Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club Notes:

Bruff off to a winning start with 7point win

Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 2

Bruff 1-08 Granagh/Ballingarry 0-14

Bruff whose opening round with Blackrock was deferred to Friday 23rd August, got their Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (Michael Fox Memorial Cup) campaign off to a winning start with a deserved hard fought 7 point 1-18 to 0-14 victory over gallant Granagh-Ballingarry suffering their second defeat after going under to Newcastle West in the opening round on the same scoreline at Paddy Carroll Park, Ballyagran on Thursday evening.

This South v West Round 2 County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship tie was played in dry, windy conditions on an excellent pitch in front of a big crowd who gave great support to their sides with Donnacha O’Callaghan of Feohanagh-Castlemahon in charge. Granagh-Ballingarry were forced to start minus Damie O’Donovan and Cathal O’Keeffe but welcomed back Sean O’Connor from the states??? While Bruree lined out at near full strength.

The opening four minutes at Ballyagran belonged to Bruff No. 15 Tadgh Body with a trio of white flats (1 play, 2 frees). Wides were exchanged before points were traded. Bruff No. 11 Chris Browne from open play on 6 minutes and Granagh-Ballingarry keeper Denis O’Connor from a 110 metre placed ball on 8 minutes, Darragh Butler (play) on 10 minutes and Sean O’Gorman (play) for the Granagh-Ballingarry boys through first cousins Darragh Casey on 14 minutes and Luke Flynn a minute later to leave one between the sides, Bruff 0-5, Granagh-Ballingarry 0-4 at the end of the first quarter. Then the game turned nicely in favour of the South Limerick boys in the next three minutes with a well taken second point from open play by Chris Browne on 16 minutes followed up two minutes later by a cracking Darragh Butler goal to leave five between the sides, Bruff 1-6, Granagh-Ballingarry 0-4 on 18 minutes. Then after three minutes of scoreless play Darragh Casey from open play on 22 minutes and Sean O’Connor from a placed ball on 24 split the uprights for the Granagh-Ballingarry boys before white flags were traded, Chris Browne play on 25 minutes and Sean O’Connor 65 on 27 minutes, Sean O’Connor free on 29 minutes and Paul O’Riordan play on 30 minutes before the final score of this well contested opening half fell to Sean Murnane of Bruff who split the uprights from open play to send the boys in red in at the interval leading by four 1-9 to 0-8 despite playing into the wind.

Eoin Horgan and Paul Browne traded white flags from open play in the opening three minutes after the interval before points were traded by Tadgh Body free on 35 minutes and sub Damien O’Donovan on 37 minutes, Tadgh Body free on 39 minutes and Luke Flynn free on 42 minutes, Kevin Bonnar play on 55 minutes Sean O’Connor free on 47 minutes, Sean Finn play on 48 minutes and Sean O’Connor free two minutes later to leave still four between the sides, Bruff 1-14, Granagh-Ballingarry 0-13 on 50 minutes. Then after four minutes of scoreless play Sean O’Connor split the uprights for the sixth time from a placed ball for Granagh-Ballingarry on 54 minutes to close the gap to three, Bruff 1-14, Granagh-Ballingarry 0-14 wit six minutes of normal time remaining. The final six minutes plus was all Bruff with the wind at their backs they dominated in all sections with white flags from open play through Chris Browne on 55 minutes, Danny O’Leary on 57 minutes, Paul O’Riordan on 58 minutes and Tadgh Body (free) on 61 minutes to bring his tally for the game to 0-6 (1 play, 5 frees), without reply from the Granagh-Ballingarry boys. At the final whistle Bruff were worthy seven point 1-18 to 0-14 winners of the County Premier Intermediate Hurling League Championship points on offer to go third on the league/championship table on 2 points with a game in hand against Blackrock, two behind Garryspillane and Newcastle West on four, who they play in round 3 this Saturday 10th August in Ballingarry at 7pm. Granagh-Ballingarry are pointless at the bottom of the table with na Piarsaigh and Glenroe who have games in hand will need to regroup ahead of their next outing against joint table toppers on 4 points, with Newcastle West, Garryspillane also on this Saturday in Bruff at 7pm, where they will be hoping to record their first win to get their Premier County Intermediate Hurling Championship campaign back on track.

