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[irunthev]

St Clarets GFC Notes March 25th 2012


The senior team continued their pre-season campaign with a trip to Reading to take on St Anthony's. Sadly we suffered our second reverse of the pre-season. Many thanks to St Anthony's for hosting the game and also for their hospitality afterwards. Hopefully we will be able to return the compliment in the future.

Official London competition starts next weekend, when we take on North London Shamrocks in the Murphy Cup at Kingshill Ave, Hayes on Sunday April 1st, throw-in time 1.30pm. All players are requested to be at the ground at 12.30pm. This match will be followed by the Murphy Cup clash between Heston Gaels and St Brendans, so it's important we get our game off on time.

Senior team players are reminded that training continues this Monday at Brunel University, Uxbridge and Thursday at Hayes Rugby Club, Kingshill Ave, Hayes. All players who wish to be considered for the club's senior team for 2012 are expected to attend. Pick-ups are available from local tube and railway stations. Contact John Kelly on 07884 473672 or Paddy Donaghy on 07765 492603 for further info.

Club membership fees are now due. Membership costs £20 per person and there is also a £20 per family membership for those involved with the youth teams. Please make sure you have registered. Forms available on the "news" section of the website.

There will be a Mass said on the evening of Friday April 20th at 7.30pm in Botwell Church, Hayes for all club members as well as in memory of all our deceased members. After the Mass there will be a social evening in Botwell Club. All club members and supporters are invited. More details to follow in the next few weeks.

A fundraising evening will take place on Friday 27th April at the Botwell Club, Botwell Lane, Hayes, in aid of the Douay Martyrs School who will be sending a Gaelic football team to County Wicklow in July of this year. Tickets are £5 and are available in advance or at the door. The evening starts at 8.30pm and music will provided be by O'Hare and Chambers. Raffle prizes include tickets to a Premier League game. Many St Clarets players will be on this team so your support will be greatly appreciated.

Good luck to our player Eamonn Colleran who heads off next weekend on a charity cycle ride to Ballaghaderreen in aid of his brother Brian.

Best wishes to player Ger O'Sullivan who suffered an injury in the game. We hope to see you back in the coming weeks Ger fit and raring to go.

We are always on the look-out for new players of all levels. For further details about the club, go to our website www.stclarets.co.uk or check out our Facebook page St Clarets GAA. Help with work and accommodation is always available. Further details about the club can also be obtained from John Kelly on 07884 473672 or via email at stclarets@hotmail.com.

For information on our club's under-8 and under-10 teams contact Denis McCarthy on 07973287256. Steve McElroy will be looking after our under-12s and can be contacted on 07872188791 and for all matters relating to the club's under-14s and under-16s, please contact Colm Lynott on 07761 785260.

This week's pause for sporting thought comes from American writer Anthony D'Angelo: "You do not have to hold a position to be a leader."

St Clarets GFC – where money can buy you love. 

[irunthev]

St Clarets GFC London, club notes April 9th 2012

The senior team took part in the Tir Chonaill Gaels 7-a-side tournament on Saturday and exited the competition in the group stage. It was a great performance from the club and thanks to the players who made themselves available for the day. The players to represent us were: John Hickey Michael Hickey, Conor Healy, Matthew Healy, Paddy Donaghy, Aidan Donaghy, Luke Kelly, Gary Stewart, Tomas Gilmore, Barry Lynch and John McDermott.

Next Sunday, April 15th, we have our second game in the 2012 Murphy Cup when we take on Moindearg at Greenford, throw-in time 2pm. All support greatly appreciated. More details for players at senior training, which continues this week on Tuesday and Thursday at Hayes Rugby Club, both with an 8pm start.

There will be a Mass said on the evening of Friday April 20th at 7.30pm in Botwell Church, Hayes for all club members as well as in memory of all our deceased members. After the Mass there will be a social evening in Botwell Club. All club members and supporters are invited. Music by Barry Coyle.

A fundraising evening will take place on Friday 27th April at the Botwell Club, Botwell Lane, Hayes, in aid of the Douay Martyrs School who will be sending a Gaelic football team to County Wicklow in July of this year. Tickets are £5 and are available in advance or at the door. The evening starts at 8.30pm and music will provided be by O'Hare and Chambers. Raffle prizes include tickets to a Premier League game. Many St Clarets players will be on this team so your support will be greatly appreciated.

Well done to club member Eamonn Colleran and the other members of the St Josephs GFC who completed their charity cycle to Mayo last week. We're looking forward to Mossie returning to us, once he's cycled back!

We are always on the look-out for new players of all levels. For further details about the club, go to our website www.stclarets.co.uk or check out our Facebook page St Clarets GAA. Help with work and accommodation is always available. Further details about the club can also be obtained from John Kelly on 07884 473672 or via email at stclarets@hotmail.com.

Our U-14 and U-16 teams begin training on Tuesday April 17th and the U-8, U-10 and U-12 teams begins on Wednesday April 18th. For information on our club's under-8 and under-10 teams contact Denis McCarthy on 07973287256. Steve McElroy will be looking after our under-12s and can be contacted on 07872188791 and for all matters relating to the club's under-14s and under-16s, please contact Colm Lynott on 07761 785260. All players, regardless of experience are welcome.

