New Scór season up and running after Pairc Ui Rinn launch
THE Cork County Scór programme of activity for 2018/19 is up and running following a launch in Pairc Uí Rinn.
GAA clubs promote Scór at adult and juvenile levels and it has helped to play an important role on the revival of the native culture and heritage. Both juveniles and adults in towns and villages countrywide have been afforded the opportunity to interact in the best of Irish culture.
County Scór Chairman Tony McAuliffe from Lismire applauded the commitment of GAA clubs towards promoting cultural linked programme.
“The standard of competition is very high at Munster and Al-Ireland levels, hopefully exciting competition will emerge in the divisions across Cork and into the county series,” he said.
Competitions commence within a parish and progress onto divisional/ district level with the standard of fare ever improving onto county and provincial finals. Scór na nÓg is up and running, confined for participants under 17, Scór na bPaistí geared for school children with Scór Sinsear catering for participants over 17 years commences early in the new year.
During the past season, Cork clubs enjoyed terrific success at provincial level in Scór na nÓg to domimate a competitive programme with outright success for Carbery Rangers and Maggie Moynihan (Cullen) with Carbery Rangers completing the double in Scór Sinsir.
At domestic level, Boherbue’s consistency emerge popular winners of the Paddy Carroll Memorial Cup as Best Scór club in the county in a league competition based on participation and success at underage and adult level.
Officers elected at the helm for the new season are Joint Presidents, Bill Harte (Carbery Rangers)/Brendan Barry (Tracton); Vice Presidents, Barry Cogan (Carrigaline), Pat Malone (Éire Óg), Lizzie O’Leary (Watergrasshill); Chairman, Tony McAulliffe (Lismire); Vice Chairman Pat Malone (Éire Óg); Secretary, Margaret Whelan (St Catherines); Asst. Secretary, Maria O’Donovan (Iveleary); Treasurer Jerome Casey (Boherbue); Delegates to Munster Council: Jerry Doody (Millstreet), Margaret Whelan.
MEANWHILE, the Kanturk Credit Union Duhallow Scór na nÓg Finals were hosted in the Edel Quinn Hall, Kanturk. Results
Figure Dancing: (1) Boherbue (Lydia Sheehan, Sophie Dunstan, Margaret Casey, Áine O’Brien, Rosie Daly, Aoidhbe Ducey, Maeve Cremin, Elisha Daly)
Seanos Dancing: (1) Nancy Lehane (Meelin)
(1) Katie O’Sullivan (Cullen GAA), (2) Nancy Lehane (Meelin)
Instrumental Music: (1) Cullen (Anna Moynihan, Katie O’Sullivan)
Recitation: (1) Emma O’Keeffe (Boherbue), (2) Diarmuid Cronin (Dromtariffe)
Ballad Group: (1) Cullen (Katie O’Sullivan, Anna Moynihan, Emily Nagle, Gemma Nagle, Clodagh O’Sullivan)
Solo Music: (1) Conor Lehane (Millstreet), (2) Anna Moynihan (Cullen)
Leiriú: (1) Boherbue (Padraig Aherne, Emma O’Keeffe, Caitlyn Houlihan, Breeda Vaughan, Aoidhbe Ducey, Donal Murphy, Diarmuid Murphy, Darragh Moynihan)
Set Dancing (1) Newmarket (Roisín O’Connor, Emma Lynch, Leanne Browne, Muireann Angland, Alan McCarthy, Gavin Fleming, Brian O’Keeffe, Brian Hubbard).
The Duhallow winners go forward to the County Scór na nOg Finals on Friday, December 28.