Cumann Camógaíochta Comhairle Laighean CONVENTION 2018 Chomhdháil Bhliantúil 2018 WESTMEATH CAMOGIE Dublin, winners of the 2018 Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Final, beating Kerry at Croke Park on 9th September. Photo: iLivephotos.com Wexford Minor Camogie team celebrate winning the Leinster Minor A Championship Final with a victory over Kilkenny at St Rynagh’s, Banagher, Offaly on 29th July. Photo: iLivephotos.com AGENDA Clár Date: Saturday, 12th January 2019 Venue: Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow Time: 1.00 pm 1.00 pm Registration of Attendance 1.05 pm Chairperson’s Address 1.20 pm Adoption of Standing Orders 1.25 pm Minutes of 2017 Convention 1.35 pm Matters Arising 1.40 pm Reports • Secretary’s Report • Treasurer’s Report • Development Report • Registrar’s Report • P.R.O’s Report • Árd Comhairle Report • T.H.D.C. Report • Child Welfare Report 2.20 pm Appointment of Tellers 2.25 pm Election of Officers 2.45 pm Fixtures Draw 3.15 pm Date of 2019 Convention Linda Kenny, Rúnaí. 2018 LEINSTER CAMOGIE CONVENTION Page 3 STANDING ORDERS Buanordaithe The Proposer of a resolution or an amendment may speak for five minutes. A delegate speaking to a resolution or an amendment may not exceed three minutes. The proposer of a resolution or an amendment may speak a second time for three minutes before a vote is taken. No other delegate may speak a second time to the same resolution or amendment. An Cathaoirleach may, at any time she/he considers a matter has been sufficiently discussed, call on the proposer for a reply. When that has been given, a vote must be taken. An Cathaoirleach may consider any subject not on An Clár provided she/he receives the consent of the majority of the delegates present. Standing Orders shall not be suspended for the purpose of considering any matter not on An Clár except with the consent of a majority equal to two-thirds of those present, entitled to vote, and voting. Page 4 2018 LEINSTER CAMOGIE CONVENTION MINUTES OF LEINSTER CONVENTION 2017 Miontuairiscí 13th January 2018 Áras Laighean, Portlaoise Attendance: Patrick Martin, Martin Quilty, Sarah Conroy, congratulated all winners in all grades especially Carmel Carroll, Linda Kenny, Gerry O’Sullivan, Angela Johnstownbridge, Myshall, Meath and Westmeath. She Gahan, Rachel Rogars, Hilda Breslin, Aileen Lawlor, Mary thanked Leinster GAA for their on-going support and she Connor, Joan Dunphy, Delegates from: Carlow x 2, Dublin x thanked Pat Martin for his guidance and Martin Quilty 2, Kildare x2, Kilkenny x 2, Laois x 2, Louth x 1, Meath x 1, her unofficial Assistant Secretary for all his work with the Offaly x 2, Westmeath x 2, Wexford x 2 and Wicklow x 2. referees and fixture organisation over the past year. She thanked, Portlaoise GAA, Carlow GAA for the use of your Guests: Sabrina Larkin, Leinster Growth and Participation pitches without these facilities we would not be able to run Officer. competitions. Chairperson Pat Martin opened the meeting. He LEINSTER ROLL OF HONOUR 2017 welcomed all the delegates and guest Sabrina Larkin. He Senior – Kilkenny congratulated Leinster counties on their success in 2017 Intermediate – Laois especially Meath and Westmeath. He noted how proud Leinster were of their counties success. There was more Junior – Offaly participation in Camogie in Leinster in 2017, although Minor A Championship – Kilkenny Under 8’s play for free some Clubs are not registering them. Minor A Shield – Dublin Social Media has become a big part of our game, getting Minor B Championship – Kildare Camogie out there and he asked counties to continue in Minor B Shield – Westmeath this work under the guidelines of the Social Media Policy. He individually thanked the Leinster Executive Officers Under 16 A Championship – Dublin who had served on the board with him in 2017. He thanked Under 16 A Shield – Kilkenny Sarah who was stepping down today as Secretary having Under 16 B Championship – Laois been in office for the past five years and wished her well. Under 16 B Shield – Wexford Finally he held a minutes silence for all those members who had suffered bereavements in 2017. Under 16 C Championship: - Kildare Senior Club Championship – Thomastown, Kilkenny Standing Orders: Standing Orders we taken as read by Intermediate Club Championship – Johnstownbridge, Kildare Chairperson Pat Martin. Proposed by Gerry O’Sullivan, Junior Club Championship – Kilmessan Meath. seconded by Meath. Leinster League Division 1: Rathnure Wexford Minutes of Convention 2016: The minutes of the 2016 Leinster League Division 2: St Cillians Offaly convention were taken as read. Minutes were proposed by Leinster League Division 3: Kilmacud Crokes Dublin. Dublin and seconded by Kilkenny. There were no matters Leinster League Division 4: St Claires