The Stag's Voice Newsletter June 2022 | Scoil Uí Chonaill CLG

Scoil Hoppers GAA Academy
Ladies Teams – News
U16 Girls are Division 2 League Champions
Orlaith Benham raises €670 for Laura Lynn
U7 Mini Leagues
Siobhan Cassidy Fagan
Summer Camps
Dublin Development Squad
U15 & U16 Team News
U10 Boys Team
Club House Bar
Dates for the diary – Trad Session
We Need You
Coffee Mornings
Members Corner

Scoil Hoppers GAA Academy

Our Scoil Hoppers GAA Academy concluded for the summer on Saturday, 25 June. Scoil Hoppers will recommence on Saturday, 03 September at 10am.

What a great year it has been – week in week out, our young members came to the club and had great fun while learning new skills. All of this would not have been possible without the commitment and continued support of all of our volunteers.

Daria Chapman has been the familiar face on Saturday mornings but sadly, her time has come to an end. She will be greatly missed but her legacy will continue. On Saturday, Thomas presented Daria with a token of the clubs appreciation for all she has done over the last number of of years.

Deirdre, Christine and Roisin were also thanked and recognized for all their hard work to ensure that Saturday mornings run smoothly and are enjoyable for all the children.

Not forgetting our young members, to finish for the summer, ice pops were given to them to thank them for being part of the Scoil Family, which went down a treat.

Enjoy the well earned break everyone and looking forward to seeing you all in September.

Ladies Teams – News

Match report – 8th June

In the last round of the group stages for the cup, after a huge win the week prior, Scoil lost out by the narrowest of margins to Whitehall. To say the game was unpredictable would be an understatement; a flurry of goals put Scoil well in the lead with 8 minutes to go in what seemed like a never ending second half. However it was in those 8 minutes, Whitehall flicked into 6th gear and secured themselves a win with a scoreline of 3-10 (Scoil) to 3-11 (Whitehall).

Scoil required a win to secure a home venue for the Cup semi final, so their position in the semi final stage remains safe. Scoil now look ahead to their upcoming championship with great excitement.

Match report – 29th June

Scoil Ladies B Team began their championship journey with a phenomenal win over Craobh Ciaran. This was the third meeting between the sides this year, with Scoil running out the victors in two out of the three games. Tenacious and ferocious work from the back six and goalkeeper kept Craobh Ciaran at bay for the most part. The scores from Scoil’s midfield and forwards started coming in thick and fast from the first minute. It was down to the new found relentless nature of Scoil that kept the margins wide, with four goals in total for the Scoil side. Two phenomenal goals for Katie, one for midfielder Sarah O’R and a goal on debut from corner back Emma.

A special mention for the three debuts for the Scoil side, with inter county transfers Emma and Laura and a senior debut for Sophie. Emma managed to not only man mark her opponent all over the pitch, but scored a goal in the process to widen the gap between the sides. Laura’s impact as wing back came with an unreserved tenacity brought with her all the way from Mayo. Sophie’s transition from underage football into a senior footballer happened in the blink of an eye, carrying through difficult situations at times and consistently taking a step up with every ball she laid a hand to.

Congratulations to our debuts and to the usual suspects on the Scoil Ladies team and management for a great start to their championship season.

Final score Scoil 4-13 Ciarans 2-5.

U16 Girls are Division 2 League Champions

The girls went the whole division 2 league campaign with a 100% winning record with a hugely impressive average win of over 20 points a game.

The girls are all looking forward to the challenge of division 1 championship and playing against the best players in the county. The standards they have set for themselves mean that they will not only look to compete in but look to continue their good form and at least qualify from their group into the semi final.

They are training hard and have seen the benefit of the strength work over the winter and have another bout underway with Conrad currently in the gym, which is helping Johnny and Paul for the ladies teams also as when the girls are needed to step up to play they are ready for the challenge.

Well done girls – the future is looking very bright indeed.

Orlaith Benham raises €670 for Laura Lynn

Congratulations to Orlaith Benham from our U14 teams for raising €670 for Laura Lynn and cutting her hair for the Rapunzel Foundation.

