th Nuachtlitir Coiste Chontae Chorcaí: Vol. 2 No. 26, December 14 2010

Dates for Your 2010 League Presentations GAA Email Diary The presentation of cheques to the successful teams in Just a reminder: 16th December: this year's RedFM Senior League took recently in where clubs have a GAA Clubs’ Draw, the RedFM Studios. In all, €11,000 was presented to change of secretary, Mitchelstown seven clubs - the top six, Midleton, Erin's Own, Sars, please ensure the th Killeagh, Na Piarsaigh and Glen Rovers, plus new secretary gets 20 December: Presentation of who completed their full league access to the GAA Munster Council programme and were thus entered into a draw for Email address. For Grants, time and €1000. Chairman Jerry O'Sullivan and PRO any queries, contact venue tbc Gerard Lane both expressed their gratitude to Fiona [email protected] Darcy (CEO) and all at RedFM for their generous sponsorship of this competition.

GAA Season 2011 Ticket 2011 Competitions The 2011 GAA The draws for the Season Ticket is now 2011 Evening Echo County Chairman Jerry O’Sullivan presents Midleton with their County on sale at a base price winners’ cheque. Also included are Fiona Darcy, Red FM CEO, and Pat of €75 (Juveniles Horgan, SHL Chairman. Championships €10). Rounds 1 and 2 were Cheques were also presented to the winners and made at Convention The Season Ticket th Scheme offers huge runners-up of all the other leagues at a recent function on December 12 – savings to fans, and is in Rochestown Park Hotel, where a total €29,725 was click here to view the available for either distributed between thirteen clubs. draws or see hurling or football. www.gaacork.ie. The base price Draws for the new includes all of Cork’s County B league matches plus Championships will the opening take place at a later Championship match, date. The League and it’s Play and Pay programmes for after that. 2011 are also now For more information available and can be on the GAA Season seen under the ticket, see Leagues link on www.gaa.ie www.gaacork.ie.

*Photo courtesy George Hatchell- for more see www.gaacork.ie

Ladies Southside & District Sports Award Cork GAA Football Year Congratulations to Ballymartle, Nemo Rangers and Yearbook Click here to Stephen White of Ballygarvan, November and The annual Cork GAA download "Reflection December Cork International Airport Hotel/Gerald Yearbook is now in s of a Sporting McCarthy Awards and Gifts Southside and District the shops priced at Year", compiled by Sports Awards. just €7. Cork Ladies Football The Awards were presented at a function in the Cork Produced by the PRO, Sharon O'Keeffe International Airport Hotel attended by the Lord Mayor Evening Echo, this - a booklet reviewing Michael O'Connell, Deputy County Mayor Deirdre Forde, attractive publication the 2010 Ladies County PRO Gerard Lane and representatives of the provides a Football season in three clubs. comprehensive review

Cork. This publication of the GAA year in can also be viewed on Cork, including the Cork Ladies hurling, football, Football camogie, ladies' website, www.corkladi football and more. An esfootball.ie ideal stocking-filler!

The award winners and guests at the Airport Hotel *Picture courtesy Mike English

Munster GAA Awards

Congratulations to all the Cork winners at the recent Bórd Gáis Energy Munster GAA Awards, including Dr. Michael Con Murphy who received the Special Merit Award, Hall Strategic Plan of Fame winner Declan Barron, Brian Hurley (Minor Cusack Centre Update For anyone interested Football), Geraldine O’Flynn (Ladies Football), Eoin All the new Juvenile in the changing face of Conway (Intermediate Hurling) and referees Dave committees are now in Irish life, The Michael Copps, Conor Lane and Cathal McAllister. place – Coiste na nOg Cusack Centre is a Click here for full list of award winners, or see and the Central, East, treasure chest of living www.gaacork.ie West and North history, a top tourist Regions. For full attraction and popular details, see the County destination for all. Board link on Located in the www.gaacork.ie or Picturesque click here. Various Burren, CARRON, CO. sub-committees have CLARE also been appointed, Tel: 065 - 708 9944 and with the approval Carron, Co. Clare of Convention, the Email: info@michaelcu new structures sack.ie outlined in the plan www.michaelcusack.ie are now in place.

