Upcoming Fixtures:

• Our Intermediate Footballers are in action on Friday Sept 26^th in NaPiarsiagh at where they face Gerald Griffins at 8pm
• Our Minors are in Sheild Final v Bruff – Match Fixture tbc

Match Reports

Premier Junior Hurling Quarter Final

Crecora Manister         1:14

Caherline                     2:19

Following on from our qualification from the group stages, our hurling team were back in action 6 days later with a quarter final game v Caherline in Fedamore on Saturday 20th September. Hopes were high that we could build on the great win from the previous week and advance to the semi-final stage. However, we were defeated on a scoreline of 2-19 to 1-14 to bring our championship hopes to an end. We played towards the road goal in the first half with the slight breeze in our favour. We started brightly and enjoyed the majority of possession but were struggling to turn the possession into scores. Caherline added a number of points before we got off the mark with a point from Cathal O’Neill. Cathal added a number of frees as we edged into the game. Caherline struck for a goal midway through the first half to stretch their lead. We continued to press with points from Cathal and Padraig Byrnes but we conceded another goal just on the half time whistle to put 7 points between the teams at half time. Our lads continued to battle in the second half without making significant inroads into the lead. That fight continued to the end with a goal from Niall Conheady but it came too late to influence the final outcome. The players and management team put a lot of effort into the season and were rewarded with qualification to the knock-out stages but attention now turns to the football team. Squad Ger Kennedy, Rory Hannan, Colm Parnell, Tim Moloney, Thomas Shanahan, Cathal O’Neill, James Conheady, Conor Kirby, Mark Shanahan, Jack Dalton, Edwin Wixted, Padraig Byrnes, Rian O’Byrne, Sean Keyes, David Rickard, Ned O’Meara, Ciaran Cusack, Sean Malone, Brendan Power, Damien Kearney.

Minor Semi-Final

SLCM                           2:24

NewCastle West           1:12

Great performance by our minor hurlers on Thursday night in our county minor semi-final in Mick Neville Park against a spirited Newcastle side. Our lads set out their stall right from the start when we scored an early goal. We then had a few more points on the board before NCW scored their first point. Both sides exchanged points before we struck for another goal. The NCW lads then scored a goal but our lads responded with a few more points to leave the half time score SLCM 2 12 NCW 1 8. Our lads maintained their intensity again in the second half with both sides picking off points ensuring an entertaining contest. However, in the closing stages our lads really showed their character and discipline by finishing the match with a run of 8 unanswered points to finish the match SLCM 2 24 Newcastlewest 1 12. All our lads played great but some huge performances from our defence, goalkeeper, free taking and workmanlike performances all over. Thanks again for your support.

U14 Hurling County Final

Crecora Manister          1:07

Southside Gaes             2:05

A lovely morning greeted both teams at Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale, as our Crecora Manister U14’s took on Southside Gaels in the eagerly awaited County U14 Hurling Final

Our boys came into the game unbeaten all year and full of belief, having shown tremendous heart, determination, and commitment throughout the season and despite having a small squad, there was no shortage of spirit.

The game started at a high tempo, and while we played some fine hurling in the first half, we went in at the break trailing by 3 points after some stout defending from brothers Lewis & Thomas O’Mahony, Tommy Keys and Niall Mulqueen against a very strong Southside forward line. Early in the second half, Southside Gaels struck for a goal to stretch their lead to 7 points, but our lads never dropped their heads and fought back bravely when a great pass from Seán Hickey found his bother Conor who duly finished to the net. We produced some excellent hurling in this period which saw us draw level with just minutes remaining. Unfortunately, in the dying moments, Southside Gaels were awarded a free and converted it to win by the narrowest of margins, a single point.

While the result didn’t go our way, we are extremely proud of this exceptional group of young players. A sincere thank you goes to the management team of Ger Hickey, Paul O’Mahony, and Ger Browne, whose hard work, dedication, and guidance have brought this team so far.

Team: Will Shea; Niall Mulqueen; Lewis O’Mahony; Thomas O’Mahony; Scott Fitzgerald(0-01); Tommy Keyes; Shane Holmes; Fionn Kennedy; Adam O’Brien; Mark Travers; Conor Hickey (1-06); Adam McKinley; Aidan Hartnett; Conor Browne; Sean Cobbe; Seán Hickey; Luke Kennedy; Cillian O’Mahony; Daragh Ryan(Inj); Alex Barry(Inj)

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Upcoming Fixtures:

• Our U14 Hurlers are in the County Final v Southside Gaels on Sunday 20^th in Fedamore at 11:15

A big game for our U14 boys so your support would be very welcome.

