GRANAGH/BALLINGARRY.
CROAGH/KILFINNY WIN THRILLER BY A POINT!
Limerick County Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group 2 Round 1
Croagh/Kilfinny…………….0-17
Granagh/Ballingarry………………..0-16
The first ever meeting of neighbours Croagh/Kilfinny and Granagh/Ballingarry in the Limerick County Intermediate Hurling Championship went the way of last year’s defeated finalists Croagh/Kilfinny by a point 0-17 to 0-16 after a thrilling 33 score contest at sun-drenched Knockaderry on Sunday afternoon.
Richard Moloney of Bruff took charge of this opening round of the County Intermediate Hurling Championship, Group 2 tie played on an excellent pitch in front of a big crowd who gave great support to their teams who in turn produced fine passages of hurling, good movement, great scores with the issue in doubt right up to the final whistle.
The Croagh/Kilfinny boys made all the early running with a pair of white flags from open play through their No. 11 Brian Hannon in the opening three minutes before Cathal O’Keeffe opened the Granagh/Ballingarry Boys’ account when he split the uprights following a good solo run to leave it 0-2 to 0-1 in favour of the Croagh/Kilfinny boys on 4 minutes.
Croagh/Kilfinny dominated the next eight minutes with a trio of white flags through former All Star Seamus Hickey (play) on 7 minutes, Brian Hannan (play) on 10 minutes and Cian O’Carroll (free) on 12 minutes before Cathal O’Keeffe finally ended 8 minutes without a Granagh/Ballingarry score when he split the uprights for the second time from open play on 13 minutes to reduce the deficit to 3, 0-5 to 0-2. Then the Croagh/Kilfinny boys had a pair of white flags from placed balls by their No. 13 Cian O’Carroll on 14 and 15 minutes before points were traded by Damien O’Donovan from open play on 17 minutes and Cian O’Carroll from a place ball a minute later to leave five between the sides, Croagh/Kilfinny 0-8, Granagh/Ballingarry 0-3 on 18 minutes. Then white flags were traded by Josh O’Connor (play) on 20 minutes and Cathal O’Keeffe (play) on 22 minutes, Cian O’Carroll (free) on 25 minutes and Luke Flynn (play) on 27 minutes, Damien O’Donovan (free) on 29 minutes and Cian O’Carroll free on 30 minutes to leave it 0-11 to 0-6 in favour of the Croagh/Kilfinny boys at the interval.
The opening seven minutes after the interval were close and exciting with white flags traded from open play by Granagh/Ballingarry substitute Paudie Murphy on 31 minutes and Josh O’Connor on 32 minutes, Luke Flynn on 33 minutes and Brian Hannan on 35 minutes, Cian O’Carroll on 36 minutes and Damien O’Donovan a minute later to leave Croagh/Kilfinny still five ahead 0-14 to 0-9 on 37 minutes. Granagh/Ballingarry now began to up their game with a trio of white flags from open play through Cathal O’Keeffe on 39 and 42 minutes, Michael Russell on 45 minutes followed by a Damien pointed free on 47 minutes cancelled out from open play by James Lanigan a minute later to leave two between the sides, Croagh/Kilfinny 0-15, Granagh/Ballingarry 0-13 on 48 minutes. Then a pair of white flags for Croagh/Kilfinny through James Lanigan from open play on 51 minutes and Cian O’Carroll from a place ball on 53 minutes were cancelled out by Damien O’Donovan from open play on 55 minutes and Denis O’Connor from a 65 on 57 minutes before Damien O’Donovan split the uprights from a place ball on 59 minutes to reduce the deficit to one. Granagh/Ballingarry created a number of chances in the final few minutes to draw the game which they failed to convert at the final whistle. Croagh/Kilfinny were one point winners by 0-17 to 0-16 to take the two league points on offer and can now look forward with confidence to the next round against Pallasgreen three point 0-18 to 2-9 winners over Knockaderry on this Saturday August 6th in Mungret at 7pm. Granagh/Ballingarry lost nothing in defeat and can get their championship campaign back on track on this Sunday August 7th when they travel to Kilfinane to play Hospital/Herbertstown one point 1-21 to 2-17 winners over Kilmallock at 2pm. Croagh/Kilfinny scored 0-10 from play and 0-7 from frees. Granagh/Ballingarry scored 0-12 from play, 0-3 from frees and 0-1 from a 65.
