Winter 2011 Volume 16, Number 1 €3.00 www.thegreenandwhite.com Christy Ring The Referee Monaleen NS win The Leader cup Cornmarket Cumann na mBunscol National Awards Under 21’s Publication Are Munster Champions of the Year Plus all your Favourite Features Nominee The Green & White Winter 2011 Winter 2011 Issue Number 46 Winter 2011 Volume 16 Number 1 The Throw In The Green & White is sixteen but we won’t be having an MTV This issue style My Super Sweet Sixteen party to celebrate! No, the G&W 2 The Throw In Crew might throw a few snowballs and crack open a Curly Wurly or two in celebration but, other than that, it will be 3 General News business as usual for the coming year! That means plenty of 4 Cumann na mBunscol Limerick GAA news, views and photo features from Limerick 5 Rugby Stars in the G&W schools and clubs between now and the Summers Holidays. Plus, 6 The Green & White Shield of course, the usual mix of distinctive G&W features that make 8 Christy Ring the Referee! your favourite magazine Limerick’s top-selling sports publication. 10 Camogie Capers 6 Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Competitions 11 Basketball & Gaelic Football On page 20, there’s a full round-up of results from each division’s 12 Limerick U-21’s & others hurling finals as well as results of County and inter-divisional 14 The Lundon Eye competitions. Pages 22 to 29 feature photographs of many of the 16 INTO Mini 7’s teams who contested this year’s finals. Elsewhere, we focus on the 17 Primary Go Games Green and White Shield and the Leader Cup. 18 The Leader Cup GAA, Rugby, Basketball, Rounders and Cricket 20 Results page There’s no doubt that people who play and organise differ- 21 Rounders & Cricket ent sports can learn a lot from each other. In this issue, Harry 22 City Schools Coyne, a long-time senior basketball player and now a noted 24 West Schools 11 underage coach, shares his views on the advantages of being 26 South Schools a basketball and Gaelic football ‘dual player’. Former Limerick hurling goalkeeper, David Bulfin outlines the rules of rounders for 28 East Schools our readers. A quick look through our own archives prompted us 30 History Gallery to reprint photos from the past featuring current Irish international 31 G&W Gallery rugby players playing football and hurling for their schools, the 32 Prize Crossword City or the County. 33 Cartoon Corner Looking Back 34 Fun & Puzzles Retired teacher, Ted Motherway (JFK Memorial School) has 35 In Off the Post a fascinating tale to tell about legendary Cork hurler, Christy 36 The Back Door Ring. James Lundon is back again this year to share a few more gems from his extensive collection of GAA programmes with us. There’s a History Gallery too (page 30); we are interested to know what readers think of this idea. And Lots More… Setanta McFanta is still a legend in his own helmet, his 8 misadventures continue on page 33. Jackie and Jill make their Editors: Joe Lyons and Ciarán Crowe debut on page 34. There are photos of various Limerick teams Design: ConsidineDesign.com to peruse too--our photo-features on the fantastic Under 21 Printing: KPS Colour Print team and the 2011 Primary Go games teams are well worth Sales: 5,200 per issue checking out. And, if you still have time to spare, there’s The Distribution: Gerry Bennis (061) 325077 Secretary: Mabel Mullane (061) 355057 G&W Prize Crossword, puzzles and quizzes to entertain you. They’ve said it before but we’ll say it again—it’s some magazine Editorial Address: for one magazine! Patrickswell NS, Co. Limerick E-mail: [email protected] Luimneach abú, Tel: 086 8113284 www.thegreenandwhite.com Ciarán Crowe & Joe Lyons Front cover photograph: Action from the 2011 All-Ireland U-21 Joint Editors semi-final between Galway and Limerick, taken by Owen South. 2 Winter 2011 The Green & White News+++News+++News+++ ‘Wheels in Motion’ Hurling! Introducing John Allen, Limerick The “Wheelchair Hurling Ryan, Sports Inclusion Hurling Manager Club” celebrated its first Development Officer), The new Limerick hurl- birthday recently. The MidWest Spina Bifida and ing manager is Corkman club has approximately Hydrocephalus Association John Allen. John is the third 30 members Wheels in (Stephen Casey, Sports Corkman to take over the Motion, who play regularly Coordinator). role, following in the foot- at the Delta Sports Dome. New players and volun- steps of Justin McCarthy Limerick GAA has been teers are always welcome. (2008-2010) and Donal O’ doing sterling work Sessions take place on Grady who stepped down on the inclusion front Thursdays between 7.00 from his post in September manager Brian Cody were this year. “Wheels in and 9.00 pm. Contact: 2011 