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December 2009: Welcome to the new look nicksgaa.com, the home of St Nicholas Gaelic Football Club in Cork, Ireland. Since 2001 the site has been updated weekly with results, fixtures, news and photos from the club. Click the links above to explore the new site. Also, our lotto draw is held weekly to support the club, just click on the Play Now Online button on the left to enter the draw and support the club!

Results

29/7/10: SFL. St Finbarr 2-16 St Nick's 3-11. Minor Hurling C'ship St Finbarrs 3-10 Glen Rovers 1-10. Junior 'A' Hurling C'ship Brian Dillons 1-19 Glen Rovers 3-10 Junior 'B' Hurling C'ship Glen Rovers 2-20 Mayfield 3-6.

14/7/10: SFL: Carbery Rangers 4-6 St Nick's 1-7. JH C'ship: Glen Rovers 2-20 Blackrock 1-6. Senior Camogie C'ship: Glen Rovers 3-9 Carrigaline 1-2.

8/7/10: SFL: St Nick's 0-9 St Vincent's 1-9. Minor Football C'ship:St Nick's 2-12 Youghal 1-4;

1/7/10: Senior Football League St Nick's 2-14 Dohenys 0-12. Senior Hurling C'ship Glen Rovers 3-23 Bride Rovers 2-17 (after extra-time).

17/6/10: Senior Football C'ship 2nd Round: St Nicks 2-8 Na Piarsaigh 0-10

10/6/10:Senior Hurling C'ship Na Piarsaigh 4-15 Glen Rovers 2-5

27/5/10: Result Junior Football C'ship 2nd Round Passage 1-15 St Nick's 1-9.

20/5/10:Evening Echo Senior Football C'ship Castlehaven 1-10 St Nick's 1-6

Junior Football C'ship St Finbarrs 2-13 St Nick's 1-5.

5/5/10: KS St Nick's 2-5 Clonakilty 1-9.

14/4/10: Minor Football C'shipMayfield 4-7 St Nick's 0-9.

8/4/10: Under 21 C'ship Nemo Rgs 1-15 St Nick's 2-2

1/4/10: Minor Football League O'Donovan Rossa 2-13 St Nick's 1-13.

25/3/10: JFL Rathpeacon 0-12 St Nick's 1-6. Under 21 Challenge Glanmire 2-11 St Nick's 2-8.

18/3/10: Junior Football League St Nick's 0-8 Mayfield 1-9. Senior Hurling League Glen Rovers 0-15 Bishopstown 1-7. Intermediate Hurling League Glen Rovers 6-13 Milford 2-11

12/3/10: KS Naomh Aban 0-11 St Nick's 0-8 JFL Clann Na Gael 2-10 St Nick's 0-9. MFL St Nick's 2-9 Bandon 0-9.

5/3/10: Tadgh Crowley Plate re-play:Douglas 1-9 St Nick's 1-6. Junior Football League: Nemo Rangers 4-8 St Nick's 0-6. Premier Minor Football: St Nick's 2-11 Eire Og 1-13.

Tadhg Crowley Cup: St Nick's 1-11 Douglas 1-11 (after 2 periods of extra-time)

Tadhg Crowley Cup plate St Nick's 1-9 Valley Rovers 0-6. Junior Football League Douglas 3-15 St Nick's 0-8.

Tadgh Crowley Cup St Nick's 1-6 Ballincollig 0-11. Minor Hurling Cup Glen Rvs 1-18 Carrigaline 2-15 (after extra-time)Under 21 Hurling C'ship Glen Rovers 3-12 Sarsfields 2-14.

Tadgh Crowley Cup Final and KS Castlehaven 2-14 St Nick's 1-11.

KS St Nick's 1-7 Nemo Rgs 0-10.

Under 21 Hurling Final Glen rvs 2-19 Na Piarsaigh 1-14

Senior Camogie Glen Rvs 5-11 Carrigaline 0-3.

KS Dohenys 0-13 St Nick's 2-6.

City Junior Hurling Final Nemo Rangers 2-12 Glen Rovers 1-14.

Results Kilmacud Crokes 7 a side. Castlewellan 4-12 St Nick's 2-6; Emmets 5-9 St Nick's 4-9; Breaffey 5-4 St Nick's 4-4.

Junior Football semi-final St Finbarrs 3-15 St Nick's 0-7.

St Nicholas 2-8 Na Piarsaigh 0-10 ST NICHOLAS progressed into round three of the senior football championship after a hard-fought victory against Na Piarsaigh at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday evening.

While it was not the best game of football ever played, that will matter little to St Nick’s as they make their way back into the business end of the championship while Na Piarsaigh will have to avail of the new opportunity afforded to sides who have lost twice if they are to make an impact this year. Nick’s better ability to take goalscoring opportunities was what stood them in good stead here, as both Danny O’Callaghan and Gavin Moylan found the net in each half to ensure that their side always enjoyed a cushion. While Piarsaigh did fashion some good chances in the opening period, Kieran McEnery in the Nick’s goal made good saves from Shane Duggan and John Gardiner, and in the second any efforts Piarsaigh had failed to find the target, despite having an extra man after the sending off of Stephen Hegarty at the end of the first half. For Nick’s, Robert Brosnan, who scored five points, shone, as did Dean and David Brosnan while Niall Horgan was also prominent in defence.

