Dates for your Nuachtlitir Coiste Chontae Chorcaí: Vol. 4 No. 1, Jan. 17th 2012 Diary January 22nd: McGrath Cup Q-Finals: Cork v Awards for Dr. Con and Ballymartle CIT, 2pm @ P. Uí Rinn Congratulations to Dr. Con Murphy, well-known to all Cork GAA fans as & Tipp v UCC, 2pm @ the long-serving team doctor to our Inter-County teams, who was Clonmel recently presented with the Hall of Fame Award at the Annual South Side January 26th: Cork Sports Awards sponsored by the Cork International Airport Hotel and GAA Clubs’ Draw, Gerald McCarthy Awards and Gifts. In addition to his long association with Bandon Cork teams, Dr. Con has also been involved with UCC for many years, January 28th: Club and was a selector in 2011, when the UCC Senior Football team won both PRO Training, Oriel the centenary Sigerson Cup and the County Championship. Also House, 9am-1pm honoured at the awards were Ballymartle, who won the Team of the January 31st: County Year Award following their County, Munster and All-Ireland winning Board Meeting, 8.30pm campaigns of 2011. Páirc Uí Chaoimh Design Team The Páirc Uí Chaoimh Design Team has been announced as follows: Project Manager:- Malachy Walsh and Partners , Cork Architect:- Scott Tallon Walker, Cork. Engineering Consultants:- Malachy Walsh and Dr. Con Murphy, Hall of Fame Winner; Carmel Lonergan, Operations Manager; Greg O'Halloran, Supreme Sports Star Winner and Anthony McCarthy of Ballymartle, GAA Team Partners, Cork. of the Year Winners. Photo: Billy McGill Planning Consultant:- Cunnane Stratton First County Board Meeting of 2012 Reynolds, Cork. The first meeting of Coiste Chontae Chorcaí 2012 takes place on Tuesday, Quantity Surveyor:- st January 31 at 8.30pm in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Clubs should note that Michael Barrett Transfer applications must be received at Páirc Uí Chaoimh before close Partnership, Cork. of business on Monday, January 30th, as they will be taken as Notice of Motion at that meeting. Transfer forms can be downloaded from the Cork GAA website, www.gaacork.ie. The full schedule of County Board meetings for the year ahead is also available in the Administration section of www.gaacork.ie We would like to wish all our clubs, members and friends a very successful 2012. Cork GAA Clubs’ Draw Good Luck to Congratulations to Matt O’Halloran of Blackrock, winner of the top Charleville! prize of €20,000 in the Cork GAA Clubs’ Draw for December. See Best of luck to http://url.ie/dzq0 for a full list of prize winners. The January Draw th Charleville, who take on takes place in Bandon on January 26 . Fullen Gaels (Warwickshire) in the All-Ireland JHC Semi- Final on Sunday, January 22nd at 1pm in Walsh Park, Waterford. O’Sullivan to Manage Munster Cork Senior Football selector Ger O’Sullivan Tom O'Riordan, Blackrock Draw Co-Ordinator, presents the December top prize to Matt (Dromtarriffe) has been O'Halloran. Included are Roger Ryan, Jim Healy (Blackrock), Patricia O'Halloran and appointed manager of Seamus Coughlan (Draw Manager). Pic: Mike English the Munster Football team for the M. Tom Creedon/Tadhg Crowley Cup Draws Donnelly Interprovincial The Tadhg Crowley Cup and Tom Creedon Cup will commence on Series, along with January 21st, and the draws for both competitions were made on selectors Maurice Horan January 7th in FitzGerald's Book Shop, Macroom, sponsors of the Tom (Limerick) and John Creedon Cup. Guests of Honour were Catherine Vaughan, sister of the Kennedy (Kerry). late Tom Creedon, and John Coleman of Millstreet, who played for Munster play Leinster Cork with Tom Creedon. John paid an eloquent tribute to Tom on February 19th at Creedon, acknowledging him both as a fine player and a good Parnell Park. friend. For the draws, see http://url.ie/dzpw or www.gaacork.ie. Tunnel Closures The Jack Lynch Tunnel will close from 9.30pm to 7am Saturday to Thursday from now until June 29th. See www.gaaacork.ie for more. Tracey Kennedy, County PRO; John O'Mahony, Macroom PRO; Paddy Murphy, Macroom Chairman; John Coleman, former Cork Footballer; Pat O'Connell, Macroom Secretary, Catherine Vaughan, sister of Tom Creedon and Martin Fitzgerald, FitzGerald's Bookshop PRO Training Award for Mervyn Gammell A training seminar for Congratulations to Mervyn Gammell (Charleville), winner of the Club and Divisional 96FM C103 Rochestown Park Hotel Sports Award for December, in PROs will take place in recognition of his achievements with his club in winning the County and Oriel House, Ballincollig, Munster Club Junior Hurling Championship titles.Mervyn received his on January 28th from award at a special function in his honour held at Rochestown Park Hotel 9am-1pm. For more on January 16th, attended by his family, friends and officers of the information or to Charleville GAA Club and Cork County Board. reserve a place at this free seminar (light lunch included), please contact County PRO Tracey Kennedy at [email protected] by January 20th. Allianz League Fixtures All of Cork’s