Club Notes... - 2024-03-07 09:40:00
Lotto Jackpot at €16.200.
With no Jackpot winner on Tuesday last February the 27th our Lotto jackpot on Tuesday of this week, March 5th, was an impressive €16,000. The four Numbers drawn last week were 1, 9, 10 & 20 – and there was No Winner. Congrats to our lucky dip €30 cash winners: Olive Feeney, Ballyduff Upper, Waterford, Darren Cody, Shanowen, Daniel & Sharon, Gortroe, Lauren O’Keeffe, c/o Online Lotto and Oonagh Hartnett, Ballyda If your ticket has expired we would appreciate if you would enter again via https://bit.ly/
‘Bride Rovers Abu’
During the last week of August 1932 as Bride Rovers were training for their third East Cork Junior Final in a row- they won in 1930 v Leeside and lost the 1931 Final to Aghada, team member and Board Delegate Billy Barry, wrote a few verses in praise of the Club. In his own words “It was intended mainly As a bit of a morale booster for the players and I did not expect it would last more than the short life of these ‘come all ye’s, a year or two” On Sunday August 28th in Midleton Bride Rovers beat Leeside in the Final once more, by 4 6 to 2 3. Billy played in the half forward line. After the victory the Bride Rovers players and supporters celebrated in Power’s Hotel in Midleton and there on that evening ‘Bride Rovers Abu’ was first heard when Billy started with “Come, listen a while; I will tell you the story/Of heroes and hurlers well tested and tried…..” I recall talking to Billy about the song half a century later and he was astounded and delighted that it had become the Club Anthem’. Down the years t’s been heard at home and abroad. Then last Sunday from the County Carlow came more news of Bride Rovers Abu. A five year old gelding bearing that name won a Point to Point race in Borris – the second win for the horse this season. Owned by the Baltimore Stable Syndicate I was anxious to find out how the name came about. I rang Mary Doyle on Monday and she told me hat Eoin Linehan from Bartlemy -who hurled with Bride Rovers, had worked in their yard when the horse was being named! So that’s how Bride Rovers Abu came about far away from the Banks of The Bride. Bought as a ‘store’ for €20,000 anyone who would now like to buy the animal for multiples of that sum, just let me know and I’ll do the bidding.
UNDER 12 REPORT.
The Under 12s resumed training on February 24th and a great turnout has been seen in the first week back. The lads are being introduced to some very basic strength and conditioning training for the first time and we'd like to thank Kevin Murphy for his guidance and running of these sessions. The lads have sore muscles where they didn't know they had muscles! It’s all to help them enjoy the games and improve their range of skills. We will continue in the astro for a few weeks to allow the lads to develop their skills in wall-ball sessions. New player are always very welcome to come along.
SCOR.
When Scor was started back in 1969/1970 it was to fill a void in the activities of GAA Clubs in the late Autumn/Winter period when Club playing action was over. Nowadays it’s at that time things get really going so Sor has suffered and unfortunately at Adult level there’s very little interest. Getting a ‘right time’ for Scor is nigh impossible. The East Cork Final is on in Lisgoold on this coming Saturday night March 9th but we’ll probably just have a Trath na gCeist (Question Time) team
JUVENILE CLUB FOUNDATION COURSE.
On last Thursday night we held our Coaching Foundation Course in the club house and astro. It was a great success with nearly 40 mew mentors/coaches join the coaching ‘staff’ of Bride Rovers ever growing juvenile Clubs.
The juvenile playing numbers are now touching 600 members between boys and girls so all the help is needed and appreciated by the club officers. Anyone who wishes to help out as a Coach or Mentor or in any other way please contact any Club Officer and you will be made very welcome. (see details below)
REBELS BOUNTY.
The 2024 Cok GAA Members Draw, Rebels Bounty, will commence once more in a few weeks. If you already are joined we would ask that you consider rejoining. If you are not in you cant win and for €100 there are great prizes on offer. You can get full details from any cub member or Officer.
UNDER-AGE COACHING.
