Melbourn - Bishopstown Badminton Club

Welcome to the Melbourn-Bishopstown Badminton Club Website

We are based in the new Bishopstown G.A.A. four-court badminton hall.  Badminton nights are Mondays and Wednesdays at the Bishopstown GAA Hall from 9 pm to 11 pm.
Beginners welcome.

Presently we have teams playing in Divisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and Novice in the Cork County Leagues and Championships.
New members and beginners welcome to all of the above grades.

Club News

17th Apr 2007.........The Division Five Mixed team beat Mallow 4-0 in the League County Finals last Sunday  and will now represent Cork in the Munster Finals at UL on the last Sunday of April 2007.  The club got off to a flying start when singles player Maria Cronin of Mournabbey won the first match 2-0, followed by Michael O'Driscoll of Butlerstown near Bandon who won the mens singles 2-0. Then the mens doubles of David Jacob (team captain) from Dublin and Sean Cotter from Bishopstown won a cracker of a game 2-1. This was followed by the ladies doubles when Catherine Murphy of Castleisland and Lesley-Anne Payne from County Offaly won a hard game 2-1. As a result there was no need to play the three remaining mixed games. Other players on the team panel were Edel Dineen, Jerry O'Sullivan, Tim Bennett and Julie Aherne.

Melbourn-Bishopstown Badminton Club last sunday also won the Cork County Division One Mixed League title when they defeated Carrigtwohill 2-1. Team members were Maria Dwyer, Nima Steffanson, Leslie Smith and David Taylor.

Membership Application form

If you are joining, please also fill out the Cork County Badminton Board Affiliation form

More details from :   Margaret Linehan, c/o CIT, Bishopstown OR
Sean Cotter, 45 Rossbrook, Model Farm Road, Cork, (021-4546194), E-Mail : Sean Cotter

Links
Cork County Badminton Association website  

Main Index Page for Bishopstown Orienteering, Hillwalking,  and Badminton Websites

Club History
Melbourn BC was formed in 1970 by residents of Melbourn Estate in Bishopstown. The early founders included Tom Aherne (Senior) and Michael McGrath. Originally adults only played in the hall of Colaiste an Spioraid Naomh Secondary School. A few years later a juvenile section was formed and lots of the members went on to become famous players.
Bishopstown BC was formed in May of 2001 by Sean Cotter. Bishopstown BC was approached by Melbourn BC in September 2002 with a view to amalgamation as Melbourn BC numbers had dwindled down to just a handful. Bishopstown BC agreed and the two clubs merged to form Melbourn-Bishopstown Badminton Club. Now the club has its largest number of members ever and its largest number of teams ever.
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This Page was last updated : 17th October 2007