Friday January  20th (6.30pm)

Men’s U/22 Q/final

69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Dro) beat  Daniel Hoolihan (Kilcullen) 3-0

Women’s U/22 S/Final

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) beat  Ciara Anderson (Twin Towns) 3-0

Men’s Novice Semi Finals

57kg Caolan McConnell (Navan) beat  Anthony Canny (Tredagh) 3-0
57kg Erikas Skadas (Crumlin) beat Oisin Oliver (Aglish) 2-1
60kg Isabella Hughes (Mount Tallant) beat Victoria Shortt (Dealgan) 2-1
60kg Tanya O’Flynn (St Francis) beat Marie Theres Nolan (Togher) 3-0
60kg Brian Cassidy (Loughshore) beat  Karl O’Leary (St Mary’s Dublin) 3-0
60kg Ian Kelleher (Togher) beat Niall Quigley (Dealgan) 3-0
64kg Conor Jennings (St Monicas U) W/O
64kg John Paul Quinlan (Urlingford) beat Martin Scully (Thurles) 2-1
67kg Darragh Boland (Greenside) beat Brian Campbell (Sacred Heart Newry) 3-0
67kg Darren Rowland (Dealgan) beat  Graham Dowdall (Kilnamanagh) 2-1
71kg Arturas Masarous (Portlaoise) beat  Eamon Dillon (Douglas) 3-0
71kg Damien O’Donoghue (St Conleths) beat Stephen Doyle (Na Fianna) 3-0
75kg Eddie Treacy (St Teresas) beat  Patryk Legierski (Celtic Eagles) 3-0
75kg Shane O’Brien (St Francis) beat  Liam Codd (Ballinacarrow) 3-0
81kg Jordan Lawlor (Ratoath) beat Glen McMenany (St Michaels Dublin) 3-0
81kg Darren Cole (Ballincarrow) beat Patrick Burke (Ballinrobe) 3-0
85kg Niall O’Hagan (Loughshore) beat Ciaran Quillan Sliabh Luachra) TKO2
85kg Chris Patterson (Canal) beat  David O’Reilly (Ballincarrow) 3-0
91kg Damien O’Boyle (Sean McDermott) beat  Kevin Cronin (Cashen Vale) 2-1
91kg Niall Coady (Saviours Crystal) beat Caolan Bradley (Loughshore) 3-0
91+kg Gatis Janesevskis (Tullow) beat  Mattie Kinch (Doolin) 3-0
91+kg Dean Scullion (Loughshore) beat Barry McShane (Dealgan) 3-0

Saturday January 21st (11am)

Men’s U/22 S/Finals

52kg Mark Corcoran (Corinthians) V Jason McKay (Holy Family GG)
52kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin) V Leigh Moran (Illies GG)
56kg Shane Flavin (Paulstown) V James McGivern (St Georges)
60kg Martin Sammon (Olympic Galway) V Stephen Mooney (St Marys Daingean)
60kg Stephen Lockhart (Baldoyle) V Dylan Duffy (Pegasus)
64kg Matthew McCole (Dungloe) V Caoimhin Ferguson (Gleann)
64kg Mosa Kambule (Lisburn) V Keith Flavin (Paulstown)
69kg John Maughan (St Marys Dublin) V Martin Stokes (Darndale)
69kg John Joe Nevin (Mullingar Elite) V Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Dro)
75kg Keylan Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) V Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
75kg Sean McGuirke (Whitechurch) V Martin Collins (Darndale)
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) V Anthony Brown (St Michaels Dublin)
81kg Simon Bangu (Dunboyne) V Wayne Rafferty (St Cianans)
91kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale) V Pearse McDonnell (Gleann)
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) V Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin)
91+kg John McDonald (Crumlin) V Thomas Carty (Glasnevin)

Women’s U/22 Finals

48kg Chloe Fleck (Canal) V Shannon Sweeney (St Annes)
54kg Clodagh McComiskey (Gilford) W/O
57kg Tiegan Russell (Fr Horgans) V Nicole Moorehouse (Clonard Wexford)
64kg Cheyanne O’Neill (Athlone) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) V Samantha O’Grady (St Mary’s New Ross)
75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) W/O
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) W/O
81+kg Maeve McCarron (Carrigart) W/O

