Adam Farrell RIP

The death has occurred of Adam Farrell RIP

The Trustees and members of St. Brigid’s wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the Farrell family and to Adam’s wider family on the passing of Adam, who was juvenile player with St Brigid’s for many years. He passed away peacefully on Sunday following a battle with illness.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis 

 

Notice on RIP.ie

Adam Farrell (Carpenterstown, Dublin 15 and late of Softcat PLC) September 3rd 2023 (peacefully), in the loving care of the staff at St. Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved son of James and Gina and dear brother of James and Aisling. Sadly missed by his loving parents, brother, sister, grandmother Mary, niece Isabel, nephews Lee and James, sister-in-law Danielle, brother-in-law Michael, uncles, aunts, cousins, relatives, neighbours and friends.

Rest in Peace
Removal to St. Vincent’s Castleknock College Chapel on Wednesday afternoon (6th September) arriving for Requiem Mass at 1.00pm followed by Cremation in Glasnevin Crematorium.

The committal service on Wednesday afternoon at 3.00pm in Glasnevin Crematorium may be viewed by following the link below:

https://www.dctrust.ie/location/glasnevin/chapel-webstream.html
House Private Please. Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, to St. Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown. www.sfh.ie  or The National Rehabilitation Centre https://nrhfoundation.ie/donate/

 

Congratulations to Jack Raftery

Congratulations to  Jack Raftery, who was part of the Ireland 4 x 400m mixed relay team along with Sophie Becker, Christoper O’Donnell, & Sharlene Mawdsley who finished 6th in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last weekend.

 

Jack was a juvenile player in the club playing up until the last couple of years.  The sporting gene runs in the family with his sisters Ellie and Grace lining out for the Ladies footballers in the Championship this week.

 

 

Cian Walsh Memorial Hurling Blitz 2023

On Sunday last, 20 August, the club were delighted to host Ballincollig (Cork), JK Brackens (Tipperary), Bruff (Limerick), Dunloy Cú Chulainn (Antrim) and Dicksboro Kilkenny) for the inaugural U12 hurling blitz in memory of Cian Walsh.

 

A wonderful day was had by all. It was a fitting tribute to Cian who would have loved every minute of it. Some great hurling on display and all played in such a fair sporting manner throughout. Huge credit to all volunteers who made the day happen, it was a great club day.

 

Thanks to all  visiting clubs, players, mentors and parents who took part in the day – fingers crossed our paths will cross again in the future.

Thanks to Hadleigh Print for designing the programmes and to Kepak for providing the burgers which were very tasty!

 

Thanks to everyone who supported the day and the Heart Children fundraiser.

Ellen Gribben & Dublin Win the 2023 TG4 LGFA All Ireland Senior Football Final

Congratulations to Ellen Gribben and all of the Dublin Ladies Senior Football squad on winning the Brendan Martin Cup today.

There is a long GAA rivalry between Dublin and Kerry who regularly fight it out for the Sam Maguire but today was a truly historic day with the first ever final between the two counties for the Brendan Martin Cup in the 50th LFGA final.

In a pulsating match Dublin ran out the winners but 5 points.  The club are immensely proud of Ellen Gribben, who is a superb role model for our juvenile players and she now joins the illustrious group of St. Brigid’s members who have won a Senior All Ireland medal.

 

Dublin Men’s Football Championship

The Go Ahead Dublin Championship kick off this week with the first round of games starting mid week.

Our Junior 4 team are in action away to Round Towers Clondalkin at 7:15 pm on Friday 11 August next.

Our Junior 6 team are also away against O’Dwyers at 7.15 pm on Friday 11 August in Balbriggan.

On Saturday on Senior team play Erin’s Isle in Finglas at 6:15pm in the first round of the Senior 2 Championship.

At the same time our Intermediate team play near neighbours St. Oliver PLunkets ER in Russell Park on Saturday evening.

The action concludes on Sunday morning with Junior 2 team away to Naomh Barrog at 11am.

All support for the players and management welcomed.

Good Luck to all teams.

