Nuachtlitir Coiste Chontae Chorcaí: Vol. 3 No. 24, Nov. 22nd 2011

Dates for your Diary

November 24th: Cork

GAA Clubs’ Draw,

Ballincollig

November 25th:

Presentation of County

League Cheques (excl.

SH), RPH 7.30pm

November 29th:

Presentation of RedFM

SHL Cheques, RedFM

Studios, 7.30pm

December 9th:

Deadline for receipt of

County Board Ballot

papers

December 10th:

County Convention, P.

Uí Chaoimh

GAA Season

Ticket On Sale

Soon!

The very popular and

economical GAA Season

Ticket will be on sale

very soon – sales are

currently open for

current Season Ticket

holders, but it will go on

sale to the general

public in the very near

future.

Details will be posted on

www.gaacork.ie when

available!

County U21 A Hurling Final Congratulations to Midleton on winning the County U21 A Hurling Final on

Sunday, November 20th at Páirc Uí Rinn, their first victory in this

championship in 22 years. Despite a gallant Duhallow effort, Midleton

claimed the Dick Barrett Cup on a scoreline of 1-11 to 0-8, to complete

this year’s championship programme.

Midleton Captain Jamie Nagle raises the Dick Barrett Cup. Pic: Evening Echo

Championship Roll of Honour 2012

Hurling Football

Senior: Carrigtwohill Senior: U.C.C.

Prem. Intermediate: Courcey Rvrs Prem. Intermediate: Newmarket

Intermediate: Bandon Intermediate: Kinsale

Junior A: Charleville Junior A: Kanturk

Junior B: Kilmichael Junior B: Belgooly

U21 A: Midleton U21 A: O’Donovan Rossa

U21 B: St. Catherine’s U21 B: Glenbower Rovers

Congratulations to all our Champions, and best of luck to UCC who play

Dr. Croke’s in the Munster Club Final on December 4th, and to Charleville

who play Rockwell Rovers in the semi-final on Sunday next at 2pm in

Charleville.

Annual Convention Chomdháil Bhlíantúil Choiste Chontae Chorcaí will take place on Saturday,

December 10th at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.The Convention Mass will begin at

6pm, with Convention commencing at 7pm.

The annual report and motions for convention etc. will be sent to clubs in

due course.

East Cork Launch

History Book

The East Cork Board

will launch An

Illustrated History of

the GAA in East Cork

1924-2010 by Tom

Morrison on

Wednesday, November

30th at 8pm in Midleton

GAA Pavilion. Guest of

honour will be

Uachtarán Cumann

Luthchleas Gael,

Críostóir Ó Cuana, and

all are welcome. The

book will retail at €25.

League Cheque Presentation

League cheques will be

presented to winners

and runners-up in the

County Leagues (excl.

SHL) on Friday,

November 25th at

Rochestown Park Hotel

at 7.30pm.

RedFM SHL cheques will

be presented at the

RedFM Studios in

Curraheen on Tuesday,

November 29th at

7.30pm.

Refreshments will be

provided at both

events.

96Fm C103 Rochestown Park Hotel Sports Award for Vincent Hurley

Congratulations to Vincent Hurley of Courcey Rovers, winner of the

96Fm C103 Rochestown Park Hotel Sports Award for October.

Vincent was honoured for his contribution to his club's County Premier

Intermediate Hurling Final victory, and received his award at a

function at Rochestown Park Hotel on Friday, November 18th.

Finbarr McCarthy presents Vincent Hurley with his award. Included are: Tom Tobin,

Head of Operations, Rochestown Park Hotel, Jerry O'Sullivan, County Chairman, Kieran McGeary, 96FM C103 and Mandy Gabriel, Rochestown Park Hotel. Photo: Tony O'Connell

Photography.

New Referees Complete Course A number of new referees have completed a recent course organised

by County Referees’ Administrator, John Motherway and delivered by

well known former Inter-County referee, Pat Moore of Waterford.

The newly-qualified referees received presentations on the final night

of the course, which ran over four weeks, and are now ready to begin

their new careers. For more photos, see www.gaacork.ie.

A group of new referees from the Carbery division, with (front row, l-r), Pat Moore

(Waterford), Jerry O’Sullivan (County Chairman) and John Motherway (County Referees’ Administrator). Pic: Denis O’Flynn

Development Squad Medal Presentations

Coiste na nOg, the new under-age board for Cork GAA, hosted this

major celebration to mark to success of our Development Squads in

2011, attended by 225 players and their families. Cork Development

Squads were successful in winning the U14 Sonny Walsh Hurling in

Waterford. The U15 ‘A’ team were winners in the Carrigdhoun while the

‘B’s brought home the Clare Tournament. For the first time in the

history of the tournament Cork’s U16s brought home double success

from the Tipperary All-Ireland Tournament winning both the ‘A’ and ‘B’

competitions.

Cork Hurling Manager, Jimmy Barry-Murphy presenting the hurling medals

Our footballers’ success included the U14s winning Section 2 of the Jim

Power tournament in Waterford. The U15 Cork West team won the

Humphrey Kelleher tournament. In the Munster Council U16

tournament, the Cork lads were successful in the double here as well as

they won the ‘A’ and ‘B’ tournament. Cork become the first County ever

to win the ‘Double Double’ by winning both 16 A and B competitions in

hurling and football. See www.rebelog.ie for more photos.

