Offaly GAA County Board committees appointed

SEVERAL Offaly GAA County Board committees were approved at their January meeting last week.

The meeting also saw Brendan Minnock of Shamrocks elected as assistant secretary, replacing Christy Todd, Ballycommon who stepped down at Convention. Formerly PRO of the board, Minnock had served as Planning Officer last year. Planning Officer is an appointment by the Chairman and Michael Duignan told delegates that he will have to get a new person to fulfil the role.

Normally Assistant Secretary serves as secretary to the Competitions Control Committee but not this year. Instead former Offaly and Leinster Council delegate Pat Teehan will do that, though he won't be on the County Board Management Committee.

Tullamore's Paul Rouse will take on the new role of Demographics Officer and will put his committee in place in the coming weeks.

The following committees are now in place:

Competitions Control Committee: Chairperson, James Murphy (Rhode); Secretary, Pat Teehan (Coolderry); Joe Higgins (Tubber); Padraig Keating (Daingean); Denis Hoctor (Carrig-Riverstown); Carina Carroll (Ballinamere); Paddy Scales (St Rynagh's); Eamon Dunican (Erin Rovers).

Hearings Committe: Chairperson, Eamon Cusack (Durrow); Secretary, Mary Dooley (Ballyskenach-Killavilla); Eamon Mahon (Shannonbridge); Claire Brady (Ferbane); Paul Sheeran (Daingean); Joe O'Brien (Drumcullen).

Coaching and Games Development: Chairperson, Carina Carroll (Ballinamere); Secretary, Adrian Clancy (Head of Games); Nigel Dunne (Games Development); Toni Ryan (Hurling rep); Declan Kelly (Football Rep); Keith Screeney (Kilcormac-Killoughey); Elaine Kelly-Dunne (Kilclonfert).

Coiste na nOg: Chairperson, Keith Screeney (Kilcormac-Killoughey); Vice chairperson, Carina Carroll (Ballinamere); Secretary, Debbie Scully (Gracefield); Declan Fennessy (Edenderry); Ciara Spain (Kilcormac-Killoughey); Seamus Hoyne (Coolderry); Clement King (Carrig-Riverstown); Eoghan Meagher (Ballyskenach-Killavilla); John Ferris (Belmont); Dean Bracken (Erin Rovers); Niall McEvoy (Clonbullogue); Darren Kelly (Clara); Conor Mooney (Birr); Sean Gorman (Raheen); James Condron (Clodiagh Gaels); Ollie Bryant (Shamrocks); Paul Dillane (Tullamore); Peter Delaney (Kinnitty); Ger Noonan (Rhode); Aisling Romano (Edenderry); Tomas Flaherty (Cloghan); Elaine Kelly-Dunne (Kilclonfert).

Finance Committee: Chairperson, Mark Gorman (Cappincur); Secretary, Dervill Dolan (Clara); Padraig Egan (Doon); Nessa Feighery (Kilcormac-Killoughey); Paul Craven (Kilcormac-Killoughey); Tony Flanagan (Tullamore); Aiden O'Neill (Seir Kieran); Paddy Scales (St Rynagh's).

Public Relations/Marketing Committee: Chairperson, Padraig O'Meara (Clara); Secretary, Brendan Minnock (Shamrocks); Eamon Cusack (Durrow); Ciara Spain (Kilcormac-Killoughey); Adam Harte (Birr); Jack Ryan (Shannonbridge); Alex Roe (Clara); Pat Teehan (Coolderry); Johnno Kinahan (Tullamore); Mark Forde (Edenderry).

Planning and Training Committe: Chairperson, Brendan Minnoclk (Shamrocks); Secretary, Colm Cummins (Edenderry); Carina Carroll (Ballinamere); James Condron (Clodiagh Gaels); Paul O'Kelly (Edenderry); John Moran (Tubber).

Referees Administration Committee: Chairperson, Brian Gavin (Clara); Secretary, Denis Hoctor (Carrig-Riverstown); Tony Carroll (Kinnitty); Bill Kavanagh (Kilclonfert); Declan Ward (Crinkill); Damien Brazil (Shannonbridge); Brendan Troy (Cappincur).

Cultural Committee: Chairperson, Michelle Hogan (Birr); Secretary, Damien Martin (St Rynagh's); Frances Teehan (Coolderry); John Scanlon (Clara); Eamon Flynn (Ferbane); Niamh Clarke (Tullamore).

Youth Committee: To be appointed.

Information Technology Committee: Chairperson, Eddie Nally (Ferbane); Secretary, Colm Cummins (Edenderry); Padraig O'Meara (Clara); Brendan Minnock (Shamrocks).

Health and Wellbeing Committee: Chairperson, Liam Hackett (Ballycumber); Secretary, Mary Hanly (Coolderry); Elaine Kelly-Dunne (Kilclonfert); Debbie Scully (Gracefield); Ciaran Groome (Bracknagh).

Post Primary Schools Committee: Chairperson, Paddy Scales (St Rynagh's); Secretary, Niall Lynch (Schools rep); Colm Cassidy.

Audit and Risk Committee: Chairperson, Brian Gunning (Durrow); John Hackett (Raheen); Brendan Minnock (Shamrocks).

Safety and Facilities Committee: Chairperson, Peter Lyons (Drumcullen); Secretary, Christy Todd (Ballycommon); Adrian Foy (Clonmore Harps); Brian O'Neill (Clonbullogue).

County Team Managements and Panels' Committee: Chairperson, Michael Duignan (Durrow); Secretary, Colm Cummins (Edenderry); Treasurer, Dervill Dolan (Clara); Senior football, David Dempsey (Ballycommon) and Anton Sullivan (Rhode); Senior hurling, Ben Conneely (St Rynagh's) and Jason Sampson (Shinrone).

O'Connor Park Management Committee: Chairperson, Michael Duignan (Durrow); Secretary, Colm Cummins (Edenderry); Dervill Dolan (Clara); John Hackett (Raheen); Christy Todd (Ballycommon) and three Tullamore representatives.