Bruff scored 1-13 from play and 0-5 from frees and 0-1 from a 65.

Bruff: Eric Finn, vice captain Patrick Finn, Colin Madden, Owen Meaney, Kevin Bonnar, joint captain 0-1, Sean Finn 0-1, Sean Casey, Paul Browne 0-1, Sean Murnane 0-1, David Browne, Chris Browne 0-4, Paul O’Riordan 0-2, Darragh Butler 1-1, Danny O’Leary joint captain 0-1, Tadgh Body 0-6, 5 frees. Subs used Josh Keating, Gavin Bracken, Bradley McNamara, Evan O’Neill.

Granagh-Ballingarry: Denis O’Connor 0-1, free, Eoin Casey, John Kealy, Brian Sheehy, Ronan Mullane, Jack Cagney captain, Colm Noonan, Josh Quille Mulcaire, Darragh Casey 0-2, Sean O’Connor 0-7, 5 frees, 1, 15, Micheal Russell, David Condron, Eoin Horgan 0-1, Luke Flynn 0-2, Eoin Lynch. Subs used Damien O’Donovan 0-1, Eoin Herlihy.

Referee: David Donnacha O’Callaghan, Feohanagh-Castlemahon.

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 1

Ahane 1-17, Mungret-St. Paul’s 0-19. Na Piarsaigh 0-23, Patrickswell 1-17. Doon 3-20, Kilmallock 3-16.

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 1

Ballybrown 0-22, Monaleen 1-16. Kildimo-Pallaskenry 2-21, Adare 0-19. Dromin-Athlacca 2-23, South Liberties 3-16.

County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 2

Effin 2-25, Na Piarsaigh 2-20. Newcastle West 1-20. Glenroe 0-17, Garryspillane 2-11, Blackrock 0-16. Bruff 1-18, Granagh-Ballingarry 0-14.

County Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 1

Bruree 1-20, Munget-St. Paul’s 2-17; Pallasgreen 1-15, St. Kierans 0-17. Murroe-Boher 3-19, Croagh-Kilfinny 0-23.

County Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 1

Feohanagh-Castlemahon 0-21??????, Knockainey 2-13. Kilmallock 2-14, Croom 3-8. Cappamore 1-17, Hospital-Herbertstown 1-15.

County Premier Junior A Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 1

Feenagh-Kilmeedy 1-26, Monagea 0-15. Caherline 2-20, Askeaton-Kilcornan-Desmonds 0-20. Dromcollogher-Broadford 2-23, Tournafulla 4-16.

County Premier Junior A Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 1

Kilteely-Dromkeen 4-23, Knockaderry 1-26. Crecora-Manister 2-23, Doon 2-13. Old Christians 3-16, St. Patrick’s 2-19.

County Junior A Hurling Championship Gropu 1 Round 1

Rathkeale 0-16, Garryspillane 0-13. Ballybricken-Bohermore 3-21, Blackrock 1-8. Castletown-Ballyagran 3-20, Patrickswell 1-18.

County Junior A Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 1

Ahane 1-17, Bruff 0-13. Monaleen 2-20, Templeglantine 0-11. Killeedy 2-16, Claughaun 1-16.

County Minor B Football Championship Semi-final

Galtee Gaels 3-19, Belville Gaels 1-4.

County Premier Minor Football Championship Group 1 Round 4

Cappagh-Rathkeale 0-13, Monaleen 0-6.

County Premier Minor Football Championship Group 1 Round 5

Fr. Caseys 0-13, Oola 0-10.