Women’s Novice Finals

46kg Danielle McCarton (Kilnamanagh) W/O
48kg Cara Powell (Midleton) V Shania Murphy (St Pats Domhaire)
50kg Jackie Gillespie (Twin Towns) W/O
52kg Kayleigh Magee (Loughshore) W/O
57kg Kate Slattery (St Michaels Dublin) V Anita Larkin (Baldoyle)
60kg Isabella Hughes (Mount Tallant) V Tanya O’Flynn (St Francis)
63kg Kim Gaffney (Ballybough) W/O

January 27th

Men’s Novice Finals (6.30pm)

54kg Kevin McGrath (Angels) W/O
57kg Caolan McConnell (Navan) V Erikas Skadas (Crumlin)
60kg Brian Cassidy (Loughshore) V Ian Kelleher (Togher)
64kg Conor Jennings (St Monicas U) V John Paul Quinlan (Urlingford)
67kg Darragh Boland (Greenside) V Darren Rowland (Dealgan)
71kg Arturas Masarous (Portlaoise) V Damien O’Donoghue (St Conleths)
75kg Eddie Tracey (St Teresas) V Shane O’Brien (St Francis)
81kg Jordan Lawlor (Ratoath)  V Darren Cole (Ballincarrow)
85kg Niall O’Hagan (Loughshore) V Chris Patterson (Canal)
91kg Damien O’Boyle (Sean McDermott) V Niall Coady (Saviours/Crystal)
91+kg Gatis Janesevskis (Tullow) V Dean Scullion (Loughshore)

Men’s U/22 Finals

49kg Darryl Moran (Illies GG) V Jordan Leahy (Urlingford)
52kg Winner V Winner
56kg Jack Kelly (Cherry Orchard) V Winner
60kg Winner V Winner
64kg Winner V Winner
69kg Winner V Winner
75kg Winner V Winner
81kg Winner V Winner
91kg Winner V Winner
91+kg Cian O’Shaughnessy (Rathkeale) V Winner

Elite Schoolboys Squad Training for last year’s Boy 1 and Boy 2 Champions takes place this Sunday in the High Performance Gym at the National Boxing Stadium.

Training starts at 11.30am and finishes at 3:30pm.

Meantime, squad training for the Development Squad (over 18’s) will re-commence in Crumlin Boxing Club Windmill Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12 at 11am sharp starting Saturday 28th January. Any queries please call Paddy Osborne (086) 1008 367.

The National Men’s and Women’s U/22 and Novice Championships resume at the National  Stadium in Dublin tonight.

Boxing begins at 6.30pm.

Admission: €10 for adults and €5 for children (U/14). Admission payable at the door.

Club deals. €100 for 20 club members (€5 each). Ask at the door.

The women’s U/22 and Novice finals will be decided this Saturday.

The men’s U/22 and Novice finals will be decided on Friday, January 27th.

National Men’s and Women’s U/22 and Novice Championships

Friday January  20th (6.30pm)

Men’s U/22 Q/final

69kg Eugene McKeever (Holy Family Dro) V Daniel Hoolihan (Kilcullen)

Women’s Under 22 Semi Final

48kg Shannon Sweeney (St Annes) V Ciara Anderson (Twin Towns)

