SpoirtFest 2

1. Ballincollig presents Infinite Fun!
Ballincollig
August
Bank Holiday
Weekend
www.spoirtfest.ie
E - spoirtfest@gmail.com

2. welcome
I’d like to welcome you all to the all the Clubs throughout the town, whose often
first, of what will hopefully be many thankless devotion goes unheralded, we are glad to
dedicate this opening festival to you all. And again
SpóirtFests. We have endeavoured
I feel I have to say it, if we would all exhibit just an
to put on as rich and as varied a ounce of the civic pride the Tidy Towns crew clearly
programme as we could and hopefully possess, then this town of ours would be held up
there is something for everyone. on such a high pedestal we would see for miles and
The concept behind SpóirtFest is simple, miles.
however the ambition is vast. A few short months Finally I would like to give my appreciation
ago a number of sports people from different to Noel, Dessie, Shane, Mark, Eamonn, John, Cliff,
Clubs got together and discussed doing something Kevin, Sarah, Tina, Mike, Richie, Joanne et al on the
positive for our Town, our Community, our organising Committee. To the Ballincollig Business
Businesses, our Organisations and our Clubs. We Assocation, in particular Tom Doherty, Mary
wanted to create an event that we could build on O’Mahony and Michael O’Crualaoi, for their advice
and that Ballincollig could be proud to call its own. and enthusiasm. To Dermot Long and Colin Irwin
We wanted to showcase the many sports and of Ballincollig Credit Union, Jim O’Leary, Ballincollig
pursuits open to people in the town and beyond, Shopping Centre and O’Flynn Construction, and
and we wanted to show people how much fun Podsie O’Mahony and PJ each for their sponsorship.
can be derived from getting out and participating. To all the businesses that supported us here in the
We also wanted of course to develop an event programme and in the Legends Match programme,
that would help fund our existing and future to the Clubs that came out and supported us by
programmes, which so many children and adults showcasing their great sports. To Tipperary Water,
get so much benefit from. And so SpóirtFest was The River Lee Doyles Hotel and Heineken for
born. And like any child in it first year there will showing their support, and to the Clubs who have
be teething problems, but with age and more time, backed us to make a go of this. Without you all
we will hone and shape this event into one of the we wouldn’t have got this off the ground. And of
premier events in the sporting calendar. course a big thanks to my wife Magda and my son
All of us at that meeting were also aware of the John for being so supportive in what has been a
huge effort put in by so many people throughout hectic time.
the Clubs and we wanted to honour them by This is Ballincolligs event. The possibilities
putting in a similar effort in organising SpóirtFest. are huge, and its up to us all to make the most of
I take my own inspiration from my father, who it, so come August 2nd, when SpóirtFest 2011 is
though retired works harder than he ever did behind us, please come and give us a hand to make
before, in looking after the grounds in our GAA SpóirtFest 2012 an even greater success.
Club, with his equally dedicated team-mates. He
comes home shattered some days, but speaks Thank you
with such happiness about the hours spent toiling
with his comrades, that one can’t help but feel
James O’Reilly
envious. And to the many in the GAA Club and Event Organiser
Spóirtfest is supported by South & East Cork Area Development Ltd (SECAD) through the European
Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the National Development Plan
Supported
by

