It was a very successful day on Sunday for our Camogs. They won all four of their qualifying games in Greenford. The East Londoners had great wins over Fr. Murphys, Tara's in the first two games. They followed this up with a hard fought battle against Liverpool Wolfe Tones in which both teams needed a win to have any hope of qualifying for the final. In the last game they made amends for last weeks defeat by John Mitchells of Birmingham winning well. They are now through to the Intermediate League Final against John Mitchells. This will be played on the 1st June with the venue and time to be confirmed.

Unfortunately it wasn't as successful for our Ladies and Mens Footballers. The Ladies took to the field against Holloway Gaels on Wednesday evening in the Championship and despite some fantastic play ended up on the wrong side of the scoreline. They were out again on Saturday morning. This time against Tir Chonaill Gaels, but again it wasn't to be as they lost out by two points. The Men fared no better that afternoon against St Joes. Ahead by two at the break they couldn't manage to find their rhythm in the second half and lost out on a scoreline of 2-12 to 1-10. 

Our Reserve Footballers received yet another walkover in the League, this time from St Kiernans, giving them two wins from two.

Training continues this week for all teams.

Next week our Mens Footballers welcome Cú Chulainns to Goodmayes on Tuesday evening for the Shiels Cup Quarter Final. The Hurlers are out against Robert Emmetts in the Quarter Final on the Collins Cup on Sunday while the following Tuesday the Footballers take on Fulham Irish in their first League match of the season. 

History & Centenary

In preparation for our upcoming centenary in 2020 the club has formed a History and Centenary Sub Committee. The aim of this committee is to investigate the long and illustrious history of Thomas McCurtains GAA Club, document it and form a comprehensive collection of documents detailing the Club’s history.  If anyone would like to join the committee please contact Richard Ellis on 07803 519 394

We are reaching out to past members. We would love to hear your memories and any interesting stories you have. If you have any photos, match programmes, old jerseys or any other memorabilia or a story to tell please contact Richard Ellis at [email protected] . Any information would be great to hear. 

Upcoming Events:

Fun Day - Goodmayes IG3 8XJ, Saturday 8th June 2019. Join us for a fun-filled day with music, barbecue, a beer tent and lots of GAA action on the day. There’s a wide variety of games taking place from underage games right up to senior men’s and ladies. The big draw will take place on the day as well with 1st prize being £250, 2nd a ticket to the All Ireland Football Final and 3rd a ticket to the All Ireland Hurling Final. Tickets available from committee members and on the day.

Camogie Chairmans BBQ - The Black Lion Pub, Plaistow E13 0AD, Saturday 29th June 2019.

Golf Day - Risebridge Golf Course, Risebridge Chase, Romford RM1 4PRJ, Saturday 20th July 2019. If you are interested in participating or sponsoring the event in any capacity please contact Jim McDermott on 07813 355 776

Training (Click on team name for more info):

Mens Football: Tuesday & Thursday at 7.30pm in Goodmayes

Mens Hurling: Tuesday & Thursday at 7.45pm in Goodmayes.

Ladies Football: Tuesdays at 7.00pm in Goodmayes & Thursdays at 7.00pm in West Ham.

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

Underage: in Campion School

Hurling: Mondays at 6.45pm

Football: Wednesdays at 6.45pm

Results:

Ladies Football: Intermediate Ladies Football Championship 

Thomas McCurtains: 4-12, Holloway Gaels: 4-16

Thomas McCurtains: 3-13, Tir Chonaill Gaels: 5-09

Camogie: Intermediate Camogie League

Thomas McCurtains: 5-04, Fr. Murphy's: 0-00

Thomas McCurtains: 1-03, Liverpool Wolfe Tones: 1-02

Thomas McCurtains: 7-02, Taras: 0-02

Thomas McCurtains: 2-04, John Mitchells: 0-02

Mens Football: 

Murphy Cup Semi Final - Thomas McCurtains: 1-10, St Joes: 2-12

AIB Reserve Football League - Thomas McCurtains: w/o, St Kiernans: scr

Fixtures:

Mens Football: Shiels Cup - Thomas McCurtains v Cú Chulainns, Tuesday 21st May 2019 at 7.00pm, Goodmayes

Mens Hurling: Collins Cup - Thomas McCurtains v Robert Emmetts, Sunday 26th May 2019 at 3.30pm, Ruislip

Mens Football: AIB Football League Division 1 - Thomas McCurtains v Fulham Irish, Tuesday 28th May 2019 at 7.00pm, Ruislip

Membership:

Membership is now due at the following rates can all members ensure that this is paid sooner rather than later. Mens Football, Hurling and Social membership can be paid at the following link: https://thomasmccurtains.wufoo.com/forms/thomas-mccurtains-membership-2019/ . For all other memberships contact the relevant committee members.

Mens Football & Hurling playing membership - £40.00 (with gear - £115.00)

Ladies Football only - £65.00

Camogie only - £50.00

Ladies Football & Camogie (Dual) - £85.00

Underage - £25.00

Social Membership - £40.00

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, Shoreditch, Bow, Canary Wharf, 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: Aoife Kelly: 07922 833 102

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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