Bornacoola GAA Club Notes 04/12/2017
AGM – A very well attended AGM was held in the GAA Centre on Sunday evening last. The meeting heard detailed reports from the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer as well as from the Chairpersons of the various club subcommittees. Tributes were paid to the outgoing Chairman Noel Mc Closkey and to outgoing Treasurer Martina Hackett for the commitment and dedication they had shown to the club over a long number of years in their respective posts. Both, of course, will be remaining very much involved in the coming years as Noel was elected to the Club Executive and Martina moved to the role of Assistant Treasurer. Tributes were also paid to the outgoing Senior and Junior management teams and in particular to Declan Bohan as senior team manager. Pat Farrell (Esker) was elected to the position of Chairman with Brian Mallon taking over as Treasurer. Best of luck to you both. The full list of officers returned was; Presidents: Fr Gerry O’Brien and Shay Reynolds; Chairman: Pat Farrell; Vice Chairman Kevin Mallon; Secretary Shane Reynolds; Assistant Secretary/Registrar Damian Mc Guinness; Treasurer Brian Mallon; Assistant Treasurer Martina Hackett; P.R.O Feargal Mc Gill; Development Officer Vinny Canning; Oifigeach Cultúra Aidan Dockery; Youth/Coaching Officer Trevor Howard; Children’s Officer/Health and Well Being Officer Claire Mallon; Co Board Delegates (from): Tom Duignan, Noel Mc Closkey, Shay Reynolds; Bord na nÓg delegates to be selected from the underage subcommittee; Ladies Board delegates to be selected from the Ladies subcommittee; Club Executive members: Suzanne Maguire, John Woods, Brian Conroy, Noel Mc Closkey, Jonathan Duffy and Niall O Riordan.
Congratulations – Our congratulations to former player and club Treasurer Jackie Conboy and new bride Emma Healy who were married in St Joseph’s on Saturday last and celebrated with friends and family at a Reception in Lough Rynn. Congrats to you and your families.
Membership – New membership rates for the club were set at last Sunday’s AGM – Adult Playing Membership (which include Gym access) was set at €100 (€40 for Students), €20 for non-playing membership and €20 for youth membership to a maximum of €50 per family. Membership can be paid to Brian Mallon or Damien Mc Guinness.
Club Grounds of the Year Bornacoola were presented with an award for best club grounds in Leitrim 2017 at the Connacht GAA Presentation night on Friday last. Well done to our hardworking park committee and to all who supported our new development this year and our thanks to Connacht GAA for supporting us in this venture; we hugely appreciate this recognition at the end of the process.
Pride of Place – Well done to all those involved in putting together Bornacoola’s entry in the Pride of Place Awards in 2017, including the GAA club and a host of other local bodies led by the Bornacoola Community Development Association. At Saturday night’s awards in Letterkenny, the parish was named as 2nd overall in Ireland, an incredible achievement for the area.
Hurling initiative – The children in Scoil Mhuire are currently participating in a new 6-week Cumann na mBunscol initiative, in conjunction with Leitrim GAA Coaching and Games Development, to make the game of hurling more accessible to children in the county. Well done to all involved and in particular and to our own teachers who have taken on the coaching roles as the initiative is rolled out. Maith sibh go léir.
