Jan - June 08

UCC V Imokilly   30/06/2008 The UCC  V Imokilly Cork County Senior Hurling Championship replay takes place tonight in Riverstown at 7.15pm. Best of luck to Ronan Spillane, Martin Hickey, Aidan Hegarty and Brian Hegarty who are on the Imokilly panel, and to Timmy Geaney who is on the UCC panel. Hurlers advance to third round 22/06/2008 Carraig took the spoils in the preliminary round of the East Cork Championship with a 3 point win over defending Champions Erin's Own on Sunday night. Final Score Carraig na bhFear 2-15 Erins Own 0-18. Full report anseo. On Tuesday night, a number of Carraig players are involved in the Cork County Senior Hurling Championship tie between UCC and Imokilly. Ronan Spillane, Martin Hickey, Aidan Hegarty and Brian Hegarty are all members of the Imokilly panel, while Timmy Geaney will tog out for the College in a match that should produce a good hours hurling. The match is fixed for Tuesday, in Riverstown @8pm. Best of luck to the lads,on either side! Under 14's defeated in East Cork Final   19/06/2008 Heartbreak for the U14 hurlers as they were defeated after extra time in the East Cork Championship final last night, on a scoreline of Carraig 2-11 Bride Rovers 5-8. Carraig were on top for long periods but could not see of the challenge of the Rovers. Well done to all involved on reaching the final and keep up the hard work. Juniors Win and Under 14's to Face Bride Rovers in East Cork Final   15/06/2008 Carraig defeated Castlemartyr to conclude their Junior A hurling Championship preparations on a good note last night, match report here. The Under 14's are in the East Cork C Hurling Championship Final on Wednesday night next, 18th June, when they face Bride Rovers. The game is on in Castlelyons at 7:30pm. Please come and give the lads the support they deserve. Over the past few months they have been training hard for the championship and hopefully this will pay dividends for them. Best of luck to all the team. Ar aghaigh na bhFear! Under 14's advance to East Cork Final   12/06/2008 East Cork Under 14 Hurling Semi Final Carraig na bhFear 3-13 Aghada 2-7 Carraig na bhFear progressed to the final of the East Cork U14 C Hurling Championship with a well deserved win over Aghada last night. Playing against the wind in the first half, Carraig trailed by 4 points at the interval. But a much improved second half performance, which saw the team make much better use of possession, results in a fine win for the lads. James Meehan scored 2 goals for Carraig, one a cracking effort from a 21 yard free, while James Forde also got another excellent goal, capping the move of the game by collecting a pass from his brother John, before finishing well to the bet. Sean O'Sullivan and Greg McDonnell were influential throughout for Carraig, who now face the winners of Lisgoold V Bride Rovers in the final. Well done lads, keep up the hard work. Hurlers pick up league win   11/06/2008 The Junior B hulers picked up where they left off last week with another win in league last night, defeating Erins Own on a scoreline of 4-10 to 1-10 to make it 3 wins out of 5 games so far. Match Report here. Latest Hurling News   07/06/2008 The Junior B hurlers got back to winning ways in a high scoring and entertaining match against Cloyne on Thursday last. Final score Carraig na bhFear 4-16 Cloyne 4-8. The first round of the Junior B Championship against Aghada, will be played on July 8th. This week, The Junior B Hurlers face Erins Own in Caherlag on Tuesday night, throw in is 7:30pm, players are asked to be in Caherlag at 7pm. The Junior A hurlers continue their preparations for the first round of the championship, and face Castlemartyr next saturday night in Carraig na bhFear at 7:30pm. On Monday Night, 9th June the Under 12 Hurlers face Castlelyons in the final round of the league, and they will be hoping to finish a good league campaign with another win. Matches and Meetings   02/06/2008 The Junior B hurlers will look to get their league campaign back on track after two successive defeats when they face Cloyne on Tuesday, 3rd June, in Carraig na bhFear. Throw in is at 7:30pm, players are requested to be present at 7pm. June Monthly Meeting: Date: Thursday 5th June Time: 9.00 pm Venue: Scoil an Athar Tadhg The monthly meeting of Carriag na bhFear GAA club will take place on Thursday 5th June at 9.00pm in the Primary School. All Club members are asked to attend this meeting, in particular selectors and trainers from the various teams. Hurlers