Blackrock GAA Club Notes:

Blackrock GAA Club Lotto Draw was held on Thursday night last August 21st.

The numbers drawn were 4, 12, 15 and 26. The Jackpot was not won.

As promised without a winner of the jackpot we gave away the entire €13,000 across14 lucky dips. Congratulations to them all. The €13,000 is finally gone and so we are back to a very decent €7,000 jackpot next week and it will once again be added to every week it is not won.

Lucky Dips winners were as follows:

€3,000.00 Ann McEnery, Ballyroe Lower, Kilfinane, Promoter Brendan O’Brien                                                                                       €2,000.00 Pat Moloney, Well Road, Kilfinane, Promoter Healy’s Bar

€1,000.00 Shelia Quilty, Ardpatrick, Promoter Gala Kilfinane

€1,000.00 Mark O’Sullivan, Garrynlease, Kilfinane, Promoter Online

€1,000.00 Roger Gleeson, Cush, Promoter Online

€1,000.00 Aoife Gleeson Main Street Kilfinane, Promoter Online

€500.00 Ger O’Brien, West End, Kilfinane, Promoter Brendan O’Brien                                                                                                                                                                                                  €500.00 Mike Fox, Promoter Sheehy’s Centra                                                                                €500.00 Sarah O’Donnell, Thomastown, Kilfinane, Promoter Online                                                                                 €500.00 Nora Ann Ruddock, Promoter Online                                                                                              €500.00 Kathleen Slyne,Garryauther, Kifinane, Promoter Breda Walsh                                                                                            €500.00 Tommie and Paddy Walsh Ballinlyna, Kilfinane, Promoter Pat O’Shaughnessy Bar

€500.00 Austin Leahy Jnr. Promoter Healy’s Bar.

€500.00 Damien Lee Ardpatrick, Promoter Carmel Murphy

The next Draw will be held on this Thursday August 28th. Jackpot will be €7,000.

Wednesday August 20th.

South Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 3

Blackrock 1.15   Staker Wallace 3.17 played in Kilfinane

Saturday August 23rd.

Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 4.                                            Garryspillane 4.15 Blackrock 012 played in Kilmallock

Sunday August 24th.

County Minor ‘A’ Hurling Championship Round 4 (Refixture)

Ballybrown 1.10 Blackrock 1.15 played in Clarina,

County Minor ‘A’ Hurling Championship Round 7 (Refixture)

Blackrock v Croom/Ballybricken/Bohermore in Kifinane at 6.30pm.

Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 5.                                            Blackrock v Granagh/Ballingarry in Ballyagran at 3pm.

South Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 4

Blackrock v Dromin/Athlacca in Kilfinane at 7pm

Upcoming Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Fixtures.

Round 6 Blackrock v Glenroe w/e Sunday September 14th.Date /Time/Venue TBC

Round 7 Blackrock v South Liberties w/e Sunday September 21st.Date/Time/Venue TBC

On Monday evening last in Knocklong, Blackrock completed their 5 round robin games in Mr Binman County Under 16 Hurling Championship division 3A when they had a victory on a score line Blackrock 2.23 Garryspillane 1.12. At the interval there was only a point between the sides Blackrock 0.09 Garryspillane 0.08 after a well contested opening half, which saw the home fight back from being five points in arrears to leave the minimum between the sides. The second half saw Blackrock got on top and dominate all sectors, to run out comfortable winners. Team Alex Fitzgerald, Michael Hennessy, Adam Kelly, Jack Murphy, J. J. O’Donnell, Darragh Gleeson, Jamie Bequri, Tommy Murphy, Noah Ryan, Gearoid Flanagan, Ethen Penny, Luke Gleeson, Conor Nunan and Conor Philpott, Subs Philip Fitzgerald   James O’Leary, Scorers  Jack Roche (0.10, 4f), Luke Gleeson (1.01),   Conor Philpot (1.00) Conor Nunan  (0.03), Jamie Bequri (0.03f),  Tommie Murphy (0.02) Conor Gleeson (0.02  1f, 65) Noah Ryan (0.01), Gearoid Flanagan (0.01).

On Wednesday evening last August 20th. the Michael Fox Memorial Park was the venue for the meeting of Blackrock and neighbours Staker Wallace in the South Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 3 game, which saw the visitors prove best to win by 3.17 to 1.15. The visitors were the early pacesetters and were leading by 1.03 before Niall Ryan opened the Blackrock scoring with a point, Both sides exchanged a brace of points, James Philpot and Sean Murphy the Blackrock scorers, Staker Wallace 1.05 Blackrock 0.3. From here on to interval, both sides enjoyed a spell of dominance, from which Staker Wallace scored 0.06, two frees, while Blackrock added 0.05, two frees), James O’Doherty (0.03 2f) Niall Ryan (0.01.) and Shaun Murphy (0.01) the scorers to leave the score board reading Staker Wallace 1.11 Blackrock 0.08 at the interval.

