Inside: Allianz Cumann na mBunscol News l Photos/Stories Galore Spring 2016 Volume 20 Number 2 €3.00 www.thegreenandwhite.com Cornmarket Cumann na mBunscol National Awards Publication of the Year 2015 Stephen Walsh Looks Back We meet Peter Nash Divisional Double for South Limerick Schools PLUS PUZZLES, COMPETITIONS AND MORE... The Green & White Spring 2016 Spring 2016 Issue Number 59 Spring 2016 Volume 20 Number 2 Follow us on Twitter @LimerickGAAzine Another season has come around and, as ever, This issue Limerick fans set out with hopes that this will be our year. 2 The Throw In And why not? The Under 21 triumph of last Autumn is fresh 3 News in the mind. The seasoned players are a year older and wiser. There are new faces in the backroom team also. The 4 Cumann na mBunscol News stream of promising players is showing no sign of drying up. 5 Meet Peter Nash As new faces fill the dressing room, some familiar names 6 The Sarsfield Cup 12 will be missing from the Limerick teamsheet as Donal O Grady 8 Donal O Grady and Stephen Walsh take their leave of the intercounty set up. 9 Meet Lorraine McCarthy Stephen has been passing on his expertise as a mentor with 10 The Larkin Shield South Limerick in the Mackey Cup in recent years and is 12 Ardscoil Rís Win 4th Harty Cup relishing his new role as Principal of Kilbehenny NS. ‘Dodge’ 14 has ensured his place in the pantheon of Limerick greats as an Stephen Walsh Looks Back outstanding player, captain and role model. 16 County Football Shield Limerick hurling is on the crest of a wave. 17 Celtic Image Shield Na Piarsaigh are in the All-Ireland club final and 18 City Schools everybody on Shannonside hopes that the title will finally 19 South Schools come Limerick’s way. Na Piarsaigh, less than fifty years in 20 East Schools existence, is a model of what can be achieved when a club 22 West Schools is well organised and focussed. The club provides Limerick 24 The Lundon Eye with outstanding hurlers and footballers and deserves to succeed. Success on the playing field could not happen 26 The Lundon Eye Part 2 without the selfless army of volunteers behind the scenes. 27 Na Piarsaigh Abú Ard Scoil Rís is in the heart of Na Piarsaigh territory 28 Around the Grounds and their success in the Harty Cup, the fourth in less than 29 Results Page a decade, shows that talent combined with hard work and 30 The G&W on Holidays dedication is a recipe for success. 31 G&W Gallery Limerick camogie sets out on a new journey also 32 Prize Crossword with John Tuohy at the helm. The Patrickswell clubman has 33 Cartoon Corner experience at club and county level and is determined to bring Limerick camogie to a new level. 34 Puzzle Limerick footballers are operating in Division Three but 35 In Off the Post they are as dedicated and professional in their approach as 36 The Back Door any team in the country. In this issue, we meet Peter Nash and learn about his preparations for playing in the green and white jersey. In over 100 schools throughout Limerick city and county, boys and girls are hoping that this will be their year. Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Luimnigh is the nursery from 8 which the stars of tomorrow will emerge. Indoor hurling and Editors: Joe Lyons and Ciarán Crowe Design: ConsidineDesign.com camogie are in full swing since January and soon the action Printing: Cube Printing switches to outdoor. From the smallest rural school to the Sales: 5,200 per issue largest suburban school, there is a competition to suit the Distribution: Noel Hartigan 087 958 1568 young players. In this issue, we look back at the football Secretary: Mabel Mullane (061) 355057 Asst. Secretary: Gerry Bennis competitions of last term. This is sport at its purest. Let the games begin! Editorial Address: Patrickswell NS, Co. Limerick E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @LimerickGAAzine Luimneach abú, Website: www.thegreenandwhite.com Ciarán Crowe & Joe Lyons Front cover photo by Conor Wyse. www.conorwyse.ie Joint Editors 2 The Green & White Spring 2016 +++News+++News+++News+++ West captain Diarmuid Kelly Limerick Ladies celebrates with Sarsfield Cup, 2011 Lead the Way Limerick’s 2016 camogie campaign got off to a dream start. Limerick defeated Cork by 1-11 to 0-9 on John Tuohy’s first outing as Bainisteoir. John is also Treasurer of Cumann na mBunscol Luimnigh. Niamh Mulcahy scored 8 points for Limerick in what was an historic victory over the reigning All Ireland champions. On the same day, Limerick ladies footballers defeated Carlow by 13-29 to 0-0 in