Castletown Ballyagran (CTB) G.A.A. Notes Merry Christmas and Happy New Year On behalf of each and every member of our CTB GAA Club, just want to sincerely wish all our members, players, supporters of our Club, plus all other Clubs surrounding us, a happy, safe, peaceful New Year. Just also want to take this opportunity to wish the same to Norma, and all the staff within the Vale Star, and thank you again for all your support throughout this year, as it is greatly appreciated. Minutes of Senior Club’s A.G.M. held on Friday Evening 5th Dec. ‘14 The Annual General Meeting took place in the original club house on Friday evening, ~ 5th Dec. 2014, at 8.15 p.m. (preceded by Mass for all deceased members), and was attended by a reasonable number of Club members / players. Chairperson’s Report:~ Club Chairperson Ned Farrell thanked everyone for attending, all committee members also his top table committee members including Tony Dillon (Treasurer), Ivan O’Donnell (Secretary), Mark Foley (Vice Chairperson), and all officers in the Club for their hard earned efforts throughout the year. He also thanked all volunteers who did a sterling job is fixing a lot of damage to our facilities / fields during the savage storms that occurred earlier in the year. He also praised Mike Griffin, Brian Riordan, and all other unsung heroes who help maintained the facilities and fields to a high quality. Ned then mentioned Seanie Gilbert, Bridget McElligott, Mark Carroll, all outgoing top table of 2013 who initially helped incoming committee get settled into new role, but it still was a very challenging year for top table in 2014. Ned also thanked all the Managers, Trainers, and selectors for their help throughout the season, including the Junior ‘A’ team winning the South 3 years in a row, and also Minor team combined with Bruree, winning a County Minor ‘B’ Championship. Finally Ned concluded by asking everyone to remember all Club members who died in 2014, and wishing the Club all the best towards the 2015 season. Secretary’s Report:~ Ivan O’ Donnell (Secretary) began by again Thanking everyone for attending, and ran through the number of games played by all teams. As mentioned Junior ‘A’ hurlers won South for third year in a row, but unfortunately went down to Patrickswell in the quarter final of the County, and Thank You to Brian Riordan (Manager), Sean Feehan (Selector) and Rob Graham (Trainer) plus all players on panel for their commitment this year. Junior ‘B’ Hurlers and Junior ‘A’ Footballers had a quiet season, but again Thanks to Trevor Hughes, Fergal Fitzgerald and all players here. Our Under 21 Hurlers had heartbreak when they were beaten by a point against Sean Og’s in the South Final in April ’14, and still breaks some our hearts when we think of it, but that is sport. Again Ivan thanked Joackim O’Kelly (Manager), Ed O’Donnell (Trainer), and Andrew Twomey (Selector). Finally Ivan mentioned our Minor team who combined with Bruree and called Killacolla Gaels won a South Minor Football title and then also a South Minor Hurling title and went on to win the Limerick County Minor ‘B’ title against a gallant Cappamore side. Ivan thanked Tony and Con Dillon from CTB GAA Club and also Brendan Hogan and James Vincent O’Brien (Bruree GAA Club) for managing and training this team. This was a great win, and hopefully now this partnership will continue again at Minor and at U21 level going forward. Ivan then mentioned that Club cost of injuries to players were lower this year due to a new controlled procedure being put in place, which resulted in decreasing medical costs and again will need to be tightly controlled in 2015. Ivan also thanked all players and non members who paid their registration fees so promptly this year. Ivan concluded by stating that in general most members got their requested tickets when requested to watch Limerick hurlers this year. Treasurer’s Report:~ Then treasurer Tony Dillon presented / circulated Income and Expenditure accounts for 2014. There were no questions from the floor. Tony also highlighted that the Club gave money towards the Field Development Association (FDA) costs which was greatly appreciated by Chairman John Brady and the FDA Committee. Limerick Development Draw membership was down on 2013 and it hoped this figure and also number of promoters will go up in 2015. Tony also Thanked all promoters here for their efforts and commitment in the Limerick Development Draw, plus also all promoters of our Club’s Lotto draw, as they are our 2 key fund raising activities we have in raising money for the Junior Club. Tony also stressed that like most Clubs in the current economic climate, funding for 2015 will again be a prime consideration, and every effort will be made to ensure we have enough income coming in, (including Pub Quiz on 30th Jan. ’15) while closely monitoring outgoing costs, and controlling / reducing