Kilmore GAA
Secretary’s Report
Our year began, as most usually do, with our
club AGM on Saturday 2nd January 2016 in the clubrooms. A good
turnout attended and everything went smoothly. Trevor Hunt stepped down as
Secretary and thanked everyone who had helped him out immensely over the past
two years. He was now going to focus on his new position as Minor Board
Chairperson. The club thanked Trevor for his amazing work as Club Secretary and
for all he has done for the club during his tenure and wished him well in his
new position. I would personally like to thank Trevor for all his assistance
during my first year as Secretary, and I look forward to working with him over
the next two years as Minor Board Chairperson.
The other appointments saw myself appointed
as Secretary, Damien Devaney appointed as Minor Board Secretary, Padraig Doyle
replaced Christy Carney as County Board Delegate, and Mervyn Foley, as part of
the management committee, took over as Junior Manager.
Over the course of the year, many people have
helped out in numerous ways. But a special thanks should go to the CE workers
who kept the pitch and facilities in such wonderful condition throughout the
year. We would like to thank Trevor and his team for their tireless work and
hope they continue on their fine works in 2017. There was also several
development works carried out during the course of the year. This will be
discussed in the Infrastructure & Development report.
Our Dinner Dance took place in the Percy
Ffrench Hotel on Friday, 29th January. It was a wonderful occasion
and a great night was had by all. Senior Player of the Year honours went to
Aaron McEvoy. The John Glancy Memorial award for Junior Player went to Jamie
Sharkey and Club Personality of the Year went to Trevor Hunt.
The fixtures list came out for our King &
Moffatt sponsored Senior team in February. After our victory in the O’Gara Cup,
we now returned to Senior football playing in the Hodson Bay Hotel O’Rourke Cup
playing the reigning county champions, Clann na nGael in the opening day
fixture. A true welcome back to the big league! We then had Boyle, Padraig
Pearses, Elphin, Strokestown, St. Brigid’s and Oran. The championship then
pitted us against Oran, Kilbride, Fuerty, St. Dominic’s and Tulsk. Neither
competition an easy feat on paper.
We began the year by travelling to Johnstown
to play the reigning champions. A wonderful first half display was negated by
an opportunist’s goal just before half time. A speculative attempt for a point
from distance by the Clann midfield dropped short of its destination, and Clann
reacted quickest to finish the ball to the net. Another goal against the run of
play after the break added new impetus to the champions and had undone all of
Kilmore’s hard work. Kilmore fought back, but a few late scores when we started
to tire allowed Clann to run out victors on a scoreline of 2-11 to 0-10. But
this was a very close encounter despite the score and a positive start to our
first campaign back in the O’Rourke Cup. It was a performance of optimism and
one to build on for 2016.
Next up was a home fixture against Boyle on
21/02. This was a game to remember for the Kilmore rearguard. Kilmore were in
top form and were superior all over the field. Boyle only mamaged a single
point by half time and Kilmore ran out easy winners on a scoreline of nine
points to four. This was a dominant display and the running from deep was
something that Boyle couldn’t live with. The 20th of March brought a
strong Roscommon Gaels contingent down to Kilmore. This was a very different
test to Boyle. The Gaels were physically dominant and, despite the valiant
effort from Kilmore, they ran out winners on a scoreline of 0-14 to 0-11.
Things took a positive turn over the month of
April with Kilmore recording victories over Western Gaels and Padraig Pearses.
A stirring second half performance, after some harsh truths were discussed over
the break in Frenchpark, really rallied the troops. The 17th of
April also marked the return of Paul Garvey to league action with Kilmore. Paul
finished the match with a personal tally of 2-3 (or 2-4 according to some!) in
a final scoreline of 2-11 to 1-11 in favour of Kilmore. Next up was Padraig
Pearses a week later on the 24th in Kilmore. The rearguard yet again
gave a solid performance and it was the counter attacking style now evident in
this team that gave a platform to build on. But this game will be remembered
for the forwards. Kilmore played essentially with only four forwards and their
running off the ball along with their ability to score points and goals, was a
masterclass to behold. Kilmore won 3-11 to 1-10 against the future county finalists.
