RESULTS.

ADULT:  1ST “Banter Central” Ml. Lynch, Killian McSweeney, And Rob O’Shea:  37 shots
    2nd “Amigos”: Killian O’Mahony, Shane Griffin, Brian Lynch: 39 shots

FAMILY: 1st “Usual Suspects” Brendan O’Driscoll, Kevin O’Driscoll, Michael Scully 42 shots
    2nd “Bulldogs”, Kieran Dwane, Stephen Dwane, John Dwane. 46 shots.

Female:  1st     “Na Cailiní” Megan Scully, Marie Scully, Toni Scully: 50 shots.
    2nd   “The Purple Potatoes”, Aisling Ryle, Danu Ní Thuama, Niamh O’Connor 52 shots
    3rd   “Eimear’s Team”: Ellen Twomey, Jodie Meegan, Eimear Kirk, 57 shots.

U/age boys:    1st “Hot Shots “Jack Turner, Niall O’Leary, Adam Doyle. 50 shots
          2nd “The Mongrels” Adam Williamson, Shaun Simpson, Eli Harrington 50 shots
          3rd “BEG”, Eanna Desmond, Brian Kelleher, Glen Sexton 51 shots
          4th “Double Top” Gordon Walker, David Sexton, Kelvin O’Mahony 55 shots.

Carrigaline GAA Club would like to thank everyone who took part in this annual fun event.  A big thank you to all those who helped out on the course which was very busy today due to extra traffic on the Fountainstown Road.  Thank you to those who made soup and helped with the food. Thank you also to those who came down and had a few drinks in the club after the event.

Competition was sponsored by:

Denis Walker of Lennox’s Take Away
& Pat Barry, Engineering supplies.

SAINT STEPHEN’S DAY CHALLENGE RAFFLE RESULTS.

1. Heineken Cup Tickets: Philip Aherne
2. J & J Hamper:       Frank Barry
3. Stand Tkts Munster V Treviso: Suzanne McCarthy, The Briary
4. Toyota Rain Jacket: Orla O’Brien, Wrenville
5. Munster V Treviso Tce tkts:       Ladies Football
6. Clock Radio: Cian Barry.
7. Phelan’s Pharmacy Prize: Peter O’Mullane
8. Natalie’s Beauty Voucher: Cian Barry
9. Klassy Cuts: Ronan Scannell
10. K. Collins Tyres Prize: Lorraine Walsh.
11. Bottle Wine: Peter Murphy, Senior.

The annual Carrigaline St Stephen’s Day Challenge between the Gaa and Soccer Clubs will be held this Mon 26th from 1.00pm. With home advantage for the first time in two years, the GAA selection will be expecting to regain bragging rights over their near neighbours in a fun packed day that will have something for all the family. The girls game was introduced last year and it was a great succes and they will get the ball rolling again on Monday next, followed by a legends selection and rounded off by representitives of the top teams from the respective clubs. Amongst the entertainment on the day will be a magician to keep the smaller children occupied and spot prizes will be be given on the day with lines sold at €2 euro each. Tickets for upcoming Heineken Cup and RaboDirect Pro12 matches are up for grabs along with a number of other top prizes on the day.

It promises to be a fun filled day for young and old, sports and non sports fans alike. When you consider that all the proceeds for this event go to the Lions Club to be distributed to local charities it makes it especially worthwhile. See you there on the day .

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County Board Draw—- You have to be in it to win it!!!!!

It’s that time of the year again when the County Board draw is up for renewal.  Carrigaline GAA Club will be making a push in the community over the next couple of weeks to boost the numbers as part of a fundraising drive. The sod has already been turned on the new lands purchased by the club recently, but there is a lot of hard work and finance to be raised before the ambitious project will be finished. Representatives from the club will call at your door in a number of local estates and we would appeal to the community to support this initiative to raise much needed funds. There are fabulous prizes to be won on a monthly basis with cars and cash bonanzas all part of the prize fund. There is a simple equation with the more tickets sold the more money going to the club.

Scoil Uí Chonaill from Dublin visited Carrigaline GAA on Saturday 10th September to take part in Fé10 Football challenge matches. Players and Supporters took to the fields at 3pm after being provided earlier with lunch by the Club. Each boy gave his all to serve up a wonderful round of games and not even rain could dampen their spirits. After the games each player received a special medal to commemorate the day.

