15th December 2019

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Annual General Meeting

The A.G.M. for 2019 took place in the club on Saturday last and as usual there was a large and attentive attendance, proceedings ran smoothly with all reports being presented professionally by the relevant officers, special tributes were paid on the night to outgoing Chairman Peter Walsh as he steps down from the role after six years, Peter was a tireless worker for the club and put in tremendous effort to ensure everything ran smoothly in every area of the club and it was shown in the appreciation shown by the membership, Peter thanked everyone and recounted some of the highlights of his tenure and promised to help his successor Seamie Cleere as he steps up to chairman, Seamie brings a wealth of experience to the role having being involved in various areas of GAA administration over the years and we wish him all the best going forward, the following are the Executive Committee for 2019-

Life President – Phil Fanning

Chairman – Seamie Cleere

Vice Chairman – Eoin Fanning

Runai – Benny Brannigan

Treasurer – Tom Power

Registrar – Paul Galgey

Insurance Officer – Owen Sauvage

P.R.O. – Ciaran Sheridan

Entertainments Officer – Tina Gleeson

Coaching Officer – Jamie O’Meara

Juvenile Chairman – Michael Flanagan

Camogie Chairperson – Carolyne Murphy

Health & Wellbeing Officer – Michael Power

Fundraising Officer – Kenny Stafford

Child Welfare Officer – Eoin Fanning

Committee – Nicholas Mackey , Brian Flannery, Peter Walsh

Development Committee – Kenny Stafford, Damien Frisby, Ian O’Regan.

Team Selection Committees

Senior Hurling Manager – John Meaney

Junior A Hurling – TBC

Junior B Hurling – Jonathan Flanagan

Junior Football – Nicholas Mackey

Under 19 Hurling – TBC

Captains & Vice Captains

Senior Hurling Captain – Ian O’Regan

Senior Hurling Vice Captain – Mikey Daykin

Players of the Year

Senior – Peter Penkert

Young Player – P.J. Fanning

Junior A Hurling – Morgan Grace

Junior B Hurling – Eoghan Power

Junior Football – Richard Roche

The meeting concluded with the traditional singing of Amhrain na bhian led by Sean O’Dwyer.

Congratulations

It was a match of a different kind for our longstanding First Aid man Vinny O’Neill on Saturday last as he tied the knot with Mary Lyons in the Haven in Dunmore East, best wishes to the happy couple for the years ahead from everyone in Mount Sion.

 

Christmas Raffle

An in-house draw for all paid up Deise Draw members will take place in the club on Sunday December 22nd, prizes are as follows

1st €100 cash

2nd €50 cash

3rd €50 cash

4th €25 meat voucher

5th €25 meat voucher

6th €25 meat voucher

7th €25 meat voucher

8th Bottle of Brandy

9th Bottle of Whiskey

10th Bottle of Whiskey

Any outstanding money for the draw can be left behind the bar for the attention of Kenny Stafford, once again we’d like to thank everyone for their continued support throughout the year and we wish you all a very Happy Christmas.

Stephens Day Quiz

The annual St. Stephen’s Day sports quiz will take place in the club as is traditional on the 26th, more details next week.

Christmas Day Swim

The annual Galgey family Christmas Day swim is taking place once again in Tramore, this year proceeds will be going to Assissi House which is a most worthy cause, sponsorship cards are available from any family member.

 

Bingo

Last Bingo of the year in the club this Thursday night, thanks to everyone who has helped make it a huge success, doors at 7 and eyes down at 8! Please see the poster for more details.

Mount Sion Clubhouse

Our club house is the perfect venue for all your needs. If you have a family event coming up we can cater for all size parties from small private events to large gatherings, we have a spacious function room with private bar available for hire for all occasions including Birthdays, Christenings, Weddings, Confirmations, Communions, etc, please contact our Bar Manager Michael Ryan for more information on 051-372648 or call up and see him.

Notes for Paper & Website

If you have any Cnoc Sion notes or announcements for the paper or website please contact Ciaran Sheridan by email pro@mountsiongaa.ie or text your notes to 087-6364716 before 8pm Sunday night. You can also follow us on Twitter @MountSionGAA or on Facebook MountSion GAA. The website is now mobile friendly and has an upgraded events calendar and gallery which are constantly updated with all Mount Sion related news and events!