What an amazing thing to do. Well done Orlaith – we are all super proud of you

U7 Mini Leagues

Great week for Scoil U7s and U8s as the inaugural Scoil Summer Mini Leagues drew to a close last Thursday, 23 June. Six mixed teams of boys and girls played great football over 3 weeks.

Special thanks to the U13 players who coached the teams over the tournament- the future is bright for Scoil with their enthusiasm and commitment. The ‘finals’ night was held on Thursday 23 June, with medals and trophy presentations.

Scoil abú!

Best of Luck to Siobhan Cassidy Fagan

Congratulations to Siobhan Cassidy Fagan N Barog (p2p with Scoil U16) and to Scoil Coach Aidan Mulligan – a selector on the Dublin U16s Squad on their win over Roscommon on a score line Dublin 7-9 to Roscommon 1-12 in the all Ireland semi final on Wednesday 29 June 2022.

The venue for the final will be released by the LGFA in the next few days but the Final is on the 13 July and will be against Cork.

Well done Siobhan and Aidan on a super win. The very best of luck in the final.

Summer Camps

Thomas and his team of coaches are gearing up for the first club camp of the summer which will kick off on Monday morning at 10am. All of our Juvenile members are very much looking forward to a week of fun while improving their skills.

The camp for our teenage members will take place the following week, commencing Monday 12 July from 10am.

The final camp of the summer will take place the week commencing 15 August.

The sign links for all the camps are available from the team mentors.

Dublin Development Squad

Congratulations to Fionn Daly on making the Dublin Under 15 hurling development squad.

U16 & U15 Team News

Under 16 Hurling league Final v Ballyboden in the club on Saturday 16 July, great to get a big club support for the lads.

Under 15 footballers play Thomas Davis A in league away on Sunday 10 July in Tallaght.

U10 Boys Team News

Our U10 Boys took on Trinty Gaels away in football, Clontarf at home in hurling, St Vincent’s at home in football…All the boys showed super skill and enjoyed all games, The team will take a long deserved break until mid August…. Enjoy the summer.

Club House Bar

Our Club House Bar is opened every Thursday evening from 9pm – all are welcome.

Our Club House Bar is also available to book for Private Events.

Please contact Neil Mc Dermott at scoilclg@gmail.com for further information

Dates for the Diary – Trad Sessions

Junior Trad Session (First Friday of each month)
The Junior Trad Session will take a break for the summer months and will return on Friday, 02 September.

The Trad session will take place in the Club House from 7pm to 8pm.

Adults Trad Session (First Thursday of each month)
The Adult Trad Session will take place on an ad hoc basis over the summer – dates will be announced close to the time.

In September, the Adult Trad Session will return on a monthly basis again.

Any queries on any of the Trad Sessions, please contact Ruairi Colbert: 086 771 2848

Coffee mornings

The Scoil Ui Chonaill/OCS*PPU coffee morning gathering will take a break for the summer and will recommence again in September.

The date for the next coffee morning will be confirmed closer to the time.

We Need You…

We would encourage all parents to get involved with their children’s teams to ensure smooth running of training sessions and matches. This could be arriving 10 minutes before a training session to help with set up or staying 5 minutes afterwards to help clean all items away. As the saying goes. “every little helps”

With some of our parents children moving on to playing matches on a regular basis on Saturday mornings, help is required for our Scoil Hoppers GAA Academy. We encourage all of you to get involved to help in some small way.

There are many roles that you can assist with that does not involve coaching (if you are not comfortable doing coaching) – please speak to Thomas, our GPO: 085 133 7728, Ciaran, our Scoil Hoppers Lead: 087 233 3720 or any of the coaches – help is always welcome.

Your contribution, no matter how small, will make a big difference to the overall success of the club.

Members Corner

Famous GAA Quote

“Sean Óg ó Hailpín…. his father’s from Fermanagh, his mother’s from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold.”

Micheal O Muircheartaigh

Stags Voice

As always, should any member wish to have Club News included in the Stags Voice, please email all information to scoil.pro.eoc@gmail.com before the 15 of the month.

Annual Registration

Annual Club Membership Subscriptions can be renewed and paid online, please see attached link: Pay Membership — Scoil Uí Chonaill (scoilgaa.com)