DUCAC AGM. Thursday 14 th October, 2010 Edmund Burke Theatre

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1 DUCAC AGM Thursday 14 th October, 2010 Edmund Burke Theatre 1. Minutes of the AGM held Thursday 15 th October 2009 Copies of the Minutes had been distributed to attendees on registration. The minutes were summarised under their headings by Ms Drinda Jones on behalf of the DUCAC Hon Secretary, Emma Jacob, who was now a postgraduate student in England. The minutes of the 2009 AGM were approved by the meeting and signed by the Chairman. 2. Minutes of the EGM held Monday 19 th April 2010 Copies of the Minutes had been distributed to attendees on registration. The minutes were summarised by Ms Drinda Jones. The EGM had been called to ratify the proposed new Constitution. The Constitution had been approved. The minutes of the 2010 EGM were approved by the meeting and signed by the Chairman. 3. Matters Arising There were no matters arising. 4. Report of the Hon. Secretary (Ms. Emma Jacob) The report prepared by Ms Emma Jacob was delivered on her behalf by Ms. Drinda Jones. 4.1 Sporting Commons DUCAC held three sporting Commons in April 2010 to honour the achievements of DU Sport Clubs in Academic Year Club Achievements DU Association Football Club, for the second year in a row, won the Leinster Senior League Division 1C. DU Ladies Boat Club (DULBC) won the National Intermediate Championship in Cork in July. DU Badminton Club won the University League Division 1 in March and reached the semi-finals at the Irish Badminton Intervarsity Competition; Meike Boettcher was a finalist in the Ladies Singles Division 1. The Junior and Senior Boxing Intervarsity Competitions were won by DU Boxing Club. DU Climbing Club became Intervarsity Champions in February. DU Fencing Club won a number of competitions: the Épée and Foil Intervarsity, the Trinity Cup, Irish Open (Ladies Foil), Colours and the Intermediates. The Club also medalled in the Duffy Épée, Merseyside Open, East of Ireland and the Northern Irish Open. In GAA, Fresher Tomás Corrigan was selected on the Ulster Bank Rising Stars Team for Earlier in the year Tomás was awarded a Cadbury's U21 GAA Scholarship. He had an outstanding year, his scores bringing Trinity all the way to the Trench Cup Final in Maynooth. The annual GAA Ball took place in Wynn's Hotel. A total of 14 awards were presented on the night GAA team of the year was won by the DU Ladies Gaelic Football Club and GAA person of the year was shared by Ryan Casey and Aaron

2 Hurley. The Quill Cup in January was won by the DU Ladies Gaelic Football Club, but they lost the Quarter Finals of the All Ireland Championship to the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. DU Harriers & Athletic Club brought one of their biggest ever teams to the Intervarsity Cross Country Championships hosted by CIT in Cork in March and were rewarded with an overall 2nd place finish behind DCU. Individual 4 th place finishes by JF Liam Tremble, the highest Freshman placing in over 20 years by a DUHAC athlete, and Louise Reilly (OYD) were the highlights. DUHAC celebrated its 125 th anniversary (Quasquicentenary) in 2010 by hosting the Intervarsity Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Morton Stadium, Santry on April. DU Judo Club Men s team won Gold and the Women's team won Silver at the Intervarsity competition. The DU Squash Club Ladies A team won the Intervarsity in March and won the Leinster Ladies Division 1 League. The DU Sub Aqua Club received a Certificate of Commendation for its Heinke Trophy entry. The Heinke Trophy is awarded annually to the British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) Branch judged to have done the most to further the interests of its members and of the BSAC. It is the British Sub Aqua Club's most prestigious award. In 2010 BSAC awarded the trophy and two certificates of commendation, one of which went to DUSAC. The DU Ultimate Frisbee Club Women's team won their Indoor and Outdoor Intervarsities Competitions; the Women's team were the highest achieving women's team in Ireland to date. The Club placed 2 nd overall in the Open Indoor, the University League Open and the Mixed Intervarsity Competition Bernard Dunne Former WBA Super Bantamweight champion (2009) Bernard Dunne was honoured at Sporting Commons for his competitiveness in world boxing and his support of sports at Trinity College. Bernard was a student in Trinity College in where he took the one-year certificate course in Maximising Performance and Monitoring for Training in Sport through the Anatomy Department. He received a Trinity Sports Scholarship that year and boxed for the DU Boxing Club Pinks University Pinks, approved by the Captains Committee, were awarded to individuals from several sports within College basketball, equestrian, fencing, rowing, rugby, swimming, triathlon, ultimate frisbee, and waterpolo. Speaking about these awards, the Chairman DUCAC, Cyril Smyth, said: For the award of a Pink, sportsmen and sportswomen have to meet very stringent criteria across all sports clubs. These individual athletes have brought honour to Trinity at national and international levels in achieving this status among their peers. Fifteen Pinks were presented to: Louis Arron (Fencing) Anthony Byrne (Equestrian) Sharon Coady (Swimming) Tim Downing (Triathlon) Nicola Fitzgibbon (Equestrian) Alexander Floyd (Boat) Gillian Gallaghan (Swimming) 2

