Thomas McCurtains H&F Club Notes

Men's Training & Match Fixtures
At present we anticipate training to commence on the 26th February. Players meetings will be held in the coming weeks for both hurling and football, further details on date, time and location will follow.

The county board have issued the master fixture list for the year. We can request two free weekends and this has to be submitted before the start of March. Any requests please submit to Jim McDermott on 078413355776.

 

Ladies AGM & Notes
The Ladies Club AGM took place on Friday 31st January where the following officers were elected:

 

President: Seamus O’Grady(Galway)
Vice Presidents: Finnian O’Dowd (Roscommon)
Chairman: Finnian O’Dowd (Roscommon)

Assistant Chairperson: Michelle Lacey (Dublin)

Secretary: Deirdre McArdle (Louth)
Assistant Secretary: Michelle Johnson (Louth)

Treasurer: Aoife Jenkins (Limerick)

Assistant Treasurer: Eoin Kelly (Offaly)
PRO: Aoife Hayes (Dublin)

Registrar: Eoin Kelly (Offaly)

Social Committee: Orla King (Roscommon), Kate McAdams (Derry), Catherine Barrett (Mayo)

Football Manager: Eoin Kelly (Offaly)

Currently ladies training is every Saturday morning at 11am in East London Rugby Club, West Ham. Training will move to mid-week evenings when the weather gets a better and evenings brighter. Training will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7pm when this happens.

 

The first training session saw 27 girls -- a mix of old and new players.

 

All new players welcome - contact Finnian on 07966806011

 

Minor AGM & Notes
On 9^th February 2014 at the Tomas MacCurtain’s Minor GAA Club AGM was held at St Cedds Social Club and the following were Elected as Club Officers;

 

Honorary Life President: Bill Tracey
President: Gerry O’Connell
Vice Presidents: Mick Heron, Tom O’Connor, Vincent Fahy, Jim McDermott
Chairman: Martin McGovern
Vice Chairman: Aidan Spence
Secretary: Margret Zincraft

Assistant Secretary: Gerry Gallagher

Treasurer: John Moran

Assistant Treasurer: Steve Clare

PRO: Marian O’Regan

Registrar: Aine Duffy
Development Officer: Aidan Spence

Welfare Officer: Dave O’Brien

County Board Delegates: Jim McDermott, Martin McGovern

 

Anybody Interested in Assisting in anyway during the coming year please attend a Minor Start-up meeting at Goodmayes Social Club on Thursday 27^th February at 8.00pm.

 

Membership Fees
The membership fee for 2014 will remain at £25 per player.

 

Upcoming events
Thomas McCurtains Annual Dinner Dance is on March 01st in City Limits, Romford. Tickets are £35 per person, if you are interested in purchasing a ticket please call Jim McDermott on 078413355776 or contact us via any of the social network sites.

The London County Board Dinner Dance is on February 15th in the Crown Moran Hotel, Cricklewood. The event is black tie, with tickets available for £60 per person. A table of 12 people is available for £700. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket or a table please call Jim McDermott on 078413355776.

Finbarr Black will be playing in Goodmayes Social club on the 30^th of March 2014 at 8.00pm which will be the last event before it closes for good. Tickets will be £5 per person and can be purchased on the night.

New Players
New players are always very welcome to join our friendly club. We are based in East London; the club covers a wide area and current players live in many different areas, including, Gants Hill, Woodford, Leyton, Leytonstone, Stratford, Romford, Dagenham, Brentwood as well as many other areas. Transport to and from training and pick-up from stations can be arranged, if required. If you would like to join our club, please do not hesitate to contact Jim McDermott on 078413355776 (Senior Club), Finnian on 07966806011 (Ladies Club) and Martin McGovern on 07773005594 (Minor Club) or alternatively please check out Thomas McCurtains on Facebook or twitter, or email thomasmccurtains@hotmail.com. We would be delighted to hear from you.