County Minor Football Championship Group 1 Round 4

Ahane 4-15, Ballylanders 2-6. Na Piarsaigh 8-10, Galbally 0-2. Mungret-St. Paul’s 2-12, Fr. Caseys 1-9.

County Minor A Football Championship Group 2 Round 4

Adare 4-7, Askeaton-Ballysteen-Kilcornan 3-5. St. Kierans 1-14, Dromcollogher-Broadford 0-14. Glin-Gerald Griffins-Athea 2-17, Newcastle West 3-3.

County Minor A Football Championship Group 2 Round 5

St. Kierans 2-7, Askeaton-Ballysteen-Kilcornan 0-13.

County Minor B Football Championship Group 2 Round 5

Cappamore 1-12, Hospital-Herbertstown 2-9.

County Junior C Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 3

Hospital-Herbertstown 4-11, Kilteely-Dromkeen 0-8.

County Junior C Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 3

Kildimo-Pallaskenry 3-14, Ballybrown 2-13.

West Junior B Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 1

Feenagh-Kilmeedy 0-23, Feohanagh-Castlemahon 1-11. Knockaderry 3-18 to????? 0-8.

All Granagh-Ballingarry supporters please note that tickets for all Limerick senior intermediate and junior hurling and football championship games in 2024 must be purchased in advance using the link limerickgaa.ie/buy-club-championship-ticketsAdults €10, OAPs and students €6, U16 free.

Granagh-Ballingarry will make the first defence of the West Junior B Hurling Championship title (Mary Sexton Memorial Cup) when they clash with Feohanagh-Castlemahon on Sunday 11th August at 7pm in Killeedy GAA Club in Raheenagh which in a rematch of last year’s decider won by five points, 1-13 to 0-11 by Granagh-Ballingarry after a replay in Raheenagh on Sunday 1st October. The teams that sunny Sunday at Raheenagh read

Granagh-Ballingarry: Keith O’Kelly, Mickey O’Keeffe, Eoin Enright, Ger Ryan, Thomas O’Donovan, John Carroll, captain 0-1, Mark O’Shea, Owen Lynch 0-4 frees, Pat Carroll, Jim O’Keeffe 0-2, Eoin Lynch 0-1, Mick Carroll 0-1, Eoin Horgan 0-1, John O’Grady 0-1, Brendan Lynch 0-2. Subs used Eoin Herlihy, Edward Sheehy, Kieran Condron, Padraig McKenna, Niall Carroll. Other panel members used in the course of the championship were Marcus Moore, Jack Hartnett, Aaron Smith, Dean Clancy, Mark Tierney, Brian Mulqueen, Brian Sheehy.

Feohanagh-Castlemahon: Dan Malone, Michael Flynn, Sean Downey, Shane Brouder, Eoin Murphy, Patrick Lomasney, Conor Noonan, Niall Kenneally, Seamus McMahon, Padraig O’Donnell 0-1, Jamie Butler 0-6 frees, John Francis Reidy. Subs used Jack Roche, Jamie Whelan 0-3 frees.

The 2024 West Junior B Hurling Championship is played on a league system in two groups of five.

Group 1: Knockaderry, Tournafulla, Feohanagh-Castlemahon, Feenagh-Kilmeedy and Granagh-Ballingarry.

Group 2: Adare, Croagh-Kilfinny, Askeaton-Kilcornan-Desmonds, St. Kierans and Newcastle West.

Each team play the other once with the top team in each group to qualify for the semi-final and the second and third teams for the quarter finals. Quarter final draw second team in group 1 v third team in group 2 and the second team in group 2 play third team in Group 1. In the opening series of Group 1 games on Monday eveningFeenagh/Kilmeedy defeated Feohanagh/Castlemahon 0-23 to 1-11 and Knockaderry defeated Tournafulla’s 3-12 to 0-8 and Granagh/Ballingarry had a bye.

