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Date |
Description |
| June 2005 |
Under 12 City Hurling Final Blackrock U-12 won the City Hurling Championsip played at Church Road Wednesday 29th June 2005. Blackrock 4 --- 5 St Finbarrs 0 --- 1. click here for match report from the final |
| June 2005 |
Mick Cashman Cup Following the weekend results, Na Piarsaigh, Douglas, Sarsfields and Blackrock have qualified for the finals of the Mick Cashman Cup which will be held at Church Road on Sunday September 18th next. |
| June 2005 |
U8/9 Superleague Finals Cup Final: Falcons 4 --- 3 Tigers 4 --- 1. Plate Final: Lions 7 --- 4 Hawks 1 --- 2 Shield Final: Cheetahs 8 --- 1 Eagles 6 --- 0 Bowl Final: Panthers 4 --- 0 Buzzards 3 --- 1. Our thanks to Debbie Carey of Carey Tool Hire for presenting the captains with their trophies and to Tom Cashman for presenting the medals to all the players. Our thanks also to all the coaches, the parents and the young boys who contributed to making these Super Leagues such an outstanding success. |
| June 2005 |
Best wishes. The best wishes of everyone at Blackrock National Hurling Club are extended to the St Michaels Gaelic Football Club Feile team who are representing Cork in the Feile Finals in Limerick this coming weekend. |
| June 2005 |
Corporate Night 2005 Following the outstanding success of last year, the 2005 Corporate night will be held at the Rochestown Park Hotel, 18th November 2005. This event contributes greatly to defraying the costs of catering to the hurling requirements for almost 600 youngsters in the local area. Table are being sold by committee Members - if you are interested in purchasing a table please contact any committee member |
| June 2005 |
U8/9 superleagues The finals are scheduled for Sat. Jun 25th at 10.00 as follows Cup Final: Tigers V Falcons Plate final: Lions V Hawks Shield Final: Eagles V Cheetahs Bowl Final: Panthers V Buzzards. |
| June 2005 |
Feile Na nGael. Following an incredible weekend Blackrock contested the All - Ireland feile final on Sunday last in Pairc Ui Chaoimh for the first time in 34 years. Unfortunately the young Rockies lost out to three late goals from a really good Kilmacud Crokes outfit. Click Here for Feile Report |
| June 2005 |
Exams Best wishes to all the Rockies who are involved in State and school exams at present. |
| June 2005 |
Visit to Moorefield The under 10 panel travelled all the way to Moorefield, for a series of games with the young hurlers from Co Kildare. After two fine games, Gerry Moran of Moorefield thanked the Rockies for making the long trip and for being such good ambassadors for hurling. Coaches Tom Daly, James Tyner and Sean Logue were full of praise for the hurling coaches Fergal Harrington and Paul Aspil at Moorefield and for the courtesy and hospitality shown and an invitation was extended to the Moorefield hurlers to visit Church Road. click here for full report, click here for pictures from the day |
| June 2005 |
Visit by Crecora. Crecora Hurling Club from Co Limerick played a series of three friendly games with the Blackrock under 8 and 9 panels at Church Road on Saturday afternoon. The games played in beautiful sunshine were a credit to the youngsters from both clubs and the skill level was of a very high order. Our thanks to Noel Murphy and the boys and girls from Crecora as well as John Cormack from the Blackrock club for arranging the visit. |
| June 2005 |
Feile Na nGael. Blackrock entertain Eire Og from Co Clare for next weekends Feile which will be held in Cork. The game between the two sides will take place at Church Road on Friday 17th June at 3pm. Both teams will join in the Feile parade of hurling and camogie teams which assembles at Union Quay later that evening. On Saturday activity switches to Togher where Blackrock will play St. Rynaghs and St Finbarrs during the day. |
| June 2005 |
U8/9 superleagues Team picture now on the site Click here for details |
| June 2005 |
Feile hurling competition Plans are well underway for the Feile hurling competition which will be held in Cork on 17th, 18th and 19th June. |
| May 2005 |
The Under 13 Panel played in the Douglas Tournament on Sunday 29th May. They were just beaten by Durlas Og 1 --- 5 to 1 --- 4 , they overcame St.Finbarrs 2 --- 1 to 1 --- 2 and drew with Midleton 2 --- 2 to 1 --- 5. The lads were delighted with the games and the Blackrock club would like to thank Douglas Hurling Club especially Pat Harrington for their kind invitation to participate in this excellent and well organised tournament. |
