Doire Colmcille members extend every sympathy to club senior player, Adrian Deery, on the sudden death of his father.
Adrian and his family are in the prayers of everyone at the club at this sad time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh anam athar Adrian.
Colmcille minors are in action this Sunday in their first competitive game of the new season against city rivals, Sean Dolans. All players must report to training this week where further information will be given out.
The club received a huge boost last week with news that funding has been approved for the new facilities at Colmcille Park. The new changing and club facilities are expected to be completed later this year.
Doire Colmcille’s after-school programme is now in full swing with coaches visiting three local primary schools. The programme includes: St Anne’s Primary School on Mondays; St Patrick’s Pennyburn on Wednesdays and St Ethne’s primary school on Fridays.
Training times and venues for all Doire Colmcille club teams for the coming months are as follows:
Nursery (4 years – 6 years), St Cecilia’s, Thursdays, 6.15pm to 7pm; under-8 to 12 years, St Cecilia’s, Thursdays, 7pm to 8pm and St Columb’s college indoor, Saturdays, 11-30am to 12.30pm.
Under-14, St Columb’s college 3G pitch, Saturdays, 11am to 12.30pm.
Under-16s, St Columb’s college 3G pitch, Saturdays, 11am to 12.30pm and Brooke Park indoor, Tuesdays, 8pm to 9pm.
Under-18s, St Columb’s college 3G pitch, Mondays, 6.45pm to 8pm and Fridays (indoor) 7pm to 8pm.
Seniors, St Columb’s college 3G pitch, Mondays, 6.45pm to 8pm and Fridays (indoor) 7pm to 8pm.
The club is open to anyone wishing to become involved in Gaelic games in any capacity. Anyone interested in joining the club should contact Doire Colmcille club secretary, Paul Crocker at HYPERLINK “mailto:[email protected]” [email protected] or by phone at 07732713968.
Doire Colmcille issues a particular invitation to younger players and their parents to get involved in the club, particularly those adjacent to the new club ground at Glen Road. Parents interested in having their children play with the club should contact underage coach, Ciaran McRory on 07876685282.
Club members are urged to support the GAA’s national club draw which takes place on St Patrick’s Day. Top prize in the draw is a trip to the 2014 International Rules series in Australia. Other prizes range from All Ireland hurling and football weekend packages to at trip to New York on St Patrick’s Day 2015. Tickets are available from James McQuillan.
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