FIXTURE This Saturday:

 

Oct 14th 2017 - AIB Div 2 Football Final - CuChulainns v Parnells @ Wormwood Scrubs P1 @ 4:00pm

 

Club Dinner Dance

 

Club Awards night will be held in the Clarendon Hotel in Blackheath on Sat 18th November.

 

All players and members past and present are invited to attend please contact any club members for tickets.

 

Weekend Football result:

 

McCurtain's progress through tight play-off encounter

Thomas McCurtain's 2-9 (15)

Cu Chulainns 0-13 (13)

VGC Group Intermediate/Junior Football Championship Play-Off

Eoin Scully at Greenford

Cu Chulainns and Thomas McCurtains' memorable seasons progressed to Greenford on Saturday afternoon as the respective intermediate and junior champions faced off in a winner takes all play-off. The honour of representing London in the All-Britain Football Championship was at stake. While logic would suggest the intermediate victors would have the upper hand, history suggests this is not always the case.

Junior championship holders Thomas McCurtain's flew out of the blocks and full-forward Conor Murphy scored a goal after four minutes with a low shot to the corner. Darren McManus responded with a brace of points from play for Cu Chulainns. Midway through the first half, McCurtain's lead by three following points from Murphy and half forward Mark McGirk. Cu Chulainns responded well with points from Brendan Breen, Cianan Byrne and Fiachra McArdle.

McCurtain's raised their second green flag after 25 minutes when Mark McGirk fired low in off the post past goalkeeper Sean Moloney. Cu Chulainns proved why they are intermediate champions and again responded well with points from Ger Byrne and Brendan Breen to leave McCurtain's leading 2-4 to 0-09 at half-time.

 

 

McCurtain's started the second half with a brace of long-range scores from McGirk. Brian McVeigh took an excellent score for Cu Chulainns and midway through the second half McCurtain's were three ahead. Cu Chulainns then lost substitute Kyle Fehily to a black card and were struggling to contain McGirk who added two further points. Cu Chulainns fought hard until the end with a McCardle free and a point from Byrne leaving two in it at the final whistle.

McCurtain's now enter the All-Britain Championship while Cu Chulainns still have the chance of completing the championship/ league double when they face off against senior side Parnells in the Division Two league decider on Saturday.

Cu Chulainns: Sean Maloney, Brian White, Camillus Donnelly, Conor Harrington, Sean Dirrane, Gary Walsh, Conan O'Brien; Gerard Byrne(0-02); Cianan Byrne(0-01); Anthony Tighe, Darren McManus(0-02), Oisin Gately; Brian McVeigh(0-02); Brendan Breen(0-02), Fiachra McArdle(0-04)

Substitutes: Kyle Feehily for Tighe; Padraig Biggane for Mc Veigh; Connor Donellan for Fehily (Black Card)

Thomas McCurtain's: Conor Mulkerrins; Paudi O Sé; Kevin Delahunt; Rich Ellis; Tom Lynagh; Brian Hourihane; Mark McGirk(1-06); Paddy O'Neill; Tom Clark; Neil Coffey(0-02); Gerry Flynn; James Searson; Gavin Gallagher; Conor Murphy(1-01); John Winters.

Latest Hurling results:

Kilburn Gaels 7.24

Cu Chulainns 1-07

Cityjet Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Eoin Scully at Mc Govern Park Ruislip

Kilburn Gaels Progressed to the final of the city jet senior hurling championship with a ruthless victory against south-east London based Cu Chulainns. Kilburn started strongly and early points from Fergal Collins and Stephen Lambert had them four ahead. Cu Chulainns responded well with an excellent point from Fionn Byrne and a well taken goal from Karl Rogers while Michael Murphy in goals made a host of good saves. This was as good as it got for Cu Chulainns as Kilburn kicked on through a Kieran Reid goal and a flurry of scores from Donie Reale and Stephen Lambert. The first half ended Kilburn 2.14 Cu Chulainns 1.05.

Kilburn certainly didn't rest on their laurels on the restart and rattled the Cu Chulainns net on 5 occasions in the second half including a penalty from Lambert and one from substitute Kieran Lambert. They simply had for too much power and pace for Cu Chulainns. Kilburn now progress to the final against Robert Emmett's in what should be a cracking encounter. For Cu Chulainns they have achieved their aim of maintaining senior status and are now the only club in London with senior teams in both codes following their footballers intermediate victory last weekend. They will need to recruit well in the off season to have any hope of challenging the likes of Kilburn next season.

Full time: Cu Chulainns 1-07 Kilburn Gaels 7.24

Cu Chullainns Team

Michael Murphy

John Brady

Eoin Scully

Hugh Kelly

Connor O Keefe

Gary Walsh (Capt)

Jack Kennedy

Brian Mackey

Brian White

Fionn Byrne

Oisin Gately

Kyle Fehily

Sean Connaughton

Karl Rogers

Aidan Power

 

Subs used: Niall Gunning, Alan Nagle, Alan Tobin, Reamonn Molloy.

Club Lotto

 

If anyone wants to join the Cu Chulainns club lotto, it's £2 per week to join via standing order, or alternatively pay £100 up front for the year. So if you have any friends or relatives, whether they're in the UK or back in Ireland, encourage them to join as our club lotto is one of the main ways we keep the club going financially.

 

Just email [email protected] or text 07810898657 with your 6 numbers between 1 and 59 inclusive and you will be entered for the beginning of the next new game.

 

Looking to join CúChulainns?

Cú Chulainns is one of the oldest London GAA clubs with a proud & competitive track record so join in on the action today as either a player or a social member!

 

Club Contacts
Secretary - Joe Cashman - (07796985475)
Chairman - Mick Biggane - (07809594352)

Cianan Byrne - Football Secretary - (07958203743)

Hurling Secretary - John Brady - (07799647832)

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