If those clubs still in the championship have any bit of backbone they’d pull their players and end the farce that is Imokilly for once and for all.
The pitch in Mallow is hard as a rock at the minute. There’s no grass on it
They haven’t won the last two, and I’ve a feeling they’ll be put to the pin of their collar in all remaining games this year, I don’t see them winning the three that they’ll need to
Might be nice to play on a pitch with actual grass.
I don’t think they could train with covid restrictions and im sure they werent together at all really. At least in a club its all close together etc
They’ll piss it i think. Even with Fr. ONeills and Cloyne regraded to senior.
Huh.
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Cork GAA suffers setback in plans to sell land to offset Páirc Uí Chaoimh debt
Cork City Council recommends against An Bord Pleanála granting planning permission to Cork GAA for more than 300 houses on its lands at Kilbarry
Barry Roche
Cork GAA has suffered a setback in its plan to maximise the value of a land bank after Cork City Council made a recommendation to An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission for 319 houses on the site.
Cork County GAA board announced in July that it was applying to An Bord Pleanála for a strategic housing development on 14.8 hectares (36.5 acres) of land at Kilbarry near Blackpool on the city’s northside the development of 319 houses.
The board was seeking planning permission to enable it to maximise the value of the land with the proceeds of the sale being used to help offset the debts that it incurred in the €96 million redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
But as part of the Strategic Housing Development process, Cork City Council prepared a report on the application for An Bord Pleanála and recommended that it refuse the application.
Cllr Oliver Moran of the Green Party, who welcomed the city council recommendation, said there were a number of problems with the development including a lack of usable public open space, noncompliance with principles governing urban roads and the over-provision of car parking.
He said the council report also found the Cork County GAA board “has not demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the planning authority, that the proposed development will not impact negatively upon the environment” and referenced the impact on the Marsh Fritillary butterfly and rare fungi.
Cllr Moran had requested that An Bord Pleanála hold an oral hearing into the development, given the number of environmental questions hanging over it and he was supported in the report by councillors across parties who also expressed significant concerns about the development.
Among the issues highlighted by councillors included the “proximity of development to Murphy’s Rock, which is an iconic amenity enjoyed by residents for generations” and “potential flood risk in Blackpool from development upstream”, said Cllr Moran.
“There’s great relief this evening among local residents’ groups that city officials have supported their concerns with this development. I hope now that An Bord Pleanála will respect that recommendation,” he said in a statement on Monday night.
Cllr Moran said that if the GAA board wanted to proceed with the development, it will need to come back with more scaled-back plans that take account of the issues raised by planners, in particular in relation to its proximity to Murphy’s Rock.
“Murphy’s Rock is a unique amenity on the northside of the city. It received the recognition it deserved finally in the new city development plan …… We’re in a changed world now and greater care will need to be taken towards protecting and enhancing Murphy’s Rock.”
In its statement in July, Cork GAA said it was seeking planning permission from An Bord Pleanála for some 83 semidetached houses, 118 terraced houses, 52 duplex units and 63 apartments as well as a creche for the site which is located off the Old Whitechurch Road.
It is understood that a large portion of the near 15 hectares site has been zoned for housing for several years with a small portion of the land zoned for industrial use, but the entire site was zoned for housing in the 2015-2021 Cork City Development Plan.
The site, which is 4km from Cork City centre, is bounded on its western side by the Old Whitechurch Road and by Delaneys GAA’s club and pitches to the east, Cork North Business Park to the south and the Glenamought river to the north.
Cork County board chairman Marc Sheehan said that the parcel of land was bought in the early 1960s to develop playing fields. It also was home to the Ciste na Banban hurley factory from 1967, producing approximately 90,000 hurleys a year until its closure in 1997.
“There is no further requirement for playing fields in this area and the land has been zoned in recent times for residential. The shortage of housing in Cork and across the country is well documented and this development could provide homes for hundreds of families in a great location,” he said.
Cork GAA chief executive Kevin O’Donovan said in July that the acquiring of planning permission and sale of the site was a key element of the county board’s strategy towards achieving “the financial security of Cork GAA and the ongoing stabilisation of our finances.”
The redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh which saw the creation of a modern 45,000 stadium was completed in 2017 and was originally budgeted to cost €70 million, More recent figures put the final cost at €96 million.
In fairness, murphys rock is the one thing that attracts people to Cark
There’s a fine pub called Murphy’s Rock in that area too - I thought they were on about protecting that noble establishment initially.
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Gate receipts well up for Cork club championships according to the examiner.
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Couldn’t possibly be true
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You would expect Attendances for the weekend just past to have been high as the end of August was always a time where Club activity was kicking into gear. I said on Friday that last weekend was the optimum date to be starting club championships.
The problem was from mid July to mid August when games were played between shadow teams in front of sparse crowds for the most part, unbefitting of the Club Championship. Another big problem is teams starting to get knocked out now and finished for the year in August, leading to a terribly long winter in many rural places.
So you think midweek club championship games under lights in September are the way to go? I don’t see it myself. Never liked hurling under lights. Last Sunday was a beautiful day for hurling for example.
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Well there are definitely bigger crowds at the games but there is definitely another obvious reason why gate receipts are higher too in fairness 
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Ah yes, having to buy the tickets online.
I have posted my preferred calendar elsewhere.
There shouldn’t really be a need for (m)any Wednesday night matches but there is something special about them when they do transpire. They can draw huge crowds and tend to have really good atmospheres. Obviously not ideal for anyone working away from home. Funny though how sometimes midweek games actually suit clubs. Limerick seem to be playing a lot of games on Thursday nights this year.
Local derbies would be decent midweek but for 2 teams who have to play halfway with a distance to travel they are not ideal.
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Good structure for senior helps.