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June/July 2013 www.esb.ie/em
ESB GAA's annual 7s hosted in Derry
THE FINALSOFTHE ESB GAA Annual 7s, which took place this year in Derry to celebrate the 2013 UK Culture Capital and the ‘Oakleaf’ city proved to be an excellent venue in this regard. The games were played in the superb sports grounds and facilities of St. Columb's College on the Buncrana Road.
Eight locations, including Cavan, Electric Ireland, NIE (2) and ESBI participated in the men's competition where the finals were contested between Naas and NIE (1) and ESBI and Electric Ireland competed in the ladies’ event.
Naas defeated Dundalk 4-3 to 0-3 in their semi-final and NIE (1) defeated last year's champions EirGrid by 3-4 to 1-3 in the other semi-final. The final score was NIE (1) 2-4 to Naas's 0-5. Laoch an Lae was awarded to Raymond Treanor of NIE (1).
NIE (1): David Stephenson (captain), Conall Donnelly, Raymond Treanor, Niall Cassidy, Conor Mulholland, Johnny Reynolds, Darren Molloy, Barry McAleer, Donal Kennedy. Naas: Conor Davis, Ciaran Heavey, Frank Finn, David Faulkner, John Whelan, Liam Cannon, Brian Kelly, Paul Mallon.
At the event were guests from Derry GAA, Co. Board Chairman, GAA Liaison Officer to the City of Culture committee John Keegan, and Mark Higgins. The cup was presented to the ladies’ captain by Derry senior football county captain Mark Lynch. Lord Mayor of Derry Kevin Campbell and his wife Deirdre were also present, as was NIE MD Joe O'Mahony, Financial Director Mary Collins, Construction Director Con Feeney and Plant Manager of Coolkeeragh Power Station Alan Campbell. Executive Director HR, Pat Naughton and Worker Board member Sean Kelly were also present, as was ESB GAA President Paul Stapleton and Chairman Colum Grogan.
Alderman Campbell held a civic reception in Derry's Civic Offices to honour the ESB GAA Club and NIE on this historic visit to the city, who presented both Joe O'Mahony and Paul Stapleton with a memento of the occasion.
ESB GAA's next outing is against Bord Gais to compete for the now annual Energy Cup and that fixture will take place later in the year, with time and venue yet to be decided.
In the ladies’ game, despite a promising start by Electric Ireland’s Rose Griffin scoring a great point in the opening seconds, it proved not to be enough to overcome a very experienced ESBI ladies side.
ESBI’s Eileen Morgan was the undisputed winner of the Laoch an Lae.
ESBI ladies: Ciara Dolan (captain), Eileen Morgan, Caroline Gallagher, Orlaith Harney, Pauline O’Callaghan, Claire Mulholland, Sandra Howard. Electric Ireland: Shauna Brady, Rose Lynch, Josephine Marley, Claire Morrison, Valerie Hanley, Mary Monroe, Vera Little.
STAFF IN MENTORING PROGRAMME WITH ROSMINI COLLEGE
ESB STAFF HAVE been working as mentors with a group of nine students from Rosmini Community College in Drumcondra, Dublin. The mentoring programme is coordinated by Business in the Community Ireland. It is designed to support students in fifth and sixth years, with the objective of keeping them in school to complete their leaving certificates and supporting them in making college and career decisions.
ESB's team of mentors included Bernie O'Connor, Anita Rock, Niall Hogan, Margaret Keating, Ronnie Horan, Marion Fogarty, Tommy Hopper, Kristin Quinn and Terry Nulty. The mentors were each assigned one student and have been meeting them once a month during term time over the past two years. Training and support was provided by Business in the Community.
The success of the mentoring programme was celebrated at an event in the Department of Education on Monday May 13th. Mentors and students were presented with certificates by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, TD.
Our first programme proved really successful and we have received very positive feedback from the students and the school.
For more information on the mentoring programme, please contact Kristin Quinn, ext. 27402.
UK Energy Minister on visit to ESB Head Office
ON MAY 3RD, outgoing Deputy Chief Executive Johnny Shine and Executive Director Generation & Wholesale Markets Paddy Hayes hosted a visit to ESB Head Office by a British delegation headed by Michael Fallon, the UK Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change. The Minister was in Dublin to attend the Informal Competitiveness Council event being held under the auspices of the Irish Presidency of the European Union. Discussions between the British and ESB delegations covered a broad range of areas, including the ongoing UK Electricity Market Reform process (EMR), ESB's plans for its recent investment in Carrington, and the issues surrounding a potential UK/Irish intergovernmental agreement on the trading of renewable energy. Commenting, Johnny Shine said: “With the advent of the single all-Islands electricity market across both Britain and Ireland, what happens in the UK will become increasingly important for the future of ESB. This visit represented a superb opportunity for us to engage with British policy-makers at the highest levels and it also reflects our company's growing importance to the UK electricity scene.”
ESB Travelco summer trips
» ESB Travelco, in association with Joe Walsh Tours, is offering some great deals this summer.
ENJOY 17 NIGHTS in southern Italy and Sicily from September 21st to 29th. The trip includes three nights in Rome, two nights in Naples, four nights in Sorrento, two nights at the Amalfi Coast, three nights in Sicily and three nights in Palermo (total cost: €2,139 per person sharing, plus €75 tax).
Payment: A non-refundable deposit of €300 per person is required for booking. Final balance due Thursday July 18th 2013. Booking required asap.
THE EXCELLENT Castlerosse Hotel and Golf Resort in Killarney has a special offer open to ESB staff, retired staff, families and friends. Trips at reasonable prices will be organised during our stay to famous Kerry attractions.
Arriving Sunday September 1st and departing Friday September 6th, the offer includes complimentary tea or coffee station throughout stay, full Irish breakfast every morning, dinner in the Grosvenor Restaurant (Sunday to Thursday), five nights in your en suite room, with TV, telephone, welcoming tea and coffee amenities. Price: €290 per person sharing. Payment in full as soon as possible to secure places, no later than August 12th.
Cheques should be made out to ESB Travelco and addressed to: ESB Travelco, 27 Herbert Place, Dublin 2. Enquiries to Joe Weir. Tel: 01 632 5120/087 929 5552; email: jmweir@utvinternet.ie.
