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Two schoolboys in Kerry are being told they can't join a club 1.5km away from their home.

Instead, the brothers - Padraic (14) and Colin ( O'Sullivan - have been asked to travel 11km to play for a rival team.

The pair want to line out for Listry beside their home at Ballytrasna, Faha, Killarney but are being forced to represent Ballyhar-Firies as they happen to live within the boundaries of Firies parish.

The case against Kerry GAA's ruling is being heard in the High Court at present.

Through their mother, Christine O'Sullivan, the siblings are seeking an injunction restraining the secretary of the County Board, Peter Twiss, from preventing or restricting them from playing for Listry.

They are seeking declarations including that the failure to exempt them from rule 20 of the GAA bylaws, governing playing for one's parish, is in breach of their right to freedom of association under the Constitution.

The boys' solicitor says that if they don't get to play for their club of choice ["They may be technically from Firies, but their hearts and souls are in Listry"], they will take early retirement.

Great draw for us.

Clare GAA has been plunged into grief by the sudden death of senior county footballer Niall White.

The 23-year-old St Joseph's Doora-Barefield clubman was a member of the Clare senior football panel for the past three years and represented his county in the 2011 McGrath Cup final against Kerry in January as well as the recent national football league.

The dual star excelled in both codes with his club and had only recently rejoined St Joseph's for training after recovering from an injury sustained on county duty.

Doora-Barefield club PRO Seamus O'Sullivan says: "The club is still in shock and coming to terms with the news. We still cannot believe the news about Niall. Such a young man, this is a terrible tragedy. He was so talented, a totally committed hurler and footballer. This is a terrible loss to his family."

County Board chairman Michael O'Neill adds: "Clare GAA's deepest sympathies go out to the White family at this time. Niall played with the county senior footballers this year and Clare GAA is in shock at this very sad news."

Clare senior football coach Micheál McDermott also paid tribute to the deceased: "Niall was a young lad that we had on the Clare panel for the last two or three years. What you got from Niall was huge honesty and commitment. It's a tragedy that a life as promising as his was cut short. His family has suffered a huge loss and our thoughts and prayers are with them at this time."

I totally loathe the concept of Sunday morning training. It seems to be the norm in most GAA clubs around the country.

Why do managers persist with it? Is it a test of character? A deterrent? A wicked way of ending one's Saturday night social life?

Most players that train on Sunday are generally hungover from the night before. So the session is just really about sweating the drink out of themselves. With trainings generally at 9am most players will be training on an empty stomach thus creating adverse hydration effects. That isn't doing a player any good.

[Eamon Fennell Modelling Contract]

Eamon Fennell Modelling Contract

It's turning into a good week for Eamon Fennell - on and off the field.

The Dublin midfielder's long-running transfer saga finally came to an end on Tuesday night when the County Board, ignoring a recommendation from the management committee, finally sanctioned Fennell's transfer from O'Toole's to St Vincent's.

And then came the news that the 26-year-old's television appearance on TV3's Take Me Out programme last Friday has resulted in a modelling contract with John Compton, a top Dublin agency.

Fennell told the Evening Herald, "I'm not familiar with the industry but I know a few people involved in modelling and they all recommended John's agency. He's a lovely fella and I trust his judgment, so we'll just see how things go."

Fennell is currently sidelined by a hip injury which has ruled him out of the start of Dublin's Allianz National League campaign.

If a player is of Minor age and his club do not have a Minor team but do have a Senior and Reserve team, can this player play Minor football for another club but yet still play Senior and Reserve for his own club?

LIOSTA SEALADACH NA gCLUICHI – 2011

Eanáir (January)

Saturday 8th   Dr. McKenna Cup      Round 1              Down v St Marys   
Saturday 15th   Dr. McKenna Cup      Round 2               Down v Armagh               
Wednesday 19th Dr. McKenna Cup      Round 3               Antrim v Down
Sat/Sun 22nd/23rd Dr. McKenna Cup   Semi-Final   
Sunday 29th    Dr. McKenna Cup       Final

- Feabhra (February) -

Saturday 5th    National Football League      Round 1   Mayo v Down
Sunday 13th     National Hurling League                    Round 1          Down v Carlow
Sunday 20th    National Football League                  Round 2   Down v Galway
                        National Hurling League                    Round 2           Kerry v Down
Saturday 26th   National Football League                   Round 3          Down v Armagh