| May 2005 |
Bank Holiday Week End There will be no Primary section hurling coaching in Church Road next weekend (June Bank Holiday) as everybody enjoys a well deserved rest. Coaching for all groups along with the second round of the under 8 and 9 Super Leagues will begin again on Saturday 11th June at 10am. |
| May 2005 |
U10/11 Superleague Finals Cup Final Blackrock Knights 5 --- 3 Blackrock Warriors 2 --- 3 click here for Match Report Plate Final Vikings 5 --- 2 Hawks 4 --- 1 click here for Match Report Our thanks to Alan Carey of Carey Tool Hire for presenting the captains with their trophies and to Tom and Jim Cashman and Fergal Ryan for presenting the medals to all the players. Our thanks also to all the coaches, the parents and the young boys who contributed to making these Super Leagues such an outstanding success. We also appreciated the cooperation of St.Michaels Gaelic Football Club in allowing us to to use their Saturday morning space to complete the finals. |
| May 2005 |
Congratulations. Congratulations to St Anthony's Boys School and its principal Mr. Flor O'Sullivan on winning for the fourth year in a row the Sciath na Scoil final at Pairc Ui Rinn last Thursday after a cracking game. Best wishes to all the young Rockies who participated. |
| May 2005 |
The Mick Cashman Cup Round 1. Played
at Church Road Saturday 21st May this was a very open
match with some nice scores from both very even sides. It was
fitting that the man of the match was young Niall Cashman
grandson of Mick who put on a great exhibition of hurling. Niall
Woods and Gavin Connolly also caught the eye in the Blackrock
backline while Eric Grimes, Eoin McCarthy and Nicky O’Mullane
played very well for the Rockies. Keith McCormack scored a
wonderful goal for Dillons while Mark Kelly was their finest
player. Brian Manning, Kieran Navey and Shane O’Brien also did
well. |
| May 2005 |
Trip
to Eire Og.. An
exuberant team of some 50 Rocky under 9s headed off for a visit
to the country last Saturday morning, when they visited Eire Og.
After some very exciting matches when honours were shared all
round they returned to Church Road tired and happy. Our thanks
to the Eire Og club, especially Denis O'Rourke for organising
the trip and to coaches Jody Crowley, Peter Fitzgerald and Don
O'Callaghan for looking after the youngsters and to the parents
for all their assistance. |
| May 2005 |
Congratulations. Congratulations
to Andrew Hayes from St.Anthony’s School and Blackrock who
featured on the Cork primary game team at Thurles last Sunday. |
| May 2005 |
Blackrock Under 10/11 Super Leagues. Finals on Saturday 28th May 11.15 am. Cup Final Blackrock Warriors v Blackrock Knights Plate Final Blackrock Vikings V Blackrock Hawks. The Super Leagues are sponsored by Carey Tool Hire. |
| May 2005 |
U8/9 superleagues commence Sat May 28th Players are requested to attend at 9.45am to assist the coaches in organi sing the teams. |
| May 2005 |
The Mick Cashman Cup 2005. The under 10 hurlers in Blackrock and five other clubs are busy preparing for the start of the opening rounds next Saturday 21st May of the Mick Cashman Cup. These will continue through June and July and culminate in Church Road on 24th September next when the semi-finals and finals will be played. |
| May 2005 |
U 10/11 Superleagues at exciting stage Fixtures next Saturday 14th May. Third Round of the Leagues. Following the tremendous excitement in the last round, there are great expectations for next Saturday when the unbeaten Warriors take on the Vikings in this top of the league clash. The Knights could also qualify for the Cup Final should they defeat the unlucky Hawks. Blackrock Warriors V Blackrock Vikings Blackrock Hawks V Blackrock Knights. Matches begin at 9am sharp and will be over for 9.50. The Cup Finals will take place on Saturday morning 21st May 2005 at Church Road |
| May 2005 |
Saturday Morning Entertainment Once
again why not call to Church road on Saturday mornings and watch
some outstanding hurling from 9am onwards, afterwards drop over
to the pavilion where Carraigh Caterers serve tea and coffee and
supply the finest of home made scones, cakes etc. |
| May 2005 |
St.Michaels Congratulations to St Michael's footballers which captured the Cork Feile title for the fourth successive year and good luck to them on their trip to Limerick for the finals later this year. |
