Results of last Club Lotto draw which was held in Creightons;
Winners of €20 each--Eileen McGowan, Michael Costello, Matt Smith,
Deirdre Kearney, Marina Scally and Aoife Brady. The house prize was won
by Andrew Healy. The Jackpot wasn’t won and it will be €5,500 for next
Saturday night’s draw, which will be held in Mattimoes. Team E will be
in charge.
The Club Dinner Dance in Kilronan Castle Hotel was
an outstanding success. We were delighted to have Shane Curran as
Special Guest, accompanied by his wife Sharon. The Ladies Club
Chairperson, Karen Brogan and Men's Club Chairperson, Martin Dolan
welcomed the attendance and thanked all involved in all aspects of GAA
activity in Boyle. Gratitude was expressed to players, parents,
management teams, sponsors and supporters. The player of the year awards which this year were chosen by the managers of the respective teams went to the following, Intermediate Player
of the Year (joint winners) were Mark O’Connor and Darren O’Connor and
was presented by Mary Clifford and Mary Smith. U21 Player of the Year went to Killian
Cox and was presented by Kathleen Hanmore. Junior Player of the Year was
Noel McKenna and was presented by Leonard Sutton. Ladies Club Player of the Year went
to Danielle Gaffney and Danielle was presented with the Seán Daly
Memorial Trophy by Paddy Daly. Club Person of the Year
went to a very surprised Michael Furey and was presented by Martin Dolan. The
worthy recipient of the Hall of Fame award was Liam Kerins who in his own words said '' good things come to those who wait''. Medals
were presented to the U21 panel who were runners up in the Division 1
County Championship, by Shane Curran. Shane also presented medals to the
County Intermediate Champions. Awards were presented to the
Intermediate Management Team of David O’Connor, Bernard Shannon, Michael
Bermingham and Ciaran Supple, by the players and by the Club, in
appreciation of their commitment to the squad and their hard
work throughout the year. Captain David Callaghan, on behalf of the
panel, thanked the outgoing management for their great work. Special
presentations were made to Aidan Lavin, former Club Chairperson,
Kathleen Hanmore, former Secretary and Tony Conboy, former P.R.O. all of
whom have stepped down from their positions recently. Those
presentations were made by Martin Dolan, Mary Smith and Mary Clifford
respectively. Shane Curran treated the gathering to a witty, inciteful
and motivating address, with many anecdotes relating to his own playing
career which he informed us will go for another year at least! The Club deeply appreciates Shane’s
contribution to th
e occasion. Everyone was delighted to welcome Roch Hanmore back into the club after an absence of some 8 years and he informed me that his time to play for Boyle was a championship relegation match with Padraig Pearses in Athleague back in 2006! The Club wishes to thank
all who supported the Dinner Dance and all who helped in making the
occasion such a success. Special mention must go to Tony Conboy who
compered the event with his customary panache, to James O’Boyle for his
excellent audio visual input relating to the various presentations, to
Martin Purcell for the preparation of the event programmes, and to the
management and staff of Kilronan Castle Hotel for the excellent meal and
facilities.
The McGovern Directional Drilling panel will commence life
in the Senior League on Sunday week the 23rd with a trip to Frenchpark to
play Western Gaels. Well done to Enda Smith who had a big impact when introduced in Roscommon's league encounter with Wexford in Kiltoom yesterday, contributing 2 points from play. Fuerty were unfortunately beaten yesterday in Croke Park in their Junior All Ireland Final, and Kiltane from Mayo also lost on the day so commiserations to both and especially Jonathan Conroy who was involved with Fuerty. Sympathy is extended to the McKeon family,
Killaraght and the Henry family, Cootehall on their recent sad
bereavements.
