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Primary Report.

Hurling continues until Saturday morning July 5th at Church Road when the summer break begins and continues until Saturday 23rd August.

The Primary committee wish to thank all who have made the Summer hurling programme such a fantastic success with huge numbers of young hurlers turning up for the Saturday morning sessions.

There will be further Super Leagues for the 5 and 6 year old boys, starting in September, so if parents wish to have their budding young hurlers taking part they must ensure their boys are registered with the Blackrock club for 2008. Registration forms are available online or each Saturday morning at the club, beginning on 23rd August.

A programme of games for all the other panels will also commence in September.

Huge turnout at Blackrock Super leagues.

Ray Cummins, who has played such a magnificent part in the story of Blackrock and Cork hurling, visited Church Road to view the finals of the Blackrock Super Leagues on Saturday 28th June and to present the medals to the young Rockies who took part.

Long recognised as one of the finest hurlers of all time and a man who has won every award in both hurling and football during the 1970s, Ray admitted that he was very impressed with the levels of skill demonstrated by the youngsters.

"The extraordinary skill levels of the youngsters is very impressive and it is a great credit to their coaches and mentors that have worked with them to develop their skill work and hurling talents", declared Ray.

"They are not afraid to go and win the ball and get their shot in" stated Ray, "its amazing they are so committed at such as a young age", he continued.

The primary section wish to thank the coaches, led by Jimmy Brohan, they include Conor Butler, David Madden, Tom Kilcommons, Martin O'Sullivan, Maurice Griffin, Oisin O'Mahony, Paul O'Callaghan, Eugene Heaney, Fergus O'Brien, Donal Murray, Sean Logue and Orla O'Shea. They did a great job is organising the whole event over the past month.

NEWS FLASH! ALL G.A.A. FANS 

Corcaigh v Gaillimh Pairc Ui Chaoimh - Sunday 25th May 2008 @ 7pm In aid of St. Michaels Church Restoration Fund A challenge match between the Senior Hurlers of Cork and Galway will take place in Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday 25th of May 2008 at 7:00pm in aid of the Church Restoration Fund. This match is being organised in conjunction with Blackrock National Hurling Club and will make an interesting practice match for the Cork players before their encounter with Tipperary in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final two weeks later at the same venue. More details will follow as they are announced.

Hundreds of young Rockies returned to their outdoor hurling sessions on Saturday morning 5th April after a winter of indoor hurling at St.Anthony's School Hall and Blackrock Hurling Hall.

All the hurling sessions for all boys born from 2003 to 1998 commence at 10am each Saturday morning. These sessions finish from 11am onwards until 11.30.

The 1997 Panel begins at 11.30 am.

The new 2002 Panel commenced last Saturday for the first time with over 30 youngsters turning up. Experienced coaches such as Allan Russell, Donal Buckley and Donal O'Mahony were joined by youth coaches Martyn Griffin and David Vaughan and these will oversee the progress of this group over the next few years.

Outdoor Season begins

Hurling matches have already commenced for the Bord Na nOg schoolboys aged from 11 to 16, while outdoor hurling for all other young hurlers will begin at Church Road on Saturday 5th April next at 10am.

Mick Cashman Cup 

Entries are being taken for the 2008 Mick Cashman Cup at present. This will be based in the under 10 panel (1998) again this year and hopefully it will lead to the huge excitement and thrills of other years being repeated again. Blackrock won it outright in 2007 for the first time and the 2008 squad will have to work hard to repeat that performance.

Registrations: 

These will continue to be collected for 2008 during April. It is absolutely essential that each boy registers as otherwise they cannot be included for Super leagues and matches etc. Registration costs 25 euro for the year, a family of two or more boys is just 40 euro for 2008.

Coaches meeting. 

A meeting in relation to Child protection issues took place at the club recently. Over 30 underage coaches attended the meeting which was addressed by the club Child Protection Officer, John Kennedy. The necessity to be ever vigilant was repeatedly emphasised by Mr. Kennedy throughout his presentation

Huge turnout for Blackrock Hurling Club registration morning.

Saturday 8th March saw Church Road thronged with young boys who wished to register to play hurling with the Rockies in 2008. From early morning they began to arrive and by noon a record 350 young Rockies had signed up. Many new first time hurlers turned up and they received a great welcome.

Mycro Indoor Hurling League Finals.

These will take place at Ballinlough, St. Anthony's School Hall on next Saturday 1st March next.

It has once again been a fantastic tournament with some 9 teams and 63 games being played since January last. The Blackrock Hurling club wishes to thank all the Rockies who participated and we especially complement your wonderful attitude and sportsmanship.

The lads who kept turning up for the All-Blacks team in spite of regular defeats are worthy of special mention.

We wish to thank the Rocky parents for making sure the Rockies arrived and were picked up on time and for your support during the games which created great excitement. We also thank all the coaches, referees and organisers, in particular John Cormack, Brendan Cunningham and Jody Crowley for the professional manner in which it was run off.

Special mention for Victor Morgan Managing Director of Mycro Sports who sponsored the games and to Mr. Flor O'Sullivan Principal of St. Anthony's School for his cooperation.

