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Clubhouse Redevelopment Project Update

Gaeilge
Tá borradh le brath leis an tionscadal don clubtheach nua.

An tseachtain seo caite d’eisíomar an tairiscint leis an foirgneamh a thógáil. Tá rialacha dochta maidir le soláthar poiblí á leanúint chun a chinntiú go bhfaighimid an praghas is fearr faoi phróiseas atá cóir agus láidir.

Tá sé dearbhaithe againn go ndeonófar deimhnithe sábháilteachta dóiteáin agus rochtana do dhaoine faoi mhíchumas don fhoirgneamh.

Táimid ar aon intinn maidir le príomhthéarmaí an léasa; beidh an foirgneamh faoi chúram Cuala saor ó chíos ar feadh téarma 99 bliain. Tá sé deimhnithe ag foireann bhainistíochta feidhmiúcháin Dhún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin go mbeidh siad ag moladh na dtéarmaí seo agus iad ag lorg cead na gComhairleoirí Áitiúla sna míonna beaga amach romhainn.

Tá neart oibre le déanamh sa chéad tréimhse eile, agus tá go leor páirtithe gníomhach (Cuala agus ár ndlíodóirí, Dalkey United agus a gcuid dlíodóirí, DLRCoCo agus a roinn dlí, Comhairleoirí Áitiúla, an Roinn Spóirt, Oifig na nObreacha Poiblí mar chomhairleoirí tógála na Roinne Spóirt, Oifig an Phríomh Aturnae an Stáit, an Fhoireann Deartha d’ailtirí agus d’innealtóirí agus de shuirbhéirí cainníochta, srl.). Dá bharr sin, tá sé an-deacair tabhairt faoi am-chlár go muiníneach.

Agus é sin san áireamh, tá súil againn conradh tógála a shíniú an samhradh seo, bogadh amach as an gclubtheach ag an am sin, an tógáil a thosú go déanach sa samhradh nó go luath san fhómhar, agus an clubtheach nua a oscailt go luath sa bhliain 2028.

English
Momentum is building on the project to construct a new clubhouse.

Last week we issued the tender for construction. Strict public procurement rules are being followed to ensure we get the best price under a fair and robust process.

We have had confirmation that fire and disability access certificates will be granted to the building.

The main terms of the lease have been agreed; Cuala will have the right to operate the building rent-free for a term of 99 years. The DLRCoCo executive management team has confirmed that they will be recommending these terms in seeking Councillors’ approval over the coming short few months.

There is a lot of work to do in the next stage of the project, and there are a lot of parties involved (Cuala and our lawyers, Dalkey United and their lawyers, DLRCoCo and its legal department, Local Councillors, Department of Sports, the OPW as the Dept of Sports construction advisors, the Chief State Solicitor’s Office, the Design Team of architects and engineers and quantity surveyors, etc.). This makes timing of key milestones very difficult to predict with confidence.

With this in mind, and subject to receiving all the required approvals, including from Cuala members at an SGM, we hope to be signing a construction contract in the summer, moving out of the existing clubhouse at that time, construction starting in late summer or early autumn, and the opening of the new clubhouse in the early part of 2028.

RIP Catherine Ó Giolláin

It is with great sadness that Cuala learns of the passing of Catherine O’Giolláin, wife of Pàdraic and mother of players Cathal, Lúc, Feargal and Darrach. The wider O’Goillain family are well known in Cuala and Catherine’s passing will be deeply felt.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis

RIP Larry Butler

The Cuala community will be saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Butler, father of Cuala’s Tom Butler and grandfather of Amy and Alison.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Thank You! – Inaugural Cuala Gala Dinner

Cuala hosted our inaugural Gala Dinner in Fitzpatrick’s Killiney Castle Hotel on Saturday 7th February and it was a huge success! Not only did we raise a significant amount for our Pitch in for Cuala campaign, it was a fantastic opportunity for members of the club, old and new, to get together for some food, awards, dancing and fun.