3 James Gethings (Rugby) Scott LaValla (Rugby) Sarah McGrath (Basketball) Zoe McElligott (Equestrian) David Misstear (Ultimate Frisbee) Sean O'Reilly (Waterpolo) Maria Treacy (Fencing) 4.2. Sports Scholarships The Sports Scholarships are awarded on the basis of high performance, potential development, and involvement in particular sports clubs, along with academic excellence. Since its initiation seventeen years ago, the Sports Scholarship programme has awarded scholarships to over 300 students for prowess in sports. Mr John Delaney, CEO of the FAI, presented the Sports Scholarships in the newly renovated Pavilion Bar on 1 December He was very impressed with the standard and quality of the Scholarship recipients. Twenty-five students received Scholarships, representing fourteen sports across sixteen Dublin University Clubs. GAA Sports Scholarships, funded by Cadburys Ireland, were presented to two Trinity Students for their outstanding performance: o Eoin Fanning (Gaelic Football) o Thomas Corrigan (Gaelic Football). TCD-funded Sports Scholarships were presented to: o Athletics: Fiona O'Friel, Bryony Treston, Becky Wood o Camogie: Hannah Larmon o Cycling: Melanie Spath o Equestrian: Anthony Byrne, Nicola Fitzgibbon o Fencing: Louis Arron o Gaelic Football: Gerard Cafferkey, o Gaelic Football Ladies: Karen O Shea o Hurling: Martin Phelan o Hockey: Maebh Horan, Caroline Murphy o Orienteering: Niamh O'Boyle o Rowing: Sarah Dolan, Iseult Finn, Alexander Floyd o Rugby: Dominic Gallagher, Scott La Valla o Soccer: Niall O'Carroll, Evin O'Reilly o Squash: Sarah Corcoran o Volleyball: Fionnuala Nevin Sports Hall of Fame

4 The Trinity College Sports Hall of Fame was awarded to the Harriers and Athletics Club at a dinner in the Dining Hall, College on 31 March, The dinner was also part of the celebration of the Club s Quasquicentenary. Two female athletes, two male athletes and a former coach were honoured through this initiative. Maeve Kyle, O.B.E., triple Olympian (Melbourne, Rome and Tokyo) Jane McNicholl, leading D.U.H.A.C. athlete of late 1960's and early 1970's, five times Intervarsity Cross Country International Champion Cross-Country team Bronze Medalist for Ireland at Frederick, Maryland, in 1970 Kingston Mills, Irish international cross-country runner, represented Ireland in the marathon at 2 nd I.A.A.F. World Athletics Championships in Rome in 1987, in which he finished 25 th. Roy Dooney, represented Ireland nine times in I.A.A.F. World Cross-Country Championships and twice in the marathon at the 15 th European Athletics Championships in Split, Croatia in 1990 and at the 4 th I.A.A.F. World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart in 1993 Tom Maguire, D.U.H.A.C. coach , coach to Irish Olympic Athletics team in London in 1948, athletics starter (Tailteann Games, N.A.C.A.I., A.A.U.E.) and official handicapper of the A.A.U.E. 5. Report of the Hon. Treasurer (Mr. John Lumsden) Total income for the year was 462,284 and total expenditure was 528,165, giving a deficit of 65,881. This deficit was approximately what had been budgeted for at the beginning of the financial year. There had been a very much reduced profit transfer from the Pavilion Bar to DUCAC due to its much diminished service through closure during the summer months of 2009 and necessary expenditure in relation to the bar renovations. Mr. Lumsden noted the following points on Income: o The Capitation Committee grant was 382,559, but this included DUCAC s share of the profit from the Trinity Balls in 2008 and 2009 ( 15,652) there had in fact been no increase in the baseline figure of the Capitation Grant in ( 366,907) in financial year o Club subscriptions totaled 12,486 (6,243 members at 2), up substantially on o Pavilion Members: 6,690, down on o Transfer from Pavilion Bar 25,000, down from 85,000 in both and o Scholarship Income: 16,693, substantially down on and figures, reflecting the downturn in the economy and in sponsorship as a result of that [this is retained as separate fund account]. The Hon. Treasurer pointed out the following aspects on Expenditure: o Club Expenditure, what clubs directly drew down from DUCAC, totalled 308,629 this was a much lower level of draw down against monies allocated in budgets than had been anticipated, given the levels of draw down against budgeted club expenditure in (97.0%), (94.9%), and (99.1%). Neither Mr Lumsden nor 4

