Newsletter-03-12-2015

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Christmas 2015
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The Strictly Erins Own Committee 2015

Senior Hurling Championship V’s NaPiarsaigh: 31/07/2015
Erin’s Own 3-19 Na Piarsaigh 2-18: What might have appeared to be a
stroll in the park for favourites Erin’s Own when they turned over at halftime
with a 14 points advantage ultimately proved to be a struggle to gain
their quarter-final place in the Cork SHC at Pairc Uí Rinn last evening.
A storming second-half recovery from Na Piarsaigh brought them to
within a goal in injury time and the East Cork side were relieved to see
top scorer Eoghan Murphy win a close-in free before a final act of
drama with Na Piarsaigh free-taker Keith Buckley hitting a 30 yards
free against the upright. Winning manager Martin Bowen conceded
they were ‘lucky’ to win, commenting: “there was a strong wind out
there….stronger than you’d think.
It was a game of two halves and we would consider we were lucky to
get out of it.”In the final analysis what proved decisive was the goal
scored by corner-forward Maurice Carroll in the 40th minute and
impressive goalkeeping from Shay Bowen, whose brother Alan was
one of their stars in attack.The foundation for the Erin’s Own victory
was laid early in the game, once they had begun to impose their will on
the game after an opening ten minutes noteworthy for three Na
Piarsaigh wides before Stephen O’Sullivan got their opening point.
That came in the eighth minute, by which time Erin’s Own had four
points on the board.
In general play, Erin’s Own were winning more ball around the middle
of the field and more forceful in attack – where Bowen and Maurice
Carroll in the corners were to play major roles, along with expert freetaking
from Eoghan Murphy. The city side did promise for a while, with
Ronan McGregor getting in some good work in the half-back line and
Keith Buckley probing on the right flank in attack, but, in comparative
terms, the return from their overall efforts was minimal. The difference
in standards was highlighted when Alan Bowen got the first goal for
Erin’s Own after 18 minutes and Maurice Carroll – son of former
Limerick star Mossie Carroll – followed suit with a terrific solo effort.
Followed quickly by a point from Stephen Cronin it put them 10 points
clear and Na Piarsaigh’s only real attempt at a goal was foiled when
corner-back Cian O’Connor made a vital interception. At the break it
was 2-14 to 0-6.
With a few positional switches
and a much more determined
approach, Na Piarsaigh were
encouraged by an Ian
McDonnell goal within four
minutes and, after Carroll’s
goal, Erin’s Own were to be
restricted to four points after
Carroll’s goal. And they were
grateful when Shay Bowen
made the first of two crucial
saves at the three-quarters
stage. The city side were
winning much more
possession all over and were
boosted by the introduction of
subs Padraig Guest and 16
year-old Eoin Ó hAinfin, who
was to get their second goal in
the 62nd minute. Keith Buckley
was unerring in his free-taking
and they steadily narrowed
the deficit to the stage when
only a goal separated the
sides. After that, anything
could have happened but
Eoghan Murphy’s late, late
free settled the issue.
Scorers for Erin’s Own:E.
Murphy (0-10, 5 frees, 1 65);
M. Carroll (2-2); A. Bowen (1-
5); S. Cronin and Kieran
Murphy (0-1 each).
Scorers for Na Piarsaigh:K.
Buckley (0-7, 5 frees, 2 65’s);
E. Moynihan (0-4); I.
McDonnell (1-1); E. Ó hAinfin
(1-0); P. Rourke (0-2); C.
Buckley, D. Lee, S.
O’Sullivan and P. Guest (0-1
each).
ERIN’S OWN:S. Bowen; C.
O’Connor, C. Dooley, D.
Dennehy; S. Cronin, S.
Murphy (capt.), C. O’Mahony;
Killian Murphy, S. Kelly;
Kieran Murphy, J. Sheehan,
M. Collins; M. Carroll, E.
Murphy, A. Bowen.
Subs: C. O’Callaghan for
O’Mahony (44); A. Power for
Kelly (56); R. O’Flynn for
Dennehy (58);
Report By Jim O Sullivan
Irish Examiner

Niamh O Keeffe &
Michael Leahy at Strictly
Erins Own
Senior Hurling Championship Team Photo V’s NaPiarsaigh
31/07/2015
Dance Partners Marion
Murphy & Liam O
Connell at Strictly Erins
Own
Ballyduff Upper Senior Hurling tournament Final Ballyduff 0-14
Erins Own 2-18, played on Thursday 13/08/2015.

