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ANNUAL REPORT

 

2005/2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEINSTER SQUASH

COUNCIL

 

2005/2006

 


        

 

 

 

 

 

 

President:                                  Gerry Callanan

 

Vice President:                          Beatrice Byrne

 

Honorary Secretary:                 Ray Byrne

 

Honorary Treasurer:                Gerry Delaney

 

Junior Administrator:              Brian Dolan

 

Coaching Secretary:                          Jim Flynn

 

Vets Administrator:                          Patrick Murray

 

Tournament Secretary:            Jackie McCreevey

 

Karlis Zauers

 

Neil Brannigan

 

Referee/Marking Secretary:     Marian Birmingham

 

Schools Secretary:                     Fr Joe Gough

 

        


 

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

 

 

 

Leinster Squash Leagues commenced early October last year. To begin with we were up a number of teams as Sporkslink, DCU and Carlow had entered teams. Unfortunately these three couldn’t commit and were forced to pull out at the last minute. We also lost Arklow, Guinness and Esb Sportco but hope to see their return next season. However, all in all we were still level with the previous year. Baldonnel played out of Ballyfermot following the loss of their courts.

 

Most League results are being entered through the Website and are then updated daily so each team can follow their Division’s progress by simply checking out the Website for Summary and Detailed Reports. The Leagues and Cups were very much a success this year and on April 22nd we had our Cup finals and presentation of prizes in Sutton LTC.

 

As most of you will have noticed the League fixtures and contact details were posted on the web early September. In order to achieve this we need all Clubs to enter their teams and give as much detail as early as possible. Entries must be received, by July 31st 2006 to avoid disappointment.

 

We would like to thank everyone who participated in all events and helped in the running of these tournaments for their dedication to the sport. Thanks also to the Squash Council who strive to keep Squash active and healthy in Leinster. We look forward to a welcome rest and a fresh new start next season. 

 

    


 

 

 

 

 

AFFILIATION, LEAGUE/CUP WINNERS & RUNNERS-UP

 

 

       Number of Clubs affiliated to Leinster Squash      17


Number of Men’s Teams                                        54


Number of Ladies Teams                                        19 

LEAGUE COMPETITION

With the loss of five Clubs we were only down three teams in all. It was good to

see that we didn’t lose any ladies teams.  Leinster Squash are looking at the 

restructuring of the ladies league and may introduce a new system to improve their 

leagues. We have asked all clubs to forward suggestions.

           

League Sponsorship is always a major priority and this season we were delighted to achieve almost full sponsorship. We were very grateful to all companies who kindly showed their support by sponsoring an individual Division and by the response they received from their advertising.

 

Many thanks to:

 

ASAP Couriers ( Ed Dunne )                                             Sponsors of Mens Premier

SARTORIUS ( Mrs Anne Clune )                                      Sponsors of Ladies Premier

STYL-OPTIK ( Arthur Moore )                                         Sponsors of Mens Div 1

LEXMARK ( Ray Byrne )                                                  Sponsors of Ladies Div 1

MEPC Chartered Surveyors ( John McKay )        Sponsors of Mens Div 2

FEXCO ( Liam Delaney )                                                  Sponsors of Mens Div 3

ALL FINANCIALS ( Greg Cooke )                                   Sponsors of Mens Div 4

LAVERY KIRBYGILMARTIN Solicitors ( Jim Flynn ) Sponsors of Mens Div 5

BYMAC BUILDERS ( Simon Byrne )                               Sponsors of Mens Div 6

 

Should you need the services supplied by any of the above companies please do not hesitate to give them a call. Why look any further?

 

We would urge anyone who feels they could contribute by putting something back into the game that has given them so much enjoyment over the past number of years to consider becoming a sponsor.

 

We had a number of Divisions, once again, battling to the end for their titles. Thanks to all players who made this another great year. Thanks to captains for getting results in early. We must stress that it is vital that results are forwarded in full by 11 a.m. to meet with the Newspaper deadlines.


 

 

LEINSTER SQUASH LEAGUE

 

FINAL POSITIONS AT END OF SEASON 2006

 

 

 

 

MENS PREMIER Sponsored by ASAP Couriers

 

WINNERS: FITZWILLIAM A 193 RUNNERS-UP: SUTTON 160

 

(Westwood 147, Trinity 145, Mt Pleasant 131, Fitzwilliam B 104, Curragh 103, Old Belvedere 90)

 

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LADIES PREMIER Sponsored by SARTORIUS

 

WINNERS: FITZWILLIAM 183                 RUNNERS-UP: SUTTON 150

 

(Mt Pleasant 115, Old Belvedere 62, Sandycove 28)

 

 

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MENS DIVISION 1 Sponsored by STYL-OPTIK  

 

WINNERS: WESTWOOD 155                    RUNNERS-UP: MT PLEASANT 151

 

(Fitzwilliam 139, Leinster 115, Aer Lingus 112, Curragh 88, Sutton 61)

 

 

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LADIES DIVISION 1 Sponsored by LEXMARK

 

WINNERS: SUTTON 156                RUNNERS-UP: FITZWILLIAM 137

 

(Total Fitness CK 110, Mt Pleasant 102, Westwood 60)

 

 

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MENS DIVISION 2  Sponsored by MEPC Chartered Surveyors & Auctioneers

 

WINNERS:   SUTTON 149              RUNNERS-UP: FITZWILLIAM 135

 

(Mt Pleasant 134, Trinity 126, Leinster 120, Old Belvedere 108, Aer Lingus 108)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LADIES DIVISION 2

 

 

WINNERS:  LEINSTER 208                        RUNNERS-UP:  AER LINGUS 196

 

( Sutton 174, Old Belvedere 145, Ucd 101, Mt Pleasant 86, Trinity B 48, Trinity A 29)

 

 

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MENS DIVISION 3 Sponsored by FEXCO

 

WINNERS: TOTAL FITNESS CK 177       RUNNERS-UP:  FITZWILLIAM 132

 

(Mt pleasant 128, Riverview 113, Leinster 108, Westwood 105, Aer Lingus 43)

 

 

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MENS DIVISION 4 Sponsored by ALL FINANCIALS

 

WINNERS:  SUTTON 226               RUNNERS-UP: BALDONNEL 195

 

(Old Belvedere 184, Mt Pleasant 181, Total Fitness Castleknock 167, Trinity 154, Fitzwilliam 136, Leinster 98, Joe May 91)

 

 

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MENS DIVISION 5 Sponsored by LAVERY KIRBY GILMARTIN SOLICITORS

 

WINNERS:  TOTAL FITNESS CK 164      RUNNERS-UP: OLD BELVEDERE 132

 

(Mt Pleasant 127, Leinster 126, Sutton 87, RTE 86, Fitzwilliam 82)

 

 

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MENS DIVISION 6

 

WINNERS:   SUTTON 180                          RUNNERS-UP: BALDONNEL 177

 

(Sandycove 158, Old Belvedere 121, Mt Pleasant 118, Total Fitness SY 118, Fitzwilliam 89, Trinity 85)

 

 

 

 

CUP COMPETITION

 

The Cup Competition returned to its old format of beginning after all league matches had been completed. This was more successful and there were no delays.

