Club Notes: 16th January 2017
Club Lotto – €19,500 Jackpot is finally won!
Last week’s lotto jackpot survived a few near misses with quite a few people having three numbers, but the magic combination of 6-12-19 and 22 was finally matched, and the winner was Maura Heffernan, c/o Liam Casey. Congratulations Maura, €19,500 is a nice way to start the New Year. €20 winners were Martin Sheehan, Angela Leahy, Pat Collins, D. O’ Brien, and Aoife O’ Flaherty. This means of course that our Jackpot now reverts to €1,500 for next week.
Training begins.
New Trainer Paul Connery took the reins last Sunday for the first time, putting the lads through their paces. This is Paul’s first time to train a team, but he is well known to all the players, and there is a feeling of optimism in the club for the upcoming season. Intermediate hurling is an extremely tough grade to win, and Shamrocks have struggled to advance beyond the quarter final stage for quite a few years now. Though comfortable in the grade, we need to take the next step. Junior football is a grade we are more than capable of winning, which makes last year’s Western Final loss to eventual county champions Colligan in a game we should have won all the more disappointing. So, a lot of potential in the Shamrocks, let’s hope Paul is the one to light the spark. We wish Paul and his selectors the best of luck.
Club Players’ Association.
Club players are set to have a new voice in Gaelic games with the announcement of the launch of the Club Players’ Association. The demands on the modern club player, which is compounded big time by the increasingly long drawn out intercounty season, is cause for huge concern, and impacts hugely on the club playing season. It’s an important development, as club players feel they’re playing second fiddle to intercounty teams who seem to be able to do as they please. Former Cork senior footballer Paddy Kelly gave a stark view of the life of the modern player in last Saturday’s Examiner, their life totally in the hands of the intercounty managers, to the extent that they have nothing resembling a ‘normal’ life. The CPA may not bring about immediate changes, but at least they may have some influence on the decision makers in the G.A.A. Clubs feel they are being forgotten about by the powers that be in Croke Park, maybe this association will give them that voice.
Booking the K.G.K. Hall.
If anyone needs to book the Hall in Knockanore for any event, they need to phone Secretary Antoine Lynch at 086-3785710. Failure to do that will mean the booking cannot be guaranteed. Alternatively, phone James Tobin, Chairman Hall Committee, at 087-6831368.
Public meeting in Knockanore.
An important public meeting takes place tomorrow night (Thursday ) in the KGK Hall to look into the possibility of setting up a Text Alert in the area. Representatives of an Garda Siochana and Muintir na Tire will be there, and there will be a discussion on keeping property and goods safe as well. All are welcome, the meeting starts @ 8pm.