Club Notes... - 2024-02-03 06:15:00
Lotto Jackpot rises to €15,000..
With no winner of the €14,800 Jackpot on Tuesday the 23rd of January 2023 the Lotto Jackpot for last Tuesday night was €15, 000. The four Numbers drawn on Jan 23rd were 5, 15, 22 & 31. Congrats to our lucky dip €30 cash winners:John Arnold, Bartlemy, Damien Buckley, Glenagoul, Lisa Curtain, Shanowen, Paul Healy, c/o Online Lotto and Dermot O’Brien, Monanig. If your ticket has expired we would appreciate if you would enter again via https://bit.ly/BrideRoversw An Annual Lotto Ticket would make an ideal present for a friend or a family member at home or abroad at this time of year as we face into anew Season -contact Club Cisteoir Aiden Dorgan.
CHANGE TO LEAGUE FIXTURES.
Our opening Red FM 2024 Senior Hurling League Fixture on Sunday March 10th when Carrigaline are the visitors has been changed With the agreement of both Clubs the game will now go ahead on Saturday March 9th. This will be our first time meeting the South East team at this level. After that we face Midleton, away, the Barrs at home and Courcey Rovers, away. The remaining RED FM SHL games are v Eire Og away, v Fermoy home, v Newtownshandrum home, v Erins Own away, and v Killeagh at home.
GAA, Camogie & Ladies Football -Unity?
With a few years now attempts have been made -and are ongoing in an effort to unite the GAA, The Camogie Association and Ladies Gaelic Football Association as one. It’s big task but there seems to be goodwill from all sides. It wasn’t always so! In May 1933 the Official GAA Weekly newspaper ‘An Caman’ carried a report of the ‘Camoguidheacht Congress’ which was held in Jury’s Hotel in Dublin. The Hon. President Miss M. Gill gave an address covering all aspects of the Association’s work. In reference to ‘Our Relations With The GAA’ the following was reported. “The speaker referred to the Association’s relations with the GAA and said it was generally thought that they were in Affiliation with that Organisation. That was not so. They had many friends in the GAA and were in association with it and other Irish Ireland organisations. They were however independent, and experience had proved that it was better to pursue such a course. Their movement must at all times be a national one, and this should be borne in mind by those who play the game”
OSKARS FEVER IN ARMAGH.
The little hamlet of Silverbridge and surrounding districts will be empty on next Saturday night as 1100 locals gather in the GAA Club Hall for their first ever Night at The Oskars. At present the Club are undertaking a development costing around £300,000. They are building a huge state-of-the art gym mainly being constructed using the Club’s own voluntary labour. Their present hall can seat 900 people and the upstairs Bowls Room a further 200. The home of incoming (next month) GAA president Jarlath Burns, the Silverbridge Club expect the Oskars to raise huge finance for their building project.
EAST CORK JHL .
We have two Junior Hurling teams in the East Cork JHL this year , in Division 2 and Division 4. In Division 2 we are joined by Fr O Neills, Midleton, Killeagh, St. Catherines, Watergrasshill, Castlelyons and Youghal. The Grouping in Division 4 is Bride Rovers, Lisgoold, Sarsfields, Killeagh, Erins Own, St Itas and Cobh.
FIT UPS CONTINUE in BARTLEMY.
After two brilliant night with Seamus O Rourke the Blackwater valley Fit Up Festival continues in Bartlemy Hall on next Wednesday night February 7th with ‘King’ featuring the outstanding Pat Kinnevane. Curtain Up at 8pm. Tickets at the door.
UNDER 14’s BACK ON THE FIELD.
The under 14s boys are making their comeback to the training fields this weekend. After doing the double last year in the hurling and football we are Premier2 in Hurling and Division 1 in the football this year. Like all our juvenile teams this group have made tremendous strides over the last six years. Their skill levels have developed amazingly and most importantly they are a group that really enjoy their training and games. The team mentors are looking forwarding to bring this talented group together again for the 2024 season.
NATIONAL LEAGUES
After a tough away defeat in Ballybofey last Sunday Cork footballers are on the road again this week. In a repeat of the1957 All Ireland Senior Football Final Cork will play Louth, not in Croke Park but in Ardee at 1:00pm. John Cleary’s men face a tough Division 2 league campaign. The other fixtures are as follows;
Cork vs Cavan, Saturday 17th February, Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 4:00pm
Fermanagh vs Cork, Sunday 25th February, Ederney St Josephs at 2:00pm
Cork vs Kildare, Sunday 3rd March, Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 3:30pm
Meath vs Cork, Sunday 17th March, Páirc Tailteann at 1:45pm
Cork vs Armagh, Saturday 23rd March, Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 7:00pm.