Schedule of games:

Contenders League Final. 9.30 City V All-Blacks 9.50 Rovers V All-Blacks 10.10 City V Rovers

Challengers League Final. 10.30 United V Blues 10.50 United V Rebels 11.10 Rebels V Blues

Champions League Final. 11.30 Saints V Rockies 11.50 Cats V Rockies 12 10 Saints V Cats.

"There have been some magnificent displays of hurling at Ballinlough since January and the standard has been fantastic," according to Seamus Hartnett, Chairperson of the Primary section.

"With committed young players willing to play throughout the winter, the future of the club is in good hands and we are about to witness another magnificent spectacle again on Saturday when the indoor hurling bragging rights of Blackrock are at stake for 2008" he continued

Corporate Night. 

The Blackrock Corporate Night held at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Friday 2nd November last was an outstanding success with all tables taken by the Club's generous sponsors. Financial proceeds go directly to support the Blackrock clubs underage sections which have over 500 youngsters active on a year round basis. The event was organised by the Corporate Night committee headed by Tom Riordan, assisted by Harry Canning, John Cormack, Brendan Cunningham, Bro. Patrick Fitzgibbon, Andrew Guerin, Anne Healy and Tony Linehan.

Congratulations. 

Congratulations are in order to J.P.Carroll, Ciaran O'Shaughnessy and Dylan Stokes who were awarded the Gaelic games awards at the recent Christian Brothers College awards ceremony. All three are active hurlers with the Rockies and Dylan was captain of the recent Blackrock Under 14 team which won the County Championship.

The Blackrock 1997 panel travelled to the Dermot McNulty Memorial Cup and Shield finals at the Na Fianna Hurling Club in Dublin on Saturday 27th October. Organised by Donal Buggy, this is truly a festival of hurling and a memorable day was had by all the Rockies.

While they acquitted themselves well against some of the finest hurling teams in Ireland the emphasis was on having an enjoyable day and everyone getting a game. The positive experience of participating in this event will be of immense benefit to all the hurlers.

Our thanks to our hosts, Na Fianna and to the parents and children who travelled, to Iarnrod Eireann and to the Blackrock organising committee under John Cormack.

Congratulations  

Congratulations to the young Blackrock Intermediate team on ensuring their survival in the Intermediate ranks following a two goal victory over St.Finbarrs in a close contest played at Pairc Ui Rinn on Sunday evening 14th July click here for report

The Tim Dennehy Tournament. 

The Rockies emerged victorious in the Tim Dennehy Tournament with a narrow two point victory over a strong Durlas Og team in the final at Church Road. Teams from Sixmilebridge, Lismore, Midleton, Bishopstown, Cloghduv, and Durlas Og took part and a very exciting afternoons hurling took place. The presentation of the Dennehy Cup was made by members of the Dennehy family to Blackrock captain Andrew Murphy afterwards. The tournament was very well organised by Nicholas Bond and the under 13 Coaching group

Congratulations to Andrew Hayes who was a member of the Cork under 15 team recently, which won the Munster Championship. 

Under 10 success 

Pride of place this week must go to the under 10s who put in some fantastic displays to capture the James O'Brien Memorial Cup at the Midleton Blitz on Saturday 13th October. Captain John Cashman was a very proud Rocky delivering the O'Brien Cup to Church Road on Saturday evening. Tirnean Cremin, Seamus Adams and Darragh O'Callaghan put in fine performances.

U-9 Visitors to Church Road 

Na Piarsaighs and Sarsfields with two teams each arrived at Church Road to complete the under 9 leagues with the two Blackrock under 9 teams. In a series of games, each club had one win and a loss, so everyone retired content with their displays. Brendan Cunningham, the Blackrock under 9 coordinator did a brilliant job in organising this along with the coaches and mentors from each of the clubs. It has been a great competition and the youngsters have all had some worthwhile matches over the past three weeks.

U-8 Visitors to Church Road 

The St. Finbarrs under 8s visited Church Road to play the Rockies in two friendlies and a great time was had by everyone in the games which followed, our thanks to Joe Kennedy for arranging the games.

Saturday Morning Hurling

The curtain came down on the outdoor hurling season in Church Road on Saturday 13th October. There will be a brief respite before the indoor season begins on Saturday November 3rd at Ballinlough and Blackrock.

The 1996 Panel played Golden in a series of challenge games at Church Road on Saturday 20th October. Our thanks to everybody who assisted with the games and to the parents who supplied food and assisted with the catering operation.

Under 16 panel visit to Church Road Saturday Morning 

The Under 16 panel visited Church Road on Saturday 6th October to proudly show off their trophies as City and County juvenile Champions to the younger Rockies. Eliot Cantwell and Colman Ruiseal, captain and vice captain received a hero's welcome from all the young Rocky panels. It was only a decade ago that many entered Church Road for the very first time and it was a very proud bunch of young men who returned last Saturday.

Indoor hurling 

Indoor hurling begins on Saturday November 3rd as follows:

St. Anthony's School Hall. 2002 Panel 9.30 to 10.30. 2001 Panel; 10.30 to 11.30. 2000 Panel; 11.30 to 12.30

Blackrock Hurling Hall. 1999 Panel; 10.00 to 11.00 1998 Panel; 11.00 to 12.00 1997 Panel; 12.00 to 13.00.

