27 September 2015

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Dick Culleton

The death of Dick Culleton last weekend at the venerable age of ninety two saw another link broken with the golden era of the club from the forties into the sixties. Dick was a Mount Sion man all of his life and contributed to the club and county in every capacity as a player, selector, committee man and referee. Dick won the first of his two senior hurling medals in 1945 but it was as a footballer that he really made his mark playing centre back on the club’s first Senior Football title win over Brickey Rangers in 1953 and as goalkeeper on the winning sides of 1956, 1959 and 1961.

Dick served as a county Senior Football selector in all grades and was a selector on the Waterford team that beat Kerry in the Munster semi – final in Walsh Park in 1957. He served as a referee for some time and his love of the GAA saw him always available in a voluntary capacity as a gateman and steward at Walsh Park or any venue.

Dick was a proud Mount Sion man who retained his connection with the club right up to his death last weekend. To his wife Eily, his children John and Mary, grandchildren, nephews and nieces and extended family we extend our sincerest sympathy.

Under 14’s

The Under 14’s must be our busiest team this year as they are still competing in all the county competitions as well as travelling to Donegal to represent their county in the Feile, last Monday night saw them take on De La Salle in the club in the Eastern semi final and the lads put in a fine performance from shot stopper Josh Fanning on goal all the way up to two goal man Ben Frisby and free taker P.J. Fanning giving them a comfortable win on a scoreline of 4-13 to 1-07, this now sets up an Eastern final on Monday night against Clonea in Walsh Park and also in a busy week they play Brickeys in the County Final in Walsh Park on Saturday at 2-15pm.

Under 9 Tournament

Our Under 9’s were invited to play in the James Stephens tournament on Saturday last.  In the opening game of the group we beat the first of Ballygunner’s two teams by 4 points and then faced the home team James Stephens in an extremely close physical game which we lost by 2 points to qualify us for the Shield final. We faced Ballygunner’s other team in the final producing our best hurling with some brilliant performances from Adam Regan, Dylan Ryan and Emmanuell Adebayo running out winners on a scoreline of 5-03 to 2-04 . The panel for the day was Dylan Ryan, Adam Regan, Alex Walsh, Jared O Keeffe, Ross Byrne, Sean Reilly, Ben Hennessy, Sam Byrne, Mark O’Connor, Jack Kirwan, Emmanuell Adebayo ,Tommy Walsh, Evan Flanagan and Taigh Corcoran.

Clothes Recycling

 We are holding a Clothes Recycling Fundraiser for our Juvenile Club. We would be most grateful for your support. Items can be given to any of the Coaches at training or handed in to the staff at our Clubhouse anytime between now and Wednesday 7^th October 2015. The list of accepted items is below, along with a list of items not suitable. The Clubhouse phone number is 051 372648.

Yes Please :  Mens Womens & Childrens Clean Clothing

                     Paired shoes, Handbags & Belts, Curtains and Bed linen

No Thanks :  Dirty or wet clothing, Single shoes, Off cuts of material

                     Duvets or Pillows, Carpets or rugs, Uniforms

Many Thanks in anticipation of your support.

Last Man Standing

Check out the updated page on the website to see how everyone is getting on in the first Last Man Standing of the 2015/2016 season.

Deise Draw

September’s Deise Draw took place on Friday night and unfortunately we had no winners. Tickets cost €10 a month with the club keeping 70% of the tickets sold. I.e. €7 a ticket.This year we are delighted to announce that Elverys Sports are the Offical Retail Partner to Waterford GAA. A 15% Discount Voucher will be available, on request through the club, to all members of the Déise Draw. Please leave money and names at bar or contact draw co-ordinator Josie Evans if you’d like to support our biggest yearly fundraiser.

Fixtures

Under 14 Eastern Final V Clonea in Mount Sion on Monday 28th September at 6.15pm

Under 14 County Final V Brickey Rangers in Walsh Park on Saturday 3rd October at 2.15pm

Mount Sion Clubhouse

Our club house is the perfect venue for your needs, if you have a family event coming up we can cater for all size parties from small private events to large gatherings, 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

For a post match drink or chat or to watch the latest sporting event on the big screen we have all the Sports channels available in our spacious bar where on Thursday nights it’s Darts night and on Fridays we have cards which are open to all and there are great prizes on offer, check out our website for more info and photos.

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 follow us on Twitter @MountSionGAA or on Facebook MountSion GAA. The website is now mobile friendly and has an upgraded events calendar and gallery which are constantly updated with all Mount Sion related news and events!