Nuachtlitir Coiste Chontae Chorcaí: Vol. 5 No. 16, Nov. 2013

Dates for your Diary November 28th: Cork

GAA Clubs’ Draws,

Lismire

December 6th: Cork

Senior Hurlers’ Night at

the Dogs, Curraheen Pk

December 14th:

County Convention &

Championship Draws

Cork Hurlers’ Night at the Dogs The Cork Senior Hurlers

will hold a fundraising

Night at the Dogs at

Curraheen Park on

Friday December 6th –

an ideal family night

out!! Tickets, priced at

just €20, will admit two

adults and up to four

children, and are

available from all panel

members and at P. Ui

Rinn. For more, see

www.gaacork.ie.

Munster Champions!! Congratulations to Youghal, who won the AIB Munster Club Intermediate

Hurling Final on Sunday, defeating Ballina (Tipperary) on a scoreline of 2-

13 to 2-10. They now go on to meet St. Gabriel’s (London) in the All-

Ireland Club Quarter-Finals.

Pic: Philip Monaghan

Unfortunately, County Senior Hurling Champions, Midleton, lost out to

Sixmilebridge in the Munster Semi-Final, but Clyda Rovers powered their

way to the Munster Intermediate Football Final with a comprehensive win

over Ballyporeen, and now meet St. Joseph’s Miltown Malbay in

Saturday’s decider at the Gaelic Grounds. For all Munster Club fixtures,

see http://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/club-championships-2013/

Roll of Honour 2013 With the Championship season now drawing to a close, most of the titles

have now been claimed. Here’s where they went:

Senior Hurling: Midleton

Senior Football: Castlehaven

Premier Intermediate Hurling:

Youghal

Premier Intermediate Football:

Clyda Rovers

Intermediate Hurling: Kanturk

Intermediate Football: in

progress

Junior A Hurling: Grenagh

Junior A Football: Mitchelstown

Junior B Hurling: O'Donovan

Rossa

Junior B Football: Charleville

U21 A Hurling: Blackrock and

Midleton in final

U21 B Hurling: Ballinascarthy

U21 A Football: Valley Rovers

U21 B Football: Canovee

For all results, see www.gaacork.ie

Rebel Treble at All-Stars! Congratulations to the three Cork players named in this year's Opel GAA

GPA All-Stars team, Seamus Harnedy, Patrick Horgan and Anthony Nash.

It's two-in-a-row for Nash, who is one of only three players to have won

awards previously, the others being Brendan Bugler and Liam Rushe. He is

also the first Cork player to win All-Stars in consecutive years since Jerry

O'Connor in 2006, which was also the last year that Cork had more than

one player in the All-Star team. The full selection was: Anthony Nash

(Cork), Richie McCarthy (Limerick), Peter Kelly (Dublin), David McInerney

(Clare), Brendan Bugler (Clare), Liam Rushe (Dublin), Patrick Donnellan

(Clare), Colm Galvin (Clare), Conor Ryan (Clare), Séamus Harnedy (Cork),

Tony Kelly (Clare), Danny Sutcliffe (Dublin), Pádraic Collins (Clare),

Patrick Horgan (Cork), Conor McGrath (Clare).

Anthony Nash, Seamus Harnedy and Patrick Horgan. Pic: Sportsfile

Rebel Óg Award for Doireann O’Sullivan Congratulations to Mourneabbey and Cork Minor and Senior Footballer,

Doireann O'Sullivan, winner of the October Rebel Óg Award, sponsored by

Cummins Sports and Rochestown Park Hotel, with media partners, RedFM

and The Irish Examiner. Doireann was honoured for her achievements this

year, which include a Munster Minor medal, a Minor All Ireland blitz medal,

a Senior B County medal and a coveted All Ireland Senior medal.

Doireann O'Sullivan, Mourneabbey and Cork Ladies Football, with Donal Fitzpatrick

(Mourneabbey), parents Jerry and Ina and sister Maebh. Pic: Mike English.

County Convention & Championship

Draws County Convention takes

place on Saturday,

December 14th at Páirc Uí

Chaoimh, beginning with

Mass at 6pm.

