GRANAGH BALLINGARRY
St. Patrick’s Off To A Winning Start
County Junior A Football Championship Group 2 Round 1
St. Patrick’s…………1-8
Granagh/Ballingarry…….0-9
St. Patrick’s made a winning start to their County Junior A Football Championship campaign with a two point victory over gallant 2021 West and County Junior B champions Granagh/Ballingarry who were forced to field minus a number of key players due to injury and holidays on Friday evening at Sean Finns Park, Rathkeale, where the margin of victory for the Saints would have been far greater were it not for four top class saves, two in either half by veteran Granagh/Ballingarry keeper David Clancy.
The game was played in dry, windy conditions on an excellent pitch in front of 13 spectators with Michael Mann of Ballybrown in charge. St. Patrick’s with the wind at their backs were first off the mark with a well-taken pint by James Cross on 2 minutes. Then St. Patrick’s No. 9 Ben Shaughnessy cut through the Granagh/Ballingarry defence only to see his kick for goal saved brilliantly by Granagh/Ballingarry keeper David Clancy on 3 minutes. A couple of wides were exchanged before Brendan Scanlon extended the Saints’ advantage to two when he split the uprights following a good solo run on 5 minutes. Granagh/Ballingarry keeper David Clancy then brought off his second top class save in four minutes from Mark Phelan on 7 minutes before James Cross split the uprights for the second tie for St. Patrick’s a minute later to leave the city boys three ahead 0-3 to 0-0 on 8 minutes. Then Cathal O’Keeffe finally got Granagh/Ballingarry off the mark with a well taken pint from open play on 10 minutes to reduce the deficit to two. Then after 8 minutes of scoreless play Cathal O’Keeffe split the uprights for the second time for Granagh/Ballingarry to reduce the deficit to the minimum, St. Patrick’s 0-3, Granagh/Ballingarry 0-2 on 18 minutes. A couples of wides were exchanged before the first and only green flags of the game arrived on 23 minutes through St. Patrick’s No. 15 Sean Rice to leave four between the sides, St. Patrick’s 1-3, Granagh/Ballingarry 0-2. Seven minutes from the interval Brendan Scanlon had a pair of white flags from placed balls for St. Patrick’s on 26 and 28 minutes. Then Luke Flynn finally ended 12 minutes without a Granagh/Ballingarry score when he finished over the bar on 29 minutes. The half time whistle sounded to leave St. Patrick’s five ahead 1-5 to 0-3 at the interval.
Granagh/Ballingarry with the wind at their backs dominated the opening 8 minutes after the interval with a trio of unanswered white flags through Cathal O’Keeffe (play), Jack Cagney (free) and David Condron (play) to reduce the deficit to two, St. Patrick’s 1-5, Granagh/Ballingarry 0-6 on 38 minutes. A couples of wides were exchanged before a pair of white flags for St. Patricks through Brendan Scanlon (free) on 40 minutes and Ben Shaughnessy (play) a minute later to extend the City boys’ advantage to four, 1-7 to 0-6 on 41 minutes. Then Granagh/Ballingarry keeper David Clancy made his third to class save from St. Patrick’s No. 13 Evan O’Connor on 43 minutes before a trio of unanswered white flags for Granagh/Ballingarry through Jack Cagney from placed balls on 15 and 20 minutes and open play 2 minutes to reduce the deficit to the minimum St. Patrick’s 1-7, Granagh/Ballingarry 0-9 on 50 minutes. Seven minutes later Ben Shaughnessy split the uprights for the second tie for the St. Patrick’s boy to extend their advantage to two. The Granagh/Ballingarry boys created a couple of scoring chances in the final minutes, which they failed to convert to leave St. Patrick’s just 2point winners 1-8 to 0-9 to take the two County Junior A Football League Championship points on offer.
Granagh/Ballingarry will have to regroup ahead of their round 2 tie this Sunday 10th July at 7.30pm in Mungret, where they play Ahane, impressive 6-6 to 2-6 winners over Adare in the opening round while St. Patrick’s will aim for back-to-back wins against Hospital/Herbertstown also on Sunday evening in Caherelly at 7.30pm.
St. Patrick’s scored 1-5 from play and 0-3 from frees, Granagh/Ballingarry scored 0-6 from play and 0-3 from frees.