as much as we can. Special Awards:~ Clubman of the Year went to another very well deserved and worthy winner in Ivan O’Donnell. This was Ivan’s first year involved in the Club’s activities at any level, and to come on board as Secretary, was a baptism of fire one could say, but he was an unanimous winner as he did an absolute outstanding job, showing great drive, energy, initiative, commitment, administration and communication skills sets to get the job done, plus doing all this with a smile on his face. So Well Done and sincere congratulations from all of us Ivan. Also congratulations to South Hurler of the Year 2014 ~ Harry Dore, as nominated by the South Board Committee. Election of Officers 2014 Officers elected for 2015:~ (which includes most Officers staying on from 2014) Chairman Ned Farrell Vice Chairman Mark Foley Treasurer Tony Dillon Assistant Treasurer Donagh Feehan** Secretary Ivan ODonnell Assistant Secretary Joachim Kelly Irish Officer Mark Foley PRO Tony Dillon Registrar Gerry Dolan Child Protection Officer Ger Mac Namara South Board Delegate Ivan ODonnell County Board Delegate Ned Farrell / Mark Foley ** Just want to note that John Slevin stepped down as Assistant Treasurer, and we thank him for all his help throughout the year, and also we welcome on board Donagh Feehan who will be the new Assistant Treasurer. Motions:~ There were a number of motions / points highlighted which are in progress and / or will be progressed at the next Junior Club meeting in Jan. ’15, which included:~ ~ Review of all managers / selectors / trainers for each team in 2015 ~ Amalgamation of Minor / U21 teams with Bruree and called Killacolla Gaels ~ Review physio sessions for players and cost thereof ~ Review of Registration Fees for Players / members in 2015 Ned Farrell, then once again thanked everyone for attending, and sincerely wished each and every person a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and this A.G.M. Meeting then concluded. Christmas Monster Bingo held in Charleville Park Hotel ~ 10th Dec. ‘14 Once again sincere Thank You, to each and every Bingo person from far and wide and also especially from our local Clubs, parish and community who supported us and attended our very successful Christmas Monster Bingo event in the excellent Charleville Park Hotel on Wednesday evening ~ 10th Dec. ’14, and this was a key fund raiser for our CTB Field Development Association (FDA) in conjunction with our CTB GAA Clubs and Ballagran Camogie Club. In summary, on a good enough night weather wise, we really did have a great turn out as yet again, a very loyal set of supporters (plus new acquaintances) both from our local community and also general Bingo goers descended on to the Charleville Park Hotel to play Bingo and judging by all the positive feedback received afterwards, everyone also had a great night’s entertainment as well which is very important to us. It really is a great venue in a lovely nice comfortable spacious and fully heated function room complete with teas / coffees served at the interval, and guaranteed total prize money of €4,000 to be won, which is a combination of the Bingo prizes plus the Raffle prizes, and which is great prize money in this economic climate. And seemingly a good percentage of local people won, so congratulations to them all, especially including one of our own ~ Phil Fitzgerald who had a nice win, and congratulations all round. Well done indeed. So wish to extend a blanket Thank You to every person / all committee members who helped in any way, however small to ensure a successful and very well organized event ~ Thank You. A lot of ground work went on behind the scenes leading up to this event, and thankfully all this hard work paid off. Good job also to Fr. Shire, Tom Carroll, John Slevin and new ‘payer outer’ Ivan O’Donnell for ensuring all was in order when lucky winners cried out check! Also huge thanks to Barbara and all their staff in the Charleville Park Hotel for doing a great job before, during, and after this event, plus local radio station stations including Jimmy Reidy of County Sound for their help / support, Grace Dowling in 95FM, and also all other radio stations / newspapers, plus especially great help from Norma of the Vale Star, and anyone else who helped on the promotional side. Well done to Gerry Dolan our Social Media guru and also our leading raffle ticket sales man of the year who retained his title (again!) against stiff opposition ~ so well done again John Clancy! Thanks as always as well to our excellent MC for the evening John Hawe, who again did a fabulous job of calling out the numbers in a very steady, calm, clear and audible manner. Thanks also to Santa for making a guest appearance, and to all those people who donated spot prizes for the raffle which was greatly appreciated. Also just to re~iterate all proceeds from this evening goes