5 o o DUCAC knew why this had occurred. It was unclear what the effect, if any, of semesterisation had been on Club Expenditure. With the help of the Club Treasurers, DUCAC intended to monitor this situation carefully throughout , as this information would be important in trying to formulate policy on budgeting in future years. Central Combined Club Expenditure [Cleaning Services for External Changing Rooms, CUSAI subscription, Telephone, Marketing, Special Events (sporting commons), Sports Scholarships (from separate fund)] 90,974 DUCAC Office [Salaries, Pension Contributions, Staff Training, Audit Fees, Bank Charges, Office Equipment (Computer), Stationery, Printing] 128,562 a 6.7% reduction in line with an intent to strictly control costs. Mr Lumsden stated that he was willing to meet with Club officials at any time to discuss problems as they might arise during the year. Allocating the Club budgets had been a difficult process. The discussions on the budget allocations had been both extensive and intensive. The presentations made by Clubs had been very informative. Increases in funding through the Capitation Committee were likely to be very limited over the next few years. The Pavilion Bar would thus be an important source of income to DUCAC and he hoped that Clubs would support their Sports Bar as far as possible. 6. Report of the Chairman of the Pavilion Bar (Mr. John Murphy) Renovation work on the Pavilion Bar during the summer of 2009 had not been completed in time for Freshers Week in September to allow the full use of the Pavilion Bar. Income in the first months of the year had been lower than during the equivalent period in Moreover, another effect of semesterisation had been to limit the period of use of the Pavilion Bar for staff Christmas parties. The depressed economic state had also reduced such functions compared to previous years. Also semesterisation had impacted on the accustomed level of business in the period immediately after examinations, because the evenings had not been as long or as warm as they usually were in previous years at the end of May beginning of June period prior to semesterisation. Mr Murphy highlighted the following: o The turnover in the Pavilion Bar was up on food, drink and overall compared to o The Gross Profit as a percentage of sales was up almost 2% compared to In particular, the gross profit on food sales had increased satisfactorily to around the industry normal of 55%, to make the continued provision of food through the Pavilion Bar a viable proposition. The Gross Profit on drink had not increased as the Pavilion Bar had not passed on some of the price increases in order to attract and sustain the custom of students in a competitive market. o The Total Gross Profit from trading had been 474,477 while Expenditure was 377,107 (including the transfer of 25,000 to DUCAC) giving a Nett Profit for of 97,370. o The nett profit in was 109,044, less the 85,000 transferred to DUCAC (financial year in arrears), leaving only 24,044 for transfer in financial year

6 o In the present economic climate the auditors deemed the outcome highly satisfactory. In the industry in general, many bars had closed over the past year due to lack of custom in the present recession. Mr Murphy further stated that the financial outcome in had only been possible by cost savings wherever possible: o Reductions in staff salaries in line with the reductions of 5% in public sector pay o Reductions in overtime in co-operation with bar staff o Careful management of staff time and weekend openings o Prudent use of security during the post-examination period Cost reductions in salaries had knock-on effects through savings in employer s PRSI payments. Pension costs related to previous employees of the Pavilion Bar. The Pavilion refurbishments costs of 25,320 were in respect of furniture costs and upgrading of cooking equipment and bar equipment that were separate from building costs involved in the summer 2009 project. Every effort had also been made to curtail cost for sundries (glasses, bar materials, cleaning materials). The Sky/Setanta subscription had gone up, but legal and professional (bar licence) and audit fees had been reduced. The Hon. Secretary s Report (Minute 4), the Hon. Treasurer s Report (Minute 5) and the Report of the Chairman of the Pavilion Bar (Minute 6) were accepted en bloc by the Meeting on a show of hands. 7. Report from the Director of Sport (Ms Michelle Tanner) 7.1. Staff News The Director of Sport Mr Terry McAuley had retired in December Ms Michelle Tanner had taken over as Head of Sport. Instructors Cait Flanagan and José Fernández had left and were replaced by Jesús Perez and Margaret Henderson. Eoin Vaughan, GAA Development Officer, had left and had been replaced by Gearoid Devitt. Claire Kirby, former Duty Manager, had taken up the new role of Sports Programme Manager. The Sports Department had facilitated over 25 work placements from a variety of sectors and institutions during Review of The recorded visits to the Sports Centre during academic year were 333,786, giving a breakdown of 69% by students, 14% by graduates, 8% by College staff and 9% by others. A much higher percentage of students were using the Trinity Sports Centre than in other third-level institutions in Ireland students activated their ID cards to use the Sports Centre. This was a resounding vote of confidence in the Sports Centre, indicating that there was a high degree of interest in using the Sports Centre facilities from students. 6

