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Telecom Eireann Engineers Golfing Society

(T.E.E.G.S.)

Hon. Secretary’s Report to Annual General Meeting

1996 – 2001

HON. SECRETARY’S REPORT TO A.G.M. 1996

Dear Members,

It gives me great pleasure to record another very successful year in the history of our Society.

This year 1996, our 31st under the very capable management of our very popular Captain, Michael Core saw a very full and enjoyable programme completed.

The following highlights will I hope, reflect on our year in terms of success and enjoyment.

MEMBERSHIP: The Society register, which is in the process of updating, had fifty three (53) Members, twenty five (25) Hon. Members and six (6) Hon. Sponsors for the year.

OUTINGS: In the year under review we held eight (8) outings inclusive of today’s and in addition to our traditional week-end away. The attendance figures for our programme which shows slight increase overall is as follows:

OUTING GOLF COURSE MEMBERS VISITORS

March Curragh 51 7Apri Beaverstown 45 7May Courtown 29 4June Beech Park 52 9July (Presidents) St. Anne’s 47 10August Hollystown 52 13September (Captains) Donabate 67 16October Rush

WEEK-END AWAY: This year the 11th anniversary of the week-end away saw most of the usual group head for the North West again. Bundoran, apparently, is now the main attraction for the weekenders and it is an ideal venue for this type of occasion. The hotel is located on the golf course, and the report is of friendship, good food, excellent course and good value. Fifteen couples and four singles made the trip this year. An overall and team competition took place over the three days. The overall winner was Benny Flood and the runner up was Billy Cullen. The team competition was won by Tom Flanagan with the assistance of Billy Cullen and Brian Shelbourne. The ladies section was again won by Joan Gilmartin. Well Done Joan!! I have only bits of information about off the course ‘’carry on’’ but I believe it was quite hectic, and there was certainly a few non appearances on Sunday morning. The weekend in Bundoran will be a must for 1997.

SINGLES MATCHPLAY: This year the final of the Singles Matchplay for the Technico Silver Salver brought together Willie Buckley and Peter Kelly. After the first leg in Kilcock, Peter had a slender advantage of one hole. With home knowlege in the second leg, in Beech Park Willie took advantage but the match went to the 37th hole in a very close contest.

Congratulations to both players.

FOURBALL MATCHPLAY: The final of the Fourball Matchplay for the Interphones Trophy took place in Castlewarden Golf Club between Ray Ryan/Willie Buckley and Dave O’Brien/Barney McCann. This match went to the 16 hole before Dave and Barney decided the title should again go to Ray and Willie.

What ever happened to Pat and John in this competition who faithfully promised revenge over Ray and Willie in 1995.

In passing I am sure you will all join in congratulating Ray and Willie for winning the All Ireland Pierce Purcell Shield in 1996 which concluded in Tramore in September.

CAPTAINS DAY: The Major event of our Golfing Calendar our Captains Prize saw a big turnout in Donabate Golf Club for Michael Core’s Day. The large attendance was a fitting tribute to our most popular Captain Michael. The man of the day was Bill Conway who had a very respectable 43 pts and wins his first major competition. Bill’s score was closely followed by Paddy O’Brien who had 42pts.The competition was played in beautiful Autumn sunshine. Special thanks to the Captain, Members and Staff of Donabate Golf Club for the use of the course and for their kindness assistance on the day.

Congratulations to Michael for a marvellous prize and for the splendid course and facilities that Donabate offered and also for the wonderful quality of all the other prizes on display for his very successful Captain’s Day.

PRESIDENT’S DAY: The President Dave Egan’s Prize was played for in Saint Anne’s Golf Club in July. Thanks to Dave for a lovely prize. Saint Anne’s as usual proved a difficult course but not for newcomer Tommy Kavanagh who returned 41 pts of his club handicap. Congratulations Tommy and thanks Dave for a most enjoyable day.

GOLFER THE YEAR: In the Gross Golfer of the Year Frank Roche took this years title (with 142 points) beating Ted Donegan to second place again (with 140 points). Congratulations Frank and no doubt Ted will be back wiser and stronger next year.

In the Net Golfer of the Year Willie Buckley with 192 pts well deserved the title after returning excellent cards throughout the year. Bill Phelan with just 5 returns and 187 points was beaten into 2nd place. Congratulations to Willie on his success. Please find attached Golfer of the Year charts.

D.U.G.S.A.:The D.U.G.S.A. Challenge Cup took place this year in Greystones Golf Club with the qualifying rounds being played on Monday and Tuesday 22nd and 23rd April 1996. This year our team under the control of Christy Hughes and Jackie Keogh consisted of Pat Stapleton & Dave Egan, Larry Gilmartin & Willie Buckley and Frank Roche & Paul Bradley. The subs were Fergus Murray, Brian McLoughlin, Derry McEvoy and Bill Cullen. Under difficult weather conditions and tricky greens, the team gave of their best but failed to qualify. Thanks is due to the controllers, the team and the supporters. We believe this competition is worth supporting in the future.

TELECOM EIREANN CHAMPIONSHIP: This year the National Championships were hosted by Waterford District at Courtown Golf Club. The team under the leadership our Captain Michael Core, ably assisted by President Dave Egan put in a tremendous effort to try and bring this elusive trophy back to Dublin. Unfortunately we had to settle for 5th place. The team consisted of Ted Donegan, Matt Gannon, Billy Cullen, Larry Gilmartin, Willie Buckley, Pat Stapleton, Tom Flanagan, Derry McEvoy. Thanks to all concerned for the effort put in to organising this event and to the players who did their utmost to win this accolade.

Cork District will host the 1997 Championships and I hope our 1997 Captain will have inside information and a strong team to fight for this trophy. Dublin will host the Championship in 2000 and I hope we will be in the position of defending this trophy by then.

SUNDAY WORLD-HOLLYSTOWN MATCHPLAY TROPHY : This years team consisted of Willie Buckley & Billy Cullen, Ray Ryan & Tom Flanagan, Larry Gilmartin & Derry McEvoy. The team under the leadership of Tom Flanagan put in a tremendous effort and finished in 4th place. It would be nice to realise the success of 1994 but we must await another year.

OBITUARY: Since our last A.G.M. Paddy O’Sullivan, a long standing active member of our Society has gone to his eternal reward. Paddy will be long remembered by this society. May he rest in peace. To his family and indeed to all members who have been bereaved in the past year we extend our deepest sympathy.

SPONSORS & BENEFACTORS : I must extend our thanks to our Principal Sponsors, who by their support for our outings throughout the year, contributed so much towards making 1996 such an outstanding success for our Society and it’s members. Sincere thanks to Murray Telecommunications, Alcatel Ireland Ltd, South Midland Construction, Sigma Wireless Communications, Tellabs UK Ltd, RJ Plant Ltd, LM Ericsson Ltd, and Technico Ltd. May I once again convey on behalf of all our members our heartfelt appreciation for their ever present generosity over the years. Our members will have noticed the excellent array of prizes at our Captain’s Day and we are forever in the debt of our Captains Day Sponsors for their continued support and generous donations.

