Friday 22nd October in Garristown at 7:30pm.
Please come along an support. Tickets are available from this link
https://www.universe.com/events/go-ahead-sfc-relegation-clontarf-v-st-oliver-plunketts-er-tickets-FBLCNJ
Clontarf Junior A Men vs Ballyboden Photos 10/10/2021
Men’s Junior 1 Championship Round 3 vs Ballyboden
Sunday 10th October 2021
Final Score:
Clontarf 1-14 (17)
Ballyboden 0-05 (5)
Photo Credit: Damian and Luke O’Higgins
Dermot Early Youth Leadership Initiative
Dermot Early Youth Leadership Initiative (DEYLI)
Clontarf GAA is now opening a call for participants for this exciting joint GAA/Foróige programme which enables young people (15-18 years) to develop their leadership skills and challenges them to use these skills to improve society.
The DEYL Initiative takes its name from one of Ireland's most inspirational leaders and one of Connacht's greatest Gaelic sportsmen, Dermot Earley Snr. (1948-2010), recognising his lifetime of sporting and professional achievements and his commitment to community service.
"Your attitude is more important than your ability, your motives are more important than your methods, your courage is more important than your cleverness and always have your heart in the right place.''
Dermot Earley Snr.
The Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Initiative aims:
To enable young people to develop the skills, inspiration, vision, confidence, and action plans needed to be effective leaders, both on and off the pitch
To empower young people to make a positive difference to their society through the practice of effective leadership.
The programme is aimed at young people aged 15 to 18 and will be run locally in Clontarf from October 2021 to Summer 2022. Participants do not have to be current playing members of the club. It will be delivered by local facilitators, based on a structure and resources developed by the GAA and Foróige. On completion of all 3 modules participants have the opportunity to graduate with a Foundation Certificate in Youth Leadership and Community Action, which is accredited at NFQ Level 6. Applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
To find out more and to apply to join the programme, please follow this link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsbWgg5LvycBY3k8f3nf7P5RYmBHLjUZqm22LrTc8FrOZ_Jw/viewform
GAA Healthy Clubs My Mind Matters Challenge
The Clontarf GAA Healthy Club Project is once more partnering with Irish Life to encourage club members to participate in a wellbeing challenge this October via the MyLife App that has the potential to raise €10,000 for Samaritans Ireland.
This challenge will inspire you to develop habits that boost your mental wellbeing, while contributing to a great cause – The Samaritans.
The goal is to take 30 minutes per day for yourself, 5 days a week over 3 weeks. Any activity counts, walking running, cycling, yoga, meditation etc. If participants track 30,000 days of activity Irish Life will donate €10,000 to the Samaritans (min. 30 minutes continuous activity counts as 1 day). Track your activity with a fitness wearable (e.g. Fitbit or fitness app ) connected to MyLife.
You’ll also have the opportunity to win great prizes for you and your club. Any participant who achieves our weekly targets will be entered into our weekly prize draws for:
Week 1: 25 x £50 Amazon.co.uk Gift Cards
Week 2: 30 x Fitbit Charge 4
Week 3: 5 x €500 Ireland’s Blue Book Voucher
One lucky participant will win an expert coaching & wellbeing event with Oisín McConville for their local GAA club.
How do club members & community join the challenge?
1. Download the MyLife app from the App store or Google Play store
• Apple App Store - https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/mylife-by-irish-life/id1459620652
• Google Playstore - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.irishlife.mylife
2. Register your details
3. Tap the social tab on the MyLife app, select challenges, and select GAA Healthy Clubs My Mind Matters Challenge
We encourage all Club members to get involved with the My Mind Matters Challenge and promote it amongst your friends and family.
An Cúldoras Opening Hours
The club is delighted to inform you that from this coming Wednesday 29th September, An Cúl Doras, the Club Bar, will be open from Wednesday to Sunday nights. The opening hours will be as follows:
Wednesday to Saturday: 8.30pm to 11.30pm
Sunday: 7pm to 11.30pm
The Executive are asking that all Mentor groups or sub-committees please organise their meetings for these nights. With the championship season in full swing at the moment, our teams are always welcome back after matches. Contact Kieran (0861791120) for the bar to be open earlier if required.