Croagh/Kilfinny: David Lynch, Ciarán Tagney, Mark Mullane, Ryan McCarthy, Seamie Lenihan, Tom McMahon (JC), Denis Lenihan, Josh O’Connor 0-2, James Lanigan 0-2, Eoin Barry Brian Hannon 0-4, Seamus Hickey 0-1, Cian O’Carroll (0-8) (7 frees), Andrew Meade, Padraig O’Gorman. Sub used Nessan Leahy.
Granagh/Ballingarry: John O’Grady, Josh Mulcaire Quille, John Kealy, Niall Cahill, Eoin Casey, David Condron (captain), Colm Noonan, Jack Cagney, Darragh Casey, Denis O’Connor 0-1 (65), Cathal O’Keeffe 0-5, Michael Russell 0-1, Damien O’Donovan 0-6 (3 frees), Luke Flynn 0-2, Pat Carroll. Subs used Paudie Murphy 0-1, Seán Murphy, John Carroll and Eoin Herlihy.
Referee: Richard Moloney (Bruff)
County Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group 2 Round 2 Preview
Michael Fox Memorial Park in Kilfinane is the venue on this Sunday 7th August at 2pm for the eagerly awaited clash of Granagh/Ballingarry and Hospital/Herbertstown in Round 2 of Group 2 in the Limerick County Intermediate Hurling Championship which is the third meeting of the sides in four seasons when they clashed in the final series of games in Group 2 on Saturday 31st August 2019 in Kilfinane where an opportunist goal following a throw-in by Óisín O’Grady two minutes into added time paved the way for a thrilling two point 3-7 to 1-12 victory for Hospital/Herbertstown over unlucky Granagh/Ballingarry to finish level with Effin on six points in Group 2 of the County Intermediate Hurling Championship to qualify for a quarter final meeting with Na Piarsaigh and Granagh/Ballingarry who finished level with St. Patrick’s on five points play Feohanagh/Castlemahon in the County Intermediate Hurling Cup Semi Final.
The sides that Saturday evening were:
Hospital/Herbertstown: Diarmuid Quirke, Michael O’Riordan, Aaron Murphy 1-0 (free), Killian Neal, Simon Divilly, Conor O’Grady 0-11 (7 frees), Seán Deegan, Calum Winship, Mark Deegan, 0-2, Tadgh Leddin, John Fitzgerald 0-2, Keith O’Connor, Óisín O’Grady 2-2 (0-1 free), Joe Fogarty, Killian O’Shea, subs used Michael Whelan, Kieran Glynn, Michael Fitzgerald.
Granagh/Ballingarry: Keith O’Kelly, Niall Cahill, David Clancy, Eoin Cahill, Eoin Casey, John Carroll, Colm Noonan, Pat Carroll 0-1, Donal O’Grady 0-1, Denis O’Connor 0-10 (6 frees, 1 65), Seán O’Connor 0-3, Jack Cagney 0-3, Cathal O’Keeffe 0-1, Niall Kennedy 0-1, John O’Grady 0-1. Subs used Kevin Forde, Edward Sheehy, David Condron 0-1.
Referee: Liam O’Sullivan (Claughaun).
The sides clashed again twelve months later in the third a final round of Group 2 in the Limerick County Intermediate Hurling Championship on Saturday 8th August 2020 at Michael Fox Memorial Park, Kilfinane where a penalty goal by Aaron Murphy two minutes into added time paved the way for a thrilling through point victory for Hospital/Herbertstown for the second year in a row over unlucky Granagh/Ballingarry after playing the final quarter with 14 players due to their No. 11 Michael Whelan being sent off on a second yellow card to finish second on two points, one behind Croom in Group 2 of the County Intermediate Hurling Championship to qualify for a quarter final meeting with Na Piarsaigh and Granagh/Ballingarry play Effin in the relegates semi final.
