Richard Fitzsimon

It is with great sadness we note the death of Richard Fitzsimon, a past Trustee and Captain of the club. We would like to extend our condolences to his family, in particular his daughter Meriel and wife Brigid.

 John Findlater, on behalf of TRR, writes:

Richard Fitzsimon died suddenly on 18th January. Richard was a former Club captain and Trustee of TRR. We pass on our sympathy to his family, who have ongoing connections with the Club. Richard’s father, Colonel Fitzsimon was a stalwart umpire and his brother, John, also played for us.

Richard played hockey for TCD, Buccaneers, Leinster and Ireland before focusing on golf at Carrickmines Golf Club, where he was Club captain in 1992. He played for Ireland at hockey from 1960-1969 gaining 17 caps. He was a key player in the TRR teams that won the Irish Senior Cup in 1962,1964 and 1974. He captained TRR in 1960 and again in 1967.The unique competence of TRR teams of that era was that it included three players with outstanding passing skills. John Lavan delivered crisp accurate centres from right wing to Derek Henessey (CF), David Judge hit pinpoint accurate weighted passes from left back and Richard laid off perfect attacking short passes. Dick had a characteristic long stride and reach which earned him the nickname “Long-fellow”. I remember joking to Fitz, soon before he retired, that he better stay on as he had given me hundreds more passes that I to him; I needed time to pay him back.

Pavilion lunch

Saturday 21st January at 1pm in the clubhouse. We look forward to hosting many of our members tomorrow at Grange Road! The Mens 1X will be playing a match v Lisnagarvey at 3pm so hopefully you will stay or come to HQ to watch the match and catch up with old friends.

Junior Results January 13th to 15th

Boys:
6th Class blues won 5-1 vs Corinthians
6th Class browns lost 6-1 to Corinthians

Girls
Girls Inter 1s lost 3-0 vs Pembroke
Girls Inter 2s lost 2-0 vs Muckross
Girls Minor 1s lost 4-1 vs Loreto
Girls First Year 1s drew 2-2 vs Pembroke
Girls First Year 2s drew 1-1 vs Our Lady’s
1st to 6th class girls had blitzes vs Monkstown (see photos)

Club dinner 

The annual club dinner is being held on the 4^th of March in Old Wesley Rugby Club, please do save the date (if you haven’t already) as it is always a wonderful night celebrating all things Rovers!

More details to follow so please do keep your eyes peeled!

Senior Fixtures January 21st

L1 JP shield v Trinity – 1pm, Grange Road

L2 v Suttonians – 3pm, Grange Road

L3 v UCD – 11am, Grange Road

M1 v Lisnagarvey – 3pm, Grange Road

M2 v Monsktown – 1pm, Grange Road

M3 v Mullingar – 11am, Grange Road

M4 v Kilkenny – 2pm, Kilkenny College

M5 v Skerries – 11am, Skerries CC

Pavilion lunch

Saturday 21st January at 1pm in the clubhouse. There will be a sit-down lunch and a glass of wine at a cost of €20 per person.

How to pay

Payment can be made on the day or by EFT to Bank of Ireland account IE85BOFI90008410053691 quoting your name as a reference

The Mens 1X will be playing a match v Lisnagarvey at 3pm so hopefully you will stay to watch the match and catch up with old friends.

If you have not already done so and are interested in attending, could you please RSVP to this email address (president@threerockrovershc.com) by the 14th January including any dietary requirements”

Rovers Representing

Well done to all our Rovers Representing after their respective selections for Ireland and Leinster this week after a period of assessments! Shout out to Angus Dunlop who is the coach of the Under 18s and the manager of the Under 21s!

Everyone at the club wishes all of them all the best as they represent themselves and the club!

