Limerick GAA Notes - news from clubs across the city and county

Ahane

Bord na Nog: Our U8 players and parents really enjoyed their day out in the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday. Many thanks to club secretary Tony Harnett for helping to organise the tickets. Luimneach abú. The U13s hosted Gaeil Colmcille CLG Loughcrew Gaels in Mackey Park on Sunday. Great game of hurling was enjoyed by all present before Loughcrew headed for the Gaelic Grounds for the other big match of the day. Thanks to our visitors for the great game, our coaches and those who organised refreshments.

Senior Hurlers: We finished up our East Senior Hurling League campaign with a loss against Cappamore. Goals win games and this was definitely the case as the game finished Ahane 1-12 Cappamore 3-14.
Junior Hurlers: Our Junior A Hurling League also came to an end this week as we lost out to Mungret St Pauls. Full time score was Ahane 0-10 Mungret St Pauls 2-32.

Limerick Players: Congratulations to the Limerick Senior Hurlers who won out on a point win against Cork on Sunday in the Gaelic Grounds. As the other results went in their favour, they are now in a Munster final in two weeks’ time against Clare. We are wishing Tom, Dan, and Ciaran the very best of luck for the Munster Final.

Underage Camogie: Our U10’s welcomed Mungret St Paul’s on Tuesday evening to Mackey Park to play a very enjoyable blitz!The girls are coming on leaps and bounds and you can see all their training and hard work is paying off. So proud of the U12 girls who welcomed Crecora to Mackey Park on Thursday night to play a fantastic match! So much skill, team work and determination on display. Keep up the great work. A fantastic win for our U14 team in the Mackey league on Friday evening against Mungret St Pauls. An unbelievable tight game with amazing skill, determination and fight shown by both sides. Well done to the Ahane girls who came out on top on a score line of 4-6 to 4-3.

Primary Games: Huge congratulations to Erin Madigan and Abigail Lynch who were chosen to play as part of the Munster GAA Primary Games team on Sunday in the TUS Gaelic Grounds v Cork. A fantastic experience for the girls and another proud day for our club.

Ballybricken-Bohermore

Club Lotto: The club Lotto stands at €7,800. No Jackpot winner from the latest draw. Numbers drawn were 14, 16, 23 and 29. Lucky dips were Niamh McGuinness, Jani Kivisalmi, Bestie, Holly, Rocky & Polly ,Derek Barry. The club would like to thank all for their continued support.

Results: City East Intermediate Hurling League, Ballybricken-Bohermore 0-14 1-13 St Patrick's; City East Intermediated Hurling League Ballybricken-Bohermore GAA 2-12 1-17 Crecora. Our Junior B hurlers received a walkover from Doon. Our Junior A footballers received a walkover from Ahane.

U17 Hurling: Congratulations to our U17 hurlers who had a comprehensive win over Blackrock in Knocklong on Wednesday last to claim the County League title. It was a dominating performance from all who took to the field wit stand out performances from Scott Ryan, Rory Hanly and Sean Nolan who contributed with some amazing scores.
U17 Football: Congratulations to our Footballers who had a 1-9 to 0-6 win over Knockaderry in the County League final in Kilbreedy on Friday last.

Blackrock

Club Lotto: No winner of our latest jackpot. Numbers drawn were 1, 6, 10 and 17. €40 lucky dip - John Corkery, Promoter Brendan O’Brien; €20 lucky dips – Helen Sheehy, Promotor Brendan O’Brien; Betty O Dea, Promotor Breda Walsh; TG Ryan, Promotor Mary O Brien; Dave Buckley Jnr, Promotor Carmel Murphy.

Results: Senior League - Blackrock 1-22 Effin 0-22.

Munster Hurling Final: Tickets for the Munster final we expect will go through the clubs so please use whats app to contact the phone with your requests. Members draw if necessary, one ticket request per member.

Caherline

Club Lotto: No jackpot winner from the latest draw. Numbers drawn were 6, 9, 22 and 27. Lucky dip winners were Maria Quaine (Online), Nellie Warren, Keith Ryan, Maria Coffey and Niamh O'Dwyer. Next week’s jackpot will be €12,200 and the draw will be held on Friday night next via Facebook Live. As always, we appreciate everyone's support. Our lotto tickets can be purchased online or you can buy through the usual outlets in the village.

