– Midleton Hurling and Football, Ladies Football and Camogie Club –
REBELS’ BOUNTY
We greatly appreciated the support of those who purchased a Rebels’ Bounty ticket and supported Midleton GAA One Club. We sold 416 tickets which will yield over €31 thousand net profit for the club. Our highest return for many years.
A big thank you to our co-ordinator Eammon Cleary for all his hard work and all those who helped him.
As a token of our appreciation we held an internal draw for those who subscribed to Rebels’ Bounty to support our club. The winners are as follows: National Hurling league Final Cork v Tipperary PUC – Brenda O’Keeffe; Munster Senior Hurling championship Cork v Tipperary – Ted Fitzgerald; Munster Senior hurling championship Cork v Waterford- Bernard Cashman; Cork City v Glasgow Celtic soccer game – Padraig Finn; Jameson Heritage Centre visitor tickets (2 per person) – Norma Goldspring, Lisa Ryan and Tricia Howard.
Tickets will be drawn later in the year for Cork County championship games in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and international ladies soccer game Ireland v Slovenia.
CONGRATS
Congratulations to our Cork Senior hurlers Bríon Saunderson, Conor Lehane and Tommy O’Connell and all the Cork team and management on winning the Allianz National League final against Tipperary.
Hard luck to Carthaigh Cronin and the Cork 20s and management after their recent defeat against Tipperary in Pairc UÍ Chaoimh.
FACILITIES REPORT
Midleton GAA One Club are seeking a dedicated and experienced part-time pavilion manager to replace Pat O’Brien who is stepping down after more than a decade of service having overseen the operations of our club very successfully.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing our current tenants, staffing, promotions, profitability, and maintaining cleanliness standards throughout. This role is integral to ensuring our pavilion runs smoothly and efficiently, providing a welcoming atmosphere for our members, guests and tenants.
This is a part-time position, requiring approximately 20/25 hours per week. Flexibility is essential as hours may vary depending on events and peak times. Interested candidates are invited to contact our secretary at secretary.midleton.cork@gaa.ie
At Park South we are delighted and proud to have delivered a 3G flood light full size field which has been seven years in the making, sincere thanks to the current Facilities committee, previous members such as Seamus Murphy, Jim Cagney and Gerald Fitzgerald for their input and to Sean and James Corcoran for their foresight.
Thanks to all our members and supporters for their patience and cooperation , your financial support remains crucial to progress and maintain the site, our Rebels Bounty, Lotto, Membership , Golf Classic, Friends of the Magpies and Sponsorship all remain key contributors.
Please note that part of the area remains as a building site and we would ask members and supporters to refrain from walking around anywhere other than on the current access pathway. A big thanks to Denis Mc Sweeney and his crew of assistants for cutting and lining all the pitches.
Thanks to Liam and Keith Ryan for their work in reusing the damaged goalposts from Clonmult for Flagpoles in Park South which have been positioned beside the dressing room container.
Sportskey is now our sole pitch online booking system for training and games, thanks to Liam, Mairead, Tracy, Claire, Michael and John Hogan for all their input getting this up and running.
Our gym has been further upgraded with some new spinning bikes very kindly supplied and sponsored by a club member, thanks also to Pat Kelly and Olivia Roche for donating additional equipment.
CLEAN-UP DAY
Cork GAA are delighted to announce that following the success of the inaugural Cork GAA Clean Up Day in 2024, this initiative will return again for 2025. They are proposing an annual event with one day each year, and this year we are proposing a spring clean-up on Saturday April 12th, to coincide with An Taisce’s National Spring Clean. Midleton GAA will be looking for Club members to volunteer an hour or two for help within our club grounds.
If interested please contact Tracy Saunderson (087-6625544)
JUVENILE
U18
Fe18 D4 Hurling League v Sarsfields at Kiely Park on 31/03, Sarsfields 3-13 Midleton 3-17.
