Cork Constitution F.C. Matchzine Ulster Bank League Division 1A Match Day InformaƟon Cork Constitution F.C. V Terenure College R. F.C. Admission: €10 for adults, OAP & students €5. Saturday 7th April 2018 14.30 PM Paid up members of Cork Constuon and all children under On Saturday we welcome Terenure College President, Tom the age of 16 have free admission. There will be limited car Moloney , his commiee, team and supporters to Temple Hill. parking in Temple Hill on Saturday. As always the Ulster Bank All Ireland League is very compe- We request that patrons respect our neighbours by not park- ve and It’s ultra-ght at the top of the table. Lansdowne are ing on the double yellow lines outside local housing estates. assured of a home semi-final and it’s a shoot out between LIP Sync 2018 Constuon & Terenure for home advantage in the other Music impresario Peter O’Leary is pleased to announce that semi-final. Terenure are slight favourites as they have a 2 the judges for the up-coming Lip Sync 2108 event will be:- point advantage over Constuon. However, Constuon’s superior points difference could yet prove decisive. Bibi Baskin , Norma Sheehan, Tomas O’Leary and Fiona Ken- nedy. A limited number of ckets are available to purchase . The last me the two sides met Terenure edged Constuon Contact: Peter O Leary 087 1784553. 39-35 in a 10 try thriller. Constuon came storming back from 36-14 down to get within a point of Terenure however Volunteers Needed. they le themselves with too much ground to make up and a The Club are organising a num- late penalty sealed the victory for Terenure. ber of acvies centred around Terenure will travel to Temple Hill not only with a large vocal the Ed Sheeran Concerts on the support but with confidence as they are unbeaten in their last 4Th , 5Th and 6Th May. four games. They are the form side in the league and are scor- To ensure that these acvies ing tries for fun, most recently scoring 5 tries in a comprehen- run smoothly we are looking for sive victory over old rivals St Mary’s. Volunteers to help out at vari- Constuon are building momentum with wins in their last ous mes over the week-end. If two oungs and no doubt will approach the game as if it’s a you are interested please con- cup e and will be looking to keep it ght by playing struc- tact Der Riordan on 085 tured rugby. Head coach Brian Hickey will be hoping that his 1049920 side’s experience of winning make or break end of season Dates for your Diary games will be the deciding factor on Saturday. Saturday 14 April 2018 AIL Clontarf V Cork ConsƟtuƟon A win for Constuon will see them travel to Clontarf sll in Saturday 14 April 2018 Lip Sync 2108 the hunt for a home semi-final. A win for Terenure will almost certainly guarantee them that vital home semi-final. Rochestown Park Hotel The result is really too hard to call as both clubs will bring a Saturday 21 April 2018 Bateman Cup final Cork ConsƟtuƟon V great level of compeve intensity and passion to Saturday’s Lansdowne. K.O. 13:00 game . It promises to be a thrilling encounter played with fer- Friday 4 May 2018 Golf AM AM vour with the outcome in doubt to the very end. Cork ConsƟtuƟon Summer Camp runs from 2nd – 6th July, Pre Match Lunch 2018 ,9.30am – 1.30pm Cost 80.00 euros per child per week There is a pre match lunch in the Clubhouse prior to Satur- ApplicaƟon forms available on the Cork Con website and in day’s game. Arrive 12.30pm. Cost 25.00 euros. Contact Club House. Johnny Murphy 087 2540529 or Donal Grogan 087 2580374. Page 1 The42.ie Peter O’Mahony Article Page 1 The following article was published in The42.ie.on March 25th 2018 The42 is Ireland's favourite sports app. From breaking news stories to long analysis pieces to video and more, this is the online home for Irish sports fanatics. The 42 is cage side for the top UFC fights, in the press box for Ireland games home and abroad and around the country for the GAA action. The 42 APP features: • Informative and entertaining coverage of your favourite sports with dedicated verticals for GAA, rugby, soccer and MMA. • Personalise the app to create a newsfeed based on your passions. • Keep up to date on games with The42 comprehensive live score centre • Offline reading: download stories to read later. • Liveblogs of major games and events • Deep-dive analysis of rugby games and other