As previously communicated the Pobal Parnell AGM will take place on Friday 21st Of November 2025 in Chanel College at 8PM.

1.       Chairpersons Address

2.       Adoption of Standing Orders

3.       Secretary's Report

4.       Coaching Report

5.       Treasures Report

6.       Appointment of Tellers

7.       Election of committee

8.       Nominations/Motions

9.       Any Other Business

· The proposers of a Resolution or Amendment thereto may speak for 5 minutes but no longer.

· A delegate speaking to a Resolution of Amendment shall not exceed 3 minutes.

· A proposer of a Resolution or Amendment may speak for a second time for 5 minutes before a vote is taken but no other delegate may speak a second time to any resolution or amendment

· The Chairperson shall at any time he considers a matter to have been significantly discussed call on the Proposer to reply, after which a vote must be taken.

· A Delegate may with the consent of the Chairperson move “that the question be now put” after which when the Proposer has spoken, a vote must be taken.

On the 20th of January 2025, a meeting was held with all interested parties within our local community to continue the long-standing tradition of a GAA club in our area. Pobal Parnell was formed, and an executive committee was elected to establish Pobal Parnell. In February 2025, Pobal Parnell was formally affiliated with the GAA.

Once Pobal Parnell was formed, the executive has worked together with volunteers and the local community to strengthen our presence in the area. On behalf of the executive committee, I would like to extend my thanks to all our members, coaches, delegates, volunteers, and parents for your continued support over the last year.

Our first year at Pobal Parnell saw remarkable successes on the pitch from our Senior Ladies and Men’s Hurling teams, bringing silverware to the club. Our Junior Hurlers won both their league and championship, and our Senior Ladies won the Intermediate Championship. Both matches saw a fantastic turnout from club supporters. The club hosted the Ladies on their Leinster bid — this day saw many compliments and thanks for our hosting.

In recent weeks, the executive appointed Matthew Higgins as our GPO, engaging with local schools in the Dublin 5 & 17 area on a weekly basis. Congratulations to Matthew on his appointment. The appointment of a GPO will see our club further develop and strengthen our Juvenile section.

The club held successful Easter and Summer Camps this year, with both summer camp weeks in July being at full capacity. A further highlight was the end-of-school Summer Blitz held in Chanel, where local schools brought 90 children to compete in Gaelic games.

During the year, Aisling Kane led an Introduction to Coaching workshop, where participants gained valuable knowledge to help children develop their abilities and skills.

The club held many days out this year for our Juvenile section, which saw our Under-12 Girls team out supporting Chloe Darby and her Dublin teammates. The wider Juvenile section had a day out organised by the Juvenile Chairperson, where they completed the Alive Outside Hell & Back course. By the end of the summer, the club hosted the Mini All-Irelands, where teams from across the Juvenile section mixed and displayed their skills. There was a huge turnout of children, parents, and volunteers from the community.

Thank you to all who were involved in the planning and preparation of this day. Pobal Parnell also recently held the Halloween Disco in Chanel, where our teams came dressed up and enjoyed a fantastic night with their teammates.

I’d like to extend a thank-you on behalf of the executive to the hurling and football delegates who were a fantastic support to the club this year.

Throughout the year, the club has implemented subcommittees across finance and sponsorship areas. Thank you to all our volunteers who have contributed to the ongoing success of the first year of Pobal Parnell.

Thank you to our PRO and all volunteers who have seen our presence on social media grow and kept all members updated on ongoing activities and match results throughout the year. You have been a huge part of growing the club.

I’d like to finish by saying thank you to all members, volunteers, parents, and executive members for your ongoing support during the first year of Pobal Parnell. Our community continues to grow, showing the dedication of all involved, both on and off the pitch.

When the club was established earlier this year, our continued use of St David’s saw the erection of temporary floodlights to allow training to continue for both Adult and Juvenile teams. In addition, an application was submitted to Dublin City Council, which granted the club access to further pitches in Belcamp Park, where several Pobal Parnell teams played this year.

Mid-year, the club saw our return to Chanel in July, securing a lease to use both the All-Weather and Astro pitches. The works required to get the pitches into usable condition would not have been possible without Stephen Duffy and the hard work of club volunteers. Multiple clean-up efforts were organised to tidy the grounds, including cutting the grass pitches and clearing the surrounding areas. 

There was investment in the grass pitch with new netting and goal purchased.

This wouldn’t have been possible without the help of dedicated volunteers and the wider community. As summer came to a close, the back walls of the pitches were painted green and black to highlight our return, with the prominent club colours visible for all to see.

Fundraising for the club kicked off in March with a successful race night. The effort of putting a great night together wouldn’t have been possible without the help of the Senior Ladies.

I’m pleased to report that this year the club has set up a subcommittee that has devised a plan to offer four tiers of Corporate Sponsorship. Displays surrounding the pitches at Chanel will showcase our sponsors in the coming weeks.

I’d like to extend my thanks on behalf of the club to all our sponsors throughout the last year — whether for matches, individual teams, or gestures of goodwill from members of our community. Your ongoing support has helped us establish ourselves within the GAA community and provide facilities for our teams.

In September, the club launched our Lotto, which takes place each Monday evening. This was launched across ClubZap and through the sale of physical tickets. The use of ClubZap has enabled members to enter the Lotto weekly, monthly, or yearly, with recurring payment options.

The process of setting up the Lotto would not have been successful without the dedication and hard work of both executive members and volunteers who have committed their time weekly to ensure its success. Thank you to all our sellers and organisers.

