U14A Girls Hockey. U14B Girls Hockey

Next we faced St. Aloysius, Carrigtwohill, twice within 3 weeks. The girls played really well against them and won the first match 3-0, with Lisa Kenn...
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Next we faced St. Aloysius, Carrigtwohill, twice within 3 weeks. The girls played really well against them and won the first match 3-0, with Lisa Kenneally, Janet Rumley and and Sophie O’Keeffe scoring and then the second match we won 4-0, with Kate Fleming, Angel Axson, Lisa Kenneally and Janet Rumley scoring in that fixture. Our league campaign began against Mount Mercy away on the 24th of January. The girls played very well and ran out 1-0 winners, with Janet Rumley scoring the only goal. Our next league match pitted us against Ursuline College, Blackrock. The girls played well, but were unfortunate to lose 2-0 on the day. St. Aloysius provided the opposition on the 20th of March in the league. Having beaten them twice already this season, the girls were very confident going into this one and won comfortably for the third time, this time the

score was 5-0. The goals came from Janet Rumley (2), Lisa Kenneally, Angel Axson and Kate Fleming. Our final league match was against Regina Mundi on the 18th of April at home. The girls fought really hard and played to their best, best they couldn’t overturn a very good Regina side, as they won out 3-0 against us. Thus our season came to an end. I would like to thank all the girls for their commitment to the team and for all the fun, enjoyment and good times we had together throughout the year. Senior 2nd panel 2012-13: A. Axson (c), C. Cuthbert (v.c.), S. James (GK), E. Ryall, R. Provan-Bessell, S. Stronach, H. Spink, K. Fleming, L. Kenneally, J. Rumley, S. O’Keeffe, E. Bourke, R. Drennan, N, Garrues, C. Walshe, M. de Waziéres, S. Keating, C. Miguez-Fernandez, R. O’Sullivan. - A.L.

U16 Girls Hockey It was a slow start to the season for the U16 girls team. Two nil all draws were played out against Kilkenny College, both home and away. The third match was a very tough game against Sacred Heart School, Clonakilty. We lost 5-2, but managed to find a couple of goals and played better hockey throughout the match. The league was where our best hockey was where we came into our own, the goals started rolling in and we started winning the games we deserved to. Colaiste Mhuire, Cobh were our first opponents in the league, with a four nil win being the end result. Loreto Fermoy were next up in the league and after a hard battle we were very unfortunate to come out on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline. Our next match was a tough encounter with Crosshaven. For this match we were missing four of our regular players so had to draft in second years to have a full team (Thanks to Amy Chambers, Maeve Kingston and Keziah Ottman for stepping in and helping out!). It was an end to end game and we managed to get the breakthrough through a goal from Richenda Thomas, and that was how the match ended. St Aloysius were the next opposition and we scored twice through Anna Hevers and Vivienne O’Hara, keeping a clean sheet and ending the match 2-0 victors. Next was our first cup game, where we were unfortunate to be drawn against Loreto Fermoy again. We went into

the game nervous but determined to get our revenge for the loss in the league. We fought hard until a few minutes from the end where we conceded a heartbreaking goal, continued to press for the equalizer, but unfortunately ran out of time and lost 1-0. We had to pick ourselves up for the final league game of the season against Ard Scoil na Deise, Dungarvan. We started well, with Alex Aldous scoring twice, Vivienne O’Hara, Clara Roch-Perks, Richenda Thomas and Bryony Archer getting a goal each resulting in a 6-0 win, to end our season on a high. We finished the year out as South Munster league Champions, hoping to play the North Munster winners, but running out of time with Junior Certificate commitments. The team was capably led by Ella Compton throughout the season,with Reidin O’Sullivan, twins Bryony and Katie Archer, Clara Roch-Perks and Richenda Thomas playing very well throughout the season. I thoroughly enjoyed the season, they were a very entertaining group to train and work with and I wish them all the very best for their continued hockey careers. Panel: R O’Sullivan, L Brennan, B Archer, E Compton (C), K Archer, A Hevers, C Roch-Perks, R Thomas, A Whyte, V O’Hara, A Aldous, M O’Leary, A Dunne, S O’Mahony - L.C.

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U15 Girls Hockey

Back Row L-R: Mr. Levis, Ms. Hollowell, S. Daunt, J. Ryall, S. Johnstone, C. Hall, G. Kearns, G. Smith, T. Dallas, A. Burns, C. Cashman, Mr. Thompson. Middle Row L-R: L. O’Riordan, R. O’ Halloran, A. Chambers, J. Martin-Murphy. S. Deane. Front Row: M. Kingston, E. Marley

As it was my first year coaching the girls, the first few weeks were about getting to know them and finding out where they liked to play. I quickly realised that this group were particularly close and this helped them hugely throughout the season on the pitch. Amy Chambers was named as captain and Julie Ryall as vice captain for the upcoming season and they were fantastic role models and leaders for the squad all year, putting in a series of excellent performances. The season began with the girls in very high spirits our traditional first fixture against Kilkenny away on September 5th. We ran out comfortable 4-0 winners, with Julie Ryall (2), Amy Chambers and Maeve Kingston scoring. Two weeks later, we played Kilkenny again on the 19th of September, this time at home. They clearly brought down a stronger side to the one we played previously, but we still managed to win 2-0, with goals from Julie Ryall and Laura O’Riordan. Our next match wasn’t until the 17th of October, when we played our first league match against Bandon. Including a Julie Ryall hat trick, the girls emerged victorious on the day with a fine 4-0 win, Charlotte Hall with the other goal. Our attention next turned to Mount Mercy in the league, on a cold evening in Cork City on the 7th of November. Another superb performance by the girls was to follow with a 6-2 win, including another Julie Ryall hat trick! Maeve Kingston, Amy Chambers and Charlotte Hall completing the scoring. So it appeared that girls were really gathering steam with 4 wins on the bounce. This concluded our matches before Christmas. However, after Christmas, the girls continued on great form. Our good run was to continue into our next match on the 16th of January, which was our first cup match against Bandon away. Another brilliant performance and result was shown by the team and they ran out convincing 3-0 winners, Julie Ryall, Charlotte Hall and Laura O’Riordan the goal scorers on the day. So the u15 juggernaut kept on rolling. Our next fixture was in the cup again just a week later against Regina Mundi at home on the 23rd of January. A thoroughly professional

performance from the girls gave us victory on a score line of 2-0. Who else but the goal machine Julie Ryall with both goals! A week later, it was a case of the same time, same place, same opposition, but in the league this time. The girls used their knowledge of their opposition from the previous week to record a 4-0 win this time, Julie Ryall again scoring twice, with Maeve Kingston and Charlotte Hall adding to their tallies also. Our next match was on the 20th of February at home to Coláiste Cholm in the league. This was not the girls’ best performance of the season, as they played far below their capabilities on the day. However, they did show good resolve to salvage a 2-2 draw and therefore win their section of the league, which was fantastic! Our season wasn’t finished there as we still had to finish out the cup. Clonakilty provided the opposition in the semifinal. Another classy performance ensured that the girls won 3-0, with the goals coming from Maeve Kingston, Julie Ryall and Charlotte Hall. Our last fixture of the season came against Rockwell in the cup final in Rockwell. Home advantage clearly gave Rockwell a significantly improved chance of winning. Which combined with illness and injuries meant a depleted squad played that day and we lost, which was a crying shame, given how well we played all year, scoring freely and beating almost every team we encountered. However, it was still a hugely successful season, winning our section in the league and being runners up in the cup, is no mean feat. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of the girls for their commitment to training rain, hail or shine (despite moaning about it!), congratulate them on playing some terrific hockey and of course doing so well in both league and cup. U15 girls panel 2012/13: A. Chambers (c), J. Ryall (v.c.), S. Murphy (GK), A Burns, J. Martin-Murphy, T. Dallas, S. Deane, E. Marley, K. Ottman, S. Johnston, C. Hall, M. Kingston, L. O’Riordan, R. O’Halloran, G. Smith, G. Kearns, C. Cashman. - A.L. 77

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U14A Girls Hockey

Back Row L-R: Ms. Cotter, V. Hosford, K. Mariga, N. Power, R. Moloney, D. Cardosa-Murphy, E. Roch-Perks, C. Moore, B. Heffernan, Mr. Thompson Middle Row L-R: D. Pope, R. Oppermann, P. Axson, R. Martin, A. Tierney. Front Row L-R: M. Smiddy, S. Moran.

