Underage Presentation/ Cur i láthair faoi aois
Our Underage Presentation took place on Friday 7 November 2014 in our Club Rooms.  There was a great presence from all our underage players and their parents.  Each Manager stood up and said a little bit about the year they had with all their players and  how they look forward to continuing in 2015 with a great group of kids.    All winning names and categories below:
Faoi 8 / Under 8:
Player of the year: Calum Bradley

Most improved: Conall Havern


Faoi 10 / Under 10:

Player of the year: Adam Travers

Most improved: Jamie Gray


Faoi 12 / Under 12:

Player of the year: Ronan Casey

Most improved: Ryan Owens


Faoi 14 / Under 14:
Joint Players of the year:
JohnJo Cranny & Brendan McLoughlin

Most improved: Tiernan Hannah

Faoi 16 / Under 16:
Player of the year:
Declan Loye

Most improved:
Shane Keenan

Faoi 14 / Under 14 Ladies:
Joint players of the year: Aoife Millar & Siobhan McKinley

Most improved: Lauren Travers

Best Endeavour: Lilly Corry


Faoi 16 / Under 16 Ladies:
Player of the year: Millie Kinney

Most improved: Laura Debrowska

Best Endeavour:  Aislinn Millar

GAA Clubs Encouraged to Enhance the Health of Members
GAA volunteers from across Ulster gathered at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Belfast on Saturday 8th November for the 2014 Irish News Ulster GAA 'Health is Wealth' Conference.  Opening the event, DCAL Minister praised the GAA for their work in tackling some challenging health issues, in particular that of mental health and wellbeing.  The GAA clubs present were encouraged to formalize their efforts in addressing health by appointing a designated officer to take charge of this agenda.  Thomas Davis GAC encourages Health and Wealth and our Health and Wellness Officer is Mary O'Reilly.   Workshops delivered on the day covered topics such as addiction, mental health, coping with crises, club health and wellbeing and youth health.  Following the success of the 'Health is Wealth' conference and to support the appointment of Club Health and Wellbeing officer, from January Ulster GAA will be providing training for all volunteers who take up the role as part of their Club Officer Development programme.  The Ulster GAA have added a microsite to their website.  The link is http://ulster.gaa.ie/health/ for any Club Members who wish to avail of some great programmes and information.

Anyone who has any general Health and Wellness questions or suggestions for the Club please contact Mary O'Reilly.


Sláinte Táinte
Ulster GAA President's Awards 2014 Winners

The annual Ulster GAA President's Awards took place in the Hilton Hotel Templepatrick on Saturday 8th November.  This awards ceremony recognises the Players, Administrators, Coaches, Officials, Referees, and Team Managements for the significant contribution they make to the GAA.  Our volunteers are the lifeblood of the GAA and are the very heartbeat of our communities. The Ulster GAA President's Awards are a way of highlighting the achievements of special and significant contributors to the Association in Ulster. At the 2014 ceremony, they highlighted excellence in the attainment of Club Maith by clubs with 10 winners across the categories of Governance, Duty of Care, Community Enhancement, Culture & Heritage, Coaching & Games, and 1 overall Provincial winner.  Thomas Davis GAC won the Ulster Club Maith Award - Culture & Heritage.  Our Chairman Anthony Havern, Games and Development Officer Gerry O'Reilly and Development Officer Gerry O'Reilly Senior were there on the night to collect our Award.   This is another great achievement for our Club and all involved should be very proud.  Some photos of the event shown here.


Annual General Meeting "AGM"/ Cruinniú Cinn Bhliana
A Chara,

The Annual General Meeting of Thomas Davis GAC will take place on Sunday 23th November 2014 at 6pm in the Clubrooms. All members are requested to attend and any new members wishing to help out with club activities or coaching in the year ahead are also invited to attend.  Our Nomination Form can be downloaded from our website for those who seek election to Officer Posts on the Executive Committee. 

Nominations to be forwarded to the email address below or the postal address below by 4pm on Friday 21th November 2013.

Email address: [email protected]

Postal address:

An Rúnaí
David O'Brien
6 Cuchulainn Court
Mullaghbawn

Volunteers - We Need You / Ní mór dúinn duit
It is that time of year again and we are calling upon all our Members, Neighbours, Parents and Friends to come forward and Volunteer for the year ahead.  Thomas Davis is a small GAA Club but growing by the minute and that's why we need your help. We as a community need to look forward to the future and to our massive development on Doran's Hill. This development needs people to help make it a reality for our kids and even their kids hopefully in the future.

We are asking..... that you come on board and become a Volunteer at the Club:

    You could help train our young kids
    You could give an hour on a Saturday and cut the grass
    You could sell lotto
    You could help us fundraise
    Become a member of the committee
    Help with registration, paper work, in general anything
    If your willing to give us your time then we will find the perfect job for you
    So let's give it a go!!!! Anyone interested please contact us.....

Thanking You.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who currently helps/volunteers at the Club.  Without your help we would not be where we are today!! It is a great club and a great community to be a part of.   Thanking You All J

Field of Dreams/ Réimse Dreams
This weekend seen all our volunteers up at the pitch once again pouring concrete and cutting grass.  The pitch is coming on well and every week sees a little bit more progress.  If anyone wishes to give an hour on a Saturday morning then please contact any of the boys, I'm sure they'd be delighted to see a few new faces on a Saturday morning!!  I wouldn't like to be doing laps on that one!!! Lol……J
Any Other Business/ Aon Ghnó Eile
Pre-Season Training for our Ladies
The girl's football teams will start a winter training programme next Friday at 7pm in Barcroft community centre.
New members welcome.

Check out our video "2014 in photos"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bub-aIS87CA&feature=youtu.be

Lotto
This week's winning lotto numbers
2       3          12        14
No winners this week, but remember if you're not in you can't win!! £1 per ticket, each week sold by Mary O'Reilly, Liz Kimmins. Pat Courtney at Courtney's Sandwich Bar and any other Club Member in your area J

Chairman and Secretary details below.
Cathaoirleach / Chairman:
Anthony Havern
07805 853032
[email protected]
Rúnaí / Secretary:
David O'Brien
028 30888879
[email protected]

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