Very successful  Annual General Meeting..

Our Annual general Meeting took place on Monday night at the club rooms with a very large attendance of members and players; Outgoing Chairman Pa O Driscoll presided over the meeting.

The first item on the agenda were the Minutes of last year’s AGM which were read by Club Runai Michael Carey. These were proposed, seconded and adopted. Then came the Secretary’s Annual Report for 2024.   Secretary Michael Carey in his final year as Secretary presented a fantastic 40-page report to the members where all the events of 2024 were highlighted. The Runai covered all the playing and non-playing activities of Bride Rovers during the year. Reports  from the team Managers for all the competitions were read. Treasure Aiden Dorgan presented the financial statement for the club, and this showed a staggering amount of money in and out of the club accounts with much of the expenditure relating to our centre of excellence at Ballybrowney where our three pitches are being finalised.  The full report will be on the next Avondhu.

Chairman: Patrick O'Driscoll

Vice Chairman: James Bermingham

Secretary: Rosario Kielty

Asst Secretary Michael Carey

Treasurer: tbc

Asst Treasurer Pat Culloty

PRO: John Arnold

Asst Pro Evelyn Murphy

Grounds Officers: Denis Ahern & John Murphy

Health & Wellbeing Officer: Orla Dorgan

Cultural Officer: Shane O Connor

Coaching Officers Donncha Carr & Damien Healy

Child Protection Officer: Joanne Schollard

Co Board delegates John Arnold Gerard Lane

East Cork Board Delegates Brendan O Driscoll John Arnold

CONGRATS OUR ALL STAR KATIE.

 Congratulations and well done to our very own Katie Quirke who won a lady's Football All Star Award in Dublin last Saturday night. Katie has starred for Bride Rovers and Cork and this award is well deserved. Katie your family are rightly very proud of you but so are your parish and Club.

WELL DONE NEIGHBOURS!

What a year for hurling in East Cork with Imokilly winning the Premier SHC, Russell Rovers the Premier JAHc and now after last Sunday week two more titles for the East. Well done an congratulations to both Watergrasshill and Lisgoold on their magnificent wins in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. In 1974 the Hill won their first ever Est Cork Junior A hurling title and followed up with a County Title. Now, fifty years later, they have attained Senior status for the first time -well done to the Club, the players and management. They started out on the Munster trail last Saturday with a great win v Wolfe Tones of Shannon and we wish them the best of luck in the Munster Final v Cashel King Cormacs.  For Lisgoold, first time East Cork winners in 2020 these five years have been truly a Golden Era.  Last Sunday week in the replay they defeated Erins Own in the Intermediate Final. So on December the 3rd when next years County Championship Draws/Groupings are made what are the odds on Bride Rovers, Castlelyons, Fermoy and Watergrasshill all being together in the same Group? Well done also to Russell Rovers who defeated Moyle Rovers of Tipp and will now meet Waterford's Kilrossanty in the Provincial Final.  Sars defeated Feakle in the SHC semi and will meet Ballygunner in the Munster Final. The All Ireland J and Int Clu semi finals are on the weekend of December 14th 15th with the Finals in Croke Park in January.

REBEL OG COUNTY UNDER 15 SEMI FINAL.

 Our U15 hurlers played Mallow in the P2 Hurling championship recently in Bishopstowns 4G pitch. This was our 3rd game of the championship having defeated Kiltha Og and Eire Og in previous weeks.

Mallow started the game brighter scoring some early points. We started to get to grips with the surface with scores by Finn, Mícháel and Oliver before Mallow scored a fortuitous goal. This put Mallow ahead by 1-6 to 0-4. Both teams traded points before a well worked goal from Finn gained us some parity. Cathal finished up with a great score form play to leave the half time score level at 1-9 a piece.

We started extremely slowly in the second half and left Mallow dominate. They scored several points in succession while we were finding it difficult to register anything. Mallow scored another goal which made the game look behind us as they led by 8 points with 15 to go. However credit to our lads who battled away to try to create some goal opportunities. Eventually we worked the ball from Cathal at centre back through midfield to Mícháel who scored a great goal. We tacked on a couple of points before Mícháel again scored another great goal. Mallow kept scoring the odd point to maintain a few points ahead. With about 5 to go Cathal scored a goal from a free which created some excitement in the crowd. Mallow however tacked on a couple  of points in the final few minutes to win by 4. Final score 4-11 to 2 21.  On Sunday last then we played  Feile champions Ballinora in the P2 football semi final.

SCIATH NA SCOIL FINAL.

 Bartlemy lost out to Waltertown of Cobh in last weeks’s Sciath na Scoil girls Football Final. Hard luck girls but well done in reaching the decider.

SCRAP. We've had our final scrap metal collection for 2024.. Thanks to all who donated scrap metal to the Club for this fundraiser. It’s the scheme ‘that keeps giving’- we started it as part of the Night at the Oskars  drive for cash in 20223.. Since then the scrap has continued  to bring funding to the Club. We hope to be ‘back on the road’ looking for everything from a wheelbarrow to a combine harvester next March. In the meantime if you have any unwanted scrap metal-little or large quantities, just let us know and we ‘ll gladly take it. Thanks again for all donations to date.

