Newsletter 2024/12/10

Hurling Club Management Positions

The club is looking for nominations for the following positions:

• Junior A Manager
• U-20 Manager

Nominations can be emailed to secretary.ballindereen.galway@gaa.ie

This Week’s Lotto Results

Numbers: 10, 12, 16 and 27

No Jackpot Winner

Match 3 Winners: Diarmuid Hampson and Niall O’Connor

NEXT WEEK LOTTO JACKPOT WILL BE €8,900

The next draw will take place in Raftery's Rest on the 14th of December.

Thank you again for your continued support of Ballinderreen Hurling and Camogie Club. By supporting our club lotto, you are helping raise much-needed funds for the club – your generosity is always most welcome and greatly appreciated.

The lotto can now be played using ClubZap

https://ballinderreengaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/product

Other News

“Tales from the Village” Book Launch

Thanks to everyone who volunteered and attended the launch of “Tales from the Village” on Sunday.

The event began with a panel hosted by Breandáin Ó Loinsigh. The panel included Galway hurling legends Sean Silke and Noel Lane, and Padraig Burke from the Maura Burke Memorial Fund.

After sharing stories, they were joined onstage by Mattie Larkin. He spoke about why he decided to write the book and the process involved in completing the project. He also thanked Damien Goodfellow, who designed and illustrated the book without charge to help raise funds for the Maura Burke Memorial Fund.

“Tales from the Village” is an entertaining read and would provide a great stocking-filler for Christmas. It is available for €15 in the following locations:

• Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Galway
• Books ‘n’ More, OranTown Centre
• Local shops in Ballinderreen, Kilcolgan, Kinvara, Clarinbridge, Labane and Gort

Cancer Care West Online Raffle Fundraiser

Thanks to all the people who entered the online raffle. The winners were:

• Headphones - Breandáin Ó Loinsigh
• Voucher for The Pier Head, Kinvara - Declan Derrane
• Merlin Pharmacy VODUZ Haircare Set - Olga Forde
• 4 Green Fees for Gort Golf Club - Sinead Leyne
• Voucher for Connollys, Kinvara - Ann Marie Killoran
• Voucher for Cotton On - Orla Rigney
• 2 Deluxe Car Washes - Conor Barrett
• Bottle of Whiskey - Leona Henry
• 2 Bottles of Wine - Mary Sweeney

Club Referee Incentive Programme

As we look to the future of hurling in our county and beyond, we’re concerned about the growing shortage of qualified and available referees. This threatens the sustainability of our sport, and we feel the county board has not done enough to address it in terms of training and recruitment.

To tackle this challenge, we propose introducing an incentive programme within our club to encourage the recruitment of new referees.

Here’s the proposal for all club members, specifically for those starting to referee from 2025 onwards:

- Free Membership: Active referees (and their spouse/children, if applicable) will receive free membership as long as they remain active and officiate in championship games. Referees can start by officiating in juvenile championships and progress to adult matches.

- Free Lotto Subscription: One free annual lotto subscription.

- All-Ireland Final Ticket: A free ticket to the All-Ireland final if Galway qualifies, plus the option to purchase a second ticket.

- Umpires' Ticket: The option for your nominated umpires to purchase one ticket to the All-Ireland final if Galway qualifies.

- Referee Bonus 1: A €500 bonus after you referee your first Senior Hurling Championship match in Galway.

- Referee Bonus 2: A €1,000 bonus after refereeing a Senior Intercounty match (League or Championship).

This programme is designed to support and incentivize new referees while rewarding those committed to officiating at a high level. We believe this will secure the future of refereeing and strengthen our club and county's commitment to the sport.

We encourage all club members to consider this opportunity to help grow the next generation of referees.

Social Camogie

Sessions will recommence in January.

Social camogie Membership for 2025 is now open via ClubZap

Galway GAA Coaching Seminar on 25th January 2025

Galway GAA Coaching and Games are running a coaching seminar on 25th January in the Clayton Hotel.

Guest Speakers on the day include:

Liam Sheedy - All Ireland Winning Manager with Tipperary.

Topic: 'Planning for the Season Ahead'.

Peter Canavan - 2 x All Ireland Winner with Tyrone.

Topic: 'Importance of Half Time Team Talk'.

Molly Dunne - Head of Sport in ATU Galway & Former Camogie star and coach.

Topic: 'Becoming a Better Coach'.

Bookings can be made HERE.

Social Dancing Night Cancelled

We here at the South Galway Bay Music Festival regret to inform you that due to circumstances out of our control this Sunday evening’s social dance with Jack Keogh Music in Keanes Bar and Restaurant Oranmore has been cancelled, we hope to reschedule this date again in the not too distant future.

Finally we want to wish all our dancing friends a happy and safe Christmas and best wishes for the New year ahead and we look forward to seeing you all back on the dance floor in January 2025 💃🏻🕺

Community Employment Scheme Vacancies

The following vacancies are open for the Community Employment Scheme.

Vacancy	Position	Jobs Ireland Ref:
Kinvara Hurling Club	Caretaker	CES 2363737
St. Thomas' Hurling Club	Caretaker	CES 2363740
Ardrahan Hurling Club	Caretaker	CES 2363741
Ballinderreen Hurling Club	Caretaker	CES 2363742
Beagh Hurling Club	Caretaker	CES 2363744

Applicants must be unemployed for over 12 months and on a social welfare payment or signing for credits in order to be eligible to apply.

Contact INTREO Office @ CEGalway@welfare.ie quoting the Jobs Ireland reference number of the vacancy.

Any further questions about vacancies please contact Margaret on 091 - 631522