East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship QF Erins Own 2-14 St
Ita’s 3-16
Midleton was the venue for this junior hurling championship
clash against St Ita’s, the day was dry but there was a strong
wind blowing which we chose to play against in the first half,
Cathal Heavy opened the scoring for Erins Own with a goal in
the first five minutes, Peter Kelly hit three fine points from play &
one from a free before the break, the on form James O Carroll
put over two & Diarmuid O Flynn & Ian O Mahony both adding a
point each, Ita’s were hurling well & went in at the break a point
up, Erins Own 1-08 St Ita’s 2-06,
The second half saw Peter Kelly hitting another four points (3
form frees 1 from play) James O Carroll was still hurling well
adding a goal & a point & Kevin Fenton hitting a point but wasn’t
enough to stop Ita’s who were the better side on the day, to be
fare to Erins Own Stephen Horgan, Andrew Power & James Carr
were a big loss & if all 3 were available it might have been a
different result, all the best to St Ita’s. Diarmuid O Flynn, Peter
Kelly, Paul Fenton & James O Carroll played well.
Dance partners Joan
Power & Declan Spillane
at Strictly Erins Own
Team in Full: 1 Kieran Murphy 2. Paul Fenton 3.Barry Og
Murphy 4.Dara Twomey 5.Shane Broderick 6.Ronan O Carroll
7.Diarmuid O Flynn 8.Ian O Mahony 9.Sean Crowley 10.Cris
Geary 11.Kevin Fenton 12.James O Carroll 13.Cathal Heavy
14.Peter Kelly 15.Dairmuid Ryng,
Dance partners Andrew
Power & Lesley Anne
Daly at Strictly Erins
Own
Subs Used Colm Coakley For Cathal Heavy, Martin Buckley for
Chris Geary & Paul Ryan For Ian O Mahony

