Limerick Chess Club AGM was held on Wednesday, 1st October 2008 at 8.00 pm. at the Clarion Suites hotel (former Ryan hotel), Ennis Road
Present were
Pat Hayes (honorary President), Ray O’Brien (Chairman), Phillip Foenander (Secretary), Eamonn Canning (Treasurer), John Alfred (PRO officer),
Stephen Cowpar, Michael Meaney, Kevin O’Flaherty, Pat Coleman, Stephen Danaher, Tim Dineen, Darragh Griffin and Conor Griffin.
The meeting was opened by the Chairman.
Minutes of the previous AGM and a brief summary of the club’s activities during the season 2007-08 were read out by the Secretary.
The Treasurer’s report on the club’s finances was then presented.
The Chairman then called for a vote by members present on the motion of deciding a club venue.
It was a lively debate with the merits of location, hire cost, parking facilities and various other factors of the Perys hotel and the Clarion Suites hotel being discussed. The Clarion Suites, previously known as the Ryan hotel, having been the venue of the Limerick Open in years past was finally voted by members as the new club venue.
The necessity of obtaining club insurance cover for members was also discussed and further action will be taken soon on this by our club PRO.
Members then voted on a motion to lower the junior membership fee from €80 to €60 which was passed.
Finally the nomination and election of Club officers was carried with the following officers voted in:
Chairman – Michael Meaney (replaces Ray O’Brien)
Secretary – Phillip Foenander
Membership Secretary – Stephen Cowpar (replaces Eamonn Canning)
PRO officer – John Alfred
The club would like to thank Ray O’Brien and Eamonn Canning for their service to the club during the past few seasons and welcome our newly elected committee members, Michael Meaney and Stephen Cowpar.
All assistance will be given to them from other members to help run the club’s activities this season.
The meeting was then closed by our outgoing Chairman and members then settled in to enjoy a short blitz tournament which was won by Stephen Cowpar.
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.