Thomas McCurtains club notes

March 05, 2019

The Clubs Dinner & Dance took place last Saturday in the Prince Regent Hotel, Chigwell. It was a great night with nearly 250 people in attendance. The Hurlers collected their League and Championship medals and the following individual awards were presented: 

Players Footballer of the Year: Johnny Mc Guigan

Footballer of the Year: Conor Murphy

Reserve Footballer of the Year: Martin Geraghty

Young Footballer of the Year: Nick Clare

Ladies Newcomer of the Year: Belén Ripoll Douton

Ladies Footballer of the Year: Shona Roche

Camogie Newcomer of the Year: Caroline McCarthy

Most Improved Camogie Player of the Year: Sarah Conway

Camogie Player of the Year: Lorraine Breen

Players Hurler of the Year: Dean Corrigan

Hurler of the Year: Mark Russell

Club Person of the Year: Richard Ellis

Also well done to John Winters, Niall Coffey and Mark McGirr who all represented McCurtains with the London Footballers last weekend against Leitrim. 

Training continues as usual for all teams.

Next weekend the first of our teams are back to the action on the pitch. Our Camogie team travel up to Birmingham to take part in the Erin Go Bragh 7s tournament on Saturday morning. We wish them the best of luck.

History & Centenary

In preparation for our upcoming centenary in 2020 the club has formed a History and Centenary Sub Committee. The aim of this committee is to investigate the long and illustrious history of Thomas McCurtains GAA Club, document it and form a comprehensive collection of documents detailing the Club’s history.  If anyone would like to join the committee please contact Richard Ellis on 07803 519 394

We are reaching out to past members. We would love to hear your memories and any interesting stories you have. If you have any photos, match programmes, old jerseys or any other memorabilia or a story to tell please contact Richard Ellis at [email protected] . Any information would be great to hear. 

Upcoming Events:

Quiz Night - O'Neills Pub Leytonstone, Friday 5th April 2019. The Ladies Football and Camogie teams are hosting a table quiz in O'Neills, Leytonstone. Entry £10 per person max teams of 5. There will be food and a raffle on the night.

Mixed Gaelic Football 7s Tournament - Goodmayes IG3 8XJ, Saturday 4th May 2019. After last years hugely successful event applications for this years Mixed Gaelic Football 7s Tournament are now open. Click here to download an application form or see our facebook page for more details. 

Fun Day - Goodmayes IG3 8XJ, Saturday 8th June 2019. More details to follow.

Training (Click on team name for more info):

Mens Football & Hurling: S&C training Tuesdays & Thursdays at 7.30pm in Goodmayes

Ladies Football: Mondays & Thursdays at 7.00pm in Goodmayes.

Camogie: Wednesday at 7.00pm

Underage: Training starts back last week in March.

Fixtures:

Camogie: Erin Go Bragh 7's Tournament, Saturday 9th March 2019 at 10.30am, Holly Lane, Birmingham.

Membership:

Details of membership will be announced shortly.

New Players: 

New players are always very welcome to join our friendly club. We have Gaelic Football & Hurling teams for both men and ladies from u-8s up to Adults. We are based in East London; the club covers a wide area and current players live in many different areas, including, Gants Hill, Woodford, Leyton, Leytonstone, Stratford, Romford, Dagenham, Brentwood & Chelmsford as well as many other areas. Transport to and from training and pick-up from stations can be arranged, if required.

If you would like to join our club, please do not hesitate to contact:

Mens Football: Pop Geraghty: 07493 046 064

Mens Hurling: Alan Power: 07925 175 910

Ladies Football: Aoife Kelly: 07922 833 102

Camogie: Eoin Kelly: 07729 746 052

Underage: Martin McGovern: 07807 830 556

Thomas McCurtains GAA Club would welcome coaching support in local schools and our training sessions.

Please check out Thomas McCurtain's on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. Or drop us an email on [email protected]. We would be delighted to hear from you.

Club Shop:

Our official club merchandise is available to purchase on the O'Neill's website here

*Gentle reminder to all teams to take their rubbish with them after using Goodmayes pitches* 


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