Midleton GAA Club

28 September, 2023

MASSIVE WEEKEND FOR MIDLETON GAA CLUB

To say this coming weekend is a huge one for our club would be a massive understatement, with three County Semi-Finals in three days. Intermediates on Friday night, minors on Saturday and seniors on Sunday. These teams and their managements have put in a huge effort to get to this stage of the championship so we would really encourage all our club members and supporters to come out and support these great teams. #UpTheMagpies

CORK COUNTY INTERMEDIATE A HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL

First up on Friday night are our intermediates who will take on Blackrock in their Co. Intermediate A Hurling Championship Semi-Final in Carrigtwohill at 7.30pm.

Best of luck to Keith, Barry, Ian, Padraig and all the players....

See the link to buy tickets for the game below and all you need to know about attending this game in Carrigtwohill....

Tickets – Cork GAA (gaacork.ie) 

 

FÉ17 COUNTY SEMI-FINAL

Next up in County Semi-Final action at the weeken are our minor team in their Rebel g Premier Fé17 Hurling Championship Premier 1 Semi-Final clash with Glen Rovers on Saturday, September 30, at 1pm in Caherlag.

Best of luck to Martin, his management team and the players in their bid to reach back-to-back county finals in this grade. 

No tickets needed. Cash at the gate. 

 

 

CORK COUNTY PREMIER SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL

Last but by no means last, our Senior Hurlers are in action on Sunday at 4pm when they will take on St. Finbarr's in their County Semi-Final in Pairc Uí Chaoimh. Sarsfields and Imokilly will play in the other semi-final at 2pm.

Best of luck to Micheál, Pat, Padraig, Alywin, their backroom team and players as they bid to return to County Final day. Please support the lads.

You must purchase your tickets in advance at the link below:

Tickets – Cork GAA (gaacork.ie) 

Pictured are Sarsfield’s Daniel Hogan; Midleton’s Mikey Finn; Imokilly’s Mike Kelly and St. Finbarr’s Billy Hennessy. at the Midleton CoOp Superstore on Tuesday for the launch of the Cork Hurling Premier Senior Semi-Finalis ahead of this weekend’s double header at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Picture: Alison Miles/OSM PHOTO.

 

PREMIER INTERMEDIATE HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL

On Saturday we will play host to the all-East Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final between Castlemartyr and Castlelyons in Clonmult Memorial Park. Throw-in is at 5pm and tickets must be purchased in advance.

 

FÉ21 HURLING MANAGEMENT TEAM

We are delighted to announce our Fé21 Hurling management team for the upcoming championships. We'd like to wish Pat and his selectors and the players the very best of luck.....

 

JUVENILES

FÉ6S

Attention all future Magpies (or parents of)......Pre-registratio is now OPEN for our brand new Fé6 Magpies - i.e. those who have just started junior infants. Training commences on October 21...see below for all the details.....

 

FÉ10S

Best of luck to our Fé10 boys who till take on St. Finbarr's at half-time in Sunday's Co. Premier SHC semi-final clas between the same clubs at Pairc Uí Chaoimh.

 

FÉ12S

Well done to our Fe12s on Saturday who braved the elements and came through with a well fought victory against Erins Own on a scoreline of 3-4 to 1-4.

 

CAMOGIE 

UNDER 7S

Our Under 7s had a great treat on Friday night last at Park South when they were trained by All-Ireland winning Cork camogie goalkeeper Amy Lee.

Amy was absolutely brilliant with the girls and a fantastic role model for our future camogie stars and after the session she stayed for ages signing autographs and posing for pictures.

A big thank you to Stephen Ivers for organising and of course to Amy for being fantastic.

 

UNDER 14S

Our U-14s played St. Finbarr’s in the county semi-final in Ballinacurra on Sunday evening. In testing conditions and on a very heavy pitch, the two teams served up a cracker, with our girls edging it in the end and booking their place in the final on Sunday 8^th of October at 11 a.m. in Castle Road. A big thank you to Ballinacurra GAA for providing use of their pitch. It would be great to come out and support the girls on the final.

Congratulations to Aoise who put in a fantastic performance captaining the U-14s to victory on Sunday.

 

JUNIOR B CHAMPIONSHIP

MIDLETON 0-13 ERINS OWN 2-4

Our Junior Bs travelled to a wet and windy Caherlag on Saturday evening, for our final Group Game in the Junior B Camogie Championship.

Even though overhead conditions were very poor  the pitch was in immaculate condition. Credit to all the girls who travelled on such a poor night. Playing against the wind in the first-half we were level 1-2 to 0-5 at the break.

With the conditions in our favour after the break we hung on for a deserved three point victory. Sadhbh Beausang top scored with 0-5, Abbie Foley 0-4 kept the  scoreboard ticking from placed balls and scores also from Jodie Keegan O'Connell, Saoirse Ni Theangana and a monster effort from Aoife Fitzgerald were the highlights. Well done all, on an awful night for Camogie. We have  topped our group and now await the draw for the knockout stages.

MIDLETON: Jill Connaughton, Laura Goulding, Ruthi Hennessey,Leah Hogan, Molly Beausang,  Aoife Fitzgerald (0-1), Muireann Ni Chonchubhair, Isobel Nestor, Lucy Wallis,Yvonne Abernethy, Jodie Keegan O'Connell (0-1),Sadhbh Beausang (0-5), Hannah Power, Roisin O'Callaghan, Kelly Quirke, Abbie Foley (0-4f), Vivienne Gleeson, Kate O'sullivan, Sorcha Cronin, Caoimhe Cronin , Rayanna Power, Emma O'Sullivan, Rachel Ryan, Saoirse Ni Theangana(0-2), Elle McManus, Jade Fitzgerald.