East Cork Junior A Football
Championship 11/09/2015,
Erins Own 2-12 Midleton 0-
05
A doubt was cast over the
playing of this semi final
game against Midleton due to
the heavy rain that was
falling, but the pitch in
Youghal was well able to take
any rain that fell on it & it was
in great condition, Erins Own
got off to a dream start with
Mossie Carroll kicking a point
& finding the net with in the
first five minutes, Shane
Murphy, Eoghan Murphy &
cian O Connor all pointed &
Stephen Lee on form again
with his free taking added two
more points to give us awell
deserved lead at half time of
1-06 to 0-02,
The second half was more or
less the same with Erins Own
in the driving seat, Kieran
Murphy & Mossy Carroll were
well in control of the middle of
the field, Daire Dennehy,
Andrew, Shane Murphy, all
added a point each, Captain
Cian O Callaghan added a
goal & a point & Stephen Lee
again kicking another two
points to give Erins Own a
strong win & to march on to
the East Cork final were they
a wait the winners of
Doungourney & Fr O Neil’s.
Team In Full: 1. Darren O
Sullivan 2.Sean Kelly
3.Cormac Dooley 4.Cian O
Connor 5.James O Carroll
6.Daire Dennehy 7.Darren
Hayes 8.Mossy Carroll
9.Kieran Murphy 16.Andrew
Power 11.Shane Murphy
12.Eoghan Murphy 13.Cian O
Callaghan ( Capt) 14.Alan
Bowen 15. Stephen Lee,
Subs Used:Stephen Horgan
for James O Carroll, Colm
Coakley for Andrew Power,
Cathal O Mahony for Kieran
Murphy & Shane Brodrick for
Cian O Connor.
Erin’s Own 0-16 Carrigtwohill 0-8 (Cork County SHC): 30/08/2015
Having had genuine penalty claims waved away by referee
Nathan Wall in each half, Carrigtwohill’s frustration with the
Carrigaline official reached boiling point when Niall MacCarthy
received a straight red card on 35 minutes for kicking out at Erin’s
Own full-back Shane Murphy. Kidney, to be fair, had no quibbles
over the outcome, but there was no holding back when his opinion
was sought on the decision to dismiss former Cork hurler
McCarthy.“We had a man sent off which I thought was a very,
very soft incident,” he said. “We were never going to come back
from that.“I am not happy with the refereeing decisions there at
all. It was absolutely atrocious. I just couldn’t explain it.“If you go
down to any other county, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Clare, any of these
serious teams that are going well, look at their referees. Is it a
wonder Cork hurling is kinda so soft at the moment because the
way referees are refereeing?
“That referee was just not up to scratch for senior hurling. He was
not up to senior hurling standard. We were probably still going to
be beaten despite the referee fairly.“You go up to Kilkenny,
Tipperary and Clare, and we played challenges against clubs from
these counties a lot this year, it is a lot harder, a lot tougher
because [the referee] is leaving a lot more go.”
Level five times in the opening half, McCarthy’s sending-off
arrived at a critical juncture early in the second period. Ahead by
0-8 to 0-5, Erin’s Own gradually tightened the noose thereafter —
sub Robbie O’Flynn (0-2), Killian Murphy, and Alan Bowen
splitting the posts approaching the final quarter.Jay Horgan set up
Darren O’Driscoll on 50 minutes for Carrigtwohill’s first point in 24
minutes of action. It provided but momentary respite.With Alan
Bowen and Sean Kelly dominant around the middle, and Shane
Murphy sweeping effectively further back, Martin Bowen’s side
had long since entered cruise control.

The lively Eoghan Murphy (0-2), Kieran Murphy, and Mark Collins
swelled their tally to round out a second comfortable championship win
over their East Cork neighbours, Carrigtwohill’s several late raids on
Shay Bowen’s goal proving fruitless. “It was a battle,” said Martin
Bowen. “In fairness to the players, they dug in and we are happy to win.
Carrigtwohill had nothing to lose coming in off the last day, whereas we
had an awful lot to lose. It is difficult when you beat a team by such a
big margin, especially when they have been going well since and
brought in new management.
Scorers for Erin’s Own:E
Murphy (0-5, 0-4 frees);
Kieran Murphy, A Bowen
(0-3 each); M Collins, R
O’Flynn (0-2 each), Killian
Murphy (0-1).
Scorers for Carrigtwohill:T
Hogan (0-2 frees), R White
(0-2 each); N Furlong, N
McCarthy, S Rohan, D
O’Driscoll (0-1 each).
ERIN’S OWN:S Bowen; C
O’Connor, S Murphy, C
Dooley; S Cronin, Killian
Murphy, C O’Mahony; A
Bowen, S Kelly; Kieran
Murphy, J Sheehan, M
Collins; M O’Carroll, E
Murphy, C O’Callaghan.
Subs:R O’Flynn for
Sheehan (HT), S Morgan for
O’Callaghan (51).
CARRIGTWOHILL:
“We felt that if we kept it tight early on and didn’t concede goals, we
would come out on top.”And never did their well-organised rearguard
look like being breached. Identifying Niall McCarthy, Robert White, and
Darren O’Driscoll as the danger men, Erin’s Own’s Shane Murphy, Cian
O’Connor and Cormac Dooley led the charge in nullifying their impact.
Not that Carrigtwohill did themselves any favours by the manner in
which they set up. Opting to deploy Jason Barrett as a sweeper,
Kidney’s charges struggled to impose themselves in the final third of
the field. .” Their distribution out of defence bordered on atrocious, with
loose man Shane Murphy mopping up an amount of ball. Indeed, if the
sliotar wasn’t rained aimlessly in his direction, it was launched down on
the double-marked Darren O’Driscoll on the edge of the square.
S Devlin; P Hogan, A
Garde, P O’Sullivan; C
O’Connell, N Furlong, M
O’Riordan; J Horgan, L
O’Sullivan; S Dempsey, J
Barrett, T Hogan; R White,
N McCarthy, D O’Driscoll.
Subs: M Fitzgerald for S
Dempsey (36), S Rohan for
T Hogan (52), S Roche for
O’Sullivan (58).
Referee: N Wall
(Carrigaline).
By Eoghan Cormican
And while the winners didn’t score from play until Kieran Murphy’s 16th
minute strike — Eoghan Murphy swatting three frees inside the opening
quarter — they were far more economical in attack.
Mark Collins clipped over a fine effort on the right wing and though
Tomas Hogan tied proceedings for the fifth time, Kieran Murphy and
Alan Bowen raised a pair of white flags before the call for half-time to
send Erin’s Own on the road to victory.