Results: City East Intermediate Hurling League, Caherline: 0-22(22) Kilteely-Dromkeen: 1-15(18); U13 Hurling Championship, Caherline 1-4 Na Piarsiagh 1-4.

Signage: The club would like to thank Michael Barrett for donating a number of Eircode signs to the club. We never want to see our players or opposition players badly injured but this is critical information to ensure we can get medical emergency services to the field quickly. Many thanks Michael, they're a great addition to our facilities.

Camogue Rovers

Split the Pot: Congratulations to Noreen O'Rourke on winning SplitThePot this month! Thanks to all who participated and details of next draw will be shared soon. The last person standing GAA inter-county prediction game continues and is approaching the finish line. This week's games are the All-Ireland U17 final and All-Ireland U20 final. Participants will be contacted.

Club Limerick Draw: The Limerick Club Draw has restarted and this initiative is vital to all Limerick clubs especially ourselves. It can be entered online or through any club member. Fantastic prizes on offer and we were lucky to have a few winners within the club last year. For €10 a month it is a great value.

Crecora-Manister

Club Limerick Draw: The May draw took place on Saturday, May 27. We didn’t have any winners this month but hopefully we’ll have winners through the remainder of the year’s draws. Our draw members have been very lucky with over 60 different winners sharing a total prize pot of 60,000 over the past nine years. Thanks to all who have entered the draw for 2023. It is never too late to enter, for your convenience you can do so online by going to the CLUB Limerick Draw website and choosing Crecora-Manister in the select your club section.

Dean Ryan Cup: Congratulations to our Club man Oisín O’Byrne on wining the Dean Ryan Cup with Ardscoil Rís.

Fixtures: U13 Football Division 4 - Crecora-Manister v Croom, Thursday, June 1 in Crecora at 7pm. Things are quiet this week on the fixtures front as players will commence their Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate examinations next week.

Croom

Membership: This can be renewed online on Foireann. As a player, if you are currently not a member and you incur any injuries, you will have to cover all costs including medical and loss of earnings yourself. The Player Injury Fund only covers registered members. Only members registered will be eligible to apply for tickets.

Bord Na nOg: Croom Bord Na nOg are looking for volunteers to help with coaching, organising team events, catering club events, organizing fundraisers etc. If you feel that you are able to help out in any way please contact: P.J. O’Mahony 085 7161505 / Trevor Costello 087 0691023.

Limerick Players: Well done to Croom-Ballybricken-Bohermore U14 players Conor O'Mahony, Tommy Reidy, Ronan Connelly and Dan Barry who lined out for Limerick U14 football team last Saturday against Clare.

Dates for the Diary: Thursday, June 1. U9 hurling training at 6.30pm; U13 hurling match v Claughaun.

Club Lotto: No jackpot winner from our latest draw. Jackpot now stands at €7,800. Numbers drawn were 4, 5, 12 and 25. Lucky Dips - Patricia Quirke, Garranroe, Croom (Online); Jan Cahill, C/O John Cahill; Lauren Daffy, C/O Daffy’s Bar; Dick Gleeson, Fedamore; The Lynch Famiy, Croom.

Fr Caseys

Fixtures: West Senior League semi-final - Fr Caseys vs St Kieran’s, Wednesday, May 31 in Coolyroe at 7.30pm.
Senior Football: Entering their final group game last Tuesday night with three wins, a draw and two loses to their name, Fr Caseys needed to capture maximum points at home to St Kieran’s to reach the knockout stages. Their opponents already had qualification guaranteed but were looking for victory to top the group. The large crowd that attended in near perfect conditions were treated to a high scoring encounter with eight goals converted on the night. David Ward rolling back the years to convert three of those goal chances was one of the highlights but the newcomers to our panel have also to be commended for their energy and work rate. In the end, Fr Caseys had eight points to spare after a very impressive performance. Their reward for victory is a semi-final encounter away to St Kieran’s with the winner facing county champions Newcastle West in the West League Final.

