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Congratulations to all who turned out today to support Ciaran Carr Foundation fun run in Corkagh Park. Fantastic to see so many turn out. 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: Paul Faughnan 0876613104 1

Important announcement: Round Tower GAA Club - Strategic plan 2013-2018 Round Tower GAA Club’s Strategic Plan 2013 – 2018 has now been officially launched. It is a very positive, exciting and ambitious plan that seeks to maximize the potential of the club to develop, grow and fulfill potential in key areas over the next five years. The club is now appealing to members to take ownership of the plan and provide us with the time and expertise that will enable us fulfill its targeted goals and enable it compete at the highest possible levels both on and off the playing pitches. The plan has been brought together following consultation with our membership, local schools as well as other clubs and administrators in Dublin, Croke Park and beyond. It provides our club Round Tower with a clear vision for the next five years and will seek to build upon the excellent work of members and further strengthen club membership, playing activity, structures, finance and profile. In January members came together for a full strategic review of club structures and the plan now before us is the culmination of the process that was started that evening almost 12 months ago. In the interim focus groups identified goals in five key areas and these are outlined in the plan. The five key activity areas identified encompass: 1. Coaching and games development 2. Club structures and administration 3. Finance and fundraising 4. Facilities and development 5. Communication/PR and Culture Club Chairman Tony Delaney comments: “As a club we want to attract the maximum number of youngsters to play our games, make it a safe and enjoyable experience and create an environment where they can be ambitious to compete at the highest possible levels. “This plan will give a framework to grow and develop our club and provide a roadmap as to where we want this club to be in five years, but like any plan it needs to be implemented and critically assessed to measure any success or failings. “It is a plan for the members by the members and key to its success will be the willingness for people to take ownership and responsibility. On that note I appeal to all members to volunteer their time and expertise’s to enable us drive our club to another level.” Niall Connaughton, Vice Chairman of Round Tower GAA Club and Chairman of the Strategic plan committee said: “This is a very exciting and ambitious plan for the club. The goals are deliberately ambitious but are very achievable. 2013 has been a monumental year for Round Tower GAA Club, with the official opening of Monastery Road and the magnificent turn-out of the community to mark Jim Gavin’s success with the Dublin Football team being two landmark occasions. This plan has the potential to be yet another very significant milestone in 2013 for our club and Gaelic Games in Clondalkin. It can prove so if it receives the required backing and support of members. We have brilliant members who give fantastic commitment and service. This blueprint provides an excellent opportunity to utilise the strengths and expertise of our membership. Goals within the plan will promote the club to a wider audience in the local community, from juveniles to adults. “The appeal of Gaelic Games within Clondalkin was reflected in the thousands who turned out in September to welcome the All-Ireland winning Dublin team. Our club has served the Clondalkin community for 129 years and this plan sets out goals that will enable us entice and promote Round Tower GAA Club and Gaelic Games to new people and new generations. We have superb playing facilities and dedicated, enthusiastic volunteers to enable us promote the sporting and cultural benefits of Gaelic Games. This framework will provide valuable support in this respect. I implore you, our Members, to take ownership of this plan by playing a role in its implementation and in encouraging others to become involved in supporting and developing the club.” 2

MEMBERS CORNER

MATCH FIXTURES

Get Well Soon

SATURDAY OCTOBER 26th UNDER 10 FOOTBALL CHALLENGE

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.

ROUND TOWER V Geraldine Morans Venue: Monastery Rd Time: 11.30am

UNDER 12 FOOTBALL CHALLENGE

ROUND TOWER V Kildimo Pallasekenry (Limerick) Venue: Monastery Rd Astro Time: 1pm

UNDER 14 FOOTBALL DIV4 SEMI-FINAL

ROUND TOWER V Oliver Plunketts ER Venue: Martin Savage Pk Time: 3pm SUNDAY OCTOBER 27th MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP C GROUP 2 QUARTER FINAL

ROUND TOWER V Ballyboden St Endas Venue: Ballycullen Time: 11am

LIBERTY INSURANCE OFFER CAN BENEFIT ROUND TOWER

JUNIOR FOOTBALL AFL8

ROUND TOWER V Starlights

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.

Venue: Collinstown Lane Time: 11am SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2nd UNDER 12 HURLING DIVISION 2

ROUND TOWER V St Sylvesters Venue: Bridgefield Time: 12.15pm

UNDER 13 FOOTBALL DIVISION 5

ROUND TOWER A V St Annes Venue: Moyle Park Time: 3.30pm

UNDER 13 FOOTBALL DIVISION 9

ROUND TOWER B V St Judes B Venue: Tymon Park Time: 3pm

Mick McGlynn Round Tower PRO

UNDER 16 FOOTBALL DIV 5 SEMIFINAL

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 chargejust ask or contact the person in question.

