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December 2014 Happy Christmas

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Club Chairman Liam O Connell speaking at the Launch of the East Cork Oil

Junior A Hurling Final held in Caherlag on Monday the 01/09/2014.

On Sunday Evening September the 7th of this year Erins Own were honoured

to hold the East Cork Oil Junior A Hurling Final between Castlemartyr & Cobh,

it had been a 20 year gap since this East Cork flag ship event was last held in

Caherlag, so we got to work straight away in prepare the grounds for this big

event, goals were painted, Scoreboard was cleaned, dressing rooms were

power hosed inside & out & the floors, walls & seats were painted, Dugouts

were cleaned, hedges were cut pitches were cut & lined, Strimming was

done, nets were checked, behind the goal in the top pitch was cleaned,

painting all around the grounds & complex was touched up, the club shop

got a whole new face lift inside, programmes were designed & a lot of

planning & organising was put in place.

Erins Own GAA Club Grounds on

the morning of the J.A.Final.

Man of the Match:

Barra O’Tuama led like a real

captain from the throw in, The

Castlemartyr man scored a vital

point & was inspirational at

times.

Castlemartyr were crowned

champions on the day on a

score line of Castlemartyr 1-

16 Cobh 2-11

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Shane & Barry Og Murphy &

Eoin Cadogan, before the run.

Clun Sponsor Michael O Connor

Being Awarded with the Vienna

woods Award on the 16th of

September 2014.

Michael Mulchay & Brendan

Tobin getting ready for the race.

Race orgainsers, Barry O Neil &

Diarmuid Cunningham making

sure it all goes to plan.

Vintage cars Visiting the Club grounds Caherlag back in August of this year.

Fun Run day,

which was held at Erins Own grounds Caherlag on Sunday the 12th of

October, the sun was shining on the day & with a variety of entertainment it

insured that lots of fun was had by all involved, the race was won by Brian

Harty in a time of 18:34, Thanks to all who helped & supported on the day.

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County News

At the County Board meeting of November 18th, Mark Landers (Killeagh) was confirmed as the new coach of the Cork Senior Hurling team, replacing Kieran Kingston, who stepped down recently. Landers captained Cork to All-Ireland glory in 1999 under the management of Jimmy Barry-Murphy, and since his retirement from playing, has been involved in coaching at club level and most recently, with the Rebel Óg Academy development squads where he was instrumental in victories in the Carrigdhoun tournament with the U15s and the Eugene Carey U17 tournament. Damien Irwin (Killeagh) was appointed manager of the Cork U21 hurling team, having served as a selector with previous manager Pat Kenneally. All-Ireland Intermediate hurling winning manager Liam Hayes (Dromina) joins the selectors, along with the outgoing three, John Hodgins (St. Finbarr's) - coach, Alan Browne (Blackrock) and Ger O'Halloran (Ballinhassig). Ronan Dwane (Aghada) will take over the Cork Intermediate hurlers, while Ronan Sheehan (Mallow) joins Pat O'Connell (Delany's), Peter Brennan (Ballinhassig) and Jerry Linehan (Inniscarra).

Club President Humphery

Collins & wife Noreen enjoying

the night at the Erins Own 50th

anniversary dinner dance.

Erins Own were honoured this year, in being chosen as the Cork GAA

Communications award winners for 2014, the awards were powered

by Compu b & in association with Silver Springs Moran Hotel were

presented on Friday the 7th of November. Ger Manley, Country

Manager Compu b, presenting an Apple iPad to Pat

O'Callaghan(PRO), also Included are Jamie Murphy(Secretary), P.J.

Savage(Ladies Chairman), Sean Twohig(Juvenile Chairman), Jim

Dennehy(Vice Treasurer), Humphrey Collins(President), Michael

O'Connor(Club Sponsor) and Liam O'Connell(club Chairman)

Peter Kelly & Kieran Murphy Pictured After winning this year’s RedFM senior hurling league, these two old fellas are the only two to have all four senior league medals in the club.

