Cover Pic: Celebrating their Shield win
This week we will see the gradual returning of the schools. We're sure all the kids are really looking forward to this and the parents too!! The Joe Duffy Motor Group Nursery/Academy will also return on Saturday. This will see the return of Noreens with Tea/Coffees, sandwiches and treats. Championship is also now just around the corner with our Adult Hurlers out on Saturday September 4th at home v St. Brigids and our Mens Senior Footballers away v Erins Isle on Sunday 12th.
Match Fixtures
Congratulations to our Junior Ladies 1 on their great win last Wednesday in their Shield Final. Our first trophy for the Junior Ladies team in 10 years!! Hopefully this success will follow on with our other 2 junior teams this week as they play in championship semi finals on Wednesday away to Na Fianna and Ballyboden respectively. Best of luck also to our Minor Hurlers in league final on Sunday morning.
Wednesday 25th Senior Ladies Div 1 League Semifinal v Foxrock/Cab away 7.15
Junior Ladies 2 v Na Fianna Champ semi-final Mobhi Road 7.15
Junior Ladies 3 v Ballyboden Champ semi-final Cherryfield 7.15
Thursday 26th Junior Camogie 2 v Wild Geese Champ Container pitch 7.00
Friday 27th Inter Hurlers challenge game v Olafs Main Pitch 7.30
Sunday 29th Minor A Div 2 Hurling v Clontarf St Anne's 34 11am League Final.
Senior Men Football v Na Fianna Main Pitch 11am Challenge
Monday 30th Minor A Ladies v Cuala Container Pitch 7pm Championship.
Minor B Ladies v Kilmacud away 7pm Championship.
Winning Captain Niamh McKittrick with dad and sister
Louise Dalton celebrating with the family
Juvenile Section
This week sees the return of all our Juvenile Teams. Our U/15 and U/16 boys teams will be preparing for their Championship. Best of luck to our Juvenile Ladies football players and mentors who start their Championship campaign this weekend.
This years U16 Boys have their jerseys sponsored by Progressive Credit Union. Some of the team called up to their Branch in Rivervalley a few weeks ago to thank them for their generosity and had a few photos taken.
Hurling 7 - a- Sides
A great morning was had during the week with the Ice Cream Cup Hurling 7-a-sides. A super turn out from our 12 to 16 year olds saw very competitive blitz and some great skills on show. Winners got Magnums, runners up got Orange Splits and everyone else had to settle for a packet of Jellies.
Ice Cream Cup Blitz
Winners of the Magnums
As we will soon be getting back to action maybe you could spread the word to neighbours and friends and encourage them to give GAA a go. If they contact us on fingallians@gmail.com we can put them in touch with the relevant mentors.
You can find a full list of fixtures for the Juvenile section on Dublingaa.ie.
We will be making a return to the Nursery & Academy this Saturday 28th of August. If you have or know someone with a child aged 4-6 and are interested in joining the Joe Duffy Group Nursery/Academy please download the App Clubzap and go to Fingallians. Then go to 'Shop' and you will find Registration and fee of €20. If you have any difficulties please contact us on Fingallians@gmail.com or we can sort it out on the morning.
With the return of the Nursery/Academy we also have Noreens back in full swing from 10am - 12.30. Make sure you drop in and let others know where we are.
OPENING TIMES FINS BAR & COURTYARD/ RUBY'S
More offerings at Rubys@Fingallians.
Great treat for the Family!!!
Opening Times:
Friday - 5pm
Saturday- 4pm
Sunday - 2pm
Contact Claire on : 083 0113808
(you can leave a message and Claire will contact you)
Coinneach Farrell entertaining in the Courtyard.
BINGO & LOTTO !!!!
This weeks Lotto Result
The Lotto takes place every Tuesday.
AUGUST 31st JACKPOT : €2,851
To play online at:
To play bingo at the Drive-in at Fingallians car park, buy your books at the gate. Books bought here must be played in the car park.
To play bingo on-line at home, you can buy your books at:
Gym
Delighted to report that the Gym is getting great use and we would like to thank all our members for keeping it so clean and tidy.
If you are not a member yet why not join for the Autumn. €100 for the year or €10 a month.
