The Stag's Voice Newsletter September 2022

Membership
Club Shop
AGM Date
Notices
Match Reports
Feeder Schools – Mentors Evening
Caoilinn O’Sullivan-Lowry – what an achievement
Camogie News
U15 & U16 Girls – Rapid Recovery Rooms, Finglas
Trad Sessions
Club House Bar
We Need You
Members Corner

Membership

We are at that time of year again when your membership due date is coming up. Your membership fees go towards the day-to-day running costs plus the development of the club.

Membership can be paid for the upcoming 2023 season before the end of the year to cover you for 2023 year. Your membership includes your insurance while partaking in training and games.

Annual Club Membership Subscriptions can be renewed and paid online via this link: Pay Membership — Scoil Uí Chonaill (scoilgaa.com)

Club Shop

The Scoil Club Shop is opened every Saturday morning from 10am – 11.15am with lots of items available.

Pop in to Niamh and she will be more than happy to assist with your gear requirements.

AGM – Date for the Diary

The date for the Annual AGM is set for Thursday, 17 November and will be held in the club house.

More details to follow but please mark the date in your diary.

Notices

A huge congratulations to Senior Hurler, Alan Cronin and Lorena on their marriage. Alan and Lorena were married in Torrevieja on Saturday, 10 September. A great Scoil Group were present to celebrate with the happy couple.

Congrats Alan and Lorena and wishing you both every happiness for your future lives together .

Also, congratulations to Michael Egan, a Scoil stalwart, and Kristen Johnson, on renewing his vows in Dingle on Friday, 09 September.

Michael played with the club all his life, ending up with the men’s first team during their recent glory days, before emigrating, with work to the USA, where he met his bride, Kirsten Johnson.

They finally got to celebrate their wedding with their family after COVID played havoc with their original plans.

The Egan family are steeped in the club – his parents are Liam & Kathy, all of his siblings played and his uncles are Padraig & Richie.

Congratulations Michael and Kristen. Wishing your both every happiness for your future lives together and delighted that you finally got to celebrate with your family.

Match Reports

U8 Girls

The u8 girls, helped by some u7s hosted Whitehall Colmcilles and Craobh Chiarán for Camogie last Sunday on a beautiful sunny morning.

The girls showed great determination and their defence skills are getting much stronger. It was the first match they tried lifting the ball and they showed great promise.

U18 Ladies Division 5 Football Championship

Clontarf Road

Final Score: Scoil Ui Chonaill 6-7 – O’Toole’s 0-7

After a great win in Swords, we welcomed our old rivals O’Toole’s for the 2nd Round of Championship action.

Again fielding a team with players from U14 up to Minor, the Scoil girls did themselves and manager Peter Keohane proud yet again.

The visitors played with a strong win in the first half but our girls dominated the game with the defence not giving an inch. Three points is all O’Toole’s could muster in the first half with our forwards on fire, scoring 4-3 in reply.

With the breeze in our favour we put the game to bed early on with two superb goals. O’Toole’s never gave up and finished the game strongly scoring some well taken points. However our defence stood strong yet again, with another clean sheet for Billie O’Brien in goal. This win guaranteed the girls a place in the semi-final. This match will decide who tops the group between us and Whitehall Colmcille.

All support is always most welcome.

Team: Billie O’Brien, Andrea Chapman, , Eve Courtney, Freja Dillon, , Liadan Garner, Realtin Leahy, Meadhbh Kavanagh, Emma Mc Grane, Therese De Brun, Aine Kavanagh, Caoimhe Keohane, Realtin Candon, Sophie Galvin, Sorcha Mulligan, Emilie Slyne, Lilly Mc Quaid, Eabha Mulligan, Marta De Brun.

Manager: Peter Keohane.

U16 Boys Football Championship

Final Score: Scoil Uí Chonaill 4-16 – Naomh Fionnbarra 3-14

37 scores in a end to end championship match!

Scoil started the game very brightly and rattled off 4 points without reply away to Naomh Fionnbarra at the Bogies.

