Nuachtlitir Coiste Chontae Chorcaí: Vol. 3 No. 25, Dec. 13th 2011

2011

Dates for your Diary

December 14th:

Presentation of Munster

Council Grants, Páirc Uí

Rinn, 7.30pm

December 15th:

Launch of “Off the

Booze and On the Ball”,

Páirc Uí Rinn, 6pm

December 15th: Cork

GAA Clubs‟ Draw,

Riverstown

January 7th: Draw for

Tom Creedon/Tadhg

Crowley Cups, Macroom

Book Shop, 3pm

January 31st: County

Board Meeting, 8.30pm

Championship

Draws 2012

Draws for the County

Senior, Premier

Intermediate and

Intermediate

Championships 2012

were made at County

Convention on Saturday

night and can be viewed

on the Cork GAA

website,

www.gaacork.ie.

Charleville Claim Munster Crown Congratulations to Charleville, who won the AIB Munster Junior Hurling

Club Championship on Sunday, beating Cappamore of Limerick on a

scoreline of 3-15 to 2-8. They now go on to the All-Ireland Championship,

meeting Fullen Gaels (Warwickshire) on the weekend of January 21/22 in

the semi-finals.

Charleville captain Daniel O’Flynn accepts the cup from Munster Council Chairman Seán

Walsh. Photo courtesy Eric Barry

County Convention 2011 The Annual Convention of Cork County Board was held on Saturday,

December 10th at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. A large attendance heard and

debated the various reports, and new officers Brendan Driscoll (Coaching)

and Tracey Kennedy (PRO) took up their positions, while Cathaoirleach

Jerry O‟Sullivan stepped down after 14 years‟ involvement. Tony

O‟Mahony (Ballinora) took up the position of Uachtarán as Derry Gowen‟s

term had ended. Motions were passed in relation to the Children‟s Officer,

independent U21 teams and U12 competitions. The full list of Officers for

2012 (contact details in Administration section of www.gaacork.ie) is as

follows:

Cathaoirleach: Bob Ryan (Inniscarra)

Leas-Chathaoirleach: Gerard Lane (Bride Rovers)

Runaí: Frank Murphy (Blackrock)

Cisteoir: Pearse Murphy (Adrigole)

Oifigeach Caidreamh Poiblí: Tracey Kennedy (Killeagh)

Oifigeach Leanaí: Marc Sheehan (Aghabullogue)

Oifigeach Oiliúna: Brendan Driscoll (CIT)

Oifigeach Forbartha: Diarmuid Gowen (Fermoy)

Oifigeach Gaeilge/Cultúir: Liam O Laochdha (Eochaill)

Cork GAA

Yearbook

The Evening Echo

Cork GAA

Yearbook (pictured) is

in shops now - priced at

just €7, it would make

the ideal Christmas gift!

Packed with pictures,

reports and news items

from the GAA year, the

Yearbook is a must for

all those with an

interest in Cork GAA.

“Off the Booze

and on the Ball”

The Cork County launch

of the new GAA health

initiative „Off the

Booze and On the

Ball’ takes place in

Páirc Uí Rinn on

Thursday, December

15th at 6pm. The

initiative is being driven

by the GAA‟s Alcohol

and Substance Abuse

Prevention (ASAP)

Programme

is supported by the

Gaelic Players

Association and the

Road Safety Authority.

Munster GAA Awards The 2011 Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Awards took place on

Saturday evening December 3rd at the Malton Hotel. Speakers

included Sean Walsh (Munster GAA Chairman) and John Mullins (CEO

of Bord Gáis Eireann). Gerald McCarthy (Hurling Hall of Fame winner)

spoke on behalf of the recipients while former Kerry footballer Darragh

O'Se was the special guest speaker.

Congratulations to all Cork award winners: Gerald McCarthy (Hurling

Hall of Fame), Michael Scanlon (Media Award), Aidan Walsh (U21

Hurling), Ciarán Sheehan (U21 Football), Deirdre O‟Reilly (Ladies

Football), Catríona Casey (Handball), Andrew O‟Sullivan (Junior

Football) and Cyril Kavanagh (Supporter of the Year).

Munster Council Chairman, Seán Walsh; Gerald McCarthy; John Mullins, CEO Bórd Gáis

Energy, pictured at the Munster Awards.

Award for Paul Haughney Well done to Midleton‟s Paul Haughney, who recently received the

96FM C103 Rochestown Park Hotel Sports Award for November, in

recognition of his contribution to Midleton‟s County U21 A Hurling Final

victory last month, their first title in 22 years.

Barry O’Mahony (96FM C103) with Paul Haugney at the presentation.

