Minor/ u16 - Trip To Dingle

Monday 15th May, 2017

Minor/ u16 Turas go DaingeanOur heartfelt thanks to Cumann Caide Ban Corca Dhuibhne, on making our ‘turas go Daingean’ such a wonderful occasion. We were invited to play in the Jerry O’Mahony memorial game on Saturday May 13th in the Gaeltacht GAA to mark the Ballincollig man’s valuable contribution to Kerry’s ladies...

U14 Footballers off to a flying start

Wednesday 05th April, 2017

St Michaels 0-2 v Ballincollig 5-12 - U14 P1Douglas 1-9 v Ballincollig 3-11 - U14 C3Our first Premier 1 Football League game of 2017, was played at St. Michael's at 2pm on Saturday March 18th, great team performance but some further work needs to be done on the training ground, the result was Ballincollig 5 - 12 to St Michael's 2 points. The Team was,...

U8's first hurling blitz of the year had five teams involved.

Wednesday 05th April, 2017

U8sOur first hurling blitz of the year was in St Vincents GAA Grounds last Saturday morning. Our five teams performed brilliantly, showing outstanding skill and determination.Included in the picture areBack from left to right: Cillian McDonnell, Ben Cotter, Jack Costello, Darragh O ReganFront from left to right: Cathal O Neill, Rory Fitzgerald and...

Ladies Football - Training Times and contacts for all ages

Wednesday 05th April, 2017

Under 8s &10s U8’s & U10’s training outdoors from 6.15pm to 7.15pm with Suzanne, Martin and Daithí. New members are always welcome. Feel free to just turn up on the night – it is a super way to make new friends and keep fit! U8 Manager: Suzanne Naughton 086-8223938U10 Manager: Martin O Brien 087-2155798Under...

Ladies Footballers Celebrate the 2016 year

Tuesday 07th March, 2017

After a terrific year for Ballincollig LGFA, our girls from all age groups applauded their achievements last Friday night at our Celebration Party in the GAA. Our Chairperson, John Oldham opened the evening welcoming the huge crowd of players and parents and expressed his delight in the growth of the Club as well as it’s achievements in the past 12...

Great Night at the Juvenile Celebration evening

Tuesday 28th February, 2017

Last Friday night the successful U14 Football, U15 Hurling, U16 Hurling and Minor Hurling teams were honoured for their achievements in 2016. Well done to all players, mentors and parents.Presentations were also made to three players who represented Cork at Minor level last year. Robbie Bourke for Hurling and Gearoid O Donoghue and Luke Fahy for...

LGFC Celebration Night - March 3rd

Tuesday 21st February, 2017

Celebration Party:Last year our Under 10s and Under 14s were very successful in their Leagues and our under 12 girls and our Minor ladies were crowned Mid Cork Champions. With all this in mind, we are looking forward to our Celebration Party, which will be held in the GAA Club on Friday, 3rd March from 7pm – 11pm. It is a night to put away the shorts and...

Juvenile Section receive presitgious Gold Medal Coaching Award

Monday 20th February, 2017

Ballincollig GAA recently won the Gold Award in the Rebel Og run Benchmarking 2020 programme. This programme is in place for Cork clubs to provide a template for best practice in coaching, promoting maximum participation and optimal playing standards. It follows on from our success a few years back in the Lee Flag programme and saw Ballincollig GAA come out...

U12 and U14's off to an early start

Tuesday 07th February, 2017

Under 12 The U12's played a football blitz in Bishopstown GAA club on Sunday (5th February) and competed against the hosts Bishopstown, St Finbarrs and Clontarf from Dublin. While Ballincollig didn't win the blitz the boys did really well, with Clontarf emerging as outright winners. There was a great attendance from our age group and everyone...

Ladies Football February Notes

Monday 06th February, 2017

Celebration Party:Last year was a very positive year in the Club in many ways. We ran a very successful Gaelic 4 Girls programme which introduced over 100 girls from all the local Primary Schools on the basics of Ladies Football, while having exercise and great fun. Our Under 10s and Under 14s were very successful in their Leagues and our under 12 girls and our...

Juvenile Celebration Night

Monday 06th February, 2017

Juvenile Presentation Night 2017 takes place in the club function room on Friday 24th February. Meals served at 8PM and tickets available for the night at €10 with Music inthe bar afterwards.

Youth Development Sunday Morning Sessions are back.

Wednesday 01st February, 2017

The Youth Development Section of Ballincollig GAA Club which caters for children in the U-6 to U-12 age groups will commence training this Sunday 5th February 2017. The U6 and U7 group will train on the Astroturf in Gaelscoil Ui Riordan. Please check with the managers listed below for details.The U8 to U11 groups will train on the pitch in GAA club from 10.30 to...

