Kilworth GAA

WONDERFUL NIGHT CELEBRATING WITH PATSY AND CO

Last Friday night, a large group of us made our way back to the Hibernian Hotel in Mallow to proudly celebrate with our own Patsy O’Mahony and his family as he was inducted into the Avondhu ‘Hall of Fame’ at this year’s Avondhu GAA Social. We had a fantastic night as we witnessed Patsy receive his award in front of a very deserving standing ovation. Patsy, as always, was very humble on acceptance of this award, only the third ever Kilworth man to receive this honour and he spoke wonderfully, thanking everyone and forgetting no one. Everyone who was there thoroughly enjoyed the occasion and we were very lucky to be part of such a special night for Patsy, a man we are lucky to call one of our own.

Patsy known through the county of Cork through his vast experience in administration roles serving for an amazing 25 years as the Treasurer of the North Cork board from 1986 to 2010 and then moving to the position of treasurer of the Coiste na Og Cork a role he continues to hold today. He also served as registrar of the NC Board as well as serving in various roles in our club including Treasurer and PRO. On the playing field he won u14 in 59 u16 in 1961. Patsy won U21 medals in 1965 &1967 captaining the ‘67 team. He won Junior league & championship in 1966 and NC and County in 67. A fantastic clubman to this day he rarely misses a meeting or an event and the amount of money he has fundraised for the GAA locally and beyond over the years must run to millions!

We hope you enjoyed your night Patsy and we look forward to having another night in the village in the new year. The North Cork Board will travel to Kilworth to present Patsy with the newest version of the award after Christmas and we’ll make sure that it’s another big night, with an even bigger Kilworth crowd present. We will keep you posted on the details of this event as they emerge. Well done again Patsy on your incredibly deserving award. It was a proud night for you, your family and for everyone associated with Kilworth GAA. Kilworth Abú!

AGM REPORT

Successful AGM as we look ahead to 2020.

Kilworth GAA held our AGM Wednesday December 4^th in the club rooms in front of a good crowd. Chairman John Sheehan opened the AGM by welcoming all present and offered a prayer to remember all those who we have lost over the past year.

Reports:

Joint secretaries Liam Kenny and Labhras Flynn gave a very detailed report reviewing the clubs activities both on and off the field for 2019. Reflected in their report were the successes of the season for Kilworth G.A.A. The premier intermediate hurler’s without doubt had an outstanding season. The club are looking forward to making history by competing at senior A hurling level. We wish every success to the team and management in competing at this grade against Ballymartle, Bride Rovers and Fr. O’ Neills. The Junior B hurlers also had a successful season getting to the championship final, however unfortunately came up short to Ballyhea on the day. The U21 hurlers lost out to Kildorrey in the North Cork Quarter Final. The junior footballers reached the North Cork Final and lost out to a better Kilshannig side on the night. The U21 footballers did not qualify from the round robin stage. They congratulated the juvenile club for their successes throughout 2019. They wished the best of luck to the new officers for the Juvenile club with Ned O’ Brien as the new chairman. The secretaries extended a massive gratitude to all players, management and supporters who took the time to dedicate their efforts to the club. Their work does not go unnoticed and is greatly appreciated by all.

Liam Kenny then acknowledged the clubs successes off the field. These included Féile 2019, Scór 2019, The Annual Golf Classic, the lotto and the St.Stephens Day walk/run which are great fundraisers for the club. A massive congratulations was given to Patsy O’Mahoney who is elected for the Avondhu Hall of Fame. The club look forward to the commencement of the clubhouse in 2020.

Treasurer Maurice McNamara gave a comprehensive report for the past year. It is great to see the club in a healthy financial position heading into 2020.

Outgoing chairman John Sheehan’s reiterated much of what the secretaries covered in their reports and he wished the club all the best for 2020.

