Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club Notes:

In aid of new field development on Friday

All roads lead to Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club grounds in Ballingarry this Friday 4th July at 7.30pm for the mouth-watering clash of 2025 West Junior B Hurling champions Granagh/Ballingarry and East Limerick divisional side Murroe/Boher in the inaugural Granagh/Ballingarry Denny Ahern Memorial Cup Junior B Hurling Tournament final, with all proceeds of a bucket collection going to the new Granagh/Ballingarry Field Development Final.

The late Denny Ahern’s name has been synonymous with the GAA in Granagh/Ballingarry, West Limerick and Knockane and Pallasgreen GAA clubs in East Limerick along with Ballingarry Macra na Feirme.

Denny, a native of the townland of Ballyroe, was a member of the Granagh side that were crowned West Junior A hurling champions three years-in-a-row 1974, 1975, 1976 and also went on to claim County Junior A Hurling Championship honours in 1976 defeating Staker Wallace after a reply in Bruff on Sunday 12th December. Denny continued playing hurling into the 80s and played Conor back on the Granagh side that lost to Tournafulla in the 1981 West Senior Hurling Championship final at Dromcollogher and the County Senior Hurling Championship quarter final to South Liberties at Páirc na nGael.

In the mid-80s Denny bought the Idle Bar in Knockane in East Limerick and transferred to Knockane Football Club where he served as their club/secretary for a number of years and was a member of their sister club Pallasgreen junior hurling panel who were crowned east and county Junior A hurling champions in 1987 defeating Drom/Broadford in the final in 1996. He returned to his native place, this time to the west side of Knockfierna Hill where he bought Dunworth’s Bar, now known as Denny A’s Bar, Ballingarry.

In January 1987 he was elected chairperson of Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club, a position in which he served with distinction for five years up to 2002 from 1998 to the time of his death on Saturday 10th August 2024. Denny kindly sponsored all Granagh/Ballingarry club adult teams and the local Dunworth Cup and Denny A’s Cup Hurling Tournament. In 2013 when the club were unable to fill the position of chairperson Denny kindly volunteered to serve a second term, 2013 to 2015. Despite being in failing health Denny still maintained a great interest in local club and county GAA affairs up to his death and was delighted when Limerick won the Liam MacCarthy Cup for the fourth year-in-a-row and Granagh/Ballingarry the County Intermediate Hurling Championship for the first time in 18 years in 2023. Denny Ahern will always be remembered as a true Gael in Granagh/Ballingarry, Knockane, Pallasgreen and through west/east and the county of Limerick.

Your support for the Memorial Cup Final and the new Granagh/Ballingarry Field Development Final would be appreciated at Ballingarry on this Friday evening at 7.30pm to see if it will be the home side Granagh/Ballingarry or East Limerick side Murroe/Boher who will be first to lift the Denny Ahern Memorial Cup.

The game will be refereed by Billy Phillips, Tournafulla.

The proceeds of the bucket collection will go to the new Granagh/Ballingarry Field Development Fund.

All roads lead to Granagh/Ballingarry GAA Club grounds in Ballingarry on Sunday 13th July at 6pm for the clash of Granagh/Ballingarry and 2023 All Ireland Club Junior hurling champions Ballygiblin from North Cork in the 29th final of the Granagh/Ballingarry Intermediate Hurling Tournament for the Dunworth Cup and a set of engraved medals. Granagh/Ballingarry will be seeking their 10th cup title, a first since 2018 with the Cork intermediate side Ballygiblin hoping to inscribe their name on the base of the cup for the first time and become the second North Cork side since Ballyhea in 2021 to win the tournament.

All proceeds of a bucket collection at the final will go to the new Field Development Fund.

Your support would be appreciated.

Dromcollogher is the venue tonight Wednesday 2nd July at 7.30pm for the meeting of the home side Dromcollogher/Broadford and Granagh/Ballingarry in the opening round of Group 2 in the inaugural Limerick County Minor C Hurling Championship. The championship is being run on an all-county basis and eight teams have intimated they will take part. There are two groups of two with the top two teams in each group to qualify for the county semi-final.

Note 1: If teams finish level on points scoring differential will apply.

Note 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 inDromcollogher at 7.30pm.

Wednesday 16th July

Round 2

Granagh/Ballingarry v Mungret/St. Paul’s in Ballingarry at 7.30pm.

Wednesday 30th July

Granagh/Ballingarry v Southside Gaels, venue to be confirmed at 7.30pm.

Your support would be welcome for the Granagh/Ballingarry boys and their management team in Dromcollogher tonight Wednesday 2nd July at 7.30pm to cheer them on to make a winning start to their County Minor C Hurling Championship Group 2 campaign.

