Thursday, 26th July 2018
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by DEREK KIELY
MUNSTER Snooker’s council held their ‘Annual General Meeting’ at their regular venue ‘The Wag- on Tavern’ in Fermoy last Tuesday night and after what was a very positive year for the Province both on and off the tables and even better things are ex- pected to come over the next twelve months. Outgoing
chairman
Connie O’Sullivan said “It is great to see the work that was done by the Munster Snooker Council over the past twelve months and considering that we have been trying for many years to get a very productive and hard-working council together, last May 2017 it
all came together with
dedicated snooker people involved. Everyone played their part over the twelve months and the council looks if anything to be get- ting stronger by the meet- ing and with our Munster Snooker Council ‘Finals Weekend’ coming up on the 1st
and 2nd of Septem-
ber in Fermoy it just shows how far we have come to- gether”.
May 2017 was a signifi-
cant moment for Munster Snooker with the proper setting up of a Munster Snooker
Council (MSC)
after years of an idea of a MSC it finally happened with the election of ‘Of- ficers and Committee Members’ and a strong group to further the in- terests of the game in the Provence
of Munster,
with a good geographical spread of people dedicated to work on the MSC. Tom Ahern at the Wag-
on Tavern in Fermoy Co. Cork to be honest was exceptional
every time
the council met and all the members of the MSC were sincerely grateful to Tom and the gener- osity that he has shown, not only by providing the premises for the purpose of MSC meetings, but by providing a meal for all the MSC members at every meeting. The MSC worked very
well over the year under the
‘Chairmanship’ of
Connie O’Sullivan and there was very good at- tendances at meeting with MSC members travelling significant distances to be
The Youghal C.Y.M.S. The Youghal C.Y.M.S.
President, Derek Aherne, in the company of fellow officers and members of the
society, and C.E.S.
workers would like to wish Mary Carson - C.E.S. supervisor, a very happy retirement after her work and support towards the society over the past 20 years. A special evening was held for Mary and her
family on Friday 20th July
where huge praise was be- stowed on Mary from the Honorary Vice President, Brendan Cooney. A pres- entation was made to Mary of a beautiful
her out-
standing contribution to the society. The plaque will forever more take pride of
bouquet
of flowers, a crystal time piece and a special plaque acknowledging
present. In this past season the
MSC had what was a very active and successful playing season with more tournaments
than ever
before, with U18 and U21 tournaments, a Munster Doubles tournament, a Munster Masters (Over 40) tournament, a very popular
mediate tournament and an
upcoming Munster
Close snooker qualifier at Youghal CYMS followed by the Munster Final’s Weekend to be held in Fer- moy CYMS on Saturday the 1st
and Sunday the 2nd
of September. The MSC would like
to thank, Youghal CYMS, Fermoy CMWS, Douglas Snooker Club, The New Institute Snooker Club, the Crucible
Killarney Cue Club and Shooters Snooker
Snooker Club, Club
for their support over the season.
Finally the year which
was so successful ended on a very sad note as a great friend to many peo- ple and to Snooker Danny McGough sadly passed away and it had a devas- tating effect on everyone
place on the societies wall of fame. The contribution of FAS to the society was immense during her ten- ure. Mary oversaw teams of operatives who helped maintain various commu- nity organisations in town, the Youghal CYMS being just one of those. Mary has been a good friend to the Y.C.Y.M.S. over the years and the work by the CES can be seen in the well kept championship tables and the general running of
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involved in the game. Danny was the most unassuming person I you could ever meet in snook- er. He was a lovely fella, friendly, polite, a good cra- ic and always a pleasure to be around. We will miss him a lot and now that Munster
the new snooker
championship is named in his memory I am cer- tain that never before will a tournament be more sought after, may he Rest in Peace.
MSC Officers and Com-
mittee Members Elected for the 2018/19 Season Re-Elected
President:
Arthur Greer (Co. Clare) Chairman: David Joyce (Co. Cork) Re-elected
Derek Kiely (Co. Cork) Re-elected
Pat O’Neill (Co. Clare) Vice Chairman: Lloyd
Myers (Co. Cork) Re-elected Ass Treasur-
er: Brendan O’Donoghue (Co. Tipperary) Re-elected: Tom Aherne (Co. Cork) Tom O’Dri- scoll (Co. Waterford) Tony Seymour (Co. Tipperary) Elected, Connie O’Sulli- van (Co. Kerry)
Forthcoming Munster
the club. Mary gave a wonder- ful speech thanking the officers and CES workers and said she held the socie- ty in the highest of esteem. She went on to say that she always enjoyed her good working relationship with the officers of the club and gave a special thanks to Ray Phelan for any as- sistance needed when re- quired. Thanks Mary
Secretary: Treasurer:
Snooker Council events The ‘Danny McGough Memorial Munster Close Qualifiers’ Sat 25th Sun 26th
and of August at
Youghal CYMS. Tournament Director
on both days will be Derek Kiely, entries to Munster Snooker
book Page or email mun- stersnookercouncil@
gmail.com.
Entries close on the 17th
of August at 6pm. Entry for 18 years and older €20 + €5 registration entry for 17 years or younger €10 + €5 registration. ‘Prize Money, Trophies and the Cup’ to be won at
Munster Finals Weekend. The Munster finals
weekend will take place at
Sat 1st
Fermoy CMWS on and Sun the 2nd
of September. There will be Council Face-
no change to
the
origi-
nal draw for the Munster Masters (Over 40’s) or the Munster Intermediate but however there will be changes to times and days of Matches. The last eight qualifiers
from the Munster Close will be played along with the other two finals over the weekend and for en- quiries about accommoda- tion contact David Joyce. The annual golf fund- will
raiser 22nd take place at
Beaufort Golf Club, Kil- larney Co. Kerry on Sat the
of September. the
Teams are €100 per two players which includes Golf and a meal after play. Tee Boxes for Sponsorship at €50. This is the
‘Munster Snooker Council’s’ only annual fundraiser and re-
member that all monies raised go directly back into Munster Snooker. We would implore clubs
to please get together and support this very important day for Munster Snooker, the amount raised deter- mines how much can put back into the game. There is an incentive too
in the amount a Club rais- es can be a support mech- anism for team entries costs dependent on monies raised for entry fee support for the Munster Snooker Club
Killarney in January. Finally all
Championships in Munster
based clubs that want the support of the Munster Snooker Council, must af- filiate. There is no charge for affiliation at present.
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