U16 B GIRLS HOCKEY

the supporters (and coach!) with an outstanding display,
outclassing the opposition 4-0. Leading from the front,
captain Maeve Kingston scored a brace, with one a piece
from Charlotte Hall and Charley Moore. This was to prove
the catalyst for a good cup run this year.
Next up was a tricky test on a grit pitch away in the sunny
south east and Dungarvan in the league. The surface was
bobbly, uneven and littered with puddles, but this didn’t
dampen the girls spirits as they created a plethora of
chances against fairly weak opposition. A 2-0 score line
hardly reflects how dominant they were. Daisy CardosoMurphy and Sarah O’Donnell finding the back of the net
on the day.
Our first fixture of the new year saw us pitted against our
previous league opponents Fermoy, this time at home and
this time in the cup. In a very one sided affair, the girls ran
out 10-0 winners on a day where everything went right for
us and everything went wrong for our opposition. There
were two hat tricks scored on the day, by Charlotte Hall
and Sarah O’Donnell, both of whom were beginning to
rack up the goals, 2 from Daisy Cardoso-Murphy, herself
finding the back of the net frequently also, and one a
piece from Maeve Kingston and Ella Roch-Perks. An
outstanding display, is all that can be said as the result
speaks for itself!
The next round of the cup saw us make the trip to
Cork City for a quarter final with Mount Mercy in early
March. Another 5 star performance ensued from all, but
especially Daisy Cardoso-Murphy who literally gave a
5 star performance with her 5 goals on the day in a 5-1
mauling! Having been 1-0 down for almost the entire first
half, this was a most pleasing turn around.
Our final league match of the season was away on the
island of Cobh on a desperately wet day! Puddles were
forming all over the pitch, it was wetter than an otter’s
pocket! Nonetheless, the girls showered us with goals
again, romping to a 4-0 drubbing of the opposition, with
goal machine Daisy Cardoso-Murphy at it again with a hat
trick (that’s 11 goals in 4 consecutive games!) and Sarah
O’Donnell adding another one to her tally for the season.
This win secured the league for us and was thoroughly
deserved from a team who had performed so consistently
well in every match!
However, the season wasn’t at its conclusion yet. For
we had a cup semi final to look forward to. We had been
drawn away to Ursulines, Thurles, a daunting prospect.
The day started badly with the news that captain Maeve
Kingston was too ill to play, so Charlotte captained the
team on the day in her absence. That meant a reshuffle to
the team, which didn’t help our cause. It was a searingly
hot day in mid March, and we hit the ground running
taking the lead early doors through a beautiful counter
attack finished expertly by Charlotte Hall. Belief began
to grow. However, between the heat and some dodgy
umpiring calls by the home umpire, Ursulines equalised
and then took the lead at the end of the first half, with
two quick fire goals. This took the wind out of our sails a
bit and significantly changed the coaches half time team
talk!
But as was indicative of this team this year, they never
gave up and fought back bravely. We equalised midway
through the second half, with an expertly taken goal by
Charlotte Hall, who was having an outstanding game
and really leading from the front in Maeve’s absence.
The heat really began to zap the energy levels of both
teams in this pulsating encounter of end to end hockey,
with both teams emptying the subs bench regularly.
In the closing stages, disaster struck. A tiring defence
caused a momentary lapse and Ursulines scored a
third: heartbreak. With mere minutes left, the girls threw
everything but the kitchen sink at them, but alas could not
find a way through and it ended 3-2. But what a game of
hockey! The girls can feel very proud of being involved in
such a spectacle.
So it was a bad way to end the season, but at least there
was some joy in winning the league. It was an excellent
season and the girls performed admirably throughout!
U16 squad 2014-15: Maeve Kingston (c), Charlotte Hall
(vc), Niamh Power, Mary Smiddy, Victoria Hosford, Katie
Mariga, Charley Moore, Patricia Calzado, Daisy CardosoMurphy, Rebekah Opperman, Sarah O’Donnell, Bryna
Heffernan, Eimear Marley, Lara Summers, Ella RochPerks, Cara Fletcher, Alice Tierney, Gabrielle Humphreys,
Diane Pope, Alice O’Donnell, Benedicta Alapini, Rachel
Martin, Keziah Ottman.
- A.L.
U16 B Girls Hockey
There were few enough matches this year for the ‘B’ team,
between matches being cancelled due to opposition
school commitments and a flooded pitch one day. We
ended the season with 3 losses and 2 wins, but took a
lot of positives away despite the challenging season. The
first match was a friendly against Kilkenny College which
resulted in a 2-0 victory, Lara Summers and Hannah Duffy
scoring the goals.
The next match saw us start our league campaign against
Christ the King, which was always going to be a challenge
considering we were without five of our starting team on
the day. Despite having to make so many changes, we
played some excellent hockey throughout, but ultimately
it proved too much a challenge and we lost 3-0.
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Ashton was our next opposition, again in league. Once
again, on the day, we were a number of players down and
ended up with the bare 11, including two Spanish players,
Itzi and Ana who played their first match. Goalkeeper
Sarah Murphy made a few crucial saves, while Celia,
another Spanish player who had only recently started
playing, put in a massive performance. This was another
positive performance under difficult conditions, but it
proved too much for us not having any subs to bring in and
we ended up losing 2-0. Regina Mundi were up next, in
the league. This was a very tight encounter, probably our
most competitive match of the season, but unfortunately
we finished up on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline.
U16B Girls Hockey
Back Row L-R: Ms. Clifford, E. Roch-Perks, G. Humphreys, S. Murphy, B. Alapini, K. Mariga, A. O’Donnell, M. Tanner, N. Power, D. Pope,
Dr. Gash. Front Row L-R: H. Duffy, S. Doherty, A. Tierney, L. Summers, K. Duffy, C. Acedo, R. Martin.
Our final match of the season was against Ursulines,
Blackrock. We took all those positives from the previous
difficult matches, played some brilliant hockey and
finished the season on a deserved high. Alice Tierney
scored twice, with Niamh Power and Celia Perez both
scoring their first goals resulting in a 4-1 victory, exactly
what the team deserved after their efforts throughout the
season. They were a great group to work with, we had
plenty of giggles along the way, while also playing some
excellent hockey. I wish them all the best and hope they
continue to enjoy their hockey!
Squad: N. Power, R. Moloney, G. Humphreys, K. Manning,
P. Calzado, L. Summers, R. Martin, B. Heffernan, A. Tierney,
D. Pope, E. Roch-Perks, H. Duffy, K. Duffy, V. Hosford, S.
Murphy, A. O’Donnell, N. Deeny, B. Alapini, C. C. Acedo,
M. Tanner, K. Hartnett-Cronin, Ana Ramirez, I. Jiminez, K.
Mariga, S. Doherty, E. Celis.
- L.C.
2nd Year Girls Hockey
Back Row L-R: Ms. Dool, H. Beckingham, L. Casey, C. Keane, C. Graham, O. Akihomen, E. O’Galligan, A. Kiy, K. O’Riordan, Dr. Gash.
Front Row L-R: J. McCarthy, S. Bailey, D. McCaughley, C. Parsons, E. O’Hara, S-J. Lynch, R. Fleming.
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2nd Year Girls Hockey
The 2nd year girls had a very successful season with nine
wins, two draws and two losses. The squad was made
up of 22 players, including 3 beginners Violetta Sanchez,
Deborah Sode and Hannah Beckingham, who showed
great progress through the year. The team was captained
by Elena O’Galligan and Shirley Bailey who were very
capable and encouraging in their role.
Our season started with three friendlies, a 1-0 win against
Kilkenny College, with a goal from Shirley Bailey, a 3-0 win
against Rockwell, with goals from Caoimhe O’Sullivan,
Onome Akilhomen and Laura Casey, and a nil all draw
against Mount Mercy. With no goals conceded in these
matches, our confidence and team spirit was high going
into league matches.
Our first league match was at home against a strong
Crosshaven side,with Elena scoring and the game ending
in a one all draw. Following this the team settled into a
good pattern with a 5-0 win against Cobh with goals from
Caoimhe O’Sullivan, Jessie McCarthy and a hat trick from
Shirley, and a 1-0 win against Fermoy with Elena scoring
the important winning goal. The new year started with
a friendly against Kilkenny College which unfortunately
ended in a loss, and our final league match against St. Als
also didn’t go our way with Elena scoring our only goal in
a 4-1 result. The goals scored through the season were
backed up with great supporting play by other midfield
and forward players including Elaine O’Brien, Doireann
McCauley, Sarah Jane Lynch, Treasa Jiang, Sarah Collins
and Caoimhe Parsons. A solid defence was made up of
Aisling Kiy, Rachel Fleming, Clara Keane, Kate O’Riordan,
Ceire Graham and Shirley Bailey, with Laurileigh Baker as
goalkeeper. They worked strongly together throughout all
matches to hold off the opposition.
