Limerick Gaa club draw 2012

Killeedy Gaa are promoting the limerick Gaa 2012 club draw by supporting the draw you are also supporting the club. The first prize is 15000euro 2nd 5000euro 3rd2000euro 4th1000euro 5th/6th/7th/8th 500euro each 9th prize to 28th prize 250euro each there are 10 draws at a cost of 100euro per year or 10euro per draw  there are also two special draws(april&june) for 2 all ireland hurling final tickets with  b&b plus one evening meal in jurys Croke park hotel there are also  two draws (may&july)for two all ireland football final tickets with        b&b plus one evening meal in jurys Croke park hotel for further information contact any club officer

Munster Junior B hurling semi final Postponed

Due to the current inclement weather the munster junior b hurling semi between Kilmichael of Cork and Clonlara of Clare  due to be played on Sunday January 29 at 2pm in Killeedy Gaa field Raheenagh has been postponed. 

Photo's from Croom V's Drom & Inch 22-01-12

Killeedy GAA Facebook page

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Munster Junior B hurling semi final

Croom(limerick) 3-09

Drom-n-Inch(Tipperary) 2-08

 Croom and Drom n Inch exchanged points in the opening minuets before Aonghus McNamara the Croom full forward hit the net to settle the limerick champions. The Tipp men picked off some nice points to  keep the margin to the minimum however Croom had a dream finish to the half when that man Aonghus McNamara had two goals and James Malone a point to open a vital gap but by the time referee John Healey(Clare)blew the short whistle the score read Croom 3-04  Drom n Inch 1-05.

The second half saw the Tipp men lay siege on the croom  defence and point by point reel in the scores and a goal with five minuets to go  gave a lifeline as the clock ticked away but a dogged croom side held firm as Patrick Reidy and Ed Morrissey added the insurance points to seal victory on a final scoreline of Croom 3-09 Drom n Inch 2-08. Following the game the man of the match award kindly sponsered by John and Claudia of The Pub Raheenagh was presented to Aonghus McNamara of Croom

Leinster junior b hurling semi finals

This Saturday January 28 will see the Leinster junior b hurling semi finals take place at Heywood College Ballinakill county Laois. This fine facility hosted last years leinster final and Killeedy Gaa would like to thank Heywood College for once again making there grounds available to them. The first semi final sees Conaghy Shamrocks(Kilkenny) play Cula of Dublin with the throw in at 1pm. The second semi final sees Camross of Laois play Micheal Breathnachs of Galway with the throw in at 3pm

Munster Junior B hurling semi final

Action in the Munster junior B hurling competition resumes this Sunday January 22 at Pairc Ide Naofa the Killeedy Gaa field in Raheenagh County Limerick at 2pm when the Limerick champions Croom will take on the Tipperary champions Drom-n-Inch in the Munster semi final. With both sides having savoured there county victories prior to the christmas festivities with the arrival of the new year both sides will be determined to progress at provincal level and carry there momentum on in there quest to win the Michael Fitzmaurice Cup. The other semi final will see Kilmichael of Cork play Clonlara of Clare details of this fixture are not yet available but will be posted here on killeedy.com when confirmed

St itas day January 15

St itas shrine  at killeedy graveyard where our club name finds its origins as we approach her feast day of January 15 

January update

Sports Complex

Over the past number of weeks the sports complex has been a hive of activity with squash, handball and racketball top of the agenda once again. Why not start off the new year by dusting down the racket again. Tournments for Junior and Senior players will be starting shortly so make sure that you add you name to the sheets in the sports complex to enter.

