It was a busy week on the pitch for McCurtains with no less than 6 games being played overall. The footballers had a mixed week beating Dulwich with a last minute goal in the League on Tuesday followed by losing out to St Brendans in the Murphy Cup Final on Friday. While on Sunday our reserve footballers fielded for their first game of the season and came away with a win against Dulwich Harps.

The Ladies lost out in their final championship game to Round Towers also on Tuesday. Saturday saw our Camogs draw with Fullen Gales while our U15 Footballers got their second league win against St Clarets. On Sunday 

Next weekend our underage teams travel to North London Shamrocks to play a series of blitzes from 10.30am. There are no adult fixtures for the club as we host our Annual Golf Day. It will take place in Ilford Golf Club. First tee off at 10:30am with dinner afterwards in O'Grady's Restaurant at 6.00pm. £50 per golfer £100 to sponsor a hole. There are still spots available so if you are interested in playing please contact Jim McDermott on 07813355776.

Mens Football:

The Footballers had a great win on Tuesday night in their league opener in Peckham Rye. A slow start to the game saw Dulwich Harps open up a 3 point lead with the wind but the Macs battled back to lead by two at the break. There was nothing to seperate the teams in the second half until Conor Murphy struck late for a goal to clinch the game.

Friday saw the first final for the footballers take place in Ruislip. It was a great game from both teams but St brendans had the better of the opening exchanges to lead by 3 at half time. the second half saw McCurtains battle hard and agonislingly come close to scoring a second goal as Sean Murphys shot went inches wide, but Brendans held on to see out the game and retain the Murphy Cup.

On Sunday our reserve/development squad managed by Conor Maunsell and Conor Conneely,  played their first league game against Dulwich Harps in Peckham again. Shane Smyth opened the scoring and it was nip and tuck for the first 15 minutes before goals from Dillon Sheppard and Shane Smyth saw McCurtains build an eleven point lead at half time.  Captain Harry Corkerry lead from the front and kept the scoreboard ticking over as Dulwich looked to stage a comeback. But this was quashed five minutes from the end as Rob Tully and man of the match Dean Corrigan rattled the net for McCurtains third and fourth goals. 

Ladies Football:

The Ladies played their last Championship game last Tuesday against Round Towers. It was a great team display but unfortunately they came out on the wrong side of the scoreline in the end. We wish both Round Towers and Kingdom Kerry Gaels all the best in the Final this weekend.

Camogie:

The Camogs travelled up to Birmingham to play Fullen Gaels in the Championship on Saturday. A goal from Amy Walsh in the first half kept the Macs in the game as they went in one point down at half time. However, some great defence and two goals in the second half from McCurtains and the game ended up as a draw. 

Underage: 

It was a great display of Gaelic Football on Saturday morning as our U15s played St Clarets in the league. Some great attacking play from both sides contirbuted to a high scoreline. The young Macs winning out by two in the end, 5-09 to 6-04.

Upcoming Events:

There are a number of club events coming up over the next few months. Please see below for more details. 

 

Saturday 23rd June 2018 - Golf Day, This years Golf Day will take place in Ilford Golf Club. First tee off at 10:30am with dinner afterwards in O'Grady's Restaurant at 6.00pm. £50 per golfer £100 to sponsor a hole. If you are interested in either playing in or sponsoring this event please contact Jim McDermott on 07813355776.

Saturday 30th June 2018 from 2.00pm - Camogie Chairman's BBQ, The Camogie team are hosting a BBQ in the Black Lion, Plaistow from 2.00pm with Paddy 'The Showman' Coman providing DJ entertainment in the evening. All Welcome.

Saturday 7th July 2018 - Annual Club Fun Day, The clubs annual fun day will be held in Goodmayes. There will be a festival of GAA activities with an underage hurling and football blitz taking place in the morning and adult fixtures in the afternoon. As always there will be a bar, BBQ and music on the day and of course plenty of craic. First prize in our big raffle draw is a trip for two to New York.

Training (Click on team name for more info):

Mens Football: Tuesday & Thursday at 7.30pm in Goodmayes.

Mens Hurling: Monday & Thursday at 7.30pm in Goodmayes.

Ladies Football: Tuesday at 7.30pm in Goodmayes.

Camogie: Wednesday at 7.00pm & Saturday at 10.00am in West Ham.

Underage: 

Hurling - Monday at 7.00pm in Campion School RM11 3BX

Football - Wednesday at 7.00pm in Campion School RM11 3BX

Fixtures:

Underage: U10, U13 & U15 football blitzes in North London Shamrocks, Tottenhall, on Saturday 23rd June from 11.00am 

Results:

Mens Football: AIB Football League Division 2 - Thomas McCurtains: 1-09, Dulwich Harps: 0-09

Mens Football: Murphy Cup Final - Thomas McCurtains: 1-10, St Brendans: 1-14

Reserve Football: AIB Reserve Football League - Thomas McCurtains: 4-15, Dulwich Harps: 2-11

Ladies Football: Intermediate Ladies Football Championship - Thomas McCurtains: 5-04, Round Towers: 4-15,

Camogie: Intermediate Camogie Championship - Thomas McCurtains: 3-06, Fullen Gaels: 2-09.

Underage: U15 Football League - Thomas McCurtains: 5-09, St Clarets: 6-04

New Players:

New players are always very welcome to join our friendly club. We have Gaelic Football & Hurling teams for both men and ladies from u-8s up to Adults. We are based in East London; the club covers a wide area and current players live in many different areas, including, Gants Hill, Woodford, Leyton, Leytonstone, Stratford, Romford, Dagenham, Brentwood & Chelmsford as well as many other areas. Transport to and from training and pick-up from stations can be arranged, if required.

If you would like to join our club, please do not hesitate to contact:

Mens Football: Pop Geraghty: 07493 046 064

Mens Hurling: Alan Power: 07925 175 910

Ladies Football: Eoin Kelly: 07729 746 052

Camogie: Eoin Kelly: 07729 746 052

Underage: Martin McGovern: 07807 830 556

Thomas McCurtains GAA Club would welcome coaching support in local schools and our training sessions.

Please check out Thomas McCurtain's on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. Or drop us an email on [email protected]. We would be delighted to hear from you.

Club Shop:

Our official club merchandise is available to purchase on the O'Neill's website here

 

*Gentle reminder to all teams to take their rubbish with them after using Goodmayes pitches*

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