Cover Pic: Social and Awards Night
We are delighted to be able to celebrate our Awards Night at last. We have been waiting for over 2 years to give out medals to our well deserved ladies and mens teams. It's also going to be great occasion for all our members to meet up on a social level once again.
A great night was had at our Quiz Night last Friday. Charlie Rogan, Breda & Colm Crowley and Bob Kavanagh were the winning team on the night. We are hoping to have another Quiz Night on March 4th before all the St Patricks Day madness kicks off. Will update you closer to the time.
Lidl - Level the Playing Field - IT'S BACK
Last year we did a great job in collecting stamp cards at Lidl and got 3 sets of jerseys for our girls and ladies teams. This year, with your support, we are hoping to do even better. It's a super opportunity to acquire Jerseys or cash sums of up to €20,000. If you shop at Lidl make sure you download the app and pick Fingallians as your club option. Make sure you spread the word to family and friends and lets get collecting.
Matches
Our Adult Mens footballers are kicking off their respective league games this weekend. Our Seniors will be on the main pitch on Sunday @ 10.30 with our Junior teams in Balheary @ 12.15 and 3pm. Wishing all our players & management the best of luck and a winning start to the campaign. Come down and give the lads support and why not pop into Noreens for a Coffee to warm up.
Sunday 13th Senior Football v Templeogue Synge St. 10.30 Main Pitch League.
Junior 1 Football v Wanderers 12.15 Bridge Pitch League
Junior 2 Football v St. Josephs 3pm Bridge Pitch League
U17 v U19 Football 1.30 Bridge Pitch Challenge
Adult Camogie v St. Finians 10.30 Container Pitch Challenge
Cock Tavern - SPONSORS OF OUR SENIOR FOOTBALL TEAM
Coaching and Games 2022 and Beyond
Fingallians GAA is now one of the largest sports club in North Dublin. We’ve seen rapid growth in both the population of Swords and our membership over the last number of years.
Our membership of more than 2,000 has grown 35% from 2020 to 2021 alone and projections for the future sees similar trend in growth in the coming years.
We now have over 90 teams with more than 250 coaches involved in these teams.
This phenomenal growth brings with it the need to support our coaches and players through coach education and targeted coaching programs.
One of the impacts of COVID since 2020 has been that our coaches cannot access the education and coaching assistance that would normally be available.
We have now established a new coaching committee under the guidance of Ger O'Connor. The group have started engagement with our GPO and Team Mentors to plan a program for 2022
To ensure Naoise Waldron, our GPO can support our coaching and coach education programs in the schools and Club, we have decided to hire an additional coaching resource for our schools.
The Schools coach will be employed to provide 15 hours per week of coaching support in schools between the hours of 9 and 2pm.
If you have an interest in this role, please reach out to us on chairperson.fingallians.dublin@gaa.ie for more information.
9.45 Boys and Girls born in 2016 and 2017
11.00 Boys and Girls born in 2015
For all Mentors, Coaches and Volunteers in our Club.
Every Club is built on the volunteer (Coaches, Mentors and other volunteers) who give of their time to help the close on 1,500 juveniles playing in our teams.
As part of the volunteering and interacting with minors you must ensure that you have the following
Garda Vetting for GAA done in the last 3 years.
Details of your Vetting Number and expiry must be submitted to the Club for our records More on Garda Vetting in GAA at:
https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/child-safeguarding-and-protection/vetting
Child Safeguarding 1 Course at a minimum for all volunteers interacting with U18's
All Safeguarding certificates 1, 2 and 3, are valid for a maximum of three years.
Safeguarding in person courses, which were paused due to COVID will resume soon. We will update as soon as available
Pending resumption of in person safeguarding courses please ensure you have completed the GAA Safeguarding 1 refresher (less than 30 mins), and submit the Certificate number and date of completion to the Club
https://learning.gaa.ie/safeguardingrefresher
GAA Coaching Courses
Foundation is the minimum level for all coaches in the club.
Once again, these have been paused due to COVID. We will resume coaching courses very soon. Please book on the next available one.
Our Coaching committee is presently working on a calendar for 2022. This will be available shortly
Juvenile Section
Congratulations to Ellen Joyce on making the U/16 Dublin Football Panel for 2022. Best of luck in the up coming Championship from mentors Dave, Paul Melissa and proud Dad Tony.
U/15 Girls
Super day out had by our u/15 girls on Sunday in St. Margarets. 7 aside blitz with teams from St Margarets, Fingal Ravens & St. Finians.
Please 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 or they can contact them directly using list above.
MEMBERSHIP
Our 2022 club membership is now open. You can renew now and you can also sign up for the first time. We encourage everyone to become a member. Follow the link to see the options including non-playing adult and social member options
https://fingallians.clubifyapp.com/membership_signup
National Club Draw 2022
The mentors of every Juvenile and Adult team now have distributed the tickets. It would be great if every parent or player could support by buying these tickets from their team. The prizes are fantastic. Tickets remain at €10.
Open every Saturday
Noreens Open this Sunday from 10am
NEW OPENING TIMES
FINS BAR & COURTYARD/ RUBY'S
Opening Times:
Friday 5 -12am
Saturday 3 - 12am
Sunday 3 - 11pm
Operation Transformation
Our walks are still going ahead each Monday and Wednesday evenings to support Katie in her Operation Transformation Journey. Please feel free to join in whenever you can. This week saw us reach over the 4,000Km mark and are currently in 54th position on the Leader Board out of over 200 Leinster clubs.
Health & Wellbeing Sponsored by Keelings
Aveen Bannon
Aveen has accumulated 20 years of nutrition experience since graduating from Trinity College with a BSc. (Hons) (Human Nutrition and Dietetics). She is also a current member of the I.N.D.I (Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute) and founder of the Dublin Nutrition Centre.
Aveen is renowned in the Nutrition & Food Industry and has many years’ experience working with medical and health food institutions. Aveen is passionate about food and health promotion. She firmly believes that our diets have a huge impact on our health and lifestyle…
Check out Aveen's February Blog for Keelings, with Fingallians in mind - 'Fueling our Kids for Sports'.
https://keelings.ie/health-nutrition/nutrition-blog/
Condolences
All in the club wish to extend their deepest sympathy to Lorraine Beresford and family on the recent passing of Lorraine's father Paddy Redmond. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
If you are a member of Fins and have not yet joined the Gym now is the time. €100 for the year or €10 a month.
Contact Fingalliansgym@gmail.com
Grúpa Comhrá
Our Grúpa Comhrá (Irish conversation group) meets every Wednesday at 9pm. Currently we are meeting online. This is a great free service provided by Fingallians for anyone that would like to improve/practice their Irish and is suitable for all levels. Bain triail as / Try it out. Contact Liam-086 3814422.
Cultúr Club
This, one of the club's latest initiatives, will commence in March. Our Cultúr Club will be arranging bi-lingual visits to some of Ireland's premier heritage sites. Cultúr Club will be open to club members and friends and will only cost the heritage site's admission charge. Already on the wish list are Páirc an Chrócaigh, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Hill of Tara and National Museum. Tuilleadh sonraí le teacht / Further info to follow. If you have suggestions or are interested in Cultúr Club contact Liam-086 3814422.
Open from 7pm - 8.30 on Thursday evening and Saturday morning from 10am - 12.30.
BINGO & LOTTO !!!!
Lotto Results 8/2/2022
Next weeks Prize Money €2,100
To play online at: LOTTO !!
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:
Bernie Stokes Clairvoyant
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Dave: dmacsitric@gmail.com
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