Next up was championship action. On the 14th
of May, we travelled to Castlerea to play Oran in the opening round of the
Mulryan Contruction Intermediate Football Championship. As we all remember,
this game didn’t go according to plan. After a very positive start, Kilmore
capitulated and were dominated in nearly all areas of the field. We then
suffered our largest ever championship defeat, 4-11 to 8 points. This was a
demoralising defeat, but a large turnout of 18 players at 9am the following
morning for training showed the true heart and pride of this Kilmore team. This
was the ultimate way to turn a negative into a positive. They turned up eager
to put that performance behind them and set their collective sights on the task
ahead. It was from this day that the platform was set for this group of men to
win the Intermediate Championship.
Next team up was our neighbours Elphin in the
league on the 4th of June. Our return to action was left with a
bitter taste in the mouth after losing by a single point on a scoreline of 13
points to 1-9. This was the first of three straight losses in the league which
was to leave us with a nail biting finish to the league.
Luckily, our championship form was a
different class. Kilmore looked like a team resurgent on the 18th of
June in Strokestown when we dominated Kilbride. Our midfield was supremely
confident and set the platform for victory along with a power running game from
the half back line. Conor Devanney was a non entity as Colm Garvey tracked him
all over the field. Without him, Kilbride were rudderless. Kilmore put up their
highest score of the year. We finished 2-15 against 9 points for Kilbride.
Of course our next league fixture against
Strokestown was a major blow on the 3rd of July. We lost 4-14 to
1-9. Stephen Coy and his management team had a fight on their hands with St.
Brigid’s on the horizon on 20th of July. The St. Brigid’s game is
one that Kilmore will rue as a missed opportunity. We lost on a scoreling of
2-11 to 1-11 but it’s one that Kilmore could and probably should have won. This
loss set up a must win encounter against Oran as our final league fixture
Before this, the championship was back in
action. This was a tough contest against Fuerty on the 6th of
August. Home field proved to be a welcome advantage. It was a physical and a
fast encounter. Kilmore showed no end of skill and heart to secure a win by 11
points to 9 points. This put us in a good position to advance. But St.
Dominic’s had other ideas a week later on the 13th of August in
Knockcroghery. Kilmore played with a lack of passion that didn’t typify the
season. The heart and determination was all from St. Dominic’s. We lost by a single
point on a scoreline of 1-12 to 1-11.
Our final divisional championship fixture on
the 28th of August against Tulsk. Given the scoring difference, in
our favour, a result was all that was needed, and since Fuerty beat St.
Dominic’s, we didn’t even need that! Luckily, as a result was all we managed.
We drew a tough encounter 1-11 to 2-8 to secure safe passage through to a
Quarter Final vs Eire Og.
Kilmore needed a blistering 2nd
half display during this encounter to see off Eire Og. Our ability to kick points
was the difference between the two teams, and Kilmore ran out eventual winners
on a scoreline of 1-13 to 2-5. This game showed that Kilmore were still
vulnerable to goals and a better opposition might have capitalised.
The semi final was a different story. Kilmore
played Fuerty on the 25th of September in a nail biter of a contest.
This was a game of passion and pride that Kilmore had to fight into injury time
to come up trumps. Goals again were a worry and seemed to be dogging Kilmore
once again as they conceded two in the first half of football. However,
Kilmore’s ‘never say die’ attitude was never more true than the semi final. We
were a point down with a minute to play and in need to something special. Cue
the Garvey’s brothers and their late heroics. Joe Garvey’s expert fielding at
midfield set up Paul’s point. Then a quick free from Derek Connellan set up
Colm. Kilmore’s injury time heroics turned the one point deficit into a single
point victory. Sport is the truest form of drama and these players were writing
their own script. Kilmore won 0-15 to 2-8 to set up a final against our new
adversary Oran, back in Strokestown at 4pm on the 9th of October in
the Mulryan Construction Intermediate Final.
The 9th of October saw a game of
two halves. A stunning first half display completely overshadowed by a
capitulation in the second half. With Kilmore not only in a commanding lead,
but Oran being down to 14 men shortly after the break, the final looked to be
almost ended as a contest. Then highly intelligent footballers took highly
improbable shots for about 30 minutes of football and you’ll have a record zero
scores in a half of championship football for Kilmore. Oran sat deep after
losing a man and Kilmore were unable to break them down. It was a game that
Kilmore left behind them, but also one we shockingly could have lost. A last
minute decision to award a free out as Oran fisted what some might have thought
to be the winning point will serve as a stark reminder about how close to a
devastating upset we came.
Kilmore’s relegation from Senior football in
2015 was a devastating blow. Kilmore set their ambition on returning to Senior
football as soon as possible. This is what they accomplished. The replay was
then set for 2pm on Saturday 22nd of October. Another record for
Kilmore saw us being 8 points down after 8 minutes. Kilmore were 1-5 to no
score down early and had to remain composed to get back into this game.
