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2016 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2016 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the opening round of the championship took place at the County Convention on 13 December 2015. The championship began on 21 May 2016 and ended on 9 October 2016. On 9 October 2016, Bandon won the championship following a 1-20 to 1-14 defeat of Fermoy in the final. This remains their only championship title in the grade. Fermoy's Liam Coleman was the championship's top scorer with 3-51. Format change The 2016 championship saw the introduction of a new double-elimination format. Each team would now be guaranteed at least two games before exiting the championship. Teams A total of 16 teams contested the Premier Intermediate Championship, including 15 teams from the 2015 premier intermediate championship and one promoted from the 2015 intermediate championship. Team changes T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Echo
''The Echo'', formerly known as the ''Evening Echo'', is an Irish morning newspaper based in Cork. It is distributed throughout the province of Munster, although it is primarily read in its base city of Cork. The newspaper was founded as a broadsheet in 1892, and has been published in tabloid format since 1991. The newspaper was part of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings group, and 'sister paper' to the group's ''Irish Examiner'' (formerly the ''Cork Examiner''). Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013. The newspaper was acquired by Landmark Media Investments, which in turn was sold to ''The Irish Times'' in 2018. Unlike the ''Irish Examiner'', which is now a national daily, ''The Echo''s focus is on local news. ''The Echo'' is published daily except Sunday. History The ''Evening Echo'' was first published in 1892. It was launched as an evening paper by Thomas Crosbie, then proprietor of the ''Cork Examiner''. Crosbie had himself joined the ''Examiner'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páirc Uí Rinn
Páirc Uí Rinn (), also known as Páirc Chríostóir Uí Rinn, is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium located between Ballinlough and Ballintemple in Cork. It was previously known as Flower Lodge and was used as an association football stadium. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Flower Lodge served as the home ground of three League of Ireland clubs – Cork Hibernians, Albert Rovers and Cork City. It also hosted friendly matches featuring Manchester United, Liverpool and the Republic of Ireland national football team. In 1989 it was purchased by Cork GAA and subsequently renamed after Christy Ring, a former Cork and Glen Rovers hurler. During the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, Páirc Uí Rinn has served as Cork GAA's second home after Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It regularly hosts National Hurling League, National Football League, National Camogie League and All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship fixtures. History Early years In 1947 members of AOH F.C., the association foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverstick
Riverstick () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It lies halfway between Cork City and Kinsale. The village takes its name from the River Stick which flows through the village. The Irish form of the name, , translates as 'ford of the Stick'. The village has a growing population, and several housing developments were built in the area in the late 20th and early 21st century. During the course of the 20th century, Riverstick supplanted nearby Ballymartle as the major village and population centre in the area. Ballymartle is now little more than a crossroads, although some of the older institutions associated with Riverstick, such as Ballymartle GAA club, still carry the name 'Ballymartle'. Facilities There are both Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland churches in the village. Other facilities in the area include one public houses, a grocery store, service station, community hall, fish & chips shop (A&Js), and a pharmacy. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Ballymart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courcey Rovers GAA
Courcey Rovers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the villages of Ballinspittle and Ballinadee in County Cork, Ireland. The club fields both hurling, Gaelic football and camogie teams. It has historically concentrated on hurling. The club is part of the Carrigdhoun division of Cork competitions. It used to be part of Carbery GAA but moved in the mid-1970s to Carrigdhoun GAA as it felt that it would be offered a higher chance to be able to win county championships, as there are more hurling clubs in the south east division. The pitch is named after hurling legend Jim O'Regan. History Gaelic games in Courcey's date back to the foundations of the Association itself and beyond, but up until the 1940s there were various clubs scattered in the parish ( Old Head, Kilcolman, Old Blues, Castlepark) and then two clubs in the parish from Ballinspittle and Ballinadee. In January 1904, the first official West Cork Board was set up. They ran off the first official West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley Rovers GAA
Valley Rovers GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the parish of Innishannon in County Cork, Ireland. The club was formed in 1919 when two teams in the parish, Innishannon and Knockavilla, came together. The club fields teams in hurling, camogie, Gaelic football and Ladies' football. It participates in the Carrigdhoun division of Cork GAA. As of 2020, the club were playing at Premier senior level in football and Premier intermediate level in hurling. The club won the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship title twice, first in 1989 and two decades later in the 2009 Cork PremierIntermediate Hurling Championship. History In 2008, the club claimed the Cork County intermediate football title. Wins against Aghabullogue, Macroom (after a replay) and Ballydesmond set up a final meeting with Kildorrery. This final was played in Páirc Uí Rinn and the team won on a scoreline of 1–12 to 3–4. The year was capped by victory in the Division 3 league final over Ballino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallow GAA
