Last night our second men’s adult footballers got the ‘weekend’ league matches underway with a terrific away win against Ballymun Kickhams.
We have 3 teams in action on Sunday with pitches to be confirmed now that Shanganagh has been declared unplayable.
??Seniors home to Judes at 10.30
??Junior 1 home to Round Towers Clondalkin at 12.15
??Junior 2 away to Ballyboughal at 3.00
Our Minor Ladies Footballers are in League action with the A’s at Thomastown (3 pm) and the B’s making their first start at Meadowvale (3 pm) against Na Fianna.
The Feile Boys Footballers get their tournament started with A’s and B’s in Thomastown on Sunday and the C’s TBC.
There will also be a special exhibition match with the Minor girls for the Cuala All-Stars at St Joseph’s School in Dun Laoghaire on Saturday at 11 am.
See what happens when the rain and the storms give us a break!
PRESENTERS EXTRAORDINAIRE
BIG NIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE LEADERS
Our group of young participants in the Dermot Earley Leadership Course will be giving presentations on their chosen subjects to a live audience in the Dun Laoghaire Town Hall tonight.
It’s a fabulous programme and this is an opportunity to show the kind of fresh thinking which our leaders of tomorrow are capable of.
FUN FOR ALL
EASTER CAMPS EGGS-CITEMENT GROWING
Online bookings are open for the ever popular Easter Camps which will take place in Dalkey from 11th to 14th and 19th to 22nd of April.
It’s for all ages from Academy to U12 and friends or relatives are welcome as well.
It might be a bit rough with the Dublin footballers at the moment but the hurlers and the Women Footballers are flying with the help of lots of Cuala players.
Sean, Cian and Jake were all involved in the hurlers win over Tipperary last weekend and should be so again against Kilkenny tomorrow at 5.
Martha captains Dublin again against Meath tomorrow at 3 PM with Jess and Jennifer also starting and Rachel, Sinead and Grainne on the bench.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
JUST A MINUTE
At GAA Congress 2022, An tUachtara?n CLG, Larry McCarthy, used the most significant day of the non-games GAA calendar to reflect on the murder of Ashling Murphy.
An tUachtara?n remarked on the grace with which the Murphy family have borne such a horrifying experience while also praising the resilience and support demonstrated by Ashling’s camogie club Kilcormac Killoughey in the aftermath of her death. Since the tragedy, many members have reached out asking that the Association lend its voice to the conversations that were happening across Ireland.
One email struck a particular chord with the President. It highlighted the gratitude a mother felt when her son’s coach took a minute after training to speak to the 37 young men on his U17 development squad about the importance of always demonstrating respect for women and girls. When she picked him up after the session, her son relayed the message to his mother, thereby continuing the important conversation and demonstrating the impact the talk had on the young man. It was suggested by this GAA member to An tUachtara?n that were all GAA coaches to take ‘Just a Minute’ and have a similar conversation with their players the impact could be considerable.
An tUachtara?n is therefore encouraging all coaches across the Association, on the week of International Woman’s Day (Tuesday March 8th), to take ‘Just a Minute’ at your training session to ask your squad of players to demonstrate respect towards women, and to be leaders amongst their peers by calling out any disrespectful behaviour or language towards women or girls that they come across.
Any such conversation will reinforce the values of the GAA’s long-standing ‘Give Respect, Get Respect’ campaign which aims to promote positive behaviour and ensure that Gaelic Games is an enriching environment for all involved. It encourages and promotes respect both on and off field by coaches, parents, spectators, players, referees, match officials, and anyone else who is involved in the Gaelic Games family.
KIDS INTERESTS FIRST
NEARLY THERE
Last in-person course to get yourself compliant as a coach with all their safeguarding in place. Tomorrow morning at Cuala . There is also an online course on 23rd March
Contact Ken Fitgerald to get yourself registered. You cannot be involved with a team unless you are compliant.
Our Cuala Memberships are all due now for the year ahead. All the details of how to benefit from monthly payment plans, what the costs are for the new year (no increases and some reductions :-) ) and how to make your payment can be found by clicking on the link below.
By this stage now you should not be playing or training unless your membership has been confirmed in full or as part of the instalment plan. You can still select to pay in four instalments.
Most of your fellow members have paid their first or second instalments already.
Have you seen the new look to the Cuala website? Easy to find your way around and all the details you need for your journey through the world of Cuala.
U19 Hurlers Off to Winning Start