It was through skill and a desire to stick to
the game plan no matter what that allowed Kilmore to triumph. Kilmore pulled
themselves back into this game to set up extra time. Extra time was all
Kilmore. It was also the setting for a melee that had future repercussions for
the team. There was a double sending off for each team which saw Kilmore lose
two pivotal players. Kilmore were in control throughout and had the game over
as a contest, luckily, when the melee occurred. The final result was all that
mattered. Kilmore were county champions and had returned back to Senior football.
Kilmore then had a Connacht Quarter Final a
mere few hours later against Monivea Abbey in Tuam. But a 10 point loss was not
the story of this weekend and also a fine return considering the strain on the
players. The tragic loss of our Club President, Frank Dennehy overshadowed all
porceedings. His death was felt throughout the entire GAA community. Frank was
GAA to the core with both Roscommon and Kilmore GAA clubs benefitting from his
lifelong tireless service and we can only hope that our final win was a timely
send off for a man with the club at his heart.
At the end of a long year, the club would
sincerely like to thank the players for their tireless effort throughout the
year. A special mention also has to go out to Stephen Coy and his management
team of Padraig Doyle, Michael Maguire, Karl Foley, Mervyn Foley and Gerry
Connellan for all their hard work and commitment. The effort they put in was extraordinary and
no doubt was the catalyst for our success on the field.
The Junior team had a mixed year in 2016.
They worked hard on building on the progress of the previous year. In Division
5 of the league, we were pitted against Kilbride, Ballinameen, St. Aidan’s, St.
Joseph’s and Michael Glavey’s. While our Cozy Homes Junior B Opponents were
Clann na nGael, Elphin, Oran, Michael Glavey’s, Kilglass Gaels and St. Croan’s.
A major positive was how our Division 5 team went undefeated in league football
and only lost points at the end of the season when they were unable to field
against Roscommon Gaels.
The league started off brightly on the 3rd
of April against Kilbride in Kilmore. The two point victory allowed many people
to showcase their talents. Kilmore won 0-12 to 1-7 in their opening fixture.
Next up was Ballinameen on the 21st of May. Kilmore put on a tour de
force and displayed some stunning finishing. Kilmore ran out comprehensive
victors 2-17 to 2-6 to keep us motoring in the league.
Next up was a championship outing against
Clann an nGael. Unfortunately, we were unable to field and Clann were unwilling
to reschedule so we were forced to concede. But the championship continued on
with a home fixture against Elphin on the 10th of June. This was a
hard fought game that turned into an agonising defeat where, despite being the
dominant team, we went down by a single point after conceding three goals and
an amazing last minute free conceded us to defeat. A heart breaking defeat to
our bitter rivals on a scoreline of 3-3 to 1-8.
A break of three weeks led us into July,
where the games came by thick and fast. Championship continued on the 1st
against Oran. This time we were the one’s celebrating a one point victory. A
physical encounter, which was to be expected given our history our history with
Oran in 2016, allowed us to get the points on a scoreline of 1-12 to 2-8. Then,
5 days later, on the 6th of July, Kilmore was out on home turf
again. This time it was the league against St. Aidan’s. Kilmore put on a
masterful display and dominated all over the field. The score of 2-14 to 2-4
didn’t reflect the sheer dominance of Kilmore. Then 2 days later we were out in
action, yet again. While these games are seriously tough on the bodies, the
momentum they generate when you’re winning is powerful.
Kilmore rode this wave of success against a
physical and determined St. Joseph’s team on the 8th of July. This
was Kilmore’s 3rd game in eight days, but they fought hard in front
of a nice crowd in Kilmore. We ran out winners 14 points to 1-8. The crowd
witnessed more than a pulsating Kilmore team. They were treated to Daragh
Feeley’s refereeing debut. The club would like to thank Daragh for allowing the
game to go ahead and for doing such a wonderful job (for us!) as a referee.
A week later, Kilmore were out in
championship once again. A vaunted Michael Glavey’s team travelled to Kilmore
on the 15th of July. There was no end of skill on display in
Kilmore, but we were unable to find that extra gear to claim victory. We lost
by 2 points, 1-9 to 1-7. On the 29th of July, we managed to get some
degree of revenge against Michael Glavey’s in the league. We won on a
comprehensive scoring display of 2-17 to 15 points. This was the last action
until the league semi final on the 6th of November.
