News - Jan to June 2003 (click here for News 2002) |
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| June 2003 |
Alan Browne Captains Cork to Munster Championship Congratulations to Cork captain Alan Browne, who led Cork to victory last Sunday in Thurles in the Munster Final. This was indeed a proud day for the Browne family who have contributed so much to Blackrock and Cork hurling over the past two decades. Well done also to Wayne Sherlock in what was a wonderful team effort. Other Rocky panel members include Paul Tierney and Adrian Coughlan, while Donie Collins was a selector. Both Olan Kelleher (Gaelscoil Mhachain) and Stephen McCarthy (Scoil Barra) of the Blackrock under 13 panel got their names on the score sheet for Cork in the Primary game, which preceded the Munster Final. It was a fantastic experience for both these Rockies to play in front of over 50,000 people and perform so well. |
| June 2003 |
Senior Championship 2003 Blackrock Seniors will again play Delaneys in the County Championship, date to be fixed. |
| June 2003 |
Reminder to all young Rockies You must wear your full faceguard hurling helmet at all times while training or in matches or even pucking around in the club. This is detailed in the Blackrock code of Good Behaviour, which you have all signed up to. It is not cool, macho or trendy to throw away your helmet during play, it is very very stupid! A recent report states that in the period 1994 to 2000, Waterford Regional Hospital and Cork University Hospital dealt with eye injuries to 308 hurlers; mostly avoidable if full-face guarded hurling helmets had been worn. Some of you may be wearing helmets, which may not be protecting your full face at all times, check them out, ask your coaches if you are unsure. Please sort this out over the summer, what price your eyesight? |
| June 2003 |
Death of Mr. Joe Carey, Carey Tool Hire We wish to express our sympathy to the family of Mr Joe Carey, our great friend and supporter of our Saturday morning coaching scheme who passed away during the past week. Ar dheis lamh De go raibh a anam. |
| June 2003 |
Under 8/9 Super leagues. The Sharks pulled off a major surprise last Saturday by capturing the Super league cup for 2003, when they outclassed the Tigers, thus reversing the result of the previous week. The Wolves were much too good for the luckless Lions in the Plate Final. Blackrock Senior coach Timmy Murphy aided by the senior players, Fergal Ryan, Paul Tierney, Barry Hennebry and David Cashman, conducted the presentations of medals and trophies. Timmy gave great encouragement to the young Rockies, pointing out that all these senior players had themselves played in the famous Blackrock Parish leagues. The Club wishes to thank all who contributed to the success of the Super leagues, the players, coaches, referees, grounds people and the parents of the children for their cooperation. |
| June 2003 |
Munster Final - Thurles - Rockies in Senior and Primary Games Best wishes to Alan Brown, the Cork captain and Wayne Sherlock, Paul Tierney and Adrian Coughlan who are on the Cork panel to play Waterford in the Munster Championship Final next Sunday at Thurles. Look out for the RTE Breaking Ball feature on Wayne Sherlock on Friday evening at 7.30.pm. Congratulations to Olan Kelleher of Gaelscoil Mhachan and Stephen McCarthy of Beaumont Boys School who are involved with the Cork Primary Game team also next Sunday. Both are members of the Blackrock under 13 panel. |
| June 2003 |
Merits of the week Of the hundreds of Rockies who played for the club during the past week, the following achievements merit mention. Alan Nolan of the Tigers, whose wonderful goalkeeping exploits, kept the Sharks at bay in the Super leagues. David Healy who scored 3 goals and two points in an Under 12 league match against Carrigaline and to Colm Barry who scored 3 goals and a point against Bishopstown in an under 14 league game |
| June 2003 |
The Mick Cashman Cup The finals of the Under 10 hurling Tournament took place at Church road also last Saturday. Ballinhassig defeated the Rockies in an outstanding match to capture the Mick Cashman Cup. Man of the match must surely have been young Gavin Sheehan the Ballinhassig goalkeeper who time and again defied the Rockies. Eoin O' Riordan the Ballinhassig captain accepted the Cup from Tom and Jim Cashman in the presence of their mother Anne Cashman. Both sides were complimented for an excellent final. A special word of praise for JP Devine who organised the Tournament, which was an outstanding success and will become an annual event for under 10 hurlers |
