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Standing
Orders:
Adopted. Proposed by Pat Furlong and seconded by Jim
Crowley.
Minutes:
Minutes from 2006 adopted (Proposed by Noel Murphy and
seconded by Jim Roice.
Secretary’s Report:
Kevin Carty presented a comprehensive report to the meeting.
Reports on the activities of the Senior, Junior ‘A’, and U21
teams were outlined as well as updates on our clubhouse
development, our fundraising activities and membership
status. He thanked all those who helped in any way during
the year and looked forward to their continued support in
2008.
Treasurer’s Report:
Noel
Cummins presented a detailed account of the financial status
of the club that showed that while the club was in a
reasonably healthy financial state, additional funds would
need to be raised in order to complete any clubhouse
development. In going through the accounts he highlighted a
number of areas for concern, in particular our declining
lotto sales and the problem of collecting monies for match
tickets.
A
discussion on how we could improve the running and sales of
the lotto followed and Paul Harrington stated that the
committee set up the previous year to look after the lotto,
hadn’t got off the ground and that it was imperative that it
did so as soon as possible this year. Most people accepted
that they could be doing more in selling/buying lotto
tickets and the general consensus was that we could improve
this area.
Ger
Halligan then thanked the treasurer and the finance
committee for their work and asked that they be given more
assistance in the numerous tasks that they undertake during
the year. The accounts were then adopted (proposed by Pat
Furlong and seconded by Jim Roice.
Coiste na
nÓg Secretarys Report:
Alan
Aherne presented the report for the underage section of the
club. He reiterated the issue that Kevin Carty had raised
regarding the im[portance of finding someone to take on the
work of school liaison in the CBS now that Sean Siggins has
passed away. He also suggested that a Coiste na nÓg
registrar be appointed to collate all relevant details and
documentation of our underage players and this was accepted
by the meeting.
On the
playing fields, the highlight of the year was the winning of
the Martin Bergin Shield by our U10’s. He commended all the
other teams from the club on their participation during
2007, in particular the U12’s and U14’s, as well as all
mentors involved.
Coiste na
nÓg Chairmans Address:
Enda Whelan gave a short speech tahnking all involved at
underage level in the club and also pleading for continued
involvement by all members and parents alike.
Chairmans
Address:
Ger Halligan formally welcomed everyone to the AGM and went
on to discuss the highs and lows of the year. The highlights
of the Centenary celebrations and the clubs continued
developments were lauded while he repeated the sympathies to
the families of the bereaved.
He then
thanked the players for their efforts and insisted that he
believed that there was a Senior title in this group of
players and, with a bit of hard work and extra commitment,
that elusive title could be ours in 2008.
ELECTION
OF OFFICERS:
The
following officers were elected:
Presidents
Jim Crowley
Eddie
Pender
Vice-President
TBC
Chairman
Ger Halligan
Vice-Chairman
Paul
Harrington
Coiste na
nÓg Chairman
Enda Whelan
Secretary
Kevin Carty
Asst
Secretary
Monica
Halligan
Development Officer
Billy Dodd
Coiste na
nÓg Secretary / PRO
Alan
Aherne
Treasurer
Marian Roice
Assistant
Treasurer
Noel Cummins
County
Board / Wexford District rep.
Pat Furlong
Irish
Officer
David Gannon
Alcohol &
substance Abuse Officer
Brian Furlong
Spiritual
Director
Fr. James Byrne
Committee: Nicky Doyle, Martin Bergin, Damien
Dempsey, Tadgh O’Corcora, Mick Cuddihy, Dan Harrington, Jim
Roice , Brian Furlong, Paul Gannon, Theresa Walsh, Rory
Carty, Noel Murphy, Shane Barnes, Michelle Roice, Ian
Donohue, John Dempsey, Susan Clancy, James Whelan, Kieran
Carroll, Andy Moore
Motions:
The
senior selectors from 2007 were re-appointed by the meeting
and selectors for the Junior and U21 teams would be
appointed at a later stage. Under-age selectors would be
appointed after consultation with the outgoing selectors.
A motion
to start a girls underage team was passed provided the
committee could get enough mentors to look after it. David
Gannon also pointed out that as ladies football operates
under different rules, a dedicated coach be appointed.
The
meeting directed Pat Furlong to vote against the proposed
scrapping of the inter-county Minor and U21 grades at the
upcoming special congress.
Kevin Carty presented a proposal for
the revamping of the All-County leagues such that there was
a doubling of these games, many of which would be played
during the summer months. This was approved by the meeting
for presentation to County Board.
AOB:
Billy Dodd then gave a brief review of our development
plans. A discussion followed on the costing of the
development and the viability of turning our all-weather
facility into a synthetic playing surface. It was agreed
that Billy would come back to Noel Cummins with costings.
Pat
Furlong raised the issue of summer camps on our facilities
and the dirt and rubbish that is usually left behind. The
meeting agreed that we should continue to allow these camps
proceed but that the
Ger
Halligan brought the meeting to a close by again thanking
everyone for their attendance and looked forward to the year
ahead with hope of success on the field of play. |
