Coachford News

 Congratulations to the Killanardrish/Coachford Under 13s who won their second league title two years in a row. The boys played in a thrilling 1-1 draw against Avondale. The local lads went a goal down 15 minutes into the second half but battled superbly to get the equaliser 7 minutes later from the boot of Luke Casey. The final whistle brought huge celebrations as the draw was enough to secure Coachford AFC’c first titile of the season. Team Captain, Adam Murphy was presented with the trophy.

Festival of Fishing begins in Coachford

Tidy Towns members, Karolyne Dineen, Mairead O Buachalla, Henry Delaney, Martha and John McCaffery busily replanting the boat in preparation of the upcoming Coachford Angling Festival which begins this weekend.

The May Bank Holiday sees the beginning of a month long major Angling competition for the river Lee in Coachford. The one day event on Friday May 3^rd will see anglers from England, Wales and all over Ireland descend on the area for the first of this month long Coarse and feeder fishing events. Saturday May 4^th to Monday May 6^th will see the competition for the O’Callaghan’s Bar Cup takes place in and around Coachford. As part of the Coachford Open another three day event begins on May 7^th and ends on May 9^th.  The festival of fishing continues from May 12^th to 18^th when the Dutch fishermen will join the home nations to compete in the May Open and the Village Inn Cup. Local business man, John Hogan said “ May is a great month on the river for angling. A huge number of anglers who have been coming here to enjoy the excellent fishing on the river return year after year. It’s a great boost for the shops, B&Bs, Hotels and pubs in the area. In the last couple of years we have seen more people providing other services for the fishermen such as live bait and boats. The superb Lee Valley Harbour in Carrigadrohid is a wonderful addition to the area and shows how development along the river can provide jobs and growth for Coachford and Mid Cork”.

Bargains Galore at Canovee Auction

Canovee Gaa is holding a Fundraising Auction on Bank Holiday Monday  in Canovee National School. Viewing takes place from 3pm on the Bank Holiday and the auction begins at 5pm. If you have any items suitable for auction, such as furniture, bikes, baby equipment and other good quality items please contact Mary on 087 6422527.

Coachford College

The transition year students at Coachford College took part in the Less Is More Challenge for Earth Day recently. The students planted an Amalanchier tree which was kindly donated by Griffins Garden Centre. Students have also been taking part in a Numeracy Challenge at lunchtime, a fundraising raffle for the new school pitch and a cake sale in aid of the Hope Foundation. Meanwhile exam students are busy revising and preparing for the national exams commencing in next month.

Bank Holiday in the village

Music is the order of the day this holiday weekend in Coachford. On this Friday night Aghinagh Comhaltas will provide the entertainment in Breathnachs Bar as they hold their monthly traditional session. On Sunday night both O Riordan’s Bar and The Village Inn will provide music and entertainment for their customers. Gala Supermarket will be drawing the winning ticket of the April shopping promotion for the fabulous Chopper bicycle. This weekend also marks the beginning of summer and Cooney’s Quik Pick are extending their weekday opening hours to 10pm from this Thursday.

GAA

The very best of luck to the Aghabullogue Intermediate footballers who play city side Mayfield in the first round of the championship this Sunday at 2.30pm in Blarney. The boys have suffered league defeats to Canovee and Fermoy recently and as a result go into this decider as underdogs. They need and deserve everyone’s support.

Darts

Congratulations to the Breathnach’s Bar Darts team who captured the Lee Valley Championship cup last weekend for the first time. The team of Paddy, Adrian and Nicky Martin, Ger Carey, James O’Connell, Nick Moore and Dean Knight conducted a tremendous campaign to reach the final. Their opposition in that final played in the Abbey Hotel Ballyvourney was the Wallis Arms, Millstreet. The Coachford side suffered defeat in their early games on the night but won the third singles game. The lads from Breathnach’s then lost the fourth and fifth singles and were down 3-2 at the break. However at the restart Nick Martin and Nick Moore won to bring the match to a tie and the excellent pairing of Paddy and Adrian Martin won the decider to spark tremendous excitement and celebrations. Team manager Mary Cronin of Breathnach’s Bar said,”  This was a great victory and great credit is due to the lads. They trained hard all year and they really dug out their best games when they had to. Our B team also had a great campaign and it’s great that this championship is coming to Coachford for the first time in it’s history”. The Dew Drop Inn Bar in Peake, Coachford were also victorious at the finals beating An Crois Bar from Cill Na Martra in the Shield Final.

Coachford AFC Lotto

There was no winner of the €6,400 jackpot. The numbers drawn were 7, 17 and 18. Lucky dip winners were Michael 7 Claire Cronin (€40), Tim Griffin, Marie Hayes, Isabelle Leahy and Mossie Keane (€20 each). Next week’s jackpot is  €6,600 and the draw takes place in O’ Callaghan’s  Bar next Tuesday.

Members of the Broomhill Vintage Club at the launch of the MAJOR Gathering at the Coachford Autumn Festival in August. The organisers are inviting all pre 1964 Fordson Major tractors to come to the festival for this MAJOR Gathering.

