Southern Gaels Hurling and Camogie Club
50th Anniversary
In celebration of 50 years of Southern Gaels, the club are running an action packed festival from the 17th to the 24th of June 2023. The week will include hurling and camogie matches for our adult and juvenille teams, a family fun day, a golf outing, ceol agus craic and a recital by the Army Band. The festival will culminate with a Gala Dinner Dance in the Sheraton Hotel on Saturday 24th June.

Brief Club History
Southern Gaels (Gaeil an Deiscirt) were founded fifty years ago in 1973 as a result of an amalgamation between Athlone and Walderstown Hurling Clubs. Frank Young of Athlone and Mick Ward of Walderstown were among the key people that helped to create our club. The colours selected, for the new club were the maroon and yellow of Walderstown. The first committee was; Patsy Norton, President; Frank Young, Chairperson; Mick Ward, Vice-Chairperson; Bill Stacey, Secretary; Brendan McCormack, Assistant Secretary; Joe Ryan, Treasurer; Ken O’Neill, Assistant Treasurer; Bill Stacey and Brendan McCormack PROs. The club registered both Junior and Under 14 sides.

Location
Athlone, ireland
DateS
Saturday June 17th, 2023
to Saturday June 24th 2023
Saturday 17th

Frank Young Memorial Cup

Adult Hurling Match V Civil Service Team

Followed by BBQ in
The Bounty @ 8pm

Location
Pairc Chiaran, Athlone
Throw in 6pm
Family Fun Day
Sunday 18th June
Family Fun Day
Our family fun day will take place from 245pm to 5pm on Sunday the 18th.

On the day, we will have set up a number of fun activities. 
Road Hurling - Monday 19th

Registration:

Please contact:

Tony O'Keeffe 087 224 9712
Mick O'Connell 086 8246698
Where is it on?
The course runs from Coosan National School to Coosan Point, a small break for all teams and then return to Coosan School.

Briefing at 645pm @ Coosan School
Starting at 7pm
Finish by 815pm

How many is on a team?
This is very flexible, this is a fun event to bring hurling out into the community.
Teams contain 3 members.
Family teams are encouraged.
Anybody that wants to participate and turns up on the day can be added to a team.

How do I play and what do I need and how does it work?
Please try to bring along 2 or 3 older sliotars if you have them. Each team will be allocated 5 sliotars in total.
At the starting point, two teams are let off together.
Family teams perhaps grouped together and also perhaps more competitive teams can also be paired.
Each player on their team takes their turn to shoot
One team marks for the other with a small cone and effectively provides a spotter for the other team. You mark the shot where it leaves the road or where it stops should it not leave the road.
Each shot is counted towards the overall total.
Each lost ball encores a penalty shot.
The team with the lowest shot total wins the day.

Note that we will have some stewards on the road to ensure that all participants are safe on the course.

Advice:
While players can hit the ball high, it is advisable to keep the ball low to help both your spotter and avoid sliotars being lost over ditches etc.
And far more importantly, enjoy the occasion and social element of the whole thing.



Tuesday 20th
Underage Hurling 
630pm
Piper Parade

645pm
U11 Hurling Match
Southern gaels V Castletowngeoghan

8pm
u15 Hurling Match
SOUTHERN GAELS V Roscommon Gaels

Army Band Recital
7pm
Please join us for both matches and a delightful recital by the Army Band on the Main Pitch
Thursday 21st June
Youth Talent Competition


Underage Disco

&
Pop Up Gaeltacht
We are delighted to have such some many young hurlers and camogie players who demonstrate their skills every week in our club. We are looking forward to this events so they can show off other talents that we may not be aware.

The pop up Gaeltacht started in mid 2019, among a group of friends who were trying to learn Irish via Duolingo. They then started a weekly met up in various locations across the town. This will be a great evening and a chance to practice a few words of Gaelige and to listen to some traditional music.
Location
Athlone GAA Clubhouse
Pairc Chairan, Ballymahon Road, Athlone, Ireland
Date & Time
Talent Show:
7:00pm -8:00pm

To register contact:
Caoimhe O Connell
087-2958341

Underage Disco
8:00 - 9:00pm

Pop Up Gaeltacht
9pm
Club Golf Outing @ Athlone Golf Club 
Friday 23rd June
For those equally enthuastic for the club as the caman, 
we will have a club golf competition in Athlone Golf Club.

If interested please contact Gerry Brennan on 087-2323307
Dinner Dance - Saturday 24th June

with guest of honour:
Larry McCarthy,
President of the GAA 
Please join former and current players, parents and supporters of our club for this gala dinner dance.

Please click the link below to purchase tickets.
Adults €50 Students €35

Please contact the following for tickets or alternatively use the online payment option provided.

Kevin Jordan 087 7989941
Martin Geary 087 225 3350
Mick O'Connell 086 824 6698
Pat O'Neill 086 825 5223
Eoin Crosbie 086 071 5773
Location
Sheraton Hotel
Athlone, ireland
Date & Time
Saturday 24th June 2023
7pm

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