Macroom G.A.A. Club, Juvenile Section Update, 23^rd October 2017. Photo; Mark O'Sullian, Stephen Moore and Diarmuid organising teams.

The Thady Oldham Cup.

 Despite Ophelia’s disruptive influence the inaugural Thady Oldham Cup was held on Wed. the 18^th of Oct.  in the Castle Grounds. Thady passed away earlier in 2017 year and was a stalwart member of the club for many years. He served as a selector and a committee member. He will be especially remembered for his work on the pitch, as an umpire and as a fund-raiser. Over the existence of the lotto he collected well in excess of €100,000 for the club. Allied to that was a sharp sense of humour, a keen sense to detect and puncture pomposity and a fund of funny yearns, all of which made him a very popular figure in the club. His family and the club will greatly miss him.

 The competition was for boys from U-14 to U-11(2017). Games were 10 minutes a half, no hopping or solos allowed and points and goals were of equal value. 51 lads participated and Mark, Diarmuid, Steve and Geraldine picked 6 teams. The captains were Barry Galvin, Sam Kelleher, Kieran Doody, Darragh Neville, Gerry Kelleher and Dean Granville. On a fine night, in front of many spectators and under lights each side played each other in a round-robin; most of the games were close with a number of draws. 3 contests were played simultaneously across the pitch and expertly refereed by Concubhar, Brendan, James and Shane. Teams captained by Dean Granville and Gerry Kelleher emerged to contest the final and Dean’s team won out. Some classy football was played and some lovely goals and points were scored. A warm tribute was made to Thady, and Colm and Jack, his son and grandson, were on hand to make the presentation. It was a great idea well executed by the club and the boys enjoyed the occasion.

U-16s; their league semi-final against Kanturk on Thurs. night was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.

‘Junior’ league – U-10s to U-7s, scheduled for Friday night, was also cancelled because of poor weather.

Cork U-15 Panel: 

 Congratulations to James Galvin, David Hunt, Liam Linehan and Bradley O'Shea for being selected for this panel.

Coming Events:

Friday; the minors have a league play-off against Kilbrittain; in Macroom, time not known.

Sat.; The U-9s/U-10s are going to Lee Valley Harbour for kayaking and archery.

U-16 League semi-final, 'Junior' League and Juvenile A.G.M.  – dates not yet fixed.