Bord na nOg Diary Date

Make a note in you diary for our up coming fundraising coffee morning on the 12th of Feburary after Sunday morning mass. Further details to follow.

killeedy bord na nog awards 2011

Special guests declan hannon & jack ahern with some of the u10 panel

The munster junior b hurling quarter final 27/11/2011

Sunday november 27 saw Kilmichael of Cork face Kenmare of kerry in the munster junior b hurling quarter final at Killeedys gaa field pairc ide naofa in Raheenagh. The opening exchanges were evenly balanced as both sides looked to impose there game kilmichael scored the opening point but kenmare replied quickly kilmichael added three further points in the next ten minuets. A high dropping ball was batted away by the kenmare keeper but the quick reaction of kilmichael forward Kevin O leary saw the ball hit the net . The sides exchanged two points each before half time as kilmichael held the lead by 1-07 to 0-03. The second half saw kilmichael tag on four further points .Kenmare rallied midway through the half and were denied a goal following a last minuet interception however there next attack was rewarded when Michael Moriarthy found the net from a 65 for Kenmare there next attack was goal bound but Denis o Donoghue the rebel net minder deflected the ball out for a 65 and Kemare pointed to narrow the lead but the mid cork side regained there composure and scored a number of fine points to win by 1-14 to 1-04

Killeedy Camogie Club Web Site

The Camogie club have launched their own website which can be found here.
All the latest news from the Comogie will be published on that site which can be visited through the link on the main club site

The munster junior b hurling championship 2011/2012

For the seventh successive year killeedy gaa will host the munster junior b club hurling championship. The munster quarter final  will take place this sunday november 27 2011 at 230 in killeedy when Kilmichael of cork will play Kenmare of kerry with the winners going on to play Clonlara of clare in the munster semi final. The other semifinal will see limerick champions Croom face the winners of tipperary's final . Killeedy gaa club will also hold the Leinster and All Ireland competitions of the junior b hurling championship 2011/2012 and details of these games will be announced in due course. 

Deel rangers u16 football team who played ballybrown in the div 2 county final

U14 13aside hurling county champions 2011 killeedy who beat bruree on 29/10/2011

Deel rangers u14 hurlers who played ballybrown in the div 1 shield final

GAA U14

GAA

U14

Saturday last saw killeedy travel to Feenagh  for the u14 13aside hurling county final against Bruree. The men from the south had the opening score but Killeedy replied immediatly from the puck out with a point from Gearoid Downey the hurling was fast and tough on a well presented feenagh field as Bruree edged in front with another point,however Killeedy were gradually getting the upper hand and were unlucky not to have a goal when a great pass from Owen cunningingham found padraigh ahern but a good save by the bruree keeper denied killeedy  with the wind behind them two pointed frees and two further scores from play by padraigh saw killeedy take the lead as we reached half time by 0-5 to 0-2. As players and mentors huddled in the field all observers agreed this game was still there for either team. Bruree with the wind at there backs  came at Killeedy in waves in the second half  as they sought  vital scores but the resolve of the Killeedy defence was resoulute as Cathal Flynn Jason Shanahan Alex Culhane Tim Larkin and Jack Sheehan tackled chased blocked hooked and put there bodys on the line to protect the killeedy goal while keeper John Ahern displayed great ability with some vital saves. In midfield Shane Butler and Cian Magnier Flynn along with  captain Joseph Hennessy  Gearoid Downey and Micheal Begley worked tirelessly and supported there defence and while Bruree did register two scores from frees and one point from play to level the game with ten minuets to go it was Killeedy who seemed to have the momentum with every clearance lifting the players to greater effort as Bruree missed  two 65s and a free. Conor begley was introduced for micheal, and the question now was who wanted it the most as the clock ticked  down . Bruree attacked once more but stout defending by Killeedy saw the ball go wide. The puck out saw Gearoid win the ball   his  pass found Owen who released it quickly to Padraigh and a bullet of a shot saw the ball in the net to wild scenes among  players and supporters. Bruree  came forward with one last effort  but Killeedy won back possession and Padraigh  pointed to insure a Killeedy victory by 1-06 to 0-05 as referee Jim long blew for time. Captain Joseph Hennessy accepted the cup from county bord na nog chairman Tony Roche and thanked all who had helped with the team and finished with three loud cheers for a gallant Bruree.The killeedy panel was j ahern c flynn j shanahan a culhane t larkin j sheehan s butler  c magnier-flynn g downey j hennessy (capt) ml begley p ahern o cunningham c begley  d hennessy d ahern j hennessy a kelly d o donnell d lane e forde. Congratulations and well done to everyone

