Banbridge Leader (Banbridge, Northern Ireland) back issues from October 2007:
HAVELOCK SEX SHAME.
Oct 02, 2007 ... HAVELOCK Park has been named on a sleazy website as a popular meeting place for people who wish to engage in sex acts and exhibit themselves in front of strangers. Banbridge's premier sports venue, which is used by hundreds of children each week, has appeared on a site which ...
SCHOOLS HIT BY ASSISTANT STRIKE.
Oct 02, 2007 ... CLASSROOM assistants from four Banbridge schools went on strike last Wednesday as part of the biggest industrial action seen in Northern Ireland for a generation. Members of the Nipsa union from Edenderry Primary School, St Mary's Primary School, Ballydown Primary School and ...
JAMIE'S SPECIAL SEND OFF TO OLYMPICS.
Oct 02, 2007 ... A GILFORD golfer was given a fantastic send off to the Special Olympics at a ceremony hosted by Banbridge council. Jamie Doran is one of 23 athletes, who will represent Special Olympics Ulster on Team Ireland at the Special Olympics World Games taking place in Shanghai next ...
Mark has dramatic finish to Euro event.
Oct 02, 2007 ... IT was only when European silver medallist Mark Nesbitt arrived home that the exciting finish to the European Archery Championships was revealed. In the finals Mark was drawn against fellow team member Chris Wells from England. The final competitions were in the wooded town ...
Herron forced to retire at Brands Hatch.
Oct 02, 2007 ... ELF Renault Clio Cup sensation Andrew Herron saw his run of eight consecutive feature race points-scoring finishes come to an unfortunate end at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit this afternoon, the JHR Developments driver forced into retirement on the opening lap. Heading into the ...
TITLE HOPES REMAIN ALIVE AFTER LARNE.
Oct 02, 2007 ... DUNBARTON'S Seniors' hopes of retaining their league title were boosted last Monday night when they hosted Larne at the Gilford venue. The locals expected a tough encounter against the talented Larne side, and were delighted to secure 6 points following a comprehensive 84-57 ...
Vage loft best from Pilmore Beach.
Oct 02, 2007 ... THE lofts of Joe Vage enjoyed an excellent result in the latest NIPA race from Pilmore Beach. Dromore High School pupil Mathew Gowdy excelled breaking his novice status flying with the Dromore West End Club in the town. LARGYMORE INV HPS 7/157 1st, S & A ...
Michael's late form continues.
Oct 02, 2007 ... FOURTEEN year old Michael Runciman continued to show brilliant late season form by setting the sixth fastest time at last weeks Banbridge CC 10m TT on the Rathfriland Road. Weather conditions were excellent as the young Banbridge rider completed the tough course in a time of ...
Banbridge pair miss out on Euro success.
Oct 02, 2007 ... IT was a case of so near but yet so far for Eugene Magee, Geoff McCabe and the Ireland senior men's team in Manchester last week in the European Championships. McCabe and Magee were participating in their first major international tournament and at the tender age of 21 the ...
The wheels are back on and going at full revs.
Oct 02, 2007 ... ONE year on from losing the right to race at Havelock Park, Banbridge and District Model Car Club are racing again at their new car model track. The new course is at Rock Lane, Aghalee and the club is going from strength to strength. And now the club is proud to be ...
'Light' on lines but Noel emerges victorious.
Oct 02, 2007 ... THURSDAY August 23 saw the penultimate shoot in the club's summer season. Shooting conditions were fine but once again the lighting conditions were to really test the local shooters. As a result a lesser total of 19 lines were shot, lower compared to the rest of the ...
Cricket resumes for Millpark - but so do defeats.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Millpark 99 all out Larne 159 all out Larne win by 60 runs MILLPARK finally got to play another game of cricket - in fact it was their first game in over a month. Unfortunately for the Gilford side, however, the day which started with a bowler ...
Seniors slip up in Larne.