Well done to Erins own’s
Shay Bowen on receiving
the Reardans bar player
of the round for his
outstanding performance
against Carrigtwohill in
this SHC Q/F
Senior Hurling Championship Semi Final V’s Sarsfields 27/09/2015
Erins Own 1-13 Sarsfields 0-16
It was a tight affair throughout this senior hurling championship semi-final
clash against our neighbours Sarsfields, from the off it was point for point,
Mark Collins opened the scoring for Erins Own with a nice point from the
wing, Eoghan Murphy was spot on with his free taking for the hour, before
the break he pointed 2 from play, 4 from frees & 1 from a 65, Erins Own
backs were hurling well with Cathal O Mahony in fine form, 8 points apiece
at half time, Robbie O Flynn was introduce at the break who brought a spark
of life to the attack when adding a point, the real excitement came in the
43 rd minute when Erins Own were awarded a penalty & Eoghan Murphy
making no mistake in finding the net to give us a 3 point lead, Sars pulled
back two points & then were awarded a penalty which saw Shay Bowen
save & deflect over the bar, Stephen Cronin pointed & Eoghan Murphy
added another 3 points from frees, which saw the game ending in a draw,
Erins Own looked to be the better team, but Sars never left them pull away
& had their own chance to win the game with a last minute Cian McCarthy
free trailing wide in to be the last puck of the game, Cathal O Mahony
deserved man of the match with another fine performance, Shay Bowen
made some fine saves when called on, Kilian & Shane Murphy put in a
strong game, Cormac Dooley & Sean Kelly also played well.
Josephine Twohig Earley
& Wan Waterman
Team in Full: 1.Shay Bowen 2.Cian O Connor 3.Cormac Dooley 4.Kilian
Murphy 5.Stephen Cronin 6.Shane Murphy 7.Cathal O Mahony 8.Mossy
Carroll 9.Sean Kelly 10.Kieran Murphy 11.Colm Coakley 12.Mark Collins
13.Cian O Callaghan 14.Eoghan Murphy 15.Alan Bowen, Subs Used:
Robbie O Flynn for Colm Coakley (ht) Stephen Horgan for Cian O
Callaghan & Andrew Power for Mossy Carroll

Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final Replay 03/10/2015
Erins Own 1-14 Sarsfields 4-15
An evening meeting under lights was chosen to decide the semi-final replay
of the senior hurling championship, from the start Sars were off to a dream
start with a goal & two points on the scoreboard in the first eight minutes, it
took Erins Own ten minutes to notch up their first point from an Eoghan
Murphy free, Kieran Hero Murphy hit two points from play & Eoghan adding
another two from frees, both sides were hurling well with Shane Murphy &
Cormac Dooley solid in defence, Sars hit another four points to leave the
difference at the break of a goal & a point Sars 1-06 Erins Own 0-05,
straight after the break Erins Own looked to be in good form with a Mark
Collins point , But Sars goaled soon after, Kieran Murphy added another
point for Erins Own & three points from frees from Eoghan Murphy
narrowed the gap to three points but goals when games & that’s what Sars
got a third mid ways in the second half at this stage the gap widened to
seven points, both sides continued to exchange points with Eoghan Murphy
hitting two from play, a life line then came when Eoghan Murphy netted from
a penealty in the 24 th minute & points from Alan Bowen & Andrew Power
brought the gap back to four points but Sars continued to notch up points &
sealed their victory in the 31 st minute with a fourth goal to put the game
beyond reach from Erins Own & to put them into another county final were
they seek a fifth title since `08 a remarkable achievement for any club,
Shane & Kilian Murphy, Cormac Dooley, Sean Kelly & Robbie O Flynn
played well on the night for Erins Own.
Kilian Murphy & Emma
Jane Morgan at Strictly
Erins Own 2015
Diarmuid Cunningham &
Ann O Keefe at Strictly
2015
Team in Full: 1.Shay Bowen 2.Cian O Connor 3.Cormac Dooley 4.Kilian
Murphy 5.Stephen Cronin 6.Shane Murphy 7.Cathal O Mahony 8.Mossy
Carroll 9.Sean Kelly 10.Kieran Murphy 11.Alan Bowen 12.Mark Collins
13.Cian O Callaghan 14.Stephen Horgan 15.Eoghan Murphy, Subs
Used: Robbie O Flynn for Cian O Callaghan (22min) Jack Sheehan for
Mark Collins (48 Min) & Andrew Power for Stephen Horgan (53 min)

Winners of Strictly Erins
Own 2015 Trish Murphy
& Emmett Quest
Strictly launch 01-10-2015 Erins Own Ladies club making a
donation to the Erins Own schools coaching scheme
Dance partners Sinead
Cullinane & Karl Doherty at
Strictly Erins Own
Cork Senior Hurler Bill Copper speaking to all the kids at this
year’s Kelloggs Cul camp in Caherlag.
HELEN SAVAGE IN CROKE PARK

CONGRATULATIONS TO NIAMH
MURPHY AND THE CORK MINORS
WHO WERE CROWNED ALL IRELAND
CHAMPIONS IN EARLY AUGUST. THE
Well done to the Junior Ladies who are East Cork Junior C
Champions for 2015. This is a fantastic achievement for the
club as it is the first adult title it has won since the club was
founded over 10 years ago. With the best of intentions the girls
had a jittery start against Lisgoold. With most of the
possession and plenty of wides the Erinsown girls went in 6
points to 1.1 at half time. Lisgoold threatened throughout the
entire game and never gave up, with Caoileann Hickey making
great runs from centre back and Edel Cronin winning plenty of
ball upfront.
YOUNG REBELLETTES HAD A
COMPREHENSIVE WIN OVER GALWAY
IN SEMPLE STADIUM.
Mid-Term Camp
East Cork Junior C Champions
For the Erinsown girls it was their strength and perseverance
that paid off, some great runs from Clodagh Lane and Gilda
Healy lead to some fantastic scores from Emma Wallace.
Emma Coughlan came the whole way up the field to take a
penalty which she scored on the rebound. Ann Marie Lenihan
and Niamh Murphy mopped up all the loose ball around the
middle of the field. Well done to all the girls and mentors
involved. A special thanks must go to everyone who helped
out in Caherlag that evening, lining the pitch, the umpires,
lines men, all the supporters who came to watch, and the tri
colour was even raised for the special occasion.
Two fantastic days were had at
the mid-term camogie and
football camp in Caherlag. This
was one of the many
fundraisers for Strictly
Erinsown. The girls got a great
opportunity to show off and
practice their camogie and
football skills. Special thanks to
the minor girls who were
brilliant coaches, and to Kitty
Cogan and Sinéad Flavin who
ensured everything ran
smoothly. The girls were
delighted to get a visit from
the All Ireland Football Cup,
Brendan Martin and Cork
superstar Orla Finn.
COME HURL WITH ME

