Bray players to the fore for Wicklow
We had no less that eight players on duty when Wicklow accounted for London by 0-23 to 0-14 last Sunday with our lads accounting for all but
five of the scores as well.
Skipper John Henderson was unable to line out due to an on-going hamstring injury but his club mates kept the flag flying with Christy Moorehouse getting eight points, Diarmuid Masterson four points, David Maloney three points, Padraig Doyle and Eoin McCormack two points a piece and Luke Maloney one point.
Goalkeeper Conor McNally made a couple of crucial saves in the first half behind a defence that saw Ben Kearney again grow into his role as an
inter county hurler.
Seniors Take Dublin Scalp
Bray Emmets 1-15; Naomh Olafs 1-9
While the above players were away on county duty, our senior squad showed its strength by accounting for Dublin side Naomh Olafs in Div 3 of the Dublin league in Old Conna on Sunday.
Any manager that can slot the likes of Arran Murphy, Daire Henderson, Peter Walsh, Daire Lohan, Liam Benville and Cathal O Dualachain into a team knows he won't be sending out a weakened version of Leinster winners. And so it was proved as the team played well and were well deserving of their six points victory.
Captain Marc Lennon was in scintillating form as was goalscorer Rory Lambe while Ronan McMahon put in an industrious hour in the centre of
the park.
The frees weren't going over for Seanie McDonagh on the day but Michael Boland's eye was in when he took over and he landed some beauties
during the second half.
In defence Peter O'Reilly was vigilant in carrying out a few brave saves while Seanie Maloney, Henderson and Murphy were others to catch the eye.
Bray Emmets: P O'Reillly; D Kennedy, J Anders, S Maloney;
D Henderson, P Walsh, D Lohan; A Murphy, R McMahon (0-1); M Lennon,
L Benville (0-1), S McDonagh (0-2); R Lambe (1-2), M Boland (0-9), C O Dualachain. Subs S Kearney, G Henderson.
Memo Re club Use
A reminder to all members that if anyone wants to use the club outside of their allocated training times, including gym, lounge or meeting room, it must be booked on sportskey in advance.
Happy Shopping in Club
Linda Wogan has asked us to add this link below as many ask how to get onto our shop on line. Bray Emmets Online Shop | O’Neills GAA (oneills.com)
Now is always a good time to buy new stock and there are wide ranges of club colours and equipment available right now.
All Stars Growth Continues
One of the great stories of the past year has been the founding of our All Stars section and last Saturday we experienced our busiest day ever at our session
which are currently being held in Colaiste Raithin before we return outdoor at Bray Emmets when the weather warms up a bit more.
Jenny and Rob Lackey have been outstanding leaders for all the volunteers and participants and it is really heartening for the coaches when getting such positive feedback as has been the case from families of the children involved.
Look forward to seeing you all there again this weekend at Saturday at 11.30am.
Time To Renew membership
We all put it on the long finger, don't we, but the time is now ripe to pay our membership. This is a reminder from Pat Wogan that the Bray Emmets GAA Club member registration is now due for the '23 season. We ask that you register as soon as possible so as to reduce the significant burden of managing this process on club registrar and committee.
Scór na nÓg Dates
The evening of Friday March 10 has been chosen as the date for our Scór na nÓg County Final. Following their highly successful hosting of the 2022 iteration of
the comórtas, Blessington GAA will once again be our hosts this year. The event will commence at 7pm.
Scór na nÓg is an under 17 Competition. For Scór na nÓg 2022, that means 2006 birthdays and younger. There is no lower age limit so entries from the upper end
of primary school are also welcome.
Scór represents a great opportunity to showcase the talent of your local area and
also to attract new members to your club. As we saw with last year's Leinster
titles for Carnew Emmets, Aughrim and Blessington in Scór, not to mention the
All-Ireland won by Carnew Emmets at Scór Sinsir, this competition provides a great opportunity to put your club on the map on a provincial and national level.
What to do now:
- Have a read of the attached explanatory document which briefly describes each of the Scór na nÓg categories. We have four 'Focus Categories' this year:
(a) Amhránaíocht Aonair/Solo-Singing
(b) Aithriseoireacht/Recitation
(c) Ceol Uirlise/Intrumental Music
(d) Tráth na gCeist (Quiz)
- Contact people in your community who you think might be
- interested in participating. For Rince Foirne/Céilí Dancing, local dance teachers/schools would be a good place to start. Local Comhaltas groups would also be very interested.
- For Tráth na gCeist, any club members who have previously taken part in the Scór an nÓg Tráth na gCeist or who have taken part in Credit Union quizzes in primary school would be well able for the quiz.
- If you have any questions in relation to any aspect of Scór, don't hesitate to contact Kathryn, at this email address or on (087) 2291548 or Rúnaí Scór, Kathryn Noone at
- fogartynoone@gmail.com, or Brian Lambe, (087-6970589),
- Oifigeach na Gaeilge in Bray Emmets.
