Mitchelstown G.A.A. Club Notes

Wedding Bells

Congratulations to Club Treasurer & former Chairman Barry Kiely & his bride Carrolle Wall who were married in St. Colman's Church in Cloyne on Friday last 2nd of June.
Everyone associated with our Club would like to wish Barry & Carrolle along with their children Abbie & Anthony all the health & happiness in the world as they start their married life together.

County Division 4 Football League

Mitchelstown 0-12 Bandon 1-14

Mitchelstown lost out to current County Champions Bandon when the sides met in Co. League at Limerick Road Pitch on Thursday evening last, 1st of June.
In what was an entertaining game Mitchelstown played well & had plenty of opportunities to deliver what would have been seen as an important win over proven opposition, however it was not to be as Bandon led for the majority of the game despite town getting close on several occasions before seeing Bandon pull away with a few scores to always leave a slight gap.
First half scores from Sean O'Sullivan, Michael Walsh, Stephen Fox, Shane Cahill (0-2), James Sheehan (0-3) & Lar O'Flynn ensured that Town stayed in touch with Bandon & were only two points down at the break on a scoreline of Mitchelstown 0-09 to Bandons 1-08.
Town were well in touch at half time & played well in spurts but 1-03 from Bandon between the 18th & 22nd minute just proves that you need to be 100% physically & mentally prepared against teams like this as similar stats between the 16th & 21st minute in last year’s Championship game totally destroyed our chances of winning that game as Bandon went on to blow us away on that occasion.
However, this time around, our players worked away & we had the score of the game in the 6th minute of the second period from Pa Magee, but despie a point from Sean Walsh & a second pointed free from Michael Walsh which left us just a point down with 14mins remaining, we again lost our concentration & Bandon tagged on four more points to run out deserved winners by 5pts on the night.
Overall, there was a mixture of performances but the big picture is that these results don't lie & it'll take a lot of determination, work & above all honesty from all involved to ensure that we can rise to the standard that Bandon have demonstrated over the past few years.
Ability is never enough to get you the rewards, it always comes down to who wants to win the most & who is willing to work hardest & make the necessary sacrifices to really go after your goals. Let’s hope that our Club can get somewhere near where our ambitions lie in the coming weeks but it's going to need a full commitment from all involved.

Team & Scorers
Luke Hanna,Owen Burke, Kevin When, Barry Coffey, Killlian Roche, Stephen Fox, Lorcan Finn, Michael Walsh, Sean Walsh, Sean O'Sullivan, Shane Cahill, Pa Magee, Dillon Reidy Price, Lar O'Flynn, James Sheehan.
Subs used; Pa Molloy, Mike Maher, Greg Carroll, Liam Keane & Liam Molan.

Fixtures

Sunday 11th June
Co. Div.4 Football League; Mitchelstown vs Ballydesmond in Limerick Road Pitch at 7pm.

Championship Only Around The Corner

We are due to play Adrigole in Round 2b of the County IFC on Saturday 24th of June which will be a full nine weeks since our opening game vs Kanturk. We will have to wait & see if the long break works in our favour as our preperation has been a little sketchy for a number of reasons but now is the time & we hope to be in top form by the time we get to Macroom for the 7.30pm throw in on Saturday 24th of June.

Exams

We would like to wish everyone who is sitting exams at the moment the very best of luck & hope that you will be happy with your efforts.

Field Development Lotto

There was no winner of last Friday's Jackpot but the three lucky dip winners were Paul Courtney, Christine Surgey & Ted O'Leary.
The draw took place in The Ramble Inn & we thank the Carey family for their hospitality. The numbers drawn were 6,8,10 &17.
Next draw is on Friday 16th of June at 9pm in Dan Casey's with a jackpot prize of €3000. Tickets available from Club members & local Bars & shops. Thank you for your continued support.

Better Life Cycle

Well done to all of the cyclists who participated in this years event which raised a huge amount of money for St. Joseph's Foundation in Charleville. Many of our own Club members took part & must be praised for their efforts in helping secure the futures for so many children who depend on St. Joseph’s for so much care.

Mitchelstown Ballygiblin Juvenile G.A.A.

