GUFC Co-Op Committee

New Committee Additions

February 20th 2021  We’re pleased to announce that two new Co-op members have been co-opted to the committee: Vinny Faherty and David Snow. United legend Vinny (below, left) has only recently retired from playing; Our man in New England, David Snow (below, right) has been doing stalwart work in recent years, growing the overseas Co-op…

New Last Man Standing Competition

February 14th, 2021  The Co-op are running a bumper final Last Man Standing of the EPL 2021 season!The last two were very popular, and we’re making a few changes this time round to make it even better! The prize pool is 50:50 – €5 from every entry goes into the pot! At the end of…

GUFC Co-Op Committee

Co-op Committee changes

February 12th 2021  The Galway United Friends Co-op Committee (Board of Directors) is elected each year at our Annual General Meeting in accordance with the rule 11 of the co-operative rules. You can read the full rules here. All Board members must be members of the society, and one third of the existing board must step…

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019

January 21st 2021  Unfortunately, at no time since the time the Covid-19 situation commenced has it has been permissible to safely conduct a conventional Annual General Meeting for 2019 at an indoor venue. The Co-op board do not wish to delay the process any further, so the board devised a combined email/virtual AGM process, which…

Lotto Operations Still Suspended

January 12th 2021  With the operation of the weekly Galway Soccer Lotto draw continuing to be suspended due to the Covid-19 restrictions, a further review was promised in January. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 situation has badly deteriorated, with tighter restrictions being re-imposed by the government. The Galway Soccer Lotto committee have determined that it is not…

Co-op Presentation to Vinny Faherty

December 19th 2020  Vinny Faherty joined us in the club shop this afternoon, and we made a couple of presentations. To mark the occasion of his recent retirement from playing, Co-op Chairman Colin Coyle presented Vinny with a small token of our appreciation – a specially-engraved Galway Crystal vase. Committee Member Brian O’Riada also presented…

Lotto postponed until further notice

March 16, 2020 In light of the current Coronavirus situation and the difficulties associated with following the HSE guidelines, this week’s Lotto Draw has been postponed until 30 March 2020 at the earliest. Tickets sold for this week’s Lotto Draw will be retained for the next draw, which will be held as soon as it…

Last Man Standing

Galway United Under 13s are running a Last Man Standing Fundraiser for a trip to train and play in Barcelona. Your support would be greatly appreciated. To enter, please fill in the name of the team you select for week 1 and click Pay Now. Norwich vs Leicester Brighton vs Crystal Palace Bournemouth vs Chelsea…