Sponsor A Ball

Casey’s Eurospar, Newry Rd sponsored the ball for our Senior league fixture with Dromintee. Thanks very much to the Casey family for your sponsorship and ongoing support for the club.

Pic below; Brian & Peter Casey present the ball to Aidan Rushe.

 

 

SFL Div 1A

Dromintee V Cross

Our Senior team were in action on Friday night where they travelled to Dromintee for their league fixture.
The first half was an even encounter with each side matching score for score, Dromintee got the only goal of the half just before the half way point and at the break only a point seperated the teams;
Dromintee 1-08 Cross 0-10
Dromintee were quick off the mark in the second half, registering two points in the
opening minutes but we responded scoring a goal to level the game. The score remained a draw for a short period of time because Dromintee scored 1-02 in quick succession to give them a strong lead. A Rian O’Neill point and a goal just before the half way point of the second half left just one between the sides once again. Both sides exchanged points before Dromintee scored their third goal. The final minutes of the game saw us score three points to Dromintee’s two points and at the end of the match a goal was the differnece.
Dromintee 3-14 Cross 2-14

 

Intermediate League Div 2B

Shane O’Neills V Cross

On a damp and dismal Wednesday night, we travelled to Camlough to play Shane O’Neills in the Intermediate league.
The first half we took a while to settle , some good goalkeeping from Stephen Ogle ensured we kept close to Shane O’Neills and at the midway point of the first half the game was all square, three a piece. A Shane Mcconville point give us the lead before Shane O’Neills went on a scoring spree, scoring 1-02 in a matter of minutes to put them in a commanding position. Both sides exchanged points and as first half drew to a close, points from Ryan Conlon and Ruairi O’Neill left us trailing by just two at the break.
Shane O’Neills 1-06 Cross 0-07
The second half remained a close affair until the last quarter where Shane’s took control of the game, scoring five points to seal the victory on a scoreline of;
Shane O’Neills 1-13 Cross 0-10
The win for Shane O’Neills ensured they were crowned Intermediate League Division 2B Champions, congratulations to the Shane O’Neills team and management.

 

Well done

Congratulations and well done to our Minors and their Mentors Stephen Kernan and Thomas Cassiday who were crowned U18 Armagh 7 A-Side Tournament winners on Friday night in Cross. The boys beat Granemore in the Semi Final and Clann Éireann in the Final, winning both games by a goal.

Below; Thanks to Noreen O’Callaghan for the great pics from the Minor tournament;

 

 

 

 

Well done also to our U12.5 team and their Mentor, Gavin Cumiskey who beat Culloville, Forkhill, Killeavey, Dromintee and Silverbridge in the blitz played at Silverbridge on Saturday. They topped the group and now proceed to the semi final which will be played next Saturday. Good luck boys.

 

 

 

 

Crossmaglen Rangers Summer Camp: In Association With Eugene Duffy Construction

We are very thankful that once again our Summer Camp will be sponsored by Eugene Duffy construction. Thanks very much to Gene and the Duffy family for your sponsorship and support.
The camp will be led by Tony McEntee and is open to all children in our club and neighbouring clubs in the Parish.

The camp will run from;
Monday 6th to Friday 10th August 2018
U6 – 10am-12pm
U8-U14 – 10am-2.00pm
Price: £22/€25 per child. Family Rates Available.
Please Note: U6 children must be accompanied by a Parent /Guardian. We look forward to welcoming all the boys and girls.

 

 

 

Crossmaglen Rangers Golf Classic 2018; Main Sponsors-
Hanratty Oils, Killycard, Developments Ltd

The 2018 annual Golf Classic was held in Concra Wood Golf Course on Friday 6th July.
63 teams played in glorious weather and once again the classic was an outstanding success.
We had teams playing from the four provinces of Ireland, two teams from Spain, and 24 counties were represented. For the first time we had a team from the famous Dr Croke’s GFC in Killarney.
Crossmaglen Rangers want to thank all our teams who played and travelled such long journeys. Also, thanks to Concra Wood Golf Club staff, greenkeepers, and catering staff.
A special thank you to Gene Hanratty of Hanratty Oils / Killycard Developments Ltd. for their very generous sponsorship.
For our Golf Classic to be a success, we need sponsorship and support from the local community, and this year we received great support from the sponsors listed below.

