Intermediate Football
Our intermediate footballers suffered a disappointing 1-10 to 0-9 defeat to St Patrick’s in the intermediate football championship relegation semi final last Sunday evening.
The opening quarter was a tight and tense affair with points exchanged between the two sides with a Richard Murphy free and Karl Moloney effort making 0-2 apiece at the first water break.
The second quarter of the game belonged to Pats however as they outscored us 1-5 to 0-0, the crucial goal coming just on the stroke of half time.
We began to eat into the deficit in the second half with Richard Murphy frees and a fine Cormac Flanagan effort but the city side were always able to keep us at arm’s length as it finished 1-10 to 0-9.
Team: Rob Sweeney; Cian Leahy, Tim Moloney, Pa Dolphin; Evan Moloney, Sean Fitzgerald, Mark Shanahan; Cormac Flanagan (0-1), Karl Moloney (0-1); Sam Riordan, Richard Murphy (0-7f), Darach Skelly; Shane O’Connell, Mike McCormack, Gary O’Connell. Subs: Cathal O’Neill, Donnacha Connolly, Conor Burke, Tomas Connolly, Conor Kirby, John McManus, Dom O’Connor, Cian Donohue, Killian Scanlon, Rob Greer, Sean Keyes, Eoghan O’Connor, Shane O’Connor, Micheál O’Neill (inj.), David Macken (inj.).
Next up is the relegation final with Monaleen on Saturday 16th October in Claughaun at 4.30pm.

Junior A Hurling
Our junior A hurlers take on Ballybricken-Bohermore this Saturday 2nd October in a crucial game in group 3 of the county championship.
Throw-in in Fedamore is at 4pm.

Junior B Hurling
Our junior B hurlers received a walkover from Ballybrown in the final round of the city championship.
This concludes their 2021 season.
Thanks to management and players for their dedication and commitment.

Under 21 Hurling & Football
Our under 21 hurlers have been drawn in group 3 of the county A championship alongside Belville Gaels (Feenagh-Kilmeedy & Feohanagh) and Killacolla Gaels (Bruree & Castletown-Ballyagran).
The first round takes place the 24th October. Our footballers meanwhile have been drawn in group 4 of the A championship with Oola and Kildimo-Pallaskenry.
We have a BYE in the first round meaning that our first game will be the weekend of the 14th November.
Fixture details will be posted when they are to hand.

Under 19 Hurlers
Our under 19 hurlers lost out to Cois Laoi Gaels (Effin & Staker Wallace) last Saturday 25th September in the county quarter final on a scoreline of 4-23 to 1-11, bringing their season to a close. Thanks to players and management for their work throughout the year.

Underage
Our under 15 footballers and under 17 hurlers continue to train away ahead of their respective upcoming county final and shield semi final.
When fixture details are announced they will be posted on club social media outlets so please keep an eye out.

Under 11s
Our under 11s played Ballybrown and Na Piarsaigh this week in hugely competitive and entertaining games.
See our Facebook page for photo.

Club Membership/Registration
The club would like to remind any players who have registration/membership fees outstanding that can pay via Klubfunder at
https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Crecora%20Manister%20GAA/Membership#MembershipOptions

Club Limerick Draw
Congratulations to Ruth and Pierce Griffin who won €250 in the September edition of the Club Limerick draw.
When you support the #CLUBLkDraw you are supporting your local GAA club as half of your money goes to your nominated club.
The purpose of the CLUB Limerick draw is to provide funding for our Football & hurlers training fund from Minor to Senior Grades.
Join the CLUB Limerick draw today visit www.limerickgaa.ie/club-limerick-draw​ and select ‘Crecora-Manister’ as the club you wish to support.

Keep Walking, Keep Well – 6 Week Walking Challenge
We would like to invite the members of Crecora-Manister GAA Club and Crecora Camogie Club along with the wider community to take part in our upcoming walking challenge.
Where: Community walking track located in the GAA field.
When: Every Tuesday evening at 8pm from 28th September for 6 weeks.
Please note that there are 4 benches located on our 750m walking track, making it suitable for those with reduced levels of mobility.
We wish to encourage all our members, families and neighbours to get involved.
Completion of this challenge will qualify the club for a chance to get a €1,000 euro grant.
For useful links on getting active see:
https://limericksports.ie/
https://www.getirelandwalking.ie/
Please message Donnacha Ryan on 087-4167797 if you have any questions.

