Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club Notes:

Feohanagh-Castlemahon 2-16 Granagh-Ballingarry 0-9

Feohanagh-Castlemahon with a strong all round team performance took their fifth West Junior B Hurling League title and the Seamus Flanagan Memorial Cup, a first since 2018 with an impressive 13 point, 2-16 to 0-9 over hat-trick seeking Granagh-Ballingarry in windy conditions at Pairc Caoimh Uí Luing on Saturday evening.

The Feenagh-Kilmeedy officials had their pitch in top condition for this West B Final played in front of a good crowd who gave great support to their teams with Billy Philips of Tournafulla in charge. Holders Granagh-Ballingarry were forced to line out minus a number of key players while Feohanagh-Castlemahon were at full strength. Feohanagh-Castlemahon played with the aid of the wind in the opening half but it was Granagh-Ballingarry who were first off the mark with a well taken point from play, courtesy of Tom Horgan in the opening minutes. The Feohanagh-Castlemahon boys with the wind at the backs dominated the next 16 minutes with ten unanswered white flags courtesy of Fionn Meehan play on 2 minutes, Ben Murrihy free on 4 minutes, Danny Doherty play on 6 minutes, Padraig Cagney play on 7 minutes, John Reidy play on 9 minutes, Danny O’Doherty play on 11 minutes, Damien Brouder play on 13 minutes, Ben Murrihy, line ball on 15 minutes and Cathal Lynch play on 16 and 17 minutes before Eoin Horgan finally ended 17 minutes without a Granagh-Ballingarry score when he split the uprights from a placed ball to leave 8 between the sides, Feohanagh-Castlemahon 0-10, Granagh-Ballingarry 0-2 on 18 minutes. A couple of wides were exchanged before white flags were traded from open play by Owen Lynch on 22 minutes and Conor Noonan on 25 minutes. Then Granagh-Ballingarry hit four wides in as many minutes before Danny Doherty landed her third white flag from open play for Feohanagh-Castlemahon to send the boys in white and blue in at the interval leading by 9, 0-12 to 0-3. Danny Doherty and Jack Mulqueen traded white flags from open play in the opening 2 minutes after the interval before a pair of white flags for the Granagh-Ballingarry boys, courtesy of Brian O’Sullivan, play on 33 minutes and Eon Horgan free a minute later to reduce the deficit to 7, Feohanagh-Castlemahon 0-13, Granagh-Ballingarry 0-6 on n34 minutes. The game ended as a contest in the next 8 minutes with a cracking Eoin Murphy goal and one by Damien Brouder to extend the Feohanagh-Castlemahon boys’ advantage to 14, 2-14 to 0-6 on 42 minutes. A couple of wides were exchanged before Granagh-Ballingarry No. 7 Colm Noonan split the uprights from a 65 to reduce the deficit to 13, Feohanagh-Castlemahon 2-14, Granagh-Ballingarry 0-7 at the end of the third quarter.  After 5 minutes of scoreless play a pair of white flags by Ben Murrihy from a placed ball on 51 minutes and substitute Keith Lynch, 3 minutes later to extend the Feohanagh-Castlemahon boys’ advantage to 15, 2-16 to 0-7 with 8 minutes of normal time remaining. Both sides were guilty of inaccurate striking before a pair of white flags for Granagh-Ballingarry from open play courtesy of Eoin Horgan on 55 minutes and Brian Sheehy on 59 minutes to close the gap to 13, which was too little too late for the boys in black and green as the final whistle sounded shortly after to leave the Feohanagh-Castlemahon boys impressive 2-16 to 0-9 winners of their fifth West Limerick Junior B Hurling League title, a first since 2018 and the Seamus Flanagan Memorial Cup. The best of luck to Feohanagh-Castlemahon in the County Junior B Hurling League semi-final against Murroe-Boher or Pallasgreen while the Granagh-Ballingarry team will have to regroup ahead of the Dinny Cup Final and the opening round of the West Junior B Hurling Championship. Feohanagh-Castlemahon scored 2-13 from play, 0-2 from a free and 0-1 from a line ball. Granagh-Ballingarry scored 0-6 from play, 0-2 from frees and 0-1 from play. At the conclusion of the game Johnny Walsh PRO West Limerick GAA Board presented the Seamus Flanagan Memorial Cup to a delighted Feohanagh-Castlemahon winning captain Conor Noonan. Feohanagh-Castlemahon: Gearoid Sexton, Shane Brouder, Jamie Whelan, Michael Flynn, Gavin Fitzgibbon, Conor Noonan 0-1, Padraig Cagney 0-1, Oisin Carvill, Eoin Murphy 1-0, Cathal Lynch 0-2, Danny Doherty 0-4, Den Murrihy 0-3, 2 frees, 1 line ball, Fionn Meehan 0-2, Damien Brouder 1-1, John Reidy 0-1. Subs used Keith Lynch 0-1, John O’Brien, Tom Kennedy, Kieran Guina and James Patrick Ryan.

