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MAIN SPONSOR OF ROUND TOWER G.A.A. CLUB Colfix Complex Bluebell Ind. Est. Dublin 12 Tel. 01-4591973/4593116 Fax; 01-4670908 Mobile; 087-2594659
MAJOR SPONSOR OF ROUND TOWER G.A.A, CLUB Main Street Clondalkin Dublin 22.
Tel. 01- 4570700
2005 CAPTAINS PRIZE 1
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MEMBERS CORNER
MATCH FIXTURES SATURDAY OCTOBER 1st
UNDER 8 HURLING Two Teams Sec B Region 2
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Happy 25th Anniversary We send our best wishes to Angela & Mick McGreevy Who Celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday September 24th We hope they enjoyed their day and we wish them many more happy years together GET WELL SOON
Pool 1 St. Judes(1), Good Counsel(1), Round Towers (C)(1), Faughs B(1) Pool 2 St. Judes(2), Good Counsel(2), Round Towers(C)(2), Faughs B(2)
Venue: Tymon North Time: 10am UNDER 9 HURLING Two Teams Sec A Region 2
ROUND TOWER V Pool 1 Round Towers(C)(1), Lucan Sarsfields(1), St. Judes (1), Faughs(1) Pool 2 Round Towers(C)(2), Lucan Sarsfields(2), St. Judes (2), Faughs(2)
Venue: Monastery Road Time: 10am UNDER 11 HURLING
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Naomh Fionnbarra Venue: John Paul Park Time: 11am UNDER 12 HURLING DIVISION 3 SEMI-FINALS TOP FOUR
ROUND TOWER We send our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Dave McCabe Who in hospital recently after an accident All the members and your friends hope you will be back to
full health soon....
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O’Tooles Venue: Pairc Ui Tuaithail Time: 11am UNDER 16 FOOTBALL DIV4
ROUND TOWER V Trinity Gaels Venue: Fr. Collins Park
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 1st CONTINUED
UNDER 13 HURLING B CHAMPIONSHIP
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Skerries Venue: Moyle Park Time: 3.30pm JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Q/F
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Craobh Chiarains Venue: Blakestown Time: 4pm SUNDAY OCTOBER 2ND
JUNIOR C FOOTBALL MOONEY CUP SEMI-FINAL
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Garda Venue: Newcastle Time: 11am INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP B
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Setanta Venue: Poppintree Time: 11am UNDER 15 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Q-FINALS
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St. Oliver Plunkett/ER Venue: Martin Savage Park Time: 11.30am DON’T FORGET YOUR TESCO VOUCHERS
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2ND CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
JUNIOR A FOOTBALL CONLON CUP SEMI-FINAL
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Saint Brigids Venue: Bohernabreena Time: 12.30pm MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
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Na Fianna Venue: O’Toole Park Time: 2pm SATURDAY OCTOBER 8
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SENIOR FOOTBALL DIV1
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Saint Vincents Venue: Clondalkin Time: 3pm SUNDAY OCTOBER 9th
JUNIOR A FOOTBALL DIV5
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Kilmacud Crokes Venue: Clondalkin Time: 11am JUNIOR B FOOTBALL DIV9
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Saint James Gaels Venue: Iveagh Grounds Time: 3pm TRAINING SENIOR FOOTBALL TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS JUNIOR A FOOTBALL EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
JUNIOR B FOOTBALL TRAINING IN COMMUNITY CENTRE EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY NIGHTS @ 7PM. All interested players are welcome to attend Contact No.s Aidan Dardis 087 - 2821919 Mark Bassett 087 – 6326164
MINOR A FOOTBALL TRAINING EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT CLUB HOUSE FROM 6.30 TO 8PM.. NEW PLAYERS WELLCOME.. CONTACT NOEL WILLIAMSON. AT 4571391.OR 0863741472..AND ANDREW CUMMINS AT 0876878389 OR 4577403.
Juvenile Hurling Mentors and Training Times. 2005. UNDER 8. Ivor Williams, 0862342734, Kevin Gilligan, 0868624280, Training, 6pm to 7pm, Moyle Pk, Tuesday evenings. ******************
Willie
UNDER 9. Carroll, 0872770996, Ke-
vin Keogh.
