Mon. 1.30.

THE AGM; 

There was a large and enthusiastic attendance at Boyle (Senior) GAA Club's AGM on Saturday evening last in the Clubroom. Outgoing Chairperson Aidan Lavin welcomed the attendance and congratulated all involved in making 2013 such a successful year for the Club.
Thanks to the Sponsors:
He congratulated the 'McGovern Directional Drilling' Intermediates and their management on achieving promotion to the O’Rourke Cup and on winning the Intermediate Championship and reaching the Connacht Club Final.
He also thanked the 'Cooney Motors/ Cooneys Centra' Junior and the National Automation Limited U21s and their respective managements  on reaching the final stages of their respective competitions. He thanked the sponsors of those teams and all who had made special contributions to the fundraising for the Intermediates. He also thanked Boyle Credit Union for sponsorship of the electronic scoreboard in the Abbey Park. Aidan also thanked all who helped in any way with Club activities throughout the year, including the Rural Social Scheme workers under Gerard Tivnan for their efforts. Aidan also thanked all who had worked with him during his six years as Chairperson, describing the Club members as his extended GAA family. He paid special tribute to Club Secretary Kathleen Hanmore, who was also stepping down after many years in the post. Kathleen presented a very comprehensive report on the year’s activities. The Treasurer Mary Smith presented a detailed statement of the Club’s finances. She thanked all who had participated in the Club’s various fundraising activities, and all who had supported the fundraising, including those who supported the Club Lotto. She also thanked Brogans and Natural Options Chemists for their sponsorship of the lotto envelopes. The Outgoing PRO Martin Dolan thanked the Roscommon Herald and Sean O’Dowd at Realboyle, and the County Board PRO for their excellent coverage of the Club’s activities.

Officers for 2014:
The following were elected; President; John Joe Nerney, Vice President; Barry Feely, Chairperson; Martin Dolan, Vice Chairperson; Kathleen Hanmore, Secretary Mary Clifford, Assistant Secretary; Barry Lowe, Treasurer; Mary Smith, P.R.O Mark O’Donohoe, Asst P.R.O Bernie Mullins, Delegates to County Board; Martin Dolan with Aidan Lavin and John Kelly,Delegates to Northern Board; Michael Brennan and Paul Beirne, Childrens’ Officer; Jan Flanagan, Insurance Officer; Michael Furey,  Registrar;  Cian Smith, History Officer; Tony Conboy, Lotto Co-ordinator; Aidan Lavin, Pitch Co-ordinator; Martin Purcell. Jonathan Conroy was ratified as U21 Manager. Club membership was fixed at €80 for players and €20 for non players. The meeting advised that all players be registered immediately and subscriptions to be given to Cian Smith.


Club Meeting Tues. the 21st:

A special meeting of the Club will be held in the Clubroom on this Tuesday night (21st) at 9pm to consider the motions arising from the deliberations of the County Games Development Committee, which will come before the forthcoming County Board Special Convention. All Club members are asked to attend.

 

Lotto Draw Report:

The following were €20 winners at the last Club Lotto draw, which was held in Wynnes Bar; Mary and Cathal McGee, Tom Commons, John and Marguerite Nally, Aine Tivnan, Michael Candon and Fiachra Tivnan. The house prize was won by Daniel Scanlon. The jackpot wasn’t won and it will stand at €5,400 for next Saturday night’s draw which will be held in Mattimoe’s, with Team D in charge. 

 

THE DINNER DANCE:

Shane Curran has been confirmed as the Special Guest for the Club’s Presentation Dinner Dance, to be held in Kilronan Castle Hotel on Saturday 8th February. Tickets are in great demand for this event and patrons are advised to  contact any of the Club officers to get tickets.

The MINOR CLUB AGM will be held in the Clubroom on Saturday 1st February at 5pm in the Clubroom.

Boyle Ladies

The AGM of Boyle Ladies Football Club will be held in the Clubroom on Sunday next 26th January at 5pm. All players and members and all who are interested in the continuing development of ladies football in Boyle are asked to attend. Training for Intermediate Ladies will be held in the Abbey Park on Friday at 8pm. All players are asked to be on the pitch and ready to go at 7.55pm.

