Bruree Notes 22/2/2009

COMMUNITY GAMES

Bruree-Rockhill Community Games will hold a church gate collection on Saturday, February 28th, and Sunday, March 1st. Any contribution will be gratefully accepted.

GAA

Munster Final: Bruree survived to fight another day in last Sunday’s Munster Junior B Hurling final at Raheenagh - just! On a perfect day for hurling, we were treated to the original game of two halves as Bruree dominated the much of the first half and struggled to make a mark in the second. During the opening half hour, Bruree looked to have the measure of the Tipperary opposition from Moyne-Templetuohy. Exchanges were tight and close but Bruree had the edge, an edge which showed on the scoreboard with Bruree enjoying a deserved three point interval lead. Ground conditions militated against first time hurling and first touches on both sides were a little suspect. It was Moyne-Templetuohy who got off the mars first with two points in the opening minutes, one from a free. Donal Deady then got Bruree on the scoreboard with two pointed frees either side of a Moyne-Templetuohy pointed free. We had a hectic couple of minutes midway through the half which started with a Morgan Lyons free. This was sent to David Hogan who found Declan Sexton in position to try for a goal which he duly scored. From the puckout, the sliothar came down to the Bruree goalmouth where Eamon Sexton was called on the make a great save. Moyne-Templetuohy were awarded a free in the follow up and converted this to make the score 1-2 to 0-4 in Bruree’s favour. It was score for score for the remainder of the half with Donal Deady providing three Bruree points, two from frees. Morgan Lyons added another Bruree point from play while Moyne-Templetuohy added two points to leave the interval score Bruree 1-7 Moyne-Templetuohy0-6. Bruree had a couple of chances to extend their lead towards the end of the half but failed to do so.
Bruree supporters looked to the second half with great hope but instead were treated to a nail-biting finish as Bruree snatched a draw from the jaws of certain defeat. Moyne-Templetuohy had two early points to close the gap to the minimum in the opening minutes. Donal Deady had two Bruree points from play in the fifth minute which would prove to be Bruree’s only scores of the half until injury time. In the meantime, Moyne-Templetuohy whittled away at Bruree’s lead and went into a three point lead. Bruree looked dead in the water and unable to get back in the game, try as they might. As we approached injury time, all looked lost. But Bruree kept trying and three pointed frees in (a very long!) injury time saw them draw level. Two points from Donal Deady and one from Morgan Lyons, all from placed balls left the final score Bruree 1-11 Moyne-Templetuohy 0-14. Bruree left Raheenagh breathing a sigh of relief and by far the happier of the two teams. However, this was a performance full of spirit from Bruree, with the players again showing that they never give up. We will be looking for a full hours hurling from Bruree the next day out as they seem to have the measure of the Tipperary champions, going on the first half performance last Sunday. The replay is fixed for the same venue on Sunday March 8th.
The Bruree team was Eamon Sexton, Patrick Deady, Anthony O’Shea, John O’Halloran, Morgan Lyons, Paul Fitzgerald, Vincent Stanton, Christopher Sexton, John Lynch, David Hogan (Capt), Aidan Frawley, Brian O’Rourke, Donal Deady, Michael Sexton, Declan Sexton, Anthony O’Shea, Paul Sexton, David O’Dea, Michael Brouder, Niall Broderick, Sean Deane, Laurence Sexton, Michael Cotter, John Deady, Conor O’Brien, Mark Noonan, David Barron, David Broderick. Team manager is Paul Sexton, coach is Stephen Sexton and selectors are Seamus Sexton, Andrew Sexton and John O’Brien.
Senior Championship: The draw for the county senior hurling championship was made last week. Bruree are drawn against Ahane in the first round. Ahane were beaten finalists last year and will provide tough opposition in our first championship outing of 2009. The panel has started their training regime in preparation for what will, hopefully, be a god season for Bruree.
Membership: All members are reminded that their membership fee is now overdue. This is €10 for adults and €2 for juvenile members. The club will be stricter than ever on the payment of membership this year so please co-operate by paying yours immediately.
Oral History: The GAA Oral History Project aims to record the fullest possible picture of what the GAA has meant to the Irish people, in their own words. A questionnaire has been designed to gather as much information as possible and this questionnaire will be preserved as a permanent resource on the history of the GAA and Irish society. Anyone interested in participating in this collecting of the oral history of the GAA can contact Elaine Horgan or John Harrold to obtain a copy of the questionnaire.
Jobs: Limerick GAA Jobs Creation Ltd has decided with the full support of Limerick GAA Management Committee to product a booklet which will be distributed within the county of the names of members who provide services. At a time of increasing unemployment this is an opportunity for the GAA to become proactive in creating employment opportunities for its members. There is a wide range of services which can be provided and include such areas as Electrical, Plumbing, Block laying, Stone wall building, Carpentry, Plastering, Site work, Landscaping, Garden Maintenance, Bookeeping, Accounting, Photography, Secretarial/ Administration, Computers and White goods repair. The GAA either at club or county level bare no responsibility for the quality of the work. The only requirement is that the person providing the service is a full member of the GAA. If you are eligible to be included in this booklet, please give your name and the type of service provided along with a contact number to Elaine Horgan.
Senior Championship: The draw for the county senior hurling championship has been made and Bruree are drawn against Ahane in the first round. Ahane were beaten finalists last year and will provide tough opposition in our first championship outing of 2009. The panel has started their training regime in preparation for what will, hopefully, be a god season for Bruree.