The 2012/2013 U14 girls hockey team were a very enthusiastic group of players. Throughout the hockey season they played with great positivity and commitment. The side was captained by Patricia Axson and she led by example in each game. Niamh Power took on the role of goalkeeper and showed great ability and bravery as she guarded the net in each game. In defence Katie Mariga, Victoria Hosford, Mary Smiddy, Charley Moore and Róisín Maloney worked very hard each day with their excellent tackling and strong work ethic. Mary in particular brought great relief to our defence with her lengthy clearances. Our midfield line of Bryna Heffernan, Rebekah Oppermann, Rachel Martin and Patricia Axson worked tirelessly throughout each game and always put huge pressure on the opposition. Our forwards, Daisy Cardosa Murphy, Diane Pope, Ella Roch Perks, Susan Moran and Alice Tierney all played vital roles in our games during the year. Daisy and Patricia were our main goal scorers and

finished well in front of goal on a number of occasions. We had a tough league campaign and had some very close encounters during the year. We met Mount Mercy in the first round of the cup and the girls played very well on this occasion. We were unlucky not to score and the game went to a replay thanks to some great tackling by our solid defence line. We travelled to Mount Mercy for the replay and again the game ended in a 1-1 draw which led to extra time. Here unfortunately we lost 3-1. Some of the girls were complete beginners and made significant progress during the year. Thanks to all the girls for your commitment to training throughout the year and best wishes for the season ahead. U14 Girls Panel 2012/13: P. Axson (c), N. Power, V. Hosford, M. Smiddy, K. Mariga, C. Moore, R. Oppermann, B. Heffernan, D. Cardosa-Murphy, R. Martin, S. Moran, E. Roch-Perks, D. Pope, R. Moloney, A. Tierney. - O.C.

U14B Girls Hockey

Back Row L-R: Ms. Dool, C. Madden, L. Byron, K. Manning, A. O’Donnell, G. O’Donovan, L. O’ Keeffe, K. Hartnett-Cronin, Mr. Thompson. Middle Row L-R: M. Tanner, B. Alapini, S. Doherty, A. Anthony, H, Duffy. Front Row L-R: G. Humphreys, K. Duffy, O. Ransome, L. Summers. 78

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The U14 B team of 2012/2013 worked very well together as a team. They always worked hard at training, while having fun at the same time - rain, hail, shine...and even snow. The team was captained by Gabrielle Humphreys who always had an encouraging word for her team members. Our brave goalie was Ómaí Ransome who had a natural talent and made some great saves. With her in defence was Alice O’Donnell, Laura Byron, Katherine Hartnett Cronin, Andrea Perea, and Amy Anthony, who all made strong clearances during the matches. In midfield, were Madeleine Tanner, Benedicta Alapini, Gabrielle Humphreys, Laura O’Keeffe, Caoimhe Madden, Katen Duffy work worked well with the front line, Gwen O’Donovan, Lara Summers, Sophie Doherty, Cassie Finn,

Hannah Duffy, Katelyn Manning, and Niamh Power, who had some of their runs hitting the mark cumulating in a goal. The girls all progressed in their abilities throughout the year. We had many friendly matches against Bandon Grammar, Kilkenny College and even Dulwich, a touring side from England which was a good experience for the whole team. We were unlucky to be beaten 2-1 by Regina Mundi in the cup match. We came back and drew against them in a league match soon after. We beat Carrigtwohill 1-0, which showed how far the girls came as a team throughout the year. Both goals we scored by Hannah Duffy, who was our top goal scorer of the year. Good luck to all of the team in their future hockey careers! - R.D.

Senior Boys Hockey

Back Row L-R: Mr. Seale, F. Roche, A. Sheehy, A. Deane, E. Daly, A. Burns, D. Moore, R. Johnston, D. Murphy, R. O’Callaghan, Mr. Thompson. Middle Row L-R: P. Kingston, L. Hevers, M. Von der Heidt, J. McEvoy, O. Chambers, A.McGregor. Front Row L-R: C. McGregor, B. O’Callaghan.

The beginning of this season saw a changing of the guard and changes in our ranks and fortunes. Taking over as coach of the Senior Boys Hockey Team from Ivan Leopold, who reigned for 31 years, was always going to be a hard act to follow but a challenge I was happy to accept. The season started with a friendly against Kilkenny with only 6 of last year’s panel still in the school we fielded a relatively new team. We had a good result, winning 3 – 2. the goals coming from Declan Murphy, Alan Sheehy (new to the team from U14’s the previous year) and Andrew McGregor. Our next match was against Bandon in a friendly, which was also preparation for the Irish Schools Qualifiers. Unfortunately we lost 4 – 0 and had a couple of injuries. Wednesday 26th September was Irish School Qualifiers. We played our first match against Bandon Grammar loosing 2 – 1 and followed on with a 0 – 0 against Villiers, leaving us playing Ashton in our last match, with Villiers playing Bandon, both matches taking place at the same time. Although we played our best game drawing 0 – 0, we did not qualify for the Inter-schools Tournament. I

wish to thank Danny Mulligan and Ms Catriona Hassey for all their work on that day as unfortunately I could not be there due to family commitments, which hopefully he will repay in 15 years time! Our next match was against Ashton in the league, we played some excellent hockey drawing 1 – 1 until a late goal by Ashton saw them take all the points. We then played a UCC selection in a friendly, winning 3 – 1 with goals from Declan Murphy 2 and Alan Sheehy 1. Our last match before Christmas resulted in a 6 – 0 win with Declan Murphy 2, Alan Sheehy 1, Andrew McGregor 1, A Burns 1 on the score sheet. After Christmas we travelled to Villiers in the league, resulting in a 2 – 2 draw which was good preparation for our Cup quarter final against Ashton school. We played some excellent hockey throughout the first half and hit the post from a short corner right on half time. We were well in the game until an Ashton goal ten minutes into the second half forced us to push for a goal which left us exposed and we were caught out a couple of times eventually loosing 6 – 0 which was not a just score-line. 79

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Our last match of the season was against a touring side from Newpark School Dublin with a strong performance by us, drawing 1 – 1. I wish to thank John McEvoy for his work on the field as captain and for his 6 years of Midleton College hockey and also to Max Von Der Heidt for his effort during the year and congratulations to both on their leaving certificate results. At representative level I wish to congratulate Dan Moore who played Munster U18 in goals and received an Irish trial and also played Munster U21 that year. Also to Owen Chambers, Andrew McGregor, Rob Johnston and Alex Burns who played Munster U18. Jack Ryan, Declan Murphy and Alex Deane on Munster U16 and Jack Ryan and Alex Deane training with the Irish U16 squad for most of the season but unfortunately didn’t make the final cut.

On a promising note I wish to congratulate Alex Burns who was selected for the Irish U18’s Hockey Team in his 1st year out of Irish U16’s. Well done. Alex’s work rate and maturity on the pitch earned him the Senior Hockey Cup. Well done to all of the senior boys who played at both A and B level during the year. May I thank Catriona Hassey, Liz Clifford, Danny Mulligan, Paudie Hartnett and Paula Stead for their assistance throughout the year. Panel: D Moore, J Ryan, S Dallas, P Kingston, A Deane, J Mc Evoy (capt), L Hevers, R Johnston, E Daly, A Burns, O Chambers, (v capt) A Sheehy, A McGregor, M Von Der Heidt, E Doyle, C O’Sullivan, E Hayes, B McEvoy, D Murphy, A Sheehy, R O’Callaghan, F Roche - C.S.

REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS

L-R: O. Chambers, A. McGregor, R. Johnston, D. Moore, A. Burns.

L-R: D. Murphy, A. Deane.

A. Burns.

Senior B Boys Hockey

Back Row L-R: Mr. Nugent, Mr. Mulligan, C. Hall, P. O’Riordan, B. Moore, D. Moore, J. Winckworth, J. Power, M. Murray, E. Hayes, Mr. Thompson. Middle Row L-R: C. O’Sullivan, P. Kingston, B. McCarthy (capt.), J Ottman, E. Daly, A Sheehy. Front Row L-R: F. Roche, C. Clarke, R. O’Callaghan.