St. Patrick’s: Michael Geary, Kieran Ryan, Adam MacNamara, Jack O’Hanlon, Ryan Meagher, Gavin Mullins, Conor O’Sullivan, Brendan Scanlan 0-4, (1 free), Ben Shaughnessy 0-2, Shane Cross, James Cross 0-2, Jack Collopy, Evan O’Connor, Mark Phelan, Sean Riche. Sub used Niall Phelan.
Granagh/Ballingarry: David Clancy, Mark O’Shea, Niall Cahill, Patrick Shelton, Eoin Lynch, Luke Flynn 0-1, Kevin Forde, Jack Cagney 0-4 (2 frees), David Condron 0-1, Brian Mulqueen, Cathal O’Keeffe 0-3, Marcus Moore, Dean Clancy, Keith O’Kelly, Damien O’Donovan. Subs used Eoin Casey, Jack Herbert, Denis Sheehy.
Referee Michael Mann, Ballybrown.
Dromin/Athlacca Off to A Winning Start
County U19B Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 1
Dromin/Athlacca……….5-19
Granagh/Ballingarry……1-17
Dromin/Athlaca got their County U19 B hurling championship campaign off to a winning start with an impressive victory over a gallant Granagh/Ballingarry at Ballingarry on Tuesday, 28th June.
A good crowd watched this opening round U-19 tie played on an excellent pitch. Michael Browne of Dromcollogher/Broadford in charge. Paudie Murphy and Daniel Scully traded points from open play in the opening 2 minutes before a long-range point by Dromin/Athlacca No. 6 Shane Fitzgibbon on 3 minutes followed by a pair of green flags courtesy of Diarmuid Enright on 5 and 6 minutes to leave the visitors seven ahead 2-2 to 0-1. The Granagh/Ballingarry boys, far from being overawed, had a white flag from open play through Sean O’Gorman from open play on 7 minutes followed by a cracking Paudie Murphy got a minute later to reduce the deficit to three, Dromin/Athlacca 2-2, Granagh/Ballingarry 1-2 on 8 minutes. Then white flags were traded by Jack Fitzgibbon (play) on 9 minutes and Michael
Russell (free) on 10 minutes, Michael Russell (play) on 11 minutes and Jack Fitzgibbon (play) on 12 minutes before Fitzgibbon raised the Dromin/Athlacca boys’ third green flag, a minute later to leave it Dromin/Athlacca 3-4, Granagh/Ballingarry 1-4 on 13 minutes. A couple of wides were exchanged before a trio of white flags for Granagh/Ballingarry through Michael Russell (free) on 15 minutes, Brian Sheehy (play) on 17 minutes and Michael Russell (free) on 19 minutes to leave three between the sides, Dromin/Athlacca 3-4, Granagh/Ballingarry 1-7, 11 minutes from the interval. Ten points were traded from open play Daniel Scully on 22 minutes and Granagh/Ballingarry No. 6 Owen Lynch on 24 minutes before a trio of white flags from Dromin/Athlacca through David Griffin (play) on 25 minutes, Daniel Scully (free), Jack Fitzgibbon (free) on 28 minutes before Diarmuid Enright raised his third green flags for the Dromin/Athlacca boys on 30 minutes to send them in at the interval leading by 4-8 to 1-8. Daniel Scully from a placed ball and Granagh/Ballingarry No. 11 Eoin Lynch from open play traded white flags I the opening five minutes after the interval. Then Granagh/Ballingarry lost their No. 8 Paudie Murphy due to injury and were forced to play the remaining 25 minutes with 13 players due to having only a panel of 154 players on the evening for good reason. Then a trio of white flags from open play for Dromin/Athlacca through Shane Fitzgibbon on 37 minutes, David Griffin on 40 minutes and Jack Fitzgibbon on 43 minutes were cancelled out by Granagh/Ballingarry No. 7 Eoin Horgan (play) on 44 minutes, Michael Russell (play) on 45 minutes and Michael Russell (free) on 46 minutes to leave it Dromin/Athlacca 4-12, Granagh/Ballingarry 1-12. Then white flags were traded from open play by Sean O’Gorman on 48 minutes and substitute John O’Keeffe on 49 minutes before Dromin/Athlacca No. 14 Jack Fitzgibbon split the uprights from on play on 50 minutes before substitute John O’Keeffe made his mark once more, when he raised the visitor’s fifth green flag on 52 minutes to leave it Dromin/Athlacca 5-14, Granagh/Ballingarry 1-13. The white flags were traded from open play by Brian Sheehy on 53 minutes and Jack Fitzgibbon on 55 minutes before a pair of white flags from open play for the Dromin/Athlacca boys through Cian Walsh o 57 minutes and Shane Fitzgibbon a minute later to leave it Dromin/Athlacca 5-17, Granagh/Ballingarry 1-14 o 58 minutes. Then points were traded by Michael Russell (free) on 59 minutes and Daniel Scully (play) and Eoin Horgan (play) on 32 minutes before the final score of this high scoring contest fell to Granagh/Ballingarry No. 6 Owen Lynch, who split the uprights following a good solo run three minutes into added time. At the final whistle Dromin/Athlacca were worthy winners by 5-19 to 1-17 to take the two League/Championship points on offer. Dromin/Athlacca scored 5-6 from play and 0-3 from play. Granagh/Ballingarry scored 1-12 from play and 0-5 from frees.
