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Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Irish Independent
Around the Districts: Banteer, Lismire and Mourneabbey
1995 Banteer hurler reunion A reunion for the winning 1995 Banteer Junior Hurlers takes place on Friday 29th August at 8.30pm at the Glen Theatre. The Banteer team won the Duhallow hurling title after an absence of 38 years with the previous title being won in 1957 when Banteer hurlers won the 3 in a row. It is hoped that all of the 1995 team will attend on the night and tickets are available now at 10e each for anyone who wishes to attend and tickets must be bought beforehand. Light refreshments will be provided on the night and old videos will also be shown of the match and social from that year. Sportsfield appeal rates decision Taillte Ireland has proposed property rates on the new Sportsfield facility which has a community café, community museum and a community digital hub/meeting room. The local community group is contesting this proposal with the support of local public representatives and have requested that no rates be applied. This facility is community built, community owned and community operated. Any extra income is put back into additional community facilities at the centre. The community has had to raise over 650k via local fundraising, a bank loan, company sponsorship, selling tickets etc to complete the recent 2.2M community project. Over 300k of this total 2.2M expenditure alone was also paid in Vat payments to our Government for the construction of this project. This project also helps to improve the social isolation for our community as it's now a meeting point since we now have no shop or post office left in Banteer village. The whole facility is run with the assistance of volunteers from our community ADVERTISEMENT Any excess income generated is poured back into paying off our loan and into the maintenance of the existing facilities as well as development of additional facilities for our community. The Valuation Act maintains the long-standing position that all properties of occupiers that operate with the intention of making a profit are ratable, so the opposite should then apply in our case i.e. all properties of occupiers that operate as not for profit should not be ratable. In the Sportsfield the community café, community museum and community digital hub/meeting room activities and all the other facilities are all not for profit and are conducted to fund the rate exempt activity on land developed for sport and recreation including outdoor surfaces, football pitches,walks,playgrounds etc. The community not-for-profit sector plays a vital role in Irish society and community facilities such as ours are a very important element of a sustainable Rural Ireland. To reinforce our appeal all our activities are purely not for profit and the group have also surveyed many other similar community facilities in Cork County and ALL of these are not paying rates. Lyre Junior A Football Lyre enjoyed a well deserved win at the start of their 2025 Junior Football C'ship campaign with a victory over Lismire at Tullylease on Saturday evening last. Played in ideal conditions Lyre were disappointingly slow to get out of the scoring traps trailing 0-3 to 0-0 after 10 minutes. Eventually the men in white & black found their scoring range though hitting four points without reply through the boots of Alan Coughlan (3) & Cathal O' Donoghue to lead 0-4 to 0-3 after 18 minutes. Both teams exchanged pointed frees before an excellent move in the 23rd minute involving Ruairi O' Connell, Liam O' Brien & O' Donoghue saw the latter under pressure curl the ball into the top left hand corner of the Lismire goal to give Lyre a 1-5 to 0-4 double scores lead. Lismire narrowed the divide with a brace of points before two more Coughlan frees saw Lyre out in front 1-7 to 0-6 at the short whistle. The second half saw Lyre continue where they left off scoring four points without reply through Coughlan (3) & an O' Connell effort from distance. Such was the dominance of the Lyre defense Lismire failed to score until the 48th minute of the second half. However an O' Donoghue two pointer along with points from Coughlan & substitute Jack Finnegan boosted the Lyre cause. Lyre were also grateful to net minder Luke Philpott on making a point blank save