Week 7 Update

UL Archery Club had a successful weekend at the National Student Indoors in University College Cork. Craig Tyner, Jeffrey McMahon and Conor Souness won 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in Barebow, while Lorcan Crean took £rd place in Compond.

Training continues this week. Times are from 8:15 - 10:30pm on Mondays and from 7:30 - 10:30pm on Wednesdays. If you wish you can arrive early and help and learn how to set up gear and targets. We look forward to seeing you there.

Week 4 Update

Week 2 Update

The recruitment drive will be taking place on Tuesday 31st January, starting at 5:30. If people could volunteer to help out with the recruitment drive we would greatly appreciate it.

Anyone who is interested in signing up to the club can do so on Wednesday night at the recruitment drive in UL Arena. It is advised that you pre-register your membership on http://www.registercs.ul.ie to speed up sign up time on the night.

Week 1 Update

After over a month of Christmas break we're back. Our training times are from 8:15 - 10:30pm on Mondays and from 7:30 - 10:30pm on Wednesdays. We look forward to seeing everyone back for another semester of competitions, training and fun.

Training Update

We hope everyone had a great Christmas. Training will be back to usual starting at 8:15pm Monday 9th January. We look forward to seeing everyone again.

Week 14/15 and Christmas Update

UL Archery Club wishes all those doing exams the very best of luck. We hope that you will be safe over the Christmas period and have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Week 13 Update

With the Autumn exams getting closer this Monday's training will be the last this semester.Names will be taken for those who wish to go the NUIG IV. If there are more thanthe number allowed then everyone will have to shoot a 30 arrow score. The highest scores will then be picked for NUIG IV.

Week 12 Update - DCU Results

Week 10 Update - DCU IV

The DCU Intervarsity is taking place on November 12th. A team of 12 can attend from ULAC. The cost is €10 and a list of attendees is need by Wednesday. If you wish to attend please inform a committee member. You should then score a 30 arrow round on either Monday or Wednesday and give to the clubs Captain, Michael O'Callaghan, (score sheets are found in the cabinet).

Week 8 Update - UCC Halloween Shoot

The Halloween shoot in Cork is just around the corner. If you wish to attend please e-mail the UL Archery Club. (Advanced archers include your catageory and target preference (40/3 spot)). If you are coming you should score a 30 arrow round on either Monday or Wednesday and give to the clubs Captain, Michael O'Callaghan, (score sheets are found in the cabinet). No matter what your score is you'll be able to attend the shoot. This is just something that is done before every competiton and we'd like to get everybody used to it.

Week 7 Update - UL Archery Master's and Apprentice's Shields

The Master's and Apprentice's Shields began this Monday. Archers can, if they wish to participate, score themselves on a 30 arrow round. The score must be given to the clubs Captain, Michael O'Callaghan, and it will be archived in a spreadsheet document. At the end of the year the winners of the Master's and Apprentice's Shield will be revealed.

Week 6 Update - UL Archery Pro Am

Week 5 Update - 2011/2012 Archery Calendar

The following clubs are to host IV’s in the coming season:

DCU - November 12th
NUIM - March 10th
DKIT
CIT
NUIG
UL - March 31st

The following clubs are to host non-IV student competitions in the coming season:

UCC (Indoor Nationals)
UCD (Indoor Open)
UU (Outdoor Nationals)
GMIT (Team based competition)

Week 3 Update - New Committee

The UL Archery AGM was held on the 15th September 2011 and the following committee members were elected:

President - Colm Glynn
Treasurer - James Daly
Captain - Michael O'Callaghan
Secretary - Conor Souness
Safety Officer - Cathal Doran
Equipment Officer - Killian McNamara
Associate Equipment Officer - Phil Ryan
Public Relations Officer - Eoin Murray
IAAA Representative - Michael Curtin

Week 2 Update - UL Archery AGM

AGM this Thursday evening, 15th of September.
Commencing 20:00 sharp.
Venue: C0-078(Main Building opposite the Library)
Agenda:
1. Presidents Report
2. Treasurers Report
3. Honorary Memberships
4. Election of Committee for the next 12 months
a. President
b. Treasurer
c. Captain
d. Secretary
e. Safety Officer
f. Equipment Officer
g. Associate Equipment Officer
h. Public Relations Officer
i. IAAA Representative
5. AOB

Be there!