Ireland U16s – Eva Doyle, Hannah Duffy

The full Irish Girls U16 squad can be found below

https://hockey.ie/u-16-girls-2023/

Leinster U16s – Harry Glennon, Sam Rothwell

Leinster U18s – Josh Gill, Peter Mongtgomery, Oscar Pasley, Andrew Crowe, Ben Pasley (C), Sam Maxwell, Zach Silverman & Alex Lynch
Head Coach – Angus Dunlop

Leinster U21s – Ben Whelan, Conor Walsh, Charlie Beatty, Ryan Spencer, Ben Ryder
Manager – Angus Dunlop

The full Leinster squad can be found below

News Detail

Club dinner 

The annual club dinner is being held on the 4^th of March in Old Wesley Rugby Club, please do save the date (if you haven’t already) as it is always a wonderful night celebrating all things Rovers!

More details to follow so please do keep your eyes peeled!

Fixtures

L2 v Pembroke – 9:30am, Serpentine Avenue

L3 v Tullamore – 3pm, Tullamore Harriers

M1 v Monkstown – Grange Road – 13:00

M2 v Corinthians – Columbas College – 11:30

M3 v Wicklow – East Glendalough School – 14:00

M4 v Suttonians – Grange Road – 12:00

M5 v Mullingar – Grange Road – 14:00

Subscriptions

The subs are an invaluable source of income for the club, they help to pay coaches, maintain the clubhouse, keep the lights on, both on and off the pitch, and supply the equipment you, the members use.

Anyone who has to pay the second half of their subs please do so as soon possible!

ClubForce https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=955&intMF_ID=11107#Anchor

Hockey Ireland

https://hockey.ie/membership/

Sponsorship Opportunities

Hockey in Ireland has a significant and growing footprint – with industry experts ONSIDE estimating 1 in 10 adults having some interest in the sport – and c.100k+ adults are interested in becoming more involved in Hockey today.

TRRHC is uniquely placed with its own facilities and diverse membership categories to support local and national businesses in increasing their brand awareness through sponsorship packages. Sponsorship from local and national companies goes a long way to support the club’s development and progress, and we hugely value the support we have received from our main sponsor Tilman Brewin Dolphin, along with all our many pitch side advertisers.

If you know of a company that wishes to increase its visibility and support local sport through sponsorship, we have packages available to explore with you. Please get in touch with us directly and we can discuss options with you

FREE PUBLIC WIFI IN TRR HC

South Dublin County Council have installed free public WiFi in the club as part of an EU initiative. It will appear as WiFi4EU and there is no need for a password or pin. Logging in will give you access to 30min of free WiFi, and if disconnected you can immediately log in again.

The access points are on the front and the back of the video tower, so once you are in line of sight of the white boxes it should be possible to use the facility.

Dear Friends and Supporters of TRR Indoor Hockey, 

I know that Fraser Morris, John Findlater and I have been plaguing many of you for years to help us to fund the very many National Indoor successes we have had which have led to forays with increasing success into Europe. Some of you have been part of this 15-year journey. 

This is not a direct plea for financial contributions although there are students on the squad who would welcome a helping hand. 

The main reason I am messaging you all is that this is one of the very rare occasions that we are playing relatively close to home. Indeed, we are playing in the heart of the home of indoor hockey, Germany, in Mannheim. Three Rock Rovers are competing in the EuroHockey Indoor Club trophy, the second-ranked competition for clubs in Europe

There will be a big hall with lots of noisy supporters, accessible trains, flights and relatively reasonable hotels. We are playing at a club level that arguably supersedes what Ireland played when Irish indoor was at its height in the mid-1980s.  We would love it if there was some home support and I am going to give you the details if anyone has the time and inclination to travel. It should be great fun for the spectators, no one hosts or understands the indoor game like the Germans. 

The Squad is flying out on Thursday the 16th of February and is playing the first match of the tournament on Friday at 09.30 v the Czech side. Our second match is against the Dutch side Pinoke who are hosting the EHL outdoor finals this Easter at 16.15. Both sides will have players who recently played in the European International Championships. A daunting opening for us. 

Aer Lingus and Lufthansa had the best flight options when we booked. Chuck Walker is flying out on Friday morning’s €16 flight and should arrive for the Dutch game. There is a train station at the airport and it is about a 45 min journey from Frankfurt to Mannheim. 

The team are returning to Dublin on the 21.30 Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt. There is an earlier Aer Lingus one but the team is required to stay for the closing ceremony. 

