The Central Cabinet Officers of Boyle GAA at the Club's AGM on Sunday last, Jan. the 20th. Kathleen Hanmore, Secretary; Aidan Lavin, Chairman; Mary Smith, Treasurer

 Boyle GAA Club President, John Joe Nerney with one ot the two Vice-Presidents, Barry Feely. The other Vice-President is Paddy McDermott.

At Boyle GAA AGM. Back: Tomas Halligan, Leonard Sutton. Front: John Joe Nerney and Ernie Keenan.

Mon. 12.10 am. Boyle GAA Clubs (Ladies and Men) are doing the final call for purchase of tickets for the Joint Dinner Dance and Presentation Night for both Clubs, which will be held in Kilronan Castle on Saturday week 9th February. Tickets at €35.each are available from the following; Karen Brogan, Mary Clifford, Martin Dolan, Laura Gannon, Kathleen Hanmore, Sabrina Kerins, Emer Killilea, Aidan Lavin, Vivienne Moran and Mary Smith, and the closing date for purchase is Saturday next as the hotel requires a week’s notice re numbers. The special guest will be a current All Star footballer. Medals will be presented on the night to the Boyle Junior A Ladies who won the County Title, and to the U18 boys who were runners-up in the County Minor Division 1 Championship. A number of other awards will be announced and presented on the night.  

The following officers were elected at the Boyle Senior (Mens) Club's recent AGM;- President;-John Joe Nerney, Vice Presidents-Barry Feely and Paddy McDermott, Chairperson-Aidan Lavin, Vice Chairperson-Martin Dolan, Secretary-Kathleen Hanmore, Assistant Secretary-deferred until next Club meeting, Treasurer-Mary Smith, Asst Treasurer-deferred, Insurance Officer-Michael Furey, P.R.Os-Martin Dolan and Tony Conboy, Registrar-Brian Supple, ASAP Officer-Jan Flanagan, Coaching Officer-Gerry Cregg, County Board Delegates-Mary Clifford and Martin Dolan (alternatives Tony Conboy and John Kelly), North West Board Delegates-Michael Brennan and Paul Beirne, Player Reps. to Senior Executive-Ciaran Supple, David Casey and Sean Purcell, Senior Management; David O'Connor, with Bernard Shannon, Aaron O'Connor, Barry Greaney and Peter Carney (Trainer).,U21-David Casey.

Minor Club AGM;

The Minor Club held an excellently attended AGM in the Clubroom on Sunday. The outgoing Chairperson, Gerry Cregg paid tribute to all who contributed to the promotion of Gaelic Games in the Club in 2012. He highlighted success of the minor team in reaching another Division 1 County Final. He stressed that although they didn't win the final, they lost out after a replay to an exceptional Strokestown team. He also referred to the sad passing of minor player Eoin Lavin. He paid fullsome ttribute to Eoin and he expressed his sympathy and that of the Minor Club to Aidan, Trudy and Vicky. A minute's silence was observed in Eoin's memory.Gerry paid tribute to National Automation Limited for generous sponsorship of the minor team and well as being sponsor of the U21 team. He thanked all others who had provided financial support, including those who contributed to the church gate collection. He also thanked the many parents of the various underage panels who provided transport to the various games, and because of their willingness and availability it was never necessary to hire transport. The outgoing Treasurer Mary Halligan provided a detailed report on the Club's finances. She highlighted the ever increasing cost of running the club and the ongoing drop in registration fee income.  The Registrar Mary Clifford highlighted the difficulties associated with collection of registration and it was agreed that there would be greater co-ordinatIon with team managers re this matter in the coming year. It was agreed that there would be enhanced efforts made in 2013 to ensure that all players are registered before being permitted to participate in Club activities. Details of officers and team management elections will be published next week.

 

Martin Dolan P.R.O. 

