Seneschalstown GFC Club Notes 16th May 2021
Membership: Membership for 2021 is now due and can be paid through ‘Foireann’ at the following link: https://returntoplay.gaa.ie/
Membership rates for 2021 as follows:
• Adult Player €100 (will rise to €120 from 10th July 2021
• Non-Playing Adult Membership €60
• Family Membership €175 (consists of two non-playing adults and two children U17)
• Juvenile Membership €70
• Social Membership €20
Club Lotto: The club lotto jackpot is now at €9,900. The lotto draw takes place every Monday night and can be played at the Smart Lotto link here: https://buff.ly/3naw02Q
New Walking Track: Our new walking track around our pitches is very near completion and will be a fantastic asset for our members.
Adult Men: Our Adult Men’s team officially return to training this week after the GAA lifted restrictions on adult training. Anthony Malone is in charge of our senior team for the upcoming year, with Kieran Shankey and Alan Geraghty assisting him.
Johnny Keating, Joe Finnegan & Mal Hickey will be in charge of the Premier Championship Division 1 team, while Ian Maguire is once again over the Premier Championship Division 4 team. Ian will have a backroom consisting of Mick Dillon, Shane Finnegan and Fraser Thom.
Meath GAA Competitions (Men): After meeting on Monday night last, the Meath County Board confirmed the fixture calendar for a condensed 2021 season. The Feis Cup will take centre stage once matches recommence for our senior team in June, with each team playing seven matches in the competition plus any potential knockout matches. The Senior Football Championship is pencilled in to start in mid-August.
For both Premier Football Championship teams, the championship will begin in early July and will consist of seven games for each team and also any knock out matches if they qualify.
There are no ‘A’ or ‘B’ league competitions going ahead this year.
Adult Ladies: The Adult Ladies teams also got back out on the pitch this week after restrictions were eased. Derek Byrne and Billy Quaine are over the team for the upcoming season. There is no Junior Ladies management team appointed as of yet.
Meath LGFA Competitions: The Meath LGFA Leagues are due to start on the week ending June 13th. The start date for the Meath Ladies SFC is still to be announced.
Underage Teams: All of our underage teams returned to training in the week beginning April 26th. It was great to see the pitch busy again on most nights of the week. If you know someone who would like to join, please get in contact with a member of the club executive or team coach. The training slots for each team are below:
Team (Year of Birth) Day(s)/Time(s) Manager
Nursery:
U5 (2016) Saturday 9:30am Orla Garry/Paul Mallett
U6 (2015) Saturday 9:30am Aoife Sheehy
U7 (2014) (boys) Saturday 9:30am Mick Mullen
U8 (2013) (boys) Saturday 9:30am Cormac Harten
Boys:
U9 (2012) Saturday 9:30am Ivan McCormack
U10 (2011) Saturday 10:45am Conor McCoy
U11 (2010) Saturday 10:45am Conor McCoy
U13 (2008/2009) Saturday 10:45am Alan Finnegan
U15 (2006/2007) Wednesday 7pm Ted McDonnell
U17 (2004/2005) Wed 7pm & Sun 10am Declan Byrne
Girls:
U8 (2013) Monday 6:30pm Niamh Connolly
U9 (2012) TBC Aileen Gillic
U10 (2011) Monday 6:30pm Lorraine Englishby
U12 Yellow (2010) Monday 6:30pm Maria McCoy
U12 Blue (2009) Tuesday 7pm Joe Finnegan
U14 (2007/2008) Mon 7:30pm & Wed 6:30pm Elaine Byrne
U16 (2005/2006) Mon & Fri 7:30pm Ollie Mulvany