Members are welcome to hire our bar for birthdays, family events, etc. If a group wishes for the bar to be opened outside our opening hours, again please contact Kieran. We look forward to seeing you back in our clubhouse over the coming weeks and months as we return to some sort of normality.
Report - Clontarf Men's Junior 1 Championship Football Match vs TSS
This was the second outing in the group stage of the Men’s “Junior 1” Championship.
Templeogue Synge Street (TSS) fielded a strong team of somewhat older, experienced players including Danny O’Reilly and Ciaran Murphy of the Coronas and Off the Ball/Irish Times fame respectively - both of whom acquitted themselves well.
Clontarf started well taking a nice lead by the water break against the breeze. Liam Ennis finished off a flowing move to the net contributing to a lead of 1-5 to 0-4 at half time. Clontarf had several missed chances too which augured well for the second half.
However, a poor start after the break and a TSS team growing in confidence who, showing all their experience chipped away at the scoreboard. When they got a palmed goal, they led for the first time and really put it up to Clontarf who had an excellent response from all over the team but especially from the Mayo man, Sean Prendergast, who came off the bench to get 2 expertly finished goals and Brian Dufficy who kicked a crucial long range placed ball to help seal the result by 4 points, 3-7 to 1-9.
A great hard fought win which puts us top of the group with just the Ballyboden game remaining in a fortnight.
The value of a strong squad was never more apparent with all 5 subs used and helping to get us over the line.
The team is now on a 10-match unbeaten run including the league campaign and final.
Report by Pat Cunningham.
Clontarf wins Men's Division 4 League Title
Photo Credit for Video Content: Damian O’Higgins.
On a balmy Saturday afternoon the Clontarf Men’s Second Team contested the AFL 4 League Final in O’Toole park against Cuala.
Clontarf had come into the game unbeaten with 6 wins and 1 draw in the Dublin North league while Cuala had an impressive 7/7 wins in the Dublin South league. The two teams’ unbeaten seasons were on the line and it showed with the attitude, fitness and ability of both teams really coming to the fore in the opening exchanges.
Cuala dominated possession in the opening 5 minutes but came up against a resolute Clontarf defence. Time and time again they tried to break the line but to no avail. A massive turnover was greeted by roars from the crowd and within 30 seconds the ball was dispatched into the top corner of the Cuala net by a Clontarf player who had started the move on his own 45 metre line.
Clontarf then dominated possession for the rest of the half and created numerous scoring opportunities and although leading 1-7 to 1-4 at HT had been hit by a sucker punch of a goal towards the end of the half.
It is important to mention Cuala’s skill and ability here as they didn’t register a single wide in the first half and looked extremely dangerous when going forward. The match was balanced on a knife edge at this point. The Clontarf players dug deep in their reserves of energy for this 3rd quarter and even without having the shooting boots on kept taking the game to Cuala time and time again. It just shows the character of the squad that they kept going as this was a hugely difficult part of the game and there have been many games in the past where the game has been lost in this period.
Clontarf entered the final quarter with a 1-10 to 1-6 lead. This was where all the players put their bodies on the line and with some hugely nervy moments survived a Cuala onslaught through some outstanding defending and huge fielding.
The final score being 1-11 to 1-8 showed the tightness of the game. It is customary to name the starting team and subs but it can be genuinely said that this league would not have been achieved without the whole squad who had big moments in tight games throughout the season. The squad was the key reason we made it to and then won the final. Huge thanks to all the players and coaches for their attitude for the whole season and hopefully this is only the beginning of a successful year for this group of players. Thanks also as ever to our team sponsors, Member First Credit Union for all their support.
John Treanor
AFL4 Team Lead Mentor
Match Day Panel:
1. Brian Dufficy
2. Ciaran Walsh, 3. Ross Coy, 4. Lucas Sherwood
5. Rory Doran, 6. Alex Byrne, 7. Harry Lynch
8. Daragh Devilly, 9. Rob Reynolds
10. Fionn Delaney, 11. Mick Cunningham, 12. Leo Cunningham
13. Luke O’Higgins, 14. Eoghan Doody, 15. Shane McIntyre
16. Phillip Lynch, 17. Barry Mangan, 18. Kev Mc Grath, 19. DJ O’Flaherty
20. Rory Goode, 21. James Dunne, 22. Liam Ennis, 23. Eoin MacNamee, 24. Ross McCulla
Team Management:
John Treanor, Anthony Eames, Michael Murphy, Pat Cunningham.