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2012/2013 was a mixed season for our Senior B team which saw the team improve greatly as the campaign went on. The season began with a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Ashton. A week later we recorded a 2-2 draw with Kilkenny College with goals from Bryan Moore and Stephen Dallas and also saw a marked improvement in form from the entire team. This was excellent preparation for our first league match, another visit to Ashton. Ashton were shocked by an early goal from Paul Kingston that put them on the back foot. The game continued with periods of sustained pressure on the Ashton goal, however they managed to sneak in an equaliser late in the game setting up a nervy ending to what had been an otherwise comfortable match, leading to a 1-1 draw. Our next game was yet another trip to Ashton to play in the semi-final of the Cup. An excellent performance by the entire team saw us go into half time with a 3-0 lead. Bryan Moore, departing from his usual business on the rugby field finished two goals superbly and Alan Sheehy added the third. The second half saw us lapse and lose concentration allowing Ashton to hit back with two goals within ten minutes of the restart. Having received our wakeup call and with minds refocused our Captain, Billy McCarthy led an outstanding defensive performance which saw Ashton’s forays into our 25 consistently frustrated. The game finished in a hard fought 3-2 win, setting up the season’s final fixture, the Cup Final, against a strong Villiers team.

The day of the final brought a long trip to Villiers in Limerick and a visibly tired team stepped off the bus. This showed in the first half as Villiers scored one and scrambled another across the line, sending us into half time with a two goal deficit. During the break, an inspirational team talk sent us back out with a newfound energy and it showed as the game was turned around and we threatened the Villiers goal time and time again, seeing several shots go narrowly wide and one skimming the post. Cormac O’Sullivan was a rock at the back, dictating the pace of play and providing a level head in times of pressure. As the half wore on however, it seemed it was going to be one of those days where nothing was going to go our way despite all our efforts. This seemed to be confirmed when Daniel Moore, ably playing at left back was halted in his run of the pitch by a tackle which saw the ball deflect straight upwards, splitting his chin, requiring a substitution and later, five stitches. Remarkably, our only injury of the season. The game ended in a disappointing loss however it was good to see such fight from all members of the squad, a characteristic of many Midleton teams. It was with great enthusiasm that I watched our Midleton team grow and develop as individuals and a unit over the year. The many hard fought matches will stand them in good stead and I look forward to the coming season with great optimism as no doubt they will return stronger than before. - C.N.

U16A Boys Hockey

Back Row L-R: Mr. Seale, Mr. Nugent, E. Hayes, R. O’Callaghan, C. Hall, C. McGregor, P. O’Riordan, J.Winckworth, J.Power, B. O’Callaghan, N. Daly, Mr Thompson. Front Row L-R: F.Roche, A. Sheehy, A. Burns, A. Deane, R. Johnston, D. Murphy, E. Daly.

Our U16A Boys team were made up of players from Senior A and B as they were quite young. Because of this they only ended up playing two matches with the first match resulting in a 4 – 0 win against Kilkenny College, with goals from F Roche 1, D Murphy 2 and A Burns 1. We played our cup match after Christmas with quarterfinal game due to be played in Midleton. Due to extreme weather conditions the match didn’t go ahead and we had to travel to Bandon. After a close encounter with it being all level at 1 – 1 with a goal from Declan Murphy, the game went into extra time which also resulted in a stale-

mate. It then went down to a penalty stroke competition which unfortunately we lost 4 – 3 and Bandon Grammar advanced to the semi-final. U16 Player of the Year was Alex Deane who played for Munster U16’s and trained with an Irish Training Panel. Panel: J Ryan, A Deane (capt), C Hall, R Johnston, J Power, A Sheehy, A Burns, R O’Callaghan, D Murphy, E Hayes, F Roche, J Northridge, E Daly, J Winckworth, N Daly, O Norton, B O’Callaghan, P O’Riordan. - C.S. 81

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U14 Boys Hockey

Back Row L-R: Ms.Daunt, Ms. Hassey, L.Mariga, J. Northridge, A. Nuzum, G. Hosford, J. Byron, A. O Mahony, C. Daly, O. McIlreavy, Mr. Thompson. Middle Row L-R: A. Ryan, N. Daly, S. Emerson, C. McGregor (c), Z. O’Sullivan-Hourihan, C. Eng, B. O’Callaghan Front Row L-R: H. Compton, D. Thompson, C. Walsh, H. Deane, J Drennan.

Last season proved to be somewhat hectic as 34 different players took to the field at various stages to represent Midleton College. We managed to field 2 teams and played a total of 14 games, the A team competed in both League and Cup and where possible B games were played to tie in with these fixtures. It was a slow start to the season, as a combined Second Year team played Kilkenny College and lost 3-0. Several First Year players were introduced to the A squad and the team took their time to gel together, losing 3-1 in a friendly to Ashton. Things started to look up after a narrow defeat to Bandon in the League (1-0), followed by a draw against Ashton (3-3) and a win against Villiers (40). A fruitful visit was made to Kilkenny, where we came away victorious (7-1); this was to serve as a warm-up for the Cup competition. The long trip was made to Limerick for the cup game against Villiers and much narrower victory (2-1) was obtained than on our previous visit. We got a home draw for the semi-final of the cup and played Ashton in a tense game. We found it difficult at times to deal with a more physical style of play and although the team fought hard they were narrowly defeated (2-1).

STATISTICS: A team Matches: (Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 4) Goals: (19 For, 17 Against). Ashton (1-3), Bandon (0-1), Ashton (3-3), Villiers (4-0), Kilkenny (7-1), Villiers (2-1), Ashton (1-2), Ashton (1-6) B team Matches: (Won 1, Lost 5) Goals: (4 For, 11 Against). Kilkenny (0-3), Newtown (1-2), Ashton (2-0), Kilkenny (0-1), Ashton (1-2), Ashton (0-3) Cup Panel: L. Mariga, Z. O’ Sullivan-Hourihan, S. Emerson, A. Ryan, J. Drennan, H. Compton, B. O’ Callaghan, H. Deane, N. Daly, C. McGregor (Captain), J. Northridge, D. Thompson, C. Walsh, C. Daly, N. Lynch, G. Hosford. Panel: G. Hosford, C. Wolfe, Z. O’ Sullivan-Hourihan, A. Morris, C. Eng, S. Emerson, D. Kelly, C. McGregor, B. O’ Callaghan, A. O’ Mahony, N. Daly, C. Daly, O. McIlreavy, A. Ford, L. O’Sullivan, A. Nuzum, J. Byron, P. Loyer, E. Perea, A. Ryan, J. Drennan, D. Thompson, H. Deane, N. Lynch, J. Northridge, C. Walsh, H. Compton, L. Mariga, C. Mariga, D. Cuthbert, B. McHugh, H. Smyth, C. Bawden, H. Cremin-Memhet. - C.H.

In all 9 different players scored goals, Jack Northridge led the tally with 6 goals, closely followed by Nick Daly and Christian Daly on 5 goals and 4 goals respectively. I would like to thank the teams for their efforts throughout the season, in particular the captains Ciaran McGregor (A team) and Charles Eng (B team). I would also like to thank Mr. Seale and Ms. Daunt for all their assistance throughout the year. 82

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1st Year Boys Hockey

Back Row L-R: Mr.Seale, H. Cremin-Memhet, G.Hennessy , H. Coupton, L. Mariga, S. Beckingham, B. McHugh, J. Drennan, N. Lynch, D. Byron, Mr. Thompson. Middle Row L-R: C. Walsh, D. Cuthbert, C. Mariga, J. Northridge, D. Thompson, A. Ryan, H. Deane. Front Row L-R: C. Bawden, H. Smyth, W. Baker, J. Moloney.

1st year hockey had a good 22 boys training each session for the first few weeks of the season. We brought two teams of mixed ability to Newtown School Waterford with Team 1 winning 1 – 0 the goal from Conor Walsh and Team 2 winning 3 – 1 with goals from Nathan lynch, Jack Northridge and Harry Compton. On September 27th we brought three, 6 a-side teams to Bandon playing 15 matches winning 12, drawing 2 and loosing 1, a good return for the day. On October 10th we played Bandon in two 11 a-side games. Team A won 1 – 0 with the goal from the captain, Jack Northridge. Team B also won 1 -0 with a goal from Harry Cremin- Mehmet. On 24th October we travelled to Kilkenny and after a close encounter we lost 1 – 0, we were without 8 of our players who were now in U14A squad. On Wednesday 28th November we played two 8 a-side half pitch matches in a tournament run by Irish Hockey in Garryduff Sports Centre. With 8 matches in total we won 6, drew 1 and lost 1. Thanks to Phil Oakley the Munster Regional Development Officer who ran the event for the first time with Schools Hockey and we looked forward to a cup and plate competition after Christmas. After the Christmas break we travelled to Villiers School Limerick and played without our U14 players. Some good hockey was played by both teams and we eventually lost 2 – 1, our goal scored by Conor Walsh.

