The Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club

The History of the
Ennis Lawn Tennis &Badminton Club
The Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club was established in 1982. It was the culmination of talks that led to the
amalgamation between the run down Tennis Club and the thriving Badminton Club.
The cost for the work needed to develop the entire site was estimated at £98,000, an enormous sum at the time.
The developments included:
Buying the stone from the mill next door which was about to be knocked down. This stone was used to
elevate the site which flooded every winter, and create a new car park.
Building a new clubhouse with 2 badminton courts, dressing rooms, showers, toilets and a gallery
overlooking the courts.
Constructing 2 new hard tennis courts with new fencing and floodlights.
Building perimeter fencing with a gate for security.
This work was completed in Nov. 1983, and another hard court was installed in 1984. The club flourished in both
tennis and badminton. In junior badminton it produced many internationals with Donie O’Halloran going on to
become a Senior International. There were and are still many social events, competitions and tournaments.
In the early 90’s the landscaping was completed and floodlights were installed on court 3.
In Jan. 1994 there was severe flooding in Ennis. All 3 tennis courts were submerged and water lapped up to the
clubhouse door. A storm also damaged the west wall of the hall
It was decided to build two state of the art artificial grass courts (4 & 5), with floodlights and drainage, twenty
eight inches above the existing car park, at a cost of £66,000 Euro. These were completed in 1995.
In 1997 the original courts 1, 2 & 3 were elevated to the same level as the new ncourts 4 & 5, with a green acrylic
surface, and by 2002 these were also covered with artificial grass. The entire cost of developing the 5 courts was
250,000 Euro. There have been many improvements since and the club has currently 400 members.
1982 Fergus LTC
Committee
President Rev Sean Moriarty, Vice President Oliver Moylan, Roger Fox, Kieran Tuohy, Michael White
Mens Champion Gerry Bredin
Ladies Champion Mimi Conroy
Major events
Oliver Moylan and the Chamber of Commerce raise approx £1,000 for the Tennis Club. This provided funds to
repair the nets and fencing, cut the grass regularly on the P & P course, and provide a caravan to be used as a
changing room.
The 2 hard tennis courts along with the 9 hole course were renovated. Subs £6 Adult membership, £10 Family and
£3 Junior.
Oliver Moylan hands over the keys of the caravan to the President Rev Sean Moriarty. The cost of repairing the old
Pavilion would have been £2,000.
Trustees of the Tennis Club met with the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary members , on how to revitalize the
Club. A special committee was set up to build a new clubhouse and sports complex (including squash), but only
one badminton court. A possible link to the Ennis Badminton Club was proposed. Meetings were held with Tom
Eade, Gerry Bredin and Mick Molloy of the Ennis Badminton Club.
In September Rev Sean Moriarty told the Badminton Club that the Tennis Club does not wish to amalgamate.
However in October the Tennis Club asks the Badminton Club to join them on an equal basis.
Rev Sean Moriarty bites the bullet and goes for the merger. He was concerned that the Badminton would take
over and that the tennis would disappear. He need not have worried. In 1982 he was transferred to Co. Offaly
after being in Clarecastle fo 18 years. He became an Honorary Life member of the Club in 1982 and used to
regularly visit the Club. In 1995 he blessed the new omnicourts. He returned again in 2000 for the Fergus LTC
reunion. He passed away in 2005. He was the Mens Singles Tennis Champion in 1948, 1956, 1965, 1973 and
1975. The Club will be eternally grateful to this amazing man.
A £9,000 grant was approved by Clare County Council. Planning Permission approved for new clubhouse
Tennis Club Championships and tournaments back again. The last Pitch and Putt competition is held.
Ennis Badminton Club 1981/82
Committee
Chairperson Mick Molloy, Vice Chairman Con Kearney, Secretary Maura Hanrahan, Treasurer Mary Burke, Social
Sec Brid Doohan, Fixtures Sec Kay Murphy
Badminton Club Championships
Mens Singles Con Kearney def Michael Moroney
Ladies Singles Anne Keogh def Mary Burke
Mixed Doubles Finalists: Con Kearney, Madeline McCarthy, Con Kearney, Mary Halpin.
Ladies Doubles Kay Murphy & Madeline McCarthy def Mary Burke & Teresa Fitzgibbon
Major Events
AGM Oct 1981
Turnover for 81/82 £8657 26p
A joint committee was set up to organize an EGM in April 1982, to seal the amalgamation and write a new
Constitution. This was headed by Tom Eade and Gerry Bredin. They were asked to design the new clubhouse
with 2 badminton courts, dressing rooms and showers, and a viewing gallery, 3 new tennis courts, floodlights,
security fencing and a gate (to curb vandalism), and an elevated car park (that would not flood every Winter) .
Planning permission, grants, bank loans, new Trustees , tennis and badminton committees, a Management
Committee, all had to be organized.
The costing came in at £98,000 (approx 500,000 Euro) The clubhouse, tennis courts, and grounds, funding etc
were completed by Nov 1983. An amazing achievement.
While the clubhouse was being built the badminton players continued to play at Our Lady’s with the tennis
players at the Mill Road.
Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club holds its first AGM in October 1982. A new Constitution is passed, and a
new Committees and Trustees are elected.
The Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club 1982/83
Combined Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson Tom Eade, Vice Chairman Con Kearney
Secretary Phil Molony, Treasurer Mary Burke, PRO John Flanagan, Fran Feighery, Brid Doohan, Mary Craddock,
Mick Moroney, Marie Grene, and Kay Murphy.
Major Events
First AGM of the Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club held in Oct 1982. 26 attended
A new Constitution is adopted
5 new Trustees from the Tennis and Badminton Clubs are elected. These are Kevin Vaughan, Joe Molony, Joe
Williams, Niall McMahon, Oliver Moylan.
Fr Sean Moriarty is elected an Hon Life Member of the Club
A 300 Club Draw raises £6,600
The Socials continue at the West County. They raise £650
Turnover £9647 Savings £22,432
£46,000 spent on the new clubhouse . Another £36,000 needed approximately. 260 members
£100 family scheme introduced
Tennis 82/83
Mens Tennis Champion Michael Whyte def Stewart Daly 7-5, 4-6, 6-0.
Ladies Tennis Champion Mimi Conroy def Joanne Lewis 6-3, 6-4.
Mixed Tennis J Flynn & J Lewis def G Bredin & P Molony
1983/84
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson Tom Eade, Vice Chairman Johnny Flynn,
Secretary Phil Molony, Treasurer Mary Burke, PRO John Flanagan, Tennis Captain Johnny Flynn, Badminton
Captain Con Kearney & Mick Molloy, Gerry Bredin, Roger Fox, Fran Feighery, Kay Murphy, Kieran Tuohy, Brid
Doohan, Brid McInerney.
Major Events
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AGM Sept 23 . Family Membership available
Nov 1983 New Clubhouse opens with 2 badminton courts, dressing rooms, viewing gallery, 2 new tennis courts
with floodlights, elevated car park, new gate and perimeter fencing,
100 badminton members and 120 tennis members. Joint memberships became available for the following season.
Tennis Court 2 is resurfaced and the new Court 3 is laid.
Floodlighting installed on courts 1 & 2
Security fencing is put around the club perimeter.
Turnover £15, 588
Amount spent on Clubhouse and grounds £81,364. Creditors owed £11,056
Tennis:
Mens Tennis Champion: Michael Whyte def Johnny Flynn 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.
Ladies Tennis Champion: Geraldine Fogarty def Jacintha Kearney
Mens Tennis Doubles Johnny Flynn & Adrian McNeill def Gerry Bredin & Stuart Daly
Ladies Tennis Doubles Geraldine Fogarty & Jackie Malone def Phil Molony & Kathleen Lenihan
Mixed Tennis Doubles Adrian McNeill & Edel O’Halloran def Eileen & Tom Holly
Ladies Tennis Plate Ann Killeen def Eileen Williams
Mens Tennis Plate Seamus Hayes def Martin White.
Ennis win the Tennis Munster Community Games. Team: Michael Kitson, Kenneth Parks, Edel O’Halloran, Maura Ni
Mhurchu, Robert Daly, Aidan Parks, Helene Shinners. They were Bronze medal winners in the National
Championships.
Junior Tennis Finals: Boys U/16 Eoin Collins def Fergal O’Keefe,Boys U/14 Donie O’Halloran def David Browne.
Girls U/16 Lara Lewis def Ann Marie Lucas
Tennis American Tournaments held every Tuesday throughout the Summer
Badminton
Mens Badminton Champion: Gerry Bredin def Con Kearney 2-1
Ladies Badminton Champion: Evelyn Lyons def Phil Molony
Mens Badminton Doubles: Kevin Hynes & Eugene Morrisroe def. Val Bredin & Michael Moroney 2-1
Ladies Badminton Doubles A :Anne Moloney & Teresa Fitzgibbon def Anne Keogh & Chantel Riordan
Ladies Badminton Doubles B: Brid Keane & Alice Cullen def Elizabeth Guthrie & Cora Kerins
Mixed Badminton Doubles Mick Molloy & Evelyn Lyons def Gerry Bredin & Phil Moloney
Ennis win the Clare Badminton Div 3 League. Team: Michael Molloy, Don Hamilton,Tom Woulfe, Eugene Morrisroe,
Anne Moloney, Kathleen Lenihan, Maura Hanrahan, Fran Feighery.
Ennis win the Clare Badminton Div 5 League. Team: Johnny Flynn, Val Bredin, Liam O’Halloran, Roger Fox, Maurice
Buckley, Mary Farrell, Jo St Leger, Evelyn Lyons, May Feeney, Chantel Riordan, Ann McInerney.
Ennis win the Clare U/15 Badminton Community Games. Team: James Quinn, Al Bredin, Adrian Kearney, Donie
O’Halloran, Hilary Meere, Joyce McInerney, Lara Lewis, Mary Naughton and Anne Marie Lucas.
1984/85
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson Tom Eade, Vice Chairman Johnny Flynn,
Secretary Phil Molony, Treasurer Caroline Guthrie, PRO john Flanagan, Tennis Captain Johnny Flynn, Badminton
Captain M Molloy, G Bredin, B McInerney, F Feighery, A McNeill, Roger Fox, K Tuohy, C Kearney.
Major Events
Club development comes to a standstill as the club trys to reduce its debt. Footpaths have been added. A
Landscaping project commenced on the club’s perimeter under the supervision of Phil Molony and Johnny Flynn.
Old tennis trophies are unearthed, including the Ladies Singles which goes back to 1947, when it was won by E
Walsh.
Membership 306 (Including Life, 5/4 year, Family, Senior, Student and Junior)
84/85 Turnover £18,175. Liabilities £47,307. Amount spent on clubhouse and grounds over past 2 years £93,774.
Tennis
The Tennis Committee was
Mens Captain J Flynn. Ladies Capt: Geraldine Fogarty. Sec: Donagh Griffin. Ladder Sec Men : Noel Tierney and
Ladies Eileen Killeen. Competitions Committee: N. Tierney, P Molony, H O’Sullivan, E Killeen, G Bredin, A McNeill, J
Flynn, J Lewis. Clubhouse Committee: H O’Sullivan and B Keane.
Mens Tennis Champion Larry Power def Michael Whyte 6-7, 6-2, 8-6.
Ladies Tennis Champion Geraldine Fogarty Jackie Malone 6-4, 6-0
Ladies Doubles: Edel O’Halloran & Eileen Williams def Yvonne Moloney & Annette Keane
Mens DoublesJ Flynn & A McNeill def D McNeill & L Power
Mixed Doubles: E O’Halloran & A McNeill def J Flynn & G Fogarty
Mens Plate Stuart Daly Def Jack Keane.
Ladies Plate: Eileen Killeen def Anna McInerney
Beginners Ladies Doubles : Cora Hehir & Claire Kelly def Gay Hanrahan & Susan Doherty
Beginner Mens Singles League: Adrian Rynne def Michael Hannon
Boys U/16 Fergal O’Keefe def Emmet Moloney.
Boys U/14 Kieran McNeill def Daren Whyte
In the Munster Hardcourt Championships in Tipperary Jackie Malone and Darren McNeill reach the their Singles
Finals.
Ennis lawn Tennis and Badminton win their first Munster Tennis League Title. Team: Johnny Flynn, Adrian McNeill,
Jackie Malone, Edel O’Halloran, Michael White, Geraldine Fogarty. They beat Newcastlewest 4-3 in a playoff for
the title. (The Fergus LTC our predecessor won the last Munster Trophy the Richard Cup in 1961).
Ennis also enter The Galway League, Connacht Cup and Munster Spring League.
American Tournaments began on April 9
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64 members enter the Spring League . 72 enter the tennis ladder
In the Club Championships there are 50 entries in the mens section and 30 in the ladies.
Michael Whyte wins the South of Ireland B Singles title.
Friendly matches are arranged with Galway, Athenry, Thurles and Limerick.
Badminton
Mens Badminton Champion: A McNeill def G Bredin 2/0,
Ladies Badminton Champion: J Malone def G Keane
Mens Doubles A: A McNeill & G Bredin def L O’Halloran & F McInerney.
Ladies Doubles: J Malone & G Meaney def E Lyons & M Hanrahan
Mens Doubles B: S Nugent & D McNeill def J Feeney & D McCarthy
Novice Ladies Singles: M Keane def M Roberts
G Meaney and Jackie Malone are on the Clare Brewster Team. A McNeill wins the Clare Mens Div 2 Singles title
Maura Hanrahan & Evelyn win the Clare Div 2 Ladies Doubles
Liam O’Halloran & Jackie Malone won the Clare Div 2 Mixed Title
Jackie Malone wins the Munster Junior Singles title. She was also the Clare U/18 champion.
In the Div 4 Clare Championships Michael Whyte won the Mens Singles, Elaine Donnellan & Oonagh Griffin won
the Ladies Doubles, Kevin Rynne & Bernard Keane won the Mens Doubles, Oonagh Griffin & Kevin Rynne won the
Mixed.
48 members played in the Feb Monthly Blitz.
Ennis win Clare Badminton Leagues Div 2, 3 & 4.
The Div 2 team: Eugene Morrisroe, Pat McInerney, Tom Woulfe, Adrian McNeill, Don Hamilton, Liam O’ Halloran,
Johnny Flynn, Phil Molony, Fran Feighery, Maura Hanrahan, Jackie Malone, Evelyn Lyons. They defeated Scariff in
the final.
Div 3 team: D McCarthy, J Feeney, D McNeill, S Nugent, P StLeger, A Roche, T Fitzgibbon, E O Halloran.They
defeated Kilrush in the final.
Div 4 team: B Keane, K Ryan, G Ryan, K Rynne, O Griffin, E Donnellan, Hilary O’Sulivan, E Killeen, Sean Ryan, Maura
Waltzer.
The badminton prizegiving
Clare U/12: Caroline Loftus wins the Girls Singles, Rowan Eade wins the Boys Singles, Caroline Loftus & Marie
Quinn win the Doubles, Fergal Dooley & Paul Madden win the Doubles, Fergal Dooley & Maeve Quinn win the
Mixed.
Clare U/15: Mary Naughton wins the Singles, James Quinn wins the Singles, Lara Lewis & Mary Naughton win the
doubles, Al Bredin & James Quinn win the doubles, Donie O’Halloran & Ann Marie Lucas win the Mixed.
Clare U/18: Jackie Malone wins the singles, James Quinn wins the singles, Edel O’Halloran & Eileen Williams win
the doubles, Al Bredin & Donie O’Halloran win the doubles, Jackie Malone & James Quinn win the mixed.
The Clare team are Bronze medal winners in the National Community Games is: K McNeill, D Browne, D O’Halloran,
A Bredin, Ann Marie Lucas, L Lewis, J McInerney, Helen Meere.
1985/86
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson Fran Feighery, Vice Chairman J Flynn,
Secretary Phil Molony, Treasurer Caroline Guthrie, PRO Ger Browne, Tennis Captain Noel Tierney, Badminton
Captain Adrian McNeill, Social Captain Garech McGuinness,G Bredin, B McInerney, Roger Fox, Tom McGrath,
Major Events
Tom Eade retires as Chairman and John Flanagan as PRO after 3 years.
5 extra Trustees added to maintain the level of liability for each Trustee. These were F McInerney, Tom Mannion,
Tom Eade, Johnny Flynn, Brian McMahon. The existing Trustee were O Moylan, K Vaughan, J Williams, J Molony
and Niall McMahon.
Membership 222 a decrease on the previous year. 19 life members. (cost £500)
Loan down to £36,000. Turnover£16,390. 2 caretakers are employed through FAS
Club Rules were drawn up for the first time. A newsletter is introduced
Haloween Fancy Dress held in Oct at The Greengrove beginning at 11.30pm
Annual Dinner Dance at the Old Ground Dec 1985, with the Shannon Jazz Band (adm £13)
Tennis
Tennis Committee: Captain: Noel Tierney, Sec: Eileen Murphy, Treasurer: Chantel Riordan, Committee: Gerry Ryan,
Kieran Ryan, Anne Burns, Melissa Gaynor, Elizabeth Guthrie and Danny Comerford
Mens Tennis Champion: Larry Power def Johnny Flynn 6-2,6-1.
Ladies Tennis Champion: Geraldine Fogarty def Isobel Stokes
Ladies Doubles: G Fogarty & S Carroll def Kathleen Lenihan & Jacintha Kearney.
Mens Doubles: L Power & G Bredin def J Flynn & A McNeill
Mixed Doubles: G Fogarty & J Flynn def L Roche & S Carroll
In the South of Ireland Championships: Johnny Flynn and Deirdre won the Section B Mixed Doubles title, Isobel
Stokes won the Section C Singles title.
Badminton
Mens Badminton Champion: A McNeill def D McNeill. Ladies Badminton Champion: J Malone def P Kelly
Mixed Doubles: J Malone & A McNeill def M Healy & G Meaney
Ladies Doubles: P Kelly & G. Meaney def E O’Halloran & P St Leger
Mens Doubles: A McNeill & L O’Halloran def J Flynn & M Moroney
Munster Junior U/14 Championships: Donie O’Halloran wins the singles (def David Browne), he also won the
doubles with Al Bredin. A Bredin and Ann Marie Lucas took the mixed title (def D Browne & J McInerney).
In the Irish U/14 D O’Halloran and A Bredin took the doubles title, D O’Halloran & J McInerney were r-up in the
mixed.
In the Munster U/12 Ronnie Browne and Sinead Murphy took the girls doubles title.
Ennis won most of the Clare Junior Championships at U/12, U/15 and U/18.
Ennis again reach the Irish Community Games Finals and win the Silver Medal. Team: D Browne, A Bredin, K
McNeill, D O’Halloran, J McInerney, A M Lucas, Rosemary Browne, Sinead Murphy.
Gerry Bredin wins the December Sports Star of the Month Award, due to the tremendous success achieved by the
juniors at the club
The inaugural Eileen Dunne Mixed Badminton tournamaent is held in Ennis. The winners were Claire Kelly and
Martin Barry
5 teams with over 50 members competing in the Clare Leagues
Clare are runners up in the Brewster Cup. The team was managed by Frank McInerney and the Ennis players were
A McNeill, L O’Halloran, Mike Healy, Geraldine Meaney and Edel O’Halloran.
Clare won the National Class 3 team championships. Ennis players on the team were A McNeill, and J Malone.
Ennis win the Div 1 Clare title. They defeated Ardnacrusha in the final. The team was Liam O’Halloran, Mick Healy,
Adrian McNeill, Gerry Bredin, Pat Kelly, Edel O’Halloran, Geraldine Meaney and Jackie Malone.
In the Div 1 Championships, J Malone took the Ladies Singles. In Div 2 Dqrren MCNeill took the mens singles, and
won the mixed with Claire Kelly.
1986/87
Committee
President O Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson John Flanagan, Vice Chairman Fran Feighery,
Secretary Isobel Stokes, Treasurer Caroline Guthrie, PRO Phil Molony,Social Captain Ailish Roche
Tennis Captain Liz Guthrie, Badminton Captain Kieran Ryan,T McGrath, A McNeill, Brid McInerney
Major Events
Phil Molony retires as Secretary after 4 years and becomes PRO. 86/87 turnover: £12,972.
Tennis
Tennis Committee: Captain: Elizabeth Guthrie, Sec: Tikki Daly, PRO: Barry Twomey, Coach: J Flynn, G Ryan, K
Rynne, D Comerford and Anne Burns.
Mens Tennis Champion Larry Power def J Flynn. Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Geraldine Fogarty
Mens Doubles: L Power & G Bredin def A McNeill & J Flynn
Ladies Doubles: G Fogarty & S Carroll def A Gallery & K Lenihan
Mixed Doubles: J Flynn & G Fogarty def L Roche & S Carroll. Junior Boys U/18 D O’Halloran def Martin Moloney
Girls U/14 Sinead Murphy Def Nicola Meere. Boys U/14 Morgan Duggan def Tim Whyte
64 enter the Spring League
South of Ireland : A McNeill and Johnny Flynn win the Mens Doubles B Section. Ann Gallery wins the Ladies Singles
C Section.
At the Inter Firm Tournament the winners include G Bredin, J Flynn & A McNeill.
Ennis reach the final of the Munster Tennis Community Games. Team: K McNeill, D O’Halloran, D Whyte, J Whyte, J
McInerney, M Cawley, A McMahon.
Badminton
Munster U/16: D O’ Halloran takes 3 titles, Singles, Doubles with Al Bredin, and Mixed with Joyce McInerney.
Ennis have 4 of the 5 places on the Munster team, with D O’Halloran, A Bredin, K McNeill and D Browne on the
team.
D O’Halloran and Breda Moroney win the Eileen Dunne Mixed Doubles Tournament
Munster Junior Cup Championships: Edel O’Halloran & A McNeill win the Mixed Doubles, L O Halloran & A
McNeill are R-up the Mens Doubles.
Edel O’Halloran, A McNeill, L O’Halloran and Michael Healy are on the Clare Butterfield Team.
Ennis win the Clare Div 2 team League. The team: Terry Kelly, Pat McInerney, Sean Nugent, Mike Werakoon, Treasa
Fitzgibbon, Phil St Leger, Claire Kelly and Phil Molony. They defeated Ennistymon 5-3 in the final.
Clare win the Brewster Cup. Ennis players on the team are E O’Halloran, A McNeill, L O’Halloran and G Bredin.In
the Shannon Cup Ennis B D O’Halloran, A Bredin, D Browne, K McNeill, S Nugent and T Kelly defeat the Ennis A
team.
In the Clare Div 1 Championships: A McNeill took all 3 titles, the Mens Singles, the Doubles with L O’Halloran, and
the Mixed with Edel O’Halloran. No Ennis player had ever done that before.
1987/88
Committee
President O Moylan, VicePresident F McInerney, Chairperson Ailish Roche, Secretary I Stokes, Tennis Captain D
Comerford, Badminton Captain Liam O’Halloran, Social Captain Gerry Bredin.
Major Events
Annual Dinner Dance in Feb 88 at the Auburn Lodge. 87/88 turnover £8,716
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion: Larry Power def A McNeil. Ladies Tennis Champion: Jacintha Nicholas def E Brady
Mens Doubles: A McNeill & J Flynn def L Power & Martin White
Ladies Doubles: J Nicholas & Isobel Stokes def Mimi Conroy & L Guthrie
Mixed Doubles: L Power & I Stokes def L Roche & S Carroll
U/10 winners were Alex Molloy and Ciara Naughton. U/12 winners were Keith O’Reilly and Charlene Berry
U/14 winners were Colin Merry and Kate Deegan. U/16 winners were Michael Littleton and Nicola Meere
64 enter Spring League
Badminton
Mens Badminton Champion: A McNeill def J Flynn. Ladies Badminton Champion: P St Leger def Eileen Murphy
Ladies Doubles: E O’Halloran & C Kelly def Teresa Fitzgibbon & Mary Burke
Mens Doubles: A McNeill & Sean Nugent def L O Halloran & F McInerney
Mixed Doubles: Edel & Liam O’Halloran def Hilary O’Sullivan & A McNeill
Ennis enter teams in the Clare Div 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Leagues
Munster U/12: Catherine O’Shea wins the girls singles and the Mixed with Rowan Eade.
A Bredin, D O’Halloran and D Browne make the Irish U/16 team, the first Junior Internationals from the club.
Munster U/14: Sinead Murphy & Rosemary Browne win the doubles
Munster U/16: David Browne wins the singles, Ann Marie Lucas & Joyce win the doubles, D O Halloran & A Bredin
win the doubles, D O’Halloran & J McInerney win the mixed. 5 Ennis players on the Munster U/16 team.
Ennis are Munster champions in the Community Games. The team was Sinead Murphy, R browne, Sharon Moylan,
Catherine O’Shea, Emmet Bradley, Peter Molloy, Gary Duggan, Rowan Eade. They go on to win the Bronze medal in
the national finals.
Ennis provide 10 of the 11 players on the Brewster Cup team. These are J Flynn, M Moroney, S Nugent, K McNeill,
M Werakoon, J McInerney, R Browne, C Kelly, A O’Connell and A M Lucas.
1988/89
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Ann Burns, Chairperson & Secretary Isobel Stokes, Treasurer Liz Guthrie,
Tennis Captain Liam Roche, Badminton Captain A McNeill, T McGrath, Susan Doherty, Pat Quinn.
Major Events
AGM at the West County Sept 13
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Poker Classic in Dec 88
A teenage “Hop” is held at the Club. Adm £2.