The girls did incredibly well in the cup. Our first round
was against St. Angela’s where goals from Onome and
Caoimhe O’Sullivan lead us to a 2-0 victory. We then
played Fermoy where a hat trick from Emily O’Hara and
a goal from Shirley meant a comfortable win to get to the
quarter finals. Our quarter final was against Mt. Mercy
and was a challenging match. With 10 minutes to go
Elena made a break and got past multiple members of the
opposition to end with a one on one against the keeper,
where coming in from the right hand side she scored a
beautiful goal. This 1-0 win got us through to the semi
final where we played Crescent at home. Unfortunately a
3-0 loss ended our dream of the cup but it was a fantastic
effort from all involved.
The team’s commitment to training was fantastic with
almost a full squad attending all sessions,even through
the winter months. Between that and their positive
attitude to improving their hockey skills, the girls
worked well together throughout the year. I had two
very memorable and tasty cakes presented to me during
the year and I think both the students and I learnt a few
life lessons along the way! They were enthusiastic and
interested and I enjoyed coaching them, and wish them
well in hockey in the future.
1st Year Girls A Hockey
Back Row L-R: Ms. Cotter, L. Whyte, W. Allen, E. Connon, C. Walsh, E. Tanner, L. McHugh, C. O’Sullivan, Z. Bowles, Dr. Gash.
Front Row L-R: L. Cosgrave, R. Deane, S. Burns, A. Gill, H. Roch-Perks, T. Haughton Lynch, E. Musgrave.
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- R.R.
1st Year Girls Hockey
The 2014/15 U14 girls hockey team were a fantastic
group of girls to train. They were a very enthusiastic and
determined bunch and they excelled from the start of the
year through to the end of the season. Throughout the
year they played with great commitment and tenacity.
The side was captained by Aoife Gill and she was a great
leader in all games.
Laurna Mc Hugh took on the role of goalkeeper and
showed great ability, bravery and skill as she improved
with every game. She trained extremely hard and made
a number of great saves in every game. In defence
Emily Connon, Leila Whyte, Charlotte Walsh, Tessa
Haughton Lynch, Laura Kenneally Smiddy, Rhianna
Boullier, Sarah Hall, Róisín Mc Carthy and Willow Allen
all worked tirelessly each day with their strong tackling
and skilful passing out of defence. Our midfield players
of Zara Bowles, Aoife Gill, Hanna Roch Perks, Caoimhe
O’ Sullivan, Emma Musgrave, Anais Whyte, Doireann
Conway and Katie Poynton showed huge energy and
hunger in each game and put significant pressure on our
opposition. In attack Ruth Deane, Lucy Byrne, Saoirse
Burns, Hollie Whelan, Sofia Tinne, Emily Tanner, Laura
Cosgrave, Jaimee Lee Fitzgerald all played vital roles in
our games throughout the hockey season. Aoife, Lucy,
Saoirse and Ruth were our main goal scorers with Leila,
Charlotte, Holly, also getting on the scoresheet.
We had an exciting league campaign and came out
victorious in all encounters which led to our success
in our section of the League. We overcame St Al’s of
Carrigtwohill, Loreto Fermoy, Crosshaven and Christ the
King. We met Regina Mundi in the first round of the cup
and a win here saw us advance to the second round
where we met Coláiste Choilm of Ballincollig. Goals from
Lucy and Saoirse led to our success in this round and
thus we progressed to the quarter final where we met
a strong Presentation Bandon side. The game ended in
a nil all draw after extra time which led to an exciting
end with penalty strokes. Zara Bowles was the hero of
the day slotting her penalty into the left hand corner.
Our year ended in a tough battle against Crescent
College of Limerick. Here we met a very strong side
who went on to win the final of the cup. Our girls gave
an excellent display of hockey and showed just how
much they progressed throughout the year. Some girls
were complete beginners and made significant progress
throughout the hockey season. Well done to all involved
and best wishes for the year ahead.
Team: Laurna McHugh, Emily Connon, Leila Whyte,
Charlotte Walsh, Tessa Haughton Lynch, Laura Kenneally
Smiddy, Rhianna Boullier, Sarah Hall, Róisín Mc Carthy,
Willow Allen, Zara Bowles, Aoife Gill, Hanna Roch Perks,
Caoimhe O’Sullivan, Emma Musgrave, Anais Whyte,
Doireann Conway, Katie Poynton, Ruth Deane, Lucy
Byrne, Saoirse Burns, Hollie Whelan, Sofia Tinne, Emily
Tanner, Laura Cosgrave, Jaimee Lee Fitzgerald.
- O.C.
1st Year Girls B Hockey
Back Row L-R: Ms. Cotter, A. Whyte, H. Whelan, E. Tanner, S.Hall, L. McHugh, D. Conway, R. Boullier, S. Tinne, Dr. Gash.
Front Row L-R: R. McCarthy, W. Allen, E. Connon, K. Poynton, E. Musgrave, L. Cosgrave, C.O’Sullivan.
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Senior A Boys Hockey
Mr. Seale, Mr. Blaney, P. O’Riordan, A. Cazado, N. Daly, C. McGregor, F. Roche, Mr. Callender, Dr. Gash.
Middle Row L-R: D. Murphy, E. Daly, R. Johnston, A. Burns, A. Deane, E. Hayes, A. Sheehy. Front Row L-R: N. Lynch, J.Northridge,
L. Mariga,H. Compton, D. Thompson.
Senior A Boys Hockey
The season started quickly with a home match on
September 3rd against Kilkenny College; after a hard
fought game, we ended up on the right side of a 4-3 result.
After a few weeks we played Bandon Grammar at home
in the league resulting in a 3-3 draw. It was now time
for the Irish schools qualifiers, held in Garryduff Sports
Centre, in which the top three schools qualify with the
extra pressure of Midleton College hosting the schools
for the first time. We started with a win against Newtown
School Waterford and on the wrong side with defeats by
Bandon Grammar and Ashton School.
Our last match was against Villiers School Limerick and
with a must win situation for us to qualify and a draw
would see Villiers through. After the sides being level at
1-1 we entered the last few minutes if the game winning
a penalty corner which we took and it was saved, with
the opposition runner breaking the line we were awarded
another corner. With high emotions and the final whistle
just gone it was a push out by Alex Burns, stop by Alex
Deane and a low drag flick which hit the back board by
Declan Murphy. It was Midleton College that qualified for
the Irish Schools Tournament, a little close for comfort!
October 15th we played Bandon Grammar in a match finally
losing 3-1 on the run up to the Irish School Tournaments.
The tournaments saw us in a group with Banbridge
Academy, Wesley College, and RBAI. With our first match
against Banbridge, which we lost 3-0 on Wednesday
October 20th after which we played Wesley College our
first match of Thursday with whole school support at the
match, we resulted in a 2-2 draw. We then drew 1-1 with
RBAI and lost 4-1 to Sullivan Upper Lisburn in a friendly on
the Friday morning.
Overall, the tournament was a great success for all 16
teams involved and well done to St Andrews College on
winning the final.
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On that note, I wish to thank all of the sponsors Kukri
sports for the medals, Walsh Sports, Hockey World, and
Spar in Rathcormac, Owenacurra Pharmacy, Merck
Millipore, and Midleton Medical Centre.
Ashton School, Bandon Grammar, Church of Ireland HC,
and UCC in assistance to Midleton College for use of
their facilities during the tournament. Also thanks to all
the staff of Midleton College Bud Morrissey, Ray Power
acting principal and vice principal, for their support and
help. Mary Lenihan for her IT work, Mary Power for
tournament Coordinator with me and all the hockey and
sports departments in Midleton College and Munster
Umpires Associations for their umpiring schedules. It is
at least nine years since we have had to co-ordinate an
event of that size!
Back to the hockey pitch after a well earned rest, we
played Villiers at home drawing 2-2 in the league. After
Christmas with a couple gone from our squad with rugby
commitments we played Kilkenny College away in a
friendly short a couple of key players due to injury and
sickness we came out winning on a 7 goal to 5 margin.
We were now to play Villiers School in the Munster School
Senior A cup semi-final at home on January 21st, which
was a very close game with a lot of end-to-end hockey.
Unfortunately, we ended up on the losing side with Villiers
going through to the Munster Cup final vs Ashton School
Cork. We finished the season with a loss to Ashton School
in the league.