Granagh/Ballingarry players’ membership can still be renewed online at ww.foireann.ie, any player not currently registered who incurs an 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.

Group 1: Monagea, Mountcollins, Athea, Mungret St. Paul’s, Fr. Casey’s and Ballybrown.

Group 2: Ahane, Feenagh/Kilmeedy, Feohanagh/Castlemahon, Kilteely/Dromkeen, Croom and Granagh/Ballingarry.

Group 2 Fixtures

Friday 18th July

Round 1: Granagh/Ballingarry v Ahane in Fedamore at 7pm.

Week ending Sunday 17th August

Round 2: Granagh/Ballingarry v Feohanagh/Castlemahon.

Week ending Sunday 7th September

Round 3: Granagh/Ballinarry v Croom

Week ending Sunday 28th September

Round 4: Granagh/Ballingarry v Kilteely/Dromkeen

Sunday 26th October

Quarter Finals: 2nd team Group 1 v 3rd team Group 2 and 2nd team Group 2 v 3rd team Group 1

Sunday 2nd November Semi Final

Sunday 9th November

County Premier Junior A Football Championship Final

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.

Tickets for all Limerick County Senior, Intermediate and Junior hurling and football championship games in 2025 must be purchased in advance using the link limerickgaa.iebuyclubchampionship-tickets

Note: Under 16s free, no tickets required.

Limerick will play Kildare in the Tailteann Cup Senior Football Final on Saturday 12th July in Croke Park at 2.30pm. With a capacity of €81,000 tickets supply will be plentiful and anyone who wishes to attend the game will be able to do so as it will be a curtain-raiser to the first of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final will be able to do so as the games will not be a sell-out. Tickets will go on public sale on this Monday 30th June via Ticketmaster and selected SuperValu and Centra outlets. Thank you for your understanding in this matter and hopefully there will be a big travelling support from Granagh/Ballingarry on the day to support the boys in green and white.

Due to error with the draw system the June Limerick County GAA Club draw due to be held on Saturday 28th June did not take place and is rescheduled for this Saturday 5th July.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter and hopefully there will be a few Granagh/Ballingarry winners on Saturday.

The Granagh/Ballingarry Cúl Camp which started on Monday 30th June and will run to Friday 4th July in the GAA club grounds is being enjoyed by all the children despite the wet weather.

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

There was no winner of the €10,700 jackpot in the Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club lottery draw held on Saturday 21st June in Dinny A’s Bar, Ballingarry. The numbers drawn were 15, 25, 27 and 32. The lucky dips of 20 each went to Esther O’Doherty, Cartledge promoter online, Teddy Lynch, O’Gorman’s Shop, Chawke’s Cross, Granagh, Patrick Sheehy promoter Andrew Holmes, Claire Gilbourne promoter Andrew Holmes.

The next draw will be held on Saturday 5th July in Condron’s Bar, Ballingarry for a jackpot of €10,800. 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 6pm every Saturday.

Thank you for your continued support.

Granagh Ballingarry GAA Club draw promoters 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.

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 2nd July

County Minor C Hurling Championship

Group 2 Round 1

Granagh/Ballingarry v Dromcollogher/Broadford in Dromcollogher at 7.30pm.

Friday 4th July

Granagh/Ballingarr4y GAA Club Denny Ahern Memorial Cup Junior B Hurling Tournament Final

Murroe/Boher v Granagh/Ballingarry in Ballingarry at 7.30pm

Saturday 5th July

All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi Final

Cork v Dublin in Croke Park at 5pm

Sunday 6th July

All Ireland Minor Football Championship Final

Kerry v Tyrone in Newbridge at 1.30pm

All Ireland Senior Hurling Semi Final

Kilkenny v Tipperary in Croke Park at 4pm

Intermediate Hurling Challenge

Na Piarsaigh v Granagh/Ballingarry in Caherdavin at 7.30pm

Monday 7th July

West Limerick GAA Board meeting in the Devon Inn Hotel, Templeglantine at 7.30pm.

Saturday 12th July

Tailteann Cup Senior Football Final Kildare v Limerick in Croke Park at 2.30pm.

All Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi Final

Kerry v Tyrone in Croke Park at 5pm

Sunday 13th July

All Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi Final

Donegal v Meath in Croke Park at 4pm

Granagh/Ballingarry Intermediate Hurling Dunworth Cup Final

Granagh/Ballingarry v Ballygiblin (North Cork) in Ballingarry at 6pm.

Wednesday 16th July

County Minor C Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 2

Granagh/Ballingarry v Mungret/St. Pauls (B) in Ballingarry at 7.30pm

Friday 18th July

County Premier Junior A Football Championship Group 2 Round 1

Granagh/Ballingarry v Ahane in Fedamore at 7pm.