Court 2 resurfaced
88/89 Turnover£8,716.
Badminton
Badminton Committee: Captain; A McNeill, Vice Captain: Colette Fanning, Fixtures Sec: Susan Doherty, with Eileen
Murphy, Gerry Bredin, Hilary O Sullivan.
Teams in Div 2, 3, 4 and 5 Clare Leagues.
Munster U/14: Catherine O’Shea and Rowan Eade take 3 titles each, the singles , the mixed together, and the
doubles, Catherine with Sharon Moylan, Rowan with Christian O Sullivan.
Munster U/18: D O’Halloran takes 3 titles, the singles, the doubles with A Bredin and the mixed with J McInerney.
J McInerney & A M Lucas take the doubles title.
Ennis has 7 out of 10 members of the Munster U/18 team. A M Lucas, J McInerney, R Browne, K McNeill, D
O’Halloran, A Bredin and D Browne.
The Colaiste Mhuire and CBS over 16 teams win the Munster Schools Badminton Championships
Rowan Eade wins the Irish U/12 singles and the doubles with C O’Sullivan and is Irish No 1
Rowan Eade wins the Clare Sports Award of the Month for his achievements
Clare win the Munster U/18 team title for the first time. The team was K McNeill, D Browne, A Bredin, D
O’Halloran, Brian and Pat Healy, C O’Shea, Amanda O Connell, R Browne, J McInerney and A M Lucas.
Mens Club Doubles: Paul McMahon & Adrian McNeill def K Rynne & Dan McCarthy
Ladies Doubles: Susan Doherty & Marian Keane def P St Leger & Maura Killian
Mixed Doubles: Mick Moroney & Eileen Murphy def Paul McMahon & Marian Keane
Colaiste Mhuire win Clare Schools Title
1989/90
Committee
President O Moylan, Chairman Terence Mangan, Vice Chairman Danny Comerford, Secretary M Killian,
Treasurer M Collins, PRO M McCarthy,Tennis Captain L Roche with K Tuohy, Badminton Captain L O’Halloran
Committee: G Bredin, K Rynne, M Keane, Social Committee N. Kaye, M McCarthy, A Bredin
Major Events
AGM June 1989. 89/90. Turnover £9,406.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Larry Power def L Roche.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def S Carroll
Ladies Doubles: A Gallery & S Carroll def J Kearney & E Holly
Mens Doubles: D O’Halloran & K McNeill def L Roche & K Davis
Mixed Doubles: L Power & Maureen Moloney def T Eade & S Carroll
Mens Plate Jack Keane def Danny Comerford. Ladies Plate Liz Costelloe def Ann McMahon
Tennis Spring League
Badminton
Irish U/12: Gary Duggan wins the doubles with Alan Kirby from Waterford.
Munster U/14: Catherine O’Shea wins the singles, doubles and mixed with Rowan Eade. Rowan also won the
doubles.
Catherine and Rowan are selected on the Irish U/14 Team and travel to Wales to play England, Scotland and
Wales.
Irish U/18: D O’Halloran & Joyce McInerney win the mixed. Donie and Al Bredin were Rup in the Doubles.
Al Bredin and Donie O’Halloran are selected for the Irish Badminton U/18 Team.
Colaiste Mhuire win the Munster Schools over 16 title. Team: Romie Browne, Sharon Moylan, Catherine O’Shea
and Joyce McInerney. St Flannans win the Clare Schools Title
Ennis win the Clare Div 1 team League when they defeated Ardnacrusha.
Ennis also won the Div 2 League when they defeated Shannon.
1990/91
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairman Johnny Flynn, Badminton Captain Marian Keane, Maura Killian
Major Events
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On June 23 1990 Fr Sean Moriarty, Mary Glynn, Joe Molony and Angela McCarthy Bythel organize a reunion of
tennis players from the 40’s and 50’ at the club. This is followed by a function at The Old Ground.
Turnover 90/91: £11,064.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion:
Larry Power def Michael Whyte
Ladies Tennis Champion: Ann Gallery def Shauna Walshe
Mens Doubles: Gerry Bredin & Larry Power def Adrian and Kieran McNeill
Ladies Doubles: Isobel Stokes & S Walshe def S Carroll & Ann Gallery
Mixed Doubles: L Power & I Stokes def L Power & S Walshe
Badminton
12 teams of 4 take part in the club’s internal league
Finalists in the Clubs Doubles Championships are: A McNeill, T eade, E Collins, P McMahon, N O’Sullivan, C Kelly, M
Keane and C Fannin.
Ulster U/14: Rowan Eade wins all 3 titles. Munster U/14 Rowan wins the singles and the doubles with Chris
O’Sullivan from Limerick. Irish U/14: R Eade wins the singles and doubles titles.
Munster U/16: Rowan Eade wins 3 titles the singles, the mixed with Catherine O’Shea and the doubles. Catherine
also won the singles.
L O’Halloran, A McNeill, B Healy, M Keane and C Kelly are on the Clare Class 3 team.
D Browne, D O’Halloran, A and K McNeill, R Browne, J McInerney are on the Clare Butterfield team.
C O Shea C Kelly are on the Clare Brewster Team. Ennis play Moylish in the Clare Div 1 final
1991/92
Committee
President Oliver Moylan,Chairperson Johnny Flynn, Secretary Peter Beirne, Treasurer Paula Tobin, PRO Ger
Browne, Tennis Captain D Comerford ?, Badminton Captain Kevin Rynne, Feargal O’Dulaing, Derval Lowry,
Johnny McMahon, David Williams, Olga McGuiness, Eoin Collins, Shauna Walsh, Paul McMahon.
Major Events
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AGM Oct 8 1991 at the club. 91/92 Turnover £13,962. A new Club Crest designed by Darren McNeill.
A 10k sponsored walk is held starting at the club.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Larry Power def A McNeill.
Ladies Tennis Champion Sylvia Carroll def Rosemary Lambert
Mens Doubles: J Flynn & A McNeill def L Power & G Bredin
Ladies Doubles: S Walsh & S Carroll def Annete Keane & M Flanagan
Mixed Doubles: J Flynn & S Walsh def Noel Tierney & A Gallery
U/10 winners Louise Henchy and Keith Meade. U/12 winners Jennifer Stafford and Ronan Flanagan
U/14 winners Miriam Bhamjee and David Stafford
Over 100 adults and 50 juniors on the club ladder. 60 entries in the Spring League
Badminton
Ennis has teams in the Div 4, 5 and 6 Clare Leagues.
The Ennis Div 6 Badminton team are Clare League winners and beaten by Killarney in the Munster Final. The
Team: Mary Callinan, Ken King, Peter Kavanagh, Tomas DeBuitleir, Ger Browne, Karen O’Dea, Derval Lowry, Pauline
Clancy, Paula Tobin and G O’Dea.
Rowan Eade is selected for the Irish U/16 team. Ireland come second to England. Because of Rowan’s excellent
performance he is the only Irish player to be invited to the prestigious Wimbledon Open World Under 15
Championship. He is also selected for Ireland in an 8 country tournament to be played in Wales.
He also wins the Cork Examiner Munster Youth Award
Catherine O’Shea, Liam O’Halloran and Rowan Eade are on the Clare Brewster Cup team, which came third, and
also on the Clare Class 3 team that lost narrowly to Meath, in the Irish Semi Final.
The Club hosts a very successful invitation mixed doubles, sponsored by Howleys. 50 players took part. The
winners were Eoin Collins and Ann McMahon who defeated Charlie Mahon & Carmel Banville in the final
1992/93
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Eoin Collins, Vice Chairman Feargal O’Dulaing, Secretary Peter Beirne,
Treasurer Paula Tobin, PRO Ger Browne, Tennis Captain Johnny McMahon, Badminton Captain Paul McMahon,
Social Captain Derval Lowry ,Danny Comerford, Ann Gallery, Adrian McNeill and Karen O’Dea.
Major Events
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AGM 17 June 1992. 92/93 Turnover £10,541
Feb 1993 Evelyn Carey (Forde) dies. Former Treasurer and Chairperson of the Ennis Badminton Club (71/72, 72/73)
and Treasurer of Clare Badminton from 1971 – 1987. She is credited with the growth in popularity of the game
throughout the County in those years. She was married to Donal Carey TD.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Johnny Flynn def A McNeill 6-3, 7-5
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Sylvia Carroll 6-1, 6-2.
Mens Doubles: J Flynn & A McNeill def D Comerford & L Roche 7-6, 6-2.
Ladies Doubles: Gail Cahill & Helen Gallery def S Carroll & A Gallery 6-3, 6-1.
Mixed Doubles: Noel Tierney & A Gallery def J Flynn & Mimi Conroy
Junior Finalists were Dermot Lynch, Jason and Rachel Comerford, Derek Flanagan, Catrionn Gallagher, Elaine Kelly,
Ronan Flanagan, Miriam Bhamjee, Elizabeth Conroy, Elaine McMahon, Richard Stafford, Alec Molloy, Ann Marie
Griffin, Colm Gavin, Michelle Keavney, David Stafford.
A Winter League is held
Badminton
Mens Badminton Champion: Kieran McNeill def Adrian McNeill
Ladies Badminton Champion: Sally Cunningham def Derval Lowry
Mens Doubles: L O’Halloran & G Bredin def A McNeill & Peter Kavanagh
Ladies Doubles: Noreen O’Connell & Marian Keane def D Lowry & Paula Tobin
Mixed: L O Halloran & N O’Connell def G Bredin & M Keane
Irish U/16: Rowan Eade wins the Singles and is r/up in the Doubles and Mixed.
Donie O’Halloran wins his first Senior Irish Title when he wins the Mens Doubles with Mark Peard. He had
represented Ireland at U/16, U/18 and U/21 levels.
The Ennis Div. 5 team wins the Clare League. They defeated An Droichead in the final. The team was Charlie
Mahon, G Browne, P Kavanagh, P Cassidy, T De Buitleir, Paul Foley?, D Lowry, Sally Cunningham, J McMahon, P
Tobin and Kathleen Rynne.
1993/94
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary, PRO & Badminton Captain Ger Browne, Treasurer
Peter Kavanagh, Tennis Captain Mary Browne.
Major Events
AGM Frid July 9th 1993. Only The Tennis and Badminton Captains elected at the AGM. No Management
Committee is elected. In Sept the Badminton Committee becomes the Management Committee, and Tom Eade
agrees to return as Chairman. Peter Kavanagh becomes Club Treasurer.
In Nov 1993 part of the balcony overlooking the hall is enclosed with glass and insulated ceiling to form the Club
room. This provided a warm room in the Winter for the first time. (Cost £6,000) The loan was paid for by the
Badminton committee over 3 years.
In April 1994 a storm damages the west wall of the hall. The hall is closed for 2 months so that buttresses can be
built. A new storeroom is enclosed in the buttresses and the dump behind the club is removed and replaced with
concrete. This cost £3,500.
Ducting and poles are installed to enable the installation of floodlights on Court 3. (cost £1,000)
July 1994 new kerbing around perimeter and the planting of hundreds of hedges. (cost £700)
The flower bed and rockery is moved from in front of Court 2 to an area inside the front gate on the left.
Income: £16,085. A 4 month Draw was held from Dec 93 to March 94. There was £600 in cash prizes every month.
The entry fee was £5 per month.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Derek Murphy def Michael Whyte.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Sylvia Carroll
Mens Doubles D Murphy & M Whyte def Feargal O’Fulaing & Ken O’Farrell
Ladies Doubles: Ann Gallery & S Carroll def Helen Gallery & Gail Cahill
Mixed Doubles: Noel Tierney & A Gallery def Mimi Conroy & Derek Murphy.
A Spring League is held.
Ann Gallery wins wins the South Of Ireland Ladies B Singles Title.
Singles Winners at the Junior Club Championships included:
U/18 Roisin Bhamjee and Derek Flanagan, U/16 K Mullen and D Stafford, U/14 C Ni Riabhaigh and C Mullen, U/12
Louise Henchy and B Fitzpatrick, U/10 Sharon Spooner and Derek Flanagan.
Badminton
Monthly Blitzes, a Beginners League, A Club Internal League, and Club Championships are held.
Rowan Eade is chosen by the European Badminton Union for coaching in Paris in July 93.
Donie O’Halloran wins his first Senior International Cap. He is given an Honorary Life Membership by the Club.
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On April 23 1994, Munster play Ireland in a senior badminton exhibition match at the club featuring all the best
Senior International players. The Munster team featured club member and Irish International Donie O’Halloran,
with Joyce Walsh, Sian Williams and Pat Marron. The Irish team which won the match was Maeve Moynihan, Nikki
Lane, Willie Lacey, David Hogan and Michael O’Meara.
A McNeill, K McNeill, D Browne, R Eade, S Cunningham are on the Clare Butterfield Cup team managed by Tom
Eade.
Ennis win the Clare Div 4 Team League. The team was Peter Kavanagh, Pat Cassidy, Liz O Modhrain, P Mullane,
Adrian Rynne, Charlie Mahon, Paula Tobin, Ger Browne and Tikki Daly.
Ennis win the Clare Div 6 team league. The team was Niall Kelly, Mike Cronin , Pat O’Shea, Stephen O’Mahony, Kay
O’Connell, L Costello, Nora Brassil and Hilda Carey. The Div 3 team were beaten narrowly in the final
The Evelyn Carey tournament is held in Shannon
Rowan Eade features with other Irish Internationals from St Flannans
1994/95
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary Terry Meade, Treasurer Peter Kavanagh, PRO Pat
O’Reilly, Tennis Captain Mary Browne, Badminton Captain Ger Browne, Social Captain Kathleen Rynne, Mens
Tennis Champion Michael Whyte, Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery, House Captain Pat Cassidy, Junior Captain
Niall Kelly, Gerry Bredin, Gerry Sadlier.
Major Events
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Agm July 18 1994. Subs. Membership at a record level
At the July AGM it was proposed
To build 2 new Omnicourt grass tennis courts in the car park at a cost of £46,500.
Floodlights for the new Courts 4 & 5 (£6,500)
The installation of floodlights on Court 3 with improvements to Courts 1 & 2 (£4,500)
The refitting of the old kitchen to provide a bar
A tarmacadamed car park
In Aug 94 the clubhouse drains are connected to the town sewage, as the existing septic tank lies beneath the
proposed Omnicourts. (cost £2,000). Ducting for floodlights on the new courts £1,500.
Sept 94 Floodlights for Court 3 £4,500. A new window is installed overlooking courts 4 & 5 .
Feb 1995 Worst flooding in Ennis for decades. All tennis courts flooded with 2 feet of water. Flooding stops at
clubhouse door. The planned height of the new courts is raised another 28 inches.
3 Trustees retire Johnny Flynn, Brian McMahon and Niall McMahon. Kevin Vaughan has passed away. These are
replaced by Gerry Bredin, Ger Browne, Pat Cassidy and Isobel O’Dea. The other Trustees are David Williams (who
took over from his father JW Williams), Oliver Moylan, Joe Molony, F McInerney, T Mannion and Tom Eade
A very successful Club Lotto is set up and organized by Gerry Sadlier. It ran weekly from Aug 94 to March 95. It
made nearly £8,000 in profit. Over 13,000 numbers were sold.
Table Quizes, Golf Classics (profit £2,740), Race Nights (Profit £2,000) etc are run by the Club to raise funds
£27,000 raised by club members in 6 months . The rest is borrowed from the AIB.
Negotiations are held with the bank to reduce interest rate on existing loan. The repayments are reduced to such
an extent that even with the new borrowing (£23,000) the repayments are less than before and there is also an
income of over £4,000 in court fees from the new courts.
The new 4 & 5 Omnicourts are opened in May 1995
A huge Open Tennis and Badminton tournament is held to celebrate the opening of the new courts.
94/95 Income £38,280 . St Francis Credit Union make a contribution for the new courts.
Tennis
Mens Champion Michael Whyte def Derek Murphy. . Ladies Champion Ann Gallery def Gail Cahill
Mens Doubles J Flynn & A McNeill def M Whyte & D Murphy
Ladies Doubles A Gallery & S Carroll def G Cahill & H Gallery
Mixed Doubles L Power & H Gallery def J Flynn & M Conroy
Teams in the Div 3, 4 and 5 Munster tennis leagues. Cliona Ni Riabhaigh wins the U/14 South Tipperary Open
The Autumn League has 66 entries. The Spring League has 70 entries.
A May Bank Holiday Open Tennis Tournament is held
Badminton
Ennis has a record 7 teams playing in the Clare Badminton Leagues
Munster U/12: Darryl Eade defeated Amir Intisar in the singles. Darryl and Ronan Flanagan win the doubles title.
The Brewster Cup is hosted by Clare in Shannon. L O’Halloran, C Kelly, S Cunningham, and Catherine O’Shea make
the team.
Ennis win the Div 2 team title. They defeated Scariff in the final, and went all the way to the Munster final where
they were beaten 4-3 by the eventual Irish Champions.
Ennis win the Clare Div 3 team title. They defeated Lisdoonvarna in the final. The team was Charlie Mahon, Tikki
Daly, Eoin Collins, G Browne, Sylvia Carroll, Kevin Rynne and Paula Tobin.
The Div 4 team are defeated by Lisdoonvarna in their final
The Div 6 team were beaten in their final.
Eoin Collins wins the Singles, Doubles and Mixed in the Div 3 individual Clare Championships.
The club has 8 Level 1 badminton coaches and 1 Level 2 coach
An U/12 invitational team from Ennis travel to a prestigious badminton tournament in Anglesey, Wales.
Donie O’Halloran is nominated for the Clare Sportstar of the Year Award, for all his successes at International level.
1995/96
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary Ger Browne, Treasurer Pat O’Reilly, Tennis Captain
Mary Browne, Badminton Captain Eoin Collins, House Captain Kevin Rynne, Social Captain Aidan Foley,
Development Fund Gerry Sadlier,Danny Comerford, M Flanagan, N Kelly, G Bredin, P Cassidy.
Major Events
AGM July 12 1995
The aims for this year are
A new kitchen/bar
Floodlights on Courts 4 & %
The elevation o f Courts 1, 2 & 3 to the same level as 4 & 5, covered with a green acrylic surface and with
new floodlights. (cost over £50,000)
95/96 Income £30,266 330 members. New Bar and kitchen installed by Seamus Durack
Oct 1995 Floodlights installed on Courts 4 & 5 (cost £7,000)
A 4 Month Draw, Race Nite, Golf Classic, discos, table quizzes to be held (approx £10,000 raised)
All court, visitor and light fees go into the dev fund (approx £10,000)
The Civic Trust begins a river walkway and park adjacent to the Club. It was completed in 2000.
Tennis
The first finals on omnicourts
Mens Tennis Champion Larry power def Michael Whyte
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Clion Ni Riabhaigh
Mens Doubles L Power & Bill Doherty def D Comerford & L Roche
Ladies Doubles A Gallery & S Carroll def H Gallery & E Tuohy
Mixed Doubles N Tierney & A Gallery def H Hartnett & L Power
Boys : U/18 A Searle def R Flanagan, U/14 A Searle def D Eade, U/12 D Flanagan def M Brennan, U/10 S Holly def D
Flanagan. There was no Junior Girls competition.
A May Bank Holiday Open Tennis Tournament is held.
Badminton
The club has teams in all the Clare Leagues Div 1 to Div 6.
The Div 2 team lose to Scariff in the final. Paula Tobin loses the last game in the last match in the final, otherwise
she would have won Div 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 in consecutive years.
Clare Badminton has 18 affiliated clubs with 400 adults and 200 juniors registered.
The Club hosts a Yonex Badminton Mixed Doubles tournament in Dec 95.
The Clare Class Class 3 team reach the Irish Semi Finals in Galway. The team was Tom Bourke, Dave Browne, Al
Bredin, Kieran McNeill, Rowan Eade, Tom Foley, Sally Cunningham, Vivienne McLaughlin, Deirdre Butler, Catherine
O’Shea, Maura Seymour and Mary Ryan.
Munster U/12: Derek Flanagan wins the doubles, and is r-up in the Irish doubles final.
Liam O’Halloran and Pat Cassidy become Level 2 coaches
Rowan Eade wins the Irish U/18 singles title.
1996/97
Committee
President O Moylan, Chairperson,Tom Eade, Secretary Feargal O’Dulaing, Treasurer Pat o Reilly, PRO Ann Gallery,
Tennis Captain Michael Whyte, Club Development Officer Ger Browne, Social Captain Helen Gallery, House and
Grounds Captains Pat Cassidy & Kevin Rynne, M Flanagan, K O’Farrell, John McLaughlin.
Major Events
April 1997 Courts 1 2 & 3 are elevated two and a half feet to the same level as Courts 4 & 5. They are painted green
with an acrylic paint. Cost £75,000. A very expensive drainage is installed below the courts, in order for the
planning permission to be obtained.
Instead of having a block of 3 courts together it was decided to build a pathway between 1 & 2, with a patio.
Income £27,148 . A Golf Classic is held again.
A Supporters Club is set up where people lend £1,000 to the club for 5 years. In return they receive £100 of court
fee vouchers each year.
Noreen Smythe ( former member of the Fergus LTC) donates a 1996 Atlanta Olympics T Shirt autographed by the
best tennis players in the world to the Club. These included Arancha Sanchez, Andre Agassi, Pam Shriver, Conchita
Martinez, Mary Pierce, Monica Seles and Billy Jean King.
A new junior committee is formed to take care of activities and competitions tennis and badminton, for the
juniors.
The club makes an offer to the UDC to buy the adjacent yard, to allow the building of a full size hall. The offer is
rejected and an apartment block is built.
The Club obtains a bar and dance licence in May 97. This is organized by the Club Secretary Feargal O’Dulaing
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Michael Whyte def Adrian McNeill
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Cliona Ni Riabhaigh
Mens Doubles A McNeill & J Flynn def Liam Roche & Danny Comerford
Ladies Doubles A Gallery & S Carroll def C Ni Riabhaigh & Margaret Flanagan
Mixed Doubles Noel Tierney & A Gallery def M Whyte & Helen Gallery
Club U/10 Singles winners: Rachel Comerford and Jason Comerford
U/12 Singles winners: Roisin Bhamjee and David Hehir. U/14 Singles winners David Hehir and Kirstin Hayes
U/16 Girls Singles winner: Cliona Ni Riabhaigh
David Flanagan wins the U/10 Singles in Clonmel. David Hehir is awarded Junior Player of the Year
Michael Whyte wins the South of Ireland Mens B Singles
As usual for adults there is the Summer League, American Tournaments, Beginner Coaching, Club Championships,
Winter League, Spring League, ladders etc.
A tennis individual league has entries of 60 men and 75 ladies
The Spring league has a record entry of over 100 entries
The Third annual May Tennis Open is held to celebrate the opening of the new courts 1, 2 & 3. This is again a
doubles tournament, with a full social calendar at the club including a steak BBQ, Disco on the Sat night and a
buffet and disco on the Sunday. There was a huge entry. John McLaughlin ran the event. It was sponsored by
Brannagan’s, Olympus Diagnostica and Tretorn.
The Ennis Senior tennis team lose in the final of the Div 4 Munster Shield.
Badminton
No Badminton captain or committee
Munster U/14 : Darryl Eade wins the singles against Amir Intisar. They combine to win the doubles. Amir won the
mixed. Both are selected for the Irish U/14 team.
Ennis win the Banner Cup, with Kevin Rynne, Eoin Collins, Mick Moroney and Pat Cassidy.
The Ennis Div 2 team wins the Clare and Munster champions and Irish finalists. It was the best achievement ever
by a club team. The team was K Rynne, M Moroney, E Collins, C Kelly, S Carroll, S Cunningham, M Keane, C O’Shea,
D Eade and A Intisar.
Mick Moroney wins the Munster Graduate. E Collins & K Rynne were r-up in the mens final.
1997/98
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary F O’Dulaing, Treasurer Pat O’Reilly, PRO Noel
Tierney, Tennis Captain John McLaughlin, Badminton Captain Colm Slattery, House and Grounds Captain Liz
Tuohy, Social Captain Cary Languirand, Club Development Ger Browne, A M Lucas, Brid Tuohy, M Flanagan, D
Comerford.
Major Events
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AGM April 30 1997. 29 members present
1997/98 Income £25,825. The Supporters Club raises £11,000. A 4 month Super Draw is held.
In Jan 1998 the Club wins the Clare Club of the Year Community award .Junior Badminton International players
Darryl Eade and Amir Intisar also win Community Awards
The club features in the Winter edition of the re-launched Tennis Ireland Magazine.
The Club Bar opens on a regular basis. The annual golf classic raises £2,000. A security alarm is installed in the Club.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion: Niall Kelly def David Clohessy
Ladies Tennis Champion: Cliona Ni Riabhaigh def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles: Danny Comerford & Liam Roche def N Kelly & Ronan Flanagan
Ladies Doubles: Cliona Ni Riaghaigh & Margaret Flanagan def Helen Gallery & Liz Tuohy
Mixed Doubles: Cliona Ni Riabhaigh & N Kelly def Rose Lambert & Noel Tierney
As usual for adults there is the Summer League, Husband & Wife Cup, Odd-Couples Cup, American Tournaments,
Beginner Coaching, Club Championships, Winter League, Spring League, ladders etc.
A Parent & Child competition is also held.
A Tennis Classic is held in April 98 to raise funds for ‘The People in need Telethon’. £600 is raised.