Hospital/Herbertstown: Diarmuid Quirke, Michael O’Riordan, Aaron Murphy 1-0 (penalty), Simon Divilly, Seán Deegan, Conor O’Grady 0-5 (3frees, 1 65), Killian O’Shea, Mark Deegan, Killian Realy, Tadgh Leddin, Michael Whelan 0-1, Mickey Bob Ryan 0-5 (2 frees), John Fitzgerald 0-1, Keith O’Connor, Óisín O’Grady 0-2.
Granagh/Ballingarry: Keith O’Kelly, John Carroll, Eoin Cahill, Eoin Casey, Donal O’Grady, Damien O’Donovan 0-1 (free), Thomas O’Donovan, Darragh Casey 0-1, Pat Carroll, Jack Cagney 0-1, Seán O’Connor, Denis O’Connor 0-5 (4 frees), Cathal O’Keeffe 0-1, David Condron 1-1, Luke Flynn. Subs used Eoin Chawke 0-1, Kieran O’Donovan.
Referee: Johnny Murphy
Hospital/Herbertstown will enter Sunday’s game with two points on the Group 2 League/Championship Table after their thrilling one point 1-21 to 2-17 victory over Kilmallock at Knocklong on Sunday evening and a win is crucial for the Granagh/Ballingarry boys to get their championship campaign back on track after going under to neighbours by a point 0-17 to 0-16 at Seán Finn’s Park, Rathkeale on Sunday afternoon.
Granagh/Ballingarry: John O’Grady, Eoin Herlihy, Niall Cahill, Eoin Casey, John Kealy, David Condron (captain), Colm Noonan, Jack Cagney, Darragh Casey, Luke Flynn, Damien O’Donovan, Cathal O’Keeffe, Michael Russell, Denis O’Connor, Pat Carroll, Keith O’Kelly, Josh Quille Mulcaire, Seán Murphy, Paudie Murphy, John Carroll, Brian Sheehy, Brendan Lynch, Owen Lynch, Jack Hartnett, Eoin Lynch, Cian McCoy, Niall Kennedy, Mark O’Shea, Ronan Mullane, Eoin Enright, Padraig McKenna, Gearóid Lynch, Edward Sheehy, Donal O’Grady, Seán O’Connor.
Team/Management
Join managers: Michael Clancy, Eoin Kennedy.
Coach: Ger Kelleher (Drom/Athlacca)
Selectors: Bobby Houlihan, Donal Walsh (Dromin/Athlacca).
Stats: James Flynn
Backroom Support: Graham Russell, Donagh McCarthy, Andrew Holmes, Darragh O’Grady and Niall Carroll.
First aid: Teresa Noonan and Ann Marie O’Keeffe.
Physio: Carolan Scott.
Club Sponsor: Denny A’s Bar, Ballingarry.
Support
A mouth-watering clash awaits us with neither side fearing the other and confident of victory this Sunday 7th August in Michael Fox Memorial Park in Kilfinane at 2pm is the place to be for all Granagh/Ballingarry Gaels to cheer on the boys in black and green as they bid to get this County Intermediate Hurling Group 2 Championship campaign back on track after going under to neighbours Croagh/Kilfinny.
Tickets
Pre-Purchase of Club County Hurling and Football Championship Tickets
All Granagh/Ballingarry supporters please note that the upcoming hurling and football club championship games under the auspices of Limerick County GAA Board can be pre-purchased. These can be purchased online via the universe system.
Results
All Ireland Ladies Junior Football Championship Final
Antrim 1-13, Fermanagh 1-13.
All Ireland Ladies Intermediate Football Championship Final
Laois 1-13, Wexford 1-11.
All Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship Final
Meath 3-10, Kerry 1-7
Limerick County Senior Hurling Championship
Group 1 Round 1
Kilmallock 2-23, Patrickswell 2-9, Na Piarsaigh 2-20, Doon 1-18, Adare 1-15 Ahane 1-15.