| May 2005 |
U-11 Lismore Blitz On Saturday May 7th some of this under 11 panel had travelled to Lismore for the local hurling Blitz. They came through the initial qualifiers where they met Lismore in the semi-final. After an excellent game of hurling the local team came out on top by 3 --- 1 to 1 --- 4. Everybody enjoyed the outing and our thanks to the Lismore Hurling Club for their invitation. |
| April 2005 |
St.Michaels St.Michaels The best wishes of everyone at Blackrock Hurling Club go to the St Michaels Feile panel which takes part in the Feile football final versus St.Nicks on Friday evening next. |
| April 2005 |
Feile Hurling Competition Draw. This took place recently and Blackrock will host the Clare champions while they along with the Offaly champions and St Finbarrs comprise the four team playoff section for the event which will be held in Cork beginning on 17th June next. A special committee of parents and coaches will be established to prepare for this event shortly. |
| April 2005 |
Feile 2005 Draw; Feile
2005 Draw will take place on Thursday night next April 28th at
Pairc Ui Chaoimh. |
| April 2005 |
Hurling Coaching and Training times; Ages 5 to 10 (born 1995 to 2000) Saturday mornings 10am to 11am. Contact Gerard O'Mahony 0863196063. Aged 11, (born 1994) Monday evenings 6pm to 7pm. Contact Nicholas Bond at 0861703154. Aged 12, (born 1993) Monday evenings 5.30 to 6.30pm Contact JP Devine at 087 6470204. Aged 13 (born 1992) Tuesday evenings 5.30 to 6.30pm. Contact Kieran O'Sullivan 4359438. Aged 14 (born 1991) Wednesday evenings 5pm to 6pm Contact Brother Patrick Fitzgibbon Aged 15 (born 1990) Monday evenings 6.30 to 7.45pm. Contact Pat Roche 0868871551. Aged 16 (born 1989) Wednesdays 5pm. Contact Eamonn 0872870754. |
| April 2005 |
Saturday Morning April 23rd Due to the bad weather, the Church Road pitches remained closed over last weekend and the Saturday morning skills and Super Leagues were cancelled much to the dismay of the young hurlers. Both the Blackrock Super Leagues and the Saturday Morning hurling skills will be held next Saturday 30th April (Bank Holiday weekend), the former commencing at 9am and the latter at 10am as usual. Registrations for 2005 for all players are required to be submitted by Saturday 30th April. Registration forms will be available at the pavilion. Hurleys, Rocky helmets, jerseys and club gear will be available to purchase at the pavilion also. |
| April 2005 |
Dick Barrett Shield. The Seandun (Cork City) hurling panels are participating in the Dick Barrett Shield next weekend (April 30/May 1). This is the coveted prize of Cork under 15 hurling and following the recent success of the under 16 Cork City squad, this Seandun panel will also make every effort to give a good account of themselves. The best wishes of everyone in the Blackrock club go to the Seandun panel and to our Rocky representatives, Richard Dineen, Patrick Parfrey, Simon Zebo, Robert Creagh, Sean Long, Raymond Norberg, Ciaran O'Herlihy, Ciaran O'Shaughnessy and Darren Loftus. |
| April 2005 |
Saturday Morning April 23rd cancelled due to the Recent Rains Saturday Morning Coaching and Round 2 of the Superleagues for U10/11's on April 23rd are cancelled due to the Recent Rains. Saturday Morning Coaching resumes next Saturday April 30th (Bank Holiday Week-end). Round 2 of the U10/11 Superleagues is now re-scheduled to April 30th (Bank Holiday Week-end). |
| April 2005 |
Notes from the Senior Club. Congratulations to Fergal Ryan who has been appointed captain of the Blackrock Senior Hurling team for 2005, while best wishes also go to Barry Hennebry who has been chosen as Vice Captain. The first round Cork County Championship clash between last years finalists Cloyne and Blackrock may be held on Saturday 28th May at Carrigtwohill as part of a double header, watch this space for details. |
| April 2005 |
Foundation Course. This will conclude on Monday 18th April at Church Road. Congratulations to the 13 new coaches from the Blackrock Hurling and Camogie clubs who will acquire their Foundation badges on the night from Mr Tom Nott of the Cork County Board coaching section. We also welcome on board the following underage coaches, Donal Murray, Sean Cremin, Don O'Callaghan, Derek- Stewart Crowe and Paul Prendergast. |
| April 2005 |