Our championship match vs Kilglass Gaels, due
to be played on 17/09, which didn’t go ahead due to some misinformation and
miscommunication. Subsequently, we were untimely eliminated from the Cozy Homes
Junior B Championship. This was a very annoying end to our championship season.
Then on the 15th of October, we
conceded our league game against Roscommon Gaels in the league. This didn’t
affect our standing in the league and we finished in second place to set up a
league semi final against Fuerty. Given that we still had a league game against
Fuerty to play, we requested that it was doubled up with the semi final.
However, it was decided that a coin toss would decide the semi final venue. We
won the coin toss and received home field advantage.
Kilmore now had Fuerty at home on the 6th
of September. This time it was the Junior’s turn to show that never say die
spirit. After a tough encounter, Kilmore found themselves down by three points
with mere seconds left in the match. The Fuerty manager and selectors even
commented that a three point advantage against Kilmore meant nothing, Sure
enough, Ray Caslin then stepped up to the plate. After some amazing interplay,
the ball found its way to Ray and it couldn’t have ended up in better hands.
With that, Ray unleashed a belter of a shot past the Fuerty keeper to level up
the tie. Ray’s outstanding effort all year lead to this moment.
The replay was fixed under lights for the 18th
of November in Athleague. Unfortunately, this was where the journey ended.
Kilmore were sharp and were undoubtedly the better team. However, a series of
miscalculations allowed Fuerty to score four goals that allowed them to stay in
the game and eventually run out winners. The club would like to thank Mervyn
Foley, Gerry Garvey and Brian Carroll for all their hard work throughout the
year. Also, to the players for their outstanding contribution. May both the
players and the management continue their upward trend in 2017.
Our Kilmore/Shannon Gaels amalgamated u-20
team got into championship action on the 30th of October. They won a
close affair against a fancied Tulsk side to open their account. This left them
in good position with Boyle and Elphin/Ballinameen the other teams in the
group. Kilmore then managed a draw against Boyle in Boyle on the 13th
of November to put them through to the semi final of the competition. The final
game against Elphin/Ballinameen would then decide who would top the group. The
decider against Elphin/Ballinameen was set for Kilmore pitch on the 20th
of November. Kilmore played brightly in patches and showed promise, but were
ultimately unsuccessful. This set up a semi final date against Oran two weeks
later.
On a Friday evening, the 2nd of
December, the Kilmore/Shannon Gaels team ventured up to Lisnamult as Kilbride
was unable to host at the last minute. A tremendously strong Oran side, who no
doubt sought to avenge their intermediate counterparts, flew out of the blocks
in what was a whirlwind performance. Given the amount of injuries this team had
sustained throughout the year, they were unable to withstand the Oran attack.
Further injuries during the game did us no favours. But we’d like to thank all
the players and management who showed that the future is bright with many of
this team also part of our Intermediate winning team!
I would personally like to thank all our
underage teams on what will be looked upon as a successful year. A special word
of thanks goes out to our Kilmore/Shannon Gaels minor team who tasted
championship success this year. A word of thanks goes out to their management
team of Noel Feeney, Derek Connellan, Padraig Doyle, John O’Dowd and Gay O’Dowd
for masterminding this triumph. Also, our u-12 team secured the Spring League
for Kilmore. I’d like to thank Ray McMahon, John Craughwell and Anthony Dockery
for all their time and commitment nurturing our future stars.
The year 2016 was a bright year for Ladies’
football within the club. Kilmore set up a Junior B team this year under the
management of Jake Feeley, Paul McElhone & Jamie Sharkey. Jake’s leadership
guided this team to the county final in their first year and has set up a good
base for future success. The underage also had several positives with the the U-15s
winning their championship. Also, to the u-14s who won a pulsating league final
against Shannon Gaels. A special thanks to Josie Munnelly, JJ McWeeney and
Jamie Sharkey for their efforts this year. Also, a special congratulations goes
to Natasha Munnelly who captained the Roscommon U-14 County team to a Connacht
title this year. They were unlucky in the All-Ireland semi final, but it shows
a bright future for women’s football within Roscommon.
The club would like to congratulated Michael
Maguire on his appointment to the DRA committee in Croke Park and to Karl Foley
on his appointment as Roscommon Minor manager for 2017. It is wonderful to see two members of the
2016 Intermediate winning management team making waves at such high levels
within the GAA.
