Merry Christmas 2017

St Colmcilles 2017 Youth Presentation Event

St. Colmcilles will be hosting an End of Year Presentation Event for our Youth teams.

2017 has been a fantastic year for all our youth teams and we want to get everyone together to celebrate and recognise these achievements and the hard work that all of our young players, as well as their parents and coaches, have put in all season.

There will be a Gaelic Football Blitz for the Under 8s & Under 10s starting at 2.30pm.

This will be followed by the presentation of awards for all Youth teams including medals and certificates. There will also be food and drink and some music in the Irish Club.

We hope that you can come and make it a great day to celebrate.

More information here.

St. Colmcilles G.A.C. – 2017 Cúl Camp – Day 3

St. Colmcilles G.A.C. – 2017 Cúl Camp

 

Day 3 of the St. Colmcilles Cúl Camp was great fun once again with everyone enjoying the day as the camp drew to a close for 2017. Well done to all the kids who took part in the camp and made it the great success that it was.

The club have to say a massive ‘Thank you’ to all coaches from both the men’s and the ladies’ senior teams who helped out over the 3 days. John O’Dowd, Daithi Breen, Odhrán Gallagher, Thomas Patrick Kieran Maloney, Bob Canty, Kevin Devlin and especially Naomh Ní Mhongáin were fantastic in running the Cúl Camp, ensuring that all the kids had a great time and got the most from the 3 days. Also a big ‘thank you’ to Rory Norris and Naomh for organising the camp and making sure it was a brilliant success.

There are still a few more weeks left in the underage season with Wednesday trainings at the club, a few blitz competitions and finishing with the St. Colmcilles Blitz and the Underage Presentation Evening on the 30th September at the St Albans Irish Club – Official. More information to come on this evening soon.

 

The dates have been set for this year’s St. Colmcilles Cúl Camps. This is a great opportunity for young kids to experience Gaelic Games, whether they are regular players or are taking part for the first time. It is a great chance to meet new people while taking part in three days of action packed activities with qualified coaches and learning or improving new skills.

St. Colmcilles G.A.C. – 2017 Cúl Camp – Day 2

St. Colmcilles G.A.C. – 2017 Cúl Camp

 

Day 2 of the St. Colmcilles Cúl Camp was exposed to the elements but, the rain didn’t dampen the spirits and all the kids (and the helpers) had loads of fun once again.

Coaches from both the men’s and the ladies’ senior teams were there again teaching the kids and helping them to have a great time. A quote from one coach: “Safe to say, the future of the club is in good hands with these lot”.

The final day of the Cúl Camp is today from 10am to 3pm. It’s not too late to come down and join in.

 

The dates have been set for this year’s St. Colmcilles Cúl Camps. This is a great opportunity for young kids to experience Gaelic Games, whether they are regular players or are taking part for the first time. It is a great chance to meet new people while taking part in three days of action packed activities with qualified coaches and learning or improving new skills.

St. Colmcilles G.A.C. – 2017 Cúl Camp – Day 1

St. Colmcilles G.A.C. – 2017 Cúl Camp

 

The St. Colmcilles Cúl Camp is underway. Day 1 of the Cúl Camp was a fantastic success and it was great to see everyone enjoying themselves, learning new skills, having fun and making new friends.

The weather was fantastic yesterday so lets hope that it continues to be today. There were plenty of coaches from both the men’s and the ladies’ senior teams down helping out and they helped all the kids to enjoy playing football and ensured that they had a great time.

It’s not too late to come down and join in. The Cúl Camp continues today from 10am to 3pm before it concludes tomorrow afternoon.

 

The dates have been set for this year’s St. Colmcilles Cúl Camps. This is a great opportunity for young kids to experience Gaelic Games, whether they are regular players or are taking part for the first time. It is a great chance to meet new people while taking part in three days of action packed activities with qualified coaches and learning or improving new skills.

St. Colmcilles G.A.C. – 2017 Cúl Camp

St. Colmcilles G.A.C. – 2017 Cúl Camp

The dates have been set for this year’s St. Colmcilles Cúl Camps. This is a great opportunity for young kids to experience Gaelic Games, whether they are regular players or are taking part for the first time. It is a great chance to meet new people while taking part in three days of action packed activities with qualified coaches and learning or improving new skills.

 

Please contact Niamh or James on the contact details above.

 

Hertfordshire GAA Schools Tournament

The annual year 4/5 primary schools tournament took place on Friday 26th May in Cotlandswick, St Albans.

There were 20 teams, 55 games across 5 pitches with 360 children participating, the majority of which were playing Gaelic Football for the very first time.

The teamwork, sportsmanship and all round play was excellent. Well done everyone and thanks to schools, teachers, parents and of course the participants, who were excellent on the day, for supporting the event.

Special mention to the club coaching officers who put in a huge effort to make the day possible.

A couple of videos with coverage of the day has been created and can be seen below.

 

Credit to MQ Video for putting these together for the county. Thanks Mark!

Fundraiser Day for Shay – 21st May 2017

One of our St Colmcilles families is raising money for a great cause.

On Sunday 21st May we are running a fundraiser for Shay and his family. Shay is a 10 year old boy who is part of the St. Colmcilles Gaelic football community here in St Albans.

Shay, unfortunately, was diagnosed with a terminal mitochondrial disease which he has been battling for a number of years. There are only a handful of kids with this syndrome who have survived beyond 5 and the oldest surviving kid made it to 14.

He has shared a bedroom with his parents for most of his life and they are currently raising money to build a palliative care bedroom for him so he can spend less time in hospital.

Shay’s fundraiser will be a family fun day on Sunday 21st May from 11am to 4pm at Oaklands College, St Albans. There will be live music, BBQ, bar, Gaelic football tournaments, beat the goalie and loads to do for the kids with train rides, inflatables, face painting and much more.

Lets all get behind the fundraiser on the 21st May. Any help or donations would be greatly received. You can find more information about this great cause here.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

March Newsletter Out Now

St. Colmcilles G.A.C. have a brand new Newsletter

The Newsletter will be published every month or so and is aimed at bringing you the most up to date information from the club with news on fixtures, results, match reports, club events and more.

The new issue contains details of our new O’Neills Club Shop, more information about the start of training for all teams, some photos from our Youth Teams from last year and dates of some of our scheduled events for 2017. It is out this weekend and will be available from club committee members, players and the St Albans Irish Club.

It is also online here.