Photo Credit for Video Content: Damian O’Higgins.
An Cúldoras Open after Dublin v Mayo Semi-Final
The club bar will be open tomorrow from the end of the Dublin/Mayo Semi-finals.
Members are reminded that due to current Government guidelines, only fully vaccinated patrons are allowed socialise inside the bar. A maximum of 6 people are only allowed sit at each table. We look forward to seeing you after the game.
Clontarf GAA Awarded Healthy Club Status
Great news! CLG Cluain Tarbh/Clontarf GAA has formally achieved GAA Healthy club status! This is the culmination of almost two years work which started with a successful application to join the GAA programme in November 2019.
The GAA Healthy Club movement is all about supporting the holistic health of our members and our local community. Early on we set out our Healthy Club commitment which is to ensure that everyone who engages with Clontarf GAA benefits in a health-enhancing way, be they players, officers, coaches, parents, supporters, or members of the local Clontarf community. We also carried out an online survey to get views on what priority areas of focus people would like to see within our Healthy Club programme. As a result our two priority areas of focus were identified as to support positive mental health and to support diversity and inclusion. In addition, our policies and activities have now been aligned with the aims and the ethos of the Healthy Club movement. Along the way our Healthy club efforts have been recognised in Gaa national news and local media.
Here are some of the highlights of our Healthy Club programme to date:
The All Stars programme for young people with additional needs (Ongoing, every Friday evening)
The Community Volunteering group to help vulnerable local people during Covid (Formed March 2020)
Talks on positive mental health and resilience (Tom Parsons, Jigsaw, Nov 2019; Niamh Fitzpatrick Feb 2021)
Gimme1000! To raise funds for Pieta House and Irish Heart Foundation (1200+ people participated, with over €22,000 raised - Feb 2021)
Every Step Counts to keep us all active during the pandemic (300+ people walked 78,559kM between Jan and March 2021)
And our recent Hurl-a-ton! In which we raised funds for two additional Defibrillators! (July 2021)
Along the way we’ve had some fun and hopefully all become a little healthier and happier. Thanks to our Healthy Club Project team, and to the Club Executive for their support, and to everyone who organised, participated in, and supported our various initiatives. Now we have achieved Healthy Club status, we plan to continue with a comprehensive range of focused activities.
If you would like to find out more, or to get involved, please see our Healthy Club page or contact any member of the Healthy Club Project Team.
Summer 2021 Newsletter
Welcome to the Summer 2021 Newsletter. What a beautiful summer it has been so far and isn’t it great that we’ve been able to get back out playing the sports that we love and have even started some new ones (Handball) and brought back some old ones (Adult Camogie). It has been a very busy few months for the whole club since the last newsletter in April, so let's dive right in...
Team Updates since Return to Play
After a considerable period of inactivity we were all delighted to step back onto our beloved grass from 26th April. Since then there has been a flurry of activity across every age group from Nursery to Adult and in every code. If you are following us on Social Media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), you will have seen plenty of reports of Men’s, Ladies’ and Juvenile matches and league successes and so on. At adult level we have four Men’s Football Teams, four Ladies’ Football Teams, three Hurling Teams and one Camogie Team. Here is a quick summary of the year so far for each of those.
Football - Adult Men
1st Team (Division 1 & Senior 1 Championship)
League: 4 wins in the last 4 games has put the Senior footballers second in Division 1N (Northside Group). The final league game is 7th Aug at home v Skerries Harps.
Championship: The lads will compete in the Senior 1 championship and have been drawn against Ballymun Kickhams, Thomas Davis & Skerries Harps in the group stages. Group games are scheduled for Saturdays - 11th Sep, 25th Sep & 9th Oct.
Management: Jack McCabe, Frankie Byrne, Anne O'Mahony, Ronan O’Flaherty, Mossy Ó Cuinneagáin & Cian Buckley.
