ST PATRICK’S
We are all delighted to be getting the club back up and running with accordance to government guidelines. This is a welcome return to activity in the Club. We’ll hopefully get plenty of on field action, something that was greatly missed by us all.
We’ve had to adapt to different ways of doing things, including the way we run our Club. The ‘Safe Return to Gaelic Games’ document is available to read on our Club Facebook page. it’s going to take a combined effort between us at the club, players and parents to reduce the risk of the spread of the virus.
The eLearning module can be completed by anyone, although a parent/guardian must complete the module for kids under 12. All players/children and coaches must have completed the eLearning module and they must forward a screenshot of the cert confirming completion.
We are hoping to have the club lotto back up and running as soon as possible. We will be using ClubForce as our platform for the online lotto. Tickets for the online lotto can be bought on ClubForce, the links are live on our Club Facebook page and website. As always, our club gear is available at O’Neill’s.
During these unprecedented times we have been reminded of the importance of family, community and helping others. Within the Club we have done a number of activities to raise money for worthy charities, to promote positivity and look after our members/community.
Our Senior footballers managed to raise €3,340 for Alzheimer’s Society Wicklow as they collective did 2674.21km through running, walking and cycling, organised by Gary Duffy. We also had a community response team who assisted the elderly in the community. This was led by Alan Lawlor and Eugene Dooley. It was a community response team that helped with shopping and collecting subscriptions or any other help that was needed. It was a great initiative that helped our community during these tough times.
Our PRO Ciaron Noble did a testing challenge of his own raising over €27,000 for frontline workers and Enable Ireland. Well done to Senior player Stephen Duffy and wife Lyndsey Duffy on doing their challenge raising money for the National Maternity Hospital. We are very proud of all these actions during uncertain times.
Our Cúl Camp will run from the 20th to 24th of July. The camp will consist of hurling camogie and football. All players must bring their own helmet and hurl. Please contact Alan Lawlor if you require one on +353862784498.
We would like to thank all our sponsors especially Wicklow Tyres and Canice Hanley who have sponsored our senior footballers since 2005.
Please send any information for club notes to PRO.stpatricks.wicklow@gaa. ie before 9pm on Sunday evenings. You can contact St Pats on Facebook at St Patrick’s GAA Club Wicklow Town or on twitter @StPatsGAAWick.