Sports News

Golf:

Irish Open Adare Festival:Thurs May 15 to Sunday May 18.

Adare by the river Maigue will host next weekends  eagerly anticipated Irish Open for its second year.Last years tournament was a major success with 60,000 golf fans visting the Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort.It had a global audience watching the tournament of more than 120 million viewed in over 30 countries.Sky Sports will provide coverage of the four day event with highlights on RTE.The village and businesses of Adare will play host to a wide variety of traditional and cultural events such as Traditional Irish Music, Live Music in the local pubs, French Market & Guided Castle Tours to name but a few.

This years tournament worth €2.5 million  in prizes will include seven members of the European Ryder Cup winning team from that epic win in the KClub in Kildare.Ireland’s own and Irish Open Champion from last year Padraig Harrington will defend his title in the company of his Ryder Cup teamates Lee Westwood ,DarrenClarke,Colin Montgomerie,Paul McGinley,David Howell and Robert Karlsson.

Daily Tickets will be reduced from €25 to € 20 for the Irish Open ,Season Ticket prices reduced from €75 to €60 .Under 16 accompanied by an Adult will be admitted free  throughout the 4 days of the tournament.

http://www.irishopenatadaremanor.com/

Soccer:

Croom United 7 Pike Rovers 1

Division 1B		Limerick District League 2007-2008
Club	P	W	D	L	P
Croom United	19	15	3	2	46
Fairview Rgs b	21	11	4	6	37
Park AFC	19	11	2	6	35
Prospect Priory A	19	9	7	3	34

Ladies Gaelic Football:

In last weekends Suzuki National  Ladies Football Division 3 Final  Limerick lost to Cavan 1-5 to 1-9 .Croom had two representatives on the team Kate Galvin and Margaret Lynch.

Intermediate Football Championship:

Mungret 0-13 Croom 1-7

Fixtures :Senior Hurling Chamionship Final

Venue Bruff: Bruree v Croom Saturday May 10 at 7.15 pm.

Limerick’s Live 95fm Senior Hurling Championship:

Croom reached the final last year only to lose to near neighbours Adare.Croom are managed this year by Jim Fawl,Selectors are Mike O Riordan,Gary Shanahan.Captain will be Mickey Cahill .

Croom v Knockainey Sunday May 18 2pm

Golf: A very sucessful Golf Classic was held last Friday .Winners of the competition were Raymond Twomey,Stevie Twomey ,Liam Lenihan and Kevin Glesson.

 

Road Death

The Maigueside district was shocked to hear the news of the tragic accident of John O’Donoghue, Knockanes, formerly a native of Kilmacow, Kilfinny and the Croagh Tavern.  He is survived by his wife Josephine and daughter Caroline, mother Agnes, brothers Stephen, Conor, Tony and sisters Nora, Anne, Laura, Martina and Noelle, uncles and aunts..  The accident occurred at Cratloe on Thursday evening.  The news shocked the whole area.  |John was a well-known pilot and was also a former secretary of the Licensed Vintners association.  The remains were removed from Daffys Funeral home Croom to the Holy Trinity Church Adare.  Concelebrated requiem mass on Tuesday and burial to the Holy Trinity Cemetery Adare.

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National Talent Final Macra

Twenty one Macra branches from twelve counties took to the stage of Limerick’s University Concert Hall last Sunday night in the National Talent Final. The Final returned to the Treaty County venue for the first time since 1994, the only other occasion the Final was staged outside Dublin. The National Talent Final is one of the showpiece occasions in Macra and a fantastic night’s entertainment. Representing Limerick in the final were the Ballylanders Club and Shannonside Club in the disco dancing and set dancing categories respectively. Both these groups performed tremendously on the night and are to be congratulated for their dedication and hard work over the last few months. It was both groups first appearance in a National Final. Athboy, Co Meath won the disco dancing section following a runners-up spot last year and Kincora, Co. Clare beat off stiff competition to claim the set dancing title. The Macra National Talent Competition is in its 24^th year and Limerick is one of seven counties to have reached the Final in all eight events. The Ballybrown Club have reached the final in all eight events and also share the record of appearing in five different events in a Final (1993) with Athboy (2002) and Termonfeckin (2003 and 2007). Limerick have a strong tradition in this competition and long may it continue.

