2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The AGM will take place on Sunday, January 31st at 2 PM at the Rockland GAA Clubhouse and Pavilion. Due to NY State Guidelines, there will be limited seating inside the clubhouse. Additional seating will be available in the outdoor pavilion, so please dress accordingly. Everyone in attendance must wear a mask. 𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙍𝙎𝙑𝙋 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙮 - 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮.𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙@𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝙢
The AGM is an open meeting for all those with an interest in the future of Rockland GAA. If you feel you have something to contribute, don't sit on the sidelines and complain about it. Attend the AGM and get involved, put your ideas forward - get your point across. Have your say in the future of the Green & White. Listen to what is going on inside your club. Learn what it takes to run the club effectively. Meet the decision makers - even become a decision maker. This is not a closed forum.
Remember everyone is a volunteer, everyone has a part to play. Find out what it takes to become an active volunteer. Find out what the club is doing for you, your children and your community.
Maybe you are a former player or coach and want to get involved again. Maybe your family has a long standing association with the club, but you are disconnected and want to get involved. Don't listen to those telling you "it takes up so much of your time" - remember why you first became involved with the club - the GAA is one big family who are there for each other.
In no other world will you have the bond that is developed through your club so don't let the critics put you off and don't allow them the forum to present inaccuracies about the teams or the club. Opinions are always welcome throughout the year and there is no better forum for it than the AGM.
So if you are a player, coach, manager, parent, supporter, sponsor, volunteer or simply would like to know more, then this year's AGM is for you and we want you there.
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NOEL O'CONNELL MEMORIAL 5K 
Come out and run the first ever Noel O'Connell Memorial 5K - through the streets of Orangeburg! Share in Noel's love of running and all things GAA.
All proceeds to benefit the Rockland Gaelic Athletic Association scholarship program. Scholarships are given to all graduating seniors.
To register, click here: https://runsignup.com/.../Orangeburg/NoelOConnellMemorial5K
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Congratulations to Noel O'Connell and Dave McIntyre who were two of the Guests of Honor, along with other Past Chairmen, at the NY Minor Board Dinner Dance on February 8th. We would also like to congratulate all of our underage players who were recognized for all the hard work they put in during the 2019 season.
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Congratulations to Kevin Lennon on being the NY GAA's Guest of Honor at their 86th Annual Banquet on February 1st. Thank you to everyone from Rockland GAA who attended the dance.
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Well done to our players who were flag bearers and players at halftime of the Camogie All Star game in Gaelic Park! Click here for more pictures
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Rockland GAA @ NY Hurling Classic 
Thanks to everyone who travelled with us to watch the NY Hurling Classic at Citi Field
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We had the pleasure of hosting Limerick Hurlers at the Clubhouse last night before their matches at NY Hurling Classic at Citi Field. After their training session, they took pictures and signed autographs for all the kids. Good luck tomorrow!
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FALL SEASON CHAMPIONS 2019 
Congratulations to the Rockland u10 B Boys, u12 Girls, u12 Boys, u14 Girls, u14 Boys, and u16 Boys on winning the Fall Season in their respective divisions. Thank you to all the coaches, players, and parents for all the hard work they've put in all season!
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Pauline Boylan Coll Tournament   
A big congrats to our u8, u12 and u14 girls who performed superbly today in the annual Pauline Boylan-Coll Tournament. The girls gave their everything and were able to come away with some silverware to set them up nicely for playoffs! A huge thanks to St. Brigid's for organizing the tournament!
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Gaelic4Mothers & Others Blitz  
Well done to the 15 Rockland Ladies who participated in the Gaelic4Mothers & Others Blitz in Gaelic Park on Sunday, October 13th. A great day was had by all. Thanks to NY Ladies GAA for hosting.
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Mary Cosgrove 7s Hurling & Camogie Tournament |
JUNIOR LADIES 2019 PETER CONNAUGHTON CUP CHAMPIONS    
Congratulations to our Junior Ladies who had an unbelievable victory in the Peter Connaughton Cup Final against St. Brigid's yesterday. The Ladies won 6-13 to 2-9.A big thanks to all players and coaches, Mike Glynn, Stan Hayes, Mike Reilly, and Catherine Tracey, who put in so much effort throughout the year!
Back: S. Ni Bhraonain, M. Coleman, A. Healy, M. O'Rourke-Ryan, J. Fitzgerald, G. Haley, N. Healy, A. Healy, G. Lynch
Middle: A. White, S.Henry, S. Hayes, R. Kelleher, J. Conroy, K. Brady, O. Maxwell, E. Reilly, B. Sorohan, T. McGovern
Front: C. Traynor, M. Glynn, M. McLoughlin, M. Treanor, O. Donnelly, K. Carstensen, C. Lynch, K. Reilly, F. Kirk, S. Belen, T. Healy
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ROCKLAND WITH NY @ GAA WORLD GAMES |
RGAA @ CYC PHILADELPHIA 2019 
Well done to all involved at this year's CYC in Philadelphia. Rockland sent 33 teams, more than any year before and appeared in 15 finals, winning 7. Thanks to all players, parents, and coaches for making this CYC successful. We hope to see everyone again at CYC next year in San Francisco.