Training, Moyle Pk, 7pm to 8pm Wednesday, Saturday mornings, 11am to 12. ************************
UNDER 10/11.
Jim Quinn 0868493332.
MINOR HURLING TRAINING Thursday evenings in the Monastery road New players & Coaches WELCOME
Brendan Chapman 0866004759. Phillip Quinlivan 0863408119. Andy Wynne 0851565687.
CAMOGIE TRAINING
Tomás Ó Dermot Stackpoole.
Senior Camogie Training in Monastery Road Every Friday at 6.30pm And Every Sunday at 11.30am New Players Welcome Contact Noel McNamara on 086-1084177 For more information ****************** Junior Camogie Training Community Centre 11:00 Sunday Morning *************************** Under 16 Training Community Centre 11:00 Sunday Morning Under 14 Football Every Wednesday at the community centre between 6 & 7pm CONTACTS Tommy Keogh Mick Mc Greevy 087-8266870 Oisin Mc Kiernan New players & Coaches Welcome. 4
Training, 6pm to 7pm Thursday evenings, Moyle Pk. **********************
UNDER 12. Donnagáin, 0879967350.
Training, Moyle Pk, 6pm to 7pm Wednesdays and 11am to 12 Sundays. **********************
UNDER 13. Donal Whelan, 0872833595, Donal Ó hÓgain, 0879779981,
Jerry Browne, 0868564622.
Training, 4pm to 5pm Moyle Pk, Tuesdays. *************************
UNDER 15. Jimmy Scott, 0876591550, John Quinlan, 0876627285. Training, 6pm to 7pm Moyle Pk, Wednesdays. **************************
Donacha
UNDER 16. Rafferty, 0877511750,
Kevin Gilligan, 0868824280,
Eugene Hogan, 0872228222. Training, 6pm to 7pm, Wednesday, Moyle Pk.
Further information about juvenile hurling can be got from, Jim Quinn, 0868493332,
their championship and the Intermediates face Setanta on Sunday. The Junior A and C team are both in semi/final action this weekend the A’s take on Saint Brigids in Bohernabreena in the Conlon Cup S/F at 12:30pm. And the C’s face Garda in the Mooney cup S/F in Newcastle AT 11pm.
LADIES FOOTBALL Under 12 Every Tuesday 6.30-7.30pm For further information contact Orla, Ger or Annette Harrington (Sligo) On 087-2827631 or 0868287940 *********************** 14, 16 & Minor GirlsTraining Wednesday In Moyle Park Hall Between 8-10pm Sunday Outdoor Moyle Park @ 3pm Contact Padge Kehoe 4579496 Or Jimmy Graham 086 8287940
Under 13 Football Every Thursday in Monastery Road @ 6pm New players welcome Contact Bren Stynes Or Peter Caffrey ADULT HURLERS
Juniors: Every Tuesday & Thursday @ 7pm in Monastery Road Contact: Connie Ryan 087-6211811 Or John Weafer 087-6373303, **************************** * Intermediate: Every Tuesday & Thursday @ 7pm in Monastery Road Contact: Paid Byrne 086-6048546, Paddy Stapleton 087-9055446, Or Pat Lawless New players & Coaches welcome for all teams
CLUB NEWS
SET DANCING EVERY Tuesday 8pm to 10pm. In the Clubrooms
SENIOR CRASH IN REPLAY The Senior football team crashed out of the Championship on Tuesday evening to Na Fianna.
JUNIOR A’s INTO FINAL OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP On Saturday 24th our Junior A Footballers faced the might of Naomh Olafs in the semi-finals of the Junior Championship. They met the challenge and were successful. The date for this final has yet to be confirmed but their opponents are known Na Fianna.
JUNIOR C’s INTO FINAL OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Also on the 24th the Junior C team succeeded in advancing to their Championship final when they convincingly defeated Saint Maurs in their semi-final of the championship.
JUNIOR B CAMOGIE TEAM TAKE LEAGUE TITLE The Junior B Camogie team claimed the league title last Sunday with an impressive score of 76 to 1-4 for Peregrines. This was a well deserved win and just reward for their hard work over the season.
