Fixtures, Results & Training
With the Bank holiday weekend, there were no match fixtures for our Juvenile Boys teams, and the closure of Townparks, Ballast Pit & Kellys Bay impacted scheduled Juvenile LGFA Fixtures.
The AHL4 team took on St Finians (N) on Thursday night under the lights at the main pitch and despite falling behind 1-2 to no score in the first ten minutes, the team rallied, played some good football and emerged winners in front of the home crowd who turned out to support. Our AFL1 team travelled to 12th Lock to take on Lucan Sarsfields for a Sunday morning fixture and the first half for both sides was a slow affair, with the second half seeing Lucan take hold and win out eventually with a scoreline of 2-10 to 2-7 at the final whistle.
MHL3 recorded a draw away against Craobh Chiarain this morning in Clonshaugh
Mentors are advised that as council pitches will be closed until at least Friday 24th March, training slot allocations may be impacted. As always please keep an eye on www.skerriesharps.com/training for pitch availability updates . For all the latest match fixtures visit www.skerriesharps.com/fixtures-results
Weekly Games Meetings
Adult & Juvenile Games meetings return every Thursday Night in the Clubhouse.
Juvenile Meeting - 8:30am
Adult Meeting - 9:00pm
All teams are expected to be represented at these forums, where the respective committees share relevant information on a weekly basis.
2023 Membership
Membership is now due - the deadline for all playing members to be registered via Foireann with the relevant association (GAA/Camogie/LGFA) is this coming week .
Team mentors are advised to ensure they are checking weekly membership status emails from ClubZap and ensure all players are listed on squad reports & have club membership in place. All players must be registered with respective associations (GAA/LGFA/Camogie) in order to train/play
Membership can be renewed/subscribed via the link: https://skerriesharps.clubzap.com/membership_signup
Membership Smart Cards are currently being distributed to members (Adult, Student Over18, Social & Senior) - email correspondence will be shared with all applicable members when Cards are available and will outline collection times/points.
County Representatives
Well done to Robyn Buckley and the Dublin Intermediate Camogie Team on their league win over Limerick on Sat 18th March.
St Patricks Day Festivities 2023
It was great to see so many new & familiar faces enjoying the St Patrick's Day festivities on Friday last at the Club. Our youngest members participated in the Skerries parade, and it was fantastic to see our Allstars lead out the parade followed by our u8-u12 teams. Preparations began at 1.30pm and at 2.15pm the huge group of parents, players & supporters, with faces painted and flags at the ready, made their way to the South Strand to take their position in the line up.
U8 Boys getting into the spirit of things
Denise & Jay leading out the parade!
u11 Boys at the parade line up
u10 Boys ready to lead the charge, with our fantastic
new banner kindly sponsored by Image Depot
Our u11 & u12 Girls Parade Ready!
The u12 Girls were more than happy to show their
Harps & Dubs Colours on St Patricks Day
Luke from our U11s Enjoying the parade
Lead U8 Boys Mentor Joe & Padraig, along with Siofra waiting patiently for the parade to get going!
u8 Boys having the craic
The rain didn't dampen spirits as the teams returned to the clubhouse after the parade, for some treats and some fun activities on the pitch - the mentors ensured that the Púc Fada & Crossbar Challenges kept the kids occupied, with prizes up for grabs (Storm in a teacup vouchers), while the parents & families enjoyed the BBQ and Craic in the Bar & Marquee area.
Well done to Shane O'Brien winner of the u10 Boys Púc Fada Competition
Thanks to all who supported the BBQ, which raised funds for our Allstars & Youth Cafe, two hugely important aspects of our club community, ensuring that we continue with our One Club ethos, welcoming all in the local area to become part of our Club family.
Thanks to all our players, parents, mentors & Academy Coaches who came together to make the event a memorable one!
Finally, an event of the scale of our St Patrick's Day festivities cannot happen without a huge amount of organization behind the scenes - huge thanks to Odharnait, Jonathan, Jackie, Denise, Aine and the team for all their hard work ! Its very much appreciated - we are already looking forward to 2024!!
Some more snaps of the fun had down Harps way on St Patricks Day
Clubhouse
Club Bar
Its all happening in the Clubhouse these days! Music, pool, darts and more and more people are enjoying the bar area. We love seeing new people enjoying the space, come along and check it out, great atmosphere down there.
See club social media for opening hours each week
Book the clubhouse
We’re taking bookings for our clubhouse for any events or celebrations! Contact Pat on 087 250 5479
Club Shop Opening Hours
Pop in and make sure you have all your gear and equipment needs sorted!! FOX whistles now in stock - for our coaches & referees alike!
Club shop also serving refreshments during Saturday morning Academy - Pop in and grab a cuppa to keep you warm on the sidelines!
We had no jackpot winner tonight - congrats to Denise Emmett Dividend Winner (€350).
Numbers drawn - 6412735
Jackpot €1600 next Sunday -- All welcome to join us for free in house draw. Thanks to all who support weekly Zingo - a vital fundraiser for the day to day running of the club
Picture of the week
Our U15 Boys Football team took the short trip away to St Pat's Stamullen for a Challenge Game on St Patrick's Day - a great run out for the lads as they won out 2-15 to 1-08, putting in a strong team performance with some fine football skills on display
If you have any news/photos/updates to share, please contact PRO @ pro.skerriesharps.dublin@gaa.ie
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