On behalf of everyone in the club and beyond, a heartfelt congratulations to Shane O’Donnell on being awarded Hurler of the Year and receiving his 3rd All-Star in this year’s PwC GAA GPA All-Star Awards on November 1st. This is an outstanding achievement and underscores the hard work and dedication given throughout the year, and indeed year in year out, and as a club we are immensely proud and delighted for Shane, his partner and family.
Hard luck to David Reidy who was also nominated for an All-Star but was unfortunate to miss out this time.
We look forward to celebrating this with Shane in the future but for the moment we wish Shane and David happy holidays as they take a well earned All-Ireland winning holiday with their Clare team mates.
Senior Football Munster Club Semi Final
Following on from a hard fought win over Adare, our senior footballers are back in action this Sunday when we host Tipp champions, Loughmore Castleiney in Cusack Park in the Munster club semi final. Wishing all the best to Paul and team and calling all Townies to don the hats, flags and headbands and come to the park to support the lads. Spar in Turnpike still have a good stock of crested and plain flags/bunting.
Match details below. Competition: AIB Munster Senior Club Football Championship Teams: Eire Óg Ennis (Eire Óg Inis) v Loughmore Castleiney (CLG Loch Mór Caisleán Laighnigh) Date: Sunday November 24th Venue: Cusack Park, Ennis Throw in Time: 1 pm Referee: Brendan Griffin
Please note that this is a 'winner on the day game' with extra time and a penalty taking competition taking place if required.
Match Tickets. No cash sales at the ground. Munster GAA operates a policy of cashless games, so all ticket must be pre-purchased. We ask that you make every effort to ensure that your supporters are aware of this. Under 16's are free of charge and do not require a ticket. All other patrons must present with a ticket.
Please share this information regarding ticket purchase so that no one is left standing at the gate.
Stream Streaming is being provided by Clubber. Purchase the game for €14.99 on https://clubber.ie/. Please note that log in is required to purchase, follow instructions to sign up or log in or on clubber.ie.
Club Championships
Congratulations to our U15 hurlers who won the B final v Bodyke/O’Callaghan’s Mills with a storming second half performance out in Tulla on November 2nd.
Hard luck to our U14 footballers who lost out to a very strong Coolmeen and Kildysart combo in the Division 1 final in Clarecastle last weekend. It wasn’t their day but they can hold their heads high having had such a strong championship campaign, they will be back! U21 fixtures Our U21 footballers had a good win over Doonbeg in the quarter final to set up a semi final date with Kilmurry Ibrickane, the semi took place last weekend with a strong KIB side running out winners on a 9pts to 12 scoreline.
Our U21 A hurlers lost out in their quarter final v Scariff Ogonnelloe by a single point and are now in a shield semi v Sixmilebridge on Sat 30th November @ 1pm in Clooney.
Our U21 D hurlers won their first game and play Clooney Quin in the semi on Sat 23rd November @ 1pm in Clarecastle. Ticket link: https://eventlist.store/claregaa/tickets
NB: please check club social media in case of any change to this fixture due to the rain warning.
St. Stephen’s Day 2024
Plans are being made for this year’s St. Stephen’s Day club tournament. As always the games will take place late morning/early afternoon in the format of a Town League with teams of lads and lassies from Turnpike, Flannan’s Road, Kilrush Road, Clare Road, Tulla Road, Gort Road, Lahinch Road and Shanaway Road competing for top honours! WhatsApp groups will be used for team communications, we will get a list of captains out soon so if you are not in a group you can get added in. All minor/adult players are encouraged to take part in what is such a fun club day.
Presentations will be made at the clubhouse in the evening and we will while the evening away to the tunes of DJ Ollie.
The raffle for the unique prize of an All-Ireland winning commemorative jersey signed by Shane O’Donnell and David Reidy will take place in the evening also. Enter the raffle online here https://eireoginis.ie/products or at the club bar. More info to follow.
Academy News
Medal Presentations to the U13, U14, U15, U17 & U18 Hurling Panels will take place in the Clubhouse on Saturday, 7th December from 4pm. Hope to see as many players, parents and coaches as possible on the evening.
U12 boys have their last football training in the astro this Monday from 6 to 7pm Well done to our Academy committee who organised our 80s night on Nov 1st, the night was a huge success, we are all looking forward to the next one!
Camogie
Our U16s are in a shield final v Kilkishen on Sunday morning at 10.15am in O’Callaghan’s Mills. Wishing the team and management the very best of luck on the day.
Ladies Football
Reminder of Ladies AGM Friday 29th December @ 6.30pm. All are encouraged to attend.
Healthy Clubs
Wednesday evening Yoga with Orla is very well attended and continues until mid December, well done to all.
Mark your diaries for the 2025 Steps Challenge which returns in January.
Club Lotto
Club lotto jackpot now stands at €7125. Last Thursday’s numbers were: 3, 19, 21, 29. There was no Jackpot winner and we had two Match 3s with €50 each going to: Bridget Vaughan and Gabriel Murphy The Promoters Prize of €25 went to Marie Molony. Well done to all. Paul will be in touch re prizes.
The draw takes place every Thursday night at the clubhouse and all are most welcome to attend.
Gaelic Gloves Proposal
Sharing the following information on behalf of St. Flannan’s TY student and club member Conor Browne:
Hello, on behalf of our TY 2 St Flannan’s College mini company, we would like to make a proposal. We would like to propose personalised Gaelic football gloves. They are featured with club crests and initials can be added as seen below. They can be produced in multiple different sizes to cater for different age groups. The gloves are of good quality and cost €15. We hope you will refer us to the different teams in your club and spread the word if possible. If we hear from you, we have a PowerPoint containing all the relevant details and will answer any relevant questions people, such as parents or teams may have. We hope to work with you and hear from you soon. Many thanks, TY 2 Mini-company of St Flannan’s College P.S These are some examples of the gloves, initials can be added for no extra cost and we have all clubs available also.