John Gardiner’s long-range free-taking kept Piarsaigh in touch in the first half and the introduction of Colin Lynch revitalised them, but ultimately their lack of firepower was to prove costly. Early in the first half, things were fairly even, the sides exchanging scores, and Na Piarsaigh took the lead for the first time in the 11th minute when Duggan’s fine shot was tipped over by McEnery for a point. After that, McEnery did well to pluck down a John Gardiner point effort from over the bar and at the other end Nick’s got another boost when O’Callaghan scored the game’s first goal, rounding off a nice move involving Graham Callanan and Gavin Moylan. Two minutes later, McEnery again had to be alert to deny Gardiner and though the Cork hurler sent over a free and a 45, they were unable to get within a goal of Nick’s by half-time, the interval score 1-5 to 0-5. Nick’s did suffer a blow though shortly before the break when Stephen Hegarty, who had been booked along with Aisake Ó hAilpín following a first-minute incident, was shown a second yellow card. Despite the numerical disadvantage though, Nick’s began the second half well, Robert Brosnan pointing and then Moylan added another goal, finishing from close range after Brosnan’s pass. That meant that they led by seven, 2-6 to 0-5, but the scores dried up after that as Piarsaigh began to make the most of their extra man and got on top in midfield. Three points from Lynch meant that the gap was down to four by the 42nd minute. The comeback stuttered a bit somewhat then, as Callanan’s point stemmed the tide, but a Gardiner free and one from Patrick O’Rourke meant that there was just a goal between the sides with a minute left. Aisake Ó hAilpín’s dismissal, for a second yellow, was a blow however, and though a goal chance was created, sub Ger Noonan was wide and Robert Brosnan’s fifth point secured it for Nick’s.

Scorers for St Nicholas: R Brosnan 0-5 (0-4f), G Moylan 1-1, D O’Callaghan 1-0, David Brosnan, G Callanan 0-1 each. Na Piarsaigh: J Gardiner (0-2f, 0-1 45), C Lynch (0-1f) 0-3 each, O’Mahoney 0-2 (0-1f), S Duggan, P O’Rourke 0-1 each.

ST NICHOLAS: K McEnery; S Hegarty, D Óg O’Donovan, T Spain; C Spain, N Horgan, D Cunningham; P O’Brien, Dean Brosnan; R Brosnan, G Moylan, G Callanan; S Kennefick, David Brosnan, D O’Callaghan. Subs: D Busteed for O’Callaghan (38), S O’Donoghue for C Spain (60).

NA PIARSAIGH: W Daly; D Mannix, D McNamara, M Prendergast; P O’Rourke, S Óg Ó hAilpín, A Brady; T Ó hAilpín, G Sheehan; C O’Mahoney, S Glasgow, K Buckley; J Gardiner, A Ó hAilpín, S Duggan. Subs: E Moynihan for T Ó hAilpín (10, injured), C Lynch for K Buckley (35), D Gardiner for O’Mahoney (43), G Noonan for Sheehan (50), K Butterworth for Glasgow (52). Referee: C Lane (Lyre).

Cullinane pleased with a Nick’s win

THE senior footballers of St Nicholas made their way back into the Evening Echo Senior Football Championship with a good win against city rivals Na Piarsaigh at Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday evening. Nick’s are coached this year by Des Cullinane, and in him they had a valuable weapon as he had previously been part of the Farranree side’s management team. After that 2-8 to 0-10 victory, Cullinane admitted that the game – a revenge of sorts after Piarsaigh had heavily beaten Glen Rovers in the SHC last weekend — had been a battle. “I’d know the Na Piarsaigh lads very well,” he said. “I was involved with them a couple of years ago and they’re a great bunch of lads and I always knew it was going to be tough and it wasn’t going to be a pretty game. “It was a battle and I suppose in fairness to the hurlers that were there, they felt they didn’t battle enough last week and they certainly showed it tonight, the likes of Paddy (David) Cunningham and Graham (Callanan), they were excellent. “That’s what it’s all about, putting your body on the line and trying to win the game.” With plenty of players on both sides involved in both codes, preparations had been difficult but Cullinane is hopeful that some small concerns can be worked on ahead of Nick’s next outing in round three. “I’d say to both teams, they were equally well prepared,” he said. “They had been concentrating on hurling for the last couple of weeks but neither team was found wanting on the night, they both gave their all. “When it came down to it, goals were the difference, our two goals were excellent, they kind of cut them apart. “But the team are capable of that when they play a lot of football, the worry for us is that we gave away a lot of possession from hand-passing, that’s something down to maybe lack of preparation, lack of training, we certainly turned over a lot of ball, 12 or 13 times and we probably could have won by a bit more.” And, even though this year the championships have been changed to allow two sides a third chance to make the cut, such a safety net was never in Nick’s minds. “No, not at all,” Cullinane said. “The Glen are playing Bride Rovers on June 27 and the club needs to focus on that. “It would have been a disaster really to be having two teams involved in a back-door situation so it was great to get over this and get back into the championship.” Given the nature of the association between the Glen and Nick’s, is it tough to be in charge of the ‘lower-profile’ team? “It is, it’s very tough,” he said, “but look it suits me, it’s a very enjoyable experience. “There’s no huge pressure on us either so you do what you can really, that’s all you do.” The pressure is certainly off now that senior status is secured for another year and they are in round three. Cullinane is now optimistic looking ahead. “Yeah, and we’ve a couple of players to come back too,” he said. “I felt we were unlucky against the Haven. There’s no world-beaters out there, I’m not saying we’re going to win the county but you’d certainly be as good as a lot of the teams. “A win or two can help to build momentum so we’ll just see what happens.”

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