IMOKILLY CELEBRATION.

 Last Saturday night November the 16th marked the culmination of the Imokilly GAA Centenary year 1924 -2024. A Gala Dinner attended by nearly 300  was held in Garryvoe Hotel at which an updated History of the Division covering 20100 to 2024 was launched.  Guest of honour on the night was GAA President Jarlath Burns. It was a great Gaelic gathering.

REBELS IN MIAMI. 

We hope Brian and Eoin Roche and all their Cork comrades are enjoying a great holiday as the Cork Hurling panel head for Miami. This very week seventy years ago the Cork Senior Hurling team were ‘on tour’ in America playing several exhibition games.  In New York the County Corkmen’s Association and the County Cork Associated Societies hosted a banquet for the Cork team in the Commodore Hotel.   The Menu included Avondhu Potage Mongole, Imokilly Iced hearts of Celery & Colossal Queen Olives, Duhallow Roast Stuffed Turkey, Muskerry Giblet Gravy, Inniscarra Cranberry Jelly, Bride Rover String beans, Shandon Sweet potato Glace and Blarney Castle Ice Cream!  Seven decades later the mystery of the ‘Bride Rover String Beans’ has not been solved.  Many years ago I got a copy of the Menu from the late Owenie McAuliffe of Glanworth who was part of that 1954 Cork Senior Hurling panel.  Chairman of the Cork County Board back then was Andy Scannell. Andy won an East Cork JHC medal with us in the 1930’s -is that the string beans solution?

COUNTY SEMI FINAL IN PITCH.

 Thanks to all who helped out  the Killeagh v Killavullen Co JHC game in the pitch last Sunday. A fine crowd attended a great game. First time Avondhu champions trained by |pat 'Beefy' Heffernan are on 'cloud 9' after their great win. they now go on to meet Tracton in the County Final. The pitch is now closed for the winter.

U15 Footballers in Final

For the second game of this football championship we were treated to a nail biter from the lads. Entering the final 2 minutes we were 2 down and yet we continued to push to force the game on Ballinora...so another game with extra time!

WEEKLY CLUB LOTTO.

 The Lotto Results for Tuesday the 5th of November  The four  Numbers drawn were 1, 8, 25, & 28and there was - No  Jackpot Winner. Congrats to our lucky dip €30 cash winners: Conor O’Leary, Glenagoul, Leon O’Connor, Shanowen, Pat Murphy, Tobernaeague, Corina Broderick, Monanig, O’Leary Girls, Ballyreidy  This  week's jackpot on Tuesday November 12th was an incredible €7,400..

Lotto Result: 12th of November

- Numbers drawn were 3, 9, 20, & 21 - No Winner. Congrats to our lucky dip €30 cash winners: Nora Cotter, Cullenagh Fermoy, Evelyn Murphy, Raheen, Sean O’Brien, Shanowen, Vincent Cronin Rathcormac and James Ahern, Hightown

This week's jackpot  on Nov 19th was was an incredible €7,600.

If your ticket has expired we would appreciate if you would enter again via https://bit.ly/BrideRoversweeklyfundraiser Now that Christmas is coming why not give a relative or a friend the present of an Annual Lotto Ticket.  In with a chance each week for the next year and all for just €90. Thank you again for all your support.

 RUBY MOHALLY HOPE FUNDRAISER.

Local girls Ruby Mohally along with eight of her classmates plan to travel to Kolkta in Inda next March with Hope Foundation which does tremendous work in that city of 14 million people. A Fund raising Coffee Morning is being held at the Mohally home at 86 ,Shanowen, Rathcormac on Sunday November 8th from 10.30 until 1 o clock. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

 DIARY DATES;

 Sunday November 24th Ruby Mohally HOPE Foundation Coffee morning.

Wednesday November 27th Imokilly GAA Convention/AGM in the Sarsfields pavilion, Riverstown.

Thursday November 28th Pakie O Callaghan in Bartlemy Hall ‘Stories of Eamonn Kelly’

Saturday November 30th Special GAA Congress in Croke Park -New Football Rules etc

Thursday December 5th East Cork Scor AGM, Lisgoold.

 Tuesday December 10th Cork GAA Annual Convention.

SYMPATHY.

All in Bride Rovers extend our deepest sympathy the Kearney family of Barnahash on the death of Patsy, one of nature's gentlemen Patsy came from a great GAA and community orientated family. He was great supporter of Bride Roers -may he rest in peace. We extend sympathy alo to to Anthony O Regan of Ardra, Castlelyons on the death of his wife Angela -nee Hegarty. The O Regan and Hegarty families are part of the ‘backbone’ of the Castlelyons/ Britway/ Coolagown parish, involved in every aspect of community, sporting and cultural activity.  Our deepest condolences to Anthony and family and all of Angela’s relatives. May she rest in peace.  Our sympathy also to our local CE/FAS Supervisor Geraldine Butterworth on the death of her sister Anne Meagher (nee Caples) of Carrick on Suir. Co Tipperary.

BRIDE ROVERS CLUB SPONSORS

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