20th January 2013

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Eastern Fixtures 2013

Last Thursday night at the Eastern Board Meeting, the 2013 groups were drawn for the Intermediate Hurling, Under 21 Hurling and Junior Football and Hurling. In the Intermediate Hurling we were drawn in the tough group of Erins Own, Portlaw, Dunhill, Clonea and St. Saviours. In the Under 21 Hurling we will face Roanmore in the Quarter Final in Gracedieu in early September. The Junior Football structure is one group of eight teams with the top two teams into the Semi-Final and third to sixth place all getting a quarter final place. We will face Ballyduff Lower, Butlerstown, Erin’s Own, Ferrybank, Kill, Naomh Pól and Fenor. The Junior Hurling will take the same structure of last year with a home and away arrangement with each team getting ten games in the group. In our group we have, Ballygunner, De La Salle, Roanmore, Passage and Clonea. The bottom team will be relegated to Junior B for 2014.

Juvenile Training

The following are the times for our Juvenile team’s training on Saturday morning in the club. New comers are always welcome and hurley’s and helmets can be supplied.

Ages and times below

Age 5 & 6 – Boys (Born in 2008 and 2007) – 11 am to 12 noon

Age 7 &  8 – Boys (Born in 2006 and 2005) – 12 noon to 1pm

Age 9 & 10 – Boys (Born in 2004 and 2003) – 1pm to 2pm (note change of time for this group )

Membership

Membership for 2013 season is now due and must be paid by 31^st March. The rates for the coming year are as follows: Hurling & Football Club/Family: €50; OAPs: €10.

Last Man Standing

The next Last Man Standing Competition will begin on February 2^nd/3^rd. Please have your entry money paid into the bar by Wednesday 30^th January.

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. You can also follow us on Twitter @MountSionGAA or on Facebook MountSion GAA. The website has loads of great features including a calendar so you can keep up to date with all the latest fixtures and events.