Nuachtlitir Cumann Fánaithe na Claise Vol 8 Issue 06 Cork County Board Chairperson Tracey Kennedy with representatives from each club in Valley Rovers at Dinner Upcoming Fixtures Lotto Results Sunday 11th February 2018 Numbers Drawn: 17, 21, 27 & 29 NO WINNER Winners of 20 Rochestown Park Hotel Div 1 Football League Sunday 18th February, in Brinny Valley Rovers vs Cill Na Martra Junior Football League Sunday Feb 18th Courcey Rovers v Valley Rovers in Ballinspittle at 11.30am. All fixtures subject to change, please check website homepage prior to games Liz & Mark Hurley, c/o Downs Centra. Aoife & Mary Barrett, c/o Barretts Bar. Pasty White, c/o Norah's. Marie Riordan, Finnis. Joseph Lynch,c/o Aisling Lynch, Knockavilla. Ted O Donovan, Killountain. Shiela Sheehan, Coachford. Elmarie Cottrell, Dromkeen. Mags Murphy,Newmarket. Rose Foley, London. Next lotto February 4th 28 th at BRINNY INN Jackpot 3,050 Page 1 of 9
Senior Football League Following on from a tough opening day encounter with Ballincollig the Rovers were looking to build on that but found Ballingeary a tough nut to crack in Brinny.Played in wintry conditions the 1st half was tit for that and the sides were level at the short whistle at 1-4 to 0-7 points, the goal scored by Fiachra Lynch following a good build up. The 2nd half started well for Valleys and with 15 minuets left were 4 points to the good after some excellent point taking. But a couple of concentration lapses left the opposition in for two goals and we were now chasing the game. The lads responded well and drew level near full time and had a great chance to win the game but the attempt went wide and the game ended in a draw. Prominent for Valleys were Ian Crowley, Kevin Canty and John Cottrell. Final score: 1-13 to 2-10 Team: Cormac Desmond Ian Crowley, Tim Cummins, Aaron Lyons, Danny O Sullivan, David Lynch, Johnny Kiely, Kevin Canty, John Cottrell, Rory O Sullivan, Eoghan Delaney, Darragh looney, Pa Hurley, Jack Walsh, Fiachra Lynch. Healy a Robert sean Sweetnam free and Patrick Hurley gave valleys a six points to three lead by the 45 minute. The last 15 minutes belonged to Ballymartle but could only manage two points due to great defending by Valleys. Valleys hung on for a hard fought victory on a score line of 6points to five. Best on the day for Valleys was David Lynch who pulled off two great saves in the first half. Bill Casey, Scott Deane, Sean O Regan & Fearghal Lyons in defence stuck to their task admirably while Shane O Leary, Rory O Sullivan,Adam Healy and James Callanan did well in midfield and attack.of the 20 players that togged off, 19 are Under 21. Following on from the celebrations at the medal presentation the night before it was a credit to the players that fulfilled this fixture and fought so hard for their victory. Team :- David Lynch, Scott Deane, Aidan Sheehan, Bill Casey, Michael Crowley, Fearghal Lyons, Sean O Regan, Shane O Leary, Rory O Sullivan, Dan Sweetnam, James Callanan, Adam Settini, Pa Hurley, Gary Deane, Colm Butler Subs used:-sean Lynch, Adam Healy, Jack Higgins, Eoin Burke, Robert Sean Sweetnam. Subs used: Adam Setini, Fergal Lyons Junior Football League On Sunday 11//2/18, Valley Rovers played Ballymartle at Home in the 2nd round of the Junior A football league. Weather was atrocious with snow falling and made for poor football conditions. Patrick Hurley scored in the 5th minute from a free. Ballymartle were level by the 17th & Gary Deane gave us a two points to one lead in the 22nd minute. Two points in last minute of first half gave Ballymartle a 3 points to two lead at half time. Valleys started the second half the better and four unanswered points from Adam settini, Adam The senior scor will be held on Sun Feb 18th in Kinsale at 7pm. Entries to be sent to Sheila Murphy before Wed Feb 14th. Sheila s tel no is 087 7686112. Page 2 of 9
All officers and mentor positions are now filled in the Juvenile Club. We would like to thank everyone for giving up their spare time and to wish them the very best of luck in the year ahead. Full list of officers are: Chairperson Eddie Lynch Vice Chairman Ciaran Hennesy Secretary Stephen O'Brien Asst. Secretary Sean Lynch Treasurer John Cronin Asst. Treasurer David Holland PRO Donal o Sullivan Asst. PRO Pio Murphy Registrar Seamus McCarthy Purchasing Officer Paul Hoey Garda Vetting Officer Paul Hoey Designated Person Seamus McCarthy Schools Liaison Officer Gerard O'Sullivan Cultural Officer Carol Lehane Coaching Officer Gerard O'Sullivan Social Committee Bernice Lynch & Ber Cronin Children's Officer Paul Hoey The following are the mentors for 2018 Academy Colm O Connor & Niall Murphy Under-10 John O'Donovan, Joe Croke, John Healy, Liam McCarthy, Pat O'Donovan, Kevin O'Donovan, Dave Holland, Kieran O Riordan Under-11 John McSweeney, Ger O'Sullivan, Emma Snapes, Denis Curtin, John Murphy, Denis Callahan, Fergie Twohig, & Charlie Dinneen Under-12 Brian Kelleher, Eamon Crowe, Ryan Hurley, Paschal Hennessy, Eamonn McCarthy & Noel Dineen. Under-13 Michael Guinane, Adrian McEntee, Mick Ryan, Stephen O'Brien, Vincent Angland & Jeremy Hurley Under-14 Ger O'Sullivan, Paschal Hennessy, Niall O'Leary, Donal Kiely, Con Dan O'Sullivan, Barry Casey, Alan Johnson & Gerry Galgey Under-15 Johnny Bernard, Brian O'Driscoll, Shane Murphy, Martin Cronin, Under-16 Kevin Murphy, Ger O'Keeffe, Sean Lynch, Richie Butler, Michael O Brien & Dave Lynch Minor H&F Paul Hoey, Paul Cronin, Eddie Lynch & Jerome Shavin Contact Details Can be found on Valley Rovers Website. Under-7 Pio Murphy, Paul O'Driscoll, Michael Guinane & Humphrey McCarthy Under-8 Martin Dullea, Barry Kiely, Paul McCarthy, Thierry Bemelmans, Ger O'Keefe, Derek Sheehan Under-9 Tadgh Burke, Niall Murphy, Brian Broderick, Nora Barry, Des Murphy, Alan Quirke, Alan Holland, Ciaran Hennessy Valley Rovers Cul Camp for 2018 will run from July 16th to July 20th. All are welcome to this very enjoyable week. More details will be available shortly. Keep the dates in your Diary free! Page 3 of 9
