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Date |
Description |
| Dec 2005 |
David Keane appointed coach to Blackrock for 2006. Former Limerick Senior hurling manager David Keane has been appointed as coach to the Rockies for 2006. He takes over from Tom Cashman. We wish David the very best of luck with the Blackrock hurlers in 2006. |
| Dec 2005 |
Annual Christmas Quiz Our Annual Christmas Quiz for a voucher worth 50 Euro, sponsored by Cummin's Sports can be entered by clicking here |
| Dec 2005 |
Mycro Helmets have agreed to sponsor the inaugural Blackrock Indoor hurling leagues to be held at St Anthony's School hall. The leagues begin on Saturday morning January 14th next and will involve nine teams. Chairperson of the Primary Section Seamus Hartnett welcomed the sponsorship of the indoor hurling leagues by Mycro Helmets, "Mycro Helmets produce a quality product in the Blackrock hurling helmet which is now worn by hundreds of young Rockies, we are delighted with this sponsorship". |
| Dec 2005 |
Congratulations Congratulations to Ray Norberg, Patrick Parfrey and Richard Dineen on being chosen on the Evening Echo Hurling team of the year for 2005. Well done to Richard in particular as he was also chosen on the football team of the year along with Stephen McCarthy and Eoin Buckley. |
| Dec 2005 |
Happy Christmas! The officers of the Blackrock hurling underage sections extend best wishes for a happy Christmas and healthy 2006 to everybody. We would like to thank James O'Sullivan, and the editor and staff of the Evening Echo for covering events at Church Road during the year. Our thanks also to the editor and staff of Douglas Weekly for their coverage of our hurling activities. It is very much appreciated as we now look forward to 2006. |
| Dec 2005 |
Senior AGM Reports from the senior AGM are on the website - click here for reports |
| Dec 2005 |
Indoor Hurling Spring 2006 Indoor hurling action for the younger Rockies will transfer to the Blackrock Hurling Hall at Church Road on Saturday morning 14th January next at 9am when the spring 2006 indoor hurling programme commences for a seven week period.
The 1995 and 1996 Rocky panels will transfer to St.Anthonys School Hall for a series of games, which will see nine teams competing for the inaugural indoor Rocky Championships. Full details of this will issue to each Rocky during the first week of January, while the games will begin at 9.30 am on Saturday morning 14th January. |
| Dec 2005 |
Mahon Point/Evening Echo Indoor hurling. This competition was held on Saturday 10th December at the Blackrock Hurling hall and provided a great afternoons hurling. Our thanks to mentors John Aherne and Mary O'Brien of Cloyne and Dave Barrett, Brian Manning and Jim O'Brien of Brian Dillons for bringing their under 10 panels. All the boys had a great day out and there were some outstanding matches and several close results. The tournament was organised by Tom Daly, Sean Logue, Paul Reidy and James Tyner from the Blackrock club, while Lilian Daly looked after the catering arrangements. The victors on the day were Blackrock 1 and Brian Dillons. Blackrock Primary section Chairperson Seamus Hartnett presented trophies and medals to all the teams. We wish to thank Mahon Point and the Evening Echo for their sponsorship of the tournament. |
| Dec 2005 |
Blackrock Juvenile and Primary sections AGM adjourned. Due to the sad passing of Nora O'Donoghue, mother of Eamonn O'Donoghue, chairperson of the Blackrock Juvenile Section, the Annual General Meeting held on Friday 9th December was adjourned as a mark of respect. Ar dheis Lamh De go raibh a h-anam. |
| Dec 2005 |
Night at the Dogs. Coaches and members are urged to return any unsold tickets to the club as soon as possible as demand for tickets for the Blackrock Night at the Dogs grows. Due to the massive interest it is now apparent that there will be a huge crowd in Curraheen Park on Thursday 22nd November next. Unsold tickets need to be redistributed quickly to those seeking same. Some tickets priced at 10 euro are available from the club pavilion. |
| Dec 2005 |
Scally's Super Valu Draw. The November winner of this inaugural draw was Ms Norma Ryan of Beaumont. Keep the receipts coming; boxes for the Scally's Supervalu receipts are available at the pavilion in the hurling club.. |
| Dec 2005 |
Mahon Point/ Evening Echo hurling competition. The finals of this competition involving Brian Dillons, Cloyne and Blackrock teams will take place at the Blackrock Hurling Hall on Saturday 10th December at 2pm. |
| Dec 2005 |
Congratulations. Congratulations are extended to St Michaels Gaelic Football club on their success in the under 16 County championship on Saturday. |
