23rd May 2021

23rd May 2021

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Junior Hurling

The draws for the Junior Hurling groups took place during the week, in the Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs Junior A Championship Mount Sion were drawn with Passage, Clonea and Roanmore, in the John J Murphy Junior B Championship we were paired with Ballygunner, Naonh Pol and St Mollerans, the games are scheduled to take place later on in the year.

Juvenile Training

Coaching for our ROCS (Réaltaí Óga Cnoc Síon) older kids continues from 11am on Saturday mornings,  under 8’s,9’s,,10s and 11’s (born in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013) and 11.30 for our under 7’s (Born in 2014)
 New members always welcome, playground and cafe on site for families!

The Unconquerable Keane

Following on from last Saturday’s compelling article on the incredible life of John Keane in the Irish Times anyone interested in reading more about this amazing man can go no further than his biography “The Unconquerable Keane” written by his nephew David Smyth.
David has been offering the book for free in digital format to anyone who would like to read it for a while now, it is not only an excellent biography and GAA book, it also sheds some light on what life was like in Waterford city of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. Please contact David at @theunconquerablekeane@gmail.com and he will send on the digital version.

Training Times

Times for our juvenile training are as follows,

4,5 & 6 Year Olds – Saturday 10am to 10.45am – All weather Pitch

7 Year Olds – Saturday 11am to 12pm – All Weather Pitch, Wednesday 6-7pm

8 & 9 Year Olds – Saturday 11-12pm – Club Pitch , Wednesday 6-7pm

10 & 11 Year Olds – Saturday 11-12pm Club Pitch , Wednesday 6-7pm.

Cul Blues

Another great turnout on Saturday morning for our Cul Blues academy, thanks once again to all our players and mentors who came along to help out, full details can be found on the Cul Blues page on the website, Cul Blues, the Well Kids club initiative starts on this Saturday May 29th,keep an eye on the usual social channels for details

Camogie

Training for our younger girls 4 to 12 year olds will go ahead on Monday 6-7 weather permitting, training for the older girls 13-16 is on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-7.

We have added a new day for our girls born 2013/2014 on Thursdays 6-7pm also. New members always welcome, see our Facebook page for details. Please complete the health questionnaire before coming up and each child must have their own water bottle. We ask all parents to adopt the drop and go policy and to  maintain social distance at all times.

 

Ladies Football

 Ladies Football training continues on Wednesdays and Fridays, as always girls from 15 up to 18(this year) are more than welcome to come up and get involved,

Online Bingo

Online Bingo on  continues on Thursday, remember anyone can sign up for the following week’s game at the link on the club force app. Contact Tina for any enquiries Bingo

Membership

Membership/juvenile registration is now live and can be done through the Clubforce app or by following the link below. Clubforce Registration. Thanks to everyone who has paid their membership already, our club registrar Paul Galgey is available to answer any questions regarding membership and is available for anyone who may not be able to pay online, he can also answer questions about the 5 and 10 year membership schemes.

Development

We would ask as many members as possible to join the Development Donation scheme, at this current time our only revenue is this scheme and membership. Anyone wishing to pay membership or join the Donation Scheme please contact Peter Walsh.

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