Author: Claire Fennell
Summer Cup 2021
We are delighted to say that the 2021 Summer Cup will be going ahead and Sunday’s Well will have 11 teams across the 6 grades. The full teams are listed below and members can follow the tournament at this link. We wish all our teams the very best of luck! Grade 1 Niamh Coveney Abbey Hayes David Hannam (Captain) Andrew O’Mahony Grade 2 Ladies Eileen Daly (Captain) Ann Naughton Michelle Hayes Karen Higgins Mixed Sandra Higgins Maura McCarthy Ron O’Mahoney (Captain) Jeroen Proos Grade 3 Gillian O’Grady…
Summer Camps Update
The club intends to run weekly Summer Camps again this year for the following weeks:. Week 1: July 5th – 9th Week 2: July 12th – 16th Week 3: July 19th – 23rd Week 4: July 26th – 30th Week 5: August 9th – 13th Week 6: August 16th – 20th The camps will be run Mondays – Fridays and non-members will be permitted but must be accompanied by a member. The times will be as follows: Age 5 and 6: 12pm – 1pm – €50 members/€60 non-members Age 7…
Presentation to Michael on his retirement
This week, Club Chairman, Mr John O’ Sullivan accompanied by the Club Trustees and staff made a presentation to Mr Michael Spillane who recently retired. Michael was Club Steward for Sunday’s Well for 29 years from 1991 – 2020. Michael arrived at Sunday’s Well with considerable experience as was outlined in this Irish Examiner profile in 2016. Since his arrival, he has been a fantastic servant of the club and always provided the warmest of welcomes to members and visitors alike. He was an intricate part of raising…
3 teams make Summer Cup finals!
This year, we had four teams reach the semi-finals and these were played this weekend. Of the four, three have now reached the finals. Unfortunately, Marks G4 team were pipped in super doubles away to Bishopstown but Donal’s G3 team won at home to Tralee, Gillian’s G4 Ladies won away to Monaleen and Niall’s G6 team won away to Causeway in super doubles. Role on the finals! C’mon the Well!!!!!
Winter League Sign Up Opens
Munster Branch has issued details of this year’s Winter League. It will be run in two phases. The first phase will run from Mid October to January and the second phase will run from Mid January to April. These will be two distinct competitions and the format of each will be slightly different. At the moment we will concentrate on Phase 1. Phase one will be played in Grades 1 through 6. For those of you who have not played before, each grade is run as a separate competition and…
Floodlight Upgrade
As previously communicated the upgrading of the club’s lighting infrastructure will commence on Monday 21st September with a view to being completed by Monday 12th October. There will be disruption to the courts, club and car park but the end result will be a state of art lighting system which we can all enjoy for the winter months. Please note the following important points For the duration of the works, there will be no lights available for the tennis courts. The latest times available for court booking will be 6:00 pm It will…
Mr Declan Healy - RIP
It is with deep regret that we announce the death aged 83 of Declan Healy, a Trustee of Sunday’s Well Boating & Tennis Club. Declan and his wife Margaret joined the Club in the 1980s. From the beginning, he involved himself in the various sporting and other activities of the Club. He was well known for his quick wit and infectious laughter and his kind and compassionate spirit. Those who played tennis and cricket with him appreciated his friendly and competitive attitude. All who met him enjoyed his company and…