Club AGM
The club held it’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday night. Proceedings got under way with a welcome to all from Chairperson Stephen Buttimer which was followed by the minutes from last years AGM. The year end report from Club Treasurer Ger O’Connell was the first report of the night where Ger outlined the major sources of income for the year and on the expenditure side, highlighted the further investments in the Club’s home ground at Pairc na Darach. This was followed by the childrens officers report which concluded with Agnes Sheehy announcing that she was stepping down after 13 years of dedicated service. After that we had the registrars report where a slight increase in total membership was reported for the year. Next up was the club secretary Kate Dunne who outlined some of the highlights of the year. The Chairperson offered sympathies on behalf of the Club, to all officers, players, members and friends who have suffered bereavements during the year. More details on the AGM will be provided in next weeks notes including reports from the Hurling and Camogie Chairpersons.
An important item on the agenda was to elect the officers for 2025. There was some discussion on this topic before the officers were elected as some key positions were not filled on the night. After a number of years of dedicated service the Hurling Chairperson Stephen Buttimer and Treasurer Ger OConnell confirmed that they would not seek re-election. It was agreed that new blood is required to provide fresh thinking to bring the club to the next level in it’s exciting development. It was decided that the new Executive Committee should re-convene in the near future to find successors for Stephen and Ger. The following officers were elected for 2025:
President: Rory Kerins
Vice Chairperson/Chairperson (Camogie)- Aine Lambe
Secretary (Hurling) – Kate Dunne
Secretary (Camogie) – Claire Salmon
PRO (hurling) – David Brick
PRO (Camogie) – Suzanne Chute
Registrars – Lynda Harris and Kieran Fitzgerald
County Board Delegate & North Kerry Board Delegate – Dermot Reen
Camogie County Board Delegates – Claire Salmon and Sinead Curtin
Childrens Officers – Aedamar O’Neill and Lynda Harris
Development and Facilities Officer – Carmel Maloney
Health and Wellbeing Officers – Catriona Crowley and Tara Cullinane
The position of Culture and Irish Language Officer was also
was also not filled on the night. If anybody is interested in finding out more about these open positions they should contact the club Secretary (secretary@traleeparnells.kerry@gaa.ie) or any member of the club Executive. The out-going officers will be available to provide training and ensure a smooth transition.
Tributes were paid to the outgoing club officers Agens Sheehy, Stephen Buttimer and Ger O’Connell who were thanked for their dedication and service to the club.
The final item on the agenda was the ratification of the proposal that the registration fees will remain unchanged for 2025. The full reports from all officers and team mangers will be available on the club website in the coming weeks.
U16 Camogie
We wish the best of luck to our U16 Camogie squad as they face Cillard in the County Camogie Championship final. Throw-in will be at 7:30pm in Ballyduff on Monday 18th. We hope to see a large turn-out in Ballyduff for what promises to be a great game. Best of luck to all the players and the Management Team of David, Brian, Sinead and Natalie!
Sympathy
Tralee Parnells Hurling and Camogie Club would like to extend our deepest sympathies to Ger Donnellan and family on the death of Ger’s mother Philomena. May she rest in peace.
Lotto
Our lotto draw takes place every second Monday evening at 8pm. You can buy one line for €2 or three for €5. Play at https://traleeparnells.clubforce.com/products/tralee-parnells-gaa-lotto. All proceeds go towards the running of the Club. Thank you for your support.