Junior Club Singles winners
U/10 Emma Tierney , U/12 Aisling Roche & David Flanagan, U/14 Niamh Finlay and D Flanagan, U/16 David Hehir
Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club capture their second ever Munster Team Title, the Div 4 Munster Shield.
The team was Helen Gallery, Feargal O’Dulaing, Noel Tierney, Margaret Flanagan, Rose Lambert, Niall Kelly, G
Browne, Liam Roche, Danny Comerford and Susan O’Coinne. Ennis lost the final last year.
The Fourth Annual May Tennis Open is held with BBQ and 60’s Disco. This was organized by John McLaughlin.
Tournament Referee was again Tony O’Donoghue. Emma Tierney wins the Catholic Institute U/10 singles.
Badminton
Teams in the Div 5 and 6 Clare Leagues.
Amir Intisar wins all 3 titles in the U/15 Dublin Open and the Connacht Open. Darryl Eade wins both doubles with
Amir.
Irish U/15: Darryl wins 3 titles. He defeated Amir in the singles final. They combined to win the doubles (unbeaten
for 5 years), and took the mixed with Emer Harte from Cork. Ruth Kilkenny was defeated in the singles final.Darryl,
Amir and Ruth are selected for the Irish U/15 team. The International event was held in Cardiff. Darryl and Amir
won the International Doubles at the three day event.
1998/99
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary Feargal O Dulaing, Treasurer Pat O’Reilly, PRO
Noel Tierney, Tennis Captain John McLaughlin, Badminton Captain Joan O’Brien, Social Captain Rose Lambert,
Club Dev Ger Browne, House and Grounds Captain Liz tuohy & Brid Tuohy, D Comerford, Collette Fannin, Mary
Murphy.
Major Events
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AGM May 6 1998. 1998/99 Income £21,416.
New pillar. Club gates locked at night for the first time.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Travis McDonagh def Liam Roche
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles J Flynn &M Whyte def Liam Roche & D Comerford
Ladies Doubles A Gallery & A Gallery def Rose Lambert & C Fannin
Mixed Doubles Noel Tierney & A Gallery def H Gallery & M Whyte
The first Ennis Junior Tennis Open Tournament is held in August
For Juniors Canadian Tournaments and ladders are organized.
As usual for adults there is the Summer League, Husband & Wife Cup, Odd-Couples Cup, American Tournaments,
Beginner Coaching, Club Championships, Winter League, Spring League, ladders etc
South of Ireland U/10: Emma Tierney was r-up in the singles
South of Ireland A; Ann Gallery was R-Up in the Singles.
Connacht Open U/10. Emma Tierney defeats Rachel Comerford in the singles final.
Emma also wins the U-10 in Clonmel and Sunday’s Well. She was r-up in Kilkenny and Tipperary.
Rushbrooke U/10 and North Tipperary Open U/10: Rachel Comerford wins the singles.
Limerick Junior Open U/10 : Joanne Flanagan wins the singles. Emma Tierney and Rachel Comerford reach the
U/12 doubles final.
Rachel Comerford wins the Irish Close title at Rushbrooke. The first Ennis junior player to win an Irish Close Title
since Brendan Killoran won in Rushbrooke in 1966.
Ann Gallery wins the South of Ireland A Doubles with Jean Baker. Margaret Flanagan & Noreen O Connel reach the
B Doubles final.
The annual Open Doubles Tournament was cancelled in May due to lack of entries.
The club has a team in the Munster Div 3 League.
Badminton
Galway U/11: Joanne Flanagan wins the doubles, and reaches the other two finals.
Derek Flanagan reaches the Ulster Doubles final
Munster U/17: Darryl Eade (age 15) wins the doubles and was r-up in the singles. He is selected on the Irish U/18
team that plays in Cardiff. He is again nominated Clare Young Sportstar of the Year.
Irish U/15: Ruth Kilkenny wins the mixed and is r-up in the singles. She is selected on the Irish U/15 team.
Derek Flanagan was also on the Irish U/15 panel
There is one club team Div 5 in the Clare Leagues. They lost in the final.
1999/2000
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary Feargal O’Dulaing, Treasurer Pat O’Reilly, Tennis
Captain Aidan Foley, Badminton Captain Joan O’Brien, Social Captain Padraig Quinlan, Club Dev Ger Browne,
House and Grounds D Comerford & Collett Fannin, Siobhan O Donovan, Cyril Treanor, Mary Murphy.
Tennis Committee: A Foley, D Comerford, M Flanagan, N Tierney, Pat Kelly, J McLaughlin, H Shinners and H Gallery
Social Committee: P Quinlan, K Rynne, Mary Cuffe, Brid Tuohy, Liz Tuohy, M Browne and H Gallery.
Major Events
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AGM 17 May 1999 35 attended. 9 months to Dec 31 Income £16,281
4 BBQ’s are organized along with a Burren Walk and a Xmas Party.
Liam O’Halloran organizes a cycle and boat trip in Killaloe.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion: Derek Flanagan def Liam Roche
Ladies Tennis Champion: Helen Gallery def Margaret Flanagan 6-4, 6-4.
Mens Doubles: J Flynn & M Whyte def D Comerford & L Roche.
Ladies Doubles: M Flanagan & Mimi Conroy def Colette Fannin & Rose Lambert
Mixed Doubles: M Flanagan & Derek Flanagan def Helen Gallery & M Whyte
The Ennis Senior team lose narrowly to Cork in the final of an Inter County event. The team was John Shannon
(captain), Jonathan King, Danny Comerford, Helen Gallery, Rose Lambert and Margaret Flanagan.
Senior South of Ireland: Travis McDonagh and his brother Justin win the Mens A Doubles title. Ann Gallery is R-up
in the Ladies A final.
Connacht Junior Open: Emma Tierney wins the U/12 Singles and Doubles. Joanne Flanagan wins the U/10 title.
Derek Flanagan wins the U/16 Plate.
Nenagh Junior Open:
U/10: Joanne Flanagan loses the singles final 9-8 in the tiebreak.
U/12: Emma Tierney defeated Rachel Comerford in the final. Emma also won the doubles.
U/14: David Flanagan is R-up in the doubles.
U/16: Derek Flanagan is r-up in the singles, but wins the U/18 doubles title.
Leinster Open: U/12 Emma Tierney wins the Singles.
Rachel Comerford is invited to compete in the Irish Open at Fitzwilliam.
Emma is seeded U/12 No. 1 in Munster and No. 3 in Ireland. She is awarded the 2000 Clare Community and Sports
“Young Sports Star Award”.
22 American Tournaments are organized. The average entry was 34 with 54 the largest entry
50 entered the Winter League
Ennis again hosts the Clare Junior Open in August: Emma Tierney won the U/12 singles, and Derek Flanagan won
the U/16 doubles.
Badminton
Daryl Eade, Amir Intisar and Ruth Kilkenny are selected on the Irish U/17 Team (8 players) to compete in the
Polonia Cup in September in Warsaw. Daryl already has 5 Irish Caps , Ruth has 3 and Amir 2.
Junior Munster Championships: Joanne Flanagan is r-up in U/13 singles but wins the doubles and mixed. At U/17
Amir Intisar wins the singles and doubles with Derek Flanagan.
Irish U/17 Championships: Ruth Kilkenny wins the Singles and doubles. She was r-up in the mixed with Daryl Eade.
Daryl won the singles. Ruth also wins the Irish Junior Womens Singles title, as well as the U/19 open singles title.
2000/01
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson John McLaughlin, Secretary Siobhan McSweeney, Treasurer Joint Pat
O’Reilly & Helen Gallery, PRO Mark Whyte & N Tierney, Tennis Captain A Foley, Badminton Captain & Club Dev
Ger Browne, Social Captain P Quinlan, House and Grounds D Comerford & Feargal O’Dulaing, M Flanagan, H
Shinners, J Flynn.
Major Events
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AGM March 29 2000. Supporters club has now 13 members
In March 2000 a Development Plan was launched to raise £50,000 over 3 years to place 3 artificial grass courts
over the green acrylic surfaces on Courts 1, 2 and 3. The money was raised from the annual Golf Classic and Race
Nite, The Xmas Draw, Sponsorship, Grants from the National Lottery, table quizzes etc. ( All 3 were installed by
May 2002 with no money borrowed.)
April 2000 22 members of Landsdowne LTC visit the Club. After a full day of tennis a buffet dinner is helad at the
club followed by music.
In May 2000 an EGM was held regarding the allowing of juniors play in the Senior Club Championship. The
proposal was defeated.
In July 2000 Jerry Cahir and Ghislaine De Regge organized the biggest social event the club has ever seen. Over 120
people from all over the world attended the reunion of former members of the Fergus Lawn Tennis Club. It took
over a year to organize. It incorporated a golf tournament, an historic tour of the town and a dinner at the Old
Ground which was oversubscribed and had excellent speakers. A booklet was produced for the event with
invaluable photos and highlights. It culminated on the Sunday with mass followed by a B-B-Q and tennis
tournament at the club.
Tom Eade is made an Honorary Life Member of the Club.
32 teams enter the very successful Golf Classic, which was followed by a disco at the Golf Club. It raised over
£2,500.
April 2001 a Race Nite is held in the club for the first time. The hall was packed and good fun was had by all. It
made over £3,000 for the development fund.
A new bar with shutters is installed at the club. 2000/01 Income £35,938.
The American tournaments are again a huge success throughout the Summer with up to 58 people taking part per
night. £500 profit was made towards the development fund.
Over 72 entered the Spring League. The annual tennis Camp is held
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Derek Flanagan def Niall Kelly. Ladies Tennis Champion Susan O’Coinne def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles: David Clohessy & Niall Kelly def J Flynn & Kevin Boland
Ladies Doubles: Ann and Helen Gallery def Margaret Flanagan & Mimi Conroy 6-3, 6-3.
Mixed Doubles: Ann Gallery & Noel Tierney def Margaret & Derek Flanagan 6-4, 7-5.
April 2000 Emma Tierney retains her Irish U/12 ranking of No 3
Catholic Institute U/12: Emma wins the singles and the doubles with Michelle Barry. Derek Flanagan gets to the
U/14 final. David Hehir lost the U/18 final
Carrigaline U/12 Emma wins the singles
Waterford St Anns Invitational Tournament U/12: Emma wins the singles and is now ranked 2 in Ireland. Robert
Carkhill wins the U/14 Plate.
Tipperary Open: U/10: Kate Tierney defeated Ciara Pender in the singles
U/12: Emma wins the singles and the doubles with Michelle Barry. Emma was also r-up in the U/14 final.
U/14 Boys David Flanagan defeated Jason Comerford in the final. David also won the doubles.
U/16 David Hehir wins the singles.
Senior Limerick Open: David Clohessy and Susan O’Coinne win the singles C titles. They then teamed up to win the
mixed C doubles title.
Aidan Foley and Mark O’Connell reached the mens C doubles final. Aidan and Margaret Flanagan won the mixed B
final.
Sunday’s Well Cork U/12: Emma Tierney wins the singles. Michelle Barry wins the plate singles and reaches the
doubles final.
Galway Senior Open: Margaret Flanagan reaches the Ladies A Doubles final
South of Ireland: Ann Gallery and Travis McDonagh were r-up in the Mixed A final
South of Ireland U/12: Emma wins the doubles. She also wins the Nenagh singles and doubles.
In August 2000 the first Inter Firm tennis tournament is held at the club. BBQ’s were held on each night of the
tournament. 18 teams took part.
Donnybrook U/12: Emma Tierney wins the singles.
Clonmel U/12: Rachel Comerford reaches the singles final
Fitzwilliam Irish Championships: U/12 Emma is r-up in the singles final, and is r-up in the doubles final.
At the third Ennis Junior Open Emma won the U/12 singles and doubles. Jason Comerford won the mixed U/14.
David Hehir won the U/16 doubles.
Travis McDonagh won the Munster Open singles A in Waterford.
Badminton
Leinster U/17 Open: Ruth Kilkenny wins all 3 titles, the singles, doubles and mixed.
The club has 4 teams in the Clare Leagues, Div. 4, 5 and two Div 6 teams.
American Badminton tournaments were run weekly.
Daryl Eade wins the Irish U/19 doubles.
He also wins the European Universities B singles and doubles titles in Amsterdam.
Derek Flanagan wins the U/17 Munster Close
Robert Carhhill wins the U/15 Munster Close doubles
Joanne Flanagan wins the U/13 Munster Close singles and doubles.
Michelle Barry wins the U/13 Munster Close Doubles
May 01 Leinster Open:; U/11 Ciara Pender wins the singles and doubles. Robert Pender was r-up in the doubles.
U/15 Robert Carkhill was r-up in the doubles. U/17 Derek Flanagan was r-up in the doubles.
There was a Div 4 & 5 and two Div 6 teams.
2001/02
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson John McLaughlin, Secretary S McSweeney, Treasurer Pat O’Hanlon, Tennis
Captain Aidan Foley, Badminton Captain Declan Cusack, Social Captain Mary Browne, Club Dev Ger Browne, PRO
Mark Whyte, House & Grounds Liam O’Halloran, Junior Captain Una O’Reilly, Brid Boland, D Comerford, J. Flynn
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In May 2001 a new Synthigreen artificial grass placed on Court 1 (Cost€17,776 )
The club receives €10,157 from the National Lottery
The Golf Classic is held in July (profit €2,412). The Race Nite raises €4,761 .The Xmas Draw raises €1,523
The 01 Xmas party for the kids is a huge success. A giant bouncing castle, table tennis, pool and table soccer
provide endless entertainment.
2001/02 Income €52,376 Euro
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Stephen Mahieux def Niall Kelly.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles : J Flynn & Kevin Boland def Niall Kelly & David Clohessy
Ladies Doubles: Helen and Ann Gallery def Mimi Conroy & Margaret Flanagan
Mixed Doubles: A Gallery & Noel Tierney def Liz Costello & Stephen Mahieux.
Catholic InstituteU/14 : Emma Tierney is r-up in all 3 finals.
24 teams enter a very successful Inter Firm tournament at the club
South of Ireland: Travis McDonagh wins the A singles and A doubles. The first time an Ennis player has won the
singles title. Niall Kelly won the C singles, and Hugh McGrath won the D singles.
Tipperary Open: U/12 Ciara Pender & Diandra O’Connell are r-up in the doubles.
Sundays Well Open: Michelle Barry wins the U/14 B singles.
The U/12 Ennis team are R-up in the Maher Plate. The team was Wayne Comerford, Jonas Kunz, Diandra
O’Connell, Ciara Pender, Kate Tierney, Lucas Kunz, Darren Boland, Simon Moloney, Ciara Quigley, Deirdre Tiernan.
Nenagh Open: U/12 Joanne Flanagan defeated Ciara Pender in the final. U/14 Michelle Barry wins the singles.
U/16 Jason Comerford defeated David Flanagan in the final. They teamed up to win the U/18 doubles.
Emma Tierney was the heroine when Munster won the interprovincial tennis title. She won all her matches against
Ulster, Leinster and Connacht.
Ennis hosts the fourth Clare Junior Open. Emma Tierney won the U/14 singles and doubles and the U/16 singles.
David Flanagan won the U/16 doubles, Jason Comerford won the U/16 Mixed. Joanne Flanagan won the U/12
doubles. Kate Tierney won the U/10 singles
The American tournaments are a huge success
Over 80 entries in the Spring League. 96 entries for the Club Championships. 70 entries in the Winter League
Badminton
Munster U/15 C Pender was r-up in the singles. Joanne Flanagan was r-up in the U/15 mixed
Connacht Open U/13 Ciara Pender & Joanne Flanagan win the doubles.
Dublin Open U/11 Robert Pender won the singles and was r-up in the doubles.
The U/14 team from Colaiste Mhuire are through to the national finals, where they win the Silver Medal. The
team was Michelle Barry, Katherine Harnett, Joanne Flanagan and Ruth Lillis. They were also selected for the
Munster Schools team.
Ruth Kilkenny retains her U/19 Irish Singles title, and is also selected on the Irish U/19 team.
Darryl Eade is r-up in the U/19 Irish Singles
U/13 Irish Championships: Ciara Pender and Joanne Flanagan are r-up in the doubles.
Leinster Open: U/12 : Ciara Pender is r-up in the singles, and wins the doubles.
The Ennis Junior Club Championships are held
2002/03
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson & Tennis Captain John McLaughlin, Secretary Hugh McGrath, Treasurer
Pat O’Hanlon, House and Grounds Kevin Allard, Junior Capt U O’Reilly, Club Dev Ger Browne, Social Captain Mary
Browne, A Foley, D Cusack.
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In Sept 2002 Synthigreen artificial grass placed on Courts 2 & 3 ( cost €38,092)
The resanding of Courts 4 & 5 (cost €6,348 ). New light meters are installed (cost €10,000)
The Race Nite makes a profit of €4,400
2002 Golf Classic in September (31 teams) and Draw make a €5,085 profit
A new office is created upstairs in the club in Oct 02.
2002/03 Income €48,325
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Derek Flanagan.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery
Mens Doubles
Ladies Doubles Ann & Helen Gallery
Mixed Doubles Rose Lambert & Niall Kelly
Travis McDonagh wins the South of Ireland A singles
Colaiste Mhuire U14 Tennis team win Munster Schools Championship. The team was Emma Tierney, Rachel
Comerford, Michelle Barry, Sarah Hoey and Joanne Flanagan.
South Of Ireland: Emma Tierney (13 years of age) wins the Ladies A singles title. Travis Mc Donagh wins the
Mens A singles and doubles. Historic!
Another successful Inter Firm is held
The Ennis Junior Open is held in August. Emma Tierney wins the U/14 singles and doubles, and the U/16 singles.
Ciara Pender wins the U/12 singles. D Flanagan & R Carkhill win the U/16 & U/18 doubles.
Emma wins the U/14 and U/16 titles at the Munster Junior Clay Championship in Tipperary
Junior Tennis Camp & Junior Blitzes are held
Emma is selected again for the Munster team. She plays in Fitzwilliam in the Irish Championships
Limerick Junior Open: Rachel Comerford & Sarah Hoey win the Girls U/14 Doubles title. Rachel was also R-up in the
singles. Sarah was R-up in the mixed
Rachel Comerford won the U/14 Singles and Doubles in the Clonmel Junior Championship
Emma Tierney (age 14) won the National Indoors U/16 Doubles title in Riverview with Andrea Maughan from
Tramore.
Badminton
Donie O’Halloran Level 3 Coach and Irish International coaches elite players.
Connacht Open: U/13 Ciara Pender wins the singles, and the doubles.
Irish U/13: Ciara Pender wins the Singles and Doubles titles.
April 03: Joanne Flanagan is selected on the Irish U/15 team
The Ennis Div 4 team is R-up in the Clare league. The team is Mary Healy, Alice Healy, Adrian Glynn, Niall Kelly and
John Tierney.
Dublin Junior Open: U/13 Ciara Pender is R-up in Singles and Doubles. Robert Pender won the U/13 Plate.
Leinster Spring Open: U/14 Ciara Pender & Joanne Flanagan win the doubles. Joanne was r-up in the singles.
Leinster Open: U/13 Ciara Pender wins the singles and doubles. U/15 Joanne Flanagan is r-up in the singles
Munster Championships: U/13: Ciara Pender defeated Kate Tierney in the singles.Ciara and Sarah Cunningham
won the doubles. She also won the mixed with Robert Pender. Robert was R/up in the singles.
U/15: Joanne Flanagan defeated Ciara Pender in the singles. Joanne and Michelle Barry won the doubles.
U/17: Diandra O’Connell won the singles when she defeated Ruth Lillis. Ruth and Catherine Harnett won the
doubles. Catherine also won the mixed .
Irish U/15 : Ciara Pender is R/up in the doubles
The Colaiste Mhuire U/14 Badminton team win the All Ireland Schools Final. The team was Joanne Flanagan, Ciara
Pender, Ruth Lillis, Kathryn Harnett and Erin Hennessy.
2003/04
Committee
President O Moylan, Chairman John McLaughlin, Treasurer Pat O’Hanlon, PRO Laura Garvey, Tennis Captain
Ann O’Hanlon, Junior Captain U O’Reilly, Social Captain Stuart Nailer
Major Events
AGM April 2003 Turnover €58,489 .
Race Nite and Draw make a €4,677 profit. The Golf Classic made a €5,558 profit with a record 40 teams.
10 pin bowling, A Burren walk, pitch and Putt and dolphin watching outings are held .
June 2003 The Special Olympics comes to Ireland . Ennis hosts the Russian Delegation for 5 days. Each day there
was training for each individual sport, followed by a special event ( Bunratty, Seaworld Lahinch etc.). On the last
night there was a farewell party and concert at Ballyea that hundreds attended.
The Club hosted the 8 Russian badminton players (4 boys & 4 girls), and 3 coaches. They came from Kostroma,
Yaroslav and Moscow, and mainly came from orphanages. They were very good badminton players and were well
prepared for the tournament the following week in Baldoyle, where they featured prominently in the medals.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Aidan Foley def ORonan Flanagan 6-2,6-1.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery 6-2, 6-4.
Mens Doubles Willie O’Doherty & Jason O’Donnell def Feargal O’Dulaing & David Clohessy 6-3, 6-2.
Ladies Doubles Margaret Flanagan & Mimi Conroy def Ann and Helen Gallery 0-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Mixed Doubles A. Gallery & Noel Tierney def Helen Gallery & Aidan Foley 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Travis McDonagh wins the South of Ireland A singles
Aidan Foley is elected President of Munster Tennis, a great honor for the club
Doubles tournaments on Friday nights. The annual Inter firm is held with 20 teams.
Friendlies with Limerick Lawn, Cratloe and Killaloe. The Ennis Junior Open in August was cancelled
Junior South of Ireland: Emma Tierney was r-up in the U/16 singles, and won the u/18 doubles. Sarah Hoey won
the u/16 B singles. Diandra O’Connell & Ciara Pender won the u/14 doubles, and Ciara won the B singles.
In the Munster Summer Cup Div 6 Mixed, Ennis defeat St Michaels from Cork.
Ennis enters 5 teams in the Munster Winter League. These are Mens Div 3, Ladies Div 3, Mixed 4, and two Div 6
teams
The Spring League and Winter League had 56 entries
Colaiste Mhuire U/16 tennis team won the Munster final: The team is Emma Tierney, Rachel Comerford, Michelle
Barry and Sarah Hoey. This was their their second consecutive Munster title. They who won the u/14 title in 2002.
Badminton
Feb 04 Irish Senior Badminton Championships: Donie O’Halloran wins the Irish Mixed title with Huang Bing. Ruth
Kilkenny wins the doubles title with Keelin Fox.
Irish Junior Championships U/15: Ciara Pender defeated Joanne Flanagan in the Irish singles final. They won the
doubles title together.
Dublin Open: U/15 Ciara Pender wins the singles. Ciara and Joanne Flanagan were R/up in the doubles.
Ciara also wins the Connacht U/15 title.
Colaiste Mhuire U/16 team win the Munster title and are through to the Irish Schools Finals, where they come
second.The team was Ciara Pender, Joanne Flanagan, Ruth Lillis, Michelle Barry and Catherine Harnett.(they won
the Irish U/14 title last year)
Leinster Spring Open: Ciara Pender wins the U/14 singles. In the U/16 singles she defeated Joanne Flanagan and
they teamed up to win the doubles.
Munster Championships: U/19 Joanne Flanagan was R/up in the singles and doubles. U/15 Ciara Pender defeated
Joanne Flanagan in the final. Ciara and Ruth Lillis won the doubles. U/13 Robert Pender and Stephen Moloney won
the doubles. Robert and Kate Tierney won the mixed.
2004/05
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson & Tennis Captain Bernard Dilger, Secretary Ann O’Hanlon, Treasurer Pat
O’Hanlon/, PRO Mary Browne, Tennis Vice Captain Niamh O’Connor, Badminton Captain J McLaughlin, Social
Captain Stuart Nailer, Junior Capt U O’Reilly, House and Grounds Kevin Allard, Subs Officer Grainne Dunne, Child
Protection Margaret Flanagan, Kieran Tuohy.
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A grant of €1,200 Euro is secured from the Clare Sports Partnership
There was no Race Nite, Golf Classic or Draw
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion: Travis McDonagh def Ronan Flanagan
Ladies Tennis Champion: Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles: Travis McDonagh & Noel Tierney def Willie O’ Doherty & John McLaughlin
Ladies Doubles: Ann and Helen Gallery
Mixed Doubles: Travis McDonagh & Liz Costello def Aidan Foley & Helen Gallery
Emma Tierney wins the Munster Senior League with Limerick LTC
She is seeded No.1 at the National U/16 tennis Open which she won.
Sha also won the Connacht Senior Open Singles and doubles titles.
South of Ireland Junior Championship: U/14 C Pender & D O’Connell win the doubles
A successful Inter Firm is held in May
Emma Tierney (age 15) wins the South of Ireland A singles and is selected on the Munster U/18 team and the
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Munster Senior panel. Travis McDonagh wins the South of Ireland A singles (for the 5 year) and doubles, and is
selected on the Munster Senior Tennis team.
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Travis is on the Munster team that won the Inter Provincial title for a historic 7 year in a row. Travis was on the
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previous 5 teams and never lost a singles. This was Emma’s 3 time on the Senior team panel, but she did not play.