| Dec 2005 |
Indoor Hurling Breaks for Christmas The arrival of the hurling Father Christmas signalled the end of the 2005 hurling year at St Anthony's Hall and the Blackrock Hurling Hall last Saturday. The hurling year began on 15th January last and continued most weekends since then. Thanks are due to all the young Rockies who have made 2005 such a great success and we wish the youngsters and their parents well for Christmas. Our coaches, can now enjoy a well deserved rest over the coming weeks. The club would like to thank Mr.Flor O'Sullivan Principal St Anthony's School for permission to use the school hall. The Spring 2006 Indoor hurling programme resumes again on 14th January, |
| Nov 2005 |
Spring 2006 indoor hurling programme The Spring 2006 indoor hurling programme is now issued - click here for details. The programme commences Saturday 14th January |
| Nov 2005 |
Scally's Of Blackrock Draw. Receipts for the Scally's SuperValu draw must be returned early this week as the November draw will take place on Thursday 1st December at the club. |
| Nov 2005 |
Mahon Point/Evening Echo Indoor hurling. This was held on Saturday 26th November at the Blackrock Hurling hall and provided a great afternoons sport. The finals will be played on Saturday 10th December. Our thanks to mentors John Aherne and Mary O'Brien of Cloyne and Dave Barrett, Brian Manning and Jim O'Brien of Brian Dillons for bringing their under 10 panels. All the boys had a great day and there were some tremendous matches and some very close results. The tournament was organised by Tom Daly, Sean Logue, Paul Reidy and James Tyner from the Blackrock club. |
| Nov 2005 |
Corporate Night. This was held on Friday night 18th November at the Rochestown Park Hotel, and was an outstanding success. The proceeds from this function will contribute enormously to defraying the huge costs in operating the under age hurling structure in the Blackrock Club. The Liam McCarthy Cup was present in the safe custody of Wayne Sherlock and John Browne. Declan Hassett was the "master of ceremonies for the evening. |
| Nov 2005 |
Christmas gifts. May O'Brien will operate Blackrock kit shops at both locations over the next two Saturdays. Parents might consider purchasing Rocky jerseys, Rocky tracksuits and other hurling gear for Christmas. In addition Rocky Mycro hurling helmets and hurleys are also available to purchase at both locations. |
| Nov 2005 |
Mahon Point/Evening Echo Community Foundation. An indoor hurling competition sponsored by Mahon Point/ Evening Echo Community Foundation will take place at the Blackrock Hurling hall next weekend. It will involve the boys from the 1995 Blackrock panel along with Brian Dillons and Cloyne. The league element will be held on Saturday at 2pm while the finals will take place on Saturday 10th December at 2pm. |
| Nov 2005 |
Santa is coming! On Saturday 3rd December, we have a special treat when Santa will pay a visit to St.Anthony's School Hall to see how the boys and girls in the "hurling crèche" are getting on. Santa might even be persuaded to demonstrate some hurling skills during his visit…..who knows! Certainly no Rocky should miss this visit! |
| Nov 2005 |
Rockies go to the Dogs Launch. The Blackrock hall was packed last Friday evening 11th November as the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Deirdre Clune formally launched "A Night at the Dogs". This fundraising event will take place on Thursday 22nd December at the Cork greyhound Park at Curraheen Road. |
| Nov 2005 |
Important dates. Friday Nov 11th Launch of a Night at the Dogs at the Pavilion at 8.30. Friday Nov 18th Corporate Night at Rochestown Park Hotel (All tables sold out) Saturday 3rd December "Coaches night out" at Club Pavilion. Sunday 4th December Annual General Meeting. Adult Section begins 2.30. Friday 9th December Annual General Meeting Juvenile and Primary Section. Begins 7.30. Saturday 22nd December "The Rockies are gone to the Dogs" Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium. |
| Nov 2005 |
Scally's Super Valu G.A.A. Initiative The official launch of the Scally's of Blackrock Super Valu shopping promotion in aid of the Blackrock Hurling club and St.Michaels Football club developments took place at the Blackrock complex on Saturday 5th November last. In launching the initiative Tom Scally stated that many of his valued customers are supporters of both clubs and now they can demonstrate their support in a very practical and simple manner. All receipts from Scally's Super Valu returned to the special collection boxes at Church Road and at the Saturday morning indoor hurling sessions will result in a contribution from Scally's to the clubs. Each month all the receipts collected will be placed in a draw and one lucky winner will receive a 100 euro shopping voucher. Eamonn O'Donoghue, Blackrock Juvenile Chairperson expressed delight at this unique fundraising scheme and complemented the foresight and innovation of the Scally family. He urged all supporters to become actively involved in this community promotion and he hoped it will go from strength to strength in the coming months and years. |
