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Semi Finals

1: Scoil Dean Cussen, Bruff beat Dromcollogher NS
2: Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh, Roxborough beat Monaleen NS

Finals

Scoil Dean Cussen beat Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh

Harty Cup Final

Árdscoil Rís 3-15 : Thurles CBS 0-14
(second replay!)

Mackey Cup Results
Semi Finals

1: South Limerick 4-10 East Limerick 2-1
2: Limerick City 4-7 West Limerick 2-2

Finals

South Limerick 2-05 Limerick City 1-4

National Football League Joy for Limerick!
Years of frustration and near misses came to an end in dramatic fashion at Croke Park when Limerick footballers brought the first national trophy in 114 years back to Shannonside. Limerick defeated a gallant Waterford side in the final.

Final score:
Limerick 1-16 Waterford 1-14

Limerick players (& scorers): B Scanlon (0-1, 0-1 ‘45), M O’Riordan, C Mullane,
A Lane, D Carroll, P Browne, P Ranahan (0-1), J O’Donovan (0-1), J Galvin, J Mullane, C Joyce-Power, S Buckley (0-1), G Collins (1-6, 0-3f), J Ryan, I Ryan (0-5).
Subs: S Gallagher for Carroll, S Kelly for Mullane, E O’Connor (0-1) for J Ryan, E Joy for Lane, C Fitzgerald for Joyce-Power

CITY
Handball Revival in City Schools Gathers Pace
Last term, the first ever All-City Primary Schools Handball Finals took place in the Southill Area Centre.

The blitz featured teams made up of 4th and 5th Class pupils from 9 different primary schools. The handballers were coached in their schools by world champion coach, Donal Hayes, Adrian O’Sullivan (Limerick GAA/Northside) & Ger Downes (Limerick GAA/Southside).

Ger Downes described the upsurge in interest in handball as follows, “The revival of the ancient and traditional game of handball in Limerick City over the past number of months has been very exciting. The participation and interest levels in the game have far surpassed all expectations & all-day blitzes such as this, which saw over 70 players compete in the S.A. Centre, further cement handball’s place in this ‘Sporting City’.

The Underdogs!
Throughout spring 2010, schools in the City Division sent their best players for Mackey Cup trials and training at Patrickswell GAA field. Some of these players represented the City in the Mackey Cup; others (the Underdogs) were selected to carry on training for a big match to decide the Top Dogs in primary school hurling in the City. This clash is scheduled to take place in late June, after the Olo Cup final (City U-13 A hurling). At stake will be the some serious bragging rights, a set of medals– and a brand new, perpetual trophy called the Mayor’s Cup! Looking after the team are Pat Culhane & Ger Downes, ably assisted by none other than the editors of your favourite magazine magazine.

WEST

What’s been happening in the West?
In this review of recent Cumann na mBunscol activities in the West Division, we bring you some photographs from the recent function held at the Courtenay Lodge Hotel, Newcastlewest to honour the marvellous work of recently retired County Secretary, Mike O’Donoghue. Family, friends and GAA office holders, past and present, turned out in great numbers on the night to celebrate with Mike. Meanwhile, on the playing fiield, well done to the West Limerick Mackey Cup team who raced into a two-goal lead against a very strong Limerick City team in the semi-final, only to be undone by the goal-scoring heroics of City full forward, Peter Casey. We look forward to having another tilt at this title next May! The Mackey Cup action photos on this page were taken by Scoil Chríost Rí teacher, Liam Dillon.

Next term we will bring you the results from all our schools’ hurling and camogie finals which will take place before the Summer Holidays.