December 2023 Newsletter

I hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to Christmas and more importantly, 2024 and society golf!

The Links, Portmarnock & Final Presentations

AGM 2024

2024 Membership

2024 Schedule

Other Matters

The Links Portmarnock

Another CCGS season came to a close with our annual outing to The Links, Portmarnock, kindly sponsored by Joe O’Flaherty of Flynn & O’Flaherty Construction. The Links did not fail to impress as always, in great condition, with the new layout proving a challenge for most. The weather was decent and we had a great turnout for the day.

Congratulations to Sean Finnegan who produced a fantastic score of 35 points to win the outing. Great scores also for our sponsor Joe O’Flaherty, with Hugh Ward finishing third with 35 points. Full list of results below. Our huge thanks as always to the sponsor on the day, Joe O’Flaherty, who laid on the lovely wine hampers for the presentation.

1st – Sean Finnegan (22) 35pts

2nd – Joe O’Flaherty (13) 36pts

3rd – Hugh Ward (21) 35pts

C1 (0-13) – Tony Judge (5) 34pts

C2 (14-21) – Stephen Mooney (21) 32pts

C3 (22-36) – Derek Mooney (22) 30pts

Seniors – Niall O’Reilly

F9 – Chris Cadwell (9) 21pts

B9 – Kieran O’Connell (20) 17pts

NTP – Jack McHugh

2’s – Kingsley Lewis 3rd, Tony Judge 15th, Stephen Mooney 3rd, Jim Dalton 11th & Vincent Clarke 9th

Our great appreciation also goes to Clontarf Castle for their very generous sponsorship this year and who also supplied us with our complementary finger food for our end of year presentation in the Indigo Lounge.

Matchplays

Congratulations to the matchplay winners, Mantan Walsh in the singles, with Kevin Maher runner-up. The fourball matchplay had to be postponed for this year due to injury and we wish Tadgh O’Meara a speedy return to golf so that he & Mick Chambers can take on Joe Enright & Mick Kenny early next year, once again kindly sponsored by John Plunkett & Brian Kirwan of Plunkett Kirwan & Co Solicitors.

Player of the Year

Congratulations to Seán Guirke who wins The Jack Guirke Memorial Trophy for Player of the Year with a score of 199 points, with Brian O’Callaghan runner-up just 2 points back on 197 points, kindly and appropriately sponsored by Enda Guirke

AGM 2024

Please note that our Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 18 January 2024 in The Indigo Lounge, Clontarf Castle, 8.00pm sharp.

Proposals and motions must be submitted in writing to the Honorary secretary no later than Sunday 7 January 2024.

Membership 2024

Application forms for renewing members will be available on the website from 1 January 2024. Please complete your application form and forward it to honsec@ccgs.ie along with advice of your payment please. Closing date for receipt of applications and payment is 31st January 2024.

As is the case every year, it will not be known if there are any vacancies for new membership until all renewing members application forms have been received.

Application forms will be available for new membership applications on the CCGS website from 1 January 2024, accessible by members only. To be considered for membership of the society, fully completed application forms for new members must be returned to the hon sec by 31 January 2024, complete with payment as per the application form. Successful applicants will be advised before the first outing. If unsuccessful, payment and application will be returned in full.

The fees for new applications will be €300 joining fee plus €200 subscription. The fees for those aged under 35 on 1st January 2024 is €150 subscription only.

Note: A member of the society may not propose nor second the nomination of a new member until completion of their third year as a member. Committee members may not propose nor second new applications.

2024 Schedule

The following itinerary & details are coming to you from course liaison Tadgh O’Meara & Tony Buckley. Please pay particular attention to information regarding flight booking.

On behalf of our Captain elect, Paul Traynor and committee, it gives me great pleasure to bring you information and dates for next year’s outings, with some wonderful venues, returning to old favourites and visiting new venues also.

I would like all to pay particular attention to our away trips to Cork & Cambrils as action from you is required!

Sutton Golf Club – Friday 29th March (Good Friday), Tee from 9.30. Congratulations to our very own Cian Bennis, incoming captain in Sutton next year. Cian Bennis & Aubrey Woolfson are sponsoring. More details to follow.

St. Anne’s Golf Club – Friday 26th April, tee from 10.30, sponsor Philip Scallan, Stoneseal. Well known to us all, a superb links course and will be popular with society members.

County Louth Golf Club, Baltray – Friday 17th May, tee from 9.30, Sponsor Michael Slein, National Lighting. No sales pitch needed.

Little Island Golf Club, Cork – Friday 7th June

Our sponsors, Conor & Rory Gallagher, and I are delighted to bring this superb new venue to our society, designed by Augusta’s genius Alister MacKenzie and recently enhanced for the modern golfer.

Cork Golf Club is sculpted from historic limestone quarries and unfolds magnificently along the banks of the City’s Inner Harbour. A special place since 1888.

We are offering this as a one night / one game of golf package, we will leave it to all you well-travelled guys to build your own weekend / extra golf around this one night, as you see fit.

Staying Friday night in The Clayton hotel the package, including presentation meal, twin sharing is €200 with single supplement extra €110.

Please email me, coordinator@ccgs.ie confirming if you are going and if single required, deposit €100 required on or before AGM please. As always, if paying to the CCGS AIB a/c it is imperative you give details from whom and precisely for what you are paying.

Druids Glen – Friday 12th July, tees from 9.50, sponsor Brendan Fagan, Stock Design, the committee is excited to secure this top parkland in mid-summer, hopefully it will be in pristine condition. I am sure you are all aware Druids has completed extensive upgrades recently and their aim is to be known as the best parkland in Europe.

Captains Day Jameson Links Portmarnock, Mr. Paul Traynor – Friday 16th August, tee from 8.10am, sponsored by the Captain himself, followed by an evening meal and prize presentation in Clontarf Castle.

Palmerstown House – Friday 13th September, tee time from 10.30am, sponsored by John Gaffney & Shay Fleming, a return to this top parkland golf course is not to be missed.

Away Trip to Cambrils , Costa Dorado, Spain out Wednesday 2nd Oct return Sunday 6th Oct, sponsored by Jack McHugh, Alucraft.

We are delighted to bring you another new venue for our away trip to Spain. Travelling to Cambrils, this upmarket seaside resort situated next to Salou on the Costa Dorado has bars and restaurants galore and is only 15 mins drive to The Infinitum Golf resort which has been twice voted European Golf resort of the year. Staying 4 nights in the Sol Port Cambrils hotel, we are playing 2 games on the lakes course and one game on the Hills course. The cost, twin sharing B&B is an incredible €590, including buggies & presentation meal. Single supplement for the 4 nights is total €130. As before, to book this trip you need to book your Ryanair Flight To Reus airport (15 mins from resort) flight details below, please email coordinator@ccgs.ie confirming if single is required and pay €200 deposit on or before AGM, as always, if paying to the CCGS AIB a/c it is imperative you give details from whom & precisely for what you are paying.

Flight Details, currently priced @ €201 return, note Ryanair refer to this airport as Barcelona Reus. Also note, our bus will meet these flights only.

Outbound Dublin to Reus on Weds 2nd Oct FR116 @ 16.20

Return Reus to Dublin on Sunday 6th Oct FR438 @15.35

Jameson Links, Portmarnock – Friday 1st Nov

We return for the season ending outing to the links sponsored by Derek Erskine and Airport Driving School and back to The Indigo Lounge in the castle for presentations .