Cian O Connor after the St

Finbarr’s game

Senior Hurling Championship: Erins Own 1-09 St Finbarrs 3-12,

On Saturday 23rd of August we played the next round of our senior Hurling championship in Pairc Ui Chaoimh against St Finbarrs, they came out with all guns blazing and had the Erins Own net rattled in under 2 minutes, things got worse as they got a second in under 4 minutes not the start we were hoping for, we relied on Eoghan Murphy’s 4 frees in the first half & Mossie Carroll’s point from play to keep us in it 0-05 to 2-02 at half time, the second half didn’t get any better as we could only manage a goal from Cian O Callaghan & 4 points, 1 from an Eoghan Murphy free & 1 each from play from Brian Clifford, Kilian Murphy & Mossie Carroll not enough to keep with the barr’s as they scoured 1-10 in the second half which sadly brought an early end to our 2014 senior hurling championship season, Cian O Connor, Shane Murphy, Sean Kelly & Colm Coakley tried hard for Erins Own, Team in Full:1.Kieran Murphy(post) 2.Cian O Connor 3.Stephen Cronin 4.Niall Scanlon 5.Brian Clifford 6.Shane Murphy 7.Cormac Dooley 8.Kilian Murphy 9.Sean Kelly 10.Mark Collins 11.Eoghan Murphy 12.Colm Coakley 13.Mossie O Carroll 14.Kieran Murphy 15.Cian O Callaghan, Subs Used: James O Flynn for Mark Collins & Peter Kelly for Brian Clifford.

Shane, Kilian & Barry Og Murphy after winning the Senior Hurling League this year. RedFM Senior Hurling League Final Erins Own 2-12 Ballymartle 2-09, Pairc Ui Rinn was the venue for this year’s senior hurling final, it was a cold wet night, the pitch was in good order but the rain made things very slippy, Eoghan Murphy opened the scoring with a 65 & he added another 4 points before the break, Mossie Carroll on the 23rd minute hit the net with a rasper & Cian O Callaghan got added a point to give us the lead at the break of 1-06 to 1-04, conditions got worse for the second half witch made it hard for hurling to be played but credit to the lads they stuck at, Eoghan Murphy added another 5 points & Kilian Murphy with superb point from the centre of the field which inched over the bar, a stroke of genius from the line in bringing on Stephen Horgan in the last five minutes who found the net straight away, Ballymartle replied with a goal of their own, but it was too late & Erins Own were crowned League winners for 2014, Sean Kelly, Eoghan Murphy, Kilian Murphy, James O Flynn, Cathal O Mahony & Colm Coakley played well, Team in Full:1.Kieran Murphy 2.Cian O Connor 3.Shane Murphy 4.Daire Dennehy 5. James O Flynn 6. Peter Kelly 7. Stephen Cronin 8. Sean Kelly 9 Kilian Murphy 10. Cathal O Mahony 11. Eoghan Murphy 12. Mark Collins 13. Colm Coakley 14. Mossy Carroll 15. Cian O Callaghan, Subs used- Stephen Horgan for Mossy Carroll

Captian Colm Coakley Receiving the cup from County PRO Tracey Kennedy

JAHF Team photo V’s St Itas

06/10/2014 in Riverstown

Dinny Buckley, Humphrey

Collins, DD Sheehan & John

O’Connor after CJHLF

Ned O Flynn, Kieran Murphy &

Timmy Kelleher after the CJHLF

Vice Captain Ronan O Carroll

Receiving the county cup.

County Junior Hurling LeagueTeam Photo After win in Ballgarvan

Junior Hurling County League Final Erin’s own 0-17 Ballymartle 1-12, 08/11/2014On Saturday the 8th of November we finished our season in style, by traveling to Ballygarvan to play Ballymartle in the county junior hurling league final, it was a cold fresh afternoon the pitch was a bit heavy but the sun was shining we couldn’t ask for much more, the game got under way with a Martin Buckley point from a free he added 3 more before the break from frees, Stephen Horgan, Alan Bowen & Cathal Heavy got a point each, half time we trailed 0-7 to Ballymartle 1-8, things didn’t look good for us Ballymartle led for most of this game until the last ten minutes, Cathal O Mahony hitting two brilliant long range frees, Stephen Horgan got another point, Alan Bowen added another 2, Martin Buckley hit 3 more points from frees & 1 from play which drove the lads on, Cathal Heavy pointed to give us a two point lead which was to be the last score of the game, what a win.