On a high note our performance in the Irish Schools was
excellent, Alex Deane played Munster U18,along with
being on an Irish U18 training panel which was matched
by Alex Burns (Captain) on U21’s who matched his elder
brother Nicholas playing for 5 years on a senior A hockey
team. Rob Johnston was player of the year who did not
miss one match and played well in every match. Also well
done to Nathan Lynch, Harry Compton, Julian Drennan,
Harry Deane, Andrew Ryan, and Dara Thompson.
Representative Honours
Well done also to the senior B boys who won the cup,
U16 A and Minor/U14 A getting to the cup finals, 2nd year
B and 1st year A who both won their cups and minor A’s
who finished fourth in the John Waring Trophy in the all
Irelands in Lisnagarvey Hockey Club in April.
Lastly, I wish to thank Catriona Hassey, Liz Clifford,
Cormac Nugent, Chris Blaney, Eric Calendar, and Dane
Hawkings for their coaching and umpiring during the
season.
Senior Panel: E. Hayes, R O’Callaghan, P. O’Riordain, J.
Northridge, L. Mariga, C. McGregor, D. Murphy, N. Daly,
A. Sheahy, A. Calzado, E. Daly, A. Deane, F. Roche, J.
Ryan, H. Compton, D. Thompson, N. Lynch, J. Drennan,
A. Ryan.
- C.S.
Irish u18 Hockey: Alex Burns
Senior B Boys Hockey
Back Row L-R: Mr. Blaney, I. O’Sullivan-Hourihan, H. Compton, N. Lynch, C. McGregor, E. Hayes, L. Mariga, F. Roche, Dr. Gash.
Front Row L-R: R. Gonzalo-Sado, D. Thompson, C. Bawden, P. O’Riordan, J. Northridge, N. Daly, O. McIlreavy.
Senior B Boys Hockey
The season was a literal game of two halves, the first
half being the opening stages of a season when the team
hadn’t gelled nor found its identity. They played a number
of friendlies against Kilkenny and Ashton, which they
played valiantly but did not win. Partially due to the fact
most of the team had only played hockey very sparingly
throughout school, or had just picked up the sport. The
second half of the season though following the end of the
Senior A season saw the panel strengthened significantly.
They played a cup semi final against Ashton away which
they won convincingly, setting up a cup final against the
Senior A team from Newtown. The final was played up
in Midleton in the most dire of conditions, rain pouring
from the skies, but this couldn’t dampen the spirits of
the team. Captained by Pa O’Riordan on his final senior
hockey appearance for the school, they played very well.
The standard of hockey was sublime, and the game was
played a ferocious pace. The score finished at 4-3 and
was an exciting prospect all round. They fully deserved
to win the title.
Panel: Patrick O’Riordan, Fergal Roche, Rob O’Callaghan
Owen McIlreavy, Nicholas Daly, Misael O’Brien, Julian
Drennan, Jack Northridge, Dara Thompson, Adam Nuzum,
Dmitri Chernov, Ciaran McGregor, Barry O’Callaghan,
Ed Hayes, Adam Morris, Liam Mariga, Zach O’SullivanHourihan, Towa Miyata, Cal Bawden, Andrew Ryan, Harry
Compton, Nathan Lynch.
- N.B.
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U16 A Boys Hockey
Back Row L-R: Mr. Blaney, Mr. Nugent, C. Bawden, I. O’Sullivan-Hourihan,N. Daly, L. Mariga, S. Beckingham, H. Smyth, H. CreminMemhet, Dr. Gash. Front Row L-R: J. Drennan, H. Deane, D. Thompson, H. Compton, J. Northridge, A. Ryan, N. Lynch.
U16 Boys Hockey
The under 16 boys season started with an away trip to
Kilkenny College. The promising talent of the squad
showed through early doors and they won 7-1, including
two braces for Dara Thompson and Nathan Lynch.
Following on from this we had 2 league games back to
back, against Ashton and Bandon respectively, we lost
both to tight scorelines. We played a friendly against
Ashton which we won convincingly thanks to the lightning
speed and impact of Jack Northridge. The “B” team
played their first game of the year away to Newtown,
which they lost. The “A” team had their cup semi-final
drawn away to Bandon Grammar, which was a daunting
fixture given that we had already lost on the road up
there early in the season, however the lads showed
great character to travel up there and teach Bandon a
lesson in hockey, setting up a final against Ashton. In the
buildup we played another friendly against our future cup
opponents, this time travelling to them, and we played out
a highly tense draw. The “B” team played on the same
day, winning their game which was a massive shock
as most of the team had only picked up hockey for the
first time this year. The final was to be played at home
in Midleton, playing in front of supporters is always a
daunting prospect, but our lads did not shy away from the
occasion, fighting every step of the way against a strong
Ashton side. Unfortunately we fell 2-1 in the end but the
lad acquitted themselves with the highest of honour.
Panel: Liam Mariga, Dmitri Chernov, Andrew Ryan, Harry
Deane, Harry Compton, Harry Cremin, Nathan Lynch, Zach
O’Sullivan-Hourihan, Cal Bawden, Dara Thompson, Cathal
Mariga, Nicholas Daly, Jack Northridge, Julian Drennan,
Christian Daly, Barry O’Callaghan, Sam Beckingham,
Dion Cuthbert, Harry Smyth, Owen McIlreavy, Lucas
Oriol, Gonzalo Sada.
- N.B.
U16 B Boys Hockey
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Back row L-R: Mr. Blaney, Mr. Nugent, C.Bawden, I. O’sullivan-Hourihan, L. Mariga, S. Beckingham, D. Cuthbert, O. McIlreavy, Dr. Gash.
Front row L-R: C. Mariga, H. Smyth, A. Ryan, H. Cremin-Memhet, N. Lynch.
U14 A Boys Hockey
Back Row L-R: Ms. Hassey, C. McCormack, A. Beamish, T. Murphy, M. Donnelly, J. Bowles, C. Bane, Dr. Gash.
Middle Row L-R: I. Farrell, A. Moore, J. Daly, H. Jeffrey, S. Hayes, R. Bailey, C. McDonagh.
Front Row L-R: S. Ziad, J. Deane, L .Hennigan, D. McGauran.
U14 Boys Hockey
The A team panel this year consisted of 19 different
students from both first and second year. They played a
total of 12 games over the season, 6 friendly matches,
4 League games and 2 Cup Matches. The team scored
28 goals against their opponents, while Mark Donnelly
performed well in goals, keeping a clean sheet on four
occasions and only letting in 12 goals over the whole
season.
The team were undefeated in their League: Bandon
(3 – 0), Ashton (2 – 1), Villiers (4 – 1), Newtown (2 – 2).
Unfortunately the boys did not win the League outright
but were forced to share the spoils with Newtown as they
allowed them to come back from being 2 goals down to
draw the match. As the League only consists of five teams,
a number of friendly matches are played throughout the
year. This season we played Kilkenny College four times,
winning two games (5 – 1) and (3 – 1), drawing one game
(2 – 2) and losing one (1 – 2). Friendly matches were also
played against Ashton (1 – 0) and Bandon (3 – 0).
The Cup Competition was greatly anticipated as the carrot
on the end of the stick was a potential visit to the North
at the end of the year for the Finalists. Our first game
was the semi-final against Villiers, which was played
in Limerick. It was a tense affair which ending up going
to extra time after a scoreless game. Daniel McGauran
put the team a goal up within a minute into extra time
however according to the rules of Munster schoolboys’
hockey the extra time still had to be completed. Despite
Villiers replacing their goalkeeper with an outfield player
in an effort to score we ran out eventual winners with
Hugh Jeffrey adding another goal to seal a (2 – 0) victory
to guarantee our progress into the final and entry into
the John Waring All Ireland Schoolboys Competition.
The final was against Ashton and played in their home
grounds, it was a disappointing game as the team failed
to rise to the occasion and lost (0 – 1).
Key players that impressed at this level were Hugh
Jeffrey who captained the team and was tireless in his
efforts. Hugh was usually partnered in mid-field by Art
Moore and Ross Bailey, both of whom show potential for
the future. The competition for top goal scorer this year
was close, Daniel McGauran scored 7 goals followed by
Liam Hennigan on 6 goals.
I would like to thank all the players for their participation
throughout the year and wish them luck in their future
hockey playing careers. Most importantly I would like
to thank Mr. Seale who helped keep me sane when the
players were acting like 14 year old boys!
A Panel: M. Donnelly (GK), J. Bowles, I. Farrell, R. Bailey,
J. Daly, A. Beamish, H. Jeffrey (Capt.), Art Moore, L.
Hennigan, D. McGauran, C. McDonagh, S. Ziad, J. Deane,
C. Bane, T. Murphy, C. McCormack, J. Cardoso-Murphy,
R. Corihuela Menendez.
- C.H.
