Category: Boxing

Irish Olympic Boxing Heroes to Fight in Millstreet

London 2012 Olympic Games - Boxing Sunday 12th AugustIn association with the IABA, PLATINUM ONE is bringing Ireland’s Olympic Medal winning team to Millstreet in Cork on Friday May 3rd in the first-leg of a two-match International against the Elite boxers of France. All of Ireland’s medal winners will compete and the bill will be topped by Gold Medal hero Katie Taylor who will fight in Millstreet for the first time in her career.

At the announcement in Cork today,PLATINUM ONE Chairman Johnny Fortune said the company was delighted to be bringing a truly unique sporting event to Munster. “We are proud and excited to be bringing Ireland’s Olympic heroes to Co. Cork. This is Ireland’s most successful ever Olympic team and it will be the first time since the triumph in London that they have boxed competitively as a team. We are providing people with the opportunity to see Nevin, Barnes, Conlan and, of course, Katie Taylor, fight top class opposition at one of the great venues in Munster.

“France is a strong boxing nation and with [read more …] “Irish Olympic Boxing Heroes to Fight in Millstreet”

Steve Collins Mentions Millstreet on TV3’s “The Morning Show” Today

Steve Collins featured in today's "The Morning Show" with Sybil and Martin. He especially referred to Millstreet in his studio interview. It can be seen on
Steve Collins featured in today’s “The Morning Show” with Sybil and Martin. He especially referred to his high regard for Millstreet in his studio interview. It can be seen on:

http://www.tv3.ie/3player/show/155/58633/1/The-Morning-Show  (from 6:25 to 8:10 & from 11:38 to 14:15 within the interview for Millstreet references.)

We thank Seán Murphy for alerting us to the interview – part of which he just happened to see this morning.  (S.R.)

Results & Fixtures: March 5th 2012

GAA: • I.N.T.O. Mini Sevens’ Girls’ Football 2012 – Millstreet 4-1 to Banteer 2-0 (Feb 29th)
• U16 A FL2: Dromtariffe 0-3 Millstreet 2-19, in Dromtariffe 7pm Thurs 1st March
• Munster Vocational Schools’ JAFC final: Boherbue CS1-9 Clonakilty CC0-10 (congrats to Paul Sheehan and Ryan Tarrant who were the two wing backs for Boherbue on Friday’s Final) [match report on the Examiner]
• Junior A Football – Ducon Cup: Lyre 0-8 Millstreet 0-9, Friday March 2nd 8pm (0-7 to 0-4 at half time)
• U12 FL 1C: Millstreet 3-8 Wolfe Tones 3-8 @ Millstreet Sat 3rd March 11am
• U14 A FL : Millstreet 1-4 Ml MacCarthaighs 0-8 @ Millstreet, 4pm Sunday 4th March 4pm Saturday 3rd March
• Fe 18 Premier FL 2 (1): Millstreet vs Carbery Rangers [not played] @ Millstreet, Sat 3rd March 7pm

Soccer: • Corinthians Cup 3rd Round: Rathcoole Rovers A 2 Donoughmore Ath 3 (After Extra Time), Sat 3rd March 2.30pm
• AUL 1A: Millstreet Celtic v Glenvale (off), Sun 4th March 10.45am
• AUL 3B: Rathcoole Rovers 1 Bweeng 1, Sun 4th March 10.45am
Another 38 players lost out this week in Millstreet Celtic’s Last Man Standing competition, as Chelsea came crashing down

Boxing: Seán Óg O’Connor (boxing for Rylane Boxing Club) lost his All-Ireland Boys ‘4’ 52Kg Quarter-Final to Conor Burns of the Holy Trinity Boxing Club (Belfast) on a points total of 13-6

Rallying: Charlie Drake was competing in the round 1 of the Australian Rally Championship – Rally Calder. On the first day (Friday) he was ‎1.8 seconds off 3rd, and 17 seconds off the overall lead heading into last stage of the day, where he broke gear linkage in 5th, had some flames from the car, and had to retire 🙁 [see videos of Charlie driving at the 2012 ECB Rally Calder at the bottom of this post]

Athletics: Local runners in the Ballycotton ’10’ (Sunday 4th)

Place # Name Club/City/Country Class Result
511 1216 John-Paul BUCKLEY unatt/Millstreet 10 Mile 1:10:45
1285 3640 Humphrey HICKEY Millstreet AC 10 Mile 1:22:14
889 803 Brian O’CONNOR Millstreet AC 10 Mile 1:16:59
826 719 Thomas O’LEARY unatt/Millstreet 10 Mile 1:16:09
2026 1099 Shiela TARRANT unatt/Millstreet 10 Mile 1:34:23

