Limerick GAA notes - latest news from 18 different clubs

THIS week's Limerick Leader GAA notes features the latest news from 18 different clubs across the county.

AHANE

CAMOGIE: Huge well done to all our girls who participated in the Dip for December fundraiser in aid of Limerick Camogie and Focus Ireland on Saturday afternoon. You can still support the girls through the link on our social media pages.

SCHOOL FAIR: If you are around on Friday 16th December make sure to pop into the Castleconnell National School Christmas Café and Christmas Craft Fair. It is taking place in the school hall from 9-11 am and from 1:30 – 3:30 pm for parents, family, friends and the wider Castleconnell community. There will be festive treats for everyone, perfect Christmas gifts for family and friends, a Christmas market experience like no other and music, festive raffle and much more!

U21 FOOTBALL: Sunday saw our U21’s kick off their defence of their U21 Football title. They travelled to St Patricks to take on St Patrick’s in a repeat of last years final. The result on this occasion did not go in our favour as St Patrick’s took their goal opportunities in the first half and went in 3-5 to 0-4 ahead. The second half got underway, and we played much better football and used our possession of the ball much more to our advantage. However, despite Peter Donohoe’s goal we left ourselves with too much to do in the end. The game finished Ahane 1-6 St Patrick’s 4-9. We know go on to play Cappamore in Round 2 of the championship Sunday in Mackey Park.

LOTTO: Jackpot: €8,500, Numbers Drawn: 6,14,16,31 – No Jackpot Winner. €200 Ruth Murphy; €150 Mary Mangan; €120 Pat Skeehan; €120 Josephine O’Neill; €120 Ger & Vera Mulcahy; €120 Tom Marsden; €120 Mike Murphy; €120 Maura McNamara; €120 Daniel Teehan; €120 Blaitín Herbert. Congratulations to all our winners!

COUNTY BOARD: Huge congratulations to Mary Hassett who was elected Assistant Secretary of the Limerick County Board on Friday! Wishing Mary the very best of luck in her new role!

AGM: Ahane GAA Club will hold their AGM on Sunday 11th December at 7pm in the Clubhouse in Mackey Park. It would be great to see as many of our members there as possible.

BALLYBROWN

CONGRATS: Huge congratulations to Colin who picked up his 2nd All Ireland medal at a reception in Adare Manor Saturday.

WINTER RAFFLE: Congratulations to the winners of our Winter Draw First: Brenda O’Donoghue - fuel voucher; Second: Mick Roberts - One for All Voucher; Third : Noreen Lynch - Club Limerick 12 months membership.

SANTA: After 2 long years it was a day well worth waiting for- Santa arrived. And on form he was . 67 families so 100’s of children and adults had a fantastic day. It would never have been possible without our fantastic Juvenile committee - looking very happy in their photo. Thanks to Maurice and his transport, Catherine and the bar staff, The DJ, Brendan Guerin, Face painters, Mikey Mouse and friend, Melissa and staff.

BEACH BINGO: Ballybrown Senior Players are organising another great event on Saturday 16th Dec from 8pm till Late.

BALLYBRICKEN-BOHERMORE

LOTTO: The club Lotto stands at €5,300. The next draw is Monday night the 5th December  in the club house. The numbers drawn were 7,9,10,15.Congratulations D. Lawler, Daniel McGuire, David Tierney, St Ailbes who won in the lucky dips. Remember tickets can be bought from usual outlets throughout the parish and online from lottoraiser.ie/ Ballybrickenbohermore .The club would like to thank all for their continued support.

HANDBALL: Bohermore Handball Club: Congratulation to Bohermore Handball Club on hosting a very successful moppers tournament on with the final held on Saturday 3rd December. There was great participation by all from the outset of the tournament. The winners on the day were Pa Frawley(Senior),Sean Browne(Intermediate) and Kieran McCarthy(Junior). Well done to all participants and organisers for a successful tournament.

ASTRO-TURF: The club are delighted to say that works to our 50m x 40m Astro-Turf pitch have been completed and it is now ready for use.