JOHN WARING TOURNAMENT
The John Waring All Ireland Schoolboys Championship is
an annual day-long event for the finalists of each minor
provincial cup. The teams competing this year were
Midleton and Ashton from Munster, Dublin High School
and St Andrew’s College from Leinster and Methodist
College Belfast and Sullivan Upper School from Ulster.
The tournament was held in Lisnagarvey Hockey Club near
Lisburn, Co. Down on Wednesday 15th April and as our first
match started at 10am, an overnight stay was required.
It was an intense hockey-filled day for all the teams
concerned and we had a difficult start as we played
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U14 BBoys Hockey
Back Row R-L: Mr. Seale, S. Walsh, J. Deane, S. Ziad, J. Cardoso-Murphy, M. Donnelly, A. O’Shea, M. Olu-Ikpen, A. Moore, Dr. Gash.
Middle Row L-R: I Farrell, R. Corrido Mendez, T. Murphy, C. Bane (Capt), D. Folarin, S. Feighan-Kingston, J. Mahony.
Front Row L-R: C. O’Riordan, C. Rose.
against our local rivals Ashton. Although the team played
with great spirit it proved to be difficult to score within
the 20 minutes allocated for matches and the result as a
(0 – 0) draw.
Our next game was against Sullivan and the team failed to
produce the goods: they played poorly, losing (0 – 4) with
several players looking like they had been awake all night.
Our best game was against the favourites St Andrew’s
who had won the tournament the previous year, the team
fought much harder, were resolute in defence and we
nearly scored against the run of play, unfortunately St
Andrew’s managed to score in the last minute of play for
a (0 – 1) victory. The break for lunch should have given the
team a chance to rest up and regain composure for the
final two games however the team did not perform to the
best of their ability and lost both matches, High School
(0 – 2) and MCB (1 – 3).
Congratulations must go to the team who qualified for a
National competition against teams their own age, this is
an impressive achievement in any context and one that
should be appreciated by all concerned.
Final Standings: 1st Methodist College Belfast, 2nd St.
Andrew’s College, 3rd Sullivan Upper, 4th Dublin High School,
Equal 5th Midleton College, Equal 5th Ashton School.
Team: M. Donnelly, J. Bowles, I. Farrell, R. Bailey, J.
Daly, A. Beamish, H. Jeffrey, Art Moore, L. Hennigan, D.
McGauran, C. McDonagh, S. Ziad, J. Deane, C. Bane, C.
McCormack.
- C.H.
U14B/Minor B Boys Hockey
The season started well with large numbers at A and B
level with some players playing down on the B team.
Our first match was against Kilkenny College away which
gave us a great start with 2-1 win. After which Kilkenny
College travelled to us resulting in a 3-0 win with goals
from David Folarin, Toby Oshikoya, and Jack Cardoza Murphy.
Our next outing was Ashton School at home in the league
ending in a 1-1 draw with a goal from David Folarin.
Mid-October we played Bandon Grammar and after some
excellent play in the second half we had a 3-2 win with
goals from Saif Zaid, Johnaton O’Mahony, and Adam
O’Shea after which we recorded a 0-0 home draw against
Ashton School.
After Christmas, we played Villiers School Limerick in the
cup semi-final resulting in a 1-0 win.
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The time had come for the cup final with a panel of 19
players to play Ashton at home on March 24th leading
to a very tense game, going as we all thought into extra
time. We were awarded a penalty in the dying seconds.
Up stepped Cathal Bane who converted it with ease. May
I say well done to this minor panel on winning the cup
following on their 1st year B cup winning team which
with more silverware looking bright for the future for
these players. Also to Catriona Hassey, Chris Blaney,
Eric Callender, and Dane Hawkins for umpiring during the
season.
Panel: T. Murphy, J. Deane, S. Marley, A Moore, J.
Cardosa-Murphy (capt), C. Bane, T. Oshikoya, D. Folarin,
S. Ziad, I Farrell, R. Coriheula – Mendez, C. Rose, J.
O’Mahony, S. Feighan Kingston, C. O’Riordan, A. O’Shea,
S. Walsh, A. Beamish, M. Donnelly, M. Olu-Ikpen.
- C.S.
1st Year A Boys Hockey
Back Row L-R: Mr. Blaney, B. Ingamells, L. McGovern, S. Moore, S. Spillane, L. Obersby, J. Maddix, P. Martin, N. Flynn, M. Aherne,
Mr. Callender, Dr. Gash. Front Row L-R: C. Walsh, C. McCormack, L. Thompson, R. Bailey, L. Daly, L. Curley, R. Bawden.
1st Year Boys Hockey
1st year boys hockey this year turned out a large number
of students at the beginning of the year with 28 eager
lads wanting to learn the sport. It did not take long for the
season to kick into gear with a blitz in Bandon Grammer.
They were split into 3 mixed ability teams. Team 1 won
1 game and lost 2. Team 2 won 1 and lost 2. Team 3 won
3 and lost 1. It gave us coaches the chance to see what
shining stars we would have on the team.
A short two weeks later we held our own blitz here in
Midleton. The team was this time split into 2 teams.
Team 1 won 1 game and lost 3. Team 2 won all of their 4
games. At this stage the boys were beginning to really gel
together and learning all the skills and rules they needed
to progress towards full pitch games. Some names like
Conor McCormack, Ross Bailey and Rory Bawden were
beginning to pop up more often in conversations due to
the natural skills they were showing and standing out in
matches.
Next step was to head to Villiers School in Limerick. Once
again we travelled with large numbers and split into 3 teams.
At this blitz the boys had progressed at such a fast rate that
out of 9 games they played they only lost 1 game. More and
more names were popping up as very talented players. Liam
Curley, Max Ahern and James Butler stood out.
1st Year B Boys Hockey
Back Row L-R: Mr. Blaney, D. Oujalape, C. O’ Galligan, B. Ingamells, L. Obersby, S. Spillane, L. McGovern, G. Stuart, Mr. Callender, Dr.
Gash. Front Row L-R: S. Moore, A. McDonagh, K. Adetayo, J. Maddix, B. Baily, D. Gbadamosi, B. Killeen.
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Once we returned from the Christmas break the boys
were split into A team and B teams. The first match
back, they played in the cup semi final against Villiers.
They played the match at home in Midleton and came
out winners by a single goal to put them into the final.
Next step they played Bandon in the cup final. It went
right into extra time before Ross Bailey won the game for
Midleton with a well stuck short corner. For the B team
they sadly lost in the semi final to Newtown away. For
their first year playing hockey it was great to see some
silverware at the end and a truly great start to their
school years playing hockey.
McDonagh, C O’Galligan, D Ojulape, R Bawden, C Dwyer,
B Ingamells, B Baily, L Obersby, G St Ledger Mewis, L
Curley, L Thompson, M Ahern. J Butler, L Kona Sompo, D
Gbadamosi, L Daly, S Spillane, N Flynn.
Representative Honours
- E.C.
The final trip of the year was the long journey up to
Kilkenny. This time the boys came out with 1 win and 1
loss against an opponent they had never played before.
Overall it was a fantastic start to most of the boys hockey
careers and they certainly will go on to win many more
matches together. Thanks to Mr Eric Callender and Mr
Chris Blaney for their involvement in coaching the team.
Panel; R Bailey, P Martin, K Adetayo, S Moore, B Killeen,
C McCormack, L McGovern, J Maddix, G Stuart, A
Munster Hockey: Back row L-R: Mr. Blaney, H. Deane, J. Drennan,
A. Ryan, N. Lynch, Dr. Gash. Front row L-R: D. Thompson,
J. Northridge, H. Compton.
Girls Senior Soccer
Back Row L-R: Mr. O’Neill, P. Axson, K. Mariga, D. Conway, J. Hindel, S. Baker, B. Alipini, B. Heffernan, E. O’Galligan, Dr. Gash.
Front Row L-R: L. McHugh, V. Deeny, C. Moore, S. Murphy, H. Roch-Perks, E. Musgrave, C. Parsons.
Girls senior Soccer
This year sees our continued participation in both the girls
junior and Senior Cork Schoolgirls league competitions.
Our junior side continues on with their impressive form of
last year when only a late equaliser from Colaiste Choilm
preventing us from progressing to the junior league final.
Having scored earlier on through Shirley Bailey, the game
which was played in near Artic conditions was a test of
both determination and character which should stand
us in good stead this season . To date this term we have
recorded victories in the ‘derby‘ at home to St. Colmans
along with enjoying a high scoring encounter with
Terence McSweeney Community College Cork. A feature
of our matches so far has been the free flowing attacking
football on view with 23 goals scored in our opening 5
games . Our senior side, which is comprised mainly of our
junior players, have also started on a positive note having
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played out a 4-4 thriller with St Brogans from Bandon at
home before being beaten 4-1 by St Mary’s of Mallow,
having initially taken the lead.