All are welcome and indoor hurleys will be supplied each morning

Blackrock 1997 Panel

The Blackrock 1997 Panel visited Waterford City to take part in the inter-city blitz, in which three teams from the club participated. The young Rockies were delighted with their trip. They are busy preparing for the Na Fianna tournament in Dublin on Saturday 27th October.

under 9s

Na Piarsaighs under 9s visited Church Road on Saturday 6th October last to take part in the under 9 league games with the Blackrock 1998 panel. Honours were shared after two fine games of hurling and everyone went away happy. The finals of this tournament will be held at Church Road on Saturday 13th October starting at 11.30 am.

1998 and 1999 panels

Our thanks to Erins Own and Eire Og for hosting our 1999 panels on recent Saturdays. We welcomed Sarsfields 1998 panels to Church Road on Saturday morning last to play in the under 9 leagues, where two games were played with the Rockies. After some fine hurling, the honours went to the visitors.

Under 6/7 Super leagues  

The under 6/7 Super leagues concluded at Church Road on Saturday 29th September amidst scenes of great excitement. For many of the over 100 boys who took part over the past four weeks, it represented their very first organised fun hurling games. The club was honoured to have the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Donal Counihan present for the presentations of medals and trophies. The Lord Mayor, who is a former hurler with the Blackrock Club, praised the wonderful skills of the young hurlers. Ken Carey and Isabelle Carey from our sponsors also assisted with the presentations. For the record, the BFGs are the Champions of Church road in 2007 and to Paul O' Callaghan and Ciaran Tobin go the bragging rights.

Results week ending September 9th 

The under 11 Blackrock Golds had mixed fortunes with a narrow win over St.Finbarrs however they lost well to Na Piarsaigh. David Redmond, Daniel Meaney, Alan O'Callaghan and Philip O'Callaghan were outstanding for the Rockies.

The Under 14s had a win over Bishopstown in the league

The under 12s gave a good account of themselves losing narrowly to Na Piarsaighs. They also played well on the trip to the James Stephens tournament in Kilkenny at the weekend.

The Tim Dennehy Tournament. 

The Rockies emerged victorious in the Tim Dennehy Tournament with a narrow two point victory over a strong Durlas Og team in the final at Church Road. Teams from Sixmilebridge, Lismore, Midleton, Bishopstown, Cloghduv, and Durlas Og took part and a very exciting afternoons hurling took place. The presentation of the Dennehy Cup was made by members of the Dennehy family to Blackrock captain Andrew Murphy afterwards. The tournament was very well organised by Nicholas Bond and the under 13 Coaching group.

Under 16 2007 City Championship Final. 

Blackrock 1 - 17 Douglas 2 - 10 (after extra time) Played at Pairc Ui Rinn, 4th September 2007.click here for report

Superleagues for the Under 6/7's

Team lists and fixtures now on site. Click here for full details

Superleagues for the Under 10/11's

Team lists, Team Pictures, Round 1/2 reports and all fixtures now on site. Click here for full details

Blackrock Calendar. 

Saturday 8th September Under 6/7 Super Leagues commence. Saturday 15th September Finals of the 10/11 Super Leagues Saturday 22nd September Mick Cashman Cup Finals. 

Saturday 29th September Finals of the 6/7 Super leagues. 

Saturday 6th October under 10 trip to Waterford.

Congratulations 

Congratulations to the young Blackrock Intermediate team on ensuring their survival in the Intermediate ranks following a two goal victory over St.Finbarrs in a close contest played at Pairc Ui Rinn on Sunday evening 14th July .click here for report

Carlow Town Cup 2007. 

Blackrock under 16s were represented at the All-Ireland Club under 16 Finals at Carlow on Saturday 7th July. In spite of several regulars being absent due to holidays, Blackrock progressed to the semi-final stages after emerging from a very competitive group consisting of Mungret, Dungarvan and Ballyragget. It eventually took a series of 65s to decide the issue. In the semi final the Rockies lost out to Dicksboro by four points, in another tough contest. It was a great achievement in the circumstances and the experience gained should be worthwhile

Foundation Course. 

This course which finished at Church Road on Monday 2nd July saw the following Blackrock coaches receive their Foundation Certificates; Fiona Kavanagh, Martin O'Sullivan, Alan Lynch, Fergus O'Brien, Elliot Cantwell, David O'Mahony, Eoin O'Farrell, David Cashman, Michael Scannell, Conor Butler and Conor Hurley. Congratulations also to Niall Foley, Cian Hartnett and Ailbhe Crowley for attending.

Congratulations.

Congratulations to Eoghan Buckley, who captained the Cork minor footballers to victory in the Munster football final in Killarney on Sunday 1st July.

Blackrock Calendar. 

Saturday August 25th Saturday morning coaching resumes. 

Saturday 1st September Under 10/11 Super Leagues commence. 

Saturday 8th September Under 6/7 Super Leagues commence. 

Saturday 22nd September Mick Cashman Cup Finals.

Foundation Course. 

