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Midleton GAA News 18th March 2013

18 March, 2013

Midleton Hurling & Football Notes

Last Man Standing
This year’s competition kindly sponsored by GARDE ENGINEERING based on the Premiership took place again last weekend; with Spurs and Newcastle losing many punters fell at this hurdle, results and further information are available on the Last Man Standing page as per image below

Anniversary & Medal Presentations
Last Saturday a night of celebration was held in the Club, the 1962 Intermediate County Hurling Champions, 1963 East Cork Minor Hurling Champions and the 1988 All Ireland Club Hurling Champions were all honoured celebrating both 25/50th Anniversary’s.
There was a huge turnout of past and present players in what turned out to be a great success, a hot buffet was served by Craig from NUTMEG BISTRO, music was supplied by Shane Goulding whilst throughout the evening interviews and videoing were conducted by Brendan Barry and Esther.
Kathy Smyth of KATHERYN SMYTH SCULPTURE created specially commissioned pieces of silver jewellery presented in the shell of a sliotar which were presented to the honorary teams by their respective captains, Vincent Flanagan (1962), John O Brien (1963) and Ger Power (1988).
To see more of Kathy's work click HERE
Also on the night medals were presented to last years East Cork winning teams, Junior B, Junior C and U21 Hurling, Ladies Football along with the players Player of the Year awards, Paul Haughney (Fe21), Peter Dowling (Senior), Seamus O Farrell (Football), Micheal Keohane (Junior A Hurling), Darren Quirke (Junior B Hurling) and Joe Collins (Junior C hurling).
Chairman Liam Ryan thanked all the committee involved in organising the event and wished all the teams well for the coming year.
It is important to acknowledge John Fenton for coming up with the idea of the night and to Coleman Quirke and his team for putting together a very memorable night.

Fixtures
Tuesday March East Cork Fe 21 A Football Championship semi final v Glanmire (TBC)
Saturday 23th March Premier 2 Minor Football Championship v Beara in Drimoleague @ 3pm
Sunday 24th REDFM Senior Hurling league v Erins Own in Midleton @ 3pm
 
Social Media
Keep in touch with up to date Club news, results and fixtures on FACEBOOK and TWITTER @MidletonGaa , both of these are now up and running and will be displayed on the Club website very soon.
We would ask that both of these social media forms be used only as an information source and NOT as a discussion forum.

 Club Lotto
Our Lotto Jackpot is currently at €3,800, this week winners can be found on our website. Tickets can be purchased from any of the following outlets for a little as 2euro – O Neills Bar, Linehans Bar, Club Bar, Maple Leaf Bar, O Farrell’s Butchers, Frank Murphy Butchers and Chadwick’s.
We also have monthly; yearly and direct debit payment options available, for further information please contact any club officer.

Club Gym
Gym membership for 2013 is now available in conjunction with club membership. The fee for full membership for 2013 is €150 and €100 for students and unwaged. These prices include full club membership.  Once full payment is made you can start using the gym as soon as you complete the induction course run by Paudie O'Keeffe.  Only FULLY paid up members will be issued with fobs to access the gym.
For further information or to apply for club and Gym membership; please contact Terence McCarthy on 086 6013228.

Club Membership
For full details of the 2013 Membership rates please log on to our Club website and check out the Download section for a detailed breakdown of the various packages available. Contact our Membership Officer Terence McCarthy @ 086/6013228 for any further queries.

GAA Healthy Club Project Launch
Pearse McCarthy & Jerome Curtin both travelled to Croke park on the 11th March to attend the launch of the GAA's Healthy Club Project. This new project was launched by Uachtaran CLG Liam O'Neill and Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health Tony Holohan.
The aim of the Project is to assist GAA clubs to respond to the health needs of their club members and provide a positive influence on the wider community we serve.
Below are some of the areas of health we hope to promote in Midleton GAA Club :
Healthy eating & diet
Drug & Alcohol awareness
Mental Well-being & resilience development
Suicide prevention
Promotion of health & well-being through physical activities
Activities for older & non playing members
We were one of eighteen clubs in Ireland picked after sending in our 'Expression of Interest Form' to Croke Park.
There was two mentor clubs on the day, St. Finbarrs of Cork and St. Peters of Warrenpoint who gave very comprehensive presentations on the benefits that they have gotten from participating in the Healthy Cub Project. Both mentor clubs gave us their ideas on how to strive to become a healthy club.
Along with the GAA's ASAP programme (alcohol substance abuse prevention) which we have up and running over the last couple of years we welcome this new initiative which has a very broad appeal to everyone.
We plan to form a Project Team over the next couple of weeks. We will get as much assistance needed from Croke Park which is a great help.
We'll be taking small steps to start by identifying areas where we can promote health & well-being and also we will do our best to improve what we are presently doing well.
More to follow soon on:

BINGO for all every Friday night in the GAA Pavilion from 8pm, everyone welcome.