- Márta (March) -

3rd/4th/5th          Sigerson Cup
Sunday 6th        National Hurling League                  Round 3            Down v Limerick           
                 ACPRL                                              Round 1
Saturday 12th   National Football League                  Round 4            Cork v Down
                 MHL                                                  Round 1             Down v Armagh
Sunday 13th     National Hurling League      Round 4           Clare v Down 
                        ACPRL                                               Round 2
Wednesday 16th Ulster U21 Football Championship                          Down v Tyrone
Thursday 17th   A I B Club Championship Finals     
Saturday 19th    National Football League                      Round 5            Down v Monaghan
                          MHL                                                     Round 2             Derry v Down
Sunday 20th    ACPRL                                                  Round 3
Wednesday 23rd Semi Finals
Saturday 26th  MFL                                                      Round 1          Down v Monaghan
                       MHL                                                      Round 3          Antrim v Down
Sunday 27th   National Hurling League                      Round 5           Down v Laois
                      ACPRL                                                  Round 4     
Wednesday 30th    Ulster U 21 Championship                Final     
                 
- Aibreán (April) -

Saturday 2nd    National Football League                    Round 6             Dublin v Down
                        Ulster MFL                                          Round 2             Cavan v Down
Sunday 3rd       National Hurling League                    Round 6             Down v Antrim
ACPRL                                                Round 5
Wednesday 6th  Ulster MFL                                         Round 3             Down v Armagh
Sunday 10th      National Football League                    Round 7             Kerry v Down
                         ACPRL                                                Round 6
Monday 11th     ACHL                                                  Round 1
Friday 15th      ACFL Div 1, 2, 3, 4                             Round 1
Sunday 17th     National Hurling League                      Round 7             Westmeath v Down
                         ACPRL                                                Round 7
Monday 18th   ACFL Div  3 & 4                                Round 2
                        ACHL                                                  Round 2
Saturday 23rd  Christy Ring                                        Round 1
                       Lory Magher                                        Round 1
Sunday 24th     Easter Sunday
                         National Football League Final
Monday 25th      ACFL Div 1 & 2                             Round 2
                         ACFL Div  3 & 4                                Round 3 
Thursday 28th    ACFL Div 1& 2                              Round 3
                         ACFL Div 3 & 4                                Round 4     
Saturday 30th    Christy Ring                                       Round 2
                          Lory Magher                                      Round 2                                             
Bealtaine (May)
Sunday 1st    All Ireland U-21 Football Final
                        ACPRL                                               Round 8
Monday 2nd      National Hurling League Finals   Div 1 & 2
                         ACHL                                                 Round 3
Friday  6th   ACPRL                                                Round 9
Saturday 7th     Christy Ring  Cup                               Quarter Finals
                         Lory Magher                                       Quarter Finals
Sunday 8th          A.C.F.L. Div 1 & 2                               Round 4
                        ACFL Div  3 & 4                              Round 5             
Friday 13th      ACFL Div 1 & 2                               Round 5
                       ACFL  Div 3 & 4                               Round 6
Saturday 14th  Ulster Senior Hurling Championship   Round 1
Sunday 15th   ACPRL                                                Round 10
Monday 16th   ACHL                                                   Round 4
Friday 20th   A.C.F.L. Div 1 & 2*****                     Round 6
                        ACFL Div  3 & 4*****                         Round 7
Saturday 21st  Christy Ring Cup                        Semi Final
                        Lory Meagher Cup                     Semi Final
Sunday 22nd   A.C.P.R.L.                                        Round 11
Monday 23rd  ACHL                                                 Round 5
Friday 28th   A.C.F.L. Div 4                                 Round 8
Saturday 28th   Ulster Senior & Minor Football Championship        ¼ Finals
                        Ulster Senior Hurling Championship   
Sunday 29th     ACPRL                                            Round 12
Monday 30th  ACHL                                                Round 6
-   Meitheamh (June)
-   
Friday 3rd    ACFL Div 1 & 2                                    Round 7
                    ACFL Div 3                                          Round 8
                    ACFL Div 4                                         Round 9
Saturday 4th Christy Ring & Lory Magher Finals
Sunday 5th    ACPR & R Championship
                     Feis an Duin
Monday 6th A.C.H.L.                                 Round 7
Friday 10th   A.C.F.L.  Div 1 & 2****                      Round 8   
                        A.C.F.L  Div  3****                             Round 9   
                        ACFL Div 4                                          Round 10     
Sunday 12th     Ulster Hurling Championship Semi Final
                         A.C.P.R.L.                                Round 13
Sunday 13th   ACHL                                           Round 8   
Friday 17th   A.C.F.L. Div 1 & 2 ****                   Round 9
                        A.C.F.L Div  3  ****                   Round 10
                        ACFL Div 4                                 Round 11
Sunday 19th   Ulster Senior & Minor Football Championship                                  Semi Final
Monday 20th  ACHL                                               Round 9
Friday 24th   A.C.F.L. Div 1 & 2****                Round 10
                        A.C.F.L Div  3****                       Round 11
                         ACFL Div 4                                  Round 12
Saturday 25th All Ireland Qualifiers                      Round 1
Sunday 26th   Ulster Senior & Minor Hurling Championships
Monday 27th ACHL                                                Round 10
             