Killeedy u8 at their recent hurling blitz

Killeedy u10 hurlers who played in the munster blitz in raheenagh

Killeedy u10 hurlers who played in the munster blitz in raheenagh

Update 19/09/2011

The killeedy intermediate hurlers played glenroe in the county intermediate hurling quarter final and were very unlucky to loose by a point after a mighty second half performance. A number of players from the squad travelled to st judes in dublin for the all ireland intermediate 7aside tournament and a great effort saw killeedy reach the semi final where they were unlucky to loose by a point to the 2010 winners shamrocks of tipperary after a great battle
U14
Killeedy u14 hurlers have qualified for the 13aside county league final and the championship semi final and await these fixtures
U12
The u12 footballers had a narrow but deserved win over glin in there final game in the league and both the u12 hurlers and footballers await there fixtures on finals day in the gaelic grounds in october
U10
The u10 hurlers played in the recent cluster blitz at neville park having a tough game with adare who won narrowly by a score and winning narrowly over knockaderry. September 24 will see the u10 hurlers play in the munster council blitz taking place in raheenagh with teams traveling from kerry and clare to take part. The u10 footballers are also performing well and had a narrow win over athea in there recent game and will compete in there cluster blitz at the start of october.
U8
The u8 hurlers and footballers have been performing well in there games this season and will be taking part in there cluster blitzs over the next two to three weeks
DEEL RANGERS
U18
The minor hurlers are through to the premier hurling county semi final following wins over patrickswell and killulta gaels while the minor footballers are also through to the county quarter final
U16
The u16 footballers are through to the county quarter final while the hurlers bowed out to doon in the county quarter final
U14
The u14 hurlers have reached the division 1 shield final where they will meet ballybrown while the u14 footballers are in the div 1 shield semi final and await there fixture
U13
The u13 hurlers put in a good performance to defeat south liberties with a late goal in the first round of the supplementary u13 hurling competition and have further games with mungret kilmallock and na piarsaigh in this competition
CAMOGIE
Congratulations to the u14 camogie team who defeated ncw with a late score to win the U14A county camogie final for the first time in the clubs history. The senior camogie team face granagh/ballingarry this saturday september 24 in the county semi final at 545 in feenagh. The u16 camogie play there county semi final against droichead na mban on thurs september 22 and all killeedy gaels wish the ladies every success as they seek further county glory

Killeedy U12 hurlers&supporters at semple stadium thurles for the munster blitz

County intermediate hurling championship

Friday august 5 saw killeedy travel to feenagh for the final round of the group stages where they played dromin athlacca at 715 the men from the south made the better start but killeedy got into the game with a cathal mullane goal as the game developed killeedy remained in contention with goals from enda o connor and james fitzmaurice as well as points from jack ahern patrick cremin and cathal mulllane and as killeedy closed the gap to the minimum a well taken goal by dromin/athlacca proved the decisive score in the closing minuets to give them victory on a scoreline of dromin athlacca 3-17 killeedy 3-14 and while loseing was dissappointing it was not the end of the story as word filtered through that mungret had lost to blackrock and so allow killeedy advance to the quarter finals which are due to be played at the end of august

Deel rangers update

In the premier minor hurling championship deel rangers lost narrowly to adare in the opening game but victories over ballybrown and bruff see them well in contention however big games against kilmallock and patrickswell will have a big bearing on the outcome of this group while the minor footballers are also progressing well in there group and keep in contention. The u16 hurlers defeated ahane in the play offs to reach th quarter finals while the u16 footballers are unbeaten after five rounds of the competition and have three more to play before they enter the knockout stages. The u14 football and hurling is at the play off stages and the teams are awaiting the fixtures highlight of there recent fixtures was a deserving win over fr caseys of abbeyfeale in the foot ball. The u13 footballers had good wins over glin and adare and were unlucky to miss out on the playoffs while the hurlers await the draw for the upcoming hurling competition having played well in the earlier rounds