Men’s Novice Semi Finals

57kg Caolan McConnell (Navan) V Anthony Canny (Tredagh)
57kg Oisin Oliver (Aglish) V Erikas Skadas (Crumlin)
60kg Victoria Shortt (Dealgan) V Isabella Hughes (Mount Tallant)
60kg Marie Theres Nolan (Togher) V Tanya O’Flynn (St Francis)
60kg Brian Cassidy (Loughshore) V Karl O’Leary (St Mary’s Dublin)
60kg Naill Quigley (Dealgan) V Ian Kelleher (Togher)
64kg Conor Jennings (St Monicas U) V Curtis McHugh (Holy Family GG)
64kg Martin Scully (Thurles) V John Paul Quinlan (Urlingford)
67kg Brian Campbell (Sacred Heart Newry) V Darragh Boland (Greenside)
67kg Darren Rowland (Dealgan) V Graham Dowdall (Kilnamanagh)
71kg Arturas Masarous (Portlaoise) V Eamon Dillon (Douglas)
71kg Damien O’Donoghue (St Conleths) V Stephen Doyle (Na Fianna)
75kg Eddie Treacy (St Teresas) V Patryk Legierski (Celtic Eagles)
75kg Shane O’Brien (St Francis) V Liam Codd (Ballinacarrow)
81kg Glen Menany (St Michaels Dublin) V Jordan Lawlor (Ratoath)
81kg Patrick Burke (Ballinrobe) V Darren Cole (Ballincarrow)
85kg Ciaran Quillan Sliabh Luachra) V Niall O’Hagan (Loughshore)
85kg Chris Patterson (Canal) V David O’Reilly (Ballincarrow)
91kg Damien O’Boyle (Sean McDermott) V Kevin Cronin (Cashen Vale)
91kg Caolan Bradley (Loughshore) V Niall Coady (Saviours Crystal)
91+kg Gatis Janesevskis (Tullow) V Mattie Kinch (Doolin)
91+kg Dean Scullion (Loughshore) V Barry McShane (Dealgan)

Saturday January 21st (11am)

Men’s U/22 S/Finals

52kg Mark Corcoran (Corinthians) V Jason McKay (Holy Family GG)
52kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin) V Leigh Moran (Illies GG)
56kg Shane Flavin (Paulstown) V James McGivern (St Georges)
60kg Martin Sammon (Olympic Galway) V Stephen Mooney (St Marys Daingean)
60kg Stephen Lockhart (Baldoyle) V Dylan Duffy (Pegasus)
64kg Matthew McCole (Dungloe) V Caoimhin Ferguson (Gleann)
64kg Mosa Kambule (Lisburn) V Keith Flavin (Paulstown)
69kg John Maughan (St Marys Dublin) V Martin Stokes (Darndale)
69kg John Joe Nevin (Mullingar Elite) V Winner
75kg Keylan Cassidy (Saviours Crystal) V Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
75kg Sean McGuirke (Whitechurch) V Martin Collins (Darndale)
81kg Brian Kennedy (St Marys Daingean) V Anthony Brown (St Michaels Dublin)
81kg Simon Bangu (Dunboyne) V Wayne Rafferty (St Cianans)
91kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale) V Pearse McDonnell (Gleann)
91kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis) V Geoffrey Kavanagh (Glasnevin)
91+kg John McDonald (Crumlin) V Thomas Carty (Glasnevin)

Women’s U/22 Finals

48kg Chloe Fleck (Canal) V Winner
54kg Clodagh McComiskey (Gilford) W/O
57kg Tiegan Russell (Fr Horgans) V Nicole Moorehouse (Clonard Wexford)
64kg Cheyanne O’Neill (Athlone) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala)
69kg Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) V Samantha O’Grady (St Mary’s New Ross)
75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans) W/O
81kg Nell Fox (Rathkeale) W/O
81+kg Maeve McCarron (Carrigart) W/O

Women’s Novice Finals

46kg Danielle McCarton (Kilnamanagh) W/O
48kg Cara Powell (Midleton) V Shania Murphy (St Pats Domhaire)
50kg Jackie Gillespie (Twin Towns) W/O
52kg Kayleigh Magee (Loughshore) W/O
57kg Kate Slattery (St Michaels Dublin) V Anita Larkin (Baldoyle)
60kg Winner V Winner
63kg Kim Gaffney (Ballybough) W/O