| Nov 2005 |
Best wishes. The
best wishes of everyone in Blackrock Hurling club go to young
Colm O’Brien who received a serious leg injury (completely
accidental) in the recent under 21 Championship. Colm has been a
stalwart of many Rocky underage teams in recent years and has
been developing into a tremendous hurler. We wish him a speedy
recovery and a quick return to the game again. |
| Nov 2005 |
Indoor
Hurling.. In spite of the bad weather over 220 brave young Rockies descended on the hurling halls last Saturday for the first sessions of the Blackrock Winter Indoor programme. The benefits of investment in indoor facilities can be seen when so many youngsters can continue hurling in safe and secure environments despite the awful weather. The programme continues next Saturday morning, details as follows; The
indoor hurling programme will continue for 5 weeks each Saturday
morning until December 3rd. Parents are again reminded that full
face guard hurling helmets must be worn at all times. Cost is 2
euro per session and indoor hurleys will be provided. |
| Oct 2005 |
Saints and Winners We received the following poem written by a anonymous Club member. We hope you enjoy it |
| Oct 2005 |
Corporate Night Please note the Corporate Night organised for Friday 18th November at the Rochestown Park Hotel is now sold out. |
| Oct 2005 |
We are going to the dogs for Christmas! The Blackrock Hurling Club will hold a special fundraising benefit night at the Cork Greyhound Track on Thursday night 22nd December next. Tickets will be for sale at the indoor hurling sessions costing 10 euro. This covers entrance to the Greyhound track and entry in draws for a large number of cash prizes to be held during the evening. We are asking all parents to support this night if possible and to come along. It promises to be a great occasion! |
| Oct 2005 |
Blackrock and St. Michaels Development Fund. In conjunction with Scally's Supervalu on Skehard Road, the Blackrock underage club are asking parents and supporters to drop in their Scally shop receipts with their names and phone numbers to the entry boxes located at Blackrock Hurling Club and the indoor hurling venues in order to participate in a special draw each month. In return Scally's Super Valu has agreed to contribute to the fundraising for the St.Michaels and Blackrock Development Fund for the new pitches in Mahon. |
| Oct 2005 |
AGM Notice The Annual General Meeting of the Blackrock National Hurling Club will be held in the Club Pavilion on the 4th December 2005 at 2.30 p.m. and a Mass for the deceased members will be celebrated at 9.00am (changed from 10.30 a.m.) in St. Michael's Church, Blackrock, on the same day. |
| Oct 2005 |
Winter indoor hurling programme 2005 The Saturday morning hurling coaching has now finished for 2005 after what was a very successful six months of hurling at Church Road. Once our Rocky coaches have recharged their batteries we will begin our Winter indoor hurling programme on Saturday 5th November. Due to the very large numbers of Rockies we will operate in both St.Anthony's School Hall and at the new Blackrock Hurling Hall simultaneously on Saturday mornings. Click here for the Primary Section indoor hurling programme
Information on the Hurling Coaching and Training times for the Juvenile Panels can be got from the following coaches 1994 Panel contact Nicholas Bond 086 1703154. 1993 Panel contact JP Devine. Tel. 087 6470204. 1992 Panel contact Kieran O'Sullivan. Tel 021 4359438. 1991 panel contact Br. Patrick Fitzgibbon. Tel. 087 6570224. 1990 panel contact Pat Roche Tel. 086 8871551. 1989 panel contact Eamonn O'Donoghue Tel. 087 2870754. |
| Oct 2005 |
Saturday Mornings will conclude Sat. Oct 8th and resume Sat. Nov 5th The Saturday morning hurling coaching season concludes next Saturday 8th October. The season began early last April and has featured huge numbers of young boys wishing to play hurling. While the All-Ireland success has certainly helped to attract youngsters to the game, the emphasis on participating, having fun and enjoying hurling without worrying too much about the results is also attracting many new recruits to the wonderful skills of hurling. Following a break of a few weeks, all the young Blackrock hurlers will come indoors on Saturday 5th November next at two locations. The younger boys will start indoor hurling at St. Anthony's School hall while the older boys will begin in the Blackrock Hurling Hall. After Christmas, the younger boys will transfer to Church Road and a series of Indoor Super Leagues will be held at St Anthony's School. All registered Rockies will receive full details in the post over the next few weeks. |
