General and Advanced Autumn Camps are now open for booking.
Registration is now open for our 2024 Autumn camps here.
General Camp – 29th, 30th & 31st October. Time 10- 1.30pm
Advanced Camp- 29th – Camogie/ Hurling. Time 1.30 – 4 pm
Advanced Camp 31st Footbal. Time 1.30 – 4pm
General Camp – €55 (€5 discount for each additional sibling)
Advanced Camp- 1 day = €20, both days = €35.
Last Sunday more than 160 boys from age groups U10 to U14 took part in the CMán Cuala Hurling Festival at Thomastown, which was the culmination of a summer hurling initiative for juvenile boys. The initiative was focused on integrating players and coaches from the different age groups and giving the players an opportunity to be coached by some inter-county and club stars before the season commences. The festival on Sunday saw inter-county stars Cian Kenny and David Blanchfield from Kilkenny, Offaly’s Adam Screeney, as well as our own Sean Brennan and Liam Murphy manage (and even play with!) the juvenile teams for what was a fun-filled day of hurling.
Thanks to all the coaches who supported the training throughout the initiative and in particular our Cuala senior hurlers. A special mention to Ryan Malone who coordinated all the coaching slots with Cuala senior hurlers. Thanks to Stephen Butler, Jamie Conroy, Conor Groarke, Jack Twomey, Cormac Spain, Conor Lowry, Michael Conroy, Eoghan O Callaghan, Donal Murphy and our Dublin senior hurlers Sean Brennan and Liam Murphy. A massive thanks to Finbarr Murphy, Luke Hand and Neil Casey who have have been instrumental driving forces behind the scenes.
Thanks to all the lead coaches (Glenn, Aonghus, Damien, Tim, Neil, Fintan, Denis, Tim) who helped with all the logistics and of course to all the other parents and club members who volunteered in so many ways to make Sunday’s event happen.
And finally, a sincere thanks to Shane O’Brien who led the organisation of this hugely successful initiative throughout the summer.
See more images over on the gallery page of the website: Gallery – Cuala GAC – Official Website (cualagaa.ie)
Applications are now open for the hugely popular Dermot Earley programme. The initiative, aimed at Transition Year students, focuses on the development of leadership skills and is accredited by the National University of Ireland, Galway (FETAC Level 6). Find out more about the programme here.
If your daughter/son is interested in participating in the programme, please forward a notification of interest via this form https://forms.gle/Tch3QYi1HxjqFCBb9.
Registration will be open until 5p.m. on Friday 13th September.
The Cuala TY Programme begins on the 6th of September and will include a number of initiatives over the next few months including coaching qualifications, safeguarding, first aid and defibrillator training. Please see the following registration form for the 2024/2025 students starting transition year who wish to register on the programme https://forms.office.com/e/hdNcCrQkzi . More details will follow through email and whatsapp towards the end of this week.
The Feile campaign for both teams kicked off in February 1st, with a presentation of vibrant new club kit presented by senior players Peadar and Emmet, followed quickly by games which continued into late April. Poor weather impacted fixtures leading to some delays.
Cuala A played three tough games in the group stages with the highlight being an away win versus St Kevins-Killians which resulted in them topping their group and into the cup competition. In the cup-semi-final they played host to near neighbours Naomh Olaf. On the day they came up short and went down 1-9 to 2-9 in a game that was in the melting pot right up until the end. A disappointing end to a Cuala team who went down giving their best for the red jersey.
The highlight for the B team in the group stages was a resounding win over Round Towers Lusk. Their results had them enter the shield competition with a good deal of confidence as there was a incremental improvement in performance with each passing game. This culminated in them saving their best performance of the campaign for the knockout stages. A comprehensive win over Maurs in the semi-final saw them face Templeogue Synge Street in the final in Thomastown on the 28th April. A beautifully manicured Thomastown played host to a fantastic display from the lads with Cuala winning out 1-14 to 1-7. A great reward for a great bunch.
The 2009 boys enjoyed great support from coaches, parents and supporters throughout all the games. The effort involved in getting teams beyond the white line is real, so they would like to thank all who contributed their time and effort to their campaign. They would especially like to recognise the support from the sponsors who supported the team.