| June 2003 |
Camogie under 14 team reach county final Congratulations to Blackrock Camogie Club under 14 team who have qualified for the County under 14 final with Eire Og, which will take place on Tuesday 24th June. The Club is also holding a Ceili at Church Road next Friday 20th June. |
| June 2003 |
Open Day Next Saturday 14th June Next Saturday 14th June is an open day for parents, members and supporters of the club who wish to view progress on our new sports hall, which will be completed shortly. The hall will be open from 10 am to 12 noon, just call over to the pavilion. A special fundraising committee has been active over the past year and has now raised approximately €80,000 towards the completion of the hall. |
| June 2003 |
Cork hurlers' success against Clare Congratulations to Alan Browne and Wayne Sherlock on their contribution to the Cork hurlers' success against Clare last Sunday. Wayne was also chosen as the Sunday Sport Man of the Match. See recent interview with Wayne on our website - click here |
| June 2003 |
Under-age coaches night-out A night out at the pavilion was held for the under-age coaches in Blackrock on Saturday 7th June. A great night was had by all. Music was provided by Ray Kelleher, James Tyner, Jody Crowley and Eddie Beale. |
| June 2003 |
Feile competition. Our Feile hurling panel put up a fine performance against Glen Rovers in the final of the Feile Competition played at Ballinlough on Thursday last before being defeated by 3 --- 8 to 2 --- 5. The Blackrock lads were ahead by a goal at half time however the toll of being requested to play three tough Feile hurling games in 6 days, in the middle of their school exams caught up with them in the second half and they could not manage to compete in the final period when the Glen pulled ahead. Click Here for Match Report |
| June 2003 |
Congratulations to Gaelscoil Mhachan Gaelscoil Mhachan won their Sciath na Scol final in Pairc Ui Rinn during the week. The final was a personal triumph for team captain Roisin deFaoite who scored 3-4 of her teams's total of 4-5. |
| June 2003 |
Under 8/9 Super leagues. The Rocky Super league begin on the 7th June next for the under eight and nine registered Rockies when the Wolves, Tigers, Sharks and Lions descend on Church Road. All super leaguers are asked to report early at 9.50 am to ensure a timely start. The hurling games continue on the 7th, 14th, 21st June with the Cup finals on the 28th June. |
| May 2003 |
Finals of the under 10/11 Super leagues. Although these finals clashed with the Champions League Finals at Old Trafford, Church Road was the more exciting place to be for the Rocky Cup Finals last Wednesday evening. The unbeaten Saints defeated the Rebels in a highly entertaining final. A wonderful goal from Shane Cunningham proved to be the difference as the Saints were crowned Rocky Super League Champions for 2003. The Rovers defeated the Rockies in the Plate Final. Mr Alan Carey, Director Carey Tool Hire, Our Super league Sponsors presented the Cups to the respective team captains. Our thanks to the coaches Noel O'Keeffe, Kieran O'Sullivan, Norman O'Leary, JP Devine, Kieran Ryan, Richard Stokes and Tim Aherne. |
| May 2003 |
Sciath Na Scol success. Congratulations to the boys from St Anthony's School Ballinlough who were victorious in the Sciath Na Scol Final at Pairc Ui Rinn last Friday. Following a thrilling game of hurling the Ballinlough lads, captained by Robert Creagh, emerged victorious by just a single point over a very good North Monastery team. Congratulations also to the girls from Gaelscoil Mhachain who defeated Glenville in the Sciath na Scol Chorcai Centenary Hurling/Camogie Finals on Wednesday last. Well done everybody! |
| May 2003 |
Feile result - victory in Semi-Final Blackrock commenced its Feile 2003 campaign last Friday evening in
Ballinlough with a victory over Na Piarsaigh, in a closely contested
game. Sunday evening saw the Rockies advance to the Cork final with a
two-point victory over Newtownshandrum after a titanic struggle for
supremacy. The final score