| Oct 2005 |
Rockies on Tour. Fifty-eight intrepid 8-year-old Rockies headed for Douglas early on Saturday morning and had a series of hurling games with the boys from Douglas. Everyone had a great time and all boys got a match or two. The tales of the goals scored and missed went on long into the afternoon following their return to Church Road. Our grateful thanks to the Douglas Hurling Club and in particular John Barry for setting up the games. On Sunday morning almost fifty 9 year olds descended on Ballincollig and also received a great reception from the Ballincollig Hurling club. Our thanks to the Ballincollig club and Don O'Callaghan for making the arrangements. Midleton under 9s will visit Church Road next Saturday morning at 10am. |
| Oct 2005 |
Liam McCarthy Cup. Wayne Sherlock accompanied by Ronan Curran brought Liam McCarthy on a tour of Church Road last Saturday. The Cup was mobbed at the "hurling creche" and that was just by the Mams and Dads! Everyone was accommodated with photographs, autographs and chats by two of greatest hurling ambassadors of the Cork Hurling team. click here for picture |
| Sept 2005 |
The under 11 Rockies 1994 Panel played some great games with Carrigaline and Bishopstown at a Tournament at Church Road on Saturday afternoon last and just edged out Carrigaline in the final played in bad conditions. All the young hurlers deserved great praise for their efforts despite the weather. Our thanks to coaches Nicholas Bond, Paul Prendergast Derek Stewart-Crowe and Donnachadh Flynn for organising and completing the games. Click for report |
| Sept 2005 |
Super Leagues 2005 Finals. Lord Mayors visit. The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Deirdre Clune paid a visit to Church Road on Saturday 24th October to preside at the medal presentation ceremony for the Under 6 and 7 Blackrock Super League finals. In the course of her talk to the young Rockies she praised them for their efforts in the various finals and congratulated them all as winners. The Blackrock Super Leagues afforded every child an opportunity to be part of a team and to play a full game each Saturday morning.
Our thanks to all the parents who provided wonderful support and really got into the fun and enjoyment spirit of the entire campaign, well done! Thanks also to coaches, John Vaughan, Rory Wedel, Martin O'Farrell,Tom Riordan, Tim Mullane,Tom Kilcommins,Tom Cashman,Brendan Cunningham,Donal Murray,Donal O'Leary,Aidan Lougheed,Colm Daly and John O'Brien for all their efforts. Click here for full details of the Superleagues. Click here for presentation by the Lord Mayor
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| Sept 2005 |
Liam McCarthy Cup visit. The Liam McCarthy Cup will arrive next Saturday to Church Road at 10am along with Wayne Sherlock and John Browne. So parents are advised to bring your cameras and get your photograph of our future Cork hurling stars along with the All-Ireland Cup. |
| Sept 2005 |
Saturday Mornings Notice Hurling for all boys aged from 5 to 10 continues each Saturday morning until 8th October. Indoor hurling commences at St Anthony's School Hall and Blackrock Hurling Hall on Saturday 5th November next. Full details will be announced shortly. |
| Sept 2005 |
Weekend Sept 17/18th 2005 Last Saturday 17th September was probably the busiest weekend of the year at Church Road with over 500 hurlers from 5 to 16 displaying all that's best in hurling and giving the lucky spectators some first class entertainment. The Autumnal sunshine brought out huge crowds and ensured a perfect backdrop over the two days for the youngsters to show off their hurling skills. The action continues next weekend 24th September with the finals of the Super Leagues and an under 11 hurling tournament. |
| Sept 2005 |
