Reasons to Join St. Vincent’s GFC

10 reasons to why you should join St. Vincent’s GFC Ardcath / Clonalvy

It’s likely that at some point during your time at school, college or work you’ve been involved in a club but have you joined? It can be easy to dismiss clubs – they take up too much time and effort that could be better used studying, working and having fun, right? Maybe wrong!

There are plenty of reasons why you should join a club – but here are just ten:

1.Socialising – Joining a club is a great way to meet new people and expand your social group. Clubs have a lot of other of members, so you’re bound to hit it off with some. Plus, it’s likely that you’re meeting like-minded people who have similar interests.

2.Networking – You will have the opportunity to meet and network with people who could know about certain opportunities and help you in future. They may invite you to join in other activities outside the club and you will get to know even more people and maybe enhance your CV.

3.Volunteer and enhance your employability prospects –  You can log your time spent with your club as volunteering hours. These can go on your volunteering record and be used to enhance your employability prospects.

4.Promote awareness – Membership helps promote your knowledge and awareness about sport and sporting activities in the area, across the county and the country. You know whats happening.

5.Exposure to life – Membership exposes you to real life experiences, further expanding your knowledge of people and it can shows you what really go’s on in the background to make things happen!

St. Vincent’s GFC Ardcath / Clonalvy

6.Community – Being a member automatically gives you a feeling of closeness to players and members, you share something that other people are not a part of. You can spend time getting to know people and maybe even join committees or sub groups.

7.Regular activity – Joining the club offers the chance for regular activity. We can get very lethargic at times, especially in winter, and find leaving the house a lot of effort. As a result, we end up staying at home feeling bored. If you go to weekly club meetings, take a walk or jog around the track or attend a match you’ll soon make it part of your routine. The more you do, the more energy you have.

8.Enrichment: Being part of a community run club is an enriching experience. You owe it to yourself to at least try it out, how do you know if it’s useful or not if you’ve never tried?!

9.Metal wellbeing–Playing sport for yourself and get your family / kids involved from an early age. Physical and metal wellbeing can benfit all parts of life including  improved moods, bursts of happiness and increased relaxation. Taking part in games improves your concentration, reduce stress and depression and improves sleeping habits to name just a few benefits.

10.Have fun and keep in touch – Your time at the club doesn’t have to be all sport exercise or committes, joining is a great way of having fun, sharing a joke and taking part in celebration! You can attend a range of sporting and social events and feel at ease meeting people from across the GAA community at home or away.

Your membership fee helps support club development and supports teams at all levels to get out playing. It really helps keep the show on the road!  Hopefully this has enlightened you on how useful our local cub can be and hopefully it will encourage you to go join up this year. You are the lifeblood of our club so please do join! You can call Gerard Caffrey on 087 6501919 to join or renew your membership for 2017 today! 

Football League Division 3: Round 1

9/02/17 11:30 AM  All County A: Football League Division 3: Round 1.

St Vincent’s Ardcath v St Ultan’s:

On what was a mild yet damp February morning St. Vincent’s GFC travelled to St Ultans in Sean Newman Park, Oldtown near Kells. This was their first division 3 league game of the season and both teams were eager to get started.

St Vincents GFC Ardcath Feb 2017

It was the home team who got of the mark in the second minute with a point from a free.  St. Vincent’s got their first score in the tenth minute with a well taken point from Declan O Sullivan. Vincents kept the pressure on throughout the first half and saw a lot of the ball which resulted in one goal and three points coming from Shane O Brien, Richie O Sullivan, Robbie Lynch and Bob Tallon.

St Vincent’s started the second half leading 1- 4 to 0-3 and it looked as they might kick on as they went on an immediate offensive but the resulting effort was wide.  St. Ultans were awarded a penalty in the fourth minute and scored a point. This was followed by a goal and a point without reply from St. Vincent’s.  In the seventeenth minute Paddy Arnold scored a point from play but St Ultans began to shine and scored a further five points from play over the next fifteen minutes. Vincent’s kept pressing with two points scored from play but it wasn’t enough on this occasion to catch the home team who won the game by three points.