Dromin/Athlacca: Sean Morrissey, Thomas Delahunty, William Dore, Michael Quaid, Jake Walsh, Shane Fitzgibbon 0-3, James Sheahan, Pearse Gavin, David Griffin 0-2, Diarmuid Enright 3-0, Daniel Scully 0-5 (2 frees), Ciaran Fox, Keane Costello, Jack Fitzgibbon 1-6, Cian Walsh 0-2. Sub used John O’Keeffe 1-1.
Granagh/Ballingarry: Tom Twomey, Ian Sheehy, Eoin Herlihy, Mark O’Shea, Padraig McKenna, Owen Lynch 0-2, Eoin Horgan 0-2, Paudie Murphy 1-1, Brian Sheehy 0-2, Cian McGoey, Eoin Lynch 0-1, Tim O’Donoghue, Sean O’Gorman 0-2, Michael Russell 0-7.
Referee: Michael Browne, Dromcollogher/Broadford.
Jim (Twin) Lynch Memorial Cup Final
The final of the third annual Granagh/Ballingarry Jim (Twin) Lynch Memorial Cup Hurling Tournament Final is on Friday 15th July when hat-trick seeking Granagh/Ballingarry clash with great rivals Feenagh/Kilmeedy in Ballingarry at 7.30pm with all proceeds going to the Irish Red Cross Ukrainian Appeal. Your support for the Memorial Cup Final and the Ukrainian Appeal on Friday 15th July in Ballingarry at 7.30pm would be appreciated.
Cúl Camp
The Granagh/Ballingarry Cúl Camp will be held in Ballingarry club grounds from Monday July 25th to Friday 29th July. Booking is now accepted online on www.kellogs.gaa.ie/booking
July County Club Draw
The next Limerick County GAA Clubs draw is on Saturday 30th July with a top prize of €10,000. There are a host of other prizes to be won, 2nd €3,000, 3rd €2,000, 4th €1,000, 5th exclusive prize of a two night stay at Ashford Castle. Entry to the draw is just €10 per month with the option to join our own ten monthly draw and County Club Draw for €150. Granagh/Ballingarry had 117 members in the June draw and two winners to date John and Joan O’Grady in play and Dan and Norina Sheehan, winning 100 each. If you would like to still renew your membership please follow the link limerick.gaa.ie/clublimerick.draw-sighup and select Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club and the number of draws you wish to sign up for. Your may also contact the Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club Draw co-ordinator Stephen Stapleton on 086-1960301.
Note all new members to be included in the July draw must be in by Wednesday 27th July at 12 noon.
Results
All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals: Kilkenny 2-26, Clare 0-20. Limerick 0-27, Galway 1-21.
County Senior Football Championship Group 1 Round 1: Newcastle Est 2-8, Monaleen 0-8, Galbally 2-9, Claughaunn 2-9, Fr. Caseys 2-16, Oola 0-8.
County Senior Football Championship Group 2 Round 1: Adare 0-13, Galtee Gaels 0-6; Ballysteen 2-8, Ballylanders 2-3; St. Kierans 2-12, Kildimo/Pallaskenry 2-9.
County Intermediate Football Championship Group 1 Round 1: Glin 2-15, Bruff 1-1; Na Piarsaigh 0-12, St. Senans 0-9.
