Dates for your Diary GAA’s Monthly Newsletter Vol 1 Edition 1 Feb 1st Feb 3rd Semi Final Ard Scoil Rís v Our Ladys Templemore in Nenagh 2.30pm.

Feb 3rd Allianz National Football Limerick v Leitrim 2pm Pairc na nGael Live 95fm.

Feb 6th Draw for the Irish Wire Senior Football Championship and Griffin Coaches Intermediate Football Championships at

Woodlands Hse Adare. Seanie Buckley after collecting the Allianz Div 4 Football League Trophy in 2010 Live on 95fm. Limerick Senior Football Manager Maurice Horan has announced Feb 10th Allianz National Dromcollogher Broadford as his Captain for the 2013 season. Seanie has Football League Limerick been a regular on the team for the last ten years. He previously captained v Offaly in Tullamore 2pm the side in 2009 and 2010 which was a historic year as he collected the Live 95fm. Division 4 League trophy in Croke Park.

Feb 12th Draw for the St Senan’s sharpeshooter Ian Ryan has been given the role of Vice Hyundai Limerick Motor Captain. Centre County Senior Championship 8pm Limerick Motor Centre Ballysimon rd Limerick . Nick Greene Sports Ground Mgt Intermedaite Hurling Championship draw Claughaun 8.30pm Live on 95fm.

Feb 24th Allianz National Hurling League Limerick v Antrim at Pairc na Clem Smith directing operations with Ballybrown last season nGael 2pm Live on 95fm. The Limerick Intermediate Hurling Management has been announced with former Ahane hurler Clem Smith double jobing as selector with both the U21 and Intermediate panels. Adare’s Vincent Foley Jnr will

Limerick Hurling Captain take over the reigns from last year’s Manager Natal O Grady who is the Limerick Senior Hurling new Manager of Patrickswell. Michael Fitzgerald from Mungret is the Manager has other remaining selector. They will take on Tipperary in the 1st Round of announced that Donal O the Championship at Pairc na nGael on June 9th. Grady of the Granagh/Ballingarry Club will be Captain of the Limerick senior hurling team for the 2013 season. ’s Paudie O Brien will have the roll of vice captain.

Limerick Un.14 Footballers Members of the Limerick Un.14 football team 2012 were presented with their runners-up medals for the Jim Power Tournament 2012 on Friday 1st February. Special guest on the night was current Limerick Senior Footballer Ard Scoil Rís v Doon in the Dr Harty Cup Quarter Final in Bruff

John Riordan. John spoke Ard Scoil Rís take on Our Lady’s Templemore on this Sunday at McDonagh and encouraged the players Park Nenagh at 2.30pm. to build on the progress they had made in 2012. Match Preview Ardscoil Rís will not underestimate their Tipperary opposition in what should G.A.A. Referee’s Wanted be an extremely tight game. Templemore have displayed a true fighting spirit Limerick G.A.A. Referee’s to advance this far and this was in evidence in the victory over Midleton CBS are intending running a in the last round. In atrocious conditions, Brian Kennedy was the match- foundation course for new winner for Our Lady’s Templemore as his late point secured them a 2-5 to 0- Referee’s. Anyone 10 success. Last year’s All- minor winner John McGrath is the driving interested in doing this force behind this team that combines sublime hurling with a strong physical course please contact presence. Ardscoil Rís, champions in 2010 and 2011, reached the last four for Declan O Driscoll at the fifth successive year with a 0-14 to 1-06 win over Doon CBS. Ronan 0876158549 or Lynch and Michael Casey have been very effective in a half back line that is [email protected] for proving to be the foundation of this team. This game should go right to the more details. wire, as a tight and tense encounter is expected.

Ardscoil Rís results to date Ardscoil Rís 2-14 Coll. 0-08 Ardscoil Rís w/o Coláistí Chiarraí scr. Ardscoil Rís Limerick 2-15 St. Colman’s Fermoy 2-12

