Weekly Notes for w/e 24th October
- Oct 21,2010
Preparations are well under way for our Juvenile Championship Finals on next weekend, 30th & 31st October. Details will be posted on the website.
Nomination, recommendation & motion papers for our Annual Convention were circulated last week.This is the Clubs opportunity to propose new committee members, make suggestions for next year, change the Dublin Bye-Laws and Association Rules. Please have your papers back in the Office no later than first post on Mon 8th November.
The Dublin Annual Convention will be in Parnell Park on Saturday 20th November from 12 noon to 4pm, followed by refreshments. [note change of venue to previously advertised]
Does your club have a player, mentor or administrator that goes above and beyond to make your clubs a success it is? If so nominate them for TESCO club person of the year 2010. Details on the website and in the latest edition of PEIL Magazine.
The latest PEIL Magazine features articles on Dublins ALL IRELANDS - note the plural; Ranelagh Gaels feature in the Club Focus and several other Dublin items of interest. Copies on sale in a TESCO Store near you!
The Ballyboden St Endas Senior Ladies play Timahoe (Laois) on Saturday next 23rd October @ 3.15p.m in the Leinster Club Final at Clane GAA.
Our ANNUAL ONeills AWARDS night is booked for Saturday November 6th in the Mezzanine Suite, Croke Park at 7pm sharp. Tickets E60. To book, contact Kathleen Colreavy.
In addition to our 9 ALL STAR nominees, Dublins SARAH McCAFFERY is the Leinster YOUNG PLAYER of the YEAR. Well done Sarah!
Enjoy the weekend break!
and finally..................................about the Dublin GAA Strategy Review
The Dublin GAA Board has commenced a Strategic Review of its operation. The process embraces Ladies Football and Ladies Football and the Review Group met with some of the DLGFA Officers as part of the process.Everyone involved in Gaelic games is invited to participate in the consultation process which involves an on-line survey of clubs, members, players and supporters. The multi-lingual questionnaire is available in English, Irish, Nigerian, Spanish, and Polish and can be completed at the following link -http://www.hill16.ie/index.php?/home/survey/
Please take some time out to complete the survey.
The Strategic Review Steering Committee is being headed by Brendan Waters who has led similar exercises at national and provincial levels of the GAA. The work of the Committee will be supported by a range of individuals with a wealth of expertise in games promotion, business, infrastructure development, planning, strategic management, information technology and communications. The Chairman Gerry Harrington; Vice-Chairman Andy Kettle, Board Chief Executive John Costello and Strategic Programme Manager, Kevin O’Shaughnessy are also members of the Steering Committee. Ard Stiúrthóir, Paraic Duffy is also a contributor to the work of the Committee.
Brendan Waters adds “the GAA is a huge part of ‘Brand Dublin’. Thanks to the voluntary efforts of countless people, a substantial part of the sporting infrastructure of the county has been built by the Association. The sporting, social, cultural, economic and community impact of its members on the ground is immeasurable. It is vital that we continue to build on this great tradition by identifying where we should be going in the next decade or so.”
The strategic review is part of a process initiated under the GAA’s own Strategic Vision and Action Plan 2009-2015 which requires all county boards to have their own plan for the future.
The Steering Committee plans to engage in a very comprehensive examination of the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation in the county and aspart of that exercise a wide consultation process is envisaged. Complementing the survey will be a number of Focus Group discussions with inter alia players, coaches, referees, local authorities, business interests, all levels of education, camogie, ladies football and relevant sports agencies.
The Strategic Review Steering Committee hopes to present its report to the Dublin County Board in early 2011.
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Dublin Ladies Gaelic Football
Le ChéileCommunity & Youth Centre
Clancarthy Rd
Collins Avenue East, Donnycarney, D5
Phone: 0860285539
eMail:info@dublinladiesgaelic.ie