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Munster Provincial Council Minute Books, 1928 - 1981

Minute books contain the meeting minutes of the Munster Council, subsidiary committees and the Annual Provincial Conventions.

Topics of note recorded in the minute books include the composition of the Munster Council, in particular the elections of Provincial Officers (Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Treasurer) at the annual Provincial Conventions and the appointment of the Provincial Secretary; the establishment of subsidiary committees (finance committee, development committee, grounds committee, hurling committee etc); the financial situation of the Council; the administration of games and competitions throughout the Province including the inauguration of various competitions (Munster Club Championships etc), the fixing of dates and venues, the appointment of referees, the hearing of appeals and objections and the acquisition of trophies. The minute books also detail the administration of the Accident Scheme / Fund throughout the Province; the organisation and administration of Gaelic games in the Munster schools and colleges; the development of grounds throughout the Province including the administration of the various Provincial and Central Council Grounds Schemes; the effect World War II had on the Council; the administration of handball and Scor throughout the Province; the relationship between the Munster Council, Central Council and the other Provincial Councils; relations between the Munster Council and the media (print, radio and television); and the reaction of the Munster Council to the political violence in the North of Ireland.