Bayside Boules Club - Alden Park - since late 2019

Update on Extension to Boules Facility: Ciaran and Tom met with officers from Fingal County Council and local Councillor Aoibhinn Tormey on Tuesday at noon.   This was a follow-up meeting subsequent to our representations on behalf of Bayside Boules for an extension to the playing area for Boules with attendant paths and seating. Barring unforeseen circumstances we hope to have two new pistes installed in next year's Fingal budget allocation [2024] . If approved in the Council's Budget meetings next February works should start before the summer.  The additional pistes will be wheelchair accessible and the furniture likewise.  Metre-wide access paths will be included and the possibility of some seating looking onto the play areas.  The signage will be upgraded.  Should our playing numbers expand in the future they may look favourably on any additional proposal. The upgraded facility will allow us to : Expand our existing group numbers Host visiting clubs mor...

  Monday Competition Group A: Ciarán won the third quarter Singles Monday Competition 2023.  Congratulations Ciarán. Tom Buckley the previous winner, who incidentally has the record of 20 x 13s in a single league in the last iteration,  presented Ciarán with the trophy before play today in the first game of the new Competition.  While Ciarán won the competition he noted that Agnes was 2nd; Maureen 3rd and Mary was 4th.  The ladies are truly closing in........ Fourteen played today in dull but dry conditions.  All played with three boules each with one singles match each time frame.  More people are 'shooting' now which will improve our standards going forward. The weather may have been dull but the play certainly wasn't ! Bayside Community Day: Bayside Community Association invited the voluntary community groups to showcase and advertise their activities on Sunday 1st October in the Community Centre.  Our thanks to Joan Maher, Larry Breheny, Ciará...

 Bayside Boules visit to Malahide Boules Club: Tuesday 5th Sept 2023.  After a long-standing invitation to visit the new facility in Malahide Castle grounds, today was the day. A few players from Bayside assisted in their set up as a club a year ago.  They have over 60 names on their books, currently, and their Tuesday morning sessions are their busiest time  hence our visit today. Mark and Zvia were on hand at 10 a.m. raking and setting out the gear and setting up tables and chairs. We had nine players to their sixteen.  They requested a 'versus' competition which, with the very different numbers, was a challenge. All the BB players played three games and the majority of the MB players also played three games.   The weather was spectacularly good and one of their members Aubrey had platters of sandwiches, nibbles and wine at the finale.  Our thanks to him and the entire group for their support. We totted up the scores of our nine BB players over ...

 Matchplay Final Mary and Chris Grehan won the Doubles Matchplay. They were randomly drawn together by Ciarán's tracker but took full advantage and have a trophy each for the mantlepiece until the next doubles competition. Congratulations to both and all those who took part without ultimate success.  There were great games on the way to the final and most were well attended courtesy of the WhatsApp Group, administered by Ciarán. Winners! Ciarán with the Runners-Up The final spectators... The Mike Deegan Memorial Event in St. Anne's Park on Friday 28th July. Nigel, the previous winner of the trophy, stepped aside and organised a wonderful event in honour of Mike.  26 players from both St.Anne's and Bayside Boules took part.  Everyone played three, timed games and the total score for each player, combined, gave the individual result.  On this occasion Tom Donnellan was the winner and gratefully accepted the trophy from Nigel. The mixing of players for each game wa...