THETHE Summer 2007 Volume 11 Number 3 2 Limerick GAA Youth Magazine Meet the Limerick Full Back Line! Page 7 Limerick’s Magnificent Seven! PLUSPLUS Page 10 A legend in his own helmet! Mackey Cup Glory for the City! Page 12 Results, Reports, Reviews and more Summer 2007 The Green & White digest Summer 2007 Volume 11 No.3 Primary Go Games… as linesmen (and lineswomen) General Knowledge relating to 16” was renamed The “Dineen/ Contents for each Go Games match. Limerick. All 32 counties were Hill 16 Terrace” in his honour. are GO! In future years, it is envisaged represented at the outset of • The original “Hill 16” was built 2 The Throw In 2007 has seen the advent that primary school pupils will the quiz. The Limerick duo on rubble from Dublin’s G.P.O., 3 News Digest of Primary Go Games. The referee the games also, thanks defeated Offaly in the first which was shelled during the 4 Cumann na mBunscol News Primary Game, an established to the Young Whistlers scheme. round and Roscommon and 1916 Rising. 5 Steven Lavin in the Spotlight feature of inter-county fare • Croke Park is the fifth largest So, get out your flag and Westmeath in later rounds. 6 INTO Mini 7’s since 1996, has evolved into stadium in Europe. Only the Nou nother school year is almost at an end. whistle…and start practising. They overcame Wexford in the 7 Meet the Limerick Full Back Line Primary Go Games. This year, Camp in Barcelona, the San The Green and White team has barely stopped Next year it could be you! semi-final. In the final played, 8 Neville Cup 2007 a girls’ and a boys’ match has Siro in Milan and the Olympic not at Croke Park…but at the A to draw breath as competitions in football, 9 Senior Hurlers in Profile taken place at half-time on Stadium in Kiev are larger– phoenix park, Limerick lost and the recently re-opened hurling and camogie come thick and fast. 10 Limerick’s Magnificent Seven! Big Match day in the Munster out narrowly to Donegal. It Wembley Stadium in London. In the short time since Easter, the Mackey Cup 12 Mackey Cup Feature football and hurling cham- was a brilliant showing by the • The capacity of the stadium has been won by Limerick City, the Neville Cup has 14 Look Who’s Reading The G&W pionships. In line with this, 15 Meet Cork All-Star, Anna Geary Dynamic Duo from Limerick. is approximately 82,300. been retained by West Limerick, while ‘INTO Sevens’ the Limerick City Under 10 • There is room to increase the 16 East Schools Review Well done lads! titles have been decided in all four codes. hurling and football competi- capacity but, as with the exten- 17 West Schools Review tions have been replaced by sion of Limerick’s Thomond Park, In Cumann na mBunscol circles, the big story 18 South Schools Review Go Games-- non-competitive a row of houses (behind the of 2007 is the evolution of the Primary Game into 19 City News Desk mini-games with the emphasis “Croker” Dineen/Hill 16 Terrace) would Primary Go Games. Already, the new format has 20 Prize Crossword on skill, enjoyment and player Paul Joyce and Nicole Hedderman have to be purchased and granted a very special wish to forty-four of Limerick’s 21 Cartoon Corner It’s a Cracker! participation. demolished to facilitate this. most talented boys and girls. The ‘lucky 44’ have 22 The Green & White Gallery County Colours TV Quiz • Frank Dineen sold his family • Croke Park has been the business (a pub) and bought worn the green and white of Limerick (or linespersons 23 In off the Post Nicole Hedermann and Paul venue for thousands of never- Joyce, 6th class pupils in Croke Park in 1908. The GAA jerseys!) and shared a Munster Championship stage to-be forgotten hurling, football Ballybrown NS, reached the could not afford the ask- and camogie with their GAA heroes. final of the inter-county TV quiz ing price at the time but matches…and Frank, from Ballylanders, As ever, our latest issue (Issue number…wait “County Colours” on “The lots more besides. Co. Limerick, kindly sold for it…33!) brings you a flavour of everything that’s Den” on Network 2. Muhammad Ali the site to the GAA five defeated Alvin Lewis happening in Limerick GAA. And, of course, we’ve Editors: Joe Lyons and Ciarán Crowe The quiz format saw Paul tackle years later when the still got all our regular features, crosswords, cartoons, Printing: Pallas Printing, Pallaskenry questions on Limerick GAA there in 1972. Croke Design: Declan Considine association had saved Park hosted the matters while Nicole’s area was results, profiles, news and interviews with top players. Sales: 5,000 per issue enough money to buy it. Special Olympics Distribution: Gerry Bennis (061) 325077 • Frank’s role in enabling Secretary: Mabel Mullane (061) 