Click below to check out pictures from Philadelphia:
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
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RGAA DEVELOPMENT CAMP 2019 
We had our second RGAA Development Camp from July 17th-19th. Over the three days the players took part in a wide variety of workshops that were all aimed at improving their knowledge and understanding of areas of their game and preparation that will give them an extra edge in relation to their own individual development. Huge thanks to our guest coaches, tutors and speakers; Tyrone All Ireland Winner Mickey Coleman, Kerry Senior Footballer Daithi Casey & Coach Educator Paul Kilgannon from Galway. Massive thanks to our parents for supporting the camp. Without your help this camp would not have been such a success. Finally thank you so much to our young players for fully embracing the Camp.
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ROCKLAND LADIES FEATURED IN LOHUD 
Thanks to Nancy Haggerty from LoHud Sports for covering our Junior Ladies' match against Leitrim Ladies last week with interviews from Mary O'Rourke Ryan, Maryanne Coleman, and Kyra Reilly. Read the article here.
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PAUL KILGANNON PRESENTATION 
A fantastic evening of learning was had by all the coaches who were in attendance. Great to see so many enthusiastic coaches and let's hope they picked up a few gems! Thanks to Paul for taking time to do the presentation!
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   Well done to all teams who participated in the u14 International Tournament, Dennis McHugh u8 Tournament, and to the Rockland Junior Bs on winning this year’s Robert McKiernan Memorial Cup against Sligo. Thanks to the McHugh and McKiernan families for presenting the trophies and to everyone who made Field Day such a huge success.
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ROCKLAND GAA RAFFLE WINNERS 
All at Rockland GAA would like to thank everyone who entered the Car Raffle Draw and a big congratulations to all the winners!
1st Prize - Martin McNulty - New Jersey
2nd Prize - Pat Moroney - Pearl River
3rd Prize - Frances Clancy - Blauvelt
4th Prize - Paul Weir - Orangeburg
5th Prize - Conor O'Cathain - Pearl River
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What a week we had for this year’s RGAA Summer Camp, which took place from July 8th-12th. Go raibh maith agat to all the 200 Boys and Girls, as well as parents, coaches, nurses and volunteers who made the week such a success. See you again next year.
Click below to check out more pictures from the Summer Camp
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
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Rockland GAA were delighted to be asked to go to the Rockland Boulders Baseball Stadium and perform an exhibition of Football and Hurling for the crowd last night. The kids and families had a great time and we just want to say a big thanks for everyone who turned up!
Click here to see more pictures from Palisades Credit Union Park
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Congratulations to the New York Girls Feile team on becoming Division 2 Cup Winners and the New York Boys Feile team on becoming Division 1 Shield winners! Well done to all involved, especially all players and coaches from Rockland!
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A great time was had by our 18 teams at the Liberty Bell Tournament in Philadelphia yesterday. Massive thanks to Philadelphia GAA for hosting the tournament, which showed a huge mark of respect for the late Liam Hegarty with a wonderful day of Gaelic Football, Ladies Football, Camogie and Hurling. Well done to all our players, coaches and parents who travelled to support this excellent event
Pictured is Susan Keaney with her U10 Camogs
Click the link for more pics - https://www.facebook.com/RocklandGAA/
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Well done to all our young cultural stars who did the club proud and had a great time at the Nua Eabhrac Scor Na nOg on Friday evening in the Bronx.
Rockland Instrumental Music:
John Hannigan
Ava McGuigan
Maeve O’Connell
Sean Bohan
Liam Bohan
Rockland Ballad Group:
Ava Connolly
Ailish Ferry
Sinead Ferry
Loralei Ryan
Rockland Recitation:
Ailish Ferry
Rockland Solo Singer:
Ava Connolly
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RGAA GAMES DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE What a fantastic day we had at the first Rockland GAA Games Development Conference, where delegates were treated to Listening & Learning from our five fantastic speakers, through key note presentations and a Q&A panel discussion.
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Pat Murray, Riley Chevrier, Dr David Kilpatrick, Ciara O'Malley and the legendary Joe Casarella for the effort they put in for their presentations.
Huge thanks to all the delegates who came along. We hope you all went home with at least one golden nugget of information that will help you going forward.
Finally huge thanks to everyone who helped our GDO, Owen Mooney, leading up to the event and on the day. With the assistance of Ann Nally, Ray Lennon, Carmel Reilly, Hugh Nally, John Hannagan Jr and Micky Quigg the day wouldn't have went as smoothly as it did.
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Tonight we had our Coach Review Forum which gave our Coaches the chance to review everything regarding their own coaching, how they and their team worked together, as well as areas of strength and suggested improvements for 2019 and beyond. Huge thanks to all our coaches for a positive and constructive discussion and feedback. Our foundations are very strong and that is down to all our dedicated coaches and volunteers who give so much to Rockland GAA
by Owen Mooney posted 11/30/2018 |
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D. HIGGINS VISITS ROCKLAND GAA What a historic day that will live long in the memory of everyone who got the came to see, meet and listen to Uachtaran na hEireann Mr. Michael D.Higgins. Go raibh mile maith agat to Consulate General Mr. Ciaran Madden and everyone at the Irish Consulate for this wonderful opportunity. Thank you to Chris Clarke, Margaret Purcell-Roddy and Niall O'Gara for the use of your pictures and thank you to everyone from the club and outside the club who helped make it such a memorable day. Lastly thank you to everyone who came to share this day with us
by Owen Mooney posted 04/29/2018 |
