Corkbeg AFC

Split the bucket winner 💰.

Congratulations to Caroline Coffey who scooped this week’s jackpot prize of €275.

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World Cup Prediction Competition Winner :

Congratulations To Conor Sweeney pictured picking up his winning prize from Fundraising committee member Geraldine Cronin Power.

Thanks to all who supported the club fundraiser.

Club AGM
Tuesday night
28 July @ 8pm in Clubhouse.
All welcome

Corkbeg AFC – End of Season Update.

Dear Club Member,

We have reached the end of a very busy and successful season of football activities in Corkbeg, and we hope everyone is availing of the opportunity to enjoy the fine spell of weather. It is only a matter of weeks before we swing back into action so do take the time to get some well-earned rest and relaxation.

On Field activities:

The Club enjoyed one of its most successful seasons since we formed the underage section with notable successes on the field of play resulting in silverware for our U13 Boys and Girls teams winning very competitive league sections. The girl’s success was the first trophy win for our growing club female section and no doubt will be the first of many. Well done to all involved.

Our U18 youths won the league title in comprehensive style after winning a winner take all title decider vs Douglas Hall by a 4-0 margin in a never to be forgotten day for the Club. The final day victory culminated a nine-match winning run which tested the resilience of players, coaches and supporters.

A special word also for our U12 Boys team who, along with achieving promotion from a tough league section, also reached the final of the Conboyne Cup in their first season of competitive football. Playing a free-flowing attractive brand of football, the boys took the scalps of some of the biggest clubs in Cork before finally succumbing to Mayfield in the final. A fantastic first year in competitive football for the lads and their dedicated coaches.

Apart from these notable successes we managed to complete all our fixtures across the multiple club teams and age groups thereby ensuring the biggest success of all – getting our young players out playing sport every weekend making friends and learning life skills as they develop through childhood.

Our junior male team (adult) also had a great year finishing second in D1 of the AUL and unluckily being beaten in two cup semifinals. With a strong pipeline of youth players to feed into our junior team we are hopefully set up for some brighter days ahead for the beg in junior football circles.

Our academy section (Corkbeg Cubs) continues to thrive as is evidenced by the huge numbers participating on a weekly basis.

It goes without saying but none of the above could be achieved without our fantastic volunteers who give their time and skills in multiple capacities across the club.

Off Field Challenges:

The biggest challenge facing the club right now is the requirement for additional playing space. The Club invested significant funds in drafting a comprehensive development plan which would incorporate a second pitch into the existing footprint within the Corkbeg complex.

The proposed club development aligns with the County Council strategic development plan for Corkbeg as a green amenity space. We had hoped we might get the cooperation of our neighbours Irving Oil to assist us in our application for government sports capital funding.

Unfortunately, Irving Oil has outlined it is not willing to support the club development plans.

This is a disappointing response from a company that espouses community well-being as one of its corporate values.

All of this means we will have to develop a different financial model to complete the necessary development. This will require the support of club members and the wider community to help us achieve our goals. Our goal is to continue to develop the complex to its maximum capacity. We would ask our members and the local community to back the club as we are sure many obstacles lie ahead as we strive to provide facilities for the youth of the parish.

Due to our lack of playing space, we were faced with the stark choice of telling our young players that we would not field underage teams or we would have to come up with an alternative. The club was unsuccessful in finding any local land, but we did identify a suitable field in Dungourney. All of this means we now have at least three teams who will have to play their home fixtures in Dungourney outside of Midleton. This will involve a 50 km round trip for players and parents in the depths of winter involving significant costs and safety risks. The club believes that is not a sustainable option long term so therefore development of the club complex is critical.

A very important date for your diary is the 28th July, which is the date for our AGM to be held in our club house in Corkbeg at 8pm.

Please come along and have your say about the running of the club.

Corkbeg Committee

Split the Bucket Winner

Big congratulations to Scott Coyle Garde who scooped €275 in this week’s Split the bucket draw. Scott is a weekly supporter of the STB draw since day one so we are delighted to see him getting his turn in the wheel of fortune.

Daithi Aherne, a recent winner in our Split The Bucket competition, receives his prize from Corkbeg club president, Terry Dunne. From what we hear, the money has already been spent on ice-cream and we can't think of a better way to spend it.

Would you like to be able to afford 200 euros worth of ice-cream?

Follow the link below and get your name in the pot for Wednesdays draw

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Congratulations to our World Cup Predictor competition winner :
CONOR SWEENEY
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Corkbeg U-14’A’ team are returning to training soon and are looking for new players to bolster their squad for the upcoming U-14 Cork Schoolboys League season.

If you were born in 2013 and would like to come to play football by the seaside, where it never rains, please contact Richard on 0861026413. Players needed for every position, so if you’re interested, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

Congratulations to our U-18 Award Winners on Tuesday night.

U-18 Player Of The Year: Adam Lewis

Top Goalscorer: Jack Mulcahy

The U-18s didn't present a ''Breakthrough'' Award. The two lads are pictured with their awards, presented by Colm Garde & Tom Walsh from the Cork U-20 Hurling team, both former underage players with Corkbeg.

Well done to all our U-18s award winners.

Congratulations to our U-16 Award Winners on Tuesday night.

U-16 Boys Player Of The Year: Conor McSharry
U-16 Boys Breakthrough Player: Dara O Brien
U-16 Girls Player Of The Year: Meabh Mulcahy
U-16 Girls Breakthrough Player: Millie O Sullivan

Millie was unavailable on the night, so her award was accepted by her sister, Grace. All the other award winners are pictured with their awards, presented by Colm Garde & Tom Walsh from the Cork U-20 Hurling team, both former underage players with Corkbeg.

Well done to all our U-16 award winners.