Midleton Notes (11th Mar)
- Mar 11,2026
Midleton Hurling and Football, Ladies Football and Camogie Club Notes March 11th 2026
11 March, 2026
Darragh McCarthy
Today is a day of reflection and remembrance as we mark Darragh’s first anniversary. We remember Darragh. Our friend and teammate and the great times we shared both on and off the field. His spirit, friendship, and presence will always remain a part of our team and our lives. Darragh will be forever in our thoughts. Today we also keep his family in our prayers, his parents Niall and Aoife, his sister Aisling, his brother Niall Óg, Sophie and all of his extended Family and Friends , as we think especially of them at this time.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
A message from the McCarthy Family:
From the moment Darragh picked up a hurley it became an integral part of his identity. I can still see the smile on his face when he played his first match for Midleton (probably U7), Being part of a Midleton team and uniting in black and white was to give Darragh a sense of pride and place for the rest of his days on Earth. Darragh's age group were a quiet bunch of lads but a stoic, formidable force. They won most counties at their age grade including the double at U12. Darragh's medals are eye watering, 12 Counties, an U16 Munster with East Cork and finally a Higher Education Junior All Ireland. The love and support during Darragh's arrangements was a comfort. To see the Church engulfed in black and white like a blanket up over Darragh is something we will hold in our hearts forever... As we approach a year take a look at Darragh's history with Midleton GAA. Forever a Magpie.
RED FM COUNTY HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1
MIDLETON 0-21 FR. O’NEILLS 0-15
Sunday March 8th 2026
There was an historic occasion at Park South on Sunday morning as we marked our return to Division 1 of the County Hurling league with the first ever game to be played on the sand based pitch against neighbours Fr. O’Neills in front of a fine crowd on a lovey day for hurling.
It was the visitors who got off to the better start and led by 0-4 to 0-2 after ten minutes, with our white flags coming from Conor Lehane and Mikey Finn.
O’Neills increased their lead to three (0-10 to 0-7) by the 20 minute mark with our points in that period coming from Conor Lehane (2), Mikey Finn, Killian McDermott and Davy Cremin.
Despite playing against a strong breeze, we kept in the game and by the half-time whistle the margin was two, 0-12 to 0-10 in favour of the visitors with our points in the final ten minutes of the opening period coming from Mikey Finn (2) and Aaron Mulcahy.
Fr. O’Neill’s stretched their lead to three at the start of the second-half but we soon upped the ante and points from Aaron Mulcahy, Mikey Finn (2), Pa White and Cormac Beausang saw us lead by two (0-15 to 0-13) after 42 minutes.
By the 51st minute the score was Midleton 0-18 Fr. O’Neills 0-14 after points from Mikey Finn (2) and Davy Cremin and we saw it out well from here with another pointed free from Mikey Finn and two lovely points from sub Conor Morley to see us win out by six points, 0-21 to 0-15 in the end.
Next up is a meeting with St. Finbarrs in Midleton on Sunday, March 22nd.
Scorers for Midleton: Mikey Finn 0-9 (0-6 f), Conor Lehane 0-3 (0-2 f), Davy Cremin, Conor Morley, Aaron Mulcahy 0-2 each, Killian McDermott, Cormac Beausang and Pa White 0-1 each.
MIDLETON: Bríon Saunderson; Seadnaidh Smyth, Tadhg O’Leary Hayes, Luke Dineen; Aaron Mulcahy, Killian Burke, Sean O’Sullivan; Mikey Finn, Killian McDermott; Ross O'Regan, Evan McGrath, Cormac Walsh; Davy Cremin, Conor Lehane, Pa White. Subs used: Cormac Beausang for McDermott (h-t), Cian Stack for Lehane (35), Ciarmhac Smyth for Burke (48), Conor Morley for White (49).
Midleton's Sean O'Sullivan about to cut out a Fr. O'Neill's attack in Park South. Photo: Chani Anderson/Echo Live.
Conor Lehane firing over a lovely point from Midleton in their senior league win over Fr. O'Neill's in Park South. Photo: Chani Anderson/Echo Live.
