Red rose blooming
It was a positive 12 months in Lancashire Gaelic Games. The year 2006
saw the re-emergence of the John Mitchels GAA club in Liverpool and they
received special mention at this year’s Annual General Meeting by
chairman Sean Hopkins. The side were congratulated on winning the Junior
League and Championship in the county.
Also on the receiving end of warm praise were the Oisins club of Manchester
who chipped in with some scintillating performances to reach the All-Britain
final narrowly losing to Fulham Irish of London.
Fullen Gaels won their first trophy after just one year in existence keeping
the game of hurling alive and well in Lancashire.
Chairman Hopkins spoke of the great work being carried out at underage
level in the county and thanked the underage committee for their work
and Damian Kerr in particular.
Paul Brady read the secretary’s report for the last time as he announced
he would be stepping down after four years to be replaced by Sean Hackett.
The full list of officers in Lancashire is as follows:
Chairman Sean Hopkins
Vice Chairman John Kelly
Secretary Sean Hackett
Assistant Secretary Peter Scanlon
Treasurer Paul Tolan
Pro Paul Brady
Development Officer Damian Kerr
Coaching Officers James Mulligan, Aiden Murphy, Jim Golderick
Irish Language & Culture Kieran Gleeson
Youth Officer
Michael Conway |
