This Sunday the senior girls welcome the next batch of u16s who will be making the transition from junior to senior next year.
The girls sides have organsied food and mini matches for everyone from 1 to 3pm on Sunday. A lot of work has gone into organizing the day with food, music and prizes all on hand.
We want to help make the step from junior to senior less daunting and build on the work in the last year or so with Aoife, Sadie, Meabh, Elanor, Katie and Chloe to name but a few who have successfully joined the senior ranks.

Watch out
Could all members please be vigilant with leaving belongings in cars currently. Our club manager Martin came across a man last week breaking into his car. When questioned he claimed to be a member of staff acting as security. The man was apprehended but this is unlikely to be a once off occurance. Please take note of any suspicious individuals you may see and please be sure to keep your belongings on your person at all times.

At this months committee meeting we finalized a number of social occasions to make note of over the next few weeks as the season draws to a close…

Supporters Lunch
A second supporters lunch will be held at 1.30pm on Saturday the 15th of March prior to the IHL game versus Cookstown. A 2 course lunch will be provided by Rachel with all who wish to attend very welcome. Should you want to book a place please email Ali at alisonfkeogh@gmail.com before Wednesday the 12th of March.

U14 trip to Lisnagarvey
Some matches and a bus to Garvey are being organized for the u14 girls and boys on the week of the 22nd of March to coincide with the mens 1sts IHL game in Hillsborough that day. Coaches will be in touch over the next week or so for this

Captains Challenge
A provisional date for the captains challenge has been set for Friday April 11th with more details to follow

U16 trip
Hoodies are being ordered and deposits are coming in for the u16 trip to Barcelona on April 24th. To help fund this trip the 16s will be collecting money at the St.Patricks Day finals. The boys will hoping to be playing in their own final that day so please be on hand to support both them and the mens firsts later in the day in the Mills Cup final.

Numbers are coming in thick and fast for the club dinner!!

The date is the 29th of March in the Stillorgan Park Hotel. The dress code is formal and dinner will be served at 8pm. A band will play for the evening followed by a DJ to finish so plenty of entertainment for all!

Some emails will have gone out asking for an indication of your plans to attend. Please respond so we can ensure you get a ticket . We will endeavor to seat you wherever and with whoever you wish once we know.

If you haven’t confirmed whether you are attending please contact Ali at alisonfkeogh@gmail.com as soon as you can. Only 3 weeks left!

Another busy weekend ahead as the leagues begin to wind down this season.

Tonight the ladies 1sts play Pembroke 2s at 8.30 at home. Pembroke will claim the div 2 title should they win, having only lost 1 game so far this season. Our own girls were unlucky last Saturday as they came undone by a Trinity side bolstered with some of their usual first eleven players. Meabh Holden put the girls ahead in the first half with a cracking shot from a short corner. A large number of Trinity corners in the second half proved to be too much to handle though as the final score was a 2-1 loss. Some pictures of the game have now been uploaded to the site.
They have another league game on Saturday with a 4pm game at home to Genesis.

The ladies 2s were unfortunately officially relegated last Saturday despite their 0-0 draw with Pembroke. The girls soaked up a massive 30 corners without letting the opposition score but unfortunately results from the start of the season caught up with them. They’ve fought hard since before Christmas and have gained a number of points, showing a great ‘never say die’ attitude. This week they face another double weekend with Navan away on Saturday and Kilkenny at home on Sunday at 3pm in the Cup.

The 3s were unlucky on Saturday as they lead the game 1-0 all the way to the final 10 minutes before a late pair of goals led to a 2-1 loss. They have an early 9.30 start against Pembroke on Saturday while our 4s face also play Pembroke, but at home at 11m.

On the mens side the 1sts proved there were no hangover from the previous weeks win as they beat Cork Harlequins 11-0 in the first round of the IHL. They will face a tougher tie this week as they travel up to Instonians for a 2.40pm start.

The mens 2s were unfortunately beaten by Monkstown 3-4 in the quarter final of the Irish Junior Cup. The guys found themselves 3-0 down in the second half before a dramatic comeback was started until Monkstown ran out eventual 3-4 winners. They have no game this weekend but play Clontarf away in the next round of the Railway Cup on Tuesday at 8.15

The mens 3s and 4s both had big wins of 7-1 and 6-3 respectively last weekend. The 4s match report from the day can be seen here:

The 5ths meanwhile completed their league campaign with a 5-0 loss to Avoca. Huge thanks to Jack McCann for all his hard work with the team this year!

This week the 3rd play Pembroke away at 3.30 while the 4ths will host Weston at home at 11am.