Bruree Notes 21/6/2011

GAA

Fixtures: Sunday July 17th Senior Hurling Championship v Na Piarsaigh

Mackey Draw: Breda O’Connell and Frances Fitzgerald both won €250 in the recent Mackey Stand draw. Both joined the draw with Bruree GAA.

Best Wishes: Best of luck to Donal Deady and his golfing competitors at the Special Olympics World games in Athens over the coming weeks.

Juvenile GAA

U12 Hurling League: Brú Rí  4-3 Ráth Caola 1-0. The Under 12 Hurling League continued on Thursday 2rd June with a home game against St. Mary’s Rathkeale. The game got off to a slow start with both teams battling for possession of the ball. Brian McCarthy’s point in the eighth minute got the scoring under way and he followed this up with a goal five minutes later. The scores were few for the rest of the first half, but Eoghan O’Driscoll’s goal shortly before half-time brought the home team’s half-time score to 2-1, with no score to Rathkeale. Bruree continued to dominate in the second half, creating many scoring chances.Rathkeale’s excellent goalkeeper put paid to some of these, but still the visiting team were not able to penetrate Bruree’s able defenders, with David O’Connell and Katie Quirke clearing many balls, while our goalkeeper Jimmy Leslie-Madigan dealt with the rest. Brian McCarthy got the first score of the second half, a goal and this was quickly followed by a goal for Rathkeale. Cathal Barrington answered this with another goal: two more goals in quick succession from Seán Quirke and Brian McCarthy brought the final Bruree score to 4-3 to Rathkeale’s 1-0.

This was a good win for the Bruree Under 12s, who showed skill, co-ordination and determination throughout, despite Rathkeale’s considerable ability in catching and blocking down. Rathkeale, despite their low scoring, were not an easy team to beat as their defence was strong. Great credit is due to the Bruree team for such an excellent finish. 

Summer Cul Camp: The Summer Camp will run this year from Monday July 4th to Friday July 8th inclusive. This year the camp will be a Cul Camp provided through the Limerick County GAA Board.

45 Drive

Winners of the 45 Drive on June 14th were Eddie O’Dea and partner and Tom Collins and partner with nine games. Raffle prizes went to Eddie O’Dea, Mary Noonan, Tom O’Rourke and Marie Healy. Winners of last week’s 45 Drive were Joe Sheridan and Tommy Riordan with nine games. Runners up with seven games were Mary Noonan and Evelyn Byrnes. Raffle prizes went to Gerard O’Sullivan, Seamus Sexton, Tom Collins and John Sheehan. 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 Connie O’Brien, Feenagh, Ben O’Gorman, Ballyagran, and Joan Carey, Limerick, who died recently.

Activity Summer Camp

An activity summer camp will take place in Bruree from July 11th to July 15th, starting at 10.00 am each morning and finishing at 2.30 pm. Activities will include arts and crafts, indoor games and activities, and outdoor sports and games. The camp is open to children aged from 5 to 12 years (school going) and children will be placed in groups of similar age. The cost is €65 per child with a €15 deposit and the balance of €50 due on/before July 11th.For further information contact Laura Leslie (087-7744028)

Lotto

Lucky dip winner in last week’s Bruree GAA/Rockhill Rovers lotto draw were €50 Ann Barrett, Garrienderk €25 Leona Treacy, Marion Brosnan, Bruff €20 B. Long, Granagh, Noel O’Halloran, Patrick Lyons.