Oct 02, 2007 ... IT was not a good day at the office for the Dromore senior team away to Curran Larne in a league game as they took only one point in an 11 shot defeat. Rink One: D Adair, J McInnes, D Burns, SG Malcomson. Rink Two: R McCandless, T Mulligan, D Graham, D McCandless. ...
Pairs fun tournament announced.
Oct 02, 2007 ... KILMORE and Diamond Bowling Club are to hold a pairs fun tournament from Monday September 3 to Thursday September 6. Bowling starts ...
Dunbarton are the champions.
Oct 02, 2007 ... DUNBARTON Seniors retained their Private Greens Senior One title on Saturday. After losing their first game of the season the Gilford club went on to win their next 16, making them the first side to win back to back titles since 1996. It cements their billing as one ...
Pool league AGM planned.
Oct 02, 2007 ... THE annual general meeting of the Banbridge & District Pool League shall take place on Tuesday September 11 at 8pm. All teams should have a representative present in order to make their opinions known regarding the organising of the league, cup and other ...
Bann start off with unconvincing win.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Banbridge 19 Queens 10 BANBRIDGE kicked off the new Ulster League season with a less than comprehensive win over Queen's. It is in the nature of student teams that their personnel have a higher turnover rate than other clubs. The Queens pack had to be ...
Twos within sight of the league title.
Oct 02, 2007 ... DROMORE Twos, after their narrow victory over Portadown in retaining the Stevenson Cup, were away to Dunbarton in their penultimate game of the season. They continued their winning run and in a closely fought game won by a shot. Rink one: WJ Beattie, D Kane, T ...
Southerners victorious in Barban Hill season opener.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Dromore RFC 10 Ashbourne RFC 28 THE first match of the Dromore's new rugby season saw southern opposition travel to Barban Hill to face the locals. Ashbourne play their rugby in the equivalent Junior League to Dromore but in Leinster and were sure to ...
Much stronger side dish out defeat in Junior semi-final.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Ballela 0-9 Bredagh 2-11 BALLELA were dealt a huge blow on Friday night as Daniel McCusker was ruled out for a while due to cartilage problems. As the scoreline suggests Ballela were beaten by a much stronger Bredagh side in Darragh Cross last Sunday. ...
Under 12's win.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Ballela 3-02 Ballyvarley 2-01 BALLELA under 12's played host to Ballyvarley on Saturday in what was a very competitive game. They went into this game with having only lost once in the past five games, ironically against Ballyvarley. The first ...
Defeat for Fontenoys.
Oct 02, 2007 ... THERE was little on the playing field to bring cheer to the Liatroim supporters during the past week as the senior footballers were defeated by neighbours, Kilcoo in the Down Championship last Tuesday in Clonduff. The Liatroim lads were unable to rekindle the spirit which they ...
Round-up of the news from Ballela.
Oct 02, 2007 ... BALLELA Camogs won the Intermediate championship in Liatroim on a Sunny Sunday afternoon. The game was played with intense passion by both teams and Ballela would not give an inch. The girls are a credit to the club, the Manager Bernard McCusker and to themselves as they ran out ...
Can you Bea-lieve it?
Oct 02, 2007 ... THE ladies' competition on Tuesday August 21 was an 18 hole stroke competition in aid of the Ulster Cancer Foundation. The beautiful prizes were very generously sponsored by Lorna Poots, Helen Rankin and Sally McConville. Overall winner with a nett 69 was Bea Boyce. ...
Last putt decides Pierce Purcell final.
Oct 02, 2007 ... THE Ulster final of the Pierce Purcell Shield was played at Shandon Park Golf Club last Sunday afternoon. Practically every golf club in Ulster plays in this competition and, after one qualifying round and six rounds of match play, the last two teams left standing were local ...
Welcome to Irish league fan focus.