HURLING. The Cork Hurlers begin their Division 1 Campaign next Sunday when it’s Clare vs Cork in Cusack Park, Ennis at. 1.45. Other attractive games in this group include Cork vs Kilkenny, Saturday 10th February, Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 7:30pm, Cork vs Waterford, Sunday 25th February, Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 3:45pm, Offaly vs Cork, Sunday 10th March, Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore at 1:15pm, Wexford vs Cork, Sunday 17th March, Chadwicks Wexford Park at 1:45pm -Wexford won the Leinster Cup Hurling Competition, the Walsh Cup, last Sunday with a great win over Galway. WE wish both the hurlers and footballers all the veery best in their games on Sunday.
WALK OVER IN 1904.
In the early years of the GAA Tournaments were hugely important. When Rathcormac (Football) and Bartlemy (Hurling) affiliated teams in the 18880’s Tournament involving up to twelve teams were normal. Mighty Tournaments were held back then in Rathcormac, Glenville, Ballyhooley and Little Island. Into the early years of the 1900’s these Tournaments were still a prominent feature of GAA activities in Cork. On Sunday November the 8th 1903 the Rathcormac hurling team were down to play the famous Dungourney team of Jamesy Kelleher in the Riverstown Tourament .The match was fixed for half 1 to be followed at 2.30 by Killeagh v Midleton. The game wasn’t played for some reason and was refixed for Sunday December 6th, to be played with a football match Youghal v O Briens. These games went off again and on Thursday December 31st an add was on The Cork Examiner read “GAA, great matches at Riverstown on Sunday 3rd January; O Briens1 v Youghal1 and Rathcormac 1 v Dungourney1; hour- 1.30 and 2.45, referee J. McAuliffe” It wasn’t however a case of ‘third time lucky’ as the games went off again. On Monday January the 4th the Examiner carried a report that the “ matches were announced for yesterday but Dungourneyin one and Youghal in the other wrote that they could not attend and the fixtures fell through” It appears that after that the Riverstown Tournament Committee threw in the towel on the matter! The only other two games on record played by the Rathcormac hurlers in 1904 were both in the Ballyhooley Tournament on April 17th and October 2nd -both games were against Ballyhooley-unfortunately we have no results from these matches.
CORK v CLARE.
The first ever Munster Hurling Final I attended was in 1972 in Thurles. Cok had a very easy win over Clare that day on a scoreline of 6 18 to 2 8. Aman better known for his no-nonsense defending, Jackie O Gorman from Cratloe scored two points for the banner that day from Midfield. Gorman would go on to win two National League medals with the great Clare team of the mid to late 1970’s – a team that included Durack, Stack, Hehir, Callinan and Loughnane The Banner were unlucky in Munster to meet the Cork side en route to winning the 3 in a row 1976 to 1978 All Irelands. O Gorman who played Senior for Clare from 1967 until 1979. He was married to Joan Bennis, sister of Richie and Phil who were on the 1973 all Ireland winning team. Jackie O Gorman died on Monday January 21st aged 80. May he rest in peace
WILL YOU JOIN BRIDE ROVERS CLUB 100 ?.
A few years back as we began planning for our Club’s centenary in 2028 the Club 100 concept was put in place. It’s a method whereby supporters and benefactors of the Club can commit to heling the Bride Rovers GAA Club. All finance raised has gone into major Club developments in recent years. Now with massive 3 pitch Development project in Ballybrowney well under way we will need huge funds over the next decade. There are three levels of Club 100 membership; Gold, Siver and Bronze. The Gold membership costs €480 annually and for this on gets 2 Annual Club Lotto tickets plus,2 Rebel Bounty Draw Tickets and family Membership of the Club.
The Silver costs €360 and give 2 Lotto and 1 Rebel Bounty and Membership for 1 adult and 1 child or 2 children)
The Bronze option comes in at €240 and brings 1Annual Club Lotto ticket plus, 1 Rebel Bounty and individual Membership. Many people make a ‘New Year’s Resolution’ at this time of year- why not consider joining our Club 100.? Full details from any Club Officer. At the end of each year the Bride Rovers Club holds a special draw confined the Club 100 members with substantial prizes. Last year we completed the creation of the first of the three new pitches at Ballybrowney- grass-cutting will commence there shortly. The plan is to complete the second pitch this year. It is estimated that the total cost of the Development will be in the region of €750,000. It’s a huge outlay and an ambitious plan so we need financial support on an ongoing basis. If you would like to join the Club 100 just contact our Club Treasurer Aiden on 085 7124312
SYMATHY.
The Bride Rovers Club extend it’s deepest sympathy to the O Sullivan family of Hollyhill, Bartlemy on the death of Mike. A family that has supported the Bride Rovers Club for three generations, the O Sullivans were heartbroken at the sudden death of Mike who was a great local character and a popular figure with young and old. We also extend sympathy to the Leahy family in Ballynoe on the death of their mother Kathleen. Kathleen, nee Keohane, was a native of Moulane, Rathcormac and sympathy is also tendered to her brother Johnny in Fermoy, a great supporter of Fermoy and Bride Rovers GAA Clubs. May Kathleen rest in peace.
;BRIDE ROVERS SPONSORS.
The Club Sponsors are Rathcormac Tyres, Fermoy Print & Design, Gerard Gubbins Construction and Veolia
...
