BRUREE NOTES 22/3/2009

ALL IRELAND FINAL



Bruree’s Junior B hurlers travel to Raheenagh on Sunday next, March 29th, to play the All-Ireland final. The game is times for 2.30 pm and Athenry of Galway will provide the opposition. This Bruree team has gone further than any of them could have dreamed or imagined. They are only one game away from the ultimate glory. The All-Ireland title is within their grasp but it will take a superhuman effort to go the final step. This team has shown through the campaign that they have guts and determination not to mind skill. They have also had that little rub of the green which is essential to achieving success. Bruree already has a new bunch of sporting heroes and hopefully they will gild the lily with a result on Sunday. We wish them the best of luck and urge all everyone with Bruree allegiances both from within and outside the parish to travel on Sunday to support the team.



WELCOME HOME



Win, lose or draw, Bruree’s heroes will receive a warm welcome back to the parish and the village on Sunday evening next, March 29th. An outdoor reception is planned in the village for 8.00 pm to honour the great achievements of the team this year. Everyone is welcome to come along and hopefully parents will bring their children, the future of gaelic games in the parish, to join the celebrations.



GAA



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.

Fixtures: All County Senior Hurling League Div 1 A

7th April Kilmallock v Bruree 7.00pm,

21st April Bruree v Tournafulla 7.15pm,

5th May Bruff v Bruree 7.30pm,

19th May Bruree v Adare 7.30pm,

2nd June Bruree v Granagh Ballingarry 7.45pm,

16th June Ballybrown v Bruree 7.45pm,

30th June Croom v Bruree 7.45pm



45 DRIVE



Winners of the 45 Drive last week with eleven games were Tom O’Rourke and John Moloney. Runners up with nine games were Tom Collins and Patsy Healy. The table prize went to Mary Noonan and Ann Frawley. Raffle prizes went to John Moloney, Jim O’Connor, Fintan Stone, Jim O’Connor. The 45 Drive continues in the Community Centre every Tuesday night, starting at 8.30 pm sharp.



ACTIVITY SUMMER CAMP



The Bruree Activity Summer Camp for all children attending national school will take place this year from 6th to 10th July. The venue will be St. Patrick’s National School. Application forms will be distributed to children through the school this coming week. If you have any enquiries contact Laura Leslie (087-7744028) or Mary Liz Morrissey (087-6555074).



BRUREE ROCKHILL COMMUNITY GAMES



Art: These are the results of our local area art competition:

Under 8 Girls 1. Gabrielle Nyst 2. Holly O’Dwyer 3. Julia Wisniewska

Under 8 Boys 1. Matthew Howard 2. William Sexton 3. Sam Williams

Under 10 Girls 1. Rachel Williams 2. Mary Murphy 3. Kiara McCarthy

Under 10 Boys 1. Cathal Barrington 2. Brian McCarthy 3. Tomas Mikolajcik

Under 12 Girls 1. Rosarie Heffernan 2. Nella O’Regan and Christina McKiernan 3. Rachel McCarthy

Under 12 Boys 1. Tommy Cronnolly 2. Seamus Lyons 3. Aaron Fitzgerald

Under 14 Girls 1. Christina Geary 2. Sophie Mullane and Caoimhe Murphy 3. Lucy Donworth

Under 14 Boys 1. Patrick Carey 2. William Howard 3. Cian McCarthy

Juvenile Helmets: Any juvenile player wishing to purchase a new helmet can do so at a large discount through Bruree GAA Club and Bruree National School. Savings of up to 50% can be made compared to the prices that are charged in sports shops. For further information contact any adult member of Bruree GAA Club and your teacher at Bruree National School. All Small and Medium helmets available through the school and Large Helmets are available through Bruree GAA Club.



CHELTENHAM



Local trainer, Enda Bolger, continued his love affair with Cheltenham and particularly the Cross County Chase with the top three placed horses in this year’s race. First past the post was last year’s winner, Garde Champetre, ridden by Nina Carberry. In second spot was L’Ami ridden by Mr J T McNamara and third was Drombeag ridden by Robbie Power. Also representiung the stable in the race was Heads Onthe Ground which led for much of the race. All four raced in the colours of J.P. McManus. This is only the fifth running of this race and horses trained at Howardstown have now won four of those. Spot Thedifference won the race’s first running in 2005 while Heads Onthe Ground won it in 2007. Garde Champetre completed back to back victories this year. Well done to all involved.



LOTTO



Lucky dip winners in last week’s Bruree GAA/Rockhill Rovers lotto draw were €50 John Flaherty €25 Gerard McCarthy, Ciaran, Mike and Shane Mullane €20 Carmel Noonan, Josie Lynch, Catherine Sheehy, Ballyagran.