BLACKROCK

U21: Our playing year came to an end on Tue last when the U21’s lost to Kildimo Pallaskenry on a scoreline of 1-15 to 2-20. We put up a good fight but the match slipped away from us in the second half. We had a lot of injuries during our campaign, the boys have put huge effort in the training and challenge matches etc as have the management and we had some very enjoyable fixtures. Well done to Colm O Keeffe, Captain and the panel and management.

LOTTO: There was no winner of the club lotto. Only one person with three numbers. Numbers drawn 12 14 27 29. €40 lucky dip The Hanley Gang, promotor Centra, €20 lucky dips Will O Rourke Promotor Neil Hennessy, Helen O Flaherty, Promotor Breda Walsh, Pa Mackessy, Promotor Brendan O Brien, Darren Sheehy, promotor O Shaughnessys Bar. Tickets available for the GAA national club draw 2023 at €10 each. First prize is a Dacia Duster Car. Good idea for a Christmas present. All money collected is going towards replacing the fencing around the playing field.

FUNDRAISING: In February we will have a clothes collection day. All money collected if to light the ball wall in the field.

CAHERLINE

LOTTO: No jackpot winner - numbers drawn were 4, 9, 11 & 17. Lucky dip winners were Pat Coffey, Ger Coffey, Martin Casey (Online), Adam Kennedy (Online) and Alan & Triona c/o Uncle Toms. Next week’s jackpot will be €9,700 and the draw will be held on Friday night via Facebook Live. As always, we appreciate everyone's support. Our lotto tickets can be purchased online, go to www.lottoraiser.ie/Caherline or you can buy through the usual outlets in the village.

AGM: The main Club AGM took place on Sunday December 4th at 7pm in The Millennium Centre, many thanks to everyone for getting involved on the night. The officer elections from the Bord na nÓg AGM were ratified and the 2023 Club Officers were put forward & ratified as follows:- Chairman - Micheál Murnane; V-chairman (as Bord na nÓg Chairman) - Mike Carroll; Secretary - Paddy McCarthy; Asst-secretary (as Bord na nÓg Secretary) - TBD; Treasurer - Paddy O'Dwyer; Asst-treasurer - Sean McKenna; PRO - Pat Kennedy; Registrar - Ger Coffey; Coaching Officer - Johnny Carroll; Child Welfare Officer - TBD; Draw Coordinator - Pat Coffey ; Irish Officer - Sandra Heelan; Health & Wellbeing Officer - Seamus Murnane. Additional committee members for 2023 - Pat Reardon, John Hickey, Brendan Heelan, Paudie O'Keeffe (player liaison), Derek Connaughton, Steve Enright, Andrew Brennan, James Enright, Kevin Wixted, Peter Tiernan, Nicholas Tierney, Mike Kennedy & Mike Boland.

OPEN CLUB POSITIONS: We have a number of open positions for 2023 that we'd like to get filled as soon as possible - Bord na nÓg Secretary & Children's Officer. We also have two Juvenile coach positions to be filled, U5 & U7 head coach. Important we get all positions filled before the new season starts, please contact any club officer if you're interested in getting involved.

CAMOGUE ROVERS

AGM: The club AGM will take place on Friday night 9th December at 8PM in the community centre. Please attend if possible

EAST BOARD

EAST GAEL AWARDS: East Board are Delighted to part of the East Gael awards night and have joined forces with the old time Gaels to form one event. Many thanks to St Abiles Credit union for their generous sponsorship and continued support. Congratulations to all the winners and we hope to see all the clubs and East Gaa community in attendance on the 16th December in the Millennium centre Caherconlish. Ahane – Helen Cross; Ballybricken-Bohermore - Kathleen Wilkinson; Caherline/CaherconlisH – Pat O'Brien; Cappamore – Robert Hammersley; Doon – Mike O'Connell; Fedamore – Patrick Kelleher; Kilteely-Dromkeen – Liam Ryan; Knockane – Pascal O'Connell; Murroe-Boher Tony Hickey; Oola – Peter Gardiner; Pallasgreen- Michael Lawton; South Liberties – John Keogh. Tony O' Brien Personality award – Named on the night; Jimmy Butler Coffey Referee award Philip Dee; Lifetime Achievement award Pauline McCarthy; Hall of Fame – Eddie Wade; Outstanding Achievement award – Colin Ryan; Special Remembrance- John Ryan Oola and Tony McMahon Pallasgreen.

