23rd October 2011

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

County Junior Football Final

Best of luck to the Junior Footballers on Saturday next when they take on Sliabh gCua in the Junior Football County Final. We hope ye all make the trip to Fraher Field to support the lads. Throw in at 3:30pm. Best of luck boys!

Kilmacud Crokes

The Under 8s travelled to Kilmacud Crokes in Dublin on Sunday last. In our first game we played the host club and won by 3-1 to 0-0. The second game saw us take on Durlas from Tipperary. It was another entertaining game and again we came out on top by 4-4 to 0-0. We took on Naomh Eanna from Wexford in our third game and won the game convincingly and were the only team to win all our group games. In the Semi-Final we took on Upper Church Drombane and lost out narrowly by two points. This qualified us to the shield final where we were unlucky and lost out to Buffers Alley. Thanks to all the parents and coaches who travelled to support the team and we should be proud of the lads for their great performances during the day. The panel for the day was: Adam O’Connor, Adam Walsh, Ben Regan, Billy McLawrence, Darragh McGrath, Dylan Browne, Dylan Butler, Jack Sweeney, Jim Yaciuk O’Connor, Cian Purcell, Paul Wall, Sean Doocey and Scott Ryan.

Under 5,6,7s

The youngest hurlers in the club were in action last Saturday. They played a round of challenge games against Ballyduff Lower in our own pitch. The weather may not have been the best but this didn’t dampen the spirits of the future hurlers of Sion. These little lads are progressing nicely with the help of their coaches every Saturday morning. Well done to all these little fellas and keep playing away.

Club Mass

The Annual Club Mass for our deceased members will take place on Thursday 10th November at 8pm in Mount Sion Chapel. Tea and light refreshments will follow in the monastery after.

Niall Warren

We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the Ballygunner club on the loss of one of their greats, Niall Warren who passed away recently. Also many congratulations on your victory in the Senior Championship last Sunday and best of luck in the Munster Club!

Congratulations

Congratulations to two of our ex-players Micháel White and John Ryan on winning the Intermediate County Championship with Dunhill over the weekend.

Deise Draw

Its that time of the month again, the Deise Draw! This month the draw takes place in Ferrybank on Friday 28^th October. If you haven’t already got your tickets please talk to Jose Evans or any of the fundraising committee. Tickets are €10 and 70% of the money goes back into Mount Sion! Best of luck to all our ticket holders!

Fancy Dress

This coming Halloween bank holiday weekend on Sunday 30^th October we will be hosting a Fancy Dress Party for all. To get in the mood we want everyone to dress up in costume. Its €5 entry on the door if you are dressed in costume, if you’re not its €8. All money raised goes towards our Juvenile Club. Music on the night is from Seattle and there will be prizes for the best dressed and special drinks promotions run throughout the night.

County Board Draw

The County Board will be running a big draw with the main prize being a fabulous Nissan Qashqai, plus various cash prizes. You can get tickets to the draw from behind the bar. Tickets are €20 each. The funds raised will be used to aid Waterford teams training and development.

Juvenile Camogie

The girls will continue to train on Saturday mornings at 12noon to 1pm If you know of any girls who would like to take up camogie as a new activity why not bring them along next Saturday. All activities are free of charge and hurleys and helmets can be supplied for those who don’t have them.

The Interview Room

Last year’s Senior Captain and club favourite Ian O’Regan is this week’s interview on the website! To find Iggy’s answers and what he has to say, log onto the website and look for the interview room under the news tab.www.mountsiongaa.ie . This week’s Juvenile Interview is Cian O’Regan. Juvenile interviews are updated on Tuesdays and adult ones are done on Thursdays! If you would like to take part, have a chat with Savo.

Chess Club

Chess club takes place every Tuesday night in the club at 9:30pm. We hope to see the regular faces and some new ones up next Tuesday.

Darts & Cards

Darts and Cards for club members. Come along and join in the fun. Darts takes place every Thursday night with Cards on Friday nights, both starting around 10pm. Great prizes on offer!! All Club Members are welcome. Also there is a Poker League running on Wednesday nights. Registration is at 8:30pm and it starts at 8:45pm. All the weekly league scores and overall scores are on the website. Please see http://mountsiongaa.ie/news/poker-league for more information.

Training Times

Here are the training times for next Saturday. New players are always welcome and hurleys and helmets can be supplied to those who don’t have any. Also please note training is free of charge and parents are more than welcome to come along and watch.

9 & 10 year olds (born in 2001 & 2002). – 10.30am to 12 noon. Coached by Damien Frisby, Roy McGrath Seamus Nolan, Shane O Grady and George O Grady.

5 & 6 year old (born in 2005 & 2006) – 12 noon to 1pm. Coached by Peter Walsh, Lindsay Grace, James Dunphy and Martin Walsh.

7 & 8 year olds (born in 2003 & 2004) – 1pm-2pm. Coached by Nicky Mackey, John O Keeffe, Michael Frisby and Eric Curran.

If you have any queries just telephone Peter Walsh on 087-1355359.

Fixtures

Junior Football Final v Sliabh gCua in Fraher Field at 3:30pm on Saturday 29^th October.

Keep an eye on the website calendar for any fixtures.

Notes for Paper & Website

If you have any Cnoc Sion notes or announcements for the paper or website please contact Owen Sauvage by email owen@mountsiongaa.ie or text your notes to 087-9706387 before 8pm Sunday night. You can also submit your notes through the website on the news tab. The website features a calendar so you can keep up to date with all the latest fixtures and events.