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Cooney to take reins with Youghal hurlers
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De La Salle, Macroom, players celebrate their victory over Rochestown College in the Simcox Cup. See report P49.
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Wilton United player 1 CORK SPORTS WORLD Patrice Kearney.
Friday, December 14, 2012
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Patrice has got treble in her sights Wilton United face Killenaule in Munster showdown: P14-15
AFTER going close to glory in the past two seasons under former Waterford hurler Peter Queally, Christy Cooney is set to take charge of his native Youghal next season, ZULWHV -2+1 +25*$1 The former GAA president will be appointed as Youghal hurling manager, along with physical trainer Peter Cody and Con Spillane, at their AGM on Sunday. The PIHC side were finalists two years ago and reached last year’s semi, so in a wide-open grade Cooney will have high ambitions when he takes over. Meanwhile Dónal Óg Cusack is in the Cloyne backroom set-up, where Diarmuid Falvey is manager, as they look to return to the top flight after SHC relegation last season. The situation is unclear in a number of clubs, including county hurling champions Ballinhassig and Sars. Johnny Crowley has yet to decide if he’ll stay with PIHC winners Hassig, while their opponents Sars may lose Pat Ryan due to work commitments.
New trophy up for grabs INSIDE TODAY
BOXING: Éamonn Murphy reflects on a memorable year with the middleweight champ, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan. P8-9.
THE Cork hurlers will be playing for a trophy in their first competitive outing of 2013. It was revealed today that when Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s team take on UCC in the opening round of the Waterford Crystal Cup at the Mardyke on January 19 the winners will receive the Canon O’Brien Cup. The trophy is in recognition of the success that the Canon had with both UCC and Cork and, according to UCC’s head of gaelic games, John Grainger, it is only right and fitting that one of the county’s greatest ever coaches should be recognised in this way. “The Canon, or the Monsignor as he is now, has not been in great health in recent years but it important that he is not forgotten. “We had already arranged a challenge game between UCC and Cork when the trophy would be played for but as we drew each other in the Waterford Crystal we decided to put the cup up that day. “The Canon had unprecedented
New Youghal hurling boss Christy Cooney. Another Sars man, Teddy McCarthy, has also yet to sign up with Bandon again for 2013, but Cork County Board coaching officer Brendan O’Driscoll has taken the reins at Kilbrittain. At senior football level Ilen Rovers and Newmarket are looking for new managers, and nothing is finalised either in the Barrs or Newtown ahead of their SHC campaigns. Finbarr Bermingham is the new Douglas boss, while Michael Queally, part of the management of the successful Ballincollig U21 team of 2009, takes over their senior team. Brian Cuthbert will remain in charge of Bishopstown despite becoming a Cork senior selector.
GAA: Dave Hannigan is hoping the proposed football rule changes are passed to save the game he once loved. P16.
Cork hurlers target Canon Cup HURLING By JOHN HORGAN success with UCC, winning 10 Fitzgibbon Cups, including the eight in a row and his family and ourselves have now come together to put up this trophy. Meanwhile, Cork selector Kieran Kingston told the Evening Echo today that it was all systems go for the new season and that the players were currently involved with trainer Dave Matthews in various training programmes. “The lads are working in groups of five or six with Dave in CIT, strength and conditioning and physical work and we will begin collective hurling training on the first of January. “Our opening game is against UCC in the Waterford Crystal but we might try and organise a challenge or two before that.’’ Kingston revealed that they will blend ex-
perience and youth for the Waterford Crystal and would like an extended run in it to monitor new players. “We have new players, Peter O’Brien, Adrian Mannix, Seamus Harnedy, Fintan O’Leary and Mick Cussen involved and we’ll look at all of them. We haven’t formalised an official panel as we are going to keep a close eye on the third level college games in the New Year.’’ Kingston also revealed that the management are waiting to hear from Eoin Cadogan on his plans for next season. “Eoin is away at the moment and he won’t make up his mind until he returns home on whether or not he will continue to try and play both codes with the county. We are certainly hoping that he will decide to play for us and we will accommodate him every way we can. “He is a big game player and we want him in our plans.’’ ● See P49, 50 for more GAA
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Reds can get another famous win on road RUGBY
MUNSTER can, as their history shows, defy the odds on great Heineken Cup days and they will do so again this weekend says former Munster and Ireland great and (YHQLQJ (FKR columnist David Corkery in his assessment of Sunday’s game in today’s Evening Echo. Munster went in with a game plan that centred on disrupting the Saracens’ lineout in last weekend’s game at Thomond Park and it worked a treat says Corkery. To get another famous win on the road the Munster back-row says that Munster have to do what they did last week and play as if their lives depended on it. The penalty count must be kept down though if Munster are to prosper and quick ball must be recycled if Munster want to unleash strike runners like Simon Zebo — who was passed fit earlier today to play on Sunday — and unnerve the homeside and their fans. ● See his big match preview on pages 52-53.
Ref Casey dies SOCCER
THE death has taken place this morning of former League of Ireland referee, Mr Frank Casey from Ballincollie Road in Ballyvolane. A founding member of the Cork Branch of the Irish Soccer Referees Society in 1960 and a former secretary, he also refereed at local level in the Cork AUL and the MSL for years. He worked as a referee’s inspector and assessor for many years. Mr Casey who was in his early eighties worked all his life as a sales rep with Murphy’s Brewery and sent Johnny Giles off for ‘rough play’ during the U15 Evans Cup in 1956. He is survived by his wife Joan, daughter Ruth and son Kieran.