Archive for month: August, 2024
Charleville and Bishopstown U15 teams are the joint June Rebel Óg award winners.
Both enjoyed national success in their respective Féile competitions.
Charleville enjoyed victory in hurling and Bishopstown ladies footballers brought home the cup to their club.
The Town started by winning in Mid-Cork before moving on to the county section, where they got the better Éire Óg in the final.
This was a repeat of the Mid-Cork final and once again this was a very tight and entertaining game.
It was on to Tipperary after that for Bishopstown where in the group stages they played John Lockes, Erin’s Own Sacred Heart and Sliabh na mBan.
In the semi-final they played St Anne’s and the final saw a rematch with Sliabh na mBan which the Town came through to be crowned national champions.
After winning their Cork Féile competition Charleville headed to Toomevara and in their group games at the national event they took on Clonmel Óg and Abbeyknockmoy. They drew with Clonmel and knew they had to beat Abbeyknockmoy to reach the semi-final, which they duly did by 2-12 to 1-3.
In the semi-final they face St Kierans and another great display saw them come out on top by 2-8 to 0-3.
They then faced Toomevara in the decider, which was always going to be a battle.
At half-time the Cork side led by 0-4 to 0-1, but they knew their opponents were far from out of it.
But Charleville managed to hold out for a one point win, 0-8 to 0-7, to be crowned champions.
Michael O’Mahony, chairman of Rebel Óg congratulated both sides on their wins and said any day you win a national title is a great one for all involved.
He praised the players, coaches, clubs and parents for the work put in to get them to this point and wished them well for the rest of their respective seasons.
The Ballinora U15 squad are the May winners of the Rebel Óg monthly award after their double Cork Féile win.
It’s not too often that any club wins both competitions in Cork so for Ballinora to do so is a magnificent achievement, with a relatively small panel of 24 players.
There was late drama in their Cork football decider when a late goal saw them prevail and break St Michael’s hearts after extra time.
Ben Hegarty scored a goal directly from a free to claim the title on a scoreline of 3-6 to 2-8 with scenes of unbridled joy once the referee blew the final whistle.
He deserves great credit for keeping a cool head, especially after the referee had told him it was the last kick of the game. Ballinora, as a squad, also deserve all the praise they get as they had to play extra time down a man after a late sending-off in normal time had them down to 14.
But they soaked up Michael’s pressure and then Hegarty hit a rocket of a shot off the crossbar to see them win. The hurling decider was against near-neighbours Cloughduv in what was always going to be a keenly fought contest. In the end, Ballinora completed the second leg of a memorable double. Extra time was on the horizon until Cormac Murphy slotted over the winning point to win 0-12 to 1-8. Ballinora’s double win set up two big days for the players, mentors, and the club, as they represented Cork at the national competitions.
In those competitions they want on to make it a national double as well, to make it a great season for these young stars.
Michael O’Mahony, chairman of Rebel Óg, congratulated them on their success, saying it’s a rare year that any club wins a Féile double and to go on to win a national double is extra special.
