Double loss for footballers
CORK COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE Mitchelstown 0-17 Ballyvourney 3-09
Mitchelstown footballers made the 90km journey to Ballyvourney on St. Patrick’s Morning to take on the host club. The old saying that the concession of goals in football matches make it hard to recover was definitely true in this encounter.
From the throw-in without a Mitchelstown player touching the ball, Ballyvourney raised their first of three green flags. Both sides then exchanged points before a dominant spell saw ‘Town score three unanswered points to leave the sides level. Mitchelstown had the advantage of a stiff breeze and scored eight points to the opposition’s three to leave the half-time score 0-12 to 1-04.
The restart saw Ballyvourney add 1-01 in as many minutes to leave just the minimum between the sides. Both sides worked hard but it was Mitchelstown in the driving seat and they took a three point lead in the final ten minutes, but alas it was the home team who finished the stronger and with 32 minutes on the clock, we conceded our third goal to lose by the narrowest of margins.
CAVANAGH’S OF FERMOY DIV THREE FOOTBALL LEAGUE Mitchelstown 1-04 Doneraile 2-04
In a game of many squandered opportunities we went under to a strong Doneraile team on Saturday evening last. Mitchelstown led by 1-0 to 0-1. Both sides found it hard to score and were level at half-time 1-02 each, thanks to a great penalty save by Tadgh Nolan.
The second half saw no great improvement in the scoring stakes, but Doneraile’s 1-02 to Mitchelstown’s 0-2 saw the visitors gather the points.
AUCTION NIGHT SATURDAY
The club, ably assisted by our juvenile and ladies football clubs, are holding an auction on this Saturday night, March 26th with the proceeds going to finance a refurb/repair of the driveway at the Limerick Rd grounds. The successful 2021 junior B football team will also be presented with their medals on the night.
Auctioneer on the night making a return after two years due to the pandemic is none other than the famous Maurice Walsh. Also on the night there will be no need to tap your friend as you will be able to tap the state-ofthe-art new card machine recently purchased by the club.
On the night you will be able to purchase an envelope for €5 with the winner receiving two premium tickets for the upcoming Ed Sheerin concert on Friday, April 29th in Cork.
At the time of going to press numerous items to cater for many tastes have been acquired which will include a bottle of the much sought after Midleton 2022 rare whiskey, for the romantic a night away in the luxurious Rochestown Park Hotel, camping tickets for the returning Independence Music Festival, the golfer is catered for with a fourball in Fota Island Resort along with green fees for Fermoy and Mitchelstown Golf Clubs. The fitness enthusiast can bid for memberships and personal training. With Mother’s Day the following day why not pick up a Hunters Rest, Market Place or Galtee Glow voucher or a hamper from Horgan’s Delicatessen supplies?
With the fine weather we are having at the minute why not bid on the Albany Paints voucher. For the GAA supporter and with Cathail O’Mahony and Mark Keane presently involved with the Cork panels, premium tickets for the expected sell out Cork v Limerick Munster Hurling championship, exclusive tickets for the Cork v Clare hurling game which includes a reception at the Dome in Thurles, along with tickets for the Cork and Kerry Munster Football semi-final. At the time of going to press more items were being donated.
FIELD DEVELOPMENT LOTTO
The draw took place in Walsh’s Yard Bar on Saturday last, March 19th. There was no jackpot winner, numbers drawn 1, 6, 17 and 19. Lucky dip winners: Martin Sheehan c/o Mitchelstown GAA; Josie Price c/o Shapers Hairdressing Salon Elanor O’Shea c/o Amber.
Our next draw will take place on Thurs., Mar 31st in Walsh’s Lounge Bar for a jackpot of €4,600.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2022
With the season having commenced last weekend club membership for the coming year is now well overdue and is set at €50 for and adult and €30 for a student. It can be paid direct to any club officer, by EFT to IE38BOFI90294446339982 giving name for membership or by logging on to https://mitchelstowngaa.com. A new life membership was introduced for 2022 at a cost of €1,000 which can be paid in full or two payments of €500 or by direct debit over ten or twenty months. Applications for life membership can be made to the secretary.mitchelstown.cork@gaa.ie
CONGRATULATIONS
Huge congratulations to Michelle Sweeney (albeit we hear Karl bought the ticket) on winning the jackpot of €4,900 in the Park Utd lotto last Monday night.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
Take yourself back two years just before this pandemic hit, who would have thought that Mitchelstown and Ballygiblin would have players not alone lining out, but both scoring at senior inter-county level. Starting at 1pm on Sunday Cathail O’Mahony had three points from play for the Cork senior footballers against Down and a few hours later, Mark Keane would be scoring for the hurlers down in Wexford. The stuff dreams are made of for this writer, huge congratulations Cathail and Mark.
FIXTURES
Cavanagh’s of Fermoy Division Three Football League Mitchelstown v Killavullen in Mitchelstown on Thursday, March 31st, throw in at 7.30pm.
Cork Credit Unions County Division Two B Football League Mitchelstown v Dromtarriffe in Mitchelstown April 3rd at 12 noon.