3. Programme of Events
Friday 29th July
VENUE: Ballincollig GAA Club
EVENT: Open Darts Competition
TIME: 9pm
Saturday 30th July
VENUE: Ballincollig Regional ‘FUN’ Park
EVENTS: Inflatables, Train Rides, Climbing Wall, Nevada Bobs Hole In One Competition,
Field Archery, Soccer Tournament, Fine Food Fayre - 11am-5pm
TIMES: 10am-1pm - Mixed 8-a-side Hockey tournment
11am - Aussie Rules Exhibition Match
1pm - 3x3 Volleyball Competition
1-3pm - Martial Arts Exhibition
2pm - American Football Exhibition Match
VENUE: Ballincollig Community School (Belvedere Hockey Club Grounds)
EVENTS: Mixed 8-a-side Hockey tournment
TIMES: 10am-1pm
VENUE: The Landing Field, Ballincollig AFC (access through the Powdermills)
EVENT: John Aldridge Legends XI vs Ballincollig Legends XI
TIME: Fun from 5pm (KO 6pm)
VENUE: Festival House, Old Fort Road (Behind Ballincollig Shopping Centre)
Music in the Festival House
Featuring Bipolar Empire, and Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club
TICKETS €15 AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR
TIME: 7pm to 10.30pm
VENUE: Podsie O’Mahony’s Pub, Ovens
EVENT: Fundraising Poker Night with the John Aldridge Legends XI
TIME: 9.30pm (Register on the Night)
Sunday 31st July
VENUE: Ballincollig Regional ‘FUN’ Park
EVENTS: Inflatables, Train Rides, Climbing Wall, Nevada Bobs Hole In One Competition,
Field Archery, Soccer Tournament, Fine Food Fayre, Fun and Games - 11am to 5pm
TIMES: 11am - Lacrosse Exhibition Match
1pm - Dennehys Health and Fitness Strongman Competition,
featuring Irelands Strongest Man, James Fennelly
2pm - Ultimate Frisbee Exhibition Match
VENUE: Festival House, Old Fort Road (Behind Ballincollig Shopping Centre)
Music in the Festival House, featuring ASLAN plus Support
TICKETS €15 AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR
TIME: 7pm to 10.30pm

4. Bringing up
to 20 jobs to
Ballincollig
this Summer!
OPEN

5. GAA
Ballincollig GAA Club
Ballincollig GAA Club was founded in 1886 and this year is proudly celebrating its 125 year
anniversary. The club is home to a Senior Football Team , Junior A,B and C Football, Premier
Intermediate Hurling, Junior A and B hurling, Senior and Junior Camogie and Ladies football section
at the adult level.
At the youths level we cater for teams in
every section from Under 11 to Under 18
in the Juvenile section and the fantastically
successul academy runs every Sunday
morning for 6 to 10 year olds.
Our most prominent current players
would have to be Pa Kelly and John
Miskella All-Ireland winners with the
Cork Senior Foobtall Team, and they have
been joined on this years panel by our
Goalkeeper, David Lordan, but Ballincollig
has a long tradition of supplying players
to Cork teams, and the conveyor belt
continues this year with Sean Kiely and
Luke Prendergast representing the Club at
Cork Minor Level.
Over the years Ballincollig has been
proudly served by many Committee
people, Managers and Selectors,
Groundstaff and Support staff, and it is
their tireless dedication to maintaining and
progressing this fabulous Club, that makes
it a great place to be involved in, so please
feel free to come and join us.
And indeed, to demonstrate the shared
sporting history this proud town enjoys,
Ballincollig GAAs current Chairman,
Tommy Weste, will feature on the
Ballincollig Soccer Legends XI, as he won a
Munster Junior Cup with Ballincollig back
in the day. Best of luck Tommy.
Best of luck to all the teams in the Club and indeed the town for the remainder of the year, and
please keep an eye out for when Ballincollig are in Championship action, as your support is always
appreciated and it can make all the difference on the day.

6. f Get active,
get involved
f Supporting sport
at local level
f Coach/Volunteer
Education and
Training
f Sport, Recreation
& Physical Activity
for “All”
Make the move, make the change!
Cork Local Sports Partnership Ltd, T: 021 466 5081
Yeats House, Barrack Square, E: info@corksports.ie
Ballincollig, Co. Cork W: www.corksports.ie

