BY JOHN MANLEY
REPORTS
We would welcome any match reports on any upcoming challenge games your schools are involved in. Please email them to pro.cnmb.tipperary@gaa.ie
MINUTES OF THE 2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol held their 2015 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 23rd of February 2015, in Hayes’s Hotel Thurles, at 7.30pm.
The Chairperson Paddy Kelly presided. Paddy Kelly opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. He thanked all the delegates for making the journey to Thurles. The Standing Orders were adopted. They were proposed by Joe Carmody and seconded by Michael Delaney. The Minutes of the 2014 A.G.M. were presented to the delegates by Secretary Aodan Wrenn. Will Ryan, from Cashel B.N.S, enquired as to how the Under 11 Go Games were going. A small discussion took place about the running of the Go Games initiative, within Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol.
The 2014 A.G.M. Minutes were proposed by Peter Jennings and seconded by Denis McCullagh. Secretary Aodan Wrenn proceeded to go through his Secretary’s Report for 2014. Treasurer and Equipment Officer Jerry O’Donnell then went through his Treasurer’s Report. Jerry went through each item on the Financial Report sheet and explained every transaction carefully. His report was very thorough, as usual. The Treasurer’s Report was proposed by Denis McCullagh and seconded by Michael Corcoran. P.R.O John Manley went through his P.R.O Report. It was very comprehensive and thorough.
John thanked:
• Our Assistant P.R.O. Paudie Fahey; for looking after all the P.R. material for the Football competitions, and for his help last June in Semple Stadium with the writing of the match reports.
• The regional newspapers and their editors, for giving us good exposure.
• Tipp FM, for their support.
• Allianz, for being a loyal sponsor, and for assisting us financially.
• The County Board, for all their assistance.
• Ed Donnelly, who has been very helpful.
• Tipperary Yearbook Committee, for giving us excellent exposure again this year, in the Yearbook. They gave us a 10 page spread which was brilliant.
• Everyone who follows us on Twitter. We have over 900 followers now.
• Andy Ryan, and the GDAs, for assistance on County Final Days, and throughout the year.
John said:
• It was his wish to see Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Football Finals in Semple Stadium.
• Our website attracts 3,000 hits a year. He added that we need more news from the schools for our website.
• The Allianz Cumann na mBunscol National Awards will take place again next year. He stated that Tipperary schools have done very well in it, over the years, and should enter it.
John finished by thanking all the teachers for all their great work, and their co-operation, during 2014; and he wished everyone all the best for 2015.
Address of the new Tipperary County Board Chairman:
The new Chairman of Tipperary County Board Michael Bourke then addressed the Annual General Meeting. In his address he covered the following points:
1. He said it was nice to be here with people who have huge interest in the GAA. There is great work being done in schools and huge work being done by Allianz Cumann na mBunscol.
2. He outlined the difficulties in getting the Stadium to hold Football County Finals in October and November. Michael said as a dual county we must keep promoting football. He said he will try and get even one day for Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Football Finals in Semple Stadium.
3. Michael said Jerry McDonnell is an excellent School’s delegate to the County Board. He represents Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol excellently. Michael promised to continue giving the County Board grants to Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol.
4. He said that Tipperary has a new IT Officer and has an updated website. He urged Allianz Cumann na mBunscol to put information onto the website.
5. Michael finished by thanking all the teachers and the officers for all their hard work. He wished everyone the best for 2015.
In his Chairman’s Address Paddy Kelly covered the following points:
1. He thanked the three Officers at the top table for their co-operation and good work throughout the year.
2. He thanked the Primary Game Selectors, the GDAs, the Blitz Co-ordinators and all the teachers who gave up their free time to coach young players.
3. He thanked Paddy Collins for his work as Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Handball Co-ordinator.
4. He thanked the County Board, Allianz, Munster Council, Coiste Naisiunta and Coiste na Mumhan for their generous financial assistance and overall support.
5. He thanked the Semple Stadium Management Committee for continuing to make Semple Stadium available to us for our Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Hurling Finals.
6. He thanked referees who refereed Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol matches, and caretakers of GAA pitches used by Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol.
7. He re-iterated the importance of paying the 30 euro registration fee. Each school must pay the fee if they wish to participate in Allianz Cumann na mBunscol competitions this year.
8. He thanked the teachers for their continued promotion of Gaelic Games in our Primary Schools.
9. He thanked all the clubs who provide their pitches for us to use.
10. Paddy finished by wishing all the schools the very best of luck in 2015.
Election of Officers
Charirman: Paddy Kelly.
Vice Chairman: Kieran Healy.
Secretary: Aodan Wrenn.
Treasurer/Equipment Officer: Jerry McDonnell.
P.R.O: John Manley.
Assistant P.R.O: Paudie Fahey.
• These positions were taken en bloc. The above officers were proposed by Will Ryan and seconded by Michael Delaney. Will Ryan thanked all the officers for all their hard work in 2014.
The positions of delegates to various Committees were taken en bloc. They were proposed by Michael Corcoran and seconded by Michael Delaney.
