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Feb 21, 2019 6:18:27 GMT
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Feb 21, 2019 6:18:27 GMT
Padraig Van Lucey-Wilder
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Sigerson
Feb 21, 2019 9:01:29 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 21, 2019 9:01:29 GMT
Huh!
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Sigerson
Feb 21, 2019 9:05:09 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 21, 2019 9:05:09 GMT
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Post by Tadhgeen on Feb 21, 2019 20:58:04 GMT
Micheal Donellan!!! Micheal Donellan was a machine of an athlete. Blistering speed. Seanie Shea is a fantastic footballer he scores a 9/10 or even 10/10 in a lot of areas. His one weakness is speed though. He’s not slow but he’s definitely not elite in terms of speed. He’s a 7/10 for speed, but he’s clever and is constantly moving to get around this. He’s nothing like Donellan, his game was built around pure athleticism, power and speed. A super Player. Declan was a different man too, brilliant player, great ball carrier, kicker and never lost or wasted a ball. Hard to compare Seanie Shea to anyone really, Trevor Giles played a similar role but is still a different player to him. More similarities with Giles than Declan or Donnellan though. I disagree wholeheartedly that MD's game was built on pure athleticism. Donellan was a leader, a supremely skilful player and a fantastic reader of play. He could kick long range points from play and frees and he was a great ball carrier and passer of the ball. He was also good in the air. I would be happy if SOS continues to develop these assets in his game and not too bothered if Donellan might beat him in a 100 metre sprint. In my eyes they have a lot more in common than not!!! I am not a fan of comparing players especially from different eras but thought SOS reminded me a bit of Donellan , that's all.
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Sigerson
Feb 21, 2019 22:55:55 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 21, 2019 22:55:55 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 23, 2019 16:14:01 GMT
so UCC do the double.
One sided final the hurling. UCC won by about 13 points.
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Post by kerrygold on Feb 23, 2019 18:51:28 GMT
Is that the first North Kerry Fitzgibbon medal? Congrats to him.
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Post by hurlingman on Feb 23, 2019 20:45:15 GMT
Is that the first North Kerry Fitzgibbon medal? Congrats to him. Not sure if he won one or not but Tadhg Flynn did play in a final with UL in the mid 2000's. Christy Walsh i'm almost sure won one with UCC in the 80's
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Feb 23, 2019 21:39:54 GMT
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Post by sam2 on Feb 23, 2019 21:39:54 GMT
John Ó Grady Ballyduff. Played with UCC in 1972. Won Fitzgibbon. Also if memory serves me won Cork and Kerry County senior medals that year.
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Post by veteran on Feb 23, 2019 23:10:54 GMT
John Ó Grady Ballyduff. Played with UCC in 1972. Won Fitzgibbon. Also if memory serves me won Cork and Kerry County senior medals that year. Am I correct in saying that John O’Grady played senior hurling with Cork after his exploits with UCC?
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Feb 24, 2019 18:06:33 GMT
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 24, 2019 18:06:33 GMT
John Ó Grady Ballyduff. Played with UCC in 1972. Won Fitzgibbon. Also if memory serves me won Cork and Kerry County senior medals that year. Am I correct in saying that John O’Grady played senior hurling with Cork after his exploits with UCC? My recollection is that he was on the Ballyduff team that won 3 in a row in 1976 1977 and 1978 and he transferred to a Cork club after that. I wasnt aware that he won Fitzgibbon medal. I dont know whether he donned the red jersey. I doubt it. Cork had a great team at that time.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 24, 2019 23:09:50 GMT
I did a bit of research. It seems he transferred to Blackrock in 1978. He was on the Blackrock side that won the county hurling titles in 1978 and 1979. Blackrock won the club All ireland in 1978. So John OGrady has Sigerson, Kerry and Cork county medals and a club All ireland medal. This Blackrock side had about half the Cork three in a row team in its ranks
1978 – Blackrock, CORK:
Tim Murphy,
John Rothwell, Conor O’Brien, John Horgan (Captain), Dermot MacCurtain, Frank Cummins, John O’Grady, Pat Kavanagh, Pat Moylan, Tom Cashman, Eamon O’Donoghue, Donal Collins, Eamonn O’Sullivan, Ray Cummins, Danny Buckley Sub: Finbarr Delaney.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 27, 2019 10:05:44 GMT
UCC to develop huge sports campus
UCC has unveiled plans to develop a massive sports park on the western fringes of Cork City as part of an ambitious four-year sports strategy.
The new sports campus has been earmarked for development on part of an eight-acre UCC-owned landbank at Curraheen, next to the Munster Agricultural Society showgrounds site.