 

The Cup Finals took place in Sutton LTC on Saturday 22nd April. All went to plan as once again, the event was run very successfully by Marian Bermingham, Maria Blair, Gerry Delaney. Thanks to them and all involved. Special thanks to the referees, Brian McNally and Brian Williams, who have no hesitation in helping out time and time again. Sutton LTC is a fantastic venue for such an event and Leinster Squash would like to thank them for their fabulous facilities and warm welcome. The entertainment was provided by Donal Kirk and food by David Kinney of the Sandwich Deli. There was a great atmosphere throughout the day and presentation of League and Cup Prizes followed the finals. Thanks to Jackie McCreevey for buying the beautiful Newbridge prizes and to Bradshaw sports for the gear bags. 

 

We are proud to announce the winners and runners-up as follows:

 

IVY HADDEN TROPHY

 

WINNERS: FITZWILLIAM A               RUNNERS-UP: SUTTON A

 

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LADIES DIVISION 1 & 2

 

WINNERS:  SUTTON B                   RUNNERS-UP: FITZWILLIAM B

 

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MENS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

WINNERS:  FITZWILLIAM A        RUNNERS-UP:  WESTWOOD A

 

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GRAY CUP – MENS DIVISION 1 & 2

 

WINNERS: MT PLEASANT B        RUNNERS-UP: FITZWILLIAM C

 

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MENS DIVISION 3 & 4

 

WINNERS: TOTAL FITNESS CK A            RUNNERS-UP: SUTTON D

 

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MENS DIVISION 5 & 6

 

WINNERS: TOTAL FITNESS CK C    RUNNERS-UP: OLD BELVEDERE D

 

           

REFEREEING & MARKING 2006

 

As we are nearing the end of another season, I am glad to be able to tell you that we successfully ran a course this season. We had six players in attendance and out of the six four passed the exam. We are delighted to get more qualified referees as it is such an important part of our competitions. All the tournament matches have to be refereed and without the usual suspects, Brian Williams, Brian McNally, Maria Blair, Len & Eddie Redmond, Jimmy Chawke, Patrick Madigan, Mary Grogan, Gerry Delaney, Hugh Fitzsimons, Mick Hennessy, Joe Ruddy, where would we be. At this point I would like to thank all the above. We would hope get more players to do future courses.

 

Marian Bermingham

 

We are proud to welcome the following new referees on board:

 

Mick Hennessy

Joe Ruddy

Brett Williams

Dennis O Connor

 

I would urge clubs to encourage players to do the course in the future, as the list of referees is getting shorter. By doing the course the player learns a lot more about the game. So don’t hesitate to get in touch.

 

Sutton Lawn Tennis Club, Eoin Ryan and Brian Williams held an evening for both juniors and seniors to watch a refereeing video followed by question time. This proved to be very successful and was attended by many members especially juniors ( 40 ). It was both entertaining and enlightening and was enjoyed by all. I would suggest that all clubs hold a similar event for their members. It will not only allow them to update their knowledge on court but might encourage some to follow on to be referees themselves. For further information contact Brian Williams 086 2524089.

 

Leinster Squash would like to thank Marian Birmingham and Brian Williams for organising and holding the courses and for arranging the referees for our tournaments.

 

 

PUBLICITY / MEDIA COVERAGE

 

The Irish Times Newspaper thanks to Malachy Logan and The Irish Independent thanks to David Courtney and his crew continue to print all results on a daily basis. We also have Vets results along with our Tournament results being entered on request. This is especially wonderful for the Juniors as it means so much to them.

 

Thanks to Shane Murray and James Proby in RTE for giving us space on Aertel. It is great to see the Sponsors names associated with their Divisions in both newspapers and on Aertel Results are updated daily on Networks 2, page 506/507. ( may vary )

 

Publicity and media coverage gives a special touch to the work put into all events by both players and organisers and hopefully the more publicity Squash gets the better chance of moving away from the “Minority Sport” title that it seems to have and into the same frame as the “Top Sports”. We seem to be getting closer to successfully becoming an Olympic Sport and it must be stressed that it is only by taking part in competitions and encouraging our Juniors to participate at all levels that we will keep Squash on the Map.

 

 

 

 

 

SENIOR CAPTAINS & SELECTORS

 

 

MENS CAPTAIN: CIARAN MC COY

 

 

Ciaran McCoy ( Mens Captain ) along with selectors David Cassidy and Nigel Peyton took on the task of providing us with our Mens ranking lists throughout the season. This entails compiling all the Mens Premier results on a weekly basis along with Ranking Tournament results for the purpose of keeping Leinster supplied with a constantly up to date Ranking List and selecting teams for forthcoming events.

 

LADIES’ CAPTAIN: EMMA TOOLAN

 

Emma Toolan together with Len Redmond and Rosie Barry provided the Ladies Ranking list. We thank Emma, Len and Rosie for their dedication and would be grateful if they could remain at the helm for the coming season.  

 

 

 

SPONSORSHIP

 

 

We are delighted to have achieved almost full sponsorship for our Leinster League Teams this season. As you will have seen from the Website, Newspapers and Aertel, along with fixtures posted in your Clubs during the season, we managed to get very valued Sponsorship for nine of our Leinster League Divisions.

 

Our thanks go to:

 

Ed Dunne, ASAP COURIERS                                                   Sponsors of Mens Premier

 

Arthur Moore, STYL-OPTIK,                                                   Sponsors of Mens Division 1

 

John McKay, MEPC CHARTERED SURVEYORS     Sponsors of Mens Division 2

 

Liam Delaney, FEXCO Group Marking,                                   Sponsors of Mens Division 3

 

Greg Cooke, ALL FINANCIALS,                                             Sponsors of Mens Division 4

 

Jim Flynn, LAVERY KIRBY GILMARTIN SOLICITORS,  Sponsors of Mens Division 5

 

Simon Byrne, BYMAC                                                             Sponsors of Mens Division 6

 

Anne Mc Clure, SARTORIUS,                                                 Sponsors of Ladies Premier

 

Ray Byrne, LEXMARK                                                           Sponsored of Ladies Div 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPONSORSHIP cont/:

 

 

 

As you can see each season brings us more new sponsors. Leinster Squash would like to thank them for their support would hope to keep them on board for next year. Sponsors are needed for all events both senior and junior and their funds not only provide prizes but also to boost the profile of the tournament and therefore put squash out there for all to see. They are essential in any sport and are giving very valued aid.

 

If you are interested in joining the team of Sponsors or know someone who may be willing to help, please contact Leinster Squash LeinsterSquash@eircom.net  / 8396299 or any member of the Council. If you would prefer to just make a donation and remain anonymous we would be more than willing to comply with your request.

 

 

MULDOWNEY FINANCIAL SERVICES sponsored our Leinster Squash Senior Closed Championships, this season. This Sponsorship was achieved by Eoin Ryan, once again and Sutton Lawn Tennis Club, who run this annual tournament on behalf of Leinster Squash. We are very grateful to Gary Donnelly, previously of First Active who encouraged his new partners to fulfil this request and put there LOGO at the helm. As usual the sponsors provided for a very eventful tournament and an entertaining evening, which was organised by Sutton LTC. Gary was at hand to present the prizes on the finals night and has acknowledged his delight in being a part of this competition.

