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<p>Cobh Ramblers 0  v Bray Wanderers 1.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ramblers denied by a thunderbolt.</p>
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<p>For the 3rd game in a row at home  there was a great crowd and they did everything in their power with their support to get their team over the line. After the power failure had disrupted the game both teams cancelled each other out in the first half but  in truth Cobh had the better opportunities to take a lead into half time.  The second half saw both teams miss chances and the game had all the appearances of a scoreless draw. Then out of the blue the visitors struck with a brilliant strike from substitute Darragh Lynch from outside the box, claimed them the three  vital points. With just one point from their 3 home games  this is a poor return from the constructive football they played and they would   not have   been flattered if they had taken at least 5.</p>
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<h3>&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(184,49,47);">Cork's 96FM man of the match in association with Garry McCarthy Trophies , Dale Hollan</span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color: rgb(184,49,47);">Sports Quiz</span></h3>
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<p>We are delighted to announce the new 'Great Island Sports Quiz' where all sporting clubs with connection to Cobh will compete for the CRFC Centenary Shield.</p>
<p>The quiz will take place at 8pm on Friday March 25th in the Cobh Ramblers Clubhouse. A team of four will cost €20, with all funds going to Rainbow Club, Cork Charity. There will also be raffle on the night.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Our thanks to Denis Murphy of Bmc Stores for sponsoring this event.</p>
<p>Our MC on the night is Cork's 96FM's Trevor Welch, With the quiz being set by Dan Cronin.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We are asking every club on the island to send one team to represent your club. We are hoping this will become an annual competition that unites all the clubs in Cobh. The winning team, as well as being inaugural champions, will also get the chance to decide on next year's venue and the charity that will benefit.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3><span style="color: rgb(184,49,47);">Springfield Ramblers</span></h3>
<p>U13 Division 5&nbsp;</p>
<p>Springfield Ramblers 2 - Midleton 1&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Great 2-1 victory on Saturday for the lads. Played excellent football against a very strong wind in the second half. Goals from Donagh Kirwan and Sam Meade. Stand out performances from Samuel Collins, Liam Foley and Borys Sekula.</p>
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<h3>Pirates</h3>
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<p>On a dry, but cold and breezy day in Muskerry Rugby Football  grounds Ballyanley, East met West in the Munster u18.5 cup semifinals. Pirates’ opposition coming from Bandon Rugby.&nbsp;</p>
<p>On the occasion of any semifinal, nerves and tension are to be expected, however none were evident from either team as they literally went at each other in attack from the Bandon k.o,&nbsp;</p>
<p>Cobh were asked to defend,  with all of their might for the opening 10 minutes, the only attack coming from a clever chip and chase from captain and outhalf Aaron Quirke. On this occasion flying winger Adam Lynch was stopped short of the corner by the try line. Ben Murphy was to the fore of the Pirates defence working exceptionally hard at every breakdown and gaining some valuable turnovers. On the 13th minute as Pirates worked their way up the field, against the wind, a snippet of space was exploited by Quirke for a fantastic solo try, his first of the day. His 35m run found the whitewash under the Bandon posts, giving Adam Lynch the best conversion opportunity. Though in the very strong wind nothing was taken for granted, the ball held in place by Mark ORourke to add his first 2 points, and edge Pirates 7.0 to the fore.</p>
<p>On the halfway point of the opening half, ben Murphy was to affect another turnover, giving Pirates some possession to work with. The resulting phases saw Murphy take a pop pass on the perfect angle to carve up the center line and touch down for Pirates 2nd try, Lynch adding the 2 points.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Bandon came back at Pirates from the kickoff and worked some great phases to be held up over the line by some valiant defending by the Pirates pack. The resulting restart allowed Casey Whelan to stretch his legs, the sideline saving another try from Pirates. Murphy was to effect yet another turnover soon after, setting free Adam Lynch to get himself onto the try list in the corner and bring Pirates to 19 points. The first half ended with a last try effort, again the touch like saving the score board as the half time whistle went.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The 2nd half resumed as the first half ended, with Pirates attacking at every opportunity. A superb break by Jack Worral with 4 minutes gone saw Aaron Quirke in support to cross over for his 2nd of the day, Lynch tapping over the 2 points to stretch the lead to 26 points. Bandon came back straight away with their opening try in the corner from a well worked set piece.&nbsp;</p>
<p>From the restart, Bandon returned the ball with a chip through, Sean Edogbo covering serious ground at pace to be first to the ball and securing it for Pirates. 4 minutes later Bandon were to get in the same corner for their 2nd try, using some change in directions from the base of a scrum. With the scoreline now 26-10 Pirates settled back into phase building and great break from Sean down the wing , feeding Quirke to race down the line. The Bandon defence scrambled and halted this attack, the result being a Pirates scrum. Edogbo, now cranking up the meters carried, broke from the base with Quirke running a brilliant line of support to cut back in and secure his hat trick, Lynch again tapping over to add the full compliment. 33-10 with just over 10 minutes to go. Bandon rallied admirably using their bench and forward pack to get back on the score board. Crossing for 3 tries in the last quarter of the game, plus stoppage, the final score 33-25 in Pirates favour.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>An absolute fantastic game, with pace and power from both sides. Thanks very much to Bandon for the great game and the best of luck in the remainder of the season. Pirates now eagerly await the Munster Cup Final (how good does that sound!) on April 2nd in Musgrave Park. Our photo shows some of todays squad a "few" years back as they progressed through the mini age grades, tag away lads !</p>
<p>Pictures courtesy Natalie Wilk</p>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(184,49,47);"> Cobh Harbour chamber</span></h3>
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<p>We were delighted to host a student delegation from the Technological University of Dublin. Our President Johanna and Colin Morehead, AIB Cobh Bank Manager presented their knowledge and experience on economic, social, and environmental work in Cobh.</p>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(65,168,95);"> Trad group say thanks</span></h3>
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<p>A very big thank you to the Cobh St. Patricks committee for giving us this opportunity!We hope everyone enjoyed our tunes and songs and we'll see you soon!</p>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(184,49,47);">Credit Union</span></h3>
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<p>What a great day at the Cobh St Patrick's Day Parade and Festival . !!!!! Congratulations to our winners of the March Members Draw , David Byrne, Catherine Gallagher &amp; Budsaba Smith</p>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(184,49,47);">Tidy Towns</span></h3>
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<p>It’s a bit windy is it ??&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>No getting out of Saturday morning jobs so a big group headed off to paint the already scraped and rust protected railings along the footpath by the Cathedral. Others spread out around town picking the litter remnants of the parade celebrations.</p>
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<p>Our volunteer Ba was a lucky winner in the Cobh Credit Union Ltd draw at the parade so to celebrate our Community Heroes Award 2022 at the parade she commissioned a cake from one of our junior tidy towns volunteers &amp; avid baker Emily which we all enjoyed with a cuppa afterwards. What a lovely team we have. A big welcome to our new volunteer Mairead today 👋🏻 Thanks to Cleancoast Cobh out for a clean up around the strand near the Bench</p>
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Cobh News March 19th

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