I was asked to write a little about myself for the local papers recently, just to let people know my priorities coming up to the local elections. My main reason for getting involved with the community, which is now also my main reason that I am running in the local elections, is that I am…
Tag: Sport
As club secretary, I was very proud to represent Allenwood Celtic AFC at the Intel community grant awards with my daughter, Aisling. The contribution by the Intel employees volunteering their time to local organisations in Allenwood is immense and it is great to see Intel reward their employees in this way every year. The Intel employees associated with Allenwood…
I recently wrote about the video I made for Allenwood GFC to advertise the 24 hour walk for a new all weather pitch. See Allenwood GFC Fundraiser. The walk took place at the weekend, and myself and my family were part of the Under 8 team on the day. Early indications are that the event was…
Busy day today doing car park attendant for Allenwood Celtic as we hosted the Lumsden Cup Semi-final between Clane United and Ballycane Celtic. Ballycane won 3 -2 in the end after extra time after Clane took a 2 goal lead. We had over 100 cars come in to the club grounds on the day, but…
To help promote the upcoming fundraiser for Allenwood GFC, I recorded and edited a short video with former Kildare player Johnny Doyle and current Kildare player Johnny Byrne. The fundraiser aims to raise funds for the new all weather surface that I made a presentation on earlier this year. See Allenwood GFC Fundraiser for more details about…
I am a member of Allenwood GFC, and the club’s development committee are looking to deliver a number of projects over the next few years, one of which is an all-weather training surface. I was happy to assist the Chairperson of Allenwood GFC, Joe Jacob, with a presentation last night for a meeting in relation to…
I’ve been coaching underage teams for the best part of 20 years now, but our current team is by far the most successful to date. Winners of the Kildare and District Underage League Premier Division for the second consecutive year, after a really competitive season. There’s a lot of work going into sports by volunteers…
Very happy to have chosen as PRO of the Year for the Kildare and District Football League at their awards night in the Keadeen Hotel last night. To be honest, the award should really go to everyone in the club that helps out with social media and match reports. I have helped by creating match…