Thomas McCurtains Hurling & Football Club Notes

Thomas McCurtains GAA Club Notes.

The Club hosted their Annual Golf Day in The Priors Golf Course, Stapleford Abbots on Saturday. As always it was a successful day with plenty of great golf played and dinner provided afterwards in O'Gradys. The overall winner on the day was Timothy O'Regan. Congratulations to Timothy and well done to all involved.

Good luck to Gavin O'Flatherty, Richard Ellis, Philip Murphy, Kevin Delahunty and Mark Gilsenen who are on the London Junior County Panel who play Lancashire this Sunday in the Provincial Junior Football Championship Final in Birmingham.

Congratulations to Tom Grannell who was part of the South London team who won Division 3 U-14 Feile All Ireland.

Championship fever will take hold of Goodmayes next week as the Camogie team continue their campaign on Saturday while the Hurlers and Footballers get theirs underway on Sunday and Tuesday respectively.

Sympathies:

The club extend their sympathies to the family of former minor player Aaran Draper who sadly passed away. His funeral will take place this Tuesday 5th July in Saint Margarets Church, Canning Town at 11:00am. 

Ladies Football:

The ladies footballers took on Holloway in the league this past Monday in Downhills Park. A very determined start from McCurtains kept Holloway within touching distance at half time, however the hosts proved the stronger side and won out the game with a final score of 3-14 to 1-6. Stand out individual performances on the day from Shauna Connolly, Fiona McGovern and Kathryn Canavan.

The Ladies train on Tuesday in Goodmayes pitch (IG3 8XJ) at 7pm and on Thursdays in East London Rugby Club (E15 3BP) at 7pm. All new players welcome.

Camogie:

The Camogs continued their successful run with a win in the second round of the Junior Championship in Birmingham against Erin go Bragh. A dominant game from start to finish for the East London ladies, with standout performances from Maggie Whelan and Kelly Ann Brennan.

Next up is the third round of the championship which takes place this Saturday 9th July in Goodmayes at 11am vs Brothers Pearse. All support welcome.

Camogie training will not take place on Wednesday this week. There will be a challenge match v Croyden, in Dulwich Sports Grounds SE21 7JH on Thursday 7th July at 7.30pm

Hurling:

Fixture: W Reilly Limited Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 1 â€“ Thomas McCurtains v Robert Emmett's B, Sunday 10th July 2016, Goodmayes at 12.00pm

Training continues this week on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 pm in Goodmayes pitch (IG3 8XJ). All new players are welcome.

Mens Football:

Fixture: Toureen Mangan Junior Football Championship, Round 1 – Thomas McCurtains v Crawley and Brighton Gaels, Tuesday 12th July 2016, Goodmayes at 7.15pm

Training continues this week on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 pm in Goodmayes pitch (IG3 8XJ). All new players are welcome.

Underage:

Congratulations to the u-14 footballers who beat St Clarets in the championship Semi-Final. The result was Thomas McCurtains: 8-18 St Clarets: 5-10. The final is due to take place on Saturday 16th July with a venue to be confirmed.

Hurling: U8 to U14  training is on Mondays at 7.00pm in Goodmayes pitch.

Football: U8 to U14 training is on Wednesdays at 7.00pm in Goodmayes pitch. 

All new players are welcome, contact Martin McGovern on 07773 005 594 for more details.

Upcoming Events:

·    The Clubs Annual Funday – Will be held on Saturday 16th July 2016.

New Players:

New players are always very welcome to join our friendly club. We have Gaelic Football & Hurling teams for both men and ladies from u-8s up to Adults. We are based in East London; the club covers a wide area and current players live in many different areas, including, Gants Hill, Woodford, Leyton, Leytonstone, Stratford, Romford, Dagenham, Brentwood & Chelmsford as well as many other areas. Transport to and from training and pick-up from stations can be arranged, if required.

If you would like to join our club, please do not hesitate to contact:

Martin Keyes: 07712 106 349 (Mens Football)
Brian Ryan: 07851 164 119 (Hurling)
Finnian O'Dowd: 07966 806 011 (Ladies Football)
Eoin Kelly: 07729 746 052 (Camogie)
Martin McGovern: 07773 005 594 (Minor Club)

Alternatively please check out Thomas McCurtain’s on Facebook, Twitter or drop us an email on thomasmccurtains@hotmail.com. We would be delighted to hear from you.

Club Shop:

Our official club merchandise is available to purchase on the O’Neill’s website at: https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/united-kingdom/thomas-mccurtains.html