Team in Full: 1.Paul Ryan 2.Barry go Murphy 3.Daire Dennehy 4.Nail Fouhy 5.Shane Broderick 6.Ronan O Carroll 7.Ian O Mahony 8.Andrew Power 9.James O Carroll 10. Martin Buckley 11.Cathal O Mahony 12.Stephen Horgan 13.Cathal Heavy 14.Alan Bowen 15.Conor Smiddy, Subs Used: David Twomey for Conor Smiddy.

Captain Diarmuid O Flynn receiving the East Cork Junior Hurling league Cup from

Donal O Keeffe in Riverstown.

U10 Camogie

Hello all, the u10's Camogie started back in Feburary with training in the all weather field in Carrigtowhill, We played our first friendly match on the 12 of April v whites cross with a great win it was onwards and upwards, We played 14 matches in total The highlight was when the County Board Chose us to play in Parc ui Rinn at half time for our brilliant Cork senior team We finished our year on the 7th October playing at home again v whites cross .We would like to thank all the18 Girls for a very successful year and all parents for your help Ken and Cora

Cork senior Ladies Erins Own had the privilege to Host the Corks Ladies Senior Football team for their Press night. There was a huge crowd in Caherlag to Welcome and support the Ladies.

2014 has been a good year in Erins Own ladies football and Camogie club. Personally i feel that the club is progressing and the future looks good! It has been a pleasure to work with both the Camogie and Football and of course the Erins Own senior club. There has been many pluses in the club throughout the year for example the St. Patricks day parade with whom we worked hard with the local Scouts, The u10 Camogie team playing in paric ui Rinn, The u12s Camogie playing in Croke Park, The U12s football team reaching the county final and the East Cork final,The u14s Camogie reaching the county final, The u14's football winning the East Cork final and finally we welcomed our new team of the Junior Ladies who did so well. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Coaches and Mentors involved in any way without your help throughout the year there would be no Erins own ladies teams, I would also like to thank the parents it has been a long hard slog for you also but most of all I would like to thank all the girls/ladies for your patience hard work and Dedication. Finally we in Erins Own would like to wish you all a very Merry and Happy Christmas. Thank you Michelle guest

Ladies u8 Camogie Training began early Feb on the all-Weather in Carrigtwohill at first due to the weather. We began with about 15 players starting at around the age of 6. These girls were very enthusiastic and we had a great panel. We have a few very memorable trips out Our first game was against whites cross and our last was on the home ground of Camogie in Castle Road . We were fortunate to have the assistance of Ciara Murphy, Ali o Neill, Aiobhean Cunningham and of course the great Niamh Ni Caoimh Training finished up in October with our now traditional Halloween Party. We would like to thank all parents and we would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas Marguerite and Daphne

U14 camogie It was an early start for the girls; We trained down in Carrigtowhill for a number of weeks. We had great numbers. We started off with challenge matches and progressed to the semi final against St coloms on sat the 6th sept where we played well and won. We then found Ourselves in the County Final v Buttevant in ballinlough This was a great match so good it was a draw on the day But unfortunately in the replay Buttevant came out on top. We would like to wish all the girls a very merry Christmas and to al involved a big thank you

U12s Camogie We started back early Febuary in the hall in Caherlag, Each night we had about 16 girls turning up which is great. We had great help from Linda Dorgan of Corks Senior team. These girls have Great Spirit and nothing holds them back. We had plenty of Matches between the 12s and the U13s. The skill of these girls are getting better and better by the years We have a few unforgettable moments this year with our girls, First was to play in the home land of Hurling Simple Stadium, Then we were selected from Cork to play in Croke Park as part of the 110 years of Camogie it was a fantastic day and something to remember forever We would like to thank all the girls and their parents and wish all a merry Christmas Michelle and Catherine

U14 ladies Football The u14s ladies started training early in the year. These groups of ladies have great determination, spirit and drive. We have played a lot of challenge matches throughout the year and on the 9th of November we were in the East Cork Final playing against Cloyne The girls played out of their skins this day and in the end were the winners. Well done to all girls involved onwards now to a new year we would like to thank all parents and anyone who has helped us throughout the year.