7 Over 93,000 booking transactions were made, 48,803 for the indoor facilities, approx 5,500 of which were for indoor clubs, and 6,491 for outdoor facilities, approx 1,300 of which were for outdoor clubs. The Sports Department had hosted over 100 competitions and tournaments in , varying from student charity events, clubs activities, community group events, and external bookings. Over 35 student competitions and tournaments were held within the College Sports Facilities; these included Harriers and Athletics Cross Country Colours, Frisbee indoor Intervarsity, Trinity Boat Regatta, Trampoline Colours, Cricket Intervarsity, College Races, Law Day Charity Event and lots more. Semesterisation: There had been an impact on Sport competitions and training examination dates and term breaks clashed with sports especially in January. There had not been the same level of summer sport activity. Contributory factors were student exhaustion, the shift in Trinity Week activities, and an earlier Trinity Ball. Preparation of grounds for summer sports had proved difficult because of the earlier start to summer activities. The general impression was that students had had less time for summer sports. The Sports Centre had run an increased range of classes and courses. Summer camps had taken place for eight weeks during July and August with 98% occupancy Facility News The Santry Sports Grounds Pavilion was refurbished during the summer of 2010 The Pavilion Bar had been refurbished during the summer of 2009 and officially opened in December 2009 A new meeting room had been set up in the Sports Centre during the summer of 2010, which could now be booked for courses or meetings GAA training posts had been set up in College Park in Essential maintenance had been carried out on the Tennis Courts during the summer of 2010 The Fitness Theatre in the Sports Centre had had an equipment upgrade during the summer months of 2010 Plans for a major upgrade of the Santry Sports grounds were at an advanced stage and various sources of potential funding were being actively pursued A Disability Respite Room had been set up in the Sports Centre during Academic Year Regarding the Luce Hall redevelopment, the Squash and Boxing Clubs were set to benefit from upgraded facilities discussions regarding this project were ongoing. 7

8 7.4. Latest News Approximately 3,888 students had activated their membership in the first two weeks of term, slightly higher than the previous year (3,758). Approximately 28,000 visits to the Sports Centre had been recorded for the first two weeks of term. New web sites had been launched for the Department of Sport and for DUCAC and Facebook pages launched the Department of Sport was offering a 50 voucher in a draw for those who joined up with the Department s Facebook before the end of October New brochures for the Sport Centre had been produced New adult swim sessions had been programmed, as well as Triathlon training, and childrens swim lessons. The Keiser Fitness Circuit was available to be booked by clubs those that had availed of it during had reported beneficial increases in fitness. Sports Scholarships: 25 sports bursaries had been awarded in ; the Department of Sport had tried to increase the profile of the recipients by using posters, the College web site and the Department of Sport web site to inform College and external users of the internet. Sports Scholarships : Over 80 applications had been received for these awards these were now being reviewed. The Sports Scholarships would be presented in the Pavilion bar in December Questions and Answers Following her presentation, the Head of Sport indicated that she was happy to take questions from Club representatives. On the subject of a sports committee with student representation to increase transparency on how the student sports fee was spent, the Head of Sport emphasised that many avenues already existed for communication by students with the Department of Sport on any issue. The Department reported to the College Finance Committee and to the Student Services Committee, both of which had student representatives on them. The Head of Sport attended the DUCAC Executive meetings ex officio, both to report to the Executive and to receive comments, criticisms, and suggestions from members of the Committee. Club representatives on the Executive had always proved to be a productive conduit for comment, requests, criticism and questions. She pointed out that the Secretary of the Captains Committee now sat on the DUCAC Executive as a direct channel for issues that Captains might wish to raise. At ground level in the Sports Centre, comment forms were available. The Duty Managers were always willing to deal with issues concerning any of the facilities. Comments and suggestions were then channeled through the regular meetings of the Sports Centre s staff. The Head of Sport embraced the idea of a Users Group involving all users current undergraduate and postgraduate students, graduates, 8

