Nuachtlitir Coiste Chontae Chorcaí: Vol. 6 No. 2, February 2014

Dates for your Diary March 1st: Allianz FL

Dublin v Cork, 7pm @

Croke Park

March 9th: Allianz FL

Cork v Derry, 12.45pm

& Allianz HL Cork v

Offaly, 2.30pm @ P. Ui

Rinn

March 11th: County

Board Meeting, 8.30pm

March 12th: Munster

U21 FC, Kerry v Cork,

7.30pm @ Tralee

March 16th: Allianz FL

Mayo v Cork, 2.30pm @

McHale Park & Allianz

HL Antrim v Cork, 2pm

@ Ballycastle

March 23rd: Allianz HL

Cork v Wexford, 2pm @

P. Uí Rinn

March 25th: County

Board meeting, 8.30pm

Cork GAA Clubs’

Draw The February Cork GAA

Clubs’ Draw is hosted

by Macroom on

February 27th.

Results will be posted

on www.gaacork.ie as

soon as possible after

the draw.

For more information,

or to join, see

www.corkgaadraw.ie.

UCC Win Sigerson Cup! Congratulations to UCC, who won their twenty-first Sigerson Cup title in

dramatic fashion last Saturday night at Queen’s University, Belfast.

Having dominated for most of the game, UCC came under heavy pressure

from Jordanstown in the last quarter, and it took Conor Dorman’s late

point to clinch the title for the Cork side, 0-10 to 0-9. Well done to all

involved, especially Billy Morgan, who was first involved in this

competition as a player all of fifty years ago.

The UCC team was as follows: Brian Kelly (Kerry); David Culhane

(Kerry), Eoin O’Mahony (Cork), Fergal McNamara (Kerry); Tom Clancy

(Cork), Conor Dorman (Cork), Brian Shanahan (Cork); David Nation

(Cork), Ian Maguire (Cork); Luke Connolly (Cork), Sean Keane (Kerry),

Brian O’Driscoll (Cork); Conor Cox (Kerry), Michael Quinlivan (Tipperary),

Paul Geaney (Kerry). Subs: Seán Kiely (Cork), Eoin Healy (Cork).

UCC Celebrate their Sigerson Cup win. Pic: Sportsfile

UCC and CIT Reach Fitzgibbon Cup Weekend Both CIT and UCC make the trip to Queen's University, Belfast, this

weekend, where they meet in the Fitzgibbon Cup Semi-Final.

Defending champions UCC, who defeated CIT in the 2012 Final, are

bidding for three-in-a-row, and also for a 2014 double, having won the

Sigerson Cup last weekend.

Whatever happens on Friday, when they meet at 4.30pm, there will be at

least one Cork college in the Final!

LIT play WIT in the other semi-final at 2.30pm, with the final scheduled

for 4.15pm on Saturday, March 1st (live on TG4).

Best of luck to all players and to both management teams, and well done

on an outstanding campaign to date.

McNamee Award for Cork GAA Website We are honoured to have received the McNamee Award for Best GAA

Website 2013, which was presented recently by GAA President Liam O’Neill

at a function in Croke Park. We would like to thank all who have

contributed to the development of the website, and we hope it will continue

to grow from strength to strength in the future. Other winners on the night

included well-known broadcaster, Brian Carthy, who won the Hall of Fame

Award, and journalist Michael Foley, a native of Cork.

Lorraine O’Sullivan (Best Photo), Liam O’Neill and Tracey Kennedy, PRO. Pic: George Hatchell

Conor Lane Wins 96FM C103 Sports Award Congratulations to top referee Conor Lane (Banteer/Lyre), winner of the

96FM C103 Rochestown Park Hotel Sports Award for January.

The award, in honour of Conor's achievements in 2013, when he refereed

the Connacht Senior Football Final, the All-Ireland Minor Football Final, the

County Senior Football Final and the Munster Senior Club Football Final,

was presented at a special function at Rochestown Park Hotel on February

17th.

L to R., Ellen Coughlan, Cork 96FM, Maria and Conor Lane and Karen Barber. Pic: Tony

O'Connell Photography.