back in action   24/05/2008 With the Junior A Footballers safely into the semi final of the championship, attention switches back to hurling this week, with both Junior teams in league action. On Tuesday next, the Junior B's face St. Catherines in division 3 of the league, throw in is 7:30pm in Carraig na bhFear. On Wednesday, the Junior A's take on neighbours Sarsfields in division 1, throw in is 7:30pm and the venue is Riverstown. The Junior B footballers will face Midleton in the quarter final of the championship, with no date set for this match at present. Carraig na bhFear GAA club would like to the best of luck to all players currently sitting College exams and especially to all the Junior and Leaving Cert students who sit their exams in the next few weeks. Junior A's advance to semi final   23/05/2008 Carraig na bhFear are through to the semi final of the Junior A football Championship after a convincing win over Ballinacurra on a scoreline of 4-13 to 1-7 in Carrigtwohill last night. Match report here. This week's games & news   14/05/2008 The Junior B footballers had a convincing win over Lisgoold in the first round of the East Cork Championship last night. Playing on home soil, Carraig were in control throughout and won on a scoreline of 3-910 to 0-2. Match report here. Well done to Ronan Spillane and Martin Hickey who both played for Imokilly in their 0-26 to 2-12 win over Duhallow in the first round of the Senior Championship on sunday night last. Both of them played very well and it is great to see them representing the club at this level. Brian and Aidan Hegarty were also on the panel, giving Carraig a strong representation overall. Carraigs Under 12's had a good win over Cobh in the East Cork league on monday night. After a close opening half, Carraig upped the ante in the second period, winning on a scoreline of 3-12 to 1-6. Well done to all on a fine performance. On Thursday next, the Junior A footballers finalise their Championship preparations when they face Glanmire in the league. Throw in is at 7:30pm in Carraig. The quarter final of the Junior A Championship is fixed for the 22nd May, against Ballinacurra, in Carrigtwohill at 7pm. Photo's and Best Wishes   11/05/2008 Photo's of the East Cork Under 13 Football Championship winning team are now up in the gallery. Click here to see the full set or go to the Under 13 page from the Juvenille section. Best of luck to Carraig players Martin Hickey, Ronan Spillane, Aidan Hegarty and Brian Hegarty who are on the Imokilly panel to face Duhallow in the Senior Hurling Championship in Doneraile tonight at 7:30pm. Football Championship fixtures confirmed   08/05/2008 Carraig's Junior B footballers are in action in the first round of the Championship next tuesday, 13th May. After a toss for venue, Carraig have a home fixture against Lisgoold. The team have been playing in division 2 of the league this season after being promoted but have performed well in their games to date. Throw in is at 7:30pm so please come and support the team. The Quarter Final draw for the East Cork Junior A Football Championship has also been made. Carraig will play Ballinacurra on Thursday 22nd May, in Carrigtwohill at 7pm. Full Draw: Quarter Finals: A Carrignavar v Ballinacurra B Castlemartyr v Bride Rv C Cloyne v Fr O’Neill’s D Midleton v Dungourney Semi Finals: A V B C V D Hurlers in action in league   27/04/08 After a long delay, the Junior A Hurlers are back in league action again this week, when they take on Dungourney in division 1 of the league. The game is fixed for Tuesday night in Carraig with a 7:30pm throw in. This is the only fixture for the adult club at present. The draw for the quarter final of the Junior A Football Championship takes place this wednesday night. Under 21's defeated in final   Heartbreak for the large Carraig na bhFear crowd in attendance as the Under 21 footballers were defeated in the clubs first appearance in an A grade final at this age. Aghada ran out deserving winners on a scoreline of 0-8 to 0-5. Match report here. Under 21 Final Fixture   East Cork Under 21 A Football Final Carraig na bhFear V Aghada Saturday 12th April Throw in 5:00pm Venue: Lisgoold Carraig have reached the final of the U21 A football championship for the first time in the clubs history. The team have been training hard for this competition since January, and after two excellent wins over Youghal and Glanmire, they now face Aghada in the decider this Saturday. Please come and support the lads as they bid