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2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 17th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork GAA, Cork County Board in 2004 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, 2004. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. The championship began on 1 August 2020 and ended on 3 October 2020. On 3 October 2020, Blarney GAA, Blarney won the championship after a 1-20 to 0-15 win over Castlelyons GAA, Castlelyons in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 2008 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, 2008. Blarney's Mark Coleman (hurler), Mark Coleman was the championship's top scorer with 1-50. Format change On 26 March 2019, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairygold
Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited is an Irish dairy co-operative based in Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland. With its catchment area mostly in the Golden Vale, Dairygold processes an annual volume of approximately 1.43 billion liters of grass fed pastureland milk, making it Ireland's second largest dairy co-operative and the island's third largest milk supplier. Formed after the 1989 merger of the Mitchelstown and Ballyclough co-ops, as of 2023 it had 7000 shareholder members and an operating profit of €24 million from a turnover of €1.4 billion. With approximately 1,200 employees, Dairygold is divided into three operating divisions; Dairy Ingredients (milk powders and cheese), Agri (servicing local farmers), and its retail network of shops across the Munster region. Its main dairy products are Casein, rennet casein, Whey protein, demineralised whey for the infant formula and Bodybuilding supplement, protein powders markets, bulk cheddar for the UK market and specialty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloyne GAA
Cloyne GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the East Cork Board and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling, but also fields teams in Gaelic football. History Located in the town of Cloyne, about 5 miles from Midleton, Cloyne GAA Club was founded in 1887. The club spent much of its early existence operating in the junior grade. Cloyne made their first breakthrough in 1939 by winning the Cork JHC title, having won back-to-back East Cork JHC titles over the previous two years. Cloyne eventually returned to the junior ranks and won another three East Cork JHC titles in a four year spell between 1958 and 1961. The last of these divisional titles was converted into a second Cork JHC title. The club eventually secured senior status after winning Cork IHC titles in 1966 and 1970. The club eventually found itself back in the junior ranks again, before winning its third Cork JAHC titles in 1987. This was follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigaline
Carrigaline (; ) is a town and civil parish in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, situated on the River Owenabue. Located about south of Cork (city), Cork city, and with a population of 18,239 people, it is one of the largest commuter towns in the county. The R611 road, R611 regional road passes through the town, and it is just off the N28 road, 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), 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 ... [...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 Premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinhassig
Ballinhassig () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated south of Cork City just off the N71 Bandon road and near the source of the River Owenabue (''Abhainn Bui'', meaning "Yellow River"). Traditionally an agricultural area, Ballinhassig has seen some growth as a commuter area, being close to Cork city. This growth saw the construction of new houses during the Irish construction boom of the early 21st century. History There are a number of prehistoric ringforts around Ballinhassig. Mountjoy, the Lord Deputy of Ireland, camped locally with his army of 4,000 troops on the night before the Battle of Kinsale in 1601. On 30 June 1845, 11 people (10 men and 1 woman) were reportedly killed by the Royal Irish Constabulary during a riot in the village. During the War of Independence there were a number of actions in the area, including on 3 February 1921, when the 3rd Cork Brigade of the Irish Republican Army ambushed and killed three British Soldiers on the Tulligbeg sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinhassig GAA
Ballinhassig GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ballinhassig, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Carrigdhoun Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. History Located in the village of Ballinhassig, about 10km from Cork, Ballinhassig GAA Club was founded in 1886. The new club found it difficult to field teams and sometimes joined with nearby Ballygarvan GAA Club as Owenabue Rovers, before eventually disbanding. Ballinhassig was reformed in 1945 and immediately became a dominant force in the South East JHC, winning 11 titles between 1946 and 1965. The last divisional titles was subsequently converted into a Cork JHC title following a 6-05 to 1-02 defeat of Brian Dillons in the final. Ballinhassig claimed a second Cork JHC after a 1-06 to 0-05 defeat of Meelin in 1973. This was followed two years later with a Cork IHC triumph and senior status for the first time ever. Ballinhassig regraded after just one season in the top tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innishannon
Innishannon or Inishannon () is a large village on the main Cork (city), Cork–Bandon, County Cork, Bandon road (N71 road (Ireland), N71) in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on the River Bandon, the village has grown due to its proximity to Cork city (20 km to the north-east), and is now a dormitory town for city workers. As of 2022, it had a population of 1,043. History Inishannon village is located at and developed around an important crossing-point on the River Bandon. Formerly controlled by the de Barry family, the area was used as a ferry point on the river from at least the early medieval period. Inishannon received a market and fair grant in 1256, and was given a royal charter in 1412. Writing in the mid-18th century, the antiquarian Charles Smith described Inishannon as "formerly walled and a place of some note". Innishannon Tower, the remains of a mid-18th century church, are built on the site the much earlier medieval parish church of In ... [...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 Intermediate Hurling Championship. History Before the foundation of the current club, two active clubs in the South-West division were playing that as Knockavilla and Innishannon. Richard Barret, commonly known as "Dick Barret" was a secretary of Knockavilla and was the principal of the local primary school. He was executed on 8 December 1922 during the Irish Civil War, and a "Dick Barret mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinspittle
Ballinspittle () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Courceys and lies about southwest of Kinsale, on the R600 road (Ireland), R600 road. It is near Garrylucas and Garrettstown Blue Flag beach, Blue Flag beaches. The village is a community with new housing estates, businesses, a An Post, post office, a National school (Ireland), national school and a Gaelic Athletic Association facility known as the Jim O' Regan Memorial Park. History Built heritage Ancient historical sites in the area include Ballycatten Fort, which dates from the sixth century, and Curtapurteen, which, according to legend, Saint Patrick once visited. The most southerly tip the Old Head of Kinsale is a site of ancient and present-day lighthouses, as well as a golf links. Templetrine Church, built in the 1820s, is located nearby. Moving statue In the summer of 1985, Ballinspittle received national and international attention when inhabitants claimed to have witnessed ... [...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 Cork ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inniscarra
Inniscarra () is a civil parish in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Muskerry East, County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located about 15km west of Cork (city), Cork city. The local GAA club is Inniscarra GAA and Dripsey GAA. Inniscarra is located on the north side of the River Lee (Ireland), River Lee. Inniscarra Dam is one of the two Hydroelectric dam, Hydro-Electric Dams on the River Lee. People * Rena Buckley; former captain of both the Cork senior ladies' football team and the Cork senior camogie team. * John Ryan (rugby union, born 1988), John Ryan, Irish and Munster rugby player is from Berrings, a townland in Inniscarra References Civil parishes of County Cork {{Cork-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inniscarra GAA
Inniscarra Football and Hurling Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Muskerry Board and fields teams in hurling, camogie and Gaelic football. History Located in the parish of Inniscarra, about 10 miles west of Cork, Inniscarra GAA Club was founded in 1886. The newly-established club took part in the inaugural Cork SHC in 1887. Inniscarra reached the final of that competition in 1891, but were beaten by Blackrock. Inniscarra later operated in the junior ranks and won eight Mid Cork JHC titles between 1935 and 1975. The last title was subsequently converted into a Cork JHC title after a 5-07 to 3-08 defeat of Ballymartle in the final. Nearly 50 years after this title success, Inniscarra won the Cork PIHC title follwoing a 3-12 to 1-17 win over Castlemartyr in a replay. Inniscarra has also won two Mid Cork JAFC titles during their history. The club beat Ballygarvan by a point to win the Cork JAFC t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