Recent Results
Intermediate football championship:
St. Patrick’s 1-10 Crecora-Manister 0-9
Junior B hurling championship:

Crecora-Manister w/over Ballybrown scr.
Under 19 hurling championship quarter final:
Cois Laoi Gaels 4-23 Crecora-Manister 1-11

Upcoming Fixtures
Saturday 2nd October:
Junior A hurling championship v Ballybricken-Bohermore
Venue: Fedamore at 4pm

Weekend 9th/10th October:
Junior A hurling championship v Caherline
Fixture details TBC

Saturday 16th October:
Intermediate football relegation final v Monaleen
Venue: Claughaun at 4.30pm

Intermediate Football
Our intermediate footballers take on St Patrick’s next Sunday 26th September in a relegation semi final.
Throw in in Rathbane is at 5pm.

Junior A Hurling
Our junior A hurlers made it back-to-back wins in group 3 of the county championship with a comfortable 2-20 to 1-9 win over Old Christians in Fedamore last Saturday 18th September.
Old Christians were the quicker to settle and we found ourselves 0-3 to 0-0 down to the city men after the opening 5 minutes of play.
We soon found our groove with a superb Donnacha Connolly effort from the sideline getting us off the mark.
Some fine points from Cathal O’Neill and a Conor Kirby goal saw us take a 1-5 to 0-4 lead to the water break.
Michael Bateman and Darach Skelly were starting to dominate in the half forward line and Evan Moloney and Rory Hannan were doing trojan work defensively.
Some more points from Michael Bateman and Cathal left the score at halftime 1-9 to 0-7 in our favour.
We pressed home our advantage in the third quarter as our superior fitness began to tell with points from Cathal, Conor Kirby, Michael Bateman and Karl Moloney pushing our lead out to 1-17 to 0-9 at the second half water break.
Old Christians were then handed a lifeline as they were awarded a dubious penalty which they duly converted.
However this was to be the city men’s last score of the game as Cathal O’Neill rattled in a goal for us with Edwin Wixted and Brendan Power adding points in the closing stages to leave the final score 2-20 to 1-9.
Team: Ger Kennedy; Tom Shanahan, Jack Dalton, Evan Moloney; Cian Leahy, Richard Murphy, Rory Hannan; Cormac Flanagan, Karl Moloney (0-1); Darach Skelly, Michael Bateman (0-3), Cathal O’Neill (1-8); Donnacha Connolly (0-1), Edwin Wixted (0-2), Conor Kirby (1-4).
Subs: Niall Moloney for Darach Skelly, Paraic O’Neill for Tom Shanahan, Padraig Byrnes for Donnacha Connolly, Brendan Power (0-1) for Edwin Wixted, Chris Shanahan, Sean Keyes, Colm Carey, Liam Quirke, Dom O’Connor, Ciaran Humphreys, Shane O’Connor, Conor Hannan, Micheal O’Neill (inj), Fergal Carey (inj), James Conheady (inj).
Next up is a crucial meeting with Ballybricken-Bohermore on 2nd October.

Junior B Hurling
Our junior B hurlers lost out to Mungret in the second round of the city championship last Sunday in Crecora on a 1-21 to 2-11 scoreline in what was a much improved performance from round one.
Our goals came courtesy of Brian Relihan and Steve Keating while Liam Quirke, Ciaran Kennedy and Enda O’Shea scored some fine points from play and Eoin Hayes, Sean Twomey and Dom O’Connor did great work in the back line.
Team: Eoin O’Callaghan; Ciaran Humphreys, Eoin Hayes, Sean Twomey; Enda O’Shea, Dom O’Connor, Pa Walsh; Shane O’Connor, Ciaran Kennedy; Michael Fitzgerald, Stephen Keating, Ciaran Heagney; Liam Quirke, Brian Relihan, Cathal Scully.
Subs: Fergal Egan, Damien Kearney, Paul Murphy, Mike Quirke, Conor Hannan.
Next up is Ballybrown on Sunday 26th September at 12noon in Crecora.

Under 19 Hurlers
Our under 19 hurlers play Cois Laoi Gaels (Effin & Staker Wallace) this Saturday 25th September in the county semi final.
Throw in in Hospital is at 5pm.
Best of luck to all involved.

Underage
Our under 15 footballers and under 17 hurlers continue to train away ahead of their respective upcoming county final and shield semi final.
When fixture details are announced they will be posted on club social media outlets so please keep an eye out.