Under 14/15 results Under 14 league at Church Road. Tuesday 12th April. Blackrock 1 --- 8 Bishopstown 2 --- 2 Under 15 League. Saturday 16th April Blackrock 5 --- 13 Douglas 5 --- 3 |
| April 2005 |
Blackrock Super League results. These began last Saturday morning and were very exciting games. Blackrock Warriors 3 --- 4 Blackrock Hawks 1 --- 1 Outstanding for the Warriors were Conor Cunningham, Stephen Corbett and Eric Grimes, while the Hawks were well served by Andrew Murphy, Aaron Kennedy (who got a lovely goal and Eoin Burke. Blackrock Vikings 1 --- 4 Blackrock Knights 1 --- 4 Simon Irwin, Stephen Murphy and Mark Quire were stars for the Vikings while Gavin Heaphy, Fiacre White and Joe Logue were brilliant for the Knights in a closely contested game.
Saturday 23rd April fixtures; Matches begin at 9 am. Hawks V Vikings (Main Pitch) Warriors V Knights (Back Pitch) The Blackrock Super Leagues are sponsored by Carey Tool Hire. |
| April 2005 |
Saturday Morning April 16th 2005 Saturday
16th May last was another glorious sunny morning at Church Road
for the Primary section hurling skills sessions where over 200
youngsters again participated. This continues each Saturday
morning commencing at 10am. |
| April 2005 |
Seandun (Cork City) under 16 panel capture the Munster Final Congratulations to the Seandun (Cork City) under 16 panel which captured the Munster Final when they defeated Clare by two goals at Claughan last Saturday. Blackrock players Brian Ahern., Gordon Ahern in goal, Graham Howard, Declan Kelleher and Christy Bonus played their part and the best wishes of everyone in the Blackrock club go to these outstanding young hurlers. This great victory is a tribute to the work of all the hurling clubs in Cork City in recent years. |
| April 2005 |
Dicksboro Visit. In conjunction with the visit of Kilkenny to Cork in the National League last Sunday, Dicksboro Hurling Club played two challenge matches against the 13 and 14 panels with honours shared. Our thanks to Robert Dooley and Martin Gaffney for their cooperation in arranging these fixtures. |
| April 2005 |
Blackrock Under 10/11 Super Leagues. These begin next Saturday 16th April at 9am sharp. Fixtures: Hawks V Warriors (Main Pitch) Vikings V Knights (Back Pitch) All registered Rockies born in 1994 and 1995 are eligible to play. The Super Leagues are sponsored by Carey Tool Hire. |
| April 2005 |
Saturday Morning April 9th 2005 The opening day of the Blackrock hurling skills outdoor season was a wonderful success last Saturday with almost 250 children attending Church Road on a fine sunny morning. We are delighted to welcome Tom Cashman, Aidan Lougheed, Tom Riordan, Rory Wedell, Colm Daly and Donal Murray aboard as they have joined our coaching crew for 2005. |
| April 2005 |
Rockies outdoor hurling skills begin. Spring is in the air and its time to put away the playstations, as Saturday morning hurling skills will begin again for the 2005 season next Saturday morning 9th April at 10 am at Church Road for all Rockies between the ages of 5 and 10 (born 1995 to 2000). Boys should just proceed to their coaching panels on arrival. Registration forms will be available for those that have not yet registered, just call into the pavilion from 9.45 onwards. The Blackrock hurling club is also taking part in the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival 2005 and our Saturday morning skills will showcase hurling skills for young boys, so visitors are welcome to view the proceedings. The Club pavilion will be open again where Carraig Caterers will provide a wide range of teas, coffees, scones and cakes for all the family |
| April 2005 |
Coaches skills day The coaches skills day on Saturday 2nd April was a great success with upwards of 40 coaches taking part. Eddie Murphy from the Munster Council displayed an amazing range of skills with the under 12 panel, while in the afternoon a panel discussion featured Eddie with Denis Burns and Tim Murphy |
| April 2005 |
Best wishes Best wishes to the Gordon Ahern, Brian Ahern, Christopher Bonus, Graham Howard and Declan Kelleher of the Blackrock under 16 team who are involved with the Seandun panel which has reached the Munster Final. |
| April 2005 |
Under 15 league. Blackrock 4 --- 6 Na Piarsaigh 2 --- 14 This game provided a cracking introduction to the under 15 hurling season. Played on Saturday April 2nd at the Na Piarsaigh ground in glorious sunshine, the hurling was top class with only a puck of a ball between two excellent hurling teams and great rival in a gripping finish. |
