How many clubs are there in the Cork City? I know you have the big four w/ Blackrock, Glen Rovers, St. Finnbarr's and Nemo in Football. Are there any other major clubs that have a solid history and can compete with above in both codes. Surely Nemo R. are not the only major football club and sure there are a few other big hurling clubs?

doubletree (Dublin) - Posts: 164 - 12/08/2013 17:52:49    1459918

Bishopstown, Na Piarsaigh and St. Vincent's are also form the City I believe.

portavogielad (Down) - Posts: 446 - 12/08/2013 18:07:38    1459935

Erin's Own (Glounthaune), Douglas (beside Nemo), Brian Dillons, Mayfield and St Vincents (all north side) would all be regarded as big successful clubs in the city. Douglas and Erin's Own would be the best of the list above, the latter having a strong football tradiiton too. I played there in Cork myself for 3 years and was amazed by how many small clubs that exist in the suburbs - well over 120 I believe (perhaps some Corkonians can confirm?!)

banner_boy (Clare) - Posts: 1285 - 12/08/2013 19:50:15    1460019

Sarsfields (Daniel Kearney, Conor O Sullivan, Cian McCarthy, Michael Cussen) the county champions are effectively a city club though in strictly GAA terms they are not (because of our divisional structure ). There are a number of small inner city clubs such as Lough Rovers and Redmonds that are on their last legs now as the demographics are changing there.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 12/08/2013 21:33:32    1460107

Might be missing a few but here are the clubs I am aware of -
North side

Glen Rovers
Na Piarsaigh
St Vincents
Delaneys
Mayfield
Brian Dillons
Fr O'Callaghans
Shandon Rovers

southside

St Finbarrs
Blackrock / St Michaels
Bishopstown
Douglas
Nemo Rangers
Lough Rovers
Redmonds
Ballyphehane
Rochestown
Ballinure

I think Fr O'Callaghans and Shandon Rovers might be just the hurling and football wings of the same club. Erins Own and Sarsfields/Glanmire are close to the city but wouldn't be considered City clubs as they play in the Imokilly division (East Cork). Passage west are well out from the city beyond Rochestown but play in the City division too.

dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 337 - 13/08/2013 09:30:00    1460174

Shandon Rovers and Fr O Callaghans are gone out of existence. Anybody that has ever played against them will be delighted...you'd know how Man Utd felt when they went to Galatasaray when you played away to any of those two...

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 13/08/2013 11:03:24    1460240

Is there a football club affiliated with Glen Rovers?

dcb (Kilkenny) - Posts: 26 - 13/08/2013 11:14:03    1460254

St Nicholas (St Nicks) are a sister football club to Glen Rovers...though senior, they are very much secondary.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 13/08/2013 11:28:44    1460273

If you include suburbs you could add the likes of Ballincollig & Carrigaline to name just 2

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 13/08/2013 16:54:10    1460669

bennybunny, had the dubious pleasure of playing against them in both codes and while I hate to see any GAA club go out of existence I definitely would have welcomed that news when I was lining out against them!

dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 337 - 13/08/2013 17:38:51    1460726

Rathpeacon, Whites Cross and Whitechurch also play in the City Division

KeyserSoze (Cork) - Posts: 363 - 13/08/2013 17:48:23    1460733

As a matter of interest with the Cork City clubs I take it you operate under the parish rule? surely it must be difficult to stick to that given the amount of clubs?

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 13/08/2013 19:05:47    1460806

Now BennyBunny, no stealing clubs from East Cork! Sarsfield are in the Imokilly division.

Midleton (Cork) - Posts: 643 - 13/08/2013 20:38:35    1460886

Benny Bunny you are right soft, afraid of playing against junior B teams like Fr O'Callaghan's or Shandon Rovers, typical townie or city boy. I knew a few lough rvs players from college, they are getting a lot of players transferring in from the barrs, I wouldn't say they are on their last legs. As for the barrs being a big side, not anymore. They will probably be relegated this year. Ballymartle will hammer them this weekend and ballinhassig will put them down. The "big city clubs" thrived when back in the 70's & 80's when there was a massive influx of good players transferring in from the country. They even got kevin murray who played for cloughduv, a club only a few miles beyond ballincollig. Look at it, the barrs were hammered by carbery rangers last week. At least blackrock are reviving themselves. Barrs haven't won a county since 1993. They aren't a big club doubletree (Dublin)
By the way benny bunny where did you get that name from? are you named after that strawberry flavoured milk that dawn milk had in the late 80's . Don't mind the big city clubs. The big Cork clubs now including city are:
Sarsfield
Erins Own
Midleton
Newtownshandrum
Bishopstown
Nemo Rangers
Ballymartle
Castlehaven
Glen rovers
Na piarsaigh
Carbery Rangers

These are the major clubs striving for honours in Cork.

