4th July 2021 |

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Healthy Club

Mount Sion GAA Club are delighted to anounce that we have achieved Healthy Club status from Croke Park. None of this would have been possible without the stalwart efforts of our Healthy Club Officer Michael “Pugs” Power, from the start of the project last January to now Pugs has driven the whole inititiave and even though Covid and lockdowns stopped a lot of activities he was always on hand going forward with the next steps, Pugs would like to thank the executive committee for their help and encouragement and to the Healthy Club team who were always on hand to help. At the start of this Project the aim was to place the GAA Club at the heart of the community and to ensure that everyone who engages with the Club benefits from the experience in a health-enhancing way, be they the players, coaches, parents, committee members or members of our community, as we can all attest to, Saturday mornings in Mount Sion is the highlight of many a family’s week.

These days are a culmination of many things over the last few years, Operation Transformation Walks, Christmas Food Hamper Appeals, Ball2Wall Fundraiser, Fitness Classes,Yoga Classes, Playground, Wild Willow Cafe and the emergence of both the Camoige and Ladies Football Club. However the hard work won’t stop here and we will continue to engage with our community and members to keep Mount Sion a ‘Healthy Club’ with many more projects pencilled in ! The club will be officially recognised as a Healthy Club at a special recognition event in November 2021 (details TBC) with Pugs representing us on the day.

Camogie

Training for our younger girls 4-12’s goes ahead on Mondays 6-7, training for the older girls 13-16 is on Tuesdays & Thursdays 6-7pm. Training also for our girls aged 7-8 at 6.15pm & 6pm for 10-12’s. Our Under 12 girls had a brilliant win against Brickey Rangers last Thursday night, congratulations on the win to the team and coaches.
New members always welcome, please complete the health questionnaire before coming up, each child must have their own water bottle. We ask all parents to adopt the drop and go policy and maintain social distance at all times.

Congratulations

Big congratulations to Eoin McGrath and partner Evelyn who were married on Friday last, Eoin is a club legend and a great supporter and sponsor of our teams and we wish the happy couple and family all the best for the years ahead!

Ladies Football

The ladies were in action against St Annes in Dunhill on Friday last and they battled hard against a very strong side showing big improvements in all areas of the pitch, next game is against Dunhill in the club on Monday the 5th at 7pm, best of luck to the girls and their mentors.

Results

Monday

Under 13 Hurling

Cnoc Sion 5-09 Naomh Carthage 4-05

Wednesday

Under 15 Hurling

Cnoc Sion 2-10 Clan Na Gael 3-07

Sunday

Cnoc Sion 5-14 Erin’s Own 1-00.

Fixtures

Monday

Ladies Football V Ballyduff Lower in Mount Sion at 7pm

Under 13 Hurling V Michael MacCraith in Tramore at 7pm

Under 13 Hurling V De La Salle in Mount Sion at 6-30pm

Wednesday

Under 15 Hurling V Passage in Mount Sion at 7pm

Thursday

Minor Hurling League v Roanmore in Mount Sion at 7-30pm

Saturday

Under 12 Hurling V Passage in Mount Sion at 4-30pm

Junior Hurling V Tourin in Mount Sion at 7pm

Senior Hurling League V Passage in Passage at 7pm.

Deise Super Draw

This year’s Deise draw will start on July 27th this instead of the 14th as advertised on the poster. The Deise Draw is the Club’s biggest annual fundraiser, 70% of ticket sales stay with the club. Please contact our Club co-ordinator Kenny Stafford or Peter Walsh for tickets. Many thanks for your ongoing support.

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!