County Championship

draws will also take place

on the night, and it is

planned to stream these

live on our website for

those who won’t be

there!!

Juvenile Cork

Jerseys The Chill Insurance Cork

juvenile jersey is now

available for purchase at

Páirc Uí Rinn at special

discounted prices as

follows:

Ages 1-2 and 3-4: €25

Ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and

10-11: €32

Age 13-14: €38

*Goalkeeper's jersey

now available for the first

time!!

Jerseys on sale from

9.30am to 12.30pm and

from 2pm to 4pm

Monday to Friday.

For enquiries, call 021-

4291604 or email

paircuirinn.cork@gaa.ie.

Retirement of Graham Canty Long-serving Cork captain and three-time All-Star defender Graham

Canty recently announced his retirement from inter-county football.

Tributes flowed in from near and far, and you can read a selection of

them here: http://ow.ly/qWOG. Canty has been joined in retirement by

Noel O’Leary, Pearse O’Neill, Alan O’Connor, Alan Quirke and Paudie

Kissane, while Ciarán Sheehan is taking up a contract with AFL side,

Carlton Blues.

Graham Canty lifts the Sam Maguire Cup in 2010. Pic: Sportsfile

Scór 2013/14: Launch and AGM The Cork County Scór programme of activity for 2013/14 is up and

running following a launch in the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork.

For more than four decades, Scór has been the flagship of cultural

promotion within the GAA. Competition date schedules for divisional,

county, Munster and All Ireland levels are available from divisional

cultural/scór officers. The Annual General Meeting of Cóiste Scór Chorcaí

takes place in Pairc Uí Rinn on Tuesday 26th November, 2013 at 8pm.

Margaret Whelan, Secretary Co. Scor; County Mayor Noel O'Connor; Tony O'Mahony Cork GAA President; Ciaran McGann, Oifig Cultuir, Liam O Laocha, Chairman National Scor and

Pat Malone Chairman Cork Co. Scor. Pic: John Tarrant

Cork GAA Clubs’

Draw The Cork GAA Clubs’

Draw 2013/2014 is now

up and running, with

Bandon GAA and

Charlotte Carroll

(Castlemartyr) among

the main prizewinners in

the September and

October draws. See

http://tinyurl.com/ojv7w

mt for full details!

The November Cork GAA

Clubs' Draw will be

hosted by Lismire GAA

on Thursday November

28th.

For more information or

to join the Draw, contact

your local GAA club or

see

www.corkgaadraw.ie. If

you're not in, you can't

win!!!

Season Ticket The GAA Season Ticket is

now on sale! For a base

price of €85, you get

admission to all Cork’s

Allianz League games in

your chosen code, plus

the first Championship

game. There are also

discounts on remaining

Championship games,

and if Cork reach an All-

Ireland Final, Season

Ticket holders with 60%

attendance qualify for a

ticket!

Find out more at

http://www.gaa.ie/se

asonticket

World Record for

Meelin! Congratulations to

Meelin, who have set a

new world record of 911

for the most players in a

hurling match!!

The target was acheived

on August 25th and has

recently been verified by

Guinness World Records.

Read more at

http://www.guinnessworl

drecords.com/records-

8000/most-players-in-a-

hurling-exhibition-match/

Well done to all

involved!!!

GAA Rule Changes New rules in relation to

Gaelic Football come into

effect on January 1st,

2014. To find out more

about the changes, see

www.gaa.ie.

Sciath Na Scol Football Finals Well done to all involved

in the Sciath na Scol

Football Finals – see

https://www.faceboo

k.com/pages/Sciath-

na-Scol-

Chorca%C3%AD/107

270135969350 for

more!

Damien Cahalane Wins October Sports Award Congratulations to Damien Cahalane (Castlehaven), winner of the 96FM

C103 Rochestown Park Hotel Sports Award for October.

Damien was honoured for his contribution to Castlehaven's County

Championship-winning season, and accepted the award at a special

function at Rochestown Park Hotel.

