February 16, 2011
By Staff Reporter
The Donegal Football Club of New York will hold its annual general meeting on this Sunday, Jan. 16, at 3 p.m., in the Heritage Bar, 960 McLean Ave., Yonkers. New and old members welcome. Information, call Paul Timoney at (914) 674-4451.
Minor Board banquet
The New York Minor Board will hold their 30th annual awards banquet on Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Polish Community Center, 92 Waverly St., Yonkers. Honorees include Danny McKenna, Celtic F.C. The banquet chairman is Kevin Lennon. For details, call him at (914) 620-1233.
Celtics convention
New York Celtics minor board football club will hold its annual convention on Jan. 23 at 2:30 p.m. in Molly’s Bar, 5782 Mosholu Ave., in the Bronx. All club members are asked to attend. New members also welcome. Information, call Eugene McArdle at (718) 624-3774.
Leitrim F.C. dinner dance
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The annual Leitrim dinner dance will be held on Jan. 29 at M’stro’s, Morris Park. Noel Heron is guest of honor, (formerly from Drumshanbo). Pat Murray will receive the Joe McInerney Memorial Award.
Roscommon dinner dance
Roscommon Football Club will hold their annual dinner dance on Feb. 5 at the Polish Center, 92 Waverly St., Yonkers. Music will be provided by Gerry Finlay and the Cara Band. Guest of honor will be Jimmy Naughton. Other award honorees on the night will be; Joe Naughton (Senior Player of the Year), Enda Corr (Junior Player of the Year), Gerry Kelly (Club Person of the Year). Details, Pat Dolan at (718) 994 1730, Martin McDermott at (914) 776 9770. Journal information, Michelle Craven at (718) 796 0049 or Paul Levins at (914) 966 3121.
Kerry victory dance
Kerry will hold a double victory dance on Feb. 6 in the Astoria Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd., Queens. Tickets cost $70.
Music will be provided by the Ritchie O’Shea Band. The cocktail hour will begin at 3:30 p.m. There will also be a souvenir commemorative journal.
Guest of Honor is the great Paddy Kearney (Cloghane). The senior players of the year are Paddy O Connor (Faha) and Bingo O’Driscoll (Upper Camp). Louis Holland (Bantry, Co. Cork) is Clubman of the Year.
Also at the dance will be a chance to meet some of the Kerry county players. John Crowley, who was captain on the East Kerry team, and his team mate Seamus Moynihan, will present the Kerry County Final Moynihan Cup. Additional players attending will be Dara O Cinnéide and John McGlynn.
For information on the victory celebrations or journal, call John Riordan at (718) 492-3270, Jim O Donnell (718) 828-7764 and Kathleen Curtin (914) 395-1465. Tickets are available from Jim Mackessy at (718) 828-0077 or Tim Curtin at (201) 261-9341.
Kerry celebrations in Boston
The Kerry Football Club, in Boston, will hold its banquet of the century on Feb. 12 in Florian Hall, Hallet Street, Dorchester.Guests will include Mick O’Connell, Matt Connor from Offaly, and Padraig Kennelly from Kerry’s Eye newspaper.
The guest of honor will be Joe Driscoll, Connecticut, the Clubman of the Year Award will be presented to Joe Murphy from Sneem and the Player of the Year Award will go to Mark O’Brien, Laois.
A family-style roast beef dinner will be served at 8 p.m. There will be cocktails for an hour beforehand. Dancing until 1 a.m. to the music of Noel Henry’s Band. Door prizes include one round-trip ticket to Ireland from Evergreen Travel, and a set of pictures of Kerry All-Ireland winning teams of the century. Tickets cost $40.
Details, call Connie Kelly at (617) 484-8481 or Tom Griffen at (617) 287-1713.
GAA to honor Dooley
Seamus Dooley will be the guest of honor at the New York GAA’s annual banquet, which will be held Feb. 12 at the Astoria Manor in Queens. The dance chairman is John Moore. For details, call him at (516) 746-6300.
Seeking golfers
The Tri-County Golf Club in Northern New Jersey is seeking new members for the 1999 season. Details, Mike McCormack at (973) 643-3984 or evenings at (201) 997-8914.
Mayo trip
The Mayo-New York Football Club is organizing a trip to Ireland in July 2000. Anyone interested in joining should call Pat Gavin at (914) 237-9372.