Club Notes Archives - Page 21 of 27 - Patrickswell GAA Club

Mon 18, April, 2022

JUNIOR B HURLERS: The Junior B hurlers recorded their first win of the season with a nine-point victory at Ballybricken Bohermore. Patrickswell made a flying start and notched a goal and three points within six minutes. After the teams exchanged a point apiece, the hosts reduced the arrears to 1-4 to 0-3 with a brace of points. The game was ultimately decided in Patrickswell’s favour with a devastating flurry of eight consecutive points in ten minutes. The half-time score was 1-12 to 0-3.

The first twenty minutes of the second half were finely balanced as the ‘Well kept the home team at arm’s length by 1-17 to 0-9. Patrickswell’s second goal was followed up by a slight recovery by the hosts. Entering stoppage time, the visitors were 2-18 to 0-12 ahead. Ballybricken Bohermore claimed a late consolidation goal to produce a result of 2-18 to 1-12.

LIMERICK HURLERS: Congratulations to Cian Lynch, Aaron Gillane and Diarmaid Byrnes for their role in Limerick’s great victory over Cork. Additionally, well done to Diarmaid for being awarded Man of the Match.

MEMBERSHIP: Club membership is now due for 2022. Every player, both adult and youth, must be a registered member to train and play for the club. It is mandatory for insurance purposes. Non-playing members are also invited to renew. You can pay your membership fee online at foireann.ie or returntoplay.gaa.ie. The most common types are Adult €60, Juvenile €40 and Family €120. There will also be in-person membership clinics.

CLUB LOTTO: The Club Lotto draw on Monday April 11 was not won. The numbers drawn were 3, 22, 24 and 29. The bonus number was 26. The €100 Lucky Dip was won by James c/o Mary McCarthy and the €20 prizes were claimed by Danny Hogan, Theresa O’Neill, Sean Foley, Annette Harmon and Matt Shanahan. This week’s jackpot is €14,000.

CON AND ANNIE KIRBY STAKES: Best of luck to the Patrickswell Camogie nominated greyhound Magical Kuba trained by Pat Guilfoyle in the final of the Kirby Stake on this Friday night. If you can, please try to get in to cheer him on. Sponsored by the McManus family this is a very generous gesture of support to Limerick GAA and Camogie clubs.

TEAM LIMERICK CLEAN-UP: Well done to all who participated in the #TLC7 on Good Friday in Patrickswell which started from the GAA Clubhouse under the stewardship of PJ O’Grady. Great effort by everyone.

Mon 11, April, 2022

SENIOR HURLERS: The Senior hurlers registered their first victory of the City Hurling League with a comprehensive away victory over Kildimo-Pallaskenry. Seanie O’Brien and Darragh Ahern put the ‘Well two points ahead within five minutes, but the hosts took the lead with three consecutive points by the 15th minute. While Jamie Dillon managed to equalise with a point, Kildimo-Pallaskenry edged ahead immediately by 0-4 to 0-3. Kevin O’Brien’s clever sidestep around his marker allowed him to score Patrickswell’s first goal and Eoin Harmon chipped in with a follow-up point. The scoreline was 1-4 to 0-4 and this prompted a response of two points from the hosts. The match was ultimately decided by a lethal spell of Patrickswell scoring that yielded seven unanswered points in eight minutes (John Kirby 0-3, Calvin Carroll 0-2, Kevin O’Brien and Cian Fitzgerald). Kildimo-Pallaskenry halted the spree with the last point of the first half. The interval scoreline was 1-11 to 0-7.

The second half began with another spell of dominance from Patrickswell. Five straight points before the 45th minute from Darragh Ahern 0-2, Kevin O’Brien, Calvin Carroll and Seanie O’Brien cemented an unassailable 1-16 to 0-7 lead. Kildimo-Pallaskenry’s eighth and ninth points were sandwiched between a Calvin Carroll goal and a John Kirby point. The 50th minute score was 2-17 to 0-9. There was plenty more attacking prowess by Patrickswell as three late points put the gloss on a 2-20 to 0-10 victory.

INTERMEDIATE HURLERS: Patrickswell produced a remarkable comeback against Ballybricken-Bohemore, but fell one point short at the end of the match. The opening ten minutes were keenly contested as both teams accrued three points apiece (Cian Enright and Peter Harty 0-2). Our hosts notched two points in six minutes to build a 0-5 to 0-3 lead before Peter Harty stopped the surge. Patrickswell came unstuck to Ballybricken-Bohemore’s opening goal and the 20th minute saw the visitors 1-6 to 0-6 behind. Unfortunately, the hosts began to dominate and accumulated six unanswered points in a critical eight-minute window before half-time. At the break, the ‘Well faced an uphill battle to overturn nine points at 1-12 to 0-6.

The hosts claimed the first point of the second half, before Peter Harty reduced the deficit to eight points with a brace of points. The game seemed beyond Patrickswell when the second home goal established a eleven-point lead by 40 minutes. The ‘Well did not lose hope and four points in five minutes from Peter Harty (0-2), Darragh Ahern and Jonathan McMahon trimmed the arrears to seven points with fifteen minutes left. The fixture looked decided when the hosts scored a goal to lead by 3-13 to 0-12 with just ten minutes left. Remarkably, an own goal in Patrickswell’s favour was followed by a Darragh Ahern point and a Sam McNamara goal to stun the home team. Suddenly, there were five minutes left and Patrickswell trailed by a single goal at 3-13 to 2-13. The hosts managed to stop the onslaught and two insurance points granted them a 3-15 to 2-13 margin as the game entered injury time. Aaron Carmody’s late third goal was immediately followed by David Woulfe’s point and there was still time remaining at 3-15 to 3-14. The ‘Well pressed forward for their equaliser, but the clock and the opposition defence worked against them. Ballybricken-Bohermore survived the fightback and sneaked a one-point win.