Pobal Parnell have had a fantastic year in Nursery since the relaunch in Spring, they have had incredible growth with numbers attending growing week on week.

Each week the children's skills and confidence are continuing to grow thanks to the dedicated team of coaches.

The highlight for the nursey was returning to Chanel on Saturday mornings and securing use of the Scout Den in Coolock Village for training to continue during the rainy winter months.

The under 8s this year have come together since they have start playing in the leagues putting a huge effort consistently, there has been a big growth in the number of children down training thanks to all the parents and volunteers helping them grow.

The team have enjoyed many days out including a trip to Croke Park and taking part in the hell and back course, pizza and ice cream at training. The team put on a tremendous display at half time of the hurling final in Chanel.

Recently the team held a sponsored walk to raise money towards their training gear for 2026.

It was a great year for the under 10 boys who won more games than lost, they progressed on their skills particularly in passing which has significantly improved.

The team enjoyed a great day out with the Juvenile Section earlier in the year at an adventure centre in Wicklow.

The team are looking forward to their last game to end the year on a positive note.

The under 12 girls have had a very good year with their skills progressing at a positive pace, the team is undertaking a lot of running drills to help their performance and endurance levels on the pitch. The number of players continue to grow with the addition of past players coming back to join the team, the average number of players is between 22-26 each week.

The team secured a fantastic win recently against Annes winning 7-9 to 3-2.

The under 12 girls also participated in the juvenile day out this year which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The teams on going progress is a testament to their coaches who have praised their ongoing dedication and hard work.

The Under 12 boys has a great season showcasing skills, teamwork and determination. Only one loss this year in the league was testament to their consistency and resilience.

The highlight for the under 12s was when they played a division 2 team as a division 7 teams and came back from being 7 points down at half time to come back and secure a win by 1 point.

The team has grown in numbers, confidence and skill over the last number of months with the development of new and existing players. Their coaches have loved watching the boys grow as a team, friendships being made and their respect for the game making them great ambassadors for Pobal Parnell.

This year was a very positive year for the under 15 girls with many of the girls taking a step up to play adult football. This has driven the girls within in their own team and becoming leaders within their peer group. The talent, skills and drive of the under 15 ladies is remarkable with bright futures ahead for all players.

The team have remarkable support for one and other on and off the pitch which is a credit to themselves, the club and their mentors.

The hurling team had a perfect season going unbeaten in both their league and championship campaigns, congratulations to all management, coaching and volunteers in Adult Hurling. He dedication saw Pobal Parnell receive both league and championship trophies.

Our Senior men's team battled in division two this year which saw them relegated to to division three for next year. They will remain in the Senior Championship.

The Junior 1 footballers were relegated in the league and the team was beaten in the Championship quarter final.

Remained in their perspective league and where unbeaten in the Championship quarter final.

The senior ladies maintained Division 1 league, they had a sucsessful campaign in the Dublin Intermediate Championship which saw them crowned the winners. They lost the Leinster provincial game to St Fechins.

The team was beaten in the Championship final

Both the Senior Men & Ladies team will play Senior Championship next year. It has been a great success for our Senior Ladies player Chloe Darby playing on the Dublin Panel and the club would like to extend their congratulations on their All Ireland Success. We saw our Senior Men's player Stephen Cluxton line out with the Dublin Senior Footballers, the club wish Stephen the best of luck as a member of the Dublin backroom team. We saw our Senior Ladies player Saibhin Peyton who played with the Dublin Minor Ladies, congratulations on all your success this year. Congratulations to Katie Corr who played with the U14s Dublin Ladies who saw success in both the Leinster and All Ireland titles and to Amy Dunne who played with U15 Dublin Development Squad.

Chairperson - Padraig Hogan

Vice Chairperson - Stephen Flanagan

Secretary - Claire Keenan 

Treasurer- Mark Canty

Registrar- Michelle Graham

Strategic & Development Officer - Dave Flanagan 

Juvenile Chairperson - Lorraine Byrne

Coaching Officer - Sabrina Peyton 

Adult Sports - Nathan Burke

Players Representative - Chris Carolan 

PRO- Keith Graham

Facilities - Stephen Duffy 

Children's Officer - Aisling Farrell

Chairperson - Padraig Hogan-Nominated by Nathan Burke & Seconded by Chris Carolan

Vice Chairperson - Stephen Flanagan-Nominated by Nathan Burke & Seconded by Chris Carolan 

Secretary - Claire Keenan-Nominated by Nathan Burke & Seconded by Chris Carolan

Treasurer - Mark Canty-Nominated by Nathan Burke & Seconded by Chris Carolan 

Registrar - Michelle Graham-Nominated by Nathan Burke & Seconded by Chris Carolan

Strategic & Development Officer - Sabrina Peyton-Nominated by Nathan Burke & Seconded by Chris Carolan

Juvenile Chairperson - Lorraine Byrne - Nominated by Nathan Burke & Seconded by Chris Carolan 

Coaching Officer - John Peyton - Nominated by Sabrina Peyton & Seconded by Padraig Hogan 

Adult Sports - Nathan Burke - Nominated by Claire Keenan & Seconded by Padraig Hogan

Players Representative - Chris Carolan- Nominated by Claire Keenan & Seconded by Padraig Hogan 

Facilities - Stephen Duffy -Nominated by Nathan Burke & Seconded by Chris Carolan

Fundraising Officer - Dave Flanagan -Nominated by Nathan Burke & Seconded by Chris Carolan 

PRO- Keith Graham - Nominated by Michelle Graham & Second by Jack Graham

1. Motion purposed to implement an injury fund within the club for players. Submitted by Aaron Jameson.