to write their names into the history books by claiming the Championship for the first time. As this fixture has been arranged at short notice, please spread the word to all and ensure that the team has the support it deserves for this important match. Rockbán Table Quiz   Rockbán Ladies Football and Camogie Club are hosting a table quiz tonight, Friday 11th April, in The Arches Bar, Carraig na bhFear @8:30pm. A great night is guaranteed and your support would be appreciated. Hurling leagues get underway   06/04/2008 Both Junior Hurling teams kicked off their league campaigns this weekend. The Junior B's had a deserved victory over Bride Rovers in division 3 of the league, in a game played in cold conditions in Rathcormac. Final score was 3-8 to 2-5. The Junior A's made the trip to Shanagarry to take on Russell Rovers in division 1 of the league, and managed to come away with a draw, Ronan Spillane getting the equalising goal deep into stoppage time. Final Score Russell Rovers 2-15 Carraig na bhFear 3-12. Match reports for both games to follow. The Junior B's are in action again this wednesday,9th April, when they make the trip to Castlelyons to take on the home side in division 3. Throw in is at 7pm, all players are requested to be in Castlelyons at 6:30pm. Carraig record exciting wins Double joy for Carraig na bhFear on Saturday. Firstly, the Under 21 footballers recorded a famous victory over competition favourites Glanmire in the East Cork Semi Final, with Barrie Casey converting a last minute free to win the match on a scoreline of 0-8 to 0-7. Match report here The Final of this competition will be fixed soon, with next weekend a likely option. Normally, one close finish in a day is enough for most people, but the Under 13 footballers etched their names into club history by winning the East Cork B Football championship in dramatic fashion over Castlelyons in a game played in Carraig na bhFear. Final score 3-11 to 3-7. Match report here Well done to all involved, this is a fantastic achievement and a great start to the year. Ar aghaigh na bhFear! Weekend Fixtures   01/04/08 U21 Championship Semi Final In Cobh: The big game this weekend in the East Cork Under 21 A Football Championship Semi Final against Glanmire. This game goes ahead on Saturday, 5th April in Cobh, with a throw in time of 4:30pm. In the other games that take place this weekend, it's the turn of the Junior A and B hurlers to kick off their respective league campaigns. Both teams play on Sunday, 6th April. At 12:00pm in Rathcormac, the Junior B's play Bride Rovers in division 3. At 3:30pm, the Junior A's face Russel Rovers away in Shanagarry, in division 1 of the league. The Carraig Under 13 footballers are fixed to play the East Cork U13 B football championship final on Saturday next, 5th April, at 6pm in Carraig na bhFear. Please come along and support this young and exciting team. All fixtures can be viewed on our fixtures/results page which is updated regularly. April Monthly Meeting   Date: Thursday 3rd April Time: 9.00 pm Venue: Scoil an Athar Tadhg The monthly meeting of Carriag na bhFear GAA club will take place on Thursday 3rd April at 9.00pm in the Primary School. All Club members are asked to attend this meeting. The season is now well underway and with Junior Hurling, Junior Football, Under 21 football and Minor games all scheduled for the coming weeks, it is important that all members attend this meeting to allow the club plan for the upcoming fixtures, and also to assist in off the field activities. Under 21's defeat Youghal   The U21 Footballers got their Championship campaign off on the right foot with a well deserved 3-9 to 1-08 win over Youghal on Easter Monday, played in heavy rain in Ballynoe. Match Report Here. Carraig will now meet the winners of Glanmire V Carrigtwohill in the semi final. Club Social Night   Venue: Carrig House Date: Monday 17th March Time: 8pm Carraig na bhFear GAA Club will be holding a Social Night on St. Patricks Night,  Mon 17th March in Carrig House, starting at 8pm. During the night there will be a presentation of Medals to Minor football and Junior hurling teams of 2007, who won the East Cork Minor A football league and Junior Hurling League respectively last season. There will be complimentary finger food on the night, as well as a DJ. Admission is €5 and open to all, young and old. So why not come along and round of the holiday weekend in the company of family, friends and club mates. Long Puc 2008   Date: St. Patricks Day,17th