This week's pause for sporting thought is an anonymous offering: "To dream of the person you would like to be, is to waste the person you are."

St Clarets GFC – it's like a good soap on the telly, you can't afford to miss a week.. 

[carnaross]

St. Benedicts Harps add the Yorkshire Junior League to the Championship after beating John F. Kennedy's 3-13 - 2-14 yesterday collecting the Chris Noonan cup. Roll on the Senior League and Championship.

[SBH1983]

If anyone is coming this way (Yorkshire - Leeds, Sheffield, Hull, Bradford, etc) for work or studies in the coming months and are interested to get involved with a competitive and friendly football club with close ties also to other local Hurling and Ladies Football teams then please get in touch.

Gaelic Life article - http://freepdfhosting.com/d48e49e299.pdf

St Benedict's Harps website - http://stbenedictsharps.intheteam.com

[carnaross]

St. Benedicts Harps v Cu Chullainns meet in the Yorkshire Senior Championship final on Sunday October 14 at Beeston, Leeds at 1.00pm after both clubs came through their semi-finals against brothers Pearse and Hugh O'Neill's respectively.

[southdown]

Any Lancashire posters on here?

[BennyHarp]

Result from All Britain Junior championship today. St Peters (Lancashire) 1-12 Cuchullainns (Yorkshire) 1-6

[maddog]

All square in Warwickshire today, Sean McDermotts drew with John Mitchells. Game was foul ridden due to a mix of bad tackling and over fussy refereeing. Best for Macs were Joseph Dowling and Ozzy Bennet both hitting arse of 40, Hayden at centre half back is an exceptional footballer and if was born and raised in Ireland would be a county player easy, for mitchells dont know the names but the 2 big guys out in the middle of the field were great in the 1st half but were not fit enough to last the pace, stevie ahern was made look like seamus moniyhan at times with the time he was given. Himself and Brough the only dual player on the field i think?
Gaa president was there and lovely to see a bit of attention being paid to the exiles. Replay in 2 weeks, maybe with Liam not looking on it might get a bit more tribal.

[Eamonnca1]

Game was foul ridden due to a mix of bad tackling and over fussy refereeing.

If the ref was "too fussy" how could the game be foul-ridden? If he didn't blow the whistle and "let the game flow" then it would be even more foul-ridden, wouldn't you say?

[EireOg]

Éire Óg is London's most central GAA club. We are community-centred, progressive and ambitious Gaelic Football club which was formed to provide a home for Gaelic games and related activities in Central and North London.

We are based at the London Irish Centre and train in Finsbury Park. Our club has members from all walks of life and all backgrounds, from every province in Ireland and from the large Irish community in London.

If you would like to get involved with the club as a player or supporter please get in touch www.eireoglondon.org or http://eireoglondon.org/newplayers/

We are currently training playing indoor football during the off season. More details can be found here http://eireoglondon.org/training/

[EireOg]

Eire Og Club Notes 03 December 2012

Indoor training continues On Tuesday evenings from 7.45pm to 9:30pm, Highgate Wood School, N8 8RN.

Strength sand conditioning training begins this week and for more info please contact Sean Breen – Social Secretary  - registrar@eireoglondon.org for more information.

Our annual Christmas Social evening took place n Saturday 1st December Finsbury park. We started at the Park Tavern then on to The Faltering Fullback with many of lads showed great stamina and continued the party in the Ministry of Sound club. It was good to see some of the founding members and a great way to end our second year as a club.

If you would like to get involved with the club as a player or supporter please get in touch www.eireoglondon.org or http://eireoglondon.org/newplayers/

We are currently training playing indoor football during the off season. More details can be found here http://eireoglondon.org/training/

[maddog]

Game was foul ridden due to a mix of bad tackling and over fussy refereeing.

If the ref was "too fussy" how could the game be foul-ridden? If he didn't blow the whistle and "let the game flow" then it would be even more foul-ridden, wouldn't you say?

Foul ridden in that pulling and dragging was going on all over the pitch, some of it punished some of it not, ref was over fussy in that he was pulling lads for taking a free from a yard or two from where the foul occured yet ignoring assaults going on off the ball all over the field. Macs won the replay which was much better game and not without high drama. Unfortunately Macs do not get to advance in the All Britain due to the lateness of the Warwickshire championship being finished, which from what i have been told was due to an objection earlier in the championship by John Mitchells holding up proceedings.

[carnaross]

Pennine League 2013

Starts March 3 - 2 divisions split into two groups with winners of each group going straight into the final.

Games on Mar 3 -
St. Peter's v Hugh O'Neill's
St. Brendan's v St. Benedicts Harps
Oisins v John Mitchel's (Cu Chullainns also in this group)
Wolfe Tones v Bros Pearse (St. Anne's also in this group)
John F. Kennedy's v St. Lawrence's (St. Patrick's also in this group)

[theticklemister]

Good luck today to the Liverpool Wolfe Tones against St.Lawerences of Manchester in the Penine League Division 2 final.