CAPTAINS DAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS : South Midland Construction, Siemens Ire Ltd, Cable Accessories Ltd, Sierra Construction Ltd, Tallaght Tyres, Microsol Ltd, Dublin District, Rilmount Developments Ltd, Fergus Kernan, Innovation Ire Ltd, Brother International Ire Ltd, Murray Telecommunications, Philips Electronics Ire Ltd, Northern Telecom Ire Ltd, Carra Communications, Tellabs Ltd, Alcatel Ire Ltd, Underground Detection Equipment, LM Ericsson Telecommunications Ltd, 3M Ire Ltd, Total Safety Ltd, M.A. Healy & Sons, Wavin Pipes, BluGas, Classic Stationery, Plessey Ire Ltd, EWL Electric Ltd, Lake Communications Ltd, Derry McEvoy, Eastern Electrical Wholesale, Tom Flanagan, Suds N Stuff, Serla Print, FTS , BB Electrical, Jackie Keogh, Faulkner Industrial, L. R. Woods Communications,

1996 SURVEY : A sub committee was formed to carry out a survey of the members. This had a twofold objective. (1) To update the register of members. (2) To obtain members views on all aspects of the Society. The committee appreciate your efforts in completing the forms on Captains Day. Objective (1) was most satisfactory and will enable the new committee to contact you at necessary times and enable future planning for the society. Objective (2), which was much more detailed, revealed your many thoughts on the Society and has proposed a number of proposals for the A.G.M. The findings of part (2) is attached for your information and consideration.

1996 RAFFLE : The Society received a gift of 8 Ping Irons and a golf bag from Mr. John Hennessy of LM Ericsson Ltd via Mr. Eddie Nugent. This gift was very expensive and could not be given as a prize so the committee decided to raffle the prize and the proceeds to aid Society activities. The raffle was very well supported and I expect all tickets will be sold. The draw will take place tonight and lucky the person who wins this beautiful prize.

CONCLUSION: The aforementioned is an indication of our operational activity over the past twelve months. To have put together and carried out such an extensive programme is to the credit of our popular Captain Michael and his committee who worked tirelessly for the benefit of our Society and its membership. I must also pay tribute to our Vice-Captain John Dennis whose support and help made my task as Secretary during the year much easier. Thanks John, also, for maintaining and updating Golfer of the year records and Bonus Points records. A special word of thanks to Tom Flanagan who carried out his duty of keeping the books balanced with great enthusiasm and dedication. A sincere thanks to President Dave Egan and Vice President Christy Hughes for their support and encouragement, to Derry McEvoy and Larry Gilmartin for undertaking the onerous task of checking the scorecards at each outing, to Christy Penrose for looking after the Time-Sheets, to Pat Twomey for looking after the Singles and Fourball Matchplay, to Jim Kehoe and Tony Sheridan for tee-box control, to Ted Donegan and Pat Stapleton who helped in the purchase of prizes and many other tasks (Sorry Pat you were left off our calendar), to Dave O’Brien for coming to our assistance with signs and artwork during the year and to all the committee my appreciation for the unselfish dedication and commitment over

the past year in the task of running our Society. To you the members my sincere thanks for your friendliness and courtesy at our Outings this year .

In closing may I on your behalf say a sincere thank you to our Captain Michael Core for his tremendous enthusiasm and leadership during 1996, and on my own behalf wish every success to our incoming Captain John Dennis in his year of office during 1997.

Paddy McSteen.Paddy McSteenHon. Secretary.October 1996

HON. SECRETARY’S REPORT TO AGM 1997

Dear Members,

It gives me great pleasure to record another very successful year in the history of our Society.

This year 1997, our 32nd under the very capable management of our very popular Captain, John Dennis saw a very full and enjoyable programme completed.

The following highlights will I hope, reflect on our year in terms of success and enjoyment.

MEMBERSHIP: The Society register, after a general tidy up, showed an active membership of fifty three (53) ordinary Members, sixteen (16) Hon. retired Members and six (6) Hon. Sponsors for the year.

OUTINGS: In the year under review we held eight (8) outings inclusive of today’s and in addition to our traditional week-end away. The attendance figures for our programme which shows slight increase overall is as follows:


March Rush 49 7April European Club 60 7May Forest Little 54 7June Rathsallagh 53 9July (Presidents) Donabate 58 12August Ashbourne 50 12September (Captains) Lucan 57 21October Beaverstown -- --

WEEK-END AWAY: This year the 12th anniversary of the week-end away saw an increase on the usual group with 19 couples and three singles head for the Bundoran again. This year I had the pleasure of joining them for a most enjoyable weekend. The hotel is located on the golf course and it is an excellent venue for a golfing weekend. I can report great friendship, good food, excellent course and good value. The weather was unusually mild with little or no wind.A team event took place on Thursday and this was won by Ray Ryan with the assistance of Statia McEntaggert, Sean & Kathleen McGaley The company took the opportunity to play Donegal Golf Club, at Murvagh on Friday in anticipation of playing the championships there in 1999. This was the first leg of the individuals competition and the course proved quite difficult but most interesting The second leg was played back in Bundoran on Saturday. The overall winner was Billy Cullen and the runner up was Larry Gilmartin. The ladies sections was won by Rose Ryan at Murvagh and Joan Gilmartin at Bundoran. Well Done Ladies!! Off the course activities were quite hectic, and there were a few non-appearances for 9 holes on Sunday morning. Next Year will see a change of venue to “The Clare Inn” at Ennis.

SINGLES MATCHPLAY: This year the final of the Singles Matchplay for the Technico Silver Salver brought together Brian Devereaux and Billy Cullen. After the first leg in Castlewarden, Brian had an comfortable lead of three holes. With home

knowledge in the second leg in Rush, Billy was unable to take much advantage and victory to Brian was declared at the 34th hole.Congratulations to both players.

FOURBALL MATCHPLAY: The final of the Fourball Matchplay for the Interphones Trophy took place in Beech Park Golf Club between Derry McEvoy/Larry Gilmartin and Tom Flanagan/Billy Cullen. Larry’s birdie at the 17th hole sent his team one up. The match went to the 18th hole in an exciting contest, of pars and birdies before Tom/Bill decided the title should go to Larry/Derry.

CAPTAINS DAY: The Major event of our Golfing Calendar, our Captains Prize, saw a big turnout in Lucan Golf Club for John Dennis’s Day. The large attendance and the enormous array of prizes was a fitting tribute to our most popular Captain John. The man of the day was Paul Bradley playing of 10 handicap had a runaway score of 43 pts and wins his first major competition. Congratulations to Paul who did not perform to his best throughout the year. There was tight competition for 2nd place with a three-way tie between Jim Cotter, Sean Cunningham and Ray Ryan on 38 points. Jims back nine saved the day with Sean taking third place.The competition was played in a mixture of beautiful Autumn sunshine, heavy showers and strong winds. Special thanks to the Captain, Members and Staff of Lucan Golf Club for the use of the course and for their kindness assistance on the day. Congratulations to John for a marvellous prize and for the splendid course and facilities that Lucan offered and also for the wonderful quality of all the other prizes on display for his very successful Captain’s Day.

PRESIDENT’S DAY: The President Larry Gilmartin’s Prize was played for in Donabate Golf Club in July. Thanks to Larry for a lovely prize. Donabate as usual proved a very enjoyable course and a most successful day. Paddy Stapleton(10) piped Jack Keogh(25) and Paddy O’Donnell(19) on the back 9 with 39 points each to win this prestigious prize. Congratulations Paddy and thanks Larry for a most enjoyable day. The society is indebted to Larry for taking over the Presidency in 1997 due to the illness of Christy Hughes. I am delighted to see Christy back to good health, as he proved on Captains Day, and look forward to seeing him as President in 1998.

GOLFER THE YEAR: In the Gross Golfer of the Year Sean Cunningham took this years title (with 44 G.O.Y points) beating Sean McSheery to second place (with 43 G.O.Y. points). This was a ding-dong competition between the two players throughout the year and was only decided on the last card. Congratulations to both players.

In the Net Golfer of the Year Billy Cullen with 35 G.O.Y. points well deserved the title after returning excellent cards throughout the year. Willie Buckley failed to retain this trophy with 30 G.O.Y. points and had to settle for 2nd place with a better 6th card than Ted Donegan who also had 30 G.O.Y. points.

This was the first year to use the new points system for Golfer Of The Year. It would appear to have worked satisfactorily up to the last competition where the runaway score for 1st place denied points to players on 33 or less stableford points. Please find attached Golfer of the Year charts.