 

Thanks also to PRINCE for their value sponsorship of the East of Ireland. Again, this Sponsorship was achieved by Eoin Ryan.

 

Thanks to Simon Byrne of BYMAC Developments, for sponsoring the Schools Squash with a very generous donation.

 

MC QUILLAN TOOLS sponsored Junior Squash, thanks to Brian Dolan and with their aid we were able to present wonderful crystal prizes at all junior events and Leinster juniors who travelled to Belfast to compete in the Interprovincials were supplied gear with McQuillan Tools logo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE LEINSTER SENIOR CLOSED 2006

 

 

 

Once again, Eoin Ryan and Sutton Lawn Tennis Club ran the Leinster Senior Closed Tournaments on behalf of Leinster Squash. This event is very popular and this year was no exception. 110 players battled throughout the week, with matches going on at all hours. It has proved to be a very special and social tournament and all involved seem to really enjoy it. Eoin with the help of the committee, Eamonn O’Reilly, Martin Maher, and many other members, who offered their services refereeing all week, did a brilliant job.

 

There were six individual events with players competing in Mens A, B, C & D and Ladies A, & B. The competition is run over a week to allow for all matches to be played and give players more flexibility with match times. They had larger women’s sections from past years but work must be done to convince the ladies to compete in these events. We have quite a substantial amount of women playing league and we need to encourage them to participate.

 

Eoin secured a new sponsor for the Tournament. MULDOWNEY FINANCIAL SERVICES agreed to give their support having recently been joined by Gary Donnelly (formerly of First Active, previous sponsors). We are delighted to welcome Muldowney Financial Services on board and hope they will be with us again next season. Declan Landy, a one-man band, entertained the crowds on the finals evening and a great night was had by all.

 

Thanks to Sutton Lawn Tennis Club for their fantastic Club facilities and friendly welcome. The results are as follows:

 

MENS A:   John Abrahamse  bt         Dara O’Flynn

 

MENS B:   John Dillon                      bt         Fearghal Field

 

MENS C:   Pat Burke                         bt         Stephen Meredith

 

MENS D:   Glen McGahern               bt         Darragh Fogarty

 

LADIES A: Emma Toolan                  bt         Rosie Barry

 

LADIES B: Noelle Brett                     bt         Olive Kidd

 

THE LEINSTER SENIOR OPEN

 

The Leinster Senior Open was held the weekend of the 14th – 16th October 2005 in Fitzwilliam LTC. We were delighted to have a sponsor for this event in the name of BYMAC and Simon Byrne. We had an entry of approximately 84 players and a great standard of squash throughout the event.

 

Our thanks to Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Marian Birmingham and the Squash Council for running this event. Thanks once again to all referees and markers for their help during the event. The results are as follows:

 

MENS A:        WINNER: Derek Ryan           RUNNER-UP: Angus Kirkland

 

MENS B:        WINNER: Peter Emmanuel    RUNNER-UP: Gordon Harpur

 

MENS C:        WINNER: Tony Knight          RUNNER-UP: Alan Slator

 

MENS D:        WINNER: Neil Martin           RUNNER-UP: James Carroll

 

LADIES A:     WINNER: Aisling Blake        RUNNER-UP: Tanya Owens

 

LADIES B:      WINNER: Lorraine Keeley    RUNNER-UP: Jackie McCreevey

 

 

 

 

SENIOR INTERPROVINCIAL 2005

 

The Senior Interprovincials was held in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, in Dublin this Season and Leinster competed with Mens A & B teams and a Ladies A team. Leinster were missing some top players and this was evident in the Ladies team. Emma Toolan, Claire O’Brien and Ciara Moloney were all absent and they found it impossible to compete with the strong Ulster side.

 

The Leinster B Team finished runners up to Ulster in a closely contested match.  Both Ronan Peyton and Roland Budd gave outstanding performances for their provinces with Roland giving all on Friday night and achieving a win that kept the hopes of winning the B title alive.  Unfortunately the hard games had taken their toll by the time Leinster faced Ulster in the final deciding matches and the Leinster B Team just fell short of a winning result.

 

Leinster A achieved a victorious win over the highly anticipated Ulster.  Derek Ryan showed what a world class player he is, by playing through illness, unfortunately the win was not to be his and he was beaten by Stevie Richardson. This left the match at 2-1 in the favour of Leinster A, however Graeme Stewart had still to play Nigel Peyton and David Ayerst had still to play Neal Murphy, and at this stage, it was the two Ulster players who were fancied to win.  Neal Murphy, after being down in the third, fought back hard and won with an impressive game of squash with a result of 3-1.  This meant that Nigel Peyton did not have to face Graeme Stewart and Leinster A took the championship 3-1. 

 

Competition

Winners

Runners-up

Men's A

Leinster

Ulster

Women's A

Ulster

Leinster

Men's B

Ulster

Leinster

 

MensTeam:                MENS A                                                         MENS B

 

1.     Derek Ryan                                                     1.  Ciaran McCoy

2.     Nigel Peyton                                                    2.  Ronan Peyton

3.     Neal Murphy                                                   3.  Roland Budd

4.     Brian Byrne                                                     4.  Gerry Callanan

5.     Dara O’Flynn                                                  5.  Ray Byrne

6.  John Dillon

 

Ladies Team:                                                 LADIES A

 

1.     Jenny Dillon

2.     Rosie Barry

3.     Anne Costello

4.     Roisin Brennan

5.     Dee Hourihan

6.     Jenny Moore

 

In conclusion, it was an extremely successful weekend for Leinster Squash with exceptional team performances from both the A and B Team.  All wins were celebrated at a reception on Saturday night.  Thanks to Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, who once again provided a super venue with top facilities and helpful staff.

 

By Ciaran McCoy, Leinster Captain

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERCOUNTIES 2005/06

 

 

Squash Rackets Association Intercounties

England

18th – 20th November 2005

1st Stage

 

1st Match

 

Leinster beat Lincolnshire 5/0

 

( Leinster 1st : N Murphy beat C Hillyard 3/1, B Byrne beat B Gibson 3/1,

                       D O’Flynn beat R Othen 3/1, N Peyton beat T Proctor 3/0,

                       R Byrne beat M Broad 3/0)

 

2nd Match

 

Leinster beat Bedfordshire 5/0

 

( Leinster 1st : N Murphy beat S Davies 3/1, B Byrne beat A Barlow 3/1,

N Peyton beat B Delderfield 3/0, R Byrne beat P Carr 3/0, C McCoy beat K Ledger 3/0)

 

 

Unfortunately, Leinster were not successful in the second stage. They were pitched against Warwickshire, East of Scotland and Northumbria. Warwickshire came top of the group with 47 points and East of Scotland got 40 points, which leaves Leinster in the 2nd Division for next year. This was a major disappointment as they were hoping to regain their previous promotion into the Division 1 section.

