Club members are reminded that (subject to current Covid restrictions /guidelines) the club AGM will take place on Sunday 21st November at 3pm in the GCRC Garron Suite. Only fully paid up members for season 2021 are eligible for election/voting at the meeting. Contact tracing measures will be in place.
In the 117 year history of Oisin Glenariffe our current U15s are the first team to win the All County A Feile – what a great achievement.And what a year they have had so far, North Antrim Shield, McMullan Cup, Darragh Cup and now the Feile. They are a credit to our club, their families and their parish. They have given us all so much enjoyment and entertainment over the last few months in these difficult times. Now is our chance to give something back to them as they require substantial funding, for accommodation, food and transport, to enable them to travel to Thurles for the All Ireland Feile. Any donation, no matter how small will be greatly received and help give these young players the trip they deserve. Donations can be made directly to our Klubfunder account via the link below. https://www.klubfunder.com/…/Glenariffe…/GeneralPayment
The girls have been busy collecting some incredible prizes for their club fundraiser. There are over £1500 worth of prizes to be won!
🏐 Please support both the Juvenile and Senior teams and hopefully bag yourself an amazing bundle of prizes at the same time!!
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🎟️ Entries cost £10. There are 3 chances to win with each entry. Please contact a Senior or Juvenile player to be added to the entry list. Entries can be paid either via cash or through Klubfunder https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Glenariffe_Oisin_CLG/Events
📆 The draw will take place LIVE on Friday 1st October 2021.
Many thanks to all the local businesses for supporting our LGFA teams. It is greatly appreciated! 🟩🏐🟨
The Northern Trust mobile vaccination team is coming to Ruari Og GAA Club in Cushendall on Saturday, the 28th of August, from 10 am to 5 pm.
Ulster GAA Secretary Brian McAvoy has urged young people to avail of the opportunity to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
McAvoy made the comments ahead of the GAA club championship season which will be starting throughout the province in the coming weeks.
He said: “Young people have sacrificed much during the pandemic, but now the vaccine offers a route map towards a way of life that only 18 months ago we took for granted.
“The return of spectators to sporting events has had huge benefits to society and long may this continue. However, we want these games and sporting events to continue and as the inter-county season draws to a conclusion, the club championships will take centre stage in the GAA calendar.
“In recent weeks we have witnessed the postponement of games at numerous levels in the Association as Covid-19 case numbers rise, and it is incumbent on all of us to take whatever measures we can to reduce the risk of further spread of the virus and to protect our families and communities.
“The contagious ‘Delta’ variant has become the dominant form of coronavirus and more young people have become ill through this strain than had been the case with previous ones. “Worryingly, the vast majority of people hospitalised in recent weeks have not been vaccinated and this is putting additional pressure on an already over-burdened health service workers. The evidence therefore suggests that you are less likely to become seriously ill if you have been vaccinated.”
“I realise that it is an individual choice for each person but in choosing whether or not to take the vaccine, they should do so based on information available from reliable sources. For me the benefits are clear for all to see, both on and off the GAA fields.”
“Vaccinations are available at a range of facilities in both jurisdictions, including in some local pharmacies, and this weekend will see a concerted effort in the north to get more people vaccinated under the ‘Big Jab Weekend’ initiative.”
OISINS CLG LMS 2021/2022 – PLEASE SUPPORT OUR LATEST FUNDRAISER
Please have all teams and money in before 5pm on Thursday 12th August.All money can be paid to Conan McToal, David Burns, Teresa Gettens, Pauline McElheron or online to Account Name: OISINS CLG Sort Code 950286 Account Number 83819434 (PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AS REFERENCE).All terms and conditions are attached below.http://www.glenariffeoisins.com/…/Glenariffe-Oisins-CLG…1
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The club is delighted to support this campaign – look out for our banner at the pitch shortly.Please also see below from Eimear’s dad, Séan –
Every 20 minutes in the UK someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer or blood disorder and for some patients their only chance of survival is stem cell transplant. With only a 30% chance of finding a match from a family member most will be reliant on a complete stranger having joined the Stem Cell Donor registry. Every year 33, people living in the North of Ireland need to find a non-related stem cell donor to have any chance of survival.
Fundamentally, the more donors we can get on board, the more hope we can create. And we are reaching out to you, and the wider sporting community, to ask for your help in our mission to find a lifesaving donor for every patient facing transplant.
We have organised a charity (Eimear’s Wish) to help promote stem cell donor awareness in all our communities in memory of our daughter Eimear who died on June 27th 2019, from complications of a Stem Cell transplant. Eimear’s final wishes to me was that:
Our campaign is growing in strength every day. And I am contacting you, in the hope that Antrim GAA will be joined up with the family of Eimear Smyth, to help them raise Stem Cell Donor Awareness in our within the wider Gaelic sports community, by encourage people to join the Stem Cell Donor registry and help us create Hope for patients whose only hope of survival from illnesses like blood cancer is a stranger donating their stem cells. in desperate need of a life-saving transplant.
We also particularly want to reach out to young men in 16-30 age group as they are more likely to be chosen to go on and donate but are significantly underrepresented on the register. There are many myths out there about what is involved in donating stem cells but, for 9 out of 10 donors, it involves a very simple out-patient procedure similar to giving blood – it really could be that simple to create Hope for someone with a life-threatening illness.
With your position at the heart of the Gaelic community, we hope you can see the amazing opportunity to work together to raise awareness of the need for Stem Cell donors and dispel some of the myths surrounding donation. There are likely to be many potential lifesavers amongst your players and members, we just need the opportunity to show them how.
We are always looking for opportunities to work with partners to amplify our message and save more lives. This may be by using your communication channels to spread the word, identifying an opportunity to host a donor recruitment information event.
We are currently working with four clubs in West Belfast, and we would love to further the opportunities for partnership with you, and to answer any questions you may have. Not only will it lead to creating Hope, but lives can be saved, the opportunity to create Hope for people with life threatening illness is something pretty amazing for all young people and is achievable regardless of academic achievements, social status or sporting prowess. I hope you agree this a prospect worth exploring.
Please watch Up-close. It’s very moving but positive and tells Eimear’s story.https://www.itv.com/utvprogrammes/articles/up-close-eimears-wish
News report on the launch of the football campaign:
You can donate here https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HRUZNYYTY34JE
The guidance from County GAA has just been received – see link below. It is important that we all endeavour to comply with the requirements contained within the document as it is both a great privilege and a great responsibility that our club has been permitted to resume training and competition at this time and visible compliance from all of us is required.http://www.glenariffeoisins.com/…/Return-to-competitive…
The latest guidance from Ulster Council is now available and can be accessed here http://www.glenariffeoisins.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Covid-19-Six-Counties-update-220421.pdf
PLEASE NOTE UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SPECTATORS ALLOWED AT ANY OF OUR MATCHES OR TRAINING SESSIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Please see via the link below to information relating to the use of Foireann to manage Health Questionnaires for the upcoming return to play. This document describes how our club can manage the Public Health mandated process intended to maintain a safe environment for Gaelic Games activities.http://www.glenariffeoisins.com/…/Return-To-Play-2021…