Clanns celebrate year’s achievements in style

Above: Congratulations to all those who were honoured for their various achievements during the year: L to R: Ciarán Murphy as Club Person of the Year, Niall O’Regan as Senior Hurler of the Year, Lynn Dunne as Camogie Player of the Year, Nuala McMahon as Junior Ladies Footballer of the Year, Anto Quinlan as Junior Footballer of the Year, Joe Hennessy as Senior Footballer of the Year and Roger McGrath and Felix O’Regan as managers of the Team of the Year – the U-14 Féile-winning footballers. Not in picture are Lisa Curtin as Senior Ladies Footballer of the Year and Conor Hurley, who received a special Merit Award for his work with the Intermediate Footballers.

Above: Congratulations to all those who were honoured for their various achievements during the year: L to R: Ciarán Murphy as Club Person of the Year, Niall O’Regan as Senior Hurler of the Year, Lynn Dunne as Camogie Player of the Year, Nuala McMahon as Junior Ladies Footballer of the Year, Anto Quinlan as Junior Footballer of the Year, Joe Hennessy as Senior Footballer of the Year and Roger McGrath and Felix O’Regan as managers of the Team of the Year – the U-14 Féile-winning footballers. Not in picture are Lisa Curtin as Senior Ladies Footballer of the Year and Conor Hurley, who received a special Merit Award for his work with the Intermediate Footballers.

Clanna Gael Fontenoy brought a successful 2014 on and off the playing fields to a close in a most appropriate way – by celebrating all that had been achieved and honouring many of its players, coaches and members who had contributed to those achievements.

A fantastic night was had by the 170 people who attended the club Dinner and Party before the Christmas holidays. And for this great credit goes to Lisa Murray, Elaine McDonnell and their large team of helpers who co-ordinated the event and, in the process, transformed the club hall into a splendid venue.

In line with our mission statement, which is to promote community-wide participation in the club’s sporting, cultural and social activities, success is not just about winning, it’s also about participating and contributing; and this is reflected in the awards presented by the club each year to those viewed to have supported that mission.

Above: Left to right: Catherine McGorrian, Oonagh O’Hagan, Una McCullagh and Sharon Keane were among those celebrating the club’s activities during 2014. Images supplied by Felix O’Regan.

Above: Left to right: Catherine McGorrian, Oonagh O’Hagan, Una McCullagh and Sharon Keane were among those celebrating the club’s activities during 2014. Images supplied by Felix O’Regan.

The club’s Annual General Meeting, which also took place in December, saw a large number of members turn out to discuss and approve the reports from the club’s Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. The meeting also concluded the important business of choosing officers for the coming year and the following were duly elected:
* President: Frank White
* Vice Presidents: Martin Coonan, Brendan O’Brien, Robin Booth, Eugene Davey, Padraig White
* Chairman: John Dodd
* Vice Chairman: Jay Byrne
* Secretary: Pat Kane
* Treasurer: Una McCullagh
* Ass. Treasurer: Anne Farrell McLoughlin
* PRO: Felix O’Regan
* Irish Language Officer: Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh
* Players’ Reps: Oran Burke, Elaine Maguire
* Other Members: Tom Ryan, Paul Kennedy, Lisa Murray, Noel McDonagh

Activities are back in full swing for all age groups and new participants are always welcome, whether it’s for the academy for the very young on Saturday mornings or for training for the older age groups at different times during the week. See www.clannagaelfontenoy.ie for details.

By Felix O’Regan

On 27 February 2015   /   Gallery, Sport, Uncategorized