The Mick Cashman Cup. The Mick Cashman Cup Final took place at Church Road on Sunday afternoon 18th September. The competition for 10 year olds has been an outstanding success and the future of Cork hurling is quite safe should these youngsters develop as hurlers in the fullness of time. Blackrock overcame Douglas while Na Piarsaigh won through against Sarsfields. In the final, a great start by Na Piarsaigh saw them lead at the break by 2 --- 3 to 0 ---1. In the second half both sides scored a further 2 --- 3. Gavin Connolly and Niall Cashman, grandsons of Mick Cashman, scored the Blackrock goals. Tom Cashman in presenting the trophy to Daniel McSweeney the Na Piarsaigh captain warmly praised all the boys in all the teams for their efforts. Well done to Coaches Tom Daly, Sean Logue, James Tyner and Paul Reidy as well as the under 10 coaches of Cloyne, Brian Dillons, Na Piarsaigh, Sarsfields and Douglas for their Trojan work in running off this league over the past 4 months. Our thanks also to the many parents who provided refreshments and food to the multitudes who attended. |
| Sept 2005 |
Tim Dennehy Tournament. The Blackrock under 12s captured this cup with a tremendous display against James Stephens (Kilkenny) in the final, which they won by 2 --- 9 to 0 ---5. The Rockies had beaten Doora-Barefield (Clare) and Durlas Og in the run-in while the Kilkenny side had overcome Na Piarsaigh after a thriller. Paul Delaney was a proud Rocky captain as he accepted the Tim Dennehy Cup from Paul Tobin. A very good Midleton side had a narrow one-point victory over a brave Douglas team in the Plate competition. The high standard of hurling displayed by all the teams was a feature of this competition. The competition was itself organised by J.P. Devine who has to be complemented for his efforts, as the day was a real showcase for good hurling. |
| Sept 2005 |
The Mick Cashman Cup Finals. Sunday 18th September, Church Road 2.00pm Under 10 hurlers from the city and county have been playing off on a league basis throughout the summer and the top four are Douglas, Blackrock, Sarsfields and Na Piarsaigh. These will now play for the honour of holding the Mick Cashman Cup for the next year. The Cashman family have been synonymous with hurling in Blackrock and this tournament is a fitting tribute to the late Mick who hurled for Blackrock, Cork and Munster |
| Sept 2005 |
Timmy Dennehy Under 12 hurling Tournament. This tournament for U-12's is on Saturday 17th September It features the following Teams Blackrock Doora Barefield Na Piarsaigh Roamore Durlas Óg Douglas Midleton James Stephens The best under 12 hurlers from around the County and Ireland will
feature in this
annual tournament. Action commences with Blackrock V Doora
Barefield, Na Piarsaigh V Roanmore, Durlas Og V Douglas and
Midleton V James Stephens. There should be some wonderful
hurling on display throughout the day, all are welcome to
drop along and enjoy the games. |
| Sept 2005 |
William Ahern Tournament Cup Final. Blackrock 2 --- 7 Bishopstown 2 --- 3. Pride of place this week must go to the under 13 panel which won the William Ahern Tournament played at Church Road on Saturday 3rd September. After a huge days hurling during which this panel accounted for Mallow, Dungarvan and Eire Og (Ennis) they defeated a somewhat unlucky Bishopstown team in the final. Andrew Hayes, David O'Leary, Luke Fogarty and Eoin Hickey gave outstanding performances in what was a very good panel performance. Dungarvan won the Plate final. Click here for report and pictures from the presentation |
| Sept 2005 |
Draw for All-Ireland hurling Tickets 1st prize. Winner - Eileen Daly c/o of Victor Cummins. Two All-Ireland Hurling Stand Tickets, Accommodation on Sat Night in the new Croke Park Hotel Cork-Dublin Return Rail Tickets for 2 people 2nd prize. Winner - Donna O'Leary c/o Francis O'Leary Two All-Ireland Hurling Final Tickets |
| Sept 2005 |
Good luck to Wayne and John for All-Ireland. Best wishes from everyone at Blackrock National Hurling Club to Wayne Sherlock and John Browne and the Cork hurlers as they attempt to defeat Galway in the All-Ireland final next Sunday. |
| Sept 2005 |
Saturday Morning September 3rd With hurling fever gripping the City and County in the run up to the All-Ireland Final next Sunday, there was certainly no shortage of young hurling talent on view in Church Road last Saturday. One of the largest crowds of the season turned up for the Saturday morning coaching sessions for boys born between 1995 and 2000 and the beginning of the super leagues for boys born in 1998 and 1999. |
| Sept 2005 |
James Stephens Tournament held in Kilkenny Congratulations to the Blackrock under 12 panel which won the Plate Competition on September 3rd |
| August 2005 |
Hurling Tournaments. September promises to be a busy month at Church Road as there are a number of hurling tournaments down for decision; Saturday 3rd September the William Ahern Under 13 hurling Tournament. Saturday 17th September the Timmy Dennehy Under 12 hurling Tournament. Sunday 18th September the finals of the Mick Cashman under 10 hurling leagues. |
| August 2005 |
