Johnstownbridge GAA Club 's 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance

Daragh Nolan
By Daragh Nolan
Published 2nd Jan 2024, 15:33 GMT
John O’Neill (Left) receiving the match ball from Tommy Grifferty (Right).placeholder image
John O’Neill (Left) receiving the match ball from Tommy Grifferty (Right).

Johnstown Bridge GAA Club held a dinner dance in the Hamlet Court Hotel on Wednesday December 27 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their first Senior Football Championship win in 1983, while also celebrating the achievements of Brian Flanagan, Tomas Von Engelbrechten, Eoin Sheehan and Shane McNeaney on their Kildare U20 all Ireland victory earlier this year.

The event was organised by Tommy Grifferty (1983 Team Manager), Eamon O’Donoghue (1983 Team Coach and Player), John O’Neill (Club Executive member and owner of the Hamlet Court Hotel, Jim Mc Nally (Club Executive member) and Danny Murphy (Club Chairperson).placeholder image
The event was organised by Tommy Grifferty (1983 Team Manager), Eamon O’Donoghue (1983 Team Coach and Player), John O’Neill (Club Executive member and owner of the Hamlet Court Hotel, Jim Mc Nally (Club Executive member) and Danny Murphy (Club Chairperson).

Pictured above is the 1983 Squad and Executive members present on the night

A number of presentations were made on the night.

The match ball from the 1983 final was presented by Tommy Grifferty to John O’Neill to put on display in Murty’s Bar. Danny Murphy thanked the O’Neill family for their role as main club sponsor stretching back to the 1970s.

It was a great opportunity for players past and present and club members to chat and reminiscence on the 1983 win and the Kildare U20 All Ireland success.

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