355057 World Summer the GAA to acquire Croke Park Games in 2003; Bono & U2 33 I walk the Line! was motivated by his desire to Luimneach Abú! Editorial Address: have played there -- as have Patrickswell NS, Co. Limerick Primary Go Games are all serve the association and not by the Chicago Bears (American Ciarán Crowe & Joe Lyons E-mail: [email protected] Issue any desire for personal gain. about equal opportunities for football), Robbie Williams, the Editors Tel: 086 8113284 • Frank Dineen is the only man www.thegreenandwhite.com boys and girls who play hur- Irish rugby team, the Irish 2007 to have served as both President ing, camogie and/or football. soccer team, The Corrs and Front cover photograph: Limerick City, And that’s not all… Boys and and General Secretary of the many, many others. Mackey Cup Champions 2007. GAA. Last year, the famous “Hill Summer girls from each county also act The Green & White Summer 2007 Summer 2007 The Green & White Cumann na mBunscol is sponsored by Allianz Mister Dictionary Time! DATES 4 UR Versatility You are reading the the team qualified for the “Cumann na mBunscol County final in Caherconlish. News” page of The G&W After a tense semi-final DIARY... Stephen Lavin has been a top class player for Adare Magazine. Do you victory over Scoil Chríost and Limerick for most of this decade. Apart from his skill and know what Rí, Caherdavin, the boys dedication, Steve’s value to the Limerick Gaelic football cause “Cumann proceeded to the final against The Leader Cup is enhanced by his ability to play in a range of different a strong Doon CBS team. Monday, June 18th na mBunscol” @ Páirc na nGael positions. In the Munster final of 2004, Stephen scored a vital means? Check In the final the boys pro- goal for Limerick against Kerry; in that game he lined out as a duced their best display Limerick Footballers Steven Lavin it out! and Dympna O'Brien with young The Green & White Shield half back. Recently he has been used by manager Mickey of the year to emerge victo- Limerick stars at the PG Launch Wednesday, June 20th Ned O'Sullivan as a wing forward with a licence to roam The Venue t.b.a. Indoor Glory for rious. Great displays from wherever the action is. He has also lined out at centre Steven Casey and David back for his county. In the red and black of his beloved Divisional Results Shountrade N.S. Connolly played a huge Adare, Stephen has won two county senior hurling titles Stephen Limerick Football Star Stephen Margaret O'Brien writes: part in this famous victory. Mackey Cup 2007Winners: in the company of his brothers, Peter and David. Stephen Lavin snapped as he checks History was created in Congratulations to: Andreas Limerick City is a member of the teaching staff of Scoil Iósaf in Adare. out the G&W magazine Shountrade N.S. this year O'Brien, Michael Collins, Runners-Up: South Limerick He has helped coach school teams to many divisional and Lavin when the boys U-10 Indoor Bobby Fleming, Soctt county titles, including the famous Leader Cup in 2006. Hurling team became O'Riordan, David Noonan Neville Cup 2007 County Champions. The David O'Connor, Hugh Winners: West Limerick File Runners-Up: South Limerick journey to County glory Bourke, Stephen Casey, And there’s more! Stephen is one of the best-known GAA stars in the county. Favourite GAA star? began last March, in Athea, Robert Lewis and David Ciarán Carey Primary Go Games 2007 is When not playing hurling or football, he enjoys playing Favourite GAA venue? when the boys defeated Connolly who performed so Páirc Uí Chaoimh launched Inter County stars Steven soccer, squash and…poker. He drives a Ford Focus and Favourite GAA memories to date? Monegea, Gaelscoil well in bringing the county Lavin & Colm Cooper and young revealed that “Arcade Fire” has featured a lot on his Winning my first O'Doghair, Newcastle title to Shountrade. G&W fans lend their support senior hurling county title with my club, Adare. West and Tournafulla in a in-car sound system lately. The last DVD he watched was Biggest influence on your career? “Dead Poets Society,” starring Mrs. Doubtfire “himself” difficult qualifying group. Nora and Pat Lavin My parents, Robin Williams! Stephen’s famous relations include his They returned to Athea the Favourite player from other sports? following day where they favourite player, Ciarán Carey (a fact that certainly adds interest to clashes between Adare and Patrickswell, or Favourite TV programme? David Wallace scored a famous victory Limerck City should that be Lavins v Careys!) Favourite food? Grey’s Anatomy over Courtenay Boys N.S., 2007 Neville G&W Bacon & cabbage (& pasta) Newcastle West in a thrill- Cup Team ing West Limerick final.