Club notes
March 14, 2011Castleknock
Great wins by both Adult football teams with the adult b team winning well on the first game on the main pitch in Somerton. A great team performance on the field was a fitting tribute to all the work behind the scenes which has turned a dream of a home for Castleknock GAA into a reality.
Next Sunday its the turn of our adult hurlers with two games against Civil Service on Sunday morning. Both Adult Hurling teams also had great wins over the weekend.
A St Patrick Days Special takes place in Somerton with the Dublin Minors taking on Tipp in hurling. There are six Castleknock lads on the Dublin panel so your support would be appreciated.
Tickets for Dublin v Mayo can be collected directly from Charlie and Pearse as there is no lotto this week.
Castleknock GAA Club congratulate the two new Government Ministers in Dublin West, Leo Varadkar TD and Joan Burton TD. Both Leo and Joan are strong Club supporters and we look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead. Congrats also to Joe Higgins TD on his selection as speaker of the Independent Group within the Dail. Sincere thanks also to outgoing Minister, Brian Lenihan for all his support for Castleknock Hurling & Football Club.
Castleknock Hurling and Football Club are opening their new pitches in Somerton (beside the Castleknock Hotel) on the weekend of the 9/10th April. All are very welcome to visit the grounds to see the great progress made by the club in such a short space of time. Anyone interested in playing for Castleknock (at any level or age) just contact our Club Coach Brendan on 085 1329397. Nursery for 4-7 year olds every Saturday 10 to 11.30am, all very welcome and why not bring a friend! Castleknock GAA, Go on, Give it a Go! Anyone interested in getting involved in the P.R. side of the club, please contact dave on 087 2559559.
St. Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh
Congratulations to Bernard Brogan on the esteemed honour of being invited to the White House by President Barack Obama.
We are all incredibly proud he will be representing his Club, County & Country in the White House this St. Patrick's Day.
Fight Night Round 2 takes place in the Clubhouse this Wednesday 16th March.
Best of luck to those doing us proud on the night: John Turley, Paul Hayden, Billy Dumbrell, Jonathan Rooney, Owen Tracey, Sé McDonnell, Stephen Duffy, Lorcan Cushion, Cormac Cushion, Sé Ecock, Cathal Fahy, Sean McManus & Noel O'Neill.
Contact Seaghan Kearney (087-1231000), Liam Ecock (087-6950965), Wayne Dodril (085-1371713) for tickets or further details.
Please Note: The Club Hall will be closed to all teams/activities from Tuesday 15th March - Monday 21st March in aid of "Fight Night".
The heats for Dublin 7's Got Talent continue in the Clubhouse this Saturday 19th @ 8:00pm.
See www.plunketts.ie for further details & a full schedule of performances.
Membership Fees for 2011 are now due.
Any player who does not pay their membership by 31st March 2011 will not be eligible to play for the Club and will not be covered under the GAA Injury Scheme.
See www.plunketts.ie for further details.
Club Shop opening hours for 2011:
Thursdays from 7:00pm - 9:00pm &
Saturdays from 10:00am - 1:00pm.
Traditional Irish Music every Wednesday night from 9:30pm. Visitors welcome.
All player injuries to be notified to [email protected] within 7 Days.
Need a Physio? The Club recommends the services of Roy Brennan (087-7811540).
Fixtures:
Senior Hurlers have AHL 2 against St. Patricks (P) in Martin Savage Park on Sunday 20th @ 10:30am.
Junior A Hurlers have AHL 7 against Thomas Davis in Martin Savage Park on Sunday 20th @ 12:00pm.
Junior B Hurlers have AHL 9 against Clontarf in St. Annes Park on Sunday 20th @ 12:00pm.
Minor Footballers have MFL 3 against Cuala in Shankill on Sunday 20th @ 11:00am.
Support for our teams is always greatly appreciated.
Results:
Senior Footballers lost to Templeogue SS in AFL 1.
Intermediate Footballers drew with St. Brigids in AFL 4.
Junior B Footballers drew with St. Brigids in AFL 7.
