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CLUB CHAIRMAN TONY DELANEY PRESENTS JIM GAVIN WITH A PHOTO MONTAGE OF JIM’S CONNECTIONS WITH THE DUBLIN TEAM ON THE PLAYING FIELD AND NOW IN MANAGEMENT. Picture By Tommy Keogh

Round Tower GAA Club, Convent Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 Phone (01) 4592960 Email: [email protected] Between The Posts: [email protected]. Or 087-2232119. Child Protection Officer: Michelle Walsh [email protected] Coaching:

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Round Tower GAA Club: Thank You A message to Members & the wider Clondalkin community from club chairman Tony Delaney: I wish to take this opportunity to extend a very big thank you to our Members and the wider Clondalkin community who made Sunday such a brilliant and memorable success. The superb turnout reflected immense local pride and support for Jim and the Dublin footballers. It will be an event that will be remembered and recalled for many years. Thank you to those who helped plan the event and the stewards who volunteered their time to assist in ensuring it went smoothly. Thanks to local people and businesses who assisted us in accommodating Sunday’s event and also to An Garda Síochána. A special thank you to Vincent Dolan and Clondalkin Youth Band who brought a carnival atmosphere that helped create such a memorable occasion. On behalf of the club I extend our gratitude to Jim and the Dublin team for the courtesy and friendliness they extended to club Members and the Clondalkin community on Sunday. It highlighted what fantastic ambassadors they are for the GAA and quiet rightly, the people of Clondalkin are immensely proud of Jim. As a club, we are extremely proud of being an integral part of the Clondalkin community and it was fantastic to see the numbers who turned out to show their appreciation for the team, Jim and also Frank Roebuck. It reflects a keen interest within the town for Gaelic Games and this is a source of great pride. We will continue to strive to harness this enthusiasm to its full potential and develop ambassadors both young and old who will bring great pride to the area through their representation of Clondalkin on GAA playing pitches. We can only do this through the commitment and time that is very generously afforded to us by the excellent volunteers who mentor, play and work tirelessly for the club. I extend a sincere thank you to all and say to the wider community young and old you are very welcome to Round Tower GAA Club in a playing, volunteering or social capacity. I’d urge local people who have not seen our new state-of-the-art playing facilities on Monastery Road to visit them one Saturday morning where you will see young kids learning the skills of GAA and forging friendships in a fun, friendly setting. Míle Buíochas. 2

MEMBERS CORNER

LIBERTY INSURANCE OFFER CAN BENEFIT ROUND TOWER Members are encouraged to consider Liberty Insurance when seeking home and car insurance as it can bring a benefit to Round Tower GAA Club. Liberty Insurance has unveiled a new GAA Club of-fer that enables anyone who takes out a new policy to nominate Round Tower to receive €50 from the insurance company. In addition, everyone who gets a quote from Liberty Insurance via www.libertygaa.ie will be in with a chance of winning €10,000 for the club. The offer is valid to October 13th. You can secure a quote by clicking on the link on the web page.

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Mick McGlynn Round Tower PRO

Dean Alford Who celebrates His Birthday This week, We wish him many more and hope he enjoys his day

HIGH RESOLUTION POTOGRAPHS If

anyone wants a high resolution copy of any pictures taken by Tommy Keogh, Ger Hickey, Ted Keane, Peter Parker, Michael McGlynn or Niall Connaughton posted to the Club website or on Facebook they are more than welcome to them free of charge- just ask or contact the person in question.

Get Well Soon

CLUB NURSERY

We send our best wishes for a speedy recovery to our friends and members who are unwell at present and look forward to seeing them back in the Clubrooms.

IS OPEN FOR 4 TO 7 YEAR OLDS EVERY SATURDAY MORNING IN MONASTERY ROAD FROM 10AM TO 11.30AM ROUND TOWER GAA CLUB SHOP IS OPEN EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FROM 7.30-8.30PM. PLEASE CALL BETTY WARD OR CATHERINE MORAN IF YOU HAVE ANY ENQUIRIES ON 087 675 2238 OR 086 830 3207 RESPECTIVELY.

