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Féile na nGael Round 1Na Piarsaigh 2-03Ballinora (Cork) 0-05A slow enough first half on the scoreboard but we had some excellent passages of play that were unlucky to drift wide. We led at the break 2 points to 1 with Charlie Ryan getting one from play and Ross O’Flanagan landing a free. The second half sprung into life straight from the throw-in with a brilliantly finished goal by Paddy McCaul. The ball was delivered in by Ronan Gleeson for Paddy to whip low to the net. Ross O'Flanagan takes off in round 1. His work-rate was immense all day. George Stack was adding great calm at half back, coming out with an amount of ball through the 20 minutes, while Dan O’Donavan was doing trojan work at half forward. Our second goal came following a maizing run by Joe Daly through the middle. He offloaded to Harry O’Sullivan who forced an excellent save from the Ballinora goalie but Joe was quick off the mark and finished off the rebound. We were well in the driving seat now. Charlie chipped in with his second of the day shortly after. Ballinora registered a couple more frees to bring the gap back to 4 points before the ref blew for full time. A great start for Na Piarsaigh. Captain Ronan Gleeson gave stellar displays from midfield, coming up with key scores a great link-up play. Joe Daly grabbed a goal in all four games today, he was simply unstoppable at times. Team: Noah Jordan, Liam Sheehan,⁠ ⁠Cian Moore,⁠ ⁠Harry Kehoe, ⁠Sean Ryan, ⁠George Bourke, ⁠George Stack, ⁠Ronan Gleeson, ⁠Ross O'Flanagan(0-01, 0-01f), Joe Daly(1-00),⁠ ⁠Charlie Ryan(0-02),⁠ ⁠Dan O'Donovan,⁠ ⁠Paddy McCaul(1-00),⁠ ⁠Harry O'Sullivan, ⁠Aaron Ward.Subs: Conal O’Brien, Adam Butler, George Conway, Toby Conlon and Cathal O’Doherty. Na Piarsaigh squad & management prior to our opening game against Ballinora of Cork. Féile na nGael Round 2Na Piarsaigh 2-09St. Anne's (Wexford) 0-04St. Anne’s of Wexford were our opponents in round 2. The home team started strongly getting a point straight from the throw-in. Our lads took a few minutes before they got into their stride with Ronan Gleeson and Charlie Ryan each getting a point from play. Harry O’Sullivan added our third before Joe Daly buried his second goal of the day. As in the first game, our backs were providing the solid base for our forwards to deliver up front. George Bourke was a rock at the heart of our defense with Cian Moore batting everything out from full back. Noah Jordan was hitting darts with his puckouts, finding green jerseys(we wore Limerick jerseys for this one as ourselves and St. Anne’s both wear sky blue) all through the game. The score stood at 1-05 to 3 points at half time in favour of na Piarsaigh. Charlie Ryan scored from play in all four games. He glides across the pitch. We landed 4 points in a row at the start of the second half through Joe Daly, Charlie, Harry, and a boomer from Ronan Gleeson in midfield. This all before Aaron ward rifled a shot to the net that all but sealed the result. 2 wins from 2, qualified from the group with a game to spare. Na Piarsaigh had arrived in Wexford and we were here to play. Harry O'Sullivan showed some serious detail in each of the games. He grabbed a handful of scores from both play and placed balls. Team: ⁠Noah Jordan, ⁠Liam Sheehan, Cian Moore, ⁠Michael O'Connor, ⁠Sean Ryan, ⁠George Bourke,⁠ ⁠George Stack, ⁠Ronan Gleeson(0-02), ⁠Ross O'Flanagan(0-01, 0-01f),⁠ ⁠Joe Daly(1-01), ⁠Charlie Ryan(0-03), ⁠Dan O'Donovan,⁠ ⁠Leon Moynihan, ⁠Harry O'Sullivan(0-02, 0-01f), ⁠Aaron Ward(1-00).Subs: Paddy McCaul, Harry Kehoe, Cathal O’Doherty, Evan Gardiner, Odhran Roche, Toby Conlon, Evan Waters. The lads donned the green jerseys for round 3 against St. Anne's. Féile na nGael Round 3Na Piarsaigh 3-07Ballyhogue (Wexford) 1-03Round 3 pitted us against Ballyhogue, the second team hailing from Wexford in our group. They defeated St. Anne’s in round 1 and narrowly lost out to Ballinora in round 2. They raced into a 2-point lead inside the opening minutes before we could gather our bearings. But boy did we gather them with Joe Daly almost bursting the net with his third goal of the competition. It all stemmed from an outstanding save from Toby