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Membership Book Season 2019-2020 Cork Constitution Football Club Founded 1892 Membership Book Season 2019-2020 Club Officers Season 2019 – 2020 President Kevin Fielding Deputy President Donal Lenihan Junior Deputy President Ray Clarke Club Captain Niall Kenneally Honorary Secretary Conor Clune Hon. Treasurer Padraig Higgins Chairman Management Michael Daly Club Trustees A. F. O’Leary, M.E. Daly, O.E. Hill, N.A. Murphy Club Colours Black, Blue and White Clubhouse and Grounds Address Temple Hill, Ballintemple, Cork Telephone Clubhouse 021-4292563 Office / Manager 021-4291960 086-6076273 Email [email protected] Website www.corkcon.ie 2 Club Officers Season 2019 – 2020 President Kevin Fielding Deputy President Donal Lenihan Junior Deputy President Ray Clarke Club Captain Niall Kenneally Honorary Secretary Conor Clune Hon. Treasurer Padraig Higgins Chairman Management Michael Daly Club Trustees A. F. O’Leary, M.E. Daly, O.E. Hill, N.A. Murphy Club Colours Black, Blue and White Clubhouse and Grounds Address Temple Hill, Ballintemple, Cork T12 N209 Telephone; Clubhouse 021-4292563 Office / Manager 021-4291960 086-6076273 Email; [email protected] Website; www.corkcon.ie 3 Presidents Message It is my great honour to have been elected President of Cork Constitution FC for the 2019-20 season and I want to thank the Executive of the club, and all members, for electing me to this singular position. Con has a long and proud tradition of rugby in Cork, in Munster, in Ireland and across the rugby playing world. The club has provided some exceptional individuals as players, coaches and administrators throughout the 125+ year history of CCFC. One of my main objectives for the year ahead, is to continue that tradition of aligning the club's considerable resources, to support all our players -- juveniles through youths, U20s and adults -- to achieve their full potential, both on and off the rugby field. Ahead of the 2019-20 season, I want to take this opportunity to thank our club sponsors at all levels. We have been very lucky to have such loyal and committed backers, especially Kearys who have been the main club sponsor for the past seven years. O’Neills have likewise been a great partner in supporting our senior team while the juvenile section of the club has been thriving under the generous support of Zurich. I also welcome Energia as the main sponsor of the All Ireland League. Their enthusiastic support for domestic rugby in Ireland is already evident and I wish them every success in this venture. The support of all commercial sponsors for the domestic game in Ireland is deeply appreciated. Our club is hugely dependent on the many volunteers who contribute enormously to the running of the club. It is quite staggering that a large, complex organisation like Cork Constitution FC can be run almost entirely through the efforts of unpaid volunteers. The breath of activities incorporated within the club is quite enormous - including bar, catering, events, juveniles, travel, house & grounds, fixtures, gear & equipment, and over 600 playing members. And behind each of these activities is a small band of dedicated volunteers. It is also quite humbling when you witness the time, effort and passion of these amazing individuals, united in their desire to see the club perform at an exceptional level in all areas. In this World Cup year, it is a great honour for the club to have two representatives on the Irish squad. I'd like to wish Joe Schmidt the very best of luck for the tournament and on behalf of the entire club, I would like to send our support to Peter O'Mahony and John Ryan, who are such fantastic ambassadors for the club. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the members of Cork Constitution FC, to welcome all visitors to the club for the 2019-20 season. Whether you are a player, coach, supporter or parent, enjoy your visit to Temple Hill, and I look forward to an exciting season ahead. 4 Vice Presidents Jack Dinan Michael O’Gorman Rose Dunne Tom Meade Ralph Keyes Don O’Riordan Kevin Flanagan Dan O’Connell Tony O’Connor Pau Derham Eddie Kehelly Stephen Murphy John K Murphy Charlie Murphy Colin Kilbride Frank Doyle Niall Murray Michael Boland Brian Walsh Padraig Higgins Pat Moynihan Pat Twomey Hugh O’Donovan Hugh Foley Eddie O’Connor Frank O’Connell Rea Kennedy Ray Clarke Liam Coughlan Ken Fitzgerald Kenny Murphy Fred Casey Ian Doyle Ross O’Dowling Christy Cantillon Tony Roche Mark O’Sullivan Jerry Murray Aidan McNamara Ian Murray David Murphy Donal Grogan Dermot O’Leary Liam S. Coughlan John Murphy Don Mullins Frank O’Connor David Power Tom Cahill Seamus Coughlan Donal Lenihan Richard King Bertie Smith Barry Fitzgerald Jim Barry Declan McGinn David Fitzgerald Executive