Ennis Junior Open : Rachel Comerford & Sarah Hoey win the Girls U/14 Doubles title. Rachel was also R-up in the
singles. Sarah was R-up in the mixed.
Daniel Foran plays in one of the Blitzes
Ennis enters teams in the Munster Summer Cup s Div 3 Ladies Doubles and Div 4 Mens Doubles
Ennis hosted the Munster Intercounty Tennis Championship. Cork won the tournament with Clare coming third.
The team was Aidan Foley, Ronan Flanagan, Willie O’Doherty, Mimi Conroy, Margaret Flanagan and Helen Gallery.
Colaiste Mhuire U/16 tennis team wins again: The team is Emma Tierney, Rachel Comerford, Michelle Barry and
Sarah Hoey. This was their third consecutive Munster title. They won the u/14 title in 2002, and the U/16 title in
2003.
Badminton
Donie O’Halloran unable to compete in the Olympics due to an injury
Ulster Senior Open: Ruth Kilkenny wins the doubles and was r-up in the singles.
Ulster Open U/17 Ciara Pender wins the singles, and is r-up in the doubles.
Sligo Open U/17: Joanne Flanagan defeats Ciara Pender in the singles. Ciara wins the doubles.
Dublin Open U/17 Joanne wins the singles and is r-up in the doubles. U/15: Ciara wins the singles. Ciara and Robert
Pender were r-up in the mixed.
Connacht Open U/15: Ciara wins the doubles.
The Clare U/16 team are r-up in Munster. Ennis members on the team were C Pender, R Pender, Rory Neylon, D
O’Connell, Ruth Lillis and Kate Tierney.
Joanne was selected on the Irish U/17 team that played in England.
Ciara Pender wins the Irish U/15 singles title for the second time. She was r-up in the doubles. Ciara was selected
for the Irish U/15 team that played in Baldoyle. Ireland finished third.
Munster Championships: U/17 Ciara Pender wins the singles and doubles. Ruth Lillis & Diandra O’Connell were rup in the doubles.
Leinster Open: U/17 Joanne Flanagan wins the doubles title and is r-up in the singles.
Ciara wins the the Dublin Open U/15 singles
Leinster Easter Open: Ciara wins the U/17 singles and the U/15 doubles, and is R-up in the U/15 singles.
2005/06
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Bernard Dilger, Vice Chairman Tom Eade, Secretary Ann O Hanlon,
Treasurer Liz Tuohy, PRO Helen Gallery, Tennis Captain Rose Lambert, Tennis Vice Captain Aoife Rice, Social
Captain Alison Bowyer, House and Grounds Ray Cummins, Badminton Captain John McLaughlin, Junior Tennis
Captain Willy O’Doherty, Junior Badminton Captain Hilary O’Sullivan
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AGM March 21 2005. 2005/06 Income €60,034
There was a wine tasting event, a table quiz, xmas party and other social events.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion David Clohessy def David Keane.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles Willie O’Doherty & Kevin Boland def Jonathan King & David Keane
Ladies Doubles Ann and Helen Gallery def Colette Fannin & Rose Lambert
Mixed Doubles Noel Tierney & A Gallery def F O’Dulaing & Mimi Conroy
Junior Club Championships:
120 enter the club championships
Emma Tierney won the West of Ireland Open Singles in Sligo. She is beaten in the Galway Open Senior Div 1 singles
final.
Colaiste Mhuire U/19 tennis team are through to the Munster final: The team is Emma Tierney, Rachel Comerford,
Michelle Barry and Sarah Hoey. This will be their fourth consecutive Munster final appearance. They won the u/14
title in 2002, and the U/16 title in 2003 and 2004.
South of Ireland: Travis McDonagh is R-Up in the South of Ireland A singles, doubles and mixed. His first loss in
seven years. Emma is defeated in the Div 1 doubles final. She won the junior mixed event. David Clohessy and
Caroline Moloney win their respective singles titles. Caroline also won the Div 6 doubles.
Ennis has two teams in the Munster Summer Cup, a Ladies Div 4 and a mixed Div 6.
Over 150 take part in the Kit Kat Parks Tennis Camp.
Emma wins the U/18 singles, doubles and mixed in Sundays Well. She also wins her first Munster Senior Interprovincial Cap.
Junior Summer Camps are held.
Badminton
The club has teams in the Clare Div 4, 5 and 6 Leagues
Jan 2006 Joanne Flanagan and Ciara Pender are selected on the Irish U/17 team that played in Glasgow.
Joanne is also on the Irish U/17 Polonia Cup team that travelled to the Czech Republic.
Ulster Open U/17 Joanne Flanagan wins the singles, doubles and mixed. Ciara Pender was r-up in the doubles.
Leinster U/17 open Joanne defeated Ciara in the singles final. Ciara won the doubles and Joanne won the mixed
Dublin Open U/17 Ciara was r-up in the doubles
Joanne also won the Leinster junior Close U/17 and the Senior Close singles.
Munster Senior Championships: Ciara wins the singles.
Robert Pender, is selected on the Munster U/15 team. Ciara Pender and Ruth Lillis are on the Munster U/17 team.
Darryl Eade coaches Munster players from Ennis.
2006/07
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Niall Kelly, Secretary Ann O’Hanlon, Treasurer Liz Tuohy, Subscriptions
Pat Cassidy, Tennis Captain John McLaughlin, Badminton Captain Carole McLaughlin, Social Captain Alison
Bowyer, Child Protection Officers Therese Lillis & Kieran Tuohy, Junior Tennis Captain Peter Foley, Junior
Badminton Captain Hilary O Sullivan, House and Grounds Ray Cummins.
Major Events
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AGM March 21 2006, A very successful junior Xmas party
Car park is lined, Walls in badminton hall are painted, The Parks Tennis for juniors was very successful
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion Jonathan King def W O’Doherty.
Ladies Tennis Champion none
Mens Doubles Dave Keane & Jonathan King def W O’Doherty & K Boland
Ladies Doubles Ann and Helen Gallery def M Flanagan & M Conroy
Mixed Doubles Margaret Flanagan & Willie O’Doherty def H Gallery & A Foley
Junior Club Championships: 51 entries Singles Winners :
U/10 Eimhin Keane and Elana Neylon, U/12 Stephen Tuohy and Alice Twomey, U/14 Daniel Foran . Grace played
Tara Darcy in the final, U/18 Caroline Foran and Robert Pender.
Travis McDonagh wins all his matches for Munster in the Senior Inter-provincias in Belfast.
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Travis retained the won the South of Ireland A singles. He also won the Munster Cup singles for the 7 time.
Badminton
Open nights on Mondays and Wednesdays
Three teams in the Clare Leagues, Div 3 and two Div 5 teams
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Ciara Pender is selected again on the Irish U/17 team that travelled to Cardiff (4 year on Irish team). Ireland came
second in the tournament. She wins the January 2007 Clare Sportstar of the Month Award
Ulster Open U/17: Ciara Pender is r-up in the singles. Sligo Open U/17: Ciara wins the singles and r-up in the
doubles.Dublin Open: r-up in the singles and r-up in the doubles. Leinster Junior Open: Ciara wins the singles. Irish
U/17 Ciara is r-up in the singles and doubles. She is ranked No. 2 in Ireland.
2007/08
Committee
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Nialll Kelly, Secretary David Quinn (retired later), Treasurer Liz Tuohy,
Membership Secretary Ann O’Hanlon, PRO Richard Burke, Tennis Captain Paul Reynolds first 6 months then
Siobhan O Donovan, Badminton Captain Tim Daly, Junior Tennis Captain Peter Foley, Junior Badminton Captain
Hilary O’Sullivan, Child Protection T Lillis & Michael Horgan, Social Captain Mimi Conroy, House & Grounds
Captain Ray Cummins ,Health & Safety D Comerford.
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AGM 28 March 2007. Club website developed with online booking. Newsletter emailed.
New TV for the bar. Lights improved on tennis and badminton courts. Re tiled dressing rooms
The Club successfully objected to the planning permission for apartments overlooking Court 1 and 2.
Pitch and Putt outing, poker night, bag packing event,.
Sean Carroll creates the Club Website and online booking.
2007/08 Income €77,356. 16,000 Euro loan repaid.
Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion: Jonathan King def Robert Carkhill 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.
Ladies Tennis: Champion none
Mens Doubles: Jonathan King & David Keane def Dan Constantinescu & Joachim Pintao 7-6, 7-5
Ladies Doubles: Ann and Helen Gallery def Sylvia Carroll & Sue Baird 6-1, 6-1.
Mixed Doubles: Fiona Healy & Joachim Pintao def Sue Baird and Dave Keane 6-3, 3-6, 7-6.
Junior Club Championships Singles winners: U 10 Elana Bradley and Nathan D’Arcy, U/12 Stephen Keane U/14
Olajumoke Akintola and John O’Brien, U/16 Robert Pender and Grace D’Arcy, U/18 Tim Horgan and Grace D’Arcy.
The Parks Tennis for juniors was very successful
Travis McDonagh is selected on the Munster Interprovincial Senior team. He won all his matches at No 1 against all
the other provinces. He is selected for the National 35 tennis team. The first Senior Tennis International from the
club.
A Munster V. Leinster match was held in the club
An annual Ennis v. Killaloe match is started
Catholic Open: Dan Constantinescu won the Grade 4 singles
Nenagh Open: Dan also wins the Mens B singles. Aidan Foley and Dave Keane won the Mens B doubles.
South of Ireland: Travis McDonagh wins The Div 1 singles. Aidan Foley won the Grade 4 mens singles. Joaquim
Pintao was r-up in the Grade 3 singles. Aidan Foley and Dave Keane are R-up in the Grade 3 doubles.
Carrigaline Junior Open: U/14 Boys singles William Twomey is R-up. Grace D’Arcy defeated her sister Tara in the
girls singles fimal
Over 120 in the Parks Tennis Camp
Badminton
Summer badminton camps a huge success
Lara Lewis and Yolanda Noorthock win the Munster Div 4 Doubles title
In July Ciara Pender is nominated for the Clare Sportstar of the Year Award
2008/09
Committee
President Tom Eade, Chairperson Niall Kelly, Secretary Conor Bunbury, Treasurer Derek McNamara, Tennis
Captain Sue Baird, Badminton Captain Tim Daly (retired taken over by Ger Browne), Junior Tennis Captain Mary
Francis D’Arcy, Junior Badminton Captain Hilary O’Sullivan, Fundraising Niall Thornton, Protection Officer Muriel
O’ Meara, FAS Lialon Officer Isobel O’Dea, Peter Foley.
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A Club Development sub committee made up of Niall Kelly, Peter Foley, Helen Gallery and Ger Browne obtain a
25,000 Euro grant to renovate the hall. This has to be spent before Dec. 2009.
2008/09 Income: € 72, 884.
The Parks Tennis for juniors was very successful
Tennis
Mens Tennis: Champion: Joaquim Pintao def Dan Constantinescu
Ladies Tennis Champion: Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles: David Keane & Jonathan King def John Keith & Robert Carkhill
Ladies Doubles: Ann and Helen Gallery def Maria Dolan & Angela O’Sullivan
Mixed Doubles: Liz Tuohy & John Keiths def Fiona Healy & Dan Constantinescu
Club Junior Singles Winners: U/10 Chloe Eustace and Nathan D’Arcy, U/12 Elana Bradley and E Courtney, U/14
Alice Twomey and Stephen Touhy, U/16 Tim Horgan and Grace D’Arcy, U/18 Robert Pender.
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Travis McDonagh wins South of Ireland A singles for the 8 time.
In the South of Ireland Junior Championship Eoin Power won the U/14 singles. Ciaran was R-up in the U/12 B.
Badminton
The Club wins the Badminton Ireland Regional Club of the Year Award. Hilary O’Sullivan wins the Regional
Volunteer of the Year Award.
Two Div 5 teams in the Clare Leagues. Ennis West defeats Ennis East in the final. The winning team was Elma
Callinan, Ann O’Sullivan, Mary Talty, Kevin Grogan, Manfuz Rahman, G Browne. The r-up team was Paula Ryan,
Sorcha Flynn, Ruth Murray, Peter Kavanagh, Paddy O’Grady, Declan Cusack.
The Div 6 team were r-up in their League. The team was Geraldine Kavanagh, Michelle Marron, Paula Carroll,
Maeve Flouch, Ciaran Doyle, Tony Flynn and Joe Ryan. Ennis players also feature in the individual competitions.
Ennis hosts the Butterfield Cup.This is a Div 1 Senior Inter County competition. Clare have not won since 1966.
Clare are r-up in the competition. The team was Al Bredin, Adrian McNeill, Donal Marron, Rowan Eade, Aisling
Ryan, Darryl Eade, Ruth Lillis, Ciara Pender and Joanne Flanagan.
Munster Open U/13: Moya Ryan defeated Ciara Dwyer in the singles. Moya and Louise Sexton defeat Ciara and
Megan Bredin in the doubles. Moya won the mixed with Ciara r-up.
The Ennis Div 1 team were pipped for honours in the Haynes Cup held in Killarney. Former International Donie
O’Halloran won the player of the tournament award. The team was D O’Halloran, A Bredin, A McNeill, L
O’Halloran, Ritis Kasinkas, Ruth Lillis, Aisling Ryan, Yolanda Noorthoek, Lara Lewis and Rionach Power.
Regular Junior Blitzes and Summer Camp
Lara Lewis and Yolanda Noorthock win the Munster Div 4 Doubles
2009/10
Committee
President Tom Eade, Chairperson, Badminton Captain & Development Officer Ger Browne, Secretary Conor
Bunbury, Treasurer Geraldine Kavanagh, Membership Secretary: Dymphna Power, PRO Guy Flouch, Tennis
Captain Ray Cummins, House and Grounds Sean Carroll, Junior Tennis Captain Mary Francis D’Arcy, Junior
Badminton Captain Hilary O’Sullivan, Fundraising Officer Niall Thornton, Child Protection Officer Muriel O’Meara,
Fas Liason Officer Isobel O’Dea.
Major Events
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Over €40,000 was spent on upgrading the hall. A National Lottery Grant for €25,000 was received for this project.
The improvements included insulating the walls and ceiling, 6 new heaters, new lights and painted walls.
€9,000 was spent on resanding Courts 4 & 5. New scoreboards, new nets and windcheaters were also purchased.
€11,000 was spent on resanding courts 1, 2 & 3.
Other improvements included a new club sign and logo, satellite tv, tennis fencing repaired and painted.
An extra €9,500 is paid off the club loan so that this will be cleared by 2012. A Pavilion Membership was
introduced
The Club again wins the Badminton Ireland Regional Club of the Year Award. It missed out from winning the overall
Club of the Year by one point.
Sept 09: The badminton hall was closed for three weeks for improvements. It reopened in time for the tennis
championships
Nov. 09: Worst flooding in Ennis for 15 years. The Club was protected by a multimillion riverside flood barrier that
had only recently been completed.
Oct 09: Noel Duggan retires after many years of excellent service as caretaker to the club.
€2,500 raised from bag packing. The club has many excellent sponsors.
The Parks Tennis for juniors was very successful. 2009/10 Income €73,312 Euro
Club Championships
Tennis
The Cub reaffiliates to Tennis Ireland
Mens Tennis Champion:Joaquim Pinatao def Jonathan King
Ladies Tennis Champion:Rose Lambert def Grace D’Arcy
Mens A Doubles : David Clohessy & Robert Carkhill def J Pintao & Dan Constantinescu
Ladies A Doubles : Ann and Helen Gallery def Fiona Healy & Sylvia Carroll
Mixed A Doubles : Ronan Flanagan & Rose Lambert def Grace D’Arcy & Daniel Foran.
Mens B Singles: Jude McKenna def Joe Walsh. Ladies B Singles: Michelle Cawley def Cathy Foley.
Mens B Doubles: R Cummins & B Twomey def J Walsh & Paul Reynolds
Ladies B Doubles: U O’Reilly & A Bowyer def T Curtin & S O’Donovan
Mixed Doubles: S O’Donovan & V Lambert def A Bowyer & P Reynolds
Mens C Singles: D O’Connell def Tom Byrne
Mens C Doubles: D O’Connell & Tony Cox def Sean Keane & Frank Owens
Mixed C Doubles: I O’Dea & Tom Byrne def Michelle Cawley & David Fitzsimmons
There were 13 finals in the Club Championships
The Ennis U-16 team were R-up in the Munster Sunshine Cup losing to Sunday’s Well in the final. The team was
Tara D’Arcy, Alice Twomey, Grace D’Arcy (Captain), John O’Brien, Eoin Power and David Reidy.
Ennis U-13 Represents Clare in the Munster Community Games. The team was Amy McNamara, Ali McCarthy,
Meghan Fletcher, Nathan D’Arcy, Conor Power and Stephen Keane.
Ennis U-16 Represents Clare in the Munster Community Games, where they win the Provincial title. They then go
on to take the Gold Medal at the Community Games National Finals in Athlone.The team was Jimmy Akintola, Alice
Twomey, Olena Ochinnikova, Alison Brogan, John O’Brien, Eoin Power , Ciaran O’Brien and David Reidy.
The Colaiste Muire U-16 team won the Plate in the Munster Schools competition.
Eoin Power won the U-16 B section at the South of Ireland Tennis Championships.
The Singles results from the Junior Club Championships (50 entries):U/10 Karen McNamara & Conor Tierney,
U/12 Eimear Carroll & Nathan D’Arcy, U/14 Ciaran O’Brien , U/16 Alice Twomey & Luke Brannock, U/18 Daniel
Foran.
Ennis has 6 teams in the Munster Summer Cups. Both Ennis Div 6 teams reach the finals which were held in
Limerick. The Div 6 Ladies team was Angela O’Sullivan, Siobhan O’Donovan, Una O’Reilly and Alison Bowyer. The
Div 6 Mens team was Joe Walsh, Ray Cummins, Bill Twomey and Paul Reynolds.
2 teams enter the Winter Leagues
Ennis was r-up in the Clare Challenge Cup V. Killaloe. This involves junior and adult members.
Over 70 enter the Winter League
The Ennis U-18 team are r-up in the Munster Junior Cup. The team was Robert Pender (captain), Tim Horgan, Alice
Twomey, Tara d’Arcy, Grace d’Arcy, Daniel Foran and William Twomey.
Over 100 children attend the Parks Tennis.
Badminton
Summer Badminton Camps are held for the Juniors, and a special Summer camp in Limerick is held with
International Coach Jens Eriksson from Sweden.
Olympic badminton player and Irish No 1 Chloe Magee gave a three day coaching course to the juniors in Ennis.
She was helped by Brendan Hennessy. An exhibition match which also featured Ennis players Donal Marron, Ciara
Pender and Liam O’Halloran was also organized.
The club has 4 teams in the Clare Leagues. Two Div 4 teams, Div 5 and Div 6.
Nov 09: The Ennis Div 1 team win the Munster Premier League for the first time. The team was Al Bredin, Ronan
Mitchell, Rowan Eade, Joanne Flanagan, Ciara O’Connor, Ruth Lillis and Aisling Ryan. They narrowly defeated UCC
who were unbeaten in any competition for the previous year.
Clare are Munster Champions in the U/11, U/13 and U/15 A team events. This has never happened before. The
Ennis players on the 8 person teams were: U/11 Aaron Moloney, Brian Meaney, Cathal Ruane, Sally Molloy, Karen
McNamara and Lana Browne. U/13 Sophie Marron, Emma Kavanagh, Roisin Dwyer, Cathal Ruane and Cian Ruane.
U/15 Roisin Rynne, Amy McNamara, Ciara Dwyer, Megan Bredin and Ciaran O’Brien.
Dec 09: Clare win the Munster Butterfield Cup, which was held in Roscrea. This is the elite Div 1 intercounty team
event. Clare last won this event in 1966. The team was Aisling Ryan, Ciara Pender, Al Bredin (Captain), Catherine
O’Shea, Rowan Eade, Derek Flanagan, Donal Marron, Darryl Eade and Ruth Kilkenny. All the team were members
of Ennis.
The Div 1 team also competed in the Irish Junior Cup for the first time in many years. This is the Irish inter club
event. The team played well but unfortunately did not make the finals. The team was Aisling Ryan, Al Bredin
(Captain), Lara Lewis, Rowan Eade, Derek Flanagan, Donal Marron, Darryl Eade , Ciara O’Connor, Kate Bredin,
Joanne Flanagan and Ronan Mitchell.
The Div 1 team were R-up in the Munster Haynes Cup held in Killarney. The team was J Flanagan, Rionach Power, A
Ryan, C O’Connor, D Marron, Al Bredin, D Eade and Derek Flanagan.
Leinster Spring Open: Ciara Dwyer wins the U/14 singles title. Ciara also won the doubles with Megan Bredin.
In the Munster Junior individual Championships: U/11 Karen McNamara wins all 3 titles. She defeated Lana
Browne in the singles and partnered Sally Molloy in the doubles and Cathal Ruane in the Mixed. U/13 Moya Ryan
wins 3 titles. She defeated Roisin Dwyer in the singles, who she also partnered to win the doubles. U/15 Ciara
Dwyer won the singles and the doubles with Megan Bredin. Ciara and Megan were also selected for the Munster
U/15 team.
Colaiste Muire reach the Irish Badminton Finals in Gormanstown
The Badminton Club Championships are held.
2010/11
Committee
President Tom Eade, Chairperson & Secretary Conor Bunbury,, Treasurer Tom Byrne, Membership Secretary
Paula Carroll, Tennis Captain Dan Constantinescu, Badminton Captain Tony Flynn, House and Grounds Kevin
Starling, Junior Tennis Captain Jason Comerford, Junior Badminton Captain Hilary O’Sullivan, Fundraising Officer
Martin Dunne, Child Protection Officer Muriel O’Meara, Fas Liason Officer Isobel O’Dea.
Major Events
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Tennis
Mens Tennis Champion: Joaquim Pintao def Jonathan King
Ladies Tennis Champion: Grace D’Arcy def Fiona Healy
Mens A Doubles : Robert Carkhill & David Clohessy def Dan Constantinescu & Jonathan King
Ladies A Doubles:
Mixed A Doubles : John Keith & Liz Tuohy def Robert Carkhill & Angela O’Sullivan
Mens B Singles : David Lasbaye def Bill Twomey. Ladies B Singles : Aileen Daffy def Caroline Foran
Mens B Doubles : David Lasbaye & Bill Twomey def J Flynn & Peter Foley
Ladies B Doubles : Teresa Curtin & Maria Dolan def Siobhan O’Donovan & U O’Reilly
Mixed B Doubles : Johnny Flynn & Lara Lewis def Ray Cummins & Teresa Curtin
Mens C Singles : Christy Fitzgerald def Pat Mulcaire. Ladies C Singles : Lena Power def Kasia Fiudra
Mens C Doubles : Wayne Burke & David Keane def Tony Cox & Brendan Mullins
Ladies C Doubles : Maeve Flouch & Kasia Fiudra def Mary-Frances D’Arcy & Dymphna Power
Mixed C Doubles : Brendan Mullins & Brenda Foran def John Jennings & Kasia Fiudra
Ennis win the Clare Challenge Cup V. Killaloe. This involves junior and adult members.
St Flannan’s win the U/16 Munster Shield. The team was Eoin Power (Captain), Liam Mullins, Michael McMahon,
Eoin Cox, and Craig Meehan.
Aug 2010: The Ennis U/16 tennis team capture the Gold Medal for the second time at the National Community
Games finals in Athlone. The team was Eoin Power, Michael McMahon, Liam Mullins, Ciaran O’Brien, Alice
Twomey, Alison Brogan, Olena Ochinnikova and Laura McGann.
Limerick LTC Senior men come to Ennis for a friendly, captained by Fergus Walsh Ennis Club Singles Champion
1962.
The Parks Tennis for juniors was very successful
Badminton
Dec 2010: Clare win the Munster U/13 and U/15 team championships in Killarney. The U/11 team were r-up. Ennis
players on these teams were:
The U/13 team: Moya Ryan, Karen McNamara, Roisin Dwyer, Lana Browne, Aine Ryan, Sally Molloy, Cathal Ruane,
Maurice Molloy, David Moloney and Brendan Dolan.
U/15 team: Ciara Dwyer, Amy McNamara, Megan Bredin, Emma Kavanagh, Cian Ruane, Ciaran O’Brien, Eoin Flynn.
U/11Aaron Moloney, Katie Browne, Patrick Bugler, Ronan Foley.
March 2011: Karen McNamara & Lana Browne win the U/12 doubles at the Leinster Open in Terenure. Lana was
also r-up in the singles and Karen won the Plate event. In the U/15 event Ciara Dwyer is R-up in the singles and
wins the doubles.
Moya Ryan wins the Irish U/13 Doubles title in Lisburn with Kate Frost, who defeated her in the Singles final.
9 players form Ennis are selected on the Munster U/13 and U/15 Teams. These are U/13: Roisin Dwyer, Karen
McNamara, Lana Browne, Cathal Ruane and Maurice Molloy. At U/15 Moya Ryan, Megan Bredin, Ciara Dwyer and
Amy McNamara. The U/15 defeated Connacht and Ulster and lost narrowly to Leinster.
Lana Browne and Aine Ryan win the U/13 Leinster Open Doubles.
National Schools Finals
Roll of Honour, Ennis Lawn Tennis
and Badminton Club 1982-2011
Carmel Banville
Mixed Doubles Finalist 1991/92 at the Clubs Invitational tournament.
