GRASSROOTS
ST PATRICK’S
Congratulations to all involved with Wicklow County Hurling in their well-deserved victory over Down on a score line of 1-19 to 11 points in Arklow in Division 2B. On to a league final now. Brian Corcoran eat your heart out, Andy O’Brien came in for special mention with a point from his knees. Well done to our own Eoghan O’Mahony, Gerry Connors, Andy O’Brien and George O’Brien and Michael Neary. Next up is away to Meath on March 26. A great weekend for the underage ladies was finished off by the under-16s who had a comfortable victory over a gallant Carlow side on a score of 6-12 to 2-03 in Tinahely on Sunday. Well done to the entire squad and mentors and especially our nine Pat’s players who are involved Sinead McGettingan, Sarah Evans, Ciara Fagan, Amy Kavanagh, Kellie Phelan, Jess Lyons, Lucy Dunne, Niamh Caffrey and Captain Zoe Armstrong. A special mention for Patrice and Georgina who assisted management on the day.
Well done to the County U14 girls Ellen Griffin and Georgia Brennan-Kelly from Pat’s who beat Kilkenny 6-15 to 4-11 on Saturday.
County Ladies –Next game on March 19 in Roundwood at 2pm to Louth. Good luck to our club ladies.
Well done to our own Niamh McGettigan who has reached the college finals with DIT after a win over University College Dublin on a scoreline of 1-9 to 3-16 in the Lynch Cup semi-finals.
Congratulations to father and daughter Stephen (referee) and Orfhlaith (umpire) McNulty who officiated at the 2017 Ladies Higher Education Committee O’Connor Cup last weekend at the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology.
County Senior Footballers –Next up away to Westmeath on Sunday at 2pm. Good luck to our own Conor Ffrench, John Crowe, Dean Healy and Tommy Kelly.
Well done to the U12 hurlers who got to the ‘B’ final of the Castletown Indoor tournament this evening. Unfortunately they lost out in the final to a strong Gorey team but put in some fantastic performances over the course of the tournament. Keep up the good work lads!
Thanks and well done to Castletown Liam Mellows GAA Club who organised a brilliant tournament. A special mention foe the refereee on the night Pat Cody - the next Dicky Murphy!
Congratulations to Christina Ashley who won the U14 player of the month for positive attitude at training.
St Patrick’s Day Parade: Meet at Wicklow County Council offices at 2-45pm. Wear club colours. Meeting point is the ball alley afterwards for parents to collect kids. See you all at the Parade!
Well done to club officers Alan Lawlor and Tom Finnegan who attended the GAA Healthy Club Leinster Roadshow in Croke Park on Saturday
Thank you to volunteer Marie O’Brien who has stepped up to assist with the Club Gear Shop. We are looking for more volunteers to run the club gear shop at the club Nursery every Saturday in Dunbur. If you can give an hour every second Saturday, please contact Club Treasurer Treasurer.stpatricks.wicklow@gaa.ie .
Any Individuals interested in been involved with our club teams for 2017 should contact the club secretary at: Secretary.stpatricks. wicklow@gaa.ie.
The Ladies Section are partaking in a LGFA Pilot focussing on Teenage Players.
The Gaelic4Teens Programme will be run for 6 weeks starting on Tuesday 7th March.
We will train from 7pm to 8pm for the next 6 Tuesdays for Girls from U15 to U17 in East Glendalough School.
Our Coaches are attending Courses run by Croke Park which are focussing on Teenage Girls Nutrition, Lifestyles and Training/Playing.
The Final Day of the Programme will be a visit to Croke Park for all participants for workshops, activities and playing time on Tuesday 18 April.
Can you please arrive for 6.45pm for this session, please?
Please note that this will replace Tuesdays U16 training for the next 6 weeks.
U17 Football for all players born in 2000, 2001 and 2002 will commence training on Monday 13th March 7.30pm. All welcome.
U17 Hurling for all players born in 2000, 2001 and 2002 will commence training on Tuesday 7th March. Bring Runners. All welcome.