Venue: Community Centre Time: 3pm SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3rd

ROUND TOWER V Ballyboden B INTERMEDIATE HURLING AHL 3

ROUND TOWER V St Vincents Venue: Monastery Road Time: 11am

UNDER 15 FOOTBALL SHIELD FINAL

ROUND TOWER V Parnells Venue: Moyle Park Time: 11.30am 3

in clubrooms. Resources are, therefore, spread very thin and if anyone could please assist we are seeking volunteers for lotto sales in Mill Centre on Saturday for 2 hour shifts from 10am to 4pm. Please contact Jessica O’Malley 087 280 6273 or Gerry Banks 085 1743 758 if you are available.

CLUB NEWS

RT’s Strategic Plan 2013 – 2018 has now been launched. It is a very positive, exciting and ambitious plan that seeks to maximize the potential of the club to develop and grow over the next five years. Many thanks to all who participated in bringing it together, particularly those who attended the initial planning workshop in January and those who participated in the various focus groups. The plan can be accessed via the website or there are hard copies behind the bar.

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.

ON THE PLAYING FIELD

Senior footballers lost to St Oliver Plunkett’s in B Championship. The Clubrooms are available for rental for parties, anniversaries, etc. Please contact Jimmy behind the bar or on 01-4592960.

WANTED TO HELP CLUB

We Now have a new clothes collection company, but unfortunately they do not take sheets, curtains, blankets, suitcases or soft toys. It is now strictly clothes, shoes, hand-

A Hellfire Club Hike for boys and girls Under 11 & 12 will take place on Wednesday 30th October. This promises to be a very exciting, fun and scary Halloween adventure for all involved. The bus for the hike will leave our club at 5.30pm and will return at 9pm. Registration will took place in the clubhouse on Monday 21st October. Parental supervision would be appreciated and further information is available by contacting Mary Douglas at 087 1271272 or www.roundtower.ie.

bags and belts. We are having a big drive at present to collect more bags of clothes. It would make a big difference if each member of the club gave one bag in the next week. Carol Cryan or Sally Gilligan will be able to collect them off you. So please get rummaging defibrillators will benefit everyone in the club!! Persons with any of the above items can leave them into the Round Tower clubhouse on Covent Road

WEEKLY LOTTO APPEAL It’s a very busy weekend for club members with fundraiser for Ciaran Carr Foundation, Gaa4Mother's have a national blitz and also coaching course 4

scoreline that was reflecting an excellent performance from the visitors. But Plunkett’s displayed their ruthlessness with the next move when they won possession from a Towers kick-out and moved with speed before former Dublin footballer Garret Smith turned to finish to the net. Towers will be disappointed the goal manifested from possession conceded from their kickout. Two minutes later the sides were level when Smith kicked an excellent score under pressure from the right but Towers edged ahead when Murray kicked a long range point after a good lay off by Phillips on the half-forward line. A soft free enabled Smith to level with ten minutes of the half remaining and Plunkett’s then took firm control of this championship encounter. A superb 30 metres crossfield ball by Alan Brogan found Smith in space and he again converted. A Tower’s free given away on their own 40 was punished when it was worked inside and Leigh Herron finished beyond keeper Gary Cleary with a strike that went in off the post. Another quick point followed for the home side and two minutes before halftime Herron finished his second to the net when Brogan attacked with pace and his pass across goal was palmed to the net by the full forward. The 3-6 v 1-5 scoreline did not reflect the opening 30 minutes. Towers almost made a significant indent early in second half when James Kelly’s excellent ball beyond the Plunkett’s defence was gathered by Finn who cut inside from the left but found his low strike saved by the keeper’s feet. From the resulting 45 Eoin Moran won in the air and fed McGibney to point sharply. A goal would have brought the prospect of an upset back into visiting supporters thoughts but Plunkett’s kicked three unanswered points and Alan Brogan started proving increasingly effective around the half-forward line. Smith pointed twice and Brogan turned sharp to point with his right. But Towers lads were resolute and responded. Kelly, whose attacking from halfback caused problems for Plunkett’s, won a free when he broke forward that Lyons

