5th February 2012

Pictured is Junior Star Paul Kehoe and his two biggest fans Ger Carroll & Eleanor Power at the adult presentation night held in the club.

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Under 7

Our first hurling for the year began with our young Under 7 team who travelled to Ballygunner to take part in a round of blitz games. It was a very good morning of games with Mount Sion taking on other teams from Sacred Heart, Roanmore, De La Salle, Passage and the hosts Ballygunner. We had two teams involved and there were some great goals scored and team play throughout. Keep up the hard work and keep training and listening to your mentors.

Here are the boys who took part: Cormac Dunphy, Davin Marshall, Harry Colbert, Jack Cowman, Tommy Walsh, Dylan Ryan, Sam O’Byrne-Russell, Daniel Butler, Cameron O’Neill, Lee Flanagan, James Lambert, Conor Walsh, Shane Ryan, Jake Mars, Tom Coughlan, Ross Byrne, Jared O’Keeffe and Ben Hennessey. Pictures of the morning are on the website! Well done again to all involved. On Saturday 18th February our Under 8s will also take part in the blitz in Ballygunner from 10am to 12pm. Best of luck.

Adult Presentation Night

Last Saturday night we held a very successful club night with the presenting of the medals to the Junior Hurlers & Footballers and Minor Footballers. A great night was enjoyed by everyone with Lebowski providing great live music on the night. A special word of thanks to all those who helped organise it and helped out on the night. Also well done to all those who received their medals.

Get well Soon

Get well soon to Darren Flanagan who has spent a spell in hospital over the last few weeks. Also to Richie Roche who broke his jaw over the weekend. We wish him well with the operation on Monday and hope to see ye both back in the club soon.

Latest Fixtures

At the recent Eastern Board meeting we received the Eastern Fixtures for the year. The first team into action will be the Under 21 Footballers who face Rathgormack in Rathgormack at 2:30pm on Sunday 19th February. The Under 21 Hurling Championship is down for 6th July in Mount Sion against old rivals Ballygunner. Junior Hurling will be run on a home and away basis this year where teams will play each other twice in the league. We are to take on De La Salle in the opening round in De La Salle on Saturday 24th March. Intermediate’s will play each weekend of the Senior Championship and we face Portlaw followed by Ferrybank and Erins Own. All the fixtures have been posted up on the website calendar and the individual team pages. In the Senior Championship group we have De La Salle, Dunhill, Fourmilewater, Tallow and Roanmore in that order. The opening Senior Championship game against De La Salle is down for the weekend of the 6th May. Best of luck to all our teams in their respective championships.

Juvenile Training Times

The following are the times and venues for juvenile hurling training:

Hurling Coaching for 5 to 7 year olds Children born in 2005, 2006 & 2007 takes place at 12 Noon every Saturday on the All-Weather Astro-Turf Pitch at the Club Grounds.

Juvenile Camogie coaching also takes place on Saturdays at 12 noon on The All-Weather Astro-Turf Pitch at the Club Grounds.

Hurling Coaching for our 8 & 9 year olds, Boys born in 2003 and 2004 takes place from 11am-12pm on Saturdays at the Club field.

Hurling Training for the Under 10 & 11s takes place on a Friday night at 6pm-7pm.

Looking to get your child involved in sport or meet new friends. Then bring them along to the correct age group or contact Juvenile Chairman Peter Walsh for more information. Training is 100% free and hurleys and helmets can be supplied to those who need them. Best of luck to all the children and coaches for 2012!!

Membership

Membership is now due for 2012. The following are the rates for this year. Family €50, Adult Hurling & Football Member €50, Student €30 and Social Members €15. If you haven’t already paid can you please either see our Registrar Paul Fanning or leave your name and money behind the bar. Money must be paid by 25th February for all players and members to be registered for the coming season.

The Interview Room

This week we had Billy McLawrence as our Juvenile Interview and we had Pat McGrath for our Adult Interview, who has just come back from a long spell in Australia. Great to see you home Pat!! I’m looking for more people to take part, so if you’re interested please contact Savo ASAP. To see the lad’s answers and all the lads who have participated over the last number of months, get onto the website and look for the interview room or juvenile interview room under the news tab. www.mountsiongaa.ie . New Juvenile interviews are added every Tuesday and adult interviews are added on Thursdays.

Last Man Standing

The Last Man Standing Competition ran this week and we had a few causalties already after two weeks of running. Make sure you have your team picked before Thursday night and sent to Tina. See our “The Last Man Standing” Page on the website under the news tab to catch up with the results!

Need a venue for your party??

We have a spacious function room with private bar available for hire for all occasions including Birthdays, Christenings, Weddings, Confirmations, Communions, etc. Please contact our Bar Manager Michael Ryan for more information on 051-372648 or call up and see him. See the Function Room page on the website for pictures!! http://mountsiongaa.ie/club-complex/function-room/

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.

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.

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.