Finally, we’ve been implementing committees
within our club this year and we’d like to thank everyone who gets involved in
any way helping out Kilmore GAA. A special thank you has to go to Clare
Collins, Barbera Devaney and Yvonne Foley for being a part of the Irish
Language & Culture committee going forward. We’re also setting up a
Coaching & Games Development committee to ensure our underage has every
help moving forward. Of course, I can’t but mention the Strictly committee that
was set up this year to help with our major fundraiser ‘Kilmore Does Strictly’.
This event was a wonderful success and a joy be a part of. I’d like to express
my gratitude to Gerry Tiernan, Clare Connellan, Jenny Connellan, Brian Carroll,
Gerard Fitzmaurice and Eleanor Carroll for all their help throughout this
event. Also, to the dancers who showed no end of ambition and effort up on the
stage in the Landmark Hotel. This itself was a landmark event for our club and
I’d like to personally thank everyone involved for a wonderful experience and
their unending patience with the likes of myself. Your effort this year will be
of benefit to the club for generations and I cannot thank you enough.
I’ve no doubt left off a load of people who
are completely worthy of mention. If I have, please do not be offended. This is
my first year and I’ve had a steep learning curve to this point. I can only
thank all the members of the Executive Committee for their assistance
throughout this year. It is wonderfully appreciated. I look forward to working with
each and every one of you in 2017 and hope for your same level of tolerance
with me. May we all look back on this year as a successful one, both on and off
the field and may we have many more like it.
Thank you all for a wonderful year.
Jamie Sharkey
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Kilmore Minor Board Report 2016.
Minor U18 (
Combined Team)
The Minors commenced their campaign on the 13 of Feb
competing in Division 2 of the League. Prolonged injuries to a number of the stronger
key players had its impact and despite some close games, we did not retain
division two status for the championship.
In the championship we recorded wins over St Michael’s / St Ronan’s,
Michael Glavey’s, Boyle and we drew with Western Gaels. We defeated Michael
Glaveys in the county semi-final, thus qualifying for a county final place
against long term rivals Castlerea. In the final despite struggling at times to
stay in the game the players showed real character with a strong second half
performance to finish 5 points clear. Congratulations and thanks to the
management team of Noel Feeney, Derek Connellan, Padraig Doyle, John O Dowd and
Gay O Dowd. Thanks in particular to Noel who continued to stick to the task in
hand during difficult times and also to Derek who gave up his time to work with
the players in tandem with his own involvement as a player with the Kilmore
senior team.
U16 ( Combined Team )
Our U16’s starting their campaign in Division two of the
league on the 6th of February. We qualified for the league
semi-final playoff but we were beaten by St Ciaran’s. In the Division 2
Championship we finished mid table. At U16 level our panel consisted of only 19
players and we were just about able to field a team of 15 a side at times. Thanks
to the Team Manager Gerard Hollahan and the selectors, Paddy Murray, Chris O
Dowd and Damien Devaney.
U14 ( Combined
Team ).
Our U14’s commenced their Division 2 league campaign on the
13th of March. We finished top of the league table winning all of our six games
and averaging over 24 points a game. We defeated St Aiden’s after extra time in
a hard fought league final, and secured the first trophy for the combined teams
at underage level. We were promoted to Division 1 for the championship where we
put in credible performances against the top teams in Roscommon at that level.
In the Garda Cup we reached the final against Boyle, in Boyle on the 10th
of December. We finished strongly in normal time to draw level, but were beaten
in extra time by a strong Boyle team.
Cathal Caslin deservedly picked up the “man of the match” award after a
superb performance.
Congratulations and thanks to the management team of Barry
Ryan, Ronan McKiernan, Bernard Donoghue and Paul Corcoran. This U14 group of
players are a very skilful and balanced team.
U13 Feile : ( Combined Team )
We entered an U13 combined team in the Feile competition and
reached the semi-final where we lost to Castlerea by a point.
U12 (Kilmore team).
Our U12 team captured the spring league title, defeating
Boyle in the final despite trailing by 20 points at half time. We competed
strongly in the championship reaching the semi-final but came out second best
against Clan na Gael. We also reached the final of the Beirne Shield and the
final of the Keenan cup but despite our best efforts we did not add to the
silverware. We entered an U12 team of 4 in the Roscommon Skills competitions
and we finished in second place in the county and went on to represent Roscommon
in the Connacht competition. Well done to the team of Niall Hollahan, Mark
McMahon, Aaron Dockery and Cameron Craughwell.
Well done and thanks to the U12 management team of Ray
McMahon, John Craughwell and Anthony Dockery.