Contact Fingalliansgym@gmail.com
The Golf Society
Saturday 28th August will be the final outing for this years Golf Society. We will be taking to Hollywood Lakes Golf Course in Ballyboughal. There will be a burger provided on the 9th for all involved with prize giving, refreshments and live music back in the club afterwards. For anyone wishing to play contact Barry on 086 8540223
Fingallians LGFA All-Star Club Legends - Dave McKittrick
Amy McGuinness
As the Dubs Ladies go in search of their fourth All Ireland in a row in September, we acknowledge the feats of our two club LGFA all stars in Amy McGuinness and Sinéad Finnegan who wore the Fins and Dubs jerseys with pride.
Both Amy and Sinéad have worn the Dublin jersey at senior level for over 20 years between them after coming through the juvenile ranks from u14 up to Senior.
At club level Amy stood away from the senior setup at Fins end of 2019 and Sinéad is still flying with the seniors to date.
Amy made her club debut alongside the boys u10 teams as regulations at the time allowed for female players to play with boys teams up to u12. Sinéads early days of football were played on the pitches around Raheny. Amy featured on the u14 Feile team alongside other LGFA club legends like Fiona Hudson, Debbie Doherty , Denise McKenna, Aoife Greene and our new club facilities manageress Claire Thorton to name a few, as they won Dublin and Leinster and lost out in the All Ireland.
Both Sinéad and Amy would team up together when the club started up a Ladies Junior team in 2002 under the guidance of Gerry Greene, Mary McGuinness, Helen and Mick Kelly to cater for the growing numbers of girls playing the game. They went on to capture the club's first Junior title and then became Leinster Champions only to lose out to a very good Cork team in the final. Alongside the two Ladies, Fins had club stalwarts in Nicky Fitzgerald who captained the team, Karen Hudson, Laura McGahan, Aine Deasy and Aoife Dunne all who would go on to represent Dublin at juvenile and adult levels over the coming years.
The following season the ladies helped Fins win a first Intermediate title and move into the senior ranks which they hold since.
After a few years Dublin made it to the 2010 All Ireland Senior and Senior B (Ashling McGin cup finals). Amy played in the senior final scoring 1-3, while Sinéad starred in the B final. Over the following years Sinéad moved into the first team setup and kept many of the top names in LGFA quiet on the pitch over the years from 2010-2018 in roles either at number 6 or guarding the square at no 3. Amy finished up with Dublin around 2013 after a long career that began back in 2001 as an u14.
Amy capped off a great year in 2010 with alongside the All Ireland medal was awarded an All Star which was the first female All Star award in the club's history.
2013 became the most productive in the Ladies section with both players contributing to Fins winning the Senior league and championship double for the very first time.
Sinéad became the second Fins person to win an LGFA All Star in 2015 after a brilliant year with Dublin and capped off a great year in 2017 by winning the first of her two All Ireland medals after many years. The final trophy won by the two ladies was the senior league final of 2016. If any of our up-and-coming stars from our LGFA section can follow in Amy and Sinéads footsteps the future of ladies football will be very strong within the club. Below are the two ladies accolades they have achieved over their years in Dublin and Fingallians jerseys.
Hope you enjoy reading about our LGFA club legends .
Amy McGuinness (Dublin 2001-2013)
All-star 2010
All Ireland Winner 2010
Team of League: 2010
Dublin Championship Senior Ladies: 2013
Senior Ladies League: 2013 2016
Dublin Intermediate Champions-2004
Dublin & Leinster Junior Champions – 2003
All Ireland club Runner up – 2003
Feile u14 Dublin and Leinster All Ireland Runner up 2001
Sinéad Finnegan (Dublin 2010-2018)
All-star: 2015
All Ireland Winner 2017, 2018, Runner up 2014-2015-2016
All Ireland B winner - 2010
National League:1: 2018 Runner up 2014
Leinster Championship – 7, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Dublin Championship Senior Ladies: 2013
Senior ladies Div 1 league: 2013 ,2016
Dublin Intermediate champions-2004
Dublin +Leinster Junior champions – 2003
All Ireland Junior club Runner up - 2003
Sinéad Finnegan
The Club Shop
UPDATE !!!
The shop will be open from 7 - 8.30 on Thursday evenings. It will reopen on Saturday mornings from 28th August
Keep Fins Tidy
We would like to encourage all players and parents to please take home rubbish after training and games. If you see rubbish left behind we would kindly ask that you pick it up. Thanks in advance for your co-operation.
If you have any photos that you think might be of interest to Fingallians please get in touch
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Dave: dmacsitric@gmail.com
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