9 College staff and external users. All were stakeholders who paid fees on an increasing scale and were all equally entitled to a voice into the development of facilities within the Sports Centre. The Head of Sport acknowledged that the facilities for outdoor clubs in Trinity College had fallen behind those in other Colleges and Universities in Ireland. This was a matter that was high on her agenda and list of priorities. It was already clear that the ambitious schemes for updating these facilities involved multi-million euro expenditures. Raising the funds to secure these modern facilities would require imaginative and collaborative endeavours between Trinity and other agencies. The development of such facilities meant engaging groups other than Trinity clubs to ensure the use of expensive facilities, as once these were in place, maintenance would be a high cost factor. Inclusiveness rather than exclusivity and engagement with the Community at large was part of the College s strategic plan and had to be an essential feature of such developments. Neither the Department of Sport nor DUCAC had the means to fund these projects by themselves. The Trinity Clubs using these facilities would also have to be involved, not only in the development of the facilities, but in fund-raising, possibly by engaging the interest of and contributions from alumni sports persons. The Head of Sport emphasised that her door was open to individuals and club officials or club delegations to discuss concerns, equipment, developments, and future plans. She also stated that she knew that DUCAC s door was open as another channel of communication. The Department of Sport and DUCAC were both committed to the betterment of facilities for students and sports clubs. When pressed on the issue of decision making in terms of expenditure the Head of Sport responded that under the terms of the running of the Sports Centre and College Sports Facilities, the Department of Sport s remit from the Board of the College was to ensure that the Sports Centre and other facilities were self-funding in terms of generating income for staffing, developments, maintenance, upkeep, replacement, and servicing of facilities and equipment. Ultimately this meant that, whatever the valuable input students, College staff, graduates and external users made to the Department of Sport, the final decisions of fiscal matters rested with the professional staff appointed by the College to ensure the continued provision, development and sustaining of sport-related and recreational facilities in College. Staffing and capital expenditures of the Department of Sport were subject to review by the College through its Committees and its Chief Operations Officer. All expenditures were examined under a microscope by the College. Moreover, the Department of Sport had to comply, as with Academic Departments, with agreements made by College regarding suppliers. The Department of Sport had to justify expenditure in the same way as anyone else to ensure that it maintained its financial viability to sustain College sport and recreation and its facilities. She indicated that she had already had very full discussions on these and other matters with the President of the Students Union, Nikolai Trigoub-Rotnem, and that she would always be willing 9

10 to engage with student representatives and club representatives positively to ensure transparency and openness. On the issue of elite sport and recruitment of high calibre sportsmen and sportswomen, the Head of Sport informed the meeting that this was another area that was high on the agenda for development in the coming years. She wished Trinity to regain the initiative in this regard, but the development of such a programme needed careful planning to ensure its viability and sustainability. 8. New DUCAC Affiliated Clubs The Chairman opened this item of the agenda by giving a brief overview of the background. In November 2003 the DUCAC Executive had placed a cap on the number of affiliated clubs at 50, principally because of growing financial constraints in trying to adequately fund club activities. Approval for the formation of two new sports clubs, Triathlon and American Football, had been given by the DUCAC Executive in 2006 and 2007, respectively. These clubs had not been formally affiliated, but had operated with limited support from DUCAC. Both clubs had produced annual reports, had operated largely by themselves in respect of fund-raising, had shown themselves to be viable and sustainable clubs, and had been well run by their Officers for four years in the case of the Triathlon Club and for three years in the case of the American Football Club. At its meeting in March 2010, the DUCAC Executive set up a Working Party to consider all aspects of club affiliation and ratification. The Working Party considered a number of options for dealing with the situation of the Triathlon and American Football Clubs. Both sports were recognized by the Irish Sports Council and, thus, fulfilled the expected criterion under the terms of the DUCAC Constitution adopted in April The Working Party had made two recommendations to the DUCAC Executive which were considered at its meeting in October The Working Party was of the view that the cap of 50 clubs dating from 2003 had by intent referred to the number of sports clubs. Accordingly, the Working Party recommended that the Knights and the Heraeans, which had been considered as clubs but were in reality societies of sportsmen and sportwomen, respectively, should in future be considered to be Associations affiliated to and supported by DUCAC rather than as sports clubs. This recommendation was accepted by the Executive Committee. Accordingly, this provided space for the affiliation of two sports clubs in their stead without the removal of the cap. The second recommendation of the Working Party was that the Triathlon Club and American Football Club be formally affiliated to DUCAC. This recommendation had been accepted unanimously by the Executive Committee at its October meeting. As required by the Constitution (Clause 12), the Executive Committee s approval of the affiliations of the Triathlon Club and of the American Football Club was being brought to the Annual General Meeting for ratification. The affiliation of both clubs to DUCAC as the DU 10

