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<h1>Busy weekend in Sport.</h1>
Soccer
Cobh Ramblers secured a 2 goal win over Shelbourne DIv league champions at home on Friday night scorers Ben O'Riordan and Danny O'Connell. This is a great boost for the team and manager Danny Murphy going forward with just one more game left in the season away to Athlone.
Brilliant win for Springfield Ramblers under 17 ladies in Division 1 of the CWSSL. Defeating Blarney Utd 5-0.
Success for the men as well Springfield 2 Waterloo 0.
Fine win for Cobh Wanderers who defeated College Corinthians 3-2 in the Div 4 league to go 3 points clear at the top. Scorers Like Stravianos, Ian Murphy and Darren Cronin. Manager Peter O'Halloran
GAA
No Joy for Junior Mens football team who lost the final of the East Cork Championship to Bride Rovers with a very young team.
Girls Football
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Better news for the girls the under 14 ladies football team who had an exciting win over Aghada in the final of the East Cork League winning on a scoreline of 5-6 to 4-4 The under 10 girls had a home win in the league as well on Sunday.

Athletics
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Ballymore-Cobh were well represented at the East Cork X Country Championships for the under 9,11,13,15 and 17 underage events as well as the Novice mens and Ladies Championships. Individual medals were won by Lily Frawley 3rd under 13 and Ava Chandler under 15. The under 15 Girls took team gold with Ava Caoimhe and Aisling. Caoimhe went on later in the day to star for Cobh girls under 14 Football team. The under 9 girls took 2nd team prize. In the Novice Lorraine Manning took an excellent individual 3rd in the Novice event. A lovely feature to see was the fact of the younger athletes with Lorraine as one of the coaches stayed on to cheer her and the other adult runners. For the next 2 Sundaysthe Munster Champions will be held in Tipperary. Good luck to all involved.
<h3>Huge weekend for Cobh4Football. </h3>
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After a mammoth effort in planning and fundraising, Cobh is all set for the opening of the brand new facility this coming Saturday the 23rd of October. It's a dream come true for all concerned with the support and backing of former Irish International Stephen Ireland a homegrown hero from Cobh. A full programme of events is planned for Saturday, culminating with a gala dinner at the Raddison Blue in Little island on Saturday evening.
A Ramblers XI will take on a Cobh Wanderers XI on Saturday as part of the celebrations Should be a great day for Cobh football 
The Stephen Ireland Astro Turf &amp; Old Church Park Celebration Dinner Dance, Saturday 23rd October 2021
The Radisson Blu Little Island
LIVE MUSIC/Band &amp; DJ
INCLUDES Drinks reception on arrival, A three-course meal, Spot prizes on the night, Bar Extension Tickets €60
<a href="https://member.clubforce.com/tickets_m.asp?LL_ID=278" target="_self">https://member.clubforce.com/tickets_m.asp?LL_ID=278</a>&nbsp;
Group Table available upon request
Please Contact 086-323-7645 or email cobh4football@gmail.com
<h3>Cobh Golf Club</h3>
Tama Breast Cancer three-ball scramble.
1st Baden Maher /Ger Horan/Mark Sheridan (6 shots) 46 net
2nd Denis Mc Sweeney /Shane Devlin/Michael Cronin (7 shots) 47 net
3rd Oliver Baumann /Marvin Prince/Sean Tobin (8 shots) 48 net
Best Ladies Team Rosarie Higgins/Jacqui O Regan/Mags O Connor 55 net
Great turnout for a great cause well done to all, a very big thank you to Tama and Stephen Mulcahy for their generous sponsorship.
Recent presentations made at Jack Doyles
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Club Capt Tom Plunkett presents the mens match play Singles trophy to the winner Seamus Barry
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Tom Plunkett Club Capt presents Noel Ryan with a holdall for achieving a hole in one
<h2>Presidents prize Cobh golf club</h2>
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Just a reminder to all that our Presidents Prize to men and ladies will be held over the weekend Friday 2nd - Sunday 24th October timesheets are live on BRS.
The format will be Stable-ford off the white tees and due to the time of year, the number of holes will be decided closer to the start date.
Looking forward to having as many members as possible sign in over the weekend.
RE-ENTRY IS PERMITTED BUT 1ST CARD COUNTS FOR 1ST Prize. Practice on the course won't be allowed prior to one's 1st card from Friday morning.
We will hold the prize presentation in the clubhouse on Sunday evening the 24th at 7pm sharp.
Best Wishes, Pat Feen, CLUB President,
<h3>East Cork Division</h3>

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The second JAHC Semi-Final is down for decision on Saturday 23.10.21 in Ballinacurra at 3.30pm. Cobh defeated both Sarsfields and Watergrasshill already while Erins Own were defeated by Carraig na bhFear already but had a comprehensive win over Fr O'Neills and qualify this showdown. Cobh having lost out to Bride Rovers in the football final will be all out to make amends in the hurling. This should be a good game and Brian Murphy is on the whistle.

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<h3>Cobh GAA Street League Finals</h3>
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The excitement is building ahead of our u6-u7-u8 Street League Finals Day for hurling &amp; camogie.
Throw Ins Sat 23rd Oct at 9.30 am in Pairc Ui Chonnaill. Some special guests have been lined up to present trophies and medals&nbsp;&nbsp;
Huge thanks to the continued sponsorship of the event by Cobh Credit Union.
<h3>First Holy Communion</h3>
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Congratulation to the girls from St Mary's girls NS Cobh who received their First Holy Communion at St Colman's Cathedral on Saturday the 16th of October. Congratulations to all involved, parents, teachers and mass celebrant Fr Tom McDermott administrator.