A MAJOR Gathering Event for Cork Festival

Broomhill Vintage Club, organisers of the Coachford Autumn Festival are hosting a MAJOR Gathering as part of the festival on Sunday August 18^th. All owners of Fordson Majors are invited to attend the festival in Coachford Co. Cork.

These iconic tractors produced by Henry Ford & sons in the US, Cork and England brought affordable vehicles to the farmer the same way as Henry Ford did with cars. The New Fordson Major E1A was introduced at the 1951 Smithfield Show, it was in every way a modern tractor. The Major was immensely popular, diesel versions were easy starting, powerful, economical and reliable, to such an extent that by the late 1950’s demand for petrol – vaporising oil tractors was virtually extinct.

The first Fordson Major E1A models were available with 4 cylinder petrol and Vaporising Oil Engines with capacities of 3,260cc and 3,610cc.   The Major and Dexta range of tractors were the last to bear the Fordson Brand Name, they were also the last tractors to be produced at Dagenham, a new purpose factory was built at Basildon for the replacement World-wide 1000 series which replaced the Fordson Major and Dexta in 1964.

Tadgh Murphy Chairman of the Broomhill Vintage Club said, “Our club wanted to be involved in the Gathering and while other events around the country were focusing on bringing people together we wanted to bring vehicles together so we’ve decided to host a MAJOR gathering for our festival. We are inviting all those who have a  Fordson Major tractor to attend our vintage show as part of the Coachford Autumn Festival on August 18^th. We are looking forward to having a wide variety of Majors as well as other veteran and Vintage tractors and cars at our annual show. We also  hope that vintage clubs in the UK will make the trip to Coachford this summer for our MAJOR Gathering event.”

The Coachford Autumn Festival is now in its fourth year and is fast becoming one of the ‘must attend’ events of the summer season. For further information contact Tadgh on 087 2426343

Soccer

The Killanardrish/Coachford under 13 soccer team are on the brink of winning their second league title in as many years. Last years under 12 champions require just one point from their last two games to secure the division 2 title. The first of these two games is on Thursday May 2^nd away to Avondale United at 7.00pm. The lads final game is at home in Carrigadrohid on Bank Holiday Monday at 10.30am when they entertain Tramore Athletic. The under 12s have a few more games to play but are unlikely to be dethroned from their top of the table perch however the coaches of the two teams, Paddy Martin and Liam Casey refuse to let thoughts of victory enter theirs or the players minds until it is mathematically impossible for them to be caught. The club’s under 15 team is closing the gap to the league leaders with every game and are now only 3 points behind leaders Carrigtwohill with three games left to play. This Thursday night the Under 15s travel to Carrigaline to play the home team at 7.00pm and they play Midleton away on Bank Holiday Monday at 11.45am.The Premier team have left themselves a huge task to capture the league title. Although having enjoyed a superb 7-2 victory against Greenwood last weekend they now must face formidable opposition this Saturday when they travel to CIT to play Pearse Celtic at 3.00pm. Pearse Celtic are one of three other teams who are Coachford’s main opposition for this seasons title. The other teams are last year’s champions Park United and Killumney United are the other two and  Caochford must play all of them in the race to the finish. We wish all the teams the very best of luck.

Garda Road Traffic Speed Camera Van to be located In Coachford

The area by the GAA pitch is to be the new location for a Garda Speed Camera Van in the coming weeks. Warning signs are being erected on the approach roads and the van will be operating in the location shortly. This development will be welcomed by those who use that area for walking and by parents of children who use the GAA grounds. Some motorists have been travelling at speeds well over the limit in this area in the past and it is hoped that this practice may be a thing of the past.  There is of course, the danger that the Gardai may come to be accused of ‘Heavy Handiness’ with locals who are just above the speed limit. Lets hope that common sense will be used also .Peter Dineen, Chairman of the Community Council said “ While anything that adds to the safety of our children and pedestrians in this area is most welcome, it would be ideal if the same level of interest to road safety was shown by the Road Safety Authority and Cork County Council to repair and rise the footpaths in this area.”.

Wedding Bells

Congratulations to Imelda O’Shea form Coachford and Martin Coughlan from Dripsey who got married last weekend. The couple enjoyed a beautiful day surrounded by their family, friends and neighbours. Imelda, a paramedic with the HSE South Ambulance service met her husband Martin in Coachford through a mutual friend and three years later decided to tie the knot. The wedding party enjoyed a wonderful day and night at the Carrigaline Court Hotel.

Were you never married?

The Festival Committee are busily organising events for this years event. A number of events are penciled in already with lots more to come.  Some of the events planned are a 5k run, a Dog show,  the annual High Nelly run,  the Bachelor of  the festival competition, Tim Riordan ( of Natural Gas) in Concert,  a Country Market, Photographic competition, Funfair,, and Side Shows. “ We’ve had a great three years with the Queen of the Festival competition. There has been some wonderful contestants and terrific winners. However we’ve decided to change it this year so we’re going with a competition for the opposite sex. The Bachelor of the Festival will be run along the same lines as the Queens. We are hoping that business’s and clubs from all over the area will put forward a man who has never been married and willing to be interviewed on stage for a few minutes. It should be a bit of fun and an opportunity to raise some money for local charities,” said Tadgh Murphy.