- Iúil (July) -
Friday 1st    A.C.F.L. Div 1  & 2                          Round 11
                        A.C.F.L Div  3                                  Round 12
                        ACFL Div 4                                      Round 13
Sunday 3rd   A.C.P.R.L.                                         Round 14
Monday 4th     A.C.H.L.                                             Round 11
Friday 8th       ACFL Div 1 & 2****                         Round 12
                       ACFL Div 3****                               Round 13
                      ACFL Div 4                                        Round 14   
Saturday 9th    All-Ireland Qualifiers               Round 2
Monday 11th  A.C.H.L                                              Round 12
Saturday 16th All-Ireland Qualifiers               Round 3
Sunday 17th   Ulster Senior & Minor Football Championship Finals
Monday 18th    ACHL                                              Round 13
Saturday 23rd   All-Ireland Qualifiers               Round 4
Sunday 24th     ACPRL                                             Round 15
Monday 25th   ACHL                                               Round 14
Friday 29th   A.C.F.L.  Div 4                                Round 15
Saturday 30th    All-Ireland Football ¼ Finals
                     
- Lúnasa (August) –
Monday 1st     Intermediate & Junior Hurling Championship    ¼ Finals
Thursday 4th   Football Championships      
Friday 5th   Football Championships
Saturday 6th   Football Championships   
Sunday 7th   Football Championships      
Monday 8th   Football Championships
Friday 12th   A.C.F.L.  Div 1 & 2                             Round 13
                        A.C.F.L   Div  3                                   Round 14
                        ACFL Div 4                                          Round 16
Sunday 14th   A.C.P.R.L                                           Round 16
Monday 15th A.C.H.L                                                  Round 15
Friday 20th      A.C.F.L.  Div 1 & 2 ****                 Round 14
                         A.C.F.L  Div  3  ****                       Round  15
                         ACFL Div 4                                      Round 17
Sunday 21st     All-Ireland Senior & Minor Football Semi-Finals
                          Intermediate & Junior Hurling Semi Finals
Monday  22nd ACHL                                              Round 16
                A.C.P.R.L                                      Round 17
Friday 26th   ACFL Div 3 ****                          Round 16   
                        ACFL Div 4                                  Round 18      
Sunday 28th   ACPR Championship      
Monday 29th    ACHL                                           Round 17   

- Meán Fómhair (September) -

Saturday 3rd     A.C.F.L. Div 1 & 2 ****                     Round 15
                        A.C.F.L   Div 3 ****                           Round 17
                         ACFL Div 4                                        Round 19
Sunday 4th   A.C.P.R.L                                               Round 18
Friday 9th   Football Championships ??      
Saturday 10th   Football Championships ??      
Sunday 11th   Football Championships ??      
      Senior Hurling Championship Semi- Finals
      Intermediate & Junior Hurling Championship Finals   
Saturday 17th ACHL                                                 Round 18
Sunday 18th    All-Ireland Senior & Minor Football Finals
Friday 23rd  Football Championships
Saturday 24th Football Championships
Sunday 25th   Senior Hurling Championship Final

- Deireadh Fómhair (October) -

Saturday 1st       A.C.F.L                                               
Sunday 2nd     Ulster Intermediate  Club Hurling Championship               
Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship                           
Sunday 9th   A.C.F.L.                                           
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship            Antrim v Down
      Ulster Intermediate & Junior Club Hurling Championship      Semi-Finals
Saturday 15th Senior Football Championship Final
Sunday 16th    Ulster Junior Club Football Championship            Derry v Down
                        ACFL
Friday 21st     International Rules

                        Ulster Club Hurling Championship                             Finals      
Sunday 30th    Ulster  Club Football Championship         Quarter Finals

-   Samhain (November) –
-   
Sunday 14th         Ulster Club Football Championship              Semi Finals
Sunday 28th          Ulster Club Football Championship                     Finals
      

- Nollaig (December) –

***** These Games Must be Played Without County Players.

****   Possibly Played Without County Players.

Games postponed for whatever reason must be played on or before the following Wednesday night. Rules on postponement will be strictly adhered to. Games not played will ruled on by Coiste Cheannais Na gComórtaisí.

The date listed in the Fixtures Programme approved by the County Committee for the final series of games in each Division of the All-County Football League shall be the designated "cut-off" date.

