Jack The Joker
Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night
in Crotty’s Bar where the jackpot is €5,400 as on Sunday night Carmel and Jim were
drawn out of the drum and chose card number 1 which wasn’t the Joker but they
did win €50. Ritchie Walsh and Jamie Cliffe won €25 each. As well as our group
of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies
Takeaway, Minnies Bar, Abbeyside Post Office and Crottys Corner Bar.
Medal Presentation
On Saturday night we held a very enjoyable medal presentation to our
Under 21 Hurlers in Minnies Bar. Club Chairman Michael Briggs welcomed all
those in attendance and praised both the players and management team for the
fantastic job they did in 2016 in winning the Western Title after which
Donncdha Enright and himself presented the medals to the players. A
presentation was then made to Emer Enright on behalf of all the players, before
Michael Briggs brought the formalities to a close with a presentation to Conor
Prunty in recognition of him winning an All Ireland Under 21 Hurling medal in
2016. We would like to thank Pat O’Brien and all the staff of Minnies Bar for
their help and hospitality on the night.
Membership
As the playing season draws ever nearer we would ask all members both
playing and ordinary to please get your membership paid as soon as possible. It
can be paid to Membership Officer Pat Keane or any Committee Member. The onus
is on intending members to hand their membership fee over and players should be
aware that they are not eligible to play for the club if they don’t pay their
membership.
Field Bookings
We ask that all team managers book their times for training / matches
with Michael O’Donovan in advance of returning to training. Managers must
notify Michael in advance if they wish to change from their allocated time.
Club Leisure Wear
The designs for our new club leisure wear can now be viewed on the club
website and Facebook page. So far there has been an extremely good response to
the gear, which will be worn by all our teams in 2017 and 2018. It is available
from size 5/6 years right up to all adult sizes, and it is open to all our club
supporters and players to purchase the gear. As it will personalised with
initials we will require full payment upfront when ordering the gear. Orders
will be taken in the clubhouse on Friday nights January 27th,
February 3rd and 10th from 6:45 to 8pm and Sunday
mornings January 26th, February 5th and 12th
from 11am to 12pm.
National Draw
Tickets are currently for sale from all Committee members for the GAA
National Draw. There are some fantastic prizes on offer such as a car and
holidays, but the great thing about the draw is that the club retains all of
the €10 which the ticket costs. Therefore you are doing your bit to support the
club whilst also having a chance to win some fantastic prizes.
Club Bingo
This week our club bingo session returns to the CBS Hall with a jackpot
of €1450. Our thanks to the management and staff of the Park Hotel for their
hospitality over the last two weeks.
Sympathy
On behalf of all in the club we would like to extend our deepest
sympathies to the family and friends of the late Kevin Dwane, Kilminion, who
passed away last week. The Dwane family have given great support to our club
for generations and Kevin’s grandson Kevin Dwane was a member of our Under 21
hurling team who won the Western Title last year. Once again we send our
sympathies to his wife Monica,
daughters Margaret, Michelle and Majella and son Francis.
We
would also like to extend our sympathies to Michael O’Donovan and Kieran
O’Connor on the death of Kay O’Donovan, Ballyduff Upper over the weekend. Kay’s
son Michael has been in charge of our pitch for a number of years now whilst he
also served a s a selector on a number of County Title winning teams in both
hurling and football and of course her step brother Kieran has been involved in
the club in many capacities for nearly 20 years now. Kay’s grandsons Shane and
Cathal have won man County Titles in the club colours as has her nephew Stephen
O’Connor. Once again we extend our sympathies to Michael and Kieran and all of
the O’Donovan family on the passing of Kay.