Full time score: St. Vincent’s 1-7(10): St. Ultans 1-10(13)

St. Vincent’s Ardcath Team

Graham Connor, Enda Murphy, Barry O Sullivan, Ciaran Brangan, Shane O Brien, Ryan Hand, John Corry, Ronan Sheridan, Bob Tallon, Paddy Arnold, Tommy Field, Cathal Reegan, Robbie Lynch, Richie O Sullivan, Declan O Sullivan.

St Vincent’s GFC Ardcath Team Selection

St. Vincent’s Ardcath Substitution

Three second half substitution for St Vincent’s: Andrew McEntee for John Corry, Stephen Creed for Enda Murphy, Paddy Muldowney for Tommy Field:

St. Vincent’s Ardcath Scores

Shane O Brien 1-1, Declan O Sullivan 0-2, Richie O Sullivan 0-1 Robbie Lynch 0-1, Bob Tallon 0-1 Paddy Arnold 0-1:

Up Coming Games

ACFL Round 2 Div. 3: St. Vincent’s will play Bective on Sunday February 26th at 2.30pm in Masterson Park, Ardcath, Co Meath.

Updates on our games will be available on our Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/stvincentsgfc.ardcath

 

Tailteann Cup Round 2 / Quarter Final

14/02/2017 8 PM Tailteann Cup Round 2 / Quarter Final: Drumconrath V St Vincent’s Ardcath

St. Vincent’s GFC fielded a strong team for this home quarter final game with Drumconrath and in so doing produced a positive display in a lively contest which was played in fair conditions for the time of year.  The game kicked off shortly after 8pm in Masterson Park, Ardcath.

Drumconrath got off to a quicker start but the first half remained a relatively tight encounter with St. Vincent’s scoring two goals and four points to Drumconrath’s eight points.  Tommy Field and Richie O’Sullivan scored a goal each resulting in the difference between the sides at half time.

St. Vincent’s had a two point advantage going into the second half with the score standing at 2-4 to 0-8 but it was Drumconrath who were first of the mark with two points from play in the first seven minutes.  St. Vincent’s did not get off the mark until the fifteenth minute with Robbie Lynch getting a point from play.  Shortly after Drumconrath scored a point followed by a goal which was a turning point in the game.  St. Vincent’s finished the game with two additional points but it was not enough to secure the win.  On the night, St. Vincent’s recorded ten wides compared to four from Drumconrath which really made a difference to the final score.  Drumconrath were winners and now progress to the next round in the Tailteann Cup competition.

The final score was Drumconrath 1-11 St Vincents Ardcath 2-7

St Vincent’s Ardcath Team

Graham Connor, Ciaran Brangan, Barry O Sullivan, Ryan Hand, Tomo Kearns, Kieran Sheridan Niall Tallon, Ronan Sheridan, Martin Fox, Paddy Arnold, Cathal Reegan, Bob Tallon Declan O Sullivan, Richie O Sullivan, Tommy Field

 

St Vincent’s Ardcath Substitution

Danny Murphy for Martin Fox, Robbie Lynch for Cathal Reegan, Eoin Hand for Declan O Sullivan, Andrew McEntee for Danny Murphy, Sean Moore for Richie O Sullivan

St Vincent’s Ardcath Scores

Tommy Field 1-3, Richie O Sullivan 1-2, Paddy Arnold 0-1, Robbie Lynch 0-1:

Up Coming Games

ACFL Round 2 Div. 3: St. Vincent’s will play Bective on Sunday February 26^th at 2.30pm in Masterson Park, Ardcath, Co Meath.

Updates on our games will be available on our Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/stvincentsgfc.ardcath

St.Vincent’s GFC – Open 2017 at Home:

Match Report – Saturday 04/02/201 7.00 PM – Tailteann Cup Round 1

Result – St Vincent’s GFC 0-10: Cortown GFC: 0-7:          

St. Vincent’s GFC Ardcath displayed a good team performance in their first game of the season and their first game of 2017 on their new pitch under lights.

St. Vincent’s made a good start and appeared the fitter of the two teams on what was a cold spring evening.  Cortown showed their physical presence throughout the game and were not afraid to tackle from the first whistle.

