LIMERICK’S footballers had a dramatic McGrath Cup win over Clare on Sunday while the hurlers and under 21 footballers were also in action as preparations for 2013 continue for the county’s GAA teams.
Senior football: Limerick 2-16 Clare 2-13 (AET)
Six points in extra time put Limerick through to the McGrath Cup semi-final and a meeting next weekend with Kerry in Killarney.
Limerick trailed the Banner by five points with just two minutes of normal time remaining but a strong finish left the teams at 2-10 apiece and extra time was warranted. The predatory instincts of Derry O’Connor and Ian Ryan tipped the scales in Limerick’s favour in extra time.
Limerick team: Brian Scanlon (Gerald Griffin’s); Cian Coady (Na Piarsaigh), Johnny McCarthy (St Kieran’s), Mark O’Riordan (Croom); Stephen Lavin (Adare), Paudie Browne (Fr Casey’s), Pa Ranahan (Ballysteen); Thomas Lee (Ballylanders), Bobby O’Brien (Bruff); John Riordan (Fr Casey’s), James O’Meara (Ballysteen), Seamus O’Carroll (Cappagh Kilcornan); Eoghan O’Connor (St Mary’s/Sean Finns), Ger Collins (Monaleen), Ian Ryan (St Senan’s).
Subs: Derry O’Connor (Fr Casey’s) for O’Meara, Lorcan O’Dwyer (Pallasgreen) for Coady, Michael Sheehan (Fr Casey’s) for O’Riordan, Darragh Treacy (St Kieran’s) for Lee, Stephen Kelly (Newcastle West) for Collins and Danny Neville (Ballysteen) for Lavin.
Limerick scorers: Ian Ryan 1-7 (0-4f), Seamus O Carroll 1-3 (0-2 ’45s), Derry O Connor 0-2, Ger Collins 0-2, Eoghan O’Connor 0-2.
Senior hurling: Limerick 0-18 Clare 2-18
Limerick senior hurlers took to the field in LIT last Saturday evening in their second challenge game in six days against Davy Fitzgerald’S Clare side in front of a large crowd for a challenge game.
Limerick were 2-11 to 0-7 down at half-time and were playing catch-up throughout the second half, with the Banner running out six-point winners.
Limerick team: Aaron Murphy (Hospital/Herbertstown); Alan Dempsey (Na Piarsaigh), Patrick Begley (Mungret), Shane O’Neill (South Liberties); Stephen Walsh (Glenroe), Wayne McNamara (Adare), Cathal King (Na Piarsaigh); Paudie O’Brien (Kilmallock), David Moloney (Blackrock); Declan Hannon (Adare), David Breen (Na Piarsaigh), Sean O’Brien (Patrickswell); Mikey Ryan (Murroe/Boher), Niall Moran (Ahane), Adrian Breen (Na Piarsaigh).
Subs: Nicky Quaid (Effin) for Murphy, Mark Carmody (Patrickswell) for Dempsey, Tom Condon (Knockaderry) for O’Neill, Shane Dowling (Na Piarsaigh) for Hannon, David Reidy (Dromin/Athlacca) for Ryan, Paudie Ahern (Kilteely/Dromkeen) for A Breen, Barry O’Connell (Kildimo/Pallaskenry) for Moloney, Mark O Connell (Glenroe) for D Breen.
Limerick scorers: Shane Dowling 0-5 (3f, 1 ’65), David Reidy 0-3, Declan Hannon 0-3 (2f), Paudie Ahern 0-2, Sean O’Brien 0-1, Niall Moran 0-1, Paudie O’Brien 0-1, Adrian Breen 0-1, Barry O’Connell 0-1,
Limerick’s next outing will be on Saturday when they will face Mary Immaculate College at Bruff at an early time of 11.30am. Limerick referee Michael O’Connor has been appointed to referee the Waterford Crystal preliminary round game between Kerry and IT Tralee in Abbeydorney Co. Kerry, this Sunday.
Under 21 football: Limerick 1-9 Clare 2-11
Limerick under 21 footballers continued their preparations by playing Clare in a challenge game in UL on Friday night. This game ended up with Clare winning by five points.
Limerick teams: James O’Meara (Fr Casey’s); Brendan McCarthy (St Kieran’s), Garrett Kennedy (Claughaun), Brian O’Sullivan (Newcastle West); Adrian Stackpool (St Mary’s/Sean Finns), Shane O’Connor (Fr Casey’s), Paul White (St Mary’s/Sean Finns); Iain Corbett (Newcastle West), Sean Barrett (Kilmallock); Denis O’Dea (Kilteely/Dromkeen), Kieran Larkin (Banogue), Pat O’Donnell (Galbally); Danny Frewen (Ballylanders), Francis O’Riordan (St Senan’s), Jamie Lee (Newcastle West).
Subs: Sean Sheehan (St Mary’s/Sean Finns), Cian Byrnes (Claughaun), James Brudair (Mountcollins), Kevin O’Donoghue (Hospital/Herbertstown), Michael Brosnan (Dromcollogher/Broadford), Brian Noonan (Dromcollogher/Broadford), Greg Murray (Mungret), Brendan Giltenane (Mungret).
Their next game is against Mary Immaculate College in Rathkeale at 8pm on Wednesday January 16.
Website
Fifteen clubs are now using the Limerick GAA website for their club notes, an increase of 10 clubs from previous weeks. If your club wants to add your notes to the Limerick GAA website please forward them to [email protected]
Munster Primary Schools Committee
Congratulations to Limerick’s Joe Lyons who was elected chairman of Munster Primary Schools Committee last Thursday evening. Joe is very well known for the work that he and his joint editor Ciarán Crowe put in for the Limerick GAA youth magazine ‘Green & White’. He takes over from Tipperary’s Tim O Byrne and is joined by another Limerick man on the board as Br. James Dormer was re-elected as secretary of the committee for the coming year.
Friends of Limerick Football AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the ‘Friends of Limerick Football’ fundraising committee will take place on Wednesday January 16 in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale at 7.30pm. The main purpose of this committee is to raise funds to assist the County Board in funding the County’s underage football development squads, as well as other football development projects and county teams. Secretary Collette O’Grady has requested that a representative from each Limerick club could attend.
Results
McGrath Cup senior football: Limerick 2-16 Clare 2-13 (after extra time), Waterford 0-16 UL 0-12 (after extra time)
Senior hurling challenge: Limerick 0-18 Clare 2-18
Under 21 football challenge: Limerick 1-9 Clare 2-11
Fixtures
Wednesday January 16
Under 21 football challenge: Limerick v Mary Immaculate College (Rathkeale, 8pm)
Harty Cup Colleges quarter-finals: Ard Scoil Ris v Doon CBS (Bruff, 1.30pm), Thurles CBS v Castletroy College (Sean Tracey Park, Tipperary Town 1.30pm)
Corn Padraig Senior B hurling quarter-final: Rochestown College v Kilmallock College (Mallow, 1.30pm)
Saturday January 19
Waterford Crystal Cup: Limerick v Mary Immaculate College (Bruff, 11.30am)
Sunday January 20
McGrath Cup semi-final: Kerry v Limerick (Killarney, 2pm)
Waterford Crystal Cup: Waterford v UL (Waterford IT, 2pm)