Please note that there has also been a change to the nights assigned to specific underage teams.
U13 and U17 matches will now be played on Monday nights
U11 and U15 matches will now be played on Wednesday nights.
Every Sunday Evening 6pm – 7:15pm St Pats U14 Boys football (anyone born in 2003 or 2004) for some fun games to get the season started in the clubhouse Dunbur. It will be in the hall so wear runners. All U14s welcome
Our u16 ladies train every Tuesday and Thursday night in East Glendalough School at 7pm all new players very welcome come give it a go
Every Thursday for six weeks from 9th February: session 1: 6pm to 6-40pm and session 2: 6-45pm to 7-30pm. St. Pat’s and the Camogie Association are running the very successful “Come Hurl with Me” programme for parent and daughters in the hall, Dunbur. This is for girls born in 2007/2008/2009/2010. Helmets and hurls will be available on the night for those who are trying camogie for the first time! For further details and if you would like to get involved please contact; Margaret Leonard on 087 7827881 or Jason Carey on 086 8974898
Each Tuesday U7 indoor hurling from 6-45pm to 7-45pm in the hall. All U7’s welcome contact Tomás on 086 1933796
Each Friday U11 hurling continues in Rathnew Soccer Club Indoor Arena from 7pm.Contact Alan on 086 2784498. Helmets and hurls will be provided for beginners!
Every Friday U9 hurling continues in Rathnew Soccer Club Indoor Arena from 6-7pm, contact John Joe on 087 2388139 Helmets and hurls will be provided for beginners!
St. Patricks GAA Club 2017 version of our Last Man Standing fundraising competition for our club. Hard luck to those of you who fell this week. We lost 16 people in Week 4 with Cork, Derry and Galway losing.
This leaves 28 people standing. For those of you remaining in the competition please choose your next selection from the fixtures on March 18/19.
Remember you cannot pick a team you have already chosen and if you picked a Division 1 team in Week 3 you must pick a Division 2 team in Week 5 (and vice versa). Please get your selection in on or before Friday 17th March.
We had no jackpot winners in our Club Lotto this week! Numbers drawn were 1, 25, 26, and 29. The bonus number was 3. We had no Match three winners. Thanks to the weekly Club Lotto Sellers who give up their time to help raise funds for the Club. It’s greatly appreciated. The next draw is on Monday 13th March in the Clubhouse. Make sure you buy a ticket each week and you could be the winner of our Match 4 prize €2,300 or Match 5 €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 Pats at Facebook St Patrick’s GAA Club Wicklow Town or Twitter @StPatsGAAWick
KILCOOLE
RECRUITING! We are recruiting for our Under 14 Camogie team 2017...so if you were born in 2003 or 2004 or if you have a daughter or know somebody born in those years, we NEED YOU and perhaps you need us?
Are you looking for a new challenge? Maybe a sport you haven’t tried before? Fitness training? Fun times? Teamwork + leadership training that comes with being part of a team sport? Opportunities to train in leadership roles as Assistant Coach and/ or Referee? Playing season is mid April to September.
Cost: Club membership for 2017 is €50 pp. (covering insurance registration and transport when needed). Great Value.
Contact Colman 087 8117525 or secretary. kilcoole.wicklow@camogie.ie and let’s get you onto the pitch.
‘Come + Try Camogie’ for girls of this age in Colaiste Chraobh Abhann Sports Hall Kilcoole on Tuesdays March 15th + 21th from 7.45pm to 8.45pm Have a Go! Bring your friends+ make new friends.
Kilcoole Under-12 camogie players enjoyed their trip to the GAA Games Development Centre in Abbottstown at the National Sports Campus on Sunday.
They were one of 40 teams taking part in the Camogie Association’s ‘Caman to Leinster ‘ Participation Day. Matches against Kilcock (Kildare) as well as Naomh Maur’s and Clontarf (Dublin) provided a different start to the playing season. Well Done everybody and thanks again to the travelling support.