was Blackrock 3 --- 4 to 2 --- 5 for Newtownshandrum. The final against
Glen Rovers will be played this week, in a repeat of last years final
pairings. |
| May 2003 |
Sciath na Scoil Best
wishes from everyone in Blackrock to the boys of St. Anthony’s Primary
School in Ballinlough who will play in the Sciath na Soil final at Pairc
Ui Rinn on Friday next 30th May at 12.30 pm. |
| May 2003 |
Kilmacud Crokes trip. The under 13 panel, made the long journey to Dublin at the weekend to visit Kilmacud Crokes and Croke Park. Honours were shared in the games. Our thanks to Tony O Shaughnessy, Larry Ryan and Ken Hannimy of the host club for the excellent reception, which we received. One of our captains Aonghus O Drisceoil is a grand nephew of the late Tadhg O Sullivan a founding member of the Kilmacud Crokes club. |
| May 2003 |
New sport hall fundraising The new sport hall fundraising continues and we are delighted to announce that we have now reached €75,000 in loans and donations towards the completion of the hall. Members, parents and supporters of the club have contributed all this finance over the past 12 months. If you feel that you can assist or contribute to this fund in any way, please call into the pavilion any Saturday morning and we will be pleased to show you around and discuss the range of finance options that are available. We are hoping to have the hall completed over the summer and ready for the indoor hurling in October/November. |
| May 2003 |
No Saturday morning hurling coaching on Saturday May 31st There will be no Saturday morning hurling coaching on Saturday May 31st (June Bank Holiday weekend) Coaching on the 24th May as usual. |
| May 2003 |
Under 8/9 Rocky Super leagues These begin for the boys who are born in 1994 and 1995 also on June 7th. Can we again remind parents that only those Rockies who are registered for 2003 will be allowed to play in these leagues? If your son is not registered, he is not insured and he cannot play, so please check with the coaches of the above groups if in doubt. Registration Forms are available each Saturday morning at the pavilion. |
| May 2003 |
Open Day Saturday June 14th (changed from June 7th). Following the unprecedented success of the new Sports Hall Open Day last
March, a further Open Day for parents to view the new Sports Hall will
take place on Saturday June 14th 10.00am to 12.00 noon.
The fundraising continues, with over €75,000 now contributed by
members towards the completion of this fantastic facility. |
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May 2003 |
Star of the Week A special mention this week for David Healy who scored 5 goals and a point against Erin’s Own in an under 12 Hurling challenge match during the week. After spending the first half and the first ten minutes of the second half in goal for the Rockies and bringing off some excellent saves, David moved to full-forward and scored the amazing total in just 15 minutes in what had been a very close game fought by two excellent hurling teams. Well done, David! |
| May 2003 |
Ceile Friday June 20th - social night of the summer Following on the success of our last céilí and as a result of numerous requests the Camogie Club is running another céilí. The social night of the summer will be Friday June 20th. Polish up your dancing shoes and practice your steps. Musicians and Fear an Tí will be a much awaited repeat proformance from Múinteoir Gearóid, also known as Ger Murphy and Fionnán Coogan |
| May 2003 |
St Michaels great Feile win Congratulations to St Michaels on their great Feile win for the second year running, an unprecedented success |
| May 2003 |
Gaelscoil Mhachan reach the final of Sciath na Sgol Congratulations to the girls from Gaelscoil Mhachan who have reached the final of Sciath na Sgol to be played in Páirc Uí Rinn. Dates will be posted as soon as they become available. |
| May 2003 |
Feature on Club Captain Wayne Sherlock An in-depth feature on Club Captain Wayne Sherlock is now exclusively available on the web-site. It features an analysis of his career to date and includes his views on a number of topical issues in the G.A.A. |
| May 2003 |
Saturday Morning Coaching - May 3rd - called off due to weather. Unfortunately due to the bad weather, the hurling coaching last Saturday
morning had to be called off, much to the dismay of many of our young