2nd Team (Division 4 & Junior 1 Championship)
League: The men’s second team, our Junior A footballers have reached the Division 4 Final after topping the Division 4 North with one game to spare. The Final league game is v Ballymun Kickhams on Saturday 7th August in Pairc Ciceam. The Division 4 League Final is scheduled to take place on Saturday 28th August.
Championship: After narrowly losing last year’s Junior 1 final, the lads will be hopeful to go one step further this year. The Junior As have been drawn in a group with Ballyboden St Endas, Templeogue Synge Street & St Brigid's. The group games are scheduled for Sundays - 12th Sept, 26th Sept & 10th Oct.
Management: John Treanor, Anthony Eames, Michael Murphy & Pat Cunningham.
3rd Team (Division 8 & Junior 3 Championship)
League: So far this team has played some great football had some good wins, but also a couple of frustrating 1-point losses. It's a relatively new team with a mixture of both young and experienced players. Plenty to build on here for the championship.
Championship: The lads will play in the Junior 3 Championship with group games against Ballyboughal, Whitehall Colmcille & St Sylvesters. The Games are scheduled for Sundays - 12th Sept, 26th Sept & 10th Oct.
Management: Brendan Doody & Ger Craddock.
4th Team (Division 11 & Junior 6 Championship)
League: The lads have won 4 out 5 games and are in contention at the top of the table. Their next home game is against table-toppers Naomh Mearnóg on Monday 9th August. The lads have other fixtures including Na Gaeil Óga away on 5th Aug and Castleknock away on 22nd Aug.
Championship: The lads will play in the Junior 6 Championship with group games against Na Fianna, Castleknock & St Maurs. The Games are scheduled for Sundays - 12th Sept, 26th Sept & 10th Oct.
Management: Gerry Reid & Kieran McMahon
Football - Adult Ladies
1st Team (Division 1 & Senior Championship)
League: The ladies have won all their Division 1 league games and have confirmed their place in the League semi-final, scheduled for Wednesday 1st Sep at home.
Championship: The ladies will play in Group A of the Senior Championship. Matches scheduled:
15th Sep Away v Thomas Davis, 22nd Sep Home v Foxrock Cabinteely, 3rd Oct Away v Kilmacud Crokes, 10th Oct Home v Na Fianna.
Management: Mick Cronin, Micky McGlinchey, Eoghan O'Grady, Grellan Duane, David O’Neill & Karen Cronin.
2nd Team (Division 3 & Junior A Championship)
League: 1 win, 4 losses.
Championship: The Ladies will play in Group B of the Junior A Championship. Matches scheduled:
15th Sep Home v Templeogue Synge Street, 22nd Sep Away v St Jude's, 3rd Oct Home v Raheny.
Management: John Giles, Darren Lambert, Siobhan Farnham, Papi McCaffrey & Brian Moran.
3rd Team (Division 4 & Junior B Championship)
League - This team has had a tough 2021 as Covid lockdown meant that the planned influx of leaving cert girls that would create effectively a new team at the beginning of the year never happened. Once lockdown lifted, most were understandably ensconced in their studies. The fixtures have been fulfilled by a mixture of players from various teams and age groups so a big thank you to all of them for their support.
Championship - Again, with many of the leaving cert girls away or unavailable for various reasons, this team is now concentrating on getting the players back training and pushing forward for resumption of the league later in the year and on into next year.
Management: John Doyle, Stephen Mulligan, Gwen Ennis & Gerard Creighton.
4th Team (Division 8 & Junior G Championship)
League: So far in the league, this team has one win and two losses. 4 more league games to come in October.
Championship: Their first three Championship matches were a one-point loss to Na Fianna, a one-point win over Erin's Isle and and eight-point win over Judes.
Management: Dermot Kyne, Shane Guerin, Sean Walsh, Ruth Kyne.
Hurling
1st Team (Division 3 & Senior B Championship)
League: The Hurling 1st team are currently second in Division 3 with one game to play. The lads still can still make the League final with the right results on the last day of fixtures. The last league game is 14th Aug at home v Naomh Mearnóg.
Championship: The lads will play in the Senior B Championship with group games against O’Tooles, Castleknock & Kilmacud Crokes. The Games are scheduled for Saturdays - 4th Sep, 18th Sep & 2nd Oct.