Thirteen Blackrock coaches attended this 2007 course, which concluded under the auspices of Cork County Board coach Tom Nott on Monday 2nd July.

Seandun games. 

Seandun had a fine win over Avondhu at Church Road during the week in the Under 14 Interdivisional competition, however unfortunately lost out to Imokilly by three points on Saturday 30th. 

The under 14 Rockies fresh from their Feile games made a good contribution to the Seandun effort, Paul Delaney in goal is a solid and very reliable keeper. Shane and Darragh O'Keeffe along with Dylan Stokes played very well in the backs, while Kevin O'Keeffe in the forwards is showing great potential and a player to watch for the future. John Fitzgerald had an outstanding game especially in the second half and again demonstrated what a fine hurler he has become.

Saturday Morning

Next Saturday 7th July sees the final Saturday Summer coaching session for young Rockies. The Autumn outdoor hurling programme begins on August 25th.

The Primary section committee wish to thanks all the Rocky hurlers for turning up in such great numbers since last April. Our thanks to all parents for their active support and encouragement. We would also like to express our appreciation to the Blackrock underage coaches who put in such great work with all the youngsters.

Mick Cashman Cup

Blackrock and The Barrs are heading the table with 7 points each as the final league rounds of the Mick Cashman Cup are played over the coming weeks.

The Rockies with 6 points are followed by Bishopstown and Sarsfields with 5. It is literally all to play for in the final rounds. Douglas will entertain the Blackrock teams on Saturday 16th, while Sarsfields have games St. Finbarrs.

Best wishes to the Blackrock Feile panel. 

The Blackrock Feile panel travel to Kilkenny to represent Cork on Saturday 16th next. Click here for full details of their schedule

First match is on Friday evening 15th at James Stephens versus James Stephens at 4pm. The Saturday matches are at Freshford at 10.30 and 1pm. 

Congratulations 

Congratulations to St. Anthony's School Ballinlough on winning their sixth successive Sciath na Scoil title on Friday 8th June last and to their captain Cathal Cormack and the other Rockies who contributed to their success.

Thanks. 

On behalf of the underage sections at Blackrock National Hurling Club we wish to thank the Echo Bord Na nOg correspondent James O'Sullivan for his professionalism and commitment to the coverage of Gaelic games in the Evening Echo sports news over the past number of years.

Planning Application. 

A planning application has now been submitted for a further phased development at Church Road consisting of a flood Lit, sand based pitch and a wall/alley based Astroturf pitch structure for the coaching development of hurling.

Maps of this development are on the notice boards throughout the club while the plans can also be seen on the website click on this link

Under 8 and 9 Super leagues. 

The famous Blackrock Super Leagues begin on Saturday 26th May at 10 am. Eight teams of 8 and 9 year olds will take to the fields at Church Road under the guidance of their managers. The programme is as follows; Blackrock Sharks V Blackrock Dolphins Blackrock Killer Whales V Blackrock Sting Rays Blackrock Scorpions V Blackrock Tarantulas Blackrock Iguana V Blackrock Black Widows.

under 10 and 11 Super Leagues 

Due to the regular Under 11 Leagues and Mick Cashman Cup games at present the under 10 and 11 Super Leagues will now take place on Saturday September 1st and Saturday September 8th in a blitz format.

Scally's Supervalu presentation. 

A presentation of equipment for hurling and football to the local schools was held at a reception in Church Road on Saturday 12th May. The presentation by Blackrock National Hurling Club and St. Michael's Gaelic Football Club to the Primary schools took place as a result of the sponsorship obtained from Scally's Super Valu in Blackrock.

This sponsorship which involves customers signing the receipts for purchases at Scally's Super Valu, Blackrock and returning them to Church Road for the monthly draws has raised considerable sums of money for both clubs. This sponsorship results in a win win situation for everyone, especially the young children in the community and this gesture by both clubs to the local schools should encourage further the active participation of more young people in Gaelic Games. All parents are encouraged to complete and return their shopping receipts to Church Road at any time but especially on Friday nights or Saturday mornings.

SAQ Course. 

Thirty five Blackrock hurling coaches completed this course on Friday 11th May 2007 under the guidance of Jim Kilty. A new player development pathway for all hurling panels will now be gradually introduced throughout the Saturday morning sections over the coming months.

Church Road redevelopment. 

The plans for the next stage of the Church Road redevelopment are now on display around the club. The plans encompass a floodlight all weather sand based pitch along with a hurling alley and wall complex incorporating an astroturf pitch for the specific training of young hurlers in the skills of hurling.

Click here for details

Right click here and select SAVE TARGET AS to download pdf version of the development plan

SAQ Course. 

This course under the auspices of Jim Kilty will be held on Friday 11th May at the hurling complex on Church Road at 4pm. All coaches have now been notified.

Sympathy. 

The sympathy of everyone associated with the Blackrock National Hurling Club goes to the family of the late Con Murphy, past President of the GAA, who passed away over the weekend. Ni bheith a leitheid ann aris. Ar dheis lamh de go raibh a ainm dilis

Mick Cashman Cup 2007

Round 1 commenced on Saturday April 21

Full fixtures and results are on site - click here

Coaches Seminar

This annual coaches seminar took place place on Thursday evening 29th March at the Blackrock pavilion Click here for report 

Saturday morning changes. 

