Maguire nominated for All-Star

Cork football Captain Ian Maguire has been nominated for an All-Star award.

Players from 10 different counties are represented in the final list of football nominations that make up the PwC All-Stars announced today.

It is intended that the presentation of the PwC All-Star awards will take place late next month in a TV show that will be in line with Covid-19 restrictions and will be confirmed in due course.

Legendary Cork football manager Eamonn Ryan passes away

Cork GAA would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Eamonn Ryan who past away today.

A player and coach of his home clubs’ of Glenville and Watergrasshill, Eamonn went on to play with Cork football at both Cork Juniors and Seniors grades. In 1966 at 25, he was a key player on the Cork senior football team that defeated Kerry for the first time since 1957.

He played Railway Cup for Munster in 1966 and 1967 and won two Sigerson Cups with UCC in 1966 and 1967. He captained the College in the 1967 Cork senior football final and replay where Beara claimed the title.
As a teacher he entered many teams in Sciath na Scol competitions with Watergrasshill National School.
Eamonn had grá for coaching, where he coached different clubs to win County honors in Cork.
Eamonn claimed a Munster senior football title as Cork manager in 1983 and from 1990 to 1994 he was coach to Cork minor football teams who won 3 Munster titles and 2 All Irelands. In recent times (2016 – 2018) he was a selector with the Cork senior footballers.
As Manager of the Cork Ladies Football team, he achieved incredible success and became a national name. From 2004 to 2015, he coached the Cork Ladies Football team to an incredible 10 All Ireland senior championship titles and 6 National League titles.

 

 

 

 

Cork Minor Football & Hurling Announcement

Cork GAA is please to confirm the management teams for both the Cork Football and Hurling Minor teams for 2021.

Following the recent appointment of Bobbie O’ Dwyer as a selector with the Cork Senior Football team, an appointments committee was set up to recommend a new Minor Football manager. Following their recommendation, the County Executive have confirmed Michael O’Brien (Ballincollig) as manager, with selectors Daniel Cronin (St Mary’s), Gary Sheehan (Carrigtwohill), Martin O’ Brien (Clonakilty) and Donnacha O’Connor (Ballydesmond). All members of the management team were involved with development squads at Fé15 and Fé16 level in 2020 and have been approved for a 2-year term.

In October 2019 it was announced that Noel Furlong (Carrigtwohill) would be appointed Cork Minor Hurling Manager in 2021. His selectors will be David Dorgan (Fr. O’Neills), Ger O’Regan (St. Finbarr’s), Niall McCarthy (Carrigtwohill) and Wesley O’ Brien (Carrigaline). This management team has been approved for a 1-year term as they progress from Fé15 and Fé16 level in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

New County Cathaoirleach Marc Sheehan welcomed the appointment of the new Fé17 Football Management team and wished them every success for their term at the helm. He acknowledged the involvement of the new mentors with previous development squad panels. He also paid tribute to the work of the most successful outgoing management who achieved great success in this grade and captured the All Ireland title in fine style against Galway in 2019. Furthermore, he wished the Fé17 Hurling Management under manager Noel Furlong every success as they continue their progress with this group

County Committee Report 12/1/2021

The first County Committee meeting of 2021 was held online on Tuesday January 12th. The Chairman Marc Sheehan welcomed everyone to the meeting and said how he looked forward to working with the clubs , board members and executive members and all those involved with Cork G.A.A. The minutes of the previous meeting (November 24th 2020) were proposed and seconded.

The Rúnaí raised a number of items of correspondence that had been received from Sarsfields Hurling Club re age grades, correspondence re Rebels Bounty, fixture enquiries and Inter County teams.

The Sarsfields’ correspondence related to games being provided for the in-between ages of 14 and 16. This has been forwarded to Rebel Óg for consideration.

In relation to the Rebels’ Bounty members draw, The Chairman said the draw was being promoted vigorously and significant engagement was taking place with clubs and members by our staff and the Support Committee. The first draws will take place in the Spring of the year based on the framework agreed before Christmas. Being conscious of the Covid-19 situation and based on feedback from clubs, the first three draws will be held on March 25th 2021.

The Chairman gave an update on inter-county appointments. A meeting of the Executive was held on December 28th at which Ronan McCarthy was reappointed as Senior Football Manager for a 2-year term along with outgoing selectors Cian O’ Neill and Sean Hayes. Newly appointed selectors are John Hayes (Carbery Rangers) and Bobbie O’ Dwyer (Macroom) The Chairman thanked outgoing selector Gary O’ Halloran (Ballinora) who is stepping down for personal reasons.

A Minor Football appointments committee has been set up and it is expected to have a management team finalised in the very near future.

The Chairman reiterated the Board’s commitment to full compliance with National Public Health Guidance and Association guidance as they pertain to all our units and teams. The Executive committee and Senior Football Team Management are presently engaged with Coiste Bainistí C.L.C.G. and we await the finalisation of this process.