their National Football League 12 Division Four clash. A winning margin of 68 points! Best in the West! West Limerick announced their GAA Awards for 2015. Stephen Kelly was named Senior Footballer of the Year while Diarmuid Kelly was awarded the Minor Footballer of the Year title. Diarmuid captained West Limerick to Sarsfield Cup glory in 2011. Well done Seán O Dea! Well done to Seán O Dea of Kilteely/Dromkeen GAA who was on the UCD team, winners of the 2016 Cian Lynch receives his Munster Under 21 Hurler of the Sigerson Cup football competition. Year Award 4th Harty Cup for Mary I - All Ireland Ardscoil Rís in 7 Years Hurling Champions! Mary Immaculate College are the Fitzgibbon Cup Congratulations to Ard Scoil Rís on winning the Harty Cup for champions for the first time in their history. Limerick legend an incredible fourth time in seven years. And what a great Eamon Cregan, manager of the college’s hurlers for the past achievement it was for coach 23 years, retired after the final announcing that he was, and former Limerick hurler “Delighted to be going out on a winning note.” Throughout Niall Moran! The side was the campaign, Declan Hannon - man of the match in the captained by Peter Casey final - shot out the lights at full-forward with top-class back (Na Piarsaigh GAA) and up from Limerick young guns Cian Lynch, Dara O Donovan, Nathan Fox (Parteen GAA). David Reidy and Richie English. These players accounted for Ardscoil defeated Our 1-23 of Mary I’s total of 1-30 in the final, in which Mary Lady’s, Templemore by 0-11 I defeated the University of Limerick by1-30 to 3-22 after to 0-8 in the Harty Cup Extra Extra Time! final. Ardscoil Rís will now face Kilkenny CBS in the All It was a fantastic year for hurling in Limerick colleges, three Ireland Post Primary Schools college teams (including Davy Fitzgerald’s Limerick Institute of Hurling Championship Technology) played in the 2016 Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals. quarter final. Niall Moran (Note: The Fitzgibbon Cup is the All Ireland hurling championship for 3rd level colleges). 3 Cumann na mBunscol The Green & White Spring 2016 CUMANN BUNSCOL NA M Dates for Cumann na mBunscol NewsYour Diary Indoor Hurling/ Camogie Finals. • Thursday 10th March - Cumann na mBunscol at Caherconlish Hall. • Hurling at 11.45.a.m. Náisiúnta on Twitter! - Camogie at 1.15.p.m. If you want to keep up with all the latest news in the world of primary school Gaelic games, type: Mini Sevens Football - @cnambnaisiunta Boys and Girls. into any internet search engine to access Cumann na mBunscol Náisiúnta’s • Wednesday 13th April. timeline on Twitter. If you have a Twitter account, give them a follow. • Girls at 11.30.a.m. - Boys at 1.15.p.m. The national association has its own website too, the address is: www.cnmbnaisiunta.com Mini Sevens Hurling The Green & White is also on Twitter. The name of the account is and Camogie. • Wednesday 27th April. @LimerickGAAzine • Hurling at 11.30.a.m. On the G&W timeline, you will find news and pictures about Limerick - Camogie 1.15.p.m. Gaelic games (primary school, juvenile and adult levels). If you’re a player or a fan, it’s well worth a follow! Mackey Cup (Boys Hurling) - Tuesday 24th May • At 3.30.p.m. South V West. At 4.15.p.m. East V City. • Final at 5.15.p.m. Neville Cup (Camogie) - Thursday 26th May. Limerick teachers pictured at the • At 3.30.p.m. East V AGM of Cumann na mBunscol na West. At 4.15.p.m. G&W in Running for Mumhan in Tralee South V City. • Final at 5.15.p.m. National Award The Green & White Magazine Leader Cup (Hurling) and is one of 3 nominees for Green and White Shield Best Publication at the 2016 (Camogie) Cornmarket National Awards. • Semi-final on Tuesday Cork and Kilkenny are also in 14th June. the running for this prestigious • Camogie at 1.00.p.m. - Hurling at 2.00.p.m. award which was won last • City V South and East year (for the tenth time - V West. a record!) by Cumann na • Final of both on mBunscol Luimnigh’s flagship Cappagh NS, winners in their Thursday 16th June. magazine, The G&W. Division in West Limerick • Camogie Final at The awards ceremony will 1.00.p.m. - Hurling take place this month at the Final at 2.00.p.m. Allianz Cumann na Venues and other details mBunscol Náisiúnta A.G.M. to be confirmed at which will be held in Oriel a later date House, Ballincollig, Cork . St Moluas NS from Ardagh, Division One Runners up in West Limerick 4 The Green & White Spring 2016 Cumann na mBunscol News G&WFile Peter Nash Peter Nash works as a GDA in the Limerick city area.