Juvenile Notes

Fe 11 Football v Douglas Report Sat 16th March
After getting our league campaign off to a great start last week we were brought back down to earth with a bang against a very well drilled Douglas outfit. Again as is always the case we had a fantastic turnout of thirty six players so we had three teams of eleven with one rotating sub on each side. The games were played in the splendid Midleton CBS complex which is ideal for underage games. Again the lads gave it their all but to be honest Douglas were far better at the basics of football which they showed time and again running off the ball and always finding their man with the simple pass using the old saying let the ball do the work again this is down to coaching and truth to tell our lads haven’t seen a lot of the big ball. Again we had some great performances and but for a small bit of composure in front of goals all three games would have been a lot closer. At the end of the day it was Douglas who ran out comfortable winners in all three games on scorelines of Douglas 4-5 Mid 0-8, Doug 5-6 Mid 1-3, Doug 5-5 Mid 2-4.
Parents please ensure that your son has a Gum shield as we do not want to
Disappoint any lad by telling him he can’t play.


St Patricks Day Parade
In what is now an annual event, the Juvenile section of the club marched up Midleton Main St in the 2013 parade.
Kids from junior infants to Fe 13 turned up in their club colours to represent the club. As usual there was a good turn out and following the parade the kids and their parents made their way back to the clubhouse for some refreshments. Once again it was a great turnout from the Juvenile parents. Many thanks for your support.

Upcoming Juvenile Club Dates
The following dates may be of interest to parents.
• April 4th & 5th Easter GAA Camp in club
• April 27th Mercy Hospital Charity Fun Walk
• July 1st to 5th Cúl Camp

Gaeltacht Scholarships 2013
Scholarships to the gaeltacht at Coláiste na Mumhan are available to students between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age, who are active members of their clubs.  The Scholarship reduces the prices of the three-week courses (Cúrsa A & B) and a new two-week course (Cúrsa C). Please be advised that these scholarships are provided on a first come first served basis.
Cúrsa A    -    Three week course 2/6/2013 - 23/6/2013      
Cúrsa B    -    Three week course 30/6/2013 - 21/7/2013                   
Cúrsa C    -    Two week course 2/6/2013 - 15/7/2013
For full details see the club website www.midletongaa.com

Gum Shields
From the 1st of January 2013 it is now compulsory for juvenile players to wear gum shields (mouth Guards). The rule relates to both football training and matches. This ruling has come from GAA Headquarters and anybody not wearing a gum shield and who subsequently gets injured during a match or training session will not be covered by GAA insurance.
GAA recommended gum Shields can be purchased from our juvenile club sponsor Murphy’s Pharmacy in Midleton.
Please ensure that your child has a gum shield for every training session and game.

Training
Most teams are back training now following the Christmas break. Training times can be found on the club website www.midletongaa.com   . On the juvenile team page for your child’s team training times have been posted. We would ask parents to encourage their children to practice during the week even if the weather is bad, parents can practice catching the ball indoors. For players from junior infants to Fe 9 please remember to bring your €2 to training sessions. This money is vital to keep the juvenile section of the club funded.

Midleton Juvenile Golf Classic
The dates for the 2013 juvenile Golf Classic have been confirmed as Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th of July. We hope this year’s event can live up to the quality of the previous years and that the community support it as well as in the past. Please spread the news to those who you think might sponsor a team or a prize.

2013 Cúl Camp
Following the standing down of Jim O’Sullivan who previously managed the Cúl Camp arrangements Pa Beausang has stood up to the plate to arrange this year’s event.
The 2013 Cúl camp will take place from July 1st to 5th in the Club.
More details will be available nearer to the starting date.
The club would like to thank Pa for his help with this year’s Cúl Camp

Club Gear
The Club shop will be open from 10.30am to 12pm on Saturday mornings. A full selection of gear is available including new club branded base layer tops. Anyone looking for presents can also buy gift vouchers from the club shop. Full price lists are available on the club website www.midletongaa.com

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