GRASSROOTS
CARNEW EMMETS
Carnew Emmets’ AGM will take place on Friday, December 30, at 8pm, in Coláiste Bhríde. Our juvenile AGM will take place on Monday, January 2, at 8pm at the same venue. We would like to wish all their members, patrons, sponsors and supporters a very happy Christmas and a prosperous 2017.
GLENEALY
Glenealy Hurling Club is holding its AGM in the club house on Friday, January 6, at 7pm. Everyone welcome.
ST PATRICK’S
We wish all our members, players, managers and supporters a healthy, peaceful, prosperous and successful 2017.
Love is the air - Congratulations to our Senior footballer Wayne Doyle on his engagement to his beautiful fiancée Danielle O’Toole
Congratulations to Senior championship winning captain Andy Jameson and his beautiful fiancée Lynda Gill on their engagement
Congratulations to Ciara Broe and Jack Fitzpatrick who got the perfect early Christmas present this year. Noah Fitzpatrick arrived on December 14.
Congratulations to ladies Junior player Jewels Payne and her husband Niall Jameson who were married recently, wishing you both a life time of happiness from all in St Patrick’s GAA Club.
Well done to our St Pat’s hurlers who competed in an indoor hurling event last week against St Fergal’s.
Wicklow County GAA yearbook is now available from John Gill at 0870601669 for €10.
We are seeking various team managements for 2017: Senior men’s football, Junior men’s football and Senior ladies football.
Any Individuals interested in managing adult playing teams for 2017 should contact the club secretary at: Secretary. stpatricks.wicklow@gaa.ie.
From January 1, 2017, mouth guards will be mandatory for all adult ladies footballers. OPRO have come on-board with the WGPA to supply mouth guards to all its members who play ladies football.
GRMA (go raibh maith agat) is the new GAA Membership Card programme providing benefits and rewards to GAA members.
It is a ‘thank you’ or ‘go raibh maith agat’ for your involvement in your GAA club, engagement in GAA activities and attendance at games.
Registration for the programme is now open with benefits available from January 2017.
When you sign up, you will receive your membership card early next year enabling you to avail of partner discounts, special offers and earn points for going to games. Points can be redeemed by individual members or pooled for redemption by GAA clubs.
You will need a GAA membership number to join GRMA and receive a membership card.
Please request your membership number at your club when you renew your subscription for 2017.
New club members will receive their GAA membership number when their registration is completed.
Membership cards will only be distributed to members who have signed up to GRMA online www.grma.gaa.ie. The programme is only available to adult members (over 18s).
If you have any further queries contact the GRMA team. http://gaa.ie/grma.
Dates for your Diary:
The ladies juvenile presentation will take place on Sunday, January 15.
We had no jackpot winners in our club lotto this week! Numbers drawn were 1, 9, 10 and 23. The bonus number was 20. We had one match three winner: Mary Vickers c/o Whistler’s.
Thanks to the weekly club lotto sellers who give up their time to help raise funds for the club. It’s greatly appreciated. The draw resumes on Monday, January 9, in the club house.
Make sure you buy a ticket each week and you could be the winner of our match four prize of €2,900 or match five for a €10,000 jackpot!
Please send any information for club notes to Pro.stpatricks.wicklow@gaa.ie before 9pm on Sunday evenings. You can contact St Pat’s at Facebook, St Patrick’s GAA Club Wicklow Town, or Twitter, @ StPatsGAAWick.
BRAY EMMETS
Follow us on Facebook: Bray Emmets GAA club and Twitter: @brayemmets. Website: Brayemmets.com.
Lotto: The numbers drawn were: 17, 19, 6, and 10. The next jackpot will be €20,000.
Please sign up, it’s a fantastic way of supporting the club and winning some cash.
Happy New Year - We wish you all a happy New Year.
Bord Na Mona Kehoe Cup 2017 - Wicklow vs DCU, Sunday, January 15, at 2pm at Bray Emmets.
AUGHRIM
The Aughrim juvenile club would like to thank everyone who supported our raffle especially the people who bought tickets, the people who sold tickets and all our wonderful sponsors.
The Aughrim juvenile club would like to wish all our coaches, players and families a very happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year.
1st: € 250 Shopping voucher in SuperValu, Arklow - Leah Dunne, Glenealy; 2nd: €200 Shopping voucher in Byrne’s Londis - John Keenan, Aughrim; 3rd: €150 Dinner for two in Brooklodge Hotel - Oisin Doyle, Aughrim; 4th: €100 Sports voucher in Avondale Sports, Rathdrum - Paul Ryder; 5th: €100 shopping voucher in Glanbia, Rathdrum - Derek McEneff; 6th: Four golf green fees for Macreddin Golf Club - Paddy Connolly, Hacketstown; 7th: Case of wine, O’ Toole’s Bar - John O’ Toole, Aughrim; 8th: Six bottles of wine - Edwards family, Aughrim; 9th: €50 off a fill of oil fuel voucher for Perry Oil - Cian Keogh, Aughrim; 10th: €50 Gift Hamper Post Insurance - Agnes Keogh; 11th: €40 Beautician voucher for The Beauty Spot - Mairead Killoran, Craffield; 12th: €25 Glenmalure Lodge lunch voucher - Billy Howlin, Arklow.