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Latest Club NewsSympathy'sLaragh GFC would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the Byrne family on the death of Delia Byrne. May she rest in peace. Be a Supporter for your clubVodafone Support your GAA Club programme is a scheme that Vodafone have set up that, 5% of your pay monthly bill or any top up donated to your local GAA club by Vodafone at no extra cost to you. All you have to do is sign up and 5% of your monthly bill or any top up is automatically donated to your local GAA club by Vodafone , on your behalf , without it costing you a cent extra. CalendarsOur Club calendars are still on sale in Willie McCoys shop if anyone is interested. There are fantastic photographs of our current teams and some old photos of past which are to be treasured also. AGM MeetingsOur Annual AGM for the Senior Committe was held on January 22nd and the new committee memebers were voted in. The Laragh Juvenile club also had their Annual AGM meeting on February 6th and they also voted in there new committee along with the new mentors who will be training all our Under age levels for this season. AppologiesSorry for the delay in updating the website. We appologise for the September & October Newsletters not being up on the website. When we get copies of them I will update the pages. End of Season - Juvenile Disco & Launch of 2010 Laragh GFC CalenderAt the end of another sucessful season for our Juvenile teams we will be organising a disco for the kids this month. Disco will be held in Glendalough Hotel on Saturday 21st of November. Kids will be presented with their certificate's and medals. Launching of the 2010 Laragh gfc calender. Please come along and celebrate with us. Thanks David Cullen Cup Day 09Laragh GFC would like to thank everyone who made the David Cullen Cup day this year a great sucess. Everyone had a great day and we would like to thank James Stafford for coming and helping out on the day. CongratulationsLaragh GFC would like to congratulate Seamus and Margaret Cullen on winning the top prize of a car in the County Wicklow GAA Development Draw on Friday 31st of July. Under 15 LadsLaragh Under 15's are travelling to St. Patrick's to compete in their second county blitz on Saturday also, the other teams that are competing are AGB, Kilcoole, Bray Emmets, Rathnew, Fergal Og's and Ashford. The club wisheds them the best of luck. Under 12 LadsOur Under 12 lads will be hosting a blitz on Saturday 4th of July - Laragh welcomes Coolboy, Hollywood, Kilbride, Valleymount, Aughrim and Avondale. Refreshments will be available on the day. Best of LuckWe would like to wish Christopher Merrigan & Kim Byrne the best of luck for Saturday 23rd of May when they get married in Annacurragh. The Club wish you both the very best of luck & Happiness for the future. Well DoneClara under 14 ladies had a good win over blessington in their second match this season on Tuesday evening in laragh with a great display of football from both sides. 125th Anniversary of GAAOn Sunday 10th Laragh GAA will be holding a "La na gClub" it is starting at 1 o' clock and every part of the club will be involved from the Juvenile right through to the OAPs!!!!! Under 6's, 8's, 10's, 12's, 14's & Clara Ladies, Under 15's boys and Seniors and the finally the Veterans and OAPs to finish off the day. This day is not just for anyone involved in the club but for the whole community and we would hope to see as many people in the field to support the day. There will be sandwiches & refreshments available on the day aswell as cakes and drinks for the kiddies. We hope to see you there and don't forget your boots!!!!! Blitz for School KidsLaragh football club would like to wish all the kids in the school the best of luck tomorrow for their blitz and we would also like to welcome Mick O' Dwyer who will be paying a vist on the day too. First of the Juvenile Blitz 2009 SeasonLaragh Juvenile football club is hosting the first Blitz for the 2009 Season on April 4th at 10.30 down in the field we are hoping for a good turn out and as much help on the day as possible. We have 3 visiting teams from Valleymount, Donard/Glen and Aughrim. Please as many people come down to support the kids. Table QuizLaragh Juvenile football club and Glendalough Golf Society will be holding a Table Quiz in Lynhams @ 8.30 on Friday 3rd of April. Tables consist of 4 players at a cost of €40 per table. A courtesy bus home will be available on the night within a 6 miles radius. Everyone is more than welcome to come and suppport both clubs raise some much needed funds. Best WishesLaragh GFC would like to wish Martin Linnan a speedy recovery on his recent injury. First match of the seasonLaragh started off the 2009 season against Ballinacor Saturday last. Despite the lads best efforts they found it hard to hold off the strong Ballinacor side. Scorers on the day for Laragh were Simon Byrne(1) George Windsor(1) Liam McEvoy(1) and Christy Merrigan(5) Subs changes were: Kevin Merrigan for Darren Bracken, Richard Cullen for Simon Byrne and Shane Byrne for George Windsor. Final score was Ballinacor 2-12 Laragh 8pts. 2009 Season
Registration Day for Clara Girls Teams
We would encourage all children girls from Under 14, 12 & 10 that would like to participate in any of the under age teams for 2009 season to attend. Best of Luck
CongratulationsThe Laragh Club would like to congratulate Tommy Cullen and Triona Feeney on there recent engagement. Registration Day 2009 for Juvenile ClubLaragh Juvenile Club would like to invite both children and parents to our annual registration day which will take place on Saturday the 7th of February between 1pm and 2pm in our GAA Pitch. We would encourage all children that would like to participate in any of the under age teams for 2009 season to attend. In order to cover memberships, insurances and affiliations a fee of € 30 per child will be required. Some light refreshments will be available on the day. Also a bit of a football kick about will be arranged for each of
