Hazelwood College

Hazelwood College top group to move into the quarter finals

Munster Senior Girls Football

“Hazelwood College top group to move into the quarter finals”

Hazelwood College Dromcollogher: 3-7
Colaiste Treasa Kanturk: 2-6

This game was highly charged from the beginning with the winners going through to the knock out stages and which left Hazelwood with a mountain to climb at half time-but the Dromcollogher girls don’t mind heights and came through in flying colours at the end of this engrossing contest.
Three minutes into the game Kanturk hit the back of the net and added on three well taken points before the first quarter. Suddenly Hazelwood found themselves six points behind and were struggling to put any score on the board. A great run by the inspirational Maire Flannagan found Emma Browne thirty metres from goal who turned and headed straight to within 10 metres of the goalline before shooting past the hapless Kanturk goalie to register our first score. Emma followed up with a well taken point.
At this point Hazelwood lost captain Ciara Meaney to an ankle injury (but returned again ten minutes into the second half) and they seemed to lose the plot again missing some easy chances but worse still leaving Kanturk in for another goal and two points before the referee blew for half time- a half where Hazelwood operated in first gear.
On the resumption where Aisling O’Brien was now operating at full forward things began to happen for Drom. Aisling laid off a beautiful ball to Vickie Harnett, who popped it over the bar within the first minute. Within five minutes Aisling had the ball in the net and Denise O’Connell slotted over two points from frees without any reply from Kanturk. Ciara came back on at this stage and after some strong running from mid-field got through to score a point. After some great work from Tara Hurley at half back the ball spun across the goal mouth and like a flash Helen Bradley had the ball planted to put Hazelwood ahead for the first time in the match. Kanturk came back scoring a point but two more point from Nicola O’Connell and Helen Bradley clocked the game out leaving the final score 3-7 to 2-6. Best for Hazelwood were M. Flannagan, C. Meaney, H Bradley, T. Hurley, N Kiely, E. Browne and A. O’Brien.
Hazelwood Starting team: A O Brien, S Forde, M Geary, N Greaney, T Hurley, M Flannagan, L Hanley, C. Meany(captain) N. Kiely, D. O’Connell, E Browne, V Harnett, H Bradley, E Noonan. A Moloney.
Subs used: A O’Connor, N. O’Brien, C. O’Leary.

Integrated Dance

The Transition Year class have been taking part in an Intergrated Dance Class for the past six weeks at the Cheshire Home in Rathfredagh. Intergrated Dance involves disabled and non-disabled people working together to create and perform dance.

Next week is the final week in which the finished production will be filmed and produced as a short DVD.

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Lifesaver Project

. LCA 2 students from Hazelwood College attended the Lifesaver Project in The Crescent Shopping Centre on October 22nd last.

The Lifesaver project is a collaborative effort between An Garda Siochana, Limerick Ambulance Service, The H.S.E. Limerick City & County Fire Service and the Road Safety Departments of Limerick County & City Councils. This programme is geared towards the senior cycle classes in all secondary schools and other appropriate groupings and is aimed at reducing the number and severity of road traffic collisions and to improve road safety awareness. All aspects of road safety were covered including, safety belts, drink and drug driving, speed, pedestrians and cyclists, fatigue.
Actors, each portraying seriously injured traffic collision victims, were treated by emergency services during the demonstration.
Participants of The Lifesaver Project were also presented with hard-hitting road safety advertisements from around the world, personal accounts from people who have survived serious injury collisions and footage of the families of those who have died.
Emergency personnel also informed participants of their own first hand experiences at the scenes of accidents and also the follow on effects and how it changes people’s lives forever.

LCA1 Theatre Trip

Some of the LCA1 students who travelled to Friar’s Gate theatre in Kilmallock. Students watched Ger Carey’s fantastic performance of ‘Psycho Spaghetti’ as part of their English & Communication module.

Childline Fundraising

The first year CSPE class recently held a Cheerios Breakfast morning in aid of Childline

The Cheerios Childline Breakfast Together appeal is a fundraising event which last year saw hundreds of people hold a breakfast and raise vital funds for Childline. Together with their friends, families and colleagues they raised over €130,000 making a real difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable children in Ireland.

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Newtownshandrum Senior Hurlers

Newtownshandrum Senior Hurling team recently visited the school after winning the Cork County Final. They spoke to the students on the importance of working hard in school and the motivation and effort involved in their training schedules.