The visitors retired to Carrigaline Court Hotel for dinner and came back to the club at 8.30pm for an evening of music and entertainment. A great night was had by all and a presentation was made by both teams. A special thanks to the following without whom this venture would not have happened, Clair McDermott, Seamus McAweeney, Seán, Liam, the Pavilion Manager who did all he could for us, all the ladies that helped in making and giving out the food throughout the whole day. Thanks to all the people that travelled down from Dublin and last but not least both sets of players who did everyone proud in the way they behaved themselves on and off the pitch. This is what the GAA is all about “Friendship through Sport”.

Philip O Reilly presenting Seamus McAweeney with a momento of Scoil Uí Chonaill’s visit to Carrigaline GAA.

Ben McDermott and Seamus McAweeney presenting Philip O Reilly with a momento of their visit to Carrigaline GAA.

To see more photos of the visit, go to the Photo Gallery link.

On Saturday 10th September Scoil Uí Chonaill from Dublin will be visiting us to play football matches against our U10s.
The matches will begin at 3pm.
From 8.30pm on we will have entertainment in the Club Pavilion and hope you will join us.
We will have live music and refreshments.
Let’s give Scoil Uí Chonaill a real REBEL welcome and some genuine CARRIGALINE hospitality.
We hope you will support us in our endeavours to build and foster friendships.

CARRIGALINE GAA CLUB ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC.

Our annual Golf Classic was held on Friday August 12th @ Fota Golf.  This was our third classic at this very popular course.  Once again it was very well supported with 61 teams taking part.  This year the weather was a little bit unkind, but an enjoyable day was had by everyone.

As treasurer of the club, I would like to sincerely thank everyone who took part, those companies who sponsored teams, prizes & signs, & everyone who helped in any way to make the day the success it was. 

COLLINS’ SUPER VALU CLUB MAIN SPONSOR

PRIZEWINNERS:

1. GOLF BAGS ( Part SPONSORED BY PMI SOFTWARE LTD):  Ml. Hassetts’ Team
2. 4 BALL + LUNCH @ FOTA GOLF: :  Ken Kiely’s Team
3. FOTA HOTEL(meal for 2 @Fota): Peter McDermott’s Team
4. DUNNE’S STORES VOUCHERS: Zurich
5. 3 POLO SHIRTS: John Middleton.
6. LUNCH @ CARRIGALINE COURT: Barry O’Sullivan
7. O’NEILLS GEAR BAGS: Shane Barry
8. BOYLESPORTS (VOUCHERS): Janssen Team
9. 3 BOTTLES TEQUILA: Philip Long
10. CARRIGDHOUN DRYCLEANERS VOUCHERS: Cameron Kiernan Team
11. BATEMAN’S SHOES VOUCHERS: OK Engineering Team

Nearest the pin: €50.00 voucher Dunne’s Stores Tim Healy

JUVENILES (SPONSORED BY JOHN DWANE)

1. Club Shop Vouchers: Aidan Roche, Brian Lynch & Adam Hennessey
2. Club Shop Vouchers: David O’Donovan, Andy O’Gorman, & Conor McGrath

LADIES’S TEAM: Carrigaline Camogie Team.

Seeing is believing – A Bright Future for Carrigaline GAA on and off the pitch

Christy Cooney was amongst a host of GAA stars that descended on Carrigaline’s grounds recently for the official launch of Carrigaline GAA’s D evelopment Plan for the next five years that will see the club increase from two to four pitches. Representatives from all sections of the club from street leagues to the senior adult playing sections, as well as Camogie and Ladies Football all joined together for the official announcement. The plan will take the form of a number of phases over the next five years with a projected € 600,000 cost over the term of the plan.

Kevin O Driscoll in his address stated that, “As well as the adult hurling and football sides. We have camogie and ladies football sections as well. For the boys we have a vibrant street leagues and an underage section and its’ very difficult to cater for all these teams.

“Carrigaline has a huge population and we need to look forward to the future. We have done a lot of development over the last few years and now we need to look forward to the next 20 years.
“We have to be ready to cater for all the young children and adult players in our area. We would see the GAA club as the heart of the community here in Carrigaline and we would hope that community would give us the support to realise our plans.”

The event also coincided with the announcement of Barry Collins’ Supervalu as the new main sponsor of the club and Barry gave an evocative and moving speech about how the community has changed over the last 50 years.