Kilkenny. arising. May saw the Under 14 Development Blitz in Rathleague, Secretary’s Report: Sarah Conroy, Secretary gave Portlaoise and she thanked Angela Gahan and all a comprehensive report on all events in 2017. She her fellow officers for their assistance in making this 2018 LEINSTER CAMOGIE CONVENTION Page 5 another successful day out for our Development Squads. short notice and she thanked her for the professional Congratulations to all the winners on the day. Thanks also manner in which she goes about her job. to Portlaoise GAA for allowing us run our Blitz with 5 pitches at our disposal. She congratulated the winners of Under 14 2017 saw some big changes in the National Development Leinster Skills Competition: Aoibheann Mernagh Wexford. team and she thanked Mary O’Connor, Eve Talbot and Caroline Murray for all the work they did alongside Gael Linn was ran in Abbotstown this year and it was the Leinster counties over the past few years. She wished turn of the Juniors. She thanked Patsy Murphy who came them the best of luck in their new careers. She wished on board as our Leinster Manager and to her backroom Sabrina Larkin well in her first full year in the role as team of Johnny Greville, Shane Plowman, Ann Colgan Leinster Growth and Participation Officer. and Mick Ward. Unfortunately we lost out to a strong Ulster team in the Final. Thanks to all the counties for Finally she spoke of how today she stepped down as releasing their players to us and to the players themselves Leinster Secretary having served five years in the role. who travelled to Dublin for the day. She thanked her county Laois and club Camross for their support to her over these years and also thanked her Poc Fáda was again ran in conjunction with the Leinster family. She wished the board the best of luck in 2018. GAA in Beann Eadair GAA in Howth. This year Leinster again made an extra effort and presented each competitor She expressed her sincere sympathy to any member who with their own county crested balls to compete with. suffered bereavement over the past year. Thanks also to Humprey Kelleher and Lester Ryan for making us so welcome on the day and congratulations to Secretary’s Report was proposed by Wexford and our winners: seconded by Carlow. Senior – Faye McCarthy – Dublin Registrars Report: Registrar Linda Kenny gave a very Under 16 – Abbye Donnelly – Meath detailed graphed report of Leinster Registrations in Leinster Registered Club’s per County for 2017 2017. She gave a slide show indicating the numbers and increase in members in Leinster from 2016 to 2017. Linda thanked Sarah for her work over the past few years and County Clubs in Clubs in Clubs in for bringing her on board with Leinster Registrations and 2017 2016 2015 expressed her enjoyment in working with the figures. Pat thanked Linda for her work and expressed the importance Carlow 10 10 10 of registering our Under 8 members for the purpose of Dublin 46 43 42 Insurance. Registrars report was proposed by Westmeath Kildare 22 21 20 and seconded by Laois. Kilkenny 33 31 31 Treasurers Report: Treasurer Carmel Carroll gave a Laois 10 11 10 detailed report on the Income and Expenditure of the Council in 2017. She noted the increase in gate income in Louth 7 6 6 Leinster in 2017 “more people are attending our games”. Meath 16 15 15 Income of €79,135, Expenditure of €74,015 (which included Development funding from 2016). Balance in Offaly 11 11 2 bank as at the 30th of November €57,652. Pat thanked Westmeath 13 13 13 Carmel for coming on board last year and for her work in bringing our Bank Account On-Line. He also thanked her Wexford 38 36 37 for doing gates and for taking abuse from supporters at Wicklow 15 14 14 the gate. He commented that supporters have no issues paying larger entry fees into GAA games. Treasurer’s Longford 1 1 1 report was proposed by Louth and seconded by Offaly. Total Clubs 222 212 211 Development Report: Angela congratulated the winner She noted there was 11 new Club’s in Leinster in 2017 and of the Ball Wall Challenge – Aoibheann Mernagh, Wexford wished them luck in 2018. and the Skills competition – Rebecca Sheehan, Carlow. Angela reported on the extensive Development work She thanked the T.H.D.C. committee of Margaret Sexton, being done within the counties of Leinster. She reported Joan Dunphy, Gerry McGough, Breda Donnelly, Margaret the results from the Leinster Under 14 Blitz and spoke Condell for their on-going work on behalf of Leinster of how the Under 17 Development Blitz hadn’t taken Council, keeping on top of all the rules of the Association place due to lack of Interest. She thanked all the Under takes a lot of time and effort for any Volunteer and over the 10s who participated in half time games throughout the past few years we have built up a strong knowledgeable year.