Killeedy mackey hurling squad members 2011

Killeedy u8 hurling

Killeedy u12 hurlers

Killeedy u14 hurling/football

The killeedy u14 13aside hurling squad made a good start with wins over croagh caherline croom and shamrock gaels to finish second in the league and qualify for the league final where they will meet bruree the only team to beat killeedy. There winning run also sees them qualify for the championship semi final but fixtures have not yet been confirmed. In football killeedy have put in some very good performances without getting the results they deserve but with three rounds still to be played before the playoffs there is still a long way to go

The killeedy u21hurling team who played in the west b final

Killeedy GAA Update

August 5 is the day killeedy people will pencil into there diary as they face dromin/athlacce in the third round of the county intermediate hurling championship at 715 in feenagh on this day following there victory over blackrock in the first round and drawing with mungret in the second round killeedy lie second in there group. The u21 team competed in the b hurling championship and wins over st kierans and drom-broadford saw killeedy reach the west final where they played granagh/ballingarry however on the night granagh were deserving winners. Our junior a hurlers have struggled to make the step up in grade following the highs of the 2010 junior b campaign and losses to tournafulla st kierans and st marys have ended our interest in the competition

Camogie Update

The camogie club have had a great year so far at all ages the the u14 were in a difficult group in the league but some exceptional team performances saw them emerge from there section and an absorbing semi final against na piarsaigh saw killeedy reached the final after a stirring come back where they faced crecora this was a great game but heart breakingly killeedy lost by the narrowest of margins dispite a mighty effort on there part. The u16 girls were matching the u14 girls as they stormed through there section and reach the county final against cappamore . A close opening half saw killeedy under preassure and there character was sternly tested throughout the second half but the killeedy girls were up to the challenge and were deserving winners on the day . With the cheers of victory ringing across west limerick the killeedy senior camogie team took the field against ballygran for the senior county league final ballygran set the early pace as killeedy struggled to stay in the game the second half saw killeedy set about reeling in the ballygran lead and using all there experience stole the game in the closing stages to bring a second county league trophy to killeedy.
The championship has seen killeedy seniors defeat galbally and knockaderrry in very one sided games and qualify for the championship semi final . The junior camogie team are progressing well in there championship also a great performance against kilmallock saw killeedy unlucky to loose by three points but they have bounced back with wins over blackrock and ahane to put them right back in contention

Camogie Under 14 finalists

Killeedy Summer Camp 2011

July 4 saw the 2011 summer camp commence in raheenagh with over 50 children taking part ranging in age from 6 to 13 and players being coached in the skills of both hurling and football the weather was favourable on all days except wensday but thanks to the help of the hall committe who provided the hall at short notice the show went on. Friday saw the arrival of limerick hurler wayne mcnamara who presented medals to the players along with prizes to the skills competition winners

Killeedy Under 12 Football

july 19 saw the killeedy u12 football team travel to fitzgerald stadium killarney to play in a munster council football blitz killeedy were drawn to play kinsale of cork beale of kerry and dr crokes of kerry the first game against kinsale saw the west cork side take the lead with some well taken points but points by d lane and ml begley plus a goal by d cunningham saw the killeedy team right back in the game however a late goal gave victory to kinsale by 1-05 to 1-02. The next game saw killeedy face kerry side beale this was a very close game but the boys in blue showed the kerry side that limerick lads can play football with points from play and a goal by g ahern giving killeedy a lead they never lost dispite a strong finish by the kerry side to win by 1-05 to 1-02. Our final game was against dr crokes and while killeedy struggled in the opening minuets a kelly started a great move which j hennessy finished to the net and points from play and a free kept killeedy in touch however dr crokes held for the win by 3-05 to 1-04. Following the games the players were given a tour of the stadium by kerry corner back marc o shea who gave plenty of good advice to the players