Geraldine O’Flynn receives her award from Munster PRO Jim Forbes. Also included is Bórd Gáis Energy CEO John Mullins *Picture courtesy George Hatchell – for more see www.gaacork.ie

A Season of County Convention Report Cork Team Sundays The Annual Convention of Coiste Chontae Chorcaí took Photos A Season of place on December 12th. Click here to download the The official Sundays 2010, was Annual Report. There was one change of officer, with framed team launched on Fermoy's Diarmuid Gowen replacing Jim Murphy as photograph of this December 7th in County Development Officer. Motions relating to the year's historic All- Dublin. The book has setting aside of Juvenile Divisional Boards and the Ireland winning Cork become an institution running of County-wide Junior B Championships for a football team, is now and embraces the two-year period were passed overwhelmingly, as were on sale and would heart and soul of a number of motions relating to the Irish. Two motions make an ideal Ireland's national restricting the powers of Central Council were defeated. Christmas gift. games as captured by It can be purchased the award winning from Páirc Uí Chaoimh team of Sportsfile (see www.gaacork.ie – photographers, with Contact Us link) or text from Irish Times from any player for journalist Tom €100 - all proceeds to Humphries. Players' Fund.

Newly-elected East Cork Board secretary Tracey Kennedy with new Secondary County Development Officer Diarmuid Gowen at Convention Juvenile Cork *Pic courtesy George Hatchell – for more see www.gaacork.ie Jerseys Competitions Looking for that Entries are now open Award for Patrick Dwyer perfect Christmas for the Tom Creedon Congratulations to Ballymartle captain, Patrick present for Cork-mad and Tadhg Crowley Dwyer, who was recently presented with the 96Fm Cups 2011. Tom kids? Look no further C103 Sports Award for November at a function in his than Páirc Uí Rinn, Creedon entries honour at the Rochestown Park Hotel. Patrick was should be submitted where Juvenile Cork honoured for his contribution to his club's County Final, jerseys are on sale in to secretary.macroom County League Final and Munster Club final victories, [email protected] , closing at a special reduced the latter capping a fantastic year for Ballymartle. The price – the ideal date Sat December function was attended by Patrick's family, clubmates, 18th. Tadhg Crowley Christmas gift. Even County Board Officers and Carrigdhoun officers. Santa gets them here! entries should be sent to [email protected], Opening hours are closing date January from 9am to 1pm and 1st. 2.30pm to 4pm Both draws will be Monday to Friday. made in Macroom on For more information January 8th, with on size, price and competition beginning availability phone on the weekend of 021-4291604 or January 22/23 and email continuing each [email protected] weekend thereafter. e

Shay Livinstone, Rochestown Park Hotel; Finbarr McCarthy; Patrick Dwyer; Jerry O’Sullivan and Gerard Lane, County Board

*Photo courtesy Tony O’Connell

Rebel Yell on Sam Maguire in London Coiste Oiliúna TV3 Sam Maguire visited London recently as a guest of the Report Rebel Yell: Cork’s Cork Association, along with players Michael Shields The Annual Activity Footballers End 20 and Noel O'Leary, County Chairman Jerry O'Sullivan Report of Coiste Years of Hurt airs and Runaí Frank Murphy. They attended the Fr. Oiliúna Chorcaí is now on Tuesday Murphy's Ladies Football and Camogie Social and the available on December 21st at Cork Association Dinner during the visit. www.gaacork.ie, or

23.05 on TV3. This is click here to view. The the story of how report outlines various Cork's footballers areas of games tasted All Ireland development glory after 20 years undertaken during the of trying, with year, including contributions from coaching courses, and Summer Camps and Conor Counihan. much more.