Martin Barry
Tennis Club Championship Winner 1996/97
Peter Beirne Club Secretary 1991/92, 92/93.
Mosajee Bhamjee
Tennis Club Championship Winner 1999/00
Bill Bluett
Former Club Trustee. Secretary of the Fergus LTC
Kevin Boland
Mens Doubles Tennis Winner 2001/02, 05/06.
Alison Bowyer
Social Captain 2006/07. Club Championship Winner 04/05, 09/10, 10/11. On the Div
6 Tennis Team Munster Finalists 09/10.
Nora Brassil
On the Div 6 Winning Badminton Team 1993/94
Ailish Bredin (Roche)
Club Chairperson 1987/88. On winning Div 3 Team 1984/85
Al Bredin
On the Clare team that won the Div 1 Butterfield Cup 2009/10. Manager of many
successful junior badminton teams
Gerry Bredin
Trustee. Very involved in the amalgamation of the Tennis and Badminton Clubs in
1982/83.
Val Bredin
On the winning Div 5 Team in 1983/84
Roisin Breheny
Tennis Club Championship Winner 2003/04
Helen Brooks
Tennis Club Championship Winner 1994/95
David Browne
On the Clare Class 3 Team , Irish finalists in 1995/96
Ger Browne
Club Chairman 2009/10, Secretary 95/96, PRO 85/86, 91/92, 92/93.
Mary Browne
Tennis Captain 1993/94, 94/95 and 1995/96.
Mary Browne Social Captain 2001/02 and 02/03.
Conor Bunbury
Club Chairman 2010/11, Club Secretary 2008/09 and 2009/10.
Mary Burke
Treasurer 1982/83 and 83/84.
Tom Byrne
Treasurer 2010/11, 2011/12.
Monica Cagney
Tennis Club Championship Winner 1996/97
Gail Cahill
Ladies DoublesWinner 1992/93 and R-up 1993/94 & 1994/95.
Elma Callanan
Captain of the Winning Div 5 Badminton Team 2008/09
Mary Callinan
On the winning Div 6 Badminton Team 1991/92.
Hilda Carey
On the winning Div 6 Badminton Team 1993/94
Roobbie Carkhill
Mens Doubles Winner 2009/10 & 2010/11. Mens Singles R-Up 2007/08
Mary Carmody
Spring League Winner 1986/87
Paula Carroll
Membership Secretary 2010/11, 2011/12.
Sean Carroll The person who put in place the excellent Club Website and online booking
system in 2007/08. House and Grounds Captain 2009/10.
Pat Cassidy
Trustee. On the winning Badminton Div 5 & 4 teams in 92/93 and 93/94. Club
Tennis Championship winner 1988/89, 2003/04. Management Committee 1994 to 1997.
Sylvia Carroll
Ladies Doubles Tennis Winner 1985/86, 86/87, 89/90, 91/92, 93/94, 94/95, 95/96
and 96/97. Ladies Singles Tennis Champion 1991/92. On the Div 2 Badminton Team that were
Munster Champions in 96/97.
Michelle Cawley
Tennis Club Championship Winner 2009/10.
Pauline Clancy
On the winning Div 6 Badminton Team 1991/92.
David Clohessy
Club Tennis Champion 2005/06. Mens Doubles Winner2000/01, 2009/10, 2010/11.
Eoin Collins
Club Chairman 92/93. On the Div 2 Team that were Munster Champions in 96/97.
Angela Collins (O’Brien)
Tennis Club Championship Winner 1996/97.
Danny Comerford
Club Coach of many successful Club and School Teams. Mens Doubles Winner
1997/98 and R-Up in 1992/93, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99 and1999/00. Tennis Captain 87/88.
Jason Comerford
Club Coach and Junior Captain 2010/11 and 2011/12.
Mimi Conroy
Club Champion 82/83, 83/84. Doubles Winner 99/00, 03/04. Social Capt 07/08.
Dan Constantinescu
Tennis Captain 2010/11. Mens Singles R-Up 2008/09.
Liz Costello
Mixed Tennis Winner 2004/05
Tony Cox
Tennis Club Championship Winner 2009/10.
Mike Cronin
Caretaker through the 90’s.
Marie Crowley
Badminton Club Championship Winner
Ray Cummins
Tennis Captain 2009/10. On Management Committee 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09.
Club Championship Winner 05/06, 07/08, 08/09.
Sally Cunningham
On the Div2 Badminton Team that were Munster Champions in 1996/97
Teresa Curtin
Tennis Club Championship Winner 07/08, 08/09,09/10.
Declan Cusack
Management Committee 01/02 and 02/03. Tennis Club Championship Winner
04/05, 05/06.
Aileen Daffy
Played on the Ennis Team that defeated Killaloe in 2010/11.
Tikki Daly
On the winning Div3 & 4 Badminton Teams 1993/94 & 1994/95.
Tim Daly Badminton Captain 2007/08 and 2008/09.
Mary Frances D’Arcy
Junior Tennis Captain 2008/09 and 2009/10.
Tomas De Buitleir
On the winning Div6 & 5 Badminton Teams 1991/92 & 1992/93.
Aidan Deegan
Ran the very successful Golf Classucs for many years.
Kate Deegan
Tennis Club Championship Winner1999/00
Bernard Dilger
Chairperson 2004/05, 2005/06. Tennis Captain 2004/05. Tennis Club
Championship Winner 03/04.
Bill Doherty
Mens Doubles Winner 1995/96
S Doherty
Tennis Club Championship Winner 1984/85
Maria Dolan
R-Up Ladies Doubles 2008/09. Tennis Championship Winner 05/06, 07/08.
Martin Dunne
Fundraising Officer 2010/11, 2011/12.
Noel Duggan
Excellent Caretaker for many years who retired in 2009
Darryl Eade
No 1 in Munster Senior Badminton Player 2000/01, 2001/02, 2008/09.
Rowan Eade
On the Clare team that won the Div 1 Butterfield Cup 2009/10.
Tom Eade
Club Chairman1982/83, 83/84, 84/85 and 1993/94, 94/95, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98,
98/99, 99/00. Current President.
Collette Fannin
R-Up Ladies Doubles 1998/99, 99/00, 05/06. Management Comm. 98/99, 99/00
Conor Fanning
Tennis Championship Winner 07/08, 08/09.
Mary Farrell
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
J Feeney
On the winning Div 3 Badminton Team 1984/85
M Feeney
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Fran Feighery
Chairperson 85/86. On the winning Div 3& 2 Badminton Teams in 83/84 & 84/85
Treasa Fitzgibbon
On the winning Div 3 Badminton Team 1984/85
David Fitzsimmons
Tennis Club Championship Winner 2009/10
Derek Flanagan
Club Tennis Champion 1999/00, 2000/01, 2002/03. Mixed Champion 1999/00. On
the Div 1 Clare Badminton Team that won the Butterfield Cup 2009/10.
Eoin Flanagan
Tennis Club Championship Winner 1999/00
Joanne Flanagan
On the Div 1 Badminton Team 2009/10 that won the Munster Premier League.
John Flanagan
Club Chairman 1986/87. PRO 1983/84 and 1984/85.
Margaret Flanagan
Tennis Doubles Winner 1997/98, 99/00, 03/04. Doubles R-Up 91/92, 96/97,
00/01, 01/02, 06/07. Mixed Winner 1999/00. Singles R-Up 1999/00.
Ronan Flanagan
Mixed Winner 2009/10. Singles R-Up 03/04, 04/05. Doubles R-Up 1997/98.
Maeve Flouch
Played on the Div 6 Badminton Team 2008/09
Johnny Flynn
Chairman 90/91, 91/92. Club Champion 92/93. Doubles Winner 83/84, 84/85,
87/88, 91/92, 92/93, 94/95, 96/97, 99/00, 01/02. Mixed Winner 82/83, 85/86, 86/87, 91/92.
Tony Flynn
Badminton Captain 2010/11
Geraldine Fogarty
Club Tennis Champion 1983/84, 84/85, 85/86. Doubles Winner1983/84, 85/86,
86/87. Mixed Winner 1985/86, 86/87.
Aidan Foley
Club Champion 2003/04. President of Munster Tennis 2003/04.
Tennis Captain 1999/00, 00/01. 01/02.
Cathy Foley
Club Tennis Championship winner 2009/10
Peter Foley
Junior Captain 2006/07, 07/08. PRO 11/12. Championship Winner 2006/07.
Paul Foley
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Siobhan Foley (McSweeney) Club Secretary 2000/01, 01/02.
Tom Foley
On the Clare Class 3 team that reached the National Finals 1995/96.
Brenda Foran
Tennis Championship Winner 2007/08
Caroline Foran
Tennis Championship Winner 2007/08
Roger Fox
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84 Committee 1982/83.
Ann Gallery
Club Champion 1986/87, 89/90, 90/91, 92/93, 93/94, 94/95, 95/96, 96/97, 98/99,
01/02, 02/03, 03/04, 04/05, 05/06, 08/09., Doubles Winner 1989/90, 93/94, 94/95, 95/96,
96/97, 98/99, 00/01, 01/02, 02/03, 04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10. Mixed Winner
1992/93, 93/94, 95/96, 96/97, 98/99, 00/01, 01/02, 03/04, 05/06 (39 titles). South of Ireland A
Winner 1999.
Helen Gallery
Treasurer 00/01.PRO 05/06. Social Captain 96/97. Club Champion 99/00 (R-Up
97/98, 98/99, 00/01, 01/02, 03/04, 04/05, 05/06, 08/09). Doubles Winner 92/93, 98/99, 00/01,
01/02, 02/03, 04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10 (R-Up 93/94, 94/95, 95/96, 97/98,
03/04). Mixed Winner 94/95 (R-Up 96/97, 98/99, 99/00, 03/04, 04/05, 06/07). 32 Finals.
Laura Garvey
PRO 2003/04
Kevin Grogan
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Martin Guinnane
Captain of the Ennis Team that defeated Killaloe 2010/11.
Caroline Guthrie Treasurer 1984/85, 85/86, 86/87.
Don Hamilton
On the winning Div 3 & Div 2 Badminton Teams in 1983/84 & 84/85.
Aisling Hanrahan
Spring League Winner 1989/90
Maura Hanrahan
On the winning Div 3 & Div 2 Badminton Teams in 1983/84 & 84/85.
Helen Hartnett
R-Up Mixed Doubles 1995/96
Seamus Hayes Tennis Plate Winner 1983/84
P J Hanrahan
Spring League Winner 1986/87
Fiona Healy
Mixed Winner 07/08. Mixed R-Up 08/09. Doubles R-Up 09/10.Singles R-Up 10/11
Mary Healy
Club Championship Winner 2003/04, 05/06, 07/08.
Mick Healy
On the winning Div 1 Badminton Team 1985/86
C Hehir
Club Championship Winner 1984/85
Mike Hensey
Tennis Plate Winner 1992/93
Frank Holland Organiser of Many successful Golf Classics
Eileen Holly
R-Up Mixed 1983/84
Tom Holly
R-Up Mixed 1983/84
Cathy Howe
Club Championship Winner 1999/00
Michael Howe
Tennis Winter League Winner 1992/93. Club Championship Winner 03/04.
John Jennings Club Chairman 2011/12
Geraldine Kavanagh
Club Treasurer 2009/10
Peter Kavanagh
Club Treasurer 93/94,94/95. On the winning Div 6 & 5 & 4 Badminton Teams
1992/93, 1993/94 and 1994/95.
Annette Keane
R-Up Ladies Doubles 84/85, 91/92. Plate Winner 1993/94
David Keane
Doubles Champion 2006/07, 07/08, 08/09. Singles R-Up 05/06. Doubles R-Up 05/06.
Mixed R-Up 07/08.
Jack Keane
Plate Winner 1989/90
Marian Keane
On the Div 2 Team that were Munster Champions in 96/97.
Con Kearney
Vice Chairman 82/83. Badminton Captain 83/84.
Katherine Kearney
Club Championship Winner 1999/00
Claire Kelly
On the Div 2 Team that were Munster Champions in 96/97.
Niall Kelly
Chairman 2006/07, 07/08, 08/09. Club Champion 1997/98 (R-Up 00/01, 01/02).
Mens Doubles Winner 97/98, 01/02. Mixed Winner 97/98, 02/03. Junior Captain 94/95, 95/96.
Pat Kelly
On the winning Div 1 Badminton Team 1985/86.
Terry Kelly
On the winning Div 2 Badminton Team 1986/87
Ruth Kilkenny Senior Badminton International for years until the Bejiing Olympics in 2008.
Jonathan King
Mens Champion 06/07, 07/08 (R-Up 09/10, 10/11).Doubles Winner 06/07, 07/08,
08/09.
Ken King
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Rose Lambert
Club Champion 09/10 (R-Up 91/92). Mixed Winner 02/03, 09/10 (R-Up 97/98).
Ladies Doubles R-Up 98/99, 99/00, 05/06. Social Captain 98/99. Tennis Captain 05/06.
Vincent Lambert
Championship Winner 96/97, 08/09, 09/10.
David Lasbaye Tennis Championship Winner 07/08, 10/11.
John Lawlor
Club Championship winner 00/01
Jo St Ledger
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Kathleen Lenihan
On the winning Div 3 Badminton Team 1983/84
Joanne Lewis
Mixed Winner 82/83. Ladies R-Up 82/83.
Lara Lewis
Mixed B Winner 10/11. Won the Munster Badminton Div 4 Doubles 08/09.
Ruth Lillis
On the Div 1 Badminton Team that were Munster Premier League Champions in
2009/10.
Derval Lowry
Social Captain 92/93.On the winning Div 6 and 5 Badminton Teams in 92/93, 93/94.
Evelyn Lyons
On the winning Div 5 & Div 2 Badminton Teams in 1983/84 & 1984/85
Patricia Lynch
On the Div 4 Badminton team 95/96.
Charlie Mahon
On the winning Div5,4 and 3 Badminton Teams 92/93, 93/94 and 94/95.
Gerry Malone
Spring League winner 89/90
Jackie Malone
Tennis Doubles Winner 83/84. Munster Junior Badminton Champion 84/85. On the
Div 2 and 1 winning Badminton teams 84/85, 85/86. On the 84/85 tennis team that took a
Munster Title
Terence Mangan
Club Chairman 89/90.
Tom Mannion
Club Trustee.
Donal Marron
Won the Munster Badminton Senior Mens Singles Title 84/85, the Mens Doubles
Title 81/82, 88/89, 89/90,90/91, 91/92, 93/94, and the Munster Senior Mixed Title 1981/82.
Michelle Marron
On the Div 6 Badminton team 08/09.
Terry Meade Club Secretary 1994/95.
Geraldine Meaney
On the winning Div Badminton team in 1985/86
Mick Molloy
Badminton Captain 83/84, 84/85. On the winning Div 3 Badminton team in
1983/84.
Ann Molony
On the winning Div 3 Badminton team in 1983/84.
Caroline Moloney Tennis Championship Winner 04/05, 05/06.
E Molony
Club Championship winner in 1984/85.
Maureen Moloney
Mixed Tennis winner 1989/90. Spring League winner 86/87 and 89/90.
Sinead Moloney
Club Championship winner 1995/96.
Joe Molony
One of the first Club Trustees in 1982.
Phil Molony
Secretary 1982/83, 83/84, 84/85, 85/86. PRO 86/87. Div. 3 Winning Team 75/76.
Mick Moroney
On the Div 2 Team that were Munster Champions in 96/97.
Fr Sean Moriarty
First Honorary Life Member
Eugene Morrisroe
On the winning Div 3 Badminton Team 1983/84
Oliver Moylan
Club President from 1982 to 2006. Trustee.
Paul Mullane
On the Badminton Div 4 winning team in 1993/94.
Derek Murphy
Club Champion 93/94 (R-Up 94/95). Doubles Winner 93/94 (R-Up 94/95) .
Kay Murphy
On the first Management Committee 82/83 and 83/84.
Dan McCarthy
On the winning Div3 Badminton Team 1984/85
Mary McCarthy
Spring League winner 1993/94.
Travis McDonagh
First Senior International Tennis player from the Club. Played for the Irish under
35 Team in 07/08. 8 times winner of the South of Ireland A( from 2001 to 2008). 7 times winner
of the Munster Open A Title(from 1999 to 2006). Unbeatable at No 1 on the Munster
Interprovincial Senior Tennis team for 7 years. Won the South of Ireland A Doubles many times
with his brother from 1999 to 2005. Won the Club Singles, Doubles and Mixed Champion in
2004/05. Singles Champion 1998/99. Returned to Canada in 2009.
Tom McGrath
Management Committee 1985/86 and 86/87.
Ann McInerney
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Brid McInerney
Management Committee 82/83, 83/84, 84/85,85/86 and 86/87.
Frank McInerney
Vice President from 1982/83 to 1987/88. Club Trustee.
Pat McInerney
On the winning Div 2 Team in 1986/87.
Jude McKenna
Mens B Winner in the Club Championships 2009/10.
John McLaughlin
Chairman from 2001 to 2004.Tennis Captain 97/98, 98/99, 06/07. Badminton
Captain 04/05, 05/06. Treasurer Munster Tennis from 04 to 06. Chairman Munster Badminton
96/97. Mens Doubles Tennis R-Up 01/02, 04/05. Honorary Life Member.
Ann McMahon
Winner of the Badminton Invitational Tournament 91/92.
Brian McMahon Trustee from 1985 to 1994.
Johnny McMahon
Tennis Captain 1992/93.
Paul McMahon
Badminton Captain 1992/93.
Eithne McNamara Junior Badminton Committee 09/10, 10/11, 11/12.
Adrian McNeill
Tennis Doubles Winner 83/84, 84/85, 91/92, 92/93, 94/95, 96/97. Mixed Winner
83/84, 84/85, 87/88. Badminton Captain 85/86, 88/89. No 1 Badminton player in Clare 86/87.
On many winning Tennis and Badminton Teams.
Darren McNeill
On the winning Div 3 Badminton Team 1984/85
Kieran McNeill
Played on the Clare Class 3 Team that reached the National Finals in 95/96.
Stuart Nailer
Social Captain 2003/04 and 04/05.
Cliona Ni Riabhaigh
Singles, Doubles and Mixed Tennis Winner 1997/98, Singles R-Up 95/96, 96/97
Jacintha Nicholas (Kearney)
Club Singles and Doubles Champion 1987/88. R-Up in the Singles 83/84, and the
Doubles 85/86 and 89/90.
Mary Nolan
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 2008/09
Sean Nugent
On the winning Div 3 Badminton Team 1984/85
Joan O’Brien
Badminton Captain 1998/99 and 99/00. Munster Championship Winner 10/11.
Susan O Coinne Ladies Champion 00/01.
Daniel O’Connell
Club Championship Winner 09/10
Kay O’Connell
On the winning Div 6 Badminton Team 1993/94.
Noreen O’Connell
Club Championship Winner 1993/94 and Winter League 92/93. Ladies Doubles
Badminton winner 92/93.
Anna O’Connor
Spring League winner 1989/90.
Roisin O Connor
Club Championship winner 1999/00
Geraldine O’Dea
On the winning Div 6 Badminton Team 1991/92
Karen O’Dea
On the winning Div 6 Badminton Team 1991/92
Isobel O’Dea (Stokes)
Chairperson 1988/89. Secretary 86/87, 87/88 and 88/89. Ladies Doubles and Mixed
Winner 87/88 and 90/91. Singles R-Up 1985/86.
Willie O’Doherty
Mens Doubles Winner 03/04, 05/06 (R-Up 04/05, 06/07). Singles and Mixed R-Up
06/07. .Junior Tennis Captain 05/06.
Jason O’Donnell
Tennis Club Championship Winner 2003/04.
Siobhan O’Donovan
Club Championship Winner 00/01, 03/04, 04/05, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10. Management
Committee 1999/00. On the Div 6 Tennis Team Munster Finalists 09/10.
Feargal O’Dulaing
Secretary 96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00. Vice Chairman 92/93. Mens Doubles R-Up
93/94, 03/04. Mixed Doubles R-Up 05/06.
Ken O’Farrell
Club Championship Winner 96/97. Spring League Winner 93/94, 94/95, 96/97. On
the Management Committee 96/97.
Marie O’Farrell
Club Championship winner 93/94. Spring League Winner 94/95.
Paddy O’Grady
Div 5 Badminton player 08/09, 09/10.
Donie O’Halloran
Senior Irish International Badminton player and Irish Coach
Edel O’Halloran
Mixed Doubles Winner 83/84, 84/85. Doubles Winner 84/85. On the winning Div 1
Badminton Team 85/86. On the winning Brewster Cup Team 86/87.
Liam O’Halloran
Badminton Captain 87/88, 89/90, 11/12. On the winning Brewster Cup Team
86/87.On the winning Div 5, Div 2 and Div 1 teams in 83/84, 84/85 and 85/86.
Ann O’Hanlon
Secretary 04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 11/12. Tennis Captain 03/04. Membership Secretary
07/08. On the Div 6 Badminton Team 00/01.
Pat O’Hanlon
Treasurer 01/02, 02/03, 03/04, 04/05. On the Div 6 Badminton Team 00/01.
Stephen O’Mahony
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Muriel O’Meara
Management Committee 08/09, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12.
Liz O’Modhrain
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Pat O’Reilly
Club Treasurer 95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00, 00/01. Club Championship
Winner 93/94. Spring League Winner 93/94.
Una O’Reilly
Junior Captain 01/02, 02/03, 03/04, 04/05. Tennis Championship Winner
01/02,03/04, 08/09.
Catherine O’Shea
On the Div 2 Team that were Munster Champions in 96/97. On the Clare Team that
won the Butterfield Div 1 in 2009/10
Pat O’Shea
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Angela O’Sullivan
Mixed Doubles R-Up 10/11. Ladies Doubles R-Up 08/09. Club Championship
Winner 96/97, 99/00, 07/08, 08/09.
Ann O’Sullivan
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Nandi O’Sullivan
Badminton Club Championship Winner 90/91.
Hilary O’Sullivan
Junior Badminton Captain 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12. Won
the Badminton Ireland Regional Volunteer of the Year Award 08/09.On the Winning Div 4
Badminton Team 1984/85.
Dave Pender
Tennis Championship Winner 2001/02.
Ciara Pender
No 1 Senior Badminton Player in Munster 05/06 to 10/11.
Joaquim Pintao
Club Champion 08/09, 09/10, 10/11. Mixed Doubles Winner 07/08.
Dymphna Power Membership Secretary 2009/10.
Larry Power
Club Champion 84/85, 85/86, 86/87, 87/88, 89/90, 90/91, 91/92, 95/96. Mens
Doubles 85/86, 86/87, 90/91, 95/96. Mixed Doubles 87/88, 89/90, 90/91, 94/95. 16 Titles.
Rionach Power
Played on the Div 3 Badminton Team 2008/09
Padraig Quinlan
Social Captain 99/00, 00/01.
Dave Quinn
Tennis Championship Winner 05/06, 08/09.
M Rahman
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Paul Reynolds
Tennis Captain 07/08. On the Div 6 Team that reached the Munster Final 09/10.
Championship Winner 06/07, 09/10.
C Riordan
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Liam Roche
Tennis Captain 88/89, 89/90. Mens Doubles Winner 97/98 (R-Up 89/90, 92/93,
95/96, 96/97, 98/99, 99/00). R-Up Singles 89/90, 98/99, 99/00. R-Up Mixed 85/86, 86/87,
87/88.
Aisling Ryan
On the Div 1 Clare Team that won the Munster Butterfield Cup in 09/10. On the
Ennis Team that won the Premier Badminton League 2009/10.
Ger Ryan
Club Championship winner 99/00. On the winning Div 4 Badminton Team 84/85.
Joe Ryan
On the Badminton Div 6 Team 08/09.
Kieran Ryan Badminton Captain 1986/87. On the winning Div 4 Badminton Team 84/85.
Paula Ryan (Tobin)
On the winning Div 6,5, 4, and 3 Badminton Teams from 1982 to 1996.
Treasurer 1992/93. Junior Badminton Committee 2009 to 2011.
Adrian Rynne
On the winning Div 4 Badminton Team 1993/94. Winner of the Husband and Wife
Tennis League 94/95.
Eileen Rynne (Williams)
Ladies Doubles Tennis Winner 1984/85.
Kathleen Rynne
Social Captain 94/95. On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1992/93. Winner of
the Husband and Wife Tennis League 94/95.
Kevin Rynne
Badminton Captain 91/92. House and Grounds Captain 95/96, 96/97.
Management Committee 89/90, 90/91. On the Div 2 and 3 winning teams 94/95, and the Div 2
Team that were Munster Champions in 96/97.
Gerry Sadlier
Club Lotto Co Ordinator 94/95. Fundraising Officer 95/96. Spring League Winner
94/95.
Mary Sadlier
Spring League Winner 93/94.
Helene Shinners Management Committee 2000/01
Kevin Starling
Management Committee 2010/11, 2011/12.
Mary Talty
On the winning Div 5 Badminton Team 1983/84
Emma Tierney
South of Ireland A Senior Champion 02/03 at age 13.
Noel Tierney
Club Mixed Champion 92/93, 93/94, 95/96, 96/97, 98/99, 00/01, 01/02, 03/04,
05/06. Mens Doubles Winner 04/05. Tennis Captain 85/86. PRO 97/98, 00/01.
Niall Thornton
Fundraising Officer 08/09, 09/10.