ELECTION: Congratulations to Mary Hassett from the Ahane Club who was elected Assistant Secretary of the Limerick County Board in the recent elections that took place.

FR CASEYS

AGM: Fr Caseys GAA Club AGM will take place this Wednesday December 7th in the GAA Clubhouse Abbeyfeale at 7.30pm sharp. We strongly encourage all club members to attend.

FIXTURES: U21 County Championship Fr. Caseys Vs Monaleen – Sunday December 11th in Mick Neville at 12 noon

U21 FOOTBALL: Fr. Caseys 1-12 Newcastle West 3-06. Fr. Caseys Under 21 Footballers kicked off their championship campaign last Wednesday evening in Mountcollins. The team is managed this year by Daniel Daniel and Killian Sweeney with Sean Kilbridge as captain. Having won the county crown last year after a ten year absence, the team will be eager to retain the title but will face many tough challenges in this campaign. The first of those tough encounters was against a Newcastle West side rocking in confidence from their senior teams impressive run to the Munster Club Final. On a perfect night for football, Fr. Caseys had the best of the early exchanges and took an impressive seven point lead into the break.

Both teams battled and exchange scores right until the end but when the final whistle went the spoils were shared. The final score was Fr. Caseys 1-12, Newcatsle West 3-06

U21 FOOTBALL: Fr. Caseys 2-11 Adare 1-6. On Sunday morning Fr. Caseys travelled to the Bog Garden, Rathkeale to face Adare in a must win group stage encounter. Fr. Caseys had drawn their opening game while Adare had suffered an eight point defeat at the hands of Monaleen. As with their round one encounter, Fr. Caseys raced into an early lead and were the most dominant team for large portions of the first half. Leading 2-08 to 0-05 with fifteen minutes remaining, the management had the luxury to utilise their strong bench. This win gives the team three points from a maximum of four and means that if they avoid defeat against Monaleen in their final game they will have qualified for the semi-final stages. The final score was Fr. Caseys 2-11, Adare 1-6.

LOTTO: Fr. Casey’s Club Lotto continued on Tuesday November 29th with a Jackpot of €15,800 up for grabs. The numbers drawn were 14, 16 & 22 with the bonus ball 5. We had no jackpot winner but we did have a match 2 plus bonus winner collecting €100. The Jackpot for next week increases to €16,000. Match 2 plus Bonus winner: Nora O’Connor €50 (Promoter: Square Sales). The lucky dip winners were as follows: Denise Harnett €30 (Promoter: Yearly); Maureen Harnett €30 (Promoter: Siopa Milsean); Gerard Murphy €30 (Promoter: Square Sales).

COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN: Fr. Casey’s GAA Club would like to congratulate Seamus McNamara on his recent appointment as Chairman of the Limerick County Board. We wish Seamus the very best for the future and have no doubt he will do a brilliant job to keep the positive momentum around Limerick GAA at present alive and well

CARDS: The weekly progressive 41 card games continue every Friday night in the GAA Clubhouse, starting at 9pm sharp. Please spread the word and bring a friend, old and new faces are more than welcome. The following are the results on Friday December 2nd: Joint-Winners (11 games): Mickie O’Connor, Willie McAuliffe, Pat Lyons; Joint-Winners (11 games): Liam O’Connor, Paddy Sullivan, Dan Reidy; Joint-Winners (11 games): JD Foley, Liam Murphy, Tom Cahill. Table Prize: Laurence McAuliffe, Pat Collins, Aeneas Forde. Door Prize: Nora Lyons. Raffle: Christine O’Donoghue, Dan Brosnan, Laurence McAuliffe, Mickie O’Connor.

GALTEE GAELS

U21 FOOTBALL: The second round of the under twenty-one football Championship was played at Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale on Thursday night last against Shannon Gaels who had lost round one to Knockaderry while Galtee Gaels had received a walk over in round one. It was a close and well contested up to the last seven or eight minutes when Galtee Gaels scored three goals. The teams were level at half time on six points each the final score was Galtee Gaels 4-10 Shannon Gaels 0-10, this weekend they are fixed to play Knockaderry in round three, check with club officials for details.