The Gift of Grace and the Southern Spin for LauraLynn

Please support “The Gift of Grace” fundraiser , where a number of our club members will be cycling from Dublin to Cork in aid of the Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice being organised by Amy and Gavin Kane, one of our Senior Footballers in memory of their daughter Grace, which is taking place on the 11th and 12th of August next.
Please see the link below for more information and details on how you can Support this fundraiser.

All Ireland Camogie Final Day

A large number of players from our juvenile camogie section attend the All Ireland Finals in Croke Park on Sunday.

The saw a famous win for Cork over their neighbours Waterford in the Senior match and were part of a new record attendance at the All-Ireland Camogie finals of 30,191 which was an increase of almost five and a half thousand on the previous record set in 2019.

A big thank you to our mentors, coaches and parents for facilitating the outing to the finals.

Check out of X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram accounts for more pictures from the day.

Naomh Bríd Abú

 

Everyone at the cub wishes Ellen Gribben and all of the Dublin LGFA team and management all the very best as they prepare for the TG4 All-Ireland  Senior final on 13th August next.
This final will be a truly historic occasion with Kerry and Dublin playing for the first time in the TG4 All-Ireland senior decider. It is also the  50th final of the competition.

The senior final is the show piece of a triple-header which will see Down and Limerick battle it out in the junior final (11.45am) before Clare and Kildare face off in the intermediate decider (1.45pm).

 

The highlight of the LGFA season, the TG4 All-Ireland senior final, will get under way at 4pm when Kerry and Dublin will vie to win the 50th decider for the Brendan Martin Cup.

Ellen pictured with Ciara Trant after the Leinster Final in 2021

This will be Dublin’s 13th appearance in the final, having won five and lost seven to date. They have played five counties so far in the final — Cork (six times), Mayo (twice), Galway (twice), Tyrone and Meath. Their last final appearance was in 2021 and they last lifted the title in 2020 when they defeated Cork.

HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE LGFA ALL IRELAND FINALS 2023

https://ladiesgaelic.ie/buy-your-tickets-now-for-the-2023-tg4-all-ireland-ladies-football-finals/

The 2023 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals will be held at Croke Park on Sunday, the 13th of August.

4pm – TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Final – Dublin v Kerry

1.45pm – TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Final – Clare v Kildare

11.45am – TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Final – Down v Limerick

Ticket Information

Adult – €30

U18 – €15

Student/OAP – €15

Family Ticket (2 Adults and 2 U18’s) – €70

Group (1 Adult @ €10 for every group of 10 U18’s at €5 per child) – €60

For information about group tickets follow the link above. Alternatively Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster.

Log onto www.ticketmaster/gaa.ie

Additional sections of Croke Park will become available on the Ticketmaster website as demand increases.

All Ireland Final Day

No Ticket…….No Problem….

The club bar will be open from 12:30pm on Sunday with the final  live on big screen at 3:30pm.

 

If you can’t get to Croke Park get to Russell Park!

Up The Dubs

Dylan Stephens RIP

The death has occurred of Dylan Stephens

The Trustees and members of St. Brigid’s wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the Stephens family on the passing of Dylan.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

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STEPHENS, Dylan Patrick (Blanchardstown, Dublin 15) July 25th, 2023 (suddenly). Adored son of Cecil and Catherine and beloved brother of David, Owen, Dan, Kate, Mollie and Aimee and his much loved nephew Tadhg who will miss him dearly; sadly missed by his loving parents, brothers, sisters, sister-in-law, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephew, relatives, friends and his best friend Pup (Ianto).

Reposing at home on Friday evening (July 28th) between 6 pm and 8 pm. Removal on Saturday morning (July 29th) to Cunninghams Funeral Home, Blanchardstown arriving for a service to Celebrate Dylan’s life at 11:30 am followed by cremation in Glasnevin Crematorium at 1:50 pm approx. Dylan’s funeral service may be viewed (live only) by following the link on RIP.ie. Messages of sympathy and condolences for the family may be left via RIP.ie or alternatively at www.cunninghamsfunerals.com. Car parking will be available in Ryans Garage (Main St. Blanchardstown).