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Senior Ladies Return from China

Late last Thursday night our senior ladies and their mentors returned from their trip of a lifetime to China. By all accounts, they had a brilliant trip which saw them visit many sights throughout the country - Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, The Great Wall of China, The Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium, The 3 Gorges Dam, a boat trip on the Yangtze River. The trip also saw the girls take part in Chinese lessons and give some basic GAA coaching at the Hubei Normal University and Huangshi Number 8 Middle School.

The club was given a fantastic opportunity to experience China and its incredible history, culture, language, geography and thriving contemporary society and along the way, they made some life-long friendships, unforgettable memories and forged a strong bond between our Irish and Chinese cultures.

The club would like to thank Hubei Normal University, Confucius Institute, Yan, Sean, Michael, Alex, Mary, Nancy, Matilda, Ivan, Jack and Billy for making the trip such a memorable experience for all who travelled.

Before travelling to China, the Confucius Institute based in the Ulster University knew the Shane’s girls would be excellent ambassadors but they surpassed all expectations as magnificent representatives for club, family, community, county and indeed our entire country.

Senior Men

Last Monday night saw our senior men begin their pre-season training under the watchful eye of new manager Kelly O’Rourke. The lads also trained on Friday night with great numbers attending both sessions and the mood is good as everyone looks forward to the new season.

Underage Training Schedule

Our underage training schedule is still to be finalised but hopefully, it should be available from next week onwards.

Best Wishes

Best wishes to our club member and underage manager Bob Mathers who was involved in a nasty road traffic accident recently.

Referees

If anyone in the club fancies becoming a referee please contact Yasmin Mackin for further information.

Armagh GAA Club Draw

Have you got your Armagh GAA Club Draw Ticket yet? Why not start your New Year on a winning note by getting your ticket from any of our committee members, priced at £100 which can be paid in four monthly installments of £25 per month if you wish.

There are four monthly first prizes of a Renault Clio and numerous monthly cash prizes on offer – 2nd prize £3,000; 3rd & 4th prize £1,000; 5th & 6th prize £500; 7th – 16th prize £100.

Not only are you in with a chance of winning one of their fantastic prizes on offer but you will also be supporting the Shane O’Neill’s club at the same time.

Lotto

Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 17, 18, 28 & 30. There were no jackpot winners and 1 x lucky dip winner. The jackpot now stands at a very impressive £7,350.

Community Walkway

If you fancy burning off the turkey after Christmas, want to begin the New Year by getting fit or just want to blow away the cobwebs our community walkway is open to everyone and anyone who wishes to avail of the facility.

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