Update on the early weeks

The all Ireland junior B hurling final came to a successful conclusion in front of a large crowd when galway champions ballinderrene claimed the killeedy cup and match there neighbours clairinbridge who had claimed the senior title a few days earlier.
U21
On the local front the u21 team got on field action under way in the west b hurling championship where they played ballingarry and were unlucky to loose narrowly. There next game saw them defeat st kierans and set up a semi final clash with neighbours drom/broadford in a close contest killeedy having fallen behind finished strongly to win and book there place in the final where they would face granagh/ballingarry. In the final killeedy started poorly and were well in arrears at half time. A much improved second half performance saw killeedy rally but a number of missed chances would prove costly as ballingarry ran out winners on the night INTERMEDIATE The killeedy team travelled to tournafulla for the west senior hurling championship quarter final with knockaderry and a strong start by knockaderry saw killeedy struggle to get into the game and dispite improving in the second half knockaderry ran out easy winners.
In the 2010 intermediate hurling league final played in kilmallock on april 22 killeedy faced glenroe in this there second appearance in recent years in a league final. A strong start by glenroe saw them build a big lead in the opening quarter while killeedy struggled to get into the game. Killeedy improved in the second half but were unable to reel back glenroe who were deserving winners on the night JUNIOR The junior A hurlers welcomed croagh for the opening round of the west league on thursday april 21 however the step up from junior B was always going to be a big challenge and croagh used there experience to build an early lead as killeedy struggled to come to terms with croagh.the second half saw killeedy improve as th eat in to the croagh lead however croagh tagged on a few late points to win on the night

killeedy gaa fixture change

killeedy gaa fixture change
West u21b hurling semi final killeedy v drom/broadford now on at 615 in feenagh on saturday april 2
Remember west senior hurling chaampionship killeedy v knocknaderry
Sunday april 3 @630 in tournafulla

County u14 13aside football result
Killeedy 2-06 mountcollins 3-07

ALL IRELAND JUNIOR B HURLING match report

Sunday last March 6 saw the All Ireland junior B hurling semi final played in Pairce Ide Naofa Raheenagh between Ballinderreen of Galway and Thurles Sarsfields of Tipperary. The men from the premier county got the better start and opened up an early lead as the men from the west struggled to get to the pace of the game and were luckey to be only six points in arrears at the short whistle.The opening ten minuets of the second half left both thurles and spectators speechless as the Galway and Leinster champions blitzed Thurles with a score of 2-05 and ended this game as a contest with a determined Ballinderreen dominating the remainder of the second half to claim there place in the All Ireland final.Final score Ballinderren 2-10 Thurles Sarsfields 0-11.
Damien Fox (Clare) refereed.

SUNDAY MARCH !3 ALL IRELAND JUNIOR B HURLING SEMI FINAL Doneraile (Cork) V Lisdowney (Kilkenny) at 2pm in Raheenagh county Limerick

Killeedy U21

Saturday last saw the U21 hurlers of Killeedy travel to Croagh to play Granagh/Ballingarry in the opening round of the west U21B hurling championship.The opening half saw the sides evenly matched with Jack Ahern Michael Keating and Peter King getting scores from play and Jack Aherns five points from frees giving Killeedy a narrow one point lead at half time 0-08 to 0-07.The second half continued in similar fashion with nothing between the sides till on the twentieth minuet Killeedys defence was breached and Granagh/Ballingarry goaled.Killeedy rallied to retrieve the game and were unlucky not to get at least a share of the spoils but in the end Granagh?Ballingarry held on to win by 1-12 to 0-
11

Good luck to MAD FOR ROAD this Sunday!