LADIES CLUB: The club held an end of season/Christmas Party at the Yard Bar on Friday night last as a fundraiser, it was very well supported as the club won three County titles.

TRIALS: At present a number of girls are doing trials for the under fourteen County team, all in the club would like to wish them the best of luck.

RIP: Galtee Gaels G.A.A Club extends sincere sympathy to the following on recent deaths of family members: To the Cooke family on the death of Dan Cooke, Carhue. To the Moriarty family, Coolammohogue on the death of Jimmy O’Donnell, Tipperary. To the Lynch family on the death of Mary Lynch, Mitchelstown. To the Hennessy family on the death of Mossy Hennessy, Dublin and Lackendarra. To the McCafferty family, Wales on the Death of Philomean (nee O’Brien) Glenacurrane and the Houlihan family on the death of Kitty (nee O’Bren, Dublin and Coolboy. The above families made and continue to make a major contribution to the G.A.A community at local level and also far and wide. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.

MUNSTER FINALS: All in the club would like to congratulate Monaleen on winning the Munster intermediate hurling final on Sunday last. While we commiserate with fellow Limerick club St Kierans we congratulate our next door neighbours Ballygiblin on winning the Munster junior hurling final also on Sunday. Best of luck to both clubs in the All Ireland semi finals.

HOSPITAL-HERBERTSTOWN

LOTTO: Our club lotto continues weekly every Monday night. Our next draw will take place in Carmodys on Monday Dec 5th.Lasts week’s numbers were 20, 24, 27, 28. Unfortunately, we had no jackpot winner however our lucky dip winners 5 x €20, Ann Lynch Hospital, Charlie Davern Hospital, Des Hanly Herbertstown, Karl Conway Herbertstown, Louise Ryan Oldtown. Sellers Prize Sinead O Mahony. Next jackpot is now €10,000. Reserve Jackpot is €4,400. 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: The Club Limerick Draw for 2022 continues every month. Contact Pat Foley our draw co-ordinator on 086 8593838 to enter the last draw of the year in December draw. Congratulations to Mary Dillion & William Gleeson who won €100 in the November Draw.

SEASON: The club wishes to thank everyone who was involved in the club from all age groups up to adult level for everything that ye have done throughout the year. Thank you to all players, management, coaches, parents, club officials, club lotto, club limerick draw & our supporters for everything throughout the season.

JUNIOR HURLING: Congratulations to our own Donie Reale who scored 2 goals in the last 5 mins to help his Kilburn Gaels team to a 3-12 to 0-17 victory over Setanta of Donegal in the All Ireland Junior Hurling quarter final in Carrickmore Co,Tyrone on Saturday.Best of luck to Donie and his team mates in the All Ireland semi final against Easkey of Sligo in the coming weeks.

KILTEELY-DROMKEEN

CLUB AGM: Takes place at 6pm sharp this Saturday evening. We will hold our AGM on Saturday December 10th at 6pm in Cill Bhride. Check online to see if this changes. There will be refreshments afterwards in Aherns for all our volunteers, coaches, officers, players, parents, and club members. Any motions or nominations can be sent to club secretary Robert Holmes at 087 813 1360.

HEALTH TALK: Thanks so much to Juliette O'Connell of Breast Cancer Ireland and Kilteely for giving a very informative Breast Cancer Awareness talk tonight in the hall. This is the first of what is hoped to be a series of GAA Healthy Club talks we will be organising.

U21 HURLING & FOOTBALL: Unfortunately, our U21 footballers with Pallasgreen and Knockane were defeated away to Knockaderry on Sunday. Thanks to all players, coaches & backroom team.

HANDBALL CLUB: We are starting back with juvenile training. If your child is aged 11-15 please message James at 087 96 46 197 to receive training updates.

LOTTO: Numbers drawn: 8,13,16,20 - No Winner. Lucky Dips: Nora Cuffe, Conor O’Dwyer, Marcus Hartnett, Alan & Triona. Sellers Prize: Tom O’Donnell. Tickets are on sale for just €2 at Noreen’s Shop in Kilteely, Daybreak Dromkeen and from all lotto committee members.

