Compiled by Brian Caball
PEIL FAOI 7/8/9:
Our Under 7/8/9 footballers will be in action at 11am next Sunday, 6th October, in Caherslee. Never too late to join!
PEIL FAOI 11:
(i) Football will again take place in Connolly Park at 10.50am on Sunday next (6ú Deireadh Fómhair).
(ii) More football on Thursday…what else?
(iii) In 1984, the year of the ‘Cork 800’ celebrations (even though Corcaigh was in existence for more than a 1,000 years before that!), our Under 11 boys made The Rock Club’s first trip to the Northside of Cork City for the inaugural Dee O’Leary Invitational Tournament (peil) and, 40 years on, we are still making this annual ‘football pilgrimage.’ On Saturday next (5th October) our current Under 11 boys will have their turn. With seven other Cork clubs in attendance this tournament promises to be a wonderful festival of football that will give our young stars a great opportunity to experience the highs and lows of our game as well as getting to know some of Cork’s future heroes. Our boys will be a match for any opposition! It’ll be a great ‘day out’….enjoy the trip, lads, and wear the Black‘n’Amber’ with pride! Up The Rock!
CAID FAOI 15:
(i) We played a great Town League match on Monday last (30th) against the John Mitchel Club boys in their Ballyseedy home pitch. Well done, lads! Formal training sessions have finished for the season. Of course, players may still kick football in their own time….is caitheamh aimsire inmholta é!
(ii) Our B lads have a Tralee Town Championship final to play against Na Gaeil. The time, date and venue have still to be confirmed. Official training sessions have ceased for now as our season draws to a close; tá clabhsúr an tséasúir ag teannadh linn!
(iii) An tSraith Láir Faoi 15…Division 1 champions for 2024: Conor O’Regan; Mark Riordan, Oran O’Donoghue, Ryan O’Carroll; Fionn Cotter, Eoin Mangan, Darragh Lyons; Jamie Casey, Ben Litchfield; Jack Delaney, David Hobbert, Michael Cotter; Danny Lane, Barry Laide, Denis Brassil; David Ahern, Ryan O’Flaherty, Noah Reidy, Joe Barry, Harry Murphy, Jayden O’Dowd. (Ger Hobbert)
COLÁISTÍ – CORN UÍ SHÚILLEABHÁIN:
(i) ‘Well done’ to the U19 Rock boys on the Mounthawk team who gave The Sem a good game in the semi-final of the O’Sullivan Cup competition on Monday (30th) last in Milltown.
(ii) The Green CBS did very well v Neidín on Wednesday (25th) at the Kerry GAA Grounds in Caherslee. Result: The Green 2-18; Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine 3-8. It was an evenly-fought contest in testing conditions. Tralee scored a good goal before half-time to give them an 0-6 lead (1-10 to 1-4.) ag an mbriseadh. They produced a really good team performance throughout the second half even though Kenmare scored two goals late in the game. Both Ryan O’Driscoll and Ronan Carroll were efficient in their scoring, ní nach ionadh; Seán Óg Brosnan and Fionán Ryan played well in defence. The Coláiste Phádraig boys of Castleisland, who defeated Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne by 0-5, have been scheduled to challenge Tralee CBS in the semi-final this Wednesday, 2nd October (1pm), in Firies. The Rock boys ar phainéal na Faiche: Seán Óg Brosnan (2), Fionán Ryan (6), Ronan Carroll (10), Ryan O’Driscoll (14), Donnacha Horgan (21) and Olivier Lata. An Fhaiche Abu! (Adrienne Mhic Lochlainn)
MINORS:
Minor heroes of The Rock: Ryan O’Driscoll (capt), Oliver Lata, Eoin Mangan, Fionán Ryan, Aodhán Horgan, Jayden Moriarty, Gavin Casey, Darragh Lyons, Alex Tuohy, Ben Murphy, Rory Lynch, Ronan Carroll, Harry Murphy, Jack Diggin, Cormac Bastible, Jake Carmody, Jamie Casey, Ben Litchfield, Conor O’Regan, Adam Johnson, Leon Sweeney, David Mullins, Jack Shanahan, Max Gryzbowski, Jayden O’Dowd, Gabriel Maszorak, Tadhg Falvey, Brian Kavanagh.
CLUB GEAR:
Club merchandise available from O’Neills
CLUB LOTTO:
Thanks once again to all club lotto supporters and promoters and especially to (i) The Burger Shack, Móin an Bhealaigh, (ii) The Brogue, Sráid na Carraige, (iii) Siopa Chaoimhín de Barra, Sráid na Carraige Uachtarach, (iv) Commane’s Bookshop (PC Books), Sráid na Carraige, (v) O’Flynn Interiors, Sráid na Carraige, (vi) Hussey’s Deli and Newsagency, Cé an Phrionsa, (vii) Carmel Cuiltéir, AdeS.
THE ROCK SENIORS:
(i) Good luck to the Naomh Breandán divisional team, with Rockmen Michael Tansley, Colin Griffin, Dylan Ó Cathasaigh, Joey Nagle, Armin Heinrich, Joe O’Connor, Daniel Kirby and Mike O’Donnellon board, in their game v Seamróga Neidín on Saturday next (October 5th) at 3.30pm in Fitzgerald Stadium. Up The Rock!
CIARRAÍ:
We wish a ‘happy retirement’ (for the moment!) from their management role with Mná Chiarraí to Dara Ó Lúing agus Déaglán Ó Cuill. Dheineadar éacht le cúpla bliain anuas agus nach iontach an t-ardú meanma agus an t-uchtach a thug a gcuid imreoirí ban do Chiarraí i mbliana.