Awards Record:
 

*****Update...Nearly there.....Sun. 11.50 P.M.
For 2012…Sat. Jan. 9^th 2013 in Kilronan Castle Hotel.
For 2011…… after the Quiz, Dec. 28th 2011 ……Christopher O’Connor (Hall of Fame); Clubperson of the year = Ml. Gilmartin. Tadgh Lowe (U 21), Jim Suffin (Jnr.), Intermediate Player =  Sean Purcell. (Source = D)
For 2010…..Sat. March 19^th, 2011 in the Clubroom  ……Hall of Fame = Pat Clarke; Club Person of the Year = Bernie Shannon; Int./Snr. Player of year = Aaron O’Connor.  U 21 = Ml. O’Donnell (Source = D.) Jnr. ?
For 2009 .....Sun. May 1st, 2010..In The Royal….  Hall of Fame = Martin Purcell.  Club Person of Year = Mary Clifford. Intermediate Player of Year = Tomas McGarty. Jnr. Player = Donal Kelly. U 21 Player = Kyle McLoughlin. Night of the new dressing room opening. Gerry O'Malley the Guest of Honour.
For 2008… Feb. 7th..2009 ...the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the  GAA. It was a Buffet in the Hall with a one man band. Hall of Fame = Kevin Young. Club Person of the Year = Kathleen Hanmore.  Intermediate looks a share between David Casey and Damien Keenehan; Jnr. Pl. of Year Johnny Lyons; U 21 = Darren O'Connor. (source = a dinner dance file).
For 2007….June 27^th 2008 in The  Royal Hotel…… Clubman of the Year = Pat Goldrick (Feile ’07); Hall of Fame = Ml. Brennan; Player of Year = Mark O’Donohoe. 
For 2006…. Jan. 6  the Dinner Dance was in The Bush with Dermot Earley as guest. I have the list of ‘winners’ from that night. Hall of Fame = Tony Conboy. Clubman of the Year = Aidan Lavin. Snr. Player = Rory O’Donohoe. Jnr. Pl. = Tomas McGarty. U 21 Player = Sean Purcell. (Chair. Martin Purcell)
For 2005….Jan. 14^th ….  Hall of Fame = Sean Young (presented by Chair. Martin Purcell). Club person of Year = Ml. Costello (supervising the field re-development. Presented by Co. Chair. Ml. McGuire). Intermediate Player of Year (H.J.Feely Cup presented by Veronica O’Connor) Seamus Gallagher.  Junior Pl.= Cathal Horan. (Jnr. Medals presented by Willie Hegarty. Intermediate medals presented by John Murphy, donor of €1m to Co. Bd.). The band La Bamba!  (Chair. Martin Purcell).  (Source = M.C. Prog. of the night). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mon.2.15. The following were €20 winners at the most recent Boyle Club Lotto draw which was held in Clarkes' Bar;- Christy Grehan, Ann Conboy, John and Olivia Kelly, Karl Keenan, Pat and Liz Gannon, Maisie Mc Tiernan, Tom Conneally, Cecil Tivnan, Lorcan Egan and Vincent Egan. The house prize was won by Irene Tivnan. The numbers drawn were 7/8/17/25. The jackpot wasn't won and it will stand at €2,800 for this Saturday night's draw which will be held in The Abbey Bar with Team 'C' in charge.

The upcoming Boyle Men's Club and Ladies Club Dinner Dance to be held in Kilronan Castle on Saturday night 9th February is proving to be a very popular attraction with tickets in great demand. Intending patrons are advised to book their tickets with any of the following as soon as possible as spaces are limited;- Karen Brogan, Mary Clifford, Martin Dolan, Laura Gannon, Kathleen Hanmore, Sabrina Kerins, Emer Killilea, Aidan Lavin, Vivienne Moran and Mary Smith. It promises to be a very special night with a special guest who is a current All Ireland Football Champion and current All Star. Medals will be presented to the Boyle Ladies panel who won the County Junior ‘A’ Title in 2012 and who will be playing Intermediate Championship this year. Medals will also be presented to the Boyle Minor men who were runners-up in the County Minor Division 1 Championship. The players of the year in the various adult teams, the club person of the year and the Hall of Fame awards will be announced and their awards will be presented on the night.

The Boyle GAA Club (adult male) AGM attracted a large and representative attendance to the Clubroom on Sunday evening last.Chairperson Aidan Lavin welcome the attendance and thanked all who contributed in any way to making 2012 a successful year for the Club. He availed of the occasion to thank the entire "GAA Family" in Boyle and within the wider region for the assistance that was extended to himself and his wife Trudy and daughter Vicky following the sad passing of his son Eoin in August last. He said that they would be eternally grateful and appreciative of the respectful and skilful way in which everyone rallied to their assistance.

