Exciting Times Ahead: Dublin County Board Chairman Mick Seavers has announced that given an easing of Government Covid-19 restrictions, Dublin clubs can now expect to have a full season of Hurling and Football games all the way from U-8 to Senior.

The revised fixtures list will run until late October or on into November and will be comprised of Championships and Cup/League competitions. Given the current situation, health and safety is paramount and as a result there will be no promotion or relegation in the various competitions involved.

(Don’t forget prior to a return to action the Covid-19 eLearning Module https://courses.gaa.ie/Covid19ClubEd/ and the Covid-19 Health Questionnaire must be completed.) 

So there are now numerous matches to look forward to in the near future. Our Senior Hurlers will be participating in a redrawn Senior ‘B’ Hurling Championship with groups now reduced to four teams each. As chance would have it Castleknock are in Group Two with Crumlin, Naomh Barrog and Round Towers Clondalkin, three of the teams who were in our original six team group. The First Round match is scheduled for the weekend of July 18-19. 

The Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship is now also three groups of four and Castleknock has been drawn in Group 1 with Kilmacud Crokes, St. Finians Swords and St. Judes.

There is no change in the Junior ‘F’ Hurling Championship and so Castleknock remain in Group 1 with Fingallians, Clontarf, Civil Service and St. Patrick’s Palmerstown.

The SFC1 remains unchanged which means that Castleknock are still in Group 4 along with Kilmacud Crokes, Raheny and St. Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh. That competition will begin on July 25-26.

The Minor Hurlers and Footballers are already in full swing in preparation for the championships. The Minor Football championship begins on the weekend of July 18-19 and the Minor Hurling Championship a week later July 25-26. Thereafter the Hurling and Football Championships will be played on alternate weekends leading up to the MFC Final, September 19-20 and the MHC Final, September 26-27.

Coiste na nÓg has also released the dates for a return to Juvenile (CCC1 and CCC2) activity. U-16 competitions will resume on August 5 – U-15’s on August 13 – U-12’s to U-14’s on August 22 and U-8’s to U-11’s (Go Games) on August 29.

Revised 2020 Dublin Club Championship Calendar courtesy of Hogan Stand.

July 18/19 - Hurling round 1, minor football round 1
July 25/26 - Football round 1, minor hurling round 1
July 28/29/30 - Hurling round 2, minor football round 2
August 1/2 - Free
August 4/5/6 - Football round 2, minor hurling round 2
August 8/9 - Hurling round 3, minor football round 3
August 15/16 - Football round 3, minor hurling round 3
August 22/23 - Hurling quarter-finals and cups, minor football quarter-finals and cups
August 29/30 - Football quarter-finals and cups, minor hurling quarter-finals and cups
September 5/6 - Hurling semi-finals and cups, minor football semi-finals and cups
September 12/13 - Football semi-finals and cups, SHC A, SHC B, IHC final, minor hurling semi-finals and cups
September 19/20 - SFC 1, SFC 2 finals, JHC finals and cups, minor football finals and cups
September 26/27 - IFC, JFC finals and cups, minor hurling finals and cups
October 3/4 - Hurling cups, minor football cups
October 10/11 - Football cups, minor hurling cups
October 17/18 - Hurling cups, minor football cups
October 24/25 - Football cups, minor hurling cups

Inter-County Roadmap: Dublin footballers return to competitive action in October. Round 6 of the National Football League sees old rivals Meath visit Croke Park on October 17-18 while a week later Dublin travel to Galway to complete their 2020 Division 1 League season.

Dublin footballers begin their quest for 6-in-a-row against Westmeath in the Leinster SFC Quarter-Final on November 7-8 with the winners playing Louth, Longford or Laois in the Semi-Final. All matches must be finished on the day so there will be no replays. Extra-time and penalties will decide the issue if necessary. The All-Ireland Football Final is fixed for Saturday December 19.

Dublin hurlers will play Laois in the Leinster SHC Quarter-Final on October 24-25 with the winners going on to a Semi-Final meeting with Kilkenny and the losers going into the All-Ireland Hurling Qualifiers. The All-Ireland Final is scheduled for Sunday December 13.

Kelloggs Cúl Camps Fully Booked: Some 45,000+ children signed up to the Cul Camps nationwide as soon as registration opened earlier this week so it is no surprise that the Castleknock Camps are already fully booked.  Busy times ahead for Maria Bergin and her team as the Nursery Camp is also fully booked.

 

Kelloggs is this year giving clubs a chance to win three cash prizes of €25,000, €10,000 and €5,000. All you have to do to give Castleknock a chance of winning one of these three amounts is to go online to the Kelloggs Cúl Camp site and nominate Castleknock using the Code which you can find on Promotional packs of Kelloggs Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies or Bran Flakes. Entries close on August 28.

Bereavements:

The Club offers its deepest sympathies to Richard Mahon, long-time supporter of the club and member of our Commercial Sponsorship team, on the recent passing of his father Jimmy of Blessington. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

The Club also extends its sincerest sympathies to Rónán Duffy, a Mentor of our 2005 Girls and 2007 Boys teams, on the passing of his mother Margaret of Blanchardstown and formerly of Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.

And as always.

Remember – Keep Washing Your Hands – Maintain Social Distance and – Stay Well

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