Thank you from Cuala Choir
Cuala choir would like to say a big thank you to all those who supported its concert with Crokes choir in Glasthule church before Christmas. We had a full house on the night and thanks to your generosity we managed to raise €2,400 for the Dublin Simon Community.
The choir will be back singing at its usual time this Sunday evening. There’s always room for new talent! If you feel the new year singing urge contact Conor at 086 8193677.
RIP Mick Kennedy
The Cuala community will be saddened to learn of the passing of Mick Kennedy – a member of the great Mitchel’s side that, in 1967, won Dalkey’s first ever Adult Hurling Trophy, the Junior Hurling “C” League
Mick, through his work with the Dublin Local Authorities, also played a significant part in securing grounds for pitches in Shanganagh Park.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Further details on RIP.ie
Cuala at the Races
A fantastic day was had at Leopardstown Race Course on the 29th of December for the inaugural ‘Cuala at the Races’.
The Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all the attendees for their support.
We also really appreciate the Corporate Sponsors and those that donated raffle prizes namely:
Wider members of the Cuala Community
Business’s in Foxrock village ; Gables, Thomas’s, Kerb, Unleashed Dog Groomers
AskPaul.ie
Westbury Hotel
De Villes Dalkey
The Club Dalkey
Super Valu Killiney
Wicklow Arms Delgany
F45 Gym Blackrock
Fusion Hair Dun Laoghaire
Peter Mark Hair
Many thanks one and all.
Watch out on Cuala’s communication channels for a ‘save the date’ for the next race event!
With thanks from everyone at Cuala to the Races Committee: Chanel Grant, Clodagh O’Brien and Mairead Nic Aoidh.
Membership Registration Open
2026 Cuala membership registration is now open. A new membership fee structure was approved by members at the Cuala AGM on 28th November 2025.
Membership 2026 Key Notes:
• There is a mandatory requirement for 1 Adult membership for each Juvenile membership (new discounted Juvenile rate)
• There is a new membership rate for Mentors/Coaches/FLO’s (for those adults actively involved in team activities)
• Individual Levy of €30 applies to Adult single member
• Levy of €50 applies to all bundles
Find out more about membership here: Pay Membership – Cuala GAC – Official Website
Registration takes place on Clubforce, via the Clubforce Connect App. Download the app here: https://resources.clubforce.com/download-clubforce-connect. Log in to your Clubforce Account and select Cuala as your club.
You can also register online here: Cuala GAA | Clubforce
Dublin LGFA Referee Courses
Preparations for the 2026 season are underway and a big part of that is referee upskilling and recruitment. In January we have a number of courses for continuous upskilling, crossover courses from GAA & Camogie as well as New referee courses. We encourage every club out their to push these courses and disperse the information to your membership as we really need your support in recruiting new referees. As our membership grows we have more and more players taking up the game which means more teams meaning more games so we need to match that with more referees.
The below courses are coming up in January if you have any questions please let me know.
Dates:
- 12th January 7pm (online) – Current Lgfa referee refresher course/crossover Course for GAA or Camogie refs looking to ref LGFA
- 19th January 7pm (online)- Current Lgfa referee refresher course/crossover Course for GAA or Camogie refs looking to ref LGFA
- 26th January 7pm (online) – Current Lgfa referee refresher course/crossover Course for GAA or Camogie refs looking to ref LGFA
- 31st January 10am to 3pm (Venue TBC) – Youth Referee Course for Go games referees aged 17 and above to upskill to ref up to u16 football & for Brand new referees who have never reffed at any level or code.
There are 2 types of courses above. Current referee refresher course/Crossover course, this is for our current group of referees and for referees who are officiating in the Men’s football and Hurling or Womens Camogie who wish to take up LGFA Refereeing in 2026. The youth referee course is for referees who have previously refereed Go Games and are minimum 17 years of age and are looking to step up to refereeing up to under 16 football. This youth course is also for New Referees of any age above 17 who wish to begin their referee career in LGFA.
For sign up details to the first 3 refreshers courses on the 12th, 19th and 26th email cccdublinlgfa@gmail.com or whatsapp 0879455119. Further sign up details for the youth course will be sent out in due course along with confirmation of the venue.
AMGEN Cuala Student Bursary Awards 2026/2027
The AMGEN Cuala Student Bursary Awards for the 2026/2027 Academic Year are now open for applications! The awards are available to third level undergraduate students of STEM and related disciplines (please see application form for full list of eligible courses).
To apply, please complete the MS Word application form below (Answers to be typed – NOT hand written), and return by email to the Club Secretary, Colm Small at secretary.cuala.dublin@gaa.ie.
The closing date is Friday, 23 January 2026 at 5pm.
CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM
Please note the following:
- You must already be studying at the moment a Level 8 (QQI Framework) degree qualification to be eligible to apply for this bursary.
- If you are doing your Leaving Certificate in June 2026, you can’t apply.
- This must be your first undergraduate degree. If you already hold a Bachelor level degree qualification, you are ineligible to apply.
- You can’t apply if in 2026/27 you are studying at a Masters level. That includes for example a fifth year in say an Engineering programme.
- You can’t apply if you previously been awarded an AMGEN Bursaries.
Pitch Fundraising Upate Dec 17th
Thank you to everyone who has supported our pitch fundraising campaign! Funds raised as of December 17th stand at €163,046! This comprises:
- €80,371 in Member Donations
- €52,750 from 2025 Development Levy
- €5,725 from Boogie nights fundraiser
- €6,395 profit from Oct/Nov Club Lotto
- €17,445 Cuala at the Races fundraiser
Our goal is to raise €1M towards the purchase of our first-ever pitch, an ambitious target.
A range of donation options are available and every donation counts towards achieving our goal.
🔗 https://cualagaa.clubforce.com/products/shop
Find out more about the pitch and fundraising campaign
🔗 https://cualagaa.ie/pitch-in-for-cuala/
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Pitch Fundraising Upate Dec 1st
Thank you to everyone who has supported our pitch fundraising campaign! Funds raised as of December 1st stand at €124,892! This comprises:
- €60,021 Member Donations
- €52,750 from 2025 Development Levy
- €5,725 from Boogie nights fundraiser
- €6,395 profit from Oct/Nov Club Lotto
Our goal is to raise €1M by Jan 2026 towards the purchase of our first-ever pitch, an ambitious target.
A range of donation options are available and every donation counts towards achieving our goal.
🔗 https://cualagaa.clubforce.com/products/shop
Find out more about the pitch and fundraising campaign
🔗 https://cualagaa.ie/pitch-in-for-cuala/
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U16 Camogie Div 6 Winners
Congratulations to the U16 White Camogie team who won their U16 Div 6 Shield Final last Sunday against Naomh Bríd 2-03 to 1-01. Thanks to Cyril Mulcahy for the photos of clearly happy players, parents and mentors as they celebrated this fitting win in their last match before they transition to minor girls next year.