From mad for road

All Ireland Junior B Hurling Semi Finals March 6th

The junior b hurling competition has now reached the all ireland semi final stage following a narrow victory by Galway side Ballinderreen over Kilkenny champions Lisdowney on a scoreline of Ballinderreen 0-13 Lisdowney 1-09 the semi final line up is as follows Ballinderreen (Galway) v Thurles sarsfields (Tipperary) Sunday March 6 @ 2pm in Raheenagh and Doneraile (Cork) v Lisdowney (Kilkenny) Sunday March 13 @2pm in Raheenagh both semi finals will have extra time in the event of teams finishing level at the end of ordinary time.
The All Ireland Final is fixed for Sunday March 20 @2pm in Killeedy Gaa field Raheenagh County Limerick same as the two semi finals

LOCAL CLUB FIXTURES
West U21 B hurling championship Killeedy v Granagh/Ballingarry Saturday March 5 at 3pm in Croagh
U14 Feile B Football Deel Rangers v Kildimo Sunday March 6 at 11am in Kildimo

PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOOTBALL SARSFIELD CUP
Wensday night March 2 saw the west limerick primary schools football team play there counter parts from the south division in the Sarsfield Cup schools football divisional final. Killeedy had three players on the panel Alex Culhane and Cian Magnier Flynn from Raheenagh National School and Tim Larkin of Ashford National School.The south fought hard to overcome a strong west outfit but the boys from the west were the masters on this occasion winning on a scoreline of West 1-06 South 0- 03. Well done to all involved.

Leinster Junior B Hurling Semi-Final:

The second semi-final of the Leinster Junior B Hurling Championship took place on Thursday 17th February. This game was played under lights at Heywood College, co Laois. This is the first ever game to be under lights in this competition. Lisdowney (Kilkenny) and Brosna Gaels (Offaly) served up a very entertaining contest. The first quarter of the game saw some scores of the highest calibre from both sides. Aaron Fogarty and Edward Kenny were particularly impressive in the Lisdowney attack. Between them they accounted for 1-7 of Lisdowney’s first half total, Kenny scoring the goal with a neat finish from a tight angle. Brosna Gaels full-forward Micko Kelly lead the fight for the Offaly Champions, scoring 1-1 in the first half. At the short whistle the scoreline was Lisdowney 1-8 to Brosna Gael’s 1-2.
The Offaly men made a whirlwind start to the second half scoring 3 unanswered points from Captain Jeffrey Cuskelly, to narrow the margin to 3 points. However this was as close as they could get to the Kilkenny men. Points from Aaron Fogarty and Eoin Delahanty steadied the ship for Lisdowney, who ran out winners on a score line of 1-12 to 1-6, to book a Leinster Final date with Ballinderreen of Galway.
This promises to be a very closely contested game indeed. The Galway men were hugely impressive in their semi-final win over a youthful Parnell’s (Dublin) team. They will once again look to their inspirational captain Keith Barr to lead them from centre back, with Sean Costello and Gerry Fahey and Gerry Helebert the men to watch up-front. Lisdowney will need to keep up their impressive work-rate to challenge the Galway Champions. Full back Micheal Bergin was solid in their semi-final and marshalled his defence very well. Up-front Aaron Fogarty, Edward Kenny and Captain Eoin Delahanty will provide the threat to the Galway rear-guard. The game is fixed for Sunday 27th February, @2pm in Heywood College, Ballinakill, Co Laois.