ON THE PLAYING FIELD The Junior Hurlers face Craobh Chiarains in their Championship Q/F on Saturday in Blakestown at 2pm. Also on the hurling the Minors face Na Fianna in 5
Round Tower Golf Society OUTINGS FOR THE YEAR 2005
15th October – Saint Margarets 9.57am-12.03pm 12th November – Elm Hall 11am1.15pm (9 Hole turkey shoot). SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP REPLAY REPORT FROM THE HILL 16 WEB PAGE 24/09/05 ROUND TOWERS 1-8 Na Fianna 3-10 A strong scoring burst at THE polar ends of this Dublin SFC quarter-final on Tuesday night in Parnell Park ensured that Na Fianna make it to the last four where St Jude’s await. Within the opening 70 seconds Jason Sherlock had 1-1 in his credit and when Des Macken rumbled the ball over the line in the 12th minute the Mobhi Road side led 2-3 to 0-1. However, Towers came back down the field with corner-forward Stephen McGibney also finishing to the net in very unorthodox fashion and points followed from Ian Ward (free) and Derek Byrne (two, one free) to close the gap to 2-3 to 1-4. Na Fianna had slipped out of the game in the middle sector of THE field and Towers began to really control the breaking ball. After trailing 2-5 to 1-6 at halftime Towers was level within nine minutes of the restart. Na Fianna had
a couple of goal chances but Pat McGeeney hit the crossbar while his brother Kieran blasted just wide at the end of a great move involving Karl Donnelly and Dessie Farrell. A Kevin O’Neill free nosed Na Fianna in front before Peter Caffrey made a great block tackle save to deny Sherlock of his second goal. Over the final six minutes Na Fianna showed the greater experience to tag on the insurance scores including two from sub Brian Courtney who once again was lively when introduced. Na Fianna’s third goal was disaster from a Towers perspective when Caffrey’s short kickout went straight to O’Neill who lobbed the ball to the net from 30 metres to make the final scoreline very flattering to the winners. The Teams and Scorers: Round Towers:
P Caffrey; D Verso, S Halpin, Darren Byrne; I Ward (0-1f), T Kelly, B Costello; D Murray 01, E Moran; P McGrane, G Ramsbottom 0-1, C Corrigan; Derek Byrne 0-3 (0-2f), J Gavin, S McGibney 1-1 (0-1f). Subs: J O’Brien 0-1 for McGrane, P Lawlor for Moran, M Taylor for Corrigan. Na Fianna:
S Grey; E McNulty, E Ledwith, A Downes; N Cooper 0-1, K McGeeney, S Cloherty; K Donnelly, J McNulty; K O’Neill 1-2 (0-2f), T Brady 0-1, S Connell 0-1; D Macken 1-0, D Farrell, J Sherlock 1-3. Subs: McGeeney for Downes,
P B Courtney 0-2 for Macken, R Clerkin for Donnelly. Report From
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LOTTO RESULTS
This week’s numbers were
9 – 10- 15 - 17
There was no winner of this week’s Jackpot of €3,600 CONGRATULATIONS TO Bernard Sheerin, Tony O’Connor, Cian Moynes, Val Clyne and Ruairi Fitzgerald
Who were the five €100 winners
Next Weeks Jackpot €3,800 DRAW TAKES PLACE EVERY MONDAY NIGHT IN THE CLUBROOMS AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CLUB ALL WEEK
JUNIOR B CAMOGIE LEAGUE 25/09/05 ROUND TOWERS 7-6 Saint Peregrines 1-4 The Junior B Camogie team clinched the league last Sunday with an impressive score of 76 to 1-4 for Peregrines. It was no more than this team deserved having only lost two games in the entire year. We found ourselves under great pressure for the first 20 minutes and Sarah Callanan was called upon to make quite a few saves. Sarah has a bright future in Camogie and is a gifted player whether it be in goal or outfield. Our backs started to get on top with Joanne Shields and Louise O’Neill playing stormers. It is good to see Vickie Ivors making a breakthrough on to the junior team and she had a fine game at corner back, along with Jenny Byrne who played well until injured. Our Midfield pair of Niamh Murphy and Niamh Drummond started to take control with Niamh Drummond 6
scoring a fantastic goal after a wonderful solo. Our forwards were led by the (ever young) Val Kelly. Finishing on a total of 3-2 you can tell that she destroyed the Peregrines defence. She was ably assisted by Teresa Gallagher (2-0), Danielle Campbell (0-1) Andrea Wynne (01) and team captain for the league Ciara Ni Riain (0-1). Danielle Leonard, on her return from injury, also scored a cracker of a goal. Other Players working hard were Coleen Dunne, Claudia Flynn and Rosanna Ni Dhonnagain. Our subs of Caoimhe Joyce, Caroline Tormey, Carol Dunphy and Koren Smith made a very strong contribution when introduced. There will be a medal presentation night in the club at a later stage. We were missing Mary Dowds, Emer Lynch, Alicia Browne and Karina Connolly. Many thanks to the mentors of Damien Leonard and Martina Callanan and for the invaluable assistance of Denis Callanan throughout the year.