I really hope to see many of you in Mannheim. Realistically staying in this division would be a fantastic achievement. But this part-time indoor hockey team from Balinteer has punched above its weight many times in the past. In the slightly altered immortal words of Sanka Coffie “Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it’s indoor time. Cool Runnings’ 

Liam / Fraser / Scott

Details of accommodation and competition schedule

Team Accommodation is in two different hotels:

TRR and some parents and supporters have already booked the first listed option:

Hilton Garden Inn Mannheim (Homepage Hilton Garden Inn)

3 *** (7 km from Hotel to Venue – 15 min by car)

Single: 99,00 € incl. BF / per room per night

Double: 119,00 € incl. BF / per room per night

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/framagi-hilton-garden-inn-mannheim/?SEO_id=GMB-EMEA-GI-FRAMAGI

LanzCarré Hotel Mannheim, a member of Radisson Individuals (Homepage Lanzcarré)

3 *** (8 km from Hotel to Venue – 15 min by car)

Single: 79,00 € incl. BF / per room per night

Double: 99,00 € incl. BF / per room per night

reservations.mannheim@radissonindividuals.com

Pool A Pool B

Partille SC (SWE) Pinoké (NED)

HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa (UKR) Three Rock Rovers (IRL)

Slagelse Hockeyklub (DEN) Luzerner SC (SUI)

Mannheimer HC (GER) SK Slavia Prague (CZE)

Friday 17 February 2023

09.30h Pool B Hall A Three Rock Rovers vs SK Slavia Prague

10.45h Pool B Hall A Pinoké vs Luzerner SC

12.00h Pool A Hall A Partille SC vs Slagelse Hockeyklub

13.15h Pool A Hall A HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa vs Mannheimer HC

15.00h Pool B Hall A Luzerner SC vs SK Slavia Prague

16.15h Pool B Hall A Three Rock Rovers vs Pinoké

17.30h Pool A Hall A HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa vs Partille SC

18.45h Pool A Hall A Slagelse Hockeyklub vs Mannheimer HC

Saturday 18 February 2023

09.00h Pool B Hall A Pinoké vs SK Slavia Prague

10.15h Pool B Hall A Luzerner SC vs Three Rock Rovers

11.30h Pool A Hall A Slagelse Hockeyklub vs HC OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa

12.45h Pool A Hall A Partille SC vs Mannheimer HC

16.30h 17.45h 19.00h Crossover Relegation and Promotion Matches

Sunday 19 February 2023

10.15h 11.30h 13.00h 14.15h Final Ranking Promotion Relegation Matches

15.30h Prize Giving Ceremony

Rovers Representing

Outdoor

Well done to Luke Madeley, Daragh walsh, Conor Empey, Ben Walker who are apart of the Irish Senior Men’s Outdoor squad at the FIH Nations Cup in Pochefstroom. They have made it to the Sem-Finals where they will play Malaysia at 11:30am on Decmeber 3rd! You can watch the match here.

Indoor

Well done to Ross Canning, James Walker and Jody Hosking who are a part of the Irish Senior Men Indoor squad currently compeing in Cyprus. day one saw the side pick up 2 big wins against the hosts and Serbia with all three Rovers getting in on the scoring act across the 2 games!

They play Denmark and Finland on Day 2 of the tournamnent!

Best of luck to all Rovers Representing both indoor and outdoor!

Club Dinner 2022/23

Yes, you have heard that right the club dinner is set for the 4th of March 2022/23. We are confirming the date to give all members and supporters, both home and abroad, the best opportunity to save the date on a great night in the season! More details will come in the New Year!

Fixtures December 3rd – 4th

Clubhouse Bar

The Bar will be open every Saturday between now and Dec 18th between 1pm and 5pm. This will be a trial period to give consistency to the bar and to judge the use of the bar between now and then. People overwhelmingly said they wanted the bar open and would support it but now we need to see that in action! 

As mentioned above there are plenty of fixtures, including a double Grange Road derby against the Reds!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Hockey in Ireland has a significant and growing footprint – with industry experts ONSIDE estimating 1 in 10 adults having some interest in the sport – and c.100k+ adults are interested in becoming more involved in Hockey today.