Kieran Tuohy
Management Committee 83/84, 84/85, 04/05, 06/07. Tennis Captain 11/12. Joint
Tennis Captain 89/90. Club Championship Winner 96/97, 04/05, 07/08.
Liz Tuohy (Guthrie)
Tennis Captain 86/87. Treasurer 88/89, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08. House Captain 97/98,
98/99. Mixed Doubles Winner 08/09, 10/11. Ladies Doubles R-Up 87/88, 95/96, 97/98.
Brian Twomey
Spring League Winner 86/87.
Ann Twomey
Tennis Club Championship Winner 2007/08.
Bill Twomey
Tennis Club Championship Winner 2007/08, 09/10, 10/11.
Kevin Vaughan
One of the First Trustees of the Club.
Joe Walsh
Club Championship Winner 01/02, 05/06, 07/08, 08/09.
Martin White
Last Pitch and Putt Winner at the Club. Mens Doubles R-Up 87/88.
Mike Weerakoon
On the winning Div 2 Badminton Team 1986/87.
Mark Whyte
On the Badminton Div 6 Team 00/01. PRO 00/01, 01/02.
Michael (Don Don) Whyte
Tennis Captain 96/97. Club Tennis Champion 82/83, 83/84, 94/95, 96/97 (R-Up
84/85, 90/91, 93/94, 95/96). Doubles Winner 93/94, 98/99, 99/00 (R-Up 94/95). R-Up Mixed
96/97, 98/99, 99/00.
David Williams Club Trustee
Joe Williams
One of the first Trustees of the Club
Tom Woulfe
On the winning Div 3 Badminton Team in 1993/94
Junior Roll of Honour ELT & BC
Jimmy Akintola
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community
Games 2009/10.
Michelle Barry
On the Colaiste Muire U/14 and U-16 Tennis Teams that won the Munster Schools
Title 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Al Bredin
On the Irish U-16 Badminton Team 1987/88 and the Irish U-18 Team 1989/90.
Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles.
Kate Bredin
On the Clare U-17 Team 2009/10.
Megan Bredin
On the Munster U-15 Badminton Team 2010/11.. On the Clare U-15 Badminton
Team Munster Champions 2009/10 and 10/11.On the Colaiste Muire U-16 Team Irish Schools
Champions 2010/11. Winner of the Leinster U-14 Doubles 2009/10.
Alison Brogan
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community
Games 2009/10 and 2010/11.
David Browne
On the Irish U-16 Badminton Team 87/88. Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles.
Lana Browne
On the Munster U-13 Badminton Team 2010/11. Winner of the Leinster U-12 and
U-13 Doubles Titles 2010/11.Winner of the Sligo U-13 Doubles 2011/12. On the Clare U-11 & U13 Badminton Teams Munster Champions 2009/10 and 10/11.
Robbie Carkhill
Winner of the Waterford U-14 Boys Plate 2000/01.
Jason Comerford
R-Up at the U-14 Tipperary Tennis Open 2000/01.. Won the U-14 Mixed Title at the
Clare Open 2001/02.
Rachael Comerford
On the Colaiste Muire U/14 and U-16 Tennis Teams that won the Munster Schools
Title 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Wayne Comerford
Winner at the North Tipperary Tennis open 2001/02.
Owen Cox
On the U-16 St Flannans Tennis Team that won the Munster Shield 2009/10 and
2010/11.
Grace D’Arcy
On the Ennis U-16 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10. On the
Ennis U-18 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10.
Tara D’Arcy
On the Ennis U-16 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10. On the
Ennis U-18 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10.
Brendan Dolan
On the Clare U-13 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2010/11..
Ciara Dwyer
On the Munster U-15 Badminton Team 2010/11. Winner of the Leinster U-14
Singles and Doubles 2009/10.Winner of the LeinsterU-16 Doubles 2010/11. On the Clare U-15
Badminton Team Munster Champions 2009/10 and 10/11. On the Colaiste Muire U-16 Team
Irish Schools Champions 2010/11.
Roisin Dwyer
On the Munster U-13 Badminton Team 2010/11.. On the ClareU-13 Badminton
Team Munster Champions 2009/10 and 10/11. On the Colaiste Muire U-16 Team Irish Schools
Champions 2010/11.
Darryl Eade
On the Irish U-14 Badminton Team 96/97,the Irish U-15 Team 97/98 & the Irish U17 Team 98/99, 99/00. Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles.
Rowan Eade
On the Irish U-14 Badminton Team 89/90,90/91 and the Irish U-16 91/92, 92/93.
Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles.
David Flanagan
Winner of the Tipperary Open U-14 Tennis Title 2000/01 and other junior titles.
Derek Flanagan
Winner of numerous badminton and tennis junior titles. On the Irish U-15
Badminton Panel 1998/99.
Joanne Flanagan
On the Irish U-15 Badminton Team 02/03,03/04 and the Irish U-17 Team 04/05,
05/06. Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles. On the Colaiste Muire U-14 Team that won the
National Schools Badminton title 2002/03.
Ronan Flanagan Winner of many junior titles.
Eoin Flynn
On the Clare U-15 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2010/11..
Sinead Flynn
On the Clare U-17 Team 2009/10.
Daniel Foran
On the Ennis U-18 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10.
Kathryn Harnett
On the Colaiste Muire U-14 Team that won the National Schools Badminton title
2002/03.
David Hehir
Winner of the U-16 Tipperary Open 2000/01 and many other junior titles.
Sarah Hoey
On the Colaiste Muire U/14 and U-16 Tennis Teams that won the Munster Schools
Title 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Tim Horgan
On the Ennis U-18 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10.
Amir Intisar
On the Irish U-14 Badminton Team 96/97, the Irish U-15 Team 97/98, 98/99 &
the Irish U-17 Team 99/00. Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles.
Emma Kavanagh
On the Clare U-13 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2009/10. On the Clare U15 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2010/11.
Ruth Kilkenny
On the Irish U-15 Badminton Team 97/98, 98/99, the Irish U-17 Team 99/00, the Irish
U/19 team 00/01. Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles. On the Irish Senior Team 2004 to 2008.
Lara Lewis
On the Ennis Team that won Silver and Bronze Medals at the Community Games
1985 and 1986.
Ruth Lillis
Numerous Provincial Badminton Titles. Captain of the Colaiste Muire U-14 Team
that won the National Schools Badminton title 2002/03.
Ann Marie Lucas
On the Ennis Team that won Silver and Bronze Medals at the Community Games
1985 and 1986. Numerous Provincial Badminton Titles.
Sophie Marron
On the Clare U-13 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2009/10.
Brian Meaney
On the Clare U-11 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2009/10.
Craig Meehan
On the U-16 St Flannans Tennis Team that won the Munster Shield 2009/10.
Maurice Molloy
On the Munster U-13 Badminton Team 2010/11.. On the Clare U-13 Badminton
Team Munster Champions 2010/11.
Sally Molloy
On the Clare U-11 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2009/10. On the Clare U13 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2010/11.
Suzy Molloy On the Clare U-17 Team 2009/10.
Aaron Moloney
On the Clare U-11 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2009/10. On the Clare U13 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2010/11.
Liam Mullins
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community
Games 2010/11. On the U-16 St Flannans Tennis Team that won the Munster Shield 2009/10
and 2010/11.
Joyce McInerney
On the Irish U/16 Badminton Panel. Numerous Provincial Badminton Titles. On
the Ennis Team that won Silver and Bronze Medals at the Community Games 1985 and 1986.
Michael McMahon
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community
Games 2009/10 and 2010/11. On the U-16 St Flannans Tennis Team that won the Munster
Shield 2009/10 and 2010/11 (Captain).
Amy McNamara
On the Munster U-15 Badminton Team 2010/11.. On the Clare U-15 Badminton
Team Munster Champions 2009/10 and 10/11. On the Colaiste Muire U-16 Team Irish Schools
Champions 2010/11.
Karen McNamara
On the Munster U-13 Badminton Team 2010/11.. Winner of the Leinster U-12
Doubles Title 2010/11. Winner of the Sligo U-13 Doubles 2011/12. On the Clare U-11 & U-13
Badminton Teams Munster Champions 2009/10 and 10/11.
Kieran McNeill
On the Ennis Team that won Silver and Bronze Medals at the Community Games 1985
and 1986.
Cliona Ni Riabhaigh
Alona Ochinnikova
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community Games 2009/10
and 2010/11.
Ciaran O’Brien
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community
Games 2009/10 and 2010/11. On the U-16 St Flannans Tennis Team that won the Munster
Shield 2010/11. On the Clare U-15 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2009/10 and 10/11.
John O’Brien
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community Games
2009/10. On the Ennis U-16 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10.
Diandra O’Connell
Doubles Winner at the U-14 South of Ireland 2003/04.
Donie O’Halloran
On the Irish U-16 Badminton Team 87/88, the Irish U-18 Team 89/90 and the Irish U21 Team 90/91. Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles. On the Irish Senior Team from 1992 to
2006. Irish Coach 2007.
Catherine O’Shea
On the Irish U-14 Badminton Team 1989/90. Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles.
Ciara Pender
On the Irish U-15 Badminton Team 03/04, 04/05, the Irish U-17 Team 05/06, 06/07 and the Irish
U-23 Team 07/08. Numerous Provincial and Irish Titles. On the Colaiste Muire U-14 Team that
won the National Schools Badminton title 2002/03.
Robert Pender
Captain of the Ennis U-18 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10.
Eoin Power
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community
Games 2009/10 and 2010/11. On the Ennis U-16 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final
2009/10. Captain of the U-16 St Flannans Tennis Team that won the Munster Shield 2009/10.
David Reidy
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community
Games 2009/10. On the Ennis U-16 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10.
Cathal Ruane
On the Munster U-13 Badminton Team 2010/11.. On the Clare U-11 & U-13
Badminton Teams Munster Champions 2009/10 and 10/11.
Cian Ruane
On the Clare U-13 Badminton Team Munster Champions 2009/10. On the Clare U-15
Badminton Team Munster Champions 2010/11.
Aine Ryan
Winner of the Leinster Badminton U-13 Doubles Title 2010/11. On the Clare U-13
Badminton Team Munster Champions 2010/11.
Moya Ryan
Winner of the Irish Badminton U-13 Doubles Title, and R-Up in the Irish Singles
2010/11. On the Munster U-15 Badminton Team 2010/11. On the Clare U-13 Badminton Team
Munster Champions 2009/10 and 10/11.Winner of numerous Provincial Titles.
Emma Tierney
In 2000 she was Ranked No. 1 U/12 tennis player in Munster and No. 3 in Ireland.
Winner of numerous junior titles. In 2002 she won the South of Ireland Senior Ladies Singles A
at 13 years of age. On the Colaiste Muire U/14 and U-16 Teams that won the Munster Schools
Title 2002, 2003 and 2004.National Indoor U/16 Doubles Winner at 14 years of age in 2003. In
2004 she was No 1 Irish Seed at U/16 and National Tennis Open U/16 Winner. On the Munster
Senior Tennis Panel that won for the Interprovincial Title for the 7th year in a row in 2004(with
Travis McDonagh who had been on all seven teams)
Alice Twomey
On the Ennis Tennis Team that won the Gold Medal at the National Community
Games 2009/10 and 2010/11. On the Ennis U-16 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final
2009/10. On the Ennis U-18 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10.
William Twomey On the Ennis U-18 Tennis Team that reached the Munster Final 2009/10.
Al Bredin
1984/85
On the Ennis Team that won the Clare Community Games
Clare U/15: Winner of the Doubles (& J Quinn). R-Up in the Singles & Mixed (J McInerney)
Clare U/18: Winner of the Doubles (& D O’Halloran). R-Up in the Mixed (& Mary Naughton)
1985/86
On the Ennis Team that came third in the National Community Games
Munster U/14: Winner of the Mixed (&A M Lucas) & Doubles (& D O’Halloran)
Clare U/18: Winner of the Doubles (& D O’Halloran)
Irish U/14: Winner of the Doubles (& D O’Halloran)
1986/87
On the Ennis Team that came second in the National Community Games
Munster U/16: Winner of the Doubles (& D O’Halloran)
Irish U/16: R-Up in the Doubles (& D O’Halloran)
1987/88
Munster U/16: Winner of the Doubles (& D O’Halloran)
On the Irish U/16 Team.
On the Munster U/18 Team
1988/89
Munster U/18: Winner of the Doubles (& D O’Halloran)
On the Clare U/18 Team that won the Munster Title
On the Munster U/18 Team
1989/90
On the Irish U/18 Team that played in the Finlandia Cup in Austria and came third (16 Teams)
Munster U/18: R-Up in the Doubles (& D O’Halloran)
Irish U/18: R-Up in the Doubles (& D O’Halloran)
1990/91
On the Clare U/21 Team that were R-Up in Munster
1995/96
On the Clare Class 3 Team that reached the National Finals
2008/09
On the Clare Butterfield Team that came Second
2009/10
On the Clare Butterfield Team that won the Butterfield Cup for the first time in 43 years
On the Ennis Team that won the Munster Premier League
On the Ennis Team that were R-Up in the Haynes Cup
On the Ennis Team that played in the Irish Junior Cup
Gerry Bredin
TENNIS:
Club Singles Champion 1982
Club Doubles Winner 1986, 1987, 1990. Club Doubles R-Up 1984, 1991, Club Mixed R-Up 1983
BADMINTON:
On Ennis Div. 1 Clare League winners 1985/86, On Clare Brewster winning team 1986/87
Club Singles Champion 1984, Div. 5 Clare Doubles winner 1984
SQUASH:
On O.M.I. Div 1 Clare Senior League winning team 1985/86
On O.M.I. Munster Junior Championship winning team 1982
Winner of the Harp Handicap O.M.I. 1981/82, 1982/83 R-Up !983/84
On O.M.I.Div 4 Clare winning team 79/80, On O.M.I.Div 3 Clare winning team 80/81
Committees
On the Ennis Badminton Club Committee 1976/77
On the Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club Management Committee 82/83, 83/84, 85/86,
94/95, 95/96
On Badminton Committee 86/87, 88/89,
Social Captain 1988/89
Clare Badminton Association Committee 86/87, 87/88
Central in the negotiations with Fr. Sean Moriarty to amalgamate the Ennis Badminton Club
with The Ennis Tennis Club in 1982
Top Badminton Coach who brought Donie O’Halloran, Al Bredin, Dave Browne and Joyce
McInerney to International honours.
Trustee of the Club, Life Member and regular sponsor of fundraising events
David Browne
1983/84
Tennis: Club U/14 Singles R-Up
1984/85
On the Ennis Team that won the Clare Community Games. Clare U/15: R-Up in the Doubles
1985/86
On the Ennis Team that came third in the National Community Games
Munster U/14: R-Up in the Singles & Mixed
Clare U/18: Winner of the Mixed (& A M Lucas) & R-Up in the Singles
1986/87
On the Ennis Team that came second in the National Community Games
Munster U/16: R-Up in the Doubles (& K McNeill)
On the Munster U/16 Team
1987/88
Munster U/16: Winner of the Doubles (& J McInerney). R-Up in the Singles
On the Irish U/16 Team. . On the Clare U/18 Team that were R-Up in Munster
1988/89
Munster U/18: R-Up in the Singles & Mixed
On the Clare U/18 Team that won the Munster Title
1989/90
Munster U/18: Winner of the Doubles (& John Fleming). On CBS over 16 Team that won the Clare Schools Title
1990/91
On the Clare Butterfield Team
1993/94
On the Clare Butterfield Team
Winner of the Munster Mens Senior Doubles Title (& D Marron)
1995/96
On the Clare Class 3 Team that reached the National Finals
Ger Browne
Chairman: 2009/10
Secretary: 1995/96
Badminton Captain: 1993/94, 94/95, 00/01, 08/09, 09/10
P.R.O.: 1985/86, 92/93
Club Development Officer: 1996/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00, 00/01, 01/02, 02/03, 09/10
Clare Badminton Chairman: 09/10
Clare Badminton Secretary: 93/94, 94/95
On Ennis Div 6, 5, 4 and 3 Clare winning badminton teams 1991-94
Div. 6 singles and doubles champion 91/92
Div. 4 mixed champion 93/94
Manager of the Butterfield Cup and Ennis Premier Munster League winning teams in 2009
Trustee, Life Member, Club Supporter
Mary Browne
Tennis Captain 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96
On Tennis committees 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00
On Junior Badminton Committees 2008/09, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12.
Danny Comerford
A Level 1 Coach that has been coaching in Ennis since 1993. He has coached many of our juniors
to County, Provincial and National titles.
Tennis Captain 87/88. Club Vice Chairman 89/90.
Mens Doubles Winner 1997/98.
Mens Doubles R-Up in 1992/93, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99 and 1999/00.
Management Committee member 92/93, 94/95, 95/96, 98/99, 00/01, 07/08.
On the Munster Tennis Committee 1998.
On the Ennis Team that won the Munster Shield in 1997.
Manager of the Clare Inter County Team for many years
Coach to the Colaiste Muire Munster Championship winners. They won three titles in a row
from 2002 to 2004.
Coach along with Jason to the St John’s Tennis team that won two gold medals at the National
Community Games in 2009 and 2010.
Coach along with Jason to the St Flannan’s U-16 Team that won the Munster Schools Shield in
2010 and 2011.
Darryl Eade
1994/95
Munster U/12 Singles & Doubles Winner (& Derek Flanagan)
1995/96
Munster U/14 Doubles Winner. Sligo Open U/14 Doubles R-Up. Dublin Open U/14 Doubles Winner
1996/97
Munster U/14 Singles, Doubles (& A Intisar) Winner and Mixed R-Up. Irish U/14 Doubles Winner (& A Intisar). Selected on the Irish U/14 Team.
Leinster Open U/14 Doubles Winner (& Eddie Cousins)On Ennis Div 2 Team that were Munster winners &Irish R-Up
1997/98
U/15 Doubles Winner (& Amir) at the Dublin and Connaught Opens. Irish U/15 Singles, Doubles (& Amir Intisar), and Mixed (& E Harte) Winner
Selected twice for the Irish U/15 Team. The Quadrangular was held in Cardiff
Darryl and Amir win the International Open Doubles in Cardiff. An historic achievement.
Winner of the Clare Junior Sportstar of the Year Award with Amir.
1998/99
Munster U/17 Doubles Winner and Singles R/Up. Selected on the Irish U/17 Team (age 15) that played in Cardiff
Awarded again the Clare Junior Sportstar of the Year Award
1999/00
Irish U/17 Singles Winner and Mixed R-Up (& R Kilkenny). Selected on the Irish U/17 Team that played in the Polonia Cup in Warsaw
Selected on the Irish U/17 Team that played in Holland
2000/01
Irish U/19 Doubles Winner. Munster Senior Mens Singles Winner. European Universities Singles and Doubles Winner
2001/02
Munster Senior Mens Singles Winner. Galway U/19 Singles R-Up
2005/06
Coached top juniors from Clare that were on Munster teams
2008/09
Munster Senior Mens Singles and Doubles Winner (& Ronan Mitchell). On the Clare Team that were R-Up in the Butterfield Cup
2009/10
On the Clare Team that won the Butterfield Cup for the first time in 43 years. On the Ennis team that were R-Up in the Haynes Cup.
Tom Eade
Chairman: 1982/83, 83/84, 84/85, 93/94, 94/95, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/2000.
Club President: 2007/08, 08/09, 09/2010, 10/11.
R-Up of the Mixed Doubles Tennis Club Championships 1989
Played on the Clare Brewster Badminton team 1980/81
Winner of the Mixed Doubles Tennis League 1987
Winner of the Mixed Doubles Badminton Plate 1988
Winner of a Spring League Group 1988
Winner of the Evelyn Carey Badminton tournament in 1994
Top badminton coach who brought Rowan Eade, Catherine O’ Shea, Daryl Eade, Amir Intisar,
Ruth Kilkenny, Ciara Pender and Joanne Flanagan to International honours. Coach of many Irish
Junior Teams.
Central to the negotiations with Fr. Sean Moriarty that led to the amalgamation of the Ennis
Badminton Club and the Ennis Tennis Club in 1982.
The Chairman of the committee that upgraded the old Tennis Club that had a flooded site with
a burnt out clubhouse, and no members. They built a new clubhouse with two badminton
courts, three new tennis courts and security fencing. The car park was raised and floodlights
placed on two tennis courts. 150 members from the Badminton Club became keen tennis
players.
Given a Honorary Life membership in 1992. Only the second person to receive the award after
Fr. Sean Moriarty in 1982.
Club Trustee
Rowan Eade
1984/85
Clare U/12: Singles Winner. R-Up in Doubles (& Ivan Wilson) & Mixed (& N Meere)
1986/87
Clare U/12: Singles Winner & Doubles R-Up (& S Ruane)
1987/88
Winner of the Munster U/12 Mixed (& C O’Shea). R-Up in the Singles & Doubles
rd
On Ennis Team that were 3 in the National Community Games
1988/89
Irish U/12: Singles & Doubles Winner (& Christian O’Sullivan). R-Up in the Mixed
Munster U/12: Winner of the Singles, Doubles (& C O’ Sullivan) & Mixed (& C O’ Shea)
Dublin Open U/12: Winner of the Singles & Doubles (& C O’ Sullivan)
Munster U/14: Winner of the Doubles (& C O’Sullivan) & Mixed (& C O’ Shea)
Leinster Open U/12: Winner of the Singles, Doubles (& C O’ Sullivan) & Mixed (& C O’ Shea)
No 1 U/12 player in the Country
Presented with the West County February Sportstar of the Month Award
1989/90
Munster U/14: Winner of the Singles, Doubles (& C O’ Sullivan) & Mixed (& C O’ Shea)
Dublin Open: R-Up in the Mixed (& C O’ Shea)
On Munster U/14 Team
On the St Flannan’s Team that won the U/16 Clare Schools Title
Selected on the Irish U/14 Team that played in Wales
Leinster Open U/14: Winner of the Singles & Mixed
1990/91
Dublin Open U/14 Doubles Winner
Ulster U/14 Singles, Doubles (& D Mervin) & Mixed Winner (& R Butler) Winner
Munster U/16 : Winner of the Singles, Doubles & Mixed (& C O’Shea)
Munster U/14: Winner of the Singles & Doubles (& C O’ Sullivan)
Irish U/14: Winner of the Singles & Doubles (D Moran). R-Up in the Mixed (& C Burke)
Selected on the Irish U/14 Team
On the Clare U/18 Team that were R-Up in Munster
1991/92
Irish U/16: Winner of the Singles and Doubles. R-Up in the Mixed
nd
Selected on the Irish U/16 Team that came 2 in Dublin.
Only Irish Player to be invited to play in the Wimbledon Open U/15 Championship in May 1992
On the Irish U/16 Team that played an 8 Country International in Wales
Won the Cork Examiner Munster Youth Award
On the Clare Brewster Cup Team
1992/93
Winner of the Irish U/16 Singles and R-Up in the Doubles & Mixed
Selected on the Irish U/16 Team that came third
1993/94
On the Clare Butterfield Cup Team
On the Clare U/18 Team
1995/96
On the Clare Team Class 3 Team that reached the National Finals
2008/09
On the Clare Butterfield Team that came Second
2009/10
On the Clare Butterfield Team that won the Butterfield Cup for the first time in 43 years
On the Ennis Team that won the Munster Premier League
On the Ennis Team that were R-Up in the Haynes Cup
On the Ennis Team that played in the Irish Junior Cup
Joanne Flanagan
1998/99
Badminton: Galway Junior Open U/11 Doubles Winner. R-Up in the Singles & Mixed
Clare U/11 Singles & doubles Winner (& S Hoey)
Clare U/13 Singles & Doubles R-Up (& David Flanagan)
1999/00
Tennis: Limerick Open U/10 Singles Winner
South of Ireland U/10 Singles Winner
Tipperary Open U/10 Singles R-Up
Badminton: Munster U/13 Singles R-Up & Doubles Winner (& Ciara Thompson)
2000/01
Badminton: Munster Close U/13 Singles & Doubles Winner
Clare U/12 Singles, Doubles & Mixed Winner
Clare U/14 Singles Winner
2001/02
Tennis: North Tipperary Open U/12 Singles Winner
Clare Junior Open U/12 Doubles Winner (& C Falsey)
On the Colaiste Mhuire U/14 team that won the Munster Schools Title
Badminton: Munster U/15 Mixed R-Up (& Liam McNamara)
Connaught Open U/13 Doubles winner (& C Pender)
Irish U/13 Doubles R-Up (&C Pender)
On Colaiste Mhuire U/14A Team that won the Silver Medal at the National Schools Finals
2002/03
Tennis: On Colaiste Mhuire U/14 Team that won the Munster Schools Title
Badminton: Munster U/15 Singles & Doubles Winner (&Michelle Barry)
On the Colaiste Mhuire U/14A Team that won the National Schools Title
Leinster Spring Open U/14 Singles R-Up & Doubles Winner (& C Pender)
Leinster Open U/15 Singles R-Up
Selected on the Irish U/15 Team that played the Quadrangular in England
2003/04
Badminton: On the Colaiste Mhuire U/16 Team that were R-Up for the National Schools Title
Leinster Spring Open U/16 Singles R-Up & Winner of the Doubles (& C Pender)
Irish U/15 Singles R-Up & Doubles Winner (& C Pender)
Selected on the Irish U/15 Team
Dublin Open U/15 Doubles R-Up (& C Pender)
Connaught Open U/15 Singles Winner
Munster U/15 Singles, U/19 Singles & Doubles R-Up (& R Lillis)
2004/05
Badminton: Sligo Open U/17 Singles Winner
Dublin Open U/17 Singles Winner & Doubles R-Up
Affiliated To Leinster Badminton
Leinster Open U/17 Singles R-Up & Doubles Winner (& Elaine Dunne)
Selected on the Irish U/17 Team that played in Scotland
2005/06
Ulster Open U/17 Singles, Doubles (& Jenny Irvine) and Mixed (& Mark Donnelly) Winner
Leinster Open U/17 Singles, Doubles (& K Porter) and Mixed (& M Donnelly) Winner
Leinster Close U/17 Singles Winner
Leinster Senior Ladies Singles Winner
Selected on the Irish U/17 Team that played the Quadrangular in Scotland
Selected on the Irish U/17 Team that played in the Polonia Cup in The Czech Republic
2008/09
On the Clare Team that were R-Up in the Butterfield Cup
2009/10
On the Ennis Div 1 Team that won the Munster Premier League
On the Ennis Div 1 Team that were R-Up in the Haynes Cup
Johnny Flynn
Club Chairman: 1990/91, 91/92
Vice Chairman: 1984/85, 85/86
Tennis Captain: 1983/84, 84/85
Management Committee: 1982/83, 86/87, 87/88, 88/89, 89/90
Club Trustee 1986-1995 and Life member
Level 1 Tennis and Badminton coach
Regular sponsor of Club events
Tennis: Club Singles Champion 1992/93
Club Singles R-Up 1984, 1986, 1987.
