An Ennis chess simultaneous display and lecture by GM Nigel Short took place on Tuesday 5 March 2013 at 7 pm at the Auburn Lodge Hotel, Ennis. Entry was €25 for senior players and €15 for juniors.
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.
Limerick Chess Club AGM was held on Wednesday, 12th September 2012 at 8.00 pm. at the Catholic Institute, Rosbrien, Limerick
Pat Hayes (President), Michael Meaney (Chairman), Phillip Foenander (Secretary), John Cassidy (Treasurer), Laurent Talazac (Asst Secretary), Stephen Danaher (Asst PRO), Gerry Casey, Kensy Joseph, Joe Cronin, Liam O’Brien, Tim Dineen, and John Alfred.
The meeting was declared open by the Club Chairman.
Minutes of the previous 2011 AGM were read out by the Secretary.
The Secretary’s Report including a brief summary of the club’s activities during the season 2010-12 was presented.
The Treasurer’s report on the club’s finances was then presented.
Members present were informed that the Munster Chess Union AGM was being held on the following Wednesday night (Sept 19th 2012) if they wished to attend.
The Secretary then called for motions to be discussed by members present.
Nomination and election of Club officers was carried with the following officers voted in:
Chairman – Michael Meaney re-elected
Secretary – Phillip Foenander resigned. Assistant Secretary Laurent Talazac was nominated and elected as new Secretary.
Assistant Secretary – Kensy Joseph nominated and elected.
Membership Secretary – John Cassidy re-elected
PRO officer – James Danaher resigned. The position is now vacant.
Assistant PRO officer – Stephen Danaher resigned. Position vacant.
The meeting was then closed by club Chairman Michael Meaney.
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.
Limerick Chess Club AGM was held on Wednesday, 14th September 2011 at 8.00 pm. at the Catholic Institute, Rosbrien, Limerick
Pat Hayes (President), Phillip Foenander (Secretary), John Cassidy (Treasurer),
Laurent Talazac, Stephen Danaher, James Danaher. Absent sick with apologies – Michael Meaney (Chairman)
The meeting was declared open by the Club President.
Minutes of the previous 2010 AGM were read out by the Secretary.
The Secretary’s Report including a brief summary of the club’s activities during the season 2010-11 was presented.
The Treasurer’s report on the club’s finances was then presented.
Members present were informed that the Munster Chess Union AGM was being held concurrently on the same night (Sept 14th 2011) and as such we had not been able to send a club representative as requested by the Munster League.
The Secretary then called for motions to be discussed by members present.
Finally the nomination and election of Club officers was carried with the following officers voted in:
Chairman – Michael Meaney re-elected
Secretary – Phillip Foenander re-elected
Assistant Secretary – Laurent Talazac
Membership Secretary – John Cassidy re-elected
PRO officer – James Danaher
Assistant PRO officer – Stephen Danaher
The meeting was then closed by club President Pat Hayes.
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.
Limerick Chess Club AGM was held on Tuesday, 14th September 2010 at 8.00 pm. at the Clarion Hotel, Dock Road, Limerick
Pat Hayes (President), Michael Meaney (Chairman), Phillip Foenander (Secretary), John Cassidy (Treasurer), Gabriel Mirza (PRO officer),
Tim Dineen, Laurent Talazac, David Moreno, Eamon Canning, Gerry Casey, Stephen Danaher, Ray O’Brien and Diana Mirza.
The meeting was declared open by the Chairman.
Minutes of the previous 2009 AGM were read out by the Secretary.
The Secretary’s Report including a brief summary of the club’s activities during the season 2009-10 was presented.
The Treasurer’s report on the club’s finances was then presented.
The PRO officer then gave his report.
The Secretary then called for motions to be discussed by members present.
Finally the nomination and election of Club officers was carried with the following officers voted in:
Chairman – Michael Meaney re-elected
Secretary – Phillip Foenander re-elected
Membership Secretary – John Cassidy re-elected
PRO officer – vacant
No other issues.
The meeting was then closed by our Chairman.
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.
Limerick Chess Club AGM was held on Wednesday, 2nd September 2009 at 8.00 pm. at the Clarion Suites hotel (former Ryan hotel), Ennis Road
Michael Meaney (Chairman), Phillip Foenander (Secretary), Stephen Cowpar (Treasurer), John Alfred (PRO officer),
Ray O’Brien, Tim Dineen, Laurent Talazac, Gabriel Mirza, Darragh Griffin, Conor Griffin, Kieran Young and Christopher Young.
Absent (with apologies): Pat Hayes, John Cassidy
The meeting was declared open by the Chairman.
