Na Fianna Nuacht
Football Champo Resumes This Weekend
The Na Fianna Senior football team play Skerries in the Senior Championship on Saturday evening at 5.30 in Parnell Park. This will be a must win game for the lads if to progress into the knockout stages. Support is welcome to help them drive forward and the lads are hoping for serious Na Fianna support. Don’t forget, Juveniles are free in so looking forward to seeing a big Na Fianna crowd there to roar on our team.
Also at 5.30pm on Saturday, our Senior 2 Footballers are away to neighbours St Vincents in Championship. Our three Junior Football teams are away in Championship on Sunday with A’s against Whitehall at 11. B’s play Naomh Barrog and C’s play Cuala, both at 3pm.
Other Weekend Fixtures
Camogie Championship on Sunday at 10.30am with Senior1’s playing St Brigids and Juniors against Naomh Padraig, both away. Both Minor Hurling teams play in Championship at 11am with A’s in Mobhi Road against St Vincents and B’s away against Commercials. In League, Senior Ladies play Kilmacud on Wednesday in Mobhi Road at 7pm. Busy week in Juvenile Championship also. Best of luck to all teams, full fixture list on website, all support welcome.
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The very best of luck to Leah Caffrey, Lucy Collins, goalkeeping coach Ryan O’Flaherty and Dublin’s Senior Ladies Footballers in Sunday’s All-Ireland Final against Cork. The Ladies will be hoping to retain the Brendan Martin cup and are looking forward to having big support on the day. In support of the Dublin Ladies, tomorrow’s Na Fianna Nursery (Sat 15th Sept) will be BLUE so wear your Dubs colours.
All-Ireland Camogie Final Success
Congrats to Niamh Gleeson, Grainne Free and Dublin’s Premier Junior Camogie team on last Sunday’s All-Ireland final win Croke Park against Kerry. Pictured on left is Niamh holding the cup.
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Na Fianna AGM - 20th September
The Annual General Meeting of CLG Na Fianna will take place next Thursday 20th September at 9pm in The Mobhí Suite, Na Fianna. Please note that, as agreed at the 2015 AGM, notice of this year’s meeting was circulated by email. All adult members were asked to provide an email address for this purpose on their membership application form. For family memberships where one email was provided please ensure all paid up adult members are aware of the AGM details.
This is an important event in the Club calendar and your opportunity to reflect on the past year and to contribute to the planning of the Club's activities for the year ahead. The election of the incoming executive of CLG Na Fianna will take place at the meeting and a full list of nominations for all positions on the 2018/19 Executive, including those members of the outgoing executive seeking re-election, will issue with the Secretary’s report which is available to download here. Paper copies of the Secretary's Report will be available in the Na Fianna Administration Office from 10th September 2018.
Please note that under our Constitution, only paid up Adult Members may attend the AGM. Any paid up member who wishes to receive a paper copy of the Secretary's Report by post should contact Róisín O’Sullivan from 10 September at 01-8370210 (9am to 1pm Monday to Friday) or email [email protected]
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Na Fianna’s All Stars
Congrats to Jonny Cooper and Eoin Murchan on their nominations this week for the 2018 PwC All-Star Awards. The final 15 that make up the PwC All-Star Football team of 2018 will be presented with their awards at a gala black-tie banquet in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Friday, November 2. Best of luck to Jonny and Eoin. Céilí & Set Dancing CLG Na Fianna, Mobhi Road Friday 21st September 2018 Bean a’tí: Mary UíMhurchu Music By: Banna Ceol Sean Óg Táille: €10 9pm to 12am
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Next week's club lotto jackpot is €9,500. Tickets on sale this weekend in members bar or around the club on Saturday. Alternatively, by signing up for the direct debit option, you stand a chance of winning the jackpot every week! See details here
Na Fianna Supporting All Our Dubs
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Saturday 15th September in Na Fianna
The Na Fianna Nursery, in association with Sherry Fitzgerald, resumes again tomorrow morning, 15th September. It would be great to have everybody there from 9.20am. New players always welcome, tell your pals.
