From Murmont to Mombassa
Via the Cork Echo When the call came from Joe McCarthy, former primary school principal of St. Patrick’s Boys National School in Gardiner’s Hill, Brian Dillons GAA’s juvenile academy was only too happy to help out. Joe volunteers through a community-based organisation called Tuungane, whose main aim is to mentor kids and youths through sports,…
Street League Finals
The 2021 season ended on a high last weekend as over two hundred boys and girls convened up the Tank Field for the Street League Finals. Since October, players from U7’s up to U13’s have been been going head-to-head in both hurling and football every Saturday morning and last weekend’s action saw the culmination of…
Midterm Madness
What a midterm it was at Brian Dillons! Last week, the club ran a three-day camp, which was attended by almost 100 boys and girls. Luckily, the weather didn’t impact on the activities, which included hurling, football, fun games, an obstacle course and even tug-of-war. The action continued into Saturday, where the second weekend of…
Herlihy’s Heroes
Junior C Football League Final:
Brian Dillons 3-16 Glanmire 4-10
The return to games
The games returned thick and fast last week as restrictions finally eased and players from under-7’s right up to adult level were donning the blue and white once again. Last Tuesday, the Junior footballers got the ball rolling against last year’s divisional finalists Delanys. In testing conditions and with both sides noticeably rusty, a tight…
Brian Dillons Euro 2020 Predictor
Think you know your soccer? Think you can predict the winners in all 51 matches at this year’s European Championships? If so, then put your money where your mouth is and enter the Brian Dillons Euro 2020 Predictor Competition to be in with a chance of winning €500! The rules are simple: The competition consists…
We’re back!
Welcome back to the Tank boys and girls, we missed ye a lot! The famous blue and white adorned the entrance to Brian Dillons this morning to mark the return of GAA action after almost six months of inactivity. As the sun beat down, the Tank Field was awash with excited kids, all of whom…
C103 Club Profile
This weekend, as part of C103’s excellent coverage of GAA clubs around the county, Michael Scanlon spoke to Brian Dillons club president Jack Corcoran, hurling captain Darragh Rodgers and club PRO Eoin Keane. Jack spoke about his seventy year involvement with the club, from the successes of the ’60’s to the club’s search for new…
Strollympics
With the likelihood that all sporting action could be curtailed again this summer, the club are ensuring that all members and non-members remain incentivised to stay active. The inaugural ‘Strollympics’ will take place throughout the month of May (beginning May 3rd), a fun challenge in which anyone can join and compete against the rest of…
‘Ireland’s biggest club Lotto jackpots’
Club secretary Donie Lyons spoke to the Irish Examiner about the recent success of the weekly club Lotto.
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