It’s great to see Newry City AFC fans supporting both Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland at the European Championships!
Pictured below are Newry fans Gary Ferris, Gareth Moffat and Phillip Wilson supporting the Northern Ireland team at the Euros:
And pictured here are Newry fans John McEvoy, Shaun Cinnamond, Danny Cinnamond and Sean Bradley getting behind ROI.
Good luck to both sets of lads!
Along with securing the services of Marty Havern, Newry City have also added the experienced Paudie Smith to the squad. Commenting on the signing, Newry Manager Darren Mullen said “Paudie is a terrific signing for us and comes with plenty of premiership experience. Whilst most of our signings have been lads in their late teens and early twenties we are going to need experienced players to help them along. It will be a tough physical league and someone like Paudie will be of great benefit to us. Apart from a few lads on trial I expect that to be the end of our signings and I’m now looking forward to preseason.”
Paudie Smith ‘I just want to say I’m delighted to be joining Newry. I’m looking forward to the challenge and for us to be pushing for promotion. There are some really good players at the club and there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be up there come the end of the season.’
Photograph Courtesy of Brendan Monaghan Photography.
Newry manager Darren Mullen is delighted to add Marty Havern to his list of summer signings “To get a player of Marty’s calibre back at the club is a big boost for us. He is another one of the 2012 squad to return to the club and brings a wealth of experience including at Premiership level. His enthusiasm to play at The Showgrounds again was evident and he joins what is already a strong strike force. I’m sure the fans will also be delighted to see how hard we have been working to secure the best players available to us for the coming season.”
Marty Havern “I’m delighted to have signed back for Newry. I’ve won trophies and played in the top flight before with the club, and I know that’s where the club aspires to be again and I want to be part of it.”
Photograph Courtesy of Brendan Monaghan Photography
Everybody at Newry City AFC was deeply saddened to hear that Gerry Mulholland had passed away last Monday.
Gerry, always a true gentleman, was a loyal and dedicated supporter of Newry Town/City/ City AFC for more than seventy of his 89 years and had been a club season ticket holder for each and every season since 1945.
He played a major role, in company with his late Brother Danny, in helping to re launch Newry Town FC in 1945, after the club had been dormant during the years of World War 2.
His help and guidance was also of vital importance when “The Town” lost it’s original spacious senior league ground at The Marshes and the club was forced to construct and develop a new stadium at the nearby Showgrounds, during the 1946-47 period.
During the late fifties , Gerry became a founding member of Newry United FC and helped guide United to a magnificent Irish Junior Cup triumph in the 1961-62 season.
An outstanding member of that superb Newry United team was a teenage goalkeeper Pat Jennings. Pat was showing tremendous form and potential as that 1961-62 season came to a close and he became a magnet for a host of Irish Senior League clubs, both North and South.
Despite fierce competition from some of those clubs, Newry Town FC as a B Division team managed to get the brilliant young local custodian to sign on the dotted line during June 1962. There is little doubt that Gerry Mulholland played a massive role with his enormous influence and persuasive powers in that significant signing for The Town.
After that, on numerous occasions, down through the years the club sought guidance and advice from Gerry and he never failed to respond, offering all the help he could particularly at the Annual General Meetings.
He was at his happiest when Newry Town/City/City AFC was doing well and making progress and was very pleased that his son Paul was also a massive supporter and sponsor of the club.
Gerry’s commitment and loyalty to the club was total and everybody at The Showgrounds will miss his friendship and jovial personality.
Everyone associated with Newry City AFC would like to send our sincere sympathy and condolences to the entire Mulholland family.
Rest in peace Gerry.
Newry Manager Darren Mullen is very pleased to add Goal Keeper Martin Marron to his Summer signings. “Martin is another very good signing for us. Although he’s still only 20 he has played for two premiership sides already so he comes with good experience. He will add competition to the keepers we already have at the club and with Micky Keenan’s coaching I’m sure he will become even better. That’s four young local lads we have signed so far and proves that we are now attracting the best local talent back to the club which bodes well for the future.’
Martin Marrron ‘I’m delighted to have signed for my home club. Newry have been progressing very well and I hope I can contribute to what is already a good squad. I’m also looking forward to working with Micky Keenan who’s an Irish league legend and can’t wait for preseason to start.’
Photograph Courtesy of Brendan Monaghan Photography.
