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MINOR FOOTBALLERS THAT WERE THE FIRST TO PLAY UNDER MONASTERY ROAD FLOODLIGHTS. SEE REPORT INSIDE. 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: Paul Faughnan 0876613104 1

MEMBERS CORNER

Happy Birthday

Belated Happy Birthday To Noel Kelly who celebrated His birthday recently We hope he enjoyed his day. And wish him many more

To Colm Tyndall who celebrates His birthday on Friday Dec 6th -To Ciarán Cross who celebrates His birthday on Monday Dec 9th Also to Tom Reid who celebrates His birthday on Tuesday Dec 10th We hope that Colm, Ciaran and Tom enjoy their days. And wish them many more

HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Get Well Soon

We send our best wishes to

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 among us in the clubrooms

Emily (nee Hamill) and Eoin Burke Who celebrated their Second wedding anniversary This week And wish them many more Happy years Together 2

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. MATCH FIXTURES

 Club Membership Fees 13/14 Members are reminded that membership fees for the Year 2013/14 Are Now Due. ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO FILL OUT A MEMBERSHIP FORM WITH THEIR FULL ADDRESS AND E.MAIL ADDRESS IF THEY HAVE ONE.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 8th

Membership fees for the Year 2013/14 are as follows:

CORN CEITIN CUP

Adults

€75

ROUND TOWER V St Peregrines

Couples

€120

UNDER 12 FOOTBALL CHALLENGE

Family Membership

€150

ROUND TOWER V Thomas Davis

Minor & Student 18-20

€40

Venue: Monastery Road Time: 12noon

Venue: Blakestown Time: 11am

CLUB NEWS

LIBERTY INSURANCE GAA CLUB OFFER

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 previously advised members Liberty Insurance has unveiled a GAA Club offer that enables anyone who takes out a new policy to nominate the club to receive €50 from the insurance company. Liberty Insurance have contacted the club to inform it has extended the offer now to April 30th 2014, whereas it was previously due to end this October. Members are encouraged to consider Liberty Insurance when seeking home and car insurance as it can bring a benefit to Round Tower GAA Club. 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. You can secure a quote by clicking on the link on the web page.

WEEKLY LOTTO APPEAL Unfortunately we will have no presence in the mill centre until after Christmas due to pressure of space. A special thanks to all those volunteers who sell large amount of tickets on Friday nights and Saturday morn3

ing whom are too numerous to mention here. Please contact Jessica O’Malley 087 280 6273 or Gerry Banks 085 1743 758 if you are available to help us in the new year.

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, handbags 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

JUVENILE CAMOGIE UPDATE! We are starting a new camogie team for U11s (born 2002). This team will hopefully compete next season at Under 12. It is open for any girls new to the game or existing girls, playing on the U11 hurling team. Our first training session takes place this Sunday coming on the all-weather Astro pitch on Monastery. Enquiries to Colm Kelly 0867842200.

Round Tower AGM 2013 Members are advised the following motion was passed at the Round Tower GAA Club AGM last Saturday, 23rd November. Amend Rule 13 Membership Subscriptions: Yearly Adult membership subscription should increase by €10 for the coming year and all other membership categories should increase to the price as outlined below. A new category for family membership should be introduced: Adult Membership: €75 Couple Membership: €120 Family Membership: €150 Student/Minor: €40

MINORS DENIED BY LAST MINUTE GOAL AS MONASTERY ROAD LIGHTS UP Round Tower 4-7 v Trinity Gaels 3-11, Monastery Road, 28th November

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.

(Tommy Keogh pictures of the action can be viewed on the web page) Monastery Road was lit up on Thursday evening as our Minor Footballers and Trinity Gaels finished their season with a high scoring and very entertaining MFL3 clash, writes Mick McGlynn. Unfortunately a last minute goal denied our Minors a victory on the historic occasion as a talented Trinity Gaels side netted two late goals to overcome a defiant comeback by Towers. 4

It was the first occasion a Towers team had taken to Monastery Road to play competitively under the bright lights and our young lads wasted little time in bringing the occasion to life as they netted after two minutes. Micheál Walsh embarked on a pacey run from the half forward line and he drew defenders before hand-passing to Alan Gavin who slotted it calmly low beyond the advancing keeper. But the opposition responded and took control of the game. Their quick movement with the ball caused problems for the Towers defence. They kicked five points without reply and for a few Towers were guilty of giving away possession, resulting in them conceding. Our lads went 22 minutes without a score before Walsh showed excellent leadership to kick a score. Again he attacked from the half-forwards and he played a one-two with Davey McCarthy and ran at the home side with pace. He had three defenders surrounding him when he kicked the score from the 21. Gavin, Walsh and McCarthy worked passes quickly between them and it led to Adam Clarke being fouled. Joey Murphy’s free dropped on the box and a Towers flick saw it come back off the crossbar. Towers then levelled on 29 minutes when McCarthy played crossfield to midfielder Shane Boland who ran with pace onto the pass and kicked the equaliser. But we conceded just before half-time. An overhit pass when we were comfortable in possession was punished with an excellent score from distance to leave it 1-2 v 0-6 at the break. The first attack of the second-half brought another Gaels score and an excellent score from the right pushed us three points behind. Within three minutes the margin was six, when Gaels netted their first goal. Towers needed a response and again Walsh proved the talisman. He started the attack with a pass to centrehalf-back Fergus Callely and he released McCarthy on the right. He beat his defender and his dropping ball across the box to the back post was palmed to the net by Walsh. The visitors kicked another two points to stretch their lead to five and Aa-