Allianz Leagues Double-Header There’s a big day in the

Allianz Leagues on March

9th, with Cork playing

Derry in football at

12.45pm and Offaly in

hurling at 2.30pm at

Páirc Uí Rinn. Tickets are

priced at just €10 if

bought in advance online

or at Centra/SuperValu

stores, or €15 on the

day, while U16s are FREE

so it’s an ideal family day

out! Concessions are

€10. Watch out for more

information and a chance

to win tickets on

www.gaacork.ie.

Coaching & Games Update Cork Coaching & Games

have undertaken a

programme of club visits

over the past month in

the form of Coaching

Workshops for club

coaches. These

workshops cover the

basic fundamental

movement skills and fun

games for children as

well as some skill

development models.

Coaching Officers

meetings have been held

in Avondhu, Duhallow,

Imokilly and

Carbery/Beara,

Carrigdhoun and

Muskerry (next week).

For more, see

http://url.ie/mluq.

DLS Macroom in Corn Uí Mhuirí

Final Best of luck to DLS

Macroom who play PS

Chorca Dhuibhne in the

Corn Uí Mhuirí Final on

Saturday March 8th at

2pm in Dr. Croke’s

grounds, Killarney.

Registrations 2014 Clubs are reminded that

the closing date for

registration of players

and members for 2014

is March 31st. Clubs

register their players and

their members for the

2014 season on the

GAA's online registration

system

(people.gaa.ie/admin).

When logged on, go to

the 'Register Members'

page and complete the

necessary steps.

This page will contain the

details of all of those

people who have been

registered with the Club

in previous years. To add

new members to the

Club, go to 'Add and

View Members', click on

the 'Add' button, select

'Member' and complete

the necessary steps.

Please note that anyone

whose name is in red on

either the 'register' page

or the 'add and view

member page', is

unregistered for the

current year.

Please ensure that all

members, including all

players, are registered.

The deadline for

registration to allow

voting rights is March

31st.

RedFM to Continue Sponsorship of SHL The RedFM Senior Hurling League was launched on Monday, February

24th at Rochestown Park Hotel, with all sixteen participating clubs in

attendance, along with RedFM CEO Diarmuid O’Leary, who re-affirmed

the station’s commitment to supporting GAA in Cork. The League

commences this weekend, as do all County Hurling Leagues, and you can

find the fixtures at www.gaacork.ie.

RedFM CEO Diarmuid O’Leary with Ian Kenefick of County Champions Midleton and Pádraig

Gould of 2013 League Winners Na Piarsaigh. Pic: Jim Coughlan

Rochestown Park Hotel Kelleher Shield Launch Cork County Board is delighted to announce that Rochestown Park Hotel

will sponsor the Kelleher Shield (Division 1 Football League) for 2014.

The sponsorship was announced at a launch at the hotel on February

17th, attended by all twelve participating clubs, officers of Cork County

Board, Diarmuid Vaughan and Tom Tobin of Rochestown Park Hotel and

Cork Senior Football manager, Brian Cuthbert. All fixtures and results can

be found at www.gaacork.ie.

Club representatives with Diarmuid Vaughan at the launch. Pic: Jim Coughlan

Presentation of Munster Council Grants 37 Cork Clubs were presented with Munster Council development grants

for 2013 totalling €342,000 by Chairman Robert Frost at Páirc Uí Rinn on

Monday, February 17th. Application forms for 2014 grants will be

available in the summer.

Newcestown collect their cheque from Munster Chairman, Robert Frost. Also included are

County Chairman, Bob Ryan, Munster Vice-Chairman Jerry O’Sullivan and former Development Officer, Diarmuid Gowen. Pic: George Hatchell.

Fermoy Win Seán Ó Murchú Cup Final Congratulations to Fermoy, who won the first County title of the 2014

season on Sunday, defeating Fr. O'Neill's in a competitive Seán Ó Murchú

Cup (Intermediate Hurling) Final, 1-11 to 0-11.