Election of officers:

Michael Dunne preceded over the election of officers for 2019. The club officers and executive committee are as follows:

President: Bill Hegarty

Vice Presidents: Canon Leahy, John Finn, Peg Sheedy, Lar Flynn, Paddy Whelan, Sean O’ Callaghan, John O’Connor, Michael Dunne, Tom Howard, John Twomey, Dave Hogan, Willie Walsh, Patsy O’Mahony, Sean Hegarty, John Hogan, John Carey and Mike Twomey

Chairman: Liam Kenny

Vice-Chairman: John Heggtveit

Secretary: Labhrás Flynn

Assistant secretary: Fergus Flynn

Treasurer: Mossie McNamara

Assistant-Treasurer: Mike Walsh

Joint PRO: Bébhinn Kenneally and Laura Sheehan

Registrar: Alan Kenny

Development Officer: Aidan Hyland

County Board Rep (hurling): Fergus Flynn

County Board Rep (football): Liam Kenny

North Cork Board Rep: John Twomey, Liam Kenny

Insurance Officer: Mike Walsh

Irish & Cultural Officer: Joe Aherne Jnr

Club Health and Wellbeing Officer: Mike Walsh

Children’ Officer:John Horgan (appointed position)

Executive Committee: John O’Connor, Patsy O’Mahony, John Twomey, John Sheehan, Michelle O’ Keefe, Mairead Lynch, Mike O’Brien, Noel Daly, Shane Tobin, Ned O’Brien, Ber Wheeler, Kieran Sheedy, Paddy Whelan, Tom Howard, Tony Sheehan, Tommy Sheehan and John Condon in addition to all club officers and assistant officers listed above.

Best of luck to all the officers for the coming year. We wish you all every success and here’s hoping 2020 will be a fantastic year both on and off the field!

Membership:

Adult player - €50

Adult non player - €40

Student and minor - €30

OAP - €20

Husband and wife player - €70

Husband and wife non player - €55

Family (2+2) €100 + €15 for all subsequent children

One parent family (1+1) €60

Sponsorship:

The club thanked all sponsors for their continued support to the club throughout the year.

Weekly notes – 3^rd of December, 2019.

COUTDOWN TO KILWORTH GAA PLAYERS RUN

The Kilworth GAA Players annual “5KM Fun Run/Walk” returns this year on St. Stephen’s Day (December 26^th) @ 12 noon from the GAA pitch. Watch out for posters advertising the event which are now up and about the village. Be sure to spread the word and tell everyone you know! Registration will start in the pitch on the day @ 10am and all are welcome to take part. It is open to all runners and walkers, young and old and it is always a fantastic family day out, thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. There will also be a raffle and refreshments on the day. Tickets are now on sale for the raffle and they cost €2 each or a book of 3 for €5 so please support and you could get your hands on some great prizes. There are several sellers around the village. The players continue to put in a fantastic effort to make sure this event is another huge success so let’s help to make that happen by taking part this year. Come and join us on St. Stephen’s Day. Let’s get out of the house and walk or run off that Christmas Dinner together! There’s always room for more treats afterwards! If you would like more information about the run, then please don’t hesitate to contact Will Condon on (087-1349619).

LOTTO JACKPOT HITS €18,700!

There was no winner of our lotto jackpot last Monday night worth €18,550. The numbers drawn were 9, 23, 25 and 29.The lucky dip winners of €25 were: Declan Walsh c/o yearly, Maurice McNamara c/o Maurice McNamara, Mattie McGrath c/o Butchers Bar and Natalie Pierce c/o Centra.

Next week’s jackpot will be €18,700. Tickets cost just €2 each or 3 lines for €5 and they are available locally in the four pubs, the Gallery Crafts and in O’Sullivan’s Centra Kilworth. You can also purchase a lotto ticket online at www.kilworthgaa.com. Be sure and play today for your chance to win! Best of luck to all of our players!

BUMPER LOTTO DRAW

On Monday December 23^rd we will have a bumper lotto draw just in time for Christmas! We will have loads of extra prizes on the night so be sure to get your numbers in on time and you could be a winner with Kilworth GAA! Spread the word and thank you as always to all those who continue to play our lotto each week. We greatly appreciate your support.

PATSY TO RECEIVE ‘HALL OF FAME’ AWARD THIS FRIDAY

This coming Friday night, a large group of us will join Patsy O’Mahony and his family at the Avondhu GAA Social in Mallow where he will receive the prestigious Avondhu ‘Hall of Fame’ Award. As we have said on many occasions Patsy is a very worthy receiver of this award and we look forward to celebrating this very special occasion with him and his family on Friday. Pictures will follow in next week’s notes.

HAPPY 80^TH BIRTHDAY WILLIE!

On behalf of the club we would like to extend our best wishes to Willie Walsh who celebrated his 80^th birthday recently. We hope you had a wonderful day with all of your family and friends Willie. Here’s to many more!