Scorers: Scott Dunlea (1-10, 1 pen/8 frees ), Darragh Mullins, Daniel Donovan (1-01 each), Patrick O’Dowd (0-02), Tiago Fleming, Jack Walsh, Bradley O’Brien (0-1 each).
Panel: Michael Murphy Allegrini, Jason Morley, Tiago Fleming, Adam Spillane, Noah Cahill, Darragh Cronin, Harry Waterman, Scott Dunlea, Joey Moran, Patrick O’Dowd, Daniel Donovan, Darragh Mullins, Jack Walsh, Sean Gregory, Jamie O’Donovan, Dara Cahill, Ruairi O’Riordan, Cuan Twomey, Patrick Collins, Fionn Bohan, Rian Casey, Bradley O’Brien.
U16
Our Fe16 panel played their first hurling league game in the 3G pitch recently and had a good win against Ballincollig. The panel have been busy with the start of the various league competitions over the past few weeks.
With four teams in action, the players have played a number of games at both home and away, which included home games on the new 3G pitch:
LEAGUE RESULTS
P1 Hurling v St. Finbarrs 3-22 to 2-19; v Ballincollig 1-25 to 1-10. P1 Football v Nemo Rangers 2-05 to 3-11; v Ballincollig 1-07 to 0-18. Division 4 Hurling v Inniscarra – final score 4-15 to 2-09; v Mallow 6-14 to 1-05. Division 4 Football v Kilta Og 5-05 to 2-04.
Our fixtures continue at pace over the coming weeks with the following currently scheduled: P1 Football vs Glanmire – Monday 14/04 at 19.00 – Park South 3G; Div 4 Hurling vs St. Finbarrs – Wednesday 23/04 at 19.00 – Togher; P1 Football vs Mallow – Monday 28/04 at 19.30 – Mallow.
U14
Fé14 East Div 1 Football League Erins Own 3-05 Midleton 6-07. Fé14 Div 4 Hurling League Ballincollig 3-09 Midleton 1-07.
CAMOGIE
Under 11: Our U11s welcomed Douglas and Erin’s Own to Clonmult recently for their first camogie blitz of the season. With the sun shining, the girl showcased their skills from the very first throw-in. Each team played to their full potential, facing opponents from both visiting clubs.
The morning was thoroughly enjoyed by players and spectators alike, and we’re already looking forward to our next blitz.
Under 16: Our U16’s took on Sars last Sunday week. The girls battled hard against a strong P1 team and got invaluable minutes before their first league match next weekend.
U17 CORK PANEL: Hard luck to Roisin McManus, part of the Cork U17 panel who lost out to Tipperary on 30th March.
LADIES FOOTBALL
Intermediate LEague – Midleton 3-6 Bishopstown 1-13
Hard luck to our Intermediate ladies who lost out to Bishopstown by a single point in their second league game of the season. There was nothing between the teams who were level at half-time.
The match looked like it was heading for a draw but Bishopstown were awarded a free in the last few seconds of the game.
U13 LEAGUE
Our U13 girls began their league campaign with a fantastic win over Glanmire recently. The girls were delighted to play on the new 3G pitch in Park South. Thanks to Glanmire for a very exciting game and to all support from the sideline.
CONGRATULATIONS & BEST OF LUCK
Congratulations to Abi Pyne, part of our under 13 team, who was selected to play for Cork in the Ladies football primary game last Saturday in the Gaelic Grounds during the Cork v Limerick Munster Championship match.
LOTTO
We had a lotto jackpot winner last Friday evening. Congratulations to Margaret Stafford O’Brien (c/o O’Neill’s Bar) on her €15,000 win. Numbers drawn 3, 17 and 25, bonus 1. €25 lucky dips to Clair Linehan, c/o Linehan’s Bar; Kathleen McCarthy c/o Bingo; Martina O’Callaghan c/o Bingo; Kev Eaton c/o Anthony Cody.
CONDOLENCES
Midleton GAA One Club would like to express its sincere condolences to Aoife, Jon, Jake, Harry Waterman and all of the extended family on the passing of Aoife’s mother, Margaret Harold. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