January 14th

Novice Q/Finals

71kg Arturas Masarous (Portlaoise) beat Ronan McGinley (Loughshore) TKO2
71kg Eamon Dillon (Douglas) W/0
71kg Damien O’Donoghue (St Conleth) beat  Conor Keane (Ballinrobe) TKO2
71kg Stephen Doyle (Na Fianna) beat Sean Murray (Rathfirland) 2-1
75kg Eddie Treacy (St Teresas) beat Shane Hearne (Saviours Crystal) TKO1
75kg Patryk Legierski (Celtic Eagles) beat James Bates (Bishop Kelly) 3-0
75kg Shane O’Brien (St Francis) beat Owen Brady (Smithfield) 3-0
75kg Liam Codd (Ballinacarrow) beat Arthur Helizon (St Patricks Kilkenny) 3-0
85kg Ciaran Quillan (Sliabh Luachra) beat Peter McGoldrick (Galbally) 3-0
85kg Niall O’Hagan (Loughshore)beat  Noel Hegarty (Letterkenny) TKO2
85kg Chris Patterson (Canal) beat  Kevin Dorney (Saviours Crystal) 3-0
85kg David O’Reilly (Ballincarrow) beat Dariusiz Lechickin (Portlaoise) 2-1
91kg Kevin Cronin (Cashen Vale) beat Eamon Gilligan (Dunboyne) 3-0
91kg Caolan Bradley (Loughshore) W/O
91kg Niall Coady (Saviours Crystal) beat Seamus Leahy (Rathkeale)  3-0
91+kg Dean Scullion (Loughshore) beat  Nicholas Scott (Mourne All Blacks) 3-0
91+kg Barry McShane (Dealgan) beat Mick O’Sullivan (Edenmore) TKO3

Under 22 Q/Finals

52kg Leigh Moran (Illies GG) W/O

60kg Dylan Duffy (Pegasus) beat  Terry McEntee (Old School) 2-1

64kg Matthew McCole (Dungloe) beat Joseph Kelly (St Canices) 3-0

64kg Caoimhin Ferguson (Gleann) beat Evan Fitzgerald (Esker) 3-0

64kg Mosa Kambule (Lisburn) beat Lee Harris (Darndale) 3-0

64kg Keith Flavin (Paulstown) beat Jack Phelan (Riverstown) 3-0

69kg John Maughan (St Marys Dublin)  beat Patrick McConigley (Letterkenny) 3-0

75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise) beat  Rhys Moran (St Pauls Waterford) 3-0

75kg Sean McGuirke (Whitechurch) beat Sean Devrill (Grangecon)  2-1

75kg Martin Collins (Darndale) beat Thomas O’Toole (Celtic Eagles) 2-1

81kg Anthony Brown (St Michaels Dublin) beat Tom Kearney (Townland)  3-0

81kg Simon Bangu (Dunboyne) beat Pearse Sherry (Johnstown) 3-0
81kg Wayne Rafferty (St Cianans) beat Dylan Devine (St Davids Naas) 3-0

January 13th

Novice  Prelims

71kg Sean Murray (Rathfirland) beat Patrick Coyle (St Pats Dromhaire) TKO3

71kg Stephen Doyle (Na Fianna) beat Bulat Bazarbayev (Greenside) 2-1

75kg James Bates (Bishop Kelly) beat  Aaron Lynam (Johnstown) 3-0

75kg Patryk Legierski (Celtic Eagles) beat  Mark Demsey (Corpus Christi) 2-1

75kg Shane O’Brien (St Francis) beat  Jack McAvoy (Rathfirland) TKO3

75kg Owen Brady (Smithfield) beat Paul Cox (Na Fianna) 2-1

75kg Arthur Helizon (St Patricks Kilkenny) beat  Maksel Grzegorz (St Marys Dublin) 2-1

75kg Liam Codd (Ballinacarrow) beat Rory Duffy (Omeath) 2-1
85kg David O’Reilly (Ballincarrow) beat James O’Shea (Tullow) TKO2