Joining Christy Cooney on the night were Munster Council Chairman, Sean Walsh, Camogie President, Joan O Flynn, Cork County Board Officials, Jerry O Sullivan, Pierce Murphy and Bob Ryan.

Local TD’s Jerry Buttimer, Ciaran Lynch and Michael McGrath, along with the Cork County Mayor Tim Lombard and the Lord Mayor Cllr Terry Shannon were also present.

Funding of this development will be a major undertaking for the club. Ongoing events will be organised to promote fundraising, but it is hoped that increased support from the weekly club lotto and Cork GAA Club’s draw will help to ease the burden. We are well aware that the difficult economic times that we live in make it hard for us all, but we are hoping that the support of the Carrigaline Community in general will help us to cater for a very real demand for expansion in our club and ensure a bright future for our young and active population of Carrigaline.

Monday the 18th July is the date set for the official launch of the Carrigaline GAA Club development plan. Exciting times are ahead for the club and details and demonstrations of these developments will be outlined on the night. A host of GAA officials, including the President of the GAA, Christy Cooney, as well as the presidents of the Ladies Football and Camogie will also be attending. Representatives of the Munster Council and Cork County board will also be present and indeed the County Mayor and the Lord Mayor. The event will coincide with the new sponsorship deal with Barry Collins’ SuperValu.  The evening will commence at 7.00pm sharp and light refreshments will be available. We wish to extend an open invitation to all club members and hope to see you there on the night.

The 2011 All-Ireland Under-14 Féile Peil will be held in Cork beginning on Thursday June 30th and finishing on Saturday July 2nd.
Carrigaline are playing in Division 1 along with Nemo Rangers, St Finbarrs, Galbally Pearses (Tyrone) and Naomh Colmcille (Meath) and the venue for this group is Togher. A parade of all the participating teams will take place on Thursday June 30th at 7.30pm from the Mardyke to the Grand Parade. Preliminary games will be played on Thursday and Friday with the Finals scheduled for Saturday. A Skills competition will also be held as part of the weekend.
Our club will host the visiting Naomh Colmcille team and mentors and we look forward to welcoming them to Carrigaline.

Carrigaline GAA club were recently awarded the “Lee Flag” for excellence in underage games and coaching development.The scheme, branded “LEE FLAG”, was developed as part of the Cork GAA Strategic Plan to reward clubs who are most progressive in promoting and developing GAA in their clubs. County Games Manager Kevin
O‟Callaghan stated that the initiative is based on the same concept as the Green Flag for environmental best practice at primary school level. In all 28 clubs received awards on the night. As well as receiving a financial reward, the selected clubs will now proudly display the specially commissioned flag over the next 12 months as a symbol of the high standards they work towards in their club. Further benefits will include invites to prestigious Blitzes in Croke Park, Pairc Ui Chaoimh and the other Provincial venues as well as getting first refusal on other Coiste Oiliuna organised initiatives throughout the year.

       
There are a 1,000 ways to help your local club

Carrigaline GAA club is launching a new initiative to ensure the club can cater for increased demand as the club and community continue to grow. The necessity for expanded facilities for hurling, football, ladies’ football and camogie teams, as well vibrant under age sections, has been apparent for some time. This process has already started with the draining of the main pitch last year to enable year long use. The next phase of the project involves the purchase of adjacent lands and the redeveloping of the grounds to allow the club to prosper long into the future. The highlights of the plan include the following:

• The purchase of 7 ½ acres, which will be developed in conjunction with 4 acres acquired from Cork County Council to facilitate new pitches.
• State of the art floodlights to be installed around the main pitch.
• Drainage works to be carried out on our second pitch during the winter of 2011/2012

To help fund these ongoing projects the club will need to repay a bank loan of €400,000. The club believes that the best way to help finance this project is increase lotto sales. We believe that with your help we can reach and exceed our target of 1,000 tickets sold every week. This will involve an increase of approximately 500 tickets.

How can you help?

Tickets cost just €2 each and can be purchased from the club shop, club pavilion, local outlets or club officials and managers.
The lotto draw is held every Tuesday night in the club pavilion and tickets need to be returned to the club that evening before 9.00pm.
The easiest way to ensure that you are in to win and avail of free bonus plays is to sign up for the lotto on line via the club website @ http://www.carrigalinegaa.com.

Remember you are the club and your club needs you to help secure our future.