Na Fianna Nuacht Seasca bliain ag fás Na Fianna is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the club’s founding. To mark the occasion, an extended weekend of celebration of club and community culture is planned. It’s all based around the first weekend of September - the weekend of the All Ireland Hurling Final and Na Fianna invites all to be part of the celebrations. It’s going to be a great weekend, and there will be something for everyone young and old, club members past and present and members of the extended Na Fianna local community. Na Fianna will remember and honour those who played a part in making this great club and those who today continue on the proud traditions and represent Na Fianna at all levels on all fields. Special guests, exhibition matches, team catch-ups and a general good time will be at the centre of a huge weekend’s activities. The organisers, who have put together a comprehensive programme, see next page, hope to see as many as possible making it to the club over the weekend to enjoy Na Fianna’s 60th Celebrations with friends, family and the wider Na Fianna community. Family members should note that the invitation received to next Saturday night’s Ceiliuradh na bhFiann should have specified that this is an adult only event and not suitable for juvenile members. Na Fianna Nuacht 28ú Lúnasa 2015 1 Na Fianna Nuacht 60th Anniversary Celebrations Timetable of Activities Thursday 3rd Sept 7.30pm – Na Fianna – Ár gClub – Ár bPobal Launch of Club Historical Exhibition by Minister of Transport, Tourism and Sport Paschal Donohoe T.D. 8.30pm – Na Fianna – A Community Call Briefing of Community Leaders of Na Fianna activity 9pm – The Small Ball Remembered Reunion of Hurling, Camogie and Handball teams of Na Fianna with special guest musician (For more details Contact Tom Ryan) 9.30pm – Traditional Music Session in Members Bar Friday 4th Sept 7pm – The Battle of the Clans Fun Hurling/Camogie Challenge game with teams comprising of parents and children. (For more details contact Dermot Moran) 7.30pm – Ceiliúradh an Chathaoirligh – Chairmans Celebration Chairman’s Dinner (invitation only) 8.30pm – Oíche Airneán (open to all) Night of Ceol agus Craic (For More Details contact Mairead Breathneach) Saturday 5th Sept – A Day of Games 9:30am- 11am: Nursery (For more details contact Gary Bateson) 11.30am – Go Games Go 60 2pm – U16 Hurlers versus Kilmacud Crokes 4pm – U14 Hurlers versus Lucan Sarfields 6.30pm – Club 3-In-A-Row Football Celebrity Challenge Match Match featuring Dessie Farrell, Charlie Redmond, Keith Barr. Dermot Earley and many others 8.00pm – Ceiliuradh na bhFiann Celebration Night - Halla Na Fianna- Rock till you drop with The Roadworn Frets and Take That/Westlife Tribute. Followed by Disco till late. 8.30pm – Special Club Sixtieth Presentation The Big Ball Remembered - Reunion of Football and Ladies Football Teams of Na Fianna, Halla Na Fianna Na Fianna Nuacht 28ú Lúnasa 2015 2 Na Fianna Nuacht Na Fianna’s Dubs All eyes will be on Croke Park this Sunday for the eagerly awaited All-Ireland Senior football semi-final between Dublin and Mayo. Best of luck to Jonny Cooper, Tomás Brady and Dublin’s Senior footballers, throw in 3.30pm. Weekend Fixtures Big game for our Senior hurlers on Saturday when they play St Brigids in championship in Erin’s Isle at 6pm. Our Junior A hurlers play Setanta in Collinstown in league on Sunday at 10.15am and at 11am our Minor A footballers host Ballymun Kickhams in Mobhi Road. Full fixture list on website. Best of luck to all teams and all support welcome. Congrats to our Junior A footballers on another big win last weekend beating Templeogue Synge Street 3-12 to 2-10. This win keeps them in promotion play-offs. Dublin Minor Hurlers Hard luck to Dublin’s Minor hurlers who thrilled us with a fantastic championship campaign this Summer but just came up short against Tipperary in their recent All-Ireland semi-final. Na Fianna was well represented and the photo below shows our representatives; L/R Padraig Buggy, Gavin King, Matthew Oliver, Donal Burke, Colin Currie, Eoin Skelly. Na Fianna Nuacht 28ú Lúnasa 2015 3 Na Fianna Nuacht Goalkeeper Session Na Fianna welcomed Rob Hennelly ( Mayo goalkeeper ) last week. He gave a fantastic goalkeeping session to our own budding stars and was well impressed with the standard. We can confirm that no secrets were handed over by our lads in the run up to the All Ireland semi final next week Sunday 30th August between Dublin and Mayo !! Ladies