On the development front, our first years have again
qualified for the final of the FAI futsal competition in
County Cork having come through their section with 3
wins out of 3 and no goals conceded, which was a unique
achievement in its own right . Under the guidance of Mr.
Jason Browne, our squad continues to progress both in
terms of numbers and quality with competition for places
at an all time high. Looking further afield our leagues
continue to expand with 10 schools now competing in
both the junior and senior sections.
- K.O’N.
Girls Junior Soccer
Back Row L-R: Mr. O’Neill, D. Conway, K. Mariga, B. Alipini, S. Bailey, P. Axson, Dr. Gash.
Front Row L-R: H. Roch-Perks, L. McHugh, C. Moore, S. Murphy, B. Heffernan, C. Parsons, E. O’Galligan.
Equestrian
Equestrian
For whatever reason this year we were only able to take
part in one competition. This despite the fact that a good
number of students appeared interested in joining the
equestrian team at the start of the year. Perhaps it was
just bad luck with horses being injured etc. and hopefully
this coming year will see us get back to old ways.
In January a team of three riders, Gavin Smiddy, Marwin
O’Sullivan and Mary Smiddy saddled up and took off
for our annual visit to Ballyrafter. The interschools
competition saw ten teams from Munster compete.
Our three riders all competed to the highest level and
were placed third overall and only one fault separated
them from second place.
Hannah Roch Perks also competed as an individual and
gave a good account of herself.
Well done to the team and my particular thanks to Gavin
Smiddy and Niamh McCormack for their commitment
and participation over the six years. Both were stalwarts
of the equestrian scene and I wish them well for the
future.
Thank you to Ms Anne Dawson who accompanied us
on the day and I wish her well as the new Equestrian
Coordinator.
L -R on the bench Jaye Devine, Millie Ryan, Hanna Roch-Perks,
Laurna McHugh, Faye Grandon, Max Aherne. Standing L-R Luke
McGovern, Ciara Fives, Mary Smiddy, Jessie McCarthy, Sarah
Jane Lynch, Hannah Beckingham, Miss Dawson.
As always thank you to parents / guardians for their help
and support.
- P.S.
Tennis 2014-2015
The summer’s competition was a very busy time in
the world of tennis for our internal competitions. The
competition was played at three different age groups for
both boys and girls. Most of the matches were played
on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons.
As always, there were some interesting surprises and
assumed certainties.
Junior Boys Winner: Runner Up: Jack Northridge
Dara Thompson
Senior Boys Winner: Runner Up: Chris Hall
Rob Johnston
U16 Girls Winner: Runner Up: Charlotte Hall
Julie Ryall
Results were as follows:
U14 Girls winner: Runner Up: Jessie McCarthy
Emily O’Hara
U14 Boys Winner: Runner Up: Luke Obersby
Robert Hickey
- C.S.
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Orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is the original adventure race. Using only a
map and compass (sometimes!) runners must find a list of
controls in the right order in forests, mountains and sand
dunes. The fastest to do this wins! Not as simple as it
sounds as many of our students will testify!
place finish - well done to Alex Moore, Luca Howard,
Cameron Rose and Tiernan Murphy. Not to be out done
our Transition Year Boys Team made up of Zac O’SullivanHourihan, Ciaran McGregor, Sean Emerson & Callum
Lynch came home in 2nd Place in the Senior category.
The year commenced with training session in Rostellan
Woods to work on technique. Unfortunately our first
competitive event had to be cancelled due to weather. To
make up for it we held a fun Christmas Orienteering Sprint
Race at the College. Prizes for everyone who finished
(chocolate Santa’s!) and most runners went out twice on
the different courses! Thank you to Josh & Paul
Over the summer Nick Simonin (Class of 2008) once
more represented Ireland at the World Orienteering
Championships which were held in Scotland. Nick was
selected to run in both Spring and Long events. Nick
is based full time in Sweden and is recognised as the
number one Irish Orienteerer.
O’Sullivan-Hourihan for planning, mapping and running
the event on the day.
February saw our athletes head to Fota Arboretum for
the Cork Schools Championships – the running was fast
and the course technical. Congratulations to Ben Killeen
in Form I who finished 2nd in his category. Ben along
with Ceadan Hoban, Graham Stuart and Luke McGovern
were worthy 3rd team placed finishers. Our Senior Boys
who had the longest and most technical course also
came home with a 3rd team placing! Well done to Zac
O’Sullivan-Hourihan, Ciaran McGregor, Callum Lynch and
Sean Emerson.
Thank you to all the students who participate in
Orienteering throughout the year in all types of weather.
Also thank you to Mr. Callender and to our Gap Students
(Ms. Janie Lonergan and Ms. Rebecca Yeo) who
accompanied them.
- R. O’S.H.
Irish Representative Honours
Due to Mock Exams and TY Activities in March only Ben
Killeen (Form I) headed off to Doneraile Forest Park for
the Munster Schools Orienteering Championships. On
the day Ben had almost a minute to spare on the next
finisher to secure a very solid first place.
Finally just before the Easter Holidays we sent 3 teams
to compete at the All Ireland Schools Orienteering
Championships. Once again Ben Killeen came home in
1st place closely followed by Ceadan Hogan in 2nd. Ben
& Ceadan along with Briain Baily & James Butler also
secured a 1st Place team finish in the 1st Year Boys
category. Our 2nd/3rd Year Boys secured a 2nd Team
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Zac O’Sullivan-Hourihan
Athletics
Our first athletics meet of the year took place in CIT in
January. This was the South Munster schools cross
country event and we had a number of athletes competing
for the first time. Two first year girls, Aoife Mitchell and
Hanna Roch-Perks, defied the horrible weather and
course conditions and qualified for the Munster finals –
well done to the girls and everyone involved on the day.
The summer term brought more suitable conditions and
with it greater success for our athletes. A number of
students competed in the South Munster, Munster and All
Ireland track and field events. Gareth Hosford won silver
in South Munster and bronze in Munster throwing the shot
putt and Andrew Ryan took bronze in the South Munster
Long Jump. Over the past few years we were aware of
Ben Donovan’s remarkable talent in the High Jump and
this year was no different as he went from strength to
strength. He set new records for the South Munster and
Munster high jumps at junior level, recording 1.77m and
1.85m respectively. He finished off a great year with a gold
medal at the All Irelands in Tullamore, narrowly missing
out on a record. He also led the Midleton team at the Inter
Schools which Ashton hosted in CIT. Ben set a high jump
record and won the open triple jump event against older
students from other schools. He was well supported by
the talented first year, Jesse Maddix, who won the minor
100m and 200m events and led the minor boys 4 x 100m
relay team to victory.
Internally, the athletics championship was hotly contested
with Rory Walsh, Ben Donovan and Jesse Maddix running
out winners in the boy’s categories and Amy Chambers,
Charley Moore and Hanna Roch Perks winning the girl’s
categories. Hopefully the coming year will see an increase
in participation and success going forward. Training will
commence in the summer term.
- O.C.
Athletics
Cricket
The season started with much optimism in the camp as
there was a strong squad of players this year. The team
was captained by Alex Deane with Brandon McEvoy as
his deputy. Each match took the form of t20s. Our first
match was against Douglas at Harlequins cricket ground
in the inaugural Munster Senior Schools t20 cup on a wild
and cold day. We won the toss and elected to bat first,
putting up a score of 147-8 with Alex Deane knocking
a quick fire 54no and Ciarán McGregor with the next
top score of 17. We restricted Douglas to 110-8 in their
innings, a win by 37 runs and thereby qualifying for the
final of the competition. Top bowlers on the day were Alex
Deane 2-31, Brandon McEvoy 1-15 and Harry Deane 1-23.
We then moved on to the final in very high spirits, with our
opposition a very strong Presentation Brothers College
(PBC) team at the Mardyke on a beautiful summers day,
perfect for cricket! Alex won the toss again and we
elected to bat. PBC bowled very well, restricting us to
just 84-9 with the top scorers being Alex Deane 28 and
Ciarán McGregor 19. We had to defend a small target, but
the boys were well up for the task, bowling and fielding
superbly well during PBC’s innings. Alas, we came up
short. But it took them until the 18th over to get across the
line. The pick of the bowlers were George Hennessy 1-5,
Ciarán McGregor 1-7 and Alex Deane 1-12. The boys can
be very proud of their performance in the face of adversity
and runners up in the first year of a new competition is a
very creditable accolade.