Moloney 1. 30th January we played Villiers again loosing 3 – 0 at B level. 5th March was our next 11 a-side game at home to Ashton, after a good performance we won 3 – 1, scorers were Jack Northridge 1, Andrew Ryan 1, and Conor Walsh 1. We thought that this was the end of the season until we were informed that Munster Hockey were to run an A Cup 8 a-side Tournament and a Plate Competition in May. The venues were Garryduff Sports Centre and Harlequins Hockey Club. We entered a team in both competitions. The A team won the cup without losing a match. Well done Conor Walsh (8 a-side capt) to you and the panel. Not long after that victory we got a phone call to tell us that our B team had won the Plate final, winning 4 matches and drawing 1. Well done to that panel of players also. Finally may I thank all those involved in coaching 1st Year Boys Hockey, Mr Mulligan and Ms Clifford. I hope we will continue to enjoy such great success. Panel: L Mariga, J Drennan, H Compton, S Beckingham, N Lynch, J Northridge, A Ryan, D Thompson, H Deane, C Walsh, C Mariga, D Bryon, G Hennessy, S Brady, J Moloney, W Baker, D Cuthbert, C Bawden, B McHugh, H Cremin-Mehmet, G Haberlin, M O’Donovan. - C.S.

On 16th January we played Bandon in 1st Year A, winning 4 – 0, goals from Nathan Lynch 2, William Baker 1 and Jim

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Girls Soccer

Back Row L-R: Mr. O’Neill, L. O’Keeffe, L. Byron, K. Manning, P. Axson, B. Alapini, E. Marley, C. Hall, Mr. Thompson. Middle Row L-R: K. Mariga, S. Deane, J. Ryall, M. Rutledge, C. Moore. Front Row L-R: B. Heffernan, D. Pope, R. Moloney.

This year we are participating in the Cork School Girls Junior Soccer League. Results so far this autumn have seen us draw 1-1 with Colaiste Mhurie Crosshaven whilst also recording victories against St. Brogans Bandon 6-0 and St. Mary’s Mallow 4-3. This particular junior team consists of Form I and II girls only and is captained by Charlie Moore with Katie Mariga as vice captain. This very enthusiastic bunch of players has so far seen some fine goal scoring performances from Shirley Bailey and bryna Heffernan in particular. We have five more games to go in our league campaign and are very optimistic of achieving positive results. Our senior league will commence after Christmas and will consist of six games.

Allied to our league competition we also participate in the FAI youth development blitz’s which are staged each term for both Junior and Senior age groups, the purpose being to develop the skills of the players involved. This autumn has also seen the introduction of Mr. Jason Brown to our coaching staff and the expansion of our training session to include both Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Mr. Brown brings a wealth of experience in this area, with beneficial results already being seen in terms of numbers of girls participating in training and solid performances being produced on the field of play. Onwards and upwards we go! - K.O’N.

Equestrian

Back Row L-R: Mr. Thompson, C. Roch-Perks, P. Fives, R. Stafford, M. O’Sullivan, A. O’Sullivan, E. Roch-Perks, Mrs. Stead. Front Row L-R: M. White, F. Summers, G. Hennessy, N. Moore, M. Smiddy. 84

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We started the year off with two sessions at Hydes’ Equestrian Centre in Glanmire in preparation for the first competition of the season. This event was held at the Ballinamona Equestrian Centre Co. Waterford. A team of 4 riders: Robert Stafford, Mary Smiddy, Alanna O’Sullivan and Max White competed. Rob knocked one pole in the 1st round but had a lovely clear in round 2. Mary was next to jump and had a fantastic double clear. Alanna had a few poles down, going out third, and Max finished off with one fence down in both rounds. After Christmas we regrouped and were put through our paces with Corrine at Hydes in Glanmire. Our next competition was the Inter-schools show-jumping at Ballyrafter Lismore Co. Waterford, in January. We had two teams: Team 1 with Naimh McCormack, Padraig Fives and George Hennessy coming very close qualifying for the jump off achieving some fantastic clear rounds.

Our second team of Niamh Moore, Rob Stafford and Max White also did well with Rob having a lovely double clear. In March Clara Roch-Perks and Fionn Summers competed in the All Ireland Inter-schools Hunter Trials in Co Wexford at Senior Level and Ella Roch-Perks at Junior Level. All three riders did very well in what was an extremely challenging course. Outside of school competitions students were busy with their own pursuits and special mention and congratulations to Padraig Fives who represented Ireland in Wales in the Tetrathlon event, Team Ireland were placed 3rd. And to Rob Stafford who competed in Tattersalls with the United Pony Club. Many thanks to parents and guardians for their help and support throughout the year. - P.S.

Tennis 2012-2013 This summer 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 boys and two age groups for girls. Most of the competition matches were held on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons with some interesting surprises and assumed certainties. Results of the competitions are as follows;

U16 Boys Winner: Runner-up:

Christopher Hall Joseph Hennigan

Senior Boys Winner: Runner-up:

Robert Johnston Jack Cowhig

U14 Girls Winner: Runner-up:

Charlotte Hall Julie Ryall

U14 Boys Winner: Runner-up:

Senior Girls Winner: Runner-up:

Tiger Waite Sinead James

Jack Northridge Dara Thompson

C.S.

Orienteering

The 2012-2013 orienteering year was quieter than normal this year due to some clashes with other sporting fixtures and cancellations due to weather conditions. However as always our enthusiastic athletes headed out in all types of weather to many areas across cork. Early

in the season we headed to Tramore Amenity Park followed in November by the Cork School’s Orienteering Championships held in Fota. Our athletes once again did us proud with Kieran Simpson, Sinead James, Zac O’Sullivan-Hourihan, Bryony Archer and Charley Moore 85

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all securing 1st place in their individual categories. On the day our 1st Year Boys, 1st Year Girls, 2nd/3rd Year Boys, 2nd/3rd Year Girls and Senior Boys all secured first team placings. A fixture in Doneraile had to be cancelled due very high and dangerous winds. To round off the year and make up for missing out on some fixtures the College held its own Orienteering Cup Challenge in May. Midleton College students descended on Curragh Woods to compete for the Junior and Senior Cups. The course was planned and controlled by Mr. Liam O’Brien of Cork Orienteering Club and Paul O’Sullivan-Hourihan (Bishopstown Orienteering Club). A well planned tricky course put our runners through their paces and on the day Sinead James and Anthony O’Shea were victorious at senior level while Bryony Archer and Zac O’Sullivan-Hourihan took the cups at junior level. Outside of school Zac O’Sullivan Hourihan (Form 3) represented Ireland for the first time at U18 in the Junior Home International Orienteering Competition held in Wales in September. October saw him win the Munster Orienteering Championships followed in November by a trip to the Lake District to train with the U16 Team GB athletes. As always Midleton College is proud of our past pupils achievements. This summer two former pupils represented Ireland at the World Orienteering Championships in Vuokatti, Finland near the Arctic Circle. To put this in context the Irish mens team was made up of 6 athletes from the 32 counties! For Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (Class of 2011) it was his first senior World Championship competing in the Sprint discipline and he finished a respectable 24th in his semi final. Nick Simonin (Class of 2008) who is based in Sweden has previous World Championship experience and this year finished 13th in his heat and 33rd in the Long Distance Final. He just missed out by seconds in qualifying for the Middle Distance Final.

