Inside: Primary Game l Mayor’s Cup l Rebecca Barry l Camogie Winter 2012 Volume 17, Number 1 €3.00 www.thegreenandwhite.com Charleville are Limerick Camogie Champs! Rebecca’s Wonder Goal BEST RISING STAR COUNTY CONOR ALLIS PUBLICATION 7-TIME NATIONAL AWARD WINNER PLUS Puzzles, Competitions and more... The Green & White Winter 2012 Winter 2012 Issue Number 49 Winter 2012 Volume 17 Number 1 The Throw In One of the enduring attractions of sport--any sport---is that no sooner This issue has one season ended than thoughts turn to the next campaign. 2 The Throw In Michael Murphy and his Donegal team had barely finished their lap 3 General News of honour in Croke Park last September when managers in 33 other 4 Cumann na mBunscol counties (don’t forget London and New York!) were busy drawing up training schedules for 2013 in mind. Limerick hurlers had a game 5 Focus on Conor Allis with Clare under their belts before October was out and weights 6 The Mayor’s Cup programmes, development squads and other details are well in train 8 The Leader Cup with Championship 2013 in mind. 10 Cairde Camogie And so it is with Cumann na mBunscol. In this issue of The Green 11 Fr. Tommy Maher and White, we are looking back on the competitions and sundry 12 INTO 7s activities of Summer 2012 but, throughout Limerick, you, our readers 13 Rebecca Barry’s Wonder Goal are dreaming of the 2013 Primary Go Games, or the INTO/Respect 14 The Green & White Shield Mini Sevens or wearing your school colours in Cumann na mBunscol 16 Primary Game competitions. 14 18 Shane Ryan: Paralympian In issue 49 of The Green and White, read about Cumann na 20 The Lundon Eye mBunscol games in all four divisions of Limerick. Recall the 22 Primary Go Games of 2012 as 66 boys and girls savoured the City Schools unforgettable experience of playing in their county colours on 24 South Schools Championship day in Semple Stadium and Páirc na nGael. Check 26 East Schools out the results pages and find out who won what in hurling and 28 West Schools camogie. Find out how a team from Charleville are Limerick camogie 30 Results Page champions. And how the Balbec boys won the Limerick Leader. 31 G&W Gallery And there’s more. Do you know who Shane Ryan is? And why he 32 Prize Crossword has Rio on his mind? Well, read on. Also, find out why Rebecca 33 Cartoon Corner Barrn 2012, but he’s determined to make up for lost time next year. 34 Fun & Puzzles So, the McCarthy Cup is back in Kilkenny for another 12 months 35 In Off the Post at least. This will surely be known as the age of Shefflin and Cody, but who was Fr. Tommy Maher? And why is he referred to as the 36 The Back Door Godfather of Kilkenny hurliny is a hit on ESPN. And what do Shane and Rebecca have in common? If Caherelly National School wasn’t on the world map before, it is now! Meet Conor Allis, our ‘Man Most Likely to Succeed’ in 2013. Injury wasn’t kind to him ig? Plus, cartoons, crossword and puzzles. There’s something for everybody in this issue of your favourite Gaelic Games magazine. As usual, this magazine is a team effort. Thanks to James Lundon, 5 Marie Ryan, Catherine Martin, the Limerick Leader, John English, Editors: Joe Lyons and Ciarán Crowe Liam Dillon, Aidan Ryan, YBF Photography, Vivian Frawley and Design: ConsidineDesign.com Brother James Dormer. Printing: Cube Printing Sales: 5,200 per issue Distribution: Gerry Bennis (061) 325077 Secretary: Mabel Mullane (061) 355057 Luimneach abú, Editorial Address: Ciarán Crowe & Joe Lyons Patrickswell NS, Co. Limerick Joint Editors E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @LimerickGAAzine www.thegreenandwhite.com Front cover photograph: By Aidan Ryan 2 Winter 2012 The Green & White +++News+++News+++News+++ Limerick Connection Ash Dieback ‘It’s an ill wind that blows Munster titles in 1994 and Irish hurley makers are in no good’ according to the 1996. Anthony’s cousin, crisis because of Ash proverb. It certainly turned Barry, played for Castletroy Dieback, a fungal infection out to be true in the case of College in this season’s that affects ash trees. Anthony Nash who stepped Harty Cup campaign while The disease is rampant in into the Cork number 1 his father Tom, a Garda Europe at the moment. The jersey after Donal Óg Sergeant in Kanturk, problem for hurley makers Cusack suffered a serious attended Sexton Street CBS is that demand for hurleys injury. So impressive was where he came under the is 350,000 per year, and Anthony that he finished tutelage of Brother Dormer, growing. 