MONALEEN

LOTTO: The latest Lotto draw took place on Thursday Dec 1st with the jackpot standing at €9,600. The numbers drawn were 5, 17, 18 and 21. The €50 lucky dip winners drawn were D.Buckley (c/o The Hurlers), S.Heagney (Kylemore), B.O’Donoghue (Thornfield) and J.Twomey (Mountgreen).

AGM: The re-arranged Monaleen GAA Club AGM will now be held on Wednesday the 7th of December at 8.30pm in the Clubhouse.

PREMIER INTERMEDIATE HURLING: Massive congratulations to our Intermediate Hurlers who brought the Munster Intermediate title back to the parish after getting the better of Roscrea last Sunday in Cork on a scoreline of 1:22 to 18 points. This is a fantastic achievement by players and the management team and we now have an All Ireland semi final to look forward to in the coming weeks.

GAELIC FOR MOTHERS AND OTHERS: Looking for a fun way to keep fit? Have you been waiting to get back into Gaelic, but in a non competitive way? Then look no further than Gaelic for mothers and others on every Wednesday from 7-8 in Monaleen Clubhouse.

FIXTURES: Sun 11th Dec County Premier U21 Football Championship Monaleen v Fr. Caseys at Mick Neville Park at 12:00pm

MUNGRET ST PAULS

GROW A MO FOR JOE: Wow, we are delighted with the amount raised by everyone for Milford Hospice. We started the target at €1000 hoping to raise that amount but to be breaking €8000 is unbelievable. We know Joe would be ecstatic with that amount raise and very pleased for it to go to Milford Hospice. Well done to all the men who raised awareness for cancer and to everyone of you that added to our fundraiser, every euro donated was greatly appreciated especially at this time of year. Thank you all on behalf of the Harrington family and Mungret St Paul's GAA club and Milford Hospice as well.

LADIES FOOTBALL: The Ladies Football AGM was successful. We have a few new faces on board, and its all systems go for the season ahead. Well done to county underage players who received their Munster u14 and u16 medals on Friday last. Gillian Buckley, Emma O Rourke, Katie O Mahony, Molly O Mahony, Anna Coughlan, Anna Nealon, Caoimhe Hennessy and Niamh Stackpoole.

U13 HURLING: Well done to our U-13 hurlers who had a late night on Friday 2 December as they were invited to take part in the Tony Houlihan Memorial tournament hosted by Adare GAA. Charleville and Newcastle West were also in attendance. Each team got to play a 15 minute match against each other before two semi Finals were played. Mungret St. Pauls played hosts Adare in a thrilling game of hurling. They battled every ball and found themselves on the healthy side of the score board when the final whistle was played to go through to the Final with Charleville.

Having met Charleville already in our own Liam O’Donoughe tournament a few months ago they knew that had a tough battle ahead and they did but they put everything they had into the game and with the very cold air kicking in they pushed on but were very unlucky to come off in second place. Well done to all our U-13 players for a great year of hurling given to the club, we now see the players aged 13 go up to U-15s next year and wish them well as the 12s take on a higher division in the U-13 group than they played this year. Thank you to Adare GAA for hosting the tournament and to Tonys family who attended to see some great skill on the pitch. We look forward to meeting you again next year.

EVERY STEP COUNTS: Mungret St. Pauls are pleased to announce that they are taking part in the Every Step counts in January. We will have more details coming up in the new year so get your runners ready, your fitbit charged and the Irish Life app downloaded.

NA PIARSAIGH

INTERMEDIATE HURLERS: Massive congratulations to our Intermediate hurlers who annexed the County Intermediate Hurling title with an excellent victory over a very dogged Croagh Kilfinny outfit See full match report elsewhere. Final score Na Piarsaigh 1-19 Croagh Kilfinny 0-14. Huge credit to the management team and complete squad of players on a memorable victory.

LOTTO: The jackpot now stands at €5100. Last week's numbers were 08, 16, 26, and 29. Lucky dip winners were Grainne McCarthy, Adrian Daly, and David Breen. The door prize went to Mick Lynch and the sellers prize to Paddy Dowling.