Junior C Footballers defeated Na Gaeil Óga in AFL 10S.
Junior D Footballser lost to St. Brendans in AFL 11N.
Minor Hurlers lost to St. Judes in MHL 2.
Lotto No's: 4, 12, 27 & 28. No Winner.
€150 Split Between: John McManus, Cathal Lynch, John Turley, Pat Rafferty, Tom Mee, Kieran Creed & Frank Scullion.
Next week's jackpot: €3900.
A Direct Debit for the Club Lotto of €5 per week can be set up to play 3 lines.
For further details & Direct Debit application forms contact John O'Donovan (087-6802743) or visit www.plunketts.ie.
Erin go Bragh
It's another busy week ahead for the club. The under 8s and 9s travel to Russell Park to take on St. Brigids. The Under 10s are on the road for the third week in a row, this time to Crumlin. The Under 11s have their toughest test to date in Hurling in the form of St. Maurs of Rush in Hunters Run, the opening game at home on Saturday.
The Under 12s travel to Good Counsel. The Under 14 boys are at home, the opposition this occasion, Fingallians. The Under 13 and 15 girls are away in Tallaght and Portmarnock in football on Saturday.
On Sunday both Camogie teams are in action and on the road. The Under 13s take a short trip to Palmertown to take on Naomh Padraig and the Under 15s are back in Portmarnock to take on Naomh Mearnog. The Junior footballers take on Park Rangers in the Murphy Cup and the Junior Hurling team open their league season against Good Counsel. Both games are in St. Catherines Park.
Weekend Results
U-12s Defeat St. Brigids,
U-11s, Junior Footballers Win Again,
U-10 Girls Play First Football Match,
U-14s Play First Hurling Match
A successful weekend for the club. The Under 9s made the long trip to Skerries, and the Under 10s were also on the road this time in Howth to take on Beann Eadair. The result of the day was probably the Under 12s victory over St. Brigids at Russell Park, sure to bring a smile to Cecil Stephens face. The Under 8s were at home to Fingallians starting off what was to be a busy Saturday in Hunters Run. It was Beann Eadair and Na Fianna who were to provide the opposition for most of the day for the underage section.
In Hunters Run the Under 11s and Under 13 girls took on Beann Eadair picking up wins. The Under 11s remain unbeaten. The Under 15 girls and Under 14 boys hurling team had Na Fianna as their opposition at Hunters Run. The Under 15 girls won their game while Under 14 boys were defeated in what was their first competitive hurling game from which a lot of positives can be taken. The days activities at Hunters Run were brought to an end by another team playing their first game, the Under 10 girls football team, taking on St. James Gaels.
Sunday was a bit quieter. The Under 13 girls were defeated by Crumlin in Camogie, the Under 15 girls received a walkover and the result of the day was the Junior Footballers one point win over Lucan Sarsfields away at the 12th Lock.
St Brigids
The club bar will open from 2pm on Paddy's day with free beef stew for everyone followed by DJ Mark at 8pm. Music, song and dance for everyone. Tickets for the White Collar Boxing versus Plunketts this Wed are nearly sold out. Contact 085-784-5766 or 0876459571 for tickets. The event starts at 7pm in Plunketts. We need your old mobile phones. We have received 30 so far. To get a second defibrillator, the club needs 360 old phones. Please drop them into collection point in the club bar. Well done to Daire Plunkett & Alan Nolan on their win over Wexford. Well done to Barry Cahill, Declan Lally, Paddy Andrews, Sean Murray & Kevin Bonner on their win over Monaghan. Senior Footballers beat Lucan in League, Inters & Jun B's drew with Plunketts and Jun A's beat Whitehall. Another busy Sun ahead, Senior Hurlers face Vincents at 10.30 in Russell Pk, Inter Hurlers face St Finians(S) at 10.30 in Russell Pk. Junior Hurlers face Round Towers© at 12 away.
