UL Archery go on tour  UL Archery members Phil Ryan, Margaret Carey, Donna McKenny and Cian O' Sullivan all headed to Navan for the June Bank Holiday weekend to give a hand to Athboy Archery, who ran a three day Have-A-Go stand in the Navan Shopping Center. More than 270 people tried out the sport over the weekend and €600 was raised for the club. Athboy Archery looks forward to many new beginners joining their club over the coming weeks. If you would like to get in contact you can find all of their contact details at www.athboyarchery.tk ________________________________ Summer Months Update  At the moment the PESS Building is unavailable and there is no definitive schedule set for outdoor training. If you wish to be put on a text list for outdoor training please email the club on ularchery@gmail.com and mark it for the attention of Mike. Hopefully we will have a schedule in place by next week. Please check back here for updates. The 2010 ULAC Apprentice Shield went to Steffan Ashe and the 2010 Masters Shield went to Rory Thornburgh. ________________________________ Week 13 Last Full Week of Training  Since outdoor shooting was so well received in Week 12 we have decided to go outdoor shooting again in Week 13. The same training schedule will be kept for one more week -
The UL Archery End of Season Dinner is taking place on Wednesday the 28th of April. We are sitting in the Jasmine Palace on O' Connell St. for 8.00pm. The cost is €25 for 4 courses, inc charges. Drinks are at your own cost. All monies are to be paid in advance to Mags - Wednesday the 21st at the latest - to ensure your space at the table. All Apprentice and Masters scores will be tallied for the event and the Shields will be presented to the winners for 2010. ________________________________ Week 12 Take it outside!  Well... the 2009/2010 ISAA League is over and UL have gotten back on to the podium with a well deserved 3rd place finish for the club. Craig Tyner took 1st place in the Barebow League and Phil Ryan finished 2nd in the Male Recurve League. A full round up of the event and scores are to follow in the next few days. Now that the ISAA League is over for another season it's time to focus on outdoor shooting. UL Archery are moving to Maguires Field, to the right of Kilmurry Village on the UL campus. Starting this Wednesday we are taking full advantage of the amazing weather and holding a double training session. 4-8pm outside on the Field and 8-10:30pm indoors in the PESS. If you intend to start training outdoors in the coming weeks please note that all equipment must be brought to the field - including bows - there will be no access to the PESS store room at that time of the day. ________________________________ Week 11 ISAA InterVarsity Finals  The ISAA League Finals are being held in UL on Saturday the 10th of April. The venue has been changed from the Main Hall of the PESS Building to the Sports Hall in the UL Arena. There has also been a time change for the event. Early group to be assembled at 12:30pm for a 1:00pm start and Late group to be assembled at 2:30pm for a 3:00pm start. This is the first time that UL Archery have hosted an event in the UL Arena and we would like to thank all of the people involved for making this happen. Spectators are very welcome throughout the event so please come down to the Arena and show your support. UL ARCHERY MEMBERS We are looking for volunteers for; Friday at 3:00pm to move equipment up to the Arena, Saturday at 11:30am to set up the venue and admin, Monday at a time TBC to return all equipment to the PESS. If you are available for any of these slots please contact Mike Curtin. _________________________________ Week 10 Training Easter Mid-term  Training continues as per our usual schedule this week for any archers who have not returned home for the holidays. With the ISAA League Finals only days away all archers should really shoot at every given opportunity. The ISAA League Finals will be held in UL on Saturday the 10th of April and we are looking for members to volunteer on the day for set-up and admin. There is an outdoor shoot being hosted by the Banbridge Archery Club on Easter Monday. Anyone looking to enter a European qualifying score please note that this shoot is one of the three shoots designated as qualifying shoots for the Europeans. The next shoot for qualifying will be held in Lexlip on Sunday the 11th of April. Week 9 Training  UL Archery stops for no man and no event. Training for the UL Intervarsity continues throughout Charity Week here in UL. Please don't think that you can call down to training after one or two in the bar though - UL Archery have a very strict no alcohol policy in the club. For anyone who will be in Limerick during the coming Easter break please note that training will continue throughout the week. Week 8 Training There will be no training this Wednesday as the PESS is closed for St. Patrick's Day. Could anyone who has ordered clothes and not collected them please do so on Monday. _________________________________ Week 7 Training Sign-up for beginners is finished as of this week; however, there will be another sign-up in June for external members and staff so we look forward to seeing some of you then. We will be taking new student members again in September. The clothes order has come in so can anyone who ordered clothes please come to pick them up by Wednesday of week 8 at the latest. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Haiti shoot last Thursday. It was a huge success and we appreciate the support we got. We would also like to say congratulations to Aiden Casey who won our beginners competition and the shoot on Thursday.  Shoot For Haiti  On Thursday the 4th of March you can find the UL Archery Club shooting on the Lawns of the White House in UL. There will be archery displays running throughout the afternoon and there will also be a 'Have A Go' Stand running from 11am until 3pm. For just €1 you will get 3 arrows to shoot. The highest score from 3 arrows during the afternoon will win a voucher for 2 nights B&B in any Jurys Inn in Ireland and the UK. All UL Archery members are banned from entering the competition due to unfair advantage and all funds raised go towards the Clubs & Socs Haiti Charity Fund. If any club members are available to assist during the day, please email the club at ularchery@gmail.com with subject 'Haiti' with what times you are available. --------------------------------- Week 5 Training  This week will see the team for the Carlow IV selected. Anyone who is interested in going needs to get a 30 arrow score in to Mike Monday night. Entry fees and transportation costs are included in your membership. You can also use this score towards your Apprentice/Masters Cup score. Anyone who is interested in shooting the Dolmen Archers shoot on Sunday should also contact Mike. Please remember that you need to be an IAAA registered shooter to compete in this shoot. Elite training will only be on Thursday night this week and will remain so for the foreseeable future. --------------------------------------------------------------
Week 4 Training
 Training will continue in Week 4 as normal. Elite training will take place on Tuesday and Thursday night for those invited. Wednesday night is your last chance to pay for your clothes order. Contact Steffan if you haven't paid yet. Don't forget that the Carlow InterVarsity is on the 27th of February, so get training for a space on the team. Anyone who is interested in shooting in the Nationals in GMIT on the 7th of March needs to contact Mike as soon as possible as spaces are limited. You must be an IAAA registered member to be eligible to shoot. -------------------------------------------------------------- Week 3 Training  Training is continuing in Week 3. All beginners are welcome to call down to training and sign up until Week 6. This Wednesday will hopefully see the Spring Semester Beginners Shoot being held during training. There are no entry fees and prizes will be supplied. The UL Archery clothing order is being done in Week 3. Let Steffan know on Wednesday night if you are interest in getting a UL Archery fleece, polo shirt, thermal or belt. Prices are available on request from Steffan. Also note that the Master and Apprentice Cups are still running throughout the Spring semester. Get your scores in to Mike to be eligible for a place on the podium. All new archers are eligible to enter the Apprentice Cup so please check out the link to the left for more details.
-------------------------------------------------------------- Week 2 Training  Congratulations to Craig Tyner, the new Irish Male Barebow Champion!
Craig took first place at the Barebow championships last Sunday. Congratulations also the UL team who finished second in the NUIG Intervarsity last Saturday. In total 16 medals were brought home from the weekend. More info can be found in the Articles section of the site.
This week Beginner courses start up again. The course will begin on Wednesday evening at 8pm, and will run up until week 6.
On Monday evening we will have a professional masseuse in giving massages and looking at some of our archers posture.
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Week 1 Training
 Training is continuing in Week 1. All advanced and apprentice archers are welcome to train during Week 1. We have Emmanuel coaching on Monday nights this semester so please ensure that you arrive on time and have your equipment set up to facilitate as much coaching time as possible. Also note that the Master and Apprentice Cups are still running throughout the Spring semester. Get your scores in to Mike to be eligible for a place on the podium.