U10 , U8 , U6 .
Our U10’s, U8’s and U6 had a very enjoyable year starting
back training in April. We took part in several blitzes and hosted a number of
blitzes in Kilmore. We took part in the County Blitz in the Connacht Centre of
Excellence in Bekan, Ballyhaunis on the 27th of August.
In September we competed in the Shane Kelly memorial cup
hosted by Strokestown. We recorded wins over Kilbride, Tulsk, and a combined
Elphin/Ballinameen team. We played Tulsk in the final and were victorious with
a four point winning margin in a game where we had to dig deep and show great
determination to close out the game. In October we took part in the Padraig
Hanley memorial cup as defending champions and put in great performances to
reach the final for the second year running. We were narrowly beaten by a
well-balanced Shannon Gaels team. The
future looks bright for this age group and we congratulate them and the team
management of Donal Carroll and Richard O Dowd. Thanks to the U8/U6 mentors of
Philip Martin, Shane McElhone, Anthony Carroll, Olivia Connellan, Gerry
Fitzmaurice and David Connellan who put in a huge effort all year with the next
generation of Kilmore players.
Off the Field .
In March we hosted a Child Protection in Sport Awareness workshop
where 24 participants took part including 11 from our own club. All 24 received
their certificates which is a necessary requirement to coach underage players.
At Easter we had our annual table quiz for our combined Kilmore/Shannon Gaels
teams to raise funds for training equipment and other expenses.
We concluded the year with an underage presentation night in
the community centre where the U10’s and U12’s received their county medals
from Brian Carroll and all U8’s and U6’s received certificates of achievement
signed by Roscommon star Cathal Cregg.
That concludes a busy and enjoyable year for our minor board
where we contested eight finals and won four of them. We thank all the players,
parents, mentors and supporters and the support of the Senior Executive during
the year. We acknowledge the sponsorship of a set of jerseys for our U10 team
from Philip Martin Cora Systems and Richard O Dowd, Farm Relief Services and we
also thank Richard for providing a meal for our U10 team after the Shane Kelly
cup win. We thank sincerely the Strictly Come Dancing committee for the
generous financial contribution to the minor board after running what was a
truly remarkable event.
Finally, during the year we acknowledged the contribution of
the outgoing Minor Board secretary Ann Sheridan and outgoing Minor Board
Chairperson Padraig Doyle with a presentation to both of them for their long
and committed service. We also thank sincerely Gary Vesey who is stepping down
this year as minor board treasurer and coaching officer.
That concludes the Minor Board report for 2016.
Thank you,
Damian O Duibhanaigh
Runai Mionuir
Cill Mor CLG
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History
Committee Report AGM 2017.
Background.
The
main part of the History Committees work was done in 2014 when we organised the
celebration of the club’s 125th anniversary. Just as a reminder that
year we held a meeting on February 2nd to mark the exact 125th
anniversary of the clubs 1st AGM, a motion was passed at that
meeting that saw the Strategic plan 2015-2020 put in place, we wrote a Kilmore
GAA History that was launched by the then GAA President Liam O Neill in May and
we contributed to the celebration of Roscommon G.A.A. 125th
anniversary in a significant number of ways.
2016.
With
that major job completed the committees task now is much simpler. Our role now
is to ensure that any major events of the past are properly commemorated and
that a club archive is maintained of all club activity for the benefit of
future historians and archivists.
In
the latter context we have set up a Club Archive in the One Drive Storage area on the Roscommon GAA's
New mail system. Committee Chairman Tommie Kenoy, who also chairs the Co
History Committee, has responsibility for ensuring that this is kept updated on
an ongoing basis. Week club notes are archived as are photos and match reports
from major events such as the recent Intermediate Championship success.
We are now asking the Secretaries of
the Minor Sub Committee, Rounder’s and the Ladies club to send material from
their areas to Tommie for inclusion in the archive.
This will be vital for those who may
in future be writing club histories or producing material to celebrate
anniversaries. Material should be sent to tkenoy@eircom.net.
Membership.
The
Current committee membership is Tommie Kenoy, Chairman, Jamie Sharkey, Sec and
Jenny Connellan. In other words, the club officers. In 2017 Gerry Tiernan will
be added to that list as the incoming club Chairman.
2017.
There
is just one anniversary to be celebrated in 2017 and that is the 25th
anniversary of the 1992 Co Junior B Championship success. We will organise this
during the autumn of the year and we hope to have a great event to celebrate a
success that saw a crowd of auld fellas and a bunch of young bucks join forces
to bring the Junior B to Kilmore for the first and only time.
