Club Bua
Mullingar Shamrocks were represented in Croke Park on Sunday by Tom Hunt and Pat Collins who eceived a specially commissioned plaque to recognise the club’s success in the Leinster Council’s Club Bua scheme. The Leinster GAA Beko Club Bua Award is a new club accreditation and health check initiative. To be considered for an award, clubs take part in an assessment that promotes best practice in areas such as club coaching, club management and club development to encourage and reward clubs that are striving for excellence on and off the field. Apart from Mullingar Shamrocks the other winners were Palatine (Carlow), St Anne’s (Dublin), Clara (Kilkenny), Park/Ratheniska (Laois), Glen Emmets GFC (Louth), St Colmcille’s (Meath), Edenderry (Offaly) and An Tochar (Wicklow)