Midleton GAA Club

18 November, 2018

Fe 21 Hurling
On Sunday afternoon last we had a very impressive win over Na Piarsaigh in Pairc Ui Rinn in the Championship quarter final by 2-20 to 1-09. Playing with the aid of a strong wind we got off to a great start with an early goal from Garan Manley, we followed this up with an array of some delightful points and led at the break by 1-14 to 1-04. The second half was even for the most until Garan got his and our second goal to seal the win. This put us in to a semi final against either Douglas or Shandrum on Saturday the 1st of December in Pairc Ui Rinn.
Well done to the players and management.
Team: Alan Power, Adam Daly, Sean O’Sullivan, Seanaidh Smyth, Eoin Moloney, Sean O’Leary Hayes, Cathal Gunning, Cormac Beausang (0-03), Kevin Finn (0-01), Kian Farmer (0-04), Sean O’Meara (0-01), Tommy O’Connell (0-04, 3 frees), Padraig O’Brien, Ross O’Regan & Garan Manley (2-07, 4 frees).
Subs used Shane Finn, Cian Crowley, Cormac O’Brien & Aaron Mulcahy.

Condolences
The Club Executive would like to express their sympathy’s to the Quirke family of Dwyer Rd on the recent passing of Mossie, a former player and Juvenile Club Chairman.

Camogie (Camógaíochta)
U16:  Our season came to an end on Saturday afternoon in Kilbree when we met  the hosts  for the quarter final of the league. We were short a few players on the day and our very young side proved no match for a very strong Kilbree side.  Our girls can be very proud of their efforts, they never gave up, battling till the final whistle in difficult conditions. These girls will be back next year stronger and vying for honours, we now take a break for a few weeks and look forward to the 2019 season.

End of year Social: Our end of Year Social will take place on November 25th  5.30pm - 7.30pm in the Midleton GAA Club, all players and their families are invited to attend and celebrate another great year of camogie.

AGM - Midleton Camogie Club AGM has been rescheduled for Thursday 22nd November at 7.30pm in Midleton GAA Club all welcome. 

Ladies Football (Peil na mBan)
We would like to express our sincere condolences to our Club players Amy, Abby, Rachel, Kelly, Nicole, Club PRO Coleman and all the Quirke Family on the passing of Mossie Quirke. Mossie was a great stalwart of Midleton Gaa Club. May He Rest In Peace.

East Cork Minor Final- Midleton v Youghal. - Our girls had very hard luck this Sunday evening in sunny and windy Youghal in the East Cork Minor C Football final against a strong Youghal team. Full time score Midleton 3-08 v Youghal 4-11. The most disappointing aspect of this game was that we led by 10 points at half time. 3:5 to 4 points, but we were playing with a strong wind. The girls gave it their all as they have been doing all year. We have no complaints on that front. They are a brilliant group of girls. 
It was just one of those days where nothing went right for us in the second half. We had a great year, but it wasn’t to be today  so congrats to Youghal on their win. On a positive note the U16 girls will learn a lot from this as we prepare for East Cork final to be played in the next two weeks. Well done on getting to the final girls, a great achievement in its self.
Panel: Abby Quirke (Captain),Aoife Franklin, Lucy Kenneally, Laura O Leary, Clodagh Finn, Ellen Ryan, Katie Horgan, Lucy Wallace, Molly Beausang, Sadhbh Beausang, Deirdre Corcoran, Rayanna Power, Rhea Buckley, Roisin O Callaghan, Caoimhe Cronin, Denise Collins, Jodie Keegan O Connell, Leah Hogan, Megan Kelly, Mischa Daly Harkin, Orla Evans & Vivienne Gleeson.

Congratulations and well done to our Club players Sadhbh Beausang and Lucy Kenneally who won an U16 County B Camogie Final yesterday with Castlemartyr and to Ali Smith who also won an U16 County A Camogie Final with Aghada.

Dates for your Diary: -Wednesday Nov 28th; Ladies Football will hold our Annual AGM in Midleton Gaa Club at 8pm. All are welcome to attend. Friday Nov 30th; Our Juvenile Social will take place in the Club Lounge from 7-9pm. We extend a warm invitation to our players and their families to come along and celebrate our very successful year.