PROMISING START FAILS TO BRING CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS St Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh 5-16 Round Tower 1-11 A promising early start unfortunately failed to fulfill its potential as our Senior Footballers could not cause an upset by beating St Oliver Plunkett’s Eoghan Ruadh to advance in the Dublin Senior B Football Championship, writes Mick McGlynn. The travelling Towers supporters had plenty reason for optimism after the opening 20 minutes as both sides were level at 1-4 apiece. Towers were operating very successfully around the middle third in stifling Plunkett’s from gaining possession and capitalised on the scoring opportunities that presented. Within a minute we were a point ahead as Tom Lyons kicked a long-range free. The second point arrived when Stephen McGibney won possession tight to the sideline and from his incisive pass into the forwards Jason Phillips quickly turned to point an excellent score. Plunkett’s had registered a point but Towers moved four points clear courtesy of an outstanding Derek Murray goal. Murray carried from the half-forwards and following a quick interchange of passing between Barry Gallagher, Phillips and McGibney, the Towers midfielder went thru on goal and dispatched with his left foot to the corner. Murray and his midfield counterpart Eoghan Moore were winning ball in midfield and the home side kicked two wides under pressure before the pacey Eric Finn broke beyond the 40 and was pulled back. Lyons dispatched the free. A Plunkett’s free moved forward 10 metres to the 21 left four between the sides after 15 minutes -1-3 v 0-2 - and it was a 5

pointed. Substitute Jason Joyce won a Plunkett’s kick-out that led Cathal Carty to kick an excellence score from distance. Finn again attacked from the byline and the resulting free was kicked by Lyons again. But Plunkett’s were moving the ball quickly to their inside forwards who were a constant threat. Cleary saved a low drive from Herron and Eoghan Young cleared the deflected shot off the line. But another Towers mistake from their own kick-out was punished by Smith when he finished low to the corner to leave it 4-10 v 1-8. Plunketts kicked another three points and netted again from a Towers error, when possession was conceded in the half-backs and the quick moving attack of the home side raised the green flag. Phillips responded with a long-range point before fullback Mark Gahan was shown what looked a harsh red card. Micheál Walsh was introduced and again showed his excellent promise. He won a high cross-field ball and a high tackle resulted in a converted free by Ciaran Corrigan. Another three points, including a long-range kick by former Dublin footballer Ross McConnell, gave the scoreline further gloss and Lyons kicked the last score of the game with a free. Having been in the ascendancy for much of the first-half and competing evenly with the strong pre-match favourites, Towers will rue the errors that afforded the home side goals to bring them into the game. Individual errors cost us in the second-half also distorted the reality of 60 minutes of competitive championship football. Round Tower: Gary Cleary, James Kelly, Mark Gahan, Eoghan Young, Conor L’Estrange, Liam Connolly, Ian Ward, Eoghan Moore, Derek Murray, Barry Gallagher, Stephen McGibney, Eric Finn, Tom Lyons, Jason Phillips, Cathal Carty. Used subs: Jason Joyce, Ciaran Corrigan, Micheál Walsh, Brian Costello

LOTTO RESULTS 21/10/2013

This week’s numbers were

20 - 22 - 23 – 27

Bonus Ball

3

There was no winner of this week’s Jackpot of

€10,000 CONGRATULATIONS TO Shay Cuddihy, Bernie Mahon and Josie Burke Who were the three

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

Next Week’s Jackpot

€10,000 28/10/13 RESERVE JACK POT €6,700 NEXT LOTTO TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY OCTOBER 28TH AT 10PM SHARP IN THE CLUBROOMS AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CLUBROOMS FROM TUESDAY TO MONDAY EACH WEEK

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

CLUB NURSERY IS OPEN FOR 4 TO 7 YEAR OLDS EVERY SATURDAY MORNING IN MONASTERY ROAD FROM 10AM TO 11.30AM

Marie Crotty 0876774556. 6

Once again the Elaine Kavanagh School of Irish Dancing will provide the tuition and get toes tapping. Can you match the accomplishments of our reigning Jigs and Reels champion Eoghan Hutchinson? Sign up for some great fun and help support your local GAA Club in doing so. We want 12 males and four females to go forward. To sign up contact Damien Murray at 086 8845676 or email [email protected].

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

Important notice

GOLF SOCIETY

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.

OUTINGS FOR THE YEAR 2013 Captain: Paddy Stapleton. President: Aidan Dardis Saturday 9th November - Grange Castle Golf club

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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with game six being a rollover

WE WANT DANCERS! JIGS 'N' REELS 2014 Where are our Michael Flatley's and Jean Butler's? Round Tower GAA Club is once again looking to 'tap' into the dancing potential of club members and supporters for Jigs 'n' Reels 2014. Following on from the success of last November's event, we are now calling for prospective dancers to come forward and sign up for an experience that will be great craic and fun. We want to bring the line-up together early November so we're asking you register your interest now. Participants will be taught their reels and jigs once a week from early November and the fruits of their labour will culminate at another night of fun entertainment that will take place in the Red Cow in late January.

25 CARD DRIVE It is hoped to get a 25 card drive up and running from Wednesday November 6th 2013. We ask anyone interested to put their name down in the clubrooms ASAP. For further details please contact Jimmy or Frank. 7

A Halloween disco night will run in the club on Friday 25th October for 4th, 5th & 6th class pupils. It will run 7.30pm - 9pm, with DJ Robbie Moore, and fancy dress is optional. Admission is €5. 8