Last Tuesday the Footballers played Fulham Irish in the first round of the League. The East London lads started the game brighter and looked the better team in the first half. A Johnny Rafferty goal 5 minutes from half time left them up by a goal, 1-05 to 0-05 at the break but it could have been more. McCurtains started the second half in the same fashion as they finished the first, with a goal, this time from Conor Murphy, to leave them 5 points to the good after an early Fulham Irish point. That was as good as it would get as Fulham found their shooting boots and showed their experience as they outscored the Macs by 8 points to 1 for the rest of the half.

Our Reserve Footballers had a great win against North London Shamrocks on Saturday afternoon. The lads were well in control of this game right from the off thanks to a great opening goal from Sean Murphy inside two minutes. Harry Corkerry lead by example from the front with two superb points, while the tireless running of Dean Corrigan in midfield and heroic defending in full back from veteran Martin Geraghty made sure the result was never in doubt. 

On Sunday the Camogs played the Intermediate League Final against John Mitchells in a sunny Goodmayes. The match started at ferocious speed to match the heat of the day with neither side giving any quarter. Both teams were defending well and it took almost 10 minutes before John Mitchells broke the deadlock with a well taken point. It was nip and tuck for the rest of the half with no more than a puck of the ball separating the sides before John Mitchells scored the games opening goal on the stroke of half time leaving the half time score McCurtains 0-01; Mitchells 1-04. 

The deciding moments of the game came just after half time as Mitchells broke through the McCurtains defence to score two early goals and leave McCurtains with a mountain to climb. The East London girls never gave up and battled back scoring a goal of their own thanks to Vera Loughnane. However ,it wasn't to be as Mitchells scored another two goals to see out the game. They next turn their attention to Championship action with their fist game against Taras next weekend.

Training continues this week for all teams as usual.

Next weekend our Club Fun Day will take place in Goodmayes from midday onwards. 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 our seniors with our Reserve and Intermediate Footballers taking the field. 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.

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:

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: 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: Monday and Wednesday at 7.00pm in West Ham 

Underage: in Campion School

Hurling: Mondays at 6.45pm

Football: Wednesdays at 6.45pm

Results:

Mens Football: AIB Football League Division 1 - Thomas McCurtains: 2-06, Fulham Irish: 0-14

Mens Football: AIB Reserve Football League - Thomas McCurtains: 5-16, North London Shamrocks: 0-08

Camogie: Intermediate Camogie League Final - Thomas McCurtains: 1-04, John Mitchells: 5-05

Fixtures:

Mens Hurling: Hurling Challenge - Thomas McCurtains v Cú Chulainns, Saturday 8th June 2019 at 3.00pm, Goodmayes

Mens Football: AIB Reserve Football League - Thomas McCurtains v Round Towers, Saturday 8th June 2019 at 4.30pm, Goodmayes

Shiels Cup - Thomas McCurtains v St Josephs, Saturday 8th June 2019 at 6.00pm, Goodmayes

Camogie: Intermediate Camogie Championship - Thomas McCurtains v Taras, Sunday 9th June 2019 at 12.00pm, Goodmayes

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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