Midleton GAA Club

23 May, 2021

The key messages for this week:

• COVID-19 Update… Safe Return to Play
• Lotto Jackpot will be €20,000 next Friday night. Match 3 mini Jackpot winner.
• Membership 2021
• Golf Classic dates announced
• Update on Park South
• Magpie ‘All-Stars’ nominated for award
• Junior Hurling & Football League Fixtures
• Some Juvenile awards presented for 2020

Midleton GAA…at the ‘Heart of the Community’. Ní neart go cur le chéile. There is no strength without unity.

COVID Update & Return to Play

Team managers will advise of date, time and venue for training. Please remember that players/parents are required to complete a Health Questionnaire declaration BEFORE each training session or match.

Midleton GAA ‘One Club’ have put together a comprehensive guide to the Safe Return to Play for all teams. All parents, players and coaches are asked to familiarise themselves with these guidelines including, but not limited to, the Health Questionnaire requirements and access maps to the 4 facilities being used by Midelton GAA ‘One Club’.

Key links:

Midleton GAA ‘One Club’ Guide and other Return to Play information: covid-19-news

FOIREANN (was Return to Play) where Health Questionnaire can be completed prior to each training session/match (FYI, use the same email and password from last year):

https://foireann.ie

https://returntoplay.ie

Mega Lotto Results

 

• Our Lotto Jackpot was €20,000 the numbers 01, 14, 18 Bonus 01. There was no winner of the jackpot so next Friday’s jackpot will remain €20,000.
• Our match 3 mini-jackpot of €400 was won by Luke Deane.
• 4 Lucky Dip Prize Winners this week were Catherine Desmond, Caroline Donegan, Dermot Donovan & Coleman Quinn with the first 2 named winners receiving €25 Frank Murphy Butcher Vouchers and the later 2 receiving €25 in cash. In total Midleton GAA will give out local business vouchers to the value of €3,800 every year as part of our “Shop Local, Buy Local” campaign.
• How to play: Tickets are on sale at Pat Walsh Paints, Chadwicks, Frank Murphy Butchers, Murphy’s Pharmacy, Crowley Butchers,  or buy online, through Klubfunder, at https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Midleton%20GAA/lotto select your numbers and number of draws to play. You can buy an annual ticket by selecting “50” from the “Number of Draws” to Play dropdown.

Midleton GAA, Midleton Camogie & Midleton Ladies Football One Club Membership 2021

Click here to see the letter signed by all ‘One Club’ Chairpersons re Membership 2021

Key Points

• Míle buíochas to those who have already paid their membership.
• For those who have not yet paid, please note that it is due by 31 May. If unpaid at this date then players, coaches and officers will be unable to partake in club activities such as training and matches. This policy has been re-stated by the ‘One-Club’ Executive and will be strictly implemented this year.
• Per Croke Park rules, players not paid and registered before 31^st May will not be eligible for Injury Fund benefits.

• Easiest way to pay membership is online through Klubfunder. Click here at:
• Cheque, Cash and Instalment Options available. Please contact Tracy Saunderson, GAA Registrar 087 662 5544, Amy Quirke, Ladies Football Registrar 086 266 4659 or Shirley Garde Camogie Registrar 086 198 5207

Membership Rates 2021

Adult , Full Member, Voting Rights (GAAOnly):

Non Player, Team Mentor, Officer, Committee Member                                                                €100

Player 18 years and older                                                                                                              €200

Player 18 years and older, Full Time Student (3rd Level), Apprentice or Unemployed                 €100

Non Player, OAP (65+), Unemployed                                                                                            €50

Youth Membership

Player in Junior Infants €50.00                                                                                                      €50

Player Senior Infants – Fe18 €90.00 (U18 on Jan 1st 2021)                                                         €135

Family Membership                                                                                                                     €300

Diaspora Membership ( Social member - No Voting Rights)                                                     €50

Notes:

1. Employed Child/Children do not qualify for Family Membership.
2. A Child/Children born in 2002 or before do not qualify for Family Membership.
3. Gym Membership for Adults is not included in Family Membership, Annual Gym membership is an additional charge of €100.00 per Adult per year.
4. Diaspora Membership is for those supporters living away from Midleton. It is a non-voting social membership.
5. There will be a cap of a maximum of €500 per household. Children in full time employment cannot be included in this calculation.

Junior Hurling & Football League Fixtures

Midleton GAA Golf Classic

Main Sponsor - Blackwater Motors

When: Wed & Thurs, 21^st & 22^nd July 2021

Where: East Cork Golf Club

This is a popular event in the Midleton GAA social and fundraising calendar. Combining a social 3-man scramble format with great prizes, food, and fun, this is a must for your mid-Summer diary.