Limerick County Senior Hurling Championship
Group 2 Round 1
Mungret/St. Paul’s 1-16, Kildimo/Pallaskenry 1-13, South Liberties 1-18, Kildimo/Pallaskenry 1-13, Ballybrown 1-19, Blackrock 0-13.
Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Round 1
Monaleen 0-20, Cappamore 1-15, Newcastlewest 2-9, Glenroe 2-9, Bruff 2-17, Effin 0-12, Dromin/Athlacca overcame Knockainey.
Limerick County Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group 1 Round 1
Croom 1-15, Caherline 1-15, Na Piarsaigh 1-19, Feohanagh/Castlemahon 1-18, Bruree 1-20, Murroe/Boher 0-16.
Limerick County Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group 2 Round 1
Croagh/Kilfinny 0-17, Granagh/Ballingarry 0-16, Pallasgreen 0-18, Knockaderry 2-9, Hospital/Herbertstown 1-21, Kilmallock 2-17.
County Junior A Hurling Championship
Group 1 Round 1
Ballybricken/Bohermore 1-13, Dromcollogher/Broadford 0-12, Crecora Manister 2-16, Staker Wallace 0-16, Templeglantine 3-23, Blackrock 1-10.
County Junior A Hurling Championship
Group 2 Round 1
Tournafulla 2-17, Rathkeale 1-12, Patrickswell 1-20, Old Christians 0-14, Kilteely/Dromkeen 5-10, Garryspillane 2-8.
Memorial Cup Final
The final of the third annual Granagh/Ballingarry Jim (twin) Lynch Memorial Cup Hurling Tournament Final cancelled on Friday 15th July for good reason will be rescheduled for a date to be confirmed in the second week in August after the opening rounds of the County Intermediate and Junior A Hurling Championship.
WEST JUNIOR B HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP 1 ROUND 1
Friday 5th August Rahennagh at 7.30pm. Sees eagerly awaited clash of Granagh-Ballingarry and St. Kieran’s in the opening game of group 1 in the West Junior B Hurling Championship. The 2022 west Junior Hurling championship is played on a league system in three groups one group of five and two groups of four.
Group1: Granagh-Ballingarry, Adare, St. Kieran’s, Killeedy and Newcastle West. Group 2: Knockaderry, Feoghnagh-Castlemahon, Monagea and Croagh-Kilfinny. Group 3: Feoenagh-Kilmeady, Askeaton, Tournafulla and Dromcollogher-Broadford.
Each team play the other once with the top team in Group 1 and Group 2 qualify for semi-final. Second team in group 1 and group 2 along with the top two teams in group 3 qualify for quarter finals.
Quarter final draw
Second team in group 1 v second team in group 3, second team in group v top team in group 3. A tight mated is depicted on Friday 5th of August in Raheenagh at 7.30pm and your support would be appreciated for the boys in black and green and their new manager Conor O’Keeffe and selectors David Clancy, Andrew Holmes and Shane Mulcahy to cheer them on in their bid to make a winning start for their West.
Junior B Hurling Championship Group 1
West Junior B Hurling Championship Group 1 round 2
Quaid Park, Coolyroe is the venue on Tuesday 9th August at 7.30pm for the meeting of Granagh-Ballingarry and Kileedy in round 2 of Group 1 in the West Junior B Hurling championship. Please Support.
