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Summer 2009 Volume 13 Number 3 2 THE Limerick GAA Youth Magazine Wixted’s a Winner On RTE’s C’mon Camán A Club is Born! Introducing Treaty INTO/ Cumann na mBunscol National Awards Gaels Publication of the Meet the Famous Five Year www.thegreenandwhite.com The Green & White Summer 2009 THE Throw In Summer 09 Issue Number 39 nother school year has come and gone. The end of a A Summer 2009 school year is a time to look forward with hope. It’s also a time Volume 13 Number 3 to reflect on the many happy memories of the past year. And that’s exactly what we do in issue number 39 of The G&W. GAA 125 It’s a significant year in the GAA world. 125 years young and meeting new challenges every day. Clubs and schools have This issue marked this milestone in all kinds of different and innovative 2 The Throw In ways. We read about some of them in this issue and, in doing 3 News Digest so, we get an insight into life as a goalkeeper on the Limerick 4 Cumann na mBunscol News Senior Hurling panel from Mungret’s David Bulfin. We also meet some famous Golden Oldies and not-so-oldies who reminisce 5 Meet Ger Downes about their lives in the GAA. 6 The Famous 5 8 Inter City Match C’mon Camán 9 C’mon Camán We also meet a young Limerick star. David Wixted of Crecora 10 A Club is Born NS not alone won a Sarsfield Cup medal with East Limerick this 12 The Primary Game year but he also achieved fame when he was the overall winner 14 Senior Hurling News of RTE’s hurling series, “C’mon Camán”. David shares his never- to-be-forgotten memories with readers of “The Green and White” 15 Senior Football News in this issue. 16 Mackey Cup Feature 18 Neville Cup Feature Roll of Honour 20 Magnificent Sevens Also in this issue, we look back on a hectic term on the play- 21 Webcrawling ing fields. East Limerick added the Mackey Cup to the Sarsfield 23 G&W Gallery Cup. West Limerick retained the Eithne Neville Cup without 24 City Review conceding a score. 25 South Review Magnificent Sevens! 26 East Review The INTO Mini Sevens were as exciting as ever with a large 27 West Review number of schools competing. Boys and girls from the winning 28 Crossword schools will get the opportunity to play in Croke Park on 29 Cartoons All-Ireland semi-final or final day. 30 Puzzle Page 31 In off the Post Star Sunday Primary Game The Primary Game jersey is the most sought-after fashion item among young followers of Gaelic Games. This year is no exception. The chance to wear the Limerick jersey in Semple Stadium on Munster Championship day is given to very few but, Editors: Joe Lyons and Ciarán Crowe in 2009, 44 boys and girls achieved this honour before Design: Declan Considine the month of June was out. Printing: KPS Colour Print Sales: 5,000 per issue No doubt many of them will wear the Limerick jersey on other Distribution: Gerry Bennis (061) 325077 auspicious occasions in the future. Secretary: Mabel Mullane (061) 355057 Editorial Address: Patrickswell NS, Co. Limerick Luimneach abú, E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 086 8113284 Ciarán Crowe & Joe Lyons/Joint Editors www.thegreenandwhite.com Front cover photograph: Neville Cup 2009 action by John Clancy 2 Summer 2009 The Green & White News+++News+++News+++ Asian GAA Logos 125 years after the GAA The Cornmarket was founded in Hayes’ Awards Hotel, Thurles, hurling The Cornmarket Cumann and football clubs are to na mBunscol Awards be found in every corner of Ceremony will take the world (with the possible place in Croke Park next exception of Antarctica.) November. Margaret Here’s a look at three inter- Arabian Celts GAA logo. Cunningham, National esting club logos. They Chairperson of Cumann belong to clubs operating na mBunscol informs us in the Asian GAA leagues, that, “Some changes have 4. Small school of the year namely: Hong Kong GAA been made to the (award) 5. Publication of the Year Club, Qatar GAA Club and categories to encourage 6. Website of the Year Arabian Celts from Saudi greater participation in the 7. Public Relations of the Arabia. National Awards and to Year Have you, or your family, celebrate the 125th anni- 8. Céiliúradh 125 Bliain connections with these or Hong Kong GAA logo versary of the GAA.” 9. Assessors’ Merit award any other ‘off-shore’ GAA The 9 award categories Entries from schools in clubs? If so, we’d love to for 2009 are: Munster should be sent hear your stories. 