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Maynooth Gaa announce positions for 2021.

By Robert Cox January 12th 2021

Maynooth Gaa have confirmed that Conor Martin has been appointed as the Football Chair, with Stephen Noonan named as the Vice-Chairman.

Paschal Ennis was elected as Club Chairman a few weeks back.

We would like to wish all three men the very best in their new roles in 2021.

Meanwhile the club have also announced the return of their Gaelic for Mother’s and Others team and took to their Facebook page to encourage new members to join;× “We are aware games and club activities have ceased for the time being, however once they are back up and running it would be great to see as many women out on the pitch as possible”

New Defibrillator For Maynooth Gaa At Moyglare Road Pitches

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Maynooth GAA have had a new defibrillator installed at their Moyglare Road pitches.

Maynooth Community First Responders delivered the defibrillator for the Club over the weekend. Trish Traynor and Jane Williams from Maynooth CFR were on hand for the official handover.

Maynooth Gaa took to their Facebook page to show their appreciation to Maynooth CFR: “The defibrillator will be of huge benefit, not only to the club but also to our neighbours in Moyglare Hall, Moyglare Village, Moyglare Abbey and all along the Moyglare Road”

It is a great achievement for Maynooth CFR who are delighted to be able to provide the defibrillator in a facility that is in the heart of the community.

They have also been able to install one in Tesco and Circle K in recent months and will be providing another two in the community in the coming weeks.

Senior football coach and local electrician Sean Lennon installed the unit and also the lighting which illuminates the unit every night.

Maynooth Gaa would like you to share this information with everyone in the Maynooth Community!

St Cocas Athlete named on the Irish Cross Country team

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St Cocas AC athlete Aoife O’Cuill has been selected for Ireland’s u20 Cross Country team to compete in the upcoming European Championships, that are due to take place in Lisbon on the 8th of December this year.

Aoife is the current u20/Junior Leinster Cross Country champion and she finished in 5th place at yesterday’s All-Ireland Championships at the same age group in Abbotstown.

It won’t be the first time that the Newtown native will pull on the green singlet, as she represented her country on the track over 3000m in the Celtic Games in Scotland in August 2018.

Aoife is a past secondary school student in Maynooth and the took to Facebook today to send their best wishes to one of Irish Athletics rising stars: “We send our warmest congratulations and good wishes to past pupil Aoife O’Cuill who has been selected for Ireland’s U20 Cross Country team to compete in the upcoming European Championships. Aoife has had great success while running for her school and club and now we wish her the best of luck as she runs for her country”

Aoife also won the u18 All-Ireland 3000m in Tullamore in 2018 (which lead to her representation in Scotland) and was crowned Extra Time Sport ‘Sports person of the year 2018’

Maynooth u14s produce Lazarus type comeback to qualify for Dublin Final

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Well done to the Maynooth Post Primary/Community College u14 boys footballers who beat Coláiste Eoin in UCD today to reach the Dublin A Final.

The lads trailed by nine points at one stage in the second half but turned the game on its head to win by three on a full time score of 4-11 to 4-08.

It turned out to be a mixed day for the school’s footballers as their senior boys team suffered heartbreak when conceding a late goal at home to St Aidan’s Whitehall in the Leinster Senior A Championship, ending their campaign for this year.

Leinster Senior A football Championship ‘Br Bosco Cup’ FT: Maynooth 1-15 St. Aidan’s Whitehall 2-13

Maynooth trailed by 1-07 to 0-06 at the break and after fighting back to eventually take the lead, they conceded the late goal to lose by a point.

Kilcock duo named on Kildare Minor panel for 2020

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Kilcock Gaa will have two representatives on the 2020 Kildare Minor Football panel after Sean O’Sullivan and Shane Farrell were both named on the panel in the last week.

Both players were part of this years u16 panel, with Scoil Dara student Farrell captaining the side in the Gerry Reilly Cup. The highly rated midfielder, who can also play in the forwards, is sure to be an important cog in the wheel as the Lilywhites look to retain their Leinster Minor Championship title.

O’Sullivan, who attends Maynooth Post Primary School/ Community College and impressed from centre forward as the school beat St Benildus over the mid term, will also be looking to make a big impact in the white jersey over the next twelve months.

Both players are currently involved with the Kilcock u17s and were prominent as the boys in green and gold beat Sallins in the first round.

MVP for Kilcock’s Kirsten Monaghan in Limerick

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Well done to Kirsten Monaghan of the North Kildare Eagles u18 girls basketball team who won MVP (most valued player) when her side played in a tournament in UL on Saturday last.

The Eagles finished third in the tournament, beating the hosts UL Huskies & losing to Titans from Galway & St Colms from Limerick.

Monaghan, who is also a top athlete with her club St Cocas in Kilcock, was joined on The Eagles team by fellow Kilcock girls Katie Goodwin, Caoimhe Matthews & Hanna Eneaneke. The rest of team are made up of girls from Maynooth, Leixlip & Naas.