Jack The Joker
Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night
in Alice O’Connor’s Bar where the jackpot is €6000 as on Sunday night John
Healy was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 52 which when turned was
not the joker but he did win €50. Marian Whelan and Yvonne Sheehan 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 Crotty’s
Bar.
AGM
Our Annual General Meeting took place in Ballinroad Hall on Saturday night
last, where there was a very good turnout to review the activities in the club
in 2017 and to plan for 2018. Following a moments silence to remember those
members who passed away this year, the first item on the agenda was the Treasurer’s
Report. As usual Pakie Hurney's report gave a very detailed account of the club
accounts and all those present were left in no doubt of the huge amount of work
that goes into raising the money needed to run our club every year. Pakie
thanked all those who work so hard to raise these funds and thanked our main
club sponsors Adesco for their continued support of the club.
Following this Tomás Kiely's Secretary's Report gave a most
comprehensive review of the club activities both on and off the field. Whilst we would all have wished for better
results at Senior Level this year Tomás referenced the large amount of serious injuries
we had this year and the fact that a number of players got their Senior debuts in
2017. Also the victory by our Junior hurlers in the County Final and the Under
21 hurlers Western Title give further hope for the future.
Our Chairman Michael Briggs then gave his inaugural address as Club
Chairman. Michael thanked all those who
worked so hard for the club throughout the year, from our Juvenile Section
right through to the Senior Club. In praising the work of our hardworking
volunteers Michael appealed for more people to get involved in working for the
club to help lessen the burden on those already doing this work. Michael also
gave details of a planned Health and Wellbeing Initiative which is hoped to be
up and running in early 2018. Michael concluded his address by congratulating
Austin Flynn on being inducted into the Munster GAA Hall of Fame.
The election of officers then took place with the following elected.
Presidents: Austin Flynn, Liam Enright, Éamonn Keane, Joseph
Organ, Jimmy O’Leary, Bernard Shields, Fr. Michael Enright, P.E.
Vice Presidents: Fr.
Michael Brennock, OSA, Fr. Colin Fives, OSA, Fr. Ned Hassett, PP
Chairman: Michael Briggs
Vice Chairman: Michael Cosgrave
Secretary: Tomás Kiely
Assistant Secretary: Eleanor McGrath
Treasurer: Pakie Hurney
PRO: Neil Moore
Membership Officer: Pat Keane
Children’s Officer: Bríd Slevin
Committee: Sean
McGrath, Conor Clancy, Joe Cleary, Jim O’Mahony, Michael O’Donovan, Ian Kiely,
Jack O'Hare, Ger Collins, John Dillon, Danny McGrath.
Senior
Manager
At a club committee meeting after the AGM Peter Queally was
ratified as manager of our Senior Hurling and Football teams for 2018. His
selectors Shane Briggs and Laurence Hurney were also ratified and we wish them
the very best of luck for the year ahead.
Club
Winter Raffle
Tickets for our club winter raffle are now on sale throughout
the parish with a number of attractive prizes on offer including heating fuels
such as home heating oil, timber and coal. The draw will take place in January and
we appeal to all our supporters to please support the draw as best you can.
Munster
GAA Hall of Fame
On behalf of all in the club we would like to congratulate
our own Austin Flynn on being selected as the recipient of this year's Munster
GAA Hall of Fame Award Winner. This is a fantastic and most deserved award for
Austin who was of course selected at full back on the Waterford Hurling team of
the Millennium.
During his illustrious playing career with Waterford Austin
won 3 Munster Titles, 1 National League and of course he was on the team that
captured Waterford's last All Ireland title in 1959. Austin was a near
permanent fixture at full back during this Golden Age for the Déise, and his
fine performances were acknowledged when he was selected on the Munster team
which won the 1960 Railway Cup.
Throughout this time Austin gave great service to our club
but unfortunately County Senior Hurling honours eluded the team as they
suffered defeat in four County Finals. Austin remains an extremely popular
figure in our Club to this day, is always generous with his time and is most
willing to offer help and advice whenever he is asked.
Once
again we congratulate "Austeen" on this wonderful award and thank
Munster Council for acknowledging a true giant of the game.
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| Austin Flynn celebrating his 1959 All-Ireland Hurling Final victory with Bridget Whelan and Bridget Flynn |
Club Bingo
Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Sunday night with
a jackpot of €1250.