on 55 minutes to deny Lismire a certain goal. However the men in yellow & black did receive a lifeline on 59 minutes with an excellently converted penalty reducing the divide between the sides, the score now 1-15 to 1-7. Both teams again exchanged points one last time but it was always going to be Lyres day & a victory with a margin of eight points, 1-16 to 1-8, did not flatter the winners. Team: L Philpott, J McAuliffe, N Twomey, C O' Neill, C Crowley, K Tarrant, E O' Brien, R O' Connell, B Murphy, Oisín Twomey, M Twomey, Conor O' Keeffe, A Coughlan, C O' Donoghue & L O' Brien. Subs: T Sexton, J Finnegan, A O' Shea, S Kelleher, K Barry, J Archdeacon, D O' Donoghue, Cian O' Keeffe, C Coughlan, Naglis Vaivada & R Kiely. Sportsfield Draw winners First draw winners in Banteer Sportsfield draw were: €1500 JJ of JJ Appliances. €500 Paudie Ryan. €100 each to Katryn Canty; Margaret Barrett; Shane O'Riordan; Mike McAuliffe, Lyre; Susan Corrigan. The annual draw for the ongoing operation, maintenance and development of the facility for 2025 – please support same as your support helps us make it better for all users. Improvement plans for 2025 include upgrade of old dressing rooms, goal posts replacement, sanding/aeration works ,new pitch mower, solar PV installation. Work will start on these projects in the next month. Banteer Bingo Bingo is played at Banteer Community Centre on Tuesday night at 8.30pm, playing for jackpot of €3,000. Looking forward to seeing everyone. EV charging at Sportsfield/Park Banteer Community Sportsfield/Park have submitted a grant application for the installation of a 150kw fast EV charger in the carpark across from the Park. This entender grant scheme by TLI is to provide 6 fast chargers on or within 3km of the N72 Fermoy to Killarney road. Lismire Football Championship Lismire footballers went under to Lyre in the first round of the Ashgrove Renewables Junior Football Championship last Saturday evening in Tullylease. Their inability to fully grasp the new rules with the ball being advanced on numerous occasions to point scoring opportunities for the opposition was a key factor in their downfall. That coupled with inaccurate shooting led Lyre to a 1.16 to 1.08 victory. Match report in sports pages. Lismire lined out as follows: Cathal Field, Jeremy Lawlor, Stephen Kiely, Stephen Bourke, Daragh O'Keeffe, Conor Sheahan, Eamon Hayes, Michael McSweeney (0.1), Sean McSweeney, Rory Sheahan (0.2), Patrick Buckley, Cian O'Sullivan (0.1), Damien Finn (1.4), Jack Sheahan, Jack Enright. Subs: Paddy Duggan for J Lawlor, Conan Walsh for P Buckley. Scrap Metal A load of scrap metal is being prepared for collection on 9th August. If you have any unwanted scrap metal, please bring it to the GAA Grounds and leave it at the designated scrap metal area. Please be reminded that only scrap metal and batteries are suitable for recycling e.g., farm machinery, old cars, engines & parts, gates, corrugated iron, wheelbarrows, trailer chassis, cement mixers, transport boxes, electric motors, batteries, milk cans, slurry tanks, electric cookers, dishwashers, washing machines, radiators, food mixers, lead, bicycles, solid fuel cookers, barrels and any old iron. Please do not bring fridges, freezers, plastics, tiles, tyres or electrical goods like TVs and microwaves. Donations Newmarket Post Office has a drop off box for charity–they are now ONLY taking old stamps and cards for charity–they are NO longer taking old glasses and as always NO remotes/old phones etc. The collector wishes to thank you all for your donations over the years and hope you will continue to donate the old stamps and cards. Mourneabbey Clyda Rovers GAA Lotto - Results 27th July, Week 30. Numbers drawn 5, 11, 27, 28. €20 Donnacha Barrett; €20 Tadhg O'Mullane, Island; €20 Jimmy McGlinchey, Douglas; €20 Maeve O'Connor, Toureen; €20 Johnny O'Sullivan, Ballynockin. Recent Results - Senior A Football Championship Round 1: Clyda Rovers 3-11 Fermoy 1-11. Junior A Football Championship Round 1: Kilshannig 4-12 Clyda Rovers 2-11. Upcoming Fixtures - Junior A Hurling Championship Round 1: Clyda Rovers vs Araglen Sunday 3rd August in Glanworth at 4pm. Congratulations to Mourneabbey Ladies Footballers Laura Walsh, Éimear Walsh and Rachel Breen who were members of the victorious Cork Minor Team who won the All Ireland Final in Birr on Saturday 26th July.
Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Irish Examiner
Keating strikes late as Na Piarsaigh end wait for championship victory
Na Piarsaigh recorded their first championship football victory since 2021 when they struck late to edge Kinsale in a thrilling Group 2 encounter in the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork PJFC in Ballymah on Saturday. Kinsale seemed to be set for victory when they led by 2-13 to 1-14 going into injury time, but a late, late goal from Alan Keating helped the northsiders snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Keating also contributed 0-4 to the cause while Keith Buckley hit Kinsale for 0-5, Michael Sheehan struck 1-1 and Sean Downey clipped 0-2. Kinsale will take heart from the 0-7 that their talisman, Brian Coughlan, kicked while two goals from Michael Murphy and 0-2 from James Murphy also helped put them into pole position. They will play Cullen in four weeks' time, with the Duhallow club sitting atop of the group thanks to their 2-18 to 0-13 win over Cobh in Mourneabbey on Friday. Luke Murphy was in imperious form for Cullen, as he kicked 0-8, including two two-pointers. Aaron Nolan helped himself to 1-2, Michael Twomey grabbed the other goal while Colin Walsh and Colin O'Leary both hit Cobh for 0-3. Buttevant signaled their intent in Group 3 with a 2-17 to 1-12 win over Glenville in Ballyhooley. Mark Lenehan was their scorer in chief with 0-7, David Hanlon clipped 0-5, Conor Hanlon helped himself to 1-2 while Aaron Horgan raised their other green flag. Colin O'Keeffe hit 1-1 for Glenville in a game that was closer than the result suggests, while Josh Cooke clipped 0-3 with Ciarán O'Leary and Callum O'Mahony both registering 0-2. Inniscarra marked their arrival to the competition with a 2-12 to 0-12 win over Millstreet in Donoughmore on Saturday night. Last year's JAFC winners proved that goals win matches with Cork hurling star, Seán O'Donoghue, and Stephen Dornan landing the crucial majors. Millstreet were overly reliant on the significant talents of Darragh Cashman, who kicked all but two points of their total. In Group 1, St Nicks and Ballydesmond played out a sensational 4-9 to 0-21 draw in Glantane on Sunday. Diarmuid Wall, Eoin O'Leary, Jake Brosnan and a penalty from Jack O'Sullivan raised the green flags for Nicks, but Ballydesmond stayed in touch thanks to a sensational 0-17 haul from the great Donncha O'Connor, including four two-pointers. His final score of the game put his side a point up deep into injury time, but St Nicks 'keeper, Ross Cronin, slotted over the equalizer. Canovee top Group 1 as a result of their 2-21 to 1-11 win over Urhan in Dunmanway. Conor Dodd and Sean O'Connor scored the goals for last year's beaten finalists, while Jack Kelleher top-scored with 0-10 and Aidan Moynihan clipped 0-5.
Irish Examiner
26-07-2025
- Irish Examiner
Cork wear down battling Waterford to stay on track for camogie hat-trick
All-Ireland camogie semi-final: Cork 1-21 Waterford 1-11 A Saoirse McCarthy-inspired Cork eventually wore down Waterford in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final at UPMC Nowlan Park on Saturday. The Rebels stellar championship run, which sees them unbeaten since Galway overcame them in the round-robin two years ago, ensures they stay on track for three-in-a-row All-Ireland titles. This feat was last achieved by Cork between 1970-1973. No doubt Galway will have something to say about that in two weeks time when these familiar foes meet for a second year running in what should be another fascinating showdown in Jones Road (5.15pm throw-in). Today's encounter was a far cry from when Cork totally outclassed Waterford in the 2023 final, the south-east side were in this game right up until the fourth quarter, only to be overrun in the closing stages. Twelve of that starting team lined out in this penultimate round. The finishing touches to the Cork victory were applied by substitute Orlaith Mullins who entered the fray three minutes from time and ended with a hefty 1-2. But it was McCarthy who shone the brightest, scoring seven wonderful points - three from play. There was one change to Ger Manley's side with Katrina Mackey replacing Clodagh Finn after the Fr O'Neill's forward picked up an injury during the week. Keeley Corbett Barry, left, and Orla Hickey of Waterford react after their side's defeat in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Senior Championship semi-final match between Cork and Waterford at UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile Being able to call on a player of that calibre tells how strong this panel is, and the Douglas forward ended with four points. In front of an attendance of 7,120 spectators, Cork won the toss and elected to play against the wind and while they were first on the scoreboard through an Amy O'Connor free, Waterford's response four minutes later from a Niamh Rockett placed ball was a significant reply. The teams traded points before Waterford, mainly through the brilliance of Beth Carton, moved into a 1-4 to 0-3 lead midway through the half. The De La Salle attacker's first point could well have been a green flag but her shot sailed over the bar. She made no mistake on the quarter hour mark when she moved into space and was set up by Mairead O'Brien and her finish was low to the far corner. Emma Murphy and Sorcha McCartan white flags were cancelled by Carton and a Rockett free - Waterford keeping their noses in front as the wind appeared to swirl, 1-6 to 0-5. Cork came more into the game through the next four points - three of these excellent returns from the speedster McCarthy to draw level. But with corner-forward Kate Lynch playing a deep role for Mick Boland's outfit, Abby Flynn pushed her side into the lead, 1-7 to 0-9 at the interval, after she capitalised from a long Rockett free. The first 10 minutes of the restart was frenetic. Cork obviously benefitted from a good half-time pep talk with Katrina Mackey showing the way with a trio of points, Cork were beginning to work their way back. The Rebels would outscore their opponents six points to two. Waterford did well to keep the ball out of the net in the 38th minute, as the scores at the other end started to dry up. This due to the Cork rearguard maintaining a strong defensive shape. The champions clearly had got any rustiness out of the system from their four week lay-off since competitive action. As the third quarter came to a conclusion, the lead had extended to 0-16 to 1-9. Rockett ended a 12 minute drought for Waterford with a 48th minute free. There was no let up from Cork, McCarthy landing another brace. The alertness of Brianna O'Regan in the Waterford goal denied Cliona Healy, but O'Connor split the posts from the '45. Mullins put the icing on the cake in the first minute of stoppage when she was picked out by Orlaith Cahalane. Scorers for Cork: S McCarthy (0-7, 0-4 frees), O Mullins (1-2), K Mackey (0-4), A O'Connor (0-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 45), E Murphy and S McCartan (0-2 each), L Hayes (0-1). Scorers for Waterford: B Carton (1-4), Rockett (0-5, 0-3 frees), L Bray and A Flynn (0-1 each). CORK: A Lee; P Mackey, L Coppinger, M Cahalane (Capt); A Healy, L Treacy, L Hayes; H Looney, A Thompson; E Murphy, S McCartan, E Murphy; O Cahalane, K Mackey, A O'Connor. Subs: C Healy for E Murphy (53), M Murphy for A Thompson, O Mullins for S McCartan (both 57), A Fitzgerald for L Hayes (62). WATERFORD: B O'Regan; A McNulty, K Corbett Barry, V Falconer; B Bowdren, R Walsh, O Hickey; L Bray (Capt), A Flynn; E O'Neill; B Carton, E O'Neill, M O'Brien; A Fitzgerald, N Rockett, K Lynch. Subs: T Power for B Bowdren (40), M Gostl for M O'Brien (46), M Comerford for A Flynn (55), N Ahearne for A Fitzgerald (63). Referee: Gavin Donegan (Dublin).