Management: Derek Keogh, Brian Maher, Kevin O’Donnell, Gay Byrne, Ronan Hickey, Mick Kelly, John Russell & Brendan Smyth.
2nd Team (Division 6 & Junior D Championship)
League: The Hurling 2nd Team are currently top of Division 6 after a win against Raheny in their recent top of the table clash. A Clontarf win in the final game will confirm a place in the league final. The final league game is 15th Aug away v Wild Geese.
Championship: The lads will play in the Junior D Championship with group games against Round Towers (C) & Na Fianna. The two games will be scheduled for two dates from Sundays - 5th Sep, 19th Sep or 3rd Oct.
Management: Donal O’Sullivan & John Curran.
3rd Team (Division 9 & Junior F Championship)
League: The lads have won their last two games to be mid-table after early defeats. The team is a mix of experience and youth with 5 minors involved in the recent win against St Vincents. The final league game is 13th Aug home v Cuala.
Championship: The lads will play in the Junior F Championship with group games against Raheny, Kilmacud Crokes & Civil Service. The games are scheduled for Sundays - 5th Sep, 19th Sep & 3rd Oct.
Management: Mark Evans, Noel Wardick, Dennis McDaid & Hugh Liston.
CamogieLeague: This was the first Adult Camogie team the club has fielded in decades. The ladies have made a great start, competing in the Junior 4 League and winning their group undefeated. The Team finished their league campaign off on Tuesday 27th July after beating Naomh Padraig 6-11 to 3-5. This was their most physical match yet but the team pulled through and came out with a brilliant result in the end. Throughout June and July, the girls played as hard as they could to get the best possible outcome for themselves and the club. Their first match against Erin's Isle was won 4-14 to 0-3 and it only got better from there, winning against Good Counsel 1-6 to 1-2. Two games were conceded by the other teams so the girls finished the league top of their group. Congratulations to all and we look forward to seeing everyone again at the first championship game. Championship: The first championship game will be Tuesday 24th August with full details yet to be confirmed.
Management: Eoghan Hannigan, Dennis McDaid & Dave O’Keeffe.
Juvenile
So, as you can see, there is a lot going on! As well as all of that Adult action, we had league competitions from Under 13 upwards for the Girls and for Under 12 upwards for the Boys side. One juvenile mentor summed it up nicely: "In many cases, just getting a team out every week has been some achievement! The different age groups have really helped each other out for league matches over the last few weeks and it’s been great to have that cooperation - long may it continue."
Some items of note on the juvenile side:
Boys’ Football and Hurling
U14 Boys (2007)
U14B Hurlers finished the current Group stage of their League sitting in second place in their Group. Having made a thrilling start to their season in our brand new Gilna Opticians geansaí/jerseys, in their first competitive match in 9 months, the boys produced an absolutely cracking display of hurling, tying with St Vincents U14B at 2-6 a-piece. They followed that up with wins against Erin Go Bragh and Setanta before a narrow loss to Na Fianna C which saw perhaps our best performance of the series. 1-2 to 3-5 down at the last water break, Clontarf completed a 2nd-half comeback with 3 goals to almost reel in a very good Na Fianna 3rd team. Great hurling! Lots of strong performances, with support from U13s, Benedict, Mattie and Senan. CT 4-2(14), NaF 3-7(16).
U14A Hurlers go into the break in a strong position after back-to-back wins away to Faughs (a long-time bogey team for us!) and at home to Na Fianna A. In competitive action on P35 for the first time, our A Hurlers took on Na Fianna A in a League match, a tough game for the lads as Na Fianna have a strong team and are going very well. Our lads might be punching a bit above our current hurling level, in with some Div.1 teams, but we hope it will bring them on! The bookies strongly favoured Na Fianna but Clontarf lads paid no heed and, on one if the hottest days of the year, gave a fine hurling display and posted 5-9 to 3-5 to record a memorable win!