On the resumption of play 3.04 was scored in the opening ten minutes, Staker Wallace 2.04 while Blackrock had their only goal from Adrian Beqiri, before the home side had a mini revival scoring five unanswered points, from Shaun Murphy (0.01),James O’Doherty (0.05 3f & 65) to reduce the deficit to 6 points, Staker Wallace scored two late points, one from a free, while James O’Doherty  added a point for Blackrock but it was too little too late as the score board read Staker Wallace 3.15  Blackrock 1.15 giving the visitors a well deserved win.

Blackrock team & scorers James McGrath, James Philpot (0.01), Brian Hennessy, Seamus Ryan, Simon Hennessy, Blake O’Doherty, Cian Gubbins, Conor Gilligan, Danny Moloney, Shaun Murphy (0.03), James O’Doherty (0.09, 5f, 65), Jack Carroll, Niall Ryan (0.02) Adrian Beqiri (1.00), Darragh Considine. Subs Brian O’Leary for D. Moloney, Paudie Lawlor for D. Considine   T. J. Buckley for J. Carroll Inj. Aaron Downes for J. Beqiri, Evan Lowe for Seamus Ryan. On Tuesday next August 26th. Blackrock travel to play Bruree in Round 4 at 6.45pm.

On Saturday evening last in Kilmallock, our Premier Intermediate hurlers lost out to Garryspillane in Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 4 game, on a score line of 4.15 to 0.12

The opening half was very well contested, Garryspillane, aided the breeze, got off to a perfect start with a well taken goal, followed by a point, before Blackrock opened their scoring with points from Colm O’Keeffe, Jimmy Quilty and Killian Ahern, both sides exchanged points, Jimmy Quilty free and Callan Ensor   Blackrock, to leave Garryspillane ahead 1.04 to 0.05 after 15 minutes of play. Both sides added five points   each before the intrerval Sean O’Neill, Colm O’Keeffe (3, 1free) and Paudie Leahy the Rockies scorers to leave the score board reading Garryspillane 1.09. Blackrock 0.10 at the interval.

On the resumption of play, Garryspillanne registered a point followed by a goal to increase their lead to six points, which was added to by a further point, before Blackrock scored points from free’s from Colm O’Keefe and Jimmy Quilty. Garryspillane restored a six   midway in the second half. The next ten minutes remained scoreless with both sides being wide of the target on numerous occasions, but it was the Bouncers that finished the stronger adding 2.03 in the closing five minutes, to secure well deserved win, in a game where the Rockies will bemoan the fact that they recorded 17 wides throughout the game. Blackrock scorers Colm O’Keeffe (0.05, 2f), Jimmy Quilty (0.,3, 2f), Killian Ahern (0.01), Callan Ensor (0.01), Sean O’Neill (0.01), Paudie Leahy (0.01). Team David Moloney; Nigel Hosford, Richie McCarthy, Shane Lyons, Marty Farrell, Killian Ahern, Ian O’Brien, Jimmy Quilty (J/Capt).  Aidan Gilligan, Shane Philpot, Paudie Leahy (J/Capt), Seán O’Neill; Callan Ensor, Colm O’Keeffe, Ruairi O’Shaughnessy. Substitutes Liam Walsh for Ian O’Brien (inj), Sean Dwyer for Ruairi O’Shaughnessy, (44 minutes) Barry O’Shaughnessy for Callan Ensor (51minutes

Blackrock will play Granagh/Ballingarry on this Saturday August 30th in Ballyagran Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling championship round 5 at 3pm.

On Sunday last August 24th. Blackrock minor hurlers travelled to Clarina to play Ballybrown in County Minor ‘A’ Hurling championship round 4 (Refixture) Coming into the game both sides were still in contention for a place in the knock out stages of the championship, in a very well contested game where the visitors led at the interval by 0.07 to 0.05,  they added another 1.08 in the second half while Ballybrown added 1.05 giving Blackrock a well-deserved and merited victory Blackrock 1.15 Ballybrown 1.10, to remain in contention to reach the knockout stages of the championship. On this Wednesday eveningCroom/Ballybricken/Bohermore will play Blackrock in the Michael Fox Memorial Park at 6.30pm.