-------------------------------------------------------------- Happy New Year Training is recommencing on the 11th of January. Training facilities are only available for advanced archers at this time. Please make sure to be informed of any changes in training times for the month of January. Beginners courses will be starting up again from Wednesday, the 3rd of February and running for 5 weeks, following the same format as Semester 1. The NUIG IV is being held on Saturday the 23rd of January. If you are interested in competing please let Mike know. The National Barebow Championships are being held on Sunday the 24th, also in Galway. Again, please let Mike know if you would like to be entered for the Championships. Hope to see you all at training. -------------------------------------------------------------- Semester 1 finishes on a high Training for Semester 1 is now over!
Training will recommence in January. Keep an eye on the site here to see when, at the moment its looking like we will be back in the hall on the 11th of January!
If you are around for January make sure to call down to training as it is a great opportunity to get some good tips from the advanced archers.
Last Monday night our Santa Shoot was held. The Barebow Category was won by Fergus Conway. Joe Kiely took home the gold in Beginner Recurve and Steffan Ashe came out on top in the Advanced Recurve Category. Congratulations to all who shot in the competition.
And finally Happy Christmas everyone.
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Week 13 Competition
 The UL Santa Shoot will be held on the last night of training this semester Monday 30th of November See competition details for more info -------------------------------------------------------------- Week 12 Training  Congratulations to the UL Archery team who competed at the DKIT IV on Saturday Craig Tyner took first place in the Advanced Barebow Category with a massive score of 463, also a new Personal Best.
The UL team came third, with an improved score of 2295. The team was made up of Rory Thornburgh, Craig Tyner, Dave Cunnigham, Margaret Carey and Steffan Ashe.
*Even though UL was announced as third place team on the day they finished in fourth place when the scores were uploaded to the ISAA League scores site. Remember that next monday is our last nights training before the christmas exams, so if you have any questions to ask our coach or advanced archers please do so.
Also as the competition heats up for the Masters and Apprentices Cups, you can still put in scores over the next 3 nights at training to try and be on top of the table over the Christmas break.
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Week 11 Training
 Also remember that your 30 arrow score is also eligible to be submitted for the Apprentices and Masters Cups. If any of our new members are interested in purchasing equipment over the Christmas season please make sure to get some recommendations from our advanced archers or our coach before parting with your hard-earned cash. -------------------------------------------------------------- Week 10 Training  Congratulations to the UL Archery team who competed at the DCU IV on Saturday Steffan Ashe took first place in the category of Beginner Recurve with a fantastic score of 447. Fergus Conway took silver in Beginner Barebow. Craig Tyner took third in Advanced Barebow. The UL Team also brought home the bronze. Congratulations to Thomas Sheppard, Rory Thornburgh, Steffan Ashe, Dave Cunningham, Margaret Carey. Steffan and Fergus now move on to the Advanced categories in their respective disciplines. -------------------------------------------------------------- Week 9 Training  There are still a limited number of places left on the team competing at the DCU IV on Saturday, November the 7th. If you are interested in trying out for the remaining places please complete a 30 arrow score-sheet at training on Monday night and hand it in to Dave. Final Team selection will take place on Monday night at the close of training. UL Archery would like to thank all of the competitors who traveled to Limerick for the weekends events, but we would like to especially thank our volunteers. Without their help and input both shoots would not have run as smoothly as they did. A huge congratulations goes out to the competitors from ULAC - Michael Curtin brought back silver medals in the Junior Recurve category on both days and Denis Angland took silver in the Male Barebow at the Irish Open. Congratulations to Donna McKenny - who shot a great score of 366 on a 40cm face this weekend and now moves into the advanced category. Congratulations also to Dave Cunningham - who set a new personal best on Sunday with a score of 406 on a 40cm