Murroe Boher GAA Club

Maigh Rua BÓthar GAA

Strategic Vision & Action Plan 2014-2018

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Contents

Chairmans Introduction 3

History of Club 4

Club Teams 8

Roll of Honour 9

Methodology 10 Mission, Vision, Values 11

Parish and Club 12

5 Year Plan – Key Core Activities:- 13

Club Structures and Administration 14

Coaching and Games Development 15

Finance and Fund Raising 16 Facilities & Development 17

Communication/PR, Social and Cultural 18

References 19

Next Steps 21

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Club Chairman Introduction

It gives me great pleasure to introduce Murroe Bohers GAA Club 5 year plan. This document sets out what club members including Bord na nOg, Camogie and Ladies Football deem to be the critical projects for completion between now and 2018. These selected projects build on the work of club members and officers who have worked tirelessly down through the decades to promote the ideals of the Gaelic Athletic Association within our parish.

With the ideas generated at the initial brainstorming session, coupled with the hours invested in various focus groups and the diligent work of our Plan Steering Committee, I believe we now have a blueprint that offers an opportunity for real progress into the future.

However, in many ways the real work begins now. Meeting the ambitious goals set out in this document will need the input and assistance of a large number of people and requires all club members to put their proverbial shoulders to the wheel and actively seek out ways to make a positive contribution. Indeed, one of our key priorities is to attract new members, and I hope that those reading this, not currently involved in the club, will see within these pages, signs of a vibrant, forward thinking and inclusive organisation.

It is critically important that we grasp with both hands the opportunities that this plan provides, and ensure that Murroe Boher GAA Club continues to effectively serve our members, supporters and the community that sustains us.

Paul Byrnes Chairman,

Murroe Boher GAA Club.

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History of the Club

The Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in Hayes’ Hotel, Thurles, on the 1st November 1884. Representatives from both the Boher and Murroe clubs travelled to a special congress held in Thurles on 27th September, 1886. Both clubs also attended the inaugural county board meeting in the Town Hall, , on 15th January 1887. The names of the Murroe representatives at these meetings are not known. John Ryan ‘Jim’ of Killonan and Michael O’Neill of Brittas attended on Boher’s behalf.

Murroe beat South Liberties in the first county final at the Grocer’s Field on 17th July 1887 on a 1-02 to 0-03 scoreline. The Murroe team was Pat Godfrey (Captain), Dan Godfrey, Pat Power, Mick Clarke, Jimmy Simmons, John Ryan, Mike Fitzgibbon, Denis O’Malley, Paddy Ryan, Dan O’Brien, Pat Rainsford, Jim Healy, Patsy Ryan, Tom Fleming, Philip Fleming, Tim Humphreys, Ger Foley, John Foley, Tom Gleeson, John Hartnett and Denis Cooke.

The championship had not been without its hiccups and the County Board later readmitted semi-finalists Boher, bringing Murroe and Boher together in what amounted to a second county final. This was played at Ballysimon and ended in a Murroe win. The Boher team was John Ryan ‘Jim’ (Captain), William O’Connor, Michael McDonnell (‘the best scoring forward in the county in his day’), William Ryan ‘Ger’, William Meade ‘The Merchant’, Timothy O’Donnell, all of Killonan; Richard Power, (Goalkeeper), Joseph and Thomas Goonan, ; James and Edward O’Brien, Kishikirk; Patrick Harty, Highpark; Denis Hayes, Boher; John Mulcahy, Knockeen; Patrick Hayes, Brittas; Kennedy O’Brien, Ballyart; James O’Brien, The Huts, who later went to Barronstown; James and Patrick Lloyd, Grange; Paddy O’Brien, Bo