Coachford News

Camogie Club

Active Retirement

Coachford Active Retirement group have returned from their summer break and are holding Indoor Bowling in Coachford GAA Hall every Monday at 10.30am. The group plan on restarting their Water Aerobics, Art, Lace making, Gentle Exercise and Book Club very shortly . For further information, contact Ber on 021 7334284

Boxing

Rylane Boxing Club commences training on Tuesday I, October 1^st in Rylane Community Centre at 8pm. New members are very welcome.

Following on from their defeat in the Munster Junior Cup last weekend, the Premier team hope to have better luck this weekend when they take on Knocknaheeney Celtic on Friday in the first round of the AOH Cup at the CIT grounds at 7.30pm. The second team are also in cup action this weekend when they play St. John Bosco’s away on Sunday in the President’s Cup on Sunday at 10.45am

Garda camera van angers motorists

A lot of motorists are being caught speeding at the GAA pitch in Coachford by the Garda Mobile Safety Camera Van.  The 50km an hour speed zone is being strictly enforced from both directions at all hours of the day and night. Reports of motorists being caught at midnight and at 7.00am are just some of the times being recounted by angry motorists who are claiming having a van in this location at times when there are no pedestrians in the area is liking shooting fish in a barrel and that this is only a money making exercise and has nothing to do with road safety. Peter Dineen, Chairman of the Community Council said “ Pedestrians use this stretch of road as part of a walking route in daylight hours and we have asked the Cork County Council to make it safer for pedestrians by repairing the footpath but despite numerous requests, nothing has been done. We have also asked the council to put in place Traffic Calming measures near the GAA pitch as there are a lot of children crossing the road during the GAA Season. We would much prefer if the road was made safer by the Road Safety Authority and the County Council rather than having the camera van there at all hours of the day and night. The road remains very popular with pedestrians and children are still very active around the GAA grounds so we would ask that motorists drive within the speed limit.”

Intermediate Hurlers survive

The Aghabullogue Intermediate Hurlers will be playing in the Intermediate Hurling grade in 2014 having survived the relegation final against Dromina last weekend. In a tight but poor game of hurling the Mid Cork side emerged victorious by five points and were the better team throughout the sixty minutes. There were some fine performances from Denis O’ Leary, Mark O’Flynn, John Buckley and John Corkery.

Under 16s lose final but gain admirers

Well done to the Aghabullogue Under 16 footballers for their unbelievable display on last Monday night in the East Region under 16 B championship final. The boys were losing to a superb Cill na Martra side by 6 goals and 9 points to 4 points at half time. However Aghabullogue never gave up or dropped their heads although they could have been forgiven for doing so. Instead they came out in the second half determined to win the final 30 minutes and they did. The boys in green and white scored a massive 2 goals and 9 points to Cill na Martra’s 1 goal and 2 points. Aghabullogue may have went home without the trophy but they can certainly hold their heads high for the way they set about their task and the way they dealt with such a formidable team as Cill na Martra.

Walk This Way

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Centra Coachford is organising a fundraising charity walk on Sunday October 6th at 11.30am. This is a fun walk and everyone is welcome to take part and support a great cause. Further details on the route and the entry fee can be obtained from Murphy’s Centra Coachford. To find out more about Action Breast Cancer log on to www.cancer.ie or ring the National Cancer Helpline on 1800 200 700.

New Business for Coachford

The Village of Coachford continues to grow and a new business in the heart of the village is now open. The Coachford Physical Therapy Clinic will offer a variety of treatments at weekends and evenings. The clinic offers Remedial massage and Orthopaedic Sports massage. The new clinic is approved by all the major health insurance companies. For appointments and further information ring 086 8812959.

Achievements Awards

The Aghabullogue Coachford Rylane Community Council are hosting the 2nd ACR Achievements Awards in November. Please give some thought to who you’d like to nominate for an award. Nomination forms will be available from Monday September 23rd in the various shops in the parish.

Youth Club

Plans are underway to set up a youth Club for the Coachford area. It is envisaged that the club will cater for young people who are currently in 1st to 3rd year in Secondary Schools. A public meeting for parents and perspective leaders will be held on Friday October 11^th.

Under 14s win thriller

The Under 14 Killanardrish/Coachford schoolboys soccer team took part in a thrilling football match last Sunday in Coachford when they defeated Fermoy  7- 4 in their second league game of the season. Fermoy aided by a strong wind went three goals up within 30 minutes and looked to be well on top however just before half time the home team pulled one back and ended the half 2 goals down. At the start of the second half the management team of Paddy Martin and Liam Casey made some switches to get the benefit of the favourable wind and immediately started to reap the benefits. The boys had pulled a goal back almost immediately but Fermoy were not giving up their lead easily and scored again to go two ahead. Coachford however battled hard and scored two goals in quick succession to equalize with 15 minutes remaining. Two minutes later they pulled forward with another goal and with three minutes left scored two more to but the game beyond reach for Fermoy and secured all three points. The under 13s also won at the weekend by beating Blarney4-1 however the under 12s lost in their firs outing of the season to Carrigaline by 2- 0.

Coachford AFC

The Premier team take on their old rivals Park United on Saturday at 3pm in Coachford in the first round of the Munster Junior Cup. On Sunday the second team travel to Millstreet to take on Los Zarcos in the league at 10.45am.

Soccer Lotto

There was no winner of the €2,600 jackpot in the Coachford AFC lotto this week. The numbers drawn were 14, 24 & 35. The Lucky dip winners were  Molly O Connell (€40), Cathy Dunton, Eileen Cooney, Jack Oldham, and Julianne Cooney (€20). Next week’s jackpot is  €2,800 and will take place in O Riordan’s Bar on Monday night.

