Donaghmore GAA Club Notes. Web: https://donaghmoregaa.ie
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Lotto: 11-17-19-21. 12 match 3 winners get £10 each; Packie Mc Kenna; Lisa Hetherington; Ethna/ Sean Faloon; Michael Hughes; K Quinn; N Mullan; M Daly; E Mc Keown; Owen Mc Court; Ita Dooey; Damian Ferry; Luane Hetherington. A welcome two week break over the festive season. NEXT DRAW: Mon 6th Jan. JACKPOT £3600.
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5 Lucky Draw winners all receive £100 each. Patricia Toner; Emma Mc Cann; Dermot (Byrne); Shannon Canavan; Orla Rafferty (Jinny).
Sincere thanks to those who run our very successful lotto through 2019. Special mention to Monroe who coordinates the lotto so effortlessly. Our sincere appreciation also, to our lotto sellers with Patsy Gallagher, Philip Mc Kenna and Eamon Mc Keown again investing stand out personal effort to ensure continued success. Thanks from everyone in the club.
Club AGM: Thank-you to everyone who attended this years AGM (Mon). Those present heard a very professional, comprehensive and passionate review of the 2019 season.
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Those not present will be pleased to hear that we are in an excellent health in terms of competitive success with an unprecedented year for our youth. An enviable registration of players who achieved great success and are ambitious for more. Both youth and senior players on both ladies and mens side are strong. We have exciting plans and news coming in the form of new senior mgt. Gratitude was again heaped on Richard and Gary for the phenomenal job they’ve done in the past four years. Thanks also to Micky and Niall who have also decided to stand down from Reserve Mgt.
In terms of finance the club expressed its sincere thanks on our wider membership for their continual generous support of both the club lotto and Club Donaghmore. These are the parents, grandparents and the broader family circles of the village. We also have great generosity from local businesses and individuals who sponsor field signs, kits and events etc. Thank you to all, from the committee and every member of the club.
We are extremely lucky to have such diligent officers so again sincere thank-you to Pauric, Patsy and Marty for their detailed reports. I would like to give special mention to Colly Woods who behind the scenes maintains our web and social media platforms and carries out a lot of admin work that can very easily go unnoticed. Colly, Aidan, Denver and a few others drew special mention for the fantastic job they continue to do during the Francis Donnelly Tournament.
In terms of election of Officers it’s basically ‘as you were’ with two significant changes being Darren Torres taking Vice Chairman and Mark Nugent taking Ast Secretary after Pete Conlon (snr) and Pete Falls stepped away from the committee after notably lengthy spells as servants to the club. Along with Seamy Hetheringtons stepping down we are truly indebted for over 100 yrs of service between these men. Go raibh mile maith agaibh from all in the club.
Pauric noted that a great responsibility lay with the in-coming 2020 committee. The challenges that our success in terms of numbers bring are many. Not least dealing with fixture congestion and the sharing and planning of our resources. The message was simple from the exec committee that as the heart beat of the community we must act diligently and fairly in our planning and decision making ensuring we give all our youth every opportunity to engage and avail of the great organisation that is the GAA and we must aim high in terms of putting the village on the map with our senior players drive and ambition becoming the fabric of Donaghmore village life.
Condolences were again extended on behalf of every member of the club to the families of those we lost this year. Noting the roles they played in club and village life we should continue to energise our club in their memory. The committee adopted some new faces who are welcome and will no doubt bring that added energy and momentum.
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One last note was that the club will be hosting both a boys and girls team in this years feile which will be held locally in June. This is one of the biggest events in the GAA youth calendar and for those who visited Mayo this year is not only a football tournament but an exhibition of generosity and hospitality. This will be a great opportunity to put Donaghmore on the map and will undoubtedly bring out the best the club has to offer.
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Comghgairdeas agus maith thú: the club is excited to be in the closing stages of appointing a new management team. We are thankful for the careful consideration and experience of Darren T, Darren C, Oliver, Joe and Raymond who have surpassed all expectations. We look forward to officially announcing all the details over the coming weeks when due process is complete.
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Ladies Club: The AGM took place last Wed 11th. Thank-you to all who attended and congratulations and good luck to the new committee in 2020. The ladies side of the club have set out a very ambitious plan for 2020 in terms of both competition and administration. We will need all the support we can get. We welcome all volunteers and supporters young or old.
Ladies minors: Pre-season continues with Yoga and Body sculpt classThursday 19th 7-8pm (this week it’s in the Torrent, mirror room).
Culture: The club is hosting a Céili on the 25th Jan in the Bardic. Great night’s dancing for young and old and of course a great chance to meet new people. Save the date and don’t be afraid to come along and experience something new but old?
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Irish Class: Our rang gaelige has went from strength to strength. We encourage everyone to use whatever irish they have on a daily basis. Maith sibh, ta gaelige agaibh. Go raibh maith agaibh to all who attended, look out for a new course in early 2020. Thanks also to Seán Anton for delivering the course.
Special mention was given, at our AGM, to those in the club and committee who have revived and renewed our focus on all things cultural. Mari Mc Donnell, Clare Mc Crystal and Shauna Casey all involved in taking and youngsters to Scór competition. Sean Anton Conlon who has established our Rang Gaelige and who does great work through out the area promoting the resurgence of our native language. Monro and Seamy Hetherington who are both long servants to our cultural arts. Sincere thanks and best wishes to Seamus who has decided to step away from the committee and who is feeling poorly at present. Best wishes and sincere thanks to you all from everyone at the club.
Torrent Buddies: are running a Christmas draw, tickets are available from Torrent Office.
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Christmas Street Collection: Our very successful Christmas street collection is confirmed for Christmas eve. All proceeds will go to Marie Curie, Cancer Choices and Air Ambulance. Can we ask that all members try and keep an hour free to pitch in and help out. Contact Brendan Conlon on 07768 381489.
Sympathies & support: The club, all our players and members continue to offer our thoughts, prayers and support for all families in our club and our community dealing with sickness and bereavement at this time. Please remember as the festive season approaches we consider not just the elderly but anyone who finds themselves lonely and make an extra special effort to call or visit.
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Christmas wishes: Nollaig shona dhuit.The Club would like to thank all our members and supporters for what has been a great 2019 on the pitch. We wish everyone in the village a happy and holy Christmas and look forward to 2020 with you all. Go raibh mile maith agaibh.
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