The Barrs bounced back with a well worked goal and point to leave the teams all square. Scoil took control again and hit another 1-4 to take a strong lead with some fine points by Jack Kennedy before the Barrs bounced back with 1-3 just before half time to leave only two points between the teams at half time.

Scoil started the second half strongly with well worked goals from Tiernán Browne and Fionn Daly. Alex Courtney got a super point after a long solo run from the full back line. The home side bounced back with some very well taken points and the gap was narrowed to 3 points with 15 minutes to go before Luke Murphy was taken down for a penalty that was very well despatched to the back of the net by Conor Maher. Sean Morgan slotted over some lovely points to leave Scoil with a well deserved 5 point away win with one group game to play at home to O’Dwyers with a place in the championship quarter final at stake.

Great to get a big home support down for the final group game on Saturday 8th October ahead of Senior hurling match.

Feeder Schools – Mentors Night

The Club hosted a night for the Principles and Teachers from our feeder schools on Thursday, 29 September.

There was a great turn out of both teachers and principles and many of the Scoil Mentors were in attendance on the evening, building stronger connections between the schools and the club.

A huge Thank You to Thomas Gleeson, Club GPO and to all mentors for coming along.

Caoilinn O’Sullivan-Lowry – what an achievement

Its not everyday that an urban school wins an Agricultures Science Competition but that is exactly what Scoil Minor & Ladies Team player, Caoilinn O’Sullivan-Lowry and her pal, Aisling Gallagher did for their school, Manor House in Raheny.

They are both in 5th year in Manor House School, and their prize was 5 Angus Calves… They were presented their prize at the Ploughing Championship last week in Co. Laois.

The calves will remain on a farm in Laois and the girls will travel down regularly to monitor and watch them mature into beef cattle.

What an achievement ladies – well done Caoilinn and Aisling from all at Scoil

Camogie News

With plans to have an Adult Camogie Team for 2023 season, an open evening will take place in the club on Thursday, 13 October from 8pm.

If you would like to get involved – if it is getting back to playing camogie or would like to be involved in the building the Camogie Section back to its former glory, please come along on the evening.

This is an important first step in ensuring the future of Scoil Camogie, and we encourage all to attend on the evening.

Any queries or if you are unable to make it on the night, please contact Dave Daly on 087 145 6050

U15 & U16 Girls – Rapid Recovery Rooms, Finglas

It was a time for great fun, rejuvenation and relaxation when the U15 & U16 girls teams visited Rapid Recovery, Finglas recently.

Ice baths, saunas, hot tubs and cyro boots were all part of excellent service received at Rapid Recovery.

The girls had a brilliant time, just being together as a team and chilling out and of course having plenty of laughs along the way.

What a great experience for the girls and a great bonding session for the two teams. I think we can all agree that the smiles on all of their faces shows just how much they enjoyed the experience.

Should you have any queries on the excellent Recovery Rooms, please see https://www.rapidrecoveryrooms.ie/our-facilities – by all accounts, you wont be disappointed.

Trad Sessions Return

Junior Trad Session (First Friday of each month)

There was a great turn out for the return of our Junior Trad Session on 02 September with almost 20 children partaking in the session on the evening.

The next Junior Trad Session will take place on Friday, 07 October. The Trad session will take place in the Clubhouse from 7pm to 8pm.

All are welcome to come and join in with our Junior Trad Musicians.

Adults Trad Session (First Thursday of each month)
The next Adults Trad Session will be on Thursday, 06 October from 9pm. All musicians are most welcome to come along and join in.

Of course, those that wish to come to the club house on the evening to enjoy the music, are always welcome.

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

We Need You…

Now that our teams are back to training and playing games on a regular basis, it is the perfect time to get involved.

Help does not need to be in a coaching capacity – it can be helping with setting up the stations for our Scoil Hoppers Academy or help with setting up pitches for games/training sessions. You do not need to commit to each weekend but if you are available to help, it would be very much appreciated.

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 be very much appreciated.

Members Corner

Famous GAA Quote

Babs Keating ‘resigned’ as coach because of illness and fatigue. The players were sick and tired of him.
Offaly fan in 1998

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)