St. Vincent’s were more accurate on the night and maintained a lead right through the game. Ritchie O Sullivan slotted over four points from free kicks and another from play and was leading scorer for St Vincent’s. Five more points came from play with Paddy Arnold, Cathal Regan, Martin Fox, John Corry and Robbie Lynch all on target which demonstrates a solid team performance which helped in achieving a positive outcome.

The game was a good test and will stand to players next time out.  The match was well attended with the car park full for the first official game on the new pitch at Masterson Park. The team now progress to the quarterfinals of the Tailteann Cup.

Team

Graham Connor, Ryan Hand, Barry O’Sullivan, Enda Murphy, Danny Murphy, Kieran Sheridan, Thommo Kearns, Martin Fox, Niall Tallon, Paddy Arnold, Cathal Regan, John Corry, Richie O’Sullivan, Tommy Field and Declan O’Sullivan.

Substitution

Colly Hand for Declan O Sullivan, Robbie Lynch for Cathal Reagan, Sean Moore for Tommy Field, Ronan Sheridan for Thompson Kearns, Andrew McEntee for Enda Murphy

Up Coming Games

St. Vincent’s GFC will play the winners of a match between Drumconrath and Kilmainhamwood scheduled for Saturday next. The quarterfinal game is provisionally fixed for Tuesday February 14th @8pm (Venue TBC). More to follow

St. Vincent’s GFC will play in the first round of the league on the weekend of February 18^th. The game is away to St. Ultans. Details on the exact date and time to follow

Updates on our games will be available on our Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/stvincentsgfc.ardcath

St Vincent’s GFC Ardcath AGM 2016

St Vincent’s GFC  AGM 

St Vincent’s GFC Ardcath, Co Meath held its AGM on Wednesday, December 14th at 8.30pm in Ardcath. This is the most important meeting of the year and is organised in accordance with the rules as laid out in the Club Constitution. The AGM was well attended and the Secretary’s and Treasurer’s Reports were greatly received.

St Vincents AGM 2016

Club members attending acknowledged the efforts of all involved in winning two Country Champions during 2016 including the Meath Junior B Football Championship and the Meath Minor Football Championship, Division 2.

St Vincents in Action during 2016

Committee Members

At the AGM, the following committee members were elected for the coming year; Presidents; Fr. Brendan Ferris, Dick Cashen, Paddy Andrews, Brendan Caffrey, Pat Bownes (Elected 2016)

• Chairman – Willie Tuite (elected for a second year).
• Vice-Chairman – Nicholas McGill.
• Secretary – Sinead O’ Sullivan.
• Asst. Secretary – Lauren O’ Brien.
• Treasurer –  Gerard Caffrey.
• Asst. Treasurer – Keith Corrigan.
• Pro – John McEntee.

Subcommittee positions will be filled in early 2017.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 

Autumn 2016 Newsletter

St Vincents GFC 

Welcome to St. Vincent’s GFC 2016 autumn newsletter. We are delighted to share club news and progress made since Autumn 2015. We as a committee are very proud of the developments to date at Masterson Park and we hope everyone has taken some time to visit the park (pictured below) to view the progress. Of course, none of this is possible without the very generous support we have received in the past, and hope to receive in the future.

Over the winter months and over the recent fine spell of weather our new walking track has being enjoyed by many parishioners. Many people have said ‘having a safe, well-lit area to exercise, is wonderful additional to the community’. It is hoped to have the new pitch ready for use in September, and this is something we are working toward and looking forward to achieving.

Since the start of the new football season our teams have played home fixtures in Bellewstown and used the training facilities in Garristown. We are very grateful to our neighbouring clubs for facilitating the club in this way. Our teams at all levels are doing very well and we hope to build on recent wins this over the coming months.

Willie Tuite, Chairman, St Vincent’s GFC.

Vin Ógs – Under 6 to Under 12

We have seen an increase in interest in our younger teams this year with numbers attending training and blitz events growing. Our Under 8 and Under 10 teams have taken part in a number of blitzes where they were able to use new skills learned at training. Our Under 12s played in Group D of the Spring League.