Rockies. The good news is
that the coaching goes ahead next Saturday at 10am as usual. Our best wishes to all the young Rockies who are receiving their First Communion next Saturday and we hope the sun will shine for them and their parents. |
| May 2003 |
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| April 2003 |
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| April 2003 |
Blackrock Super leagues 2003 The famous Blackrock Super leagues, sponsored by Carey Tool Hire will begin at Church Road on Wednesday 7th May with the under 10 and under 11 hurlers participating. The games will run each Wednesday evening during May, throw in each evening 6.30 pm sharp. Next Wednesday will see the Rockies versus the Rovers (Main pitch) with Saints taking on the Rebels at the back pitch. Teams, league tables and latest news will appear on the Blackrock hurling website click here for full datails |
| April 2003 |
Saturday Morning Coaching Coaching for young hurlers aged from 5 to 10 resumes again next Saturday
26th April at Church Road, starting at 10 am and continuing
until 11am. Registrations for 2003 will be taken at the Pavilion. |
| April 2003 |
Under 13 Team Meeting The under 13 hurlers attending a team meeting recently, at which their
schedule for the year was discussed. Among the speakers was Dr. Paddy
Hayes, the Blackrock club doctor and Garda Inspector Charlie Barry who
spoke about issues such as healthy and active lifestyles and the
necessity to avoid the use of cigarettes, alcohol and the drug culture
if young people wished to participate seriously in sport. There was a
great response from panel members to the presentations. |
| April 2003 |
U-13 Trip to Dublin Details and Application form in U-13 (1990 group) section |
| April 2003 |
Saturday Morning April 12th We had a great turnout again of young Rockies again last Saturday. On the coaching side we welcomed on board Joy Hennebry and the return of Charlie Barry to coaching duties. There will be no hurling coaching next Saturday (Easter Saturday), however we will resume again on Saturday 26th and continue each Saturday morning until August with the exception of the June Bank Holiday weekend. Registrations will still be taken at the Pavilion each Saturday between 10 and 11 am Full
details - see Saturday
Morning Diary |
| April 2003 |
Website Poll - Senior Player of Year 2002 The Rockies website competition for player of the year 2002 resulted in
a win for Blackrock captain Wayne Sherlock who captured almost
30% of the vote. Well-done Wayne! |
| April 2003 |
Under 10 hurling tournament An under 10 hurling tournament involving the young hurlers of Na Piarsaigh, Erins Own, Ballinhassig, Sliabh Rua, Bandon and Blackrock will commence on Friday 2nd May 2003. Click here for details U-10 Tournament 2003 We wish all the youngsters well for an enjoyable series of games. Our thanks to J. P. Devine for his work in organising this tournament. |
| April 2003 |
New website Congratulations to St. Michaels Gaelic Football Club on the establishment of their new website. www.stmichaelsgaa.com |
| April 2003 |
Australian U-17 Football Team to use Church road as a base April 18/19/20. Friday.
April 18th.
The Australian U/17 Football team will have a work-out at Church Road @
5.00pm. Saturday
April 19th. Aussie Team
Workout at Church Road after Lunch. Sunday
April 20th. Australia V
Ireland U/17 Football at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.before the Cork V Kilkenny
S.H.League game. Sunday April 20th. Reception, Trophy Presentation and Meal for Team and Mentors at Club Pavilion, Beginning at 5.00pm approx |
| April 2003 |
Training. Under 11 hurling training begins on Friday 11th April at Church Road. 5.30 pm to 6.30 Under 12 hurling training begins on Wednesday 9th April, Church Rd. 5.30pm to 6.45. Under 13 hurling panel meeting Monday 14 th April at Church Road 7pm to 8pm. Training commences Monday 28th April at 6.30. |
| April 2003 |
Saturday Morning coaching. Almost 250 young Rockies reported for hurling coaching at Church Road last Saturday morning. The "clash of the ash" reverberated around the grounds, as the winter hurling hibernation was over at long last. Our thanks to the parents, who had their young Rockies well turned out in the club jerseys, wearing their helmets and with the correct sized hurleys.
