BRUREE NOTES 7/10/2012

The Bruree team which won the County Under 14 Hurling Shield on Sunday

Back Row David O’Connell, Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Daire O’Driscoll, Shane Hannon, Brian Sexton, Tommy Cronnolly, Jack Murphy, Edward Moore, Gearoid McCarthy

Front Owen Carey, Sean Quirke, Sam Cronnolly, Fionnbarr Fitzpatrick, Cathal Barrington, Jimmy Leslie-Madigan

JUVENILE GAA:

Congratulations to Bruree’s Under 14 hurlers who won the county Shield on Sunday. They travelled to Bruff to play Monagea in what turned out to be an exciting and closely fought final. Bruree had the minimum to spare at the final whistle on a 1-5 to 0-7 scoreline. Bruree’s goal came from Sean Quirke who also contributed two points. Daire O’Driscoll, David O’Connell and Tommy Cronnolly scored a point each to complete Bruree’s tally. The Bruree panel was David O’Connell, Jonathan Fitzpatrick, Daire O’Driscoll, Shane Hannon, Brian Sexton, Tommy Cronnolly, Jack Murphy, Edward Moore, Gearoid McCarthy, Owen Carey, Sean Quirke, Sam Cronnolly, Fionnbarr Fitzpatrick, Cathal Barrington, Jimmy Leslie-Madigan. Congratulations to everyone involved with the team - what a great finish to the playing year!

CAR BOOT SALE:

The next car boot sale will be held on Saturday, October 27th.  Full details closer to the date.

LIAM LAWTON:

Liam Lawton will perform in concert at Ballyagran Church on Friday, December 7th. This is a fundraiser for Ballyagran Camogie Club and tickets are available from club members.

HOLY SOULS:

The Holy Souls special night in Emmanuel House, Clonfert, will take place on Sunday, November 4th. It will be led by Eddie Stones and various priests. There will be a pick up in Bruree and the names (with fare of €20) should be given to Ann Mockler (063-90564). All are welcome.

SYMPATHY:

We extend our sincere sympathy to the family, relatives and friends of Jerry Begley and Danny Begley, both late of Garryfine, Mary O’Leary, Athlacca, who died recently.

THANK YOU:

Bruree Childcare Committee would like to thank everyone who contributed so generously to their church gate collection. You support is greatly appreciated.

ROCKHILL ROVERS:

Rockhill continued their fine league form when they beat Adare United in Adare. Rockhill started slowly and were under a lot of pressure for the first 15 or 20 minutes, but as usual their back four dealt with everything that was thrown at them superbly. Rockhill created some good chances after that and probably should have been 2 or 3-0 up at half time. However, at half time it was 0-0. The visitors started a lot better in the second half and the pressure was all coming from them. Unfortunately it seemed like they would only gain a point, as poor finishing was again a factor. That was until Michael Thompson put an inch perfect corner right on Ger O’Dea's head and the Adare defender handled on the line, resulting in a penalty and a straight red card. Stevie O’Halloran slotted the resultant penalty home to give Rockhill a deserved lead. It was only a matter of time until Rockhill scored again, and it was that man again - Tom O’Shea - who finished from close range after great work from Donie Deady. The win leaves Rockhill joint top of Division One after 5 games.

INDOOR HURLING:

This year’s 16th Annual Bruree Indoor Hurling gets under way on Monday 15th October for Under 6s and Under 8s age group and on Thursday 18th October for the Under 10s and Under 12s. The time for the above dates is 6.45pm to 8.45pm approx for Monday and Thursday night for the duration of 5 weeks approx. This competition is for all children from 6 up to 12 years of age who are attending primary school. This competition is once again kindly sponsored by Mr. Ray Moloney.

GAA:

The Annual General Meeting of Bruree GAA will be held at Bruree School on Thursday, November 8th, commencing at 8.00 pm sharp. All nominations and motions must be with the club secretary, Noel Brosnan, on or before Thursday, October 18th. Membership for 2013 will be collected on the night.

LOTTO:

Lucky dip winners in the Bruree GAA/Rockhill Rovers lotto draw last week were €50 Sarena and Tanya Stanton, €25 Mary O’Gorman, Athlacca €20 Gang 5 Moloneys Bar, Mike Hogan Snr., Breda Allen and Sean, Stephen and John Coleman.