D.U.G.S.A.:The D.U.G.S.A. Challenge Cup took place this year in Donabate Golf Club with the qualifying rounds being played on Monday and Tuesday 21st and 22nd April 1996. This year our team under the control of Larry Gilmartin and Tom Flanagan consisted of Sean Cunningham & Christy Penrose, Frank Roche & Peter Kelly, Billy Cullen & Barny McCann. Under Favourable weather conditions, the team gave of their best and qualified for the final. Unfortunately under extreme windy conditions the team failed to reach the top eight. Thanks is due to the controllers, the team and the supporters. We believe this competition is worth supporting in the future.

TELECOM EIREANN CHAMPIONSHIP: This year the National Championships were hosted by Cork District at Muskerry Golf Club. The team under the leadership our Captain John Dennis, put in a tremendous effort to try and bring this elusive trophy back to Dublin. Unfortunately we had to settle for 4th place but there was only two point difference in the top four. The team consisted of Ted Donegan, Billy Cullen, Larry Gilmartin, Willie Buckley, Tom Flanagan, Sean McSherry, Barny McCann and Ray Ryan. Thanks to all concerned for the effort put in to organising this event and to the players who did their utmost to win this accolade. Congratulations to Willie Buckley who won joint 3rd place as individual.Limerick District will host the 1998 Championships and I hope our 1998 Captain will have a strong team to fight for this trophy. Dublin will host the Championship in 2000 and I hope we will be in the position of defending this trophy by then.

SUNDAY WORLD-HOLLYSTOWN MATCHPLAY TROPHY : This years team consisted of Michael Ahearne & Paddy Stapleton, Billy Cullen & Tom Flanagan, Larry Gilmartin & John Dennis. The team under the leadership of Paddy Stapleton put in a tremendous effort but failed to reach the final. It would be nice to realise the success of 1994 but we must await another year.

SPONSORS & BENEFACTORS : I must extend our thanks to our Principal Sponsors, who by their support for the T.E. championship and for our outings and throughout the year, contributed so much towards making 1997 such an outstanding success for our Society and it’s members. Sincere thanks to Modern Networks, Alcatel Ireland Ltd, South Midland Construction, Sigma Wireless Communications, Tellabs UK Ltd, RJ Enterprises Ltd, LM Ericsson Ltd, Technico Ltd. and Tallaght Tyres. May I once again convey on behalf of all our members our heartfelt appreciation for their ever present generosity over the years. Our members will have noticed the excellent array of prizes at our Captain’s Day and we are forever in the debt of our Captains Day Sponsors for their continued support and generous donations.

CAPTAINS DAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS : 3m Ireland Ltd., ACEC Distributers Ltd., Agtec Ire. Ltd. Alcatel Business Systems Ltd., Alcatel Ireland Ltd.,BB Electrical Services Ltd., Bill Conway, Blugas Ireland Ltd., Brother International Ireland Ltd., Cable Accessories Ltd., Carra Communications, Classic Stationery Ltd., Derry McEvoy, Digital Communications Management, Eastern Electrical Wholesale Ltd., EWL Electrical Ltd., Fergus Kernan, FTS Computer Sales Ltd., Gerry McCloskey Ireland Ltd., Innovation Ireland Ltd., Jack Keogh, LR Woods Ltd., Lake Communications Ltd., LM Ericsson Telecommunications Ltd., M. A. Healy & Sons Ltd., Martin Services (Industrial) Ltd., Microsol Ltd., Modern Networks Ltd., Nortel Ireland Ltd., Phillips Personal Communications Ltd., Rilmount Developments Ltd., Searla Print, Siemens Ireland Ltd., Sierra Construction Ltd., South Midland Construction, Suds And Stuff, Tallaght Tyres, Telecom Eireann Dublin District, Tellabs Ltd., Total Safety Ltd., Tribol Products, Tucks & Co. Ireland Ltd. Underground Detection Equipment Ltd., Wavin Ireland Ltd. 1997 RAFFLE : The Committee decided to run a fund raising raffle to aid the Society’s activities. The raffle was very well supported and I expect all tickets will be sold. The draw will take place tonight for three prizes of golf associated equipment.

CONCLUSION: The aforementioned is an indication of our operational activity over the past twelve months. To have put together and carried out such an extensive programme is to the credit of our popular Captain John and his committee who worked tirelessly for the benefit of our Society and its membership. I must also pay tribute to our Vice-Captain Tom Flanagan whose support and help made my task as Secretary during the year much easier. A special word of thanks to Frank Roche who carried out his duty of keeping the books balanced with great enthusiasm and dedication. A sincere thanks to President Larry Gilmartin and Vice President Christy Hughes for their support and encouragement, to Derry McEvoy, Christy Penrose and Jim Kehoe for undertaking the onerous task of checking the score cards at each outing, to Paddy Stapleton for looking after the Time-Sheets, to Barny McCann for looking after the Singles and Fourball Matchplay, to Ted Donegan, Barny McCann, Pat Twomey, Tony Sheridan and Dave Egan for tee-box control, to Paddy Stapleton and Frank Roche who purchased prizes, to Michael Core for his invaluable assistance with sponsors and transport, to Dave O’Brien for coming to our assistance with signs and artwork during the year and to all the committee my appreciation for the unselfish dedication and commitment over the past year in the task of running our Society. To you the members my sincere thanks for your friendliness and courtesy at our outings this year.

In closing may I on your behalf say a sincere thank you to our Captain John Dennis for his tremendous enthusiasm and leadership during 1997, and to wish every success to our incoming Captain Tom Flanagan in his year of office during 1998.

Paddy McSteen.

Paddy McSteenHon. Secretary.10th October 1997.


Dear Members,It gives me great pleasure to record another very successful year in the history of our Society.This year 1998, our 33rd under the very capable management of our very popular Captain Tom Flanagan, saw a very full and enjoyable programme completed.The following highlights will I hope reflect on our year in terms of success and enjoyment.

MEMBERSHIP:The Society’s register showed ninety (90) active members, i.e. sixty-seven (67) ordinary members, seventeen (17) Hon. Retired members and six (6) Hon. Sponsors for the year.

OUTINGS:In the year under review we held eight (8) outings inclusive of todays and in addition to our traditional weekend away. The attendance figures for our programme which shows an increase overall is as follows:


March Laytown/Bettystown 70 6April Kilkea Castle 58 4May Forest Little 63 5June Rathsallagh 44 10July(Presidents) Donabate 64 8August Ashbourne 55 9September (Captains) Beech Park 74 19October Rush -- --

WEEK-END AWAY:This year the 13th anniversary of the weekend away brought a group of 53 to a new venue, the Clare Inn, Ennis. It proved a most enjoyable weekend. The hotel is located on Dromoland Castle golf course and it is an excellent venue for a golfing weekend. I can report great friendship, good food, and excellent value.Dromoland golf course, which was played on Thursday, was a bit disappointing, considering all the previous hype about it. The main competition was played over Friday & Saturday at Woodstock Golf Club. This is a beautiful course, just outside Ennis on the Lehinch Road. Ray Ryan had two excellent cards to win the overall. The ladies, who did not play golf, took off to Limerick on Friday and to Galway on Saturday and had a lovely time. There was plenty of wining and dining, music and crack in the evening (I’ll say no more). Many thanks to Tom and Mary Flanagan for organising the weekend.At the time of printing it is expected to return to the Clare Inn next year, with a possible change of course to Ennis G. C. and Woodstock G. C.SINGLES MATCHPLAY:This year thirty-two (32) members participated in the Singles Matchplay competition for the Technico Silver Salver.The final brought together Willie Buckley and Derry McEvoy. After the first leg in Beech Park G.C. Willie had a very comfortable lead of 4 holes up. With home knowledge in the second leg in Lucan G.C. Derry pulled out all the stops ant tied the game on the 36 th hole. The match went to the 4th tie-hole (40 holes) for a win for Willie.Congratulations to both players and thanks to all who participated

FOURBALL MATCHPLAY:The final of the Fourball Matchplay for the Interphones Trophy took place in Hazel Grove G.C. between Bill Conway/Matt Gannon and Willie Buckley/Ray Ryan. The match went to the 17th hole, in an exciting contest, before Willie/Ray combination claimed victory.