Pic: Tony O’Connell

Presentation of League Cheques Cheques have now been presented to all Leagues winners and runners-

up, with a total of €40,715 having been paid out across the eight

leagues. Presentations for all football leagues and Divisions 1, 2 and 3

hurling were made at Rochestown Park Hotel on November 25th.

The full programme for all County Leagues is now available on

www.gaacork.ie – see Competitions section.

Division 1 Football League winners, Carbery Rangers, represented by Jeremy Murphy and

Kevin McMahon, accept their cheque from Jerry O’Sullivan. Pic: David Keane

RedFM SHL Presentations Cheques for the RedFM SHL were presented on November 29th at the

RedFM Studios in Bishopstown, with special guest Jimmy Barry-Murphy

in attendance. The gathering was addressed by County Chairman, Jerry

O'Sullivan, County PRO Gerard Lane, Chairman of the SHL Committee

Pat Horgan, and RedFM CEO Fiona Darcy.

The 2011 league programme consisted of 561 games of which 539 were

played and the the Red FM SHL consisted of 120 games of which 112

(94%) were played.

Tommy Murphy (Sars) accepts the Winners’ Cheque from Jerry O’Sullivan, Included are

RedFM CEO Fiona Darcy and Cork Senior Hurling Manager, Jimmy Barry-Murphy. Photo: Mike English

Munster Council

Grants 37 Cork clubs will

receive Munster Council

Physical Development

Grants tomorrow night

(Wednesday) at Páirc Uí

Rinn, where

presentations will be

made by Seán Walsh,

Munster Council

Chairman.

A total of €903,619 will

be allocated to 164

clubs around the 6

counties in Munster

through Club

Development

grants. For more on the

distribution of grants,

see http://url.ie/dp7h.

Allianz League

Fixtures All of Cork‟s Allianz

League Fixtures for

2012 can now be

viewed in the Inter-

County section of the

Cork GAA website,

www.gaacork.ie, or go

directly to

http://url.ie/dp7x. The

full GAA Master Fixtures

Plan is also available on

the website or at

http://url.ie/dp7y. The

Allianz Football League

begins on February 5th

with an away game

against Armagh, while

the hurlers are at home

to Waterford on

February 25th.

Comórtas Peile na

Gael (Daoine Fásta)

7 an taobh (Painéal

Iomlán - 10)

Baile Átha Cliath,

Domhnach 18ú Márta

2012

2 fhoireann as gach

cúige trí mheán na

Gaeilge

Adult Football

Competition through

medium of Irish

7's ( Panel of 10) in

Dublin, 8/3/12

2 Teams from each

province

Freagraí /Entries chuig:

Liam Ó Laochdha (086

3258271) irishculturalof

ficer.cork@gaa.ie roimh

9ú Eanair 2012

(9/1/12)

County Leagues

The full fixtures

programme for the

County Leagues 2012 is

now available in the

competitions section of

the Cork GAA website,

www.gaacork.ie, or

click on the links below:

Hurling

RedFM SHL

RPH Division 1 Hurling

RPH Division 2 Hurling

PRH Division 3 Hurling

Football

Division 1 Football

Division 2 Football

Division 3 Football

Division 4 Football

East Cork GAA Launch History Book On Wednesday, November 30th, Gaels gathered from far and wide in

Midleton GAA Pavilion, at the heart of the East Cork Divisionfor the

launch of Tom Morrison's epic tome, "An Illustrated History of the GAA

in East Cork 1924-2010". Guests of honour were Uactarán Cumann

Luthchleas Gael, Críostóir Ó Cuana and Uactarán Cumann Camogaíochta

na nGael, Joan O'Flynn, both of whom hail from East Cork. The book is

for sale from a number of outlets priced at €25 – see

www.eastcorkgaa.com for details.

Michael O’Brien and Tracey Kennedy of the East Cork Board present the book to Joan

O’Flynn and Christy Cooney at the launch. Pic: David Keane

New Cups Presented to County Board Four new cups were presented to the County Board at Páirc Uí Rinn on

November 23rd for the new County Junior Leagues. Full details of the

Judge Con Murphy Cup, the Jackie O‟Shea Cup, the Jerry Keating Cup

and the John Brady Cup can be found in the History section of

www.gaacork.ie, or see http://url.ie/dp6t.

Miriam Murphy presents the Judge Con Murphy Cup to Jerry O’Sullivan, County Chairman,

in memory of her late husband. For more photos of the presentations, see www.gaacork.ie.