Conlon to deny the Wexford outfit at one end. Michael O’Connor cleared away the rebound for Cian Moore to drive it down the field. Charlie fielded the ball nicely before offloading to Joe. He made no mistake with the finish. He would add 2 more points along with one from Charlie before the break. We led 1-03 to 2-points and half time. Michael O'Connor gets the hand pass away. Michael had a solid day at corner back. Ballyhogue started the second half strongly with a well taken goal but responded well with a point from the stick of Ross O’Flanagan. Ross had to be content with converting frees up to this point but he made no mistake with this one from open play. The settler came after our opponents converted a free to bring them back within 2. Toby hit a long puck-out that evaded the Ballyhogue half back line. Joe Daly picked it up at full tilt around the 65 with a clear path toward goal in front of him. He found Adam Butler with a floated pass on the 21, for Adam to cut inside and stick it in the net. Harry O’Sullivan got our third 3-pointer only moments later to settle the tie. Cathal O’Doherty slotted a neat point in injury time to put the icing on the result. 3 wins from 3 for sky blues. A great morning and afternoon for Na Piarsaigh. Liam Sheehan made up a stylish half back line alongside the two George's. Conal O'Brien anticipates a high ball. He was involved in some tidy phases of play today. Team: ⁠Toby Conlon, ⁠Evan Gardiner, ⁠Cian Moore,⁠ ⁠Michael O'Connor,⁠ ⁠Sean Ryan, ⁠George Bourke, ⁠George Stack,⁠ ⁠Dan O'Donovan,⁠ ⁠Ross O'Flanagan(0-01), ⁠Harry O'Sullivan(1-01), ⁠Charlie Ryan(0-02), ⁠Evan Waters, ⁠Odhran Roche,⁠ ⁠Joe Daly(1-02),⁠ ⁠Aaron Ward.Subs: Evan Waters, Noah Jordan, Cathal O'Doherty(0-01), Conal O'Brien, Adam Butler(1-00), George Conway & Leon Moynihan. Féile na nGael Quarter FinalNa Piarsaigh 1-03Michael Cusack's (Galway) 1-09Michael Cusack’s of Galway were our quarter final opposition, finishing second in their group. We were well in the game at half time, playing into a strong breeze in the opening 10. Joe Daly buried his 4th goal of the day with Charlie Ryan and Harry O’Sullivan also registering points. The scores were level at half time, 1-02 to 5-points. We started the second half well with Dan O’Donovan slotting over from 30 yards. Unfortunately this was to be our only score of the second period with Michael Cusack’s going on to dominate the scoreboard for the remainder of the game. Our lads looked to be out on their feet having spent an enormous amount of energy in the group phase. Our opposition also got a slight rub of the green from the referee, who would be no stranger to Limerick fans, him having reffed the extra time in the Munster final. Michael Cusack’s would run out 6-point winners. Cian Moore was awesome at full back all throughout the tounament. While our lads will be disappointed to lose out at the quarter final of the Féile na nGael, there can be no doubt about their incredible achievement to get this far. Winning Limerick alone will always be looked back on as a great day for the players, their families and Na Piarsaigh. Going unbeaten in the group stage of the national competition must also go down as treasured memory for these players. The group certainly did the Na Piarsaigh jersey proud and will undoubtedly go on to do great things for Na Piarsaigh in the years to come. Adam Butler lashed in a great goal in round 3. Great credit must go to the management team of Rob O’Sullivan, James Ryan, Brendan O’Flanagan, Brian Kehoe and Conor Boylan for their outstanding work in preparing the group over the past few months for both the Limerick and national competition. Special mention also to Maeve Howlett as medic and Martin Waters and Finbar Ryan for carrying out umpire duties on the day. We're coming again. Na Piarsaigh Abú!!! George Stack was really composed at wing back. Always reliable. Team: ⁠Noah Jordan, ⁠Liam Sheehan, ⁠Cian Moore, Michael O'Connor, ⁠Sean Ryan, ⁠George Bourke, ⁠George Stack, ⁠Ronan Gleeson,⁠ ⁠Ross O'Flanagan,⁠ ⁠Dan O'Donovan(0-01),⁠ ⁠Charlie Ryan(0-01), ⁠Joe Daly(1-00), ⁠Paddy McCaul,⁠ ⁠Harry O'Sullivan(0-01, 0-01f),⁠ ⁠Aaron Ward.Subs: Adam Butler, Evan Waters, Toby Conlon and Conal O’Brien.

