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Schedule Cumann na mBunscol Laighean Games Programme May/June/July 2004

Secretary’s Report 2004:

1.    Meetings:

The Coiste Láir met on three occasions during the year (March 6 2003/March 27 2003/ 28 Jan 2004). The main business of these meetings was the organization of our games programme.     

2.    Administration:

8 communications with counties by post.  Preparations for coiste lair meetings. Reports for Coiste Náisiúnta / C.L.G. Laighin. 4 Newsletters issued. Details of ‘Games Programme’ prepared/posted to counties. A.G.M. booklet produced.

3.    Roadstone Awards

A submiision was prepared in late August in Category 1 – ‘Best Hurling/Camogie Initiatives’. We won a nomination and received third prize on the night in Berkeley Court. Congratulations to other Leinster counties on winning nominations.

4.    Coiste Náisiúnta

Attended September General Meeting in St Pat’s.  Met with Coiste in Club na Múínteoirí (Sept.13^th)and gave report of years activities. The chairman and rúnaí represented Leinster at National A.G.M. in Tralee in February.

5.    Coiste Gearáin

Chairman David Funnegan represented us on this coiste, which was set up by Coiste Náisiúnta. A meeting was held in Galway where an outline procedure for dealing with complaints was produced. County units adopted this at the National A.G.M. in Tralee and is now part of the constitution of an Coiste Naisiúnta

6.    C.L.G.Laighean

The support from Comhairle Laighean this year was again excellent. Grants were issued to all 12 counties in March. Our mini game on Leinster Hurling Fina was very successful. A word of thanks to Paul Kinsella who represents Cumann na mBunscol  and also to the officers and staff in Áras Laighean.

7.    Newsletter

In an effort to keep in contact with all 12 counties a newsletter is issued every two months. This is sent to each county and also available on website. Information on activities, meetings, games etc is available. News from counties is welcome. Issue 5 will be posted after the A.G.M. I would like to make this venture more professional next year with photographs, perhaps colour features with profiles of counties included.

8. Games Programme

Carlow Lift & Strike –                                   13 / 6 /2003

Mullingar Catch & Kick  -                            17 / 6/2003

Portlaoise Camogie Tens                              20/ 6/2003

Celbridge Ground Hurling Tens –                 24 / 6 /2003

            Leinster Hurling Final Lift &Strike              6 / 7 /2003

Indoor Hurling –Nat.Basketball Arena -    6/12/2003

9.    Publicity /P.R.

Coverage of our Games Programme was extensive. I am very grateful to Jerry Grogan for his support. We featured in “Highball, Scoilsport,  Lár Páirce, The Star, Leinster Match Programmes, Westmeath Examiner and many other Provincial Newspapers. Coverage was also available on Website of Cumann na mBunscol Náisiúnta. Cumann na mBunscol Laighean now have a link on www.scoilsport.org Thanks to Margaret Cunningham for her assistance. Lár Páirce (C.L.G. Magazine) featured all our activities during the year. Thanks to Tom Fitzpatrick for publicity.  

10.Mc Donalds

All 12 counties participated in the ‘Catch & Kick’ Programme. This year the focus will be on ‘Lift & Strike’ with the launch taking place in Páirc an Chrócaigh on March 30^th 2004. Again equipment will be available to schools accompanied by a skills manual.

11.Primary Scools National Workgroup

This group, under the umbrella of Coaching and Games, Croke Park was set up this year. I represent Cumann na mBunscol Laighean on this committee. We met on three occasions to date. (Jan 6^th ,Jan 24^th and Mar 13^th ).

12. St Patrick’s College

The trainee teachers acted as referees in our matches during the year. Others helped with the organization on the day. This partnership is indeed an important one and will hopefully bear fruit when these students become involved in promoting gaelic games in the schools in the near future.  We sponsored kit bags for the college hurling team.  Thanks to Tom Fitzpatrick.

13.County Units

The co-operation with all county units is the key to success for Cumannn na mBunscol Laighean. I thank the secretaries in each county for their work. However it is disappointing to report difficulties in getting a small number of counties to reply to letters etc. We had some counties withdrawing from our programme of games at the last minute such withdrawals cause great inconvenience.

14.Website

Our activities feature on the Coist Náisiúnta website. Thanks to Margaret Cunningham for facilitating this. I would hope that in the near future we might develop our own site geared at pupils and teachers alike. The coiste uses e-mail to communicate and I hope that next year all communications with county units would be by e-mail.

15.Buíochas

1.                  Runaí gach contae & múinteoirí uilig.

2.                  Comhairle Laighean C.L.G.

3.                  St.Loman’s Mullingar

4.                  Celbridge G.A.A.

5.                  Carlow Hurling Club

6.                  O’ Moore Park Portlaoise

7.                  “Young Whistlers”

8.                  Micléinn Coláiste Pádraig

9.                  Timmy Maher & his Team

10.              Coiste Náisiúnta

11.              Fellow Officers.

Gerry O’Meara

Runaí      March2004