[theticklemister]

Lancashire senior division match reports from weekend..........

John Mitchell's Liverpool 2-12 v 1-10 St.Peter's, Manchester

John Mitchells came through a tense battle to overcome a stubborn St.Peter's outfit by 5 points on a day which was ideal for football. This game was in the melting point until the final kick of the game when a breakaway Mitchell's move ended up with Conal McGlade who smashed the ball to the roof of the net past Joe Sheehan in the Peter's goal.

Indeed it was McGlade who opened the scoring for the Mitchells with an excellent score from a tight angle; this set the tone for some outrageous points for both teams as Michael Molloy for Mitchells and Gary Kennedy for Peters were to the fore.As the half wore on, Gary Morris in the middle for Peters began to win breaking ball and he drove his team forward with every attack and as the Peter's led by one his pass to Liam Coyne resulted in a goal. It was a cool finish from the big man as his low shot left Daniel Hickey with no chance. Things could have got worse for Mitchell's before the break as they were awarded a penalty but a shot from Sean Ryder was hit directly at Hickey in the Mitchell's goal and the Mitchells were fortunate to go in at the break 4 points down. Score at half time St.Peter's 1-07 v 0-06 John Mitchell's.

Whatever was said at the break by the manager of John Mitchell's seemed to work as they came out and totally dominated the game. The fact that they had more men to call on from the sideline seemed to help, but it was the industry of Martin Carey throughout the field and the sheer agression of Paddy Mulligan in the centre that spurred the Liverpool lads to victory. They would hold Peters to 3 points in the second half while John Mitchells would score 2-06; double that from the opening half. Their goal came from a mistake in the back as Declan O'Leary palmed the ball into the net from an apparent mix up in the defence. Indeed it came from nowhere! The Mitchells kep their tales up and the last minute goal from McGlade was just reward for an improved second half display.

John Mitchells:  Daniel Hickey; Alan Browne, John O'Hagan; Martin Carey, Sean Rice, Phillip Duddy; Paddy Mulligan, Edward Jackson; Kevin Kane, Ryan Mullan, Conal McGlade; Micheal Molloy, Kieran Lynham
Subs used: Paddy Murphy, Paddy Byrne

St.Peters: Joe Sheehan; Declan O'Leary, James Quinn; Jason Hurst, Sean Ryder, Sean Cannon; Robbie Gilligan, Gary Morris; Adam Askin, Liam Coyne, Kevin Carney; Gary Kennedy, Kevin Swift
Subs used: Darren O'Dea





Wolfe Tones 1-05 v 0-10 Oisins


A very much improved Wolfe Tones came up just short in injury time against a shocked Oisins at Wavertree on a glorious day for football. The game was in the balance right up to the end but two outstanding late scores for the Oisins, one from 50 metres out by the excellent Derryman Rory McLaughlin; sealed the two points and a relieved Paddy Farren was thankful the whistle went shortly after. Indeed the Oisins' manager cut a bemused figure on the sideline throughout the game as Wolfe Tones were very much the hungrier team and their clever kickouts negated the influence of the taller and stronger men in the middle for the Oisins.
The opening score was put over the bar for the Tones by Chris Elliot, while a goal was there for the taking the corner forward probably took the correct option with it being so early in the game.   Oisins quickly replied and went 3 points up but the Wolfe Tones dug deep with scores from Conor Harper and Nigel Grehan; and the latter was unlucky at the end of the half as his penalty when painfully wide of the post. The score at half-time was Oisins 0-05 v 0-03 Wolfe Tones.
The Tones sensing the first victory of the league, raised their game in the second half and played to their strengths which was quick ball and short kickouts. Indeed goalkeeper Ciarain Mooney's injury which resulted in him failing to hit kickouts for the home team worked a treat as Steven Moore and Gabe Clerkin continuously managed to get themselves on the end of short kickouts to retain possession. Mooney's injury did not hamper his shot-stopping ability as he pulled off some great saves to thwart The Manchester men. The Wolfe Tones closed the game to one with 7 minutes to play when Conor Harper got onto an end of a move to rifle the ball high into the Oisins' goal to leave the Tones 2 points up. The Liverpool lads however could not hold onto the lead and Oisins managed to hit some wonderful scores to see them home.
The Wolfe Tones can be proud of their efforts and especially the displays of new midfield pairing Christy Harkin and Kevin McBride whose pace and engine brought a new dimension to the Wolfe Tones set up. Things get tougher next week however as they travel to Greenbank to take on John Mitchells who had a cracking win over St.Peters at the weekend; the last time these two teams met earlier in the year it was a resounding win for the Mitchells, can the gap be closer this time?

Wolfe Tones: Ciarin Mooney; Gabe Clerkin, John Eustace; Conor Lenihan, Steve Moore, Peter Cosgrove; Christy Harkin, Kevin McBride; Conor Harper(1-01), Nigel Grehan (0-02), Jim Devlin; Chris Elliot (0-01), Kyle Doyle
Subs used; David Reagan (0-01), Sean McGoldrick