A special word of thanks to our coaches, helpers and administrators who put in an enormous amount of work to ensure the success of the Saturday coaching and facilitate the enjoyment of the children. Welcome to John Cormack, Allan Russell, Brendan Cunningham, Ray Devine and Michael Dunphy who have joined the Primary section. If any parent or adult would like to become involved or can assist in any way, please telephone Martin at 4293676 or Gerard at 4358275. |
| April 2003 |
Camogie Sponsored Marathon for Special Olympics Thank you to every one who sported our marathon for Special Olympics. We reached our target and have sent €1,061.23 to the Sponsor an Athlete fund |
| April 2003 |
Social Committee - parents coffee breaks during training Good news also for the parents of Rockies! The Club pavilion will now be open each Saturday morning for teas, coffees, scones etc from 10 am under the auspices of the Social Committee. So parents can now come to Church Road on Saturdays, relax at our pavilion during the coaching sessions, while their young Rocky enjoys himself on the hurling pitch.. |
| April 2003 |
April 5th sees the start of the outdoor-hurling coaching Next Saturday morning, April 5th sees the start of the outdoor-hurling coaching season for 2003 at Church Road. With the exception of Easter Saturday and the June Bank Holiday weekend, the coaching sessions will continue each Saturday until the end of July, and recommence again in September.
All boys who were born between 1993 (under 10) and 1998 (under 5) are welcome to attend the sessions, which commence at 10am and are completed by 11 am. However the children must be registered as Rockies for 2003 and must sign up to the clubs Code of Good Behaviour. Application forms will be available each Saturday at the club pavilion.
The emphasis is for the children to have fun and enjoyment while learning the skills of hurling in a relaxed and disciplined setting, where they can make friends while playing the game. The young Rockies are encouraged to wear their hurling helmets at all times and use the correct sized hurley. Hurleys and helmets as well as club gear will be available to purchase by registered Rockies on Saturday mornings. |
| April 2003 |
U-10's - thanks to na Piarsaigh Our thanks to the Na Piarsaigh club and to the Southeast Board for facilitating our under 10 hurlers in recent challenge matches and competitions.. |
| March 2003 |
Sports Hall As part of the registration day, hundreds of parents also took the opportunity to visit the new Sports Hall, which is nearing completion. The overwhelming consensus is that the hall, and the other facilities will be a wonderful facility for the young Rockies as well as the nearby communities. A very active hall fundraising committee has been extremely busy raising finance over the last few months. Almost €70,000 has been raised and now is the time for members, parents and supporters who wish to help financially to contact the club and avail of the various finance schemes. If anyone wishes to assist please telephone Noel at 086 8035751 or Eamonn at 4893465, for further information or an information pack. |
| March 2003 |
Registration Day success. Over 400 boys and girls registered as Rockies for 2003 at Church Road last Saturday, during the highly successful open Family Day. All the children received a copy of the "Rocky " newsletter, which gives full details of the hurling year ahead, and which begins again on Saturday 5th April next at 10 am at Church Road. Late registrations will be accepted that morning also. |
| March 2003 |
Camogie Cork Minors Two girls from the Camogie Club, Cait Kelleher and Lynda Coughlan are on the Cork minor panel to play Limerick in Ballingarry, Limerick on Sunday March 30th |
| March 2003 |
Victory Social Church Road was indeed a very busy place last Saturday March 15th as hundreds attended the Victory Social for the Blackrock Senior Hurling team, which was presented with medals for winning the Senior County Hurling Championship and the Cork City Senior Hurling Championship. All had a great night and everyone is looking forward to this year. Well done to the hardworking Grounds Committee which planted the trees and landscaped the entire area at the entrance to the Church Road complex over the last few weeks |
| March 2003 |