Martin Dolan

Boyle Senior Club AGM will be held in the Clubroom on Saturday evening next 18th January at 5pm. All who are interested the ongoing development of Gaelic Games in the Parish are asked to attend. This includes all existing Club members, officials, players and managements. We are especially anxious to welcome those might not have been involved heretofore, but who have an interest in our activities. 2013 has been a very successful year for the Club and it is only with the support of everyone that we can progress further. Stepping down this year are; Club Chairman, Aidan Lavin who has been in the position six years now; dynamic Secretary, Kathleen Hanmore and Ass. P.R.O. T. Conboy after large chunks of decades!
The County Board will unveil a plaque in the club rooms on Thursday Jan. the 23^rd. This is to commemorate the founding of the GAA in County Roscommon at a meeting in Boyle on Jan. the 23^rd 1889, so this is the 125^th Anniversary of that event.
Plans are progressing for the Club’s Annual Presentation Dance which will be held in Kilronan Castle Hotel on Saturday night 8th of February. The Special Guest for the night has been confirmed. It is none other than St Brigids All-Ireland winning goalkeeper Shane Curran. Music on the night will be provided by the HeeBeeGeeBees. Tickets will be available from Club officers.
The Club wishes to thank Michael Brennan, Paul Beirne, Bernie Shannon and Damien Regan who completed the onerous task of painting the dressing room floors during the week.
Congratulations are extended to Club stalwart Kieran Supple and Vicky Walker on their engagement.
The Minor Club AGM will be held in the Clubroom at 5pm on Saturday 1st February.
The Ladies Club AGM will be held in the Clubroom on Sunday week 26th January at 5pm.
Go raibh maith agaibh,
Martin Dolan
P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club

086 2413529

Mon. 1 am. The following were €20 winners at the most recent Club Lotto Draw which was held in Kate Lavins; Michael and Martina Roddy, Pat Wynne, Pat and Angela Leonard, Alan Monson, John McGuinn and John Murray. The house prize was won by Michael Burke. The numbers drawn were: 4/5/6/24.The jackpot wasn’t won and it will stand at €5,300 for this Saturday night’s draw which will be held in Wynne’s Bar. Team ‘C’ will be in charge.

There will be a special meeting of the Club in the Clubroom at 8.30pm on this Wednesday night to consider the ‘Report and Recommendations of the Working Group on the Development of Gaelic Games in Co. Roscommon’. It is important that there is a good attendance as there are a number of far ranging recommendations in the document which deserve careful consideration.

The Senior Club AGM will be held on Saturday week 18th January at 5pm in the Clubroom. Completed nomination forms should be submitted to Club Secretary, Kathleen Hanmore by this Saturday the 11th.
The Club’s Annual Dinner Dance will be held in Kilronan Castle Hotel on Saturday night the 8th of February. The night will feature the presentation of medals to the county title winning Intermediate panel, as well as the presentation of the various 'Player of the Year' awards, the 'Club Person of the Year' and the 'Hall of Fame' award. Details of the special guest will be confirmed shortly. Tickets for what is expected to be a full-house event will be available in the coming weeks.
The Minor Club  will hold a very important meeting of coaches and potential coaches for the various underage panels on this Thursday at 8pm in the Clubroom. The Club is anxious to hear from those who might be interested in helping with the coaching and preparation of underage teams. Those interested should contact Leonard Sutton at 087 9097937.
The Minor Club AGM has been fixed for Saturday 1st February at 5pm in the Clubroom.

I (t.c.) attach the full notice from Leonard here as it outlines the requiements of the Minor Club in terms of ‘coaching’ et al more fully for 2014.

Dear Coaches and Members,
I would like to hold a meeting in the Clubhouse on Thursday evening 9th January at 8pm to discuss the appointment of coaches for this year.
Mary has kindly reviewed the player registers (except for U8's) and we anticipate the following numbers at each age group (assuming 100% of players registered in 2013 re-register in 2014):
U10 - 20 (11 from this year, 9 coming up from U8)

U12 - 20 (12 from this year, 8 coming up from U10)

U14 - 24 (14 from this year, 10 coming up from U12)

U16 - 17 (7 from this year, 10 coming up from U14)

U18 - 14 (6 from this year, 8 coming up from U16).