U14B Footballers go into the break at mid-table after losses against Castleknock B and Parnells and two wins over TSS B and BSJ B. Both wins required our Mighty Bs to dig deep. Having let an early four point lead slip away in the first half of the Ballinteer match, we struggled to find our shape and keep our discipline, but a goal just before the break got us to half time level at 2-2 a-piece. In the 2nd half, though, some clever positional switches, some great, intelligent footballing and some very stout defending worked to throttle the life out of the Tangerine Dream in the 3rd and 4th quarters. Very satisfying.
U14A Footballers. Despite losing a cracker of a match at home v Ballinteer St John As (2-3 to 2-9), our U14A Footballers are in good shape after wins over Thomas Davis A and Erin's Isle A and now sit in second place in their Group with three matches left to play in this Group stage.
Girls’ Football and Camogie
U12 Girls (2009)
Since our return from lockdown, the U12 girls played 17 games this year (mixed Camogie and Football) and have come away with 17 wins. Some achievement after all the interruptions to their development and training over the past 18 months. Kudos girls!
U13 Girls (2008)
The 2008 group is the epitome of a squad with three teams (T1, T2 and T3) and lots of interchange of players between the teams who all train together. They had a very successful league campaign with T1 making it to a D1 league final in football and D2 final in camogie and T2 and T3 coming 2nd and 3rd in their respective football leagues. A great effort from all the squad to field 3 teams each week during the league.
U14 Girls (2007)
A terrific season so far with both A and B teams making it to their respective football league finals. Both teams battled hard in their finals but were overcome in the end, but lots to be proud of and to build on from here. For the B team in particular who had struggled to even win a match at U13, this was a huge improvement and testament to their tenacity and hard work.
U15 Girls (2006)
This was the first year group in the club to field 2 teams in both camogie and football which is a very impressive achievement. This year, the B group won the D5 league for camogie (winning by 7 after being 6 points down at half-time!) and the D6 league for football. They were also in Féile Semi-Finals that were unfortunately cancelled, so after that disappointment, to resurrect the momentum and keep positive is testament to what a super group they are. They constantly improved and most importantly built up a very strong team bond and friendship. We are all looking forward to the re-scheduled Féile competitions in the last two weeks of August. Their attitude and development are a source of pride and enjoyment to their mentors and parents.
The D1 team in football & camogie didn’t win their league this year but ALL of them are dual players and it was some achievement by the girls to play double weekends (the only age group to do so) over the summer.
Another achievement for the club this year, especially with the summer matches, is that the U14,U15 & U16 worked so well together helping each other out with eligible players in order to field. It worked both ways and definitely felt like a club effort to field this summer which is great as many of these girls will hopefully end up playing minor together in the not too distant future!
U16 Girls (2005)
The A team Won the D1 league for football and the camogie team won the D2 league. The B footballers came very close in their league and finished third, missing out on second place only by points difference. A few of the B team players were also able to help support the A team in winning their league and several play both football and camogie. Bring on the championship where they hope to go one better!
Minor Ladies
Our Minor Ladies made it to the Division 1 League Final but lost out in the end to a very strong Ballyboden team.
Healthy Club Award
CLG Cluain Tarbh/Clontarf GAA has formally achieved GAA Healthy club status! This is the culmination of almost two years work which started with a successful application to join the GAA programme in November 2019. The programme is all about supporting the holistic health of our members and our local community. Our Healthy Club commitment is "to ensure that everyone who engages with Clontarf GAA benefits in a health-enhancing way, be they players, officers, coaches, parents, supporters or members of the local community." Here are some of the highlights to date, many of which you will already be familiar with:
The All Stars programme for young people with additional needs (Ongoing, every Friday evening).
The Community Volunteering group to help vulnerable local people during Covid (Formed March 2020).
Talks on positive mental health and resilience (Tom Parsons, Jigsaw, Nov 2019 and Niamh Fitzpatrick Feb 2021).
#Gimme1000 challenge to raise funds for Pieta House and Irish Heart Foundation (1200+ people participated, with over €22,000 raised - Feb 2021).
Every Step Counts challenge to keep us all active during the pandemic (300+ people walked 78,559Km between Jan and Mar 2021).
And our recent Hurl-a-ton in which we raised funds for two additional local defibrillators (July 2021).