Club Limerick Draw: The second of 10 Club Limerick Draws for 2023 took place last Saturday, May 27. Well done to Mike O’Connor, Hospital-Herbertstown who claimed the €10,000 jackpot prize and to Katie Lynch, Ballysteen, who scooped the Star Prize this month. Locally we were delighted to see Kathleen Leahy, Fr Caseys win a €500 cash prize. There is still plenty of time to enter the remaining draws with some fantastic prizes on offer, a top cash prize of €10,000 each month, a star prize and 28 other cash prizes ranging from €3,000 to a minimum €100. Sign up online and nominate Fr Caseys as your chosen club. You can choose to pay as you go monthly, via direct debit or all in one. With 50% of money raised returned to the local club we strongly encourage all club members to get involved.

Club Lotto: Our weekly lotto draw continued last week with a Jackpot of €15,400 up for grabs. The numbers drawn were 4, 7 and 24 with the bonus ball 9. We had three match two plus bonus winners claiming €50 each. The Jackpot for next week’s draw now increases to €15,600. Match 2 plus Bonus winners: Eilis O’Connor €50 (Promoter: Square), Anne O’Connor €50 (Promoter: Liam O’Connor), Eileen Barry €50 (Promoter: Square). The lucky dip winners were as follows: Con Murphy €30 (Promoter: Square), Matt Redman €30 (Promoter: John Murphy), Thomas Fitzgerald €30 (Promoter: Yearly). Where can you buy a ticket? Tickets cost €2.50 and are available in a host of local shops including Gala Killarney Road, An Siopa Milseán, Kathleen;s Foodstore, Sheehy's Hardware, Danny Scanlon's, Lanes Foodstore, Cryle View Cleaners, Needles & Pins, The Ploughman, Jack O’Rourkes, Glorach Bingo, DP Lyons Bar, Mag Nash and John Murphy. You can also play online.

Galtee Gaels

Senior Football: The senior footballers are through to the South league final, provisionally fixed for this Wednesday night. They were due to play Ballylanders on Thursday last but Ballylanders conceded the game, Oola and Galbally contested the other semi-final with Oola coming out on top.

Club Limerick Draw: The club had no winners in the May Club Limerick Draw held on Saturday morning last with a top prize going to Hospital-Herbertown. Supporters can join the drawer any month online or contact draw coordinator Kieran Walsh on 0879044463.

Club na Nóg: On this Friday night, the U13 team are at home to Margaret/St. Pauls at 7pm. The U9s have a blitz in Galbally at 7pm on Saturday. Also on Saturday, the U7s team have a blitz in the Knockainey at 10.30am.

Football Skills: Well done to Mossy, English, Jack Murphy, and Cian O’Keefe, who represented Anglesboro National School having won the south went forward to the county finals which were held in Gaelic Grounds on Tuesday last. The competition was won by Ballyhahill School.

Hospital-Herbertstown

Club Lotto: Our Club Lotto continues weekly every Monday night. Last week’s numbers were 1, 13, 22, 30. Unfortunately, we had no jackpot winner. However, our lucky dip winners of five x €20 were Jimmy O Neill, Hospital; Peg Creighton, Hospital; Maria Meehan, Ballinamona; O’Mahoney Family, Ballycahill; Liam Jones, Herbertstown. Sellers Prize - Des Hanly. Next jackpot is now €10,000. Reserve Jackpot is €6,700. Tickets can be purchased in local shops from any committee member or online link available on our Facebook page. One line costs €2 or you can avail of the special offer of 3 lines for €5. All support is greatly appreciated.

Club Limerick Draw: The Club Limerick Draw for 2023 has started. You can join at any time. When you support the #CLUBLkDraw you are supporting your local GAA club as half of your money goes to your nominated club. The purpose of the Club Limerick draw is to provide funding for our footballers and hurlers training fund from minor to senior grades. Please contact club officials for details. It can also be done online. Congratulations to Mike O’ Connor who won the top prize of €10,000 in the May draw.

