Boston Northeast GAA
2022 AGM
The year got
kicked off last Saturday evening at the Irish Cultural Centre with a very
successful Annual General Meeting.
Delegates from
all 24 clubs were in attendance as well as current and former divisional and USGAA
chairpersons, Joe Lydon, John McDevitt, John Farrell, Bernie Reilly, and Bernie
Connaughton.
The board
officer’s reports were well received and reflected on what was a very
successful return to action in 2021 following the COVID related layoff in
2020. An all home based championship
season went well was a great way to get the ball rolling heading into 2022. Chairperson, Peter Murray’s address was full
of thanks to all of the volunteers who helped with organizing and staging the
games over the course of the season. The USGAA finals in August were also a major
success and the organizing committee were thanked for the work that went into
hosting a great weekend of Gaelic sports.
There were a
handful of motions to discuss and vote upon.
One to do away with floating players for men’s football did not pass,
while several motions to update the bye laws for the division were passed.
The committee for
the 2022 season was elected, although no voting was required as most officers
returned to their positions unopposed. Evan McDonagh (Assistant Secretary) and Dave “Fly”
Power (Trustee) stepped down and in their places came Eoin Casey and Frankie
Maloney. John McDevitt was nominated as
honorary President and accepted. The Board for 2022 is:
Honorary
President: John McDevitt
Chair: Peter Murray
Vice
Chair: Greg Lundy
Secretary: David Joyce
Asst
Secretary: Eoin Casey
Treasurer: Olivia Rabbitte
Asst
Treasurer: Mark McKee
Registrar: Shane McKenna
PRO: Rory O’Donnell
Youth
Officer: Martin Kerr
Trustees: Eileen Kerin; Frankie Maloney, Paul Martin
McDaid
Upcoming for 2022
The Feile Committee is organizing a Nite
at the Races at the
Cottage Bar in Weymouth on March 26.
Adult clubs are asked to support the event which is so important to
support the U15 boys and girls teams traveling to Ireland in June. Contact Karen Nugent to sponsor a race or a
horse.
April 30 the Wolves Hurling Club are
organizing a 7-a-side in Merrimac NH. Please contact the Wolves for additional
information. The club also has plans for
a tournament at the end of October that will be open to clubs across the USGAA,
and the clubs has the lofty goal of opening a full size GAA field in
Merrimac! It would be a first for the
Granite state and great development.
There were
other items for discussion such as games development, organizing a First Aid/CPR
course for clubs to attend, and advertising and promoting the games.
We look forward
to the coming season and a bigger and better one in 2022.
By Rory O'Donnell