Minutes of the previous AGM were read out by the Chairman.
The Secretary’s Report including a brief summary of the club’s activities during the season 2008-09 was presented
The Treasurer’s report on the club’s finances was then presented.
The PRO officer and A team captain then read out his report and recommendations.
The Secretary then called for motions to be discussed by members present.
Finally the nomination and election of Club officers was carried with the following officers voted in:
Chairman – Michael Meaney re-elected
Secretary – Phillip Foenander re-elected
Membership Secretary – John Cassidy (replaces Stephen Cowpar)
PRO officer – Gabriel Mirza (replaces John Alfred)
The club would like to thank Stephen Cowpar and John Alfred for their service to the club during the past season and welcome our newly elected committee members, John Cassidy and Gabriel Mirza.
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 Chairman.
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.
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
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.
Philip Hogarty, Chairperson of the Irish Chess Union, died in Tallaght, Dublin, on 1 January 2008. A very active chess player in Dublin, where he played at the Rathmines Club, he had also taken part in the Limerick Open held in October 2007 and played for Ennis A in the Munster Chess League match against Limerick A on 2 December 2007 in Ennis. He was greatly missed by the chess fraternity.
A tribute from Jamie Flynn, organiser of the Limerick Open:
Philip Hogarty’s tragic death on the 1st of January 2008 was a very sad loss. I was a good friend with Phil and we shared many happy memories.
Phil was easily one of the best people I ever met. Of all the people I have met and encountered in the chess world, Phil would easily sit atop the list of people I most respected and admired.
His genuine willingness to try to improve chess in Ireland was unprecedented. It is such a pity that his second term as ICU Chairperson was cut so short. We had many discussions about chess, things ranging from the rating system, to junior chess, to the Irish Championships.
Many of you may know me as the Limerick Open organiser for the past three years. Every year Phil came and helped us out. We discussed how to make the tournament better, how to attract more players, and how to improve the overall tournament. I think a lot of credit is due to Phil for the help he gave us. He didn’t have any personal gain from it; he just genuinely wanted to help create a great tournament. He was completely selfless and this is something I admired greatly.
It was the second day of the Limerick Open 2007 and Phil was in the middle of his third round game. Phil came up to me and said that he was still to pay his entry fee. Phil handed me €100 as his entry fee. I went to give him change and he refused to take it. “Keep it,” he said, “I want to support ye”. After coming from Dublin to play in the tournament, showing up a day early to help us organise, paying his own entry fee, securing funds from the ICU to give us, and putting his own time and energy into helping us with no possible reward for himself, he then went even further and gave us money out of his own pocket to help run a great tournament.
I would also like to take this opportunity to say that we will be running the Limerick Open as a memorial to Phil. It is hardly a consolation given what has happened, but I feel it is the least we can do.
My condolences go to Phil’s family and loved ones, and I hope that his parents know that they raised one of the most outstanding people I have ever met in my life. This is for you Phil, we love you and you will never be forgotten. Rest in peace, Philip Hogarty. — Jamie Flynn
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.
Jim Hussey, born in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, and a long-time member of the Ennis Chess Club, who played a big role in training many of the top Ennis players when they were starting out, such as John Cassidy and Rory Quinn, died in Ennis in May 2007.
He coached a team (Kieran O’Brien, John Cassidy, Ciaran Hussey, Terry McVeigh, Paul McVeigh, Barry O’Keefe, Jimmy Frawley, Declan Fitzpatrick, Aidan Coll and Adrian Fennell) which was the only Irish team to win the British Schools Chess Championship, in 1987. The Ennis team also won gold medals five years in a row at Mosney in the Under-16 All-Ireland Chess Championship under Jim’s coaching.
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.
Limerick Chess Club AGM was held on Wednesday, 6th September 2006 at 8.30 pm. at the Perys hotel, Glentworth Road, Limerick
Pat Hayes (honorary President), Ray O’Brien (Chairman), Kevin O’Flaherty(Secretary),
Eamonn Canning (Treasurer), John Alfred, Phillip Foenander, Michael Meaney, Tim Dineen,
Stephen Danaher.
The meeting was opened by the Chairman.
Minutes of the previous AGM and a brief summary of the club’s activities during the season 2005-06 were read out by the Secretary.
The Treasurer’s report on the club’s finances was then read by Eamon Canning.
Finally the nomination and election of Club officers was carried with the following officers voted in:
Chairman – Ray O’Brien to continue
Secretary – Phillip Foenander (replaces Kevin O’Flaherty)
Membership Secretary – Eamonn Canning to continue
PRO officer – vacant
The meeting was then closed by our Chairman.
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.