Cobh Puc Fáda 2010

Cobh Puc Fáda – St. Stephen’s Day. On a day where many of the long puck competitions organised had to be cancelled we were lucky enough to be able to go ahead with ours on the usual course from Ballymore to the St. Colman’s cemetery roundabout. Back in the clubhouse the ‘competitors’ enjoyed the sandwiches provided by the club and were entertained into the evening by Karl Long. To add to the entertainment Ger McElhone gave a rendition of ‘The Broad Black Brimmer’ as part of his celebrations of his engagement. Given the weather conditions, the 68 teams who participated was a great number. This year the money raised on the day went to a very deserving Cobh family and the Gaa floodlighting project.

The winners of the Puc Fada competition itself were Conor McDowall, Eoin McSweeney and Alan Alcock with an incredible score of 35 shots. Michael O’Connor and his girls, Niamh & Aoife took the family prize, Mari Moynihan, Aoife Richardson and Lorraine Looney took the camogie prize while the team of Kevin Murphy, Sean Damery and Adam O’Donovan came out on top in the juvenile section. Take part and have fun is the motto of the Cobh Puc Fada and this, along with the fact that the money raised always goes to local causes, makes it very much a family day out. Laura Fitzgerald, granddaughter of Seamus Ó Ríordáin, one of Cobh’s great Gaels, was on hand to present the trophies on behalf of the Riordan family. The Cobh Puc Fada has now been running for twenty years and once again Patsy Ronan organised a day of fun on the roads of Cobh, while Sandra Farrell, aided by John O’Keeffe, ensured a great afternoons’ entertainment back at the clubhouse. Well done to all who took part and supported this great Christmas tradition.
Juvenile Section AGM: Wed 12th January at 8pm, all interested are welcome to come along.