Leinster Junior B Hurling Semi-Final match report

Leinster Junior B Hurling Semi-Final
On Saturday last, February 12th, Parnell’s (Dublin) and Ballinderreen (Galway) did battle in the first of this year’s Leinster semi-final’s. The game was played at Heywood College, Ballinakill, Co Laois on their new all weather pitch.
Parnell’s raced from the block’s, aided by a strong swirling wind; they led 1-3 to 0-1 after 12 minutes. Thomas Kelly netting the goal, while the impressive Colm McDonald added 3 points from half-forward. However it was the Galway men who dominated the remainder of the half. Driven on by their inspirational centre back and captain, Keith Barr, they slowly took control of the game. Two opportunist goals from full-forward Gerry Fahey, along with points from Gerry Helebert (2) helped them find their feet. Two long range frees against the strong wind by Keith Barr edged them further in front, with Colm McDonald keeping the Dublin team in touch from placed ball’s. Ballinderreen led 2-5 to 1-7 at the break.
Parnell’s faced the elements in the second half, and struggled to compete in the physical exchanges with a more seasoned Galway side. Goals from Gerry Helebert & substitute Barry Quinn ended the game as a contest. Centre forward Sean Costello who was Ballinderreen’s primary ball winning forward scored two points, while Barr added a further two long range missiles to his day’s tally. Ballindaerreen ran out winners on a score line of 4-11 to 1-10. The Parnell’s team can take great heart in their performance, with 10 U21’s in their starting line-up they acquitted themselves very well. Ballinderreen used all their experience, especially when playing against the wind in the first half. They now await the winners of the second semi-final between Brosna Gaels (Offaly) & Lisdowney (Kilkenny).
The club would like to thank all stewards who travelled and helped out on the day, and to referee Donie Browne for a job well done on the day.

Junior b semi finals

Saturday february 12 will see dublin champions parnells take on galway representitives ballinabreena at half two in ballinakill county laois in the first of the leinster junior b hurling semi finals

Munster Championship

Sunday January 30 saw doneraile of cork and thurles sarsfields of tipperary face each other for the title of munster champions and the michael fitzmaurice cup. Doneraile started in whirlwind fashion and dominated the opening quarter building an early lead thurles sars recovered in the second quarter and narrowed the margin to two points following a haul of 1-04 without reply from the rebel representatives and leave the half time score doneraile 1-07 thurles sars 1-05. The men from north cork delt a body blow to the premier men when getting an early second half goal and sensing victory went for the jugular hunting in packs they added two more goals and some fine points to ensure the Munster trophy would reside in north cork as thurles sars could find no answer to the rebel attacks. Final score doneraile 4-11 thurles sarsfields 1-07. Ross hunter captain of doneraile accepted the munster trophy on behalf of the team and player of the match sponsored by the pub raheenagh was awarded to doneraile mid field player ian o brien. Both teams now await the outcome of the leinster championship to see who they will meet in the all ireland semi finals.

Leinster Junior B Hurling Championship Quarter Finals

Leinster Junior B Hurling Championship Quarter Finals

On Saturday 29th of January, the quarter finals of the Leinster Championship were played in frosty conditions, at the Clough Ballacolla Gaa Grounds in Laois. The games were originally fixed for Johnstown in Kilkenny, but this venue fell victim to the weather. A huge thank you to the Clough Ballacolla club for making their facilities available at the eleventh hour.

Cullion (Westmeath) v Brosna Gaels (Offaly)
The first game up, provided a very incident packed opening 15 minutes of action, with Brosna Gaels racing into a 5 point lead, before having a player dismissed for a late challenge. However this did not knock the Offaly champions from their stride, and by the short whistle they lead by 3-6 to 0-1. Killian Ryan bagged 3 goals from corner forward, while Micko Kelly, Keith Lawlor and Captain Jeffrey Cuskelly looked very impressive for Brosna Gaels in attack. To their credit Cullion did not throw in the towel at half-time, and out-scored their opponents by 2-3 to 0-3 in the second half. However they never looked like catching the Offaly champions, who progress to meet Kilkenny champions Lisdowney in the Leinster Semi-Final. Final Score 3-6 to 2-4.

Parnell’s (Dublin) v Ballinakill (Laois)
The second game of the day also had a lively opening quarter, with both teams getting to know each other. Referee Simon Stokes issued a few yellow cards and the game eventually settled down. From the outset Parnell’s appeared to be the a very young and slick outfit. Dwayne Coyle and Stephen Duffy took control of midfield and supplied some super ball into the inside forwards. Full forward Thomas Kelly netted the opening goal, with no 11 Philly Dunne netting a second, before Colm McDonald added the third goal from a 21 yard free. At half-time Parnell’s lead by 3-4 to 0-1. The second half was comfortable enough for the Dublin champions, Colm McDonald netted from another 21 yard free, and some excellent points from Leigh Fogarty, Thomas Kelly, and substitute Steo Byrne killed off the game for the Dublin side.. Ballinakill centre forward Trevor Walsh was scorer in chief for Ballinakill with 4 second half points. The final score read Parnell’s 4-9 to Ballinakill’s 0-6. They now meet Ballinadereen from Galway in the semi-final.
A big thank you to Simon Stokes for refereeing both games and to all our club members who travelled to help out on the day.