The_Bull (Cork) - Posts: 248 - 14/08/2013 09:07:16    1461005

Bull

Spot on regarding the username.

Who said I was afraid of them? Have you ever played at one of their grounds and had young lads braking into the dressing room while the game is going on? Had your car broken into? had the match cancelled as there was a burnt out car on the field? had to chase the horses off the field...anyway the fact is these clubs never had underage teams and were more up for a fight than a match..they are no loss to the GAA..

RE: Lough Rovers: They were once a senior/intermediate club. They were junior A club in both codes up the late 1990s and had a few good underage teams. Now they have no underage teams, are junior B and are relying on the transfers from the Barrs. The 'last legs' might have been a tad strong. Give them ten years and see where they are. I hope they survive. Ballyphehane pulled it around so there is hope.

Anyway, I grouped Lough Rovers with Redmonds. Redmonds are certainly on their last legs. They have one junior C football team and are bottom of the Junior C league (and being regularly hammered). They are really in trouble. Again, I remember in the early 1990s they had good underage teams and two adult teams in both codes. Now, again I hope they turn it around- at least get to Rochestown level (who are at least competitive at Junior C) and see where they go from there. It is difficult for them as they are so close to Lough Rovers and competing for a similar dwindling pool of players.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 14/08/2013 10:24:48    1461121

Benny, old stock, rochestown are probably one of the poorest teams you're ever likely to see. I saw them once when playing a challenge match. Their kicking was woeful. Talk about the lough having no underage structure. At least they have a good population still and get some players from local clubs that transfer. The lough also have decent playing pitches. Rochestown have no population and get players from weak clubs like passage and shamrocks I've been told. also from what I hear their pitch is very very poor.
I'd say the lough will be there a lot longer than rochestown

The_Bull (Cork) - Posts: 248 - 14/08/2013 10:38:14    1461135

There was a club from around Mahon, are they still around? Cant think of there name

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 14/08/2013 10:47:13    1461144

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1461144 There was a club from around Mahon, are they still around? Cant think of there name

I think they're ballinure, think there are junior c too

The_Bull (Cork) - Posts: 248 - 14/08/2013 10:50:11    1461155

Bull

I know all about Rochestown. I agree. However, my point is that currently they are better than Redmonds (a team that was won a few county senior hurling championships - almost a century ago albeit). They beat them in the championship recently and have won a few games in the league (4 out of 7). Redmonds have won one game all year (it was the same last year). My point was, at least if Redmonds can get as competitive as Rochestown (which is not all that competitive- we agree), then it is a start. Right now though, they will be gone in a year or two if they don't get to that level. I am sorry to say.

Ballinure won the junior C last year so are playing up a grade this year. They have hurling and football and have underage so they are actually competitive enough (no danger of them folding). Wayne Sherlock actually played with them up to under 15 I think before transferring to Blackrock.

Delaneys (Dublin Hill-senior a few years ago) are a club that need to stop the rot.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 14/08/2013 11:03:11    1461172

benny the rot won't stop. youngsters are going to be forced to join the bigger clubs because their parents have mad notions that playing hurling and football is about playing for cork and not playing the game. This is an urban problem. in rural areas you only really join your parish side. I know of a fellah in the city who has his kid playing for a so called big clubs on the southside. the kid is only 6 and the father is pressurising him into playing all the time. The father i'd say by the cut of him couldn't hit a barn door with a hurley but he has these crazy notions for his kid that playing for cork is all the game is about. btw i'd say the young fellah is as bad as his old man at the game. Anyway in rural clubs the players aren't as good underage but there is such competition in the city that the fall off rate is massive. Rural players seem to progress a lot better after 15 or 16 years of age. The point really is that city clubs seem to pick players for teams based on who you are and politics. Rural clubs have no choice but play who is available. Junior B and C clubs in Cork city are very poor. I would agree to a certain extent though. Redmonds I thought had no team this year. The Lough parish which I know from my time in UCC have too many clubs: barrs, lough, redmonds and even ballypheane and bishopstown border very closely. maybe this is a problem too. kids should join their parish teams and stop running to the bigger more fashionable clubs. its not about playing intercounty its about enjoying a puck around and the sooner this is realised then maybe these local clubs will thrive again. However I would disagree about the lough rovers they are still a very handy junior b hurling side

The_Bull (Cork) - Posts: 248 - 14/08/2013 11:26:00    1461210