Open Club Officer Positions

Monday 30th January, 2017

Club Coaching Officer: This role relates to the appointment of a Club Coaching Officer to support the development of coaching and games at club level. This person will be the first point of contact for games development information and will act as the head of underage coaching and games in the club.Schools Liaison Officer: This role relates to the...

Ladies Football January News Update

Friday 27th January, 2017

Our Club has had a fantastic start to 2017, with over 50 girls training on Friday and Monday evenings from 6:50-8pm. The enthusiasm is terrific with several mentors helping to improve skills and fitness. There were a few changes to our Committee at our recent AGM. Much praise and thanks were expressed to Cait MacManamon (outgoing Secretary) and Paddy Lucey...

OPen Invitation for Youth Dev Training ( Try and See for Free )

Wednesday 23rd November, 2016

Youth Development Training The Youth Development Section of Ballincollig GAA Club takes place every Sunday morning. It caters for children in the U-6 to U-12 age groups with the core objective of teaching them the basic skills of hurling and football. The emphasis is on having fun and making friends, while the kids train from 11am-12.30pm for the U-7 to U-10...

U15 Hurling League Champions

Tuesday 15th November, 2016

Our U15 hurlers played a fancied Killeagh/Itas side last Wednesdaynight in the final of the P2 hurling league. Conditions were perfectand both sides provided great entertainment for the large crowd inattendance. Ballincollig led by 0-06 to 0-03 at half time. Killeaghstarted the second half strongly scoring 1-02 before Ballincolligreplied with a...

Minor Hurling County Champions

Saturday 05th November, 2016

Congratulations to our Minor hurlers, who won the County Premier 2 League Final against Blarney. Ballincollig led 0-5 to 0-4 at the interval and appeared to be in trouble as they had played with the assistance of a very strong breeze. The introduction of fifteen year old Paul Cooney in their attack for the resumption proved to be decisive.Ballincollig...

Ladies Football - Minor Mid Cork Champions

Friday 28th October, 2016

The Ballincollig Minor Ladies enjoyed a sparkling opening to Sunday's Mid Cork Final v Grenagh, with a brace of quick goals from Kerry & Ruby, and this set the scene for a lead they would never lose for the rest of the match. A fine display of teamwork resulted in a final score of Ballincollig 2-11 Grenagh 2-4. This young team played with increasing...

U13 Autumn Hurling League

Tuesday 04th October, 2016

The Under 13’s started their Autumn League in great fashion last Friday Sept 16th, we played the Barrs on their home turf, in our first game of the League and we came out winners on a scoreline of 2-4 to 2-13, with the scores coming from David O’Sullivan 1-1, Brian Keating 5 points, Dara O’Mahony 3 points, Shane Burke 2 points, Harry Ahearne and Darragh...

Killian Lee represents Cork in Sonny Walsh Competition

Tuesday 06th September, 2016

The annual Tony Forristal/Sonny Walsh U14 hurling competitions were held recently in Waterford and Ballincollig was ably represented by Killian Lee in the Sonny Walsh team. These competitions are the first introduction of players in their respective County development squads to an All-Ireland competition which is run in a blitz type format over the...

Youth Development Training is Back

Friday 02nd September, 2016

Youth Development Training The Youth Development Section of Ballincollig GAA Club will be back training this Sunday morning 4th September. It caters for children in the U-6 to U-12 age groups with the core objective of teaching them the basic skills of hurling and football. The emphasis is on having fun and making friends.It is FREE to join now...

Ballincollig supply Cork Stars of Tomorrow

Thursday 01st September, 2016

It was another hugely positive day for the Cork Underage Development Squads participating in Hurling Tournaments across Munster last weekend. The young Rebels were looking to reclaim all seven titles having recorded a clean sweep in 2015. ALL seven representative sides progressed to their respective finals, while four teams became...

Non Exam Minor Football Final Champions

Tuesday 05th July, 2016

Ballincollig v Eire OgMonday 27 June 2016 Venue – OvensAfter 5 weeks of league games and a semifinal win over St Finbarrs, the minor team qualified for the first final of the year. Playing in perfect conditions in Ovens, the match started even enough with points being exchanged on both sides and also some misses. Gradually Ballincollig began to get a...

National Football Feile 2016

Tuesday 28th June, 2016

Ballincollig's U14 Footballers had the honour of representing our club in this years National Football Feile last weekend. The weekend started early on Friday when we welcomed our guests, the Armagh champions Killeavy to Ballincollig. After an initial introduction and some tea and sandwiches, both set of players and supporters headed to Eire Og where we...

U13 Footballers travel to Portmarnock

Tuesday 21st June, 2016

On Saturday June 11th, Ballincollig Under 13 Football Team were invited to the Inaugural Govan Jolliffe Byrne Football Tournament at Naomh Mearnog, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. There was 16 teams from the four provinces. We left the Club last Saturday at 6.40am with a panel of 28 players and proceeded to play 5 games throughout the day. The first match was...