Galbally club notes
January 26, 2015Galbally GAA would like to formally invite everyone from far and wide our fundraising variety show which takes place in the Community Hall on Saturday night the 7th February at 7.30pm. If any group or individual wishes to perform on stage, please contact Mary Magner ASAP on 086-3057178. Tickets will be available on the door and a small quantity will be available in the shops. If anyone wishes to donate a prize for the raffle, please contact Declan Hickey on 085-1744974. We would like to remind patrons that membership is now due. The cost per individual member is €20 and family membership is available for €50.
In keeping with modern times, Galbally GAA are striving to become active on social media platforms. Match results, Fixtures, notifications etc. will be available on https://www.facebook.com/galbally.gaa and on https://twitter.com/Galbally_GAA while a Viber text list is also in operation and patrons can be added to this list by contacting Mary Magner on 086-3057178.
Returning to the past, 2015 is the 50th anniversary of the 1965 County Minor Football Championship won by Galbally, although the final did not take place until 1966 due to a boardroom wrangle involving the legality of the Treaty Sarsfields minor team who beat Galbally in the County semi-final. The late Padraig S O'Riain was instrumental in the boardroom and Galbally were awarded a place in the final, which they won on a scoreline of Galbally 2-6 Athea 0-2. For the record, the panel including some near neighbours from Ballylanders was: Joey Noonan, Paddy Fitzgibbon, Billy Noonan, John Crawford, Frank Allen, Jim O'Donnell (Capt), John Hedigan, Mike English, Nick Condon, Jack Sheehan (Vice Captain), Sean English, Michael Cleary, John Browne, Bob Fitzgerald, Paddy Lonergan, John Wallace, Tommy Henebry, Jack Sheehan (Vice Captain), Paddy Fox, Denis Scully, JJ Callaghan, Christy Fitzgibbon.
Galbally have won the minor title on three occasions and attached is a photograph of the three winning captains James 'Jazzer' O'Donnell (1965 captain), the late Wilsie Cussen (1940 captain) and Aidan Sheehan (2002 captain) who remains an important player with the club.