Committee Kevin Fielding (President); Current Officers; All Past Presidents and vice Presidents are ex-officio members of the Executive Committee All Team Captains, Secretaries and Trainers Management Committee Kevin Fielding (President), Michael Daly (Chairman), Donal Lenihan, Padraig Higgins, Ray Clarke, Conor Clune, Brian Humphries, Finian O’Driscoll, Jerry Holland, Anthony O’Leary, plus co-opted Committee Chairmen from time to time Club Welfare Officer Ken Fitzgerald 086 2561680 5 Key Contact Information Office Manager Terry Ward Press Relations Officer John O’Mahony Hon. Fixtures Secretary Dave Power Assistant Director Rugby – Youths Ray Clarke Assistant Director Rugby – Juveniles Finbarr Jeffers Hon. Match Doctor Dr. Tom Cahill Club Physio Alan Keane Hon. Legal Advisor Ray Shanahan IRFU Committee Greg Barrett Munster Branch Greg Barrett, Brian Humphries, John O’Mahony South Munster Branch Dave Power Data Officer Pat Twomey Sub-Committees Rugby Steering Chairman: Jerry Holland, Committee Committee: Kevin Fielding, Donal Lenihan, Anthony O’Leary, Brian Humphries, Mick O’Driscoll. Bar Committee Chairman: John Murphy Committee: Dermot O’Leary, John Curtin, Pat Twomey, Jack Murphy, Dave Cagney, Der O’Riordan, Padraig Higgins Grounds Committee Chairman: Mick Boland Committee: Brian Humphries, Michael Daly 6 Clubhouse Committee Chairman: Ian O’Leary Committee: Dermot O’Leary, Michael Boland, John Murphy, Der O’Riordan Membership Committee Chairman: Dave Cagney Committee: Finbarr Jeffers, Ray Clarke, Niall Murray, John O’Mahony, Special Events Committee Chairman: Frank O’Connor – Cheltenham Race Day Committee: Noel Walsh, Colm Murphy, Johnny McGarry, Tim Barry Sponsorship and Chairman: Finian O’Driscoll Advertising Committee: Anthony O’Leary, Peter Hallissey, Ian O’Leary Lunch Committee Chairman: Jim Barry Committee: Donal Grogan, Ian O’Leary, Brian Cox Golf Classic Chairman: Dave Cagney Committee: John Murphy, Der O’Riordan, Don Mullins, Brian Cox Ezine and Match Zine Pat Twomey and Contributors Golf Society President: Colin Kilbride Secretary: Colm Murphy Captain: Hugh Foley Treasurer: Noel Walsh Club Shop / Club Gear Terry Ward, Michael Daly, Niall Murray Website / Social Media Martin O’Brien, Conor Kehelly, John Moynihan, Management Committee 7 Team managers, Captains, Coaches and Selectors First XV Captain Niall Kenneally Vice-Captain Gavin Duffy Manager Kenny Murphy Head Coach Brian Hickey Assistant Coaches Paul Mc Carthy, Jonathan Holland, Denis Fogarty Selector Ralph Keyes Strength and Conditioning Ciaran O’ Regan Physio Alan Keane Team Secretary Declan McGinn Logistics Manager Don Mullins Bag Man John Moynihan Junior 1 XV Coaches Dave Hurley, Senior Coaching Team Team Manager Ken Murphy Team Secretary John Moynihan, David Fitzgerald Physio Angela Heaton Junior 2 XV Manager Frank Doyle, Tommy McLoughlin Selectors Denis Hegarty, Coaches Captain Eoin Derham Administrator Der O’Riordan Coach James Kiernan, Bryan Cagney, Cian Parkes Strength & Conditioning Billy O’Regan Under 20 XV Head Coach Denis Fogarty Assistant Coaches Justin McCarthy Manager Ken Murphy Team Secretary Noel Humphreys Physio Angela Heaton 8 Youths and Juvenile Rugby See directory for contact details Chairman Ray Clarke Committee All Head Coaches Assistant Director Rugby – Juvenile Finbarr Jeffers Assistant Director Rugby – Youth Ray Clarke Juvenile Secretary Terry Ward Youth Secretary Ken Fitzgerald Youth and Juvenile Subscriptions Dave Cagney Club Welfare Officer Ken Fitzgerald South Munster Branch Rep. Dave Power Youth Coaches Under 18.5 Ian Mitchell [email protected] 087 2515001 Head Coach Don Harney [email protected] 0861740010 Team Manager Barry Fitzgerald [email protected] 0879523939 Paul Boyling [email protected] 0879426337 Stephen Murphy [email protected] 0868525883 Aidan [email protected] 0862469982 McNamara Liam Norton [email protected] 0894092403 Team Doctor Under 16 Shane Moynihan [email protected] 0852559447 Head Coach Ian Lester [email protected] 086879501l Team Manager Frank Coombes [email protected] 0866817103 Liam Tuohy [email protected] 0872327557 Under 14 Sean O’Riordan [email protected] 0872413087 Head Coach Eddie Kingston [email protected] 0868566056 Team Manager Rory Cremin [email protected] 0877702764 Niall O'Brien [email protected] 0852293681 Finbarr Buckley [email protected] 0868375788 Pat Hughes [email protected] 0879832058 9 Juvenile Coaches Under 7 James Cogan [email protected] 087 2448284 Team Manager Under 8 Cearbhall Behan [email protected] 087 4199881 Under 9 Paul Gallagher [email protected] 086 8800111 Head Coach Stephen Rogers [email protected] 086 1717652 Team Manager Tom O'Connell [email protected] 086 3288180 John Kelly [email protected] 086 9859928 Gordon
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