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Underage Presentation Night 2009
Date: 4 Nov 2009 / Category: Youth Football / Views: 263
On Monday evening (26/10/09), Clann Eireann held their annual Underage Football Presentations. The event took place upstairs in the Social Club and as in recent years, there were two ‘sittings’. The first group consisted of the very youngest members up to age 10. The second group were the boys and girls from U-12s to U-16s. Both groups, along with their family members and friends, packed the upstairs lounge where they witnessed, laid out on three tables, what is probably the largest number of trophies ever assembled at a Clann Eireann presentation night. Roisin, youth club secretary, had earlier decorated the three long tables with Cups, Shields and Medals. There was also a separate table which proudly displayed the three Cups that the County Minors had captured this year; the League, Ulster Championship and All-Ireland (The Tom Markam) Trophies.
Brian Turbitt, vice chairman and football coordinator, started the evening’s proceedings by welcoming everyone to the club. He then introduced the four special guests: All-star nominee, Clann Eireann and Armagh senior ladies player Shauna O’Hagan; all-Ireland U-21 winner, Clann Eireann and Armagh senior player Ryan Henderson; all-Ireland Minor winner, Clann Eireann and Armagh minor player Chris McCafferty and new Armagh senior manager, former All-Ireland winning Down Captain Paddy O’Rourke. Brian then handed over the mike to our Chairman, Sean Lenehan. Sean, speaking directly to the young children, expressed his delight at their obvious success and he encouraged the children to remember their parents and coaches who make it all possible. Sean also took the opportunity to announce the good news, which he had just received that evening, that the funding for the much needed pavilion extension at Clann Eireann Park had been secured. Following this uplifting announcement, the main reason for the evening began, the presentations of awards to the teams and players.
The winning teams and players, from both groups, received their medals and trophies from the four special guests and both groups enjoyed the sausage and chips from Natalie’s, next door. At the end of the evening Brian, thanked Roisin for her hard work in preparing the upstairs lounge so well and once again he thanked everyone for coming. Sean bade farewell to all and the new Armagh manager, Paddy O’Rourke, rounded off the evening by congratulating all involved with this season’s successes and offered words of encouragement for the future.
As the visitors left, the final clean up of the long evening’s celebrations began with many members, led by handball great Dee, lending a hand and soon the lounge was back to near it’s pristine self.
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