the juvenile teams. Looking forward to seeing everyone on the day. AGM'sOur Annual AGM was held on Friday 9th of January in The Glendalough Hotel and at the meeting our new club officers were elected they are Richard Cullen (Chairperson), Pat Cullen(Vice Chairperson), Brian Windsor (Secretary), Tommy Cullen(Treasurer), Stephanie Windsor (PRO) and
Annual Dinner NightOur Annual Dinner Dance was held on 28th of November in Lynhams Hotel Laragh and was a great success. With two cups on the mantelpiece we made sure to celebrate the night along with it being a special night of the 60th Anniversary of the Club. All players received there Carter Cup medals and Player of the year for 2008 went to Brendan Ward and Club person of the year to Brian Windsor. We would like to congratulate both on this great achievements. We hope to have as much silverware if not more for next years dinner dance. Check out the photo gallery for some shots of the dinner dance along too the lads in action at the Carter Cup Final. Best of Luck and Good WishesWe would like to wish Andrew Cullen & Sarah Windsor the best of luck for Saturday 8th of November when they get married in Laragh. The Club wish you both the very best of luck & Happiness for the future. Annual Dinner DanceOur Annual Dinner Dance will be taking place on the 28th of November
2008 in Lynhams Hotel Laragh, tickets will be on sale soon. MerchandiseLaragh merchandise is still on sale in Willie McCoys Shop, Xmas orders are been taken now and will be until 15th of November. Carter Cup FinalLaragh will be hoping to win the Carter Cup final this year. The final will take place on Saturday 15th of November in Avondale, please check Wicklow People for proper times etc. CongratulationsCongratulations to Mark Miley who got Man of the Match in the U12 County Final and to John Nolan who got Man of the Match in the Under 14 B Shield. Well done lads from the Club. End of Season DiscoOur Juvenile Season for 2008 came to a close with our last training session on Wednesday 1st of October and our last Blitz played on Saturday 3rd of October both our Under 8's and Under 10's played very well in very cold and wet conditions in Knockananna. Our end of season disco and DVD night showing both Under 8's in action when they were invited to Croke Park to play during the year, the Under 10's also got there time to shine thanks to Sharon Merrigans video of their match they played at the County Senior Football Final in Aughrim on Sunday 4th of October. Then the disco followed where all the kids and parents had a great evening. We would like to thank all the mentors and coaches for there help during the year we would also like to thank Patrick Casey for holding the night of the disco. We hope that next year will be as successful as 2008. Juvenile Under 10's - County Senior Football DayOur Under 10's had a great opportunity on Sunday 4th of being one of the 8 times picked around Wicklow to play at half time at the Senior County Football Match in Aughrim's County Grounds. They played against a strong side in Coolboy and both teams had a great match and showed that both clubs have a bright future in Juvenile Football. The Club would like to thank Hugh Kenny for giving the Under 10's this opportunity to play on such an important event. David Cullen Cup DayThe Annual David Cullen Cup Day has come and gone for another year and was a great success. With the help of a few prayers, the weather held up but the club was well prepared for thee odd shower with our new marquee which is a great investment for the club. The day started off at 1 o' clock with the Under 12 girls playing for the ladies shield unfortunately on the day An Tocher Under 12 girls were stronger on the day and gave the Laragh Girls a good game. Next was the Under 8's which Laragh has two teams to line out both teams played very well against a very strong An Tocher teams. Under 6's were out next which we would like to thank the mentors for getting it altogether and both the parents as well. The kids enjoyed the match and it was there for us all to see that the Laragh Juvenile Club has a bright future ahead. Our Under 10's were the last of the Juvenile teams to line out and they played very well. Again An Tocher had a very strong line out again for this match both teams played very well and it was a very enjoyable match. All Juvenile Kids played very well and both Laragh & An Tocher teams on all levels were all presented with a medal to acknowledge the hard work and dedication the kids have had over the last season. Finally it was up to our Intermediate Team this year to bring home the cup, as it was David's 10 year anniversary there was that extra incentive to work very hard to bring home the cup. To a great crowd Laragh brought home the cup after waiting patiently for the last 8 years and the celebrations carried on right though the night. Thanks to everyone who helped out and made the day such a success. CongratulationsCongratulations to our U12 Girls who played so well against An Tóchar recently. Club Tops AvailablePlease note that the new club tops are now on sale in McCoy's shop. Golf ClassicWe would like to thank everyone that participated in our golf classic despite our bad weather. A special thanks to all that sponsored the prizes to make it an enjoyable day. Winners were as follows: 1st John Lynham, Aaron Lynham, John O' Neill & Pat Hughes 2nd James Merrigan, Paddy Merrigan, James Power & Willie Snell 3rd Kevin Singleton, Fergal Olohan, Stephen Olohan & Owen Windsor 4th Brian Windsor, B. Martin, Alan Glynn & Colum McLoughlin The Nearest the pin went to two players: Jimmy Merrigan & James Nolan Longest drive also went to two players: Shane Stoke & Barry Jones. Congratulations to all & thanks for your support. CongratulationsThe Laragh GFC would like to congratulate Gary Cullen & Alison Kearns who got married on Friday 11th of July. We wish them both the best of luck and happiness for the future. |
