The second Annual Club Dinner Dance was held in the beautiful Clontarf Castle on Saturday 7th. Great atmosphere and a brilliant evening for all. Some photos below of the night courtesy of the PRO Team.
Annual Club Dinner Dance!
Support the National Club Draw 2026
A Chairde,
You may have seen a recent email from me relating to sponsorship within the club. I would now like to take the opportunity to refer to a critically important fundraising opportunity that we plan to roll out in the coming week - the GAA National Draw.
This draw is organised centrally by the GAA and all monies raised, which can total up to €30,000, remain within the club. The GAA puts up all of the prizes including a car and large cash prizes of up to €20k. We had a very successful club draw last year, selling virtually all 2,000 tickets and raising €30,000 for the club. We wish to repeat this success in 2026. As I have mentioned before, members’ subscriptions cover only about half the running costs of the club so things like fundraisers and sponsorship are a vital component of financing the running of our teams. Hence, the importance of the National Club Draw.
Every team will get an individual spreadsheet with the ticket numbers entered and Ollie Mangan will distribute the actual tickets to teams early next week. Teams need to return the ticket sales in spreadsheet form plus the stubs and any unsold tickets by Wednesday February 18th at the latest, which is just before the mid-term break. In terms of adult players, we are asking senior players to purchase 3 tickets (cost 45 euro) while for other adult players, the request is to purchase two tickets (30 euro). The reason is the higher cost of running the senior teams in the club.
We will supply the club's bank account details of where monies raised can be lodged when the team spreadsheets are being sent out. We also accept cash when the tickets are being returned. So teams must return the completed spreadsheets, all stubs and unsold tickets plus the full amount raised in either cash or through a transfer of funds to the club's bank account. We don't want individual players or parents paying the club directly as it becomes impossible to keep track of ticket sales by teams.
For those members not involved with teams, tickets will be available for sale on Foireann (the GAA website where you purchase your membership). Some tickets will also be available to buy on the club website but we would ask those members not involved with teams to try and make ticket purchases through their Foireann account as the GAA has allocated some of our tickets for sale via this mechanism. There will also be some tickets for sale in the club bar.
The club would very much appreciate your support in making the National Club Draw a big success again in 2026.
Le meas,
Brendan, Club Chair.
087 659 2201
Help Clontarf GAA Club win the Leinster Steps Challenge!
🏃♂️The Healthy Clubs Steps Challenge 2026 is back 🏃♀️
👟Starting THIS Wednesday 7 January until 11 February
Every step counts and taking part puts Clontarf GAA in with a chance of winning €2,500 for the club ❤️🤍
How to get involved (it’s free and takes 2 minutes):
1️⃣ Download MyLife by Irish Life from the App Store or Google Play
2️⃣ Register or log in
3️⃣ Select your challenge: Leinster – Clontarf
4️⃣ Track your steps using your phone or a connected smartwatch
Please share with family, friends and teammates and let’s get Clontarf moving
More info: https://clontarfgaa.com/everystepcounts
Healthy Clubs Challenge 2026
Nora Arthur Memorial Annual Football Blitz
The Nora Arthur Memorial Trophy is being played for on Saturday 27th December from 3 till 6pm.
This will be a 9-a-side football blitz open to all players and mentors, including social players. Bring the family!
All funds raised* will go to Oscar's Kids (https://oscarskids.ie/), a charity that was very good to the Arthur family.
You can register to play and donate or simply donate as a non-player. Further donations will be taken on the night.
Register to play and donate or just donate as a non-player.
✅7-a-side teams
✅Families playing together as much as possible
✅At least 2 ladies per team.
☕Coffee tea and hot chocolate supplied by @brewcoffeedublin
🥪Lunch will be supplied by @bakehousedublin (Sandwich, Crisps and bottle of beer to everyone who attends)
💶We'll collect donations for your lunch on the day which goes to directly Oscar kids.
*less any admin fees for the donation to the charity
Clontarf GAA Offically Recognised as 'Gold' Healthy Club
At Clontarf GAA we are delighted to be one of 27 clubs in Dublin to achieve Healthy Club accreditation and the only club in the county to be twice awarded Healthy Club “Gold” status recognition.
Well done to all our healthy club volunteers and members and to find our more about our Healthy Club Programme or to get involved see: https://clontarfgaa.com/healthy-club
Louise Deane, GAA visits Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Programme
We were delighted to host a visit to our Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Programme from Louise Deane, GAA National Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Officer on 5th December.
Louise got to see the programme in action and to met some of our young leaders. It was a great session to be at, particularly as we also welcomed back our friend, Paul Kosempel, who is teaching professor and director of Leadership Studies at Denver University, to facilitate a superb leadership masterclass. Thanks to Paul for sharing his time and expertise. And sincere thanks to our dedicated team of volunteer facilitators without which the programme would not be possible.
To learn more about Dermot Earley or any of our Healthy Club initiatives go to:
https://clontarfgaa.com/healthy-club
Christmas Choral Celebration - Sunday 14th 3pm
To get you in the Christmas spirit, there is a Christmas Choral Celebration in St. Gabriel's Church on Sunday 14th at 3pm presented by Third Day Chorale Ladies, all money going to Oscar's Kids.
Adult Players' Awards 2025
Adult Player Awards 2025. Congratulations to all our winners and well done to all the teams for a fantastic year on and off the pitch!
Register for the annual Nora Arthur Memorial Tournament - Saturday 27th December 2025
It’s time to dust off the boots and work off the turkey and spuds!
The annual Nora Arthur Memorial Trophy is being played for on Saturday 27th December from 2 till 6pm. This will be a 9-a-side football blitz open to all adult players, social players and mentors alike across the Men’s and Women’s sections.
It promises to be a great day and all funds raised will go to Oscar's Kids, a charity that was very good to the Arthur family when Nora was in treatment for her illness.
You can register to play and donate or simply donate as a non-player at this link.
🌟 Under 16 Dublin LGFA Division 1 Football Champions! 🌟
Huge congratulations to our U16 Division 1 Girls footballers who won their championship final today in an absolutely nerve jangling battle over a fantastic Templeogue Synge Street side. Final score after extra time and all sorts of drama was 2-07 to 1-05. Well done girls and management! Enjoy the celebrations! 💪🏆 🥇 🔴 ⚪
This completed the double after the recent Camogie D1 win which is a historic achievement for the teams.
Valentia Partners sponsor the Under 16 Girls.