Condolences
The club would like to express its condolences to the Leahy family on the passing of Paddy Leahy, late of Greenfields, Rosbrien, Limerick and formerly of Ruan, Co. Clare, father of club committee member Mark and grandfather of adult club hurler and footballer Cian.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Club Membership/Registration
The club would like to remind any players who have registration/membership fees outstanding that can pay via Klubfunder at
https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Crecora%20Manister%20GAA/Membership#MembershipOptions

Club Limerick Draw
Don’t forget you can support the club this year by entering the draw.
Entry is €10 per month with just 3 draws remaining for 2021.
When you support the #CLUBLkDraw you are supporting your local GAA club as half of your money goes to your nominated club.
The purpose of the CLUB Limerick draw is to provide funding for our Football & hurlers training fund from Minor to Senior Grades.
Join the CLUB Limerick draw today visit www.limerickgaa.ie/club-limerick-draw​ and select ‘Crecora-Manister’ as the club you wish to support.

Recent Results
Junior A hurling championship:
Crecora-Manister 2-20 Old Christians 1-9

Junior B hurling championship:
Mungret St. Paul’s 1-21 Crecora-Manister 2-11

Upcoming Fixtures
Saturday 25th September
Under 19 hurling quarter final v Cois Laoi Gaels
Venue: Hospital at 12 noon

Sunday 26th September
Junior B hurling championship v Ballybrown
Venue: Crecora at 12 noon

Sunday 26th September
Intermediate football relegation semi final v St Patrick’s
Venue: Rathbane at 5pm

Saturday 2nd October:
Junior A hurling championship v Ballybricken-Bohermore
Venue: Fedamore at 4pm

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Purchase a ticket for this raffle and Go Green, Drive in Comfort & Support Limerick GAA.

Tickets are being sold online at www.winakuga.ie at €20 each and the single lucky winner will be announced on 25th September where they will be presented with the keys to a brand new Ford Kuga Titanium.

ONLINE SALES CLOSE ON FRIDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER.
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All proceeds from the “Win A Kuga” draw with Limerick GAA will be reinvested in county hurling and football teams representing Limerick from minor right through to Senior grades.

Intermediate Football
Our intermediate footballers got their first ever win in intermediate football championship with a stirring 0-13 to 0-10 win over a fancied Kildimo-Pallaskenry side last Thursday night.
After a disappointing result against Drom-Broadford in our opening game, our lads settled quickly into this game and some fine points from Micheal O’Neill, who was winning his battle in the full forward line and frees from Richard Murphy saw us take a 0-4 to 0-3 lead at the water break.
Our backs were doing trojan work defensively in turning over several Kildimo-Pallaskenry attacks and some superb points from Micheal O’Neill and Gary O’Connell left us with a two-point lead at the break 0-8 to 0-6.
We kicked the first two points of the second half to stretch the lead out to four but Kildimo-Pallas hit back with two points of their own to leave it at 0-11 to 0-9 at the second half water break.
With Karl Moloney, Cormac Flanagan and Sean Fitzgerald starting to dominate around the middle of the field, a superbly improvised fisted point from Shane O’Connell along with a Richard Murphy free got the gap out to four once more but try as they might, Kildimo-Pallas could not bridge that three point gap.
As Sean Fitzgerald fielded a dropping ball into our square, the referee blew the final whistle as it ended 0-13 to 0-10. Special mention must go to the full back line of Evan Moloney, Tim Moloney and Patrick Dolphin who completed multiple turnovers during the 6o minutes and it is testament to them that our goalkeeper Rob Sweeney hadn’t a save to make all game.
Team: Rob Sweeney; Evan Moloney, Tim Moloney, Patrick Dolphin; Cian Leahy, Sean Fitzgerald, Donnacha Connolly (0-1); Cormac Flanagan (0-1), Karl Moloney; Sam Riordan, Richard Murphy (0-4), Darach Skelly (0-1); Shane O’Connell (0-2), Micheal O’Neill (0-3), Gary O’Connell (0-1). Subs: Conor Kirby, Cathal O’Neill, John McManus, Dom O’Connor, Cian Donohue, Killian Scanlon, Rob Greer, Sean Keyes, Mike McCormack (inj.), Conor Burke (inj.), Eoghan O’Connor (inj.) Shane O’Connor (inj.), David Macken (inj.).
Despite this victory, we still go through to the relegation play-offs on scoring difference and this will be played on the weekend of the 25th September.

