Firstly we want to say that we hope you all enjoyed the intercounty hurling championship for 2023 and the success once again of our “4 in a row “ Champions.

At Crecora Manister GAA we are so lucky and proud to have one of the Limerick stars as part of our own small club . Cathal O’Neill has represented our club and the county throughout the year admirably and played key roles in all the championship games this year. He is a credit to his family, club and county and he has put our club Crecora Manister GAA on the map.

As you can imagine, tickets for some championship games were hard to come by where demand significantly outweighed supply but we hope that you were looked after in some way as best as possible throughout the year. It is an impossible task at times to look after everyone but we want to thank you for your patience and understanding throughout the Inter-county season.

We are now in the Club phase of the year and our Junior Hurlers and Intermediate footballers are going to be pushing hard to win their respective competitions. Your support for these teams along with all our other underage teams would be greatly appreciated. Most of the adult games will be ticket only entry and all details of these games along with links to the tickets will be broadcast across our social media platforms with live match updates where possible on our Twitter page or as it is now known “X” .

You can follow us on Twitter  @crecoragaa or Facebook Crecora/Manister GAA.

There are also a number of ways that you can support our club through sponsorship , membership , fundraising , club Limerick draw etc.

We are proud to welcome on board PBC Builders and Crecora Mills and Storm Harvester who are sponsoring our Adult teams for 2023 and their significant donations definitely make a difference when it comes to team preparation , physio costs , Stats , post game meals etc. We also have sponsors for some of our underage teams such as CE-Tek Medical , CA Sports , BCD Engineering & Breeze Air to name but a few. We always welcome more on board so please feel free to make contact if you know of anyone or are in a position yourself to sponsor a team and have your company logo on their jerseys.

We have an upcoming Golf Classic to raise vital funds for the day to day running of the club which costs approx. €40K to run per year. Tee sponsorship , team entry etc can all be done from the following link where you can also become an Adult member supporter .

Crecora_Manister_GAA (klubfunder.com)

Finally , as always we thank you for your support of our great club , you can see the work that has been done to date at the GAA pitch with our walking track and Astro facility and we have more to come including a Club house / community Hub and a players’ Gym and once details of these are announced in the coming months it will be all systems go fundraising again.

Please keep in touch and we will do likewise with you.

Many Thanks
Ger Riordan (Club Secretary)   Pat Byrnes (Club Chairperson)  John Power (Club Treasurer)

Opposition:   St Senan’s GAA club
Venue:              Rathkeale GAA Club
Date:                 Sunday July 30th 2023 19.30 kick off

A rainy Sunday evening was the setting for our 2nd championship game, where we were drawn against St Senan’s GAA club, who have been aiming for Senior status for the last several years.

The match started with a very strong start from St Senan’s which Crecora matched with their speed and fitness.
Both teams were very quickly in their stride with a more or less equal exchange of points in the first half.

St Senan’s put together a set piece play near the end of the first half which left the score at 1-6 to 4 points.
In response Crecora Manister scored an equally good goal leaving the score at the half time whistle at 1-6 to 1-4.

St Senan’s started fast and strong in the second half racking up the points and scoring their second goal against the run of play.
Our lads scored two further points but St Senan’s continued to score points at every opportunity leaving the final score at 1-20 to 1-6 in favour of St Senan’s.

Team
Ciaran Heagney, Dave Macken, Jack Dalton, Tim Moloney (Captain), Darach Skelly, Cormac Flanagan, Mark Shanahan, Cathal Monaghan, Evan Moloney, Karl Moloney, Pat Dolphin, Conor Kirby, Mike Mc Cormack, Conor Burke and Rob Henehan.

Replacements
Mike McCormack for Ciaran Cusack
Colm Cassidy for Sean Malone
Killian Scanlon for Conor Kirby
Shane O’Connor for Darragh Skelly

Subs
Shane O’Connell, Killian Scanlon, Ciaran Cusack, Sean Malone, Peter Boohan, Colm Cassidy, Shane O’Connor, Cathal O’Neill, Francis McAuliffe, Michael Lawlor, Rob Sweeney, Sam Riordan, Richard Murphy, Donnacha Connolly and Thomas Connolly

Upcoming matches
Galbally on Thursday August 17th Venue and time  TBC
Castlemahon on Thursday August 24th Venue and time TBC

Opposition:   St Patricks GAA club
Venue:              Fedamore GAA Club
Date:                 Wednesday July 26th 2023 1930 kick off

On a brisk late July Wednesday, we faced St Patricks GAA club in Fedamore GAA Club.

In what was a very close game for most of the encounter, Crecora Manister matched St Patricks in every facet of the game which was evidenced by a point for point exchange from both teams.
Our lads put in a fantastic performance compared to our last outing against St Patricks.

Unfortunately, as the game was drawing to a close, with both teams level on 6 points apiece, St Patricks were awarded a penalty which they scored leaving the scoreline 1-6 to 0-6 in their favour.
St Patricks went on to score another point before the final whistle, leaving the final score at 1-7 to 0-6 points and a St Patricks win.

The next round of the Intermediate Championship is set for Sunday July 30th at 1930 against St Senan’s in Rathkeale.

Team
Ciaran Heagney, Tim Moloney (Capt) and Evan Moloney, Jack Dalton, Darach Skelly, Cormac Flanagan, Mark Shanahan, Cathal Monaghan, Sean Malone, Ciaran Cusack, Pat Dolphin, Conor Kirby,
Karl Moloney, Rob Henehan, Conor Burke.

Subs
Mike Mc Cormac came on for Shane O’Connor, Dave Macken came on for Rob Heneghan, Peter Boohan came on for Dave Macken,
Other subs: Shane O’Connor, Shane O’Connell, Kilian Scanlon, Colm Cassidy