Na Fianna Nuacht

Weekend Action

Adult football this Sunday starts at 10.30am with our Seniors hosting Parnells in Mobhi Road, Inters play Ballymun Kickhams away and Junior C’s away to Ballyboughal. At 12 noon Junior A’s play Ballyboden away and at 3pm AFL10’s play St Patrick’s Donabate in Collinstown. All three Minor hurling teams play away on Sunday. A’s play St Brigids and B’s play Round Towers Clondalkin, both at 11am. C’s travel to Marino to play St Vincents at 12pm. Best of luck to all teams and all support welcome. Full fixture list on website.

Na Fianna’s Dubs

Well done to Dublin’s U-21’s who overcame Longford in Wednesday night’s Leinster semi- final. In addition to team manager Dessie Farrell, the Na Fianna representation included Emile Mullan, Eoin Murchan, Conor Mchugh, Aengus Farrell, Aaron Byrne. The lads have now set up a Leinster Final decider against Kildare on 2nd April.

Best of luck to Shane Barrett and Dublin’s Senior hurlers in Sunday’s crucial Div 1A game against Galway in Parnell Park, throw in 2pm. If Dublin win or draw with Galway, they will join Cork, Tipperary and Galway in the quarter-finals.

Best of luck to Elaine O’Meara, Muireann O’Gorman and Dublin’s Senior team in the fourth round of the Irish Daily Star National League Div 1 when they take on Kilkenny on Sunday. Good luck also to Na Fianna’s Tino Kelly, Laura Mulvey and Grainne Free and Dublin’s Premier Juniors who play Carlow away on Sunday in National League Div. 3. Best of luck to Ciara Byrne, Emer Murphy, Niamh Gleeson, Niamh Rock and Dublin’s Under 16 Camogie panels. A’s play Offaly on Sunday and the B’s play Wicklow on Saturday. Both games are away.

Draíocht Players @ Na Fianna

Draíocht Players make their annual visit to Na Fianna next Thursday 26th March. This year they will present a comedy, ‘Play On’, written by Rick Abbott as a Na Fianna Club fundraiser. Tickets are €10 each and are available from Anne Ryan.

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Na Fianna’s Lá Glas

Many thanks to all who turned up in their finest greenery for our Lá Glas last Saturday. Huge credit to Mairead Breatnach for organising the face painting and the stock of green accessories. A massive thank you also to Conn Flynn, a girls 99 parent, who braved the cold to paint the kids’ faces.

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Club Shop

The Club Shop, located in Clubhouse foyer, will open tomorrow Saturday 21st March from 9am to 1pm.

Club Lotto

This week’s Na Fianna Club Lotto winning numbers were; 8 10 11 12

No jackpot winner but congrats to this week’s Match 3 winners, Brendan McGuinne, Breda Doyle c/o Vinny and Eddie Sherlock c/o Vinny, each receiving €45. Congrats also to our five Lucky Pick winners who won €15 each, Richard Currie, Ann Ryan, Brendan Doggett, Michelle Clarke c/o Vinny, Rita Rocca c/o Vinny.

See Club website www.clgnafianna.ie for application forms and direct debit mandates. Next week’s Club Lotto Jackpot will be €7,500 please support.

Na Fianna Easter Camp

Na Fianna are delighted to announce that this year’s Na Fianna Easter Camp, which will run from 30th March to 2nd April will be sponsored by Gullivers Retail Park Santry. All information and application forms are available on Club website http://www.clgnafianna.com/?page_id=1876

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Handball News

Congrats to handballer Ned Flynn on his Over 70 All- final win last Saturday. The season’s first All-Ireland of 2015 For Dublin and Na Fianna, Ned won in style, 21-10,21-4 and put on an exhibition of handball in control from the start to finish.

Na Fianna Golf Classic The 2015 Na Fianna Golf Classic has been announced for Friday May 22nd and will take place in Donabate Golf Club. The event is for teams of four players and the cost is €300 per team. This includes the round of golf, some goodies on the day, Steak dinner in Na Fianna and smashing prizes. After a gap of 7 years, the event was restarted in 2013 and the day (and night!) were a great success. The committee are looking to increase the number of teams participating this year. It’s a great day out for the golfer in you and a good fund-raiser for the club. Pat Breen is once again leading the committee and you can enter a team by contacting any of his committee John Caffrey, Sean O’Laoire, Kevin Bulman or Gerry Donohoe.

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Na Fianna’s Conor McHugh in action in Wednesday night’s Leinster U-21 Football Championship semi- final against Longford.

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Fancy A Cuppa?

Saturday mornings have changed at Na Fianna. Our team of Saturday morning volunteers are serving teas and coffees to Nursery parents and visitors at two locations in the Club. Takeaway teas and coffees are available from the hut which is situated between the two all- weather pitches. Or if you fancy a quieter, warmer indoors setting for your cuppa, possibly accompanied by hot toast, the Mobhi Suite upstairs in the Clubhouse is the place for you. Something for everyone, and service always with a smile to help take the edge off your early Saturday mornings.

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 membership of 2700 and approx 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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