Niall Cahalane, Gerard Lane (County Vice-Chairman), Tom Tobin (Rochestown Park Hotel),

Finbarr McCarthy, Damien Cahalane, Kieran McGeary (96FM), Diarmuid Vaughan (Rochestown Park) and Diarmuid O'Donovan ( Cork County Board). Pic: Tony O'Connell.

Communications Award for Banteer/Lyre Congratulations to Banteer/Lyre GAA on winning the Cork GAA

Communications Award (Q3), powered by Compu b in association with

Silver Springs Moran Hotel. The award, an Apple iPad, was presented at a

special function at Silver Springs Hotel on November 13th.

Nominations are now open for the Q4 award, and submissions should be

sent by email to pro.cork@gaa.ie before December 15th, including all

information that may be useful to the judges.

Andrew Nelson, Compu b, presents James Twohig, Banteer/Lyre Gaa Club PRO with their

iPad. Also included are Dan Kelleher, Ulster Bank, Cian O'Brien, PRO Rebel Og, John Roche, Banteer/Lyre Gaa and Finbarr McCarthy, 96FM. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Next Issue The next issue of County Board News will be published in December.

Please forward this newsletter to all your contacts.

Tracey Kennedy County PRO pro.cork@gaa.ie

League Finals: Eight Down, One to Go! All our League Finals have now been played, apart from the RedFM Senior

Hurling League, which has been delayed due to various Championship

commitments.

Well done to all our winners: Youghal (Div. 1 Hurling), Castlelyons (Div. 2

Hurling), Charleville (Div. 3 Hurling), Freemount (JA Hurling), Nemo

Rangers (Kelleher Shield), Clonakilty (Div. 2 Football), Glanworth (Div. 3

Football) and Fermoy (Div. 4 Football).

County PRO Tracey Kennedy presents the Haulie Donnelly Cup (Division 1 Hurling League) to

Youghal captain, Bill Cooper. Pic: Eddie O’Hare

County Board Report The County Board Meeting of November 19th heard a variety of

presentations regarding specific areas of the Strategic Vision and Action

Plan: Games Development (Kevin O’Callaghan), Welcoming People from

Different Traditions (Kieran McGann), Urbanisation (Denis Coughlan), and

Ensuring the Safety and Well-being of Young Players (Marc Sheehan).

Reports from Ard-Comhairle and Munster Council were presented and

discussed, and have been sent to clubs, as has the monthly Progress

Report. The Draw for the Munster Minor Hurling Championship, which was

deferred recently pending clarification of Kerry’s involvement, will take

place on Thursday night.

A Health and Well-Being Sub-Committee is to be appointed, in accordance

with Rule 3.22 (O.G). Jerry Linehan (Inniscarra) was recommended as an

Intermediate Hurling Selector, while Alan Whelan (Brian Dillons) will join

the Junior Football selectors. Colm Crowley (Killeagh) has been appointed

as Games Development Administrator to fill the latest vacancy.

Tributes were paid to the Cork footballers who have retired in recent

weeks, most notably captain Graham Canty, and to Ger Cunningham on

his departure from the Senior Hurling management.

Fixtures were ratified and the proposal to introduce relegation to the

Senior Hurling League was defeated by sixteen votes to ten. Draws were

made for the 2014 Inter-Divisional Club competitions – see

www.gaacork.ie.

This was the final Board meeting of the year, with County Convention

taking place on December 14th.

Congratulations to

Catríona Casey! Well done to

Ballydesmond’s Catriona

Casey, who recently

claimed her first US

Open handball title, to

add to her 2013 All-

Ireland titles in both

40x20 & 60x30!

Mouthguards and the GAA Since January 1st 2013,

it has been mandatory

for players in Grades up

to and including Minor to

use a mouthguard in all

Football Games and

Practice Football

Sessions. From Jan. 1st

2014, it will be

mandatory for all players

to use a mouthguard.

NB: Gaelic footballers in

all age grades must wear

a mouthguard from

January 1st 2014

• A properly fitted

mouthguard is the best

available protective

device for reducing the

incidence and severity of

sports-related dental

injuries

• Players can be sent-

off in a game for not

wearing a mouthguard

• Players will not be

covered under the GAA

player injury scheme if

they don't comply with

the mouthguard rule

See www.GAA.ie for

more.