Signed;
Jamie
Sharkey,
Sec. Tommie Kenoy
Chairman
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Insurance Officers Report AGM 2017.
Insurance and Membership Sub Committee.
One of the most significant events to
occur in 2016 was a decision of the Executive Committee to form an Insurance
and Membership Sub Committee. This committee will play a crucial role in
ensuring that Insurance and Membership issues are properly dealt with and that
the club is not exposed to unnecessary liability. Events in Kilglass Gaels and
St Faithleachs G.A.A. clubs prompted this move and it is very welcome. The
members of the sub- committee will be the Insurance Officer, the Registrar, the
Minor Committee Chairperson and a representative of the Ladies Club. The
Executive will appoint a Chair at its first meeting in 2017.
Annual Membership Fees and Insurance.
Annual Club Membership Fees must be
paid in accordance with rules 2 and 6.2 of the GAA Official Guide and rules 7.6
and 9.1 of the Club Constitution. Those who are not paid up members of the club
lose the right to be notified of club meetings, vote at club meetings, stand
for elective office, play for the club or to use club premises for any purpose
other than as a supporter. For them to
do any of those things as non members would expose the club’s unnecessary
liability. It is therefore imperative that membership fees are paid in
accordance with the above rules. This has been brought to the attention of
incoming Team Management committees at adult level for 2017.The Ladies Club and
the Minor Committee should ensure that the same happens at their levels.
Non Members Using Clubrooms. If we allow non members to use our
premises without having the proper insurance arrangements in place, we are
exposing ourselves to risk of litigation.
Such people or groups, who are not
members, who use our premises, (e.g. people doing catering, fitness classes)
must bring their own insurance. We need to put a system in place that will
ensure that all such individuals or groups have such insurance in place -
otherwise any liability that may arise may be ours. It should be noted that
another option for such people is to become full club members.
Guest Book.
All non members entering our
clubhouse for functions must sign a Guest Book on entering the premises
GAA Injury Scheme.
This is a mandatory scheme and
provides benefit to members playing the national games of Hurling, Gaelic Football, Handball and Rounder’s’, (no cover for
Ladies Gaelic Players) whose clubs are registered with the scheme and to
accredited club personnel performing designated duties in connection with the
activities of Clubs registered in the Scheme.
1.1 Players on a team registered with
the Scheme who incur accidental injury while playing Hurling, Gaelic Football,
Handball or rounder’s only, either: (a) in the course of an official
competitive game or a challenge game or (b) in the course of an official and
supervised team training session.
1.2 Match officials i.e. referees,
linesmen or umpires injured whilst officiating at an official game of Hurling,
Handball, Gaelic Football or Rounder’s as specified in Rule 1.1
1.3 Voluntary coaches, team managers,
selectors and members of official team parties injured during games or training
as specified in Rule 1.1
For the purpose of the Scheme, an Adult is a Full Registered member of
the GAA who was 18 years of age or over on registration of his team(s) with the
Scheme.
A Youth is a Youth member of the GAA who was under 18 years of age on
registration of his team(s) with the Scheme.
Claims 2016. Claims were processed on behalf of
the following players during 2016; Ollie Burke, Colman Earley, and Fiachra
Doyle.
It is vital for players to note that
the following procedure is essential if claims are to be properly dealt with
Claim Procedure for Club Members.
- Inform
Club Chairman, Club Insurance Officer on the day of the injury or suspected injury.
- Complete
first two pages of GAA Injury Claim Form in the presence of the Club
Insurance Officer.
- This process is to be completed
within seventy- two hours (72) hrs of the injury or the suspected injury.
- The Club
Insurance Officer will then forward the notification of injury to the
County Insurance Officer who will forward it onto the relevant bodies.
- An
acknowledgement and claim number will be issued by Willis and held on a
central file by the Club Insurance Officer.
- The
procedure for making a claim is as follows;
· Fully complete the claim form in the
appropriate sections relevant to your claim, sections B to F.
· Section C refers to the medical
certification.
· You are required to submit all
relevant supporting documentation to the Club Insurance Officer.
· Section D refers to the Department of
Social Protection and must be completed by them where relevant.
· You are required to collect receipts
for your injury (not Invoices).
· Bring your fully completed claim form
with receipts to the Club Insurance Officer.
· The Official will then examine the
document for accuracy prior to signing same.