Finally, Ms. Liz Clifford who, for so many years has organised and escorted many groups of College students to and from events, has taken on a different role in the College and doesn’t have the flexibility to actively participate anymore. We are all grateful for her willingness to stand in cold, wet, muddy forests on freezing winter days to organise our orienteerers! From all of us Thank You. - ROS-H On a personal note as I step away from involvement in orienteering, I would like to give one last big thanks to Rosemarie and Paul, for all their help and support over the years. Without both their efforts the sport of orienteering wouldn’t have achieved the level of success it has done in Midleton College. I say goodbye to orienteering knowing it is in safe hands! - LC

Nick Simonin representing Ireland in the Long and Middle Distances Races at the World Orienteering Championship, Finland 2013

Athletics

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It was another busy summer term of athletics, with athletes competing in the Interschools, South Munster competition and our own internal schools athletics championships . For the Interschools competition, held in CIT once again this year, unfortunately although our younger age groups were competitive in each event, we were unable to call on some of our better senior athletes due to exam pressures. We had a major success on the day with Andrew Ryan equalling the record for the junior 200m, our first record in the books since returning to the Interschools athletics competition a number of years ago. A very enjoyable day was had by all at ther event. Our own internal schools championships brought nine new records, three of those going to Andrew Ryan in first year in the 100m, 200m and long jump. The U13 boys high jump record was beaten by Padraig Fives. Records were

also broken in the senior girls competition by Fi Power in the 100m and 200m, and by Sinead James in the long jump. The U13 girls competition brought new records for Charley Moore in the 100m and Susan Moran in the high jump. Well done to all the athletes who took part in competitions, but especially those who broke records, hopefully this bodes well for our level of success in future Interschools competitions. Thanks to all the members of staff who helped out with coaching the various track and field events throughout the summer term, supervised at the Interschools athletics and helped out with the organisation and running of our own athletics championships. - LC

Chess

L-R: Mr. Hickey, O. Parsons, K. Carew, A. Cowhig, J. Cowhig, J. Swanton, P. O’Shea, Mr. Thompson.

The season began slowly this year as we had lost some experienced players and had to ascertain what kind of teams we could field. We held weekly practice sessions throughout the first term and in January decided to enter three teams into competition. We entered a Novices team and a Champions team into the ChessZ Secondary Schools League and one senior team into the Secondary Checkmate League. We began by playing Colaiste an Spioraid Naoimh’s C team in Midleton in February. Our Novices team consisting of Paddy O’Shea, Oisin Parsons, Adam Nuzum and Gareth Hosford emerged from the match with a 2-2 draw. Later in the month our Champions team hosted Clonakilty CBS and we recorded a 3-1 victory , our team was Jack Cowhig, Jeffrey Swanton, Kevin Carew and Adrian Cowhig. Then in mid-April both of our teams were away to play matches against Rochestown College. The

Champions team drew 2-2 with Jack and Kevin winning on boards 1 and 3 and the Novices also drew 2-2 with Paddy and Gareth winning on boards 1 and 4. This lead to the elimination of our Novices but our Champions team were through to a place in the League finals. The ChessZ finals took place in Limerick at the end of April and our team of Jack, Jeffrey, Kevin and Adrian set off with high hopes. However our optimism was wildly misplaced as we came up against schools from all over Ireland that played chess of the highest caliber. We played 6 games over the course of the day but gained few points overall. Adrian Cowhig was our highest scorer with 2.5 points for two wins and a stalemate. In the final placings we came 16th out of 21 teams! This was a salutary lesson as to what happens to the big fish when he leaves his small pool and goes up against an entire sea of opponents.

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Our senior team in the Secondary Checkmate League was the familiar line up of Jack, Jeffrey, Kevin and Adrian. They played a match away against Charleville CBS B team in March. It resulted in a 3-1 win for Charleville. Our next match should have been against Bandon Grammar but with timing issues and commitments elsewhere, plus exams looming in May we never played it. Statistically we could not have gone through to the finals so it was best to cut our losses.

Finally in May we held our internal school competition. In the senior category Jack Cowhig won by the simple expedient of being unopposed (nobody entered against him!). In the junior section there was more lively competition and even some of the favourites were knocked out before the final. Adrian Cowhig won it with Adam Nuzum as the runner-up. My thanks to all who participated in chess this season and we look forward to next year with interest! -B.H

Senior Cricket

Back Row L-R: Mr. Levis, Mr. Livingston, Z. O’Sullivan-Hourihan, C. McGregor B. McEvoy, A. Deane, E. Hayes, G. Hennessey, H. Deane Mr. Thompson. Front Row L-R: L. Deane, J. McAvoy, O. Ind, A. McGregor.

The cricket season is a short one, just 4 weeks long. However, the pupils and I began training before the Easter holidays in an effort to extend the season. There was a massive turnout from each of the three junior years, especially first year, which is very encouraging for the years to come. Due to the large numbers, training had to be split into juniors and seniors twice a week. The standard of bowling, batting and all round play was superb from all concerned, as they all trained very hard. We were unfortunately not able to organize any junior matches against other schools, but we did manage an inter class match for the juniors, with Harry Deane, Jack Northridge, Dion Cuthbert Zac O’Sullivan-Hourihan and Harry Cremin-Mehmet playing particularly well. The senior team did manage 3 matches. Oliver Ind was named the first XI captain for the year and he led by example and tactical nouse right throughout our 3 matches, ably assisted by John McEvoy and Luke Deane. Our first match was against Bandon at home. They batted first and made 99 all out. A target we were confident of chasing down. Alas, the Bandon bowling attack proved

too strong for us and we ended up an agonizing 7 runs short on 92 all out. John McEvoy and Oliver Ind were the pick of the bowlers and Andrew McGregor the pick of the batsmen that day. Our second match was against De la Salle, Waterford a week later. They made 74 all out and we chased down their target with 6 overs to spare with a very convincing performance this time around. John McEvoy, Harry Deane and Andrew McGregor doing the damage with ball in hand this time around and Luke Deane, Oliver Ind and Zac O’Sullivan-Hourihan doing the damage with the bat. Our final match was against Bandon, again, at home the following week. The boys were clearly out for revenge from the defeat two weeks previous and played extremely well, limiting Bandon to just 82 this time around. In a very well constructed innings, we got there with just 3 balls to spare in a very tightly and keenly contested match. Again, John McEvoy, Harry Deane, Ciarán McGregor, Oliver Ind and Andrew McGregor were the stand out bowlers and the latter, Alex Deane and Brandon McEvoy grabbing the lions share of the runs with the bat.

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REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS

I would like to thank each and every one of the pupils for their dedication, commitment and keenness to play and train so hard this year. The numbers we had out this year were simply fantastic and it truly does bode well for the sport in Midleton College in the future. I would also like to thank Mr. Kurt Livingston for all of his help coaching, umpiring and scoring this year also. Senior boys 1st XI cricket 2012-13: O. Ind (c), J. McEvoy & L. Deane (v.c.’s), A. McGregor, C. McGregor, B. McEvoy, A. Deane, H. Deane, J. Northridge, Z. O’SullivanHourihan, E. Hayes, G. Hennessy. - A.L.

L-R: C. McGregor & H. Deane.

Junior Cricket

Back Row L-R: Mr. Levis, Mr. Livingston, S. Brady, D. Cuthbert, E. Hayes, G. Hennessey, C. O’Deaghaidh, D. Byron, M. Whyte, Mr. Thompson. Middle Row L-R: Z. O’sullivan-Hourihan, C. McGregor, A. Deane, B. McEvoy, H. Deane. Front Row L-R: J. Northridge, J. Moloney, H. Cremin-Memhet.

Senior Golf

Numerous golf outings took place during the last school year. The school summer golf competition took place in May at East Cork Golf Club. A busload of students left the school after lunch and spent the afternoon competing against each other on the course. Ms. Guest, Ms. Power, and Ms. Dennehy also played a round, heading out with a few different groups of students. Ed Hayes emerged the winner of this year’s competition while David Poynton received the award of the Leonard O’Mahony trophy which acknowledged his contribution to school golf during his six years of study.

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Junior Golf The school was represented by a junior team at the Munster inter-schools competition played in Blarney comprising of Jack Bowles, Barry O’Callaghan, and Ciaran McGregor. The team represented the school to a very high standard. - H.D.

L-R: Ms. Dennehy, A. Sheehy, E. Hayes, J. Hennigan, Mr. Thompson.

MIDLETON COLLEGE GOLF SOCIETY This year we were down to five events. The July date was dropped as it fell right in the middle of everyones holidays. The average attendance in the events was nineteen.

We are told at each course that this is a good average and that numbers are down in many societies. Here’s to maintaining this figure or even improving on it in 2014.

The results of the events were as follows. 1st

2nd

3rd

Water Rock

G. Chambers

K. Chambers

R.Hume

Castlemartyr

F.Jermyn

R.O’Neill

M.Power

Mount Wolseley

R.O’Neill

Chris Jermyn

M.Power

Lee Valley

G.Chambers

P.Kelly

F.Jermyn

Fota

G.Jermyn

I. Leopold

L.Guest

This season was when one of our young bloods made a great break through. Greg Chambers won two of the events and was positioned at the head of the field coming into the final event of the year in Fota. Unfortunately this date clashed with a hockey fixture that Greg was due to play in with UCC. The much anticipated head to head with Rory O’Neill never materialised. The course was in great condition and it was a beautiful hot autumn day. This led to impressive scoring with Gordon winning with 39 points.