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Clubs’ Draw Michael Shields and Noel O'Leary with members of the Fr. Murphy's Blitz Congratulations to Ladies Football and Camogie Club, London Carbery took 2 out of all prizewinners in the 3 trophies on offer the November Cork in the recent under 14 GAA Clubs' Draw, Catriona Casey Player of the Year peil inter-divisional which took place at Congratulations to Ballydesmond's Catriona Blitz in C.I.T. Fielding Bishopstown GAA Casey who collected the Young Female Player of the A and B teams, they Complex. The Year Award at the GAA Handball All-Stars Banquet on showed the fruits of December Draw Saturday last at Croke Park. the hard work put in takes place on Catriona had an amazing year, winning all four Minor recently in west Cork Thursday, December titles on offer in the 40x20 and 60x30 Championships to beat Seandun A 16th in at Munster and All-Ireland level. She also reached the and Avondhu in the Mitchelstown. For Senior singles 40x20 Final in Munster and was winner respective finals. more information or of the Munster and All-Ireland Senior Doubles Colleges Playing with a pace to join the Draw, titles. Last month, she also made the Irish Junior and skill level that see www.corkgaadra Team, in winning the 17 and Under Irish crown, and neither Seandun A or w.ie. To see the full will travel as part of a squad of six to San Diego for the Muskerry could match, list of prizewinners US Nationals on December 22nd. Carbery A took the for November, click Coiste Oiliuna here or see organised under 14 www.gaacork.ie. inter divisional peil This year’s Annual competition in C.I.T. Report at Convention on Sunday 28th highlighted the fact November. In all, over that numbers have 180 players got dropped in the Draw meaningful game time in recent years, and and the opportunity to clubs are reminded play with their that this is a risk- divisional side. Click free means of here for full details or fundraising. see www.gaacork.ie.

Catriona pictured with pictured with Tony Hannon, Irish Handball President

Attention Club Profile: Clonakilty Hurling Gaeilge/ Club During the past three years a huge effort has been put Cultúr agus into promoting underage hurling in the Clonakilty GAA Secretaries! Club. Efforts made to date include the setting up of a Scór You will soon be Hurling Forum to do a review of hurling in the club and Scór na nÓg na receiving a form to make plans for the future. All underage hurling Mumhan through your GAA Comórtas Leath- coaches were required to do a hurling coaching course Email requesting club and representations were made to the club committee Cheannais Corcaigh/ details necessary for to build a hurling wall, which was agreed and the wall is Ciarraí/ Luimneach the updating of the now a reality and in full use. Satharn 8ú Eanair Cork GAA website, Outside hurling coaches were invited to the club and (8/1/11)Sráid, a' the County Board text visiting coaches included Tommy Walsh and Michael Mhuilinn nó Cill Áirne system and the 2011 Rice of Kilkenny. The results of the efforts means that Ag tosú ag a 7.00 i.n. Directory. Please the club now has at its disposal the most talented Comórtaisí endeavour to return bunch of young hurlers from 12 to 16 that we have ever Ceannais na the information as seen seen in the club. Mumhan soon as possible, and During the past three seasons titles won by Clonakilty Domhnach 30ú Eanair note that mobile underage hurling teams (many for the first time) include (30/1/11) - Ceapach phone numbers and county U.12C hurling title, two SW U.12B Choinn Ag tosú ag a email addresses will championships, one SW U12C championships, three 2.30 i.n. ensure the optimum Carbery/Muskerry U12 Hurling leagues, U14B Craobh na hÉireann level of Carbery/Muskerry hurling league, U16B Satharn 19ú Feabhra communication Carbery/Muskerry hurling league, county U13 hurling (19/2/11) between clubs and Caisleán a' Bharraigh, finalists. Promoting hurling in a predominantly football the County Board in club is never easy and it's very encouraging to see the Co. Mhaigh Eo the year ahead. positive results of so much hard work on the hurling front. Contact would be welcome with any outside coaches who would be willing to give a day's coaching to

the young players, U10 to U16. Variety is the spice of

life.

Vote for Ilen Congrats to the Champs! Rovers! Congratulations to Ilen Rovers has won our Munster Club the Munster section of the TG4/Star Sunday Champions, Ballymartle and newspaper Spirit of the Club awards. Meelin – Nemo Rangers must wait a They are now entered little longer! into the All Ireland Spirit of the Club Well done also to Inch Rovers, who Clonakilty U13s – County Finalists 2010 award, and need your recently won the All- help to win to bring Ireland Senior Ladies Club profiles should be emailed to [email protected] another All Ireland to Club Football Final, Cork this year. beating Carnacon of Nollaig Shona agus Ath-bhliain Faoi Please text CLUB 4 Mayo. Mhaise Daoibh! to 53306.

We wish all our readers a happy and holy Christmas and a prosperous New Year – the next edition of County Board News will be issued in January 2011.

Gerard Lane [email protected]