More Macra news http://croomabu.ie/exponent/

The Munster Song By Glenn Keating and Greg Ryan

 

Video of THE INTERNATIONAL BBQ Cookoff Competition 2008 in Limerick.

Down Memory Lane

The Town Hall Ballroom 50 years ago would have celebrated its 21^St Birthday Dance on the 21^St of February 1958,the town hall ballroom was built in 1937 .The top names from the Showband era performed on the town hall stage ,The Dixielanders who’s musician passed away recently Brendan O Brien ,Donie Collins was one of the favourite bands in the Sixties, Paul Goldin also passed away some weeks ago .The weekly Sunday Night films was a major attraction to both young and old Vic Loving and Danny  Kaye would stage a month long variety show with many of the popular shows from the era “Murder in the Redbarn” was a sellout .

Photo Courtesy of  http://www.iangallagher.com/dixies.htm

ALISON LALOR (NEE KNOWLES)

The tragic death of Alison Lalor (nee Knowles) died last weekend on the Naas Road at Naas following a car accident.  Alison was daughter of the late Frederick and Vera Knowles former Church of Ireland Rector of Croom, she was a lay reader at the Church of Ireland, Rathgar, Dublin.  The Rev. Knowles resided at Gurrane House which later became the doctor’s residence.  The Rev. Knowles moved to the Curragh in the mid 50s following the death of his Wife Vera and became attached as Rector to the Army Barracks in the Curragh.  At going to press no arrangements have been made with regards to the funeral of the late Alison Lalor.  The Maigueside district sympathise with the Lalor and Knowles family. Mrs. Knowles is the sister of the Rev. Philip Knowles who is the Dean of Cashel.

The death also took place recently in England of Maurice Begley, brother of Mrs. Eileen Hartigan, Towerfield.

ANNIVERSARY MASSES

Anniversary masses for the following: Edmond and Frances O’Dwyer and their sons Eddie and Patsy, High St.  Margaret O’Donoghue.  Dennis Lucey, Dullas. Patrick Lucey Ballygrennan. Monsignor Michael Tynan former P.P. of Croom.  Jim Roche, Ballinahoun and William Quigley.

WEDDING

The wedding took place at St. Joseph’s Church, Castleconnell, of Helen O’Sullivan daughter of Michael & Claire O’Sullivan, Newport, Co. Tipperary, and Paul O’Donovan son of Vincent and Sheila O’Donovan of Tullovin.  Chief Bridesmaid Angela O’Sullivan, Bridesmaid Emer O’Donovan. Bestman Patrick O’Donovan. Groomsman Liam O’Donovan. Reader Kevin O’Donovan. Celebrants, Fr. Brendan Kyne P.P. Castleconnell and Fr. Joseph Kennedy, P.P. Croom.  Reception was held at Oakwood House Hotel, Shannon.

CROOM A.F.C.

The Croom A.F.C.draw took place on Saturday 26^th April. 1^st prize €1500 Ben Sullivan, Cherigrove.  2^nd prize €500.  Pat and Mary Mangan Elm Park, Croom. 3^rd. prize€100. Mary Tarry, Islandmore.  4^th prize €100 James Thomas Frawley, Glenma. 5^th prize €100 Bill Noughton, Tower Field. 6^th prize €100 Gerry English, Church Rd. 7^th prize Paddy and Adam     Tower Field. 8^th prize €50 Hugh Morrissey, Garrinroe.  9^th prize €50 Liam O’Rourke, Anhid. 10^th prize €50 Patsy Greaney, Skagh.

CROOM COMMUNITY GAMES

Croom community athletic games will take place this Thursday 1^st May 2008 in the G.A.A. field. Registration at 6.00 p.m and the fee is €2.00.  All children from Croom, Banogue and Manister are welcome. It is very important that young children become involved in all types of sport and the community games association has been the starting point for many a successful sports person and hopefully those taking part in this event will reach the national finals.