SECRETARY'S REPORT 2012

FOR A.G.M.

27 September 2012.

Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Na Fianna Cómdháil Bhliantúil 2012 Áras Na Fianna.

Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Na Fianna Comdháil Bliantúil 2012 Áras Na Fianna

Clár

(a) Adoption of Standing Orders. (b) President's Address. (c) Chairman's Address. (d) Minutes of AGM 29 September 2011. (e) Secretary's Report. (f) Treasurer's Report. (g) Appointment of Tellers. (h) Motion and Election of Officers

(a) Uachtarán (b) Leas-Uachtarán (c) Cathaoirleach (d) Leas-Cathaoirleach (e) Rúnaí (f) Leas-Rúnaí (g) Cisteoir (h) Leas-Cisteoir (i) Cathaoirleach Cluichí na nÓg (j) Cathaoirleach Cluichí Shinsearacha (k) Oifigeach Caidreamh Poiblí (l) Oifigeach Teanga agus Cultúr (m) Ionadaí na nImreoirí (n) Ball den Choiste (2) (o) Oifigeach Tiomsú Airgid

(i) Motions and Recommendations. (j) Appointments of Auditors. (k) Any Other Business.

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Standing Orders for Annual General Meeting

• The proposer of the motion or an amendment thereto, may speak for five minutes but no longer. • A person speaking to a motion or amendment shall not exceed three minutes. • The proposer of a motion or amendment may speak a second time for five minutes before a vote is taken, but no other person may speak a second time to any motion or amendment. • The Chairman shall, at any time he considers that a matter has been sufficiently discussed, call on a proposer to reply, after which a vote must be taken. • A person may, with the consent of the Chairman, move ‘that the question now be put’ after which, when the proposer has spoken a vote must be taken.

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Secretary’s Report for 2012 AGM

This year we celebrated the magnificent achievements of the athletes who achieved such outstanding performances in the Olympic and Paralympic games. We were enthralled by the performances of the hurlers and footballers as they strove to win provincial and All-Ireland medals throughout the Spring and Summer. Alongside all this headline grabbing activity thousands of energetic and enthusiastic individuals spent hour after hour planning, training and coaching the young players, a tiny percentage of whom will, in turn, grab the newspaper headlines as they represent their counties in the future. All of these boys and girls are given the opportunity to ‘dream the dream’ and to see themselves as capable of competing with the best thanks to the work of dedicated mentors. These mentors inspire thoughts of greatness and immeasurably contribute towards developing self-esteem and confidence in their charges.

In Na Fianna we are blessed with several hundred men and women who fulfil these roles as they look after teams in , football, and handball at all ages and at all levels. All of us are indebted to them for their efforts. A glance through the team reports gives some idea of the extraordinary number of hugely committed and competent individuals who, all year round, look after our club teams from the Nursery to the senior teams in all codes. A sincere thank you to each and every one of you and please keep up the good work and never under-estimate the value of that work on many different levels.

There are many other roles to be filled within a club such as Na Fianna. Crucially, we need people to look after the finances, people to manage the facilities, to cut the grass, to maintain the clubhouse, to decide policies, to plan for the future. The list is endless. Again, thanks to all of you.

One of the main items on the agenda for every Executive Committee is finance. In the current financial climate it is vital to keep close control of expenditure and to create as much income as possible. As you will see from the Treasurer’s report, Brendan Roddy and Karen Fox have done a magnificent job in this regard.