March, 11:30am Starting point: Coole Cross Finishing point: Carraig na bhFear village The Long Puc will take place on St. Patricks day, starting from 11:30am. The course is the usual challenging route, starting from Coole Cross, and working back towards the village via the twisty roads of Dun Bolg and College Road. A fun day out is guaranteed for all, whether you're a regular hurler or you haven't picked up a hurley and sliothar in years. The cost is €20 for teams of 3. Bí ann and have a laugh. Weekend results   Mixed fortunes for the footballers of Carraig na bhFear this weekend. In the first game, the Minor footballers lost their first game of the season against a strong Carrigtwohill outfit, on a scoreline of Carrigtwohill 2-8 Carraig na bhFear 1-5. Click here for match report. Better luck for the Junior A footballers, who had a comfortable win over the same opposition in the following game, to make it two wins from two so far in the league. Final Score Carraig na bhFear 1-11 Carrigtwohill 0-5. Match report can be found here Under 21 and Minor Championship draws made   The remaining draws for the East Cork U21 and Minor football and hurling championships have been made. The draws have thrown up some interesting and challenging ties for our teams this season. In the Under 21 A Football championship, Carraig will face Youghal in the first round, with the winners going on to meet the winners of Glanmire V Carrigtwohill. In hurling, the Under 21s have been drawn against reigning champions Midleton in the first round of the A grade championship. The Minor Footballers will face the winners of Carrigtwohill V Youghal in the semi final of the A grade championship, while the Minor Hurlers will meet Fr. O'Neills in the first round of the A grade championship. Full draws can be viewed on each teams page. U21 Football challenge game   The U21's travelled to Fermoy to take on the homeside in a football challenge game on Sat 16th Feb. Details of the match can be found on the U21 Football page: U21 Football Members Registration Night 2008   Date: Wednesday, 30th January. Venue: Scoil an Athar Tadhg Time: 7:30pm Registration for the 2008 season will take place on Wednesday the 30th January in the Primary School. The purpose of this night is to allow players, selectors, and all club members to pay their membership before the commencement of the new season. All members are asked to attend on this night and pay their membership as early as possible for the new year. Membership Fees for 2008: Playing: €40 Non Playing: €25 The Lotto Committee will also be present on the night to allow all members the opportunity of subscribing to the draw for a full year. If you wish to take up this offer, You can pay via cash, cheque or have a standing order set up to transfer the money directly from your bank account. Junior Football League Fixtures Announced   The first fixtures of the new season have been announced. The Junior A footballers will commence their league campaign with a home game against Glanmire on the 3rd February at 11:30am. The Junior B footballers will be in action on the same day at 3pm when they make the trip to Dungourney to take on the home side. The following week, The Junior B footballers will face Glenbower Rovers in Carraig, on Sun 10th Feb at 3pm. The Junior A's are back in action the following Sunday, 17th Feb, with a local derby game away to Glenville at 3pm. Junior Championship draws completed   The remaining draws for the East Cork Junior A and B championships were made at the East Cork Board meeting on Wednesday, 23rd January. The A Footballers have been drawn against Cobh. The two sides last championship meeting was in the 2005 at the semi final stage, when Cobh progressed to the final in a game played in awful conditions. The Junior B Footballers have drawn Lisgoold and will be keen to make up for a disappointing exit at the hands of Erins Own last year. The Junior B Hurlers will meet Aghada in the first round. This is a repeat of last years draw, when it took a replay to separate two very evenly matched sides, with Carraig emerging with the spoils. Junior A Football Championship: Preliminary Round Bride Rovers vs Youghal First Round Castlelyons vs Ballinacurra Glanmire vs Cloyne Glenbower Rovers vs Midleton Fr.O Neills vs Loser of Bride Rovers / Youghal Cobh vs Carraig na bhFear Carrigtwohill vs St.Catherines Dungourney vs Aghada Castlemartyr vs Lisgoold Junior A Hurling draw pairs Carraig with Erins Own   Carraig na bhFear will face