With the exception of U10's and U12's, all other teams require coaching appointments to be confirmed.
We will have lists of the players for each of the teams on Thursday for review and should also assess who else we think should be playing for the club (at any age group).
Of particular concern are the numbers available at the U16 and U18 levels.
****Can you please contact anyone who you feel may be interested in leading a team or assisting with coaching and invite them along on Thursday evening.****

**If anyone would like to discuss with me beforehand, please get them to contact me on 087 9097937**

The Minor Board is aiming to conclude all coaching appointments by Saturday 25th January. The Minor Board AGM is scheduled for 1st February and we will need to ratify the appointments at the meeting.
Thanks for your support
Len

Chairman - Minor Board, Boyle GAA Club

Go raibh maith agaibh.

Martin Dolan

P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club

086 2413529 

 

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The Club’s social event of the year i.e. The Annual Quiz in St Joseph’s Hall, on Friday night last, was once again an outstanding success, with in excess of fifty teams pitting their wits against Tony Conboy’s excellent set of topical, quirky and challenging questions. The Egan Family and friends, Ballytrasna came out on top. They were closely followed by a Boyle/St Michaels combination, and another two local combinations just one mark behind in joint third. Thanks to all who supported this event. Thanks also to all who helped in preparing the hall in advance and in its reinstatement on the following day. The Club also thanks Trojan Software for provision of IT equipment and James and Enda O’Boyle for operating the equipment on the night. Thanks to Tony-assisted by Enda O’Boyle- for his work in setting and asking the questions.

It was a source of disappointment that the charity football challenge game between the 2005 and 2013 Intermediate Champions couldn’t take place on St Stephen’s Day because of a frozen pitch. It is hoped that it can be re-scheduled for a another suitable date.

The Senior Club AGM will be held in the Clubroom on Saturday evening 18th January. Nomination Forms have been issued to all members and they should be completed and returned to the Secretary, Kathleen Hanmore within the coming two weeks. It is to be hoped that a number of new/young/enthusiastic members will make themselves available for positions in running the club and keeping up the high standards set by the outgoing committee which has done outstanding work in recent years. A number of outgoing officers have served their terms and are obliged to step down this year. They include the Chairman, Aidan Lavin; Secretary, Kathleen Hanmore and Ass. P.R.O. Tony Conboy.  

The Club wishes to thank James O’Boyle for his kind donation of a momento of the Roscommon All Ireland winning Minor Football team, which has been signed by panel members Cian Smith and Ciaran Cox as well as Manager Fergal O’Donnell and selector Stephen Bohan. It has been placed proudly on display in the Clubroom.

******There will be a special event in the Clubroom on 23rd January when a plaque will be unveiled to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Roscommon County Board in Boyle on January 23rd 1889*****.

 

Proposed Historic GAA Picture display in Boyle GAA Clubrooms.

Among the projects that it is hoped to carry out early this  year is that of putting on display a representative exhibition  of club pictures collected over the years. These include a few pre. the 1950s’ and a rising graph of pics. from the latter ‘60s’. Also it is hoped to display a very good collection of Roscommon county pics. especially pertaining to the period 1938 to 1953. All this will take funding if it is to be done properly and if anyone is interested in sponsoring/contributing to aspects of this display they might contact t.c. _

 

****The quality of the display will hinge on the outlay that can be spent on same. This will have to be sourced independently of Club normal, essential, funding.**** (t.c.)

Plans are in preparation for the Club’s presentation dinner dance--details will be announced very shortly.

Sympathy is extended to the Wynne Families, Boyle on the death of Mrs Maura Sheahan, Longford.

The Club (Senior, Minor and Ladies) wishes all players, members, supporters, sponsors and all who provide media coverage, a very happy, healthy and sporting New Year.

A Bon Voyage to our Christmas visitors who are returning to various parts of the world as we speak. We hope you had a good Christmas in Boyle. 

Go raibh maith agaibh,

Martin Dolan

P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club

086 2413529 

 

Friday 12,30. Boyle GAA Club’s biggest social event of the year -the annual Club Quiz, will take place on Friday night next the 27th of December in St Joseph’s Hall. The event will commence at 8.30pm and patrons are advised to come early. Tony Conboy will be the quizmaster.

The next Club Lotto Draw will be held in Kate Lavin’s on Saturday night 28th. The jackpot will be €5,200 and Team ‘B’ will be in charge.

Preparations are being made for the Club AGM which will be held in the Clubrooms on Sunday 18th.

Go raibh maith agat .

Martin Dolan

P.R.O Boyle GAA Club