| April 2005 |
Under 14 League. The Blackrock under 14 panel had a comfortable win over a gallant St Finbarrs team in the first round of the hurling league at Togher last Saturday April 2nd. Aided by an excellent start where the Rocky forwards banged in three goals in the first half, the Rockies led from there to the end. Excellent performances were provided by Chris Murphy and Pat Deasy in the backs while Paul Bennett had an outstanding game at centre field and is improving with every game. Sean Daly and David O'Mahony in the forwards played very well and got some great scores. |
| March 2005 |
Blackrock under 12 and 14 panels travel to Thurles Easter Sunday 27th March saw the Blackrock under 12 and 14 panels travel to Thurles to play a series of challenge games against Durlas Og prior to the Cork and Tipperary National League game. The young Rockies, although playing extremely well had to give way to extremely committed Thurles sides. However due to the Bank Holiday weekend, both Rocky teams were short a number of regulars and this had an impact. Under 14 panel. The under 14 team had a great battle with the Tipp lads. The Rockies were slow to start and were behind 2 --- 7 to a goal supplied by Oisin O'Mahony at the interval. However an amazing resurgence in the second half following the switch of David Healy to centre-field led to a very close finish. Eoin O'Farrell played very well all through for the Rockies and aided by youngsters such as Donal Cremin and Michael Ahern they came up just short in the final run-in. Ciaran Fleming, Chris Murphy, Pat Deasy and Cathal Hannon tried hard during the hour and never gave up. Under 12 panel. The 12 panel also made a great effort, with Ciaran Moore supplying two goals and Rory Daly and David Meaney outstanding, they just lost out in the end to a fine Thurles side. Cian Scannell, Chris Ahern and Diarmuid O Shea played their part in a fine team effort. Every boy on both panels played in the games and had enough energy left to cheer the Cork hurlers on to victory later at Semple Stadium. Our thanks go to the Durlas Og Club for their wonderful hospitality and the great spirit in which the games were played. |
| March 2005 |
Outdoor Hurling After
the hectic registration morning this was a quiet hurling week at
the Rocky Club. Outdoor hurling commences again on Saturday
morning 9th April at 10am. Completed registration
forms can be handed into the registration section at the
Pavilion on the morning. Those on the various panels should hand
them to the coaches at training session. All boys must be
registered with the club for 2005. We are now receiving
additional supplies of the new Rocky hurling helmet and these
will be available again on Saturday 9th April or
order through your coach |
| March 2005 |
Blackrock
Super Leagues. These
will commence on Saturday 16th April at 9am at Church
Road. Team sheets will issue during the first week of April to
all registered Rockies. |
| March 2005 |
Training. With
the outdoor hurling season about to commence, Rockies should
contact their coaches in relation to training times at Church
for each panel. Details will appear on the website as soon as
times etc are confirmed. |
| March 2005 |
Foundation
Course. The
2005 G.A.A. Foundation Course for hurling coaches will commence
on Monday 4th April at 7.15 at Church Road. The
course will be held under the auspices of Tom Nott of the County
Board Coaching Department and is an essential requirement for
coaches commencing in 2005. For further details please telephone
086 3196063. |
| March 2005 |
Coaches
training day. On
Saturday 2nd April a coaches skills day will be held
at Church Road starting at 10.30. This session will be of a very
practical nature and should be of benefit to all coaches who are
looking after Rocky panels in 2005. |
| March 2005 |
Launch
of Rocky hurling helmet. This
took place also at Church Road last Saturday morning. Ronan
Curran, marketing manager with Mycro Sports attended the formal
presentation of the new helmet which is now available in the
Rockies colours and contains the Rocky logo. Due to the new
rules in relation to the compulsory wearing of full face guard
helmets, the under age sections advise all players in the club
to ensure they have the correct helmet. An indication of the
outstanding success of this new Rocky helmet was that virtually
