30 October 2016

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Under 21 Hurling Championship

The Under 21 Hurling Championship got underway on Saturday last as Nicholas Mackey’s young charges took to the field to take on Roanmore in Walsh Park, Sion meant business from the start as John Kennedy sent the ball over the bar in the first minute followed almost immediately by a great save from the Roanmore keeper to deny Evan McGrath, this early pressure paid off handsomely when Eric “Big Eddie” Hoban found himself free in front of goal on the sixth minute where he calmly patted the bar into the net to raise the green flag, with the lively Kennedy causing all sorts of problems in the middle of the park Evan Curran and Austin Gleeson picked off the points from frees and play but Roanmore are nothing if not resilient and they kept in touch getting their own scores to go into the break down by just three points and still well in the game, half time score Cnoc Sion 1-09 Roanmore 0-09.

From the restart Roanmore brought it within a point but the Sion defence led by Ross Thornton and the classy Gleeson upped their game to keep them scoreless for fifteen minutes all the while tipping away at the points the pick of which a solo effort from Gleeson, young Eddie Cullen got in on the act scoring his first point at this level while the end of the half saw three points from Cian O’Regan all taken from from under the approving eyes of the Mount Sion faithful on the bank, with a monster point from John Kennedy just on the final whistle the game ended up on a scoreline of 1-20 to 0-13 in Sion’s favour, well done to all these young players many of whom this was their first taste of Under 21 hurling and to Nicholas and his backroom team of Seniors who are brilliant mentors for the team, scorers Evan Curran 0-7, Eric Hoban 1-0, Austin Gleeson 0-4, John Kennedy 0-2, Ferdia MacAodhaghain 0-01, Mikey Daykin 0-2, Eddie Cullen 0-01, Cian O’Regan 0-03.

Darts Tournament

It is with deep regret we need to announce the postponement of this Wednesday’s darts exhibition. Unfortunately Gary has picked up an injury while playing in this weekend’s European championship tournament so he cannot travel to Ireland the coming week.
We have been promised a call by his agent with an update regarding a re-arranged date. Ideally we are hoping that it may be the following week, but may be later depending on the severity of his injury.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused as we know some people have booked time off work etc. The tickets already purchased by people will of course be valid for the future date, or else anyone will be entitled to a refund if they wish. As soon as Kenny has any updates he will inform people immediately.

Deise Draw

October’s Deise Draw took place in Mellary on Friday last and we had two winners once again, well done to Tom Keane and Mary Delahunty both c/o Josie who won €200, this is one of the main fundraisers for the club and we would encourage as many members and their families as possible to participate, as well as helping your club you are also in a great draw with many good prizes on offer. For information please contact our Club Co-ordinator Josie Evans (087) 068 6700.

Junior Hurling

Following a long break the Junior Hurling semi final goes ahead on Tuesday night against Portlaw in Carriganore at 8pm , best wishes to Pappy and the lads as they seek a place in the Eastern Final.

Stars in their Eyes

After the success of last year’s event we’re proud to announce that Stars in their Eyes takes place in the club once more on Saturday 19th November, with a whole new batch of well known faces dressing up and singing like their idols it promises to another classic night in the club tickets are going fast and can be got from Tina or behind the bar.

New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance

The New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner dance take place again this year to welcome in 2017,  with music from Avalon and a three course meal, tickets are available on a first come first serve basis and are also available behind the bar and from Tina, more details will be available nearer the time.

Fixtures

Junior Hurling Eastern Semi Final V Portlaw in Carriganore on Tuesday November 1st at 8pm.

Mount Sion Clubhouse

Our club house is the perfect venue for all  your needs, only recently it made it into a list of the ten most unusual places in Ireland to have your wedding ! 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 , 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.

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.We are also now on Clubify App which is available on both IOS and Android, just download and search for Cnoc Sion. 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!