We are back playing with teams organising challenge games & scheduled games commencing across all teams in Feb & Early March

We are still working through the motions raised by members during the AGM in 2023 

• 📷Club Policy Audit & Review to be commenced 
• 📷Club 5 year Plan; information gathering has commenced 
• 📷Recruitment of Player officer role is ongoing  

We would still like to hear from you.

If you have any points, queries or topics which you would like raised with the Exec please email Secretary secretary.odwyers.dublin@gaa.ie in confidence and we will endeavor to respond to you as soon as possible. Alternatively reach out to a member of the Exec Committee and topics can be raised to the Exec meeting agenda for review.

Club membership for 2024 is now Live 

• Membership 2024 is progressing well vs 2023 with just over 620 membership renewals in place for upcoming year 
• [New] Introductory membership for new players for the 2024 Season. The new membership sign ups during Dec - April (only) will receive a club half zip training top ( ZZ Sport ) as part of their membership, which can be collected via Club Shop. This membership is only available via Club Registrar ( Karen.)  and not available currently as part of Family membership. Please contact her or your team coach for more information.
• Extensive tidy up of association registrations is in progress with ClubZap and Foireann, if you receive notification from Foireann please ignore emails as this is part of the process.
• Membership registration must be in place for all players by 28th March. A non-registered player is not permitted to play or train after 28th March - unless an exception is granted via Club Registrar.
• Membership entitles players to participate in the Player Injury fund (up to the value of €4,500). Only fully registered players can avail of this and injury reports must be submitted timely as per process on club website.
• If there are any players on your team that have difficulties in paying the membership, please raise this with the Registrar team in confidence and the individual case will be reviewed in order to agree upon viable option for the individuals

General Club Updates

• [New] O’Dwyers does Video Music Awards - May 2024, the Fundraising committee are actively looking for participants for this major club fundraising event - So if you feel like you would like to take part or even support on the fundraising & organising of the event contact Janice 086 3629244 for more details - Kicking off on 28th March 
• Exec Role: Player Officer is open and any member interested in this role will be focussed on working with the C&G and Teams on player recruitment, retention and planning of key recruitment activities. If interested please contact  secretary.odwyers.dublin@gaa.ie. Recruitment activities are in planning for the upcoming season for Juvenile teams.
• Sponsorship Updates. [Reminder]  Teams are not permitted to seek individual team sponsorship for Training tops or jerseys. The club approach is to proceed with a centralised model to ensure equity across all teams.
• Bulk orders of Sponsorsed Half Zip tops ( Supervalu ) and club bags ( pTSB ) are still available please contact Shirley for more details 
• [New] Club promotional material signs and tarpaulins have arrived and Naul Road, Main entrance to Bremore Park have been refreshed and we have installed new club signs in Balbriggan Railway station, if any members can secure prominent locations for additional temp or perm club signage please contact secretary.odwyers.dublin@gaa.ie with details of location for consideration
• [New] Assistant Player Coach roles Are in place and will commence engaging schools in the coming weeks, with an extra 25hrs coaching per week with a view of increasing recruitment & developing relationships within schools, feedback is very positive from coaches and schools and we hope to welcome new players from this initiative in the coming weeks
• Croke Park Trip - Club Croke park trip took place on Sat 24th Jan with just under 400 members attending and supporting Dublin against Limerick and Kerry, two fantastic games. Massive thank you for the organising committee for pulling this activity together, not an easy task.
• Recruitment planning - Recruitment of new players is in progress with a number of activities scheduled for coming months across CCC1 & CCC2 teams, request is that all members continue to share and like social media posts so we can get a wider circulation 
• 2024 Easter Camps - Took place this week, and are a fully sold out camp & was a big success despite the poor weather, watch out for the Summer Camp offerings n the coming months
• Website Development - Refresh is in progress, so watch this space for new content 
• Taylor Hill Pitch development - Request for information submitted to Fingal, TUC process ongoing expected to complete at end of Q1 2024
• JP McManus Club Donation; Funds of €13,500 have been received from the JP McManus generous donation to our club and the Exec are reviewing options for the best use of this money to deliver value to teams within each of our associations - Details of the project will be shared in coming weeks.
• Hurling & Camogie workshops with Humphrey Kelliher took place to discuss the promotion of both in the club, took place in March with a number of workstreams set up with action items to drive the promotion and development of hurling in the club 
• St Patrick's Day : Was a major club success, we were by far the biggest, loudest and most visible group that marched, this was followed by a great day in the club afterwards, thank you to all that organised, took part and came along to enjoy the celebrations. 
• Promotion of inclusion, St Patricks day also saw the clubs concerted efforts to drive engagement with local communities with dedicated tarpaulin, flyers and international flags 
• Upcoming club celebrations; Club Birthday and Ladies Section Anniversary - Keep an eye out for future information on activities around these major milestones