· Once this process is correctly
completed by the injured person and given to the Club Insurance Officer, the
documentation will then be sent to Roscommon Co Board GAA, who in turn will
forward same to the GAA Injury Scheme Administrator.
- The
player’s injury scheme is intended only to pay supplementary compensation
for medical expenses, dental expenses, loss of earnings and permanent
disability. Players who have their own private health insurance must claim
from this first and produce a statement of account to the Clubs Insurance
Officer for forwarding to Willis.
- There are
important restrictions in each case. Registered members are asked to
inform themselves by reading these restrictions on GAA players injury
scheme administered by Willis, Grand Mill Quay, Barrow Street, Dublin 4 or
on their website Willis.ie
- It is player’s/members
responsibility to ensure that they have a clear understanding of the
injury scheme restrictions as the Club shall not be responsible for excess
costs except in exceptional circumstances which shall be decided by the
Finance Committee of the Club and endorsed by the Executive.
- All
players/members should read the official leaflet published by the scheme
administrators, Willis.
- The Club
recommends that all members, but especially those who are self-employed to
take out private personal accident insurance.
- Note that
it is mandatory for all players playing hurling at all times to wear a
helmet (with a faceguard) that carries the CE mark at all training
sessions and matches, which shall include warm up. It is also mandatory
that all football players wear the appropriate mouth-guard for all
training sessions and matches.
- Players
and members are requested to use Public Hospitals where possible. Where
private hospitals are required for treatment, prior club approval is
required.
- The Club
shall not be liable for any costs from any members as a result of late
notification of Injury in accordance with the time scale laid out by
Willis which is currently 60 days.
- Finally,
any player/member who has any query with the above policy document is
asked to contact the Club Chairman or Club Insurance Officer.
GAA Public Liability Insurance Scheme.
Participation in the Public Liability
scheme is compulsory on all GAA units.
Public Liability indemnifies the club
against claims by members of the public visiting our grounds, club houses and
or other properties against accidental loss or injury
GAA pays the first €1.50m in claims
in any one year. In effect this means
that the GAA is largely on its own as Public/Employers Liability Insurers:
The club is responsible for minor
claims and in this regard it is a condition of the Public Liability Programme
that an excess of €1,000 shall apply to each and every claim.
The Scheme covers the GAA as a Sports
and Cultural organisation involved in fundraising, social, recreational, sports
and other incidental activities. The GAA public liability will cover all the
GAA sponsored FÁS schemes.
Where the GAA uses property of
others, the GAA Public Liability Insurance automatically transfers to this
property while in GAA use and covers the legal liability of the GAA club only.
As mechanically propelled vehicles
are not insured under the Public Liability Insurance. Clubs that own Ride on
Mower(s) should have them insured whether or not they are used on the public
highway. The car park area within a club premises is deemed to fall under the
Road Traffic Act and hence motor insurance is required if used in that area or
on a public highway. (Therefore our mower must not be used in the car park or
on roadsides).
Employers Liability.
Participation in this scheme is
compulsory for all GAA units.
The scheme provides for indemnity
against all sums that the association shall become legally liable to pay as
compensation for claimant’s costs and expenses in respect of accidental bodily
injury to any employee arising out of and in the course of his/her employment
by the association. This covers the legal liability of clubs to persons
employed under GAA sponsored FÁS schemes on GAA property. It should be noted
however that cover only applies in respect of employees directly under the
control of the GAA unit and where the club is the sponsor of the FÁS scheme.
Other organisations
Organisations, such as, Creches,
Gaelscoil, Aerobic, Art and Dance Classes etc, using GAA facilities, should
continue to be asked to produce evidence of their insurance with minimum Indemnity
Limits of €13m Employers Liability and €6.5m Public Liability.
It cannot be emphasized strongly
enough the importance of ensuring that outside bodies, which are granted the
use of GAA facilities, have current liability insurances in place which are
appropriately extended to provide a specific indemnity to the clubs and the
Association for the duration of their usage/occupancy of the GAA property in
question.
In the event of the third party not
producing their insurance, then access to the premises is to be denied.
Property Insurance.
This policy is compulsory on all
clubs.
Fire;
Lightening; • Glass Breakage
(accidental breakage of all fixed glass or
Explosion; • Burst Pipes;
Storm; • Flood; sanitary fittings) sanitary
fittings). Theft and Subsidence.
(We checked with Croke Park and they confirmed
that this would appear to cover us for theft of Lawn Mower as long as it is
stored in a secure area).