Oct 02, 2007 ... WELCOME to this week's IFA column in the Banbridge and Dromore Leader which focuses on Irish League fans. This continuous weekly article is based around fans of the domestic game throughout Northern Ireland and therefore we want YOU to provide us with interesting news, topics, ...
Three more points for AFC.
Oct 02, 2007 ... AFC 3 Richhill 2 AFC'S unbeaten record continued at Cheney Park on Saturday when they beat Richhill. The locals dominated play throughout the game and even the sending off of Dan Boyd in the 31st minute failed to put a dampener on proceedings. ...
Amateurs to get started against Groomsport.
Oct 02, 2007 ... THE waiting will finally be over for Dromore Amateurs and their manager Pete Batey when the new season kicks off at Ferris Park on Saturday. A late start to Division 2A of the Amateur League means Dromore are chomping at the bit for competitive action and up first for the local ...
Under 16's go for a stroll in the park against Craigavon.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Banbridge Town U16's 2 Dromore Juniors U18's 2 BANBRIDGE U16's travelled the short distance to Dromore to play a well organised Dromore U18 side. Manager Stephen Greene and Assistant Aaron McNeill wanted their side to compete against an older and more ...
'Ard' task to go top of the group.
Oct 02, 2007 ... ARDS travel to Banbridge on Saturday afternoon in the crunch match of Group A in the Carnegie League Cup (kick off 2.30pm). The visitors have a 100% record going into the game, beating Queens, Wakehurst and Lurgan Celtic so far. But a win for Banbridge would place ...
Hugh and Damian prove too strong in semi-final.
Oct 02, 2007 ... IT was President's Day last Saturday at Banbridge Golf Club and everyone had a wonderful time. The highlight of the day was the final of the President's Prize, a four-ball match play competition that started away back in May. A total of 88 pairs entered the ...
It's a dark defeat on the final green.
Oct 02, 2007 ... ONLY a few days ago the members of Banbridge Golf Club were speculating on the possibility of four major trophies coming to the club this season. Now that number is down to two. The last green defeat in the Ulster Final of the Pierce Purcell was a bitter pill to swallow. Who ...
Mixed fortunes for youth teams.
Oct 02, 2007 ... BANN'S three youth teams played their traditional friendlies against Ballynahinch to open the new season. The Under 18's included a number of new players in their squad and in the first half competed well against the opposition. A try from centre Mark Smith and a conversion and ...
Round-up of all the news from Ballela.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Club Lotto now [pounds sterling]4200 THIS weeks draw was in the Gall Bog Bar with the numbers drawn by Martin McCann and Tom Montgomery. No draw was made this week due to the All Ireland final. Last week's draw was made in the clubhouse after the Meeting. ...
Defeat for Fourths.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Bann Fourths 7 Rainey Thirds 21 BANN Fourths started their league campaign on Saturday with a home tie against Rainey. Bann got off to a strong start from the kick-off and found themselves pushing at the Rainey line within the first two minutes of play. ...
Home defeat for Dromore in first league game.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Dromore 13 Coleraine 32 DROMORE welcomed Coleraine to Barban Hill last Saturday in the first game of the new league campaign but it was the visitors from the north coast who left with the points. The sunny weather gave great conditions for rugby, but the ...
Bann find it easy against Ards.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Ards 0 Banbridge 36 BANN followed up their relatively scrappy win over Queen's with a six-try romp at Hamilton Park in last Saturday's Ulster League game. They were in control of this game from the opening exchanges which yielded a try for hooker David ...
Seconds seal away victory.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Ards Seconds 7 Bann Seconds 27 DAVID Little got his captaincy off to the best possible start as his Seconds team made it a double at Hamilton Park. Bann's first half performance was enough to secure the points as they built up a 22-7 lead, thanks largely ...
Thirds take 10-point win.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Bann Thirds 27 Ballymena Fourths 17 BANN Thirds made a winning start to their Junior League campaign as they claimed a notable scalp - Ballymena Fourths. The pack did all the spadework to set up scrum-half Oran Fletcher for the opening score from close ...
