Training for the boys is now over for this year, we will be continuing the girls training until the end of the girls season , details to follow.

 

It was a great weekend of football for Tara Youth , well done to our 9 Tara players who were on the London U15 team who beat Hertfordshire in the provincial final in Ruislip on Saturday , Frankie Finnerty (captain) along with Eoin , Luke , Joseph , Harry , Barnaby, Seán , Margen and Terry. Great work lads.  

 

Well done to our very own Shay Rafter who scored 5 goals for London who had an impressive win over Warwickshire in the U17 Provincial Final at McGovern Park, Ruislip

 

Hard Luck to our U14 Girls who lost out to TCG in the League Final on Saturday , well done to TCG on their victory. For our girls it was a fantastic achievement to be in the League Final having won all our games to get there. Beth Walsh had a great game in goals, picked out our players for KO, countless saves and when the chance presented taking the ball for a run up the pitch. On one of those runs got herself on the scoreboard with a beautifully taken goal. Catherine Gallagher worked really hard as centre back, covering goals whenever Beth went on a run. Best performance for Catherine this year. Well done to Ellie Costello, impressive denfensive display and clever one two's with her team mates. Ciara Cottrell started in defence and had a foray into the forwards as well, intercepting the ball on many occasions and showing how she has come on since picking up the sport at the beginning of the year. 
Our Captain for the day Caitlin Finnerty lead by example working tirelessly through out the game, carry the ball and creating scoring opportunities for us. She got herself on the scoreboard with a beautifully pointed 45. Caitlin was assisted in mid-field by Sorcha Moran who popped up all over pitch, taking several impressive high catches and never giving up. She came away with 3 pts in the 1st half and 1 pt in the 2nd half. Freya Durkin caused havoc in the forward line and made herself available time and time again for KO's. Our smallest girl on the pitch showed that height is no boundary, scoring 1pt in the 1st half and 3 pts in the 2nd half. Evie Gaughan opened our scoring with a beautiful goal. Through out the game supported play, one two's and had several scoring opportunities which went just wide. Roisin Ryan gave a great account of herself in the forwards. She worked really hard for the team displaying some lovely team work. She popped up in defence for the last 5 minutes, using her skills to work the ball out of our defence. Aoife Moran made an excellent contribution when she came on in defence and also when she moved up to the forwards. For a new player she showed how much improvement she has made. Unfortunately this was not going to be our day . We had 11 scores to our opponents 10 scores, ours being over the bar as opposed to the back of the net. Girls build on today's performance and use it in the Championship Finals on the 6/10/19

 

Club Merchandise
Our official club merchandise is available to order on the O’Neills website.

 

New Players
New players are always very welcome to join our friendly club. If you would like to join please do not hesitate to contact us below. We would be delighted to hear from you.

 

Tara Youth:
Tracey Monagle – 07535 597 383 [email protected]
Brendan Gallagher – 07971 650 506 [email protected]

Tara Ladies:

Siobhan Faughnan – 07535 409 889

 

A special fundraising benefit night will take place next month to honour the memory of the late Colm Burke who passed away last year leaving behind a family of five. Colm Burke, originally from Clonbur, Galway, died last year after a battle with cancer. Burke, 41, left behind him a widow, Paula, as well as four young kids, aged 2, 3, 6 and 7. The dance will raise funds for the young family and Colm’s widow, a London-Irish nurse who played Gaelic football for years for Tara ladies.

The dance will take place on Saturday 5 October 2019 from 8.00 pm at the Fleadh, Preston Road HA3 0QA. Tickets will cost £5, music will be provided by Barry Owen, and an auction and raffle will also take place on the night. Paula grew up in Kingsbury and went to St Gregory’s high school. She played Gaelic football with the Tara ladies, and worked for over 10 years with the NHS as a nurse in the Royal Free hospital in Hampstead.

If anyone would like to buy tickets or make donations, please contact Marie on 07958577605

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