ron Soady then came from half-back to kick a score under pressure. Shane Boland kicked a point with his left from the halfforwards in response to another Gaels score. With Towers now trailing by four with ten minutes remaining, the game was turned on its head within a three minute spell. A mix-up between the visitor’s keeper and full back saw the alert Walsh pick possession and coolly sidestep the last line of defence before rolling into the empty net. Walsh then notched a superb third goal when a he palmed from a tight angle a high ball over the keeper to leave Towers now two ahead, 4-4 v 1-11. Substitute Ciaran Brennan played a key role in the build-up when blocked Gaels from clearing. Walsh again played a key role in the next score when his run off the ball was found with an inside pass from Boland and McCarthy was set-up to kick an excellent score from the right from distance. Another score was quickly registered and then Alan Gavin kicked from long range to leave Towers 5 clear with four minutes remaining, 4-6 v 1-11. But this was a very talented Trinity Gaels side and they refused to be beaten. Their full forward struck for goal from just inside the 21 that finished to the roof of the net. With time almost up they needed a goal and from the resulting kick-out the visitors worked the ball inside with quick movement before it was slipped under keeper Eoghan Heffernan. There was time for no more and meant our lads lost by the finest of margins on another momentous night for Monastery Road and Round Tower GAA Club.

Round Tower: Eoghan Heffernan, Padraig Fitzpatrick, Thomas Ankers, Sean Flynn, Aaron Soady, Fergus Callely, Alex Whelan, Shane Boland, Michael Cleary Burns, Alan Gavin, Joey Murphy, Aaron Whelan, Davey McCarthy, Micheál Walsh, Adam Clarke. Used subs: Ciaran Brennan, Kevin Nolan. 5

LOTTO RESULTS 2/12/2013

This week’s numbers were

5 – 17 - 20 – 26 Bonus Ball 18

WE WANT DANCERS! JIGS 'N' REELS 2014

There was no winner of this week’s Jackpot of

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. 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].

€7,200 CONGRATULATIONS TO John + San + Luke, John O’Malley and Ben + Mary + Gary Who were the three

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

Next Week’s Jackpot

€7,300 Turkey & Ham Winners (1) Paul Curran (2) Gerry Gallagher (3) Charlie’s Angels NEXT LOTTO TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY DECEMBER 9TH AT 10PM SHARP IN THE CLUBROOMS AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CLUBROOMS FROM TUESDAY TO MONDAY EACH WEEK AND ARE NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN

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

CRIBBINS BUTCHERS IN THE VILLAGE

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

Homepage. We would ask all our mem-

bers, supporters and friends to please 'Like' the Liffey Valley Fan page – https://www.facebook.com/liffeyvalley Liffey Valley sponsor our senior team

FROM 10AM TO 11.30AM 6

Tickets are available from: • All juvenile mentors • Catherine Moran, Juvenile Chair: 086 8303207 • Noel Kelly, Juvenile Vice Chair, 0876567942 • Kevin Walsh, 086 0772905 • Ed O’Malley, 087 8073391 • Bernie Cronin, 087087 2256104 • Billy O’Connor, 087 2766825 • Frank Cosgrove, 086 3786356 • From behind the bar in the clubhouse

Round Tower GAA Club Juvenile/Christmas Draw 2013

Round Tower GAA Club is bringing together its 2013 Juvenile and Christmas Draws in a concerted effort to support the development and promotion of Gaelic Games amongst children and teenagers within the club and wider Clondalkin community. We are kindly asking our Members, supporters, friends and the wider community to support this very important fundraiser if they are in a position to do so. Funding raised from it will play a lead role in supporting the club in the employment of a fulltime Games Promotion Officer - an exciting and ambitious objective in the club’s recently launched five year strategic plan. Round Tower GAA Club has taken the decision the sole focus of its annual Christmas fundraising draw will be on the promotion of Gaelic Games amongst young people within the club and wider community and the development of their playing skills.