11 Triathlon Club and the DU American Football Club was ratified by the Meeting by an almost unanimous show of hands. A Club Representative asked how a new club could be formed, recognised, and affiliated. The Chairman Cyril Smyth responded that under Clause 12 of the Constitution adopted in April 2010, there was an expectation that any new club would be in a sport recognised by the Irish Sports Council. He emphasised that recognition by the Irish Sports Council would not obviate DUCAC s affiliation and ratification process. The cap of 50 sports clubs remained in place for There was an embargo on the formation of new clubs in to allow the Working Party formed by the DUCAC Executive to continue its work during the current Academic Year to develop policies and documentation that would set out the process from the birth to the death of a sports club, the period of probation to demonstrate viability and sustainability, and the pathway to and criteria for formal affiliation and ratification. These were currently vague or ad hoc. DUCAC also needed a policy on sport versus recreation versus leisure activity and guidelines on priorities to ensure equity in the balance of sports, e.g., team sports versus individual sports, indoor versus outdoor sports, martial arts versus racquet sports versus water sports versus ball sports. Financial constraints meant that DUCAC had to protect resources to sustain current clubs, while at the same time being forward looking in relation to other possible sports in a strategic manner. 9. Election of Officers and Executive Committee The following were elected to serve as Officers and Committee Members of DUCAC: Officers: Chairman: Mr. Cyril Smyth (elected for three years ) Vice-Chairman: Ms Susannah Cass (Ladies Boat ) Hon. Secretary: Mr Luke Acheson (Men s Boat ) Senior Hon. Treasurer: Mr. John Lumsden (elected for two years ) Hon. Treasurer: James Sweeney (GAA ) Secretary to the Captains Committee: To be elected Club Representatives: Cormac Doherty (Harriers and Athletics) Mark Harris (Men s Boat) Eoin Kearney (Sub-Aqua) Kevin Kerrigan (Squash) Aoife O Reilly (Ladies Hockey) Sinéad Rodger (Ladies Boat) Elizabeth Shannon (Ladies Rugby) One position vacant, to be filled by co-option at DUCAC Executive Meeting [Constitution, Clause 9 (g)] 11

12 Pavilion Bar Committee: Chairman: Mr. John Murphy (elected for three years ) Pavilion Members Committee: Chairman: Mr. Roger West ( ) Pavilion Members: Ex Officio Ms Ruth Collins Mr Michael Gleeson Mr Donagh McDonagh Mr Nick Mahony Mr Paul Mangan Mr Anthony Quinn Ms Drinda Jones, DUCAC Administrative Officer Ms Micelle Tanner, Head of Sport 10. Any Other Business Chairman s Comments The Chairman expressed his thanks to the following: o Mr Terry McAuley, former Director of Sport, for his contributions to DUCAC and to Sport in Trinity College o The outgoing Executive Committee of DUCAC, for his hard work during o Ms Michelle Tanner and the Staff of the Sports Centre for support of clubs o The College Grounds Staff in College and at Santry o Fran O Donovan and Drinda Jones in the DUCAC Office o John Murphy, for his sterling work as Chairman of the Pavilion Bar on behalf of DUCAC o TCD Association and Trust, for financial support provided to clubs during o Foundation Office, for the help in assisting clubs to contact sporting alumni o Leinster Council GAA, for their continued support of a GAA Development Officer in Trinity College o Captains and Officers of DU Sports Clubs for their work with individual clubs Dates for Meetings The date of the first Executive Committee of the newly elected Committee (27 th October, 2010) was intimated as well as the date for the Captains Meeting (19 th October 2010) to elect the Secretary of the Captains Committee. 12

13 Signed: Date: 13