Weekend of events to mark Moate All Whites centenary

Hogan Park in Moate will be centrepiece of Moate All Whites centenary celebrations this June Bank holiday weekend.

It’s a busy period for the Westmeath club with the construction of a new gym, an impending book to be published later in the year and the forthcoming centenary celebrations, never mind the football activity!

As part of the build-up to the special weekend of events, the club recently launched its special centenary jersey at a function in Don’s Bar.

The jersey is a once off unique design which contains 280 plus names of the club’s winning teams at senior, intermediate, junior levels as well as Leinster and All-Ireland winners in Scór.

The club’s long and proud tradition in Scór was displayed again in the All-Ireland Junior final in Killarney recently.

The centenary jersey incorporates the traditional All Whites club crest, designed in 1995 by club member Fiona Bracken, and which depicts key landmarks and links associated with the south Westmeath town and the club’s long association with the Carmelite Order.

The jersey also has an exclusive centenary logo designed by Sirin Allen, a pupil of St Brigid’s NS. Jerseys are currently available to order through the club.

Bank Holiday weekend celebrations kick off on Friday night, June 2 with a teenage disco in Hogan Park with DJ JAKMAC. Tickets are available from Mulhall’s shop (Marie's) or members of organising committee.

Saturday sees a full day with a summer market and a fun sports day. Doors open at 11am for the summer market and the fun sports day starts at 12pm.

The summer market with over 50 stalls on display will feature jewellery, crockery, clothes, flowers, fruit and veg and much, much more.

The fun sports day will opening with sports events with father & daughter races, three-legged races and many more favourites.

Then there’s the “Real Handy Fun Run” which is being coordinated by the Moate All Whites and Moate ladies senior team a few surprise competitors are expected here.

Dancezone will be performing on the day and all attendees are expected to take part, so be careful or you could find yourself on stage at 2pm.

At 3pm, the Ted & Dougal games will be on with events such as a wheel barrow race with real wheel barrows and a potential carry your wife race; this is sure to be one of the most memorable events of the weekend..

And the final event of the day is the “Slip & Slide” Tug O’War All-Ireland which teams made up of male and female from the club#s underage coaches and parents - a great chance for the young players to have a good laugh.

On the day there will be an army display with a range of equipment for everyone to see.

Welly throwing will be running all day and an area with garden games, cartoon area and colouring area. Entry is free so be sure not to miss!

On Sunday there will be a celebration mass in the Carmelite Church at 5pm followed by the opening of the new gym by the club's longest serving member, Oliver Costello.

And then back to the marquee for the Gala Night, which will see the reunion of the Moate Carmelite College’s three Hogan Cup winning teams from 1976, 1980 and 1981.

Music on the night will be by Gorilla Radio and gates open from 7.30pm.

Tickets are available from the organising committee and early sales are moving fast so be sure to get yours before they are gone.