Match Reports

Premier Junior Hurling Final Round

Crecora Manister         3:20

St. Patricks                   1:18

Sunday 14th September saw the completion of the group stages of the Premier Junior Hurling Championship. Going into the weekend there was also 2 points separating the teams in a highly competitive group. We went into the game knowing a win would see us progress to the knockout stages and anything less would probably see our elimination. The team were determined to make the knockout stages after missing out narrowly last year. There was a swirling breeze which favoured us slightly in the first half but St Patricks were quickest out of the blocks and scored 1-1 in the first 2 mins. We had a reply from Conor Kirby which helped the team to settle into the game. We scored the next 3 points in quick succession through a couple of frees from Cathal O’Neill and a point from Edwin Wixted to level the scores.  By the mid-point of half points from Cathal saw us take the lead for the first time. Rian O’Byrne and Padraig Byrnes were also on the scoreboard and by half time we had extended our lead to 3 points to leave the half time score of 0-13 to 1-7 in our favour. Cathal was on the mark early in the second half but the lead narrowed to 1 point with less than 10 minutes played. The game was in the balance at this stage but our lads stepped up a gear and a point from Chris Shanahan followed by a goal from Cathal extended our lead out to 5. St Patricks reduced it to 3 but a goal from Edwin edged us further in front and the next score was a goal from Jack Dalton to put us in control of the game.  From there to the end our defence stood strong as St Patricks went in search of the goals required. Ger Kennedy also made a striking diving save to preserve our advantage and we ran out winners on a 3-20 to 1-18 scoreline. This result ensures we qualify for the knockout stage.  Squad Ger Kennedy, Rory Hannan, Colm Parnell, Karl Moloney, Tim Moloney, Thomas Shanahan, Cathal O’Neill, James Conheady, Conor Kirby, Mark Shanahan, Jack Dalton, Edwin Wixted, Padraig Byrnes, Rian O’Byrne, Sean Keyes, David Rickard, Ned O’Meara, Ciaran Cusack, Paraic O’Neill, Sean Malone.

U16 Hurling Quarter Final Win

SLCM                           4:14

Cois Laoi Gaels             1:08

Our Under-16 boys, in amalgamation with South Liberties, recorded a fantastic win this morning in challenging, blustery conditions in Fedamore. Despite playing against a strong wind in the first half, the team showed great determination and skill, registering three well-taken goals to build a comfortable lead at the break. With the wind at their backs in the second half, our lads continued to dominate, extending their advantage with some fine passages of hurling and solid teamwork across the field.

We now look forward to the upcoming Semi-Final and await fixture details from the County Board.

Well done to all involved!

U7 Hurling

Our under 7s played in a blitz in Monaleen last Tuesday. They played 4 games and showed excellent effort and skill. Well done to all. Under 6 and under 7 training continues every Monday at 6.

U10 Football

We played our last blitz of the summer last Friday evening in Mungret. Heavy rain made conditions very tough for the lads but they put in very good performances. This was the last Go Games blitz for the summer. There will be an all-county blitz in a few week’s time. We will move the football training to Fri evenings from 6-7pm.

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Upcoming Fixtures:

• Our U14 Footballers are away to Knockaderry in a Semi-Final Plate at 6:15pm on Tuesday evening
• The final round of the Junior A Championship is on this Sunday at 3pm in Mungret where we face St. Patricks 
• Our U12 Hurlers face Bruree on Friday 12^th at 6:30pm in South Liberties

Your support at these games is appreciated and we wish all our teams the best of luck this week.

U14 Hurling Semi-Final Win

Crecora Manister              2-11

ABK                                        2-08

Crecora Manister U14 hurlers had a thrilling win V ABK Desmonds on Sunday morning played at Old Christians GAA club which was in pristine condition. This win puts us through to the County Final which will be played the weekend of Sat 20th or Sun 21st September.

We played with the aid of a strong wind in the first half and started the game very well and got early scores on the board from Conor Hickey, Fionn Kennedy and an excellent goal from Seán Hickey. ABK came back at us and threatened our goal on a few occasions but we kept them out thanks to some great defence from Lewis O’Mahony, Shane Holmes, Niall Mulqueen and Will Shea in goals who had an outstanding performance on the day. A superb score from distance from an inform Tommy Keyes and a goal from the ever-present Conor Hickey after a well worked pass from Mark Travers saw us go in at half time 2-08 to 0-04 ahead.

The second half saw ABK throw everything at us and with 10mins to go they were awarded a penalty which they duly converted which left the bare minimum between the sides. It was heart in mouth stuff but we finished the game stronger to win on a final score line of 2-11 to 2-08 putting us through to a county final V Southside Gaels who beat Knockainey on a scoreline of 8-08 to 1-05

Team: Will Shea; Shane Holmes; Lewis O’Mahony; Thomas O’Mahony; Scott Fitzgerald; Tommy Keyes(0-01); Niall Mulqueen; Fionn Kennedy(0-02); Conor Browne; Sean Cobbe; Conor Hickey(1-08); Adam McKinley; Seán Hickey(1-00); Aidan Hartnett; Mark Travers; Luke Kennedy; Cillian O’Mahony; Adam O’Brien; Daragh Ryan(Inj); Alex Barry(Inj)

Management: Ger Hickey, Ger Browne & Paul O’Mahony

U12 Hurling Blitz

Congratulations to our U12 hurlers who valiantly came away with silverware today in the Vincent & Richard Phelan memorial tournament held in St Patrick’s GAA grounds. With 6 teams competing we started with a tough battle beating Claughaun. In our second game we faced Broadford/Bodyke where we played some tremendous hurling ending up victorious. On the other side St Patricks came through against Smith O Briens & Newcastle West.

