NEWCASTLE WEST G.A.A.

Training

All club teams except the beginners are back in training now. U10s and U8s returned last Saturday all at 10a.m. The first session for beginners is on the first Saturday of April at10a.m. at the all weather. Best of luck to all in the year ahead.

 

Senior football ACL Rounds 1 and 2 West Championship

Newcastle West v Rathkeale; Newcastle West v Drom/Broadford; Newcastle West v Adare.

We lost to Rathkeale at the weekend away and are scheduled to play Drom/Broadford this Saturday at 3p.m. The Bog Garden on St. Patrick's Day at 12 noon are the arrangements for the West Championship v Adare.

 

U21 Hurling West Championship semi-final

Newcastle West v Rathkeale

This game was postponed at the weekend and is now fixed for this Saturday at 2p.m. in Tournafulla. However it may be re-scheduled to Friday night. Check to confirm.

 

Intercounty U21 Football Munster Championship

Limerick v Cork

Tonight Wednesday at the Gaelic Grounds at 7.30p.m. are the arrangements. Gavin Riedy, Cian Sheehan, Joey Healy and Eoin Hurley are the club players involved and Declan Brouder manages. Best of luck to all.

 

Intercounty Senior Hurling NL Round 3

Limerick ...................4-16

Wexford ....................3-18

A rattling finish brings hard earned win at Wexford Park.

Intercounty Senior Football

Limerick ...................2-12

Wexford ....................1-16

Ian Corbett 0-1, Cian Sheehan, Jamie Lee 0-1 were on board. Declan Brouder selected and Liam Óg Aherne commentated in a big Magpie involvement.

 

Jack Egan RIP

All in the club extend sympathy to Jack's sister Nell, brother Jim and to the Egan family on the death of Jack Egan, a Newcastle West GAA stalwart all his life on and off the playing field. The late Jack from Ballinena was one of a generation of old greats, the Kelly brothers Jim, Tom, Jack, Willie, Tommy Danagher, the late Moss Hurley who were prominent dual players from the late 1940s, backboning Newcastle West hurling and football teams as they pursued honours all over west Limerick, Limerick and north Kerry; they battled it out on the playing fields of Dromcollogher, Ballingarry, the Bog Garden, Moyvane, Kilmallock etc with the elite teams and players of the era, engaging in stirring battles for hard to win county, west and tournament titles such as Ardagh, Feohanagh, Feenagh/Kilmeedy, Rathkeale, Castletown/Ballyagran, Dromcollogher etc as Timmy Woulfe, Tommy Kelly, Jack Bell Enright, the Bugs Gerry Fitzgerald, the Longs, Seán Murphy, Jim Morrissey, Don Broderick, the Quaids, Derry McCarthy stood between Newcastle West and divisional/county success.

The late Jack usually operated in the full back line with occasional appearances in the forwards, and fronting such well known custodians as Willie Kelly, Christy O'Connor, the late Seán Normoyle and in the company of the late John Nix, Seán and Billy O'Connor, other inhabitants of Hell's Kitchen was well able to hold his own in often robust exchanges. Small in stature but with the skill and sturdiness of a Fan Larkin he was intimidated by no opposition, however many inches he was giving away. Few honours came the way of the teams he served so well. There were hard luck stories, though there was a county junior football title to savour in 1960  but the performances of Jack and his team-mates of that era are well remembered. After his retirement from the playing field Jack continued to be an avid follower of Newcastle West and Limerick GAA teams supporting club and county at venues far and near, enjoying the games he played with such relish and enthusiasm. He was part of the backroom team that managed the junior hurlers to west honours in 1996 and county honours in 2001 and certainly enjoyed that golden era of Newcastle West hurling. He was also grounds man at the club for many years, part of the field's committee that has transformed the field into one of the most popular in division and county and was a familiar figure there for many years as he used his considerable skills to maintain the pitch in pristine condition. He retained a great interest in the club into his later years and supported all its fundraisers, activities etc and was one of its regular quota of lottery ticket sellers, winning the occasional lucky dip himself.  Jack served the club with dedication, commitment, enthusiasm, hard work for nearly all of his eighty years and he will not be forgotten. May he rest in peace.

 

U14 Hurling Feile

Newcastle West …......5-5

Kildimo/Pallaskenry ..2-2

Well done to the U14 hurlers who had a good win over the home side in the first round of the Feile B Hurling competition in a game played on Saturday in difficult conditions. Overall it was a solid, hard-working team display. They now go on to meet the winners of the Deel Rangers/Askeaton game in the quarter final on 29th March.

Team: Ethan Hurley, Ruadhan O'Connor, Michael Cremin, Andrew Mortell, Todd Donovan, Evan McMahon, Conor Walker, Luke Gleeson, Jody Woulfe, Daniel Normoyle, Brian Foley, Evan Sheehan, Jack Duggan, Bryan Nix, Morgan Sheehan, Padraig Walsh, Robert Bourke, Dylan Singh.

Next is the first round of the Peil against Father Casey's on Sunday 15th March.

Co. Senior Football                League Round 1

Rathkeale 1-11

Newcastle West 1-8

Our under strength footballers lost to Rathkeale in their opening League game.

Team: James Kelly, Mike O'Keeffe, Brian O'Sullivan, Mike Dowling, Paul Hannon 0-3, Stephen Nix (captain), Mike O'Leary, Mike McMahon 0-1, Mark O'Sullivan, Mark Lenihan 1-0, Mike Quilligan 0-3, Stephen Brosnan 0-1, Tomas Quilligan 0-1, Sean Browne, Tommy Kelliher. Subs: Donnacha Woods and Jonathan Carey.

 

County Senior Football League Round 2

Newcastle West v Dromcollogher is scheduled for the field this weekend on the field. Time TBC.

West U21 Hurling Championship.

Newcastle v Rathkeale, this weekend, venue and times TBC.

 

Munster U21 Football Championship

Wednesday March 11th quarter-finals: Limerick v Cork, at Páirc na nGael, Limerick 7.30pm. Referee: Seán Joy (Ciarraí). Extra time if necessary.

Club Lottery

Last Monday's draw scheduled for the Old Mill was postponed as a mark of respect for the late Jack Egan, a club stalwart all his life. It took place on Tuesday.

 

Lottery online

The Newcastle West GAA club lottery is now online and can be accessed through the Newcastle West GAA Website: www.ncwgaa.com It could not be easier to support your local GAA club.

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