defending champions Erins Own in the sole preliminary round of this years East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. Carraig and Erins Own have met twice in the past three seasons, with Erins Own narrowly coming out on top on both occasions. The winners of this tie will progress to the third round while the losers will face Killeagh in Round one. The Junior A & B Football draws, aswell as the Junior B Hurling draw, are scheduled to take place next Wednesday. The full draw is: Preliminary Round: Erins Own V Carraig na bhFear First Round: A) Killeagh V Losers of preliminary round B) Watergrasshill V Russell Rovers C) St Ita's V Bride Rovers D) Castlemartyr V Carrigtwohill E) Sarsfield's V Dungourney F) Fr. O'Neill's V Cloyne G) Midleton V Youghal Juvenille Club Annual General Meeting 2008   Date: Friday, 18th January Venue: Scoil an Athar Tadhg Time: 8.00pm The Annual General Meeting of Carraig na bhFear Juvenille GAA Club takes place on Friday next, the 18th January in the Primary School. The Juvenille club continue to do tremendous work that is churning out a constant stream of skillful players year after year. The meeting is open to all members and also to new members who would like to get involved with the club, especially Parents of our future young superstars. January Monthly Meeting   Venue: Scoil an Athar Tadhg Time: 8.00pm Date: Thursday, 10th January The first monthly meeting of the new year will be held in the Primary School on Thursday next, 10th January at 8pm. All members are asked to make the effort to attend this meeting. Annual General Meeting   13/12/2007 The Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday the 13th December in the Community Hall. The meeting was well attended with 55 members present to discuss the plans for the year ahead. After the minutes of the 2006 AGM were read out by outgoing secretary Cathal Horgan, who also addressed the meeting by giving his report on club activity for the year. Cathal noted that steady progress was made in the Junior A Hurling Championship, with Carraig winning a first round game for the first time in a number of years by defeating Midleton. Next up was a quarter final defeat to reigning champions Dungourney. After relegation the previous season, the A's secured an immediate return to Divison 1 of the hurling league going the season unbeaten in this competition. The Junior B hurlers also had an improved year and were unlucky not to make the division 3 league final. They were defeated in a close game at the quarter final stages by a more experienced Dungourney outfit. In Junior A football, after beating Castlelyons in the first round in mid march, a dissapointing defeat to Killeagh saw us exit the championship at an early stage. The B footballers had a first round victory over near neighbours Glenville and were beaten by Erins Own in the next round in a close match. The Junior B footballers had an excellent league campaign, but this ended in disapppointment whena a much weakened side was defeated by Ballinacurra in the Division 3 league final. The team is promoted to Division 2 for 2008. The U21 footballers made the step up to A grade this season following on from winning the B championship in 2006. They were defeated by Glanmire in the opening round of the championship in a game which the team will no doubt feel they left behind them. The U21 hurlers also made the step up to A grade having also won the B title the year before. They were defeated by St. Catherines in the first round on a day when the team did not do itself justice and Catherines ran out worthy winners. However with only 3 players from the U21 squad overage for 2008, it is hoped that the lads can improve on their outings this year in both codes. The Minor footballers were disappointingly defeated by Fr. O'Neills in the semi final of the A grade Championship, but gained revenge for this by beating the same opponents in the league final. They then went on to reach the County Semi Final of the league, where they were defeated after a replay by Macroom. In hurling, the Minors defeated Youghal in the semi final of the A grade Championship after extra time, having made the step up after winning the County B title in 2006. In the final, they were defeated by a well prepared Carrigtwohill side, who went on to win the County title later in the year. Currently the Hurlers are awaiting to play the hurling league final against Carrigtwohill. The treasurers report was presented by Mick Sherlock, who is also stepping