JULY COUNTY CLUB DRAW WINNERS
The following were winners in the fifth Limerick County GAA Club draw of 2022 held on Saturday 30th July. First Prize €10,000, Adrian Barry (St. Senan’s). Second prize €3,000 Shane and Ann Kelleher (Dromin-Athlacca). Third prize €2,000 Pat Moron (St.Kierans). Fourth €1,000 Tom Shanahan (Crecora). Fifth prize exclusive star prize of a two-night at Ashford Castle, Ciaran Crowe (Patrickswell). Sixth to ninth prizes €500 Niamh Foley (Cappagh), Jimmy Foone (Bruree), Jerry English (Croom), Andrew O’Shaughnessy (Kilmallock), 10th to 13th prizes €250 Denis Enright (Club Limerick Dublin), Declan Moylan Senior ( Claughain), Catriona White (Rathkeale), Martin Lewis (Galtee Gaels). 14th to 30th €100 Mary O’Sullivan (Askeaton-Ballysteen Bord na Nóg), Billy Power (Garryspillane), Marie and Donal O’Callaghan (Dromcollogher-Broadford), Mar Mullane (Club Limerick Chicago), Jeanette Foster (Fidamare), Cahercrnlish/Caherline Council Micheál Dillane (Glin), Aoife Shanahan (Monagea), Eamonn and Mary Davitt (Mungert/St. Pauls), Margarety O’Keeffe (Feoghnagh/Castlemahon), Mossie Curtin (Templeglantine), Geraldine Kinahan (Na Piarsaigh), Darragh and Sheila O’Dwyer (Cappamore), Patrick Donnelan (Abbey Sarsfields), Con Flynn (St. Senan’s), Pat Vaughan Junior (Caherline), Patrick O’Donovan (Newcastle West). The next draw is on Saturday 27th August with an exclusive star prize of €500 worth of flight vouchers with Ryanair. Thank you to all 117 members who were already joined through Granagh-Ballingarry GAA Club. If you would like to still renew your membership, please follow the links limerickgaa.ie/clublimerick-draw-signup-select Granagh-Ballingarry GAA Club and the number of draws you wish to sign up for. You can also contact the Granagh-Ballingarry club co-ordinator Stephen Stapleton on 086 1960361. Note all new members for the next draw must be in by Wednesday 24th August at 12noon.
CLUB WEBSITE Check out our club website at www.granghballingarry.ie for all the latest club news. Our website is updated regularly and worth a visit. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
€5,800 JACKPOT ON SATURDAY
There was no winner of the €5,700 jackpot in the Granagh-Ballingarry GAA Club lottery held on Saturday 30th July in Condron’s Bar, Ballingarry. The numbers drawn were 14,19,30 and 31. The lucky dips of €20 each went to Aoife Corbett, promoter: Condron’s Bar, Ballingarry. Ann Stokes, online. Fergal Noonan, promoter: Stephen Stapleton. Tom O’Gorman, promoter: Richard O’Donoghue. The next draw is for a jackpot of €5,800 will be held on Saturday 6th August in the Rock Bar Granagh. 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 and Twitter pages, which finishes at 6pm on Saturday. Thank you for your continued support.
SYMPATHY
Granagh-Ballingarry GAA Club officials, players and members extend sympathy to the Lee family, Newcastle West and Granagh-Ballingarry and the Homan family Newcastle West on the death of Jimmy Lee, The Square, Newcastle West. To Limerick County GAA Board Central Council Delegate Paul Foley and family, Patrickswell on the death of Pauls mother Joan Foley nee O’Donnell, Ballybronogue, Patrickswell. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam.
CLUB DIARY
Wednesday 3rd August: County Junioir A Hurling Championship group1 round 2 Blackrock v Stoker Wallace in Knocklong at 7pm. County Junior A Football Championship group 2 round 2 St. Patricks (B team) v Hospital -Herbertstown in Caherelly at 7.30pm.
Thursday 4th August: County Junior A Hurling Championship group 2 round 2 Claughain v Kileedy in Séan Finns Park, Rathkeals at 7pm. County intermediate hurling championship group1 round 1 Croom v Muroe-Baker in Fidamore at 7pm. County junior A hurling championship group 3 round 1 St. Kieran’s v Askeaston in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeaale at 7pm.
Friday 5th August: West junior B hurling Championship group1 round 1 Granagh-Ballingarry v St. Kieran’s in Raheenagh at 7.30pm. County Senior hurling championship group1 round 2 Doon v Adare in Claughavon at 7pm. County Senior hurling championship group 2 round 2 Blackrock v Garryspillane in Fitzgerald Park, Killmallock at 7pm. West Junior B hurling championship group 2 round 1 Knockaderry v Croagh- Kilfinny in semi final, Rathkeale at 7.30pm. Feoghnagh-Castlemahon v Mongea in Tournafulla at 7.30pm.