TRRHC is uniquely placed with its own facilities and diverse membership categories to support local and national businesses in increasing their brand awareness through sponsorship packages. Sponsorship from local and national companies goes a long way to support the club’s development and progress, and we hugely value the support we have received from our main sponsor Tilman Brewin Dolphin, along with all our many pitch side advertisers.

If you know of a company that wishes to increase its visibility and support local sport through sponsorship, we have packages available to explore with you. Please get in touch with us directly and we can discuss options with you

FREE PUBLIC WIFI IN TRR HC

South Dublin County Council have installed free public WiFi in the club as part of an EU initiative. It will appear as WiFi4EU and there is no need for a password or pin. Logging in will give you access to 30min of free WiFi, and if disconnected you can immediately log in again.

The access points are on the front and the back of the video tower, so once you are in line of sight of the white boxes it should be possible to use the facility.

Irish Indoor Senior Mens

Congratulations to Ross Canning, Jody Hosking and james Walker on their selection for the Irish Senior Men’s squad for the EuroHockey Indoor Championship III in Cyprus in December!

All at Rovers wish the lads and the whole sqaud the bsot of the luck this coming Indoor season!

Clubhouse Bar

The Bar will be open every Saturday between now and Dec 18th between 1pm and 5pm.

This will be a trial period to give consistency to the bar and to judge the use of the bar between now and then.

People overwhelmingly said they wanted the bar open and would support it but now we need to see that in action!

Fixtures & Results

Junior Results November 11th – 13th

U14 1st year boys won 8-3 v North Kildare
U14 2nd year boys lost 4-0 v YM
The girls Inter1s won 1-0 v Loreto in Junior Jacqui Potter (See article photo!)

The under 8 and under 10 boys played blitzes against Corinthians and the first to fifth class girls played blitzes against Muckross.

Senior Fixtures November 19th

Christmas Trees

The annual Christmas Tree sale is back again this December at Grange Road! Visit PJ in thr front car park from December 1st to get your tree from the wide range available!

Raffle

To be in with a chance of winning your Christmas yourself a tree you will need to follow Three Rock on Facebook, like the post on our page about the trees and tag 3 friends in the post! Winner wil be announced soon!

Subscriptions

The subs are an invaluable source of income for the club, they help to pay coaches, maintain the clubhouse, keep the lights on, both on and off the pitch, and supply the equipment you, the members use.

ClubForce https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=955&intMF_ID=11107#Anchor

Hockey Ireland

Membership

Sponsorship Opportunities

Hockey in Ireland has a significant and growing footprint – with industry experts ONSIDE estimating 1 in 10 adults having some interest in the sport – and c.100k+ adults are interested in becoming more involved in Hockey today.

TRRHC is uniquely placed with its own facilities and diverse membership categories to support local and national businesses in increasing their brand awareness through sponsorship packages. Sponsorship from local and national companies goes a long way to support the club’s development and progress, and we hugely value the support we have received from our main sponsor Tilman Brewin Dolphin, along with all our many pitch side advertisers.

If you know of a company that wishes to increase its visibility and support local sport through sponsorship, we have packages available to explore with you. Please get in touch with us directly and we can discuss options with you

Clubhouse Bar

The Bar will be open every Saturday between now and Dec 18th between 1pm and 5pm. This will be a trial period to give consistency to the bar and to judge the use of the bar between now and then. People overwhelmingly said they wanted the bar open and would support it but now we need to see that in action! 

Cocktail Party

The first social of the season is happening on the 5th of the November 2022 as the Annual Cocktail Party marks its return this season.

After a near full set of fixtures on the first Super Saturday of the season at HQ, followed by Ireland v South Africa at 5.30pm the social tips off at 7pm until late!

Rovers Representing

Huge congratulations to Stuart Switzer, Stuart was also captian, Carl Collings & Roger West who were a part of the Irish Senior Men’s O65s squad who earned a Silver medal at the recent World Cup in Japan!

It is a big achievement and all at Rovers would like to congratulate the Three Rock trio and the whole squad and management on their success. They have certainly earned a pint and then some at the bar when they next frequent HQ!