Sand based pitch Sunday March 8th 2026
Midleton Team
(Missing from team photo is Conor Lehane, Bríon Saunderson, Bryan Rossiter and Zac Smith)
Fr O Neills
Team Captains
Fr O Neills Kevin O Sillivan, Ref Simon Stokes and Midleton Mikey Finn
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Facilities
Sunday morning last at Park South saw our first game on our new sand based pitch, it was a landmark moment for the club and a proud step forward for everyone involved. The weather was great, the surface held up brilliantly and a fine crowd was present to witness our senior hurlers defeat Fr O Neills in the first round of the League.
A huge thank‑you to everyone who made the project a reality—from those who drove the planning and construction to the volunteers who gave their time, tools, and energy along the way. Your commitment has transformed the grounds and given our members and teams a place to be proud of.
Thanks as well to everyone who helped prepare the pitch for its debut game; Will O Shea of Boss Farm Machinery who supplied and installed our new Robotic mower and also for lining the pitch, Barry for the drone footage, the Facilities committee , and all who worked behind the scenes to make the day run smoothly.
This new Floodlight pitch is a milestone for the club, and this first game was just the beginning. In the coming weeks we will see further improvements onsite with the tarring of some walkways and the installation of Solar lights.
Upcoming Fixtues
Junior Football Div 2 Midleton v Glenbower Rovers Fri 13th March at 7.15pm in Killeagh
Junior Football Div 3 Midleton v Carrig na bFear Sat March 14th at 7.15pm in Park South
(Please check before travelling as fixtures may change)
Junior Div 1 League v Castlelyons 06/03/2026
Midleton 2-21 Castlelyons 1-13
Last Friday evening We played Castlelyons at home on the 3G in Park South. We played against the wind in the first half and led at half time 0-10 to 1-6. In the 2nd half we pulled away with some great scores from play. A huge well done to Shane O Mahony , Scott Dunlea and Senan Carroll who made their debut at Adult level for the the club.
Panel used ; Zack Smith, Eoin Aherne , Gavin Bagnell , Cormac O Brien, Alan Power , Matt McSweeny, Dara Codd Alex Moloney , Josh Hogan, Nicky Coughlan , Jack Fitzgerald , Sean O Farrell , Kian Farmer , Dara Scanlon , Sean McSharry , Senan Carroll , Scott Dunlea , Shane O Mahony , Sean Crowley and Cillian Hurley
Junior Div.4 League v Erins Own 08/03/2026
M.MURPHY ALLIGRINNI, KIERAN LAMBERT, RYAN FITZSIOMONS, AARON COUGHLAN, DANIAL O DONOVAN, ODHRAN DENNIHAN, ODHRAN RABBITTE, JOSH FOELY, JAMES MCSWEENEY, RIAN O DRISCOLL, ANDY REA, JAMES O SULLIVAN, JOEY MORAN, MARK O KEEFFE, Ben O NEILL,JACK WALSH, CHRIS POWER, COLIN SUNDERLAND, MARK DALY, JAMES O DONOVAN, DANIAL GARDE, CALUM O BRIEN.
ERINS OWN 00.10 MIDLETON 5.23.
Junior Hurling Div 1 League 10/03/2026
Midleton 3-15 Sars 0-19
We played our 2nd league game in 5 days on Tuesday evening on the 3G in Park South against a good Sars team. We came out on top of a very good game
Panel used: 1. Zack Smith, 2. Eoin Aherne ,3. Matt McSweeny , 4. Cormac O Brien , 5. Alan Power, 6. Evan McCarthy , 7. Dara Codd , 8. Josh Hogan , 9. Alex Moloney , 10. Sean O Farrell ,11. Jack Fitz ,12. Nicky Coughlan, 13. Cian Stack ,14. Foggie Nagle, 15. Daire Egan , 16. Scott Dunlea ,17. Sean Crowley , 18. Adam O Connor 19. Shane O Mahoney ,20. Josh Foley
Lotto
There was No winner of our Lotto jackpot or match 3 winner. Well done to our lucky dip winners:
Thanks to everyone who supports our lotto. It is a vital weekly fundraiser for our club. Remember you can play anytime :
http://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Midleton%20GAA/lotto
In total Midleton GAA will give out local business vouchers to the value of €3,800 every year as part of our “Shop Local, Buy Local” campaign.
How to play: tickets are on sale at Pat Walsh Paints, Chadwicks, Frank Murphy Butchers, Murphy’s Pharmacy, Crowley Butchers, or buy online (see above).
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