Sligo Launch - Sligo Tennis Club - 4/12/06
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Author Tom Higgins making a presentation to
President of Sligo TC, Seamus O'Toole. |
Current & Past Presidents of Tennis
Ireland, Maria Kilkelly & Olwyn Raftery. |
Billy Burke, 'the elder statesman' of Sligo
Tennis Club. |
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| Catherine & Conor Frazer enjoying the
night. |
Sligo Tennis Club members Marina Swann, Helen McNamara,
Francie Mahon & Patsy McElhinney. |
'I must be in here somewhere'. Michael McNamara (Captain, Co Sligo Golf
Club). |
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| George Chadda & John Sheehy, golfers with
an interest in tennis. |
Rod Scott, Billy Mulvaney, Vincent Holland
& Carmel Scott seem to be enjoying the occasion. |
Olga Higgins supported her dad's big night. |
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| STC Tennis Captain's past & present, Pat
Harte and Gerry Walsh. |
Thirsty work for the author. |
Kay Curley & Francie Mahon. |
Cork Launch - Sunday's Well B<C- 7/12/06
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Chairman of Sunday's Well Boating &
Tennis Club Sean Flynn, author
Tom Higgins and Ger O'Mahony (Munster branch TI) at
the Cork launch. |
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photo: Cillian Kelly News Digital |
Dublin Launch - Fitzwilliam LTC - 11/12/06
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Ivar Boden (Former President Queens Club),
Olga Higgins, Tom Higgins,John O'Brien (President
Fitzwilliam LTC), Joe Hackett (Former President
Fitzwilliam LTC), Declan Heavey (Former President
Fitzwilliam LTC). |
Sisters Deirdre, Maeve, Fiona &
Gillian Kelly and cousin Niamh Houlihan. |
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Brian Higgins, Maeve Kelly, Deirdre
Kelly & Declan Higgins. |
Fiona Kelly, Pat Higgins & Fiona
McKenna. |
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Maeve Kelly & author Tom Higgins. |
Heavy work! Gillian & Deirdre Kelly. |
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Pat Higgins, John McKenna & Declan
Higgins. |
Morgan & Marie Doyle with the author. |
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Photos: Paul Higgins |
Belfast Launch - Belfast
Boat Club - 13/12/06
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From left: Lyn Jamison, Vice-President of Tennis
Ireland, Barbara James, President of Belfast Boat
Club, Vivienne Stewart, President of Ulster Branch
Tennis Ireland and Tom Higgins, Author.
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Tom Higgins presenting an engraved mirror to Barbara
James, President of Belfast Boat Club to mark the
occasion of the launch of the History Of Irish
Tennis.
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Photos: Walter Hall |
Longford Launch - Longford
TC - 14/12/06
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Members of the Longford Tennis Club
Committee who organised the local launch . From left:
Pat Connolly, Mike DeJong (Vice Chairman), Eugene
O'Reilly (Chairman), Carmel Connellan (President), Maria
Kilkelly (President Tennis Ireland), Claire Clarke, Tom
Higgins (Author) & Chris Clarke.
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Warren Turner, Franklin Connellan, Paddy
Quinn & Patrick Groarke.
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Helen Kane from Mullingar
features in the book.
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Tom Higgins presenting an engraved mirror to Carmel
Connellan, President of Longford Tennis Club to mark the
occasion of the launch of the History Of Irish
Tennis. Also included are Eugene O'Reilly, Maria
Kilkelly, & Peter Kelly TD.
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President of Tennis Ireland, Maria Kilkelly & Eugene
O'Reilly, chairman of Longford Tennis Club.
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Geoff Oakley, Patrick Groarke, Derick Turner, Tom Higgins & Warren
Turner.
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Jim Kelly, Teresa Fagan, Trudy Higgins, Nigel Paxton, Olga
Higgins, Ursula Higgins, Paul Higgins & Tom Higgins.
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Peter Kelly TD
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Derick Turner
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Franklin Connellan, Paddy Quinn, Brenda
Gearty, Padraig Gearty, Teresa
Fagan & Patrick Groarke.
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Michael deForge & Geoff Oakley
travelled from Birr for the launch.
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