down having completed his three year term. It was noted that costs are rising and we are experiencing a small drop in sales of club lotto tickets. The Club lotto is our primary source of income for both adult and juvenille clubs, the trend towards a decline in sales is something that needs to be addressed. Next on the agenda was the Chairmans report. Outgoing chairman Shane Horgan thanked the Lotto Committee for the excellent work they do week in week out in running the draw, he also emphasised the need for all club members to assist the Lotto committee in the year ahead. Shane has been heavily involved in the discussions for the new club development during his terms as both Secretary and Chairman. He thanked Mick Sherlock and Niall Cronin, Solicitor Richard O'Sullivan and Engineer Ger Neff for their work and commitment in the negotiations on behalf of the club. He thanked and congratulated the Community Council and Scoil an Athar Tadhg for their co-operation in the development plans and hoped that the whole community will benefit from the new facilities for many years to come. For their role as East Cork Board delegates, Shane thanked Donal Foley and Pat Hegarty for representing the club throughout the year. He also commended the juvenille club for their continued success in 2007 and emphasised the need  for the Adult club members to support the work of the juvenille club more as they club grows and playing numbers continue to increase at underage level. In 2007, Martin Hickey represented the club on the Cork Minor Football team and won a munster championship medal as they defeated Kerry. Shane congratulated him on his great achievement. He also congratulated Timmy Geaney and Diarmuid O'Driscoll, who won All Ireland Third Level medals with UCC and Mary Immaculate College respectively in the past year. Shane wrapped up his address by thanking all the club members and wished all incoming officers the best in their new roles. Motions discussed: 1. Club Lotto: A number of proposals were discussed on how we can increase sales in the Club lotto. It was proposed that playing membership be increased to include an annual subscription to the lotto draw. 2. General Purposes Committee (GPC) Functions Expanded: Following on from the recent special club forum on the 15th November, the roles of the GPC are to be expanded to include seeking out suitable future officers, as well as coaches and selectors for Junior, Minor and U21 teams. The GPC will also be the vehicle used to drive forward the process begun at the meeting on the 15th November into the future. 3. A New GPC Structure was proposed and carried:     1. Club Chairman     2. Club Secretary     3. Club Treasurer     4. Club Vice Chairman (GPC Chairman)     5. Juvenille Club representative     6. Players representative     7. Previous Club Chairman     8. AN Other     9. AN Other     10. AN Other 4. Team Coaches and Selectors for 2008: A proposal to delay the appointment of these roles from the AGM was carried. The GPC will take on this role in furture for the Junior, U21 and Minor teams. 5. Registration Night: Players full membership to be paid in full on one night. No players to be allowed play any games without membership having been paid. This will be strictly enforced by club. Officers Elected for Coming Year: President: Fr. John Collins Vice Presidents: Fr. Con White, Kitty O'Sullivan, Tommy Sheehan, Eddie Hegarty and Joe Quinn returned en bloc, Niall Cronin added to Vice Presidents list. Chairperson: Don Hegarty Secretary: Liam Spillane Treasurer: Micheál Foley Lotto Treasurer: Tommy Sheehan Public Relations Officer: Tomás Sheehan Registrar: Michael Sherlock Vice Chairperson: Dermot O'Driscoll Assistant Secretary: Irene Hegarty Assistant PRO: Daniel O'Keeffe Liason Officer: Fr. John Collins The following positions were not filled at the AGM. The GPC will sound out and approach suitable candidates for these positions before the next club meeting: Insurance Officer Cultural Officer Board Delegates (1 position) and Proxies Grounds Committee Pitch Liason Officer The new GPC consists of: 1. Don Hegarty (Club Chairman) 2. Liam Spillane (Club Secretary) 3. Micheál Foley (Club Treasurer) 4. Dermot O'Driscoll (Club Vice Chairman and GPC Chairman) 5. Michael O'Donnell (Juvenille Club representative, until Juvenille AGM) 6. Players representative (not yet voted on) 7. Shane Horgan (Previous Club Chairman) 8. Dan Crowley (Elected at AGM) 9. Dan Jooe Foley (Elected at AGM) 10. Liam Crowley (Elected at AGM)