by Joe McCabeCARRICK Emmets GFC will host the club’s inaugural Gala Ball in the Fiddlers, Main Street Carrickmacross this Friday night February 15.  This Black Tie occasion is a fundraiser for the upkeep of the club for the year ahead.  The night will commence  at 7.45pm when the guests will take their seats for the night ahead and MS for the evening is prominent GAA referee, pat McEneaney who will introduce many special guests including former Armagh manager, Joe Kiernan, Irish Times columnist and Carrick native Frank McNally and Monaghan manager, Seamus McEneaney. A number of additional special guests may also be present on the night. A special treat for all ladies present has also been arranged.Dinner will be served at 8.30pm  and then at approximately 10pm Pat McEneaney will chair a question and answer session from the floor which promises to raise some interesting issues and replies from the special guests. A special auction will be held on the night with the top lots being a 1963 Morris Minor and a 1979 Ford Cortina. A full history on both cars is available.  Also up for auction is a seven month old donkey as well as two tickets for a Liverpool European night away. Also up for grabs will be a pair of 8 year tickets for All Ireland Hurling Finals and replays for section 308 of the Cusack Stand in Croke Park.Bose Ireland Ltd has also donated a substantial prize for the auction while the wine for the night has been donated by Tommy McEntee.Later,  a Monster Raffle will be held with first prize being a 1000 litres of oil which has been donated by O’Rourke Fuels, Bridewell Lane. Many other great prizes are up for grabs including Tommy Freeman’s Vodafone All Star jersey and Oisin McConville’s All Ireland Clubs Champions Jersey which has been signed by all the players and management team.  A Gooch Cooper jersey has also been donated for the auction which has been signed by the Kerry players and management team. A great nights musical entertainment has also been laid on to insure a fantasic  night for all present.  The organising committee for the Gala Ball is Jimmy Finnegan, PJ O’Hanlon, Pat Cassidy, Jim Hand, Declan Finnegan and Gordon Finnegan. “This will hopefully be the first of many great Gala nights for Carrick Emmets in the future and bodes well for the club,” Jimmy Finnegan told the Post this week.Jimmy concluded by thanking everybody who has contributed in any waytowards the Gala Night.