Minor
Glanmire GAA Awards Night on the 17th November
The annual Glanmire GAA awards night will take place on Thursday 17th November in BK2 at 7pm.
The night will kick off with a 3 course meal followed by the awards ceremony. As well as medal presentations for all of this year’s successful teams throughout the adult Mens and Ladies sections, there will be various Player of the Year awards handed out on the night. These awards will be chosen by the players on the night and this always ensures great excitement at the end of the awards presentation. These awards will be presented by our special guests and the ceremony will be followed by entertainment and a chance to reminisce on what has been a great year for the club as a whole.
All players and mentors of each team are expected to attend and partners, parents and supporters are more than welcome to join in the festivities for the evening.
Tickets are available for €30 per person.
Please contact one of the following members to reserve your seat as numbers are limited:
Paul Kingston: 087 8118334
Daniel Spillane: 0857236778
Michael Hannon: 0876822417
Mark Hopkins: 0879974716
Glanmire 0-2 Valley Rovers 1-14
Some days the football just doesn’t hop right for you and today was certainly one of those days for Glanmire minor footballers in this afternoon’s minor county final against Valley Rovers. Saying that, we must congratulate the Innishannon men on a fantastic performance from start to finish.
Playing with the wind in the first half, Glanmire never got to grips with the pace of the game, with Valleys dominating most areas of the pitch. A penalty in the 15th minute gave Valleys a 1-03 to 0-00 lead, with Glanmire missing some close in frees. Glanmire continued to take the fight to the opposition and points from James O’ Keeffe gave Glanmire some hope going in at the break. Glanmire 0-2 Valley Rvrs 1-6.
However, playing against the breeze in the 2nd half, proved a challenge. Glanmire raised their game and improved performances from Oisin Simpson and David Murphy helped Glanmire attack with more purpose. However, the Valley Rover’s rearguard proved very difficult to break down. Valleys ended up winning on a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-02.
Great credit is due to the backroom team of Jerry Reen, Martin O’Keeffee, Daniel Spillane, Declan O’Connell (Snr), John O’Driscoll, Aoife Bourke (Physio), and to Declan O’Connell (Jnr) who has put trojan work into this team since last January. Finally, to the group of players, who although didn’t have their best day today, have brought great pride to their family, friends and the parish of Glanmire over the last 10 months. Onwards and upwards from here.
Glanmire 1-07 Macroom 0-07
Glanmire minor footballers are through to the county final after defeating Mrcroom by a goal in an entertaining contest in Cloughduv last night. Excellent points from Darragh O’Rourke prior to him coming off injured gave Glanmire the confidence they needed to overtake their opponents. A penalty midway through the first half was converted by centre forward David O’Brien. With Cillian Burke dominating play in the middle and the excellent half backs Conor Power, David O’Brien and James O’Keeffe in flying form Glanmire continued to dominate their opponents.
The 2nd half proved to be more challenging against the driving wind and rain. Macroom came more into the game and 2 sendings off (one on either side) livened things up considerably. However, Glanmire prevailed (with the aid of the crossbar) and with the excellent substitute Máirtín Fleming taking the game to Macroom in the dying stages. Special mention must go to Declan O’Connell, John O’Driscoll, Daniel Spillane, Jerry Reen and the rest of the backroom team for the manner in which the minor team have performed this year. A county final now awaits in a few weeks against either Beara or Valley Rovers and nothing is beyond this group of players. Well done!
Minor F.C. 1/4 Final
Aug 31st Glanmire vs. Sam Maguires in Ballinascarty @ 6.45pm Please support the team.
Glanmire 2-08 Kiltha Og 1-09
Glanmire Minor footballers came through an intense battle against their East Cork rivals Kiltha Og in round 4 of championship at Lisgoold last night. Strong performances from Conor Power at wing back, David Murphy at number 6 and Duncan Tsu paved the way for a Glanmire win. Here are some photos from the game.
Glanmire 3-16 Na Piarsaigh 0-4
The Glanmire minor team recorded a comprehensive victory in perfect condidtions in CIT on Wednesday night. They defeated Na Piarsaighs second team on a scoreline of 3-16 to 0-4 to advance to the next round of championship and add to the glory of their Non exam league v St Nicolas the previous week. this game was never in much doubt from the start as Glanmire cruised to a 5 point lead before Na Piarsaigh recorded their first score and went in at the break with a 1-8 to 0-1 lead. It was business as usual in the second half as Glanmire scored 4 points in the first 5 minutes of the half and secured their victory with some more points throughout. they ended in impressive fashion with a superb goal from Ronan Organ followed by a Wayne Rooney-esque volley from substitute Brian Dawson with 2 minutes to go. Most impressive on the night for Glanmire were Jeff Leopold, Duncan Tsu and David Murphy.
Team: Shane Conlon, Oisin Simpson, Jeff Leopold, Conor Kelly, Conor Power, David Murphy, James O’Keeffe, Duncan Tsu, Killian Burke, Ronan Organ, David O’Brien, Brian Kelleher, Fintan O Callaghan, Darragh O’Rourke, Joe Condon, Subs: Adam Brennan, James Jeffrey, Brian Dawson, Rory Kelleher, Evan Lotty, other panelists: Mairtín Fleming, Niall Dooley, Paul Hyland
Minor Championship V Na Piarsaigh
Glanmire Minor Footballers take on Na Piarsaigh this evening at the CIT grounds at 6.30pm. Fresh from their win in the non-exam league, Glanmire will look to progress with David O’Brien and Joe Condon their key men. Your support is welcome.
Latest Results
The Intermediate team were in action in 2 games this week. On Thursday night Mayfield were the opponents in Sallybrook, the challenge match ended 2-14 to 1-13 in favour of our opponents. On Saturday morning, Glanmire played Youghal in a league match in glorious conditions in Copper Alley. The match ended in favour of Youghal on the scoreline of 3-11 to 0-11, again proving the cliche “goals win games” to be true. The team in their entirity tried their utmost, but just did not perform on the day. any dissappointment must now be overcome as Killavullen are the next opposition in Championship next Friday night.
On a brighter note, our minor team defeated Mitchelstown in Non exam league which confirmed their advancement into the latter stages of the competition with players such as Brian Kelleher, Darragh O’Rourke, Conor Power and Adam Brennan preforming well. They complete the group phase of the league on Tuesday night when they play away to Carrigaline with a 7.30pm throw in.
Glanmire V Midleton
Tonight sees the Glanmire Minor team renew their league campaign against Midleton at 7pm in Sallybrook. Glanmire will be hoping to recover from their loss at the hands of Carbery Rangers in the preliminary round of Championship and maintain their winning run in the League.
Carbery Rangers 1-07 Glanmire 0-08
Glanmire Minor Footballers were defeated by 2 points in the opening round of the Minor Football Championship. The loss of David O’Brien at half time through injury certainly didn’t help Glanmire as the West Cork side advanced. Glanmire have the back door but they will have to improve if they have aspirations of winning the county. Shane Conlon, David O’Brien and Oisin Simpson played best for Glanmire.