We finished the season with a friendly against Bandon
Grammar in Midleton. With a view to the future, a very
fresh faced and young side took to the field for this
match, with 7 debutants on display. They were captained
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Cricket
Back Row L-R: Mr. Blaney, Mr. Levis, S. Hayes, E. Hayes, H. Cremin-Mehmet, S. Mitchell, A. Burns, J. Northridge, J. Cremin-Mehmet, Dr.
Gash. Middle Row L-R: H. Deane, M. White, G. Hennessy, A. Deane, B. McEvoy, C. McGregor, I. O’Sullivan-Hourihan.
Front Row L-R: D. Oujalape, J. Doran, B. Killeen, G. Stuart, C. Dwyer, N. Flynn.
on the day by Ciarán McGregor. We lost the toss and
Bandon elected to bat on a beautifully warm and sunny
day. Some very fine bowling from the beginners namely
Niall Flynn, Rory Bawden, Liam Curley and Séan Hayes
saw Bandon amass a mere 112 all out in their innings.
The more experienced bowlers did the most damage to
their batsmen, with Ciarán McGregor putting in another
fine display with the ball attaining figures of 2-0. He was
ably backed up by Harry Deane 2-8 and Max White 2-14.
We managed to reach our target of 113 with the loss of
just 3 wickets in the 17th over. Top batsmen were Ciarán
McGregor 35 and Zac O’Sullivan-Hourihan 13, the latter
kept wicket very well throughout all of the match and
batted with great discipline also.
Cricket squad 2014-15: Alex Deane (c), Brandon McEvoy
(vc), Zac O’Sullivan-Hourihan (wk), Sam Mitchell,
Jack Cremin-Mehmet, Harry Cremin-Mehmet, Jack
Northridge, Ciarán McGregor, Harry Deane, Max White,
George Hennessy (wk), Alex Burns, Ed Hayes, Séan
Hayes, Niall Flynn, Tiernan Murphy, Rory Bawden, Cian
Dwyer, Max Ahern, Graham Stuart, Peter Martin, Ben
Killeen, Liam Curley.
- A.L.
Munster Representative Honours
I would like to thank both Alex and Brandon for their help
throughout the season and congratulate all of the squad
on such a successful season! The future is bright for
cricket in the school.
Awards for the season:
Minor:
Most promising beginner: Liam Curley
Batting Cup: Niall Flynn
Bowling Cup: Rory Bawden
All rounder: Cian Dwyer
Senior:
Fielding Cup: Jack Cremin-Mehmet
Bowling Cup: Harry Deane
Batting Cup: Alex Deane
All rounder: Ciarán McGregor
Mr.Levis, Harry Deane, Dr.Gash.
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Chess
As the year began we had an interesting mix of seasoned
players and novices. The first term was devoted to training
and practice on Monday evenings. In the second term we
entered three teams into the ChessZ: Secondary Schools
League. We had quite a number of keen young players so
we fielded two teams in the Novices League and one in
the Champions League.
Timing was a crucial factor this year since we didn’t
actually receive the fixtures list until March! Frantic
calls and emails between the coaches resulted in an
agreement to play the matches as a one day blitz. First to
play were our Champions team which consisted of Kevin
Carew, Fionn English, Oisin Parsons and Lucas Oriel. On
April 30th we travelled to Douglas Community School
which was hosting the competition. We had to play three
matches in our group. The first was against St. Francis
College, Rochestown B team. It was a good start for us
with a win of 2.5 to 1.5. The second match was a tougher
proposition as we faced Colaiste Spioraid Naoimh’s
A team. They are a seriously strong chess school and
they beat us 3.5 to 0.5, with Fionn English’ s stalemate on
board two slightly sparing our blushes! Lastly we played
Spioraid Naoimh’s C team and recorded a better result
of 3-1 in our favour, with Kevin, Fionn and Oisin winning
their games and Lucas a bit unlucky to lose on board
four. When match points were totted up Spioraid Naoimh
A were clear winners with 7.5 and they went on to play
Rochestown A in the final.
The Novices blitz didn›t take place until May 11th and was
hosted by Rochestown. Our A team were Adam O’Shea,
Cameron Rose, Alex Moore and David Folarin while
our B team were Daniel Oujalape, Luke Thompson, Rob
Hickey and Jack Butler. Both teams played well but sadly
came up against some very crafty opponents. Our A team
played Colaiste Chriost Ri’s B team first and we lost 3.5 to
0.5 with David managing a stalemate on board four. Next
we played Rochestown B team and came out the wrong
side of a 3 to 1 defeat, with Adam winning his game on
board one. Our B team also played two matches. Against
Rochestown A we lost 3 to 1, with Rob winning for us on
board three. The last match was against Colaiste Chriost
Ri A team which was a resounding 4 to 0 victory for them.
This effectively ended our inter-school matches.
Chess
Back Row L-R: Mr. Hickey, D. Oujalape, O. Parsons, A. O’Shea,
Dr. Gash. Front Row L-R: A. Moore, D. Folarin, C. Rose.
thanks to all those that represented the school in chess
this year and if any new players wish to join they can find
us in Room 7 on Mondays from 6.30-7.30.
- B.H.
CORK Representative Honours
Our last event of the year was the internal school
competition at junior and senior level. The early fixtures
were quickly played off and we soon came to the finals.
In the junior category Daniel Oujalape played Rob Hickey.
Rob emerged as the winner, with Daniel a worthy runner
up. The senior final saw Kevin Carew take on Oisin
Parsons, Kevin won through and Oisin got the runner
up award. Thus ended another year of Midleton College
chess.
So far this term chess is in the doldrums, some senior
players have graduated and others have been seduced
by Cookery Club on Monday nights since they are well fed
at the end of each session! There are some enthusiastic
juniors but at the moment it is probable that we will only
enter one team in this year’s Leagues. As always my
Well done to Luke Finnerty who represented Midleton
College in The Lord Mayor’s Cup. He played football/
hurling on a combined schools team.
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The Midleton College School Golf Championship took
place at East Cork Golf Club on a Thursday afternoon
in May 2015. Approximately fifteen senior students
took part in the competition. Peter Matthews emerged
as the outright winner with Ciaran McGregor finishing
a close second and Joe Hennigan following in third
place. Due to various other sporting commitments, it
was not possible to field a team for the Munster Senior
and Junior Golf Championship Qualifiers during the past
school year. However, plans for Spring and Summer
school competitions are already in motion!
Senior Golf
- H.D.
Back Row L-R: Ms. Dennehy J. Hennigan, J. Beamish, Dr. Gash.
Front Row L-R: E. Hayes, M. O’Brien, C. McGregor.
Midleton College Golf Society season 2015
2015 saw a change in the guard for the golf society with
Ray Power passing on the reins of the society to a new
committee of Ivan Beamish, John Tait, Michael Daley
and Gordon Jermyn. The members of the society thank
Ray for his tireless work in organising the outings over
the past number of years and for keeping the members
informed of the times and venues .
score of 41 points.
At the 2014 overnight outing it was agreed that a return
visit to Tullamore should be included for 2015. On a windy
day at the start of June, Peter Kelly’s 31 points was a
winning score on this beautiful parkland course. Peter
also wins the Gardner Cup which he last won in 2007.
A venue that was included in this year’s itinerary was a
return visit to Bandon Golf club which the society had
not played for a number of years. Rory O’Neill’s, (’ Mr
Golf’) score of 37 points was the best score of the day.
As has been the tradition for many years, the first outing
of the season was at Water Rock in mid April. Stephen
Jermyn had the best score of the day with 38 points and
Craig Whyte won the Basil Baker memorial trophy which
has traditionally been presented at the first outing of the
new season.
The final outing of the year at Castlemartyr and the winner
on the day was Ed Hayes who returned the amazing
score of 46 points. Ivan Beamish was second with his
best score of the season with 38 points and guaranteed
that he would win his steak dinner from Trevor.
The second outing was a return visit in early May to
Muskerry golf club where Ed Hayes playing with the
society for the first time returned a very impressive
1st
2nd
3rd
Water Rock
Stephen Jermyn
Craig Whyte
Josh Beamish
Muskerry
Ed Hayes
Stephen Jermyn
Trevor beamish
Tullamore
Peter Kelly
Keith Chambers
Ivan Beamish
Bandon
Rory O’Neill
Josh Beamish
Andrew McCarthy
Castlemartyr
Ed Hayes
Ivan beamish
Gordon Jermyn
The player of the year was also decided at the
Castlemartyr outing and there were a number of
members in contention however, one of the members,
Keith decided that he would show off his golf expertise in
Portugal instead! The member with the best four scores
from the five outings was Josh Beamish with a total of
131 points from the four outings he attended. Josh was
a deserving winner as he returned identical points at
three of the outings. Josh‘s name goes on the trophy for
the first time in his first season as a full member of the
society.
