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Dublin Ladies Gaelic NEWSLETTER

Issued by the Dublin Ladies Gaelic Football Association Vol. 4 December 2011

The Dub Stars are coming to town! More precisely they will be coming to St Brigids GAA club on Tuesday the

27th of December. This popular event is a joint venture between Dublin LGFA and Dublin Camogie.

The Camogie Dub Stars take on the Dublin senior Camogie team at 11am with the football fixture taking place

at 12.30pm. Juvenile camogie and football players from St Brigids, Castleknock, Erin Go Bragh, Erins Isle, St

Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh, St Peregrines and Na Fianna will provide the half time entertainment in both

games.

Dub Stars football panel 2011:

Cliodhna O’Connor (Naomh Mearnóg), Andrea Bowe (Round Towers, C), Philippa Green (Kilmacud Crokes),

Lucy Collins (Na Fianna), Olivia Smart (St Brigids), Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely), Anne Clarke (Naomh

Mearnóg), Denise Masterson (Naomh Mearnóg), Niamh McEvoy (Parnells), Siobhan Woods (Raheny), Lyndsey

Peate (Parnells), Noelle Healy (St Brigids), Lyndsey Davey (Skerries Harps), Sinead Aherne (St Sylvester’s),

Bernie Finlay (Na Fianna), Aisling King (St Brigids), Hannah Tyrell (Round Towers, C), Siobhan Killeen (Raheny),

Maria McGrath (Ballyboden St Endas), Stephanie Adams (Clontarf).

Admission is FREE & you are guaranteed two entertaining, exciting games!

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Annual Convention 2011

The Annual Convention of the Dublin LGFA took place on the 19th of November last in Parnell Park. Club

representatives in attendance contributed greatly to a number of healthy debates on key issues and were also on

hand to observe the launch of the new look Dublin Ladies Website.

Club delegate each received a comprehensive full colour annual report which had contributions from Eugene Egan

(outgoing County Secretary) and Camillus Kilpatrick (outgoing Development Officer) the report received excellent

feedback from the clubs who appreciated the detail and content of information pertaining to the season just over.

(Annual report is available in PDF format on request from the office)

Dublin voted by a majority show of hands to introduce small sized games for U11 in 2012 and for U12 in 2013 (max 11 a side). Dublin also proposed a motion to amend rule 431 whereby a player has the option of taking a 45m free kick from the hands or off the ground which would be applicable to all grades including adult football. Note: this motion is required to go before congress to be ratified before it can be applied to the playing rules. A number of amendments were made to the Dublin Byelaws which have been forwarded onto Central Council for approval. The 2012 Executive Committee elected at convention: CHAIRPERSON: Maureen King (Garda), VICE CHAIRPERSON: Philip Bourke (Castleknock), ASSISTANT SECRETARY: Kathleen Colreavy (Naomh Mearnog), TREASURER: Tony Fitzpatrick (Parnells), DEVELOPMENT OFFICER: Philip McAnenly (Foxrock Cabinteely), CULTURE AND LANGUAGE OFFICER: Mary O'Connor (St Brigids), CHILDRENS OFFICER: Bernice Jones Moore (Man O War) Mary O'Connor was also elected to serve as Dublin Fixtures Secretary. Pictured below: In appreciation of their dedication, commitment and service to the Dublin County Board, a special presentation was made to Siobhan Walsh (Treasurer), Eugene Egan (County Secretary) and Camillus Kilpatrick (Development Officer) following their retirement from their respective positions on the Executive Committee.

A Special Congress of Central Council Delegates met in

Croke Park to make their way through proposed

amendments to the Ladies Gaelic Football Official Guide.

A rules committee has been in place for over a year,

reviewing and proposing changes to the current Official

Guide. Delegates worked hard over the weekend, with

some long debates taking place on certain issues. So

thorough were the discussions that the delegates only

reached the 3/4 mark at 12pm on the Sunday.

Delegates will return to Croke Park on the 7th of January

to complete the job in hand.

Dublin Executive Committee: A number of positions

on the Executive Committee where not filled at

convention.

