Midleton GAA Club

21 January, 2018

Munster Post Primary Schools Hurling
The Harty Cup hurling semi finals take place next Saturday afternoon with both Midleton CBS and CBC Hurling teams involved. Midleton CBS take on Templemore and CBC play Ard Scoil Rís, times and venues are to be confirmed.
Best wishes to all our players and selectors involved.    

In the spring of 1988 thirty years ago the Midleton CBS hurlers defeated Thurles CBS in the Dr. Harty Cup final by 2-07 to 2-03 to secure an historic first title having been defeated in the previous two finals. Before a crowd of over 5,000 at Mitchelstown, Midleton withstood some late pressure from the Tipperary school before holding on for victory, they were later defeated by St Kierans, Kilkenny in the All Ireland final in Walsh Park, Waterford.
Team v Thurles: Robert Ronayne (Midleton), Eamon Coughlan (Erins Own), Eamon Murphy (Midleton), Brian Corcoran (Erins Own), John Kelleher (Dungourney), David Quirke (Midleton), Tim Dineen (Midleton), Liam Cashman (Midleton), Peter Smith (Midleton), Kevin Mc Carthy (Midleton), Tim Kelleher (Erins Own), John Dillon capt. (Erins Own), Fergal Abernethy (Castlemartyr), Padraig O’Brien (Midleton) & Brian Cotter (Midleton). Subs Connie O’Regan (Midleton), Tom Kelly (Killeagh), Terence Mc Carthy (Midleton), Trevor Dunlea (Erins Own), Sean Kelly (Midleton), Carey Joyce (Castlemartyr), Tom Scanlon (Midleton), Niall Walsh (Carrigtwohill), Eamonn Crotty (Midleton) & Pat Walsh (Killeagh). Selectors Donal Power (RIP), Mick Hennessy & Sean Hurley.

In the same year the Midleton Community College senior hurlers were defeated in the All Ireland Vocational semi final by Banagher in Thurles by 1-16 to 1-07.
Team: JJ Barry, D O’Regan, Niall Savage (Midleton), E. Roche, P. O’Brien, D’ O’Neill, D. Galvin, E Foley, A O’Keeffe, D O’Shea, T Hurley (capt), A Clifford, B Flynn, B Mc Carthy & R Lewis, subs used M. Mullane and Michael Mc Sweeney (Midleton).   

Allianz Hurling League
The first round of the Leagues take place next Saturday with both Cork teams in action at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in an attractive double header. The Cork footballers play Tipperary @ 5pm and the hurlers take on Kilkenny @ 7pm.
Discounted tickets for unreserved seating for both the South Stand Level 1 and the North Stand can be pre purchased online or from Hurleys Super Valu, alternatively tickets can be purchased at the grounds on match day.

Lip Sync Fundraiser
Midleton Lip Sync will have its official launch on February 9th at Midleton Rugby Club at 7pm. There will be a limited number of Tickets for the Live Event on sale earlier on the night at 6.30pm so be sure you have yours secured by purchasing early. All of our Acts will be introduced on the night so please come along and support the event and ours Singers.
If you are interested in forming a group to support Team Midleton GAA please contact Tracy on 087-6625544

Ladies Football (Peil na mBan)
Training resumes at the Hockey Pitch from 7-8pm for our all our age groups from U10 upwards. Under 8’s will return to training in February.
All Parents will be contacted with a date by text message.
Keep an eye on all news from our club on Facebook Midleton Ladies Football.

Camogie
Medal Presentation Night: On Friday the 12th we held our first awards night, our U14 team were presented with their U14 County Final medals and trophy, this is a great achievement and well deserved for this very hard working bunch of girls and a great achievement and very proud occasion for the club.  It was also a very successful year for out U12 team collecting their awards for winning the East Cork U12 League as well as the Veronica Stack Memorial Tournament.  Congratulations to all involved.

U12 Panel : Tori Buckley, Jill Connaughton, Lora Dineen, Catherine Finn, Aoife Fitzgerald, Jade Fitzgerald, Laura Goulding, Ruthi Hennessey, Emily Lamb, Elle McManus, Ciara Naughton, Aisling Naughton, Muireann Ní Chonchubhair, Saoirse Ní Theangana, Ellen O Neill, Emma o Sullivan, Kelly Quirke, Rachel Ryan, Anna Sheehan.