Club Doubles Winner 1983/84, 1984/85, 1987/88, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1996/97,
1999/00, 2001/02.
Club Doubles R-Up 1986, 1987.
Club Mixed Winner 1982/83, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1991/92.
Club Mixed R-Up 1985, 1992, 1994.
Munster Hard Court Mixed Champion 1984
On Ennis team that won the Munster League 1984/85
Catholic Institute Open Mixed C Winner 1985
South of Ireland Mixed B Winner 1986
South of Ireland Doubles B Winner 1987
Club Veterans Winner 1997 and R-Up 1998
Badminton: 1984 Clare Badminton Div. 5 Singles , Doubles and Mixed champion and on the
Ennis Div 5 winning team
Peter & Cathy Foley
Peter
Junior Tennis Captain: 2006/07, 2007/08
Management Committee: 2008/09
Club Development Sub Committee: 2008/09
P.R.O : 2011/12
Mens C Singles Winner: 2006/07
Mens B Doubles Winner (& Pat Donohue): 2006/07
Mens B Doubles R-Up (& J Flynn): 2010/11
Winter League Winner (& Collette Fannin): 2007/08
Spring League Winner (& Una O’Reilly): 2008/09
Cathy
Ladies B Singles R-Up: 2009/10
Amir Intisar
1994/95
Munster U/12 Singles R-Up
1996/97
Munster U/14 Singles R-Up & Doubles Winner (& Darryl Eade) & Mixed Winner
On Ennis Div 2 Team that won the Munster Title and were R-Up for the National Title
Leinster Open U/14 Mixed R-Up (& C Devine)
Selected on the Irish U/14 Team
1997/98
Dublin Open U/15 Singles, Doubles and Mixed Winner
Irish U/15 Doubles Winner (& D Eade), R-Up in the Singles & Mixed
Won the Clare Junior Sportstar of the Year Award with Darryl Eade
Selected on the Irish U/15 Team that played in Cardiff
Amir and Darryl Eade win the International Open Doubles in Cardiff. An historic achievement.
1998/99
Selected on the Irish U/15 Team
1999/00
Munster U/17 Singles & Doubles Winner (& Derek Flanagan)
Selected on the Irish U/17 Team that played in the Polonia Cup in Warsaw
Selected on the Irish U/17 Team that played in Holland
Ruth Kilkenny
1996/97
On the Killaloe Team that won the Clare Cup
Sligo Open U/13 Singles Winner
On the St Ann’s School U/14 Team Killaloe that made the National Finals
1997/98
Irish U/15 Singles R-Up & Mixed R-Up (& Amir Intisar)
Selected on the Irish U/15 Team that played in Cardiff
1998/99
Irish U/15 Singles R-Up & Mixed Winner
Selected on the Irish U/15 Team twice
1999/00
Selected on the Irish U/17 Team that played the Polonia Cup in Warsaw
Selected on the Irish U/17 Team that played in Holland
Was also in England twice and South Africa for training
Irish U/17 Singles & Doubles Winner. R-Up in the Mixed (& Darryl Eade)
Irish U/19 Singles Winner
Munster U/17 Singles, Doubles & Mixed Winner
Leinster Open & Ulster Open Singles Winner
Irish Junior Ladies Doubles Title Winner
On the St Ann’s Schools U/16 Team that made the National Schools Finals
2000/01
On the Irish U/19 Team
Leinster U/17 Open Singles, Doubles (& Dona Scott) and Mixed (& Mark Ward) Winner
Irish U/19 Singles & Doubles Winner (& C Farrell)
2003/04
Irish Ladies Senior Doubles (& Keelin Fox)
2004/05
Irish Senior Ladies Singles R-Up & Doubles Winner (& Keelin Fox)
Ulster Open Senior Ladies Singles R-Up & Doubles Winner (& Keelin Fox)
On the Irish senior Team
2005/06
On the Irish senior Team
2006/07
Completes Honours Degree in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science
Moves to Denmark to play badminton full time. Her goal the Beijing Olympics 2008
On the Irish senior Team
2007/08
On the Irish senior Team
2009/10
On the Clare Team that won the Butterfield Cup for the first time in 43 years
Ann Marie Lucas
1983/84
On the Ennis that won the Clare Community Games
1984/85
On the Ennis Team that won the Clare Community Games
Clare U/15 Winner of the Mixed (& D O’Halloran).R-Up in the Singles & Doubles (& J McInerney)
1985/86
On the Ennis Team that came third in the National Community Games
Munster U/14: Winner of the Mixed (& A Bredin). R-Up in the Doubles (& J McInerney)
Clare U/18: Winner of the Mixed (& D Browne) & R-Up in the Doubles ( & J McInerney)
1986/87
On the Ennis Team that came second in the National Community Games
1987/88
Munster U/16: Winner of the Doubles (& J McInerney). R-Up in the Singles
On the Munster U/16 Team. On the Clare U/18 Team that were R-Up in Munster
1988/89
Munster U/18: Winner of the Doubles (& J McInerney)
On the Clare U/18 Team that won the Munster Title
On the Colaiste Mhuire Team that won the Clare Schools Title
1990/91
On the Clare U/21 Team that came second in Munster
Tom Mannion
Fergus LTC Club Hon Treasurer: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961.
Fergus LTC Club President: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966.
Club Trustee, Life Member and Regular Sponsor
Donal Marron
On the Clare Team that were R-Up in the Butterfield cup
On the Clare Team that won the Butterfield cup
On the Ennis team that that played in the Irish Junior Cup
On the Ennis team that were R-Up in the Haynes Cup
Won the Munster Senior Mens Singles Title 1984/85
Won the Munster Senior Mens Doubles Title 1981/82, 88/89, 89/90,90/91, 91/92, 93/94
Won the Munster Senior Mixed Title 1981/82
On the Limerick Team that won the Butterfield Cup 1981/82, 1982/83, 1991/92, 1994/95
Level 2 Badminton Coach
Joyce McInerney
1983/84
Clare U/12: Winner of the Singles, Doubles (& S Kelly) & Mixed (& S Cullinan)
1984/85
On the Ennis Team that won the Clare Community Games
Clare U/15: R-Up in the Doubles & Mixed ( A Bredin)
1985/86
On the Ennis Team that came third in the National Community Games
Munster U/14: R-Up in the Mixed (& D Browne) & Doubles (& A M Lucas)
Clare U/18 Winner of the Singles & R-Up in the Doubles
Irish U/14: R-Up in the Mixed (& D O’Halloran)
1986/87
On the Ennis Team that came second in the National Community Games
Munster U/16: Winner of the Mixed (& D O’Halloran). Kerry Junior Invitational: Doubles Plate Winner
1987/88
Munster U/16: Winner of the Mixed (& D O’Halloran) & Doubles (& A M Lucas)
On the Irish U/16 Panel
On the Clare U/18 Team that were R-Up in Munster. On the Munster U/18 Team
1988/89
Munster U/18: Winner of the Doubles (& A M Lucas) & Mixed (& D O’Halloran)
On the Clare U/18 Team that won the Munster Title. On the Colaiste Mhuire Team that won the Clare Schools Title
1989/90
Irish U/18: Winner of the Mixed (& D O’Halloran) . Munster U/18: R-Up in the Singles & Mixed (& D O’Halloran)
On the Colaiste Mhuire Team that won the Clare over 16 Schools Title
1990/91
On the Clare U/21 Team that were R-Up in Munster
Phil Molony
Treasurer of Ennis Badminton Club 1974/75, 1976/77
Secretary of the Ennis Badminton Club 1975/76
Committee 1977/78, 1978/79.
Secretary Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86.
P.R.O. 1986/87
Secretary Clare Badminton Association 1987-1991
Tennis
1965 Junior Girls R-Up v. E.Considine
1966 Junior Girls Winner v. E.Considine
1983 Mixed Doubles R-Up with A.McNeill
1984 Ladies Doubles R-Up with K.Lenihan.
1984 On the Ennis team that won the Munster League
1986 Winner of the A Section of the Doubles League
Badminton
1975/76 On the Ennis Div. 3 Winning Team
1983/84 Club Singles R-Up to E.Lyons, Club Mixed R-Up with G.Bredin
1984/85 Played on the Ennis Div. 2 Winning Team
1986/87 Played on the Ennis Div. 2 Winning Team
1990/91 Manager of the Clare U-21 Badminton Team, Level 1 Badminton Coach
FR. SEAN MORIARTY
First Honorary Life Member of the Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club
FLTC Club Champion 1948, 1956, 1965, 1973 and 1975. Runner-up 1947, 1954
and 1955
Winner South of Ireland Senior Handicap Doubles 1968 (with Joe Molony)
R-Up Club Singles Handicap 1953 and 1954
Club President 1970, 1971 and 1972
FLTC Hon. Vice President 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968
and 1969.
In 1982 he had the vision to amalgamate the Tennis Club with the local
Badminton Club.
Oliver Moylan
Club President: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005 and 2006.
Current Trustee of the Club.
The man instrumental in the revival of the tennis club in 1980. Back then the club
was dilapidated and flooded with no members. Oliver fundraised for the club and
promoted the amalgamation of the club with the local successful badminton club.
The club has not looked back since.
Donie O’Halloran
1984/85
Tennis: U/14 Club Championships. Winner of Boys Singles
On the Ennis Team that won the Clare Community Games
Clare U/15: Winner of the Mixed Doubles (& A M Lucas).
Clare U/18: Winner of the Doubles (& A Bredin).
1985/86
On the Ennis Team that came third in the National Community Games
Munster U/14: Winner of the Singles & Doubles (& A Bredin)
Clare U/18: Winner of the Singles & Doubles (& A Bredin). R-Up in the Mixed (& A O’Connell)
Irish U/14: Winner of the Doubles (& A Bredin). R-Up in the Mixed (& J McInerney))
1986/87
On the Ennis Team that came second in the National Community Games
Munster U/16: Winner of the Singles, Doubles (& A Bredin) and Mixed (& J McInerney)
Irish U/16: R-Up in the Doubles (& A Bredin)
On the Munster U/18 Team
1987/88
Munster U/16: Winner of the Doubles (& A Bredin) and Mixed (& J McInerney)
On the Irish U/16 Team.
On the Munster U/18 Team
On the Clare U/18 that came second in Munster
1988/89
Munster U/18: Winner of the Singles, Doubles (& A Bredin) and Mixed (& J McInerney)
On the Clare U/18 Team that won the Munster Title
1989/90
On the Irish U/18 Team that played in the Finlandia Cup in Austria and came third (16 Teams)
On the Irish U/18 Team that played the Quadrangular
Munster U/18: R-Up in the Doubles (& A Bredin)
Irish U/18: Winner of the Mixed (& J McInerney). R-Up in the Doubles (& A Bredin)
Won the Club Mens Doubles Championship (& K McNeill)
1990/91
On the Clare U/21 Team that were R-Up in Munster. On the Irish U/21 Team
On the Clare Butterfield Team
1992/93
First Irish Senior Title. The Mens Doubles (& Mark Peard).First Irish Senior Cap
Played for Ireland until 2006
1993/94
Semi Finalist in the Irish Open Mens Doubles
Brought the Irish Panel to Ennis for an Exhibition Match ‘Ireland v. Munster’
Won the Irish Senior Mens Doubles. Was awarded Honorary Life Membership by the Club
1994/95: Nominated for the Clare Sportstar of the Year. Won the Sligo Senior Open
2003/04 : Won the Irish Senior Mixed (& H Bing)
2007/08: National Coach. Unable to play Mixed Doubles in the Beijing Olympics due to injury
2008/09: On the Ennis Team that played in the Haynes Cup
Liam O Halloran
1983/84
Clare Championships Div 5 Doubles Winner (& J Flynn)
On Ennis Div 5 Team that won the Clare League
1984/85
On Ennis Div 2 Team that won the Clare League
Won Div 2 Mixed Title with Jackie Malone
1985/86
On Clare Brewster Cup Team that came second in Munster
On Ennis Div 1 Team that won the Clare League
Club Doubles Winner with Adrian McNeill
1986/87
On Clare Butterfield Cup Team
Kerry Junior Invitational Mens Doubles Winner (& A McNeill)
On Clare Team that won the Brewster Cup
Munster Junior Cup Mens Doubles R-Up (& A McNeill)
Clare Div 1 Doubles Winner (& A McNeill)
1987/88
Club Mixed Winner (& Edel O’Halloran)
Club Badminton Captain
1989/90
Club Badminton Captain
1990/91
On Clare Class 3 Team
1991/92
On Brewster Cup Team
Coach of the Div 6 winning Team
On Clare Class 3 Team that reached the National Finals
1993/94
On Clare Badminton Association Committee
Signed loan for the Club Room (£6,000)
1994/95
On Clare Brewster Cup Team
1995/96
Installed lights on Courts 3, 4&5 with Pat Cassidy
Became a Level 2 Badminton Coach
1998/99
Fundraising Cycle to Killaloe for the National Council for the Blind
2000/01
Set up a Bar at the Club
2001/02
House and Grounds Captain
2011/2012
Club Badminton Captain
Catherine O’Shea
1986/87
Clare U/12: Singles & Doubles Winner (& S Moylan). R-Up in the Mixed (& D Connolly)
1987/88
Winner of the Munster U/12 Mixed (& R Eade) & Singles. R-Up in the Doubles
1988/89
On Clare U/18 Team that won the Munster Title
On Ennis Team that won the Munster Community Games
Munster U/14: Winner of the Singles, Doubles (& Sharon Moylan)) & Mixed (& R Eade)
On the Colaiste Mhuire Team that won the Clare schools Title
1989/90
Munster U/14: Winner of the Singles, Doubles, & Mixed (& R Eade)
On the Colaiste Mhuire Team that won the Clare schools Title
Selected on the Irish U/14 Team that played in Wales
Leinster Open U/14: Winner of the Mixed Doubles (& R Eade)
Clare U/16: Winner of the Mixed Doubles (& R Eade)
1990/91
Dublin Open U/14 R-Up in the Singles
Munster U/16: Winner of the Singles & Mixed (& R Eade). R-Up in the Doubles (& S Moylan)
On the Clare U/18 Team that were R-Up in Munster. On the Clare Brewster Cup Team
1991/92
Irish U/16: Doubles R-Up. On the Clare Brewster Cup Team
1993/94
On the Clare U/18 Team
1994/95
On the Clare Brewster Cup Team
1995/96
On the Clare Team Class 3 Team that reached the National Finals
1996/97
On the Ennis Div 2 Team that won the Clare and Munster Titles and came second in Ireland
2009/10
On the Clare Butterfield Team that won the Butterfield Cup for the first time in 43 years
Ciara Pender
1999/00
Tennis: Tipperary Open U/10 Singles R/Up
Badminton: Club U/11 Singles & Doubles R-Up (& E Hennessy) 7 Mixed R-Up (& Sean O’Flynn)
Dublin Open U/11 Plate Winner
2000/01
Tennis: Club Junior Open U/10 Singles R-Up
Badminton: Evelyn Carey Ladies Doubles Shield Winner (& U O’Reilly)
Clare U/12 Doubles Winner. Leinster Open U/11 Singles and Doubles Winner
2001/02
Tennis: On the Ennis U/12 team R-up in the Maher Plate
South of Ireland U/12 Doubles R-up (& D O’Connell)
North Tipperary Open U/12 Singles R-Up
Club Junior Open U/12 Doubles R-Up (&D O’Connell)
Badminton: Munster U/15 Singles R-Up and Doubles Winner (& J Flanagan)
Connaught U/13 Doubles Winner (& J Flanagan)
Irish U/13 Doubles R-Up (& J Flanagan)
Leinster Spring Open U/12 Singles R-Up & Doubles Winner (& Norma McIntyre)
2002/03
Badminton: Dublin Open U/13 Singles R-Up & Doubles R-Up (& N McIntyre)
Munster U /13 Singles, Doubles (& S Cunningham) & Mixed Winner (& R Pender)
Munster U/15 Singles R-Up
Irish U/13 Singles & Doubles winner (& N McIntyre)
Connaught Open U/13 Singles & Doubles Winner (N McIntyre)
Clare U/13 & Over/15 Singles & Over/15 Doubles winner (M Barry)
Irish U/15 Doubles R-Up (& L Lynch)
Leinster Open U/13 Singles & Doubles Winner (N McIntyre) & U/15 Doubles R-Up
Leinster Spring Open U/14 Doubles Winner (& J Flanagan)
On Colaiste Mhuire U/14 A Team that won the National Schools Title
2003/04
Tennis: On the Ennis Gilabbey Cup Tennis Team
South of Ireland Tennis U/14 Singles & Doubles Winner (& D O’Connell)
Badminton: Dublin Open U/15 Singles & Doubles Winner (& J Flanagan)
Clare U/15 Singles & Doubles Winner (& R Lillis)
Munster U/15 Singles and Doubles Winner (& R Lillis)
Irish U/15 Singles & Doubles Winner (& J Flanagan)
Connaught U/15 Singles Winner
Clare U/15 Singles Winner & Doubles R-Up (K Harnett)
Leinster Spring Open U/14 Singles, U/16 Singles & U/16 Doubles Winner (& J Flanagan)
On the Colaiste Mhuire U/16A team that were R-Up for the National Title
On the Irish U/15 team that played the International Quadrangular in Scotland
2004/05
Tennis: On the Colaiste Mhuire U/16 Tennis Team that won the Munster Schools Title
Badminton: Sligo Open U/17 Singles R-Up and Doubles Winner (& Emma Callow)
Ulster U/17 Singles Winner & Doubles R-Up (& E Callow)
Dublin Open U/15 Singles Winner & Mixed R-Up (& R Pender)
Connaught Open U/15 Doubles Winner (& E Callow)
On the Clare U/16 Team R-Up in Munster
Munster U/17 Singles & Doubles Winner (&E Broderick)
Irish U/15 Singles & Doubles R-Up (& E Callow)
Leinster Open U/15 Singles R-Up & U/17 Singles & U/15 Doubles Winner (&E Callow)
On the Irish U/15 Team that played in Dublin
2005/06
Badminton: Ulster Open U/17 Doubles R-Up (& K Porter)
On Irish U/17 Team that played in Scotland
Leinster Open U/17 Singles R-Up and Doubles Winner (& K Porter)
Dublin Open U/17 Doubles R-Up (& K Porter)
Munster Senior Ladies Singles Winner. On Munster U/17 Team
2006/07
Badminton: ranked No 1 in Ireland at U/17. Irish U/17 Singles & Doubles R-Up (& O Creaven)
nd
On the Irish U/17 Team that came 2 in Cardiff
Ulster Open U/17 Singles & Doubles R-Up (& O Creaven)
Sligo Open U/17 Singles Winner & Doubles R-Up ( & O Creaven)
Dublin Open U/17 Singles R-Up. Leinster Open U/17 Singles Winner
Wins the Clare People Sportstar of the Year January Award
Munster Senior Ladies Singles Winner
2007/08
Tennis: Ennis Junior Open U/18 Mixed Winner (& R Pender)
Badminton: On the Irish U/23 Team that defeated Norway
Golf: On the Ennis Senior Cup Team that won the Irish Senior Cup and represented Ireland in the European Golf
Trophy in Germany
2008/09
Badminton: Munster Ladies Doubles Winner (& J Guinn). No 1 Lady in Munster at senior Level
On the Clare Team that were R-Up in the Munster Butterfield Cup
2009/10
Badminton: Munster Senior Ladies Singles & Doubles Winner (& C Connors)
On the Clare Team that won the Butterfield Cup for the first time in 43 years
2010/11
Badminton: Munster Senior Ladies Singles Winner.
Ann and Noel Tierney
Ann and Noel
Club Mixed Champions: 1992/93. 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 2000/01, 2001/02,
2003/04, 2005/06. Mixed Doubles R-Up: 1991/92
Ann
Club Singles Champion:
1986/87, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 2001/02,
2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09.
Ladies Doubles Champion:
With Helen Gallery: 1998/99, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07,
2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11.
With Sylvia Carroll: 1989/89, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97.
Ladies Doubles R-Up: 1987 (Kathleen Lenihan), 1990 and 1992 (S. Carroll ), 2003 (H.Gallery).
1987 and 1993 South of Ireland Ladies Singles B Winner and R-Up 1990
1999 South of Ireland Ladies A Singles R-Up
1999 South of Ireland Ladies A Doubles Winner with Jean Baker
2000 South of Ireland Mixed A R-Up with Travis McDonagh
On the Management Committee 1992/93 and Club PRO 1996/97
Noel
Mens Doubles Champion 2004 with Travis McDonagh
Mens Singles Plate Winner 1993
Mixed Doubles R-Up 1997 with Rose Lambert
On the Club Team that won the Munster Plate in 1997
Tennis Captain 1985/86. Tennis Committee 1984/85. PRO 1997/98, 2000/01.
Emma Tierney
1997
Club Tennis U/10 Singles winner
1998
Catholic Institute U/10 Winner. South of Ireland U/10 R-Up
Connacht open U/10 Winner. Sunday’s Well U/10 Winner
Clonmel U/10 Winner. Kilkenny U/10 R-Up. Tipperary U/10 Winner
Galway U/11 Doubles R-Up (Michelle Barry)
1999
Club Badminton U/11 Girls Singles and Doubles R-Up (Michelle Barry)
Tennis U/12 Limerick Open Doubles R-Up (Rachel Comerford)
Connacht Open U/12 Singles and Doubles Winner (Leah Smyth)
Tipperary U/12 Singles and Doubles Winner (Sara O’Doherty)
Leinster Open U/12 Singles Winner. Ennis Open U/12 Singles Winner
2000
Ranked No. 1 U/12 in Munster. Ranked No. 3 U/12 in Ireland
Catholic Institute U/12 Singles and Doubles Winner (Michelle Barry)
Carrigaline U/12 Singles Winner. Waterford U/12 Singles Winner
Tipperary Clay U/12 Singles and Doubles Winner (Michelle Barry)
Nenagh U/12 Singles and Doubles Winner (Michelle Barry)
Nenagh U/14 Singles R-Up
Sunday’s Well U/12 Singles Winner. Donnybrook U/12 Singles Winner
Fitzwilliam U/12 Singles and Doubles R-Up
Ennis Open U/12 Singles and Doubles Winner (Leah Smyth). South of Ireland Doubles Winner
2001
Catholic Institute U/14 Singles R-Up, Doubles R-Up (Tracey Phelan) and Mixed R-Up (Warren Atkinson)
On the Munster U/14 Team that won the Interprovincial Title
Clare Open U/14 Singles and Doubles Winner (Amy Hayes). Clare Open U/16 Singles Winner
2002
South of Ireland Ladies Singles A Winner at 13 years of age
Clare Open U/14 Singles and Doubles winner. Clare Open U/16 Singles Winner
On Munster U/14 Interprovincial Team
On Colaiste Muire U/14 Team that won the Munster Schools Title
Munster Clay Court Singles Winner
2003
National Indoor U/16 Doubles Winner (Andrea Maughan) at 14 years of age
South of Ireland U/16 Singles R-Up, South of Ireland U/18 Doubles Winner (Andrea Maughan)
On Colaiste Muire U/16 Team that won the Munster Schools Title
2004
On Colaiste Muire U/16 Team that won the Munster Schools Title
On the Limerick Lawn LTC Senior Team that won the Winter Senior League
In April she was No 1 Irish Seed at U/16. National Tennis Open U/16 Winner
Connacht Open Ladies A Singles and Doubles Winner. South of Ireland Ladies A Singles Winner
On the Munster Senior Tennis Panel that won for the 7th year in a row (with Travis McDonagh who had been on all
seven teams))
2005
On Colaiste Muire U/19 Team that were r-up for the Munster Schools Title
West of Ireland Open Ladies Singles Winner
South of Ireland Ladies A Singles R-Up. Wins her first full Munster Senior Tennis Cap
Chairpersons of the Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club
Tom Eade
First Chairman of the Club, and Chairman for the ten years, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85,
1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00.