7. hockey
Belvedere Hockey Club
Belvedere Hockey Club is over 50 years old and has a proud tradition of hockey over the years.
Belvedere is a well known and reputable family and fun club. Belvedere HC currently fields four ladies
teams ranging from Division 1 to Division 6 and one men’s team in the Division 3 league. Our home
pitch is at Ballincollig Community School in Ballincollig adjacent to the New Church.
We train on Tuesdays and
Thursdays (7pm to 9pm)
from mid August through to
May (new members more
than welcome). Contact us
at belvederehockeyclub@
gmail.com or check us out
on facebook.
Come see our Mixed hockey
tournament at Spóirtfest on
the 30th July in BCS from
10am to 1pm.
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9. soccer
Ballincollig AFC
Ballincollig AFC is a soccer club based in a suburb west of Cork city. It was founded in 1974 and has
grown from strength to strength since then. It currently fields teams from Academy to Senior Men
& Women’s to Over 35s and everything in between
Ballincollig has a
proud history and
tradition that grows
ever longer and
more illustrious with
each season. Former
Ballincollig players
have represented
their country at
senior international
level and the
highest levels of the
professional game.
Current Ballincollig
members represent
their club with pride
both on the pitch
and off for Cork,
Munster & Ireland in Ballincollig AFC U7’s
both the men and the
women’s game.
For players and members it is the green and white of Ballincollig that matters the most. Whatever
a player’s level or aspirations there is a place for him or her with Ballincollig. Work on the new
pitches is nearly complete and the work and indeed the contributions from so many in the town, to
enable us to finish these pitches, is very valued indeed. There is a long and interesting history about
our new Senior Pitch, which we have decided to call The Landing Field and we hope it will continue
to create history for years to come.

10. BALLINCOLLIG Phone: 021-4875176
Best of luck to all the competitors
participating in Spóirtfest 2011
All the GAA Action
live on our BiG ScreenS
live MuSic thiS weekend
happy dayz - Friday Night from 10.30pm
Zoot Allures - Sunday Night from 11pm
Late Bar
Saturday and Sunday until 2am
restaurant
Opening times
this August Bank Holiday Weekend
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm
Monday 12pm - 8pm

11. ultimate frisbee
What is Ultimate Frisbee?
1. Ultimate Frisbee is a 7-a-side non contact sport for men and women.
2. Competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of respect between players.
3. No physical contact is allowed between players.
4. Players resolve their own disputes, there is no referee.
5. Players may not run with the disc.The disc can be moved up the pitch by completing a pass to
a teammate. A turnover happens after an uncompleted pass (drop, block, interception).
6. When the offence completes a pass in the defense’s end zone, they score a point.
7. The first team to score 15 points wins.
ULtimate FrisBee in Cork
Cork has a strong reputation in Ultimate
Frisbee. It is one of UCC’s premier sports and
the college team is one of the strongest in the
country. Two secondary schools from Ballincollig
have teams (Ballincollig Community School
and Coláiste Choilm) and there are two strong
clubs based in Cork city.
Rebel Ultimate are an Ultimate Frisbee club in
Cork, sponsored by Bandon Office Supplies,
who compete in open, mixed and women’s
divisions. Currently we are the All-Ireland
indoor and outdoor mixed champions. Trials are
held each winter and are open to all. The main
goal of the club is to promote, facilitate, and
develop the sport and its players in the greater
Cork area.
We train twice a week, Mondays and
Wednesdays, at 7pm at Douglas Road. If you’re
an experienced Ultimate player in the Cork
region then give us a shout. To contact us please
e-mail: rebelultimate@gmail.com or check out
our website: www.rebelultimate.com
Juice Ultimate are a Munster based club that
accommodates all levels of ability. We play
in mixed, women’s and open division. Juice
plays in all Irish competitions and aim to play
abroad next year. We train at the Lee fields on
Carrigrohane road on Thursdays.
If you’re interested in playing with us, get in
touch at
juice.ultimate@gmail.com
or on Facebook at facebook.com/JuiceUltimate