 

INTERCOUNTIES TEAM AS FOLLOWS:

 

1.     Neal Murphy

2.     Brian Byrne

3.     Dara O’Flynn

4.     Nigel Peyton

5.     Rory Byrne

6.     Ciaran McCoy

 

 

 

 

LEINSTER JUNIORS 2006

 

We have come to the end of another season of squash and a very successful one it was for our Leinster juniors.

 

On the domestic, court scene the U/13 Girl’s Competitions were dominated by the Jordan twins. We struggled at both U/15 and U/17 Levels to get on the winners podium. Regrettably all the U/19 Girl’s Competitions for the season were cancelled due to shortage of entrants. This was particularly disappointing for Ciara Maloney and Niamh Brennan, Both from Leinster, who would have been expected to dominate this sector.

 

On the Boy’s circuit, David Ryan won the Leinster Junior Open, Irish National and the Leinster Junior Closed along with the East of Ireland Title at U/11 Level. Sean Conroy was consistently in the latter stages of all the U/13 Competitions. Eoin Dolan was similarly successful at U/15 level. At the U/17 level both Colm Dolan and Michael Conroy were regularly in the shake up. Unfortunately, the U/19 Boy’s struggled with numbers similar to their girl counterparts. In the events that did take place Rory Byrne was successful in keeping the Leinster flag flying.

 

On the international scene I would like to congratulate Aoife and Bronagh Jordan and Sean Conroy on being selected for the U/13 Home International Team that traveled to Scotland. Congratulations also to Eoin Dolan who was selected for the U/15 Home Internationals and the Europeans which take place later this month in Israel. At U/17 Level congratulations to Colm Dolan, Roisin Brennan and Aisling Fitzpatrick on being selected for the Europeans in Israel. The teams struggled at the Home Internationals but hopefully the news from Tel Aviv later this month will be better. Best of luck to all concerned.

 

The U/19 team traveled to Langan in Switzerland for the Europeans and finished a creditable 10th. Congratulations to Rory Byrne and Ciara Maloney on making the team and to Emma Toolan who traveled as manager.

 

During the last year a number of our juniors traveled to various tournaments abroad with varying degrees of success. I would like to particularly congratulate Rory Byrne on winning the U/17 Scottish Open last New Year. It really was a remarkable achievement when you see the list of previous winners, which includes the likes of Peter Nicoll and Jonathan Power to mention two. The support Rory received from a vocal Irish supporters club certainly pushed him on in the final. Well done to Rory and his supporters.

 

On the administrative scene Irish Squash acquired a new software system to assist in the running of competitions. Leinster were used as guinea pigs to try out the system at the junior open in January. I would like to personally thank Ger Holohan for his assistance in running the software. It was a tremendous advantage having somebody with his ability and knowledge of software to take over the reins and ensure the smooth operation of the system.

 

I would like to conclude by wishing all those traveling to Israel later this month every success in their matches.

 

 

BRIAN DOLAN

 

Leinster Junior Administrator

 

 

 

 

 

JUNIOR INTERPROVINCIALS 2006:

 

 

QUEENS UNIVERSITY, BELFAST

31st March – 2nd April

 

 

After all qualifying tournaments were completed Leinster Squash Selected the Junior Interprovincial Teams based on the results throughout the season and compulsory Events. Our Juniors travelled to Queens University, Belfast to compete in the Interprovincials and we are delighted to announced their huge success this year.

Many thanks to Ulster Junior Secretary, Suzie McCracken, Ruth Irwin (Ulster Squash) and tournament director, Tom O'Kane for their work in making the event such a success.

Results as follows:

Event

Winners

Runners-up

BU13

Leinster

Ulster

GU13

Leinster

Munster

BU15

Ulster

Leinster

GU15

Ulster

Connacht

BU17

Leinster

Ulster

GU17

Leinster

Ulster

Mixed U19

Leinster

Ulster

 

 

After Ulster’s success in the 2005 Junior Interprovincials, which were hosted by Leinster, we traveled north this year with some trepidation but lots of expectation for the 2006 event. The teams had been selected based on the results and performances throughout the season in qualifying competitions and compulsory events. We were delighted to be able to field a team in each event and unlike 2005 had opponents in each category.

 

Due to time pressure on the part of the coaches there was no designated squad sessions this year. The savings in this area were allocated to the overall budget for the event with the result that we were able to provide team track suits for all players. The Interprovincials are one of the highlights of the junior calendar from both a playing and a social viewpoint and they create an opportunity for individuals to become part of a team in an otherwise individual sport. It also brings together participants who would otherwise only have been on the peripheral of success at the sport. At Leinster Squash we felt the achievement of making the teams should be rewarded with the prize of a provincial track suit that could be worn as a mark of achievement in future events.

 

I would like to congratulate all the players and managers on an extremely successful week-end. Rory Byrne set the trend on Friday evening by winning an extremely tight five setter against Conor O’Hare to give us the under 19 mixed title. By the end of the week-end Leinster had won an unprecedented five of the seven titles on offer. We have certainly set a high standard for the 2007 teams to follow when they travel to Munster next year.

 

                        

 

Junior Interprovincial Teams are as follows:

 

BOYS U/13                            1.   Sean Conroy     MANAGER: HENRY GILLANDERS

                                                2.   Jack Macken      

3.     Conor Lavin                               

4.   Ben Cooke          

                                                5.   Darragh O’Brien            

                                                6.   Daniel L’Estrange          

 

 

GIRLS U/13                           1.   Aoife Jordan        MANAGER: PETER LAWLOR

2.     Bronagh Jordan

3.     Fiona Murphy      

4.     Breanne Flynn

5.     Sarah Lawlor

6.     Sarah Kinane

 

 

BOYS U/15                            1.   Eoin Dolan            MANAGER: PAT JORDAN           

                                                2.   Max Gillanders   

                                                3.   Cian O’Brien                  

                                                4.   Adam McCreevey          

                                                5.   Conall Murphy

                                        6.   Barry Murphy 

 

                                                                       

GIRLS U/15                   1.   Johanna Lawlor  MANAGER: MICHELLE LAWLOR

2.   Katelyn Doran

3.   Grainne Murphy

4.     Emer McCarthy

5.     Lauren Keane  

 

                   

 

BOYS U/17                            1.   Brian Parker        MANAGER: BRIAN DOLAN

2.     Colm Dolan

3.     Michael Conroy

4.     James Judge

5.     David Lawlor

6.     Douglas Doherty 

 

 

GIRLS U/17                           1.   Roisin Brennan    MANAGER: LIZ JORDAN

2.   Sarah Murphy                 

3.     Aishling Fitzpatrick

4.     Aifric Doran

5.     Siobhan Cowan

6.     Laura Casey                   

 

 

 

U/19 MIXED TEAM             1.   Rory Byrne          MANAGERS: BRIAN DOLAN

2.   Eugene Devereux

3.     Patrick Kavanagh           

4.     Ciara Moloney

5.     Niamh Brennan   

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

LEINSTER JUNIOR OPEN:

 

 

 

Westwood Leisure Complex hosted the Leinster Junior Open on the 20th–22nd January. This year we were proud to have a sponsor for the event in the name of McQuillan Tools. We achieved an entry of 128 Juniors over all age groups. The Boys U/11 section is still proving to be very popular with 15 entries, as is the U/13 (25 boys & 11 girls) & U/15 (30 boys & 9 girls) Groups. The standard of squash at this level is excellent and as good to watch as the higher grades. Leinster Squash would like to thanks Mc Quillan Tools for their valued support.

