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23/02/10 E.K.S.L. Dr. Crokes 3-10 Rathmore 2-12 our Senior team returned to action on Sunday last for their opening game of the season under the captaincy for 2010 of Brian Looney with a trip to Rathmore and came away with the spoils by the minimum margin. A feature of the game was the three goal tally of Colm Cooper. Sunday next February 28 we are at home to Glenflesk @ 2pm. COISTE NA OG Club Registration Day Sat 6/3/10 2-6pm , Registration fee are U6's Free U8/10 €10 U12 U14 U16 €20 for first child, each subsequent child €10.
HURLING at a recent
meeting of the hurling section the following appointments were made
Chairman Matt O'Neill, Sec /PRO – Adults Brendan Keogh. Sec / PRO
Juvenile John Ivory. Co Board Delegate, Timmy Hourigan. South KY
Board Delegate & Executive Committee Delegate Pat Kennelly, Schools
Liaison Officer, Josephine Doncel. Juvenile Mentors U8 / U10 Mary Treacy, Mike O'Keeffe, Liam Bergin, Matt O'Neill, Kieran Crehan, Pat Doherty, John Lenihan, Timmy Hourigan. Ronan Mee. U12 John Lenihan, Matt O'Neill, Sean O'Shea, Tommy Murphy, Frank Courtney. U14 John Lenihan, Paul Griffin, Mike O'Keeffe, MJ Burns. U15 John Ivory, Timmy Hourigan, Sean Browne. U16 Timmy Hourigan, Sean Browne , John Ivory. Minor, Gene Doherty, Niall Keogh, Turlough Bonner, Dave Cotter. “PIG ON A SPIT” Annual Awards was a wonderful success thanks to the organising skills of our tremendous Events Committee who left no stone unturned in their preparations. A large crowd were present for the presentations to the chosen recipients. Club person of the year “for his passion and commitment” to everything Crokes Matthew Courtney. Supporter of the year “as well as supporting all club teams coming up with the template of the major golf challenge which proved to be an outstanding success” P. J. Lawlor. Junior player of the year for his “fantastic commitment” David Neeson. Hurler of the year “for his excellent displays all season” Shane Kavanagh. Young player of the year and breaking with tradition “ for her wonderful performances at U16 and Senior level whose displays contributed to the success of those teams, a defender whose motto is thou shall not pass” Karena O’Leary. Ladies footballer of the year an all round sports person “teak tough” Lynn Jones. Senior Player of the year “back from the wilderness to anchor the defence, a season of outstanding performances” James Cahillane. The Events Committee would sincerely like to thank Conor Hennigan and his staff at the Malton for their courtesy and co-operation all which helped to make the night a success. MEMBERSHIP for 2010 is now due and payable to Registrar Liam Hartnett. Husband/Wife €50, Adult €30, Player €50, Student/Youth €15+ €20 insurance. “Clear Air Boys Supporters Club” €100 automatically includes club membership. Closing date for membership is March 31. DEVELOPMENT DRAW the fifth and final draw took place on Friday last February 19 the lucky winners were 5th Development Draw Results 1st €2,000 Tony McMahon 46 Ardshanavooly, 2nd €1,000 James Casey 14 Muckross View, 3rd €500 John Clifford 39 Scrahan Court,4th €250 Matthew & Siobhan Courtney St. Brendans Tce. 5th €250 Sarah Byrnes, River Lodge, Muckross Grove. Congratulations to all. Dr. Crokes would sincerely like to thank everyone who contributed to make the draw a success. LOTTO the jackpot of €3,600 was not won on Sunday February 21, numbers drawn were 1,2,7,9. Eighteen patrons matched three numbers each receiving €30. Jackpot on Sunday next February 28 will be €3,900. 125 ANNIVERSARY in 2011 Dr. Crokes will celebrate their 125 anniversary. Preparations are under way to celebrate this milestone. Any club member or individual that has old photographs of Dr. Crokes teams we would ask you to drop into clubhouse for copying, we promise early return. Terry Potts is currently digitising all photos and we are anxious that all photographs be updated. GOLF SOCIETY Reminding all “hackers” “pikers” “scrubbers” and those genuine sweet strikers of the white orb it’s that time of year to clean the grooves and polish the shoes. We begin 2010 season under the captaincy of John O’Leary & President Malachy Walsh with a visit to Lackabane on March 13. As in previous seasons timesheet will operate and may be assessed on www.drcrokes.com Speakeasy and Tatler Jack. Timesheet for first outing available this weekend. Society membership along with club membership can now be paid to any committee