The draw will take place Wednesday 18th December in Round Tower GAA Club. Catherine Moran, Round Tower GAA Club Juvenile Chair said; “This draw will be of crucial importance in enabling Round Tower GAA Club nurture and develop the immense enthusiasm for Gaelic Games within our club and local schools over the coming year. The success of the Dublin Footballers and our very own Jim Gavin has created great excitement for our national games and children and teenagers are eager to participate. The Games Promotion Officer will engage with Mentors within our club and our local schools to support them in the coaching of Gaelic Games. I encourage our Juvenile Mentors, parents of juvenile’s playing with our Club and people with an interest in supporting young people in Clondalkin to play GAA to support this very important fundraiser.”

The Draw This fundraiser incorporates our 2013 Juvenile and Christmas Draws. It is a unique and very different draw from others. A total 2,000 tickets are being sold and tickets are priced between 1cent and €20. Each ticket has a unique price and buyers are not aware of the cost of the ticket until they open the envelope it is contained within. All tickets – irrespective of pricing – have an equal chance of winning a share of the €4,000 prize fund. Ten fantastic cash prizes on offer are as follows: • 1st prize: €2,000 • 2nd prizes: 2 x €500 • 3rd prizes: 2 x €250 • 4th prizes: 5 x €100 7

Ciaran Carr Foundation Like This Page · 3 December Come to the Laurels this Friday from 9pm to see the handover of the defibrillators to a representative from each school in Clondalkin! The Laurels Charity Crew and the Ciarán Carr Foundation would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who took part!

The whole side gave outstanding performances, including Adam Hanlon in goal whose saves which kept Tower's in the game right to the final whistle. The side has been together from age 4, and graduate to Under-13 level next year, having had a successful year at this grade. The side won a Cumann final in Parnell Park against St Colmcilles as well as performing well in Division 2 under the guidance of mentors Eric Byrne, Paul Whelan and Dennis Callanan. The team will hope to build on their years of development to challenge in the Feile in two years’ time.

UNDER 12 HURLERS AUTUMN TOURNAMENT On Saturday, 23rd November, our Under 12 hurlers travelled to Castleknock to play in the final of the St Kevin's Autumn Tournament. The following report has been brought together by team mentor Eric Byrne and Rob Heigh of The Gazette newspaper and will feature in this week's edition, published Thursday. ROUND TOWERS 5-3 CASTLEKNOCK 3-10 Round Tower's Under-12 hurlers, who play in Division 2, came away disappointed but pleased with their display from their meeting against Division 1 representatives Castleknock when they met last weekend in the final of the St Kevin's autumn tournament on the Crumlin Road. The team had battled hard in previous rounds and had reached the final after beating St Kevin's themselves and Ballyboden St Enda's. Although the side was missing six players through injury and other commitments, they put in an impressive performance, with a number of the injured players supporting the side from the sidelines. Both sides demonstrated their burgeoning talents in the first half, which ended with Castleknock two points ahead, 2-3 to 2-1. The first half goals came courtesy of Oisin Douglas, who scored from a free, and Leon Murphy, who took barely two minutes into his appearance, claimed the ball and drove to the net. With the Under-10s match finishing at halftime in this match, and the Tower's support increasing as those players, parents and supporters joined the sidelines, the second half once again saw both sides giving their all. Further goals were forthcoming for Tower's in the second half led by the influence of Alex O'Neill, whose play through the middle was important in keeping the team in contention, as were his goals, one from a free and two from open play. When the whistle blew, the points were not in Towers' favour, and the closest of margins separated the teams.

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.

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.

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 with game six

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The Clubrooms are available for rental for parties, anniversaries, etc. Please contact Jimmy behind the bar or on 014592960. 8

The man from the North Pole will make his annual visit to Round Tower GAA Club on Saturday 21st December! This is always a very special occasion in the club and 2013 promises to be no different. Santa's visit will take place from 2-5pm and given this is his busiest season; we're limited to 150 tickets. There will be no entry without a ticket so you are advised to get hold of one early! We're going to party to celebrate the visit of the big man and DJ Robbie Moore will entertain with music. Kids will be provided with a goodie bag and selection box to make the occasion even more exciting. Tickets are available from behind the bar at the club and can also be purchased at the Round Tower Club Nursery this Saturday morning between 10am and 11.30am at Monastery Road. They will also be available to purchase at the nursery the following Saturday, 14th December. Help make this Christmas a very special one for you and your kids with a visit to Santa Claus and celebratory party at Round Tower GAA Club.

Round Tower Christmas Social 2013 The Round Tower GAA Club Christmas Social will take place on Saturday 7th December. Bring yourself into the festive season with music, craic and drinks in the club. Music will be provided by Johnny Peters and Band and it promises to be a great night. It's just €5 per ticket and entry is by ticket only. To purchase a ticket contact Sally on 086 0535178. 9