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Sports Capital Grant

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BREAKING NEWS


With us all in lockdown over the last few weeks and still unsure of when we will get back to some bit of normality it is nice when a bit of good news arrives.
This week a little bit of good news regarding our Development in Suir Crescent landed which we would like to share with you all.
Following our 2018 (yes 2018) Sports Capital Grant Application, we are delighted to finally receive the approval of a grant of €75000 towards the development. This is great news for the club as we get ready to move into the next stage of the development. This successful application would not have been possible without the continued support of our 300 Club Syndicate. The success of the syndicate and the money generated by it has been crucial in securing funding towards the development, so a massive thank you to all that have supported it to date and we hope this support will continue as the development progresses.
Well done to all that were involved in the securing of this grant. We will announce the next stage of planned works in due course.

In remembrance

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Today marks the second anniversary of the passing of our good friend and coach Rocky. It is still very strange not to see him in his club jacket marching up and down the hill to Mooncoin Heights. God knows what this colourful character would have made of the Coronavirus situation we are all going through.
A unique man that will always be remembered by everyone in the club.

20×20 call to action

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Today, 20×20 launched a call to action that asks the whole country to #ShowYourStripes for women in sport by pledging one action- to either participate more, attend more,or promote more women’s sport.
As a club we have been very lucky to see our girls section grow rapidly in the last two years to a point where we have 60+ girls playing u10,u12 and u14 every other weekend and some are playing schoolboys soccer too while also having a steady stream of girls attending academy every week. This rapid growth in the girls section would not have been possible without the help of coaches, 4 of which are female coaches which is crucial to develop and bring girls soccer forward. On the committee side of things, there is also strong female presence on hand to keep the club moving forward.
We are always on the lookout for more help, be it on the coaching side or administration/committee side.
So any ladies out there looking to get involved on any level with our club or feel they could bring something new to the club please get in touch through our Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram.

U12D Mooncoin Celtic 2 – Bohemians 1

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It was great to be back in action and the Ashgrove pitch was well laid out for the visit of Bohemians.

There was a quick hectic start to the game with over a months worth of football coming out in a 5 minute spell with a few chances for both sides but it was Mooncoin that took the lead with a fine shot from Sean O’Donoghue.

There was great skill to see from both sides with individual breaks and some fine passing. On the 15 minute mark the Mooncoin forwards but pressure on the Bohs defence and in the blink of an eye Sean O’Donoghue had the ball in the net again.

A minute or 2 from tip off Sean took a fine shot from outside the box which crashed against the cross bar and out of play. Nearly the hatrick but then Bohs got a foothold in the game and pulled a goal back which was full deserved.

The 2nd half was full of drama Bohs hit the bar and post a few times and there was fine saves from Cathal too. Not to be out done the Bohs keeper had to save from Ben, Conor, Ella and Charlie.
Mooncoin had mastered the break from defence to attack and while Bohs were great at applying pressure there was always a chance Mooncoin would score too.
In end there were no goals in the second half and Mooncoin ran out winners.
Fair play to the whole squad, it was a true team effort from all 12 players. This team remains unbeaten in 2020 and they just can’t wait for the next match.