our entire stock of helmets was sold out and we received orders
for many more. It is in everyone’s best interest to ensure
that hurling continues to remain one of the safest sports around
for young people to play. |
| March 2005 |
Registration
morning. A
huge crowd attended Church Road last Saturday morning to
register Rockies for 2005. An amazing total of over 350
registrations, a new record for a single morning, were taken
over the two hour period and there was also a wonderful response
to the special hurley offer. Blackrock
Primary Chairperson, Seamus Hartnett was delighted with the huge
response, “it shows that parents and children are very
interested in hurling and want to be involved in healthy outdoor
sports activity. I would like to thank everybody who made the
morning such an over whelming success and we cannot wait for
Saturday 9th April when we begin hurling outdoors at
Church Road.” Rockies can still register on Saturday 9th April or at their training sessions however completed registration forms must be returned to the club if youngsters intend to play hurling with Blackrock Primary and Juvenile sections this year. Due to insurance issues and administrative reasons hurlers must be registered with the club, so outstanding registrations must be returned as outlined above. |
| March 2005 |
Dates
to remember. Saturday
April 2nd Coaches Training Day. Monday
April 4th Foundation Level coaching begins. Saturday
April 9th Outdoor hurling season for the 5 to 10 year
olds begins at Church Road and continues each Saturday morning
until October. Saturday
April 16th Blackrock Superleagues begin sponsored by
Carey Tool Hire. |
| March 2005 |
Church
Gate collection. A
Church Gate collection was taken up at local Churches over the
weekend in aid of the underage sections of the Blackrock Hurling
Club. We received an excellent response. Our thanks to the
clergy and community for their cooperation and generosity |
| March 2005 |
Primary Coaches Pictures of some of our Primary coaches are now on the Website - click here for the Pictures |
| February 2005 |
Presentation
of medals
to Under 14 and Minor B Panels and special presentations to
Stephen Guerin, Brian Aherne and Wayne Sherlock
The Blackrock Under 14 City Champions and Minor B Champions received their medals from Wayne Sherlock on Friday 25th February at a function at Church Road. Special
presentations were also made to Steven Guerin and Brian Ahern in
honour of their contribution to the Cork under15 team during
2004. Wayne
Sherlock reminded all the hurlers that if they show
determination and commitment to the game, the rewards are there
for them. He indicated how much he valued medals now as he had
won very few medals when he played underage hurling himself. He
urged the young lads to listen carefully to their coaches at all
times and to practice hurling at every opportunity. He
then paid a warm tribute to his own former hurling coaches in
Blackrock, four of whom attended the presentation, Pat Moylan,
Pat Roche, Jim Hennebry and Bobby Thornhill. Later
the Chairpersons of the Juvenile and Primary Sections, Eamonn
O’Donoghue and Seamus Hartnett presented Wayne with a framed
photograph of the 2002 Blackrock County Championship winning
team which he had captained as a gesture of thanks for all the
assistance he has provided over the years to the young hurlers
in the Blackrock Club. |
| February 2005 |
Registration
morning Registration
Morning will be held on Saturday week 12Th March
between 10 and 12 noon at Church Road. We are urging all Rockies
to renew their membership for 2005 on that morning. The
registration packs will issue this week. We
are also providing a special new hurley offer only on
registration morning to registered
members as follows; Hurley
size 26 to 30, two for 15 euro. Hurley
size 32 to 34, two for 18 euro. Hurley
size 35 to 36, two for 20 euro. |
| February 2005 |
Final
indoor session February 26th The
final Saturday morning indoor hurling sessions will take place
next Saturday 26th February at St.Anthony’s School
Hall commencing at 9am and continuing until 1pm. We
would like to thank all the young Rockies for turning out in
such large numbers over the past 6 weeks and a special thank you
also to their parents who despite being dragged out of bed so
early put on a brave face and delivered these energetic young
fellows to the hall in time for their sessions. |
| February 2005 |
Registration
morning. Registration