ERINSOWN U10S
The Junior ladies had two successful wins, in two separate
competition in the space of four days. The girls travelled to
Skibbereen to play a league semi-final against Caheragh.
Erinsown played with a strong wind in the first half which
gave them a great platform at half time. The girls held out to
win comprehensively. We must give a special thank you to the
O Donovan Rossa Club who greatly helped us out, after we
left some vital equipment in the car park in Caherlag!!! We
would also like to thank all the supporters who made the trip
back west to cheer on the girls.
Dave O Mahony & Mary
O Riordan dancing at
strictly 2015
Junior C League Champions
Just three days later the Junior Ladies had to tog out again to
play the first round of championship, at home this time to
Carrigaline. This was an extremely exciting, eventful and
sporting battle with the Erinsown girls coming out on top with
just one single point to spare.
Michael Mulchay &
Michelle Scanlon at
Strictly 2015
The Junior ladies travelled to Clon to play the second round of
their a County Championship, on a cold and windy July
evening. Playing against the wind in the first half the Erinsown
girls had a great start. Niamh Murphy made great runs up the
field to create scores. Clodagh Lane adapted superbly to her
new position at centre back, flanking her was Ann Marie
Lenihan who was as solid as ever.

The Erinsown full backline were inspiring to watch, Leah Soden, Allie O
Neill and Ciara Fenton, three young players who won ball in front,
harassed, tackled, and blocked everything that came near them. Louise
Horgan and Melanie Dooley came on in the second half and settled right
into the game. They looked for the ball and played crucial roles in
developing the attack in the forward line.
The girls then qualified for the quarter final of the Junior C County by
beating Bandon in a thrilling game by only 5 points. This was a repeat of
last years 13 a side A County final. Both teams started well steadily
scoring away. Caoimhe O Callaghan, Deirdre Cottrell and Emma
Wallace adding to the score sheet for Erinsown. Bandon were very strong
down the middle and kept the pressure on throughout the whole game.
Becky Opperman came on just before half time and scored a magnificent
point in the second half. Bandon never gave up and scored a fantastic
penalty in the last 10 minutes of the game, which they completed
dominated.
The Erinsown girls just about hung on to win the game.
The girls then went on to play Rosscarbery B in the quarter final of the
county, where they had an impressive win. Aoibhin Cunningham worked
extremely hard at mid field against a very strong Ross pairing, while
Cliodhna Bowen was outstanding at wing forward. Sophie O Neill made
a few great saves and Beth Zito, all the way from Clan Na nGael San
Francisco, played very well in her debut in the blue and red jersey.
Special thanks to Marguerite, and all the tea ladies who put on a massive
spread after the match.
Our luck ran out in the county championship in early September, we
travelled to Ahiohill to play our old rivals, Caheragh. Unfortunately on
the night, they were the better team. Caheragh went on to lose the county
final by 1 point after extra time against a very strong Dromtariff side.
The county league final
win against Bride Rovers
was the highlight of the
year. The girls lost to the
Rathcormac side earlier
in the season, with a lack
lustre performance in the
league. The pitch in
Castletownroche was top
class and the weather was
perfect for a game of
football. Anne Marie O
Callaghan was the
driving force in the
middle of the field,
scoring a fantastic goal
after a run from the far
65. Clodagh Lane and
Dooley were as solid as
always at the back.
Caoimhe O Callaghan
was in her usual form,
winning and distributing
great ball as well as
taking her own scores.
Bride Rovers never gave
up and threatened
throughout the whole
game. Emma Coughlan at
full back was the top
scorer of the game with
two goals, even with her
10 minute rest.
U13 Camogie winners of the east cork shield