member. DONAL KAVANAGH was interviewed last week from Wellington New Zealand speaking on Gaelic Games scene in that far off place in his capacity as President of Wellington Hutt Valley GAA Club. Donal as always was his eloquent best. This audio may be assessed on www.gaelicsportscast.com MATTHEW COURTNEY what a week of celebration he had, celebrating his birthday, along with Siobhan their wedding anniversary with short break in Kilkenny, chosen as Club Person of the year and being a winner in the Development draw. Congratulations. WELL DONE to St. Brendans on reaching the Munster colleges final. Cillian Fitzgerald, Bryan O`Shea, Sean Coppinger, Gordon Buckley and Michael Beckett were on the panel. CONGRATULATIONS to Johnny Buckley & Daithi Casey who were on UCC team that qualified for Sigerson cup s/final last week. Best wishes for this weekends competition. SYMPATHY to Noel Ryan on the death of his brother Sean. 16/02/09 EAST KERRY U21 S/F Rathmore 1-17 Dr. Crokes 1-12. we were defeated by a much more focussed Rathmore side on Sun. morning last in Rathbeg in the s/final of this competition. COISTE NA OG EAST KERRY U16 Dr Crokes 1- 13 Kenmare 0- 06. Our U16's had a satisfactory start to their East Kerry League campaign with a deserved victory against Kenmare. Dr. Crokes took a while to settle but once we got into our stride, we kicked some lovely points with good interlink play between the backs and forwards. Goalie Keith Flynn made a great save from a Kenmare penalty just on the stroke of half time and the Kenmare lads seemed to lose heart thereafter. Our lads pushed on in the second half and ran out comfortable winners. This was a real team effort with no stars on the day and it was good to see all the forwards getting on the score sheet. Team : K. Flynn, J. Lyne, G. Murphy, E. O' Connor, A. Burns, M. Sheahan, D. Galvin, R. O' Connor, C. O' Lionard, T. Brosnan, G. O' Shea, J. Courtney, L. Byrnes, W. Horan, N. O' Riordan, G. Coughlan, J. O' Shea, M. O' Shea, M. Sexton, D. Brosnan, R. Clifford, D. Sheehan. LADIES FOOTBALL A meeting to discuss all aspects of Dr Crokes Ladies Football was held 9 Feb 2010. A report was received from Catherine Keogh highlighting the unprecedented success achieved on the playing fields in the last calendar year, with underage East Kerry & County titles aplenty and the year being crowned with a County Junior Title for the senior ladies team. Catherine is now taking a well earned break from her managerial roles after 12 exhaustive years and 2009’s successes are testimony to the hard work and dedication of Catherine and the other managerial teams. A number of critical issues were then discussed including Coach Education, Health & Safety and the perennial problem of an elongated playing year for juveniles, along with a fragmented fixture list. Managerial/ Coaching teams for 2010, from U6 to U16 were then selected. The most important item on the agenda was the need to recruit assistants to the dedicated coaches, from senior players, retired players, parents and guardians. Anyone interested in becoming involved in any capacity with Dr Crokes Juvenile Ladies Teams, from U12 to U16 are earnestly requested to contact Coiste na Og Chairman, Terry Potts. @ 085-8426667. The recent growth in participation in Ladies Football must be accompanied by an increased parental involvement on the mentoring side, in order for the game to continue to flourish. AWARDS NIGHT Friday February 19 Malton Hotel @ 9pm. we will host a “Pig on a Spit” Buffet followed by Disco. The Annual Awards will be presented on the night. Tickets priced at the modest sum €15 for what promises to be a great night are available from Events Committee. Those who will receive awards on the night will be Club Person of the Year Matthew Courtney, Footballer of the Year James Cahillane, Junior Player of the year David Neeson, Young Player of the year and for the first occasion a member of the fairer sex Karena O’Leary. Shane Kavanagh is selected as Hurler of the year whilst P.J.Lawlor is Supporter of the Year. Ladies player of the Year all – rounder Lynn Jones who recently captained St. Pauls Basketball to National Cup glory, Congratulations to all recipients. MEMBERSHIP for 2010 is now due and payable to Registrar Liam Hartnett. Husband/Wife €50, Adult €30, Player €50, Student/Youth €15+ €20 insurance. “Clear Air Boys Supporters Club” €100 automatically includes club membership. Closing date for membership is March 31. GOAL OF