Alan Keris Project

Mad for road!

The leinster junior b hurling championship

Details of the leinster junior b hurling competition being run by killeedy gaa as part of the all ireland junior b hurling competition were announced following there club agm. Once again the alfie hickey perpetual cup will be the prize for the competing county champions. The competition commences saturday january 29 at fenians gaa club johnstown county kilkenny just off the m8 at 1pm when brosna gaels of offaly will cross swords with cullion of westmeath in the first quarter final of the leinster junior b hurling championship and the winners will meet kilkenny champions lisdowney in the first semi final on the first weekend in february. The second game in this double header sees parnells of dublin take on ballinakill of laois at 230pm in the second quarter final with the winner going forward to meet galway champions ballindereen in the second semi final which will be part of another double header the first weekend of february. Killeedy gaa would like to thank all the competing clubs for there participation and co-operation and wish each club the best of luck in the competition

The munster junior b hurling final

Sunday january 30 at 2pm in killeedy gaa field raheenagh doneraile of cork will play thurles sarsfields of tipperary for the michael fitzmaurice cup and the title of munster champions a great game is anticipated following the exciting semi finals which took place before the christmas festivities. Clashes between cork and tipp representitives always produce high quality games and sunday should be no different with the out come too close to call as both these teams play a fast and lively style of game.

Kantoher "Long Puck"

New years day saw many hurlers shake off the winter cobwebs by taking part in the kantoher development long puck from Ashford to raheenagh. Nearly sixty people between adults families juveniles and camogie players set out with the hickey cup the reward for the winning group. With everything at the ready . Fr. Tom. O. Connor drove off and got the event under way. Davey fitzpatrick liam kennedy and patrick dore set the pace but as the event progressed word on the grapevine was filtering through that john curtins team patrick cremins team and john lanes team were going well also while a number of other teams were doing well also namely the cunninghams the mulcahys the hennessys . Excitement was high as joe kelliher called order and announced the winners. Davey fitzpatricks team had held on for a one shot victory over john curtins team with patrick cremins team and john lanes team joint third one shot further back

Munster junior b hurling semi finals

Saturday december 11 saw thurles sarsfields play sixmilebridge in killeedy gaa field raheenagh in the first of the munster junior b hurling semi finals. The tipp side dominated the opening twenty and looked like having the game ended as a contest but the men from the banner finished the half strongly and narrowed the gap to four points. Sixmilebridge started the second half much better and it was the thurles net minder who kept his side in the game with three fine saves when it looked like the bridge were through for certain goals the clare men never gave up trying but the thurles defence would not yield and the men from tipp held on with the final score thurles sarsfields 2-10 sixmilebridge 1-09.

Sunday december 12 saw killeedy welcome cork champions donerail for the second of the munster junior b hurling semi finals. Doneraile swept killeedy aside in the opening twenty and but for some poor shooting by the north cork side they would have been out of sight the killeedy lads rallied in the closing ten minuets to bring the margin back with a goal and a point by ger kelly and a point by john murray but a late goal by the cork men saw them lead by 1-07 to 1-02 at half time. Killeedy started better in the second half and narrowed the gap to two points when the cork side scored a second goal and a point. Killeedy replied quickly when john murray found the net for killeedy and ger kelly added points to bring the margin down to one but killeedy could not over haul the men from doneraile with the final score doneraile 2-09 killeedy 2-07 and so the journey comes to an end for killeedy but the munster final should be another spectacle with two deserving finalists and will be played towards the end of january the date will be confirmed after christmas