NEWS: We wish Micheal and the football squad the very best wishes on Sunday in the Munster Intermediate Football final. The game takes place in Mallow with a 3pm throw in against Kerry Champions Rathmore.

CLUB NA NOG: Our underage nursery found up proceedings for 2022 with our street league finals. We had a special guest visitor who presented the children with selection boxes and Will O Donoghue was also on hand to present the medals. It was great to have Fr Johnny Daly, Fr Tom Carroll and Peter Boylan who got the street leagues rolling 40 years ago. We really appreciate your efforts and we lucky to have your inspiration. Well done to all concerned with the underage especially all the coaches who put in massive work all year. Special word of thanks to James Ryan and his committee for their trojan work all year.

PALLASGREEN

DOG NIGHT: Pallasgreen GAA Club, Juvenile Club and LGFA, would like to thank all of our main sponsors, committee members, players, parents, coaches and all who supported our dog race night. All funds raised will go towards the development of much needed extra training facilities. Raffle Winners: 1st Prize €200.00 Voucher O’Dwyer Oil : Alan Hanley; 2nd Prize € 100.00 Voucher The Pallas Bar & Bistro : Luke O’Dwyer; 3rd Prize KMM Hairstyle Voucher : Conor Hanley; 4th Prize Christmas Hamper: Austin Noonan; 5th Prize Christmas Hamper : Patrick Wall; 6th Prize Gaelcholaiste Luimnigh Summer Camp Voucher: Hannah Blackwell & Rachel Hayes; 7th Prize : Gin & Glasses Gift Set : Jilly Foley. Winners of the Sponsor A Dog: Race 1: Eoghan McRohan; Race 2 : Hannah Blackwell; Race 3 : Paudie Blackwell; Race 4 : Brendan Ryan Bob; Race 5 : Conor Roche; Race 6 : Aaron O’Sullivan; Race 7 : James Hickey; Race 8 : Una Batten; Race 9 : Frankie Roche; Race 10 : Mike Hally; Race 11: Michael Franklin (Cork); Race 12 : Shane O’Grady.

AGM: Pallasgreen GAA Senior Club will hold its AGM on Sunday 18th December at 6pm in the community centre. Any club member who wishes to receive the agenda or nomination paper by email, please email [email protected]

BRIAN MCCARTHY: Well done to Brian McCarthy of Cross who lined out for Kilburn Gaels London last Saturday in Tyrone. Brian currently domiciled in London and playing for the Kilburn Gaels club had a stunning victory over Setanta in the All Ireland JHC Quarter final following a 3-12 to 0-17 victory. They will now play in the All Ireland semi final next weekend.

PALLASGREEN LOTTO: No winner Monday November 28th draw. Numbers drawn were: 5,7,10,20. Lucky Dips: Fionn Neala Ryan, Makayla Ryan, Dara Fraher, Richard Hayes, Ned Breen. Lotto is now online, please see Facebook page for further details.

KNOCKANE LOTTO: No winner Monday November 28th draw. Numbers drawn were; 8,13,16,20. Lucky Dips: Nora Cuffe, Conoe O’Dwyer, Marcus Hartnett, Alan+ Triona. Sellers Prize Tom O’Donnell.

PATRICKSWELL

AGM: The Club AGM took place in person after years of Covid-19 restrictions. To begin, Secretary Aedin Foley delivered her report. Aedin noted that 2022 saw a return to a sense of normality after two difficult years and there was a great buzz around the club. She paid tribute to the hard work of officers, members, coaches and volunteers alike. Two big events that occurred during the season were RTE's visit for "Up For The Match" and the subsequent homecoming event after the Liam MacCarthy Cup was retained. Aedin also highlighted the launch of the Club's Development Plan, which will take shape in 2023.

The Secretary thanked the Membership Registrars, the Club Lotto team and the Club Limerick Draw administrators for handling the three regular income streams of the club. She also complimented Tom O'Brien for overseeing refurbishment of indoor and outdoor facilities. Ann Rice was thanked for keeping the clubhouse in good shape, while Niamh Geoghegan handled the pitch bookings with great efficiency.

