Edenderry GAA Golf
Society celebrates 10th Year Anniversary
The Edenderry GAA Golf Society celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2012 and
held its official launch night recently in the GAA centre. The society is
looking forward to another exciting and eventful 2012 to mark the anniversary occasion.
What began as a pub conversation led to the setting up of the society in 2002
for former players and friends of the GAA and the society is still going strong
a decade later. With the year that is in it the society hope to see the return
of some old faces as well as adding a few new ones to our dedicated crew and
the hard working committee have once again secured some wonderful outings this
year for all to enjoy.
The society is pleased to announce Niall Comerford as the captain this
year and Niall is following the footsteps of some legends of the Edenderry GAA
scene dating back to our very first captain in 2002 who was Finbarr Cullen.
Indeed the list of former captains includes the surnames of great Edenderry GAA
families and reads as follows:
2002
Finbarr Cullen,
2003
Peter Brady
2004
Bill Corcoran
2005
Seanie Farrell
2006
Greg Blong
2007
Greg Farrelly
2008
Declan Farrell
2009
Freddie Grehan
2010
Johnny Brady
2011
Ken Corcoran
2012
Niall Comerford
We are also delighted to announce that Mickey Brady will be our Society
President for a two year term staring in 2012, Mickey is one of the former
greats who starred for Edenderry and Offaly throughout the 1950s and 60s and
was voted left back on the greatest Offaly team ever as well as being one of
the great gentlemen of the game. We welcome Mickey and we are looking forward
to seeing him display is deft golf skills for which he is also renowned.
The society would like to pay a huge tribute to their 2012 sponsors
without whom we could not exist and they are Willie Forde, Byrnes Oak Wood Inn,
Greg Farrelly (GF Flooring), Finbarr Cullen, Sean Grennan (Midland Vetinary)
and Freddie Grehan (Sporting and Special Events)
The outings this year offer top class golf courses at the very best
rates and they are:
May 5th at 10.20 am New
Forrest Golf Club (Tyrrellspass)
July 14th at 7.30 am The Heritage Golf Club
(Portarlington)
August 18th at 11.00 am Edenderry
Golf Club (Captain’s Prize)
September 29th at 11.30am Moyvalley
Golf and Country Club
Over the coming weeks all players will be receive their letter aswell as
a pocket sized card containing our outing details for the year. We are looking
forward to seeing young and old and we invite everyone to join us in as many of
the above outings as possible in what we hope will be an enjoyable and eventful
2012.
For further info or queries please call 086 8821337 or 086 8511769