Other News received from Cll Sinead Shepperd Monday
Update regarding the R624 Fota Road Cobh
This morning we had our Southern Committee meeting in County hall.&nbsp;
At this meeting, we asked for an update on the R624 and we have been informed that Cork County Council have finally been successful in getting a DOT grant to allow completion of a Strategic Assessment Report for Cobh.&nbsp;
This report will now look at all transportation options for The Great Island as a whole.&nbsp;
At present Cork County Council are finalising a report on the appointment of a consultant engineer and this will go to tender in the coming weeks of 2021 and the hope is that this report will be completed in the new year.
Work is continuing at present between the Department and Cork County Council to look at the best options and route onto the island of Cobh by road and bridge upgrade.&nbsp;
While I understand the process is very slow and can be frustrating for us all, it is positive to see progression and movement in relation to the Fota Road from management and senior officials in County Hall and I welcome the fact that this is now very much on the agenda.
<h3> Fun at Marlogue during midterm break</h3>
How about some fun in Marlogue Woods for Midterm at our next “Mini Beasty Hunts” for children to learn about all the wild and wonderful insects living here? 🪲🐞🪱🕷
Join with Animal Scientist &amp; Educator Niamh O’Flynn who will take you on an exploratory walk through Marlogue Woods. Places must be booked and are limited for the walks at 11am and 12pm on Tuesday 26th October. Each will last 45mins. Details in the poster.

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<h2>Ballymore Community Association Autumn clean up</h2>
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Such great work done by our community volunteers for our Autumn Clean Up this past weekend. Litter picked on many roadways including Ballybrassil, Glenmore, East Ferry, Ashgrove, Cashmans Boreen, Cuskinny, Clash and Rossleague with strimming and a general tidy up carried out where needed. Well done to all involved.
<h2>Back by popular demand! for final gig of the season</h2>
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Cobh Tourism presents our final gig in the Prom, this bank holiday weekend....Dr.Dec &amp;The Side Effects Sunday 24th October 3pm (weather permitting)&nbsp;
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The longest-serving Cobh Tourist Office Advisor retired at the weekend. We would like to thank Ger McLoughlin for all her hard work and dedication over the last 6 years and wish her the very best in her retirement. President Joanne Murphy makes a presentation to Ger McLoughlin.
<h3>Congratulations Kevin on being elected to another prestigious post</h3>

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Congratulations to Kevin Cullinane, who has been appointed by DAA as group head of communications, he has worked with the group for the past 15 years. He held the position of Head of Communications at Cork airport for the past 7 years. Among his many posts he was elected chairman of the Airport Council International ACI in February 2020. Kevin in the past has been world President of Junior Chamber International. A man of many parts, he still finds time to be actively involved in the parish of Cobh and is member of the St Colmans Cathedral choir.
<h3>Rushbrooke Tennis Club</h3>
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Social Tennis returns again this Friday From 7.30pm. This is a great way to meet new people in the Club and play against different players...Text Ritchie 0851949458 before midday Friday so pairs can be organised on the night. All welcome.
<h3>Garveys Supervalu</h3>
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<h2>Making Sustainable Choices For Cobh </h2>
We have installed 562 solar panels on our roof. The largest solar panel in the country on a SuperValu Store. We will produce enough green energy to power 40 homes.&nbsp;&nbsp;
These changes have meant through SEAI Grants, there will be energy upgrades of LED lighting &amp; Cavity Insulation to Cobh Gaa Club.

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<h4>Under 15 Girls east Cork X Country team Gold Ava, Caoimhe and Aisling</h4>
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<h4>The young ones</h4>
<h3>Ballymore Cobh AC Event report</h3>
Day 2 of the East Cork Cross Country Championships took place last Sunday in Whites Cross and catered for the uneven age categories in which Ballymore Cobh AC were once again well represented. 
Our U9 girls Maria, Emily, Grace and Lana got things off to a flying start when landing the Team Silver, an achievement made even more impressive by the fact that most of these youngsters were making their first appearance on the cross country scene. 
Next up were the U9 boys' team consisting of Alfie, Rory and the two Charlies. Once again, each of these guys acquitted themselves admirably over the 750m distance.
Our U11 girls' squad is another that is developing with every outing and Sarah, Alison, Caoimhe, Maja and Elizabeth all performed in a manner that provides plenty of encouragement.
Freddie and Simon lined out for our U11 boys and with both finishing full of running we can expect to see more good things from this duo in time to come.
In the U13 Girls race, Lilly and Bridget made light work of 2,000m with Lilly’s staying power earning her an Individual Bronze medal. 
Dáire, Flynn and Paddy all added to their growing level of experience in this sphere when lining out for the boys' U13 event and we can expect to see plenty more positive performances from these boys before the year is out.
Concluding the juvenile involvement in the day were Caoimhe, Aisling and Ava who combined wonderfully to land Team Gold for The Tigers in the U15 Girls race with Ava also running into a podium place with her own Individual Silver. 
Consistent throughout the day was the fantastic level of support afforded to our youngsters not just by their coaches but also by their teammates, parents and supporters whose efforts made for a day full of great memories.
Highlighting this strong team ethic was the sight of many of our young Cubs and Tigers running alongside Coach Lorraine as she closed in on an Individual Bronze Medal in the Women’s Novice race.
Thanks again to our hard-working hosts at Carraig Na BhFear AC, well done to everyone involved in another great day of sport and best wishes to those travelling to Tipperary for this weekends Munster Championships.

COBH NEWS ROUND UP WITH FR LIAM KELLEHER

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