Eyes on the prize!

The day was not without its controversy however. There was some confusion over Rory’s and Keith’s ball on the sixteenth. A life long friendship could have been in jeopardy had the two dropped points suffered by Rory cost him the Player of the Year competition! As it happened Rory had a couple of points to spare and emerged as winner once again. It turned out to be a father son combination for the remaining two prizes in the order of merit. Greg secured the runner up spot in the Player of the Year while his dad Keith won the Junior category. Well done to the Chambers family. We will be back for the new season in April in Water Rock. If you are interested in participation please contact the College and ask to talk to Ray Power.

Ray Power presents R. O’Neill (winner) with the Player of the Year trophy.

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Midleton College Parent Teacher Association Notes Midleton College PTA enjoyed a full Calendar of events in 2013. January began by a study skills seminar. Midleton College continue to have strong links with COMPASS (a statutory body representing Parents association in Protestant and Minoritory Religious schools at secondary school level). Parents Nora Irwin and Brownen Lynch are executive members of COMPASS. Two members of the Midleton PTA , Grainne Keating and Mandy Devlin attended the Compass AGM in Kilkenny. They had the opportunity to meet COMPASS members from round the country. Spring Fest was held in March. The PTA hosted a Spring Festival in the school dining hall. It was an opportunity for students to demonstrate extra talents. There was a baking competition ‘Bake Off’, a photographic competition and a literary competition and keen talent was shown by all who entered. There was enthusiastic participation and parents helped with generous donations of cakes and produce to sell. Winners of the photographic competition were awarded a one day photographic workshop with Gordon Kinsella held in the college. It was an enjoyable day. Many thanks to Mary Linehan without whose help the competition could not have been run. Sam Rothman a world renowned pianist generously gave his time and performance in April in Midleton College in aid of Midleton Sports Complex and those in attendance were enthralled by his performance. Another excellent Careers day was organised by Guidance Counsellor, Mariel Twomey . The PTA assisted on the day. Mariel invited a range of professionals to speak with the 4th and 5th form students. It was an intensive day which focused on 10 minute briefs from each professional exposing students to many careers in one day. The students also had input into the selection of the professionals to be invited. The PTA Social evening was a culinary delight for all those in attendance. Chef Stuart Bowes, Barnabrow House treated us to a feast of food sourced in Barnabrow and East Cork. He created unique courses from ingredients of Barnabrow House starting with a food -to -share starter, followed by a choice of beef or O’Connells seabass, finished off by a mouth watering lemon tart served by Barnabrow staff. Thanks also to Rory Graham and his team for their help with the night. Transition Year award night parent prizes were awarded to students who made an outstanding contribution in transition year.

Sports Day was a magnificent sunny day as usual! It marks the end of the school year and heralds the start of the Summer. There was a great participation by parents, students and teachers on the day. Including the PTA 34 parents/guardians volunteered on the day prepping strawberries, manning the strawberry stall, produce stall and uniform sale. The sports events were fun and the highlight continues to be the hog roast and lunch organised by Rory Graham. The AGM was held on the 24th September followed by a talk given by Dr Fergus Heffernan a renowned clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. He is also a leading educator in the area of stress management. Dr Fergus Heffernan gave an outstanding talk on the well being of teenagers to 5th and 6th form in the afternoon and to parents in the evening. He delivered an inspired talk and a large cohort of parents were actively encouraged to attend by their children who had heard him earlier. His talk also facilitated open family discussions following the event. The AGM committee was thanked by Mr Thompson. He especially thanked the outgoing officers Grainne Keating, Mandy Devlin and Liz Deane who are stepping down from their Officer positions. They have served for a number of years on the PTA and have ensured that the PTA remains an integral part of the college. Grainne will remain on the committee as an ex officio. The PTA also helped out providing refreshments during the Hockey Blitz in October, a very successful fundraiser for the Sports complex. As the year draws to a close we look forward to the Carol Service and carol service reception marking the beginning of the festive season. On behalf of the PTA I would like to thank the teaching staff, the house keeping staff, the office staff, Rory Graham and his team and not least Mr Thompson for their continued support in the work of the PTA. . Each parent is a member of the PTA and we appreciate your ongoing support and your help with events and look forward to your continued support in 2014. Catherine O’Riordan Chairperson Midleton College PTA The PTA committee for 2013- 2014 are as follows; Catherine O’Riordan - Chairperson, Nicola Bessell Honorary Secretary, Deirdre Cremin - Honorary Treasurer, Andy Compton - Parent, Anne Fuller Hales - Parent, Aoife Parsons - Parent, Bairbre Keating - Parent, Grainne Keating - Parent, Simon Thompson - Principal, Brigid O’ Riordan Teacher, Mariel Twomey - Teacher, Niamh Lawlor - Teacher.

The Governors reception is a very joyous affair. The 6th form students transformed from school uniforms into glamorous young adults on the night. The PTA hosted and sponsored a reception for parents and guardians on the night. Rory Graham’s finger food was both delicious and memorable.

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Midleton College Association President’s Report 2013 Greetings past pupils and interested readers to another report on the Midleton College Association. It is Sunday the 17th of November and this article was due in last Friday. Apologies to Brian Hickey and the staff at the magazine and I promise it will not happen again.

in itself. We will all look forward to that evening in October. Well done to John Waterman, Ollie Daly, Caroline Buttimer and Andrew Levis for helping to organise their respective year groups. Thank you to the Reverend Wayne Massey for keeping with tradition and saying grace on the night.

I was encouraged recently by a number of calls from old Midletonians who forwarded an interest in getting involved with the committee. This is heartening in light of the fact that existing members are doing all in their powers to put themselves out of commission. Niamh Kenny’s family has its obvious demands and the arrival of Joe on the 23rd of January last added to her workload. We all appreciate Niamh’s overseeing of the database but next year we will have to include a new member in that role. Thanks again, Niamh, for all you have done considering your busy workload with your own business and family.

The Midelton College Association continues to work with the fundraising committee for the new sports hall. Following the successful scrap metal project, we look forward to two events this Winter. A night at Cork’s greyhound track on the 22nd of November will hopefully see a very large turnout on what should be a fun night. The Association is delighted to be able to sponsor a race which will add €500 to the kitty. A thank you is also due to the large number of Midleton businesses who contributed to the race card for the night.

Mrs. Kay Cairns, as most of you know, spent most of the Summer in hospital and recuperating following a nasty fall in July. It was only at the end of September that Kay finally got back to her own residence as a result of her injuries. If however she had not been visited by the King Family, who found her lying on her kitchen floor, God knows what the outcome may have been. We wish her well and thank her for her compiling of the past pupil jottings for this magazine. Kay, in the company of Ann Prendergast, did however show up at this year’s reunion for the thirty, twenty, and ten-year school leavers. Thanks also to Mr. And Mrs. Levis, Mr. Bud Morrissey and Mr. Ray Power for taking the time to greet the returning past pupils. Allie Power (MacKillop), yet again, did the honours organising waiters and helped decorate the dining hall with flowers for the occasion. This was very much appreciated by all those involved. Rory, our chef, turned out a fantastic meal and without him this event could not go ahead. Mr. Simon Thompson, our Headmaster, always enters into the spirit of the occasion and next year will see the first of his pupils returning. This is a milestone

stmas carols at the Members of Form IV who sang Chri Christmas fair last year.

On the 6th of December, during the Christmas fair at the College, we will have our own special event. Ten turkeys will be auctioned off comedian Pat Shortt on behalf of the M.C.A., with all proceeds going to the development fund. We will do all in our power to create a ‘bidding war’ with a bit of craic thrown in too. A thank you is due to Mr. Robert Fitzsimmons who lovingly produced the said turkeys which will be the centrepiece of some families’ Christmas dinner. Just recently, the M.C.A presented Mr. Simon Thompson 4000 to help buy sports equipment for the school. I am sure this will be spent wisely on our behalf. Before I sign off, I would like to remind readers that our A.G.M. is on the last Monday (27th) of January 2014. Myself, Douglas Hall, Niamh Kenny, Robert Chambers, Chloe Farnham, and Mr Simon Thompson would be glad to hear from any of our past pupils interested in helping with the M.C.A. Enjoy your Christmas and good wishes for a more prosperous year ahead. John Smyth, President of Midleton College Association

Various proud parents purchasing assorted presents produced by the students for the fair.