As a result of the growing numbers of young Rockies we are making a number of time changes to increase the safety of the younger Rockies who visit Church Road on Saturday mornings.

Schedule for Saturdays commencing 14th April 2007. 

9.00am. 1996 Rocky Panel commence training. (Conclude 10.10 approx.) 

10.00 to 10.15. All other panels commence coaching. (2002 to 1997) 

11.00. 2002 and 2001 panels end training. 

11.10 2000 and 1999 panels depart. 

11.20. 1998 and 1997 panels depart.

This will facilitate an orderly departure of all the children from the grounds. All hurling matches as far as possible home and away will also be played on Saturday mornings up to 12 o clock..

Safety Announcement. 

Can we ask all parents and visitors to please park in the club car park at the Church Road entrance of the hurling club? Just walk around to the side hall entrance of the club to enter the pitches. Please try not to park on the Berlingford Drive roadway or to drive though the side entrance to the club. This is to ensure the safety of the young children who are being placed in danger at present by a few badly parked vehicles on footpaths etc. Thank you for your cooperation and enjoy your visits to Church Road in 2007.

Evening Echo sponsored Garda Awards 

Thursday 22nd March was a real red letter day for the young Blackrock coaches at the Evening Echo sponsored Garda Awards held at the Rochestown Park Hotel.

The Saturday morning coaches received a 2007 Garda Community award for their services and dedication to the local community. 

The six, Ruairi Wedel, Donal Murray, Colm Daly, Ciaran Tobin, Oisin O'Mahony and Christy Bonus have committed their Saturday morning to coaching the young children at Church Road for some time. The six received their award from Chief Superintendent Kevin Ludlow at a Gala function held at the Rochestown Park. 

It is hoped to permanently display the award, a specially designed trophy by sculptor Don O'Mahony at the Blackrock pavilion shortly.

Speaking afterwards, Blackrock Juvenile Chairperson Brother Patrick Fitzgibbon described this award "As a tremendous honour for the six coaches, for their families and for the Blackrock Hurling club".

Seamus Hartnett, Chairman of the Primary section concurred "the Garda award is a major achievement for any young person and we are delighted to have some outstanding young people in the club as role models for the new generation of G.A.A. volunteers"

The Blackrock club wishes to thank Sergeant Ben Flahive and Ian Armstrong for their assistance.

Our congratulations also go to Graham Howard, who received a Garda award for his services to the Order of Malta. Graham also hurls with various Blackrock teams and has come through the club underage structure.

Seandun. 

The following under 16 Rockies were on the Seandun panel which was unfortunately just edged out by West Limerick in the championship on Saturday 24th March last; Elliot Cantwell, Eoin O'Farrell, Colman Ruiseal, Paul Bennett, David Healy, David O'Mahony and Cathal Hannon.

Blackrock Coaches Seminar. 

This annual coaches seminar will take place on next Thursday evening 29th March at the Blackrock pavilion starting at 8pm. 

8.15. "Protecting the child, safeguarding the sports coach" John Kennedy, Blackrock child welfare officer. 

8.45. "The referees view" Ger Harrington, Cork Bord Na nOg referee. 

9.15. "Relationship of overtraining and injury in sport" Declan O' Sullivan, Chartered Physiotherapist. 

A full discussion will follow.

Blackrock Diary. 

Thursday 29th March, Coaching seminar begins at 8pm. 

Saturday 14th April Saturday morning coaching begins at 10am. 

Saturday 21st April first round of the 2007 Mick Cashman Cup.

Saturday morning coaching 

will resume outdoors on Saturday 14th April next at 10am. There will be some slight changes in the finishing times of some of the coaching sessions in order to facilitate the safety of the children. We also hope to play all home games at Church Road during the extended periods now available also. The 1996 panel will commence its training sessions at 9.am on Saturdays also.

Registration Morning. 

There was a huge turnout at the Blackrock hurling registration morning on Saturday 10th March last. We would like to thank all the young Rockies who registered with the club for the 2007 season and we look forward to some great hurling once the season resumes. The teams for the Blackrock Super leagues and the Mick Cashman Cup will be announced shortly based on the new 2007 database.

Congratulations. 

Congratulations to the group of young Blackrock coaches who were recently chosen to receive a Garda Community award for their services to their local community. The group consists of Christy Bonus, Colm Daly, Donal Murray, Oisin O'Mahony, Ciaran Tobin and Rory Wedel. These give up their Saturday mornings to look after the young Rockies teams who are starting out hurling at Church Road. The award will be presented to the coaches on Thursday 22nd March next. Congratulations also to Graham Howard, another young Blackrock hurler who will also receive an award, having been nominated by the Order of Malta. Well done to all these Rockies.

Registration Morning. 

Everything is now set for the annual Blackrock Hurling registration morning at Church Road next Saturday 10th from 10am to noon. All new intending hurlers are very welcome to come along, complete registration forms and become registered Rockies for 2007. All Blackrock coaches will attend throughout the morning in an administrative capacity so it's a good time for parents to have a chat or discussion with their children's hurling mentors. All Rockies are urged strongly to register on the 10th March as we then wish to put away the paperwork and take out the camans and sliotars for the remainder of 2007. A full range of hurling gear as well as good quality hurleys will be available to purchase throughout the morning.