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15. aussie rules
Leeside Lions AFL
In October 2000 the Leeside Lions AFL Club If you fancy trying out an exciting sport with a
was formed. The club worked hard to recruit great social scene then Aussie Rules might be for
players and trained throughout the winter you. People of every age, skill and fitness level are
months, playing their first match on 31 March more than welcome!!
2001 against the Dublin Demons as part of the
Don’t worry if you’re totally new to the game
ARFLI Super 9’s championship. The game was
cause we’ll teach you everything you need to
played at Murphy’s Farm in Curraheen with the
know. Most of our players have never played
Lions coasting to an easy win against a weakened
before but loved it as soon as they got stuck into
Demons squad. The Lions topped the table in the
there first game.
Super 9’s but faltered when they met the Midland
Tigers (another new team, based in Mullingar) in So if you’d like to get your hands on a footy and
the Grand Final in Drogheda. have a kick, get in contact with us and give it a go.
You can either send an email to theleesidelions@
Following the Super 9’s competition a 14-a-side
gmail.com or give one of the coaches a call (085-
Premiership was held, with the Lions again
7895522 or 083-0088003).
topping the table, this time meeting the Demons
in the Final, which was held in Kilkenny. The
Demons had a score to settle and beat the Lions
convincingly to retain the Premiership flag.
lacrosse
Lacrosse has its origins in a tribal game played by Indians. In an effort to re-invigorate enthusiasm
all eastern Woodlands Native Americans and by for lacrosse in Ireland, the mens teams from the
some Plains Indians tribes in what is now Canada. University of Notre Dame and Cornell University
The game has been modernized extensively by travelled to Ireland in 1995 to play games at
European immigrants to create its current form. University College Dublin.
Lacrosse is one of the oldest team sports in Following this, an Irish national mens lacrosse
North America. There is evidence that a version team was formed to compete in the 2001
of lacrosse originated in Mesoamerica or Mexico European Championships tournament.The
as early as the 12th century. following year saw the first participation by
Traditional lacrosse games were sometimes an Irish national lacrosse team in a world
major events that could last several days. As many championships at the 2002 World Lacrosse
as 100 to 1,000 men from opposing villages or Championships.
tribes would participate. The games were played In 2005 the first club team was established with
in open plains located between the two villages, the creation of Dublin Lacrosse club in 2005,
and the goals could range from 500 yards (460m) since then there have been three other clubs
to several miles apart. created in Dublin, one in Galway and one in
The earliest known mention of lacrosse in Ireland Belfast.
is a report on a trip in 1876, the group that For details see:
travelled consisted of members of the Montreal Website: www.irelandlacrosse.ie
Lacrosse Club as well as a team of Caughnawaga Contact: info@irelandlacrosse.ie

16. PLAZA
The Plaza Bistro
Time Square, Ballincollig. Tel : (021) 4876070
(Next to the Reel Cinema)
Opened from 9am-11pm 7 days per week
Offering Breakfast, Lunch Specials and Early Bird Menus
Lunch Specials from €6.99 - €10.99
the Plaza Bistro welcomes spóirtfest!
Free Glass of Heineken with every
purchase of €10 or more per person
Valid from 30th of July 2011 - 7th of August 2011