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Soccer Season Reaching an Exciting Climax

Coachford AFC’s two adult and four schoolboys teams have all only a handful of games left in their respective league campaigns. The premier team are on top of the table and if they can win their final few games the Premier A title will be theirs but they have a very tough last few games . This will be a huge achievement for the lads and their coaches, Michael Walsh and Donal Moynihan. The B team had a difficult season but have played some excellent football to make it to mid table in their league. The Under 15s are three points behind the league Leaders with a game in hand and only four games left to play. The under 13s top their league by a single point with also only four games left while the under 12s top their table having remained undefeated all season. The Under 11s have improved with every game they have played and have won the last four in the non competitive league. 2013 could be one of the most successful seasons for the club in years if results go their way in the coming weeks. Club Chairman, Thady Delaney said “ It’s been a great year so far but there is still a lot of football to be played. This year a lot of the teams had great runs in the cup competitions also. We are also continuing to develop our grounds at the Glebe and our new sand based pitch was invaluable during the very wet playing season.”  This weekend the premier team play Greenwood away on Sunday morning at 10.45am and are at home to Blarney Street Athletic on Tuesday evening at 7.00pm. The Under 13s play Buttevant away on Saturday at 2.00pm while the Under 11s entertain Douglas Hall in Carrigadrohid at 12.30pm on the same day.

Lotto

There was no winner of the €6,200 jackpot. The numbers drawn were 5, 14 and 20. Lucky dip winners were Louise Ryan (€40), Steve Crowley, Madge Martin, Des O Grady and Mossy Keane (€20 each). Next week’s jackpot is  €6,400 and the draw takes place in O’ Riordan’s Bar

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Bog of the Foxy Woman Newsletter April 2013

A great win by the Killanardrish/Coachford under 11s today against a very determined Tramore Athletic. The Coachford boys, playing at home, Went a goal up after 15 minutes when Daniel Browne beautifully lobbed the ball over the defenders and goalkeeper. The game was a very tight affair for the remainder of the first half and most of the second half. With ten minutes to go in the game Tramore seemed to be getting the upper hand and the home side defence was coming under some unbelievable pressure. It looked like it was only going to be a matter of time before the city side were going to equalise however the local team refused to give in and in a breaking move and a wonderful combination between Colin McCarthy and Jack Moynihan the lads scored a second goal with only five minutes to play. This was a great display by the lads and a man of the match performance by Darragh Herlihy. Team – Tony Nowlan, Darragh Herlihy, Brian Dineen, Padraig O’Sullivan, Jack Moynihan, Mark Murphy, Brendan Harrington,Colin McCarthy,Sean Buckley and Daniel Browne. Scorers Daniel Browne and Jack Moynihan

Coachford gears up for Sunday’s Vintage run

The GAA grounds in Coachford is the venue for this Sunday’s Vintage and Classic Car and Tractor run. Registration begins at 11.00am with tea, coffee and scones available. The cars and Tractors head off at 12.00 in different directions. The Cars will depart for the west while the tractors head north. The Cars will explore the area around Cill na Martra, Ballingeary and Toonsbridge while the tractors will take a shorter route to Aghabullogue, Ballinagree and Rylane. Both groups will be welcomed back to Coachford in the afternoon to O Riordan’s Bar where they will enjoy a well deserved bowl of hot soup. This annual run is organised by the Broomhill Vintage Club and has become a favourite amongst the owners of vintage and classic vehicles.

Camera Club

The newly formed Coachford Camera Club head to the Gearagh this Sunday on their first outing of the year. The group intends to spend the afternoon taking different shots of this most unusual landscape just outside Macroom. The group will met in the Church Car park in Coachford at 2.00pm. Everyone is welcome just bring your camera.

Wedding Bells

Congratulations to Theresa Ryan from Borrisoleigh and Michael Martin Coachford who tied the knot last Friday in County Tipperary. The wedding party had a great day and a very enjoyable evening celebrating with the happy couple at the Abbey Hotel in Nenagh. Michael is a founder member of the Coachford Cycling Club and was tempted to cycle to Borrisoleigh for the ceremony! The happy couple have jetted off to Mexico and New York for their honeymoon.

Soccer

Coachford AFC under 13s play Tramore Athletic A on Saturday morning at 10.30am in Carrigadrohid. The boys have only a few games left in their league and need to win every one to ensure they lift this title for the first time in the club’s history. The Premier Team have a weekend off while the B team play Greenmount away on Sunday morning at 10.45am.

Soccer Lotto

The local lotto climbs to an amazing €6,000 this Monday. Last weeks numbers were 8, 12, 21 the lucky dip winners were Caitlyn Bradley (€40), John Healy, Hillary Walsh, Tom + Marie Riordan (yt), Willie Barrett (yt).won €20 each. Tickets are for sale in all the local pubs and shops in the village so make sure you get your ticket in time and you could be €6,000 richer next week.