PICTURE 1 Jamie Coughlan a member of the Newtownshandrum Senior
Hurling team and current pupil of Hazelwood College proudly displays
Cork Senior Hurling Club Championship Cup. Pictured with Mr Conor
Murphy holding the All Ireland VEC Under 18 Hurling cup 08/09 and
school games master Mr Tom Halpin

PICTURE 2 Newtownshandrum team members Jack O Herlihy and Jamie
Coughlan with the Cork Senior Hurling Championship Cup pictured with
Hazelwood College students who come from Newtownshandrum. Members of the victorious team visited the school last week

PICTURE 3 Hazelwood College Camogie players Becky Ryan, Katie
Coughlan sister of Jamie, Cara Clifford sister of Ryan Clifford and
Amy Ryan pictured with Jack O’Herlihy and Jamie Coughlan and the Cork
Senior Hurling Championship Cup when members of the victorius
Newtownshandrum side visited the school last week.

Opening Game is a great success for Hazelwood Camogie!

Hazelwood College : 4-7
St Mary’s, Mallow : 3-2

Monday was the opening game our Senior camogie players had versus St Marys Secondary School, Mallow in the Intermediate A Munster League. The teams were very evenly matched throughout the opening ten minutes. St Marys opened the scoring but Hazelwood responded quickly. Katie Dillane scored her first goal of the game net with a shot that left the Mallow keeper with no hope of blocking. Niamh O Brien was superb in defence throughout the entire game but in particular the first half when Hazelwood were struggling. Sarah Moloney did well in goal and there was nothing she could have done to prevent any of the scores gotten by St Marys. Scores were exchanged throughout the game from each side. Hazelwood dominated play in the last five minutes of the half and were unlucky not the score more. Hazelwood trailed by two points facing into the second half.
It was a completely different team that faced into the second half. Within the opening minute Niamh Cagney found the back of the net and was in hard luck to have the goal disallowed for “Square ball”. However this only spurred the team on. The six defensive members of the Hazelwood College team were majestic in the second half and kept St Marys scoreless for the entire 30 minutes. Aideen O Flynn was definitely in “thou shall not score” form chasing and blocking every ball that entered the back lines. Emma Browne played like a true Captain in the second half, leading the team by example, first to every ball and allowing no St Marys player to get any shot in on goal. Joanne Murray was in complete command in the full back position bursting out every opportunity granted to clear her lines. Tara Hurley, one of the hardest working members on the team covered every blade of grass in the field and was unlucky on a number of occasions not the get her name on the score sheet. Our wing forwards were like two thorns in the side of Mallow’s half backs running at the defensive and setting up many attacks. Aisling O Brien hassled the centre back throughout the entire game and did not allow any easy clearance from the Mallow backs. The full forward line of Niamh Cagney, Becky Ryan and Katie Dillane were in super form scoring 4-3 between them. Máiread Geary when moved to the forwards provided 2 points and set up numerous attacks. This was a hard physical game and no score was easily achieved. Hazelwood had a number of wides and were unlucky not to score more. All members of the panel played exceptional Camogie in the second half but the player of the match was without a doubt Katie O Sullivan. Katie played in numerous position throughout the game and showed great vision and determination in each of them.
It was great to get the Camogie 09/10 year off to a winning start! Well done to all involved. Clonakilty are the next opponents we face in the Intermediate A league. The girls face Cashel in the Senior Championship on 4th November. Well done to all involved!
Panel: Sarah Moloney (Newtown), Annette Lordan (Milford), Máiread Geary (Milford) Emma Browne (Milford), Katie O Sullivan(Feenagh/kilmeedy), Niamh O Brien (Milford), Joanne Murray (Kileedy), Tara Hurley (Feengh/kilmeedy), Aideen O Flynn (Milford), Kallie Hodgson (Milford), Aisling O Brien (Knockaderry), Máire Flanagan (Milford), Katie Dillane (Milford), Becky Ryan (Newtown), Niamh Cagney (Ballagran), Sarah O Sullivan (Feenagh/kilmeedy), Grainne Sheehy (Milford), Elaine Noonan (Ballagran) Breda Larkin (Kileedy), Ciara Fitzgibbon (Milford).

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Hazelwood Hurlers Through Munster First Round Safely