Féile na nGael 2025All roads lead to Wexford this Saturday for the 2025 National Féile na nGael competition. We last qualified for the national competition in 2019, having come close last year, losing out to Ahane in the Limerick final. The tournament will be fully played off on the day in the Wexford GAA centre of excellence in Ferns, with games being 10 minutes a half. We’re pitted in group 1 with St. Annes Rathangan and Ballyhogue of Wexford along with Ballinora from Cork. We encourage all members to make the journey to Wexford to cheer on the lads. The work and commitment put in by the players and management in preparation for this weekend has been exceptional. We have no doubt they will all do Na Piarsaigh proud. Wishing all involved the very best of luck. Game 1: 11.00am Vs BallinoraGame 2: 12.00pm Vs St Annes RathanganGame 3: 1.00pm Vs BallyhogueSquad: Cathal O’Doherty, Ronan Gleeson, Odhrán Roche, Seán Ryan, Evan Gardiner, Conal O'Brien, Daniel O’Donovan, Adam Butler, Michael O’Connor, Joe Daly, George Stack, Paddy McCaul, Liam Sheahan, Toby Conlon, George Bourke, Charlie Ryan, Noah Jordan, Leon Moynihan, Cian Moore, Ross O’Flanagan, Aaron Ward, George Conway, Casey Doran, Harry Kehoe and Harry O’Sullivan. Management: Rob O’Sullivan, James Ryan, Conor Boylan, Brendan Flanagan and Brian Kehoe. Groups and fixtures. Traffic Plan. Player profile part 1 Player profile part 2 Player profile part 3 Player profile part 4 Management profile. Conor Boylan deep dive.

As we build up to Féile this weekend, we take a look back on our trip to Wexford in 1984 and taking home the Christy Ring trophy. Wonderful memories for the players and management with many still involved with Na Piarsaigh today.The following is an extract from our Silver Jubilee book published back in 1993. It describes a period of unprecedented Féile success for Na Piarsaigh throughout the 1980’s with this piece focusing on our All Ireland Féile success in the 1984 competition, played in Wexford. The strength of under age hurling in Na Piarsaigh during the 1980's cannot be better illustrated than by highlighting the historic six county titles in a row in the Féile na nGael U14 competition. Féile na nGael is a national competition where the County U14 Féile champions meet in a festival of hurling during a weekend in June to contest four divisional titles. The premier division consists of those counties regarded as the hurling strongholds and the prize in question is the renowned Christy Ring Trophy. Driven by a grim determination and will to succeed where we had just failed in 1983, our U14 hurlers swept to victory in the All-Ireland Féile na nGael competition played in Wexford, to capture the Christy Ring Memorial Trophy for Na Piar-saigh and Limerick for the first time. Following the example of their excellent captain, Paul Condon, every member of the panel, played his part to secure this historic and prestigious victory. These young players displayed maturity beyond their years to give top class performances against the very cream of the country's U14 hurlers in four games, over a twenty four hour period, to emerge as champions. Having successfully defended the County Limerick Féile title, making us the Limerick representatives, the national campaign began on a Saturday morning with a victory over the host club Faythe Harriers. Na Piarsaigh 1984 Féile na nGael team who captured the Christy Ring Trophy. Back row (l-r): Brendan Doyle, Eamon O’Connell, Risteard O’Flaherty, Pat Barry, Billy Marshall, Brian Fitzgerald, Christian Tierney, Cian O’Rahilly, John McGovern, Ger Foote. Seated (l-r): Morgan Mulcahy, Colin Keating, Paul Beary, Conor Shiels, Paul Condon(C), Damian Quigley, Paul Carroll, Philip Burke, Neil Bruen. Front (l-r) Neil Howlett, Brian Carroll. This first game is always approached with apprehension as one never knows what to expect. Within an hour we were "coaching' our way to the next venue, Ballymurren, to meet