Fixtures November 5th 2022

• M1 vs Glenanne 1, Irish Senior Cup, 1pm Grange Road Front Pitch

• M2 vs UCD 2, Division 1b, 1pm UCD Water-based

• M3 vs YMCA 3, Division 2, 3pm, Grange Road Back Pitch

• M4 vs Naas 1, Division 3, 11am Grange Roadd Front Pitch

• M5 vs Wicklow 2, Division 5, 3pm Grange Road Front Pitch

• L3 v Portrane, Division 8, 11am Donabate Community centre

*Cocktail party from 7pm & Ireland v South Africa in the bar from 5.30pm!

New Soft Play area in the clubhouse!

We are happy to announce the addition of a new soft play area in the end room of the clubhouse. A small number of books and toys, suitable for young children, will be available over the coming weeks. . Children must be supervised by a parent at all times, but it is hoped that the new area will make it easier for parents to enjoy the facilities of the club.

Subscriptions

Clubs are an invaluable source of income for the club, they help to pay coaches, maintain the clubhouse, keep the lights on, both on and off the pitch, and supply the equipment you, the members use.

ClubForce https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=955&intMF_ID=11107#Anchor

Hockey Ireland

Membership

Sponsorship Opportunities

Hockey in Ireland has a significant and growing footprint – with industry experts ONSIDE estimating 1 in 10 adults having some interest in the sport – and c.100k+ adults are interested in becoming more involved in Hockey today.

TRRHC is uniquely placed with its own facilities and diverse membership categories to support local and national businesses in increasing their brand awareness through sponsorship packages.

Sponsorship from local and national companies goes a long way to support the club’s development and progress, and we hugely value the support we have received from our main sponsor Tilman Brewin Dolphin, along with all our many pitch side advertisers.

If you know of a company that wishes to increase its visibility and support local sport through sponsorship, we have packages available to explore with you. Please get in touch with us directly and we can discuss options with you

Cocktail Party

Leinster Boys Representation

Portrane HC is the place to be this weekend when the Leinster U16, U18 Boys and U21 Men play Ulster in their opening match of the Interprovincial series. Congratulations to all Rovers Representing this weekend!

U16s – Sam Rothwell. Rory Jones, Tom Squires,

U18s – Josh Gill, Peter Montgomery, Oscar Pasley, Andrew Crowe, Ben Pasley (C), Sam Maxwell, Philip Cole, Zach Silverman, Alex Lynch & Angus Dunlop as Coach.

U21s – Ben Whelan, Conor Walsh, Rex Dunlop, Ben Ryder

Good luck to All!

Fixtures October 8th

M1 vs YMCA , Grange Road @13:00

M2 – No game

M3 –  No game

M4 – No game

M5 – No game

L1 v Avoca, Grange Road @13:00

L2 v Pembroke, Grange Road @15:00

L3 v Tullamore, Grange Road @15:00

Subscriptions

The subs are an invaluable source of income for the club, they help to pay coaches, maintain the clubhouse, keep the lights on, both on and off the pitch, and supply the equipment you, the members use.

ClubForce https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=955&intMF_ID=11107#Anchor

Hockey Ireland

Membership

Reaction Time Testing

My name is Teresa and I am a researcher at the UCD Institute for Sport and Health.

My research aims to investigate reaction times in high-level athletes of different sports using a reaction time board (BATAK Pro). 

It is a fun and easy, but effective way to assess the current level of reaction skills in athletes. 

For this study, I am looking for male and female participants that are:
– training and competing at a high-level (national or international)
– 18 to 30 years old,
– healthy, free of injury
– regularly competing (for at least 5 years) in one of the following sports:

Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton, Olympic Handball, Volleyball, Hockey, Boxing, Karate, Swimming, Running, Sprinting or Cycling (other sports can also be considered, please get in touch if you need additional info).

The reaction time testing is completely free of charge for this research.
See the attached poster for more details and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask! 
Contact me if you are interested (teresa.baumann@ucdconnect.ie) and we can arrange the testing session in the UCD lab as soon as possible!

