10th June 2018

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Senior League

The Seniors made a welcome return to winning ways on Saturday evening last as they made the long journey to Ballymacerbery coming away with a 2-12 to 1-09 victory over Fourmilewater, some good performances from the younger players going into the next round of the Championship which is coming up in July.

Camogie

There was a big game in the club on Tuesday night last as our Under 12 girls played their first championship game in Mount Sion against Gaultier, in a thrilling second half the girls fought back hard to get a fantastic win in front of a good crowd, well done to all girls and coaches team -Ann Kennedy, Mia Cleere, Ava Mulrooney, Abbie O’Meara, Kayla Cashman, Lauren O Sullivan, Kayleigh McGrath, Sophie Walsh, Laura Deegan, Kayleigh O’Connell, Rhea Murtagh Stafford, Ava Goodison Flynn, Ashlee Cummins  & Caitlin Cox.

Our Under 8’s played a blitz in Ferrybank on Saturday morning last, in blistering hot conditions they had fantastic wins against both St Anne’s and hosts Ferrybank, well done to all involved ,team -Bella Keogh, Lilly Ellen Costello ,Lily May Browne, Tess Roberts, Sophie Tubbritt, Beth Ryan, Sarah O’Farrell, Zara O’Byrne, Abbie O’Reilly, Carrie Ann Pay, Alana Kelly Robinson, Leah Coughlan, Aine Flynn & Mollie Ryan.

Paddy Murphy Tournament

The second annual Paddy “Moremiles” Murphy tournament for Under 15’s takes place in the club on Saturday 30th June, judging from the standard set in 2017 this promises to a great day’s hurling, more details on teams and matches to follow over the coming weeks.

Entertainment

There promises to be a beautiful noise in the club on Saturday night June 16th when we say hello again to the Neil Diamond tribute act, don’t be a solitary man (or woman) and get up to the club to hear all the songs performed by this fantastic performer who will have the place rocking to all the classics, tickets are available from behind the bar or from Tina and her committee.

Under 12 City League

Our Under 12’s pulled off an amazing comeback against Ballygunner in the City League on Wednesday night last, the lads fought back from a seven point deficit at half time to win by a point final score 4-5 to 3-07, well done to all involved on a marvellous second half display.

Deise Draw

The Deise draw for 2018 is now up and running and we had two winners in the first draw, tickets are still available from all the usual sources, next draw takes place in Stradbally on 27th June and hopefully we’ll have some more winners.

Fixtures

Monday
– Under 13 Championship v Abbeyside in Abbeyside at 7pm

Tuesday
– Under 12 Camogie v Clonea in Clonea at 7pm
– Junior Hurling Challenge v Carrigeen in Mount Sion at 7:45pm

Friday
– Under 11 City League v Ballygunner Red at 6:30pm
Saturday
– Under 9 League v Ballygunner Black at 11:30am in Ballygunner
– John Keane Tournament for Under 7/8/9s in Mount Sion
– Under 15 Quarter-Final v Naomh Brid in Modeligo TBC

 

Ladies Football

Our Ladies Football team are still looking for players for the upcoming season, please note training now takes place out on the pitch on Fridays 6-30 to 7-30 for all girls aged 13 and older and if there are any girls interested we’d be delighted to see you up there!

Mount Sion Clubhouse

Our club house is the perfect venue for all 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

Coming up in 2018 we have a great new programme of entertainment taking place in the club with Tina and her committee working hard to bring a variety of acts to the club, more details to follow, 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. Coming soon we will have the new GAA app which is being launched soon by the organisation which will enable club members to keep up with all fixtures and events. 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!