 

 

Main Sponsor: Hanratty Oils, Killycard Developments Ltd
Tee Box Sponsors
• Eugene Duffy Construction Ltd • ESL Electrical• Kevin Keegan- New York• Smith Concrete • Ma Kearney’s Bar • B Cassidy & Sons • Global Tiles- Mick Flood • Floorform- Armagh • Haldane Fisher • Elite Doors • Paddy’s Point- La Zenia, Spain • Emerald Isle Construction • Inis Free-Costa Blanca Holidays • O’Riordan’s Bar- La Zenia, Spain • Paul Cullen- Spain • Trinity Bar- Cabo Roig, Spain • Murdocks Builders Merchants • CP & A Supplies • Convery Ceilings • Paddy Kindlon, Culloville Road • Eddie Carville Consultancy • BL Shutters • Find my casa- Sean McCarthy • McCumiskey & Company • Comaskey Properties- Spain • Mason Formwork Ltd • Conlon Low Loader Haulage • Martin Aherne- Painter • Watters Electrical • Liam McCreesh • Crossmaglen Health Centre / Pharmacy • Cathal McKeown Joinery • Monaghan Plant Hire • Priority Truck Parts • Luke Murphy Chemists • Michael McEntegart • Martin Hardware • Newry Crash Repair • Donnelly Fuels • MC Blinds • Stephen Kernan Financial Services • Happy Faces Nursery • Skips R Us • Brendan McAleavey • T & M Carpentry • Sean Murtagh • Carrickdale Hotel • Barney Quinn Construction • Donnelly Group Motors • Stats Sports (paid directly into bank) • Barry Hughes • Hanratty Oils • Kernan Properties • RK Marketing • Tiernan Solicitors • Oils 4 U • Dev Oil • Duffy Oils • Mickey McShane- Creggan • McNally’s Chemist • O’Donoghue’s Bar- Dublin Des Markey • Tony Brady- Physio • Byrne Monumental • St Patrick’s Primary School • St Patrick’s Irish Primary School • McArdle Auctioneer • Aoibheann
Donnelly / Annette Donaghy • Hanratty’s Bar • Boyle Sports • Kevin McNamee • Valu Land • Shorts Sports • McEntee’s • Egg Coffee Shop • Keenan’s Bar • Sean & Bernard Hughes • Declan Maguinness • Danny McNamee • Paddy McNamee • McConville Funeral Undertakers • Murtagh’s Bar • Cross Cuts • Anjo Wines Ltd • JP McVeigh • Bellew Electrical • Centra • Clarnagh Maid • Square Lighting • Majella Clarke • Ciaran & Sinead Fearon • John Fearon • Crossmaglen Credit Union Ltd. • Marguerite Donaghy • Moley Coaches • Raymond Watters- Old Coach Inn • Thomas McKenna • Dr Pat Fee- Rathkeeland House Surgery • Clady Quarries • Fiddler’s Carrickmacross- Seamus McEneaney • MC’s Grocery & Coffee Dock • Short’s Bar • Cross Square Hotel • Superbites • Tom O’Hanlon / Liam Lynch • Donal McKenna • Glencarron Nursing Home • Crossmaglen District Development • McNamee’s Bakery • Lee Opticians • Aileen Traynor- AT Makeup • Bubbles Wholesale • Bar One Racing • The Examiner • Feeney Print • Fyfes- Total Produce • Prize Sponsorhip Barry Hughes – Carna Transport
Teams
Gary McShane • Michael McEntegart • Craig Talbot • Patrick McEntegart • Greenore Golf Club • Bank Of Ireland • Michael Mallie- Greenore • Sean Falloon • Tom Short • Aaron Kernan • Frank McDonnell • Conor Campbell • Noel Gorman • Pat Casey • Bernard Flynn • Kevin McKeown • Niall Hughes • Jarlath McConville • Joe McKenna • Martin Aherne • Killycard Developments • Frankie Campbell • Trinity Bar- Spain • Paddy’s Point- Spain • Pat O’Connor • Joe O’Shaughnessy • Liam Martin • Kevin Halpenny • Dr Crokes- Killarney • Hanratty Oils • Padraig Joyce • Declan Smyth • Jimmy Lacey • Eddie Hill • John Fogarty • Brian McGirr • James McGrath • Tom Short • Derek O’Sullivan • Rory McShane • Barry Hughes/Robert Havern Carna T/port • Shane Murphy • Pat McArdle • Seamus McArdle • Young Irelands • Peter Byrne • Pat Cassidy • Marty McCreesh • Sean Duffy • Declan Strain • Cathal Short • Garvey’s Bar • James King • Total Buggies • Gene Hanratty • Seamus Murtagh • Donal Murtagh • Joe Kernan • Gene Duffy • Michael Smyth • Babs Keating
• Spain- Joey & Neil

 

SAVE THE DATE- We are delighted to announce the 2019 Golf Classic will once again take place at Concra Wood, Castleblayney on Friday 5th July 2019.