Hazelwood College 6-14
St. Brogan’s, Bandon 0-9

While there was no doubt that Hazelwood College deserved to win this first round game of the Munster “A” Vocational senior championship – the score line certainly flattered the winning team. The game played in Mallow last Wednesday was a hard fought affair but a combination of a high wides total from St. Brogan’s and a mixture of some sharpshooting and luck around the goals helped Hazelwood to ease through the final minutes.
St Brogans opened the scoring in the 2nd minute with a point from play. Jerry Lane responded with a free in the 7th minute. St Brogans scored a point in the 9th minute which was later cancelled out with points from Kevin Noonan in the 11th and 13th minute. Within 60 seconds St Brogans responded with another score on the board, to even the score-board. Jerry Lane popped over another placed ball shortly afterwards. St Brogans slotted over a 65 in the 18th minute to leave the sides 4 a piece in what was turning into a ding-dong battle. Ian Carroll got on the score board with two fine points, running on to lose balls in midfield in the 20th and 21st minute. St Brogans clawed their way back with another pointed free from their number 11. Hazelwood dominated the next 8 minutes with two powerfully taken goals by Keith Lacey and Michael Fitzgibbon. Jerry Lane stepped up to the mark with two pointed frees, one in the 27th minute and the other in the 30th minute. St Brogans scored another point just on the stroke of half time to end the half on a Score line of Hazelwood 2-8, St Brogans 0-6.
The second half started with the referee throwing in the sliothar and St Brogans taking full advantage of it, scoring within seconds. From here Hazelwood dominated with three very well taken goals from Jimmy Kiely, Kevin Noonan and Ian carroll in the next 5 minutes. To finish of this deadly spell Jimmy scored again with a point from play. St Brogans scored again in the 11th minute, trying to decrease the deficit. The on form full forward, Kevin Noonan rattled the net for the second time in the 13th minute. Michael Fitzgibbon and Kevin Noonan both scored a point each in the 18th and 19th minute. St Brogans tried to reduce the score line with another point from play in the 23rd minute. This was to be St Brogans final score for the day. Hazelwood finished the game with a point each for Micheal Brosnan, Keith lacey and Cian Mulcahy. Hazelwood are now through to the quarter-finals. The opposition will be unknown until the back-door games have been played. Next up for the U/18’s, will be Ard Scoil Ris in the limerick schools semi-final.

Team and scorers:
K.O’ Callaghan, B. Lynch, J. Coughlan, B. Naughton, M. Brosnan (0-1), T. O’flynn, J. Barrett, S. Sheehan, I. Carroll(1-2), K. Lacey(1-1), P. Sheehy, J. Lane (0-4, frees), M. Fitzgibbon(1-1), K. Noonan(2-3), J. Kiely(1-1). Subs: M. Whelan, R.Egan, S. O’ Riordan, D. McCarthy, D. Coleman, C. Morrissey, P. Hassett, C. Mulcahy(0-1), P. Madigan, D. Egan, D. Boyce

Cappanalea 2009

The new first year group recently travelled to Cappanalea Outdoor Education Centre in Co. Kerry as part of a team building and bonding week. Over the course of the week 104 First Year students and their Transition Year mentors spent three days and two nights participating in a wide variety of games and activities.

While there they took part in Hill-Walking, Orienteering, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Abseiling and other Team Building Games and Challenges. The purpose of the trip is to give the new first years an oppourtunity to bond with their many new class mate who have come from a wide variety of backgrounds and areas. Secondly the trip through the use of the transition year mentors gives the school a good insight into how well the students are settling into their new environment.

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Past Student Dr. Michael Geary Visits

Michael, a native of Milford was a student at Hazelwood College (formerly Community College) between 1993 and 1999. At Hazelwood he was the captain of the school’s debating team which made the county Limerick VEC final two years in succession. He is also a past winner of the Transition Year Student of the Year (1997) and was the school’s overall Student of the Year in 1999. After he graduated from Hazelwood College, he embarked upon undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Ireland and abroad. He is a First Class Honours graduate of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, where he completed his B.A. in History, English and Biology (1999-2002) and a two year M. Litt degree by research (2002-2004). His M.Litt thesis examined Ireland’s repeated attempts at membership of the EEC during the 1960’s and early 1970’s.

In August 2005, Michael won a four year scholarship to the prestigious European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. In 2006,he was awarded a second Masters, a Masters of Research (M.Res.) degree and in February 2009 he successfully defended and was awarded his Ph.D. His research at the EUI explored the role of the European Commission during the enlargement of the EEC (1957-1973) and in particular the Commission’s relations with two applicant countries for membership of the Common Market, namely Britain and Ireland.

Between February and June 2009, Michael worked at the General Secretariat of the EU Council of Ministers in Brussels where he worked on aspects of the Community’s enlargement policy; Spokesperson for the Council’s trainees and shared in questions and answers sessions with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

In September 2009, Michael was appointed Lecturer / Assistant Professor in History of European Integration at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

His M. Litt degree was recently published as a book entitled An Inconvenient Wait: Ireland’s Quest for Membership of the EEC 1957-1973. Michael Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs launched the book in Dublin on 2nd September stating that it was “a must read” for secondary and third level students and anyone with an interest in Ireland’s recent political and economic history. In the first review of the book of the in the national newspapers the Sunday Business Post calls the book “Extremely Informative”

It was with great pride and delight that the management and staff at Hazelwood College greeted Dr Michael Geary, a past pupil, on Friday last. Michael took the time to visit the history students in the school and addressed them in an interesting and informative manner. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Michael on his tremendous achievements and wish him every success in his future career!

Photo: Mr Brendan Burke and Dr Michael Geary with some 5th Year History students. Dr Geary presented a copy of his book to schol library.