Auction This Sat Mar 26th 

Double Loss for Footballers

Auction Night

The club ably assisted by our juvenile and ladies football clubs are holding an auction on this Sat night March 26th with the proceeds going to finance a refurb repair of the driveway at the Limerick Rd grounds. The successful 2021 junior B football team will also be presented with their medals on the night. Auctioneer on the night making a return after two years due to the pandemic is none other than the famous Maurice Walsh. Also on the night their will be no need to tap your friend as you will be able to tap the state of the art new card machine recently purchased by the club.

Also on the night you will be able to purchase an envelope for the sum of €5 with the winner receiving two premium tickets for the upcoming Ed Sheerin concert on Friday night April 29th at Pairc Ui Chaomih. 

At the time of going to press numerous items to cater for many tastes have been acquired which will include a bottle of the much sought after Midleton 2022 rare whiskey, for the romantic a night away in the luxurious Rochestown Park Hotel, camping tickets for the returning Independence Music Festival, the golfer is catered for with a four ball in Fota Island Resort along with green fees fro Fermoy and Mitchelstown golf clubs. The fitness enthusiast can bid for a year’s free membership plus six personal training sessions at N.R.G fitness in Little Island, six month membership at Gymlife, three months membership for Mitchelstown Leisure Centre and also personal training at Fringes’ Fitness centre. With Mother’s Day the following day why not pick up a Hunters Rest, Market Place or Galtee Glow voucher or a hamper from Horgan’s Delicatessen supplies. With the fine weather we are having at the minute why not bid on the Albany Paints voucher. For the Gaa supporter and with Cathail O Mahony and Mark Keane presently involved with the Cork panels premium tickets for the expected sell out Cork V Limerick Munster Hurling championship, exclusive tickets for the Cork V Clare hurling game which includes a reception at the Dome in Thurles along with tickets for the Cork and Kerry Munster Football semi final at Pairc Ui Rinn. At the time of going to press more items were being donated so keep an eye on our social media pages over the coming days for updates.

Cork County Football League

Mitchelstown 0-17  Ballyvourney 3-09

Mitchelstown footballers made the 90km journey to Ballyvourney on St Patricks Morning to take on the host club. The old saying that the concession of goals in football matches make it hard to recover were definitely true in this encounter. From the throw in without a Mitchelstown player touching the ball Ballyvourney raised their first of three green flags. Both sides then exchanged points before a dominant spell saw town score three unanswered points to leave the sides level. Mitchelstown had the advantage of a stiff breeze and scored eight points to the oppositions three to leave the half time score 0-12 to 1-04. The restart saw Ballyvourney add 1-01 in as many minutes to leave just the minimum between the sides. Both sides worked hard but it was Mitchelstown were in the driving seat and took a three point lead in the final ten minutes but alas it was the home team who finished the stronger and with 32 minutes on the clock we conceded our third goal to loose by the narrowest of margins.

Cavanagh’s Of Fermoy Div Three Football League

Mitchelstown 1-04  Doneraile 2-04 

In a game of may squandered opportunities we went under to a strong Doneraile team on Sat evening last. Mitchelstown led by 1-0 to 0-1. Both sides found it hard to score and were level at half time 1-02 each thanks to a great penalty save by Tadgh Nolan. The second half saw no great improvement in the scoring stakes but Doneraile 1-02 to Mitchelstown’s 0-2 saw the visitors gather the points.

Field Development Lotto

The draw took place in Walsh’s Yard Bar on Sat last March 19th . There was no jackpot winner, numbers drawn 1,6,17 and 19. The following were lucky dip winners, Martin Sheehan c/o Mitchelstown Gaa,Josie Price c/o Shapers Hairdressing Salon, Elanor O Shea c/o Amber. Our next draw will take place on Thurs Mar 31st In Walsh’s Lounge Bar with a jackpot of €4,600. Tickets can be purchased a numerous retail outlets,outside of Super Valu on Sat Mar 26th or  by logging on to https://mitchelstowngaa.com

Club Membership 2022 

With the season having commenced last weekend Club membership for the coming year is now well overdue and is set at €50 for and adult and €30 for a student. It can be paid direct to any club officer, by EFT to IE38BOFI90294446339982 giving name for membership or by logging on to https://mitchelstowngaa.com. All fully paid-up members will then be put on a WhatsApp group which will give instant updates on all club activities for all age groups from adults down to the six-year-olds. A new life membership was introduced for 2022 at a cost of €1,000 which can be paid in full or two payments of€500 or by direct debit over ten or twenty months. Applications for life membership can be made to the secretary.mitchelstown.cork@gaa.ie 

Congratulations

Huge congratulations to Michelle Sweeney (albeit we hear Karl bough the ticket) on winning the jackpot of €4,900 in the Park Utd lotto last Monday night. 

Who Would Have Thought?

Take your self back two years just before this pandemic hit who would have thought that Mitchelstown and Ballygiblin would have players not alone lining out but both scoring at senior intercounty level. Starting at 1pm on Sunday Cathail O Mahony had three points from play for the Cork senior footballers against Down and a few hours later Mark Keane would be scoring for the hurlers down in Wexford, the stuff dreams are made of for this writer, huge congratulations Cathail and Mark.

Fixtures

Cavanaghs Of Fermoy Division Three Football League Mitchelstown V Killavullen  in Mitchelstown on Thursday March 31st  with throw in at 7-30pm. 

Cork Credit Unions County Division Two B Football League Mitchelstown V Dromtarrife in  Mitchelstown April 3rd  at 12 noon.