The Club Secretary's (Gerry Farrelly) report to the AGM held on the 20th of November 2005.

Our Junior Footballers

This was one of our best years for some time for our Junior Football Teams.

We started out in February with a challenge game against Oldcastle under floodlights in the Gilson Park Oldcastle. This was a very good match as our lads put in a great effort losing out by the narrowest of margins. But this was the start of a great year for the team with a huge turnout for training ( up to 40 players) right throughout the season.

Towards the end of February a meeting was held by the players to select their manager and selectors for the coming year. Joey Williams was elected the new Player/Manager and Team Trainer. Seamus Fay, Seamus Leahy and Pat McGinn were elected as Selectors.

We started our League campaign on March 26 with a Division 6 League Game against Milltown in Ballycomoyle.  This was another tough match with  Ballycomoyle running out winners with the final score:

                                         Ballycomoyle 1.14    Milltown 0.8

We followed this up with a well earned win over Loughnavalley on April 10th with the final score:

                                         Ballycomoyle   2.6   Loughnavalley 1.5

Results of the remaining 2005 Fixtures were as follows:

Junior A Football Championship:-

8^th May:-      in Shandonagh
St. Fintans/Multy  1.8               Ballycomoyle  1.8

29^th May:-     in Cusack Park
Ballycomoyle       1.5                St. Pauls           0.8

10^th July:-      in Castlepollard
Ballycomoyle        0.8              Delvin               1.5

17^th July:-      in St. Lomans
Ballinagore         5.12                Ballycomoyle      1.6

24^th July:-     in Springfield.
Loughnavalley    1.9                  Ballycomoyle       0.9

7^th August:-  in Castlepollard – play off
Delvin                1.4                    Ballycomoyle      2.9

4^th Sept.:- in The Downs  - Qtr. Final          
St. Lomans         0.14                  Ballycomoyle       2.11

11^th Sept. in St. Lomans  -  Semi –Final
Ballinagore         1.13                  Ballycomoyle       1.3

Junior B Football Championship

16^th May:- in Ballycomoyle
Ballycomoyle     1.4                    Mullingar Shamrocks  1.9

5^th June:-  in Maryland
Maryland            4.14                   Ballycomoyle              0.10

12^th June:-  in Ballycomoyle
Ballycomoyle      1.6                     Bunbrosna                  1.14

27^th June:- in Rosemount           
Rosemount          1.14                    Ballycomoyle             0.4 

Junior Cup F in Multy
St. Fintans/Multy     0.4                  Ballycomoyle      2.9

Junior Cup F  Semi-Final in  Ballycomoyle
Ballycomoyle           0.8                  Loughnavalley    1.7

Div. 6 
26^th March in Ballycomoyle
Ballycomoyle           1.14              Milltown             0.8

10^th April in Loughnavalley
Loughnavalley          1.5                 Ballycomoyle      2.6

__ May  in Ballycomoyle
Ballycomoyle           1.8                 Coralstown/Kinnegad   1.14

Div. 7
18^TH Sept. in Ballycomoyle
Ballycomoyle            1.7                 Delvin                    3.9

2^ND Oct.   in Multy.
St. Fintans/Multy      1.6                 Ballycomoyle          5.9 

As evident in the results above we had a very busy year. Our Junior A team reached the Semi-Final of the Championship losing out to Ballinagore, eventual winners of the Championship.

But the highlight of this year’s  Championship was the fantastic performance in the Quarter-Final against St. Lomans.

We also reached the Semi-Final of the Junior Cup and were in hard luck not to get the result we deserved, losing out by 2 points to Loughnavalley .

Our season is still not over with some games in Div. 6 and Div. 7 to be played.
But before I leave the ‘Junior’ scene I have to mention the great commitment shown by Joey Williams and all the selectors through out the year. And also all the lads who turned up to train and play in all weathers and still managed to have a bit of craic. I have to say that there was a great atmosphere both at training and at all the matches. 
All in all it was a great year for football in the club.
Thanks to everyone for their co-operation in 2005 – It was a pleasure working with you all. Just a special thanks to David O’Rourke and Andy McEoin for helping out in First Aid at the matches.

Best of  Luck in 2006 

  LADIES FOOTBALL

Junior Girls:
Our junior girls contested all League Games this season, but when they were drawn against St. Pauls in the Championship neither club could field a team.
The girls did not play any more in the Championship as it was coming up to exam time.

Under 14’s :
Our under 14 Girls played 8 games in total this year under the management of Claire Coyle.  Claire’s comments are that the girls played to the very best of their ability but again it was very difficult to field 15 players for every game.