County Intermediate Football Championship Group 2 Round 1: Gerald Griffins 0-11, Rathkeale 0-6; Mungret/St. Pauls 1-8, Pallasgreen 2-4; Dromcollogher/Broadford 1-13, Fr. Caseys 2-8.
County Premier Junior A Football Championship Group 1 Round 1: Croom 1-11, Newcastle West 0-4; Cappagh 2-16, Athea 1-13; Kilteely/Dromkeen 1-7, Ballybrown 0-4.
County Premier Junior A Football Group 2 Round 1: Monagea 1-10, Feenagh/Kilmeedy 3-2; Mountcollins w.o Monaleen scr. Cappamore 1-13, Feohanagh/Castlemahon 2-8.
County Junior A Football Championship Group 1 Round 1: Banogue 1-9, Ballybricken/Bohermore 1-4; Na Piarsaigh w.o, South Liberties scr. Mungret/St. Pauls 3-13, Bruree 0-5.
County Junior A Football Championship Group 2 Round 1: Ahane 6-7, Adare 2-6; St. Patricks 1-8; G Granagh/Ballingarry 0-9, Camogue Rovers 3-11, Hospital/Herbertstown 2-10.
All Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Final: Tipperary 1-17, Offaly 1-16.
Limerick Make Fourth Final in Five Seasons
All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi Final
Limerick…………….0-27
Galway…………………1-21
Hearty congratulations to the Limerick senior hurlers, manager John Kiely, our own Donal O’Grady and the other members of the management team on their thrilling three-point 0-27 to 1-21 victory over gallant Galway at Croke Park on Sunday to qualify for their fourth All Ireland Final in five seasons against Leinster champions Kilkenny on Sunday 17th July in Croke Park at 3.30pm. In this the eight final meeting of the sides, a first since 2007, the boys in green and white will be aiming for their eleventh title and a first three in-a-row, a record by Cork, Tipperary and Kilkenny who lead the roll of honour with 36 titles and aiming for a first Liam MacCarthy Cup win since 2015.
All Ireland Hurling Final Tickets
The Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club will receive an allocation of tickets for the Limerick v Kilkenny All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final on Sunday 17th July in Croke Park at 3.30pm.
We are inviting paid-up club draw members who are interested in going to the final to contact club secretary John Lynch, by email only, at secretary.granaghballingarry.limerickatgaa.ie on or before Monday 14th July at 5pm and please include the name(s) of the relevant club members you wish to enter in the draw. The following club members will have first option to buy tickets, officers of the Senior and Bord na nÓg teams, adult and Bord na nÓg management, club and county draw promoters, lottery committee players, first aid officers, etc. The remaining tickets will be drawn between paid-up members of the club draw on Wednesday 16th July in the clubhouse at 8pm. Members are asked for patience and understanding in the run-up to the final. Unfair and unrealistic demands will be dismissed so that as many members as possible can be accommodated. We have been advised that there will be no family or student tickets available. All winners of tickets will be contacted by email with a link for payment and collection. We look forward to the co-operation of all to implement the sale of tickets satisfactorily.
Note: if you do not have access to email you can text John on 087 2912356 with names.
Flags
We urge people all over Granagh/Ballingarry and beyond to put out their green and white flags in support of Limerick on Sunday 17th July for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final against Kilkenny in Croke Park at 3.30pm.
Club Gear
Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club tops, hoodies, tracksuits, shorts and socks can now be ordered online at http://www.laochrasport.ie/…/clubs/granaghballingarryclub
Club Website Check out our club website at www.granaghballingarrygaa.ie for all the latest club news. Our website is updated regularly and well worth a visit. You can also follow us on Facebook at wwww.facebook.com/granaghballingarrygaa and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/granaghballingarry gaa
Sympathy
Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club officials, players and members extend sympathy to the Alymer family, Main Street, Ballingarry on the death of Jimmy Alymer. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilís.
€18,600 Jackpot on Saturday
There was no winner of the €4,300 jackpot in the Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club lottery draw held on Saturday 2nd July in the Rock Bar, Granagh. The numbers drawn were 7, 13, 26 and 28.
The lucky dips of 20 each went to Siobhán Coffey promoter online, James and Patricia Flynn promoter club draw promoter The Rock Bar, Granagh.
