Report on ITTA CLG AGM 2023

Report on ITTA CLG AGM 2023

The Annual Common Assembly of the Irish Desk Tennis Affiliation CLG passed off within the Convention Room of the Irish Sports activities HQ Saturday tenth June 2023 at 10.30am. Mr. Chris Kitchen, Interim Chair, chaired the assembly and welcomed the administrators, representatives of the 4 provinces, officers, members, and employees to the assembly. A minute’s silence was held in honour of the members who had handed during the last season. Those that handed have been Mrs. Lola Cooke, Mr. Ronnie Burton, Mr. Alistair Cairns, Ms Dorothy Taylor, Mr Alex Thackaberry, Mr Les Hunt, Mr Jim Walker, Tony Redmond and Barry Redmond. Might all of them relaxation in peace.

The Finance Director, Mrs. Kathy Endersen, introduced her Finance Director’s Report, Monetary Statements & Auditor’s Report for the 12 months ended thirty first of December 2022. These studies have been permitted by the members current. The auditors, OSK, have been re-appointed to conduct the audit of the 2023 accounts.

The Annual Report of the Board’s actions outlined the success in reaching elevated funding from Sport Eire, and the current allocation of funding from Sport NI was additionally famous. 36 members attended the assembly in particular person and 26 by proxy. Mr. Chris Kitchen outlined the goals for section 1 of the Strategic Plan (2022 – 2024).

Mr. John McKenna, Common Supervisor and Chair of the Administration Committee, introduced an summary of the studies of every of the Managers throughout the Administration Committee. This report coated the areas of Teaching, Home Occasions, Para, Participation, Girls in Sport, Efficiency, and Umpires & Referees. The Board expressed their due to the 60 volunteers (approx.), contractors and employees who help the operations of desk tennis throughout the 4 provinces. The Board be aware the contribution of Shauna Fox to the Affiliation over the previous two years and thanked her contribution to the additional improvement of TTI. The anti-doping, safeguarding, veterans and department studies have been permitted by the members current.

Elections: The next officers have been elected or re-elected:

Patricia Hunter was elected President and Arnold Morgan was elected Chair.

• Finance Director: Mrs. Kathy Endersen   
• Director: Pat McCloughan
• Firm Secretary: No nominees (Board will fill the place as quickly as attainable
• Mr. Rob Cowan, Mr. Kenneth Robust and Mrs. Patricia Hunter retired from the Board, together with Jenny Monaghan as Firm Secretary. For a few years, Jenny Monaghan has been advising the Board on firm issues and her experience was extremely valued by the Boards she served. Mr. Tony Martin retired as President, after serving 4 years. Mr. Chris Kitchen thanked every of them for his or her arduous work and dedication to the Affiliation over the previous few years.

Appointments:     

Deputy Life President: Mr. Kenneth Robust

Vice Presidents:  Ms Anna Kelly, Mr Pat O’Brien, Mr Tony Phillips MBE, Mr Ivan Shorten, Mr Alan Robust MBE, Mr Thomas Keenan.  

Disciplinary Committee: Miss Anna Kelly, Mr Ken Nixon, Ms Louise O’Loughlin & Mr Neil Shanahan  

Jury of Attraction: Mr Keith McGarry, Mr Chris Cowan & Ms Triona Leahy  

Honorary Life Member

The AGM granted Mr Arthur Brett the distinguished award of Honorary Life Member in mild of his work throughout the Irish Affiliation. Mr Brett has been a volunteer and supporter of the Affiliation for a very long time. He began a membership in Swords in 1980 from the place he and his spouse Tina moved to Cavan and coached within the Castlerahan Membership the place he coached Dane Smith and Sean Brady who turned Cadet and Junior worldwide gamers. He started a significant desk tennis centre in 5 miletown the place he had a significant affect on Ashley Robinson and Hannah Lynch- Dawson who have been very profitable junior and senior worldwide gamers. Throughout his time Arthur had coached 30 junior worldwide gamers. He coached Irish gamers at European and World Championships. As ITTA Director of teaching, he ran some ITTF programs. Arthur’s generosity was evident in as far as he used his lorries and gear from his enterprise to help the Affiliation for gratis. A advantageous volunteer and servant for all.

Joe Veselsky Award

This 12 months’s Joe Veselsky Award in recognition of endeavour and achievement on behalf of the Affiliation has been awarded to Oliver Adamson. Oliver has been profitable as an administrator, a participant and an organiser. A member of the ITTA Board the place he was a consultant of the Veterans sport. Oliver led an organising committee for the 6 Nations Veterans Championships in 2006 in Belfast which ran very easily.

He had a profitable life as a participant with some 75 caps as a Veteran. He gained a number of 6 Nations championships with Tommy Caffrey, together with different Irish Veterans rating occasions together with Irish Closed Doubles. Throughout his time as Chair of the Veterans Affiliation a correct rating system was launched.

In addition to all the opposite work he was concerned in, he was Common Secretary of the Dublin Enterprise Homes League from 1968 till 1977. Aided by a vibrant committee, the league turned the biggest of its sort in Europe throughout his tenure. A really worthy winner!

Nationwide Awards 2022/23

Particulars of all winners from the Annual Awards can be found on the next hyperlink:

https://tabletennisireland.ie/national-awards-announcement-for-the-2022-23-season/