They played 6 games, won 3, drew 1 and got to the semi-final but were beaten by Dunsany. They have shown great improvement as the league went on. All of our Vin Ógs teams have performed very well this year and have shown great pride in the jersey.

 Under 14

Our under14s played in division 4 of the spring league. Played 5 won 4, played Ballinabrackey in the semi-final and won 5-7 to 3-12, we played Drumconrath / Meathhill in the Final and won 2-11 to 2-8. We also won the summer league shield. Congratulations to Gary Tuite, Adam Tuite, and Conor Early for making the Meath u14 squad.

Under 16

Our under 16 team played in division 3 of the spring league having won the division 4 u15 last November. We played 6, won 6 and faced Ballinabrackey in the final game. Unfortunately, 2 of our players were injured and could not play on the day of the final and we lost out by 2 points. 2-7 to 2-5.  We got to the final of div 2 summer league and lost by 3 points to Ballinabrackey.

 Under 18

Our under 18 team played in division 2 of the spring league.  We played 7 and won 7. Reaching the final Again we were 2 players short and lost out to Dunshaughlin, 2-12 to 2-10. We have kept an upward trend with our underage teams through the divisions and can compete with the Senior Clubs and this prepares our young players well for adult football.

 Adult Teams

St Vincents GFC are enjoying a good season.  Our first team are sitting in second place in Division 4 of the league.  We got to the semi-final of the Tailteann cup, and qualified for the quarter final of the championship.  Our new management team of Coach Kenny McDonnell and his brother Karl and team manager Jonathan Hickey are all doing great work. After a defeat in last year’s junior B Championship final, hopefully we can go one stage further this year.

Pitch Development

Our last newsletter shared with you the different phases of pitch and facilities development at Masterson Park. Here is an update of each of these phases:

Phase 1 – Development of new sand based pitch complete with perimeter fencing and flood lights (completed). We hope that we will get to play some football on the pitch in September but before any football is played we need to erect goal posts and ball stops at both ends of the pitch. We also require 3 gates and 2 dugouts.

Phase 2 – Development of a walking/jogging track (completed). We plan to install track lighting and some outdoor exercise equipment alongside the track which will encourage further physical activity and complement walking and jogging.  Lights will be installed first as a result of to some welcome financial assistance from our Ashbourne based County Councillors. Exercise equipment will follow.

Phase 3 – Development of a new juvenile sand based pitch, complete with perimeter fencing and flood lights (work to commence mid 2017). This Phase will be grant aided by the Capital Sports Programme to the tune of €40K.

Phase 4 – Development of a Children’s Playground (planned for 2017).

Phase 5 – Development of a new Clubhouse / Community Centre complete with a new car park (planned to commence this phase in 2018)

Spending and Funds – The work completed to date has cost €182K approx. This has been raised through grants received (€87K), fundraising (€55K) and a short term loan (€30K) from the Credit Union. Unfortunately, this leaves us with a shortfall of €10K approx. When we add an estimated €12K for goalposts, ball stops, dugouts and gates it becomes clear that we need to raise €22K to clear our debts before moving onto Phase 3 next April.

Proposed Fundraisers for 2016

Sponsorships of Track/Fence.

Current and past members, supporters and friends are asked to sponsor 1 metre of our new track/fence for €100. In return a name plate will be erected on the fence. See the picture or visit the pitch to see further examples of name plates already in place.

Dublin /Meath Border Run or Walk

A 5 km and 10 km road run/walk will take place on Sunday October 16^th 2016. This is a great opportunity for the community to come together and put all your jogging and walking practice to the test.  A couch to 5k program started recently to get our community in shape for the run! First night training is pictured below

That’s Showbiz

A Music and Dance Show is planned for Saturday December 3^rd in the TLT in Drogheda. More information will follow over the coming weeks and months on this fun and community inclusive event.

Corporate Advertising

Businesses will be invited to avail of advertising space around our new pitch.

Finally 

There is a great effort going into all our teams from the Vin Ógs all the way up and we thank all of our coaches, mentors and parents who help out and support.