Welcome Back - Week 1 Update

Finally, after a 3 month summer break, our full indoor training schedule is back. As a result of the continuing construction work on the PESS Building our training schedule starts next week. Training will be from 20:15 until 22:30 on Mondays evenings and 19:30 until 22:30 on Wednesdays.

Anyone who is interested in signing up to the club can do so on Wednesday 7th September at the recruitment drive in UL Arena. It is advised that you pre-register your membership on http://www.registercs.ul.ie to speed up sign up time on the night.

For any returning members, you must also pre register your membership on http://www.registercs.ul.ie. You will not be allowed to shoot with the club unless you have done so, and paid your membership fees, as you would not be covered by insurance.

Summer Months Training

Summer is here and so too is the outdoor training. If you  wish to be put on a text list for outdoor training please email the club at
ularchery@gmail.com
and mark it for the attention of Mike.

Further Congratulations...

The results from the Student National Championships have just been released, and ULAC had another roaring success by bringing home the Gold Medal in the Team Category. So congratulations to Rory, Paul, Niall, Michael Curtin and Steffan. Well done lads and keep up the great work!!

Congratulations!

After a busy week down in Cork with both the Student National Championships and Irish National Championships. ULAC has brought home two new medals with Paul Collins bringing home a silver and Niall Boland holding on to his Junior Male Compound title. Well done to everyone who took part, now lets keep up the hard work for the Intervarsities in the coming months!!

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back! ULAC hopes you had a great break. Semester 2 is going to be another busy and exciting. The Galway IV is taking place this weekend with the Barebow Nationals the day after. So good look to everyone taking part. Also in February is the Student National Championship and Irish National Championship, we are looking forward to bringing home a few medals from those. Training is on as the normal, so come down and lets get shooting!

Important Notice!

Just a quick update. Training will begin again after Christmas on the 10th January as per usual in the PESS Building. Best of Luck to everyone who has exams, and have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. Looking forward to seeing you all again next semester!

Week 12 Update

Busy Few Weeks

The last few weeks have been a fast paced and exciting time for UL Archery. The Irish International Open was a great success with the Club bringing home Two more National Titles, with Craig Tyner (Senior Barebow) and Niall Boland (Junior Compound). To build upon this success the club, came third in the UCD Intervarsity, but more importantly, at the DCU Intervarsity, the team not only came first overall but smashed the club record which was laid down in 2003 by our Coach, Emmanuel O'Dea. With the original record being 2525, and now an incredible 2588, the team is setting it's sights on breaking the impressive 2600. Congratulations to the team; Paul Collins, Steffan Ashe, Rory Thornburgh, Michael Curtin and Niall Boland.

Week 8 Update

Halloween Shoot & Irish Open

This weekend UL Archery is holding both the Irish Open and our very own Halloween shoot. Both competitions will be full to the brim with the highest quality of shooters through out Ireland. As is the norm it will be held down a the University of Limerick's PESS Building. The slots are already filled and it's shaping up to be a great weekend, so come down and watch!!! Also to Note, Sign up for Beginner's ended in Week 6, however if you wish to still join the Archery Club then there will be a recruitment next semester.

Week 6 Update

Busy October

It's the beginning of October, and we are already halfway through the semester. This month is going to kick start the indoor archery season with the UL Archery club holding the only indoor international competition held in  Ireland, the Irish Open, on the 31st of October. As with last year it promises to host to some of the best archers worldwide, whilst having our infamous Halloween shoot the day before which promises to be as good craic as last year with archers having already chosen their costumes. More details to follow soon.

Week 5 Update

Groups Gone

After the rapid progression of the new members of the club, it gives me great pleasure to inform everyone that Beginners are welcome to shoot on Wednesdays from 7.30 to 10.30!! This means that there will be a lot more shooting involved followed by learning the procedure of setting up the equipment including bows and targets. We are all looking forward to seeing you there!!

Week 4 Update

Fresh Perspective

Week Three has seen an amendment to the Constitution of the Club, a brand new committee for the club full of 1st Years to Archery and a brand new perspective on where to take this already successful club! It's great to see so many new people returning to training on the Wednesday nights with buckets full of potential, hopefully we can keep this momentum up for the rest of the year and take the coveted IV Title this year and get even more National Champions under our Belt!!

