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Seamus Dillon Trust Neart Laistigh

A Chara,

As you may be aware, a number of fundraising events have been run in recent months to provide funds for medical and IT equipment for Seamus Dillon.

Whilst a relatively sizeable amount of cash has been raised, it is simply not enough to provide the day-to-day and long-term essential care for Seamus. As such, it is the objective of The Seamus Dillon Trust to provide enough financial assistance to provide him with whatever need he requires to ensure his ease of living.

This Christmas we are planning two novel and family-orientated events and we are asking you to participate, in whatever way, to ensure this is both a fun and financial success.

On Christmas day, the Mac Nean Ice Breakers are holding their Christmas Day swim and have kindly offered to donate all of the funds to the Trust. Obviously, we need as many people to get involved, whether partaking or sponsoring, and so ask you to spread the word and sign up. Participants can simply dip their toe into the water or go for a swim. It is supervised by qualified instructors and attended by the Gardai. Under 18s will have to be accompanied by an adult. Hot refreshments will be provided by The Bush Bar after the swim.

On St Stephens Day, a sponsored walk will also take place around Glenfarne wood – with all ages and fitness levels welcome. Details, including time and routes, of the event will be outlined in the Leitrim Observer over the coming weeks. There will also be light refreshments provided afterwards in The Rainbow.

Anyone wishing to take part in either event can obtain a sponsorship card from any of the organisers listed below.

As stated, such events like these are important to continue our funding for Seamus in the coming years.

We very much appreciate all the generous donations we have already received and we look forward to seeing you over the Christmas period. Should you also have any ideas for future fundraising events or want to host your own, please feel free to contact any of the listed people below.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to call.

Mise le Meas,
Dermot ORourke.

Organising Committee:
Dermot ORourke, 086 8151376
Michael McGuire, Glenfarne, 086 6021462,
Patricia Clancy, Manorhamilton, 086 3525565,
Antony Clancy, Manorhamilton, 087 2138546,
Grainne Burns, Glenfarne 087-9536640
Trustees: Dermot ORourke, Joe Sheerin, Sean Dillon.
Trust address: 16 Cluain Oir, Manorhamilton, Co.Leitrim. Thank you for your Support.

17-Dec-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

GAA PRESS RELEASE 10.12.10 Servasport Ltd., has informed the GAA that there has been unauthorised access to the GAA membership database.

Servasport Ltd., a Belfast based company that develops and maintains the GAA membership database, has issued an unreserved apology to the GAA and to our members. The GAA became aware of the data breach when it was informed on the 19^th November 2010 that disks containing the database had been received by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and the GPA who immediately passed the disk to the GAA. The Information Commissioners Office in Belfast also received a disk.
An investigation is being carried out by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and in order to facilitate this investigation the GAA has been unable to inform members until today.

The database contains the names and addresses of 501,786 members.  In relation to these members the database holds:

• 288,511 dates of birth
• 107,212 mobile numbers
• 63,695 landline numbers
• 30,171 email addresses

 In the case of 544 members, the database contains a reference to a medical condition. The GAA is writing directly to each of these members setting out the information recorded about them.   167,157 of the members on the database are under 18 years of age.  It is GAA policy that mobile phone or email details of persons under 18 years of age should not be stored on any database. The policy states that any such communication should be via the mobile phone or email address of their parent or guardian.

No other GAA IT system is affected by this incident. The database does not contain any financial or any other information.

 This matter is being taken very seriously by the GAA:

• The GAA is working closely with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, the Information Commissioners Office and the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

• Deloitte has been engaged to undertake an independent review of Servasport and other suppliers of IT to the GAA
• All clubs have been sent information
• The GAA has set up an Information Line

Any member or any parent/guardian with any questions, or who wishes  to establish whether data relating to them has been affected by this incident, should contact the Information Line on a Lo Call number: 1890 987 807 or 0800 0114787 (from Six Counties) 8am to 8pm daily.