Training this Monday night for our U8 girls will take place at the Community Centre from 6-7pm while all groups from U10 upwards will train at Ballinacurra Pitch from 7-8pm. Please note outdoor training is Weather permitting. Keep up to date with all Club related news on Facebook -( Midleton Ladies Football Club) and Twitter.  

St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Food Appeal
Midleton GAA, Ladies Football and Camogie Club will again this year hold a Christmas food appeal.  We are asking our members to support this very worthy cause by donating  NON PERISHABLE food items  which can be dropped to the club at any of the below collection times.   All donations will be given to St Vincent de Paul for distribution to local families in need of help for Christmas.  All support appreciated.
For any further information contact Ingrid on 087 6374748 or Sheila @ 087 6822916. Collections times: Sat Dec 1st / Sat Dec 8th / Sat Dec 15th at the club shop from 10am to 11.30am or at any of the club.   End of year socials:    Camogie: Nov 25th 5-8pm.     Ladies Football: Nov 30th  7-9pm.   Juvenile: Dec 1st 3-5pm / Dec  8th  6-9pm.

Annual General Meetings
The following dates have been confirmed for the various AGM’s;
Wednesday 21st November Juvenile AGM
Thursday 22nd November Camogie AGM
Wednesday 28th November Ladies Football AGM
Tuesday 4th December Hurling  & Football AGM
There are a number of current officers across the various clubs standing down in the coming year so it will be important that others make themselves available.

Lotto (An Lató)
Our Lotto Jackpot was €2,400 and there was no winner, the Lucky dip winners were Joan Byrne, Jerry Walsh, Declan & Caoimhe Ryan, Mary T and Mary O’Mahony, next week’s Jackpot will be €2,600
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 – BINGO at the club @ 8 pm every Friday, everybody welcome, possible pay out this Friday of €4,000.

Juvenile

Condolences
The Juvenile Committee would like to express their sympathy’s to the Quirke family on the recent passing of Mossie. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Olive and to his children Coleman, David, Muiris, Cormac, Sinead, Kieran, Aoife and Eimear, his grandchildren and many friends. Mossie was a previous Chairman of the Juvenile Committee and the work undertaken by him in holding that position together with that of his sons’ Coleman and Cormac is testament to the vibrant juvenile club we have today.  
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Juvenile AGM
The AGM for the Juvenile Club will take place at the GAA Club on Wednesday the 21st of November at 8pm. All are welcome to attend. All existing members of the Juvenile Committee are seeking re-election/re-appointment with the exception of our Juvenile PRO Ruth Walsh who is stepping down following a 3 year term. The Juvenile Committee are seeking a replacement for this position and would ask that anyone interested in taking on this role to make themselves known to a member of the committee. 
We have a total number of 86 team managers and coaches going forward in 2019.
Chairman: Paudie O Brien, Vice Chairman: Willie Lawton, Juvenile Secretary: Michael Carroll, Treasurer: Mary Quinn, Coaching Officer: Martin Mc Sweeney, Child Welfare Officer: Ingrid Connaughton, Registrar: Tracy Saunderson, PRO: position to be filled.

Juvenile Christmas Draw 2018
It’s that time of year again and we are looking for support for our Christmas Draw which is a vital fundraiser for the juvenile Club. Team Managers have provided tickets to all players. Additional tickets can be purchased from the Club bar or by contacting team managers or Juvenile committee members. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all our prize sponsors and ask all our club members to support these businesses. The draw will take place in the club Lounge at 9pm on Saturday December 8th. All are club members and supporters are welcome to attend. Prize winners, if not in attendance on the night will be notified by text. Prizes can be collected from the Club Shop on Saturday December 15th.

Christmas Socials
With large player numbers we split our Juvenile players into two groups for their Christmas parties. The first party on Saturday December 1st will take place at the GAA club from 3-5pm and is for our new Junior Infant players to our Fe9’s. All players, their parents and families are invited to attend for some end of year fun! Our second social is for our Fe10-16 players. For those that haven’t attended previously this social is a chance to get all teams, coaches and team managers together to celebrate the teams efforts throughout the year and present medals won to the various teams. The format of the evening is players are asked to arrive for 7pm. Food and refreshments will be served to players on arrival. Once players take to their seats each group manager will say a few words about their team, present medals and get a team photograph taken. Once all teams have concluded everyone is invited to join us in the lounge for our Christmas Juvenile Draw. 

Club Shop
The Club Shop will be open each Saturday from 10 to 11.30am.