Éire Óg Pavillion to host Scór Sinsear finals
THE Cork County Scór Sinsear Finals operate on this Saturday in the Éire Óg GAA Pavillion, Ovens commencing at 6.30pm. The 50th Finals comes to the popular Mid Cork venue and fingers are crossed the fare on parade will equal if not better excellent hostings from more recent years.
Saturday’s showpiece features an abundance of talent from all corners of the county with clubs representing the various divisions. All the indications are an abundance of cultural entertainment will surface from GAA members. The county finalists are: Figure Dancing: Boherbue (Megan Courtney, Marguerite Hickey, Kate O’Sullivan, Íde Herlihy, Clíodhna Ducey, Lena Sheehan, Siobháin Fitzgerald, Beatrice Casey)
Solo Singing: Muireann Vaughan (Kanturk), Aisling Allen (Carrigaline), Shane Murphy (Castlelyons), Tracey Cronin (Iveleary), Elaine Moore (Carbery Rangers), Pat Dunne (Kilshannig)
Recitation: Jerry Doody (Millstreet), Danny Corkery (Milford), Laura Whelan (Lisgoold), Elaine Lombard (Ballinhassig), Deirdre Hodnett (St. James), Tim Mullane (Inniscarra)
Ballad Group: Boherbue (Marie O’Gorman, Megan Kiely, Eddie Kiely, Marguerite Hickey, Grace Leader); Iveleary (Tracey Cronin, Miriam Cronin, Sinead Cronin); Glanworth (Orla Murphy, Catherine Desmond, Barbara O’Sullivan, Irene de Brun, Linda Murphy); Lisgoold (Ger Clifford, Anita O’Driscoll, Sandra Bernard, Sarah Speight, Rebecca Coleman); Carrigaline (Aisling Allan, Siobhán Cogan, Clare O’Brien, Liam O’Brien); St. James (Rachel O’Sullivan, Aine Firzgerald, Rachel Hodnett, Ashlie O’Sullivan, Amy O’Sullivan)
Leiriu: St. John’s (Louise Buckley, Noreen Kelleher, John O’Sullivan, Paddy O’Keeffe); Bride Rovers(John Arnold, Orla Arnold, William O’Leary, Mossie O’Sullivan); Kilworth (Joe Aherne, Liam Kenny, Michael O’Brien, Beibhinn Kenneally, Shane Donnellan); St. James (Kathleen O’Sullivan, Deirdre Hodnett, Rachell Hodnett, Rachel O’Sullivan, Finbarr McCarthy, Jonathan O’Donovan, Seán O’Reilly, Joseph Hodnett).
Instrumental Music: Boherbue (Marie O’Gorman, Tadgh O’Sullivan, Eddie Kiely ); Kilshannig (Darragh O’Shea, Sheila Cavanagh, Veronica O’Mahony, Fergus McGrath, Daniel O’Callaghan); Cloyne (Michael Greaney, Margaret Healy, Jason Perry, John Cronin, Peter Kelly); Ballinhassig (John Gildea, Sean Ó Riordáin, Richie McDonnell)
Set Dancing: Boherbue (Evie Casey, Amanda O’Sullivan, Amee McCarthy, Beatrice Casey, Timothy Murphy, Eddie Kiely, Jimmy Herlihy, Christopher O’Flynn);
Scór na bPaistí
DUHALLOW national school kids are looking ahead to participating in the highly popular divisional Scór na bPaistí cultural orientated competitions.
Chairman Liam Buckley thanked the continued involvement of Kanturk Credit Union and encouraged the participation of all schools and clubs within the division in a full and comprehensive programme catering for both individual and team members.
The extensive schedule focuses on figure / set dancing, solo singing, recitation, novelty act, instrumental music, ballad group and question time.
Confined to national school children, Duhallow dates confirmed are three semi finals down for decision beginning in Cullen on thia Friday night at 7.30pm with participants drawn from Cullen, Millstreet, Dromagh, Derinagree, Rathcoole, Tullylease and Cloughoula.
The second semi final in Rockchapel on Saturday at 2pm features Rockchapel, Kiskeam, Kanturk, Meelin, Knockaclarig, Ballydesmond, Kilbrin and Lismire. Boherbue hosts the concluding semi final on Sunday (2pm), involved are Boherbue, Newmarket, Ballyhass, Knocknagree, Lyre, Banteer, Kilcorney and Hollymount.
The divisional finals for the quiz, recitation and sketch take place in Lismire on Friday, February 15 with the remainder of the programme pencilled for the Edel Quinn Hall, Kanturk on Sunday, February 24 commencing at 2pm