Junior Ladies who travelled to the All Ireland 7s in
Dublin
ERINSOWN U12S
Minors
Jack Sheehan & Beth
Zito at Strictly 2015
PJ Linehan & Deirdre
O Sullivan dancing at
strictly 2015
The minors travelled to Cloyne last Sunday in the East Cork
League. The girls started very strong with great scores from
Niamh Murphy and Emma Wallace. Niamh Deasy read the
play very well at centre back and delivered very intelligent
ball. Gilda Healy and Aoibhin Cunningham picked off some
fantastic scores after the ball was worked superbly up the field.
Katie O Brien played brilliantly at wing forward, looking for
the ball and taking it on. Congrats to all involved in a super
win. The minors play Youghal at home in the next round.
The minor team have made great progress throughout the year
and went on to win their second match of the East Cork
League against Mayfield. Erinsown had a blistering start with
great scores from Emma Wallace and Niamh Murphy.
Mayfield had plenty of football with some very quick forwards
who made fantastic runs, but were very unlucky with a few
scores. Louise Horgan and Katie O Brien did trojan work in
the forward line and Niamh O Connell picked off a few lovely
scores. Ali O Neill, Leah Soden and Sinead Scanlon were as
solid as ever in the back line.

The minor girls had a great win against Kildorrery in the
county quarter final. The girls battled hard to come up trumps
in what was a very tough game. Aoibhin Cunningham tackled
brilliantly around the middle of the field, while Sinead Scanlon
covered acres of ground at the back. Andrea Collins made a
few crucial saves in the first half when the game was still in
the melting pot. Gilda Healy gave a player of the match
performance at centre forward, working very well with Niamh
Murphy who was tearing up and down the field. The girls play
Caheragh in the semi final on Sat the 24th of October, throw in
4pm in Newcestown.
ERINSOWN U14S
Kevin Collins & Ann
Marie O Callaghan at
Strictly 2015
Minor East Cork Champions
Well done to the Erinsown minors who defeated Youghal in
the East Cork Final , on a score line of 3.7 to 0.8. Erinsown
played with a gale force wind in the first half but Youghal
steadily kicked their points, looking to be the stronger team
going in at half time. Katie O Brien kicked two fantastic points
at full forward, working very well with her cousin Emma
Wallace in the corner. Gilda Healy have a player of the match
performance from centre forward, covering acres of ground
around the middle of the field. Niamh Murphy carried the ball
very well at mid field delivering great passes in to the forward
line. Sister Aoibin and Shauna Cunningham were very
influential in the half back line, winning every 50/50 ball
between them. Eimear Broderick gave an exhibition of
defensive play at wing back while Niamh Deasy had a great
game on her first day wearing the no3 Jersey. Sinead Scanlon
transferred to full forward in the second half, where she scored
a cracker of a goal.
HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO
HELPED WITH THE BAG PACK IN
SUPERVALUE GLANMIRE, SPECIAL
THANKS TO LIAM RYAN AND ALL
HIS STAFF FOR THEIR CONTINUED
HELP. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO
ALSO SUPPORTED THE ANNUAL
CHURCH GATE COLLECTION. THESE
ARE THE MAIN FUNDRAISING
EVENTS FOR THE LADIES CLUB,
RAISING MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR
THE CLUB.

Juvenile Update
WELL DONE TO HELEN
SAVAGE WHO PLAYED AT
HALF TIME IN CROKE PARK,
DURING THE TYRONE AND
KERRY ALL IRELAND SEMI
FINAL. NO DOUBT THAT WAS
the first of many more to
come.
Chairmans Address
This year the Juvenile Committee is made up of myself as Chair, Liz Dillon
Secretary, Kieran Collins Treasurer, Donnacha O’ Connell PRO and Mark
Hoare as Registrar, with our fellow committee members being made up of the
coordinators and their nominated coaches of the various teams within the
Juvenile section plus a representative from Senior Executive.
Over the past number of years the nursery section of the club has been a focus
of development and we now have a most vibrate location on Saturday morning
and we will continue to develop and grow this section of the club in conjunction
with the excellent coaches who look after the kids in this age group.
This growth has required a lot of effort to which the outgoing officer, committee
and coaches must be congratulated, as we now have a nursery structure in place
which is ambition of all clubs in Cork and the quality of the coaching can only
be described as top class.
It is now the focus of this year’s committee to build on this foundation, and put
in place the structure necessary for our competing teams from u12 up, to
continue with their development in both in technical and tactical skill of the
games, with primary aim that they will go on to be senior players in our club
and hopefully intercounty level.
NIAMH MURPHY BRINGS ALL
IRELAND AND MUNSTER
CUPS TO CAHERLAG
Following the AGM year the Officers and committee members have been
extremely busy putting in place these structures to allow us help develop players
during the course of 2016.
The coaching group for 2016 at all age groups boast individuals with both
county and intercounty experience with past and present Senior players also
going to provide their support and knowledge to teams during the course of
2016.
In preparation for 2016 we submitted the following grading requests for 2016t
taken into account team performance from 2015 and player availability for 2016
u12 (Eastern A - Hurling & Football)
u13 (Premier 2 - Hurling & Football)
u14 (Eastern A – Hurling & Football)
u15 (Premier 2 – Hurling & Football)
u16 (Eastern A - Hurling & Football)
Under 14’s
All teams have commenced their planning for 2016 with some teams going to
commenced training in January. It is the ambition of this years Officers to
develop teams to be able to compete at the highest level and the coaches are
fully supportive of this ambition and based on the mood at the AGM so are the
parents.
Finally I wish to congratulate our Erins Own players who have represented us at
Intercounty level these are
Minor Hurling – Robbie O’ Flynn
U16 Hurling – Eoin Monahan
Primary School Football – Conor Casey
A date for your diary is our Registration date is now set for Sunday 31 st January
2016 from 10:30 – 12:30
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year
Yours in sport Brian O' Shea