THE YEAR we had a huge entry for this competition and after much debate and analysis adjudicator well known RTE commentator Marty Morrissey settled on the following goals in third place goal G, Colm Cooper against Milltown/Castlemaine second goal F Andrew Kenneally v An Gaeltacht and in first place Goal B Kieran O`Leary v An Gaeltacht. We would like to thank everyone who took the time and trouble to enter. David O`Connor was the lucky winner and receives €100 voucher for Failte Restaurant sponsored by Joe O`Shea of O`Shea signs. Special thanks to clear Air Boys for initiative and John C. O`Shea for his work on the administration of competition. CLEAR AIR BOYS the AGM of the Supporters Club was held on Thursday last, a large crowd was in attendance. Addressing the members Chairman John A. Keogh “stated he was very pleased with the sign up in its first year of existence. They had prioritised a number of projects during the year and each were a major success, he referred to the purchase of gym equipment which undoubtedly helped the preparation and performance of teams during the season. Live Streaming of games was another initiative which proved to be an overwhelming success and had special praise for John C. O`Shea and his team for their professionalism. His expressed wish was they would continue to expand and help the Club in every way. Supporter Club Merchandise will now be available in Club shop. A number of new ideas were discussed at length and further research will be looked into same. Treasurer Diarmuid Kelliher presented a comprehensive report that showed that a major contribution was donated to Dr. Crokes coffers. Officers elected Chairman John A. Keogh, Secretary Aidan Kiely, Joint Treasures Eamon O’Brien & Diarmuid Kelliher, Registrar Liam Hartnett, PRO Michael Sheehan. COMMISSERATIONS to Spa who came so agonisingly close in last weekends All Ireland Intermediate final, congratulations to Castlegregory on winning the Junior title. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS to John Bartlett who celebrated his 21st over the weekend. 09/02/09 E.K. U21 Q/F Dr. Crokes 1-17 Fossa/ Listry 1-05. On Sunday morning, last in biting cold conditions we overcame the challenge of Fossa/Listry to reach the s/final of this competition. We were quickly out of the blocks and lead 0-05 to 0-00 after the opening quarter. We continued to press home the advantage despite playing against the blustery conditions and lead at the break 1-08 to 0-01, our goal expertly finished by Keith O’Leary in the 21st minute. In the second half management took the opportunity to run the bench and give some valuable game time to squad members, despite our opponents upping their performance in this half we ran out very comfortable winners. Team. D. Neeson, K. Ward, J. Bartlett, P.J.Lawlor, N. O’Connell (0-02), Fionn Fitzgerald, C. O’Neill, D. Casey, D. O’Leary, D. Cronin (0-01) S. O’Neill (0-02), R. Mangan, K. O’Leary( 1-02), P. O’Connor, J. Doolan (0-07(3f)), Subs used: T. J.Cronin (0-01), J. Clarke, S. Clifford, G. Buckley (0-02), S. Coppinger. We play Rathmore in the s/final on Sunday next @ 2pm in Rathmore. AWARDS NIGHT Friday February 19 Malton Hotel @ 9pm. we will host a “Pig on a Spit” Buffet followed by Disco. The Annual Awards will be presented on the night. Tickets priced at the modest sum €15 for what promises to be a great night are available from Events Committee. Amongst those who will receive awards on the night will be Junior Player of the year David Neeson, Young Player of the year and for the first occasion a member of the fairer sex Karena O`Leary, Ladies player of the year all – rounder Lynn Jones who recently captained St. Pauls Basketball to National Cup glory, and Club Person of the year Matthew Courtney. Congratulations to all, the recipients Supporter of the Year, Senior Footballer of the year and Hurler of the year will be announced next weekend. LOTTO the Jackpot of €3,000 was not won on Sunday last nos. drawn were 4,10,15,22. twelve patrons matched three numbers each receiving €45. Jackpot on Sunday next will be €3,300. FLAG DAY/CHURCH GATE COLLECTION we would to thank everyone who contributed so handsomely last weekend. MEMBERSHIP for 2010 is now due and payable to Registrar Liam Hartnett. Husband/Wife €50, Adult €30, Player €50, Student/Youth €15+ €20 insurance. “Clear Air Boys Supporters Club” €100 automatically includes club membership. Closing date for membership is March 31. SIGERSON CUP Johnny Buckley & Daithi Casey tasted success with U.C.C. unfortunately Fionn Fitzgerald with UL was unsuccessful in the latest round of this prestigious competition. BON VOYAGE to Colm Fuller & Barra O’Connell who recently left for Australia to further their education. GET WELL to former club referee and board delegate Tim O`Sullivan who is currently hospitalized following a procedure. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS to Jamie Doolan who received the “Key of the Door” last weekend. CONGRATULATIONS to Donie Sheehan on the success of his impressive mare For Bill who continued her winning sequence in Clonmel on Thursday last. This was the mare’s seventh successive win. BEST WISHES to Spa in Sundays All Ireland Intermediate Final. SYMPATHY to the relatives of the late Catherine Kelliher Countess Road whose son Timmy was a member of our 1968 O’Donoghue Cup winning side. 02/02/10 E.K. U21 CHAMPIONSHIP action on the playing fields resumed on Sunday last with an opening round game v Glenflesk which we won on a score line of 1-15 to 0-07. Despite lining out without the influential Johnny Buckley, this was a good performance by a squad who had little preparation and they will improve considerably from this outing. Team D. Neeson, K. Ward, J. Bartlett, P.J.Lawlor, N.O`Connell, F. Fitzgerald, C.O`Neill, D. O’Leary, D. Casey, K. O’Leary, S. O’Neill, D. Cronin, J. Doolan, R. Mangan, P. O’Connor. Subs used T. J. Cronin, S. Coppinger, S. Clifford, G. Buckley, and M. McMahon. We will be in action again this weekend at the time of writing no fixture or venue has been determined. MANAGEMENT TEAMS FOR 2010 Senior Harry O’Neill, Denis Coleman, Donie O’Leary, Enda Ward. Junior John O`Shea, Kevin Smith, Eamon Fitzgerald, Mike Neeson. U21 Kevin Smith, Colm O`Shea, Minor Mike Buckley, Martin Byrnes, Matt Courtney, Jim Connolly, COISTE NA OG foundation coaching course for club juvenile coaches will take place in clubhouse on Monday Feb. 8 and Wednesday Feb. 10 7-9pm. anyone interested in participating please contact Coaching Officer Mark Cooper 086 1693891. UNDERAGE MENTORS 2010 U16 Pat O`Shea (Manager) Tommy Brosnan Andrew Kenneally Patrick O`Sullivan Joe Maye, U14 Jimmy Coppinger, Frank Shaw, Frank Courtney, Vince Casey, Colm Griffin, Brendan Hartnett, U12 Ger O`Shea, Seamie O’Doherty, James Lyne, Noel White
LADIES FOOTBALL a
meeting will be held in the Clubhouse on LOTTO the jackpot of €6,300 was divided when 3 patrons matched the numbers drawn that were 3,11,14,23. Congratulations to Sylvie O`Grady c/o Laurels, Mary Daly 43 Park Road, and Lisa Lenihan 0876534444 each receives €2,100. 13 punters matched three numbers each receiving €40. Jackpot on Sunday February 7 will be €3,000. FLAG DAY & CHURCH GATE collection will take place this coming weekend February 6 & 7. Coordinator Moss Harmon is actively seeking co-operation from all members to help in making it a success. If you can spare an hour or two contact Moss on 087 7437278. MEMBERSHIP for 2010 is now due and payable to Registrar Liam Hartnett. Husband/Wife €50, Adult €30, Player €50, Student/Youth €15+ €20 insurance. “Clear Air Boys Supporters Club” €100 automatically includes club membership. Closing date for membership is March 31. GOAL OF THE YEAR this Friday February 5 is the closing date for competition, all entries to be returned prior to announcement of winner, if you wish to still post an entry log on to www.drcrokes.com and view goals and then email you entry to drcrokesgaa@gmail.com. The winner whose selection corresponds with the selection of our adjudicator will receive a €100 voucher for Failte Restaurant sponsored by Joe O`Shea of O`Shea signs. In the event of a number of entries corresponding with selection, a draw will take place. CONGRATULATIONS to Kieran O’Leary & Brian Looney on wining McGrath Cup medals with Kerry on Saturday last against UCC. Daithi Casey lined out with UCC. SIGERSON CUP Johnny Buckley & Daithi Casey with U.C.C. and Fionn Fitzgerald with UL were on wining sides in last weeks opening games in this prestigious competition. CORN UI MHUIRI Cllian Fitzgerald and Bryan O`Shea were on the St. Brendan’s team who qualified for the semi-final with a win over St. Flannans last week. WELL DONE to St. Paul’s basketball club on winning last weekend National Cup. Many of the successful side line out with our ladies football team. SYMPATHY to the Courtney family on the death of Michael
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