Friday is St Patrick’s Day and we will be taking part in the Greystones Parade. We are Number 45. All welcome to join us. what do you need? Lots of colour and a big smile!
BRAY EMMETS
St Patrick’s Weekend at Bray Emmets - We have a jam packed weekend coming up. It throws in on Thursday with the Oskars launch night in the Martello at 7.30pm.
On Friday, St Patrick’s Day, we are taking part in the parade, assembling at 2.30pm opposite St Cronan’s school., please wear your Bray Emmets gear.
And we round off the weekend with the club awards night on Saturday, starting at 8pm in the club house. Tickets are €20 and available from Pat: 086 8480496; Brenda 086 1991119; Liam 086 602 3886; Peter: 087 9551991.
Please support all these major club events and have a great St Patrick’s Day!
Clothes Recycling Drive - Our clothes recycling drive takes place on Saturday, April 8. Bags can be left at the clubhouse on training nights prior to the drive or on the morning of the 8th up to 12.30. Please support this great initiative.
RNLI and GAA to work together to prevent drowning - Paul Sweeney and Frances Stephenson represented Bray Emmets at the launch of a major partnership between the RNLI and the GAA in Croke Park on Wednesday, March 8.
The RNLI’s drowning prevention campaign “Respect the Water” will be supported through the GAA’s Healthy Clubs initiative and the wider GAA club network. Bray Emmets was chosen as one of four clubs in Ireland to attend the RNLI training college in Poole and the Portsmouth University where they took part in specially created rescue scenarios.
The RNLI will work with the GAA volunteers in local communities to promote the campaign and share key safety messages and advice.
GAA Healthy Clubs Leinster Roadshow - Bray Emmets as part of the Healthy Club Programme in the GAA shared our experiences on one of the stands at the Leinster Roadshow in Croke Park on Saturday.
A full programme covering the four pillars of the Healthy Club initiative including Physical Activity, Mental Fitness, Healthy Eating and Link with the Community was attended by a large number of Leinster clubs.
Mickey Harte, Michael Fennelly, Alan Brogan and Anna Geary were there to share their experiences and outline the benefits of adopting the Healthy Club approach.
Clubs shared their experience including St Johns Volunteers in Wexford who were the first club in Ireland to make their club a Smoke Free zone. Would you like Bray Emmets to be a Smoke Free Club? Contact Frances Stephenson or Clare Dornan with your views.
Bray Emmets Easter Camps , times: 10.00 to 2pm, dates: Monday, April 10 to Thursday, April 13. Activities: Age specific FUN activities in football, hurling and camogie.
Price: Members Price: 1 child €30, 2nd child €25 & 3rd child €15, Non-members: €35 one child, €30 for 2nd child and €20 for third or more.
Contact: Willie Braine 0860266506 or Dave Barry 0861208083
Get fit with Bray Emmets - BE FIT (Bray Emmets Fun in Training) returning on Tuesday, January 24, with a variety of indoor and outdoor circuits, army style obstacle course, Pilates, yoga and aerobics. Every Tuesday and Friday 7-8pm. All welcome, male and female, we cater for all levels of ability. If further information required please ring PJ 086 8217631 or Linda 086 8566202.
Club players Association - The Club Players Association is now open for registration. Click here for more information and to register.
Peil Abu is back - Every Thursday, 7-8pm on the all-weather pitch. All welcome.
Old photos - We are looking for old Bray Emmet photographs. Contact gary.brayemmets@ gmail.com. Dates for Your Diary Oskars Launch Night: Martello. 7.30, Thursday 16th March.
St Patrick’s Day Parade: Friday 17th, 2.30pm, St Cronan’s school.
Club Awards Night: Club house, 8pm, Saturday 18th Clothes Recycling Drive: Saturday, April 8th Easter Camps: Monday 10th April to Thursday 13th April
Bray Emmets vs Cuala U14 Hurling - Bray Emmets 8-11, Cuala 1-06.