 

 

Black & Amber Summer Sizzling Steak Night

Due to the clash with our Senior league fixture with Ballymacnab, we have had to temporarily postpone our sizzling steak night. A new date has yet to be decided
but I will post online when the date is confirmed.

 

 

Gaelic Sunday

On Sunday evening, to mark an important milestone in Irish history, Gaelic Sunday, we welcomed historian, author and gael Donal McAnnallen to the Rangers Hall.
Donal spoke about the events Of Gaelic Sunday one hundred years ago and the impact it had on the GAA locally and in particular a match where Crossmaglen Plunkett’s  played Dorsey Emmett’s in Camlough on that historic day.
Well done to our Irish Cultural Officer, Johanne Donnelly for organising the event and huge thanks to Donal for attending the hall and for his interesting and informative lecture.

 

 

 

Fixtures

Tuesday 7th August
Cross V Clann Eireann
7.30pm

Wednesday 8th August
U10 Go Games
Cross V Dromintee

Intermediate League. Div 2B
Shane O’Neills V Cross
7.30pm

Thursday 9th August
U16 League Div 1
Clann Éireann V Cross
7.30pm

Friday 10th August
SFL Div 1A
Ballymacnab V Cross
7.30pm

 

Well Done

Pic Below; Thomas Og Duffy who was part of the Ulster U15 squad who played Dublin on Tuesday. Well done Thomas Og

 

 

 

Underage Draw

Tickets are now on sale for our underage draw. There are some fantastic prizes on offer and all proceeds from the draw will go directly to the underage teams in the club.

 

 

 

Rangers Tea Party

On Saturday 8th September at 7.30pm we will host a tea party in the Rangers Hall. We are looking for host and hostesses who will host a table. If you can, please contact Tim Gregory or PM Cross FB page.

 

Crossmaglen Rangers GFC Night At The Races

Crossmaglen Rangers GFC Night At The Races will take place in Dundalk Stadium on Friday, 26th October (Evening Meeting).
A table of ten costs €1000 (individual tickets also available which will cost €100).
Your ticket covers your admission to the racecourse, a scrumptious four course meal, complimentary race card and all ticket holders will also be entered into a fantastic draw with five hotel breaks on offer in top hotels around Ireland.
Any business or individual who would like to provide sponsorship for this event, please contact any committee member or pm Cross Rangers FB page for more information. All sponsors receive two complimentary tickets at the sponsor’s table.
More details in the coming weeks and remember to keep the 26th October free because it promises to be a superb nights entertainment.

 

Club Lotto

 

Our club lotto is available to play online. If you have family around the world please let them know about our lotto online, it is a great way of supporting the club when you are miles from home.
Below is the web address to play our lotto online.
https://www.clublottery.com/Club/Details/37

Draw; 05/08/18

Numbers Drawn; 8 14 25 28

No Jackpot Winner

4 matched 3 numbers; Elish Carragher, Jason Gavin, Eimear McCoy & Eleanor Cassidy each win £25. Well done to our match three winners.

Next Draw; 12/08/18

Jackpot; £10,200/€11,200

 

Condolences

Mr James (Seamus) Mallon, Unshog, Middletown

The entire Crossmaglen Rangers Club are saddened to learn of the passing of Seamus, former player, manager , loyal supporter and friend of the club.
We send our deepest condolences to Seamus’s wife, Kathleen, sons Raymond, Shay, and Desmond, Daughter Maria and the extended Mallon family circle.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam

 

Below; A smiling Seamus (bottom centre) after one of his many wins with Crossmaglen Rangers.

 

 

 

Below; Thanks to Middletown GAA for sharing the photos of Seamus below;

Seamus with Sigerson QUB team in 1959

 

Below; Seamus, Scór quiz team in 1988.

 

 

Mr Brendan Kirk, Armagh

Crossmaglen Rangers GFC send their deepest condolences to the Kirk family on the recent sad passing of Brendan, former Development Officer, Armagh. Brendan, Father of Damian, U17 Hurling Assistant Manager and Mrs Marie Millar, Principal St Josephs High School.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam