On 27th December we held the Inaugural Nora Arthur Memorial Tournament at the club in which six teams of adult players, mentors and parents competed over the course of the afternoon for the memorial trophy named in honour of Nora.
The eponymous trophy was presented to the winning captain Darragh Fagan (Junior!) on behalf of the winning Team 6 by Nora’s Dad, Neil.
The Teams
The final and the overall Winners
After 15 high-intensity and dramatic matches including a couple of penalty shootouts, a tense and exciting final ensued between Team 2 and Team 6. Team 2 would eventually win the day by a score of 3-1 with a couple of goals from young Cian O’Connor proving the difference between the sides in the end. A worthy final for a brilliant day of sport and craic.
But the real winners of the day were the Arthurs and the Community of Clontarf GAA who came together to bring some light into a dark time for the family. While they were at it, they raised more than EUR3,000 for a worthy cause close to the hearts of the Arthur family (https://oscarskids.ie/).
That sum is still being added to and a final total is yet to be reached. If you would like to donate, please click this link and just donate as a "non-player”. This link will be open until 10pm on 29th December.
A sincere thank you to all the volunteers who helped organise the day and make it such a success.
Gallery
With apologies for the smartphone quality (not quite up to our usual snappers’ standards!), here are a a few shots taken on the day of the people and the games that made it a special day to remember.