Mobhi Road can be a busy place on Saturday mornings with the Nursery and other Juvenile team matches, so parents/guardians are encouraged to walk or cycle to the Nursery on Saturday mornings. If you must drive, please park considerately and please observe double yellow lines, the no parking signs and the yellow boxes, as they have all been put there for a reason. The cooperation of everyone to ensure that traffic flows smoothly in and out of the club is appreciated.
Teas and coffees will be available, with a smile, from our wonderful staff at the Coffee cabin. For new-comers and not so new-comers, our Information booth volunteers will be available and only too happy to answer any questions you might have. The Hurley shop next to the coffee cabin will open from 9am-12noon and the Club Shop, located in the clubhouse foyer, will open from 9am to 1pm this Saturday.
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Ní dóigh liom gur gaeilge í sin!
Spoken Irish Classes for Adults
Registration Night Thursday 27th September in the Na Fianna Hall 7.30 – 8.30pm
On Registration Night we will form classes of beginners and improvers and maybe more Classes will run on Thursdays 7.30pm to 8.30pm in Clubhouse, Na Fianna, Mobhí Road, starting Thursday 4th October
Informal – Fun – Free – No exam (unless you want one)! All welcome – Fáilte roimh chách Further info: Tom Flaherty 085-1743645 Seosamh Ó Maolalaí 087-6680623; [email protected]
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First Hurling Blitz For Our 2010 Boys
The U8 boys group from Na Fianna played their first ever hurling blitz this weekend, with a group in Mobhi Road, and two groups away, in Castleknock GAA’s ground in Somerton Park, and St. Peregrines GAA club on Blakestown Road.
We experienced a massive turnout, with 65-70 boys taking a full part in proceedings. The boys acquitted themselves admirably in all locations, with hurling played with great skill, and fantastic sportsmanship on display by all teams.
Of note especially was this was the boys first matches where they could rise and strike the sliotar from the hand. As with the modern game of hurling, this resulted in groups of 4-6 boys from all teams forming rucks around the sliotar, working hard to be the one to get the sliotar up!
All teams took advantage of refreshments provided, and these were sorely needed due to the high energy levels! Special thanks must go to our visiting clubs, Castleknock GAA and Erins Isle GAA clubs, and also clubs hosting our away groups, Castleknock GAA and St. Peregrines GAA clubs.
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U-10 Rounders Team in Nationals
Well done to our 2008-2013 teams who competed in National U-10 Rounders competition in CLG Sean Connollys, Balinalee Co Longford at weekend.
Kilmacud All-Ireland Mini 7’s
Well done to the 2006 girls on a powerful performance at last weekend’s Mini 7’s at Kilmacud Crokes and well done to Ava O’Shea on winning the Puc Fada Competition.
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Comhbhrón
Sincere sympathies of the Club are offered to the Gleeson and Hickey families on the passing of Dinny Gleeson (Camross Co. Laois), brother of Kay Hickey and brother-in-law of Na Fianna founder member Dónal Hickey. Funeral Mass 11 am Camross on Sunday 16th. At Dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
….and finally
As part of the upcoming Dublin Festival of History, a talk titled “County Flags of Ireland” will take place in Ballymun Library on Tuesday 25th of September at 6.30 pm and will be given by Stan Zamyatin Moore, Head of Flag and Heraldic Studies at the Genealogical Society of Ireland.
This talk will look at the complex, yet colourful history of county flags in Ireland and examine the role that sports, flags and colours play in promoting a sense of identity and belonging.
Booking is required so if you or anyone you know wishes to book a place please email the library [email protected] or ring 842 1890.
Fógra Tabachtach
The objective of Na Fianna Nuacht is to communicate as much club activity as possible however it is important to note that all items for inclusion in either Club Notes or Na Fianna Nuacht are reported to [email protected] or texted to 087 9250697 by Sunday evening. With a growing membership of almost 3,000 and over 100 teams now competing it is difficult to ensure all club activity is reported upon – Do not assume that your team’s activity is already known to Na Fianna Nuacht or that someone else has reported it. When errors or omissions occur it is the policy of Na Fianna Nuacht to correct these in subsequent issues when they are reported to [email protected]
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