November 2014
Dear Members:
46th Annual Dinner Dance
The annual dinner dance will take place on Saturday December 6th at Riccardo’s By the Bridge in Astoria, Queens. The cocktail hour commences at 8:00pm followed by speeches and presentations, dinner and open bar. Music by Frank Keegan Band. For information on table reservations please contact Dance Chairperson, Tom Cahill at 917-400-3167. Tickets are $90 per person or $900 for table of 10.
Our Guest of Honor this year is PJ Smith a native of Ballymahugh. PJ has given many great years to the Club and is presently Club Chairman. He is indeed a worthy recipient of this honor.
We will also award Players of the Year to the following for their contributions: Senior Players Gavin Joyce (Ballymartin, County Down) and Conor Hogan (St. Barnabas, New York), Junior Dan Shanaghy (Lacken) and Ladies Player of the year Aoife O’Rourke, (Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Co. Meath).
A journal contract is included with this newsletter. Ads cost Gold $200, Full $100 and Half $75. All checks should be made payable to the Cavan Football Club of New York. Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, all ads must be in by Monday, November 24th no exceptions. The Journal Chairperson is Rosie O’Reilly 914-426-6977 and her mailing address is 24 Harding Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704.
Super Bowl Draw
The annual Super Bowl draw will take place on Sunday January 18th in Danny Macs on McLean Avenue. 1st Prize: Two tickets to the 49th Super Bowl in Glendale Arizona, hotel for 3 nights and flights for two or $5,000 in cash. Tickets are $20.00 each and will be available in the usual establishments in the next few weeks.
Chariperson: Ciaran McCabe 646-545-1921
Paddy Reilly – 973-768-0455
Senior Football
Our Senior team failed to make the play-offs but this was not for want of effort from the players or team Managers Michael Sloan or his selectors Mike O’Reilly, Brendan Reilly and Ciaran McCabe. Their quest for honors went down to the last game where they were beaten by Monaghan. Our many thanks to the Players, Managers and Selectors.
Ladies Football
The Cavan Ladies did not make it to the Sean Faherty Championship final this year having been beaten by Na Fianna in the semi-final. However, the building effort for next year has begun already and they hope to be back in 2015.
The Ladies will hold their 23rd annual dinner dance on Saturday, November 29th in Maestro’s Caterers in the Bronx. This year’s Guest of Honors will be Division 3 Feile Champions, with Keelan McLaughlin of Crana Electric receiving the Collette Horkan Memorial Award. Crana Electric came onboard this year as the main sponsor of the New York Ladies team.
Junior Football
2014 proved to be a great year for our Junior team as they won the New York Junior Championship for the first time since 1979. They also won the league. Congratulations to Manager Ciaran Shields, his selectors, Mike Reilly, Ciaran McCabe, Michael Smith, Phil Reilly and the following panel of players:
Mark Galligan – Crosserlough Steve O’Conor – Antrim
Dan Shanaghy – Lacken Barry Dalton – Mullahoran
Eoin McPhillips – Denn Ryan Hennessy – Donegal
Dan King – Mullahoran Michael Smith – Mullahoran
Brendan Reilly – Mullahoran (Captain) Sean McGivney – Denn
Tommy Warburton – Westmeath Chris O’Dowd – Killeshandra
Rory Brendan – Killeshandra Liam Farrell – Down
James Galligan – Lacken Brian Murray – Fermanagh
Rory O’Connor – Roscommon Seamus Kelly – Wexford
Paddy Smyth – Meath Francy O’Rourke – Leitrim
Eoin Ward – Leitrim
Colm McGinn – Down
After a strong showing in the round robin where they only lost two games Cavan faced a formidable team in Westmeath in the semi-final. After a hard fought encounter Cavan ran out winners by 3-8 to
1-6, so the scene was set for a great final against a strongly fancied Longford team. But this Cavan team was up to the task and despite losing two key players to injury early (Owen Ward and Eoin McPhillips) they ran out winners 3-8 to 0-12. Man of the Match was Lacken native and son of the great Jimmy Galligan, James Galligan who gave a master class in midfield play. So congrats to all, our first Junior Championship since the days of Rehill, Denneny, Sheridan, Moynagh, McKiernan, Duggan, the late Sean Leddy and Sean Smyth, whom your prayers are asked for as he is recovering from a bone marrow transplant. We wish him well.
Boxing Night
The Club held a boxing night in St. Mary’s Church Gym, in Woodside on June 14th, which proved to be a very successful night. Thanks to all the boxers, refs and all the organizers who did a great job under the Chairmanship of Phil Reilly. Thanks again Phil for a great night.
Golf
Our Golf outing remembering Peter McKiernan took place in Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course on June 22nd. The overall winner was Ballymachugh native Kenin Denneny. Well done Kevin. This event was chaired by Philip Sheridan who again did a great job in getting golfers and sponsors on board. Thanks again Philip for a job well done.
New York Ladies
Last but not least we should mention the New York Ladies who gave such a great account of themselves in the All-Ireland Junior Ladies final in Croke Park. After easily defeating Derry in the semi-final they turned up in Croke Park on September 28th with high hopes but just fell short mainly due to the exploits of the Wexford goalkeeper Mary Rose Kelly who made many great saves.
The New York Ladies Board is chaired by Rosie O’Reilly Broderick, team co-Manager and there were 11 Cavan Club members on the New York Panel: Nora Kilkenny, Aoife O’Rourke, Catriona Raftery, Caitlin Hynes, Ciara Scally, Alisha Jordan, Emma Clarke, Niamh Walsh, Mairead Ruane, Kelly Donoghue and Rosie O’Reilly-Broderick.
Again Ladies you did us proud!
Congratulations
· To Brendan O’Reilly & Nicole Fusaro on their upcoming marriage in West Palm Beach on January 2nd.
· To Allison O’Reilly and Hilary Gilmartin on the birth of their daughter Ayla.
· To Declan and Breda Dellahunty on the birth of their daughter Mia Alice, who joins big brother Ken.
Sympathy:
· To Kathleen Fitzpatrick and family on the death of her husband Noel.
· To Connie O’Reilly and family on the death of his former wife Marion.
· To Rosie and Donie O’Reilly-Broderick on the death of Donie’s sister in Ireland, Martina Burns.
· To the Cahill family on the death of Mary Cahill, daughter of the late Pat Cahill.
PJ Smith Michael Smith
Chairperson Secretary
Officers: Chaplain Fr. Terrence Lee, Honorary Chairperson Jimmy McGirr, President: PJ Smith, V. President: Rosie O’Reilly-Broderick, Treasurer: Paddy Reilly, Assistant Treasurer: Phil Reilly, Secretary: Michael Smith, PRO: Michael Givney, Sr. Manager: Michael Sloan, Jr. Manager: Ciaran Shields, Ladies Manager: Rosie O’Reilly-Broderick, Sr. Delegates: Liam Moffat and Mike Reilly, Jr. Delegates: Tom Cahill and Brendan Reilly, Trustee: Philip Sheridan, Sergeant at Arms: Phil Reilly.