CAPTAINS DAY:The Major event of our Golfing Calendar, our Captains Prize, saw a huge turnout in Beech Park Golf Club for Tom Flanagans’s Day. The large attendance and the enormous array of prizes were a fitting tribute to our most popular Captain Tom. Sean O’Sullivan (handicap 13) with a score of 40 points won the Captains prize beating Declan Kennedy on back 9. Congratulations to Sean and commiseration’s to John Carey who scored 44 points but had to settle for second place because new members cannot win Captain's prize or President’s prize in their first year.The competition was played in heavy showers, wind and rain. Special thanks to the Captain, Members and Staff of Beech Park Golf Club for the use of the course and for their kindness and assistance on the day. Congratulations to Tom for a marvellous prize and for the splendid course and facilities that Beech Park offered and also for the wonderful quality of all the other prizes on display for his very successful Captain’s Day.

PRESIDENT’S DAY: The President’s, Christy Hughes, prize was played for in Donabate Golf Club in July. Thanks to Christy for a lovely prize. Donabate as usual proved a very enjoyable course and a most successful day. Our esteemed Captain with 38 points piped Bill Cullen, John Kirwan, Bob O’Malley, Larry Gilmartin and Richie Small by a point to win this prestigious prize. Congratulations Tom and thanks Christy for a most enjoyable day.I am delighted to see Christy back to good health and playing good golf.

GOLFER THE YEAR:NETT G.O.Y.In the Nett Golfer of the Year Billy Cullen defended the title with 38 G.O.Y. points. In second place was Seamus Monaghan with 36 points. GROSS G.O.Y.In the Gross Golfer of the Year, Sean McSherry ran away with this year’s title with 45 G.O.Y. points. Congratulations Sean. Seamus Monaghan was runner up in this competition also.RETIRED G.O.Y.This year saw the introduction of Retired Golfer of Year competition and it was tightly fought between Larry Gilmartin and Paddy McGuirk, ending with a tie on 40 points each. Larry's extra card made him the first winner of this competition.Many thanks to 3m Ireland Ltd. for sponsoring all three golfer of year competitions.

GOLFER OF YEAR POINTS SYSTEM:This was our second year to use the new points system for Golfer of the Year. It would appear to have worked satisfactorily up to the last competition, again this year, where the runaway score for 1st place denied points to players on 34 or less stableford points. I have produced G.O.Y. charts based on 4 different criteria and request you study these to see what system is most suitable. It will be noted that the top 3 positions remain the same in all systems.

D.U.G.S.A.:The D.U.G.S.A. Challenge Cup took place this year in Beech Park Golf Club with the qualifying rounds being played in late April. This year our team under the control of Paddy Stapleton and Frank Roche consisted of Ted Donegan & Pat Nolan, Larry Gilmartin & Barney McCann, Ray Ryan & Willie Buckley. Though the team gave of their best we unfortunately failed to qualify for the final. Thanks are due to the controllers, the team and the supporters. We believe this competition is worth supporting in the future.

TELECOM EIREANN CHAMPIONSHIP: This year, Limerick District hosted the National Championships at Castletroy Golf Club. The team under the leadership our Captain Tom Flanagan and President Christy Hughes put in a tremendous effort to try and bring this elusive trophy back to Dublin. Unfortunately we had to settle for 5th place but there was very little difference between the top five. The team consisted of Frank Roche, Willie Buckley, Ray Ryan, Ted Donegan, Barney McCann, Sean McSherry, Bill Cullen and Bill Conway. Thanks to all concerned for the effort put in to organising this event and to the players who did their utmost to win this accolade.Sligo District will host the 1999 Championships at Enniscrone and I hope our 1998 Captain will have a strong team to fight for this trophy.

CHAMPIONSHIP 2000This Society is charged with the hosting the National Championship in year 2000 and I'm sure everybody is excited by this. A sub committee is formed to organise the event and preparations are already under way to make it a memorable occasion. I am happy to report that Beech Park Golf Club has agreed to run the event and it is expected to headquarter the main ceremonies in the Green Isle Hotel. While the sub committee will be busy planning the main events all members are expected to contribute (time wise) to the overall success of the championship 2000.

SUNDAY WORLD-HOLLYSTOWN MATCHPLAY TROPHY:This year’s team consisted of Bill Cullen & Tom Flanagan, Larry Gilmartin & Derry McEvoy, Brian Devereaux & Michael Ahearne. The team under the leadership of Tom Flanagan and Paddy McSteen put in a tremendous effort but failed to reach the final. It would be nice to realise the success of 1994 but we must wait another year.

SPONSORS & BENEFACTORS: I must extend our thanks to our Principal Sponsors, who by their support for the T.E. championship and for our outings and throughout the year, contributed so much towards making 1998 such an outstanding success for our Society and it’s members. Sincere thanks to Modern Networks, Alcatel Ireland Ltd, South Midland Construction, Sigma Wireless Communications, Tellabs UK Ltd, RJ Enterprises Ltd, LM Ericsson Ltd, Technico Ltd. and Tallaght Tyres. May I once again convey on behalf of all our members our heartfelt appreciation for their ever-present generosity over the years?

CAPTAINS DAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:Our members will have noticed the excellent array of prizes at our Captain’s Day and we are forever in the debt of our Captains Day Sponsors for their continued support and generous donations. Captains day sponsors for 1998 are:-3M Ireland Ltd.; ACEC Distributors Ltd.; Agtec Ire. Ltd.; Alcatel Ireland Ltd.; BB Electrical Services Ltd.; Paul Bradley; Blugas Ireland Ltd.; Brother International Ireland Ltd.; Cable Accessories Ltd.; Carra Communications; Christy O’Driscoll; Classic Stationery Ltd.; Derry McEvoy; Dexgreen Digital Communications Management; Eastern Electrical Wholesale Ltd.; Fergus Kernan; FTS Computer Sales Ltd.; Gerry McCloskey Ireland Ltd.; Innovation Ireland Ltd.; Jackie Keogh; Lake Communications Ltd.; M. A. Healy & Sons Ltd.;Michael Sheridan: Microsol Ltd.; Modern Networks Ltd.; Nortel Ireland Ltd.; Phillips Personal Communications Ltd.; Rilmount Developments Ltd.; Searla Print; Siemens Ireland Ltd.; Sierra Construction Ltd.; South Midland Construction; Suds And Stuff; Telecom Eireann Dublin District; Tierney Construction Services: Total Safety Ltd.; Towny Developments Ltd.; Tribol Products; Underground Detection Equipment Ltd,; Wavin Ireland Ltd.; Wood Communications; OBITUARYS:The Society is saddened to hear of the bereavements of Annie O’Donnell (3M), Christina Gannon , Peggy O’Brien, Denis Doyle

1998 RAFFLE:The Committee again decided to run a fund raising raffle to aid the Society’s activities. The raffle was very well supported and I expect all tickets will be sold. The draw will take place tonight for golf associated equipment.