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Provisionally, the opening outing of the 2016 season will
be on April 9th at Water Rock and the full schedule of
outings will be arranged in the New Year. Past pupils are
always welcome to join us on any of the outings, just
contact any of the committee for details of dates and
venues.
- G.J.
Midleton College Parent Teacher Association Notes
The Midleton College Parent Teacher Association (MCPTA)
provides the structure through which parents/ guardians/
teachers attending Midleton College can work together for
the best possible education for every student in the College.
We do this by supporting each other and our children as they
journey through their school years. We work in partnership
to encourage social and other activities among members and
to promote the involvement of parents and teachers in all
aspects of the school community life.
All Parents, guardians and teachers are members of the
MCPTA while they have a child attending the College or
are teaching in the College. We are very fortunate to have
a group of dynamic and enthusiastic members on the
MCPTA and we are all driven by the same goal – to provide
a strong support for parents, guardians, teachers and indeed
students, working in conjunction with the College’s Board of
Management.
MCPTA is affiliated to COMPASS (Cooperation of Minority
Religious and Protestant Parent Associations) and NPCPP
(National Parents Council Post Primary). Should you want
to know more about how we work with these organisations,
please get in touch.
Many of the MCPTA events are now fixtures in the
College calendar including the following: Study skills
and information talks, hosting the hospitality tent at the
Hockey Blitz, College Carol Service, Bottle Stall at the
Christmas Fayre, Harvest Fest including ‘Bake Off ’, ‘Literary
Competition’, ‘Photographic Competition’, Parent Social
Evening, Careers Day, Transition Year Prizes, Governors
Parent Reception, 2nd hand Uniform sale and Sports Day
and more..
Look out for MCPTA Updates in the weekly Newsletters as
well as the end of term ‘Yellow Newsletters’.
2015/2016 PTA Members:
Parents/Guardians:
Colm Long – Chairperson colm.long@gmail.com
Monica Corfield-Ottman – Secretary monica.ottman@
me.com
Gabriela O’Mahony – Treasurer gabriela.omahony@
aperiofinance.ie
Mandy Devlin
Bronwen Braun-Lynch
Cindy Tindall
Una Byron
Teachers:
Dr Edward Gash
Shane Fleming
Brigid O Riordan
Rachel Reeves
We look forward to meeting all parents, guardians and
friends of Midleton College at our events this school year.
Colm Long
Midleton College Association Report 2014-15
Due to time constrains and lack of events you may be pleased
that this Report is not going to be the longest. First of all it
was with regret that our committee at the Association called
off this year’s reunion. With the quarter finals of the World
Cup clashing with our traditional date, and the possibility
of Ireland playing at 8.00pm on the same evening, we were
informed that a number of past pupils were unsure about
committing. Unfortunately with the purchase of so much
food and wine, allied to the hiring of staff and our chef (Rory)
it was a risk the M.C.A. could not contemplate, so hence the
decision to postpone the event was taken. With the kind
permission of Dr. Gash however we will make it up to all
interested next year towards the end of October (22 October
2016). Well done it must be said to the Twenty Year Group
who went ahead and had nearly thirty old friends stick with
the date and travelled to Midleton regardless.
Having spoken recently to Mr. John Moore it has been
decided to get the class of 1966 together on this occasion. In
1966 the first group of pupils who went through the school
under the then Headmaster, Mr. Jim Smyth, left Midleton
College. This group included such luminaries as Brian
Levis, Stuart Ruttle, Ian Mulligan, Duncan Moffett, John
Packham and David Bloomer. I will be adding to the list
over the coming weeks with a bit of research but if you are
interested and know of the whereabouts any past pupils from
this period you can contact John Moore at 086-8192342 or
myself at 086-8206869.
I would like at this stage both personally and on behalf of
the Association to wish Bud Morrissey well on his recent
retirement. I know that when Bud was ‘up the walls’ with
more important tasks he still found time to help us out with
M.C.A. events. Bud has always been asked for by legions
of past pupils and entertained those who attended our last
reunion in 2014. As Acting Headmaster at the time Bud’s
speech amused the audience when parents referred to
Midleton College as his school with Bud being completely
responsible for all the comings and goings of both staff and
pupils. With memories of teaching Geography, playing table
tennis, attending nearly every match played by pupils, class
tours and Staff Room issues Bud was an example of interest
and dedication. May he have a long and fruitful retirement
and Midleton College’s loss may be West Ham’s gain!
I was glad to speak to Mrs. Kay Cairns just recently and was
pleased to hear she was out and about after another setback. As I’ve said before Kay is the keeper of information
on many generations of school leavers and her jottings are
appreciated by all.
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Finally it was with heart felt disappointment we heard
recently of the fire damage done to Ardawilling House
in Cloyne. This is the family home of Captain Desmond
Furney, a M.C. past pupil who has for years hosted post
‘Carols by Candlelight’ get-togethers. Let’s hope 2016 will
bring some better news to all and lets be glad that no one
was injured or worse in the drama of such an awful accident.
With Christmas looming I would like to wish all involved
with Midleton College a pleasant break and may 2016 bring
success and contentment to all.
John Smyth, President Midleton College Association.
John Smyth,
President of Midleton College Association
JOTTINGS 2015
The Past Pupils news is shorter this year as the Annual
Reunion Dinner was cancelled due to the Rugby World Cup.
Too many past pupils, who were due to attend, didn’t want
to miss the Quarter Final Match and it wouldn’t have been
viable to hold it with the small numbers able to attend.
Hopefully next year we may be able to have ‘double years’
and include this years 10, 20 and 30 year groups as well so
that they don’t miss out on what is always a great night.
N.B. John Moore is organizing a 50 year reunion for the class of
1966. We would encourage as many past pupils as possible to
take part. For details on how to contact him see the Midleton
College Association article _ Ed.
Here are the Jottings for 2015 and I hope you enjoy reading
them.
K. Cairns
KEVIN AHERNE, proprietor and chef of the Sage
Restaurant, was delighted when the restaurant received
the ‘Best Emerging Irish Cuisine in Munster’ award at the
Munster Regional Final of the Irish Restaurant Awards held
in Limerick.
BARRY BUCKLEY is working as an engineer for Rolls
Royce in Berlin.
TRACEY (nee CAIRNS) and Jonathan Brown met up with
GAVIN and CLIONA CAPLIS for the weekend of the Rugby
World Cup Irish-French match in Cardiff. They stayed in
Bristol and went into Cardiff for the match. They said the
atmosphere was electric and they were thrilled to be at such
an exciting match where Ireland played so magnificently
and had such a great win. They also met up with Robert and
Kim Wrixon and MARY POWER after the match.
LIZ CLIFFORD is Lady Captain of the Lower Aghada
Tennis and Sailing Club.
RICHARD COLLINS is working in Dubai. He has been
appointed as General Manager of the Ritz Carlton Hotel
there.
One of our older ‘old boys’ BISHOP EDWARD DARLING
was pictured recently in St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin at the
launch of ‘Thanks and Praise’ the new supplement to the
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Church Hymnal. Bishop Darling was a former President of
the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He is also
a writer of hymns, some of which appeared in the Church
Hymnal and we often sang them during morning service
in St. John’s Midleton. He was also a delegate at the recent
Conference of Hymn Societies in Cambridge. When my
husband and I lived in Belfast, before coming to Midleton in
1981, Edward was our rector in St. John’s Malone.
We were shocked to learn of the death of NOEL DEANE in
New York. Coming so soon after the sudden death of his
brother BEN last December it was a dreadful blow to all the
family. We send our love and heartfelt sympathy to Bertie,
Charlie, William, Tom, Sadie and Frances their brothers and
sisters and to their nephew and nieces HEATHER, JOE and
BARBARA, all recent past pupils.
CEILI FITZGERALD is the founder and owner of ‘Dare
to Live’ which offers 4 day luxury retreats for women from
all walks of life who are seeking ways to achieve purposeful
change and happiness in their lives. These residential retreats
take place at Linden House on the Dromgarriff Estate and
Lake Lodge on Liss Ard Estate, West Cork. I was delighted
to meet up with Ceili at a dinner and music function earlier
in the year.
We congratulate PETER and JESSICA FLEMING on the
birth of their daughter Dorothy Claire on 13th May, a first
grandchild for Ian and Heather Fleming.
SHANE FLEMING is teaching Chemistry in the College.
We sympathise with all the Fleming family, especially his
father Ian, on the death of Ian’s sister Anne in September.
I had the pleasure of attending the marriage of JUNE
FORD to Leslie Hall on a lovely sunny afternoon on the 12th
September. It was a lovely wedding. Her older sister JEAN
was Matron of Honour and her niece Diane was bridesmaid.
