Lotto jackpot at €17,400
The lotto results for the last draw of January 2022 took place on Tuesday, January 24th with a jackpot of €17,200. The four numbers drawn were 6, 9, 18 and 26 and there was no jackpot winner which meant the jackpot for the draw on February 1st, St. Bridget’s Day was €17,400. On Tuesday 24th the prizes of €30 each went to Siobhan c/o Big Vinnies, Pat Mannix, Bartlemy, John Kelleher, Doneraile, John A. Murphy, Moulane and Brendan Cahill, Kilworth. Lotto tickets are just €2 each and every €2 is vital for our club. You can join online at or purchase from any of the retail outlets locally. With so many friends and supporters of Bride Rovers scattered all over the world please spread the news about the weekly lotto. A yearly ticket for the lotto costs just €90 and can be purchased from club members or any of our lotto subcommittee.
BINGO BACK
Our first 2022 bingo session was held last Saturday night and with Maurice Dooley ‘calling’ it went off very well. The results were as follows; game 1 - 1 Line; David Boyce/Tiernan O’Regan shared €40. 2 lines €80 Tiernan O’Regan. House €150 Ronan Crowley, spot prize from Barnes Jewellers, Fermoy; Clodagh and James Bermingham.
Game 2 - 1 line; €40, Clodagh O’Flaherty. 2 Lines €80 shared by Sharon Dorgan and Nicola Barry. House €150 Sue Walsh. Spot prize from O D Tools, Main St. Rathcormac Niamh Healy. Game 3 - 1 Line; €40; Niamh Butler. 2 Lines Ronan Crowley; House €150 shared by Sharon Dorgan and Zoe Glasgow. Spot prize from The Rathcormac Inn; Michael Walsh. Bingo will go ahead again at 8.30pm on this coming Saturday night, February 5. To play simply log in and buy your bingo book - €8 for 3 games or if you wish €16 for two books. Your book will be sent to you via email by Let’s Play Bingo. If you don’t get your book on the Thursday or Saturday don’t forget to check your spam folder. Failing that please contact brideroversbingo@gmail.com and we will be more than happy to help you.
Books are distributed on Thursday (if bought before Wednesday night) and on Saturday (if bought after Wednesday night).
Step 1: Purchase the required amount of books from clubforce website/app. Step 2: You will receive an email with your bingo books attached along with a link to the Zoom meeting. Step 3: Print out the bingo book in advance of the game. Step 4: Re-open the email any time within a half an hour of the start of the bingo and click the link to Zoom where you will be brought via video link to our bingo caller. Remember bingo books must be bought before 12 noon on next Saturday. Also please remember you can buy a bingo book or books and if you are unable to ‘play’ on Saturday night don’t worry as once you have bought the book you are in the game. If your numbers come up for lines or a house you will win the appropriate prize. Bingo is a great bit of fun and helps also with fundraising so tell all your friends about it.
PYNES FIELD
I suppose history was made last Saturday morning when a group of club members met with our engineer in Pynes Field to take a broad outline of our new proposed playing field development. It was the first step on the road that will hopefully see a brilliant new facility in place for future generations of Bride Rovers players and supporters. Matches have been played in Pynes field over many decades. An interesting game was fixed to take place here on Sunday, March 31st 1957. An East Cork Junior Hurling League game between Watergrasshill and Castlelyons was fixed for the venue with local man Johnny Kearney the referee. Unfortunately, due to bad weather, the field was unplayable and the game was postponed. Amazingly it was seven months before the game was refixed, on Sunday, October 20 with the same referee. The match saw skin and hair flying with several ‘off the ball’ incidents. With a few minutes left a full-scale fight broke out involving over twenty players. Deciding that discretion was the better part of valour Johnny Kearney blew the whistle, abandoned the game and made his exit out through the ditch onto the Ballybrowney-Rathcormac road. Luckily a van was just passing so Johnny ‘flagged down’ the driver, hopped into the front seat, and told the driver to ‘drive on fast’! In his report to the East Cork Board Johnny said Watergrasshill were leading by 5 3 to 3 3 when he abandoned the game. The Hill were awarded the game and both clubs were written to asking to explain the actions of their players on the day. Both clubs replied and their explanations were accepted! Local rivalry being the reason for the ‘heated exchanges’ apparently!