1. Pat Trainor Hall of Fame to Br. James Dormer, award Doon CBS, Co. Limerick. New Children’s Book 2. Gaelic Games promotion Further information is A new book, ‘The of the Year award available from Ciarán Legendary GAAme’ has 3. Large school of the year Byrne (087-7997796) or just been published and is www.scoilsport.org Qatar GAA now widely available. It is a full colour, illustrated, rhyming children’s book on and Golden Vale Milk, Finals not Played at Murphy, Cork), The GAA stars of the past and the venues for this year’s Connelly Bears (Connelly the Gaelic Grounds present. It is probably best matches are Hospital, Many young hurlers and Brothers, Galway), suited to children Herbertstown and camogie players were Ducksy Walsh (Ducksy between Knocklong, with the finals disappointed not to get Walsh, Kilkenny) Jamsie the ages at the Gaelic Grounds (tbc). a chance to play at Páirc Sparrow (Jamsie O’Connor, of 4 and Eight teams will take part - na nGael this summer Clare), Cora Deer (Cora 8. There Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, after coming through the Staunton, Mayo) Cormac aren’t Waterford, North Kerry, league section of their Bull (Cormac McAnallen, many GAA South Kerry, Cork County schools competitions. Tyrone) Pat Fox books for and Cork City. To mark Approximately 60 school (Tipperary), Jack King Puck this age the 125th Anniversary of teams were affected. The (Jack O’Shea, Kerry). group so this the GAA, Munster Council reason most of the primary The book costs €6.50 and a book certainly fills a gap will present a special com- schools hurling finals were percentage of the profits go in the market. Young read- memorative medal to each not played at the Gaelic to the Cormac McAnallen ers learn about their GAA player taking part in this Grounds was that ground- Trust. heroes who are thinly dis- year’s tournament. work has begun for the guised as friendly members The Limerick team will installation of floodlights of the animal kingdom. Limerick to Host consist of many of the boys at Páirc na nGael. For this Characters include DJ Munster U-16 Football who starred in the Sarsfield reason the grounds were Cat (DJ Carey, Kilkenny), Tournament Cup just 3 years ago and, deemed unsafe for players Barney Broc (Barney The Munster U-16 Football judging by the strength of and supporters. The flood- Rock, Dublin), Whelehan Tournament will be held the Limerick Primary Game lights will be switched on Wolfhound (Brian in Limerick this summer. team in 2006, they should in October at the Ireland Whelehan, Offaly), Jimmy Sponsored by Fitzgeralds be a match for all comers. v Australia Compromise Barry Seal (Jimmy Barry Woodlands House Hotel Rules Test Match. 3 The Green & White Summer 2009 Cumann na mBunscol News Paul Kennedy This year sees the retire- ment from teaching of Paul Twin Glory! Kennedy who has been involved in Cumann na Paddy and Tom Morrissey of Lisnagry National mBunscol activities since he School are twin brothers. In the 2008-2009 became Principal of Lisnagry season, they did the double with East Limerick, N.S. in 1975. winning both Sarsfield Cup and Mackey Cup Paul, who played hurling for medals. Limerick at senior level and To cap a memorable season, Tom was for his native Tipperary at minor and under 21 level, was chosen to play for Limerick in the Primary Game a mentor with Limerick Primary Game teams for many football team v Tipperary while Paddy was cho- years. He also trained East Limerick to Mackey Cup sen on the football team to play Clare on June success on several occasions. 7th. Their brother Dan played on the Primary In Lisnagry National School, he nurtured such talents Game hurling team in 2006. as the Moran brothers James, Ollie and Niall and Seán O’ Connor. On one occasion in the early 1980’s, a hurling challenge between Lisnagry N.S. and Killaloe B.N.S. featured future stars Ollie and James Moran for Lisnagry final was contested in 1933. With the exception of 1934, while Keith Wood and Anthony Foley lined out for the there has been an Olo Cup final every year since. In opposition. The Green and White would like to wish Paul 2009, Monaleen NS and An Mhodhscoil (The Model a long and happy retirement. We hope he will maintain his School) reached the final. Monaleen’s only other appear- involvement in Cumann na mBunscol activities. ance in the final was in 1971, while An Mhodhscoil had contested two finals, one in 1952 and the other in 1959. Star Sunday Primary Go Games Neither side had won the competition before so, whatever The profile of the Primary Go Games series received a happened in the final, there would be a new winner of the boost with the news that the sponsor, the Star Sunday trophy and a new name engraved on the base of the newspaper, will run a feature each Sunday on the Primary trophy in 2009.