Presentation of medals. 

The Blackrock under 13 and under 15 hurling panels assembled on Friday 2nd March at the Blackrock pavilion for a presentation of City Championship medals. They were addressed by Kevin Cummins who urged them to regard these successes on the hurling fields as the beginning of their careers rather than the culmination. He pointed out that all the attributes of a good hurler are also required for a successful path through life and he wished them the very best of luck.

Other speakers, Brother Patrick Fitzgibbon and Richard Stokes referred to the heartbreaking defeats suffered by both these panels earlier in their hurling lives, yet they recovered to achieve success in 2006. This was the sign of true champions.

The trophies were presented to Captains Paul Bennett and Paul Delaney while both panels were then presented with their medals. 

Master of ceremonies Eamonn O'Donoghue thanked the young Rockies, their coaches, mentors and parents for a great year.

Finals of the Mycro Indoor Hurling Leagues. 

St. Anthony's School Hall was packed to the rafters last Saturday morning for the finals of the Mycro Sports Indoor leagues. Unbelievably after 63 games the Champions League finals result came down to the final game and the final goal to resolve the indoor hurling bragging rights in Blackrock for 2007.

United emerged victorious on goal difference after three teams finished level on points. Team captain Paddy Lynch was thrilled with the result and with his magnificent display in the final. Coach Harry Canning was exuberant with the victory;

"We were total outsiders at the beginning, however the hard work and dedication of the young United players was incredible" he enthused as he settled down to enjoy the victory amidst the celebrations.

The Rebels captured the Challengers League title after a great battle with the Blacks. Rebels Coach Jim Brohan was also proud of his charges and praised the sportsmanship of all the youngsters who took part.

Coach Mark Dalton was equally delighted when the Blues team captured the Contenders final after coming out ahead of the City and Cons teams.

Managing Director of Mycro Sports, Mr. Victor Morgan presented the trophies and medals assisted by Cork hurlers Wayne Sherlock and Ronan Curran, Marketing manager of Mycro Sports.

This competition was again an outstanding success due in no part to coordinating skills of Jody Crowley and John Cormack along with the full cooperation of youngsters, coaches and parents.

Full details of the results, pictures from the presentation and action pictures are available - Click here

Hurling Schedule for 2007 

The 2007 hurling schedule is now on the website

Primary Schools programme 2007 click for details

Blackrock Parents/Supporters Code of Good Example.

These guidelines are intended to ensure that you and your children enjoy the coaching and match activities at the Blackrock Hurling club. Click here for details

Code of good behaviour

The 2007 edition of the Blackrock National Hurling Club Code of Good Behaviour is now on the website. Click here for details

Registration Morning.

 This will be held at Church Road on Saturday 10th March from 10am to 12 noon. All Rockies born from 1991 to 2002 are asked to attend, complete a registration form and pay the annual subscription. Registration packs are being posted to everyone over the next week or so. New hurlers are particularly welcome.

Annual General Meeting. 

The AGM of the Juvenile and Primary sections was held at the Blackrock complex on Friday 16th February. Officers elected for 2007.

Juvenile Chairperson: Brother Patrick Fitzgibbon. 

Vice Chairperson: J.P. Devine. 

Hon. Secretary: John Vaughan 

Treasurer: John O'Halloran. 

Child Welfare officer: John Kennedy.

Primary Chairperson: Seamus Hartnett. 

Hon Secretary: Gerard O'Mahony.

The election of the equipment officer was deferred.

Warm tributes were paid to Chairperson Eamonn O'Donoghue and Secretary Martin O'Farrell who retired at this meeting for the wonderful work they had performed for the club during the past number of years.

Registration 

Full registration packs will issue shortly to all 2006 registered Rockies in time for the Registration morning which will be held this year on Saturday 10th March at Church Road

Mick Cashman Cup. 

Plans are already been put in place to run off the highly successful Mick Cashman Cup competition again. This is based on players born in 1997 and the emphasis again will be on providing regular weekly games for all participants.

Coaching Course. 

A Level 1 Coaching course will be held at the Blackrock Hurling Complex commencing on Monday 12th February at 7.15. Coaches who have completed the Foundation Level Coaching certificate are eligible.

Congratulations.

Congratulation to the Blackrock Intermediate hurlers on retaining their Intermediate status with a one point victory over a very committed Nemo Rangers team after a hard fought contest at Pairc Ui Rinn on Sunday 4th February. It was a case of Blackrock's "young guns" coming good in the club's hour of need with great performances from Brian Cashman who scored 1 - 4, Paul O'Sullivan, Mike O'Donoghue, Graham Howard etc. This team will now go on to meet St. Vincents in the Evening Echo Cork County Intermediate Hurling Championship 2007.

Mycro Helmets Indoor Hurling League Round 3

Round 3 January 27th 2007 

0There was a real shock at the Mycro Sports leagues on Saturday morning 27th January when table toppers " Saints" were comprehensively defeated 8 goals to 3 by a resurgent Rockies who were rooted to the foot of the table. 