[read more …] “Results & Fixtures: March 5th 2012”

Results & Fixtures – 27th February 2012

GAA: • Munster Voc Schools JBF: Col. Mhuire (Buttevant) 4-8 Millstreet C.C 1-9, Mallow, Wed 22nd Feb 12.30pm
• U18 Premier FL 2: Millstreet vs Bothar Bui, @ Millstreet 19:30 Wed 22nd Feb, 2012 (?)
• U21 Football Championship: Millstreet 2-13 Croke Rovers 1-5, 26th Feb @ Millstreet
• U13 A/B FL2: Millstreet 3-2 Thomas Russells 5-9, in Millstreet 25/02/2012 14:30pm
• Senior All-Ireland Inter-County Football Vocational Schools Final (25th Feb) – Cork 0-13 Kildare 0-12 – Kevin Crowley did well at wing-back for Cork and put over “the point of the game” [match reports on the Examiner, the Southern Star]
• JB Football League: Lismire v St Johns (cancelled), @ Lismire, 2pm 26th February

Soccer: 1A: Donoughmore Ath 3 Rathcoole Rovers 2, Sat 25th Feb 2.30pm
County Cup 2nd Round: Rathcoole Rovers B 2 Bweeng 0, Sun 26th Feb 10.45 am
1A: Millstreet Celtic 2 Richmond 1, Sun 26th Feb 10.45 am
AUL 3B: Los Zarcos 2 Kanturk 3, Sun 26th Feb 10.45 am

U15 Div 4: Rathcoole Rovers 3 Richmond 0, 2012-02-25 (W/O to Rathcoole)

Greyhounds: Teddy Collins’ dog ‘Last Lap’ ran away with his 525 on Thursday evening in Curraheen with a time of 29.33 by 5.5 lengths. [results – race 5] – see the video of the race below.

Congrats to Dan O’Donoghue, Lackabawn on winning the National Fantasy Coursing Competition last weekend.

Taekwon-do: Well done to Jason Murphy from the Millstreet Taekwon-do Club who won two golds at the Taekwon-do Internationals in Scotland over the weekend.

Boxing: Best of luck to Seán Óg O’Connor who boxes in the ‘Boy 4’ (Under 15) All Ireland Finals at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday March 2nd.

[read more …] “Results & Fixtures – 27th February 2012”

Results & Fixtures: 20th February 2012

Munster 'Boy 4' champion Seán Óg O'Connor

Soccer:
County Cup 2nd Round: Millstreet Celtic 6 Rathcoole Rovers A 0, Sun 19th Feb 10.45am
AUL 3B: Rathcoole Rovers 0 Los Zarcos 6, Sun 19th Feb 10.45am

GAA Results & Fixtures:
• Senior All-Ireland Inter-County Football Vocational Schools Semi-Final – Cork 1-13 Donegal 0-8, Kevin Crowley again caught the eye with a point at the end of the first half and his trademarksurging runs up the field. [match reports from the Corkman, and Munster GAA]
• Ducon Cup: Kilbrin 3-5 Millstreet 3-5, in Kilbrin Millstreet 19th Feb, 2PM (2-3 to 2-2 at half time) [match report from the Corkman]
• Minor C/D FL: Kiskeam 2-8 Millstreet 0-12
• U14 A FL: Millstreet 3-5 Fermoy 1-7
• Glenville U21 Football Tournament: Clann na nGael 3-11 Millstreet 1.13 (after extra time)

Boxing: Congratulations to Sean Óg O’Connor, Station Road, on winning the Munster ‘Boy 4’ (Under15) Boxing  Final at Nenagh and now goes forward to the All Ireland Final which will be held at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday March 2nd. (Last year he lost in the all-ireland semi-final, so hopefully he will have better luck this year). [photo above is from the evening echo]

Horse Racing: Willie O’Leary’s horse ClaraMore won last weekend in a 5yr old point to point in Kildorrery (by 6 lengths out of a field of 13 horses)

[read more …] “Results & Fixtures: 20th February 2012”

Very Successful Boxing Event at Green Glens Last Saturday Night

Pictured with two members of the NYPD are Fr. Paddy O'Byrne with Jimmy, Colm and James O'Leary. The Boxing Event organised by the Rylane Boxing Club was a great success with Cullen Pipe Band Coordinator, Connie Houlihan, expertly piping in the various American (from New York) and Irish Boxers to the enthusiastic applause of the capacity audience. (S.R.)