G.A.A DINNER DANCE: A HUGE SUCCESS
Ballintubber G.A.A Dinner Dance 2010 took place last Saturday fortnight and a hugely successful occasion was enjoyed by a very large crowd in excess of 330 persons. Once again the Castlecourt Hotel hosted the event in their usual professional manner and the highlight of the night was the numerous presentations with all the successful teams in 2009 being honored. A total of 60 players were in receipt of medals with success coming from the Ballintubber Senior team who won the Division 1B League title, the Junior team reclaiming the West Mayo Junior B Championship and the Under 21 team retained the top honor in the County, the "A" championship. The team Managements was also the recipients of special tributes on the night.

New Mayo under 21 Manager Ray Dempsey was present to individually give each player their respective medals and in a most eloquent speech he praised the Club on their tremendous success over the years and gave some wise words of advice on the path ahead.

The annual Player of the Year awards at Senior and Under 21 levels were announced and were selected by the players themselves. Cathal Hallinan won the "Senior Player of the Year" award for his highly consistent displays over the season while sturdy attacking centre back, Gary Loftus picked up the coveted Under 21 award with general agreement on the selection of both by their peers.

Then the Hall of Fame award recipient was also announced. Chairman Sean Hallinan announced the winner, Mickie Conroy, Clooneen, and he got the biggest cheer of the night as he collected the much coveted honor. He had another surprise as the County Junior medal he won in 1946 which he never received was also presented to him by the County Secretary, Sean Feeney. His grand- nephew, Michael also presented him with a beautiful compilation of pictures from the 1940s/50s era which illustrated his distinguished playing career.

A Special draw on the night for all those present took place with top class prizes. Patricia Jennings won the first prize and she selected a weekend for 2 in the Broadhaven Hotel in Belmullet, Tommy O'Toole won the next prize and he selected the All-Ireland Football Final tickets for next September. The next prize winner was Mary Louise McDonald who selected a pair of Rugby tickets for a 6 Nations match with both Marie Finnerty and Pat Gavin both winning 2 tickets each for separate Manchester United Premiership games at Old Trafford with the final prize of Gym Membership 2010 in Ballintubber Resource Centre won by P.J. Derrig. The music played on the night was by Reflex and a great night was had by all. Pictures will be posted on to the Photo Gallery on the club website over the coming weeks. The occasion reflected the buoyant mood of the club who eagerly anticipate the oncoming 2010 season.

BALLINTUBBER RESOURCE CENTRE
Provisional bookings are now being taken for Ballintubber Resource Centre for any activities that the community or any other sporting bodies may wish to avail of with very reasonable rates to apply. For further details contact (087) 9269718 between 7pm to 10pm Mon to Fri only.

BALLINTUBBER BORD NA nÓg
The next meeting of Ballintubber Bord Na nÓg will take place in Ballintubber Resource Centre on Thursday night February 11th at 9pm. All committee members and anyone involved in underage football must be in attendance. Ballintubber Bord na nÓg will also be holding their Registration night in Ballintubber Resource Centre on Friday night February 12th from 7 to 9pm. Registration fees for the 2010 season are as follows :1 Child Eu20, 2 Children Eu30, Family, Eu50. Bus trips to away matches Eu25. Children under 10 & under 8, charge of Eu2 per away match Note that no player will be allowed to train or play with the Club without registration. All players and parents are asked to attend as they must sign registration forms as well as read and sign the code of ethics and best practice forms.

This code of conduct and good practice for Children’s sports addresses appropriate level of behaviour, practice and conduct required for young players (young player definition - and is used frequently on the code of behaviour is any young player Under 18 years of age and who is not and has not been married) coaches, mentors, parents/guardians and Club. This code of behaviour is promoted so as to enable and assist those who promote and deliver our games as we comply with the highest possible standard with children and young people.  Everyone involved in our Sports and activities should accept the roles and responsibilities that they undertake as we commit ourselves to maintaining an enjoyable and safe environment for all. This code outlines our role and responsibilities when working with young people. We want to see this code developed, promoted and implemented as an initiative that encourages fair play, respect, equal opportunities and safety of young people.

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