 

Irish Squash recently purchased a new Tournament Planning Computer Programme and were keen to use it for this event. The planner has huge advantages but it may take a while to make it work for us. There were a few problems, which arose during this competition but we are confident that we will learn from the mistakes.

 

All matches were completed and the Presentation of prizes was in Westwood at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The Results and Prizes awarded are as follows:

 

 

 

BOYS U/11                WINNER:                               David Ryan

RUNNER-UP:                         Cormac Griffin

PLATE WINNER:                  Cillian Dunne

 

 

GIRLS U/11               WINNER:                               Breanne Flynn

RUNNER-UP:                         Laobhaise Dunbar

 

 

BOYS U/13 A             WINNER:                               Briany Dunbar

RUNNER-UP:                         Sean Conroy

PLATE WINNER:                  Conor Lavin

 

 

BOYS U/13 B             WINNER:                               Conor O’Shea

RUNNER-UP:                         Cian Cantwell

 

 

GIRLS U/13               WINNER:                               Aoife Jordan

RUNNER-UP:                         Rachel Power

 

 

BOYS U/15 A             WINNER:                               Eoin Dolan

RUNNER-UP:                         Rohan Ramasubbu

 

 

BOYS U/15 B             WINNER:                               Darragh Murray

RUNNER-UP:                         Brian Conroy

PLATE WINNER:                  Callum Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

GIRLS U/15               WINNER:                               Niamh O’Hare

RUNNER-UP:                         Sarah Howley

 

BOYS U/17                WINNER:                               Kevin Davey

RUNNER-UP:                         Neil Martin

PLATE WINNER:                  Joseph Breheny

 

GIRLS U/17               WINNER:                               Roisin Brennan

RUNNER-UP:                         Clare Henry

 

BOYS U/19                WINNER:                               Rory Byrne

RUNNER-UP:                         Gordon Harpur

 

GIRLS U/19               WINNER:                               Ciara Moloney

RUNNER-UP:                         Niamh Brennan

 

 

Congratulations to all Juniors for travelling and competing at such high levels of Squash. Thanks to Brian Dolan, Maura Dolan, Dominick Tighe, Ger Holohan and all others who helped out. Thanks to Jackie McCreevey who was responsible for prize selection. Thanks to Westwood Squash Club for the fantastic venue and to Beatrice Byrne, Vice President of Leinster Squash, who presented the prizes.


 

IRISH JUNIOR NATIONALS:

 

Leinster Squash had the privilege of host the Irish Junior National this year. The event was divided between Esb Sports Co ( U/11 and U/13 Boys & Girls ) and Mt Pleasant Squash Club ( U/15, U/17 and U/19 Boys & Girls). Both venues are excellent. Ger Holohan agreed to run the ESB Sports Co venue and many thanks to himself and Tony Maher who kept the ball rolling. The numbers were not as good as the Leinster Open and it was agreed that these two important tournaments were held too close together. It is a huge commitment to give up a whole weekend to a competition and with only two weeks between some players opted out of the Nationals.

 

BOYS U/11                WINNER:                               David Ryan

RUNNER-UP:                         Ciaran Maher

 

GIRLS U/11               WINNER:                               Laobhaise Dunbar

RUNNER-UP:                         Zoe McHale

 

BOYS U/13 A             WINNER:                               Briany Dunbar

RUNNER-UP:                         Conor Caheny

 

BOYS U/13 B             WINNER:                               Conn Lawlor

RUNNER-UP:                         Eoghan Turley

 

GIRLS U/13               WINNER:                               Aoife Jordan

RUNNER-UP:                         Bronagh Jordan

 

BOYS U/15                WINNER:                               Rohan Ramasubbu

RUNNER-UP:                         Hugo Diamond

 

GIRLS U/15               WINNER:                               Niamh O’Hare

RUNNER-UP:                         Sarah Howley

 

BOYS U/17                WINNER:                               Neil Martin

RUNNER-UP:                         Kevin Davey

 

GIRLS U/17               WINNER:                               Roisin Brennan

RUNNER-UP:                         Louise Concannon

 

BOYS U/19                WINNER:                               Conor O’Hare

RUNNER-UP:                         Chris O’Kane

 

GIRLS U/19               WINNER:                               Ciara Moloney

RUNNER-UP:                         Niamh Brennan

 

 

 

LEINSTER JUNIOR CLOSED:

 

The Leinster Junior Closed was held in ALSAA Squash Club and Sutton LTC this year on the 3rd – 5th March.  We chose to use two venues as the number of juniors playing these events is growing and we wanted to be ready in advance. We had an entry of 99 Children from all over Leinster, which was great for a Closed Event.

 

All matches were completed and the Presentation of prizes was in ALSAA at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The Results and Prizes awarded are as follows:

 

BOYS U/11                WINNER:                               David Ryan

RUNNER-UP:                         Cormac Griffin

PLATE WINNER:                  Gavin Comerfort

PLATE RUNNER-UP:            Michael May

 

 

GIRLS U/11               WINNER:                               Ashleigh Grant McNamara

RUNNER-UP:                         Griffin Gillanders

 

BOYS U/13                WINNER:                               Jack Macken

RUNNER-UP:                         Conor Lavin

PLATE WINNER:                  Conn Lawlor

PLATE RUNNER-UP:            Rory Harpur

 

GIRLS U/13               WINNER:                               Brona Jordan

RUNNER-UP:                         Aoife Jordan

3rd PLACE:                             Breanne Flynn

4th PLACE:                             Sarah Kinane

 

BOYS U/15                WINNER:                               Eoin Dolan

RUNNER-UP:                         Max Gillanders

PLATE WINNER:                  Seamus Harmon

PLATE RUNNER-UP:            Eamonn Bourke

 

GIRLS U/15               WINNER:                               Johanna Lawlor

RUNNER-UP:                         Katelyn Doran

 

BOYS U/17                WINNER:                               Brian Parker

RUNNER-UP:                         Colm Dolan

PLATE WINNER:                  James Judge

PLATE RUNNER-UP:            Eoin Crowley

 

BOYS U/19                WINNER:                               Rory Byrne

RUNNER-UP:                         Eugene Devereux

 

Congratulations to all participants and thanks to them for a wonderful and entertaining weekend. Leinster Squash would like to thank Ger Holohan and the committee in Sutton LTC for making this competition run so smoothly and thanks to the two clubs who provided fantastic venues. Thanks also to the Sutton senior players who refereed all weekend taking the pressure off the juniors. It worked very well. Congratulations to all junior who were selected to represent Leinster in the Interprovincials in Belfast.  Thanks also to Beatrice Byrne, Vice President of Leinster Squash, who travelled from Carlow to present the prizes.