GAA Games

Development Conference 2012

The GAA Games

Development

Conference, sponsored

by Lucozade Sport, will

take place in Croke Park

on Saturday January

14, 2012. This year‟s

conference theme will

focus on providing

coaches and teachers of

Post Primary School

aged players (age 13-

18) with an in-depth

perspective on

“Coaching Youths:

Meeting the

Challenge; Raising

Our Games”.

The cost of attending

this year‟s Conference

is €50, which includes

all meals and

refreshments on the

day as well as the

Conference Delegate

Pack featuring the

Coaching Bag, Folder

and Pen and access to

all presentations. The

Conference will be a

combination of keynote,

parallel breakout

sessions and practical

demonstration sessions.

Reserve your place

online through the

dedicated booking site

at

www.eventznet.com/29

5/ac/Gaa/gaagdc11/ or

by downloading and

returning the

Conference Brochure.

For more information

visit www.gaa.ie/coachi

ng-and-games-

development/games-

development-

conference-2011/ or

call 01-8363222.

Inter-County Medal Presentation Cork County Board recently hosted the presentation of Inter-County

medals to the successful Cork teams of 2011 at a dinner in their honour

at Rochestown Park Hotel. Allianz League medals were presented to the

Senior Football panel, while the U21 Football panel received Munster

Championship medals. The Junior Footballers were presented with

Munster and All-Ireland Championship medals.

Presentations were also made to all referees who officiated at this year's

County Finals. Well done to all involved!

Junior Football Captain, Carthach Keane and U21 Football Captain, Aidan Walsh.

Photo: Mike English

Congratulations to Nollaig Cleary Congratulations to Cork and St. Gabriel's footballer, Nollaig Cleary,

winner of the December Ambassador Hotel & Health Club Sports Award

in association with Gerald McCarthy Sports & Gifts, which was presented

to her at a recent function at the hotel.

Aoibhinn McGee, Sales and Marketing manager, presents the December Ambassador Hotel & Health Club Sports Award in association with Gerald McCarthy Sports & Gifts to Nollaig Cleary. Also included are Denis Coughlan, Micheal Ó Cróinín, Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Tony

Fitzgerald, Carmel Spillane , Eamonn Ryan Cork Ladies Football manager and Tony O'Sullivan (Judge). Pic: Billy Macgill

Next Issue The next issue of County Board News will be published in January 2012.

Please forward this newsletter to all your contacts.

Cork GAA Clubs’ Draw Congratulations to Dick Cull, winner of the top prize of a Skoda Fabia in

the November round of the Cork GAA Clubs' Draw, who recently

received his prize at Carrigtwohill GAA Club. For the full list of

November winners, see www.corkgaadraw.ie . The next draw takes

place on Thursday, December 15th at Riverstown, and to join, see

website above.

Pat Kelly, seller of winning ticket, presenting keys of Scoda Fabia to Dick Cull,

Carrigtwohill. Included are Ann Cull, Jack Walsh, Denis Walsh, Noel Deasy, Deasy Car Sales and Seamus Coughlan, Draw Manager.Picture: Mike English

The Final Word This is my final Newsletter as PRO of Cork County Board. Since early

2009 I have issued 65 newsletters on a fortnightly basis and the

feedback from the clubs and the public at large has been very positive.

It has been my aim to cover as many aspects of Cork GAA as possible

in the newsletter and I believe that has been achieved.

I wish to avail of this opportunity to say a very sincere THANKS to all

the people with whom I have been in contact over the last 3 years. It

has been a wonderful experience for me and one I will treasure for the

rest of my days.

Gerard Lane

Nollaig Shona agus Ath-bhliain Faoi Mhaise Daoibh!

We wish all our readers a happy and holy Christmas and a prosperous

New Year. The next edition of the newsletter will be published in the

New Year.

The GAA Season

Ticket

The GAA Season ticket is

now on sale!! The

Season Ticket represents

excellent value for all

serious GAA fans and

would be an ideal

Christmas gift. The

regular price of the

ticket will be €85, but

there is an Early Bird

offer of just €75 so get

in early!! This offer

ends at midnight on

Saturday, December

17th. For full details or

to purchase Season

Tickets, see

http://gaa.ie/tickets-

and-merchandise/.

Code of Behaviour

The GAA is pleased to

announce the launch of

the third edition of the

Code of Behaviour when

working with underage

players.

This new and user

friendly booklet has also

been adopted by the

Camogie Association,

Ladies Gaelic Football

Association, GAA

Handball Ireland, and

the Rounders Council of

Ireland and is available

from all County Boards

or the National

Children's Office in

Croke Park or online

at http://www.gaa.ie/clu

bzone/child-welfare-and-

protection/gaa-code-of-

behaviour.

Gerard Lane County PRO pro.cork@gaa.ie