Aedin's next topic was a faithful review of the competitive performance of the club. While trophies eluded the senior club, there was cause for optimism. The Juvenile boys and Camogie girls continued to train together, while the U-14 and U-16 girls won trophies during the season. The year culminated in the Parish League at University of Limerick in fine weather. Once again, O'Briens Pharmacy sponsored the day. There is a great link between the adult, camogie, juvenile clubs and the National School. Aedin congratulated the All-Ireland champions, also Patrick and John Kirby for winning an U-20 Munster title and every Patrickswell player who lined out for Limerick. Condolences were expressed to families that experienced a bereavement during the year. Aedin finished her report with praise of Diarmaid Byrnes winning Hurler of the Year and the club scooping another two All Stars to increase our tally to 22. The focus must remain on club infrastructural development and success on the pitch.

Michael McDermott guided the attendees through the financial statements for the year in his Treasurer's Report. There were some extremely positive income streams during the year - the Club Lotto is performing well, the club received a number of grants, the players ran a highly successful Masters Golf competition and the Kirby greyhound race yielded a second place and €5,000. Michael emphasised the need to run the club prudently, to control costs and to keep within our means.

The keynote speech was the Chairman's Address from John McDermott. John was delighted that the AGM could be held in person for the first time in many years. The theme of his address was "looking forward" and the changes required to deliver the club's Development Plan. John noted that priority is to commence pitch development, lighting works and a walking track in 2023. Fundraising is the key to financing ambitious projects and John asked the club to get behind the big changes ahead.

John stated that the club's biggest asset is always its people and that we are greater than the sum of our parts. There are so many members who give their time generously and ask for nothing in return. Their work is behind the scenes, yet it is so important. In 2023, John intends to get more members involved as there are many jobs to tackle. The work can be demanding, but it is also rewarding and enjoyable. With new housing estates commencing and in planning, there is the first opportunity in 30 years to grow our population - and membership by extension. The Steering Groups continue to manage the sub-committees to achieve the club's strategic objectives.

While the exploratory works on the pitch have concluded, the next step is to 'turn the sod'. The Car Draw is a major fundraiser and it needs the full support of the community and beyond. Starting 2023 on the front foot is critical. More fundraisers will follow as the Programme of Works is extensive. The development will be undertaken in stages and prudently. John emphasised the club ethos of "Give Respect, Get Respect". He wanted suitable structures for everyone, so that our people can enjoy a safe environment and receive excellent coaching. John thanked the outgoing Senior Management for their two years and commended the Junior As and U-21s for their performances in 2022. He finished the address by thanking his fellow officers, committee members, subcommittees, coaches, delegates, Registrar, PRO, lotto team, Club Limerick coordinators, facilities and pitch maintainers, local councillors, the Community Council and many more. John congratulated every Patrickswell member that had donned the County colours and expressed his pride in the success of Diarmaid, Cian and Aaron with Limerick. Another highlight in his year was Diarmaid winning a richly deserved Hurler of the Year and two more All Stars in the club. As always, the continued support of Duggan Systems Limited as club sponsor for over 20 years could not be overemphasised.

Three speeches followed from Fr. Mike Cussen, President PJ O'Grady and Central Council delegate Paul Foley. Fr. Mike commended the community spirit and sense of welcome that Patrickswell GAA fosters. PJ O'Grady noted that the club should be proud of its achievements and how it is held in high regard by other clubs. PJ acknowledged that the Development Plan was a serious undertaking, but that it was both positive and necessary. From a wellbeing perspective, there is an onus on clubs to look after their membership. Paul Foley paid tribute to the Club Executive and the importance of keeping energy levels high. He gave a brief summary of latest developments at the Central Council to the attendees and wished the club every future success.

CLUB LOTTO: The Club Lotto draw on Monday November 28 was not won. The numbers drawn were 9, 22, 28 and 32. The bonus number was 1. The €100 Lucky Dip was won by Bernie Guerin and the €20 prizes were claimed by Ann Cusack, Teresa Carrig, Alan Byrnes, Breda Carroll and Jackie O'Carroll. This week's jackpot is €20,000.