 

 

ONE DAY TOURNAMENTS

 

The “One Day Tournaments” are Squash Competitions held for the juniors and are taken into consideration for ranking lists. The Events are usually individual age categories e.g. U/11 Boys & Girls on one day, U/13 Boys & Girls on another day etc. It is encouraged that all Clubs with Juniors hold these One Day Tournaments at regular intervals to give the juniors a chance to compete throughout the season. Once again, Sutton LTC held U/9, U/11, U/13, U/15 & U/17 events on both sides of Christmas. Eoin Ryan ran all sections and was delighted to have full draws. Aer Lingus and Westwood held a number of One Days also. Thanks to all involved for making these days so enjoyable.

 

It is important that we get all Clubs to hold these tournaments and they should become a normal part of the calendar for each season. We find that they are very successful as Juniors and Parents have only to commit themselves to one day as opposed to full weekend tournaments. They are also a great preparation for the bigger events.

 

 

 

PRINCE EAST OF IRELAND JUNIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS:

 

Result of all sections are as follows:

 

BOYS U/11                WINNER:                               David Ryan

RUNNER-UP:                         Conall Brady

 

GIRLS U/11               WINNER:                               Breanne Flynn

RUNNER-UP:                         Aisleigh Grant McNamara

 

BOYS U/13                WINNER:                               Darragh O’Brien

RUNNER-UP:                         Jack Macken

 

GIRLS U/13               WINNER:                               Johanna Lawlor

RUNNER-UP:                         Fiona Murphy

 

BOYS U/15                WINNER:                               Eoin Dolan

RUNNER-UP:                         Alex Swan

 

GIRLS U/15               WINNER:                               Grainne Murphy

RUNNER-UP:                         Katelyn Doran

 

BOYS U/17                WINNER:                               Brian Parker

RUNNER-UP:                         Colm Dolan

 

GIRLS U/17               WINNER:                               Roisin Brennan

RUNNER-UP:                         Sarah Murphy

 

BOYS U/19                WINNER:                               Rory Byrne

RUNNER-UP:                         Fearghal Field

 

 

 

 

 

LEINSTER SCHOOLS SQUASH COMPETITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another successful year was enjoyed by Leinster Schools Squash in the promotion and development of squash in schools in 2005/06. It gives me great pleasure to report that the schools programme has gone well and that young talent is being coached and nurtured at the various age groups.

 

We ran four competitions again this year for both boys and girls in the age groups of U/13,U/15, U/17 & U/19. The league was run from November to mid-December, the Shield Competition in January to mid-February and the Cup/Plate Competition from February to mid- March.

 

All Leinster Schools were circularized in early September regarding entries for this years’ competitions. Fifteen schools entered the competitions and 53 teams participated in all (41 boys teams and 12 girls teams). The boy’s schools were Belvedere College, Blackrock College, CBS Carlow, Donahies CC, Gael Colaiste Cheatharlach, Gonzaga, Knockbeg, St Conleths, St Fintans, St Marys and St Michaels. The girl’s schools comprised of Caritas, Gael Colaiste Cheatharlach, Santa Sabina, Scoil Mhuire Gan Small and St Leos.

 

The League Competition started in early November and four teams were placed in each division. Games were played on a home and away basis and therefore each team had six matches. Games were played in accordance to the American Scoring System. Practically all games were played and the league was completed before Christmas. The winners and runners-up in each division received prizes.

 

The Shield Competition took place in January and some new teams were entered. The top two teams in the League were taken out of this competition and played for the League Cup. Then the top two teams in each division were promoted. This ensured that there would be new winners of these divisions. Scoring in this competition was based on the Cumulative Scoring System i.e. every point counts. This creates quite a lot of excitement and enthusiasm among the players. It also ensured the keeping of accurate scores.

 

The Cup Competition took place from mid-February on a knock-out basis. Teams knocked out in the first round went into the plate competition, so every team had at least two games. The Cup finals took place in Fitzwilliam LTC on Wednesday 15th March. This was a great occasion for Schools Squash.

 

Prizes for all the competitions played throughout the year were made on this occasion. The guest of honour was the President of the Leinster Squash, Mr Gerry Callanan. Sixty trophies were presented in all and 324 individual prizes. The Schools Committee would like to thank Gerry for his continued support and interest in Schools Squash and Fitzwilliam LTC for allowing us the use of their excellent facilities, once again. The winners of the various age groups in the Leinster Finals have qualified to represent Leinster in the All Ireland Schools Squash Finals, which take place 29th April in Sligo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Leinster Schools Squash Committee would like to thank Leinster Squash for helping and supporting schools squash. I would particularly like to thank Mr Simon Byrne, of BYMAC for sponsoring Leinster Schools Squash this year. Special thanks is due to Mr Gerry Callanan, the President of Leinster Squash, for his continued support and interest in the promotion of Schools Squash. Mr Eoin Ryan deserves special thanks for his coaching of so many school players in Sutton, Fitzwilliam and Blackrock College. Mr Dermot O’Brien continues to do trojan work in promoting squash in the Carlow area. Dermot also ran a schools competition in Carlow for the promotion of squash in the local schools.

 

 

There are areas of concern for the schools programme in that apart from Blackrock and the Carlow Schools the game is struggling to survive in all others. This must be addressed by the provision of coaching in schools by Leinster Squash. The decline in the number of girls teams is a serious concern.

 

Clubs have been generous in giving their facilities to the schools for their competitions and they are to be commended for this. We would continue to urge them to offer concessionary rates to Junior members and to enrol the players from their catchment area. Clubs should seriously consider providing coaches for squash in the schools nearby, and thus ensure junior members and their own survival.

 

In general it was another satisfactory year of squash for schools and the standard remains high. A great effort was put in by a lot of people, and the teachers and coaches are to be commended for their efforts in encouraging their schools to participate. But a lot more needs to be done to continue to promote squash in schools and to get more schools involved, particularly girls schools.

 

On a personal note, I am retiring from the position of Schools Secretary this year on health grounds. I would like to thank Leinster Squash for their support over the last ten years and all the schools and teachers who have supported me in my work. I wish Schools Squash every success in future years.

 

Fr. Joseph A. Gough CSSp / Schools secretary.

 

We are also losing another precious player in our team. Fr Joe Gough, who has run the schools squash forever, is handing over this position. Fr Gough has put so much hard work into providing school juniors with encouragement and pride to represent their schools in organised Schools leagues. He will however be available to advise our new Schools Administrator and we thank him for that and for all the work and dedication he has put into this important section of squash.

 

Leinster Squash Council understand the importance of developing Squash at schools level and we thank Fr Joe Gough and his committee, most sincerely, for their commitment and hard work in the running of all the School Competitions.

