Above are the pictures and below is an email I got over the week-end of February the 6th from a former Boyle player, Ciaran Conlon, who now lives Brisbane, Australia. The post speaks for itself. I feel that despite our own club financial stresses and strains we should make an effort to support the Brisbane appeal. If every club in the county gave say €100 or so plus a bit of fundraising I might be able to do myself we could show our solidarity and support by not ignoring the appeal. To ignore the appeal would be very remiss of the GAA here. Anyway I just got the post with attached pics. which show the scale of the disaster for the GAA centre in Brisbane. I can email anyone pics. of the scale of the damage if they are interested. If your club is willing to help/contribute or whatever pans out please let me know.
I endorse Ciaran’s sentiment on the importance of the GAA in Australia at this time. I imagine many clubs will have young fellows passing through Brisbane and benefit from the GAA connections et al there. Ciaran says that there are at least 15 Roscommon GAA players involved and has sent me some of the names and their clubs of origin so let’s see what we can do.
With thanks
Tony Conboy, Boyle. 086 8163399 email tconboy1@eircom.net
From Ciaran/Brisbane. Hi Tony,
I am now firmly back in the fold having taken on a coaching position with John Mitchells and more recently have been elected to the QGFA committee. Getting to the point of my correspondence I have a favour to ask of you as a staunch GAA man. The floods in Queensland caused substantial damage to the grounds and buildings belonging to the Queensland Gaelic Football Association (QGFA). The kitchen, bar, hall and dressing rooms all sustained a lot of damage not to mention the equipment required for pitch maintenance and basically we have been left with nothing other than the shell of the building. while volunteers have done a great job cleaning up and work has already started to get the venue back on its feet there is a huge task ahead. We have players from every corner of Ireland playing out here - at least 15 from Roscommon - . I would ask you to use your influence to raise the profile of the issue back home. A letter has been sent to all county boards and little or no response has been forthcoming to date. This may be due to it not being a busy time for them or some other sound reason but now is when we need their support and by that I mean financial support. I know that its all gone to hell back home and that money is tight but take into consideration that a large amount of young people leaving for foreign soil at the moment are heading to Australia. It is essential we get the facility back on its feet for more reasons than a game of football. It is a place to meet up with people from home, a place to find work and support if you’re finding it tough, a place to help you adjust to the enormity of how far away from home you are and a place where normality prevails if just for a few hours on a Sunday afternoon out at Willawong Park. At the moment the priorities are to get basic services up and running before St Patrick’s Day and then look at what else we can do at a later date. If you could advertise the tight spot that we are in I would be very appreciative. I am home for a few weeks in April so hope to meet up for a chat then.
Regards
Ciaráin O Chonallain (Ciaran Conlon, Lisserlough now resident in Brisbane.)
Mon.the 14th 2pm.
Wed. night the 16th the C’Ship draw live on Shannonside at 9pm.
(ntdwgaa but to whoever is interested I hear, on the grapevine, that Harmac Medical in Castlerea are expanding and recruiting. Is it just me or are there more on blown dims light bulbs on cars these days).
The fixtures have been announced for the forthcoming competive season which gets underway the weekend after next when our second team will travel to Ballinlough to take on Michael Glavey’s in the Tansey Cup. The McGovern Directional Drilling team will entertain Strokestown in the O'Rourke Cup on the following weekend.
The Club wishes Sean Purcell a speedy recovery from injury which was sustained in the Roscommon's win over London on Saturday last.
All users of the facilities in the Abbey Park, including the gym and the clubrooms and the main gates, should ensure that the last person out takes responsibility for securing of doors and gates.
Club Lotto: These are the results from Sat. the 5th from the Patrick’s Well Kate Lavin’s. There was no jackpot winner. The numbers drawn were; 1/10/25/28. The €20 winners were; John Finneran/Harry Wynne/Deirdre&Tom Kearney/Brid Connolly/Paul Kelly/Dominic Kearns/John Lenehan/Bodo Funke/Brendan Tiernan/Joe Sweeney. The house prize was won by Jonathan Conroy. The Jackpot now stands at €2,700.