Many thanks,
Teresa Baumann, B.Sc

E-Mail: teresa.baumann@ucdconnect.ie

Website: https://www.ucd.ie/sportandhealth/

Institute for Sport and Health – University College Dublin
Newstead Building C
D04V1W8
Dublin, Ireland

FREE PUBLIC WIFI IN TRR HC

South Dublin County Council have installed free public WiFi in the club as part of an EU initiative. It will appear as WiFi4EU and there is no need for a password or pin. Logging in will give you access to 30min of free WiFi, and if disconnected you can immediately log in again.

The access points are on the front and the back of the video tower, so once you are in line of sight of the white boxes it should be possible to use the facility.

Recent Passings

It is with great sadness that the club learned of the passing the following people.

Ken Haughton – Former Rovers player, member of the 1953/54 team that won everything. Father of David and Grandfather to Alistair, current member of the Men’s 1s.

Sandra Brooks – Wife of Geoff Brooks who is the Trustee for Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club and mother of Stephen, Claire and Wendy.

The club extend our sympathies to Solo, a long standing member, on the passing of her mother this week back home in Malaysia.

The club wishes to pass to on our sincere condolences to all their families and friends at this sad time.

Fixtures October 1st

M1 vs Glenanne , Grange Road, Front Pitch @13:00

M2 vs Railway, Park Avenue @13:00

M3 – no game

M4 vs Weston Grange Road, Front Pitch @15:00

M5 vs Weston Grange Road, Back Pitch @11:00

L1 v Trinity, Santry Sports Grounds @13:00

L2 v Monkstown, St Joseph’s Cluny @12:30

L3 v Kilkenny, Grange Road @11:00

Results September 24th

M1 W 3-2 v Pembroke ( Matthew Romoli, Jody Hosking & Peter Lynch)

L1 W 1-0 v North Kildare (Lucy Kelly) See Photos below

L2 W 5-0 (Karen Davis, Orlagh Giersch, Trish Friend Pereira & Kate Byrne x2)

L3 L 0-6 v Corinthians

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Subscriptions

The subs are an invaluable source of income for the club, they help to pay coaches, maintain the clubhouse, keep the lights on, both on and off the pitch, and supply the equipment you, the members use.

They are now due and you can pay the amounts due below. Both the clubforce and Hockey Ireland fees, bpth of which can be accessed below.

ClubForce https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=955&intMF_ID=11107#Anchor

Hockey Ireland

Membership

FREE PUBLIC WIFI IN TRR HC

South Dublin County Council have installed free public WiFi in the club as part of an EU initiative. It will appear as WiFi4EU and there is no need for a password or pin. Logging in will give you access to 30min of free WiFi, and if disconnected you can immediately log in again.

The access points are on the front and the back of the video tower, so once you are in line of sight of the white boxes it should be possible to use the facility.

NEED A CLEANER?

Our clubhouse cleaner, Samar Abourass, is available for additional work. Samar moved to Ireland from Spain, and references can be obtained by calling Bernie, Club Manager,  on 087 6575297. Samar can be contacted by WhatsApp or email, samarabourass1970@gmail.com , 085 2624589

Welcome to the 2022/2023 season!

Welcome to the new season of hockey here at Grange Road! We have lots to look forward to with the Ladies Ones in their first season, in a few years, in Division One, the Men’s 1 in the EYHL, 34 Juniors involved with Leinster this season and over the past summer just gone!

We will be supporting all our players and teams on the recently opened Balcony! We look forward to welcoming all our members, sponsors, supporters, opposition to Grange Road over the coming weeks and months.

If you know anyone who wants to be part of Rovers Roar, on or off the pithc contact the club as we always welcome new members!

2022/2023 Subscriptions

All Senior subs and any Junior subs, not already paid, are now due. Please pay at the link HERE.

The subs are an invalubale source of income for the club, they help to pay coaches, maintain the clubhouse, keep the lights on, both on and off the pitch, and supply the equipment you, the members use.

You will also need to pay the Hockey Ireland membership, at the link below, otherwise you will not be paid.