Novice Q/Finals

60kg Brian Cassidy (Loughshore) beat Ciaran Mangan (Dublin All Saints) TKO1

60kg Karl O’Leary (St Marys Dublin) beat  Barry Fiztpatrick (St Teresas) 3-0

60kg Niall Quigley (Dealgan) beat Kyle Clinton (Dunboyne) TKO1

60kg Ian Kelleher (Togher) beat  Darren Murphy (Avona) 3-0

64kg Conor Jennings (St Monicas U) beat  Shay Quinn (Loughshore) 3-0

64kg Curtis McHugh (Holy Family GG) beat  Colm Sharkey (Galbally) TKO2

64kg Martin Scully (Thurles) beat Joszef Marcinek (Togher) 2-1

64kg John Paul Quinlan (Urlingford) beat Cian Campbell (Sacred Heart Newry) TKO2

67kg Darragh Bowland (Greenside) beat  Damien Bennett (Greenside) 2-1

67kg Darren Rowland (Dealgan)  beat Peter Keenan (Leos Athlone) TKO1

67kg Graham Dowdall (Kilnamanagh) Beat  Taghdh Duffy (Mount Tallant) TKO1

81kg Jordan Lawlor (Ratoath) beat Emmett Cullen (Glasnevin) 3-0

81kg Patrick Burke (Ballinrobe) beat David Newell (Corrib)  2-1

81kg Darren Cole (Ballincarrow) beat Gearoid Sheehan (St Michaels Dub) 3-0

The final bell tolled on the Glen Boxing Club Centenary (1916-2016) celebrations in Cork last weekend after they met the Birmingham City BC at their 100th birthday bash at the Commons Inn on Leeside.

Founded in humble beginnings in the Rebel County in 1916 – their first clubhouse and gym was in a terraced house in Blackpool – the Glen BC has earned its place as one of the great Irish sporting institutions of our time.

Since its foundation over ten decades ago, the Centenarians have catered for all classes and creeds and has been represented by all walks of life.

Amongst its distinguished boxers were men who made the headlines in other sporting codes, including Denis O’Riordan and Tom O’Donoghue, who lined out for the 1966 Cork All-Ireland winning hurling team.

The two Glen boxers who represented Ireland at rugby were, Ernie Keeffe, who was a member of the Irish Grand Slam winning team of 1948, and Terry Moore who represented his country in the 1970s.

The great Mick Leahy also boxed out of the Glen. In 1964, Leahy beat the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson, considered by many to be the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time, in Glasgow.

The Glen BC has also provided outstanding coaches, from Packie Mahony right down to today’s corner men, Tom Kelleher and Bob O’Driscoll, over the last 100 years. Mick O’Sullivan (President, Anthony Connolly (Chairman), Marbet Corbett (Secretary) and Claudia O’Driscoll  (Treasurer) continued to give sterling service to the club which, courtesy of Martin McDonagh, won a European Schoolboy medal last year.

The opposition for the the Glen BC Centenary tournament, which was presented by the Cork Ex Boxers Association,  was led by head coach and Corkman Frank O’Sullivan, MBE.

O’Sullivan, affectionately known as Sir Frank, is an internationally acclaimed boxing coach and ambassador. Born at the bottom of Shandon Street in Cork, O’Sullivan lined out for the Sunnyside BC, which celebrates its 90th birthday this year, for several years.

As an 18-year-old, he left Cork in search of employment and settled in Birmingham. O’Sullivan has been a member of the Birmingham City BC since its foundation, Five years ago, the unassuming Leesider was honoured by the Queen of England with an MBE for 40 years service to amateur boxing in his adopted city.

O’Sullivan has trained numerous champions, including Frankie Gavin who has strong Irish roots. Gavin became the first England international to claim an AIBA World Elite title in 2007 in Chicago, where Paddy Barnes qualified for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Michael O’Brien, President of the Cork Board, eulogised what he described as the iconic and historic contribution of the Glen BC to Cork and Irish boxing and sport, while Fergal Carruth, CEO of the IABA, hailed the club’s longevity and achievements since 1916.

Pat Ryan, President of the IABA, who attended the Centenary tournament, said: “To put the Glen Boxing Club into historical context; it was established five years after the foundation of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association in Dublin in 1911 and eight years before we send a team to the Paris 1924 Olympic Games for Ireland’s first Olympiad.”

“The Irish Athletic Boxing Association salutes the Glen Boxing Club and its enduring legacy over the last one hundred years.“

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Des Cahill, said: “The enduring legacy of the Glen Boxing Club is its very endurance, a fortitude which has seen the club keep its doors open to the community for a century. Just over one hundred years ago, from humble beginnings in Blackpool, the founders of this club lit a sporting light on Leeside. It is a light which has never gone out.”

The opening date for applications is Monday.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Patrick O’ Donovan T.D., announced shortly before Christmas that €30m is being made available under the Sports Capital Programme to develop sports infrastructure around the country.

Online applications will be accepted from the 23rd January to the 24^th February 2017. Clubs not previously registered on the Department’s online application system need to do so in advance of this date.

Click here for further information.