The new park will replace UCC’s nearby Farm facilities by Curraheen Park greyhound stadium on the northern side of the Ballincollig bypass as the university’s main training destination.
UCC’s director of sport, Morgan Buckley, said the existing outdoor sports facilities are under extreme pressure, with the Mar* pitches in use up to 200 times a year, which has resulted in the university having to rent facilities for some squad training sessions.
Mr Buckley said given that UCC will lose two pitches from the Farm when work starts later this year on a new science park and dental school, there is now an urgent need for new facilities.
Initial discussions have taken place with Cork City Council, under whose jurisdiction the Curraheen site will fall following the city boundary extension in June.
A feasibility study is nearing completion, but detailed planning and design of the new sports park has yet to be completed.
It is hoped that a planning application could be lodged before the end of the year, that will include up to nine pitches — a mix of artificial and hybrid grass pitches — along with a pavilion, dressing rooms and a gym.
It will be designed to cater for UCC’s 15 GAA teams, nine hockey teams, 11 soccer teams and five rugby teams.
The costs have yet to be finalised, but the investment will be substantial — one of the university’s single biggest investments in sports infrastructure since the Mar* Arena was developed in 2003.
“This ambitious strategy is dedicated to unlocking the power of sport and physical activity across all areas of participation, representation and achievement,” Mr Buckley said.
Sport brings people together, and I want to thank the university community for their passion in building this strategy.
The sports strategy also includes proposals for a new ‘Sport for Life Club - Many Tribes-One Team’ club, to connect players, volunteers, sponsors, supporters and alumni, as well as a new #ActiveUCC sports participation programme, an annual UCC Sport Hall of Fame Day, and the development of a new line of UCC Sport branded sportswear.
Details of the project will be launched at UCC this morning. Guests include Olympian Paul O’Donovan and Mary Fitzgerald, who won three gold medals at the 2019 IWAS World Games.
UCC has one of the highest rates of student participation in sports among Irish universities, with a combined membership of over 4,000 students in sports clubs.
UCC completed the first Sigerson-Fitzgibbon cup double in 31 years at the weekend, and earlier this year, beat UL to take the Collingwood Cup for the 14th time. It has also extended its partnership with Cork City FC.
UCC’s deputy president, John O’Halloran, said: “Sport is in our bones and pride is on our chest at UCC and we are proud to be part of such a rich sporting heritage.”
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 27, 2019 10:06:56 GMT
Thats a good news story for Kerry football too
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 27, 2019 13:41:58 GMT
This again highlights the Páirc Uí Chaoimh fiasco. UCC are looking for a sports complex, Cork City have been trying to update Turner's Cross and Munster Rugby have done some work on Musgrave Park as nobody has the nerve to say that Thomond Park is the home of Munster Rugby. That is 4 sports grounds/complexes in a relatively small city and none of them are adequate at the moment. Páirc Uí Chaoimh has no parking, is out of the way and sees only a few games a year. For the rest of the time it is just costing money and not generating anything. Concerts were envisioned at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, especially with the state the marquee is in, and an events centre was hoped for at the site of the old beamish brewery. Turner's Cross has seen some investment and upgrading, but is essentially still the same stadium as in the 1880s, even if it is all seating now and all covered. Then again, if Cork would have a 50.000 seater all-purpose stadium Cork city will probably play in an almost empty stadium every week. Musgrave Park too can't be compared with Thomond Park despite the 2015 redevelopment. Munster play some Pro14 games there, but at 8000 places it is too small for most Pro14 matches too. The only reason Munster insist on games in Musgrave Park is to keep up the charade that Munster Rugby is as important in Cork as it is in Limerick. Munster Rugby needs Cork of course as without Cork Players and Cork clubs Munster rugby would slip back in rankings a lot. Dolphin and Sundays Well both train and play at Musgrave Park as well. The Mar* is used for soccer, rugby, GAA, and hockey, athletics, basketball and cricket.
So in reality wouldn't it have been better by the GAA, UCC, FAI and IRFU to come together and built a sports complex with a centre of excellence and a 50.000 seater stadium on the outskirts of the city, easily accessible and with plenty of parking. Add GP practices, a medical centre, physiotherapists, health shops, gyms, and so on to it and make it the premier sports and health value in Ireland. UCC teams, Cork GAA teams, and even clubs, rugby teams, including Munster, Cork City FC and so on, could all train there. It could have the basketball and athletics all in the same complex too and nutritionists, physicians, physiotherapists, dietitians, therapists, could all have a spot in the place. It could generate money for itself and be a commercial success.
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Post by southward on Apr 15, 2019 21:08:37 GMT
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Post by OnTheForty on Apr 16, 2019 8:34:39 GMT
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