Membership: This can now be paid for the coming year. It can be bought on the Foireann website. It's easy to register, use and to pay for 2023. All players at any grade cannot take the field without paying membership. Also with payment of your club membership there will be a 10% discount on the purchase of GAAGO.

Golf Classic: Please support our Golf Classic which will be held on Friday, July 14 at Tipperary Golf Club. This is a vital fundraiser that will help us to upgrade our facilities for future generations. All support will be greatly appreciated. Team of 4 is €200. Tee boxes are €100. Greens are €50 euro. Please contact Brian Deegan on 086 8565531 or any committee member for more information.

Condolence: Sincere sympathy to The Creighton Family, St Josephs Terrace on the sad passing of Eddie.
Results: U13 Hurling Championship - H/H 2-7 Killeedy-Tournafulla 1-5. South Intermediate Hurling League - H/H 2-22 Kilmallock 4-19.

Kilteely-Dromkeen

Membership: Registration to Kilteely-Dromkeen GAA club is now due. This can be done online via Foireann so please log in to your account from last year for your convenience. Any issues or if you are new to the system, please email club secretary or contact any club official. Be sure to use your 10% GAAGO discount also.

Club Limerick Draw: Our county teams have given us hugely enjoyable and great days. Please support them and our club by signing up to the Club Limerick Draw today. You can sign up for the year or monthly for €10. 50% of your payment goes to your chosen club. There are amazing monthly prizes and a top prize of €10,000 to be won.

Limerick Players: Well done to Sean O'Dea and the Limerick Senior footballers on defeating Carlow away and now qualifying for the Tailteann Cup quarter finals. Final group game vs Wicklow takes place this coming Sunday in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.. Tickets online or in Centra/Supervalu. Congrats to the Limerick senior hurlers on their victory over Cork on Sunday especially to Eibhear O'Dea and Denny Ahern on the backroom team.

Primary Game: Well done to Kaitlyn O’Dea who had the honour of playing for Limerick in the Primary Game during the half-time interval on Sunday. Kaitlyn represented her school, club and parish with great distinction.

Fixtures: Intermediate Football League semi-final - Kilteely Dromkeen vs Camogue Rovers, in Caherconlish, Wednesday, May 31 at 7.30pm; U13 football vs Ahane, in Ahane, Thursday, June 1 at 7pm.

Results: Intermediate Hurling – KD 1-15 to Caherline 0-22; U13 hurling with Pallasgreen 4-7 to 0-2 Crecora-Manister.

Club Lotto: No winner of the jackpot from our latest draw. Numbers drawn were 9, 11, 19 and 28. Lucky Dip: Aine Commins, Eoghan Lane, David Murphy, Ned Fraher, P.A. Commons. Sellers Prize: Michael O’Connell. Jackpot is now at €3,800. Tickets are on sale for just €2 at Noreen’s Shop in Kilteely, Daybreak Dromkeen and from all lotto committee members.

Monaleen

Club Lotto: The latest lotto draw took place last Thursday night, May 25. This draw is kindly sponsored by Pat Tiernan Motors. The Jackpot was €16,500. The numbers drawn were 22, 29, 23 and 10. Lotto plus draw numbers were 21, 18, 25 and 15. Lucky Dip winners were Marie O’Brien, Eimhin Wallace, Alan & Geraldine Whisker, Laura O’Brien. Next week’s jackpot is €16,800.

Family Fun Day: There is great excitement building for our family fun day which will take place on Sunday, June 18. This promises to be a fantastic club day. Keep a eye on our social media for more info.

Bord da Nog Fixtures: Thursday, June 1 - U13 Football Div 3B v Cappamore in Cappamore at 7pm; Monday, June 5 - U13 Football Div 1B v Hospital Herbertstown in Monaleen at 7pm.

Senior Results: Senior Football League Semi Final - Monaleen 2-11 Na Piarsaigh 0-7; Junior Hurling League - Ballybrown 4-20 Monaleen 2-13.

Bord na Nog Results: U13 Hurling Div 1 -Na Piarsaigh 3-3 Monaleen 3-8; U13 Hurling Div 3A Monaleen 1-3 Mungret 2-8.