17. martial arts
Spartan Thai Boxing Club
Spartan Thai have been working with kids and adults in the Ballincollig Community since 2008 and
have been growing steadily ever since. The club is run by experienced Muay Thai fighters Séamus
Cogan and John Kelly and is open six days a week. All are welcome, with adult classes Monday to
Thursday @ 7pm and again on Saturday mornings @ 11 am. Kids classes (under 12) are held twice
a week in the club from 6 pm – 7 pm Mondays and Wednesdays. We also offer an intense Circuit
Training class every Friday evening 6.30 pm and Saturday morning 10 am. The club has an open door
policy and is run under the premise that everyone adopts a friendly, respectful and hard working
attitude once they step inside. Training is performed with a partner on Thai Pads, Focus Mitts, Heavy
Bag, and with boxing gloves and shin pads. Thai Boxing is a fitness oriented activity that can be a
great workout and improve overall health and self confidence in young and old alike.
Classes are open to both men and women of any experience and fitness level. Classes are self-
paced & fun and are suited to anyone interested in getting in better shape, losing weight, learning
solid self-defense, or for those who are interested in getting involved in Mixed Martial Arts or Muay
Thai competition.
Muay Thai is an enjoyable, effective way to build up your fitness, strength and physical toughness…..
Come with an open mind and a good work ethic!!! We hope to see you soon.
Spartan Thai currently have three local Ballincollig lads training and competing in Thailand, Josh
Tanian, Stephen St. Leger and Mark Hallisey. We look forward to seeing what they have learned at
our next Ballincollig fight show on the 14th August in Colaiste Cholim.
Unit 13, Westpoint Industrial Estate, Link Road.
Tel: 087-2191093 or 086-8413119 • www.spartanthaiballincollig.com
Ballincollig Taekwon Do
& Little Ninjas School
Activity: Little Ninjas- Martial Arts programme for 4-6 year olds
Taekwon Do – Korean Art of Self Defence for children and adults
Taekwon Do Class Monday 5pm-7pm, Wednesday 4pm-8pm, Little Ninjas Class: Tuesday 4pm-6pm
We are primarily a junior club and consequently our emphasis is very much on encouraging
children to get involved in martial arts, in particular in Taekwon Do. We start training students at
age 4 in the Little Ninja programme which we’ve been teaching for 10 years and as they progress
through the programme we teach them the basics of Taekwon Do - kicks, punches and non contact
sparring.
We are in the unique position of having our own 1800 sq. ft. martial arts hall which is fully equipped
with a martial arts floor, mirrors, and a full stock of martial arts equipment. Having a dedicated
martial arts facility at our disposal means that we can train in a very safe environment.
Students progress to our Junior Taekwon Do Programme where they climb the grades ladder at
their own pace to eventual Black Belt. This year we started Taekwon Do classes for adults, and this
has been very popular with parents who want to get fit and learn a skill and at the same time be in
a position to help their children with their training.
Ballincollig Martial Arts Centre, Unit 4A Westpoint Trade Centre, Link Road.
Tel: 086 8237813 • www.ballincolligtkd.ie • www.facebook.com/ballincolligtaekwondo

18. Physiotherapy & sports injury Clinic
Exchange House, Main Street, Ballincollig. (over xtravision)
For Appointment contact reception at 021 4877959
Back Pain • Joint Pain • Whiplash
Headaches • Sports Injuries
Sports Massage • Holistic Massage
Repetitive Strain Injuries
Post Operative Rehabilitation
Best Wishes to Spóirtfest

19. american football
other
sports
Athletics
Ballincollig Athletics Club
Phone 087 1436121
ballincolligathleticclub@gmail.com
Basketball
Ballincollig Basketball Club
Contact: 087 9824227
Darts
Ballincollig GAA Darts Club
Contact Richie, 021 4873500
Pitch and Putt
The Ranges Pitch & Putt Club
GAA Sports Complex,
Ballincollig,
Co. Cork.
Contact: 021 487 0013
Table Tennis
Ballincollig Table Tennis Club:
Contact 087 9417216 for queries

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21. rugby
Ballincollig RFC
Ballincollig RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Ballincollig, in
County Cork. The club was founded in 1978, and home games have been
played at Tanner Park since the 1993 season.
The club has a Junior Munster Division 1team, South Munster Junior 2
team and also a Junior 3 team, as well as Under 20, Under 18, Under 16,
and Under 14 teams. Ballincollig RFC also supports a thriving mini rugby
set-up. The club has a second senior team, with the founding of the ladies’
team back in 1995, who won the AIL Division 2 title in 2006.
For further info Contact: William Fouhy, 087-9735161
volleyball
There are a number of Clubs in Cork that cater for this exciting sport. For more information
contact the Volleyball Association of Ireland visit www.volleyballireland.com
Email: info@volleyballireland.com or phone 01-6707165
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