Cork Football Manager, Conor Counihan, presenting the football medals

Well Done to Cork

Ladies Footballers Congratulations to

Deirdre O'Reilly, Briege

Corkery, Bríd Stack,

Geraldine O'Flynn, Juliet

Murphy and Rhona Ní

Bhuachalla, who all took

home All-Stars at last

night's O'Neills / TG4

Ladies Gaelic Football

All Star Awards.

Development Squads As part of the ongoing

Development Squad, a

seminar will be held this

weekend in Rochestown

Park Hotel. The

seminar, ‘Development

Squads - Models ,

Approaches and

Decisions' will feature

presentations from Dr.

Liam Hennnessy,

Seanie McGrath,

Stephen Aboud, Dinny

Maher, Paul Ginity and

James Mitchell.The

seminar is aimed at

Development Squad

Mentors, Monitoring

Committees, County

Minor Management,

members of Coiste

Bainistí, Coiste na nÓg

and the Strategic Plan

Implementation

Committee.

Rebel Óg Results Fé 15 County 'A'HC

Final: Youghal 3-11

Mayfield 1-07.

Fé 16 County 'C' FC

Final: St. Colum's 3-11

Western Gaels 3-07.

County Board

Report

At the County Board

meeting of November

22nd, it was decided

that the format of the

County Championships

would remain

unchanged, with start

dates to be decided

when Inter-County

dates have been

confirmed. Marc

Sheehan was appointed

Children’s Officer. It

was decided that the

schedule of meetings

should not be changed,

but a motion will be

submitted to

Convention extending

voting rights to Junior

Club. A motion

changing the transfer

bye-law to allow U16s

to transfer after 48

weeks inactive will also

be put to Convention.

Draws were made for

Inter-Divisional

championships 2012

(see www.gaacork.ie for

details), and the latest

Ard-Comhairle report

was discussed and will

be sent to all clubs.

Scór AGM/Dates

The AGM of Coiste Scór

Chorcaí takes place in

Pairc Uí Rinn on

Wednesday, November

23rd at 8pm. (Note

change of date). For

Scór dates, see Gaeilge

section of

www.gaacork.ie

Boardwalk Award for Niall McCarthy Carrigtwohill star hurler Niall McCarthy is the Boardwalk Bar and Grill

Sports Star of the month award winner for October.

McCarthy was chosen by the judges for his superb inspirational

performance in the Cork county senior hurling championship final where

he played the key role in his side's dramatic win over CIT, and collected

his award at a recent luncheon at the Boardwalk Bar & Grill.

John Gately, Proprietor, Boardwalk Bar & Grill, presenting the Boardwalk Bar and Grill

Sports Star of the Month award for October to Niall McCarthy, from Carrigtwohill. Centre is Jerry O'Sullivan, Chairman Cork County Board GAA

Cork GAA Clubs’ Draw The October Round of the Cork GAA Clubs’ Draw takes place in

Ballincollig on November 24th. The Draw is a vital, risk-free fundraiser

for clubs, which comes with the advantage of some amazing prizes – to

get involved, see www.corkgaadraw.ie, phone 021-4291122 or contact

your club co-ordinator.

Pat Walsh, Tracton GAA, presents keys of Kia Rio to Mylie Lyons which he won in the September Cork GAA Clubs’ Draw. Included are Finbarr Lyons, Pat Allen and Brendan

Barry (Tracton GAA), John Coleman, Coleman Car Sales Millstreet and Seamus Coughlan, Draw Manager.

Picture: Mike English

Next Issue The next issue of County Board News will be published on December 13th.

Please forward this newsletter to all your contacts.

Handball: Irish Team Selected Cork's Killian Carroll and Catríona Casey will lead the 2011 Irish Junior

Handball Team to travel to the USA International Tournament in

Tucson, Arizona, following their performances recently in Kilkenny. Well

done and best of luck to all!

For handball fixtures and results, see http://www.gaahandball.ie/

The Irish Junior Handball team heading to the USA

Munster U21 Awards for Cork Stars! Cork dominated the Under 21 Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Awards

for 2011, with winners in hurling and football from the county

announced recently.

Cork's dual star Aidan Walsh (Kanturk) has scooped the Under 21

Hurler of the Year while the highly talented Ciarán Sheehan (Eire Og)

was crowned Under 21 Footballer of the Year.

The players will be receiving their awards at the upcoming Bord Gáis

Energy Munster GAA Awards which is taking place on 3 December in

the Malton Hotel, Killarney. Speaking on the announcement of the Under 21 and Minor winners for

2011, Bord Gáis Energy Sports Sponsorship Manager Ger Cunningham

said "There is some amazing talent coming through at U21 and Minor

level in GAA and I wish both the U21 and Minor winners for 2011 long

and successful careers in their respective sports."

Cork Senior Football

Development Fund

The Cork Senior

Footballers will hold a

‘Rebel Kick Fada’ event

on Sunday, December

10th in Clonakilty. Full

details of this great day

out have been sent to all

clubs.

Cork GAA Medal

Presentation

Medals will be presented

to the Cork Senior, U21

and Junior Footballers at

a special function in their

honour at Rochestown

Park Hotel on December

6th.

Munster Fixtures

UCC will play Dr. Croke’s

in the AIB Munster SFC

Final on December 4th,

while Charleville meet

Rockwell Rovers in the

JHC Semi-Final on

Sunday next. See

www.gaacork.ie for

details of all fixtures.

Gerard Lane County PRO pro.cork@gaa.ie