30th December 2012

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Frankie Walsh (1936-2012)

On Friday December 28th 2012, Cnoc Síon again lost a Life President, a tremendous hurler, a great leader and loyal servant.

Born in 1936 Frankie burst onto the Waterford scene during the 1956 Championship and was a regular on the team up until his retirement in the late sixties. During his distinguished career he won three Munster titles, a National League, five Railway Cup medals and the highlight of Frankie’s high profile career would undoubtedly be the honour of captaining Waterford to the 1959 All Ireland and receiving the cup on the steps of the then new Hogan Stand.

Back on the club stage, Frankie prospered from a young age and went on to win no more than thirteen County Senior Hurling Title and four County Senior Football titles, as well as a Minor Hurling Championship and a Harty Cup with the school.

Frankie also gave great service to Cnoc Síon off the field of play training teams to County Championships as well as our first Munster Club Championship.

He served as Development Officer for a long number of years and his contribution in the Development of our facilities could not be understated. He was directly involved in everything we did over the last forty years or so.

Frankie is pre deceased by his late wife Eileen. To his sons John, Peter, Paul, Frank and Robert, his sister Mabel we offer our deepest sympathies.

As a Club we have lost a man who is irreplaceable. He was all the things we said earlier but most of all he was our friend and friends like Frankie Walsh are unique.

Ní fheicimíd a léithéid sin arís!

Club AGM

The AGM of Cnoc Síon will take place on Saturday 12^th January at 5pm in the club. The members have a chance to voice their opinions on the year past and select the incoming Executive Committee, Team management/captains and put forward motions for the coming year. Please make sure you return all nomination/motion forms by 31st December to the club secretary or leave behind the bar. We look forward to seeing you all there on the day.

Last Man Standing

An updated Last Man Standing table is available on the club website! Anyone who is still left, get your team into Tina by each Thursday night at the latest. Check out the club website to see how everyone is going!! http://mountsiongaa.ie/news/last-man-standing/

Get the latest Fixtures/Events

Looking to keep up to date with fixtures and events? Join the FREE club text list by texting your name and number to 087-9706387! It’s completely free!! Its as easy as texting your name and number if you don’t want to miss out on a game Juvenile-Senior or know when there’s a change of venue, or events happening in the club etc.

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 more pictures of our function room and bar!! 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.

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. Follow us on Twitter @MountSionGAA of on Facebook MountSion GAA. The website features a calendar so you can keep up to date with all the latest fixtures and events.