Under 12’s :
The U12 girls really did us proud this year, playing 13 games and finishing in the C-Final. This turned out to be a great match with Ballycomoyle losing out by the narrowest of margins to Shandonagh in Springfield, Mullingar. All credit has to go to Helen Coyle for her hard work and commitment & also to Dermot McKenna for helping out throughout the year.
Overall the ‘Ladies’  put in a great effort and thanks to the trainers of the various age groups:- Marius Reilly, Ann & Sean Dermody, Christy Farrelly, Claire Coyle, Helen Coyle and Dermot McKenna – who did really well with a very limited amount of players.

Underage Football :
This has been another great year for our underage  U10’s and U12’s. They were a credit to the club both on and and off the field. Just a special word of thanks to the parents for bringing the children to training every Friday night.
Also, thanks to Michael Fagan for helping with First Aid both at training and  matches. Full Report from Dermot McKenna, Underage Secretary.

  FUNDRAISING

Table Quiz / Auction:
We held a Table Quiz and Auction in Meehans in Coole on 27th May in aid of the Ladies Fottball.. This was very well attended with 30 teams participating.  Thanks to Ned Flynn for doing Quizmaster and Seamus McDermott for conducting the Auction.

Sponsored Walk:
We held our sponsored walk in Mullaghmeen Forest on Friday 24th June. A huge amount of people turned out on the evening to make the walk a great success. Thanks to our helpers on the evening, John Smyth, Joe Masterson, Maureen Fay, Ann Dermody, Doreen Farrelly, Helen Coyle and Gerry Farrelly. Special word of thanks to Ray Farrelly for all his work his organising this event. Following on the success of this year’s ‘Walk’ we hope to make this an annual event.

Bag Pack:
We held our ‘Bag Pack’ from Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th August. This venture was a great success with a fantastic response from all parents. A total of 65 people helped out over the weekend in what was a very well organised event.
Thanks to the Organising Committee :- Ann Dermody, Claire Coyle, Helen Coyle, Dermot McKenna & Gerry Farrelly.

  OTHER NEW VENTURES

Club Manual: 
The National Club Development and Planning Committee recently launched the official GAA Club Manual. The Manual is a comprehensive guide to club management incorporating all areas of the club activity including topics such as coaching, administration, Information Technology, fundraising, development and maintenance of physical facilities etc. The manual was launched in Westmeath September 15th in the Greville Arms. The launch was attended by John Smyth, Ray Farrelly and Gerry Farrelly. The club received a copy of the Manual and at the minute it is being circulated to all the members.

Club Website:
Thanks to Seamus Coyle, we are now gone global with our own Internet website,. This can be accessed at:  (site address)

Gaelic Telecom:
Our Club is now working with Gaelic Telecom in a drive to generate much needed funds. At the moment we have 25 – 30 people signed up. Payment into the Club will be every 6 months. So if  you’re not already with Gaelic Telecom please consider joining. Everyone has already being circulated on the costs of calls etc. and remember calls between  signed up members are FREE !!!!

Pre – AGM:
We held our Pre – AGM in Fore National School on October 19th last.
Our thanks to Billy Flanagan and Sean Heavin from Westmeath Development Committee who presided over this meeting. This Pre-AGM was very well attended by all sections of the club and it was very informative and a very worthwhile exercise for all attendees. The feedback that we’re getting from the County Board is that it was one of the best attended meeting in the County. So thanks to everyone for the great turnout.

Scor:
On Saturday 12th November we hosted the Final 1st  Round of  Scor Na N’og in Collinstown Hall. This was a very enjoyable night with a capacity crowd.
Everything ran very smoothly and it proved to be one of the  highlights of the year.
Ballycomoyle had two teams entered on the night and everyone who represented the Club can be very proud of themselves. Well done to Jane Coyle who is going through in the solo singing section. We wish her the very best  of luck.
A special word of thanks to the Club Scor Secretary , Doreen Farrelly who put in a lot of work behind the scenes and also to Dermot McKenna who did ‘Fear an Ti’ for the night. Thanks to everyone who helped make it a great success.

Lotto:
This was a good year for our Lotto and it is now capped at €10,000. We have started our second jackpot and at the minute it stands at €1,400. A big thanks to Niall McKenna and Seamus McDermott who put in so much of their time  in the running the Lotto.  Full report from Niall McKenna.

Grounds Committee:
Thanks to all involved for all the work and improvements in 2005
Full report from the Grounds Committee.

New Club Wear:
Sincere thanks to McKenna & McEnroe who sponsored a new set of shorts, socks, t-shirts and sports bag for all the players at the start of the year.

Social Nights:
Our first Social Night of the year was in the Lough Lene Inn  on the 26th March. We had a capacity crowd (and more) and it was a brilliant night.
Our second Social Night was held on October 30th in The Pollard Arms and again it was very well attended.
I would just like to thank all the supporters who travelled to all the matches this year and also all the members for their help and co-operation throughout the year.

Finally, thanks to our Co. Board Delegates who attended all the Co. Board meetings throughout the year.

Signed:   Gerry Farrell       
Ballycomoyle Club Secretary

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