New Development Progress Update 

Build Update

Upon careful review a new feasible date for the build completion looks like mid Summer.  The exact date is to be determined although it is still subject to the below points and progress with partners. 

The build will benefit from a number of solution changes in the project, notably these will be of significant benefit in relation to the end product and financial delivery of the project. It had been hoped that the changes could be accelerated to hit the original timelines but this was not feasible due to the complexity of the changes.

1. Final planning for the move of the main entrance from the existing location to a new location just below Bells house. This will be a better option and safer approach for all members as it was agreed that the original entrance had safety and efficiency considerations and these required optimising. These changes will also deliver a far superior Financial Outcome for the Club.
2. Sewage final agreement on a more cost beneficial approach for the treatment of sewage from the development. 
3. Enhancements to final project outcome – Through the process we are working through options with Fingal particularly to deliver a better end product and discussions are ongoing.
4. Function room (Bar) design & solution review with industry experts to drive value

Progress to date and pending Areas

• Pitch readiness - Goal posts & Floodlights, this will be completed prior to opening 
• External finishes roads, footpaths and landscaping which is tied to Main Gate move & Sewage solution (Points 1 & 2)
• Maintenance and Equipment sheds – pending but will be completed as part of the final project
• Sports hall finish - pending but will be completed as part of the final project
• Internals downstairs almost complete with second & third fittings in place  
• Upstairs pending final Solution design ( Point 4 )
• Floodlights for Pitch 1 pending decision from Sports Capital process 

These changes and enhancements that are being delivered will provide greater value to the club and give us all a much better end product that will be available to the Club for decades to come. 

The club executive & development committees appreciate that this is not the update that members wanted to hear, however there is no doubt we will finish in a better place with all these enhancements, so please be assured they are worth waiting for.

Further Updates 

• Visit of Thomas Byrne, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to the new development happened in Feb, and the minister was impressed with the new development and achievement of the club on progress to date.
• New club Bar license application process in progress for new development ( transfer of existing license not possible )  

Monthly Decisions 

• Decision made to pause on full refresh of Bremore Park signage due to imminent move to new development 
• Club House & Bar to open for duration of National league games with club opening both Sat & Sun when games are scheduled
• Agreement to explore future commercial models for new development - Coffee/Barista proposals under consideration
• Decision to proceed with advanced allocation of Referee costs via team Head Coaches electronically, to ensure more efficient manner to track and facilitate
• Approval to proceed with additional CE workers to support day to day running of club operations 
• New team admin reps in place for u13 teams + to provide real time updates for match reports for social media 
• Agreement to postpone  National GAA Club day on 1st April in line with GAA celebrations due to capacity and to prioritise repair of pitch for scheduled games 
• Agreement to partake in review of All weather pitch allocation scheduled for April/May
• Club Funeral planning guidelines drafted and approved
• Agreement to proceed with new team funding support model & shared revenue approach - Communicated to Head Coaches for review on 21st March - details will be shared separately to coaching groups