The league positions of teams after the games played on the "cut-off" date shall be considered the final league positions.

Coiste Cheannais Na gComórtaisí may review the above fixtures during the year. Clubs will be notified in writing (email) of any changes.

Play-off games will start immediately after their respective leagues are complete.

With the newly developed Pairc Esler the Competitions Control Committee may fix games under lights in the new stadium, Clubs will be notified in writing (email) of any changes.
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- PROGRAMME OF NIGHTS FOR 2011-
________________________________________________________________________________
Sunday – U-12 Football, Premier Reserve Football at 2.00 p.m. and Reserve Football at 7.30 p.m.
        Ladies Football, U-16 Hurling at 5.30 p.m.   

Monday –Division 1 & 2 Hurling, U 14 Football Division 2 & 4 Camogie, U-16 Camogie.

Tuesday – Minor Football, U-14  & U-16 Camogie on alternate weeks.

Wednesday – Adult Football/Hurling Refixtures, Minor Hurling and Division 1 & 4 Camogie.

Thursday – U-16 Football, U-12 Hurling

Friday – Adult Football, U-14 Hurling and Minor Camogie.

Saturday – U-8 & U-10 Hurling Blitz on 1st and 3rd Saturdays, Adult Ladies Football (7.00 p.m.) U-12 Camogie, U-8 & U-10 Football on 2nd & 4th Saturdays.

These centre around GAA rules.

Firstly:  If a club do not provide an U-16 team for the season ahead and their players join a neighbouring club to get U-16 football. Do they have to transfer to that club or can they just simply register for that club without transferring and then return later to their club of origin?

Secondly: At what age group is a player officially connected to a club (i.e, the age group at which the player would have to get a transfer to join another club)
Is it as low as U-8 or U-10 or is it U-12 when official club competitions begin?

Any educationalists fancy giving a short overview of the current issues affecting education at the moment? Would be much appreciated.

Over the past year I have been hearing many stories about the lack of promotion of the GAA in the primary schools and secondary schools within my county. Many point to the fact that other sports such as soccer and rugby are taking precedence while others say that football and hurling are being watered down and not being considered as the traditional top dog sport in their schools.

At regional and county board level, club delegates are pushing our administrators to do something about this problem by getting more involved within the schools. The administrators are telling the delegates that those representing the GAA can only become involved in these types of matters with schools if the school invite them in. They advocate putting pressure on Boards of Governors and parents of children in these schools to push the issue.

With a wider and more diverse curriculum now in place in our education system, is the GAA being diluted in our schools and and if so what can we do about this?

http://www.hoganstand.com/down/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=138584

The 'Cadbury 15' :

Brian Fox (Tipperary)
Fintan Goold (Cork)
Daniel Goulding (Cork)
Pearce Hanley (Mayo)
Keith Higgins (Mayo)
Paul McComiskey (Down)
Justin McMahon (Tyrone)
Michael Murphy (Donegal)
Rory O'Carroll (Dublin)
David O'Gara (Roscommon)
Colm O'Neill (Cork)
Aidan O'Shea (Mayo)
Tom Parsons (Mayo)
Brendan Quigley (Laois)
Killian Young (Kerry)

Anybody any links for club's strategic planning documents?

Was anybody ever prosecuted in relation to this murder?

Having a Primary School aged prize giving which will incorporate Halloween party games. Anybody any good ideas for party games?

[Ulster IFCPreliminary Round]

Ulster IFC

Preliminary Round

Doohamlet (Monaghan) v Bundoran (Donegal)

Quarter Finals

Drumalee (Cavan) v Derrylaughan (Tyrone)

Tullylish (Down) v Lisnaskea (Fermanagh)

Sarsfields (Armagh) v Doohamlet (Monaghan)

Rasharkin (Antrim) v Castledawson (Derry)


Semi Finals

Lisnaskea v Rasharkin

Derrylaughan v Doohamlet


Final

Lisnaskea v Doohamlet


Ulster JFC

Preliminary Round

Killyman (Tyrone) v Corduff (Monaghan)


Quarter Finals

Maguiresbridge (Fermanagh) v Drumaness (Down)

Naomh Colmcille (Donegal) v Corduff (Monaghan)

Swanlinbar (Cavan) v Ardmore (Derry)

Grange (Armagh) v O'Donnells (Antrim)


Semi Finals

Swanlinbar v Drumaness

Grange v Corduff


Final

Swanlinbar v Corduff

What is "We wish you the best of luck for Sunday" in Irish?

Any ideas? Smartarse answers welcome too.

It also partly explains John Terry's actions at the World Cup and England's general poor performance. Anybody else hear of this this morning?