There was no one to fill the vacancy as delegate to the County Board Youth Committee. This position is to be filled, by the Officer Board, as soon as possible.
The Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Committee members and the Coiste Gearan members were returned en bloc. They were proposed by Peter Jennings and seconded by Denis McCullagh.
Primary Game Selectors:
Football: Orry Ryan, Paudie Fahey, Shane O’Brien. Liam Sullivan did not seek election. His position is to be filled as soon as possible by the Officer Board.
Ladies Football: All standing. (Labhaoise Cunningham, Katie Sweeney, Anne Marie Landers).
Hurling: All standing. (Paddy Kelly, John Manley, Pat Buckley, Conor Doyle).
Camogie: Michelle Skehan (standing). Michael Corcoran did not stand. His position was taken by
Michael Delaney, who was the only nominee. Tammy Cullen did not stand either. There was no one to take her place so that position is to be filled by the Officer Board, as soon as possible.
• All Primary Game Selectors were taken en bloc. They were proposed by Will Ryan and seconded by Eamonn Riall.
Paddy Kelly sincerely thanked Liam O’Sullivan, Michael Corcoran and Tammy Cullen for all their efforts with the Primary Game over the years.
Motions
There were two motions on the Clar, as per the AGM Booklet.
The first motion was passed, thus allowing two 5th class boys from Garryshane N.S. to play, for this year, with Annacarty in Under 13 competitions. This was because there were no 6th class boys in Garryshane, and the 2 boys would have no team to play with. Garryshane has never had an under 13 team in Allianz Cumann na mBunscol competitions but hope to be able to field on their own within 2 years.
The second motion, from Scoil Eoin Naofa, was withdrawn, but will be re-visited next year. It had said that the Roinn A1, B1, C1 etc would be played as a non-competitive one day blitz. Scoil Eoin Naofa withdrew the motion but wish to look at it again next year. A good discussion had arisen regarding this motion.
Re-Grading and Fixtures
The meeting proceeded to Re-Grading and Fixtures. The Secretary Aodan Wrenn went through each Division with the meeting, and informed the delegates who was going up and who was going down from each Division.
There were contested re-grading positions in:
• Under 11 Roinn D Hurling. Ballytarsna and Dunkerrin both sought to go down. The meeting discussed the issue. Both sides argued their case. In the end it was decided by the Chairman to have a coin toss to see who went down, as both school’s cases were similar. Dunkerrin won the coin toss. Therefore they are regarded to Roinn E.
• Under 13 Roinn E Hurling. Ballytarsna and Ayle both sought to go down to Roinn F. Both schools spoke and argued their case for re-grading. Due to the fact that both schools have the same numbers available to them and both cases were very similar it was decided by Chairman Paddy Kelly to have a coin-toss to determine who would go down. Ayle won the toss and were thus re-graded to Roinn F.
Any Other Business.
None.
Chairman Paddy Kelly then closed the meeting, wishing everyone a safe journey home.
REFEREES LIST
A new updated list of recently qualified referees has been added to our website. Please consider giving some of these referees the opportunity to referee your forthcoming hurling games.
EQUIPMENT NIGHT
Our annual equipment night takes place in Scoil Ailbhe Primary School, Thurles, between 5.00pm and 8.00pm on Friday. 20th March, 2015.
REGISTRATION FEE
Please forward Jerry McDonnell 25 Ballingarrane, Clonmel your €30.00 annual registration fee for 2015 if your school has not already done so. To participate in playing activities and/or the equipment scheme the € 30.00 registration must be paid. This payment covers your school for a calendar year.
E-MAIL CONTACT LIST
If you or a colleague would like to be added to the contact list for updates on Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol activities please contact John Manley, pro.cnmb.tipperary@gaa.ie or Aodan Wrenn, aodanwrenn@gmail.com, to be added to our mailing list.
REPORTER OF THE WEEK
Schools are reminded and encouraged to send news and updates of their progress in the hurling championships for the coming season. Reports can be a great writing topic for the classroom and are an opportunity for children to see their work published for a wider audience. A Reporter of the Week will be chosen and their work included in the weekly report. Please ensure all reports are a single paragraph in Verdana 10 type. All submissions should be proof-read by the teacher before submission.
TWITTER
For any schools/teachers wishing to access Tipperary Cumann na mBunscol news and updates via Twitter, the Tipperary Cumann na mBunscol Twitter username is @TippCumanNamBun. The following link will enable you to follow us: https. We would encourage as many teachers and schools as possible to follow us as this will enable you to access information as soon as it becomes available. We thank all the teachers who have become followers of Tipperary Cumann na mBunscol on Twitter. We have got a great reaction from teachers and schools in recent months. We now have 912 followers.
CONTACT CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL
For match reports, fixtures and school G.A.A. News and events, please email Tipperary Cumann na mBunscol P.R.O. John Manley pro.cnmb.tipperary@gaa.ie
Website: http://cnmb.tipperary.gaa.ie/. Tús maith leath na h-oibre.
John Manley
Dualla NS
PRO Tipperary Cumann na mBunscol
http://cnmb.tipperary.gaa.ie/
