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East Cork
by KATHLEEN FITZGERALD
Sync Battle
Seandun Macra’s Lip team put on
a fantatsic performance at
Lip Sync Battle fundraiser at the South Court Hotel on Saturday 20 May and were
awarded the the Macra na Feirme prize
for highest revenue act on the night. 12 Teams from across the country took to the stage and you would be forgiven for coming away thinking you had seen Tina Turner or Rhianna herself in action! Even Macra na Feirme National President James Healy got in on the action. Seandun’s entry had members from across the Seandun region; Paul O’ Regan (Kinsale), Cor- mac Lehane (Carrigaline), Aisling Walsh (Glanmire), Eillish O’ Callaghan (Knockraha), Kathleen Fitzgerald (Glanmire) and Selina O’ Donovan (Kin-
info@eastcorkjournal.ie Macra na Feirme
sale). Seandun’s entry per- formed the Glee version of Singing in the Rain/ Umbrella with some fan- tastic umbrella action on display. Judges on the night were National Ploughing Association di- rector Anna May McHugh and Macra na Feirme Training Development Officer Jerry Murphy. Seand- un Macra were awarded the prize for high- est
after raising the most
revenue act income
from the public voting system. Fellow Cork re- gion Avondhu were
awarded
the prize for best costumes (with some impressive cross-dressing) while
Kilken- • Tag Rubgy team members.
• The Seandun Macra na Feirme Lip Sync Battle Team. Back row: Cormac Lehane, Selina O’ Donovan, Kathleen Fitzgerald. Front row: Paul O’ Regan, Aisling Walsh, Eillish O’ Callaghan.
Macra Competition’s Capped Off with Tag Rugby Final
by MICHAEL BUCKLEY
The last competition in
the Seandun Macra calen- dar was the mixed gender 7-a-side Tag Rugby Final. Taking place in Douglas RFC, Sunday 20th
would mark Glanmire’s last
petition was two semi-fi- nals and a winner takes all final with the loser facing each other in a third place play off.
May chance to claim a
sporting Seandun title. Glanmire members, Will
Daly, Kate Bugler, Cathal Cashman, Aisling Walsh, Sarah O’Connell, Michael Buckley, Maura Fitzgerald, Deirdre Walsh and Tanya O’Sullivan turned up full of enthusiasm and hope for the afternoon ahead. Facing competition from Knockraha, Whitechurch and reigning Seandun champions UCC Macra, Glanmire knew that noth- ing but their best would result in the title. The format of the com-
of woman on the White- church team they got a point boast, taking the lead 5-4.
Despite being close So Glanmire
faced Whitechurch in the first semi-final. After some great work in the midfield, Maura Fitzgerald was able to put Tanya O’Sullivan away in the corner for Gl- anmire’s opening score. A woman’s try worth more in tag, gave Glanmire a 3 point lead. Following some dogged defence from Dee Walsh,
Glanmire well in control at
were half
time. Shortly into the sec- ond half Cathal Cashman found himself in space and put Glanmire 4-0 ahead. Alas it wasn’t to be for Glanmire with the game nearing the end, White- church worked a beautiful move that allowed one of the woman cross the try line.
to the line Glanmire were unable to break the White- church defence ultimately losing the game. Reigning champions UCC were
seen off by
Knockraha, the eventual- ly winners after extra time meaning that would face the for 3rd
Glanmire students
prize. Although de-
jected from the initial loss, Glanmire decided to have a lot of fun in the second game. Will Daly and Michael
Buckley linking up with a pre-rehearsed move set the field alight to the glee of both Glanmire and UCC. Despite this, the UCC stu- dents remained disciplined and were able to hold us away.
Fatigued after our Due to the number first game’s efforts, Glan-
mire leaked some easy tries and ultimately lost 5-2 to UCC. Although not the result Glanmire wanted a great day was had by all. The summer season is a bit of a lull in the Mac-
ra year with clubs taking a much needed rest. That doesn’t mean there won’t be activities going on. A number of club members are looking at running in the Cork City Marathon in
the relay, half and full mar- athon races. Also, there is a club activity day in Bally- hass Lakes taking place in early June with the bowling league taking place in July. For anyone looking at
getting involved, feel free to contact us on find us on Facebook https://www.
facebook.com/glan- miremacranafeirme/
or
contact our secretary Will on 0877469447.
ny won the prize for best overall act. However the real winner was Macra na Feirme who organised on a great night in associa- tion with Lip Sync Battles Ireland and raised some
welcome funds to help the organisation to keep doing the great work that it does. Teams from Knockraha,
Whitechurch, Glanmire and UCC battled it out in the Seandun tag rugby
Thursday, 24th
May 2018
info@eastcorkjournal.ie Deadline Monday at noon
Seandun’s Farming Forecasters Prove Their Worth
finals which were held in Douglas RFC on Sunday 20 May. Congratulations to Knockraha who came out top of the league and will now go forward to represent Seandun in the
National Finals. A massive thank you to Douglas RFC
for giving us use of their grounds for the day.
• Cathal Cashman, Will Daly, Sarah O’Connell, Michael Buckley, Kate Bugler, Dee Walsh, Aisling Walsh, Maura Fitzgerald and Tanya O’Sullivan at the Seandun Tag Rugby May 2018.
Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email:
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