U14 Panel: Ellie Collins,  Jill Connaughton, Ines Costa,  Caoimhe Cronin,  Rebecca Crowley, Misha Daly, Emma Domeny, Holly Duggan, Orla Evans, Aoife Fitzgerald, Abbie Foley, Chloe Garde, Teresa Geary,  Vivienne Gleeson, Ruthi Hennessey,  Leah Hogan,  Jodie Keegan O’Connell, Aisling Kelleher, Megan Kelly, Emily Lambe, Emma Lynam, Ciara McNamara,  Rachel McSweeney, Kim Moran, Méabh Morrissey,  Caoimhe Murray, Ellie O’Keefe,  Grace O’Leary, Emma O’Sullivan, Rachel O’Sullivan, Abbey Purcell,  Mia Tarrant & Hannah Wall.
On the night we said farewell to outgoing Chairperson Denis Kelleher with a small presentation. Denis contribution to the formation of the club and its development over the past four years was acknowledged by Secretary Darina Foley and echoed by incoming Chairperson Eoin Kennedy.
Training resumes for U12/U14/U16 on Tuesday Jan 16th and will continue Tuesdays and Fridays at 8pm in Midleton Hockey Pitch for the next 8 weeks.

Table Quiz: Midleton Camogie fundraiser Family Table Quiz will be held on Sunday the 28th January at 5pm in Midleton GAA Club.  A fun night is guaranteed with prizes for fist second and third place as well as lots of spot prizes... pleases support. To book a table contact 0876822916.

Healthy Club
Huge numbers took part in Paudie O’Brien’s first Operation Transformation Walk last week. The second walk will take place on Monday 22nd at 6.45pm from Midleton GAA Club and is approx 3.6km.  Midleton GAA Healthy Club encourages all members and friends young and old to come out and support Paudie and get fit at the same time!

Lotto (An Lató)
Our Lotto Jackpot was €5,000, there was no winner, no’s were 4,11,16 & 26, the Lucky Dip winners were Kitty Aherne, Cian Mc Carthy, Declan/Angela Ryan, Mary Lyons & Ciaran Kelly, next week’s Jackpot will be €5,200
Tickets are on sale at the Club Bar, O‘Neills Bar, Linehan’s Bar, Maple Leaf Bar, O’ Farrell’s Butchers, Frank Murphy Butchers, Pat Walsh Paints, Chadwicks, Teach Beag, Niall Mac’s Bar & Wallis’s Bar.
Our Online Lotto is now available, logon to the Club homepage www.midletongaa.com to purchase your ticket.

BINGO - Jackpot €1,000. Blue sheet (€1,200) still waiting to be claimed. Be there Friday at 8pm.

Juvenile

Munster GAA Club Forum
Last Saturday the Munster GAA Club Forum took place at Pairc Ui Chaoimh with a crowd of over 300 people in attendance. There was a very impressive list of speakers beginning with Waterford’s Hurling manager Derek Mc Grath who spoke passionately about his ideas on coaching and his club De La Salle. The first parallel session on Club plans and a Pathway for Clubs was split between the two Kerry footballers Fionn Fitzgerald and Micheál Quirke.
We then heard from former Limerick player and manager T.J. Ryan who spoke candidly about his club Garryspillane outlining what works best for them in a rural area. It was then onto the second parallel session where both Paudie Butler (former National Hurling Director) and Kieran Leddy (Operations Manager of Munster Gaa) discussed effective Coaching & Administration. Terence Houlihan the Coaching Officer of the Kerry County Board then spoke very openly about the trials and tribulations of his home club in Killorglin, Laune Rangers. The final parallel session was presented by the two Cork men, Vice Chairman Kevin O’Donovan and Glen Rovers Stephen Mc Donnell who spoke on Volunteerism and the role of the GDA’s.
All of the presentations, feedback, etc. will be available soon on the Munster Gaa Website.
Representing our Clubs were Mairead Beausang, Tracey Saunderson, Ruth Walsh, Michael Carroll, Mike Kelly, Dan Twohig, Vincent Reddy and Coleman Quirke.            

Club Shop (Siopa Clubanna)
The Club Shop is closed until the 3rd of February.