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TENNENT'S/UGAAWA MONTHLY MERIT
AWARD
January 2006
Outpointing
all performances in the amazing Dr McKenna Cup during January was a club
player barely known outside of his own county. MICHAEL LENNON
is the name and his masterly display with Inniskeen in the All-Ireland Club
Intermediate Football semi-final earns him our Tennent’s
Monthly Merit Award for the first month of the year.
Michael (20) played
with the Grattan’s at midfield when they defeated last year’s
All-Ireland winners Carbury from Cork. He was the rock on which the Rebels
perished as he outplayed all opposition and rifled over two points in his
team’s 0-12 to 0-9 victory, at Portlaoise.
The winner, a
student at Dundalk IT, is a dual performer. Apart from the Monaghan and
Ulster Intermediate Football Championship medals he has recently won with
Inniskeen, he has an Ulster U21 Shield Hurling medal collected with Monaghan
and has an All-Ireland ‘C’ U16 award. Last year, he added a
Monaghan Intermediate FL medal to his championship one. He is also the holder
of a Ranafast Cup medal.
Our winner is
currently a member of the Farney U21 football panel, has trained with the
senior squad and is a member of the senior hurling panel, as well.
Others in the
mix for the January award were Stephen McDonnell (Armagh), Ciarán
Bonner (Donegal), Gavin Donaghy (Queen’s), Malachy Mackin (UUJ) and
Brian Meenan (Tyrone).
At a reception in the Ulster Brewery on Wednesday, February 8, Michael Lennon received his award of a Tennent’s Sports Voucher, an engraved Belleek China vase, training gear from Pro*Star Sport and specially designed silver cuff links, compliments of Garret Mallon Jeweller, Omeath.
The presentation
was made by Terry McCourt, Tennent’s Business Development Manager.
Embargoed until 1.00am Thursday,
February 9.
At the Presentations-Terry
McCourt and John Graham with Michael
Michael with family and Club members
Pics © by Houston Green Photography
