Limerick GAA 2023-2024.... 5 in a row is not here

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2033

Just back from the field, stopped off on the way home from Bruff.

Griffins Coaches Intermediate Football Championship Group 1 Round 1 - Gerald Griffins 2-08 Pallasgreen 0-04.

Caught the last ten mins at which stage Griffins were reduced to 13 after receiving two straight red cards in the same incident only minutes before. McSweeney was one of them, who received his marching orders from ref Seamus Hayes.

Apparently they went from the 20th minute without scoring before a late salvo of 1-01 in breakaway attacks saw them home comfortably. A Pallas black card just prior to those scores killed off any hope of a late comeback.

Two people I spoke with who were present for the whole thing said it was the worst game of football ever played.

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2034

That’s saying something.

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2035

Kieran’s league champions. Do they have an outside shout?

Champ begins on Thursday with a box office encounter between Newcastle and Abbey

2036

Apparently things not great in Caseys. Loads of lads gone to Oz and they won’t even be fielding a second team.

2037

Only another couple more Minor/U20 winning sides required.

Newcastle West have walked so that Fr. Caseys can run.

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2038

Monaleen have apparently gotten a few imports from Kerry into their forward line and are going well, the slip up v Kierans in the county league final excepted.

Kierans themselves also have an import from Wicklow (via Oola,) into their forward line. If they can bring everything together they could threaten.

2039

I’m not sure you’ve known about paid attention to Fr. Casey’s for years now. They waste underage side after underage side, whether to soccer or drink.

2040

That’s the joke…

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2041

Cian Sheehan & diarmuid kelly gone from ncw, so I would say adare monaleen & Kieran’s all well in the mix. Should be competitive if not overly entertaining at times

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2042

There isn’t much I dont pay attention to…

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2043

Only the league.

2044

Drom in their hay day never did 3 in a row, so it would be huge for them to do it!

2045

Ncw are going to be short a number of players.

Monaleen were 5s with Boyle’s some 3 weeks ago. We backed then immediately after the city league final.

Three Kerry lads in. Two Sugrues who have been with Kerry 20s, one of them a very good 11, as well as a tasty full forward who is a brother of some Kerry senior.

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2046

Did the teams line out as per the programme? Looked quite an inexperienced Doon side.

2047

DOON ARE Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling League champions following a dramatic 3-19 to 2-19 win over Kilmallock in Bruff this Tuesday evening.

The east Limerick side only took the lead for the first time in the game when Kevin Maher bundled in the rebound after Barry Hennessy made a brilliant save from a Sean Moloney shot.

Points from Eddie Stokes and Dean Coleman then secured the three-point win. The sides will meet again in the first round in the Limerick SHC in early August.

Kilmallock made a fast start to the game with the first six scores of the game. Conor Hanley-Clarke sent over three points, while Sean Carroll and Kevin O’Donnell also hit the target.

Pierce Connery then fired in a goal for Fintan O’Connor’s side to put them into a 1-5 to 0-0 lead with 10 minutes of the game played.

Doon were soon back into the game, however, when Cormac Ryan placed a penalty into the bottom corner of the net after Paudie O’Brien had fouled Coleman.

The high quality nature of the game continued throughout the first half with both sides landing scores at will. Both centre forwards, Cormac Ryan and Hanley-Clarke were particularly impressive.

Kilmallock were keeping Doon at arms length for most of the half but a well-taken goal by Coleman brought his side back into the game just before half time. That saw the score at 1-14 to 2-8 at the break.

Hanley-Clarke and Tommy Savage sent Kilmallock into a five-point advantage with the first two scores of the second half but Doon hit the next four to get back into the contest once again.

However, Kilmallock soon took control once more after a superb run from Robbie Hanley opened up the Doon defence and Robbie Egan delivered the finish after taking the pass from his centre back.

Doon were not to be derailed though and had Kilmallock’s lead back to two-points heading into the final few minutes, before Maher’s goal turned the game in their favour and sealed victory.

Scorers - Doon: Cormac Ryan 1-10 (1-0 pen, 0-7 frees), Dean Coleman 1-2, Kevin Maher 1-1, Jack Ryan 0-2, Diarmuid Crowe, Sean Moloney, Gareth Thomas and Eddie Stokes 0-1 each.

Scorers - Kilmallock: Conor Hanley-Clarke 0-8 (0-5 frees, 0-1 '65), Pierce Connery 1-2, Robbie Egan 1-0, Phelim O’Reilly 0-3, Kevin O’Donnell and Tommy Savage 0-2 each, Sean Carroll and Killian Hayes 0-1 each.

DOON: Tomas Lynch; Padraig Ryan, Tommy Hayes, Eoin Fitzgibbon; Diarmuid Crowe, Mikey O’Brien, Sean og Blackmore; Jack Ryan, John Hayes; Kevin Maher, Cormac Ryan, Gareth Thomas; Donal Coughlan, Dean Coleman, Shane O’Connell.

Subs: Sean Moloney for J Hayes (37 mins), Eddie Stokes for O’Connell (37 mins), Tadgh Whelan for Fitzgibbon (60 mins, inj), Darragh Stapleton for Maher (62 mins).

KILMALLOCK: Barry Hennessy; Dan Joy, Paudie O’Brien, Dylan O’Brien; Sean Carroll, Robbie Hanley, Paddy O’Loughlin; Killian Hayes, Phelim O’Reilly; Kevin O’Donnell, Conor Hanley-Clarke, Gavin O’Mahony; Tommy Savage, Robbie Egan, Pierce Connery.

Subs: Oisin Enright for Savage (45 mins), Conor Staunton for Connery (47 mins).

REFEREE: Donnacha O’Callaghan (Feohanagh-Castlemahon).

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2048

Both were pretty much as they lined out in the programme IIRC.

Is Donal Coughlan only a young fella?

2049

How was Pierce Connery?

1-2 is good scoring, I think he’s a serious talent, will really bolster their attack this year.

2050

Galbally with a blistering first half to beat St Senans 4-12 to 1-15 (4-6 to 0-4 at HT)

2051

Barry Hennessy is busy!

Four-time Limerick All-Ireland winner takes manager role at Kerry club - Limerick Live (limerickleader.ie)

2052

Is eoin Mc playing this year?