and defeat the Clare champions, Sixmilebridge by the score 3-5 to 1-1. With the 'Bridge' negotiated, we returned to Wexford for a meal before setting off to the next venue which was Oulart, of Mick Jacob fame. This game was timed for 6.30 and the opposition on this occasion was provided by Lios Mor, the Waterford champions. On a beautifully appointed pitch but weather conditions atrocious, the Na Piarsaigh boys gave, what many considered, the performance of the championship. Sweeping the opposition aside we won 6-4 to 0-2 to book a place in the Féile Final. Many shrewd observers, mostly Wexford folk, were predicting that the Na Piarsaigh team would emerge as outright winners. However, the opposit-ion, Toomevara, the Tipperary champions, had given sterling performances to qualify for the final as they had in their group the champions of Cork (Glen Rovers), Galway (Athenry), and Kilkenny (Thomastown). The scene was set for a rip-roaring final, which was fixed for Wexford the following afternoon. After three hard games and many miles of travel it was an exhausted group but an extremely happy one that returned to Wexford that evening. What happened in the final is now history. Na Piarsaigh won by 1-4 to 1-0 after an exhilarating game of hurling, with both teams producing a spectacle of skill and commitment that had the large sun-basking crowd on their feet from the throw-in to the final whistle. The Na Piarsaigh team and supporters were delirious, with pride and joy when His Excellency, the President, Dr. P. Hillery, presented the coveted Christy Ring Memorial Trophy to Paul Condon, a captain who led by example and hurled outstandingly through the campaign. The return trip to Limerick was a memorable one. The reception and the celebration in the Na Piarsaigh club were befitting an All-Ireland winning team. The panel and mentors were congratulated all round. Speaking on behalf of the other mentors John Ryan and Tim O'Connor, Fr. Tom Carroll praised the boys for the dedication and determination and their exemplary behaviour both on and off the field. Mayor Frank Prendergast gives Civic Reception to Na Piarsaigh 1984 All Ireland Féile winners at City Hall June 1984. Na Piarsaigh officials with team, At back: Willie Mulcahy, John Ryan, Fr. John Daly, Fr. Tom Carroll. Front: Frank Kavanagh Hon. Sec. Timmy O'Connor, Paul Condon Capt. with Cup. Mayor Prendergast, Bill Kiely and Dan Hickey Chairman. Many of those that played in 1984 went on to be part of more successful underage and adult teams in the club. Paul Beary was coach and selector for our Senior Hurling team when we won the county and Munster Club Championships in 2011 and 2013. He would also manage the side to our 2018 County Championship title. Damian Quigley won an All Star for his performances with Limerick in the Munster and All Ireland series of 1994. Squidy also played a central role for the club as we rose through the ranks in the Limerick championships. He was still part of the Na Piarsaigh squad in 2011 and 2013 when we won Munster and County honours. Conor Shiels managed our U21 hurlers to 6 County Championships in a row from 2012 to 2017. Many of those players would go on to star for the Limerick Senior Hurlers as well as being the backbone to our own senior club success. Risteard O’Flaherty has been acting chairman of Na Piarsaigh for a number of years now and has overseen incredible growth in our facilities to date. This includes the complete upgrade of our clubhouse and the addition of 2 more pitches. Paul Condon was selector with our senior hurlers for our county championship successes of 2020 and 2022. His son Evan featured in goals for our 2022 campaign. Eamon O’Connell mentored a number of underage teams before moving to Lattin, Co. Tipperary. He got involved in training race horses, scoring success with the horse Power Station on a number of occasions. His father Tom served as club chairman in the noughties. Part 1 Part 2