packs for over 600 boys will issue during the next 10 days,
these should be completed and returned on Saturday 12th
March to Church Road between 10am and 12 noon. Details
of the special hurley offer will be contained in next weeks
notes.. |
| February 2005 |
Reception for the Minor B and Under 14 Blackrock teams Next
Friday evening will see a presentation of medals to the under 14
City Champions and The Minor B City Champions. Both panels have
been notified. |
| February 2005 |
Minor and Underage AGM report 2004 AGM held Jan 14th 2005 - report now on website - click here |
| February 2005 |
Friendly Games with Na Piarsaigh, Limerick. The under 14s and under 12s played Na Piarsaigh Limerick in two games last Sunday prior to the Cork/Limerick National League games. The under 12s had a narrow victory over a very committed Limerick outfit in what was a hard fought match. John Fitzgerald struck for two goals, while David O'Farrell put away some good points from play. Daniel Coughlan, Ross Glavin and Dean Murphy played well and put in a big effort. The under 14s lost out by a couple of points in what was an excellent match. Despite the outstanding David Healys best efforts, (he eventually finished with five goals!) aided by Eoin O'Farrell and Paul Bennett, the Limerick side just pipped the Rockies at the post. Young Chris Murphy played very well, while Mark Ryan enjoyed a good hour. The best thing about both games was that everyone who turned up got a game! Well done to all the coaches. Our thanks to the Na Piarsaigh club in Limerick City for their efforts and we wish them every success for the coming year. |
| February 2005 |
Saturday Morning Feb 12th Indoor
hurling continued last Saturday at St.Anthony’s School Hall.
We welcomed Geoff Spillane, Ross Kiernan and James Shalloe as
well as Daniel O’Dwyer to the Rockies and wish them every
success. |
| February 2005 |
Friendly games between Rocky teams and Na Piarsaigh from Limerick On Sunday 20th February there will be a number of friendly hurling games between Rocky teams and Na Piarsaigh from Limerick in conjunction with the Cork V Limerick National League hurling game later on in the afternoon. Each panel will be supplied with the details during the week. |
| February 2005 |
Christmas Quiz & Caption Competition Congratulations to Niamh O'Donoghue who successfully answered all questions in the Christmas Quiz, while Elaine Hayes won the caption competition. Gift vouchers are on their way to both ladies courtesy of Brendan Cummins of Cummins Sports |
| February 2005 |
Senior AGM reports Senior AGM held on January 9th. The reports from the AGM are on the website - click here |
| February 2005 |
Outdoor Hurling for Primary section Outdoor hurling begins again on Saturday 9th April at 10am and will then continue until October. The Blackrock club will once again endeavour to showcase underage hurling coaching on that morning as our contribution to the Cork City Development Board's Livelong Learning Festival 2005. In addition and in order to show our practical support the Cork City of Culture 2005, the Primary Section of the club will provide an introduction to hurling skills for any youngsters visiting Cork City each Saturday morning throughout the year. The
Blackrock Superleagues will begin on Saturday 16th April at 9am
at Church Road and continue until September. |
| February 2005 |
Coaches training Day Saturday
2nd April will be a coaches training day. |
| February 2005 |
Registration Morning Saturday 12th March at Church Road is Registration Day for all Rockies in the Primary and Juvenile sections. Every Rocky from age 16 to the "crèche" will receive a special Registration Pack in the post by the end of February. The Registration forms should be completed and handed into Church Road on Saturday 12th between 10 am and 12 noon. New Rocky hurleys, club helmets, gear such as jerseys, socks and leisure wear will be available to purchase on that morning, while all coaches will be available to discuss their plans for the year for the various hurling panels. |
| February 2005 |
Saturday Morning Jan 29th Over 160 young Rockies turned up last Saturday for indoor hurling at St.Anthony's School hall despite the huge attractions of Mahon Point. We welcomed for the first time the following new Rockies who joined the club; Robbie Stephens, brothers, Evan and David O'Donnell and young Mark Keane. Welcome aboard guys and enjoy your hurling for the coming year! Indoor hurling will continue next Saturday 12th February; however there will be no indoor hurling sessions on Saturday 19th. We will resume on Saturday 26th February. |