CONCLUSION:The aforementioned is an indication of our operational activity over the past twelve months. To have put together and carried out such an extensive programme is to the credit of our popular Captain Tom and his committee who worked tirelessly for the benefit of our Society and its membership. I must thank all members whose support and help made my task as Secretary during the year much easier. A special word of thanks to Frank Roche who carried out his duty of keeping the books balanced with great dedication. A sincere thanks to Christy Hughes and Louis Garvey for their support and encouragement; to John Dennis for his continuous assistance and advice; to Derry McEvoy, Christy Penrose and Larry Gilmartin for undertaking the onerous task of checking the score cards at each outing; to Ted Donegan for looking after the time-sheets with enthusiasm; to Joe Robinson for looking after the Singles and Fourball Matchplay; to Barney McCann, Pat Twomey and Jim Kehoe for tee-box control; to Paddy Stapleton and Frank Roche who purchased prizes; to Christy O’Driscoll and Bill Cullen for their assistance: to Dick Kiely for his invaluable assistance with transport; to Dave O’Brien for coming to our assistance with signs and artwork

during the year and to all the committee my appreciation for the unselfish dedication and commitment over the past year in the task of running our Society. To you the members my sincere thanks for your friendliness and courtesy at our outings this year.

In closing may I on your behalf say a sincere thank you to our Captain Tom Flanagan for his tremendous enthusiasm and leadership during 1998, and to wish every success to our incoming Captain Paddy Stapleton in his year of office during 1999.

Paddy McSteen.Paddy McSteenHon. Secretary.10th October 1998.


Dear Members,It gives me great pleasure to record another very successful year in the history of our Society.This year 1999, our 34th under the very capable management of our very popular Captain Pat Stapleton, saw a very full and enjoyable programme completed.The following highlights will I hope reflect on our year in terms of success and enjoyment.

MEMBERSHIP:The Society’s register showed one hundred and one (101) active members, i.e. seventy two (72) ordinary members, twenty three (23) Hon. Retired members and six (6) Hon. Sponsors for the year.



March Laytown/Bettystown 63 6April Kilkea Castle 54 3May Beaverstown 64 5June (Presidents) Skerries 71 7July Nass 62 4August Donabate 59 5September (Captains) Beech Park 78 15October Rush -- --

WEEK-END AWAY:This year the 14th anniversary of the weekend away brought a group of 45 to the Clare Inn, Ennis. It proved a most enjoyable weekend, despite the hotel standards being a little below par. The golf was played at Woodstock G.C. and the new venue Ennis G.C..Allowing for the difficult conditions the golf was of a high standard The overall winner was Billy Cullen who deserves our congratulations for a fine display of golf.The ladies who did not play golf took it easy and visited Galway on the Saturday.Looking forward to the year 2000, and our new venue “The Tower Hotel” Waterford.

SINGLES MATCHPLAY:This year thirty-two (32) members participated in the Singles Matchplay competition for the Technico Silver Salver.The final brought together Paddy McDonagh and Seamus Monaghan. After the first leg in Castlewarden G.C. Paddy had a lead of 2 holes up. The second leg was played in Bowdenstown,and despite the efforts of Seamus, Paddy was successful in an exciting match. Congratulations to both players and thanks to all who participated

FOURBALL MATCHPLAY:The final of the Fourball Matchplay for the Interphones Trophy took place in The Island G.C. between Derry McEvoy/Larry Gilmartin and John Dennis/Paddy Stapleton. The match was exciting and played in a competitive manner, and eventually Derry/Larry combination claimed victory.

CAPTAIN’S DAY:The Major event of our Golfing Calendar, our Captains Prize, saw a huge turnout in Beech Park Golf Club for Pat Stapleton’s Day. The large attendance and the enormous array of prizes were a fitting tribute to our most popular Captain Pat. Ted Donegan (handicap 9) with a score of 40 points won the Captains prize beating Tom O’Sullivan. Congratulations to Ted and commiseration’s to Tom.The competition was played in very good weather conditions. Special thanks to the Captain, Members and Staff of Beech Park Golf Club for the use of the course and for their kindness and assistance on the day. Congratulations to Pat for a marvellous prize and for the splendid course and facilities that Beech Park offered and also for the wonderful quality of all the other prizes on display for his very successful Captain’s Day.

PRESIDENT’S DAY: The President’s, Louis Garvey, prize was played for in Skerries Golf Club in July. Thanks to Louis for a lovely prize. Skerries as usual proved a very enjoyable course and a most successful day. The winner on the day was Joe Robinson with a score of 40 pts, (back 9).Billy Cullen also 40 pts was in 2nd Place so congratulations to Joe and commiseration’s to Billy. Thanks to Louis for a most enjoyable day.

GOLFER THE YEAR:

NETT G.O.Y.In the Nett Golfer of the Year Seamus Monaghan won the title for the first time. GROSS G.O.Y.In the Gross Golfer of the Year, Seamus Monaghanan won this year’s title for the first timeRETIRED G.O.Y.This year saw the third year of the Retired Golfer of Year competition and it was retain by the last year’s winner Larry Gilmartin.Congratulations to the above winners and best wishes to all members for the coming season.Many thanks to 3m Ireland Ltd. for sponsoring all three golfer of year competitions.

GOLFER OF YEAR POINTS SYSTEM:This was our second year to use the new points system for Golfer of the Year, and it would appear to have worked satisfactorily and there were no obvious anomalies.

D.U.G.S.A.:The D.U.G.S.A. Challenge Cup took place this year in Hermitage Golf Club with the qualifying round being played on 19th April. This year our team under the control of John Dennis consisted of Seamus Monaghan & Pat Nolan, Larry Gilmartin & Peter Kelly, Barney McCann & Billy Cullen.. Though the team done very well to qualify for the final on the 26 th April 1999 and gave of their best to achieve a very high score on the final day alas on count backs we missed out on a prize by one place. Thanks are due to the controllers, the team and the supporters. We believe this competition is worth supporting in the future.

TELECOM EIREANN CHAMPIONSHIP: This year, Silgo District hosted the National Championships at Enniscrone Golf Club. The team under the leadership our Captain Pay Stapleton and President Louis Garvey put in a tremendous effort to try and bring this elusive trophy back to Dublin. Unfortunately we had to settle for 4th place but there was very little difference between the top four and we actually had the same number of points as the second placed team.. The team consisted of Seamus Monaghab, Willie Buckley, Larry Gilmartin, Tom Flanagan, Bill Cullen, Barney McCann,Brian Deveraux , Sean McSharry.. Thanks to all concerned for the effort put in to organising this event and to the players who did their utmost to win this accolade.Dublin District will host the 2000 Championships at Beechpark Golf Club and I hope our incoming Captain will have a strong team to fight for this trophy.

CHAMPIONSHIP 2000This Society is charged with the hosting the National Championship in year 2000 and I'm sure everybody is excited by this. A sub committee is formed to organise the event and preparations are already under way to make it a memorable occasion. I am happy to report that Beech Park Golf Club has agreed to run the event and it is expected to headquarter the main ceremonies in the Plazza Hotel ,Tallaght. While the sub committee will be busy planning the main events all members are expected to contribute (time wise) to the overall success of the championship 2000.

SUNDAY WORLD-HOLLYSTOWN MATCHPLAY TROPHY:This year’s competition was held at a date that was most unsuitable to our society, as it coincided with our National Championship.

The organisers were contacted, the situation explained, and our thanks registered for the invitation.SPONSORS & BENEFACTORS: I must extend our thanks to our Principal Sponsors, who by their support for the T.E. championship and for our outings and throughout the year, contributed so much towards making 1999 such an outstanding success for our Society and it’s members. Sincere thanks to Modern Networks, Alcatel Ireland Ltd, South Midland Construction, Sigma Wireless Communications, Tellabs UK Ltd, RJ Enterprises Ltd, LM Ericsson Ltd, Technico Ltd. and Tallaght Tyres. May I once again convey on behalf of all our members our heartfelt appreciation for their ever-present generosity over the years?