Answering Ireland's Call.
Oct 02, 2007 ... POYNTZPASS duo Simon and Rory Best are ready to answer Ireland's Call as the Rugby World Cup gets underway. The Ulster and Belfast Harlequins brothers have been named in the 30-strong squad picked by Eddie O'Sullivan which has been preparing for the big kick off in France, most ...
Seconds enter final stages.
Oct 02, 2007 ... MILLPARK Seconds entered the final stages in the season last Sunday as they took on Dundrum seconds away from home in the penultimate game of the season. The locals won the toss and with a seemingly strong batting line up millpark elected to bat first and were quickly reduced to ...
Summer season comes to an end.
Oct 02, 2007 ... THE final Thursday night shoot took place last week, concluding what has been a terrific summer season at Rathfriland. Weather conditions were good as ever, and it proved with a total of 18 lines being shot. This would obviously have been more only for the failing light ...
CARNEGIE HOPES HANG IN THE BALENCE.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Banbridge Town 1 Ards 1 THE top of the table clash at Crystal Park ended all square on Saturday, meaning Ards remain in pole position for qualification to the knock-out stage. A goal apiece and not much else separated the sides in this tight game, and the ...
Fourths beaten in derby opener.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Banbridge 4this 1 Newry 3rds 4 HOME advantage counted for nothing as Banbridge's fourth string lost on the opening day of the Junior League season, going down 4-1 to near neighbours Newry. Despite fielding a strong side, Bann lacked any physical presence ...
Solid win for Academy.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Banbridge Academy 1sts 4 Bangor Grammar 0 ON Wednesday the Academy were looking to improve on their last outing against Methody, which had been a poor performance, with a solid display against Bangor Grammar. As soon as the whistle went the Banbridge team ...
Seconds off to a good start.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Banbridge 2nds 3 Kilkeel 0 BANN Seconds met on Friday night for the opening match of their Junior One league campaign. They took on the newly promoted Kilkeel Seconds who themselves were hoping to get their campaign off to a winning start. Bann ...
Thirds beaten by Instonians.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Instonians 2nds 4 Banbridge 3rds 2 BANBRIDGE Thirds commenced their campaign with a disappointing 4-2 loss away to Instonians Seconds. Bann started sluggishly, and paid the price with two early goals being conceded. Once their form was found ...
Pre season goes well for Bann Ladies' club.
Oct 02, 2007 ... BANN Ladies Hockey Club have had a busy pre season this year. Although attendance at pre season training was slow to take off, the numbers have increased dramatically in the last couple of weeks with several new faces giving new coach Tony Blevins some selection headaches - a ...
Kirk Cup campaign starts with South Antrim victory.
Oct 02, 2007 ... South Antrim 0 Banbridge 8 A COMFORTABLE win in the Kirk Cup got Banbridge's competitive season off to a winning start. Playing against South Antrim, who ply their trade in a league below the locals, the Banbridge side recorded an emphatic 8-0 win to ...
Confident U15's knock eight goals past Bangor.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Banbridge Academy U15's 8 Bangor Grammar 0 WITH back-to-back wins against Wesley College and Methody the Banbridge U15's side had a lot of confidence going into the game against Bangor. The locals started off the game very brightly with the Bangor side ...
Fun in the rain as Bann cyclists hold Eddie Sands trophy event.
Oct 02, 2007 ... FUN was the order of the day on Sunday as Banbridge Cycling Club held the annual Eddie Sands MTB Trophy event and BBQ at the Ballycross MTB course. Light rain failed to dampen the spirits of the riders and their supporters, though it did make conditions slippery on the grassy ...
Eight leagues underway.
Oct 02, 2007 ... THIS year there have been 426 archers of all ages shooting in the leagues. The main league has 362 archers shooting and started at the beginning of September. The rounds being shot are FITA 18's, Portsmouths and suitable cub rounds. In the under nine cubs young Luke ...
