Subject: Crecora Manister GAA Club Notes 31st March 2024

Upcoming Fixtures
Our Junior Premier hurlers open their season away against Bruree next Saturday Apr 6th at 6.30pm
Our U17 Footballers in amalgamation with South Liberites play their first match away to Oola this Wednesday April 3rd at 18.30pm
The U13 footballers begin their season on Wednesday Apr 3rd at 6pm against Mungret in Crecora.

Hurling Feile
We are very proud of our Feile team who put in a strong performance against Caherline, took a win against South Liberties and were beaten by Cappamore. The boys put in some great displays of hurling and teamwork. Thanks to all the parents and coaches involved. A special thank you to the mothers who provided some enjoyable refreshments on the day.

Team Limerick Clean-Up 9
The annual Team Limerick Clean Up took place again on Good Friday. There were 10 roads covered in the operation and a big thank you to all the volunteers on the day. It was lovely to see the community spirit willing to keep the locality clean. Special thanks to John McCarthy and Tim Ryan for organising collections.

Club Limerick Draw
Congratulations to Tom McNamara winning €200 in the Club Limerick Draw.

Crecora Community Walking Group invites you to join us on our outing to Ballyhoura

Venue : Meeting at Darragh Creamery Car Park https://maps.app.goo.gl/Pxg9Zv6vvXGioh9U9?g_st=ic
Date and Time: Sunday 7th April at 12 noon.

There are several walks to choose from which will suit all ages and levels of fitness. The walks are: Keale River walk – a very leisurely ramble along scenic river path with lots of little bridges in between!

The Keale River walk is level and has a fairy village 3km from Darragh bridge. The other walks require a moderate to good level of fitness. We encourage you to bring along a picnic which can be enjoyed on the benches in the car park afterwards.

We would love to meet as many people as possible on the day so please share this message. Many thanks. Please contact Donnacha on 087 4167797 if you have any questions.

Con and Annie Kirby Memorial Stakes
We are now through to the quarter finals of the Con and Annie Kirby memorial stakes next Saturday night. Our nominated dog, Prince Nassem successfully navigated her way through Heat 1 On Easter Saturday night. Thanks to Limerick Greyhound Stadium for a wonderful night and we are looking forward to the quarter finals next week #Kirby2024.

Intermediate Football
Our Intermediate footballers opened their league campaign on Thursday night with a well worthwhile outing against St Pats. Our first game of the season ended with a 3 point defeat on a scoreline of 1-04 to 1-07. We move on to our next game V Galbally Easter weekend. Team on the night was Shane O’Connell, Richard Murphy, Patrick Dolphin, Sam Riordan, Tim Moloney, Evan Moloney, Colm Cassidy, Francis McAuliffe, Thomas Shanahan, Darach Skelly, Mike McCormack, Ciaran Cusack, Cormac Flanagan, Donnacha Connolly, Paddy Gardnier and Rory Hannon.

Hurling Feile
Also, this coming weekend, along with looking forward to the Easter weekend festivities, our Feile hurlers will be playing their group games on Saturday 30th with games against St Patricks, Caherline and South Liberties. Cappamore is the hosting venue from 10am on Saturday morning and if suc-cessful we will qualify for the semi- finals and finals on Bank Holiday Monday. Best of luck to all our players and coaches.

Lá Na GClub 2024 / Easter Egg Hunt
On Sunday March 24th we hosted our annual Easter Egg Hunt with some fun activities. Despite the weather almost 130 children took part. It was lovely to see our event so well supported. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who arrived with their children. All proceeds from the event will be given to the pitch development team. Special thank you to the organisers and all those who helped out on the day.

Below is 5 year old Verity Hayes who won our U8 Egg Hunt.

Team Limerick Clean-Up 9
The annual Team Limerick Clean Up takes place again on Good Friday. We are reaching out to the wider community to help, so that every road in our parish will be covered. If you are available, could you please come to the GAA pitch between 9am and 10 am on Good Friday where you will be pro-vided with gloves, pickers and rubbish bags and then join us for a coffee and scone after.

Club Limerick Draw
Membership of the Club Limerick Draw is now open. By becoming a member, you are supporting club and county, as well as having the chance to win a fantastic monthly prize. Follow the link below to join on-line, and be sure to select ‘Crecora Manister’ as your club. Your support would be most appreciated. www.clublimerick.ie/draw

Subject: Crecora Manister GAA Club Notes 17th March 2024

Limerick Senior
Congratulations to Cathal O’Neill on a fine performance at wing back against Galway on Saturday. This follows on from him being named on Team of the Week for the second week in a row with another superb performance against Tipperary. We wish the team the very best of luck in the Semi-Final next Saturday against Kilkenny.

Intermediate Football
After a couple of postponements due to weather and closed pitches, our Intermediate footballers will begin their League campaign this Thursday 21st with an away game to St. Patricks in Childers Road at 8pm.

Our Feile Footballers worked very well as a team but unfortunately were unsuccessful to qualify. Thanks to all coaches involved.

Cumann Na mBunscol Náisiúnta Mini 7 Competition
Wishing our Crecora boys all the best in the Primary schools Mini 7 Final this week against Lisnagry N.S.

Lá Na GClub 2024 / Easter Egg Hunt
We will be hosting our annual Easter Egg Hunt with some fun activities on March 24th at 12pm at Crecora pitch. All are welcome to attend and we are looking forward to a fun afternoon with all the children from the club. Please register using the below link by Friday 22nd. https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Crecora_manister_GAA/EventRegistration#EventRegistrationOptions?prod=Crecora

Club Limerick Draw
Membership of the Club Limerick Draw is now open. By becoming a member, you are supporting club and county, as well as having the chance to win a fantastic monthly prize. Follow the link below to join on-line, and be sure to select ‘Crecora Manister’ as your club. Your support would be most appreciated. www.clublimerick.ie/draw

Team Limerick Clean-Up 9
The annual Team Limerick Clean Up takes place again on Good Friday. We are reaching out to the wider community to help, so that every road in our parish will be covered. If you are available, could you please come to the GAA pitch between 9am and 10 am on Good Friday where you will be provided with gloves, pickers and rubbish bags and then join us for a coffee and scone after.