Raheny
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Clontarf
The players and management send their best wishes for recovery to Kevin Devine, who was injured in the Seniors' weekend match. Social GAA (formerly Gaelic for Dads) will commence training on Friday week from 8:30-9:15pm. All interested GAA players who are club members (even newbies to the game) should contact Derek Beatty at [email protected] for further details. A challenge match has been organised against Beann Eadair (away) this Saturday at 3pm. All players welcome.
The U16 hurlers performed well in first outing but lost narrowly to Ballyboden St Endas. This was our first league game under the Alfie Byrne Gaels banner and our combined team did well in their first league game. Sean Brodie was his usual tower of strength at the back while Sean McGovern cleared from defence time and time again. Kevin Mullins was our top scorer with a return of 0-7. The U15 hurlers lost out to Thomas Davis. Dermot O'Houlihan was our best player, which is remarkable as he has been unable to train due to injured knee. The U15 girls produced another great team performance against Ballyfermot DLS. The U14, U13 and U11 boys lost their respective ties. The U10 boys ran out winners in their three football games against Skerries Harps in a series of very competitive matches. The U9 boys ran out victors in their three-team clash against Na Fianna. A few tickets are still available for Saturday week's dinner dance. Contact Patricia Reynold on 087 2337534.
The Culdoras bar is hosting a music night tomorrow. www.clontarfgaa.com
Scoil ui Chonaill
Good wins for both the adult teams this week with the intermediates beating man o war and the juniors beating o dwyers.the last man standing competition continues this week and members are encouraged to get their entries in asap.Many juvenile teams had positive results this week and the club continues to grow and improve by the week.For membership and other enquiries contact eoin at [email protected]
O'Dwyers
Come and join the fun at Balbriggan's St. Patricks Day Parade, Juvenile teams will be meeting at 1:15pm in the Church Car Park ready for the Parade start. Hurlers, please bring your hurls and helmets. Jerseys will be available on the day for all teams taking part in the parade. Upcoming event: 26th-29th April - Multi-Skills Easter Camp for children aged 5-12 years,the club will start at 10am and finish at 2pm, €20 per child.
Nursery Skills Camp every Saturday morning from 11am-12.30pm for children aged 5-8 years, €2.00 per child. The Nursery camps have moved indoors for winter, taking place in the Combined Club on Saturday mornings.
Dal Cais U15 Hurling Team 2011 training Monday evenings from 8-9pm at O'Dwyers All Weather Pitch, (bring your runners). New members welcome. For more info call 086 853 7701. Ladies football training is on Monday night at 19:30pm on the All Weather Pitch. New players welcome. If you are interested in playing this year, please contact the club on [email protected]. Adult football training takes place on Tuesday and Thursday at 19:15 in the clubhouse.
Have your party in O'Dwyers - contact Barry Ryan on 085 196 2745 to book your party!
LUCAN SARSFIELDS'
Hard luck to our Scor Ballad Group who gave a great performance at the Leinster final in Westmeath. Trath na gCeist team finished 3rd in Leinster. Well done to Johnny McCaffrey and Peter Kelly in helping Dublin hurlers continue their good run in League and to Paul Casey with the Dublin footballers. Membership is extended to March 31st. Final deadline. No pay no play after that date. Online payments via link on website. Forms in bar also. Thanks to everyone who has paid to date. Good luck to the 9 Lucan girls and Management on the Dublin U16 camogie squad as they take on Cork in their opening game of the All- Ireland U16 "A" championship in Cork this weekend. Wed 16th March: Ceili in Function room being run by St Thomas parent association. Thurs 17th March - Music in Bar with Pat Silke & Co. 9.30pm till late. 25 Card Drive: Every Friday at 9pm and will continue to May 2011 in the Clubhouse Bar.