Bray Emmets under 14 hurlers got their new Dublin Hurling League campaign off to a successful start with a convincing win against Cuala.
The team played particularly well in the first half utilising a stiff breeze to build up a large lead by half-time. The second half was a tighter more competitive one with the Bray just shading it.
There were some terrific individual performances all over the pitch but what was more pleasing was the collective desire shown by the team to play right to the end.
The team and management would also like to express their thanks to Liam for facilitating the playing of the game which had to be switched to Old Conna at very late notice due to Cuala’s pitch being unplayable.
Team: James, Fiachra, Louie, Simon, Dara, Cillian, Oscar D, Nathan P, Michael, Conor, Luan, Jamie, Evan, Tim, Gavin, Cathal, Nathan H, Oscar H, Alex and Shane. Manage: Michael Roddy U13 Boys Football - Bray Emmets vs Navan O’Mahony’s -
The under 13 boys football team travelled to Navan OMahonys Meath for the last of their cross border leauge matches on saturday.
Missing some of our regular players due to confirmation commitments some of the younger boys had to step up and give a dig out.
This was for some of the boys their first experience playing on a full size pitch and this was a big pitch think it could have been bigger than Croke Park.
The lads started off well in the first half having to change their way of play as bouncing the ball wasn’t really an option as the pitch wasn’t what they are used to playing on. In the second half the boys came out all guns blazing.
The lads in defence had an amazing performance and I lost track of how many block downs they did amazing to see.
Mid field had to work hard with a lot of running to be done but were well up for it and took control of the game giving some lovely balls into the forwards.
Lads up front some of new to full pitch worked great and secured some fantastic scores.
Not to forget our keeper Fiachra who played an outstanding game saving us many times but the peno that he saved to knock over the bar was a cracker. Looking forward to the year ahead with this great bunch of lads.
Team. Fiachra, James, Cian L, Jamie, Ciaran, Sean, Oisin, James, Patrick, Callum, Adam, Shane, Cillian , Fionn, Liam.
Manager: Gary Prunty
KNOCKANANNA
No winner of this week’s jackpot of €2,200. Numbers drawn were: 02, 05, 12, and 18. No winner. One Match 3s - Orlaith Kavanagh €100. Sellers prize: Patricia O’Keeffe.
The jackpot now stands at €2,300. Tickets are on sale in The Wagon Wheels, Jacob’s, Byrne’s shop Knockananna. You can also purchase a ticket in Boland’s pub, Hacketstown, The Corner House and Sean Murphy’s Butchers. Thank you for your continued support
Knockananna’s first league match is against St Patrick’s on Sunday morning next at 11.30am in Wicklow Town. All support would be greatly appreciated.
The Race night takes place in Jacob’s on St Patrick’s night at 8p. This always proves to be a hugely popular event and the few bob it raises never does any harm either.
CARNEW CAMOGIE
Things are busying up in the camogie club, with our young ‘uns taking part in St Patrick’s Day parade on Friday with Carnew Ladies Football! Players to wear club colours - and have the craic!
Meanwhile, we’ve been invited to host a Fermanagh team for Feile na nGael in June. This means our U-14s will be taking part in Feile, so that’s something to look forward to! In the meantime, we will also participate in the Wicklow Feile qualifiers which will be held in the GAA Centre of Excellence on Good Friday.
Fixtures have been released and see our U-14s out in the Development League on April 10 against Avondale.
The U-16s meet Aughrim/Ballinacor on April 5. The Minors won’t see action until June 30 when they take on Knockananna, with our Senior team taking on Bray Emmets in Division 1 of the Adult Leagues on April 9.
The U-12s have been busy, attending Caman to Leinster in the GAA Centre of Excellence in Abbotstown last Sunday. And they’re back at training, on Wednesday nights from 6-7pm.
Registration fees are due for the 2017 season: U-8s €15. Single U-18 player, €30.
Family of two, €50. Family of three + €70. Student, €35. Adult, €70. Registration fees being collected at the moment and at first night of training.