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Anthony Summers The 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy brought the focus of world media to this event which continues to fascinate anyone with an interest in American history and culture. The College was honoured that world renowed scholar, journalist and author Anthony Summers came to speak on the subject. Mr. Summers has recently re-issued his definitive work on the events surrounding the assassination, ‘Not in Your Lifetime’. He spoke authoritatively and with new details about not only the events of the 22nd November 1963 but also the period of the 1960’s more broadly. An enthusiastic and informed audience engaged in questions and answers following the completion of Mr. Summers talk. There was a good attendance from senior cycle history students in addition to parents and friends of the College. Sincere thanks are expressed to Anthony and his his co-author Ms. Robynn Swan for their generosity in making the time within a busy schedule to speak at the College.

Ten year leavers Chris McGrath, Neil O’Connor and Stephen Galvin after the dinner.

- Simon Thompson. Principal Ten year leaver Daniel McCarthy pictured with Ann Prendergast and Ruth Levis.

REUNION DINNER 2013 On the evening of the 19th October past pupils from the years 2003, 1993 and 1983 returned to the College for their reunion dinner. They gathered firstly in the Colton Building for drinks and chat before dinner. The evening was so fine that many stood outside to enjoy meeting and chatting to old friends again. At 8.00 p.m. we made our way into the Dining Hall where Rory and his staff served yet another excellent meal. It was so good to meet past pupils again from far and near. Eleven were back from the class of 1983. DEREK O’GALLIGAN who is married with two children, MIKE BROOKS, TOM WALSH, RODERICK MOLONEY and SIMON KELLY. ALAN BOYLE was up from Tralee, he is married with 3 kids and said it was a great night and thanked all who had organised it. PAUL BRADY has a dental practice in Midleton. LEO BISHOP said ‘thanks for the memories and fun’! DAN O’DRISCOLL wrote ‘very enjoyable, a lot of water under the bridge, good to see old friends and a fun night was had by all’. HYLDA REARDON is married with 3 children. FIONA HENNESSY said it was a great evening and it was so good to meet old friends again. Among the 20 year leavers group were; DIARMUID CRAVEN who is an Accounts Manager and is married with 1 little boy. He said it was great to be back after 20 years. HILARY FRENCH is an Accountant in Westboro Partners, Cork. She said she was really glad that she had been persuaded to come to the dinner. KEN GRANDON, manages the Grandon Toyota Dealership. He is happily married with 3 children and a terrier! JENNY-ROSE CLARKE is an olive seller and has two lovely daughters. Jenny of Toonsbridge Dairy, was pictured in the Irish

Examiner Weekend Supplement in November in the English Market in Cork at the launch of the Cork born Michelin star chef Ross Lewis’ cookery book: ‘Chapter One, An Irish Food Story’. Others from the class of 1993 were CAITRIONA DAUNT and SHANE O’DONNELL. It was so good to see ROMAN DE PONTAC over from France for the occasion. He was looking as dashing as ever! He is married with 4 children and works as an auctioneer. He quoted this – ‘It’s nice to be important, but its more important to be nice!’ What wise words. RORY BELL is an Associate Professor of Veterinary Surgeons who is living with his partner Lucy and a crazy boxer dog! SHANE CURTIN is a Dentist – a ‘tooth puller extraordinaire’ who will give a 10% discount to all Midleton College graduates!! ROISIN McALPINE is an artist living up a mountain in Co Kerry with 3 wild kids! EMILY SINNOTT is an Air Hostess in training with ‘too nice a husband and ambitions for a pug!!’ Others who attended were TREVOR LUCEY and ARAN GREEN. WAYNE MASSEY is now a Church of England vicar in Bristol. He is married with 3 children. He was invited to say Grace before and after the dinner. His after dinner grace held us all spellbound and made us think:- ‘well done Wayne’. There were eighteen back from the class of 2003, a very special group for me as they were our last sixth form when we retired in 2003. They were all looking very well indeed and hardly changed in the ten years since leaving the College. DANIEL McCARTHY works for Kentz, Clonmel in management. He loved his time in Midleton College. He is married to AILEEN DROMGOOLE, they have a lovely son Mark and live in Dungarvan. EOIN KAVANAGH is currently doing a RYA Day Skipper 93

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Course in Crosshaven. We met up recently in the Mill Wheel for a very pleasant lunch. KIERAN TREACY is an Acupuncturist. SHIRLEY ROBERTS is working at Pepsico, Ireland. MAEVE STRONACH got married last year and is working at the PSI. LAURA MOORE was looking lovely and is still working in the bakery that she and her boyfriend set up last year. She is also a part-time student at college studying Fashion and Design. BRIAIN CURTIN is now married and is head of Digital at 02 Ireland. It was good to see ANDREW NICHOLSON, who was Head Boy in his final year, back with his wife Ann-Marie. They have two little girls. EVE BOLSTER is a Barrister. SARAH O’DWYER is also a Barrister. ROB FULLER is a farmer and CHRIS McGRATH (Rocky) works for Apple Computers. STEPHEN GALVIN is engaged with a 1 year old boy. He is studying Medicine at U.C.C. ANDREW LEVIS has taken over the mantle of the Levis dynasty, from his parents, at Midleton College. He is engaged and has 1 child Tara aged 5 years. It is great to see that another Levis is enjoying teaching at M.C. CIARAN PHILLIPS is a Bar Manager in Youghal. LAURA CUDDY, who gained the maximum 600 points in her Leaving Certificate in 2003 has returned from America and is a small animal Surgeon/ Lecturer at U.C.D. Veterinary School. BRIAN MASSEY has his own construction company and has a six and a half month old daughter. ADAM O’KEEFFE, was Head Day Boy in his final year at the College and spoke on behalf of his year. CAROLYN BUTTIMER (nee SMITH), who was Head Girl in her final year, was there with her husband Clive. She is a national school teacher in Kinsale and they are expecting their first baby in March. She visited me twice when I was convalescing after my accident and always managed to cheer me up when I was feeling down. Dr. HEATHER DEANE was so sorry to miss the reunion but she is working in Australia and gaining loads of experience in paediatrics, the branch of medicine she has always wanted to specialise in. She also visited me when she was home in August and announced her engagement to Jony shortly after her return to Australia. After dinner there were the usual short speeches. ROBERT CHAMBERS spoke first, deputising for President JOHN

er including Roman De A group of 20 year leavers at the Dinn and friends. Class of 1993. Pontac, Wayne Massey, Shane Curtin

Ten year leavers Laura Cudy and Maeve Stronach enjoying the dinner. Class of 2003

SMYTH. I said my usual few words and reminded the class of 2003 that they had indeed fulfilled my husband’s desire to go out ‘trailing clouds of glory’ as two of that class LAURA CUDDY and GORDON HOPKINS had both achieved the maximum 600 points in their Leaving Certificate, a feat never before or since achieved. ADAM O’Keeffe spoke for the class of 2003 and I was so ‘chuffed’ when he welcomed me and included me in the toast to ‘Boss’. They were a very special group to both of us and it was so sad that ‘Boss’ wasn’t there to enjoy the evening with them. My other regret was that I didn’t get a group photograph of them all. As I was, and still am, recovering from my accident in July, I was not quite at my ‘sparkling best’ when it came to the photographs – and that doesn’t often happen!! With so many of the class of 2003 back I was really quite distressed that I hadn’t got the all important photo. If anyone took one please, please let me know!! I hope I haven’t missed mentioning anyone, though there were a couple of names I couldn’t decipher when reading your comments!! We look forward to next year’s reunion dinner and urge the classes of 1984, 1994 and 2004 to get texting etc. so that many of you will be able to return for a great evening of reminiscence. - Katherine Cairns

Ten year leavers Adam O’Keeffe and Brian Massey. Adam made a speech on behalf of the Class of 2003.

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JOTTINGS 2013 I give you another year’s news of past pupils. I hope you enjoy reading them. - K.M.C.

We sympathise with DAPHNE GARDE and family on the death of her mother Hazel.