80% of our hurleys the season as All-Star now of Doon CBS. are made from imported Ireland to supply the world goalkeeper-having begun it Limerick goalkeeper Nicky timber because there is a hurley-market. You can help as third choice custodian for Quaid was nominated for shortage of suitable mature by planting approved ash the Rebels. Anthony was at the All Star position also ash in Ireland. In the seeds or saplings in a suitable one stage being mentioned and will surely emulate long-term, the best solution space near you. (Is there as a future Limerick hurler the achievement of his late is to grow enough ash in space in your school?) as his uncles Mike and father Tommy and cousin Declan were star defenders Joe who both won All Star 14 for Limerick when they won recognition. U.L. Leads the Way! The new €9 million GAA players have had a development at University of chance to try it out. We are Limerick’s North Campus is very grateful to the university the largest all-weather sports authorities for making their field complex in Europe. This facilities available to us. multi-purpose, fully floodlit synthetic grass park contains two soccer pitches, one rugby pitch and one GAA pitch. By now, thousands of Limerick primary school Donie Buckley appointed to top coaching role Donie Buckley is no stranger Limerick football in a new ing All Ireland success at to readers of The Green role as Director of Underage minor grade in 2011. and White. As coach to the Football. Donie is regarded An indication of Donie’s Limerick senior football team, as one of the most innovative standing in the game is the Donie led Limerick to Munster coaches in any sport and fact that he has also been Football final appearances his admirers include Colm invited to join the Mayo in 2009 and 2010. Donie “Gooch” Cooper and John football set-up as coach to was then part of Mickey Ned Galvin. Donie’s job will be to their senior team. As semi– O Sullivan’s management oversee the preparation of finalists in 2011 and beaten team. After leaving his post all Limerick underage teams finalists in 2012, Mayo want with Limerick, Donie was from under 14 to minor to build on their progress headhunted by his native level. This is a major coup over the last few years and Kerry and was involved in for Limerick and is seen as see Donie as providing the the Kingdom’s Championship following the example of missing ingredient. campaign in 2011, culminating Tipperary who appointed Corkman Jerry Wallace, in agonizing last-minute John Evans in a similar role. who managed Antrim in defeat in the All-Ireland final Tipperary have since won 2012, has agreed to take on to a Stephen Cluxton free- three of the last four Munster a similar role in underage kick. Now Donie is back in minor titles as well as achiev- hurling in Limerick. 3 The Green & White Winter 2012 Cumann na mBunscol News Cumann na mBunscol Cumann na mBunscol organises Gaelic Games and all the activities associated with primary schools GAA in the 32 counties as well as promoting Gaelic Games in some schools in Britain. Cumann na mBunscol endeavours to promote Gaelic Games in primary schools and to reward schools who participate in GAA activities at schools level. With a mission statement that aspires ‘to make Gaelic Games the games of choice’ in our primary schools, Cumann na mBunscol sets its sights high. Excellence Awards The new awards are divided into 5 categories (see the table below for full details). Levels 1-4 are presented at local level. Level 5 is presented at the Cumann na mBunscol National Awards. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Bronze Level 4 Silver Level 5 Gold Entry Level Developmental Level Trophy at local level Trophy at local level Trophy at National Awards Certificate at local AGM Certificate at local AGM As level 4 and to include: Participation and Participation in: As level 2 and also: As level 3 and also to affiliation in Allianz • boys/girls football include: All codes: Cumann na mBunscol • Mini 7’s Participation in: b/g football activities. • Camogie/hurling • Mini 7’s A member of staff have Mini 7’s b/g football Foundation Level Coaching Mini 7’s b/g hurling/ • Respect Initiative • Handball or Rounders Programme completed camogie • Athletics Hurling/camogie Create a school-club link • Local Quiz Development of Allianz Indoor games • Indoor Games Cumann na mBunscol Athletics Have an Allianz C. na mB. • Go Games Blitz section on school website Go Games Blitz notice Board Rounders Attend County AGM School tour to a GAA Respect Initiative Show evidence of using the site /or invite a visitor to Young Whistlers GAA coaching materials.