Draw for All-Ireland hurling Tickets 1st Prize: Two All-Ireland Hurling Stand Tickets, Accommodation on Sat Night in the new Croke Park Hotel Cork-Dublin Return Rail Tickets for 2 people 2nd Prize: Two All-Ireland Hurling Final Tickets Tickets Euro 2 or a book of six 10 Euro Draw takes place in the club on Wed 7th Sept 2005 at 9.30 P.M. Tickets available in club bar or from Noel Carroll 0868035751 or Tom Riordan 0868342315 |
| August 2005 |
Brave Rockies fight to the end". County Senior Quarter Final.Played at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.Saturday evening August 20th 2005 Blackrock 1 --- 13 St. Finbarrs 2 --- 14. The Rockies put up a tremendous performance in this rip roaring contest before falling just short in the end. Despite being short a number of experienced players (Fergal Ryan, Alan Cummins, Joe Young and Liam Meaney) they threw everything at the Barrs and turned a 7 point deficit into a three point lead by the 15th minute of the second half. A penalty brought the Barrs back into it at that stage and the brave Rockies just could not close the gap in the run-in. |
| August 2005 |
Under 14 Team update Click here for an update on the U-14 activity during the Summer |
| August 2005 |
Congratulations to our under-age Cork representatives Well done to Brian Ahern who captained the Cork Under 16 team which reached the final of the Nenagh Co-Op Tournament recently. Declan Kelleher. Graham Howard and Gordon Ahern were also involved in the Cork panel. Congratulations to Patrick Parfrey who played for the Cork Under 15 team which captured the Teddy Hanly cup at the weekend and to Paul Bennett who played with the Cork under 14 team. |
| August 2005 |
Super Leagues. Tension and excitement is mounting around Church Road and environs as those boys born in 1998 and 1999 are getting in last minute practice for the start of the Blackrock Super Leagues on Saturday 3rd September. These have taken on a "Star Wars" flavour with inter-Galactic battles about to commence next Saturday between teams representing the Jedi Knight and Naboos, while the Darth Vaders are hoping to overcome the Droids. In the next Galaxy, the R2D2s and the Siths are doing battle, while the Skywalkers and C3P0s will also engage. The action commences at 10am Church Road next Saturday. |
| August 2005 |
Saturday morning hurling coaching for the under 5s to under 10s resume again on Saturday 27th August.4th. All registered Rockies born in 1998 and 1999 are invited to participate. Blackrock Under 6 & 7 Super leagues will commence on Saturday 3rd September and continue until the finals on Saturday 24th. All registered Rockies born in 1998 and 1999 are invited to participate. |
| August 2005 |
Blackrock Pavilion - George Hamilton IV Aug. 20th 2005 At Blackrock Pavilion August 20th - from Nashville, USA George Hamilton IV and Guests. |
| August 2005 |
Blackrock teams of the past The Blackrock Team which played in the 1939 County Final on Sunday 15th 1939, against Glen Rovers in front of an attendance of 20,638. Result. Blackrock 2 --- 5 Glen Rovers 5 --- 4. Click here for Team Picture and Details There are a number of names that we are missing Can anyone identify the missing names?
If anyone has old pictures of Blackrock teams or players, we will be happy to publish same and return the original photographs. Just email the guest book or johngreen@eircom.net |
| July 2005 |
Senior hurling championship Blackrock qualified for the quarter final with a victory in the Third Round on July 29th - Blackrock 0-12 Delaneys 0-06 We meet St. Finbarrs in the Quarter Final - details will be posted when available |
| July 2005 |
Saturday morning hurling coaching for the under 5s to under 10s will finish on Saturday 23rd for the August break. We will resume again on Saturday 27th August.4th. All registered Rockies born in 1998 and 1999 are invited to participate. |
| July 2005 |
Blackrock Under 6 & 7 Super leagues. These will commence on Saturday 3rd September and continue until the finals on Saturday 24th. All registered Rockies born in 1998 and 1999 are invited to participate. |
| July 2005 |
Carlow Cup Success The Blackrock under 16 hurling team won the prestigious Carlow Town Cup when they defeated Camross in the final on Saturday 2nd July. This competition which is generally recognised as the unofficial All-Ireland of juvenile hurling was again a thrilling spectacle in which 16 of the best juvenile teams in Ireland participated. Blackrock were involved in five tough games before finally annexing the blue ribbon of juvenile hurling. Click here for report |
| July 2005 |
Feile Football Final Congratulations to St Michaels Gaelic Football Club on their success in the Feile Football final in Limerick on the weekend of the 1st to 3rd July" Well done everyone!. |