Membership

If you have nay questions please do not hesitate to contact the club.

RIP CG Walker

It is with great sadness we note the passing of CG Walker, a stalwart TRR member, Garry aged 94 died 7 September 2022. Our condolences to all his family and friends at this time. 

Fixtures Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th

This Saturday sees the Ladies Ones make their long awaited bow and return to Leinster Ladies Division One on Saturday as they welcome Naas to Grange Road at 1pm! Good luck to Barbara, David, Stephen and the whole squad on Saturday and the comign season!

Following the Ladies Ones match is the Men’s 1s match against Instonians in the EYHL Round One at 3.30pm! It will be a big weekend at the club as we tip off the 22/23 season!

On Sunday the Men’s Neville Cup squad make the short trip to High School to play Rathgar at 1.30pm in Round One of the Neville Cup.

NEW BALCONY OPENING CEREMONY

Our new balcony was officially opened on Saturday 10th September, following a day of glorious weather during which our junior boys trained, our senior teams played friendly matches, and our U16s played a blitz with the Rockets. The events of the day were followed by a BBQ and drinks.

Kara Browning, TRR HC President, in her opening speech thanked the many members who made financial donations without which the project would have been impossible to complete, and in particular, Ray Tilson and the Haughton family who had been particularly generous with their support. Kara also thanked David Nolan Engineering (the contractors who exceeded our expectations in delivering a project that proved challenging at times), Keith Wallace (who assisted the contractors and who made the concrete steps and bases), Derek Squire (club member and past captain who gave his time and professional expertise during the project), Bernie Keogh (club manager) for her help, and Aidan Egan (Structural Engineer). Kara also took the opportunity of thanking all volunteers, their support is a vital part of the operation of the club and without this support nothing could take place. 

The cutting of the ribbon to officially mark the opening was carried out by Geoff Brooks, TRR HC Trustee, who played a key role in the installation of the original wooden balcony. Geoff in turn thanked Kara for the huge amount of work that she does for the club in her role as TRR HC President, and for delivering the balcony project, which Geoff said was vital in providing a direct path to the bar !!!.

It was great to see so many past and current club officials, pavilion members, playing members, and youth members and their families, all enjoying the event.  The celebrations extended late into the evening, and a good day was had by all.

FREE PUBLIC WIFI IN TRR HC

South Dublin County Council have installed free public WiFi in the club as part of an EU initiative. It will appear as WiFi4EU and there is no need for a password or pin. Logging in will give you access to 30min of free WiFi, and if disconnected you can immediately log in again.

The access points are on the front and the back of the video tower, so once you are in line of sight of the white boxes it should be possible to use the facility.

NEED A CLEANER?

Our clubhouse cleaner, Samar Abourass, is available for additional work. Samar moved to Ireland from Spain, and references can be obtained by calling Bernie, Club Manager,  on 087 6575297. Samar can be contacted by WhatsApp or email, samarabourass1970@gmail.com , 085 2624589

Reaction Time Testing – Research UCD

My name is Teresa and I am a researcher at the UCD Institute for Sport and Health.

My research aims to investigate reaction times in high-level athletes of different sports using a reaction time board (BATAK Pro). 

It is a fun and easy, but effective way to assess the current level of reaction skills in athletes. 

For this study, I am looking for male and female participants that are:
– training and competing at a high-level (national or international)
– 18 to 30 years old,
– healthy, free of injury
– regularly competing (for at least 5 years) in one of the following sports:

Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton, Olympic Handball, Volleyball, Hockey, Boxing, Karate, Swimming, Running, Sprinting or Cycling (other sports can also be considered, please get in touch if you need additional info).

The reaction time testing is completely free of charge for this research.
See the attached poster for more details and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask! 
Contact me if you are interested (teresa.baumann@ucdconnect.ie) and we can arrange the testing session in the UCD lab as soon as possible!

Many thanks,
Teresa Baumann, B.Sc

E-Mail: teresa.baumann@ucdconnect.ie

Website: https://www.ucd.ie/sportandhealth/

Institute for Sport and Health – University College Dublin
Newstead Building C
D04V1W8
Dublin, Ireland