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Thomas McCurtains Golf day will be taking place on Friday Oct 7th in Ilford Golf Club. Various prizes on the day for top finishers, longest drive and nearest the whole . Entry for individuals is £50 which covers play and buffet in the Clubhouse after. For further information or to enter the competition, please contact Gerry McCullagh on 07711115107 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

On Sunday 17th July, Thomas McCurtains U12 Hurling team secured their first ever London Championship at Greenford.

In the first game of the day, we faced Granuaille and an outstanding performance by Joe Hurley, who netted four times, set McCurtains on their way. Ryan Tattan and Seanie O’Regan also found the net as McCurtains went into the break 6-0 to 0-0.

In the second half McCurtains continued to dominate and a further goal and point from Captain Ryan Tattan, completed the scoring and the final result was 7-1 to 0-0.

Annual Irish Cultural & Family Fun Day (all are welcome)

Saturday 16th July - Venue, The Sports Field , 157 Barley Lane, IG3 8XJ (Use entrance to Goodmayes Hospital)

Games/ Sports/Tug of War/Food stalls and lots of Fun

Day starts: Noon until late

Come along and enjoy the craic!

Our U12 Hurling team continued their great run, as they played 2 more matches , at a sun soaked Barley Lane. First up were Kilburn Gaels and in a tight first half, Goals from Liam O.Brien, Ryan Tattan and a point form Daniel Moran , put McCurtains into a 2-1 – 0-0 half time lead.

Please see below an extract from a letter received from the host club in Galway from last weekend.

The 24 young gentlemen that travelled were a credit to their families, their clubs and the team of mentors who escorted them on their trip. All of our hosts were very impressed by the manners, politeness and respect shown by the lads and I would like if you could relay our sentiments to the lads themselves and their families. Far too often the youth of today receive negative press and it was a pleasure to deal with such a great group of lads.

Last weekend, 6 of our young Hurlers were selected to play for London in the Feile na nGael, which was held in County Galway.

Max Savage, Jack Hurley, Ryan Tattan, Liam O’Brien, Niall Lawlor & Daniel Moran all played in the tournament in Tuam Stadium.

Our Under 12 Hurling side continued their great form as they completed a clean sweep , at the Blitz in a rain soaked Barley Lane, on Sunday 12th June.

In the first match of the day, our boys faced Kilburn Gaels.

First Half goals from Seanie O’Regan and a double from Liam O’Brien put McCurtains into a 3-0 to 0-0 half time lead.

Our U14 footballers are playing in the Championship Final at Ruislip this coming Wednesday.

Throw in is at 18:30 so make sure you make time to call down and support the lads!

The schools involved with the Thomas McCurtains school coaching programme have been excellent in the way of providing the opportunities for youngsters to learn and play Gaelic football. The achievements so far have been brilliant, you only have to look at the numbers at McCurtains training every Wednesday in Barley Lane and every Thursday in Chelmsford to realise the effect that the club is having in the community.

The first hurling school blitz of 2011 took place on Wednesday 25th May at St Peter & Pauls Catholic Primary School in Ilford. The visiting school was St Marys Catholic Primary school from Hornchurch, bringing with them five teams of year 5 and 6 students. Over the last term both schools have been practicing their hurling skills in their PE lessons every Thursday with myself and Ronan McCarthy in preparation for this day of competition. With the sun shining the children were eager to get stuck in and kick off the blitz.