What a busy couple of weeks it has been, the very best type of busy at that. We have certainly had the time of our lives, to first bridge a 35 year gap in winning the senior hurling final and hurtle then straight into the senior football final and have to fight a huge battle to get over the line there, the joy, the relief as the final whistle blew is hard to articulate. While ‘only a game’ to many but it means so much, to the players, the management and backroom, to the followers and supporters, young and old. In a year tinged with the sadness of loss of loved ones throughout the club, the words of Joe Ó Muircheartaigh struck a chord “In the darkest of hours, in the depths of despair. Let the Éire Óg boys roar for to rattle the air”.
The Canon was won, the Jack was retained, the double was done, history was made. We are still on cloud nine as we hit into a new weekend, and we may reside there for quite some time!
An Canónach agus Jack le chéile ar an Taobhagán!
A leithéid de liúraigh agus ceiliúradh in Éire Óg oiche Dé Domhnaigh seo caite chun fáiltiú ar ais dá laochra peile agus Corn Sheáin Uí Dhálaigh go docht i ngreim an chaptaein Aaron Mac Gearailt. Cad é mar oíche a bhí ann, tar éis lá nach ndéanfar dearmad air go deo, clós an chlub plódaithe le muintir na háite, an astro ag dul thar maoil le daoine óga ag léimt, ag rith, ag cleachtadh le camáín agus caid, lucht an phainéil istigh ina measc, ag síniú geansaithe, ag glacah selfies leis na gasúir, atmasféar draíóchta ar fuaid na háite! Ó a Mhuire Mháthair, beidh cuimhne ar an tseachtain seo go fada an lá. Ardmholadh tuillte ag na peileadóirí a luigh chun oibre díreach tar éis an iomáint a bhuachaint an Domhnach roimhe sin, le taispeánt chomh dáiríre a bhí siad ar thóír na craoibhe peile.
Níl amhras ach go mbeidh an dá chorn ag tabhair cuairt ar na scoileanna na laethanta seo, chun gach buntáiste a ghlacadh ar an éacht dochreidte, mar is iad na páistí bunscoile síol an todhchaí, iad siúd na himreoirí a bheidh ag caitheamh an dearg agus bán amach anseo, caithfear iad a spreagadh agus a chothú.
Mo cheol sibh curaithe na hiománaithe agus na peile-ta éacht stairiúil déanta agaibh.
Club fixtures
Junior B Hurling semi final v Kilmaley Sat 18th Oct @ 12pm in Ballyea
U14 A Ladies Championship Shield Final v Doora Barefield Sat 18th Oct @ 1pm in Éire Óg
U21 C Football Championship Rd 1 v Western Gaels Sat 18th Oct @ 4pm in Kilkee
U21 B Football Championship Rd 1 v Miltown Sun 19th Oct @ 12pm in Éire Óg
Wishing all teams the very best of luck over the weekend, in particular our Junior B hurlers as they strive for a spot in the final and our U14 ladies as they fight for silverware for the cabinet.
Our senior footballers are out first in Munster, they will meet the Waterford champions (The Nire. Rathgormack, Gaultier or Ballinacourty) on Sunday November 9th at 1.30pm in Cusack Park.
On Sunday November 16th, time tbc, our senior hurlers will take on the Tipperary champions (Loughmore-Castleiney or Nenagh Éire Óg) in Cusack Park.
Much to the delight of the children, there were a couple of distinguished guests at the final training session of the year for our U5 to U12 Academy children, the Canon Hamilton and Jack Daly cups. A huge thanks to the players and managers for making the evening for the kids.
The children were resplendent in their fab new hoodies which were heavily subsidised thanks to the generosity of each of the following:
TruScan – Barry Meehan
Coote & Co Accountants – Mark Coote
Hickey Electrical – Rory Hickey
Hallmark Masonry – Niall O’Halloran
Ennis Injury Clinic & Pilates – Brendan Hill
Little Duck’s Creche – Katie Leydon
Bobble hats
We will keep the order link open for the hats till next week. Please submit the form below if you would like to order. Cost is €15 each, one size fits all.
Club lotto jackpot is steadily rising and now stands at €5000. Last Thursday’s numbers were: 9, 26, 28 and 32. There was no Jackpot or Match 3 winner, 4 x Lucky Dips were picked with €25 each going to: Brian Lynch, Ronan Doyle, Darren O’Neill and Lisa Shannon. The Promoters Prize of €25 went to Marie Molony. Well done to all. Paul will be in touch re prizes.
Enter club lotto online on the link below, play ahead for up to 52 weeks for just €2 per week:
