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Nuachtlitir Coiste Chontae Chorcaí: Vol. 3 No. 3, February 8th 2011
New Cork GAA Website The Cork GAA website has undergone extensive re-
modelling during the winter months and the finished
product is now live, though it may take up to 24 hours
to reach all servers. Please let us know if you notice
anything on the new site that is not working properly –
contact the County PRO at [email protected]. Our thanks
to the IT Committee and eSportsmanger for their help –
and to you, our users, for all your suggestions.
Check out the new Cork GAA website at www.gaacork.ie
Dates for Your Diary 13th February:
Allianz Hurling League
R.1 Cork v Offaly, P.
Uí Chaoimh, 2.30pm
19th February:
Allianz Football
League R.2, Dublin v
Cork, Croke Park,
7.30pm
20th February:
Allianz Hurling League
R. 2 Kilkenny v Cork,
Nowlan Park, 2.30pm
Scór Sinsir County
Final, Ovens, 7pm
22nd February:
County Board
Meeting, 8.30pm
5th March: Club PRO
Training (New PROs),
Rochestown Park
Hotel, time tbc
East Region Meeting The first meeting of
the East Region
Juvenile Committee
will be on Wed.
February 9th at
7.30pm in P. Uí Rinn.
All clubs in the region
are asked to send a
representative.
Vote for Ilen Rovers Voting is still open for
the Spirit of the Club
Awards. Please text
CLUB 4 to 53306 or
vote online at
www.tg4.ie/club.
Closing date end of
February!
Reminder: New Emails All Cork club
Chairpersons and
PROs have now been
issued with new GAA
email addresses,
details of which have
been sent to all club
secretaries. It is
imperative that these
email addresses are
activated by each
club as soon as
possible.
Addresses must be
activated by
February 15th.
For any queries or if
you haven’t received
your details, please
contact Gerard Lane
without delay.
Glanmire Sports Award for Sars Congratulations to Sarsfields Hurling Club, recipients of
the Vienna Woods Glanmire and District Sports Award
for 2010.
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh (special guest) with all the Murphys
Photo courtesy Mike English
Cork Sports Partnership Awards The Cork Senior Footballers were recently presented
with the Special Recognition Award at the Cork Sports
Partnership Annual Awards ceremony held in the
Vertigo Suite at County Hall. MC for the event was John
McHale, and the speakers included Ted Owens and
Tony Davis. For a full list of award winners, see
www.corksports.ie
L-R Tony Davis, Ger O’Sullivan, Gerard Lane and Ted Owens
*Photo courtesy Mike English
Gaeilge/ Cultúr Scór Sinsir an
Chontae: Torthaí
Tá na fóirne seo ag dul
ar aghaidh chuig
Comórtaisí Ceannais
an Chontae ó na
Comórtaisí Leath-
Cheannais a bhí ar siúl
in Áth a' Chóiste agus
Lios gCúl ar an
Satharn agus an
Domhnach seo caite
(5ú + 6ú Feabhra):
Rince Foirne: Inis
Cártha/ Séipéal na
Carraige/ Cill
Seannaigh
Amhránaíocht Aonair:
Dromtairbh, Séipéal
na Carraige, Cluain
Uamha, Baile Gibhlin
Tá na buaitheoiri go
léir ar www.gaacork.ie
Cork v Clare at Passage The Passage GAA club
are pleased to
announce the staging
of the club’s first ever
senior inter-county
hurling match at the
at Manning Park on
March 17th at 2.30pm
to open the club’s new
facilities. Further
details will be
announced in due
course.
Dublin v Cork in Croke Park Please note that Cork’s
Allianz Football League
clash with Dublin in
Croke Park on
February 19th at
7.30pm will be an all-
ticket game.
Tickets are available
online at
http://www.tickets.ie/
events.aspx/search?s
=gaa with a number
of prices available.
County Board Report Transfers were the
main item on the
agenda for the County
Board Meeting of
February 8th, and an
updated list will be
published in due
course. Votes were
taken on the GPA
protocol and the
retention of the inter-
provincial
championships, with
both proposals
passed. It was
announced that draws
for the County Junior
B Championships will
be made at the next
meeting. Denis
Harrington, Donal
McSweeney, Jim
Hanley and Dan
Warren were elected
to the Executive.
Cork GAA Coaching Conference The first Cork GAA Coaching Conference was held in
C.I.T. on Saturday last.
Despite the inclement weather, a capacity crowd of 250
coaches attended on the day.
The opening session was a most informative talk from
Donal Og Cusack on his take on modern day coaching.
It paved the way for an excellent questions and
answers session thereafter.
Mark McManus, physical conditioning coach with the
Cork senior hurlers, gave a presentation on the
physical development of players. For full details, see
www.gaacork.ie
John Morrison addresses delegates at the Coaching Conference
Minor Board Officers Honoured At a recent function in Rochestown Park Hotel, outgoing
and former officers of the County Minor Board were
honoured for their contribution to Cork GAA. As part of
the Cork GAA Strategic Vision and Action Plan, the Minor
Board and County Juvenile Boards are being replaced
for a two-year trial period by Coiste na nOg in a move
designed to streamline underage matters across the
county. Pictured below are officer of the County Board
together with officers of the inaugural Minor Board.
L-r: Frank Murphy, County Secretary; Jim Healy, outgoing Minor Board Secretary; John Motherway, former Minor Board Treasurer;
Jerry O’Sullivan, County Chairman; Pearse Murphy, County Treasurer; Tom Dorgan, former Minor Board Vice-Chairman
Coiste na nOg Update Transfers: Transfers for players eligible for Under 16
and younger will be accepted until Monday 28th
February. For the 2011 season only, applications
received after that date will be deemed late.
Feile Hurling 2011: Cork will have only one
representative in this competition for 2011. The Cork
Feile Competition will commence on 3rd April with a
winner to be known by the 6th May 2011.
Coiste na nÓg will accommodate a ‘B’ Feile, which will
be run in conjunction with the Féile Qualifier, also
commencing on 3rd April.
Féile Peil: Because of a direct clash with the Munster
Football Final on Sunday 3rd July 2011, this year’s Féile
Peil, which is being hosted in Cork, will now take place
from Thursday 30th June with Finals on the Saturday
2nd July.
A Feile Football Blitz is scheduled for early June, over 2
weekends, prior to the Feile.
Affiliation forms for 2011 are currently with all club and
a return date of 21adh Feabhra in place.
Gradings: The Grading Committee will submit football
gradings to Coiste na nOg on Wednesday, February 9th
and it is expected that competitions will start by
February 26th.
Coaching Course There is a Foundation
Coaching
Course scheduled for
Friday 18th and
Saturday 19th
February in St
Vincents GAA
Grounds.
The course will run as
follows:
Friday 7pm to 10pm
Saturday 10am to
4pm
The total cost of the
course is €20 per
person.
For an application
form and more
information, contact
Paudie O’Brien at
paudie.obrien.gda.cor
All-Star Wars This is a new musical
comedy which will run
at Cork Opera House
for five nights only
from April 19th to
23rd, directed by
Bryan Flynn. Don't
Miss this Tale of
Heroes, Hurleys and
Hang Sangwiches!
For more details and
bookings, contact
021-4270022 or
http://www.corkopera
house.ie
Juvenile Contacts Coiste na nOg
Secretary: Jim Healy
secretary.coistenanog
Central (Prem 1, 2)
Secretary: Jim Ryng
Secretarybng.central.
East Region
Secretary: Derek
Connolly
secretarybng.east.cor
West Region
Secretary: Eddie
Moloney
secretarybng.west.cor
North Region
Secretary: Steven
Lynch, secretarybng.n
Cork v Offaly Cork’s opening Allianz
Hurling League game
is against Offaly on
Sunday next at
2.30pm in Páirc uí
Chaoimh. Admission
is free for U16s and
juvenile groups are
welcome (1 adult per
10). To register your
group, contact
Assumpta at 021-
4291664. See
www.gaacork.ie to
download a poster.
Gerard Lane [email protected]
TG4 Announce GAA Coverage TG4 has confirmed
that it will broadcast a
substantial number of
GAA matches from
now to the beginning
of May. The station
unveiled details of its
comprehensive
coverage of GAA
matches for the
coming months with
live and deferred
coverage from the
Allianz Football and
Hurling Leagues, AIB
All-Ireland Club
Championships, Ulster
Bank Sigerson and
Fitzgibbon Cups,
Cadburys All-Ireland
Under-21 Football
Championship and
more. For full details,
see www.gaacork.ie
Allianz
Leagues Fixture Poster See the Downloads
link under
Administration on the
Cork GAA website,
www.gaacork.ie, to
download a set of
fixtures posters for the
Allianz Leagues. Ideal
for your club
noticeboard – or
forward to all your
friends!
Harty Cup Final Congratulations to
Charleville CBS,
who reached the Dr.
Harty Cup Final for
the first time in 38
years with victory
over Templemore last
Sunday.
They now meet
Ardscoil Rís of
Limerick in the final,
which will be played
on Sunday,
February 27th at a
venue and time to be
announced.
We wish them well as
they continue the
proud tradition of
Cork schools in this
prestigious
competition.
Tadhg
Crowley/Tom Creedon These competitions
are progressing well,
with the Tadhg
Crowley Cup Final
fixed for Feb 20th in
Clonakilty, while the
Tom Creedon Final
takes place in
Macroom on the same
day. For all fixtures
and results, see
www.gaacork.ie
Next Issue The next issue of County Board News will be published
on February 22nd. Please forward this newsletter to all your club contacts.
Cork GAA Clubs’ Draw Winner Congratulations to Ger Cummins of Ballymartle, winner
of €20,000 in the December round of the Cork GAA
Clubs’ Draw. This month’s Greyhound Spectacular takes
place on February 27th at Curraheen Park.
Ger Cummins (centre),Ballymartle GAA,receives his prize. Also
included are Anthony Cummins (Seller),Seamus Coughlan (Draw Manager),Richard Butler (Draw Co-Ordinator at Ballymartle), Dan
McCarthy (Club Official) and Joe Hallissey (Chairman). Photo courtesy Mike English
Southside Awards
Congratulations to Michael Shields who was recently
presented (in his absence) with the Airport Hotel
Southside and District Sports Award for 2010.
Aaron Mansworth Manager Cork International Airport Hotel presenting the Overall Annual South Side Sports Award to Cllr. Mary Shields who
recieved it on behalf of her son Michael, the St. Finbarrs and Cork footballer, at the Annual South Side Sports Awards sponsored by the
Cork International Airport Hotel and Gerald McCarthy (McCarthy Awards and Gifts). Also included are Paul Goggin and Michael Comyns
of St. Finbarrs. Photo courtesy Billy McGill