From the St. Vincent's club, Sean Ó Murchu served as their delegate to

the County Board for many years. He enjoyed a long career as a player

with the club, and was one of their most esteemed members. He was

Chairman of their Field Development Committee and President of the club

at the time of his death. A lecturer in UCC and Director of Adult Education

at the College, he was regarded as a true gentleman by everyone who

knew him. The cup was presented to the County Board by his wife Joan

following his death in 2002.

Fermoy’s Brian O’Sullivan accepts the Seán Ó Murchú Cup from County Coaching Officer,

Brendan Driscoll. Pic: Denis O’Flynn

Insurance Information

Evening A large crowd attended

at Páirc Ui Chaoimh on

Thusday, February 20th.

for the presentations on

Club & Property liability,

Health & Safety

statements and match

day stewarding by

Sinead Quinn, Croke

Park, Aisling McLoughlin,

Willis Risk Management

& Kieran McGann,

Munster Ground Safety

Committee. Details of

new online Player Injury

Claim notification

scheme were outlined

and this will be rolled out

to clubs in coming

weeks. For further

information, contact

Development Officer

Michael Byrne at

developmentofficer.cork

@gaa.ie.

Lá Gaeilge I gColáiste na Rinne Beidh Lá Gaeilge CLG ag

Coiste Cultúrtha na

Mumhan i gColáiste na

Rinne, An Rinn, Co. Phort

Láirge ar an Sathairn 8ú

Marta, 2014. Seo í an 3ú

bliain as a chéile don

ócáid seo agus tá súil

againn go mealladh sí

daoine gur suim leo CLG

and an Ghaeilge, go

háirithe daoine as Cúige

Mumhan agus Cúige

Laighin. Eolas:

http://url.ie/mluy

Next Issue The next issue of County Board News will be published in March.

Please forward this newsletter to all your contacts.

Tracey Kennedy County PRO pro.cork@gaa.ie

New Uachtaráin-Tofa Elected at Congress There was a momentous evening at Croke Park on Friday, when Aogán Ó

Fearghail was elected to the role of Uachtaráin-Tofa Chumann Lúthchleas

Gael, becoming the first man from Cavan to ever be elected to the

position.

Congress continued on the Saturday with consideration of the motions,

along with the President’s address. Of the 64 motions down for discussion

on Saturday, 49 were passed, two were approved by Central Council prior

to Saturday, 9 were rejected and four were withdrawn from the clár,

including the so-called ‘Anthony Nash’ motion.

The Cork delegation consisted of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary,

Treasurer, PRO, Senior Administrator, representatives of the Seandún

(Niall Keane) and Carrigdhoun (Myles Barry) divisions, and Willie Ring and

PatJoe Connolly representing the County Board, along with Central

Council delegate, Des Cullinane. While Motion 46, preventing players

eligible for the U16 grade from playing inter-county Minor, was passed, its

introduction has since been deferred until January 2015. Most other

motions come into effect one month from Congress.

For a full report on proceedings, see http://url.ie/mluj or www.gaacork.ie.

Pat Joe Connolly, Gerard Lane and Tracey Kennedy with Munster Council Vice-Chairman,

Jerry O’Sullivan at Congress. Pic: Ray McManus, Sportsfile

Best of Luck to

Milford! Best of luck to Milford,

who take on Ardrahan in

the All-Ireland Senior

Camogie Club Final at

3.15pm on Sunday in

Croke Park!

Referees’ Courses A four-night Foundation

Course for new referees

commences in P. Uí Rinn

on March 13th,

continuing on March

18th, 20th and 24th,

commencing at 7.30pm

each night. To apply for

a place on the course,

and for further details,

please contact County

Referees' Administrator,

Michael Keane, at 083-

3450456.

A similar course will take

place in The Maritime

Hotel Bantry on Thursday

27th March, Monday 31st

March, Thursday 3rd

April and Monday 7th

April commencing at

7.30pm each night,

intended for clubs at the

Western end of the

Carbery Division and the

clubs of the Beara

Division. To apply for a

place, please contact

Carbery Board Referees’

Administrator Donal

McCarthy at 085

1742414. NB: Referees

must be members of a

GAA club.