ST KIERANS

CLUB AGM: St Kieran's GAA club are holding their 2022 Annual General Meeting on Friday December 9, in Ardagh Hall where a variety of issues will be discussed. They would encourage all club members and all those who would like to contribute to the club in the upcoming twelve months to attend.

DONATION FUND: Donations are continuing to come in for the new pitch donation fund as can be seen from the donation barometer at the top cross In Ardagh. The club sincerely thank all those who have contributed to date. Receipts will be issued in due course. All donations will be acknowledged on a 'donation wall' in the later phases of the project.

RETIREMENT: Mike O'Sullivan ended his three-year term as West Board chairman at the annual convention held at the Devon Inn Hotel on Wednesday November 23. He has made a huge contribution as an officer to the west and county boards since first elected in 1980. He is wished a happy retirement to pursue his other interests.

BIRTHDAY WISHES: Congratulations and best wishes in the future to Timmy Madigan Lisgordan, Ardagh who recently celebrated his 80th birthday. Timmy served as an officer for many years including chairman and is a great supporter at present. Limerick hurling stars Kyle Hayes, Gearóid Hegarty and Aaron Gillane, paid him a visit with the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

ROAD HURLING: The club annual charity road hurling will once again take place on Tuesday December 27 around the traditional 4km route in Ardagh starting and finishing at the Bottom Cross. This event has grown from strength to strength since its inception and the support and generosity of the entire community is greatly appreciate by all concerned. The event is open to participants of all ages. Teams of three. €10 per person. The club will be announcing their chosen charities for the 2022 edition in the coming weeks. The club look forward to seeing you all on December 27.

CLOTHES COLLECTION: The club are holding a clothes collection on Saturday/Sunday January 17/18. All clean clothing will be accepted, curtains, bed linen, paired shoes, no duvets or pillows. The collection details will be announced in the New Year.

ST PATRICKS

CONGRATS: Huge congratulations to Gearóid Hegarty who received his fourth All Ireland medal at a reception in the Adare Manor  Hotel on Saturday night. A magnificent achievement for Gearóid in this unparalleled era for Limerick hurling.

Congratulations also must go to Eamonn Phelan, who was elected PRO of the Limerick GAA County Board on  Friday evening.  Eamonn previously served this role very well and we wish Eamonn and all newly elected officers the very best in their new positions.

U21 FOOTBALL: Our U21A footballers beat Ahane on Sunday morning and now qualify for the County Quarter Final as group winners.  On a bitterly cold morning in Rhebogue, our young St Patricks team played some brilliant football to win 4-09 to 1-06.They will now progress to meet Ballylanders or Dromcollogher/ Broadford  in the next round.

Team: Stephen Hayes, Blake Campbell, Adam McNamara, Aaron Haugh, Scott Kirwan, Gearóid O' Sullivan, Sean Mortell, Ben O Shaughnessy, Andrew McMahon, Kyle Mullins(C), Diarmuid Hegarty, Shane Cross, Jack Collopy, Josh McCarthy, Travis Quaid.

Liam Chambers, James Murphy, Dara Haugh.

DRAW: St Patrick's GAA Christmas draw will be held  on Sunday December 18th in the Clubhouse with numerous Cash Prizes, Vouchers and much much more to be won.Raffle tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased by contacting any committee member or draw co- ordinator Kenneth Dawson. You can also enter the draw online with the link on club social media platforms.

SOUTH LIBERTIES

ROAD HURLING: Our Christmas Road Hurling will take place this year on Wednesday December 28th beginning in Dooley Park and ending in The Four Elms. More details to follow next week.

STREET LEAGUE: Our street league's last rounds are this coming Friday before our Finals on December 16th. There will be no academy this Friday for our U13 group who have now already completed their group stages. The Galway Team will face Kilkenny in the Championship Final and the Limerick Team face Cork in the League Final. A great night is anticipated for the 16th, where our Signed and Framed jersey will be raffled and our U15 football lads will receive their County Medals.

LOTTO: The lotto can be purchased online through our social media or available at many public premises in the parishes or contact any committee member.

CONGRATS: Congratulations to all the Limerick Senior County Hurlers who received their All Ireland Hurling Medals in Adare Manor last Saturday night and we wish the all a Happy Christmas and best wishes for another successful year.