Summer Camps: Our Summer Camps are now live. Booking can be made by using the QR Code or by the Clubforce link. Cost of camp is €60 per camp per child.

Hurling Street Leagues 2023: This took place last Saturday evening in the club and proved, once again, to be hugely successful. Thanks to everyone who helped out on the day. A special mention to Jamie Power and Donnacha O’Dalaigh who gave up their time to present the medals to over 70 boys from our U6’s and U7’s that took part.

Mungret St Pauls

Limerick Players: Well done to Jayne Casey, Sarah Horgan and Molly Tobin who wore the green and white yet again on Sunday when they took on Galway in the All-Ireland Championship. Unfortunately, Galway came away with the win in the end after a battle. Well done to Sean Donnelly who got to play at half time with the Primary Games team. Well done to Ruairi Dwane who played against Offaly and Wexford on Saturday with the Limerick U14 Hurling team. Congratulations also to our U15 Limerick players, Killian Begley and Rory Gleeson who beat Cork at the weekend and to Rory O’Callaghan who played in the Limerick jersey also. Well done to the U15 and U14 players who played on Saturday 27.The 14s played Clare while the U15s travelled to Wicklow. Mungret St Pauls are very proud to be represented by Adam Bennett in U14 and Amhlaoibh Bohane and Jack Dervan in U15, unfortunately Jack O’Sullivan was unable to play. Limerick U16’s footballers played Galway in Mick Neville Park. Well done to Mungret St Pauls players Conor Mangan, Conor O’Longaigh, Daniel O’Connell, Liam Ahern and Aaron Morrow.

Camogie: The U16 B cup semi final took place last Tuesday night in the Crescent Comp where #MSPCamogie took on Granagh Ballingarry. We put up a great battle but unfortunately the visitors left with the win.

Cul Camp: €40,000 up for grabs for Limerick GAA clubs through Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps on-pack competition. We would love if you would choose Mungret St Pauls as your club for a chance to win the €40,000.

U13 Hurling: It was another busy Thursday evening last week as both our U13 hurlers fielded. The Division 3 team were out in Monaleen where they played a very competitive game with Mungret winning the game 2-8 to 1-3.. -3. Our Division 2 team welcomed Ahane to Mungret as they started the game it was evident that Mungret St. Pauls was the stronger team as Ahane failed to score. After four out of seven matches our Division 2 team are in top position with five wins and five more games to go. The Division 3 team are in third place in their group with three wins and one loss. Division 2 team fields again on Thursday, June 8 with the Division 3 team not playing until Thursday, June 22.

Junior Hurling: This team played Ahane last Thursday. This was a game where Mungret St Pauls dominate and won comfortably.

Senior Hurling: This was a great game. The first half saw the sides level four times with Mungret St Pauls having a point lead at the break. It did not take Na Piarsaigh long to level the game again. They drew another four times in the second half but the Na Piarsaigh goal divided the sides, Mungret St Pauls kept pushing ahead and only left two points between the sides as the game was called with an unfortunate injury to one of the Na Piarsaigh players which we wish him well on his recovery.

Oola

Junior Football: Oola played Knockane in the final round of the East Junior A League last week. The score at half time was Oola 1-6 Knockane 1-1. Oola hung on in the second half for the win Oola 1-8 Knockane 1-7. The win secured Oola second place in the table and a semi-final with Ballybricken. Well done to our treasurer Tom Bourke, who came out of retirement for the game and played with his son Ciaran.

Senior Football: Oola played Galbally in the South Senior League semi-final as well last week. The score at half time was Oola 0-6 Galbally 0-2, Oola defended well in the first half after being reduced to 13 after two black cards mid-way through the half. Oola played dominated the second half wining the match on a scoreline of Oola 1-13 Galbally 0-7. Oola booked a place in the South Final where they will play Galtee Gaels.

LGFA: Oola senior ladies played Feohanagh-Castlemahon on Sunday last but fell to a defeat. Both U14 teams are in action on Wednesday. The 14 Reds play Fr Caseys in Abbeyfeae at 7pm, while the White side playe Athea at a venue to be confirmed at 7.30pm.