Week 3 Update

Success and an AGM

Week Two was a huge success with one of the biggest turn outs for the Beginners Night that UL Archery has ever seen! Not only that but there is a mass of potential talent to help us fight for the coveted IV Title this year. We are looking forward to seeing everyone back again at the same time this Wednesday and also hopefully on Thursday, as it is our Annual General Meeting. This involves picking the committee for this year amongst other topics, so if you think you have what it takes then come down to

 A1052 from 7-9pm

Week 2 Update

Gearing up for a Great Semester 

After an incredibly successful recruitment drive on Wednesday, the UL Archery Club is gearing up for one of its most exciting and successful years yet. With 3 National Champions under our belt, and a fresh flock of archers joining our ranks we are set to rank higher if not take the top spot in this years Inter-Varsity League. To all our new members please don't forget the time slot we allocated to you on the recruitment night, this can be found on the 'Goody' bag given out once you were all registered. Also join us on Facebook at

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=126036219481&ref=search

Were back! - Week 1 update

Finally, after a 3 month summer break, our full indoor training schedule will be back again this week. This year there is a small change to our Monday night training times. Training will now be from 20:15 until 22:30. Wednesday nights will remain the same, from 19:30 until 22:30. There will be no Wednesday night training this week to allow for the recruitment drive. Anyone who wants to volunteer for the recruitment drive can either contact a committee member or  email the club at ularchery(at)gmail(dot)com. If weather allows there will be training on Tuesday or/and Thursday night in Maguires. This will be announced on the club Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=126036219481&ref=ts.

Anyone who is interested in signing up to the club can do so on Wednesday night at the recruitment drive in UL Arena. It is advised that you pre-register your membership on http://www.registercs.ul.ie to speed up sign up time on the night. A beginners course will commence next Wednesday night, the  15th of September. 

For any returning members, you must also pre register your membership on http://www.registercs.ul.ie. You will not be allowed to shoot with the club unless you have done so, and paid your membership fees, as you would not be covered by insurance. This is not the case for anyone who is IAAA registered. Membership fees can be paid at training.

ULAC gains a new National Champion

Mike Curtin, a 3^rd year in Robotic Engineering, brought the Junior Male Recurve title to UL for the first time in the history of the club. The format of the Championships was changed this year to the more spectator friendly Olympic Round, 72 arrows shot at 70m to rank your position and match play head to heads to decide on the titles. This is the first time that this format has ever been shot in the Republic of Ireland and made the championships into a much more challenging affair. UL Archery had three archers on the field, Mike Curtin, Phil Ryan and Paul Collins. Mike and Phil were competiting for the Junior Male Recurve title and Paul Collins for the Senior Male Recurve trophy.  Paul unfortunately met the eventual Senior Male Recurve winner, Keith Hanlon, in the 1/16 head to head stage and after a very tight scoring match was narrowly beaten. Mike and Phil came face to face in the quarter-finals, and with a match score of 6-4 Mike moved on to the semi-finals to shoot against the number one ranked Junior Male, Mark Sharvin. A score of 7-3 ensured Mike a clear spot in the finals where he beat Ian Carey of Woodbrook Archers with a very strong score of 6-2.

UL Archery now adds a third National Champion to our ranks. Craig Tyner, 2^nd year Product Design & Technology, is the 2010 Senior Male Barebow Champion, Niall Boland, 1^st year Law & Accounting, the 2010 Junior Male Compound Champion – Indoor and now Mike Curtin is the 2010 Junior Male Recurve Champion – Outdoor. The most amazing thing to note is that none of these archers had ever shot before joining the UL Archery Club and are now some of the top level archers in Ireland. With UL Archery ranked in the top three college clubs in Ireland and the 2010/2011 Intervarsity season only a few short months away there will be no rest for their elite team as they prepare for another wave of competitions and, hopefully, trophies. 

UL Archery go on tour

Summer Months Update

Week 13
Last Full Week of Training

Week 12
Take it outside!

Week 11
ISAA InterVarsity Finals

Week 10 Training
Easter Mid-term

Week 9 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.

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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.

 
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.

 
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.