 

LADIES FOOTBALL 

JUNIOR A CHAMPIONSHIP

Last Sunday our Junior A ladies travelled to Randal Óg GAA club to play Dohenys in the semi final our our Championship campaign. Unfortunately when we arrived at the venue we were informed that the pitch was unplayable and the match was called off. It was very disappointing considering the distance we had to travel. The match will now take place this Sunday once again in Randal Óg at 2pm. Best of luck to all players and management involved. 

 

UNDER 15S

Our U-15s took on Glanmire in the league this week. A Good win for the girls. Well done to all involved and to our captain on the night Sadhbh. 

 

HEALTHY CLUB

A massive well done to Mairead and everyone involved with gaining our Healthy Club's Silver Award Status.

A fantastic achievement and a great reflection on our club.

Thanks and well done. #UpTheMagpies....

 

SAFEGUARDING WORKSHOP

A safeguarding workshop will be run in the clubhouse on Wednesday, October 4 at 7.30pm in our clubhouse. Please register your attendance in advance with Jerome Curtin (children's officer) oat childrensofficer.midleton.cork@gaa.ie.

 

MIDLETON GAA MONDAY CLUB

Our latest Monday Club took place on Monday at Clonmult Memorial Park and it was another great morning with more new participants welcomed into the fold. 

Next gathering is on Monday, October 30 10.30am Midleton GAA Club All Welcome!

 

MAGPIES ALL STARS

On Saturday last our junior and senior Magpies All-Stars took part in the Munster GAA for All Blitz in Mallow GAA complex. 

Our seniors played five-a-side hurling. It was a great game and a fine demonstration of all the skills and athleticism they have. 

Our juniors took part in joint ball skills and drills along with other Munster All Star clubs from Ennis GAA, Austin Stacks GAA and Oola GAA. It was great fun as well as being an opportunity to display all their skills they have acquired at training every week. 

Luckily the worst of Saturdays weather held off while we played. Great  fun was had by all and the players were awarded Munster medals before heading home to Midleton tired but very very happy. 

 

LOTTO DRAW

 

The Jackpot was €15,000 for last Friday night's jackpot and the numbers drawn this week were: 4, 14, 29  and the bonus number was 4.

There was no jackpot winner or match 3 winner.

The €25 Lucky Dip Prize winners were: John Walsh, Anthony & Maxine, Eileen & Margaret and Caroline Wallace.

Play 24/7 at: http://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Midleton%20GAA/lotto

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 (see above).

 

BINGO

 

Fancy a good night which also benefits Midleton GAA club...what about bingo on Friday nights?

It kicks off at 7.30pn every Friday night and is over by 9pm. A single book is €6. A double book is €12. We're having our biggest crowds since before Covid recnetly so thanks to everyone for coming in such big numbers, it is much appreciated. New players are always welcome....

 

SOCIAL DANCING

No social dancing this Saturday night.

 

SCÓR

Scór is the GAA competition that promotes areas of Irish culture in addition to our ball games. The competitions are divided into Scór na nÓg (Under 17s) and Scór Sinsir (Over 17s) and involves county champions competing to represent their province at the All-Ireland final.

The Scór competitions are conducted through the English language- ach bíonn fáilte mhór i gcónaí roimh iontrálacha i nGaeilge.

There are eight events/disciplines in Scór that cover all aspects of Irish culture: Figure/Céilí Dancing, Solo Singing, Ballad Group, Recitation/Scéalaíocht, Nuachleas/Novelty Act, Instrumental Music, Set Dancing and Table Quiz. The competition is divided into two age levels, Scór na nÓg, for young 17 and Scór Sinsir, for those over 17.

https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/cultur-agus-gaeilge/scor

Quick reminder that this FRIDAY 29TH OF SEPTEMBER is the closing date for our Imokilly Scór Sinsir (Over 17) entries. further information available from Oifigeach Gaeilge agus Cultúir, Diarmuid Ó Dálaigh

 

CLUB SHOP

With a huge weekend(s) coming up for our club Mary has a full stock of club gear, car flags, flags, headbands and all you need to support the Magpies in style.

All you have to do is go to the Klubfunder website (www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Midleton%20GAA/ShopItems) and you will see the full range of what’s available to buy. You can shop away to your heart’s content, pay for it online and then collect your purchases at the club shop on Saturday morning between 9.30am and 11am. Thank you.

 

GAA LEARNING PORTAL

We have been asked to remind members and especially our club coaches that the GAA Learning Portal is a great resource which is free to use. Please check it out at  http://learning.gaa.ie/about.

 

CLUB HOUSE

We have a smashing club house, bar and hall, at Midleton GAA Club and don't forget that these are available to hire for functions....see below for details....

 

PLEASE PLAY YOUR PART

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Unfortunately there has been a rise in the amount of dogs being walked in Park South recently, especially during matches and training sessions. Please spread the word that only assistance dogs are permitted in both of our club grounds at Park South and Clonmult Memorial Park. 

Please do not bring single-use plastic bottles to either Park South or Clonmult Memorial Park.
Please put your rubbish in a bin or bag and please bring your gear home with you.
And always be aware of the open water surrounding the pitches in Park South.
If you are a coach, please pass on these simple messages to players and parents.
All members are asked to respect referees and their officials at all times.
Also if you are a coach, last person out locks the gate, toilet and container.

 

CONDOLENCES

Everyone at Midleton GAA Club would like to extend their deepest condolences to the family and friends of Tommy 'Tucker' O'Connell, President of Youghal GAA club who died at the weekend. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.