If you want to nominate a club, team or individual for the monthly award then email probng.cork@gaa.ie stating the reasons why.
If you want to nominate a club, team or individual for the monthly award then email probng.cork@gaa.ie stating the reasons why.
A chara,
At the meeting of Ard Chomhairle 24ú Meán Fómhair, I announced that the GAA will hold a national ‘Respect the Referee Day’ across the weekend of 22/23rd October 2022 to link in with county finals that will take place on these days; this allows the GAA to raise the profile of referees and, more importantly, an awareness among the rest of our members about the level of respect that we expect when it comes to supporting match officials.
If your county is hosting a county final on the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of October, you are asked you to do the following to draw attention to the role of Referees:
As part of Referee Respect Day, the GAA will run a campaign on radio and social media platforms to highlight the importance of match officials, with a national launch taking place this coming Thursday, 13ú Deireadh Fómhair 2022.
In addition to the ‘Referee Respect Day’, several other initiatives will take place over the coming months, including:
Rules Review
Procedures
Review of how serious infractions against match officials within the Association are processed
Going Forward
To be the embodiment of the GAA manifesto, Where We All Belong requires that no one is left out or left behind. The people who act as match officials ensure your games take place, and without them, there would be no games. These people are just as important to the GAA as every player, coach, committee member and volunteer. They are dedicated to Gaelic games, have a passion for their vocation and have families who are proud of the contribution they make. How we treat them says something about us and the only treatment we should tolerate is one of utmost respect.
If you have any feedback, please feel free to contact me or Bernard Smith in the Games Administration Department (bernard.smith@gaa.ie or 01 865 8694.)
Is mise le meas
Lathrás Mac Carthaigh
Uachtarán
THE Cork College of FET and Northside Community Enterprises have announced details of a new training programme, GAA Player and Coach Development, which is now accepting applicants for the new term.
The programme is the first of its kind, with participants receiving a weekly training allowance while achieving their QQI Level 4 qualification in Sports and Recreation through the Farranferris Education and Training Campus.
Modules covered during the 48-week, full-time course, will include manual handling, first aid response, fire safety, and HSA training in dealing with slips, trips and falls.
Participants will also receive the foundation award of GAA Coaching during the programme.
The course is open to those who are currently unemployed or moving on from second-level education, with an interest in developing a career in Sports. A background or involvement in coaching is not required to join this programme.
THE Cork College of FET and Northside Community Enterprises have announced details of a new training programme, GAA Player and Coach Development, which is now accepting applicants for the new term.
The programme is the first of its kind, with participants receiving a weekly training allowance while achieving their QQI Level 4 qualification in Sports and Recreation through the Farranferris Education and Training Campus.
Modules covered during the 48-week, full-time course, will include manual handling, first aid response, fire safety, and HSA training in dealing with slips, trips and falls.
Participants will also receive the foundation award of GAA Coaching during the programme.
The course is open to those who are currently unemployed or moving on from second-level education, with interest in developing a career in sports. A background or involvement in coaching is not required to join this programme.
Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Brian at 021-4228100 or Fachtna at 087 6811760 to find out more information or to request an application form.
NCE has been delivering essential training programmes in Cork since 1993. Working with educational organisations and government agencies, the NCE offers effective solutions to enhance workforce preparation and grow area employment levels.
Participants are encouraged to have an interest in sports, however, experience or involvement in coaching roles is not necessary to be accepted.
Training allowances are currently made available at €208, and this figure will rise under Budget 2023 to €220 per week, for those eligible for Jobseekers Allowance.
The Farranferris Education & Training campus also hosts childcare facilities for students.
Ballincollig U13 footballers and Midleton U13 hurlers are the joint winners of the Rebel Óg award for August.
Both sides enjoyed wins in their respective Premier 1 finals recently, with the Village appearing in both finals.
The finals were held on respective Saturday mornings, with games taking place at either the 4G pitch at Páirc Uí Chaoimh or at Bishopstown GAA Club.
Over the two days of finals, 12 finals were held with the Magpies and Village taking the top prizes on offer after some great games across both days.
Midleton and Ballincollig enjoyed a battle all through the hurling decider before a goal proved to be the crucial score for the winners after a highly entertaining game.
The football final was every bit as close and it took extra time before Ballincollig managed to get the better of St Finbarr’s.
Chairman of Rebel Óg, Michael O’Mahony, congratulated both teams on their success and said it was great to see so many great games over the two days of U13 finals.
He wished the young players all the best going forward and said he hoped to see many of them go on to play at adult level for their club in the years to come.
Mr O’Mahony also said that they will always remember days like this and that the friendships they make now through the club will be ones that will stay with them forever and will look back in the years to come.
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Congratulations to all teams who took part in the U13 hurling competitions this year. A great day was had at Bishopstown GAA and the 4G pitch at Páirc Ui Chaoimh last weekend where six finals were held.
A selection of pictures below.
Rebel Óg would like to wish all students receiving their Leaving Cert results today the best of luck.
The Cork ladies minor footballers and Cork U16 camogie team are the joint winners of the July Rebel Og award.
They are both being honoured for their recent All-Ireland wins, as well as their Munster championship success.
The camogie side have kept Cork’s recent run at this age level going as they made it three title wins, both All-Ireland and Munster, in the last four years. They won in 2019, 2021 and again this year and only for the fact there was no competition in 2020 they could have been looking at four in-a-row.
Remarkable success by the young camogie stars who have to go back to 2003 for their previous success at this level before 2019.
In the Munster championship they stared with a win over Waterford, before beating Limerick in the semi-final and in the final got the better of Tipperary.
In the All-Ireland series, which is a separate competition, they lost their first game to Galway. This meant going into their second game against Kilkenny they had to win by 12 points to ensure they stayed involved in the championship. To the credit of these young players they did that, giving them a huge boost in confidence.
They followed that up with wins over Limerick and Wexford to reach the All-Ireland decider. It was no great surprise to see them face a quality Tipp side in this final as well and once again the Rebel side came out on top to complete the double for the third time in four years.
The minor footballers Munster campaign saw them also face Tipperary in the final, a game they knew was going to be far from easy.
But in the end Cork ran out comfortable winners in the end by 3-11 to 2-5. After a very tight first half Cork led at half time led by 1-6 to 1-2, the goal coming from Rachel Leahy. Second half goals from Abigail Ring and Leahy saw Cork run out deserving winners in the end.
On then to the All-Ireland series and like the U16 camogie side this was a title the Rebels were also defending. They have enjoyed great success at All-Ireland level since 2015 and were looking for their fifth title since then, losing only once in that time to Galway in 2018. This competition was not played for in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
The Rebels faced Cavan in the semi-final, a game that was never going to be easy, but three first half goals put them on their way to victory and on to the final where they faced Galway.
This would be the third time since 2017 that these two counties were in the final and the Rebels were aiming for a bit of revenge for their loss in 2018 to Galway.
This was always going to be a close contest and with 10 minutes to go there was only a point in it. But Cork finished the game strongly, with a goal from Ring helped them to a comfortable 1-16 to 1-8 win in the end.