4 December 2016

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Junior Hurling County Final

Cnoc Sion 1-15

Kilrossanty 2-12

Having secured the Eastern title a number of weeks ago the Juniors took on Kilrossanty in Leamybrien on Saturday last in the County B Final hoping the end the year on a victorious note, the county men got off to the better start in the cold conditions notching points before Michael Frisby finally got Sion off the mark after a couple of missed opportunities, at times it looked like Kilrossanty’s physicality was treading a fine line but it paid dividends as they netted twice to take the clear lead but two excellent points from either side of the pitch from Eric Hoban and Darren Finn meant Sion went into the break four points down, half time score Kilrossanty 2-05 Cnoc Sion 0-07.

Whatever Pappy said in the dressing room at half time worked as Sion tore into the opponents lead keeping them scoreless for the first twenty minutes of the half while points from Frisby, Finn and Pat McGrath put them two points ahead, but made of sterner stuff Kilrossanty pulled themselves back into it pointing three times in a row to go ahead once more, but cometh the hour cometh the man after the impressive Stephen Coady levelled it once more substitute Rickie Freeman latched onto the ball in front of goal and he gratefully buried it to send the sideline into raptures and more importantly put Sion in the driving seat in the closing stages of the match, but in a exciting finish  Kilrossanty levelled it with almost the last puck of the game before the ref blew up for the draw, final score Cnoc Sion 1-15 Kilrossanty 2-12 , though Sion might rue this as the one that got away they can look forward to the replay with confidence, details of replay will be posted as soon as they become available.

Christmas Day Swim

We have some hardy souls in Mount Sion and none more so then the Galgeys who are organising a Christmas morning swim in Tramore Pier in memory of the late Billy Galgey with proceeds going to the juvenile club, all are welcome to take part, for a sponsorship card or details please contact Paul Galgey on 086 8688422

 

Club Gear

Just in time for Christmas O’Neill’s have a new range of Mount Sion gear available on their website, from children to adults there are some very nice stocking fillers for Mount Sion members and their families, orders would need to be in quickly to ensure delivery for Christmas.Mount Sion page O’Neill’s

A.G.M.

This year’s Annual General Meeting  will take place in the club at 2pm on Sunday 18th December. All members and prospective members are cordially invited to attend. Nomination and Motion forms are available from behind the bar and must be returned to Club Secretary Bernard Brannigan or left behind the bar before 9pm Friday 9th December.

 

Gary Anderson Darts Exhibition

We have some good news on the Gary Anderson Darts Exhibition which unfortunately had to be postponed earlier this month after Gary picked up an injury and was unable to travel, Gary’s people have been in touch with our organiser Kenny Stafford and Friday January 13th is the new date, the Bridge Hotel is still the venue with 8pm being the kick off time, all tickets are still valid from the previous date and hopefully The Flying Scotsman could be hot on the heels of another World Championship victory when he takes on the Deise’s finest.

Juvenile Presentation

The 2016 Juvenile presentation takes place in the club on Saturday 10th December at 12.30pm, all our young players and their families are invited to attend.

Fixture

Junior hurling B Final V Kilrossanty Replay TBC

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.

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!