Stephen Mulligan
We wish you a Merry Christmas!

Join us for a Poetry Writing Workshop!

As part of Poetry Day Ireland, we’re delighted to invite you to a special Poetry Writing Workshop here at Clontarf GAA Club, taking place on Thursday 1st May 2:00 – 4:00 PM in Clontarf GAA Clubhouse

This relaxed and inspiring session will be facilitated by our own Áine O’Neill, and is open to all ages and all levels - from seasoned scribes to complete beginners. If you’ve ever thought about putting pen to paper, this is your chance!

What to bring:

  • A pen and some paper

  • A favourite object that means something to you – this could be anything from a bicycle pump to a pair of runners, a special ornament or even a headband.

During the workshop, Áine will guide everyone through the creative process. By the end, you’ll have the bones of your very own poem – and if you feel up to it, you’ll have the opportunity to share it with the group.

It promises to be a lovely afternoon of creativity and connection. We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

This is a free event, but please register at https://clontarfgaa.com/poetry so we know how many to expect.

The Solar Revolution is here!

Great news to report today that the club is now covered in 36 Solar Panels, creating a valuable source of energy to run our clubhouse. Installed and commissioned by MMK Solar under the guidance of our Green Team and Executive, the 36 panels adorning our roof will produce a maximum of 14KW of green electricity. This power will either be consumed by the building, used to charge the storage battery or exported to the electricity grid.

With this system we expect the club’s electricity expenditure to reduce by €3,000 per year.

In even better news, the team was able to secure grant funding to cover the cost of the installation.

Well done to all involved, a great news story as we head into the sunnier months!

Men's Football returns this weekend

Men’s Football League 2025 starts this weekend

This weekend sees the return of Men’s Football with our four adult teams in action on Sunday. Good luck to all and details of the teams, sponsors and games are below.

Teams for 2025

1️⃣Our first team, the Seniors, will compete in Division 1 again this year. The team is sponsored by Bright Motor Group.
2️⃣Our second team, the Intermediates, will play in Division 3, having been promoted by winning Division 4 last year. The team is sponsored by Member First Credit Union.
3️⃣Our third team, Junior A, is also promoted up to Division 7 from 8. The team is sponsored by Teneo.
4️⃣Our fourth team, Junior B, competes in Division 11 again this year. The team is sponsored by Teneo.

Weekend Schedule (all games Sunday 16th)

📅1st Team (Senior D1) vs St. Jude’s. 10:15am P35
📅2nd Team (Intermediate D3) vs St. Finian’s. 10:15am Nevinstown Pitch, Swords.
📅3rd Team (Junior A D7) vs Clanna Gael Fontenoy. 12:00pm Sean Moore Park.
📅4th Team (Junior B D11) vs St. Sylvester’s. 3:00pm P35.

Minor Hurling

On Sunday we also have two Minor Hurling games. At 11.00am our Division 1 Team plays St Jude’s on P34 and our Division 4 team play Ballinteer St. John’s in Pairc Uí Ruairc.

The Minor Hurling teams are sponsored by Euro Oil.

Club Dinner Dance!

A great night was enjoyed by hundreds of our members, families and friends in Clontarf Castle on Saturday night, dressed to the nines at our club Dinner Dance. Well done to Fiona and Megan and all those who organised. Fantastic photos below from Paul Barrett photography.

Clontarf's Motion to Congress 2025

Clontarf's important motion to Congress 2025 proposes to make it a requirement for players to be active with their clubs in order to be eligible to play intercounty championship. 

Read the rationale and full details here

An information webinar will be held for all clubs in Ireland on Wednesday February 19th. We invite all clubs to attend.  To represent your club at the webinars, please join:

Wed Feb 19 at 8 pm

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84519166375?pwd=1AD2dYhT3Os12r2aZ5GR6TtE7IkYjh.1

Every Step Counts is back for 2025!

The Every Step Counts Challenge is back and starts on Wed 8th January and runs until Wed 12th February. Last year over 200 people took part on behalf of Clontarf GAA, walking or running over 60,000km! Please make sure to sign up for the 2025 challenge now and get friends and family involved too!

Signing up is really simple - just follow these easy steps:
📱 Download the app  for Apple or Android (you may already have it from previous years)
💬 Register or log in (if you have an account already)
💪 Select your challenge (Social▶️Challenges▶️Leinster▶️Clontarf GAA❤️🤍)
🚶‍♀️🚶 Track your walks or runs from 8th Jan until 12th Feb!
↔️ Connecting your phone's step counter/activity tracker is really important or we won't get the benefit of all your walking! Remember - Every Step Counts!

The challenge lasts for just over a month and it's a great excuse to get yourself and the family out for a much needed bit of air. There is also lots more information on our website around what the healthy club are doing (clontarfgaa.com/healthy-club) and some more specific information on physical activities to think about to stay well throughout the year (clontarfgaa.com/physical-activity)

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

As we approach the end of 2024, we would like to wish all our members, players, parents and guardians, FLOs, volunteers, sponsors, patrons and friends a very Happy Christmas. Before we go, a few important items for your attention coming up over the holidays. 

Christmas Bar Opening Hours

See below for An Cúldoras, the club bar’s opening hours over the holidays.

Nora Arthur Memorial Tournament

The Nora Arthur tournament will take place on Friday 27th December. We want as many as possible to play and donate. This is our 3rd year and the turnouts to date have been fantastic.

We want families to play together and each team must have 2 ladies. The first game is 3pm sharp so please arrive at 2.30pm to sort teams out.

This is a fantastic way for us as a club and a community to show our support to the Arthur family at Christmas time in memory of Nora. The bar will be open and there will be music on the night from 7.30pm, hope to see you all there. Click to register.

Christmas Tree Collection

Our annual Christmas Tree Collection Service will be held again on Saturday 4th January 2025. This is the primary collection date, but there will also be a limited collection on Saturday 11th.

The service is carried out by volunteers as a fundraiser for the club. The event will be held at the clubhouse with trees mulched on site and recycled directly from the club.

Thank you to those that have supported us over the years and we hope to see you again in the New Year.

Book your tree collection here: https://clontarfgaa.com/xmastree. 

End of Year Video (your inspiration to volunteer!?)

If you haven’t had a chance yet to see the end of year video, make yourself a cuppa and enjoy this 11 minute oddessy through Clontarf GAA’s 2024, another incredible year for our club with a number of notable firsts. You might be surprised at the breadth of activities happening around the club. Remember, it’s all voluntary so we’re always open to more volunteers if you have skills in any area. The more that put up their hand, the less for everyone to do! Drop a note to chair@clontarfgaa.com if you would like to give a hand in any area.

We hope you and your families have a wonderful Christmas and we wish you all the best for a happy and successful 2025 on and off the pitch. Don’t forget, we are very dependant on our incredible sponsors and patrons so please support them with your business wherever you can.