4th March 2012

4th March 2012

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Senior Tournament

The Senior’s had their first competitive outing this year in the St. Molleran’s Tournament on Saturday night where we faced Holy Cross Ballycahill of Tipperary. Sion were well under strength with our inter-county players away and others away due to personal reasons, the side that lined out had nine Intermediate players starting. One of those, Gavin Carroll opened Sion’s account within the first minute with Martin F. O’Neill pointing from the placed ball moments later. Holy Cross ran into the lead with four points in quick succession and a superbly taken penalty to rattle the net in the Sion goal and more importantly take a five point lead. O’Neill again clawed a point back with a free but another goal from the Tipp side followed by a point increased their lead. Owen Whelan and Jamie O’Meara (now playing corner forward!), O’Neill and Carroll pointed but Holy Cross finished the half out with a brace of points with John Dee also pointing from a free. Holy Cross led at half time by two goals.

After the break the Tipp men goaled again within the first three minutes. Sion responded with O’Neill (2) and Michael Gaffney points. The monastery side grew more into the game with John Dee striking over for his second score and Niall O’Sullivan and a brace from Brian Cusack bridging the gap to three points. But with no time left on the clock and a last gasp point from O’Sullivan and Tipp replying immediately, the game ended. Final score Cnoc Síon 0-16 to Holy Cross 3-11. There is game next Sunday morning. Will let you know further details once they are confirmed via the website.

Birthday Wishes

The very popular club member and former Club Chairman Garry Cunningham reaches a particular milestone this Tuesday. From all your friends and family, Happy 60th Birthday Cunny and we hope you have a great day.

Mount Sion Fun Run

On Easter Sunday 8th April we will be holding a 5 mile fun run in aid of the Juvenile club. The run will go at 11am. Why not join in by either walking or jogging. Presentation of prizes to club winners on Sunday night with music from The Bottle Brothers. There are sponsorship cards available from the Organising Committee of Kevin Ryan, Michael Flanagan, Peter Walsh and Tina Gleeson. Cards will be distributed to players over the coming weeks. Entrance fee is €10 per Adult, €5 per youth. If you can’t do the Five mile we’ll also need stewards etc on the day. Please contact any of the organising committee if you can help out.

Camogie/Ladies Football

The Camogie/Ladies Footballers held a meeting last week and from it here are the Ladies Football Committee for the coming year. Chairperson: Ciara Keogh. Secretary: Niamh Cooke. Assistant Secretary: Johnnie Cleary. Treasurer: Tom Power. PRO: Owen Sauvage. Registrar: Ciara Keogh. Team Trainer: Johnnie Cleary. Membership for both Ladies Football and Camogie is €50 and €30 for Students. Training recommences on Tuesday night at 7pm. We hope to see you all there. All newcomers welcome.

Under 9s

Last Saturday morning, the Under 9s very in action in the WIT sport’s hall. We had two teams and both did exceptionally well in all four games. The first team played Roanmore beating them 5-1 with Dylan Butler and Ben Regan getting two goals each and Billy McLawrence getting the other. In their second game Ballygunner were the opposition. In a very exciting and close encounter both sides could not be separated at full time with the score 2 goals each. The second team played Ballygunner in their first game and one goal each from Adam Walsh and Paul Wall gave Sion a one goal win. In the last game we played near rivals De La Salle.
The lads up their game again and ran out very comfortable winners with Sion’s scores coming from Billy McLawrence (2), Adam Walsh (5) and Darragh McGrath (1). The Blue Team were Adam O’Connor, Billy McLawrence, Niall Geraghty, Jim Yaciuk O’Connor, Scott Ryan, Dylan Butler and Ben Regan. White team – Adam Walsh, Edward Lambert, Paul Wall, Ben Purcell, Cillian Hutchinson, Darragh McGrath, Jack Sweeney, Dylan Browne and Noah Hutchinson.

Deise Draw

The first Deise Draw of the year will take place on Friday 30th March. Tickets can be bought from any of the promoters or from behind the bar. A list of all promoters names can be seen on the notice board in the club. Tickets are €10 per draw. This year you will have the chance to win a top prize of a car in the March draw and in the May, August and November Draw’s there will be a special draw for a €1,000 holiday voucher and €500 spending money.

Juvenile Training Times

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

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

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

10 & 11 year old boys takes place on a Friday nights at 6pm-7pm on the All Weather Pitch.

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 Eoin Daniels for our Adult Interview. 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

Not many left in the Last Man Standing with a number of people falling out this week. 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.
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