There are many people to thank for making the night a success, in particular the Gala Dinner Organising Committee led by Assistant Secretary Rónán Ó Muirthile and including Angi Crispe, Cera Healy, Conor McDermott, Dermot Malone on sound, signage and more, Ann Tynan who organised the silent auction, Sharon Foley for leading the raffle and Meadhbh Ní Fheinneadha and Suzanne Brady on comms.

Thank you to Blathnáid Ní Cofaigh who did a fantastic job as MC for the night, the staff of Fitzpatrick’s Castle who ran a seamless operation on the night, and to everyone who helped with setting up and clearing away.

Thank you to our Gala dinner sponsors, Cantor Fitzgerald and all the sponsors of raffle prizes and lots for the silent auction. You can find a full list of sponsors in the Cuala Newsletter. Thanks also to Brian Molloy (Camogie Association), Ken O’Sullivan (Cuala dn Dublin GAA County Board) and Lorraine Hall (DLRCoCo), for attending and supporting the night.

Most of all we want to thank you, our members who supported the event on the night and made it a huge success. We hope you enjoyed it!

Photos are in the editing room! We will share them as soon as we can!

Cuala Camogie Club – 1940’s

 

Cartlann Digiteach Cuala is grateful to Colmán Ó Drisceoil for spotting this delightful picture in the 1988 King of Dalkey Millennium Festival brochure. But wait! Cuala Camogie in 1942? Cartlann Digiteach Cuala was always under the impression that our Camogie roots sprung out of the long association with Naomh Mhuire Camogie Club in Sallynoggin. Founded in 1948 and informally  “affiliated” with Cuala since 1972, they officially joined the Cuala family in 1979, an event that was the impetus for setting-up the Ladies Section in the club.

So where does a pre-1948 “Cuala” team fit in to our club story? As it happens, we had been following some strong leads about a “Cuala” Camogie team and even found details of Junior “C” fixtures in 1940-41

  • v Clontarf (won 3:0 – 1:00)
  • v Jacobs (won 3:00 – 2:00)
  • v St Mochnas (beaten 3:2 – 02)
  • v Eoghan Ruadh (drew 2:00 all)
  • v Droigeadoiri (College of Pharmacy) (won 1:0 – 0:0)
  • v Pembroke (w/o)

In common with most adult teams in the county, all Cuala’s games were in the Phoenix Park – which does not tell us anything about their home location. We even wondered might they be the Camogie arm of Comhar Cualann – but no, that side was not establish until 1945.

Incidentally, in 1941/2 – another local club emerged – Naomh Padraig of Dun Laoghaire who also played in the Phoenix Park and we have names for them which we list here in the hope that some senior readers might recognise what families might have been involved.
E. Durning, M. O’Loughlin, J. Kilbride, S Bracke (Brock?), D. Devitt, B McGowan, K. O’Toole, M. Murphy, M. Moody, B. Moody, P. Moody, J. Bowen, E. O’Neill, M. Butler, G. Butler, P. Kelly

Since neither team appear together in any news report, we wondered whether Naomh Padraig might be a saintly alias for our location-less Cuala team?

Then, two nuggets of information came to our attention. A 1941 Patrick Moran’s minute book (another gem unearthed by Colmán) refers to the Cornelscourt club being given access to a field in Dalkey by Cuala Camogie Club. And now this latest pictorial evidence of the Cuala Camogie team, names too.  All are undoubtedly local and we’re intrigued that both sides boast a M. O’Loughlin.

Do any of your relatives feature in the Cuala Camogie Team? Do you recognise any names from Naomh Padraig? We’ll be delighted to learn more.

 

Cartlann Digiteach Cuala (Cuala Digital Archive) maintains an on-line archive of images and stories relating to Cuala, its ‘ancestral’ clubs and other Gaelic clubs that once operated in its area.  If you have any information or material to share with us, please contact –
Michael Goodwin, +353 (0) 87 2266140,  history@cualagaa.ie

READ MORE HISTORY ARTICLES HERE

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.

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.

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.
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Find out more about the pitch and fundraising campaign
🔗 https://cualagaa.ie/pitch-in-for-cuala/

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