Kings of the Castle but Leapogues lead table.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Kings 6 Ulster Arms B 0 THIS third round of matches in the new season saw the first game go to Kings player Gareth Burns due to a couple of mistakes by Kyle Stanfield. Big John Malcomson took the next for Kings and a close game in the third saw Conor ...
Knockout Cups up and running.
Oct 02, 2007 ... NOW that the Toals Bookmakers Pool League is underway it also time to play the preliminary rounds of both the First Division and Brendan McAdam memorial knockout cups. The First Division Cup preliminary round is to be played this coming Monday, October 8. The draw is ...
Mixed feelings at McCullough Cup victory.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Academy 1sts 4 Wallace 0 THE Belmont Hotel sponsored Banbridge Academy 1st XI Hockey Team tool to the pitch on Saturday for their first McCullough Cup game against the much fancied Wallace High School. The team started the game well and were on top for ...
Locals compete in weekend Under 12s tournament.
Oct 02, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE Academy's U12's took part in a tournament at the weekend, entering two teams in the competition. Here's how they got on: Wallace B 0-4 Banbridge 1 - with only 10 minutes in an 8-a-side match; Banbridge 1's had to be at their best from the start. ...
Walkover for Under-14s.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Academy U14s 3 Wallace 0 ON Saturday Banbridge Academy's U14 hockey team played a friendly against Wallace at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club. In the first half the Academy team didn't play to their full potential, although J. Moffett still managed to score from a ...
Good start for Seconds but it finishes all square.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Academy 2nds 1 Wallace 1 THE Academy lads started off well with good passages of play leading to a few good attacking opportunities. And it wasn't long before Bann centre Midfielder Jonny Vance put the Lurgan Road team into the lead with a great strike ...
Academy victorious in tough encounter.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Academy 1sts 2 RBAI 0 THE Academy boys took on RBAI last Wednesday in what was to be their toughest match yet. The Belfast side has always been the Academy's biggest rivals, having met in many schools' finals over the years. With most of the ...
Under-15s trounce Wallace.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Academy U15s 8 Wallace 1 BANBRIDGE went into this game still undefeated and they were never really threatened at the new Garvey on Saturday despite missing several key players. Bann started well and took the lead after a few minutes with a reverse from ...
Seconds through to the next round of Prior Shield.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Academy 2nd XI 2 RBAI 0 LAST Wednesday the unbeaten Banbridge Academy 2nd Xl team headed off to Belfast for their Prior Shield clash against old rivals Belfast Inst. A game that everyone knew would have to be hard fought against an extremely determined ...
Stylish start and a debut win for Sixths.
Oct 02, 2007 ... UUJ Ladies III 2 Dromore Ladies VI 5 THE season has started in style for Dromore Ladies Sixths after this 5-2 victory over Jordanstown Thirds. From the whistle both teams rivalled for the ball with Jordanstown winning the first break up the left hand side ....
Four proves an unlucky number for title holders.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Dromore Ladies IV 4 Armagh Ladies V 0 LAST year's league winners, Armagh Fifths, were the Halfway House Dromore Ladies Fourths guests at Ferris Park this week. With Dromore finishing runners-up in last year's contest this was an early chance to gain some ...
First win for Fourths.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Bann Fourths 2 Harlequins Seconds 1 BANBRIDGE got their season kick started with a fine home win over Harlequins on Friday night. This was Bann's first win of the season and was just reward after their stirling performance at Cookstown the previous week. ...
Injury problems fail to deter Bann Ladies.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Bann Ladies 4 Owls 1 ON Saturday Bann had to reshuffle from a complete squad of players to only having two subs due to an injury sustained by sweeper Jo-Anne Lyttle at their first league match last week and Jacquie Cheater due to sickness. Nevertheless ...