Congratulations to thevJuvenile section on running a very successful Bingo night to raise funds that are going towards hurling coaching in the local schools at present.

The Cul Camp will run from Tuesday 4th to Friday 7th of July at Limerick Road Pitch & everyone is looking forward to a brilliant week of fun & games. More details available on Mitchelstown Ballygiblin Juvenile notes .

Cork Clubs Draw

Congratulations to Pat O'Callaghan who won a €100 voucher in the May Draw. For more information on how to join The Cork Clubs Draw n please contact Clubs Draw Co-ordinator Barry Kiely on 086 8068078 .
Well done Pat & thanks to our many members for your continued support in this draw.

Best Wishes

We wish Ballygiblin Junior A hurlers well as they start their Championship campaign on this Friday evening when they play Newtownshandrum at 7pm in Doneraile.

Cork Footballers In Action this Saturday

Cork Senior footballers play Tipperary at 5pm on this Saturday 10th of June in Pairc Ui Rinn. Cork will be under pressure after just getting over Waterford by a single point in the previous round but will be keen to make up for last year's result where Tipperary had a surprise but much deserved victory over Cork. The winners of Saturday's game advance to a Munster Final against Kerry on July 2nd.
Tickets for Saturday's match are available from O'Farrells Supervalu , Mitchelstown & various other Supervalu & Centra outlets throughout the country.

Welcome Home

The Club would like to give a warm welcome home to Dave Dineen & his partner Stacey McCallum & Paddy & Niamh Dunne who are home from Austrailia & Singapore respectively at present.

Golf Classic

The Club will host the 2nd Mick Lewis Golf Classic at Mitchelstown Golf Club on Thursday 29th & Friday 30th of June. More details in next week’s notes.

Bobby Sheehan RIP

THE LATE BOBBY SHEEHAN , DUBLIN & FORMERLY OF JAMES'S STREET, MITCHELSTOWN, CO CORK.

A Month’s Mind mass will be held in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Mitchelstown on Friday 9th June 2017 at 7.30pm.

Strictly Come Dancing

Mitchelstown G.A.A. in conjunction with Mitchelstown Musical Society will be hosting a spectacular "Strictly Come Dancing" show in The Firgrove Hotel , Mitchelstown on Saturday 14th of October 2017 at 8pm.

There will be approximately forty dancers performing on the night in what promises to be a highly entertaining event. All monies raised will be ploughed back into the local community as the GAA Club are installing a new floodlighting system at their grounds on Limerick Road & The Musical Society helping to finance next year's production which will take place in February.

Now comes your chance to get involved as we are now looking for dancers both male & female to take part in the event. You don't need to be Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers to take part as full training will be provided in the lead up to the event.

This is a great chance to let loose & be part of a memorable occasion enjoying the fun & making friends along the way so whether you are native of the town or indeed are new to the town & want to meet more people from the locality, then this is an opportunity not to be missed.
Each dancer is asked to secure personal sponsorship of €150 . This sponsor will be featured in the event programme beside their dancer & will have the opportunity to have their advertisment displayed on the big screens at various stages during the night.

The dancers will also be given voting cards to help them gain votes with each vote costing €2 or three votes for just €5. All votes that are sold will be added to your total on the night. It is completely up to you as an individual whether you want to get votes or not, keeping in mind that there are actually two competitions running on the night, the first for whom the judges deem to be the best dance couple & a second for the couple who raises the most money but remember the same couple cannot win both prizes.
We will provide all hair styling & make up requirements at the venue on the the of the event. You will also be given advise on dance costumes by our choreographer once dancers are allocated partners to dance with. Remember you don't have to have a dance partner to take part , all that we reqiure you to be is committed & ready to have lots of fun.

So mark the date, get your gladrags out & get ready to have a great time as Mitchelstown goes " Strictly " on Saturday 14th of October.

If you would like to get involved please make contact with any of those listed below & we will arrange to meet you personally to iron out any bits & pieces that you may have queries about.

Billy Cahill 086 3874637
Declan Lambe 085 8617275
Mary Carolan 086 2423129
Garry Coleman 087 6120887

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