The Clubrooms are available for rental for parties, anniversaries, etc. Please contact Jimmy behind the bar or on 01-4592960. 3

MATCH FIXTURES SATURDAY OCTOBER 5th

SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th Continued

UNDER8 FOOTBALL GP.1 3TEAMS STH

MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP B

ROUND TOWER 1 V Kilmacud Crokes 3

ROUND TOWER V St Annes

Venue: Oatlands College Time: 10am UNDER8 FOOTBALL GP.2 2TEAMS STH

Venue: Bohernabreena Time: 11am UNDER 15 FOOTBALL DIVISION 3

ROUND TOWER 1 V Naomh Olaf 2

ROUND TOWER V St Judes

Venue: Monastery Rd Time: 11.30am UNDER9 FOOTBALL GP.2 2TEAMS STH

Venue: Tymon Park Time: 11.30am JUNIOR E HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP B FINAL

ROUND TOWER V St Marys (S)

ROUND TOWER V Thomas Davis

Venue: Corkagh Park Time: 11am UNDER10 FOOTBALL GP1 3TEAMS STH

Venue: O’Toole Park Time: 3pm

ROUND TOWER V Cuala 1

SATURDAY OCTOBER 12th

Venue: Thomastown Time: 11am UNDER11 FOOTBALL GP.2B 2 TEAMS

CCC1 UNDER9 HURLING BLITZ

ROUND TOWER V Cuala V Lucan Sarsfields

ROUND TOWER V Castleknock 2

Venue: Corkagh Park Time: 10am UNDER11 HURLING GP.2A 2 TEAMS

Venue: Porterstown Time: 11am UNDER12 FOOTBALL DIVISION 1 STH

ROUND TOWER V Cuala 1

ROUND TOWER 1 V Lucan Sarsfields 1

Venue: Thomastown Time: 11am

Venue: Arthur Griffith Park Time: 12.15pm UNDER12 FOOTBALL DIVISION 3 STH

UNDER12 HURLING DIVISION 2

ROUND TOWER 2 V Liffey Gaels

ROUND TOWER V St Marks

Venue: Corkagh Park Time: 12.15pm

Venue: Corkagh Park Time: 12.15pm UNDER14 HURLING DIVISION 5

UNDER 13 FOOTBALL DIVISION 5

ROUND TOWER V Lucan Sarsfields B

ROUND TOWER A V Na Fianna B

Venue: 12th Lock Time: 3pm

Venue: Moyle Park Time: 3pm

UNDER16 FOOTBALL DIVISION 5

UNDER 13 FOOTBALL DIVISION 9

ROUND TOWER B V Ballinteer St John C

ROUND TOWER V Templeogue SS

Venue: Marley Pk Time: 3.30pm

Venue: Community Centre Time: 3pm INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL AFL4

UNDER 14 FOOTBALL DIVISION 4

ROUND TOWER V Garristown

ROUND TOWER V Skerries Harps Venue: Ballast Pit Time: 3pm

Venue: Community Centre Time: 5pm

SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RELEGATION MATCH

SUNDAY OCTOBER 13th

ROUND TOWER V St Maurs

JUNIOR FOOTBALL AFL8

ROUND TOWER V St Finians (S)

Venue: Rush Time: 5pm

Venue: Community Centre Time: 11am

MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP C GP 1

SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th

ROUND TOWER V Swords Gaels

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Venue: Lawless Park Time: 11am

ROUND TOWER V Oliver Plunketts V Naomh Jude

UNDER 15 "C" HURLING SHIELD FINAL

Venue: Monastery Road Time: 10am

ROUND TOWER V Thomas Davis

ROUND TOWER V Naomh Brid B

Venue: Moyle Park Time: 11.30am

UNDER 13 CAMOGIE SHIELD SEMI FINAL

Venue: Monastery Road Time: 10am

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ROUND TOWER HOSTS LEINSTER COACHING COURSE

Round Tower GAA Club will host the Comhairle Laighean Leinster Coaching & Games Development Award 1 Youth Adult Football Coaching Course. The course will be hosted in Clondalkin and will run over three consecutive Fridays and Saturdays. This presents an excellent opportunity for persons to develop their coaching skills and the course coordinator is Niall Cooper. Excellent tutors are lined up to deliver this course and it presents an excellent opportunity for Members of Round Tower GAA Club to secure excellent coaching accreditation. Places are limited and therefore it is limited to club members. We are now seeking expressions of interest in respect of the course. You can register your interest by