"We have absolutely no excuse whatever" declared John Cormack, the Saints supremo, "we were beaten by a better team, but we are still heading the table and we will not be caught again", he confidently predicted. 

Once again there was some brilliant hurling at the Ballinlough venue, with the Rovers and Rebels picking up three points each from their games. United had two fine victories and joined the Rovers and Rebels on 8 points each behind the Saints with 10 points. Double winners last week, Cons just managed one point from their games and slipped down the table. 

Another surprise arose when City held the Rebels to a 4 all draw but unfortunately lost out to the Rovers. 

It was a case of "singing the Blues" for the Blues as they slipped to a double defeat to the All-Blacks and United.

The Cork County Board draw 

took place at the Club Pavilion on Friday 26th January before a fine attendance.

Congratulations to St. Michaels Minors

Congratulations to St.Michaels Minor Football team which captured the Minor County Championship with a victory over Ballincollig in the final. It represented a just reward for all the work put in over the year.

Registration Morning

Blackrock Annual registration morning Saturday 10th March 10am to 12 noon. Registration forms will issue to all 2006 registered Rockies over the next few weeks, we ask that these forms be completed and brought into the club on the 10th March. Registration fee per child is €20 or €30 for all boys in a family.

Management AGM. 

Blackrock Hurling Club Management AGM will be held on Monday 26th February at 8pm at the club pavilion.

Indoor Hurling. 

Huge crowds of young Rockies attended the indoor hurling sessions at Blackrock and Ballinlough on Saturday 13th January. The Club was especially delighted with the large number of new recruits to hurling and we would like to thank the schools of the area for their assistance in encouraging the children to become involved in sport. The action continues each Saturday between now and Saturday March 3rd. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. Mycro Hurling Helmets are available to purchase, while the new sports shop is now open each Saturday morning also. Indoor hurleys will be provided and the cost for each session is just 2euro.

Dates to remember

Registration morning Saturday 10th March. 

Outdoor hurling " the great throw-in" Saturday April 14th.

Under-Age AGM 

The Blackrock Under-Age Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 16th February at 7.30pm at Church Road. All are welcome.

The Mycro Sports Indoor hurling leagues

The Mycro Sports Indoor hurling leagues 2007 will begin at 9.30. Each Rocky has now received details of his team and the times of the games over the next 6 weeks. Note there will be no postponements and the time schedule will be adhered to strictly. 09.30 Rebels V Rockies 09.50 Rebels V All-Blacks 10.10 Rockies V All-Blacks 10.30 Saints V City 10.50 Saints V The Blues 11.10 City V The Blues 11.30 Cons V The Blues 11.50 Cons V United 12.10 United V Rovers.

2007 Review

As activity ceases on the playing fields, it is time to thank all the youngsters, coaches, administrators and supporters of the the Blackrock Hurling club who have contributed to making 2006 an excellent year. Over 500 boys registered during the year and hurling activities continued throughout the period.

Almost 40 games were played in 2006 in the Mick Cashman Cup competition and who will ever forget the final and replay which both went to extra time? Yet even after that much hurling, Eire Og and Blackrock could not be seperated. Sensibly, it was agreed to share the Cup for the year. Our thanks to all teams who took part and for the sporting attitude adopted by all participants. The good news is that it will again be held in 2007, with all clubs being asked to supply two teams of players born in 1997.

The Juvenile section experienced a very busy year also. Huge crowds visited Church Road for the Feile games in June. The Under 16s reached the final of the All-Ireland Carlow Town Cup in July before losing out by just two points to Ahane. The 15s and 13s won their respective City Championships while the 12s recently captured the Mooncoin tournament defeating Ballygunner in the final by a single point. Hurling activity continues in all agegroups within the club aided by the hard work of a dedicated team of coaches.

Indoor activity will recommence on 13th January 2007 at Ballinlough and Blackrock Hurling halls.

Annual General meeting. 

At the AGM of the Blackrock National Hurling club held on Monday 11th December, Club Secretary Roger Ryan and Juvenile Chairperson, Eamonn O'Donoghue announced their retirements.

Roger won a County medal in 1961 when he arrived to work in Cork and joined the Rockies. He later played with Holycross where he played alongside the great John Doyle and Michael Maher. Arriving back in Cork in the 70s he was active in the Blackrock underage for a number of years and later became involved in the Social Committee. He took over as Club Secretary about 12 years ago and his hard work has steered the club to three county titles during his period in office. Roger is succeeded as Club Secretary by Marie O'Brien, whose family is steeped in the traditions of the Blackrock Hurling Club.

Eamonn has been involved all his life with the Rockies. He has played at all grades for Blackrock and has been involved as a mentor with virtually every team at the club at some time.

Along with Leo Cantwell, he accompanied the Blackrock team, which won the very first Feile title in Thurles in 1971 and was part of the famous Blackrock and Cork teams of the 70s as well as winning a further "county" in 1985.

