AGM IN PERSON

Our AGM took place on Sunday last, January 30 in the Community Centre. It marked a welcome return to the normal in person format.

The meeting was addressed by outgoing chairman Tom Barrett, who thanked everybody for their support of the club over the previous 12 months. Our outgoing secretary Bobby Hazelwood was unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances, and in his place, the secretary’s report was read out by treasurer Mick Sugrue, where a comprehensive account of club activities on and off the pitch was provided. There was also a reflection at this point on those who have passed to their eternal reward over the course of the year. The treasurer’s report was read out to the room by outgoing treasurer Mick Sugrue, outlining the clubs financial position. Thereafter followed the election of officers.

The following officers were returned for 2021: Life president, Dave Murphy, vice presidents, Fr Robyn Morrissey, Hilary Noonan, Richard Relihan, Tom Ryan, Johnny O’Callaghan, Seamus Batterberry. Castletownroche Hurling - chairman Tom Barrett; vice chair, Justin Murphy; secretary, Bobby Hazelwood; treasurer, Mick Sugrue; vice treasurer, Tommy O’Leary; PRO/cultural officer, Mick Sugrue; registrar, Catherine Nash; child welfare officer, Liz O’Leary.

Abbey Rover Football - chairman, Justin Murphy; vice chairman, Brian Magner; secretary, Bobby Hazelwood; delegates to NCB and CCB, Tom Barrett and Bobby Hazelwood; field chairman, Willie Magner; executive committee Johnny O’Callaghan, Willie Magner, Davie Murphy, Billy Sheehan, Cha Murphy, Mike Hazelwood and Richard Relihan.

The meeting was adjourned shortly after and the club look forward to the coming year’s activity.

CLUB MEMBERSHIP

Membership for 2022 remains at €50 per adult/€20 for Students and OAPs. We would appreciate if you could arrange to pay membership as soon as possible to any member of the club committee.

CLUB LOTTO

The latest lotto draw took place last Monday night, January 31. The numbers drawn were 6, 14, 15 and 22. There was no winner of the €3,400 jackpot and the five €20 Lucky Dip winners were Chloe Ryan, John O’Shea, Nora Twohig, Liam Murphy and Mike O’Sullivan. Congratulations to all the prize winners

The jackpot now stands at €3,500. The next draw takes place on Monday, February 14. Tickets are available through local retail outlets in the village, from your usual sellers or through any club officer. The club would like to express our appreciation to everybody who continues to support our draw.

REBELS’ BOUNTY 2022

Enrolment for the 2022 Rebels’ Bounty Draw is now open. This is one of our main fundraising focuses for the year, with the club and county both benefitting from the sign-ups. Last year, we had a good increase on the prior year and we hope to retain all of our members for the coming year, and hopefully add some new members also. All proceeds from every new member who joins the draw will go to Castletownroche GAA Club. Draws take place on a monthly basis, with 30 individual prizes each month. The prize pool for the year is €500,000. The closing date for draw entries is towards the end of February, and the draws for January and February will take place at that point. To be in with a chance, please contact any committee member or text 087-6175447 or 087-9261367 to get further details.

EVERY STEP COUNTS CHALLENGE 2022

Castletownroche GAA Club has signed up for the Irish Life sponsored “Every Steps Counts” Challenge. The objective is for each club to cover at least 4,000 KM between January 19th and February 23rd. All you need to do is download the “MyLife” App and follow the instructions, registering for the Munster GAA Challenge and search for Castletownroche GAA Club. At the end of the challenge, all clubs who register at least 4,000km are entered in to a draw for some cash prizes and O’Neills gear, so it’s well worth supporting. We are well on track to meet the target and it is great to see so many people supporting the challenge. Note that the public lighting is on over at the GAA pitch every night of the week from 5pm to 8pm for those wishing to use the GAA facilities for this great initiative. Best wishes to Ballygiblin hurlers Everybody in Castletownroche GAA Club wishes Ballygiblin every success in the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Final versus Mooncoin from Kilkenny this coming Saturday. Fingers crossed they will deliver the goods and return the All-Ireland to the Avondhu division.

HARD LUCK TO MOURNEABBEY LADIES

Hard luck to the Mourneabbey ladies footballers who gave of their all last Saturday but to no avail, as they were defeated 1-11 to 1-07 by Kilkerrin- Clonberne in the All-Ireland Senior Ladies Club Final. The game could have gone either way. Whilst there is no doubt this was a disappointing outcome, the girls can hold their heads high after a great campaign and a valiant attempt to defend their All Ireland trophy.