U10 football

With an early start in feb we started with low numbers but steadily as the word went out our numbers started to grow and grow leaving us with a number of around 12 to 16 attending our training sessions on a Sunday morning Also throughout the summer we trained on a tue evening. The girls began to grow into themselves and the confidence began to show We had great matches starting with Glanmire, Cobh etc, with Erins Own holding their own towards the end of the season we played Rockban at home which was a great game it proves that with training and confidence you can go long way Well done to all girls and a big thanks to all parents and all involved in the team .

Ladies junior team

It was the first time in a long time where Erins Own had a Ladies Junior team. The ladies started off well playing very tough matches and going all the way to the final playing Bandon unfortunately it was not their day, but nothing will hold these ladies back next year ,

U12s football: Again this year we had a good year we had some though matches but the girls fought and fought and with their skill and their dedication these girls are a force to be reckoned with reaching the County final and reaching the East Cork final against Inch Rovers .Well done to all girls and to all Coaches involved

Croke Park visit this year

U8football U8 ladies training every Sunday 11.45 to 12.45. As the year progressed the numbers increased and by autumn we had 28 players on our books. A focus on mandatory gum shields was pushed on early in the year and now it seems the message has got through. Pre training warm up was a very important part of our routine We had a great season, We a great bonus in Deirdre Cottrell who has helped us all year long and with the u14/16 girls helping out also, Niamh Wall also came on board and aims to continue next year with her help .Thanks to you all the parents for their commitment and support throughout the year.

The East Cork GAA Convention was held this year in Erins Own GAA club Caherlag on the 10/12/2014 thanks to everyone who got involved in the organizing.

DD & Jean Sheehan, Kay

Cremen, Josephine Earley &

Margaret Murphy.

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Erins Own would like to thank the outgoing officers Cathal O Mahony & Susan Scanlon, & to Jim Dennehy who has served as a club officer for the last 12 years, and to our Chairman Liam O Connell, who has served as Chairman for the last 4 years,

The Minor team of last year enjoying the night at this years dinner

dance.

Congratulations to all the new officers elected at this year’s AGM for the

coming year, President Humphrey Collins, Chairman Tom Ahern, Vice

Chairman Diarmuid Cunningham, Secretary Jamie Murphy, Pitch

Secretary Elaine Mulcahy, Treasurer Barry O Neill, Vice Treasurer

Brendan Harrington, Pro Pat O Callaghan, Registrar Shane Murphy,

Facilities officer Mick Wallace & Medical Officer Greg Twomey.

On Behalf of Erins Own, Treasurer Barry O Neill receiving a Cheque

From county PRO Tracey Kennedy for winning this year’s RedFM

Senior Hurling League.

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Junior B Hurling Championship Team Finalists 25/10/2014, who lost to Youghal in

a scoreline of 2-15 to 1-06. A great year for this team who were unluckey in the

final, it was just one of those days things didnt go our way, well done to Timmy,

Greg, Gus, Billy, Ronan & Shay & their team for going so far in the championship.

Sean Power, Kevin Fenton, PJ Murphy & Mark Collins enjoying the night at this

year’s 50th anniversary dinner dance held in the Radisson Hotel Little Island on

Saturday the 18th of October, a geat night had by all.

Looking for a Christmas

present, From an Acorn to an

Oak can be purchased in

various shops throughout the

parish, Fitzpatrick’s shop,

Glenmore Stores, Little Island

& Glounthaune Post offices &

our own Club shop in Caherlag

at a cost of €25.

Erins Own Christmas draw will

be held this year in the Great

O Neill Bar Glounthaune on

Sunday the 21st of December

at 6pm, Tickets can be got in

Little Island & Glounthaune

Post offices & our own Club

shop in Caherlag, or just ask

any club officer or member.

THE Puc Fada, will be held this

year on Saturday the 27th of

December, starting point will

be at Glenmore stores at

1:30pm and will finish in

Knockraha village where

prizes will be presented in O

Donoghue's bar,

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