Eoin Ryan.
DON’T FORGET YOUR TESCO VOUCHERS UNDER 14 FOOTBALL DIVISION 6 24/09/05 ROUND TOWERS 5-11 Na Fianna 3-5 The team had a good win on Saturday beating Na Fianna B 5-11 TO 3-5 in Moyle Park. With outstanding performances from Richie Doyle, Cathal McGrath, Alfie Henzl and Ciaran Carr while goalkeeper Mark Drumm performed well in his new position of Goalkeeper and could not be faulted for the three goals that passed him. This win puts Towers in the running for league honours with remaining matches due against , St
Marys ,St. Oliver Plunketts, and O'Tooles and if these games are won then the league will be decided in an away game in Malahide against League leaders St. Sylvesters who recently beat St. Peregrines to win the under 14 Championship. Training every Wednesday evenings from 6 till 7 in the Community Centre. Report By
Tommy Keogh Coaching News
Una Mc Kay
[email protected] Thankyou! I am leaving at the end of the month to study a Masters in UCD. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your great work and help over the past year. Particularly Jim, Liam, Fred, Sharon Jordan, Jimmy Graham and Alan Milton. Please do not hesitate to contact me on 0876874851 if you need assistance in anything. John McGarry will be replacing me in October; I wish him all the best. Good luck with your coaching! Adh Mor- Una
Round Tower GAA club is next on their list. The innovative scheme, which offers subscribers reduced call packages AND the chance to divert a percentage of their bill towards the club, is now available to 'Towers members. The club aims to contact members over the coming weeks through an information pack outlining exactly what's involved. Club members are not obliged to join but the club anticipates a healthy response to a scheme that has proved to be a massive hit elsewhere. The club registrar is currently in the process of collating missing addresses from the club membership database but club members and supporters can themselves contact Gaelic Telecom themselves should they desire. A number have already. Full contact details are available on www.gaelictelecom.ie Any queries in relation to this scheme may be directed to the club secretary.
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NOTICE Dublin Coaching and Games Development Booklets and a calendar of 20052006 'Coaching and Games Development Programme' is on display in the club house. These are great training courses and coaches can meet other club coaches to compare ideas. Una
TOWERS JOIN THE GAELIC TELEMCOM PUSH Gaelic Telecom - the GAA's official telecommunication partner - is in the process of rolling out its services to clubs across the country and
TOWERS ON TOUR A Notice on the details on the Arrangements For the Oireachtas 05 Has been posted on the club notice board. Please contact Noel McNamara on 086 1084177 For further information
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Tesco Supermarkets have recently launched a new initiative " Sports for Schools and Clubs" in their stores. When you shop at Tesco you will receive a "Sports for Schools and Clubs" voucher with every €1 0 you spend. Round Tower GAA club are collecting these vouchers and if we collect enough, we can exchange them for free equipment for our junior, juvenile and minor teams. The more vouchers we save the more equipment we will be able to buy. Here's how you can help. Simply save your "Sports for Schools and Clubs" vouchers. Then: ~ Drop them into the green Collection box at the clubhouse. The Clubhouse is open Mon to Fri (8pm to 1 1 pm) Saturday and Sunday (1 pm to 1 I pm) Put them into the letterbox at the clubhouse on Convent Road any time you are passing. Mail them to: The Chainnan, Round Tower GAA Club, Convent Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. Alternatively you or your child can give the vouchers to the team's mentor on match day or at training. The vouchers will be available in Tesco stores until November 6th 2005 but we will keep collecting any vouchers you may find around the house right through until Christmas. Thank you for your continued support.
