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win and al o availed of the opportunity to make presentations to M arcus
Dowling and Edward Farrelly Uoint winners of the best speaker of the
year in An Chomhdhail) and to Eugene Downes (the society's auditor)
for the greate t contribution to An Chomhdhail.
In May 1990, the Union's golf outing was held at Milltown G.C. This
event was organised by Roderic Ensor and, once again, bore all the
hallmarks of Swiss watch excellence. The winner was Oisin O'Buachall a
and this memorable outing was enjoyed by over 65 players (past pupils
and guests) joined later in the evening by some non-golfing past pupils
for the fun that followed. Eddie Nichols, president of the Sand ford Park
Old Boys Union, was my guest along with Milltown golf club's captain
Dr Jack Ormond. This was a highly enjoyable event. Once again, as in
the case of the Annual dinner, a reduced cost was offered to the younger
past pupils.
Other events included the Past v Present tennis, won by the Past and
also a Past v Present cricket match organised by Ross Kyne. It was with
great sadness that the Union learned that the school had not been able
to include cricket as part of the sporting curriculum in the summer of
1990. Undaunted, Ross Kyne mustered teams from both the ranks of the
school and also from the Past and the match took place at Merrion Cricket
Club. For reasons similar to those arising on the occasion of the Past
v Present debate, the Past once again decided to allow the Present to win
only because defeat could, we judged, have caused deep despair in the
corridors of Gonzaga. Judging that it would be wrong to drive the young
gentlemen of Gonzaga into despair we believed it would be better to all ow
them to win. Having taken this considerable decision , the Past conceded
victory by a margin of I run.
The last open-air event which the Union attended and supported was
the school Sports day when the sun shone generously over the magnificent
tree lined grounds of Gonzaga. On such a day Gonzaga has a very special
charm and the boys, their families, their teachers and their friends truly
enjoy a day which is unique. All the expectations, efforts, achievements
and compliments of a year seem to find expression on this day.
Coming back indoors again, I am glad of the opportunity to say thanks
to Stephen O'Connor and Patrick Kennedy for organising for the Gonzaga
6th year boys the University Careers talks covering several faculties. These
talks were very well received by the boys. Again on a practical note,
we were glad to be able to make contributions of £300 and £400 in 1989
and 1990 respectively towards the 6th years Lourdes project.
All the events and activities undertaken by the Union would not have
been possible without the tremendous work and support of an excell ent
committee comprising Roderic Ensor (Vice President), John O'Neill (Hon.
Treas.), Paul Meagher (Hon. Sec.), Michael McDowell, Donal Forbes,
Dermot McCarron (past President), Raymond Cotter (immediate past
President), Michael Counihan, Patrick Kennedy, Brian Cregan, Marc
O 'Sullivan, Paul Keelan, Gerry Sheehan, Stephen O'Connor, Edward
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Dowling and Edward Farrelly Uoint winners of the best speaker of the
year in An Chomhdhail) and to Eugene Downes (the society's auditor)
for the greate t contribution to An Chomhdhail.
In May 1990, the Union's golf outing was held at Milltown G.C. This
event was organised by Roderic Ensor and, once again, bore all the
hallmarks of Swiss watch excellence. The winner was Oisin O'Buachall a
and this memorable outing was enjoyed by over 65 players (past pupils
and guests) joined later in the evening by some non-golfing past pupils
for the fun that followed. Eddie Nichols, president of the Sand ford Park
Old Boys Union, was my guest along with Milltown golf club's captain
Dr Jack Ormond. This was a highly enjoyable event. Once again, as in
the case of the Annual dinner, a reduced cost was offered to the younger
past pupils.
Other events included the Past v Present tennis, won by the Past and
also a Past v Present cricket match organised by Ross Kyne. It was with
great sadness that the Union learned that the school had not been able
to include cricket as part of the sporting curriculum in the summer of
1990. Undaunted, Ross Kyne mustered teams from both the ranks of the
school and also from the Past and the match took place at Merrion Cricket
Club. For reasons similar to those arising on the occasion of the Past
v Present debate, the Past once again decided to allow the Present to win
only because defeat could, we judged, have caused deep despair in the
corridors of Gonzaga. Judging that it would be wrong to drive the young
gentlemen of Gonzaga into despair we believed it would be better to all ow
them to win. Having taken this considerable decision , the Past conceded
victory by a margin of I run.
The last open-air event which the Union attended and supported was
the school Sports day when the sun shone generously over the magnificent
tree lined grounds of Gonzaga. On such a day Gonzaga has a very special
charm and the boys, their families, their teachers and their friends truly
enjoy a day which is unique. All the expectations, efforts, achievements
and compliments of a year seem to find expression on this day.
Coming back indoors again, I am glad of the opportunity to say thanks
to Stephen O'Connor and Patrick Kennedy for organising for the Gonzaga
6th year boys the University Careers talks covering several faculties. These
talks were very well received by the boys. Again on a practical note,
we were glad to be able to make contributions of £300 and £400 in 1989
and 1990 respectively towards the 6th years Lourdes project.
All the events and activities undertaken by the Union would not have
been possible without the tremendous work and support of an excell ent
committee comprising Roderic Ensor (Vice President), John O'Neill (Hon.
Treas.), Paul Meagher (Hon. Sec.), Michael McDowell, Donal Forbes,
Dermot McCarron (past President), Raymond Cotter (immediate past
President), Michael Counihan, Patrick Kennedy, Brian Cregan, Marc
O 'Sullivan, Paul Keelan, Gerry Sheehan, Stephen O'Connor, Edward
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