Broomhill Vintage Club will present the proceeds of the Coachford Autumn Festival to five charities on Saturday night at O’Riordan’s Bar Coachford. Due to the huge support of the festival’s sponsors, participants, supporters, visitors and stewards the club is in the wonderful position of being able to donate  €7,000 to charity. €2,500 will go to Suicide Aware, €1,500 to Coachford Tidy Towns and €1,000 each to Care of the Aged, St. Vincent de Paul and Macroom Community Hospital. Thanks to all of you who supported the festival and who helped us in raising money for all these worthy causes.

Music Classes

Aghinagh Comhaltas will hold enrolment for Music Classes on Tuesday September 10th at the Community House Coachford from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Beginner and improved Tin Whistle, Fiddle and Banjo Classes available. Classes commence on Tuesday 17, September.

Underage Soccer

The Killanardrish Under 13s will commence their Division 1 league campaign this Saturday when they play Corinthian Boys at the Dam Road at 12.45pm. The boys have been promoted two divisions and will find the 16 games they have to play particularly tough but they are relishing the prospect of meeting new clubs and tougher opposition.       

Graveyard Stories

The ACR Heritage group marked national heritage week by hosting a very entertaining and informative talk on those that are interred in the two old Graveyards in Coachford. The talk, given by local historian, Anthony Greene touched on the once great families in the area from 1600s to the early 20th century. Anthony described how these families were responsible for many of the great houses in the area. He also spoke on the infamous Dr. Crosse and the poisoning of his wife who is interred in the old cemetery in Magourney. The talk in the Church of Ireland graveyard was on the military exploits of the many distinguished army personnel that are interred there. Many of these men had received the Military Cross and other honours fighting for the Empire across the globe. A large crowd was in attendance to hear of the rise and fall of the famous families of the area such as the Pyne, Good, Crook and Godfrey families. They listened with interest to the history of the people who were responsible for the growth of Coachford village and surrounding areas during the last 400 years.

At Your Service in Coachford

Breathnach’s Bar in Coachford was the centre of attention last Monday when the Brennan Brothers from the Park hotel in Kenmare came to officially open the new function room at the pub on Main Street in Coachford. The pub will feature in one of the episodes in the new series ‘At Your Service’. Francis Brennan has been a regular visitor to the business during filming over the last few months advising the owners, Colm and Mary Cronin on the best strategy for developing their business in the growing village of Coachford. The Macroom based owners have been very busy over the last few months preparing for the opening and a large group of supporters were in attendance to be part of the filming of the opening. Aghinagh Comthlas provided the music and the local set dancers put on a wonderful display of Irish dancing in the new room.

Champions League tie for Coachford AFC

Coachford AFC play the first round of the Munster Football Association League Champions Trophy. The local boys will travel to Clonmel to take on the well fancied Tipperary side, Clonmel Town on Sunday at 3.00pm. The competition is open to teams who have won the top honour in their respective leagues in the 2012/13 season. Coachford AFC are the Cork AUL League Champions and will be one of only two teams representing Cork in this unique competition. The Coachford AFC  B team are at home this Saturday when they entertain Ballincollig in Carrigadrohid at 3pm in the league.

Lotto

There was no winner of the €2,000 jackpot in this week’s Lotto. The numbers drawn were 2, 10 and18. The lucky dip winners were Tom O Donovan(€40), Martin O Connell, Eileen Buckley, Olive O Sullivan and Noel Foley (€20 each), Next week’s jackpot is €2200 and the draw will take place in Breathnachs Bar.

Camogie

The very best of luck to the Aghabullogue Senior B Camogie Ladies when they play Glen Rovers on Friday, 30th August in their final game of the round robin competition. The game is fixed for Ballincollig at 7pm

Schools Return after glorious summer

The Coachford Primary and Post Primary schools reopened this week and the students returning had mixed feelings. Some were delighted to go back and meet their friends again after three long summer months while others wanted this year’s glorious summer holiday to last for another few weeks. Over 90 students have enrolled at Coachford Community College this year and they began exploring the school and learning about their teachers last Tuesday. The college has now over 560 pupils and is seen as being one of the best second level schools ion the county. This year’s leaving certificate results were excellent and the vast majority of the pupils have been offered places at third level colleges in Ireland and abroad.

 Thank You       

The organisers of the Coachford Autumn Festival would like to thank everyone who supported the festival this year. Broomhiil Vintage Club chairman, Tadgh Murphy said, “We believe it was our best festival so far. We would like to thank those who attended the events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We hope that families went home happy from the Festival on Sunday, that the runners and walkers were happy with the run on Friday evening and that those who attended the dog show, open air Ceilí and Bachelor competition were glad they did so.. We will continue to try and improve the festival and continue to try and make it something the whole community can be proud of. To run a festival over three days takes a huge amount of help and involvement from a lot of people. We would like to thank all those who took part in the various events; the bakers, photographers, high nelly cyclists, runners and walkers, Agri Olympians, bachelors, musicians, footballers, babies, mummies and grannies, tractor builders, vehicle owners, model toy display builders ,dog owners, set dancers, egg throwers, and children. We would of course like to especially thank those who helped as stewards, ticket sellers, those who registered the runners, sponsored the festival, put up bachelors, and supported us in any other way. The festival is a huge community effort and only the support of so many in the community makes it possible. We would like to thank Aghabullogue GAA for their superb support and co operation, Padraig Donoghue and Dairygold for the use of their properties. We would also like to thank the residents of the village and surrounding areas for their patience and understanding for any disruption that the festival may have caused. We hope to announce how much money was raised for charity in the next few weeks. We are looking forward to 2014 already and ideas and suggestions on how to improve the festival are always welcome.”