after a year in the job. interviewed in the Green Motion” is an initiative Head Coach, Dave John Allen was a selec- and White in 2008. run by Munster/Limerick FitzGerald 086-8434-423 tor when Cork won the John Allen worked as a GAA (Pat Culhane, (after 4pm please) or Email 2004 All-Ireland under the teacher in Togher National Hurling Development wheelsinmotion.hurling@ management of Donal O’ School in Cork City until Administrator, Limerick gmail.com or see http:// Grady. Allen succeeded retiring in August 2011. City) in conjunction with www.facebook.com/groups/ O’Grady in the bainis- John was a dual player, Limerick City Sports Wheelsinmotion/ teoir’s bib in 2005 and winning All-Ireland Partnership (Rosemary helped Cork to retain the hurling medals with Cork McCarthy Cup later that in 1976 and 1977 and year. He retired from his winning National post in 2006 after losing League and Munster the 2006 final to Kilkenny. Championship medals with Both he and Kilkenny the Cork football team. Pan European Gaelic Games at the Gaelic Grounds Over 350 players from var- Hague, Toulouse, Brussels, “It is a great honour that ious parts of Europe took Amsterdam, Gothenburg, the European County part in the Pan European Munich, Copenhagen, Board chose Limerick as Gaelic Games in Limerick Paris & Valencia and in the venue to bring this, on the first weekend of addition to featuring many the highlight of their November. The European European nationals, the playing calendar, home Board of the GAA was teams also include play- from mainland Europe for founded in 2000 with just ers originally from Iran, the first time. As European 4 teams. There are now Columbia, China & the City of Sport, the very over 50 teams registered United States. best of Limerick has been and playing Gaelic Games Chairman, Limerick showcased to the sporting throughout mainland County Board, Liam world all year long and Europe. Lenihan, spoke of his these finals are the perfect Some of the cities delight that Limerick is the contribution from the GAA being represented include- first county to host the Pan to the celebrations.” Barcelona, Zurich, The European Games, saying 3 The Green & White Winter 2011 Cumann na mBunscol News Cumann na mBunscol News l Scoil Chríost Rí, Caherdavin has been nominated in the ‘Best School’ category in the Cornmarket Cumann na mBunscol Annual Awards l The Green and White Magazine has been nominated in the Best Publication category of the same awards l John Tuohy, Principal of St. Paul’s NS, Dooradoyle has been elected Chairman of Limerick City Primary Schools GAA Board. John replaces Denis O’Connor of Milford NS who steps down after two years at the helm l Cumann na mBunscol is thrilled that this year’s Sarsfield Cup final took place under lights at the Gaelic Grounds again this year. It is a great honour for the players to take centre-stage at GAA headquarters. It is also an opportunity for parents and supporters who work during the day to be present at such a prestigious event l Look out for details of an exciting inter-school quiz series in Spring 2012, organised by the Green and White magazine. Details will appear on our website early in the New Year. Search: www.thegreenandwhite.com l Congratulations to our Sales/Distribution Manager, Gerry Bennis who is to be honoured with a lifetime Denis Barry of CBS Sexton Street dons the referee’s jersey for the contribution to GAA award by the Munster Council Limerick v Kerry Primary Game Obituaries Mrs. Teresa Moran RIP Brother Cathal Dwane Cumann na mBunscol in South Limerick lost one of its Sadness swept through the village of Adare when the death greatest servants when Mrs Teresa Moran of Main Street on September 20th of Brother Cathal Dwane was announced. in Bruff passed to her eternal reward. Teresa served Brother Dwane was a native of Kilruane in Co. Tipperary but as Treasurer of South Limerick Cumann na mBunscol for most of his 92 years he served as a Christian Brother in for many years and she was also a familiar figure at many parts of Ireland. schools GAA matches throughout the county. Teresa As a Christian Brother in Dublin in the 1950’s, he guided taught in Castleconnell NS before taking up a teaching St. James’ CBS to hurling glory and established a swimming position in Lough Gur NS. Her son, John Anthony, club for the boys in his school setting for them a target of par- played for the Limerick Primary schools hurling team ticipation in the 1960 Olympics in Rome. and went on to play for LImerick at all grades as Brother Dwane came to Adare in 1956. For the next 55 well as winning Cork Senior Hurling honours with years he was involved in golf, badminton and many other the Na Piarsaigh Club.