COMMUNITY WEEKEND 03 June 2013 The dust is now settling on an excellent weekend of entertainment at Dungannon RFC. Both the Fashion Show and the Blue and White Fight Night were a tremendous success and we would like to thank our special guests Claire McCollum, Tiffany Brien and Brian Magee. We would also like to […]
On Monday 3rd June, ORNE Community Partnership, a joint venture between Ophir RFC and St. Enda’s GAC, will hold a ‘Sport for Change’ event to look at the history of sport relating to the conflict in Northern Ireland. The event will include a presentation by ORNE Community Partnership, showing the work in practice between Ophir […]
With support from Department for Social Development, IRFU (Ulster Branch), the Irish FA and Ulster GAA are joining forces and using the power of sport to promote positive cross-community relations. From 2012 – 2015 the Northern Ireland Executive, through the Department for Social Development has provided over £480,000 of funding to support community and volunteer […]
One of Chris’s main club targets was to increase numbers within the u13s youth squad through the IRFU “Play Rugby” scheme. Having coached in the 3 main feeder secondary schools of Fivemiletown College, Aughnacloy College and St Ciarans Ballygawley, Chris organised a yr8 schools blitz and followed up with a recruitment night at club training. […]
LCDI – Fuel Scheme The scheme is very simple; customers buy stamps (minimum £5), from various outlets right across the Borough, including LBC and LCDI (for a current list of retail outlets) The stamps are collected on a savings card and are then presented to the oil supplier as full or part payment for the […]
The IRFU Ulster Branch and Clogher Valley RFC are inviting additional applicants for the post of Club Community Rugby Officer. Working throughout the rugby season, the successful applicant will provide rugby development services on behalf of the Club for primary schools, secondary schools and Community organisations within a designated catchment area. This post is part […]
Recently, students from the Northern Regional College attended Eaton Park to discover what role rugby plays in community development… The boys were engaged in a project entitled ‘Crossing the Line’ which looked at religion in sport. Tom Wiggins, Ballymena RFC and Ballymena Council’s Community Rugby Development Officer facilitated the visit and enlisted the help of […]
Last week saw the first BRFC Girls Cross Community Rugby Blitz. Girls from St. Patrick’s College and Cullybackey High School attended Eaton Park, where on a day of rare sunshine, they enjoyed several games of TAG Rugby. One local school was unable to attend and the two schools therefore joined together to form a ‘Barbarians’ […]