Open Day and Registration March 22nd 2003 All roads lead to Church Road next Saturday morning 22nd March as hundreds of young Rockies both boys and girls register for 2003. This special family open day is being held under the auspices of Blackrock Camogie Club and Blackrock National Hurling Club. Parents should where possible bring in the pre printed registration forms, which have issued to the boys in the post over the last week. Just enter any changes that are required and the registration should be dealt with quickly. As we wish to concentrate our coaching resources on hurling once we go outdoors on Saturday 5th April, it would be appreciated if parents would register the young Rockies on next Saturday between 10 am and 12 noon. Boys between the ages of 5 and 13 are asked to register next Saturday. All Camogie players aged from 5 to 16 are also invited to register. The girls will be provided with a green registration form, at the Camogie registration section on arrival. New sports hall Parents are also invited to view the progress on the new hurling hall, while complimentary teas, coffees etc will be available in the bar. Correct sized hurleys and club jerseys and other playing gear will be available to purchase. All new hurlers will be very welcome. |
| March 2003 |
Coaches meeting A meeting of the Saturday morning coaches will be held at the Blackrock Inn, on Thursday next 20th March at 8.30 pm |
| March 2003 |
Camogie Registration Day Registration for all Camogie players takes place on Saturday March 22nd in the Hurling Club on Church Road. Forms etc. will be available on the day. |
| March 2003 |
Camogie Sponsored Marathon A large crowd of players and parents were at the Astro Turf in The Ursuline Secondary School on Sunday March 9th for the Camogie Marathon. When all the money comes in we hope to have reached our target of €1,000 to sponsor an athlete in the Special Olympics. Our thanks to all who helped; to Doireann for all the paper work and the organising of the teams etc. to the Ursulines for the use of the Pitch for the afternoon and to God for the weather. See camogie section for details - click here |
| March 2003 |
Church Gate Collection The Blackrock Juvenile club wish to thank the clergy of the local parishes for their co-operation last weekend in facilitating the club's annual collection. We wish to express our appreciation also to the local communities for their extremely generous response and support. |
| March 2003 |
St Anthony's Schoolboys Sciath na Scoil Indoor hurling county finals Congratulations to the St Anthony's Schoolboys who won the third and fourth class Sciath na Scoil Indoor hurling county finals at the Neptune stadium recently. This is a unique achievement for the school and well done to all involved. |
| March 2003 |
Registration for 2003 All registered Rockies will receive a registration pack this week. It will include a pre-printed registration form, which must be signed by the player and his parents, a copy of the Code Of Good Behaviour and an invitation to parents to visit the club on Registration morning on Saturday 22nd March to view the progress of our new facilities, which will be completed shortly. New and intending hurlers, both boys and girls aged from 5 upwards are also welcome to the club on the registration morning between 10 am and 12 noon |
| March 2003 |
Church Gate Collection The annual church gate collection for the Juvenile section will take place outside the local churches on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th March. |
| March 2003 |
Level 1 Coaching Certificates. Following a very pleasant function held at St. Finbarrs Club recently, Jamie Harrington, Maurice Griffin and Gerard O’Mahony from the Blackrock club received their Level 1 Coaching Certificates. Well done to all concerned! A further eight Rocky coaches are currently attending this years Level 1 coaching course. Mr. Tom Nott of the Cork County Board Coaching staff will run a Foundation level course at the Club during April. |
| March 2003 |
Summer Camp 2003 The Rocky Summer Camp will be held this year from Monday 21 st July until Friday 25th July. Application forms will be available as soon as outdoor hurling commences on Saturday 5th April. |
| March 2003 |
Indoor Hurling - finished for Spring 2003 The Spring 2003 programme has now finished. The Club wishes to express its thanks to Mr. Flor O'Sullivan, principal St. Anthony's School for his help and cooperation since November last. |
| February 2003 |
Registration day for Primary (5-11) section March 22nd, 2003 Saturday 22nd March is registration day at Blackrock. All parents of children from 5 upwards are invited along to the club to complete registration forms. A full information pack will be posted to every young Rocky who was registered in 2002 by the 14th March, which will supply full details. All children who wish to attend the Saturday morning coaching sessions and have not registered previously should also register that morning between 10am and 12 noon. Hurleys, helmets and club gear will be available to purchase by registered Rockies during the morning. Parents will also be invited to view the progress on our new hurling hall facilities on that morning, while fundraising packs will be available to those interested in supporting the project.
