Glenanne Hockey Club

Condolences to the McCormack Family

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:55:35 +0000

‘It is with great sadness that Glenanne Sports Club announces the passing of Mrs Muriel McCormack, beloved mother to Audrey, who is a life long member of Glenanne & Ladies 1st team player.

The Management Committee & all members of Glenanne Sports Club would like to send their sincere condolences to Audrey, her father Kevin, her brothers & sister Stephen, Rachael, Robert & Paul & to their extended family. May She Rest in Peace.’

Funeral Arrangements are:

Reposing at home 2-6pm – 205 Edgewood Lawn, Blanchardstown
Funeral on Monday 14th May, Church of the Holy Family, Aughrim Street
Afterwards to Mount Jerome Crematorium, Harold’s Cross
Family Flowers only

Glenanne Golf Classic

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:32:34 +0000

The Annual Glenanne Golf Classic will take place at the usual venue again this year – The Castle Golf Club

It takes place on the 7th June, a Thursday. This forms an integral part of funding the club so all support is welcome.

For all entry inquiries, contact Terry Cooney on 0861715377

Condolences to the Goode Family

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:25:26 +0000

‘It is with great sadness that Glenanne Sports Club announces the passing of Mr Liam Goode, father to Tom & grandfather to David, Jodie & Nikki.
The Management Committee & all members of Glenanne Sports Club would like to send their sincere condolences to Tom & to his mother Anna, his sisters Michelle, Emer & Ciara & his brothers David & Michael. May he Rest in Peace.’

Funeral Arrangements are:
Reposing at home Sunday 3pm to 7pm in Ballinasloe, Co Galway
Funeral on Monday 30th April in St Michael’s Church, Ballinasloe, Co Galway 12 midday
Family flowers only, please. Donations, if desired, to Cancer Care West.

Irish Senior Cup Q/F this Saturday

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:15:43 +0000

The Men’s 1st team face Railway Union this Saturday in the Irish Senior Cup Quarter-final. Tip off is 2pm in Park Avenue.

The lads need a large supporters presence to cheer them towards the finals weekend

Club End of Season Party: April 28th

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:13:37 +0000

The club will host it’s annual End of Season Party in the Morgue, Templeogue this Saturday

The Club draw for March and April will take place and Brian Brennan’s band ‘McIntyre’ will be playing

See you all there

Irish Hockey Association Womens Summer Social Hockey

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:18:24 +0000

Details for Summer Social Hockey have now been released! As in previous years, Summer Social Hockey is ideal for hockey club members who want to keep active and fit during the summer. However, as the league is open to non-club members, it is also perfect for anyone who would like to get back into playing the sport in a fun, friendly environment!

Ladies Summer Social Hockey is run on a 5 a-side league basis with maximum squads of 8. Both non-club members and club members (women playing in Leinster Divisions 4 to 14 inclusive) take part. This is a great chance for players to have fun and keep fit over the summer months while playing some healthy competitive hockey!

Details for this year are as follows:

League Dates: June 5th to July 24th 2012 (every Tuesday night)

Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm (subject to number of teams taking part)

Venue: Three Rock Rovers HC, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Format: 5 a-side (maximum squad of

Eligibility: Non-club members and club members (women playing in Leinster Divisions 4 to 14 inclusive)

Cost: €50

Registration will be shortly launched so start organising your team now!! Keep an eye on www.hockey.ie/development/socialhockey for registration details.

Looking forward to seeing you all in June in Three Rock HC!

