Newcastle GAA Annual Awards Night

The Newcastle GAA dinner dance took place last night.
It was the first time, as far as I know, that we had our
annual dinner dance two years in a row, and it was another
great night.

As always the Parkview Hotel served up a lovely meal in a
very efficient and timely manner.

Club Chairman Ian Longmore referred to the ambitious plans
for the club, and he presented floral tributes to Ciara and Amanda
as a token of appreciation for their work on behalf of the club.
He went on to thank all of the various people who contribute to the
ongoing success of the club in different ways. He also praised our
girls Under 14 team and coaches for their success in the past season.
He also with the help of Robbie O'Gara presented the LGFA Coaches
of the year for the Under 14 Girls to Gillian Dunne and Ciara Doherty.

Outgoing manager of the adults men's team, Colly Yeoman, then said
a few words about the past season before presenting the following
awards.

Young Player of the Year
Sam Johnson

Players Player of the Year
Adam Farrell

Player of the Year
Alan Daly

Club Person of the Year
Robbie O'Gara

Considering the many potential candidates for each of the above awards,
all four of the recipients deserve to feel very proud of their achievements.

There was no award for " Most Improved Player " but apparently , in his
absence , Frank Magee was nominated.

Once the formalities were dispensed with , Big Digger started rocking and
sounded as good as ever. They were followed by DJ Darren who killed off
the remaining survivors into the early hours of Valentines Day.

Until next year ..............

Thanks to Tom Fanthom as ever for the detailed notes above and we look
forward to his excellent match reports for the coming season.

Sam Johnson - Young Player of the Year