JUNIOR B HURLERS: The Junior B hurlers visited Fedamore on a breezy night and found themselves six points down after 15 minutes due to the stiff breeze. Patrickswell’s first point came in the 23rd minute and they managed to force themselves into contention by reaching half-time at 0-7 to 0-3 behind.

The wind abated at the start of the second half, which diminished Patrickswell’s advantage. While the ‘Well scored the first point of the second half, they were undone by a Fedamore goal and two points. By the 45th minute, Patrickswell were 1-9 to 0-4 behind. Fedamore did not manage any more points, while Patrickswell struck five points in eighteen minutes to narrow the gap to 1-9 to 0-9. There was insufficient time for a grandstand finale and the final goal chance did not materialise.

CLUB LOTTO: The Club Lotto draw on Monday April 4 was not won. The numbers drawn were 10, 22, 23 and 31. The bonus number was 16. The €100 Lucky Dip was won by Eileen Casey and the €20 prizes were claimed by John Quinn, Ann Garrett, Gerry Ryan, Christopher Moore and Emma McNamara. This week’s jackpot is €13,800.

Mon 04, April, 2022

SENIOR HURLERS: The Senior hurlers were defeated by a strong Na Piarsaigh team in the first match of the City League. Calvin Carroll struck the opening point, but the Caherdavin men responded with three unanswered point to take the lead. While Patrickswell narrowed the deficit to 0-4 to 0-3 after 15 minutes, Na Piarsaigh struck a goal to cement a four-point advantage. The next ten minutes were punctuated with three points apiece by both teams. Frees in quick succession from Calvin Carroll and Jason Gillane trimmed the deficit to 1-7 to 0-8. Unfortunately, the visitors dominated the closing stages of the first half to lead by 1-11 to 0-9 at the interval.

While Na Piarsaigh scored the first point of the second half, Darragh Ahern’s persistence paid off with a goal to close the gap to 1-12 to 1-9. The recovery was short-lived as Na Piarsaigh struck a goal and three points in a damaging four minute spell. By the 40th minute, the margin had grown to 2-15 to 1-9. Calvin Carroll stemmed the tide with a point, but his score was followed by a third Na Piarsaigh goal and a point. Two Patrickswell points slowed progress at 3-16 to 1-12, but the Light Blues did not ease up and they accrued another four points without reply. There was 50 minutes gone and the ‘Well trailed by 3-20 to 1-12. Patrickswell’s final point of the evening was nullified by Na Piarsaigh closing out with three points to secure a 3-23 to 1-13 win.

JUNIOR B HURLERS: Patrickswell welcomed neighbours Ballybrown for the City East League opener. The early pace of scoring was extremely slow and Ballybrown were ahead on 15th minutes by a mere 0-3 to 0-1. When Patrickswell moved to within a point, the rate of scoring accelerated. A second Ballybrown goal was followed by a point to give Ballybrown a 1-4 to 0-2 lead in the 20th minute. When Patrickswell again scored a point, Ballybrown swept forward and plundered a goal and four points in five minutes. The ‘Well were on the back foot as they trailed by 2-8 to 0-3. However, the home team burst into life to claim a point and two goals (Gavin Carey and Sam McNamara) in just three minutes. At the interval, Patrickswell only trailed Ballybrown by 2-8 to 2-4.

Patrickswell started the second half positively and managed to reduce the deficit to 2-10 to 2-7 by the 38th minute. When Josh Carey scored the ‘Well’s third goal to equalise at 3-7 to 2-10, the tables had been turned from an eleven-point deficit to parity. Within a minute, Patrickswell took the lead for the first time, but Ballybrown did not panic and they were rewarded with three points in four minutes. There were fifteen minutes left and the arrears were 2-13 to 3-8. The next five minutes saw both teams score three points each. With five minutes remaining, the ‘Well remained 2-16 to 3-11 behind and were searching for a late goal. Ballybrown were able to handle the offensive and notched the final point to win by 2-17 to 3-11

CLUB LOTTO: The Club Lotto draw on Monday March 28 was not won. The numbers drawn were 5, 6, 20 and 24. The bonus number was 2. The €100 Lucky Dip was won by Mary McKinley and the €20 prizes were claimed by Willie Hourigan, Geraldine Hall, Donie O’Gorman, John & Orla Clifford and Danny Quinn. This week’s jackpot is €13,600.

Mon 28, March, 2022

JUNIOR A HURLERS: The Junior A hurlers are pencilled in to meet Crecora Manister at home on Saturday April 2 at 6.30pm.

JUNIOR B HURLERS: Patrickswell welcome neighbours Ballybrown on Sunday April 3 at 6.00pm

CLUB LIMERICK DRAW: April’s draw will be held on Saturday April 30. Each month, the first prize is €10,000 and there are thirty prizes per month in total. April’s exclusive prize is a €500 voucher for McGuirk’s Golf and entry for a team of four players into the Club Limerick golf day.

There are a number of ways to play. Anyone can purchase their membership online at www.clublimerick.ie/draw and choose from the three options of i) the €100 annual payment or ii) Pay As You Go (as many months as you wish) or iii) a monthly €8.33 Direct Debit. Remember to pick “Patrickswell” as your club of choice.