Lotto Numbers 03,10,11,28 No Winner. Next weeks Jackpot €13,000. Liam Mulhall's team will be in charge next weekend. Do not forget you can always enter our Lotto online by clicking on www.lucansarsfields.ie. Thanks to Newcastle golf centre who are this week's sponsor
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Lucan Sarsfields
Round Towers Lusk GAA
Round Towers Lusk GAA Club notes: The club will again host our very popular Family Day at the club on St. Patricks day, 17th March. Arrangements are currently being made on the line up of events for the day, but it is anticipated that we will have bouncy castles, novelty games, music, kid's games, barbeque, tug o' war, face painting and many more activities for all the family. The day's events will commence at approximately 2:30pm, following the parade in the town. Well done to our Under 8 and Under 9 teams who had well deserved victories last weekend. The Under 8s beat Scoil Ui Chonaill in Lusk, while the Under 9 team beat Castleknock in Castleknock. Both teams put on excellent displays of skill and teamwork-much to the delight of their respective team mentors. The annual schools Martin Finnegan 7 a side tournament was held on Tuesday last, producing a great day of football from the six competing teams. The teams played in two separate groups, with all games ending in very close finishes. Having completes the group phase all teams then played further finals with Skerries NS emerging victorious. Congratulations to all teams on the quality of football which was produced on the day. Thanks also to the Finnegan family on their support for the tournament and to those who helped to organise and referee on the day, particularly Shane Treanor and Joe Sullivan. Well done to Shauna O' Hara who has been selected on the Dublin Under 14 ladies football squad for the coming year and also to Rebecca and Jessica Grimes who represented the club at recent trials. Thanks to Paul O' Hara who continues his good work with this team. Adult football teams had mixed fortunes over the weekend. Intermediate team were defeated by Kilmacud Crokes 1-10 to 1-8, while the Junior team continued their good form to defeat Naomh Barrog by 1-14 to 0-4. Both teams have no competitive games this coming weekend. Round Towers Lusk GAA Club run a nursery every Saturday @ 10.45am-11.45am, catering for boys and girls aged 4-7 years old in both Gaelic Football and Hurling/Camogie. At present we are seeking parents who would be willing to help out with running the nursery in any role from coaching to administration/organising. If you would be willing to help out please contact the club GPO Shane Treanor Ph 0861608672 email [email protected] ,or any juvenile committee member The club are currently compiling information for an improved Club website for launch in the coming weeks. If you have any photographs, reports, newspaper cuttings on any areas of club activities please contact club PRO Damian Hughes on 0877521056 or [email protected]. Any documents received will be returned in the same condition. Membership is now overdue for 2011. Rates are as follows- Full €80, Social €50, Juvenile €40, Family €120, Pensioner social €20. Membership forms are available from the clubhouse bar, committee members or by contacting club Registrar Helen Fitzpatrick on 085 1958630. For those who have not renewed their membership, please note that their membership chip card will cease to operate in the club house bar. Find Round Towers Lusk on Facebook or Twitter for regular updates from the club.
Fingallians
A great weekend for the Adult footballers with 3 great league wins. Our U11 girls beat Clontarf in Balheary in their first home game of the league and the U14 Hurlers defeated a strong Kilmacud Crokes team in their opening league game.
Tickets for the Awards Night - Sat 9th April, will be available this week from Eoin Cullen, Nicola McKittrick, Aisling Clements, Jackie Howard or the Club Bar at €35 each. Minor footballers are asked to contact Jaime McNally.
The best of the luck to Sarah & Rachel Murray, Megan & Bronwyn Keogh, Sarah McCarthy, Alanna Quinn, Kate Donnelly, Colm Walsh, Caoimhe Morris, Ann-Marie Torsney & Fiona Tuite who will be representing the club at the National Indoor Athletic Meeting in Northern Ireland.
A Trad Session from 10pm will be held in the club on Wed 16th. On St Patricks Day the Club will show the All Ireland Club Finals from Croke Park and all the Cheltenham Races with tradition music & finger food that evening at 6.30pm.
Club golf classic - In aid of the Adult Ladies & Gents Section, will be held on 6th May at Donabate Golf Club. The tee is booked from 6.30am - 4.30pm. A time sheet will be available in the club from St Patricks Day at 1pm. Further details to follow.