Book your team online at: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Midleton%20GAA/EventRegistration#EventRegistrationOptions (give your preferred tee time)

Or

Contact Liam Walsh (087 9610346) or Criostoir Ó Cathasaigh (087 6891438) to reserve your tee time

Update on Park South

A lot going on at Park South. 

• Pitch 1 (closest to Youghal Rd): Sanded (150 tons), verti-drained, ‘top-dressed’, root enhanced and fertilized (slow release). Goal posts and nets ordered. Pitch ‘ready for action’ 4-6 weeks!!
• Pitch 2: needs remedial work in places to enhance drainage (trenching & banding). Works to be carried out over next 6-8 weeks also to include similar 150 ton sanding, verti-draining and fertilization regime as Pitch 1. Goal posts and nets deferred until works completed so as to discourage ‘unofficial’ pitch usage. This pitch will be usable after an 8 week period if required but less usage will enhance the pitch medium term.
• Middle Pitch (‘Slopey Pitch’) being cut and could serve as overflow training area if required.
• Bio-Diversity works carried out by volunteers involving clean up of entrance and adjacent to driveway. 
• Works being planned for water, sewage and other services
• 3G pitch still planned for Q4 start.
• Significant work taking place on Finance & Fundraising front to make this a reality for the current and  future generations of Magpies  
• All these works taking place based on members volunteering their time and energy for the benefit of all club members. Míle Buíochas.
   

Magpie All-Stars Award Nomination

Fantastic achievement for our 'Magpie All-Stars' to have been short-listed in the Cork Sports Partnership Active Community Awards 2021 - Inclusion Category. Great work being done to make Midleton GAA a place for all. Well done to all concerned.

 

Please see below video that explains the background to the awards.

Club Shop

The club shop is back open online. You can order and pay for club gear online through Klubfunder.

Go to https://tinyurl.com/y3os6hus

Once ordered you will be contacted to arrange for collection. For any queries email: midletongaaclubshop@gmail.com

Fé8 Notes

We have had large numbers of Fé8 boys training in both hurling and football over the last few sessions, with all the boys showing great enthusiasm and their skills improving with each session. We would encourage all the parents to spend some time practicing with the boys at home between trainings. Thanks to all the coaches who turn up each week in all sorts of weather. Remember new players are always welcome. We will continue to train on Tuesday’s and Saturday’s for the next few weeks.

 

 

Fé13 Notes

The Midleton GAA Fé13 team continue their training in both hurling and football with all coaches and p

layers glad to be back in the field. There will be a number of Rebel Óg matches in both codes from early June, which everyone is looking forward to. At a recent training session, awards for 2020 that could not be presented earlier due to Covid restrictions were given to Dara Birdthistle and James Carey for their performances in 2020. Well done to both of the lads – very well deserved.  

 

Dara Birdthistle and James Carey receiving their awards for 2020

 

Fé14 Notes

On Tuesday night last, we finally got to present our Fé13 player of the year for 2020. This year’s recipient is Tiago Fleming. In the last three to four years, Tiago is a player who has worked extremely hard to improve his hurling. In that time, he has helped us to win a Fé12 C3 County championship and he is also ever present at training. He continues to listen and is always striding to improve his game. This is a well-deserved award and I’m sure Tiago will be a prominent player for Midleton GAA club for many years to come. Well done again Tiago. Magpies ABÚ.

Tiago Flemming receiving the ‘Most Improved Player’ Award for 2020

Ladies Football

Training for this week:

Monday evening- Ballinacurra Pitch 

6.30-7.30pm - U8,10,12,14 

7.30-8.30pm - U16,Minor and Junior

Thursday evening  - Ballinacurra pitch

7-8pm - U16, Minor and Junior 

Reminder to fill in your Health Questionnaire before you attend training. 

Membership is Now due. You can pay your membership on-line through Klubfunder using this link 

https://tinyurl.com/klubfundermembership

More details including rates & payment options at http://www.midletongaa.com/membership

Our U8, U12 & U14 teams need more help urgently. If you can spare one hour on a Monday evening please come along if you can help out.

Camogie

As you will be aware by now, 2021 Registration has moved online and can be accessed through the website on www.midletongaa.ie or through Klubfunder. Membership must be paid before 31st May in order for your daughter to train and play with us. If you experience any difficulties with this process, please contact our Camogie Registrar Shirley Garde on 086 1985207.

Condolences

Cumann Luthchleas Gael Mainistir na Corann would like to offer our condolences to Dan and the wider Twohig family on the recent passing of Dan’s mother Lillian. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam