A meeting of the Club Management Committee will take place next Tuesday night at 8pm. The venue has yet to be agreed & will be advised to Committee Members.

The Club Ladies will meet in the Emmet Tavern next Wednesday night at 9pm to form a Committee in accordance with the Club restructure plan announced recently.

The Sevens Club will hold its Formation meeting also Wednesday evening at 8pm in the Sally Rogers pub.

Details of similar meetings of the Schoolboys & Seniors sections of the Club will also be announced shortly.

This evening in the Conyngham Arms Hotel in Slane at the Annual Presentation Function of the Meath & District League, Trim Celtic Senior Team player Paul Campbell was named as overall Player of the Year in the MDL adding yet another chapter to the story of the Club’s success in the last 12 months.

‘This is a wonderful tribute to a magnificent player who played his heart out for the Club and who contributed so much to the winning of the Premier Division last season’, said Club Chairman Robert Bradley, who attended the function with other Club Officials, players & supporters. Sadly Paul was unable to collect the trophy himself ,being abroad on holiday but his father Peter, who assisted Manager Alan Kirwan last season was present to accept it.

‘This is a great honour for the Club, for Paul himself and for his family, coming as it does from the voting of the various Clubs he played against all season’, said Club Secretary Des Clancy.

Picture shows MDL Committee Member Eugene Lynch (right) presenting the trophy to Peter.

Avril McGowan, Denise Jackson, Karen Ball, Ann Marie Clancy, Christina Waters & Celestine Kearney were all on target this evening at Tully Park as the Club ladies enjoyed an easy win over visitors Portmarnock.

Next game for the Ladies is Dunboyne away next Monday night.

Any local football fans suffering from withdrawal symptons, waiting for the start of the new 2007/8 season, might  consider going out to Tully Park tomorrow evening to see the Ladies take on Portmarnock in the SWSL Intermediate Division 3 North. Kick off is 6.45pm.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Club last Wednesady night a decision was taken to implement a major overhaul of the Club which will involve significant restructuring. Club Secretary Des Clancy highlighted the expansion of the Club in recent years in response to the ever increasing numbers of players & teams and advised that there was an urgent need now to update systems within the Club to cope with the extra workload involved.

Separate Clubs will be set up in respect of the four main sections of the Club – Adult Men, Ladies/Girls, Schoolboys (eleven-a-side) and Schoolboys (seven-a-side). Each will be run by its own Committee with its own responsibilities & authority and each will report to a new Management Committee.

‘We want to see football people running the football & we want to recruit people with business or administrative skills to a Management Committee to run the business affairs of the Club with responsibility for the development of Tully Park. This Management Committee will eventually be converted to a Limited Company and it will retain overall authority over the four Football Clubs ongoing. It will take a while to put the necessary structures into place but interim measures are already in place to ensure a seamless change over’ – Des Clancy.

The outgoing Committee were all re-elected an an interim measure and it is anticipated that an Extraordinary General meeting will be called in the near future to formally agree the restructure.

Committee details can be found on the Club Contact Information page.

Before a big crowd in the Castle Arch Hotel last night the latest winner of the Brody Cup was announced when Colm Harte was named by Alan Kirwan as the the Senior Team Player of the Year for 2006/7. Alan Kirwan’s choice was presented with the cup by Paula Brody, daughter of the late Dr. ‘Jack’ Brody and he became the thirty first recipient of the prestigeous award.

Celestine Kearney received the Ladies team Player of the Year award from Ladies Team Manager Robert Bradley.

Andy Reily was named as Reserve Team player of the year by Reserve Team Manager Luke Dempsey and was presented with the Bernard Barry Cup by Bernard’s son Gerry & his daughter Marty.

Keith Way was announced as Player of the Year on the Club’s Third Team by Manager Mick Craig. Also in the picture is Michael Tyndall, Mick’s Assistant manager.

John Barry was presented with the Clancy Cup as Clubman of the Year by Peter Clancy who paid tribute to ‘Jabb’s’ contribution to the affairs of the Club over the last twelve months. On the left of the picture is Committee Member Des FitzGerald.

Avril McGowan & Paul Gilsenan were presented with the Leading Scorer trophies for the Ladies’ & Men’s teams respectively.

Alan Kirwan was presented with a special trophy to mark his retirement from Senior Team management. Picture shows him with Club Chairman Robert Bradley (left) & Club Secretary Des Clancy.

Christy Ginnerty became the first person to be inducted into the new Trim Celtic Hall of Fame. He was presented with a souvenir of the occasion by Club President John McEvoy.

Members of the Club team of 1967 were the recipients of special awards after which Christy Ginnerty entertained the attendance to an account of life in the early days of Trim Celtic to mark the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Club.

Cllr. Ray Butler, newly elected to the Chair of Trim Town Council, made a presentation to the Club in recognition of the winning of the MDL Premier Division title for the 2006/7 season. Pictures sghows Club Chairman Robert Bradley receiviong the memento.

All in all, a full night’s entertainment which marked the end of the most successful season ever for the Club.

A Photo Album of the night is available here.

Paddy Doyle won it twice as did Kevin Fogarty. Danny Quinn, Dominic Martin & Ciaran Rispin also won it twice but nobody has won it three times – yet! Peter & Paul Campbell were the first and only father & son to have won it. David Conway was the only player ever to have won the Barry Cup also. What is it – the Brody Cup for Senior Player of the Year and this Friday night in the Castle Arch Hotel it will be presented to the latest recipient. Why not come along and enjoy the highlight of the Club’s social calendar?

The evening also includes a tribute to the Team of 1967 and some reminiscences about the early days of the Club.

Also in the order of events are presentations to Clubman of the Year - Clancy Cup, Reserve Player of the Year – Barry Cup, MDL Premier Division and Reserve Cup Winners medals from last season, Ladies Player of the Year, Leading Scorers (Ladies & Men) and some surprises!

Proceedings start at 9pm. Tickets are still available @ €15 each including food and entertainment.

The Club’s annual presentation function for it’s many Schoolboy teams took place on Friday night this weekend when a huge crowd gathered in the Diocesan Hall on Loman Street to pay trubute to all of the young players who lined out during the 2006/7 season. The overall Schoolboy Player of the Year was Joan Lehmann who was chosen by Nick Nally as U13 Player of the Year during his team’s all conquering season in the NECSL. Joan was presented with the Dempsey Perpetual Cup. Picture shows Joan with (from left) U13 Manager Nick Nally, Christy Ginnerty, Club Trustee & Founder Member, Des Fitzgerald U13 Assistant Manager, Mick Craig Committee & Mark Scanlon U13 Coach.

Other Players of the Year announced on the night were Sean Coloe (U11) selected by John Sweeney, Conor Henebery (U12) selected by Ron Metcalfe, Conor Smith (U14) selected by John Marron, Damien McGee (U15) selected by Shay Lee & Adam Whelan (U16) selected by Michael Loughlin.

The seven U13 players selected to the NECSL Kennedy Cup squad were presented with tokens of their achievements. They were Robert Sweeney, Joan Lehmann, Fionn Nally, Rian Wogan, Gavin Mullen, Karl Reilly & James Toher. Similarly the two U15 players selected to the NECSL Foyle Cup squad were recognised – Colm Smith & Jamie McGee (captain of the Foyle Cup squad).

All of the Club sevens players who turned up on the night were presented with a souvenir medal. The Club’s Sevens teams enjoyed great success during the season winning the U8 & U9 MDL Mini Leagues and finishing Runner-Up at U10. Club teams also enjoyed success in the annual Athboy Tournament.

The players on each of the successful Club Schooolboy teams last season were presented with their NECSL medals. The U16′s were Div 2 League champions. The U14′s also won Div 2 of the League. The U13′s recorded a treble – League Div 1, Cup & Shield. The U11′s won their Div League, their Shield & they finished runners-up in the Cup.

MC for the night was Club Secretary Des Clancy & he was assisted by Committee Members Mick Craig & Shay Lee and the many Club team managers who were present to complete a very successful night.

The Club would like to thank Rev. Robert Jones for the use of the Diocesan Hall once again.

Click here to see more pictures.

Real Soccer Summer School

Its that time of the year again and Real Soccer is back at Tully Park once again. The Real Soccer Summer School is open to all boys and girls aged 7-16 and will be running this year from the 30th July until the 3rd of August.

If you are interested in taking part or would like further information please contact Mark Scanlon on 086-8888500 or alternatively download the application form from here and drop it into any committee member.

All Participants will receive “Real Soccer” Football Kit, Football, Ribena Drink and Certificate.