QUIZ IN TWO WEEKS.

The Bride Rovers Juvenile Club Annual Quiz was postponed last weekend as a mark of respect to the Healy family. The hi-tech test of speed, alacrity, dexterity, IQ and basic know-how has been re-scheduled for Saturday February the 8th in the Rathcormac Inn at 8,30pm This event has proved to be a mighty night in the past and is a fundraiser for the Juvenile Committee and a social night for the whole club. The quiz will be led by Tipperary ex-pat Paddy Croke and it’s just €40 per team of 4. If you are on your own, please come along and we can slot you in to a table with others. It promises to be a great night with lots of fun and Prizes. The sliotar will be thrown in a t 8.30pm

EXECUTIVE MEETING

 A well-attended Club Executive meeting was held in the Old School, Rathcormac on Monday last with Chairman Pa O Driscoll. The first meeting for 2025 with a lengthy Agenda, issues such as  purchase of sliotars and footballs and Finance, Child Safeguarding, Juvenile and ladies Club reports and teams for 2025 were all dealt with.  Membership of various Club Committees for 2025 were agreed. A new ‘One Club’ Committee will be announced shortly. Proposals on Ticket Allocation for Inter County games will be circulated before the February meeting. A review of the Club Constitution was also announced.  Dates were announced for the first meetings of the year of the East Cork and County Boards. The Club IT Committee are to meet next Monday night at 8pm to look at our website and other communications and publicity matters. This meeting will be in the Old School at 8pm.   A vote of congratulations was passed to the Watergrasshill Club on winning the Intermediate Club All Ireland Final.  Amongst the Financial Requests passed were the purchase of a set of sideline flags and  six drums of pitch-marking  fluid.  A reminder that Players membership Fees for this eason are now due.Votes of sympathy were passed to the Hazelwood, Healy, Keane, Wolfe, Delaney, O Callaghan and Swalbe/O Sullivan families.  The next Executive meeting will be held on February 10th.

Amazing isn’t it that as little as €2 each week from so many people all over the country and indeed all over the world can make huge difference to the finances of our Club? Every €2 counts so thanks to every one who buys a ticket and to all who sell the tickets. Special thanks to the hard-working Lotto Committee.

TRAINING COMMENCES.

 It’s only January but many of the Club teams are back training for the 2025 season. Last Sunday four teams trained on the sand based pitch at Pynes.

CAR BOOT SALE. The next Parish Car Boot Sale is on Sunday week February the 2nd.  The Car Boot Sale has been a great source of financial assistance for our club in recent years and we are very grateful for this. Help is always needed at the Car Boot Sale -collecting at the gate, car-parking and stewarding and preparing the site on the Saturday before. If you can give, even an hour or two, it would be greatly appreciated so just please contact  Billy, Tom, Mossie or Richie  or any Club Officer.

FIFTY YEARS AGO.

NATIONAL LEAGUES START..

This weekend sees the commencement of the 2025 National Leagues in both Hurling and football. Saturday sees both Cork teams in action. The hurlers are at home to Meath at 5 o clock whilst at thew same time below in Wexford our hurlers meet the Model County caman wielders. The following weekend the hurlers have a 7.30pm home game against Limerick and the footballers travel to the Mountains of Mourne to play Down.

WELL DONE PAT JACK AND GARRET.

A great local success story at Killeagh point to point races on Sunday last.  Young Jack Collins rode Ceis Charragain, owned by his grandfather Pat Pyne, to victory in the six-year old and upwards maiden race. The winner is trained by Garret Ahern. Jack also had a second place on Mount Rinjani in the last race. Well done to all concerned.

 LIGHTING UP FOR IRELAND. The 2025 series of Monday night walks in the pitch began on Monday night last January 20th.  The planned start on Monday Jan.6th was postponed due to the bad weather and then on Monday week January 13th the walk was deferred due to the sad circumstances that pertained that weekend.  We had over 80 participating on Monday night. The Lighting up for Ireland continues for the next number of Monday nights starting at 7.30pm. Walk as fast or slow and as much or as little as you want and are able to.

SARS GO DOWN. In reality no one saw this result coming – a win for Sars after a tight game was the widely-held opinion before last Sunday’s All Ireland Senior Club Hurling championship Final when the Cork side took on Na Fianna in Croke Park.  Well that’s not how it turned out as the Mobhi Road based  side simply blew away the Sarsfields challenge. Playing a fast and furious style of hurling the Dublin side were on top from the start and Sars simply could not get into the game at all. Na Fianna only won their first Dublin SHC crown in 2023. One local connection with Na Fianna is Mike Kearney from Ballybrowney who gave great service in both hurling and football to the Rovers before transferring to Na Fianna few years ago. Sars will be disappointed but winning two Cork Senior Hurling Leagues, a County SHC Title and a Munster SHC title- all in the space of 24 months isn’t a bad haul at all.

 

JOIN BRIDE ROVERS CLUB 100 NOW .

A few years back as we began planning for our Club’s centenary in 2028 the Club 100 concept was put in place. With projected spending of close to One Million Euro in the coming years the need for several ‘finance streams’ is vital. The Club 100 is a method whereby supporters and benefactors of the Club can commit to financially helping the Bride Rovers GAA Club. All finance raised has gone into major Club developments in recent years. Now with massive 3 pitch Development project in Ballybrowney well under way we will need huge funds over the next decade. There are three levels of Club 100 membership: Gold, Siver and Bronze. The Gold membership costs €480 annually and for this on gets 2 Annual Club Lotto tickets plus,2 Rebel Bounty Draw Tickets and family Membership of the Club.

The Silver costs €360 and give 2 Lotto and 1 Rebel Bounty and Membership for 1 adult and 1 child or 2 children)

The Bronze option comes in at €240 and brings 1Annual Club Lotto ticket plus, 1 Rebel Bounty and individual Membership. Many people make a ‘New Year’s Resolution’ at this time of year- why not consider joining our Club 100.? Full details from any Club Officer. At the end of each year the Bride Rovers Club holds a special draw confined the Club 100 members with substantial prizes. Remember it’s only 36 months to go until Bride Rovers will be celebrating the centenary of our founding in 1928. Membership of the Club 100 is now open for 2025.

SYMPATHY.

All in Bride Rovers extend deepest sympathy to the Healy family of Terramount on the death of Paddy. With three generations the Healys have been associated with Bride Rovers. To Esther, Gerard and Mary and all Paddy’s relations we convey the sympathy of all in the Club and parish. To Margaret and Dave Keane, Kildinan on the death of Margarets sister Mary Coakley, Bunnaglanna, Glenville, our sympathy at this sad time. Also condolences to the O Sullivan family of Hollyhill, Bartlemy on the death of Phillipa’s father Jack Swalbe of Dunlavin Co. Wicklow. The Bride Rovers Club also conveys sympathy to Maisie O Callaghan and family on the death of her brother Kevin Cronin, Fermoy- Kevin played football with Bride Rovers in the 1960’s.

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