Fran Feighery 1985/86
John Flanagan 1986/87
Isobel O’Dea 1988/89
Terence Mangan 1989/90
Ailish Roche 1987/88
Johnny Flynn 90/91, 91/92
Eoin Collins 1992/93
John McLaughlin 2000/01 - 2003/04.
Niall Kelly 2006/07 -2008/09
Ger Browne 2009/10
Bernard Dilger 04/05, 05/06
Conor Bunbury 2010/11
Presidents of the Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club
Oliver Moylan 1982/83 – 2006/07
Tom Eade 2007/08 – 2011/12
Tennis Captains
Johnny Flynn 1983/84, 84/85
Danny Comerford 1987/88
1990/91, 91/92
Johnny McMahon 1992/93
Noel Tierney 1985/86
Liam Roche 1988/89
Liz Tuohy (Guthrie) 1986/87
Liam Roche & Kieran Tuohy 89/90
Mary Browne 93/94, 94/95, 95/96
Michael Whyte 96/97
John McLaughlin 1997/98, 98/99, 02/03, 06/07
Ann O’Hanlon 2003/04
Aidan Foley 1999/00, 00/01, 01/02
Bernard Dilger 2004/05
Rose Lambert 2005/06
Paul Reynolds & Siobhan O’Donovan 2007/08 Sue Baird 2008/09
Ray Cummins 2009/10
Dan Constantinescu 2010/ 11
Kieran Tuohy 2011/12
Ennis Lawn Tennis and Badminton
Committees 1981 - 2012
1981/82
Ennis Badminton Club: Chairperson Mick Molloy, Vice Chairman Con Kearney, Secretary Maura Hanrahan,
Treasurer Mary Burke, Social Sec Brid Doohan, Fixtures Sec Kay Murphy.
Fergus LTC: President Rev Sean Moriarty, Vice President Oliver Moylan, Roger Fox, Kieran Tuohy, Michael White.
These two Committees amalgamated in 1982
1982/83
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson Tom Eade, Vice Chairman Con Kearney
Secretary Phil Molony, Treasurer Mary Burke, PRO John Flanagan, Fran Feighery, Brid Doohan, Mary Craddock,
Mick Moroney, Marie Grene, and Kay Murphy.
1983/84
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson Tom Eade, Vice Chairman Johnny Flynn,
Secretary Phil Molony, Treasurer Mary Burke, PRO John Flanagan, Tennis Captain Johnny Flynn, Badminton
Captain Con Kearney & Mick Molloy, Gerry Bredin, Roger Fox, Fran Feighery, Kay Murphy, Kieran Tuohy, Brid
Doohan, Brid McInerney.
1984/85
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson Tom Eade, Vice Chairman Johnny Flynn,
Secretary Phil Molony, Treasurer Caroline Guthrie, PRO john Flanagan, Tennis Captain Johnny Flynn, Badminton
Captain M Molloy, G Bredin, B McInerney, F Feighery, A McNeill, Roger Fox, K Tuohy, C Kearney.
The Tennis Committee was: Mens Captain J Flynn. Ladies Capt: Geraldine Fogarty. Sec: Donagh Griffin. Ladder Sec
Men : Noel Tierney and Ladies Eileen Killeen. Competitions Committee: N. Tierney, P Molony, H O’Sullivan, E
Killeen, G Bredin, A McNeill, J Flynn, J Lewis. Clubhouse Committee: H O’Sullivan and B Keane.
1985/86
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson Fran Feighery, Vice Chairman J Flynn,
Secretary Phil Molony, Treasurer Caroline Guthrie, PRO Ger Browne, Tennis Captain Noel Tierney, Badminton
Captain Adrian McNeill, Social Captain Garech McGuinness,G Bredin, B McInerney, Roger Fox, Tom McGrath,
Tennis Committee: Captain: Noel Tierney, Sec: Eileen Murphy, Treasurer: Chantel Riordan, Committee: Gerry Ryan,
Kieran Ryan, Anne Burns, Melissa Gaynor, Elizabeth Guthrie and Danny Comerford
1986/87
President O Moylan, Vice President Frank McInerney, Chairperson John Flanagan, Vice Chairman Fran
Feighery,Secretary Isobel Stokes, Treasurer Caroline Guthrie, PRO Phil Molony,Social Captain Ailish Roche, Tennis
Captain Liz Guthrie, Badminton Captain Kieran Ryan, T McGrath, A McNeill, Brid McInerney
Tennis Committee: Captain: Elizabeth Guthrie, Sec: Tikki Daly, PRO: Barry Twomey, Coach: J Flynn, G Ryan, K
Rynne, D Comerford and Anne Burns.
1987/88
President O Moylan,Vice President F McInerney, Chairperson Ailish Roche, Secretary I Stokes, Tennis Captain D
Comerford, Badminton Captain Liam O’Halloran, Social Captain Gerry Bredin.
1988/89
President Oliver Moylan, Vice President Ann Burns, Chairperson & Secretary Isobel Stokes, Treasurer Liz Guthrie,
Tennis Captain Liam Roche, Badminton Captain A McNeill, T McGrath, Susan Doherty, Pat Quinn.
1989/90
President O Moylan, Chairman Terence Mangan, Vice Chairman Danny Comerford, Secretary M Killian,
Treasurer M Collins, PRO M McCarthy,Tennis Captain L Roche with K Tuohy, Badminton Captain L O’Halloran
Committee: G Bredin, K Rynne, M Keane, Social Committee N. Kaye, M McCarthy, A Bredin
1990/91
President Oliver Moylan, Chairman Johnny Flynn, Badminton Captain Marian Keane, Maura Killian
1991/92
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Johnny Flynn, Secretary Peter Beirne, Treasurer Paula Tobin, PRO Ger
Browne, Tennis Captain D Comerford ?, Badminton Captain Kevin Rynne, Feargal O’Dulaing, Derval Lowry, Johnny
McMahon, David Williams, Olga McGuiness, Eoin Collins, Shauna Walsh, Paul McMahon.
1992/93
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Eoin Collins, Vice Chairman Feargal O’Dulaing, Secretary Peter Beirne,
Treasurer Paula Tobin, PRO Ger Browne, Tennis Captain Johnny McMahon, Badminton Captain Paul McMahon,
Social Captain Derval Lowry ,Danny Comerford, Ann Gallery, Adrian McNeill and Karen O’Dea.
1993/94
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary, PRO & Badminton Captain Ger Browne, Treasurer
Peter Kavanagh, Tennis Captain Mary Browne.
1994/95
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary Terry Meade, Treasurer Peter Kavanagh, PRO Pat
O’Reilly, Tennis Captain Mary Browne, Badminton Captain Ger Browne, Social Captain Kathleen Rynne, , House
Captain Pat Cassidy, Junior Captain Niall Kelly, Gerry Bredin, Gerry Sadlier.
1995/96
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary Ger Browne, Treasurer Pat O’Reilly, Tennis Captain
Mary Browne, Badminton Captain Eoin Collins, House Captain Kevin Rynne, Social Captain Aidan Foley,
Development Fund Gerry Sadlier, Danny Comerford, M Flanagan, N Kelly, G Bredin, P Cassidy.
1996/97
President O Moylan, Chairperson,Tom Eade, Secretary Feargal O’Dulaing, Treasurer Pat o Reilly, PRO Ann Gallery,
Tennis Captain Michael Whyte, Club Development Officer Ger Browne, Social Captain Helen Gallery, House and
Grounds Captains Pat Cassidy & Kevin Rynne, M Flanagan, K O’Farrell, John McLaughlin.
1997/98
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary F O’Dulaing, Treasurer Pat O’Reilly, PRO Noel
Tierney, Tennis Captain John McLaughlin, Badminton Captain Colm Slattery, House and Grounds Captain Liz
Tuohy, Social Captain Cary Languirand, Club Development Ger Browne, A M Lucas, Brid Tuohy, M Flanagan, D
Comerford.
1998/99
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary Feargal O Dulaing, Treasurer Pat O’Reilly, PRO Noel
Tierney, Tennis Captain John McLaughlin, Badminton Captain Joan O’Brien, Social Captain Rose Lambert, Club Dev
Ger Browne, House and Grounds Captain Liz Tuohy & Brid Tuohy, D Comerford, Collette Fannin, Mary Murphy.
1999/00
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Tom Eade, Secretary Feargal O’Dulaing, Treasurer Pat O’Reilly, Tennis
Captain Aidan Foley, Badminton Captain Joan O’Brien, Social Captain Padraig Quinlan, Club Dev Ger Browne,
House and Grounds D Comerford & Collett Fannin, Siobhan O Donovan, Cyril Treanor, Mary Murphy.
Tennis Committee: A Foley, D Comerford, M Flanagan, N Tierney, Pat Kelly, J McLaughlin, H Shinners and H Gallery
Social Committee: P Quinlan, K Rynne, Mary Cuffe, Brid Tuohy, Liz Tuohy, M Browne and H Gallery.
2000/01
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson John McLaughlin, Secretary Siobhan McSweeney, Treasurer Joint Pat
O’Reilly & Helen Gallery, PRO Mark Whyte & N Tierney, Tennis Captain A Foley, Badminton Captain & Club Dev
Ger Browne, Social Captain P Quinlan, House and Grounds D Comerford & Feargal O’Dulaing, M Flanagan, H
Shinners, J Flynn.
2001/02
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson John McLaughlin, Secretary S McSweeney, Treasurer Pat O’Hanlon, Tennis
Captain Aidan Foley, Badminton Captain Declan Cusack, Social Captain Mary Browne, Club Dev Ger Browne, PRO
Mark Whyte, House & Grounds Liam O’Halloran, Junior Captain Una O’Reilly, Brid Boland, D Comerford, J. Flynn.
2002/03
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson & Tennis Captain John McLaughlin, Secretary Hugh McGrath, Treasurer
Pat O’Hanlon, House and Grounds Kevin Allard,, Junior Capt U O’Reilly, Club Dev Ger Browne, Social Captain Mary
Browne, A Foley, D Cusack.
2003/04
President O Moylan, Chairman John McLaughlin, Treasurer Pat O’Hanlon, PRO Laura Garvey, Tennis Captain
Ann O’Hanlon, Junior Captain U O’Reilly, Social Captain Stuart Nailer.
2004/05
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson & Tennis Captain Bernard Dilger, Secretary Ann O’Hanlon, Treasurer Pat
O’Hanlon/, PRO Mary Browne, Tennis Vice Captain Niamh O’Connor, Badminton Captain J McLaughlin, Social
Stuart Nailer, Junior Capt U O’Reilly, House and Grounds Kevin Allard, Subs Officer Grainne Dunne, Child
Protection Margaret Flanagan, Kieran Tuohy.
2005/06
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Bernard Dilger, Vice Chairman Tom Eade, Secretary Ann O Hanlon,
Treasurer Liz Tuohy, PRO Helen Gallery, Tennis Captain Rose Lambert, Tennis Vice Captain Aoife Rice, Social
Captain Alison Bowyer, House and Grounds Ray Cummins, Badminton Captain John McLaughlin, Junior Tennis
Captain Willy O’Doherty, Junior Badminton Captain Hilary O’Sullivan
2006/07
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Niall Kelly, Secretary Ann O’Hanlon, Treasurer Liz Tuohy, Subscriptions
Pat Cassidy, Tennis Captain John McLaughlin, Badminton Captain Carole McLaughlin, Social Captain Alison
Bowyer, Child Protection Officers Therese Lillis & Kieran Tuohy, Junior Tennis Captain Peter Foley, Junior
Badminton Captain Hilary O Sullivan, House and Grounds Ray Cummins.
2007/08
President Oliver Moylan, Chairperson Nialll Kelly, Secretary David Quinn (retired later), Treasurer Liz Tuohy,
Membership Secretary Ann O’Hanlon, PRO Richard Burke, Tennis Captain Paul Reynolds first 6 months then
Siobhan O Donovan, Badminton Captain Tim Daly, Junior Tennis Captain Peter Foley, Junior Badminton Captain
Hilary O’Sullivan, Child Protection T Lillis & Michael Horgan, Social Captain Mimi Conroy, House & Grounds
Captain Ray Cummins ,Health & Safety D Comerford.
2008/09
President Tom Eade, Chairperson Niall Kelly, Secretary Conor Bunbury, Treasurer Derek McNamara, Tennis
Captain Sue Baird, Badminton Captain Tim Daly (retired taken over by Ger Browne), Junior Tennis Captain Mary
Francis D’Arcy, Junior Badminton Captain Hilary O’Sullivan, Fundraising Niall Thornton, Protection Officer Muriel
O’ Meara, FAS Liason Officer Isobel O’Dea, Peter Foley.
2009/10
President Tom Eade, Chairperson, Badminton Captain & Development Officer Ger Browne, Secretary Conor
Bunbury, Treasurer Geraldine Kavanagh, Membership Secretary: Dymphna Power, PRO Guy Flouch, Tennis
Captain Ray Cummins, House and Grounds Sean Carroll, Junior Tennis Captain Mary Francis D’Arcy, Junior
Badminton Captain Hilary O’Sullivan, Fundraising Officer Niall Thornton, Child Protection Officer Muriel O’Meara,
Fas Liason Officer Isobel O’Dea.
2010/11
President Tom Eade, Chairperson & Secretary Conor Bunbury,, Treasurer Tom Byrne, Membership Secretary
Paula Carroll, Tennis Captain Dan Constantinescu, Badminton Captain Tony Flynn, House and Grounds Kevin
Starling, Junior Tennis Captain Jason Comerford, Junior Badminton Captain Hilary O’Sullivan, Fundraising Officer
Martin Dunne, Child Protection Officer Muriel O’Meara, Fas Liason Officer Isobel O’Dea.
2011/12
President Tom Eade, Chairperson John Jennings, Secretary Ann O’Hanlon, Treasurer Tom Byrne , Tennis Captain
Kieran Tuohy, Badminton Captain Liam O’Halloran, House and Grounds Kevin Starling, Junior Tennis Captain
Jason Comerford, Junior Badminton Captain Hilary O’Sullivan, Fundraising Officer Martin Dunne, Child Protection
Officer Muriel O’Meara, Fas Liason Officer Isobel O’Dea, PRO Peter Foley.
Club Tennis Champions
1981/82
Mens Champion: Gerry Bredin
Ladies Champion: Mimi Conroy
1982/83
Mens Tennis Champion: Michael Whyte def Stewart Daly 7-5, 4-6, 6-0.
Ladies Tennis Champion: Mimi Conroy def Joanne Lewis 6-3, 6-4.
Mixed Tennis Doubles: J Flynn & J Lewis def G Bredin & P Molony
1983/84
Mens Tennis Champion: Michael Whyte def Johnny Flynn 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.
Ladies Tennis Champion: Geraldine Fogarty def Jacintha Kearney
Mens Tennis Doubles Johnny Flynn & Adrian McNeill def Gerry Bredin & Stuart Daly
Ladies Tennis Doubles Geraldine Fogarty & Jackie Malone def Phil Molony & Kathleen Lenihan
Mixed Tennis Doubles Adrian McNeill & Edel O’Halloran def Eileen & Tom Holly
1984/85
Mens Tennis Champion Larry Power def Michael Whyte 6-7, 6-2, 8-6.
Ladies Tennis Champion Geraldine Fogarty Jackie Malone 6-4, 6-0
Ladies Doubles: Edel O’Halloran & Eileen Williams def Yvonne Moloney & Annette Keane
Mens DoublesJ Flynn & A McNeill def D McNeill & L Power
Mixed Doubles: E O’Halloran & A McNeill def J Flynn & G Fogarty
1985/86
Mens Tennis Champion: Larry Power def Johnny Flynn 6-2,6-1.
Ladies Tennis Champion: Geraldine Fogarty def Isobel Stokes
Ladies Doubles: G Fogarty & S Carroll def Kathleen Lenihan & Jacintha Kearney.
Mens Doubles: L Power & G Bredin def J Flynn & A McNeill
Mixed Doubles: G Fogarty & J Flynn def L Roche & S Carroll
1986/87
Mens Tennis Champion Larry Power def J Flynn
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Geraldine Fogarty
Mens Doubles: L Power & G Bredin def A McNeill & J Flynn
Ladies Doubles: G Fogarty & S Carroll def A Gallery & K Lenihan
Mixed Doubles: J Flynn & G Fogarty def L Roche & S Carroll
1987/88
Mens Tennis Champion: Larry Power def A McNeil.
Ladies Tennis Champion: Jacintha Nicholas def E Brady
Mens Doubles: A McNeill & J Flynn def L Power & Martin White
Ladies Doubles: J Nicholas & Isobel Stokes def Mimi Conroy & L Guthrie
Mixed Doubles: L Power & I Stokes def L Roche & S Carroll
1989/90
Mens Tennis Champion Larry Power def L Roche.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def S Carroll
Ladies Doubles: A Gallery & S Carroll def J Kearney & E Holly
Mens Doubles: D O’Halloran & K McNeill def L Roche & K Davis
Mixed Doubles: L Power & Maureen Moloney def T Eade & S Carroll
1990/91
Mens Tennis Champion: Larry Power def Michael Whyte
Ladies Tennis Champion: Ann Gallery def Shauna Walshe
Mens Doubles: Gerry Bredin & Larry Power def Adrian and Kieran McNeill
Ladies Doubles: Isobel Stokes & S Walshe def S Carroll & Ann Gallery
Mixed Doubles: L Power & I Stokes def L Power (Roche)& S Walshe
1991/92
Mens Tennis Champion Larry Power def A McNeill.
Ladies Tennis Champion Sylvia Carroll def Rosemary Lambert
Mens Doubles: J Flynn & A McNeill def L Power & G Bredin
Ladies Doubles: S Walsh & S Carroll def Annete Keane & M Flanagan
Mixed Doubles: J Flynn & S Walsh def Noel Tierney & A Gallery
1992/93
Mens Tennis Champion Johnny Flynn def A McNeill 6-3, 7-5
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Sylvia Carroll 6-1, 6-2.
Mens Doubles: J Flynn & A McNeill def D Comerford & L Roche 7-6, 6-2.
Ladies Doubles: Gail Cahill & Helen Gallery def S Carroll & A Gallery 6-3, 6-1.
Mixed Doubles: Noel Tierney & A Gallery def J Flynn & Mimi Conroy
1993/94
Mens Tennis Champion Derek Murphy def Michael Whyte
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Sylvia Carroll
Mens Doubles D Murphy & M Whyte def Feargal O’ Dulaing & Ken O’Farrell
Ladies Doubles: Ann Gallery & S Carroll def Helen Gallery & Gail Cahill
Mixed Doubles: Noel Tierney & A Gallery def Mimi Conroy & Derek Murphy.
1994/95
Mens Champion Michael Whyte def Derek Murphy.
Ladies Champion Ann Gallery def Gail Cahill
Mens Doubles J Flynn & A McNeill def M Whyte & D Murphy
Ladies Doubles A Gallery & S Carroll def G Cahill & H Gallery
Mixed Doubles L Power & H Gallery def J Flynn & M Conroy
1995/96
Mens Tennis Champion Larry power def Michael Whyte
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Cliona Ni Riabhaigh
Mens Doubles L Power & Bill Doherty def D Comerford & L Roche
Ladies Doubles A Gallery & S Carroll def H Gallery & E Tuohy
Mixed Doubles N Tierney & A Gallery def H Hartnett & L Power
1996/97
Mens Tennis Champion Michael Whyte def Adrian McNeill
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Cliona Ni Riabhaigh
Mens Doubles A McNeill & J Flynn def Liam Roche & Danny Comerford
Ladies Doubles A Gallery & S Carroll def C Ni Riabhaigh & Margaret Flanagan
Mixed Doubles Noel Tierney & A Gallery def M Whyte & Helen Gallery
1997/98
Mens Tennis Champion: Niall Kelly def David Clohessy
Ladies Tennis Champion: Cliona Ni Riabhaigh def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles: Danny Comerford & Liam Roche def N Kelly & Ronan Flanagan
Ladies Doubles: Cliona Ni Riaghaigh & Margaret Flanagan def Helen Gallery & Liz Tuohy
Mixed Doubles: Cliona Ni Riabhaigh & N Kelly def Rose Lambert & Noel Tierney
1998/99
Mens Tennis Champion Travis McDonagh def Liam Roche
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles J Flynn &M Whyte def Liam Roche & D Comerford
Ladies Doubles A Gallery & H Gallery def Rose Lambert & C Fannin
Mixed Doubles Noel Tierney & A Gallery def H Gallery & M Whyte
1999/00
Mens Tennis Champion: Derek Flanagan def Liam Roche
Ladies Tennis Champion: Helen Gallery def Margaret Flanagan 6-4, 6-4.
Mens Doubles: J Flynn & M Whyte def D Comerford & L Roche.
Ladies Doubles: M Flanagan & Mimi Conroy def Colette Fannin & Rose Lambert
Mixed Doubles: M Flanagan & Derek Flanagan def Helen Gallery & M Whyte
2000/01
Mens Tennis Champion Derek Flanagan def Niall Kelly.
Ladies Tennis Champion Susan O’Coinne def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles: David Clohessy & Niall Kelly def J Flynn & Kevin Boland
Ladies Doubles: Ann and Helen Gallery def Margaret Flanagan & Mimi Conroy 6-3, 6-3.
Mixed Doubles: Ann Gallery & Noel Tierney def Margaret & Derek Flanagan 6-4, 7-5.
2001/02
Mens Tennis Champion Stephen Mahieux def Niall Kelly.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles : J Flynn & Kevin Boland def Niall Kelly & David Clohessy
Ladies Doubles: Helen and Ann Gallery def Mimi Conroy & Margaret Flanagan
Mixed Doubles: A Gallery & Noel Tierney def Liz Costello & Stephen Mahieux.
2002/03
Mens Tennis Champion Derek Flanagan.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery
Mens Doubles
Ladies Doubles Ann & Helen Gallery
Mixed Doubles Rose Lambert & Niall Kelly
2003/04
Mens Tennis Champion Aidan Foley def Ronan Flanagan 6-2,6-1.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery 6-2, 6-4.
Mens Doubles Willie O’Doherty & Jason O’Donnell def Feargal O’Dulaing & David Clohessy 6-3, 6-2.
Ladies Doubles Margaret Flanagan & Mimi Conroy def Ann and Helen Gallery 0-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Mixed Doubles A. Gallery & Noel Tierney def Helen Gallery & Aidan Foley 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
2004/05
Mens Tennis Champion: Travis McDonagh def Ronan Flanagan
Ladies Tennis Champion: Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles: Travis McDonagh & Noel Tierney def Willie O’ Doherty & John McLaughlin
Ladies Doubles: Ann and Helen Gallery
Mixed Doubles: Travis McDonagh & Liz Costello def Aidan Foley & Helen Gallery
2005/06
Mens Tennis Champion David Clohessy def David Keane.
Ladies Tennis Champion Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles Willie O’Doherty & Kevin Boland def Jonathan King & David Keane
Ladies Doubles Ann and Helen Gallery def Colette Fannin & Rose Lambert
Mixed Doubles Noel Tierney & A Gallery def F O’Dulaing & Mimi Conroy
2006/07
Mens Tennis Champion Jonathan King def W O’Doherty.
Ladies Tennis Champion none
Mens Doubles Dave Keane & Jonathan King def W O’Doherty & K Boland
Ladies Doubles Ann and Helen Gallery def M Flanagan & M Conroy
Mixed Doubles Margaret Flanagan & Willie O’Doherty def H Gallery & A Foley
2007/08
Mens Tennis Champion: Jonathan King def Robert Carkhill 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.
Ladies Tennis: Champion none
Mens Doubles: Jonathan King & David Keane def Dan Constantinescu & Joachim Pintao 7-6, 7-5
Ladies Doubles: Ann and Helen Gallery def Sylvia Carroll & Sue Baird 6-1, 6-1.
Mixed Doubles: Fiona Healy & Joachim Pintao def Sue Baird and Dave Keane 6-3, 3-6, 7-6.
2008/09
Mens Tennis: Champion: Joaquim Pintao def Dan Constantinescu
Ladies Tennis Champion: Ann Gallery def Helen Gallery
Mens Doubles: David Keane & Jonathan King def John Keith & Robert Carkhill
Ladies Doubles: Ann and Helen Gallery def Maria Dolan & Angela O’Sullivan
Mixed Doubles: Liz Tuohy & John Keiths def Fiona Healy & Dan Constantinescu
2009/10
Mens Tennis Champion:Joaquim Pinatao def Jonathan King
Ladies Tennis Champion:Rose Lambert def Grace D’Arcy
Mens A Doubles : David Clohessy & Robert Carkhill def J Pintao & Dan Constantinescu
Ladies A Doubles : Ann and Helen Gallery def Fiona Healy & Sylvia Carroll
Mixed A Doubles : Ronan Flanagan & Rose Lambert def Grace D’Arcy & Daniel Foran.
2010/11
Mens Tennis Champion: Joaquim Pintao def Jonathan King
Ladies Tennis Champion: Grace D’Arcy def Fiona Healy
Mens A Doubles : Robert Carkhill & David Clohessy def Dan Constantinescu & Jonathan King
Ladies A Doubles:
Mixed A Doubles : John Keith & Liz Tuohy def Robert Carkhill & Angela O’Sullivan