Related press releases are available at:www.psni.police.uk/ Press Office 0044 845 600 8000 www.dataprotection.ie Press Office 00 353 (0) 57 8684800www.ico.gov.uk Press Office 0044-303-1239070  Further InformationLisa ClancyGAA Director of Communications003531-8658614/003531-86586120035387-2314260     

12-Dec-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

Coiste Chontae Liatroma Awards 2010

Jim Lynch Hall of Fame Josie Torsney (Dromahair)

County Player of Year Michael Foley (Na Fianna)

Senior Club Player of Year Adrian Croal (Glencar/Manorhamilton)

Intermediate Club Player of Year Michael Quinn (Aughawillian)

Junior Club Player of the Year Conor Beirne (Eslin)

Referee of Year Brendan Samon (Aughnasheelin)

Club Grounds of Year AughawillianÓg.A.A.

Minor Player of Year Shane Moran (Sean O Heslins Ballinamore)

U 16 Player of Year Gary Plunkett (Drumreilly)

Coiste na nÓg Referee of Year Jimmy Stenson (Eslin)

County Hurler of Year Vincent Mc Dermott (St. Marys Kiltoghert)

Club Hurler of Year Brendan Duignan (Bornacoola)

Young Hurler of Year James Rooney (Glencar/Manorhamilton)

Lady Handballer of Year Mary Shanley (Drumshanbo Club)
Juvenile Handballer of Year Shane Doonan (Fenagh Club)
Junior Handballer of Year Maurice O”’Donnell (Drumkeerin Club)
Senior Handballer of Year Joel Smith (Drumkeerin Club)

Presentation of awards 28th January 2011 in Bush Hotel

02-Dec-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

Some of the countrys leading GAA Managers, coaches, players and sports scientists will be brought together for this event.  The key aim of the conference is to provide opportunities for people who want to increase their knowledge with regards to coaching Gaelic games.  Over the course of the event, a number of high-level speakers will share their knowledge and experiences in managing, coaching, playing and supporting Gaelic games teams."

2010 All-Ireland senior football and hurling team Managers – Conor Counihan and Liam Sheedy, as well as past All-Ireland winning Manager, Joe Kernan will be guest speakers.
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On the coaching end Paddy Tally, trainer of the 2003 Tyrone All-Ireland winning team, Pat Flanagan, who trained Kerry to two All-Ireland titles in 2004 and 2006 and Mick McGurn, the current Armagh senior team trainer who has the unique honour of training three national senior Irish teams in different codes will all be in attendance.

This conference will also offer insights from former elite players such as Peter Canavan, who will discuss good forward play and Darragh O Se, who will speak on winning the midfield sector in the modern game, his career with Kerry and how his skills were developed at underage level. Former Armagh goalkeeper, Benny Tierney, will look at the importance of kick-outs, how this area has changed over the last few decades, and where he sees the game moving forward.

Sports science has a huge part to play in the preparation of players – both physically and mentally.  Dr Sharon Madigan will deal with the issue of sports nutrition for players. Dr Kevin Moran will address the important issue of medically screening players. DeclanÓgamble (Sports Institute of Northern Ireland) will discuss the physiological demands ofGaelic football and propose training exercises and drills that address these demands.

For further information on the conference and to book a place, log on to www.achieveconsultancy.com, or check out attached press release and downloadable booking form.

13-Nov-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

Thanks to the clubs and members as well as the wider Leitrim community for all your support
throughout the campaign. The hard work paid off in the end.  Thanks to one and all involved in Leitrim GAA for supporting us in the campaign, it  is gratefully appreciated by everyone in Kilgass GAA Club.

An Runaí
Roisin Ni Ghallóglaigh (Rosaleen Cummins)
Kilglass GAA Club

02-Nov-10 by Colette Fox – PRO

The new GAA on-line club manual is now available on the Clubzone section of the GAA website, http://www.gaa.ie/clubzone/.

This manual provides a range of advice to clubs on all aspects of club administration and activity, including:

1: Officer Roles in the Club
2: Games Development
3: Communication
4: Club Committee Structure
5: Insurance and Club Property
6: Club Planning
7: Club Meetings

It also includes a club activity checklist that a club can use to gauge its own performance across a range of areas versus best practice. This document can be the precursor to getting a club plan done.

All 2010 GAA membership cards were also distributed to all County Boards in July and Clubs are in the process of distributing them to their members.

Official Guides 2010 are now downloadable online at gaa web site. Hard copies available €7 and €3 total €10.

16-Oct-10 by Colette Fox – PRO