The Rúnaí read out a number of Inter-County reports on games that were held in November and December. The Chairman warmly congratulated the Under 20 Hurling panel and management on their Munster final win on December 23rd.

The Rúnaí referred to the progress report. It was highlighted the monthly schedule of meetings and they will be held on the first Tuesday of every month.

The Chairman announced that nominations had been received for members of the County Committee to sit on the Executive. These are Mick Lyons (Araglen – Junior Club representative) , Donal McSweeney (Ballinora – Intermediate Club Representative) , Tony McAuliffe (Lismire / Duhallow – Divisional Representative) and Tom Wilson (Newcestown – Senior Club Representative ) and all these were deemed elected. Marc welcomed Tom to the Executive committee.

A C.C.C. report was given by the Rúnaí. A summary of fixtures was provided. The National calendar had been sent out to the clubs. This entailed a dedicated 12 week only for clubs , and the Rúnaí acknowledged that 12 weeks is very tight in Cork especially for dual clubs. He said the C.C.C .were looking at provisionally starting championships 2 weeks early on the weekends of the All-Ireland Senior Finals and if Cork were in the finals then Championship would be deferred. In relation to the completion of the 2020 competitions, it is clear that the dates previously advised for early March cannot be achieved and it is hoped these games in late June or early July, prior to the 2021 competitions commence but a bigger window is needed to complete the Junior competitions. In relation to the leagues, the C.C.C .are trying to preserve 50% with the amount of league games being played being halved . The Rúnaí said a very successful meeting with Divisions was held on Monday evening. In relation to the Junior B competitions, priority would be given to the open Junior B county. The Rúnaí said he doesn’t see 2020 County Under 21 county competitions being completed. The Rúnaí said the draws had been planned for late January but this has been deferred until early February where either/or teams being used where winners / relegation has to be finalised. Independent team for Under 21 are currently being vetted and this will be all done in advance of the February meeting. The Rúnaí said there will not be any County Junior leagues this year.

Munster Council delegate Ger Lane confirmed a Munster Council meeting on Thursday of this week with a report to follow.

Central Council delegate Tracey Kennedy gave an update of a Central Council meeting on December 18th . The next Central Council meeting will be on January 30th.

The County Treasurer , Diarmuid Gowen, referred to a recent County Treasurers’ meeting. A funding support package is available for insurance. Clubs who wish to avail of this support must respond to the questionnaire they have received by Friday week January 22nd , Diarmuid encouraged clubs to fill it out.

The Vice-Chairman Pat Horgan spoke briefly in relation to the C.C.C. He said the C.C.C was working away with a number of meetings being held and they looked forward to working with the clubs and Divisions for the year ahead.

The Chairman said that Referees administrator Niall Barrett and the referee committee are recruiting new referees and he asked that all clubs provide at least one referee.

The Chairman confirmed that a Sponsorship agreement had been concluded with Sports Direct in early December 2020 and the Board looks forward to the formal launch of this arrangement in the near future. It is a matter of regret to the Board that information had come into the public domain prior to the intended launch of this arrangement. The Chairman acknowledged the generous sponsorship and support of Chill Insurance over the past number of years. The Board looks forward to providing the detail of our Sponsorship arrangements at our next meeting. He also confirmed that the Football Leagues would be sponsored by Cork Credit Unions and the Hurling Leagues by Cork’s Red FM.

The Chairman stated that the allocation of County Board match passes is being reviewed at the moment and a recommendation will be provided at the February meeting.

Votes of Sympathy for deceased members were recorded.

The Chairman concluded the meeting by urging members to comply fully with Public Health Guidance to help curb the spread of the Coronavirus.

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday February 2nd at 8pm.

 

Cork GAA Physical Education Teacher Support

Rebel Og Coaching are delighted to team up with Sciath na Scol to offer Primary School teachers across the county the opportunity to provide students with remote physical education classes over the next 3 weeks. The sessions have been designed by Cork GAA Games Development Administrators (GDA’s) and cater for all students with age-appropriate activities. The classes are aimed at getting children active through fundamental movement skills in keeping with the physical education curriculum. The classes can be done at home as they are delivered on line. To ensure whole school engagement, classes will be streamed across four levels from infants right up to sixth class.
Cork GAA Games Manager, Kevin O Callaghan noted that “children across the county are disappointed they cannot get back to school to meet their friends. For many children, the highlight of the school week is based around lunch time activity and physical education classes. Cork GAA are delighted to be able to offer some support to teachers in trying to encourage students to fit in physical activity even though they are not in school. Our team of GDA’s have put a very engaging programme of activity together and I am sure that many children will have great fun when interacting with the sessions”. Sciath na Scol Chairman, Dave Collins says that “children throughout the county are struggling with Covid 19 restrictions and having a programme of physical activity will provide huge benefits in terms their physical and mental health along with helping to improve concentration levels. I would encourage all teachers to promote these classes with their students and place on record our thanks to Cork GAA for providing this support”.
The links to the classes are listed below. New classes will be uploaded each week until schools return