Last night Monday 20th November saw members of the four Donegal Clubs gather together once more for the AGM, the meeting was very well attended by a mix of members both young and old. Secretary Erica Robb, welcomed everyone to the meeting and read the minutes of last years AGM and the minutes of the last meeting before standing down as Secretary, she thanked everyone for their support in the role during 2017, Charlie Vial also stood down as Chairman as did Mona Vial from her post as Prize Buyer. Treasurer Cormac McCormack presented a detailed listing of the Regions Finances and talked about various profits/losses made during the year. We would like to thank all the Officers for their hard work during 2017, it is very much appreciated on behalf of the NW Region.
The election of Officers for 2018 was as follows-
Chairman- Ryan McBride (Donegal Gaeltacht RC)
Vice-Chairperson- John McDaid (Donegal Gaeltacht RC)
Secretary- Lynne Thompson (Inishowen RC)
Treasurer- Cormac McCormack (Letterkenny RC)
Prize Buyer- Brenda Burke (Tirconail RC)
Points Officer – Liz Potter (Donegal Gaeltacht RC)
Entertainment Officers- Louise Edwards/Hazel Mahoney (Letterkenny RC)
There was an abundance of creative discussion during the meeting with lots of new ideas and plans for the NW Region in 2018, the recent downturn in attendance and income at the Autumn League was discussed and will be discussed again at the next meeting. The Club of the Year points system will be changed slightly this year in order to reward the clubs attendance by members over the year in a fairer manner. Yet again the Two Phase League was a hot topic for discussion, a vote was held on whether or not to continue the current Two Phase League format used this year for 2018, the majority vote was to change, and it was decided to hold three Cross Country Events with both Individual & Pairs classes and to then hold a Separate Dressage Event . It was decided to create a NW region facebook page which will be updated regularly by Louise Edwards and Hazel Mahoney. Each Club will host an inter club ride-out during 2018 in order to raise funds for the NW Region, Each club had a member nominated to organise their ride out as follows: Inishowen RC -Paul O’Kane, Letterkenny RC- Damien Gallagher, Tirconail RC -Mona Vial, Donegal Gaeltacht RC- Ryan McBride .
Next NW Region Meeting will be Monday 8th January at Tir Na Nog 8:00pm , all members very welcome to attend.