directly towards servicing our field loan for Year 3, plus financing the substantial day to day running expenses of the club, so Thanks again to all who supported us. It really is appreciated. Finally, we are now holding a Paddy’s Monster Bingo Event again in the Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville, on 11th March ’15 so please make a note in your calendars / diaries, where hopefully we will have another great and enjoyable night, including St. Patrick’s spirit in abundance, together with lots of happy winners again. Limerick GAA Club Development Draw The final Limerick GAA Club Development Draw of 2014, took place last Saturday 13th December ’14 on Limerick Live 95 FM studio, and top 3 prizes in draw were 1st prize €13,000 ~ John O’Riordan, Croagh/Kilfinny, 2nd prize ~ €3,000 ~ Tony Hall, Ballybrown, and 3rd prize ~ €2,000 ~ T.J. Carroll, Killmallock, plus then a further 20 prizes won. Also there was no outright winner of the lotto prize of €20,000, so 4 lucky winners won €5,000 each, ~ Bridget Higgins, Patrickswell, Michael Quillinan, Doon, Matt Gauole, South Liberties, and Brid Gavin, Patrickswell. Finally once again can I sincerely Thank each and every promoter who helped this year and also all members who participated, and sincerely hope you will all continue to support this draw (plus hopefully get new promoters / members) to provide us with much needed funds in 2015. And also tip wood you may just win as well which would be great. Presentation of Killacolla Gaels Minor Medals ~ Sat. Night 27th Dec. ‘14 Just to let you know that we are having a joint celebration with Bruree Minor players and management team, and presenting South and Limerick County medals to this fine Killacolla team, on Saturday Evening 27th Dec. ’14 in Foleys establishment in Ballyagran. Throw in is 8.30 p.m. and we hope to begin the evening at 9:00 p.m. approx. by watching (Gerry Dolan’s) video of the County Final win against Cappamore, which should be great fun and craic, (so long as me and Brendan are not in it!). We hope at interval to have some snacks and then watch remainder of match and then have medal presentations. Really hope as many Killacolla Gael players / parents can come along as possible, as indeed any one else from both Clubs are all very welcome around this Christmas cheer, as we celebrate the win, and here’s hoping it’s the start of great things as our U 14’s / U 16’s / Minor and U 21 teams all combine as Killacolla Gaels for the 2015 season. Any questions please ring me ~ Tony Dillon on 087 1267 131 (M), or Brendan Hogan (Bruree) on 086 173 6608 (M). Field Development Association ~ New Field Maintenance Committee Just to let you know that a new Field Maintenance Committee has now been set up, very ably led by Ger Mac Namara, to help review all our facilities / fields and ensure they continue to be maintained to a very high standard. Ger Mac has now walked around all our facilities and fields and created an initial prioritised snag list, and welcomes any volunteers that can help him with some of these tasks, be it using a chain saw, hymac, clearing trees, sweeping leaves, painting a door and so on, or even just an extra pair of hands to help out in any manner or means. This maintenance committee will work very closely with the Field Development Association (FDA) which is chaired by John Brady, including funding for running costs and so on. Any questions / suggestions to help improve maintenance of our fantastic facilities / field(s), please do not hesitate to contact Ger Mac on 085 745 4905 {M}. Thanks again Ger Mac for taking leadership here, and appreciate everyone’s interest in this important area. Supporting our CTB Juvenile GAA Club’s Lotto The Weekly CTB GAA Club lotto prize amount is now a fine and well worth winning €11,800 this week!, which is steadily rising again, plus just think what presents one could buy as Christmas will be upon us soon, so really appreciate can everyone continue to buy lotto tickets, and best of luck to all who buy a ticket(s) and also especially help support our club. Also the numbers drawn for last week’s lotto draw ~ Thurs. 11th Dec. ‘14 were 10, 11, 14, 28 with no outright winner. Juvenile News Indoor Hurling for Under 6’s / 8’s Just to let you know, that the last indoor hurling training (U6 and U8s) for 2014 is this evening ~ Thursday 18th Dec. ’14 at 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. in Ballyagran Community hall. All new members are very welcome to attend. Well done to all parents who took the time to take their beloved players to these training sessions, and also thanks to Joe Riordan and all trainers of the Juvenile Club in helping out here as well. Our Social Media Channels. Our Facebook Page is at facebook/castletownballyagrangaa and our Twitter channel is at twitter/ctbgaa
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:13:18 +0000