Dear Member.

The members who travelled to Portugal this year must have felt very much at home weather wise. Beautiful sunshine followed by torrential rain which has been a feature at a number of outings this year followed us to the Algarve. However judging by the reports it failed to dampen the enthusiasm and spirit of the 45 tourists who took part in this years pilgrimage.

The outing to Laranjal was played in the sunshine with Shay Fleming and Conor Gallagher both scoring 37 points, with Shay taking the honours on a count back .Stephen Tucker just one off the pace clinched third place.

THE CLASSES

Class 1     Kevin Maher           36 points
Class 2     Tony Casey            36 points
Class 3     Derek Mooney       36 points

THE NINES
Front 9     Fergus Traynor       20 points
Back  9     Conor   Dalglish     19 points

NTP          Tony Judge

TWO,s      Tony Judge   Conor Gallagher    Shay Fleming     Declan Murphy

I would also like to mention Michael Chambers and Shea O Connell who were visitors on our away trip and I trust that you both enjoyed our company as much as we enjoyed yours.

Our thanks to Bob Fagan and Ailesbury & Ashbury Retirement Homes for his very generous sponsorship of the Laranjal outing.

On behalf of all who travelled I would like to thank Sean McKeon for kindly arranging San Lorenzo ,considered to be in the top two courses in Portugal. It presented a great opportunity to play this fantastic course at an extremely affordable green-fee.
The members who participated were also very grateful for the very nice San Lorenzo goodies that Sean organized.

For those brave souls who ventured out on Quinta South on a day that had more in common with the launching of the Ark. Well done! I have checked our insurance policy and unfortunately it does not cover the type of medical assistance that you so obviously require.

A special note of thanks to Tony Buckley who as ever made this a flawless trip for all who travelled. You will be pleased to know that the trip for 2016 is in the final stages of planning and will be announced shortly.

SAINT ANNES

The time-sheet for St. Annes will be available Thursday the 29th.of Oct. from 8.00pm until 9.30pm.
The green-fee if paid on the night is €30.00. This includes a buffet dinner for you and your partner in the Indigo Bar after the outing.
Members who pay late will not be able to avail of the discount and will be charged €40.00

We have arranged live entertainment plus numerous prizes to help brighten your night.
in the event that you are unable to play at Saint Annes you and your partner are still on the guest list for the Indigo and it is complimentary.

The tee is booked for Saturday the 7th. Nov. from 9.30am until 11.30am.

Our thanks to Eamon Fay who is our sponsor for this event.

Dinner at the Indigo will be served at 8.00pm sharp.

We ask that all of our members endeavour to support both the golf and the social night.
We owe it to our patrons Clontarf Castle who have given us tremendous support over the years and we would not have the society that now exists without their generosity.

BEREAVEMENTS

It is with great  sadness that I write about two of our members who passed away recently .

Michael Murray who passed away recently following a short illness.

Tadg O Sullivan, President of St. Annes Golf Club, passed away on Tuesday the 20th October following a short illness.

Both will be missed sadly missed by their friends within the society

Yours sincerely

Michael Brennan
Honorary secretary