Irish Hockey Association

Ladies 3rds Div 9/10 Cup Champions – Match Report

admin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:08:23 +0000

So the day finally arrived CUP FINAL eeekkkkk, well thats how I was feeling on Sunday morning as we headed down to Three Rock to take on Our Ladies. I think its safe to say we had a very tough route to the final, our first game was against Old Alex who went on to win division 9. Then the quarter final pitted us against Mullingar who came second in Division 9! Then we faced one of the toughest teams I think we ever have to play North Kildare. But we came through them all to face Our Ladies in the final. We had already played Our Ladies twice in Division 10 both times coming out on top, but I think that added to the pressure we were all feeling stepping out on the pitch. Anyway the game had to be played and played it was. The first half saw the Glens dominate and it didnt take long for the accurate passing of wonderful captain Niamh Mc to find Sineads stick and put us 1-0 ahead. The first half we were doing really well but Our Ladies weren’t without their chances and Catherine made some terrific saves off the line, as did Paula Davis. However the passing in the midfield was too accurate and like a replica of the first goal we got our second, again with Niamh Mc covering terrific ground and passing to Sinead who made no mistake of hitting the backboard. This left the score 2-0 at half time but the Our Ladies team had already started pilling on the pressure. The second half started with Our Ladies making some good plays and honestly I dont know how we kept them out, but finally they took a goal from us with a short corner, score 2-1 with about 15 minutes to go. The pressure didnt stop there and although they got another one by the amazing Catherine it was deemed to have hit an Our Ladies foot prior to that so the score remained 2-1. We didnt have many chances in the second half Gemma Fay made some good runs as did Lucy Harrison but we got nothing from them. Our Ladies were begining to pile on the pressure again and for the last ten minutes we must have made more clearances than for the whole match, Catherine was everywhere (thank god). Finally the whistle went, honestly I didnt realise it was the final whistle but thankfully it was. Final score 2-1 in what I can only imagine was a nerve wracking game to watch.

I still cant believe we did it, at the start of the season we had gotten together and had all decided that we wanted to get promoted and win the cup. I gotta admit its been a tough campaign I personally have gotten more injuries than I care to remember and not forgetting at the start of the season we had no goalie, but we did it as a team. An amazing team all of whom did not get to play in the final but without everyone we couldnt have done it. So girls well done and I know I speak for us all when I say thanks to Dee and Paul without all their hardwork we never could have gotten here. Also a big thanks to all our supporters especially Nick who has been to most of our games, even if it was only to watch Sinead score all those goals!!! A big well done to Sinead who scored 35 goals this season which is an amazing achievement and to Eimear who got herself on the clean sheet list and the goal scorers list. Finally thanks to Niamh Mc our fantastic captain. Well done girls we rocked it!!!!!!!!!!!

Position: Chairperson of Leinster Youth and Schools

admin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:53:49 +0000

The board of the LHA has put together the following job description for the position of Youth Director and are eager to fill this position as soon as possible.

Position: Chairperson of Leinster Youth and Schools

The chair of this committee is required to meet, monitor, encourage development and to advise on LHA policy in regard to the following sections of hockey.
Girls Secondary School
Girls Primary Schools
Boys Secondary Schools
Boys Primary Schools
Girls club hockey
Boys club hockey
Underage Interprovincial teams.

You will be required to ensure that LHA Policy and development structures are introduced and adhered to in each of these sections. You will also be required to bring, as far as possible, all sections within reason to ensure that ideas, new developments and where possible fixtures are shared and co-ordinated between the different sections.

You will work with the Development Director and the IHA Regional Development Team to ensure that hockey in Leinster is developed and co-ordinated in a structured manner.

You will report directly to the LHA Board and on a quarterly basis prepare a written report for submission to the Board for their consideration.

You will be required to work with the Treasurer in setting the financial budget for the Youth and Schools section to ensure the LHA policy is adhered to on a consistent basis

This is an important position at the very heart of developing and encouraging young athletes to participate and support hockey as a lifelong sport.

If interested please contact Susan Byrne at ladycaptain@glenannesc.ie

Support the Glens this weekend

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:47:50 +0000

Saturday April 21st

Men’s 1st v Banbridge – Glenanne Park – 16.30 – IHL Round 5

Sunday April 22nd

Galtrim Cup v Monkstown – Grange Road – 14.00 – Galtrim Cup final

Annual General Meeting – May 14th

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:45:15 +0000

To All Members of the Club

Take notice that in accordance with rule 13 of the club constitution, the annual general meeting of the club will take place in the Templeogue Lawn Tennis Club, Templeogue, Dublin 6W at 7.30pm sharp on Monday 14 May 2012 to transact the following business.

(a) Receiving the President’s address.
(b) Receiving the Honorary Secretary’s report.
(c) Receiving the Honorary Treasurer’s report and statement of accounts to 31 March 2012, duly audited.
(d) Election of Officers and Management Committee.
(e) Election of Indoor Captain and Match Secretaries.
(f) Election of Auditors
(g) Transaction of any other business.

Deirdre Leonard acting for Anne O’Connor
Honorary Secretary
Glenanne Sports Club
19th April 2012.