BALLYSTEEN GAA CLUB NOTES

Inter County Action

Well done to the Limerick Senior Hurlers and William O’Meara on their victory in the Munster Hurling Championship Final. Next up is an All Ireland Semi Final at the end of July. It’s bound to be a unique occasion as Limerick will headline the Saturday evening of action. Throw in at 6pm and tickets go on sale this coming Wednesday.

Congratulations to the Limerick U20 Football who recorded an impressive victory against Tipperary in Thurles last week. Cillian Ferris captained the side but was forced off injured early into the game with Jason Daly also involved. This coming Thursday, a trip to Austin Stack Park awaits and a place in the Munster Final is up for grabs. Best of luck to all involved.

Club Action
Over the weekend, our Senior Team played two rounds of All County League. St. Kieran’s got the better of us on Friday night while Drom-Broadford proved too strong on Monday night.
Team vs St. Kierans: K. Walsh; R. Somers, K. McMahon, B.Casey; J. O’Shaughnessy, P. Ranahan, C. Daly; M. O’Meara, J. O’Sullivan; P. Neville, M. Ranahan, D. Neville; M. Somers, C. O’Connell, P. O’Shaughnessy.

Team vs Drom: K. Walsh; B. Casey, P. Ranahan, K. McMahon; M. O’Meara, R. Whelan, L. Gammell; J. O’Sullivan, C. O’Connell; S. Whelan, M. Ranahan, P. O’Shaughnessy; D. Neville, S. Gallagher, M. Somers.

Our Junior B’s opened their West Championship with a hard fought battle against Knockaderry on Sunday evening. Despite playing some excellent football we were left to rue too many missed chances and lost by 3 points in the end.
Team: J. Guerin; C. Daly, A. O’Shaughnessy, C. Rushe; K. Walsh, R. Whelan, R. Somers; D. Holland, P. Vaughan; P. Neville, C. O’Connell, C. Anglim; D. Ryan, M. Neville, A. Ryan.

Club Limerick Draw

Ballysteen GAA Club is now promoting the Club Limerick Draw for 2019. Cost €100 for 10 monthly draws first draw April 6th. By joining the draw, you have a chance to win 31 prizes monthly ranging from €12000 to €100. Your membership of Ballysteen GAA Club entitles you to be included in a draw for tickets for matches where demand exceeds supply i.e. Munster & All Ireland Finals etc. Your subscription of which Ballysteen GAA receives €50 will be used to run the club and facilitate the training of our teams.

Contact Alan Kehoe (0871237562) or John Anglim (0862362642) for more information.

Club Membership

For anyone who doesn’t want to join the Club Limerick Draw cost of Club Membership for 2019 will be €50 (Adult) & €25 (Minor). This will cover training and insurance costs for players and give priority for All Ireland tickets when necessary. Members can also join together to take part in the Limerick Club draw by combining their €50 membership and be in with chance of winning cash prizes every month. For more information contact Alan Kehoe (0871237562) or John Anglim (0862362642).

Parish GAA Book

The Club will be releasing a book on the history of the GAA in the Askeaton-Ballysteen parish. If anyone has old photographs or stories regarding GAA in the parish, contact Paul Anglim.

Club Shop

New items have been added to the club shop and can be purchased from the O’Neills online store at the following address

https://www.oneills.com/shop-…/…/ireland/ballysteen-gaa.html

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