face. We hope to see our coach, Emmanuel, back with us this week after his trip away. If you have any questions to ask him please make sure to attend both training sessions this week as we are unable to confirm which night he will be coaching. -------------------------------------------------------------- Irish Open 2009 A new IRISH RECORD set at the 2009 Irish Open  Congratulations to Eoghan O'Donoghue on setting a new Indoor Male Compound Record of 119 for 12 arrows. Male Recurve 1st - Joe Gill 2nd - Keith Hanlon 3rd - Brendan O'Hanlon Female Recurve 1st - Sinead Cuthbert 2nd - Maeve Reidy 3rd - Suzanne O'Hare Male Compound 1st - Harry Lyster 2nd - Michael O' Callaghan 3rd - Eoghan O' Donoghue Female Compound 1st - Sarah Deegan 2nd - Tara Purcell 3rd - Deirdre Rogers Male Barebow 1st - Charles Taylor 2nd - Denis Angland Junior Recurve 1st - Oisin Cleary 2nd - Michael Curtin -------------------------------------------------------------- IAAA National League Shoot 2009  Congratulations to all the archers who competed in the UL Archery Halloween Shoot Male Recurve 1st - Martin Hornak 2nd - Darren Wallace 3rd - James Ryan Female Recurve 1st - Sinead Cuthbert 2nd - Maeve Reidy 3rd - Claire Michelle Daly Male Compound 1st - Eoghan O' Donoghue 2nd - Colin Griffin 3rd - Michael O' Callaghan Female Compound 1st - Sarah Deegan 2nd - Tara Purcell 3rd - Deirdre Rogers Junior Recurve 1st - Eoin Doyle 2nd - Michael Curtin 3rd - Kevin O'Kelly Photographs from the event are available on our Facebook page Week 8 Training--------------------------------------------------------------  There is no training on Monday the 26th due to the Bank Holiday Training resumes on Wednesday night as we prepare for the coming weekend - the IAAA National League on Saturday and the Irish Open on Sunday. All those who have entered the Irish Open will need to check the details of the shoot over at the Competition Details link on the left. The Masters Cup and the Apprentices Cup will be starting on Wednesday night also. Please go to the link on the left for details of the new Internal UL League. Anyone who wants to go to the first Intervarsity of the year in DCU on November the 7th needs to submit a 30 arrow score to the club captain Wednesday night. Congratulations to all those who entered the 2009 Pro-Am Tournament last Wednesday night. Winners - Phil Ryan, Donna McKenny, Jeffrey McMahon  Second Place - Alan Jeffs, Niall Boland, Zuzana Prochazkova  Third Place - Dave Cunningham, Sinead Tobin, Killian Mehan  -------------------------------------------------------------- Week 7 Training  We are no longer signing up ne This is to allow our archers to train for the numerous upcoming competitions. Membership will be open again in the Spring Semester. For our newest archers, make sure that you are down at 7:30 this week for training. This week we need to get shooting started by 7:45 and keep shooting until 10:15. This means that you will get 2 and a half hours training!! But it can only happen if we have enough people to help set up all the equipment. Monday nights training will again be aimed at formal training, to teach you even more to confuse you! Wednesday night we hope to run the Pro-Am Tournament. This involves putting advanced and beginner archers together in one team against other teams. Also to note that anyone who wants to shoot the UL Indoor open on Sunday the 1st of November needs to email the club to register - ularchery@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------- Week 6 Training
Hey archers.
This is your last chance to sign up to UL ARCHERY
This is the final week for beginners to sign up, if you miss this opportunity the next sign up session doesn't start until Week 2 of the Spring Semester.
This week all of our new members will find themselves back at the full competition distance of 18 meters, and WEEK 6 is the first week where both Mondays group and Wednesdays group will be shooting together.
Remember to be down on time to make sure to get your equipment set up so that you can start shooting at 8pm. Equipment is still being shared so make sure you know who you are sharing with on the night.
Remember guys and gals! The Irish Open is on Sunday the 1st of November and the first IV of the year, DCU, is on Saturday the 7th of November.
Get practicing!
| OUTDOOR Training Times: Summer Monday & Thursday 6.30pm - 9.30pm Venue: Maguires Field, UL INDOOR Training Times: Summer Wednesday Beginner 7.30pm-8.30pm Advanced 6.30pm - 9.30pm Venue: Main Hall, PESS Building, UL ----- Elite Training NOT ON DURING SUMMER MONTHS ----- If anyone has photos from the competitions or from training sessions please mail them on to ularchery@gmail.com
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