CAPTAINS DAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:Our members will have noticed the excellent array of prizes at our Captain’s Day and we are forever in the debt of our Captains Day Sponsors for their continued support and generous donations. Captains day sponsors for 1999 are:-3M Ireland Ltd.; ACEC Distributors Ltd.; Agtec Ire. Ltd.; Alcatel Ireland Ltd.; BB Electrical Services Ltd.; Sean O’sullivan; Blugas Ireland Ltd.; Brother International Ireland Ltd.; Cable Accessories Ltd.; Carra Communications; Christy O’Driscoll; Classic Stationery Ltd.; Digital Communications Management; Eastern Electrical Wholesale Ltd.; Fergus Kernan; FTS Computer Sales Ltd.; Gerry McCloskey Ireland Ltd.; Innovation Ireland Ltd.; Jackie Keogh; Lake Communications Ltd.; M. A. Healy & Sons Ltd.;Michael Sheridan: Microsol Ltd.; Modern Networks Ltd.; Nortel Ireland Ltd.; Phillips Personal Communications Ltd.; Rilmount Developments Ltd.; Searla Print; Siemens Ireland Ltd.; Sierra Construction Ltd.; South Midland Construction; Suds And Stuff; Telecom Eireann Dublin District; Tierney Construction Services: Total Safety Ltd.; Towny Developments Ltd.; Tribol Products; Underground Detection Equipment Ltd,; Wavin Ireland Ltd.; Wood Communications; Rilmount; Westway Comms.;M.G.T. Ltd. OBITUARYS:The Society is saddened to hear of the bereavements of Bernard Flood a long supporter of our weekend away, and also Eamon Daly of S.M.C. Ltd.


CONCLUSION:The aforementioned is an indication of our operational activity over the past twelve months. To have put together and carried out such an extensive programme is to the credit of our popular Captain Pat and his committee who worked tirelessly for the benefit of our Society and its membership. I must thank all members whose support and help made my task as Secretary during the year much easier, especially Paddy McSteen, who guided me through this my inaugural year with so much support and patience. A special word of thanks to Frank Roche who carried out his duty of keeping the books balanced with great dedication. A sincere thanks to Christy Hughes and Louis Garvey for their support and encouragement; to John Dennis for his continuous assistance and advice; to Derry McEvoy, Christy Penrose and Larry Gilmartin for undertaking the onerous task of checking the score cards at each outing; to Ted Donegan for looking after the time-sheets with enthusiasm; to Joe Robinson for looking after the Singles and Fourball Matchplay; to Barney

McCann, Pat Twomey and Jim Kehoe for tee-box control; to Paddy Stapleton and Frank Roche who purchased prizes; to Brian Deveraux Christy O’Driscoll and Bill Cullen for their assistance: to Dick Kiely for his invaluable assistance with transport; to Dermot Dotheny for coming to our assistance with signs and artwork during the year and to all the committee my appreciation for the unselfish dedication and commitment over the past year in the task of running our Society. To you the members my sincere thanks for your friendliness and courtesy at our outings this year.

In closing may I on your behalf say a sincere thank you to our Captain Pat Stalpeton for his tremendous enthusiasm and leadership during 1999, and to wish every success to our incoming Captain Paddy McSteen in his year of office during 2000.

Bill Conway.Bill ConwayHon. Secretary.6th October 1999


Dear Members,It gives me great pleasure to record another very successful year in the history of our Society.This year 2000, our 35th under the very capable management of our very popular Captain Paddy McSteen, saw a very full and enjoyable programme completed.The following highlights will I hope reflect on our year in terms of success and enjoyment.

MEMBERSHIP:The Society’s register showed ninety five (95) active members, i.e. sixty five (65) ordinary members, twenty four (24) Hon. Retired members and six (6) Hon. Sponsors for the year.


OUTING GOLF COURSE MEMBERS VISITORS WINNERS Pts

March Laytown/Bettystown 70 4 C. Penrose 38April Kilkea Castle 56 2 R Ryan 42

May Beeck Park 68 4 P. Carr 42June (Pres.) Skerries 74 5 M Cronin 42July Castlewarden 65 6 P Murphy 44August Nass 64 5 P McDonagh 42 Milleniun Trophy B Cullen 42September (Capts) Donabate 76 12 D. McEvoy 43October Rush -- --

WEEK-END AWAY:This year the 16th anniversary of the weekend away brought a group of 42 to the Tower Hotel, Waterford. It proved a most enjoyable weekend, and the hotel standards were excellent. The golf was played at Tramore G.C., Williamstown G.C., and Faithlegg G.C.The participation of 27 male golfers and 7 lady golfers made for a very competitive occasion, and everyone enjoyed the courses and the overall entertainment and company on the weekend. The overall winner was Larry Gilmartin, who deserves our congratulations for a fine display of golf.The winner of the ladies competition was Joan Gilmartin, who deserves our congratulations for a fine display of golf.The ladies who did not play golf took it easy and visited Waterford Crystal, Tramore and Dunmore East.Looking forward to the year 2001, and our venue “The Tower Hotel” Waterford. Dates 20-23 Sept.Our thanks and appreciation to Tom Flanagan and his wife Mary who once again organised this weekend in such a tremendous fashion for the comfort and entertainment of everyone involved.Tom and Mary have agreed to carry on task of organising next year’s weekend away once again,And I wish on behalf of the Captain Paddy McSteen, and all our members a sincere thank you to Tom and Mary for the work which they put into past, present and future weekends for the society.

SINGLES MATCHPLAY:This year thirty-two (32) members participated in the Singles Matchplay competition for the Technico Silver Salver.The final brought together Joe Robinson and Peter Kelly. After the first leg in Castlewarden G.C. Joe had a lead of 2 holes up. The second leg was played in Kilcock,And despite the efforts of Peter, Joe was successful in an exciting match, which finished on the 34 th

hole. Congratulations to both players and thanks to all who participated

FOURBALL MATCHPLAY:The final of the Fourball Matchplay for the Interphones Trophy took place in Deer Park G.C. between Joe Robinson /Mick Aherne verus Paul Bradley/Padraigh Carr. The match was exciting and played in a competitive manner, and eventually Joe and Mick claimed victory.

CAPTAIN’S DAY:The Major event of our Golfing Calendar, our Captains Prize, saw a huge turnout in Donabate Golf Club for Paddy McSteen’s Day. The large attendance and the enormous array of prizes were a fitting tribute to a most popular Captain Pat. Derry McEvoy (handicap 7) with a score of 43 points won the Captains prize beating Jerry Keane. Congratulations to Derry and commiseration’s to Jerry.The competition was played in very good weather conditions. Special thanks to the Captain, Members and Staff of Donabate Golf Club for the use of the course and for their kindness and assistance on the day.

Congratulations to Pat for a marvellous prize and for the splendid course and facilities that Donabate offered and also for the wonderful quality of all the other prizes on display for his very successful Captain’s Day.

PRESIDENT’S DAY: The President’s, Michael Sheridan, prize was played for in Skerries Golf Club in June. Thanks to Michael for a lovely prize. Skerries as usual proved a very enjoyable course and a most successful day. The winner on the day was Mick Cronin with a score of 42 pts. Willie Buckley with 38 pts was in 2nd Place so congratulations to Mick and commiseration’s to Willie. Thanks to Michael for a most enjoyable day.

GOLFER THE YEAR:NETT G.O.Y.In the Nett Golfer of the Year Dave O’Brien won the title for the first time. GROSS G.O.Y.In the Gross Golfer of the Year, Dave O’Brien won this year’s title for the first timeRETIRED G.O.Y.This year saw the fourth year of the Retired Golfer of Year competition and it was retain by the last year’s winner Larry Gilmartin.Congratulations to the above winners and best wishes to all members for the coming season.Many thanks to 3m Ireland Ltd. for sponsoring all three golfer of year competitions.

