Juniors:
Best of luck to all our junior sides, whose league campaigns get underway this week. Please try and get along to their games to support them during the season. You can keep right up to date with all club fixtures and results on the club website. The opening junior league fixtures are;
Tuesday, August 18: Junior C, Div 3A, Newport Town AFC v Lisnagry B, 6.30pm (Derryleigh Park).
Wednesday, August 19: Junior A, Premier A, Newport Town AFC v Hill Celtic, 6.30pm (Derryleigh Park). U17, Div 2, Herbertstown v Newport Town AFC, 6.30pm (Herbertstown).
Saturday, August 22: Junior B, Div 1B, Newport Town AFC B v Aisling Annacotty C, 6.30pm (Derryleigh Park).
Sunday, August 23: Junior A, Premier A, Fairview Rgs B v Newport Town AFC, 2pm (Fairgreen). U18 Youth, Div 2, Newport Town AFC v Knockainey, 2pm (Derryleigh Park).
Monday, August 24: U17, Div 2, Newport Town AFC v Parkville, 6.30pm (Derryleigh Park).
Tuesday, August 25: Junior B, Div 1B, Charleville v Newport Town AFC, 6.30pm (Charleville).
Wednesday, August 26: Junior A, Premier A, Newport Town AFC v Corbally Utd, 6.30pm (Derryleigh Park). U18 Youth, Div 2, Regional Utd B v Newport Town AFC, 6.30pm (Dooradoyle).
Schoolboys:
The schoolboy league fixtures from August 29 through to September 12 have been released and are available on the club website There are 25 games scheduled for our sides in the opening fortnight, so very busy times ahead, while the evening games are being played. Best of luck to all our players and officials.
Schoolgirls:
The schoolgirls, who play in the North Tipperary League get their season underway on September 5 and we will have sides competing at U12, 14,16, 16 & 18 age grades.
Summer Camp:
Our FAI Soccer Camp kicked-off on Monday with 1100 boys & girls taking part, which again makes it one of the biggest camps in the entire region. Due to Covid-19, capacity was reduced this year, however the children were still going to enjoy five days of football, fun & friendship in a safe environment.
Training / Match Protocols – Covid 19
With nearly all our teams now back training and leagues about to start, this is a timely reminder for all players & parents to familiarise themselves with the club’s protocols for training / games in Derryleigh Park. Protocols are available to read on the club website.
Club App
We’re asking everyone to download the club App as soon as possible. Our App is going to be a vital tool to enable us to carry out contact tracing, co-ordinate training sessions, complete online digital Health Questionnaire forms and also streamline our communication to all our players & parents during the return to football. The App is really easy to download and simple to use and it’s vital that all managers, junior players and parents download our App in time for the return of training and matches. Click this link to download the app.
Lotto
There was no winner of this week’s club’s lotto and the jackpot is now €1,500 with the next draw taking place on Saturday, August 22 in the clubhouse. The numbers drawn were 6, 8, 21 & 26. The lucky dip winners were Michelle Rafferty (Knockane), Ray McGrath (Carrowkeale) & Johnny ‘Boola’ Ryan (Freigh). Tickets can be purchased from any committee member at our lotto stand at Ryan’s Centra on Friday evenings & Sunday mornings. They can also be bought online via the club website. Thanks, as always, to everyone who supports the club’s main fund raiser.
€20 for 2020 Fundraiser - It could be Us! Be a part of (potentially) Newport's biggest ever celebration.
You can now securely enter our €20 for 2020 Club Fundraiser online via our website. It’s great value, as just one €20 ticket gains you multiple entries into 3 different draws including; Entry to the Club Lotto for 2 months (8 weekly draws). Membership of the NTAFC Euro Millions Lotto Syndicate for 12 months (104 draws). FAI National Draw ticket (draw takes place Dec 2020). Tickets are also available in Kennedy’s Discount Store, Ryan’s Centra from Committee members, team managers and the usual sellers. The success of this fundraiser is essential for the club as our fundraising efforts have been severely hampered since the impact of Covid 19 in March.
Advertising Opportunities in Derryleigh Park:
We are now offering businesses & services the opportunity to advertise on customised signage prominently displayed on the astro-turf fencing in Derryleigh Park. With almost 30 teams in the club and close on 500 players, there is a high number of visitors to Derryleigh Park every week and this is a great opportunity to promote your business and at the same time, support our club. If you require details of the packages available, please contact any committee member, e-mail secretary@newporttownafc.com or call 087 6504779