Allianz League Fixtures for Tom Tobin, Rochestown Park Hotel; Finbarr McCarthy, 96Fm C103; Mervyn Gammell, Charleville; Kieran McGeary, 96Fm C103 CEO; Tracey Kennedy, County PRO; Bob Ryan, 2012 can now be County Chairman. Pic: Tony O’Connell – for more see www.gaacork.ie viewed in the Inter- County section of the Munster Council Grants Cork GAA website, On Thursday, December 16th, Munster Council Development Grants were www.gaacork.ie. presented to 37 Cork Clubs at Páirc Uí Rinn. The presentation was attended by Munster Council Chairman, Seán Walsh, who stressed the importance of maintaining attendances at Munster Championship games, as these gate receipts fund the grants. For more information on the grants, see http://url.ie/dzq3, and for all photos from the event, see www.gaacork.ie Twitter: 5000 Followers! The Cork GAA Twitter page, @OfficialCorkGAA, recently attracted its 5000th follower – another communications milestone!! Check it out for yourself at https://twitter.com/#!/ OfficialCorkGAA Diarmuid Gowen (County Development Officer, Seán Walsh, John Fenton (Fermoy), Bob Ryan (County Chairman). Pic: Mike English Scór na nÓg PRO/Chairperson The County Finals of Scór na nÓg were held on December. Email Addresses Comhghairdeas do na buaitheoirí go léir: Rince Foirne: (1) Every club now has an Carrigaline*, (2) Boherbue; Amhránaíocht Aonar: (1) Tracey Cronin* official GAA email (Iveleary), (2) Muireann Buckley (Millstreet); Ceol Urlise: (1) address for its Boherbue*, (2) Milford; Aithriseoireacht: (1) Tracey Cronin* Chairperson and PRO. If (Iveleary), (2) Ciarán O'Donovan (Ilen Rovers); Bailéad Ghrúpa: (1) you are a Chairperson Boherbue*, (2) Millstreet; Tráth na gCeist:(1) Boherbue*, (2) or PRO and do not have Aghabullogue; Nuachleas: (1) Carbery Rangers*, (2) Ross Ladies access to your official Football; Rince Seit: (1) Boherbue*, (2) Kiskeam. email address, please *Also successful in Munster Semi-Finals and will represent Corcaigh in th contact [email protected] Munster Final on Sunday, January 29 in Cappoquin. For more on Scór, as soon as possible and see Gaeilge section on www.gaacork.ie access details will be provided – otherwise you may miss out on vital information, as these addresses only will be used for GAA communications. County Leagues The full fixtures programme for the Rince Seit – Bóthar Buí County Leagues 2012 is now available in the Blackrock Award competitions section of Congratulations to the Blackrock Minor Hurling team, County Champions the Cork GAA website, 2011 and recent recipients of Gresham Metropole Hotel Southside www.gaacork.ie. Sports Award for December in association with John Buckley Sports. Cork GAA JobBridge Internships for two Administrative Assistants for Cork County Board will be advertised on www.jobbridge.ie and www.jobbridge.gaa.ie on January 23rd. See www.gaacork.ie for more. Roger Russell, Gresham Metropole, presents the award to Shane O'Keeffe, Included are Tom Riordan & Jim O'Brien, Blackrock GAA, Kieran and Edwina O'Keeffe), John Buckley, Andy Hayes, Marie O'Brien, Blackrock Secretary with Minor players, Chris Ahern, Stephen Connolly, Paul Delaney and David O'Farrell. Pic: Billy MacGill McGrath Lifetime Acheivement Award: Michael Ellard Congratulations to retired Irish Examiner journalist, Michael Ellard, who Cup/Waterford was recently presented with the Lifetime Acheivement Award at the Crystal Cup Annual Northside & District Sports Awards Banquet. Well done to the Cork Senior Footballers, who got their season off to a successful start with victory over Clare in the McGrath Cup Quarter- th Final on January 15 . They now play CIT in the Semi-Final, in Páirc Uí Rinn at 2pm on Sunday next, January 22nd, while in the other semi-final, UCC play Tipperary at Clonmel on the same day. The Senior Hurlers will begin their Waterford Crystal Cup campaign on February 5th against either Kerry or IT Tralee. Ann Kerins (judge), John Treacy CEO Irish Sports Council, Micheal Ellard (former Irish Examiner sports journalist), Cllr. Tony Fitzgerald, Tony O'Sullivan (judge), Cllr. Derry Canty, Chris Crowley General manager, Billy Cronin Hall of Fame wnner and Denis Coughlan (judge) at the Ambassador Hotel & Health Club Sports Annual Award dinner in association with John Buckley Sports. Photo: Billy MacGill Cork Footballers on the Ropes! Well done to the Cork Senior Footballers, who raised several thousand euro for suicide awareness charity, Breaking the Silence, through their recent Charity Boxing Tournament held in Rochestown Park Hotel. The Coaching/ capacity attendance, which included Conor Counihan and his Physical management team, were treated to 16 fights involving members of the Development Senior Football panel and some guest fighters. For full report, see Courses http://url.ie/dzq8. A number of Foundation, Level 1 and Physical Development courses will be run by Coiste Oiliúna Chorcaí in the coming weeks – for details see www.gaacork.ie (Click View All on News list) or contact your local GDA.