GOLFER OF YEAR POINTS SYSTEM:This was our second year to use the new points system for Golfer of the Year, and it would appear to have worked satisfactorily and there were no obvious anomalies.

D.U.G.S.A.:The D.U.G.S.A. Challenge Cup took place this year in St. Margaretse Golf Club with the qualifying round being played on 10th April. This year our team under the control of Barney McCann consisted of Ted Donegan,Padraig Carr,Mick Aherne, Peter Kelly, Barney McCann, Brian Devereux, Mick Doyle, & Billy Cullen. Larry Gilmartin though being unwell made a great contribution to the team performance by being present throughout the whole competition including practice round. The team did very well to qualify for the final on the 17 th April 2000 and gave of their best to achieve a very high score on the final day, which put then in second place only beaten by the score of the Garda Golf Society. This was a wonderful achievement, and reflects the effort and commitment of the manager Barney McCann, and the team in representing Eircom Engineer’s Golf Society.Thanks are due to the controllers, the team and the supporters. We believe this competition is worth supporting in the future, and I would encourage any member who can to assist in actively supporting our team.

TELECOM EIREANN CHAMPIONSHIP: This year, Dublin District hosted the National Championships at Beech Park Golf Club. The team under the leadership of our Captain Paddy McSteen and President Michael Sheridan put in a tremendous effort to try and bring this elusive trophy back to Dublin. Unfortunately we had to settle for 4th place but there was very little difference between the top four and we actually failed

to gain 3rd place by a single point .The committee were a little disappointed in the number of supporters that turned up to help out on the day of the Championship, given that this year it was held in Dublin. The team consisted of Seamus Monaghan, Willie Buckley, Ted Donegan, Ray Ryan, Bill Cullen, Christy Penrose, Mick Doyle, Brian Deveraux . Thanks to all concerned for the effort put in to organising this event and to the players who did their utmost to win this accolade.Galwayn District will host the 2001 Championships at Athlone Golf Club and I hope our incoming Captain will have a strong team to fight for this trophy.

SUNDAY WORLD-HOLLYSTOWN MATCHPLAY TROPHY:This year’s competition was held at a date that was most unsuitable to our society, as it coincided with our National Championship.

The organisers were contacted, the situation explained, and our thanks registered for the invitation.

SPONSORS & BENEFACTORS: I must extend our thanks to our Principal Sponsors, who by their support for the T.E. championship and for our outings and throughout the year, contributed so much towards making 2000 such an outstanding success for our Society and it’s members. Sincere thanks to Modern Networks, Alcatel Ireland Ltd, South Midland Construction, Sigma Wireless Communications, Tellabs UK Ltd, RJ Enterprises Ltd, LM Ericsson Ltd, Technico Ltd.and new sponsor Network Splicing Ltd. for their contribution to D.U.G.S.A. and the Millennium Trophy I once again convey on behalf of all our members our heartfelt appreciation for their ever-present generosity over the years?

CAPTAINS DAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:Our members will have noticed the excellent array of prizes at our Captain’s Day and we are forever in the debt of our Captains Day Sponsors for their continued support and generous donations. Captains day sponsors for 2000 are:-3M Ireland Ltd.; ACEC Distributors Ltd.; Agtec Ire. Ltd.; Alcatel Ireland Ltd.; BB Electrical Services Ltd.; Sean O’sullivan; Blugas Ireland Ltd.; Brother International Ireland Ltd.; Cable Accessories Ltd.; Carra Communications; Christy O’Driscoll; Classic Stationery Ltd.; Digital Communications Management; Eastern Electrical Wholesale Ltd.; Fergus Kernan; FTS Computer Sales Ltd.; Gerry McCloskey Ireland Ltd.; Innovation Ireland Ltd.; Jackie Keogh; Lake Communications Ltd.; M. A. Healy & Sons Ltd.;Michael Sheridan: Microsol Ltd.; Modern Networks Ltd.; Nortel Ireland Ltd.; Phillips Personal Communications Ltd.; Rilmount Developments Ltd.; Searla Print; Siemens Ireland Ltd.; Sierra Construction Ltd.; South Midland Construction; Suds And Stuff; Telecom Eireann Dublin District; Tierney Construction Services: Total Safety Ltd.; Towny Developments Ltd.; Tribol Products; Underground Detection Equipment Ltd,; Wavin Ireland Ltd.; Wood Communications; Rilmount.

OBITUARYS:The Society this year has been very fortunate in that we have had no notice of any bereavement

of any of our members.


CONCLUSION:The aforementioned is an indication of our operational activity over the past twelve months. To have put together and carried out such an extensive programme is to the credit of our popular Captain Paddy and his committee who worked tirelessly for the benefit of our Society and its membership. I must thank all members whose support and help made my task as Secretary during the year much easier, especially Paddy McSteen, who guided me through this my second year with so much support and patience. A special word of thanks to Joe Robinson who carried out his duty of keeping the books balanced with great dedication. A sincere thanks to Christy Hughes and Christy O’Driscoll for their support and encouragement; to John Dennis , Derry McEvoy, Christy Penrose and Larry Gilmartin for undertaking the onerous task of checking the score cards at each outing; to Ted Donegan for looking after the time-sheets with enthusiasm; to Peter Kelly for looking after the Singles and Fourball Matchplay; to Barney McCann, Pat Twomey and Jim Kehoe for tee-box control; to Joe Robinson and Frank Roche who purchased prizes; to Brian Deveraux Christy O’Driscoll and Bill Cullen for their assistance: to Dick Kiely for his invaluable assistance with transport; to John O’Driscoll for coming to our assistance with signs and artwork during the year and to all the committee my appreciation for the unselfish dedication and commitment over the past year in the task of running our Society. To you the members my sincere thanks for your friendliness and courtesy at our outings this year.

In closing may I on your behalf say a sincere thank you to our Captain Paddy McSteen for his tremendous enthusiasm and leadership during 2000, and to wish every success to our incoming Captain Frank Roche in his year of office during 2001.

Bill ConwayHon. Secretary.10th October 2000


Dear Members,It gives me great pleasure to record another very successful year in the history of our Society.This year 2001, our 36th under the very capable management of our very popular Captain Frank Roche, saw a very full and enjoyable programme completed.The following highlights will I hope reflect on our year in terms of success and enjoyment.

MEMBERSHIP:The Society’s register showed one hundred and two (102) active members, i.e. seventy two (72) ordinary members, twenty four (24) Hon. Retired members and six (6) Hon. Sponsors for the year.


OUTING GOLF COURSE MEMBERS VISITORS WINNERS Pts

March Deer Park 67 5 J Robinson 38April Balcarrick 71 3 S McSherry 38May Headford 76 7 P Nolan 42June Castlewarden 72 5 J Robinson 39July (Pres.) Killeen 75 11 S Monaghan 38August Forrest Little 76 7 J Keane 43 August (Capt) Killeen 90 18 J Keane 40 October Rush -- --

WEEK-END AWAY:This year the 17th anniversary of the weekend away brought a group of 50 to the Tower Hotel, Waterford. It proved a most enjoyable weekend, and the hotel standards were excellent. The golf was played at Dunmore East G.C., Tramore G.C. and Waterford Castle.The participation of 30 male golfers and 4 lady golfers made for a very competitive occasion, and everyone enjoyed the courses and the overall entertainment and company on the weekend. The overall winner was Billy Cullen, who deserves our congratulations for a fine display of golf.The winner of the ladies competition was Statia McEntaggart, who deserves our congratulations for a fine display of golf.The ladies who did not play golf took it easy by pampering themselves in the leasure centre and shopping and sight seeing.Looking forward to the year 2002, calendar and arrangements to be agreed.Our thanks and appreciation to Tom Flanagan and his wife Mary who once again organised this weekend in such a tremendous fashion for the comfort and entertainment of everyone involved.Tom and Mary have agreed to carry on the task of organising next year’s weekend away once again,and I wish on behalf of the Captain Frank Roche, and all our members a sincere thank you to Tom and Mary for the work which they put into past, present and future weekends for the society.