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mailing [email protected]. Please leave your contact name and number. SESSION Introduction STREAM Role of Coach Communication SESSION TITLE Youth/Adult TIME 7pm – 10pm DATE Friday Oct 18th TUTORS C Kevlihan G. O’Connor SESSION 2 SESSION TITLE Technical Proficiency STREAM Youth/Adult TIME 10:00am 12pm DATE Saturday Oct 19th TUTORS Ger Lyons SESSION 3 SESSION TITLE Tactical Prowess Decision making STREAM Youth/Adult TIME 7pm – 10pm DATE Friday 1st November TUTORS Enda Timoney Mick Behan

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4 Team Play Youth/Adult 10:00am 12pm Saturday November 2nd Eoin Kevlihan 5 Physical Fitness Youth 12:30pm 3pm Saturday November 2nd Cormac Kirwan 6 Physical Fitness Adult 7pm – 10pm Friday November 8th Cormac Kirwan 7 Psychological Focus & Playing Facts Adult 10:00am 12pm Saturday November 9th Sean Kelly 8 Lifestyle Planning Conclusion Adult 12:30pm 3pm Saturday November 9th C Kevlihan G. O’Connor

CLUB NEWS

Round Towers members and the wider Clondalkin community turned out in force on Sunday evening to welcome Jim Gavin, Frankie Roebuck and the Dubs to the village and club. Many thanks to all and especially all those who volunteered their time to ensure the homecoming was a great success. 5

GAELIC 4 MOTHERS PLAY CROKE PARK Congratulations to Round Tower Gaelic 4 Mothers who played in Croke Park at half time of the All-Ireland Ladies Final on 29th September. Twenty-five ladies traveled on the day but unfortunately only ten could play. The team was managed on the day by Marie Crotty and Sharon Jordan. Congratulations ladies.

CIARAN CARR FOUNDATION – 10K WALK/FUN RUN - OCTOBER 19TH Dublin Senior Football Manager Jim Gavin lent his support to a 10k Fun Run/Walk being held in order to place a defibrillator in each of the 26 schools in the Clondalkin area. The Fun Run/Walk will take place on the 19th October in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin at 1pm. The registration fee is €25 and this includes a timing chip and a specially designed running top provided on the day. Entrants are advised to register online. This can be done by logging on to www.ciarancarrfoundation.ie and following the link or alternatively get in contact with the Foundation on Facebook or Twitter. The Laurels Pub has a fantastic reputation within the local community for the charity work they carry out on a yearly basis in aid of Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin. Ciarán held a part time job here for a number of years prior to his death and the management and staff take a keen interest in the work of the Foundation. The Laurels Charity Crew and the Foundation recognize that there is a critical shortage of defibrillators in schools, not only within the Clondalkin community but also on a national level. Philip Carr, Ciarán’s father said: “The Foundation is delighted to have the opportunity to work with the Laurels Charity Crew on this worthy project. “Ciarán died while training with his senior football teammates, however, this could easily have happened during his time in school during a PE session or other extra curricular activities.

ON THE PLAYING FIELD

Best of luck to the junior hurlers who face Thomas Davis in O’Toole Park next Sunday at 3pm in championship final. The Seniors face St. Maurs in the Championship relegation match on Saturday in Rush at 5pm. In league football, the seniors lost to St. Anne’s, And the inters lost to St. Margaret’s. The juniors defeated Ballyboden St. Enda’s.

Gaelic 4 Fathers The Gaelic4Fathers team's new training times are: Tuesday at 9pm and Saturday at 5pm, both on the Astro. All are welcome! For more info please contact Colm on 0867842200 or email [email protected]

GAELIC 4 MOTHERS Training is on every Monday in Monastery road @ 9pm & Spinning Training @ 8.30pm on Thursday in The COMMUNITY Centre For more details contact Marie Crotty 0876774556. 6