This led to an exciting cup final which didn’t disappoint. A last minute point was needed to draw which meant extra time. In extra time we started very well getting the 1st two scores. St Patricks found the net with a goal and we were two down with time almost up but all the lads dug deep showing tremendous character to get the last two scores resulting in an epic draw. Final score St Patricks 4-8 South Liberties Crecora 3-11

Common sense prevailed and the Cup was shared. Well done to All.👏

U10 Hurling Blitz

Our U10 had a very competitive U10 hurling blitz v’s Cappamore in Crecora on last Friday evening. The boys played some of the best hurling that they have played all year & in some very entertaining games. We have U10 football blitz in Mungret on next Fri evening, 12th Sept. Well done to all coaches and players involved.

Club Golf Classic – September 5^th

Thank You to Our Sponsors, Winners & Organisers – Crecora Manister GAA Golf Classic 2025

On behalf of Crecora Manister GAA Club, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all our local sponsors especially Dave Wallace & Breeze Air for their incredible generosity and continued support of our Golf Classic, held yesterday in Limerick Golf Club.

Your sponsorship made this important fundraiser possible, and directly contributes to the ongoing development of our club – from juvenile to adult teams.

🏌 Congratulations to Our Winners!

A huge well done to all teams who took part, and special congratulations to our overall winners:

•             🥇 1st Place  – Mike Rea, Cillian Rea and Kevin Donohue

•             🥈 2nd Place – Daniel Barry, Lewis O’Mahony and Tommy Keyes (All U14)

•             🥉 3rd Place – Brian Snow, Michael O’Connell and Eoin O’Kelly

•             ℗   Nearest Pin – James Conheady on the 16th

Your skill on the course was matched only by the spirit and sportsmanship shown by all participants throughout the day. Special congratulations to our 2nd place team who are all under 14.

🙌 A Word of Thanks to the Organising Committee

We’d also like to express a heartfelt thank you to the organising committee and volunteers, especially Noel Murphy and Tom O’Keeffe who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make the event such a success.   

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Upcoming Fixtures:

• On Monday our U16s have their last group match against Cappamore in Cappamore at 7pm
• Our U12 Hurlers are in action against our neighbours Patrickswell at home at 6:45 on Monday
• Tuesday sees our U12 Footballers face Na Piarsaigh away at 6:45
• The U14 Footballers are in action on Thursday at home against Cappamore
• On Friday the U12 hurlers are out again away to Ballybrown at 6:45
• The 2^nd Round of Go Games for our U10 Hurlers takes place in Effin on Friday evening against Coashlea Gaels & Blackrock.
• On Saturday 23^rd on Premier Junior Hurlers are back in Feenagh in Round 3 of the Championship where our lads face Monega.

Your support at these games is appreciated and we wish all our teams the best of luck this week.

Match Report – Intermediate Footballers

Crecora Manister 0-09

Galbally 3-18

We had a tough night out last Friday against Galbally who started the game very fast with some good early scores but in fairness to the lads they rallied well to put 7 points on the board with 2 excellent 2 pointers from Richard and went in at the break 5 points down . Unfortunately we could only manage 2 more scores in the second half while Galbally turned the screw on us with some clinical scores. The scoreline does not reflect the effort our lads put in to a man right to the end. Best wishes to Galbally for the remainder of the campaign. There are 2 rounds of hurling before our next outing against St Senan’s in round 3. We will re-group and go again.

Limerick Show Sunday August 24^th – Parking

Our Club are helping with Car Parking at the Limerick Show next Sunday. Please contact Pat Quirke if you are available to help on this club initiative.

Healthy Club Committee

Our Healthy Club Committee have been very busy recently and have submitted an application for the Silver Healthy Club award. Several initiatives have been completed by our local group over the past 18 months. One of these initiatives has been the building and installing of the Mini Library at the entrance to our pitch. It is a really eye catching ‘library’ and captures the inclusive nature of the work of the committee for our local community. Well done to all involved in this committee and a special word of recognition to  John Power for building and installing this Mini Library. We wish this group every success in the future and look forward to their next projects.

Club Golf Classic – September 5^th

Our Club Golf Classic takes place on Friday September 5^th in Limerick Golf Club. Teams of 3 are €240. Tee Times are morning 9-12:30 or afternoon 2-4pm. Please contact Noel Murphy or Tom O’Keefee for any further details. This event is kindly sponsored by Breeze Air.

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