Granagh-Ballingarry: Keith O’Kelly, Brian Sheehy 0-1, Eoin Enright, Paudie McKenna, Jack Mulqueen 0-1, David Condron, Colm Noonan 0-1, 65, Eoin Horgan 0-3, 2 frees, Pat Carroll, Owen Lynch 0-1, Brian O’Sullivan 0-1, Tom Horgan 0-1, Jack Hartnett, Jim O’Keeffe and Thomas O’Donovan. Subs used John Carroll, Jack O’Donoghue, Conor O’Donoghue, Dan Daly, Tom O’Sullivan. Referee: Billy Phillips, Tournafulla.

All Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Preliminary quarter-final

Limerick 1-20 Wexford 0-15

Congratulations to our own Donal O’Grady and all involved with the Limerick minor hurlers who made it through to the quarter-final of the All Ireland Minor Hurling Championship against Waterford on this Sunday 1st June in Semple Stadium, Thurles at 1pm with an impressive 8 point, 1-20 to 0-15 victory over gallant Wexford in their preliminary quarter-final played at Semple Stadium, Thurles on Saturday. Your support for Donal and the team would be appreciated on Sunday at 1pm.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship Round 5

Clare 3-20 Limerick 0-24

All Ireland champions Clare recorded their first win in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship with a deserved 5 point, 3-20 to 0-24 victory over 7-in-a-row seeking Limerick in front of over 22,000 people in difficult wet and windy conditions at Pairc na nGael on Sunday. Despite the first loss Limerick have finished level with Cork and Tipperary on top of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship round-robin table to advance to their 7th successive Munster Senior Hurling Championship final against neighbours and league champions Cork on scoring differential on Saturday 7th June in Pairc na nGael at 6pm. Tipperary have progressed out of Munster to reach the All Ireland Championship series Waterford in fourth spot on 2 points and All Ireland champions Clare bottom on 1 point have now made their exit from this year’s Munster and All Ireland Hurling Championship.

Munster Ladies Senior B Football Championship Final

Limerick 4-7 Clare 4-5

Hearty congratulations to joint managers Michael Quilligan and Sean Kiely and all involved with the Limerick Ladies footballers, who made it back to back Munster Ladies Senior B Football Championship titles with a thrilling two point, 4-7 to 4-5 victory over gallant Clare at Mallow on Sunday.

The next Limerick County GAA Club’s draw is on Saturday 31st May 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 executive star prize, 6th to 9th €500, 10th to 13th €300, 11th to 30th €200. Granagh/Ballingarry had 204 members in the second draw in April and two winners to date, club chairperson Andrew Holmes and Noreen Hennessy won €200 in the first draw in March. If you would like to renew your membership

Please visit limerickgaa.ie/club/limerick-draw-signup and select Granagh Ballingarry GAA club or contact Granagh/Ballingarry Club co-ordinator Stephen Stapleton on 086 1960301.

Note: all new members for the next draw must be in by Wednesday 28th May.

All roads lead to Granagh-Ballingarry GAA Grounds in Ballingarry on Friday 6th June at 7.30pm for the mouth-watering clash of six-in-a-row seeking Granagh-Ballingarry and County Premier Junior B Hurling champions Feenagh-Kilmeedy in the final of the sixth annual Granagh-Ballingarry Jim (Twin) Lynch Memorial Cup hurling tournament. All proceed at a bucket collection at the Memorial Cup Final will go to the new field development fund.

The late Jim (Twin) Lynch had a lifelong association with the GAA and the Granagh-Ballingarry club and was at the time of his sudden passing on Tuesday 28th May 2019 the assistant secretary of the West Limerick GAA Board. Your support of the Memorial Cup Final and the new Field Development Fund.

The Granagh Ballingarry Cúl Camp will be held in the Granagh Ballingarry GAA Club grounds from Monday June 30th to Friday July 4th. Booking is now accepted online on www.kelloggs.gaa.ie/booking

Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club draw promoter are taking to the streets of the parish to canvass members to join the club draw which will be held quarterly with €2,000 in prizes, 1st prize €1,000 and 10 prizes of €100 with the option to join the club’s weekly lottery/county club draw for €200. If you wish to renew your membership, please contact your promoter as soon as possible as the first draw is due to take place shortly.

Limerick County GAA Board launched their 2025 season tickets recently. The tickets will entitle the bearer entry to all Limerick County Board Club games in 2025 for €150. It would make an ideal present for a family member or friend. Tickets can be purchased online at limerickgaa.ie Tel: (061) 335576.

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 as soon as possible.

Granagh-Ballingarry GAA club players injury insurance invoice 2025

Total costs €4,600. Discount €2,024. Total paid through Foireann was €2,576 recently.

Please note Granagh Ballingarry GAA Club’s Eircode is V94 V264.

Group 1: Dromin-Athlacca, Pallasgreen, Caherline, Knockaderry.

Group 2: Granagh-Ballingarry, Dromcollogher-Broadford, Southside Gaels and Mungret St. Paul’s B.