Football All-Ireland Semi Final Dublin play Armagh in the semi-final of the All -Ireland on Saturday the 5th of September in Parnell Park. This game will be preceded by the Intermediate semi-final between Kildare and Offaly. All Dublin clubs, players, mentors and GAA fans in general are being urged to come out in force on September 5th to support our girls who are now just one step away from another All Ireland final appearance. In previous years supporters had to make journeys to venues like Birr, Mullingar etc. travelling these distances more often than not affected the attendance figures at games. Now we have NO EXCUSE the semi-final is being played on our door step in our back yard! Admission; Adults €10, Students / Senior Citizens €5 and ALL Children Under 16 FREE. Na Fianna Nuacht 28ú Lúnasa 2015 4 Na Fianna Nuacht Dublin Minor Camogie Reps Congrats to four Na Fianna players who featured in Dublin Minor B’s recent win (1-11 to 0-9) against Carlow in Fennagh GAA grounds. Pictured above L/R Aoife Nic Con Iomaire, Caoimhe O’Gorman, Keileigh Coulaghan and Ciara Tierney. Club Lotto This week’s Na Fianna Club Lotto winning numbers were; 1 22 23 26 No jackpot winner but congrats to our single Match 3 winner Trevor Ross who wins €130. Congrats also to our five Lucky Pick winners who won €15 each, Vincent Wall, Eamonn Kennan, Gráinne Ryan, Jean Bolger c/o Vinny, Ray Nash c/o Vinny. See Club website www.clgnafianna.ie for application forms and direct debit mandates. Next week’s Club Lotto Jackpot will be €6,000, please support. Na Fianna Nuacht 28ú Lúnasa 2015 5 Na Fianna Nuacht Facilities Committee Update Facilities committee are looking for volunteers for a clean-up crew to help tidy up clubhouse and surroundings in advance of next weekend’s 60th celebrations. Meeting in Mobhi Road at 10am tomorrow morning (Sat 29th Aug), an hour of your time would be hugely appreciated. Galway U-15 Football Champions Visit Galways U15 champions Claregalway played a selection of Na Fianna U14/15/16's on Sunday Aug 1st before heading to Croke Park. A selection of sandwiches/cakes/teas and coffee were prepared by provided by our own U15 parents which was hugely appreciated by the travelling Galway side. Thanks to all who helped out on the day. All-Ireland Hurling Final Tickets Members who wish to express an interest in tickets for the All Ireland hurling final should do so by sending an email to [email protected]. Applications for a very limited amount of tickets will only be considered from fully paid up members. Na Fianna Nuacht 28ú Lúnasa 2015 6 Na Fianna Nuacht No Rest For 2001 Girls The 2001 girls football team have recently started back training in preparation for their Championship, but some of the girls have been quite active over the Summer. Alannah Lowry, pictured left, won the world under 16 freestyle championships in Blackpool, and Amy O’Connell and Karen O’Connell, pictured below, both starred for Dublin’s U-14 team, winning the Leinster Blitz by beating Meath in the final. Na Fianna Nuacht 28ú Lúnasa 2015 7 Na Fianna Nuacht Getting Active with the GAA On the morning of Thursday 13th August a group of young Na Fianna players set off for the hallowed grounds of Croke Park. Glorious sunshine greeted them as they stepped out onto the Hogan Stand. Pat Culhane is the National Child Games Development Coordinator at GAA and he led our players through specific training programs related to young players. It is intended that videos will be used as part of the online resource by clubs and coaches across the country A fantastic fun day was had by all and we look forward to seeing who will return to play on the pitch itself in future years. Thanks to Ann Ryan for arranging the opportunity for the players to participate and to Alan Tully for permission to use the photographs. The GAA Learning and Development Portal http://learning.gaa.ie/ provides education programmes to support the role of coaches, referees and players. Na Fianna Nuacht 28ú Lúnasa 2015 8 Na Fianna Nuacht Camáint Finals Pictured above are our two U-11 hurling teams who represented Na Fianna with pride in last Saturday’s Camáint finals in Parnell Park. Na Fianna Nuacht 28ú Lúnasa 2015 9 Na Fianna Nuacht Comhbhrón Sincere sympathies are extended to the Goggin family, Finglas Road, Hart's Corner on the death of Martha, mother of ex-Na Fianna juvenile players Dáithí, Ciarán and Aidan. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam. 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.