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A HUSBAND and wife team together with a Kerry Rose helped ensure Killarney Legion GAA Club's brand-new website took centre stage this weekend.

Club members gathered at Randles Garage to unveil the new website on Friday. "With technology now making the world a much smaller place the role of club websites and social media has never been as prevalent," said club PRO Adam Moynihan. "Members and supporters are now spread far and wide across the country and even the world and their only means of keeping up with club affairs is through these avenues".

With this in mind Killarney Legion GAA Club enlisted the help of IT wizards, husband-and-wife team Eoin and Joanne O'Carroll who gave the club website a visual and virtual revamp and with the help of senior player Cathal Sheahan the website is now live.“It was our great pleasure to have current Kerry Rose Danielle O'Sullivan officially relaunch the website at Randles Bros Nissan Dealers, Killarney last Friday,” said club chairman Enda Walshe.

“Danielle of course is a proud Legion woman and it is a source of great pride for the club to see her represent the county so elegantly. She is a great ambassador for the Rose festival.”

Among the new features on the website is the ability to play the club lotto online. “This presents an ideal opportunity for Legion people all over the world to support the future progress of the club from the comfort of their own homes,” said club PRO Adam Moynihan.

Membership can be also be paid through the website with all the options available to join. This is possible due to a partnership with myclubfinances.com who cater for the facility with a secure and highly reputable system.

An online shop where you can view and purchase the latest club merchandise is now available ensuring you can pick up your green and white colours at any time.

You can access the website at www.legiongaa.com. “Huge thanks to Eoin and Joanne and also to Cathal who put timeless hours into presenting the sleek new look to the website,” said Enda.

The website launch also afforded the club the opportunity to unveil its own Garda vetting procedure for within the club. “With the recent revelations in the UK and the club's own desire to provide a safe environment for all our children, we pride ourselves in having all of our coaches Garda vetted,” said Enda.
“This is always an ongoing process so it is our goal to ensure that every member is vetted. The GAA recently launched a new, easy to use e-vetting system and the club was delighted to appoint Christina Tangney as its dedicated children's officer.

“Christina is a qualified social care worker and therefore provides an ideal profile for her position. She has been active in the club as a player previously and will now use her qualifications to ensure the club maintains a high standard of care for its members.

“This is something the club takes very seriously and we are delighted to have a person of Christina's capabilities on board.”
 

 
Above: Enda Walsh, Tommy Regan, Danielle O'Sullivan, Christina Tangney, David Randles.
PICTURE: DYLAN CLIFFORD