The next draw for a jackpot of €5,400 will be held on Sunday 9th July in Denny A’s Bar, Ballingarry. Tickets are €2 or three for €5 and are on sale in local shops, bars and from promoters. You can now play online and the link is available on the club Facebook/Twitter which finishes at 6pm on Saturday. Thank you for your continued support.
Club Diary
Wednesday 6th July
Intermediate Hurling Challenge Granagh/Ballingarry v Feenagh/Kilmeedy in Páirc Uí Luing, Feenagh at 8pm.
Thursday 7th July
County Premier Junior A Football Championship, Group 2 Round 2, Monagea v Cappamore in Kilfinane at 7.30pm.
Friday 4th July
All Ireland Minor Football Championship Final
Galway v Mayo in Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon at 7.15pm.
All Ireland Junior Football Championship Semi Finals
Warwickshire v New York in Abottstown GAA Centre of Excellence at 5pm; London v Kilkenny in Abbottstown GAA Centre of Excellence at 7pm.
County Senior Football Championship
Group 1 Round 2 Claughaun v Fr. Casey’s in Askeaton at 7.30pm.
County Intermediate Football Championship
Group 2 Round 2 Pallasgreen v Gerald Griffins in Croagh at 7.30pm.
County Premier Junior A Football Championship
Group 1 Round 2
Cappagh v Croom in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale at 7.30pm.
County Senior Football Championship
Group 1 Round 2
Oola v Newcastlewest in Fitzgerald Park, Kilmallock at 7.30pm.
County Senior Football Championship
Group 2 Round 2
Ballylanders v St. Kieran’s at O’Carroll Park, Ballyagran at 7.30pm.
County Intermediate Football Championship
Group 1 Round 2
Bruff v Na Piarsaigh in Caherelly at 7.30pm.
County Intermediate Football Championship
Group 2 Round 2
Dromcollogher/Broadford v Rathkeale in Páirc Uí Luing, Feenagh at 7.30pm.
County Premier Junior A Football Championship- Group 2 Round 2
Feohanagh/Castlemahon v Monaleen (B team) in Croagh at 7.30pm.
County Junior A Football Championship -Group 1 Round 2
Bruree v South Liberties in Croom at 7.30pm.
County Senior Football Championship Group 1 Round 2
Galbally v Monaleen in Kilbreedy at 2pm.
County Senior Football Championship Group 2 Round 2
Ballysteen v Galtee Gaels in Fitzgerald Park, Kilmallock at 7.30pm.
County Intermediate Football Championship Group 2 Round 2
Mungret/St. Pauls v Fr. Casey’s in Páirc Caoimh Uí Luing, Feenagh at 7.30p.m.
County Premier Junior A Football Championship Group 1 Round 2
Ballybrown v Newcastlewest (B Team) in Askeaton at 7.30pm.
Kilteely/Dromkeen v Athea in Clarina at 7.30pm.
County Junior A Football Championship Group 1 Round 2
Mungret/St. Paul’s (B Team) v Banogue in Crecora at 7.30pm. Na Piarsaigh (B. Team) v Ballybricken/Bohermore in Caherconlish at 7.30pm.
County junior a football championship group 2 round 2
Granagh-Ballingarry v Ahane in Mungert at 7.30pm.
Adare B team v Camogue Rovers in Ballyagran at 7.30pm.
St. Patricks B team v Hospital-Herbertstown in Caherally at 7.30pm.
Wednesday 13th July
Draw for All-Ireland Championship final tickets in the clubhouse in Ballingarry at 8pm.
Friday 15th of July Grangh-Ballingarry Jim (Twin) Lynch Memorial Cup Hurling tournament final Grangh-balling arry v Feonagh-Kilmeedy in Ballingarry at 7.30pm.
Sunday 17th July all-Ireland Senior Hurling championship final Limerick v Kilkenny in Croke Park at 3.30pm.
Sunday 24th July All-Ireland Senior Football final Galway or Derry v Kerry or Dublin in Croke Park at 3.30pm.
Sunday 31st July County Intermediate hurling championship group 2 round 1 Granagh-Ballingarry v Croagh-Kilfinny in Séan Finns Park Rathkeale at 2pm.
Sunday 7th August County intermediate hurling championship group 2 round 2 Grangh-Ballingarry v Hospital-Herberstown in Kilfinane at 2pm.