SINGLES MATCHPLAY:This year thirty-two (32) members participated in the Singles Matchplay competition for the Technico Silver Salver.The final brought together Sheamus Monaghan and Mick Cronin. After the first leg in Bodenstown G.C. the match was all square. The second leg was played in Kilcock, and despite the efforts of Mick, Sheamus was successful in an exciting match, which finished on the 34th hole. Congratulations to both players and thanks to all who participated

FOURBALL MATCHPLAY:The final of the Fourball Matchplay for the Interphones Trophy took place in Hollywood Lakes G.C. (the home of a good golfer) between Brian (the grinder) Corcoran and Peter Kelly verus Paddy Stapleton and John Dennis. The match was exciting and played in a competitive but cordial manner, and eventually Brian and Peter claimed victory on the 16th hole.

CAPTAIN’S DAY:The Major event of our Golfing Calendar, our Captains Prize, saw a huge turnout in Killeen Golf Club for Frank Roche’s Day. The large attendance and the enormous array of prizes were a fitting tribute to a most popular Captain. Jerry Keane (handicap 14) with a score of 40 points won the Captains prize beating Dave O’Brien. Congratulations to Jerry and commiseration’s to Dave.The competition was played in very good weather conditions. Special thanks to the Captain, Members and Staff of Killeen Golf Club for the use of the course and for their kindness and assistance on the day.

Congratulations to Frank for a marvellous prize and for the splendid course and facilities that Killeen offered and also for the wonderful quality of all the other prizes on display for his very successful Captain’s Day.

PRESIDENT’S DAY:The President’s, Ted Donegan’s, prize was played for in Killeen Golf Club in July. Thanks to Ted for a lovely prize. Killeen G.C. was a very popular and testing venue bourne out by our return visit for the Captain’s prize when Beech Park G.C. was not available. The winner on the day was Sheamus Monaghan with a score of 38pts pipping the already two time winner of the season Joe Robinson, well done Sheamus.

GOLFER THE YEAR:NETT G.O.Y.In the Nett Golfer of the Year Joe Robinson won the title for the first time. GROSS G.O.Y.In the Gross Golfer of the Year, Dave O’Brien won this year’s title for the second timeRETIRED G.O.Y.This year saw the fifth year of the Retired Golfer of Year competition and it was won by the “auld stallworth” Paddy O’Donnell.Congratulations to the above winners and best wishes to all members for the coming season.Many thanks to 3m Ireland Ltd. for sponsoring all three golfer of year competitions.

GOLFER OF YEAR POINTS SYSTEM:This was our third year to use the new points system for Golfer of the Year, and it would appear to have worked satisfactorily and there were no obvious anomalies.

D.U.G.S.A.:The D.U.G.S.A. Challenge Cup took place this year in Malahide Golf Club with the qualifying round being played on 23rd/24th April. This year our team under the control of Barney McCann consisted of Padraig Carr, Peter Kelly, Barney McCann, Brian Devereux, Mick Doyle, Phil Kelly & Billy Cullen. The team did very well but failed in their bid to qualify and emulate the efforts of last year. This is a wonderful inter society competition and thanks to Barney and his squad for their effort and commitment in representing Eircom Engineer’s Golf Society.Thanks are due to the controllers, the team and the supporters. We believe this competition is worth supporting in the future, and I would encourage any member who can to assist in actively supporting our team.

TELECOM EIREANN CHAMPIONSHIP: This year Galway District hosted the National Championships at Athlone Golf Club, a magnificent venue for this competition. The team under the leadership of our Captain Frank Roche and President Ted Donegan put in a tremendous effort to try and bring this elusive trophy to Dublin. Unfortunately the team failed to break into the top three places but we had great success in capturing the best gross with Ted

Donegan again maintaining his great consistency. I would like to thank all those who gave their time up to support and caddy on the day. The team consisted of Willie Buckley, Ted Donegan, Ray Ryan, Bill Cullen, Christy Penrose, Derry McEvoy, Tom Flanagan and Dave O’Brien. Thanks to all concerned for their efforts and the best of luck to Bill and Christy for the coming year. The 2002 Championships to be hosted by Droheda District and a venue to be decided is to be announced later.

SPONSORS & BENEFACTORS: I must extend our thanks to our Principal Sponsors, who by their support for the T.E. championship and for our outings and throughout the year, contributed so much towards making 2000 such an outstanding success for our Society and it’s members. Sincere thanks to Modern Networks, Alcatel Ireland Ltd, South Midland Construction, Sigma Wireless Communications, Tellabs UK Ltd, RJ Enterprises Ltd, LM Ericsson Ltd, Technico Ltd.and new sponsor Network Splicing Ltd. for their contribution to D.U.G.S.A. and two new sponsors Swedia Networks and T.E.S.L., once again I would like to convey on behalf of all our members our heartfelt appreciation for their ever-present generosity over the years.

CAPTAINS DAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:Our members will have noticed the excellent array of prizes at our Captain’s Day and we are forever in the debt of our Captains Day Sponsors for their continued support and generous donations. Captains day sponsors for 2001 are:-Eamonn Duff ; 3M Ireland Ltd.; ACEC Distributors Ltd.; Agtec Ire. Ltd.; Alcatel Ireland Ltd.; BB Electrical Services Ltd.; Peter Murphy, Calor Gas Ireland Ltd.; Cable Accessories Ltd.; Christy O’Driscoll; Classic Stationery Ltd.; Digital Communications Management; Eastern Electrical Wholesale Ltd.; Fergus Kernan; Innovation Ireland Ltd.; Jackie Keogh; M. A. Healy & Sons Ltd.; Microsol Ltd.; Modern Networks Ltd.; Nortel Ireland Ltd.; Phillips Personal Communications Ltd.; Searla Print; Siemens Ireland Ltd.; South Midland Construction; Suds And Stuff; Telecom Eireann Dublin District; Eircom Corporate Services; Swedia Networks; T.E.S.L.; Total Safety Ltd.; Wavin Ireland Ltd.; Derry McEvoy;

OBITUARYS:The Society this year has been very fortunate in that we have had no notice of any bereavementof any of our members.


CONCLUSION:The aforementioned is an indication of our operational activity over the past twelve months. To have put together and carried out such an extensive programme is to the credit of our popular Captain Frank and his committee who worked tirelessly for the benefit of our Society and its membership. I must thank all members whose support and help made my task as Secretary during the year much easier, especially Bill Conway and Paddy McSteen, who as past Hon Sec’s guided me through this year with so much support and patience. A special word of thanks to Joe Robinson who carried out his duty of keeping the books balanced with great dedication. A sincere thanks to John Dennis , Derry McEvoy, Christy Penrose and Larry Gilmartin for undertaking the onerous

task of checking the score cards at each outing; to Ted Donegan for looking after the time-sheets with enthusiasm; to Willie Buckley for looking after the Singles and Fourball Matchplay; to Barney McCann, Brian Devereux and Ray Ryan for tee-box control; to all the committee members who purchased prizes.; to John O’Driscoll for coming to our assistance with signs and artwork during the year and to all the committee my appreciation for the unselfish dedication and commitment over the past year in the task of running our Society. To you the members my sincere thanks for your friendliness and courtesy at our outings this year.

In closing may I on your behalf say a sincere thank you to our Captain Frank Roche for his tremendous enthusiasm and leadership during 2001 and to wish every success to our incoming Captain Bill Conway in his year of office during 2002.

Peter KellyHon. Secretary.19th October 2001

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