However, his overseeing the restructuring of the Underage sections in Blackrock in 1996 may be his greatest achievement. Eamonn has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of hurling and Gaelic games in the city. Although he has stepped down as Chairman, Eamonn will continue to assist the development of the Blackrock club in other areas in 2007. Present Vice Chairperson, Brother Patrick Fitzgibbon was appointed Chairperson of the Juvenile section for 2007.

Chairperson of Blackrock Hurling Club, Mr. Tom O'Sullivan led the tributes to both long serving officers and presented Eamonn and Roger with beautiful crystalware on behalf of the officers and members as a gesture of appreciation for their vast contribution to the club.

Presentation. 

At a very pleasant function at the Club pavilion on Saturday 9th December Councillor Deirdre Clune presented a sponsorship cheque on behalf of her father Peter Barry to the Blackrock under-age sections. She commended the club on their tremendous work in providing a sporting and social outlet for the hundreds of local children, and for the Club's huge contribution to the local community. In response, Eamonn O'Donoghue, Chairperson of the Blackrock Juvenile section expressed his deep appreciation to the Barry family for their support for underage hurling in the local community over the years.

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Indoor Hurling concludes 

After 34 Saturday mornings in 2006, the activities of the Primary Section concluded at the hurling halls at Ballinlough and Blackrock on Saturday 2nd December. The appearance of Santa Claus at Ballinlough heralded the end of another year.

Hurling activities will resume again on Saturday 13th January 2007. The Rockies born between 1998 and 2002 will hurl at Blackrock Hurling hall while the Mycro Sports indoor hurling tournament for the 1997 and the 1996 panels begin at St.Anthony's School Hall at Ballinlough.

Spring 2007 Indoor schedule 2007 

Spring 2007 Schedule is now available -  Click Here

Corporate Night success. 

This took place on Friday 17th November at the Rochestown Park Hotel and proved to be a massive success. Our thanks to all our Corporate Sponsors for their support for this event. The organising committee under Tom Riordan deserve great credit for all the work they put into this event.

Junior Hurling League (2) Final. Blackrock 2 - 6 Whitechurch 1 - 6. 

Played at Pairc An Locha on the Lee Road on Sunday morning 19th November 2006, in very poor weather conditions, following an outstanding game of hurling.

Behind by just a point at the interval, despite playing against a gale and blinding rain, Blackrock had shown great commitment throughout the first half. Declan Dempsey had put over a great point while Mikey O'Donoghue had added the other two from play and a free to leave the score at Blackrock 0 - 3 to Whitechurch 0 - 4.

Superb goals in the second half from Shay O'Donoghue and Cormac O'Keeffe put the Rockies on the road to victory. Declan Dempsey and Mikey O'Donoghue added the points and while Whitechurch never gave up, the Rockies were always in control.

Congratulations to everyone involved in this victory and to Aidan Long and his fellow selectors for all their efforts throughout the year.

AGM 

The Annual General Meeting of the Blackrock National Hurling Club will be held in the Club Pavilion on Monday December 11th 2006 at 8.00 p.m. and a Mass for the deceased members will be celebrated at 10.30 a.m. in St. Michael's Church, Blackrock, on Sunday Dec 3rd

Indoor Hurling 

Indoor hurling begins in St.Anthony's School Hall in Ballinlough for the five year olds, six year olds and seven year olds ( Rockies born in 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999 next Saturday 11th November.

Rockies born in 2001 and 2002 begin at 9.30am. Rockies born in 2000 commence at 10.30 and those born in 1999 begin at 11.30am. New hurlers are very welcome to come along and become involved.

The 8 year old, 9 year old and 10 year old panels (Rockies born in 1998, 1997 and 1996) commenced on Saturday November 4th at the Blackrock Hurling Hall on Church Road starting at 10am for the 1998 panel.

Indoor hurleys will be supplied. The cost is 2 euro per session. Full faceguard hurling helmets must be worn at all times. The Mycro Sports sponsored indoor tournament will commence at St. Anthony's School hall on Saturday 13th January for the 1996 and 1997 panels. Team lists will issue shortly.

Under-age Corporate Night 

The main fund raising event for the Blackrock Hurling under-Age is our Annual Corporate night, which is due to take place on Friday November 17th 2006 at the Rochestown Park hotel.

You can assist with our fundraising in one of the following three manners

1. Purchase a table (10 seats) at the Corporate Function. This includes a meal, entertainment, and dancing to the Camerbert Quartet (from the Ryan Tubridy Show)

2. We also seek Corporate Sponsorship for that night,

3. We also offer individuals the opportunity to provide sponsorship

Should you wish to avail of this opportunity, please contact any of the Corporate Night Steering Comittee - Tom Riordan, John Cormack, Harry Canning, Brendan Cunningham, Eamonn O'Donoghue, Tom Linehan, or Wayne Sherlock.

"A NIGHT AT THE DOGS" 

VENUE: Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium DATE: Thursday, 21st December 2006 TIME: 7.50pm Tickets are priced at €10 each and are available at the club bar, or from Roger Ryan.

Blackrock N.H. Club is running a great social event on the above night. Entry tickets will include access to the luxurious bars and betting areas as well as musical entertainment later that night. The tickets also ensure participation in an attractive draw with cash prizes of up to €1000.00.

A great pre-Christmas night is assured!