We have a winner of the €10,000 Blotto jackpot  at last.  Mr Jim Gibney is the lucky player and the seller was Fred Gilsenan.   Congratulations to Jim who has been supporting our Blotto for a long time now.  Also thanks to Fred who sells a large number of Blottos every week.  We will be organising a presentation night in the next few weeks.Thanks to all who play Blotto regularly.  Next weeks Jackpot is still [...]

  Most of you will have heard through the media about the new GAA rule regarding mouthguards for underage players. The new rule came into force on 1st January this year, and we are obliged to enforce this ruling. Skryne Underage players of all ages (from U6 to Minor incl.) not wearing mouthguards will not be allowed to either train or play. You can read all about the new rule, the types of mouthguard available, [...]

The Skryne GFC Underage AGM took place on Friday 7th December 2012 in Swan’s function room. The following officers and managers were elected: Chairman: Mick Whelan Vice Chairman: John Burke Secretary: Sean O’Regan PRO: Hugh Mc Nelis Minor Co. Board Delegates: Fred Gilsenan, Mick Whelan Juvenile Co. Board Delegates: Andy McConnell, Cormac Grendon. Managers U6: Brian Smyth U8: Aidan O’Connor U10: Pat Hawes U12/U13: Pauric Finnerty U14:John Quinn U15: Declan Smyth U16: James Reddy U17: [...]

The Skryne Executive Committee want to wish all our players, managers, members and supporters a very happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year.

Sunday 16 December 5 Giant Christmas Hampers worth €150 each      Sunday 23 December  5 amounts of €150 (cash prize) each   The above are in addition to the weekly jackpot currently €10,000  

For Skryne GFC 2012 will go down as a year in which we did not have any adult men success.  The Keegan cup, A League, B Leagues Feis cup or even the under 21 championship were well outside our grasp.  For a club like Skryne this would normally represent a major disappointment.  Yet as we approach Christmas we can look back on the year as one of the most successful years ever in the history [...]

In his acceptance speech in after winning the Meath Senior Football championship, Skryne;s Mick O’Dowd began with the immortal words “What a day, what a week, what a club, what a parish”. Considering that the extremely successful Skryne 75/125 banquet held in Knightsbrook and the equally successful boxing tournament known as the Battle of the Bolies took place within one week of each other I think it is only fitting that I echo Micko’s words.  The amount of good work [...]

  Skryne GFC Boxer Profiles Name Age Weight Height Stance Fact about Self Fighting Name Ciara Dixon 19 57kg 172cm Orthodox Lives in Ashbourne and loves Boxing Ciara the Killer Michelle Whelan 25 10 st 5’6’’ Orthodox Orla is my hero Unit James Hegarty 25 11.75 st 5’9’’ South Paw Heading abroad in early 2013 to further my boxing career Hedge Cutter Felim O’Rourke 32 15.5 st 6’ 4’’ Orthodox Never late for anything in [...]

As you no doubt know by now, members of Skryne football club will take on Duleek/Bellewstown on Saturday 24 November in a White Collar Boxing event in the Pillo hotel Ashbourn.  Most of the participants are current players on our adult teams although there are a few who have finished playing and have come in to be part of the event.  We have one lady, Michelle Whelan, participating.  These members have been training two night a week [...]

  Legend has it that that there was once a high King in Teamhair (Tara) called  Laoghaire or Ó Laoghaire (pronounced O’Leary) who demanded of all the lesser chieftains that they pay their taxes before the feast of Samhain.  Now while all the other chieftains in the surrounding areas were very compliant there was one who ruled the area known as the  Damhliag  (so called because of the large stone church that was built there) [...]