MITCHELSTOWN GAA NOTES

BIG TURNOUT AT MITCHELSTOWN AGM

MITCHELSTOWN  GAA HELD THEIR 2017 AGM LAST SUNDAY AT 6PM IN THE TOWN HALL. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST ATTENDED IN YEARS & OUR SECRETARY STARTED THE BALL ROLLING WITH THE MINUTES OF LAST YEARS AGM. HE THEN PROCEEDED WITH HIS REPORT FOR 2017 AND OUTLINED THE POSITIVES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR WITH THE JUNIOR TEAM BRINGING HOME THE CAVANAGHS OF FERMOY DIV 2 FOOTBALL LEAUGE TITLE AND ALSO OUR INTERMEDIATES AS THEY BROUGHT US GREAT JOY IN THEIR MARCH TO THE IFC FINAL . WE HAD PLAYERS INVOLVED WITH REBEL OG AVONDHU AND CORK TEAMS. OUR JUVENILES RAN A VERY SUCCESFUL CUL CAMP IN LIMERICK ROAD WITH THEIR HIGHEST ATTENDANCE WITH OVER 200 CHILDREN TAKING PART.  OUR CLUB REFEREE DAVE O FARRELL JNR HAD THE HONOUR OF REFERING BOTH THE NORT CORK JUN A CHAMPIONSHIP AND DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL LEAUGE FINALS.   THE LIMERICK ROAD PITCH WAS KEPT BUSY AS THE CLUB CATERED FOR TEAMS FROM UNDER 6 UP TO ADULT LEVEL AS WELL AS THE LOCAL LADIES AND CAMOGIE CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

OFF THE FIELD WE ALSO HAD A GOOD YEAR WITH ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL MICK LEWIS MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC , OUR CLUB LOTTO WENT FROM STRENGHT TO STRENGHT,OUR JOINT VENTURE WITH MITCHELSTOWN MUSICAL SOCIETY STRICTLY MITCHELSTOWN WAS AN INCREDIABLE SUCCESS AND OUR SUCCESSFUL SPORTS CAPITAL FUNDING APPLICATION.

THEN WE HAD THE TREASURERS REPORT BY BARRY KIELY WHO OUTLINED IN DETAIL THE EXPENDITURE OF THE CLUB AND THE INCOME WHILE HE STATED THAT HE WAS QUITE HAPPY WITH THE YEAR AND THE FINANCIAL POSITION THAT WE WERE IN HE WAS QUICK TO POINT OUT THE FORTHCOMING PROJECTS (LIGHTS DRESSING ROOMS &TOWN PARK) WILL REQUIRE A LOT OF MONEY AND HARD WORK BY THE COMMITTEE IN THE FUTURE.

THE CHAIRMAN MIKE PRICE THEN GAVE HIS REPORT FOR THE YEAR THANKING OUR FOOTBALL TEAMS FOR THE ENJOYMENT THAT THEY BROUGHT TO THE TOWN THIS YEAR JUNIOR WINNNING THE LEAUGE AND THE INTERMEDIATES GETTING TO THE COUNTY FINAL.

HE CONGRATULATED MARK KEANE LORCAN FINN CATHAIL O MAHONY ON REPESENTING CORK AT MINOR LEVEL IN 2017 AND TO SEAN O SULLIVAN AND SEAN WALSH & MARK KEANE WHO WERE PART OF THE U 20 PANEL FOR 2018 AS WELL AS SHANE BESTON WHO IS PART OF THE CORK SENIOR PANEL FOR 2018.  THIS RECOGNITION OF SHANES TALENTS ARE WELL OVERDUE, UNFORTUATELY SHAN HAS PICKED UP AN INJURY AT THE MOMENT AND WILL BE SIDELINED FOR 4 TO 5 WEEKS . THE CHAIRMAN WENT TO THANK OUR MAIN SPONSERS JOHN CLEARY OF WALSH’S BAR FOR HIS CONTINUED SUPPORT ,GOLF CLASSIC SPONSERS COLOUR PAINTS TRANZAURA WALSH’S BAR , STRICTLY DANCING SPONSERS 360 TURBINES MITCHELSTOWN CREDIT UNION & PAT & MIRRIAM MULCAHY OF BALLINWILLIN HOUSE AND TO ALL OUR SUPPORETERS WHO TO CONTINUE TO SPONSER OUR CLUB IN ANY WAY.

HE FINISHED OFF HIS REPORT BY SAYING WE MUST ALWAYS CONTINUE TO SET THE BAR HIGHER EACH YEAR AND ASPIRE TO IMPROVE THE WAY WE DO THINGS AS A CLUB & WE SHOULD SET NEW GOALS WHICH WE SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK TO SURPASS BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD OF PLAY.

CANNON O LEARY ADRESSED THE MEETING AND THANKED EVERYBODY FOR THE HARD WORK THAT  WAS PUT IN DURING THE YEAR AND FINISHED THE MEETING WITH A PRAYER.

OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE COMING YEAR ARE CHAIRMAN MIKE PRICE SECRETARY GARRY COLEMAN TREASURER BARRY KIELY VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN WALSH PRO CYRIL KIELY INSURANCE OFFICER GARRY COLEMAN MEMBERSHIP OFFICER CYRIL KIELY&JOHN IRWIN IRISH LANGUAGE&CULTURAL OFFICER KARL SWEENEY.

BEST OF LUCK

MARK KEANE FLEW OUT TO FLORIDA LAST MONDAY FOR HIS TRIAL WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL EVERYBODY IS  WISHING MARK WELL AND WE HOPE HE ENJOYS THE EXPERENCE AND WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO HIM BEING BACK PLAYING IN A FEW WEEKS.

LOTTO

NEXT LOTTO JACKPOT €6.200 VENUE JS BAR ON THURSDAY 25TH JANUARY.

CONDOLENCES

MITCHELSTOWN GAA WOULD LIKE TO SEND THEIR CONDOLENCES TO THE O DONOVAN, HANLEY WILEY. POWER FAMILES ON THEIR RECENT BEREAVEMENT

FIXTURES

U21 DICK CAHILL (GLENVILLE) TOURNAMENT

MITCHELSTOWN V GLANMIRE NEXT SUNDAT 20TH AT LIMERICK RD GROUNDS AT 12 O CLOCK.