sports from writers like Murray Kinsella • Opt in to notification will make sure you don't miss a thing. Follow The42.ie on twitter @the42_ie or www.facebook.com/the42.ie or email [email protected]. The42.ie Peter O’Mahony Article THERE WOULD HAVE been similar scenes in every club around the country. Every pub, and living room. Every corner of the island. Sent into that dream, Grand Slam-winning, land again. Universal joy, shared pride. No more so than in Ballintemple, where club stalwarts watched one of their own do what he has always done, and play the same way he has always played. What a feeling. The local lad. Temple Hill, Thomond Park, Twickenham. Peter O’Mahony, Cork born-and-bred, Con through and through. “All of us start somewhere,” he says. O’Mahony started before most. He was just five when pitched into the under eight group on a Saturday morning at Temple Hill, playing three years above himself. The42.ie Peter O’Mahony Article Page 2 It probably wouldn’t happen now,” the Munster captain laughs. John, Peter’s father — also known as Con John, has held a lifelong association with the club, as does his uncle, and from an early age he would have spent weekends around the place. “Three or four, I’d say, throwing lineouts in the back garden. I loved it. I used to go to his games.” O'Mahony played an integral part in Ireland's Grand Slam success. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Once he was old enough, O’Mahony was no longer on the sideline. Pitched straight into the middle of it, against boys three times his age and size. “I cried during the first few sessions,” he recalls. “I was probably thrown around a bit for the first few years but that stands to you in a way. Thrown in at the deep end. I wasn’t very impressed with it for the first couple of weeks but you get used to it and I was a bit smaller than most. You have to get up to speed pretty quickly when everyone else is that bit older than you. “I just remember being daunted by it. At that age there is a big difference physically and I remember the old fella saying ‘get back in there, get on with it’ and that was it. I wasn’t licking my lips tackling the big fellas but you got on with it.” Rugby is a sport with deeply embedded roots in communities and families across the island, the passion for the game filtering down through generations. The42.ie Peter O’Mahony Article Page 3 Temple Hill became O’Mahony’s second home. “My earliest memory of the place is hanging around the bar after games and just waiting for the seniors to get off the pitch so you could have your kick around. That’s all you wanted to do, get out there and play with your friends. “You don’t consciously think about what it means at the time but you were waiting for school to finish because you knew Saturday was coming and that meant training or playing with Con. It was a big part of growing up.” Rugby was always going to take over. O’Mahony flirted with GAA in school, but by the time he got to U10 level at Con, training was twice a week. It wasn’t his life, but quickly became a way of life. Two years later, O’Mahony was captain of Con’s U12 team. He would go onto captain almost every team he’s played for; Pres Cork’s Senior Cup team, Irish schools, Ireland U18, 19 and 20. Munster and the Lions. O’Mahony was part of PBC’s Munster Schools Cup winning side, captained by Scott Deasy, in 2007 but the following year experienced defeat to Castletroy at the semi-final stage as captain. The wounds are still raw. “I was probably one of the few that bucked the trend of not going straight into college from school,” the flanker explains. “I went straight to Con which wasn’t really done, you kind of did your couple of years in college, enjoyed them, and then moved on. Lining out for Con against Young Munster back in 2011. Source: Inpho “But I obviously had a big tie with Con with my Dad being up there so much and me having spent a lot of time up there. The coaching staff up there would have been a big pull — Brian Hickey and Brian Walsh. The42.ie Peter O’Mahony Article Page 4 “I decided to go to Con but it took me a couple of years to find my feet. They were hardened league players and it was a difficult team to get into but I felt it was going to be the best pathway for my development.” The Ulster Bank League is a tough breeding ground for any player.