U13 Boys: The boys play Bruff in Bruff at 7pm on Thursday, June 1.

Membership: This is now OVERDUE. It can be paid via the Foireann app or to club registrar Mixie Ryan. Please note that only paid-up members will be eligible for draws for inter-county championship ticket draws.

Split the Pot: This week's winner is Annmarie O'Brien who bought the envelope from Neilys bar and won €527. Next week's draw will be on in Neilys bar. Thank you to all who sell, buy and promote this draw. Envelopes available in Gala,Londis,Neilys and Hogans bars and in the post office in Oola, Blesice barbers in Doon. Envelopes can also be bought online or via Revolut. Details on social media platforms.

Lotto: No winner last week. This week's jackpot is €16,000.

Pallasgreen

Intermediate Hurling:Pallasgreen intermediate hurling team had a fine win over neighbours Doon in the East senior hurling league last week in Pallas. The first half was an even affair with the score 1-8 to 0-11. The goal came from PJ Butler. Again, the second proved nip and tuck but Pallas finished the stronger to claim a memorable victory by 1-12 to 0-14. Team: Z Murphy Ryan, D O’Dea, T Franklin, M Looby, C O’Dwyer, K O’Donnell, T Hourigan, P Roche, K Barry (0-2), O Roche, P Franklin, P O’Dwyer, C Ryan (0-10), PJ Butler (1-0), S Pearse. Subs; C McMahon, L O’Dwyer. The team followed up their fine victory over Doon with another one point win over Murroe-Boher in Pallasgreen by 1-21 to 1-20 last Friday evening.

Junior B Hurling: In the Junior B hurling league, Pallas defeated Ballybrown 4-9 to 2-8 in Clarina last week. In their second game of the week they were no match for a strong South Liberties side who ran out easy winners by 2-20 to 0-4 in Pallas. Team: Zach M Ryan, D O’Dea, D O’Brien, A Moloney, E O’Malley, P Roche, J O’Dwyer, B O’Leary, D Looby, D O’Connor, A Cosgrave, S Pearce, S Murphy, A Keogh, G Fraher. Subs; L O’Dea, D Fraher, J McMahon

Limerick Masters: Hard luck to our local contingent on the Limerick Masters Football team who were gallant losers against a star studded Kerry side in Killeedy last Saturday afternoon in the All-Ireland championship. They went down by 3-9 to 2-7. John O’Connell, Denis O’Connor, Darren Kavanagh, James McMahon, Trevor Cosgrave and Eddie Mulcahy were all members of the side

Club Lotto:No winner from the latest draw. Numbers drawn were: 7, 10, 21 and 24. Lucky Dips: Tim Murnane, Ella & Jack Greene, Leanne & Jenna Gammell, Willie Hennessy, Paul Lawton. Lotto is now online. Please see Facebook page for further details.

Club Limerick Draw: The club will once again promote the Club Limerick Draw for 2023. For €10 you have a chance of winning the top prize each month of €10,000 plus exclusive prizes and other valuable prizes. To register and for more details please contact club secretary Margo Greene.

Patrickswell

Limerick Players: Congratulations to Limerick and Cian, Aaron and Diarmaid for reaching a Munster Championship final after an epic win over Cork.

Senior Hurlers: The Senior hurlers edged out neighbours Ballybrown in a hard fought City Senior League match. Patrick Kirby scored the opening point of the match but Ballybrown went ahead with three consecutive points in 10 minutes. By the 15th minute, the sides were level at 0-5 apiece (Patrick Kirby, John Kirby 0-2 and Jordan Higgins). Over the next 10 minutes, Patrickswell crept ahead by 0-9 to 0-8 thanks to points from John Flynn, Calvin Carroll and Patrick Kirby 0-2. Just before half-time, Jordan Higgins struck the net and the 'Well led by 1-9 to 0-9. Patrickswell roared out of the traps at the beginning of the second half and notched four points from Patrick Kirby 0-2, Jack Kelleher and Evan Fitzgerald. We were 1-13 to 0-9 ahead and playing well. Ballybrown were resolute and replied with a goal and two points to slash the deficit to 1-13 to 1-11 with 15 minutes to play. Patrick Kirby's brace and Nigel Foley put the 'Well 1-16 to 1-12 ahead with 10 minutes remaining.
There was a scoring flurry but Ballybrown remained 1-18 to 1-15 behind with five minutes to go. Our neighbours then experienced a purple patch and equalised by the 60th minute. The game was in the balance but Patrick Kirby held his nerve to claim two injury time frees. Patrickswell triumphed by 1-20 to 1-18.