Dates to remember in 2003.
The Blackrock Super leagues are sponsored by Carey Tools. Detailed timetable for the year is available in the primary section - click here |
| February 2003 |
Indoor Hurling finishing Saturday March 1st The Spring 2003 indoor hurling programme finishes next Saturday March 1st at St. Anthony's School Hall. Our thanks to everyone who participated or helped in any way to make it a fantastic success. Upwards of 200 young boys turned up each weekend and were introduced to the skills of hurling.. |
| February 2003 |
Management Structure Review Committee The club is examining the existing structures of the Management Committee, the operations of the Sub Committees, and the interaction between all Committees and members. We are asking for your comments, suggestions, ideas and proposals on what you think are the most effective management structures for our Club. A questionnaire/comments sheet is available on the website. Please return all responses in the enclosed envelope by the 16th February 2003. |
| January 2003 |
Special Olympics The camogie club is taking part in the Support an Athlete fundraising for the Special Olympics. We will run a sponsored Camogie Marathon on Sunday March 9th. Sponsor cards will soon be given out. Please be generous with your sponsorship pf the girls as we hope to raise €1000. We are also looking for some drinks to give the girls on the day as it will be hard work on them playing camogie for a number of hours. All offers gratefully accepted. |
| January 2003 |
Under 12 Reception. The successful Blackrock under 12 hurling panel and their parents were treated to a reception to mark the presentation of medals after a very successful year in 2002 at the Club Hall on Friday night last. The panel won the under 12 County Championship title and the City League during 2002, as well as emerging victorious in the inaugural Ger Dineen Memorial Tournament.
Following inspirational words of encouragement from both Kevin Cummins and Timmy Murphy, the presentation of medals by Wayne Sherlock, Alan Browne and Fergal Ryan took place accompanied by a citation of praise for each panel member. Patrick Parfrey, on behalf of the panel thanked everyone in the Blackrock club who had helped during the year, while Gobnait Burke on behalf of the parents thanked the mentors, coaches and administrators who had worked with the teams. A presentation of medals to the under 12 footballers of St. Michaels who had a magnificent victory in the City League then took place.
