Area 17 update

Area 17 update.

Area 17 held its  Club Officer training at the Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, on  January 25^th, chaired by Area Governor, Conor O’ Brien, Training is held twice a year on an Area basis for club officers.  Presentations were made by Fanahan Colbert, Fermoy, on  gaining new members, Mary Meaney ,Galtees, on  showing respect towards new members &  Bridget Elliott, West Limerick, on the use of the computerized Easy-Speak system for organizing club meetings . Tony O’ Regan, Speakeasy Mallow, spoke on the importance of attending to detail in club matters.

Tony O' Regan addressing  Area 17 club officer training. Pictured in the audience are Brian O' Farrell (Fermoy), Bridget Elliott (West Limerick), Ray Ryan (Speakeasy Mallow) & Ben O' Sullivan, (Failte Charleville).

The International Speech and Evaluation competitions are forthcoming. Dates of the Area 17 contests are as follows:

Speakeasy Mallow: March 22nd, Hibernian Hotel, Mallow. 20:00.

Failte; March 26th, Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville, 20;15.

Galtees : March 27th, Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, 20:00.

Fermoy: April 3rd, Grand Hotel Fermoy, 20;15.

Area final: April 9th, Charleville Park Hotel, 20:00. (Provisional).

2012 in Division A.

Toastmasters in Division A are back in full swing after the Christmas Break. 2012 will feature numerous events such as the Evaluation, Tall Tales and International Speech Contests. At least two workshops are forthcoming. The Talking Heads Club in Garryvoe will be hosting the 2012 District 71 Winter Conference, and more details will follow in the forthcoming months!

Vicky McCarthy, President of Tralee Toastmasters, has been appointed as Assistant Area Governor for Area 36.

Speakeasy Schools Public Speaking Contest.

Speakeasy Toastmasters held their schools public speaking contest on Wednesday 30th November at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow. Six schools took part from Mallow, Kanturk & Buttevant. Hazel Hennessey, St. Mary's Secondary School Mallow won first prize as the best individual speaker while Davis College Mallow won first place in the best overall school.  A photo album of the contest can be viewed at

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Hazel Hennessey receiving first prize as best individual speaker from Teresa Gore, Hibernian Hotel, Mallow,
prize sponsor.

Aidan. J. O' Flynn & Eilis O' Callaghan, Davis College Mallow, receiving first prize for the best overall school from Jerry O' Callaghan, Mallow Credit Union, prize sponsor.

Speakeasy Toastmasters schools competition.

Speakeasy Toastmasters will be holding their annual schools speaking competition at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow, Wednesday 30th Novemeber at 7:30 pm. Schools from Mallow, Kanturk, Boherbue and Buttevant will be taking part.

Internet workshop

The Division A Internet workshop was held on Thursday 24th November at Cork Airport. The workshop was chaired by Eddie O' Mahony, who delivered presentations on the District 71 website, Facebook, Twitter, Tweetdeck and Freetoasthost 2. Eileen Twomey delivered a presentation on the Toastmasters International Website and Ray Ryan delivered a presentation on Blogging.

Workshop in progress

Division A internet workshop in progress. More details to follow.