Granagh/Ballingarry who have won 18 drew two and lost two of their 22 games played since they defeated Monagea 4-20 to 1-8 in the opening round of Group 1 in the West Junior B Hurling League on Sunday 2nd April 2023 finished top of Group 1 in this season’s West Junior B Hurling League on 9 points to qualify for a final meeting with neighbours Bruree who they defeated to claim back-to-back West Junior B Hurling League title to qualify straight for a County Junior A Hurling League Final meeting with east winners South Liberties who they were most unluck to go under to by two points.

West Junior B Hurling League Group 1

Round 1: Granagh/Ballingarry w/o Dromcollogher/Broadford scr

Round 2: Granagh/Ballingarry w/o Knockaderry scr

Round 3 Granagh/Ballingarry 2-11, Croagh/Kilfinny 2-10

Round 4: Granagh/Ballingarry 1-21, Adare 0-12

Round 5: Granagh/Ballngarry 1-12, St. Kieran’s 0-15 (draw)

West Junior B Hurling League Final

G 3-17, Bruree 0-15.

County Junior B Hurling League Final

South Liberties 1-12, Granagh/Ballingarry 0-13

Feohanagh/Castlemahon have won on, drew one and lost three of their five games in 2024 to finish fifth in Group 2 on three points in the West Junior B Hurling League.

Results as follows:

West Junior B Hurling League Group 2

Round 1: Newcastlewest 1-28, Feohanagh/Castlemahon 0-8

Round 2: Feohanagh/Cstlemahon 1-17, Askeaton/Kilcornan/Desmonds 1-14

Round 3: Bruree w/o Feohanagh/Castlemahon scr

Round 4: Feohanagh/Castlemahon 1-10, Feenagh/Kilmeedy 0-13

Round 5: Tournafulla 1-16, Feohanagh/Castlemahon 0-11.

Group 1 Round 1

Feenagh/Kilmeedy 0-13, Feohanagh/Castlemahon 1-11.

A tight match is predicted on this Sunday evening at 7pm and your support would be appreciated for the boys in black and green and their management team of Niall Carroll, Mike Chawke, Benjie Kelly and Andrew Holmes in their bid to make a winning start to the defence of their West Limerick Junior B Hurling Championship title ((Mary Sexton Memorial Cup).

Group 1 Round 3

Saturday 17th August Granagh/Ballingarry v Athea in Newcastlewest at 6.45pm. Your support for the boys in black and green and their management team would be appreciated on the evening to get their County Premier Junior A Football Championship campaign back on track after going under to Feenagh/Kilmeedy last time out.

The next draw will be held on Saturday 31st August with a top prize of €10,000. There are a host of other prizes to be won 2nd €3,000, 3rd €2,000, 4th €1000, 5th executive star prize, 6th to 9th €500, 10th to 13th €250, 14th to 30th €100. There will be again exlusive monthly prizes to be won, Granagh/Ballingarry had 165 members in the fifth draw in July and three winners to date: Liam Carroll who won €200 an April, Patsy Quinn €300 in June and Elizabeth Cregan who won €3,000 in July.

If you would like to still renew your membership please visit limerickgaa.ie clublimerick-draw-signup and 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 1960301. Note: All new members for the next draw must be in by 5pm on Wednesday 28th August -draw-signup

Group 2 Round 2

Granagh-Ballingarry will make the first defence of their West Limerick Junior B Hurling Championship title when they clash with Feohanagh-Castlemahon on Monday 12th August at 7pm at a venue to be confirmed, which is a rematch of last year’s decider won by five points, 1-13 to 0-11 by Granagh-Ballingarry after a replay in Raheenagh on Sunday 1st October. Please support.

Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Camogie and Ladies Football Clubs are coming together to organise a night of fun and dancing on Saturday 12th October in the Charleville Park Hotel for Strictly Come Dancing 2024. 14 couples will take to the dance floor to battle it out the title with all money raised going to the further development of facilities for our club’s future and current start. Firstly, the club is looking for volunteers to take to the dance floor to dance on the night, so what will this until for you?

Training once a week with the dance instructor.

The dance instructor will pair individuals off.

Each couple will be set up with an idonate page online where money raised will correlate to votes on the night. If you are interested or require further information please contact Laura O’Keeffe 087 6117023 or Seamus Twomey 087 1201571 or any club official.

Granagh Ballingarry players’ membership can still be renewed online at www.foireann.ie Any player not currently registered who incurs any injury will not be covered by GAA insurance and will have to cover all costs, including medical and loss of earnings. So, we ask all players to register at www.foireann.ie as soon as possible.

Check out on website at www.granagh-ballingarrygaa.ie for all the latest club news. Our club website is updated regularly and is well worth a visit. You can also follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/granaghballingarrygaa and on twitter at www.twitter.com/granagh-ballingarry

There was no winner of the €6,000 jackpot in the Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club lottery draw on Saturday 3rd August in  Buckleys Bar, Ballingarry. The numbers drawn were 10, 11, 20 and 23. The lucky dips of €20 went to Esther O’Doherty, Cartledge promoter online, Gerard Cronin promoter Dinny As Bar, Ballingarry, Martha O’Connor promoter Adrian Farragher, Stephen Stapleton promoter Buckley’s Bar, Ballingarry.

The next draw for a jackpot of €6,100 will be held on Saturday 10th August in Condron’s Bar, Ballingarry.

Tickets are €2 each or three for €5 and are on sale in local shops, bars and from promoters. You can also play the weekly draw online and the link is available on the club’s Facebook or Twitter page which finishes at 6pm every Saturday.

Thank you for your continued support.

Thursday 8th August

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 2

South Liberties v Monaleen in Claughaun at 7pm, Ballybrown v Kildimo/Pallaskenry in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale at 7pm.

County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 3

Glenroe v Effin in Fitzgerald Park, Kilmallock at 7pm.

County Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 2

Pallasgreen v Bruree in Fedamore at 7pm, County Premier Junior A Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 2

Tournafulla v Caherline in Ballingarry at 7pm

County Junior A Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 2

Ballybricken/Bohermore v Garryspillane in Hospital at 7pm

Friday 9th August

County Senior Hurling Chamionship Group 1 Round 2

Patrickswell v Doon in Fitzgerald Park, Kilmallock at 7pm. Kilmallock v Mungret/St. Paul’s in Bruff at 7pm.

County Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group 2 Round 1

Feohanagh/Castlemahon v Cappamore in Clarina at 7pm.

County Premier Junior A Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 2

Askeaton/Kilcornan/Desmonds or Monagea in Sean Finn’s Park, Rathkeale at 7pm.

County Premier Junior A Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 2

Kilteely/Dromkeen v Crecora/Manister in Caherella at 7pm.

County Junior A Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 2

Ahane v Killeedy in Páirc Caoimh Uí Luing, Feenagh at 7pm.

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 2

Ahane v Na Piarsaigh in Páirc na nGael at 7pm.

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 2

Adare v Dromin/Athlacca in Paddy Carroll Park, Ballyagran at 3pm.

County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 3

Granagh/Ballingarry v Garryspillane in Bruff at 7pm, Newcastlewest v Bruff in Ballingarry at 7pm,

County Intermediate Hurling Group 2 Round 2

Feenagh/Kilmeedy v Knockaderry (venue and time tbc)

West Junior B Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 2

Adare v Newcastlewest in Askeaton at 7pm.

Croagh/Kilfinny v Askeaton/Kilcornan/Desmonds at 7pm (venue tbc)

County Minor B Hurling Championship

Group 1 Round 5

Granagh/Ballingarry v South Liberties/Crecora Manister in Crecora or Dooley Park at 7pm.