I remember well my husband and I attending Jean’s wedding
to James Pope 25 years ago and her older brother JOE’S
wedding to Valerie in Waterford 20 years ago this year.
VERONICA FRENCH was married to Neil Collier in
Christ Church, Glandore on 29th August, the same church
where her parents were married. Her marriage featured in
the Weekend Supplement of the Irish Times recently.
We congratulate KATHRYN (nee ANDERSON) and RICK
GLEASURE on the birth of a third daughter. Rick married
Kathryn in 2009 and their other girls are Hannah and Rachel.
holiday in Schull. We did drive to Crookhaven but there was
a lively festival on that day and I was so disappointed that we
couldn’t get anywhere near the village to park the car!
I apologise to NICOLE GLEESON (nee RYALL). When
writing about her in the Reunion Dinner notes last year I
inadvertently called her husband James instead of Ray. So
sorry Nicole – obviously I was having a ‘senior moment’!!
DEIRDRE PAYNE (nee HOLMES), who is married and
living in Guernsey, was home on holiday with her young
son Dillon. She caught up for an afternoon with some of
her classmates who are all married with children: EMMA
HALLAHAN has a baby boy; LORRAINE MURPHY
has three girls and CAROL O’BRIEN has two children.
Lorraine was Head Girl in her final year and Deirdre was
Senior Day Girl. Another classmate LESLEY ORR couldn’t
join them as she has just become mother to twin girls. Lesley
and Carol both went to Trinity College on leaving school.
We sympathise with JOHN HALES on the death of his
mother in June.
We were sad to learn of the death of KEN HASTIE on 27th
March. To his wife Evelyn and children IAIN, PHILIP,
SARAH and CHARLOTTE, all past pupils, we send our
heartfelt sympathy. Ken and Evelyn had moved to live in
Co. Wicklow in recent years to be closer to the family. He
was a Diocesan Lay Reader and had served as one of the
Diocesan Treasurers. In the 1970s he played hockey for
Cork C of I on the same team as Bishop Colton. Ken’s body
was donated to medical science.
ANDREW JAWORSKI was pictured in the Midleton
and District News on 23rd September, when his mother
Maureen was honoured on her retirement after many years
as Treasurer of the Lower Aghada Tennis and Sailing Club.
He was pictured with his mother, his wife Rose and their two
boys Alex and Harry.
CANON TREVOR LESTER, of the class of ‘78, was
installed in the Chapter of St. FinBarres Cathedral, Cork
on the 8th March. We congratulate him on his appointment
as Prebendary of Dromdaleague and Kilnaglory. When on
holiday in Schull with friends in September we attended
Sunday service in the pretty church of Holy Trinity, Schull
where Trevor is rector. We got a great welcome from him
and had a chat with him after the service over coffee.
LAURA McPADDEN and JEN PRESTON have gone to
Australia for a year. Jen’s sister ANNA is already working
out there along with quite a few other former Midleton
College pupils.
PHILIP MORRIS is living and working in New Zealand.
He teaches in Wellington.
TOM O’GORMAN is living and working in Dubai. Our
daughter TRACEY her husband Jonathan and their 2 boys
are going on holiday to Dubai in February and hope to meet
up with Tom while they are there.
GARY O’KEEFFE made a beautiful display case for the
restored Book of Common Prayer and the Sirius Bible for
Cloyne Cathedral. It was dedicated by the Dean in May.
We send our sympathy to VALERIE, CONOR and KEVIN
O’NEILL whose father died very suddenly in August.
We send our sympathy to DANIEL OOSTHUIZEN and all
the family on the sudden death of his sister MARI.
DERMOT O’SULLIVAN’S establishment in Crookhaven
got a wonderful mention in a British Weekly Magazine
recently. One of the editors had been on holiday in West
Cork and highly recommended the beautiful fresh crab she
had eaten in his pub. It was so good they went back another
day for more! She recommended it highly to anyone
visiting the area. I had hoped to call to see Dermot while on
JOHN PHILIPS is getting married next September when
John Rose will be his groomsman.
JOHN ROSE is working in the Commercial Bank in Sydney,
Australia. He is getting married to Karen in Scotland in
August next year. John Philips will be groomsman as he and
John have remained great friends since leaving school.
Another of our older ‘old boys’ CANON GEORGE SALTER
celebrated the 65th anniversary of his ordination to the
priesthood on 25th March. A keen Irish Scholar he was also
the celebrant at the Monthly Eucharist in Irish on Saturday,
6th June organised through Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise.
The Irish Guild of the Church, it was founded in 1914 to
promote all that tends to preserve within the Church of
Ireland the spirit of the ancient Celtic Church
NICHOLAS SIMONIN and JOSH O’SULLIVANHOURIHAN were competitors in June at one of the biggest
orienteering events, an orienteering relay race held annually
in Finland since 1949. Nick has won many honours in the
sport and Josh is also an Irish International.
We were delighted to learn that old boy BILLY SKUSE, from
the class of ‘76, has been appointed as the New Diocesan
Secretary. He succeeeds Mr Wilfred Baker who retired in
March. Billy has spent most of his career in retail banking
and for ten years he was also financial advisor to the Board
of Directors of Bandon Grammer School where he is now
Chairman of the Board. He is married to Anne and they
have four children.
News of the SMYTH family. CAROLYN is a part-time
resource teacher. She is married to Clive and they have a
1 year old son Daniel. MERIEL is teaching Biology in the
High School, Dublin where husband Craig also teaches.
HILARY is nursing in Naas, while also studying with
Hibernia to become a primary teacher, a busy girl! RACHEL
is marketing with Rye River. She moved to Chicago recently
where she oversees seven distributors and 180 retail outlets.
She is also doing her Masters. Their father ROBIN had an
accident on his farm in January and damaged his spinal cord.
He is well but will have to be very careful in the future not
to do any more damage to his back. Their mother Heather,
principal of Adair primary school, Fermoy has written a
children’s book, which was published in November.
I met SIMON and JANETTE WALTON’S aunt June Sirr
after the Sunday service in Schull when she gave me news
of them both. Simon is married to Sheila and lives in
Timoleague. They have 3 children Lydia, Chris and Nadia.
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Janette is married to Aidan Whelan and they have two boys
David and Mark. They live in Bandon. Janette works in
U.C.C.
We congratulate BRYAN & GILLIAN WRIGHT on the
birth of their son Benjamin who was baptised in East
Ferry church on Sunday 10th May. Bryan and Gillian were
married in the same church in 2012.
ROBERT WRIXON got married to Kim in Hong Kong this
year where he lives and works.
- Katherine
Cairns
BIRTHS
Mr & Mrs Simon Lyons; Mr & Mrs Peter
Fleming (Jessica Kohler); Mr & Mrs Martin
Lake (Dawn Hill); Mr & Mrs Bryan Wright
(Gillian Breen); Mr & Mrs Daniel Oosthuizen;
Mr & Mrs Edward West; Mr & Mrs Alistair
Ross; Mr & Mrs Andrew Levis; Mr & Mrs
Rick Gleasure (Kathryn Anderson); Mr & Mrs
Ross Morgan; Mr & Mrs Daniel O’Connell;
Mr & Mrs Neipperg (Marie Anna zu Salm
Salm); Mr & Mrs Charles Speakman (Tracey
O’Galligan); Mr & Mrs Mathew Ross; David
Holmes & Partner; Mr & Mrs Ray Gleeson
(Nicole Ryall); Mr & Mrs Peter Brookes.
ENGAGEMENT
Clare Nicholls
MARRIAGES
Colin Scanlon; Harvey Tucker; Robert
Wrixon; Vicki Hornibrook; June Ford;
John Buttimer; Barclay Clibborn; Veronica
French; Laura Cuddy; Rebecca Murphy;
Rachel Dool.
DEATHS
Vinnie Reeves and Rachel Dool look blissfully happy on their
Wedding Day.
Obituary - Brian Leahy
Ben Deane; Ken Hastie; Noel Deane, Brian
Leahy.
This is the note which Brian’s parents sent to the College
to inform us of his untimely death. We offer our deepest
sympathies to the Leahy family. - Ed.
Our son, Brian Patrick Leahy, (18-12-1970) died 23rd
September 2015 after a short illness. He was a pupil at
Midleton College during the time of Mr. Cairns years
as headmaster. He went on to UCC where he graduated
with B.Sc (Computers) Degree.
He was a great yachtsman, and represented his school with
great success at the Fastnet Schools Regatta for a few years.
He was married to Sinead (Kelly) and lived in Skerries with
his wife and three little daughters for the past 14 years.
He was a wonderful, son, husband and father, and will
be sadly missed.
Michael & Jeanne Leahy,
Ballynoe House, Cobh, Co. Cork.
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