The Secretary, Kathleen Hanmore, reported in detail on the highs and lows for the Club in 2012. The highs being the performance of the minors in reaching the County Division 1 Final, the U21s in reaching the final stages of the Division 1 U 21 Championship, the steady progress that was made by the Intermediate team, and the representation of the Club by several players on the various County panels as well as the many Club members who participated on County management panels and as County officials. She highlighted the lows as being the death of Eoin Lavin, a promising young footballer who had made County U15 and U16 panels, and the deaths of a number of other relatives of Club members and officials.

The Treasurer, Mary Smith, reported in detail on the Club's income and expenditure and on the difficulties in raising enough funds to run the Club in the current difficult times. She paid tribute to our mains senior club sponsors- McGovern Directional Drilling, Cooney Motors,/Cooney's Centra, Kieran Phelan & National Automation, Brogans and Natural Options Pharmacies and to our loyal patrons who purchase our Lotto tickets fortnightly. The Club also thanked Aaron Sharkey of the Moylurg Inn for his assistance with the provision of food for players. Joint PROs Martin Dolan and Tony Conboy thanked the Roscommon Herald, Roscommon People, Sean O'Dowd of Realboyle and the Roscommon County Board for their excellent and ongoing coverage of the Club's activities. They also informed the meeting that the Club is now using Facebook and Twitter to provide information.

The Registrar Brian Supple outlined tha importance of early registration of all players, officials and club members. Registration fees were fixed at €80 per adult player €50 per minor and U21 player and €20 for adult non-players. He highlighted that players must be registered before commencement of training or playing matches so as to comply with insurance requirements as well as to comply with GAA requirements. Full details of officers elected and team management appointments will be published next week.

Go raibh maith agaibh,

Martin Dolan

P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club

086 2413529

Mon. 2.15p.m.

 Mon. 1,15 am. The AGM of Boyle Men's GAA Club will be held in the Clubroom on Sunday next 20th January at 5pm. It is essential that all Club members and players and mentors make a special effort to attend.

Tickets are selling rapidly for the Boyle GAA (Men and Ladies) Dinner Dance which will be held in Kilronan Castle Hotel on Saturday 9th February. Tickets are available from the following; Karen Brogan, Mary Clifford, Martin Dolan, Laura Gannon, Kathleen Hanmore, Sabrina Kerins, Emer Killilea, Aidan Lavin, Vivienne Moran and Mary Smith. Contact details for the aforementioned are available on the Club's blog on Realboyle.com or the Club's GAA Facebook page. The Dinner Dance will have as special guest a current All-Star player. Presentations of medals will be made on the night to the Boyle minor panel who were runners-up in the County Minor Division 1 Championship, as well as the announcement and presentations of the annual player of the year, club person of the year and haal of fame awards.Both Clubs will provide a special opportunity to purchase tickets in the Clubroom on Friday evening next 17th January from 8pm to 9pm.

 

The sympathy of the Club is extended to Mrs Ursula Beirne , Ballymore on the death of her brother and to the Toolan family, Cloonloo on the death of Joseph Toolan.

 Boyle Ladies Club.