COACH NEEDED IN THE SCHOOL

Have you got a few hours a week to spare? Are you passionate about the GAA and encouraging the skills needed in our future all stars? Then we are looking for you! Kilworth Juvenile Club needs you! We are looking for someone to help with the GAA coaching in the school. We need someone who is willing to help, encourage and keep our club thriving well into the future. Coaching experience is not a necessity. If you have any time to spare and would love to help then please contact the Juvenile Club Chairperson, Ned O Brien on 0879349071.

VOTES OF SYMPATHY

On behalf of the club we would like to express votes of sympathy to the Coffey family Kilworth, the O’Donnell and Twomey families Kilworth and Fermoy, the O’Leary family Fermoy and the Hanrahan family Glanworth and Fermoy following their recent bereavements.

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MAIN CLUB SPONSORS: Mike Walsh Pharmacy, Aherne’s Pub, The Village Inn, KDC Ltd, Kilally Stables and Mitchelstown Dental Clinic.

MEMBERSHIP 2020

Adult player - €50

Adult non player - €40

Student and minor - €30

OAP - €20

Husband and wife player - €70

Husband and wife non player - €55

Family (2+2) €100 + €15 for all subsequent children

One parent family (1+1) €60

COUNTDOWN TO KILWORTH GAA PLAYERS RUN

RAFFLE

There will also be a raffle and refreshments on the day. Tickets are now on sale for the raffle and they cost €2 each or a book of 3 for €5 so please support and you could get your hands on some great prizes. There are several sellers around the village. The players continue to put in a fantastic effort to make sure this event is another huge success so let’s help to make that happen by taking part this year. Come and join us on St. Stephen’s Day. Let’s get out of the house and walk or run off that Christmas Dinner together! There’s always room for more treats afterwards! If you would like more information about the run, then please don’t hesitate to contact Will Condon on (087-1349619).

LOTTO JACKPOT HITS €18,850!

There was no winner of our lotto jackpot last Monday night worth €18,700. The numbers drawn were 1, 5, 16 and 31. The lucky dip winners of €25 were: Philip O’Sullivan ℅ The Butchers, Finbarr Casey ℅ The Butchers, Seamus and Tadhg ℅ Timmy McCormack and Declan O’ Sullivan ℅ Centra.

Next week’s jackpot will be €18,850. Tickets cost just €2 each or 3 lines for €5 and they are available locally in the four pubs, the Gallery Crafts and in O’Sullivan’s Centra Kilworth. You can also purchase a lotto ticket online at www.kilworthgaa.com. Be sure and play today for your chance to win! Best of luck to all of our players!

BUMPER LOTTO DRAW - DECEMBER 23RD

If the lotto isn’t won next week, on Monday December 23^rd we will have a bumper lotto draw just in time for Christmas! We will have lots of extra prizes on the night including 1 X €150, 1 X €75 and 11 X €25 lucky dips along with a number of spot prizes. Be sure to get your numbers in on time and you could be a winner! Spread the word and thank you as always to all those who continue to play our lotto each week. We greatly appreciate your support.

HAPPY 80^TH BIRTHDAY WILLIE!

SPEEDY RECOVERY

On behalf of the club we would like to wish Pad Kenny a speedy recovery following his recent operation. We hope you are out and about again soon Pad.

DEVELOPMENT MEETING

A meeting of our extended development committee will take place early in the new year as we prepare to get the ball rolling on the fundraising efforts for our upcoming development plans. Please keep a close eye on your WhatsApp Group for more details as they emerge.

NEXT CLUB MEETING

Our next fortnightly club meeting will take place after Christmas on Monday January 6th in the club rooms at 8pm. The lotto will continue to take place on Monday nights at 8pm right through the Christmas period.

COACH NEEDED IN THE SCHOOL

VOTES OF SYMPATHY

On behalf of the club we would like to express votes of sympathy to the Coffey family Kilworth, the O’Donnell family Clondulane, the Hally family Kilworth, the Twomey families Kilworth and Fermoy, the O’Leary family Fermoy, the Hanrahan family Glanworth and Fermoy, the Slattery, Clancy and McNamara families Kilworth and Fermoy, the O’Brien family Ballygiblin and the Luddy family Kilbehenny following their recent bereavements.

MAIN CLUB SPONSORS: Mike Walsh Pharmacy, Aherne’s Pub, The Village Inn, KDC Ltd., Kilally Stables and Mitchelstown Dental Clinic