All who have been given tickets to sell for the forthcoming Club monster draw for attractive prizes, including a weekend away in New York for the Roscommon versus New York Connacht Championship on the May weekend, are asked to keep the Club officers updated on progress with sales.
The Club extends its sympathy to the Sweeney family, Brislagh on the death of Margaret. Members of the Sweeney family are immersed in the GAA in Roscommon. Sympathies are extended to the Kenny family, Marian Road and Mullingar on the passing of Sean who played for Boyle in his youth.
Summary of a busy County Board Meeting on Monday Feb. 7th.
County Board Meetings as follows: (Mondays unless otherwise stated); March 7th/April 4th/May 9th/June 7th i.e. Tuesday/July 4th/ nil August/Sept.5th/October 3rd.
O’Rourke Cup dates: Rd. 1. = 5/6 March v Strokestown at B. Rd. 2=26/27th March. Rd.3 =16/17April. Rd.4 =23/24 th. April. Rd. 5 = 7/8th May. Rd. 6=28/29th May. Rd.7=4/5th June. Rd.8=28th June (Tuesday). Rd. 9 = July 5 (Tuesday). Rd.10 = 23/24th July. Rd. 11 =6/7 Aug.
Div. 3 Tansey Cup League 1 =27/28 Feb.2=March 12/13. 3= 19/20 March. 4 =2/3 April. 5 = 9/10 April. 6 = May 18th (Wed.) 7 = May 25th (Wed.). 8 = July 20the Wed. 9=Aug. 6/7. 10= 13/14 Aug. 11 = Aug. 19. Intermediate football C’Ship will take place on 14/15 May. Rd. 2. 21/22nd May/ Rd. 3. 18/19th June. Pay-offs 1 June 26th 2 on 2/3 July. Quarter finals Aug. 20/21st and 27/28th. Semi-Finals Sept. 10/11th
Puncherstown Saturday May 7th …table per club €1000.
The County board Draw will go ahead with tickets €100 which can be paid fro with 5x€20 direct debits in June/July/Aug/Sept. /Oct. which have to be set up before June 15th. There will be 3 Draws in Aug./Sept/and Oct. with a prize fund of €80,000. Special draw for clubs who have reached their quota by June 15th prize €5000.
The county needs at least 30 trained stewards so the board is looking for each club to submit names for a training evening coming up soon.
Garda vetting of all people involved in training under 18s’ imperative even senior trainers with under 18s’ on their junior or intermediate panels.
Tickets prices to Connacht games will remain the same as last year.
This has turned out like a Nama document…..apologies. But you have probably not arrived at this point anyway.
Go raibh maith agaibh,
Martin Dolan/T.C.
P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club.
Boyle Ladies held their AGM on Sunday 13 February 2011. The following are
the Executive Committee, Chair John Cummins, Vicechair Tom Commons,
Secretary Sinead Cummins, Treasurer Sharon Conroy, Assistant Treasurer
Sinead O'Donoghue, PRO Fiona Mattimoe, Registars Louise Kennedy and Margaret
O'Neill, Children's Officier Caroline Carty, Insurance Officier Jenny Conroy
and Development Officier Emer Killelea.
Junior Ladies - have commenced training and new members are welcome,
training times Wednesday and Friday 7-8.30pm, Team Manager Gerard Sheerin
Under 16 girls training Wednesday and Friday 6.15pm, Team Managers Teresa
Ward and Michael Kerins
The Club presented the 2010 Under 12 Panel with their Division 1A County
Final Runner Up Medals in the Clubhouse last Saturday, thanks to all who
assisted with enjoyable evening.
Fiona Mattimoe
Boyle Ladies GAA PRO
0876472545
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