1 June 2014

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Pat McGrath

On Sunday last in the club we had a very special occasion to honour Pat McGrath Snr on his inclusion into the GAA Hall of Fame this year, Chairman Peter Walsh presented Pat with an engraved crystal sliothar on behalf of the club while we also unveiled Pat’s portrait which is to go on the wall in the club in honour of Pat’s achievements, Pat thanked everyone for coming and spoke of how he always saw Mount Sion as a club that looked out for its young players. Pat’s family were on hand to witness the occasion including Pat Jnr who only flew in from Australia a few hours previously.

Scrap Saturday

Thanks to everyone who supported this fundraiser for the Juvenile Club last Saturday, it was a great success and hopefully we’ll be able to do it again next year.

Under 14 City League

The Under 14s got their City League off to winning ways on Monday last against St Carthages in the club,  the boys got off to a great start with an Alan Kirwan goal which was quickly followed by Scott Hoban hitting the net, in the second half the visitors started to get back into the game but the alert PJ Fanning kept Sion in the lead with a goal against the run of play, a strong finish with three points in a row near the end saw the match finish end 3-15 to 2-12 in Sion’s favour, well done lads next match is De La Salle next week.

Intermediate Hurling

The Intermediates took on Clonea in Kill on Saturday night last hoping to improve on their previous performances, the lads started well with Jordan Broaders on top form getting scores to keep us in touch while Shane Forristal on goal kept Clonea at bay with a number of fine saves, half time score Mount Sion 1-7 Clonea 1-8 , in the second half it was all Clonea as they kept knocking over points to keep Sion at bay and with five minutes to go were five points ahead and looking good for the win until that man Broaders popped up again with a goal and a point to earn us a draw , well done lads on a battling performance and best of luck in the next match against Butlerstown in a few weeks time.

Junior Hurling

The Juniors started the second round of games on Friday last away to Passage, in the first half Cian O Regan scored six points  four from frees and had a great effort stopped by the Passage keeper to keep us in the game, our only other score in this half was a monster point from inside his own area by keeper Owen Sauvage to leave the score at half time 0-9 to 0-7 to the hosts. In the second half we had three wides before O Regan again pointed from a lovely sideline cut, some nice points from Evan Curran and Pappy Bowe followed but Passage kept responding with scores of their own to eventually run out winners on a scoreline of 1-15 to 0-16, this was a much improved performance from the lads and they can go into Friday night’s game at home to Clonea in a positive frame of mind.

Ballyduff  Tournament

Our Under 10s made the  journey to Ballyduff  on Friday last to take part in their tournament, they played three great games beating Dungarvan and losing out to De La Salle and Bride Rovers of Cork by a couple of points, panel on the night was Scott Ryan, Hugh Flanagan, Davin Marshall, Dylan Ryan, Jamie Meaney, Jack Cowman, Lee Flanagan, Edugum Jefferson, Corman Dunphy, Evan Mackey, Daniel Butler, Ben Rellis, Jack Barrett.

Baby Girl

Congratulations to Eoin and Collette Fanning on their new arrival last Friday, baby daughter Aoibheann a sister to Caoimhe and Padraig.

Exams

Best of luck to all our young Hurlers who are starting their Junior and Leaving Cert exams this week.

Deise Draw

The Deise Draw for May was held on Friday last in Ardmore and unfortunately we had no winners. 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 13 Eastern Hurling V Passage on June 2 in Mount Sion at 7pm

Junior Hurling V Clonea in Mount Sion on June 5 at 7pm

Under 11 city League v Tramore on June 6 in Tramore at 6.30pm

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.

Get the latest Fixtures/Events

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Notes for Paper & Website

If you have any Cnoc Sion notes or announcements for the paper or website please contact Ciaran Sheridan by email pro@mountsiongaa.ie or text your notes to 087-6364716 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.