DICK MORRISON RIP
One of the great GAA personalities in the East Cork Division, Dick Morrisson, passed away last weekend. President and lifelong member of St. Catherines GAA Club, Dick played in four East Cork A grade junior hurling finals. Dick won a junior B grade medal with his club in 1954 with a final win over Ballymacoda. St Catherines went on to contest 4 junior A grade deciders in 1955, 56, 57 and 1960. Having lost to Castlelyons and Castlemartyr, Catherines finally made the breakthrough winning the East Cork for the first time in 1957 with Dick Morrison starring at midfield against Killeagh.
They lost the 1960 final to Cloyne with Dick captaining the team on that occasion. When his playing career was over Dick Morrison became a Club Administrator and filled various roles, including treasurer, with distinction right up until his death. Through good times and bad Dick served his club with a passion. He had strong links with our parish as his mother was Kelleher from Kippawn Bartlemy - a sister of the famous Johnny and Dick Kelleher. Her father was Richard Kelleher who won an All-Ireland senior football medal with Cork represented by Midleton in the 1890 final against Blues and Whites of Wexford. Dick Morrison was so proud to have that 1890 All-Ireland medal. Dick was a first cousin of Connie Barry, Kilshannig and of the late Maimie Hazlewood, Toberneague and is related to the Barry and Ahern families of Bartlemy.
On behalf of the Bride Rovers Club we extend our deepest sympathy to Dick’s two sons Kieran and Paul, his sister Pat, daughters in law, grandchildren and other relatives. Special condolences to Dolores and Pat Hartigan who were so good to Dick with years. They took him to so many St Catherines games - including the intermediate match v Ballygarvan in Rathcormac last autumn. May Dick now rest in peace. Imagine the banter and laughter with Dick, Toss, Jode, Mossie O’Sullivan, Dave and Dan Hoare, Johnny Buckley, Jack Hogan, Paudie Galvin and Albert Griffin together again!
REBELS’ BOUNTY TIME
Since the Cork GAA Club Members Draw was started well over a decade ago it has brought in huge revenue to the clubs in Cork. The fundraiser was rebranded and relaunched as Rebels’ Bounty last year. With a huge range of valuable monthly prizes this draw is a great investment for just €100 per annum which is basically €10 per month plus two free draws. The Bride Rovers Club is actively supporting the Rebels’ Bounty initiative so please support the GAA in your parish and in Cork by joining up. Tickets are now on sale from club members. If you’re not in you can’t win. The first monthly draw in the 2022 series will be in February so please join up and encourage your friends and relations to do the same.
GO FOR IT BALLYGIBLIN!
Well it’s the Holy Grail next Saturday for the Ballygiblin junior hurlers on the hallowed sod of Croke Park. Having conquered all before them in Avondhu, Cork and Munster the Ballygiblin lads had a very impressive win over Fullen Gaels in Portlaoise just two weeks ago to qualify for the final. There was a massive crowd of red-clad supporters in O’Moore Park Portlaoise and it should be the same at GAA headquarters on Saturday next. I can only imagine what the atmosphere will be like from noon onwards around Jones ‘Road, Clonliffe and the environs of the Croke Park Hotel as Ballygiblin supporters from all parts of the Rebel County mingle and chat in giddy anticipation.
The Munster champions gave a master class in hurling in the semi-final though lining out without Darragh O’Flynn. It won’t be easy of course on Saturday as Mooncoin from Kilkenny provide the opposition. The Kilkenny champions were defeated in the 2017 final by Mayfield. Mooncoin then went up to intermediate grade but were relegated again in 2020. They bounced back in 2021 to win the Co JHC once more. They are one of the most famous clubs in Kilkenny and of course ‘ The Rose of Mooncoin’ is known far and wide. In total 56 hurlers from Mooncoin have won All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny though their last county senior title was back in 1965.
