Castleblayney Hurling Club Notes 12th May 2025
Huge Thank You to our Gold Sponsor of our Family Fortunes Experience this week, Raymond & Jane Dignam of Dignams Bar, to our Silver Sponsors, Paddy McBride of Recycling Solutions Ltd, Damian Hughes of The Spinning Wheel, The Bellew Family of Bellew Electrical Wholesale, John O’Brien of
DNG John O’Brien & Cllr Paul Gibbons. We are hugely appreciative of your support & your very generous donations. Shop local!
Countdown for Family Fortunes is nearly here, with the wait time gone in to single days!. The excitement is building as we reveal our participating teams. See elsewhere in these notes for admission tickets & raffle tickets. Just make sure you don’t miss this big night, its going to be a great community, fun-filled event! See you in Iontas, this Saturday night, 17th May, 7.30pm.
Sponsors wanted…..Sponsor our BIG Club Fundraiser! 🎉
The Family Fortunes Experience is only a few days away and promises to be a fantastic night for our community. We are truly appreciative of the generosity of all our sponsors. There is a full range of Sponsor packages available. If you would like to be a sponsor & have not been approached, please contact any committee member. It’s never too late!
Family Fortunes Teams we are delighted to have 14 teams of 4 participating in our Family Fortunes Event on May 17th in Iontas. We think they’re great, show your support for their bravery!! Contribute to any of our teams by following the link https://www.idonate.ie/event/CHC. All support greatly appreciated.
Tickets for our Family Fortunes Event are now on sale and can be got in Iontas, Crafty, The Horsemans, Sean’s Bar & at all juvenile trainings. Tickets are €25 each & are also available online at the link https://member.clubspot.app/club/castleblayney-hurling-club/events/12460. Get yours before they are gone. This promises to be an excellent night of entertainment & craic.
Family Fortunes Online Raffle We have some fabulous prizes on offer in our online raffle. The Craw closes at midnight on Fri 16th, so don’t get left out!
1st Prize 2 x Premium tickets for Ireland v Australia 15th Nov
2nd Prize Camper Hire4U Voucher for 500 Stg.
3rd Prize Signed Clare Hurling Jersey
4th Prize Signed Armagh Football Jersey
Tickets €10 each, 3 for €25. Follow the link for tickets https://member.clubspot.app/club/castleblayney-hurling-club/fundraisers. Best of luck everyone & thanks for your support.
Summer Camp dates were announced during the week…. Keep free July 16th/17th/18th for three days of fun, friends & skills. Booking details to come….
Registration is overdue. It is especially important for players to be registered before engaging in training or playing games. The following are the rates for 2025:
Juvenile Membership €25, Adult member (non playing) €30, Student Senior Player €30, Senior Player €120, Cairde Family €120, Juvenile Family (2 Adults & Children) €50. Follow the link https://castleblayneyhurlingclub.clubforce.com/products/membership or Revolut bbol123.
50/50 Draw The club’s Club monthly 50-50 draw has now moved across to Clubspot. As well as being a much more user-friendly app, there’s also incredibly better value for money offered. 1 entry will cost only €5 with €10 getting you 3 entries, €20 getting you 7 entries and €50 getting you 20 entries. Our draw takes place as normal the last Friday of each month. Please navigate to the following link to get your entries and good luck. https://member.clubspot.app/club/castleblayney-hurling-club/fundraisers. A huge thanks for your continued support.
Juvenile Training
U8’s training continues Wednesdays at the Juvenile Pitch, St Mary’s Park 5.30pm-6.30pm. New players welcome & hurls and helmets provided if needed. Contact David 0862517407 DOB 2017/2018.
U10 training on Wednesday evenings, 5.30-6.30pm, Juvenile Pitch, St Mary’s Park DOB 2015/2016. New players welcome.
U12 training on Tuesday evenings from 6.30 to 7.30, Boys School Astro turf pitch.
U14’s Wednesday evenings, Concra Pitch, 7pm – 8pm
U16’s Wednesday evenings, Concra Pitch 7pm – 8pm
Fixtures
Monday 12th May, U14 Táin Óg v Cuchulainn Hurling, 7.15pm, Castleblayney
Thursday 15th May Mick Hannon DHL v Inniskeen, 8pm, Castleblayney
U8/U10 Go Games Blitz Well done to our U8s and U10s who played 5 matches in the 1st Monaghan Go Games Blitz of the year hosted by Castleblayney Hurling Club at Cloghan last Wednesday evening. Our young hurlers played Truagh, Latton, Carrick, Clontibret and Inniskeen. Thanks to Macartan and Emmett for facilitating us at Cloghan and for the coaches and parents/guardians for their help and support on the evening. All the children had a brilliant time.
Congratulations to Senior player, Hugh Byrne on winning the Monaghan Senior Poc Fada, Hugh will now represent Monaghan in the Ulster competition. Well done Hugh.
Condolences to the family of Brian Boyd, Drumakill who passed away last week. Brian is father of coaches, Brendan & Linda & grandfather of Juvenile players, Piers Brown & Ronan Boyd. Ever the gentleman, Brian will be deeply missed by his family & friends, he was a great supporter of the club. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