Erin’s Own Ladies Camogie
Well another season for Erins Own Camogie is coming to a close it has been a
great year for Erins Own. A special thanks to coaches of all ages and the help
from the parents and of course the girls. So onwards and upwards again foe next
year.
U8s Camogie have had lots of blitzs throughout the whole season. They travelled
in convoy to Millstreet, Castlelyons and lots of places to play there games. All the
girls played great games and had lots of fun. It’s great to see so many girls
involved and also great to see how much the girls are progressing well done to all
involved. The u8s train on a Saturday morning from 10.30am.
U10s…. The u10s camogie squad have been extremely busy this season. The
year started back in February training indoors on a Friday evening when the sun
came out we moved outdoors back to our Saturdays mornings .We fitted a lot of
matches in with a very young team but our aim was enjoyment and to try our best
in which we succeeded in both. We had a new addition to the coaches this year
thanks Lorraine Wallace. Highlight of the season was the come hurl with me which
was fantastic and enjoyed by both parents and girls. We would like to say a big
thanks you Ken, Lorraine and especially Cora who this year will be taking a wellearned
break as she will welcome a future camogie/hurler Congratulations Cora.
Best of luck to all the girls moving on and we look forward to the coming
season.U12/13 camogie, well as the season comes to a close Erin’s own u12/13
had a great year. The girls trained very well showed a lot of sprit in the matches
they played. Erin’s own competed in the east cork league in which they won the
shield, they played Doungourney in the final which they won well Our Captain for
the night was Aoife Kelleher and the vice-captain was Helen savage both girls
were fantastic in their roles
U14s, U15 and u16 camogie. Our U14s/15s and competing in the Imokilly league.
The girls have played Carrigtwohill in the final at home on a very wet night the girls
were very unlucky on the night but played fantastic well done to all the girls and to
all the coaches involved.
Erins Own Puc Fada
will take place this year
on Sunday the 27 th of
December, Starting
point will be at Glenmor
Stores at 12:30pm &
will finish in Knockraha
village, Prizes will be
presented afterwards in
O’Dounoughes bar, All
welcome to attend.
We currently have over
700 likes on our
Facebook page
we have over 1800
followers on twitter,
which is a great we to
keep in touch with
match updates &
what’s going on in
Caherlag.
The Erins Own
Christmas Draw will
take place this year on
Sunday the 20 th of
December in The Great
O’Neill Bar
Glounthaune at 6pm,
All welcome, Please
support.
Group Picture of all the dancers of Strictly Erins Own 2015
Erins Own GAA Pairc Ui Chonaill, Caherlag, Glounthanue, Co Cork.Tel: 087-3285986
As Always a warm
thanks to all those
who support our club
in every way.