MINISTERS TEASER President McAleese was born in Belfast in 1951 What is her maiden Name? Answer Next week Last Weeks Answer Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Round Tower Golf Society GOLF OUTINGS FOR THE YEAR 2006
March – Grangecastle April – Castlewarden May – Coolatin June – Portarlington July - Rathcore August – Craddockstown September – Beechpark (Captains Day) TBC October – Millicent November - TBA ALL-IRELAND SFC FINAL ATTRACTS MASSIVE TV AUDIENCE Tyrone’s All Ireland Football Final victory against Kerry on Sunday was watched by an average audience of 887,000 on RTÉ Two, equating to a 73% share of the available audience. At its peak, over 1.1 million viewers were tuning into the match on RTÉ Two. The average audience for the match was up 20% on last year’s Football Final, which was watched by 743,000 viewers, and puts this year’s Final at number 3 in the top 10 programmes broadcast in Ireland this year, alongside the All Ireland Hurling Final at number 8 and the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup Qualifier against France at number 10. The figures cap an extraordinary season in terms of those tuning into The Sunday Game Live’s GAA coverage on RTÉ, with the All Ireland Hurling Final between Galway and Cork watched by an average audience of 726,000 – a share of 74%. That compares favourably with last season’s Hurling Final which was watched by an audience of 705,000. Outside of that, the top five hurling figures this season were: Kilkenny v Wexford Leinster Final - 362,000 Kilkenny v Limerick quarter-final - 383,000 Cork v Waterford quarter-final - 434,000 Cork v Clare semi-final - 440,000 Kilkenny v Galway
semi-final - 492,000 Outside of the Final, the top five football figures this season were: Kerry v Limerick Munster Senior Football Championship – 362,000 Dublin v Meath Leinster Senior Football Championship – 453,000 Kerry v Mayo quarter-final – 461,000 Cork v Kerry semi-final – 473,000 Armagh v Tyrone semi-final – 551,000 Glen Killane, RTÉ Head of Sport, said: "GAA is consistently the most watched sport on RTÉ Television and these figures are indicative of the phenomenal demand from our audience for live coverage of the All Ireland Championships on free-to-air television. The quality of the matches this season has been extraordinary and our presentation, analysis and commentary teams do an excellent job in providing the best possible coverage. We are committed to continually improving our programmes, whilst ensuring that the widest possible audience can share in what is a part of our national heritage."
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MATCHES TO SEE THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY OCTOBER 1st
UNDER 12 HURLING DIVISION 3 SEMI-FINALS TOP FOUR ROUND TOWER V O’Tooles Venue: Pairc Ui Tuaithail Time: 11am UNDER 13 HURLING B CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND TOWER V Skerries Venue: Moyle Park Time: 3.30pm 8
JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Q/F ROUND TOWER V Craobh Chiarains Venue: Blakestown Time: 4pm SUNDAY OCTOBER 2ND JUNIOR C FOOTBALL MOONEY CUP SEMI-FINAL ROUND TOWER V Garda Venue: Newcastle Time: 11am INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP B ROUND TOWER V Setanta Venue: Poppintree Time: 11am UNDER 15 HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Q-FINALS ROUND TOWER V St. Oliver Plunkett/ER Venue: Martin Savage Park Time: 11.30am JUNIOR A FOOTBALL CONLON CUP SEMI-FINAL ROUND TOWER V Saint Brigids Venue: Bohernabreena Time: 12.30pm MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND TOWER V Na Fianna Venue: O’Toole Park Time: 2pm UNTILL FURTHER NOTICE THE CLUBROOMS WILL BE OPEN AT 1PM EVERY SATURDAY