The Blackrock club would like to record its thanks to representatives of the clergy of the local parishes who attended the reception, to the representatives of the schools, sponsors and to the parents of the children. The club wishes to thank the Dineen family for their sponsorship of the magnificent trophy and medals for the Ger Dineen tournament. Most of all our thanks goes to the members of the under 12 panel who have been a fantastic group of young fellows and who have been great ambassadors for the club and for hurling. |
| January 2003 |
Indoor Hurling Programme. The 1994 Group (under 9) The 1994 Group (under 9) will pay a series of friendly indoor hurling games with the boys from Na Piarsaigh at Na Piarsaighs magnificent hurling complex on next Saturday afternoon Feb 1st. The group will meet at Church Road at 1.15 pm, and leave by bus shortly afterwards, games will take place between 2pm and 4 pm, return to Church road 4.30 pm approx. The normal Saturday morning indoor hurling schedule continues as usual at St. Anthony's School Hall Saturday 1st Feb with the exception of the 1994 group. |
| January 2003 |
A.G.M. of the Under-Age and Primary Sections The Blackrock Minor, Under-Age and Primary Sections Annual General Meeting will Be held at the Blackrock Club Hall on Tuesday 28th January at 7.30 pm. All members and intending members are invited.. |
| January 2003 |
A.G.M. of the camogie club The A.G.M. of the camogie club will be held immediately following the minor/underage AGM on Tuesday January 28th at 9.00 in the Hurling club. A full attendance would be appreciated. |
| January 2003 |
Table Quiz Fund-raiser in aid of Players Holiday Fund Table Quiz Fund-raiser in aid of Players Holiday Fund will take place at the Club Pavilion Church Road, on Sunday Jan 26th at 8.00pm Entrance Fee: Table of 4. 40.00 Euro.. |
| January 2003 |
Camogie Club Fun Céilí The camogie club is running a Fun Céilí in the Hurling Club at 9.00pm, on Friday, January 31st. Everyone, dancers and singers are welcome. Cost: Adults; €5, Students/children; €2.50, Family; €10. Music is by Ger Murphy and Fear a'Tí is Fionnán Coogan. A great night is expected and we hope to see you all there. |
| January 2003 |
Level One Coaching Course. All coaches interested in attending this course should contact Eamonn O'Donoghue as it is due to begin shortly. Coaches must have already obtained the Foundation level Coaching Certificate. A new Foundation level course should begin about April. If any parents or adults are interested in becoming involved in hurling or camogie coaching with the clubs please contact Eamonn O' Donoghue |
| January 2003 |
Indoor Hurling - first session in 2003 The Spring 2003 indoor hurling programme commenced last Saturday and continues each Saturday morning until Saturday 1st March. About 150 children turned up at St. Anthonys School Hall and had a fantastic time despite the very poor outdoor weather conditions. Indoor hurling presents an ideal opportunity for youngsters to enjoy themselves while learning the basic skills of hurling. The children should play only in their age groups and helmets must be worn at all times during play or practice. Under 11s (born 1992) indoor hurling continues each Friday evening at 5.45 at St. Anthony's. |
| January 2003 |
Senior Team Details 2003 Team Captain: Wayne Sherlock. Vice Captain : Alan Browne. Club's Nominee for Cork Captain : Alan Browne. The Senior Squad, Selectors, Officers and friends will depart Cork on Thursday January 31st for a well earned break in Lanzarotte. |
| January 2003 |
Christmas Website Competition Competition is now closed The answers to the questions were Wayne Sherlock and Tom Cashman. Our thanks to all the children who entered, the sponsors, Cummins Sports and congratulations to the winners. The winners are: Grace
Kennedy 22 Castle Park Blackrock Each winner receives a 20 Euro voucher from Cummins sports |
| January 2003 |
Blackrock V Cork in Historic Floodlit Match In this historic hurling match played under the new Pairc Ui Rinn floodlights on Tuesday January 7th 2003, the Cork Senior hurlers eventually overcame the challenge of a very weakened Blackrock team late in the second half. |
| January 2003 |
Indoor Hurling resumes Indoor hurling for all age groups from under 5 to 10 (born between 1998 and 1993) will begin again on Saturday 18th January at St.Anthonys School Hall. Indoor hurling for the under 11 group (born 1992) will begin on Friday evening 17th January at 5.45 pm at the same venue. Click here for the post Christmas programme |
| January 2003 |
The AGM of the Blackrock National Hurling Club was held on Monday 16th December 2002. Senior Hurling Committee 2003. Chairman: Tom O'Sullivan. V. Chairman: Fr. Tony Finn. Secretary: Roger Ryan. Treasurer: Andy Hayes. Registrar: Donal Downey. County Board Delegate: Dave Cummins. Minor Chairman: Eamonn O'Donoghue. Equipment Officer: Jim O'Brien.
Senior Hurling Selectors. Jim O' Brien. Pat Deasy. Maurice Duggan. Allan Russell. Jim Cashman. Tim Murphy, Coach. Tom Cashman, Asst.Coach. |