There should be some sense of sheer joy in Croke Park on Saturday when both the junior and intermediate hurling club finals take place at GAA headquarters. Ballygiblin will face Mooncoin of Kilkenny at 3 o’clock in the junior final. Then at 5 it’s Kerry v Kildare as John Meyler’s Kilmoyley will meet Naas in the intermediate final. Both games will be shown on TG4. It should be a brilliant day and I know many Bride Rovers members are planning the trip to Dublin to support Ballygiblin. Ballygiblin of course are trained by Aghada’s Ronan Dwane and on behalf of all in Bride Rovers we wish them all the very best in their quest to bring home the All-Ireland title.
DOWN MEMORY LANE
This week we feature a picture taken at the 1968 Club Dinner Dance in the Royal Hotel Fermoy. Included in the picture is the recently deceased Garda Donie O’Sullivan. A native of Doneraile Donie played hurling with Bride Rovers and was a valued team mentor with the junior hurlers in the 1966 to 1970 period. Those in the picture are; back row; left to right; Joe Browne, Paddy O’Brien, Willie Sheehan, Donie O’Sullivan, Gary Quirke, Paddy Healy, Donie Murphy, Batty Hogan, Tom O’Riordan, Pat Meade, Willie Cotter. Front row; left to right; Tom Barry, Jimmy Meade, Paddy O’Shea (East Cork Board), David John Barry, Fr. Michael Ryan CC, Tony Walsh, Seanie Barry.
DRAMA IN BARTLEMY
On Friday, February 11 and again on the following Friday, February 18 Bartlemy Parish Hall will host dramatic productions as part of the Blackwater Valley Fit Ups. On Friday week February 11th Seamus O’Rourke stars in ‘Victors Dung’. A week later on Friday, February 18th Irene Kelleher stars in her own play ‘Wake’. The Fit Ups were held in 2020 and were hugely successful but Covid caused their cancellation last year.
CAR BOOT SALE
Thanks to all who helped out on Sunday with the first Car Boot Sale day in Rathcormac for 2022. It was a great success. Any club members who can give an hour or two for the next sale on Sunday, February 27 are asked to please contact Billy Finnegan. Items for the Parish stall will be accepted in the Community Field on Saturday morning, February 26. One person’s rubbish is another’s treasure so please bring along unwanted gifts, bric a brac, good used household goods etc.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN BRIDE ROVERS GAA CLUB?
Are you a hurler, footballer, camogie or ladies football player, builder, painter, flag-maker, gardener, ticket seller, IT specialist, singer, poet, dancer, Quiz fanatic, carpenter, bookbinder, plasterer, floor sweeper, writer, lawn-cutter or just a willing and enthusiastic community worker? Well if the answer is ‘yes’ then the Bride Rovers GAA Club needs you. We are always anxious to get new members to help out with the running of the club. Maybe you could give an hour a week to help with some aspect of the club’s varied and enjoyable activities. Perhaps you could try and sell a few lotto tickets every week. Many hands make light work so if you want to help out with any aspect of our club you will be very welcome indeed. If you are interested, please contact our Club Runaí Michael Carey at 087-9808973.
CLUB 100
The Club 100 Scheme brings in much needed finance for ongoing club development work. We are at present seeking additional members for the scheme. Basically those who join the Club 100 commit to making a monthly donation to the Bride Rovers Club on an ongoing basis. There are three distinct packages - Gold, Silver and Bronze and the monthly contributions are €40, €30 and €20. For this financial contribution Club 100 members can avail of club membership, family club membership, yearly club lotto ticket (s) and Rebels’ Bounty Draw Tickets - the level of benefits varies with the type of Club 100 membership. With a huge financial outlay planned for the next few years as we go about developing extra playing pitches we will need ongoing community support. The Club 100 scheme is an ideal way to pledge your support for the future of the Bride Rovers Club. If you would like to join the Bride Rovers Club 100 simply contact any Club Executive member or club treasurer Aiden Dorgan.
BRIDE ROVERS CLUB SPONSORS
Rathcormac Tyres, Fermoy Print and Design and Veolia.