| February 2005 |
Reception for the Minor B and Under 14 Blackrock teams A reception for the Minor B and Under 14 Blackrock teams who won their respective City Championships will be held at the club on Friday 25th February next from 7.30 to 9pm. Medals will be presented to both teams at this reception. All
players will be notified shortly. |
| February 2005 |
Saturday Morning Jan 29th Last Saturday we welcomed the following new Rockies and wish them every success in their future sporting careers; Conor Shalloe, Riain O’Laoire, Declan O’Herlihy, Adam Kilcommons and Darragh Jones. |
| January 2005 |
Camogie Club website The Camogie section started its own website during the summer. For those of you who want to keep up with the camogie news the address is www.geocities.com/blackrockcamogie |
| January 2005 |
Saturday Morning Jan 22nd Last Saturday we welcomed the following new Rockies and wish them every success in their sporting careers, Cian Murphy, Barry Connolly and Ciaran Adams. |
| January 2005 |
Registration Morning Registration Morning will be held on Saturday 12th March between 10am and 12 noon. All Rockies will receive a registration package in the post during February and should register for the coming year on that morning. Outdoor hurling will commence on Saturday 9th April. |
| January 2005 |
Registration Morning Registration Morning will be held on Saturday 12th March between 10am and 12 noon. All Rockies will receive a registration package in the post during February and should register for the coming year on that morning. Outdoor hurling will commence on Saturday 9th April. |
| January 2005 |
Training Times Under 11s (Born 1994) begin in the Ursulines All-Weather pitch on Monday February 7th from 6pm to 7pm. Under 12s (Born 1993) are back in Ashton Monday evenings 6 to 7pm. Under 13s (Born 1992) alternate Saturday mornings Church Road 12 to 1.30pm. Under 14s (Born 1991) Ursulines Monday evenings 6pm to 7pm. |
| January 2005 |
Blackrock Juvenile and Primary sections A.G.M. This was held on Friday night 14th January at the club hall.
It was preceded by a quiet moment of reflection for the family of the late Robert Holohan, the young Midleton hurler whose life was so tragically cut short.
At the AGM there were some lively debates over the growing competitive nature of underage hurling and the danger of many youngsters losing interest simply because they cannot get games. This matter had been raised by Hon Secretary Billy Reidy in his excellent annual report. He questioned whether the fun and enjoyment of playing games had disappeared and a "win at all costs" mentality had taken over in underage competitions. It was agreed that all youngsters really just wished to play games, make friends, enjoy the sport and belong and that every effort would once again be made this year to ensure these principles were upheld throughout the underage sections within the club.
All officers were loud in their praise of the Blackrock coaches who have put so much work into promoting hurling among the youngsters of the area. The voluntary commitment of these men and woman to the promotion of the game is incredible. The election of officers resulted in the following appointments for 2005.
Chairperson Juvenile Section; Eamonn O’Donoghue. Hon
Secretary; Bill Reidy. Treasurer; John O’Halloran. Vice Chairperson; Brother Patrick Fitzgibbon. Chairperson Primary Section; Seamus Hartnett. Hon Secretary; Gerard O’Mahony. |
| January 2005 |
Saturday Morning Coaching resumed Jan 15th In spite of the driving rain and wind some 150 young Rockies braved the elements to report to St Anthony's School hall last Saturday morning for the commencement of the spring 2005 indoor hurling programme. A special welcome was given to new Rockies, Tadhg Adams, Robert St.Ledger and Jonathon Birmingham who joined in the hurling for the first time. The programme continues until Saturday 26th February next. |
| January 2005 |
Annual
General Meeting
- Juvenile and Primary sections The Blackrock hurling Juvenile and Primary sections AGM will be held on next Friday night 14th January at Church Road beginning at 7.30. All are welcome and we are especially interested in adults who might wish to become involved in our coaching structures. |