Three meetings in July on Wicklow’s future

A total of three meetings will be held in early July in relation to the future development of Wicklow GAA with former Dublin Senior football manager Pat Gilroy chairing the meetings.

The committee has been formed in the wake of the motion put forward by the Stratford-Grangecon who sought the creation of an ‘over-arching committee’ to oversee the workings of Wicklow GAA.

Wicklow secretary Chris O’Connor detailed when the meetings would be taking place at the recent County Board meeting in Ballinakill.

“There are three meetings tak- ing place. The one with the clubs is July 11, it’s in Tulfarris. Pat Gilroy and his committee will be conducting the meeting. Hopefully by Wednesday or Thursday we can tell you (who from the clubs are to attend the meeting) but definitely chairpersons and secretaries.

“They’re also holding a meeting on July 3 for past and present players. Now, they’re contacting the past players and we have contacted the present ones.

“And then on July 10, there will be a special meeting with councilors and teachers and people from within the county so the club meeting is the final meeting that we are aware of at the moment.

Martin Coleman said that it is important any people who are invited to the meeting attend as he said that this is a review of the county that has been requested.

“The top people in the country are on this committee so it’s vitally important that we give the committee the respect that they deserve so I would appeal to all club chairman and secretaries and whoever else is invited to attend these meetings. If we are going to bring the county forward in any direction, it’s important that you attend,” he said.

Avondale’s Victor O’Shaughnessy asked if anyone who wished to attend could they turn up.

Chris O’Connor replied that the committee were deciding who should attend the meeting and not the Wicklow County Board.