“Given the sheer number of children and young adults attending schools in the local community, having a defibrillator to hand in case of an emergency is vitally important and can increase that persons chances of survival. “Whether you want to run or walk on the 19th October we hope that you will join us and register for the event and do something which has never been done in Ireland, put a defibrillator in every school in a community.” Jim Gavin added: “This community knows only too well the devastating impact Sudden Adult Death Syndrome can have. In April I helped Gemma and Philip, Ciarán’s parents, launch the Foundation and I am delighted to be here lending my support to this Fun Run/Walk. “This project will encourage people within this community and hopefully others further afield to think about cardiac safety within schools. “Teachers, parents and students of all ages should take part in this project because it all comes down to one very simple fact, defibrillators save lives.” For more information contact [email protected] http://precisiontiming.primosoluions.co.uk/ps/ev ent/TheLaurelsCharltiyCrew10kFunRunWalk

TOWER’S BINGO Bingo continues this Tuesday. Doors open at 8pm with first call at 8.30pm. Cash prizes. A line is €10, Full house €20, books €10 for eleven games

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UNDER 12 HURLERS ON SONG

WANTED TO HELP CLUB We are collecting old clothes shoes curtains towels belts suitcases soft toys football boots etc. etc. etc. to get the 4th defibrillator for the club. It would make a big difference if each member of the club gave one bag in the next week we will get the 4th defibrillator. Carol Cryan or Sally Gilligan will be able to collect them off you. So please get rummaging the defibrillator will benefit everyone in the club!! Persons with any of the above items can leave them into the Round Tower clubhouse on Covent Road

Important notice Any business or vendor who is interested in becoming part of 'Friends of Round Towers' and offering a discount to Towers members should email [email protected] or call 0876290870. 7

Our lads went out to play Clontarf on Saturday 28th and this encounter was the match of the year so far. The Clontarf boys were a very tidy unit and had their game down to a tee and pressed towers hard... for most of the first half. The lads battled hard throughout and managed to keep it very close at half time only down by a point. half time score towers 1g 3 p to Clontarf 0g 7p. The second half was a curious mixed of soft frees against towers which set the boys on tender hooks, but they played some of the finest hurling to date to net some quick scores against the northsiders which had them on the back foot for large parts of the second half, Clontarf had a ten minute purple patch but failed to impress on the scoreboard. The mighty towers withstood the onslaught and even picked up a few more scores and kept the sea-siders to three points in the second half. Mooneys man of the match Joe Murray with some fine scores but more importantly had to do a lot of leg work throughout. Worthy mention to Alex Judge who also done his fair share of the donkey work throughout. final score Round Towers 4g 6p V Clontarf 0g 10p Towers abú

PICTURES FROM THE WEEKEND

LOTTO RESULTS 30/9/2013

This week’s numbers were

5 - 6 - 13 – 23

Bonus Ball

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There was no winner of this week’s Jackpot of

€10,000 CONGRATULATIONS TO J. O’Brien, Fiona Maynes and Ticket 1814 Who were the three

€100 winners Match 3 + Bonus Ball Winner N/A

Next Week’s Jackpot

€10,000 7/10/13 RESERVE JACK POT €6,400 NEXT LOTTO TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY OCTOBER 7TH AT 10PM SHARP IN THE CLUBROOMS AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CLUBROOMS FROM TUESDAY TO MONDAY EACH WEEK

WEB PAGE

As always full details on all Club News are on the official club website at www.roundtower.ie , http://www.roundtower.ie – all news is updated instantly, so make it your internet Homepage. We would ask all our members, supporters and friends to please 'Like' the Liffey Valley Fan page –

All these pictures were taken by Fiona Morley. Alan Milton and Frank Roebuck are pictured in the first pic. Club Chairman Tony Delaney and Club Vice President Tommy Keogh is in the second. The third features two famous Gentlemen

https://www.facebook.com/liffeyvalley Liffey Valley sponsor our senior team

GOLF SOCIETY OUTINGS FOR THE YEAR 2013 Captain: Paddy Stapleton. President: Aidan Dardis SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER: Athy GC 8

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UNDER 12 PANEL DIVISION 1 SOUTHSIDE 2013

This Cake Was Created By The Cake Man Mark Hampson Specially For The Occasion Of The Visit Of The Dublin All-Ireland Winning Team To Clondalkin And The Round Tower GAA Clubroom On Sunday September 29th 2013 (Picture is from Tommy Keogh) Below Are two friends of Sam, And on the right the pupil and the teachers

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