This is a look at the new pitch bookings for Innishannon and Brinny. Please could all team mangers take a look at it to see are the days and times are right for each team, if not could you get back to the club's chairmen. Page 4 of 9
The juvenile registration night was last Monday, for people that were unable to attend and still need to register the form can be downloaded HERE and passed to mentor or club officer with payment. Thank You **IMPORTANT NOTICE** The juvenile night fixed for next Friday February 16th in the Munster Arms has been postponed until Friday February 23rd. Tickets already purchased will be still valid for the 23rd. Anyone who bought ticket but can't attend on the 23rd will get a refund. Apologies for any inconvenience caused 10 per tickets. All welcome Ball Wall Bookings If teams need to book the ball wall. Please contact Tony O Reilly on 0851740604 Page 5 of 9
Valley Rovers Membership is now being collected. Please make every effort to pay ASAP. Players are reminded that they must be paid before they will be allowed to play. Valley Rovers History Valley Rovers are in the process of gathering information with the view of recording the History of Gaelic games in the parish in a book. This project is covering all aspects of Gaelic games, be it Hurling Football, Camogie and Ladies Football. We need your Help!! If you have any memorabilia, pictures, old medals, old minute books in your procession, old AGM reports etc or equally important, any historical information we would greatly appreciate if you would share it with us. We have set up an email address valleyrovershistory@gmail.com that you can email any items. Also on Saturday 3rd March we will be in Innishannon Hall (downstairs) where people can come and bring interesting items and we will scan them and you can take your items home again. If someone has many items and they want us to come to your house to copy them that can be arranged also. Please contact Registrar Willie Casey Thanks for your cooperation. LOTTO TICKETS Yearly lotto tickets are now overdue. Please contact your local collector to renew this year s ticket and remain in the draw. New people always welcome, never miss a draw! Junior Footballers in action in the Snow All information is welcome and we will endeavor to include as many items as possible. For more details or any queries please contact John Lynch at 0877617532 or any club officer Please spread the word! Page 6 of 9
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increasing number of personal injury claims coming in where players are taking personal actions against another player or the club and if that player was not registered at the time of the injury, this exposes the club and the Association in that if it went legal, we would be found negligent for fielding an unregistered member so part of this request to have players registered is to protect both the club and the Association in the event of such a case. This Letter was received from Croke Park re the importance of players paying membership before playing. We urge all players to read. Thank you. "Membership of the Association runs from January 1st December 31st as per the official guide. Cover under the GAA Injury Benefit Fund also runs on a calendar basis from January 1st December 31st and currently clubs have until the 1st March to register and pay for the teams they wish to be covered for 2018. Players are also to be registered as per the official guide. There is no date given for the registration of as March 31st applies for registering members for the purposes of voting rights. The GAA Injury Benefit Fund is in place for the benefit of registered members and we are asking clubs to have those that could potentially benefit from the Fund as in the players to be registered. A significant number of claims have been uncovered whereby the player involved was not registered at the time of the injury, was not registered at all in the given year or was registered after the injury date which is unacceptable. Willis have been informed to decline such cases as we need to get the message out there about the importance of registering players. Players should be informed that they are not covered under the Fund until they pay their membership and this may assist the club in getting the membership from the players in a timelier manner. Clubs are facing increasing demands from players for medical bills to be paid and in many cases the club are not receiving the membership from the player. Under the GAA Liability programme also, there is an Well done to the winner of the jackpot at the Valley Rovers Ladies football bingo, pictured here receiving her prize from John Murphy Valley Rovers GAA Contact Valley Rovers Phone 0857038198 Email chairperson.valleyrovers.cork@gaa.ie secrectary.valleyrovers.cork@gaa.ie pro.valleyrovers.cork@gaa.ie Website: www.valleyrovers.com Every effort has been made to ensure the contents of this newsletter are correct, however we take no responsibility for any errors, omissions or misprints that may occur in this publication from time to time Page 9 of 9