Group 2 fixtures

Wednesday 2nd July Round 1: Dromcollogher-Broadford v Granagh-Ballingarry in Dromcollogher at 7.30pm.

Wednesday 16th July Round 2 Granagh-Ballingarry v Mungret-St. Paul’s in Ballingarry at 7.30pm.

Wednesday 30th July Round 3: Granagh-Ballingarry v Southside Gaels, venue to be confirmed at 7.30pm.

Note 1: Top two teams in each group qualify for semi-final.

Note 2: If teams finish level on points scoring differential will apply.

Note 3: Semi-final top team group 1 v second team group 2 and top team group 2 v second team group 1.

The best of luck to manager Jimmy Lee, Newcastle West and all involved with the Limerick senior footballers who travel to O Moore Park, Portlaoise this Saturday 31st May to play  Westmeath in the top of the table on 4 points meeting in the final game of Group 3 in the Tailteann Cup at 2pm. A victory for the Treaty boys on Sunday will see them through toa  home quarter-final proper while a defeat will mean they play in a preliminary home quarter final. Your support for the Treaty boys in O Moore Park, Portlaoise on Saturday for the 2pm throw-in would be appreciated.

Friday 20th June: Round 1 Granagh-Ballingarry v Fedamore in Fedamore at 7pm.

Friday 27th June: Round 2 Granagh-Ballingarry v Feohanagh-Castlemahon in Feenagh at 7pm.

The Granagh-Ballingarry GAA club will receive an allocation of stand and terrace tickets for the Limerick v Cork Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final on Saturday 7th June in Pairc na nGael at 6pm. We are inviting paid-up club members who are interested in going to the final to contact their club promoter on or before Thursday 29th May at 5pm if they wish their name(s) to be included in the ticket draw. The following club members will have first option to buy tickets: officers of the senior and Bord na nOg, team management, Club and County draw promoters, lottery-finance and field committee, first aid officers etc.

The remaining tickets will be drawn between paid up members of the club draw on a date to be confirmed in the clubhouse in Ballingarry. All winners of tickets will be contacted by email or text regarding collection and payment. Members are asked for patience and undertstanding in the run up to the final as unfair and unrealistic demands will be dismissed so as many club members as possible can be accommodated with tickets. Club members are politely asked to source stand and terrace tickets directly themselves online and from local Centra or SuperValu outlets as the demand for the club allocation is likely to outweigh supply. We look forward to the co-operation of all to implement the sale of tickets satisfactorily and hopefully there will be a big Granagh-Ballingarry support on the day.

Granagh Ballingarry Club tops, hoodies, tracksuits, shorts and socks can now be ordered online at www.laochrasports.ie/product-category/club/granaghballingarry

There was no winner of the €10,200 jackpot in the Granagh Ballingarry GAA Club lottery draw held on Saturday 24th May in the Dinny’s Bar, Ballingarry. The numbers drawn were 8, 14, 27 and 28. The lucky dips of €20 each went to Paul and Stephen O’Brien, promoter online; Aoife Fox, promoter Paddy Hennessy; William Reidy, promoter Andrew Holmes; Pascal Moynihan, promoter Andrew Holmes.

The next draw will be held on Saturday 31st May in Buckley’s Bar, Ballingarry for a jackpot of €10,300.

Tickets are €2 each or three for €5 and are on sale in local shops, bars and from promoters. You can now also buy the weekly draw online and the link is available on the club’s Facebook or Twitter page which finishes at 6pmevery Saturday. Thank you for your continued support.

Check out our 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/granaghballingarrygaaclub and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/granaghballingarry

Wednesday 28th May:

East South Junior A Hurling League Final

Garryspillane v Doon in Kilbreedy at 7.15pm.

Thursday 29th May:

West Junior A Hurling League/Championship Final:

Tournafulla v Askeaton-Ballysteen-Kilcornan in Pairc Caoimh Ui Luing, Feenagh at 7.15pm.

Saturday 31st May:

Tailteann Cup Group 3 Round 3:

Limerick v West Meath in O Moore Park, Portlaoise at  2pm.

County Senior Hurling League Final:

Na Piarsaigh v Ahane or Kilmallock in Claughaun at 7pm.

All Ireland U20 Hurling Championship Final

Tipperary v Kilkenny in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny at 3pm.

Sunday 1st June:

All Ireland Minor Hurling Championship quarter-finals:

Limerick v Waterford in Semple Stadium Thurles at 1pm.

Kildare v Galway in Semple Stadium at 3pm.

County Junior A Hurling League Final

Tournafulla or Askeaton-Ballysteen-Kilcornan v Garryspillane or Croom, time and venue TBC.

Friday 6th June:

Granagh-Ballingarry GAA Club Jim (Twin) Lynch Memorial Cup Intermediate Hurling Tournament Final

Granagh-Ballingarry v Feenagh-Kilmeedy in Ballingarry at 7.30pm.

Saturday 7th June:

Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final:

Limerick v Cork in Pairc na nGael at 6pm.