Junior A Hurling
Our junior A hurlers got their 2021 championship campaign off to a disappointing start with a 0-23 to 1-17 defeat to Drom-Broadford in Croagh last Sunday.
We got off to a bright start with some fine points from Cathal O’Neill and Conor Kirby but Drom-Broadford hit back and we were level at the time of the first half water break.
A fine goal from Niall Moloney after catching a high ball into the square gave us some breathing space and fine points from Cathal and Karl Moloney followed.
Our backs were getting on top with Rory Hannan, Jack Dalton and Evan Moloney doing well and a Michael Bateman point on the stroke of halftime left the score at 1-13 to 0-11 in favour of our lads. As Cathal continued to tack on frees, a fine effort from Karl Moloney left us six ahead at the second water break. Unfortunately we would score just once more in the game as our west Limerick counterparts took over.
They dominated our puck outs and had the greater legs in the closing stages as we struggled to make headway. They got a run of scores in the closing ten minutes to leave the final score at 0-23 to 1-17 in favour of Drom-Broadford as we were left to rue some missed chances and a tired last quarter. Attention switches quickly to Thursday night where we take on Templeglantine in the second round under lights in Mick Neville Park at 8pm.
Team: Ger Kennedy; Evan Moloney, Jack Dalton, Tom Shanahan; Cian Leahy, Richard Murphy, Rory Hannan; Cathal O’Neill (0-12), Cormac Flanagan (0-1); Karl Moloney (0-1), Darach Skelly (0-1), Michael Bateman (0-1); Brendan Power, Niall Moloney (1-0), Conor Kirby (0-1). Subs: Colm Carey, Micheal O’Neill, Tomas Connolly, Chris Shanahan, Padraig Byrnes, Edwin Wixted, Sean Keyes, Tim Moloney, Paraic O’Neill, Donnacha Connolly, Liam Quirke, Dom O’Connor, Damien Kearney, Ciaran Humphreys, Ciaran Heagney, Shane O’Connor, Fergal Carey (inj.), James Conheady (inj.).

Junior B Hurling
Our junior Bs start their championship campaign next Sunday 12th September against Na Piarsaigh in Caherdavin at 12noon.
Best of luck lads.

Under 19 Hurling
Our U19 hurling team which is an amalgamation of Crecora-Manister and South Liberties got their campaign got underway on Fri 27th away to Knockaderry which resulted in a 2-20 to 2-13 defeat.
The first half was even but Knockaderry scored a decisive goal before half time to give them a first half lead.
They continued their spell in the ascendency through the start of the second half. We fought back and 2 goals midway through the second half from Cathal O’Neill brought us back level.
However, Knockaderry finished the stronger to deservedly close out the game.
Our second game followed quickly on Mon 30th against Tournafulla/Killeedy at home in Crecora and this was effectively a knockout game with the winners to qualify for knock-out stages.
We started much sharper in this game and an early goal from Rory Hannan helped settle the team.
We continued to play well in the first half with Rory adding another goal and a point to stretch our lead. Points from Darragh Godfrey, Cathal O’Neill and Chris Shanahan put us in a good position at half time, leading by 2-6 to 0-4.
We conceded a goal in the third quarter which closed the margin but points from Chris, Sam Riordan, Alex Keyes and Ben Garry helped to maintain our lead.
Tournafulla/Killeedy made a valiant effort to close the gap and 2 goals in the last 10 minutes meant game was in the balance again.
However we reacted well to the setback and vital points in the closing stages from Chris and Joe Hegarty gave us a 2-18 to 3-10 victory.

Under 17 Hurling
Our under 17 hurlers lost out to Pallasgreen last Wednesday night on a 3-15 to 1-12 scoreline.
Next up for them is a meeting with our neighbours Ballybricken/Fedamore on Wednesday 8th September in Crecora at 7pm.

UNDER 13 HURLING
Our under 13 hurlers have been preparing for their upcoming shield final with wins over South Liberties and Cappamore recently.
They take on Dromin-Athlacca/Banogue next Saturday at 9.30am in MNP Rathkeale.

Upcoming Fixtures
Wednesday 8th September:
Under 17 hurling v Ballybricken/Fedamore
Venue: Crecora at 7pm.

Thursday 9th September
Junior hurling championship v Templeglantine
Venue: Mick Neville Park Rathkeale at 8pm

Saturday 11th September
Under 13 Shield Final v Dromin-Athlacca/Banogue
Venue: Mick Neville Park at 9.30am

Sunday 12th September
Junior B hurling v Na Piarsaigh
Venue: Caherdavin at 12noon

RECENT RESULTS:
Intermediate football: Crecora-Manister 0-13 Kildimo-Pallaskenry 0-10
Junior A hurling: Drom-Broadford 0-23 Crecora-Manister 1-17
Under 17 hurling: Pallasgreen 3-15 Crecora-Manister/Liberties 1-12
Under 13 hurling: Crecora-Manister 2-6 South Liberties 1-8
Under 13 hurling: Crecora-Manister 5-3 Cappamore 3-6