45 DRIVE

Winners of the 45 Drive the week before last with ten games were John Moloney and Tom O’Rourke. Runners up with eight games were Fintan Stone and Mike O’Brien. Raffle prizes went to Josephine Lynch, John Moloney (x2) and Noreen Hayes. Winners of the 45 Drive last week with ten games were Brendan O’Kelly and Patsy Hayes, Tom Collins and Patsy Healy and Fintan Stone and Mike O’Brien. Table prizes were won by Tom Hanley and partner and Eugene Grant and Joe Carey. Raffle prizes went to Tom Hanley, Sean Healy, Nora May Donworth and Mike Moloney. The 45 Drive continues in the Community Centre every Tuesday night, starting at 8.30 pm sharp.

SYMPATHY

We extend our sincere sympathy to the family, relatives and friends of Molly Sheehy, Ardpatrick, Willie Irwin, Athlacca, Molly Sheehy, Ardpatrick, Lillian Clifford, Thomastown, and Micheal Fleming, Effin, who died recently.

MACKEY DRAW

Bruree GAA will once again promote the Mackey Stand - Limerick GAA Development Draw - for 2009. The draw offers over 350 prizes with the top prize in each of ten draws a car. The subscription is €100 for all ten draws which gives each member a chance of sharing in over €400,000 in prizes. This is a mainstay of the funding for Bruree GAA and the club asks everyone to support the draw. Contact any club committee member to join.

INTERNET

News from Bruree is now available online at www.brureenews.blogspot.com.

COMMUNITY GAMES

Congratulations to our Under 13 Boys who qualified for the next round of the Indoor Soccer competition. Special thanks to Donal McCarthy for his hard work ably assisted by Conor Howard and Jimmy Feane. The Bruree-Rockhill panel is Shane Feane, William Howard, Cian McCarthy, Ronan O’Halloran, Seamus Lyons, Finbarr Kelleher, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Thomas O’Dwyer and Eoin Carey.

LOTTO

Lucky dip winners in last week’s Bruree GAA/Rockhill Rovers lotto draw were €50 Patricia Langan, Youghal €25 Pat Dunne, Castletown, Jonathan and Natalie Fitzgerald, Bruff €20 Caoimhe Murphy, Johnny Sexton, Carmel Noonan.

PARENT’S ASSOCIATION

The following were recently elected to the Parent’s Association at Bruree National School; Chairman Joe Carey, Secretaries Marcella Sheedy, Mary Daly, Treasurer Karen Donworth, Committee Eileen Williams, Marian Frawley, Judy Tobin, Michael Curtin, Geraldine Hayden, Karen Rea, Maria Kelleher, Mai McKiernan.

GOLF SOCIETY

Membership for 2009 is due by March 7th at the latest - Adults €35 Students €10.
The panel for the Star competition for 2009 is Danny Deeady, Mike Potter, Frankie Finn, David Deady, John Carey, Donal Deady, Kevin Cagney, Joe Dore, Willie White, John Lyons, Ger Mullane, Joe Carroll and Mike Sexton.

FASHION SHOW

The annual fashion show in aid of Ballyhoura Community Radio will be held at the Charleville Park Hotel on Friday, March 13th. Spring and summer fashions available locally will be modelled by the Hilary Thompson agency. Tickets at just €20 each are available from committee members and locally from John Harrold.