18 May 2014

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Dick Roche

This has been a very sad week in the history of the club as we said goodbye to our Life President Dickie Roche who passed away on Monday following a short illness , Dick was involved with the club for over 60 years and will be sadly missed by everyone , to his wife Chrissie sons Peter , Christopher and Dick  , daughters Frances , Deirdre  and Rosaleen , grandchildren and extended family we offer our sincere condolences. Ní bheidh mo leithéid arís ann.

Sargent Cup

Mount Sion 2-19
Ballyduff Upper 1-21

The Seniors went into their Sargent Cup match against Ballyduff Upper on Saturday night looking to extend their unbeaten run in this years tournament , after a bright start from Sion the visitors started to get the upper  hand and went into the break leading by five points 1-14 to 0-9.

Sion got off off to a perfect start after the break when big Damien Hurley raised the green flag with a well taken goal , from then on though Ballyduff were in control for most of the half as they answered Sions scores with points of their own and always kept a cushion of four or five points between the teams , but the lads kept plugging away and were rewarded with a Sean Ryan goal just minutes from time , Ballyduff equalised twice after points from Eoin McGrath and Martin F O Neill looked like they were going to win it for Sion and the game looked to be heading for a draw before Eoin McGrath calmly slotted the ball over the bar to seal the comeback , final score Mount Sion 2-19 Ballyduff Upper 1-21 , good result lads and welcome back to Ian Galgey who returned to action after last years serious injury , there’s a break of five weeks now until the next game against Fourmilewater.

Intermediate Hurling

Mount Sion 2-15
St Mollerans 2-21

The Intermediates faced St Mollerans in round two of the championship last Friday evening in Kill. A poor opening half for the Monastery men  saw us fall eleven points behind at half time. In the second half we battled hard with Gavin Carroll and Jordan Broaders both hitting the net to reduce the lead on the Carrick-Beg side. Sion face Clonea in the next round of the championship. We’ll need to improve for this tough test. Final score in Kill, Cnoc Síon 2-15 to St. Mollerans 2-21.

Junior Hurling

Mount Sion 1-16
Ballygunner 2-20

The Juniors played Ballygunner at home on Saturday hoping to build on last weeks win against De La Salle , the visitors with the aid of a strong breeze started off strongly and Stephen  Power on the goal was called into action early on to make a fine reflex save , Ballygunner  built up a big lead from then and a Pappy Bowe goal and points  from Cian O Regan and Kieran O Byrne were all Sion had to show for the first half .

In the second half things improved with more points from Bowe and O Regan and veteran Brian Hennessy also bagging a brace but the deficit was too much to pull back and the score line finished up 1-16 to 2-20 , hard luck lads next up is  away to Roanmore in Gracedieu on Friday night.

Under 12 City League

Our Under 12s played Glenmore in the club on Friday night and despite having some good chances and with goals from Ben Frisby and  Jamie Gleeson lost by 4-4 to 3-3 , hard luck lads next game away to Ballygunner in two weeks time.

Scrap Saturday

The Juvenile Club are running a Scrap Saturday event on Saturday May 31st in the club , all types of scrap metal will be accepted on the day so now’s the time to start looking in your sheds and attics for all those old bikes , prams , trampolines and kitchen appliances that you want to get rid of , no TVs or fridges but most anything with metal will be accepted , for enquiries please contact Michael “Albert Steptoe” Flanagan on 086-3583463.

Under 14 Feile County Final

The re-arranged County Final now takes place on Wednesday night 21st May against Abbeyside at 6.30 in Fraher Field , please note the Under 13 City league match down for Tuesday night has now been deferred to a later date to facilitate the Feile match .

Under 13 Primary School

Best wishes to the Under 13 Primary School team as they take on Ballygunner in the Roinn A Semi final on Thursday at 1-45 in Ballygunner , this is a great bunch of lads who have done very well to get this far and all support would be welcome on the day , also well done to PJ Fanning , Conor Freeman and Peter Nolan who won the Easstern Primary County Skills last week and now go forward to the County Final on Tuesday in Dungarvan .

Condolences

Deepest sympathy to Richard McGuire and family on the death of his sister Breda McGuire recently , Ar Dheis De go raibh a h-anam .

Ken McGrath Allstar Challenge

Tickets are now available from behind the bar and at many other outlets around the City and County for this event , for a full list please check the updated page on the website.

Munster Championship

Best of luck to the Waterford Senior Hurlers and our clubmen on the panel as they travel to Thurles next Sunday to take on old rivals Cork in the first round of the Munster Championship .

Deise Draw

The next Deise draw of the year takes place in Ardmore on May 30 .  Tickets  are still available for the next draws from Josie Evans or from the bar. Please contact Josie Evans (087-0686700) to join and more importantly to make sure you are in with a chance to scoop the top prize of €10,000!!! . Tickets are €10 per month for nine months. You can either pay up front or per month by leaving the money behind the bar. 70% of the money raised will go directly back to Mount Sion. Best of luck to all our ticketholders!

Fixtures

Under 11 City League v Passage in Mount Sion on 19 May at 7.00pm

Under 14 Feile County Final V Abbeyside in Fraher Field on May 21 at 6.30pm.

Under 11 City League V Glenmore in Mount Sion on 23 May at 6.30pm

Junior Hurling Championship V Roanmore in Gracedieu on 23 May at 7.00pm

Need a venue for your party??

Looking to find that ideal 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. We can also cater for smaller parties in our lounge. 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.

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Notes for Paper & Website

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