Peter Davey centre Collooney club Chairman presents Hugh McGarry & Brendan Carey with clocks in recognition of their outstanding work for the club
Chairman Peter Davey makes a presentation to outgoing Development Chairman Hugh McGarry for his outstanding work in bringing the Club 40 x 20 project to a successful conclusion in 2014
Front row: Stanley Harte Treasurer, Peter Davey Chairman, Hugh McGarry outgoing Chairman & Paddy Walsh Coaching Officer
Group at Collooney Club AGM 2014: Back row Peter Chambers, Michael McGee, Gerry Coleman, Shane Bruen. Front row: Stanley Harte, Peter Davey, Hugh McGarry & Paddy Walsh.
Collooney handball club AGM 2014
Attended: Hugh
McGarry, Peter Davey Michael Nellany,
Paddy Walsh, Stanley Harte, Shane Bruen, Gerry Coleman, Michael McGee, Peter
Chambers.
Apologies: Mick Kelly
& Seamus Duffy.
Vice-Chairman Peter Davey welcomed everyone to the historic
meeting . Despite the inclement weather
conditions there was a good attendance.
Development Chairman Hugh McGarry
delivered another comprehensive report and updated the financial situation
since the last meeting.
Chairman's report
All of the
€66,000 has been drawn down from Cleann Credo and this is due to be paid back
within 7 years.
Hugh would like
to see the Bingo bringing in more money as he said that €250 only helps to
service the debt each week at €1,000 a month.
Hugh thanked each and every one individually of the Committee for their exceptional
work. It was a huge success story he
declared. Vice-Chairman Peter Davey congratulated
Hugh on his report. Connell Cannon was also thanked for his up to date print
out of the finances. Chairman Brendan
Carey was also thanked for serving over 40 years as Club Chairman
P.R.O. report
P.R.O. Michael McGee read out his report and congratulated
All-Ireland 60 x 30 champions Paddy
Walsh Over 70’s Singles & Shane Bruen Masters B singles & Doubles
Champion on their achievements. The opening
of the 40 x 20 court at a cost of €200,000 was recalled by the P.R.O. and Shane Malone and his team of
Jimmy Kilgallon, Eamon Watters, Padraic Harte, Michael Harte & the Walsh
brothers were thanked for their professionalism and high standard of work. P.J.
Moran the architect & engineer on the project was also thanked.
Two of the club’s legends Paddy Walsh &
Mick Kelly were given the honour of cutting the tape to mark the playing court
open. Michael McGee thanked everyone of
the Committee for their outstanding work in the last few years.
He had special
words of praise for outgoing Chairman Hugh McGarry when he described McGarry “as
a tireless worker day and night and who did exceptional and stupendous work for
us. The work he did for us was immeasurable
and incomparable,” said the P.R.O.
The P.R.O. also thanked the local Media Liam Maloney Sports
Editor Sligo Weekender, Michael Moran Sligo Champion, Eamonn McMunn Administrator
Sligo G.A.A. Board, Hoganstand, Into the West, National G.A.A. website, Darragh
Cox Ocean FM for their excellent coverage of the Club’s activities in the last
year.
Peter Chambers brought it to the attention of 50/50 where
people put in €2 and half of the takings goes to the club and the other half to
the winner. This looks set to be introduced at the bingo in the next number of weeks.
The P.R.O. would like to see more young players joining the
club. The Club held an open day last December and was poorly attended and would
like to see another open day take place. He asked for support of Club Coaches
Stanley Harte, Shane Bruen, Paddy Walsh & Mick Kelly. “The club has to have
a vibrant underage structure for future success.” Members thanked Michael McGee for his
report. The Election of Officers took
place and Peter Davey was elected Chairman.
Election of Officers:
Chairman: Peter Davey
Vice-Chairman: Peter Chambers
Secretary: Michael
Nellany
Treasurer: Stanley Harte
PRO: Michael McGee
Delegates to County Board:
Stanley Harte & Connell Cannon.
A number of other issues was discussed the upcoming Connacht
Senior Championships to be held this weekend. Club registrations, and the visit
of World Handball Champion Paul Brady to Collooney.
Just before the meeting ended Peter Davey on behalf of the
Club presented Hugh McGarry with a clock in recognition of his excellent and
selfless work he has done for the club since becoming Development
Chairman. Hugh drove this project
forward from day one and fought and fought and his speech in May 2012 at the sod
turning will live long in the memory. “Stick with us and we will do it. If
feidir linn. Yes, we can and yes we did.
Chairman Peter Davey then ended the meeting.
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