 

 

 

 

 

LEINSTER SCHOOLS SQUASH

WINNERS & RUNNERS-UP

BOYS

LEAGUE

SHIELD

LEAGUE CUP

CUP

PLATE
U/19 Div 1

Blackrock A

Blackrock B

Blackrock B

Blackrock C

Blackrock A

St Michaels A

Blackrock A Blackrock B

Blackrock C

Blackrock D

U/19 Div 2

Blackrock C

Blackrock D

 

 

 

 

U/17 Div 1

Blackrock A

Knockbeg

Blackrock B

St Fintans A

Blackrock A

Knockbeg

Blackrock A

St Fintans A

Blackrock B

Blackrock C

U/17 Div 2

St Conleths

Blackrock B

Blackrock C

St Michaels

 

 

 

U/17 Div 3

Blackrock C

Greendale

Blackrock D

Gonzaga C

 

 

 

U/17 Div 4

Blackrock D

Blackrock E

 

 

 

 

U/15 Div 1

Blackrock A

Gael Colaiste

Knockbeg

St Fintans A

Blackrock A

Gael Colaiste

Blackrock A Knockbeg

Blackrock C

Blackrock D

U/15 Div 2

Blackrock B

Belvedere

Blackrock C

St Fintans B

 

 

 

U/15 Div 3

Blackrock C

St Fintans B

Gonzaga B

Blackrock D

 

 

 

U/15 Div 4

Blackrock D

Blackrock E

 

 

 

 

U/13 Div 1

Gael Colaiste

Blackrock A

St Fintans A

Blackrock B

Gael Colaiste

Blackrock A

Gael Colaiste

Blackrock A

Blackrock B

Blackrock C

U/13 Div 2

Blackrock B

Blackrock C

 

 

 

 

GIRLS

LEAGUE

SHIELD

LEAGUE CUP

CUP

PLATE
U/17 Div 1

Gael Colaiste

 Santa Sabina

 

 

Gael Colaiste

 

 
U/17 Div 2

Caritas A

 St Conleths

 

 

 

 

U/15 Div 1

Gael Colaiste

St Leos

 

Gael Colaiste

St Leos

Gael Colaiste

St Leos

 

U/13 Div 1

Gael Colaiste

Santa Sabina

 

 

Scoil Mhuire

Gael Colaiste

 

Best Overall Boys School:                Blackrock College

 

Best Overall Girls School:                Gael Colaiste

 

Best Individual Girl U/13:                 Aoife Jordan (Scoil Mhuire)

 

Best Individual Boy U/13:                 Liam O’Nuallain (Gael Colaiste)

 

Best Individual Girl U/15:                 Sorcha Ni Mhurchu ( Gael Colaiste)

 

Best Individual Boy U/15:                 Colm Dolan ( Blackrock College)

 

Best Individual Girl U/17:                 Roisin Ni Bhraoinan ( Gael Colaiste)

 

Best Individual Boy U/17:                 James Judge (St Fintans)

 

Best Individual Boy U/19:                 James Kavanagh (Blackrock)

OPEN CLUB TOURNAMENTS HELD IN LEINSTER

 

The Club Open Tournaments are a crucial aspect of Squash and we would like to thank the organisers and players of The Mt Pleasant Open, The Old Belvedere Handicap Open and The Aer Lingus Open. We would also like to thank Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club and their Squash Committee who brought some of the best Squash players to our shores to play in the IRISH OPEN.

 

CANON KIRK HOMES IRISH OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Held in Fitzwilliam each year, we are given a chance to witness some of the finest players compete for the Irish Open Title. This competition is a “Knock-out” Event for the top 16 Entries. Ireland’s Mens No:1, Liam Kenny and Ladies’ No:1 Madeline Perry took part and gave us a week of wonderful squash. The event was free for all to attend and the level of squash improved with every day. Both finals were nailbiting with Ireland’s Madeline Perry taking the Womens Trophy and Borja Golan of Spain taking the Mens event. Results as follows:

LADIES FINAL:

Madeline Perry (IRL) bt Laura Lengthorn (ENG) 3/0 9/7, 9/3, 9/4 (55 Minutes)


MENS’ FINAL:

Borja Golan (ESP) bt Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 3/1 11/5, 10/11 (4/2), 11/2, 11/9 (72 Minutes)

 

MT PLEASANT OPEN

 

The Mt Pleasant Open was held on the weekend of the 27th – 29th January 2006. This is a very popular Open event and was a great success once again. Thanks to Gerry Delaney, Marian Birmingham, Maria Blair, Eugene O’Sullivan and all the referees for helping to run a great tournament. Results are as follows:

 

Mens A                                                                       Ladies A

 

1st A Kirkland 3-2 (9-3, 4-9, 6-9, 9-3, 10-9)              1st E Lapthorn 3-0 (9-2, 9-1, 9-3)

2nd D Ryan                                                                  2nd E Toolan

3rd A Gaskin                                                                3rd C Maloney

4th John Abrahamse                                                     4th L Redmond

 

Mens B                                                                        Mens B Plate

R Budd  3 – 0  Ray Byrne                                            T Knights   3 – 0   J Coyne

 

Mens C                                                                       Mens C Plate                                              

C Dolan   3 – 0   J Carroll                                           T Reinecke   3 – 0   E Redmond

 

Mens D                                                                       Mens D Plate

E Dolan   3 – 1   G McGahern                                      J Byrne   3 – 2   B Hickey

 

Ladies B – Prizewinners

P O’Carroll   M Slattery   G Grant

 

 


TECHNIFIBRE CARLOW JUNIOR SQUASH OPEN

 

 

 

BOYS U/11                WINNER:                               Ciaran Maher

RUNNER-UP:                         Cormac Griffin

 

 

GIRLS U/11               WINNER:                               Rebecca McDermott

RUNNER-UP:                         Marianne Quirkebolt

 

 

BOYS U/13                WINNER:                               Sean Conroy

RUNNER-UP:                         Daragh Butler

 

 

GIRLS U/13               WINNER:                               Katie Lloyd

RUNNER-UP:                         Aoife Jordan

 

 

BOYS U/15                WINNER:                               Eoin Dolan

RUNNER-UP:                         Tom Horrocks

 

 

GIRLS U/15               WINNER:                               Grainne Murphy

RUNNER-UP:                         Katelyn Doran

 

 

BOYS U/17                WINNER:                               Colm Dolan

RUNNER-UP:                         Brian Parker

 

 

GIRLS U/17               WINNER:                               Roisin Brennan

RUNNER-UP:                         Amy Caton

 

 

BOYS U/19                WINNER:                               Rory Byrne

RUNNER-UP:                         Andy Grove

 

 

GIRLS U/19               WINNER:                               Ciara Moloney

RUNNER-UP:                         Katie Grant

 

 

 

Thanks to Dermot O’Brien, Squash Committee and Technifibre. Yet again we have many visitors to this event and it brings with it new challenges, however we can still see the familiar names at the top of the list. We wish Dermot and his crew continued success for future events.

 

“ELASTOPLAST” CHAMPIONSHIP AND HANDICAP TOURNAMENT

 

Old Belvedere Squash Club 2nd to 7th January 2006

 

Mens Championship:

         There were 16 entrants for the Mens Championship Section which was won by Angus Kirkland, beating Nigel Peyton 3/0 in the Final. The Plate Final was won by Paul Lenihan who beat Roland Budd.

Mens Handicap :

         There were 30 entrants for the Mens Handicap Section which was won for the second time in a row by Jimmy Carroll (watch his handicap for next year !!!) who beat Pete Mc Mahon 3/2 in the Final. The Plate Final was won by Tim Sharpe who beat N Maynard and K Towey in a play off.