The Club are organising fund raising clothing recycling drive, up to & including Sat 16th April. PLEASE DONATE ALL YOUR CLEAN UNWANTED CLOTHES, BEDLINEN, TOWELS, TEXTILES INCLUDING SHOES, BAGS, BELTS & SOFT TOYS. MOBILE PHONES WILL BE ACCEPTED BUT PLEASE KEEP SEPARATE FROM CLOTHES & TEXTILES. No Household Bric-A-Brac. Bags can be dropped off Saturdays: 10 - 12 noon & Weekdays 7 - 9pm (Club Bar).
This weeks Lotto numbers are 6, 9, 18, 23 & 27.
St. Margarets
Adult Club membership for 2011 is well overdue and must be paid immediately to any club executive committee member or team mentors. You are not insured in training or matches if you have not payed. Training continues Tues & Thurs, gym is open from 6pm. Aintree tickets are now on sale, please support this fundraiser. Anyone who is in possession of cups from past years is asked to contact chairman Ivan Sutton. Next committee meeting Thursday 24th March. On the footballing front Inters had a hard fought win against Nh. Olaf 1-7 to 0-8. There is an annual lotto ticket available for the recession busting price of €80 please contact Mary Madigan for details. Under 14 & 15 training continues Tues & Thurs at 7pm & mentors have requested that all players attend. All juvenile registration forms are now overdue & must be returned immediately, mentors are asked to text their panels & let them know. There are a limited number of family memberships available for ALSAA at €100, please contact Declan McDonnell or Damian Duffy for details. Many congratulations to Conor Sutton on recently winning the schools final with St. Kevins. In ladies football well done to the under 13s who beat Scoil Ui Chonaill on Saturday & the under 16s who had a good win against Clontarf on Sunday. On the juvenile footballing front the under 10s beat O'Tooles by a point, the under 11s had a good win against Ballyboughal 8-4 to 2-4 & the under 14s beat Na Dubh Gall 2-13 to 1-3 in the cup. Anyone who has news which should be included in the club notes please send details to [email protected] & check out the club Facebook page for regular updates. Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh!
Tyrrelstown
Tyrrelstown GAA would like to thank everyone who supported us in our Cheltenham Race night preview recently. There was a great night had by all and much needed funds were raised for the club.
Training for the senior team is Tuesday 8pm (The ward), Thursday 7.30 (National Aquatic Centre, Sundays 10.30 (The ward). For more information, please call Charlie on 0834088152. Come along, have fun and keep fit.
Junior training is on every Wednesday 6pm (Mulhuddart Community Hall) and Saturday mornings 10am (Belgree pitch, Tyrrelstown.)Children will receive expert coaching in football in a fun and safe environment. All children are welcome even those that have never played before.
Tyrrelstown GAA are looking for mentors and anybody that can give a hand to help out no matter how small.
For any more information please call Clare 0851617718/ Ger 0858164670 or www.tyrrelstowngaa.com. You can also follow us on facebook.
Erin go Bragh
Erin go Bragh CLG are pleased to announce the sponsorship of our junior footballers by Roankabin ( www.roankabin.ie ). This is great news for the team who last Sunday came out on top of Lucan Sarsfields in the league. It was a football weekend in our juvenile section. We had teams from U8 to U14 taking part in games all over Dublin. Special mention to the U12's who played very well against St Bridgets. It was a football and camogie weekend in our ladies section with our U13 ladies and U15 ladies continuing their league campaigns. Last weekend saw our U10 girls play their first match as a team and out U14 boys play their first ever hurling match. Thanks to all who supported the club sponsored walk last Saturday. Annual membership is now overdue. Please note all members fees go directly to insurance, the day-to-day running of the club and to the long term development of the club. Please contact Sinead at [email protected] for more information. There was no winner of last weeks lotto jackpot. Numbers were 3 8 9 27. This weeks draw jackpot will be €10,600. It will be held in the Paddocks. To be in with a chance to win the Jackpot please return your completed Lotto tickets to the box in the Paddocks before 9pm this Friday. It is so easy to forget to return your Lotto tickets, so why not sign up to the ANNUAL DRAW MEMBERSHIP. Tweet
