Well done Theresa on €20,000 win..

The February Draw in the 2017/18 Cork GAA members Draw took place on last Friday night. The First prize on the night was €20,000 and when the winning ticket was drawn the Club name was Bride Rovers and the winner of the 20K was Theresa Murphy of Caherultan, Castlemartyr. Theresa and her husband Sean are great members  of our Club, Sean played with us for many years and was one of the finest and dedicated men ever to wear the Green White and Gold jersey. Well done Theresa on a great win for a mighty  supporter.  The Bride Rovers Club name was drawn for two further prizes with Paudie Walsh NT, Kildinan and Geraldine Ahern, Hightown, Bartlemy also amongst the prize-winners. The Cork GAA Members Draw costs just €5 a month to join or €100 for the year. Membership of the Draw is part of the Gold and Silver packages available in our Club 100 promotion which is now underway within the parish and amongst friends and benefactors of Bride Rovers everywhere.

No Lotto Jackpot Winner of €19,400.

The Weekly Lotto Jackpot for Tuesday February the 27th was €19,400. The four numbers drawn were  5, 8, 19, 25  and there was no winner.The prizes of €30 each went to Donal Roche Kildinan, Michael O'Keeffe, Glanmire, A. Gleeson, Castlelyons, Paddy Ryan Martin, Upperchurch and Denis Mulcahy, Midleton. Tickets for the Lotto are just €2 each and can be bought from Club members, in local business outlets and online at locallotto.ie Your ongoing support of the Lotto is really appreciated. The Income from the weekly Lotto is vital in helping with the day-to-day running of the Club. The Jackpot for last Tuesday February the 27th was €19,600.

Minors win Seniors draw We had opening games in the Premier 2 Minor Football League and REDFM Senior Hurling League last weekend. The Minor defeated Cobh while the Seniors drew with St. Finbarrs.

Rebel Og Co Minor Football league.

At Pairc na Bride Rathcormac on Saturday last, Bride Rovers Minor Footballer’s, won the opening round of the Premier 2A Football League at the expense of Cobh. This group of players are playing Premier Football in 2018 as a result of their County “A” Championship title in 2016.  After an evenly contested hour’s football, the home team collected the points by the narrowest of margins.  The  home side got the  opening two scores on offer before Cobh replied with a similar score.  Then a Conleith Ryan goal pushed the Rovers well in front but just before half time, Cobh hit a purple patch with a brace of goals to lead at half time by 2-5 to 1-3.  The Rover’s up the pace in the second half and were in control in all sectors with a string of goal chances but none converted.  They still  trailed by seven points at the three-quarter stage but over the remaining minutes played their best football when they outscored the visitors to take the points on offer.  Final score Bride Rover 2-9, Cobh 2-8.

Next up in the MFL  is a trip to play Ilen Rovers in mid-March at Ilen's home venue which is located west of Skibbereen.

Panel & Scorers: Ben Hogan, Ruairi O’Sullivan, Matthew Quinn, John Buckley, Jordan Mannix 0-1, Eoin Roche, Peter O’Leary, Kieran Kearney, Griffin O’Keeney, Conleith Ryan 1-1, Patrick O’Flynn 1-2, Seamus Ahern, Shaun Knox, Conor Barry 0-5, Tom Murray, Fergus Sheehan, Michael Quinlan.

Senior Hurlers Draw

At a cold but dry Pairc na Bride St Finbarrs from Togher were the visitors for the opening game in the 2018 SHL. It was a close and tense game with both sides missing a lot of chances. We dominated the play for mush of the first half and could easily have been four or five points ahead at the break. As it was we led by just two, 6 to 4 and the game ended with both sides scoring ten points. Team F.Hogan, T. O Sullivan, J.Pratt, F. Collins, S.O Connor, B.Murphy, S. Walsh, B.Johnson, E. Roche, C. O Connor, D. Dooley, M. Collins, Wm. Finnegan, DJ. Cahill, B. Roche, C. Ryan, R. Prendergast.

Fixtures We have our second game in the  2018 SHL programme this weekend with a home game against Ballyhea in Rathcormac at half 4 on Saturday.Senior Hurling League Fixtures: Saturday 3rd March v Ballyhea in Rathcormac at 4.30pm Saturday 10th March v Sarsfields in Riverstown at 6.30pm

U21 Football Championship. We play Carrignavar in the first round of the East Cork  u 21 FC on next Sunday 4th March at 3pm in Rathcormac.

Club 100. The Club 100 scheme is well underway.  Club Members promoting the Club 100 initiative will be contacting and calling to households in the Parish over the next few weeks. We are hoping for a good response. The whole idea is to create an income stream for the Club over the next few years to ensure we can have sufficient funds to undertake the major Development work we plan to undertake. The three options on offer provide a mixture of weekly and monthly Draw membership -Lotto and GAA Members Draw, Club Membership and a donation towards our Development Fund. We have named the three options as Gold, Silver and Bronze.

The Gold option costs €9.24 per week,  €40 per month or €480 per year. For this you get;

The Gold option costs €9.24 per week,  €40 per month or €480 per year. For this you get;

Full Club Membership for you and your family Cork GAA Club Draw Ticket 2 Bride Rovers GAA Club Yearly Lotto Tickets Entry to Club 100 Bonus Draw The Silver option costs  €6.93 per week,  €30 per month or  €360 per year. For this you get;

Full Club Membership for 1 Individual Cork GAA Club Draw Ticket 1 Bride Rovers GAA Club Yearly Lotto Ticket Entry to Club 100 Bonus Draw The Bronze option costs  €4.62 per week, €20 per month or €240 per year   Non-Playing Club Membership for 1 Individual 1 Bride Rovers GAA Club Yearly Lotto Ticket.

Scór  We took part in the County Scor Final with our Novelty Act 'I  Second That' last Saturday. Thanks to the Co Scor Committee who facilitated us by allowing us on stage at half 6 in Ovens so we could make the Social in Mitchelstown. We performed very well but St James Club took the honours. Thanks to all who participated on the night.

Juvenile Medal presentation It was a joyous occasion on Saturday night lasting the Firgrove Hotel when the presentation of the 2017 Minor and U 16 medals took place. After a superb meal Juvenile Club Chairman Mark O Connell welcomed all present and spoke of the fantastic achievements of the Club in winning 2 County Championships in 2017. He thanked all the players, mentors and parents. Between the two panels we have players with family backgrounds in Donegal, Waterford, Limerick, Roscommon, Kilkenny and Antrim and seven families who are newcomers to our Parish in recent years had players involved. The players are a superb bunch of lads with great camaraderie and spirit between them all. Other speakers were Club PRO john Arnold, former Juvenile Club Chairman Paddy Hynes, Adult Cub Chairman Richie O Regan and Fr O Donnell. Gerard Lane ex Chairman of Cork Co. Board and Bride Rovers Vice-chairman spoke also and said it was a very special night for him, presenting medals to players from his own Club. It was lovely, happy and convivial gathering.

Astro Turf Booking All bookings of the two Astro Turf playing areas are to be made by contacting the Club Runaí Daniel Lane at 087 2070100

Twitter and Website. So many people at home and abroad are now very hi-tech when it comes to keeping in touch with the activities of the Bride Rovers Club. The online editions of newspapers are growing in popularity. Meanwhile you can follow the Club on twitter at twitter@ Bride RoversGAA or on our own website at www.briderovers.ie

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