There was a large and enthusiastic attendance at Boyle Ladies Football Club AGM which was held in the Clubroom on Sunday. Chairperson Laura Gannon paid tribute to all who contributed to the achievement of the Club's most successful year to date which culminated in the achievement of Intermediate Champoinship status following the winning of the County Junior A title. She thanked all players, managers, parents and sponsors. Outgoing Secretary Emer Killelea furnished a deatiled report on the year's activities.She noted that the Club participated with distinction at U12, U14, U16, Minor and Junior levels, reaching County Semi Finals at U12 and U14 and reaching the U16 Final, and culminating with the County Junior A Title and the Junior team having a victory over Mayo opposition in the first round of the Connacht Championship and going down narrowly to Sligo opposition in the Connacht Semi Final.Other highlights mentioned included an underage blitz in Croke Park. The meeting noted that County Title medals would be presented the successful Junior A panel at the joint Boyle GAA Clubs Dinner Dance in Kilronan Castle on Saturday 9th February and all panel members are asked to attend. The Treasurer Karen Brogan reported on the cost of running an ever growing club and she paid a warm tribute to the Club's willing sponsors and to those who helped in fundraising. Tributes were paid to Secretary Emer Killelea who stepped down from her post.  The following officers were elected for the coming year;- Chairperson- Laura Gannon, Vice Chair-Vivienne Moran, Secretary-Sinead Keenehan, Assistant Secretaries- Sharon Conroy and Sinead Cummins, P.R.O.-Martin Dolan, Treasurer- Karen Brogan, Asst Treasurer-Majella Dodd , Registrar-Sabrina Kerins, Childrens' Officer-Caroline Carty, County Board Delegates-John Cummins, Sinead Keenehan and Sinead O'Donohoe, Proxy to Co Board-Emer Killelea.

The following team managers were appointed-U12- Adrian Brogan, Sabrina Kerins, Mary Duggan and Denise Ryan, U14- Sinead Cummins plus others to be decided, U16- Pat Leonard, Mary Flynn and Regina McLoughlin, Minor- Sarah Keenehan and Sinead O'Donohoe, Intermediate-to be decided.

Go raibh maith agaibh,

Martin Dolan

P.R.O. Boyle GAA Clubs

086 2413529

Mon. 11.30 am....The following were €20 winners at the most recent Boyle Club Lotto draw which was held in The Railway Bar;- Anthony and Bernadette Keenehan, Stephen Langan, Garry Wynne, Brian Supple, James and Marian Cox, Martin Walsh, Alan Cogan, Eddie Creighton, Yvonne Gavican and Colin Dowd. The house prize was won by Peter Noone. The jackpot wasn't won and it will be at €2,700 for this Saturday night's draw which will be held in Clarke's Bar.

Preparations are well advanced for the joint Mens' Club and Ladies' Club Dinner Dance which will be held in Kilronan Castle Hotel on Saturday night 9th February. The special guest will be a current All Star player. Medals will be presented on the night to the County Junior A Title winning ladies team and to the Boyle Minors who were runners-up in the County Division 1 Championship.The annual player of the year, club person of the year and the hall of fame awards will also be presented on the night. Tickets, at the very reasonable price of €35 are available from 10 persons representing both clubs. Their names and contact details are listed on the GAA Blog on wwwrealboyle.com . Those wishing to attend are advised to purchase their tickets early to avoid disappointment as places are limited.

The Club's (male) AGM will be held in the Clubroom on Sunday evening 20th January. Those who have not returned the nomination forms that they received are asked to do so.

The Club wishes to advise that a jacket, a lady's scarf and a bottle of wine were left behind in St Joseph's Hall following our successful quiz on 28th December. Those items can be obtained from Aidan Lavin at 087 2677865.

The Club extends its sympathy to the Brennan and Connaughton families, Ballymore on the death of Frank Brennan and to the McEvoy and Mc Keon families on the sad passing of Ann McEvoy, formerly of Leam, Boyle.

Congratulations are extended to Club players Cianan Conboy and Brian Supple and their respective fiances on their recent engagements. The Club congratulates Darren O' Connor on securing his first competitive outing with Roscommon seniors in the FBD League game on Sunday last.

Boyle Ladies 

The Ladies Club will hold its AGM in the Clubroom on Sunday next January 13th at 5pm.. The Club has had its most successful year to date, having achieved promotion to Intermediate status by virtue of winning the County Junior A Championship last year.The Club participated, with commendable success, in almost all the underage competitions. The number of age categories and the number of teams to be serviced is placing a substantial burden on the small group of dedicated officials and mentors and it would be greatly appreciated if those who have an interest in progressing ladies football in Boyle, would become involved. The Club appeals especially to parents and past and present players from the male club to provide assistance in coaching and management. Those who would like to assist are asked to contact Laura Gannon at 085 7298343 in advance of the AGM.

Go raibh maith agaibh,

Martin Dolan

P.R.O. Boyle GAA Club

086 2413529