Junior Hurling: The Junior As recorded a comprehensive victory over Doon in the City East Intermediate League. The game began with Doon in charge and the east men led by 0-5 to 0-2 after 15 minutes. The game turned when Patrickswell produced 1-8 in a rapid 10 minute spell. Kieran Long's goal was followed by points from David Woulfe, Thomas Nolan 0-2, Cian Fitzgerald, Cian Enright, Peter Harty, Eoin Harmon and Kieran Long. There was sufficient time for another Kieran Long goal as Patrickswell reached the interval ten points ahead at 2-11 to 0-7. In the opening stages of the second half, Patrickswell went 15 points clear at 3-15 to 0-9. Some substitutions freshened up the team and Patrickswell accrued five consecutive points in seven minutes from Cian Enright 0-3 and Shane Hannon 0-2. Doon were now adrift by 20 points at 3-20 to 0-9 but they scored a few consolation points. The final result was 3-23 to 0-13.

Club Lotto: The jackpot from the latest Club Lotto draw was not won. The numbers drawn were 3, 5, 6 and 14. The bonus number was 28. The €100 Lucky Dip was won by Elaine Cusack and the €20 prizes were claimed by Sam Milburn, Annette Harmon, Noreen Coughlan, Sean Foley and Pat Purcell. This week's jackpot is €5,200.

South Liberties

Congratulations: Last Sunday, May 28 was an epic day to be in attendance at the TUS Gaelic Grounds. The Legends of 1973 were honoured at half time, to mark the 50th anniversary of that historic win and those heroes were brought out onto the pitch to huge applause. It was great to see so many of them looking so well, especially our own Eamonn Grimes, Pat Hartigan and Joe Mc Kenna. The sun shone all over the pitch and Limerick on a day that everyone will remember. Well done to Paul Foley and Limerick GAA for organising such a wonderful occasion for Limerick. We now wish Barry and the Limerick lads the very best of luck in the Munster Final.

Junior Hurlers: Our Junior hurlers continue their winning ways with five wins so far in the City League and have now qualified for the semi-final. Details of when and where will be up on social media as soon as confirmed.

Volunteers: Huge thanks to all those who got together last Wednesday evening in Dooley Park to help tidy up both inside the club and outside on the grounds. We are hoping to get a roster going over the next few months so that we can keep our clubhouse clean. Between 7 and 9pm each week, the plan is to meet up and maintain the premises. Please join us each week with anything you think can help.

Limerick Players: Well done to Sean Holland who lined out with the Limerick U16 Footballers last Saturday in Rathkeale and Galway. And also, well done to Caoimhe Hurley who played in the Primary Game at half time in the Gaelic Grounds last Sunday.

St Kieran's

Family Fun Day: St Kieran's GAA club will be holding a family fun day in aid of the new field development in Ardagh in the Astro/community field on Sunday, June 4. It will be a Craggy Island/Father Ted theme afternoon and events start at 1pm. St Kieran's Schools Gaelic football blitz will be held at 2pm. The main attraction will be a comic match involving Priests v Nuns at 3pm. The club will hold their own fittest family event including the hang tough challenge. There will be fun games, face painting, bake sale, tea and tarts, music/dance, Barbeque.
A prize for the best dressed character from the Father Ted Show will be presented and a raffle will be held for lots of good prizes. It costs € 5 per line and cards are available around the locality. It promises to be a great day out for all family members.

Senior Football: St Kieran's lost to Father Caseys by 6-10 to 2-14 in the West Senior Football League in Abbeyfeale on Tuesday, May 23. They trailed by 2-8 to 0-5 at half time.