Mallow GAA is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the town of Mallow, Cork, Ireland. The club plays in Cork GAA competitions, and is part of the Avondhu divisional board. Roll of honour * Cork Senior Hurling Championship Runners-Up 1928 * Cork Senior A Football Championship Winners (1) 2021 * Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship Winners (2) 2007, 2017 * Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1923, 1959, 1972 Runners-Up 1916, 1918, 1955, 1979, 1980, 1987, 2001 * Cork Intermediate Football Championship Winners (1) 1992 Runners-Up 1924, 1989 * Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1914 Runners-Up 1950 * Cork Minor Hurling Championship Runners-Up 1950, 1992, 2006, 2012 * Cork Minor Football Championship Runners-Up 1909, 1984, 1997 * Cork Minor A Football Championship Winners (2) 2007, 2021 * North Cork Under-19 Football Championship Winners (1) 2022 * Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigaline GAA
Carrigaline GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Carrigaline in County Cork, Ireland. The club fields both Gaelic football and hurling teams in competitions organised by Cork County Board. The club is part of the Carrigdhoun division of Cork. They are a Senior Football club, and a Premier Intermediate Hurling club. Cork Inter-county player Nicholas Murphy plays his club football with Carrigaline. Despite competing in numerous county finals such as Intermediate football final of 2003 and Intermediate hurling of 2006, Carrigaline failed to capture a county title. This was until 12 October 2008 when they captured their first adult county after an Intermediate A Hurling win over Bandon. In 2009 they captured the football title, by beating Cill na Martra. In 2014 they secured their first top level county by defeating St. Finbarr's, in the Premier 1 Minor Football Final. In 2015 the club reached the Promised Land beating St Michael's in the Cork Premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloyne GAA
Cloyne GAA club is located in the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. The club plays in the Imokilly division of Cork GAA. Founded in 1887 they have yet to win a Cork Senior Hurling Championship title and have the dubious distinction of losing in 3 successive finals (2004, 2005 and 2006). Christy Ring one of their most famous players played for the team before moving to play for Glen Rovers in 1941 was often called ''The Wizard of Cloyne'' for his hurling prowess and a statue commemorating him stands in the centre of the town. Honours Relegated in 2012 to Premier intermediate hurling status. * Cork Senior Hurling Championship Beaten finalists 2004, 2005, 2006 * Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1966, 1970, 1997 Beaten finalists 1913, 1992, 1996 * Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners (3) 1939, 1961, 1987 , Runners-Up 1944, 1960 * Cork Minor B Hurling Championship Winner (1) 2005 * East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Winners (9) 1938, 1939, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanturk GAA
Founded in 1882 Kanturk GAA is a dual Senior Gaelic Athletic Association club with Gaelic football and hurling teams, based in the town of Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland which forms part of the parish of Kanturk and Lismire. It is affiliated with Cork GAA and plays in Duhallow division competitions. The club's hurling team currently competes in the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship having won the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship in 2021. In 2017, the club won the Cork Intermediate Championship, the Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship and the All Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship. The club's Gaelic football team competes in the Cork Senior A Football Championship having won the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship in 2022. History The club has been in existence since 1882, prior to the formation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It was in football that Kanturk were a force is the early years when in 1897 the Cork Senior Football Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kildorrery
Kildorrery () is a village in north County Cork, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads of the N73 road from Mallow to Mitchelstown and the R512 from Kilmallock to Fermoy. This hilltop village has views to the east of the Galtee Mountains and Knockmealdown Mountains with Slievenamon in the distance. To the north the Ballyhouras – the Limerick road is flanked by two mountains, Castlegale and Carrigeenamronety (''Carraigín na mBróinte''). To the south, across the Blackwater Valley are the Nagle mountains, and to the west towards County Kerry the Paps are sometimes visible. The village hosts an annual food fair in which local families (of various nationalities) allow people to sample the cuisine of their native countries. The town has been the subject of a number of environmental concerns in the recent past including proposals for a municipal landfill at Ballyguyroe in 2001, and applications to An Bord Pleanála in 2004 and 2008 to place a landfill in the Ballyhoura Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilworth GAA
Kilworth GAA, or ''Cill Úird'', is a hurling and Gaelic football club located in the village of Kilworth in the north-eastern corner of County Cork, Ireland. It is affiliated to Cork GAA county board and to Avondhu GAA divisional board. History It was affiliated in 1928 as a football Club and 1933 as a hurling Club, and two years later saw Kilworth gain their first honours when they captured the Novice hurling championship at Dromina's expense. A long period elapsed before Kilworth once again tasted championship success, this being the 1961 North Cork Junior hurling championship. Kildorrery were the opponents on the day but Kilworth proved too strong winning out on a score line of 3–5 to 1–4. Kilworth progressed to the County final that year but went down to Cloyne after a replay, 4–6 to 2–4. In 1966 Kilworth won a famous U-21 and Junior hurling double beating Ballyhea and parish rivals Araglen respectively. Kanturk sent Kilworth out in the County stages but this experie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigaline
Carrigaline () is a town and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the River Owenabue. Located about south of Cork city, and with a population of 15,770 people, it is one of the largest commuter towns of the city. The R611 regional road passes through the town, and it is just off the N28 national primary route to Ringaskiddy. Carrigaline grew rapidly in the late 20th century, from a village of a few hundred people into a thriving commuter town although some locals still refer to it as "the village". The town is one of the key gateways to west Cork, especially for those who arrive by ferry from France. Carrigaline is within the Cork South-Central Dáil constituency. Economy Carrigaline Pottery, situated in Main Street, closed in 1979, but was subsequently re-opened and run as a co-operative for many years after that. Despite its small size, the village also had a small cinema, owned and run by the Cogan family. Neither the pottery nor the cinema exist today. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
