GERALD GRIFFIN GAA CLUB NOTES
Club Limerick Draw
Get in with a chance to win a LG 75” UHD Smart TV or one of many cash prizes by signing up for the club Limerick draw this month! Join by direct debit, €8.33 per month for 12 months, or join by pay as you go for €10 a month (1 – 10 month options). The club Limerick draw is a vital fundraiser for our Gerald Griffin’s club and county clubs, especially as fundraisers are much fewer due to the current pandemic.
Join at the following link: Join CLUB Limerick Draw | Limerick GAA | Official Website
OR
Contact Gerard Reidy (0872582963), Pakie Hayes (0879126934) or Teresa Stack (0876111543) or email secretary.geraldgriffins.limerick@gaa.ie
Membership/Registration
Final calls to get registered with Gerald Griffin’s for the 2021 season!
With the rollout of vaccines at the moment, it looks like we may have our spectators back watching our matches again soon. Make sure you have your membership paid so you can secure tickets for the matches. Membership can be paid:
Online by registering at the following link: Login | Foireann (gaaservers.net)
Contact any of the following members of the committee and you can either drop the membership to them or pay directly into the bank account:
Gerard Reidy 0872582963 (Treasurer)
Sharon Ambrose 0879274068 (Bord na nÓg Secretary)
Teresa Cregan-Stack (Secretary) 0876111543
Membership Rates 2021:
Adult/ Working Player
€50
School-going Player
€30
Under 18 Player
€20
Non-Player
€25
Family (2 adultes/children)
€65
Intermediate Football West Football League
We are looking forward to our Intermediate footballers being back on the pitch for their first game this season against St.Senan’s, taking place this Tuesday June 8th in Gerald Griffin’s pitch.
The following are the fixtures for the coming weeks:
8th June
Gerald Griffins v St Senans @ 7.30
15th June
St Kierans, v Gerald Griffins @ 7.30
22nd June
Gerald Griffins v Kildimo/Pallaskenry @ 7.30
29th June
NewcastleWest v Gerald Griffins @ 7.30
Limerick Hurlers Win Against Cork
Well done to the Limerick hurlers who had a fantastic win against Cork last Saturday in the Gaelic Grounds. The final score was 0-33 to 2-19. Best of luck to the team who are playing Westmeath this Sunday June 13th in Mullingar.
Limerick Ladies Footballer vs Carlow
Congratulations also to the Limerick ladies footballers who had a great win against Carlow on Sunday, with a final score of 2-7 to 0-8.
Limerick Camogie
The Limerick camogie team put in a great performance against Kilkenny and narrowly lost in the end by 3 points.
O’Neills Club Gear
Check out our new stock available on the O’Neill’s website. You can see all our club gear at the following link: https://www.oneills.com/catalog/category/view/id/3068
Mothers & Others
Training for mothers and others is continuing to take place every Thursday at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome, we are looking forward to seeing both old and new faces. Remember, no football experience is necessary and anyone is welcome to join. So if you are looking for some exercise and some fun, please come along. You can contact Martina O’Brien at 087 9145952 for more information.
GAA Learning – National Webinar Series Online
1. Diversity and inclusion Club Webinar 7- 8.30pm: Responding to Racism: Educational Workshop. The agenda will focus on procedures to guide GAA clubs on matters of best practise in preventative, proactive and responding to racism and discrimination and the Give Respect, Get Respect program.
Option for training dates are:
• Tuesday evening 22nd of June 7-8.30pm
• Tuesday evening 20th July 7-8.30pm
Registration form: GAA Responding to Racism Educational Workshop:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx…
2. New GAA/PDST Future Leaders Podcast Series
Episode 5 in our podcast series is now available. In it, Sally chats with Geraldine McTavish, GAA Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Zac Moradi, Leitrim Hurler and Gary Coney, Secretary of Clonoe O’Rahilly’s in Tyrone). Link; https://youtu.be/DzpDYMoKDzk
Here are the links to previous episodes:
Episode 1 on Student Leadership: https://youtu.be/3ZeCYDdXvns
Episode 2 on Nutrition & Physical Activity: https://youtu.be/y4bKEizOsrQ#
Episode 3 on Sports Journalism & Sports Photography: https://youtu.be/0Tlvk1aOSUY
Episode 4 on Participation On & Off the Field: https://youtu.be/_9KsGumrsXI
Abha Bhán Parish Park Raffle
Please support our local Abha Bhán park in their upcoming raffle. There are some great prizes on offer. The raffle will take place on Sunday 27th June. Lines cost 10 euro and can be bought from any committee member or online at their gofundme page. Check out their facebook page for more details.
Cara Inclusive Volunteer Programme
Cara Sport Inclusion Ireland in partnership with Sport Ireland, The Federation of Irish Sport and Volunteer Ireland are delighted to announce the launch of the Inclusive Volunteer in Sport programme.
The programme aims to empower new and existing volunteers to become champions of inclusion, providing quality opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in sport and physical activity. It will encourage and support participants to be more reflective of their practice in relation to the inclusion of people with disabilities. Full details of the programme can be found at https://caracentre.ie/event/15605/ or if you have any queries, you can contact Odhrán Doherty (odoherty@caracentre.ie).