 

Mens Vets Handicap :

         There were 32 entrants for the Mens Vets Handicap Section which was won by Derick Collins, beating Kevin Caulfield in the Final. The Plate Final was won by B.Hickey who beat T.Ronan

 

Ladies Handicap :

         There were 8 entries for the Ladies Handicap Section which was won by Rosie Barry – beating Marguerite Bourke in the Final. D Mc Grath beat G Fitzpatrick to win the Plate Final.

 

Summary :

         Its always difficult to work out handicaps that are fair to all concerned, but the Handicappers felt they had done a good job when a lot of the hard fought matches had close 5 set finishes. Every one seemed to enjoy themselves and grateful appreciation was expressed to our Sponsor – ELASTOPLAST and to the organising committee and Old Belvedere Squash club for running the event.

Brian A. Mc Nally

Tournament Committee

 

 

 

 

 

DUBLIN VETERANS 2005/2006 SEASON

 

 

 

LEAGUES

 

We had one less team this year – and the teams were spread over 2 leagues instead of 3 leagues in the previous season. The First Division had 8 teams and they played each other 3 times. The Second Division had 9 teams and played each other twice.

 

 

The results were as follows -

 

 

DIV

PTS

WINNER

PTS

RUNNER-UP

1

285

T.Fitness C’knock

235

Sutton

2

215

RTE

213

Westwood

 

 

 

CUPS

 

 

The Cup matches for each Division were played in March/April with the Finals in Mt. Pleasant on Thurs 4th May.  The Cup results were as follows –

 

 

DIV

WINNER

RUNNER-UP

1

 T.Fitness C’knock

 Leinster

2

 De La Salle/Curragh

 Fitzwilliam

 

 

 

SponsorshiP

 

 

The Veterans section is indebted to two generous players from RTE for the sponsorship of the Leagues and Cup matches and also the Leinster Veterans Open in Fitzwilliam in Nov 2005

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIONS

 

                  Leinster Veterans Open – was sponsored by Mantwood Investments and O’Connor Property Group and held in Fitzwilliam on 5th to 7th Nov. 2005. Results were as follows -

 

Leinster Veteran Open Results

SECTION

WINNER

RUNNER UP

MENS OVER 45

John Young

Alf Kavanagh

MENS OVER 50

Jack Allen

Dermot O’Connor

MENS OVER 55

Terry Norman

Stanley Campbell

MENS OVER 60

Eamon O’Reilly

Mossie Collins

LADIES OVER 45

Len Redmond

Christine Lowry

 

 

 

 

Irish Veterans Open – was sponsored by Fitzwilliam LTC  and held in Fitzwilliam from 17th to 19th Feb 2006. Results were as follows

 

 

Irish Veterans Open Results

SECTION

WINNER

RUNNER UP

MENS OVER 45

Damian O’Reilly

John Young

MENS OVER 50

Steve Ewer

Geoff Irwin

MENS OVER 55

Stanley Campbell

Derrick Brown

MENS OVER 60

Tom Cantwell

John O’Brien

LADIES OVER 40

Ruth Sweetnam

Clare Jones

LADIES OVER 45

Norrie O’Grady

Len Redmond

LADIES OVER 50

Anita Moylette

Barbara Sanderson

(Hon. League Sec. – Dublin Veterans Squash)

 

 

Leinster Squash would like to thank Brian and the Vets committee for their continued hard work running the Dublin Vets League and Cup Competitions. We are delighted to see another successful year completed and look forward to seeing you all again next season.

 
 
 
SATURDAY LEAGUE 2005/2006

 

The Saturday Leagues are run by Arthur Moore and Tom McKeon and continue to be a success. This years results are as follows:

 



                                                           MENS 1st DIVISION

 

LEAGUE WINNERS: SPORTSCO A        RUNNERS-UP: AER LINGUS A

 

CUP WINNERS: AER LINGUS A RUNNERS-UP: SPORTS CO A

* * * * *


        MENS 2nd DIVISION

 

            LEAGUE WINNERS: SPORTS CO B        RUNNERS-UP: LEINSTER B

 

CUP WINNERS: AER LINGUS B RUNNERS-UP: SPORTS CO B

 

* * * * *
 
       MENS 3rd DIVISION

 

            LEAGUE WINNERS: COLS SQUADIES   RUNNERS-UP: AER LINGUS C


CUP WINNERS: COLS SQUADIES             RUNNERS-UP: AER LINGUS C


* * * * *
 
       MENS 4th  DIVISION

 

LEAGUE WINNERS: TROOPERS           RUNNERS-UP: FITZWILLIAM


CUP WINNERS: SPORTSLINK B  RUNNERS-UP: FITZWILLIAM
 

 

The Jim Humphrey's Trophy Competition Results are as follows:

 

MENS 1st DIVISION

 

WINNERS: PHOENIX A                                        RUNNERS-UP: COL BOYS

 

* * * * *


          MENS 3rd DIVISION

 

WINNERS: ACCENTURE                                      RUNNERS-UP: JOE MAYS


* * * * *

 

MENS 4th DIVISION

 

WINNERS: SHANKYS 5                                          RUNNERS-UP: PHOENIX C
 
* * * * *

 

LADIES 1ST DIVISION

 

 

 

LEAGUE WINNERS: ACCENTURE                     RUNNERS-UP: COL LADIES

 

CUP WINNERS: PHOENIX                                    RUNNERS-UP: COL LADIES

 

 

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Kind regards

 

Arthur Moore

 

 

 

GOLF

 

The Golf Classic is held annually and is organised by Gerry Delaney and Brian Williams. Beech Park Golf Club was the Venue for last years event. The Classic, this season, is to take place on Friday 12th May, in Naas Golf Club and we wish you another great day out.
 

 

CONCLUSION

 

It has been a very fast year and hard to believe it is over. The second half of the season was extremely busy with Tournaments happening back to back and leading into the end of Leagues and Cup Competition. Leinster had plenty of success with the senior and junior Interprovincials, Intercounties and many Leinster Players claiming prizes in Opens Events throughout Ireland. We were delighted to see many Junior names appearing on the League Ranking lists and even a success story with Mens Div 6 being won by a predominantly junior team from Sutton LTC.

 

I personally would like to thank Gerry Callanan who put a huge amount of time and energy into his task as Leinster President for the past two years. He will, however be staying with us in another capacity as we are not ready to let him go yet. We welcome our new president on board and will endeavour to assist him to adjust to his new position and agenda. Having said that, the council as a whole are continuously striving to keep Leinster Squash moving forward and with their tireless efforts we can be sure of many more successful seasons.

 

We are also losing another precious player in our team. Fr Joe Gough, who has run the schools squash forever, is handing over this position. Fr Gough has put so much hard work into providing school juniors with encouragement and pride to represent their schools in organised Schools leagues. He will however be available to advise our new Schools Administrator and we thank him for that and for all the work and dedication he has put into this important section of squash.

 

With this Season at an end, I would like to thank everyone for their patience and although many of you are very busy in your work life you are always willing to take a call from me whether it is at the top of your agenda or not.

 

 

 

Thank you

 

 

 

 

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Suzanne Ryan

 

Leinster Squash Administrator