29 June 2014

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Ken McGrath All Star Challenge

The Ken McGrath All Star Challenge took place on Friday last in front of a huge crowd in Walsh Park, this event was organised to help Ken as he recovers from his recent heart surgery. All Stars and All Ireland winners from far and near came to play for Munster managed by Davy Fitzgerald and Leinster managed by Eddie Keher and Noel Skehan, the whole night was a massive success and this is due in no small part to all the hard work put in over the last few weeks by the committee set up to organise the event.

 Following the match the All Ireland Preview night in the club was a huge success as MC Kieran O Connor grilled some of the countries best known GAA personalities and our own Jim Greene on the outcomes of this year’s Championships, Ken himself then spoke a few words and made some presentations and was visibly moved when he was presented with a fantastic painting of himself which was done by young Padraig MacGraith of An Rinn, following this three of our top local bands Avalon, Paddy’s Pride and the Barflys entertained the big crowd until the early hours, thanks to everyone who helped out on the night, its on occasions like this that we realise what a special club Mount Sion is with members both young and old helping out in whatever way they could to make it such a special night for Ken and his family.

Intermediate Hurling

On Thursday last the Intermediates travelled to Kill to take on Dunhill, in a scrappy first half both sides traded points before Dunhill hit the back of the net to go into the break 1-06 to 0-6 ahead. Dunhill raised the green flag again almost immediately after the restart, from then on it was an uphill battle for Sion and they weren’t able to pull back the deficit to leave the score at 3-12 to 0-12 in Dunhill’s favour.

Under 16

Our Under 16s got their league off to a start on Tuesday last with a visit away to Dungarvan, it took the lads a little while to get into the game and despite a very good score of 4-11 with goals coming from Johnny Flynn and Evan McGrath  they were unfortunate to come up against a very good Dungarvan team who scored 31 points. Unlucky lads, on another night that score would have won the match, next game is home to Roanmore in two weeks time.

Urban Hurling Skills

Well done to PJ Murphy and Josh Fanning who qualified for the Larry Quinn final in the Urban Skills Competion during the week.

Kelloggs Cul Camps

It’s school holidays time again and this year our Kelloggs  Cul Camp is being run from the  21^st to 25^th of July, this always proves to be a very enjoyable week for the kids and don’t forget by booking on-line you get a five euro discount, for booking and enquiries please contact Peter Walsh or Michael Flanagan.

Minor Hurling

The Minor Championship gets underway this week with the long journey to Tallow where they face Cois Bride in the first round, the lads have been preparing well in the last few weeks with challenge matches and the James Stephens tournament on Saturday last where they played two competitive games against Glen Rovers of Cork and Ballyhale of Kilkenny, best of luck to the players and their mentors.

Waterford Seniors

Well done to the Waterford Senior Hurlers on their progression to the next round of the qualifiers after their comprehensive win over Laois in Walsh Park on Saturday night last.

Deise Draw

This months Deise Draw was held in Portlaw on Thursday last and once again we had no winners, hopefully next month we’ll be able to break that losing streak ! 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 Championship V Ballygunner on June 30 in Mount Sion at 7pm.

Minor Hurling Championship V Cois Bride on July 2  in Tallow at 7.30pm.

Junior Hurling V Ballygunner on July 3 in Ballygunner at 7pm.

Under 11 City League V  De La Salle on July 4 in Gracedieu 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.

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