Clubs are invited to forward on nominations for the

following posts (1) County Secretary, (2) Registrar,

(3)PRO and also in line with recent rules passed at

the Special Convention Dublin LGFA are looking for a

third delegate to Leinster and Central Council this

person must be a current player. Nominations can

be sent via email to info@dublinladiesgaelic.ie on or

before the 10th of January 2012.

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Congratulations to Elaine Kelly & Sinead Aherne on being named on the

O’Neill’s/ TG4 All Stars team for 2011.

This All Star Award was Elaine’s first & Sinead’s third in a row!

Congratulations to all our All Star nominees.

O’Neill’s / Dublin LGFA Awards Night:

The O'Neill's / Dublin LGFA Annual Awards night

took place in the Clarion Hotel in Liffey Valley on

Friday night the 25th of November. Over 230 people

were in attendance including Uachtarán Cumann

Peil Gael na mBan, Pat Quill and Uachtarán

Comhairle Laighean Sean McMullin.

Joanne Cantwell of RTÉ sport was the MC for the evening and event sponsors O'Neill's were represented by Cormac Farrell, Marketing Director of O'Neill's Sports. Dublin contested four out of five All Ireland finals in 2011 and where champions of Leinster at U14, U16 and Minor grades with the senior team capturing the Bord Gáis Energy division 2 crown thus regaining Dublin's division one status for 2012. The Dublin Senior, Senior B and Minor players were presented with their medals on Friday night while the respective Dublin managers announced the Player of the Year Award winners for each grade. And the winners are: Dublin Minor Players Player of the Year for 2011 - Aisling King (St Brigids) Dublin Minor Player of the Year 2011 - Aoife Gallagher (Kilmacud Crokes) Dublin Senior B Players Player of the Year for 2011 - Eadaoin McGuinness (St Maurs) Dublin Senior B Player of the Year 2011 - Aisling Barrett (Clann Mhuire) Dublin Senior Players Player of the Year for 2011 - Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely) Dublin Senior Player of the Year 2011 - Elaine Kelly (St Brigids)

Pictured, Aoife Gallagher

with Fintan O’Curry,

Aisling Barrett (centre)

and Patsy and Anna

Kelly with Tommy

Brown.

Images from the event

are available to view &

purchase from

GAApics.com

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Club Award Winners 2011 The Dublin LGFA through their Annual Club of the Year awards acknowledges the work being carried at the grass root level of our association, work that is vital for the future development and growth of our sport throughout the County. The following clubs where honoured on at the Annual Awards night for their work, commitment and dedication to promoting and developing Ladies Football, Erin Go Bragh, Lucan Sarsfields, Parnells and Foxrock Cabinteely with Lucan Sarsfields being named as the overall Club of the Year winner for 2011, congratulations to all four clubs.

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Pictured L to R: Erin Go Bragh, Parnells, Foxrock Cabinteely and overall winner for 2011 Lucan Sarsfields

The Special Recognition Award was presented to Camillus Kilpatrick of Naomh Olaf. Camillus is a former Chairperson of Dublin (2008-2010) and in his tenure Dublin won for the first time the Minor All Ireland, Aisling McGing and Senior All Ireland titles. This was fitting tribute to a man who transformed the structure and organisation of Dublin Ladies football from an association which was tired on its feet into the largest female sporting organisation in the Capital. Camillus received a standing ovation from the floor and in an emotional speech he paid tribute to those on the Executive committee who worked with him to help Dublin become the association it is today. Camillus was joined on stage by his Wife Una and his three daughters.

What a great year for Dublin LGFA at both County and

Club level and there is more to come in 2012.

Thanks to everyone for their support and continued

development / promotion of Ladies Gaelic football.

Happy Christmas to all and best wishes for 2012!

The Dublin LGFA office will be closed until Monday

the 9th of January 2012, info@dublinladiesgaelic.ie

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Dates for your Diary:

27th December- Annual

Dub Stars, 12.30pm in St

Brigids GAA

17th January – First

County Board meeting of

2012

5th February – BGE NFL

Kildare v Dublin

12th February – BGE NFL

Meath v Dublin

19th February – BGE NFL

Dublin v Cork

Full list of NFL Fixtures

along with Leinster and

National Fixture Plans

for 2012 are available on

our website.

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