If you are interested in coaching withing the club it is planned to Hold another foundation level Coaching course when numbers deem it necessary . With our Underage Hurling and Football academy and teams from under 6 upwards more and more coaches are needed.. The Foundation Level Course is a great starter course covering the basics skills of Gaelic games and showing how to demonstrate and pass on these skills. Contract Donncha 086/3105055 OR Damien 086/031794
FIXTURES.
Bad weather and poor ground conditions meant the Junior Practise game v Kilworth planned for last Saturday had to postponed. Hopefully things will improve on the weather front and action will get underway this weekend. Our second junior hurling team who take part in the East Cork Junior C grade Championship are in East Cork league action against Killeagh on Fri March 8th at 8pm in Killeagh -under lights. Our senior hurlers commence their RED FM SHL campaign against Carrigaline on Saturday 9th March at 2.30pm in Rathcormac. Our junior hurlers are in East Cork JHL Div 2 action against Fr O'Neills on Sun March 10th at 4.30pm in Ahavine. Our Minor (u17) footballers commence their Rebel Og League campaign this Sunday, away to Castlelyons at 11 am.
MEETINGS.
This week we had a County Board meeting on Tuesday night and an East Cork Meeting the following night. The next Bride Rovers Club Executive meeting is on next Monday night March 11t at 8pm in the Clubrooms.
NHL
Best of luck to Cork hurlers who face the Faithful County in Tullamore on Sunday next at 1.15. A win on Sunday and then a victory in Wexford would ne a great finish in a Legue where we started so slowly. If Cork can finish in the Top 3 in their Group they’ll be guaranteed Division 1 status in next years NHL.
DAN McCARTAN.
The death occurred this week of one of the greatest ever Gaelic Footballers, Dan McCartan of Down. A member of the Down team that made the breakthrough by becoming the first team from the ‘Six Counties’ to win the Sam Maguire Cup Dan won three All Ireland Senior Medals and played with Down from 1958 until 1975. He continued to play Club Football into his 50’s and also starred with Ulster in the Railway Cup. He was brother Of Jim who played on the Down side with him and uncle of later Mourne County star ‘Wee’ James Mc Cartan. Dan was a real legend of Gaelic Football and after he finished playing served his native county as both a selector and manager. May he rest in peace.
UNDER 8’s ON THE GO AGAIN FOR 2024.
They say in Irish ‘Mol an Oige agus tiocfaidh siad’ (Praise the youth and they’ll flourish) well our Under 8s are back training on Wednesday evenings at 18:30 and Saturday mornings at 10:00. Both hurling and football are catered for. Any new family in the parish that has players or potential players born in 2016 please do bring them along to the GAA grounds if they would like to give it a go. They will make friends for life and have great fun.
HURLING HELMET SCHEME.
Just a reminder that the subsidised Club Hurling Helmet Scheme for Juvenile Players is operating again this year. Just let the club know quantity, size and colour . Helmets are priced at €50 each
CHRISTY RING -45 years gone.
There was a fine gathering of friends and relations of Christy Ring present in Cloyne on Saturday evening last to mark the 45th Anniversary of the Maestro’s death. Avril Geary and Pat Horgan placed a wreath on the grave and Christy Junior spoke on behalf of the Ring family. Fr Donal Leahy celebrated the mass at 6pm for Christy. East Cork GAA officials did the readings and Prayers of the Faithful whilst Avril Geary addressed the congregation at the end of the ceremony. Refreshment were served afterwards in Harty’s Bar.
U14s BACK.
The under 14’s are training away. Conditions aren't ideal but hopefully the weather will improve in the coming week now that the longer evenings are here.. We have a challenge hurling match v Watergrasshill on Sunday next march 10th at 1o clock in Watergrasshill.
WELL DONE RONAN
Wel done to Ronan O Connell who as a member of the UCC freshers Hurling Panel who won their Championship recently having won the League in the Autumn.
SYMPATHY.
We extend our sympathy to the mother, brother, sister and partner of Kevin Daly who died in America. John, his brother, played with Bride Rovers when the family lived in Ballynanelagh a few years back. Kevin was interred in Aghern Cemetery last Monday.
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