The club and its member send their condolences to the family and friends of John Egan. One of the great corner forwards of Gaelic football. Ar deis De go raibh a anim. (Great article from Eamonn Sweeney in Sunday Independent).
Pictured below: John Egan scoring against Dublin in the 1975 All Ireland final (Photo from Irish Independent).
Noel Paget Chairman, Mickey Whelan, Joe Brady at the Fionnbarrs dinner dances were Micky was presented with an award on behave of the people of Cabra on his major sporting achievement on the field of play and as manger and selector of Dublin. “One of our own”.
Dublin footballers and hurlers take center stage in Croke Park on Sunday. The hurlers need a win against a resurgent Cork Hurling team under the new management team of Jimmy Barry Murphy. Dublin will need to be at their best to beat this Cork team.
A very disappointed display against Galway. Competing and winning is the benchmark at this level. Hopefully we will get the result.
The footballers face a stern test against a vast improving Armagh team. A really good performance against Laois. Connolly and O’Gara were in brilliant form. When both are on form they are better to watch then Messi. Fair play to the GAA with the prices, a good day for the ordinary supporter.
Football takes the centre stage in the club this weekend. The first adult team play St Patricks of Donbate at 4 o’clock out in Donbate. The second adult team play Naomh Barróg out in Kilbarrack at 11 0′clock. The third Adult team play the Garda in the Bogies at 11 o’clock.
James and Katie O’Loughlin and their family are leaving our country for Australia on Monday. The club and its members give them best wishes and hope they have a great future in their adopted country.
James aand Katie have been with the club since they were three years old. They have never missed a training session or match in all their years at the club. Katie and James received a presentation from the club and their teams on Saturday.
Katie was on the under 11 camogie and football team while James was on the under 8 hurling and football team. The picture above is of James and Kate with their U8′s team mates and manager Nicky Kehoe in the senior dressing room of Naomh Fionnbarra club house.
All age groups from U8′s to adult level have matches fixed for tommorrow and Sunday. Pride of place goes to our under 21 hurlers who play in the 21 championship final in O Toole Park at 3-30 against St Bridgets.
All support welcome and all the best to the team and managers from everyone in the club. The senior hurling match is refixed for Sunday afternoon in the Bogies at 2-30pm. Next week the football leagues kick off for the 2012 season.
Forty of our members travel down to Fenit on the 6th of January on the sixteen anniversary trip to Churchill GAA club in Co Kerry.
On the 4th of February, 40 members of the Churchill GAA club will travel up to Dublin for the Dublin v Kerry match in Croke park. They will also play Fionnbarrs in a football challenge in the Bogies on the day of the match and will adjourn to the clubhouse for refreshments for the evening.
The second adult hurling team has a meeting in the club house at 8-15pm on Wednesday the 21 Dec in the club house.
On the same time and same place the third adult hurling team are meeting at 8-15pm. On Tuesday 20 Dec at 7 o clock the second adult football team are meeting in the club house.
35 parents and children went to the Tayto Park in Dunshaughlin for their Christmas outing. We had a great day which was enjoyed by all. The team want to thank the mentors and the committee for all the help over the year.