Saturday 6th August: West junior B Hurling championship gorup3 round 1 Askeaton v Tournafulla in Knockaderry at 7pm. County senior hurling championship group 2 round 2 Ahane v Patrickswell in Cahercornlish at 7pm. Na Piarsaigh v Killmallock in Doon at 7pm. County senior hurling championship group 2 round 2 South Liberties v Kildimo- Pallaskenry in Clarna at 7pm. Ballygrown v Mungerts St. Pauls in Claughaun at 7pm. County premier intermediate hurling championship round 2 Knockainey v Bruff in Kilbreedy at 7pm. Cappamore v Newcastle West in Fitzgerald Park, Kilmallock at 7pm. Monaleen v Glenroen Hospital at 7pm. Effin v Dromin-Athlacca in Ballingarry at 7pm. County Intermediate Hurling Championship group 2 round 2 Pallasgreen v Croagh-Kilfinny in Mungert at 7pm. County Junior A hurling championship group 1 round 2 Crecora-Manister v Dromcollogher -Broadford in Pairc Caoimh Úi Luing, Feoghnagh at 7pm. County junior Hurling Championship group 2 round 2 Monagea v St. Patricks in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale at 5pm. County Junior A hurling championship group 4 round 2 Old Christains v Rathkeale in Croagh at 7pm.
Saturday 7th August: West Junior B Hurling Championship group 3 round 1 Feoghnagh-Kilmeedy v Dromcollogher-Broadford in Quaid Park, Coolyroe at 7pm. County Intermediate hurling Championship group 1 round 2 Bruree v Feoghnagh-Castlemahon in Pairc Úi Luing, Feognagh at 2pm . Caherlane v Na Piarsaigh (B team) in Claghaun at 7pm. County Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 2 Granagh-*Ballingarry v Hospital-Herbertstown in Kilfinane at 2pm. Knockaderry v Kilmallock (B team) in Ballyagran at 2pm.
County Junior A Hurling Championship
Group 2 Round
Castletown/Ballyagran v Ahane (B teams) in Clarina at 7pm.
County Junior A Hurling Championship
Group 3 Round 2
Mungret/St. Paul’s (B team) v Ballybrown (B Team) in Caherdavin at 7pm, Doon (B team) v Askeaton in Mungret at 7pm.
County Junior A Hurling Championship
Group 4 Round 2
Kilteely/Dromkeen v Patrickswell (B Team) in Fedamore at 2pm, Garryspillane (B Team) v Tournafulla in Fitzgerald Park, Kilmallock at 7pm.
All Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship Final
Antrim v Armagh in Croke Park at 12 noon.
All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Cork v Galway in Croke Park at 2pm.
All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Cork v Kilkenny in Croke Park at 4.15pm.
Tuesday 9th August
County U19B Hurling Championship Play-Off
Croom v Dromcollogher/Broadford in Páirc Caoimh Uí Luing, Feenagh at 6.45pm.
West Junior B Hurling Championship
Group 1 Round 2
Killeedy v Granagh/Ballingarry in Quaid Park, Coolyroe at 7.30pm, St. Kieran’s v Adare in Sean Finn’s Park, Rathkeale at 7.30pm.
Wednesday 10th August
County Junior A Football Championship
Group 2 Round 2
St. Patrick’s (B Team) v Hospital/Herbertstown in Caherelly at 7.30pm.
Thursday 11th August
County Premier U19 Football Championship Semi Finals
Galbally v Group 2 winners in Fitzgerald Park, Kilmallock at 6.45pm, Mungret/St. Pauls in Group 2 runner-up in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale or Claughaun at 6.45pm.
County U19A Football Championship Semi Finals
Shannon Gaels v Rathkeale/Cappagh in Newcastlewest at 6.45pm, Ballysteen v Kildimo/Pallaskenry in Sean Finn’s Park, Rathkeale at 6.45pm.
County U19B Football Championship Semi Finals
Galtee Gaels v Knockaderry in Kilbreedy at 6.45pm, Banogue v Belville Gaels or Pallasgreen in Ballingarry or Fedamore at 6.45pm.