Along the way we’ve had some fun and hopefully all become a little healthier and happier. Huge thanks and congrats to our Healthy Club Project team (led by Ciaran Doran) and to the Club Executive for their support. Most of all though, thanks to everyone who organised, participated in and supported our various initiatives. Now we have achieved Healthy Club status, we plan to continue with a comprehensive range of focused activities. If you would like to find out more, or to get involved, please see our Healthy Club page on the club website or contact any member of the Healthy Club Project Team: Ciaran Doran (Healthy Clubs Officer 087-2679155), Brendan Doody, Carmel Maxwell, Colum Mulhall, Emer Spring, Jeff Johnston, Róisín Kelly, Stephen O’Quigley and Tara Dolan.
Hurlaton 2021
As part of the Healthy Club Initiative, a special fundraiser was held on Saturday 10th July to raise funds for the provision of a public defibrillator. These cost around €2,000 each. The idea was to puck a ball (HURL) from St Anne’s for a (A) Hundred Miles (TON) all the way to Semple Stadium - all without leaving the park. And thus the #Hurlaton21 was born.
The event went off really well and, more importantly, we didn’t just raise the €2,000 we needed; we actually doubled that and raised exactly €4,000 which will allow us to have not one but two new defibrillators for our local area. There was some great coverage of the event with the Evening Herald doing a full page on it and the GAA giving us a mention and a full write up too! Mark Evans did some fantastic video work on the day and produced this video which sums the whole event up very well. All the content is available on our website.
Handball coming back to Clontarf
With the recent simple addition of a few painted lines, the club has turned the back of the hurling wall into a handball court! The club recently hosted a handball session in conjunction with Dublin Handball that saw 20 new coaches get their foundation certificate. Lots more information on our website about the return of Handball to the club.
New Website
The eagle-eyed among you may have already noticed that we have recently refreshed our website with a great new modern look. Day to day updates will continue on Social Media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), but all important news items and events, etc. will be on our website also. If you have any suggestions for content or would like to write up a news article please email us at website@clontarfgaa.com and we will review and publish for you. Pictures and videos are always a great addition to text if you have them.
Bar Reopening
An Cúldoras has been open for outdoor service since the guidelines allowed and we have been blessed with some great weather to allow our members to enjoy the al-fresco hospitality. The outdoor area will continue to be a feature of An Culdoras as long as the weather permits, and indoor services have resumed. As per HSE guidelines, it is table service only, vaccination certs are required and contact tracing procedures and closing times will be followed rigorously.
60th Anniversary
11th April 2021 was the date of the 60th Anniversary of the Club’s founding in 1951. You might have seen our posts on Social Media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) of memories from the last 60 years. If you didn’t and you’d like to check them out, search the hashtag #CluainTarbh60 on any of the platforms. If you have any other memories to share, feel free to share your own and tag us (@clontarfgaa on Twitter, @cluaintarbh on instagram) or email them in (pro@clontarfgaa.com) and we will post them for you.
On the day of the Anniversary, we held a private, socially distanced ceremony to unveil our 60th Anniversary signage on the astro with Maura Devine, whose father was one of the founders of the club. The moment was captured on the day and was included in the 60-year history video produced by Cormac Hargaden from the PRO Team which has now been viewed over 11,000 times on Twitter. Maura was even featured in The Herald with her own one page spread in the “Legends of the Club” section.
The Anniversary was also celebrated by the club at large with a Big Online Interactive Quiz. A brilliant evening was enjoyed by over a hundred families and some great prizes were won on the night.
Sponsor Offer - Clontarf Orthodontics
Clontarf Orthodontics is a full time specialist orthodontic practice on the Clontarf road across from the DART station and now sponsors the girls' U9 team. Dr. Shona Leydon recommends attending for an orthodontic assessment at age 8/9y and is delighted to offer a complimentary assessment, X-ray and intra-oral scan as needed to all 8 and 9 year olds in Clontarf GAA club throughout the school summer holidays. Call 01-8186571 or email info@clontarfbraces.ie for more details.
Sponsors for 2021
Our full list of sponsors for this year are as follows:
Please support our great partners with your custom whenever you can. They are a vital part of our club and we greatly appreciate their support.
The Club Lotto
The club lotto, supported by Stafford's Funeral Homes, has been building up steadily and is now at a very healthy €9,700. Make sure to join in the fun online.
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