Limerick G.A.A. Car Ardscoil Rís Limerick 1-10 DLS Waterford 1-09 Stickers Ardscoil Rís Limerick 0-07 Clonmel CBS 0-06 'Friends of Limerick Ardscoil Rís Limerick 0-14 Doon CBS 1-06 Football Car Sticker 2013 is now available for €10 Ardscoil Ris Harty Cup Panel All monies go directly The Ardscoil Ris CBS panel for the Dr. Harty Cup is as follows - towards the preparation of Conor Houlihan (Na Piarsaigh),Barry Fitzpatrick (Sixmilebridge),Mark Limerick Underage Buckley (Na Piarsaigh),Josh O ‘Halloran (Na Piarsaigh),Michael Casey (Na Football Development Piarsaigh), (Na Piarsaigh),Andrew Carroll Squads for 2013. (Patrickswell),William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh Captain),Michael Foley With the purchase of each (Na Piarsaigh),Cian O’Brien (Mungret), (Patrickswell), sticker you will be entered (Na Piarsaigh),Colin Crehan (O’Callaghan’s Mills),Eoin into a draw for 2 All- Keogh (Na Piarsaigh),Micheal O’Loughlin (Clonlara),Aaron Guillane Ireland Football Final (Patrickswell),Paraic O Loughlin (Clonlara),Kevin McGlennon (Parteen),Ian tickets. Galvin (Clonlara),Eoghan Costelloe (Adare),Kieran Daly (Na Piarsaigh), Stickers will be available at Thomas Grimes (Na Piarsaigh),Gordon Brown (Na Piarsaigh),Jack English all Limerick's forthcoming (Adare),Cian McCarthy (Parteen),Niall Mulcahy (Mungret),Lee Coughlan National Football League (Na Piarsaigh),Eoin Quilty (South Liberties),Killian Hannon (Adare),Evan games or any of the O’Brien (Na Piarsaigh),Sean Moriarty (Clonlara),Ronan Broderick following. (O’Callaghan’s Mills),Alex Potter (Mungret),Enda Meaney (South Liberties),Oisin Heffernan (Adare),Michael O”Neill (Crecora),Keith Cawley Feile na nGael is Coming (Patrickswell) and Fionn Larkin (Clonlara) Feile na nGael, the well established and popular Coaches: Niall Crowe, Victor Leyden Un14 hurling national competition between clubs Limerick announce Partnership with Hyundai and the Limerick Motor also in handball and Centre , is being hosted by Limerick in 2013 and takes place on the weekend of July 5th, 6th, 7th. Each Limerick club will host a team for the weekend with host families.

The Limerick G.A.A. Coaching Conference The Limerick Motor Centre on the Ballysimon Road Limerick G.A.A. Coaching conference is being held on Limerick G.A.A. are delighted to announce the partnership with Hyundai and Saturday February 9th 2013 the Limerick Motor Centre Ballysimon Road Limerick in sponsoring the at the North Campus County Senior Hurling Championship. Facility U.L. “Developing Game Based Activities for The championship will be now known as the Hyundai Limerick Motor the youth player” Centre County Senior Hurling Championship.

Joe Lyons is Chairman The Draw for this year’s Hyundai Limerick Motor Centre County Senior Congratulations are in order Hurling Championship will take place at their state of the art showrooms on to Limerick’s Joe Lyons the Ballysimon Road on February 12th at 8pm by Pat O Mara Owner and who was elected chairman Hyundai MD Stephen Gleeson. It will be broadcast Live on Limericks Live of Munster primary 95fm at 8pm. school’s committee recently. Joe is very well Limerick Motor Centre are proud suppliers in the motor trade for well over known for the work that he 40 years now in the City and County of Limerick. They have supplied and his joint editor Ciarán residents of Limerick City & County & further a field with well in excess of Crowe put’s in for the fifty thousand vehicles down through the years. With your help and support, Limerick G.A.A. youth will be delighted to keep doing so and in return, they will offer you our best magazine the Green & deals. White. The Management and Staff would like to invite you to come visit their new Mouth-guard in all Gaelic showrooms on the Ballysimon Road, Limerick, where you can view the full football extent of the new Hyundai i-range. Come and look at the all new i10, i20, Following the G.A.A. i30, i30 Crosswagon, i40, ix20, ix35, Vsloster and the New Santa Fe Range. Annual Congress in April Prices available on their website www.limerickmotorcentre.ie 2012 a new rule was enacted that made it Browse, have a complimentary cuppa, read their brochures and get mandatory to use a mouth- acquainted with these very reasonably priced cars. They have four, very eager guard in all to please, salesmen at your disposal. matches and training sessions from January 1st They also have very competitive prices on our second hand vehicles. Price 2013 (for all age grades up lists for small, mid size or large size vehicles can be forwarded to you. They to and including minor) and also have a wide range of Jeeps, 4X4's, Vans, Commercials in stock for your at Un21 and adult level perusal. from January 1st 2014. All players need to have Make Limerick Motor Centre, proud suppliers of all makes of Hyundai for mouthguards prior to Limerick City & County, your No.1 choice in 2013. beginning training in 2013

Club G.A.A. Notes To all Limerick Club P.R.O. Can you please forward to me your Club weekly notes to [email protected] so that I can update the club notes on the Limerick G.A.A. website every week. Please forward this Newsletter to all Limerick Eamonn Phelan G.A.A. Supporters home or All correspondence to [email protected] abroad.