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Club Person of the year 2005

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Kevin Sweeney
compiled by Ciarán Crilly

Kevin Sweeney has been to the forefront of every major club development, event, or decision taken or organized by the Club Executive during the period he served on the Club committee between 2002 and 2005. His enthusiasm, commitment, and dedication to all club affairs has been both refreshing and indeed beneficial to the well-being of our club and his contribution along with other like minded club people has i believe set the Club on a sure footing for the future.

However it was in 2005, the year of our club centenary that this man’s contribution was to have most effect. As an organizer and a campaigner for doing things in a most professional manner he is without doubt a leader. He was to the forefront in the planning of all of last year’s events and he was also to the forefront when it actually came to making them work and seeing each event through, from the planning stage right through to the conclusion of each event.

From the St Patrick’s Day Parade and launch of the centenary year, the Golf Classic, the Horse Show and Celtic fusion Bars, the Sports day, Sevens competitions, the Book launch, and most especially the Centenary Banquet, his involvement and contribution ensured that each event was successful and that our centenary was celebrated in a fitting and dignified way.

His work didn’t stop there either as he continued to market and sell new club merchandise and source new lucrative sponsorship deals for all our major annual tournaments throughout the year including the annual Golf Classic, bringing in much needed Club funding at a time when the Club has very ambitious development plans.