2 big games to look forward to this weekend as well as lots of action on the big screen at Clane GAA accompanied by some great food and drink offers from our staff.
Minor B Hurling Champions!
Congratulations to our Minor Hurlers who claimed the Haven Hire Minor B Hurling Championship in fine style last Sunday in St. Conleths Park with a comprehensive win over Moorefield. Playing as part of an amalgamated team with Kilcock (St. Michaels), our fine young men put in a massive performance of skill and determination which saw Captain Ger Darcy bring home the cup. In what was a real team effort there were some stand out performers, with Aaron Connolly, Cian Shanahan and Eoin Hayes particularly catching the eye. But it was Sam Hillyer at top of the left who did untold damage to Moorefield; he was a constant threat throughout, notching 2-5 and rightfully claiming the man of the Match award as voted by the media reps present.
Congratulations to the team and management.
Squad: Aaron Connolly (Clane), Sam Hillyer (Clane), Eamonn Little (Clane), Jack Cahalane (Clane), Cormac Vizzard (Clane), Cian Shanahan (Clane), Declan Kavanagh (Clane), Evan O’Brien (Kilcock), Tom Malone (Clane), Sean Malone (Clane), Aidan Mooney (Clane), Jack Cahilan (Kilcock), Sean Hodgins (Kilcock), Rossa O’Brien (Kilcock), Vincent Ellison (Kilcock), Daniel Maher (Kilcock), Eoin Hayes (Kilcock), Dylan Morrow (Kilcock), Pierce Morrow (Kilcock), Ben Muldoon (Clane), Charlie Connolly (Clane) and Ger Darcy (Clane, Captain) .
Management: Conall Mooney (Clane) & Daragh O’Brien (Kilcock)
Selectors: Ronnie Hanks (Clane) & Declan Cahilan (Kilcock)
John Reidy Tribute
There was also a lovely tribute to the late John Reidy in last Sunday’s Championship Programme. Check out our Facebook post for further details, photos and text. Click here.
Friday, October 11th
Minor Football Semi-Final Replay – Clane Vs St. Laurences
Hawkfield, 8pm
This evening see’s our Minor Footballers play their replay fixture against St. Laurences in the A Championship semi-final. The sides could not be separated last Friday evening after 77 mins of action. Clane were in control of the fixture for long periods while never being totally dominant or out of reach. A momentary lapse of discipline saw Clane reduced to 14 mean early in the 2nd half; this gave St. Laurences the incentive they needed to rally and they whittled away at Clane’s advantage and took the lead approaching full time with a well worked goal. Clane showed great fight and retook the lead themselves early in stoppage time only to go behind again with time running out. They kept their heads, displayed great maturity and belief in their play and worked the ball up the field to grab the equaliser.
They will have it all to do again this evening against a strong and dogged St. Laurences team who won’t stop until the final whistle.
Best of luck to the team and management. You can follow live updates from the Clane GAA Twitter Account – Click Here.
Saturday, October 12th
The Clane Óg Academy is back in full swing and takes place each Saturday morning from 10am to 11.15am on the Main Pitch/Hall at Clane GAA. The academy is open to all children aged 4-6 including non-members and the cost is €2 per child. New Ógres are always welcome. Parents can enjoy the special offers on food available in our clubhouse café while the kids learn all the skills in hurling and football.
Follow #ClaneÓgAcademy on social media or check out our web site for news and updates.
U21 B Hurling Semi-Final – Clane v Kilcock
Hawkfield, 2pm
After a tremendous victory for our Minor hurlers in last weekend’s Minor B Championship final against Moorefield, it is the turn of our U21 Hurlers as they attempt to retain their crown in 2019! They will play Kilcock in the semi-final and the match is scheduled for a 2pm throw-in at Hawkfield on Saturday afternoon!
Please keep an eye on the fixtures on our web site or ClubZap mobile app for updates.
Best of luck to all of our teams and their management.
#ClaonadhAbú
Clane GAA Clubhouse Café & Bar Weekend Specials
There is a packed schedule of matches across world cup rugby, Gaelic Football, hurling and international soccer this weekend. Our staff at the Clubhouse Café & Bar have put together some great food and drink offers for you to enjoy during the matches and also the return of our Sunday specials.
Saturday at 11.45am Ireland v Samoa (Rugby)
Free Tea or Coffee Refills with every Irish Breakfast purchased during the Ireland match
Saturday at 2pm – Georgia V Rep. of Ireland (Soccer)
Wings & a Pint for €10 or Pizza & a Pint for €15 during the match and available up until 6pm.
Later Saturday evening there is live coverage of Dublin Senior Football Championship with St. Judes v St. Vincents at 5.15pm and Ballyboden St. Enda’s v Na Fianna at 7pm.
Sunday, October 13th
On Sunday there is live hurling and football coverage. Cratloe play Sixmilebridge in the Clare Senior Hurling Final from 2.15pm while Roscommon Gaels will face Padraig Pearses in the Roscommon Football Final
There are 2 Sunday lunch specials available for €14.95 each this weekend, roast beef with all the trimmings and a pan-fried fillet of sea bass with saffron and vanilla sauce.
Our staff at the Clubhouse Café & Bar have also launched a new Smoothie Menu! Be sure to give them a try.
Little Way Cancer Support Service - Walk a Mile this Sunday at 2pm!
Please support this Sundays Walk a Mile event around Clane village for the Little Way Cancer Support Service!
Visit http://www.little-way.org/ or click here to register.
Clane GAA Lotto - Jackpot is €9,900
Our club lotto jackpot is almost at the €10.000 mark. There was no winner of last week's Lotto Jackpot of €9,750. This weeks jackpot is increased to €9,900. Tickets available at the bar or outside SuperValu on the weekend. The draw takes place every Monday evening and results are published on our social media platforms, follow #ClaneGaaLotto. Many thanks for your continued support.
Dates for your diary!
We will be hosting the Irish Hospice Foundation - Big Rugby Brunch at Clane GAA to coincide with Ireland's Rugby World Cup Quarter Final which you can watch in HD on our big screen. The match starts at 11.15am and the exact date is still to be confirmed and will depend on which Quarter Final Ireland end up in (Saturday 19th or Sunday 20th of October). Please support! Cost is €10 per Adult and €6 per child and all proceeds go to the Irish Hospice Foundation.
We will also be hosting a Bank Holiday Weekend/Dublin Marathon celebration night on Sunday, October 27th with live music by Turner & Bailer from 9.30pm.
If you haven’t yet done so please download our new mobile app for your phone and keep up to date with all the latest news from Clane GAA.
P.S. To include your news or updates in our weekly news roundup, please send an eMail to our club PRO James Henry at pro.clane.kildare@gaa.ie by noon on Friday.
