handy win over visiting Mitchels on Tuesday past running up a big score in a very one sided match and this after the two teams had drawn a week earlier.

U14 Football v Mitchels 06/06/2006
The boys were involved in another high scoring match drawing 1:15 to 3:9 with Newry Mitchels. The game started well for us with good passing and fielding. Sean Colgan was scorer in chief with five first half points and Aidan Mc Veigh added a goal as we led 1:10 to 1:4 at the break. We never played as well in the second half and Mitchels outscored us 2:5 to 0:5. Our team leaders did not show and we were fortunate to come away with the draw.

U14 Football v Annaclone 29/05/2006
The U14 boys finally got a deserved first win after this hugely entertaining high scoring success over Annaclone, 3:20 to 4:7. Some of the passing, the willingness to offload the ball to a better placed team mate, the movement, and the sheer accuracy of the shooting augurs well for this group of players, maybe not this year, but they looked so comfortable on the ball they are certainly heading in the right direction.

Annaclone began best with some strong forays into our half but found defenders Aaron Higgins, Gareth O’Neill and Stephen Curran hard to get past and having established a base we were then able to launch our own attacks. Wing backs Ryan Clarke and Ryan White rushed forward at every opportunity and we soon had our first points on the board through James Reilly, Ryan Donnelly, Declan Mc Culla, Eoghan Phillips and Stephan Knox. A fine long range effort from Declan Doyle took us to six nil and Sean Colgan capped this good spell with a goal. Back came Annaclone with a goal and a point answered by two Ryan Donnelly frees but the visitors took control adding 2:1 to go level, 1:8 to 3:2. Just on half time our best player James Reilly edged us in front after a jinking run.

Annaclone levelled on the restart but four points in a row from Ryan Donnelly, Ryan White, James Reilly and sub Ronan Mc Alinden put us back in control. Annaclone scored again but Christopher O’Rourke and Stephan Knox restored our advantage. Then at the three quarter stage Annaclone goaled, 1:15 to 4:4, and could have netted again but for a fine block by Michael Donnelly and an equally good save by Niall Murnion. Adam White and Aidan Donnelly were introduced and grabbed a goal and a point between them while Aidan Mc Veigh and Stephen Bowater, both coming back from injury, came off the bench to bolster our challenge near the end.

Team N Murnion; A Higgins, M Donnelly, G O’Neill; R Clarke, S Curran, R White 0:1; D Doyle 0:1, C O’Rourke 0:2; E Phillips 0:1, R Donnelly 0:6, J Reilly 0:4; S Colgan 2:0, S Knox 0:1, D Mc Culla 0:1. Subs S Bowater, A Mc Veigh, A Donnelly 1:0, A White 0:1, R Mc Alinden 0:2.

U14 Football v Atticall 22/05/2006
No luck for the U14 footballers as the wet conditions forced another postponement.

U14 Football v Atticall 15/05/2006
There was no game as no referee turned up. The original referee was switched to another match and his replacement failed to weigh in.

U14 Football v Aghaderg  08/05/2006
The U14 footballers just cannot get a win. We travelled all the way to Aghaderg on a wet Thursday evening and played some nice football but just could not get enough scores losing on a 3:8 to 2:4 score line. Still the defence played especially well in particular Ryan White, James Mc Culla and Michael Donnelly, and the pick of the forwards were James Reilly and Ronan Mc Alinden. Team N Murnion A Higgins M Donnelly S Curran R White J Mc Culla R Clarke D Doyle C O’Rourke R Mc Alinden R Donnelly 0:1 J Reilly 1:2 A Donnelly 0:1 S Colgan A White 1:0. Subs S Knox M Burden E Phillips J Sloan G O’Neill.

U14 Football Feile  08/05/2006
Well done to the U14 footballers who recorded their first win of the season in Saturdays feile at Dunavil. We beat Ballymartin five points to one. After a tense first half in which the teams were locked on one point apiece and Niall Murnion pulled off a memorable save, we took out on the restart. Stephan Knox, Sean Colgan and Declan Doyle all shot over great long range points while the defensive play of Christopher O’Rourke, Stephen Curran and Aaron Higgins kept Ballymartins chances to a minimum.

In the next game against Ballyholland their superior size meant they eventually wore us down though we did well to be level at the break mainly through the efforts of Ryan Clarke, Ryan Donnelly, Gareth O’Neill and Mathew Burden.

In the final match Atticall/Glasdrummans eye for a goal was the difference with our six points overshadowed by their three goals despite the best efforts of Aidan Donnelly, Eoghan Phillips, Jason Sloan and Adam White.

U14 Football v Longstone 30/04/2006
The U14 boys lost in Longstone by five points though played well enough to have taken something from the match.

U14 Football v Burren ‘B’ 24/04/2006
The U14 footballers switched this match at Burrens request and were rewarded with a thumping defeat by a too strong visiting side. Team: N Murnion E Philips A Higgins S Curran G O’Neill D Doyle R Clarke C O’Rourke R White J Reilly R Donnelly R Mc Alinden A White A Donnelly A Mc Veigh. Subs S Bowater M Burden. Again all got a game.

U14 Football v Ballymartin 19/04/2006
The U14 footballers played Ballymartin at Dunavil on Wednesday. The visitors dominated the first half and led by eight points at half time. We played much better after the break with all five subs coming on and doing well. A late goal from Adam White sneaked the result in our favour. Team Eoghan Phillips, Ryan Clarke, Aaron Higgins, Stephen Curran, Ryan White, Declan Doyle, Michael Donnelly, James Mc Culla, Sean Colgan, Gareth O’Neill, Ronan Mc Alinden, Ryan Donnelly, Aidan Donnelly, Christopher O’Rourke, Aidan Mc Veigh. Subs Stephen Bowater, Mathew Burden, Niall Murnion, James Reilly, Adam White. Note this weeks U14 game is brought forward to tonight, Wednesday.