KEVIN AHERNE proprietor and Head Chef of Sage Restaurant in Midleton goes from strength to strength with his restaurant. In February this year it won the Bord Bia ‘Just Ask’ restaurant of the month. Kevin says ‘Sage’ has a simple ethos – ‘to source the best local produce so that diners can savour their meal in the knowledge that every morsel has been grown, reared or produced with the same care and attention to detail with which it has been prepared.’ He has also won a Bridgestone Award each year since 2010 and recently was named as one of the 100 Best Restaurants in Ireland by Sally and John McKenna. Kevin himself was named as one of the 10 Hot Chefs for 2013. He also got married this year. Last year Sage Restaurant won the Good Food Guide Ireland Best Newcomer (Southern Region) Award.

BETH HAUGHTON was pictured in the July edition of ‘Hi’ magazine when she launched her new designer collection bdLuxed at Club Brasserie on Lapps Quay. Also pictured with her were her two daughters Tessa and Phoebe.

I was so sorry to have to miss the wedding of PETER BROOKES to JACQUELINE HORNIBROOK on 24th August. I had been so looking forward to it, having been at older brother David and Cecile’s wedding a few years ago. My bad accident on the 25th July when I broke my right hip and right wrist, put paid to that! I believe it was a wonderful occasion and having seen some of the photographs Jacqueline was a beautiful bride and her sisters VICKI, ZARA and RACHEL along with YVONNE JERMYN and another friend made very pretty bridesmaids. ROB COGAN is married with two children. JAMES COLBERT and his wife Suzanne appeared in the Cork Independent supporting the Breakthrough Cancer Research Valentine’s Ball at Fota Island Resort on 9th February. James in undertaking an arduous 18 month training to take part in a 2068 km All-Ireland Triathlon Challenge in 2014 to raise an impressive 500,000 euros for Breakthrough Cancer Research. We wish him well. Good to hear that TOM EASTAWAY recently received an M.Sc. in Computer Science (Data Analysis) and has just started working for the A.I.B. at their HQ in Ballsbridge. Ann Prendergast and I attended a wonderful evening at Fota House on the 22nd November when CAROLINE FEGAN (nee MARTIN) gave the second of two Cookery Demonstrations for Christmas. She also appeared with Kevin Dundon on Friday 25th October on his T.V. Programme ‘Kevin Dundon’s Modern Irish Food. I always remember when Caroline gained her Doctorate in Nutrition and was honoured on Prize Day by the Board of Governors. Caroline was at school when Doc Martins were the rage and my husband took great delight, during his Prize Day Speech in asking ‘Doc Martin’ to come up to receive her special award! It was so good to see her again and we got a lovely welcome from her on the night. TIMOTHY FULLER is working for Palantin Solutions, an oil and gas company in London. He got married to Gemma in Aberdeen in June of this year. They live in Lewisham. KENNETH is studying for his Masters and is working for the Galway Institute of Culture. JONATHAN is farming in Conna and ROBERT is farming at home.

We send our sympathy to ELIZABETH and IRENE HORNE on the death of their father SERGIUS in April. We send our deepest sympathy to the family of SHARON PEARCE (nee HUME) who died on 21st June after a long battle with cancer. Her funeral was a wonderful service of thanksgiving and hope. Sharon was a much loved sister of HEATHER, ANDREW and ROGER, much loved daughter of BILL and beloved wife of David. LOUISE JOHANSSON (class of 2008) completed her masters in Uppsala University (Sweden) and received a 1st Class Hons. Degree in Society & Digital Media last year and now lives in London. EIMEAR KAVANAGH is a speech and Language Therapist in Glounthaune. DAVID KENEFICK continues with his sailing. He completed the Figaro single-handed race on ‘the Full Irish’ while overcoming various problems with his yacht during the month long race between various ports in France, Spain and Britain. He was the youngest competitor coming 28th out of 43 boats and celebrated his 22nd birthday at sea. PETER KING has graduated with an Honours Higher Dipoloma in Primary Education and is currently teaching in St. Luke’s National School, Douglas. He also holds an Honours Degree in History and Archaeology and an Honours Higher Diploma in Applied Computer Technology. SAM LYNCH and his wife Crystal renewed their wedding vows on 6th May in St. James Church where they had been married 19 years ago by Sam’s grandfather Canon Fred Garrett. They were visiting Ireland for the first time in 16 years. SHIRLEY SHEEHAN (nee MILLAR) had a busy time in May. She was a bridesmaid at her brother JOHN’S wedding, made the wedding cake and also did the beautiful floral decorations. A talented young lady! ALISON O’BRIEN who works for Fuzion PR was seen gracing the pages of the July edition of ‘Hi’, Munster’s Social and Wedding Diary. She was attending the Network Cork Business Awards Luncheon at Hayfield Manor. IRISH TIMES award winning journalist CARL O’BRIEN was one of many people who gave of their time during National Giving Week in November. He joined other volunteers in the Simon Soup run in Temple Bar giving out food to the many homeless people in that area of Dublin. We commend his efforts of commitment for others in need. SANDY O’DONNELL (nee GRAINGER) is now Head of Clinical Operations for Euro Medic, Ireland.

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TOM O’GORMAN got married in India in early 2011. DIANE O’MAHONY got married in December 2011. She lives in Galway and they had a baby in April 2012. Weddings have been big events in the ROSS family this year. MATTHEW married April in Ballyhooley church on 3rd May and younger brother ALISTAIR married Maite in St. John the Baptist Church, Midleton on 1st September. St. John’s holds a special place in Alistair’s heart as he went to church there on Sundays while attending the College. Both Matthew and Alistair have married Americans. Their cousin LINDA married Ian Roe in St.Luke’s Church, Douglas on 25th May. Linda was Head Girl in her final year at Midleton. LIONEL PILKINGTON (who would have been at Midleton in the 1970s) was made a Professor by NUI Galway in August this year. His own subject is English but he is also Head of Humanities at the University.

capacity as Chairperson of the Board of Management. Daphne was a former Head Girl of the College and is now a member of the Board of Governors, a busy lady! TONY STEIBER telephoned Ian King from California and subsequently visited Midleton. He was delighted to be shown around his alma mater while he recounted many happy memories of his time there. Ann Prendergast and Anne Anderson met up with RICHARD and MARK STREET at the Glandore Classic Regatta in July. Richard still runs the Grangecon Foodstore and Cafe in Co. Wicklow with his wife Jenny. MARK sails large yachts out of Majorca. We send our congratulations and best wishes to BISHOP ROY WARKE, a former member of the Board of Governors while Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, who celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination in July. A wonderful achievement. - Katherine Cairns

RYNHART FINE ART BRONZE which was started by Jeanne Rynhart in 1981, and well known for such iconic public pieces as Molly Malone, showcased their new range of bronze pieces on the ‘Shopping from Home’ series on R.T.E. The Glengarriff business was one of six winners of the ‘Your Business on T.V.’ competition which saw them receive a month long platform to promote their products on the television series. The company has adapted with the times and is now run by daughter AUDREY and her husband Les. I attended the official opening of the new buildings at St. John the Baptist National School on Friday 22nd November. I was Secretary of their Board of Management back in 1983 when the school moved from what is now the Church Hall up to its present site. It was a great occasion and it was wonderful to see DAPHNE SPILLANE (nee BEAMISH) presiding with great aplomb over the occasion in her

Anne Anderson and Ann Prendergast pictured with Richard and Mark Street at the Glandore Classic Regatta during the summer.

BIRTHS:

MARRIAGES

Mr & Mrs David Brookes; Mr & Mrs Patrick Clibborn; Mr & Mrs Ivan Nagle; Mr & Mrs David Tait; Mr & Mrs Robert Gleasure; Mr & Mrs Jonathan Clibborn; Damien Smyth & partner; Mr & Mrs Alf Smyth (Tara McCarthy), Peter Jordan & partner; Mr & Mrs Robin Potter Cogan; Mr & Mrs Brian Morris; Mr & Mrs Brian Massey; Mr & Mrs David Payne.

Nicole Ryall; Richard Murphy; Matthew Ross; Oonagh Lee; Linda Ross; John Millar; Peter Brookes to Jacqueline Hornibrook; Simon Lyons; Meriel Smith; Lavinia Mossop; Alistair Ross; Andy Ferriera; Ronan Enright; Kevin Aherne; Gillian Breen to Bryan Wright; Bryan Sweetnam; Timothy Fuller.

ENGAGEMENTS Andrew Levis; Sally-Ann Tucker; Heather Deane; June Ford; John Phillips.

DEATHS Sergius Horne; Sharon Pearce (nee Hume), Peter Coe.

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