Tony Donoghue
Tonys' first anniversary mass will take place this Sunday 9th December at 10.30am in St Pauls Church. We hope that all club members will be in attendance.

U6 & U8 Indoor Training
Continues in St Mary's CBS Gym at 10.30am for all boys aged 8 and under. Indoor hurleys supplied, limited amount of helmets available also. Please bring ?2 to help cover the cost of the gym, all enquiries to Martina Mount 087 2136440.

Under 16 Championship
Some weeks back our U16 hurlers captured the Div. 3 Championship title with a great win over a very strong and physical St Brigids team. After finally committing to some serious training and effort, this squad realized their potential with a great semi final victory over Turin. This set the team up nicely for the final against St Brigids in a well presented Springfield on a day perfect for autumn hurling. They hurled well from start taking the game to their opponents, electing to play into a strong breeze but matching St Brigids score for score. Eventually Plunketts got the goal they deserved to take a lead of 4 points but credit to St Brigids, they forced their way back on the score board and was it not for some whole hearted defending by Sean Kelly, Davy Purcell and Sean O'Brien the teams would have been level at half time. A rousing half time speech by Donal Liddy set the theme for the second half, Luke Byrne was outstanding at centre back and Paddy Lynam scored points that any senior player would be proud of. Plunketts stretched their lead to 7 points, St Brigids did not give up and they fought to the end, testing our defence who knuckled down and did not yield an inch. At the final whistle Plunketts ran out winners on the score-line of 2.15 to 1.11. Overall this was a fantastic team victory with Conor Bracken, Niall Kevin, Sean Flanagan, Niall O'Toole, Ryan Purcell and Stephen Hassett to the fore. Luke Byrne and Paddy Lynam collected the silverware on behalf of the squad. They thanked St Brigids for the sporting game and then thanked team mentors Clive Kenny, Michael "Cosy" Coyle and Frank Mullen for their commitment to training during the previous number of weeks. The lads also gave mention of thanks to two mentors absent on the day, Aiden Cannon and Nicky Quinn. Well done to all concerned. U16 squad; Sean O'Brien, Davy Purcell, Sean Kelly, Sean Flanagan, Luke Byrne, Andrew Allen, Donal Liddy, Niall Kevin, Ryan Purcell, Niall O'Toole, Craig Reilly, Paddy Lynam, Conor Bracken, Ross Corroon, Stephen Hassett, Conor Mount, Robert Kindregen, Glen Gilchreist, Callum Crighton, Alan Kevin and Darren Carter. Thanks to F Mullen for the notes.

5KM Fun Run
On Sunday 16th December we will hold our inaugural 5KM Fun Run. The run will commence at our hurling grounds in Robinstown at 2pm sharp and the event is open to all who want to run, jog or walk the 5KM. So if your loved one, parent or guardian is in town shopping, why not come along and enjoy a run, jog or walk around the outskirts of Mullingar. Entry fee is ?10 for adults and ?5 for juveniles (under 16). This is an Athletics Ireland approved event.

Boogie Nights
Oliver Plunketts will hold a fundraising Boogie Nights disco in the Greville Arms Hotel on Friday 28th December; we will have more information on this item over the coming weeks.

A.G.M.
Our AGM has been provisionally arranged for Friday 1st February 2013 and we hope to have the U16 and Junior medal presentations following this meeting, more details over the coming weeks.

Condolence
St Oliver Plunketts extends sympathies to the family and friends of the late Mrs. Christine Kennedy of O'Growney Drive Mullingar; Christine was a great supporter of St Oliver Plunketts down through the years and will be sadly missed by all who knew her. May she rest in peace.

Website & Facebook
Don't forget to keep in contact with our website, the website address is: www.stoliverplunketts.westmeath.gaa.ie Also to remind folks that you can find us on Facebook. We currently have over 1200 friends, so don't miss out. Note that on recommendations from the GAA's Code of Best Practice, friends on our facebook account are restricted to persons aged 16 and over.

Club Notes
Anyone wishing to have notes included in our weekly column should contact myself at 086 8062103 before 9pm on Sunday evenings or send an e-mail to [email protected] Tweet

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